Weather Records on 31 December 1949

384 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 31 December 1949. Highest significance: La Pryor, US.

Key Facts for 31 December 1949

On 31 December 1949, 384 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
218 were record highs and 45 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 1 were all-time records, 5 monthly and 378 daily.
La Pryor set a daily record precipitation of 37.6 mm (1.5 in) on 31 December 1949.
Across 157 earlier years (1797 to 2025) the same calendar date averaged 487 records.

Record Map

384 stations

384 station records on 31 December 1949 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 31 December 1949: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
La Pryor	United States	Record daily precipitation	37.6 mm (1.5 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Masset Airport	Canada	Record daily snowfall	40.6 cm (16.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
River Jordan	Canada	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Uvalde	United States	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Cumberland	Canada	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Masset Airport	Canada	Record daily precipitation	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
La Crosse Wb City	United States	Record high minimum temperature	3.9 C (39.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Ponce 4 E	Puerto Rico [United States]	Record high minimum temperature	23.9 C (75.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Esquimalt	Canada	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
James Island	Canada	Record daily snowfall	7.4 cm (2.9 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Roldal	Norway	Record snow depth	102.0 cm (40.2 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Merriwa (Terragong)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	46.2 mm (1.8 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Klerkskraal (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	41.9 mm (1.6 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Bella Coola	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	-14.4 C (6.1 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Blagovescensk	Russia	Record low minimum temperature	-38.7 C (-37.7 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Denman Island	Canada	Record daily snowfall	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Cedar Rapids #1	United States	Record high minimum temperature	5.0 C (41.0 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Albert Lea 3SE	United States	Record high maximum temperature	11.1 C (52.0 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
New Ulm 2 SE	United States	Record high maximum temperature	8.9 C (48.0 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Calgary Int'l A	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	-27.8 C (-18.0 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Menard	United States	Record daily precipitation	26.2 mm (1.0 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Mexia	United States	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Manitowoc	United States	Record high minimum temperature	3.3 C (37.9 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Prairie du Chien	United States	Record high minimum temperature	3.3 C (37.9 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Lovell	United States	Record high maximum temperature	10.6 C (51.1 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Bedford	United States	Record high minimum temperature	4.4 C (39.9 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Delaware 3 WSW	United States	Record high minimum temperature	1.7 C (35.1 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Marshalltown	United States	Record high minimum temperature	5.6 C (42.1 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Northwood	United States	Record high minimum temperature	0.0 C (32.0 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Waukee	United States	Record high minimum temperature	4.4 C (39.9 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Ft Scott	United States	Record high minimum temperature	8.3 C (46.9 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Sedan	United States	Record high minimum temperature	7.8 C (46.0 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Brunswick	United States	Record high maximum temperature	16.1 C (61.0 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Dulce	United States	Record high maximum temperature	11.1 C (52.0 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Headworks Portland Wtr B	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Davenport L&D 15	United States	Record high minimum temperature	6.1 C (43.0 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Emba	Kazakhstan	Record daily precipitation	12.3 mm (0.5 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Chardzhev	Turkmenistan	Record daily precipitation	19.0 mm (0.7 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Tashkent	Uzbekistan	Record daily precipitation	15.5 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Kazalinsk	Kazakhstan	Record daily precipitation	5.7 mm (0.22 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Saint Paul Is AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	8.1 mm (0.32 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Aralskoe More	Kazakhstan	Record daily precipitation	4.2 mm (0.17 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Faribault	United States	Record daily precipitation	11.4 mm (0.4 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Eagle Pass 3N	United States	Record daily precipitation	14.5 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Baddaginnie	Australia	Record daily precipitation	7.6 mm (0.30 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Rio Grande City	United States	Record daily precipitation	16.5 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Auburn	Australia	Record daily precipitation	5.1 mm (0.20 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Cleburne	United States	Record daily precipitation	20.3 mm (0.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Clare (Hill River)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	3.3 mm (0.13 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Watervale (Springvale)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	6.9 mm (0.27 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Garden City	United States	Record daily precipitation	22.9 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Nanaimo Departure Bay	Canada	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Prince Rupert	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	-10.0 C (14.0 F)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Sonepat	India	Record daily precipitation	7.9 mm (0.31 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Bugulma	Russia	Record daily precipitation	6.9 mm (0.27 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Columbus Junction	United States	Record daily precipitation	14.2 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Lamoni	United States	Record high minimum temperature	4.4 C (39.9 F)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Mason City	United States	Record high minimum temperature	1.1 C (34.0 F)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Mt Ayr	United States	Record high minimum temperature	5.0 C (41.0 F)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Neosho Rapids	United States	Record daily precipitation	13.2 mm (0.5 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

384 records

Records set or tied on 31 December 1949 by type: Highest daily maximum 57, Lowest daily maximum 24, Highest daily minimum 161, Lowest daily minimum 21, Heaviest daily rainfall 89, Heaviest daily snowfall 27, Deepest snow cover 5.

Records on 31 December 1949 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	57
Lowest daily maximum	24
Highest daily minimum	161
Lowest daily minimum	21
Heaviest daily rainfall	89
Heaviest daily snowfall	27
Deepest snow cover	5

Records on 31 December 1949 by timescale: all-time 1, monthly 5, daily 378.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

278 broken records

Margins by which the 278 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 270.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

31 December 1949

Top 20 records on 31 December 1949 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
31 December 1949	La Pryor, US	daily rain	37.6 mm (1.5 in)	26.2 mm (1.0 in)	24 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
31 December 1949	Masset Airport, CA	monthly snowfall	40.6 cm (16.0 in)	10.1 cm (4.0 in)	31 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
31 December 1949	River Jordan, CA	daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	6.9 cm (2.7 in)	34 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
31 December 1949	Uvalde, US	daily rain	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	14 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
31 December 1949	Cumberland, CA	daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	11.4 cm (4.5 in)	53 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
31 December 1949	Masset Airport, CA	daily rain	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	16.5 mm (0.6 in)	24 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
31 December 1949	La Crosse Wb City, US	daily high min	3.9 C (39.0 F)	2.2 C (4.0 F)	73 years	31 of 100 (Routine)
31 December 1949	Ponce 4 E, PR	daily high min	23.9 C (75.0 F)	1.7 C (3.1 F)	50 years	30 of 100 (Routine)
31 December 1949	Esquimalt, CA	daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	10.1 cm (4.0 in)	22 years	29 of 100 (Routine)
31 December 1949	James Island, CA	daily snowfall	7.4 cm (2.9 in)	7.4 cm (2.9 in)	35 years	29 of 100 (Routine)
31 December 1949	Roldal, NO	daily snow depth	102.0 cm (40.2 in)	27.0 cm (10.6 in)	28 years	28 of 100 (Routine)
31 December 1949	Merriwa (Terragong), AU	daily rain	46.2 mm (1.8 in)	21.1 mm (0.8 in)	11 years	25 of 100 (Routine)
31 December 1949	Klerkskraal (Pol), ZA	daily rain	41.9 mm (1.6 in)	15.7 mm (0.6 in)	31 years	25 of 100 (Routine)
31 December 1949	Bella Coola, CA	daily low max	-14.4 C (6.1 F)	2.2 C (4.0 F)	50 years	24 of 100 (Routine)
31 December 1949	Blagovescensk, RU	daily low min	-38.7 C (-37.7 F)	0.9 C (1.6 F)	58 years	24 of 100 (Routine)
31 December 1949	Denman Island, CA	daily snowfall	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	0 years	23 of 100 (Routine)
31 December 1949	Cedar Rapids #1, US	daily high min	5.0 C (41.0 F)	2.2 C (4.0 F)	52 years	23 of 100 (Routine)
31 December 1949	Albert Lea 3SE, US	daily high max	11.1 C (52.0 F)	2.2 C (4.0 F)	52 years	23 of 100 (Routine)
31 December 1949	New Ulm 2 SE, US	daily high max	8.9 C (48.0 F)	2.2 C (4.0 F)	52 years	23 of 100 (Routine)
31 December 1949	Calgary Int'l A, CA	daily low max	-27.8 C (-18.0 F)	1.1 C (2.0 F)	50 years	22 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

1797 to 1949

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1797 to 1949. 1949 had 384 records.

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

Records on 12-31 in each year
Year	Records
1797	1
1799	2
1826	1
1836	1
1842	2
1850	3
1853	1
1854	1
1859	1
1860	1
1867	1
1870	2
1872	2
1874	4
1875	2
1876	2
1878	2
1879	2
1880	2
1882	1
1884	2
1885	1
1886	3
1887	1
1888	2
1890	2
1891	8
1892	4
1895	4
1897	6
1898	5
1899	4
1900	3
1901	16
1902	3
1903	3
1904	11
1905	9
1906	31
1907	11
1908	7
1909	5
1910	25
1911	14
1912	17
1913	46
1914	34
1915	32
1916	25
1917	239
1918	24
1919	38
1920	64
1921	130
1922	83
1923	280
1924	113
1925	183
1926	77
1927	491
1928	53
1929	224
1930	58
1931	543
1932	394
1933	409
1934	181
1935	309
1936	567
1937	500
1938	247
1939	298
1940	467
1941	159
1942	352
1943	159
1944	259
1945	210
1946	707
1947	461
1948	591
1949	384
1950	310
1951	1,421
1952	377
1953	410
1954	286
1955	429
1956	216
1957	724
1958	584
1959	414
1960	389
1961	309
1962	810
1963	1,015
1964	388
1965	1,371
1966	326
1967	1,023
1968	1,371
1969	825
1970	579
1971	568
1972	836
1973	1,370
1974	590
1975	791
1976	1,306
1977	641
1978	2,791
1979	448
1980	1,448
1981	786
1982	639
1983	2,220
1984	942
1985	593
1986	616
1987	845
1988	600
1989	506
1990	1,379
1991	703
1992	1,062
1993	718
1994	878
1995	1,151
1996	2,202
1997	988
1998	739
1999	524
2000	1,575
2001	748
2002	1,232
2003	523
2004	1,278
2005	959
2006	2,089
2007	652
2008	656
2009	867
2010	1,544
2011	739
2012	803
2013	606
2014	903
2015	748
2016	678
2017	1,589
2018	620
2019	593
2020	489
2021	1,739
2022	1,497
2023	474
2024	460
2025	760

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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 50	269
50 to 100	4
100 to 150	3
150 to 200	1
200 to 250	0
250 to 300	1