Weather Records on 11 February 1939

405 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 11 February 1939. Highest significance: Glacier, CA.

Key Facts for 11 February 1939

On 11 February 1939, 405 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
156 were record highs and 99 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 1 were all-time records, 25 monthly and 379 daily.
Glacier set a monthly record daily precipitation of 74.9 mm (2.9 in) on 11 February 1939.
Across 162 earlier years (1798 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 498 records.

Record Map

405 stations

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

Weather records on 11 February 1939: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Glacier	Canada	Record daily precipitation	74.9 mm (2.9 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Glacier	Canada	Record daily snowfall	74.9 cm (29.5 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Moscow U of I	United States	Record snow depth	40.6 cm (16.0 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Golden A	Canada	Record daily precipitation	32.5 mm (1.3 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Sundance	United States	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Columbia 2SSE	United States	Record daily precipitation	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Golden A	Canada	Record daily snowfall	32.5 cm (12.8 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Mt Airy 2 W	United States	Record daily precipitation	54.1 mm (2.1 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Tuckerton 2 NE	United States	Record daily precipitation	46.2 mm (1.8 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Cumberland	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	105.4 mm (4.1 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Rocky Mt	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Clayoquot	Canada	Record daily precipitation	139.2 mm (5.5 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Oracle	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-9.4 C (15.1 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Williamson	United States	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Parry Sound	Canada	Record daily snowfall	33.0 cm (13.0 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Jena Sternwarte	Germany	Record high minimum temperature	8.9 C (48.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Kaslo	Canada	Record daily snowfall	21.1 cm (8.3 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Kalkfontein	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	55.1 mm (2.2 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Jonkoping	Sweden	Record high maximum temperature	12.2 C (54.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Leipzig-Holzhausen	Germany	Record high minimum temperature	7.8 C (46.0 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Saint Maries	United States	Record daily precipitation	36.1 mm (1.4 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Cheltenham 1 NW	United States	Record daily precipitation	34.8 mm (1.4 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Milan	Italy	Record high maximum temperature	15.3 C (59.5 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Nelsdrift	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	43.9 mm (1.7 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Ulricehamn	Sweden	Record high maximum temperature	9.2 C (48.6 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Millington 1 SE	United States	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Kingston	United States	Record daily precipitation	41.9 mm (1.6 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
De Grey	Australia	Record daily precipitation	41.1 mm (1.6 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Kakabeka Falls	Canada	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Karlshamn	Sweden	Record high maximum temperature	10.5 C (50.9 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Shubuta	United States	Record daily precipitation	53.6 mm (2.1 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Society Hill 6 S	United States	Record high minimum temperature	17.2 C (63.0 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Berlin-Dahlem	Germany	Record high minimum temperature	7.5 C (45.5 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Lowestoft	United Kingdom	Record high minimum temperature	8.9 C (48.0 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Rockingham	United States	Record high minimum temperature	17.2 C (63.0 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Mendota	United States	Record daily precipitation	30.2 mm (1.2 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Normanton Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	100.1 mm (3.9 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
St Augustine	United States	Record high minimum temperature	20.6 C (69.1 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Williamsburg 2	United States	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Point Pleasant	United States	Record daily precipitation	28.4 mm (1.1 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Jacksonville Wb City	United States	Record high minimum temperature	18.3 C (64.9 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Uccle	Belgium	Record high minimum temperature	8.5 C (47.3 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Marnitz	Germany	Record high minimum temperature	7.3 C (45.1 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Armagh	United Kingdom	Record high minimum temperature	9.5 C (49.1 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Monticello	United States	Record daily precipitation	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Darlington	United States	Record high minimum temperature	18.3 C (64.9 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Clinton	United States	Record daily precipitation	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Loudon 1 E	United States	Record daily precipitation	38.4 mm (1.5 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Beckley Va Hospital	United States	Record daily precipitation	25.9 mm (1.0 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Hilo 86A	United States	Record high minimum temperature	20.6 C (69.1 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Kaslo	Canada	Record low minimum temperature	-20.0 C (-4.0 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Gospic	Croatia	Record high maximum temperature	16.4 C (61.5 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Oxford	United Kingdom	Record high minimum temperature	9.4 C (48.9 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Brooksville Chin Hill	United States	Record high minimum temperature	20.0 C (68.0 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Kooskia	United States	Record daily precipitation	22.9 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Riverton	United States	Record daily precipitation	17.8 mm (0.7 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Jokkmokk	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	8.9 mm (0.35 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Narridy Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	20.1 mm (0.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Cape Grim (Woolnorth)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	19.3 mm (0.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Aralskoe More	Kazakhstan	Record daily precipitation	4.0 mm (0.16 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

405 records

Records set or tied on 11 February 1939 by type: Highest daily maximum 57, Lowest daily maximum 30, Highest daily minimum 99, Lowest daily minimum 69, Heaviest daily rainfall 135, Heaviest daily snowfall 8, Deepest snow cover 7.

Records on 11 February 1939 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	57
Lowest daily maximum	30
Highest daily minimum	99
Lowest daily minimum	69
Heaviest daily rainfall	135
Heaviest daily snowfall	8
Deepest snow cover	7

Records on 11 February 1939 by timescale: all-time 1, monthly 25, daily 379.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

334 broken records

Margins by which the 334 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 381.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

11 February 1939

Top 20 records on 11 February 1939 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
11 February 1939	Glacier, CA	monthly rain	74.9 mm (2.9 in)	28.4 mm (1.1 in)	6 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
11 February 1939	Glacier, CA	monthly snowfall	74.9 cm (29.5 in)	28.4 cm (11.2 in)	6 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
11 February 1939	Moscow U of I, US	daily snow depth	40.6 cm (16.0 in)	38.1 cm (15.0 in)	28 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
11 February 1939	Golden A, CA	daily rain	32.5 mm (1.3 in)	25.9 mm (1.0 in)	17 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
11 February 1939	Sundance, US	daily rain	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	21.6 mm (0.9 in)	7 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
11 February 1939	Columbia 2SSE, US	daily rain	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	27.2 mm (1.1 in)	24 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
11 February 1939	Golden A, CA	daily snowfall	32.5 cm (12.8 in)	26.7 cm (10.5 in)	0 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
11 February 1939	Mt Airy 2 W, US	daily rain	54.1 mm (2.1 in)	36.6 mm (1.4 in)	13 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
11 February 1939	Tuckerton 2 NE, US	daily rain	46.2 mm (1.8 in)	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	13 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
11 February 1939	Cumberland, ZA	monthly rain	105.4 mm (4.1 in)	24.1 mm (0.9 in)	25 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
11 February 1939	Rocky Mt, US	daily rain	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	30.2 mm (1.2 in)	36 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
11 February 1939	Clayoquot, CA	monthly rain	139.2 mm (5.5 in)	21.1 mm (0.8 in)	24 years	31 of 100 (Routine)
11 February 1939	Oracle, US	daily low min	-9.4 C (15.1 F)	5.5 C (9.9 F)	44 years	31 of 100 (Routine)
11 February 1939	Williamson, US	daily rain	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	18.2 mm (0.7 in)	25 years	31 of 100 (Routine)
11 February 1939	Parry Sound, CA	monthly snowfall	33.0 cm (13.0 in)	2.5 cm (1.0 in)	31 years	30 of 100 (Routine)
11 February 1939	Jena Sternwarte, DE	daily high min	8.9 C (48.0 F)	0.4 C (0.7 F)	69 years	30 of 100 (Routine)
11 February 1939	Kaslo, CA	daily snowfall	21.1 cm (8.3 in)	16.0 cm (6.3 in)	15 years	29 of 100 (Routine)
11 February 1939	Kalkfontein, ZA	daily rain	55.1 mm (2.2 in)	27.2 mm (1.1 in)	19 years	29 of 100 (Routine)
11 February 1939	Jonkoping, SE	monthly high max	12.2 C (54.0 F)	0.7 C (1.3 F)	43 years	28 of 100 (Routine)
11 February 1939	Leipzig-Holzhausen, DE	daily high min	7.8 C (46.0 F)	0.4 C (0.7 F)	69 years	27 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

1798 to 1939

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1798 to 1939. 1939 had 405 records.

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

Records on 02-11 in each year
Year	Records
1798	1
1806	1
1829	4
1845	2
1847	2
1849	1
1862	2
1864	2
1865	1
1869	4
1870	1
1871	2
1872	1
1875	3
1876	2
1877	3
1879	2
1880	1
1881	1
1882	1
1883	2
1884	1
1885	7
1886	2
1887	5
1888	1
1889	1
1891	6
1892	2
1893	1
1894	4
1895	3
1896	2
1897	1
1898	4
1899	19
1900	8
1901	1
1902	6
1903	7
1904	11
1905	7
1906	6
1907	12
1908	12
1909	18
1910	17
1911	39
1912	29
1913	5
1914	73
1915	16
1916	24
1917	15
1918	27
1919	42
1920	20
1921	60
1922	76
1923	55
1924	97
1925	315
1926	63
1927	40
1928	269
1929	369
1930	191
1931	157
1932	1,420
1933	392
1934	318
1935	326
1936	562
1937	511
1938	524
1939	405
1940	396
1941	251
1942	198
1943	404
1944	371
1945	206
1946	386
1947	417
1948	827
1949	376
1950	280
1951	957
1952	460
1953	521
1954	411
1955	1,072
1956	545
1957	448
1958	611
1959	394
1960	732
1961	951
1962	975
1963	685
1964	421
1965	950
1966	774
1967	314
1968	404
1969	731
1970	657
1971	732
1972	320
1973	851
1974	555
1975	569
1976	965
1977	959
1978	1,263
1979	1,975
1980	711
1981	2,439
1982	1,042
1983	1,087
1984	726
1985	1,124
1986	1,188
1987	810
1988	1,159
1989	754
1990	1,050
1991	539
1992	782
1993	1,146
1994	1,770
1995	970
1996	969
1997	717
1998	1,468
1999	2,266
2000	1,066
2001	809
2002	1,740
2003	587
2004	834
2005	1,121
2006	558
2007	782
2008	916
2009	1,680
2010	1,323
2011	1,430
2012	964
2013	765
2014	1,032
2015	790
2016	997
2017	1,508
2018	792
2019	929
2020	1,012
2021	1,055
2022	568
2023	387
2024	820
2025	1,282
2026	654

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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	325
50 to 100	3
100 to 150	1
150 to 200	1
200 to 250	1
250 to 300	2
300 to 350	0
350 to 400	1