Weather Records on 14 July 1938

202 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 14 July 1938. Highest significance: Falmouth, US.

Key Facts for 14 July 1938

On 14 July 1938, 202 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
76 were record highs and 33 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 5 were all-time records, 3 monthly and 194 daily.
Falmouth set an all-time record daily precipitation of 152.7 mm (6.0 in) on 14 July 1938.
Across 158 earlier years (1802 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 458 records.

Record Map

202 stations

202 station records on 14 July 1938 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 14 July 1938: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Falmouth	United States	Record daily precipitation	152.7 mm (6.0 in)	69 of 100 (Major)
Maysville Wwtp	United States	Record daily precipitation	159.5 mm (6.3 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Chindwara	India	Record daily precipitation	127.8 mm (5.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Williamstown	United States	Record daily precipitation	58.4 mm (2.3 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Shujalpur	India	Record daily precipitation	265.4 mm (10.4 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Haileybury	Canada	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Seattle Urban Site	United States	Record high minimum temperature	20.0 C (68.0 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Sonkatch	India	Record daily precipitation	161.3 mm (6.4 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Tendukhera	India	Record daily precipitation	99.3 mm (3.9 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Rogersville 1 NE	United States	Record daily precipitation	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Sfax El-Maou	Tunisia	Record low maximum temperature	20.0 C (68.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Narsingarh	India	Record daily precipitation	238.5 mm (9.4 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Forbes (Camp Street)	Australia	Record low minimum temperature	-2.8 C (27.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Rutherglen	Canada	Record daily precipitation	67.3 mm (2.6 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Mandla	India	Record daily precipitation	108.2 mm (4.3 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Trenton 2	United States	Record daily precipitation	45.5 mm (1.8 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Rocky Mt	United States	Record high minimum temperature	27.2 C (81.0 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Narsinghpur	India	Record daily precipitation	89.7 mm (3.5 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Hillsboro	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Kurwai	India	Record daily precipitation	135.1 mm (5.3 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Gage	United States	Record daily precipitation	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
State College	United States	Record daily precipitation	27.2 mm (1.1 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Battle Mtn	United States	Record daily precipitation	8.9 mm (0.35 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Kurgan	Russia	Record daily precipitation	21.7 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Holy Cross	United States	Record daily precipitation	21.8 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Klamath Falls 2 SSW	United States	Record daily precipitation	3.8 mm (0.15 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Brantford	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	20.0 C (68.0 F)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Haliburton A	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	17.8 C (64.0 F)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Charduar	India	Record daily precipitation	107.2 mm (4.2 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Atyrau	Kazakhstan	Record low minimum temperature	11.8 C (53.2 F)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Richfield	United States	Record low maximum temperature	22.8 C (73.0 F)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Duchesne	United States	Record daily precipitation	24.9 mm (1.0 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Sibsagar	India	Record daily precipitation	98.6 mm (3.9 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Sihora Sr	India	Record daily precipitation	90.2 mm (3.6 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Leroy 5 WSW	United States	Record daily precipitation	23.9 mm (0.9 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Montrose #2	United States	Record low maximum temperature	23.3 C (73.9 F)	19 of 100 (Routine)
McKinley	United States	Record high maximum temperature	35.0 C (95.0 F)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Montrose 1	United States	Record low maximum temperature	23.3 C (73.9 F)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Yuma	United States	Record daily precipitation	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Raiford State Prison	United States	Record low maximum temperature	28.9 C (84.0 F)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Waco	United States	Record low minimum temperature	21.1 C (70.0 F)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Willapa Harbor	United States	Record high maximum temperature	35.6 C (96.1 F)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Williambury	Australia	Record daily precipitation	0.3 mm (0.01 in)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Bilaspur	India	Record daily precipitation	66.0 mm (2.6 in)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Jabalpur	India	Record daily precipitation	103.1 mm (4.1 in)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Mokakchung	India	Record daily precipitation	88.4 mm (3.5 in)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Roorkee	India	Record daily precipitation	100.3 mm (3.9 in)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Buena Vista 2S	United States	Record daily precipitation	8.4 mm (0.33 in)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Bloomingdale	United States	Record daily precipitation	19.1 mm (0.8 in)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Katanning Comparison	Australia	Record high minimum temperature	14.0 C (57.2 F)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Balipara(Addibar) Sr	India	Record daily precipitation	74.4 mm (2.9 in)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Roomal	India	Record daily precipitation	133.9 mm (5.3 in)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Malvern	United Kingdom	Record daily precipitation	20.0 mm (0.8 in)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Bartow 1SE	United States	Record low maximum temperature	26.7 C (80.1 F)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Liberal	United States	Record low maximum temperature	26.1 C (79.0 F)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Holland Wtp	United States	Record daily precipitation	16.8 mm (0.7 in)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Mina	United States	Record daily precipitation	0.3 mm (0.01 in)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Hemlock	United States	Record daily precipitation	20.1 mm (0.8 in)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Cleveland Bowls Club	Australia	Record daily precipitation	18.8 mm (0.7 in)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Panki	India	Record daily precipitation	58.9 mm (2.3 in)	15 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

202 records

Records set or tied on 14 July 1938 by type: Highest daily maximum 28, Lowest daily maximum 24, Highest daily minimum 48, Lowest daily minimum 9, Heaviest daily rainfall 93.

Records on 14 July 1938 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	28
Lowest daily maximum	24
Highest daily minimum	48
Lowest daily minimum	9
Heaviest daily rainfall	93
Heaviest daily snowfall	0
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 14 July 1938 by timescale: all-time 5, monthly 3, daily 194.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

144 broken records

Margins by which the 144 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 96.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

14 July 1938

Top 20 records on 14 July 1938 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
14 July 1938	Falmouth, US	all-time rain	152.7 mm (6.0 in)	51.1 mm (2.0 in)	20 years	69 of 100 (Major)
14 July 1938	Maysville Wwtp, US	all-time rain	159.5 mm (6.3 in)	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	29 years	60 of 100 (Major)
14 July 1938	Chindwara, IN	daily rain	127.8 mm (5.0 in)	96.0 mm (3.8 in)	7 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
14 July 1938	Williamstown, US	daily rain	58.4 mm (2.3 in)	44.2 mm (1.7 in)	24 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
14 July 1938	Shujalpur, IN	all-time rain	265.4 mm (10.4 in)	35.5 mm (1.4 in)	18 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
14 July 1938	Haileybury, CA	daily rain	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	17.8 mm (0.7 in)	41 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
14 July 1938	Seattle Urban Site, US	all-time high min	20.0 C (68.0 F)	0.6 C (1.1 F)	25 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
14 July 1938	Sonkatch, IN	daily rain	161.3 mm (6.4 in)	90.2 mm (3.6 in)	4 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
14 July 1938	Tendukhera, IN	daily rain	99.3 mm (3.9 in)	54.8 mm (2.2 in)	27 years	32 of 100 (Routine)
14 July 1938	Rogersville 1 NE, US	daily rain	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	22.9 mm (0.9 in)	28 years	32 of 100 (Routine)
14 July 1938	Sfax El-Maou, TN	daily low max	20.0 C (68.0 F)	5.0 C (9.0 F)	35 years	31 of 100 (Routine)
14 July 1938	Narsingarh, IN	monthly rain	238.5 mm (9.4 in)	23.9 mm (0.9 in)	33 years	30 of 100 (Routine)
14 July 1938	Forbes (Camp Street), AU	daily low min	-2.8 C (27.0 F)	1.7 C (3.1 F)	56 years	28 of 100 (Routine)
14 July 1938	Rutherglen, CA	monthly rain	67.3 mm (2.6 in)	9.6 mm (0.38 in)	12 years	27 of 100 (Routine)
14 July 1938	Mandla, IN	daily rain	108.2 mm (4.3 in)	56.6 mm (2.2 in)	4 years	27 of 100 (Routine)
14 July 1938	Trenton 2, US	daily rain	45.5 mm (1.8 in)	19.6 mm (0.8 in)	29 years	26 of 100 (Routine)
14 July 1938	Rocky Mt, US	daily high min	27.2 C (81.0 F)	4.4 C (7.9 F)	29 years	26 of 100 (Routine)
14 July 1938	Narsinghpur, IN	daily rain	89.7 mm (3.5 in)	49.8 mm (2.0 in)	5 years	25 of 100 (Routine)
14 July 1938	Hillsboro, US	daily rain	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	30.2 mm (1.2 in)	0 years	25 of 100 (Routine)
14 July 1938	Kurwai, IN	daily rain	135.1 mm (5.3 in)	68.6 mm (2.7 in)	0 years	24 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

1802 to 1938

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1802 to 1938. 1938 had 202 records.

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

Records on 07-14 in each year
Year	Records
1802	1
1808	1
1824	1
1832	1
1840	2
1845	1
1856	1
1860	2
1864	2
1866	1
1875	1
1876	4
1878	1
1879	1
1880	1
1883	3
1884	3
1885	1
1886	1
1887	1
1888	1
1889	2
1890	2
1891	1
1892	2
1893	3
1894	4
1895	7
1896	1
1897	2
1898	10
1899	6
1900	1
1901	2
1902	4
1903	21
1904	18
1905	11
1906	18
1907	13
1908	15
1909	7
1910	23
1911	28
1912	116
1913	21
1914	43
1915	17
1916	18
1917	55
1918	72
1919	44
1920	44
1921	105
1922	31
1923	127
1924	156
1925	138
1926	500
1927	212
1928	221
1929	87
1930	497
1931	430
1932	623
1933	378
1934	413
1935	278
1936	1,019
1937	282
1938	202
1939	367
1940	536
1941	548
1942	278
1943	364
1944	240
1945	466
1946	229
1947	379
1948	422
1949	436
1950	726
1951	335
1952	995
1953	518
1954	1,141
1955	1,058
1956	360
1957	368
1958	455
1959	349
1960	554
1961	441
1962	922
1963	535
1964	618
1965	256
1966	668
1967	1,124
1968	553
1969	595
1970	477
1971	436
1972	588
1973	652
1974	654
1975	1,054
1976	693
1977	544
1978	495
1979	559
1980	1,178
1981	708
1982	809
1983	930
1984	862
1985	720
1986	722
1987	1,035
1988	806
1989	640
1990	1,748
1991	860
1992	999
1993	1,432
1994	1,250
1995	1,459
1996	1,038
1997	723
1998	1,350
1999	1,536
2000	999
2001	870
2002	1,401
2003	1,037
2004	638
2005	758
2006	998
2007	862
2008	683
2009	920
2010	1,678
2011	1,093
2012	1,114
2013	539
2014	711
2015	622
2016	682
2017	674
2018	475
2019	415
2020	635
2021	788
2022	575
2023	724
2024	784
2025	756
2026	1,037

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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	124
20 to 40	10
40 to 60	7
60 to 80	1
80 to 100	2