Weather Records on 28 July 1939

339 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 28 July 1939. Highest significance: Southampton, CA.

Key Facts for 28 July 1939

On 28 July 1939, 339 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
188 were record highs and 35 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 6 were all-time records, 5 monthly and 328 daily.
Southampton set a daily record precipitation of 59.9 mm (2.4 in) on 28 July 1939.
Across 155 earlier years (1815 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 473 records.

Record Map

339 stations

339 station records on 28 July 1939 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 28 July 1939: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Southampton	Canada	Record daily precipitation	59.9 mm (2.4 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Shimla	India	Record daily precipitation	155.7 mm (6.1 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Haliburton A	Canada	Record daily precipitation	88.6 mm (3.5 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Camden 3 W	United States	Record daily precipitation	76.2 mm (3.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Elatma	Russia	Record daily precipitation	30.6 mm (1.2 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Paraiyahat	India	Record daily precipitation	98.8 mm (3.9 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Bell Ranch	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Auburn	United States	Record daily precipitation	59.9 mm (2.4 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Portland	United States	Record daily precipitation	108.0 mm (4.3 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Halflong Obsy	India	Record daily precipitation	79.8 mm (3.1 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Balurghat	India	Record daily precipitation	108.5 mm (4.3 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Sparta 1 W	United States	Record daily precipitation	39.9 mm (1.6 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Chanchal	India	Record daily precipitation	95.3 mm (3.8 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Yeeda	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
New Castle 1 N	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Hvar	Croatia	Record low minimum temperature	16.4 C (61.5 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Charlotteburg Rsvr	United States	Record daily precipitation	69.9 mm (2.8 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Prince Albert	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	35.6 C (96.1 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Cap Madeleine	Canada	Record daily precipitation	39.9 mm (1.6 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Winona	United States	Record daily precipitation	41.4 mm (1.6 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Sonari	India	Record daily precipitation	94.0 mm (3.7 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Abbeville	United States	Record daily precipitation	60.2 mm (2.4 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Odessa	United States	Record high maximum temperature	44.4 C (111.9 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Coeur D'Alene	United States	Record high maximum temperature	42.2 C (108.0 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Mather 3 NW	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.3 mm (2.0 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Jamui	India	Record daily precipitation	96.8 mm (3.8 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Baunsi	India	Record daily precipitation	109.5 mm (4.3 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Lake Kachess	United States	Record high maximum temperature	40.0 C (104.0 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Palampur	India	Record daily precipitation	179.1 mm (7.1 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Kjahta	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	20.2 C (68.4 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Chatham 2	Canada	Record daily precipitation	36.1 mm (1.4 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Chicoutimi	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	19.4 C (66.9 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Tasiilaq	Greenland [Denmark]	Record high minimum temperature	10.6 C (51.1 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Bakhtiarpur	India	Record daily precipitation	64.8 mm (2.6 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Yreka	United States	Record high minimum temperature	17.2 C (63.0 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Heppner	United States	Record high maximum temperature	41.7 C (107.1 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Jacksonville	United States	Record high minimum temperature	21.1 C (70.0 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Ashwood	United States	Record low maximum temperature	26.7 C (80.1 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Bonham 3NNE	United States	Record high minimum temperature	27.8 C (82.0 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Stevens Pt	United States	Record daily precipitation	35.1 mm (1.4 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Barkerville	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	29.4 C (84.9 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Medicine Hat A	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	40.0 C (104.0 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Hajo	India	Record daily precipitation	68.6 mm (2.7 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Drobeta Turnu Severin	Romania	Record low maximum temperature	23.5 C (74.3 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Armagh	United Kingdom	Record high minimum temperature	14.9 C (58.8 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Holter Dam	United States	Record high minimum temperature	24.4 C (75.9 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Corvallis State UNIV	United States	Record high maximum temperature	36.7 C (98.1 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Seattle UNIV of Washin	United States	Record high minimum temperature	16.7 C (62.1 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Pindathuna	Australia	Record daily precipitation	13.7 mm (0.5 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Gannapan	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	8.1 mm (0.32 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Ft Bidwell	United States	Record daily precipitation	4.1 mm (0.16 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Two Buttes	United States	Record daily precipitation	23.1 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Inwood 2 SW	United States	Record daily precipitation	18.5 mm (0.7 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Thundelarra	Australia	Record daily precipitation	16.8 mm (0.7 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Sterling	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	0.5 mm (0.02 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Cedarville	United States	Record daily precipitation	19.1 mm (0.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Whitestown	United States	Record daily precipitation	24.4 mm (1.0 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Tres Piedras	United States	Record daily precipitation	24.9 mm (1.0 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Waupaca	United States	Record daily precipitation	24.9 mm (1.0 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Independence	United States	Record daily precipitation	5.8 mm (0.23 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

339 records

Records set or tied on 28 July 1939 by type: Highest daily maximum 98, Lowest daily maximum 24, Highest daily minimum 90, Lowest daily minimum 11, Heaviest daily rainfall 116.

Records on 28 July 1939 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	98
Lowest daily maximum	24
Highest daily minimum	90
Lowest daily minimum	11
Heaviest daily rainfall	116
Heaviest daily snowfall	0
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 28 July 1939 by timescale: all-time 6, monthly 5, daily 328.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

262 broken records

Margins by which the 262 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 76.7. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

28 July 1939

Top 20 records on 28 July 1939 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
28 July 1939	Southampton, CA	daily rain	59.9 mm (2.4 in)	39.3 mm (1.5 in)	17 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
28 July 1939	Shimla, IN	daily rain	155.7 mm (6.1 in)	75.9 mm (3.0 in)	32 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
28 July 1939	Haliburton A, CA	daily rain	88.6 mm (3.5 in)	33.2 mm (1.3 in)	37 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
28 July 1939	Camden 3 W, US	daily rain	76.2 mm (3.0 in)	41.1 mm (1.6 in)	36 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
28 July 1939	Elatma, RU	daily rain	30.6 mm (1.2 in)	22.0 mm (0.9 in)	28 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
28 July 1939	Paraiyahat, IN	daily rain	98.8 mm (3.9 in)	44.7 mm (1.8 in)	33 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
28 July 1939	Bell Ranch, US	daily rain	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	35.8 mm (1.4 in)	1 year	39 of 100 (Notable)
28 July 1939	Auburn, US	daily rain	59.9 mm (2.4 in)	39.3 mm (1.5 in)	10 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
28 July 1939	Portland, US	monthly rain	108.0 mm (4.3 in)	15.0 mm (0.6 in)	24 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
28 July 1939	Halflong Obsy, IN	daily rain	79.8 mm (3.1 in)	43.5 mm (1.7 in)	33 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
28 July 1939	Balurghat, IN	daily rain	108.5 mm (4.3 in)	76.7 mm (3.0 in)	1 year	36 of 100 (Notable)
28 July 1939	Sparta 1 W, US	daily rain	39.9 mm (1.6 in)	28.7 mm (1.1 in)	33 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
28 July 1939	Chanchal, IN	daily rain	95.3 mm (3.8 in)	51.9 mm (2.0 in)	34 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
28 July 1939	Yeeda, AU	daily rain	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	20.8 mm (0.8 in)	30 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
28 July 1939	New Castle 1 N, US	daily rain	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	25.1 mm (1.0 in)	32 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
28 July 1939	Hvar, HR	daily low min	16.4 C (61.5 F)	1.9 C (3.4 F)	54 years	30 of 100 (Routine)
28 July 1939	Charlotteburg Rsvr, US	daily rain	69.9 mm (2.8 in)	33.3 mm (1.3 in)	10 years	30 of 100 (Routine)
28 July 1939	Prince Albert, CA	daily high max	35.6 C (96.1 F)	3.4 C (6.1 F)	53 years	29 of 100 (Routine)
28 July 1939	Cap Madeleine, CA	daily rain	39.9 mm (1.6 in)	12.0 mm (0.5 in)	36 years	29 of 100 (Routine)
28 July 1939	Winona, US	daily rain	41.4 mm (1.6 in)	18.5 mm (0.7 in)	32 years	28 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

1815 to 1939

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1815 to 1939. 1939 had 339 records.

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

Records on 07-28 in each year
Year	Records
1815	1
1832	2
1834	1
1838	1
1846	1
1848	1
1853	1
1857	1
1860	2
1866	2
1867	1
1872	3
1873	1
1874	1
1882	1
1883	3
1884	3
1886	2
1887	2
1888	3
1890	3
1891	8
1892	3
1893	5
1894	4
1895	6
1896	4
1897	4
1898	6
1900	8
1901	14
1902	4
1903	16
1904	23
1905	10
1906	18
1907	39
1908	15
1909	19
1910	18
1911	61
1912	32
1913	54
1914	42
1915	36
1916	134
1917	84
1918	34
1919	53
1920	95
1921	92
1922	82
1923	193
1924	79
1925	361
1926	175
1927	129
1928	341
1929	215
1930	603
1931	464
1932	184
1933	390
1934	533
1935	354
1936	471
1937	315
1938	264
1939	339
1940	507
1941	525
1942	165
1943	429
1944	349
1945	399
1946	380
1947	630
1948	535
1949	496
1950	1,035
1951	320
1952	669
1953	251
1954	355
1955	537
1956	309
1957	298
1958	549
1959	417
1960	416
1961	357
1962	772
1963	484
1964	422
1965	422
1966	349
1967	458
1968	547
1969	737
1970	343
1971	1,161
1972	675
1973	500
1974	343
1975	537
1976	493
1977	724
1978	681
1979	692
1980	1,170
1981	1,315
1982	774
1983	1,389
1984	1,373
1985	627
1986	868
1987	1,202
1988	761
1989	936
1990	757
1991	768
1992	678
1993	1,026
1994	2,266
1995	1,251
1996	1,178
1997	1,024
1998	1,835
1999	985
2000	857
2001	938
2002	866
2003	932
2004	1,345
2005	1,387
2006	1,398
2007	998
2008	923
2009	964
2010	1,306
2011	1,143
2012	731
2013	1,428
2014	713
2015	911
2016	648
2017	476
2018	655
2019	469
2020	721
2021	831
2022	990
2023	765
2024	668
2025	845
2026	863

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Data for records on 1939-07-28: 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 10	208
10 to 20	26
20 to 30	10
30 to 40	10
40 to 50	5
50 to 60	1
60 to 70	0
70 to 80	2