Weather Records on 24 April 1939

557 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 24 April 1939. Highest significance: Ravensfield, AU.

Key Facts for 24 April 1939

On 24 April 1939, 557 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
317 were record highs and 22 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 23 monthly and 534 daily.
Ravensfield set a daily record precipitation of 31.8 mm (1.3 in) on 24 April 1939.
Across 169 earlier years (1799 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 439 records.

Record Map

557 stations

557 station records on 24 April 1939 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 24 April 1939: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Ravensfield	Australia	Record daily precipitation	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Eurugabah Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Ft Myers Page Fld AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	118.6 mm (4.7 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Arsikere	India	Record daily precipitation	45.0 mm (1.8 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Culpotaro	Australia	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Darlington Point (Tubbo)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	28.2 mm (1.1 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Mansfield (Post Office)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
St Andrews	Australia	Record daily precipitation	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Bowning (Wanganui)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	38.6 mm (1.5 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Tallangatta Dcnr	Australia	Record daily precipitation	35.3 mm (1.4 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Mansfield 2	Australia	Record daily precipitation	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Kohala 179.1	United States	Record daily precipitation	45.5 mm (1.8 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Ogden 2	United States	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Hillview (Ballandry)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	40.1 mm (1.6 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
New Orleans Audubon	United States	Record daily precipitation	55.4 mm (2.2 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Jeir	Australia	Record daily precipitation	28.7 mm (1.1 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Stockinbingal General Store	Australia	Record daily precipitation	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Colinroobie	Australia	Record daily precipitation	27.4 mm (1.1 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Berthong	Australia	Record daily precipitation	26.2 mm (1.0 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Barjarg	Australia	Record daily precipitation	52.8 mm (2.1 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Columbus 3 NE	United States	Record high minimum temperature	18.3 C (64.9 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Lodgepole	United States	Record high minimum temperature	11.7 C (53.1 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Wattle Vale	Australia	Record daily precipitation	26.4 mm (1.0 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Chodavaram	India	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Binalong Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Jamieson	Australia	Record daily precipitation	27.2 mm (1.1 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Gunning Rural Supplies	Australia	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Mooroopna	Australia	Record daily precipitation	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Tiptur	India	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Delaware 3 WSW	United States	Record high maximum temperature	31.1 C (88.0 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Estherville 4E	United States	Record high minimum temperature	21.1 C (70.0 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Yass (Derringullen)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	33.5 mm (1.3 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Arcadia	United States	Record daily precipitation	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Berrebangalo	Australia	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Bygoo	Australia	Record daily precipitation	27.4 mm (1.1 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Booligal (Belmont)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	29.7 mm (1.2 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Cudgewa North	Australia	Record daily precipitation	31.2 mm (1.2 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Coolac (Hopewood)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	36.6 mm (1.4 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Urana (Nowranie)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Cedar Key 1 WSW	United States	Record daily precipitation	26.9 mm (1.1 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
De Funiak Springs 1 E	United States	Record daily precipitation	49.3 mm (1.9 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Darlington Point (St Pauls Clo	Australia	Record daily precipitation	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Onawa 3NW	United States	Record high minimum temperature	22.2 C (72.0 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Osage	United States	Record high maximum temperature	31.7 C (89.1 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Dresden	United States	Record high minimum temperature	17.2 C (63.0 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Broken Bow 2 W	United States	Record high minimum temperature	16.7 C (62.1 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
La Delle 7 NE	United States	Record high maximum temperature	35.0 C (95.0 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Alma (Booligal)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.7 mm (1.0 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Collector (Brookdale)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	32.5 mm (1.3 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Yass (Linton Hostel)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Grundy Ctr	United States	Record high maximum temperature	31.7 C (89.1 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Ada	United States	Record high minimum temperature	11.1 C (52.0 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Hayes Center 1NW	United States	Record high minimum temperature	15.0 C (59.0 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Tarago (Kildare)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	16.0 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Bremen-Seefahrtschule	Germany	Record daily precipitation	19.0 mm (0.7 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Koratagere	India	Record daily precipitation	23.4 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Montcornet	France	Record daily precipitation	19.2 mm (0.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Winterswijk	Netherlands	Record daily precipitation	21.1 mm (0.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Groongal (Groongal Station)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	21.6 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Hamburg Fuhlsbuettel	Germany	Record daily precipitation	21.9 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

557 records

Records set or tied on 24 April 1939 by type: Highest daily maximum 142, Lowest daily maximum 14, Highest daily minimum 175, Lowest daily minimum 8, Heaviest daily rainfall 217, Heaviest daily snowfall 1.

Records on 24 April 1939 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	142
Lowest daily maximum	14
Highest daily minimum	175
Lowest daily minimum	8
Heaviest daily rainfall	217
Heaviest daily snowfall	1
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 24 April 1939 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 23, daily 534.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

454 broken records

Margins by which the 454 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 50.6. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

24 April 1939

Top 20 records on 24 April 1939 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
24 April 1939	Ravensfield, AU	daily rain	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	21.9 mm (0.9 in)	33 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
24 April 1939	Eurugabah Station, AU	daily rain	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	26.2 mm (1.0 in)	54 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
24 April 1939	Ft Myers Page Fld AP, US	monthly rain	118.6 mm (4.7 in)	19.5 mm (0.8 in)	46 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
24 April 1939	Arsikere, IN	daily rain	45.0 mm (1.8 in)	34.6 mm (1.4 in)	20 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
24 April 1939	Culpotaro, AU	daily rain	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	19.5 mm (0.8 in)	49 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
24 April 1939	Darlington Point (Tubbo), AU	daily rain	28.2 mm (1.1 in)	19.3 mm (0.8 in)	39 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
24 April 1939	Mansfield (Post Office), AU	daily rain	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	19.0 mm (0.7 in)	36 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
24 April 1939	St Andrews, AU	daily rain	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	21.1 mm (0.8 in)	12 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
24 April 1939	Bowning (Wanganui), AU	daily rain	38.6 mm (1.5 in)	25.1 mm (1.0 in)	20 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
24 April 1939	Tallangatta Dcnr, AU	daily rain	35.3 mm (1.4 in)	10.2 mm (0.4 in)	54 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
24 April 1939	Mansfield 2, AU	daily rain	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	16.5 mm (0.6 in)	36 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
24 April 1939	Kohala 179.1, US	daily rain	45.5 mm (1.8 in)	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	32 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
24 April 1939	Ogden 2, US	daily rain	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	18.5 mm (0.7 in)	8 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
24 April 1939	Hillview (Ballandry), AU	daily rain	40.1 mm (1.6 in)	15.7 mm (0.6 in)	36 years	32 of 100 (Routine)
24 April 1939	New Orleans Audubon, US	daily rain	55.4 mm (2.2 in)	50.6 mm (2.0 in)	44 years	32 of 100 (Routine)
24 April 1939	Jeir, AU	daily rain	28.7 mm (1.1 in)	21.3 mm (0.8 in)	20 years	30 of 100 (Routine)
24 April 1939	Stockinbingal General Store, AU	daily rain	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	24.4 mm (1.0 in)	8 years	30 of 100 (Routine)
24 April 1939	Colinroobie, AU	daily rain	27.4 mm (1.1 in)	18.3 mm (0.7 in)	20 years	30 of 100 (Routine)
24 April 1939	Berthong, AU	daily rain	26.2 mm (1.0 in)	14.5 mm (0.6 in)	36 years	29 of 100 (Routine)
24 April 1939	Barjarg, AU	daily rain	52.8 mm (2.1 in)	24.1 mm (0.9 in)	12 years	29 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

1799 to 1939

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1799 to 1939. 1939 had 557 records.

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

Records on 04-24 in each year
Year	Records
1799	1
1805	1
1806	1
1807	1
1809	1
1812	2
1815	1
1817	1
1838	1
1839	1
1842	1
1843	1
1852	3
1854	4
1855	2
1857	3
1861	1
1865	1
1866	1
1868	1
1869	1
1872	2
1874	2
1875	4
1876	1
1878	2
1880	1
1881	2
1883	3
1884	1
1885	1
1886	4
1887	1
1888	3
1889	1
1890	1
1892	2
1893	3
1894	2
1895	3
1897	2
1898	4
1899	6
1900	1
1901	10
1902	3
1903	22
1904	9
1905	16
1906	25
1907	12
1908	21
1909	25
1910	46
1911	19
1912	11
1913	39
1914	15
1915	54
1916	24
1917	46
1918	112
1919	88
1920	51
1921	34
1922	56
1923	97
1924	155
1925	465
1926	353
1927	352
1928	319
1929	150
1930	659
1931	366
1932	218
1933	224
1934	297
1935	222
1936	188
1937	567
1938	191
1939	557
1940	501
1941	262
1942	614
1943	577
1944	571
1945	414
1946	487
1947	261
1948	501
1949	363
1950	635
1951	351
1952	507
1953	390
1954	547
1955	670
1956	642
1957	631
1958	693
1959	414
1960	1,283
1961	1,149
1962	669
1963	361
1964	498
1965	473
1966	539
1967	1,176
1968	897
1969	547
1970	963
1971	770
1972	398
1973	394
1974	708
1975	628
1976	523
1977	1,035
1978	389
1979	664
1980	1,157
1981	1,104
1982	862
1983	1,344
1984	745
1985	744
1986	1,009
1987	775
1988	756
1989	1,776
1990	1,208
1991	605
1992	669
1993	1,015
1994	862
1995	1,609
1996	1,273
1997	1,227
1998	1,085
1999	1,148
2000	1,110
2001	1,146
2002	1,052
2003	851
2004	774
2005	1,747
2006	844
2007	1,156
2008	799
2009	1,056
2010	753
2011	1,018
2012	2,024
2013	1,572
2014	494
2015	566
2016	480
2017	747
2018	740
2019	863
2020	544
2021	471
2022	596
2023	745
2024	387
2025	433
2026	571

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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).