Weather Records on 22 October 1949

481 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 22 October 1949. Highest significance: Mt Howitt, AU.

Key Facts for 22 October 1949

On 22 October 1949, 481 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
101 were record highs and 130 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 19 monthly and 462 daily.
Mt Howitt set a monthly record daily precipitation of 45.7 mm (1.8 in) on 22 October 1949.
Across 161 earlier years (1793 to 2025) the same calendar date averaged 454 records.

Record Map

481 stations

481 station records on 22 October 1949 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 22 October 1949: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Mt Howitt	Australia	Record daily precipitation	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	62 of 100 (Major)
Uttamachipura	India	Record daily precipitation	106.7 mm (4.2 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Marloo	Australia	Record daily precipitation	71.1 mm (2.8 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Luling	United States	Record daily precipitation	148.1 mm (5.8 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Nordby (Fano)	Denmark	Record daily precipitation	41.0 mm (1.6 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Flatonia 4SE	United States	Record daily precipitation	91.4 mm (3.6 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Ketty	India	Record daily precipitation	125.7 mm (4.9 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Dunlop	Australia	Record daily precipitation	54.6 mm (2.1 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Charlotte Plains	Australia	Record daily precipitation	37.3 mm (1.5 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Cidra 1 E	Puerto Rico [United States]	Record low minimum temperature	11.7 C (53.1 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Brenham	United States	Record daily precipitation	96.8 mm (3.8 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Runge	United States	Record daily precipitation	88.9 mm (3.5 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Cobar (Meryula)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Deloraine (Athol)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	31.2 mm (1.2 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Gundare	Australia	Record daily precipitation	31.2 mm (1.2 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Cobar (Tambua)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	48.8 mm (1.9 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Gronbaek-Allingskovgard	Denmark	Record daily precipitation	29.3 mm (1.2 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Eastbourne	United Kingdom	Record daily precipitation	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Bloomington Indiana UNIV	United States	Record daily precipitation	92.5 mm (3.6 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Minden	United States	Record daily precipitation	81.3 mm (3.2 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Tanakal(Tanakall)	India	Record daily precipitation	55.9 mm (2.2 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Tarikere	India	Record daily precipitation	71.1 mm (2.8 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Columbus	United States	Record daily precipitation	70.4 mm (2.8 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
La Grange	United States	Record daily precipitation	76.2 mm (3.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Deniliquin (Wilkinson St)	Australia	Record high minimum temperature	19.2 C (66.6 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Haveri	India	Record daily precipitation	121.9 mm (4.8 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Cape Girardeau	United States	Record daily precipitation	62.5 mm (2.5 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
College STN 6 SW	United States	Record daily precipitation	130.0 mm (5.1 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Winbar	Australia	Record daily precipitation	51.1 mm (2.0 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Barwon Heads (Jirrahlinga)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.7 mm (1.0 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Sagar	India	Record daily precipitation	75.7 mm (3.0 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Gilgandra (Wallumburrawang)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	33.8 mm (1.3 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Nuwara Eliya	Sri Lanka	Record low maximum temperature	15.2 C (59.4 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Ft Valley	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-17.8 C (0.0 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Dilley	United States	Record daily precipitation	69.9 mm (2.8 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Edna 3 SW	United States	Record daily precipitation	74.4 mm (2.9 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Duchess Hotel	Australia	Record daily precipitation	35.1 mm (1.4 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Deer Park Sf	United States	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Milo Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	61.2 mm (2.4 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Currawilla Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Goolma (Brooklyn)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	39.1 mm (1.5 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Binnaway (Hawthorne)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	40.1 mm (1.6 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Leslie Manor (Boolarra)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	29.5 mm (1.2 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Tranebjerg	Denmark	Record high maximum temperature	16.0 C (60.8 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Burra Burra	Australia	Record daily precipitation	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Cidra 1 E	Puerto Rico [United States]	Record daily precipitation	54.9 mm (2.2 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Fischers Store	United States	Record daily precipitation	28.2 mm (1.1 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Narromine (Alagalah St)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	27.2 mm (1.1 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Ron	India	Record daily precipitation	91.4 mm (3.6 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
T.Narsipur	India	Record daily precipitation	49.0 mm (1.9 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Logansport	United States	Record daily precipitation	66.3 mm (2.6 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Salem	United States	Record daily precipitation	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Socorro	United States	Record low maximum temperature	12.2 C (54.0 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Crosby	United States	Record snow depth	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Hugo	United States	Record daily precipitation	85.9 mm (3.4 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Hagansport	United States	Record daily precipitation	58.4 mm (2.3 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Nelamangala	India	Record daily precipitation	61.0 mm (2.4 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Bangarpet	India	Record daily precipitation	57.2 mm (2.3 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Mysore	India	Record daily precipitation	61.5 mm (2.4 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
San German 4 W	Puerto Rico [United States]	Record low maximum temperature	27.2 C (81.0 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

481 records

Records set or tied on 22 October 1949 by type: Highest daily maximum 48, Lowest daily maximum 30, Highest daily minimum 53, Lowest daily minimum 100, Heaviest daily rainfall 240, Heaviest daily snowfall 5, Deepest snow cover 5.

Records on 22 October 1949 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	48
Lowest daily maximum	30
Highest daily minimum	53
Lowest daily minimum	100
Heaviest daily rainfall	240
Heaviest daily snowfall	5
Deepest snow cover	5

Records on 22 October 1949 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 19, daily 462.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

397 broken records

Margins by which the 397 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 133.9. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

22 October 1949

Top 20 records on 22 October 1949 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
22 October 1949	Mt Howitt, AU	monthly rain	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	18.8 mm (0.7 in)	54 years	62 of 100 (Major)
22 October 1949	Uttamachipura, IN	daily rain	106.7 mm (4.2 in)	87.6 mm (3.4 in)	42 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
22 October 1949	Marloo, AU	monthly rain	71.1 mm (2.8 in)	22.3 mm (0.9 in)	43 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
22 October 1949	Luling, US	daily rain	148.1 mm (5.8 in)	133.9 mm (5.3 in)	31 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
22 October 1949	Nordby (Fano), DK	daily rain	41.0 mm (1.6 in)	17.0 mm (0.7 in)	38 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
22 October 1949	Flatonia 4SE, US	daily rain	91.4 mm (3.6 in)	61.4 mm (2.4 in)	31 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
22 October 1949	Ketty, IN	daily rain	125.7 mm (4.9 in)	104.6 mm (4.1 in)	0 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
22 October 1949	Dunlop, AU	monthly rain	54.6 mm (2.1 in)	14.5 mm (0.6 in)	33 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
22 October 1949	Charlotte Plains, AU	daily rain	37.3 mm (1.5 in)	28.7 mm (1.1 in)	36 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
22 October 1949	Cidra 1 E, PR	daily low min	11.7 C (53.1 F)	3.3 C (5.9 F)	46 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
22 October 1949	Brenham, US	daily rain	96.8 mm (3.8 in)	63.3 mm (2.5 in)	28 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
22 October 1949	Runge, US	daily rain	88.9 mm (3.5 in)	46.0 mm (1.8 in)	31 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
22 October 1949	Cobar (Meryula), AU	daily rain	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	14.8 mm (0.6 in)	50 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
22 October 1949	Deloraine (Athol), AU	daily rain	31.2 mm (1.2 in)	19.0 mm (0.7 in)	20 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
22 October 1949	Gundare, AU	daily rain	31.2 mm (1.2 in)	19.8 mm (0.8 in)	36 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
22 October 1949	Cobar (Tambua), AU	monthly rain	48.8 mm (1.9 in)	4.6 mm (0.18 in)	50 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
22 October 1949	Gronbaek-Allingskovgard, DK	daily rain	29.3 mm (1.2 in)	5.2 mm (0.20 in)	74 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
22 October 1949	Eastbourne, GB	daily rain	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	20.8 mm (0.8 in)	12 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
22 October 1949	Bloomington Indiana UNIV, US	daily rain	92.5 mm (3.6 in)	43.7 mm (1.7 in)	12 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
22 October 1949	Minden, US	daily rain	81.3 mm (3.2 in)	56.4 mm (2.2 in)	4 years	36 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 481 records.

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

Records on 10-22 in each year
Year	Records
1793	1
1795	1
1802	1
1810	3
1826	1
1840	1
1842	1
1843	1
1851	2
1853	1
1855	1
1857	1
1859	2
1863	1
1867	1
1869	1
1871	1
1872	1
1875	1
1877	1
1878	1
1879	1
1880	6
1883	1
1884	3
1888	1
1889	1
1890	5
1891	15
1892	3
1893	2
1894	3
1895	5
1896	1
1897	2
1898	8
1900	3
1901	7
1902	3
1903	8
1904	17
1905	13
1906	12
1907	14
1908	24
1909	6
1910	9
1911	43
1912	22
1913	59
1914	20
1915	57
1916	226
1917	74
1918	27
1919	62
1920	172
1921	78
1922	50
1923	105
1924	142
1925	265
1926	97
1927	227
1928	133
1929	417
1930	401
1931	272
1932	209
1933	484
1934	599
1935	874
1936	681
1937	348
1938	133
1939	602
1940	498
1941	576
1942	339
1943	208
1944	299
1945	547
1946	282
1947	754
1948	292
1949	481
1950	400
1951	581
1952	602
1953	615
1954	372
1955	457
1956	324
1957	885
1958	345
1959	524
1960	393
1961	523
1962	203
1963	909
1964	294
1965	433
1966	362
1967	316
1968	300
1969	966
1970	714
1971	626
1972	780
1973	569
1974	910
1975	742
1976	1,194
1977	624
1978	678
1979	1,826
1980	547
1981	943
1982	979
1983	712
1984	1,798
1985	797
1986	1,049
1987	944
1988	999
1989	1,353
1990	1,042
1991	718
1992	1,151
1993	654
1994	631
1995	1,399
1996	1,743
1997	1,072
1998	853
1999	721
2000	1,070
2001	774
2002	1,419
2003	2,006
2004	1,371
2005	1,090
2006	1,296
2007	1,060
2008	846
2009	826
2010	723
2011	691
2012	914
2013	845
2014	603
2015	600
2016	652
2017	720
2018	488
2019	589
2020	1,664
2021	412
2022	955
2023	567
2024	911
2025	566

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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	346
20 to 40	34
40 to 60	10
60 to 80	3
80 to 100	1
100 to 120	2
120 to 140	1