Weather Records on 13 October 1949

599 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 13 October 1949. Highest significance: Chattanooga Wb City, US.

Key Facts for 13 October 1949

On 13 October 1949, 599 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
144 were record highs and 89 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 9 monthly and 590 daily.
Chattanooga Wb City set a daily record precipitation of 76.2 mm (3.0 in) on 13 October 1949.
Across 167 earlier years (1793 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 446 records.

Record Map

599 stations

599 station records on 13 October 1949 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 13 October 1949: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Chattanooga Wb City	United States	Record daily precipitation	76.2 mm (3.0 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Bogantungan Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	71.1 mm (2.8 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Yarronvale	Australia	Record daily precipitation	39.4 mm (1.6 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Alpha Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	46.2 mm (1.8 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Shahada	India	Record daily precipitation	79.0 mm (3.1 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Rolleston	Australia	Record daily precipitation	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Perola Park	Australia	Record daily precipitation	55.6 mm (2.2 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Pine Hill Railway Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	54.4 mm (2.1 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Karanjia	India	Record daily precipitation	73.4 mm (2.9 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Khapari	India	Record daily precipitation	111.0 mm (4.4 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Gindie State Farm	Australia	Record daily precipitation	57.2 mm (2.3 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Collarenebri (Goondoobluie)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	35.8 mm (1.4 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Fulton 3 W	United States	Record daily precipitation	78.7 mm (3.1 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Jericho Store	Australia	Record daily precipitation	57.4 mm (2.3 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Dhulia	India	Record daily precipitation	120.4 mm (4.7 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Old Banchory Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Srinivaspur	India	Record daily precipitation	97.8 mm (3.9 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Burenda	Australia	Record daily precipitation	41.4 mm (1.6 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Pennagaram	India	Record daily precipitation	81.3 mm (3.2 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Glen Innes Gasworks	Australia	Record daily precipitation	53.3 mm (2.1 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Dunderlandsdalen	Norway	Record daily precipitation	67.3 mm (2.6 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Cooch Behar	India	Record daily precipitation	274.1 mm (10.8 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Angellala Downs Homestead	Australia	Record daily precipitation	60.2 mm (2.4 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Balandapara	India	Record daily precipitation	123.2 mm (4.9 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Westland	Australia	Record daily precipitation	47.5 mm (1.9 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Mungindi (Burrenbah)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	28.4 mm (1.1 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Douglas 1 SE	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Mungindi (Cambo Cambo)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	27.2 mm (1.1 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Taloda	India	Record daily precipitation	55.1 mm (2.2 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Armagh	United Kingdom	Record high maximum temperature	18.4 C (65.1 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Marnai	India	Record daily precipitation	180.6 mm (7.1 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Patan	India	Record daily precipitation	52.3 mm (2.1 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Pithora	India	Record daily precipitation	55.6 mm (2.2 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Anakie Richardson St	Australia	Record daily precipitation	51.1 mm (2.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Fernlees Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Lochnagar	Australia	Record daily precipitation	114.0 mm (4.5 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Walgett Council Depot	Australia	Record daily precipitation	38.4 mm (1.5 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Satna	India	Record daily precipitation	32.8 mm (1.3 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Pindron	India	Record daily precipitation	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Hahndorf	Australia	Record daily precipitation	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Glenelg	Australia	Record daily precipitation	53.3 mm (2.1 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Dillalah	Australia	Record daily precipitation	39.4 mm (1.6 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Yallaroi	Australia	Record daily precipitation	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Atner	India	Record daily precipitation	62.2 mm (2.4 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Dewas Ar.	India	Record daily precipitation	42.7 mm (1.7 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Kunghari	India	Record daily precipitation	57.4 mm (2.3 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Kalchini	India	Record daily precipitation	84.1 mm (3.3 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Alice Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Cobbadah Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	42.4 mm (1.7 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Tranebjerg	Denmark	Record high maximum temperature	17.0 C (62.6 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Nandurbar	India	Record daily precipitation	60.5 mm (2.4 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Chama	United States	Record high minimum temperature	8.9 C (48.0 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Kurrowah	Australia	Record daily precipitation	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Punganur	India	Record daily precipitation	54.6 mm (2.1 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Sira	India	Record daily precipitation	96.0 mm (3.8 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Harrai	India	Record daily precipitation	49.8 mm (2.0 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Rehli	India	Record daily precipitation	39.9 mm (1.6 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Scottsboro	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Mount Morris	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.9 mm (1.0 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Chandor	India	Record daily precipitation	46.0 mm (1.8 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

599 records

Records set or tied on 13 October 1949 by type: Highest daily maximum 60, Lowest daily maximum 21, Highest daily minimum 84, Lowest daily minimum 68, Heaviest daily rainfall 363, Heaviest daily snowfall 3.

Records on 13 October 1949 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	60
Lowest daily maximum	21
Highest daily minimum	84
Lowest daily minimum	68
Heaviest daily rainfall	363
Heaviest daily snowfall	3
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 13 October 1949 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 9, daily 590.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

512 broken records

Margins by which the 512 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 140.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

13 October 1949

Top 20 records on 13 October 1949 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
13 October 1949	Chattanooga Wb City, US	daily rain	76.2 mm (3.0 in)	60.7 mm (2.4 in)	47 years	61 of 100 (Major)
13 October 1949	Bogantungan Post Office, AU	daily rain	71.1 mm (2.8 in)	65.5 mm (2.6 in)	40 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
13 October 1949	Yarronvale, AU	daily rain	39.4 mm (1.6 in)	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	56 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
13 October 1949	Alpha Post Office, AU	daily rain	46.2 mm (1.8 in)	34.8 mm (1.4 in)	58 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
13 October 1949	Shahada, IN	daily rain	79.0 mm (3.1 in)	66.8 mm (2.6 in)	24 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
13 October 1949	Rolleston, AU	daily rain	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	35.5 mm (1.4 in)	40 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
13 October 1949	Perola Park, AU	daily rain	55.6 mm (2.2 in)	49.2 mm (1.9 in)	22 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
13 October 1949	Pine Hill Railway Station, AU	daily rain	54.4 mm (2.1 in)	38.7 mm (1.5 in)	35 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
13 October 1949	Karanjia, IN	daily rain	73.4 mm (2.9 in)	56.9 mm (2.2 in)	24 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
13 October 1949	Khapari, IN	daily rain	111.0 mm (4.4 in)	83.1 mm (3.3 in)	18 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
13 October 1949	Gindie State Farm, AU	daily rain	57.2 mm (2.3 in)	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	40 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
13 October 1949	Collarenebri (Goondoobluie), AU	daily rain	35.8 mm (1.4 in)	27.7 mm (1.1 in)	40 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
13 October 1949	Fulton 3 W, US	daily rain	78.7 mm (3.1 in)	67.8 mm (2.7 in)	6 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
13 October 1949	Jericho Store, AU	daily rain	57.4 mm (2.3 in)	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	46 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
13 October 1949	Dhulia, IN	monthly rain	120.4 mm (4.7 in)	36.3 mm (1.4 in)	18 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
13 October 1949	Old Banchory Station, AU	daily rain	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	24.1 mm (0.9 in)	58 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
13 October 1949	Srinivaspur, IN	daily rain	97.8 mm (3.9 in)	61.0 mm (2.4 in)	15 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
13 October 1949	Burenda, AU	daily rain	41.4 mm (1.6 in)	23.6 mm (0.9 in)	56 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
13 October 1949	Pennagaram, IN	daily rain	81.3 mm (3.2 in)	49.8 mm (2.0 in)	43 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
13 October 1949	Glen Innes Gasworks, AU	daily rain	53.3 mm (2.1 in)	32.5 mm (1.3 in)	24 years	42 of 100 (Notable)

Significance is a score from 0 to 100 combining margin, the age of the old record and the length of the station's record. How it is computed.

The Same Date in Other Years

1793 to 1949

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1793 to 1949. 1949 had 599 records.

Counts for years before the ledger starts come from the same station rules.

Records on 10-13 in each year
Year	Records
1793	1
1809	1
1814	1
1817	1
1831	1
1839	1
1849	1
1850	1
1852	1
1856	1
1860	2
1861	2
1863	1
1864	1
1865	1
1866	2
1867	2
1870	1
1871	3
1872	1
1874	1
1875	1
1876	3
1879	1
1881	2
1882	2
1884	1
1885	4
1886	1
1887	2
1888	1
1889	3
1890	1
1891	2
1893	1
1894	4
1895	6
1896	3
1897	1
1898	3
1899	3
1900	1
1901	8
1902	16
1903	10
1904	18
1905	5
1906	10
1907	16
1908	13
1909	39
1910	26
1911	13
1912	21
1913	29
1914	21
1915	79
1916	52
1917	30
1918	28
1919	47
1920	41
1921	74
1922	22
1923	159
1924	77
1925	208
1926	137
1927	225
1928	470
1929	169
1930	375
1931	317
1932	315
1933	186
1934	445
1935	310
1936	251
1937	371
1938	525
1939	203
1940	267
1941	555
1942	351
1943	501
1944	350
1945	252
1946	374
1947	399
1948	294
1949	599
1950	704
1951	411
1952	335
1953	275
1954	1,071
1955	535
1956	857
1957	629
1958	535
1959	536
1960	383
1961	433
1962	840
1963	519
1964	515
1965	180
1966	878
1967	307
1968	577
1969	2,308
1970	672
1971	576
1972	534
1973	811
1974	423
1975	1,002
1976	900
1977	1,036
1978	800
1979	922
1980	742
1981	973
1982	1,328
1983	1,412
1984	495
1985	979
1986	1,468
1987	1,155
1988	1,499
1989	571
1990	1,391
1991	807
1992	1,150
1993	932
1994	904
1995	1,224
1996	619
1997	1,790
1998	840
1999	696
2000	768
2001	1,112
2002	922
2003	764
2004	735
2005	761
2006	1,571
2007	602
2008	1,479
2009	1,777
2010	626
2011	772
2012	819
2013	478
2014	552
2015	853
2016	572
2017	708
2018	1,475
2019	874
2020	532
2021	1,413
2022	972
2023	1,060
2024	962
2025	760
2026	321

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Sources: Source: NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information, Global Historical Climatology Network Daily (GHCN-Daily). Records are computed by World Extreme Weather Monitor and are not official NOAA products. (US Government open data (NOAA NCEI)) Made with Natural Earth. Public domain map data. Borders are Natural Earth's de facto depiction. Data as of 2026-10-17 (17 October 2026). Records are computed by this site and are not official.

Data as of 2026-10-15. Last revised 15 October 2026 (2026-10-15).

Margin	Records
0 to 20	446
20 to 40	43
40 to 60	10
60 to 80	9
80 to 100	2
100 to 120	1
120 to 140	1