Weather Records on 17 March 1939

583 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 17 March 1939. Highest significance: Morsi, IN.

Key Facts for 17 March 1939

On 17 March 1939, 583 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
58 were record highs and 200 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 1 were all-time records, 18 monthly and 564 daily.
Morsi set a monthly record daily precipitation of 50.3 mm (2.0 in) on 17 March 1939.
Across 161 earlier years (1825 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 474 records.

Record Map

583 stations

583 station records on 17 March 1939 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 17 March 1939: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Morsi	India	Record daily precipitation	50.3 mm (2.0 in)	62 of 100 (Major)
Cudgewa State School	Australia	Record daily precipitation	59.2 mm (2.3 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Hillston Airport	Australia	Record daily precipitation	34.0 mm (1.3 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Multai	India	Record daily precipitation	54.9 mm (2.2 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Achalpur	India	Record daily precipitation	28.4 mm (1.1 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Dharni	India	Record daily precipitation	32.5 mm (1.3 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Makrai	India	Record daily precipitation	27.2 mm (1.1 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Burra 1	Australia	Record daily precipitation	74.2 mm (2.9 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Betul(Badnur)	India	Record daily precipitation	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Khamgaon	India	Record daily precipitation	36.6 mm (1.4 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Carabost	Australia	Record daily precipitation	47.2 mm (1.9 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Wooragee	Australia	Record daily precipitation	58.4 mm (2.3 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Katol	India	Record daily precipitation	40.1 mm (1.6 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Rutherglen Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	53.3 mm (2.1 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Talegaon	India	Record daily precipitation	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Grong Grong (Junee St)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	53.8 mm (2.1 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Yarra (Rowe's Lagoon)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	77.0 mm (3.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Springhurst	Australia	Record daily precipitation	55.6 mm (2.2 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Urana (Nowranie)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	39.4 mm (1.6 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Rennie (Pine View)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	55.9 mm (2.2 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Indigo	Australia	Record daily precipitation	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Jerilderie (Pooginook)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	46.7 mm (1.8 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Palladam	India	Record daily precipitation	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Chindwara	India	Record daily precipitation	59.4 mm (2.3 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Thowgla Upper	Australia	Record daily precipitation	50.5 mm (2.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Wardha	India	Record daily precipitation	28.2 mm (1.1 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Corowa Airport	Australia	Record daily precipitation	39.9 mm (1.6 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Barellan Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	68.8 mm (2.7 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Chiltern (Post Office)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	50.5 mm (2.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Rutherglen Netherby Wine	Australia	Record daily precipitation	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Woodburn 3	Australia	Record daily precipitation	63.5 mm (2.5 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Periakulam	India	Record daily precipitation	65.3 mm (2.6 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Tumbarumba Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	43.9 mm (1.7 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Colinroobie	Australia	Record daily precipitation	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Beechworth Composite	Australia	Record daily precipitation	39.1 mm (1.5 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Plauen	Germany	Record snow depth	21.0 cm (8.3 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Tangambalanga NE Dairy	Australia	Record daily precipitation	28.4 mm (1.1 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Chemnitz	Germany	Record snow depth	20.0 cm (7.9 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Colombo Creek	Australia	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Yackandandah	Australia	Record daily precipitation	52.3 mm (2.1 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Port Arthur	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	-17.8 C (0.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Ambagarh Chowki	India	Record daily precipitation	34.8 mm (1.4 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Holbrook (Annandayle)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	46.7 mm (1.8 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Bungowannah Park	Australia	Record daily precipitation	28.7 mm (1.1 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Wahgunyah	Australia	Record daily precipitation	38.9 mm (1.5 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Russelkonda	India	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Tarago (Kildare)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Tombong (Hillcrest)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Savanne	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	-20.6 C (-5.1 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Burnett Heads Niell St	Australia	Record daily precipitation	52.1 mm (2.1 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Innsbruck	Austria	Record low maximum temperature	-1.8 C (28.8 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Hillside (Adelong)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	41.1 mm (1.6 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Middle Creek (Leneva)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	60.7 mm (2.4 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Murtajapur	India	Record daily precipitation	42.2 mm (1.7 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Barud(Warud)	India	Record daily precipitation	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Baramba	India	Record daily precipitation	31.5 mm (1.2 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Rhinelander	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-13.9 C (7.0 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Kakabeka Falls	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	-17.8 C (0.0 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Regensburg	Germany	Record low minimum temperature	-11.1 C (12.0 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Amraoti	India	Record daily precipitation	42.2 mm (1.7 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

583 records

Records set or tied on 17 March 1939 by type: Highest daily maximum 32, Lowest daily maximum 147, Highest daily minimum 26, Lowest daily minimum 53, Heaviest daily rainfall 301, Heaviest daily snowfall 12, Deepest snow cover 12.

Records on 17 March 1939 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	32
Lowest daily maximum	147
Highest daily minimum	26
Lowest daily minimum	53
Heaviest daily rainfall	301
Heaviest daily snowfall	12
Deepest snow cover	12

Records on 17 March 1939 by timescale: all-time 1, monthly 18, daily 564.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

499 broken records

Margins by which the 499 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 180.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

17 March 1939

Top 20 records on 17 March 1939 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
17 March 1939	Morsi, IN	monthly rain	50.3 mm (2.0 in)	29.5 mm (1.2 in)	30 years	62 of 100 (Major)
17 March 1939	Cudgewa State School, AU	daily rain	59.2 mm (2.3 in)	46.2 mm (1.8 in)	34 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
17 March 1939	Hillston Airport, AU	daily rain	34.0 mm (1.3 in)	30.7 mm (1.2 in)	46 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
17 March 1939	Multai, IN	daily rain	54.9 mm (2.2 in)	47.3 mm (1.9 in)	32 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
17 March 1939	Achalpur, IN	daily rain	28.4 mm (1.1 in)	28.4 mm (1.1 in)	37 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
17 March 1939	Dharni, IN	daily rain	32.5 mm (1.3 in)	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	28 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
17 March 1939	Makrai, IN	daily rain	27.2 mm (1.1 in)	27.2 mm (1.1 in)	32 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
17 March 1939	Burra 1, AU	daily rain	74.2 mm (2.9 in)	65.3 mm (2.6 in)	10 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
17 March 1939	Betul(Badnur), IN	daily rain	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	37 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
17 March 1939	Khamgaon, IN	daily rain	36.6 mm (1.4 in)	36.6 mm (1.4 in)	37 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
17 March 1939	Carabost, AU	daily rain	47.2 mm (1.9 in)	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	43 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
17 March 1939	Wooragee, AU	daily rain	58.4 mm (2.3 in)	37.3 mm (1.5 in)	34 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
17 March 1939	Katol, IN	daily rain	40.1 mm (1.6 in)	37.6 mm (1.5 in)	24 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
17 March 1939	Rutherglen Post Office, AU	daily rain	53.3 mm (2.1 in)	39.6 mm (1.6 in)	10 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
17 March 1939	Talegaon, IN	daily rain	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	28.7 mm (1.1 in)	1 year	43 of 100 (Notable)
17 March 1939	Grong Grong (Junee St), AU	daily rain	53.8 mm (2.1 in)	37.5 mm (1.5 in)	4 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
17 March 1939	Yarra (Rowe's Lagoon), AU	monthly rain	77.0 mm (3.0 in)	26.2 mm (1.0 in)	12 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
17 March 1939	Springhurst, AU	daily rain	55.6 mm (2.2 in)	39.1 mm (1.5 in)	1 year	41 of 100 (Notable)
17 March 1939	Urana (Nowranie), AU	daily rain	39.4 mm (1.6 in)	33.8 mm (1.3 in)	4 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
17 March 1939	Rennie (Pine View), AU	daily rain	55.9 mm (2.2 in)	39.9 mm (1.6 in)	10 years	40 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

1825 to 1939

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1825 to 1939. 1939 had 583 records.

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

Records on 03-17 in each year
Year	Records
1825	2
1839	1
1845	1
1850	2
1852	1
1853	1
1856	1
1857	1
1863	1
1866	2
1867	1
1869	1
1870	1
1872	1
1874	3
1876	1
1877	2
1878	3
1879	1
1881	1
1882	4
1883	1
1884	3
1885	3
1886	1
1887	3
1888	2
1889	3
1890	2
1892	1
1895	5
1896	2
1897	9
1898	14
1899	5
1900	5
1901	4
1902	16
1903	10
1904	11
1905	10
1906	15
1907	14
1908	20
1909	20
1910	17
1911	7
1912	7
1913	31
1914	28
1915	22
1916	40
1917	52
1918	26
1919	86
1920	50
1921	96
1922	49
1923	130
1924	78
1925	143
1926	185
1927	369
1928	230
1929	85
1930	306
1931	124
1932	484
1933	198
1934	368
1935	259
1936	601
1937	455
1938	394
1939	583
1940	250
1941	689
1942	783
1943	500
1944	288
1945	1,345
1946	810
1947	332
1948	340
1949	178
1950	1,105
1951	489
1952	527
1953	236
1954	365
1955	385
1956	573
1957	327
1958	535
1959	471
1960	814
1961	679
1962	321
1963	738
1964	241
1965	1,115
1966	970
1967	856
1968	849
1969	651
1970	768
1971	361
1972	1,013
1973	943
1974	837
1975	475
1976	534
1977	479
1978	787
1979	507
1980	658
1981	679
1982	1,315
1983	912
1984	599
1985	662
1986	551
1987	1,362
1988	1,325
1989	1,082
1990	1,916
1991	756
1992	740
1993	1,608
1994	822
1995	989
1996	689
1997	895
1998	972
1999	688
2000	792
2001	1,349
2002	1,210
2003	1,244
2004	1,406
2005	1,475
2006	579
2007	1,470
2008	955
2009	717
2010	584
2011	926
2012	2,715
2013	723
2014	1,039
2015	1,145
2016	545
2017	847
2018	891
2019	738
2020	454
2021	502
2022	452
2023	875
2024	668
2025	722
2026	2,522

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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	453
25 to 50	40
50 to 75	2
75 to 100	0
100 to 125	0
125 to 150	2
150 to 175	0
175 to 200	2