Weather Records on 20 June 1938

326 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 20 June 1938. Highest significance: Edalabad, IN.

Key Facts for 20 June 1938

On 20 June 1938, 326 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
57 were record highs and 41 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 2 were all-time records, 11 monthly and 313 daily.
Edalabad set a monthly record daily precipitation of 205.5 mm (8.1 in) on 20 June 1938.
Across 158 earlier years (1800 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 459 records.

Record Map

326 stations

326 station records on 20 June 1938 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 20 June 1938: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Edalabad	India	Record daily precipitation	205.5 mm (8.1 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Raver	India	Record daily precipitation	199.1 mm (7.8 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Manpur(Tappa)	India	Record daily precipitation	198.9 mm (7.8 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Kilauea 1134	United States	Record daily precipitation	45.2 mm (1.8 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Moth	India	Record daily precipitation	97.3 mm (3.8 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Dharni	India	Record daily precipitation	168.4 mm (6.6 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
New River	United States	Record daily precipitation	61.0 mm (2.4 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Burhanpur Sr	India	Record daily precipitation	134.6 mm (5.3 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Decatur	United States	Record daily precipitation	53.3 mm (2.1 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Weldon	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.0 mm (2.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Khachrod	India	Record daily precipitation	134.6 mm (5.3 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Edenton	United States	Record daily precipitation	69.3 mm (2.7 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Union 3 SSE	United States	Record daily precipitation	39.4 mm (1.6 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Valley Head	United States	Record daily precipitation	67.3 mm (2.6 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Ratnagiri	India	Record daily precipitation	240.0 mm (9.4 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Burnside	United States	Record daily precipitation	44.2 mm (1.7 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Pikeville	United States	Record daily precipitation	55.1 mm (2.2 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Badnagar	India	Record daily precipitation	210.8 mm (8.3 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Chakrata Kalsi Sr	India	Record daily precipitation	104.6 mm (4.1 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Katberg (Bos)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	42.2 mm (1.7 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Rehli	India	Record daily precipitation	86.4 mm (3.4 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Williamsburg 2	United States	Record daily precipitation	39.9 mm (1.6 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Santa Fe	United States	Record high minimum temperature	18.9 C (66.0 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Karjat	India	Record daily precipitation	73.4 mm (2.9 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Buldana	India	Record daily precipitation	92.2 mm (3.6 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Oestersund-Froesoen	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	27.5 mm (1.1 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Richmond Chimborazo Pk	United States	Record daily precipitation	53.8 mm (2.1 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Nqamakwe (Tnk)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	27.7 mm (1.1 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Scotland Neck	United States	Record daily precipitation	39.4 mm (1.6 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Sitka Magnetic Obsy	United States	Record daily precipitation	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Lynchburg - Coop	United States	Record daily precipitation	56.4 mm (2.2 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Magarwara	India	Record daily precipitation	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Independence	United States	Record low minimum temperature	5.6 C (42.1 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Roanoke	United States	Record daily precipitation	80.8 mm (3.2 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Nigriting	India	Record daily precipitation	99.3 mm (3.9 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Jalgaon	India	Record daily precipitation	87.6 mm (3.4 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Launceston (Pumping Station)	Australia	Record low maximum temperature	6.8 C (44.2 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Seodha(Seondha)	India	Record daily precipitation	57.7 mm (2.3 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Nandura	India	Record daily precipitation	97.3 mm (3.8 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
The Cliff	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Solomons	United States	Record daily precipitation	28.4 mm (1.1 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Chikhalda Sr	India	Record daily precipitation	141.0 mm (5.6 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Shegaon	India	Record daily precipitation	73.4 mm (2.9 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Covington 8 WNW	United States	Record low maximum temperature	26.7 C (80.1 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Bidyadanga	Australia	Record daily precipitation	54.6 mm (2.1 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Bluefield 2 NW	United States	Record daily precipitation	36.1 mm (1.4 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Jaora	India	Record daily precipitation	60.7 mm (2.4 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Barsi	India	Record daily precipitation	75.4 mm (3.0 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Hogsback (Bos)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	35.1 mm (1.4 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Kentani (Bos)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Tuscaloosa Oliver Dam	United States	Record daily precipitation	48.8 mm (1.9 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Independence	United States	Record low maximum temperature	18.9 C (66.0 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
New Canton	United States	Record daily precipitation	38.9 mm (1.5 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Hakalau 142	United States	Record high minimum temperature	23.3 C (73.9 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Dahlonega 4WSW	United States	Record daily precipitation	46.7 mm (1.8 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Loudon 1 E	United States	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Waimanalo 794	United States	Record low minimum temperature	19.4 C (66.9 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Bancroft	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	32.2 C (90.0 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Tribune 1W	United States	Record daily precipitation	39.6 mm (1.6 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Goldfield	United States	Record low maximum temperature	16.1 C (61.0 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

326 records

Records set or tied on 20 June 1938 by type: Highest daily maximum 17, Lowest daily maximum 23, Highest daily minimum 40, Lowest daily minimum 18, Heaviest daily rainfall 228.

Records on 20 June 1938 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	17
Lowest daily maximum	23
Highest daily minimum	40
Lowest daily minimum	18
Heaviest daily rainfall	228
Heaviest daily snowfall	0
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 20 June 1938 by timescale: all-time 2, monthly 11, daily 313.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

282 broken records

Margins by which the 282 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 118.1. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

20 June 1938

Top 20 records on 20 June 1938 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
20 June 1938	Edalabad, IN	monthly rain	205.5 mm (8.1 in)	105.2 mm (4.1 in)	22 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
20 June 1938	Raver, IN	all-time rain	199.1 mm (7.8 in)	58.1 mm (2.3 in)	0 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
20 June 1938	Manpur(Tappa), IN	monthly rain	198.9 mm (7.8 in)	68.9 mm (2.7 in)	1 year	50 of 100 (Notable)
20 June 1938	Kilauea 1134, US	daily rain	45.2 mm (1.8 in)	37.6 mm (1.5 in)	24 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
20 June 1938	Moth, IN	daily rain	97.3 mm (3.8 in)	62.0 mm (2.4 in)	20 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
20 June 1938	Dharni, IN	monthly rain	168.4 mm (6.6 in)	54.1 mm (2.1 in)	20 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
20 June 1938	New River, US	daily rain	61.0 mm (2.4 in)	50.3 mm (2.0 in)	21 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
20 June 1938	Burhanpur Sr, IN	daily rain	134.6 mm (5.3 in)	73.4 mm (2.9 in)	16 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
20 June 1938	Decatur, US	daily rain	53.3 mm (2.1 in)	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	17 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
20 June 1938	Weldon, US	daily rain	50.0 mm (2.0 in)	24.6 mm (1.0 in)	53 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
20 June 1938	Khachrod, IN	monthly rain	134.6 mm (5.3 in)	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	8 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
20 June 1938	Edenton, US	daily rain	69.3 mm (2.7 in)	46.4 mm (1.8 in)	17 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
20 June 1938	Union 3 SSE, US	daily rain	39.4 mm (1.6 in)	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	17 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
20 June 1938	Valley Head, US	daily rain	67.3 mm (2.6 in)	35.0 mm (1.4 in)	24 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
20 June 1938	Ratnagiri, IN	daily rain	240.0 mm (9.4 in)	118.1 mm (4.6 in)	4 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
20 June 1938	Burnside, US	daily rain	44.2 mm (1.7 in)	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	17 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
20 June 1938	Pikeville, US	daily rain	55.1 mm (2.2 in)	24.6 mm (1.0 in)	29 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
20 June 1938	Badnagar, IN	all-time rain	210.8 mm (8.3 in)	7.6 mm (0.30 in)	24 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
20 June 1938	Chakrata Kalsi Sr, IN	daily rain	104.6 mm (4.1 in)	47.7 mm (1.9 in)	20 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
20 June 1938	Katberg (Bos), ZA	daily rain	42.2 mm (1.7 in)	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	12 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

1800 to 1938

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1800 to 1938. 1938 had 326 records.

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

Records on 06-20 in each year
Year	Records
1800	1
1803	1
1813	1
1821	2
1838	1
1839	1
1841	1
1844	1
1846	2
1847	1
1850	1
1855	2
1857	1
1861	1
1865	2
1867	1
1869	2
1872	1
1873	1
1877	2
1879	1
1884	1
1886	2
1887	2
1891	2
1892	2
1893	2
1895	4
1896	3
1897	6
1898	3
1899	6
1900	4
1901	5
1902	7
1903	22
1904	13
1905	14
1906	18
1907	10
1908	30
1909	9
1910	27
1911	27
1912	17
1913	30
1914	53
1915	75
1916	83
1917	96
1918	54
1919	67
1920	40
1921	42
1922	61
1923	263
1924	204
1925	483
1926	228
1927	193
1928	199
1929	137
1930	143
1931	536
1932	182
1933	676
1934	301
1935	337
1936	529
1937	412
1938	326
1939	270
1940	469
1941	200
1942	757
1943	447
1944	315
1945	769
1946	849
1947	387
1948	554
1949	314
1950	328
1951	289
1952	318
1953	998
1954	414
1955	291
1956	484
1957	598
1958	603
1959	504
1960	451
1961	836
1962	173
1963	379
1964	729
1965	463
1966	441
1967	687
1968	559
1969	982
1970	482
1971	395
1972	660
1973	553
1974	743
1975	984
1976	899
1977	453
1978	480
1979	727
1980	922
1981	987
1982	801
1983	724
1984	686
1985	811
1986	732
1987	960
1988	1,222
1989	918
1990	899
1991	1,085
1992	1,049
1993	964
1994	925
1995	1,260
1996	1,123
1997	738
1998	1,627
1999	906
2000	1,328
2001	771
2002	955
2003	843
2004	1,071
2005	1,055
2006	820
2007	1,208
2008	669
2009	1,060
2010	865
2011	1,359
2012	1,045
2013	879
2014	381
2015	637
2016	1,352
2017	1,086
2018	635
2019	693
2020	590
2021	1,161
2022	972
2023	1,265
2024	783
2025	944
2026	757

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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	235
20 to 40	32
40 to 60	10
60 to 80	3
80 to 100	0
100 to 120	2