Weather Records on 14 September 1939

1,007 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 14 September 1939. Highest significance: Soraon, IN.

Key Facts for 14 September 1939

On 14 September 1939, 1,007 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
851 were record highs and 68 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 4 were all-time records, 103 monthly and 900 daily.
Soraon set a daily record precipitation of 189.2 mm (7.4 in) on 14 September 1939.
Across 159 earlier years (1814 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 437 records.

Record Map

1,007 stations

1,007 station records on 14 September 1939 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 14 September 1939: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Soraon	India	Record daily precipitation	189.2 mm (7.4 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Gage	United States	Record daily precipitation	31.2 mm (1.2 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Park Rch	United States	Record daily precipitation	25.9 mm (1.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Dehradun	India	Record daily precipitation	113.8 mm (4.5 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Gumla	India	Record daily precipitation	70.4 mm (2.8 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Vancouver Pmo	Canada	Record daily precipitation	54.1 mm (2.1 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Bharthana	India	Record daily precipitation	65.8 mm (2.6 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Lordsburg 4 SE	United States	Record daily precipitation	38.6 mm (1.5 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Brookings 2 NE	United States	Record high minimum temperature	29.4 C (84.9 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Allahabad Chailk	India	Record daily precipitation	114.3 mm (4.5 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Phulpur	India	Record daily precipitation	149.1 mm (5.9 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Amethi	India	Record daily precipitation	77.5 mm (3.1 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Maple Plain	United States	Record high minimum temperature	24.4 C (75.9 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Norwalk Wwtp	United States	Record high maximum temperature	38.9 C (102.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Pratapgarh	India	Record daily precipitation	95.0 mm (3.7 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
La Crosse Wb City	United States	Record high minimum temperature	23.3 C (73.9 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Valparaiso Wtr Wks	United States	Record high maximum temperature	38.3 C (100.9 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Albion	United States	Record high minimum temperature	31.7 C (89.1 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Wakefield 3NW	United States	Record high maximum temperature	39.4 C (102.9 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Fairfax	United States	Record high minimum temperature	25.6 C (78.1 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Goodland	United States	Record high minimum temperature	21.1 C (70.0 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Brisbane Regional Office	Australia	Record low minimum temperature	6.8 C (44.2 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Port Arthur	Canada	Record daily precipitation	34.0 mm (1.3 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Ridgetown	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	33.3 C (91.9 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Gird	India	Record daily precipitation	116.8 mm (4.6 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Nawarangpur	India	Record daily precipitation	107.4 mm (4.2 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Machhlisnahr	India	Record daily precipitation	106.2 mm (4.2 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Kunda	India	Record daily precipitation	88.4 mm (3.5 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Alta	United States	Record high minimum temperature	23.3 C (73.9 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Chattanooga Wb City	United States	Record high maximum temperature	36.7 C (98.1 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Cairns Post Office	Australia	Record low maximum temperature	21.4 C (70.5 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Bundaberg Post Office	Australia	Record low minimum temperature	4.9 C (40.8 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
River Jordan	Canada	Record daily precipitation	39.4 mm (1.6 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Rushville	United States	Record high maximum temperature	37.2 C (99.0 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Audubon	United States	Record high maximum temperature	37.2 C (99.0 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Rock Rapids	United States	Record high minimum temperature	25.0 C (77.0 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Alamogordo 1	United States	Record daily precipitation	25.7 mm (1.0 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Brookings 2 NE	United States	Record high maximum temperature	36.7 C (98.1 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Castlewood	United States	Record high maximum temperature	36.7 C (98.1 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Plum Island	United States	Record high maximum temperature	33.9 C (93.0 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Sheboygan	United States	Record high maximum temperature	38.3 C (100.9 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Huron Rgnl AP	United States	Record high maximum temperature	37.2 C (99.0 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Longreach Post Office	Australia	Record low minimum temperature	3.9 C (39.0 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Karchana	India	Record daily precipitation	81.5 mm (3.2 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Tampa	United States	Record low minimum temperature	20.0 C (68.0 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Cambridge City 3 N	United States	Record high maximum temperature	39.4 C (102.9 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Ann Arbor U of Mich	United States	Record high maximum temperature	35.6 C (96.1 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Moorhead St Teachers C	United States	Record high minimum temperature	21.1 C (70.0 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Holdrege	United States	Record high minimum temperature	25.6 C (78.1 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Ashland	United States	Record high maximum temperature	37.2 C (99.0 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Alexandria	United States	Record high minimum temperature	26.1 C (79.0 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Flandreau	United States	Record high maximum temperature	37.8 C (100.0 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Farmersburg	United States	Record high maximum temperature	38.9 C (102.0 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Elkader 6 SSW	United States	Record high maximum temperature	36.7 C (98.1 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Guthrie Ctr	United States	Record high maximum temperature	37.2 C (99.0 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Logan 1 WNW	United States	Record high maximum temperature	38.3 C (100.9 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Rock Rapids	United States	Record high maximum temperature	38.3 C (100.9 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Kearney 4 NE	United States	Record high minimum temperature	23.9 C (75.0 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Howard	United States	Record high minimum temperature	22.8 C (73.0 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Ipswich	United States	Record high maximum temperature	38.9 C (102.0 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

1,007 records

Records set or tied on 14 September 1939 by type: Highest daily maximum 570, Lowest daily maximum 27, Highest daily minimum 281, Lowest daily minimum 41, Heaviest daily rainfall 87, Deepest snow cover 1.

Records on 14 September 1939 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	570
Lowest daily maximum	27
Highest daily minimum	281
Lowest daily minimum	41
Heaviest daily rainfall	87
Heaviest daily snowfall	0
Deepest snow cover	1

Records on 14 September 1939 by timescale: all-time 4, monthly 103, daily 900.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

795 broken records

Margins by which the 795 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 129.8. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

14 September 1939

Top 20 records on 14 September 1939 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
14 September 1939	Soraon, IN	daily rain	189.2 mm (7.4 in)	129.8 mm (5.1 in)	32 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
14 September 1939	Gage, US	daily rain	31.2 mm (1.2 in)	31.2 mm (1.2 in)	39 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
14 September 1939	Park Rch, US	daily rain	25.9 mm (1.0 in)	20.8 mm (0.8 in)	24 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
14 September 1939	Dehradun, IN	daily rain	113.8 mm (4.5 in)	80.0 mm (3.1 in)	14 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
14 September 1939	Gumla, IN	daily rain	70.4 mm (2.8 in)	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	33 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
14 September 1939	Vancouver Pmo, CA	daily rain	54.1 mm (2.1 in)	27.7 mm (1.1 in)	24 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
14 September 1939	Bharthana, IN	daily rain	65.8 mm (2.6 in)	36.3 mm (1.4 in)	32 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
14 September 1939	Lordsburg 4 SE, US	daily rain	38.6 mm (1.5 in)	25.9 mm (1.0 in)	8 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
14 September 1939	Brookings 2 NE, US	all-time high min	29.4 C (84.9 F)	3.3 C (5.9 F)	14 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
14 September 1939	Allahabad Chailk, IN	daily rain	114.3 mm (4.5 in)	70.6 mm (2.8 in)	1 year	30 of 100 (Routine)
14 September 1939	Phulpur, IN	daily rain	149.1 mm (5.9 in)	55.1 mm (2.2 in)	24 years	30 of 100 (Routine)
14 September 1939	Amethi, IN	daily rain	77.5 mm (3.1 in)	43.5 mm (1.7 in)	24 years	28 of 100 (Routine)
14 September 1939	Maple Plain, US	monthly high min	24.4 C (75.9 F)	1.1 C (2.0 F)	41 years	28 of 100 (Routine)
14 September 1939	Norwalk Wwtp, US	monthly high max	38.9 C (102.0 F)	1.1 C (2.0 F)	41 years	28 of 100 (Routine)
14 September 1939	Pratapgarh, IN	daily rain	95.0 mm (3.7 in)	34.0 mm (1.3 in)	36 years	27 of 100 (Routine)
14 September 1939	La Crosse Wb City, US	daily high min	23.3 C (73.9 F)	1.6 C (2.9 F)	61 years	27 of 100 (Routine)
14 September 1939	Valparaiso Wtr Wks, US	monthly high max	38.3 C (100.9 F)	0.5 C (0.9 F)	40 years	26 of 100 (Routine)
14 September 1939	Albion, US	all-time high min	31.7 C (89.1 F)	1.1 C (2.0 F)	4 years	26 of 100 (Routine)
14 September 1939	Wakefield 3NW, US	monthly high max	39.4 C (102.9 F)	0.5 C (0.9 F)	40 years	26 of 100 (Routine)
14 September 1939	Fairfax, US	monthly high min	25.6 C (78.1 F)	2.8 C (5.0 F)	27 years	26 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

1814 to 1939

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1814 to 1939. 1939 had 1,007 records.

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

Records on 09-14 in each year
Year	Records
1814	1
1828	1
1830	1
1831	1
1833	1
1835	1
1837	3
1848	1
1854	1
1861	1
1867	2
1868	2
1870	1
1872	1
1873	3
1874	1
1876	2
1879	1
1880	1
1882	1
1886	5
1887	3
1888	1
1889	1
1890	1
1891	2
1893	1
1894	2
1895	2
1896	1
1897	2
1898	4
1899	2
1900	2
1901	11
1902	12
1903	34
1904	13
1905	12
1906	14
1907	7
1908	16
1909	31
1910	9
1911	61
1912	50
1913	36
1914	31
1915	116
1916	13
1917	30
1918	35
1919	166
1920	108
1921	38
1922	77
1923	279
1924	95
1925	206
1926	49
1927	455
1928	116
1929	185
1930	197
1931	652
1932	211
1933	365
1934	181
1935	636
1936	609
1937	406
1938	335
1939	1,007
1940	415
1941	227
1942	186
1943	281
1944	293
1945	691
1946	379
1947	718
1948	504
1949	640
1950	327
1951	422
1952	469
1953	680
1954	275
1955	469
1956	479
1957	490
1958	254
1959	702
1960	599
1961	956
1962	339
1963	592
1964	658
1965	640
1966	888
1967	355
1968	369
1969	429
1970	1,351
1971	549
1972	409
1973	854
1974	622
1975	880
1976	547
1977	572
1978	663
1979	957
1980	543
1981	486
1982	1,012
1983	623
1984	855
1985	736
1986	716
1987	856
1988	781
1989	1,127
1990	1,088
1991	999
1992	677
1993	2,279
1994	1,143
1995	904
1996	1,091
1997	786
1998	2,049
1999	854
2000	997
2001	813
2002	899
2003	821
2004	762
2005	878
2006	1,009
2007	672
2008	1,437
2009	843
2010	938
2011	1,132
2012	634
2013	760
2014	758
2015	888
2016	1,387
2017	677
2018	632
2019	524
2020	671
2021	419
2022	612
2023	507
2024	838
2025	527
2026	783

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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	774
20 to 40	14
40 to 60	4
60 to 80	1
80 to 100	1
100 to 120	0
120 to 140	1