Weather Records on 31 August 1939

296 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 31 August 1939. Highest significance: Partabgarh, IN.

Key Facts for 31 August 1939

On 31 August 1939, 296 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
119 were record highs and 43 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 4 were all-time records, 14 monthly and 278 daily.
Partabgarh set an all-time record daily precipitation of 248.7 mm (9.8 in) on 31 August 1939.
Across 165 earlier years (1796 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 437 records.

Record Map

296 stations

296 station records on 31 August 1939 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 31 August 1939: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Partabgarh	India	Record daily precipitation	248.7 mm (9.8 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Multai	India	Record daily precipitation	199.4 mm (7.9 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Jhabua	India	Record daily precipitation	157.0 mm (6.2 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Mandsaur	India	Record daily precipitation	134.6 mm (5.3 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Harsud	India	Record daily precipitation	209.6 mm (8.3 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Dharni	India	Record daily precipitation	116.1 mm (4.6 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Isabela Substn	Puerto Rico [United States]	Record daily precipitation	103.6 mm (4.1 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Indore	India	Record daily precipitation	153.7 mm (6.1 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Khandwa	India	Record daily precipitation	109.0 mm (4.3 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Port Orford 2	United States	Record daily precipitation	32.3 mm (1.3 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Atner	India	Record daily precipitation	88.9 mm (3.5 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Keolari	India	Record daily precipitation	167.6 mm (6.6 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Dhar	India	Record daily precipitation	83.8 mm (3.3 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Harda	India	Record daily precipitation	238.8 mm (9.4 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Kingston	United States	Record daily precipitation	117.6 mm (4.6 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Chindwara	India	Record daily precipitation	211.3 mm (8.3 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Simga	India	Record daily precipitation	113.0 mm (4.4 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Seoni	India	Record daily precipitation	193.5 mm (7.6 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Bhusaval Sr	India	Record daily precipitation	61.2 mm (2.4 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Betul(Badnur)	India	Record daily precipitation	199.9 mm (7.9 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Shujalpur	India	Record daily precipitation	156.2 mm (6.1 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Rpf 126 Mile	Australia	Record daily precipitation	52.3 mm (2.1 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Ashta	India	Record daily precipitation	224.8 mm (8.9 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Winnibigoshish Dam	United States	Record daily precipitation	72.6 mm (2.9 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Albany 1 N	United States	Record daily precipitation	25.1 mm (1.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Sardarpur	India	Record daily precipitation	115.6 mm (4.6 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Yaval	India	Record daily precipitation	56.9 mm (2.2 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Katangi	India	Record daily precipitation	139.7 mm (5.5 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Makrai	India	Record daily precipitation	334.0 mm (13.1 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Morsi	India	Record daily precipitation	99.1 mm (3.9 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Bemetara	India	Record daily precipitation	124.7 mm (4.9 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Seoni	India	Record daily precipitation	273.6 mm (10.8 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Khachrod	India	Record daily precipitation	116.8 mm (4.6 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Jalgaon	India	Record daily precipitation	68.1 mm (2.7 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
New Bedford Coop	United States	Record daily precipitation	62.7 mm (2.5 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Chicholi	India	Record daily precipitation	222.3 mm (8.8 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Pachmarhi	India	Record daily precipitation	271.8 mm (10.7 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Mandhata	India	Record daily precipitation	121.9 mm (4.8 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Ratlam	India	Record daily precipitation	138.2 mm (5.4 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Mundulla	Australia	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Sitamau	India	Record daily precipitation	93.5 mm (3.7 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Waukomis	United States	Record high minimum temperature	31.1 C (88.0 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Sailana	India	Record daily precipitation	154.9 mm (6.1 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Roomal	India	Record daily precipitation	104.6 mm (4.1 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Achalpur	India	Record daily precipitation	82.6 mm (3.3 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Burrwood Wb	United States	Record low minimum temperature	18.3 C (64.9 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Sausar	India	Record daily precipitation	165.1 mm (6.5 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Gadarwara	India	Record daily precipitation	111.8 mm (4.4 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Jaora	India	Record daily precipitation	85.9 mm (3.4 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Badnagar	India	Record daily precipitation	88.9 mm (3.5 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Jalgaon	India	Record daily precipitation	60.5 mm (2.4 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Khamgaon	India	Record daily precipitation	41.1 mm (1.6 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Sydney	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	14.4 C (57.9 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Chandur Bazar	India	Record daily precipitation	82.6 mm (3.3 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Daryapur	India	Record daily precipitation	53.1 mm (2.1 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Biddelia	Australia	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Shahpur	India	Record daily precipitation	173.0 mm (6.8 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Jamner	India	Record daily precipitation	65.0 mm (2.6 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Baihar	India	Record daily precipitation	126.2 mm (5.0 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Kowardha	India	Record daily precipitation	89.9 mm (3.5 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

296 records

Records set or tied on 31 August 1939 by type: Highest daily maximum 73, Lowest daily maximum 18, Highest daily minimum 46, Lowest daily minimum 25, Heaviest daily rainfall 134.

Records on 31 August 1939 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	73
Lowest daily maximum	18
Highest daily minimum	46
Lowest daily minimum	25
Heaviest daily rainfall	134
Heaviest daily snowfall	0
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 31 August 1939 by timescale: all-time 4, monthly 14, daily 278.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

232 broken records

Margins by which the 232 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 140.4. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

31 August 1939

Top 20 records on 31 August 1939 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
31 August 1939	Partabgarh, IN	all-time rain	248.7 mm (9.8 in)	76.7 mm (3.0 in)	10 years	60 of 100 (Major)
31 August 1939	Multai, IN	all-time rain	199.4 mm (7.9 in)	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	23 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
31 August 1939	Jhabua, IN	daily rain	157.0 mm (6.2 in)	118.9 mm (4.7 in)	32 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
31 August 1939	Mandsaur, IN	daily rain	134.6 mm (5.3 in)	112.0 mm (4.4 in)	29 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
31 August 1939	Harsud, IN	monthly rain	209.6 mm (8.3 in)	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	38 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
31 August 1939	Dharni, IN	daily rain	116.1 mm (4.6 in)	81.8 mm (3.2 in)	32 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
31 August 1939	Isabela Substn, PR	monthly rain	103.6 mm (4.1 in)	28.4 mm (1.1 in)	37 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
31 August 1939	Indore, IN	daily rain	153.7 mm (6.1 in)	125.8 mm (5.0 in)	12 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
31 August 1939	Khandwa, IN	daily rain	109.0 mm (4.3 in)	59.0 mm (2.3 in)	14 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
31 August 1939	Port Orford 2, US	monthly rain	32.3 mm (1.3 in)	12.0 mm (0.5 in)	17 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
31 August 1939	Atner, IN	daily rain	88.9 mm (3.5 in)	67.3 mm (2.6 in)	9 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
31 August 1939	Keolari, IN	daily rain	167.6 mm (6.6 in)	135.8 mm (5.3 in)	9 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
31 August 1939	Dhar, IN	daily rain	83.8 mm (3.3 in)	68.1 mm (2.7 in)	13 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
31 August 1939	Harda, IN	monthly rain	238.8 mm (9.4 in)	63.5 mm (2.5 in)	15 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
31 August 1939	Kingston, US	daily rain	117.6 mm (4.6 in)	56.6 mm (2.2 in)	28 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
31 August 1939	Chindwara, IN	daily rain	211.3 mm (8.3 in)	140.4 mm (5.5 in)	2 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
31 August 1939	Simga, IN	daily rain	113.0 mm (4.4 in)	68.5 mm (2.7 in)	34 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
31 August 1939	Seoni, IN	daily rain	193.5 mm (7.6 in)	110.9 mm (4.4 in)	2 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
31 August 1939	Bhusaval Sr, IN	daily rain	61.2 mm (2.4 in)	41.6 mm (1.6 in)	32 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
31 August 1939	Betul(Badnur), IN	monthly rain	199.9 mm (7.9 in)	41.4 mm (1.6 in)	26 years	41 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

1796 to 1939

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1796 to 1939. 1939 had 296 records.

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

Records on 08-31 in each year
Year	Records
1796	1
1806	1
1807	2
1813	1
1814	1
1816	1
1827	1
1836	1
1846	1
1849	1
1851	1
1856	2
1858	1
1859	1
1860	1
1861	1
1863	1
1867	1
1869	1
1873	1
1875	1
1876	1
1877	2
1879	2
1881	3
1882	2
1885	1
1886	5
1887	1
1889	1
1890	2
1892	3
1893	1
1894	1
1895	1
1896	1
1897	5
1898	10
1899	4
1900	3
1901	5
1902	5
1903	16
1904	13
1905	8
1906	47
1907	6
1908	12
1909	39
1910	20
1911	31
1912	34
1913	40
1914	23
1915	71
1916	7
1917	60
1918	58
1919	25
1920	46
1921	86
1922	58
1923	63
1924	232
1925	111
1926	148
1927	103
1928	201
1929	300
1930	243
1931	192
1932	807
1933	424
1934	381
1935	540
1936	226
1937	508
1938	324
1939	296
1940	400
1941	528
1942	422
1943	650
1944	638
1945	572
1946	545
1947	473
1948	367
1949	409
1950	662
1951	910
1952	388
1953	1,054
1954	633
1955	539
1956	734
1957	317
1958	417
1959	496
1960	366
1961	625
1962	432
1963	415
1964	591
1965	886
1966	830
1967	952
1968	562
1969	474
1970	558
1971	326
1972	287
1973	793
1974	587
1975	658
1976	732
1977	621
1978	891
1979	400
1980	701
1981	692
1982	586
1983	788
1984	866
1985	854
1986	1,218
1987	836
1988	570
1989	622
1990	966
1991	848
1992	1,274
1993	1,286
1994	1,139
1995	1,077
1996	1,451
1997	943
1998	1,163
1999	988
2000	1,545
2001	944
2002	852
2003	1,232
2004	963
2005	1,782
2006	1,147
2007	1,110
2008	870
2009	1,224
2010	1,490
2011	994
2012	932
2013	771
2014	458
2015	1,074
2016	599
2017	596
2018	366
2019	781
2020	737
2021	553
2022	1,191
2023	600
2024	766
2025	307
2026	595

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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	168
20 to 40	23
40 to 60	22
60 to 80	9
80 to 100	3
100 to 120	4
120 to 140	2
140 to 160	1