Weather Records on 4 July 1938

353 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 4 July 1938. Highest significance: Woodstock Post Office, AU.

Key Facts for 4 July 1938

On 4 July 1938, 353 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
113 were record highs and 93 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 3 were all-time records, 15 monthly and 335 daily.
Woodstock Post Office set a monthly record daily precipitation of 82.8 mm (3.3 in) on 4 July 1938.
Across 163 earlier years (1806 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 423 records.

Record Map

353 stations

353 station records on 4 July 1938 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 4 July 1938: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Woodstock Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	82.8 mm (3.3 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Inkerman Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	66.8 mm (2.6 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Ravenswood Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	46.7 mm (1.8 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Sellheim	Australia	Record daily precipitation	47.8 mm (1.9 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Herberton White St	Australia	Record daily precipitation	26.9 mm (1.1 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Ingham Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	68.3 mm (2.7 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Irvinebank	Australia	Record daily precipitation	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Atherton Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	45.0 mm (1.8 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Mareeba Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	41.7 mm (1.6 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Port Douglas - Warner St	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.9 mm (1.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Madha	India	Record daily precipitation	108.5 mm (4.3 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Chillagoe Atherton Street	Australia	Record daily precipitation	58.4 mm (2.3 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Woori Yallock	Australia	Record daily precipitation	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Burdekin Shire Council	Australia	Record daily precipitation	66.0 mm (2.6 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Low Isles Lighthouse	Australia	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Tizi Ouzou	Algeria	Record low minimum temperature	8.0 C (46.4 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Dalby Post Office	Australia	Record low maximum temperature	9.0 C (48.2 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Brisbane Regional Office	Australia	Record low maximum temperature	10.6 C (51.1 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Mackay Lost Rvr Rs	United States	Record low maximum temperature	14.4 C (57.9 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Mackay Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	36.1 mm (1.4 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Bloomsbury Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	39.4 mm (1.6 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Walsh River Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Hambledon Mill Csr	Australia	Record daily precipitation	31.5 mm (1.2 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Kiev	Ukraine	Record high minimum temperature	23.5 C (74.3 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Homestead Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	30.7 mm (1.2 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Proserpine Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	30.7 mm (1.2 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Gayndah Post Office	Australia	Record low maximum temperature	12.2 C (54.0 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Pointe Au Pere	Canada	Record low minimum temperature	1.7 C (35.1 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Ny City Cntrl Park	United States	Record low minimum temperature	13.9 C (57.0 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Lucinda Township	Australia	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Te Kowai Exp STN	Australia	Record daily precipitation	42.4 mm (1.7 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Winnipeg St Johns Coll	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	20.6 C (69.1 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Siliguri	India	Record daily precipitation	264.7 mm (10.4 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Salmon AP	United States	Record low maximum temperature	17.8 C (64.0 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Fallon Exp STN	United States	Record low minimum temperature	2.2 C (36.0 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Laura Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Townsville Pilot Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	28.4 mm (1.1 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Walkerston	Australia	Record daily precipitation	64.0 mm (2.5 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Mackay Post Office	Australia	Record low maximum temperature	16.0 C (60.8 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Charters Towers Post Office	Australia	Record low maximum temperature	16.1 C (61.0 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Gjerstad I Aust-Agder	Norway	Record daily precipitation	34.5 mm (1.4 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Manfred	United States	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Te Kowai Exp STN	Australia	Record low maximum temperature	15.6 C (60.1 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Bathurst	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	12.2 C (54.0 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Athani	India	Record daily precipitation	80.5 mm (3.2 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Donegaon	India	Record daily precipitation	64.5 mm (2.5 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Minicoy Obsy	India	Record daily precipitation	73.2 mm (2.9 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Postmyr I Drangedal	Norway	Record daily precipitation	25.9 mm (1.0 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Hailey 3 NNW	United States	Record low maximum temperature	17.8 C (64.0 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Georgetown Post Office	Australia	Record low maximum temperature	19.4 C (66.9 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Quebec	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	15.6 C (60.1 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Pointe Au Pere	Canada	Record daily precipitation	39.6 mm (1.6 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Pusesauli	India	Record daily precipitation	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Kamennaja-Step	Russia	Record high maximum temperature	36.4 C (97.5 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
San Jacinto	United States	Record low minimum temperature	6.1 C (43.0 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Grace	United States	Record low maximum temperature	16.7 C (62.1 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Vale	United States	Record low maximum temperature	18.9 C (66.0 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Mirani Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	39.1 mm (1.5 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Vasilevici	Belarus	Record high minimum temperature	19.1 C (66.4 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Angus 1 N	United States	Record daily precipitation	42.9 mm (1.7 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

353 records

Records set or tied on 4 July 1938 by type: Highest daily maximum 31, Lowest daily maximum 63, Highest daily minimum 82, Lowest daily minimum 30, Heaviest daily rainfall 147.

Records on 4 July 1938 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	31
Lowest daily maximum	63
Highest daily minimum	82
Lowest daily minimum	30
Heaviest daily rainfall	147
Heaviest daily snowfall	0
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 4 July 1938 by timescale: all-time 3, monthly 15, daily 335.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

293 broken records

Margins by which the 293 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 60.9. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

4 July 1938

Top 20 records on 4 July 1938 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
4 July 1938	Woodstock Post Office, AU	monthly rain	82.8 mm (3.3 in)	40.9 mm (1.6 in)	17 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
4 July 1938	Inkerman Station, AU	daily rain	66.8 mm (2.6 in)	58.2 mm (2.3 in)	44 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
4 July 1938	Ravenswood Post Office, AU	daily rain	46.7 mm (1.8 in)	42.6 mm (1.7 in)	36 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
4 July 1938	Sellheim, AU	daily rain	47.8 mm (1.9 in)	40.2 mm (1.6 in)	36 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
4 July 1938	Herberton White St, AU	daily rain	26.9 mm (1.1 in)	21.1 mm (0.8 in)	13 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
4 July 1938	Ingham Post Office, AU	daily rain	68.3 mm (2.7 in)	51.8 mm (2.0 in)	17 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
4 July 1938	Irvinebank, AU	monthly rain	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	15.2 mm (0.6 in)	47 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
4 July 1938	Atherton Post Office, AU	monthly rain	45.0 mm (1.8 in)	12.0 mm (0.5 in)	29 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
4 July 1938	Mareeba Post Office, AU	daily rain	41.7 mm (1.6 in)	40.4 mm (1.6 in)	4 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
4 July 1938	Port Douglas - Warner St, AU	daily rain	25.9 mm (1.0 in)	18.8 mm (0.7 in)	17 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
4 July 1938	Madha, IN	monthly rain	108.5 mm (4.3 in)	24.7 mm (1.0 in)	34 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
4 July 1938	Chillagoe Atherton Street, AU	monthly rain	58.4 mm (2.3 in)	27.7 mm (1.1 in)	10 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
4 July 1938	Woori Yallock, AU	daily rain	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	22.4 mm (0.9 in)	11 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
4 July 1938	Burdekin Shire Council, AU	daily rain	66.0 mm (2.6 in)	60.9 mm (2.4 in)	4 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
4 July 1938	Low Isles Lighthouse, AU	daily rain	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	20.3 mm (0.8 in)	17 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
4 July 1938	Tizi Ouzou, DZ	monthly low min	8.0 C (46.4 F)	2.0 C (3.6 F)	48 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
4 July 1938	Dalby Post Office, AU	all-time low max	9.0 C (48.2 F)	0.4 C (0.7 F)	37 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
4 July 1938	Brisbane Regional Office, AU	all-time low max	10.6 C (51.1 F)	0.7 C (1.3 F)	22 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
4 July 1938	Mackay Lost Rvr Rs, US	daily low max	14.4 C (57.9 F)	8.9 C (16.0 F)	25 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
4 July 1938	Mackay Post Office, AU	daily rain	36.1 mm (1.4 in)	18.3 mm (0.7 in)	44 years	32 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

1806 to 1938

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1806 to 1938. 1938 had 353 records.

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

Records on 07-04 in each year
Year	Records
1806	1
1815	2
1827	1
1828	1
1836	1
1837	1
1838	1
1839	2
1845	1
1850	1
1852	1
1856	2
1858	2
1859	1
1860	1
1863	1
1867	1
1868	1
1873	1
1874	2
1875	1
1877	1
1878	1
1879	1
1883	2
1887	1
1889	1
1890	3
1891	1
1892	1
1893	2
1894	3
1895	1
1896	2
1897	3
1898	6
1899	4
1900	10
1901	5
1902	8
1903	7
1904	12
1905	6
1906	15
1907	26
1908	14
1909	20
1910	33
1911	62
1912	28
1913	25
1914	48
1915	36
1916	25
1917	107
1918	72
1919	49
1920	105
1921	50
1922	61
1923	59
1924	230
1925	137
1926	139
1927	290
1928	150
1929	255
1930	276
1931	479
1932	635
1933	459
1934	521
1935	319
1936	1,189
1937	341
1938	353
1939	389
1940	504
1941	409
1942	495
1943	348
1944	553
1945	151
1946	288
1947	258
1948	293
1949	474
1950	335
1951	388
1952	285
1953	431
1954	291
1955	433
1956	381
1957	449
1958	517
1959	280
1960	562
1961	525
1962	619
1963	417
1964	383
1965	258
1966	473
1967	935
1968	668
1969	746
1970	675
1971	385
1972	1,195
1973	656
1974	546
1975	879
1976	785
1977	593
1978	1,020
1979	604
1980	674
1981	850
1982	858
1983	942
1984	851
1985	729
1986	1,129
1987	611
1988	1,158
1989	981
1990	871
1991	872
1992	1,023
1993	1,053
1994	1,131
1995	1,128
1996	1,014
1997	1,251
1998	925
1999	1,632
2000	891
2001	1,120
2002	1,152
2003	617
2004	668
2005	834
2006	924
2007	1,052
2008	764
2009	845
2010	1,124
2011	777
2012	1,205
2013	866
2014	456
2015	1,384
2016	919
2017	496
2018	653
2019	528
2020	365
2021	789
2022	700
2023	627
2024	765
2025	737
2026	717

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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 10	241
10 to 20	26
20 to 30	15
30 to 40	2
40 to 50	6
50 to 60	2
60 to 70	1