Weather Records on 11 January 1938

192 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 11 January 1938. Highest significance: Soro, IN.

Key Facts for 11 January 1938

On 11 January 1938, 192 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
68 were record highs and 17 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 4 monthly and 188 daily.
Soro set a daily record precipitation of 55.9 mm (2.2 in) on 11 January 1938.
Across 158 earlier years (1794 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 517 records.

Record Map

192 stations

192 station records on 11 January 1938 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 11 January 1938: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Soro	India	Record daily precipitation	55.9 mm (2.2 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Bonth	India	Record daily precipitation	39.9 mm (1.6 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Altentreptow	Germany	Record snow depth	13.0 cm (5.1 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Purushottampur	India	Record daily precipitation	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Fort St James	Canada	Record daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Dickinson Exp STN	United States	Record daily snowfall	16.5 cm (6.5 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Barcaldine Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	88.4 mm (3.5 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
St George Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	50.3 mm (2.0 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Chemnitz	Germany	Record snow depth	17.0 cm (6.7 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Laramie	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Helena Wb City	United States	Record daily snowfall	9.1 cm (3.6 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Oconto 4 W	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Richmond Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	77.7 mm (3.1 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Sfax El-Maou	Tunisia	Record low maximum temperature	11.0 C (51.8 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Brookings 2 NE	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Kohala 179.1	United States	Record high maximum temperature	29.4 C (84.9 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Zametchino	Russia	Record low minimum temperature	-34.9 C (-30.8 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Mott	United States	Record daily precipitation	13.5 mm (0.5 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Culbertson	United States	Record daily precipitation	12.7 mm (0.5 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Fort St James	Canada	Record daily precipitation	17.8 mm (0.7 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Laramie	United States	Record daily precipitation	6.4 mm (0.25 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Camp Crook	United States	Record daily precipitation	6.1 mm (0.24 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Moorestown 4 E	United States	Record daily snowfall	3.3 cm (1.3 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Dullabcherra	India	Record daily precipitation	11.4 mm (0.4 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Mora	United States	Record daily precipitation	8.4 mm (0.33 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Moorarie	Australia	Record daily precipitation	5.6 mm (0.22 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Manoharpur	India	Record daily precipitation	10.2 mm (0.4 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Tamluk	India	Record daily precipitation	15.2 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Dickinson Exp STN	United States	Record daily precipitation	12.7 mm (0.5 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Oconto 4 W	United States	Record daily precipitation	20.6 mm (0.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Manbazar	India	Record daily precipitation	7.9 mm (0.31 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Lowestoft	United Kingdom	Record high maximum temperature	10.6 C (51.1 F)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Duchesne	United States	Record high minimum temperature	0.0 C (32.0 F)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Weyerhaeuser 1N	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Pentland Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	47.5 mm (1.9 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Kharsawan	India	Record daily precipitation	6.9 mm (0.27 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Tangi	India	Record daily precipitation	7.6 mm (0.30 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Bjuroklubb	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	4.9 mm (0.19 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Holy Cross	United States	Record daily precipitation	15.2 mm (0.6 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Banki Bankigarh	India	Record daily precipitation	25.9 mm (1.0 in)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Hedrum	Norway	Record snow depth	70.0 cm (27.6 in)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Ada	United States	Record daily precipitation	5.1 mm (0.20 in)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Columbia Falls 5 SW	United States	Record high maximum temperature	8.9 C (48.0 F)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Powell	United States	Record daily precipitation	1.5 mm (0.06 in)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Talbot House	Australia	Record daily precipitation	3.8 mm (0.15 in)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Queenton	Australia	Record daily precipitation	33.8 mm (1.3 in)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Jericho Store	Australia	Record daily precipitation	63.5 mm (2.5 in)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Dantan	India	Record daily precipitation	10.2 mm (0.4 in)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Brookings 2 NE	United States	Record daily precipitation	4.3 mm (0.17 in)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Stanley Wwtp	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Butte Bert Mooney AP	United States	Record daily snowfall	9.7 cm (3.8 in)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Jallesore	India	Record daily precipitation	12.4 mm (0.5 in)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Howrah	India	Record daily precipitation	9.9 mm (0.39 in)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Bajramaly	Turkmenistan	Record daily precipitation	17.1 mm (0.7 in)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Champaign 3S	United States	Record snow depth	2.5 cm (1.0 in)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Eastport	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-9.4 C (15.1 F)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Philipsburg	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Kukicherra	India	Record daily precipitation	6.4 mm (0.25 in)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Kulikuchi	India	Record daily precipitation	1.3 mm (0.05 in)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Amta	India	Record daily precipitation	10.4 mm (0.4 in)	15 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

192 records

Records set or tied on 11 January 1938 by type: Highest daily maximum 22, Lowest daily maximum 6, Highest daily minimum 46, Lowest daily minimum 11, Heaviest daily rainfall 75, Heaviest daily snowfall 25, Deepest snow cover 7.

Records on 11 January 1938 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	22
Lowest daily maximum	6
Highest daily minimum	46
Lowest daily minimum	11
Heaviest daily rainfall	75
Heaviest daily snowfall	25
Deepest snow cover	7

Records on 11 January 1938 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 4, daily 188.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

162 broken records

Margins by which the 162 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 150.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

11 January 1938

Top 20 records on 11 January 1938 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
11 January 1938	Soro, IN	daily rain	55.9 mm (2.2 in)	55.9 mm (2.2 in)	36 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
11 January 1938	Bonth, IN	daily rain	39.9 mm (1.6 in)	39.9 mm (1.6 in)	32 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
11 January 1938	Altentreptow, DE	daily snow depth	13.0 cm (5.1 in)	12.0 cm (4.7 in)	3 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
11 January 1938	Purushottampur, IN	daily rain	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	36 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
11 January 1938	Fort St James, CA	daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	8.9 cm (3.5 in)	20 years	32 of 100 (Routine)
11 January 1938	Dickinson Exp STN, US	monthly snowfall	16.5 cm (6.5 in)	3.8 cm (1.5 in)	4 years	31 of 100 (Routine)
11 January 1938	Barcaldine Post Office, AU	daily rain	88.4 mm (3.5 in)	15.5 mm (0.6 in)	46 years	27 of 100 (Routine)
11 January 1938	St George Post Office, AU	daily rain	50.3 mm (2.0 in)	13.2 mm (0.5 in)	47 years	27 of 100 (Routine)
11 January 1938	Chemnitz, DE	daily snow depth	17.0 cm (6.7 in)	7.0 cm (2.8 in)	27 years	27 of 100 (Routine)
11 January 1938	Laramie, US	daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	6.1 cm (2.4 in)	12 years	25 of 100 (Routine)
11 January 1938	Helena Wb City, US	daily snowfall	9.1 cm (3.6 in)	4.3 cm (1.7 in)	31 years	25 of 100 (Routine)
11 January 1938	Oconto 4 W, US	daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	6.1 cm (2.4 in)	32 years	24 of 100 (Routine)
11 January 1938	Richmond Post Office, AU	daily rain	77.7 mm (3.1 in)	38.6 mm (1.5 in)	2 years	23 of 100 (Routine)
11 January 1938	Sfax El-Maou, TN	daily low max	11.0 C (51.8 F)	1.0 C (1.8 F)	50 years	23 of 100 (Routine)
11 January 1938	Brookings 2 NE, US	daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	3.8 cm (1.5 in)	27 years	23 of 100 (Routine)
11 January 1938	Kohala 179.1, US	daily high max	29.4 C (84.9 F)	2.2 C (4.0 F)	28 years	23 of 100 (Routine)
11 January 1938	Zametchino, RU	daily low min	-34.9 C (-30.8 F)	0.5 C (0.9 F)	54 years	21 of 100 (Routine)
11 January 1938	Mott, US	daily rain	13.5 mm (0.5 in)	13.0 mm (0.5 in)	24 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
11 January 1938	Culbertson, US	monthly rain	12.7 mm (0.5 in)	2.5 mm (0.10 in)	31 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
11 January 1938	Fort St James, CA	daily rain	17.8 mm (0.7 in)	8.9 mm (0.35 in)	20 years	20 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

1794 to 1938

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1794 to 1938. 1938 had 192 records.

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

Records on 01-11 in each year
Year	Records
1794	1
1803	2
1840	1
1851	1
1853	1
1858	1
1862	1
1863	1
1864	1
1871	1
1873	3
1876	1
1877	3
1878	1
1879	4
1880	1
1881	1
1883	1
1884	1
1885	1
1888	2
1889	4
1890	1
1891	6
1892	3
1893	1
1894	2
1895	1
1896	8
1897	14
1898	5
1899	3
1900	8
1901	6
1902	6
1903	15
1904	3
1905	10
1906	4
1907	9
1908	7
1909	28
1910	50
1911	48
1912	47
1913	32
1914	41
1915	26
1916	79
1917	107
1918	208
1919	17
1920	101
1921	65
1922	131
1923	106
1924	367
1925	116
1926	102
1927	278
1928	589
1929	112
1930	186
1931	115
1932	180
1933	239
1934	192
1935	163
1936	475
1937	325
1938	192
1939	370
1940	419
1941	348
1942	687
1943	206
1944	109
1945	624
1946	325
1947	259
1948	342
1949	970
1950	420
1951	325
1952	214
1953	797
1954	526
1955	214
1956	594
1957	506
1958	344
1959	439
1960	548
1961	414
1962	2,062
1963	1,600
1964	248
1965	431
1966	246
1967	412
1968	1,103
1969	511
1970	539
1971	871
1972	1,400
1973	675
1974	1,878
1975	2,114
1976	685
1977	1,319
1978	654
1979	1,379
1980	1,319
1981	959
1982	2,363
1983	1,486
1984	828
1985	699
1986	873
1987	1,598
1988	1,065
1989	836
1990	1,459
1991	1,469
1992	718
1993	1,883
1994	667
1995	1,297
1996	1,366
1997	1,558
1998	1,165
1999	923
2000	1,122
2001	778
2002	970
2003	752
2004	848
2005	1,539
2006	1,096
2007	994
2008	1,019
2009	682
2010	1,093
2011	1,709
2012	881
2013	1,468
2014	684
2015	533
2016	555
2017	1,124
2018	1,027
2019	345
2020	1,617
2021	702
2022	295
2023	676
2024	614
2025	806
2026	499

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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	138
20 to 40	13
40 to 60	3
60 to 80	3
80 to 100	1
100 to 120	2
120 to 140	1
140 to 160	1