Home Years 1939 Weather Records in 1939: Year in Review 154,146 weather records were set or tied in 1939, including 61,106 temperature record highs and 26,158 record lows, and 64,410 of them still stand.
Data as of 2026-10-12 . Last revised 12 October 2026 (2026-10-12).
Previous: 1938 Next: 1940 154,146 weather records were set or tied in 1939, including 61,106 record highs and 26,158 record lows of maximum and minimum temperature. 64,410 of the 154,146 records set in 1939 still stand (41.8%). October 1939 had the most records: 15,304. United States had the most records in 1939: 91,255, with 51,391 highs and 20,674 lows. 4,635 stations had a full year of temperature data in 1939, so counts differ between years partly because the number of reporting stations does. Record highs and record lows set or tied in 1939 Record highs 61,106 Record lows 26,158
Records set in 1939 that still stand or have since been beaten Still stand 64,410 (41.8%) Since beaten or tied 89,736 (58.2%)
A record stands until a later observation beats or ties it, as of 2026-10-12.
Records set or tied in 1939 by type Record daily precipitation 62,362 Record high maximum temperature 33,766 Record high minimum temperature 27,340 Record low minimum temperature 14,156 Record low maximum temperature 12,002 Record daily snowfall 3,256 Record snow depth 1,264
Records set or tied in 1939 by timescale Daily 147,148 Monthly 6,508 All-time 490
Records set or tied in each month of 1939 Weather records set or tied in each calendar month of 1939, all types together. 0 5,000 10,000 15,000 20,000 Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Weather records set or tied in each calendar month of 1939, all types together. Records set or tied in each month of 1939 Month Records Jan 12,484 Feb 14,594 Mar 12,915 Apr 13,852 May 9,400 Jun 11,454 Jul 11,422 Aug 13,074 Sep 14,686 Oct 15,304 Nov 9,798 Dec 15,163
Countries with the most records set or tied in 1939 Country Records Highs Lows United States 91,255 51,391 20,674 Australia 26,678 998 1,047 India 12,843 0 0 Canada 7,756 3,517 1,966 South Africa 3,540 0 0 Germany 2,663 947 577 Russia 1,884 809 447 Sweden 1,433 813 227 Norway 866 54 20 United Kingdom 521 313 105 Netherlands 475 219 69 Ukraine 423 221 65 Puerto Rico [United States] 358 180 120 Switzerland 341 146 94 Kazakhstan 297 111 81
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) ) Data as of 2026-10-12. Records are computed by this site and are not official. Counts depend on how many stations reported.