Weather Records on 14 April 1939

797 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 14 April 1939. Highest significance: Lake Rowan (Bungeet), AU.

Key Facts for 14 April 1939

On 14 April 1939, 797 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
110 were record highs and 77 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 10 were all-time records, 95 monthly and 692 daily.
Lake Rowan (Bungeet) set a monthly record daily precipitation of 91.4 mm (3.6 in) on 14 April 1939.
Across 163 earlier years (1801 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 484 records.

Record Map

797 stations

797 station records on 14 April 1939 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 14 April 1939: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Lake Rowan (Bungeet)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	91.4 mm (3.6 in)	70 of 100 (Major)
Fulham Park	Australia	Record daily precipitation	97.8 mm (3.9 in)	69 of 100 (Major)
Goorambat	Australia	Record daily precipitation	133.6 mm (5.3 in)	65 of 100 (Major)
Bright Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	92.2 mm (3.6 in)	65 of 100 (Major)
Perumbalur	India	Record daily precipitation	166.6 mm (6.6 in)	63 of 100 (Major)
Bourke Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	67.3 mm (2.6 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Moyhu	Australia	Record daily precipitation	96.8 mm (3.8 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Balpool (Nyang)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	74.9 mm (2.9 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Pakala	India	Record daily precipitation	93.2 mm (3.7 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Ulundurpet	India	Record daily precipitation	179.1 mm (7.1 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Kodavasal	India	Record daily precipitation	279.7 mm (11.0 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Clover Creek	Australia	Record daily precipitation	49.8 mm (2.0 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Vriddhachalam	India	Record daily precipitation	188.7 mm (7.4 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Uppiliyapuram	India	Record daily precipitation	83.6 mm (3.3 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Thargomindah Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	64.8 mm (2.6 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Hillston Airport	Australia	Record daily precipitation	96.0 mm (3.8 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Violet Town	Australia	Record daily precipitation	55.4 mm (2.2 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Hay (Miller Street)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	58.9 mm (2.3 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Euroa	Australia	Record daily precipitation	74.7 mm (2.9 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Springhurst	Australia	Record daily precipitation	128.3 mm (5.1 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
East Toorale (Toorale Station)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	55.9 mm (2.2 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Learmonth	Australia	Record daily precipitation	47.5 mm (1.9 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Kallakurichi	India	Record daily precipitation	175.3 mm (6.9 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Vallam	India	Record daily precipitation	211.3 mm (8.3 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Kalahasti	India	Record daily precipitation	53.1 mm (2.1 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Whitton (Conapaira St)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	78.7 mm (3.1 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Kattumannarkoil	India	Record daily precipitation	205.0 mm (8.1 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Kumbhakonam	India	Record daily precipitation	228.6 mm (9.0 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Nannilam	India	Record daily precipitation	253.5 mm (10.0 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Tiruvarur	India	Record daily precipitation	189.2 mm (7.4 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Tiruvaiyaru	India	Record daily precipitation	178.1 mm (7.0 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Karambakkudi	India	Record daily precipitation	94.7 mm (3.7 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Benalla (Shadforth Street)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	90.2 mm (3.6 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Wallajah	India	Record daily precipitation	87.6 mm (3.4 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Valangiman	India	Record daily precipitation	253.0 mm (10.0 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Tanjavur	India	Record daily precipitation	149.9 mm (5.9 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Ariyalur	India	Record daily precipitation	285.0 mm (11.2 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Walbundrie (Crediton Street)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	59.2 mm (2.3 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Krishnapatnam	India	Record daily precipitation	37.3 mm (1.5 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Vaniyambadi	India	Record daily precipitation	40.9 mm (1.6 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Turaiyur	India	Record daily precipitation	80.8 mm (3.2 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Wandiwash	India	Record daily precipitation	91.4 mm (3.6 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Milparinka Hotel	Australia	Record daily precipitation	26.4 mm (1.0 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Bourke (Yanda)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	69.9 mm (2.8 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Darlington Point (St Pauls Clo	Australia	Record daily precipitation	49.0 mm (1.9 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Yackandandah	Australia	Record daily precipitation	59.4 mm (2.3 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Thathaiengarpet	India	Record daily precipitation	81.8 mm (3.2 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Fords Bridge	Australia	Record daily precipitation	48.0 mm (1.9 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Whitfield	Australia	Record daily precipitation	52.1 mm (2.1 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Alexandra (Post Office)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	39.6 mm (1.6 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Thiruthuraipoond	India	Record daily precipitation	90.2 mm (3.6 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Beechworth Composite	Australia	Record daily precipitation	74.4 mm (2.9 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Covelong	India	Record daily precipitation	69.6 mm (2.7 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Chettikulam	India	Record daily precipitation	144.8 mm (5.7 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Kulithalai	India	Record daily precipitation	67.1 mm (2.6 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Rose Isle	Australia	Record daily precipitation	44.2 mm (1.7 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Yielima Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	60.2 mm (2.4 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Chiltern (Post Office)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	55.4 mm (2.2 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Eldorado	Australia	Record daily precipitation	64.0 mm (2.5 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Kancheepuram	India	Record daily precipitation	107.7 mm (4.2 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)

Counts by Type and Timescale

797 records

Records set or tied on 14 April 1939 by type: Highest daily maximum 25, Lowest daily maximum 19, Highest daily minimum 85, Lowest daily minimum 58, Heaviest daily rainfall 600, Heaviest daily snowfall 9, Deepest snow cover 1.

Records on 14 April 1939 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	25
Lowest daily maximum	19
Highest daily minimum	85
Lowest daily minimum	58
Heaviest daily rainfall	600
Heaviest daily snowfall	9
Deepest snow cover	1

Records on 14 April 1939 by timescale: all-time 10, monthly 95, daily 692.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

738 broken records

Margins by which the 738 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 160.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

14 April 1939

Top 20 records on 14 April 1939 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
14 April 1939	Lake Rowan (Bungeet), AU	monthly rain	91.4 mm (3.6 in)	43.6 mm (1.7 in)	50 years	70 of 100 (Major)
14 April 1939	Fulham Park, AU	monthly rain	97.8 mm (3.9 in)	45.2 mm (1.8 in)	47 years	69 of 100 (Major)
14 April 1939	Goorambat, AU	all-time rain	133.6 mm (5.3 in)	51.0 mm (2.0 in)	0 years	65 of 100 (Major)
14 April 1939	Bright Post Office, AU	monthly rain	92.2 mm (3.6 in)	37.3 mm (1.5 in)	43 years	65 of 100 (Major)
14 April 1939	Perumbalur, IN	monthly rain	166.6 mm (6.6 in)	75.2 mm (3.0 in)	33 years	63 of 100 (Major)
14 April 1939	Bourke Post Office, AU	daily rain	67.3 mm (2.6 in)	53.6 mm (2.1 in)	53 years	61 of 100 (Major)
14 April 1939	Moyhu, AU	monthly rain	96.8 mm (3.8 in)	41.2 mm (1.6 in)	29 years	61 of 100 (Major)
14 April 1939	Balpool (Nyang), AU	monthly rain	74.9 mm (2.9 in)	24.4 mm (1.0 in)	47 years	60 of 100 (Major)
14 April 1939	Pakala, IN	monthly rain	93.2 mm (3.7 in)	54.3 mm (2.1 in)	23 years	60 of 100 (Major)
14 April 1939	Ulundurpet, IN	monthly rain	179.1 mm (7.1 in)	102.9 mm (4.1 in)	25 years	60 of 100 (Major)
14 April 1939	Kodavasal, IN	all-time rain	279.7 mm (11.0 in)	60.2 mm (2.4 in)	12 years	60 of 100 (Major)
14 April 1939	Clover Creek, AU	daily rain	49.8 mm (2.0 in)	43.7 mm (1.7 in)	47 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
14 April 1939	Vriddhachalam, IN	monthly rain	188.7 mm (7.4 in)	112.8 mm (4.4 in)	17 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
14 April 1939	Uppiliyapuram, IN	monthly rain	83.6 mm (3.3 in)	37.4 mm (1.5 in)	33 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
14 April 1939	Thargomindah Post Office, AU	daily rain	64.8 mm (2.6 in)	64.3 mm (2.5 in)	38 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
14 April 1939	Hillston Airport, AU	monthly rain	96.0 mm (3.8 in)	58.9 mm (2.3 in)	6 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
14 April 1939	Violet Town, AU	daily rain	55.4 mm (2.2 in)	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	51 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
14 April 1939	Hay (Miller Street), AU	daily rain	58.9 mm (2.3 in)	35.0 mm (1.4 in)	49 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
14 April 1939	Euroa, AU	daily rain	74.7 mm (2.9 in)	46.0 mm (1.8 in)	38 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
14 April 1939	Springhurst, AU	monthly rain	128.3 mm (5.1 in)	57.7 mm (2.3 in)	8 years	56 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

1801 to 1939

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1801 to 1939. 1939 had 797 records.

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

Records on 04-14 in each year
Year	Records
1801	1
1817	1
1825	1
1834	1
1836	1
1839	1
1842	2
1846	1
1849	1
1852	1
1853	2
1856	2
1858	2
1859	1
1865	2
1866	1
1869	5
1872	1
1873	1
1874	1
1876	1
1880	1
1881	1
1885	2
1886	1
1887	3
1888	1
1889	2
1890	8
1891	1
1892	5
1893	1
1894	1
1896	7
1897	5
1898	3
1899	5
1900	5
1901	4
1902	3
1903	18
1904	33
1905	24
1906	15
1907	24
1908	11
1909	45
1910	22
1911	27
1912	29
1913	62
1914	34
1915	18
1916	34
1917	69
1918	28
1919	24
1920	106
1921	43
1922	97
1923	166
1924	143
1925	123
1926	199
1927	295
1928	518
1929	150
1930	308
1931	821
1932	247
1933	507
1934	398
1935	404
1936	539
1937	293
1938	728
1939	797
1940	1,051
1941	1,008
1942	326
1943	942
1944	227
1945	803
1946	212
1947	530
1948	362
1949	402
1950	1,104
1951	434
1952	527
1953	432
1954	997
1955	531
1956	369
1957	518
1958	421
1959	494
1960	306
1961	740
1962	660
1963	525
1964	443
1965	343
1966	362
1967	532
1968	676
1969	344
1970	728
1971	473
1972	1,107
1973	563
1974	722
1975	683
1976	874
1977	821
1978	322
1979	534
1980	1,509
1981	753
1982	711
1983	1,874
1984	398
1985	825
1986	1,422
1987	869
1988	1,011
1989	1,181
1990	1,189
1991	895
1992	817
1993	683
1994	805
1995	635
1996	972
1997	1,600
1998	1,336
1999	1,110
2000	1,177
2001	1,082
2002	1,315
2003	1,802
2004	1,047
2005	593
2006	1,601
2007	1,654
2008	1,097
2009	1,015
2010	739
2011	762
2012	693
2013	912
2014	1,420
2015	704
2016	481
2017	486
2018	1,110
2019	758
2020	1,428
2021	569
2022	1,484
2023	1,106
2024	1,208
2025	870
2026	1,067

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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	545
20 to 40	128
40 to 60	42
60 to 80	13
80 to 100	1
100 to 120	4
120 to 140	2
140 to 160	3