Weather Records on 8 January 1938

207 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 8 January 1938. Highest significance: Dum Dooma /Sookerating Aab, IN.

Key Facts for 8 January 1938

On 8 January 1938, 207 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
25 were record highs and 111 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 3 were all-time records, 0 monthly and 204 daily.
Dum Dooma /Sookerating Aab set a daily record precipitation of 35.6 mm (1.4 in) on 8 January 1938.
Across 155 earlier years (1806 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 560 records.

Record Map

207 stations

207 station records on 8 January 1938 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 8 January 1938: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Dum Dooma /Sookerating Aab	India	Record daily precipitation	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Altentreptow	Germany	Record snow depth	12.0 cm (4.7 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Williston Sloulin Fld	United States	Record daily snowfall	11.2 cm (4.4 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Chakradhanpur	India	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Chemnitz	Germany	Record snow depth	26.0 cm (10.2 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Drobeta Turnu Severin	Romania	Record low maximum temperature	-14.0 C (6.8 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Jashpurnagar	India	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Calarasi	Romania	Record low maximum temperature	-17.1 C (1.2 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Drobeta Turnu Severin	Romania	Record low minimum temperature	-21.2 C (-6.2 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Tg Jiu	Romania	Record low minimum temperature	-27.3 C (-17.1 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Turnu Magurele	Romania	Record low minimum temperature	-25.7 C (-14.3 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Pontiac Wwtp	United States	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Red Hill	Australia	Record daily precipitation	41.1 mm (1.6 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Collingwood	Canada	Record daily snowfall	5.3 cm (2.1 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Calarasi	Romania	Record low minimum temperature	-30.0 C (-22.0 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Bourke Post Office	Australia	Record low minimum temperature	11.1 C (52.0 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Greifswald	Germany	Record snow depth	10.0 cm (3.9 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Marnitz	Germany	Record snow depth	16.0 cm (6.3 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Budapest	Hungary	Record low maximum temperature	-10.7 C (12.7 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Bajramaly	Turkmenistan	Record high minimum temperature	7.4 C (45.3 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Hobart (Ellerslie Road)	Australia	Record low minimum temperature	7.2 C (45.0 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Eumundi - Crescent Rd	Australia	Record daily precipitation	57.4 mm (2.3 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Bathurst Gaol	Australia	Record low minimum temperature	5.6 C (42.1 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Doberlug-Kirchhain	Germany	Record snow depth	11.0 cm (4.3 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Orebro	Sweden	Record low maximum temperature	-14.4 C (6.1 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Bad Blankenburg	Germany	Record snow depth	6.0 cm (2.4 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Pte de Chassiron	France	Record daily precipitation	16.0 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Gudauri	Georgia	Record daily precipitation	23.4 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Dibrugarh Obsy	India	Record daily precipitation	21.6 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Sidhi	India	Record daily precipitation	16.3 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Williston Sloulin Fld	United States	Record daily precipitation	6.6 mm (0.26 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Sadiya India	India	Record daily precipitation	22.9 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Harmati	India	Record daily precipitation	20.8 mm (0.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Umzimkulu (Tnk)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	22.9 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Nanutarra	Australia	Record daily precipitation	26.2 mm (1.0 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Cobar Post Office	Australia	Record low minimum temperature	10.6 C (51.1 F)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Bagodar I	India	Record daily precipitation	10.2 mm (0.4 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Sohagpur	India	Record daily precipitation	10.2 mm (0.4 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Crescent City 3 NNW	United States	Record high maximum temperature	18.3 C (64.9 F)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Pierre Rgnl AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	3.6 mm (0.14 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Soltau	Germany	Record snow depth	2.0 cm (0.8 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Szeged	Hungary	Record low minimum temperature	-19.8 C (-3.6 F)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Nabinagar	India	Record daily precipitation	11.2 mm (0.4 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Onaway 12 S	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-30.0 C (-22.0 F)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Stevens Pt	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-16.1 C (3.0 F)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Glen Garrie	Australia	Record daily precipitation	18.0 mm (0.7 in)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Nhill	Australia	Record low minimum temperature	5.0 C (41.0 F)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Keonjhargarh	India	Record daily precipitation	6.4 mm (0.25 in)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Vasteras-Hasslo	Sweden	Record low minimum temperature	-23.0 C (-9.4 F)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Cheboygan	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-26.1 C (-15.0 F)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Kalamazoo State Hospital	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-7.8 C (18.0 F)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Whitefish Pt	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-14.4 C (6.1 F)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Tyndall	United States	Record daily precipitation	1.0 mm (0.04 in)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Eau Claire	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-18.9 C (-2.0 F)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Yerevan	Armenia	Record high minimum temperature	1.5 C (34.7 F)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Milly Milly	Australia	Record daily precipitation	13.0 mm (0.5 in)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Launceston (Pumping Station)	Australia	Record low minimum temperature	5.6 C (42.1 F)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Goilkera	India	Record daily precipitation	5.1 mm (0.20 in)	17 of 100 (Routine)
St Ignace	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-22.8 C (-9.0 F)	17 of 100 (Routine)
New London	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-20.0 C (-4.0 F)	17 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

207 records

Records set or tied on 8 January 1938 by type: Highest daily maximum 17, Lowest daily maximum 70, Highest daily minimum 8, Lowest daily minimum 41, Heaviest daily rainfall 52, Heaviest daily snowfall 6, Deepest snow cover 13.

Records on 8 January 1938 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	17
Lowest daily maximum	70
Highest daily minimum	8
Lowest daily minimum	41
Heaviest daily rainfall	52
Heaviest daily snowfall	6
Deepest snow cover	13

Records on 8 January 1938 by timescale: all-time 3, monthly 0, daily 204.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

174 broken records

Margins by which the 174 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 120.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

8 January 1938

Top 20 records on 8 January 1938 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
8 January 1938	Dum Dooma /Sookerating Aab, IN	daily rain	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	22 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
8 January 1938	Altentreptow, DE	daily snow depth	12.0 cm (4.7 in)	11.0 cm (4.3 in)	7 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
8 January 1938	Williston Sloulin Fld, US	daily snowfall	11.2 cm (4.4 in)	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	28 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
8 January 1938	Chakradhanpur, IN	daily rain	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	36 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
8 January 1938	Chemnitz, DE	daily snow depth	26.0 cm (10.2 in)	12.0 cm (4.7 in)	27 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
8 January 1938	Drobeta Turnu Severin, RO	all-time low max	-14.0 C (6.8 F)	2.0 C (3.6 F)	35 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
8 January 1938	Jashpurnagar, IN	daily rain	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	28 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
8 January 1938	Calarasi, RO	all-time low max	-17.1 C (1.2 F)	0.1 C (0.2 F)	30 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
8 January 1938	Drobeta Turnu Severin, RO	daily low min	-21.2 C (-6.2 F)	8.4 C (15.1 F)	36 years	32 of 100 (Routine)
8 January 1938	Tg Jiu, RO	daily low min	-27.3 C (-17.1 F)	9.3 C (16.7 F)	36 years	31 of 100 (Routine)
8 January 1938	Turnu Magurele, RO	daily low min	-25.7 C (-14.3 F)	11.2 C (20.2 F)	14 years	29 of 100 (Routine)
8 January 1938	Pontiac Wwtp, US	daily rain	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	13.5 mm (0.5 in)	3 years	29 of 100 (Routine)
8 January 1938	Red Hill, AU	daily rain	41.1 mm (1.6 in)	33.7 mm (1.3 in)	28 years	27 of 100 (Routine)
8 January 1938	Collingwood, CA	daily snowfall	5.3 cm (2.1 in)	0.2 cm (0.1 in)	64 years	26 of 100 (Routine)
8 January 1938	Calarasi, RO	all-time low min	-30.0 C (-22.0 F)	1.4 C (2.5 F)	0 years	26 of 100 (Routine)
8 January 1938	Bourke Post Office, AU	daily low min	11.1 C (52.0 F)	2.2 C (4.0 F)	46 years	25 of 100 (Routine)
8 January 1938	Greifswald, DE	daily snow depth	10.0 cm (3.9 in)	6.0 cm (2.4 in)	30 years	25 of 100 (Routine)
8 January 1938	Marnitz, DE	daily snow depth	16.0 cm (6.3 in)	9.0 cm (3.5 in)	26 years	24 of 100 (Routine)
8 January 1938	Budapest, HU	daily low max	-10.7 C (12.7 F)	4.8 C (8.6 F)	36 years	24 of 100 (Routine)
8 January 1938	Bajramaly, TM	daily high min	7.4 C (45.3 F)	5.4 C (9.7 F)	37 years	24 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

1806 to 1938

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1806 to 1938. 1938 had 207 records.

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

Records on 01-08 in each year
Year	Records
1806	2
1839	1
1841	1
1846	1
1854	1
1855	1
1856	1
1858	2
1862	1
1866	1
1867	3
1871	1
1873	1
1874	2
1877	5
1880	1
1882	2
1884	2
1886	3
1887	2
1888	2
1890	5
1891	1
1893	1
1895	4
1896	1
1897	5
1898	3
1899	1
1900	5
1901	6
1902	7
1903	13
1904	10
1905	10
1906	9
1907	24
1908	25
1909	12
1910	9
1911	13
1912	49
1913	35
1914	39
1915	51
1916	33
1917	23
1918	83
1919	91
1920	68
1921	43
1922	243
1923	165
1924	112
1925	70
1926	245
1927	107
1928	291
1929	183
1930	810
1931	104
1932	173
1933	243
1934	450
1935	824
1936	714
1937	1,703
1938	207
1939	619
1940	560
1941	414
1942	1,643
1943	371
1944	228
1945	520
1946	476
1947	238
1948	566
1949	463
1950	290
1951	387
1952	341
1953	669
1954	362
1955	167
1956	402
1957	616
1958	658
1959	295
1960	422
1961	236
1962	780
1963	692
1964	437
1965	1,185
1966	443
1967	463
1968	1,675
1969	651
1970	1,713
1971	730
1972	516
1973	1,496
1974	1,171
1975	957
1976	1,215
1977	537
1978	805
1979	1,640
1980	569
1981	589
1982	1,320
1983	598
1984	604
1985	1,545
1986	654
1987	820
1988	1,644
1989	1,900
1990	1,161
1991	872
1992	1,640
1993	1,525
1994	1,224
1995	783
1996	2,009
1997	1,203
1998	2,895
1999	1,107
2000	605
2001	954
2002	1,628
2003	1,362
2004	684
2005	1,764
2006	1,204
2007	1,003
2008	2,350
2009	761
2010	2,002
2011	885
2012	591
2013	398
2014	1,398
2015	1,311
2016	748
2017	1,045
2018	620
2019	522
2020	565
2021	590
2022	698
2023	426
2024	1,170
2025	597
2026	1,053

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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	156
20 to 40	11
40 to 60	0
60 to 80	4
80 to 100	1
100 to 120	2