Weather Records on 11 February 1938

524 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 11 February 1938. Highest significance: Swift Current, CA.

Key Facts for 11 February 1938

On 11 February 1938, 524 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
343 were record highs and 22 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 17 monthly and 507 daily.
Swift Current set a daily record snowfall of 15.2 cm (6.0 in) on 11 February 1938.
Across 162 earlier years (1798 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 497 records.

Record Map

524 stations

524 station records on 11 February 1938 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 11 February 1938: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Swift Current	Canada	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Regina Int'l A	Canada	Record daily snowfall	9.1 cm (3.6 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Kuzhithurai	India	Record daily precipitation	53.3 mm (2.1 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Pahala 21	United States	Record daily precipitation	122.9 mm (4.8 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Chengannur	India	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Merced	United States	Record daily precipitation	34.0 mm (1.3 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Tombstone	United States	Record high minimum temperature	13.3 C (55.9 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Susanville 2SW	United States	Record daily precipitation	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Paso Robles	United States	Record daily precipitation	86.9 mm (3.4 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Banner Elk	United States	Record daily precipitation	39.9 mm (1.6 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Leopold Downs	Australia	Record daily precipitation	49.3 mm (1.9 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Jamestown State Hosp	United States	Record snow depth	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Oconto 4 W	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.5 cm (6.1 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Elizabethton	United States	Record daily precipitation	28.2 mm (1.1 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Parsons 3 SE	United States	Record daily precipitation	39.4 mm (1.6 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Naalehu 14	United States	Record daily precipitation	62.2 mm (2.4 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Katherine Council	Australia	Record daily precipitation	59.9 mm (2.4 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Medicine Hat A	Canada	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Paramakudi	India	Record daily precipitation	39.1 mm (1.5 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Los Alamos	United States	Record daily precipitation	54.6 mm (2.1 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Denair 3 NNE	United States	Record daily precipitation	38.9 mm (1.5 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Priest Valley	United States	Record daily precipitation	75.7 mm (3.0 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Granite Reef Dam	United States	Record high minimum temperature	12.2 C (54.0 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Ft Reno	United States	Record high minimum temperature	12.2 C (54.0 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Watrap	India	Record daily precipitation	54.6 mm (2.1 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Lebanon 2W	United States	Record high minimum temperature	12.2 C (54.0 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Kennebec	United States	Record high maximum temperature	21.7 C (71.1 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Swift Current	Canada	Record daily precipitation	15.2 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Regina Int'l A	Canada	Record daily precipitation	9.1 mm (0.36 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Parli	India	Record daily precipitation	24.1 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Huntington	United States	Record daily precipitation	18.3 mm (0.7 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Berlin-Dahlem	Germany	Record daily precipitation	12.7 mm (0.5 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Klamath Falls 2 SSW	United States	Record daily precipitation	17.8 mm (0.7 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Medicine Hat A	Canada	Record daily precipitation	7.6 mm (0.30 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Green Rvr	United States	Record daily precipitation	8.1 mm (0.32 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Casey	United States	Record daily precipitation	16.0 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Tirupati	India	Record daily precipitation	10.2 mm (0.4 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Mannarghat	India	Record daily precipitation	10.7 mm (0.4 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Gyzylarbat	Turkmenistan	Record daily precipitation	11.3 mm (0.4 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Seleng	India	Record daily precipitation	20.6 mm (0.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Pala	India	Record daily precipitation	15.7 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Sonnblick	Austria	Record daily precipitation	18.3 mm (0.7 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Maysville Wwtp	United States	Record daily precipitation	19.1 mm (0.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Bancroft	United States	Record daily precipitation	19.3 mm (0.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
St Georges	Canada	Record daily precipitation	24.1 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Stuttgart-Stadt	Germany	Record daily precipitation	13.0 mm (0.5 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Cottbus	Germany	Record daily precipitation	10.9 mm (0.4 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Kamuthi	India	Record daily precipitation	11.4 mm (0.4 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Charleston	United States	Record daily precipitation	13.7 mm (0.5 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Springfield Elmwood Av	United States	Record daily precipitation	18.0 mm (0.7 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Vale	United States	Record daily precipitation	7.6 mm (0.30 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Bathurst	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	-16.1 C (3.0 F)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Colachel Salt Fa	India	Record daily precipitation	7.6 mm (0.30 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Greensboro	United States	Record high maximum temperature	29.4 C (84.9 F)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Berkeley	United States	Record low maximum temperature	8.3 C (46.9 F)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Enid	United States	Record high minimum temperature	13.3 C (55.9 F)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Richmond Chimborazo Pk	United States	Record daily precipitation	19.8 mm (0.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Elmore	Australia	Record daily precipitation	15.7 mm (0.6 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Indian Head Cda	Canada	Record daily precipitation	6.9 mm (0.27 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Indian Head Cda	Canada	Record daily snowfall	6.9 cm (2.7 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

524 records

Records set or tied on 11 February 1938 by type: Highest daily maximum 182, Lowest daily maximum 15, Highest daily minimum 161, Lowest daily minimum 7, Heaviest daily rainfall 138, Heaviest daily snowfall 17, Deepest snow cover 4.

Records on 11 February 1938 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	182
Lowest daily maximum	15
Highest daily minimum	161
Lowest daily minimum	7
Heaviest daily rainfall	138
Heaviest daily snowfall	17
Deepest snow cover	4

Records on 11 February 1938 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 17, daily 507.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

440 broken records

Margins by which the 440 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

11 February 1938

Top 20 records on 11 February 1938 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
11 February 1938	Swift Current, CA	daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	48 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
11 February 1938	Regina Int'l A, CA	daily snowfall	9.1 cm (3.6 in)	7.8 cm (3.1 in)	37 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
11 February 1938	Kuzhithurai, IN	daily rain	53.3 mm (2.1 in)	53.3 mm (2.1 in)	36 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
11 February 1938	Pahala 21, US	daily rain	122.9 mm (4.8 in)	79.0 mm (3.1 in)	24 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
11 February 1938	Chengannur, IN	daily rain	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	36 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
11 February 1938	Merced, US	daily rain	34.0 mm (1.3 in)	17.2 mm (0.7 in)	16 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
11 February 1938	Tombstone, US	monthly high min	13.3 C (55.9 F)	2.2 C (4.0 F)	40 years	32 of 100 (Routine)
11 February 1938	Susanville 2SW, US	daily rain	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	24.9 mm (1.0 in)	2 years	32 of 100 (Routine)
11 February 1938	Paso Robles, US	monthly rain	86.9 mm (3.4 in)	7.9 mm (0.31 in)	37 years	31 of 100 (Routine)
11 February 1938	Banner Elk, US	daily rain	39.9 mm (1.6 in)	19.6 mm (0.8 in)	28 years	31 of 100 (Routine)
11 February 1938	Leopold Downs, AU	daily rain	49.3 mm (1.9 in)	36.6 mm (1.4 in)	19 years	30 of 100 (Routine)
11 February 1938	Jamestown State Hosp, US	daily snow depth	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	14 years	29 of 100 (Routine)
11 February 1938	Oconto 4 W, US	daily snowfall	15.5 cm (6.1 in)	10.4 cm (4.1 in)	22 years	28 of 100 (Routine)
11 February 1938	Elizabethton, US	daily rain	28.2 mm (1.1 in)	13.0 mm (0.5 in)	27 years	27 of 100 (Routine)
11 February 1938	Parsons 3 SE, US	daily rain	39.4 mm (1.6 in)	19.1 mm (0.8 in)	28 years	27 of 100 (Routine)
11 February 1938	Naalehu 14, US	daily rain	62.2 mm (2.4 in)	41.4 mm (1.6 in)	27 years	27 of 100 (Routine)
11 February 1938	Katherine Council, AU	daily rain	59.9 mm (2.4 in)	28.7 mm (1.1 in)	16 years	26 of 100 (Routine)
11 February 1938	Medicine Hat A, CA	daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	2.5 cm (1.0 in)	37 years	26 of 100 (Routine)
11 February 1938	Paramakudi, IN	daily rain	39.1 mm (1.5 in)	33.3 mm (1.3 in)	11 years	26 of 100 (Routine)
11 February 1938	Los Alamos, US	daily rain	54.6 mm (2.1 in)	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	19 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

1798 to 1938

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1798 to 1938. 1938 had 524 records.

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

Records on 02-11 in each year
Year	Records
1798	1
1806	1
1829	4
1845	2
1847	2
1849	1
1862	2
1864	2
1865	1
1869	4
1870	1
1871	2
1872	1
1875	3
1876	2
1877	3
1879	2
1880	1
1881	1
1882	1
1883	2
1884	1
1885	7
1886	2
1887	5
1888	1
1889	1
1891	6
1892	2
1893	1
1894	4
1895	3
1896	2
1897	1
1898	4
1899	19
1900	8
1901	1
1902	6
1903	7
1904	11
1905	7
1906	6
1907	12
1908	12
1909	18
1910	17
1911	39
1912	29
1913	5
1914	73
1915	16
1916	24
1917	15
1918	27
1919	42
1920	20
1921	60
1922	76
1923	55
1924	97
1925	315
1926	63
1927	40
1928	269
1929	369
1930	191
1931	157
1932	1,420
1933	392
1934	318
1935	326
1936	562
1937	511
1938	524
1939	405
1940	396
1941	251
1942	198
1943	404
1944	371
1945	206
1946	386
1947	417
1948	827
1949	376
1950	280
1951	957
1952	460
1953	521
1954	411
1955	1,072
1956	545
1957	448
1958	611
1959	394
1960	732
1961	951
1962	975
1963	685
1964	421
1965	950
1966	774
1967	314
1968	404
1969	731
1970	657
1971	732
1972	320
1973	851
1974	555
1975	569
1976	965
1977	959
1978	1,263
1979	1,975
1980	711
1981	2,439
1982	1,042
1983	1,087
1984	726
1985	1,124
1986	1,188
1987	810
1988	1,159
1989	754
1990	1,050
1991	539
1992	782
1993	1,146
1994	1,770
1995	970
1996	969
1997	717
1998	1,468
1999	2,266
2000	1,066
2001	809
2002	1,740
2003	587
2004	834
2005	1,121
2006	558
2007	782
2008	916
2009	1,680
2010	1,323
2011	1,430
2012	964
2013	765
2014	1,032
2015	790
2016	997
2017	1,508
2018	792
2019	929
2020	1,012
2021	1,055
2022	568
2023	387
2024	820
2025	1,282
2026	654

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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	433
50 to 100	4
100 to 150	2
150 to 200	0
200 to 250	1