Weather Records on 10 November 1939

422 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 10 November 1939. Highest significance: Geraldton Town, AU.

Key Facts for 10 November 1939

On 10 November 1939, 422 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
89 were record highs and 39 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 17 monthly and 405 daily.
Geraldton Town set a monthly record daily precipitation of 35.6 mm (1.4 in) on 10 November 1939.
Across 152 earlier years (1835 to 2025) the same calendar date averaged 526 records.

Record Map

422 stations

422 station records on 10 November 1939 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 10 November 1939: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Geraldton Town	Australia	Record daily precipitation	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	65 of 100 (Major)
Northampton	Australia	Record daily precipitation	65.8 mm (2.6 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Rockingham Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	57.4 mm (2.3 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Nabawa	Australia	Record daily precipitation	52.1 mm (2.1 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Yalgoo	Australia	Record daily precipitation	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Galway	Ireland	Record daily precipitation	48.2 mm (1.9 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Cudgen Plantation	Australia	Record daily precipitation	89.9 mm (3.5 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Onslow	Australia	Record daily precipitation	29.7 mm (1.2 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Bookara	Australia	Record daily precipitation	37.3 mm (1.5 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Lawrence	United States	Record daily precipitation	36.1 mm (1.4 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Gundiah Railway Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	78.7 mm (3.1 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Casino Airport	Australia	Record daily precipitation	69.3 mm (2.7 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Port Augusta (Saltia)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Tweed Heads Golf Club	Australia	Record daily precipitation	81.8 mm (3.2 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Pratt 3NW	United States	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Gallatin 1W	United States	Record daily precipitation	44.5 mm (1.8 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Lismore (Centre Street)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	83.8 mm (3.3 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Yallalong	Australia	Record daily precipitation	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Marlborough Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Atchison	United States	Record daily precipitation	42.7 mm (1.7 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Manhattan	United States	Record daily precipitation	34.5 mm (1.4 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Horton	United States	Record daily precipitation	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Woolgorong	Australia	Record daily precipitation	31.5 mm (1.2 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
McPherson	United States	Record daily precipitation	27.2 mm (1.1 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Conception	United States	Record daily precipitation	37.3 mm (1.5 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Dongara	Australia	Record daily precipitation	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Rosewood Walloon Rd	Australia	Record daily precipitation	55.9 mm (2.2 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Kempsey (Wide Street)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	49.5 mm (1.9 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Independence	United States	Record daily precipitation	37.6 mm (1.5 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
St Joseph	United States	Record daily precipitation	43.7 mm (1.7 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Nanutarra	Australia	Record daily precipitation	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Alice Springs Post Office	Australia	Record low minimum temperature	5.7 C (42.3 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Beaudesert Cryna	Australia	Record daily precipitation	63.2 mm (2.5 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Chapman	United States	Record daily precipitation	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Eskridge	United States	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Olathe 3E	United States	Record daily precipitation	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Wamego 4 W	United States	Record daily precipitation	45.2 mm (1.8 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Oregon	United States	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Miva	Australia	Record daily precipitation	37.3 mm (1.5 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Sedan	United States	Record daily precipitation	36.1 mm (1.4 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Wyloo	Australia	Record daily precipitation	29.5 mm (1.2 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Harrisonville	United States	Record daily precipitation	33.8 mm (1.3 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Billabalong	Australia	Record daily precipitation	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Norway House	Canada	Record low minimum temperature	-25.6 C (-14.1 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Cleveland 2717 Euclid	United States	Record high maximum temperature	20.6 C (69.1 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Sandsprings	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Nebo	Australia	Record daily precipitation	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Hamilton	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	18.3 C (64.9 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Goombungee Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Oakey Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Jondarayan Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	32.3 mm (1.3 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Woodview	Australia	Record daily precipitation	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Leavenworth	United States	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Boonville	United States	Record daily precipitation	28.4 mm (1.1 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Lexington 3E	United States	Record daily precipitation	34.8 mm (1.4 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Morgantown 1	United States	Record high maximum temperature	23.3 C (73.9 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Weston	United States	Record high maximum temperature	26.1 C (79.0 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Jondaryan Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	57.4 mm (2.3 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Casey	United States	Record daily precipitation	25.1 mm (1.0 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Iola	United States	Record daily precipitation	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

422 records

Records set or tied on 10 November 1939 by type: Highest daily maximum 65, Lowest daily maximum 6, Highest daily minimum 24, Lowest daily minimum 33, Heaviest daily rainfall 293, Heaviest daily snowfall 1.

Records on 10 November 1939 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	65
Lowest daily maximum	6
Highest daily minimum	24
Lowest daily minimum	33
Heaviest daily rainfall	293
Heaviest daily snowfall	1
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 10 November 1939 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 17, daily 405.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

386 broken records

Margins by which the 386 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 71.6. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

10 November 1939

Top 20 records on 10 November 1939 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
10 November 1939	Geraldton Town, AU	monthly rain	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	17.1 mm (0.7 in)	31 years	65 of 100 (Major)
10 November 1939	Northampton, AU	monthly rain	65.8 mm (2.6 in)	35.3 mm (1.4 in)	12 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
10 November 1939	Rockingham Post Office, AU	monthly rain	57.4 mm (2.3 in)	28.2 mm (1.1 in)	12 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
10 November 1939	Nabawa, AU	monthly rain	52.1 mm (2.1 in)	30.3 mm (1.2 in)	12 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
10 November 1939	Yalgoo, AU	monthly rain	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	15.5 mm (0.6 in)	20 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
10 November 1939	Galway, IE	monthly rain	48.2 mm (1.9 in)	7.4 mm (0.29 in)	77 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
10 November 1939	Cudgen Plantation, AU	daily rain	89.9 mm (3.5 in)	71.6 mm (2.8 in)	30 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
10 November 1939	Onslow, AU	monthly rain	29.7 mm (1.2 in)	25.1 mm (1.0 in)	20 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
10 November 1939	Bookara, AU	monthly rain	37.3 mm (1.5 in)	11.9 mm (0.5 in)	31 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
10 November 1939	Lawrence, US	daily rain	36.1 mm (1.4 in)	22.1 mm (0.9 in)	59 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
10 November 1939	Gundiah Railway Station, AU	monthly rain	78.7 mm (3.1 in)	20.3 mm (0.8 in)	27 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
10 November 1939	Casino Airport, AU	daily rain	69.3 mm (2.7 in)	47.7 mm (1.9 in)	5 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
10 November 1939	Port Augusta (Saltia), AU	daily rain	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	24.7 mm (1.0 in)	25 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
10 November 1939	Tweed Heads Golf Club, AU	daily rain	81.8 mm (3.2 in)	43.7 mm (1.7 in)	44 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
10 November 1939	Pratt 3NW, US	daily rain	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	30.2 mm (1.2 in)	24 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
10 November 1939	Gallatin 1W, US	daily rain	44.5 mm (1.8 in)	36.9 mm (1.5 in)	8 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
10 November 1939	Lismore (Centre Street), AU	daily rain	83.8 mm (3.3 in)	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	13 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
10 November 1939	Yallalong, AU	daily rain	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	24.4 mm (1.0 in)	24 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
10 November 1939	Marlborough Post Office, AU	daily rain	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	22.6 mm (0.9 in)	50 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
10 November 1939	Atchison, US	daily rain	42.7 mm (1.7 in)	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	20 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

1835 to 1939

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1835 to 1939. 1939 had 422 records.

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

Records on 11-10 in each year
Year	Records
1835	1
1847	1
1849	1
1853	1
1858	4
1864	2
1868	1
1870	1
1871	1
1872	1
1874	1
1875	2
1876	1
1877	1
1880	1
1881	1
1886	1
1887	2
1888	1
1889	1
1890	5
1891	5
1892	2
1895	7
1896	1
1897	3
1898	5
1900	1
1901	5
1902	4
1903	8
1904	15
1905	4
1906	7
1907	18
1908	12
1909	20
1910	21
1911	25
1912	20
1913	68
1914	86
1915	38
1916	37
1917	80
1918	25
1919	103
1920	76
1921	114
1922	12
1923	91
1924	129
1925	127
1926	474
1927	299
1928	81
1929	211
1930	203
1931	550
1932	277
1933	611
1934	207
1935	454
1936	390
1937	236
1938	250
1939	422
1940	451
1941	392
1942	344
1943	288
1944	399
1945	895
1946	791
1947	491
1948	570
1949	830
1950	1,313
1951	291
1952	448
1953	437
1954	680
1955	676
1956	797
1957	394
1958	447
1959	230
1960	463
1961	402
1962	558
1963	301
1964	509
1965	358
1966	1,260
1967	397
1968	742
1969	516
1970	604
1971	668
1972	693
1973	957
1974	503
1975	1,348
1976	537
1977	1,088
1978	1,118
1979	1,095
1980	821
1981	1,374
1982	1,364
1983	665
1984	890
1985	1,859
1986	1,542
1987	845
1988	624
1989	1,019
1990	937
1991	1,619
1992	1,000
1993	984
1994	824
1995	1,450
1996	1,164
1997	1,234
1998	1,878
1999	1,610
2000	1,684
2001	948
2002	1,307
2003	637
2004	1,058
2005	1,298
2006	1,153
2007	684
2008	968
2009	851
2010	1,272
2011	904
2012	1,144
2013	338
2014	578
2015	969
2016	1,084
2017	612
2018	1,280
2019	599
2020	2,135
2021	469
2022	1,523
2023	574
2024	491
2025	934

Download the Data

Data for records on 1939-11-10: 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	289
10 to 20	52
20 to 30	34
30 to 40	7
40 to 50	3
50 to 60	0
60 to 70	0
70 to 80	1