Weather Records on 18 June 1939

674 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 18 June 1939. Highest significance: Nord Odal, NO.

Key Facts for 18 June 1939

On 18 June 1939, 674 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
194 were record highs and 216 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 2 were all-time records, 18 monthly and 654 daily.
Nord Odal set a monthly record daily precipitation of 58.5 mm (2.3 in) on 18 June 1939.
Across 162 earlier years (1800 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 435 records.

Record Map

674 stations

674 station records on 18 June 1939 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 18 June 1939: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Nord Odal	Norway	Record daily precipitation	58.5 mm (2.3 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Lewisburg Exp STN	United States	Record daily precipitation	173.0 mm (6.8 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Palmetto	United States	Record daily precipitation	125.5 mm (4.9 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Doberlug-Kirchhain	Germany	Record daily precipitation	82.5 mm (3.2 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Biri	Norway	Record daily precipitation	57.6 mm (2.3 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Bjornholt	Norway	Record daily precipitation	57.8 mm (2.3 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Sarpsborg	Norway	Record daily precipitation	53.3 mm (2.1 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Roros	Norway	Record daily precipitation	33.7 mm (1.3 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Muddebihal	India	Record daily precipitation	67.3 mm (2.6 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Crohamhurst	Australia	Record daily precipitation	75.9 mm (3.0 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Lynnville 4 SSW	United States	Record daily precipitation	82.6 mm (3.3 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Hedal I Valdres	Norway	Record daily precipitation	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Halden	Norway	Record daily precipitation	48.4 mm (1.9 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Coshocton Wpc Plt	United States	Record daily precipitation	68.8 mm (2.7 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Greenville Wtp	United States	Record daily precipitation	102.4 mm (4.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Delaware	United States	Record daily precipitation	101.6 mm (4.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Nes Pa Hedmark	Norway	Record daily precipitation	61.4 mm (2.4 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Deoband	India	Record daily precipitation	64.8 mm (2.6 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Vanersborg	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	38.4 mm (1.5 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Mapleton Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	73.9 mm (2.9 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Indi	India	Record daily precipitation	78.7 mm (3.1 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Leitchfield 2 N	United States	Record daily precipitation	82.0 mm (3.2 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Udayagiri	India	Record daily precipitation	66.0 mm (2.6 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Chandur Bazar	India	Record daily precipitation	90.4 mm (3.6 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Akluj	India	Record daily precipitation	53.3 mm (2.1 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Kalyandrug	India	Record daily precipitation	51.8 mm (2.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Phaltan	India	Record daily precipitation	86.1 mm (3.4 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Spring Bluff Railway STN	Australia	Record daily precipitation	44.5 mm (1.8 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Atrauli	India	Record daily precipitation	69.1 mm (2.7 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Orai	India	Record daily precipitation	74.2 mm (2.9 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Rena	Norway	Record daily precipitation	54.6 mm (2.1 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Adoni	India	Record daily precipitation	40.1 mm (1.6 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Vang I Valdres	Norway	Record daily precipitation	25.2 mm (1.0 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Water Valley	United States	Record daily precipitation	53.3 mm (2.1 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Pontotoc	United States	Record daily precipitation	54.4 mm (2.1 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Bellefontaine	United States	Record daily precipitation	61.5 mm (2.4 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Miles Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Bad Muskau	Germany	Record daily precipitation	30.3 mm (1.2 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Narsaraopet	India	Record daily precipitation	68.6 mm (2.7 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Muzaffarnagar	India	Record daily precipitation	42.2 mm (1.7 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Tingha (Crystal Hill)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	43.4 mm (1.7 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Pommelsbrunn	Germany	Record daily precipitation	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Kanigiri	India	Record daily precipitation	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Jalaun	India	Record daily precipitation	44.2 mm (1.7 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Dudhi	India	Record daily precipitation	52.3 mm (2.1 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Ulricehamn	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	44.4 mm (1.7 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Pratt 3NW	United States	Record high minimum temperature	26.7 C (80.1 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Fairmont	United States	Record daily precipitation	58.7 mm (2.3 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Hungund	India	Record daily precipitation	86.4 mm (3.4 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Rath	India	Record daily precipitation	55.9 mm (2.2 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Feodosiia	Ukraine	Record high maximum temperature	32.9 C (91.2 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Mannington 1 N	United States	Record daily precipitation	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Brockville	Canada	Record low minimum temperature	5.6 C (42.1 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Chainpur	India	Record daily precipitation	101.6 mm (4.0 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Lampasas	United States	Record high minimum temperature	25.6 C (78.1 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Escalante	United States	Record low maximum temperature	13.3 C (55.9 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Chalisgaon	India	Record daily precipitation	37.3 mm (1.5 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Telluride 4WNW	United States	Record low maximum temperature	11.1 C (52.0 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Sibley	United States	Record high minimum temperature	21.7 C (71.1 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Taylorsville 2SW	United States	Record daily precipitation	64.8 mm (2.6 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

674 records

Records set or tied on 18 June 1939 by type: Highest daily maximum 23, Lowest daily maximum 138, Highest daily minimum 171, Lowest daily minimum 78, Heaviest daily rainfall 263, Heaviest daily snowfall 1.

Records on 18 June 1939 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	23
Lowest daily maximum	138
Highest daily minimum	171
Lowest daily minimum	78
Heaviest daily rainfall	263
Heaviest daily snowfall	1
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 18 June 1939 by timescale: all-time 2, monthly 18, daily 654.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

530 broken records

Margins by which the 530 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 75.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

18 June 1939

Top 20 records on 18 June 1939 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
18 June 1939	Nord Odal, NO	monthly rain	58.5 mm (2.3 in)	22.5 mm (0.9 in)	33 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
18 June 1939	Lewisburg Exp STN, US	monthly rain	173.0 mm (6.8 in)	67.8 mm (2.7 in)	12 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
18 June 1939	Palmetto, US	monthly rain	125.5 mm (4.9 in)	49.3 mm (1.9 in)	12 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
18 June 1939	Doberlug-Kirchhain, DE	all-time rain	82.5 mm (3.2 in)	13.4 mm (0.5 in)	36 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
18 June 1939	Biri, NO	daily rain	57.6 mm (2.3 in)	35.0 mm (1.4 in)	42 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
18 June 1939	Bjornholt, NO	daily rain	57.8 mm (2.3 in)	43.5 mm (1.7 in)	33 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
18 June 1939	Sarpsborg, NO	daily rain	53.3 mm (2.1 in)	39.4 mm (1.6 in)	33 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
18 June 1939	Roros, NO	daily rain	33.7 mm (1.3 in)	19.7 mm (0.8 in)	30 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
18 June 1939	Muddebihal, IN	daily rain	67.3 mm (2.6 in)	56.9 mm (2.2 in)	24 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
18 June 1939	Crohamhurst, AU	daily rain	75.9 mm (3.0 in)	61.4 mm (2.4 in)	39 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
18 June 1939	Lynnville 4 SSW, US	daily rain	82.6 mm (3.3 in)	57.5 mm (2.3 in)	12 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
18 June 1939	Hedal I Valdres, NO	daily rain	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	28.2 mm (1.1 in)	10 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
18 June 1939	Halden, NO	daily rain	48.4 mm (1.9 in)	33.5 mm (1.3 in)	5 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
18 June 1939	Coshocton Wpc Plt, US	daily rain	68.8 mm (2.7 in)	51.8 mm (2.0 in)	10 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
18 June 1939	Greenville Wtp, US	daily rain	102.4 mm (4.0 in)	75.0 mm (3.0 in)	6 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
18 June 1939	Delaware, US	daily rain	101.6 mm (4.0 in)	69.8 mm (2.7 in)	4 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
18 June 1939	Nes Pa Hedmark, NO	all-time rain	61.4 mm (2.4 in)	11.4 mm (0.4 in)	4 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
18 June 1939	Deoband, IN	daily rain	64.8 mm (2.6 in)	48.8 mm (1.9 in)	33 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
18 June 1939	Vanersborg, SE	daily rain	38.4 mm (1.5 in)	14.3 mm (0.6 in)	33 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
18 June 1939	Mapleton Post Office, AU	daily rain	73.9 mm (2.9 in)	69.3 mm (2.7 in)	30 years	39 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

1800 to 1939

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1800 to 1939. 1939 had 674 records.

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

Records on 06-18 in each year
Year	Records
1800	1
1801	1
1802	1
1803	1
1816	1
1821	1
1823	1
1839	1
1841	1
1848	1
1855	1
1858	2
1859	1
1862	2
1865	1
1869	1
1870	1
1875	2
1876	1
1879	1
1880	1
1881	2
1882	2
1883	1
1884	1
1886	1
1888	3
1889	1
1890	3
1892	3
1893	1
1894	2
1895	3
1896	4
1897	5
1899	3
1900	4
1901	10
1902	7
1903	13
1904	5
1905	32
1906	16
1907	21
1908	20
1909	39
1910	15
1911	14
1912	25
1913	29
1914	43
1915	62
1916	29
1917	55
1918	118
1919	65
1920	53
1921	44
1922	57
1923	144
1924	108
1925	246
1926	176
1927	287
1928	205
1929	297
1930	379
1931	267
1932	219
1933	499
1934	335
1935	494
1936	549
1937	301
1938	391
1939	674
1940	620
1941	273
1942	201
1943	173
1944	726
1945	784
1946	532
1947	391
1948	421
1949	734
1950	828
1951	237
1952	435
1953	730
1954	460
1955	721
1956	373
1957	672
1958	532
1959	573
1960	394
1961	979
1962	302
1963	305
1964	840
1965	589
1966	431
1967	308
1968	556
1969	598
1970	486
1971	456
1972	334
1973	861
1974	719
1975	821
1976	508
1977	768
1978	516
1979	581
1980	447
1981	895
1982	736
1983	1,080
1984	716
1985	921
1986	862
1987	925
1988	748
1989	697
1990	795
1991	944
1992	579
1993	834
1994	1,156
1995	1,224
1996	1,004
1997	894
1998	1,600
1999	1,258
2000	1,474
2001	589
2002	1,397
2003	853
2004	1,056
2005	1,014
2006	699
2007	898
2008	628
2009	920
2010	928
2011	952
2012	832
2013	847
2014	732
2015	978
2016	787
2017	839
2018	968
2019	425
2020	572
2021	1,874
2022	1,194
2023	574
2024	1,150
2025	583
2026	830

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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 10	412
10 to 20	62
20 to 30	20
30 to 40	13
40 to 50	12
50 to 60	5
60 to 70	4
70 to 80	2