Weather Records on 1 March 1939

565 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 1 March 1939. Highest significance: Budhlada, IN.

Key Facts for 1 March 1939

On 1 March 1939, 565 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
50 were record highs and 73 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 30 monthly and 535 daily.
Budhlada set a monthly record daily precipitation of 63.5 mm (2.5 in) on 1 March 1939.
Across 159 earlier years (1808 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 522 records.

Record Map

565 stations

565 station records on 1 March 1939 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 1 March 1939: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Budhlada	India	Record daily precipitation	63.5 mm (2.5 in)	63 of 100 (Major)
Zira	India	Record daily precipitation	87.6 mm (3.4 in)	63 of 100 (Major)
Bhim (Dawer)	India	Record daily precipitation	55.9 mm (2.2 in)	63 of 100 (Major)
Low Head (Comparison)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	35.8 mm (1.4 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Corning	United States	Record snow depth	139.7 cm (55.0 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Bulgandramine	Australia	Record daily precipitation	114.8 mm (4.5 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Bandher	India	Record daily precipitation	100.3 mm (3.9 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Minot Exp STN	United States	Record snow depth	48.3 cm (19.0 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
St Patricks River (Targa Farm)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	68.8 mm (2.7 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Hissar	India	Record daily precipitation	47.8 mm (1.9 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Brid Farm	Australia	Record daily precipitation	58.7 mm (2.3 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Burnie (No 1)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	34.8 mm (1.4 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Scottsdale	Australia	Record daily precipitation	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Sheffield	Australia	Record daily precipitation	63.5 mm (2.5 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Gujjran	India	Record daily precipitation	44.5 mm (1.8 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Longford (Denton Close)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	31.2 mm (1.2 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Narromine (Alagalah St)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	53.6 mm (2.1 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Deloraine (Athol)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	39.9 mm (1.6 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Frankford (Rossville)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	45.2 mm (1.8 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Northdown (Hamley)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Swan Island Lighthouse	Australia	Record daily precipitation	31.5 mm (1.2 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Moga	India	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Wombat (Tumbleton)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	56.6 mm (2.2 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Banjar(Saraj-Teh)	India	Record daily precipitation	52.1 mm (2.1 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Nakodar	India	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Goonumbla (Coradgery)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	49.0 mm (1.9 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Young Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	51.1 mm (2.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Beaconsfield (Mine & Heritage	Australia	Record daily precipitation	35.8 mm (1.4 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Kaithal	India	Record daily precipitation	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Ferozepur Sadar	India	Record daily precipitation	33.5 mm (1.3 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Ferozepur City	India	Record daily precipitation	42.7 mm (1.7 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Ambala	India	Record daily precipitation	44.5 mm (1.8 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Caveside	Australia	Record daily precipitation	41.1 mm (1.6 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Quambone Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	44.7 mm (1.8 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Glengarry (West Tamar)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	35.3 mm (1.4 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Udhapur	India	Record daily precipitation	62.0 mm (2.4 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Pathankot	India	Record daily precipitation	116.1 mm (4.6 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Kekri	India	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Roodekop	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	43.4 mm (1.7 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Tumut (Wattle Cres)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	47.2 mm (1.9 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Warrangong	Australia	Record daily precipitation	61.2 mm (2.4 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Bumbaldry (Gold 'N' Grove)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	55.9 mm (2.2 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Carrick (Oaks Road)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	41.7 mm (1.6 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Cressy Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	28.7 mm (1.1 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Harden (East St)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Dharmsala Lower	India	Record daily precipitation	58.4 mm (2.3 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Nagina	India	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Napoleon	United States	Record snow depth	38.1 cm (15.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Bumberry	Australia	Record daily precipitation	52.1 mm (2.1 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Berthong	Australia	Record daily precipitation	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Grenfell (Quondong Rd)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	52.3 mm (2.1 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Murringo (Windermere)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Branxholm (Stoke Street)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Ambala Obsy	India	Record daily precipitation	46.0 mm (1.8 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Tohana	India	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Nawanshahr	India	Record daily precipitation	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Nevertire (Clyde St)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	40.4 mm (1.6 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Coolac (Hopewood)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	45.5 mm (1.8 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Devonport Harbour Master	Australia	Record daily precipitation	29.5 mm (1.2 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Kangra	India	Record daily precipitation	49.3 mm (1.9 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)

Counts by Type and Timescale

565 records

Records set or tied on 1 March 1939 by type: Highest daily maximum 31, Lowest daily maximum 16, Highest daily minimum 19, Lowest daily minimum 57, Heaviest daily rainfall 403, Heaviest daily snowfall 20, Deepest snow cover 19.

Records on 1 March 1939 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	31
Lowest daily maximum	16
Highest daily minimum	19
Lowest daily minimum	57
Heaviest daily rainfall	403
Heaviest daily snowfall	20
Deepest snow cover	19

Records on 1 March 1939 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 30, daily 535.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

513 broken records

Margins by which the 513 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 1397.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

1 March 1939

Top 20 records on 1 March 1939 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
1 March 1939	Budhlada, IN	monthly rain	63.5 mm (2.5 in)	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	34 years	63 of 100 (Major)
1 March 1939	Zira, IN	monthly rain	87.6 mm (3.4 in)	52.5 mm (2.1 in)	35 years	63 of 100 (Major)
1 March 1939	Bhim (Dawer), IN	monthly rain	55.9 mm (2.2 in)	41.4 mm (1.6 in)	34 years	63 of 100 (Major)
1 March 1939	Low Head (Comparison), AU	daily rain	35.8 mm (1.4 in)	29.7 mm (1.2 in)	40 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
1 March 1939	Corning, US	daily snow depth	139.7 cm (55.0 in)	139.7 cm (55.0 in)	42 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
1 March 1939	Bulgandramine, AU	monthly rain	114.8 mm (4.5 in)	43.7 mm (1.7 in)	32 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
1 March 1939	Bandher, IN	monthly rain	100.3 mm (3.9 in)	66.8 mm (2.6 in)	4 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
1 March 1939	Minot Exp STN, US	monthly snow depth	48.3 cm (19.0 in)	38.1 cm (15.0 in)	9 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
1 March 1939	St Patricks River (Targa Farm), AU	daily rain	68.8 mm (2.7 in)	63.0 mm (2.5 in)	29 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
1 March 1939	Hissar, IN	daily rain	47.8 mm (1.9 in)	40.9 mm (1.6 in)	28 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
1 March 1939	Brid Farm, AU	daily rain	58.7 mm (2.3 in)	53.4 mm (2.1 in)	24 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
1 March 1939	Burnie (No 1), AU	daily rain	34.8 mm (1.4 in)	27.7 mm (1.1 in)	29 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
1 March 1939	Scottsdale, AU	daily rain	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	34.2 mm (1.3 in)	40 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
1 March 1939	Sheffield, AU	daily rain	63.5 mm (2.5 in)	51.1 mm (2.0 in)	24 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
1 March 1939	Gujjran, IN	daily rain	44.5 mm (1.8 in)	39.4 mm (1.6 in)	28 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
1 March 1939	Longford (Denton Close), AU	daily rain	31.2 mm (1.2 in)	24.3 mm (1.0 in)	29 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
1 March 1939	Narromine (Alagalah St), AU	daily rain	53.6 mm (2.1 in)	37.6 mm (1.5 in)	44 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
1 March 1939	Deloraine (Athol), AU	daily rain	39.9 mm (1.6 in)	32.8 mm (1.3 in)	29 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
1 March 1939	Frankford (Rossville), AU	daily rain	45.2 mm (1.8 in)	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	29 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
1 March 1939	Northdown (Hamley), AU	daily rain	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	27.2 mm (1.1 in)	24 years	45 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

1808 to 1939

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1808 to 1939. 1939 had 565 records.

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

Records on 03-01 in each year
Year	Records
1808	1
1814	1
1817	1
1827	1
1836	2
1844	1
1846	4
1858	1
1859	1
1863	2
1868	1
1870	3
1872	1
1875	4
1876	3
1877	1
1878	2
1881	1
1882	2
1883	1
1884	6
1886	10
1888	3
1889	1
1890	1
1891	3
1892	1
1893	1
1894	1
1896	2
1897	2
1898	8
1899	1
1900	7
1901	1
1902	14
1903	11
1904	13
1905	4
1906	30
1907	5
1908	14
1909	19
1910	14
1911	20
1912	64
1913	26
1914	23
1915	21
1916	34
1917	15
1918	16
1919	57
1920	98
1921	411
1922	139
1923	127
1924	44
1925	100
1926	86
1927	203
1928	61
1929	181
1930	90
1931	140
1932	462
1933	94
1934	401
1935	167
1936	232
1937	220
1938	308
1939	565
1940	513
1941	644
1942	391
1943	256
1944	155
1945	178
1946	358
1947	933
1948	893
1949	250
1950	249
1951	564
1952	564
1953	615
1954	893
1955	1,028
1956	523
1957	293
1958	459
1959	463
1960	1,530
1961	548
1962	2,067
1963	532
1964	563
1965	696
1966	575
1967	731
1968	966
1969	439
1970	725
1971	943
1972	1,524
1973	613
1974	954
1975	411
1976	1,612
1977	317
1978	1,065
1979	507
1980	2,040
1981	550
1982	918
1983	1,048
1984	720
1985	676
1986	1,317
1987	2,042
1988	722
1989	924
1990	1,000
1991	926
1992	1,827
1993	1,189
1994	1,339
1995	1,214
1996	641
1997	1,924
1998	957
1999	1,150
2000	1,211
2001	1,081
2002	1,012
2003	756
2004	1,363
2005	1,294
2006	1,376
2007	1,418
2008	887
2009	1,030
2010	890
2011	868
2012	1,776
2013	782
2014	1,149
2015	1,279
2016	622
2017	1,212
2018	1,197
2019	747
2020	494
2021	824
2022	1,096
2023	1,232
2024	642
2025	841
2026	1,153

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Data for records on 1939-03-01: 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 200	509
200 to 400	3
400 to 600	0
600 to 800	0
800 to 1000	0
1000 to 1200	0
1200 to 1400	1