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Weather Records on 20 January 1938

219 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 20 January 1938. Highest significance: Casino Airport, AU.

Key Facts for 20 January 1938

  • On 20 January 1938, 219 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
  • 55 were record highs and 8 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
  • By timescale, 1 were all-time records, 14 monthly and 204 daily.
  • Casino Airport set a daily record precipitation of 115.3 mm (4.5 in) on 20 January 1938.
  • Across 157 earlier years (1795 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 513 records.

Record Map

219 stations
Weather records on 20 January 1938 219 station records on 20 January 1938 are marked on the map, coloured by record type.
219 station records on 20 January 1938 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.
Weather records on 20 January 1938: highest significance records shown on the map
StationCountryTypeValueSignificance
Casino AirportAustraliaRecord daily precipitation115.3 mm (4.5 in)61 of 100 (Major)
Bellingen Post OfficeAustraliaRecord daily precipitation248.4 mm (9.8 in)60 of 100 (Major)
Bowraville Recreation ClubAustraliaRecord daily precipitation211.3 mm (8.3 in)57 of 100 (Notable)
Newcastle Nobbys Signal StatioAustraliaRecord daily precipitation63.2 mm (2.5 in)53 of 100 (Notable)
Old Koreelah (White Swamp (EdeAustraliaRecord daily precipitation141.0 mm (5.6 in)50 of 100 (Notable)
Gloucester Post OfficeAustraliaRecord daily precipitation86.4 mm (3.4 in)50 of 100 (Notable)
Tabulam Post OfficeAustraliaRecord daily precipitation83.6 mm (3.3 in)48 of 100 (Notable)
Macksville Country ClubAustraliaRecord daily precipitation143.5 mm (5.6 in)48 of 100 (Notable)
Ulmarra (Newsagency)AustraliaRecord daily precipitation108.0 mm (4.3 in)47 of 100 (Notable)
Wauchope (Avondale Street)AustraliaRecord daily precipitation161.0 mm (6.3 in)47 of 100 (Notable)
Nambucca Heads Bowling ClubAustraliaRecord daily precipitation129.5 mm (5.1 in)46 of 100 (Notable)
Moorland (Denro-An)AustraliaRecord daily precipitation124.7 mm (4.9 in)45 of 100 (Notable)
South Grafton Post OfficeAustraliaRecord daily precipitation93.0 mm (3.7 in)44 of 100 (Notable)
Upper Orara (Aurania)AustraliaRecord daily precipitation224.8 mm (8.9 in)44 of 100 (Notable)
Dungog Post OfficeAustraliaRecord daily precipitation64.3 mm (2.5 in)44 of 100 (Notable)
Lawrence Post OfficeAustraliaRecord daily precipitation106.7 mm (4.2 in)42 of 100 (Notable)
Coffs HarbourAustraliaRecord daily precipitation120.7 mm (4.8 in)42 of 100 (Notable)
Stroud Post OfficeAustraliaRecord daily precipitation73.7 mm (2.9 in)42 of 100 (Notable)
Grafton City CouncilAustraliaRecord daily precipitation88.4 mm (3.5 in)41 of 100 (Notable)
Lismore (Centre Street)AustraliaRecord daily precipitation87.6 mm (3.4 in)41 of 100 (Notable)
WoodviewAustraliaRecord daily precipitation172.7 mm (6.8 in)39 of 100 (Notable)
RamornieAustraliaRecord daily precipitation110.5 mm (4.4 in)38 of 100 (Notable)
Kendall Post OfficeAustraliaRecord daily precipitation111.8 mm (4.4 in)38 of 100 (Notable)
Drake (Village Resource CentreAustraliaRecord daily precipitation83.1 mm (3.3 in)37 of 100 (Notable)
Bulahdelah Post OfficeAustraliaRecord daily precipitation106.7 mm (4.2 in)37 of 100 (Notable)
Laurieton (Elouera St)AustraliaRecord daily precipitation106.9 mm (4.2 in)37 of 100 (Notable)
Krambach (Bellevue)AustraliaRecord daily precipitation96.5 mm (3.8 in)37 of 100 (Notable)
Masset AirportCanadaRecord daily precipitation36.1 mm (1.4 in)37 of 100 (Notable)
Killarney Post OfficeAustraliaRecord daily precipitation69.1 mm (2.7 in)36 of 100 (Notable)
Wingham (Lanark Close)AustraliaRecord daily precipitation87.6 mm (3.4 in)36 of 100 (Notable)
Taroom Post OfficeAustraliaRecord daily precipitation53.3 mm (2.1 in)35 of 100 (Notable)
Kempsey (Wide Street)AustraliaRecord daily precipitation111.8 mm (4.4 in)35 of 100 (Notable)
Raymond Terrace (Kinross)AustraliaRecord daily precipitation53.1 mm (2.1 in)35 of 100 (Notable)
Raymond Terrace Post OfficeAustraliaRecord daily precipitation48.3 mm (1.9 in)34 of 100 (Routine)
Singleton Post OfficeAustraliaRecord daily precipitation44.5 mm (1.8 in)34 of 100 (Routine)
Tahlee (Carrington (Church St)AustraliaRecord daily precipitation58.4 mm (2.3 in)33 of 100 (Routine)
Rivertree (Myall)AustraliaRecord daily precipitation80.0 mm (3.1 in)30 of 100 (Routine)
Upper Urara (the Knoll)AustraliaRecord daily precipitation210.3 mm (8.3 in)30 of 100 (Routine)
Raleigh Post OfficeAustraliaRecord daily precipitation121.4 mm (4.8 in)30 of 100 (Routine)
Nelson Bay (Nelson Head)AustraliaRecord daily precipitation83.1 mm (3.3 in)30 of 100 (Routine)
Paterson Post OfficeAustraliaRecord daily precipitation52.1 mm (2.1 in)30 of 100 (Routine)
Brushgrove Post OfficeAustraliaRecord daily precipitation94.5 mm (3.7 in)29 of 100 (Routine)
Bellbrook (East Street)AustraliaRecord daily precipitation118.1 mm (4.6 in)28 of 100 (Routine)
Pine BrushAustraliaRecord daily precipitation71.1 mm (2.8 in)28 of 100 (Routine)
RussellCanadaRecord daily snowfall5.1 cm (2.0 in)28 of 100 (Routine)
Bluewater 3 WSWUnited StatesRecord high minimum temperature2.8 C (37.0 F)28 of 100 (Routine)
Camboon StationAustraliaRecord daily precipitation67.8 mm (2.7 in)27 of 100 (Routine)
Maclean (McLachlan Street)AustraliaRecord daily precipitation85.6 mm (3.4 in)27 of 100 (Routine)
Cockle Creek (Pasminco Metals)AustraliaRecord daily precipitation58.7 mm (2.3 in)27 of 100 (Routine)
Hobart (Ellerslie Road)AustraliaRecord high minimum temperature18.4 C (65.1 F)27 of 100 (Routine)
OrograndeUnited StatesRecord daily precipitation27.9 mm (1.1 in)27 of 100 (Routine)
Tewantin Post OfficeAustraliaRecord daily precipitation114.6 mm (4.5 in)26 of 100 (Routine)
Forster - Tuncurry R.V.C.P.AustraliaRecord daily precipitation81.0 mm (3.2 in)26 of 100 (Routine)
JuandahAustraliaRecord daily precipitation50.8 mm (2.0 in)25 of 100 (Routine)
Dalmorton HomesteadAustraliaRecord daily precipitation77.2 mm (3.0 in)25 of 100 (Routine)
Pokolbin 1 Post OfficeAustraliaRecord daily precipitation42.7 mm (1.7 in)25 of 100 (Routine)
MirannieAustraliaRecord daily precipitation36.8 mm (1.4 in)25 of 100 (Routine)
Cundletown Post OfficeAustraliaRecord daily precipitation103.4 mm (4.1 in)24 of 100 (Routine)
Harrington (Oxley Anchorage CaAustraliaRecord daily precipitation85.3 mm (3.4 in)24 of 100 (Routine)
Clarence Town (Grey St)AustraliaRecord daily precipitation53.6 mm (2.1 in)24 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

219 records
Records on 20 January 1938 by type Records set or tied on 20 January 1938 by type: Highest daily maximum 12, Lowest daily maximum 3, Highest daily minimum 43, Lowest daily minimum 5, Heaviest daily rainfall 144, Heaviest daily snowfall 10, Deepest snow cover 2. 050100150Highest daily maximum: 12Lowest daily maximum: 3Highest daily minimum: 43Lowest daily minimum: 5Heaviest daily rainfall: 144Heaviest daily snowfall: 10Deepest snow cover: 2Max highMax lowMin highMin lowRainSnowDepth
Records set or tied on 20 January 1938 by type: Highest daily maximum 12, Lowest daily maximum 3, Highest daily minimum 43, Lowest daily minimum 5, Heaviest daily rainfall 144, Heaviest daily snowfall 10, Deepest snow cover 2.
Records on 20 January 1938 by type
Record typeRecords
Highest daily maximum12
Lowest daily maximum3
Highest daily minimum43
Lowest daily minimum5
Heaviest daily rainfall144
Heaviest daily snowfall10
Deepest snow cover2
Records on 20 January 1938 by timescale Records on 20 January 1938 by timescale: all-time 1, monthly 14, daily 204. 0100200300all-time: 1monthly: 14daily: 204all-timemonthlydaily
Records on 20 January 1938 by timescale: all-time 1, monthly 14, daily 204.
Records on 20 January 1938 by timescale
TimescaleRecords
all-time1
monthly14
daily204

How Much Records Were Beaten By

185 broken records
Histogram of margins by which records were beaten on 20 January 1938 Margins by which the 185 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 117.8. Ties are not counted. 0501001500 to 20: 12020 to 40: 3140 to 60: 1860 to 80: 1080 to 100: 4100 to 120: 20 to 2020 to 4040 to 6060 to 8080 to 100100 to 120
Margins by which the 185 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 117.8. Ties are not counted.
Histogram of margins by which records were beaten on 20 January 1938
MarginRecords
0 to 20120
20 to 4031
40 to 6018
60 to 8010
80 to 1004
100 to 1202

Top 20 by Significance

20 January 1938
Top 20 records on 20 January 1938 by significance
DateStationRecordValueBeat old record byOld record stoodSignificance
20 January 1938Casino Airport, AUdaily rain115.3 mm (4.5 in)73.6 mm (2.9 in)50 years61 of 100 (Major)
20 January 1938Bellingen Post Office, AUmonthly rain248.4 mm (9.8 in)103.4 mm (4.1 in)20 years60 of 100 (Major)
20 January 1938Bowraville Recreation Club, AUmonthly rain211.3 mm (8.3 in)56.6 mm (2.2 in)42 years57 of 100 (Notable)
20 January 1938Newcastle Nobbys Signal Statio, AUdaily rain63.2 mm (2.5 in)31.4 mm (1.2 in)75 years53 of 100 (Notable)
20 January 1938Old Koreelah (White Swamp (Ede, AUdaily rain141.0 mm (5.6 in)92.7 mm (3.6 in)20 years50 of 100 (Notable)
20 January 1938Gloucester Post Office, AUdaily rain86.4 mm (3.4 in)69.9 mm (2.8 in)18 years50 of 100 (Notable)
20 January 1938Tabulam Post Office, AUdaily rain83.6 mm (3.3 in)62.8 mm (2.5 in)24 years48 of 100 (Notable)
20 January 1938Macksville Country Club, AUdaily rain143.5 mm (5.6 in)83.8 mm (3.3 in)10 years48 of 100 (Notable)
20 January 1938Ulmarra (Newsagency), AUdaily rain108.0 mm (4.3 in)71.2 mm (2.8 in)12 years47 of 100 (Notable)
20 January 1938Wauchope (Avondale Street), AUdaily rain161.0 mm (6.3 in)117.8 mm (4.6 in)12 years47 of 100 (Notable)
20 January 1938Nambucca Heads Bowling Club, AUdaily rain129.5 mm (5.1 in)90.9 mm (3.6 in)10 years46 of 100 (Notable)
20 January 1938Moorland (Denro-An), AUdaily rain124.7 mm (4.9 in)61.2 mm (2.4 in)42 years45 of 100 (Notable)
20 January 1938South Grafton Post Office, AUdaily rain93.0 mm (3.7 in)57.4 mm (2.3 in)8 years44 of 100 (Notable)
20 January 1938Upper Orara (Aurania), AUmonthly rain224.8 mm (8.9 in)53.1 mm (2.1 in)17 years44 of 100 (Notable)
20 January 1938Dungog Post Office, AUdaily rain64.3 mm (2.5 in)50.3 mm (2.0 in)12 years44 of 100 (Notable)
20 January 1938Lawrence Post Office, AUdaily rain106.7 mm (4.2 in)64.8 mm (2.6 in)12 years42 of 100 (Notable)
20 January 1938Coffs Harbour, AUdaily rain120.7 mm (4.8 in)68.6 mm (2.7 in)18 years42 of 100 (Notable)
20 January 1938Stroud Post Office, AUdaily rain73.7 mm (2.9 in)53.9 mm (2.1 in)12 years42 of 100 (Notable)
20 January 1938Grafton City Council, AUdaily rain88.4 mm (3.5 in)51.8 mm (2.0 in)8 years41 of 100 (Notable)
20 January 1938Lismore (Centre Street), AUdaily rain87.6 mm (3.4 in)43.4 mm (1.7 in)50 years41 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

1795 to 1938
Records on 01-20 in each year Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1795 to 1938. 1938 had 219 records. 01,0002,0003,0001795: 21796: 11798: 11804: 21820: 11844: 11850: 11858: 21861: 11862: 11863: 11866: 21867: 11872: 11874: 41875: 41878: 11879: 11880: 51881: 41885: 11890: 21891: 11892: 31893: 31894: 11895: 21896: 11897: 31898: 61899: 121900: 151901: 111902: 51903: 41904: 141905: 21906: 251907: 261908: 91909: 301910: 111911: 31912: 71913: 441914: 571915: 1531916: 341917: 1231918: 711919: 281920: 1031921: 451922: 861923: 411924: 2981925: 1811926: 1101927: 3811928: 3831929: 2031930: 5401931: 901932: 1391933: 4411934: 1181935: 9041936: 6021937: 1,0411938: 2191939: 2381940: 1,1471941: 2141942: 9791943: 1,0021944: 5681945: 3021946: 4871947: 5341948: 4221949: 4291950: 6531951: 9581952: 3861953: 4761954: 7911955: 2781956: 9061957: 3491958: 4941959: 6031960: 3291961: 6411962: 1,1621963: 9211964: 5671965: 2831966: 6341967: 5561968: 1,0961969: 8591970: 1,3011971: 9361972: 8231973: 4501974: 9781975: 6881976: 8481977: 9971978: 1,6691979: 1,1581980: 4231981: 8231982: 9581983: 8471984: 1,9571985: 2,1881986: 1,3271987: 1,0631988: 1,6371989: 9551990: 1,2571991: 5621992: 4931993: 1,3271994: 2,0351995: 1,1361996: 8511997: 6581998: 5761999: 1,3682000: 1,1322001: 6672002: 6662003: 7322004: 4512005: 1,3352006: 1,3952007: 2,1432008: 1,3662009: 7382010: 9862011: 7312012: 8482013: 4322014: 4802015: 4132016: 7262017: 1,3702018: 6342019: 7222020: 4982021: 3752022: 3462023: 7782024: 8412025: 1,5992026: 1931795187819011917193319491965198119972013
Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1795 to 1938. 1938 had 219 records.
Counts for years before the ledger starts come from the same station rules.
Records on 01-20 in each year
YearRecords
17952
17961
17981
18042
18201
18441
18501
18582
18611
18621
18631
18662
18671
18721
18744
18754
18781
18791
18805
18814
18851
18902
18911
18923
18933
18941
18952
18961
18973
18986
189912
190015
190111
19025
19034
190414
19052
190625
190726
19089
190930
191011
19113
19127
191344
191457
1915153
191634
1917123
191871
191928
1920103
192145
192286
192341
1924298
1925181
1926110
1927381
1928383
1929203
1930540
193190
1932139
1933441
1934118
1935904
1936602
19371,041
1938219
1939238
19401,147
1941214
1942979
19431,002
1944568
1945302
1946487
1947534
1948422
1949429
1950653
1951958
1952386
1953476
1954791
1955278
1956906
1957349
1958494
1959603
1960329
1961641
19621,162
1963921
1964567
1965283
1966634
1967556
19681,096
1969859
19701,301
1971936
1972823
1973450
1974978
1975688
1976848
1977997
19781,669
19791,158
1980423
1981823
1982958
1983847
19841,957
19852,188
19861,327
19871,063
19881,637
1989955
19901,257
1991562
1992493
19931,327
19942,035
19951,136
1996851
1997658
1998576
19991,368
20001,132
2001667
2002666
2003732
2004451
20051,335
20061,395
20072,143
20081,366
2009738
2010986
2011731
2012848
2013432
2014480
2015413
2016726
20171,370
2018634
2019722
2020498
2021375
2022346
2023778
2024841
20251,599
2026193

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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).