Weather Records on 17 June 1938

245 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 17 June 1938. Highest significance: Sunnyside, US.

Key Facts for 17 June 1938

On 17 June 1938, 245 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
18 were record highs and 97 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 3 were all-time records, 4 monthly and 238 daily.
Sunnyside set an all-time record daily precipitation of 40.6 mm (1.6 in) on 17 June 1938.
Across 162 earlier years (1807 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 432 records.

Record Map

245 stations

245 station records on 17 June 1938 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 17 June 1938: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Sunnyside	United States	Record daily precipitation	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	68 of 100 (Major)
Hillsboro	United States	Record daily precipitation	123.2 mm (4.9 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Basirhat	India	Record daily precipitation	153.4 mm (6.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Hopetoun	Australia	Record daily precipitation	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Irkutsk	Russia	Record daily precipitation	33.9 mm (1.3 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Philipstown (Tnk)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Arkadelphia 2 N	United States	Record daily precipitation	64.0 mm (2.5 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Mexia	United States	Record daily precipitation	105.4 mm (4.1 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Waxahachie	United States	Record daily precipitation	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Beaumont City	United States	Record daily precipitation	51.3 mm (2.0 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Pardoo Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	56.9 mm (2.2 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Bolivar Wtr Wks	United States	Record daily precipitation	65.8 mm (2.6 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Waco	United States	Record daily precipitation	162.6 mm (6.4 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Karratha Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Bogoroditskoye-Fenino	Russia	Record daily precipitation	50.0 mm (2.0 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Weston	United States	Record daily precipitation	80.5 mm (3.2 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Simferopol	Ukraine	Record daily precipitation	39.0 mm (1.5 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Orleans	United States	Record low minimum temperature	2.8 C (37.0 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Wahluke	United States	Record low maximum temperature	17.2 C (63.0 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Creston	United States	Record low maximum temperature	19.4 C (66.9 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Kaufman 3 SE	United States	Record daily precipitation	51.1 mm (2.0 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Richfield Radio Ksvc	United States	Record high minimum temperature	18.3 C (64.9 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Wien	Austria	Record low maximum temperature	14.6 C (58.3 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Lares	Puerto Rico [United States]	Record low maximum temperature	26.1 C (79.0 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Bijeraghogarh	India	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Mulyie	Australia	Record daily precipitation	49.5 mm (1.9 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Cheboygan	United States	Record low maximum temperature	14.4 C (57.9 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Gop	India	Record daily precipitation	85.1 mm (3.4 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Milan Exp STN	United States	Record daily precipitation	42.4 mm (1.7 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Flatonia 4SE	United States	Record low maximum temperature	27.8 C (82.0 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Hewitt	United States	Record daily precipitation	45.5 mm (1.8 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Philippolis (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	14.2 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Esperanza	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	16.5 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Hanover (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	14.2 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Grass Patch	Australia	Record daily precipitation	15.7 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Welgelegen(Middlemnt	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	15.5 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Colesberg (Tnk)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	22.1 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Groenfontein "Montagu"	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	12.7 mm (0.5 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
De Aar	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	16.8 mm (0.7 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Vancouver 4 NNE	United States	Record daily precipitation	12.7 mm (0.5 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Boxwood	Australia	Record daily precipitation	21.6 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Greensborough	Australia	Record daily precipitation	16.0 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Kon-Kolodez	Russia	Record daily precipitation	18.5 mm (0.7 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Deal Island	Australia	Record daily precipitation	15.2 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Kamennaja-Step	Russia	Record daily precipitation	21.9 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Yarima	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	13.0 mm (0.5 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Hatton 9 SE	United States	Record daily precipitation	12.2 mm (0.5 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Sevastopol',Mgs	Ukraine	Record daily precipitation	13.7 mm (0.5 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Bic	Canada	Record daily precipitation	14.2 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Vryburg (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	0.5 mm (0.02 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Roodepoort	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	8.6 mm (0.34 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Poltava	Ukraine	Record daily precipitation	20.4 mm (0.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Loretto	United States	Record daily precipitation	22.4 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Mexia	United States	Record low maximum temperature	26.1 C (79.0 F)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Butte Bert Mooney AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	17.0 mm (0.7 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Millstream	Australia	Record daily precipitation	22.1 mm (0.9 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Parragundy	Australia	Record daily precipitation	10.2 mm (0.4 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Lisboa Geofisica	Portugal	Record high minimum temperature	22.1 C (71.8 F)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Avon Park 2 W	United States	Record high maximum temperature	35.6 C (96.1 F)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Headworks Portland Wtr B	United States	Record daily precipitation	34.0 mm (1.3 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

245 records

Records set or tied on 17 June 1938 by type: Highest daily maximum 2, Lowest daily maximum 81, Highest daily minimum 16, Lowest daily minimum 16, Heaviest daily rainfall 130.

Records on 17 June 1938 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	2
Lowest daily maximum	81
Highest daily minimum	16
Lowest daily minimum	16
Heaviest daily rainfall	130
Heaviest daily snowfall	0
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 17 June 1938 by timescale: all-time 3, monthly 4, daily 238.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

205 broken records

Margins by which the 205 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 115.1. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

17 June 1938

Top 20 records on 17 June 1938 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
17 June 1938	Sunnyside, US	all-time rain	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	13.9 mm (0.5 in)	16 years	68 of 100 (Major)
17 June 1938	Hillsboro, US	daily rain	123.2 mm (4.9 in)	115.1 mm (4.5 in)	24 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
17 June 1938	Basirhat, IN	daily rain	153.4 mm (6.0 in)	103.9 mm (4.1 in)	12 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
17 June 1938	Hopetoun, AU	daily rain	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	21.1 mm (0.8 in)	15 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
17 June 1938	Irkutsk, RU	daily rain	33.9 mm (1.3 in)	17.9 mm (0.7 in)	38 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
17 June 1938	Philipstown (Tnk), ZA	daily rain	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	14.0 mm (0.6 in)	25 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
17 June 1938	Arkadelphia 2 N, US	daily rain	64.0 mm (2.5 in)	57.6 mm (2.3 in)	28 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
17 June 1938	Mexia, US	monthly rain	105.4 mm (4.1 in)	26.2 mm (1.0 in)	16 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
17 June 1938	Waxahachie, US	daily rain	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	33.3 mm (1.3 in)	21 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
17 June 1938	Beaumont City, US	daily rain	51.3 mm (2.0 in)	39.1 mm (1.5 in)	25 years	31 of 100 (Routine)
17 June 1938	Pardoo Station, AU	daily rain	56.9 mm (2.2 in)	56.9 mm (2.2 in)	31 years	30 of 100 (Routine)
17 June 1938	Bolivar Wtr Wks, US	daily rain	65.8 mm (2.6 in)	37.6 mm (1.5 in)	3 years	30 of 100 (Routine)
17 June 1938	Waco, US	all-time rain	162.6 mm (6.4 in)	9.4 mm (0.37 in)	1 year	29 of 100 (Routine)
17 June 1938	Karratha Station, AU	monthly rain	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	13.0 mm (0.5 in)	6 years	28 of 100 (Routine)
17 June 1938	Bogoroditskoye-Fenino, RU	monthly rain	50.0 mm (2.0 in)	1.9 mm (0.07 in)	34 years	27 of 100 (Routine)
17 June 1938	Weston, US	daily rain	80.5 mm (3.2 in)	22.1 mm (0.9 in)	16 years	27 of 100 (Routine)
17 June 1938	Simferopol, UA	daily rain	39.0 mm (1.5 in)	13.7 mm (0.5 in)	25 years	26 of 100 (Routine)
17 June 1938	Orleans, US	monthly low min	2.8 C (37.0 F)	1.1 C (2.0 F)	30 years	26 of 100 (Routine)
17 June 1938	Wahluke, US	daily low max	17.2 C (63.0 F)	7.2 C (13.0 F)	32 years	26 of 100 (Routine)
17 June 1938	Creston, US	daily low max	19.4 C (66.9 F)	5.0 C (9.0 F)	35 years	26 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 245 records.

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

Records on 06-17 in each year
Year	Records
1807	2
1810	1
1811	1
1830	1
1837	1
1839	1
1840	1
1845	1
1846	1
1848	1
1855	1
1866	2
1867	1
1869	2
1872	1
1873	1
1874	1
1875	1
1878	1
1879	1
1882	3
1883	1
1884	1
1885	3
1886	3
1887	2
1888	2
1889	1
1890	1
1892	3
1894	1
1895	7
1896	3
1897	2
1898	1
1899	2
1900	6
1901	9
1902	4
1903	8
1904	4
1905	12
1906	22
1907	20
1908	26
1909	13
1910	9
1911	22
1912	47
1913	45
1914	101
1915	20
1916	103
1917	68
1918	36
1919	58
1920	79
1921	52
1922	59
1923	110
1924	80
1925	136
1926	193
1927	357
1928	137
1929	238
1930	354
1931	194
1932	257
1933	413
1934	310
1935	338
1936	484
1937	284
1938	245
1939	1,206
1940	454
1941	250
1942	286
1943	289
1944	623
1945	614
1946	419
1947	336
1948	452
1949	571
1950	506
1951	208
1952	752
1953	455
1954	488
1955	570
1956	375
1957	761
1958	597
1959	507
1960	511
1961	1,319
1962	323
1963	383
1964	794
1965	763
1966	464
1967	402
1968	403
1969	700
1970	435
1971	407
1972	437
1973	701
1974	932
1975	453
1976	430
1977	410
1978	589
1979	646
1980	754
1981	1,201
1982	642
1983	728
1984	644
1985	693
1986	912
1987	1,078
1988	712
1989	870
1990	932
1991	1,094
1992	795
1993	684
1994	1,186
1995	1,350
1996	750
1997	1,056
1998	1,661
1999	1,260
2000	1,460
2001	678
2002	1,148
2003	647
2004	839
2005	914
2006	724
2007	839
2008	656
2009	739
2010	1,104
2011	922
2012	792
2013	610
2014	685
2015	1,113
2016	874
2017	692
2018	1,050
2019	551
2020	914
2021	1,980
2022	1,209
2023	617
2024	839
2025	593
2026	743

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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	190
20 to 40	10
40 to 60	3
60 to 80	0
80 to 100	0
100 to 120	2