Weather Records on 4 February 1938

481 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 4 February 1938. Highest significance: Boodarie, AU.

Key Facts for 4 February 1938

On 4 February 1938, 481 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
231 were record highs and 26 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 2 were all-time records, 11 monthly and 468 daily.
Boodarie set an all-time record daily precipitation of 274.3 mm (10.8 in) on 4 February 1938.
Across 158 earlier years (1795 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 537 records.

Record Map

481 stations

481 station records on 4 February 1938 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 4 February 1938: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Boodarie	Australia	Record daily precipitation	274.3 mm (10.8 in)	72 of 100 (Major)
Port Hedland Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	110.5 mm (4.4 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Nagarcoil	India	Record daily precipitation	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Srimushnam	India	Record daily precipitation	52.1 mm (2.1 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Chittur	India	Record daily precipitation	38.6 mm (1.5 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Koetong	Australia	Record daily precipitation	44.5 mm (1.8 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Mulyie	Australia	Record daily precipitation	176.5 mm (6.9 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Clyde State School	Australia	Record daily precipitation	39.9 mm (1.6 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Clarendon	Australia	Record daily precipitation	43.9 mm (1.7 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Strelley	Australia	Record daily precipitation	241.3 mm (9.5 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Colachel Salt Fa	India	Record daily precipitation	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Kinglake	Australia	Record daily precipitation	55.9 mm (2.2 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Coongan Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	97.3 mm (3.8 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Cudgewa State School	Australia	Record daily precipitation	44.5 mm (1.8 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Evanston 1 E	United States	Record daily snowfall	16.5 cm (6.5 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Colinroobie	Australia	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Ottapidaram	India	Record daily precipitation	53.8 mm (2.1 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Kulattur	India	Record daily precipitation	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Bamboo Creek	Australia	Record daily precipitation	88.1 mm (3.5 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Pardoo Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	81.8 mm (3.2 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Kirnur Nam	India	Record daily precipitation	64.0 mm (2.5 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Putbus	Germany	Record high minimum temperature	5.5 C (41.9 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Lara Lake	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Peddapuram	India	Record daily precipitation	34.5 mm (1.4 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Tirumayam	India	Record daily precipitation	56.4 mm (2.2 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Kayatnur	India	Record daily precipitation	29.7 mm (1.2 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Lysebotn	Norway	Record daily precipitation	67.8 mm (2.7 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Bloomfield	United States	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Kahuku 912	United States	Record daily precipitation	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Warrawagine	Australia	Record daily precipitation	41.1 mm (1.6 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Cape Otway Lighthouse	Australia	Record low maximum temperature	15.2 C (59.4 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Mardie	Australia	Record daily precipitation	51.8 mm (2.0 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Adelaide West Terrace	Australia	Record low maximum temperature	16.9 C (62.4 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Koebenhavn: Landbohojskolen-1	Denmark	Record high maximum temperature	9.5 C (49.1 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Benson	United States	Record high maximum temperature	30.0 C (86.0 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Sitka Magnetic Obsy	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-7.8 C (18.0 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Wallareenya	Australia	Record daily precipitation	127.0 mm (5.0 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Rajakkamangalam	India	Record daily precipitation	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Palayankottai	India	Record daily precipitation	41.1 mm (1.6 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Winburg (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	31.2 mm (1.2 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Tranebjerg	Denmark	Record high maximum temperature	8.2 C (46.8 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Quilon Pwd	India	Record daily precipitation	30.7 mm (1.2 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Suldalsvatn	Norway	Record daily precipitation	45.5 mm (1.8 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Durham	United Kingdom	Record high minimum temperature	7.8 C (46.0 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Gardiner	United States	Record high minimum temperature	-0.6 C (30.9 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Burra 1	Australia	Record daily precipitation	29.5 mm (1.2 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Caveside	Australia	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Karlshamn	Sweden	Record high minimum temperature	4.0 C (39.2 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Minden	United States	Record daily precipitation	36.1 mm (1.4 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Warralong	Australia	Record daily precipitation	125.7 mm (4.9 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Brantford	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	-1.7 C (28.9 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Puri	India	Record daily precipitation	78.2 mm (3.1 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Tenkasi	India	Record daily precipitation	40.4 mm (1.6 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Guthrie 5S	United States	Record high minimum temperature	10.6 C (51.1 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Warrion	Australia	Record daily precipitation	23.1 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Brinkworth (Bungaree)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	4.8 mm (0.19 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Aramboly	India	Record daily precipitation	23.6 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Leslie Manor (Boolarra)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	21.8 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Eraniel	India	Record daily precipitation	19.1 mm (0.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Mannanarie Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	2.8 mm (0.11 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

481 records

Records set or tied on 4 February 1938 by type: Highest daily maximum 96, Lowest daily maximum 23, Highest daily minimum 135, Lowest daily minimum 3, Heaviest daily rainfall 219, Heaviest daily snowfall 3, Deepest snow cover 2.

Records on 4 February 1938 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	96
Lowest daily maximum	23
Highest daily minimum	135
Lowest daily minimum	3
Heaviest daily rainfall	219
Heaviest daily snowfall	3
Deepest snow cover	2

Records on 4 February 1938 by timescale: all-time 2, monthly 11, daily 468.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

397 broken records

Margins by which the 397 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 168.6. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

4 February 1938

Top 20 records on 4 February 1938 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
4 February 1938	Boodarie, AU	all-time rain	274.3 mm (10.8 in)	87.4 mm (3.4 in)	25 years	72 of 100 (Major)
4 February 1938	Port Hedland Post Office, AU	daily rain	110.5 mm (4.4 in)	110.5 mm (4.4 in)	34 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
4 February 1938	Nagarcoil, IN	daily rain	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	36 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
4 February 1938	Srimushnam, IN	daily rain	52.1 mm (2.1 in)	52.1 mm (2.1 in)	34 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
4 February 1938	Chittur, IN	daily rain	38.6 mm (1.5 in)	38.6 mm (1.5 in)	36 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
4 February 1938	Koetong, AU	daily rain	44.5 mm (1.8 in)	44.5 mm (1.8 in)	52 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
4 February 1938	Mulyie, AU	daily rain	176.5 mm (6.9 in)	168.6 mm (6.6 in)	6 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
4 February 1938	Clyde State School, AU	daily rain	39.9 mm (1.6 in)	33.5 mm (1.3 in)	14 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
4 February 1938	Clarendon, AU	daily rain	43.9 mm (1.7 in)	35.3 mm (1.4 in)	3 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
4 February 1938	Strelley, AU	all-time rain	241.3 mm (9.5 in)	31.7 mm (1.2 in)	16 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
4 February 1938	Colachel Salt Fa, IN	daily rain	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	27.4 mm (1.1 in)	30 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
4 February 1938	Kinglake, AU	daily rain	55.9 mm (2.2 in)	42.4 mm (1.7 in)	14 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
4 February 1938	Coongan Station, AU	daily rain	97.3 mm (3.8 in)	74.4 mm (2.9 in)	0 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
4 February 1938	Cudgewa State School, AU	daily rain	44.5 mm (1.8 in)	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	10 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
4 February 1938	Evanston 1 E, US	daily snowfall	16.5 cm (6.5 in)	11.4 cm (4.5 in)	27 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
4 February 1938	Colinroobie, AU	daily rain	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	23.6 mm (0.9 in)	50 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
4 February 1938	Ottapidaram, IN	daily rain	53.8 mm (2.1 in)	49.2 mm (1.9 in)	16 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
4 February 1938	Kulattur, IN	daily rain	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	10 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
4 February 1938	Bamboo Creek, AU	daily rain	88.1 mm (3.5 in)	50.0 mm (2.0 in)	6 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
4 February 1938	Pardoo Station, AU	daily rain	81.8 mm (3.2 in)	62.7 mm (2.5 in)	24 years	34 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 481 records.

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

Records on 02-04 in each year
Year	Records
1795	2
1796	1
1800	2
1826	2
1827	2
1828	2
1829	1
1830	2
1839	1
1841	1
1845	1
1848	2
1851	1
1852	2
1862	2
1869	3
1873	2
1875	1
1876	1
1877	1
1882	2
1883	1
1886	3
1887	1
1888	1
1889	4
1890	5
1893	1
1894	2
1895	2
1897	2
1898	6
1900	7
1901	5
1902	7
1903	17
1904	4
1905	8
1906	8
1907	11
1908	23
1909	33
1910	13
1911	81
1912	83
1913	39
1914	31
1915	20
1916	25
1917	123
1918	80
1919	57
1920	76
1921	41
1922	86
1923	76
1924	276
1925	257
1926	149
1927	537
1928	547
1929	87
1930	316
1931	176
1932	329
1933	162
1934	200
1935	253
1936	497
1937	190
1938	481
1939	179
1940	339
1941	288
1942	378
1943	417
1944	244
1945	336
1946	506
1947	573
1948	585
1949	439
1950	502
1951	391
1952	751
1953	546
1954	853
1955	968
1956	713
1957	620
1958	393
1959	448
1960	421
1961	648
1962	968
1963	1,348
1964	608
1965	461
1966	573
1967	432
1968	298
1969	399
1970	1,195
1971	989
1972	666
1973	616
1974	368
1975	667
1976	672
1977	448
1978	594
1979	1,477
1980	591
1981	566
1982	1,812
1983	787
1984	588
1985	1,865
1986	1,550
1987	472
1988	1,006
1989	3,693
1990	1,546
1991	1,773
1992	952
1993	1,032
1994	597
1995	1,012
1996	3,525
1997	1,270
1998	1,331
1999	1,055
2000	531
2001	1,323
2002	1,232
2003	703
2004	1,431
2005	1,610
2006	633
2007	1,254
2008	1,331
2009	610
2010	1,384
2011	1,913
2012	1,748
2013	398
2014	530
2015	786
2016	1,023
2017	603
2018	1,241
2019	1,435
2020	1,198
2021	644
2022	954
2023	418
2024	911
2025	1,846
2026	782

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Data for records on 1938-02-04: CSV or JSON. Field meanings are on the data page.

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	362
25 to 50	27
50 to 75	4
75 to 100	1
100 to 125	2
125 to 150	0
150 to 175	1