Weather Records on 3 June 1938

270 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 3 June 1938. Highest significance: Nikolaevsk-Na-Amure, RU.

Key Facts for 3 June 1938

On 3 June 1938, 270 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
75 were record highs and 14 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 9 monthly and 261 daily.
Nikolaevsk-Na-Amure set a daily record precipitation of 35.3 mm (1.4 in) on 3 June 1938.
Across 165 earlier years (1796 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 426 records.

Record Map

270 stations

270 station records on 3 June 1938 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 3 June 1938: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Nikolaevsk-Na-Amure	Russia	Record daily precipitation	35.3 mm (1.4 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Aleksandrovsk-Sahalinskij	Russia	Record daily precipitation	32.8 mm (1.3 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Kattumannarkoil	India	Record daily precipitation	62.0 mm (2.4 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Mangalgiri	India	Record daily precipitation	128.5 mm (5.1 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Badnagar	India	Record daily precipitation	61.0 mm (2.4 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Eastman 1 W	United States	Record daily precipitation	67.3 mm (2.6 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Jodhpur	India	Record daily precipitation	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Wallajah	India	Record daily precipitation	106.4 mm (4.2 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Timovskoe	Russia	Record daily precipitation	28.0 mm (1.1 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Mehmedabad	India	Record daily precipitation	93.5 mm (3.7 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Udayagiri	India	Record daily precipitation	74.9 mm (2.9 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Nandurbar	India	Record daily precipitation	124.2 mm (4.9 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Albany 3 SE	United States	Record daily precipitation	65.0 mm (2.6 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Lohar-Daga	India	Record daily precipitation	79.0 mm (3.1 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Tenali	India	Record daily precipitation	90.7 mm (3.6 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Mahudha	India	Record daily precipitation	65.3 mm (2.6 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Cheyyar	India	Record daily precipitation	65.5 mm (2.6 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Princess Anne	United States	Record daily precipitation	46.2 mm (1.8 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Ghoda Ambegaon	India	Record daily precipitation	39.1 mm (1.5 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Alapaha Exp STN	United States	Record daily precipitation	58.4 mm (2.3 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Clinton	United States	Record daily precipitation	45.5 mm (1.8 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Pendraka	India	Record daily precipitation	64.3 mm (2.5 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Effingham	United States	Record daily precipitation	60.5 mm (2.4 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Gudivada	India	Record daily precipitation	119.4 mm (4.7 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Navapur	India	Record daily precipitation	44.5 mm (1.8 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Florence #1	United States	Record daily precipitation	63.8 mm (2.5 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Pointe Au Pere	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	12.2 C (54.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Multai	India	Record daily precipitation	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Todgarh	India	Record daily precipitation	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Beaufort	United States	Record daily precipitation	56.4 mm (2.2 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Sri Ranbirsingh	India	Record daily precipitation	43.7 mm (1.7 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Sambhar	India	Record daily precipitation	36.1 mm (1.4 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Polur	India	Record daily precipitation	36.3 mm (1.4 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Kumbhakonam	India	Record daily precipitation	111.8 mm (4.4 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Chicholi	India	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Sausar	India	Record daily precipitation	38.6 mm (1.5 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Vellore	India	Record daily precipitation	94.2 mm (3.7 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Tranqubar	India	Record daily precipitation	56.4 mm (2.2 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
St John's	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	25.6 C (78.1 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Rajpipla(Nandod)	India	Record daily precipitation	37.8 mm (1.5 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Arni	India	Record daily precipitation	88.9 mm (3.5 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Sriperumbudur	India	Record daily precipitation	73.4 mm (2.9 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Adanakottai	India	Record daily precipitation	42.2 mm (1.7 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Henderson 2 NNW	United States	Record daily precipitation	41.4 mm (1.6 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Kancheepuram	India	Record daily precipitation	105.2 mm (4.1 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Roomal	India	Record daily precipitation	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Jayamkondam	India	Record daily precipitation	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Chattanooga	United States	Record daily precipitation	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Tahlee (Carrington (Church St)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	50.3 mm (2.0 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Atmakur	India	Record daily precipitation	64.5 mm (2.5 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Ranchi	India	Record daily precipitation	37.6 mm (1.5 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Ft Gaines	United States	Record daily precipitation	44.5 mm (1.8 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Keolari	India	Record daily precipitation	54.9 mm (2.2 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Liepaja	Latvia	Record high minimum temperature	16.8 C (62.2 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Buena Vista 2S	United States	Record high minimum temperature	10.0 C (50.0 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Gunnison 3SW	United States	Record high maximum temperature	30.0 C (86.0 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Hypoluxo	United States	Record daily precipitation	32.8 mm (1.3 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Jhunjhunu	India	Record daily precipitation	23.6 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Risnes I Fjotland	Norway	Record daily precipitation	18.0 mm (0.7 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Nathana	India	Record daily precipitation	18.3 mm (0.7 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

270 records

Records set or tied on 3 June 1938 by type: Highest daily maximum 32, Lowest daily maximum 7, Highest daily minimum 43, Lowest daily minimum 7, Heaviest daily rainfall 181.

Records on 3 June 1938 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	32
Lowest daily maximum	7
Highest daily minimum	43
Lowest daily minimum	7
Heaviest daily rainfall	181
Heaviest daily snowfall	0
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 3 June 1938 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 9, daily 261.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

224 broken records

Margins by which the 224 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 110.7. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

3 June 1938

Top 20 records on 3 June 1938 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
3 June 1938	Nikolaevsk-Na-Amure, RU	daily rain	35.3 mm (1.4 in)	22.6 mm (0.9 in)	56 years	60 of 100 (Major)
3 June 1938	Aleksandrovsk-Sahalinskij, RU	daily rain	32.8 mm (1.3 in)	24.5 mm (1.0 in)	36 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
3 June 1938	Kattumannarkoil, IN	daily rain	62.0 mm (2.4 in)	56.9 mm (2.2 in)	19 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
3 June 1938	Mangalgiri, IN	daily rain	128.5 mm (5.1 in)	110.7 mm (4.4 in)	12 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
3 June 1938	Badnagar, IN	daily rain	61.0 mm (2.4 in)	61.0 mm (2.4 in)	31 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
3 June 1938	Eastman 1 W, US	daily rain	67.3 mm (2.6 in)	48.2 mm (1.9 in)	19 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
3 June 1938	Jodhpur, IN	daily rain	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	36 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
3 June 1938	Wallajah, IN	monthly rain	106.4 mm (4.2 in)	31.7 mm (1.2 in)	9 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
3 June 1938	Timovskoe, RU	daily rain	28.0 mm (1.1 in)	14.7 mm (0.6 in)	19 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
3 June 1938	Mehmedabad, IN	daily rain	93.5 mm (3.7 in)	69.1 mm (2.7 in)	12 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
3 June 1938	Udayagiri, IN	monthly rain	74.9 mm (2.9 in)	21.6 mm (0.9 in)	8 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
3 June 1938	Nandurbar, IN	monthly rain	124.2 mm (4.9 in)	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	17 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
3 June 1938	Albany 3 SE, US	daily rain	65.0 mm (2.6 in)	37.1 mm (1.5 in)	24 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
3 June 1938	Lohar-Daga, IN	daily rain	79.0 mm (3.1 in)	48.5 mm (1.9 in)	20 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
3 June 1938	Tenali, IN	daily rain	90.7 mm (3.6 in)	49.6 mm (2.0 in)	19 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
3 June 1938	Mahudha, IN	daily rain	65.3 mm (2.6 in)	55.4 mm (2.2 in)	12 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
3 June 1938	Cheyyar, IN	daily rain	65.5 mm (2.6 in)	32.5 mm (1.3 in)	31 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
3 June 1938	Princess Anne, US	daily rain	46.2 mm (1.8 in)	28.4 mm (1.1 in)	23 years	32 of 100 (Routine)
3 June 1938	Ghoda Ambegaon, IN	daily rain	39.1 mm (1.5 in)	28.9 mm (1.1 in)	36 years	31 of 100 (Routine)
3 June 1938	Alapaha Exp STN, US	daily rain	58.4 mm (2.3 in)	31.2 mm (1.2 in)	19 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

1796 to 1938

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1796 to 1938. 1938 had 270 records.

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

Records on 06-03 in each year
Year	Records
1796	1
1810	3
1822	1
1825	1
1843	1
1844	1
1846	1
1849	1
1850	1
1854	1
1855	1
1856	1
1857	1
1861	1
1863	1
1866	1
1867	1
1868	2
1871	8
1873	1
1875	1
1877	1
1880	1
1881	2
1882	2
1884	2
1886	1
1888	3
1889	3
1890	1
1891	3
1892	1
1893	3
1894	3
1895	5
1896	1
1897	1
1898	12
1899	2
1900	2
1901	4
1902	6
1903	10
1904	4
1905	5
1906	15
1907	31
1908	15
1909	35
1910	31
1911	15
1912	22
1913	13
1914	30
1915	32
1916	189
1917	18
1918	45
1919	84
1920	53
1921	42
1922	41
1923	340
1924	220
1925	264
1926	208
1927	186
1928	314
1929	466
1930	246
1931	209
1932	266
1933	433
1934	457
1935	157
1936	500
1937	256
1938	270
1939	329
1940	253
1941	328
1942	366
1943	897
1944	434
1945	997
1946	563
1947	502
1948	502
1949	403
1950	513
1951	634
1952	469
1953	444
1954	494
1955	421
1956	946
1957	553
1958	446
1959	411
1960	509
1961	863
1962	528
1963	520
1964	290
1965	296
1966	534
1967	579
1968	581
1969	703
1970	1,067
1971	505
1972	428
1973	511
1974	398
1975	415
1976	546
1977	574
1978	737
1979	779
1980	886
1981	1,169
1982	944
1983	648
1984	680
1985	1,074
1986	1,302
1987	796
1988	933
1989	816
1990	1,080
1991	1,350
1992	1,065
1993	994
1994	666
1995	891
1996	837
1997	753
1998	2,115
1999	1,012
2000	1,042
2001	879
2002	1,134
2003	1,167
2004	1,014
2005	1,054
2006	1,109
2007	867
2008	1,241
2009	691
2010	876
2011	1,167
2012	883
2013	678
2014	618
2015	532
2016	584
2017	465
2018	798
2019	525
2020	790
2021	1,588
2022	471
2023	764
2024	703
2025	586
2026	451

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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	177
20 to 40	36
40 to 60	8
60 to 80	2
80 to 100	0
100 to 120	1