Weather Records on 29 September 1939

407 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 29 September 1939. Highest significance: Kaanapali AP 453.1, US.

Key Facts for 29 September 1939

On 29 September 1939, 407 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
180 were record highs and 115 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 25 monthly and 382 daily.
Kaanapali AP 453.1 set a monthly record daily precipitation of 33.3 mm (1.3 in) on 29 September 1939.
Across 157 earlier years (1836 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 449 records.

Record Map

407 stations

407 station records on 29 September 1939 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 29 September 1939: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Kaanapali AP 453.1	United States	Record daily precipitation	33.3 mm (1.3 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Salzburg	Austria	Record low minimum temperature	-3.0 C (26.6 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Cobbity (Roseneath)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Pembroke Eddy Match	Canada	Record daily precipitation	37.6 mm (1.5 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Milton Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	70.4 mm (2.8 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Cairo Ezbekiya	Egypt	Record high maximum temperature	42.0 C (107.6 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Praha-Klementinum	Czech Republic	Record low minimum temperature	0.9 C (33.6 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Port Said	Egypt	Record high maximum temperature	36.0 C (96.8 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Buffelshoek	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Dayton Mcd	United States	Record daily precipitation	42.2 mm (1.7 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Newberry-Luce Co Rd Commission	United States	Record daily precipitation	36.6 mm (1.4 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Haiku 490	United States	Record daily precipitation	40.9 mm (1.6 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Norddal	Norway	Record daily precipitation	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Haparanda	Sweden	Record low maximum temperature	2.5 C (36.5 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Heinersreuth-Vollhof	Germany	Record low minimum temperature	-3.2 C (26.2 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Brinkley	United States	Record daily precipitation	71.1 mm (2.8 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Marion	United States	Record high minimum temperature	22.8 C (73.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Parsons 3 SE	United States	Record daily precipitation	34.5 mm (1.4 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Cockle Creek (Pasminco Metals)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	62.0 mm (2.4 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Penrose (Panorama)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	46.0 mm (1.8 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Pitea	Sweden	Record low minimum temperature	-6.5 C (20.3 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Jacksonville Wb City	United States	Record high minimum temperature	24.4 C (75.9 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Darkes Forest (Kintyre)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	82.0 mm (3.2 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Haparanda	Sweden	Record low minimum temperature	-8.0 C (17.6 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Bringelly (Maryland)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	36.6 mm (1.4 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Helwan (Cairo)	Egypt	Record high minimum temperature	26.0 C (78.8 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Marseille Obs. Palais-Lonchamp	France	Record low maximum temperature	14.6 C (58.3 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Karlsruhe	Germany	Record low minimum temperature	-0.7 C (30.7 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Augsburg (Sankt Stephan)	Germany	Record low minimum temperature	-1.3 C (29.7 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Hillsboro	United States	Record daily precipitation	27.4 mm (1.1 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Camden (Brownlow Hill)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Burrawang (Range Street)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	82.0 mm (3.2 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Simcoe	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	16.7 C (62.1 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Karesuando	Sweden	Record low minimum temperature	-12.0 C (10.4 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Basel Binningen	Switzerland	Record low minimum temperature	-1.2 C (29.8 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Harrisburg River Gage	United States	Record daily precipitation	36.3 mm (1.4 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Nephi 5 SSW	United States	Record daily precipitation	32.8 mm (1.3 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Menangle Jmai	Australia	Record daily precipitation	34.8 mm (1.4 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Regensburg	Germany	Record low minimum temperature	-1.1 C (30.0 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Hot Springs 1 NNE	United States	Record daily precipitation	77.0 mm (3.0 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
St Ignace	United States	Record daily precipitation	42.7 mm (1.7 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Ashland	United States	Record high minimum temperature	19.4 C (66.9 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Hana 354	United States	Record daily precipitation	27.2 mm (1.1 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Mana 1026	United States	Record low maximum temperature	27.8 C (82.0 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Georgetown Post Office	Australia	Record low minimum temperature	6.7 C (44.1 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Moss Vale (Hoskins Street)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Jaipur	India	Record daily precipitation	63.5 mm (2.5 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Gaddede	Sweden	Record low maximum temperature	2.5 C (36.5 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Euabalong (Lachlan St)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	43.7 mm (1.7 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Marlinton	United States	Record high maximum temperature	30.6 C (87.1 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Cairo Ezbekiya	Egypt	Record high minimum temperature	25.0 C (77.0 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Oranjerivier (Sar)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	5.1 mm (0.20 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Balranald (Tillara)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	11.9 mm (0.5 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Poretskoye	Russia	Record daily precipitation	15.0 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Moanalua 770	United States	Record daily precipitation	19.8 mm (0.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Cowley Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	2.0 mm (0.08 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Girilambone (Booroomugga)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	15.2 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Byrock Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	10.2 mm (0.4 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Uardry 2 Out Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	13.7 mm (0.5 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Pine River 3 NE	United States	Record daily precipitation	22.9 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

407 records

Records set or tied on 29 September 1939 by type: Highest daily maximum 77, Lowest daily maximum 47, Highest daily minimum 103, Lowest daily minimum 68, Heaviest daily rainfall 109, Heaviest daily snowfall 2, Deepest snow cover 1.

Records on 29 September 1939 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	77
Lowest daily maximum	47
Highest daily minimum	103
Lowest daily minimum	68
Heaviest daily rainfall	109
Heaviest daily snowfall	2
Deepest snow cover	1

Records on 29 September 1939 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 25, daily 382.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

302 broken records

Margins by which the 302 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 35.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

29 September 1939

Top 20 records on 29 September 1939 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
29 September 1939	Kaanapali AP 453.1, US	monthly rain	33.3 mm (1.3 in)	14.8 mm (0.6 in)	9 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
29 September 1939	Salzburg, AT	monthly low min	-3.0 C (26.6 F)	2.5 C (4.5 F)	62 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
29 September 1939	Cobbity (Roseneath), AU	daily rain	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	15.5 mm (0.6 in)	46 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
29 September 1939	Pembroke Eddy Match, CA	daily rain	37.6 mm (1.5 in)	18.5 mm (0.7 in)	58 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
29 September 1939	Milton Post Office, AU	daily rain	70.4 mm (2.8 in)	34.8 mm (1.4 in)	22 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
29 September 1939	Cairo Ezbekiya, EG	daily high max	42.0 C (107.6 F)	6.0 C (10.8 F)	17 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
29 September 1939	Praha-Klementinum, CZ	daily low min	0.9 C (33.6 F)	2.5 C (4.5 F)	61 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
29 September 1939	Port Said, EG	daily high max	36.0 C (96.8 F)	4.0 C (7.2 F)	26 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
29 September 1939	Buffelshoek, ZA	monthly rain	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	13.2 mm (0.5 in)	21 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
29 September 1939	Dayton Mcd, US	daily rain	42.2 mm (1.7 in)	23.1 mm (0.9 in)	42 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
29 September 1939	Newberry-Luce Co Rd Commission, US	daily rain	36.6 mm (1.4 in)	23.9 mm (0.9 in)	29 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
29 September 1939	Haiku 490, US	daily rain	40.9 mm (1.6 in)	18.0 mm (0.7 in)	20 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
29 September 1939	Norddal, NO	daily rain	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	13.0 mm (0.5 in)	37 years	32 of 100 (Routine)
29 September 1939	Haparanda, SE	monthly low max	2.5 C (36.5 F)	0.5 C (0.9 F)	56 years	32 of 100 (Routine)
29 September 1939	Heinersreuth-Vollhof, DE	monthly low min	-3.2 C (26.2 F)	0.1 C (0.2 F)	50 years	31 of 100 (Routine)
29 September 1939	Brinkley, US	daily rain	71.1 mm (2.8 in)	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	40 years	30 of 100 (Routine)
29 September 1939	Marion, US	monthly high min	22.8 C (73.0 F)	1.7 C (3.1 F)	41 years	30 of 100 (Routine)
29 September 1939	Parsons 3 SE, US	daily rain	34.5 mm (1.4 in)	21.8 mm (0.9 in)	38 years	29 of 100 (Routine)
29 September 1939	Cockle Creek (Pasminco Metals), AU	daily rain	62.0 mm (2.4 in)	31.5 mm (1.2 in)	5 years	28 of 100 (Routine)
29 September 1939	Penrose (Panorama), AU	daily rain	46.0 mm (1.8 in)	14.5 mm (0.6 in)	22 years	28 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

1836 to 1939

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1836 to 1939. 1939 had 407 records.

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

Records on 09-29 in each year
Year	Records
1836	1
1843	1
1854	2
1859	2
1861	1
1862	1
1864	1
1867	1
1868	1
1869	2
1871	1
1873	3
1874	1
1877	2
1881	1
1882	1
1883	2
1884	2
1885	4
1886	1
1887	1
1888	3
1889	3
1890	4
1892	4
1893	1
1894	4
1895	4
1897	5
1898	4
1899	9
1900	3
1901	7
1902	14
1903	11
1904	26
1905	11
1906	16
1907	26
1908	20
1909	10
1910	10
1911	64
1912	27
1913	20
1914	24
1915	43
1916	184
1917	19
1918	36
1919	38
1920	22
1921	148
1922	33
1923	89
1924	264
1925	166
1926	195
1927	236
1928	212
1929	243
1930	71
1931	204
1932	234
1933	353
1934	394
1935	188
1936	399
1937	276
1938	423
1939	407
1940	346
1941	511
1942	858
1943	390
1944	398
1945	899
1946	265
1947	467
1948	334
1949	398
1950	472
1951	475
1952	404
1953	1,079
1954	814
1955	375
1956	380
1957	636
1958	309
1959	1,066
1960	143
1961	447
1962	481
1963	996
1964	1,154
1965	689
1966	498
1967	1,250
1968	184
1969	279
1970	629
1971	797
1972	637
1973	769
1974	730
1975	365
1976	636
1977	800
1978	569
1979	581
1980	874
1981	747
1982	911
1983	920
1984	1,447
1985	1,789
1986	1,624
1987	641
1988	554
1989	710
1990	416
1991	747
1992	833
1993	620
1994	967
1995	1,033
1996	1,356
1997	683
1998	1,295
1999	1,440
2000	965
2001	846
2002	557
2003	924
2004	754
2005	1,163
2006	695
2007	929
2008	461
2009	700
2010	1,110
2011	1,572
2012	737
2013	623
2014	548
2015	724
2016	912
2017	433
2018	582
2019	2,193
2020	444
2021	790
2022	600
2023	866
2024	1,391
2025	516
2026	544

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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 5	244
5 to 10	27
10 to 15	12
15 to 20	8
20 to 25	4
25 to 30	1
30 to 35	6