Weather Records on 12 July 1938

257 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 12 July 1938. Highest significance: Babuskin, RU.

Key Facts for 12 July 1938

On 12 July 1938, 257 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
93 were record highs and 43 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 3 monthly and 254 daily.
Babuskin set a daily record precipitation of 87.5 mm (3.4 in) on 12 July 1938.
Across 158 earlier years (1796 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 453 records.

Record Map

257 stations

257 station records on 12 July 1938 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 12 July 1938: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Babuskin	Russia	Record daily precipitation	87.5 mm (3.4 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Mt Carmel	United States	Record daily precipitation	98.6 mm (3.9 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Mt Carmel 4 NW	United States	Record daily precipitation	98.6 mm (3.9 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Worcester	United States	Record daily precipitation	72.1 mm (2.8 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Lancaster 2 NE Pump St	United States	Record daily precipitation	54.6 mm (2.1 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Mt Vernon	United States	Record daily precipitation	71.1 mm (2.8 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Coatesville 1 SW	United States	Record daily precipitation	66.8 mm (2.6 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Middlesboro Fire Dept	United States	Record daily precipitation	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Cedar Hill 1	United States	Record daily precipitation	74.9 mm (2.9 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
New River	United States	Record daily precipitation	48.5 mm (1.9 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Dover 1 W	United States	Record daily precipitation	51.1 mm (2.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Parrsboro	Canada	Record daily precipitation	58.2 mm (2.3 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Boylston	United States	Record daily precipitation	65.3 mm (2.6 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Grantsville	United States	Record daily precipitation	45.5 mm (1.8 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Ephrata	United States	Record daily precipitation	71.6 mm (2.8 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Rowlesburg 1	United States	Record daily precipitation	60.2 mm (2.4 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Vada	India	Record daily precipitation	185.2 mm (7.3 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Effingham 3SW	United States	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
West Newton	United States	Record daily precipitation	49.5 mm (1.9 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Frankfurt/Main (Feldbergstr.)	Germany	Record daily precipitation	29.7 mm (1.2 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Sfax El-Maou	Tunisia	Record low maximum temperature	20.0 C (68.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Simferopol	Ukraine	Record high minimum temperature	20.6 C (69.1 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Gordon	United States	Record daily precipitation	78.7 mm (3.1 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Irwin	United States	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Kazan	Russia	Record low minimum temperature	3.3 C (37.9 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Maseskar	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	25.2 mm (1.0 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Shahada	India	Record daily precipitation	76.5 mm (3.0 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Shirpur	India	Record daily precipitation	45.0 mm (1.8 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Dudhi	India	Record daily precipitation	68.8 mm (2.7 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Orlando Executive AP	United States	Record low minimum temperature	18.3 C (64.9 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Greensburg 2 S	United States	Record daily precipitation	30.2 mm (1.2 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Bathurst	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	17.2 C (63.0 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Hardoi	India	Record daily precipitation	88.9 mm (3.5 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Clifton	United States	Record daily precipitation	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Matamoras	United States	Record daily precipitation	29.7 mm (1.2 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Pierce 1 E	United States	Record daily precipitation	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Goondi Mill Csr	Australia	Record daily precipitation	42.7 mm (1.7 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Sydney	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	14.4 C (57.9 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Bridgeport	United States	Record daily precipitation	31.2 mm (1.2 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
St Augustine	United States	Record low minimum temperature	18.9 C (66.0 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Khamgaon	India	Record daily precipitation	69.1 mm (2.7 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Mokhada	India	Record daily precipitation	148.1 mm (5.8 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Ranikhet	India	Record daily precipitation	42.2 mm (1.7 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Poretskoye	Russia	Record low minimum temperature	6.0 C (42.8 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Federal Pt	United States	Record low minimum temperature	20.0 C (68.0 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Dickson	United States	Record daily precipitation	38.6 mm (1.5 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Perryville	United States	Record daily precipitation	31.2 mm (1.2 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Gavle	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	20.3 mm (0.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Gysinge	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	12.6 mm (0.5 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Vouziers	France	Record daily precipitation	17.4 mm (0.7 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Orskar_A	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	8.5 mm (0.33 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Byron Bay (Jacaranda Drive)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	64.0 mm (2.5 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
St Georges	Canada	Record low minimum temperature	3.9 C (39.0 F)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Bhavnathpur	India	Record daily precipitation	67.1 mm (2.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Sinnar	India	Record daily precipitation	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Svenska Hogarna	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	8.9 mm (0.35 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Delaware Cy Reedy Poin	United States	Record daily precipitation	47.2 mm (1.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Eastport	United States	Record low maximum temperature	13.3 C (55.9 F)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Orono	United States	Record low maximum temperature	15.6 C (60.1 F)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Innisfail	Australia	Record daily precipitation	43.7 mm (1.7 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

257 records

Records set or tied on 12 July 1938 by type: Highest daily maximum 38, Lowest daily maximum 20, Highest daily minimum 55, Lowest daily minimum 23, Heaviest daily rainfall 121.

Records on 12 July 1938 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	38
Lowest daily maximum	20
Highest daily minimum	55
Lowest daily minimum	23
Heaviest daily rainfall	121
Heaviest daily snowfall	0
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 12 July 1938 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 3, daily 254.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

200 broken records

Margins by which the 200 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 89.9. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

12 July 1938

Top 20 records on 12 July 1938 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
12 July 1938	Babuskin, RU	daily rain	87.5 mm (3.4 in)	72.7 mm (2.9 in)	37 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
12 July 1938	Mt Carmel, US	monthly rain	98.6 mm (3.9 in)	35.1 mm (1.4 in)	26 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
12 July 1938	Mt Carmel 4 NW, US	monthly rain	98.6 mm (3.9 in)	35.1 mm (1.4 in)	26 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
12 July 1938	Worcester, US	daily rain	72.1 mm (2.8 in)	56.1 mm (2.2 in)	0 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
12 July 1938	Lancaster 2 NE Pump St, US	daily rain	54.6 mm (2.1 in)	46.5 mm (1.8 in)	23 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
12 July 1938	Mt Vernon, US	daily rain	71.1 mm (2.8 in)	32.2 mm (1.3 in)	48 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
12 July 1938	Coatesville 1 SW, US	daily rain	66.8 mm (2.6 in)	41.1 mm (1.6 in)	17 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
12 July 1938	Middlesboro Fire Dept, US	daily rain	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	26.9 mm (1.1 in)	41 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
12 July 1938	Cedar Hill 1, US	daily rain	74.9 mm (2.9 in)	39.3 mm (1.5 in)	33 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
12 July 1938	New River, US	daily rain	48.5 mm (1.9 in)	37.8 mm (1.5 in)	9 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
12 July 1938	Dover 1 W, US	daily rain	51.1 mm (2.0 in)	33.8 mm (1.3 in)	24 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
12 July 1938	Parrsboro, CA	daily rain	58.2 mm (2.3 in)	34.1 mm (1.3 in)	12 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
12 July 1938	Boylston, US	daily rain	65.3 mm (2.6 in)	29.5 mm (1.2 in)	31 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
12 July 1938	Grantsville, US	daily rain	45.5 mm (1.8 in)	22.6 mm (0.9 in)	31 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
12 July 1938	Ephrata, US	daily rain	71.6 mm (2.8 in)	41.9 mm (1.6 in)	9 years	32 of 100 (Routine)
12 July 1938	Rowlesburg 1, US	daily rain	60.2 mm (2.4 in)	25.9 mm (1.0 in)	13 years	32 of 100 (Routine)
12 July 1938	Vada, IN	daily rain	185.2 mm (7.3 in)	89.9 mm (3.5 in)	29 years	31 of 100 (Routine)
12 July 1938	Effingham 3SW, US	daily rain	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	27.2 mm (1.1 in)	23 years	31 of 100 (Routine)
12 July 1938	West Newton, US	daily rain	49.5 mm (1.9 in)	19.0 mm (0.7 in)	32 years	31 of 100 (Routine)
12 July 1938	Frankfurt/Main (Feldbergstr.), DE	daily rain	29.7 mm (1.2 in)	10.8 mm (0.4 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

1796 to 1938

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1796 to 1938. 1938 had 257 records.

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

Records on 07-12 in each year
Year	Records
1796	1
1816	1
1821	2
1841	1
1847	2
1848	2
1850	3
1851	1
1858	1
1860	2
1866	1
1870	2
1873	1
1874	2
1875	1
1876	2
1879	1
1880	2
1882	1
1886	4
1887	1
1888	4
1889	1
1890	4
1891	3
1892	2
1893	1
1894	4
1895	7
1896	3
1897	2
1898	1
1900	2
1901	5
1902	2
1903	11
1904	13
1905	28
1906	22
1907	19
1908	46
1909	24
1910	12
1911	93
1912	19
1913	20
1914	57
1915	16
1916	39
1917	163
1918	99
1919	56
1920	37
1921	94
1922	42
1923	85
1924	68
1925	231
1926	272
1927	84
1928	79
1929	137
1930	561
1931	309
1932	305
1933	609
1934	348
1935	379
1936	1,082
1937	353
1938	257
1939	509
1940	623
1941	796
1942	363
1943	421
1944	446
1945	1,118
1946	234
1947	319
1948	379
1949	357
1950	485
1951	765
1952	680
1953	688
1954	907
1955	263
1956	474
1957	381
1958	434
1959	459
1960	466
1961	606
1962	447
1963	418
1964	898
1965	457
1966	614
1967	502
1968	466
1969	745
1970	298
1971	538
1972	716
1973	633
1974	617
1975	1,321
1976	812
1977	377
1978	635
1979	555
1980	998
1981	645
1982	526
1983	955
1984	871
1985	558
1986	1,015
1987	1,189
1988	961
1989	559
1990	1,489
1991	1,028
1992	1,167
1993	1,443
1994	904
1995	1,070
1996	964
1997	800
1998	1,244
1999	1,397
2000	796
2001	856
2002	1,537
2003	910
2004	799
2005	1,068
2006	1,038
2007	749
2008	719
2009	707
2010	1,450
2011	1,468
2012	979
2013	570
2014	437
2015	618
2016	740
2017	586
2018	398
2019	598
2020	875
2021	830
2022	507
2023	839
2024	968
2025	567
2026	1,100

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Data for records on 1938-07-12: CSV or JSON. Field meanings are on the data page.

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	166
20 to 40	27
40 to 60	5
60 to 80	1
80 to 100	1