Weather Records on 7 February 1938

499 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 7 February 1938. Highest significance: Tirupoondi, IN.

Key Facts for 7 February 1938

On 7 February 1938, 499 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
280 were record highs and 11 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 25 monthly and 474 daily.
Tirupoondi set a monthly record daily precipitation of 119.4 mm (4.7 in) on 7 February 1938.
Across 162 earlier years (1803 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 516 records.

Record Map

499 stations

499 station records on 7 February 1938 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 7 February 1938: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Tirupoondi	India	Record daily precipitation	119.4 mm (4.7 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Tranqubar	India	Record daily precipitation	157.5 mm (6.2 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Adirampatanam	India	Record daily precipitation	100.3 mm (3.9 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Leopold Downs	Australia	Record daily precipitation	88.9 mm (3.5 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Prospect 2 SW	United States	Record daily precipitation	62.5 mm (2.5 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Wallowa	United States	Record daily precipitation	44.5 mm (1.8 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Tiruvarur	India	Record daily precipitation	102.9 mm (4.1 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Fitzroy Crossing Comp.	Australia	Record daily precipitation	68.6 mm (2.7 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Valangiman	India	Record daily precipitation	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Pandherikawara	India	Record daily precipitation	30.7 mm (1.2 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Thiruthuraipoond	India	Record daily precipitation	130.0 mm (5.1 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Machadodorp	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	54.4 mm (2.1 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Mannargudi	India	Record daily precipitation	52.1 mm (2.1 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Ovando	United States	Record daily snowfall	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Kulithalai	India	Record daily precipitation	61.5 mm (2.4 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Bend	United States	Record daily precipitation	25.7 mm (1.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Mettupalayam	India	Record daily precipitation	173.2 mm (6.8 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Kumbhakonam	India	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Port Dover	Canada	Record daily precipitation	33.5 mm (1.3 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Tirumayam	India	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Mayuram	India	Record daily precipitation	100.1 mm (3.9 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Pattukkottai	India	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Missoula 6 NW WFO	United States	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Kulgam	India	Record daily precipitation	66.8 mm (2.6 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Nagappattinam	India	Record daily precipitation	125.0 mm (4.9 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Pudukkottai	India	Record daily precipitation	47.8 mm (1.9 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Balfes Creek Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	64.0 mm (2.5 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Nidamangalam	India	Record daily precipitation	34.0 mm (1.3 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Crescent City 3 NNW	United States	Record daily precipitation	111.8 mm (4.4 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Jamestown State Hosp	United States	Record snow depth	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Kattumannarkoil	India	Record daily precipitation	38.6 mm (1.5 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Aryankavu	India	Record daily precipitation	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Quanbun Downs	Australia	Record daily precipitation	90.2 mm (3.6 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Dras	India	Record daily precipitation	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Vedaranayam	India	Record daily precipitation	92.2 mm (3.6 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Elgin Downs	Australia	Record daily precipitation	53.3 mm (2.1 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Noonkanbah	Australia	Record daily precipitation	53.6 mm (2.1 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Hughenden Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	40.1 mm (1.6 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Huntsville	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	2.8 C (37.0 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Port Dover	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	8.3 C (46.9 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Jashpurnagar	India	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Cambridge	United States	Record high minimum temperature	5.6 C (42.1 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
East Anaconda	United States	Record daily snowfall	11.9 cm (4.7 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Philipsburg	United States	Record daily snowfall	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Nannilam	India	Record daily precipitation	68.6 mm (2.7 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Sirkali	India	Record daily precipitation	108.0 mm (4.3 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Dover	United States	Record high minimum temperature	7.2 C (45.0 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Grants Pass	United States	Record daily precipitation	57.2 mm (2.3 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Pamban	India	Record daily precipitation	29.5 mm (1.2 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Muthupet	India	Record daily precipitation	110.7 mm (4.4 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Neidavasal	India	Record daily precipitation	95.3 mm (3.8 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Cascade 5 S	United States	Record daily snowfall	19.3 cm (7.6 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Cumberland Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	70.4 mm (2.8 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Kottarakara	India	Record daily precipitation	49.5 mm (1.9 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Sfax El-Maou	Tunisia	Record low maximum temperature	11.0 C (51.8 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Emmitsburg	United States	Record high maximum temperature	17.2 C (63.0 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Brookville	United States	Record daily precipitation	26.4 mm (1.0 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Ovando	United States	Record daily precipitation	22.1 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Valapady	India	Record daily precipitation	24.9 mm (1.0 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Pollachi	India	Record daily precipitation	20.8 mm (0.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

499 records

Records set or tied on 7 February 1938 by type: Highest daily maximum 138, Lowest daily maximum 6, Highest daily minimum 142, Lowest daily minimum 5, Heaviest daily rainfall 197, Heaviest daily snowfall 7, Deepest snow cover 4.

Records on 7 February 1938 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	138
Lowest daily maximum	6
Highest daily minimum	142
Lowest daily minimum	5
Heaviest daily rainfall	197
Heaviest daily snowfall	7
Deepest snow cover	4

Records on 7 February 1938 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 25, daily 474.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

403 broken records

Margins by which the 403 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 203.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

7 February 1938

Top 20 records on 7 February 1938 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
7 February 1938	Tirupoondi, IN	monthly rain	119.4 mm (4.7 in)	69.9 mm (2.8 in)	22 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
7 February 1938	Tranqubar, IN	monthly rain	157.5 mm (6.2 in)	100.3 mm (3.9 in)	10 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
7 February 1938	Adirampatanam, IN	monthly rain	100.3 mm (3.9 in)	44.4 mm (1.7 in)	1 year	51 of 100 (Notable)
7 February 1938	Leopold Downs, AU	daily rain	88.9 mm (3.5 in)	68.6 mm (2.7 in)	16 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
7 February 1938	Prospect 2 SW, US	daily rain	62.5 mm (2.5 in)	39.1 mm (1.5 in)	14 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
7 February 1938	Wallowa, US	monthly rain	44.5 mm (1.8 in)	11.0 mm (0.4 in)	22 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
7 February 1938	Tiruvarur, IN	daily rain	102.9 mm (4.1 in)	86.4 mm (3.4 in)	8 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
7 February 1938	Fitzroy Crossing Comp., AU	daily rain	68.6 mm (2.7 in)	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	18 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
7 February 1938	Valangiman, IN	daily rain	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	35 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
7 February 1938	Pandherikawara, IN	daily rain	30.7 mm (1.2 in)	29.7 mm (1.2 in)	31 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
7 February 1938	Thiruthuraipoond, IN	monthly rain	130.0 mm (5.1 in)	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	22 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
7 February 1938	Machadodorp, ZA	daily rain	54.4 mm (2.1 in)	35.3 mm (1.4 in)	31 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
7 February 1938	Mannargudi, IN	daily rain	52.1 mm (2.1 in)	47.5 mm (1.9 in)	2 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
7 February 1938	Ovando, US	daily snowfall	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	22 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
7 February 1938	Kulithalai, IN	monthly rain	61.5 mm (2.4 in)	16.8 mm (0.7 in)	29 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
7 February 1938	Bend, US	daily rain	25.7 mm (1.0 in)	15.8 mm (0.6 in)	30 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
7 February 1938	Mettupalayam, IN	daily rain	173.2 mm (6.8 in)	110.5 mm (4.4 in)	8 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
7 February 1938	Kumbhakonam, IN	daily rain	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	36 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
7 February 1938	Port Dover, CA	daily rain	33.5 mm (1.3 in)	17.2 mm (0.7 in)	8 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
7 February 1938	Tirumayam, IN	daily rain	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	36 years	35 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

1803 to 1938

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1803 to 1938. 1938 had 499 records.

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

Records on 02-07 in each year
Year	Records
1803	2
1809	1
1817	1
1822	1
1829	1
1833	1
1838	1
1841	2
1843	1
1846	1
1852	1
1854	4
1856	1
1857	2
1861	2
1863	4
1865	3
1866	5
1869	3
1872	1
1873	1
1874	1
1875	3
1879	1
1881	3
1884	1
1885	1
1888	1
1892	1
1893	2
1894	5
1895	18
1896	1
1897	1
1898	1
1899	3
1900	5
1901	5
1902	5
1903	11
1904	33
1905	7
1906	12
1907	16
1908	9
1909	11
1910	43
1911	57
1912	28
1913	43
1914	53
1915	21
1916	23
1917	116
1918	37
1919	26
1920	100
1921	32
1922	47
1923	43
1924	95
1925	582
1926	186
1927	177
1928	490
1929	467
1930	130
1931	280
1932	244
1933	714
1934	250
1935	208
1936	1,024
1937	424
1938	499
1939	252
1940	225
1941	272
1942	327
1943	424
1944	401
1945	321
1946	268
1947	357
1948	335
1949	408
1950	668
1951	633
1952	213
1953	653
1954	610
1955	587
1956	605
1957	820
1958	277
1959	301
1960	448
1961	748
1962	582
1963	919
1964	523
1965	864
1966	618
1967	878
1968	249
1969	473
1970	562
1971	705
1972	527
1973	819
1974	566
1975	445
1976	716
1977	1,057
1978	2,387
1979	1,848
1980	641
1981	815
1982	1,159
1983	641
1984	877
1985	996
1986	1,038
1987	1,365
1988	1,285
1989	3,136
1990	1,840
1991	1,814
1992	884
1993	994
1994	1,116
1995	1,339
1996	1,469
1997	1,280
1998	841
1999	1,945
2000	419
2001	1,401
2002	727
2003	878
2004	1,077
2005	1,284
2006	699
2007	930
2008	1,313
2009	1,525
2010	927
2011	973
2012	1,174
2013	579
2014	1,588
2015	1,562
2016	544
2017	1,584
2018	687
2019	1,988
2020	923
2021	1,001
2022	319
2023	327
2024	1,116
2025	1,033
2026	586

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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 50	389
50 to 100	8
100 to 150	5
150 to 200	0
200 to 250	1