Weather Records on 7 April 1938

803 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 7 April 1938. Highest significance: Indianola 1SW, US.

Key Facts for 7 April 1938

On 7 April 1938, 803 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
69 were record highs and 454 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 57 monthly and 746 daily.
Indianola 1SW set a monthly record snow depth of 76.2 cm (30.0 in) on 7 April 1938.
Across 165 earlier years (1800 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 477 records.

Record Map

803 stations

803 station records on 7 April 1938 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 7 April 1938: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Indianola 1SW	United States	Record snow depth	76.2 cm (30.0 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Rock Rapids	United States	Record snow depth	76.2 cm (30.0 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Haleakala Rch 432	United States	Record daily precipitation	256.5 mm (10.1 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Mt Ayr	United States	Record daily snowfall	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Fayette	United States	Record snow depth	76.2 cm (30.0 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Macon	United States	Record daily precipitation	95.8 mm (3.8 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Brookhaven City	United States	Record daily precipitation	121.9 mm (4.8 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Maclear (Mag)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Kamalpur	India	Record daily precipitation	71.1 mm (2.8 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Ellsworth	United States	Record daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Greenville	United States	Record daily precipitation	109.5 mm (4.3 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Montezuma 2 NW	United States	Record daily precipitation	98.3 mm (3.9 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Keanae 346	United States	Record daily precipitation	351.8 mm (13.9 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Milstead	United States	Record daily precipitation	93.7 mm (3.7 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Pushmataha	United States	Record daily precipitation	160.0 mm (6.3 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Napoleon	United States	Record daily precipitation	46.7 mm (1.8 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
University	United States	Record daily precipitation	72.9 mm (2.9 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Somerville 4 NW	United States	Record daily snowfall	8.1 cm (3.2 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Kohala 179.1	United States	Record daily precipitation	80.0 mm (3.1 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Milledgeville	United States	Record daily precipitation	81.0 mm (3.2 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Arthur City	United States	Record daily precipitation	66.3 mm (2.6 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Ballinger 2 NW	United States	Record daily snowfall	6.4 cm (2.5 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Henrietta	United States	Record daily snowfall	6.4 cm (2.5 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Auburn	United States	Record daily precipitation	88.1 mm (3.5 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Greenville	United States	Record daily precipitation	105.4 mm (4.1 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Dixon Wwtp	United States	Record snow depth	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Contest	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	33.3 mm (1.3 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Bridgeport	United States	Record daily snowfall	8.9 cm (3.5 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Monticello	United States	Record daily precipitation	88.4 mm (3.5 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Marlow 1 WSW	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Yates Hydro Plt	United States	Record daily precipitation	82.8 mm (3.3 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Talbotton	United States	Record daily precipitation	77.7 mm (3.1 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Forestburg 4 NNE	United States	Record snow depth	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Nqamakwe (Tnk)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	45.5 mm (1.8 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Troy	United States	Record daily precipitation	85.1 mm (3.4 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Union Springs 9 S	United States	Record daily precipitation	152.4 mm (6.0 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Augusta	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.5 mm (2.0 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Saint Johns	United States	Record daily snowfall	8.9 cm (3.5 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Columbus Dardc	United States	Record daily precipitation	87.6 mm (3.4 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Onawa 3NW	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Onawa 3NW	United States	Record snow depth	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Webster City	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Monroe #2	United States	Record daily precipitation	69.6 mm (2.7 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Madison	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Plainfield	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Ft Reno	United States	Record low maximum temperature	0.6 C (33.1 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Emporium 1 E	United States	Record snow depth	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Storm Lake	United States	Record snow depth	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Kimball 2NE	United States	Record snow depth	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Eufaula	United States	Record daily precipitation	62.2 mm (2.4 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Cambridge City 3 N	United States	Record daily precipitation	48.8 mm (1.9 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Tipton	United States	Record snow depth	50.8 cm (20.0 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Enterprise	United States	Record daily precipitation	92.5 mm (3.6 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Trenton 1 NNE	United States	Record daily precipitation	41.9 mm (1.6 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Wheatland 4N	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-16.7 C (1.9 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Kohala Mis 175.1	United States	Record daily precipitation	87.9 mm (3.5 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Collbran	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-16.1 C (3.0 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Gunnison 3SW	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-19.4 C (-2.9 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Delaware 3 WSW	United States	Record snow depth	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Toledo 3N	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

803 records

Records set or tied on 7 April 1938 by type: Highest daily maximum 23, Lowest daily maximum 332, Highest daily minimum 46, Lowest daily minimum 122, Heaviest daily rainfall 178, Heaviest daily snowfall 60, Deepest snow cover 42.

Records on 7 April 1938 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	23
Lowest daily maximum	332
Highest daily minimum	46
Lowest daily minimum	122
Heaviest daily rainfall	178
Heaviest daily snowfall	60
Deepest snow cover	42

Records on 7 April 1938 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 57, daily 746.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

687 broken records

Margins by which the 687 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 762.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

7 April 1938

Top 20 records on 7 April 1938 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
7 April 1938	Indianola 1SW, US	monthly snow depth	76.2 cm (30.0 in)	63.5 cm (25.0 in)	19 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
7 April 1938	Rock Rapids, US	daily snow depth	76.2 cm (30.0 in)	76.2 cm (30.0 in)	43 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
7 April 1938	Haleakala Rch 432, US	monthly rain	256.5 mm (10.1 in)	140.4 mm (5.5 in)	13 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
7 April 1938	Mt Ayr, US	daily snowfall	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	42 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
7 April 1938	Fayette, US	daily snow depth	76.2 cm (30.0 in)	76.2 cm (30.0 in)	37 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
7 April 1938	Macon, US	daily rain	95.8 mm (3.8 in)	77.5 mm (3.1 in)	29 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
7 April 1938	Brookhaven City, US	daily rain	121.9 mm (4.8 in)	92.9 mm (3.7 in)	28 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
7 April 1938	Maclear (Mag), ZA	daily rain	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	30.4 mm (1.2 in)	19 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
7 April 1938	Kamalpur, IN	daily rain	71.1 mm (2.8 in)	48.7 mm (1.9 in)	31 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
7 April 1938	Ellsworth, US	daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	32 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
7 April 1938	Greenville, US	daily rain	109.5 mm (4.3 in)	79.5 mm (3.1 in)	12 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
7 April 1938	Montezuma 2 NW, US	daily rain	98.3 mm (3.9 in)	70.1 mm (2.8 in)	1 year	43 of 100 (Notable)
7 April 1938	Keanae 346, US	daily rain	351.8 mm (13.9 in)	148.3 mm (5.8 in)	1 year	43 of 100 (Notable)
7 April 1938	Milstead, US	daily rain	93.7 mm (3.7 in)	55.1 mm (2.2 in)	20 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
7 April 1938	Pushmataha, US	daily rain	160.0 mm (6.3 in)	75.2 mm (3.0 in)	20 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
7 April 1938	Napoleon, US	daily rain	46.7 mm (1.8 in)	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	24 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
7 April 1938	University, US	daily rain	72.9 mm (2.9 in)	45.0 mm (1.8 in)	38 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
7 April 1938	Somerville 4 NW, US	daily snowfall	8.1 cm (3.2 in)	8.1 cm (3.2 in)	58 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
7 April 1938	Kohala 179.1, US	daily rain	80.0 mm (3.1 in)	38.6 mm (1.5 in)	25 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
7 April 1938	Milledgeville, US	daily rain	81.0 mm (3.2 in)	53.3 mm (2.1 in)	1 year	37 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

1800 to 1938

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1800 to 1938. 1938 had 803 records.

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

Records on 04-07 in each year
Year	Records
1800	1
1808	1
1809	3
1811	1
1815	2
1839	1
1844	1
1851	1
1854	2
1858	2
1859	1
1863	1
1864	4
1865	1
1866	2
1868	1
1870	1
1871	1
1872	1
1875	2
1876	2
1880	1
1881	3
1882	1
1883	2
1884	1
1885	2
1886	2
1887	1
1888	1
1890	3
1891	2
1893	3
1894	3
1895	2
1896	3
1897	7
1898	3
1899	8
1900	5
1901	6
1902	14
1903	10
1904	11
1905	12
1906	2
1907	33
1908	20
1909	33
1910	24
1911	24
1912	59
1913	55
1914	23
1915	33
1916	62
1917	83
1918	37
1919	157
1920	63
1921	319
1922	57
1923	83
1924	138
1925	152
1926	343
1927	99
1928	378
1929	835
1930	327
1931	406
1932	132
1933	174
1934	230
1935	381
1936	1,184
1937	170
1938	803
1939	956
1940	294
1941	258
1942	420
1943	720
1944	166
1945	356
1946	397
1947	278
1948	734
1949	237
1950	1,030
1951	311
1952	491
1953	425
1954	514
1955	198
1956	458
1957	293
1958	358
1959	384
1960	532
1961	665
1962	572
1963	630
1964	457
1965	342
1966	302
1967	569
1968	302
1969	449
1970	494
1971	1,260
1972	1,290
1973	722
1974	576
1975	1,305
1976	329
1977	1,050
1978	686
1979	691
1980	497
1981	353
1982	3,747
1983	1,517
1984	583
1985	599
1986	901
1987	724
1988	1,402
1989	1,386
1990	813
1991	2,007
1992	693
1993	590
1994	1,144
1995	897
1996	1,112
1997	1,996
1998	1,231
1999	898
2000	634
2001	1,556
2002	755
2003	2,205
2004	554
2005	1,002
2006	856
2007	2,249
2008	807
2009	1,183
2010	1,691
2011	1,187
2012	514
2013	693
2014	936
2015	658
2016	793
2017	692
2018	1,980
2019	604
2020	529
2021	758
2022	818
2023	844
2024	1,360
2025	645
2026	381

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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 100	666
100 to 200	15
200 to 300	3
300 to 400	0
400 to 500	0
500 to 600	0
600 to 700	1
700 to 800	2