Weather Records on 10 April 1938

401 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 10 April 1938. Highest significance: Koolool, AU.

Key Facts for 10 April 1938

On 10 April 1938, 401 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
30 were record highs and 177 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 11 monthly and 390 daily.
Koolool set a daily record precipitation of 149.9 mm (5.9 in) on 10 April 1938.
Across 164 earlier years (1793 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 467 records.

Record Map

401 stations

401 station records on 10 April 1938 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 10 April 1938: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Koolool	Australia	Record daily precipitation	149.9 mm (5.9 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Heggaddevankote	India	Record daily precipitation	97.0 mm (3.8 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Krishnarajnagar	India	Record daily precipitation	61.0 mm (2.4 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Comboyne Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	164.1 mm (6.5 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Belltrees 1	Australia	Record daily precipitation	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Kodumudi	India	Record daily precipitation	81.3 mm (3.2 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Coraki Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	105.9 mm (4.2 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Plauen	Germany	Record snow depth	11.0 cm (4.3 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Muscle Creek (Clendinning)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Wollong	Australia	Record daily precipitation	83.6 mm (3.3 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Glenmorgan	India	Record daily precipitation	58.4 mm (2.3 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Pine Brush	Australia	Record daily precipitation	52.8 mm (2.1 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Ellerston (Glenrock)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	77.2 mm (3.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Greenwood	Australia	Record daily precipitation	64.0 mm (2.5 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Naduvattam	India	Record daily precipitation	53.3 mm (2.1 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Kunderang East (Kenebree)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Maunawili Rch	United States	Record daily precipitation	82.6 mm (3.3 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Mount Wilson (Nooroo)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Darkes Forest (Kintyre)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	60.2 mm (2.4 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Badagara	India	Record daily precipitation	51.3 mm (2.0 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Dharapuram	India	Record daily precipitation	28.4 mm (1.1 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Wien	Austria	Record low maximum temperature	4.7 C (40.5 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Brockville	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	1.1 C (34.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Broome Post Office	Australia	Record high maximum temperature	40.1 C (104.2 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Sydney (Observatory Hill)	Australia	Record high minimum temperature	19.8 C (67.6 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Port Macquarie (Bellevue Garde	Australia	Record daily precipitation	49.5 mm (1.9 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Sedgefield (Bundajon)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	32.3 mm (1.3 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Aiea Fld 764A	United States	Record daily precipitation	53.1 mm (2.1 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Bathurst Gaol	Australia	Record high minimum temperature	15.0 C (59.0 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Kallakurichi	India	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Barkestad	Norway	Record daily precipitation	29.5 mm (1.2 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Gobichettipalaya	India	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Ketty	India	Record daily precipitation	49.5 mm (1.9 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Newnan 7 WNW	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-2.2 C (28.0 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Salzburg	Austria	Record low minimum temperature	-2.0 C (28.4 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Hohenpeissenberg	Germany	Record low maximum temperature	-2.2 C (28.0 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Heinersreuth-Vollhof	Germany	Record low maximum temperature	3.5 C (38.3 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Tenkasi	India	Record daily precipitation	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Moanalua 770	United States	Record daily precipitation	39.1 mm (1.5 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Augsburg (Sankt Stephan)	Germany	Record low maximum temperature	2.9 C (37.2 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Benson	United States	Record high minimum temperature	15.6 C (60.1 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Emporium 1 E	United States	Record snow depth	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
West Newton	United States	Record daily precipitation	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Millers Creek	Australia	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Upper Orara (Aurania)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	88.9 mm (3.5 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
East Maitland Bowling Club	Australia	Record daily precipitation	54.1 mm (2.1 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Pokolbin 1 Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Cataract Dam	Australia	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Plauen	Germany	Record low maximum temperature	2.7 C (36.9 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Chemnitz	Germany	Record low minimum temperature	-3.0 C (26.6 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Hunsur	India	Record daily precipitation	33.5 mm (1.3 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Thiruthuraipoond	India	Record daily precipitation	36.3 mm (1.4 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Northfield	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-11.7 C (10.9 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Kherson	Ukraine	Record daily precipitation	20.2 mm (0.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Namdalseid	Norway	Record daily precipitation	19.8 mm (0.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Gabriels	United States	Record daily precipitation	24.4 mm (1.0 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Parramatta	Australia	Record daily precipitation	16.8 mm (0.7 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Urjupinsk	Russia	Record daily precipitation	13.5 mm (0.5 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Lowville	United States	Record daily precipitation	19.1 mm (0.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Landsdown	India	Record daily precipitation	21.6 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

401 records

Records set or tied on 10 April 1938 by type: Highest daily maximum 9, Lowest daily maximum 40, Highest daily minimum 21, Lowest daily minimum 137, Heaviest daily rainfall 187, Heaviest daily snowfall 1, Deepest snow cover 6.

Records on 10 April 1938 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	9
Lowest daily maximum	40
Highest daily minimum	21
Lowest daily minimum	137
Heaviest daily rainfall	187
Heaviest daily snowfall	1
Deepest snow cover	6

Records on 10 April 1938 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 11, daily 390.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

328 broken records

Margins by which the 328 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 127.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

10 April 1938

Top 20 records on 10 April 1938 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
10 April 1938	Koolool, AU	daily rain	149.9 mm (5.9 in)	115.6 mm (4.6 in)	35 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
10 April 1938	Heggaddevankote, IN	monthly rain	97.0 mm (3.8 in)	39.6 mm (1.6 in)	25 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
10 April 1938	Krishnarajnagar, IN	daily rain	61.0 mm (2.4 in)	45.8 mm (1.8 in)	27 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
10 April 1938	Comboyne Post Office, AU	daily rain	164.1 mm (6.5 in)	101.9 mm (4.0 in)	24 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
10 April 1938	Belltrees 1, AU	daily rain	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	27.4 mm (1.1 in)	42 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
10 April 1938	Kodumudi, IN	daily rain	81.3 mm (3.2 in)	57.2 mm (2.3 in)	16 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
10 April 1938	Coraki Post Office, AU	daily rain	105.9 mm (4.2 in)	63.7 mm (2.5 in)	19 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
10 April 1938	Plauen, DE	daily snow depth	11.0 cm (4.3 in)	9.0 cm (3.5 in)	28 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
10 April 1938	Muscle Creek (Clendinning), AU	daily rain	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	34.8 mm (1.4 in)	24 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
10 April 1938	Wollong, AU	daily rain	83.6 mm (3.3 in)	54.9 mm (2.2 in)	21 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
10 April 1938	Glenmorgan, IN	daily rain	58.4 mm (2.3 in)	31.7 mm (1.2 in)	13 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
10 April 1938	Pine Brush, AU	daily rain	52.8 mm (2.1 in)	42.9 mm (1.7 in)	24 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
10 April 1938	Ellerston (Glenrock), AU	monthly rain	77.2 mm (3.0 in)	12.2 mm (0.5 in)	39 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
10 April 1938	Greenwood, AU	daily rain	64.0 mm (2.5 in)	24.6 mm (1.0 in)	24 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
10 April 1938	Naduvattam, IN	daily rain	53.3 mm (2.1 in)	32.2 mm (1.3 in)	8 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
10 April 1938	Kunderang East (Kenebree), AU	daily rain	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	23.4 mm (0.9 in)	24 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
10 April 1938	Maunawili Rch, US	daily rain	82.6 mm (3.3 in)	46.0 mm (1.8 in)	20 years	31 of 100 (Routine)
10 April 1938	Mount Wilson (Nooroo), AU	daily rain	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	19.3 mm (0.8 in)	44 years	29 of 100 (Routine)
10 April 1938	Darkes Forest (Kintyre), AU	daily rain	60.2 mm (2.4 in)	42.4 mm (1.7 in)	19 years	29 of 100 (Routine)
10 April 1938	Badagara, IN	daily rain	51.3 mm (2.0 in)	35.3 mm (1.4 in)	4 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

1793 to 1938

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1793 to 1938. 1938 had 401 records.

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

Records on 04-10 in each year
Year	Records
1793	1
1798	1
1805	1
1809	2
1812	3
1842	2
1844	1
1846	1
1847	1
1854	1
1863	2
1864	2
1865	2
1869	1
1872	1
1873	2
1875	2
1876	3
1877	2
1878	2
1879	1
1880	2
1882	1
1885	1
1886	1
1887	6
1888	1
1889	1
1890	4
1891	1
1892	4
1893	3
1894	5
1895	5
1896	4
1897	3
1898	6
1899	4
1900	8
1901	4
1902	4
1903	10
1904	12
1905	21
1906	24
1907	13
1908	8
1909	37
1910	15
1911	17
1912	55
1913	27
1914	25
1915	61
1916	94
1917	64
1918	43
1919	39
1920	66
1921	44
1922	178
1923	71
1924	119
1925	143
1926	86
1927	205
1928	245
1929	290
1930	646
1931	107
1932	290
1933	392
1934	237
1935	253
1936	186
1937	254
1938	401
1939	363
1940	252
1941	402
1942	548
1943	577
1944	718
1945	1,031
1946	287
1947	355
1948	335
1949	294
1950	599
1951	394
1952	793
1953	601
1954	243
1955	650
1956	377
1957	411
1958	326
1959	527
1960	683
1961	734
1962	258
1963	446
1964	239
1965	770
1966	537
1967	549
1968	498
1969	545
1970	521
1971	569
1972	639
1973	2,070
1974	935
1975	850
1976	431
1977	1,430
1978	1,233
1979	875
1980	654
1981	701
1982	1,138
1983	1,170
1984	548
1985	1,391
1986	562
1987	403
1988	764
1989	1,835
1990	1,135
1991	1,101
1992	929
1993	583
1994	844
1995	1,811
1996	1,475
1997	2,935
1998	899
1999	1,738
2000	651
2001	1,792
2002	589
2003	1,431
2004	548
2005	886
2006	650
2007	848
2008	1,141
2009	1,031
2010	574
2011	1,880
2012	846
2013	1,703
2014	615
2015	667
2016	921
2017	846
2018	861
2019	636
2020	712
2021	749
2022	783
2023	835
2024	713
2025	796
2026	840

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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	286
20 to 40	30
40 to 60	6
60 to 80	2
80 to 100	1
100 to 120	2
120 to 140	1