Weather Records on 9 November 1939

346 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 9 November 1939. Highest significance: Bowen Post Office, AU.

Key Facts for 9 November 1939

On 9 November 1939, 346 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
172 were record highs and 36 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 1 were all-time records, 8 monthly and 337 daily.
Bowen Post Office set a daily record precipitation of 38.6 mm (1.5 in) on 9 November 1939.
Across 153 earlier years (1794 to 2025) the same calendar date averaged 524 records.

Record Map

346 stations

346 station records on 9 November 1939 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 9 November 1939: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Bowen Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	38.6 mm (1.5 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Uppsala_Aut	Sweden	Record high minimum temperature	8.1 C (46.6 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Red Hill	Australia	Record daily precipitation	33.5 mm (1.3 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Linton Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	31.2 mm (1.2 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Sydney (Observatory Hill)	Australia	Record low minimum temperature	10.4 C (50.7 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
El Suez	Egypt	Record daily precipitation	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Putbus	Germany	Record high minimum temperature	8.8 C (47.8 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Richfield	United States	Record high minimum temperature	12.2 C (54.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Mount Augustus	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Peedamullah	Australia	Record daily precipitation	26.2 mm (1.0 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Coen Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Hamburg Fuhlsbuettel	Germany	Record high minimum temperature	11.1 C (52.0 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Chatrapatti	India	Record daily precipitation	84.6 mm (3.3 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Kattumavadi	India	Record daily precipitation	87.1 mm (3.4 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Ponce 4 E	Puerto Rico [United States]	Record high maximum temperature	34.4 C (93.9 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Linkoeping-Malmslaett	Sweden	Record high minimum temperature	8.0 C (46.4 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Quatsino	Canada	Record daily precipitation	61.5 mm (2.4 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Vasteras-Hasslo	Sweden	Record high maximum temperature	11.3 C (52.3 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Gavle	Sweden	Record high maximum temperature	10.8 C (51.4 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Espanola	United States	Record high minimum temperature	6.1 C (43.0 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Aachen	Germany	Record high minimum temperature	11.5 C (52.7 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Pattukkottai	India	Record daily precipitation	53.3 mm (2.1 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Vanersborg	Sweden	Record high maximum temperature	10.5 C (50.9 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Bremen-Seefahrtschule	Germany	Record high minimum temperature	10.7 C (51.3 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Schwerin	Germany	Record high maximum temperature	14.2 C (57.6 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Husum	Germany	Record high maximum temperature	12.7 C (54.9 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Clausthal-Zellerfeld	Germany	Record high minimum temperature	7.1 C (44.8 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Karlshamn	Sweden	Record high minimum temperature	8.5 C (47.3 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Bjuraker	Sweden	Record high maximum temperature	10.2 C (50.4 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Winfield 3NE	United States	Record high minimum temperature	15.0 C (59.0 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Logan	United States	Record high minimum temperature	11.1 C (52.0 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Denham	Australia	Record daily precipitation	15.0 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Pindathuna	Australia	Record daily precipitation	21.8 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Wooleen	Australia	Record daily precipitation	24.4 mm (1.0 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Las Vegas	United States	Record daily precipitation	10.2 mm (0.4 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Kingman	United States	Record daily precipitation	17.8 mm (0.7 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Anna Creek	Australia	Record daily precipitation	22.6 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Belele	Australia	Record daily precipitation	10.4 mm (0.4 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Manfred	Australia	Record daily precipitation	17.8 mm (0.7 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Milly Milly	Australia	Record daily precipitation	17.8 mm (0.7 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Mellenbye	Australia	Record daily precipitation	20.3 mm (0.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Mangaroon	Australia	Record daily precipitation	17.3 mm (0.7 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Woolgorong	Australia	Record daily precipitation	15.2 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Meka Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	16.5 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Mount Wittenoom	Australia	Record daily precipitation	16.3 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Gabyon	Australia	Record daily precipitation	8.9 mm (0.35 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Mileura	Australia	Record daily precipitation	13.5 mm (0.5 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Mardie	Australia	Record daily precipitation	6.9 mm (0.27 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Wickenburg	United States	Record daily precipitation	22.4 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Bloomfield 3 SE	United States	Record daily precipitation	5.8 mm (0.23 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Ft Bayard 4W	United States	Record daily precipitation	8.6 mm (0.34 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Beringarra	Australia	Record daily precipitation	19.3 mm (0.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Warmur West	Australia	Record daily precipitation	12.2 mm (0.5 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Chatillon-Sur-Seine	France	Record daily precipitation	12.3 mm (0.5 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Gila Bend 2SE	United States	Record daily precipitation	9.1 mm (0.36 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Moorarie	Australia	Record daily precipitation	17.8 mm (0.7 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Muralgarra	Australia	Record daily precipitation	11.4 mm (0.4 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Tuba City	United States	Record daily precipitation	5.1 mm (0.20 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Intake	United States	Record daily precipitation	24.4 mm (1.0 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Hachita 1W	United States	Record daily precipitation	7.6 mm (0.30 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

346 records

Records set or tied on 9 November 1939 by type: Highest daily maximum 53, Lowest daily maximum 12, Highest daily minimum 119, Lowest daily minimum 24, Heaviest daily rainfall 131, Heaviest daily snowfall 7.

Records on 9 November 1939 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	53
Lowest daily maximum	12
Highest daily minimum	119
Lowest daily minimum	24
Heaviest daily rainfall	131
Heaviest daily snowfall	7
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 9 November 1939 by timescale: all-time 1, monthly 8, daily 337.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

283 broken records

Margins by which the 283 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 40.1. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

9 November 1939

Top 20 records on 9 November 1939 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
9 November 1939	Bowen Post Office, AU	daily rain	38.6 mm (1.5 in)	27.7 mm (1.1 in)	49 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
9 November 1939	Uppsala_Aut, SE	daily high min	8.1 C (46.6 F)	0.9 C (1.6 F)	91 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
9 November 1939	Red Hill, AU	daily rain	33.5 mm (1.3 in)	31.7 mm (1.2 in)	5 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
9 November 1939	Linton Post Office, AU	daily rain	31.2 mm (1.2 in)	22.3 mm (0.9 in)	4 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
9 November 1939	Sydney (Observatory Hill), AU	daily low min	10.4 C (50.7 F)	0.8 C (1.4 F)	78 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
9 November 1939	El Suez, EG	all-time rain	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	4.0 mm (0.16 in)	24 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
9 November 1939	Putbus, DE	daily high min	8.8 C (47.8 F)	1.9 C (3.4 F)	61 years	31 of 100 (Routine)
9 November 1939	Richfield, US	daily high min	12.2 C (54.0 F)	9.4 C (16.9 F)	21 years	29 of 100 (Routine)
9 November 1939	Mount Augustus, AU	monthly rain	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	7.1 mm (0.28 in)	28 years	28 of 100 (Routine)
9 November 1939	Peedamullah, AU	monthly rain	26.2 mm (1.0 in)	8.2 mm (0.32 in)	16 years	27 of 100 (Routine)
9 November 1939	Coen Post Office, AU	daily rain	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	23.7 mm (0.9 in)	28 years	27 of 100 (Routine)
9 November 1939	Hamburg Fuhlsbuettel, DE	daily high min	11.1 C (52.0 F)	3.3 C (5.9 F)	39 years	24 of 100 (Routine)
9 November 1939	Chatrapatti, IN	daily rain	84.6 mm (3.3 in)	37.1 mm (1.5 in)	13 years	24 of 100 (Routine)
9 November 1939	Kattumavadi, IN	daily rain	87.1 mm (3.4 in)	40.1 mm (1.6 in)	5 years	24 of 100 (Routine)
9 November 1939	Ponce 4 E, PR	daily high max	34.4 C (93.9 F)	1.6 C (2.9 F)	32 years	24 of 100 (Routine)
9 November 1939	Linkoeping-Malmslaett, SE	daily high min	8.0 C (46.4 F)	1.5 C (2.7 F)	54 years	24 of 100 (Routine)
9 November 1939	Quatsino, CA	daily rain	61.5 mm (2.4 in)	12.0 mm (0.5 in)	41 years	23 of 100 (Routine)
9 November 1939	Vasteras-Hasslo, SE	daily high max	11.3 C (52.3 F)	0.8 C (1.4 F)	54 years	23 of 100 (Routine)
9 November 1939	Gavle, SE	daily high max	10.8 C (51.4 F)	0.8 C (1.4 F)	54 years	23 of 100 (Routine)
9 November 1939	Espanola, US	daily high min	6.1 C (43.0 F)	5.0 C (9.0 F)	24 years	23 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

1794 to 1939

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1794 to 1939. 1939 had 346 records.

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

Records on 11-09 in each year
Year	Records
1794	1
1828	1
1835	1
1849	1
1856	2
1859	1
1862	1
1867	1
1868	2
1875	2
1876	4
1877	1
1878	1
1879	1
1881	2
1886	2
1887	1
1888	1
1890	5
1891	1
1892	2
1893	2
1894	2
1895	20
1896	1
1897	2
1898	1
1899	3
1900	2
1901	2
1902	6
1903	3
1904	9
1905	6
1906	9
1907	3
1908	13
1909	11
1910	8
1911	15
1912	12
1913	50
1914	45
1915	34
1916	45
1917	121
1918	19
1919	76
1920	96
1921	176
1922	21
1923	191
1924	89
1925	224
1926	341
1927	213
1928	81
1929	120
1930	280
1931	997
1932	308
1933	652
1934	442
1935	276
1936	368
1937	354
1938	360
1939	346
1940	611
1941	604
1942	384
1943	521
1944	299
1945	1,211
1946	773
1947	499
1948	439
1949	310
1950	903
1951	506
1952	471
1953	483
1954	675
1955	605
1956	426
1957	341
1958	460
1959	309
1960	488
1961	382
1962	611
1963	362
1964	374
1965	227
1966	1,529
1967	629
1968	681
1969	508
1970	603
1971	887
1972	432
1973	996
1974	430
1975	1,339
1976	1,154
1977	1,361
1978	726
1979	815
1980	916
1981	883
1982	1,189
1983	872
1984	920
1985	1,472
1986	1,766
1987	614
1988	588
1989	967
1990	994
1991	2,382
1992	929
1993	715
1994	885
1995	1,304
1996	1,262
1997	774
1998	1,214
1999	2,238
2000	2,444
2001	811
2002	872
2003	732
2004	874
2005	1,655
2006	1,236
2007	744
2008	523
2009	714
2010	1,201
2011	1,082
2012	927
2013	451
2014	475
2015	976
2016	1,247
2017	413
2018	1,217
2019	921
2020	2,410
2021	413
2022	1,489
2023	637
2024	839
2025	499

Download the Data

Data for records on 1939-11-09: 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).

Histogram of margins by which records were beaten on 9 November 1939
Margin	Records
0 to 10	247
10 to 20	24
20 to 30	8
30 to 40	3
40 to 50	1