Weather Records on 19 April 1938

433 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 19 April 1938. Highest significance: Houghton (Glen Ewin), AU.

Key Facts for 19 April 1938

On 19 April 1938, 433 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
286 were record highs and 42 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 1 were all-time records, 6 monthly and 426 daily.
Houghton (Glen Ewin) set an all-time record daily precipitation of 144.8 mm (5.7 in) on 19 April 1938.
Across 161 earlier years (1807 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 459 records.

Record Map

433 stations

433 station records on 19 April 1938 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 19 April 1938: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Houghton (Glen Ewin)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	144.8 mm (5.7 in)	71 of 100 (Major)
Praha-Klementinum	Czech Republic	Record low minimum temperature	-1.3 C (29.7 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Arrino	Australia	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Whittlesea	Australia	Record daily precipitation	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Komga (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	32.5 mm (1.3 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Elliotdale (Tnk)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Avoca	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	30.7 mm (1.2 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Kinglake West (Wallaby Creek)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	50.5 mm (2.0 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Wonderboom	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	34.0 mm (1.3 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
New Norcia	Australia	Record daily precipitation	37.3 mm (1.5 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Karlsruhe	Germany	Record low minimum temperature	-4.7 C (23.5 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Digby	Canada	Record daily precipitation	35.3 mm (1.4 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Nurnberg	Germany	Record low minimum temperature	-6.1 C (21.0 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Chemnitz	Germany	Record low minimum temperature	-3.6 C (25.5 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Stuart Mill State School	Australia	Record daily precipitation	26.9 mm (1.1 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Yan Yean	Australia	Record daily precipitation	28.2 mm (1.1 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Putbus	Germany	Record low minimum temperature	-1.7 C (28.9 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Benson	United States	Record high minimum temperature	20.6 C (69.1 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Plauen	Germany	Record low minimum temperature	-5.4 C (22.3 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Clausthal-Zellerfeld	Germany	Record low minimum temperature	-7.3 C (18.9 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Weissenburg	Germany	Record low minimum temperature	-7.4 C (18.7 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Ponce 4 E	Puerto Rico [United States]	Record low minimum temperature	15.6 C (60.1 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Provincetown 3 NW	United States	Record high maximum temperature	22.2 C (72.0 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Greensborough	Australia	Record daily precipitation	35.1 mm (1.4 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Husum	Germany	Record low minimum temperature	-3.5 C (25.7 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Rowlesburg 1	United States	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Bamberg	Germany	Record low minimum temperature	-5.6 C (21.9 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Arnsberg	Germany	Record low minimum temperature	-3.5 C (25.7 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Heinersreuth-Vollhof	Germany	Record low minimum temperature	-5.8 C (21.6 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Richfield	United States	Record high minimum temperature	16.1 C (61.0 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Fort Macleod	Canada	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Kaiserslautern	Germany	Record low minimum temperature	-4.6 C (23.7 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Greifswald	Germany	Record low minimum temperature	-3.1 C (26.4 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Green Rvr	United States	Record high minimum temperature	7.2 C (45.0 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
St Georges	Canada	Record daily precipitation	17.3 mm (0.7 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Ust-Maja	Russia	Record daily precipitation	5.8 mm (0.23 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Moorestown 4 E	United States	Record daily precipitation	24.4 mm (1.0 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Rokewood (the Meadows)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	22.4 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Steamboat Springs	United States	Record daily precipitation	19.8 mm (0.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Ravenswood Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	15.7 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Charleston 1	United States	Record daily precipitation	22.6 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Fort Macleod	Canada	Record daily precipitation	5.1 mm (0.20 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Kamennaja-Step	Russia	Record daily precipitation	6.0 mm (0.24 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
New Brunswick Exp STN	United States	Record daily precipitation	20.3 mm (0.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Sutton	United States	Record daily precipitation	17.8 mm (0.7 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Orange 3	Australia	Record daily precipitation	22.9 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Savanne	Canada	Record daily precipitation	17.0 mm (0.7 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Hamburg Fuhlsbuettel	Germany	Record low minimum temperature	-4.8 C (23.4 F)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Middleton (Sar)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	12.4 mm (0.5 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
San Jon	United States	Record high minimum temperature	16.1 C (61.0 F)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Green Bay	United States	Record high minimum temperature	11.1 C (52.0 F)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Warrinilla	Australia	Record daily precipitation	6.6 mm (0.26 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Budgeree East (Claremont)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Walhalla	Australia	Record daily precipitation	28.4 mm (1.1 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Regensburg	Germany	Record low minimum temperature	-3.9 C (25.0 F)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Zagreb-Gric	Croatia	Record low maximum temperature	8.0 C (46.4 F)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Westhope	United States	Record high minimum temperature	12.2 C (54.0 F)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Confluence 1 NW	United States	Record daily precipitation	20.3 mm (0.8 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Greensboro Lock 7	United States	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Harpers Ferry River	United States	Record daily precipitation	24.4 mm (1.0 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

433 records

Records set or tied on 19 April 1938 by type: Highest daily maximum 96, Lowest daily maximum 9, Highest daily minimum 190, Lowest daily minimum 33, Heaviest daily rainfall 101, Heaviest daily snowfall 4.

Records on 19 April 1938 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	96
Lowest daily maximum	9
Highest daily minimum	190
Lowest daily minimum	33
Heaviest daily rainfall	101
Heaviest daily snowfall	4
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 19 April 1938 by timescale: all-time 1, monthly 6, daily 426.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

340 broken records

Margins by which the 340 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 56.9. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

19 April 1938

Top 20 records on 19 April 1938 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
19 April 1938	Houghton (Glen Ewin), AU	all-time rain	144.8 mm (5.7 in)	56.9 mm (2.2 in)	28 years	71 of 100 (Major)
19 April 1938	Praha-Klementinum, CZ	daily low min	-1.3 C (29.7 F)	0.6 C (1.1 F)	130 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
19 April 1938	Arrino, AU	daily rain	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	28.7 mm (1.1 in)	9 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
19 April 1938	Whittlesea, AU	daily rain	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	20.8 mm (0.8 in)	31 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
19 April 1938	Komga (Pol), ZA	daily rain	32.5 mm (1.3 in)	18.0 mm (0.7 in)	49 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
19 April 1938	Elliotdale (Tnk), ZA	daily rain	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	39.9 mm (1.6 in)	7 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
19 April 1938	Avoca, ZA	daily rain	30.7 mm (1.2 in)	11.1 mm (0.4 in)	49 years	31 of 100 (Routine)
19 April 1938	Kinglake West (Wallaby Creek), AU	daily rain	50.5 mm (2.0 in)	18.5 mm (0.7 in)	28 years	29 of 100 (Routine)
19 April 1938	Wonderboom, ZA	daily rain	34.0 mm (1.3 in)	20.8 mm (0.8 in)	15 years	29 of 100 (Routine)
19 April 1938	New Norcia, AU	daily rain	37.3 mm (1.5 in)	15.7 mm (0.6 in)	0 years	28 of 100 (Routine)
19 April 1938	Karlsruhe, DE	daily low min	-4.7 C (23.5 F)	4.2 C (7.6 F)	35 years	28 of 100 (Routine)
19 April 1938	Digby, CA	daily rain	35.3 mm (1.4 in)	21.6 mm (0.9 in)	8 years	27 of 100 (Routine)
19 April 1938	Nurnberg, DE	daily low min	-6.1 C (21.0 F)	3.1 C (5.6 F)	36 years	26 of 100 (Routine)
19 April 1938	Chemnitz, DE	daily low min	-3.6 C (25.5 F)	1.8 C (3.2 F)	53 years	26 of 100 (Routine)
19 April 1938	Stuart Mill State School, AU	daily rain	26.9 mm (1.1 in)	8.1 mm (0.32 in)	42 years	25 of 100 (Routine)
19 April 1938	Yan Yean, AU	daily rain	28.2 mm (1.1 in)	6.6 mm (0.26 in)	31 years	25 of 100 (Routine)
19 April 1938	Putbus, DE	daily low min	-1.7 C (28.9 F)	0.3 C (0.5 F)	53 years	25 of 100 (Routine)
19 April 1938	Benson, US	daily high min	20.6 C (69.1 F)	8.4 C (15.1 F)	1 year	25 of 100 (Routine)
19 April 1938	Plauen, DE	daily low min	-5.4 C (22.3 F)	1.4 C (2.5 F)	53 years	24 of 100 (Routine)
19 April 1938	Clausthal-Zellerfeld, DE	daily low min	-7.3 C (18.9 F)	3.7 C (6.7 F)	35 years	24 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

1807 to 1938

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1807 to 1938. 1938 had 433 records.

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

Records on 04-19 in each year
Year	Records
1807	2
1814	1
1840	1
1843	1
1845	1
1847	1
1849	2
1851	2
1852	3
1854	1
1860	2
1862	1
1865	3
1868	1
1870	1
1871	2
1873	1
1875	1
1876	1
1877	3
1878	2
1880	1
1881	2
1883	1
1884	2
1886	1
1890	7
1892	3
1893	5
1894	15
1895	6
1896	3
1897	4
1898	6
1899	3
1900	2
1901	4
1902	3
1903	16
1904	31
1905	5
1906	23
1907	27
1908	14
1909	43
1910	37
1911	31
1912	14
1913	29
1914	42
1915	32
1916	26
1917	26
1918	53
1919	25
1920	66
1921	34
1922	46
1923	106
1924	99
1925	208
1926	421
1927	609
1928	404
1929	167
1930	70
1931	164
1932	125
1933	242
1934	291
1935	256
1936	382
1937	569
1938	433
1939	383
1940	361
1941	747
1942	254
1943	588
1944	290
1945	295
1946	501
1947	314
1948	817
1949	384
1950	211
1951	576
1952	450
1953	1,158
1954	342
1955	858
1956	480
1957	576
1958	268
1959	526
1960	216
1961	759
1962	567
1963	510
1964	478
1965	578
1966	1,188
1967	915
1968	612
1969	697
1970	943
1971	721
1972	573
1973	811
1974	593
1975	584
1976	863
1977	686
1978	616
1979	592
1980	844
1981	677
1982	641
1983	2,588
1984	720
1985	1,388
1986	522
1987	1,493
1988	1,100
1989	881
1990	1,502
1991	1,068
1992	594
1993	613
1994	1,117
1995	1,347
1996	751
1997	899
1998	1,049
1999	794
2000	963
2001	1,135
2002	1,612
2003	824
2004	783
2005	851
2006	1,111
2007	759
2008	926
2009	737
2010	600
2011	1,363
2012	660
2013	2,068
2014	436
2015	692
2016	813
2017	485
2018	1,490
2019	856
2020	444
2021	640
2022	1,166
2023	828
2024	790
2025	1,135
2026	460

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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	324
10 to 20	9
20 to 30	4
30 to 40	2
40 to 50	0
50 to 60	1