Weather Records on 14 November 1939

343 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 14 November 1939. Highest significance: Changenachery, IN.

Key Facts for 14 November 1939

On 14 November 1939, 343 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
222 were record highs and 56 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 8 monthly and 335 daily.
Changenachery set a monthly record daily precipitation of 160.0 mm (6.3 in) on 14 November 1939.
Across 163 earlier years (1801 to 2025) the same calendar date averaged 459 records.

Record Map

343 stations

343 station records on 14 November 1939 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 14 November 1939: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Changenachery	India	Record daily precipitation	160.0 mm (6.3 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Kottayam P.W.D	India	Record daily precipitation	114.3 mm (4.5 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Merriwa (Cranbourne)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	62.5 mm (2.5 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Chengannur	India	Record daily precipitation	104.1 mm (4.1 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Kottarakara	India	Record daily precipitation	165.1 mm (6.5 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Brindley Park 2	Australia	Record daily precipitation	48.8 mm (1.9 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Kanjirapally	India	Record daily precipitation	204.2 mm (8.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Denman Island	Canada	Record daily precipitation	53.8 mm (2.1 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Alberni Beaver Creek	Canada	Record daily precipitation	89.9 mm (3.5 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Tweed Heads Golf Club	Australia	Record daily precipitation	78.7 mm (3.1 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Warren (Mumblebone)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	36.1 mm (1.4 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Budge Budge	India	Record daily precipitation	52.6 mm (2.1 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Larimore 4SW	United States	Record high maximum temperature	21.1 C (70.0 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Lowestoft	United Kingdom	Record high maximum temperature	14.4 C (57.9 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Huron Rgnl AP	United States	Record high maximum temperature	21.7 C (71.1 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Blackville Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	62.2 mm (2.4 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Hay River	Canada	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Lindsay	Canada	Record low minimum temperature	-12.8 C (9.0 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Pala	India	Record daily precipitation	99.1 mm (3.9 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Sedgefield (Bundajon)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	33.3 mm (1.3 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Robertson (Caalong Street)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	60.7 mm (2.4 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Sibley	United States	Record high maximum temperature	19.4 C (66.9 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Tyndall	United States	Record high maximum temperature	24.4 C (75.9 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
St Albans	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	17.8 C (64.0 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Spencer 1 N	United States	Record high maximum temperature	20.0 C (68.0 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Moorhead St Teachers C	United States	Record high maximum temperature	18.9 C (66.0 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Albion	United States	Record high maximum temperature	23.3 C (73.9 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Clark	United States	Record high maximum temperature	20.0 C (68.0 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
De Smet	United States	Record high maximum temperature	20.0 C (68.0 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Suolovuopmi	Norway	Record daily precipitation	7.9 mm (0.31 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Hay River	Canada	Record daily precipitation	20.3 mm (0.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Bratsk	Russia	Record daily precipitation	6.0 mm (0.24 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Bunnan (Milhaven)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	23.9 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Caloundra Signal Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	26.9 mm (1.1 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Bald Hills Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	26.2 mm (1.0 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Baradine Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Merriwa (Merry Vale)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	46.0 mm (1.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Camden (Brownlow Hill)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	23.4 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Hartington	United States	Record high maximum temperature	23.3 C (73.9 F)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Alfred	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-13.9 C (7.0 F)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Napoleon	United States	Record high maximum temperature	21.7 C (71.1 F)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Steele 4N	United States	Record high maximum temperature	20.6 C (69.1 F)	20 of 100 (Routine)
La Delle 7 NE	United States	Record high maximum temperature	20.6 C (69.1 F)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Quatsino	Canada	Record daily precipitation	67.1 mm (2.6 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Santhanpara	India	Record daily precipitation	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Inwood 2 SW	United States	Record high maximum temperature	21.1 C (70.0 F)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Springfield	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-7.2 C (19.0 F)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Minden	United States	Record high maximum temperature	21.7 C (71.1 F)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Tekamah	United States	Record high maximum temperature	22.8 C (73.0 F)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Plymouth	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-2.2 C (28.0 F)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Grand Forks UNIV (NWS)	United States	Record high maximum temperature	16.7 C (62.1 F)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Langdon Exp Farm	United States	Record high maximum temperature	20.0 C (68.0 F)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Towner 2 NE	United States	Record high maximum temperature	20.6 C (69.1 F)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Fairfax	United States	Record high maximum temperature	24.4 C (75.9 F)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Mitchell 2 N	United States	Record high maximum temperature	22.2 C (72.0 F)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Redfield	United States	Record high maximum temperature	20.6 C (69.1 F)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Ballina (Crowley Village)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	13.0 mm (0.5 in)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Cassilis (Dalkeith)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Russell	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	15.6 C (60.1 F)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Siliguri	India	Record daily precipitation	4.6 mm (0.18 in)	18 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

343 records

Records set or tied on 14 November 1939 by type: Highest daily maximum 206, Lowest daily maximum 29, Highest daily minimum 16, Lowest daily minimum 27, Heaviest daily rainfall 63, Heaviest daily snowfall 2.

Records on 14 November 1939 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	206
Lowest daily maximum	29
Highest daily minimum	16
Lowest daily minimum	27
Heaviest daily rainfall	63
Heaviest daily snowfall	2
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 14 November 1939 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 8, daily 335.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

271 broken records

Margins by which the 271 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 83.8. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

14 November 1939

Top 20 records on 14 November 1939 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
14 November 1939	Changenachery, IN	monthly rain	160.0 mm (6.3 in)	54.1 mm (2.1 in)	21 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
14 November 1939	Kottayam P.W.D, IN	daily rain	114.3 mm (4.5 in)	83.8 mm (3.3 in)	10 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
14 November 1939	Merriwa (Cranbourne), AU	daily rain	62.5 mm (2.5 in)	34.8 mm (1.4 in)	21 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
14 November 1939	Chengannur, IN	daily rain	104.1 mm (4.1 in)	70.8 mm (2.8 in)	22 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
14 November 1939	Kottarakara, IN	monthly rain	165.1 mm (6.5 in)	39.4 mm (1.6 in)	38 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
14 November 1939	Brindley Park 2, AU	daily rain	48.8 mm (1.9 in)	20.9 mm (0.8 in)	32 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
14 November 1939	Kanjirapally, IN	monthly rain	204.2 mm (8.0 in)	51.8 mm (2.0 in)	9 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
14 November 1939	Denman Island, CA	daily rain	53.8 mm (2.1 in)	30.7 mm (1.2 in)	20 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
14 November 1939	Alberni Beaver Creek, CA	monthly rain	89.9 mm (3.5 in)	11.2 mm (0.4 in)	30 years	31 of 100 (Routine)
14 November 1939	Tweed Heads Golf Club, AU	daily rain	78.7 mm (3.1 in)	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	21 years	30 of 100 (Routine)
14 November 1939	Warren (Mumblebone), AU	daily rain	36.1 mm (1.4 in)	17.0 mm (0.7 in)	21 years	25 of 100 (Routine)
14 November 1939	Budge Budge, IN	daily rain	52.6 mm (2.1 in)	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	6 years	25 of 100 (Routine)
14 November 1939	Larimore 4SW, US	daily high max	21.1 C (70.0 F)	6.7 C (12.1 F)	44 years	25 of 100 (Routine)
14 November 1939	Lowestoft, GB	daily high max	14.4 C (57.9 F)	1.3 C (2.3 F)	46 years	24 of 100 (Routine)
14 November 1939	Huron Rgnl AP, US	daily high max	21.7 C (71.1 F)	2.8 C (5.0 F)	54 years	24 of 100 (Routine)
14 November 1939	Blackville Post Office, AU	monthly rain	62.2 mm (2.4 in)	5.8 mm (0.23 in)	7 years	23 of 100 (Routine)
14 November 1939	Hay River, CA	monthly snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	2.5 cm (1.0 in)	2 years	23 of 100 (Routine)
14 November 1939	Lindsay, CA	daily low min	-12.8 C (9.0 F)	0.6 C (1.1 F)	55 years	23 of 100 (Routine)
14 November 1939	Pala, IN	daily rain	99.1 mm (3.9 in)	48.0 mm (1.9 in)	1 year	23 of 100 (Routine)
14 November 1939	Sedgefield (Bundajon), AU	daily rain	33.3 mm (1.3 in)	11.2 mm (0.4 in)	32 years	22 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

1801 to 1939

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1801 to 1939. 1939 had 343 records.

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

Records on 11-14 in each year
Year	Records
1801	2
1820	1
1823	2
1825	1
1835	3
1839	1
1842	1
1847	2
1850	1
1852	1
1854	1
1859	2
1861	1
1862	1
1866	2
1867	1
1869	1
1873	4
1874	2
1875	3
1876	3
1879	3
1880	3
1881	2
1882	1
1883	3
1886	1
1888	2
1889	1
1890	2
1891	4
1892	2
1893	1
1894	3
1895	3
1896	2
1897	5
1899	6
1900	3
1901	12
1902	14
1903	5
1904	17
1905	37
1906	27
1907	5
1908	20
1909	39
1910	7
1911	18
1912	19
1913	32
1914	48
1915	45
1916	86
1917	222
1918	25
1919	122
1920	70
1921	70
1922	37
1923	125
1924	114
1925	147
1926	290
1927	189
1928	296
1929	430
1930	437
1931	490
1932	370
1933	390
1934	229
1935	105
1936	348
1937	306
1938	327
1939	343
1940	1,448
1941	429
1942	310
1943	255
1944	467
1945	325
1946	289
1947	371
1948	171
1949	438
1950	551
1951	817
1952	327
1953	849
1954	201
1955	1,660
1956	556
1957	668
1958	862
1959	1,147
1960	315
1961	614
1962	314
1963	521
1964	872
1965	497
1966	415
1967	555
1968	615
1969	824
1970	526
1971	694
1972	1,159
1973	656
1974	485
1975	734
1976	1,079
1977	589
1978	799
1979	551
1980	497
1981	611
1982	644
1983	918
1984	488
1985	1,510
1986	2,074
1987	548
1988	791
1989	1,028
1990	1,203
1991	771
1992	770
1993	2,410
1994	1,318
1995	1,250
1996	879
1997	1,954
1998	877
1999	1,484
2000	1,448
2001	1,251
2002	516
2003	556
2004	1,008
2005	971
2006	1,012
2007	484
2008	720
2009	960
2010	1,606
2011	701
2012	346
2013	525
2014	1,706
2015	675
2016	699
2017	348
2018	906
2019	1,265
2020	592
2021	678
2022	878
2023	545
2024	454
2025	1,288

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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	258
20 to 40	7
40 to 60	4
60 to 80	1
80 to 100	1