Weather Records on 1 November 1939

628 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 1 November 1939. Highest significance: Colton (Boola Boola), AU.

Key Facts for 1 November 1939

On 1 November 1939, 628 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
44 were record highs and 51 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 20 monthly and 608 daily.
Colton (Boola Boola) set a daily record precipitation of 26.9 mm (1.1 in) on 1 November 1939.
Across 157 earlier years (1805 to 2025) the same calendar date averaged 487 records.

Record Map

628 stations

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

Weather records on 1 November 1939: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Colton (Boola Boola)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	26.9 mm (1.1 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Kurla	India	Record daily precipitation	47.5 mm (1.9 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Kanowna	Australia	Record daily precipitation	27.7 mm (1.1 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Port Lincoln	Australia	Record daily precipitation	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Albany	Australia	Record daily precipitation	34.8 mm (1.4 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Port Lincoln (Woolga)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	41.9 mm (1.6 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Ceduna Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	28.2 mm (1.1 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Widgiemooltha	Australia	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Elliston	Australia	Record daily precipitation	27.2 mm (1.1 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Tasgaon	India	Record daily precipitation	94.2 mm (3.7 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Lameroo Comparison	Australia	Record daily precipitation	29.5 mm (1.2 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Coolgardie Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	39.1 mm (1.5 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Geranium	Australia	Record daily precipitation	31.5 mm (1.2 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Learmonth	Australia	Record daily precipitation	36.3 mm (1.4 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Tumby Bay (Warratta Vale)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	38.4 mm (1.5 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Nevasa	India	Record daily precipitation	71.1 mm (2.8 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Parrakie	Australia	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Mhaswad	India	Record daily precipitation	75.2 mm (3.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Malsiras	India	Record daily precipitation	96.5 mm (3.8 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Port Lincoln (Big Swamp)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Reedy Flat	Australia	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Ammathy	India	Record daily precipitation	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Ranebennur	India	Record daily precipitation	70.9 mm (2.8 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Goudveld (Bos)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	37.8 mm (1.5 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Millwood (Bos)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	45.2 mm (1.8 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Yellapur	India	Record daily precipitation	64.0 mm (2.5 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Bloukrans (Bos)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	51.3 mm (2.0 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Adelaide (Tea Tree Gully Counc	Australia	Record daily precipitation	41.9 mm (1.6 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Mannum (Sanderston)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Honnali	India	Record daily precipitation	58.4 mm (2.3 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Harkerville (Bos)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Stonefield	Australia	Record daily precipitation	28.2 mm (1.1 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Pimpalgaon	India	Record daily precipitation	41.4 mm (1.6 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Witelsbos (Bos)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	40.9 mm (1.6 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Southern Cross	Australia	Record daily precipitation	26.2 mm (1.0 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Gulnare	Australia	Record daily precipitation	28.4 mm (1.1 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Stockport	Australia	Record daily precipitation	37.6 mm (1.5 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Bower	Australia	Record daily precipitation	26.2 mm (1.0 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Chicoutimi	Canada	Record daily snowfall	19.1 cm (7.5 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Chitradurga	India	Record daily precipitation	46.5 mm (1.8 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Khamgaon	India	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Mt Pocono 2 N	United States	Record daily precipitation	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Butler Tanks (North Parnda)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	42.2 mm (1.7 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
George Airport	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	41.9 mm (1.6 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Buffelsnek (Bos)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	46.5 mm (1.8 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Moorestown 4 E	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Port Lincoln (White Flat)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	53.8 mm (2.1 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Sangli	India	Record daily precipitation	91.9 mm (3.6 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Smithfield	Australia	Record daily precipitation	39.1 mm (1.5 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Harihar	India	Record daily precipitation	73.7 mm (2.9 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Malegaon	India	Record daily precipitation	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Kapunda Water Works	Australia	Record daily precipitation	37.1 mm (1.5 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Keyneton	Australia	Record daily precipitation	36.1 mm (1.4 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Strathalbyn	Australia	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Maclear (Mag)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Durrunook	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Callington	Australia	Record daily precipitation	43.7 mm (1.7 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Boxdale	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Mangaon	India	Record daily precipitation	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Nandgaon	India	Record daily precipitation	53.6 mm (2.1 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

628 records

Records set or tied on 1 November 1939 by type: Highest daily maximum 33, Lowest daily maximum 13, Highest daily minimum 11, Lowest daily minimum 38, Heaviest daily rainfall 529, Heaviest daily snowfall 3, Deepest snow cover 1.

Records on 1 November 1939 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	33
Lowest daily maximum	13
Highest daily minimum	11
Lowest daily minimum	38
Heaviest daily rainfall	529
Heaviest daily snowfall	3
Deepest snow cover	1

Records on 1 November 1939 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 20, daily 608.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

575 broken records

Margins by which the 575 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 100.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

1 November 1939

Top 20 records on 1 November 1939 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
1 November 1939	Colton (Boola Boola), AU	daily rain	26.9 mm (1.1 in)	24.4 mm (1.0 in)	34 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
1 November 1939	Kurla, IN	daily rain	47.5 mm (1.9 in)	47.5 mm (1.9 in)	37 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
1 November 1939	Kanowna, AU	daily rain	27.7 mm (1.1 in)	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	26 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
1 November 1939	Port Lincoln, AU	daily rain	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	25.2 mm (1.0 in)	12 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
1 November 1939	Albany, AU	daily rain	34.8 mm (1.4 in)	25.1 mm (1.0 in)	8 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
1 November 1939	Port Lincoln (Woolga), AU	daily rain	41.9 mm (1.6 in)	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	12 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
1 November 1939	Ceduna Post Office, AU	daily rain	28.2 mm (1.1 in)	23.6 mm (0.9 in)	9 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
1 November 1939	Widgiemooltha, AU	daily rain	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	29.5 mm (1.2 in)	26 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
1 November 1939	Elliston, AU	daily rain	27.2 mm (1.1 in)	23.1 mm (0.9 in)	4 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
1 November 1939	Tasgaon, IN	daily rain	94.2 mm (3.7 in)	65.2 mm (2.6 in)	4 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
1 November 1939	Lameroo Comparison, AU	daily rain	29.5 mm (1.2 in)	20.4 mm (0.8 in)	12 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
1 November 1939	Coolgardie Post Office, AU	monthly rain	39.1 mm (1.5 in)	13.7 mm (0.5 in)	22 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
1 November 1939	Geranium, AU	daily rain	31.5 mm (1.2 in)	18.8 mm (0.7 in)	12 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
1 November 1939	Learmonth, AU	daily rain	36.3 mm (1.4 in)	22.8 mm (0.9 in)	14 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
1 November 1939	Tumby Bay (Warratta Vale), AU	daily rain	38.4 mm (1.5 in)	22.4 mm (0.9 in)	12 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
1 November 1939	Nevasa, IN	daily rain	71.1 mm (2.8 in)	63.5 mm (2.5 in)	4 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
1 November 1939	Parrakie, AU	daily rain	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	16.2 mm (0.6 in)	12 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
1 November 1939	Mhaswad, IN	daily rain	75.2 mm (3.0 in)	54.9 mm (2.2 in)	22 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
1 November 1939	Malsiras, IN	daily rain	96.5 mm (3.8 in)	64.0 mm (2.5 in)	22 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
1 November 1939	Port Lincoln (Big Swamp), AU	daily rain	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	19.8 mm (0.8 in)	12 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

1805 to 1939

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1805 to 1939. 1939 had 628 records.

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

Records on 11-01 in each year
Year	Records
1805	1
1828	1
1836	1
1837	1
1850	1
1851	1
1852	1
1862	1
1866	1
1867	3
1869	2
1872	1
1873	1
1878	1
1879	1
1880	2
1881	7
1882	1
1885	1
1887	1
1888	2
1889	1
1890	1
1891	4
1892	5
1893	2
1894	3
1895	1
1896	6
1897	2
1898	8
1899	3
1900	3
1901	4
1902	1
1903	7
1904	13
1905	16
1906	20
1907	5
1908	11
1909	45
1910	40
1911	54
1912	17
1913	45
1914	46
1915	22
1916	40
1917	43
1918	55
1919	95
1920	62
1921	44
1922	50
1923	172
1924	290
1925	253
1926	150
1927	666
1928	214
1929	306
1930	336
1931	286
1932	387
1933	684
1934	387
1935	882
1936	332
1937	402
1938	601
1939	628
1940	309
1941	417
1942	463
1943	287
1944	513
1945	326
1946	417
1947	588
1948	415
1949	661
1950	1,017
1951	1,317
1952	254
1953	306
1954	610
1955	371
1956	1,280
1957	358
1958	289
1959	322
1960	341
1961	535
1962	285
1963	307
1964	345
1965	520
1966	574
1967	542
1968	592
1969	437
1970	303
1971	801
1972	1,205
1973	589
1974	1,014
1975	494
1976	968
1977	702
1978	878
1979	631
1980	519
1981	824
1982	813
1983	852
1984	1,295
1985	716
1986	634
1987	1,529
1988	1,025
1989	827
1990	1,089
1991	3,261
1992	1,303
1993	2,690
1994	978
1995	1,138
1996	869
1997	1,273
1998	968
1999	1,129
2000	1,339
2001	531
2002	1,697
2003	1,309
2004	1,013
2005	836
2006	756
2007	626
2008	1,252
2009	893
2010	648
2011	781
2012	663
2013	568
2014	1,027
2015	804
2016	953
2017	474
2018	652
2019	1,578
2020	974
2021	361
2022	1,010
2023	949
2024	847
2025	478

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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 20	521
20 to 40	39
40 to 60	10
60 to 80	3
80 to 100	2