Weather Records on 7 May 1938

467 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 7 May 1938. Highest significance: Onda, IN.

Key Facts for 7 May 1938

On 7 May 1938, 467 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
41 were record highs and 252 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 18 monthly and 449 daily.
Onda set a daily record precipitation of 55.4 mm (2.2 in) on 7 May 1938.
Across 168 earlier years (1795 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 418 records.

Record Map

467 stations

467 station records on 7 May 1938 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 7 May 1938: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Onda	India	Record daily precipitation	55.4 mm (2.2 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Hartington	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Vinita 2 N	United States	Record daily precipitation	78.7 mm (3.1 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Baunsi	India	Record daily precipitation	69.9 mm (2.8 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Phillipsburg 1 SSE	United States	Record daily precipitation	39.9 mm (1.6 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Yuma	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Little Sioux	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Saguache	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.7 cm (4.2 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Maharajganj	India	Record daily precipitation	59.4 mm (2.3 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Lexington	United States	Record daily precipitation	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Waiopai Rch 256	United States	Record daily precipitation	41.9 mm (1.6 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Trinidad	United States	Record daily precipitation	27.2 mm (1.1 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Dresden	United States	Record daily precipitation	42.9 mm (1.7 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Houma	United States	Record daily precipitation	73.7 mm (2.9 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Springfield	United States	Record daily precipitation	51.3 mm (2.0 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Battleford	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	2.8 C (37.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Jiwanpur Sagri	India	Record daily precipitation	36.3 mm (1.4 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Trinidad	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Columbus	United States	Record daily precipitation	61.2 mm (2.4 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Edmonton	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	3.3 C (37.9 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Saguache	United States	Record low maximum temperature	4.4 C (39.9 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Le Mars	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Salem	United States	Record daily precipitation	38.4 mm (1.5 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Medicine Hat A	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	2.2 C (36.0 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Khurda	India	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Swift Current	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	0.0 C (32.0 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Liberal	United States	Record low maximum temperature	6.7 C (44.1 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Tribune 1W	United States	Record daily precipitation	33.8 mm (1.3 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Broken Bow 2 W	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Ravenna	United States	Record daily precipitation	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Lakin	United States	Record low maximum temperature	7.8 C (46.0 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Mason City	United States	Record daily precipitation	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Amlagora	India	Record daily precipitation	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Burlington	United States	Record daily snowfall	6.1 cm (2.4 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Colby	United States	Record low maximum temperature	7.8 C (46.0 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Ellsworth	United States	Record low maximum temperature	7.8 C (46.0 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Richfield	United States	Record low maximum temperature	6.1 C (43.0 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Lockwood	United States	Record daily precipitation	57.2 mm (2.3 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Mtn Grove 2 N	United States	Record daily precipitation	45.5 mm (1.8 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
David City 4E	United States	Record low maximum temperature	8.3 C (46.9 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Alvin	United States	Record daily precipitation	55.9 mm (2.2 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Huntsville	United States	Record daily precipitation	64.0 mm (2.5 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Biser	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	9.6 C (49.3 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Ft Smith	United States	Record daily precipitation	47.5 mm (1.9 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Manassa	United States	Record low maximum temperature	2.8 C (37.0 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Dresden	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Oberlin	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Scott City	United States	Record low maximum temperature	7.2 C (45.0 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Eldon	United States	Record daily precipitation	44.5 mm (1.8 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Beaver	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-6.7 C (19.9 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Ranfurly	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	2.8 C (37.0 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Loukahi	India	Record daily precipitation	28.2 mm (1.1 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Lake Moraine	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-5.6 C (21.9 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Colby	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Virginia City	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Concordia ASOS	United States	Record low maximum temperature	8.9 C (48.0 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Eureka Springs 3 WNW	United States	Record daily precipitation	41.4 mm (1.6 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Rocky Ford 2 SE	United States	Record low maximum temperature	8.3 C (46.9 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Little Sioux	United States	Record daily precipitation	32.5 mm (1.3 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Lamar 7N	United States	Record daily precipitation	64.8 mm (2.6 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

467 records

Records set or tied on 7 May 1938 by type: Highest daily maximum 15, Lowest daily maximum 164, Highest daily minimum 26, Lowest daily minimum 88, Heaviest daily rainfall 146, Heaviest daily snowfall 25, Deepest snow cover 3.

Records on 7 May 1938 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	15
Lowest daily maximum	164
Highest daily minimum	26
Lowest daily minimum	88
Heaviest daily rainfall	146
Heaviest daily snowfall	25
Deepest snow cover	3

Records on 7 May 1938 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 18, daily 449.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

389 broken records

Margins by which the 389 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 107.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

7 May 1938

Top 20 records on 7 May 1938 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
7 May 1938	Onda, IN	daily rain	55.4 mm (2.2 in)	42.7 mm (1.7 in)	28 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
7 May 1938	Hartington, US	monthly snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	45 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
7 May 1938	Vinita 2 N, US	daily rain	78.7 mm (3.1 in)	60.9 mm (2.4 in)	25 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
7 May 1938	Baunsi, IN	daily rain	69.9 mm (2.8 in)	46.8 mm (1.8 in)	29 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
7 May 1938	Phillipsburg 1 SSE, US	daily rain	39.9 mm (1.6 in)	24.4 mm (1.0 in)	37 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
7 May 1938	Yuma, US	daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	44 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
7 May 1938	Little Sioux, US	monthly snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	33 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
7 May 1938	Saguache, US	daily snowfall	10.7 cm (4.2 in)	10.7 cm (4.2 in)	38 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
7 May 1938	Maharajganj, IN	daily rain	59.4 mm (2.3 in)	29.9 mm (1.2 in)	33 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
7 May 1938	Lexington, US	daily rain	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	28.0 mm (1.1 in)	38 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
7 May 1938	Waiopai Rch 256, US	daily rain	41.9 mm (1.6 in)	26.4 mm (1.0 in)	23 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
7 May 1938	Trinidad, US	daily rain	27.2 mm (1.1 in)	24.7 mm (1.0 in)	16 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
7 May 1938	Dresden, US	daily rain	42.9 mm (1.7 in)	31.7 mm (1.2 in)	12 years	32 of 100 (Routine)
7 May 1938	Houma, US	daily rain	73.7 mm (2.9 in)	36.4 mm (1.4 in)	36 years	32 of 100 (Routine)
7 May 1938	Springfield, US	daily rain	51.3 mm (2.0 in)	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	19 years	32 of 100 (Routine)
7 May 1938	Battleford, CA	daily low max	2.8 C (37.0 F)	5.0 C (9.0 F)	57 years	31 of 100 (Routine)
7 May 1938	Jiwanpur Sagri, IN	daily rain	36.3 mm (1.4 in)	24.9 mm (1.0 in)	20 years	30 of 100 (Routine)
7 May 1938	Trinidad, US	daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	38 years	30 of 100 (Routine)
7 May 1938	Columbus, US	daily rain	61.2 mm (2.4 in)	22.3 mm (0.9 in)	38 years	30 of 100 (Routine)
7 May 1938	Edmonton, CA	daily low max	3.3 C (37.9 F)	5.0 C (9.0 F)	55 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

1795 to 1938

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1795 to 1938. 1938 had 467 records.

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

Records on 05-07 in each year
Year	Records
1795	2
1805	1
1816	1
1825	2
1837	1
1838	1
1844	1
1845	2
1846	1
1848	2
1850	2
1852	1
1853	1
1856	3
1857	1
1861	3
1862	1
1863	1
1864	1
1867	3
1869	1
1870	1
1872	1
1874	2
1876	3
1878	1
1879	2
1880	1
1884	2
1885	1
1886	4
1887	1
1888	1
1889	2
1890	4
1891	4
1892	2
1894	4
1895	2
1897	5
1898	7
1899	3
1900	10
1901	1
1902	6
1903	13
1904	19
1905	21
1906	15
1907	14
1908	29
1909	15
1910	16
1911	14
1912	14
1913	30
1914	37
1915	40
1916	34
1917	188
1918	60
1919	263
1920	59
1921	41
1922	40
1923	119
1924	141
1925	207
1926	227
1927	191
1928	204
1929	224
1930	637
1931	473
1932	288
1933	291
1934	698
1935	298
1936	466
1937	121
1938	467
1939	194
1940	317
1941	317
1942	270
1943	416
1944	476
1945	751
1946	339
1947	727
1948	338
1949	439
1950	526
1951	226
1952	485
1953	541
1954	481
1955	393
1956	665
1957	546
1958	585
1959	335
1960	899
1961	442
1962	381
1963	825
1964	687
1965	671
1966	762
1967	973
1968	756
1969	678
1970	822
1971	364
1972	515
1973	447
1974	743
1975	784
1976	782
1977	662
1978	925
1979	888
1980	593
1981	710
1982	802
1983	724
1984	1,300
1985	557
1986	1,163
1987	1,115
1988	752
1989	1,880
1990	1,024
1991	599
1992	1,830
1993	831
1994	621
1995	997
1996	880
1997	1,359
1998	1,166
1999	1,008
2000	1,693
2001	743
2002	1,344
2003	1,138
2004	1,397
2005	645
2006	833
2007	1,047
2008	526
2009	735
2010	1,123
2011	558
2012	709
2013	633
2014	646
2015	569
2016	677
2017	543
2018	542
2019	522
2020	577
2021	484
2022	784
2023	667
2024	858
2025	635
2026	715

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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	341
20 to 40	33
40 to 60	8
60 to 80	4
80 to 100	0
100 to 120	3