Weather Records on 5 July 1938

328 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 5 July 1938. Highest significance: Bakensrug, ZA.

Key Facts for 5 July 1938

On 5 July 1938, 328 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
133 were record highs and 83 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 1 were all-time records, 13 monthly and 314 daily.
Bakensrug set a monthly record daily precipitation of 30.2 mm (1.2 in) on 5 July 1938.
Across 170 earlier years (1796 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 421 records.

Record Map

328 stations

328 station records on 5 July 1938 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 5 July 1938: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Bakensrug	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	30.2 mm (1.2 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Langdon Exp Farm	United States	Record daily precipitation	63.5 mm (2.5 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Port Arthur	Australia	Record daily precipitation	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
New England	United States	Record daily precipitation	58.9 mm (2.3 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Riverside 7 SSW	United States	Record daily precipitation	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Melfort	Canada	Record daily precipitation	100.6 mm (4.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Steytlerville (Mag)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	37.1 mm (1.5 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Mummidivaram	India	Record daily precipitation	88.9 mm (3.5 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Patur	India	Record daily precipitation	91.4 mm (3.6 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Baramati	India	Record daily precipitation	66.8 mm (2.6 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Thornlea	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Southport	Australia	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Parvatipur	India	Record daily precipitation	82.3 mm (3.2 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Sotchi	Russia	Record high maximum temperature	33.9 C (93.0 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Kamferskraal	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	28.7 mm (1.1 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Ft Myers Page Fld AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	63.0 mm (2.5 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Cumbalum (Fairview)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	78.5 mm (3.1 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Rahuri	India	Record daily precipitation	83.8 mm (3.3 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Agricultural College	United States	Record low minimum temperature	8.3 C (46.9 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Daryapur	India	Record daily precipitation	68.8 mm (2.7 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Lugansk	Ukraine	Record high minimum temperature	24.1 C (75.4 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Oracle	United States	Record low minimum temperature	12.2 C (54.0 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
San Jacinto	United States	Record low maximum temperature	17.8 C (64.0 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Alstonville Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	57.9 mm (2.3 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Multai	India	Record daily precipitation	92.7 mm (3.6 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Chalisgaon	India	Record daily precipitation	62.7 mm (2.5 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Twin Falls 2 NNE	United States	Record low maximum temperature	19.4 C (66.9 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Vale	United States	Record low maximum temperature	20.6 C (69.1 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Kasargod	India	Record daily precipitation	184.9 mm (7.3 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
San Jacinto	United States	Record low minimum temperature	5.6 C (42.1 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Crystal Springs Exp STN	United States	Record high minimum temperature	26.7 C (80.1 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Morgan	United States	Record low maximum temperature	22.2 C (72.0 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
New Orleans Audubon	United States	Record high minimum temperature	25.6 C (78.1 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Ponnani	India	Record daily precipitation	127.0 mm (5.0 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Buhl	United States	Record low maximum temperature	19.4 C (66.9 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Lake Arthur 7 SW	United States	Record daily precipitation	57.2 mm (2.3 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Holy Cross	United States	Record high maximum temperature	31.1 C (88.0 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Mount Wellington (the Springs)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	35.1 mm (1.4 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Klipplaat (Sar)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Pocahontas 1	United States	Record high minimum temperature	23.9 C (75.0 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Blackfoot Fire Dept	United States	Record low maximum temperature	18.3 C (64.9 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Hailey 3 NNW	United States	Record low maximum temperature	18.3 C (64.9 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Mackay Lost Rvr Rs	United States	Record low maximum temperature	16.1 C (61.0 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Alexandria	United States	Record high minimum temperature	22.8 C (73.0 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Cobar Post Office	Australia	Record low minimum temperature	-1.2 C (29.8 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Revelstoke	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	16.7 C (62.1 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Grace	United States	Record low maximum temperature	16.7 C (62.1 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Mtn Home	United States	Record low maximum temperature	21.7 C (71.1 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Pipestone	United States	Record high minimum temperature	22.2 C (72.0 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Curtis	United States	Record high minimum temperature	25.0 C (77.0 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Elko Rgnl AP	United States	Record low maximum temperature	21.7 C (71.1 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Fergana	Uzbekistan	Record high minimum temperature	25.9 C (78.6 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Sterling	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	23.4 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Gaddede	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	22.6 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Belleville	Canada	Record daily precipitation	15.2 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Gannapan	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	23.6 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Aberdeen (Tnk)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	20.3 mm (0.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
San Jacinto	United States	Record daily precipitation	10.2 mm (0.4 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Kingston Queens U	Canada	Record daily precipitation	23.9 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Arhangelsk	Russia	Record daily precipitation	22.0 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

328 records

Records set or tied on 5 July 1938 by type: Highest daily maximum 51, Lowest daily maximum 49, Highest daily minimum 82, Lowest daily minimum 34, Heaviest daily rainfall 112.

Records on 5 July 1938 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	51
Lowest daily maximum	49
Highest daily minimum	82
Lowest daily minimum	34
Heaviest daily rainfall	112
Heaviest daily snowfall	0
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 5 July 1938 by timescale: all-time 1, monthly 13, daily 314.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

238 broken records

Margins by which the 238 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 68.8. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

5 July 1938

Top 20 records on 5 July 1938 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
5 July 1938	Bakensrug, ZA	monthly rain	30.2 mm (1.2 in)	11.4 mm (0.4 in)	34 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
5 July 1938	Langdon Exp Farm, US	daily rain	63.5 mm (2.5 in)	52.3 mm (2.1 in)	24 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
5 July 1938	Port Arthur, AU	daily rain	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	34.6 mm (1.4 in)	0 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
5 July 1938	New England, US	daily rain	58.9 mm (2.3 in)	45.9 mm (1.8 in)	20 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
5 July 1938	Riverside 7 SSW, US	daily rain	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	40 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
5 July 1938	Melfort, CA	all-time rain	100.6 mm (4.0 in)	18.0 mm (0.7 in)	10 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
5 July 1938	Steytlerville (Mag), ZA	monthly rain	37.1 mm (1.5 in)	14.2 mm (0.6 in)	15 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
5 July 1938	Mummidivaram, IN	daily rain	88.9 mm (3.5 in)	68.8 mm (2.7 in)	9 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
5 July 1938	Patur, IN	daily rain	91.4 mm (3.6 in)	53.0 mm (2.1 in)	36 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
5 July 1938	Baramati, IN	daily rain	66.8 mm (2.6 in)	36.6 mm (1.4 in)	5 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
5 July 1938	Thornlea, ZA	monthly rain	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	19.3 mm (0.8 in)	29 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
5 July 1938	Southport, AU	daily rain	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	17.8 mm (0.7 in)	12 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
5 July 1938	Parvatipur, IN	daily rain	82.3 mm (3.2 in)	44.2 mm (1.7 in)	24 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
5 July 1938	Sotchi, RU	daily high max	33.9 C (93.0 F)	4.9 C (8.8 F)	38 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
5 July 1938	Kamferskraal, ZA	monthly rain	28.7 mm (1.1 in)	8.9 mm (0.35 in)	9 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
5 July 1938	Ft Myers Page Fld AP, US	daily rain	63.0 mm (2.5 in)	23.6 mm (0.9 in)	32 years	30 of 100 (Routine)
5 July 1938	Cumbalum (Fairview), AU	daily rain	78.5 mm (3.1 in)	24.1 mm (0.9 in)	49 years	29 of 100 (Routine)
5 July 1938	Rahuri, IN	daily rain	83.8 mm (3.3 in)	41.9 mm (1.6 in)	5 years	29 of 100 (Routine)
5 July 1938	Agricultural College, US	monthly low min	8.3 C (46.9 F)	0.6 C (1.1 F)	43 years	29 of 100 (Routine)
5 July 1938	Daryapur, IN	daily rain	68.8 mm (2.7 in)	33.2 mm (1.3 in)	27 years	27 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

1796 to 1938

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1796 to 1938. 1938 had 328 records.

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

Records on 07-05 in each year
Year	Records
1796	1
1806	1
1816	1
1819	2
1822	1
1828	2
1835	1
1839	1
1841	1
1842	1
1844	1
1845	1
1852	1
1856	1
1858	1
1859	1
1860	2
1864	1
1866	1
1867	1
1868	1
1870	1
1871	1
1874	1
1876	2
1877	1
1878	1
1879	2
1881	6
1882	2
1883	1
1887	1
1888	1
1889	3
1890	6
1891	2
1892	2
1893	4
1894	1
1895	2
1896	1
1897	2
1898	3
1899	4
1900	8
1901	8
1902	11
1903	6
1904	4
1905	9
1906	25
1907	12
1908	10
1909	22
1910	33
1911	46
1912	12
1913	23
1914	56
1915	75
1916	37
1917	32
1918	30
1919	40
1920	206
1921	75
1922	66
1923	67
1924	112
1925	108
1926	183
1927	206
1928	185
1929	224
1930	233
1931	395
1932	344
1933	335
1934	505
1935	242
1936	714
1937	340
1938	328
1939	398
1940	352
1941	309
1942	443
1943	418
1944	438
1945	244
1946	273
1947	815
1948	655
1949	444
1950	480
1951	635
1952	341
1953	532
1954	417
1955	437
1956	499
1957	491
1958	634
1959	318
1960	515
1961	604
1962	324
1963	642
1964	421
1965	298
1966	305
1967	923
1968	828
1969	822
1970	552
1971	431
1972	1,580
1973	766
1974	488
1975	806
1976	639
1977	740
1978	804
1979	919
1980	557
1981	914
1982	981
1983	841
1984	832
1985	695
1986	1,155
1987	665
1988	1,828
1989	930
1990	1,103
1991	936
1992	937
1993	1,383
1994	1,137
1995	1,243
1996	1,130
1997	962
1998	957
1999	1,838
2000	729
2001	1,153
2002	892
2003	646
2004	853
2005	797
2006	974
2007	1,206
2008	779
2009	946
2010	1,085
2011	696
2012	1,356
2013	768
2014	420
2015	1,303
2016	932
2017	619
2018	754
2019	742
2020	416
2021	639
2022	855
2023	688
2024	1,030
2025	632
2026	505

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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	196
10 to 20	21
20 to 30	8
30 to 40	7
40 to 50	3
50 to 60	2
60 to 70	1