Weather Records on 15 July 1939

394 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 15 July 1939. Highest significance: Mohpani, IN.

Key Facts for 15 July 1939

On 15 July 1939, 394 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
141 were record highs and 95 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 5 were all-time records, 10 monthly and 379 daily.
Mohpani set a daily record precipitation of 185.4 mm (7.3 in) on 15 July 1939.
Across 160 earlier years (1793 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 456 records.

Record Map

394 stations

394 station records on 15 July 1939 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 15 July 1939: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Mohpani	India	Record daily precipitation	185.4 mm (7.3 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Trichur	India	Record daily precipitation	245.9 mm (9.7 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Tenkasi	India	Record daily precipitation	84.1 mm (3.3 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Tamia	India	Record daily precipitation	242.6 mm (9.6 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Chhipabarod	India	Record daily precipitation	217.2 mm (8.6 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Quesnel	Canada	Record daily precipitation	31.5 mm (1.2 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Chemnitz	Germany	Record daily precipitation	48.0 mm (1.9 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Machadodorp	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Kundha (Kailkund)	India	Record daily precipitation	78.7 mm (3.1 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Pendra Road	India	Record daily precipitation	124.2 mm (4.9 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Saoner	India	Record daily precipitation	129.5 mm (5.1 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Bothaville (Mun)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Cheesman	United States	Record high minimum temperature	20.6 C (69.1 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Cedar Lake	United States	Record daily precipitation	32.5 mm (1.3 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Baripada	India	Record daily precipitation	110.5 mm (4.4 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Deland 1 SSE	United States	Record high minimum temperature	25.6 C (78.1 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Sakti	India	Record daily precipitation	113.0 mm (4.4 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Boetsap (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Ocala	United States	Record high minimum temperature	26.7 C (80.1 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Point Escuminac	Canada	Record daily precipitation	28.4 mm (1.1 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Douglas Smelter	United States	Record daily precipitation	33.3 mm (1.3 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Mandla	India	Record daily precipitation	119.4 mm (4.7 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Saint Leo	United States	Record high minimum temperature	25.6 C (78.1 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Landsburg	United States	Record daily precipitation	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Sedro-Woolley	United States	Record daily precipitation	30.7 mm (1.2 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Roomal	India	Record daily precipitation	271.5 mm (10.7 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Puranpur	India	Record daily precipitation	175.3 mm (6.9 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Little Rock St Capitol	United States	Record high maximum temperature	38.9 C (102.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
New Smyrna Beach	United States	Record high minimum temperature	25.6 C (78.1 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Gainesville UNIV of Fl	United States	Record high minimum temperature	25.0 C (77.0 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Montreal McGill	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	18.9 C (66.0 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Perinthalamanna	India	Record daily precipitation	143.5 mm (5.6 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Nelsdrift	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	35.1 mm (1.4 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Rutherglen	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	14.4 C (57.9 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Jabera	India	Record daily precipitation	90.4 mm (3.6 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Eustis 2 S	United States	Record high minimum temperature	25.6 C (78.1 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Seward	United States	Record high minimum temperature	27.8 C (82.0 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Lincoln UNIV Pwr Plt	United States	Record high minimum temperature	28.3 C (82.9 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Chindwara	India	Record daily precipitation	99.6 mm (3.9 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Hollowaysrust	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	33.3 mm (1.3 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Mackay Lost Rvr Rs	United States	Record high maximum temperature	39.4 C (102.9 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Beatrice	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	16.7 C (62.1 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Port Dover	Canada	Record low minimum temperature	7.8 C (46.0 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Bilaspur	India	Record daily precipitation	98.0 mm (3.9 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Sihora Sr	India	Record daily precipitation	74.9 mm (2.9 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Camden 1	United States	Record high maximum temperature	40.6 C (105.1 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Lake City 2 E	United States	Record high minimum temperature	26.7 C (80.1 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Parry Sound	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	16.7 C (62.1 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
El Dorado Goodwin Fld	United States	Record high maximum temperature	42.8 C (109.0 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Cape Otway Lighthouse	Australia	Record high minimum temperature	11.1 C (52.0 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Haliburton A	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	16.7 C (62.1 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Tohana	India	Record daily precipitation	58.4 mm (2.3 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Val (Sar)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	25.9 mm (1.0 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Tuskegee	United States	Record high maximum temperature	40.0 C (104.0 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Melville	United States	Record high minimum temperature	26.1 C (79.0 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
David City 4E	United States	Record high minimum temperature	26.1 C (79.0 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Vlakfontein	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	24.1 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Port Townsend	United States	Record daily precipitation	22.9 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Newlands	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	18.3 mm (0.7 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Taung	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	23.4 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

394 records

Records set or tied on 15 July 1939 by type: Highest daily maximum 52, Lowest daily maximum 59, Highest daily minimum 89, Lowest daily minimum 36, Heaviest daily rainfall 158.

Records on 15 July 1939 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	52
Lowest daily maximum	59
Highest daily minimum	89
Lowest daily minimum	36
Heaviest daily rainfall	158
Heaviest daily snowfall	0
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 15 July 1939 by timescale: all-time 5, monthly 10, daily 379.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

300 broken records

Margins by which the 300 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 170.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

15 July 1939

Top 20 records on 15 July 1939 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
15 July 1939	Mohpani, IN	daily rain	185.4 mm (7.3 in)	143.5 mm (5.6 in)	24 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
15 July 1939	Trichur, IN	all-time rain	245.9 mm (9.7 in)	46.5 mm (1.8 in)	32 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
15 July 1939	Tenkasi, IN	daily rain	84.1 mm (3.3 in)	60.5 mm (2.4 in)	14 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
15 July 1939	Tamia, IN	daily rain	242.6 mm (9.6 in)	158.3 mm (6.2 in)	8 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
15 July 1939	Chhipabarod, IN	daily rain	217.2 mm (8.6 in)	170.0 mm (6.7 in)	8 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
15 July 1939	Quesnel, CA	daily rain	31.5 mm (1.2 in)	14.0 mm (0.6 in)	30 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
15 July 1939	Chemnitz, DE	daily rain	48.0 mm (1.9 in)	33.2 mm (1.3 in)	6 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
15 July 1939	Machadodorp, ZA	daily rain	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	19.8 mm (0.8 in)	24 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
15 July 1939	Kundha (Kailkund), IN	daily rain	78.7 mm (3.1 in)	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	14 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
15 July 1939	Pendra Road, IN	daily rain	124.2 mm (4.9 in)	68.3 mm (2.7 in)	8 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
15 July 1939	Saoner, IN	daily rain	129.5 mm (5.1 in)	68.0 mm (2.7 in)	4 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
15 July 1939	Bothaville (Mun), ZA	daily rain	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	32 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
15 July 1939	Cheesman, US	daily high min	20.6 C (69.1 F)	5.6 C (10.1 F)	33 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
15 July 1939	Cedar Lake, US	daily rain	32.5 mm (1.3 in)	18.8 mm (0.7 in)	30 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
15 July 1939	Baripada, IN	daily rain	110.5 mm (4.4 in)	69.9 mm (2.8 in)	5 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
15 July 1939	Deland 1 SSE, US	daily high min	25.6 C (78.1 F)	2.3 C (4.1 F)	36 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
15 July 1939	Sakti, IN	daily rain	113.0 mm (4.4 in)	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	36 years	31 of 100 (Routine)
15 July 1939	Boetsap (Pol), ZA	daily rain	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	23.9 mm (0.9 in)	12 years	31 of 100 (Routine)
15 July 1939	Ocala, US	daily high min	26.7 C (80.1 F)	2.3 C (4.1 F)	41 years	31 of 100 (Routine)
15 July 1939	Point Escuminac, CA	daily rain	28.4 mm (1.1 in)	11.4 mm (0.4 in)	40 years	30 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

1793 to 1939

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1793 to 1939. 1939 had 394 records.

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

Records on 07-15 in each year
Year	Records
1793	1
1802	1
1808	1
1824	2
1829	1
1832	1
1833	1
1838	1
1839	1
1840	2
1866	1
1868	2
1874	1
1876	1
1877	2
1879	3
1880	1
1881	2
1883	2
1884	2
1885	1
1886	2
1888	1
1889	1
1890	5
1891	4
1892	4
1893	3
1894	6
1895	4
1896	2
1897	2
1898	10
1899	1
1900	1
1901	7
1902	4
1903	24
1904	9
1905	1
1906	10
1907	8
1908	7
1909	7
1910	14
1911	11
1912	44
1913	19
1914	35
1915	34
1916	27
1917	134
1918	33
1919	59
1920	78
1921	55
1922	111
1923	120
1924	126
1925	137
1926	487
1927	151
1928	367
1929	213
1930	503
1931	591
1932	649
1933	205
1934	554
1935	208
1936	905
1937	279
1938	227
1939	394
1940	320
1941	444
1942	275
1943	338
1944	228
1945	693
1946	421
1947	373
1948	397
1949	455
1950	503
1951	606
1952	825
1953	398
1954	784
1955	612
1956	351
1957	304
1958	859
1959	411
1960	576
1961	386
1962	724
1963	291
1964	670
1965	282
1966	494
1967	1,419
1968	661
1969	670
1970	542
1971	552
1972	681
1973	800
1974	692
1975	869
1976	790
1977	766
1978	815
1979	585
1980	1,168
1981	646
1982	938
1983	1,241
1984	841
1985	793
1986	773
1987	968
1988	1,157
1989	827
1990	1,202
1991	589
1992	904
1993	1,198
1994	1,027
1995	1,347
1996	1,076
1997	688
1998	1,170
1999	1,428
2000	1,276
2001	1,004
2002	1,177
2003	1,256
2004	714
2005	932
2006	1,535
2007	1,171
2008	532
2009	816
2010	941
2011	989
2012	927
2013	761
2014	1,016
2015	547
2016	672
2017	467
2018	645
2019	561
2020	614
2021	674
2022	621
2023	1,157
2024	823
2025	720
2026	961

Download the Data

Data for records on 1939-07-15: 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 25	274
25 to 50	17
50 to 75	6
75 to 100	0
100 to 125	0
125 to 150	1
150 to 175	2