Weather Records on 10 January 1938

252 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 10 January 1938. Highest significance: Fort Simpson, CA.

Key Facts for 10 January 1938

On 10 January 1938, 252 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
55 were record highs and 38 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 4 monthly and 248 daily.
Fort Simpson set a daily record snowfall of 16.8 cm (6.6 in) on 10 January 1938.
Across 164 earlier years (1799 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 514 records.

Record Map

252 stations

252 station records on 10 January 1938 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 10 January 1938: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Fort Simpson	Canada	Record daily snowfall	16.8 cm (6.6 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Hebgen Dam	United States	Record daily precipitation	25.7 mm (1.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Swift Current	Canada	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Hussainabad	India	Record daily precipitation	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Chemnitz	Germany	Record snow depth	18.0 cm (7.1 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Dantan	India	Record daily precipitation	45.0 mm (1.8 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Barcaldine Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	56.9 mm (2.2 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Chainpur	India	Record daily precipitation	32.5 mm (1.3 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Danville	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Hebgen Dam	United States	Record daily snowfall	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
W Lafayette 6 NW	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Aramac Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	109.5 mm (4.3 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Blackall Township	Australia	Record daily precipitation	58.2 mm (2.3 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Chaibasa	India	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Pincher Creek Town	Canada	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Barabazar	India	Record daily precipitation	32.3 mm (1.3 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
W Branch 3SE	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-27.2 C (-17.0 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Pekisko	Canada	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Marnitz	Germany	Record snow depth	18.0 cm (7.1 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Napoleon	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Kohala 179.1	United States	Record high maximum temperature	28.9 C (84.0 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Calarasi	Romania	Record low minimum temperature	-24.1 C (-11.4 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Cle Elum	United States	Record high maximum temperature	12.2 C (54.0 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Mottinger	United States	Record high minimum temperature	6.7 C (44.1 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Coldwater	Canada	Record daily precipitation	29.7 mm (1.2 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Coldwater	Canada	Record daily snowfall	29.7 cm (11.7 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Redding Fire STN 2	United States	Record high maximum temperature	23.3 C (73.9 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Oconto 4 W	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-30.0 C (-22.0 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Lafayette Rgnl AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	49.3 mm (1.9 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Fort Simpson	Canada	Record daily precipitation	16.8 mm (0.7 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Szeged	Hungary	Record daily precipitation	18.5 mm (0.7 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Swift Current	Canada	Record daily precipitation	12.7 mm (0.5 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Turkestan	Kazakhstan	Record daily precipitation	18.9 mm (0.7 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Tamar	India	Record daily precipitation	22.4 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Rambha	India	Record daily precipitation	22.9 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Gavle	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	8.7 mm (0.34 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Pincher Creek Town	Canada	Record daily precipitation	15.2 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Kharsawan	India	Record daily precipitation	11.4 mm (0.4 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Robertsganj	India	Record daily precipitation	17.0 mm (0.7 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Collegeville St John's	United States	Record daily precipitation	5.6 mm (0.22 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Pekisko	Canada	Record daily precipitation	12.7 mm (0.5 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Osijek	Croatia	Record daily precipitation	17.0 mm (0.7 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Alix	Canada	Record daily precipitation	12.7 mm (0.5 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Alix	Canada	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Purankot	India	Record daily precipitation	6.1 mm (0.24 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Amta	India	Record daily precipitation	8.1 mm (0.32 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Ganca	Azerbaijan	Record daily precipitation	2.5 mm (0.10 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Pecs Pogany	Hungary	Record daily precipitation	12.9 mm (0.5 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Ghatal	India	Record daily precipitation	6.4 mm (0.25 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Onaway 12 S	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-30.6 C (-23.1 F)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Huntsville	United States	Record daily precipitation	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Lacombe Cda	Canada	Record daily precipitation	7.6 mm (0.30 in)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Lacombe Cda	Canada	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Fort Chipewyan	Canada	Record daily precipitation	6.4 mm (0.25 in)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Fort Chipewyan	Canada	Record daily snowfall	6.4 cm (2.5 in)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Doberlug-Kirchhain	Germany	Record snow depth	10.0 cm (3.9 in)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Danville	United States	Record snow depth	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Mio Hydro Plt	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-33.9 C (-29.0 F)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Bird Island	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Cascade 5 S	United States	Record daily snowfall	8.9 cm (3.5 in)	18 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

252 records

Records set or tied on 10 January 1938 by type: Highest daily maximum 32, Lowest daily maximum 14, Highest daily minimum 23, Lowest daily minimum 24, Heaviest daily rainfall 103, Heaviest daily snowfall 41, Deepest snow cover 15.

Records on 10 January 1938 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	32
Lowest daily maximum	14
Highest daily minimum	23
Lowest daily minimum	24
Heaviest daily rainfall	103
Heaviest daily snowfall	41
Deepest snow cover	15

Records on 10 January 1938 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 4, daily 248.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

207 broken records

Margins by which the 207 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 153.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

10 January 1938

Top 20 records on 10 January 1938 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
10 January 1938	Fort Simpson, CA	daily snowfall	16.8 cm (6.6 in)	10.4 cm (4.1 in)	37 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
10 January 1938	Hebgen Dam, US	daily rain	25.7 mm (1.0 in)	13.8 mm (0.5 in)	12 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
10 January 1938	Swift Current, CA	daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	47 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
10 January 1938	Hussainabad, IN	daily rain	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	36 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
10 January 1938	Chemnitz, DE	daily snow depth	18.0 cm (7.1 in)	10.0 cm (3.9 in)	27 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
10 January 1938	Dantan, IN	monthly rain	45.0 mm (1.8 in)	8.4 mm (0.33 in)	37 years	32 of 100 (Routine)
10 January 1938	Barcaldine Post Office, AU	daily rain	56.9 mm (2.2 in)	33.3 mm (1.3 in)	27 years	31 of 100 (Routine)
10 January 1938	Chainpur, IN	daily rain	32.5 mm (1.3 in)	26.1 mm (1.0 in)	19 years	30 of 100 (Routine)
10 January 1938	Danville, US	daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	9.9 cm (3.9 in)	20 years	30 of 100 (Routine)
10 January 1938	Hebgen Dam, US	daily snowfall	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	15.3 cm (6.0 in)	12 years	30 of 100 (Routine)
10 January 1938	W Lafayette 6 NW, US	daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	8.9 cm (3.5 in)	11 years	29 of 100 (Routine)
10 January 1938	Aramac Post Office, AU	daily rain	109.5 mm (4.3 in)	31.3 mm (1.2 in)	27 years	28 of 100 (Routine)
10 January 1938	Blackall Township, AU	daily rain	58.2 mm (2.3 in)	32.3 mm (1.3 in)	20 years	28 of 100 (Routine)
10 January 1938	Chaibasa, IN	daily rain	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	17.0 mm (0.7 in)	12 years	26 of 100 (Routine)
10 January 1938	Pincher Creek Town, CA	daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	6.3 cm (2.5 in)	35 years	25 of 100 (Routine)
10 January 1938	Barabazar, IN	daily rain	32.3 mm (1.3 in)	28.2 mm (1.1 in)	11 years	24 of 100 (Routine)
10 January 1938	W Branch 3SE, US	daily low min	-27.2 C (-17.0 F)	7.8 C (14.0 F)	34 years	24 of 100 (Routine)
10 January 1938	Pekisko, CA	daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	6.9 cm (2.7 in)	26 years	23 of 100 (Routine)
10 January 1938	Marnitz, DE	daily snow depth	18.0 cm (7.1 in)	9.0 cm (3.5 in)	20 years	23 of 100 (Routine)
10 January 1938	Napoleon, US	daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	3.8 cm (1.5 in)	42 years	23 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

1799 to 1938

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1799 to 1938. 1938 had 252 records.

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

Records on 01-10 in each year
Year	Records
1799	1
1820	1
1830	1
1832	1
1841	1
1842	1
1849	1
1851	2
1853	1
1854	1
1857	1
1858	3
1862	1
1863	1
1865	1
1866	1
1868	1
1871	1
1873	5
1876	3
1877	1
1878	2
1880	1
1881	1
1882	2
1883	1
1885	4
1887	3
1888	2
1890	3
1891	2
1892	2
1893	2
1895	2
1896	2
1897	8
1898	3
1899	4
1900	4
1901	2
1902	6
1903	8
1904	4
1905	6
1906	5
1907	5
1908	13
1909	11
1910	24
1911	13
1912	40
1913	12
1914	28
1915	12
1916	41
1917	59
1918	75
1919	27
1920	40
1921	172
1922	48
1923	72
1924	363
1925	114
1926	100
1927	138
1928	517
1929	277
1930	487
1931	92
1932	202
1933	331
1934	228
1935	722
1936	664
1937	775
1938	252
1939	766
1940	502
1941	327
1942	1,097
1943	226
1944	264
1945	635
1946	335
1947	234
1948	264
1949	1,569
1950	756
1951	249
1952	316
1953	702
1954	433
1955	341
1956	583
1957	1,245
1958	403
1959	632
1960	498
1961	268
1962	2,191
1963	876
1964	439
1965	566
1966	184
1967	424
1968	1,072
1969	451
1970	1,072
1971	717
1972	1,177
1973	825
1974	1,685
1975	1,765
1976	566
1977	1,803
1978	1,102
1979	788
1980	940
1981	673
1982	2,368
1983	1,270
1984	543
1985	1,038
1986	815
1987	1,279
1988	1,041
1989	1,034
1990	1,785
1991	1,788
1992	1,263
1993	1,499
1994	716
1995	1,291
1996	1,455
1997	1,286
1998	1,104
1999	745
2000	1,042
2001	793
2002	1,631
2003	674
2004	849
2005	1,414
2006	978
2007	1,196
2008	739
2009	875
2010	1,446
2011	1,718
2012	761
2013	831
2014	415
2015	1,089
2016	868
2017	872
2018	664
2019	272
2020	976
2021	429
2022	298
2023	569
2024	1,071
2025	827
2026	918

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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	169
20 to 40	23
40 to 60	6
60 to 80	3
80 to 100	3
100 to 120	2
120 to 140	0
140 to 160	1