Weather Records on 8 July 1938

293 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 8 July 1938. Highest significance: Olekminsk, RU.

Key Facts for 8 July 1938

On 8 July 1938, 293 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
85 were record highs and 58 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 1 were all-time records, 2 monthly and 290 daily.
Olekminsk set a daily record precipitation of 43.4 mm (1.7 in) on 8 July 1938.
Across 159 earlier years (1793 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 446 records.

Record Map

293 stations

293 station records on 8 July 1938 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 8 July 1938: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Olekminsk	Russia	Record daily precipitation	43.4 mm (1.7 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Dindori	India	Record daily precipitation	81.8 mm (3.2 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Sindkheda	India	Record daily precipitation	80.3 mm (3.2 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Shegaon	India	Record daily precipitation	108.7 mm (4.3 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Niphad	India	Record daily precipitation	66.0 mm (2.6 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Pimpalgaon	India	Record daily precipitation	64.3 mm (2.5 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Rauland	Norway	Record daily precipitation	40.8 mm (1.6 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Pauri	India	Record daily precipitation	91.9 mm (3.6 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Beaufort Wwtp	United States	Record low minimum temperature	15.6 C (60.1 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Nevasa	India	Record daily precipitation	64.5 mm (2.5 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Durban-Botanical Gardens	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	36.1 mm (1.4 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Khamgaon	India	Record daily precipitation	102.1 mm (4.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Murtajapur	India	Record daily precipitation	92.7 mm (3.6 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Glennville 3NW	United States	Record low minimum temperature	16.7 C (62.1 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Gopalpur	India	Record daily precipitation	68.3 mm (2.7 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Agricultural College	United States	Record low minimum temperature	8.3 C (46.9 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Waren	Germany	Record high maximum temperature	35.4 C (95.7 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Achalpur	India	Record daily precipitation	69.1 mm (2.7 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Putbus	Germany	Record high maximum temperature	28.0 C (82.4 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Soltau	Germany	Record daily precipitation	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Itchapuram	India	Record daily precipitation	69.9 mm (2.8 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Jalna	India	Record daily precipitation	50.0 mm (2.0 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Taloda	India	Record daily precipitation	95.8 mm (3.8 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Ohringen	Germany	Record daily precipitation	30.4 mm (1.2 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Leipzig-Holzhausen	Germany	Record high maximum temperature	33.0 C (91.4 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Enid	United States	Record daily precipitation	42.7 mm (1.7 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Nandurbar	India	Record daily precipitation	46.5 mm (1.8 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Mummidivaram	India	Record daily precipitation	73.7 mm (2.9 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Bemetara	India	Record daily precipitation	88.1 mm (3.5 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Amalner	India	Record daily precipitation	46.2 mm (1.8 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Ner	India	Record daily precipitation	60.2 mm (2.4 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Shawnee	United States	Record daily precipitation	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Berlin-Dahlem	Germany	Record high maximum temperature	33.5 C (92.3 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Mio Hydro Plt	United States	Record high minimum temperature	21.7 C (71.1 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Tuddal	Norway	Record daily precipitation	27.7 mm (1.1 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Biser	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	18.2 C (64.8 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Kamennaja-Step	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	22.5 C (72.5 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Astrakan	Russia	Record high maximum temperature	38.1 C (100.6 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Ocala	United States	Record daily precipitation	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Vinita 2 N	United States	Record daily precipitation	37.1 mm (1.5 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Potsdam	Germany	Record high maximum temperature	33.9 C (93.0 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Chandur Bazar	India	Record daily precipitation	42.2 mm (1.7 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Millen 4 N	United States	Record low minimum temperature	16.1 C (61.0 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Waycross 4 NE	United States	Record low minimum temperature	18.3 C (64.9 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Barkerville	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	10.0 C (50.0 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Gorlitz	Germany	Record high maximum temperature	31.4 C (88.5 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Plauen	Germany	Record high maximum temperature	32.4 C (90.3 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Pendra Road	India	Record daily precipitation	84.3 mm (3.3 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Chikhli	India	Record daily precipitation	51.6 mm (2.0 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Shirpur	India	Record daily precipitation	77.2 mm (3.0 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Troicko-Pecherskoe	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	19.1 C (66.4 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Zametchino	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	20.4 C (68.7 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Louisville 1 E	United States	Record low minimum temperature	17.2 C (63.0 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Chatillon-Sur-Seine	France	Record daily precipitation	15.5 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Nesbyen	Norway	Record daily precipitation	17.8 mm (0.7 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Khibiny	Russia	Record daily precipitation	22.6 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Mnt Fletcher (Tnk)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	13.5 mm (0.5 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Golden A	Canada	Record daily precipitation	13.2 mm (0.5 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Klipfontein	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	5.8 mm (0.23 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Porthill	United States	Record daily precipitation	5.6 mm (0.22 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

293 records

Records set or tied on 8 July 1938 by type: Highest daily maximum 42, Lowest daily maximum 13, Highest daily minimum 43, Lowest daily minimum 45, Heaviest daily rainfall 150.

Records on 8 July 1938 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	42
Lowest daily maximum	13
Highest daily minimum	43
Lowest daily minimum	45
Heaviest daily rainfall	150
Heaviest daily snowfall	0
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 8 July 1938 by timescale: all-time 1, monthly 2, daily 290.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

242 broken records

Margins by which the 242 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 69.8. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

8 July 1938

Top 20 records on 8 July 1938 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
8 July 1938	Olekminsk, RU	daily rain	43.4 mm (1.7 in)	33.7 mm (1.3 in)	45 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
8 July 1938	Dindori, IN	daily rain	81.8 mm (3.2 in)	49.0 mm (1.9 in)	32 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
8 July 1938	Sindkheda, IN	daily rain	80.3 mm (3.2 in)	51.1 mm (2.0 in)	32 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
8 July 1938	Shegaon, IN	daily rain	108.7 mm (4.3 in)	59.4 mm (2.3 in)	32 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
8 July 1938	Niphad, IN	daily rain	66.0 mm (2.6 in)	31.7 mm (1.2 in)	24 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
8 July 1938	Pimpalgaon, IN	daily rain	64.3 mm (2.5 in)	39.9 mm (1.6 in)	24 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
8 July 1938	Rauland, NO	daily rain	40.8 mm (1.6 in)	26.0 mm (1.0 in)	12 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
8 July 1938	Pauri, IN	daily rain	91.9 mm (3.6 in)	61.4 mm (2.4 in)	20 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
8 July 1938	Beaufort Wwtp, US	daily low min	15.6 C (60.1 F)	5.5 C (9.9 F)	29 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
8 July 1938	Nevasa, IN	daily rain	64.5 mm (2.5 in)	43.7 mm (1.7 in)	27 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
8 July 1938	Durban-Botanical Gardens, ZA	daily rain	36.1 mm (1.4 in)	22.4 mm (0.9 in)	60 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
8 July 1938	Khamgaon, IN	daily rain	102.1 mm (4.0 in)	69.8 mm (2.7 in)	3 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
8 July 1938	Murtajapur, IN	daily rain	92.7 mm (3.6 in)	55.1 mm (2.2 in)	3 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
8 July 1938	Glennville 3NW, US	daily low min	16.7 C (62.1 F)	3.3 C (5.9 F)	32 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
8 July 1938	Gopalpur, IN	daily rain	68.3 mm (2.7 in)	49.5 mm (1.9 in)	24 years	32 of 100 (Routine)
8 July 1938	Agricultural College, US	daily low min	8.3 C (46.9 F)	4.5 C (8.1 F)	32 years	32 of 100 (Routine)
8 July 1938	Waren, DE	daily high max	35.4 C (95.7 F)	5.4 C (9.7 F)	44 years	31 of 100 (Routine)
8 July 1938	Achalpur, IN	daily rain	69.1 mm (2.7 in)	33.3 mm (1.3 in)	32 years	31 of 100 (Routine)
8 July 1938	Putbus, DE	daily high max	28.0 C (82.4 F)	1.5 C (2.7 F)	61 years	30 of 100 (Routine)
8 July 1938	Soltau, DE	daily rain	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	13.3 mm (0.5 in)	29 years	30 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 293 records.

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

Records on 07-08 in each year
Year	Records
1793	2
1811	1
1815	2
1819	3
1844	1
1845	4
1848	2
1852	2
1856	1
1860	1
1864	2
1865	1
1867	2
1868	1
1873	1
1874	1
1876	2
1878	2
1879	1
1882	1
1883	1
1885	2
1886	3
1888	1
1889	2
1890	2
1891	2
1892	2
1893	2
1894	3
1896	7
1898	2
1899	6
1900	9
1901	4
1902	13
1903	9
1904	21
1905	9
1906	8
1907	9
1908	16
1909	24
1910	32
1911	28
1912	60
1913	29
1914	54
1915	47
1916	206
1917	37
1918	45
1919	34
1920	123
1921	75
1922	146
1923	134
1924	201
1925	141
1926	132
1927	142
1928	191
1929	235
1930	360
1931	250
1932	240
1933	360
1934	226
1935	496
1936	940
1937	287
1938	293
1939	399
1940	294
1941	198
1942	210
1943	248
1944	495
1945	291
1946	380
1947	400
1948	410
1949	352
1950	518
1951	580
1952	741
1953	502
1954	497
1955	554
1956	516
1957	429
1958	651
1959	485
1960	483
1961	356
1962	271
1963	592
1964	603
1965	266
1966	293
1967	266
1968	540
1969	847
1970	375
1971	443
1972	982
1973	831
1974	1,009
1975	537
1976	697
1977	743
1978	727
1979	703
1980	958
1981	945
1982	625
1983	1,198
1984	837
1985	1,024
1986	822
1987	814
1988	1,133
1989	1,174
1990	763
1991	1,152
1992	1,017
1993	1,875
1994	1,389
1995	642
1996	1,356
1997	734
1998	1,616
1999	816
2000	876
2001	916
2002	897
2003	779
2004	1,096
2005	1,250
2006	928
2007	943
2008	1,406
2009	971
2010	1,411
2011	838
2012	1,237
2013	501
2014	692
2015	1,455
2016	670
2017	887
2018	457
2019	569
2020	521
2021	890
2022	607
2023	765
2024	1,269
2025	616
2026	438

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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	184
10 to 20	29
20 to 30	9
30 to 40	11
40 to 50	4
50 to 60	3
60 to 70	2