Weather Records on 15 July 1938

227 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 15 July 1938. Highest significance: Holyoke, US.

Key Facts for 15 July 1938

On 15 July 1938, 227 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
71 were record highs and 24 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 2 monthly and 225 daily.
Holyoke set a daily record precipitation of 82.3 mm (3.2 in) on 15 July 1938.
Across 160 earlier years (1793 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 457 records.

Record Map

227 stations

227 station records on 15 July 1938 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 15 July 1938: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Holyoke	United States	Record daily precipitation	82.3 mm (3.2 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Espanola	United States	Record daily precipitation	39.4 mm (1.6 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Madison	United States	Record daily precipitation	77.7 mm (3.1 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Ashta	India	Record daily precipitation	170.7 mm (6.7 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Gubbi Sr	India	Record daily precipitation	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Mainpuri	India	Record daily precipitation	107.2 mm (4.2 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Highland Home	United States	Record daily precipitation	57.2 mm (2.3 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Monghyr	India	Record daily precipitation	85.1 mm (3.4 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Agar	India	Record daily precipitation	120.9 mm (4.8 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Iglas	India	Record daily precipitation	83.1 mm (3.3 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Rpf 126 Mile	Australia	Record daily precipitation	36.3 mm (1.4 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
North Lakhimpur	India	Record daily precipitation	130.0 mm (5.1 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Bijnor	India	Record daily precipitation	110.5 mm (4.4 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Greensboro	United States	Record daily precipitation	69.9 mm (2.8 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Dharmsala Lower	India	Record daily precipitation	190.5 mm (7.5 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Shujalpur	India	Record daily precipitation	132.1 mm (5.2 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Edenton	United States	Record daily precipitation	51.6 mm (2.0 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Rocky Mt	United States	Record high minimum temperature	25.6 C (78.1 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Moruya Heads Pilot Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Magarwara	India	Record daily precipitation	76.2 mm (3.0 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Mainpuri	India	Record daily precipitation	78.2 mm (3.1 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Gage	United States	Record daily precipitation	26.4 mm (1.0 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Rowlesburg 1	United States	Record daily precipitation	54.9 mm (2.2 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Baihar	India	Record daily precipitation	97.8 mm (3.9 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Arhangelsk	Russia	Record high maximum temperature	32.6 C (90.7 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Wray	United States	Record daily precipitation	41.7 mm (1.6 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Socorro	United States	Record low maximum temperature	27.2 C (81.0 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Constantine	Algeria	Record low minimum temperature	10.0 C (50.0 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Sirmuthra	India	Record daily precipitation	108.0 mm (4.3 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Orofino	United States	Record high minimum temperature	19.4 C (66.9 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Yreka	United States	Record daily precipitation	24.1 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Virginia City	United States	Record daily precipitation	13.0 mm (0.5 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Lake Yellowstone	United States	Record daily precipitation	20.1 mm (0.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Yanrey	Australia	Record daily precipitation	22.9 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Blackfoot Fire Dept	United States	Record daily precipitation	19.8 mm (0.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Bamboo Springs	Australia	Record daily precipitation	11.4 mm (0.4 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Border 3 N	United States	Record daily precipitation	13.7 mm (0.5 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Saguache	United States	Record daily precipitation	12.4 mm (0.5 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Soldier Creek Adm Site	United States	Record daily precipitation	14.0 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Vale	United States	Record daily precipitation	11.7 mm (0.5 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Hamilton	United States	Record daily precipitation	15.0 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Mileura	Australia	Record daily precipitation	12.7 mm (0.5 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Mount Morgans	Australia	Record daily precipitation	13.5 mm (0.5 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Sarajevo	Bosnia and Herzegovina	Record daily precipitation	24.8 mm (1.0 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Bathurst	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	19.4 C (66.9 F)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Jalaun	India	Record daily precipitation	61.7 mm (2.4 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Stuttgart	United States	Record daily precipitation	19.6 mm (0.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
New London	United States	Record daily precipitation	24.1 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Idaho City	United States	Record low maximum temperature	23.3 C (73.9 F)	20 of 100 (Routine)
San Jacinto	United States	Record daily precipitation	8.9 mm (0.35 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Ridgway	United States	Record daily precipitation	21.8 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Menzies	Australia	Record daily precipitation	9.4 mm (0.37 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Fort St James	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	14.4 C (57.9 F)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Vidisha	India	Record daily precipitation	53.3 mm (2.1 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Sotchi	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	23.3 C (73.9 F)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Rugby	United States	Record high minimum temperature	22.8 C (73.0 F)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Williambury	Australia	Record daily precipitation	1.0 mm (0.04 in)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Orangajuli	India	Record daily precipitation	80.5 mm (3.2 in)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Narsingarh	India	Record daily precipitation	94.5 mm (3.7 in)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Bari	India	Record daily precipitation	55.9 mm (2.2 in)	18 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

227 records

Records set or tied on 15 July 1938 by type: Highest daily maximum 25, Lowest daily maximum 11, Highest daily minimum 46, Lowest daily minimum 13, Heaviest daily rainfall 132.

Records on 15 July 1938 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	25
Lowest daily maximum	11
Highest daily minimum	46
Lowest daily minimum	13
Heaviest daily rainfall	132
Heaviest daily snowfall	0
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 15 July 1938 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 2, daily 225.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

188 broken records

Margins by which the 188 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 129.6. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

15 July 1938

Top 20 records on 15 July 1938 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
15 July 1938	Holyoke, US	daily rain	82.3 mm (3.2 in)	67.1 mm (2.6 in)	38 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
15 July 1938	Espanola, US	daily rain	39.4 mm (1.6 in)	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	39 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
15 July 1938	Madison, US	daily rain	77.7 mm (3.1 in)	50.0 mm (2.0 in)	27 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
15 July 1938	Ashta, IN	daily rain	170.7 mm (6.7 in)	129.6 mm (5.1 in)	16 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
15 July 1938	Gubbi Sr, IN	daily rain	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	36 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
15 July 1938	Mainpuri, IN	daily rain	107.2 mm (4.2 in)	53.6 mm (2.1 in)	29 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
15 July 1938	Highland Home, US	daily rain	57.2 mm (2.3 in)	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	36 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
15 July 1938	Monghyr, IN	daily rain	85.1 mm (3.4 in)	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	27 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
15 July 1938	Agar, IN	daily rain	120.9 mm (4.8 in)	89.7 mm (3.5 in)	3 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
15 July 1938	Iglas, IN	daily rain	83.1 mm (3.3 in)	42.5 mm (1.7 in)	29 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
15 July 1938	Rpf 126 Mile, AU	daily rain	36.3 mm (1.4 in)	30.2 mm (1.2 in)	24 years	32 of 100 (Routine)
15 July 1938	North Lakhimpur, IN	daily rain	130.0 mm (5.1 in)	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	36 years	30 of 100 (Routine)
15 July 1938	Bijnor, IN	daily rain	110.5 mm (4.4 in)	60.7 mm (2.4 in)	16 years	30 of 100 (Routine)
15 July 1938	Greensboro, US	daily rain	69.9 mm (2.8 in)	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	8 years	30 of 100 (Routine)
15 July 1938	Dharmsala Lower, IN	daily rain	190.5 mm (7.5 in)	92.7 mm (3.6 in)	16 years	29 of 100 (Routine)
15 July 1938	Shujalpur, IN	daily rain	132.1 mm (5.2 in)	71.1 mm (2.8 in)	5 years	29 of 100 (Routine)
15 July 1938	Edenton, US	daily rain	51.6 mm (2.0 in)	23.7 mm (0.9 in)	36 years	28 of 100 (Routine)
15 July 1938	Rocky Mt, US	daily high min	25.6 C (78.1 F)	3.4 C (6.1 F)	41 years	27 of 100 (Routine)
15 July 1938	Moruya Heads Pilot Station, AU	daily rain	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	2.6 mm (0.10 in)	60 years	25 of 100 (Routine)
15 July 1938	Magarwara, IN	daily rain	76.2 mm (3.0 in)	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	8 years	25 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 227 records.

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

Records on 07-15 in each year
Year	Records
1793	1
1802	1
1808	1
1824	2
1829	1
1832	1
1833	1
1838	1
1839	1
1840	2
1866	1
1868	2
1874	1
1876	1
1877	2
1879	3
1880	1
1881	2
1883	2
1884	2
1885	1
1886	2
1888	1
1889	1
1890	5
1891	4
1892	4
1893	3
1894	6
1895	4
1896	2
1897	2
1898	10
1899	1
1900	1
1901	7
1902	4
1903	24
1904	9
1905	1
1906	10
1907	8
1908	7
1909	7
1910	14
1911	11
1912	44
1913	19
1914	35
1915	34
1916	27
1917	134
1918	33
1919	59
1920	78
1921	55
1922	111
1923	120
1924	126
1925	137
1926	487
1927	151
1928	367
1929	213
1930	503
1931	591
1932	649
1933	205
1934	554
1935	208
1936	905
1937	279
1938	227
1939	394
1940	320
1941	444
1942	275
1943	338
1944	228
1945	693
1946	421
1947	373
1948	397
1949	455
1950	503
1951	606
1952	825
1953	398
1954	784
1955	612
1956	351
1957	304
1958	859
1959	411
1960	576
1961	386
1962	724
1963	291
1964	670
1965	282
1966	494
1967	1,419
1968	661
1969	670
1970	542
1971	552
1972	681
1973	800
1974	692
1975	869
1976	790
1977	766
1978	815
1979	585
1980	1,168
1981	646
1982	938
1983	1,241
1984	841
1985	793
1986	773
1987	968
1988	1,157
1989	827
1990	1,202
1991	589
1992	904
1993	1,198
1994	1,027
1995	1,347
1996	1,076
1997	688
1998	1,170
1999	1,428
2000	1,276
2001	1,004
2002	1,177
2003	1,256
2004	714
2005	932
2006	1,535
2007	1,171
2008	532
2009	816
2010	941
2011	989
2012	927
2013	761
2014	1,016
2015	547
2016	672
2017	467
2018	645
2019	561
2020	614
2021	674
2022	621
2023	1,157
2024	823
2025	720
2026	961

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Data for records on 1938-07-15: 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	161
20 to 40	13
40 to 60	8
60 to 80	3
80 to 100	2
100 to 120	0
120 to 140	1