Weather Records on 10 March 1939

497 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 10 March 1939. Highest significance: Violet Town, AU.

Key Facts for 10 March 1939

On 10 March 1939, 497 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
97 were record highs and 35 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 1 were all-time records, 18 monthly and 478 daily.
Violet Town set a daily record precipitation of 52.8 mm (2.1 in) on 10 March 1939.
Across 160 earlier years (1807 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 517 records.

Record Map

497 stations

497 station records on 10 March 1939 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 10 March 1939: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Violet Town	Australia	Record daily precipitation	52.8 mm (2.1 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Tamworth Airport	Australia	Record daily precipitation	75.9 mm (3.0 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Minsk	Belarus	Record daily precipitation	35.0 mm (1.4 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Jerilderie (Yanko Station)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	61.0 mm (2.4 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Mulwala Homestead	Australia	Record daily precipitation	62.5 mm (2.5 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Boonah Stark Ave	Australia	Record daily precipitation	91.7 mm (3.6 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Goolgumbla	Australia	Record daily precipitation	56.1 mm (2.2 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Boxwood	Australia	Record daily precipitation	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Klipspruit (Pur)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	78.5 mm (3.1 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Wallabadah (Woodton)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	63.2 mm (2.5 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Dookie Agricultural College	Australia	Record daily precipitation	41.1 mm (1.6 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Minot Exp STN	United States	Record snow depth	40.6 cm (16.0 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Woodfield	Australia	Record daily precipitation	53.8 mm (2.1 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Tamworth West	Australia	Record daily precipitation	65.8 mm (2.6 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Forest Hill	Australia	Record daily precipitation	81.0 mm (3.2 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Belltrees 1	Australia	Record daily precipitation	66.0 mm (2.6 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Berrigan Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	55.1 mm (2.2 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Roma Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	93.5 mm (3.7 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Urana Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	48.5 mm (1.9 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Steam Plains 2	Australia	Record daily precipitation	57.9 mm (2.3 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Strathbogie North	Australia	Record daily precipitation	60.2 mm (2.4 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Anakie Richardson St	Australia	Record daily precipitation	72.9 mm (2.9 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Jerilderie (Coree STN)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Carrathool (Gum Creek)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	64.5 mm (2.5 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Alexandra (Post Office)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	35.8 mm (1.4 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Edgeroi	Australia	Record daily precipitation	69.1 mm (2.7 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Boomanoomana	Australia	Record daily precipitation	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Katandra North	Australia	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Runnymede	Australia	Record daily precipitation	42.2 mm (1.7 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Gindie State Farm	Australia	Record daily precipitation	80.5 mm (3.2 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Granville (Kentucky)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	64.8 mm (2.6 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Carrathool (Uardry)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	59.4 mm (2.3 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Bonnie Doon Garage	Australia	Record daily precipitation	56.4 mm (2.2 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Cubbaroo	Australia	Record daily precipitation	58.4 mm (2.3 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Finley Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	46.2 mm (1.8 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Groongal (Groongal Station)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	46.2 mm (1.8 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Doreen	Australia	Record daily precipitation	58.2 mm (2.3 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Hay (Eurolie)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	76.2 mm (3.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Warrenbayne (Baddaginnie)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Collarenebri (Goondoobluie)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	52.3 mm (2.1 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Benalla (Shadforth Street)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Numurkah Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Boggabilla (Boonal)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	40.4 mm (1.6 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Conargo (Hartwood)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Wunnamurra	Australia	Record daily precipitation	63.5 mm (2.5 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Cobram Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	41.4 mm (1.6 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Mansfield (Post Office)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	32.3 mm (1.3 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Juandah	Australia	Record daily precipitation	46.0 mm (1.8 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Mooral	Australia	Record daily precipitation	32.3 mm (1.3 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Emmaville (Strathbogie)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	63.5 mm (2.5 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Urana (Butherwah)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	55.4 mm (2.2 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Steam Plains 1	Australia	Record daily precipitation	35.8 mm (1.4 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Barjarg	Australia	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Gurley (Glenroy)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	57.4 mm (2.3 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Wallabadah (Gaspard)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	59.9 mm (2.4 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Kunderang East (Kenebree)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	37.1 mm (1.5 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Coolah (Binnia St)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	46.2 mm (1.8 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Rennie (Pine View)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	84.6 mm (3.3 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Quipolly Creek Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Visalia	United States	Record daily precipitation	33.5 mm (1.3 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

497 records

Records set or tied on 10 March 1939 by type: Highest daily maximum 22, Lowest daily maximum 18, Highest daily minimum 75, Lowest daily minimum 17, Heaviest daily rainfall 352, Heaviest daily snowfall 6, Deepest snow cover 7.

Records on 10 March 1939 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	22
Lowest daily maximum	18
Highest daily minimum	75
Lowest daily minimum	17
Heaviest daily rainfall	352
Heaviest daily snowfall	6
Deepest snow cover	7

Records on 10 March 1939 by timescale: all-time 1, monthly 18, daily 478.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

442 broken records

Margins by which the 442 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 406.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

10 March 1939

Top 20 records on 10 March 1939 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
10 March 1939	Violet Town, AU	daily rain	52.8 mm (2.1 in)	37.3 mm (1.5 in)	54 years	61 of 100 (Major)
10 March 1939	Tamworth Airport, AU	daily rain	75.9 mm (3.0 in)	53.8 mm (2.1 in)	44 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
10 March 1939	Minsk, BY	monthly rain	35.0 mm (1.4 in)	16.8 mm (0.7 in)	14 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
10 March 1939	Jerilderie (Yanko Station), AU	daily rain	61.0 mm (2.4 in)	43.0 mm (1.7 in)	54 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
10 March 1939	Mulwala Homestead, AU	daily rain	62.5 mm (2.5 in)	41.7 mm (1.6 in)	54 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
10 March 1939	Boonah Stark Ave, AU	daily rain	91.7 mm (3.6 in)	70.6 mm (2.8 in)	37 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
10 March 1939	Goolgumbla, AU	daily rain	56.1 mm (2.2 in)	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	25 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
10 March 1939	Boxwood, AU	daily rain	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	36.6 mm (1.4 in)	26 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
10 March 1939	Klipspruit (Pur), ZA	monthly rain	78.5 mm (3.1 in)	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	29 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
10 March 1939	Wallabadah (Woodton), AU	daily rain	63.2 mm (2.5 in)	55.3 mm (2.2 in)	45 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
10 March 1939	Dookie Agricultural College, AU	daily rain	41.1 mm (1.6 in)	32.5 mm (1.3 in)	26 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
10 March 1939	Minot Exp STN, US	daily snow depth	40.6 cm (16.0 in)	40.6 cm (16.0 in)	28 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
10 March 1939	Woodfield, AU	daily rain	53.8 mm (2.1 in)	49.2 mm (1.9 in)	25 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
10 March 1939	Tamworth West, AU	daily rain	65.8 mm (2.6 in)	46.7 mm (1.8 in)	20 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
10 March 1939	Forest Hill, AU	daily rain	81.0 mm (3.2 in)	66.3 mm (2.6 in)	16 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
10 March 1939	Belltrees 1, AU	daily rain	66.0 mm (2.6 in)	38.6 mm (1.5 in)	45 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
10 March 1939	Berrigan Post Office, AU	daily rain	55.1 mm (2.2 in)	41.4 mm (1.6 in)	6 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
10 March 1939	Roma Post Office, AU	daily rain	93.5 mm (3.7 in)	52.4 mm (2.1 in)	44 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
10 March 1939	Urana Post Office, AU	daily rain	48.5 mm (1.9 in)	31.5 mm (1.2 in)	25 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
10 March 1939	Steam Plains 2, AU	daily rain	57.9 mm (2.3 in)	41.4 mm (1.6 in)	25 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

1807 to 1939

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1807 to 1939. 1939 had 497 records.

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

Records on 03-10 in each year
Year	Records
1807	1
1809	1
1810	3
1834	1
1837	1
1845	1
1847	2
1849	1
1850	1
1854	1
1855	1
1858	2
1860	4
1862	1
1866	2
1871	2
1873	1
1874	3
1877	2
1878	3
1880	3
1881	1
1882	4
1883	3
1884	1
1886	2
1888	2
1890	1
1891	3
1892	4
1894	10
1895	1
1896	2
1897	7
1898	1
1901	12
1902	4
1903	6
1904	13
1905	4
1906	26
1907	14
1908	14
1909	16
1910	14
1911	21
1912	53
1913	78
1914	29
1915	29
1916	33
1917	36
1918	73
1919	28
1920	22
1921	65
1922	58
1923	87
1924	236
1925	265
1926	122
1927	93
1928	107
1929	407
1930	96
1931	374
1932	1,857
1933	267
1934	479
1935	338
1936	406
1937	218
1938	142
1939	497
1940	367
1941	260
1942	233
1943	490
1944	646
1945	250
1946	274
1947	316
1948	1,943
1949	511
1950	500
1951	753
1952	478
1953	355
1954	573
1955	1,308
1956	633
1957	607
1958	490
1959	256
1960	834
1961	351
1962	765
1963	470
1964	934
1965	306
1966	588
1967	850
1968	557
1969	874
1970	341
1971	533
1972	1,382
1973	1,143
1974	1,376
1975	868
1976	488
1977	1,300
1978	877
1979	538
1980	491
1981	1,178
1982	858
1983	1,014
1984	1,397
1985	758
1986	1,041
1987	595
1988	830
1989	1,846
1990	1,333
1991	406
1992	1,063
1993	753
1994	1,496
1995	1,241
1996	1,978
1997	1,360
1998	1,957
1999	759
2000	1,609
2001	882
2002	850
2003	1,137
2004	942
2005	963
2006	1,625
2007	457
2008	792
2009	1,407
2010	1,287
2011	934
2012	785
2013	937
2014	988
2015	825
2016	1,781
2017	562
2018	410
2019	1,208
2020	753
2021	1,131
2022	1,486
2023	1,139
2024	489
2025	737
2026	1,485

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Data for records on 1939-03-10: 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 100	439
100 to 200	2
200 to 300	0
300 to 400	0
400 to 500	1