Weather Records on 14 August 1939

376 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 14 August 1939. Highest significance: Thomasville, US.

Key Facts for 14 August 1939

On 14 August 1939, 376 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
94 were record highs and 56 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 2 were all-time records, 9 monthly and 365 daily.
Thomasville set a daily record precipitation of 153.7 mm (6.1 in) on 14 August 1939.
Across 166 earlier years (1793 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 463 records.

Record Map

376 stations

376 station records on 14 August 1939 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 14 August 1939: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Thomasville	United States	Record daily precipitation	153.7 mm (6.1 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Manginapudi	India	Record daily precipitation	85.9 mm (3.4 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Humansdorp (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	56.4 mm (2.2 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Atmakur	India	Record daily precipitation	88.9 mm (3.5 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Clanton	United States	Record daily precipitation	77.7 mm (3.1 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Heidelberg Cape (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
De Aar	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	43.9 mm (1.7 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Saundatti	India	Record daily precipitation	48.5 mm (1.9 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Richmond C/K (Tnk)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	34.5 mm (1.4 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Gordonville	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Gudur(Guduru)	India	Record daily precipitation	68.6 mm (2.7 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Mau	India	Record daily precipitation	143.5 mm (5.6 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Nieu-Bethesda (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Graaff Reinet	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Robertson	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Gudivada	India	Record daily precipitation	83.8 mm (3.3 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Manjhanpur	India	Record daily precipitation	119.4 mm (4.7 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Bloemhof	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Swellendam (Tnk)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Dover	United States	Record daily precipitation	134.6 mm (5.3 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Pointe Riche	Canada	Record daily precipitation	41.9 mm (1.6 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Roodebloem	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	26.9 mm (1.1 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Prattville	United States	Record daily precipitation	128.5 mm (5.1 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Little Falls City Rsch	United States	Record daily precipitation	37.3 mm (1.5 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Calera	United States	Record daily precipitation	57.2 mm (2.3 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Cumbam	India	Record daily precipitation	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Graz	Austria	Record daily precipitation	46.9 mm (1.8 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Babuskin	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	20.5 C (68.9 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Clanton	United States	Record low maximum temperature	23.3 C (73.9 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Lihue 1020	United States	Record daily precipitation	25.9 mm (1.0 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Marion 1 N	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Montgomery Wb City	United States	Record daily precipitation	43.9 mm (1.7 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Szombathely	Hungary	Record daily precipitation	35.0 mm (1.4 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Arcadia	United States	Record low minimum temperature	18.3 C (64.9 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Williamstown	United States	Record daily precipitation	57.9 mm (2.3 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Tres Piedras	United States	Record daily precipitation	27.7 mm (1.1 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
White Sulphur Springs	United States	Record daily precipitation	44.5 mm (1.8 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Baltimore Customs House	United States	Record high minimum temperature	25.0 C (77.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Koilkuntla	India	Record daily precipitation	48.0 mm (1.9 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Jagalur	India	Record daily precipitation	34.5 mm (1.4 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
State UNIV	United States	Record low maximum temperature	26.7 C (80.1 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Kurnool	India	Record daily precipitation	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Navalgund	India	Record daily precipitation	25.7 mm (1.0 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
McGregor (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	35.8 mm (1.4 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Covington	United States	Record daily precipitation	37.6 mm (1.5 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Falmouth	United States	Record daily precipitation	48.0 mm (1.9 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Macon 2 NE	United States	Record low maximum temperature	25.6 C (78.1 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Gannavaram	India	Record daily precipitation	132.1 mm (5.2 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Wetumpka	United States	Record low maximum temperature	25.0 C (77.0 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Monticello 5 SE	United States	Record low maximum temperature	25.6 C (78.1 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Prattville	United States	Record low maximum temperature	23.9 C (75.0 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
De Funiak Springs 1 E	United States	Record daily precipitation	89.2 mm (3.5 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Eufaula	United States	Record daily precipitation	53.6 mm (2.1 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Goodwater	United States	Record low maximum temperature	24.4 C (75.9 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Ozark 6 NNW	United States	Record daily precipitation	86.4 mm (3.4 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Waterbury	United States	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Ft Gaines	United States	Record low maximum temperature	25.6 C (78.1 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Bhadrachalam	India	Record daily precipitation	66.0 mm (2.6 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Gudibanda	India	Record daily precipitation	73.7 mm (2.9 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Eufaula	United States	Record low maximum temperature	26.1 C (79.0 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

376 records

Records set or tied on 14 August 1939 by type: Highest daily maximum 36, Lowest daily maximum 32, Highest daily minimum 58, Lowest daily minimum 24, Heaviest daily rainfall 226.

Records on 14 August 1939 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	36
Lowest daily maximum	32
Highest daily minimum	58
Lowest daily minimum	24
Heaviest daily rainfall	226
Heaviest daily snowfall	0
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 14 August 1939 by timescale: all-time 2, monthly 9, daily 365.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

315 broken records

Margins by which the 315 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 100.4. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

14 August 1939

Top 20 records on 14 August 1939 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
14 August 1939	Thomasville, US	daily rain	153.7 mm (6.1 in)	100.4 mm (4.0 in)	33 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
14 August 1939	Manginapudi, IN	daily rain	85.9 mm (3.4 in)	58.7 mm (2.3 in)	36 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
14 August 1939	Humansdorp (Pol), ZA	daily rain	56.4 mm (2.2 in)	42.7 mm (1.7 in)	41 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
14 August 1939	Atmakur, IN	daily rain	88.9 mm (3.5 in)	62.0 mm (2.4 in)	37 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
14 August 1939	Clanton, US	daily rain	77.7 mm (3.1 in)	56.9 mm (2.2 in)	28 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
14 August 1939	Heidelberg Cape (Pol), ZA	daily rain	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	18.8 mm (0.7 in)	41 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
14 August 1939	De Aar, ZA	monthly rain	43.9 mm (1.7 in)	17.5 mm (0.7 in)	22 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
14 August 1939	Saundatti, IN	daily rain	48.5 mm (1.9 in)	37.3 mm (1.5 in)	32 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
14 August 1939	Richmond C/K (Tnk), ZA	daily rain	34.5 mm (1.4 in)	29.9 mm (1.2 in)	9 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
14 August 1939	Gordonville, ZA	daily rain	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	18 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
14 August 1939	Gudur(Guduru), IN	daily rain	68.6 mm (2.7 in)	47.5 mm (1.9 in)	24 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
14 August 1939	Mau, IN	daily rain	143.5 mm (5.6 in)	95.2 mm (3.7 in)	4 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
14 August 1939	Nieu-Bethesda (Pol), ZA	daily rain	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	21 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
14 August 1939	Graaff Reinet, ZA	daily rain	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	26.4 mm (1.0 in)	9 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
14 August 1939	Robertson, ZA	daily rain	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	20.3 mm (0.8 in)	29 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
14 August 1939	Gudivada, IN	daily rain	83.8 mm (3.3 in)	61.4 mm (2.4 in)	5 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
14 August 1939	Manjhanpur, IN	daily rain	119.4 mm (4.7 in)	78.5 mm (3.1 in)	8 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
14 August 1939	Bloemhof, ZA	daily rain	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	21.5 mm (0.8 in)	9 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
14 August 1939	Swellendam (Tnk), ZA	daily rain	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	25.7 mm (1.0 in)	9 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
14 August 1939	Dover, US	daily rain	134.6 mm (5.3 in)	55.9 mm (2.2 in)	20 years	38 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 376 records.

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

Records on 08-14 in each year
Year	Records
1793	2
1807	1
1815	1
1818	1
1825	1
1833	2
1839	1
1841	1
1843	1
1845	2
1856	2
1857	1
1859	1
1861	1
1864	3
1865	1
1866	2
1868	1
1870	1
1871	1
1872	1
1873	1
1874	1
1876	4
1882	1
1884	1
1885	3
1886	1
1887	3
1889	2
1890	1
1891	1
1892	3
1893	2
1894	2
1895	3
1896	5
1897	5
1898	2
1899	2
1900	1
1901	1
1902	8
1903	8
1904	3
1905	10
1906	8
1907	6
1908	28
1909	35
1910	10
1911	30
1912	56
1913	24
1914	16
1915	17
1916	109
1917	38
1918	60
1919	103
1920	56
1921	61
1922	54
1923	92
1924	319
1925	128
1926	182
1927	147
1928	233
1929	449
1930	627
1931	410
1932	314
1933	349
1934	470
1935	314
1936	612
1937	354
1938	519
1939	376
1940	489
1941	467
1942	364
1943	583
1944	709
1945	572
1946	511
1947	658
1948	373
1949	374
1950	402
1951	458
1952	560
1953	312
1954	457
1955	535
1956	426
1957	281
1958	421
1959	495
1960	414
1961	663
1962	885
1963	811
1964	1,394
1965	451
1966	388
1967	902
1968	1,315
1969	482
1970	398
1971	677
1972	552
1973	489
1974	542
1975	461
1976	1,060
1977	562
1978	834
1979	1,115
1980	544
1981	719
1982	539
1983	775
1984	598
1985	1,095
1986	775
1987	1,157
1988	1,301
1989	728
1990	737
1991	856
1992	1,709
1993	887
1994	1,149
1995	1,444
1996	954
1997	922
1998	1,100
1999	1,329
2000	1,117
2001	806
2002	1,576
2003	1,913
2004	1,936
2005	1,340
2006	1,073
2007	1,340
2008	798
2009	818
2010	1,704
2011	772
2012	758
2013	612
2014	651
2015	931
2016	824
2017	559
2018	397
2019	578
2020	1,009
2021	932
2022	771
2023	1,116
2024	1,045
2025	798
2026	1,211

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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	275
20 to 40	30
40 to 60	5
60 to 80	3
80 to 100	1
100 to 120	1