Weather Records on 6 July 1938

269 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 6 July 1938. Highest significance: Swan Island Lighthouse, AU.

Key Facts for 6 July 1938

On 6 July 1938, 269 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
79 were record highs and 75 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 1 were all-time records, 11 monthly and 257 daily.
Swan Island Lighthouse set a daily record precipitation of 39.1 mm (1.5 in) on 6 July 1938.
Across 163 earlier years (1793 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 440 records.

Record Map

269 stations

269 station records on 6 July 1938 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 6 July 1938: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Swan Island Lighthouse	Australia	Record daily precipitation	39.1 mm (1.5 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Madison	United States	Record daily precipitation	94.0 mm (3.7 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Kokshetay	Kazakhstan	Record daily precipitation	39.0 mm (1.5 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Tenali	India	Record daily precipitation	84.3 mm (3.3 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Manginapudi	India	Record daily precipitation	59.2 mm (2.3 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
De Bilt	Netherlands	Record daily precipitation	27.1 mm (1.1 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Grand River Lock	United States	Record daily precipitation	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Aleksandrovsk-Sahalinskij	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	19.3 C (66.7 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Vijayawada	India	Record daily precipitation	77.0 mm (3.0 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Malda	India	Record daily precipitation	102.1 mm (4.0 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Ponnur(Ponnuru)	India	Record daily precipitation	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Shenkursk	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	22.1 C (71.8 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Kon-Kolodez	Russia	Record high maximum temperature	38.1 C (100.6 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Olin	United States	Record daily precipitation	58.4 mm (2.3 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Agricultural College	United States	Record low minimum temperature	5.6 C (42.1 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Llano	United States	Record high maximum temperature	43.3 C (109.9 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Hamburg Fuhlsbuettel	Germany	Record low minimum temperature	7.5 C (45.5 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Jennings	United States	Record daily precipitation	52.6 mm (2.1 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Corinne	United States	Record low maximum temperature	22.8 C (73.0 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Houghton (Glen Ewin)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Cape Barren Island (Cape Barre	Australia	Record daily precipitation	26.9 mm (1.1 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Baunsi	India	Record daily precipitation	106.7 mm (4.2 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Salida	United States	Record high minimum temperature	15.6 C (60.1 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Saltair	United States	Record low maximum temperature	21.1 C (70.0 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Jamkhed	India	Record daily precipitation	40.9 mm (1.6 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Crystal Springs Exp STN	United States	Record high minimum temperature	25.6 C (78.1 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Georgetown 2 E	United States	Record low minimum temperature	16.7 C (62.1 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Beaufort West (Met)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	24.1 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
De Aar	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	12.7 mm (0.5 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Sterling	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	9.1 mm (0.36 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Philippolis (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	12.2 mm (0.5 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Philipstown (Tnk)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	17.8 mm (0.7 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Leeu Gamka (Sar)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	5.3 mm (0.21 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Gannapan	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	12.7 mm (0.5 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Reddersburg (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	12.2 mm (0.5 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Lillydale	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	17.5 mm (0.7 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Winburg (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	10.7 mm (0.4 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Krielsfontein	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	18.8 mm (0.7 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Pella	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	18.3 mm (0.7 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Thornlea	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	12.4 mm (0.5 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Nieuwejaarsfontein	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	11.4 mm (0.4 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Harrismith (Tnk)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	2.8 mm (0.11 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Jacobsdal (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	7.6 mm (0.30 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Murraysburg (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	0.8 mm (0.03 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Mazelspoort Dam	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	7.6 mm (0.30 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Rietpoort	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	9.9 mm (0.39 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
The Cliff	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	7.6 mm (0.30 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Vosburg	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	9.7 mm (0.38 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Boetsap (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	2.8 mm (0.11 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Smithfield (Mun)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	13.0 mm (0.5 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Barletta	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	6.4 mm (0.25 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Hay River	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	16.1 C (61.0 F)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Tbilisi	Georgia	Record high maximum temperature	38.9 C (102.0 F)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Den Helder	Netherlands	Record low minimum temperature	7.8 C (46.0 F)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Aleksandrovsk-Sahalinskij	Russia	Record high maximum temperature	28.7 C (83.7 F)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Westminter Estate	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	10.2 mm (0.4 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Odesa	Ukraine	Record daily precipitation	22.6 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Battle Mtn	United States	Record low maximum temperature	24.4 C (75.9 F)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Lugansk	Ukraine	Record high minimum temperature	23.3 C (73.9 F)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Prescott 2 NNW	United States	Record high minimum temperature	24.4 C (75.9 F)	19 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

269 records

Records set or tied on 6 July 1938 by type: Highest daily maximum 31, Lowest daily maximum 30, Highest daily minimum 48, Lowest daily minimum 45, Heaviest daily rainfall 115.

Records on 6 July 1938 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	31
Lowest daily maximum	30
Highest daily minimum	48
Lowest daily minimum	45
Heaviest daily rainfall	115
Heaviest daily snowfall	0
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 6 July 1938 by timescale: all-time 1, monthly 11, daily 257.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

222 broken records

Margins by which the 222 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 48.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

6 July 1938

Top 20 records on 6 July 1938 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
6 July 1938	Swan Island Lighthouse, AU	daily rain	39.1 mm (1.5 in)	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	28 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
6 July 1938	Madison, US	monthly rain	94.0 mm (3.7 in)	28.5 mm (1.1 in)	36 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
6 July 1938	Kokshetay, KZ	daily rain	39.0 mm (1.5 in)	21.6 mm (0.9 in)	1 year	42 of 100 (Notable)
6 July 1938	Tenali, IN	daily rain	84.3 mm (3.3 in)	48.0 mm (1.9 in)	0 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
6 July 1938	Manginapudi, IN	daily rain	59.2 mm (2.3 in)	44.0 mm (1.7 in)	13 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
6 July 1938	De Bilt, NL	daily rain	27.1 mm (1.1 in)	16.3 mm (0.6 in)	16 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
6 July 1938	Grand River Lock, US	daily rain	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	18.3 mm (0.7 in)	37 years	31 of 100 (Routine)
6 July 1938	Aleksandrovsk-Sahalinskij, RU	daily high min	19.3 C (66.7 F)	6.1 C (11.0 F)	21 years	30 of 100 (Routine)
6 July 1938	Vijayawada, IN	daily rain	77.0 mm (3.0 in)	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	17 years	28 of 100 (Routine)
6 July 1938	Malda, IN	daily rain	102.1 mm (4.0 in)	42.2 mm (1.7 in)	17 years	28 of 100 (Routine)
6 July 1938	Ponnur(Ponnuru), IN	daily rain	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	28.7 mm (1.1 in)	16 years	27 of 100 (Routine)
6 July 1938	Shenkursk, RU	all-time high min	22.1 C (71.8 F)	1.1 C (2.0 F)	3 years	27 of 100 (Routine)
6 July 1938	Kon-Kolodez, RU	monthly high max	38.1 C (100.6 F)	0.6 C (1.1 F)	37 years	26 of 100 (Routine)
6 July 1938	Olin, US	daily rain	58.4 mm (2.3 in)	21.1 mm (0.8 in)	31 years	25 of 100 (Routine)
6 July 1938	Agricultural College, US	monthly low min	5.6 C (42.1 F)	2.7 C (4.9 F)	0 years	25 of 100 (Routine)
6 July 1938	Llano, US	daily high max	43.3 C (109.9 F)	4.4 C (7.9 F)	20 years	24 of 100 (Routine)
6 July 1938	Hamburg Fuhlsbuettel, DE	daily low min	7.5 C (45.5 F)	3.0 C (5.4 F)	24 years	23 of 100 (Routine)
6 July 1938	Jennings, US	daily rain	52.6 mm (2.1 in)	14.0 mm (0.6 in)	35 years	23 of 100 (Routine)
6 July 1938	Corinne, US	daily low max	22.8 C (73.0 F)	5.5 C (9.9 F)	16 years	23 of 100 (Routine)
6 July 1938	Houghton (Glen Ewin), AU	monthly rain	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	2.3 mm (0.09 in)	20 years	22 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

1793 to 1938

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1793 to 1938. 1938 had 269 records.

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

Records on 07-06 in each year
Year	Records
1793	1
1795	1
1812	1
1813	1
1819	1
1821	1
1828	3
1839	1
1845	1
1848	1
1856	1
1859	1
1860	1
1863	1
1864	2
1865	1
1868	2
1874	1
1875	3
1876	1
1877	1
1878	3
1879	3
1881	4
1883	1
1885	1
1887	2
1889	1
1890	7
1892	1
1893	2
1894	4
1895	3
1896	3
1897	1
1898	5
1899	5
1900	12
1901	7
1902	6
1903	2
1904	4
1905	8
1906	16
1907	9
1908	22
1909	22
1910	31
1911	45
1912	32
1913	18
1914	50
1915	83
1916	38
1917	26
1918	28
1919	36
1920	36
1921	80
1922	159
1923	177
1924	163
1925	160
1926	133
1927	255
1928	231
1929	106
1930	285
1931	489
1932	470
1933	310
1934	400
1935	222
1936	683
1937	385
1938	269
1939	425
1940	437
1941	337
1942	543
1943	349
1944	320
1945	337
1946	172
1947	506
1948	698
1949	405
1950	541
1951	623
1952	456
1953	656
1954	494
1955	388
1956	722
1957	359
1958	717
1959	285
1960	687
1961	501
1962	434
1963	350
1964	579
1965	442
1966	319
1967	684
1968	739
1969	786
1970	497
1971	412
1972	1,368
1973	1,196
1974	456
1975	743
1976	595
1977	848
1978	1,072
1979	1,092
1980	587
1981	1,016
1982	803
1983	1,002
1984	782
1985	874
1986	870
1987	636
1988	2,036
1989	838
1990	854
1991	888
1992	936
1993	1,419
1994	1,345
1995	779
1996	1,034
1997	792
1998	1,238
1999	1,603
2000	753
2001	1,020
2002	650
2003	723
2004	903
2005	927
2006	1,122
2007	1,303
2008	937
2009	935
2010	1,199
2011	617
2012	1,398
2013	607
2014	494
2015	1,160
2016	778
2017	808
2018	714
2019	523
2020	380
2021	746
2022	890
2023	548
2024	1,185
2025	619
2026	517

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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).

Histogram of margins by which records were beaten on 6 July 1938
Margin	Records
0 to 10	184
10 to 20	26
20 to 30	7
30 to 40	2
40 to 50	3