Weather Records on 30 October 1949

528 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 30 October 1949. Highest significance: Sanehighat, IN.

Key Facts for 30 October 1949

On 30 October 1949, 528 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
137 were record highs and 17 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 11 monthly and 517 daily.
Sanehighat set a daily record precipitation of 134.6 mm (5.3 in) on 30 October 1949.
Across 153 earlier years (1799 to 2025) the same calendar date averaged 490 records.

Record Map

528 stations

528 station records on 30 October 1949 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 30 October 1949: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Sanehighat	India	Record daily precipitation	134.6 mm (5.3 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Loukahi	India	Record daily precipitation	139.7 mm (5.5 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Narkatiyaganj	India	Record daily precipitation	116.8 mm (4.6 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Sursand	India	Record daily precipitation	88.9 mm (3.5 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Richmond Chimborazo Pk	United States	Record daily precipitation	71.4 mm (2.8 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Phulparas	India	Record daily precipitation	127.0 mm (5.0 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Partapganj	India	Record daily precipitation	94.0 mm (3.7 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Khaga	India	Record daily precipitation	47.5 mm (1.9 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Monticello 5 SE	United States	Record daily precipitation	93.0 mm (3.7 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Waynesville 1 E	United States	Record daily precipitation	61.2 mm (2.4 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Raghopur	India	Record daily precipitation	76.2 mm (3.0 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Barh	India	Record daily precipitation	54.6 mm (2.1 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Marsrakh	India	Record daily precipitation	100.3 mm (3.9 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Bahraich	India	Record daily precipitation	133.6 mm (5.3 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Mohanlalganj	India	Record daily precipitation	84.6 mm (3.3 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Unchhera	India	Record daily precipitation	62.2 mm (2.4 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Phulpur	India	Record daily precipitation	83.1 mm (3.3 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Sandila	India	Record daily precipitation	122.4 mm (4.8 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Indooroopilly Bowls Club	Australia	Record daily precipitation	50.3 mm (2.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Faizabad	India	Record daily precipitation	93.0 mm (3.7 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Mtunzini	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	72.4 mm (2.9 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Winston Salem Reynolds AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	67.6 mm (2.7 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Nawabganj	India	Record daily precipitation	100.6 mm (4.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Tarabganj	India	Record daily precipitation	96.0 mm (3.8 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Uccle	Belgium	Record low maximum temperature	2.3 C (36.1 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Maihar	India	Record daily precipitation	72.6 mm (2.9 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Haidargarh	India	Record daily precipitation	72.1 mm (2.8 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Tanda	India	Record daily precipitation	58.7 mm (2.3 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Purwa	India	Record daily precipitation	83.1 mm (3.3 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Amethi	India	Record daily precipitation	60.2 mm (2.4 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Scottsboro	United States	Record daily precipitation	92.7 mm (3.6 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Bryson City 2	United States	Record daily precipitation	80.0 mm (3.1 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Kaiserganj	India	Record daily precipitation	114.3 mm (4.5 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Nanpara	India	Record daily precipitation	104.6 mm (4.1 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Salon	India	Record daily precipitation	117.3 mm (4.6 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Musafir Khana	India	Record daily precipitation	59.7 mm (2.4 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Narayanganj	India	Record daily precipitation	76.2 mm (3.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Sidhauli	India	Record daily precipitation	97.3 mm (3.8 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Knoxville AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	53.1 mm (2.1 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Sitamarhi Sr	India	Record daily precipitation	52.1 mm (2.1 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Murwara(Kathi)	India	Record daily precipitation	66.8 mm (2.6 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Gonda	India	Record daily precipitation	78.0 mm (3.1 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Kathghora	India	Record daily precipitation	56.9 mm (2.2 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Bikapur	India	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Gorakhpur	India	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Pratapgarh	India	Record daily precipitation	57.9 mm (2.3 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Maharajganj	India	Record daily precipitation	71.6 mm (2.8 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Bikram	India	Record daily precipitation	44.5 mm (1.8 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Mahul Pnulpur	India	Record daily precipitation	78.5 mm (3.1 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Fatehpur	India	Record daily precipitation	93.7 mm (3.7 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Hata	India	Record daily precipitation	66.0 mm (2.6 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Akbarpur	India	Record daily precipitation	61.5 mm (2.4 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Madison	United States	Record daily precipitation	54.1 mm (2.1 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Motihari	India	Record daily precipitation	47.2 mm (1.9 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Banda	India	Record daily precipitation	44.7 mm (1.8 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Bansgaon	India	Record daily precipitation	42.7 mm (1.7 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Cullowhee	United States	Record daily precipitation	64.5 mm (2.5 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Lafayette Rgnl AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	75.2 mm (3.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Nawadah	India	Record daily precipitation	63.2 mm (2.5 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Sirathu	India	Record daily precipitation	58.4 mm (2.3 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

528 records

Records set or tied on 30 October 1949 by type: Highest daily maximum 86, Lowest daily maximum 7, Highest daily minimum 51, Lowest daily minimum 10, Heaviest daily rainfall 363, Heaviest daily snowfall 10, Deepest snow cover 1.

Records on 30 October 1949 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	86
Lowest daily maximum	7
Highest daily minimum	51
Lowest daily minimum	10
Heaviest daily rainfall	363
Heaviest daily snowfall	10
Deepest snow cover	1

Records on 30 October 1949 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 11, daily 517.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

466 broken records

Margins by which the 466 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 139.7. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

30 October 1949

Top 20 records on 30 October 1949 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
30 October 1949	Sanehighat, IN	daily rain	134.6 mm (5.3 in)	134.6 mm (5.3 in)	48 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
30 October 1949	Loukahi, IN	daily rain	139.7 mm (5.5 in)	139.7 mm (5.5 in)	46 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
30 October 1949	Narkatiyaganj, IN	daily rain	116.8 mm (4.6 in)	116.8 mm (4.6 in)	43 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
30 October 1949	Sursand, IN	daily rain	88.9 mm (3.5 in)	88.9 mm (3.5 in)	38 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
30 October 1949	Richmond Chimborazo Pk, US	daily rain	71.4 mm (2.8 in)	54.1 mm (2.1 in)	32 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
30 October 1949	Phulparas, IN	daily rain	127.0 mm (5.0 in)	127.0 mm (5.0 in)	35 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
30 October 1949	Partapganj, IN	daily rain	94.0 mm (3.7 in)	94.0 mm (3.7 in)	48 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
30 October 1949	Khaga, IN	daily rain	47.5 mm (1.9 in)	47.5 mm (1.9 in)	48 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
30 October 1949	Monticello 5 SE, US	daily rain	93.0 mm (3.7 in)	73.9 mm (2.9 in)	28 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
30 October 1949	Waynesville 1 E, US	daily rain	61.2 mm (2.4 in)	42.4 mm (1.7 in)	49 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
30 October 1949	Raghopur, IN	daily rain	76.2 mm (3.0 in)	76.2 mm (3.0 in)	39 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
30 October 1949	Barh, IN	daily rain	54.6 mm (2.1 in)	54.6 mm (2.1 in)	48 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
30 October 1949	Marsrakh, IN	daily rain	100.3 mm (3.9 in)	100.0 mm (3.9 in)	32 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
30 October 1949	Bahraich, IN	daily rain	133.6 mm (5.3 in)	123.9 mm (4.9 in)	19 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
30 October 1949	Mohanlalganj, IN	daily rain	84.6 mm (3.3 in)	77.5 mm (3.1 in)	19 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
30 October 1949	Unchhera, IN	daily rain	62.2 mm (2.4 in)	58.9 mm (2.3 in)	12 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
30 October 1949	Phulpur, IN	daily rain	83.1 mm (3.3 in)	79.5 mm (3.1 in)	19 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
30 October 1949	Sandila, IN	daily rain	122.4 mm (4.8 in)	90.6 mm (3.6 in)	19 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
30 October 1949	Indooroopilly Bowls Club, AU	daily rain	50.3 mm (2.0 in)	39.6 mm (1.6 in)	43 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
30 October 1949	Faizabad, IN	daily rain	93.0 mm (3.7 in)	92.0 mm (3.6 in)	19 years	46 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

1799 to 1949

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1799 to 1949. 1949 had 528 records.

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

Records on 10-30 in each year
Year	Records
1799	1
1815	1
1837	1
1839	1
1841	1
1849	1
1856	1
1866	1
1867	1
1869	5
1870	1
1871	1
1873	2
1877	1
1881	4
1885	3
1886	2
1887	1
1888	1
1889	3
1890	4
1891	2
1892	3
1894	7
1896	4
1897	2
1898	2
1899	2
1900	3
1901	9
1902	6
1903	3
1904	1
1905	12
1906	25
1907	12
1908	14
1909	15
1910	22
1911	19
1912	28
1913	38
1914	22
1915	39
1916	23
1917	85
1918	189
1919	80
1920	73
1921	31
1922	108
1923	202
1924	246
1925	755
1926	131
1927	259
1928	195
1929	277
1930	228
1931	144
1932	181
1933	454
1934	198
1935	739
1936	253
1937	496
1938	245
1939	240
1940	251
1941	393
1942	877
1943	255
1944	497
1945	446
1946	826
1947	252
1948	326
1949	528
1950	1,186
1951	373
1952	635
1953	522
1954	276
1955	494
1956	716
1957	531
1958	366
1959	859
1960	258
1961	781
1962	382
1963	353
1964	488
1965	439
1966	490
1967	665
1968	555
1969	656
1970	636
1971	1,663
1972	902
1973	534
1974	1,039
1975	427
1976	760
1977	882
1978	359
1979	809
1980	885
1981	547
1982	534
1983	549
1984	1,270
1985	848
1986	422
1987	883
1988	972
1989	904
1990	685
1991	2,772
1992	1,228
1993	2,095
1994	777
1995	831
1996	1,299
1997	1,033
1998	771
1999	897
2000	1,659
2001	1,233
2002	1,564
2003	973
2004	1,188
2005	1,144
2006	886
2007	773
2008	1,310
2009	1,513
2010	619
2011	1,022
2012	1,413
2013	622
2014	297
2015	395
2016	981
2017	783
2018	507
2019	1,931
2020	683
2021	486
2022	762
2023	969
2024	1,393
2025	322

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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	314
20 to 40	74
40 to 60	42
60 to 80	19
80 to 100	9
100 to 120	3
120 to 140	5