Weather Records on 1 April 1938

461 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 1 April 1938. Highest significance: Machadodorp, ZA.

Key Facts for 1 April 1938

On 1 April 1938, 461 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
224 were record highs and 65 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 23 monthly and 438 daily.
Machadodorp set a monthly record daily precipitation of 78.5 mm (3.1 in) on 1 April 1938.
Across 160 earlier years (1803 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 477 records.

Record Map

461 stations

461 station records on 1 April 1938 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 1 April 1938: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Machadodorp	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	78.5 mm (3.1 in)	62 of 100 (Major)
Trenton 1 NNE	United States	Record daily precipitation	78.0 mm (3.1 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Novorossijsk	Russia	Record daily precipitation	54.0 mm (2.1 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Baziya (Bos)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	55.9 mm (2.2 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Tamia	India	Record daily precipitation	49.0 mm (1.9 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Buckland Downs	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	49.8 mm (2.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Prattville	United States	Record daily precipitation	90.2 mm (3.6 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Kokstad	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Sirur	India	Record daily precipitation	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Cape Otway Lighthouse	Australia	Record daily precipitation	28.7 mm (1.1 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Woodbury	United States	Record daily precipitation	82.6 mm (3.3 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Clayton Muni Air Pk	United States	Record daily snowfall	9.9 cm (3.9 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Donegaon	India	Record daily precipitation	41.1 mm (1.6 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Montgomery Wb City	United States	Record daily precipitation	73.2 mm (2.9 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Bundaberg Post Office	Australia	Record high maximum temperature	34.9 C (94.8 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Laurel	United States	Record daily precipitation	98.3 mm (3.9 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Dalhart Exp STN	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Siliguri	India	Record daily precipitation	49.5 mm (1.9 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Tewantin Post Office	Australia	Record high maximum temperature	34.4 C (93.9 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Indus	India	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Milan	Italy	Record high maximum temperature	23.7 C (74.7 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Natchez	United States	Record daily precipitation	78.7 mm (3.1 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
The Meadows	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	33.3 mm (1.3 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Oneonta	United States	Record daily precipitation	75.9 mm (3.0 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Sydney	Canada	Record daily precipitation	29.7 mm (1.2 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Utica	United States	Record daily precipitation	67.3 mm (2.6 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Fredericton Unb	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	15.6 C (60.1 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Pushmataha	United States	Record daily precipitation	69.9 mm (2.8 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Thomasville	United States	Record daily precipitation	78.0 mm (3.1 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Globe Rs	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-5.6 C (21.9 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Weldon	United States	Record high minimum temperature	18.9 C (66.0 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Santuck	United States	Record daily precipitation	34.8 mm (1.4 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Luz (Estacao)	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Jena Sternwarte	Germany	Record high minimum temperature	10.6 C (51.1 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Bathurst	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	15.0 C (59.0 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Fredericton Unb	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	3.3 C (37.9 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Woodville 4 ESE	United States	Record daily precipitation	52.1 mm (2.1 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Sfax El-Maou	Tunisia	Record low maximum temperature	14.0 C (57.2 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Camp Hill 2NW	United States	Record daily precipitation	101.6 mm (4.0 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Jennings	United States	Record daily precipitation	26.2 mm (1.0 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Taunton	United States	Record high minimum temperature	8.3 C (46.9 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Plainfield	United States	Record high minimum temperature	8.9 C (48.0 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Tucumcari 4 NE	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Hakalau 142	United States	Record high maximum temperature	28.9 C (84.0 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Brome	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	6.1 C (43.0 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Selma	United States	Record daily precipitation	97.8 mm (3.9 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Oracle	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-5.0 C (23.0 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Brockton	United States	Record high minimum temperature	8.3 C (46.9 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Darlington	United States	Record high minimum temperature	19.4 C (66.9 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Heath Springs	United States	Record daily precipitation	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Dalhart Exp STN	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-1.7 C (28.9 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Aralskoe More	Kazakhstan	Record daily precipitation	11.4 mm (0.4 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Vardoe	Norway	Record daily precipitation	14.0 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Yalta	Ukraine	Record daily precipitation	14.9 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Kherson	Ukraine	Record daily precipitation	13.5 mm (0.5 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
St Georges	Canada	Record daily precipitation	11.7 mm (0.5 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Simferopol	Ukraine	Record daily precipitation	13.5 mm (0.5 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Savanne	Canada	Record daily precipitation	15.2 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Katol	India	Record daily precipitation	22.4 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Nagpur (Mayo Hospit	India	Record daily precipitation	24.6 mm (1.0 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

461 records

Records set or tied on 1 April 1938 by type: Highest daily maximum 49, Lowest daily maximum 32, Highest daily minimum 175, Lowest daily minimum 33, Heaviest daily rainfall 157, Heaviest daily snowfall 11, Deepest snow cover 4.

Records on 1 April 1938 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	49
Lowest daily maximum	32
Highest daily minimum	175
Lowest daily minimum	33
Heaviest daily rainfall	157
Heaviest daily snowfall	11
Deepest snow cover	4

Records on 1 April 1938 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 23, daily 438.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

370 broken records

Margins by which the 370 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 102.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

1 April 1938

Top 20 records on 1 April 1938 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
1 April 1938	Machadodorp, ZA	monthly rain	78.5 mm (3.1 in)	42.9 mm (1.7 in)	30 years	62 of 100 (Major)
1 April 1938	Trenton 1 NNE, US	daily rain	78.0 mm (3.1 in)	62.3 mm (2.5 in)	40 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
1 April 1938	Novorossijsk, RU	monthly rain	54.0 mm (2.1 in)	12.3 mm (0.5 in)	55 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
1 April 1938	Baziya (Bos), ZA	daily rain	55.9 mm (2.2 in)	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	32 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
1 April 1938	Tamia, IN	monthly rain	49.0 mm (1.9 in)	20.3 mm (0.8 in)	7 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
1 April 1938	Buckland Downs, ZA	monthly rain	49.8 mm (2.0 in)	17.0 mm (0.7 in)	25 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
1 April 1938	Prattville, US	daily rain	90.2 mm (3.6 in)	87.2 mm (3.4 in)	1 year	43 of 100 (Notable)
1 April 1938	Kokstad, ZA	daily rain	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	26.9 mm (1.1 in)	24 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
1 April 1938	Sirur, IN	daily rain	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	25.9 mm (1.0 in)	31 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
1 April 1938	Cape Otway Lighthouse, AU	daily rain	28.7 mm (1.1 in)	6.3 mm (0.25 in)	63 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
1 April 1938	Woodbury, US	daily rain	82.6 mm (3.3 in)	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	4 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
1 April 1938	Clayton Muni Air Pk, US	daily snowfall	9.9 cm (3.9 in)	9.9 cm (3.9 in)	41 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
1 April 1938	Donegaon, IN	daily rain	41.1 mm (1.6 in)	37.5 mm (1.5 in)	12 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
1 April 1938	Montgomery Wb City, US	daily rain	73.2 mm (2.9 in)	19.9 mm (0.8 in)	61 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
1 April 1938	Bundaberg Post Office, AU	monthly high max	34.9 C (94.8 F)	1.5 C (2.7 F)	41 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
1 April 1938	Laurel, US	daily rain	98.3 mm (3.9 in)	58.9 mm (2.3 in)	4 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
1 April 1938	Dalhart Exp STN, US	daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	32 years	32 of 100 (Routine)
1 April 1938	Siliguri, IN	daily rain	49.5 mm (1.9 in)	43.1 mm (1.7 in)	0 years	31 of 100 (Routine)
1 April 1938	Tewantin Post Office, AU	monthly high max	34.4 C (93.9 F)	1.1 C (2.0 F)	34 years	29 of 100 (Routine)
1 April 1938	Indus, IN	daily rain	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	26.6 mm (1.0 in)	5 years	29 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

1803 to 1938

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1803 to 1938. 1938 had 461 records.

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

Records on 04-01 in each year
Year	Records
1803	1
1805	1
1808	1
1813	1
1815	3
1819	1
1830	2
1847	2
1848	1
1850	1
1855	3
1856	1
1861	2
1862	2
1865	1
1869	2
1872	1
1873	1
1874	2
1876	1
1878	3
1879	2
1881	1
1885	1
1887	2
1888	2
1889	2
1891	5
1892	1
1893	2
1896	4
1897	5
1898	3
1899	4
1900	4
1901	4
1902	4
1903	12
1904	29
1905	10
1906	7
1907	24
1908	5
1909	13
1910	26
1911	27
1912	31
1913	35
1914	37
1915	25
1916	35
1917	80
1918	51
1919	165
1920	65
1921	46
1922	98
1923	319
1924	257
1925	111
1926	234
1927	326
1928	194
1929	336
1930	153
1931	846
1932	292
1933	188
1934	153
1935	424
1936	1,248
1937	192
1938	461
1939	226
1940	840
1941	285
1942	209
1943	319
1944	266
1945	880
1946	1,172
1947	390
1948	590
1949	308
1950	455
1951	406
1952	419
1953	249
1954	493
1955	288
1956	744
1957	314
1958	535
1959	821
1960	295
1961	496
1962	652
1963	1,123
1964	951
1965	678
1966	689
1967	928
1968	377
1969	611
1970	894
1971	384
1972	510
1973	680
1974	894
1975	1,806
1976	767
1977	524
1978	1,013
1979	738
1980	797
1981	1,115
1982	884
1983	643
1984	662
1985	826
1986	982
1987	1,762
1988	1,259
1989	1,098
1990	952
1991	693
1992	981
1993	783
1994	739
1995	1,056
1996	996
1997	1,255
1998	1,703
1999	1,341
2000	690
2001	575
2002	985
2003	1,366
2004	926
2005	1,086
2006	929
2007	963
2008	1,457
2009	846
2010	1,022
2011	1,105
2012	1,327
2013	719
2014	657
2015	606
2016	842
2017	792
2018	870
2019	674
2020	719
2021	790
2022	853
2023	1,069
2024	788
2025	779
2026	1,042

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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	340
20 to 40	18
40 to 60	7
60 to 80	2
80 to 100	2
100 to 120	1