Weather Records on 15 March 1939

336 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 15 March 1939. Highest significance: Sandgate Post Office, AU.

Key Facts for 15 March 1939

On 15 March 1939, 336 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
27 were record highs and 71 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 3 were all-time records, 9 monthly and 324 daily.
Sandgate Post Office set a daily record precipitation of 173.5 mm (6.8 in) on 15 March 1939.
Across 161 earlier years (1810 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 487 records.

Record Map

336 stations

336 station records on 15 March 1939 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 15 March 1939: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Sandgate Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	173.5 mm (6.8 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Southport Ridgeway Ave	Australia	Record daily precipitation	216.4 mm (8.5 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Beenleigh Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	131.8 mm (5.2 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Nerang Gilston Rd	Australia	Record daily precipitation	195.6 mm (7.7 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Gurley (Glenroy)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	142.2 mm (5.6 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Sunnybank Bowls Club	Australia	Record daily precipitation	151.1 mm (5.9 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Dutton Park	Australia	Record daily precipitation	132.1 mm (5.2 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Rhinelander	United States	Record daily precipitation	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Salisbury Bowls Club	Australia	Record daily precipitation	114.0 mm (4.5 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Brisbane Regional Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	126.7 mm (5.0 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Palkot	India	Record daily precipitation	39.4 mm (1.6 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Manoharpur	India	Record daily precipitation	28.4 mm (1.1 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Goodna Ampol	Australia	Record daily precipitation	93.2 mm (3.7 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Graceville Bowls Club	Australia	Record daily precipitation	122.4 mm (4.8 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Zillmere Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	158.8 mm (6.3 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Cape Moreton Lighthouse	Australia	Record daily precipitation	116.8 mm (4.6 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Toombul Bowls Club	Australia	Record daily precipitation	153.4 mm (6.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Bustard Head Lighthouse	Australia	Record daily precipitation	141.0 mm (5.6 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Buderim Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	137.9 mm (5.4 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Brisbane Botanical Gardens	Australia	Record daily precipitation	143.8 mm (5.7 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Oxenford (Oberon Way)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	164.1 mm (6.5 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Tallebudgera Guineas Creek Roa	Australia	Record daily precipitation	212.3 mm (8.4 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Morningside	Australia	Record daily precipitation	143.5 mm (5.6 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Pinkenba	Australia	Record daily precipitation	155.2 mm (6.1 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Carinda Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	63.5 mm (2.5 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Ernest Junction Rail STN	Australia	Record daily precipitation	188.7 mm (7.4 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Margate Collins St	Australia	Record daily precipitation	232.2 mm (9.1 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Dobikin	Australia	Record daily precipitation	114.8 mm (4.5 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Iron Mtn-Kingsford Wwtp	United States	Record daily snowfall	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Khunti	India	Record daily precipitation	39.4 mm (1.6 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Toowong Bowls Club	Australia	Record daily precipitation	142.2 mm (5.6 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Murarrie Road Csiro	Australia	Record daily precipitation	127.8 mm (5.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Islampur	India	Record daily precipitation	57.2 mm (2.3 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Ishpeming	United States	Record daily snowfall	55.9 cm (22.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Condong Sugar Mill	Australia	Record daily precipitation	118.4 mm (4.7 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Kurdege	India	Record daily precipitation	30.7 mm (1.2 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Peak Downs	Australia	Record daily precipitation	63.0 mm (2.5 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Enoggera Reservoir	Australia	Record daily precipitation	116.8 mm (4.6 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Brewon	Australia	Record daily precipitation	46.2 mm (1.8 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Dharamjaigarh	India	Record daily precipitation	53.3 mm (2.1 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Milton	Australia	Record daily precipitation	115.3 mm (4.5 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Wallumbilla Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	71.1 mm (2.8 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Iron Mtn-Kingsford Wwtp	United States	Record daily precipitation	25.9 mm (1.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Cleveland Bowls Club	Australia	Record daily precipitation	134.6 mm (5.3 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Indooroopilly Bowls Club	Australia	Record daily precipitation	130.0 mm (5.1 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Mayne Junction	Australia	Record daily precipitation	112.3 mm (4.4 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Escanaba	United States	Record daily snowfall	23.1 cm (9.1 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Coorparoo Bowls Club	Australia	Record daily precipitation	120.7 mm (4.8 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Tamar	India	Record daily precipitation	36.3 mm (1.4 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Mungeli	India	Record daily precipitation	27.4 mm (1.1 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Wolston Park Hospital	Australia	Record daily precipitation	114.0 mm (4.5 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Collarenebri (Goondoobluie)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	110.5 mm (4.4 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Gumla	India	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Ishpeming	United States	Record daily precipitation	55.6 mm (2.2 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Gulargambone (Yalcogrin St)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	57.9 mm (2.3 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Hvar	Croatia	Record low minimum temperature	-1.5 C (29.3 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Bald Hills Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	117.9 mm (4.6 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Pilliga (Nirvana)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	45.2 mm (1.8 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Murwillumbah Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	135.9 mm (5.4 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Lohar-Daga	India	Record daily precipitation	28.4 mm (1.1 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

336 records

Records set or tied on 15 March 1939 by type: Highest daily maximum 15, Lowest daily maximum 41, Highest daily minimum 12, Lowest daily minimum 30, Heaviest daily rainfall 204, Heaviest daily snowfall 24, Deepest snow cover 10.

Records on 15 March 1939 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	15
Lowest daily maximum	41
Highest daily minimum	12
Lowest daily minimum	30
Heaviest daily rainfall	204
Heaviest daily snowfall	24
Deepest snow cover	10

Records on 15 March 1939 by timescale: all-time 3, monthly 9, daily 324.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

298 broken records

Margins by which the 298 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 167.6. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

15 March 1939

Top 20 records on 15 March 1939 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
15 March 1939	Sandgate Post Office, AU	daily rain	173.5 mm (6.8 in)	103.1 mm (4.1 in)	30 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
15 March 1939	Southport Ridgeway Ave, AU	daily rain	216.4 mm (8.5 in)	167.6 mm (6.6 in)	30 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
15 March 1939	Beenleigh Post Office, AU	daily rain	131.8 mm (5.2 in)	85.6 mm (3.4 in)	30 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
15 March 1939	Nerang Gilston Rd, AU	daily rain	195.6 mm (7.7 in)	105.9 mm (4.2 in)	30 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
15 March 1939	Gurley (Glenroy), AU	all-time rain	142.2 mm (5.6 in)	50.5 mm (2.0 in)	1 year	53 of 100 (Notable)
15 March 1939	Sunnybank Bowls Club, AU	daily rain	151.1 mm (5.9 in)	92.9 mm (3.7 in)	30 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
15 March 1939	Dutton Park, AU	daily rain	132.1 mm (5.2 in)	74.2 mm (2.9 in)	30 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
15 March 1939	Rhinelander, US	daily rain	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	37.8 mm (1.5 in)	20 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
15 March 1939	Salisbury Bowls Club, AU	daily rain	114.0 mm (4.5 in)	74.6 mm (2.9 in)	30 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
15 March 1939	Brisbane Regional Office, AU	daily rain	126.7 mm (5.0 in)	60.9 mm (2.4 in)	30 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
15 March 1939	Palkot, IN	daily rain	39.4 mm (1.6 in)	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	32 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
15 March 1939	Manoharpur, IN	daily rain	28.4 mm (1.1 in)	28.4 mm (1.1 in)	37 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
15 March 1939	Goodna Ampol, AU	daily rain	93.2 mm (3.7 in)	57.6 mm (2.3 in)	44 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
15 March 1939	Graceville Bowls Club, AU	daily rain	122.4 mm (4.8 in)	73.1 mm (2.9 in)	30 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
15 March 1939	Zillmere Post Office, AU	daily rain	158.8 mm (6.3 in)	82.1 mm (3.2 in)	30 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
15 March 1939	Cape Moreton Lighthouse, AU	daily rain	116.8 mm (4.6 in)	73.4 mm (2.9 in)	30 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
15 March 1939	Toombul Bowls Club, AU	daily rain	153.4 mm (6.0 in)	83.5 mm (3.3 in)	30 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
15 March 1939	Bustard Head Lighthouse, AU	daily rain	141.0 mm (5.6 in)	74.5 mm (2.9 in)	1 year	45 of 100 (Notable)
15 March 1939	Buderim Post Office, AU	daily rain	137.9 mm (5.4 in)	115.8 mm (4.6 in)	18 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
15 March 1939	Brisbane Botanical Gardens, AU	daily rain	143.8 mm (5.7 in)	107.0 mm (4.2 in)	1 year	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

1810 to 1939

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1810 to 1939. 1939 had 336 records.

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

Records on 03-15 in each year
Year	Records
1810	1
1813	1
1825	1
1826	1
1828	1
1835	1
1836	2
1839	1
1840	1
1845	3
1846	1
1850	1
1852	2
1854	1
1859	3
1863	1
1867	1
1869	1
1878	1
1882	3
1883	1
1884	3
1886	1
1887	1
1888	3
1889	3
1890	3
1891	5
1892	6
1893	5
1894	1
1895	4
1896	5
1898	3
1899	5
1900	12
1901	11
1902	14
1903	9
1904	6
1905	14
1906	36
1907	16
1908	43
1909	13
1910	23
1911	27
1912	51
1913	79
1914	32
1915	11
1916	34
1917	36
1918	81
1919	40
1920	43
1921	140
1922	39
1923	134
1924	145
1925	72
1926	169
1927	332
1928	193
1929	267
1930	240
1931	122
1932	610
1933	167
1934	298
1935	617
1936	298
1937	711
1938	505
1939	336
1940	340
1941	259
1942	399
1943	639
1944	622
1945	895
1946	915
1947	374
1948	198
1949	409
1950	249
1951	334
1952	358
1953	298
1954	340
1955	419
1956	534
1957	485
1958	431
1959	348
1960	972
1961	430
1962	585
1963	297
1964	411
1965	174
1966	893
1967	831
1968	545
1969	933
1970	541
1971	772
1972	814
1973	1,074
1974	439
1975	713
1976	220
1977	787
1978	566
1979	997
1980	503
1981	799
1982	997
1983	844
1984	638
1985	519
1986	771
1987	687
1988	1,599
1989	1,221
1990	2,255
1991	852
1992	1,131
1993	3,353
1994	1,405
1995	1,372
1996	706
1997	1,500
1998	847
1999	1,269
2000	458
2001	930
2002	1,317
2003	1,157
2004	1,046
2005	1,099
2006	688
2007	1,420
2008	903
2009	744
2010	675
2011	730
2012	2,297
2013	1,486
2014	397
2015	1,573
2016	948
2017	1,497
2018	538
2019	861
2020	1,128
2021	916
2022	491
2023	768
2024	1,401
2025	1,162
2026	877

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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 25	221
25 to 50	30
50 to 75	24
75 to 100	9
100 to 125	9
125 to 150	1
150 to 175	4