Weather Records on 14 October 1949

697 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 14 October 1949. Highest significance: Gundare, AU.

Key Facts for 14 October 1949

On 14 October 1949, 697 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
141 were record highs and 153 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 1 were all-time records, 6 monthly and 690 daily.
Gundare set an all-time record daily precipitation of 151.6 mm (6.0 in) on 14 October 1949.
Across 166 earlier years (1793 to 2025) the same calendar date averaged 453 records.

Record Map

697 stations

697 station records on 14 October 1949 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 14 October 1949: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Gundare	Australia	Record daily precipitation	151.6 mm (6.0 in)	71 of 100 (Major)
Jericho Store	Australia	Record daily precipitation	61.7 mm (2.4 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Angul	India	Record daily precipitation	78.0 mm (3.1 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Myrup	Australia	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Angellala Downs Homestead	Australia	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Mount Abundance	Australia	Record daily precipitation	63.5 mm (2.5 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Werrina	Australia	Record daily precipitation	55.9 mm (2.2 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Esperance Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	36.1 mm (1.4 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Wandsworth (Strabanne)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Croppa Creek (Krui Plains)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	45.2 mm (1.8 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Badnera	India	Record daily precipitation	58.4 mm (2.3 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Gondia	India	Record daily precipitation	106.7 mm (4.2 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Struth	Australia	Record daily precipitation	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Darbhanga	India	Record daily precipitation	72.9 mm (2.9 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Port Lincoln (White Flat)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Bierbank Outstation	Australia	Record daily precipitation	61.0 mm (2.4 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Morsi	India	Record daily precipitation	82.0 mm (3.2 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Uccle	Belgium	Record high maximum temperature	24.2 C (75.6 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Barrett Meadows	Australia	Record daily precipitation	35.3 mm (1.4 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Goondiwindi Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Dulacca Truck Stop	Australia	Record daily precipitation	41.9 mm (1.6 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Sausar	India	Record daily precipitation	54.1 mm (2.1 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Glomfjord	Norway	Record daily precipitation	90.0 mm (3.5 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Alpha Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	57.4 mm (2.3 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Mungallala	Australia	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Surbiton Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	35.1 mm (1.4 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Yarrawonga	Australia	Record daily precipitation	34.5 mm (1.4 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Bayrick	Australia	Record daily precipitation	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Punganur	India	Record daily precipitation	72.9 mm (2.9 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Telemon Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	41.1 mm (1.6 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Adelaide (Brighton)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	28.4 mm (1.1 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Redford	Australia	Record daily precipitation	49.5 mm (1.9 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Boggabilla Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Tustervatnet	Norway	Record daily precipitation	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Elgin Downs	Australia	Record daily precipitation	47.5 mm (1.9 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Lowan Hills	Australia	Record daily precipitation	30.2 mm (1.2 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Raigarh	India	Record daily precipitation	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Wallumbilla Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	44.5 mm (1.8 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Bahera	India	Record daily precipitation	61.2 mm (2.4 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Tirora	India	Record daily precipitation	47.5 mm (1.9 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Frogmoor	Australia	Record daily precipitation	34.5 mm (1.4 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Roma Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	51.6 mm (2.0 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Boatman Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.1 mm (1.0 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Tingha (Crystal Hill)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Lochnagar	Australia	Record daily precipitation	43.4 mm (1.7 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Balgownie West	Australia	Record daily precipitation	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Kynnersley	Australia	Record daily precipitation	27.4 mm (1.1 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Waraseoni	India	Record daily precipitation	66.8 mm (2.6 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Sulitjelma	Norway	Record daily precipitation	39.5 mm (1.6 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Tara Shire Council	Australia	Record daily precipitation	41.1 mm (1.6 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Arlington	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-5.6 C (21.9 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Youngs Siding	Australia	Record daily precipitation	29.7 mm (1.2 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Warron	Australia	Record daily precipitation	39.6 mm (1.6 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Amby	Australia	Record daily precipitation	38.6 mm (1.5 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Comongin North	Australia	Record daily precipitation	28.7 mm (1.1 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Dublin Phoenix Park	Ireland	Record high maximum temperature	21.1 C (70.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Forest Vale	Australia	Record daily precipitation	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Muckadilla Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	42.4 mm (1.7 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Yuleba Garden St	Australia	Record daily precipitation	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Nordby (Fano)	Denmark	Record high maximum temperature	16.5 C (61.7 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

697 records

Records set or tied on 14 October 1949 by type: Highest daily maximum 65, Lowest daily maximum 22, Highest daily minimum 76, Lowest daily minimum 131, Heaviest daily rainfall 401, Heaviest daily snowfall 2.

Records on 14 October 1949 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	65
Lowest daily maximum	22
Highest daily minimum	76
Lowest daily minimum	131
Heaviest daily rainfall	401
Heaviest daily snowfall	2
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 14 October 1949 by timescale: all-time 1, monthly 6, daily 690.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

608 broken records

Margins by which the 608 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 80.8. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

14 October 1949

Top 20 records on 14 October 1949 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
14 October 1949	Gundare, AU	all-time rain	151.6 mm (6.0 in)	41.6 mm (1.6 in)	25 years	71 of 100 (Major)
14 October 1949	Jericho Store, AU	daily rain	61.7 mm (2.4 in)	45.4 mm (1.8 in)	51 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
14 October 1949	Angul, IN	daily rain	78.0 mm (3.1 in)	61.5 mm (2.4 in)	39 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
14 October 1949	Myrup, AU	daily rain	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	24.1 mm (0.9 in)	28 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
14 October 1949	Angellala Downs Homestead, AU	daily rain	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	28 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
14 October 1949	Mount Abundance, AU	daily rain	63.5 mm (2.5 in)	59.4 mm (2.3 in)	14 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
14 October 1949	Werrina, AU	daily rain	55.9 mm (2.2 in)	43.7 mm (1.7 in)	22 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
14 October 1949	Esperance Post Office, AU	daily rain	36.1 mm (1.4 in)	26.4 mm (1.0 in)	15 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
14 October 1949	Wandsworth (Strabanne), AU	daily rain	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	31.7 mm (1.2 in)	44 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
14 October 1949	Croppa Creek (Krui Plains), AU	daily rain	45.2 mm (1.8 in)	28.7 mm (1.1 in)	20 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
14 October 1949	Badnera, IN	daily rain	58.4 mm (2.3 in)	42.4 mm (1.7 in)	44 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
14 October 1949	Gondia, IN	daily rain	106.7 mm (4.2 in)	80.8 mm (3.2 in)	18 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
14 October 1949	Struth, AU	daily rain	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	32.5 mm (1.3 in)	22 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
14 October 1949	Darbhanga, IN	daily rain	72.9 mm (2.9 in)	72.6 mm (2.9 in)	36 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
14 October 1949	Port Lincoln (White Flat), AU	daily rain	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	15.5 mm (0.6 in)	38 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
14 October 1949	Bierbank Outstation, AU	monthly rain	61.0 mm (2.4 in)	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	25 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
14 October 1949	Morsi, IN	daily rain	82.0 mm (3.2 in)	72.3 mm (2.8 in)	6 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
14 October 1949	Uccle, BE	daily high max	24.2 C (75.6 F)	2.9 C (5.2 F)	86 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
14 October 1949	Barrett Meadows, AU	daily rain	35.3 mm (1.4 in)	22.1 mm (0.9 in)	24 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
14 October 1949	Goondiwindi Post Office, AU	daily rain	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	16.5 mm (0.6 in)	58 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 697 records.

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

Records on 10-14 in each year
Year	Records
1793	1
1799	1
1809	1
1811	2
1817	1
1834	1
1836	1
1838	1
1849	1
1850	1
1856	1
1860	2
1861	1
1862	2
1866	1
1871	2
1872	2
1873	1
1874	2
1875	2
1876	6
1877	2
1878	1
1881	2
1882	1
1883	2
1884	1
1885	2
1886	1
1887	6
1889	2
1890	2
1891	2
1892	3
1893	3
1894	9
1895	6
1896	4
1897	3
1898	5
1899	7
1900	7
1901	6
1902	7
1903	6
1904	5
1905	10
1906	7
1907	11
1908	12
1909	13
1910	14
1911	8
1912	33
1913	37
1914	26
1915	80
1916	29
1917	47
1918	26
1919	36
1920	63
1921	107
1922	35
1923	90
1924	61
1925	237
1926	120
1927	167
1928	251
1929	286
1930	233
1931	338
1932	278
1933	231
1934	435
1935	305
1936	239
1937	1,219
1938	491
1939	268
1940	320
1941	413
1942	411
1943	358
1944	277
1945	419
1946	398
1947	667
1948	292
1949	697
1950	432
1951	319
1952	447
1953	318
1954	982
1955	540
1956	523
1957	491
1958	630
1959	747
1960	437
1961	578
1962	1,082
1963	573
1964	477
1965	252
1966	1,224
1967	259
1968	942
1969	1,507
1970	759
1971	645
1972	463
1973	553
1974	622
1975	991
1976	862
1977	954
1978	856
1979	1,056
1980	674
1981	1,155
1982	684
1983	889
1984	639
1985	816
1986	1,457
1987	1,078
1988	1,297
1989	587
1990	1,469
1991	817
1992	1,350
1993	1,223
1994	1,049
1995	1,277
1996	559
1997	1,098
1998	930
1999	957
2000	1,073
2001	1,431
2002	868
2003	771
2004	721
2005	755
2006	1,298
2007	610
2008	1,017
2009	2,473
2010	642
2011	695
2012	806
2013	503
2014	971
2015	991
2016	704
2017	1,048
2018	2,218
2019	616
2020	639
2021	1,230
2022	876
2023	468
2024	918
2025	853

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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	534
20 to 40	54
40 to 60	16
60 to 80	3
80 to 100	1