Weather Records on 19 March 1939

574 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 19 March 1939. Highest significance: Nymagee (Pyramid), AU.

Key Facts for 19 March 1939

On 19 March 1939, 574 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
56 were record highs and 254 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 17 monthly and 557 daily.
Nymagee (Pyramid) set a daily record precipitation of 42.7 mm (1.7 in) on 19 March 1939.
Across 167 earlier years (1808 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 452 records.

Record Map

574 stations

574 station records on 19 March 1939 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 19 March 1939: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Nymagee (Pyramid)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	42.7 mm (1.7 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Hillview (Ballandry)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	46.0 mm (1.8 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Chingleput	India	Record daily precipitation	83.8 mm (3.3 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Aska	India	Record daily precipitation	111.8 mm (4.4 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Parvatipur	India	Record daily precipitation	71.9 mm (2.8 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Ramnagar	India	Record daily precipitation	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Tirumayam	India	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Madurantakam	India	Record daily precipitation	33.3 mm (1.3 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Pattukkottai	India	Record daily precipitation	58.4 mm (2.3 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Pakala	India	Record daily precipitation	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Mahabalipuram Obsy	India	Record daily precipitation	28.7 mm (1.1 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Wallajah	India	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Vriddhachalam	India	Record daily precipitation	27.7 mm (1.1 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Minot Exp STN	United States	Record snow depth	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Trida (Cogie)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	41.9 mm (1.6 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Sriperumbudur	India	Record daily precipitation	26.9 mm (1.1 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Saidapet	India	Record daily precipitation	25.1 mm (1.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Salzburg	Austria	Record low minimum temperature	-13.0 C (8.6 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Gop	India	Record daily precipitation	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Gariabund	India	Record daily precipitation	40.9 mm (1.6 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Uppiliyapuram	India	Record daily precipitation	35.1 mm (1.4 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Glenfergus	Australia	Record daily precipitation	78.7 mm (3.1 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Cowabie	Australia	Record daily precipitation	41.9 mm (1.6 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Rankins Springs	Australia	Record daily precipitation	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Betul(Badnur)	India	Record daily precipitation	26.2 mm (1.0 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Covelong	India	Record daily precipitation	41.1 mm (1.6 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Kilanilai	India	Record daily precipitation	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Ram/Udayagiri	India	Record daily precipitation	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Lowville	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-27.2 C (-17.0 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Roto Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	49.5 mm (1.9 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Beatrice	Canada	Record low minimum temperature	-30.0 C (-22.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Chemnitz	Germany	Record snow depth	18.0 cm (7.1 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Konda	India	Record daily precipitation	40.4 mm (1.6 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Gopalpur	India	Record daily precipitation	34.0 mm (1.3 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Namakkal	India	Record daily precipitation	80.3 mm (3.2 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Moreton Telegraph Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	131.6 mm (5.2 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Lanji	India	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Roto (Coombie)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	62.7 mm (2.5 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Rutherglen	Canada	Record daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Peterborough	Canada	Record low minimum temperature	-20.6 C (-5.1 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Weissenburg	Germany	Record low minimum temperature	-11.4 C (11.5 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Chittoor	India	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Aravakurichi	India	Record daily precipitation	51.6 mm (2.0 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Grantsville	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-20.6 C (-5.1 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Towanda 1 S	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-20.0 C (-4.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Lindsay	Canada	Record low minimum temperature	-22.2 C (-8.0 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Bilaspur	India	Record daily precipitation	26.9 mm (1.1 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Basel Binningen	Switzerland	Record low minimum temperature	-11.4 C (11.5 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Simcoe	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	-13.9 C (7.0 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Munchen-Nymphenburg	Germany	Record low minimum temperature	-13.5 C (7.7 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Nurnberg	Germany	Record low minimum temperature	-8.9 C (16.0 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Lisboa Geofisica	Portugal	Record low minimum temperature	4.2 C (39.6 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Palakonda	India	Record daily precipitation	42.7 mm (1.7 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Chandur Railway	India	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Dharingbadi	India	Record daily precipitation	48.8 mm (1.9 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Warren	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-19.4 C (-2.9 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Morgantown 1	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-13.9 C (7.0 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Kaanapali AP 453.1	United States	Record high maximum temperature	34.4 C (93.9 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Mittagong (Beatrice Street)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	63.0 mm (2.5 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Collingwood	Canada	Record daily snowfall	7.1 cm (2.8 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

574 records

Records set or tied on 19 March 1939 by type: Highest daily maximum 28, Lowest daily maximum 58, Highest daily minimum 28, Lowest daily minimum 196, Heaviest daily rainfall 252, Heaviest daily snowfall 6, Deepest snow cover 6.

Records on 19 March 1939 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	28
Lowest daily maximum	58
Highest daily minimum	28
Lowest daily minimum	196
Heaviest daily rainfall	252
Heaviest daily snowfall	6
Deepest snow cover	6

Records on 19 March 1939 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 17, daily 557.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

492 broken records

Margins by which the 492 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 305.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

19 March 1939

Top 20 records on 19 March 1939 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
19 March 1939	Nymagee (Pyramid), AU	daily rain	42.7 mm (1.7 in)	33.6 mm (1.3 in)	44 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
19 March 1939	Hillview (Ballandry), AU	daily rain	46.0 mm (1.8 in)	40.9 mm (1.6 in)	36 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
19 March 1939	Chingleput, IN	daily rain	83.8 mm (3.3 in)	83.8 mm (3.3 in)	37 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
19 March 1939	Aska, IN	monthly rain	111.8 mm (4.4 in)	54.9 mm (2.2 in)	2 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
19 March 1939	Parvatipur, IN	daily rain	71.9 mm (2.8 in)	56.4 mm (2.2 in)	32 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
19 March 1939	Ramnagar, IN	daily rain	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	37 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
19 March 1939	Tirumayam, IN	daily rain	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	37 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
19 March 1939	Madurantakam, IN	daily rain	33.3 mm (1.3 in)	33.3 mm (1.3 in)	37 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
19 March 1939	Pattukkottai, IN	daily rain	58.4 mm (2.3 in)	55.9 mm (2.2 in)	32 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
19 March 1939	Pakala, IN	daily rain	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	36.3 mm (1.4 in)	20 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
19 March 1939	Mahabalipuram Obsy, IN	daily rain	28.7 mm (1.1 in)	28.7 mm (1.1 in)	37 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
19 March 1939	Wallajah, IN	daily rain	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	37 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
19 March 1939	Vriddhachalam, IN	daily rain	27.7 mm (1.1 in)	27.7 mm (1.1 in)	37 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
19 March 1939	Minot Exp STN, US	daily snow depth	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	28 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
19 March 1939	Trida (Cogie), AU	daily rain	41.9 mm (1.6 in)	28.4 mm (1.1 in)	8 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
19 March 1939	Sriperumbudur, IN	daily rain	26.9 mm (1.1 in)	26.9 mm (1.1 in)	37 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
19 March 1939	Saidapet, IN	daily rain	25.1 mm (1.0 in)	25.1 mm (1.0 in)	37 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
19 March 1939	Salzburg, AT	daily low min	-13.0 C (8.6 F)	4.9 C (8.8 F)	63 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
19 March 1939	Gop, IN	daily rain	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	30.7 mm (1.2 in)	20 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
19 March 1939	Gariabund, IN	monthly rain	40.9 mm (1.6 in)	11.7 mm (0.5 in)	0 years	35 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

1808 to 1939

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1808 to 1939. 1939 had 574 records.

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

Records on 03-19 in each year
Year	Records
1808	1
1815	1
1825	1
1839	1
1840	1
1842	1
1845	3
1847	1
1850	1
1852	1
1853	3
1858	1
1863	1
1865	1
1866	1
1867	1
1869	1
1872	1
1873	1
1874	1
1875	2
1876	2
1877	1
1880	1
1881	4
1882	4
1883	2
1884	3
1885	4
1887	1
1888	5
1889	1
1890	4
1892	1
1893	1
1894	1
1895	3
1896	6
1897	6
1898	6
1899	11
1900	6
1901	3
1902	6
1903	23
1904	8
1905	8
1906	9
1907	16
1908	4
1909	8
1910	19
1911	69
1912	22
1913	31
1914	26
1915	37
1916	20
1917	54
1918	36
1919	35
1920	21
1921	66
1922	49
1923	360
1924	77
1925	123
1926	114
1927	340
1928	155
1929	46
1930	87
1931	268
1932	126
1933	381
1934	300
1935	155
1936	356
1937	302
1938	272
1939	574
1940	719
1941	516
1942	311
1943	572
1944	529
1945	711
1946	269
1947	420
1948	555
1949	461
1950	654
1951	722
1952	474
1953	215
1954	254
1955	467
1956	556
1957	379
1958	291
1959	325
1960	468
1961	360
1962	231
1963	676
1964	467
1965	1,749
1966	403
1967	1,038
1968	628
1969	525
1970	585
1971	531
1972	694
1973	558
1974	577
1975	973
1976	882
1977	684
1978	879
1979	898
1980	340
1981	667
1982	1,566
1983	1,483
1984	897
1985	771
1986	768
1987	669
1988	926
1989	782
1990	1,593
1991	1,071
1992	871
1993	1,318
1994	985
1995	766
1996	689
1997	1,921
1998	1,101
1999	985
2000	604
2001	931
2002	1,600
2003	1,136
2004	1,655
2005	715
2006	947
2007	967
2008	1,015
2009	602
2010	824
2011	919
2012	3,343
2013	793
2014	604
2015	610
2016	491
2017	1,313
2018	793
2019	516
2020	821
2021	452
2022	564
2023	993
2024	781
2025	949
2026	2,984

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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	478
50 to 100	10
100 to 150	1
150 to 200	2
200 to 250	0
250 to 300	0
300 to 350	1