Weather Records on 31 March 1939

197 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 31 March 1939. Highest significance: Carandotta Station, AU.

Key Facts for 31 March 1939

On 31 March 1939, 197 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
103 were record highs and 6 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 1 were all-time records, 11 monthly and 185 daily.
Carandotta Station set a daily record precipitation of 137.2 mm (5.4 in) on 31 March 1939.
Across 155 earlier years (1808 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 508 records.

Record Map

197 stations

197 station records on 31 March 1939 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 31 March 1939: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Carandotta Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	137.2 mm (5.4 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Hay River	Canada	Record daily snowfall	21.6 cm (8.5 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Tortosa - Observatorio del Ebr	Spain	Record daily precipitation	53.8 mm (2.1 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Mutooroo	Australia	Record daily precipitation	37.8 mm (1.5 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Coloso	Puerto Rico [United States]	Record daily precipitation	63.0 mm (2.5 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Belton (Shadow Vale)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	63.5 mm (2.5 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Mont-Aigoual	France	Record daily precipitation	113.0 mm (4.4 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Vlaklaagte	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	62.0 mm (2.4 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Bimbowrie	Australia	Record daily precipitation	33.3 mm (1.3 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Ilulissat (Jakobshavn)	Greenland [Denmark]	Record high minimum temperature	0.4 C (32.7 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Brunette Downs	Australia	Record daily precipitation	30.7 mm (1.2 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Nuwejaarskraal	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	36.6 mm (1.4 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Columbia Falls 5 SW	United States	Record high minimum temperature	5.6 C (42.1 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Dillon U of Montana Western	United States	Record high minimum temperature	5.0 C (41.0 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Bezenchuk	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	3.0 C (37.4 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Kalispell Glacier AP	United States	Record high minimum temperature	6.1 C (43.0 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Fort Simpson	Canada	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Koonamore	Australia	Record daily precipitation	44.2 mm (1.7 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Hay River	Canada	Record daily precipitation	21.6 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Gannapan	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	12.7 mm (0.5 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Frome Downs	Australia	Record daily precipitation	9.1 mm (0.36 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Beawar Nayanagar	India	Record daily precipitation	11.4 mm (0.4 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Urandangi	Australia	Record daily precipitation	13.5 mm (0.5 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Ogdensburg 4 NE	United States	Record daily precipitation	22.9 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Manna Hill	Australia	Record daily precipitation	14.5 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Kislovodsk	Russia	Record daily precipitation	9.3 mm (0.37 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Fort Simpson	Canada	Record daily precipitation	5.1 mm (0.20 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Desuri	India	Record daily precipitation	8.1 mm (0.32 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Bhim (Dawer)	India	Record daily precipitation	20.3 mm (0.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Przhevalsk	Kyrgyzstan	Record daily precipitation	6.0 mm (0.24 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Clarion 3 SW	United States	Record daily precipitation	22.4 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Cherdyn'	Russia	Record daily precipitation	9.0 mm (0.35 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Cobar Post Office	Australia	Record high minimum temperature	21.7 C (71.1 F)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Confluence 1 NW	United States	Record daily precipitation	18.3 mm (0.7 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Lake Nash	Australia	Record daily precipitation	6.9 mm (0.27 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Port Augusta (Yarley)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Quesnel	Canada	Record daily precipitation	11.2 mm (0.4 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Chicoutimi	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	12.2 C (54.0 F)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Altoona Horseshoe Curv	United States	Record daily precipitation	22.4 mm (0.9 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Cle Elum	United States	Record high minimum temperature	7.8 C (46.0 F)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Bedford 2 SE	United States	Record high maximum temperature	17.8 C (64.0 F)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Holy Cross	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-30.0 C (-22.0 F)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Seattle Urban Site	United States	Record high minimum temperature	8.9 C (48.0 F)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Hawker (Holowilena)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	24.4 mm (1.0 in)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Bali	India	Record daily precipitation	4.6 mm (0.18 in)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Ufa	Russia	Record daily precipitation	12.3 mm (0.5 in)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Brooksville Chin Hill	United States	Record high minimum temperature	20.6 C (69.1 F)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Rockport 1 ESE	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-9.4 C (15.1 F)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Missoula 6 NW WFO	United States	Record high minimum temperature	9.4 C (48.9 F)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Paris	Canada	Record daily snowfall	8.1 cm (3.2 in)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Antah	India	Record daily precipitation	3.3 mm (0.13 in)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Kamiesberg	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	3.8 mm (0.15 in)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Ocala	United States	Record high minimum temperature	20.6 C (69.1 F)	17 of 100 (Routine)
St Augustine	United States	Record high minimum temperature	20.6 C (69.1 F)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Hay Springs	United States	Record high minimum temperature	3.9 C (39.0 F)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Elkins	United States	Record high minimum temperature	11.1 C (52.0 F)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Cascade Locks	United States	Record high minimum temperature	10.6 C (51.1 F)	17 of 100 (Routine)
St Georges	Canada	Record daily precipitation	13.2 mm (0.5 in)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Altastenberg	Germany	Record snow depth	70.0 cm (27.6 in)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Deesa	India	Record daily precipitation	2.3 mm (0.09 in)	16 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

197 records

Records set or tied on 31 March 1939 by type: Highest daily maximum 20, Lowest daily maximum 1, Highest daily minimum 83, Lowest daily minimum 5, Heaviest daily rainfall 83, Heaviest daily snowfall 4, Deepest snow cover 1.

Records on 31 March 1939 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	20
Lowest daily maximum	1
Highest daily minimum	83
Lowest daily minimum	5
Heaviest daily rainfall	83
Heaviest daily snowfall	4
Deepest snow cover	1

Records on 31 March 1939 by timescale: all-time 1, monthly 11, daily 185.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

153 broken records

Margins by which the 153 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 200.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

31 March 1939

Top 20 records on 31 March 1939 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
31 March 1939	Carandotta Station, AU	daily rain	137.2 mm (5.4 in)	135.4 mm (5.3 in)	47 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
31 March 1939	Hay River, CA	daily snowfall	21.6 cm (8.5 in)	13.7 cm (5.4 in)	20 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
31 March 1939	Tortosa - Observatorio del Ebr, ES	daily rain	53.8 mm (2.1 in)	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	17 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
31 March 1939	Mutooroo, AU	daily rain	37.8 mm (1.5 in)	25.1 mm (1.0 in)	45 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
31 March 1939	Coloso, PR	daily rain	63.0 mm (2.5 in)	55.4 mm (2.2 in)	12 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
31 March 1939	Belton (Shadow Vale), AU	monthly rain	63.5 mm (2.5 in)	12.7 mm (0.5 in)	40 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
31 March 1939	Mont-Aigoual, FR	daily rain	113.0 mm (4.4 in)	46.0 mm (1.8 in)	20 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
31 March 1939	Vlaklaagte, ZA	daily rain	62.0 mm (2.4 in)	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	26 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
31 March 1939	Bimbowrie, AU	daily rain	33.3 mm (1.3 in)	12.5 mm (0.5 in)	45 years	30 of 100 (Routine)
31 March 1939	Ilulissat (Jakobshavn), GL	daily high min	0.4 C (32.7 F)	5.4 C (9.7 F)	60 years	30 of 100 (Routine)
31 March 1939	Brunette Downs, AU	daily rain	30.7 mm (1.2 in)	29.7 mm (1.2 in)	8 years	25 of 100 (Routine)
31 March 1939	Nuwejaarskraal, ZA	daily rain	36.6 mm (1.4 in)	10.2 mm (0.4 in)	36 years	24 of 100 (Routine)
31 March 1939	Columbia Falls 5 SW, US	monthly high min	5.6 C (42.1 F)	0.6 C (1.1 F)	31 years	24 of 100 (Routine)
31 March 1939	Dillon U of Montana Western, US	monthly high min	5.0 C (41.0 F)	0.6 C (1.1 F)	31 years	24 of 100 (Routine)
31 March 1939	Bezenchuk, RU	monthly high min	3.0 C (37.4 F)	1.5 C (2.7 F)	33 years	23 of 100 (Routine)
31 March 1939	Kalispell Glacier AP, US	monthly high min	6.1 C (43.0 F)	1.1 C (2.0 F)	25 years	23 of 100 (Routine)
31 March 1939	Fort Simpson, CA	daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	2.6 cm (1.0 in)	32 years	22 of 100 (Routine)
31 March 1939	Koonamore, AU	monthly rain	44.2 mm (1.7 in)	1.0 mm (0.04 in)	18 years	21 of 100 (Routine)
31 March 1939	Hay River, CA	daily rain	21.6 mm (0.9 in)	13.7 mm (0.5 in)	20 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
31 March 1939	Gannapan, ZA	daily rain	12.7 mm (0.5 in)	12.7 mm (0.5 in)	57 years	20 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

1808 to 1939

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1808 to 1939. 1939 had 197 records.

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

Records on 03-31 in each year
Year	Records
1808	2
1815	2
1843	1
1848	1
1850	1
1854	1
1855	3
1856	2
1859	3
1865	2
1869	1
1872	4
1873	1
1874	1
1876	1
1878	1
1880	2
1881	1
1883	1
1887	2
1889	1
1890	1
1891	1
1892	2
1893	3
1896	3
1897	2
1898	5
1899	3
1900	9
1901	7
1902	3
1903	14
1904	16
1905	29
1906	10
1907	11
1908	5
1909	4
1910	45
1911	24
1912	18
1913	62
1914	16
1915	57
1916	17
1917	52
1918	42
1919	86
1920	65
1921	238
1922	102
1923	459
1924	160
1925	110
1926	306
1927	198
1928	98
1929	323
1930	137
1931	365
1932	360
1933	311
1934	181
1935	310
1936	1,242
1937	258
1938	649
1939	197
1940	697
1941	250
1942	245
1943	794
1944	327
1945	778
1946	897
1947	658
1948	355
1949	452
1950	579
1951	490
1952	382
1953	302
1954	549
1955	286
1956	767
1957	373
1958	414
1959	622
1960	327
1961	525
1962	547
1963	987
1964	1,345
1965	457
1966	845
1967	1,025
1968	504
1969	1,126
1970	945
1971	516
1972	427
1973	755
1974	852
1975	1,032
1976	519
1977	1,021
1978	1,362
1979	722
1980	640
1981	1,060
1982	926
1983	564
1984	532
1985	1,471
1986	1,507
1987	2,256
1988	850
1989	1,335
1990	842
1991	634
1992	747
1993	668
1994	871
1995	940
1996	743
1997	962
1998	2,587
1999	1,100
2000	581
2001	686
2002	861
2003	1,722
2004	1,055
2005	861
2006	1,088
2007	1,150
2008	1,471
2009	927
2010	984
2011	1,020
2012	942
2013	753
2014	631
2015	861
2016	823
2017	1,423
2018	663
2019	544
2020	534
2021	949
2022	683
2023	1,128
2024	488
2025	942
2026	1,275

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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	142
25 to 50	7
50 to 75	1
75 to 100	0
100 to 125	0
125 to 150	2
150 to 175	0
175 to 200	1