Weather Records on 28 March 1938

396 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 28 March 1938. Highest significance: Vengurla, IN.

Key Facts for 28 March 1938

On 28 March 1938, 396 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
123 were record highs and 38 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 1 were all-time records, 18 monthly and 377 daily.
Vengurla set a monthly record daily precipitation of 47.2 mm (1.9 in) on 28 March 1938.
Across 164 earlier years (1805 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 461 records.

Record Map

396 stations

396 station records on 28 March 1938 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 28 March 1938: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Vengurla	India	Record daily precipitation	47.2 mm (1.9 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Minnedosa	Canada	Record daily precipitation	27.2 mm (1.1 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Sedan	United States	Record daily precipitation	63.0 mm (2.5 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Iola	United States	Record daily precipitation	52.8 mm (2.1 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Coffs Harbour	Australia	Record daily precipitation	128.3 mm (5.1 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Waraseoni	India	Record daily precipitation	28.4 mm (1.1 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Fort Macleod	Canada	Record daily snowfall	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Patan	India	Record daily precipitation	43.7 mm (1.7 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
El Dorado	United States	Record daily precipitation	39.9 mm (1.6 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Eureka 1E	United States	Record daily precipitation	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Fredonia	United States	Record daily precipitation	45.5 mm (1.8 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Saguache	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Chanute Martin Johnson AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	57.7 mm (2.3 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Lawrence	United States	Record daily precipitation	38.6 mm (1.5 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Te Kowai Exp STN	Australia	Record daily precipitation	123.2 mm (4.9 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Claude	United States	Record daily precipitation	33.5 mm (1.3 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Armagh	United Kingdom	Record high minimum temperature	9.0 C (48.2 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Keokuk L&D 19	United States	Record daily precipitation	40.1 mm (1.6 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Independence	United States	Record daily precipitation	77.0 mm (3.0 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Gainesville	United States	Record daily precipitation	49.0 mm (1.9 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Lethbridge Cda	Canada	Record daily precipitation	26.4 mm (1.0 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Battle Mtn	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Albany	United States	Record daily precipitation	43.7 mm (1.7 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Walkerston	Australia	Record daily precipitation	146.8 mm (5.8 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Bellingen Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	82.6 mm (3.3 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Pleasanton	United States	Record daily precipitation	58.4 mm (2.3 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Mackay Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	109.7 mm (4.3 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Maitland West	Australia	Record daily precipitation	27.2 mm (1.1 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Ft Scott	United States	Record daily precipitation	47.5 mm (1.9 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Mina	United States	Record low maximum temperature	2.8 C (37.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Mina	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-10.6 C (12.9 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Dulce	United States	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Jefferson 3SE	United States	Record daily precipitation	39.1 mm (1.5 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Newkirk 5NE	United States	Record daily precipitation	30.7 mm (1.2 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Anthony	United States	Record daily precipitation	37.1 mm (1.5 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Raleigh Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	77.5 mm (3.1 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Lethbridge Cda	Canada	Record daily snowfall	26.4 cm (10.4 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Sinnar	India	Record daily precipitation	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Lowestoft	United Kingdom	Record high maximum temperature	17.8 C (64.0 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Stillwater 2 W	United States	Record daily precipitation	67.3 mm (2.6 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Webbers Falls 5 WSW	United States	Record daily precipitation	49.0 mm (1.9 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Nebo	Australia	Record daily precipitation	48.8 mm (1.9 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Sikeston	United States	Record daily precipitation	39.4 mm (1.6 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Marlow 1 WSW	United States	Record daily precipitation	76.7 mm (3.0 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Dunvegan	Canada	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Lebo	United States	Record daily precipitation	36.3 mm (1.4 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Norwich	United States	Record daily precipitation	34.5 mm (1.4 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Sonnblick	Austria	Record daily precipitation	62.8 mm (2.5 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Ft Bidwell	United States	Record low maximum temperature	2.8 C (37.0 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Pauls Valley 4 WSW	United States	Record daily precipitation	56.4 mm (2.2 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Pawhuska	United States	Record daily precipitation	94.7 mm (3.7 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Weatherford	United States	Record daily precipitation	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Burlington	United States	Record daily precipitation	51.3 mm (2.0 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Newton	United States	Record daily precipitation	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Haskell	United States	Record daily precipitation	33.5 mm (1.3 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Sellheim	Australia	Record daily precipitation	80.3 mm (3.2 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Auburn	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-6.7 C (19.9 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Alexandria	United States	Record daily precipitation	54.6 mm (2.1 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Hattiesburg 5SW	United States	Record daily precipitation	36.6 mm (1.4 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Cairns Post Office	Australia	Record high minimum temperature	25.4 C (77.7 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

396 records

Records set or tied on 28 March 1938 by type: Highest daily maximum 41, Lowest daily maximum 22, Highest daily minimum 82, Lowest daily minimum 16, Heaviest daily rainfall 221, Heaviest daily snowfall 13, Deepest snow cover 1.

Records on 28 March 1938 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	41
Lowest daily maximum	22
Highest daily minimum	82
Lowest daily minimum	16
Heaviest daily rainfall	221
Heaviest daily snowfall	13
Deepest snow cover	1

Records on 28 March 1938 by timescale: all-time 1, monthly 18, daily 377.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

339 broken records

Margins by which the 339 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 153.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

28 March 1938

Top 20 records on 28 March 1938 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
28 March 1938	Vengurla, IN	monthly rain	47.2 mm (1.9 in)	46.7 mm (1.8 in)	29 years	61 of 100 (Major)
28 March 1938	Minnedosa, CA	daily rain	27.2 mm (1.1 in)	19.6 mm (0.8 in)	41 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
28 March 1938	Sedan, US	daily rain	63.0 mm (2.5 in)	45.0 mm (1.8 in)	32 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
28 March 1938	Iola, US	daily rain	52.8 mm (2.1 in)	38.3 mm (1.5 in)	31 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
28 March 1938	Coffs Harbour, AU	daily rain	128.3 mm (5.1 in)	105.4 mm (4.1 in)	4 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
28 March 1938	Waraseoni, IN	daily rain	28.4 mm (1.1 in)	25.6 mm (1.0 in)	19 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
28 March 1938	Fort Macleod, CA	daily snowfall	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	15.3 cm (6.0 in)	5 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
28 March 1938	Patan, IN	daily rain	43.7 mm (1.7 in)	34.8 mm (1.4 in)	13 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
28 March 1938	El Dorado, US	daily rain	39.9 mm (1.6 in)	29.7 mm (1.2 in)	13 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
28 March 1938	Eureka 1E, US	daily rain	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	13 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
28 March 1938	Fredonia, US	daily rain	45.5 mm (1.8 in)	33.3 mm (1.3 in)	13 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
28 March 1938	Saguache, US	daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	42 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
28 March 1938	Chanute Martin Johnson AP, US	daily rain	57.7 mm (2.3 in)	43.0 mm (1.7 in)	11 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
28 March 1938	Lawrence, US	daily rain	38.6 mm (1.5 in)	25.9 mm (1.0 in)	13 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
28 March 1938	Te Kowai Exp STN, AU	daily rain	123.2 mm (4.9 in)	84.6 mm (3.3 in)	24 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
28 March 1938	Claude, US	daily rain	33.5 mm (1.3 in)	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	11 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
28 March 1938	Armagh, GB	daily high min	9.0 C (48.2 F)	0.9 C (1.6 F)	71 years	32 of 100 (Routine)
28 March 1938	Keokuk L&D 19, US	daily rain	40.1 mm (1.6 in)	24.4 mm (1.0 in)	7 years	32 of 100 (Routine)
28 March 1938	Independence, US	monthly rain	77.0 mm (3.0 in)	13.5 mm (0.5 in)	18 years	31 of 100 (Routine)
28 March 1938	Gainesville, US	daily rain	49.0 mm (1.9 in)	24.9 mm (1.0 in)	32 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

1805 to 1938

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1805 to 1938. 1938 had 396 records.

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

Records on 03-28 in each year
Year	Records
1805	1
1806	1
1808	2
1815	1
1822	1
1830	2
1847	1
1849	1
1850	2
1853	1
1861	1
1862	3
1863	1
1864	1
1865	2
1866	1
1867	2
1870	1
1872	2
1876	2
1878	3
1881	1
1882	2
1883	1
1884	1
1885	2
1886	3
1887	2
1888	3
1890	6
1892	1
1893	1
1894	2
1895	4
1896	6
1897	4
1898	4
1899	1
1900	2
1901	8
1902	25
1903	15
1904	9
1905	45
1906	14
1907	26
1908	11
1909	7
1910	38
1911	21
1912	23
1913	28
1914	46
1915	49
1916	36
1917	44
1918	20
1919	62
1920	55
1921	79
1922	44
1923	308
1924	153
1925	124
1926	222
1927	70
1928	266
1929	236
1930	209
1931	469
1932	459
1933	193
1934	480
1935	117
1936	362
1937	576
1938	396
1939	287
1940	319
1941	255
1942	417
1943	347
1944	994
1945	719
1946	838
1947	943
1948	172
1949	316
1950	377
1951	437
1952	313
1953	303
1954	534
1955	1,111
1956	473
1957	272
1958	371
1959	385
1960	555
1961	521
1962	636
1963	1,090
1964	433
1965	517
1966	584
1967	360
1968	703
1969	630
1970	848
1971	901
1972	447
1973	670
1974	614
1975	1,996
1976	486
1977	1,254
1978	687
1979	614
1980	1,014
1981	793
1982	1,186
1983	1,014
1984	898
1985	1,449
1986	1,394
1987	1,000
1988	546
1989	2,125
1990	916
1991	1,254
1992	789
1993	987
1994	1,201
1995	988
1996	1,269
1997	591
1998	1,719
1999	839
2000	648
2001	1,081
2002	987
2003	641
2004	1,062
2005	853
2006	730
2007	1,560
2008	924
2009	1,154
2010	559
2011	913
2012	781
2013	1,008
2014	885
2015	1,329
2016	547
2017	516
2018	799
2019	457
2020	879
2021	569
2022	1,260
2023	965
2024	334
2025	1,058
2026	1,442

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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	301
20 to 40	25
40 to 60	5
60 to 80	2
80 to 100	3
100 to 120	2
120 to 140	0
140 to 160	1