Weather Records on 15 June 1938

366 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 15 June 1938. Highest significance: Mallan (Niemur Valley), AU.

Key Facts for 15 June 1938

On 15 June 1938, 366 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
33 were record highs and 15 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 8 monthly and 358 daily.
Mallan (Niemur Valley) set a daily record precipitation of 25.9 mm (1.0 in) on 15 June 1938.
Across 163 earlier years (1794 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 417 records.

Record Map

366 stations

366 station records on 15 June 1938 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 15 June 1938: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Mallan (Niemur Valley)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.9 mm (1.0 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Bulsar Obsy Sr	India	Record daily precipitation	219.7 mm (8.6 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Geelong Sec	Australia	Record daily precipitation	27.2 mm (1.1 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Jaunpur	India	Record daily precipitation	82.6 mm (3.3 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Bhiwandi	India	Record daily precipitation	207.0 mm (8.1 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Geelong Salines (Moolap)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	29.7 mm (1.2 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Bakani (Rallai)	India	Record daily precipitation	93.0 mm (3.7 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Sanehighat	India	Record daily precipitation	87.1 mm (3.4 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Basti	India	Record daily precipitation	91.4 mm (3.6 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Bansi	India	Record daily precipitation	151.6 mm (6.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Chikhli	India	Record daily precipitation	125.7 mm (4.9 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Mahim	India	Record daily precipitation	127.0 mm (5.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Wyanga (Barcoo)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	31.5 mm (1.2 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Penukonda	India	Record daily precipitation	34.0 mm (1.3 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Trimbak	India	Record daily precipitation	100.1 mm (3.9 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Bassein	India	Record daily precipitation	158.8 mm (6.3 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Haraiya	India	Record daily precipitation	171.5 mm (6.8 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Saidpur Bhitari	India	Record daily precipitation	88.6 mm (3.5 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Ulysses 3NE	United States	Record daily precipitation	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Ashland Exp Farm	United States	Record daily precipitation	39.4 mm (1.6 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Schreiber	Canada	Record daily precipitation	33.8 mm (1.3 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Padrauna	India	Record daily precipitation	87.6 mm (3.4 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Portarlington	Australia	Record daily precipitation	27.4 mm (1.1 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Burnie (No 1)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Bakhtiarpur	India	Record daily precipitation	114.3 mm (4.5 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Hasanganj	India	Record daily precipitation	54.1 mm (2.1 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Rath	India	Record daily precipitation	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Represa	United States	Record high minimum temperature	25.0 C (77.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Bannockburn	Australia	Record daily precipitation	26.9 mm (1.1 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Khannah	India	Record daily precipitation	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Dhubri	India	Record daily precipitation	138.2 mm (5.4 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Umbergaon	India	Record daily precipitation	102.9 mm (4.1 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Mokhada	India	Record daily precipitation	141.5 mm (5.6 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Orai	India	Record daily precipitation	40.9 mm (1.6 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Pachwara	India	Record daily precipitation	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Pardi	India	Record daily precipitation	125.7 mm (4.9 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Pen	India	Record daily precipitation	193.8 mm (7.6 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Maharajganj	India	Record daily precipitation	75.7 mm (3.0 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Burlington	United States	Record daily precipitation	63.5 mm (2.5 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Beberu	India	Record daily precipitation	127.5 mm (5.0 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Gonda	India	Record daily precipitation	83.1 mm (3.3 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
N Ghasan Sr	India	Record daily precipitation	66.8 mm (2.6 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Dullstroom (Sar)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	30.2 mm (1.2 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Ironwood	United States	Record daily precipitation	29.5 mm (1.2 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Peint	India	Record daily precipitation	85.6 mm (3.4 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Murbad	India	Record daily precipitation	87.9 mm (3.5 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Lebo	United States	Record daily precipitation	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Stockton 2	United States	Record high minimum temperature	18.9 C (66.0 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Waurn Ponds	Australia	Record daily precipitation	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Sirmuthra	India	Record daily precipitation	32.5 mm (1.3 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Mahul Pnulpur	India	Record daily precipitation	47.8 mm (1.9 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Jiwanpur Sagri	India	Record daily precipitation	56.6 mm (2.2 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Cottonwood Falls	United States	Record daily precipitation	46.7 mm (1.8 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
St Albans	Australia	Record daily precipitation	15.5 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Lara Lake	Australia	Record daily precipitation	20.6 mm (0.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
White River	Canada	Record daily precipitation	21.8 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Carlton Hill	Australia	Record daily precipitation	15.5 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Meilman	Australia	Record daily precipitation	19.6 mm (0.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Shelford	Australia	Record daily precipitation	23.4 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Amersfoort (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	14.0 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

366 records

Records set or tied on 15 June 1938 by type: Highest daily maximum 10, Lowest daily maximum 12, Highest daily minimum 23, Lowest daily minimum 3, Heaviest daily rainfall 318.

Records on 15 June 1938 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	10
Lowest daily maximum	12
Highest daily minimum	23
Lowest daily minimum	3
Heaviest daily rainfall	318
Heaviest daily snowfall	0
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 15 June 1938 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 8, daily 358.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

339 broken records

Margins by which the 339 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 149.8. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

15 June 1938

Top 20 records on 15 June 1938 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
15 June 1938	Mallan (Niemur Valley), AU	daily rain	25.9 mm (1.0 in)	19.3 mm (0.8 in)	45 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
15 June 1938	Bulsar Obsy Sr, IN	daily rain	219.7 mm (8.6 in)	149.8 mm (5.9 in)	31 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
15 June 1938	Geelong Sec, AU	daily rain	27.2 mm (1.1 in)	12.7 mm (0.5 in)	61 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
15 June 1938	Jaunpur, IN	daily rain	82.6 mm (3.3 in)	68.4 mm (2.7 in)	16 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
15 June 1938	Bhiwandi, IN	daily rain	207.0 mm (8.1 in)	133.3 mm (5.2 in)	36 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
15 June 1938	Geelong Salines (Moolap), AU	daily rain	29.7 mm (1.2 in)	16.2 mm (0.6 in)	7 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
15 June 1938	Bakani (Rallai), IN	daily rain	93.0 mm (3.7 in)	64.8 mm (2.6 in)	21 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
15 June 1938	Sanehighat, IN	daily rain	87.1 mm (3.4 in)	80.2 mm (3.2 in)	9 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
15 June 1938	Basti, IN	daily rain	91.4 mm (3.6 in)	71.1 mm (2.8 in)	9 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
15 June 1938	Bansi, IN	daily rain	151.6 mm (6.0 in)	86.8 mm (3.4 in)	7 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
15 June 1938	Chikhli, IN	daily rain	125.7 mm (4.9 in)	87.6 mm (3.4 in)	27 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
15 June 1938	Mahim, IN	daily rain	127.0 mm (5.0 in)	80.0 mm (3.1 in)	35 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
15 June 1938	Wyanga (Barcoo), AU	daily rain	31.5 mm (1.2 in)	27.7 mm (1.1 in)	21 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
15 June 1938	Penukonda, IN	daily rain	34.0 mm (1.3 in)	29.4 mm (1.2 in)	20 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
15 June 1938	Trimbak, IN	daily rain	100.1 mm (3.9 in)	59.0 mm (2.3 in)	31 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
15 June 1938	Bassein, IN	daily rain	158.8 mm (6.3 in)	85.1 mm (3.4 in)	35 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
15 June 1938	Haraiya, IN	monthly rain	171.5 mm (6.8 in)	37.9 mm (1.5 in)	21 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
15 June 1938	Saidpur Bhitari, IN	daily rain	88.6 mm (3.5 in)	59.4 mm (2.3 in)	9 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
15 June 1938	Ulysses 3NE, US	daily rain	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	33.3 mm (1.3 in)	32 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
15 June 1938	Ashland Exp Farm, US	daily rain	39.4 mm (1.6 in)	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	21 years	34 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

1794 to 1938

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1794 to 1938. 1938 had 366 records.

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

Records on 06-15 in each year
Year	Records
1794	1
1797	1
1822	2
1838	1
1839	1
1841	2
1844	1
1845	3
1846	2
1847	2
1850	1
1851	1
1852	1
1853	2
1857	2
1858	1
1860	2
1867	1
1869	1
1870	1
1874	3
1876	2
1878	2
1879	2
1880	2
1885	1
1886	1
1888	3
1891	4
1892	5
1893	3
1894	1
1895	6
1896	1
1897	4
1898	4
1899	4
1900	2
1901	4
1902	9
1903	11
1904	6
1905	9
1906	8
1907	5
1908	39
1909	10
1910	15
1911	38
1912	67
1913	21
1914	17
1915	27
1916	77
1917	85
1918	39
1919	133
1920	56
1921	38
1922	41
1923	117
1924	158
1925	242
1926	205
1927	298
1928	106
1929	175
1930	314
1931	283
1932	154
1933	881
1934	167
1935	339
1936	338
1937	258
1938	366
1939	320
1940	401
1941	204
1942	465
1943	577
1944	493
1945	846
1946	495
1947	376
1948	932
1949	662
1950	508
1951	386
1952	1,001
1953	453
1954	368
1955	326
1956	587
1957	499
1958	437
1959	468
1960	489
1961	905
1962	439
1963	578
1964	395
1965	470
1966	369
1967	714
1968	546
1969	981
1970	389
1971	349
1972	591
1973	716
1974	609
1975	357
1976	832
1977	557
1978	633
1979	580
1980	539
1981	1,449
1982	605
1983	571
1984	538
1985	675
1986	499
1987	1,460
1988	1,006
1989	1,467
1990	710
1991	1,046
1992	1,025
1993	657
1994	1,238
1995	1,291
1996	672
1997	1,063
1998	1,874
1999	987
2000	1,041
2001	942
2002	991
2003	661
2004	734
2005	1,028
2006	926
2007	951
2008	500
2009	685
2010	990
2011	877
2012	647
2013	385
2014	415
2015	708
2016	791
2017	627
2018	657
2019	543
2020	680
2021	1,575
2022	1,343
2023	551
2024	502
2025	737
2026	1,014

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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	287
20 to 40	29
40 to 60	7
60 to 80	9
80 to 100	5
100 to 120	0
120 to 140	1
140 to 160	1