Weather Records on 19 October 1949

903 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 19 October 1949. Highest significance: Bagepalli, IN.

Key Facts for 19 October 1949

On 19 October 1949, 903 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
128 were record highs and 533 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 56 monthly and 847 daily.
Bagepalli set a monthly record daily precipitation of 144.8 mm (5.7 in) on 19 October 1949.
Across 159 earlier years (1806 to 2025) the same calendar date averaged 455 records.

Record Map

903 stations

903 station records on 19 October 1949 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 19 October 1949: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Bagepalli	India	Record daily precipitation	144.8 mm (5.7 in)	65 of 100 (Major)
Proddatur	India	Record daily precipitation	84.1 mm (3.3 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Childs	United States	Record daily precipitation	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Pathalipam	India	Record daily precipitation	86.1 mm (3.4 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Natural Brg	United States	Record daily precipitation	51.1 mm (2.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Langdon Exp Farm	United States	Record daily precipitation	31.5 mm (1.2 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Srinivaspur	India	Record daily precipitation	108.0 mm (4.3 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Cascade 5 S	United States	Record snow depth	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Madanapalli	India	Record daily precipitation	94.0 mm (3.7 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Moab	United States	Record daily precipitation	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Gadhinglaj	India	Record daily precipitation	69.9 mm (2.8 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Elkhorn Ashley Rngr St	United States	Record daily precipitation	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Glacier	Canada	Record low minimum temperature	-11.1 C (12.0 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Los Gatos	United States	Record low minimum temperature	0.6 C (33.1 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Crown King	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Arlington	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-9.4 C (15.1 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Wentworth 2.5 WNW	United States	Record daily precipitation	26.4 mm (1.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Montpelier Rs	United States	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
New London	United States	Record daily precipitation	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Prospect 2 SW	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-11.1 C (12.0 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Laketown	United States	Record daily snowfall	16.5 cm (6.5 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Bukkapatnam	India	Record daily precipitation	95.3 mm (3.8 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Oakland	United States	Record low minimum temperature	3.3 C (37.9 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Buhl	United States	Record daily snowfall	8.9 cm (3.5 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Pavagada	India	Record daily precipitation	71.1 mm (2.8 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Lugansk	Ukraine	Record low minimum temperature	-12.4 C (9.7 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Williams	United States	Record daily snowfall	16.3 cm (6.4 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Cedaredge	United States	Record daily snowfall	11.4 cm (4.5 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Vernon	Canada	Record low minimum temperature	-7.2 C (19.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Orangajuli	India	Record daily precipitation	59.4 mm (2.3 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Ft Valley	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Kayenta	United States	Record daily precipitation	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Cuyamaca	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-6.1 C (21.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Montpelier Rs	United States	Record daily snowfall	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Heppner	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-9.4 C (15.1 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Douglas 1 SE	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Silchar	India	Record daily precipitation	88.4 mm (3.5 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Nordby (Fano)	Denmark	Record high minimum temperature	12.5 C (54.5 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Prescott	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Holter Dam	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-4.4 C (24.1 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Beowawe	United States	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Ashland	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-6.7 C (19.9 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Cedar Lake	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-3.3 C (26.1 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Kamloops	Canada	Record low minimum temperature	-7.8 C (18.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Gudibanda	India	Record daily precipitation	114.3 mm (4.5 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Sierra Madre Henszey	United States	Record low minimum temperature	0.0 C (32.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Silverton	United States	Record daily snowfall	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Bozeman Montana State UNIV	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-6.1 C (21.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
East Anaconda	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-9.4 C (15.1 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Beowawe	United States	Record low maximum temperature	2.8 C (37.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Headworks Portland Wtr B	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-3.3 C (26.1 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Monticello 2E	United States	Record daily precipitation	51.3 mm (2.0 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Atyrau	Kazakhstan	Record low minimum temperature	-8.5 C (16.7 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Paarl (Tnk)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	37.3 mm (1.5 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Poltava	Ukraine	Record low minimum temperature	-10.2 C (13.6 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Tejon Rancho	United States	Record low minimum temperature	2.2 C (36.0 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Wallace	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-8.9 C (16.0 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Appleton City	United States	Record daily precipitation	41.1 mm (1.6 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Philipsburg	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-4.4 C (24.1 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Carson City	United States	Record low maximum temperature	0.6 C (33.1 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

903 records

Records set or tied on 19 October 1949 by type: Highest daily maximum 21, Lowest daily maximum 235, Highest daily minimum 107, Lowest daily minimum 298, Heaviest daily rainfall 186, Heaviest daily snowfall 47, Deepest snow cover 9.

Records on 19 October 1949 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	21
Lowest daily maximum	235
Highest daily minimum	107
Lowest daily minimum	298
Heaviest daily rainfall	186
Heaviest daily snowfall	47
Deepest snow cover	9

Records on 19 October 1949 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 56, daily 847.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

754 broken records

Margins by which the 754 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 254.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

19 October 1949

Top 20 records on 19 October 1949 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
19 October 1949	Bagepalli, IN	monthly rain	144.8 mm (5.7 in)	58.2 mm (2.3 in)	46 years	65 of 100 (Major)
19 October 1949	Proddatur, IN	daily rain	84.1 mm (3.3 in)	61.5 mm (2.4 in)	32 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
19 October 1949	Childs, US	daily rain	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	34.6 mm (1.4 in)	12 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
19 October 1949	Pathalipam, IN	daily rain	86.1 mm (3.4 in)	61.0 mm (2.4 in)	48 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
19 October 1949	Natural Brg, US	daily rain	51.1 mm (2.0 in)	25.2 mm (1.0 in)	54 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
19 October 1949	Langdon Exp Farm, US	daily rain	31.5 mm (1.2 in)	21.3 mm (0.8 in)	16 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
19 October 1949	Srinivaspur, IN	daily rain	108.0 mm (4.3 in)	56.4 mm (2.2 in)	14 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
19 October 1949	Cascade 5 S, US	daily snow depth	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	32 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
19 October 1949	Madanapalli, IN	daily rain	94.0 mm (3.7 in)	55.6 mm (2.2 in)	14 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
19 October 1949	Moab, US	daily rain	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	23.7 mm (0.9 in)	6 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
19 October 1949	Gadhinglaj, IN	daily rain	69.9 mm (2.8 in)	33.1 mm (1.3 in)	46 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
19 October 1949	Elkhorn Ashley Rngr St, US	daily rain	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	19.8 mm (0.8 in)	12 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
19 October 1949	Glacier, CA	daily low min	-11.1 C (12.0 F)	5.0 C (9.0 F)	56 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
19 October 1949	Los Gatos, US	daily low min	0.6 C (33.1 F)	4.4 C (7.9 F)	55 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
19 October 1949	Crown King, US	monthly snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	26 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
19 October 1949	Arlington, US	daily low min	-9.4 C (15.1 F)	7.7 C (13.9 F)	44 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
19 October 1949	Wentworth 2.5 WNW, US	daily rain	26.4 mm (1.0 in)	16.5 mm (0.6 in)	50 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
19 October 1949	Montpelier Rs, US	daily rain	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	15.8 mm (0.6 in)	6 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
19 October 1949	New London, US	daily rain	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	17.3 mm (0.7 in)	44 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
19 October 1949	Prospect 2 SW, US	monthly low min	-11.1 C (12.0 F)	3.9 C (7.0 F)	33 years	34 of 100 (Routine)

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

1806 to 1949

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1806 to 1949. 1949 had 903 records.

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

Records on 10-19 in each year
Year	Records
1806	2
1808	1
1811	2
1812	1
1826	1
1835	2
1843	1
1845	1
1849	1
1851	1
1854	1
1856	1
1862	1
1864	1
1866	2
1870	1
1874	5
1875	1
1877	3
1879	1
1880	1
1881	3
1885	1
1888	4
1889	1
1890	2
1891	6
1893	1
1894	2
1895	3
1896	5
1897	5
1898	10
1899	3
1900	5
1901	8
1902	6
1903	4
1904	32
1905	26
1906	24
1907	13
1908	20
1909	14
1910	40
1911	14
1912	15
1913	16
1914	25
1915	25
1916	61
1917	114
1918	24
1919	23
1920	82
1921	88
1922	110
1923	89
1924	153
1925	194
1926	141
1927	340
1928	157
1929	131
1930	635
1931	236
1932	327
1933	497
1934	288
1935	432
1936	409
1937	476
1938	400
1939	264
1940	864
1941	237
1942	270
1943	523
1944	295
1945	377
1946	297
1947	1,056
1948	855
1949	903
1950	1,126
1951	231
1952	253
1953	1,004
1954	490
1955	475
1956	490
1957	348
1958	527
1959	365
1960	546
1961	319
1962	341
1963	796
1964	585
1965	495
1966	988
1967	464
1968	522
1969	532
1970	374
1971	933
1972	2,304
1973	745
1974	922
1975	436
1976	1,386
1977	353
1978	440
1979	1,237
1980	659
1981	494
1982	855
1983	930
1984	1,724
1985	974
1986	505
1987	511
1988	646
1989	1,891
1990	732
1991	882
1992	1,145
1993	1,044
1994	746
1995	814
1996	829
1997	1,025
1998	790
1999	709
2000	1,039
2001	630
2002	1,018
2003	1,448
2004	1,569
2005	980
2006	1,023
2007	1,282
2008	407
2009	1,207
2010	567
2011	742
2012	981
2013	467
2014	1,077
2015	767
2016	1,013
2017	500
2018	516
2019	518
2020	1,032
2021	599
2022	1,675
2023	1,136
2024	859
2025	498

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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 50	730
50 to 100	18
100 to 150	4
150 to 200	0
200 to 250	1
250 to 300	1