Weather Records on 14 October 1939

268 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 14 October 1939. Highest significance: Jumping Sand Hill Well, AU.

Key Facts for 14 October 1939

On 14 October 1939, 268 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
44 were record highs and 103 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 0 monthly and 268 daily.
Jumping Sand Hill Well set a daily record precipitation of 38.6 mm (1.5 in) on 14 October 1939.
Across 166 earlier years (1793 to 2025) the same calendar date averaged 456 records.

Record Map

268 stations

268 station records on 14 October 1939 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 14 October 1939: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Jumping Sand Hill Well	Australia	Record daily precipitation	38.6 mm (1.5 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Vellore	India	Record daily precipitation	70.9 mm (2.8 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Pennagaram	India	Record daily precipitation	64.8 mm (2.6 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Hunsur	India	Record daily precipitation	66.5 mm (2.6 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Kumsi	India	Record daily precipitation	85.1 mm (3.4 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Nilambur	India	Record daily precipitation	105.7 mm (4.2 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Valapady	India	Record daily precipitation	63.5 mm (2.5 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Thathaiengarpet	India	Record daily precipitation	91.9 mm (3.6 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Honokaa Mauka	United States	Record daily precipitation	46.2 mm (1.8 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Channapatana	India	Record daily precipitation	71.9 mm (2.8 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Channarayapatna	India	Record daily precipitation	67.1 mm (2.6 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Koppa(Balgadi)	India	Record daily precipitation	61.0 mm (2.4 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Arsikere	India	Record daily precipitation	61.5 mm (2.4 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Laurel Hill (Kundiewa)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Kakinada	India	Record daily precipitation	49.5 mm (1.9 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Waratah (Mount Road)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	43.4 mm (1.7 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Parry Sound	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	2.8 C (37.0 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Augsburg (Sankt Stephan)	Germany	Record high minimum temperature	11.6 C (52.9 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
T.Narsipur	India	Record daily precipitation	32.8 mm (1.3 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Kollegal	India	Record daily precipitation	57.9 mm (2.3 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
San Jacinto	United States	Record high minimum temperature	20.0 C (68.0 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Sterling	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	8.1 mm (0.32 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Regensburg	Germany	Record daily precipitation	11.9 mm (0.5 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Frankfurt/Main (Feldbergstr.)	Germany	Record daily precipitation	19.3 mm (0.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Exwell Park	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	23.6 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Kristianstad	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	23.4 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Groningen-1	Netherlands	Record daily precipitation	20.7 mm (0.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Oranjerivier (Sar)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	3.8 mm (0.15 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Timovskoe	Russia	Record daily precipitation	19.4 mm (0.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Cape Riche	Australia	Record daily precipitation	20.3 mm (0.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Leeuwarden_1	Netherlands	Record daily precipitation	21.2 mm (0.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Lowestoft	United Kingdom	Record daily precipitation	10.8 mm (0.4 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Pearston (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	16.8 mm (0.7 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Nurnberg	Germany	Record daily precipitation	14.0 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Bakensrug	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	7.6 mm (0.30 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Murraysburg (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	6.4 mm (0.25 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Bungendore (Douglas)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	21.1 mm (0.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Anklam	Germany	Record daily precipitation	16.8 mm (0.7 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Graaff Reinet	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	13.0 mm (0.5 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Hull	United Kingdom	Record daily precipitation	16.5 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Jingellic	Australia	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Cape Sorell	Australia	Record daily precipitation	15.2 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Kanjirapally	India	Record daily precipitation	76.7 mm (3.0 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Denkanikottah	India	Record daily precipitation	62.2 mm (2.4 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Klipplaat (Sar)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	10.4 mm (0.4 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Steytlerville (Mag)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	9.9 mm (0.39 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Woodward	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-0.6 C (30.9 F)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Paauilo 221	United States	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Escanaba	United States	Record daily snowfall	0.5 cm (0.2 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Yanac North	Australia	Record daily precipitation	9.1 mm (0.36 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Chainpur	India	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Cuddalore	India	Record daily precipitation	78.0 mm (3.1 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Annavasal	India	Record daily precipitation	44.7 mm (1.8 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Robe Comparison	Australia	Record low maximum temperature	11.1 C (52.0 F)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Fort Vermilion Cda	Canada	Record daily snowfall	2.5 cm (1.0 in)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Haileybury	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	0.6 C (33.1 F)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Mistassini Post	Canada	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Kukicherra	India	Record daily precipitation	52.3 mm (2.1 in)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Arkalgud	India	Record daily precipitation	51.6 mm (2.0 in)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Omalur	India	Record daily precipitation	47.2 mm (1.9 in)	18 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

268 records

Records set or tied on 14 October 1939 by type: Highest daily maximum 26, Lowest daily maximum 44, Highest daily minimum 18, Lowest daily minimum 59, Heaviest daily rainfall 113, Heaviest daily snowfall 8.

Records on 14 October 1939 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	26
Lowest daily maximum	44
Highest daily minimum	18
Lowest daily minimum	59
Heaviest daily rainfall	113
Heaviest daily snowfall	8
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 14 October 1939 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 0, daily 268.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

212 broken records

Margins by which the 212 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 62.3. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

14 October 1939

Top 20 records on 14 October 1939 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
14 October 1939	Jumping Sand Hill Well, AU	daily rain	38.6 mm (1.5 in)	27.2 mm (1.1 in)	46 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
14 October 1939	Vellore, IN	daily rain	70.9 mm (2.8 in)	62.3 mm (2.5 in)	17 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
14 October 1939	Pennagaram, IN	daily rain	64.8 mm (2.6 in)	39.4 mm (1.6 in)	36 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
14 October 1939	Hunsur, IN	daily rain	66.5 mm (2.6 in)	38.8 mm (1.5 in)	22 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
14 October 1939	Kumsi, IN	daily rain	85.1 mm (3.4 in)	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	25 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
14 October 1939	Nilambur, IN	daily rain	105.7 mm (4.2 in)	45.5 mm (1.8 in)	33 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
14 October 1939	Valapady, IN	daily rain	63.5 mm (2.5 in)	29.7 mm (1.2 in)	33 years	31 of 100 (Routine)
14 October 1939	Thathaiengarpet, IN	daily rain	91.9 mm (3.6 in)	48.7 mm (1.9 in)	8 years	31 of 100 (Routine)
14 October 1939	Honokaa Mauka, US	daily rain	46.2 mm (1.8 in)	32.2 mm (1.3 in)	24 years	30 of 100 (Routine)
14 October 1939	Channapatana, IN	daily rain	71.9 mm (2.8 in)	32.5 mm (1.3 in)	21 years	28 of 100 (Routine)
14 October 1939	Channarayapatna, IN	daily rain	67.1 mm (2.6 in)	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	28 years	28 of 100 (Routine)
14 October 1939	Koppa(Balgadi), IN	daily rain	61.0 mm (2.4 in)	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	25 years	25 of 100 (Routine)
14 October 1939	Arsikere, IN	daily rain	61.5 mm (2.4 in)	33.6 mm (1.3 in)	8 years	24 of 100 (Routine)
14 October 1939	Laurel Hill (Kundiewa), AU	daily rain	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	19.1 mm (0.8 in)	10 years	23 of 100 (Routine)
14 October 1939	Kakinada, IN	daily rain	49.5 mm (1.9 in)	32.5 mm (1.3 in)	28 years	22 of 100 (Routine)
14 October 1939	Waratah (Mount Road), AU	daily rain	43.4 mm (1.7 in)	7.1 mm (0.28 in)	32 years	21 of 100 (Routine)
14 October 1939	Parry Sound, CA	daily low max	2.8 C (37.0 F)	1.1 C (2.0 F)	44 years	21 of 100 (Routine)
14 October 1939	Augsburg (Sankt Stephan), DE	daily high min	11.6 C (52.9 F)	2.5 C (4.5 F)	32 years	21 of 100 (Routine)
14 October 1939	T.Narsipur, IN	daily rain	32.8 mm (1.3 in)	12.7 mm (0.5 in)	33 years	21 of 100 (Routine)
14 October 1939	Kollegal, IN	daily rain	57.9 mm (2.3 in)	13.4 mm (0.5 in)	33 years	21 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 268 records.

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

Records on 10-14 in each year
Year	Records
1793	1
1799	1
1809	1
1811	2
1817	1
1834	1
1836	1
1838	1
1849	1
1850	1
1856	1
1860	2
1861	1
1862	2
1866	1
1871	2
1872	2
1873	1
1874	2
1875	2
1876	6
1877	2
1878	1
1881	2
1882	1
1883	2
1884	1
1885	2
1886	1
1887	6
1889	2
1890	2
1891	2
1892	3
1893	3
1894	9
1895	6
1896	4
1897	3
1898	5
1899	7
1900	7
1901	6
1902	7
1903	6
1904	5
1905	10
1906	7
1907	11
1908	12
1909	13
1910	14
1911	8
1912	33
1913	37
1914	26
1915	80
1916	29
1917	47
1918	26
1919	36
1920	63
1921	107
1922	35
1923	90
1924	61
1925	237
1926	120
1927	167
1928	251
1929	286
1930	233
1931	338
1932	278
1933	231
1934	435
1935	305
1936	239
1937	1,219
1938	491
1939	268
1940	320
1941	413
1942	411
1943	358
1944	277
1945	419
1946	398
1947	667
1948	292
1949	697
1950	432
1951	319
1952	447
1953	318
1954	982
1955	540
1956	523
1957	491
1958	630
1959	747
1960	437
1961	578
1962	1,082
1963	573
1964	477
1965	252
1966	1,224
1967	259
1968	942
1969	1,507
1970	759
1971	645
1972	463
1973	553
1974	622
1975	991
1976	862
1977	954
1978	856
1979	1,056
1980	674
1981	1,155
1982	684
1983	889
1984	639
1985	816
1986	1,457
1987	1,078
1988	1,297
1989	587
1990	1,469
1991	817
1992	1,350
1993	1,223
1994	1,049
1995	1,277
1996	559
1997	1,098
1998	930
1999	957
2000	1,073
2001	1,431
2002	868
2003	771
2004	721
2005	755
2006	1,298
2007	610
2008	1,017
2009	2,473
2010	642
2011	695
2012	806
2013	503
2014	971
2015	991
2016	704
2017	1,048
2018	2,218
2019	616
2020	639
2021	1,230
2022	876
2023	468
2024	918
2025	853

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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	177
10 to 20	13
20 to 30	8
30 to 40	10
40 to 50	3
50 to 60	0
60 to 70	1