Weather Records on 22 July 1938

404 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 22 July 1938. Highest significance: Port Arthur, AU.

Key Facts for 22 July 1938

On 22 July 1938, 404 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
109 were record highs and 92 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 16 monthly and 388 daily.
Port Arthur set a daily record precipitation of 54.1 mm (2.1 in) on 22 July 1938.
Across 171 earlier years (1793 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 434 records.

Record Map

404 stations

404 station records on 22 July 1938 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 22 July 1938: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Port Arthur	Australia	Record daily precipitation	54.1 mm (2.1 in)	64 of 100 (Major)
Hobart Botanical Gardens	Australia	Record daily precipitation	48.5 mm (1.9 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Petcheys Bay	Australia	Record daily precipitation	62.7 mm (2.5 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Hobart (Ellerslie Road)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	41.7 mm (1.6 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Hobart (Waterworks Reserve)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	49.3 mm (1.9 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Lake Cochituate	United States	Record daily precipitation	93.0 mm (3.7 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Premaydena Hatchery	Australia	Record daily precipitation	47.2 mm (1.9 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Ottawa Cda	Canada	Record daily precipitation	71.6 mm (2.8 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Toccoa	United States	Record daily precipitation	76.2 mm (3.0 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Franklin	Australia	Record daily precipitation	55.6 mm (2.2 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Mount Nelson	Australia	Record daily precipitation	43.9 mm (1.7 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Triabunna (3 Boyle Street)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	39.1 mm (1.5 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Mangalore (Mangalore Farm)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	37.3 mm (1.5 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Lenah Valley (Augusta Road)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	46.2 mm (1.8 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Cambridge (Milford)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Pembroke Eddy Match	Canada	Record daily precipitation	77.7 mm (3.1 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Sodankyla AWS	Finland	Record daily precipitation	29.6 mm (1.2 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Southport	Australia	Record daily precipitation	33.5 mm (1.3 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Junction 4SSW	United States	Record daily precipitation	95.0 mm (3.7 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Menard	United States	Record daily precipitation	101.6 mm (4.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Rokeby (the Mall)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	41.1 mm (1.6 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Melton Mowbray (Lovely Banks)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	28.7 mm (1.1 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
New Norfolk	Australia	Record daily precipitation	32.3 mm (1.3 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Uxbridge	Australia	Record daily precipitation	36.6 mm (1.4 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Menasha	United States	Record daily precipitation	55.9 mm (2.2 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Highland Home	United States	Record daily precipitation	65.0 mm (2.6 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Sandford (Maydena)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	44.5 mm (1.8 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Dahlonega 4WSW	United States	Record daily precipitation	59.9 mm (2.4 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Amraoti	India	Record daily precipitation	76.7 mm (3.0 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Weatherford	United States	Record low maximum temperature	23.3 C (73.9 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Thomasville	United States	Record daily precipitation	81.8 mm (3.2 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Port Arthur	Canada	Record low minimum temperature	4.4 C (39.9 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Millsboro	United States	Record daily precipitation	61.7 mm (2.4 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Gordon	United States	Record daily precipitation	72.4 mm (2.9 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Grand River Lock	United States	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Bushy Park (Bushy Park Estates	Australia	Record daily precipitation	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Revelstoke	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	17.8 C (64.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Asifabad(Rev)	India	Record daily precipitation	105.4 mm (4.1 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Eastport	United States	Record daily precipitation	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Carlsbad	United States	Record low minimum temperature	11.1 C (52.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Waxahachie	United States	Record low maximum temperature	24.4 C (75.9 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Pine River 3 NE	United States	Record daily precipitation	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Andover	Australia	Record daily precipitation	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Sorell (Whitlea)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	42.4 mm (1.7 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Gainesville	United States	Record daily precipitation	81.5 mm (3.2 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Koyah	India	Record daily precipitation	87.1 mm (3.4 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Bee Branch	United States	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Canton	United States	Record daily precipitation	75.7 mm (3.0 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Wappingers Falls	United States	Record daily precipitation	69.9 mm (2.8 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Rock House	United States	Record daily precipitation	68.3 mm (2.7 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Hayward Rs	United States	Record low maximum temperature	17.8 C (64.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Broadmarsh (Corleen)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	38.9 mm (1.5 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Headworks Portland Wtr B	United States	Record high minimum temperature	20.0 C (68.0 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Ellendale Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
W Pt	United States	Record daily precipitation	65.5 mm (2.6 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Mount Wellington (the Springs)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	87.6 mm (3.4 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Wonderboom	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	27.2 mm (1.1 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Oneonta	United States	Record daily precipitation	40.4 mm (1.6 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Jeffersonville	United States	Record daily precipitation	71.4 mm (2.8 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Lampasas	United States	Record low maximum temperature	25.6 C (78.1 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

404 records

Records set or tied on 22 July 1938 by type: Highest daily maximum 56, Lowest daily maximum 71, Highest daily minimum 53, Lowest daily minimum 21, Heaviest daily rainfall 203.

Records on 22 July 1938 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	56
Lowest daily maximum	71
Highest daily minimum	53
Lowest daily minimum	21
Heaviest daily rainfall	203
Heaviest daily snowfall	0
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 22 July 1938 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 16, daily 388.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

334 broken records

Margins by which the 334 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 76.5. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

22 July 1938

Top 20 records on 22 July 1938 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
22 July 1938	Port Arthur, AU	daily rain	54.1 mm (2.1 in)	39.4 mm (1.6 in)	47 years	64 of 100 (Major)
22 July 1938	Hobart Botanical Gardens, AU	daily rain	48.5 mm (1.9 in)	32.8 mm (1.3 in)	47 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
22 July 1938	Petcheys Bay, AU	monthly rain	62.7 mm (2.5 in)	26.6 mm (1.0 in)	22 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
22 July 1938	Hobart (Ellerslie Road), AU	daily rain	41.7 mm (1.6 in)	26.0 mm (1.0 in)	42 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
22 July 1938	Hobart (Waterworks Reserve), AU	daily rain	49.3 mm (1.9 in)	28.2 mm (1.1 in)	27 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
22 July 1938	Lake Cochituate, US	monthly rain	93.0 mm (3.7 in)	27.7 mm (1.1 in)	42 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
22 July 1938	Premaydena Hatchery, AU	daily rain	47.2 mm (1.9 in)	38.8 mm (1.5 in)	20 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
22 July 1938	Ottawa Cda, CA	daily rain	71.6 mm (2.8 in)	50.0 mm (2.0 in)	13 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
22 July 1938	Toccoa, US	daily rain	76.2 mm (3.0 in)	55.6 mm (2.2 in)	17 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
22 July 1938	Franklin, AU	daily rain	55.6 mm (2.2 in)	38.3 mm (1.5 in)	8 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
22 July 1938	Mount Nelson, AU	daily rain	43.9 mm (1.7 in)	35.3 mm (1.4 in)	8 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
22 July 1938	Triabunna (3 Boyle Street), AU	daily rain	39.1 mm (1.5 in)	33.5 mm (1.3 in)	11 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
22 July 1938	Mangalore (Mangalore Farm), AU	daily rain	37.3 mm (1.5 in)	23.1 mm (0.9 in)	8 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
22 July 1938	Lenah Valley (Augusta Road), AU	daily rain	46.2 mm (1.8 in)	35.0 mm (1.4 in)	8 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
22 July 1938	Cambridge (Milford), AU	daily rain	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	8 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
22 July 1938	Pembroke Eddy Match, CA	monthly rain	77.7 mm (3.1 in)	12.7 mm (0.5 in)	58 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
22 July 1938	Sodankyla AWS, FI	daily rain	29.6 mm (1.2 in)	20.5 mm (0.8 in)	15 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
22 July 1938	Southport, AU	daily rain	33.5 mm (1.3 in)	19.5 mm (0.8 in)	12 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
22 July 1938	Junction 4SSW, US	daily rain	95.0 mm (3.7 in)	76.5 mm (3.0 in)	1 year	44 of 100 (Notable)
22 July 1938	Menard, US	daily rain	101.6 mm (4.0 in)	62.5 mm (2.5 in)	3 years	43 of 100 (Notable)

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 404 records.

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

Records on 07-22 in each year
Year	Records
1793	1
1794	1
1796	1
1797	2
1806	2
1808	1
1809	1
1811	1
1813	1
1836	1
1838	1
1839	1
1844	1
1845	1
1850	1
1854	2
1855	1
1856	1
1857	1
1859	1
1867	1
1868	5
1870	1
1871	1
1874	1
1875	1
1876	2
1878	2
1879	2
1880	2
1881	2
1883	1
1885	3
1886	5
1887	2
1889	5
1890	5
1891	3
1892	3
1893	2
1894	3
1895	2
1896	5
1897	2
1898	4
1900	4
1901	12
1902	3
1903	10
1904	4
1905	12
1906	20
1907	11
1908	9
1909	7
1910	30
1911	26
1912	40
1913	38
1914	52
1915	28
1916	39
1917	34
1918	212
1919	36
1920	71
1921	172
1922	54
1923	107
1924	342
1925	268
1926	345
1927	329
1928	200
1929	267
1930	282
1931	367
1932	291
1933	307
1934	805
1935	250
1936	331
1937	368
1938	404
1939	345
1940	470
1941	236
1942	278
1943	392
1944	633
1945	280
1946	455
1947	1,196
1948	533
1949	419
1950	738
1951	384
1952	797
1953	404
1954	668
1955	618
1956	350
1957	544
1958	450
1959	581
1960	419
1961	519
1962	393
1963	504
1964	418
1965	543
1966	541
1967	295
1968	473
1969	454
1970	1,105
1971	449
1972	715
1973	981
1974	602
1975	335
1976	521
1977	478
1978	1,172
1979	646
1980	844
1981	1,551
1982	710
1983	1,025
1984	945
1985	712
1986	784
1987	1,234
1988	1,001
1989	838
1990	1,026
1991	810
1992	1,393
1993	1,193
1994	1,075
1995	1,241
1996	1,062
1997	1,106
1998	989
1999	756
2000	1,020
2001	1,183
2002	1,002
2003	1,536
2004	805
2005	1,197
2006	1,938
2007	1,190
2008	839
2009	1,294
2010	1,350
2011	1,940
2012	675
2013	604
2014	669
2015	661
2016	895
2017	509
2018	910
2019	513
2020	453
2021	558
2022	782
2023	676
2024	718
2025	877
2026	873

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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 10	258
10 to 20	33
20 to 30	22
30 to 40	14
40 to 50	3
50 to 60	2
60 to 70	1
70 to 80	1