Weather Records on 16 July 1938

213 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 16 July 1938. Highest significance: El Dorado Goodwin Fld, US.

Key Facts for 16 July 1938

On 16 July 1938, 213 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
48 were record highs and 36 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 1 were all-time records, 8 monthly and 204 daily.
El Dorado Goodwin Fld set a daily record precipitation of 81.3 mm (3.2 in) on 16 July 1938.
Across 162 earlier years (1798 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 441 records.

Record Map

213 stations

213 station records on 16 July 1938 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 16 July 1938: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
El Dorado Goodwin Fld	United States	Record daily precipitation	81.3 mm (3.2 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Daveyhurst Mulwarrie	Australia	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Mawana	India	Record daily precipitation	124.5 mm (4.9 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Subiaco	United States	Record daily precipitation	56.6 mm (2.2 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Sigourney	United States	Record daily precipitation	72.9 mm (2.9 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Maihar	India	Record daily precipitation	109.7 mm (4.3 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Kokshetay	Kazakhstan	Record daily precipitation	33.6 mm (1.3 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Challa	Australia	Record daily precipitation	39.9 mm (1.6 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Singimari	India	Record daily precipitation	106.7 mm (4.2 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Alton 1 W	United States	Record daily precipitation	42.7 mm (1.7 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Alipurduar	India	Record daily precipitation	267.2 mm (10.5 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Bakhtiarpur	India	Record daily precipitation	88.9 mm (3.5 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Kookynie	Australia	Record daily precipitation	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Gage	United States	Record low maximum temperature	23.9 C (75.0 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Scottsbluff W B Heilig Fld AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Yazoo City	United States	Record daily precipitation	70.6 mm (2.8 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Mount Magnet	Australia	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Mount Wittenoom	Australia	Record daily precipitation	27.2 mm (1.1 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Mathabhanga	India	Record daily precipitation	182.9 mm (7.2 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Wooleen	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Cottonwood Falls	United States	Record daily precipitation	43.9 mm (1.7 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Lebo	United States	Record daily precipitation	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Neosho Rapids	United States	Record daily precipitation	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Kalgoorlie Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	26.2 mm (1.0 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Mahua	India	Record daily precipitation	93.5 mm (3.7 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Lexington	United States	Record daily precipitation	45.2 mm (1.8 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Bettiah	India	Record daily precipitation	138.4 mm (5.4 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Estherville 4E	United States	Record daily precipitation	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Saint Francis	United States	Record daily precipitation	34.5 mm (1.4 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Niulii 179	United States	Record low minimum temperature	17.8 C (64.0 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Marnai	India	Record daily precipitation	180.8 mm (7.1 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Svyatoy Nos;Cape(Closed)	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	14.9 C (58.8 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Bahera	India	Record daily precipitation	135.6 mm (5.3 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Fairbury 7S	United States	Record daily precipitation	40.9 mm (1.6 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Fredonia	United States	Record daily precipitation	34.0 mm (1.3 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Jalalabad	India	Record daily precipitation	64.5 mm (2.5 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Arhangelsk	Russia	Record high maximum temperature	31.2 C (88.2 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Cottonwood Falls	United States	Record low maximum temperature	25.6 C (78.1 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Alma	United States	Record high minimum temperature	22.8 C (73.0 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Fairbury 7S	United States	Record low maximum temperature	24.4 C (75.9 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Basin	United States	Record low maximum temperature	23.3 C (73.9 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Bulong	Australia	Record daily precipitation	24.1 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Nannine	Australia	Record daily precipitation	24.9 mm (1.0 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Yundamindra	Australia	Record daily precipitation	16.5 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Coolgardie Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	17.8 mm (0.7 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Mardie	Australia	Record daily precipitation	10.2 mm (0.4 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Menzies	Australia	Record daily precipitation	19.1 mm (0.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Leonora	Australia	Record daily precipitation	21.6 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Minara	Australia	Record daily precipitation	13.5 mm (0.5 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Coodardy	Australia	Record daily precipitation	24.6 mm (1.0 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Lake Yellowstone	United States	Record daily precipitation	21.8 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
The Towers	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	20.3 mm (0.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Crow Agency	United States	Record daily precipitation	14.7 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Copper	United States	Record daily precipitation	19.6 mm (0.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Cue	Australia	Record daily precipitation	24.4 mm (1.0 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Milly Milly	Australia	Record daily precipitation	13.0 mm (0.5 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Widgiemooltha	Australia	Record daily precipitation	20.6 mm (0.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Great Brak River	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	13.0 mm (0.5 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Holy Cross	United States	Record daily precipitation	12.7 mm (0.5 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Ladismith (Tnk)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	8.9 mm (0.35 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

213 records

Records set or tied on 16 July 1938 by type: Highest daily maximum 15, Lowest daily maximum 25, Highest daily minimum 33, Lowest daily minimum 11, Heaviest daily rainfall 129.

Records on 16 July 1938 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	15
Lowest daily maximum	25
Highest daily minimum	33
Lowest daily minimum	11
Heaviest daily rainfall	129
Heaviest daily snowfall	0
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 16 July 1938 by timescale: all-time 1, monthly 8, daily 204.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

184 broken records

Margins by which the 184 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 154.2. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

16 July 1938

Top 20 records on 16 July 1938 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
16 July 1938	El Dorado Goodwin Fld, US	daily rain	81.3 mm (3.2 in)	68.6 mm (2.7 in)	20 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
16 July 1938	Daveyhurst Mulwarrie, AU	monthly rain	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	10.6 mm (0.4 in)	19 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
16 July 1938	Mawana, IN	daily rain	124.5 mm (4.9 in)	97.8 mm (3.9 in)	8 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
16 July 1938	Subiaco, US	daily rain	56.6 mm (2.2 in)	39.1 mm (1.5 in)	27 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
16 July 1938	Sigourney, US	daily rain	72.9 mm (2.9 in)	37.1 mm (1.5 in)	37 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
16 July 1938	Maihar, IN	daily rain	109.7 mm (4.3 in)	70.6 mm (2.8 in)	12 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
16 July 1938	Kokshetay, KZ	daily rain	33.6 mm (1.3 in)	19.0 mm (0.7 in)	5 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
16 July 1938	Challa, AU	monthly rain	39.9 mm (1.6 in)	9.2 mm (0.36 in)	10 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
16 July 1938	Singimari, IN	daily rain	106.7 mm (4.2 in)	71.9 mm (2.8 in)	12 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
16 July 1938	Alton 1 W, US	daily rain	42.7 mm (1.7 in)	32.5 mm (1.3 in)	35 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
16 July 1938	Alipurduar, IN	daily rain	267.2 mm (10.5 in)	154.2 mm (6.1 in)	1 year	36 of 100 (Notable)
16 July 1938	Bakhtiarpur, IN	daily rain	88.9 mm (3.5 in)	63.5 mm (2.5 in)	27 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
16 July 1938	Kookynie, AU	monthly rain	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	5.1 mm (0.20 in)	24 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
16 July 1938	Gage, US	daily low max	23.9 C (75.0 F)	6.7 C (12.1 F)	29 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
16 July 1938	Scottsbluff W B Heilig Fld AP, US	daily rain	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	20.3 mm (0.8 in)	21 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
16 July 1938	Yazoo City, US	daily rain	70.6 mm (2.8 in)	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	7 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
16 July 1938	Mount Magnet, AU	monthly rain	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	4.6 mm (0.18 in)	25 years	31 of 100 (Routine)
16 July 1938	Mount Wittenoom, AU	daily rain	27.2 mm (1.1 in)	12.0 mm (0.5 in)	24 years	30 of 100 (Routine)
16 July 1938	Mathabhanga, IN	daily rain	182.9 mm (7.2 in)	97.8 mm (3.9 in)	12 years	29 of 100 (Routine)
16 July 1938	Wooleen, AU	daily rain	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	7.6 mm (0.30 in)	24 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

1798 to 1938

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1798 to 1938. 1938 had 213 records.

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

Records on 07-16 in each year
Year	Records
1798	1
1801	1
1802	1
1808	1
1819	1
1829	1
1832	1
1833	1
1840	2
1845	1
1852	2
1862	1
1863	1
1865	3
1866	1
1868	2
1870	1
1871	1
1875	2
1876	2
1878	1
1879	2
1880	1
1881	2
1883	4
1886	1
1887	2
1888	2
1890	5
1891	2
1892	5
1894	6
1896	1
1897	2
1898	2
1899	2
1900	5
1901	9
1902	2
1903	18
1904	20
1905	4
1906	23
1907	7
1908	21
1909	17
1910	9
1911	24
1912	28
1913	23
1914	53
1915	41
1916	39
1917	90
1918	18
1919	56
1920	46
1921	66
1922	303
1923	180
1924	75
1925	179
1926	295
1927	170
1928	405
1929	192
1930	402
1931	527
1932	446
1933	224
1934	432
1935	284
1936	715
1937	307
1938	213
1939	599
1940	255
1941	363
1942	321
1943	297
1944	193
1945	702
1946	454
1947	568
1948	259
1949	417
1950	542
1951	537
1952	560
1953	366
1954	592
1955	548
1956	417
1957	221
1958	1,270
1959	341
1960	329
1961	402
1962	538
1963	251
1964	341
1965	437
1966	415
1967	1,067
1968	788
1969	702
1970	674
1971	766
1972	641
1973	880
1974	666
1975	742
1976	840
1977	829
1978	1,095
1979	543
1980	1,457
1981	569
1982	985
1983	1,362
1984	937
1985	528
1986	845
1987	916
1988	1,306
1989	1,074
1990	955
1991	627
1992	943
1993	1,053
1994	730
1995	929
1996	739
1997	707
1998	1,051
1999	998
2000	1,207
2001	1,073
2002	1,029
2003	1,492
2004	724
2005	1,023
2006	1,527
2007	1,186
2008	669
2009	839
2010	927
2011	1,221
2012	829
2013	853
2014	1,448
2015	605
2016	706
2017	419
2018	694
2019	476
2020	464
2021	661
2022	538
2023	1,150
2024	938
2025	764
2026	727

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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	159
20 to 40	16
40 to 60	1
60 to 80	5
80 to 100	2
100 to 120	0
120 to 140	0
140 to 160	1