Weather Records on 11 October 1939

249 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 11 October 1939. Highest significance: Okhimath, IN.

Key Facts for 11 October 1939

On 11 October 1939, 249 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
141 were record highs and 61 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 5 monthly and 244 daily.
Okhimath set a daily record precipitation of 61.0 mm (2.4 in) on 11 October 1939.
Across 165 earlier years (1793 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 456 records.

Record Map

249 stations

249 station records on 11 October 1939 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 11 October 1939: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Okhimath	India	Record daily precipitation	61.0 mm (2.4 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Putbus	Germany	Record low maximum temperature	5.5 C (41.9 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Ghatsila Sr	India	Record daily precipitation	61.0 mm (2.4 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Gyzylarbat	Turkmenistan	Record high maximum temperature	38.4 C (101.1 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Sendamangalam	India	Record daily precipitation	55.9 mm (2.2 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Manbazar	India	Record daily precipitation	88.9 mm (3.5 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Lares	Puerto Rico [United States]	Record high minimum temperature	24.4 C (75.9 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Barabazar	India	Record daily precipitation	49.0 mm (1.9 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Durham	United States	Record high minimum temperature	16.7 C (62.1 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Hollister 1 SW	United States	Record high maximum temperature	38.9 C (102.0 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Redding Fire STN 2	United States	Record high minimum temperature	21.1 C (70.0 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Hvar	Croatia	Record daily precipitation	24.6 mm (1.0 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Hanover (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	12.2 mm (0.5 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Ust-Maja	Russia	Record daily precipitation	6.0 mm (0.24 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Jagersfontein	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	5.6 mm (0.22 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Atyrau	Kazakhstan	Record daily precipitation	12.7 mm (0.5 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Astrakan	Russia	Record daily precipitation	13.1 mm (0.5 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Magdeburg	Germany	Record low minimum temperature	-1.2 C (29.8 F)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Raghunathpur	India	Record daily precipitation	49.8 mm (2.0 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Crescent City 3 NNW	United States	Record high maximum temperature	30.0 C (86.0 F)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Brome	Canada	Record daily precipitation	23.4 mm (0.9 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Kristianstad	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	15.2 mm (0.6 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Greenville Dwtn AP	United States	Record high maximum temperature	30.0 C (86.0 F)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Quantico 1 S	United States	Record high minimum temperature	18.3 C (64.9 F)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Lacombe Cda	Canada	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Waseca	Canada	Record daily snowfall	2.5 cm (1.0 in)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Chodavaram	India	Record daily precipitation	71.1 mm (2.8 in)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Hooghly	India	Record daily precipitation	38.6 mm (1.5 in)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Oktjabrskij-Gorodok	Russia	Record low maximum temperature	-1.2 C (29.8 F)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Lawlers	Australia	Record daily precipitation	0.8 mm (0.03 in)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Hay River	Canada	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Hillsdown	Canada	Record daily precipitation	8.9 mm (0.35 in)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Sable Island	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	18.9 C (66.0 F)	17 of 100 (Routine)
San Diego Wbo	United States	Record high maximum temperature	30.6 C (87.1 F)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Chestnut Hill	United States	Record high maximum temperature	28.9 C (84.0 F)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Boonton 1 SE	United States	Record high maximum temperature	30.0 C (86.0 F)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Southport 5 N	United States	Record high maximum temperature	29.4 C (84.9 F)	17 of 100 (Routine)
New Castle 1 N	United States	Record high minimum temperature	16.7 C (62.1 F)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Williamsport	United States	Record high maximum temperature	28.3 C (82.9 F)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Cheraw	United States	Record high maximum temperature	33.9 C (93.0 F)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Sewanee	United States	Record high maximum temperature	29.4 C (84.9 F)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Kohala Mis 175.1	United States	Record low maximum temperature	24.4 C (75.9 F)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Sion	Canada	Record daily precipitation	12.7 mm (0.5 in)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Kirchdorf/Poel	Germany	Record low maximum temperature	6.0 C (42.8 F)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Calarasi	Romania	Record low maximum temperature	10.1 C (50.2 F)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Calarasi	Romania	Record low minimum temperature	2.5 C (36.5 F)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Bezenchuk	Russia	Record low maximum temperature	0.5 C (32.9 F)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Odesa	Ukraine	Record low maximum temperature	8.1 C (46.6 F)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Union Springs 9 S	United States	Record high maximum temperature	32.2 C (90.0 F)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Cloverdale	United States	Record high maximum temperature	36.1 C (97.0 F)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Clayton 1 SSW	United States	Record high maximum temperature	27.8 C (82.0 F)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Frankfort Downtown	United States	Record high maximum temperature	32.8 C (91.0 F)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Beaufort	United States	Record high minimum temperature	25.0 C (77.0 F)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Edenton	United States	Record high maximum temperature	31.7 C (89.1 F)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Beaufort Wwtp	United States	Record high maximum temperature	31.7 C (89.1 F)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Greenwood	United States	Record high maximum temperature	31.7 C (89.1 F)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Newberry	United States	Record high maximum temperature	33.3 C (91.9 F)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Walhalla	United States	Record high maximum temperature	32.2 C (90.0 F)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Falfurrias	United States	Record daily precipitation	28.2 mm (1.1 in)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Woodruff	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-8.9 C (16.0 F)	16 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

249 records

Records set or tied on 11 October 1939 by type: Highest daily maximum 102, Lowest daily maximum 45, Highest daily minimum 39, Lowest daily minimum 16, Heaviest daily rainfall 41, Heaviest daily snowfall 6.

Records on 11 October 1939 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	102
Lowest daily maximum	45
Highest daily minimum	39
Lowest daily minimum	16
Heaviest daily rainfall	41
Heaviest daily snowfall	6
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 11 October 1939 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 5, daily 244.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

180 broken records

Margins by which the 180 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 54.4. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

11 October 1939

Top 20 records on 11 October 1939 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
11 October 1939	Okhimath, IN	daily rain	61.0 mm (2.4 in)	54.4 mm (2.1 in)	17 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
11 October 1939	Putbus, DE	daily low max	5.5 C (41.9 F)	0.1 C (0.2 F)	78 years	31 of 100 (Routine)
11 October 1939	Ghatsila Sr, IN	daily rain	61.0 mm (2.4 in)	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	26 years	29 of 100 (Routine)
11 October 1939	Gyzylarbat, TM	daily high max	38.4 C (101.1 F)	6.8 C (12.2 F)	39 years	28 of 100 (Routine)
11 October 1939	Sendamangalam, IN	daily rain	55.9 mm (2.2 in)	28.7 mm (1.1 in)	17 years	26 of 100 (Routine)
11 October 1939	Manbazar, IN	daily rain	88.9 mm (3.5 in)	33.5 mm (1.3 in)	20 years	25 of 100 (Routine)
11 October 1939	Lares, PR	daily high min	24.4 C (75.9 F)	2.7 C (4.9 F)	14 years	24 of 100 (Routine)
11 October 1939	Barabazar, IN	daily rain	49.0 mm (1.9 in)	24.4 mm (1.0 in)	20 years	23 of 100 (Routine)
11 October 1939	Durham, US	daily high min	16.7 C (62.1 F)	3.4 C (6.1 F)	45 years	23 of 100 (Routine)
11 October 1939	Hollister 1 SW, US	monthly high max	38.9 C (102.0 F)	0.6 C (1.1 F)	22 years	21 of 100 (Routine)
11 October 1939	Redding Fire STN 2, US	daily high min	21.1 C (70.0 F)	2.2 C (4.0 F)	37 years	21 of 100 (Routine)
11 October 1939	Hvar, HR	daily rain	24.6 mm (1.0 in)	2.6 mm (0.10 in)	56 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
11 October 1939	Hanover (Pol), ZA	daily rain	12.2 mm (0.5 in)	3.6 mm (0.14 in)	49 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
11 October 1939	Ust-Maja, RU	daily rain	6.0 mm (0.24 in)	3.5 mm (0.14 in)	9 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
11 October 1939	Jagersfontein, ZA	daily rain	5.6 mm (0.22 in)	5.6 mm (0.22 in)	48 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
11 October 1939	Atyrau, KZ	daily rain	12.7 mm (0.5 in)	3.9 mm (0.15 in)	24 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
11 October 1939	Astrakan, RU	daily rain	13.1 mm (0.5 in)	1.4 mm (0.06 in)	48 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
11 October 1939	Magdeburg, DE	daily low min	-1.2 C (29.8 F)	2.1 C (3.8 F)	34 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
11 October 1939	Raghunathpur, IN	daily rain	49.8 mm (2.0 in)	34.1 mm (1.3 in)	0 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
11 October 1939	Crescent City 3 NNW, US	daily high max	30.0 C (86.0 F)	3.9 C (7.0 F)	20 years	20 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 249 records.

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

Records on 10-11 in each year
Year	Records
1793	1
1801	1
1802	2
1803	1
1805	1
1807	1
1811	1
1814	2
1839	1
1845	1
1849	1
1851	1
1852	1
1854	1
1859	1
1860	4
1861	1
1864	2
1867	2
1869	1
1870	1
1872	2
1873	2
1875	1
1876	4
1877	3
1879	2
1880	2
1884	2
1885	5
1887	4
1888	2
1889	3
1890	1
1891	2
1892	2
1896	2
1897	4
1898	4
1900	1
1901	8
1902	14
1903	10
1904	20
1905	17
1906	52
1907	10
1908	11
1909	17
1910	31
1911	14
1912	21
1913	48
1914	40
1915	14
1916	25
1917	48
1918	32
1919	76
1920	140
1921	92
1922	35
1923	231
1924	149
1925	196
1926	137
1927	176
1928	713
1929	259
1930	656
1931	396
1932	235
1933	200
1934	862
1935	245
1936	243
1937	242
1938	438
1939	249
1940	201
1941	190
1942	537
1943	414
1944	247
1945	284
1946	770
1947	405
1948	736
1949	835
1950	450
1951	538
1952	472
1953	408
1954	672
1955	434
1956	894
1957	258
1958	795
1959	1,027
1960	333
1961	610
1962	857
1963	570
1964	927
1965	202
1966	279
1967	643
1968	312
1969	1,032
1970	859
1971	521
1972	708
1973	1,325
1974	356
1975	559
1976	565
1977	655
1978	426
1979	1,260
1980	478
1981	776
1982	1,141
1983	542
1984	552
1985	977
1986	961
1987	1,603
1988	621
1989	571
1990	1,617
1991	1,055
1992	527
1993	883
1994	726
1995	975
1996	842
1997	1,809
1998	750
1999	996
2000	1,782
2001	962
2002	1,000
2003	1,191
2004	593
2005	1,044
2006	840
2007	610
2008	1,369
2009	2,594
2010	964
2011	1,176
2012	696
2013	666
2014	620
2015	1,032
2016	378
2017	1,101
2018	1,517
2019	1,760
2020	680
2021	873
2022	244
2023	858
2024	842
2025	711
2026	864

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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	163
10 to 20	7
20 to 30	6
30 to 40	2
40 to 50	0
50 to 60	2