Weather Records on 13 July 1938

188 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 13 July 1938. Highest significance: Ghazipur, IN.

Key Facts for 13 July 1938

On 13 July 1938, 188 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
88 were record highs and 20 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 2 were all-time records, 4 monthly and 182 daily.
Ghazipur set an all-time record daily precipitation of 226.6 mm (8.9 in) on 13 July 1938.
Across 165 earlier years (1795 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 439 records.

Record Map

188 stations

188 station records on 13 July 1938 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 13 July 1938: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Ghazipur	India	Record daily precipitation	226.6 mm (8.9 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Mt Carroll	United States	Record daily precipitation	56.9 mm (2.2 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Pointe Au Pere	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	20.0 C (68.0 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Marianna Sch For Boys	United States	Record low minimum temperature	15.6 C (60.1 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Colby	United States	Record high minimum temperature	26.1 C (79.0 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Seleng	India	Record daily precipitation	94.5 mm (3.7 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Amite	United States	Record daily precipitation	79.0 mm (3.1 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Fort Macleod	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	18.9 C (66.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Wakefield 3NW	United States	Record high minimum temperature	29.4 C (84.9 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Innisfail	Australia	Record daily precipitation	45.2 mm (1.8 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Tatarsk	Russia	Record daily precipitation	31.3 mm (1.2 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Cottonwood Falls	United States	Record high minimum temperature	30.6 C (87.1 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Ranikhet	India	Record daily precipitation	79.2 mm (3.1 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Coloso	Puerto Rico [United States]	Record high maximum temperature	34.4 C (93.9 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Britt 3E	United States	Record daily precipitation	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Arcadia	United States	Record low minimum temperature	19.4 C (66.9 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Beloit	United States	Record daily precipitation	57.2 mm (2.3 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Brodhead Wwtp	United States	Record daily precipitation	44.5 mm (1.8 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Katanning Comparison	Australia	Record high minimum temperature	14.7 C (58.5 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Goondi Mill Csr	Australia	Record daily precipitation	37.3 mm (1.5 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Singimari	India	Record daily precipitation	96.5 mm (3.8 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Gauhati Obsy	India	Record daily precipitation	87.9 mm (3.5 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Sycamore	United States	Record daily precipitation	30.7 mm (1.2 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Iowa Falls	United States	Record high minimum temperature	24.4 C (75.9 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Mason City	United States	Record high minimum temperature	23.9 C (75.0 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Kaiserganj	India	Record daily precipitation	149.1 mm (5.9 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Cave Run Lake	United States	Record daily precipitation	95.0 mm (3.7 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Princeton	United States	Record daily precipitation	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Richfield Radio Ksvc	United States	Record low maximum temperature	25.6 C (78.1 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Cavendish	United States	Record daily precipitation	34.8 mm (1.4 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Rocky Mt	United States	Record high minimum temperature	26.1 C (79.0 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Burnett 3 S	United States	Record daily precipitation	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Kustanai	Kazakhstan	Record daily precipitation	22.8 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Kokshetay	Kazakhstan	Record daily precipitation	17.2 mm (0.7 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Dawson	Canada	Record daily precipitation	11.9 mm (0.5 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Haverhill	United States	Record daily precipitation	21.1 mm (0.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Marengo	United States	Record daily precipitation	25.7 mm (1.0 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Knoxville	United States	Record high minimum temperature	25.0 C (77.0 F)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Kotdwara	India	Record daily precipitation	109.2 mm (4.3 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Perry	United States	Record high minimum temperature	25.0 C (77.0 F)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Warrenton 1 N	United States	Record daily precipitation	15.2 mm (0.6 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Hillsboro	United States	Record daily precipitation	43.9 mm (1.7 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Kazan	Russia	Record low minimum temperature	7.1 C (44.8 F)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Poretskoye	Russia	Record low minimum temperature	5.4 C (41.7 F)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Glennville 3NW	United States	Record daily precipitation	100.3 mm (3.9 in)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Milledgeville	United States	Record daily precipitation	33.5 mm (1.3 in)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Ames 3 SW	United States	Record high minimum temperature	23.3 C (73.9 F)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Dresden	United States	Record high minimum temperature	23.9 C (75.0 F)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Winona	United States	Record daily precipitation	36.6 mm (1.4 in)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Kenton	United States	Record daily precipitation	19.1 mm (0.8 in)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Dixon Wwtp	United States	Record daily precipitation	20.3 mm (0.8 in)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Sitka Magnetic Obsy	United States	Record low maximum temperature	11.7 C (53.1 F)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Doorawarrah	Australia	Record daily precipitation	1.3 mm (0.05 in)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Double Island Point Lighthouse	Australia	Record daily precipitation	28.4 mm (1.1 in)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Hajo	India	Record daily precipitation	110.5 mm (4.4 in)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Lohar-Daga	India	Record daily precipitation	87.4 mm (3.4 in)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Aurora Water	United States	Record daily precipitation	22.9 mm (0.9 in)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Bloomington Normal	United States	Record daily precipitation	22.9 mm (0.9 in)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Humboldt 3 W	United States	Record high minimum temperature	22.8 C (73.0 F)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Greensburg	United States	Record daily precipitation	22.6 mm (0.9 in)	16 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

188 records

Records set or tied on 13 July 1938 by type: Highest daily maximum 16, Lowest daily maximum 5, Highest daily minimum 72, Lowest daily minimum 15, Heaviest daily rainfall 80.

Records on 13 July 1938 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	16
Lowest daily maximum	5
Highest daily minimum	72
Lowest daily minimum	15
Heaviest daily rainfall	80
Heaviest daily snowfall	0
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 13 July 1938 by timescale: all-time 2, monthly 4, daily 182.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

147 broken records

Margins by which the 147 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 44.2. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

13 July 1938

Top 20 records on 13 July 1938 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
13 July 1938	Ghazipur, IN	all-time rain	226.6 mm (8.9 in)	34.8 mm (1.4 in)	24 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
13 July 1938	Mt Carroll, US	daily rain	56.9 mm (2.2 in)	35.3 mm (1.4 in)	21 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
13 July 1938	Pointe Au Pere, CA	all-time high min	20.0 C (68.0 F)	1.1 C (2.0 F)	18 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
13 July 1938	Marianna Sch For Boys, US	daily low min	15.6 C (60.1 F)	3.3 C (5.9 F)	32 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
13 July 1938	Colby, US	daily high min	26.1 C (79.0 F)	5.5 C (9.9 F)	37 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
13 July 1938	Seleng, IN	daily rain	94.5 mm (3.7 in)	37.3 mm (1.5 in)	35 years	32 of 100 (Routine)
13 July 1938	Amite, US	daily rain	79.0 mm (3.1 in)	30.7 mm (1.2 in)	32 years	30 of 100 (Routine)
13 July 1938	Fort Macleod, CA	daily high min	18.9 C (66.0 F)	3.9 C (7.0 F)	39 years	28 of 100 (Routine)
13 July 1938	Wakefield 3NW, US	daily high min	29.4 C (84.9 F)	5.0 C (9.0 F)	37 years	27 of 100 (Routine)
13 July 1938	Innisfail, AU	daily rain	45.2 mm (1.8 in)	13.4 mm (0.5 in)	39 years	26 of 100 (Routine)
13 July 1938	Tatarsk, RU	daily rain	31.3 mm (1.2 in)	16.0 mm (0.6 in)	13 years	26 of 100 (Routine)
13 July 1938	Cottonwood Falls, US	monthly high min	30.6 C (87.1 F)	1.2 C (2.2 F)	34 years	26 of 100 (Routine)
13 July 1938	Ranikhet, IN	daily rain	79.2 mm (3.1 in)	36.5 mm (1.4 in)	8 years	25 of 100 (Routine)
13 July 1938	Coloso, PR	daily high max	34.4 C (93.9 F)	1.1 C (2.0 F)	32 years	24 of 100 (Routine)
13 July 1938	Britt 3E, US	daily rain	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	11.9 mm (0.5 in)	38 years	24 of 100 (Routine)
13 July 1938	Arcadia, US	daily low min	19.4 C (66.9 F)	1.2 C (2.2 F)	31 years	23 of 100 (Routine)
13 July 1938	Beloit, US	daily rain	57.2 mm (2.3 in)	19.4 mm (0.8 in)	25 years	23 of 100 (Routine)
13 July 1938	Brodhead Wwtp, US	daily rain	44.5 mm (1.8 in)	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	8 years	23 of 100 (Routine)
13 July 1938	Katanning Comparison, AU	daily high min	14.7 C (58.5 F)	3.8 C (6.8 F)	24 years	22 of 100 (Routine)
13 July 1938	Goondi Mill Csr, AU	daily rain	37.3 mm (1.5 in)	7.6 mm (0.30 in)	39 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

1795 to 1938

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1795 to 1938. 1938 had 188 records.

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

Records on 07-13 in each year
Year	Records
1795	1
1796	1
1807	1
1824	1
1832	1
1834	1
1840	1
1842	1
1847	1
1848	2
1850	1
1855	1
1860	1
1861	1
1862	1
1866	1
1871	1
1872	1
1873	1
1875	1
1876	2
1878	1
1879	2
1880	1
1882	1
1884	3
1885	1
1887	1
1888	7
1889	6
1890	3
1891	4
1892	2
1893	5
1894	2
1895	11
1896	2
1897	4
1898	6
1900	2
1901	7
1902	7
1903	8
1904	9
1905	5
1906	17
1907	22
1908	11
1909	7
1910	16
1911	47
1912	79
1913	21
1914	50
1915	17
1916	45
1917	22
1918	160
1919	79
1920	30
1921	81
1922	34
1923	104
1924	147
1925	229
1926	426
1927	195
1928	146
1929	123
1930	443
1931	351
1932	349
1933	653
1934	445
1935	304
1936	999
1937	264
1938	188
1939	382
1940	891
1941	599
1942	282
1943	433
1944	302
1945	637
1946	318
1947	245
1948	407
1949	333
1950	849
1951	393
1952	730
1953	700
1954	1,044
1955	378
1956	436
1957	321
1958	324
1959	451
1960	470
1961	513
1962	615
1963	726
1964	1,023
1965	479
1966	649
1967	654
1968	427
1969	676
1970	410
1971	517
1972	861
1973	489
1974	569
1975	1,474
1976	650
1977	581
1978	437
1979	562
1980	1,127
1981	795
1982	513
1983	887
1984	817
1985	488
1986	918
1987	1,105
1988	898
1989	635
1990	1,762
1991	888
1992	1,293
1993	1,374
1994	1,340
1995	1,350
1996	957
1997	793
1998	1,274
1999	1,356
2000	978
2001	800
2002	1,546
2003	934
2004	686
2005	1,039
2006	1,179
2007	756
2008	672
2009	807
2010	1,192
2011	1,216
2012	1,283
2013	548
2014	540
2015	692
2016	667
2017	594
2018	435
2019	443
2020	668
2021	778
2022	686
2023	705
2024	908
2025	708
2026	1,123

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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 2026-10-16 (16 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	117
10 to 20	19
20 to 30	3
30 to 40	6
40 to 50	2