Weather Records on 11 January 1939

370 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 11 January 1939. Highest significance: Liberty, US.

Key Facts for 11 January 1939

On 11 January 1939, 370 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
189 were record highs and 7 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 4 were all-time records, 9 monthly and 357 daily.
Liberty set a monthly record daily precipitation of 190.5 mm (7.5 in) on 11 January 1939.
Across 158 earlier years (1794 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 516 records.

Record Map

370 stations

370 station records on 11 January 1939 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 11 January 1939: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Liberty	United States	Record daily precipitation	190.5 mm (7.5 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Kokstad	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	78.2 mm (3.1 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Mardie	Australia	Record daily precipitation	73.7 mm (2.9 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Port Hedland Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	55.6 mm (2.2 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Indee	Australia	Record daily precipitation	112.5 mm (4.4 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Wooleen	Australia	Record daily precipitation	27.7 mm (1.1 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Ft Stockton 1	United States	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Pardoo Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	55.6 mm (2.2 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Mulyie	Australia	Record daily precipitation	50.3 mm (2.0 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Junction 4SSW	United States	Record daily precipitation	46.7 mm (1.8 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Wallal Downs	Australia	Record daily precipitation	86.4 mm (3.4 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Kimball 2NE	United States	Record snow depth	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Wagga Wagga (Kooringal)	Australia	Record high minimum temperature	31.1 C (88.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Ramachandrapuram	India	Record daily precipitation	27.7 mm (1.1 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Ft Davis	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Derby Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	114.3 mm (4.5 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Changenachery	India	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Roebourne	Australia	Record daily precipitation	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Cheneyville 1 NE	United States	Record daily precipitation	61.0 mm (2.4 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Forbes (Camp Street)	Australia	Record high minimum temperature	28.9 C (84.0 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Karlstad	Sweden	Record snow depth	57.0 cm (22.4 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Ettrick	Australia	Record daily precipitation	33.5 mm (1.3 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Surada	India	Record daily precipitation	31.2 mm (1.2 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Lock Haven	United States	Record high maximum temperature	13.3 C (55.9 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Soyland I Gjesdal	Norway	Record snow depth	58.0 cm (22.8 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Hebgen Dam	United States	Record daily snowfall	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Coleman	United States	Record daily precipitation	35.3 mm (1.4 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Newark Liberty Intl AP	United States	Record high minimum temperature	3.9 C (39.0 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Marble Bar Comparison	Australia	Record low maximum temperature	26.7 C (80.1 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Yarraloola	Australia	Record daily precipitation	62.5 mm (2.5 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Bourke Post Office	Australia	Record high maximum temperature	47.2 C (117.0 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Mildura Post Office	Australia	Record high minimum temperature	28.1 C (82.6 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Herefoss	Norway	Record snow depth	89.0 cm (35.0 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Florence #1	United States	Record high minimum temperature	12.8 C (55.0 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Low Head (Comparison)	Australia	Record high minimum temperature	16.9 C (62.4 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Halden	Norway	Record snow depth	53.0 cm (20.9 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Weldon	United States	Record high minimum temperature	10.6 C (51.1 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Karratha Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	22.1 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Ft Davis	United States	Record daily precipitation	8.1 mm (0.32 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Baramba	India	Record daily precipitation	23.1 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Bulong	Australia	Record daily precipitation	10.7 mm (0.4 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Copper	United States	Record daily precipitation	10.2 mm (0.4 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Ft Bayard 4W	United States	Record snow depth	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Thamaraikulam	India	Record daily precipitation	10.9 mm (0.4 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Murgoo	Australia	Record daily precipitation	15.2 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Pottangi	India	Record daily precipitation	5.1 mm (0.20 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Kothapeta	India	Record daily precipitation	9.4 mm (0.37 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Radhapuram	India	Record daily precipitation	22.4 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Hebgen Dam	United States	Record daily precipitation	14.0 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Southampton	Canada	Record daily precipitation	14.0 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Koraput	India	Record daily precipitation	8.1 mm (0.32 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Onslow	Australia	Record daily precipitation	4.8 mm (0.19 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Mysore	India	Record daily precipitation	6.6 mm (0.26 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Kimberley Downs	Australia	Record daily precipitation	100.3 mm (3.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Pakala	India	Record daily precipitation	21.8 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Tuni	India	Record daily precipitation	7.6 mm (0.30 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Punalur	India	Record daily precipitation	16.5 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Basudevpur (Eram)	India	Record daily precipitation	5.8 mm (0.23 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Jeypore	India	Record daily precipitation	6.4 mm (0.25 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Padwa	India	Record daily precipitation	6.4 mm (0.25 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

370 records

Records set or tied on 11 January 1939 by type: Highest daily maximum 63, Lowest daily maximum 5, Highest daily minimum 126, Lowest daily minimum 2, Heaviest daily rainfall 153, Heaviest daily snowfall 10, Deepest snow cover 11.

Records on 11 January 1939 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	63
Lowest daily maximum	5
Highest daily minimum	126
Lowest daily minimum	2
Heaviest daily rainfall	153
Heaviest daily snowfall	10
Deepest snow cover	11

Records on 11 January 1939 by timescale: all-time 4, monthly 9, daily 357.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

298 broken records

Margins by which the 298 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 190.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

11 January 1939

Top 20 records on 11 January 1939 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
11 January 1939	Liberty, US	monthly rain	190.5 mm (7.5 in)	101.6 mm (4.0 in)	18 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
11 January 1939	Kokstad, ZA	daily rain	78.2 mm (3.1 in)	40.1 mm (1.6 in)	40 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
11 January 1939	Mardie, AU	daily rain	73.7 mm (2.9 in)	64.6 mm (2.5 in)	24 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
11 January 1939	Port Hedland Post Office, AU	daily rain	55.6 mm (2.2 in)	52.0 mm (2.0 in)	32 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
11 January 1939	Indee, AU	monthly rain	112.5 mm (4.4 in)	31.7 mm (1.2 in)	21 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
11 January 1939	Wooleen, AU	daily rain	27.7 mm (1.1 in)	25.2 mm (1.0 in)	25 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
11 January 1939	Ft Stockton 1, US	daily rain	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	21.6 mm (0.9 in)	19 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
11 January 1939	Pardoo Station, AU	daily rain	55.6 mm (2.2 in)	46.5 mm (1.8 in)	32 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
11 January 1939	Mulyie, AU	daily rain	50.3 mm (2.0 in)	32.5 mm (1.3 in)	20 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
11 January 1939	Junction 4SSW, US	daily rain	46.7 mm (1.8 in)	22.6 mm (0.9 in)	19 years	31 of 100 (Routine)
11 January 1939	Wallal Downs, AU	daily rain	86.4 mm (3.4 in)	51.9 mm (2.0 in)	16 years	30 of 100 (Routine)
11 January 1939	Kimball 2NE, US	daily snow depth	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	1 year	30 of 100 (Routine)
11 January 1939	Wagga Wagga (Kooringal), AU	daily high min	31.1 C (88.0 F)	2.8 C (5.0 F)	56 years	29 of 100 (Routine)
11 January 1939	Ramachandrapuram, IN	daily rain	27.7 mm (1.1 in)	15.0 mm (0.6 in)	37 years	29 of 100 (Routine)
11 January 1939	Ft Davis, US	daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	36 years	29 of 100 (Routine)
11 January 1939	Derby Post Office, AU	daily rain	114.3 mm (4.5 in)	69.8 mm (2.7 in)	7 years	28 of 100 (Routine)
11 January 1939	Changenachery, IN	daily rain	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	26.4 mm (1.0 in)	16 years	28 of 100 (Routine)
11 January 1939	Roebourne, AU	daily rain	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	19.8 mm (0.8 in)	32 years	27 of 100 (Routine)
11 January 1939	Cheneyville 1 NE, US	daily rain	61.0 mm (2.4 in)	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	24 years	26 of 100 (Routine)
11 January 1939	Forbes (Camp Street), AU	daily high min	28.9 C (84.0 F)	1.1 C (2.0 F)	56 years	25 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

1794 to 1939

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1794 to 1939. 1939 had 370 records.

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

Records on 01-11 in each year
Year	Records
1794	1
1803	2
1840	1
1851	1
1853	1
1858	1
1862	1
1863	1
1864	1
1871	1
1873	3
1876	1
1877	3
1878	1
1879	4
1880	1
1881	1
1883	1
1884	1
1885	1
1888	2
1889	4
1890	1
1891	6
1892	3
1893	1
1894	2
1895	1
1896	8
1897	14
1898	5
1899	3
1900	8
1901	6
1902	6
1903	15
1904	3
1905	10
1906	4
1907	9
1908	7
1909	28
1910	50
1911	48
1912	47
1913	32
1914	41
1915	26
1916	79
1917	107
1918	208
1919	17
1920	101
1921	65
1922	131
1923	106
1924	367
1925	116
1926	102
1927	278
1928	589
1929	112
1930	186
1931	115
1932	180
1933	239
1934	192
1935	163
1936	475
1937	325
1938	192
1939	370
1940	419
1941	348
1942	687
1943	206
1944	109
1945	624
1946	325
1947	259
1948	342
1949	970
1950	420
1951	325
1952	214
1953	797
1954	526
1955	214
1956	594
1957	506
1958	344
1959	439
1960	548
1961	414
1962	2,062
1963	1,600
1964	248
1965	431
1966	246
1967	412
1968	1,103
1969	511
1970	539
1971	871
1972	1,400
1973	675
1974	1,878
1975	2,114
1976	685
1977	1,319
1978	654
1979	1,379
1980	1,319
1981	959
1982	2,363
1983	1,486
1984	828
1985	699
1986	873
1987	1,598
1988	1,065
1989	836
1990	1,459
1991	1,469
1992	718
1993	1,883
1994	667
1995	1,297
1996	1,366
1997	1,558
1998	1,165
1999	923
2000	1,122
2001	778
2002	970
2003	752
2004	848
2005	1,539
2006	1,096
2007	994
2008	1,019
2009	682
2010	1,093
2011	1,709
2012	881
2013	1,468
2014	684
2015	533
2016	555
2017	1,124
2018	1,027
2019	345
2020	1,617
2021	702
2022	295
2023	676
2024	614
2025	806
2026	499

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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 25	269
25 to 50	15
50 to 75	6
75 to 100	3
100 to 125	1
125 to 150	0
150 to 175	2
175 to 200	2