Weather Records on 13 February 1939

295 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 13 February 1939. Highest significance: Denninup Vale, AU.

Key Facts for 13 February 1939

On 13 February 1939, 295 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
58 were record highs and 39 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 1 were all-time records, 9 monthly and 285 daily.
Denninup Vale set a daily record precipitation of 31.2 mm (1.2 in) on 13 February 1939.
Across 158 earlier years (1794 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 480 records.

Record Map

295 stations

295 station records on 13 February 1939 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 13 February 1939: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Denninup Vale	Australia	Record daily precipitation	31.2 mm (1.2 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Yallalong	Australia	Record daily precipitation	46.7 mm (1.8 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Dongara	Australia	Record daily precipitation	51.3 mm (2.0 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Walgormouring	Australia	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Bally Bally	Australia	Record daily precipitation	48.5 mm (1.9 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Alexandria (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	53.3 mm (2.1 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Carnamah	Australia	Record daily precipitation	39.4 mm (1.6 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Watheroo	Australia	Record daily precipitation	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Thundelarra	Australia	Record daily precipitation	101.9 mm (4.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Three Springs	Australia	Record daily precipitation	56.6 mm (2.2 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Baandee	Australia	Record daily precipitation	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Mellenbye	Australia	Record daily precipitation	44.5 mm (1.8 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Round Hill	Australia	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Gabyon	Australia	Record daily precipitation	49.0 mm (1.9 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Bologna	Italy	Record high minimum temperature	9.2 C (48.6 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Greenough	Australia	Record daily precipitation	46.7 mm (1.8 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Dowerin	Australia	Record daily precipitation	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Strawberry North	Australia	Record daily precipitation	58.9 mm (2.3 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Tallering	Australia	Record daily precipitation	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
New Norcia	Australia	Record daily precipitation	29.7 mm (1.2 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Tafelberg Hall	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	65.5 mm (2.6 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Bookara	Australia	Record daily precipitation	42.4 mm (1.7 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Geraldton Town	Australia	Record daily precipitation	36.6 mm (1.4 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Richmond Post Office	Australia	Record low minimum temperature	9.4 C (48.9 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Burnerbinmah	Australia	Record daily precipitation	46.5 mm (1.8 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Albertvale	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	36.1 mm (1.4 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Cradock	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	30.7 mm (1.2 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Denham	Australia	Record daily precipitation	56.9 mm (2.2 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Port Lincoln	Australia	Record high maximum temperature	41.1 C (106.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Drift Sands (Bos)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	28.7 mm (1.1 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Woolgorong	Australia	Record daily precipitation	34.5 mm (1.4 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Kokardine	Australia	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Rolfontein	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	52.6 mm (2.1 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Billabalong	Australia	Record daily precipitation	34.5 mm (1.4 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Berkshire Valley	Australia	Record daily precipitation	36.1 mm (1.4 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Minot Exp STN	United States	Record snow depth	58.4 cm (23.0 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Yalgoo	Australia	Record daily precipitation	33.5 mm (1.3 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Moora	Australia	Record daily precipitation	38.6 mm (1.5 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Wongan Hills	Australia	Record daily precipitation	28.4 mm (1.1 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Vasilevici	Belarus	Record high minimum temperature	4.4 C (39.9 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Seleng	India	Record daily precipitation	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Syfergat (Sar)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Mardie	Australia	Record daily precipitation	79.2 mm (3.1 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Doorawarrah	Australia	Record daily precipitation	38.6 mm (1.5 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Nalbarra	Australia	Record daily precipitation	35.1 mm (1.4 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Mingenew	Australia	Record daily precipitation	32.8 mm (1.3 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Lacombe Cda	Canada	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Hvar	Croatia	Record high maximum temperature	16.8 C (62.2 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Winterhoek	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Coorabulka	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Lake Keechelus	United States	Record daily precipitation	36.6 mm (1.4 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Challa	Australia	Record daily precipitation	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Walebing	Australia	Record daily precipitation	41.4 mm (1.6 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Port Lincoln	Australia	Record high minimum temperature	21.1 C (70.0 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Miranda Downs Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	67.3 mm (2.6 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Umzimkulu (Tnk)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	53.3 mm (2.1 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Reitz 36	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	39.6 mm (1.6 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Greeley	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Moscow U of I	United States	Record snow depth	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Walebing	Australia	Record low maximum temperature	18.9 C (66.0 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

295 records

Records set or tied on 13 February 1939 by type: Highest daily maximum 33, Lowest daily maximum 25, Highest daily minimum 25, Lowest daily minimum 14, Heaviest daily rainfall 187, Heaviest daily snowfall 6, Deepest snow cover 5.

Records on 13 February 1939 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	33
Lowest daily maximum	25
Highest daily minimum	25
Lowest daily minimum	14
Heaviest daily rainfall	187
Heaviest daily snowfall	6
Deepest snow cover	5

Records on 13 February 1939 by timescale: all-time 1, monthly 9, daily 285.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

265 broken records

Margins by which the 265 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 102.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

13 February 1939

Top 20 records on 13 February 1939 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
13 February 1939	Denninup Vale, AU	daily rain	31.2 mm (1.2 in)	30.7 mm (1.2 in)	24 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
13 February 1939	Yallalong, AU	daily rain	46.7 mm (1.8 in)	45.2 mm (1.8 in)	23 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
13 February 1939	Dongara, AU	daily rain	51.3 mm (2.0 in)	47.5 mm (1.9 in)	16 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
13 February 1939	Walgormouring, AU	daily rain	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	26.4 mm (1.0 in)	24 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
13 February 1939	Bally Bally, AU	daily rain	48.5 mm (1.9 in)	45.2 mm (1.8 in)	20 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
13 February 1939	Alexandria (Pol), ZA	daily rain	53.3 mm (2.1 in)	46.9 mm (1.8 in)	16 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
13 February 1939	Carnamah, AU	daily rain	39.4 mm (1.6 in)	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	23 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
13 February 1939	Watheroo, AU	daily rain	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	38 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
13 February 1939	Thundelarra, AU	daily rain	101.9 mm (4.0 in)	94.3 mm (3.7 in)	4 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
13 February 1939	Three Springs, AU	daily rain	56.6 mm (2.2 in)	39.8 mm (1.6 in)	16 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
13 February 1939	Baandee, AU	daily rain	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	31.5 mm (1.2 in)	23 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
13 February 1939	Mellenbye, AU	daily rain	44.5 mm (1.8 in)	43.7 mm (1.7 in)	23 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
13 February 1939	Round Hill, AU	daily rain	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	30.2 mm (1.2 in)	4 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
13 February 1939	Gabyon, AU	daily rain	49.0 mm (1.9 in)	29.9 mm (1.2 in)	23 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
13 February 1939	Bologna, IT	daily high min	9.2 C (48.6 F)	0.4 C (0.7 F)	107 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
13 February 1939	Greenough, AU	daily rain	46.7 mm (1.8 in)	36.5 mm (1.4 in)	23 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
13 February 1939	Dowerin, AU	daily rain	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	35 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
13 February 1939	Strawberry North, AU	monthly rain	58.9 mm (2.3 in)	15.7 mm (0.6 in)	23 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
13 February 1939	Tallering, AU	daily rain	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	38.6 mm (1.5 in)	17 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
13 February 1939	New Norcia, AU	daily rain	29.7 mm (1.2 in)	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	1 year	37 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

1794 to 1939

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1794 to 1939. 1939 had 295 records.

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

Records on 02-13 in each year
Year	Records
1794	1
1803	2
1829	2
1847	1
1848	1
1855	1
1856	4
1860	1
1865	3
1868	1
1869	1
1870	1
1871	2
1872	2
1875	2
1877	2
1878	1
1880	1
1882	2
1884	1
1885	2
1886	2
1888	2
1889	1
1891	2
1893	4
1894	2
1895	8
1896	3
1897	2
1898	3
1899	13
1900	4
1901	7
1902	11
1903	3
1904	13
1905	19
1906	8
1907	11
1908	18
1909	8
1910	9
1911	40
1912	8
1913	25
1914	64
1915	15
1916	21
1917	143
1918	37
1919	32
1920	21
1921	43
1922	50
1923	209
1924	157
1925	85
1926	86
1927	150
1928	599
1929	186
1930	224
1931	231
1932	126
1933	306
1934	262
1935	186
1936	714
1937	614
1938	907
1939	295
1940	208
1941	239
1942	300
1943	420
1944	312
1945	415
1946	549
1947	895
1948	673
1949	1,079
1950	618
1951	539
1952	332
1953	130
1954	897
1955	558
1956	311
1957	416
1958	836
1959	487
1960	559
1961	467
1962	1,136
1963	470
1964	249
1965	396
1966	984
1967	704
1968	531
1969	580
1970	558
1971	1,003
1972	394
1973	611
1974	398
1975	574
1976	605
1977	647
1978	1,623
1979	1,911
1980	537
1981	734
1982	809
1983	1,130
1984	1,297
1985	1,189
1986	1,055
1987	729
1988	885
1989	776
1990	1,429
1991	765
1992	933
1993	672
1994	959
1995	1,838
1996	1,123
1997	1,086
1998	1,291
1999	1,022
2000	935
2001	862
2002	998
2003	834
2004	1,407
2005	916
2006	766
2007	1,097
2008	987
2009	856
2010	1,122
2011	718
2012	1,020
2013	462
2014	1,235
2015	896
2016	853
2017	1,039
2018	426
2019	950
2020	1,106
2021	2,340
2022	516
2023	607
2024	688
2025	1,176
2026	485

Download the Data

Data for records on 1939-02-13: 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 20	226
20 to 40	28
40 to 60	9
60 to 80	0
80 to 100	1
100 to 120	1