Weather Records on 1 April 1939

226 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 1 April 1939. Highest significance: Eulolo Station, AU.

Key Facts for 1 April 1939

On 1 April 1939, 226 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
129 were record highs and 4 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 4 monthly and 222 daily.
Eulolo Station set a daily record precipitation of 53.3 mm (2.1 in) on 1 April 1939.
Across 160 earlier years (1803 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 479 records.

Record Map

226 stations

226 station records on 1 April 1939 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 1 April 1939: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Eulolo Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	53.3 mm (2.1 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Edeowie	Australia	Record daily precipitation	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Altastenberg	Germany	Record snow depth	65.0 cm (25.6 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Agassiz Cda	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	8.9 C (48.0 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
McKinley	United States	Record high maximum temperature	27.2 C (81.0 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Port Orford 2	United States	Record high maximum temperature	22.2 C (72.0 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Ringtown	United States	Record daily precipitation	42.9 mm (1.7 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Jaipur	India	Record daily precipitation	45.0 mm (1.8 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Crescent City 3 NNW	United States	Record high maximum temperature	29.4 C (84.9 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Fraserburg	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	19.3 mm (0.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Bosque del Apache	United States	Record daily precipitation	8.1 mm (0.32 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Cordillo Downs	Australia	Record daily precipitation	8.4 mm (0.33 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Lake Ninan	Australia	Record daily precipitation	14.2 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Nungarin	Australia	Record daily precipitation	16.5 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Binya Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	19.6 mm (0.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Moora	Australia	Record daily precipitation	14.7 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Wongan Hills	Australia	Record daily precipitation	17.0 mm (0.7 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Cowcowing	Australia	Record daily precipitation	16.0 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Baandee	Australia	Record daily precipitation	11.9 mm (0.5 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Dowerin	Australia	Record daily precipitation	15.0 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Arthur River	Australia	Record daily precipitation	15.0 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Darlington Point (Tubbo)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	11.9 mm (0.5 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Moulamein Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	22.9 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Round Hill	Australia	Record daily precipitation	13.7 mm (0.5 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Walebing	Australia	Record daily precipitation	15.7 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Cadelga	Australia	Record daily precipitation	3.8 mm (0.15 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Muriel Tank	Australia	Record daily precipitation	10.9 mm (0.4 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Urana (Butherwah)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	14.0 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Doongin Peak	Australia	Record daily precipitation	14.0 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Mount Lyndhurst	Australia	Record daily precipitation	7.6 mm (0.30 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Gogeldrie	Australia	Record daily precipitation	19.6 mm (0.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Hillview (Ballandry)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	15.5 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Maple Creek	Canada	Record daily precipitation	5.1 mm (0.20 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Berkshire Valley	Australia	Record daily precipitation	13.2 mm (0.5 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Ejanding	Australia	Record daily precipitation	20.8 mm (0.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Agar	India	Record daily precipitation	7.1 mm (0.28 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Kamferskraal	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	8.9 mm (0.35 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Beechal	Australia	Record daily precipitation	6.4 mm (0.25 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Wentworth (Wamberra Station)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	17.8 mm (0.7 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Maude Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	16.3 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Columbia Falls 5 SW	United States	Record high minimum temperature	6.1 C (43.0 F)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Carmel	United States	Record daily precipitation	36.3 mm (1.4 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Ely Park	Australia	Record daily precipitation	9.9 mm (0.39 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Nangeenan	Australia	Record daily precipitation	14.0 mm (0.6 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Waukaringa	Australia	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Kalyan	India	Record daily precipitation	5.6 mm (0.22 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Davis 2 WSW Exp Farm	United States	Record high maximum temperature	29.4 C (84.9 F)	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	18.3 C (64.9 F)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Tressillian	Australia	Record daily precipitation	15.2 mm (0.6 in)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Ravensfield	Australia	Record daily precipitation	9.7 mm (0.38 in)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Burra 1	Australia	Record daily precipitation	18.5 mm (0.7 in)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Grand Coteau	United States	Record high maximum temperature	31.1 C (88.0 F)	18 of 100 (Routine)
The Dalles	United States	Record high minimum temperature	13.3 C (55.9 F)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Falfurrias	United States	Record high maximum temperature	38.9 C (102.0 F)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Gyzylarbat	Turkmenistan	Record high maximum temperature	32.0 C (89.6 F)	17 of 100 (Routine)
American Falls 6 NE	United States	Record high minimum temperature	5.6 C (42.1 F)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Salmon AP	United States	Record high minimum temperature	4.4 C (39.9 F)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Canyon Ferry	United States	Record high minimum temperature	7.2 C (45.0 F)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Auburn 5 ESE	United States	Record high minimum temperature	10.0 C (50.0 F)	17 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

226 records

Records set or tied on 1 April 1939 by type: Highest daily maximum 48, Lowest daily maximum 3, Highest daily minimum 81, Lowest daily minimum 1, Heaviest daily rainfall 89, Heaviest daily snowfall 3, Deepest snow cover 1.

Records on 1 April 1939 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	48
Lowest daily maximum	3
Highest daily minimum	81
Lowest daily minimum	1
Heaviest daily rainfall	89
Heaviest daily snowfall	3
Deepest snow cover	1

Records on 1 April 1939 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 4, daily 222.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

179 broken records

Margins by which the 179 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 140.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

1 April 1939

Top 20 records on 1 April 1939 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
1 April 1939	Eulolo Station, AU	daily rain	53.3 mm (2.1 in)	48.5 mm (1.9 in)	36 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
1 April 1939	Edeowie, AU	daily rain	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	22.4 mm (0.9 in)	8 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
1 April 1939	Altastenberg, DE	daily snow depth	65.0 cm (25.6 in)	14.0 cm (5.5 in)	47 years	28 of 100 (Routine)
1 April 1939	Agassiz Cda, CA	daily high min	8.9 C (48.0 F)	2.2 C (4.0 F)	43 years	26 of 100 (Routine)
1 April 1939	McKinley, US	daily high max	27.2 C (81.0 F)	4.4 C (7.9 F)	34 years	23 of 100 (Routine)
1 April 1939	Port Orford 2, US	daily high max	22.2 C (72.0 F)	4.4 C (7.9 F)	20 years	23 of 100 (Routine)
1 April 1939	Ringtown, US	daily rain	42.9 mm (1.7 in)	9.6 mm (0.38 in)	34 years	23 of 100 (Routine)
1 April 1939	Jaipur, IN	daily rain	45.0 mm (1.8 in)	22.1 mm (0.9 in)	22 years	21 of 100 (Routine)
1 April 1939	Crescent City 3 NNW, US	daily high max	29.4 C (84.9 F)	6.1 C (11.0 F)	9 years	21 of 100 (Routine)
1 April 1939	Fraserburg, ZA	daily rain	19.3 mm (0.8 in)	14.2 mm (0.6 in)	4 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
1 April 1939	Bosque del Apache, US	daily rain	8.1 mm (0.32 in)	8.1 mm (0.32 in)	44 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
1 April 1939	Cordillo Downs, AU	daily rain	8.4 mm (0.33 in)	8.4 mm (0.33 in)	52 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
1 April 1939	Lake Ninan, AU	daily rain	14.2 mm (0.6 in)	14.2 mm (0.6 in)	28 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
1 April 1939	Nungarin, AU	daily rain	16.5 mm (0.6 in)	15.2 mm (0.6 in)	20 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
1 April 1939	Binya Post Office, AU	daily rain	19.6 mm (0.8 in)	11.2 mm (0.4 in)	45 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
1 April 1939	Moora, AU	daily rain	14.7 mm (0.6 in)	12.2 mm (0.5 in)	12 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
1 April 1939	Wongan Hills, AU	daily rain	17.0 mm (0.7 in)	16.2 mm (0.6 in)	4 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
1 April 1939	Cowcowing, AU	daily rain	16.0 mm (0.6 in)	14.7 mm (0.6 in)	26 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
1 April 1939	Baandee, AU	daily rain	11.9 mm (0.5 in)	10.4 mm (0.4 in)	26 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
1 April 1939	Dowerin, AU	daily rain	15.0 mm (0.6 in)	13.2 mm (0.5 in)	12 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

1803 to 1939

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1803 to 1939. 1939 had 226 records.

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

Records on 04-01 in each year
Year	Records
1803	1
1805	1
1808	1
1813	1
1815	3
1819	1
1830	2
1847	2
1848	1
1850	1
1855	3
1856	1
1861	2
1862	2
1865	1
1869	2
1872	1
1873	1
1874	2
1876	1
1878	3
1879	2
1881	1
1885	1
1887	2
1888	2
1889	2
1891	5
1892	1
1893	2
1896	4
1897	5
1898	3
1899	4
1900	4
1901	4
1902	4
1903	12
1904	29
1905	10
1906	7
1907	24
1908	5
1909	13
1910	26
1911	27
1912	31
1913	35
1914	37
1915	25
1916	35
1917	80
1918	51
1919	165
1920	65
1921	46
1922	98
1923	319
1924	257
1925	111
1926	234
1927	326
1928	194
1929	336
1930	153
1931	846
1932	292
1933	188
1934	153
1935	424
1936	1,248
1937	192
1938	461
1939	226
1940	840
1941	285
1942	209
1943	319
1944	266
1945	880
1946	1,172
1947	390
1948	590
1949	308
1950	455
1951	406
1952	419
1953	249
1954	493
1955	288
1956	744
1957	314
1958	535
1959	821
1960	295
1961	496
1962	652
1963	1,123
1964	951
1965	678
1966	689
1967	928
1968	377
1969	611
1970	894
1971	384
1972	510
1973	680
1974	894
1975	1,806
1976	767
1977	524
1978	1,013
1979	738
1980	797
1981	1,115
1982	884
1983	643
1984	662
1985	826
1986	982
1987	1,762
1988	1,259
1989	1,098
1990	952
1991	693
1992	981
1993	783
1994	739
1995	1,056
1996	996
1997	1,255
1998	1,703
1999	1,341
2000	690
2001	575
2002	985
2003	1,366
2004	926
2005	1,086
2006	929
2007	963
2008	1,457
2009	846
2010	1,022
2011	1,105
2012	1,327
2013	719
2014	657
2015	606
2016	842
2017	792
2018	870
2019	674
2020	719
2021	790
2022	853
2023	1,069
2024	788
2025	779
2026	1,042

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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	174
20 to 40	3
40 to 60	1
60 to 80	0
80 to 100	0
100 to 120	0
120 to 140	1