Weather Records on 3 April 1938

216 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 3 April 1938. Highest significance: Bothaville (Mun), ZA.

Key Facts for 3 April 1938

On 3 April 1938, 216 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
44 were record highs and 61 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 8 monthly and 208 daily.
Bothaville (Mun) set a monthly record daily precipitation of 71.9 mm (2.8 in) on 3 April 1938.
Across 159 earlier years (1815 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 485 records.

Record Map

216 stations

216 station records on 3 April 1938 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 3 April 1938: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Bothaville (Mun)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	71.9 mm (2.8 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Chowghat	India	Record daily precipitation	113.0 mm (4.4 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Buffelshoek	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	76.2 mm (3.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Badagara	India	Record daily precipitation	67.8 mm (2.7 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Noyyatinkara	India	Record daily precipitation	75.7 mm (3.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Roodepoort (Mun)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	62.0 mm (2.4 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Jhb-Joubert Park	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	58.7 mm (2.3 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Roodepoort	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	31.2 mm (1.2 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Kloofend	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	52.6 mm (2.1 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Valangiman	India	Record daily precipitation	26.2 mm (1.0 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Nannilam	India	Record daily precipitation	28.7 mm (1.1 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Kadayam	India	Record daily precipitation	45.5 mm (1.8 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Premier Mine-Cullinan	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	33.3 mm (1.3 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Bergplaats	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	74.2 mm (2.9 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Maraisburg (Gm)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	42.9 mm (1.7 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Durban Roodepoort Deep Gm	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	54.9 mm (2.2 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Kottayam P.W.D	India	Record daily precipitation	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Vattaram	India	Record daily precipitation	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Wilgerivier (Sar)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	27.2 mm (1.1 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Odesa	Ukraine	Record high maximum temperature	20.7 C (69.3 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Samnanger	Norway	Record daily precipitation	57.3 mm (2.3 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Kaallaagte	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	28.4 mm (1.1 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Minicoy Obsy	India	Record daily precipitation	47.8 mm (1.9 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Jhb-Vrededorp	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	40.4 mm (1.6 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Duiwelskloof (Mun)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Columbia Falls 5 SW	United States	Record high minimum temperature	8.3 C (46.9 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Olekminsk	Russia	Record daily precipitation	9.4 mm (0.37 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Tatarsk	Russia	Record daily precipitation	9.0 mm (0.35 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Indapur	India	Record daily precipitation	22.4 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Berlin-Dahlem (Lfag)	Germany	Record daily precipitation	6.8 mm (0.27 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Roros	Norway	Record daily precipitation	7.1 mm (0.28 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Makrai	India	Record daily precipitation	11.4 mm (0.4 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Zagreb-Gric	Croatia	Record high maximum temperature	22.6 C (72.7 F)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Kuttiadi	India	Record daily precipitation	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Klerkskraal (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	35.1 mm (1.4 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Donkerhoek (Skl)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	27.7 mm (1.1 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Naboomspruit (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	49.5 mm (1.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Ft Bayard 4W	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-3.9 C (25.0 F)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Hvar	Croatia	Record high maximum temperature	21.2 C (70.2 F)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Ashta	India	Record daily precipitation	5.1 mm (0.20 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Mudukulathur	India	Record daily precipitation	6.4 mm (0.25 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Kodavasal	India	Record daily precipitation	13.0 mm (0.5 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Palayankottai	India	Record daily precipitation	19.6 mm (0.8 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
New Martinsville 4 NNE	United States	Record daily snowfall	2.0 cm (0.8 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Pahala 21	United States	Record high maximum temperature	29.4 C (84.9 F)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Inverell Comparison	Australia	Record high maximum temperature	31.1 C (88.0 F)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Coimbra	Portugal	Record high maximum temperature	27.8 C (82.0 F)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Drobeta Turnu Severin	Romania	Record high maximum temperature	26.3 C (79.3 F)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Jhb-Braamfontein (Cem)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	44.5 mm (1.8 in)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Espanola	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-6.1 C (21.0 F)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Johnsonville	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-3.3 C (26.1 F)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Harda	India	Record daily precipitation	3.0 mm (0.12 in)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Khandwa	India	Record daily precipitation	1.0 mm (0.04 in)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Malkapur	India	Record daily precipitation	3.0 mm (0.12 in)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Nandura	India	Record daily precipitation	3.8 mm (0.15 in)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Dewetsdorp (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	18.0 mm (0.7 in)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Val (Sar)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	19.8 mm (0.8 in)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Ogies (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	29.5 mm (1.2 in)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Ozark 6 NNW	United States	Record low maximum temperature	16.1 C (61.0 F)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Natchez	United States	Record low minimum temperature	1.1 C (34.0 F)	17 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

216 records

Records set or tied on 3 April 1938 by type: Highest daily maximum 30, Lowest daily maximum 12, Highest daily minimum 14, Lowest daily minimum 49, Heaviest daily rainfall 104, Heaviest daily snowfall 6, Deepest snow cover 1.

Records on 3 April 1938 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	30
Lowest daily maximum	12
Highest daily minimum	14
Lowest daily minimum	49
Heaviest daily rainfall	104
Heaviest daily snowfall	6
Deepest snow cover	1

Records on 3 April 1938 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 8, daily 208.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

169 broken records

Margins by which the 169 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 87.1. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

3 April 1938

Top 20 records on 3 April 1938 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
3 April 1938	Bothaville (Mun), ZA	monthly rain	71.9 mm (2.8 in)	29.5 mm (1.2 in)	4 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
3 April 1938	Chowghat, IN	daily rain	113.0 mm (4.4 in)	87.1 mm (3.4 in)	13 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
3 April 1938	Buffelshoek, ZA	monthly rain	76.2 mm (3.0 in)	24.4 mm (1.0 in)	30 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
3 April 1938	Badagara, IN	daily rain	67.8 mm (2.7 in)	43.7 mm (1.7 in)	31 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
3 April 1938	Noyyatinkara, IN	daily rain	75.7 mm (3.0 in)	41.4 mm (1.6 in)	31 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
3 April 1938	Roodepoort (Mun), ZA	monthly rain	62.0 mm (2.4 in)	17.8 mm (0.7 in)	6 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
3 April 1938	Jhb-Joubert Park, ZA	monthly rain	58.7 mm (2.3 in)	9.9 mm (0.39 in)	34 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
3 April 1938	Roodepoort, ZA	daily rain	31.2 mm (1.2 in)	26.6 mm (1.0 in)	4 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
3 April 1938	Kloofend, ZA	daily rain	52.6 mm (2.1 in)	34.6 mm (1.4 in)	27 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
3 April 1938	Valangiman, IN	daily rain	26.2 mm (1.0 in)	26.2 mm (1.0 in)	35 years	32 of 100 (Routine)
3 April 1938	Nannilam, IN	daily rain	28.7 mm (1.1 in)	28.7 mm (1.1 in)	36 years	32 of 100 (Routine)
3 April 1938	Kadayam, IN	daily rain	45.5 mm (1.8 in)	30.3 mm (1.2 in)	8 years	31 of 100 (Routine)
3 April 1938	Premier Mine-Cullinan, ZA	daily rain	33.3 mm (1.3 in)	19.8 mm (0.8 in)	25 years	31 of 100 (Routine)
3 April 1938	Bergplaats, ZA	monthly rain	74.2 mm (2.9 in)	10.7 mm (0.4 in)	24 years	30 of 100 (Routine)
3 April 1938	Maraisburg (Gm), ZA	daily rain	42.9 mm (1.7 in)	17.8 mm (0.7 in)	25 years	30 of 100 (Routine)
3 April 1938	Durban Roodepoort Deep Gm, ZA	monthly rain	54.9 mm (2.2 in)	8.9 mm (0.35 in)	20 years	29 of 100 (Routine)
3 April 1938	Kottayam P.W.D, IN	daily rain	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	22.8 mm (0.9 in)	36 years	27 of 100 (Routine)
3 April 1938	Vattaram, IN	daily rain	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	19.6 mm (0.8 in)	31 years	25 of 100 (Routine)
3 April 1938	Wilgerivier (Sar), ZA	daily rain	27.2 mm (1.1 in)	12.0 mm (0.5 in)	24 years	24 of 100 (Routine)
3 April 1938	Odesa, UA	daily high max	20.7 C (69.3 F)	3.6 C (6.5 F)	42 years	24 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

1815 to 1938

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1815 to 1938. 1938 had 216 records.

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

Records on 04-03 in each year
Year	Records
1815	3
1830	1
1838	1
1848	1
1849	1
1850	1
1862	1
1867	2
1868	1
1873	1
1874	4
1875	1
1876	2
1878	1
1879	4
1880	2
1881	5
1882	1
1883	3
1884	1
1885	3
1886	2
1887	1
1888	1
1889	4
1891	4
1892	4
1893	3
1895	1
1896	3
1897	2
1898	3
1899	6
1900	12
1901	15
1902	2
1903	14
1904	2
1905	20
1906	9
1907	8
1908	14
1909	17
1910	25
1911	26
1912	19
1913	41
1914	28
1915	47
1916	159
1917	48
1918	20
1919	29
1920	60
1921	108
1922	24
1923	80
1924	207
1925	94
1926	205
1927	85
1928	378
1929	582
1930	148
1931	224
1932	308
1933	269
1934	732
1935	464
1936	1,264
1937	308
1938	216
1939	325
1940	500
1941	308
1942	334
1943	478
1944	760
1945	1,032
1946	683
1947	421
1948	313
1949	354
1950	713
1951	487
1952	243
1953	290
1954	1,051
1955	472
1956	842
1957	660
1958	591
1959	537
1960	506
1961	665
1962	353
1963	1,010
1964	615
1965	561
1966	437
1967	439
1968	446
1969	345
1970	572
1971	590
1972	732
1973	417
1974	877
1975	2,015
1976	340
1977	898
1978	498
1979	997
1980	713
1981	1,264
1982	1,183
1983	832
1984	1,046
1985	804
1986	634
1987	1,577
1988	975
1989	951
1990	1,018
1991	719
1992	1,974
1993	812
1994	574
1995	675
1996	736
1997	1,155
1998	1,051
1999	1,486
2000	1,167
2001	890
2002	1,190
2003	971
2004	840
2005	1,138
2006	776
2007	874
2008	935
2009	1,008
2010	1,325
2011	1,491
2012	1,027
2013	847
2014	796
2015	528
2016	637
2017	570
2018	1,085
2019	535
2020	916
2021	1,250
2022	721
2023	1,289
2024	1,027
2025	1,476
2026	725

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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	152
20 to 40	14
40 to 60	2
60 to 80	0
80 to 100	1