Weather Records on 25 July 1938

343 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 25 July 1938. Highest significance: Calhoun Falls, US.

Key Facts for 25 July 1938

On 25 July 1938, 343 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
53 were record highs and 91 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 2 were all-time records, 5 monthly and 336 daily.
Calhoun Falls set a daily record precipitation of 78.7 mm (3.1 in) on 25 July 1938.
Across 160 earlier years (1795 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 457 records.

Record Map

343 stations

343 station records on 25 July 1938 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 25 July 1938: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Calhoun Falls	United States	Record daily precipitation	78.7 mm (3.1 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Osijek	Croatia	Record daily precipitation	72.0 mm (2.8 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Carlton Brg	United States	Record daily precipitation	71.4 mm (2.8 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Greensboro	United States	Record daily precipitation	96.8 mm (3.8 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Golaghat	India	Record daily precipitation	114.8 mm (4.5 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Llano	United States	Record daily precipitation	171.5 mm (6.8 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Dunolly	Australia	Record daily precipitation	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Athens	United States	Record daily precipitation	80.3 mm (3.2 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Wantabadgery	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Karlshamn	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	46.8 mm (1.8 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Learmonth	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.1 mm (1.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Beazleys Bridge	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.1 mm (1.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Trentham (Post Office)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Beaufort Wwtp	United States	Record daily precipitation	104.1 mm (4.1 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Washington 2 ESE	United States	Record daily precipitation	57.9 mm (2.3 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Greenwood	United States	Record daily precipitation	68.6 mm (2.7 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Langhorne Creek	Australia	Record daily precipitation	26.4 mm (1.0 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Watervale	Australia	Record daily precipitation	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Heath Springs	United States	Record daily precipitation	53.1 mm (2.1 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Pacific Heights	Australia	Record daily precipitation	36.3 mm (1.4 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Gordon Downs	Australia	Record daily precipitation	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Carisbrook	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.9 mm (1.0 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Ballinger 2 NW	United States	Record low maximum temperature	23.9 C (75.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Sturgeon Bay Exp Farm	United States	Record daily precipitation	28.7 mm (1.1 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Thasra	India	Record daily precipitation	111.8 mm (4.4 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Sydney	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	20.0 C (68.0 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Barkerville	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	31.7 C (89.1 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Batala	India	Record daily precipitation	151.1 mm (5.9 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Adel	United States	Record low maximum temperature	14.4 C (57.9 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Saluda	United States	Record low maximum temperature	25.0 C (77.0 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Rajpipla(Nandod)	India	Record daily precipitation	94.5 mm (3.7 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Bhir	India	Record daily precipitation	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Alapaha Exp STN	United States	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Griffin	United States	Record low maximum temperature	22.8 C (73.0 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Talbotton	United States	Record low maximum temperature	26.1 C (79.0 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Holter Dam	United States	Record low maximum temperature	15.6 C (60.1 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Southern Pines 2 W	United States	Record low maximum temperature	22.2 C (72.0 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Darwin Post Office	Australia	Record high minimum temperature	23.9 C (75.0 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Nandurbar	India	Record daily precipitation	44.7 mm (1.8 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Jasol	India	Record daily precipitation	76.2 mm (3.0 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Caroleen	United States	Record low maximum temperature	26.1 C (79.0 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Monroe 2 SE	United States	Record low maximum temperature	24.4 C (75.9 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Southport 5 N	United States	Record low maximum temperature	26.1 C (79.0 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Cheraw	United States	Record low maximum temperature	23.3 C (73.9 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Brownwood 2NE	United States	Record low maximum temperature	25.6 C (78.1 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Marlborough Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	39.6 mm (1.6 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Strathbogie North	Australia	Record daily precipitation	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Fredericton Unb	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	18.3 C (64.9 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Morganton	United States	Record low maximum temperature	23.9 C (75.0 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Raleigh State UNIV	United States	Record low maximum temperature	21.7 C (71.1 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Sloan 3 S	United States	Record low maximum temperature	23.3 C (73.9 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Coleman	United States	Record daily precipitation	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Makaweli 965	United States	Record high maximum temperature	32.8 C (91.0 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Pushmataha	United States	Record daily precipitation	51.3 mm (2.0 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Charlotte Wb City	United States	Record low maximum temperature	23.9 C (75.0 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Rockingham	United States	Record daily precipitation	66.0 mm (2.6 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Southern Pines 2 W	United States	Record daily precipitation	63.5 mm (2.5 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Hamburg	United States	Record high minimum temperature	23.3 C (73.9 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Hoyleton	Australia	Record daily precipitation	22.4 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Eurongilly (Bundaleer)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	22.9 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

343 records

Records set or tied on 25 July 1938 by type: Highest daily maximum 19, Lowest daily maximum 79, Highest daily minimum 34, Lowest daily minimum 12, Heaviest daily rainfall 199.

Records on 25 July 1938 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	19
Lowest daily maximum	79
Highest daily minimum	34
Lowest daily minimum	12
Heaviest daily rainfall	199
Heaviest daily snowfall	0
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 25 July 1938 by timescale: all-time 2, monthly 5, daily 336.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

297 broken records

Margins by which the 297 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 83.6. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

25 July 1938

Top 20 records on 25 July 1938 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
25 July 1938	Calhoun Falls, US	daily rain	78.7 mm (3.1 in)	64.7 mm (2.5 in)	33 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
25 July 1938	Osijek, HR	monthly rain	72.0 mm (2.8 in)	18.0 mm (0.7 in)	39 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
25 July 1938	Carlton Brg, US	daily rain	71.4 mm (2.8 in)	56.7 mm (2.2 in)	20 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
25 July 1938	Greensboro, US	daily rain	96.8 mm (3.8 in)	75.7 mm (3.0 in)	24 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
25 July 1938	Golaghat, IN	daily rain	114.8 mm (4.5 in)	83.6 mm (3.3 in)	12 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
25 July 1938	Llano, US	all-time rain	171.5 mm (6.8 in)	29.5 mm (1.2 in)	1 year	45 of 100 (Notable)
25 July 1938	Dunolly, AU	daily rain	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	18.3 mm (0.7 in)	33 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
25 July 1938	Athens, US	daily rain	80.3 mm (3.2 in)	44.7 mm (1.8 in)	20 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
25 July 1938	Wantabadgery, AU	daily rain	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	12.7 mm (0.5 in)	47 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
25 July 1938	Karlshamn, SE	daily rain	46.8 mm (1.8 in)	17.9 mm (0.7 in)	1 year	38 of 100 (Notable)
25 July 1938	Learmonth, AU	daily rain	25.1 mm (1.0 in)	15.7 mm (0.6 in)	32 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
25 July 1938	Beazleys Bridge, AU	daily rain	25.1 mm (1.0 in)	13.4 mm (0.5 in)	33 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
25 July 1938	Trentham (Post Office), AU	daily rain	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	11.5 mm (0.5 in)	55 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
25 July 1938	Beaufort Wwtp, US	monthly rain	104.1 mm (4.1 in)	18.5 mm (0.7 in)	33 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
25 July 1938	Washington 2 ESE, US	daily rain	57.9 mm (2.3 in)	33.8 mm (1.3 in)	19 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
25 July 1938	Greenwood, US	daily rain	68.6 mm (2.7 in)	38.9 mm (1.5 in)	20 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
25 July 1938	Langhorne Creek, AU	daily rain	26.4 mm (1.0 in)	7.1 mm (0.28 in)	28 years	30 of 100 (Routine)
25 July 1938	Watervale, AU	daily rain	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	8.7 mm (0.34 in)	37 years	29 of 100 (Routine)
25 July 1938	Heath Springs, US	daily rain	53.1 mm (2.1 in)	37.6 mm (1.5 in)	7 years	29 of 100 (Routine)
25 July 1938	Pacific Heights, AU	daily rain	36.3 mm (1.4 in)	26.6 mm (1.0 in)	40 years	28 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 343 records.

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

Records on 07-25 in each year
Year	Records
1795	2
1801	1
1832	2
1836	1
1839	2
1840	1
1846	2
1847	1
1860	1
1861	1
1863	1
1867	1
1870	1
1872	4
1873	1
1874	1
1875	2
1876	2
1878	1
1881	1
1882	1
1884	2
1885	4
1888	1
1889	6
1890	2
1891	2
1893	2
1894	4
1895	4
1896	1
1897	5
1898	3
1899	1
1900	3
1901	5
1902	15
1903	11
1904	18
1905	8
1906	13
1907	14
1908	15
1909	7
1910	26
1911	48
1912	44
1913	19
1914	28
1915	21
1916	48
1917	44
1918	91
1919	36
1920	71
1921	47
1922	149
1923	92
1924	175
1925	120
1926	119
1927	145
1928	248
1929	158
1930	367
1931	381
1932	402
1933	430
1934	968
1935	210
1936	881
1937	301
1938	343
1939	342
1940	607
1941	381
1942	272
1943	234
1944	279
1945	297
1946	432
1947	445
1948	346
1949	593
1950	451
1951	330
1952	426
1953	497
1954	427
1955	401
1956	378
1957	421
1958	376
1959	451
1960	286
1961	362
1962	756
1963	636
1964	460
1965	446
1966	456
1967	273
1968	364
1969	448
1970	387
1971	656
1972	465
1973	690
1974	589
1975	672
1976	502
1977	979
1978	501
1979	847
1980	543
1981	1,008
1982	723
1983	1,110
1984	891
1985	768
1986	1,155
1987	1,248
1988	899
1989	959
1990	984
1991	1,149
1992	799
1993	1,558
1994	1,244
1995	971
1996	1,016
1997	939
1998	1,037
1999	1,172
2000	1,261
2001	1,201
2002	801
2003	1,421
2004	1,693
2005	1,213
2006	1,679
2007	1,103
2008	900
2009	758
2010	1,678
2011	1,026
2012	835
2013	622
2014	919
2015	651
2016	661
2017	865
2018	1,115
2019	1,253
2020	538
2021	768
2022	1,041
2023	775
2024	921
2025	965
2026	1,263

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Data for records on 1938-07-25: 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	275
20 to 40	15
40 to 60	4
60 to 80	2
80 to 100	1