Weather Records on 15 October 1949

546 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 15 October 1949. Highest significance: Streaky Bay, AU.

Key Facts for 15 October 1949

On 15 October 1949, 546 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
153 were record highs and 30 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 20 monthly and 526 daily.
Streaky Bay set a daily record precipitation of 28.2 mm (1.1 in) on 15 October 1949.
Across 159 earlier years (1794 to 2025) the same calendar date averaged 459 records.

Record Map

546 stations

546 station records on 15 October 1949 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 15 October 1949: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Streaky Bay	Australia	Record daily precipitation	28.2 mm (1.1 in)	63 of 100 (Major)
Westgrove	Australia	Record daily precipitation	73.2 mm (2.9 in)	63 of 100 (Major)
Roma Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	73.7 mm (2.9 in)	63 of 100 (Major)
Morven Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	76.2 mm (3.0 in)	62 of 100 (Major)
Burenda	Australia	Record daily precipitation	53.8 mm (2.1 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Port Lincoln	Australia	Record daily precipitation	27.2 mm (1.1 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Port Lincoln (Westmere)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	46.7 mm (1.8 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Bindango	Australia	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
St George Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	58.9 mm (2.3 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Augathella Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Taroom Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	58.9 mm (2.3 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Juandah	Australia	Record daily precipitation	79.8 mm (3.1 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Redford	Australia	Record daily precipitation	91.9 mm (3.6 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Oakwood	Australia	Record daily precipitation	52.6 mm (2.1 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Surat	Australia	Record daily precipitation	55.6 mm (2.2 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Loukahi	India	Record daily precipitation	139.2 mm (5.5 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Dillalah	Australia	Record daily precipitation	45.5 mm (1.8 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Minnipa	Australia	Record daily precipitation	26.9 mm (1.1 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Burra (Kooringa)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Dulacca Truck Stop	Australia	Record daily precipitation	49.3 mm (1.9 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Somerset	Australia	Record daily precipitation	46.7 mm (1.8 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Arabella	Australia	Record daily precipitation	68.6 mm (2.7 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Yuleba Garden St	Australia	Record daily precipitation	45.2 mm (1.8 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Kimba (Curtinye)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Forest Vale	Australia	Record daily precipitation	83.8 mm (3.3 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Wallumbilla Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	33.3 mm (1.3 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Farrell Flat	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.7 mm (1.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Willsons River	Australia	Record daily precipitation	37.3 mm (1.5 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Nandgaon	India	Record daily precipitation	92.5 mm (3.6 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Kimba (the Pines)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	41.1 mm (1.6 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
American River	Australia	Record daily precipitation	33.8 mm (1.3 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Normanville	Australia	Record daily precipitation	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Charleville Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	77.2 mm (3.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Penneshaw	Australia	Record daily precipitation	26.4 mm (1.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Perola Park	Australia	Record daily precipitation	44.5 mm (1.8 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Uliman (Brentwood)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Lynway	Australia	Record daily precipitation	53.3 mm (2.1 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Amby	Australia	Record daily precipitation	68.1 mm (2.7 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Darke Peak	Australia	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Columboola	Australia	Record daily precipitation	44.5 mm (1.8 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Weribone	Australia	Record daily precipitation	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Lowan Hills	Australia	Record daily precipitation	70.4 mm (2.8 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Malegaon	India	Record daily precipitation	55.4 mm (2.2 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Mintaro	Australia	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Old Noarlunga Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Reedy Creek Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	44.7 mm (1.8 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Chinchilla Water Treatment Pla	Australia	Record daily precipitation	49.5 mm (1.9 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Jingi Jingi	Australia	Record daily precipitation	38.9 mm (1.5 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Cape Borda Comparison	Australia	Record daily precipitation	48.8 mm (1.9 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Tanunda	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.7 mm (1.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Springsure Comet St	Australia	Record daily precipitation	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Sheringa (Lake Hamilton)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	31.2 mm (1.2 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Ulamambri Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Uccle	Belgium	Record high maximum temperature	23.0 C (73.4 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Koppio	Australia	Record daily precipitation	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Miles Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	51.3 mm (2.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Uccle	Belgium	Record high minimum temperature	14.9 C (58.8 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Poochera	Australia	Record daily precipitation	34.5 mm (1.4 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Bundaleer Forest Reserve	Australia	Record daily precipitation	37.3 mm (1.5 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Penneshaw 2	Australia	Record daily precipitation	27.2 mm (1.1 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)

Counts by Type and Timescale

546 records

Records set or tied on 15 October 1949 by type: Highest daily maximum 84, Lowest daily maximum 4, Highest daily minimum 69, Lowest daily minimum 26, Heaviest daily rainfall 359, Heaviest daily snowfall 4.

Records on 15 October 1949 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	84
Lowest daily maximum	4
Highest daily minimum	69
Lowest daily minimum	26
Heaviest daily rainfall	359
Heaviest daily snowfall	4
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 15 October 1949 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 20, daily 526.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

477 broken records

Margins by which the 477 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 122.7. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

15 October 1949

Top 20 records on 15 October 1949 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
15 October 1949	Streaky Bay, AU	daily rain	28.2 mm (1.1 in)	20.8 mm (0.8 in)	54 years	63 of 100 (Major)
15 October 1949	Westgrove, AU	daily rain	73.2 mm (2.9 in)	51.4 mm (2.0 in)	56 years	63 of 100 (Major)
15 October 1949	Roma Post Office, AU	daily rain	73.7 mm (2.9 in)	58.5 mm (2.3 in)	54 years	63 of 100 (Major)
15 October 1949	Morven Post Office, AU	daily rain	76.2 mm (3.0 in)	62.0 mm (2.4 in)	54 years	62 of 100 (Major)
15 October 1949	Burenda, AU	daily rain	53.8 mm (2.1 in)	44.9 mm (1.8 in)	58 years	61 of 100 (Major)
15 October 1949	Port Lincoln, AU	daily rain	27.2 mm (1.1 in)	18.1 mm (0.7 in)	40 years	60 of 100 (Major)
15 October 1949	Port Lincoln (Westmere), AU	monthly rain	46.7 mm (1.8 in)	16.2 mm (0.6 in)	32 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
15 October 1949	Bindango, AU	daily rain	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	35.8 mm (1.4 in)	54 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
15 October 1949	St George Post Office, AU	daily rain	58.9 mm (2.3 in)	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	49 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
15 October 1949	Augathella Post Office, AU	daily rain	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	36.3 mm (1.4 in)	54 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
15 October 1949	Taroom Post Office, AU	daily rain	58.9 mm (2.3 in)	42.4 mm (1.7 in)	40 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
15 October 1949	Juandah, AU	daily rain	79.8 mm (3.1 in)	62.8 mm (2.5 in)	28 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
15 October 1949	Redford, AU	monthly rain	91.9 mm (3.6 in)	34.7 mm (1.4 in)	28 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
15 October 1949	Oakwood, AU	daily rain	52.6 mm (2.1 in)	44.5 mm (1.8 in)	27 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
15 October 1949	Surat, AU	daily rain	55.6 mm (2.2 in)	30.2 mm (1.2 in)	54 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
15 October 1949	Loukahi, IN	daily rain	139.2 mm (5.5 in)	122.7 mm (4.8 in)	36 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
15 October 1949	Dillalah, AU	daily rain	45.5 mm (1.8 in)	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	49 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
15 October 1949	Minnipa, AU	daily rain	26.9 mm (1.1 in)	16.7 mm (0.7 in)	28 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
15 October 1949	Burra (Kooringa), AU	daily rain	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	18.6 mm (0.7 in)	38 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
15 October 1949	Dulacca Truck Stop, AU	daily rain	49.3 mm (1.9 in)	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	54 years	49 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

1794 to 1949

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1794 to 1949. 1949 had 546 records.

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

Records on 10-15 in each year
Year	Records
1794	1
1795	1
1796	1
1807	1
1808	2
1836	1
1838	1
1839	1
1849	1
1859	2
1862	1
1870	2
1871	4
1873	1
1875	1
1876	3
1877	1
1878	3
1879	3
1881	3
1882	4
1885	2
1886	1
1887	8
1889	2
1891	4
1892	1
1893	5
1894	9
1895	3
1896	8
1897	2
1898	3
1899	4
1900	3
1901	4
1902	7
1903	13
1904	10
1905	13
1906	7
1907	11
1908	13
1909	17
1910	14
1911	18
1912	17
1913	70
1914	28
1915	48
1916	21
1917	29
1918	21
1919	65
1920	38
1921	160
1922	43
1923	66
1924	118
1925	221
1926	125
1927	94
1928	385
1929	200
1930	282
1931	461
1932	213
1933	255
1934	434
1935	303
1936	126
1937	1,444
1938	598
1939	461
1940	458
1941	330
1942	494
1943	704
1944	246
1945	487
1946	354
1947	963
1948	224
1949	546
1950	321
1951	341
1952	662
1953	374
1954	945
1955	444
1956	555
1957	461
1958	606
1959	411
1960	600
1961	834
1962	1,009
1963	522
1964	488
1965	299
1966	1,265
1967	464
1968	1,111
1969	1,074
1970	642
1971	744
1972	584
1973	525
1974	768
1975	808
1976	791
1977	543
1978	886
1979	720
1980	1,006
1981	965
1982	297
1983	653
1984	1,236
1985	1,068
1986	768
1987	900
1988	896
1989	560
1990	1,134
1991	1,139
1992	1,530
1993	1,066
1994	1,103
1995	1,008
1996	458
1997	964
1998	806
1999	766
2000	625
2001	705
2002	965
2003	737
2004	716
2005	610
2006	1,305
2007	702
2008	959
2009	2,365
2010	1,095
2011	906
2012	909
2013	632
2014	901
2015	1,139
2016	674
2017	1,091
2018	2,682
2019	479
2020	499
2021	983
2022	633
2023	319
2024	748
2025	697

Download the Data

Data for records on 1949-10-15: CSV or JSON. Field meanings are on the data page.

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	417
20 to 40	48
40 to 60	7
60 to 80	4
80 to 100	0
100 to 120	0
120 to 140	1