Weather Records on 23 March 1939

565 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 23 March 1939. Highest significance: Minsk, BY.

Key Facts for 23 March 1939

On 23 March 1939, 565 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
332 were record highs and 31 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 30 monthly and 535 daily.
Minsk set a daily record precipitation of 30.0 mm (1.2 in) on 23 March 1939.
Across 157 earlier years (1796 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 499 records.

Record Map

565 stations

565 station records on 23 March 1939 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 23 March 1939: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Minsk	Belarus	Record daily precipitation	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Mandurama (Gallymont (Homeleig	Australia	Record daily precipitation	74.9 mm (2.9 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Gobichettipalaya	India	Record daily precipitation	85.1 mm (3.4 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Tiruppur	India	Record daily precipitation	35.1 mm (1.4 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Mundarlo (Yabtree)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	29.5 mm (1.2 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Cobar (the Meadows)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Clarence Town (Grey St)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	66.0 mm (2.6 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Hvar	Croatia	Record daily precipitation	36.0 mm (1.4 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Trangie Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	32.8 mm (1.3 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Erode	India	Record daily precipitation	49.0 mm (1.9 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Rayakottah	India	Record daily precipitation	34.8 mm (1.4 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Mayaguez City	Puerto Rico [United States]	Record daily precipitation	45.2 mm (1.8 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Princeton	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	21.1 C (70.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Sagar	India	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Mt Ayr	United States	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Odessa	United States	Record high maximum temperature	25.6 C (78.1 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Burketown Post Office	Australia	Record low maximum temperature	23.9 C (75.0 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Gospic	Croatia	Record low minimum temperature	-15.0 C (5.0 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Wantabadgery	Australia	Record daily precipitation	27.4 mm (1.1 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Rossland City Yard	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	18.3 C (64.9 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Albion	United States	Record high minimum temperature	18.3 C (64.9 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Rosalia	United States	Record high maximum temperature	20.6 C (69.1 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Trinidad 2 SSE	United States	Record high maximum temperature	26.7 C (80.1 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Milwaukee Wb City	United States	Record high maximum temperature	22.8 C (73.0 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Taralga (Grathawai)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Manitowoc	United States	Record high maximum temperature	20.0 C (68.0 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Hambledon Mill Csr	Australia	Record daily precipitation	186.4 mm (7.3 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Banff	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	16.1 C (61.0 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Chikodi	India	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
1 WSW Princeton	United States	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Moscow U of I	United States	Record high maximum temperature	20.0 C (68.0 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Marengo	United States	Record high maximum temperature	27.2 C (81.0 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Cle Elum	United States	Record high maximum temperature	24.4 C (75.9 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Goldendale	United States	Record high maximum temperature	25.0 C (77.0 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Waterville	United States	Record high maximum temperature	21.1 C (70.0 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Spokane Intl AP	United States	Record high maximum temperature	21.1 C (70.0 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Browning	United States	Record high maximum temperature	22.2 C (72.0 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Curtis	United States	Record high minimum temperature	8.9 C (48.0 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Hood Rvr Exp STN	United States	Record high maximum temperature	25.0 C (77.0 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Vashon Island	United States	Record high maximum temperature	21.1 C (70.0 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Grand Junction Walker Fld	United States	Record high minimum temperature	9.4 C (48.9 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Gadhinglaj	India	Record daily precipitation	63.5 mm (2.5 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Goldbutte 7 N	United States	Record high minimum temperature	7.2 C (45.0 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Lacrosse	United States	Record high maximum temperature	23.9 C (75.0 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Haskote	India	Record daily precipitation	22.9 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Pavagada	India	Record daily precipitation	17.8 mm (0.7 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Ravensfield	Australia	Record daily precipitation	10.2 mm (0.4 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Box Cowell	Australia	Record daily precipitation	22.9 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
St Andrews	Australia	Record daily precipitation	12.7 mm (0.5 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Tallebung (Vermont Hill)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	21.8 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Chingleput	India	Record daily precipitation	12.2 mm (0.5 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Kinchega	Australia	Record daily precipitation	0.5 mm (0.02 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Carcoar	Australia	Record daily precipitation	23.6 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Darlington Point (Tubbo)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	3.3 mm (0.13 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Kovvur	India	Record daily precipitation	14.0 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Tasgaon	India	Record daily precipitation	11.4 mm (0.4 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Berlin-Dahlem (Lfag)	Germany	Record snow depth	5.0 cm (2.0 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Addanki	India	Record daily precipitation	10.2 mm (0.4 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Belgaum	India	Record daily precipitation	19.6 mm (0.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Mossgiel (Boondara)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	13.5 mm (0.5 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

565 records

Records set or tied on 23 March 1939 by type: Highest daily maximum 236, Lowest daily maximum 12, Highest daily minimum 96, Lowest daily minimum 19, Heaviest daily rainfall 195, Heaviest daily snowfall 2, Deepest snow cover 5.

Records on 23 March 1939 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	236
Lowest daily maximum	12
Highest daily minimum	96
Lowest daily minimum	19
Heaviest daily rainfall	195
Heaviest daily snowfall	2
Deepest snow cover	5

Records on 23 March 1939 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 30, daily 535.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

464 broken records

Margins by which the 464 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 65.8. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

23 March 1939

Top 20 records on 23 March 1939 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
23 March 1939	Minsk, BY	daily rain	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	22.4 mm (0.9 in)	24 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
23 March 1939	Mandurama (Gallymont (Homeleig, AU	daily rain	74.9 mm (2.9 in)	65.8 mm (2.6 in)	12 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
23 March 1939	Gobichettipalaya, IN	monthly rain	85.1 mm (3.4 in)	32.5 mm (1.3 in)	13 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
23 March 1939	Tiruppur, IN	daily rain	35.1 mm (1.4 in)	35.1 mm (1.4 in)	29 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
23 March 1939	Mundarlo (Yabtree), AU	daily rain	29.5 mm (1.2 in)	19.8 mm (0.8 in)	58 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
23 March 1939	Cobar (the Meadows), AU	daily rain	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	35.3 mm (1.4 in)	4 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
23 March 1939	Clarence Town (Grey St), AU	daily rain	66.0 mm (2.6 in)	36.3 mm (1.4 in)	24 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
23 March 1939	Hvar, HR	daily rain	36.0 mm (1.4 in)	11.7 mm (0.5 in)	33 years	31 of 100 (Routine)
23 March 1939	Trangie Post Office, AU	daily rain	32.8 mm (1.3 in)	29.5 mm (1.2 in)	12 years	30 of 100 (Routine)
23 March 1939	Erode, IN	daily rain	49.0 mm (1.9 in)	41.4 mm (1.6 in)	20 years	30 of 100 (Routine)
23 March 1939	Rayakottah, IN	daily rain	34.8 mm (1.4 in)	34.8 mm (1.4 in)	37 years	29 of 100 (Routine)
23 March 1939	Mayaguez City, PR	daily rain	45.2 mm (1.8 in)	25.1 mm (1.0 in)	12 years	29 of 100 (Routine)
23 March 1939	Princeton, CA	daily high max	21.1 C (70.0 F)	5.5 C (9.9 F)	42 years	28 of 100 (Routine)
23 March 1939	Sagar, IN	daily rain	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	22.6 mm (0.9 in)	34 years	28 of 100 (Routine)
23 March 1939	Mt Ayr, US	daily rain	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	9.4 mm (0.37 in)	45 years	28 of 100 (Routine)
23 March 1939	Odessa, US	daily high max	25.6 C (78.1 F)	7.3 C (13.1 F)	36 years	28 of 100 (Routine)
23 March 1939	Burketown Post Office, AU	daily low max	23.9 C (75.0 F)	5.0 C (9.0 F)	12 years	27 of 100 (Routine)
23 March 1939	Gospic, HR	daily low min	-15.0 C (5.0 F)	9.3 C (16.7 F)	6 years	27 of 100 (Routine)
23 March 1939	Wantabadgery, AU	daily rain	27.4 mm (1.1 in)	24.1 mm (0.9 in)	4 years	26 of 100 (Routine)
23 March 1939	Rossland City Yard, CA	daily high max	18.3 C (64.9 F)	6.1 C (11.0 F)	24 years	26 of 100 (Routine)

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

1796 to 1939

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1796 to 1939. 1939 had 565 records.

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

Records on 03-23 in each year
Year	Records
1796	1
1808	1
1836	2
1837	2
1853	2
1858	1
1862	1
1864	2
1865	2
1868	2
1871	3
1874	2
1875	4
1877	2
1878	3
1879	1
1882	1
1883	6
1884	2
1885	3
1886	1
1887	1
1888	3
1889	2
1890	1
1891	1
1893	1
1895	4
1896	13
1897	9
1898	6
1899	3
1901	5
1902	26
1903	32
1904	3
1905	16
1906	23
1907	53
1908	11
1909	7
1910	12
1911	8
1912	22
1913	76
1914	72
1915	11
1916	50
1917	65
1918	31
1919	17
1920	75
1921	10
1922	30
1923	97
1924	78
1925	164
1926	283
1927	202
1928	154
1929	517
1930	135
1931	267
1932	169
1933	123
1934	689
1935	486
1936	437
1937	243
1938	601
1939	565
1940	1,031
1941	188
1942	187
1943	286
1944	466
1945	386
1946	170
1947	275
1948	331
1949	390
1950	874
1951	337
1952	1,479
1953	589
1954	483
1955	999
1956	420
1957	354
1958	486
1959	249
1960	1,004
1961	361
1962	306
1963	839
1964	815
1965	1,537
1966	793
1967	822
1968	1,490
1969	634
1970	380
1971	758
1972	533
1973	537
1974	1,099
1975	618
1976	399
1977	642
1978	608
1979	1,012
1980	422
1981	940
1982	845
1983	1,522
1984	715
1985	437
1986	1,104
1987	1,279
1988	710
1989	805
1990	1,389
1991	1,264
1992	883
1993	1,151
1994	1,499
1995	1,514
1996	673
1997	743
1998	1,253
1999	722
2000	1,162
2001	995
2002	1,130
2003	971
2004	1,516
2005	1,014
2006	1,311
2007	1,595
2008	956
2009	952
2010	918
2011	1,245
2012	2,269
2013	1,270
2014	594
2015	577
2016	536
2017	739
2018	790
2019	525
2020	465
2021	1,050
2022	1,031
2023	1,135
2024	611
2025	702
2026	1,806

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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 10	403
10 to 20	38
20 to 30	12
30 to 40	6
40 to 50	3
50 to 60	1
60 to 70	1