Weather Records on 26 October 1939

1,140 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 26 October 1939. Highest significance: Melville, US.

Key Facts for 26 October 1939

On 26 October 1939, 1,140 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
669 were record highs and 106 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 27 monthly and 1,113 daily.
Melville set a monthly record daily precipitation of 222.8 mm (8.8 in) on 26 October 1939.
Across 157 earlier years (1816 to 2025) the same calendar date averaged 479 records.

Record Map

1,140 stations

1,140 station records on 26 October 1939 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 26 October 1939: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Melville	United States	Record daily precipitation	222.8 mm (8.8 in)	63 of 100 (Major)
Glenorchy	Australia	Record daily precipitation	72.9 mm (2.9 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Ottawa 4SW	United States	Record daily precipitation	43.7 mm (1.7 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Vantipura	India	Record daily precipitation	71.9 mm (2.8 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Forster - Tuncurry R.V.C.P.	Australia	Record daily precipitation	76.2 mm (3.0 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Stroud Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	141.2 mm (5.6 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Tiskilwa 2 SE	United States	Record daily precipitation	62.2 mm (2.4 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Bulahdelah Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	103.6 mm (4.1 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Maitland West	Australia	Record daily precipitation	60.5 mm (2.4 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Peoria City Office	United States	Record daily precipitation	62.5 mm (2.5 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Cockle Creek (Pasminco Metals)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	94.0 mm (3.7 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Srinivaspur	India	Record daily precipitation	74.9 mm (2.9 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
La Harpe	United States	Record daily precipitation	51.3 mm (2.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Rogers	United States	Record daily precipitation	86.1 mm (3.4 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Coshocton Wpc Plt	United States	Record daily precipitation	43.4 mm (1.7 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Epping Chester Street	Australia	Record daily precipitation	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Clinton Forestry HQ	United States	Record daily precipitation	63.0 mm (2.5 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Nelson Bay (Nelson Head)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	67.6 mm (2.7 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Cheneyville 1 NE	United States	Record daily precipitation	119.9 mm (4.7 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Kukicherra	India	Record daily precipitation	73.7 mm (2.9 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Ft Smith	United States	Record daily precipitation	73.9 mm (2.9 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Hattiesburg 5SW	United States	Record daily precipitation	92.5 mm (3.6 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Kilkivan Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	67.1 mm (2.6 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Warra Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	52.8 mm (2.1 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Upper Orara (Aurania)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	66.3 mm (2.6 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Pokolbin 1 Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	56.9 mm (2.2 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Taree (Radio Station 2Re)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	72.9 mm (2.9 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Wyong (Wyong Golf Club)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	67.8 mm (2.7 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Upper Urara (the Knoll)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	87.6 mm (3.4 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Greta Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	63.8 mm (2.5 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Mulbagal	India	Record daily precipitation	68.1 mm (2.7 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Harrington (Oxley Anchorage Ca	Australia	Record daily precipitation	80.0 mm (3.1 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Newcastle Nobbys Signal Statio	Australia	Record daily precipitation	56.4 mm (2.2 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Sidlaghatta	India	Record daily precipitation	56.4 mm (2.2 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Vishnupur	India	Record daily precipitation	105.4 mm (4.1 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Isabela Substn	Puerto Rico [United States]	Record low maximum temperature	27.2 C (81.0 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Robeline	United States	Record daily precipitation	74.7 mm (2.9 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Junction 4SSW	United States	Record daily precipitation	88.9 mm (3.5 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
East Maitland Bowling Club	Australia	Record daily precipitation	87.6 mm (3.4 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Paterson Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	65.8 mm (2.6 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Blayney (Vittoria)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Russelkonda	India	Record daily precipitation	82.8 mm (3.3 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Surada	India	Record daily precipitation	59.7 mm (2.4 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Cundletown Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	72.4 mm (2.9 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Wollong	Australia	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Eureka Springs 3 WNW	United States	Record daily precipitation	66.0 mm (2.6 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Geneseo	United States	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Sidney 2 N	United States	Record daily precipitation	55.9 mm (2.2 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Wallowa	United States	Record daily snowfall	8.9 cm (3.5 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Buckhannon	United States	Record daily precipitation	27.2 mm (1.1 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Simcoe	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	12.2 C (54.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Dullabcherra	India	Record daily precipitation	42.7 mm (1.7 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Lamar 7N	United States	Record high minimum temperature	21.1 C (70.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Trenton 2	United States	Record high maximum temperature	23.3 C (73.9 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Pine Brush	Australia	Record daily precipitation	52.3 mm (2.1 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Pennant Hills (Yarrara Road)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	57.7 mm (2.3 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Conception	United States	Record high minimum temperature	19.4 C (66.9 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Toledo Blade	United States	Record high minimum temperature	15.0 C (59.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Lafayette Rgnl AP	United States	Record high minimum temperature	23.9 C (75.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Dubuque River	United States	Record high minimum temperature	12.8 C (55.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

1,140 records

Records set or tied on 26 October 1939 by type: Highest daily maximum 182, Lowest daily maximum 49, Highest daily minimum 487, Lowest daily minimum 57, Heaviest daily rainfall 342, Heaviest daily snowfall 20, Deepest snow cover 3.

Records on 26 October 1939 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	182
Lowest daily maximum	49
Highest daily minimum	487
Lowest daily minimum	57
Heaviest daily rainfall	342
Heaviest daily snowfall	20
Deepest snow cover	3

Records on 26 October 1939 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 27, daily 1,113.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

953 broken records

Margins by which the 953 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 123.7. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

26 October 1939

Top 20 records on 26 October 1939 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
26 October 1939	Melville, US	monthly rain	222.8 mm (8.8 in)	123.7 mm (4.9 in)	33 years	63 of 100 (Major)
26 October 1939	Glenorchy, AU	monthly rain	72.9 mm (2.9 in)	41.7 mm (1.6 in)	4 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
26 October 1939	Ottawa 4SW, US	daily rain	43.7 mm (1.7 in)	34.0 mm (1.3 in)	44 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
26 October 1939	Vantipura, IN	monthly rain	71.9 mm (2.8 in)	33.3 mm (1.3 in)	21 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
26 October 1939	Forster - Tuncurry R.V.C.P., AU	daily rain	76.2 mm (3.0 in)	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	39 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
26 October 1939	Stroud Post Office, AU	monthly rain	141.2 mm (5.6 in)	39.6 mm (1.6 in)	25 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
26 October 1939	Tiskilwa 2 SE, US	daily rain	62.2 mm (2.4 in)	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	39 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
26 October 1939	Bulahdelah Post Office, AU	daily rain	103.6 mm (4.1 in)	51.5 mm (2.0 in)	21 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
26 October 1939	Maitland West, AU	daily rain	60.5 mm (2.4 in)	27.5 mm (1.1 in)	56 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
26 October 1939	Peoria City Office, US	daily rain	62.5 mm (2.5 in)	51.1 mm (2.0 in)	10 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
26 October 1939	Cockle Creek (Pasminco Metals), AU	daily rain	94.0 mm (3.7 in)	67.3 mm (2.6 in)	5 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
26 October 1939	Srinivaspur, IN	daily rain	74.9 mm (2.9 in)	52.8 mm (2.1 in)	26 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
26 October 1939	La Harpe, US	daily rain	51.3 mm (2.0 in)	32.2 mm (1.3 in)	39 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
26 October 1939	Rogers, US	monthly rain	86.1 mm (3.4 in)	23.9 mm (0.9 in)	39 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
26 October 1939	Coshocton Wpc Plt, US	daily rain	43.4 mm (1.7 in)	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	18 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
26 October 1939	Epping Chester Street, AU	daily rain	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	34.5 mm (1.4 in)	30 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
26 October 1939	Clinton Forestry HQ, US	daily rain	63.0 mm (2.5 in)	55.4 mm (2.2 in)	21 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
26 October 1939	Nelson Bay (Nelson Head), AU	daily rain	67.6 mm (2.7 in)	38.6 mm (1.5 in)	0 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
26 October 1939	Cheneyville 1 NE, US	daily rain	119.9 mm (4.7 in)	72.9 mm (2.9 in)	6 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
26 October 1939	Kukicherra, IN	daily rain	73.7 mm (2.9 in)	54.6 mm (2.1 in)	20 years	38 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

1816 to 1939

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1816 to 1939. 1939 had 1,140 records.

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

Records on 10-26 in each year
Year	Records
1816	1
1831	1
1832	1
1840	1
1841	1
1843	1
1849	1
1856	1
1859	1
1861	1
1864	1
1866	3
1868	2
1870	1
1871	4
1874	1
1879	2
1880	2
1881	1
1883	1
1885	1
1886	2
1887	8
1888	6
1889	2
1890	5
1891	2
1892	5
1894	2
1895	2
1898	2
1899	7
1900	5
1901	4
1902	4
1903	16
1904	6
1905	18
1906	8
1907	12
1908	25
1909	10
1910	10
1911	7
1912	24
1913	38
1914	27
1915	34
1916	59
1917	47
1918	58
1919	72
1920	57
1921	33
1922	147
1923	68
1924	102
1925	185
1926	381
1927	522
1928	174
1929	137
1930	228
1931	359
1932	468
1933	605
1934	331
1935	174
1936	528
1937	248
1938	201
1939	1,140
1940	516
1941	688
1942	926
1943	466
1944	357
1945	434
1946	481
1947	533
1948	158
1949	368
1950	654
1951	337
1952	417
1953	449
1954	728
1955	484
1956	378
1957	1,082
1958	187
1959	488
1960	315
1961	214
1962	1,136
1963	1,079
1964	417
1965	450
1966	271
1967	392
1968	478
1969	493
1970	744
1971	1,021
1972	362
1973	362
1974	266
1975	787
1976	818
1977	864
1978	495
1979	759
1980	953
1981	761
1982	837
1983	564
1984	790
1985	559
1986	602
1987	704
1988	896
1989	1,628
1990	582
1991	1,660
1992	726
1993	615
1994	610
1995	911
1996	1,651
1997	2,943
1998	1,125
1999	994
2000	1,091
2001	939
2002	1,088
2003	1,271
2004	1,122
2005	1,165
2006	1,822
2007	1,183
2008	631
2009	746
2010	1,542
2011	797
2012	1,048
2013	800
2014	977
2015	430
2016	719
2017	474
2018	592
2019	896
2020	3,942
2021	728
2022	626
2023	1,628
2024	790
2025	611

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Data for records on 1939-10-26: CSV or JSON. Field meanings are on the data page.

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	858
20 to 40	67
40 to 60	21
60 to 80	4
80 to 100	2
100 to 120	0
120 to 140	1