Weather Records on 14 July 1939

367 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 14 July 1939. Highest significance: Alberni Beaver Creek, CA.

Key Facts for 14 July 1939

On 14 July 1939, 367 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
148 were record highs and 49 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 5 were all-time records, 4 monthly and 358 daily.
Alberni Beaver Creek set a daily record precipitation of 39.4 mm (1.6 in) on 14 July 1939.
Across 158 earlier years (1802 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 457 records.

Record Map

367 stations

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

Weather records on 14 July 1939: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Alberni Beaver Creek	Canada	Record daily precipitation	39.4 mm (1.6 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Pattanamphitta	India	Record daily precipitation	151.1 mm (5.9 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Potchefstroom	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Elkins	United States	Record daily precipitation	61.0 mm (2.4 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Nadhai	India	Record daily precipitation	111.8 mm (4.4 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Boetsap (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Kuzhithurai	India	Record daily precipitation	57.9 mm (2.3 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Heidelberg I	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	39.9 mm (1.6 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Soro	India	Record daily precipitation	167.6 mm (6.6 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Roodekop	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Tonteldoos	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Brome	Canada	Record daily precipitation	46.0 mm (1.8 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Balfour (Mag)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	25.9 mm (1.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Mukundapuram	India	Record daily precipitation	141.7 mm (5.6 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Karnah	India	Record daily precipitation	46.5 mm (1.8 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Kottayam P.W.D	India	Record daily precipitation	108.5 mm (4.3 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Petropavlovskij Majak	Russia	Record daily precipitation	28.5 mm (1.1 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Petropavlovsk-Kamchatskij	Russia	Record daily precipitation	28.5 mm (1.1 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Etmadpur	India	Record daily precipitation	57.2 mm (2.3 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Ancho	United States	Record daily precipitation	38.9 mm (1.5 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Saint John	Canada	Record daily precipitation	59.4 mm (2.3 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Murwara(Kathi)	India	Record daily precipitation	94.0 mm (3.7 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Thamaraikulam	India	Record daily precipitation	34.5 mm (1.4 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Armadale	Australia	Record daily precipitation	51.8 mm (2.0 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Nagarcoil	India	Record daily precipitation	33.5 mm (1.3 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Rajakkamangalam	India	Record daily precipitation	41.1 mm (1.6 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Kottarakara	India	Record daily precipitation	63.5 mm (2.5 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Vashon Island	United States	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Perth Regional Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	46.2 mm (1.8 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Granite Reef Dam	United States	Record high minimum temperature	32.8 C (91.0 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Fremantle	Australia	Record daily precipitation	38.6 mm (1.5 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Chatham	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	16.7 C (62.1 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Changenachery	India	Record daily precipitation	75.4 mm (3.0 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Adur	India	Record daily precipitation	86.9 mm (3.4 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Agra	India	Record daily precipitation	65.5 mm (2.6 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Sagar Island	India	Record daily precipitation	77.7 mm (3.1 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Fredericton Unb	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	16.7 C (62.1 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Ambalapuza	India	Record daily precipitation	69.9 mm (2.8 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Orono	United States	Record low maximum temperature	18.9 C (66.0 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Ridgway	United States	Record daily precipitation	30.2 mm (1.2 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Malayattur	India	Record daily precipitation	89.2 mm (3.5 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Ernakulam	India	Record daily precipitation	72.9 mm (2.9 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Eraniel	India	Record daily precipitation	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Chhipabarod	India	Record daily precipitation	156.7 mm (6.2 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Tarpon Spgs Sewage Plt	United States	Record low minimum temperature	17.8 C (64.0 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Beckley Va Hospital	United States	Record daily precipitation	42.7 mm (1.7 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Katbari	India	Record daily precipitation	64.3 mm (2.5 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Bemetara	India	Record daily precipitation	93.2 mm (3.7 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Stornoway Airport	United Kingdom	Record low maximum temperature	11.1 C (52.0 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Manassa	United States	Record low minimum temperature	3.3 C (37.9 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
San Angelo	United States	Record low maximum temperature	25.6 C (78.1 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Fort Cochin	India	Record daily precipitation	78.2 mm (3.1 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
New Market	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	23.9 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Vlakfontein	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	23.4 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Denman Island	Canada	Record daily precipitation	23.9 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Randfontein (Gm)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	22.9 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Hollowaysrust	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	17.3 mm (0.7 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Durban Roodepoort Deep Gm	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	19.3 mm (0.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Boksburg (Mun)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	18.5 mm (0.7 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Greylingstad (Sar)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	22.9 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

367 records

Records set or tied on 14 July 1939 by type: Highest daily maximum 76, Lowest daily maximum 27, Highest daily minimum 72, Lowest daily minimum 22, Heaviest daily rainfall 170.

Records on 14 July 1939 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	76
Lowest daily maximum	27
Highest daily minimum	72
Lowest daily minimum	22
Heaviest daily rainfall	170
Heaviest daily snowfall	0
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 14 July 1939 by timescale: all-time 5, monthly 4, daily 358.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

275 broken records

Margins by which the 275 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 101.6. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

14 July 1939

Top 20 records on 14 July 1939 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
14 July 1939	Alberni Beaver Creek, CA	daily rain	39.4 mm (1.6 in)	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	32 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
14 July 1939	Pattanamphitta, IN	daily rain	151.1 mm (5.9 in)	101.3 mm (4.0 in)	32 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
14 July 1939	Potchefstroom, ZA	daily rain	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	30 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
14 July 1939	Elkins, US	daily rain	61.0 mm (2.4 in)	41.4 mm (1.6 in)	24 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
14 July 1939	Nadhai, IN	daily rain	111.8 mm (4.4 in)	85.6 mm (3.4 in)	12 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
14 July 1939	Boetsap (Pol), ZA	daily rain	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	51 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
14 July 1939	Kuzhithurai, IN	daily rain	57.9 mm (2.3 in)	39.6 mm (1.6 in)	36 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
14 July 1939	Heidelberg I, ZA	daily rain	39.9 mm (1.6 in)	38.9 mm (1.5 in)	8 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
14 July 1939	Soro, IN	daily rain	167.6 mm (6.6 in)	101.6 mm (4.0 in)	2 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
14 July 1939	Roodekop, ZA	daily rain	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	33 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
14 July 1939	Tonteldoos, ZA	daily rain	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	34 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
14 July 1939	Brome, CA	daily rain	46.0 mm (1.8 in)	18.8 mm (0.7 in)	59 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
14 July 1939	Balfour (Mag), ZA	daily rain	25.9 mm (1.0 in)	23.1 mm (0.9 in)	20 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
14 July 1939	Mukundapuram, IN	daily rain	141.7 mm (5.6 in)	80.2 mm (3.2 in)	16 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
14 July 1939	Karnah, IN	daily rain	46.5 mm (1.8 in)	33.3 mm (1.3 in)	20 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
14 July 1939	Kottayam P.W.D, IN	daily rain	108.5 mm (4.3 in)	55.9 mm (2.2 in)	37 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
14 July 1939	Petropavlovskij Majak, RU	daily rain	28.5 mm (1.1 in)	19.8 mm (0.8 in)	21 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
14 July 1939	Petropavlovsk-Kamchatskij, RU	daily rain	28.5 mm (1.1 in)	19.8 mm (0.8 in)	21 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
14 July 1939	Etmadpur, IN	daily rain	57.2 mm (2.3 in)	37.1 mm (1.5 in)	33 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
14 July 1939	Ancho, US	daily rain	38.9 mm (1.5 in)	27.5 mm (1.1 in)	0 years	33 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

1802 to 1939

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1802 to 1939. 1939 had 367 records.

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

Records on 07-14 in each year
Year	Records
1802	1
1808	1
1824	1
1832	1
1840	2
1845	1
1856	1
1860	2
1864	2
1866	1
1875	1
1876	4
1878	1
1879	1
1880	1
1883	3
1884	3
1885	1
1886	1
1887	1
1888	1
1889	2
1890	2
1891	1
1892	2
1893	3
1894	4
1895	7
1896	1
1897	2
1898	10
1899	6
1900	1
1901	2
1902	4
1903	21
1904	18
1905	11
1906	18
1907	13
1908	15
1909	7
1910	23
1911	28
1912	116
1913	21
1914	43
1915	17
1916	18
1917	55
1918	72
1919	44
1920	44
1921	105
1922	31
1923	127
1924	156
1925	138
1926	500
1927	212
1928	221
1929	87
1930	497
1931	430
1932	623
1933	378
1934	413
1935	278
1936	1,019
1937	282
1938	202
1939	367
1940	536
1941	548
1942	278
1943	364
1944	240
1945	466
1946	229
1947	379
1948	422
1949	436
1950	726
1951	335
1952	995
1953	518
1954	1,141
1955	1,058
1956	360
1957	368
1958	455
1959	349
1960	554
1961	441
1962	922
1963	535
1964	618
1965	256
1966	668
1967	1,124
1968	553
1969	595
1970	477
1971	436
1972	588
1973	652
1974	654
1975	1,054
1976	693
1977	544
1978	495
1979	559
1980	1,178
1981	708
1982	809
1983	930
1984	862
1985	720
1986	722
1987	1,035
1988	806
1989	640
1990	1,748
1991	860
1992	999
1993	1,432
1994	1,250
1995	1,459
1996	1,038
1997	723
1998	1,350
1999	1,536
2000	999
2001	870
2002	1,401
2003	1,037
2004	638
2005	758
2006	998
2007	862
2008	683
2009	920
2010	1,678
2011	1,093
2012	1,114
2013	539
2014	711
2015	622
2016	682
2017	674
2018	475
2019	415
2020	635
2021	788
2022	575
2023	724
2024	784
2025	756
2026	1,037

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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	218
20 to 40	44
40 to 60	9
60 to 80	0
80 to 100	2
100 to 120	2