Weather Records on 11 March 1939

569 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 11 March 1939. Highest significance: Sheringa (Lake Hamilton), AU.

Key Facts for 11 March 1939

On 11 March 1939, 569 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
135 were record highs and 90 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 20 monthly and 549 daily.
Sheringa (Lake Hamilton) set a daily record precipitation of 36.6 mm (1.4 in) on 11 March 1939.
Across 166 earlier years (1793 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 473 records.

Record Map

569 stations

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

Weather records on 11 March 1939: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Sheringa (Lake Hamilton)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	36.6 mm (1.4 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Englesberg Village	Australia	Record daily precipitation	88.1 mm (3.5 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Warsaw	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.3 mm (2.0 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Stratton	United States	Record daily precipitation	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Colby	United States	Record daily precipitation	54.4 mm (2.1 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Canning Downs	Australia	Record daily precipitation	80.8 mm (3.2 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Charleston	United States	Record daily precipitation	79.0 mm (3.1 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Jacksonville 2E	United States	Record daily precipitation	62.5 mm (2.5 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Condobolin (Borambil Park)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	80.8 mm (3.2 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Champaign 3S	United States	Record daily precipitation	67.3 mm (2.6 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
University of Queensland Gatto	Australia	Record daily precipitation	109.2 mm (4.3 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Ellerston (Glenrock)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	85.6 mm (3.4 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Superior	United States	Record daily precipitation	47.8 mm (1.9 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Minot Exp STN	United States	Record snow depth	38.1 cm (15.0 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Crows Nest	Australia	Record daily precipitation	90.9 mm (3.6 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Decatur Wtp	United States	Record daily precipitation	80.5 mm (3.2 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Atchison	United States	Record daily precipitation	68.6 mm (2.7 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Gowrie Junction	Australia	Record daily precipitation	63.5 mm (2.5 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Rivertree (Myall)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	57.9 mm (2.3 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Greenwood	Australia	Record daily precipitation	64.8 mm (2.6 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Lincoln	United States	Record daily precipitation	88.9 mm (3.5 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Tuscola	United States	Record daily precipitation	71.4 mm (2.8 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Centerville	United States	Record daily precipitation	62.5 mm (2.5 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Rockville	United States	Record daily precipitation	56.4 mm (2.2 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Grandchester Symes St	Australia	Record daily precipitation	81.5 mm (3.2 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Barraba Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	68.6 mm (2.7 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Bingara (Derra Derra)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	77.0 mm (3.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Glen Innes Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	68.8 mm (2.7 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Glen Innes Gasworks	Australia	Record daily precipitation	61.0 mm (2.4 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Windsor	United States	Record daily precipitation	65.3 mm (2.6 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Uralla (Dumaresq St)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	52.1 mm (2.1 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Hillsboro	United States	Record daily precipitation	46.7 mm (1.8 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Raglan	Australia	Record daily precipitation	92.5 mm (3.6 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Colombo Creek	Australia	Record daily precipitation	46.2 mm (1.8 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Pontiac	United States	Record daily precipitation	36.1 mm (1.4 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
St Joseph	United States	Record daily precipitation	51.8 mm (2.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Ceduna (Goode)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Gatton Allan Street	Australia	Record daily precipitation	58.2 mm (2.3 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Hoopeston	United States	Record daily precipitation	46.2 mm (1.8 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Stockport	United States	Record daily precipitation	46.2 mm (1.8 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Greencastle 1 W	United States	Record daily precipitation	52.1 mm (2.1 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Macon	United States	Record daily precipitation	42.2 mm (1.7 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Mt Pleasant 1 SW	United States	Record daily precipitation	47.8 mm (1.9 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Tecumseh 1S	United States	Record daily precipitation	38.4 mm (1.5 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Hattonvale Store	Australia	Record daily precipitation	45.5 mm (1.8 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Cudal Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Havana	United States	Record daily precipitation	67.8 mm (2.7 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Terry Hie Hie	Australia	Record daily precipitation	101.1 mm (4.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Granville (Kentucky)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Pana	United States	Record daily precipitation	43.7 mm (1.7 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Kirksville	United States	Record daily precipitation	60.5 mm (2.4 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Warrinilla	Australia	Record daily precipitation	60.2 mm (2.4 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Boggabri (Penryn)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	50.3 mm (2.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Bunnan (Milhaven)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	49.5 mm (1.9 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Harrisville Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	42.9 mm (1.7 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Gloucester Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	72.9 mm (2.9 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Columbus	United States	Record daily precipitation	83.8 mm (3.3 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Albia 3 NNE	United States	Record daily precipitation	33.8 mm (1.3 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Horton	United States	Record daily precipitation	65.5 mm (2.6 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Condobolin Retirement Village	Australia	Record daily precipitation	47.8 mm (1.9 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

569 records

Records set or tied on 11 March 1939 by type: Highest daily maximum 38, Lowest daily maximum 23, Highest daily minimum 97, Lowest daily minimum 67, Heaviest daily rainfall 324, Heaviest daily snowfall 11, Deepest snow cover 9.

Records on 11 March 1939 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	38
Lowest daily maximum	23
Highest daily minimum	97
Lowest daily minimum	67
Heaviest daily rainfall	324
Heaviest daily snowfall	11
Deepest snow cover	9

Records on 11 March 1939 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 20, daily 549.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

494 broken records

Margins by which the 494 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 March 1939

Top 20 records on 11 March 1939 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
11 March 1939	Sheringa (Lake Hamilton), AU	daily rain	36.6 mm (1.4 in)	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	46 years	60 of 100 (Major)
11 March 1939	Englesberg Village, AU	daily rain	88.1 mm (3.5 in)	79.5 mm (3.1 in)	48 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
11 March 1939	Warsaw, US	daily rain	50.3 mm (2.0 in)	37.6 mm (1.5 in)	47 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
11 March 1939	Stratton, US	daily rain	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	31.3 mm (1.2 in)	40 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
11 March 1939	Colby, US	monthly rain	54.4 mm (2.1 in)	21.4 mm (0.8 in)	12 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
11 March 1939	Canning Downs, AU	daily rain	80.8 mm (3.2 in)	47.3 mm (1.9 in)	37 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
11 March 1939	Charleston, US	daily rain	79.0 mm (3.1 in)	57.4 mm (2.3 in)	32 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
11 March 1939	Jacksonville 2E, US	daily rain	62.5 mm (2.5 in)	40.7 mm (1.6 in)	36 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
11 March 1939	Condobolin (Borambil Park), AU	monthly rain	80.8 mm (3.2 in)	23.6 mm (0.9 in)	48 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
11 March 1939	Champaign 3S, US	daily rain	67.3 mm (2.6 in)	48.0 mm (1.9 in)	32 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
11 March 1939	University of Queensland Gatto, AU	daily rain	109.2 mm (4.3 in)	87.1 mm (3.4 in)	21 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
11 March 1939	Ellerston (Glenrock), AU	daily rain	85.6 mm (3.4 in)	51.3 mm (2.0 in)	28 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
11 March 1939	Superior, US	monthly rain	47.8 mm (1.9 in)	17.3 mm (0.7 in)	42 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
11 March 1939	Minot Exp STN, US	daily snow depth	38.1 cm (15.0 in)	38.1 cm (15.0 in)	28 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
11 March 1939	Crows Nest, AU	daily rain	90.9 mm (3.6 in)	71.8 mm (2.8 in)	13 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
11 March 1939	Decatur Wtp, US	daily rain	80.5 mm (3.2 in)	50.5 mm (2.0 in)	16 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
11 March 1939	Atchison, US	daily rain	68.6 mm (2.7 in)	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	39 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
11 March 1939	Gowrie Junction, AU	daily rain	63.5 mm (2.5 in)	50.5 mm (2.0 in)	17 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
11 March 1939	Rivertree (Myall), AU	daily rain	57.9 mm (2.3 in)	37.8 mm (1.5 in)	33 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
11 March 1939	Greenwood, AU	daily rain	64.8 mm (2.6 in)	42.7 mm (1.7 in)	28 years	47 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

1793 to 1939

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1793 to 1939. 1939 had 569 records.

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

Records on 03-11 in each year
Year	Records
1793	1
1810	3
1814	1
1822	1
1844	1
1845	2
1847	3
1849	1
1850	2
1854	3
1855	1
1858	3
1859	1
1860	2
1862	1
1863	1
1868	1
1870	1
1874	2
1877	1
1878	1
1879	2
1880	1
1881	5
1882	2
1883	1
1884	1
1885	2
1886	3
1888	4
1889	1
1890	4
1891	5
1892	3
1893	2
1894	6
1896	4
1897	4
1898	2
1899	1
1900	4
1901	13
1902	8
1903	12
1904	7
1905	6
1906	38
1907	7
1908	10
1909	26
1910	19
1911	19
1912	19
1913	22
1914	25
1915	18
1916	29
1917	49
1918	58
1919	39
1920	15
1921	66
1922	42
1923	78
1924	265
1925	264
1926	134
1927	277
1928	119
1929	210
1930	105
1931	273
1932	1,123
1933	300
1934	764
1935	520
1936	356
1937	188
1938	120
1939	569
1940	417
1941	265
1942	225
1943	251
1944	304
1945	262
1946	461
1947	234
1948	2,148
1949	329
1950	671
1951	677
1952	804
1953	330
1954	489
1955	1,103
1956	964
1957	521
1958	441
1959	189
1960	1,115
1961	353
1962	674
1963	440
1964	296
1965	386
1966	539
1967	1,272
1968	519
1969	1,093
1970	389
1971	552
1972	1,320
1973	1,406
1974	956
1975	592
1976	375
1977	1,690
1978	579
1979	891
1980	472
1981	1,539
1982	807
1983	943
1984	743
1985	829
1986	747
1987	596
1988	1,176
1989	1,894
1990	2,496
1991	532
1992	1,083
1993	561
1994	689
1995	1,138
1996	1,339
1997	1,152
1998	2,609
1999	533
2000	1,199
2001	802
2002	736
2003	935
2004	826
2005	988
2006	1,590
2007	830
2008	816
2009	1,195
2010	966
2011	734
2012	868
2013	949
2014	556
2015	897
2016	1,249
2017	483
2018	479
2019	767
2020	605
2021	980
2022	1,203
2023	984
2024	424
2025	699
2026	1,580

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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	474
50 to 100	15
100 to 150	4
150 to 200	0
200 to 250	0
250 to 300	0
300 to 350	0
350 to 400	1