Weather Records on 11 July 1938

244 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 11 July 1938. Highest significance: Irkutsk, RU.

Key Facts for 11 July 1938

On 11 July 1938, 244 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
81 were record highs and 40 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 1 were all-time records, 3 monthly and 240 daily.
Irkutsk set a daily record precipitation of 53.7 mm (2.1 in) on 11 July 1938.
Across 167 earlier years (1813 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 424 records.

Record Map

244 stations

244 station records on 11 July 1938 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 11 July 1938: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Irkutsk	Russia	Record daily precipitation	53.7 mm (2.1 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Sakoli	India	Record daily precipitation	180.3 mm (7.1 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Bhandara	India	Record daily precipitation	146.1 mm (5.8 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Roomal	India	Record daily precipitation	165.6 mm (6.5 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Bolpur	India	Record daily precipitation	102.6 mm (4.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Chita	Russia	Record daily precipitation	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Elmira	United States	Record daily precipitation	44.5 mm (1.8 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Ranpur	India	Record daily precipitation	116.8 mm (4.6 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Mt Pocono 2 N	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Richmond Chimborazo Pk	United States	Record daily precipitation	83.8 mm (3.3 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Nuwara Eliya	Sri Lanka	Record low minimum temperature	7.8 C (46.0 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Ramtek	India	Record daily precipitation	116.3 mm (4.6 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Chhuikhadan	India	Record daily precipitation	71.1 mm (2.8 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Kjobli I Snaasa	Norway	Record daily precipitation	25.3 mm (1.0 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Amlagora	India	Record daily precipitation	91.4 mm (3.6 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Sfax El-Maou	Tunisia	Record low maximum temperature	22.0 C (71.6 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Raipur	India	Record daily precipitation	109.2 mm (4.3 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Krishnanagar	India	Record daily precipitation	90.2 mm (3.6 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Arad	Romania	Record daily precipitation	52.4 mm (2.1 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Ambikapur	India	Record daily precipitation	122.2 mm (4.8 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Gazole	India	Record daily precipitation	100.3 mm (3.9 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Wayne	United States	Record daily precipitation	30.2 mm (1.2 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Chakaibanda	India	Record daily precipitation	81.3 mm (3.2 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Musafir Khana	India	Record daily precipitation	81.5 mm (3.2 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Kaanapali AP 453.1	United States	Record high maximum temperature	36.7 C (98.1 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Alapaha Exp STN	United States	Record daily precipitation	44.5 mm (1.8 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Dhandhuka	India	Record daily precipitation	76.2 mm (3.0 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Albany	United States	Record daily precipitation	27.2 mm (1.1 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Ithaca Cornell UNIV	United States	Record daily precipitation	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Henichesk	Ukraine	Record high minimum temperature	23.2 C (73.8 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Scottsbluff W B Heilig Fld AP	United States	Record high minimum temperature	21.1 C (70.0 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Barkerville	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	10.0 C (50.0 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Winchendon	United States	Record daily precipitation	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Jamestown	United States	Record daily precipitation	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Sorve	Estonia	Record daily precipitation	24.0 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Keolari	India	Record daily precipitation	91.4 mm (3.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Chandpur	India	Record daily precipitation	95.5 mm (3.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Durango	United States	Record low minimum temperature	5.6 C (42.1 F)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Unionville	United States	Record high maximum temperature	43.3 C (109.9 F)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Gospic	Croatia	Record low minimum temperature	3.4 C (38.1 F)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Szeged	Hungary	Record low maximum temperature	16.5 C (61.7 F)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Kaiserganj	India	Record daily precipitation	77.5 mm (3.1 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Akbarpur	India	Record daily precipitation	70.1 mm (2.8 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Berinag	India	Record daily precipitation	78.7 mm (3.1 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Nikolaev	Ukraine	Record high maximum temperature	36.6 C (97.9 F)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Palestine	United States	Record daily precipitation	34.0 mm (1.3 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Thurman	United States	Record high maximum temperature	39.4 C (102.9 F)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Worcester	United States	Record daily precipitation	28.2 mm (1.1 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Bethany	United States	Record high maximum temperature	41.1 C (106.0 F)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Agricultural College	United States	Record low minimum temperature	12.8 C (55.0 F)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Mc Minnville	United States	Record high minimum temperature	14.4 C (57.9 F)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Mount Gambier Post Office	Australia	Record low minimum temperature	0.1 C (32.2 F)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Mullumbimby (Fairview Farm)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	44.7 mm (1.8 in)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Paris	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	23.9 C (75.0 F)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Debrecen Airport	Hungary	Record low maximum temperature	14.1 C (57.4 F)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Borsad	India	Record daily precipitation	107.7 mm (4.2 in)	18 of 100 (Routine)
D.Baria	India	Record daily precipitation	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Ambagarh Chowki	India	Record daily precipitation	88.9 mm (3.5 in)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Khapari	India	Record daily precipitation	81.3 mm (3.2 in)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Satara	India	Record daily precipitation	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	18 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

244 records

Records set or tied on 11 July 1938 by type: Highest daily maximum 39, Lowest daily maximum 14, Highest daily minimum 42, Lowest daily minimum 26, Heaviest daily rainfall 123.

Records on 11 July 1938 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	39
Lowest daily maximum	14
Highest daily minimum	42
Lowest daily minimum	26
Heaviest daily rainfall	123
Heaviest daily snowfall	0
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 11 July 1938 by timescale: all-time 1, monthly 3, daily 240.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

198 broken records

Margins by which the 198 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 117.6. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

11 July 1938

Top 20 records on 11 July 1938 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
11 July 1938	Irkutsk, RU	daily rain	53.7 mm (2.1 in)	37.4 mm (1.5 in)	54 years	61 of 100 (Major)
11 July 1938	Sakoli, IN	daily rain	180.3 mm (7.1 in)	117.6 mm (4.6 in)	29 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
11 July 1938	Bhandara, IN	daily rain	146.1 mm (5.8 in)	90.2 mm (3.6 in)	28 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
11 July 1938	Roomal, IN	daily rain	165.6 mm (6.5 in)	104.6 mm (4.1 in)	8 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
11 July 1938	Bolpur, IN	daily rain	102.6 mm (4.0 in)	64.5 mm (2.5 in)	16 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
11 July 1938	Chita, RU	daily rain	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	18.7 mm (0.7 in)	39 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
11 July 1938	Elmira, US	daily rain	44.5 mm (1.8 in)	27.7 mm (1.1 in)	23 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
11 July 1938	Ranpur, IN	daily rain	116.8 mm (4.6 in)	70.6 mm (2.8 in)	24 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
11 July 1938	Mt Pocono 2 N, US	daily rain	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	27 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
11 July 1938	Richmond Chimborazo Pk, US	daily rain	83.8 mm (3.3 in)	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	32 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
11 July 1938	Nuwara Eliya, LK	daily low min	7.8 C (46.0 F)	1.1 C (2.0 F)	62 years	32 of 100 (Routine)
11 July 1938	Ramtek, IN	daily rain	116.3 mm (4.6 in)	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	29 years	32 of 100 (Routine)
11 July 1938	Chhuikhadan, IN	daily rain	71.1 mm (2.8 in)	38.3 mm (1.5 in)	27 years	31 of 100 (Routine)
11 July 1938	Kjobli I Snaasa, NO	daily rain	25.3 mm (1.0 in)	15.1 mm (0.6 in)	12 years	31 of 100 (Routine)
11 July 1938	Amlagora, IN	daily rain	91.4 mm (3.6 in)	54.6 mm (2.1 in)	17 years	30 of 100 (Routine)
11 July 1938	Sfax El-Maou, TN	daily low max	22.0 C (71.6 F)	4.0 C (7.2 F)	36 years	29 of 100 (Routine)
11 July 1938	Raipur, IN	daily rain	109.2 mm (4.3 in)	59.7 mm (2.4 in)	5 years	28 of 100 (Routine)
11 July 1938	Krishnanagar, IN	daily rain	90.2 mm (3.6 in)	29.7 mm (1.2 in)	35 years	28 of 100 (Routine)
11 July 1938	Arad, RO	daily rain	52.4 mm (2.1 in)	17.2 mm (0.7 in)	12 years	28 of 100 (Routine)
11 July 1938	Ambikapur, IN	daily rain	122.2 mm (4.8 in)	43.5 mm (1.7 in)	32 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

1813 to 1938

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1813 to 1938. 1938 had 244 records.

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

Records on 07-11 in each year
Year	Records
1813	2
1815	1
1816	1
1821	1
1843	1
1845	1
1846	1
1847	2
1849	1
1850	2
1851	2
1856	1
1858	1
1859	1
1860	1
1862	1
1863	1
1866	1
1868	1
1869	2
1870	2
1871	1
1873	1
1874	3
1875	1
1876	3
1878	2
1879	3
1882	2
1886	4
1887	1
1888	3
1889	9
1890	5
1891	4
1894	12
1895	3
1896	2
1897	2
1898	4
1899	7
1900	4
1901	4
1902	3
1903	7
1904	14
1905	16
1906	17
1907	23
1908	36
1909	16
1910	24
1911	87
1912	21
1913	36
1914	45
1915	21
1916	29
1917	121
1918	18
1919	37
1920	22
1921	179
1922	56
1923	107
1924	100
1925	425
1926	215
1927	106
1928	91
1929	121
1930	572
1931	206
1932	291
1933	705
1934	413
1935	387
1936	1,268
1937	405
1938	244
1939	496
1940	296
1941	517
1942	734
1943	369
1944	702
1945	978
1946	275
1947	388
1948	313
1949	286
1950	619
1951	849
1952	519
1953	554
1954	758
1955	343
1956	534
1957	495
1958	519
1959	523
1960	373
1961	731
1962	536
1963	706
1964	482
1965	406
1966	503
1967	368
1968	482
1969	569
1970	404
1971	547
1972	486
1973	658
1974	858
1975	1,107
1976	734
1977	537
1978	829
1979	519
1980	1,002
1981	663
1982	642
1983	984
1984	1,174
1985	607
1986	691
1987	1,030
1988	973
1989	832
1990	1,010
1991	1,038
1992	926
1993	1,227
1994	839
1995	1,037
1996	1,283
1997	686
1998	1,235
1999	1,175
2000	862
2001	874
2002	1,438
2003	1,033
2004	658
2005	1,105
2006	809
2007	962
2008	759
2009	801
2010	1,210
2011	1,016
2012	1,053
2013	553
2014	540
2015	766
2016	1,035
2017	589
2018	439
2019	606
2020	814
2021	935
2022	581
2023	873
2024	1,064
2025	440
2026	705

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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 20	168
20 to 40	19
40 to 60	6
60 to 80	2
80 to 100	1
100 to 120	2