Weather Records on 23 March 1938

601 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 23 March 1938. Highest significance: Mount Forest, CA.

Key Facts for 23 March 1938

On 23 March 1938, 601 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
356 were record highs and 20 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 1 were all-time records, 40 monthly and 560 daily.
Mount Forest set a daily record precipitation of 28.7 mm (1.1 in) on 23 March 1938.
Across 157 earlier years (1796 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 498 records.

Record Map

601 stations

601 station records on 23 March 1938 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 23 March 1938: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Mount Forest	Canada	Record daily precipitation	28.7 mm (1.1 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Ft Bidwell	United States	Record daily precipitation	42.7 mm (1.7 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Morrisonville 4 SE	United States	Record daily precipitation	68.3 mm (2.7 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Racine Wwtp	United States	Record daily precipitation	42.7 mm (1.7 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Soldier Creek Adm Site	United States	Record daily precipitation	35.1 mm (1.4 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Traverse Cy Cherry Capital AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	31.5 mm (1.2 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Wayne	United States	Record daily precipitation	39.6 mm (1.6 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Huntsville	Canada	Record daily precipitation	25.9 mm (1.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Yaamba	Australia	Record daily precipitation	65.5 mm (2.6 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Shoshone 1 WNW	United States	Record daily precipitation	26.4 mm (1.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
La Salle Peru	United States	Record daily precipitation	27.7 mm (1.1 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
St Lawrence Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	72.4 mm (2.9 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Adrian 2 NNE	United States	Record daily precipitation	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Ann Arbor U of Mich	United States	Record daily precipitation	27.2 mm (1.1 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Redding Fire STN 2	United States	Record daily precipitation	61.0 mm (2.4 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Idaho City	United States	Record daily precipitation	27.4 mm (1.1 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Langmorn	Australia	Record daily precipitation	73.9 mm (2.9 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Iguape	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	80.3 mm (3.2 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Petoskey	United States	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Clunes	Australia	Record daily precipitation	68.6 mm (2.7 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Coldwater	Canada	Record daily precipitation	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Cave Run Lake	United States	Record daily precipitation	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Lowell	United States	Record high maximum temperature	24.4 C (75.9 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Casino Airport	Australia	Record daily precipitation	78.2 mm (3.1 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Sirkali	India	Record daily precipitation	35.1 mm (1.4 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Cambridge	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Cheboygan	United States	Record daily precipitation	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Alfred	United States	Record high minimum temperature	12.8 C (55.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Gloversville	United States	Record high maximum temperature	24.4 C (75.9 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Vancouver Interst Brg	United States	Record daily precipitation	25.7 mm (1.0 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Carlinville	United States	Record daily precipitation	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Woodstock	United States	Record high maximum temperature	25.0 C (77.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Salem AP (McNary Field)	United States	Record daily precipitation	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Stanwell Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Pointe Au Pere	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	10.0 C (50.0 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Hovlandsdal	Norway	Record daily precipitation	81.3 mm (3.2 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Elgin Water	United States	Record daily precipitation	27.7 mm (1.1 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Greencastle 1 W	United States	Record daily precipitation	28.2 mm (1.1 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Fitchburg 4 SE	United States	Record high maximum temperature	26.7 C (80.1 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Hanover	United States	Record high maximum temperature	26.1 C (79.0 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Nashua 2 NNW	United States	Record high maximum temperature	27.2 C (81.0 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Paris	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	11.7 C (53.1 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Cream Hill	United States	Record high maximum temperature	24.4 C (75.9 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Plymouth-Kingston	United States	Record high maximum temperature	25.6 C (78.1 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Concord	United States	Record high maximum temperature	26.7 C (80.1 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Brockport	United States	Record high minimum temperature	15.6 C (60.1 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Detroit	United States	Record daily precipitation	57.2 mm (2.3 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Huehue 92.1	United States	Record daily precipitation	71.1 mm (2.8 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Woodview	Australia	Record daily precipitation	71.1 mm (2.8 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Forbes (Camp Street)	Australia	Record high maximum temperature	36.2 C (97.2 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Brockville	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	10.0 C (50.0 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Brucefield	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	22.8 C (73.0 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Brantford	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	11.7 C (53.1 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Morgan City	United States	Record daily precipitation	51.6 mm (2.0 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Amherst	United States	Record high maximum temperature	26.1 C (79.0 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Concord	United States	Record high maximum temperature	26.1 C (79.0 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Franklin	United States	Record high maximum temperature	25.0 C (77.0 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Nashua 2 NNW	United States	Record high minimum temperature	11.7 C (53.1 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Krakmo	Norway	Record daily precipitation	35.0 mm (1.4 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Blue Hill Coop	United States	Record high maximum temperature	25.6 C (78.1 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

601 records

Records set or tied on 23 March 1938 by type: Highest daily maximum 211, Lowest daily maximum 11, Highest daily minimum 145, Lowest daily minimum 9, Heaviest daily rainfall 219, Heaviest daily snowfall 6.

Records on 23 March 1938 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	211
Lowest daily maximum	11
Highest daily minimum	145
Lowest daily minimum	9
Heaviest daily rainfall	219
Heaviest daily snowfall	6
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 23 March 1938 by timescale: all-time 1, monthly 40, daily 560.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

520 broken records

Margins by which the 520 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 88.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

23 March 1938

Top 20 records on 23 March 1938 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
23 March 1938	Mount Forest, CA	daily rain	28.7 mm (1.1 in)	21.6 mm (0.9 in)	45 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
23 March 1938	Ft Bidwell, US	daily rain	42.7 mm (1.7 in)	33.8 mm (1.3 in)	21 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
23 March 1938	Morrisonville 4 SE, US	daily rain	68.3 mm (2.7 in)	48.0 mm (1.9 in)	24 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
23 March 1938	Racine Wwtp, US	daily rain	42.7 mm (1.7 in)	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	24 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
23 March 1938	Soldier Creek Adm Site, US	daily rain	35.1 mm (1.4 in)	21.1 mm (0.8 in)	33 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
23 March 1938	Traverse Cy Cherry Capital AP, US	daily rain	31.5 mm (1.2 in)	24.4 mm (1.0 in)	20 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
23 March 1938	Wayne, US	daily rain	39.6 mm (1.6 in)	22.6 mm (0.9 in)	40 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
23 March 1938	Huntsville, CA	daily rain	25.9 mm (1.0 in)	18.3 mm (0.7 in)	38 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
23 March 1938	Yaamba, AU	daily rain	65.5 mm (2.6 in)	45.2 mm (1.8 in)	33 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
23 March 1938	Shoshone 1 WNW, US	monthly rain	26.4 mm (1.0 in)	7.1 mm (0.28 in)	22 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
23 March 1938	La Salle Peru, US	daily rain	27.7 mm (1.1 in)	23.1 mm (0.9 in)	24 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
23 March 1938	St Lawrence Post Office, AU	daily rain	72.4 mm (2.9 in)	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	47 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
23 March 1938	Adrian 2 NNE, US	daily rain	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	19.0 mm (0.7 in)	20 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
23 March 1938	Ann Arbor U of Mich, US	daily rain	27.2 mm (1.1 in)	12.7 mm (0.5 in)	40 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
23 March 1938	Redding Fire STN 2, US	daily rain	61.0 mm (2.4 in)	28.2 mm (1.1 in)	32 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
23 March 1938	Idaho City, US	daily rain	27.4 mm (1.1 in)	14.7 mm (0.6 in)	42 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
23 March 1938	Langmorn, AU	daily rain	73.9 mm (2.9 in)	35.5 mm (1.4 in)	31 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
23 March 1938	Iguape, BR	daily rain	80.3 mm (3.2 in)	50.3 mm (2.0 in)	11 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
23 March 1938	Petoskey, US	daily rain	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	17.8 mm (0.7 in)	20 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
23 March 1938	Clunes, AU	daily rain	68.6 mm (2.7 in)	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	31 years	31 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

1796 to 1938

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1796 to 1938. 1938 had 601 records.

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

Records on 03-23 in each year
Year	Records
1796	1
1808	1
1836	2
1837	2
1853	2
1858	1
1862	1
1864	2
1865	2
1868	2
1871	3
1874	2
1875	4
1877	2
1878	3
1879	1
1882	1
1883	6
1884	2
1885	3
1886	1
1887	1
1888	3
1889	2
1890	1
1891	1
1893	1
1895	4
1896	13
1897	9
1898	6
1899	3
1901	5
1902	26
1903	32
1904	3
1905	16
1906	23
1907	53
1908	11
1909	7
1910	12
1911	8
1912	22
1913	76
1914	72
1915	11
1916	50
1917	65
1918	31
1919	17
1920	75
1921	10
1922	30
1923	97
1924	78
1925	164
1926	283
1927	202
1928	154
1929	517
1930	135
1931	267
1932	169
1933	123
1934	689
1935	486
1936	437
1937	243
1938	601
1939	565
1940	1,031
1941	188
1942	187
1943	286
1944	466
1945	386
1946	170
1947	275
1948	331
1949	390
1950	874
1951	337
1952	1,479
1953	589
1954	483
1955	999
1956	420
1957	354
1958	486
1959	249
1960	1,004
1961	361
1962	306
1963	839
1964	815
1965	1,537
1966	793
1967	822
1968	1,490
1969	634
1970	380
1971	758
1972	533
1973	537
1974	1,099
1975	618
1976	399
1977	642
1978	608
1979	1,012
1980	422
1981	940
1982	845
1983	1,522
1984	715
1985	437
1986	1,104
1987	1,279
1988	710
1989	805
1990	1,389
1991	1,264
1992	883
1993	1,151
1994	1,499
1995	1,514
1996	673
1997	743
1998	1,253
1999	722
2000	1,162
2001	995
2002	1,130
2003	971
2004	1,516
2005	1,014
2006	1,311
2007	1,595
2008	956
2009	952
2010	918
2011	1,245
2012	2,269
2013	1,270
2014	594
2015	577
2016	536
2017	739
2018	790
2019	525
2020	465
2021	1,050
2022	1,031
2023	1,135
2024	611
2025	702
2026	1,806

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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 20	487
20 to 40	27
40 to 60	5
60 to 80	0
80 to 100	1