Weather Records on 22 January 1938

276 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 22 January 1938. Highest significance: The Cliff, ZA.

Key Facts for 22 January 1938

On 22 January 1938, 276 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
175 were record highs and 2 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 2 were all-time records, 8 monthly and 266 daily.
The Cliff set a monthly record daily precipitation of 106.7 mm (4.2 in) on 22 January 1938.
Across 158 earlier years (1795 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 476 records.

Record Map

276 stations

276 station records on 22 January 1938 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 22 January 1938: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
The Cliff	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	106.7 mm (4.2 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Fischers Store	United States	Record daily precipitation	63.5 mm (2.5 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Ft Stockton 1	United States	Record daily precipitation	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Fulton	United States	Record daily precipitation	203.2 mm (8.0 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Prescott 2 NNW	United States	Record daily precipitation	183.1 mm (7.2 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Blackwarry	Australia	Record daily precipitation	45.2 mm (1.8 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Sterkspruit	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Hillsboro	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Myklebust I Breim	Norway	Record daily precipitation	46.6 mm (1.8 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Ashwood	United States	Record daily precipitation	63.5 mm (2.5 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Winburg (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	35.3 mm (1.4 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Clarksville 2NE	United States	Record daily precipitation	71.1 mm (2.8 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Bidyadanga	Australia	Record daily precipitation	69.6 mm (2.7 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Qacu (Bos)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	39.9 mm (1.6 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Nieuwejaarsfontein	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
White Cliffs	United States	Record daily precipitation	78.5 mm (3.1 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Madalya	Australia	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Willcox	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Greenville Kgvl Radio	United States	Record daily precipitation	101.6 mm (4.0 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Tewantin Post Office	Australia	Record high minimum temperature	24.4 C (75.9 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Cumberland	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	34.5 mm (1.4 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Batesville	United States	Record daily precipitation	67.1 mm (2.6 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Noonkanbah	Australia	Record daily precipitation	69.6 mm (2.7 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Buffelsnek (Bos)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	37.3 mm (1.5 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Huehue 92.1	United States	Record daily precipitation	110.5 mm (4.4 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Lady Frere (Tnk)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Sheffield	United Kingdom	Record high maximum temperature	11.7 C (53.1 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Durham	United Kingdom	Record high maximum temperature	12.8 C (55.0 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Camden 1	United States	Record daily precipitation	54.4 mm (2.1 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Oelrichs	United States	Record high minimum temperature	1.7 C (35.1 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Paris	United States	Record daily precipitation	46.2 mm (1.8 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Palermo	Italy	Record daily precipitation	21.6 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Salmon AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	10.4 mm (0.4 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Narva	Estonia	Record daily precipitation	9.5 mm (0.37 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
El Paso	United States	Record daily precipitation	15.5 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Willcox	United States	Record daily precipitation	13.2 mm (0.5 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Childress 3 W	United States	Record daily precipitation	6.9 mm (0.27 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Woodside	Australia	Record daily precipitation	14.2 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Menard	United States	Record daily precipitation	18.0 mm (0.7 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Charleville Post Office	Australia	Record high maximum temperature	44.9 C (112.8 F)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Russell	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	-2.2 C (28.0 F)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Coimbra	Portugal	Record high maximum temperature	17.7 C (63.9 F)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Roodepoort	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	40.9 mm (1.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Holly Springs 2 N	United States	Record daily precipitation	83.6 mm (3.3 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Park City G.C.	United States	Record high maximum temperature	8.3 C (46.9 F)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Hornindal	Norway	Record daily precipitation	26.3 mm (1.0 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Emmett 2 E	United States	Record daily precipitation	14.5 mm (0.6 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Sussex 1 NW	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.9 cm (3.1 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Cheviot Fells	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	13.0 mm (0.5 in)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Crawley	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	21.3 mm (0.8 in)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Kloofend	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Thurman	United States	Record high maximum temperature	15.0 C (59.0 F)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Port Gibson 1 NE	United States	Record high maximum temperature	29.4 C (84.9 F)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Hamilton	United States	Record daily precipitation	6.9 mm (0.27 in)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Savannah 6 SW	United States	Record daily precipitation	81.3 mm (3.2 in)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Mana 1026	United States	Record high maximum temperature	30.6 C (87.1 F)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Lincoln UNIV Pwr Plt	United States	Record high maximum temperature	15.0 C (59.0 F)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Clydebank	Australia	Record daily precipitation	14.0 mm (0.6 in)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Revelstoke	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	7.2 C (45.0 F)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Saskatoon Diefenbaker Int'l A	Canada	Record daily precipitation	7.6 mm (0.30 in)	17 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

276 records

Records set or tied on 22 January 1938 by type: Highest daily maximum 116, Lowest daily maximum 1, Highest daily minimum 59, Lowest daily minimum 1, Heaviest daily rainfall 92, Heaviest daily snowfall 5, Deepest snow cover 2.

Records on 22 January 1938 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	116
Lowest daily maximum	1
Highest daily minimum	59
Lowest daily minimum	1
Heaviest daily rainfall	92
Heaviest daily snowfall	5
Deepest snow cover	2

Records on 22 January 1938 by timescale: all-time 2, monthly 8, daily 266.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

206 broken records

Margins by which the 206 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 63.5. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

22 January 1938

Top 20 records on 22 January 1938 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
22 January 1938	The Cliff, ZA	monthly rain	106.7 mm (4.2 in)	49.3 mm (1.9 in)	14 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
22 January 1938	Fischers Store, US	daily rain	63.5 mm (2.5 in)	63.5 mm (2.5 in)	41 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
22 January 1938	Ft Stockton 1, US	daily rain	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	40 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
22 January 1938	Fulton, US	all-time rain	203.2 mm (8.0 in)	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	22 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
22 January 1938	Prescott 2 NNW, US	all-time rain	183.1 mm (7.2 in)	30.7 mm (1.2 in)	35 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
22 January 1938	Blackwarry, AU	daily rain	45.2 mm (1.8 in)	22.3 mm (0.9 in)	37 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
22 January 1938	Sterkspruit, ZA	daily rain	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	23.1 mm (0.9 in)	23 years	32 of 100 (Routine)
22 January 1938	Hillsboro, US	daily rain	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	34.8 mm (1.4 in)	15 years	32 of 100 (Routine)
22 January 1938	Myklebust I Breim, NO	daily rain	46.6 mm (1.8 in)	23.6 mm (0.9 in)	22 years	29 of 100 (Routine)
22 January 1938	Ashwood, US	daily rain	63.5 mm (2.5 in)	22.9 mm (0.9 in)	22 years	29 of 100 (Routine)
22 January 1938	Winburg (Pol), ZA	daily rain	35.3 mm (1.4 in)	21.8 mm (0.9 in)	27 years	28 of 100 (Routine)
22 January 1938	Clarksville 2NE, US	daily rain	71.1 mm (2.8 in)	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	6 years	28 of 100 (Routine)
22 January 1938	Bidyadanga, AU	daily rain	69.6 mm (2.7 in)	34.8 mm (1.4 in)	31 years	27 of 100 (Routine)
22 January 1938	Qacu (Bos), ZA	daily rain	39.9 mm (1.6 in)	13.2 mm (0.5 in)	24 years	27 of 100 (Routine)
22 January 1938	Nieuwejaarsfontein, ZA	daily rain	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	24.9 mm (1.0 in)	8 years	27 of 100 (Routine)
22 January 1938	White Cliffs, US	daily rain	78.5 mm (3.1 in)	41.7 mm (1.6 in)	4 years	27 of 100 (Routine)
22 January 1938	Madalya, AU	daily rain	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	22.1 mm (0.9 in)	28 years	25 of 100 (Routine)
22 January 1938	Willcox, US	monthly snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	2.5 cm (1.0 in)	22 years	25 of 100 (Routine)
22 January 1938	Greenville Kgvl Radio, US	monthly rain	101.6 mm (4.0 in)	15.7 mm (0.6 in)	9 years	25 of 100 (Routine)
22 January 1938	Tewantin Post Office, AU	daily high min	24.4 C (75.9 F)	2.2 C (4.0 F)	41 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

1795 to 1938

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1795 to 1938. 1938 had 276 records.

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

Records on 01-22 in each year
Year	Records
1795	2
1796	1
1800	1
1823	1
1829	2
1838	1
1840	1
1845	1
1850	2
1853	1
1863	1
1867	1
1872	1
1873	1
1874	2
1876	1
1878	1
1879	1
1880	3
1881	3
1884	4
1887	1
1888	1
1891	3
1892	5
1893	1
1894	4
1895	5
1896	5
1897	5
1898	6
1899	11
1900	3
1901	3
1902	17
1903	14
1904	12
1905	3
1906	59
1907	16
1908	8
1909	31
1910	67
1911	16
1912	4
1913	16
1914	30
1915	30
1916	48
1917	163
1918	71
1919	27
1920	32
1921	37
1922	27
1923	52
1924	268
1925	208
1926	259
1927	453
1928	84
1929	260
1930	741
1931	138
1932	198
1933	845
1934	372
1935	461
1936	597
1937	888
1938	276
1939	261
1940	599
1941	237
1942	543
1943	1,300
1944	247
1945	129
1946	341
1947	283
1948	565
1949	365
1950	539
1951	255
1952	753
1953	202
1954	621
1955	384
1956	410
1957	789
1958	417
1959	712
1960	443
1961	1,100
1962	733
1963	574
1964	525
1965	476
1966	864
1967	1,041
1968	684
1969	830
1970	1,675
1971	323
1972	524
1973	692
1974	558
1975	469
1976	958
1977	617
1978	819
1979	897
1980	578
1981	1,192
1982	1,941
1983	974
1984	1,220
1985	1,365
1986	523
1987	1,339
1988	1,140
1989	625
1990	830
1991	654
1992	458
1993	1,700
1994	1,054
1995	1,125
1996	698
1997	1,521
1998	591
1999	1,709
2000	1,019
2001	462
2002	1,126
2003	756
2004	605
2005	1,242
2006	924
2007	1,249
2008	795
2009	1,031
2010	1,205
2011	817
2012	659
2013	785
2014	808
2015	605
2016	837
2017	1,197
2018	927
2019	635
2020	510
2021	547
2022	612
2023	630
2024	940
2025	1,485
2026	230

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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 10	165
10 to 20	17
20 to 30	14
30 to 40	5
40 to 50	4
50 to 60	0
60 to 70	1