Weather Records on 15 January 1939

234 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 15 January 1939. Highest significance: American River, AU.

Key Facts for 15 January 1939

On 15 January 1939, 234 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
64 were record highs and 24 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 4 monthly and 230 daily.
American River set a daily record precipitation of 36.3 mm (1.4 in) on 15 January 1939.
Across 159 earlier years (1795 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 504 records.

Record Map

234 stations

234 station records on 15 January 1939 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 15 January 1939: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
American River	Australia	Record daily precipitation	36.3 mm (1.4 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Second Valley (Spring Grove)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	59.4 mm (2.3 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Medicine Hat A	Canada	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Warranooke (Glenorchy)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	29.5 mm (1.2 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Milparinka (Yandama Downs)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Tilcha	Australia	Record daily precipitation	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Uccle	Belgium	Record high maximum temperature	14.2 C (57.6 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Sedro-Woolley	United States	Record daily precipitation	44.5 mm (1.8 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Kamloops	Canada	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Coromandel Valley (Branden)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	28.7 mm (1.1 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Kelowna	Canada	Record daily snowfall	16.0 cm (6.3 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Mestad I Oddernes	Norway	Record daily precipitation	74.2 mm (2.9 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Havana	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Dras	India	Record daily precipitation	49.5 mm (1.9 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Kimball 2NE	United States	Record snow depth	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Inverell Comparison	Australia	Record high maximum temperature	41.7 C (107.1 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Jacksonville 2E	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Lawloit	Australia	Record daily precipitation	40.9 mm (1.6 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Goondiwindi Post Office	Australia	Record high minimum temperature	26.7 C (80.1 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Griggsville	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.4 cm (4.1 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Rushville	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Soyland I Gjesdal	Norway	Record snow depth	60.0 cm (23.6 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Cobar Post Office	Australia	Record high maximum temperature	47.2 C (117.0 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Walgett Council Depot	Australia	Record high maximum temperature	46.7 C (116.1 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Mestad I Oddernes	Norway	Record snow depth	112.0 cm (44.1 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Henbury	Australia	Record daily precipitation	26.9 mm (1.1 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Gayndah Post Office	Australia	Record high maximum temperature	41.7 C (107.1 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Hobart (Ellerslie Road)	Australia	Record low maximum temperature	13.4 C (56.1 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Parnu	Estonia	Record daily precipitation	16.8 mm (0.7 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Sheringa (Lake Hamilton)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	11.9 mm (0.5 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Denial Bay (Nadia)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	17.8 mm (0.7 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Maitland (Woodburlie)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	17.8 mm (0.7 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Elliston	Australia	Record daily precipitation	15.5 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Medicine Hat A	Canada	Record daily precipitation	10.2 mm (0.4 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Norseman	Australia	Record daily precipitation	19.1 mm (0.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Vestervig	Denmark	Record daily precipitation	16.7 mm (0.7 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Gronbaek-Allingskovgard	Denmark	Record daily precipitation	20.1 mm (0.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Skara 1	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	8.3 mm (0.33 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Kelowna	Canada	Record daily precipitation	16.0 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Tartu	Estonia	Record daily precipitation	13.9 mm (0.5 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Harrogate	Australia	Record daily precipitation	16.3 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Ceduna Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	11.2 mm (0.4 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Brinkworth (Bungaree)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	1.0 mm (0.04 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Kamloops	Canada	Record daily precipitation	15.2 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Bamberg	Germany	Record daily precipitation	14.9 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Tumby Bay (Hillview)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	13.2 mm (0.5 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Jamestown State Hosp	United States	Record daily precipitation	4.6 mm (0.18 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Jamestown State Hosp	United States	Record daily snowfall	4.6 cm (1.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Balladonia	Australia	Record daily precipitation	18.0 mm (0.7 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Bute (Ninnes)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	7.6 mm (0.30 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Port Clinton (Yararoo)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	6.9 mm (0.27 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Narva	Estonia	Record daily precipitation	10.8 mm (0.4 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Grass Patch	Australia	Record daily precipitation	7.9 mm (0.31 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Port Wakefield	Australia	Record daily precipitation	5.1 mm (0.20 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Arno Bay	Australia	Record daily precipitation	10.9 mm (0.4 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Mount Wedge	Australia	Record daily precipitation	7.6 mm (0.30 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Whyalla (Nonowie)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	10.4 mm (0.4 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Stokes	Australia	Record daily precipitation	6.1 mm (0.24 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Mount Wudinna	Australia	Record daily precipitation	8.4 mm (0.33 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Edithburgh Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	2.0 mm (0.08 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

234 records

Records set or tied on 15 January 1939 by type: Highest daily maximum 41, Lowest daily maximum 5, Highest daily minimum 23, Lowest daily minimum 19, Heaviest daily rainfall 114, Heaviest daily snowfall 24, Deepest snow cover 8.

Records on 15 January 1939 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	41
Lowest daily maximum	5
Highest daily minimum	23
Lowest daily minimum	19
Heaviest daily rainfall	114
Heaviest daily snowfall	24
Deepest snow cover	8

Records on 15 January 1939 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 4, daily 230.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

201 broken records

Margins by which the 201 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 300.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

15 January 1939

Top 20 records on 15 January 1939 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
15 January 1939	American River, AU	daily rain	36.3 mm (1.4 in)	29.7 mm (1.2 in)	19 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
15 January 1939	Second Valley (Spring Grove), AU	monthly rain	59.4 mm (2.3 in)	14.9 mm (0.6 in)	35 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
15 January 1939	Medicine Hat A, CA	daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	7.9 cm (3.1 in)	48 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
15 January 1939	Warranooke (Glenorchy), AU	daily rain	29.5 mm (1.2 in)	27.7 mm (1.1 in)	50 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
15 January 1939	Milparinka (Yandama Downs), AU	daily rain	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	48 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
15 January 1939	Tilcha, AU	daily rain	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	35.8 mm (1.4 in)	43 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
15 January 1939	Uccle, BE	daily high max	14.2 C (57.6 F)	1.2 C (2.2 F)	86 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
15 January 1939	Sedro-Woolley, US	daily rain	44.5 mm (1.8 in)	18.6 mm (0.7 in)	39 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
15 January 1939	Kamloops, CA	daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	39 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
15 January 1939	Coromandel Valley (Branden), AU	daily rain	28.7 mm (1.1 in)	16.5 mm (0.6 in)	20 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
15 January 1939	Kelowna, CA	daily snowfall	16.0 cm (6.3 in)	10.9 cm (4.3 in)	12 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
15 January 1939	Mestad I Oddernes, NO	daily rain	74.2 mm (2.9 in)	30.8 mm (1.2 in)	0 years	31 of 100 (Routine)
15 January 1939	Havana, US	daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	40 years	31 of 100 (Routine)
15 January 1939	Dras, IN	daily rain	49.5 mm (1.9 in)	24.6 mm (1.0 in)	0 years	30 of 100 (Routine)
15 January 1939	Kimball 2NE, US	daily snow depth	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	7.7 cm (3.0 in)	1 year	30 of 100 (Routine)
15 January 1939	Inverell Comparison, AU	daily high max	41.7 C (107.1 F)	2.3 C (4.1 F)	60 years	29 of 100 (Routine)
15 January 1939	Jacksonville 2E, US	daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	6.4 cm (2.5 in)	32 years	29 of 100 (Routine)
15 January 1939	Lawloit, AU	monthly rain	40.9 mm (1.6 in)	5.8 mm (0.23 in)	18 years	28 of 100 (Routine)
15 January 1939	Goondiwindi Post Office, AU	daily high min	26.7 C (80.1 F)	2.7 C (4.9 F)	43 years	26 of 100 (Routine)
15 January 1939	Griggsville, US	daily snowfall	10.4 cm (4.1 in)	9.9 cm (3.9 in)	9 years	26 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

1795 to 1939

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1795 to 1939. 1939 had 234 records.

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

Records on 01-15 in each year
Year	Records
1795	1
1799	2
1820	2
1838	1
1845	3
1849	1
1852	1
1853	1
1862	1
1864	1
1866	2
1868	1
1870	1
1871	1
1873	1
1874	1
1875	2
1876	1
1878	1
1881	4
1882	1
1883	1
1884	3
1886	1
1890	3
1891	1
1893	7
1894	2
1895	6
1896	4
1897	5
1898	1
1899	10
1900	3
1901	10
1902	7
1903	1
1904	11
1905	22
1906	23
1907	12
1908	5
1909	29
1910	78
1911	14
1912	28
1913	10
1914	27
1915	67
1916	26
1917	35
1918	241
1919	39
1920	79
1921	55
1922	19
1923	48
1924	43
1925	398
1926	41
1927	406
1928	410
1929	151
1930	581
1931	156
1932	1,069
1933	241
1934	101
1935	218
1936	230
1937	587
1938	679
1939	234
1940	265
1941	376
1942	402
1943	613
1944	348
1945	417
1946	333
1947	604
1948	738
1949	727
1950	963
1951	577
1952	665
1953	1,193
1954	515
1955	273
1956	531
1957	790
1958	453
1959	261
1960	707
1961	740
1962	660
1963	1,422
1964	829
1965	643
1966	437
1967	518
1968	812
1969	989
1970	406
1971	600
1972	1,748
1973	753
1974	1,663
1975	744
1976	517
1977	773
1978	951
1979	1,441
1980	901
1981	671
1982	1,187
1983	756
1984	1,121
1985	1,022
1986	515
1987	1,124
1988	742
1989	880
1990	829
1991	748
1992	1,159
1993	1,121
1994	1,465
1995	1,808
1996	1,199
1997	1,330
1998	855
1999	1,159
2000	1,020
2001	929
2002	775
2003	586
2004	1,371
2005	727
2006	767
2007	2,717
2008	629
2009	1,125
2010	820
2011	943
2012	476
2013	1,132
2014	507
2015	479
2016	597
2017	988
2018	916
2019	339
2020	1,330
2021	717
2022	593
2023	672
2024	2,651
2025	439
2026	683

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Data for records on 1939-01-15: 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 50	189
50 to 100	8
100 to 150	2
150 to 200	0
200 to 250	1
250 to 300	1