Weather Records on 21 July 1939

415 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 21 July 1939. Highest significance: Balliguda, IN.

Key Facts for 21 July 1939

On 21 July 1939, 415 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
148 were record highs and 124 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 1 were all-time records, 26 monthly and 388 daily.
Balliguda set a daily record precipitation of 209.6 mm (8.3 in) on 21 July 1939.
Across 159 earlier years (1794 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 467 records.

Record Map

415 stations

415 station records on 21 July 1939 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 21 July 1939: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Balliguda	India	Record daily precipitation	209.6 mm (8.3 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Athmalik	India	Record daily precipitation	226.1 mm (8.9 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Kirchdorf/Poel	Germany	Record daily precipitation	31.4 mm (1.2 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Charlotte Wb City	United States	Record daily precipitation	97.3 mm (3.8 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Schwerin	Germany	Record daily precipitation	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Feodosiia	Ukraine	Record daily precipitation	71.7 mm (2.8 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Milbank 4 NW	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.5 mm (2.0 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Liveringa Upper	Australia	Record daily precipitation	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Wilmington Wb City	United States	Record daily precipitation	97.5 mm (3.8 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Milan 1NW	United States	Record daily precipitation	56.4 mm (2.2 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Saluda	United States	Record daily precipitation	61.5 mm (2.4 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Gariabund	India	Record daily precipitation	172.2 mm (6.8 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Marlinton	United States	Record daily precipitation	61.0 mm (2.4 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Fitzroy Crossing Comp.	Australia	Record daily precipitation	56.9 mm (2.2 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Quanbun Downs	Australia	Record daily precipitation	36.1 mm (1.4 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Las Vegas 2 NW	United States	Record high minimum temperature	22.2 C (72.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Gop	India	Record daily precipitation	146.1 mm (5.8 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Fredericksburg Np	United States	Record daily precipitation	59.4 mm (2.3 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Banjar(Saraj-Teh)	India	Record daily precipitation	113.3 mm (4.5 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Montevideo 1SW	United States	Record daily precipitation	54.9 mm (2.2 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Catawba	United States	Record daily precipitation	72.6 mm (2.9 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Baramba	India	Record daily precipitation	104.1 mm (4.1 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Padampur	India	Record daily precipitation	90.2 mm (3.6 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Dale Enterprise	United States	Record low maximum temperature	15.6 C (60.1 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Old Halls Creek	Australia	Record low maximum temperature	14.4 C (57.9 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Hussainabad	India	Record daily precipitation	81.3 mm (3.2 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Romney 1 SW	United States	Record low maximum temperature	21.1 C (70.0 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Gospic	Croatia	Record high maximum temperature	35.8 C (96.4 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Monroe 2 SE	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.3 mm (2.0 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Fredericksburg Np	United States	Record low maximum temperature	20.0 C (68.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Richmond Chimborazo Pk	United States	Record low maximum temperature	18.9 C (66.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Sturt Creek	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.9 mm (1.0 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Burlington	United States	Record high maximum temperature	46.7 C (116.1 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Frostburg	United States	Record low maximum temperature	17.2 C (63.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Buckhannon	United States	Record low maximum temperature	18.3 C (64.9 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Gopalganj Sr	India	Record daily precipitation	108.2 mm (4.3 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Akhuapada	India	Record daily precipitation	83.1 mm (3.3 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Mellette 4 W	United States	Record daily precipitation	36.1 mm (1.4 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Kimberley Downs	Australia	Record daily precipitation	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Waren	Germany	Record daily precipitation	42.9 mm (1.7 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Gidhour	India	Record daily precipitation	115.3 mm (4.5 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Edenton	United States	Record daily precipitation	70.4 mm (2.8 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Greenville	United States	Record daily precipitation	73.2 mm (2.9 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Marion	United States	Record low maximum temperature	22.2 C (72.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Zagreb-Gric	Croatia	Record high maximum temperature	35.1 C (95.2 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Pauri	India	Record daily precipitation	88.9 mm (3.5 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Atyrau	Kazakhstan	Record high minimum temperature	27.7 C (81.9 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Titusville	United States	Record low minimum temperature	16.1 C (61.0 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Waynesville 1 E	United States	Record daily precipitation	40.9 mm (1.6 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Cambridge St Hospital	United States	Record low maximum temperature	19.4 C (66.9 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Stillwater 2 W	United States	Record high maximum temperature	43.9 C (111.0 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Quantico 1 S	United States	Record low maximum temperature	22.8 C (73.0 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Texarkana Webb Fld	United States	Record high maximum temperature	41.7 C (107.1 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Anklam	Germany	Record daily precipitation	39.8 mm (1.6 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Bansi	India	Record daily precipitation	146.1 mm (5.8 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Augusta	United States	Record daily precipitation	67.1 mm (2.6 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Osage City	United States	Record high maximum temperature	44.4 C (111.9 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Aberdeen	United States	Record daily precipitation	51.6 mm (2.0 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Soltau	Germany	Record daily precipitation	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Zagreb-Gric	Croatia	Record high minimum temperature	22.3 C (72.1 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

415 records

Records set or tied on 21 July 1939 by type: Highest daily maximum 115, Lowest daily maximum 88, Highest daily minimum 33, Lowest daily minimum 36, Heaviest daily rainfall 143.

Records on 21 July 1939 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	115
Lowest daily maximum	88
Highest daily minimum	33
Lowest daily minimum	36
Heaviest daily rainfall	143
Heaviest daily snowfall	0
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 21 July 1939 by timescale: all-time 1, monthly 26, daily 388.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

330 broken records

Margins by which the 330 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 164.6. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

21 July 1939

Top 20 records on 21 July 1939 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
21 July 1939	Balliguda, IN	daily rain	209.6 mm (8.3 in)	151.4 mm (6.0 in)	33 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
21 July 1939	Athmalik, IN	daily rain	226.1 mm (8.9 in)	164.6 mm (6.5 in)	32 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
21 July 1939	Kirchdorf/Poel, DE	daily rain	31.4 mm (1.2 in)	15.0 mm (0.6 in)	71 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
21 July 1939	Charlotte Wb City, US	daily rain	97.3 mm (3.8 in)	51.6 mm (2.0 in)	34 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
21 July 1939	Schwerin, DE	daily rain	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	19.7 mm (0.8 in)	38 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
21 July 1939	Feodosiia, UA	daily rain	71.7 mm (2.8 in)	65.6 mm (2.6 in)	13 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
21 July 1939	Milbank 4 NW, US	daily rain	50.5 mm (2.0 in)	32.7 mm (1.3 in)	41 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
21 July 1939	Liveringa Upper, AU	daily rain	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	39 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
21 July 1939	Wilmington Wb City, US	daily rain	97.5 mm (3.8 in)	40.3 mm (1.6 in)	62 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
21 July 1939	Milan 1NW, US	daily rain	56.4 mm (2.2 in)	45.2 mm (1.8 in)	12 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
21 July 1939	Saluda, US	daily rain	61.5 mm (2.4 in)	49.6 mm (2.0 in)	8 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
21 July 1939	Gariabund, IN	daily rain	172.2 mm (6.8 in)	116.3 mm (4.6 in)	2 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
21 July 1939	Marlinton, US	daily rain	61.0 mm (2.4 in)	36.6 mm (1.4 in)	22 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
21 July 1939	Fitzroy Crossing Comp., AU	monthly rain	56.9 mm (2.2 in)	27.7 mm (1.1 in)	4 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
21 July 1939	Quanbun Downs, AU	monthly rain	36.1 mm (1.4 in)	27.7 mm (1.1 in)	0 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
21 July 1939	Las Vegas 2 NW, US	daily high min	22.2 C (72.0 F)	5.5 C (9.9 F)	42 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
21 July 1939	Gop, IN	daily rain	146.1 mm (5.8 in)	86.4 mm (3.4 in)	6 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
21 July 1939	Fredericksburg Np, US	daily rain	59.4 mm (2.3 in)	36.0 mm (1.4 in)	28 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
21 July 1939	Banjar(Saraj-Teh), IN	monthly rain	113.3 mm (4.5 in)	26.9 mm (1.1 in)	19 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
21 July 1939	Montevideo 1SW, US	daily rain	54.9 mm (2.2 in)	29.5 mm (1.2 in)	32 years	36 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

1794 to 1939

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1794 to 1939. 1939 had 415 records.

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

Records on 07-21 in each year
Year	Records
1794	1
1795	1
1796	1
1797	1
1813	2
1832	2
1837	1
1839	1
1843	1
1844	2
1854	1
1859	3
1865	3
1868	3
1872	1
1876	1
1879	2
1880	1
1881	1
1884	1
1885	1
1886	2
1888	2
1889	3
1890	2
1892	3
1893	3
1894	3
1895	1
1896	3
1897	4
1898	7
1899	2
1900	6
1901	13
1902	12
1903	10
1904	8
1905	13
1906	13
1907	12
1908	25
1909	18
1910	12
1911	37
1912	52
1913	41
1914	48
1915	81
1916	72
1917	136
1918	130
1919	51
1920	33
1921	55
1922	48
1923	132
1924	286
1925	202
1926	401
1927	191
1928	205
1929	360
1930	521
1931	549
1932	322
1933	208
1934	965
1935	236
1936	322
1937	253
1938	638
1939	415
1940	318
1941	226
1942	318
1943	253
1944	716
1945	300
1946	398
1947	795
1948	403
1949	603
1950	662
1951	427
1952	657
1953	351
1954	656
1955	582
1956	490
1957	447
1958	531
1959	940
1960	651
1961	388
1962	263
1963	470
1964	457
1965	748
1966	626
1967	313
1968	334
1969	636
1970	1,241
1971	475
1972	1,046
1973	871
1974	536
1975	380
1976	477
1977	708
1978	1,155
1979	964
1980	926
1981	1,352
1982	588
1983	1,234
1984	764
1985	554
1986	791
1987	1,025
1988	1,015
1989	973
1990	914
1991	812
1992	1,562
1993	866
1994	773
1995	1,247
1996	1,141
1997	849
1998	1,674
1999	814
2000	1,230
2001	889
2002	990
2003	1,250
2004	694
2005	1,420
2006	1,479
2007	1,145
2008	989
2009	1,306
2010	1,148
2011	1,414
2012	815
2013	526
2014	762
2015	704
2016	645
2017	433
2018	942
2019	755
2020	363
2021	574
2022	866
2023	816
2024	873
2025	881
2026	874

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Data for records on 1939-07-21: 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 2026-10-14 (14 October 2026). Records are computed by this site and are not official.

Data as of 2026-10-12. Last revised 12 October 2026 (2026-10-12).

Margin	Records
0 to 25	291
25 to 50	29
50 to 75	6
75 to 100	1
100 to 125	1
125 to 150	0
150 to 175	2