Weather Records on 13 November 1939

266 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 13 November 1939. Highest significance: Yamburgan, AU.

Key Facts for 13 November 1939

On 13 November 1939, 266 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
167 were record highs and 22 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 1 monthly and 265 daily.
Yamburgan set a daily record precipitation of 71.4 mm (2.8 in) on 13 November 1939.
Across 159 earlier years (1795 to 2025) the same calendar date averaged 472 records.

Record Map

266 stations

266 station records on 13 November 1939 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 13 November 1939: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Yamburgan	Australia	Record daily precipitation	71.4 mm (2.8 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Crookhaven Heads	Australia	Record daily precipitation	34.8 mm (1.4 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Emu Plains	Australia	Record daily precipitation	41.9 mm (1.6 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Alice Springs Post Office	Australia	Record low minimum temperature	4.1 C (39.4 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Quipolly Creek Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Rawsonville (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Collarenebri (Dunumbral)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Bumbaldry (Gold 'N' Grove)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Wattle Vale	Australia	Record daily precipitation	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Tortosa - Observatorio del Ebr	Spain	Record daily precipitation	29.3 mm (1.2 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Merriwa (Cranbourne)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	34.5 mm (1.4 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Narra Allen	Australia	Record daily precipitation	27.4 mm (1.1 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Penrith Ladbury Avenue	Australia	Record daily precipitation	51.1 mm (2.0 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
St Albans	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	14.4 C (57.9 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Parry Sound	Canada	Record low minimum temperature	-12.8 C (9.0 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Lindsay	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	-2.8 C (27.0 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Woodstock	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	-1.1 C (30.0 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Ettumanur	India	Record daily precipitation	76.7 mm (3.0 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Albion	United States	Record high maximum temperature	26.1 C (79.0 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Boorowa Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.9 mm (1.0 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Greenville	United States	Record daily precipitation	49.0 mm (1.9 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Vanrhysdorp	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	5.1 mm (0.20 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Ganca	Azerbaijan	Record daily precipitation	5.4 mm (0.21 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Morangarell	Australia	Record daily precipitation	20.3 mm (0.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Svirica	Russia	Record daily precipitation	12.3 mm (0.5 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Grass Patch	Australia	Record daily precipitation	13.2 mm (0.5 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Karesuando	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	9.8 mm (0.39 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Cudal Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	21.6 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Prescott 2 NNW	United States	Record daily precipitation	15.2 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Fort Vermilion Cda	Canada	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Changenachery	India	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Milbank 4 NW	United States	Record high maximum temperature	21.1 C (70.0 F)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Huron Rgnl AP	United States	Record high maximum temperature	19.4 C (66.9 F)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Youngs Siding	Australia	Record daily precipitation	11.4 mm (0.4 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Dowerin	Australia	Record daily precipitation	8.1 mm (0.32 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Goonoo Goonoo Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Harden (East St)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	22.9 mm (0.9 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Oakley	United States	Record high maximum temperature	22.2 C (72.0 F)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Larimore 4SW	United States	Record high maximum temperature	18.3 C (64.9 F)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Nannup	Australia	Record daily precipitation	13.2 mm (0.5 in)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Bollon Mary St	Australia	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Wollomombi (Wallamumbi)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	35.1 mm (1.4 in)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Forbes (Camp Street)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	23.1 mm (0.9 in)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Grenfell (Quondong Rd)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	23.9 mm (0.9 in)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Qu'appelle	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	16.1 C (61.0 F)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Yarmouth	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	1.7 C (35.1 F)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Sanivarsanthe	India	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Annavasal	India	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Adel	United States	Record high maximum temperature	18.3 C (64.9 F)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Gloversville	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-1.1 C (30.0 F)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Cairns Post Office	Australia	Record low maximum temperature	28.0 C (82.4 F)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Deols Chateauroux Aerodrome de	France	Record high minimum temperature	10.8 C (51.4 F)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Girona (Antic Institut)	Spain	Record high minimum temperature	13.4 C (56.1 F)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Grafton	United States	Record high maximum temperature	16.1 C (61.0 F)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Carcoar (Errowanbang)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	26.2 mm (1.0 in)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Zugspitze	Germany	Record high maximum temperature	3.0 C (37.4 F)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Osage	United States	Record high maximum temperature	17.2 C (63.0 F)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Edinburg	United States	Record daily precipitation	24.9 mm (1.0 in)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Livingston	United States	Record high maximum temperature	18.3 C (64.9 F)	16 of 100 (Routine)
O'Neill	United States	Record high maximum temperature	22.2 C (72.0 F)	16 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

266 records

Records set or tied on 13 November 1939 by type: Highest daily maximum 143, Lowest daily maximum 12, Highest daily minimum 24, Lowest daily minimum 10, Heaviest daily rainfall 75, Heaviest daily snowfall 2.

Records on 13 November 1939 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	143
Lowest daily maximum	12
Highest daily minimum	24
Lowest daily minimum	10
Heaviest daily rainfall	75
Heaviest daily snowfall	2
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 13 November 1939 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 1, daily 265.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

221 broken records

Margins by which the 221 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 49.6. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

13 November 1939

Top 20 records on 13 November 1939 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
13 November 1939	Yamburgan, AU	daily rain	71.4 mm (2.8 in)	49.6 mm (2.0 in)	14 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
13 November 1939	Crookhaven Heads, AU	daily rain	34.8 mm (1.4 in)	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	25 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
13 November 1939	Emu Plains, AU	daily rain	41.9 mm (1.6 in)	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	21 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
13 November 1939	Alice Springs Post Office, AU	monthly low min	4.1 C (39.4 F)	0.3 C (0.5 F)	60 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
13 November 1939	Quipolly Creek Post Office, AU	daily rain	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	17.8 mm (0.7 in)	32 years	32 of 100 (Routine)
13 November 1939	Rawsonville (Pol), ZA	daily rain	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	15.2 mm (0.6 in)	34 years	30 of 100 (Routine)
13 November 1939	Collarenebri (Dunumbral), AU	daily rain	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	18.8 mm (0.7 in)	22 years	29 of 100 (Routine)
13 November 1939	Bumbaldry (Gold 'N' Grove), AU	daily rain	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	22.3 mm (0.9 in)	22 years	29 of 100 (Routine)
13 November 1939	Wattle Vale, AU	daily rain	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	20.3 mm (0.8 in)	22 years	28 of 100 (Routine)
13 November 1939	Tortosa - Observatorio del Ebr, ES	daily rain	29.3 mm (1.2 in)	22.6 mm (0.9 in)	20 years	28 of 100 (Routine)
13 November 1939	Merriwa (Cranbourne), AU	daily rain	34.5 mm (1.4 in)	16.5 mm (0.6 in)	25 years	27 of 100 (Routine)
13 November 1939	Narra Allen, AU	daily rain	27.4 mm (1.1 in)	8.9 mm (0.35 in)	49 years	27 of 100 (Routine)
13 November 1939	Penrith Ladbury Avenue, AU	daily rain	51.1 mm (2.0 in)	19.9 mm (0.8 in)	17 years	25 of 100 (Routine)
13 November 1939	St Albans, CA	daily high max	14.4 C (57.9 F)	3.3 C (5.9 F)	52 years	24 of 100 (Routine)
13 November 1939	Parry Sound, CA	daily low min	-12.8 C (9.0 F)	1.7 C (3.1 F)	51 years	23 of 100 (Routine)
13 November 1939	Lindsay, CA	daily low max	-2.8 C (27.0 F)	0.6 C (1.1 F)	52 years	22 of 100 (Routine)
13 November 1939	Woodstock, CA	daily low max	-1.1 C (30.0 F)	1.1 C (2.0 F)	50 years	22 of 100 (Routine)
13 November 1939	Ettumanur, IN	daily rain	76.7 mm (3.0 in)	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	5 years	22 of 100 (Routine)
13 November 1939	Albion, US	daily high max	26.1 C (79.0 F)	5.0 C (9.0 F)	42 years	22 of 100 (Routine)
13 November 1939	Boorowa Post Office, AU	daily rain	25.9 mm (1.0 in)	10.4 mm (0.4 in)	25 years	21 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

1795 to 1939

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1795 to 1939. 1939 had 266 records.

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

Records on 11-13 in each year
Year	Records
1795	1
1823	2
1825	1
1826	1
1835	2
1848	1
1852	1
1855	1
1856	1
1859	1
1861	1
1862	2
1866	4
1869	3
1870	1
1873	4
1874	2
1876	1
1877	1
1879	1
1880	2
1881	4
1882	2
1883	1
1886	2
1888	1
1890	3
1893	1
1894	5
1895	4
1896	3
1897	4
1898	2
1899	2
1900	2
1901	8
1902	17
1903	6
1904	14
1905	13
1906	29
1907	13
1908	9
1909	33
1910	11
1911	62
1912	30
1913	112
1914	43
1915	26
1916	162
1917	66
1918	10
1919	162
1920	88
1921	100
1922	49
1923	178
1924	188
1925	240
1926	129
1927	93
1928	213
1929	426
1930	346
1931	528
1932	357
1933	252
1934	225
1935	317
1936	292
1937	335
1938	429
1939	266
1940	1,131
1941	321
1942	116
1943	144
1944	759
1945	606
1946	566
1947	241
1948	171
1949	440
1950	321
1951	516
1952	246
1953	465
1954	282
1955	1,493
1956	262
1957	395
1958	644
1959	873
1960	397
1961	540
1962	212
1963	360
1964	618
1965	442
1966	388
1967	467
1968	818
1969	620
1970	433
1971	425
1972	1,035
1973	657
1974	658
1975	763
1976	1,219
1977	570
1978	1,014
1979	500
1980	524
1981	884
1982	1,086
1983	1,057
1984	678
1985	1,636
1986	2,629
1987	722
1988	641
1989	1,107
1990	1,155
1991	984
1992	831
1993	1,582
1994	1,091
1995	1,248
1996	1,076
1997	1,330
1998	1,168
1999	2,053
2000	1,597
2001	818
2002	609
2003	867
2004	804
2005	1,071
2006	897
2007	525
2008	768
2009	1,065
2010	1,631
2011	695
2012	507
2013	718
2014	1,591
2015	623
2016	629
2017	266
2018	1,144
2019	2,622
2020	577
2021	473
2022	1,145
2023	566
2024	364
2025	1,238

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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).

Histogram of margins by which records were beaten on 13 November 1939
Margin	Records
0 to 10	197
10 to 20	13
20 to 30	6
30 to 40	4
40 to 50	1