Weather Records on 14 January 1938

425 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 14 January 1938. Highest significance: Warracknabeal (Earlstan), AU.

Key Facts for 14 January 1938

On 14 January 1938, 425 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
124 were record highs and 2 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 1 were all-time records, 2 monthly and 422 daily.
Warracknabeal (Earlstan) set a monthly record daily precipitation of 45.0 mm (1.8 in) on 14 January 1938.
Across 153 earlier years (1794 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 522 records.

Record Map

425 stations

425 station records on 14 January 1938 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 14 January 1938: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Warracknabeal (Earlstan)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	45.0 mm (1.8 in)	63 of 100 (Major)
Naracoorte Cave Range	Australia	Record daily precipitation	29.5 mm (1.2 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Dimboola	Australia	Record daily precipitation	41.1 mm (1.6 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Carapook (the Gums)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Rye Park	Australia	Record daily precipitation	41.7 mm (1.6 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Casterton (Roseneath)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Landsburg	United States	Record daily precipitation	54.4 mm (2.1 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Dergholm (Hillgrove)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	27.4 mm (1.1 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Sidhi	India	Record daily precipitation	33.5 mm (1.3 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Priest Rvr Exp STN	United States	Record daily precipitation	33.5 mm (1.3 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Eudunda	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.7 mm (1.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Menzies	Australia	Record daily precipitation	26.2 mm (1.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Goulburn (Kippilaw)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	37.1 mm (1.5 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Breadalbane (Sweetwood Lea)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Dras	India	Record daily precipitation	41.4 mm (1.6 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Nhill (Woorak)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Crookwell Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Jeparit	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Cooma (Carlaminda)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	29.5 mm (1.2 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Rawsonville (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Forest Grove	United States	Record daily precipitation	41.4 mm (1.6 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Newport	United States	Record daily precipitation	66.5 mm (2.6 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Alice Springs Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	77.5 mm (3.1 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Gerang Gerung	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.1 mm (1.0 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Rupanyup (Post Office)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	27.7 mm (1.1 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Park City G.C.	United States	Record high maximum temperature	12.8 C (55.0 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Evanston 1 E	United States	Record high maximum temperature	11.7 C (53.1 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Snoqualmie Falls	United States	Record daily precipitation	45.2 mm (1.8 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Augsburg (Sankt Stephan)	Germany	Record high minimum temperature	4.2 C (39.6 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Farmington	United States	Record high maximum temperature	14.4 C (57.9 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Wallaroo	Australia	Record daily precipitation	17.0 mm (0.7 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Naracoorte	Australia	Record daily precipitation	21.6 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Port Clinton (Yararoo)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	17.5 mm (0.7 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Kadina	Australia	Record daily precipitation	14.5 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Maitland	Australia	Record daily precipitation	14.2 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Greenock	Australia	Record daily precipitation	19.3 mm (0.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Talbot (Post Office)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	17.8 mm (0.7 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Ardrossan (Winulta)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	15.5 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Port Elliot Caravan Park	Australia	Record daily precipitation	12.2 mm (0.5 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Rainbow (Pella)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	17.0 mm (0.7 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Hamilton	Australia	Record daily precipitation	21.3 mm (0.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Poolaijelo	Australia	Record daily precipitation	17.5 mm (0.7 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Mannum Council Depot	Australia	Record daily precipitation	14.2 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Wartook Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	16.3 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Keolari	India	Record daily precipitation	14.7 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Colville	United States	Record daily precipitation	18.5 mm (0.7 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Aldinga Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	10.9 mm (0.4 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Apsley	Australia	Record daily precipitation	17.0 mm (0.7 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Woomera (Oakden Hills)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	7.4 mm (0.29 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Pondooma Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	13.2 mm (0.5 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Port Wakefield	Australia	Record daily precipitation	11.4 mm (0.4 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Angaston	Australia	Record daily precipitation	16.8 mm (0.7 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Laen	Australia	Record daily precipitation	14.0 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Creswick	Australia	Record daily precipitation	23.6 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Collingrove	Australia	Record daily precipitation	14.0 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Goolwa Council Depot	Australia	Record daily precipitation	10.2 mm (0.4 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Kybybolite Research Centre	Australia	Record daily precipitation	11.4 mm (0.4 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Breadalbane (Old Post Office)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	21.8 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Bellellen	Australia	Record daily precipitation	11.9 mm (0.5 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Berlin-Dahlem	Germany	Record daily precipitation	16.6 mm (0.7 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

425 records

Records set or tied on 14 January 1938 by type: Highest daily maximum 66, Lowest daily maximum 2, Highest daily minimum 58, Heaviest daily rainfall 285, Heaviest daily snowfall 9, Deepest snow cover 5.

Records on 14 January 1938 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	66
Lowest daily maximum	2
Highest daily minimum	58
Lowest daily minimum	0
Heaviest daily rainfall	285
Heaviest daily snowfall	9
Deepest snow cover	5

Records on 14 January 1938 by timescale: all-time 1, monthly 2, daily 422.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

364 broken records

Margins by which the 364 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 190.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

14 January 1938

Top 20 records on 14 January 1938 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
14 January 1938	Warracknabeal (Earlstan), AU	monthly rain	45.0 mm (1.8 in)	25.9 mm (1.0 in)	34 years	63 of 100 (Major)
14 January 1938	Naracoorte Cave Range, AU	daily rain	29.5 mm (1.2 in)	24.4 mm (1.0 in)	20 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
14 January 1938	Dimboola, AU	daily rain	41.1 mm (1.6 in)	25.6 mm (1.0 in)	20 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
14 January 1938	Carapook (the Gums), AU	daily rain	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	19.9 mm (0.8 in)	20 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
14 January 1938	Rye Park, AU	daily rain	41.7 mm (1.6 in)	28.7 mm (1.1 in)	31 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
14 January 1938	Casterton (Roseneath), AU	daily rain	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	18.5 mm (0.7 in)	20 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
14 January 1938	Landsburg, US	daily rain	54.4 mm (2.1 in)	34.1 mm (1.3 in)	11 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
14 January 1938	Dergholm (Hillgrove), AU	daily rain	27.4 mm (1.1 in)	18.0 mm (0.7 in)	20 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
14 January 1938	Sidhi, IN	daily rain	33.5 mm (1.3 in)	31.2 mm (1.2 in)	32 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
14 January 1938	Priest Rvr Exp STN, US	daily rain	33.5 mm (1.3 in)	16.5 mm (0.6 in)	36 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
14 January 1938	Eudunda, AU	daily rain	25.7 mm (1.0 in)	14.5 mm (0.6 in)	41 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
14 January 1938	Menzies, AU	daily rain	26.2 mm (1.0 in)	21.1 mm (0.8 in)	10 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
14 January 1938	Goulburn (Kippilaw), AU	daily rain	37.1 mm (1.5 in)	23.9 mm (0.9 in)	45 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
14 January 1938	Breadalbane (Sweetwood Lea), AU	daily rain	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	21.1 mm (0.8 in)	27 years	32 of 100 (Routine)
14 January 1938	Dras, IN	daily rain	41.4 mm (1.6 in)	16.0 mm (0.6 in)	36 years	32 of 100 (Routine)
14 January 1938	Nhill (Woorak), AU	daily rain	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	19.3 mm (0.8 in)	20 years	31 of 100 (Routine)
14 January 1938	Crookwell Post Office, AU	daily rain	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	20.1 mm (0.8 in)	27 years	29 of 100 (Routine)
14 January 1938	Jeparit, AU	daily rain	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	12.4 mm (0.5 in)	20 years	29 of 100 (Routine)
14 January 1938	Cooma (Carlaminda), AU	daily rain	29.5 mm (1.2 in)	12.5 mm (0.5 in)	45 years	27 of 100 (Routine)
14 January 1938	Rawsonville (Pol), ZA	daily rain	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	30 years	26 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 425 records.

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

Records on 01-14 in each year
Year	Records
1794	1
1795	1
1799	1
1839	1
1852	1
1858	1
1864	3
1866	1
1871	2
1873	1
1874	3
1875	2
1876	1
1878	3
1881	3
1884	2
1885	1
1889	2
1890	1
1892	3
1893	3
1894	1
1895	3
1896	4
1897	4
1898	4
1899	4
1900	1
1901	1
1902	4
1903	2
1904	25
1905	18
1906	10
1907	12
1908	9
1909	23
1910	79
1911	53
1912	53
1913	6
1914	63
1915	36
1916	17
1917	63
1918	134
1919	35
1920	66
1921	74
1922	31
1923	120
1924	48
1925	261
1926	69
1927	119
1928	626
1929	244
1930	713
1931	92
1932	1,117
1933	82
1934	163
1935	253
1936	134
1937	536
1938	425
1939	198
1940	484
1941	481
1942	385
1943	603
1944	489
1945	481
1946	292
1947	497
1948	435
1949	355
1950	930
1951	533
1952	813
1953	629
1954	404
1955	293
1956	397
1957	796
1958	296
1959	243
1960	905
1961	414
1962	485
1963	1,887
1964	1,313
1965	486
1966	300
1967	436
1968	1,198
1969	904
1970	549
1971	706
1972	1,467
1973	645
1974	1,194
1975	718
1976	585
1977	747
1978	859
1979	1,883
1980	1,162
1981	1,042
1982	1,642
1983	685
1984	876
1985	1,211
1986	580
1987	1,305
1988	917
1989	872
1990	588
1991	542
1992	1,143
1993	1,474
1994	1,112
1995	2,049
1996	1,472
1997	1,769
1998	863
1999	754
2000	804
2001	1,140
2002	1,010
2003	524
2004	1,162
2005	1,337
2006	878
2007	2,533
2008	457
2009	841
2010	644
2011	1,565
2012	415
2013	1,619
2014	452
2015	634
2016	434
2017	801
2018	601
2019	349
2020	823
2021	677
2022	529
2023	808
2024	2,058
2025	387
2026	1,202

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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 25	349
25 to 50	11
50 to 75	2
75 to 100	1
100 to 125	0
125 to 150	0
150 to 175	0
175 to 200	1