Weather Records on 4 April 1938

201 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 4 April 1938. Highest significance: Golden A, CA.

Key Facts for 4 April 1938

On 4 April 1938, 201 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
36 were record highs and 40 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 3 monthly and 198 daily.
Golden A set a daily record snowfall of 16.0 cm (6.3 in) on 4 April 1938.
Across 155 earlier years (1794 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 506 records.

Record Map

201 stations

201 station records on 4 April 1938 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 4 April 1938: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Golden A	Canada	Record daily snowfall	16.0 cm (6.3 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Derby	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	81.5 mm (3.2 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Buffalo	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.2 cm (4.8 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Big Creek	Canada	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Palladam	India	Record daily precipitation	75.2 mm (3.0 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Simcoe	Canada	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Roodepoort	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	32.8 mm (1.3 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Sivagiri	India	Record daily precipitation	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Greylingstad (Sar)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Port Dover	Canada	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Ottapidaram	India	Record daily precipitation	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Alkmaar	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	27.4 mm (1.1 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Palmaryville	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	60.5 mm (2.4 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Ponnani	India	Record daily precipitation	51.8 mm (2.0 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Grove City	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Melbourne Regional Office	Australia	Record high maximum temperature	33.9 C (93.0 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Kjahta	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	1.4 C (34.5 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Lowestoft	United Kingdom	Record low minimum temperature	-1.1 C (30.0 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Golden A	Canada	Record daily precipitation	19.6 mm (0.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Heppner	United States	Record daily precipitation	19.3 mm (0.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Gingee	India	Record daily precipitation	21.8 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Big Creek	Canada	Record daily precipitation	10.2 mm (0.4 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Attur	India	Record daily precipitation	18.3 mm (0.7 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Berlin-Dahlem	Germany	Record daily precipitation	6.8 mm (0.27 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Auburn	United States	Record daily snowfall	4.3 cm (1.7 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Whitehead	Canada	Record daily snowfall	2.5 cm (1.0 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Karambakkudi	India	Record daily precipitation	18.0 mm (0.7 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Morgantown 1	United States	Record daily snowfall	2.5 cm (1.0 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Ostas I Hegra	Norway	Record daily precipitation	13.5 mm (0.5 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Val (Sar)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	19.1 mm (0.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Koebenhavn: Landbohojskolen-1	Denmark	Record daily precipitation	11.6 mm (0.5 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Lalgudi	India	Record daily precipitation	12.7 mm (0.5 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Murgab	Tajikistan	Record daily precipitation	3.3 mm (0.13 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Inverell Comparison	Australia	Record high maximum temperature	32.2 C (90.0 F)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Tittagudi	India	Record daily precipitation	17.8 mm (0.7 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Perundurai	India	Record daily precipitation	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Namakkal	India	Record daily precipitation	23.6 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Kazalinsk	Kazakhstan	Record daily precipitation	5.3 mm (0.21 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Nerchinskij Zavod	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	1.8 C (35.2 F)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Watrap	India	Record daily precipitation	44.5 mm (1.8 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Touchet	United States	Record daily precipitation	10.2 mm (0.4 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Bathurst Gaol	Australia	Record high maximum temperature	31.1 C (88.0 F)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Kangayam	India	Record daily precipitation	18.5 mm (0.7 in)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Uthamapalayam	India	Record daily precipitation	15.5 mm (0.6 in)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Nidamangalam	India	Record daily precipitation	6.6 mm (0.26 in)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Vysnij Volocek	Russia	Record daily precipitation	5.7 mm (0.22 in)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Ogies (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	17.0 mm (0.7 in)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Tonteldoos	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Brinkley	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-1.1 C (30.0 F)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Oroville 1 N	United States	Record low maximum temperature	10.6 C (51.1 F)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Frankfort 2NE	United States	Record daily snowfall	1.3 cm (0.5 in)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Newberry-Luce Co Rd Commission	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-4.4 C (24.1 F)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Angelica	United States	Record daily snowfall	2.5 cm (1.0 in)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Arni	India	Record daily precipitation	3.8 mm (0.15 in)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Vriddhachalam	India	Record daily precipitation	18.3 mm (0.7 in)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Sirkali	India	Record daily precipitation	10.9 mm (0.4 in)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Kokshetay	Kazakhstan	Record daily precipitation	4.8 mm (0.19 in)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Yarima	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Gabriels	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-2.8 C (27.0 F)	16 of 100 (Routine)
McKinley	United States	Record low maximum temperature	8.9 C (48.0 F)	16 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

201 records

Records set or tied on 4 April 1938 by type: Highest daily maximum 21, Lowest daily maximum 21, Highest daily minimum 15, Lowest daily minimum 19, Heaviest daily rainfall 108, Heaviest daily snowfall 17.

Records on 4 April 1938 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	21
Lowest daily maximum	21
Highest daily minimum	15
Lowest daily minimum	19
Heaviest daily rainfall	108
Heaviest daily snowfall	17
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 4 April 1938 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 3, daily 198.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

177 broken records

Margins by which the 177 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 160.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

4 April 1938

Top 20 records on 4 April 1938 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
4 April 1938	Golden A, CA	daily snowfall	16.0 cm (6.3 in)	16.0 cm (6.3 in)	36 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
4 April 1938	Derby, ZA	monthly rain	81.5 mm (3.2 in)	20.5 mm (0.8 in)	6 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
4 April 1938	Buffalo, US	daily snowfall	12.2 cm (4.8 in)	7.1 cm (2.8 in)	24 years	32 of 100 (Routine)
4 April 1938	Big Creek, CA	daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	7.7 cm (3.0 in)	25 years	30 of 100 (Routine)
4 April 1938	Palladam, IN	daily rain	75.2 mm (3.0 in)	38.6 mm (1.5 in)	15 years	29 of 100 (Routine)
4 April 1938	Simcoe, CA	daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	3.8 cm (1.5 in)	58 years	28 of 100 (Routine)
4 April 1938	Roodepoort, ZA	daily rain	32.8 mm (1.3 in)	20.6 mm (0.8 in)	4 years	28 of 100 (Routine)
4 April 1938	Sivagiri, IN	daily rain	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	21.1 mm (0.8 in)	24 years	25 of 100 (Routine)
4 April 1938	Greylingstad (Sar), ZA	monthly rain	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	2.8 mm (0.11 in)	26 years	25 of 100 (Routine)
4 April 1938	Port Dover, CA	daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	4.6 cm (1.8 in)	35 years	24 of 100 (Routine)
4 April 1938	Ottapidaram, IN	daily rain	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	33.2 mm (1.3 in)	3 years	24 of 100 (Routine)
4 April 1938	Alkmaar, ZA	daily rain	27.4 mm (1.1 in)	18.5 mm (0.7 in)	24 years	24 of 100 (Routine)
4 April 1938	Palmaryville, ZA	daily rain	60.5 mm (2.4 in)	27.5 mm (1.1 in)	31 years	24 of 100 (Routine)
4 April 1938	Ponnani, IN	daily rain	51.8 mm (2.0 in)	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	17 years	23 of 100 (Routine)
4 April 1938	Grove City, US	daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	31 years	23 of 100 (Routine)
4 April 1938	Melbourne Regional Office, AU	daily high max	33.9 C (93.0 F)	1.7 C (3.1 F)	31 years	21 of 100 (Routine)
4 April 1938	Kjahta, RU	daily high min	1.4 C (34.5 F)	2.9 C (5.2 F)	40 years	21 of 100 (Routine)
4 April 1938	Lowestoft, GB	daily low min	-1.1 C (30.0 F)	0.7 C (1.3 F)	48 years	21 of 100 (Routine)
4 April 1938	Golden A, CA	daily rain	19.6 mm (0.8 in)	17.6 mm (0.7 in)	16 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
4 April 1938	Heppner, US	daily rain	19.3 mm (0.8 in)	13.2 mm (0.5 in)	24 years	20 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

1794 to 1938

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1794 to 1938. 1938 had 201 records.

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

Records on 04-04 in each year
Year	Records
1794	1
1808	1
1809	1
1815	2
1819	1
1853	1
1857	1
1873	1
1874	2
1877	2
1878	1
1879	3
1880	2
1881	3
1882	1
1883	1
1884	1
1885	1
1886	2
1887	1
1888	1
1891	1
1892	6
1893	2
1895	2
1896	3
1897	4
1898	7
1899	4
1900	7
1901	12
1902	2
1903	17
1904	6
1905	23
1906	7
1907	9
1908	20
1909	15
1910	48
1911	55
1912	25
1913	31
1914	13
1915	52
1916	65
1917	36
1918	37
1919	27
1920	89
1921	205
1922	39
1923	101
1924	51
1925	126
1926	206
1927	203
1928	625
1929	1,320
1930	86
1931	201
1932	193
1933	167
1934	656
1935	402
1936	714
1937	344
1938	201
1939	243
1940	392
1941	353
1942	537
1943	456
1944	975
1945	806
1946	459
1947	397
1948	202
1949	458
1950	1,044
1951	352
1952	348
1953	332
1954	742
1955	448
1956	426
1957	984
1958	492
1959	524
1960	756
1961	525
1962	308
1963	586
1964	675
1965	443
1966	469
1967	438
1968	640
1969	424
1970	438
1971	560
1972	695
1973	511
1974	1,356
1975	1,981
1976	353
1977	780
1978	497
1979	984
1980	690
1981	1,393
1982	1,251
1983	1,202
1984	762
1985	865
1986	810
1987	2,317
1988	1,119
1989	668
1990	826
1991	957
1992	1,270
1993	733
1994	726
1995	935
1996	699
1997	1,538
1998	931
1999	1,575
2000	1,371
2001	1,040
2002	989
2003	1,055
2004	782
2005	1,070
2006	911
2007	1,009
2008	860
2009	1,068
2010	758
2011	1,155
2012	830
2013	938
2014	705
2015	452
2016	795
2017	603
2018	1,196
2019	407
2020	914
2021	1,341
2022	1,014
2023	2,058
2024	966
2025	1,330
2026	894

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Data for records on 1938-04-04: CSV or JSON. Field meanings are on the data page.

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	156
20 to 40	14
40 to 60	4
60 to 80	2
80 to 100	0
100 to 120	0
120 to 140	0
140 to 160	1