Weather Records on 19 October 1939

264 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 19 October 1939. Highest significance: Maneroo, AU.

Key Facts for 19 October 1939

On 19 October 1939, 264 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
82 were record highs and 41 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 5 monthly and 259 daily.
Maneroo set a daily record precipitation of 43.2 mm (1.7 in) on 19 October 1939.
Across 159 earlier years (1806 to 2025) the same calendar date averaged 459 records.

Record Map

264 stations

264 station records on 19 October 1939 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 19 October 1939: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Maneroo	Australia	Record daily precipitation	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Terrick Terrick Stud	Australia	Record daily precipitation	49.5 mm (1.9 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Westminter Estate	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	59.7 mm (2.4 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Listowel Downs	Australia	Record daily precipitation	46.5 mm (1.8 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Hamilton Downs	Australia	Record daily precipitation	64.3 mm (2.5 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Berlin-Dahlem	Germany	Record daily precipitation	29.6 mm (1.2 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Tweespruit	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	35.8 mm (1.4 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Corona Downs	Australia	Record daily precipitation	37.8 mm (1.5 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Milo Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	31.2 mm (1.2 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Milan	Italy	Record high minimum temperature	15.3 C (59.5 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Pretoria-Fountains	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Avanashi	India	Record daily precipitation	105.2 mm (4.1 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Evesham Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	36.6 mm (1.4 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Isisford Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	56.4 mm (2.2 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Cork Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Sonamarg &	India	Record daily precipitation	51.3 mm (2.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Taung	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Roper River Police	Australia	Record daily precipitation	51.8 mm (2.0 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Burketown Post Office	Australia	Record low maximum temperature	26.7 C (80.1 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Winton Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Baramulla	India	Record daily precipitation	39.1 mm (1.5 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Kulithalai	India	Record daily precipitation	84.3 mm (3.3 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Cap Chat	Canada	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Bourke Post Office	Australia	Record low maximum temperature	18.6 C (65.5 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Innsbruck	Austria	Record high minimum temperature	12.6 C (54.7 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Cata (Bos)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	43.7 mm (1.7 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Peterborough	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	23.9 C (75.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Mazelspoort Dam	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	54.9 mm (2.2 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Jhb-Joubert Park	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	32.8 mm (1.3 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
San Jacinto	United States	Record high minimum temperature	18.3 C (64.9 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Ilfracombe Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Tiruvadanai	India	Record daily precipitation	101.3 mm (4.0 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Quatsino	Canada	Record daily precipitation	108.0 mm (4.3 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Sulur	India	Record daily precipitation	70.6 mm (2.8 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Belmont	Australia	Record daily precipitation	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Walgett Council Depot	Australia	Record low maximum temperature	18.3 C (64.9 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Jhb-Vrededorp	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Lugano	Switzerland	Record high minimum temperature	14.8 C (58.6 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Udumalpet	India	Record daily precipitation	79.0 mm (3.1 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Palani	India	Record daily precipitation	56.9 mm (2.2 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Germiston-Fj Payne Park	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	36.1 mm (1.4 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Pointe Riche	Canada	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Turaiyur	India	Record daily precipitation	52.1 mm (2.1 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Richmond Post Office	Australia	Record low maximum temperature	24.3 C (75.7 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Bathurst	Canada	Record low minimum temperature	-5.6 C (21.9 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Augsburg (Sankt Stephan)	Germany	Record high minimum temperature	11.7 C (53.1 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Glenmorgan	India	Record daily precipitation	62.2 mm (2.4 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Sterkspruit	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Koloa 936	United States	Record low maximum temperature	24.4 C (75.9 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Gospic	Croatia	Record high maximum temperature	25.3 C (77.5 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Astrakan	Russia	Record daily precipitation	21.7 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Morokweng (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	24.1 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
South Comongin	Australia	Record daily precipitation	19.3 mm (0.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Greifswald	Germany	Record daily precipitation	21.8 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Bremen-Seefahrtschule	Germany	Record daily precipitation	18.4 mm (0.7 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Cloncurry McIllwraith St	Australia	Record daily precipitation	14.0 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Nelsdrift	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	23.6 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Arhangelsk	Russia	Record daily precipitation	9.8 mm (0.39 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Kynuna	Australia	Record daily precipitation	17.8 mm (0.7 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Cowley Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	16.8 mm (0.7 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

264 records

Records set or tied on 19 October 1939 by type: Highest daily maximum 41, Lowest daily maximum 14, Highest daily minimum 41, Lowest daily minimum 27, Heaviest daily rainfall 139, Heaviest daily snowfall 2.

Records on 19 October 1939 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	41
Lowest daily maximum	14
Highest daily minimum	41
Lowest daily minimum	27
Heaviest daily rainfall	139
Heaviest daily snowfall	2
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 19 October 1939 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 5, daily 259.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

234 broken records

Margins by which the 234 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 58.7. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

19 October 1939

Top 20 records on 19 October 1939 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
19 October 1939	Maneroo, AU	daily rain	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	36.3 mm (1.4 in)	44 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
19 October 1939	Terrick Terrick Stud, AU	daily rain	49.5 mm (1.9 in)	45.2 mm (1.8 in)	22 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
19 October 1939	Westminter Estate, ZA	daily rain	59.7 mm (2.4 in)	51.3 mm (2.0 in)	24 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
19 October 1939	Listowel Downs, AU	daily rain	46.5 mm (1.8 in)	45.2 mm (1.8 in)	4 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
19 October 1939	Hamilton Downs, AU	monthly rain	64.3 mm (2.5 in)	25.9 mm (1.0 in)	18 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
19 October 1939	Berlin-Dahlem, DE	daily rain	29.6 mm (1.2 in)	22.6 mm (0.9 in)	0 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
19 October 1939	Tweespruit, ZA	daily rain	35.8 mm (1.4 in)	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	24 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
19 October 1939	Corona Downs, AU	daily rain	37.8 mm (1.5 in)	33.7 mm (1.3 in)	16 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
19 October 1939	Milo Station, AU	daily rain	31.2 mm (1.2 in)	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	16 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
19 October 1939	Milan, IT	daily high min	15.3 C (59.5 F)	0.3 C (0.5 F)	112 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
19 October 1939	Pretoria-Fountains, ZA	daily rain	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	34.6 mm (1.4 in)	26 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
19 October 1939	Avanashi, IN	daily rain	105.2 mm (4.1 in)	58.7 mm (2.3 in)	28 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
19 October 1939	Evesham Station, AU	daily rain	36.6 mm (1.4 in)	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	1 year	38 of 100 (Notable)
19 October 1939	Isisford Post Office, AU	daily rain	56.4 mm (2.2 in)	32.3 mm (1.3 in)	32 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
19 October 1939	Cork Station, AU	daily rain	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	16.5 mm (0.6 in)	32 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
19 October 1939	Sonamarg &, IN	daily rain	51.3 mm (2.0 in)	32.5 mm (1.3 in)	12 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
19 October 1939	Taung, ZA	daily rain	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	26.1 mm (1.0 in)	12 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
19 October 1939	Roper River Police, AU	daily rain	51.8 mm (2.0 in)	37.6 mm (1.5 in)	1 year	34 of 100 (Routine)
19 October 1939	Burketown Post Office, AU	daily low max	26.7 C (80.1 F)	4.4 C (7.9 F)	38 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
19 October 1939	Winton Post Office, AU	daily rain	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	24.6 mm (1.0 in)	16 years	34 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

1806 to 1939

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1806 to 1939. 1939 had 264 records.

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

Records on 10-19 in each year
Year	Records
1806	2
1808	1
1811	2
1812	1
1826	1
1835	2
1843	1
1845	1
1849	1
1851	1
1854	1
1856	1
1862	1
1864	1
1866	2
1870	1
1874	5
1875	1
1877	3
1879	1
1880	1
1881	3
1885	1
1888	4
1889	1
1890	2
1891	6
1893	1
1894	2
1895	3
1896	5
1897	5
1898	10
1899	3
1900	5
1901	8
1902	6
1903	4
1904	32
1905	26
1906	24
1907	13
1908	20
1909	14
1910	40
1911	14
1912	15
1913	16
1914	25
1915	25
1916	61
1917	114
1918	24
1919	23
1920	82
1921	88
1922	110
1923	89
1924	153
1925	194
1926	141
1927	340
1928	157
1929	131
1930	635
1931	236
1932	327
1933	497
1934	288
1935	432
1936	409
1937	476
1938	400
1939	264
1940	864
1941	237
1942	270
1943	523
1944	295
1945	377
1946	297
1947	1,056
1948	855
1949	903
1950	1,126
1951	231
1952	253
1953	1,004
1954	490
1955	475
1956	490
1957	348
1958	527
1959	365
1960	546
1961	319
1962	341
1963	796
1964	585
1965	495
1966	988
1967	464
1968	522
1969	532
1970	374
1971	933
1972	2,304
1973	745
1974	922
1975	436
1976	1,386
1977	353
1978	440
1979	1,237
1980	659
1981	494
1982	855
1983	930
1984	1,724
1985	974
1986	505
1987	511
1988	646
1989	1,891
1990	732
1991	882
1992	1,145
1993	1,044
1994	746
1995	814
1996	829
1997	1,025
1998	790
1999	709
2000	1,039
2001	630
2002	1,018
2003	1,448
2004	1,569
2005	980
2006	1,023
2007	1,282
2008	407
2009	1,207
2010	567
2011	742
2012	981
2013	467
2014	1,077
2015	767
2016	1,013
2017	500
2018	516
2019	518
2020	1,032
2021	599
2022	1,675
2023	1,136
2024	859
2025	498

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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).

Histogram of margins by which records were beaten on 19 October 1939
Margin	Records
0 to 10	170
10 to 20	32
20 to 30	14
30 to 40	12
40 to 50	3
50 to 60	3