Weather Records on 16 July 1939

599 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 16 July 1939. Highest significance: Harrismith (Tnk), ZA.

Key Facts for 16 July 1939

On 16 July 1939, 599 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
107 were record highs and 232 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 4 were all-time records, 26 monthly and 569 daily.
Harrismith (Tnk) set a monthly record daily precipitation of 57.9 mm (2.3 in) on 16 July 1939.
Across 162 earlier years (1798 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 439 records.

Record Map

599 stations

599 station records on 16 July 1939 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 16 July 1939: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Harrismith (Tnk)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	57.9 mm (2.3 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Angermunde	Germany	Record daily precipitation	48.2 mm (1.9 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Sausar	India	Record daily precipitation	114.0 mm (4.5 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Pachmarhi	India	Record daily precipitation	251.5 mm (9.9 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Gadarwara	India	Record daily precipitation	176.5 mm (6.9 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Keolari	India	Record daily precipitation	152.4 mm (6.0 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Katangi	India	Record daily precipitation	157.7 mm (6.2 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Chindwara	India	Record daily precipitation	162.6 mm (6.4 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Sagar	India	Record daily precipitation	154.2 mm (6.1 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Overdene	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Witsieshoek	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Katol	India	Record daily precipitation	98.8 mm (3.9 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Taung	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Woudzicht	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	51.3 mm (2.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Tendukhera	India	Record daily precipitation	203.2 mm (8.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Seoni	India	Record daily precipitation	143.8 mm (5.7 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Chandpur	India	Record daily precipitation	155.4 mm (6.1 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Dullstroom (Sar)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Skara 1	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	37.5 mm (1.5 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Bijawar	India	Record daily precipitation	134.4 mm (5.3 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Narsinghpur	India	Record daily precipitation	213.4 mm (8.4 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Schoonoord	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	28.7 mm (1.1 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Odendaalsrus	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Mandla	India	Record daily precipitation	186.2 mm (7.3 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Ulricehamn	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	36.1 mm (1.4 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Jacksonville 2E	United States	Record daily precipitation	55.9 mm (2.2 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Bolivar Wtr Wks	United States	Record daily precipitation	39.6 mm (1.6 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Shahpur	India	Record daily precipitation	102.9 mm (4.1 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Jackson	United States	Record daily precipitation	51.8 mm (2.0 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Waraseoni	India	Record daily precipitation	152.4 mm (6.0 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Narayanganj	India	Record daily precipitation	104.1 mm (4.1 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Pichhore	India	Record daily precipitation	165.1 mm (6.5 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Tirora	India	Record daily precipitation	156.7 mm (6.2 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Wonderfontein (Skl)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Dunvegan	Canada	Record daily precipitation	39.9 mm (1.6 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Betul(Badnur)	India	Record daily precipitation	113.3 mm (4.5 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Lakhnadon	India	Record daily precipitation	83.3 mm (3.3 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Bijnor	India	Record daily precipitation	135.4 mm (5.3 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Brockville	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	20.6 C (69.1 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Chicholi	India	Record daily precipitation	91.9 mm (3.6 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Daryapur	India	Record daily precipitation	101.3 mm (4.0 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Buckland Downs	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Lexington Bluegrass AP	United States	Record low minimum temperature	12.8 C (55.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Baihar	India	Record daily precipitation	97.8 mm (3.9 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Atner	India	Record daily precipitation	75.7 mm (3.0 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Barud(Warud)	India	Record daily precipitation	129.5 mm (5.1 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Didwana	India	Record daily precipitation	72.4 mm (2.9 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Quebec	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	16.7 C (62.1 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Balaghat	India	Record daily precipitation	158.5 mm (6.2 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Banda	India	Record daily precipitation	114.8 mm (4.5 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Nagpur (Mayo Hospit	India	Record daily precipitation	118.4 mm (4.7 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
George Airport	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	31.7 mm (1.2 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Walgormouring	Australia	Record daily precipitation	36.6 mm (1.4 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Chindwara	India	Record daily precipitation	79.5 mm (3.1 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Khamaria	India	Record daily precipitation	64.0 mm (2.5 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Murtajapur	India	Record daily precipitation	64.5 mm (2.5 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Morsi	India	Record daily precipitation	72.6 mm (2.9 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Achalpur	India	Record daily precipitation	43.9 mm (1.7 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Patan	India	Record daily precipitation	114.8 mm (4.5 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Oneonta 1 S	United States	Record low maximum temperature	16.1 C (61.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

599 records

Records set or tied on 16 July 1939 by type: Highest daily maximum 39, Lowest daily maximum 116, Highest daily minimum 68, Lowest daily minimum 116, Heaviest daily rainfall 260.

Records on 16 July 1939 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	39
Lowest daily maximum	116
Highest daily minimum	68
Lowest daily minimum	116
Heaviest daily rainfall	260
Heaviest daily snowfall	0
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 16 July 1939 by timescale: all-time 4, monthly 26, daily 569.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

485 broken records

Margins by which the 485 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 163.4. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

16 July 1939

Top 20 records on 16 July 1939 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
16 July 1939	Harrismith (Tnk), ZA	monthly rain	57.9 mm (2.3 in)	38.8 mm (1.5 in)	4 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
16 July 1939	Angermunde, DE	daily rain	48.2 mm (1.9 in)	42.0 mm (1.7 in)	29 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
16 July 1939	Sausar, IN	daily rain	114.0 mm (4.5 in)	82.8 mm (3.3 in)	24 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
16 July 1939	Pachmarhi, IN	daily rain	251.5 mm (9.9 in)	163.4 mm (6.4 in)	24 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
16 July 1939	Gadarwara, IN	daily rain	176.5 mm (6.9 in)	119.6 mm (4.7 in)	25 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
16 July 1939	Keolari, IN	daily rain	152.4 mm (6.0 in)	127.5 mm (5.0 in)	25 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
16 July 1939	Katangi, IN	daily rain	157.7 mm (6.2 in)	117.1 mm (4.6 in)	22 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
16 July 1939	Chindwara, IN	daily rain	162.6 mm (6.4 in)	135.7 mm (5.3 in)	13 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
16 July 1939	Sagar, IN	daily rain	154.2 mm (6.1 in)	116.1 mm (4.6 in)	16 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
16 July 1939	Overdene, ZA	daily rain	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	29 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
16 July 1939	Witsieshoek, ZA	daily rain	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	44.7 mm (1.8 in)	20 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
16 July 1939	Katol, IN	daily rain	98.8 mm (3.9 in)	65.8 mm (2.6 in)	25 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
16 July 1939	Taung, ZA	daily rain	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	40 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
16 July 1939	Woudzicht, ZA	monthly rain	51.3 mm (2.0 in)	20.8 mm (0.8 in)	0 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
16 July 1939	Tendukhera, IN	all-time rain	203.2 mm (8.0 in)	31.2 mm (1.2 in)	20 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
16 July 1939	Seoni, IN	daily rain	143.8 mm (5.7 in)	80.3 mm (3.2 in)	5 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
16 July 1939	Chandpur, IN	daily rain	155.4 mm (6.1 in)	86.8 mm (3.4 in)	32 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
16 July 1939	Dullstroom (Sar), ZA	daily rain	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	32 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
16 July 1939	Skara 1, SE	daily rain	37.5 mm (1.5 in)	13.2 mm (0.5 in)	51 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
16 July 1939	Bijawar, IN	daily rain	134.4 mm (5.3 in)	79.0 mm (3.1 in)	24 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

1798 to 1939

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1798 to 1939. 1939 had 599 records.

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

Records on 07-16 in each year
Year	Records
1798	1
1801	1
1802	1
1808	1
1819	1
1829	1
1832	1
1833	1
1840	2
1845	1
1852	2
1862	1
1863	1
1865	3
1866	1
1868	2
1870	1
1871	1
1875	2
1876	2
1878	1
1879	2
1880	1
1881	2
1883	4
1886	1
1887	2
1888	2
1890	5
1891	2
1892	5
1894	6
1896	1
1897	2
1898	2
1899	2
1900	5
1901	9
1902	2
1903	18
1904	20
1905	4
1906	23
1907	7
1908	21
1909	17
1910	9
1911	24
1912	28
1913	23
1914	53
1915	41
1916	39
1917	90
1918	18
1919	56
1920	46
1921	66
1922	303
1923	180
1924	75
1925	179
1926	295
1927	170
1928	405
1929	192
1930	402
1931	527
1932	446
1933	224
1934	432
1935	284
1936	715
1937	307
1938	213
1939	599
1940	255
1941	363
1942	321
1943	297
1944	193
1945	702
1946	454
1947	568
1948	259
1949	417
1950	542
1951	537
1952	560
1953	366
1954	592
1955	548
1956	417
1957	221
1958	1,270
1959	341
1960	329
1961	402
1962	538
1963	251
1964	341
1965	437
1966	415
1967	1,067
1968	788
1969	702
1970	674
1971	766
1972	641
1973	880
1974	666
1975	742
1976	840
1977	829
1978	1,095
1979	543
1980	1,457
1981	569
1982	985
1983	1,362
1984	937
1985	528
1986	845
1987	916
1988	1,306
1989	1,074
1990	955
1991	627
1992	943
1993	1,053
1994	730
1995	929
1996	739
1997	707
1998	1,051
1999	998
2000	1,207
2001	1,073
2002	1,029
2003	1,492
2004	724
2005	1,023
2006	1,527
2007	1,186
2008	669
2009	839
2010	927
2011	1,221
2012	829
2013	853
2014	1,448
2015	605
2016	706
2017	419
2018	694
2019	476
2020	464
2021	661
2022	538
2023	1,150
2024	938
2025	764
2026	727

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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 25	422
25 to 50	38
50 to 75	13
75 to 100	6
100 to 125	3
125 to 150	2
150 to 175	1