Weather Records on 19 July 1939

285 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 19 July 1939. Highest significance: Sedro-Woolley, US.

Key Facts for 19 July 1939

On 19 July 1939, 285 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
105 were record highs and 104 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 2 were all-time records, 3 monthly and 280 daily.
Sedro-Woolley set a daily record precipitation of 36.1 mm (1.4 in) on 19 July 1939.
Across 164 earlier years (1799 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 441 records.

Record Map

285 stations

285 station records on 19 July 1939 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 19 July 1939: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Sedro-Woolley	United States	Record daily precipitation	36.1 mm (1.4 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Elkins	United States	Record daily precipitation	51.8 mm (2.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Mayaguez City	Puerto Rico [United States]	Record daily precipitation	104.4 mm (4.1 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Nevada Wtp	United States	Record daily precipitation	72.9 mm (2.9 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Cumberland	United States	Record low maximum temperature	18.3 C (64.9 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Martinsburg E W Virginia Rgnl	United States	Record low maximum temperature	21.1 C (70.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Lanka	India	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Taylorsville 2SW	United States	Record daily precipitation	66.0 mm (2.6 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Las Vegas 2 NW	United States	Record high minimum temperature	18.9 C (66.0 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Pendleton Dwtn	United States	Record low maximum temperature	23.3 C (73.9 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Bayard	United States	Record low maximum temperature	17.8 C (64.0 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Leipzig-Schkeuditz	Germany	Record daily precipitation	38.5 mm (1.5 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Coringa(Corinza)	India	Record daily precipitation	62.2 mm (2.4 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Plymouth	United States	Record low minimum temperature	3.9 C (39.0 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Indian Head Cda	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	36.1 C (97.0 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Timovskoe	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	17.4 C (63.3 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Tarpon Spgs Sewage Plt	United States	Record low minimum temperature	18.3 C (64.9 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Franklin	United States	Record low minimum temperature	6.1 C (43.0 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Hemlock	United States	Record low minimum temperature	8.3 C (46.9 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Weldon	United States	Record daily precipitation	47.8 mm (1.9 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Hood Rvr Exp STN	United States	Record low maximum temperature	18.3 C (64.9 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Marshall	United States	Record high minimum temperature	26.1 C (79.0 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Glenville	United States	Record low maximum temperature	22.8 C (73.0 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Henichesk	Ukraine	Record daily precipitation	22.9 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Beaufort (Wongan)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	19.1 mm (0.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Beaver Lake	Canada	Record daily precipitation	6.1 mm (0.24 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Wunnamurra	Australia	Record daily precipitation	10.2 mm (0.4 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Port Fairy (Griffiths Island)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	15.2 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Terang	Australia	Record daily precipitation	21.6 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Bluefield 2 NW	United States	Record daily precipitation	23.6 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Mittagong Head Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	18.0 mm (0.7 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Goldstream Lake	Canada	Record daily precipitation	15.7 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Port Augusta (Yarley)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	17.8 mm (0.7 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Deniliquin Norwood	Australia	Record daily precipitation	6.6 mm (0.26 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Lake Kachess	United States	Record daily precipitation	5.8 mm (0.23 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Port Townsend	United States	Record daily precipitation	10.2 mm (0.4 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Bagalkot	India	Record daily precipitation	28.4 mm (1.1 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Lake Moraine	United States	Record high minimum temperature	11.1 C (52.0 F)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Pontiac	United States	Record low maximum temperature	23.9 C (75.0 F)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Durham	United States	Record low minimum temperature	7.2 C (45.0 F)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Malakapuram	India	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Oktjabrskij-Gorodok	Russia	Record high maximum temperature	35.7 C (96.3 F)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Tuscaloosa Oliver Dam	United States	Record high minimum temperature	25.0 C (77.0 F)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Newnan 7 WNW	United States	Record high maximum temperature	37.8 C (100.0 F)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Decatur Wtp	United States	Record low maximum temperature	23.3 C (73.9 F)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Dayton Mcd	United States	Record low maximum temperature	22.2 C (72.0 F)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Milledgeville	United States	Record high maximum temperature	40.6 C (105.1 F)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Lake Cochituate	United States	Record low minimum temperature	8.9 C (48.0 F)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Carlsbad	United States	Record daily precipitation	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Clemson UNIV	United States	Record high maximum temperature	39.4 C (102.9 F)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Bella Coola	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	12.2 C (54.0 F)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Cheltenham 1 NW	United States	Record low maximum temperature	22.2 C (72.0 F)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Oakland 1 SE	United States	Record low maximum temperature	19.4 C (66.9 F)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Hanover	United States	Record low minimum temperature	6.7 C (44.1 F)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Springer	United States	Record low minimum temperature	7.2 C (45.0 F)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Yonna	United States	Record low maximum temperature	21.1 C (70.0 F)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Canton	United States	Record daily precipitation	47.8 mm (1.9 in)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Burkes Garden	United States	Record daily precipitation	20.8 mm (0.8 in)	17 of 100 (Routine)
La Ctr	United States	Record daily precipitation	1.3 mm (0.05 in)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Sunnyside	United States	Record low maximum temperature	26.1 C (79.0 F)	17 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

285 records

Records set or tied on 19 July 1939 by type: Highest daily maximum 70, Lowest daily maximum 61, Highest daily minimum 35, Lowest daily minimum 43, Heaviest daily rainfall 76.

Records on 19 July 1939 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	70
Lowest daily maximum	61
Highest daily minimum	35
Lowest daily minimum	43
Heaviest daily rainfall	76
Heaviest daily snowfall	0
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 19 July 1939 by timescale: all-time 2, monthly 3, daily 280.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

188 broken records

Margins by which the 188 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 36.8. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

19 July 1939

Top 20 records on 19 July 1939 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
19 July 1939	Sedro-Woolley, US	daily rain	36.1 mm (1.4 in)	24.7 mm (1.0 in)	14 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
19 July 1939	Elkins, US	daily rain	51.8 mm (2.0 in)	36.1 mm (1.4 in)	1 year	36 of 100 (Notable)
19 July 1939	Mayaguez City, PR	daily rain	104.4 mm (4.1 in)	33.3 mm (1.3 in)	32 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
19 July 1939	Nevada Wtp, US	daily rain	72.9 mm (2.9 in)	27.2 mm (1.1 in)	36 years	32 of 100 (Routine)
19 July 1939	Cumberland, US	monthly low max	18.3 C (64.9 F)	1.7 C (3.1 F)	44 years	31 of 100 (Routine)
19 July 1939	Martinsburg E W Virginia Rgnl, US	daily low max	21.1 C (70.0 F)	5.0 C (9.0 F)	46 years	31 of 100 (Routine)
19 July 1939	Lanka, IN	daily rain	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	32.3 mm (1.3 in)	32 years	30 of 100 (Routine)
19 July 1939	Taylorsville 2SW, US	daily rain	66.0 mm (2.6 in)	24.3 mm (1.0 in)	22 years	27 of 100 (Routine)
19 July 1939	Las Vegas 2 NW, US	daily high min	18.9 C (66.0 F)	2.8 C (5.0 F)	38 years	27 of 100 (Routine)
19 July 1939	Pendleton Dwtn, US	daily low max	23.3 C (73.9 F)	3.4 C (6.1 F)	43 years	24 of 100 (Routine)
19 July 1939	Bayard, US	monthly low max	17.8 C (64.0 F)	0.5 C (0.9 F)	36 years	24 of 100 (Routine)
19 July 1939	Leipzig-Schkeuditz, DE	daily rain	38.5 mm (1.5 in)	8.1 mm (0.32 in)	30 years	23 of 100 (Routine)
19 July 1939	Coringa(Corinza), IN	daily rain	62.2 mm (2.4 in)	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	0 years	23 of 100 (Routine)
19 July 1939	Plymouth, US	daily low min	3.9 C (39.0 F)	1.7 C (3.1 F)	48 years	23 of 100 (Routine)
19 July 1939	Indian Head Cda, CA	daily high max	36.1 C (97.0 F)	1.7 C (3.1 F)	46 years	22 of 100 (Routine)
19 July 1939	Timovskoe, RU	daily high min	17.4 C (63.3 F)	0.8 C (1.4 F)	52 years	22 of 100 (Routine)
19 July 1939	Tarpon Spgs Sewage Plt, US	daily low min	18.3 C (64.9 F)	1.1 C (2.0 F)	36 years	22 of 100 (Routine)
19 July 1939	Franklin, US	daily low min	6.1 C (43.0 F)	3.9 C (7.0 F)	28 years	22 of 100 (Routine)
19 July 1939	Hemlock, US	daily low min	8.3 C (46.9 F)	3.4 C (6.1 F)	29 years	21 of 100 (Routine)
19 July 1939	Weldon, US	daily rain	47.8 mm (1.9 in)	13.8 mm (0.5 in)	21 years	21 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

1799 to 1939

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1799 to 1939. 1939 had 285 records.

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

Records on 07-19 in each year
Year	Records
1799	1
1805	1
1809	1
1811	1
1837	1
1838	1
1839	1
1843	1
1845	2
1848	1
1851	1
1859	2
1863	2
1864	1
1865	2
1867	1
1868	1
1870	1
1871	3
1873	2
1874	3
1878	2
1880	1
1881	2
1883	1
1886	3
1887	1
1888	3
1889	1
1890	5
1892	3
1893	2
1894	4
1895	2
1896	1
1897	4
1898	2
1899	3
1900	6
1901	4
1902	12
1903	4
1904	15
1905	20
1906	14
1907	19
1908	21
1909	17
1910	49
1911	14
1912	39
1913	48
1914	35
1915	140
1916	234
1917	177
1918	36
1919	34
1920	50
1921	55
1922	121
1923	224
1924	191
1925	153
1926	319
1927	96
1928	148
1929	232
1930	585
1931	269
1932	385
1933	258
1934	765
1935	268
1936	402
1937	227
1938	290
1939	285
1940	338
1941	424
1942	568
1943	276
1944	361
1945	308
1946	485
1947	613
1948	384
1949	762
1950	613
1951	545
1952	541
1953	330
1954	535
1955	343
1956	552
1957	348
1958	481
1959	393
1960	746
1961	402
1962	453
1963	502
1964	534
1965	755
1966	481
1967	560
1968	740
1969	610
1970	545
1971	636
1972	699
1973	538
1974	513
1975	441
1976	824
1977	898
1978	636
1979	964
1980	835
1981	915
1982	676
1983	1,011
1984	1,076
1985	569
1986	810
1987	1,608
1988	995
1989	1,081
1990	954
1991	803
1992	717
1993	847
1994	589
1995	893
1996	1,353
1997	856
1998	1,325
1999	878
2000	1,802
2001	905
2002	985
2003	1,192
2004	1,082
2005	1,049
2006	1,392
2007	1,181
2008	753
2009	1,844
2010	911
2011	1,266
2012	878
2013	1,061
2014	1,207
2015	735
2016	605
2017	495
2018	836
2019	651
2020	409
2021	779
2022	1,143
2023	884
2024	544
2025	600
2026	653

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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 5	151
5 to 10	22
10 to 15	4
15 to 20	2
20 to 25	4
25 to 30	1
30 to 35	2
35 to 40	2