Weather Records on 17 June 1939

1,206 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 17 June 1939. Highest significance: Mareeba Post Office, AU.

Key Facts for 17 June 1939

On 17 June 1939, 1,206 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
373 were record highs and 224 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 35 monthly and 1,171 daily.
Mareeba Post Office set a monthly record daily precipitation of 79.8 mm (3.1 in) on 17 June 1939.
Across 162 earlier years (1807 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 426 records.

Record Map

1,206 stations

1,206 station records on 17 June 1939 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 17 June 1939: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Mareeba Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	79.8 mm (3.1 in)	66 of 100 (Major)
Moreton Telegraph Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	43.9 mm (1.7 in)	65 of 100 (Major)
Laura Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	91.4 mm (3.6 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Billings Wtp	United States	Record daily precipitation	55.9 mm (2.2 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Hambledon Mill Csr	Australia	Record daily precipitation	86.4 mm (3.4 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Morena	India	Record daily precipitation	71.1 mm (2.8 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Rosedale Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	106.9 mm (4.2 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Lugansk	Ukraine	Record daily precipitation	32.8 mm (1.3 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Eumundi - Crescent Rd	Australia	Record daily precipitation	95.3 mm (3.8 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Atherton Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	62.0 mm (2.4 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Cardwell Marine Pde	Australia	Record daily precipitation	39.9 mm (1.6 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Eidsvold Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	62.2 mm (2.4 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Mt Perry the Pines	Australia	Record daily precipitation	101.9 mm (4.0 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Mercadool	Australia	Record daily precipitation	27.7 mm (1.1 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Cairns Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	95.0 mm (3.7 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Port Douglas - Warner St	Australia	Record daily precipitation	89.7 mm (3.5 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Jandowae Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	54.9 mm (2.2 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Macon 2 NE	United States	Record daily precipitation	65.5 mm (2.6 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Townsville Pilot Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	48.8 mm (1.9 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Tewantin Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	88.9 mm (3.5 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Jimbour State School	Australia	Record daily precipitation	48.0 mm (1.9 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Herberton White St	Australia	Record daily precipitation	62.2 mm (2.4 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Charters Towers Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	51.1 mm (2.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Gamalally	Australia	Record daily precipitation	30.7 mm (1.2 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Walsh River Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	44.5 mm (1.8 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Mount McConnell	Australia	Record daily precipitation	57.9 mm (2.3 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Moree Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	53.8 mm (2.1 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Baan Baa	Australia	Record daily precipitation	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Grassy Hill Radio Otc	Australia	Record daily precipitation	86.9 mm (3.4 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Barringun	Australia	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Madison	United States	Record daily precipitation	66.8 mm (2.6 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Gin Gin Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	124.0 mm (4.9 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Gravesend Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	33.8 mm (1.3 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Wandsworth (Strabanne)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	42.4 mm (1.7 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Georgetown Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Mount Irving	Australia	Record daily precipitation	48.8 mm (1.9 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Wallangarra Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
The Ginghet	Australia	Record daily precipitation	38.4 mm (1.5 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Rowena (Bunna Bunna)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Mogil Mogil (Benimora)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Aberfoyle	Australia	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Miranda Downs Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	27.2 mm (1.1 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Ravenswood Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	49.5 mm (1.9 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Childers Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	56.9 mm (2.2 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Gatcombe Head	Australia	Record daily precipitation	72.4 mm (2.9 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Barraba (Mount Lindsay)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	61.5 mm (2.4 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Minicoy Obsy	India	Record daily precipitation	115.6 mm (4.6 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Clarke River Telecom	Australia	Record daily precipitation	57.9 mm (2.3 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Reid River Railway Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	73.9 mm (2.9 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Gigoomgan	Australia	Record daily precipitation	63.0 mm (2.5 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Brewarrina Hospital	Australia	Record daily precipitation	30.2 mm (1.2 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Collarenebri (Goondoobluie)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	26.4 mm (1.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Casino Airport	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Hillgrove Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	66.0 mm (2.6 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Chillagoe Atherton Street	Australia	Record daily precipitation	59.2 mm (2.3 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Mingela Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	64.3 mm (2.5 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Queenton	Australia	Record daily precipitation	49.8 mm (2.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Boonara	Australia	Record daily precipitation	52.6 mm (2.1 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Homestead Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	37.8 mm (1.5 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Emu Park Hill St	Australia	Record daily precipitation	76.7 mm (3.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)

Counts by Type and Timescale

1,206 records

Records set or tied on 17 June 1939 by type: Highest daily maximum 110, Lowest daily maximum 163, Highest daily minimum 263, Lowest daily minimum 61, Heaviest daily rainfall 607, Heaviest daily snowfall 2.

Records on 17 June 1939 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	110
Lowest daily maximum	163
Highest daily minimum	263
Lowest daily minimum	61
Heaviest daily rainfall	607
Heaviest daily snowfall	2
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 17 June 1939 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 35, daily 1,171.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

1,003 broken records

Margins by which the 1,003 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 90.1. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

17 June 1939

Top 20 records on 17 June 1939 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
17 June 1939	Mareeba Post Office, AU	monthly rain	79.8 mm (3.1 in)	31.5 mm (1.2 in)	40 years	66 of 100 (Major)
17 June 1939	Moreton Telegraph Station, AU	monthly rain	43.9 mm (1.7 in)	17.5 mm (0.7 in)	33 years	65 of 100 (Major)
17 June 1939	Laura Post Office, AU	monthly rain	91.4 mm (3.6 in)	40.9 mm (1.6 in)	24 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
17 June 1939	Billings Wtp, US	daily rain	55.9 mm (2.2 in)	41.9 mm (1.6 in)	33 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
17 June 1939	Hambledon Mill Csr, AU	daily rain	86.4 mm (3.4 in)	75.5 mm (3.0 in)	28 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
17 June 1939	Morena, IN	daily rain	71.1 mm (2.8 in)	68.6 mm (2.7 in)	28 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
17 June 1939	Rosedale Post Office, AU	daily rain	106.9 mm (4.2 in)	90.1 mm (3.5 in)	22 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
17 June 1939	Lugansk, UA	daily rain	32.8 mm (1.3 in)	22.8 mm (0.9 in)	44 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
17 June 1939	Eumundi - Crescent Rd, AU	daily rain	95.3 mm (3.8 in)	67.1 mm (2.6 in)	18 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
17 June 1939	Atherton Post Office, AU	monthly rain	62.0 mm (2.4 in)	19.8 mm (0.8 in)	4 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
17 June 1939	Cardwell Marine Pde, AU	daily rain	39.9 mm (1.6 in)	25.7 mm (1.0 in)	41 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
17 June 1939	Eidsvold Post Office, AU	daily rain	62.2 mm (2.4 in)	43.7 mm (1.7 in)	48 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
17 June 1939	Mt Perry the Pines, AU	daily rain	101.9 mm (4.0 in)	82.1 mm (3.2 in)	8 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
17 June 1939	Mercadool, AU	daily rain	27.7 mm (1.1 in)	27.7 mm (1.1 in)	48 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
17 June 1939	Cairns Post Office, AU	daily rain	95.0 mm (3.7 in)	75.2 mm (3.0 in)	2 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
17 June 1939	Port Douglas - Warner St, AU	daily rain	89.7 mm (3.5 in)	66.1 mm (2.6 in)	2 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
17 June 1939	Jandowae Post Office, AU	daily rain	54.9 mm (2.2 in)	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	18 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
17 June 1939	Macon 2 NE, US	daily rain	65.5 mm (2.6 in)	37.8 mm (1.5 in)	43 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
17 June 1939	Townsville Pilot Station, AU	daily rain	48.8 mm (1.9 in)	44.0 mm (1.7 in)	42 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
17 June 1939	Tewantin Post Office, AU	daily rain	88.9 mm (3.5 in)	65.3 mm (2.6 in)	43 years	44 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

1807 to 1939

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1807 to 1939. 1939 had 1,206 records.

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

Records on 06-17 in each year
Year	Records
1807	2
1810	1
1811	1
1830	1
1837	1
1839	1
1840	1
1845	1
1846	1
1848	1
1855	1
1866	2
1867	1
1869	2
1872	1
1873	1
1874	1
1875	1
1878	1
1879	1
1882	3
1883	1
1884	1
1885	3
1886	3
1887	2
1888	2
1889	1
1890	1
1892	3
1894	1
1895	7
1896	3
1897	2
1898	1
1899	2
1900	6
1901	9
1902	4
1903	8
1904	4
1905	12
1906	22
1907	20
1908	26
1909	13
1910	9
1911	22
1912	47
1913	45
1914	101
1915	20
1916	103
1917	68
1918	36
1919	58
1920	79
1921	52
1922	59
1923	110
1924	80
1925	136
1926	193
1927	357
1928	137
1929	238
1930	354
1931	194
1932	257
1933	413
1934	310
1935	338
1936	484
1937	284
1938	245
1939	1,206
1940	454
1941	250
1942	286
1943	289
1944	623
1945	614
1946	419
1947	336
1948	452
1949	571
1950	506
1951	208
1952	752
1953	455
1954	488
1955	570
1956	375
1957	761
1958	597
1959	507
1960	511
1961	1,319
1962	323
1963	383
1964	794
1965	763
1966	464
1967	402
1968	403
1969	700
1970	435
1971	407
1972	437
1973	701
1974	932
1975	453
1976	430
1977	410
1978	589
1979	646
1980	754
1981	1,201
1982	642
1983	728
1984	644
1985	693
1986	912
1987	1,078
1988	712
1989	870
1990	932
1991	1,094
1992	795
1993	684
1994	1,186
1995	1,350
1996	750
1997	1,056
1998	1,661
1999	1,260
2000	1,460
2001	678
2002	1,148
2003	647
2004	839
2005	914
2006	724
2007	839
2008	656
2009	739
2010	1,104
2011	922
2012	792
2013	610
2014	685
2015	1,113
2016	874
2017	692
2018	1,050
2019	551
2020	914
2021	1,980
2022	1,209
2023	617
2024	839
2025	593
2026	743

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Data for records on 1939-06-17: CSV or JSON. Field meanings are on the data page.

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	840
20 to 40	126
40 to 60	27
60 to 80	8
80 to 100	2