Weather Records on 10 October 1939

505 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 10 October 1939. Highest significance: Kerrville, US.

Key Facts for 10 October 1939

On 10 October 1939, 505 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
341 were record highs and 73 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 43 monthly and 462 daily.
Kerrville set a daily record precipitation of 53.8 mm (2.1 in) on 10 October 1939.
Across 164 earlier years (1793 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 446 records.

Record Map

505 stations

505 station records on 10 October 1939 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 10 October 1939: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Kerrville	United States	Record daily precipitation	53.8 mm (2.1 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Burnet	United States	Record daily precipitation	76.2 mm (3.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Yatchaw (Amaroo)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	29.7 mm (1.2 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Marble Falls	United States	Record daily precipitation	66.5 mm (2.6 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Eagle Pass 3N	United States	Record daily precipitation	58.9 mm (2.3 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Second Valley (Spring Grove)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Sabinal	United States	Record daily precipitation	67.1 mm (2.6 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Hoopeston	United States	Record daily precipitation	75.2 mm (3.0 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
World Trade Ctr	United States	Record high maximum temperature	30.0 C (86.0 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Blanco	United States	Record daily precipitation	49.5 mm (1.9 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Welland	Canada	Record daily precipitation	32.5 mm (1.3 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Lares	Puerto Rico [United States]	Record low maximum temperature	27.8 C (82.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Raquette Lake	United States	Record daily precipitation	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Boerne	United States	Record daily precipitation	57.9 mm (2.3 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Owen Sound	Canada	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Lambertville River	United States	Record high maximum temperature	31.7 C (89.1 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
W Chester 2 NW	United States	Record high maximum temperature	32.2 C (90.0 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Trenton 2	United States	Record high maximum temperature	32.2 C (90.0 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Uvalde	United States	Record daily precipitation	99.1 mm (3.9 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Montgomery Wb City	United States	Record high maximum temperature	31.7 C (89.1 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Gravette	United States	Record daily precipitation	39.4 mm (1.6 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
San Jacinto	United States	Record high minimum temperature	21.1 C (70.0 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Wooster Exp STN	United States	Record high minimum temperature	20.0 C (68.0 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Arnsberg	Germany	Record low maximum temperature	6.2 C (43.2 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Hondo	United States	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Baltimore Customs House	United States	Record high maximum temperature	33.9 C (93.0 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Tuscola	United States	Record daily precipitation	31.2 mm (1.2 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Pontiac Wwtp	United States	Record daily precipitation	27.2 mm (1.1 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Marlinton	United States	Record high maximum temperature	29.4 C (84.9 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Jena Sternwarte	Germany	Record low maximum temperature	6.0 C (42.8 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Hamburg Fuhlsbuettel	Germany	Record low maximum temperature	5.9 C (42.6 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Salisbury	United States	Record high maximum temperature	33.3 C (91.9 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Kalamazoo State Hospital	United States	Record daily precipitation	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Bedford Hills	United States	Record high maximum temperature	32.2 C (90.0 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Setauket Strong	United States	Record high maximum temperature	28.9 C (84.0 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Ellensburg	United States	Record high minimum temperature	10.6 C (51.1 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Washington	United States	Record high maximum temperature	33.3 C (91.9 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Ny City Cntrl Park	United States	Record high maximum temperature	32.8 C (91.0 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Hay River	Canada	Record daily precipitation	14.0 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
St Georges	Canada	Record daily precipitation	9.7 mm (0.38 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Uman	Ukraine	Record daily precipitation	18.6 mm (0.7 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Brantford	Canada	Record daily precipitation	15.5 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Tallering	Australia	Record daily precipitation	13.0 mm (0.5 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Rockhampton Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	13.2 mm (0.5 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Emu Park Hill St	Australia	Record daily precipitation	16.8 mm (0.7 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Ridgetown	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	24.4 C (75.9 F)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Schwerin	Germany	Record low maximum temperature	6.4 C (43.5 F)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Kiev	Ukraine	Record daily precipitation	14.0 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Roosevelt 1 S	United States	Record low maximum temperature	17.8 C (64.0 F)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Eureka Springs 3 WNW	United States	Record daily precipitation	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Millington 1 SE	United States	Record high maximum temperature	32.2 C (90.0 F)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Blue Hill Coop	United States	Record high maximum temperature	28.9 C (84.0 F)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Elizabeth	United States	Record high maximum temperature	33.9 C (93.0 F)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Cortland	United States	Record high maximum temperature	30.0 C (86.0 F)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Hot Springs 2	United States	Record high maximum temperature	33.9 C (93.0 F)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Willowghby East Lake	United States	Record daily precipitation	20.8 mm (0.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Waxahachie	United States	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Diamond Springs	United States	Record high maximum temperature	35.0 C (95.0 F)	20 of 100 (Routine)
La Crosse River	United States	Record daily precipitation	15.0 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Kirchdorf/Poel	Germany	Record low maximum temperature	7.4 C (45.3 F)	19 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

505 records

Records set or tied on 10 October 1939 by type: Highest daily maximum 279, Lowest daily maximum 36, Highest daily minimum 62, Lowest daily minimum 37, Heaviest daily rainfall 91.

Records on 10 October 1939 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	279
Lowest daily maximum	36
Highest daily minimum	62
Lowest daily minimum	37
Heaviest daily rainfall	91
Heaviest daily snowfall	0
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 10 October 1939 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 43, daily 462.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

400 broken records

Margins by which the 400 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 66.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

10 October 1939

Top 20 records on 10 October 1939 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
10 October 1939	Kerrville, US	daily rain	53.8 mm (2.1 in)	51.5 mm (2.0 in)	28 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
10 October 1939	Burnet, US	daily rain	76.2 mm (3.0 in)	66.0 mm (2.6 in)	1 year	41 of 100 (Notable)
10 October 1939	Yatchaw (Amaroo), AU	daily rain	29.7 mm (1.2 in)	15.2 mm (0.6 in)	28 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
10 October 1939	Marble Falls, US	daily rain	66.5 mm (2.6 in)	60.4 mm (2.4 in)	4 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
10 October 1939	Eagle Pass 3N, US	daily rain	58.9 mm (2.3 in)	51.5 mm (2.0 in)	13 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
10 October 1939	Second Valley (Spring Grove), AU	monthly rain	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	8.7 mm (0.34 in)	10 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
10 October 1939	Sabinal, US	daily rain	67.1 mm (2.6 in)	51.9 mm (2.0 in)	28 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
10 October 1939	Hoopeston, US	monthly rain	75.2 mm (3.0 in)	15.5 mm (0.6 in)	15 years	32 of 100 (Routine)
10 October 1939	World Trade Ctr, US	daily high max	30.0 C (86.0 F)	4.4 C (7.9 F)	59 years	32 of 100 (Routine)
10 October 1939	Blanco, US	daily rain	49.5 mm (1.9 in)	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	28 years	32 of 100 (Routine)
10 October 1939	Welland, CA	daily rain	32.5 mm (1.3 in)	6.1 mm (0.24 in)	61 years	31 of 100 (Routine)
10 October 1939	Lares, PR	daily low max	27.8 C (82.0 F)	2.8 C (5.0 F)	28 years	30 of 100 (Routine)
10 October 1939	Raquette Lake, US	daily rain	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	18.0 mm (0.7 in)	32 years	29 of 100 (Routine)
10 October 1939	Boerne, US	daily rain	57.9 mm (2.3 in)	42.7 mm (1.7 in)	28 years	28 of 100 (Routine)
10 October 1939	Owen Sound, CA	daily rain	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	4.6 mm (0.18 in)	55 years	27 of 100 (Routine)
10 October 1939	Lambertville River, US	monthly high max	31.7 C (89.1 F)	0.6 C (1.1 F)	41 years	27 of 100 (Routine)
10 October 1939	W Chester 2 NW, US	monthly high max	32.2 C (90.0 F)	0.5 C (0.9 F)	41 years	27 of 100 (Routine)
10 October 1939	Trenton 2, US	monthly high max	32.2 C (90.0 F)	0.5 C (0.9 F)	29 years	26 of 100 (Routine)
10 October 1939	Uvalde, US	monthly rain	99.1 mm (3.9 in)	17.8 mm (0.7 in)	9 years	25 of 100 (Routine)
10 October 1939	Montgomery Wb City, US	daily high max	31.7 C (89.1 F)	0.6 C (1.1 F)	59 years	24 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

1793 to 1939

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1793 to 1939. 1939 had 505 records.

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

Records on 10-10 in each year
Year	Records
1793	1
1799	1
1802	2
1803	1
1809	1
1834	1
1839	1
1842	1
1850	2
1854	1
1856	1
1859	1
1860	3
1861	1
1864	1
1865	1
1866	1
1867	3
1875	2
1876	2
1878	2
1879	3
1881	1
1884	1
1885	1
1886	2
1887	6
1888	2
1889	1
1890	1
1891	3
1892	2
1893	2
1894	2
1895	3
1896	3
1897	6
1899	4
1900	6
1901	6
1902	6
1903	8
1904	14
1905	8
1906	46
1907	9
1908	14
1909	29
1910	27
1911	16
1912	25
1913	54
1914	36
1915	17
1916	34
1917	49
1918	8
1919	106
1920	41
1921	125
1922	48
1923	119
1924	90
1925	374
1926	146
1927	62
1928	434
1929	254
1930	362
1931	431
1932	292
1933	169
1934	510
1935	434
1936	354
1937	420
1938	427
1939	505
1940	176
1941	295
1942	265
1943	510
1944	159
1945	304
1946	479
1947	451
1948	327
1949	1,525
1950	569
1951	439
1952	473
1953	371
1954	471
1955	543
1956	616
1957	295
1958	847
1959	847
1960	372
1961	680
1962	495
1963	613
1964	749
1965	295
1966	378
1967	527
1968	269
1969	498
1970	1,047
1971	561
1972	732
1973	1,312
1974	379
1975	403
1976	1,008
1977	526
1978	401
1979	1,677
1980	505
1981	829
1982	1,274
1983	431
1984	566
1985	1,491
1986	828
1987	1,059
1988	613
1989	603
1990	1,498
1991	975
1992	627
1993	798
1994	626
1995	977
1996	993
1997	1,523
1998	630
1999	1,056
2000	2,722
2001	970
2002	793
2003	1,518
2004	544
2005	912
2006	785
2007	768
2008	896
2009	2,211
2010	1,017
2011	994
2012	462
2013	718
2014	649
2015	972
2016	371
2017	1,313
2018	1,780
2019	1,485
2020	756
2021	762
2022	326
2023	651
2024	916
2025	734
2026	583

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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	371
10 to 20	18
20 to 30	3
30 to 40	1
40 to 50	2
50 to 60	3
60 to 70	2