Weather Records on 24 September 1939

331 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 24 September 1939. Highest significance: Parker, US.

Key Facts for 24 September 1939

On 24 September 1939, 331 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
184 were record highs and 44 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 2 were all-time records, 7 monthly and 322 daily.
Parker set a daily record precipitation of 38.4 mm (1.5 in) on 24 September 1939.
Across 166 earlier years (1803 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 428 records.

Record Map

331 stations

331 station records on 24 September 1939 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 24 September 1939: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Parker	United States	Record daily precipitation	38.4 mm (1.5 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Needles	United States	Record daily precipitation	31.2 mm (1.2 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Lake City 2 E	United States	Record daily precipitation	81.3 mm (3.2 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Butterworth (Tnk)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Komga (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	51.1 mm (2.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Odesa	Ukraine	Record daily precipitation	35.1 mm (1.4 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Ida	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	26.4 mm (1.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Santa Barbara	United States	Record high minimum temperature	21.7 C (71.1 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Patan	India	Record daily precipitation	78.5 mm (3.1 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Contest	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Dohne (Sar)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Nqamakwe (Tnk)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	47.8 mm (1.9 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Yalta	Ukraine	Record daily precipitation	37.0 mm (1.5 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Los Gatos	United States	Record high minimum temperature	21.1 C (70.0 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Fort Cunynghame (Bos)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	40.4 mm (1.6 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Queenstown	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	36.6 mm (1.4 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Santa Clara UNIV	United States	Record high minimum temperature	20.0 C (68.0 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Balumath	India	Record daily precipitation	71.1 mm (2.8 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Tsomo (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	45.0 mm (1.8 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Kentani (Bos)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	53.6 mm (2.1 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Lady Frere (Tnk)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Tuba City	United States	Record high minimum temperature	20.0 C (68.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Mqanduli (Tnk)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	39.4 mm (1.6 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Huxley	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Engcobo (Tnk)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	32.3 mm (1.3 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Elliotdale (Tnk)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Redlands	United States	Record daily precipitation	39.4 mm (1.6 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Kologha (Bos)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Santa Cruz	United States	Record high minimum temperature	19.4 C (66.9 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Chowghat	India	Record daily precipitation	69.9 mm (2.8 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Newman	United States	Record high minimum temperature	23.3 C (73.9 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
San Diego Wbo	United States	Record high minimum temperature	21.1 C (70.0 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Ai-Petri	Ukraine	Record daily precipitation	43.7 mm (1.7 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Claremont Pomona Clg	United States	Record daily precipitation	32.8 mm (1.3 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Colusa Brg	United States	Record high minimum temperature	19.4 C (66.9 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Pomona/Fairplex	United States	Record high minimum temperature	17.8 C (64.0 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Santa Maria	United States	Record daily precipitation	28.7 mm (1.1 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Nabinagar	India	Record daily precipitation	93.0 mm (3.7 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Kamakhyanagar	India	Record daily precipitation	55.4 mm (2.2 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Kubusie (Bos)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Denair 3 NNE	United States	Record high minimum temperature	22.8 C (73.0 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Sierra Madre Henszey	United States	Record high minimum temperature	22.2 C (72.0 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Pincher Creek Town	Canada	Record daily precipitation	28.2 mm (1.1 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Garu	India	Record daily precipitation	64.0 mm (2.5 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
St. Petersburg	Russia	Record low minimum temperature	-2.0 C (28.4 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Willowvale (Tnk)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Davis 2 WSW Exp Farm	United States	Record high minimum temperature	19.4 C (66.9 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Bahragora	India	Record daily precipitation	69.9 mm (2.8 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Tiruvangadi	India	Record daily precipitation	42.2 mm (1.7 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Ulricehamn	Sweden	Record low maximum temperature	6.8 C (44.2 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Gyzylarbat	Turkmenistan	Record high maximum temperature	39.8 C (103.6 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Elsinore	United States	Record high minimum temperature	19.4 C (66.9 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Oroville 1 N	United States	Record high minimum temperature	20.6 C (69.1 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Paso Robles	United States	Record high minimum temperature	17.8 C (64.0 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Bagodar I	India	Record daily precipitation	119.4 mm (4.7 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Kargopol	Russia	Record low minimum temperature	-6.4 C (20.5 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Dontsa	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Pasadena	United States	Record high minimum temperature	21.1 C (70.0 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Riverside Fire STN 3	United States	Record high minimum temperature	18.9 C (66.0 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Bolpur	India	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

331 records

Records set or tied on 24 September 1939 by type: Highest daily maximum 105, Lowest daily maximum 13, Highest daily minimum 79, Lowest daily minimum 31, Heaviest daily rainfall 102, Deepest snow cover 1.

Records on 24 September 1939 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	105
Lowest daily maximum	13
Highest daily minimum	79
Lowest daily minimum	31
Heaviest daily rainfall	102
Heaviest daily snowfall	0
Deepest snow cover	1

Records on 24 September 1939 by timescale: all-time 2, monthly 7, daily 322.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

257 broken records

Margins by which the 257 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 59.4. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

24 September 1939

Top 20 records on 24 September 1939 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
24 September 1939	Parker, US	daily rain	38.4 mm (1.5 in)	38.4 mm (1.5 in)	44 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
24 September 1939	Needles, US	daily rain	31.2 mm (1.2 in)	28.7 mm (1.1 in)	30 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
24 September 1939	Lake City 2 E, US	daily rain	81.3 mm (3.2 in)	56.7 mm (2.2 in)	40 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
24 September 1939	Butterworth (Tnk), ZA	daily rain	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	33.1 mm (1.3 in)	32 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
24 September 1939	Komga (Pol), ZA	daily rain	51.1 mm (2.0 in)	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	32 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
24 September 1939	Odesa, UA	daily rain	35.1 mm (1.4 in)	23.8 mm (0.9 in)	8 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
24 September 1939	Ida, ZA	daily rain	26.4 mm (1.0 in)	18.3 mm (0.7 in)	46 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
24 September 1939	Santa Barbara, US	daily high min	21.7 C (71.1 F)	6.1 C (11.0 F)	34 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
24 September 1939	Patan, IN	daily rain	78.5 mm (3.1 in)	59.4 mm (2.3 in)	20 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
24 September 1939	Contest, ZA	daily rain	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	20.6 mm (0.8 in)	32 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
24 September 1939	Dohne (Sar), ZA	daily rain	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	29 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
24 September 1939	Nqamakwe (Tnk), ZA	daily rain	47.8 mm (1.9 in)	18.6 mm (0.7 in)	32 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
24 September 1939	Yalta, UA	daily rain	37.0 mm (1.5 in)	20.4 mm (0.8 in)	25 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
24 September 1939	Los Gatos, US	daily high min	21.1 C (70.0 F)	6.1 C (11.0 F)	28 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
24 September 1939	Fort Cunynghame (Bos), ZA	daily rain	40.4 mm (1.6 in)	19.3 mm (0.8 in)	32 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
24 September 1939	Queenstown, ZA	daily rain	36.6 mm (1.4 in)	20.1 mm (0.8 in)	14 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
24 September 1939	Santa Clara UNIV, US	all-time high min	20.0 C (68.0 F)	0.6 C (1.1 F)	24 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
24 September 1939	Balumath, IN	daily rain	71.1 mm (2.8 in)	47.7 mm (1.9 in)	24 years	32 of 100 (Routine)
24 September 1939	Tsomo (Pol), ZA	daily rain	45.0 mm (1.8 in)	22.6 mm (0.9 in)	6 years	31 of 100 (Routine)
24 September 1939	Kentani (Bos), ZA	daily rain	53.6 mm (2.1 in)	27.7 mm (1.1 in)	32 years	31 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

1803 to 1939

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1803 to 1939. 1939 had 331 records.

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

Records on 09-24 in each year
Year	Records
1803	1
1835	1
1836	1
1842	1
1847	1
1852	2
1854	2
1857	2
1858	1
1859	1
1860	1
1863	1
1864	1
1865	1
1866	1
1867	2
1868	1
1870	3
1871	1
1872	1
1873	1
1874	2
1875	2
1876	1
1877	3
1878	2
1881	5
1884	1
1885	2
1887	1
1889	5
1890	1
1891	2
1892	5
1893	1
1894	2
1895	7
1896	2
1898	1
1899	4
1900	5
1901	3
1902	10
1903	8
1904	9
1905	7
1906	5
1907	20
1908	23
1909	31
1910	8
1911	11
1912	49
1913	9
1914	23
1915	159
1916	253
1917	87
1918	7
1919	26
1920	69
1921	23
1922	49
1923	70
1924	175
1925	146
1926	630
1927	194
1928	603
1929	137
1930	488
1931	463
1932	354
1933	424
1934	367
1935	449
1936	329
1937	237
1938	355
1939	331
1940	319
1941	319
1942	918
1943	413
1944	334
1945	475
1946	425
1947	704
1948	422
1949	554
1950	778
1951	580
1952	425
1953	346
1954	269
1955	577
1956	427
1957	370
1958	725
1959	414
1960	487
1961	680
1962	360
1963	715
1964	329
1965	624
1966	410
1967	394
1968	433
1969	278
1970	1,046
1971	485
1972	480
1973	1,208
1974	1,204
1975	1,116
1976	556
1977	814
1978	619
1979	577
1980	633
1981	604
1982	702
1983	1,128
1984	1,565
1985	771
1986	1,207
1987	729
1988	740
1989	1,668
1990	969
1991	519
1992	1,250
1993	1,055
1994	842
1995	1,251
1996	676
1997	1,238
1998	945
1999	933
2000	1,966
2001	1,097
2002	885
2003	863
2004	600
2005	1,256
2006	1,306
2007	1,244
2008	633
2009	866
2010	1,340
2011	770
2012	545
2013	514
2014	764
2015	770
2016	732
2017	1,402
2018	497
2019	516
2020	754
2021	457
2022	395
2023	689
2024	778
2025	576
2026	389

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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 10	205
10 to 20	25
20 to 30	17
30 to 40	5
40 to 50	3
50 to 60	2