Weather Records on 27 November 1949

1,141 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 27 November 1949. Highest significance: Currais Novos, BR.

Key Facts for 27 November 1949

On 27 November 1949, 1,141 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
764 were record highs and 91 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 40 monthly and 1,101 daily.
Currais Novos set a monthly record daily precipitation of 62.0 mm (2.4 in) on 27 November 1949.
Across 167 earlier years (1793 to 2025) the same calendar date averaged 440 records.

Record Map

1,141 stations

1,141 station records on 27 November 1949 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 27 November 1949: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Currais Novos	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	62.0 mm (2.4 in)	62 of 100 (Major)
Caboolture Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	101.1 mm (4.0 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Alagoa Nova (Laranjeiras)	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	70.2 mm (2.8 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Buderim Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	83.6 mm (3.3 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Bom Jardim	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	60.0 mm (2.4 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Timbauba	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	53.8 mm (2.1 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Condong Sugar Mill	Australia	Record daily precipitation	84.3 mm (3.3 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Koebenhavn: Landbohojskolen-1	Denmark	Record daily precipitation	34.2 mm (1.3 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Wilbur	United States	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Kia Ora Sandy Ridges	Australia	Record daily precipitation	55.9 mm (2.2 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Buckland Downs	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	82.6 mm (3.3 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Paauilo 221	United States	Record daily precipitation	141.0 mm (5.6 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Brisbane Regional Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	96.8 mm (3.8 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Pleasant Valley	United States	Record daily precipitation	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Kohala Mis 175.1	United States	Record daily precipitation	65.8 mm (2.6 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Hillgrove (Hillview)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	100.8 mm (4.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Harbor Beach 1 SSE	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Haina 214	United States	Record daily precipitation	113.8 mm (4.5 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Joao Pessoa	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	32.4 mm (1.3 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Garden Valley	United States	Record high maximum temperature	17.8 C (64.0 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Wangerooge	Germany	Record daily precipitation	26.9 mm (1.1 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Muswellbrook (Edderton)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	74.2 mm (2.9 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Araruna	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	39.0 mm (1.5 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Cicero Dantas	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	58.5 mm (2.3 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Ngukurr	Australia	Record daily precipitation	56.9 mm (2.2 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Pereiro	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	70.0 mm (2.8 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Malanda Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	43.9 mm (1.7 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Bruff Hill	Australia	Record daily precipitation	48.5 mm (1.9 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Brockville	Canada	Record low minimum temperature	-21.7 C (-7.1 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Alder Dam Camp	United States	Record daily precipitation	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Niulii 179	United States	Record daily precipitation	71.1 mm (2.8 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Enoggera Reservoir	Australia	Record daily precipitation	81.3 mm (3.2 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Bella Coola	Canada	Record daily precipitation	73.2 mm (2.9 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Lake Keechelus	United States	Record daily precipitation	85.9 mm (3.4 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Yengarie Railway Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	63.0 mm (2.5 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Vicosa Do Ceara	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	42.6 mm (1.7 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Harrisville	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Lakeside	United States	Record high maximum temperature	16.7 C (62.1 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Olympia Priest Pt Park	United States	Record daily precipitation	59.4 mm (2.3 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Monsildale	Australia	Record daily precipitation	56.9 mm (2.2 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Inga	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	32.4 mm (1.3 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Agua Branca	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	32.1 mm (1.3 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Emerson	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	4.4 C (39.9 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Bliss 4 NW	United States	Record high maximum temperature	23.9 C (75.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Caldwell	United States	Record high maximum temperature	23.3 C (73.9 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Mtn Home	United States	Record high maximum temperature	22.2 C (72.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Wallace	United States	Record daily precipitation	53.8 mm (2.1 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Houghton Lake 6 WSW	United States	Record snow depth	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Centralia	United States	Record high maximum temperature	21.7 C (71.1 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Snoqualmie Pass	United States	Record daily precipitation	86.9 mm (3.4 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Winthrop 1 WSW	United States	Record daily precipitation	41.7 mm (1.6 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Kohala 179.1	United States	Record daily precipitation	61.7 mm (2.4 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Beechmont Binna Burra Road	Australia	Record daily precipitation	49.5 mm (1.9 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Grand View 4 NW	United States	Record high maximum temperature	23.9 C (75.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Carlsbad	United States	Record high minimum temperature	17.2 C (63.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Chama	United States	Record high minimum temperature	4.4 C (39.9 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Cle Elum	United States	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Laurier	United States	Record high maximum temperature	15.6 C (60.1 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Mayne Junction	Australia	Record daily precipitation	64.8 mm (2.6 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Saanich Dom Astro Obs	Canada	Record daily precipitation	58.4 mm (2.3 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

1,141 records

Records set or tied on 27 November 1949 by type: Highest daily maximum 469, Lowest daily maximum 51, Highest daily minimum 295, Lowest daily minimum 40, Heaviest daily rainfall 266, Heaviest daily snowfall 16, Deepest snow cover 4.

Records on 27 November 1949 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	469
Lowest daily maximum	51
Highest daily minimum	295
Lowest daily minimum	40
Heaviest daily rainfall	266
Heaviest daily snowfall	16
Deepest snow cover	4

Records on 27 November 1949 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 40, daily 1,101.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

970 broken records

Margins by which the 970 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 127.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

27 November 1949

Top 20 records on 27 November 1949 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
27 November 1949	Currais Novos, BR	monthly rain	62.0 mm (2.4 in)	44.0 mm (1.7 in)	26 years	62 of 100 (Major)
27 November 1949	Caboolture Post Office, AU	daily rain	101.1 mm (4.0 in)	62.2 mm (2.4 in)	36 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
27 November 1949	Alagoa Nova (Laranjeiras), BR	monthly rain	70.2 mm (2.8 in)	40.1 mm (1.6 in)	10 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
27 November 1949	Buderim Post Office, AU	daily rain	83.6 mm (3.3 in)	57.4 mm (2.3 in)	53 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
27 November 1949	Bom Jardim, BR	daily rain	60.0 mm (2.4 in)	50.0 mm (2.0 in)	32 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
27 November 1949	Timbauba, BR	daily rain	53.8 mm (2.1 in)	32.6 mm (1.3 in)	20 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
27 November 1949	Condong Sugar Mill, AU	daily rain	84.3 mm (3.3 in)	55.9 mm (2.2 in)	34 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
27 November 1949	Koebenhavn: Landbohojskolen-1, DK	monthly rain	34.2 mm (1.3 in)	6.4 mm (0.25 in)	54 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
27 November 1949	Wilbur, US	daily rain	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	16.5 mm (0.6 in)	16 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
27 November 1949	Kia Ora Sandy Ridges, AU	daily rain	55.9 mm (2.2 in)	41.7 mm (1.6 in)	34 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
27 November 1949	Buckland Downs, ZA	monthly rain	82.6 mm (3.3 in)	23.2 mm (0.9 in)	32 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
27 November 1949	Paauilo 221, US	daily rain	141.0 mm (5.6 in)	107.7 mm (4.2 in)	28 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
27 November 1949	Brisbane Regional Office, AU	monthly rain	96.8 mm (3.8 in)	3.8 mm (0.15 in)	79 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
27 November 1949	Pleasant Valley, US	daily rain	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	24.1 mm (0.9 in)	4 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
27 November 1949	Kohala Mis 175.1, US	daily rain	65.8 mm (2.6 in)	41.4 mm (1.6 in)	35 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
27 November 1949	Hillgrove (Hillview), AU	daily rain	100.8 mm (4.0 in)	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	40 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
27 November 1949	Harbor Beach 1 SSE, US	daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	48 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
27 November 1949	Haina 214, US	daily rain	113.8 mm (4.5 in)	68.1 mm (2.7 in)	31 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
27 November 1949	Joao Pessoa, BR	daily rain	32.4 mm (1.3 in)	18.1 mm (0.7 in)	32 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
27 November 1949	Garden Valley, US	daily high max	17.8 C (64.0 F)	8.4 C (15.1 F)	54 years	40 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

1793 to 1949

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1793 to 1949. 1949 had 1,141 records.

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

Records on 11-27 in each year
Year	Records
1793	1
1794	1
1796	1
1815	1
1829	2
1838	2
1846	1
1849	3
1850	1
1851	1
1853	1
1856	4
1857	1
1859	1
1861	1
1862	1
1864	1
1869	1
1870	1
1871	1
1872	4
1873	1
1874	2
1875	1
1876	1
1877	2
1878	7
1879	2
1881	1
1883	1
1884	2
1885	3
1887	2
1890	10
1891	2
1892	1
1894	5
1895	3
1896	5
1897	3
1898	10
1899	3
1900	2
1901	3
1902	1
1903	28
1904	5
1905	5
1906	13
1907	14
1908	32
1909	36
1910	12
1911	22
1912	9
1913	18
1914	13
1915	34
1916	78
1917	94
1918	32
1919	55
1920	98
1921	108
1922	31
1923	48
1924	30
1925	93
1926	152
1927	375
1928	71
1929	118
1930	596
1931	181
1932	361
1933	331
1934	259
1935	272
1936	300
1937	258
1938	773
1939	310
1940	560
1941	173
1942	334
1943	127
1944	268
1945	265
1946	489
1947	255
1948	696
1949	1,141
1950	534
1951	685
1952	1,351
1953	521
1954	220
1955	690
1956	335
1957	159
1958	585
1959	476
1960	896
1961	348
1962	692
1963	388
1964	527
1965	864
1966	639
1967	360
1968	458
1969	450
1970	670
1971	450
1972	499
1973	1,453
1974	556
1975	1,222
1976	1,389
1977	1,190
1978	1,031
1979	851
1980	941
1981	769
1982	952
1983	2,097
1984	1,264
1985	2,808
1986	687
1987	786
1988	821
1989	927
1990	1,626
1991	742
1992	951
1993	1,674
1994	1,355
1995	832
1996	1,155
1997	980
1998	1,433
1999	954
2000	642
2001	1,247
2002	1,029
2003	641
2004	556
2005	853
2006	1,304
2007	472
2008	884
2009	726
2010	1,199
2011	1,213
2012	392
2013	1,165
2014	1,136
2015	1,183
2016	388
2017	1,136
2018	628
2019	997
2020	287
2021	565
2022	420
2023	623
2024	736
2025	296

Download the Data

Data for records on 1949-11-27: 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	907
20 to 40	38
40 to 60	15
60 to 80	8
80 to 100	0
100 to 120	1
120 to 140	1