Weather Records on 13 March 1939

507 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 13 March 1939. Highest significance: Great Brak River, ZA.

Key Facts for 13 March 1939

On 13 March 1939, 507 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
26 were record highs and 24 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 1 were all-time records, 15 monthly and 491 daily.
Great Brak River set a monthly record daily precipitation of 148.6 mm (5.9 in) on 13 March 1939.
Across 160 earlier years (1810 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 484 records.

Record Map

507 stations

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

Weather records on 13 March 1939: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Great Brak River	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	148.6 mm (5.9 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Howlong Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	58.4 mm (2.3 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Indigo	Australia	Record daily precipitation	44.2 mm (1.7 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Yarmouth	Canada	Record daily snowfall	40.6 cm (16.0 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Randfontein (Gm)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	63.8 mm (2.5 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Granville (Kentucky)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	52.3 mm (2.1 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Springhurst	Australia	Record daily precipitation	52.1 mm (2.1 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Peddie (Mag)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	91.9 mm (3.6 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Eldorado	Australia	Record daily precipitation	41.4 mm (1.6 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Brookville	United States	Record daily precipitation	38.6 mm (1.5 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Mount Gravatt	Australia	Record daily precipitation	153.2 mm (6.0 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Premaydena Hatchery	Australia	Record daily precipitation	45.0 mm (1.8 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Saint John	Canada	Record daily snowfall	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Mount Coke (Bos)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	69.1 mm (2.7 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Omeo Comparison	Australia	Record daily precipitation	35.3 mm (1.4 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Heidelberg Cape (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	50.3 mm (2.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Goudveld (Bos)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	49.3 mm (1.9 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Bungowannah Park	Australia	Record daily precipitation	49.8 mm (2.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Lottering (Bos)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	78.2 mm (3.1 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Harkerville (Bos)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Crescent City 3 NNW	United States	Record daily precipitation	101.6 mm (4.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Bungowannah (Roseleigh)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	41.4 mm (1.6 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Chainpur	India	Record daily precipitation	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Bloukrans (Bos)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	74.2 mm (2.9 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Chiltern (Post Office)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	42.7 mm (1.7 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Wooragee	Australia	Record daily precipitation	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Fredericton Unb	Canada	Record daily snowfall	18.5 cm (7.3 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Portland	United States	Record daily snowfall	50.3 cm (19.8 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Humansdorp (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	35.1 mm (1.4 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Millwood (Bos)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	69.6 mm (2.7 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Yolla (Sea View)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	48.8 mm (1.9 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Port Arthur	Australia	Record daily precipitation	36.6 mm (1.4 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Towner 2 NE	United States	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Roy Hill	Australia	Record daily precipitation	63.5 mm (2.5 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Low Head (Comparison)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Tylden "Tulden"	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Sussex	Australia	Record daily precipitation	41.9 mm (1.6 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Yreka	United States	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Lake Placid 2 S	United States	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Clarion 3 SW	United States	Record daily precipitation	41.9 mm (1.6 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Kergunyah South	Australia	Record daily precipitation	37.1 mm (1.5 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Wangaratta	Australia	Record daily precipitation	37.3 mm (1.5 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Parkers Landing	United States	Record daily precipitation	37.3 mm (1.5 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Yackandandah	Australia	Record daily precipitation	46.7 mm (1.8 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Windsor Kings College	Canada	Record daily precipitation	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Boxwood	Australia	Record daily precipitation	29.7 mm (1.2 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Qacu (Bos)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	35.3 mm (1.4 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Huxley	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	40.4 mm (1.6 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Blackwater Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	64.8 mm (2.6 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Lila Lower	Australia	Record daily precipitation	35.1 mm (1.4 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Albury	Australia	Record daily precipitation	28.7 mm (1.1 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Waratah (Mount Road)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	30.7 mm (1.2 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Kologha (Bos)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	39.6 mm (1.6 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Haskinville	United States	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Isis Junction Railway STN	Australia	Record daily precipitation	96.5 mm (3.8 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Mungindi (Cambo Cambo)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	61.0 mm (2.4 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
The Ginghet	Australia	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Fir Glen	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	33.5 mm (1.3 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Copper	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Wodonga Express	Australia	Record daily precipitation	26.2 mm (1.0 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

507 records

Records set or tied on 13 March 1939 by type: Highest daily maximum 19, Lowest daily maximum 16, Highest daily minimum 7, Lowest daily minimum 8, Heaviest daily rainfall 413, Heaviest daily snowfall 33, Deepest snow cover 11.

Records on 13 March 1939 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	19
Lowest daily maximum	16
Highest daily minimum	7
Lowest daily minimum	8
Heaviest daily rainfall	413
Heaviest daily snowfall	33
Deepest snow cover	11

Records on 13 March 1939 by timescale: all-time 1, monthly 15, daily 491.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

470 broken records

Margins by which the 470 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 315.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

13 March 1939

Top 20 records on 13 March 1939 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
13 March 1939	Great Brak River, ZA	monthly rain	148.6 mm (5.9 in)	87.6 mm (3.4 in)	10 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
13 March 1939	Howlong Post Office, AU	daily rain	58.4 mm (2.3 in)	53.3 mm (2.1 in)	36 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
13 March 1939	Indigo, AU	daily rain	44.2 mm (1.7 in)	37.1 mm (1.5 in)	36 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
13 March 1939	Yarmouth, CA	daily snowfall	40.6 cm (16.0 in)	31.5 cm (12.4 in)	22 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
13 March 1939	Randfontein (Gm), ZA	daily rain	63.8 mm (2.5 in)	46.8 mm (1.8 in)	33 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
13 March 1939	Granville (Kentucky), AU	daily rain	52.3 mm (2.1 in)	44.2 mm (1.7 in)	20 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
13 March 1939	Springhurst, AU	daily rain	52.1 mm (2.1 in)	47.8 mm (1.9 in)	20 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
13 March 1939	Peddie (Mag), ZA	monthly rain	91.9 mm (3.6 in)	22.3 mm (0.9 in)	40 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
13 March 1939	Eldorado, AU	daily rain	41.4 mm (1.6 in)	31.7 mm (1.2 in)	44 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
13 March 1939	Brookville, US	daily rain	38.6 mm (1.5 in)	28.2 mm (1.1 in)	36 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
13 March 1939	Mount Gravatt, AU	daily rain	153.2 mm (6.0 in)	135.7 mm (5.3 in)	13 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
13 March 1939	Premaydena Hatchery, AU	daily rain	45.0 mm (1.8 in)	26.5 mm (1.0 in)	24 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
13 March 1939	Saint John, CA	daily snowfall	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	14.0 cm (5.5 in)	60 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
13 March 1939	Mount Coke (Bos), ZA	daily rain	69.1 mm (2.7 in)	46.2 mm (1.8 in)	29 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
13 March 1939	Omeo Comparison, AU	daily rain	35.3 mm (1.4 in)	27.2 mm (1.1 in)	42 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
13 March 1939	Heidelberg Cape (Pol), ZA	daily rain	50.3 mm (2.0 in)	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	44 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
13 March 1939	Goudveld (Bos), ZA	daily rain	49.3 mm (1.9 in)	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	41 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
13 March 1939	Bungowannah Park, AU	daily rain	49.8 mm (2.0 in)	39.1 mm (1.5 in)	20 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
13 March 1939	Lottering (Bos), ZA	daily rain	78.2 mm (3.1 in)	50.3 mm (2.0 in)	28 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
13 March 1939	Harkerville (Bos), ZA	daily rain	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	26.9 mm (1.1 in)	36 years	43 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

1810 to 1939

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1810 to 1939. 1939 had 507 records.

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

Records on 03-13 in each year
Year	Records
1810	2
1828	1
1842	1
1845	3
1847	1
1854	3
1856	1
1857	1
1859	2
1862	1
1867	2
1868	1
1871	2
1873	1
1874	2
1876	1
1878	1
1879	1
1882	1
1884	1
1885	5
1886	2
1887	1
1888	5
1889	2
1890	1
1891	2
1892	8
1893	4
1894	13
1895	1
1896	1
1897	2
1898	1
1899	1
1901	4
1902	13
1903	16
1904	9
1905	5
1906	14
1907	21
1908	6
1909	11
1910	55
1911	37
1912	18
1913	97
1914	145
1915	26
1916	41
1917	45
1918	141
1919	19
1920	52
1921	57
1922	53
1923	90
1924	139
1925	192
1926	337
1927	438
1928	101
1929	344
1930	190
1931	326
1932	579
1933	481
1934	298
1935	178
1936	160
1937	328
1938	282
1939	507
1940	597
1941	249
1942	282
1943	300
1944	444
1945	317
1946	781
1947	706
1948	707
1949	216
1950	822
1951	594
1952	313
1953	348
1954	528
1955	359
1956	627
1957	519
1958	622
1959	327
1960	908
1961	565
1962	617
1963	519
1964	321
1965	266
1966	443
1967	1,041
1968	782
1969	744
1970	384
1971	531
1972	1,182
1973	837
1974	590
1975	782
1976	321
1977	1,085
1978	557
1979	497
1980	878
1981	830
1982	733
1983	1,036
1984	1,113
1985	546
1986	630
1987	790
1988	870
1989	1,589
1990	2,798
1991	797
1992	1,212
1993	2,758
1994	910
1995	1,446
1996	858
1997	1,200
1998	1,545
1999	1,142
2000	418
2001	1,110
2002	939
2003	1,202
2004	637
2005	904
2006	2,290
2007	1,700
2008	622
2009	985
2010	650
2011	494
2012	1,194
2013	992
2014	868
2015	822
2016	955
2017	859
2018	615
2019	1,253
2020	812
2021	745
2022	981
2023	1,119
2024	492
2025	850
2026	1,162

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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	451
50 to 100	15
100 to 150	3
150 to 200	0
200 to 250	0
250 to 300	0
300 to 350	1