Weather Records on 23 July 1939

277 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 23 July 1939. Highest significance: Gotska Sandon, SE.

Key Facts for 23 July 1939

On 23 July 1939, 277 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
50 were record highs and 95 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 4 were all-time records, 3 monthly and 270 daily.
Gotska Sandon set a daily record precipitation of 41.0 mm (1.6 in) on 23 July 1939.
Across 167 earlier years (1794 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 449 records.

Record Map

277 stations

277 station records on 23 July 1939 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 23 July 1939: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Gotska Sandon	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	41.0 mm (1.6 in)	62 of 100 (Major)
Buxar	India	Record daily precipitation	165.1 mm (6.5 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Tulsa	United States	Record daily precipitation	74.2 mm (2.9 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Low Head (Comparison)	Australia	Record low maximum temperature	4.9 C (40.8 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Chandler	United States	Record daily precipitation	61.7 mm (2.4 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Charleville Post Office	Australia	Record low maximum temperature	8.3 C (46.9 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Uxbridge	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Seodha(Seondha)	India	Record daily precipitation	151.9 mm (6.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Biri	Norway	Record daily precipitation	37.9 mm (1.5 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Falun	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	55.6 mm (2.2 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Lake City 2 E	United States	Record daily precipitation	71.1 mm (2.8 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Beaufort	United States	Record high minimum temperature	27.8 C (82.0 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Hedal I Valdres	Norway	Record daily precipitation	34.1 mm (1.3 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Ranchi	India	Record daily precipitation	111.3 mm (4.4 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Biddelia	Australia	Record daily precipitation	70.1 mm (2.8 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Cumbam	India	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Gysinge	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	39.4 mm (1.6 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Guthrie 5S	United States	Record daily precipitation	27.7 mm (1.1 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Vasteras-Hasslo	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	26.1 mm (1.0 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Alva 1W	United States	Record daily precipitation	40.9 mm (1.6 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Gayndah Post Office	Australia	Record low maximum temperature	12.2 C (54.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Chattarpur	India	Record daily precipitation	127.0 mm (5.0 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Ratnagiri	India	Record daily precipitation	183.1 mm (7.2 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Uppsala_Aut	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	34.2 mm (1.3 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
McKinley	United States	Record high maximum temperature	35.0 C (95.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Cheltenham 1 NW	United States	Record low maximum temperature	20.6 C (69.1 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Rena	Norway	Record daily precipitation	46.0 mm (1.8 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Malung	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	50.4 mm (2.0 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Enid	United States	Record daily precipitation	33.5 mm (1.3 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Arwal	India	Record daily precipitation	102.4 mm (4.0 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Sheikhpura	India	Record daily precipitation	81.8 mm (3.2 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
St Joseph	United States	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Dalby Post Office	Australia	Record low maximum temperature	10.4 C (50.7 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Kustanai	Kazakhstan	Record daily precipitation	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Charlotteburg Rsvr	United States	Record low minimum temperature	3.3 C (37.9 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Newton	United States	Record low minimum temperature	7.2 C (45.0 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Debrecen Airport	Hungary	Record high minimum temperature	22.0 C (71.6 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Solomons	United States	Record low minimum temperature	15.0 C (59.0 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Phillipsburg	United States	Record low minimum temperature	7.8 C (46.0 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Alice Springs Post Office	Australia	Record low maximum temperature	10.7 C (51.3 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Tenkasi	India	Record daily precipitation	44.7 mm (1.8 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Zamana	India	Record daily precipitation	76.2 mm (3.0 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Belvidere	United States	Record low minimum temperature	7.2 C (45.0 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Emerald Post Office	Australia	Record low maximum temperature	15.6 C (60.1 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Kerakat	India	Record daily precipitation	94.0 mm (3.7 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Hiasen I Sigdal	Norway	Record daily precipitation	25.5 mm (1.0 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Lambertville River	United States	Record low minimum temperature	10.0 C (50.0 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Arrah Obsy Sr	India	Record daily precipitation	90.9 mm (3.6 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Nesbyen	Norway	Record daily precipitation	28.2 mm (1.1 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Vang I Valdres	Norway	Record daily precipitation	28.1 mm (1.1 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Flemington 5 NNW	United States	Record low minimum temperature	8.9 C (48.0 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Quakertown	United States	Record low minimum temperature	6.1 C (43.0 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Arltunga	Australia	Record daily precipitation	19.8 mm (0.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Cape York Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	14.5 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Bulgroo Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	13.5 mm (0.5 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Milo Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	11.9 mm (0.5 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Tanbar Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	7.1 mm (0.28 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Dillalah	Australia	Record daily precipitation	19.1 mm (0.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Windorah Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	11.7 mm (0.5 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Kimberley Downs	Australia	Record daily precipitation	4.1 mm (0.16 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

277 records

Records set or tied on 23 July 1939 by type: Highest daily maximum 24, Lowest daily maximum 16, Highest daily minimum 26, Lowest daily minimum 79, Heaviest daily rainfall 132.

Records on 23 July 1939 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	24
Lowest daily maximum	16
Highest daily minimum	26
Lowest daily minimum	79
Heaviest daily rainfall	132
Heaviest daily snowfall	0
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 23 July 1939 by timescale: all-time 4, monthly 3, daily 270.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

230 broken records

Margins by which the 230 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 122.9. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

23 July 1939

Top 20 records on 23 July 1939 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
23 July 1939	Gotska Sandon, SE	daily rain	41.0 mm (1.6 in)	32.4 mm (1.3 in)	55 years	62 of 100 (Major)
23 July 1939	Buxar, IN	daily rain	165.1 mm (6.5 in)	122.9 mm (4.8 in)	29 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
23 July 1939	Tulsa, US	daily rain	74.2 mm (2.9 in)	56.4 mm (2.2 in)	43 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
23 July 1939	Low Head (Comparison), AU	all-time low max	4.9 C (40.8 F)	0.7 C (1.3 F)	44 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
23 July 1939	Chandler, US	daily rain	61.7 mm (2.4 in)	50.0 mm (2.0 in)	20 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
23 July 1939	Charleville Post Office, AU	all-time low max	8.3 C (46.9 F)	0.5 C (0.9 F)	43 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
23 July 1939	Uxbridge, AU	daily rain	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	17.3 mm (0.7 in)	30 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
23 July 1939	Seodha(Seondha), IN	daily rain	151.9 mm (6.0 in)	80.8 mm (3.2 in)	8 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
23 July 1939	Biri, NO	daily rain	37.9 mm (1.5 in)	18.4 mm (0.7 in)	24 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
23 July 1939	Falun, SE	daily rain	55.6 mm (2.2 in)	22.5 mm (0.9 in)	5 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
23 July 1939	Lake City 2 E, US	daily rain	71.1 mm (2.8 in)	40.1 mm (1.6 in)	24 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
23 July 1939	Beaufort, US	all-time high min	27.8 C (82.0 F)	0.6 C (1.1 F)	32 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
23 July 1939	Hedal I Valdres, NO	daily rain	34.1 mm (1.3 in)	18.2 mm (0.7 in)	24 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
23 July 1939	Ranchi, IN	daily rain	111.3 mm (4.4 in)	63.5 mm (2.5 in)	8 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
23 July 1939	Biddelia, AU	monthly rain	70.1 mm (2.8 in)	13.2 mm (0.5 in)	26 years	32 of 100 (Routine)
23 July 1939	Cumbam, IN	daily rain	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	12 years	32 of 100 (Routine)
23 July 1939	Gysinge, SE	daily rain	39.4 mm (1.6 in)	10.6 mm (0.4 in)	49 years	32 of 100 (Routine)
23 July 1939	Guthrie 5S, US	daily rain	27.7 mm (1.1 in)	22.6 mm (0.9 in)	43 years	32 of 100 (Routine)
23 July 1939	Vasteras-Hasslo, SE	daily rain	26.1 mm (1.0 in)	8.2 mm (0.32 in)	40 years	31 of 100 (Routine)
23 July 1939	Alva 1W, US	daily rain	40.9 mm (1.6 in)	27.4 mm (1.1 in)	20 years	31 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

1794 to 1939

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1794 to 1939. 1939 had 277 records.

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

Records on 07-23 in each year
Year	Records
1794	2
1797	1
1804	1
1810	1
1811	2
1832	1
1835	1
1836	2
1838	1
1845	1
1846	2
1851	1
1852	1
1855	2
1856	1
1859	1
1860	1
1861	1
1863	1
1867	1
1868	5
1870	1
1873	2
1875	2
1877	1
1879	2
1880	2
1882	1
1883	1
1884	1
1885	5
1886	1
1887	2
1888	1
1889	5
1890	4
1894	3
1895	7
1896	4
1898	9
1899	5
1900	8
1901	10
1902	6
1903	4
1904	18
1905	11
1906	19
1907	9
1908	15
1909	27
1910	54
1911	37
1912	43
1913	36
1914	59
1915	35
1916	34
1917	42
1918	96
1919	26
1920	40
1921	221
1922	113
1923	104
1924	158
1925	173
1926	266
1927	308
1928	146
1929	174
1930	214
1931	334
1932	232
1933	432
1934	898
1935	329
1936	403
1937	319
1938	354
1939	277
1940	494
1941	292
1942	265
1943	245
1944	350
1945	239
1946	531
1947	1,240
1948	610
1949	453
1950	500
1951	422
1952	788
1953	660
1954	545
1955	585
1956	402
1957	513
1958	633
1959	606
1960	568
1961	937
1962	465
1963	490
1964	373
1965	368
1966	368
1967	347
1968	480
1969	436
1970	935
1971	648
1972	640
1973	798
1974	578
1975	359
1976	425
1977	570
1978	1,064
1979	648
1980	703
1981	1,030
1982	594
1983	1,324
1984	980
1985	711
1986	1,239
1987	1,164
1988	1,124
1989	868
1990	1,033
1991	1,050
1992	1,469
1993	1,466
1994	1,215
1995	827
1996	1,227
1997	1,088
1998	885
1999	846
2000	1,225
2001	1,242
2002	875
2003	1,649
2004	1,148
2005	997
2006	1,757
2007	1,262
2008	1,057
2009	1,069
2010	1,627
2011	1,907
2012	822
2013	648
2014	783
2015	559
2016	760
2017	517
2018	873
2019	786
2020	514
2021	506
2022	707
2023	629
2024	798
2025	917
2026	788

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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	208
20 to 40	12
40 to 60	6
60 to 80	1
80 to 100	2
100 to 120	0
120 to 140	1