Weather Records on 3 November 1939

584 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 3 November 1939. Highest significance: Pondooma Post Office, AU.

Key Facts for 3 November 1939

On 3 November 1939, 584 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
22 were record highs and 195 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 31 monthly and 553 daily.
Pondooma Post Office set a monthly record daily precipitation of 65.3 mm (2.6 in) on 3 November 1939.
Across 155 earlier years (1821 to 2025) the same calendar date averaged 497 records.

Record Map

584 stations

584 station records on 3 November 1939 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 3 November 1939: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Pondooma Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	65.3 mm (2.6 in)	62 of 100 (Major)
Bute	Australia	Record daily precipitation	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Harrismith (Tnk)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	56.6 mm (2.2 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Adelaide (Salisbury Bowling Cl	Australia	Record daily precipitation	32.3 mm (1.3 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Happy Valley Reservoir	Australia	Record daily precipitation	47.8 mm (1.9 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Wallaroo	Australia	Record daily precipitation	51.1 mm (2.0 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Booligal (Ulonga)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	42.4 mm (1.7 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Quorn	Australia	Record daily precipitation	52.6 mm (2.1 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Maitland	Australia	Record daily precipitation	40.1 mm (1.6 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Hoyleton	Australia	Record daily precipitation	42.9 mm (1.7 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Port Broughton	Australia	Record daily precipitation	40.9 mm (1.6 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Snowtown	Australia	Record daily precipitation	32.8 mm (1.3 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Manoora	Australia	Record daily precipitation	34.8 mm (1.4 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Saddleworth	Australia	Record daily precipitation	42.4 mm (1.7 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Coromandel Valley (Branden)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Tasiilaq	Greenland [Denmark]	Record daily precipitation	70.0 mm (2.8 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Bute (Ninnes)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	34.5 mm (1.4 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Maitland (Weetulta)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	34.5 mm (1.4 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Port Clinton (Yararoo)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Clarendon	Australia	Record daily precipitation	35.1 mm (1.4 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Ivanhoe (Mt Manara)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Clare Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Port Victoria	Australia	Record daily precipitation	55.9 mm (2.2 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Magill Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	31.2 mm (1.2 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Stockport	Australia	Record daily precipitation	32.5 mm (1.3 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Cowell	Australia	Record daily precipitation	28.7 mm (1.1 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Mount Wudinna	Australia	Record daily precipitation	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Watervale	Australia	Record daily precipitation	42.7 mm (1.7 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Yardea	Australia	Record daily precipitation	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Stansbury	Australia	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Glenelg Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	35.8 mm (1.4 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
William Creek	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.1 mm (1.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Stockwell	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.9 mm (1.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Bookaloo	Australia	Record daily precipitation	38.6 mm (1.5 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Miltalie (Hillview)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Mitchelville	Australia	Record daily precipitation	56.1 mm (2.2 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Parys (Mun)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	56.9 mm (2.2 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Lichtenburg	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	67.6 mm (2.7 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Beltana	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.9 mm (1.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Cradock	Australia	Record daily precipitation	37.6 mm (1.5 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Potchefstroom	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	82.8 mm (3.3 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Mmabatho Arpt	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	59.2 mm (2.3 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Kadina	Australia	Record daily precipitation	51.3 mm (2.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Moonta	Australia	Record daily precipitation	51.3 mm (2.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Angaston	Australia	Record daily precipitation	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Echunga Golf Course	Australia	Record daily precipitation	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Mintaro	Australia	Record daily precipitation	29.5 mm (1.2 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Yacka	Australia	Record daily precipitation	28.4 mm (1.1 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Curnomona (Curnamona)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.7 mm (1.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Macclesfield	Australia	Record daily precipitation	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Adelaide (Tea Tree Gully Counc	Australia	Record daily precipitation	28.2 mm (1.1 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Auburn	Australia	Record daily precipitation	43.4 mm (1.7 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Ardrossan	Australia	Record daily precipitation	50.3 mm (2.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Johnburgh Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	32.3 mm (1.3 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Brinkworth (Bungaree)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	38.4 mm (1.5 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Marrabel	Australia	Record daily precipitation	45.2 mm (1.8 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Calivil	Australia	Record daily precipitation	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Dinokana	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	61.0 mm (2.4 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Adelaide West Terrace	Australia	Record daily precipitation	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Nuriootpa	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.7 mm (1.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)

Counts by Type and Timescale

584 records

Records set or tied on 3 November 1939 by type: Highest daily maximum 6, Lowest daily maximum 71, Highest daily minimum 16, Lowest daily minimum 124, Heaviest daily rainfall 363, Heaviest daily snowfall 3, Deepest snow cover 1.

Records on 3 November 1939 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	6
Lowest daily maximum	71
Highest daily minimum	16
Lowest daily minimum	124
Heaviest daily rainfall	363
Heaviest daily snowfall	3
Deepest snow cover	1

Records on 3 November 1939 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 31, daily 553.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

523 broken records

Margins by which the 523 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 51.6. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

3 November 1939

Top 20 records on 3 November 1939 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
3 November 1939	Pondooma Post Office, AU	monthly rain	65.3 mm (2.6 in)	36.1 mm (1.4 in)	32 years	62 of 100 (Major)
3 November 1939	Bute, AU	daily rain	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	38.6 mm (1.5 in)	43 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
3 November 1939	Harrismith (Tnk), ZA	daily rain	56.6 mm (2.2 in)	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	47 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
3 November 1939	Adelaide (Salisbury Bowling Cl, AU	daily rain	32.3 mm (1.3 in)	22.1 mm (0.9 in)	51 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
3 November 1939	Happy Valley Reservoir, AU	daily rain	47.8 mm (1.9 in)	32.6 mm (1.3 in)	32 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
3 November 1939	Wallaroo, AU	daily rain	51.1 mm (2.0 in)	40.4 mm (1.6 in)	26 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
3 November 1939	Booligal (Ulonga), AU	daily rain	42.4 mm (1.7 in)	35.5 mm (1.4 in)	32 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
3 November 1939	Quorn, AU	daily rain	52.6 mm (2.1 in)	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	32 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
3 November 1939	Maitland, AU	daily rain	40.1 mm (1.6 in)	28.9 mm (1.1 in)	26 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
3 November 1939	Hoyleton, AU	daily rain	42.9 mm (1.7 in)	33.5 mm (1.3 in)	26 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
3 November 1939	Port Broughton, AU	daily rain	40.9 mm (1.6 in)	25.9 mm (1.0 in)	26 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
3 November 1939	Snowtown, AU	daily rain	32.8 mm (1.3 in)	23.7 mm (0.9 in)	26 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
3 November 1939	Manoora, AU	daily rain	34.8 mm (1.4 in)	23.9 mm (0.9 in)	26 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
3 November 1939	Saddleworth, AU	monthly rain	42.4 mm (1.7 in)	13.4 mm (0.5 in)	43 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
3 November 1939	Coromandel Valley (Branden), AU	daily rain	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	26.6 mm (1.0 in)	32 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
3 November 1939	Tasiilaq, GL	daily rain	70.0 mm (2.8 in)	42.2 mm (1.7 in)	26 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
3 November 1939	Bute (Ninnes), AU	daily rain	34.5 mm (1.4 in)	21.0 mm (0.8 in)	32 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
3 November 1939	Maitland (Weetulta), AU	daily rain	34.5 mm (1.4 in)	22.1 mm (0.9 in)	32 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
3 November 1939	Port Clinton (Yararoo), AU	daily rain	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	20.8 mm (0.8 in)	32 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
3 November 1939	Clarendon, AU	daily rain	35.1 mm (1.4 in)	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	26 years	51 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

1821 to 1939

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1821 to 1939. 1939 had 584 records.

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

Records on 11-03 in each year
Year	Records
1821	2
1828	1
1835	1
1837	1
1844	1
1845	1
1851	1
1857	1
1858	7
1862	1
1864	1
1875	5
1879	3
1880	1
1881	1
1882	1
1883	1
1885	2
1886	1
1888	2
1889	1
1891	1
1892	1
1893	1
1894	5
1895	1
1896	8
1897	3
1898	6
1899	10
1900	6
1901	6
1902	5
1903	19
1904	22
1905	11
1906	13
1907	28
1908	19
1909	17
1910	21
1911	39
1912	112
1913	35
1914	41
1915	19
1916	22
1917	36
1918	16
1919	74
1920	38
1921	35
1922	85
1923	123
1924	136
1925	107
1926	188
1927	343
1928	236
1929	352
1930	154
1931	279
1932	466
1933	398
1934	571
1935	968
1936	1,217
1937	309
1938	1,019
1939	584
1940	285
1941	214
1942	303
1943	172
1944	498
1945	333
1946	1,017
1947	457
1948	416
1949	565
1950	482
1951	2,288
1952	404
1953	351
1954	693
1955	522
1956	781
1957	453
1958	274
1959	472
1960	239
1961	1,007
1962	438
1963	271
1964	719
1965	522
1966	1,373
1967	588
1968	471
1969	568
1970	551
1971	666
1972	636
1973	903
1974	929
1975	1,066
1976	719
1977	767
1978	1,197
1979	630
1980	1,031
1981	876
1982	826
1983	1,254
1984	624
1985	725
1986	491
1987	1,148
1988	915
1989	615
1990	1,114
1991	3,969
1992	1,158
1993	653
1994	1,227
1995	1,078
1996	1,152
1997	818
1998	789
1999	808
2000	851
2001	587
2002	1,376
2003	1,914
2004	1,356
2005	1,576
2006	1,065
2007	642
2008	1,011
2009	688
2010	718
2011	765
2012	605
2013	515
2014	639
2015	1,123
2016	941
2017	871
2018	405
2019	303
2020	1,688
2021	352
2022	869
2023	714
2024	703
2025	525

Download the Data

Data for records on 1939-11-03: 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 10	345
10 to 20	121
20 to 30	37
30 to 40	14
40 to 50	5
50 to 60	1