Weather Records on 11 July 1939

496 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 11 July 1939. Highest significance: Murray Town (Doughboy Creek), AU.

Key Facts for 11 July 1939

On 11 July 1939, 496 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
226 were record highs and 75 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 9 were all-time records, 10 monthly and 477 daily.
Murray Town (Doughboy Creek) set a monthly record daily precipitation of 77.0 mm (3.0 in) on 11 July 1939.
Across 167 earlier years (1813 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 423 records.

Record Map

496 stations

496 station records on 11 July 1939 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 11 July 1939: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Murray Town (Doughboy Creek)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	77.0 mm (3.0 in)	67 of 100 (Major)
Port Pirie Nyrstar Comparison	Australia	Record daily precipitation	31.5 mm (1.2 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Melrose	Australia	Record daily precipitation	67.3 mm (2.6 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Jamestown	Australia	Record daily precipitation	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Wirrabara	Australia	Record daily precipitation	60.7 mm (2.4 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Booleroo (Wimont)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Jennings	United States	Record daily precipitation	82.0 mm (3.2 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Lake Arthur 7 SW	United States	Record daily precipitation	127.0 mm (5.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Cranbrook (Cranbrook House)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Fatehpur Sikri	India	Record daily precipitation	76.7 mm (3.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Americus	United States	Record daily precipitation	67.1 mm (2.6 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Wilmington	Australia	Record daily precipitation	39.1 mm (1.5 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Beetaloo Reservoir Old Site	Australia	Record daily precipitation	34.8 mm (1.4 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Meningie	Australia	Record daily precipitation	26.2 mm (1.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Mahua	India	Record daily precipitation	127.0 mm (5.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Westcliffe	United States	Record high maximum temperature	35.6 C (96.1 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Liberty	United States	Record daily precipitation	102.9 mm (4.1 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Agra	India	Record daily precipitation	74.2 mm (2.9 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Ft Pierce	United States	Record low maximum temperature	25.6 C (78.1 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Alliance 1WNW	United States	Record high maximum temperature	41.7 C (107.1 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Houston Wb City	United States	Record low maximum temperature	25.0 C (77.0 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Liberty	United States	Record low maximum temperature	24.4 C (75.9 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Arukutty	India	Record daily precipitation	253.7 mm (10.0 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Melrose (Para Gums)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	54.6 mm (2.1 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Ashton 1	Australia	Record daily precipitation	37.3 mm (1.5 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Marion 1 N	United States	Record daily precipitation	69.9 mm (2.8 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Wirrabara Forest	Australia	Record daily precipitation	74.2 mm (2.9 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Bay Saint Louis	United States	Record daily precipitation	111.3 mm (4.4 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Agra	India	Record daily precipitation	69.9 mm (2.8 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Abbeville	United States	Record daily precipitation	96.5 mm (3.8 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Thanesar	India	Record daily precipitation	53.1 mm (2.1 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Kluitjeskraal (Bos)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	32.3 mm (1.3 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
St Marys (Clive Street)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	71.6 mm (2.8 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Lovell	United States	Record high maximum temperature	41.7 C (107.1 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Scottsbluff W B Heilig Fld AP	United States	Record high maximum temperature	43.3 C (109.9 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Prince Albert	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	34.4 C (93.9 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Gordon 6N	United States	Record high maximum temperature	43.3 C (109.9 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Houston Wb City	United States	Record daily precipitation	78.2 mm (3.1 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Booleroo Centre	Australia	Record daily precipitation	37.8 mm (1.5 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Patna Obsy	India	Record daily precipitation	75.4 mm (3.0 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Greensboro	United States	Record daily precipitation	45.0 mm (1.8 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Represa	United States	Record high minimum temperature	28.3 C (82.9 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Greenville	United States	Record daily precipitation	42.4 mm (1.7 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Beaumont City	United States	Record daily precipitation	77.7 mm (3.1 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Waseca	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	18.3 C (64.9 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Datia	India	Record daily precipitation	52.6 mm (2.1 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Springfield 1 SE	United States	Record high minimum temperature	22.2 C (72.0 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Clarendon	United States	Record low minimum temperature	14.4 C (57.9 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Bundaleer Forest Reserve	Australia	Record daily precipitation	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Merta City	India	Record daily precipitation	49.5 mm (1.9 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Lowestoft	United Kingdom	Record low minimum temperature	6.7 C (44.1 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Stanton	United States	Record high maximum temperature	43.9 C (111.0 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Wheatland 4N	United States	Record high maximum temperature	40.6 C (105.1 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Yatina	Australia	Record daily precipitation	24.1 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Orroroo	Australia	Record daily precipitation	24.1 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Mount Wudinna	Australia	Record daily precipitation	21.8 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Cooke Plains	Australia	Record daily precipitation	18.3 mm (0.7 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Caltowie	Australia	Record daily precipitation	21.8 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Mannanarie Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	21.3 mm (0.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Wilton (Shoal View)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	10.9 mm (0.4 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

496 records

Records set or tied on 11 July 1939 by type: Highest daily maximum 160, Lowest daily maximum 36, Highest daily minimum 66, Lowest daily minimum 39, Heaviest daily rainfall 195.

Records on 11 July 1939 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	160
Lowest daily maximum	36
Highest daily minimum	66
Lowest daily minimum	39
Heaviest daily rainfall	195
Heaviest daily snowfall	0
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 11 July 1939 by timescale: all-time 9, monthly 10, daily 477.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

407 broken records

Margins by which the 407 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 73.7. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

11 July 1939

Top 20 records on 11 July 1939 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
11 July 1939	Murray Town (Doughboy Creek), AU	monthly rain	77.0 mm (3.0 in)	33.3 mm (1.3 in)	42 years	67 of 100 (Major)
11 July 1939	Port Pirie Nyrstar Comparison, AU	daily rain	31.5 mm (1.2 in)	17.5 mm (0.7 in)	42 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
11 July 1939	Melrose, AU	daily rain	67.3 mm (2.6 in)	38.3 mm (1.5 in)	33 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
11 July 1939	Jamestown, AU	daily rain	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	19.9 mm (0.8 in)	33 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
11 July 1939	Wirrabara, AU	monthly rain	60.7 mm (2.4 in)	17.3 mm (0.7 in)	22 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
11 July 1939	Booleroo (Wimont), AU	daily rain	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	14.0 mm (0.6 in)	42 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
11 July 1939	Jennings, US	daily rain	82.0 mm (3.2 in)	57.6 mm (2.3 in)	17 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
11 July 1939	Lake Arthur 7 SW, US	daily rain	127.0 mm (5.0 in)	73.7 mm (2.9 in)	24 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
11 July 1939	Cranbrook (Cranbrook House), AU	daily rain	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	39.9 mm (1.6 in)	4 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
11 July 1939	Fatehpur Sikri, IN	daily rain	76.7 mm (3.0 in)	57.6 mm (2.3 in)	37 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
11 July 1939	Americus, US	daily rain	67.1 mm (2.6 in)	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	42 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
11 July 1939	Wilmington, AU	daily rain	39.1 mm (1.5 in)	20.8 mm (0.8 in)	8 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
11 July 1939	Beetaloo Reservoir Old Site, AU	daily rain	34.8 mm (1.4 in)	19.1 mm (0.8 in)	33 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
11 July 1939	Meningie, AU	daily rain	26.2 mm (1.0 in)	7.4 mm (0.29 in)	52 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
11 July 1939	Mahua, IN	daily rain	127.0 mm (5.0 in)	73.4 mm (2.9 in)	22 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
11 July 1939	Westcliffe, US	all-time high max	35.6 C (96.1 F)	0.6 C (1.1 F)	40 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
11 July 1939	Liberty, US	daily rain	102.9 mm (4.1 in)	44.5 mm (1.8 in)	30 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
11 July 1939	Agra, IN	daily rain	74.2 mm (2.9 in)	52.9 mm (2.1 in)	12 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
11 July 1939	Ft Pierce, US	daily low max	25.6 C (78.1 F)	3.8 C (6.8 F)	30 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
11 July 1939	Alliance 1WNW, US	all-time high max	41.7 C (107.1 F)	0.6 C (1.1 F)	35 years	35 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

1813 to 1939

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1813 to 1939. 1939 had 496 records.

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

Records on 07-11 in each year
Year	Records
1813	2
1815	1
1816	1
1821	1
1843	1
1845	1
1846	1
1847	2
1849	1
1850	2
1851	2
1856	1
1858	1
1859	1
1860	1
1862	1
1863	1
1866	1
1868	1
1869	2
1870	2
1871	1
1873	1
1874	3
1875	1
1876	3
1878	2
1879	3
1882	2
1886	4
1887	1
1888	3
1889	9
1890	5
1891	4
1894	12
1895	3
1896	2
1897	2
1898	4
1899	7
1900	4
1901	4
1902	3
1903	7
1904	14
1905	16
1906	17
1907	23
1908	36
1909	16
1910	24
1911	87
1912	21
1913	36
1914	45
1915	21
1916	29
1917	121
1918	18
1919	37
1920	22
1921	179
1922	56
1923	107
1924	100
1925	425
1926	215
1927	106
1928	91
1929	121
1930	572
1931	206
1932	291
1933	705
1934	413
1935	387
1936	1,268
1937	405
1938	244
1939	496
1940	296
1941	517
1942	734
1943	369
1944	702
1945	978
1946	275
1947	388
1948	313
1949	286
1950	619
1951	849
1952	519
1953	554
1954	758
1955	343
1956	534
1957	495
1958	519
1959	523
1960	373
1961	731
1962	536
1963	706
1964	482
1965	406
1966	503
1967	368
1968	482
1969	569
1970	404
1971	547
1972	486
1973	658
1974	858
1975	1,107
1976	734
1977	537
1978	829
1979	519
1980	1,002
1981	663
1982	642
1983	984
1984	1,174
1985	607
1986	691
1987	1,030
1988	973
1989	832
1990	1,010
1991	1,038
1992	926
1993	1,227
1994	839
1995	1,037
1996	1,283
1997	686
1998	1,235
1999	1,175
2000	862
2001	874
2002	1,438
2003	1,033
2004	658
2005	1,105
2006	809
2007	962
2008	759
2009	801
2010	1,210
2011	1,016
2012	1,053
2013	553
2014	540
2015	766
2016	1,035
2017	589
2018	439
2019	606
2020	814
2021	935
2022	581
2023	873
2024	1,064
2025	440
2026	705

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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	342
10 to 20	32
20 to 30	14
30 to 40	10
40 to 50	4
50 to 60	3
60 to 70	0
70 to 80	2