Weather Records on 11 March 1938

120 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 11 March 1938. Highest significance: Jaitanga Valley, IN.

Key Facts for 11 March 1938

On 11 March 1938, 120 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
52 were record highs and 43 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 1 monthly and 119 daily.
Jaitanga Valley set a daily record precipitation of 165.1 mm (6.5 in) on 11 March 1938.
Across 166 earlier years (1793 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 475 records.

Record Map

120 stations

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

Weather records on 11 March 1938: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Jaitanga Valley	India	Record daily precipitation	165.1 mm (6.5 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Halflong Obsy	India	Record daily precipitation	128.3 mm (5.1 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Barkly East	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	41.9 mm (1.6 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Moncton	Canada	Record low minimum temperature	-30.0 C (-22.0 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Newport	United States	Record high maximum temperature	19.4 C (66.9 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Sotchi	Russia	Record daily precipitation	49.3 mm (1.9 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Wattle Flat General Store	Australia	Record daily precipitation	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Quakertown	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-14.4 C (6.1 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Cobar Post Office	Australia	Record high minimum temperature	25.0 C (77.0 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Anticosti SW Point	Canada	Record low minimum temperature	-23.3 C (-9.9 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Scaddan Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Bathurst	Canada	Record low minimum temperature	-23.9 C (-11.0 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Paris	Canada	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Lugano	Switzerland	Record high maximum temperature	22.8 C (73.0 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Ozena	United States	Record daily precipitation	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Buena Vista 2S	United States	Record high minimum temperature	5.0 C (41.0 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Minden	United States	Record daily precipitation	12.7 mm (0.5 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Simferopol	Ukraine	Record daily precipitation	11.2 mm (0.4 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Tihoreck	Russia	Record daily precipitation	10.2 mm (0.4 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
St Georges	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	-12.8 C (9.0 F)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Cherrapunji	India	Record daily precipitation	64.5 mm (2.5 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Casa Grande	United States	Record daily precipitation	3.8 mm (0.15 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Hollister 1 SW	United States	Record high minimum temperature	13.3 C (55.9 F)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Millington 1 SE	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-11.1 C (12.0 F)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Winnemucca AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	3.8 mm (0.15 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Malvern	United Kingdom	Record high minimum temperature	9.4 C (48.9 F)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Bay Saint Louis	United States	Record high maximum temperature	29.4 C (84.9 F)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Southern Cross	Australia	Record low maximum temperature	20.0 C (68.0 F)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Dunvegan	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	-0.6 C (30.9 F)	17 of 100 (Routine)
St Georges	Canada	Record low minimum temperature	-27.8 C (-18.0 F)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Cobar Post Office	Australia	Record high maximum temperature	39.4 C (102.9 F)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Smithfield (Mun)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	14.2 mm (0.6 in)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Newton Rigg	United Kingdom	Record high minimum temperature	7.2 C (45.0 F)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Payette	United States	Record high minimum temperature	5.0 C (41.0 F)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Lancaster 2 NE Pump St	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-13.3 C (8.1 F)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Mifflintown	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-12.2 C (10.0 F)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Kalgoorlie Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	7.6 mm (0.30 in)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Bella Coola	Canada	Record daily precipitation	37.3 mm (1.5 in)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Tunnsjo	Norway	Record snow depth	184.0 cm (72.4 in)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Fallon Exp STN	United States	Record daily precipitation	6.9 mm (0.27 in)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Indian Mills 2 W	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-12.8 C (9.0 F)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Westhope	United States	Record high minimum temperature	1.1 C (34.0 F)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Jim Thorpe	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-14.4 C (6.1 F)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Wentworth 2.5 WNW	United States	Record high minimum temperature	3.3 C (37.9 F)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Chatham	Canada	Record low minimum temperature	-29.4 C (-20.9 F)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Tranebjerg	Denmark	Record high maximum temperature	9.5 C (49.1 F)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Sevastopol',Mgs	Ukraine	Record daily precipitation	7.6 mm (0.30 in)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Elizabeth	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-11.7 C (10.9 F)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Ephrata	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-12.2 C (10.0 F)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Ballinger 2 NW	United States	Record high minimum temperature	16.1 C (61.0 F)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Sixprong	United States	Record high minimum temperature	6.7 C (44.1 F)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Mana 1026	United States	Record high maximum temperature	29.4 C (84.9 F)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Kalgoorlie Post Office	Australia	Record low maximum temperature	18.8 C (65.8 F)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Bikrampur	India	Record daily precipitation	61.0 mm (2.4 in)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Amguri	India	Record daily precipitation	14.0 mm (0.6 in)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Hull	United Kingdom	Record high maximum temperature	16.7 C (62.1 F)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Newton Rigg	United Kingdom	Record high maximum temperature	13.9 C (57.0 F)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Lowestoft	United Kingdom	Record high minimum temperature	7.2 C (45.0 F)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Flemington 5 NNW	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-11.7 C (10.9 F)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Pendleton Dwtn	United States	Record high minimum temperature	7.8 C (46.0 F)	13 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

120 records

Records set or tied on 11 March 1938 by type: Highest daily maximum 26, Lowest daily maximum 5, Highest daily minimum 26, Lowest daily minimum 38, Heaviest daily rainfall 21, Heaviest daily snowfall 3, Deepest snow cover 1.

Records on 11 March 1938 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	26
Lowest daily maximum	5
Highest daily minimum	26
Lowest daily minimum	38
Heaviest daily rainfall	21
Heaviest daily snowfall	3
Deepest snow cover	1

Records on 11 March 1938 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 1, daily 119.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

93 broken records

Margins by which the 93 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 270.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

11 March 1938

Top 20 records on 11 March 1938 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
11 March 1938	Jaitanga Valley, IN	daily rain	165.1 mm (6.5 in)	121.4 mm (4.8 in)	24 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
11 March 1938	Halflong Obsy, IN	monthly rain	128.3 mm (5.1 in)	15.5 mm (0.6 in)	27 years	32 of 100 (Routine)
11 March 1938	Barkly East, ZA	daily rain	41.9 mm (1.6 in)	20.3 mm (0.8 in)	13 years	32 of 100 (Routine)
11 March 1938	Moncton, CA	daily low min	-30.0 C (-22.0 F)	10.6 C (19.1 F)	20 years	26 of 100 (Routine)
11 March 1938	Newport, US	daily high max	19.4 C (66.9 F)	3.3 C (5.9 F)	41 years	26 of 100 (Routine)
11 March 1938	Sotchi, RU	daily rain	49.3 mm (1.9 in)	4.8 mm (0.19 in)	55 years	25 of 100 (Routine)
11 March 1938	Wattle Flat General Store, AU	daily rain	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	16.2 mm (0.6 in)	36 years	24 of 100 (Routine)
11 March 1938	Quakertown, US	daily low min	-14.4 C (6.1 F)	2.2 C (4.0 F)	52 years	24 of 100 (Routine)
11 March 1938	Cobar Post Office, AU	daily high min	25.0 C (77.0 F)	1.7 C (3.1 F)	48 years	23 of 100 (Routine)
11 March 1938	Anticosti SW Point, CA	daily low min	-23.3 C (-9.9 F)	2.2 C (4.0 F)	52 years	23 of 100 (Routine)
11 March 1938	Scaddan Post Office, AU	daily rain	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	12.2 mm (0.5 in)	12 years	22 of 100 (Routine)
11 March 1938	Bathurst, CA	daily low min	-23.9 C (-11.0 F)	1.1 C (2.0 F)	51 years	22 of 100 (Routine)
11 March 1938	Paris, CA	daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	1.3 cm (0.5 in)	45 years	21 of 100 (Routine)
11 March 1938	Lugano, CH	daily high max	22.8 C (73.0 F)	4.8 C (8.6 F)	24 years	21 of 100 (Routine)
11 March 1938	Ozena, US	daily rain	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	30.2 mm (1.2 in)	16 years	21 of 100 (Routine)
11 March 1938	Buena Vista 2S, US	daily high min	5.0 C (41.0 F)	6.1 C (11.0 F)	21 years	21 of 100 (Routine)
11 March 1938	Minden, US	daily rain	12.7 mm (0.5 in)	9.1 mm (0.36 in)	20 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
11 March 1938	Simferopol, UA	daily rain	11.2 mm (0.4 in)	7.0 mm (0.28 in)	8 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
11 March 1938	Tihoreck, RU	daily rain	10.2 mm (0.4 in)	3.3 mm (0.13 in)	40 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
11 March 1938	St Georges, CA	daily low max	-12.8 C (9.0 F)	3.9 C (7.0 F)	29 years	19 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

1793 to 1938

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1793 to 1938. 1938 had 120 records.

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

Records on 03-11 in each year
Year	Records
1793	1
1810	3
1814	1
1822	1
1844	1
1845	2
1847	3
1849	1
1850	2
1854	3
1855	1
1858	3
1859	1
1860	2
1862	1
1863	1
1868	1
1870	1
1874	2
1877	1
1878	1
1879	2
1880	1
1881	5
1882	2
1883	1
1884	1
1885	2
1886	3
1888	4
1889	1
1890	4
1891	5
1892	3
1893	2
1894	6
1896	4
1897	4
1898	2
1899	1
1900	4
1901	13
1902	8
1903	12
1904	7
1905	6
1906	38
1907	7
1908	10
1909	26
1910	19
1911	19
1912	19
1913	22
1914	25
1915	18
1916	29
1917	49
1918	58
1919	39
1920	15
1921	66
1922	42
1923	78
1924	265
1925	264
1926	134
1927	277
1928	119
1929	210
1930	105
1931	273
1932	1,123
1933	300
1934	764
1935	520
1936	356
1937	188
1938	120
1939	569
1940	417
1941	265
1942	225
1943	251
1944	304
1945	262
1946	461
1947	234
1948	2,148
1949	329
1950	671
1951	677
1952	804
1953	330
1954	489
1955	1,103
1956	964
1957	521
1958	441
1959	189
1960	1,115
1961	353
1962	674
1963	440
1964	296
1965	386
1966	539
1967	1,272
1968	519
1969	1,093
1970	389
1971	552
1972	1,320
1973	1,406
1974	956
1975	592
1976	375
1977	1,690
1978	579
1979	891
1980	472
1981	1,539
1982	807
1983	943
1984	743
1985	829
1986	747
1987	596
1988	1,176
1989	1,894
1990	2,496
1991	532
1992	1,083
1993	561
1994	689
1995	1,138
1996	1,339
1997	1,152
1998	2,609
1999	533
2000	1,199
2001	802
2002	736
2003	935
2004	826
2005	988
2006	1,590
2007	830
2008	816
2009	1,195
2010	966
2011	734
2012	868
2013	949
2014	556
2015	897
2016	1,249
2017	483
2018	479
2019	767
2020	605
2021	980
2022	1,203
2023	984
2024	424
2025	699
2026	1,580

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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	91
50 to 100	0
100 to 150	1
150 to 200	0
200 to 250	0
250 to 300	1