Weather Records on 24 November 1949

487 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 24 November 1949. Highest significance: Toronto, CA.

Key Facts for 24 November 1949

On 24 November 1949, 487 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
252 were record highs and 14 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 6 monthly and 481 daily.
Toronto set a daily record snowfall of 19.1 cm (7.5 in) on 24 November 1949.
Across 161 earlier years (1793 to 2025) the same calendar date averaged 467 records.

Record Map

487 stations

487 station records on 24 November 1949 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 24 November 1949: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Toronto	Canada	Record daily snowfall	19.1 cm (7.5 in)	62 of 100 (Major)
Crateus	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	60.0 mm (2.4 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Jacobina	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	93.5 mm (3.7 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
The Hermatige	Australia	Record daily precipitation	85.3 mm (3.4 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Brantford	Canada	Record daily snowfall	18.5 cm (7.3 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Welland	Canada	Record daily snowfall	14.2 cm (5.6 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Beeton	Canada	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Brejo da Madre de Deus	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	52.2 mm (2.1 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Hamilton	Canada	Record daily snowfall	14.7 cm (5.8 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Harbor Beach 1 SSE	United States	Record daily snowfall	8.9 cm (3.5 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Hillsdale	United States	Record daily snowfall	11.4 cm (4.5 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Maquoketa	United States	Record daily snowfall	6.4 cm (2.5 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Gracemere Russell St	Australia	Record daily precipitation	53.3 mm (2.1 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Drain	United States	Record high maximum temperature	22.2 C (72.0 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Goderich	Canada	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Ft Bidwell	United States	Record high maximum temperature	17.2 C (63.0 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Milwaukee Wb City	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.4 cm (2.9 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Kalamazoo State Hospital	United States	Record daily snowfall	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Peterborough	Canada	Record daily snowfall	19.1 cm (7.5 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Portland Rfc City	United States	Record high maximum temperature	18.3 C (64.9 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Tipton	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Neillsville 3ESE	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Salem AP (McNary Field)	United States	Record high minimum temperature	13.3 C (55.9 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Portland Rfc City	United States	Record high minimum temperature	15.6 C (60.1 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Sao Joao Do Sabugi	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	70.0 mm (2.8 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
New Ulm 2 SE	United States	Record daily snowfall	8.9 cm (3.5 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Big Eddy	United States	Record daily precipitation	26.2 mm (1.0 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Walterhall	Australia	Record daily precipitation	36.6 mm (1.4 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Osage	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
S Bend AP	United States	Record daily snowfall	9.9 cm (3.9 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Dubuque River	United States	Record daily snowfall	8.1 cm (3.2 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Marlborough Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	26.4 mm (1.0 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Boynedale	Australia	Record daily precipitation	49.3 mm (1.9 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Wandsworth (Strabanne)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	34.0 mm (1.3 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Nuwara Eliya	Sri Lanka	Record low minimum temperature	1.4 C (34.5 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
New Hampton	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Charlotte	United States	Record daily snowfall	16.5 cm (6.5 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Corvallis State UNIV	United States	Record high minimum temperature	14.4 C (57.9 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Prairie du Chien	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
N Bend SW Oregon Rgnl AP	United States	Record high minimum temperature	13.9 C (57.0 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
New Braunfels	United States	Record high maximum temperature	31.1 C (88.0 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Springfield 1 SE	United States	Record high minimum temperature	5.0 C (41.0 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Newport	United States	Record high minimum temperature	12.2 C (54.0 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Roper River Police	Australia	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Kowanyama Airport	Australia	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Riachao Do Jacuipe	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	35.7 mm (1.4 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Crescent City 3 NNW	United States	Record high minimum temperature	11.1 C (52.0 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Salida	United States	Record high minimum temperature	2.2 C (36.0 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Hillsdale	United States	Record snow depth	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Albion	United States	Record high minimum temperature	1.1 C (34.0 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Grants Pass	United States	Record high maximum temperature	20.0 C (68.0 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Paisley	United States	Record high minimum temperature	7.8 C (46.0 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Viroqua	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Oak Hills Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Ft Morgan	United States	Record high minimum temperature	1.1 C (34.0 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Silverton	United States	Record high minimum temperature	-1.7 C (28.9 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Wayne	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.4 cm (4.1 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Minden	United States	Record high maximum temperature	21.1 C (70.0 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Drain	United States	Record high minimum temperature	13.3 C (55.9 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Vancouver Interst Brg	United States	Record daily precipitation	33.3 mm (1.3 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

487 records

Records set or tied on 24 November 1949 by type: Highest daily maximum 110, Lowest daily maximum 8, Highest daily minimum 142, Lowest daily minimum 6, Heaviest daily rainfall 142, Heaviest daily snowfall 73, Deepest snow cover 6.

Records on 24 November 1949 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	110
Lowest daily maximum	8
Highest daily minimum	142
Lowest daily minimum	6
Heaviest daily rainfall	142
Heaviest daily snowfall	73
Deepest snow cover	6

Records on 24 November 1949 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 6, daily 481.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

395 broken records

Margins by which the 395 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 152.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

24 November 1949

Top 20 records on 24 November 1949 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
24 November 1949	Toronto, CA	daily snowfall	19.1 cm (7.5 in)	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	75 years	62 of 100 (Major)
24 November 1949	Crateus, BR	daily rain	60.0 mm (2.4 in)	51.5 mm (2.0 in)	32 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
24 November 1949	Jacobina, BR	daily rain	93.5 mm (3.7 in)	68.2 mm (2.7 in)	32 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
24 November 1949	The Hermatige, AU	daily rain	85.3 mm (3.4 in)	81.7 mm (3.2 in)	8 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
24 November 1949	Brantford, CA	daily snowfall	18.5 cm (7.3 in)	13.4 cm (5.3 in)	48 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
24 November 1949	Welland, CA	daily snowfall	14.2 cm (5.6 in)	7.8 cm (3.1 in)	68 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
24 November 1949	Beeton, CA	daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	27 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
24 November 1949	Brejo da Madre de Deus, BR	daily rain	52.2 mm (2.1 in)	30.4 mm (1.2 in)	28 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
24 November 1949	Hamilton, CA	daily snowfall	14.7 cm (5.8 in)	6.8 cm (2.7 in)	69 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
24 November 1949	Harbor Beach 1 SSE, US	daily snowfall	8.9 cm (3.5 in)	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	34 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
24 November 1949	Hillsdale, US	daily snowfall	11.4 cm (4.5 in)	8.9 cm (3.5 in)	19 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
24 November 1949	Maquoketa, US	monthly snowfall	6.4 cm (2.5 in)	3.9 cm (1.5 in)	51 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
24 November 1949	Gracemere Russell St, AU	daily rain	53.3 mm (2.1 in)	47.5 mm (1.9 in)	2 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
24 November 1949	Drain, US	daily high max	22.2 C (72.0 F)	7.2 C (13.0 F)	40 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
24 November 1949	Goderich, CA	daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	2.6 cm (1.0 in)	75 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
24 November 1949	Ft Bidwell, US	daily high max	17.2 C (63.0 F)	1.6 C (2.9 F)	78 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
24 November 1949	Milwaukee Wb City, US	daily snowfall	7.4 cm (2.9 in)	4.1 cm (1.6 in)	61 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
24 November 1949	Kalamazoo State Hospital, US	monthly snowfall	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	2.5 cm (1.0 in)	45 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
24 November 1949	Peterborough, CA	daily snowfall	19.1 cm (7.5 in)	7.7 cm (3.0 in)	16 years	32 of 100 (Routine)
24 November 1949	Portland Rfc City, US	daily high max	18.3 C (64.9 F)	1.1 C (2.0 F)	74 years	32 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

1793 to 1949

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1793 to 1949. 1949 had 487 records.

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

Records on 11-24 in each year
Year	Records
1793	2
1812	1
1824	2
1831	1
1836	1
1838	1
1841	1
1846	1
1852	2
1853	1
1856	2
1858	3
1863	1
1865	2
1868	1
1869	1
1870	1
1873	1
1874	1
1877	1
1879	1
1880	3
1881	1
1882	3
1885	1
1886	1
1888	6
1889	1
1890	6
1892	3
1893	2
1895	2
1896	3
1897	1
1898	3
1899	3
1900	3
1901	3
1902	12
1903	8
1904	15
1905	17
1906	19
1907	14
1908	53
1909	30
1910	9
1911	47
1912	24
1913	26
1914	64
1915	20
1916	97
1917	110
1918	18
1919	43
1920	21
1921	60
1922	66
1923	164
1924	261
1925	132
1926	107
1927	410
1928	110
1929	226
1930	368
1931	945
1932	186
1933	211
1934	100
1935	221
1936	216
1937	302
1938	778
1939	234
1940	439
1941	166
1942	490
1943	192
1944	418
1945	226
1946	368
1947	745
1948	459
1949	487
1950	1,821
1951	627
1952	762
1953	280
1954	315
1955	621
1956	732
1957	282
1958	650
1959	665
1960	318
1961	660
1962	299
1963	351
1964	330
1965	1,334
1966	840
1967	294
1968	271
1969	284
1970	1,493
1971	836
1972	633
1973	1,513
1974	434
1975	844
1976	412
1977	1,071
1978	703
1979	1,458
1980	1,053
1981	910
1982	1,223
1983	1,370
1984	1,074
1985	2,300
1986	713
1987	781
1988	904
1989	1,005
1990	1,031
1991	928
1992	1,515
1993	2,296
1994	792
1995	956
1996	1,232
1997	489
1998	893
1999	1,202
2000	705
2001	1,808
2002	755
2003	1,166
2004	1,255
2005	1,115
2006	992
2007	1,001
2008	777
2009	889
2010	1,626
2011	1,046
2012	370
2013	1,155
2014	1,016
2015	493
2016	452
2017	1,526
2018	535
2019	323
2020	391
2021	451
2022	378
2023	554
2024	755
2025	453

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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	342
20 to 40	26
40 to 60	12
60 to 80	9
80 to 100	3
100 to 120	1
120 to 140	1
140 to 160	1