Weather Records on 22 March 1939

585 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 22 March 1939. Highest significance: Ivanhoe (Wokabity), AU.

Key Facts for 22 March 1939

On 22 March 1939, 585 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
218 were record highs and 42 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 1 were all-time records, 37 monthly and 547 daily.
Ivanhoe (Wokabity) set a daily record precipitation of 47.8 mm (1.9 in) on 22 March 1939.
Across 164 earlier years (1794 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 473 records.

Record Map

585 stations

585 station records on 22 March 1939 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 22 March 1939: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Ivanhoe (Wokabity)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	47.8 mm (1.9 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Pooncarie (Karpa Kora Station)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Gudibanda	India	Record daily precipitation	74.9 mm (2.9 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Indigo	Australia	Record daily precipitation	54.4 mm (2.1 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Paika	Australia	Record daily precipitation	66.3 mm (2.6 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Mulwala Homestead	Australia	Record daily precipitation	97.3 mm (3.8 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Wanganella (Zara)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	46.5 mm (1.8 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Silverton Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Conargo (Hartwood)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	64.0 mm (2.5 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Amalapuram	India	Record daily precipitation	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Wilcannia (Culpaulin)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Goolgumbla	Australia	Record daily precipitation	51.1 mm (2.0 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Udayagiri	India	Record daily precipitation	59.2 mm (2.3 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Pooncarie (Mulurulu Station)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	44.5 mm (1.8 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Binya (Merribee)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	86.9 mm (3.4 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Runnymede	Australia	Record daily precipitation	59.4 mm (2.3 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Menindee Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	42.9 mm (1.7 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Mulculca	Australia	Record daily precipitation	28.7 mm (1.1 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Broken Hill (Stephens Creek Re	Australia	Record daily precipitation	45.5 mm (1.8 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Silistria	Australia	Record daily precipitation	43.7 mm (1.7 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Corowa Airport	Australia	Record daily precipitation	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Grong Grong (Junee St)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	50.0 mm (2.0 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Colinroobie	Australia	Record daily precipitation	44.2 mm (1.7 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Wilcannia (Billilla)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	44.5 mm (1.8 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Matong (Bonnie Doon)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	39.6 mm (1.6 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Bungowannah Park	Australia	Record daily precipitation	49.8 mm (2.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Yielima Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	66.0 mm (2.6 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Chiltern (Post Office)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	55.1 mm (2.2 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Nandigama	India	Record daily precipitation	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Huonville	Australia	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Ivanhoe Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	61.0 mm (2.4 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Binya Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	67.8 mm (2.7 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Grong Grong (Berembed)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Wakool (Barratta)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	42.9 mm (1.7 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Springhurst	Australia	Record daily precipitation	64.0 mm (2.5 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Haskote	India	Record daily precipitation	62.2 mm (2.4 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Boorhaman	Australia	Record daily precipitation	71.1 mm (2.8 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Mahabalipuram Obsy	India	Record daily precipitation	38.9 mm (1.5 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Chickballapur	India	Record daily precipitation	72.1 mm (2.8 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Mossgiel Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	76.5 mm (3.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Moroco East	Australia	Record daily precipitation	39.9 mm (1.6 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Lake Charm	Australia	Record daily precipitation	32.8 mm (1.3 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Hatfield (Clare)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Roto Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Jerilderie (Coree STN)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	45.2 mm (1.8 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Dodballapur	India	Record daily precipitation	35.8 mm (1.4 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Maytown	Australia	Record daily precipitation	76.5 mm (3.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Colombo Creek	Australia	Record daily precipitation	51.1 mm (2.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Heyfield State School	Australia	Record daily precipitation	30.2 mm (1.2 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
White Cliffs (Tarella)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Broken Hill (Patton Street)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Roto (Coombie)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Burrawang South Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Balpool (Nyang)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Hillview (Ballandry)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	53.6 mm (2.1 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Piree	Australia	Record daily precipitation	59.9 mm (2.4 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Barnawartha	Australia	Record daily precipitation	59.7 mm (2.4 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Rutherglen Netherby Wine	Australia	Record daily precipitation	45.2 mm (1.8 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Hinnomunjie	Australia	Record daily precipitation	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Grassmere 1	Australia	Record daily precipitation	50.0 mm (2.0 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

585 records

Records set or tied on 22 March 1939 by type: Highest daily maximum 158, Lowest daily maximum 5, Highest daily minimum 60, Lowest daily minimum 37, Heaviest daily rainfall 312, Heaviest daily snowfall 8, Deepest snow cover 5.

Records on 22 March 1939 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	158
Lowest daily maximum	5
Highest daily minimum	60
Lowest daily minimum	37
Heaviest daily rainfall	312
Heaviest daily snowfall	8
Deepest snow cover	5

Records on 22 March 1939 by timescale: all-time 1, monthly 37, daily 547.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

522 broken records

Margins by which the 522 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 101.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

22 March 1939

Top 20 records on 22 March 1939 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
22 March 1939	Ivanhoe (Wokabity), AU	daily rain	47.8 mm (1.9 in)	42.2 mm (1.7 in)	44 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
22 March 1939	Pooncarie (Karpa Kora Station), AU	daily rain	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	35.8 mm (1.4 in)	46 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
22 March 1939	Gudibanda, IN	daily rain	74.9 mm (2.9 in)	74.9 mm (2.9 in)	37 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
22 March 1939	Indigo, AU	daily rain	54.4 mm (2.1 in)	42.5 mm (1.7 in)	36 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
22 March 1939	Paika, AU	monthly rain	66.3 mm (2.6 in)	15.5 mm (0.6 in)	55 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
22 March 1939	Mulwala Homestead, AU	all-time rain	97.3 mm (3.8 in)	9.2 mm (0.36 in)	61 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
22 March 1939	Wanganella (Zara), AU	daily rain	46.5 mm (1.8 in)	44.0 mm (1.7 in)	58 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
22 March 1939	Silverton Post Office, AU	monthly rain	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	14.5 mm (0.6 in)	43 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
22 March 1939	Conargo (Hartwood), AU	monthly rain	64.0 mm (2.5 in)	23.4 mm (0.9 in)	0 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
22 March 1939	Amalapuram, IN	daily rain	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	37 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
22 March 1939	Wilcannia (Culpaulin), AU	daily rain	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	51 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
22 March 1939	Goolgumbla, AU	daily rain	51.1 mm (2.0 in)	39.4 mm (1.6 in)	13 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
22 March 1939	Udayagiri, IN	daily rain	59.2 mm (2.3 in)	49.0 mm (1.9 in)	20 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
22 March 1939	Pooncarie (Mulurulu Station), AU	daily rain	44.5 mm (1.8 in)	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	12 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
22 March 1939	Binya (Merribee), AU	daily rain	86.9 mm (3.4 in)	82.3 mm (3.2 in)	12 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
22 March 1939	Runnymede, AU	daily rain	59.4 mm (2.3 in)	41.9 mm (1.6 in)	10 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
22 March 1939	Menindee Post Office, AU	daily rain	42.9 mm (1.7 in)	39.9 mm (1.6 in)	4 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
22 March 1939	Mulculca, AU	daily rain	28.7 mm (1.1 in)	26.4 mm (1.0 in)	12 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
22 March 1939	Broken Hill (Stephens Creek Re, AU	daily rain	45.5 mm (1.8 in)	43.5 mm (1.7 in)	12 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
22 March 1939	Silistria, AU	daily rain	43.7 mm (1.7 in)	41.2 mm (1.6 in)	12 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

1794 to 1939

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1794 to 1939. 1939 had 585 records.

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

Records on 03-22 in each year
Year	Records
1794	1
1797	1
1808	1
1818	1
1822	2
1828	1
1836	1
1837	1
1844	1
1845	1
1846	1
1852	1
1857	1
1858	1
1865	6
1867	1
1871	1
1872	1
1874	1
1875	2
1876	1
1877	2
1879	1
1880	1
1881	1
1883	3
1884	2
1885	4
1886	2
1887	1
1889	1
1892	2
1893	1
1894	2
1896	8
1897	9
1898	4
1899	10
1900	2
1901	5
1902	15
1903	19
1904	10
1905	5
1906	14
1907	43
1908	4
1909	8
1910	23
1911	11
1912	13
1913	54
1914	59
1915	21
1916	58
1917	33
1918	38
1919	15
1920	42
1921	27
1922	164
1923	70
1924	62
1925	222
1926	415
1927	399
1928	156
1929	384
1930	199
1931	294
1932	260
1933	149
1934	287
1935	469
1936	301
1937	174
1938	868
1939	585
1940	440
1941	352
1942	277
1943	218
1944	546
1945	340
1946	362
1947	235
1948	666
1949	374
1950	588
1951	370
1952	1,763
1953	332
1954	445
1955	1,315
1956	450
1957	348
1958	540
1959	333
1960	926
1961	260
1962	303
1963	518
1964	492
1965	1,034
1966	635
1967	561
1968	923
1969	271
1970	563
1971	476
1972	691
1973	512
1974	838
1975	695
1976	353
1977	574
1978	814
1979	1,068
1980	571
1981	895
1982	716
1983	1,760
1984	611
1985	538
1986	1,673
1987	861
1988	949
1989	821
1990	1,428
1991	1,484
1992	975
1993	890
1994	796
1995	1,486
1996	862
1997	1,019
1998	1,136
1999	930
2000	1,221
2001	1,326
2002	1,748
2003	989
2004	1,591
2005	865
2006	1,080
2007	1,497
2008	816
2009	769
2010	1,083
2011	1,265
2012	2,655
2013	1,329
2014	508
2015	458
2016	566
2017	1,038
2018	1,022
2019	552
2020	372
2021	568
2022	1,005
2023	1,202
2024	486
2025	720
2026	2,228

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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 20	431
20 to 40	69
40 to 60	16
60 to 80	4
80 to 100	1
100 to 120	1