Weather Records on 24 November 1939

234 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 24 November 1939. Highest significance: Essendon 1, AU.

Key Facts for 24 November 1939

On 24 November 1939, 234 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
145 were record highs and 21 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 6 monthly and 228 daily.
Essendon 1 set a daily record precipitation of 25.9 mm (1.0 in) on 24 November 1939.
Across 161 earlier years (1793 to 2025) the same calendar date averaged 468 records.

Record Map

234 stations

234 station records on 24 November 1939 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 24 November 1939: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Essendon 1	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.9 mm (1.0 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Klipspruit (Pur)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	59.7 mm (2.4 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Haina 214	United States	Record daily precipitation	113.8 mm (4.5 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Wilgerivier (Sar)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	65.3 mm (2.6 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Sedro-Woolley	United States	Record high maximum temperature	21.7 C (71.1 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Roodekuil	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	51.3 mm (2.0 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Moanalua 770	United States	Record daily precipitation	34.5 mm (1.4 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Saint Johns	United States	Record high minimum temperature	8.3 C (46.9 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Hailey 3 NNW	United States	Record high maximum temperature	20.0 C (68.0 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Oakley	United States	Record high maximum temperature	22.8 C (73.0 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
New Westminster	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	19.4 C (66.9 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Beaudesert Cryna	Australia	Record daily precipitation	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Jhb-Braamfontein (Cem)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	50.3 mm (2.0 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Soldier Creek Adm Site	United States	Record high maximum temperature	18.3 C (64.9 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Winnemucca AP	United States	Record high maximum temperature	20.0 C (68.0 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Douglas Smelter	United States	Record daily precipitation	30.2 mm (1.2 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Westhope	United States	Record high maximum temperature	18.9 C (66.0 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Colfax	United States	Record high maximum temperature	20.0 C (68.0 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Idaho City	United States	Record high maximum temperature	19.4 C (66.9 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Plymouth	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-14.4 C (6.1 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Snoqualmie Falls	United States	Record high minimum temperature	13.9 C (57.0 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Falun	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	19.6 mm (0.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Greenbushes	Australia	Record daily precipitation	16.8 mm (0.7 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Melbourne Regional Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	18.0 mm (0.7 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Busselton Shire	Australia	Record daily precipitation	15.2 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Agricultural College	United States	Record daily precipitation	15.7 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Orogrande	United States	Record daily precipitation	19.1 mm (0.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Bad Blankenburg	Germany	Record snow depth	3.0 cm (1.2 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Vinga	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	17.5 mm (0.7 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Bowie	United States	Record daily precipitation	17.8 mm (0.7 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Cape Naturaliste	Australia	Record daily precipitation	10.2 mm (0.4 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Rokeby (the Mall)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	14.0 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Murrumbeena Leeds Grove	Australia	Record daily precipitation	18.8 mm (0.7 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Hay River	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	8.3 C (46.9 F)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Gunnison 3SW	United States	Record high maximum temperature	17.2 C (63.0 F)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Ashton 1N	United States	Record high maximum temperature	16.7 C (62.1 F)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Pullman Exp STN	United States	Record high minimum temperature	6.1 C (43.0 F)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Mundoolin	Australia	Record daily precipitation	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Stratford	Australia	Record daily precipitation	18.8 mm (0.7 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Donnybrook	Australia	Record daily precipitation	10.7 mm (0.4 in)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Tewantin Post Office	Australia	Record high minimum temperature	22.2 C (72.0 F)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Quesnel	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	13.3 C (55.9 F)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Vancouver Pmo	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	15.6 C (60.1 F)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Fort Chipewyan	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	1.7 C (35.1 F)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Jhb-Joubert Park	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	41.4 mm (1.6 in)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Gallivare_A	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	10.8 mm (0.4 in)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Miva	Australia	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Sandford (Maydena)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	10.2 mm (0.4 in)	17 of 100 (Routine)
New Norfolk	Australia	Record daily precipitation	13.7 mm (0.5 in)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Jhb-Vrededorp	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	33.8 mm (1.3 in)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Grace	United States	Record high maximum temperature	17.8 C (64.0 F)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Port Townsend	United States	Record high maximum temperature	17.8 C (64.0 F)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Grand Junction Walker Fld	United States	Record high maximum temperature	17.2 C (63.0 F)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Bushy Park	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.9 mm (1.0 in)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Lemon Cove	United States	Record high maximum temperature	27.8 C (82.0 F)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Los Lunas	United States	Record daily precipitation	11.2 mm (0.4 in)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Castle Dale	United States	Record high maximum temperature	17.2 C (63.0 F)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Corinne	United States	Record high maximum temperature	18.3 C (64.9 F)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Fort Chipewyan	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	4.4 C (39.9 F)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Lindenberg	Germany	Record low minimum temperature	-7.0 C (19.4 F)	15 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

234 records

Records set or tied on 24 November 1939 by type: Highest daily maximum 89, Lowest daily maximum 9, Highest daily minimum 56, Lowest daily minimum 12, Heaviest daily rainfall 67, Deepest snow cover 1.

Records on 24 November 1939 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	89
Lowest daily maximum	9
Highest daily minimum	56
Lowest daily minimum	12
Heaviest daily rainfall	67
Heaviest daily snowfall	0
Deepest snow cover	1

Records on 24 November 1939 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 6, daily 228.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

189 broken records

Margins by which the 189 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 53.9. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

24 November 1939

Top 20 records on 24 November 1939 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
24 November 1939	Essendon 1, AU	daily rain	25.9 mm (1.0 in)	16.8 mm (0.7 in)	8 years	32 of 100 (Routine)
24 November 1939	Klipspruit (Pur), ZA	monthly rain	59.7 mm (2.4 in)	11.7 mm (0.5 in)	24 years	32 of 100 (Routine)
24 November 1939	Haina 214, US	daily rain	113.8 mm (4.5 in)	53.9 mm (2.1 in)	17 years	30 of 100 (Routine)
24 November 1939	Wilgerivier (Sar), ZA	monthly rain	65.3 mm (2.6 in)	10.9 mm (0.4 in)	20 years	29 of 100 (Routine)
24 November 1939	Sedro-Woolley, US	daily high max	21.7 C (71.1 F)	6.7 C (12.1 F)	24 years	28 of 100 (Routine)
24 November 1939	Roodekuil, ZA	daily rain	51.3 mm (2.0 in)	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	12 years	27 of 100 (Routine)
24 November 1939	Moanalua 770, US	daily rain	34.5 mm (1.4 in)	20.3 mm (0.8 in)	21 years	27 of 100 (Routine)
24 November 1939	Saint Johns, US	monthly high min	8.3 C (46.9 F)	1.1 C (2.0 F)	38 years	26 of 100 (Routine)
24 November 1939	Hailey 3 NNW, US	daily high max	20.0 C (68.0 F)	5.0 C (9.0 F)	44 years	26 of 100 (Routine)
24 November 1939	Oakley, US	daily high max	22.8 C (73.0 F)	5.6 C (10.1 F)	44 years	26 of 100 (Routine)
24 November 1939	New Westminster, CA	monthly high max	19.4 C (66.9 F)	1.1 C (2.0 F)	22 years	25 of 100 (Routine)
24 November 1939	Beaudesert Cryna, AU	daily rain	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	6.9 mm (0.27 in)	43 years	24 of 100 (Routine)
24 November 1939	Jhb-Braamfontein (Cem), ZA	daily rain	50.3 mm (2.0 in)	24.9 mm (1.0 in)	5 years	24 of 100 (Routine)
24 November 1939	Soldier Creek Adm Site, US	daily high max	18.3 C (64.9 F)	5.5 C (9.9 F)	34 years	23 of 100 (Routine)
24 November 1939	Winnemucca AP, US	daily high max	20.0 C (68.0 F)	2.2 C (4.0 F)	44 years	23 of 100 (Routine)
24 November 1939	Douglas Smelter, US	daily rain	30.2 mm (1.2 in)	14.2 mm (0.6 in)	4 years	22 of 100 (Routine)
24 November 1939	Westhope, US	daily high max	18.9 C (66.0 F)	9.5 C (17.1 F)	25 years	22 of 100 (Routine)
24 November 1939	Colfax, US	daily high max	20.0 C (68.0 F)	5.6 C (10.1 F)	24 years	22 of 100 (Routine)
24 November 1939	Idaho City, US	daily high max	19.4 C (66.9 F)	4.4 C (7.9 F)	34 years	21 of 100 (Routine)
24 November 1939	Plymouth, US	daily low min	-14.4 C (6.1 F)	1.1 C (2.0 F)	48 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

1793 to 1939

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1793 to 1939. 1939 had 234 records.

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

Records on 11-24 in each year
Year	Records
1793	2
1812	1
1824	2
1831	1
1836	1
1838	1
1841	1
1846	1
1852	2
1853	1
1856	2
1858	3
1863	1
1865	2
1868	1
1869	1
1870	1
1873	1
1874	1
1877	1
1879	1
1880	3
1881	1
1882	3
1885	1
1886	1
1888	6
1889	1
1890	6
1892	3
1893	2
1895	2
1896	3
1897	1
1898	3
1899	3
1900	3
1901	3
1902	12
1903	8
1904	15
1905	17
1906	19
1907	14
1908	53
1909	30
1910	9
1911	47
1912	24
1913	26
1914	64
1915	20
1916	97
1917	110
1918	18
1919	43
1920	21
1921	60
1922	66
1923	164
1924	261
1925	132
1926	107
1927	410
1928	110
1929	226
1930	368
1931	945
1932	186
1933	211
1934	100
1935	221
1936	216
1937	302
1938	778
1939	234
1940	439
1941	166
1942	490
1943	192
1944	418
1945	226
1946	368
1947	745
1948	459
1949	487
1950	1,821
1951	627
1952	762
1953	280
1954	315
1955	621
1956	732
1957	282
1958	650
1959	665
1960	318
1961	660
1962	299
1963	351
1964	330
1965	1,334
1966	840
1967	294
1968	271
1969	284
1970	1,493
1971	836
1972	633
1973	1,513
1974	434
1975	844
1976	412
1977	1,071
1978	703
1979	1,458
1980	1,053
1981	910
1982	1,223
1983	1,370
1984	1,074
1985	2,300
1986	713
1987	781
1988	904
1989	1,005
1990	1,031
1991	928
1992	1,515
1993	2,296
1994	792
1995	956
1996	1,232
1997	489
1998	893
1999	1,202
2000	705
2001	1,808
2002	755
2003	1,166
2004	1,255
2005	1,115
2006	992
2007	1,001
2008	777
2009	889
2010	1,626
2011	1,046
2012	370
2013	1,155
2014	1,016
2015	493
2016	452
2017	1,526
2018	535
2019	323
2020	391
2021	451
2022	378
2023	554
2024	755
2025	453

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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 10	173
10 to 20	11
20 to 30	3
30 to 40	1
40 to 50	0
50 to 60	1