Weather Records on 14 February 1938

596 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 14 February 1938. Highest significance: Setif, DZ.

Key Facts for 14 February 1938

On 14 February 1938, 596 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
422 were record highs and 36 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 16 monthly and 580 daily.
Setif set a monthly record daily precipitation of 65.0 mm (2.6 in) on 14 February 1938.
Across 162 earlier years (1794 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 471 records.

Record Map

596 stations

596 station records on 14 February 1938 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 14 February 1938: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Setif	Algeria	Record daily precipitation	65.0 mm (2.6 in)	70 of 100 (Major)
Hakalau 142	United States	Record daily precipitation	208.8 mm (8.2 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Jamestown State Hosp	United States	Record snow depth	35.6 cm (14.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Ada	United States	Record daily precipitation	83.8 mm (3.3 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Hilo 86A	United States	Record daily precipitation	128.3 mm (5.1 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Warrawagine	Australia	Record daily precipitation	54.9 mm (2.2 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Borroloola	Australia	Record daily precipitation	106.7 mm (4.2 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Ft Smith	United States	Record daily precipitation	53.8 mm (2.1 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Kealakekua 2 28.7	United States	Record daily precipitation	44.2 mm (1.7 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Potkabari	India	Record daily precipitation	25.1 mm (1.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Attingal	India	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Makaweli 965	United States	Record daily precipitation	34.5 mm (1.4 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Newark Liberty Intl AP	United States	Record high maximum temperature	15.6 C (60.1 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
St Ignace	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Bonney Downs	Australia	Record daily precipitation	51.3 mm (2.0 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Marlow 1 WSW	United States	Record daily precipitation	66.0 mm (2.6 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Walkerston	Australia	Record daily precipitation	134.6 mm (5.3 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Georgetown	Canada	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Davis 2 WSW Exp Farm	United States	Record daily precipitation	48.0 mm (1.9 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Barauli	India	Record daily precipitation	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Woodstock 2 NE	United States	Record high minimum temperature	11.1 C (52.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Orleansville (Chlef)	Algeria	Record low maximum temperature	8.0 C (46.4 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Launceston (Pumping Station)	Australia	Record low minimum temperature	1.1 C (34.0 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Trenton 2	United States	Record high maximum temperature	16.7 C (62.1 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Chattanooga	United States	Record daily precipitation	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Te Kowai Exp STN	Australia	Record daily precipitation	86.9 mm (3.4 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Bad Blankenburg	Germany	Record snow depth	16.0 cm (6.3 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Eton Police Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	111.8 mm (4.4 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Low Head (Comparison)	Australia	Record low minimum temperature	4.4 C (39.9 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Port Dover	Canada	Record daily precipitation	31.5 mm (1.2 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Srinagar	India	Record daily precipitation	38.4 mm (1.5 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Quakertown	United States	Record high maximum temperature	15.0 C (59.0 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Ny City Cntrl Park	United States	Record high maximum temperature	14.4 C (57.9 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Setif	Algeria	Record low maximum temperature	1.0 C (33.8 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Harrisburg - Coop	United States	Record high maximum temperature	14.4 C (57.9 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
N Bend SW Oregon Rgnl AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	51.6 mm (2.0 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Winton Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Haripad	India	Record daily precipitation	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Muvattupuzha	India	Record daily precipitation	67.3 mm (2.6 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Pirie (Bos)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Elizabeth	United States	Record high maximum temperature	17.2 C (63.0 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Lampasas	United States	Record high minimum temperature	17.2 C (63.0 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Conconully	United States	Record daily precipitation	28.7 mm (1.1 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Ewa Plantation 741	United States	Record high minimum temperature	20.6 C (69.1 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Canobie	Australia	Record daily precipitation	52.6 mm (2.1 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Somerville 4 NW	United States	Record high maximum temperature	14.4 C (57.9 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Towanda 1 S	United States	Record high maximum temperature	14.4 C (57.9 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Greenville Kgvl Radio	United States	Record high minimum temperature	17.8 C (64.0 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Marlinton	United States	Record high maximum temperature	17.2 C (63.0 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Atlantic City Marina	United States	Record high maximum temperature	21.1 C (70.0 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Brisbane Regional Office	Australia	Record high minimum temperature	24.4 C (75.9 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Hobart (Ellerslie Road)	Australia	Record low maximum temperature	15.0 C (59.0 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Pelee Island	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	9.4 C (48.9 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Amity	United States	Record high minimum temperature	15.6 C (60.1 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Rio Vista	United States	Record daily precipitation	41.1 mm (1.6 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Paterson	United States	Record high maximum temperature	14.4 C (57.9 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Ephrata	United States	Record high maximum temperature	15.0 C (59.0 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Greenville 2 NE	United States	Record high maximum temperature	18.3 C (64.9 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Dale Enterprise	United States	Record high minimum temperature	9.4 C (48.9 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Karunagapalli	India	Record daily precipitation	23.4 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

596 records

Records set or tied on 14 February 1938 by type: Highest daily maximum 250, Lowest daily maximum 30, Highest daily minimum 172, Lowest daily minimum 6, Heaviest daily rainfall 126, Heaviest daily snowfall 5, Deepest snow cover 7.

Records on 14 February 1938 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	250
Lowest daily maximum	30
Highest daily minimum	172
Lowest daily minimum	6
Heaviest daily rainfall	126
Heaviest daily snowfall	5
Deepest snow cover	7

Records on 14 February 1938 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 16, daily 580.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

512 broken records

Margins by which the 512 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 356.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

14 February 1938

Top 20 records on 14 February 1938 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
14 February 1938	Setif, DZ	monthly rain	65.0 mm (2.6 in)	22.0 mm (0.9 in)	52 years	70 of 100 (Major)
14 February 1938	Hakalau 142, US	daily rain	208.8 mm (8.2 in)	170.4 mm (6.7 in)	18 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
14 February 1938	Jamestown State Hosp, US	daily snow depth	35.6 cm (14.0 in)	35.6 cm (14.0 in)	14 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
14 February 1938	Ada, US	monthly rain	83.8 mm (3.3 in)	23.3 mm (0.9 in)	26 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
14 February 1938	Hilo 86A, US	daily rain	128.3 mm (5.1 in)	86.9 mm (3.4 in)	8 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
14 February 1938	Warrawagine, AU	daily rain	54.9 mm (2.2 in)	54.1 mm (2.1 in)	22 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
14 February 1938	Borroloola, AU	daily rain	106.7 mm (4.2 in)	64.8 mm (2.6 in)	32 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
14 February 1938	Ft Smith, US	daily rain	53.8 mm (2.1 in)	29.7 mm (1.2 in)	6 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
14 February 1938	Kealakekua 2 28.7, US	daily rain	44.2 mm (1.7 in)	35.3 mm (1.4 in)	18 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
14 February 1938	Potkabari, IN	daily rain	25.1 mm (1.0 in)	24.1 mm (0.9 in)	24 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
14 February 1938	Attingal, IN	daily rain	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	36 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
14 February 1938	Makaweli 965, US	daily rain	34.5 mm (1.4 in)	28.9 mm (1.1 in)	8 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
14 February 1938	Newark Liberty Intl AP, US	daily high max	15.6 C (60.1 F)	2.8 C (5.0 F)	70 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
14 February 1938	St Ignace, US	daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	27 years	31 of 100 (Routine)
14 February 1938	Bonney Downs, AU	daily rain	51.3 mm (2.0 in)	31.5 mm (1.2 in)	28 years	30 of 100 (Routine)
14 February 1938	Marlow 1 WSW, US	monthly rain	66.0 mm (2.6 in)	7.6 mm (0.30 in)	34 years	30 of 100 (Routine)
14 February 1938	Walkerston, AU	daily rain	134.6 mm (5.3 in)	65.3 mm (2.6 in)	27 years	29 of 100 (Routine)
14 February 1938	Georgetown, CA	daily rain	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	10.1 mm (0.4 in)	27 years	29 of 100 (Routine)
14 February 1938	Davis 2 WSW Exp Farm, US	daily rain	48.0 mm (1.9 in)	26.4 mm (1.0 in)	0 years	29 of 100 (Routine)
14 February 1938	Barauli, IN	daily rain	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	21.5 mm (0.8 in)	32 years	28 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

1794 to 1938

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1794 to 1938. 1938 had 596 records.

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

Records on 02-14 in each year
Year	Records
1794	1
1803	1
1806	1
1825	1
1829	1
1830	1
1836	1
1845	1
1849	1
1855	2
1856	8
1858	2
1860	1
1864	1
1865	3
1867	1
1868	1
1869	1
1873	1
1875	1
1877	2
1879	1
1880	1
1882	3
1884	1
1885	2
1886	1
1887	1
1889	4
1892	1
1893	1
1894	1
1895	7
1896	1
1898	8
1899	13
1900	1
1901	5
1902	4
1903	8
1904	12
1905	30
1906	3
1907	10
1908	20
1909	17
1910	4
1911	100
1912	11
1913	86
1914	71
1915	55
1916	62
1917	122
1918	41
1919	52
1920	26
1921	46
1922	33
1923	133
1924	108
1925	77
1926	147
1927	131
1928	255
1929	222
1930	167
1931	264
1932	243
1933	189
1934	586
1935	444
1936	929
1937	460
1938	596
1939	354
1940	278
1941	148
1942	491
1943	672
1944	435
1945	407
1946	578
1947	738
1948	522
1949	1,336
1950	595
1951	657
1952	281
1953	180
1954	1,383
1955	515
1956	382
1957	482
1958	644
1959	875
1960	945
1961	352
1962	708
1963	247
1964	176
1965	291
1966	719
1967	580
1968	526
1969	822
1970	578
1971	832
1972	379
1973	486
1974	413
1975	400
1976	511
1977	463
1978	1,158
1979	2,176
1980	681
1981	946
1982	843
1983	934
1984	1,138
1985	727
1986	937
1987	702
1988	511
1989	1,224
1990	2,162
1991	1,076
1992	829
1993	629
1994	742
1995	1,981
1996	1,102
1997	935
1998	1,409
1999	842
2000	1,242
2001	1,063
2002	683
2003	1,040
2004	1,180
2005	915
2006	668
2007	1,825
2008	855
2009	979
2010	1,051
2011	802
2012	747
2013	288
2014	1,445
2015	980
2016	1,286
2017	787
2018	391
2019	749
2020	936
2021	3,053
2022	469
2023	736
2024	647
2025	550
2026	627

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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	502
50 to 100	7
100 to 150	0
150 to 200	1
200 to 250	1
250 to 300	0
300 to 350	0
350 to 400	1