Weather Records on 31 October 1949

831 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 31 October 1949. Highest significance: Cape May 2 NW, US.

Key Facts for 31 October 1949

On 31 October 1949, 831 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
285 were record highs and 107 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 1 were all-time records, 16 monthly and 814 daily.
Cape May 2 NW set a monthly record daily precipitation of 116.1 mm (4.6 in) on 31 October 1949.
Across 163 earlier years (1805 to 2025) the same calendar date averaged 469 records.

Record Map

831 stations

831 station records on 31 October 1949 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 31 October 1949: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Cape May 2 NW	United States	Record daily precipitation	116.1 mm (4.6 in)	66 of 100 (Major)
Cambridge Water Trmt P	United States	Record daily precipitation	110.5 mm (4.4 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Vanrhysdorp	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Madhipura	India	Record daily precipitation	127.0 mm (5.0 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Touws River	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Madhepur	India	Record daily precipitation	124.2 mm (4.9 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Newport 1 NW	United States	Record daily precipitation	65.0 mm (2.6 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Jaley	India	Record daily precipitation	118.1 mm (4.6 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Rogersville 1 NE	United States	Record daily precipitation	51.6 mm (2.0 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Gogri	India	Record daily precipitation	115.6 mm (4.6 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Resaca	United States	Record daily precipitation	84.1 mm (3.3 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Samastipur	India	Record daily precipitation	83.6 mm (3.3 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Sitamarhi Sr	India	Record daily precipitation	85.6 mm (3.4 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Saint Bernard	United States	Record daily precipitation	111.3 mm (4.4 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Muzaffarpur	India	Record daily precipitation	104.1 mm (4.1 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Reidsville	United States	Record daily precipitation	81.8 mm (3.2 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Quitman 2 NW	United States	Record daily precipitation	71.1 mm (2.8 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Solomons	United States	Record daily precipitation	92.2 mm (3.6 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Andrews	United States	Record daily precipitation	76.5 mm (3.0 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Mendota	United States	Record daily precipitation	53.3 mm (2.1 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Clanwilliam (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Worcester	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	33.8 mm (1.3 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Purnea	India	Record daily precipitation	90.2 mm (3.6 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Pieter Meintjies (Sar)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	41.9 mm (1.6 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Ashville 4 W	United States	Record daily precipitation	46.2 mm (1.8 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Adairsville	United States	Record daily precipitation	59.7 mm (2.4 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Bagaha	India	Record daily precipitation	119.4 mm (4.7 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Chowghat	India	Record daily precipitation	106.7 mm (4.2 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Carnarvon (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	31.5 mm (1.2 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Dhaka	India	Record daily precipitation	73.9 mm (2.9 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Patna Obsy	India	Record daily precipitation	75.7 mm (3.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Parsa	India	Record daily precipitation	76.2 mm (3.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Faizabad	India	Record daily precipitation	61.0 mm (2.4 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Graham 2 ENE	United States	Record daily precipitation	60.7 mm (2.4 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Marshall	United States	Record daily precipitation	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Pupri	India	Record daily precipitation	168.9 mm (6.6 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Riksgransen	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	26.1 mm (1.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Rome	United States	Record daily precipitation	58.7 mm (2.3 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Bluff City	United States	Record daily precipitation	44.5 mm (1.8 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Mahua	India	Record daily precipitation	101.6 mm (4.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Lalganj	India	Record daily precipitation	62.5 mm (2.5 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Alattur	India	Record daily precipitation	82.3 mm (3.2 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Padrauna	India	Record daily precipitation	97.8 mm (3.9 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Jahanabad	India	Record daily precipitation	63.5 mm (2.5 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Frazerpet	India	Record daily precipitation	68.1 mm (2.7 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Elizabethton	United States	Record daily precipitation	43.7 mm (1.7 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Parksville	United States	Record daily precipitation	96.3 mm (3.8 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Motihari	India	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Monghyr	India	Record daily precipitation	84.1 mm (3.3 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Hajipur	India	Record daily precipitation	69.1 mm (2.7 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Robertson	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	44.5 mm (1.8 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Teresina	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	112.5 mm (4.4 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Chapra Obsy Sr	India	Record daily precipitation	67.1 mm (2.6 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Kathgodam	India	Record daily precipitation	39.4 mm (1.6 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Salisbury Bowls Club	Australia	Record daily precipitation	37.8 mm (1.5 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Bridgeville 1 NW	United States	Record daily precipitation	77.0 mm (3.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Dandridge	United States	Record daily precipitation	45.2 mm (1.8 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Loretto	United States	Record daily precipitation	37.1 mm (1.5 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Benipatti	India	Record daily precipitation	49.5 mm (1.9 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Jamalpur	India	Record daily precipitation	83.3 mm (3.3 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

831 records

Records set or tied on 31 October 1949 by type: Highest daily maximum 149, Lowest daily maximum 28, Highest daily minimum 136, Lowest daily minimum 79, Heaviest daily rainfall 435, Heaviest daily snowfall 4.

Records on 31 October 1949 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	149
Lowest daily maximum	28
Highest daily minimum	136
Lowest daily minimum	79
Heaviest daily rainfall	435
Heaviest daily snowfall	4
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 31 October 1949 by timescale: all-time 1, monthly 16, daily 814.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

703 broken records

Margins by which the 703 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 124.2. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

31 October 1949

Top 20 records on 31 October 1949 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
31 October 1949	Cape May 2 NW, US	monthly rain	116.1 mm (4.6 in)	40.2 mm (1.6 in)	66 years	66 of 100 (Major)
31 October 1949	Cambridge Water Trmt P, US	daily rain	110.5 mm (4.4 in)	73.7 mm (2.9 in)	49 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
31 October 1949	Vanrhysdorp, ZA	all-time rain	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	7.1 mm (0.28 in)	59 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
31 October 1949	Madhipura, IN	daily rain	127.0 mm (5.0 in)	111.8 mm (4.4 in)	46 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
31 October 1949	Touws River, ZA	daily rain	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	62 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
31 October 1949	Madhepur, IN	daily rain	124.2 mm (4.9 in)	124.2 mm (4.9 in)	40 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
31 October 1949	Newport 1 NW, US	daily rain	65.0 mm (2.6 in)	46.7 mm (1.8 in)	31 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
31 October 1949	Jaley, IN	daily rain	118.1 mm (4.6 in)	118.1 mm (4.6 in)	34 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
31 October 1949	Rogersville 1 NE, US	daily rain	51.6 mm (2.0 in)	39.2 mm (1.5 in)	31 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
31 October 1949	Gogri, IN	daily rain	115.6 mm (4.6 in)	103.4 mm (4.1 in)	32 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
31 October 1949	Resaca, US	daily rain	84.1 mm (3.3 in)	54.6 mm (2.1 in)	53 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
31 October 1949	Samastipur, IN	daily rain	83.6 mm (3.3 in)	73.9 mm (2.9 in)	46 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
31 October 1949	Sitamarhi Sr, IN	daily rain	85.6 mm (3.4 in)	80.5 mm (3.2 in)	46 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
31 October 1949	Saint Bernard, US	daily rain	111.3 mm (4.4 in)	96.1 mm (3.8 in)	20 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
31 October 1949	Muzaffarpur, IN	daily rain	104.1 mm (4.1 in)	90.9 mm (3.6 in)	46 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
31 October 1949	Reidsville, US	daily rain	81.8 mm (3.2 in)	53.6 mm (2.1 in)	28 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
31 October 1949	Quitman 2 NW, US	daily rain	71.1 mm (2.8 in)	50.3 mm (2.0 in)	38 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
31 October 1949	Solomons, US	daily rain	92.2 mm (3.6 in)	56.6 mm (2.2 in)	10 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
31 October 1949	Andrews, US	daily rain	76.5 mm (3.0 in)	53.9 mm (2.1 in)	16 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
31 October 1949	Mendota, US	daily rain	53.3 mm (2.1 in)	39.3 mm (1.5 in)	23 years	48 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

1805 to 1949

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1805 to 1949. 1949 had 831 records.

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

Records on 10-31 in each year
Year	Records
1805	1
1811	2
1828	1
1836	1
1838	1
1839	1
1841	1
1845	1
1847	2
1848	1
1852	2
1856	1
1865	1
1868	1
1869	3
1873	2
1875	2
1876	1
1877	1
1878	1
1879	1
1880	1
1881	6
1883	1
1884	3
1886	1
1887	2
1888	3
1889	5
1891	3
1892	4
1893	3
1894	5
1895	4
1896	10
1897	1
1898	5
1899	4
1900	5
1901	4
1902	5
1903	5
1904	7
1905	21
1906	38
1907	22
1908	13
1909	15
1910	18
1911	32
1912	14
1913	39
1914	33
1915	11
1916	72
1917	67
1918	72
1919	112
1920	63
1921	22
1922	72
1923	359
1924	244
1925	405
1926	153
1927	183
1928	120
1929	234
1930	240
1931	178
1932	260
1933	796
1934	410
1935	981
1936	307
1937	335
1938	399
1939	415
1940	248
1941	536
1942	578
1943	213
1944	611
1945	287
1946	530
1947	371
1948	695
1949	831
1950	1,237
1951	527
1952	393
1953	303
1954	460
1955	427
1956	1,086
1957	392
1958	314
1959	484
1960	296
1961	511
1962	344
1963	631
1964	538
1965	340
1966	630
1967	748
1968	605
1969	531
1970	412
1971	992
1972	1,234
1973	581
1974	1,192
1975	827
1976	655
1977	616
1978	538
1979	1,130
1980	657
1981	497
1982	560
1983	782
1984	1,054
1985	632
1986	396
1987	1,002
1988	1,058
1989	857
1990	990
1991	3,294
1992	1,324
1993	2,926
1994	1,004
1995	1,051
1996	1,074
1997	1,553
1998	1,410
1999	997
2000	1,114
2001	1,218
2002	1,613
2003	1,167
2004	870
2005	1,048
2006	842
2007	613
2008	1,256
2009	1,030
2010	931
2011	746
2012	884
2013	623
2014	547
2015	691
2016	1,012
2017	437
2018	414
2019	2,501
2020	542
2021	469
2022	497
2023	960
2024	1,133
2025	314

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Data for records on 1949-10-31: 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	576
20 to 40	71
40 to 60	36
60 to 80	10
80 to 100	5
100 to 120	4
120 to 140	1