Weather Records on 14 April 1938

728 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 14 April 1938. Highest significance: Grantsburg, US.

Key Facts for 14 April 1938

On 14 April 1938, 728 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
585 were record highs and 26 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 6 monthly and 722 daily.
Grantsburg set a daily record precipitation of 54.1 mm (2.1 in) on 14 April 1938.
Across 163 earlier years (1801 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 485 records.

Record Map

728 stations

728 station records on 14 April 1938 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 14 April 1938: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Grantsburg	United States	Record daily precipitation	54.1 mm (2.1 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Rockhampton Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Kloofend	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	73.9 mm (2.9 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Gunnison 3SW	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Collbran	United States	Record daily precipitation	26.2 mm (1.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Kabra Railway STN	Australia	Record daily precipitation	98.6 mm (3.9 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Ashland Exp Farm	United States	Record daily precipitation	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Silverton	United States	Record daily snowfall	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Newark Liberty Intl AP	United States	Record high maximum temperature	28.3 C (82.9 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Gracemere Russell St	Australia	Record daily precipitation	68.1 mm (2.7 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Salida	United States	Record daily precipitation	30.7 mm (1.2 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Neillsville 3ESE	United States	Record daily precipitation	36.3 mm (1.4 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Ironwood	United States	Record daily precipitation	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Pine Rvr Dam	United States	Record daily precipitation	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Rhinelander	United States	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Saint Johns	United States	Record daily snowfall	8.9 cm (3.5 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Fond du Lac Wwtp	United States	Record high minimum temperature	15.0 C (59.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Spooner Ag Rsch STN	United States	Record daily precipitation	51.8 mm (2.0 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Saginaw Mbs Intl AP	United States	Record high minimum temperature	15.6 C (60.1 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Boulder	United States	Record daily precipitation	41.9 mm (1.6 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Farmington 3NW	United States	Record daily precipitation	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Peterborough	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	23.3 C (73.9 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Hart 3 WSW	United States	Record high minimum temperature	12.8 C (55.0 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Watertown Wwtp	United States	Record high minimum temperature	13.9 C (57.0 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Cleveland 2717 Euclid	United States	Record high minimum temperature	17.2 C (63.0 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
New London	United States	Record high minimum temperature	12.8 C (55.0 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Oshkosh	United States	Record high minimum temperature	13.9 C (57.0 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Waukesha Wwtp	United States	Record high minimum temperature	13.3 C (55.9 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Gatcombe Head	Australia	Record daily precipitation	43.7 mm (1.7 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Nuwara Eliya	Sri Lanka	Record high minimum temperature	14.3 C (57.7 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Grand Rapids Wb City	United States	Record high minimum temperature	15.6 C (60.1 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Holland Wtp	United States	Record high minimum temperature	16.1 C (61.0 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Beloit	United States	Record high minimum temperature	13.9 C (57.0 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Milwaukee Wb City	United States	Record high minimum temperature	12.2 C (54.0 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Owen Sound	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	24.4 C (75.9 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Simcoe	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	23.9 C (75.0 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Vestervig	Denmark	Record high maximum temperature	14.7 C (58.5 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Frederick Police Brks	United States	Record high minimum temperature	17.8 C (64.0 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Higgins Lake	United States	Record high minimum temperature	10.6 C (51.1 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Winona	United States	Record high minimum temperature	15.6 C (60.1 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Toledo Blade	United States	Record high minimum temperature	14.4 C (57.9 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Burlington	United States	Record high minimum temperature	11.1 C (52.0 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Northfield	United States	Record high maximum temperature	24.4 C (75.9 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Stanley Wwtp	United States	Record daily precipitation	27.2 mm (1.1 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Philadelphia City	United States	Record high maximum temperature	27.8 C (82.0 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Burketown Post Office	Australia	Record high maximum temperature	38.3 C (100.9 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Ridgetown	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	12.8 C (55.0 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Algona	United States	Record high minimum temperature	15.0 C (59.0 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Bay City	United States	Record high minimum temperature	14.4 C (57.9 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
S Haven	United States	Record high minimum temperature	14.4 C (57.9 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Plymouth	United States	Record high maximum temperature	24.4 C (75.9 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Northfield	United States	Record high minimum temperature	7.2 C (45.0 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Eau Claire	United States	Record daily precipitation	55.9 mm (2.2 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Lake Mills Wwtp	United States	Record high minimum temperature	12.8 C (55.0 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Pine River 3 NE	United States	Record high minimum temperature	12.8 C (55.0 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Portage Wwtp	United States	Record high minimum temperature	13.3 C (55.9 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Stevens Pt	United States	Record high minimum temperature	13.3 C (55.9 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Waupaca	United States	Record high minimum temperature	12.8 C (55.0 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Huron Rgnl AP	United States	Record high minimum temperature	10.6 C (51.1 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Degilbo Rail STN	Australia	Record daily precipitation	28.4 mm (1.1 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

728 records

Records set or tied on 14 April 1938 by type: Highest daily maximum 218, Lowest daily maximum 20, Highest daily minimum 367, Lowest daily minimum 6, Heaviest daily rainfall 109, Heaviest daily snowfall 8.

Records on 14 April 1938 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	218
Lowest daily maximum	20
Highest daily minimum	367
Lowest daily minimum	6
Heaviest daily rainfall	109
Heaviest daily snowfall	8
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 14 April 1938 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 6, daily 722.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

614 broken records

Margins by which the 614 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 178.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

14 April 1938

Top 20 records on 14 April 1938 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
14 April 1938	Grantsburg, US	daily rain	54.1 mm (2.1 in)	31.2 mm (1.2 in)	43 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
14 April 1938	Rockhampton Post Office, AU	daily rain	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	48.5 mm (1.9 in)	44 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
14 April 1938	Kloofend, ZA	daily rain	73.9 mm (2.9 in)	59.4 mm (2.3 in)	19 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
14 April 1938	Gunnison 3SW, US	daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	43 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
14 April 1938	Collbran, US	daily rain	26.2 mm (1.0 in)	15.5 mm (0.6 in)	42 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
14 April 1938	Kabra Railway STN, AU	daily rain	98.6 mm (3.9 in)	98.6 mm (3.9 in)	38 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
14 April 1938	Ashland Exp Farm, US	daily rain	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	21.1 mm (0.8 in)	32 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
14 April 1938	Silverton, US	daily snowfall	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	28 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
14 April 1938	Newark Liberty Intl AP, US	daily high max	28.3 C (82.9 F)	0.5 C (0.9 F)	93 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
14 April 1938	Gracemere Russell St, AU	daily rain	68.1 mm (2.7 in)	49.0 mm (1.9 in)	32 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
14 April 1938	Salida, US	daily rain	30.7 mm (1.2 in)	21.0 mm (0.8 in)	20 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
14 April 1938	Neillsville 3ESE, US	daily rain	36.3 mm (1.4 in)	23.1 mm (0.9 in)	16 years	32 of 100 (Routine)
14 April 1938	Ironwood, US	daily rain	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	17.8 mm (0.7 in)	12 years	31 of 100 (Routine)
14 April 1938	Pine Rvr Dam, US	daily rain	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	15.3 mm (0.6 in)	32 years	31 of 100 (Routine)
14 April 1938	Rhinelander, US	daily rain	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	18.8 mm (0.7 in)	9 years	31 of 100 (Routine)
14 April 1938	Saint Johns, US	daily snowfall	8.9 cm (3.5 in)	8.9 cm (3.5 in)	36 years	30 of 100 (Routine)
14 April 1938	Fond du Lac Wwtp, US	daily high min	15.0 C (59.0 F)	7.2 C (13.0 F)	41 years	30 of 100 (Routine)
14 April 1938	Spooner Ag Rsch STN, US	monthly rain	51.8 mm (2.0 in)	3.5 mm (0.14 in)	37 years	29 of 100 (Routine)
14 April 1938	Saginaw Mbs Intl AP, US	daily high min	15.6 C (60.1 F)	6.7 C (12.1 F)	38 years	29 of 100 (Routine)
14 April 1938	Boulder, US	daily rain	41.9 mm (1.6 in)	19.3 mm (0.8 in)	20 years	28 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

1801 to 1938

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1801 to 1938. 1938 had 728 records.

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

Records on 04-14 in each year
Year	Records
1801	1
1817	1
1825	1
1834	1
1836	1
1839	1
1842	2
1846	1
1849	1
1852	1
1853	2
1856	2
1858	2
1859	1
1865	2
1866	1
1869	5
1872	1
1873	1
1874	1
1876	1
1880	1
1881	1
1885	2
1886	1
1887	3
1888	1
1889	2
1890	8
1891	1
1892	5
1893	1
1894	1
1896	7
1897	5
1898	3
1899	5
1900	5
1901	4
1902	3
1903	18
1904	33
1905	24
1906	15
1907	24
1908	11
1909	45
1910	22
1911	27
1912	29
1913	62
1914	34
1915	18
1916	34
1917	69
1918	28
1919	24
1920	106
1921	43
1922	97
1923	166
1924	143
1925	123
1926	199
1927	295
1928	518
1929	150
1930	308
1931	821
1932	247
1933	507
1934	398
1935	404
1936	539
1937	293
1938	728
1939	797
1940	1,051
1941	1,008
1942	326
1943	942
1944	227
1945	803
1946	212
1947	530
1948	362
1949	402
1950	1,104
1951	434
1952	527
1953	432
1954	997
1955	531
1956	369
1957	518
1958	421
1959	494
1960	306
1961	740
1962	660
1963	525
1964	443
1965	343
1966	362
1967	532
1968	676
1969	344
1970	728
1971	473
1972	1,107
1973	563
1974	722
1975	683
1976	874
1977	821
1978	322
1979	534
1980	1,509
1981	753
1982	711
1983	1,874
1984	398
1985	825
1986	1,422
1987	869
1988	1,011
1989	1,181
1990	1,189
1991	895
1992	817
1993	683
1994	805
1995	635
1996	972
1997	1,600
1998	1,336
1999	1,110
2000	1,177
2001	1,082
2002	1,315
2003	1,802
2004	1,047
2005	593
2006	1,601
2007	1,654
2008	1,097
2009	1,015
2010	739
2011	762
2012	693
2013	912
2014	1,420
2015	704
2016	481
2017	486
2018	1,110
2019	758
2020	1,428
2021	569
2022	1,484
2023	1,106
2024	1,208
2025	870
2026	1,067

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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 25	602
25 to 50	6
50 to 75	2
75 to 100	2
100 to 125	0
125 to 150	1
150 to 175	0
175 to 200	1