Weather Records on 11 April 1938

289 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 11 April 1938. Highest significance: Guy Fawkes 2, AU.

Key Facts for 11 April 1938

On 11 April 1938, 289 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
37 were record highs and 151 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 3 monthly and 286 daily.
Guy Fawkes 2 set a daily record precipitation of 101.6 mm (4.0 in) on 11 April 1938.
Across 164 earlier years (1800 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 482 records.

Record Map

289 stations

289 station records on 11 April 1938 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 11 April 1938: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Guy Fawkes 2	Australia	Record daily precipitation	101.6 mm (4.0 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Tustervatnet	Norway	Record daily precipitation	32.4 mm (1.3 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Ebor (Kotupna)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	96.5 mm (3.8 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Drevja	Norway	Record daily precipitation	38.9 mm (1.5 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Tunis	Tunisia	Record daily precipitation	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Kempsey (Wide Street)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	85.1 mm (3.4 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Wollomombi (Wallamumbi)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	64.3 mm (2.5 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Taree (Radio Station 2Re)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	113.0 mm (4.4 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Greenwood	Australia	Record daily precipitation	56.4 mm (2.2 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Beiarn	Norway	Record daily precipitation	60.7 mm (2.4 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Branxton (Dalwood Vineyard)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Muscle Creek (Clendinning)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	49.3 mm (1.9 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Kunderang East (Kenebree)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	101.3 mm (4.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Mount Wilson (Nooroo)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	55.4 mm (2.2 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Aberdeen (Main Rd)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Hilo 86A	United States	Record daily precipitation	98.8 mm (3.9 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Krambach (Bellevue)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	72.9 mm (2.9 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Kapskarmo	Norway	Record daily precipitation	28.3 mm (1.1 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Jeogla Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	52.6 mm (2.1 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Saint John	Canada	Record low minimum temperature	-11.1 C (12.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Sulitjelma	Norway	Record daily precipitation	50.2 mm (2.0 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Karlsruhe	Germany	Record low minimum temperature	-5.3 C (22.5 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Wentworth Falls Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	60.5 mm (2.4 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Wien	Austria	Record low minimum temperature	-1.0 C (30.2 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Valapady	India	Record daily precipitation	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Pokolbin (Ben Ean)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	52.3 mm (2.1 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Brockville	Canada	Record low minimum temperature	-9.4 C (15.1 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Hosanagar	India	Record daily precipitation	39.1 mm (1.5 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Plymouth	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-13.3 C (8.1 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Augsburg (Sankt Stephan)	Germany	Record low minimum temperature	-4.0 C (24.8 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Nord-Rana	Norway	Record daily precipitation	34.0 mm (1.3 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Muswellbrook (Lower Hill St)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.9 mm (1.0 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Mount Victoria (Mt Victoria (S	Australia	Record daily precipitation	37.3 mm (1.5 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Bilpin (Fern Grove)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	61.0 mm (2.4 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Weissenburg	Germany	Record low minimum temperature	-7.0 C (19.4 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Benson	United States	Record high minimum temperature	18.3 C (64.9 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
North Bridgton	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-11.7 C (10.9 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Aberfoyle	Australia	Record daily precipitation	27.2 mm (1.1 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Munchen-Nymphenburg	Germany	Record low minimum temperature	-4.5 C (23.9 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Krishnagiri	India	Record daily precipitation	35.3 mm (1.4 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Gardiner	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-9.4 C (15.1 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Saint Johnsbury	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-13.9 C (7.0 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Port Lincoln	Australia	Record high maximum temperature	30.6 C (87.1 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Bourke Post Office	Australia	Record high minimum temperature	21.4 C (70.5 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Warkworth 1 Public School	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Oberon (Jenolan Caves)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Farmington	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-12.2 C (10.0 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Bloomfield	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-17.8 C (0.0 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Woodstock	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-12.8 C (9.0 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Salzburg	Austria	Record low minimum temperature	-2.0 C (28.4 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Sonnblick	Austria	Record low maximum temperature	-18.4 C (-1.1 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Brome	Canada	Record low minimum temperature	-17.8 C (0.0 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Pointe Au Pere	Canada	Record low minimum temperature	-12.8 C (9.0 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Tunis	Tunisia	Record low maximum temperature	12.0 C (53.6 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Indian Lake 2SW	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-18.3 C (-0.9 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Comboyne Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	100.3 mm (3.9 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Moncton	Canada	Record low minimum temperature	-12.8 C (9.0 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Nurnberg	Germany	Record low minimum temperature	-6.1 C (21.0 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Jakutsk	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	-4.6 C (23.7 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Basel Binningen	Switzerland	Record low minimum temperature	-5.2 C (22.6 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

289 records

Records set or tied on 11 April 1938 by type: Highest daily maximum 12, Lowest daily maximum 23, Highest daily minimum 25, Lowest daily minimum 128, Heaviest daily rainfall 98, Heaviest daily snowfall 1, Deepest snow cover 2.

Records on 11 April 1938 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	12
Lowest daily maximum	23
Highest daily minimum	25
Lowest daily minimum	128
Heaviest daily rainfall	98
Heaviest daily snowfall	1
Deepest snow cover	2

Records on 11 April 1938 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 3, daily 286.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

245 broken records

Margins by which the 245 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 78.7. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

11 April 1938

Top 20 records on 11 April 1938 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
11 April 1938	Guy Fawkes 2, AU	daily rain	101.6 mm (4.0 in)	67.3 mm (2.6 in)	47 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
11 April 1938	Tustervatnet, NO	daily rain	32.4 mm (1.3 in)	25.6 mm (1.0 in)	27 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
11 April 1938	Ebor (Kotupna), AU	daily rain	96.5 mm (3.8 in)	48.5 mm (1.9 in)	47 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
11 April 1938	Drevja, NO	daily rain	38.9 mm (1.5 in)	24.3 mm (1.0 in)	28 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
11 April 1938	Tunis, TN	daily rain	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	26.0 mm (1.0 in)	33 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
11 April 1938	Kempsey (Wide Street), AU	daily rain	85.1 mm (3.4 in)	64.3 mm (2.5 in)	47 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
11 April 1938	Wollomombi (Wallamumbi), AU	daily rain	64.3 mm (2.5 in)	54.1 mm (2.1 in)	12 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
11 April 1938	Taree (Radio Station 2Re), AU	daily rain	113.0 mm (4.4 in)	78.7 mm (3.1 in)	21 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
11 April 1938	Greenwood, AU	daily rain	56.4 mm (2.2 in)	42.4 mm (1.7 in)	5 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
11 April 1938	Beiarn, NO	daily rain	60.7 mm (2.4 in)	46.7 mm (1.8 in)	4 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
11 April 1938	Branxton (Dalwood Vineyard), AU	daily rain	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	23.1 mm (0.9 in)	64 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
11 April 1938	Muscle Creek (Clendinning), AU	daily rain	49.3 mm (1.9 in)	39.4 mm (1.6 in)	20 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
11 April 1938	Kunderang East (Kenebree), AU	monthly rain	101.3 mm (4.0 in)	16.7 mm (0.7 in)	34 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
11 April 1938	Mount Wilson (Nooroo), AU	daily rain	55.4 mm (2.2 in)	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	47 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
11 April 1938	Aberdeen (Main Rd), AU	daily rain	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	26.2 mm (1.0 in)	21 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
11 April 1938	Hilo 86A, US	daily rain	98.8 mm (3.9 in)	60.2 mm (2.4 in)	4 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
11 April 1938	Krambach (Bellevue), AU	daily rain	72.9 mm (2.9 in)	46.2 mm (1.8 in)	21 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
11 April 1938	Kapskarmo, NO	daily rain	28.3 mm (1.1 in)	16.3 mm (0.6 in)	28 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
11 April 1938	Jeogla Station, AU	daily rain	52.6 mm (2.1 in)	27.2 mm (1.1 in)	15 years	32 of 100 (Routine)
11 April 1938	Saint John, CA	daily low min	-11.1 C (12.0 F)	4.4 C (7.9 F)	42 years	31 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

1800 to 1938

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1800 to 1938. 1938 had 289 records.

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

Records on 04-11 in each year
Year	Records
1800	1
1803	1
1808	1
1809	1
1812	3
1818	1
1831	1
1832	1
1834	1
1837	1
1845	1
1854	1
1857	1
1863	2
1865	2
1866	1
1868	1
1869	3
1871	1
1874	1
1876	2
1879	2
1880	2
1881	1
1882	2
1885	1
1886	1
1887	2
1888	4
1889	2
1890	2
1891	2
1892	3
1894	7
1895	5
1896	3
1898	7
1899	11
1900	6
1901	4
1902	6
1903	13
1904	12
1905	20
1906	19
1907	7
1908	12
1909	30
1910	19
1911	19
1912	47
1913	48
1914	38
1915	127
1916	64
1917	62
1918	43
1919	42
1920	73
1921	32
1922	140
1923	89
1924	169
1925	197
1926	198
1927	156
1928	220
1929	214
1930	761
1931	185
1932	497
1933	481
1934	246
1935	261
1936	175
1937	245
1938	289
1939	611
1940	932
1941	579
1942	301
1943	546
1944	626
1945	890
1946	383
1947	478
1948	921
1949	402
1950	322
1951	623
1952	502
1953	594
1954	392
1955	610
1956	420
1957	508
1958	473
1959	582
1960	469
1961	532
1962	384
1963	450
1964	255
1965	763
1966	599
1967	757
1968	663
1969	353
1970	522
1971	495
1972	792
1973	1,479
1974	982
1975	851
1976	478
1977	1,231
1978	854
1979	977
1980	399
1981	1,036
1982	1,132
1983	1,040
1984	623
1985	952
1986	1,062
1987	440
1988	1,162
1989	1,931
1990	1,347
1991	1,287
1992	978
1993	722
1994	952
1995	2,134
1996	1,182
1997	3,077
1998	916
1999	1,318
2000	667
2001	1,865
2002	568
2003	1,156
2004	888
2005	930
2006	666
2007	962
2008	1,373
2009	1,102
2010	623
2011	1,664
2012	806
2013	1,482
2014	633
2015	399
2016	534
2017	489
2018	795
2019	812
2020	625
2021	892
2022	1,179
2023	1,036
2024	782
2025	1,177
2026	604

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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 10	200
10 to 20	19
20 to 30	9
30 to 40	4
40 to 50	6
50 to 60	3
60 to 70	3
70 to 80	1