Weather Records on 7 December 1949

187 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 7 December 1949. Highest significance: Lyndon, AU.

Key Facts for 7 December 1949

On 7 December 1949, 187 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
51 were record highs and 21 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 2 monthly and 185 daily.
Lyndon set a monthly record daily precipitation of 63.0 mm (2.5 in) on 7 December 1949.
Across 157 earlier years (1801 to 2025) the same calendar date averaged 496 records.

Record Map

187 stations

187 station records on 7 December 1949 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 7 December 1949: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Lyndon	Australia	Record daily precipitation	63.0 mm (2.5 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Roldal	Norway	Record daily precipitation	83.2 mm (3.3 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Mc Leod 3 E	United States	Record daily precipitation	25.7 mm (1.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Collingwood	Canada	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Sheboygan	United States	Record daily snowfall	14.0 cm (5.5 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Mulga Downs	Australia	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Houghton Lake 6 WSW	United States	Record daily snowfall	13.2 cm (5.2 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Emerson	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	-14.4 C (6.1 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Ozena	United States	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Belleville	Canada	Record daily snowfall	10.4 cm (4.1 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Guelph Oac	Canada	Record daily snowfall	8.9 cm (3.5 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Upper Stewiacke	Canada	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Cidra 1 E	Puerto Rico [United States]	Record low maximum temperature	22.2 C (72.0 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Kitchener	Canada	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Nordby (Fano)	Denmark	Record high maximum temperature	10.0 C (50.0 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Mundiwindi	Australia	Record daily precipitation	38.6 mm (1.5 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Mildura Post Office	Australia	Record low maximum temperature	19.4 C (66.9 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Tot-Ma	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	0.7 C (33.3 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Greenville 2 NNE	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Plainfield	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.3 cm (2.1 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Terrace	Canada	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
King City	United States	Record daily precipitation	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
E Tawas	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Snowtown	Australia	Record low maximum temperature	16.1 C (61.0 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Midland 2	United States	Record daily snowfall	6.4 cm (2.5 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Gloversville	United States	Record daily snowfall	14.0 cm (5.5 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Kursk	Russia	Record daily precipitation	20.8 mm (0.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Mutooroo	Australia	Record daily precipitation	6.6 mm (0.26 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Freehold-Marlboro	United States	Record daily snowfall	1.3 cm (0.5 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Yardea	Australia	Record daily precipitation	5.1 mm (0.20 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Munchen-Nymphenburg	Germany	Record daily precipitation	23.7 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Sussex 1 NW	United States	Record daily snowfall	2.5 cm (1.0 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Thurlga	Australia	Record daily precipitation	6.1 mm (0.24 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Pakri	Estonia	Record daily precipitation	8.4 mm (0.33 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Watson	Australia	Record daily precipitation	7.1 mm (0.28 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Miltalie (Hillview)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	3.6 mm (0.14 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Hightstown 2 W	United States	Record daily snowfall	1.3 cm (0.5 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Somerville 4 NW	United States	Record daily snowfall	4.6 cm (1.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Booleroo Centre (Willowie)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	1.5 mm (0.06 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Maquoketa	United States	Record daily snowfall	0.5 cm (0.2 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Millport 4 NE	United States	Record daily snowfall	3.0 cm (1.2 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Yarrie	Australia	Record daily precipitation	10.2 mm (0.4 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Bruce	Australia	Record daily precipitation	0.5 mm (0.02 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Malung	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	9.2 mm (0.36 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Petaluma AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Santa Barbara	United States	Record daily precipitation	33.5 mm (1.3 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Weston	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-5.0 C (23.0 F)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Phillipsburg	United States	Record daily snowfall	3.8 cm (1.5 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Little Falls City Rsch	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.9 cm (3.1 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Crosby	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Winston Salem Reynolds AP	United States	Record high minimum temperature	7.2 C (45.0 F)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Bulloo Downs	Australia	Record daily precipitation	26.4 mm (1.0 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
San Jose	United States	Record high minimum temperature	10.0 C (50.0 F)	19 of 100 (Routine)
New Brunswick Exp STN	United States	Record daily snowfall	4.6 cm (1.8 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Indian Lake 2SW	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-9.4 C (15.1 F)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Matanuska Exp Farm	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Reading Wb City	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Kalgoorlie Post Office	Australia	Record low minimum temperature	9.4 C (48.9 F)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Nonning	Australia	Record daily precipitation	1.0 mm (0.04 in)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Shenkursk	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	0.4 C (32.7 F)	18 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

187 records

Records set or tied on 7 December 1949 by type: Highest daily maximum 29, Lowest daily maximum 13, Highest daily minimum 22, Lowest daily minimum 8, Heaviest daily rainfall 67, Heaviest daily snowfall 47, Deepest snow cover 1.

Records on 7 December 1949 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	29
Lowest daily maximum	13
Highest daily minimum	22
Lowest daily minimum	8
Heaviest daily rainfall	67
Heaviest daily snowfall	47
Deepest snow cover	1

Records on 7 December 1949 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 2, daily 185.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

151 broken records

Margins by which the 151 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 115.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

7 December 1949

Top 20 records on 7 December 1949 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
7 December 1949	Lyndon, AU	monthly rain	63.0 mm (2.5 in)	33.5 mm (1.3 in)	0 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
7 December 1949	Roldal, NO	daily rain	83.2 mm (3.3 in)	41.7 mm (1.6 in)	35 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
7 December 1949	Mc Leod 3 E, US	daily rain	25.7 mm (1.0 in)	11.7 mm (0.5 in)	32 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
7 December 1949	Collingwood, CA	daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	6.4 cm (2.5 in)	79 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
7 December 1949	Sheboygan, US	daily snowfall	14.0 cm (5.5 in)	11.5 cm (4.5 in)	40 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
7 December 1949	Mulga Downs, AU	daily rain	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	20.3 mm (0.8 in)	40 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
7 December 1949	Houghton Lake 6 WSW, US	daily snowfall	13.2 cm (5.2 in)	7.4 cm (2.9 in)	30 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
7 December 1949	Emerson, CA	daily low max	-14.4 C (6.1 F)	5.5 C (9.9 F)	52 years	29 of 100 (Routine)
7 December 1949	Ozena, US	daily rain	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	31 years	29 of 100 (Routine)
7 December 1949	Belleville, CA	daily snowfall	10.4 cm (4.1 in)	4.0 cm (1.6 in)	47 years	28 of 100 (Routine)
7 December 1949	Guelph Oac, CA	daily snowfall	8.9 cm (3.5 in)	1.3 cm (0.5 in)	57 years	26 of 100 (Routine)
7 December 1949	Upper Stewiacke, CA	daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	11.4 cm (4.5 in)	14 years	26 of 100 (Routine)
7 December 1949	Cidra 1 E, PR	daily low max	22.2 C (72.0 F)	1.7 C (3.1 F)	43 years	25 of 100 (Routine)
7 December 1949	Kitchener, CA	daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	5.6 cm (2.2 in)	22 years	24 of 100 (Routine)
7 December 1949	Nordby (Fano), DK	daily high max	10.0 C (50.0 F)	0.7 C (1.3 F)	50 years	24 of 100 (Routine)
7 December 1949	Mundiwindi, AU	daily rain	38.6 mm (1.5 in)	25.6 mm (1.0 in)	16 years	23 of 100 (Routine)
7 December 1949	Mildura Post Office, AU	daily low max	19.4 C (66.9 F)	0.2 C (0.4 F)	58 years	23 of 100 (Routine)
7 December 1949	Tot-Ma, RU	daily high min	0.7 C (33.3 F)	0.7 C (1.3 F)	57 years	23 of 100 (Routine)
7 December 1949	Greenville 2 NNE, US	daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	22 years	23 of 100 (Routine)
7 December 1949	Plainfield, US	daily snowfall	5.3 cm (2.1 in)	2.3 cm (0.9 in)	47 years	23 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 187 records.

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

Records on 12-07 in each year
Year	Records
1801	1
1805	1
1812	2
1815	1
1825	2
1832	1
1836	1
1839	1
1844	4
1848	3
1852	1
1856	3
1863	1
1866	1
1868	5
1871	5
1875	6
1879	5
1881	1
1884	2
1885	1
1889	1
1890	2
1891	3
1892	1
1893	5
1894	1
1895	1
1896	8
1897	4
1898	10
1899	3
1900	2
1901	9
1902	16
1903	9
1904	7
1905	3
1906	21
1907	4
1908	24
1909	21
1910	26
1911	7
1912	21
1913	19
1914	32
1915	53
1916	36
1917	52
1918	30
1919	38
1920	81
1921	39
1922	272
1923	128
1924	374
1925	119
1926	372
1927	404
1928	105
1929	146
1930	534
1931	180
1932	555
1933	130
1934	274
1935	270
1936	602
1937	890
1938	279
1939	780
1940	145
1941	139
1942	526
1943	199
1944	357
1945	240
1946	855
1947	240
1948	320
1949	187
1950	1,472
1951	1,751
1952	447
1953	673
1954	445
1955	195
1956	1,358
1957	589
1958	831
1959	539
1960	561
1961	206
1962	642
1963	436
1964	467
1965	476
1966	1,047
1967	386
1968	461
1969	952
1970	724
1971	854
1972	2,239
1973	448
1974	508
1975	404
1976	1,037
1977	1,369
1978	1,882
1979	827
1980	1,314
1981	896
1982	542
1983	957
1984	957
1985	922
1986	1,126
1987	866
1988	582
1989	675
1990	744
1991	698
1992	906
1993	544
1994	1,772
1995	912
1996	1,152
1997	818
1998	2,384
1999	674
2000	1,085
2001	743
2002	917
2003	1,184
2004	1,096
2005	1,433
2006	1,246
2007	1,402
2008	833
2009	972
2010	1,405
2011	1,507
2012	643
2013	2,119
2014	479
2015	1,079
2016	389
2017	508
2018	558
2019	447
2020	597
2021	547
2022	579
2023	952
2024	712
2025	665

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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	126
20 to 40	16
40 to 60	4
60 to 80	2
80 to 100	0
100 to 120	3