Weather Records on 25 October 1949

761 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 25 October 1949. Highest significance: Beenleigh Post Office, AU.

Key Facts for 25 October 1949

On 25 October 1949, 761 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
62 were record highs and 169 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 4 were all-time records, 199 monthly and 558 daily.
Beenleigh Post Office set a monthly record daily precipitation of 190.8 mm (7.5 in) on 25 October 1949.
Across 163 earlier years (1800 to 2025) the same calendar date averaged 463 records.

Record Map

761 stations

761 station records on 25 October 1949 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 25 October 1949: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Beenleigh Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	190.8 mm (7.5 in)	75 of 100 (Major)
Cleveland Bowls Club	Australia	Record daily precipitation	175.8 mm (6.9 in)	74 of 100 (Major)
Enoggera Reservoir	Australia	Record daily precipitation	128.3 mm (5.1 in)	74 of 100 (Major)
Gold Creek Reservoir	Australia	Record daily precipitation	142.2 mm (5.6 in)	73 of 100 (Major)
Laidley Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	112.0 mm (4.4 in)	71 of 100 (Major)
Harrisville Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	114.0 mm (4.5 in)	70 of 100 (Major)
Mt Crosby	Australia	Record daily precipitation	129.0 mm (5.1 in)	70 of 100 (Major)
Dunoon	Australia	Record daily precipitation	151.1 mm (5.9 in)	70 of 100 (Major)
Woodford Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	158.2 mm (6.2 in)	69 of 100 (Major)
Pittsworth	Australia	Record daily precipitation	113.5 mm (4.5 in)	69 of 100 (Major)
Balgownie West	Australia	Record daily precipitation	111.5 mm (4.4 in)	68 of 100 (Major)
Clifton Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	100.6 mm (4.0 in)	68 of 100 (Major)
Mount Irving	Australia	Record daily precipitation	90.4 mm (3.6 in)	68 of 100 (Major)
Anderleigh	Australia	Record daily precipitation	246.4 mm (9.7 in)	67 of 100 (Major)
Gayndah Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	136.4 mm (5.4 in)	66 of 100 (Major)
Grandchester Symes St	Australia	Record daily precipitation	122.7 mm (4.8 in)	66 of 100 (Major)
Tiaro	Australia	Record daily precipitation	193.8 mm (7.6 in)	66 of 100 (Major)
Jondaryan Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	82.6 mm (3.3 in)	66 of 100 (Major)
Ipswich	Australia	Record daily precipitation	120.1 mm (4.7 in)	65 of 100 (Major)
Leyburn Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	88.1 mm (3.5 in)	65 of 100 (Major)
Isis Junction Railway STN	Australia	Record daily precipitation	206.8 mm (8.1 in)	63 of 100 (Major)
Blackbutt Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	87.1 mm (3.4 in)	63 of 100 (Major)
Buderim Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	231.9 mm (9.1 in)	63 of 100 (Major)
Cooran Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	210.6 mm (8.3 in)	63 of 100 (Major)
Howard Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	222.3 mm (8.8 in)	63 of 100 (Major)
Nambour Bowling Club	Australia	Record daily precipitation	218.4 mm (8.6 in)	63 of 100 (Major)
Palmwoods Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	223.5 mm (8.8 in)	63 of 100 (Major)
Brisbane Regional Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	135.6 mm (5.3 in)	63 of 100 (Major)
Yandina Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	221.0 mm (8.7 in)	63 of 100 (Major)
Blakefield	Australia	Record daily precipitation	103.4 mm (4.1 in)	63 of 100 (Major)
Ebor (Wongwibinda)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	70.4 mm (2.8 in)	63 of 100 (Major)
Mapleton Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	188.7 mm (7.4 in)	62 of 100 (Major)
Brisbane Botanical Gardens	Australia	Record daily precipitation	128.0 mm (5.0 in)	62 of 100 (Major)
Allora Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	99.6 mm (3.9 in)	62 of 100 (Major)
Pratten	Australia	Record daily precipitation	87.9 mm (3.5 in)	62 of 100 (Major)
Diddillibah	Australia	Record daily precipitation	184.9 mm (7.3 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Goomboorian	Australia	Record daily precipitation	169.2 mm (6.7 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Maryborough	Australia	Record daily precipitation	283.7 mm (11.2 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Dutton Park	Australia	Record daily precipitation	132.1 mm (5.2 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Alderley	Australia	Record daily precipitation	121.9 mm (4.8 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Milton	Australia	Record daily precipitation	139.7 mm (5.5 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Oxley Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	132.8 mm (5.2 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Myra	Australia	Record daily precipitation	101.1 mm (4.0 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Harwood Island (Harwood Sugar	Australia	Record daily precipitation	138.9 mm (5.5 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Caboolture Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	168.9 mm (6.6 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Colton Railway Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	251.0 mm (9.9 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Imbil Forestry	Australia	Record daily precipitation	163.6 mm (6.4 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Moogerah Dam	Australia	Record daily precipitation	120.7 mm (4.8 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Mt Alford	Australia	Record daily precipitation	122.7 mm (4.8 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Mundoolin	Australia	Record daily precipitation	145.0 mm (5.7 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Mt Tamborine Fern St	Australia	Record daily precipitation	171.7 mm (6.8 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Coorparoo Bowls Club	Australia	Record daily precipitation	128.0 mm (5.0 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Stanthorpe Leslie Parade	Australia	Record daily precipitation	63.2 mm (2.5 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Bauple	Australia	Record daily precipitation	207.0 mm (8.1 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Beechmont Binna Burra Road	Australia	Record daily precipitation	166.1 mm (6.5 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Gundiah Railway Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	198.1 mm (7.8 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Gympie	Australia	Record daily precipitation	204.7 mm (8.1 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Peachester	Australia	Record daily precipitation	174.0 mm (6.9 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Samsonvale	Australia	Record daily precipitation	151.4 mm (6.0 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Wolston Park Hospital	Australia	Record daily precipitation	134.6 mm (5.3 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)

Counts by Type and Timescale

761 records

Records set or tied on 25 October 1949 by type: Highest daily maximum 39, Lowest daily maximum 100, Highest daily minimum 23, Lowest daily minimum 69, Heaviest daily rainfall 526, Heaviest daily snowfall 4.

Records on 25 October 1949 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	39
Lowest daily maximum	100
Highest daily minimum	23
Lowest daily minimum	69
Heaviest daily rainfall	526
Heaviest daily snowfall	4
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 25 October 1949 by timescale: all-time 4, monthly 199, daily 558.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

690 broken records

Margins by which the 690 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 178.4. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

25 October 1949

Top 20 records on 25 October 1949 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
25 October 1949	Beenleigh Post Office, AU	monthly rain	190.8 mm (7.5 in)	108.8 mm (4.3 in)	60 years	75 of 100 (Major)
25 October 1949	Cleveland Bowls Club, AU	monthly rain	175.8 mm (6.9 in)	76.7 mm (3.0 in)	56 years	74 of 100 (Major)
25 October 1949	Enoggera Reservoir, AU	monthly rain	128.3 mm (5.1 in)	59.7 mm (2.4 in)	57 years	74 of 100 (Major)
25 October 1949	Gold Creek Reservoir, AU	monthly rain	142.2 mm (5.6 in)	60.9 mm (2.4 in)	57 years	73 of 100 (Major)
25 October 1949	Laidley Post Office, AU	monthly rain	112.0 mm (4.4 in)	40.9 mm (1.6 in)	57 years	71 of 100 (Major)
25 October 1949	Harrisville Post Office, AU	monthly rain	114.0 mm (4.5 in)	58.1 mm (2.3 in)	52 years	70 of 100 (Major)
25 October 1949	Mt Crosby, AU	monthly rain	129.0 mm (5.1 in)	59.1 mm (2.3 in)	51 years	70 of 100 (Major)
25 October 1949	Dunoon, AU	monthly rain	151.1 mm (5.9 in)	59.7 mm (2.4 in)	51 years	70 of 100 (Major)
25 October 1949	Woodford Post Office, AU	monthly rain	158.2 mm (6.2 in)	92.9 mm (3.7 in)	45 years	69 of 100 (Major)
25 October 1949	Pittsworth, AU	monthly rain	113.5 mm (4.5 in)	52.0 mm (2.0 in)	45 years	69 of 100 (Major)
25 October 1949	Balgownie West, AU	monthly rain	111.5 mm (4.4 in)	60.4 mm (2.4 in)	37 years	68 of 100 (Major)
25 October 1949	Clifton Post Office, AU	monthly rain	100.6 mm (4.0 in)	46.0 mm (1.8 in)	44 years	68 of 100 (Major)
25 October 1949	Mount Irving, AU	monthly rain	90.4 mm (3.6 in)	44.4 mm (1.7 in)	44 years	68 of 100 (Major)
25 October 1949	Anderleigh, AU	all-time rain	246.4 mm (9.7 in)	52.3 mm (2.1 in)	22 years	67 of 100 (Major)
25 October 1949	Gayndah Post Office, AU	monthly rain	136.4 mm (5.4 in)	49.0 mm (1.9 in)	32 years	66 of 100 (Major)
25 October 1949	Grandchester Symes St, AU	monthly rain	122.7 mm (4.8 in)	55.9 mm (2.2 in)	39 years	66 of 100 (Major)
25 October 1949	Tiaro, AU	monthly rain	193.8 mm (7.6 in)	115.1 mm (4.5 in)	38 years	66 of 100 (Major)
25 October 1949	Jondaryan Post Office, AU	monthly rain	82.6 mm (3.3 in)	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	43 years	66 of 100 (Major)
25 October 1949	Ipswich, AU	monthly rain	120.1 mm (4.7 in)	43.9 mm (1.7 in)	29 years	65 of 100 (Major)
25 October 1949	Leyburn Post Office, AU	monthly rain	88.1 mm (3.5 in)	30.7 mm (1.2 in)	57 years	65 of 100 (Major)

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

1800 to 1949

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1800 to 1949. 1949 had 761 records.

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

Records on 10-25 in each year
Year	Records
1800	1
1802	1
1831	1
1834	1
1840	1
1841	1
1845	1
1850	1
1853	1
1856	1
1857	1
1859	1
1861	2
1864	1
1866	2
1869	1
1870	1
1871	1
1874	3
1875	2
1876	1
1877	1
1879	2
1881	1
1883	2
1885	1
1887	3
1888	4
1890	11
1891	4
1892	3
1893	2
1894	6
1895	2
1896	1
1897	1
1898	1
1899	8
1900	3
1901	3
1902	13
1903	4
1904	10
1905	20
1906	18
1907	14
1908	32
1909	19
1910	15
1911	28
1912	18
1913	51
1914	33
1915	50
1916	19
1917	29
1918	36
1919	73
1920	158
1921	47
1922	210
1923	117
1924	122
1925	297
1926	391
1927	358
1928	104
1929	262
1930	260
1931	317
1932	380
1933	433
1934	983
1935	302
1936	205
1937	328
1938	461
1939	934
1940	491
1941	323
1942	383
1943	321
1944	273
1945	437
1946	460
1947	668
1948	169
1949	761
1950	408
1951	493
1952	331
1953	278
1954	687
1955	573
1956	501
1957	907
1958	285
1959	904
1960	439
1961	237
1962	937
1963	1,115
1964	245
1965	529
1966	347
1967	493
1968	376
1969	462
1970	693
1971	996
1972	409
1973	339
1974	470
1975	1,326
1976	832
1977	824
1978	460
1979	720
1980	967
1981	1,200
1982	1,107
1983	484
1984	1,135
1985	595
1986	665
1987	572
1988	594
1989	1,543
1990	554
1991	1,413
1992	1,208
1993	569
1994	610
1995	667
1996	1,016
1997	2,375
1998	903
1999	1,110
2000	1,469
2001	1,338
2002	1,779
2003	1,215
2004	1,107
2005	1,695
2006	1,165
2007	1,289
2008	722
2009	576
2010	1,240
2011	748
2012	1,267
2013	656
2014	945
2015	499
2016	569
2017	737
2018	402
2019	1,000
2020	3,067
2021	1,081
2022	778
2023	1,254
2024	724
2025	505

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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 25	483
25 to 50	102
50 to 75	47
75 to 100	29
100 to 125	21
125 to 150	5
150 to 175	2
175 to 200	1