Weather Records on 11 August 1939

389 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 11 August 1939. Highest significance: Hirekerur, IN.

Key Facts for 11 August 1939

On 11 August 1939, 389 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
58 were record highs and 78 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 7 monthly and 382 daily.
Hirekerur set a daily record precipitation of 52.6 mm (2.1 in) on 11 August 1939.
Across 161 earlier years (1793 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 461 records.

Record Map

389 stations

389 station records on 11 August 1939 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 11 August 1939: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Hirekerur	India	Record daily precipitation	52.6 mm (2.1 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Hospet	India	Record daily precipitation	99.3 mm (3.9 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Saunur(Savnur)	India	Record daily precipitation	36.3 mm (1.4 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Madakasira	India	Record daily precipitation	55.9 mm (2.2 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Chitradurga	India	Record daily precipitation	57.9 mm (2.3 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Parli	India	Record daily precipitation	125.7 mm (4.9 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Estherville 4E	United States	Record daily precipitation	98.3 mm (3.9 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Palghat	India	Record daily precipitation	125.7 mm (4.9 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Nilakottai	India	Record daily precipitation	90.7 mm (3.6 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Haveri	India	Record daily precipitation	53.3 mm (2.1 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Gauribidanur	India	Record daily precipitation	70.1 mm (2.8 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Kudligi	India	Record daily precipitation	93.0 mm (3.7 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Hadagalli	India	Record daily precipitation	64.5 mm (2.5 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Coimbatore	India	Record daily precipitation	41.1 mm (1.6 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Atlantic 1 NE	United States	Record daily precipitation	89.4 mm (3.5 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Alamogordo 1	United States	Record daily precipitation	52.1 mm (2.1 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Holalkhere	India	Record daily precipitation	46.7 mm (1.8 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Molakmura	India	Record daily precipitation	59.7 mm (2.4 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Carrizozo 1SW	United States	Record daily precipitation	36.6 mm (1.4 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Aravakurichi	India	Record daily precipitation	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Forest City 2 NNE	United States	Record daily precipitation	73.2 mm (2.9 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Sarna	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	30.6 mm (1.2 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Donnybrook	Australia	Record daily precipitation	51.6 mm (2.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Sattankulam	India	Record daily precipitation	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Brunswick Junction	Australia	Record daily precipitation	51.8 mm (2.0 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Nalgonda	India	Record daily precipitation	44.7 mm (1.8 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Ranebennur	India	Record daily precipitation	38.4 mm (1.5 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
New Ulm 2 SE	United States	Record daily precipitation	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Devanhalli	India	Record daily precipitation	61.5 mm (2.4 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Mundargi	India	Record daily precipitation	61.2 mm (2.4 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Vanersborg	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	31.2 mm (1.2 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Boyanup	Australia	Record daily precipitation	54.1 mm (2.1 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Blythwood	Australia	Record daily precipitation	43.4 mm (1.7 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Shikarpur	India	Record daily precipitation	57.4 mm (2.3 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Pattanamphitta	India	Record daily precipitation	86.9 mm (3.4 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Ottumwa 1 WSW	United States	Record daily precipitation	82.8 mm (3.3 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Hassan Obsy	India	Record daily precipitation	36.3 mm (1.4 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Pudukkottai	India	Record daily precipitation	61.5 mm (2.4 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Chariton 1 E	United States	Record daily precipitation	68.6 mm (2.7 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Chanute Martin Johnson AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	52.8 mm (2.1 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Gayndah Post Office	Australia	Record low maximum temperature	13.9 C (57.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Harapanahalli	India	Record daily precipitation	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Varberg	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	54.9 mm (2.2 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Millerton	United States	Record daily precipitation	61.0 mm (2.4 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Bukkapatnam	India	Record daily precipitation	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Pavagada	India	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Ter Apel	Netherlands	Record daily precipitation	30.3 mm (1.2 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Margaret River 1	Australia	Record daily precipitation	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Orbost (Comparison)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	26.2 mm (1.0 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Jaggiayapet	India	Record daily precipitation	89.7 mm (3.5 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Jagalur	India	Record daily precipitation	36.3 mm (1.4 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Tiruvaiyaru	India	Record daily precipitation	56.1 mm (2.2 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Reedy Flat	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.7 mm (1.0 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Fayette	United States	Record daily precipitation	89.9 mm (3.5 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Hunters STN	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-6.1 C (21.0 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Hambantota	Sri Lanka	Record low maximum temperature	26.8 C (80.2 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Sira	India	Record daily precipitation	62.2 mm (2.4 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Punalur	India	Record daily precipitation	66.5 mm (2.6 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Thalipilly	India	Record daily precipitation	133.4 mm (5.3 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Nidingen A	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	44.9 mm (1.8 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

389 records

Records set or tied on 11 August 1939 by type: Highest daily maximum 29, Lowest daily maximum 23, Highest daily minimum 29, Lowest daily minimum 55, Heaviest daily rainfall 253.

Records on 11 August 1939 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	29
Lowest daily maximum	23
Highest daily minimum	29
Lowest daily minimum	55
Heaviest daily rainfall	253
Heaviest daily snowfall	0
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 11 August 1939 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 7, daily 382.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

341 broken records

Margins by which the 341 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 80.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

11 August 1939

Top 20 records on 11 August 1939 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
11 August 1939	Hirekerur, IN	daily rain	52.6 mm (2.1 in)	42.4 mm (1.7 in)	37 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
11 August 1939	Hospet, IN	daily rain	99.3 mm (3.9 in)	75.9 mm (3.0 in)	32 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
11 August 1939	Saunur(Savnur), IN	daily rain	36.3 mm (1.4 in)	25.9 mm (1.0 in)	34 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
11 August 1939	Madakasira, IN	daily rain	55.9 mm (2.2 in)	49.0 mm (1.9 in)	32 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
11 August 1939	Chitradurga, IN	daily rain	57.9 mm (2.3 in)	46.2 mm (1.8 in)	28 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
11 August 1939	Parli, IN	daily rain	125.7 mm (4.9 in)	80.0 mm (3.1 in)	32 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
11 August 1939	Estherville 4E, US	daily rain	98.3 mm (3.9 in)	67.8 mm (2.7 in)	20 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
11 August 1939	Palghat, IN	daily rain	125.7 mm (4.9 in)	71.1 mm (2.8 in)	17 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
11 August 1939	Nilakottai, IN	daily rain	90.7 mm (3.6 in)	40.7 mm (1.6 in)	36 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
11 August 1939	Haveri, IN	daily rain	53.3 mm (2.1 in)	32.2 mm (1.3 in)	4 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
11 August 1939	Gauribidanur, IN	daily rain	70.1 mm (2.8 in)	50.0 mm (2.0 in)	20 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
11 August 1939	Kudligi, IN	daily rain	93.0 mm (3.7 in)	70.6 mm (2.8 in)	1 year	43 of 100 (Notable)
11 August 1939	Hadagalli, IN	daily rain	64.5 mm (2.5 in)	51.0 mm (2.0 in)	1 year	43 of 100 (Notable)
11 August 1939	Coimbatore, IN	daily rain	41.1 mm (1.6 in)	23.3 mm (0.9 in)	36 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
11 August 1939	Atlantic 1 NE, US	daily rain	89.4 mm (3.5 in)	55.4 mm (2.2 in)	25 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
11 August 1939	Alamogordo 1, US	daily rain	52.1 mm (2.1 in)	29.7 mm (1.2 in)	22 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
11 August 1939	Holalkhere, IN	daily rain	46.7 mm (1.8 in)	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	14 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
11 August 1939	Molakmura, IN	daily rain	59.7 mm (2.4 in)	44.0 mm (1.7 in)	32 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
11 August 1939	Carrizozo 1SW, US	daily rain	36.6 mm (1.4 in)	23.9 mm (0.9 in)	29 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
11 August 1939	Aravakurichi, IN	daily rain	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	33.8 mm (1.3 in)	36 years	37 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

1793 to 1939

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1793 to 1939. 1939 had 389 records.

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

Records on 08-11 in each year
Year	Records
1793	1
1796	1
1811	1
1815	2
1838	1
1839	1
1841	1
1851	1
1855	1
1858	1
1861	2
1862	1
1863	1
1864	6
1865	1
1866	6
1869	4
1871	1
1875	1
1879	2
1881	1
1883	1
1885	1
1888	1
1889	4
1890	4
1891	1
1892	4
1893	1
1894	1
1895	2
1896	5
1897	3
1898	2
1899	3
1900	4
1901	4
1902	13
1903	12
1904	19
1905	9
1906	6
1907	8
1908	10
1909	41
1910	9
1911	24
1912	46
1913	43
1914	26
1915	27
1916	64
1917	217
1918	29
1919	18
1920	54
1921	201
1922	98
1923	80
1924	149
1925	219
1926	140
1927	190
1928	174
1929	354
1930	471
1931	453
1932	281
1933	416
1934	620
1935	499
1936	541
1937	356
1938	315
1939	389
1940	359
1941	807
1942	390
1943	345
1944	936
1945	401
1946	419
1947	709
1948	306
1949	471
1950	320
1951	296
1952	417
1953	283
1954	536
1955	319
1956	457
1957	305
1958	494
1959	337
1960	461
1961	429
1962	662
1963	493
1964	677
1965	793
1966	1,037
1967	1,071
1968	619
1969	533
1970	526
1971	711
1972	823
1973	451
1974	596
1975	753
1976	529
1977	845
1978	433
1979	797
1980	929
1981	645
1982	1,232
1983	1,095
1984	822
1985	804
1986	563
1987	885
1988	1,119
1989	983
1990	760
1991	822
1992	928
1993	840
1994	1,173
1995	1,324
1996	1,147
1997	1,512
1998	1,232
1999	1,152
2000	924
2001	811
2002	1,152
2003	1,601
2004	1,478
2005	1,031
2006	896
2007	1,428
2008	945
2009	836
2010	2,289
2011	1,106
2012	953
2013	470
2014	556
2015	696
2016	1,340
2017	619
2018	861
2019	758
2020	688
2021	834
2022	661
2023	757
2024	643
2025	722
2026	765

Download the Data

Data for records on 1939-08-11: 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	245
10 to 20	42
20 to 30	26
30 to 40	12
40 to 50	8
50 to 60	3
60 to 70	1
70 to 80	4