Weather Records on 22 January 1939

261 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 22 January 1939. Highest significance: Lake Muir, AU.

Key Facts for 22 January 1939

On 22 January 1939, 261 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
27 were record highs and 4 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 3 were all-time records, 3 monthly and 255 daily.
Lake Muir set an all-time record daily precipitation of 109.2 mm (4.3 in) on 22 January 1939.
Across 158 earlier years (1795 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 476 records.

Record Map

261 stations

261 station records on 22 January 1939 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 22 January 1939: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Lake Muir	Australia	Record daily precipitation	109.2 mm (4.3 in)	69 of 100 (Major)
Kojonup	Australia	Record daily precipitation	92.7 mm (3.6 in)	67 of 100 (Major)
Westbourne	Australia	Record daily precipitation	62.2 mm (2.4 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Greenbushes	Australia	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Minot Exp STN	United States	Record snow depth	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Esperance Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	27.2 mm (1.1 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Nannup	Australia	Record daily precipitation	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Katanning Comparison	Australia	Record daily precipitation	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Cape Riche	Australia	Record daily precipitation	48.5 mm (1.9 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Grassmere	Australia	Record daily precipitation	54.4 mm (2.1 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Mount Barker	Australia	Record daily precipitation	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Pardelup	Australia	Record daily precipitation	64.3 mm (2.5 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Youngs Siding	Australia	Record daily precipitation	52.8 mm (2.1 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Jerramungup	Australia	Record daily precipitation	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Albany	Australia	Record daily precipitation	45.2 mm (1.8 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Woogenellup	Australia	Record daily precipitation	62.2 mm (2.4 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Scaddan Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	33.5 mm (1.3 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Deeside	Australia	Record daily precipitation	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Aberdeen Rd (Sar)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	37.3 mm (1.5 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Insikeni (Bos)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	124.7 mm (4.9 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Escalante	United States	Record daily snowfall	24.1 cm (9.5 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Roodebloem	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	28.4 mm (1.1 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Cheboygan	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Cowles	United States	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Las Animas	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Dohne (Sar)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	29.7 mm (1.2 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Katherine Council	Australia	Record daily precipitation	81.0 mm (3.2 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Degilbo Rail STN	Australia	Record daily precipitation	54.4 mm (2.1 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Hamirpur	India	Record daily precipitation	43.9 mm (1.7 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Villiers (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	72.9 mm (2.9 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Poonch	India	Record daily precipitation	44.7 mm (1.8 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Imperial	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Tbilisi	Georgia	Record daily precipitation	13.7 mm (0.5 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Busselton Shire	Australia	Record daily precipitation	19.6 mm (0.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Gammon Ranges (Umberatana)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	21.1 mm (0.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
King River	Australia	Record daily precipitation	22.1 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Ellensfield	Australia	Record daily precipitation	18.3 mm (0.7 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Marree Comparison	Australia	Record daily precipitation	17.0 mm (0.7 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Durrunook	Australia	Record daily precipitation	23.1 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Dyliabing	Australia	Record daily precipitation	18.3 mm (0.7 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Cooeearup	Australia	Record daily precipitation	21.6 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Moana	Australia	Record daily precipitation	21.6 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Las Animas	United States	Record daily precipitation	5.8 mm (0.23 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Bunkin	Australia	Record daily precipitation	18.0 mm (0.7 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Broomehill	Australia	Record daily precipitation	16.8 mm (0.7 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Shahabad	India	Record daily precipitation	19.6 mm (0.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Dhandaus	India	Record daily precipitation	12.7 mm (0.5 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Mainpuri	India	Record daily precipitation	19.6 mm (0.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Westcliffe	United States	Record daily precipitation	13.5 mm (0.5 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Margaret River 1	Australia	Record daily precipitation	16.5 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Glenorchy	Australia	Record daily precipitation	10.2 mm (0.4 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Aztec Ruins Nm	United States	Record daily precipitation	3.6 mm (0.14 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Raton	United States	Record daily snowfall	3.8 cm (1.5 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Cape Leeuwin	Australia	Record daily precipitation	9.4 mm (0.37 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Holyoke	United States	Record daily precipitation	2.8 mm (0.11 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Cowles	United States	Record daily precipitation	15.7 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Hawker (Holowilena)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	5.1 mm (0.20 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
St George	United States	Record daily precipitation	19.1 mm (0.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Bridgetown Comparison	Australia	Record daily precipitation	17.3 mm (0.7 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Bharthana	India	Record daily precipitation	19.1 mm (0.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

261 records

Records set or tied on 22 January 1939 by type: Highest daily maximum 6, Lowest daily maximum 1, Highest daily minimum 21, Lowest daily minimum 3, Heaviest daily rainfall 197, Heaviest daily snowfall 30, Deepest snow cover 3.

Records on 22 January 1939 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	6
Lowest daily maximum	1
Highest daily minimum	21
Lowest daily minimum	3
Heaviest daily rainfall	197
Heaviest daily snowfall	30
Deepest snow cover	3

Records on 22 January 1939 by timescale: all-time 3, monthly 3, daily 255.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

237 broken records

Margins by which the 237 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 241.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

22 January 1939

Top 20 records on 22 January 1939 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
22 January 1939	Lake Muir, AU	all-time rain	109.2 mm (4.3 in)	43.9 mm (1.7 in)	20 years	69 of 100 (Major)
22 January 1939	Kojonup, AU	all-time rain	92.7 mm (3.6 in)	28.2 mm (1.1 in)	20 years	67 of 100 (Major)
22 January 1939	Westbourne, AU	monthly rain	62.2 mm (2.4 in)	26.4 mm (1.0 in)	6 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
22 January 1939	Greenbushes, AU	daily rain	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	28 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
22 January 1939	Minot Exp STN, US	daily snow depth	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	27 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
22 January 1939	Esperance Post Office, AU	daily rain	27.2 mm (1.1 in)	24.9 mm (1.0 in)	23 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
22 January 1939	Nannup, AU	daily rain	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	44.7 mm (1.8 in)	23 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
22 January 1939	Katanning Comparison, AU	daily rain	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	31.7 mm (1.2 in)	23 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
22 January 1939	Cape Riche, AU	daily rain	48.5 mm (1.9 in)	47.7 mm (1.9 in)	16 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
22 January 1939	Grassmere, AU	daily rain	54.4 mm (2.1 in)	52.9 mm (2.1 in)	23 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
22 January 1939	Mount Barker, AU	daily rain	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	45.2 mm (1.8 in)	21 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
22 January 1939	Pardelup, AU	daily rain	64.3 mm (2.5 in)	62.5 mm (2.5 in)	21 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
22 January 1939	Youngs Siding, AU	daily rain	52.8 mm (2.1 in)	51.0 mm (2.0 in)	23 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
22 January 1939	Jerramungup, AU	daily rain	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	22.1 mm (0.9 in)	11 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
22 January 1939	Albany, AU	daily rain	45.2 mm (1.8 in)	43.7 mm (1.7 in)	3 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
22 January 1939	Woogenellup, AU	daily rain	62.2 mm (2.4 in)	60.4 mm (2.4 in)	11 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
22 January 1939	Scaddan Post Office, AU	daily rain	33.5 mm (1.3 in)	27.4 mm (1.1 in)	11 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
22 January 1939	Deeside, AU	daily rain	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	25.2 mm (1.0 in)	8 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
22 January 1939	Aberdeen Rd (Sar), ZA	daily rain	37.3 mm (1.5 in)	27.1 mm (1.1 in)	51 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
22 January 1939	Insikeni (Bos), ZA	all-time rain	124.7 mm (4.9 in)	14.2 mm (0.6 in)	32 years	43 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

1795 to 1939

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1795 to 1939. 1939 had 261 records.

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

Records on 01-22 in each year
Year	Records
1795	2
1796	1
1800	1
1823	1
1829	2
1838	1
1840	1
1845	1
1850	2
1853	1
1863	1
1867	1
1872	1
1873	1
1874	2
1876	1
1878	1
1879	1
1880	3
1881	3
1884	4
1887	1
1888	1
1891	3
1892	5
1893	1
1894	4
1895	5
1896	5
1897	5
1898	6
1899	11
1900	3
1901	3
1902	17
1903	14
1904	12
1905	3
1906	59
1907	16
1908	8
1909	31
1910	67
1911	16
1912	4
1913	16
1914	30
1915	30
1916	48
1917	163
1918	71
1919	27
1920	32
1921	37
1922	27
1923	52
1924	268
1925	208
1926	259
1927	453
1928	84
1929	260
1930	741
1931	138
1932	198
1933	845
1934	372
1935	461
1936	597
1937	888
1938	276
1939	261
1940	599
1941	237
1942	543
1943	1,300
1944	247
1945	129
1946	341
1947	283
1948	565
1949	365
1950	539
1951	255
1952	753
1953	202
1954	621
1955	384
1956	410
1957	789
1958	417
1959	712
1960	443
1961	1,100
1962	733
1963	574
1964	525
1965	476
1966	864
1967	1,041
1968	684
1969	830
1970	1,675
1971	323
1972	524
1973	692
1974	558
1975	469
1976	958
1977	617
1978	819
1979	897
1980	578
1981	1,192
1982	1,941
1983	974
1984	1,220
1985	1,365
1986	523
1987	1,339
1988	1,140
1989	625
1990	830
1991	654
1992	458
1993	1,700
1994	1,054
1995	1,125
1996	698
1997	1,521
1998	591
1999	1,709
2000	1,019
2001	462
2002	1,126
2003	756
2004	605
2005	1,242
2006	924
2007	1,249
2008	795
2009	1,031
2010	1,205
2011	817
2012	659
2013	785
2014	808
2015	605
2016	837
2017	1,197
2018	927
2019	635
2020	510
2021	547
2022	612
2023	630
2024	940
2025	1,485
2026	230

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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	226
50 to 100	8
100 to 150	1
150 to 200	1
200 to 250	1