Weather Records on 24 April 1938

191 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 24 April 1938. Highest significance: Chitradurga, IN.

Key Facts for 24 April 1938

On 24 April 1938, 191 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
63 were record highs and 37 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 1 monthly and 190 daily.
Chitradurga set a daily record precipitation of 35.6 mm (1.4 in) on 24 April 1938.
Across 169 earlier years (1799 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 442 records.

Record Map

191 stations

191 station records on 24 April 1938 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 24 April 1938: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Chitradurga	India	Record daily precipitation	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Frazerpet	India	Record daily precipitation	37.3 mm (1.5 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
St Joseph	United States	Record daily precipitation	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Victoria Cp&L	United States	Record daily precipitation	106.7 mm (4.2 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Nedumangad	India	Record daily precipitation	74.2 mm (2.9 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Palayankottai	India	Record daily precipitation	38.6 mm (1.5 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Gospic	Croatia	Record low minimum temperature	-7.4 C (18.7 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Santa Maria	United States	Record daily precipitation	26.9 mm (1.1 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Mc Cool Junction	United States	Record daily precipitation	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Bourke Post Office	Australia	Record high minimum temperature	20.0 C (68.0 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Salzburg	Austria	Record low maximum temperature	5.0 C (41.0 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Paravur	India	Record daily precipitation	76.2 mm (3.0 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Tumby Bay (Hillview)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Quilon Pwd	India	Record daily precipitation	46.0 mm (1.8 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Wray	United States	Record daily precipitation	38.4 mm (1.5 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Walgett Council Depot	Australia	Record high maximum temperature	33.6 C (92.5 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Gumma	India	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Leoti	United States	Record high minimum temperature	12.8 C (55.0 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Park City G.C.	United States	Record high minimum temperature	10.6 C (51.1 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Hvar	Croatia	Record low minimum temperature	3.5 C (38.3 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Gauhati Obsy	India	Record daily precipitation	47.5 mm (1.9 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Tot-Ma	Russia	Record daily precipitation	16.1 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Angiola	United States	Record daily precipitation	16.5 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Qacu (Bos)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	15.2 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Mqanduli (Tnk)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	22.9 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Hamilton	Australia	Record daily precipitation	23.1 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Kursk	Russia	Record daily precipitation	17.3 mm (0.7 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Mina	United States	Record daily precipitation	15.7 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Wilkie	Australia	Record daily precipitation	16.0 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Keilands	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	8.9 mm (0.35 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Dordrecht - Tnk 14	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	9.4 mm (0.37 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Butterworth (Tnk)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	12.2 mm (0.5 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Mudigere	India	Record daily precipitation	24.9 mm (1.0 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Puttur	India	Record daily precipitation	39.6 mm (1.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Biskra	Algeria	Record low maximum temperature	17.0 C (62.6 F)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Bourke Post Office	Australia	Record high maximum temperature	35.0 C (95.0 F)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Clausthal-Zellerfeld	Germany	Record low minimum temperature	-3.4 C (25.9 F)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Hiriyur	India	Record daily precipitation	9.4 mm (0.37 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Irikkur	India	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Palani	India	Record daily precipitation	25.9 mm (1.0 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Pilgrims Rest (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	11.9 mm (0.5 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Southern Pines 2 W	United States	Record low minimum temperature	0.6 C (33.1 F)	19 of 100 (Routine)
New Braunfels	United States	Record daily precipitation	31.5 mm (1.2 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Bancroft	United States	Record high minimum temperature	15.6 C (60.1 F)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Saskatoon Diefenbaker Int'l A	Canada	Record low minimum temperature	-11.1 C (12.0 F)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Gorlitz	Germany	Record low maximum temperature	5.1 C (41.2 F)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Huxley	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	16.5 mm (0.6 in)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Parker	United States	Record high minimum temperature	18.3 C (64.9 F)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Rockport 1 ESE	United States	Record high minimum temperature	9.4 C (48.9 F)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Grand Meadow	United States	Record daily precipitation	25.9 mm (1.0 in)	18 of 100 (Routine)
American River	Australia	Record daily precipitation	18.5 mm (0.7 in)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Hamburg Fuhlsbuettel	Germany	Record low minimum temperature	-3.1 C (26.4 F)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Kasargod	India	Record daily precipitation	23.4 mm (0.9 in)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Zametchino	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	10.9 C (51.6 F)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Exwell Park	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	8.6 mm (0.34 in)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Williams	United States	Record high minimum temperature	6.7 C (44.1 F)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Sierra Madre Henszey	United States	Record low maximum temperature	13.9 C (57.0 F)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Greeley	United States	Record high maximum temperature	26.7 C (80.1 F)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Pierce 1 E	United States	Record high maximum temperature	33.9 C (93.0 F)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Laramie	United States	Record high minimum temperature	5.0 C (41.0 F)	17 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

191 records

Records set or tied on 24 April 1938 by type: Highest daily maximum 25, Lowest daily maximum 20, Highest daily minimum 38, Lowest daily minimum 17, Heaviest daily rainfall 90, Heaviest daily snowfall 1.

Records on 24 April 1938 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	25
Lowest daily maximum	20
Highest daily minimum	38
Lowest daily minimum	17
Heaviest daily rainfall	90
Heaviest daily snowfall	1
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 24 April 1938 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 1, daily 190.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

162 broken records

Margins by which the 162 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 39.4. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

24 April 1938

Top 20 records on 24 April 1938 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
24 April 1938	Chitradurga, IN	daily rain	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	0 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
24 April 1938	Frazerpet, IN	daily rain	37.3 mm (1.5 in)	22.8 mm (0.9 in)	33 years	32 of 100 (Routine)
24 April 1938	St Joseph, US	daily rain	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	26.9 mm (1.1 in)	0 years	32 of 100 (Routine)
24 April 1938	Victoria Cp&L, US	daily rain	106.7 mm (4.2 in)	39.4 mm (1.6 in)	32 years	32 of 100 (Routine)
24 April 1938	Nedumangad, IN	daily rain	74.2 mm (2.9 in)	36.1 mm (1.4 in)	19 years	30 of 100 (Routine)
24 April 1938	Palayankottai, IN	daily rain	38.6 mm (1.5 in)	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	17 years	30 of 100 (Routine)
24 April 1938	Gospic, HR	daily low min	-7.4 C (18.7 F)	5.4 C (9.7 F)	32 years	29 of 100 (Routine)
24 April 1938	Santa Maria, US	daily rain	26.9 mm (1.1 in)	9.1 mm (0.36 in)	41 years	28 of 100 (Routine)
24 April 1938	Mc Cool Junction, US	daily rain	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	17.0 mm (0.7 in)	33 years	28 of 100 (Routine)
24 April 1938	Bourke Post Office, AU	daily high min	20.0 C (68.0 F)	1.1 C (2.0 F)	63 years	27 of 100 (Routine)
24 April 1938	Salzburg, AT	daily low max	5.0 C (41.0 F)	1.6 C (2.9 F)	60 years	26 of 100 (Routine)
24 April 1938	Paravur, IN	daily rain	76.2 mm (3.0 in)	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	25 years	26 of 100 (Routine)
24 April 1938	Tumby Bay (Hillview), AU	daily rain	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	14.7 mm (0.6 in)	12 years	25 of 100 (Routine)
24 April 1938	Quilon Pwd, IN	daily rain	46.0 mm (1.8 in)	27.7 mm (1.1 in)	25 years	25 of 100 (Routine)
24 April 1938	Wray, US	daily rain	38.4 mm (1.5 in)	11.2 mm (0.4 in)	37 years	25 of 100 (Routine)
24 April 1938	Walgett Council Depot, AU	daily high max	33.6 C (92.5 F)	3.0 C (5.4 F)	38 years	24 of 100 (Routine)
24 April 1938	Gumma, IN	daily rain	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	15.5 mm (0.6 in)	20 years	24 of 100 (Routine)
24 April 1938	Leoti, US	daily high min	12.8 C (55.0 F)	3.4 C (6.1 F)	44 years	24 of 100 (Routine)
24 April 1938	Park City G.C., US	daily high min	10.6 C (51.1 F)	4.5 C (8.1 F)	36 years	24 of 100 (Routine)
24 April 1938	Hvar, HR	daily low min	3.5 C (38.3 F)	3.9 C (7.0 F)	7 years	23 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

1799 to 1938

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1799 to 1938. 1938 had 191 records.

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

Records on 04-24 in each year
Year	Records
1799	1
1805	1
1806	1
1807	1
1809	1
1812	2
1815	1
1817	1
1838	1
1839	1
1842	1
1843	1
1852	3
1854	4
1855	2
1857	3
1861	1
1865	1
1866	1
1868	1
1869	1
1872	2
1874	2
1875	4
1876	1
1878	2
1880	1
1881	2
1883	3
1884	1
1885	1
1886	4
1887	1
1888	3
1889	1
1890	1
1892	2
1893	3
1894	2
1895	3
1897	2
1898	4
1899	6
1900	1
1901	10
1902	3
1903	22
1904	9
1905	16
1906	25
1907	12
1908	21
1909	25
1910	46
1911	19
1912	11
1913	39
1914	15
1915	54
1916	24
1917	46
1918	112
1919	88
1920	51
1921	34
1922	56
1923	97
1924	155
1925	465
1926	353
1927	352
1928	319
1929	150
1930	659
1931	366
1932	218
1933	224
1934	297
1935	222
1936	188
1937	567
1938	191
1939	557
1940	501
1941	262
1942	614
1943	577
1944	571
1945	414
1946	487
1947	261
1948	501
1949	363
1950	635
1951	351
1952	507
1953	390
1954	547
1955	670
1956	642
1957	631
1958	693
1959	414
1960	1,283
1961	1,149
1962	669
1963	361
1964	498
1965	473
1966	539
1967	1,176
1968	897
1969	547
1970	963
1971	770
1972	398
1973	394
1974	708
1975	628
1976	523
1977	1,035
1978	389
1979	664
1980	1,157
1981	1,104
1982	862
1983	1,344
1984	745
1985	744
1986	1,009
1987	775
1988	756
1989	1,776
1990	1,208
1991	605
1992	669
1993	1,015
1994	862
1995	1,609
1996	1,273
1997	1,227
1998	1,085
1999	1,148
2000	1,110
2001	1,146
2002	1,052
2003	851
2004	774
2005	1,747
2006	844
2007	1,156
2008	799
2009	1,056
2010	753
2011	1,018
2012	2,024
2013	1,572
2014	494
2015	566
2016	480
2017	747
2018	740
2019	863
2020	544
2021	471
2022	596
2023	745
2024	387
2025	433
2026	571

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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 5	104
5 to 10	31
10 to 15	8
15 to 20	8
20 to 25	4
25 to 30	3
30 to 35	2
35 to 40	2