Weather Records on 14 November 1949

438 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 14 November 1949. Highest significance: Ouricuri, BR.

Key Facts for 14 November 1949

On 14 November 1949, 438 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
122 were record highs and 19 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 6 monthly and 432 daily.
Ouricuri set a daily record precipitation of 68.0 mm (2.7 in) on 14 November 1949.
Across 163 earlier years (1801 to 2025) the same calendar date averaged 458 records.

Record Map

438 stations

438 station records on 14 November 1949 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 14 November 1949: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Ouricuri	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	68.0 mm (2.7 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Leliefontein	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	41.9 mm (1.6 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Williams	Australia	Record daily precipitation	27.7 mm (1.1 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Bulsfontein	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	57.2 mm (2.3 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Yardie Creek	Australia	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Dewetsdorp (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	63.2 mm (2.5 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Sweetwater	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	50.5 mm (2.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Edenburg (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	76.2 mm (3.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Murringo (Windermere)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Thorpdale State School	Australia	Record daily precipitation	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Jhb-Joubert Park	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Yarragadee	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Beerlaagte	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	54.6 mm (2.1 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Wonnaminta	Australia	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Bloemfontein Airpor	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	41.9 mm (1.6 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Davis 2 WSW Exp Farm	United States	Record low maximum temperature	5.6 C (42.1 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Lake City 2 E	United States	Record daily precipitation	46.5 mm (1.8 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Olaa 92	United States	Record low minimum temperature	12.8 C (55.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Middelplaats	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	25.7 mm (1.0 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Neerim	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
San Diego de la Union	Mexico	Record low minimum temperature	-3.9 C (25.0 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Bloemfontein Kings Park	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	45.0 mm (1.8 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Waterford	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Heidelberg I	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	51.8 mm (2.0 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Gainesville UNIV of Fl	United States	Record daily precipitation	45.2 mm (1.8 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Wittebank	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	42.4 mm (1.7 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Bowen Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.7 mm (1.0 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Jhb-Turffontein	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	36.6 mm (1.4 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Raiford State Prison	United States	Record daily precipitation	55.4 mm (2.2 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Barambah	Australia	Record daily precipitation	49.3 mm (1.9 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Nelson	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	11.1 C (52.0 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Welverdiend (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	42.7 mm (1.7 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Springville Tule Hd	United States	Record high minimum temperature	6.1 C (43.0 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Hilliard	United States	Record daily precipitation	25.7 mm (1.0 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Hamilton	United States	Record high maximum temperature	18.3 C (64.9 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Natashquan A	Canada	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Parrsboro	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	13.9 C (57.0 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Likatlong	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	29.7 mm (1.2 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Santa Barbara	United States	Record high maximum temperature	31.7 C (89.1 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Alberni Beaver Creek	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	14.4 C (57.9 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Narrawong	Australia	Record daily precipitation	16.5 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Berlin-Dahlem	Germany	Record daily precipitation	14.8 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Ellensfield	Australia	Record daily precipitation	16.0 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Barooga	Australia	Record daily precipitation	17.3 mm (0.7 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Maranguape	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	16.8 mm (0.7 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Narrogin	Australia	Record daily precipitation	12.2 mm (0.5 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Disraeli	Canada	Record daily precipitation	21.1 mm (0.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Campbell (Mun)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	7.9 mm (0.31 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Coomberdale	Australia	Record daily precipitation	14.0 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Chidlow	Australia	Record daily precipitation	17.8 mm (0.7 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Tallering	Australia	Record daily precipitation	7.1 mm (0.28 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Darkan	Australia	Record daily precipitation	11.4 mm (0.4 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Mundaring Weir	Australia	Record daily precipitation	18.3 mm (0.7 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Arthur River	Australia	Record daily precipitation	24.1 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Redlands	Australia	Record daily precipitation	9.9 mm (0.39 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Churchman Brook	Australia	Record daily precipitation	21.6 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Henley Park	Australia	Record daily precipitation	14.7 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Maybrook	Australia	Record daily precipitation	13.7 mm (0.5 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Rouxville (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	23.9 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
W Pt	United States	Record daily precipitation	20.6 mm (0.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

438 records

Records set or tied on 14 November 1949 by type: Highest daily maximum 75, Lowest daily maximum 8, Highest daily minimum 47, Lowest daily minimum 11, Heaviest daily rainfall 284, Heaviest daily snowfall 12, Deepest snow cover 1.

Records on 14 November 1949 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	75
Lowest daily maximum	8
Highest daily minimum	47
Lowest daily minimum	11
Heaviest daily rainfall	284
Heaviest daily snowfall	12
Deepest snow cover	1

Records on 14 November 1949 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 6, daily 432.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

363 broken records

Margins by which the 363 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 68.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

14 November 1949

Top 20 records on 14 November 1949 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
14 November 1949	Ouricuri, BR	daily rain	68.0 mm (2.7 in)	68.0 mm (2.7 in)	36 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
14 November 1949	Leliefontein, ZA	daily rain	41.9 mm (1.6 in)	41.9 mm (1.6 in)	36 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
14 November 1949	Williams, AU	daily rain	27.7 mm (1.1 in)	15.8 mm (0.6 in)	27 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
14 November 1949	Bulsfontein, ZA	daily rain	57.2 mm (2.3 in)	46.8 mm (1.8 in)	16 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
14 November 1949	Yardie Creek, AU	daily rain	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	34 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
14 November 1949	Dewetsdorp (Pol), ZA	daily rain	63.2 mm (2.5 in)	43.6 mm (1.7 in)	16 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
14 November 1949	Sweetwater, ZA	daily rain	50.5 mm (2.0 in)	39.1 mm (1.5 in)	23 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
14 November 1949	Edenburg (Pol), ZA	monthly rain	76.2 mm (3.0 in)	16.5 mm (0.6 in)	43 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
14 November 1949	Murringo (Windermere), AU	daily rain	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	29.5 mm (1.2 in)	32 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
14 November 1949	Thorpdale State School, AU	daily rain	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	21.6 mm (0.9 in)	19 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
14 November 1949	Jhb-Joubert Park, ZA	daily rain	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	21.1 mm (0.8 in)	44 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
14 November 1949	Yarragadee, AU	monthly rain	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	2.8 mm (0.11 in)	40 years	31 of 100 (Routine)
14 November 1949	Beerlaagte, ZA	daily rain	54.6 mm (2.1 in)	22.8 mm (0.9 in)	36 years	31 of 100 (Routine)
14 November 1949	Wonnaminta, AU	monthly rain	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	7.6 mm (0.30 in)	0 years	30 of 100 (Routine)
14 November 1949	Bloemfontein Airpor, ZA	daily rain	41.9 mm (1.6 in)	22.8 mm (0.9 in)	16 years	30 of 100 (Routine)
14 November 1949	Davis 2 WSW Exp Farm, US	monthly low max	5.6 C (42.1 F)	2.2 C (4.0 F)	30 years	29 of 100 (Routine)
14 November 1949	Lake City 2 E, US	daily rain	46.5 mm (1.8 in)	25.9 mm (1.0 in)	28 years	29 of 100 (Routine)
14 November 1949	Olaa 92, US	daily low min	12.8 C (55.0 F)	1.6 C (2.9 F)	44 years	29 of 100 (Routine)
14 November 1949	Middelplaats, ZA	daily rain	25.7 mm (1.0 in)	15.5 mm (0.6 in)	36 years	28 of 100 (Routine)
14 November 1949	Neerim, AU	daily rain	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	7.4 mm (0.29 in)	47 years	27 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

1801 to 1949

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1801 to 1949. 1949 had 438 records.

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

Records on 11-14 in each year
Year	Records
1801	2
1820	1
1823	2
1825	1
1835	3
1839	1
1842	1
1847	2
1850	1
1852	1
1854	1
1859	2
1861	1
1862	1
1866	2
1867	1
1869	1
1873	4
1874	2
1875	3
1876	3
1879	3
1880	3
1881	2
1882	1
1883	3
1886	1
1888	2
1889	1
1890	2
1891	4
1892	2
1893	1
1894	3
1895	3
1896	2
1897	5
1899	6
1900	3
1901	12
1902	14
1903	5
1904	17
1905	37
1906	27
1907	5
1908	20
1909	39
1910	7
1911	18
1912	19
1913	32
1914	48
1915	45
1916	86
1917	222
1918	25
1919	122
1920	70
1921	70
1922	37
1923	125
1924	114
1925	147
1926	290
1927	189
1928	296
1929	430
1930	437
1931	490
1932	370
1933	390
1934	229
1935	105
1936	348
1937	306
1938	327
1939	343
1940	1,448
1941	429
1942	310
1943	255
1944	467
1945	325
1946	289
1947	371
1948	171
1949	438
1950	551
1951	817
1952	327
1953	849
1954	201
1955	1,660
1956	556
1957	668
1958	862
1959	1,147
1960	315
1961	614
1962	314
1963	521
1964	872
1965	497
1966	415
1967	555
1968	615
1969	824
1970	526
1971	694
1972	1,159
1973	656
1974	485
1975	734
1976	1,079
1977	589
1978	799
1979	551
1980	497
1981	611
1982	644
1983	918
1984	488
1985	1,510
1986	2,074
1987	548
1988	791
1989	1,028
1990	1,203
1991	771
1992	770
1993	2,410
1994	1,318
1995	1,250
1996	879
1997	1,954
1998	877
1999	1,484
2000	1,448
2001	1,251
2002	516
2003	556
2004	1,008
2005	971
2006	1,012
2007	484
2008	720
2009	960
2010	1,606
2011	701
2012	346
2013	525
2014	1,706
2015	675
2016	699
2017	348
2018	906
2019	1,265
2020	592
2021	678
2022	878
2023	545
2024	454
2025	1,288

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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	294
10 to 20	50
20 to 30	12
30 to 40	2
40 to 50	3
50 to 60	1
60 to 70	1