Weather Records on 3 November 1949

565 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 3 November 1949. Highest significance: Yarrabubba, AU.

Key Facts for 3 November 1949

On 3 November 1949, 565 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
260 were record highs and 163 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 55 monthly and 510 daily.
Yarrabubba set a daily record precipitation of 32.0 mm (1.3 in) on 3 November 1949.
Across 155 earlier years (1821 to 2025) the same calendar date averaged 497 records.

Record Map

565 stations

565 station records on 3 November 1949 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 3 November 1949: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Yarrabubba	Australia	Record daily precipitation	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Brodribb River	Australia	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Mackay Post Office	Australia	Record high maximum temperature	35.6 C (96.1 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Nord-Rana	Norway	Record daily precipitation	43.0 mm (1.7 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Bindi	Australia	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Glomfjord	Norway	Record daily precipitation	57.6 mm (2.3 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Ft Bidwell	United States	Record high maximum temperature	25.0 C (77.0 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Karlsruhe	Germany	Record low minimum temperature	-5.4 C (22.3 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Wagga Wagga (Kooringal)	Australia	Record low maximum temperature	11.1 C (52.0 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Magdeburg	Germany	Record low minimum temperature	-7.7 C (18.1 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Arnsberg	Germany	Record low minimum temperature	-7.9 C (17.8 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Melbourne Regional Office	Australia	Record low maximum temperature	12.7 C (54.9 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Leipzig-Holzhausen	Germany	Record low minimum temperature	-7.2 C (19.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Dunderlandsdalen	Norway	Record daily precipitation	41.0 mm (1.6 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Berlin-Dahlem	Germany	Record low minimum temperature	-5.3 C (22.5 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Seattle Urban Site	United States	Record high maximum temperature	21.1 C (70.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Gleichen	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	25.0 C (77.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Aachen	Germany	Record low minimum temperature	-6.0 C (21.2 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Radhapuram	India	Record daily precipitation	91.7 mm (3.6 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Annex Creek	United States	Record high minimum temperature	8.9 C (48.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Plauen	Germany	Record low minimum temperature	-8.2 C (17.2 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Augusta	United States	Record high maximum temperature	23.9 C (75.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Lake Cle Elum	United States	Record high maximum temperature	22.8 C (73.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Gospic	Croatia	Record low maximum temperature	0.7 C (33.3 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Samnanger	Norway	Record daily precipitation	85.0 mm (3.3 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Escondido Church Rch	United States	Record high minimum temperature	14.4 C (57.9 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Centennial 1NE	United States	Record high maximum temperature	17.8 C (64.0 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Mount Gambier Post Office	Australia	Record low maximum temperature	10.4 C (50.7 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Robe Comparison	Australia	Record low minimum temperature	5.6 C (42.1 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Steveston	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	17.8 C (64.0 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Waseca	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	5.6 C (42.1 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Bamberg	Germany	Record low minimum temperature	-6.6 C (20.1 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Kern River Ph 1	United States	Record high maximum temperature	33.3 C (91.9 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Pasadena	United States	Record high maximum temperature	36.1 C (97.0 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Adelaide West Terrace	Australia	Record low maximum temperature	13.9 C (57.0 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Kamsack	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	16.1 C (61.0 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Atlanta 1 E	United States	Record high minimum temperature	2.2 C (36.0 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Aberdeen	United States	Record high maximum temperature	20.6 C (69.1 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Puyallup 2 W Exp STN	United States	Record high maximum temperature	22.2 C (72.0 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Ketchikan AP	United States	Record high maximum temperature	17.2 C (63.0 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Deniliquin (Wilkinson St)	Australia	Record low maximum temperature	16.2 C (61.2 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
St Walburg	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	21.1 C (70.0 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Heinersreuth-Vollhof	Germany	Record low minimum temperature	-7.8 C (18.0 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Gargoti	India	Record daily precipitation	52.3 mm (2.1 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Caguas	Puerto Rico [United States]	Record high maximum temperature	36.1 C (97.0 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Defiance	United States	Record low maximum temperature	1.1 C (34.0 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Greeneville Exp STN	United States	Record low maximum temperature	8.9 C (48.0 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Geraldton Town	Australia	Record high minimum temperature	22.8 C (73.0 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Woori Yallock	Australia	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Lost River	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	17.2 C (63.0 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Muenster	Germany	Record low minimum temperature	-5.7 C (21.7 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Braunschweig (T.H.)	Germany	Record low minimum temperature	-4.9 C (23.2 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Weaverville	United States	Record high maximum temperature	31.7 C (89.1 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Adaven	United States	Record high maximum temperature	26.7 C (80.1 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Kosmos	United States	Record high maximum temperature	23.9 C (75.0 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Vashon Island	United States	Record high maximum temperature	18.9 C (66.0 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Cairns Post Office	Australia	Record high maximum temperature	35.1 C (95.2 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Pekisko	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	18.9 C (66.0 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Qu'appelle	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	5.6 C (42.1 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Freiburg	Germany	Record low minimum temperature	-4.6 C (23.7 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

565 records

Records set or tied on 3 November 1949 by type: Highest daily maximum 217, Lowest daily maximum 81, Highest daily minimum 43, Lowest daily minimum 82, Heaviest daily rainfall 134, Heaviest daily snowfall 8.

Records on 3 November 1949 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	217
Lowest daily maximum	81
Highest daily minimum	43
Lowest daily minimum	82
Heaviest daily rainfall	134
Heaviest daily snowfall	8
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 3 November 1949 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 55, daily 510.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

436 broken records

Margins by which the 436 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 53.6. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

3 November 1949

Top 20 records on 3 November 1949 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
3 November 1949	Yarrabubba, AU	daily rain	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	28.4 mm (1.1 in)	16 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
3 November 1949	Brodribb River, AU	daily rain	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	27.4 mm (1.1 in)	36 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
3 November 1949	Mackay Post Office, AU	daily high max	35.6 C (96.1 F)	3.9 C (7.0 F)	44 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
3 November 1949	Nord-Rana, NO	daily rain	43.0 mm (1.7 in)	20.6 mm (0.8 in)	47 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
3 November 1949	Bindi, AU	daily rain	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	18.8 mm (0.7 in)	36 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
3 November 1949	Glomfjord, NO	daily rain	57.6 mm (2.3 in)	32.3 mm (1.3 in)	32 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
3 November 1949	Ft Bidwell, US	daily high max	25.0 C (77.0 F)	5.0 C (9.0 F)	61 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
3 November 1949	Karlsruhe, DE	daily low min	-5.4 C (22.3 F)	3.6 C (6.5 F)	63 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
3 November 1949	Wagga Wagga (Kooringal), AU	daily low max	11.1 C (52.0 F)	6.4 C (11.5 F)	51 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
3 November 1949	Magdeburg, DE	daily low min	-7.7 C (18.1 F)	3.2 C (5.8 F)	67 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
3 November 1949	Arnsberg, DE	daily low min	-7.9 C (17.8 F)	3.3 C (5.9 F)	68 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
3 November 1949	Melbourne Regional Office, AU	daily low max	12.7 C (54.9 F)	1.7 C (3.1 F)	71 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
3 November 1949	Leipzig-Holzhausen, DE	daily low min	-7.2 C (19.0 F)	1.2 C (2.2 F)	67 years	31 of 100 (Routine)
3 November 1949	Dunderlandsdalen, NO	daily rain	41.0 mm (1.6 in)	12.0 mm (0.5 in)	49 years	31 of 100 (Routine)
3 November 1949	Berlin-Dahlem, DE	daily low min	-5.3 C (22.5 F)	1.5 C (2.7 F)	67 years	30 of 100 (Routine)
3 November 1949	Seattle Urban Site, US	monthly high max	21.1 C (70.0 F)	1.1 C (2.0 F)	40 years	30 of 100 (Routine)
3 November 1949	Gleichen, CA	monthly high max	25.0 C (77.0 F)	2.8 C (5.0 F)	40 years	29 of 100 (Routine)
3 November 1949	Aachen, DE	daily low min	-6.0 C (21.2 F)	3.7 C (6.7 F)	51 years	29 of 100 (Routine)
3 November 1949	Radhapuram, IN	daily rain	91.7 mm (3.6 in)	53.6 mm (2.1 in)	11 years	29 of 100 (Routine)
3 November 1949	Annex Creek, US	monthly high min	8.9 C (48.0 F)	3.3 C (5.9 F)	30 years	29 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

1821 to 1949

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1821 to 1949. 1949 had 565 records.

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

Records on 11-03 in each year
Year	Records
1821	2
1828	1
1835	1
1837	1
1844	1
1845	1
1851	1
1857	1
1858	7
1862	1
1864	1
1875	5
1879	3
1880	1
1881	1
1882	1
1883	1
1885	2
1886	1
1888	2
1889	1
1891	1
1892	1
1893	1
1894	5
1895	1
1896	8
1897	3
1898	6
1899	10
1900	6
1901	6
1902	5
1903	19
1904	22
1905	11
1906	13
1907	28
1908	19
1909	17
1910	21
1911	39
1912	112
1913	35
1914	41
1915	19
1916	22
1917	36
1918	16
1919	74
1920	38
1921	35
1922	85
1923	123
1924	136
1925	107
1926	188
1927	343
1928	236
1929	352
1930	154
1931	279
1932	466
1933	398
1934	571
1935	968
1936	1,217
1937	309
1938	1,019
1939	584
1940	285
1941	214
1942	303
1943	172
1944	498
1945	333
1946	1,017
1947	457
1948	416
1949	565
1950	482
1951	2,288
1952	404
1953	351
1954	693
1955	522
1956	781
1957	453
1958	274
1959	472
1960	239
1961	1,007
1962	438
1963	271
1964	719
1965	522
1966	1,373
1967	588
1968	471
1969	568
1970	551
1971	666
1972	636
1973	903
1974	929
1975	1,066
1976	719
1977	767
1978	1,197
1979	630
1980	1,031
1981	876
1982	826
1983	1,254
1984	624
1985	725
1986	491
1987	1,148
1988	915
1989	615
1990	1,114
1991	3,969
1992	1,158
1993	653
1994	1,227
1995	1,078
1996	1,152
1997	818
1998	789
1999	808
2000	851
2001	587
2002	1,376
2003	1,914
2004	1,356
2005	1,576
2006	1,065
2007	642
2008	1,011
2009	688
2010	718
2011	765
2012	605
2013	515
2014	639
2015	1,123
2016	941
2017	871
2018	405
2019	303
2020	1,688
2021	352
2022	869
2023	714
2024	703
2025	525

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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 10	414
10 to 20	13
20 to 30	7
30 to 40	1
40 to 50	0
50 to 60	1