Weather Records on 6 August 1939

311 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 6 August 1939. Highest significance: Richfield Radio Ksvc, US.

Key Facts for 6 August 1939

On 6 August 1939, 311 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
75 were record highs and 91 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 10 monthly and 301 daily.
Richfield Radio Ksvc set a daily record precipitation of 33.0 mm (1.3 in) on 6 August 1939.
Across 165 earlier years (1794 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 447 records.

Record Map

311 stations

311 station records on 6 August 1939 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 6 August 1939: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Richfield Radio Ksvc	United States	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Halle	Germany	Record daily precipitation	29.7 mm (1.2 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Artern	Germany	Record daily precipitation	28.3 mm (1.1 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Sonamarg &	India	Record daily precipitation	52.3 mm (2.1 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Tranebjerg	Denmark	Record daily precipitation	39.0 mm (1.5 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Kanjirapally	India	Record daily precipitation	152.9 mm (6.0 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Thule	Australia	Record daily precipitation	50.3 mm (2.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Leipzig-Schkeuditz	Germany	Record daily precipitation	29.4 mm (1.2 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Kirchdorf/Poel	Germany	Record daily precipitation	34.5 mm (1.4 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Nagode	India	Record daily precipitation	203.2 mm (8.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Latrobe (Coal Road)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	39.4 mm (1.6 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
St Helens Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	34.8 mm (1.4 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Clausthal-Zellerfeld	Germany	Record daily precipitation	37.0 mm (1.5 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Pudukkottai	India	Record daily precipitation	67.6 mm (2.7 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Brooksville Chin Hill	United States	Record daily precipitation	84.8 mm (3.3 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Avoca (Railway House)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Swan Island Lighthouse	Australia	Record daily precipitation	47.2 mm (1.9 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Karambakkudi	India	Record daily precipitation	61.7 mm (2.4 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Brocken	Germany	Record daily precipitation	38.0 mm (1.5 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Periyanaickampal	India	Record daily precipitation	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Cape Barren Island (Cape Barre	Australia	Record daily precipitation	37.1 mm (1.5 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Windsor Kings College	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	20.6 C (69.1 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Pointe Riche	Canada	Record daily precipitation	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Koebenhavn: Landbohojskolen-1	Denmark	Record high maximum temperature	29.7 C (85.5 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Uvalde	United States	Record low maximum temperature	28.3 C (82.9 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Big Creek	Canada	Record low minimum temperature	-2.2 C (28.0 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Ajaigarh	India	Record daily precipitation	121.9 mm (4.8 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Medicine Hat A	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	15.6 C (60.1 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Hvar	Croatia	Record high minimum temperature	26.4 C (79.5 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Uthankarai	India	Record daily precipitation	41.1 mm (1.6 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Sivaganga	India	Record daily precipitation	63.5 mm (2.5 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Loa	United States	Record low maximum temperature	20.0 C (68.0 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Karur	India	Record daily precipitation	62.5 mm (2.5 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Eddystone Point	Australia	Record daily precipitation	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Gorlitz	Germany	Record daily precipitation	26.2 mm (1.0 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Kamuthi	India	Record daily precipitation	50.0 mm (2.0 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Badausa	India	Record daily precipitation	104.1 mm (4.1 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Langdon Exp Farm	United States	Record high minimum temperature	21.1 C (70.0 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Haskell	United States	Record low minimum temperature	17.8 C (64.0 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Mount Barker	Australia	Record low minimum temperature	-1.2 C (29.8 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Tower Hill	Australia	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Douglas Smelter	United States	Record low maximum temperature	23.3 C (73.9 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Mackay Lost Rvr Rs	United States	Record high maximum temperature	38.3 C (100.9 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Baxter	United States	Record low maximum temperature	23.3 C (73.9 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Greifswald	Germany	Record high minimum temperature	18.7 C (65.7 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Jagalur	India	Record daily precipitation	53.3 mm (2.1 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Las Vegas 2 NW	United States	Record high minimum temperature	21.1 C (70.0 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Park City G.C.	United States	Record low maximum temperature	18.3 C (64.9 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Soldier Summit	United States	Record low maximum temperature	18.9 C (66.0 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Dwtn Charleston	United States	Record low minimum temperature	18.9 C (66.0 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Bad Lauchstadt	Germany	Record daily precipitation	23.7 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Oatlands Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	13.2 mm (0.5 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Kherson	Ukraine	Record daily precipitation	22.1 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Zerbst	Germany	Record daily precipitation	16.7 mm (0.7 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Deal Island	Australia	Record daily precipitation	15.2 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Weissenfels	Germany	Record daily precipitation	24.0 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Nunong	Australia	Record daily precipitation	15.2 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Vestervig	Denmark	Record daily precipitation	23.5 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Teterow	Germany	Record daily precipitation	23.1 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Big Timber	United States	Record daily precipitation	22.9 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

311 records

Records set or tied on 6 August 1939 by type: Highest daily maximum 34, Lowest daily maximum 50, Highest daily minimum 41, Lowest daily minimum 41, Heaviest daily rainfall 145.

Records on 6 August 1939 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	34
Lowest daily maximum	50
Highest daily minimum	41
Lowest daily minimum	41
Heaviest daily rainfall	145
Heaviest daily snowfall	0
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 6 August 1939 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 10, daily 301.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

247 broken records

Margins by which the 247 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 146.8. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

6 August 1939

Top 20 records on 6 August 1939 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
6 August 1939	Richfield Radio Ksvc, US	daily rain	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	22.8 mm (0.9 in)	45 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
6 August 1939	Halle, DE	daily rain	29.7 mm (1.2 in)	21.5 mm (0.8 in)	33 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
6 August 1939	Artern, DE	daily rain	28.3 mm (1.1 in)	21.1 mm (0.8 in)	20 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
6 August 1939	Sonamarg &, IN	daily rain	52.3 mm (2.1 in)	41.4 mm (1.6 in)	21 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
6 August 1939	Tranebjerg, DK	daily rain	39.0 mm (1.5 in)	21.6 mm (0.9 in)	32 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
6 August 1939	Kanjirapally, IN	daily rain	152.9 mm (6.0 in)	76.7 mm (3.0 in)	32 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
6 August 1939	Thule, AU	daily rain	50.3 mm (2.0 in)	33.5 mm (1.3 in)	9 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
6 August 1939	Leipzig-Schkeuditz, DE	daily rain	29.4 mm (1.2 in)	19.5 mm (0.8 in)	33 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
6 August 1939	Kirchdorf/Poel, DE	daily rain	34.5 mm (1.4 in)	12.5 mm (0.5 in)	55 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
6 August 1939	Nagode, IN	daily rain	203.2 mm (8.0 in)	146.8 mm (5.8 in)	4 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
6 August 1939	Latrobe (Coal Road), AU	daily rain	39.4 mm (1.6 in)	26.2 mm (1.0 in)	24 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
6 August 1939	St Helens Post Office, AU	daily rain	34.8 mm (1.4 in)	20.8 mm (0.8 in)	25 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
6 August 1939	Clausthal-Zellerfeld, DE	daily rain	37.0 mm (1.5 in)	21.3 mm (0.8 in)	20 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
6 August 1939	Pudukkottai, IN	daily rain	67.6 mm (2.7 in)	44.7 mm (1.8 in)	21 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
6 August 1939	Brooksville Chin Hill, US	daily rain	84.8 mm (3.3 in)	41.6 mm (1.6 in)	24 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
6 August 1939	Avoca (Railway House), AU	daily rain	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	15.2 mm (0.6 in)	20 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
6 August 1939	Swan Island Lighthouse, AU	monthly rain	47.2 mm (1.9 in)	9.1 mm (0.36 in)	5 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
6 August 1939	Karambakkudi, IN	daily rain	61.7 mm (2.4 in)	33.8 mm (1.3 in)	20 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
6 August 1939	Brocken, DE	daily rain	38.0 mm (1.5 in)	15.9 mm (0.6 in)	41 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
6 August 1939	Periyanaickampal, IN	daily rain	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	2 years	32 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 311 records.

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

Records on 08-06 in each year
Year	Records
1794	1
1806	1
1808	1
1809	1
1810	1
1822	1
1830	1
1833	1
1847	1
1849	1
1856	3
1857	2
1858	1
1859	1
1861	1
1866	1
1869	1
1871	2
1876	1
1878	3
1879	1
1881	3
1883	1
1884	1
1885	3
1886	2
1887	1
1888	7
1889	3
1890	2
1891	2
1892	3
1893	1
1894	1
1895	6
1896	6
1897	1
1898	5
1899	2
1900	6
1901	7
1902	4
1903	16
1904	13
1905	13
1906	24
1907	26
1908	17
1909	14
1910	20
1911	22
1912	57
1913	41
1914	6
1915	108
1916	40
1917	35
1918	526
1919	92
1920	39
1921	49
1922	90
1923	113
1924	150
1925	78
1926	85
1927	132
1928	101
1929	189
1930	356
1931	349
1932	226
1933	284
1934	580
1935	330
1936	318
1937	371
1938	308
1939	311
1940	385
1941	356
1942	303
1943	248
1944	312
1945	458
1946	430
1947	625
1948	1,166
1949	464
1950	480
1951	720
1952	513
1953	646
1954	532
1955	531
1956	447
1957	949
1958	521
1959	422
1960	250
1961	551
1962	496
1963	258
1964	481
1965	390
1966	378
1967	757
1968	586
1969	613
1970	504
1971	945
1972	877
1973	876
1974	884
1975	749
1976	923
1977	623
1978	790
1979	544
1980	818
1981	855
1982	643
1983	1,281
1984	815
1985	874
1986	648
1987	948
1988	873
1989	879
1990	1,463
1991	1,100
1992	1,053
1993	1,569
1994	1,918
1995	1,500
1996	1,038
1997	1,216
1998	1,546
1999	938
2000	870
2001	1,100
2002	988
2003	1,221
2004	1,076
2005	756
2006	849
2007	991
2008	820
2009	1,033
2010	1,205
2011	1,357
2012	845
2013	722
2014	673
2015	827
2016	472
2017	827
2018	598
2019	645
2020	510
2021	457
2022	960
2023	1,177
2024	882
2025	721
2026	955

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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	223
20 to 40	18
40 to 60	4
60 to 80	1
80 to 100	0
100 to 120	0
120 to 140	0
140 to 160	1