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Weather Records on 1 January 1938

352 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 1 January 1938. Highest significance: Dhaneta, IN.

Key Facts for 1 January 1938

  • On 1 January 1938, 352 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
  • 71 were record highs and 15 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
  • By timescale, 1 were all-time records, 8 monthly and 343 daily.
  • Dhaneta set a monthly record daily precipitation of 79.2 mm (3.1 in) on 1 January 1938.
  • Across 161 earlier years (1798 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 489 records.

Record Map

352 stations
Weather records on 1 January 1938 352 station records on 1 January 1938 are marked on the map, coloured by record type.
352 station records on 1 January 1938 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.
Weather records on 1 January 1938: highest significance records shown on the map
StationCountryTypeValueSignificance
DhanetaIndiaRecord daily precipitation79.2 mm (3.1 in)58 of 100 (Notable)
MogaIndiaRecord daily precipitation64.3 mm (2.5 in)54 of 100 (Notable)
NawanshahrIndiaRecord daily precipitation79.2 mm (3.1 in)53 of 100 (Notable)
NurpurIndiaRecord daily precipitation81.8 mm (3.2 in)52 of 100 (Notable)
UnaIndiaRecord daily precipitation71.1 mm (2.8 in)47 of 100 (Notable)
DrasIndiaRecord daily precipitation47.8 mm (1.9 in)46 of 100 (Notable)
BarauliIndiaRecord daily precipitation82.8 mm (3.3 in)46 of 100 (Notable)
PathankotIndiaRecord daily precipitation74.9 mm (2.9 in)45 of 100 (Notable)
Monroe #2United StatesRecord daily precipitation68.1 mm (2.7 in)45 of 100 (Notable)
HansiIndiaRecord daily precipitation28.2 mm (1.1 in)43 of 100 (Notable)
TibriIndiaRecord daily precipitation67.3 mm (2.6 in)43 of 100 (Notable)
Ambala ObsyIndiaRecord daily precipitation47.5 mm (1.9 in)42 of 100 (Notable)
Dehra GopipurIndiaRecord daily precipitation62.2 mm (2.4 in)42 of 100 (Notable)
HoshiarpurIndiaRecord daily precipitation65.0 mm (2.6 in)41 of 100 (Notable)
LehalIndiaRecord daily precipitation174.0 mm (6.9 in)41 of 100 (Notable)
SamplaIndiaRecord daily precipitation25.4 mm (1.0 in)40 of 100 (Notable)
VantipuraIndiaRecord daily precipitation67.6 mm (2.7 in)40 of 100 (Notable)
RajaundIndiaRecord daily precipitation30.7 mm (1.2 in)39 of 100 (Notable)
Dharmsala LowerIndiaRecord daily precipitation78.7 mm (3.1 in)39 of 100 (Notable)
RamanagarIndiaRecord daily precipitation96.0 mm (3.8 in)39 of 100 (Notable)
RanikeIndiaRecord daily precipitation36.3 mm (1.4 in)39 of 100 (Notable)
HissarIndiaRecord daily precipitation26.4 mm (1.0 in)38 of 100 (Notable)
ThanesarIndiaRecord daily precipitation40.6 mm (1.6 in)38 of 100 (Notable)
LudhianaIndiaRecord daily precipitation46.0 mm (1.8 in)36 of 100 (Notable)
SamralaIndiaRecord daily precipitation34.3 mm (1.4 in)36 of 100 (Notable)
Jeoli JansathIndiaRecord daily precipitation54.6 mm (2.1 in)36 of 100 (Notable)
KaithalIndiaRecord daily precipitation35.1 mm (1.4 in)34 of 100 (Routine)
UdhapurIndiaRecord daily precipitation86.4 mm (3.4 in)34 of 100 (Routine)
PhillaurIndiaRecord daily precipitation40.6 mm (1.6 in)34 of 100 (Routine)
LudhianaIndiaRecord daily precipitation42.7 mm (1.7 in)34 of 100 (Routine)
AmbalaIndiaRecord daily precipitation41.1 mm (1.6 in)33 of 100 (Routine)
KarnalIndiaRecord daily precipitation38.6 mm (1.5 in)33 of 100 (Routine)
RambanIndiaRecord daily precipitation100.8 mm (4.0 in)33 of 100 (Routine)
PauriIndiaRecord daily precipitation48.3 mm (1.9 in)33 of 100 (Routine)
GarhshankarIndiaRecord daily precipitation59.9 mm (2.4 in)32 of 100 (Routine)
LalsotIndiaRecord daily precipitation34.8 mm (1.4 in)32 of 100 (Routine)
GohanaIndiaRecord daily precipitation31.8 mm (1.3 in)31 of 100 (Routine)
JhajjarIndiaRecord daily precipitation27.2 mm (1.1 in)31 of 100 (Routine)
Gulah(Gula)IndiaRecord daily precipitation30.2 mm (1.2 in)30 of 100 (Routine)
DasuyaIndiaRecord daily precipitation50.0 mm (2.0 in)29 of 100 (Routine)
HattinIndiaRecord daily precipitation25.4 mm (1.0 in)28 of 100 (Routine)
Beri(Berikhas)IndiaRecord daily precipitation25.4 mm (1.0 in)28 of 100 (Routine)
TijaraIndiaRecord daily precipitation25.1 mm (1.0 in)28 of 100 (Routine)
NaraingarhIndiaRecord daily precipitation57.2 mm (2.3 in)27 of 100 (Routine)
GulabarhIndiaRecord daily precipitation71.1 mm (2.8 in)27 of 100 (Routine)
GujjranIndiaRecord daily precipitation29.2 mm (1.1 in)27 of 100 (Routine)
RuparIndiaRecord daily precipitation30.7 mm (1.2 in)27 of 100 (Routine)
DadahorIndiaRecord daily precipitation30.5 mm (1.2 in)27 of 100 (Routine)
AmbariIndiaRecord daily precipitation40.6 mm (1.6 in)27 of 100 (Routine)
SardhanaIndiaRecord daily precipitation26.9 mm (1.1 in)26 of 100 (Routine)
BhainswalIndiaRecord daily precipitation27.9 mm (1.1 in)26 of 100 (Routine)
ReasiIndiaRecord daily precipitation121.9 mm (4.8 in)25 of 100 (Routine)
KhararIndiaRecord daily precipitation67.3 mm (2.6 in)24 of 100 (Routine)
NeemkathanaIndiaRecord daily precipitation27.9 mm (1.1 in)24 of 100 (Routine)
PithoragarhIndiaRecord daily precipitation27.4 mm (1.1 in)24 of 100 (Routine)
SanganerIndiaRecord daily precipitation25.4 mm (1.0 in)23 of 100 (Routine)
Woodville 4 ESEUnited StatesRecord daily precipitation78.7 mm (3.1 in)23 of 100 (Routine)
Lafayette Rgnl APUnited StatesRecord daily precipitation43.2 mm (1.7 in)23 of 100 (Routine)
JagadhariIndiaRecord daily precipitation45.7 mm (1.8 in)22 of 100 (Routine)
Banjar(Saraj-Teh)IndiaRecord daily precipitation47.0 mm (1.9 in)22 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

352 records
Records on 1 January 1938 by type Records set or tied on 1 January 1938 by type: Highest daily maximum 26, Lowest daily maximum 4, Highest daily minimum 45, Lowest daily minimum 11, Heaviest daily rainfall 248, Heaviest daily snowfall 13, Deepest snow cover 5. 0100200300Highest daily maximum: 26Lowest daily maximum: 4Highest daily minimum: 45Lowest daily minimum: 11Heaviest daily rainfall: 248Heaviest daily snowfall: 13Deepest snow cover: 5Max highMax lowMin highMin lowRainSnowDepth
Records set or tied on 1 January 1938 by type: Highest daily maximum 26, Lowest daily maximum 4, Highest daily minimum 45, Lowest daily minimum 11, Heaviest daily rainfall 248, Heaviest daily snowfall 13, Deepest snow cover 5.
Records on 1 January 1938 by type
Record typeRecords
Highest daily maximum26
Lowest daily maximum4
Highest daily minimum45
Lowest daily minimum11
Heaviest daily rainfall248
Heaviest daily snowfall13
Deepest snow cover5
Records on 1 January 1938 by timescale Records on 1 January 1938 by timescale: all-time 1, monthly 8, daily 343. 0100200300400all-time: 1monthly: 8daily: 343all-timemonthlydaily
Records on 1 January 1938 by timescale: all-time 1, monthly 8, daily 343.
Records on 1 January 1938 by timescale
TimescaleRecords
all-time1
monthly8
daily343

How Much Records Were Beaten By

305 broken records
Histogram of margins by which records were beaten on 1 January 1938 Margins by which the 305 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 260.0. Ties are not counted. 01002003000 to 50: 29250 to 100: 12100 to 150: 0150 to 200: 0200 to 250: 0250 to 300: 10 to 5050 to 100100 to 150150 to 200200 to 250250 to 300
Margins by which the 305 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 260.0. Ties are not counted.
Histogram of margins by which records were beaten on 1 January 1938
MarginRecords
0 to 50292
50 to 10012
100 to 1500
150 to 2000
200 to 2500
250 to 3001

Top 20 by Significance

1 January 1938
Top 20 records on 1 January 1938 by significance
DateStationRecordValueBeat old record byOld record stoodSignificance
1 January 1938Dhaneta, INmonthly rain79.2 mm (3.1 in)36.0 mm (1.4 in)30 years58 of 100 (Notable)
1 January 1938Moga, INdaily rain64.3 mm (2.5 in)49.1 mm (1.9 in)36 years54 of 100 (Notable)
1 January 1938Nawanshahr, INdaily rain79.2 mm (3.1 in)62.4 mm (2.5 in)36 years53 of 100 (Notable)
1 January 1938Nurpur, INdaily rain81.8 mm (3.2 in)62.7 mm (2.5 in)36 years52 of 100 (Notable)
1 January 1938Una, INdaily rain71.1 mm (2.8 in)50.8 mm (2.0 in)36 years47 of 100 (Notable)
1 January 1938Dras, INdaily rain47.8 mm (1.9 in)33.1 mm (1.3 in)19 years46 of 100 (Notable)
1 January 1938Barauli, INdaily rain82.8 mm (3.3 in)60.7 mm (2.4 in)10 years46 of 100 (Notable)
1 January 1938Pathankot, INdaily rain74.9 mm (2.9 in)47.2 mm (1.9 in)36 years45 of 100 (Notable)
1 January 1938Monroe #2, USdaily rain68.1 mm (2.7 in)57.9 mm (2.3 in)19 years45 of 100 (Notable)
1 January 1938Hansi, INdaily rain28.2 mm (1.1 in)20.1 mm (0.8 in)36 years43 of 100 (Notable)
1 January 1938Tibri, INdaily rain67.3 mm (2.6 in)49.5 mm (1.9 in)36 years43 of 100 (Notable)
1 January 1938Ambala Obsy, INdaily rain47.5 mm (1.9 in)29.7 mm (1.2 in)36 years42 of 100 (Notable)
1 January 1938Dehra Gopipur, INdaily rain62.2 mm (2.4 in)39.8 mm (1.6 in)36 years42 of 100 (Notable)
1 January 1938Hoshiarpur, INdaily rain65.0 mm (2.6 in)42.9 mm (1.7 in)36 years41 of 100 (Notable)
1 January 1938Lehal, INall-time rain174.0 mm (6.9 in)16.5 mm (0.6 in)20 years41 of 100 (Notable)
1 January 1938Sampla, INdaily rain25.4 mm (1.0 in)25.4 mm (1.0 in)36 years40 of 100 (Notable)
1 January 1938Vantipura, INdaily rain67.6 mm (2.7 in)35.6 mm (1.4 in)27 years40 of 100 (Notable)
1 January 1938Rajaund, INdaily rain30.7 mm (1.2 in)26.1 mm (1.0 in)36 years39 of 100 (Notable)
1 January 1938Dharmsala Lower, INdaily rain78.7 mm (3.1 in)40.6 mm (1.6 in)36 years39 of 100 (Notable)
1 January 1938Ramanagar, INdaily rain96.0 mm (3.8 in)67.6 mm (2.7 in)27 years39 of 100 (Notable)

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

1798 to 1938
Records on 01-01 in each year Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1798 to 1938. 1938 had 352 records. 01,0002,0003,0004,0001798: 11800: 21805: 11806: 21825: 11834: 11843: 31853: 11854: 21855: 11860: 41861: 11864: 11868: 21871: 41875: 21876: 21877: 31878: 11879: 21880: 21881: 21882: 11883: 41887: 11888: 31889: 51890: 31891: 21893: 41895: 21896: 11897: 31898: 31899: 31900: 41901: 41902: 91903: 11904: 61905: 191906: 151907: 181908: 51909: 171910: 101911: 251912: 341913: 481914: 221915: 631916: 311917: 501918: 1341919: 621920: 571921: 1211922: 591923: 1411924: 3571925: 1331926: 1491927: 1121928: 7601929: 551930: 3101931: 2111932: 2911933: 501934: 3641935: 2131936: 3021937: 6271938: 3521939: 4251940: 3061941: 7921942: 6611943: 4191944: 2721945: 4591946: 1831947: 5951948: 9541949: 4511950: 5161951: 3671952: 1,3431953: 1971954: 4931955: 2871956: 3061957: 2181958: 2951959: 4241960: 9581961: 7191962: 4911963: 5861964: 1,3191965: 5201966: 1,1381967: 2721968: 1,0101969: 9551970: 9191971: 8111972: 3571973: 8051974: 1,8831975: 4051976: 8551977: 1,0421978: 6961979: 3,0851980: 4081981: 8541982: 9381983: 7361984: 1,5821985: 1,1021986: 4661987: 1,2271988: 1,0861989: 5531990: 3671991: 7071992: 1,0021993: 7881994: 5221995: 6661996: 1,3601997: 2,6011998: 9641999: 7702000: 7012001: 1,4322002: 7952003: 1,0242004: 6382005: 1,2272006: 1,1842007: 1,5402008: 6632009: 6802010: 8162011: 1,4982012: 1,2162013: 7032014: 5452015: 7862016: 5702017: 5942018: 2,1182019: 8652020: 5232021: 5892022: 2,4102023: 1,6522024: 3702025: 3332026: 8481798187718991916193319501967198420012018
Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1798 to 1938. 1938 had 352 records.
Counts for years before the ledger starts come from the same station rules.
Records on 01-01 in each year
YearRecords
17981
18002
18051
18062
18251
18341
18433
18531
18542
18551
18604
18611
18641
18682
18714
18752
18762
18773
18781
18792
18802
18812
18821
18834
18871
18883
18895
18903
18912
18934
18952
18961
18973
18983
18993
19004
19014
19029
19031
19046
190519
190615
190718
19085
190917
191010
191125
191234
191348
191422
191563
191631
191750
1918134
191962
192057
1921121
192259
1923141
1924357
1925133
1926149
1927112
1928760
192955
1930310
1931211
1932291
193350
1934364
1935213
1936302
1937627
1938352
1939425
1940306
1941792
1942661
1943419
1944272
1945459
1946183
1947595
1948954
1949451
1950516
1951367
19521,343
1953197
1954493
1955287
1956306
1957218
1958295
1959424
1960958
1961719
1962491
1963586
19641,319
1965520
19661,138
1967272
19681,010
1969955
1970919
1971811
1972357
1973805
19741,883
1975405
1976855
19771,042
1978696
19793,085
1980408
1981854
1982938
1983736
19841,582
19851,102
1986466
19871,227
19881,086
1989553
1990367
1991707
19921,002
1993788
1994522
1995666
19961,360
19972,601
1998964
1999770
2000701
20011,432
2002795
20031,024
2004638
20051,227
20061,184
20071,540
2008663
2009680
2010816
20111,498
20121,216
2013703
2014545
2015786
2016570
2017594
20182,118
2019865
2020523
2021589
20222,410
20231,652
2024370
2025333
2026848

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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 . Last revised (2026-10-15).