Weather Records on 1 October 1939

283 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 1 October 1939. Highest significance: Comboyne Post Office, AU.

Key Facts for 1 October 1939

On 1 October 1939, 283 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
35 were record highs and 160 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 6 monthly and 277 daily.
Comboyne Post Office set a daily record precipitation of 78.5 mm (3.1 in) on 1 October 1939.
Across 161 earlier years (1813 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 437 records.

Record Map

283 stations

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

Weather records on 1 October 1939: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Comboyne Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	78.5 mm (3.1 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Nambucca Heads Bowling Club	Australia	Record daily precipitation	107.2 mm (4.2 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Hay River	Canada	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Hvar	Croatia	Record daily precipitation	71.4 mm (2.8 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Tiruvarur	India	Record daily precipitation	104.1 mm (4.1 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Takoma Park # 1	United States	Record daily precipitation	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Hot Springs	United States	Record daily precipitation	41.7 mm (1.6 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Weissenburg	Germany	Record low minimum temperature	-2.8 C (27.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Jokkmokk	Sweden	Record low minimum temperature	-14.0 C (6.8 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Praha-Klementinum	Czech Republic	Record low minimum temperature	1.2 C (34.2 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Heber	United States	Record high minimum temperature	11.1 C (52.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Ranaghat	India	Record daily precipitation	54.6 mm (2.1 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Augsburg (Sankt Stephan)	Germany	Record low minimum temperature	0.4 C (32.7 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Heinersreuth-Vollhof	Germany	Record low minimum temperature	-2.7 C (27.1 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Georgetown Post Office	Australia	Record low minimum temperature	6.7 C (44.1 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Chittoor	India	Record daily precipitation	82.0 mm (3.2 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Laurieton (Elouera St)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	28.2 mm (1.1 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Arnsberg	Germany	Record low minimum temperature	-0.7 C (30.7 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Durham	United Kingdom	Record low minimum temperature	-1.7 C (28.9 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Kendall Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	43.9 mm (1.7 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Berlin-Dahlem	Germany	Record low minimum temperature	1.2 C (34.2 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Magdeburg	Germany	Record low minimum temperature	-0.5 C (31.1 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
College Park	United States	Record daily precipitation	36.1 mm (1.4 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Stewarts River Public School	Australia	Record daily precipitation	58.4 mm (2.3 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Salzburg	Austria	Record low minimum temperature	-3.0 C (26.6 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Kempsey (Wide Street)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Raleigh Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	99.1 mm (3.9 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
University	United States	Record low maximum temperature	16.1 C (61.0 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Koloa 936	United States	Record low minimum temperature	15.0 C (59.0 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
St Georges	Canada	Record daily precipitation	14.7 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Ganca	Azerbaijan	Record daily precipitation	13.0 mm (0.5 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
San Jacinto	United States	Record daily precipitation	18.8 mm (0.7 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Gleichen	Canada	Record daily precipitation	18.8 mm (0.7 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Red Bluff Muni AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	20.1 mm (0.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Parksville	United States	Record daily precipitation	10.7 mm (0.4 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Nikolaevsk-Na-Amure	Russia	Record daily precipitation	18.7 mm (0.7 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Pooncarie (Karpa Kora Station)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	22.9 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Tbilisi	Georgia	Record daily precipitation	19.7 mm (0.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Ohringen	Germany	Record daily precipitation	8.9 mm (0.35 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Concord	United States	Record daily precipitation	24.4 mm (1.0 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Yerevan	Armenia	Record daily precipitation	9.2 mm (0.36 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Vouziers	France	Record daily precipitation	15.4 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Lakeside	United States	Record daily precipitation	11.7 mm (0.5 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Wilcannia (Culpaulin)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	5.6 mm (0.22 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Nurnberg	Germany	Record low minimum temperature	-2.2 C (28.0 F)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Ponce 4 E	Puerto Rico [United States]	Record high maximum temperature	34.4 C (93.9 F)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Manassa	United States	Record daily precipitation	16.8 mm (0.7 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Twin Falls 2 NNE	United States	Record daily precipitation	24.4 mm (1.0 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Indian Mills 2 W	United States	Record daily precipitation	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Forest Grove	United States	Record high minimum temperature	11.1 C (52.0 F)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Mana 1026	United States	Record low maximum temperature	26.7 C (80.1 F)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Pahala 21	United States	Record high maximum temperature	31.1 C (88.0 F)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Pelee Island	Canada	Record low minimum temperature	3.9 C (39.0 F)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Teriberka	Russia	Record low minimum temperature	-7.4 C (18.7 F)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Syktyvkar	Russia	Record low minimum temperature	-8.5 C (16.7 F)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Fayetteville Exp STN	United States	Record low minimum temperature	1.1 C (34.0 F)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Anderson 1 N	United States	Record low maximum temperature	12.2 C (54.0 F)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Linkoeping-Malmslaett	Sweden	Record low minimum temperature	-3.3 C (26.1 F)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Karesuando	Sweden	Record low minimum temperature	-12.0 C (10.4 F)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Stockholm	Sweden	Record low maximum temperature	5.0 C (41.0 F)	18 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

283 records

Records set or tied on 1 October 1939 by type: Highest daily maximum 9, Lowest daily maximum 46, Highest daily minimum 26, Lowest daily minimum 114, Heaviest daily rainfall 85, Heaviest daily snowfall 1, Deepest snow cover 2.

Records on 1 October 1939 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	9
Lowest daily maximum	46
Highest daily minimum	26
Lowest daily minimum	114
Heaviest daily rainfall	85
Heaviest daily snowfall	1
Deepest snow cover	2

Records on 1 October 1939 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 6, daily 277.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

221 broken records

Margins by which the 221 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 127.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

1 October 1939

Top 20 records on 1 October 1939 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
1 October 1939	Comboyne Post Office, AU	daily rain	78.5 mm (3.1 in)	59.2 mm (2.3 in)	32 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
1 October 1939	Nambucca Heads Bowling Club, AU	daily rain	107.2 mm (4.2 in)	69.9 mm (2.8 in)	32 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
1 October 1939	Hay River, CA	daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	41 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
1 October 1939	Hvar, HR	daily rain	71.4 mm (2.8 in)	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	29 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
1 October 1939	Tiruvarur, IN	daily rain	104.1 mm (4.1 in)	75.4 mm (3.0 in)	1 year	34 of 100 (Routine)
1 October 1939	Takoma Park # 1, US	daily rain	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	18 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
1 October 1939	Hot Springs, US	daily rain	41.7 mm (1.6 in)	34.1 mm (1.3 in)	33 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
1 October 1939	Weissenburg, DE	daily low min	-2.8 C (27.0 F)	3.1 C (5.6 F)	57 years	30 of 100 (Routine)
1 October 1939	Jokkmokk, SE	daily low min	-14.0 C (6.8 F)	5.5 C (9.9 F)	55 years	30 of 100 (Routine)
1 October 1939	Praha-Klementinum, CZ	daily low min	1.2 C (34.2 F)	0.7 C (1.3 F)	57 years	29 of 100 (Routine)
1 October 1939	Heber, US	monthly high min	11.1 C (52.0 F)	1.1 C (2.0 F)	43 years	29 of 100 (Routine)
1 October 1939	Ranaghat, IN	daily rain	54.6 mm (2.1 in)	27.4 mm (1.1 in)	33 years	28 of 100 (Routine)
1 October 1939	Augsburg (Sankt Stephan), DE	daily low min	0.4 C (32.7 F)	1.5 C (2.7 F)	57 years	27 of 100 (Routine)
1 October 1939	Heinersreuth-Vollhof, DE	daily low min	-2.7 C (27.1 F)	1.5 C (2.7 F)	57 years	26 of 100 (Routine)
1 October 1939	Georgetown Post Office, AU	monthly low min	6.7 C (44.1 F)	0.1 C (0.2 F)	39 years	25 of 100 (Routine)
1 October 1939	Chittoor, IN	daily rain	82.0 mm (3.2 in)	41.9 mm (1.6 in)	1 year	25 of 100 (Routine)
1 October 1939	Laurieton (Elouera St), AU	daily rain	28.2 mm (1.1 in)	20.6 mm (0.8 in)	28 years	24 of 100 (Routine)
1 October 1939	Arnsberg, DE	daily low min	-0.7 C (30.7 F)	0.6 C (1.1 F)	57 years	24 of 100 (Routine)
1 October 1939	Durham, GB	daily low min	-1.7 C (28.9 F)	1.3 C (2.3 F)	50 years	24 of 100 (Routine)
1 October 1939	Kendall Post Office, AU	daily rain	43.9 mm (1.7 in)	26.9 mm (1.1 in)	5 years	23 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

1813 to 1939

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1813 to 1939. 1939 had 283 records.

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

Records on 10-01 in each year
Year	Records
1813	1
1814	1
1817	1
1819	1
1820	2
1823	1
1828	1
1845	1
1847	2
1861	1
1865	1
1866	1
1869	1
1870	1
1871	1
1874	4
1876	1
1877	3
1879	1
1881	6
1882	1
1883	1
1884	1
1886	1
1888	3
1889	1
1890	4
1891	1
1892	1
1893	9
1894	4
1895	1
1897	7
1898	1
1899	16
1900	2
1901	4
1902	16
1903	9
1904	8
1905	8
1906	11
1907	11
1908	20
1909	14
1910	12
1911	34
1912	37
1913	20
1914	28
1915	65
1916	105
1917	52
1918	20
1919	25
1920	98
1921	129
1922	160
1923	158
1924	86
1925	135
1926	181
1927	754
1928	129
1929	158
1930	106
1931	237
1932	220
1933	519
1934	188
1935	201
1936	388
1937	453
1938	284
1939	283
1940	207
1941	425
1942	290
1943	324
1944	583
1945	677
1946	486
1947	867
1948	271
1949	254
1950	1,019
1951	521
1952	712
1953	656
1954	976
1955	280
1956	260
1957	646
1958	1,050
1959	1,306
1960	143
1961	566
1962	376
1963	598
1964	312
1965	521
1966	646
1967	437
1968	426
1969	454
1970	275
1971	1,449
1972	625
1973	418
1974	1,104
1975	561
1976	854
1977	1,097
1978	492
1979	488
1980	600
1981	785
1982	733
1983	783
1984	1,266
1985	1,621
1986	1,476
1987	648
1988	502
1989	739
1990	612
1991	1,020
1992	1,392
1993	1,042
1994	580
1995	746
1996	1,007
1997	1,080
1998	1,345
1999	1,096
2000	1,006
2001	924
2002	951
2003	1,198
2004	826
2005	902
2006	806
2007	726
2008	573
2009	1,051
2010	1,093
2011	1,324
2012	647
2013	515
2014	397
2015	729
2016	473
2017	472
2018	694
2019	2,439
2020	566
2021	753
2022	609
2023	1,173
2024	751
2025	384
2026	553

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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	207
20 to 40	9
40 to 60	2
60 to 80	2
80 to 100	0
100 to 120	0
120 to 140	1