Weather Records on 24 March 1938

449 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 24 March 1938. Highest significance: Chatrapatti, IN.

Key Facts for 24 March 1938

On 24 March 1938, 449 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
203 were record highs and 8 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 13 monthly and 436 daily.
Chatrapatti set a monthly record daily precipitation of 67.3 mm (2.6 in) on 24 March 1938.
Across 169 earlier years (1794 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 460 records.

Record Map

449 stations

449 station records on 24 March 1938 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 24 March 1938: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Chatrapatti	India	Record daily precipitation	67.3 mm (2.6 in)	62 of 100 (Major)
Gladstone Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	157.2 mm (6.2 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Sholavandan	India	Record daily precipitation	86.4 mm (3.4 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Satyavedu	India	Record daily precipitation	44.5 mm (1.8 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Cookhouse (Sar)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	58.4 mm (2.3 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Tirukoilur	India	Record daily precipitation	35.1 mm (1.4 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Bustard Head Lighthouse	Australia	Record daily precipitation	154.9 mm (6.1 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Somerset East	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	51.8 mm (2.0 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Pirie (Bos)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	56.9 mm (2.2 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Gatcombe Head	Australia	Record daily precipitation	186.7 mm (7.4 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Miriam Vale	Australia	Record daily precipitation	115.6 mm (4.6 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Changenachery	India	Record daily precipitation	72.4 mm (2.9 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Rosedale Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	149.9 mm (5.9 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Alicedale	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	46.7 mm (1.8 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Melur	India	Record daily precipitation	71.1 mm (2.8 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Alexandria (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	41.9 mm (1.6 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Kentani (Bos)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	66.3 mm (2.6 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Virginia City	United States	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Grahamstown	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	48.8 mm (1.9 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Kulattur	India	Record daily precipitation	27.4 mm (1.1 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Isidinge (Bos)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	58.4 mm (2.3 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Iluppur	India	Record daily precipitation	26.2 mm (1.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Covelong	India	Record daily precipitation	25.9 mm (1.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Ponnamaravathi	India	Record daily precipitation	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Bredasdorp	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	43.7 mm (1.7 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Madras/Minambakkam	India	Record daily precipitation	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Peddie (Mag)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	58.4 mm (2.3 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Adelaide (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Lalgudi	India	Record daily precipitation	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Bathurst	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	17.8 C (64.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Chintamani	India	Record daily precipitation	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Punalur	India	Record daily precipitation	55.9 mm (2.2 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Tanjavur	India	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Albertvale	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	58.4 mm (2.3 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Cata (Bos)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	57.2 mm (2.3 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Mount Coke (Bos)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	45.2 mm (1.8 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Qacu (Bos)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Chestnut Hill	United States	Record high minimum temperature	14.4 C (57.9 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Flat Top Island	Australia	Record daily precipitation	73.7 mm (2.9 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Vedasandur	India	Record daily precipitation	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Fir Glen	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	60.5 mm (2.4 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Cullendale	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	37.8 mm (1.5 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Thiruvalla	India	Record daily precipitation	53.3 mm (2.1 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Cherapalaseri	India	Record daily precipitation	61.0 mm (2.4 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Tiruppathur	India	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Pialba Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	86.1 mm (3.4 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Madurai	India	Record daily precipitation	85.1 mm (3.4 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Kodaikanal	India	Record daily precipitation	41.4 mm (1.6 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Aravakurichi	India	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Drift Sands (Bos)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	28.2 mm (1.1 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Mackay Post Office	Australia	Record low maximum temperature	24.2 C (75.6 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Goodwood Rail STN	Australia	Record daily precipitation	59.4 mm (2.3 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Sviland	Norway	Record daily precipitation	28.3 mm (1.1 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Huxley	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	43.9 mm (1.7 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Haverhill	United States	Record high minimum temperature	12.8 C (55.0 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Degilbo Rail STN	Australia	Record daily precipitation	39.6 mm (1.6 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Ponneri	India	Record daily precipitation	41.9 mm (1.6 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Kieskamahoek (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Kologha (Bos)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	47.2 mm (1.9 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Howard Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	39.9 mm (1.6 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

449 records

Records set or tied on 24 March 1938 by type: Highest daily maximum 102, Lowest daily maximum 7, Highest daily minimum 101, Lowest daily minimum 1, Heaviest daily rainfall 233, Heaviest daily snowfall 5.

Records on 24 March 1938 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	102
Lowest daily maximum	7
Highest daily minimum	101
Lowest daily minimum	1
Heaviest daily rainfall	233
Heaviest daily snowfall	5
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 24 March 1938 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 13, daily 436.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

389 broken records

Margins by which the 389 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 158.3. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

24 March 1938

Top 20 records on 24 March 1938 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
24 March 1938	Chatrapatti, IN	monthly rain	67.3 mm (2.6 in)	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	32 years	62 of 100 (Major)
24 March 1938	Gladstone Post Office, AU	daily rain	157.2 mm (6.2 in)	92.4 mm (3.6 in)	48 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
24 March 1938	Sholavandan, IN	monthly rain	86.4 mm (3.4 in)	57.2 mm (2.3 in)	13 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
24 March 1938	Satyavedu, IN	daily rain	44.5 mm (1.8 in)	44.5 mm (1.8 in)	36 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
24 March 1938	Cookhouse (Sar), ZA	daily rain	58.4 mm (2.3 in)	47.7 mm (1.9 in)	36 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
24 March 1938	Tirukoilur, IN	daily rain	35.1 mm (1.4 in)	35.1 mm (1.4 in)	36 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
24 March 1938	Bustard Head Lighthouse, AU	daily rain	154.9 mm (6.1 in)	119.1 mm (4.7 in)	11 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
24 March 1938	Somerset East, ZA	daily rain	51.8 mm (2.0 in)	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	45 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
24 March 1938	Pirie (Bos), ZA	daily rain	56.9 mm (2.2 in)	42.7 mm (1.7 in)	28 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
24 March 1938	Gatcombe Head, AU	daily rain	186.7 mm (7.4 in)	158.3 mm (6.2 in)	11 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
24 March 1938	Miriam Vale, AU	daily rain	115.6 mm (4.6 in)	79.5 mm (3.1 in)	11 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
24 March 1938	Changenachery, IN	daily rain	72.4 mm (2.9 in)	61.5 mm (2.4 in)	13 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
24 March 1938	Rosedale Post Office, AU	daily rain	149.9 mm (5.9 in)	113.1 mm (4.5 in)	11 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
24 March 1938	Alicedale, ZA	daily rain	46.7 mm (1.8 in)	30.2 mm (1.2 in)	28 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
24 March 1938	Melur, IN	monthly rain	71.1 mm (2.8 in)	27.2 mm (1.1 in)	21 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
24 March 1938	Alexandria (Pol), ZA	daily rain	41.9 mm (1.6 in)	28.7 mm (1.1 in)	37 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
24 March 1938	Kentani (Bos), ZA	daily rain	66.3 mm (2.6 in)	39.1 mm (1.5 in)	37 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
24 March 1938	Virginia City, US	daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	16 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
24 March 1938	Grahamstown, ZA	daily rain	48.8 mm (1.9 in)	28.5 mm (1.1 in)	37 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
24 March 1938	Kulattur, IN	daily rain	27.4 mm (1.1 in)	27.4 mm (1.1 in)	36 years	41 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

1794 to 1938

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1794 to 1938. 1938 had 449 records.

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

Records on 03-24 in each year
Year	Records
1794	1
1834	1
1836	1
1837	1
1847	1
1850	2
1853	1
1854	1
1857	1
1858	1
1859	2
1862	1
1863	1
1865	3
1866	1
1867	1
1868	1
1869	2
1870	1
1871	3
1872	1
1873	2
1874	2
1876	1
1877	3
1879	2
1882	2
1883	2
1884	2
1885	1
1886	4
1887	1
1888	3
1889	1
1890	3
1892	1
1893	2
1894	4
1895	20
1896	10
1897	7
1898	6
1899	5
1900	6
1901	5
1902	11
1903	33
1904	8
1905	13
1906	24
1907	31
1908	20
1909	25
1910	40
1911	4
1912	23
1913	83
1914	36
1915	24
1916	29
1917	27
1918	20
1919	22
1920	53
1921	41
1922	31
1923	94
1924	65
1925	76
1926	328
1927	129
1928	277
1929	554
1930	82
1931	102
1932	240
1933	206
1934	731
1935	219
1936	346
1937	336
1938	449
1939	554
1940	1,504
1941	258
1942	176
1943	210
1944	367
1945	699
1946	212
1947	394
1948	321
1949	324
1950	383
1951	373
1952	779
1953	955
1954	489
1955	1,227
1956	607
1957	533
1958	440
1959	171
1960	855
1961	359
1962	343
1963	499
1964	1,094
1965	1,994
1966	633
1967	893
1968	1,217
1969	1,057
1970	219
1971	638
1972	466
1973	728
1974	1,667
1975	926
1976	448
1977	454
1978	508
1979	1,058
1980	506
1981	900
1982	559
1983	1,118
1984	487
1985	418
1986	987
1987	962
1988	1,165
1989	1,072
1990	1,537
1991	919
1992	760
1993	1,210
1994	1,379
1995	1,287
1996	873
1997	779
1998	1,222
1999	522
2000	780
2001	921
2002	598
2003	693
2004	1,338
2005	864
2006	1,162
2007	1,963
2008	1,368
2009	920
2010	647
2011	888
2012	1,631
2013	1,670
2014	948
2015	597
2016	737
2017	651
2018	817
2019	361
2020	575
2021	1,018
2022	881
2023	1,538
2024	820
2025	1,207
2026	2,004

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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	332
20 to 40	42
40 to 60	8
60 to 80	2
80 to 100	1
100 to 120	2
120 to 140	0
140 to 160	2