Weather Records on 6 October 1939

702 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 6 October 1939. Highest significance: Gundaroo (Bairnsdale), AU.

Key Facts for 6 October 1939

On 6 October 1939, 702 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
279 were record highs and 82 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 34 monthly and 668 daily.
Gundaroo (Bairnsdale) set a daily record precipitation of 34.0 mm (1.3 in) on 6 October 1939.
Across 165 earlier years (1802 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 450 records.

Record Map

702 stations

702 station records on 6 October 1939 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 6 October 1939: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Gundaroo (Bairnsdale)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	34.0 mm (1.3 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Cumnock (Willow Park)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	45.5 mm (1.8 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Murringo Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	41.4 mm (1.6 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Cressy Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Scottsdale	Australia	Record daily precipitation	54.9 mm (2.2 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Manbazar	India	Record daily precipitation	101.6 mm (4.0 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Wellwood	Australia	Record daily precipitation	61.0 mm (2.4 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Collector (Brookdale)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Crookwell Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	46.0 mm (1.8 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Carrick (Oaks Road)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	35.1 mm (1.4 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Goulburn	Australia	Record daily precipitation	41.9 mm (1.6 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Westbury (Valley View)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	39.9 mm (1.6 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Boorowa Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	44.5 mm (1.8 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Launceston (Pumping Station)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	30.7 mm (1.2 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Fort St James	Canada	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Augsburg (Sankt Stephan)	Germany	Record daily precipitation	29.5 mm (1.2 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Erambie	Australia	Record daily precipitation	39.4 mm (1.6 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Glengarry (West Tamar)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	46.5 mm (1.8 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Brid Farm	Australia	Record daily precipitation	57.2 mm (2.3 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Ringarooma (Charles Street)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	48.5 mm (1.9 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Wattle Flat General Store	Australia	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Dunvegan	Canada	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Berrebangalo	Australia	Record daily precipitation	27.2 mm (1.1 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Bassett Downs	Australia	Record daily precipitation	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Orange (McLaughlin St)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	41.4 mm (1.6 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Perthville	Australia	Record daily precipitation	51.1 mm (2.0 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Breadalbane (Old Post Office)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	35.3 mm (1.4 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Dunvegan	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	-1.7 C (28.9 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Cowra Ag Research Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	35.8 mm (1.4 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Blayney (Vittoria)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	40.4 mm (1.6 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Orange (Canobolas Public Schoo	Australia	Record daily precipitation	46.7 mm (1.8 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Gooloogong Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	36.6 mm (1.4 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Molong (King St)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	36.3 mm (1.4 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Yass (Linton Hostel)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	27.2 mm (1.1 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Bumbaldry (Gold 'N' Grove)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.9 mm (1.0 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Quesnel	Canada	Record daily snowfall	6.4 cm (2.5 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Independence	United States	Record high maximum temperature	37.2 C (99.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Bumberry	Australia	Record daily precipitation	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Obley	Australia	Record daily precipitation	32.3 mm (1.3 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Breadalbane (Sweetwood Lea)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	35.3 mm (1.4 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Bungonia (Inverary Park)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Darbys Falls (Riverslea)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	58.4 mm (2.3 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Taralga Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	31.5 mm (1.2 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Woodburn 3	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Zugspitze	Germany	Record daily precipitation	35.2 mm (1.4 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Stuart Town	Australia	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Carcoar (Errowanbang)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Cargo Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Murringo (Windermere)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Beaconsfield (Mine & Heritage	Australia	Record daily precipitation	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Sedan	United States	Record high maximum temperature	37.8 C (100.0 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Fergana	Uzbekistan	Record high minimum temperature	15.2 C (59.4 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Hargraves (Weeroona)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	28.2 mm (1.1 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Yass (Derringullen)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	28.7 mm (1.1 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Talbotville	Australia	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Goulds Country Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	31.5 mm (1.2 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Ottawa	United States	Record high maximum temperature	35.0 C (95.0 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Shepherds Creek	Australia	Record daily precipitation	27.2 mm (1.1 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Bathurst Agricultural Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Golspie (Ayrston)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	39.4 mm (1.6 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

702 records

Records set or tied on 6 October 1939 by type: Highest daily maximum 237, Lowest daily maximum 47, Highest daily minimum 42, Lowest daily minimum 35, Heaviest daily rainfall 338, Heaviest daily snowfall 3.

Records on 6 October 1939 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	237
Lowest daily maximum	47
Highest daily minimum	42
Lowest daily minimum	35
Heaviest daily rainfall	338
Heaviest daily snowfall	3
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 6 October 1939 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 34, daily 668.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

554 broken records

Margins by which the 554 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 102.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

6 October 1939

Top 20 records on 6 October 1939 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
6 October 1939	Gundaroo (Bairnsdale), AU	daily rain	34.0 mm (1.3 in)	24.6 mm (1.0 in)	55 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
6 October 1939	Cumnock (Willow Park), AU	daily rain	45.5 mm (1.8 in)	28.2 mm (1.1 in)	49 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
6 October 1939	Murringo Post Office, AU	daily rain	41.4 mm (1.6 in)	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	33 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
6 October 1939	Cressy Post Office, AU	daily rain	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	24.9 mm (1.0 in)	13 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
6 October 1939	Scottsdale, AU	daily rain	54.9 mm (2.2 in)	38.6 mm (1.5 in)	8 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
6 October 1939	Manbazar, IN	daily rain	101.6 mm (4.0 in)	77.5 mm (3.1 in)	24 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
6 October 1939	Wellwood, AU	daily rain	61.0 mm (2.4 in)	33.6 mm (1.3 in)	49 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
6 October 1939	Collector (Brookdale), AU	daily rain	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	33.5 mm (1.3 in)	14 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
6 October 1939	Crookwell Post Office, AU	daily rain	46.0 mm (1.8 in)	25.2 mm (1.0 in)	44 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
6 October 1939	Carrick (Oaks Road), AU	daily rain	35.1 mm (1.4 in)	25.7 mm (1.0 in)	8 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
6 October 1939	Goulburn, AU	daily rain	41.9 mm (1.6 in)	25.6 mm (1.0 in)	14 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
6 October 1939	Westbury (Valley View), AU	daily rain	39.9 mm (1.6 in)	25.9 mm (1.0 in)	8 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
6 October 1939	Boorowa Post Office, AU	daily rain	44.5 mm (1.8 in)	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	14 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
6 October 1939	Launceston (Pumping Station), AU	daily rain	30.7 mm (1.2 in)	21.0 mm (0.8 in)	8 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
6 October 1939	Fort St James, CA	daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	43 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
6 October 1939	Augsburg (Sankt Stephan), DE	daily rain	29.5 mm (1.2 in)	17.4 mm (0.7 in)	4 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
6 October 1939	Erambie, AU	daily rain	39.4 mm (1.6 in)	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	21 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
6 October 1939	Glengarry (West Tamar), AU	daily rain	46.5 mm (1.8 in)	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	12 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
6 October 1939	Brid Farm, AU	daily rain	57.2 mm (2.3 in)	32.8 mm (1.3 in)	10 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
6 October 1939	Ringarooma (Charles Street), AU	daily rain	48.5 mm (1.9 in)	30.7 mm (1.2 in)	8 years	37 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

1802 to 1939

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1802 to 1939. 1939 had 702 records.

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

Records on 10-06 in each year
Year	Records
1802	1
1814	1
1817	1
1840	1
1843	1
1844	1
1845	1
1848	1
1853	2
1854	3
1857	1
1859	1
1860	1
1863	1
1864	7
1865	1
1867	3
1868	1
1874	1
1875	2
1876	3
1877	1
1878	1
1879	2
1880	3
1881	1
1882	1
1883	1
1885	5
1887	1
1888	3
1889	6
1892	3
1893	1
1894	1
1896	4
1897	6
1898	1
1899	3
1900	14
1901	8
1902	10
1903	14
1904	13
1905	10
1906	20
1907	14
1908	17
1909	17
1910	60
1911	14
1912	46
1913	28
1914	7
1915	17
1916	69
1917	95
1918	45
1919	51
1920	104
1921	46
1922	45
1923	136
1924	263
1925	208
1926	219
1927	175
1928	149
1929	155
1930	574
1931	470
1932	905
1933	183
1934	259
1935	1,055
1936	275
1937	413
1938	319
1939	702
1940	225
1941	1,148
1942	198
1943	485
1944	219
1945	202
1946	678
1947	584
1948	342
1949	548
1950	340
1951	537
1952	1,414
1953	355
1954	663
1955	629
1956	449
1957	488
1958	707
1959	560
1960	545
1961	469
1962	433
1963	693
1964	1,138
1965	1,143
1966	351
1967	383
1968	578
1969	377
1970	711
1971	514
1972	458
1973	311
1974	922
1975	673
1976	841
1977	561
1978	376
1979	1,002
1980	1,259
1981	748
1982	1,058
1983	743
1984	769
1985	720
1986	647
1987	838
1988	964
1989	470
1990	953
1991	1,045
1992	675
1993	1,056
1994	1,201
1995	1,392
1996	843
1997	1,013
1998	1,638
1999	914
2000	1,773
2001	988
2002	694
2003	817
2004	582
2005	1,414
2006	1,030
2007	2,337
2008	644
2009	1,722
2010	995
2011	1,582
2012	1,133
2013	797
2014	428
2015	567
2016	473
2017	489
2018	968
2019	533
2020	1,072
2021	665
2022	654
2023	650
2024	1,025
2025	486
2026	900

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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	523
20 to 40	27
40 to 60	0
60 to 80	3
80 to 100	0
100 to 120	1