Weather Records on 15 March 1938

505 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 15 March 1938. Highest significance: Murrungowar, AU.

Key Facts for 15 March 1938

On 15 March 1938, 505 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
215 were record highs and 26 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 12 monthly and 493 daily.
Murrungowar set a monthly record daily precipitation of 160.0 mm (6.3 in) on 15 March 1938.
Across 161 earlier years (1810 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 486 records.

Record Map

505 stations

505 station records on 15 March 1938 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 15 March 1938: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Murrungowar	Australia	Record daily precipitation	160.0 mm (6.3 in)	63 of 100 (Major)
Armour	United States	Record daily precipitation	32.8 mm (1.3 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Orbost (Comparison)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	118.1 mm (4.6 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Academy 2NE	United States	Record daily precipitation	44.5 mm (1.8 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Ericson 8 WNW	United States	Record daily precipitation	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Centerville 6 SE	United States	Record daily precipitation	34.0 mm (1.3 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Mitchell 2 N	United States	Record daily precipitation	33.8 mm (1.3 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Lynch	United States	Record daily precipitation	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
N Loup	United States	Record daily precipitation	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Oakdale	United States	Record daily precipitation	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Evelyn Sharp Fld	United States	Record daily precipitation	37.6 mm (1.5 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Menno	United States	Record daily precipitation	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Meckering	Australia	Record daily precipitation	47.5 mm (1.9 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Bruthen (Post Office)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	79.2 mm (3.1 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Ewing	United States	Record daily precipitation	26.9 mm (1.1 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Nowa Nowa (Wairewa)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	125.2 mm (4.9 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Saint Francis	United States	Record daily precipitation	41.4 mm (1.6 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Benkelman 1N	United States	Record daily precipitation	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Greeley	United States	Record daily precipitation	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
McKinley	United States	Record daily precipitation	74.4 mm (2.9 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Buchan	Australia	Record daily precipitation	81.3 mm (3.2 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Hayes Center 1NW	United States	Record daily precipitation	41.1 mm (1.6 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Bandon 2 NNE	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Crescent City 3 NNW	United States	Record daily precipitation	97.0 mm (3.8 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Orleans	United States	Record daily precipitation	61.5 mm (2.4 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
New Norcia	Australia	Record daily precipitation	31.2 mm (1.2 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Brodribb River	Australia	Record daily precipitation	86.4 mm (3.4 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Atkinson 3SW	United States	Record daily precipitation	49.8 mm (2.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Doongin Peak	Australia	Record daily precipitation	32.8 mm (1.3 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Albion	United States	Record daily precipitation	25.7 mm (1.0 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Marion	United States	Record daily precipitation	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Tustervatnet	Norway	Record daily precipitation	25.0 mm (1.0 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Washington	United States	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Mc Cook	United States	Record daily precipitation	26.4 mm (1.0 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Alexandria	United States	Record daily precipitation	27.4 mm (1.1 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Ainsworth	United States	Record daily precipitation	26.9 mm (1.1 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Gascoyne Junction	Australia	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Goodland	United States	Record daily precipitation	38.6 mm (1.5 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Nicholson (Yendalock)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	54.9 mm (2.2 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Culbertson	United States	Record daily precipitation	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Yallalong	Australia	Record daily precipitation	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Lakes Entrance Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	75.9 mm (3.0 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Demagiri	India	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Butte	United States	Record daily precipitation	44.5 mm (1.8 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Purdum	United States	Record daily precipitation	35.1 mm (1.4 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Stornoway Airport	United Kingdom	Record high minimum temperature	7.8 C (46.0 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Round Hill	Australia	Record daily precipitation	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Yathroo	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.7 mm (1.0 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Nayagarh	India	Record daily precipitation	43.7 mm (1.7 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Madrid	United States	Record daily precipitation	25.7 mm (1.0 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Tambarmering	Australia	Record daily precipitation	31.2 mm (1.2 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Noorinbee	Australia	Record daily precipitation	113.5 mm (4.5 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Giffard	Australia	Record daily precipitation	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Lowestoft	United Kingdom	Record high maximum temperature	17.8 C (64.0 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Durham	United Kingdom	Record high minimum temperature	7.8 C (46.0 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Moora	Australia	Record daily precipitation	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Walebing	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Leipzig-Holzhausen	Germany	Record high maximum temperature	17.2 C (63.0 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Paynesville (Banksia)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	49.5 mm (1.9 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Parvatipur	India	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

505 records

Records set or tied on 15 March 1938 by type: Highest daily maximum 68, Lowest daily maximum 9, Highest daily minimum 147, Lowest daily minimum 17, Heaviest daily rainfall 263, Heaviest daily snowfall 1.

Records on 15 March 1938 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	68
Lowest daily maximum	9
Highest daily minimum	147
Lowest daily minimum	17
Heaviest daily rainfall	263
Heaviest daily snowfall	1
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 15 March 1938 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 12, daily 493.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

431 broken records

Margins by which the 431 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 90.4. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

15 March 1938

Top 20 records on 15 March 1938 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
15 March 1938	Murrungowar, AU	monthly rain	160.0 mm (6.3 in)	76.4 mm (3.0 in)	32 years	63 of 100 (Major)
15 March 1938	Armour, US	daily rain	32.8 mm (1.3 in)	30.3 mm (1.2 in)	36 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
15 March 1938	Orbost (Comparison), AU	daily rain	118.1 mm (4.6 in)	80.0 mm (3.1 in)	27 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
15 March 1938	Academy 2NE, US	monthly rain	44.5 mm (1.8 in)	16.6 mm (0.7 in)	39 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
15 March 1938	Ericson 8 WNW, US	daily rain	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	31.7 mm (1.2 in)	32 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
15 March 1938	Centerville 6 SE, US	daily rain	34.0 mm (1.3 in)	22.1 mm (0.9 in)	35 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
15 March 1938	Mitchell 2 N, US	daily rain	33.8 mm (1.3 in)	27.4 mm (1.1 in)	36 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
15 March 1938	Lynch, US	daily rain	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	32 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
15 March 1938	N Loup, US	daily rain	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	32 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
15 March 1938	Oakdale, US	daily rain	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	23.4 mm (0.9 in)	20 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
15 March 1938	Evelyn Sharp Fld, US	daily rain	37.6 mm (1.5 in)	36.6 mm (1.4 in)	8 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
15 March 1938	Menno, US	daily rain	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	23.6 mm (0.9 in)	36 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
15 March 1938	Meckering, AU	daily rain	47.5 mm (1.9 in)	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	27 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
15 March 1938	Bruthen (Post Office), AU	daily rain	79.2 mm (3.1 in)	51.3 mm (2.0 in)	9 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
15 March 1938	Ewing, US	daily rain	26.9 mm (1.1 in)	24.4 mm (1.0 in)	32 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
15 March 1938	Nowa Nowa (Wairewa), AU	daily rain	125.2 mm (4.9 in)	90.4 mm (3.6 in)	9 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
15 March 1938	Saint Francis, US	monthly rain	41.4 mm (1.6 in)	12.2 mm (0.5 in)	11 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
15 March 1938	Benkelman 1N, US	daily rain	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	21.6 mm (0.9 in)	32 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
15 March 1938	Greeley, US	daily rain	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	28.0 mm (1.1 in)	38 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
15 March 1938	McKinley, US	daily rain	74.4 mm (2.9 in)	33.5 mm (1.3 in)	38 years	44 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

1810 to 1938

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1810 to 1938. 1938 had 505 records.

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

Records on 03-15 in each year
Year	Records
1810	1
1813	1
1825	1
1826	1
1828	1
1835	1
1836	2
1839	1
1840	1
1845	3
1846	1
1850	1
1852	2
1854	1
1859	3
1863	1
1867	1
1869	1
1878	1
1882	3
1883	1
1884	3
1886	1
1887	1
1888	3
1889	3
1890	3
1891	5
1892	6
1893	5
1894	1
1895	4
1896	5
1898	3
1899	5
1900	12
1901	11
1902	14
1903	9
1904	6
1905	14
1906	36
1907	16
1908	43
1909	13
1910	23
1911	27
1912	51
1913	79
1914	32
1915	11
1916	34
1917	36
1918	81
1919	40
1920	43
1921	140
1922	39
1923	134
1924	145
1925	72
1926	169
1927	332
1928	193
1929	267
1930	240
1931	122
1932	610
1933	167
1934	298
1935	617
1936	298
1937	711
1938	505
1939	336
1940	340
1941	259
1942	399
1943	639
1944	622
1945	895
1946	915
1947	374
1948	198
1949	409
1950	249
1951	334
1952	358
1953	298
1954	340
1955	419
1956	534
1957	485
1958	431
1959	348
1960	972
1961	430
1962	585
1963	297
1964	411
1965	174
1966	893
1967	831
1968	545
1969	933
1970	541
1971	772
1972	814
1973	1,074
1974	439
1975	713
1976	220
1977	787
1978	566
1979	997
1980	503
1981	799
1982	997
1983	844
1984	638
1985	519
1986	771
1987	687
1988	1,599
1989	1,221
1990	2,255
1991	852
1992	1,131
1993	3,353
1994	1,405
1995	1,372
1996	706
1997	1,500
1998	847
1999	1,269
2000	458
2001	930
2002	1,317
2003	1,157
2004	1,046
2005	1,099
2006	688
2007	1,420
2008	903
2009	744
2010	675
2011	730
2012	2,297
2013	1,486
2014	397
2015	1,573
2016	948
2017	1,497
2018	538
2019	861
2020	1,128
2021	916
2022	491
2023	768
2024	1,401
2025	1,162
2026	877

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Data for records on 1938-03-15: 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 20	384
20 to 40	43
40 to 60	1
60 to 80	1
80 to 100	2