Weather Records on 29 June 1938

418 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 29 June 1938. Highest significance: Jefferson, US.

Key Facts for 29 June 1938

On 29 June 1938, 418 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
53 were record highs and 252 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 8 monthly and 410 daily.
Jefferson set a daily record precipitation of 109.7 mm (4.3 in) on 29 June 1938.
Across 163 earlier years (1812 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 450 records.

Record Map

418 stations

418 station records on 29 June 1938 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 29 June 1938: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Jefferson	United States	Record daily precipitation	109.7 mm (4.3 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Estherville 4E	United States	Record daily precipitation	82.6 mm (3.3 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Sterling	United States	Record daily precipitation	104.9 mm (4.1 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Culbertson	United States	Record daily precipitation	39.6 mm (1.6 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Smith 1 N	United States	Record daily precipitation	27.7 mm (1.1 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Bowie	United States	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Cascade	United States	Record daily precipitation	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Sheohar	India	Record daily precipitation	131.1 mm (5.2 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Battle Mtn	United States	Record daily precipitation	25.7 mm (1.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Waverly	United States	Record daily precipitation	48.8 mm (1.9 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Boylston	United States	Record daily precipitation	89.9 mm (3.5 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
East Anaconda	United States	Record daily precipitation	31.2 mm (1.2 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Gage	United States	Record low maximum temperature	24.4 C (75.9 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Alamogordo 1	United States	Record low maximum temperature	24.4 C (75.9 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Sydney	Canada	Record daily precipitation	44.5 mm (1.8 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Begusarai	India	Record daily precipitation	77.2 mm (3.0 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Pupri	India	Record daily precipitation	124.5 mm (4.9 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Amite	United States	Record daily precipitation	54.6 mm (2.1 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Humboldt 3 W	United States	Record daily precipitation	52.6 mm (2.1 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Richfield	United States	Record high minimum temperature	25.0 C (77.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Worthington	United States	Record daily precipitation	118.6 mm (4.7 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Fairmont	United States	Record daily precipitation	29.5 mm (1.2 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Jersey City	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.3 mm (2.0 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Deming	United States	Record low maximum temperature	26.7 C (80.1 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Barh	India	Record daily precipitation	48.8 mm (1.9 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Pearl River	United States	Record daily precipitation	77.2 mm (3.0 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Flandreau	United States	Record daily precipitation	45.5 mm (1.8 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Ottumwa	United States	Record daily precipitation	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Santa Fe	United States	Record low maximum temperature	22.2 C (72.0 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Bjuraker	Sweden	Record low maximum temperature	12.7 C (54.9 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Grand Cane Fire Twr	United States	Record low maximum temperature	26.1 C (79.0 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Agricultural College	United States	Record low maximum temperature	27.8 C (82.0 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Szeged	Hungary	Record high maximum temperature	36.8 C (98.2 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Scottsboro	United States	Record low minimum temperature	12.2 C (54.0 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Algona	United States	Record daily precipitation	36.3 mm (1.4 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Bosque del Apache	United States	Record low maximum temperature	23.9 C (75.0 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Cloudcroft	United States	Record low maximum temperature	16.1 C (61.0 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Southern Pines 2 W	United States	Record low minimum temperature	12.2 C (54.0 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Coatesville 1 SW	United States	Record low maximum temperature	17.2 C (63.0 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Emerald Post Office	Australia	Record low maximum temperature	16.9 C (62.4 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Bakhtiarpur	India	Record daily precipitation	71.1 mm (2.8 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Siwan	India	Record daily precipitation	66.8 mm (2.6 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Hathwa	India	Record daily precipitation	78.7 mm (3.1 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Greensboro	United States	Record low minimum temperature	16.1 C (61.0 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Montgomery Wb City	United States	Record low minimum temperature	17.8 C (64.0 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Aberdeen	United States	Record low minimum temperature	13.9 C (57.0 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Tullahoma	United States	Record low minimum temperature	11.7 C (53.1 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Fallon Exp STN	United States	Record daily precipitation	20.1 mm (0.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Duchesne	United States	Record daily precipitation	20.8 mm (0.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Lovelock	United States	Record daily precipitation	17.8 mm (0.7 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Rico	United States	Record daily precipitation	24.1 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Viljujsk	Russia	Record daily precipitation	20.7 mm (0.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Yongala	Australia	Record daily precipitation	11.2 mm (0.4 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Rokeby (the Mall)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	11.7 mm (0.5 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Inverloch	Australia	Record daily precipitation	22.1 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
St Georges	Canada	Record daily precipitation	16.8 mm (0.7 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Mesa	United States	Record daily precipitation	8.1 mm (0.32 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Pinal Rch	United States	Record daily precipitation	14.2 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Luna Rs	United States	Record daily precipitation	21.8 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Las Vegas	United States	Record daily precipitation	7.6 mm (0.30 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

418 records

Records set or tied on 29 June 1938 by type: Highest daily maximum 17, Lowest daily maximum 106, Highest daily minimum 36, Lowest daily minimum 146, Heaviest daily rainfall 113.

Records on 29 June 1938 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	17
Lowest daily maximum	106
Highest daily minimum	36
Lowest daily minimum	146
Heaviest daily rainfall	113
Heaviest daily snowfall	0
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 29 June 1938 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 8, daily 410.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

322 broken records

Margins by which the 322 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 80.3. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

29 June 1938

Top 20 records on 29 June 1938 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
29 June 1938	Jefferson, US	daily rain	109.7 mm (4.3 in)	71.1 mm (2.8 in)	31 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
29 June 1938	Estherville 4E, US	daily rain	82.6 mm (3.3 in)	62.3 mm (2.5 in)	21 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
29 June 1938	Sterling, US	daily rain	104.9 mm (4.1 in)	77.5 mm (3.1 in)	12 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
29 June 1938	Culbertson, US	daily rain	39.6 mm (1.6 in)	29.4 mm (1.2 in)	35 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
29 June 1938	Smith 1 N, US	monthly rain	27.7 mm (1.1 in)	11.2 mm (0.4 in)	16 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
29 June 1938	Bowie, US	monthly rain	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	10.2 mm (0.4 in)	18 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
29 June 1938	Cascade, US	daily rain	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	20.3 mm (0.8 in)	25 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
29 June 1938	Sheohar, IN	daily rain	131.1 mm (5.2 in)	80.3 mm (3.2 in)	5 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
29 June 1938	Battle Mtn, US	monthly rain	25.7 mm (1.0 in)	6.6 mm (0.26 in)	39 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
29 June 1938	Waverly, US	daily rain	48.8 mm (1.9 in)	28.5 mm (1.1 in)	36 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
29 June 1938	Boylston, US	daily rain	89.9 mm (3.5 in)	55.6 mm (2.2 in)	15 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
29 June 1938	East Anaconda, US	daily rain	31.2 mm (1.2 in)	14.7 mm (0.6 in)	27 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
29 June 1938	Gage, US	daily low max	24.4 C (75.9 F)	7.8 C (14.0 F)	24 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
29 June 1938	Alamogordo 1, US	daily low max	24.4 C (75.9 F)	6.7 C (12.1 F)	28 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
29 June 1938	Sydney, CA	daily rain	44.5 mm (1.8 in)	7.9 mm (0.31 in)	56 years	31 of 100 (Routine)
29 June 1938	Begusarai, IN	daily rain	77.2 mm (3.0 in)	42.9 mm (1.7 in)	28 years	30 of 100 (Routine)
29 June 1938	Pupri, IN	daily rain	124.5 mm (4.9 in)	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	24 years	29 of 100 (Routine)
29 June 1938	Amite, US	daily rain	54.6 mm (2.1 in)	22.8 mm (0.9 in)	36 years	29 of 100 (Routine)
29 June 1938	Humboldt 3 W, US	daily rain	52.6 mm (2.1 in)	22.1 mm (0.9 in)	33 years	28 of 100 (Routine)
29 June 1938	Richfield, US	monthly high min	25.0 C (77.0 F)	0.6 C (1.1 F)	45 years	28 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

1812 to 1938

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1812 to 1938. 1938 had 418 records.

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

Records on 06-29 in each year
Year	Records
1812	1
1829	1
1834	2
1835	2
1843	1
1844	1
1846	1
1848	1
1849	1
1854	1
1857	2
1858	1
1861	1
1863	1
1865	2
1869	1
1871	1
1873	2
1878	1
1879	1
1881	1
1883	2
1884	3
1885	1
1886	1
1887	5
1888	2
1889	1
1890	5
1891	1
1892	5
1893	2
1895	1
1896	6
1897	2
1898	2
1899	6
1900	4
1901	10
1902	18
1903	7
1904	8
1905	22
1906	36
1907	16
1908	9
1909	19
1910	107
1911	22
1912	23
1913	73
1914	58
1915	54
1916	87
1917	45
1918	51
1919	85
1920	257
1921	74
1922	134
1923	326
1924	128
1925	135
1926	134
1927	153
1928	186
1929	185
1930	285
1931	935
1932	141
1933	590
1934	735
1935	298
1936	682
1937	344
1938	418
1939	452
1940	353
1941	396
1942	310
1943	515
1944	325
1945	604
1946	566
1947	497
1948	423
1949	409
1950	393
1951	439
1952	730
1953	322
1954	384
1955	452
1956	542
1957	572
1958	454
1959	733
1960	266
1961	374
1962	269
1963	742
1964	297
1965	407
1966	492
1967	315
1968	748
1969	561
1970	814
1971	494
1972	574
1973	730
1974	804
1975	552
1976	558
1977	664
1978	929
1979	517
1980	984
1981	807
1982	1,150
1983	1,298
1984	719
1985	925
1986	673
1987	739
1988	1,074
1989	915
1990	932
1991	1,346
1992	1,328
1993	840
1994	1,227
1995	1,101
1996	1,032
1997	1,143
1998	1,448
1999	1,147
2000	1,151
2001	625
2002	929
2003	1,014
2004	1,013
2005	1,247
2006	793
2007	935
2008	780
2009	890
2010	1,041
2011	1,171
2012	1,374
2013	900
2014	606
2015	1,119
2016	419
2017	688
2018	590
2019	732
2020	1,249
2021	1,623
2022	759
2023	486
2024	948
2025	623
2026	1,299

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Data for records on 1938-06-29: CSV or JSON. Field meanings are on the data page.

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	299
20 to 40	16
40 to 60	3
60 to 80	3
80 to 100	1