Weather Records on 27 July 1938

287 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 27 July 1938. Highest significance: Lalgudi, IN.

Key Facts for 27 July 1938

On 27 July 1938, 287 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
51 were record highs and 31 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 1 were all-time records, 5 monthly and 281 daily.
Lalgudi set a daily record precipitation of 76.2 mm (3.0 in) on 27 July 1938.
Across 162 earlier years (1805 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 454 records.

Record Map

287 stations

287 station records on 27 July 1938 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 27 July 1938: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Lalgudi	India	Record daily precipitation	76.2 mm (3.0 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Kattumavadi	India	Record daily precipitation	58.4 mm (2.3 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Tirukkattupalli	India	Record daily precipitation	88.4 mm (3.5 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Aleksandrovsk-Sahalinskij	Russia	Record daily precipitation	67.0 mm (2.6 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Channarayapatna	India	Record daily precipitation	49.3 mm (1.9 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Vattaram	India	Record daily precipitation	49.5 mm (1.9 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Thammampatty	India	Record daily precipitation	61.5 mm (2.4 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Puri	India	Record daily precipitation	138.4 mm (5.4 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Srimushnam	India	Record daily precipitation	59.9 mm (2.4 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Walnut	United States	Record daily precipitation	74.2 mm (2.9 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Hambantota	Sri Lanka	Record low minimum temperature	21.2 C (70.2 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Tiruchengode	India	Record daily precipitation	59.2 mm (2.3 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Timovskoe	Russia	Record daily precipitation	45.1 mm (1.8 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Crete 4ESE	United States	Record daily precipitation	70.6 mm (2.8 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Manapparai	India	Record daily precipitation	71.9 mm (2.8 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Washburn	United States	Record daily precipitation	44.5 mm (1.8 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Perundurai	India	Record daily precipitation	40.9 mm (1.6 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Tiruchchirapalli	India	Record daily precipitation	53.8 mm (2.1 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Sonamarg &	India	Record daily precipitation	52.1 mm (2.1 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Thathaiengarpet	India	Record daily precipitation	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Dharapuram	India	Record daily precipitation	46.2 mm (1.8 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Kilanilai	India	Record daily precipitation	37.6 mm (1.5 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Viralimalai	India	Record daily precipitation	47.2 mm (1.9 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Aurora Water	United States	Record daily precipitation	40.4 mm (1.6 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Sac City	United States	Record daily precipitation	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Galway	Ireland	Record daily precipitation	27.8 mm (1.1 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Ponnamaravathi	India	Record daily precipitation	41.7 mm (1.6 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Horton	United States	Record daily precipitation	37.3 mm (1.5 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Bhavani	India	Record daily precipitation	62.2 mm (2.4 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Sivaganga	India	Record daily precipitation	41.1 mm (1.6 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Arantangi	India	Record daily precipitation	25.9 mm (1.0 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Aravakurichi	India	Record daily precipitation	37.6 mm (1.5 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Nazira	India	Record daily precipitation	106.7 mm (4.2 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Kangayam	India	Record daily precipitation	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Vallam	India	Record daily precipitation	74.9 mm (2.9 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Kulattur	India	Record daily precipitation	51.6 mm (2.0 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Panruti	India	Record daily precipitation	54.6 mm (2.1 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Alangudi	India	Record daily precipitation	39.4 mm (1.6 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Sandy Lake Dam Libby	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.3 mm (2.0 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Tirumangalam	India	Record daily precipitation	40.9 mm (1.6 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Musiri	India	Record daily precipitation	33.8 mm (1.3 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Wamego 4 W	United States	Record daily precipitation	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Kodumudi	India	Record daily precipitation	29.5 mm (1.2 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Tiruvadanai	India	Record daily precipitation	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Sendamangalam	India	Record daily precipitation	31.5 mm (1.2 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Iola	United States	Record daily precipitation	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Ottawa	United States	Record daily precipitation	35.3 mm (1.4 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Vedaranayam	India	Record daily precipitation	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Annavasal	India	Record daily precipitation	38.9 mm (1.5 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Raiford State Prison	United States	Record daily precipitation	36.6 mm (1.4 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
St Augustine	United States	Record daily precipitation	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Eskridge	United States	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Minneapolis	United States	Record daily precipitation	57.2 mm (2.3 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Avanashi	India	Record daily precipitation	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Ft Gaines	United States	Record low maximum temperature	25.6 C (78.1 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Dixon Wwtp	United States	Record daily precipitation	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Gird	India	Record daily precipitation	88.9 mm (3.5 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Karur	India	Record daily precipitation	37.8 mm (1.5 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Hastings 4N	United States	Record daily precipitation	36.3 mm (1.4 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Mexia	United States	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

287 records

Records set or tied on 27 July 1938 by type: Highest daily maximum 15, Lowest daily maximum 22, Highest daily minimum 36, Lowest daily minimum 9, Heaviest daily rainfall 205.

Records on 27 July 1938 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	15
Lowest daily maximum	22
Highest daily minimum	36
Lowest daily minimum	9
Heaviest daily rainfall	205
Heaviest daily snowfall	0
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 27 July 1938 by timescale: all-time 1, monthly 5, daily 281.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

239 broken records

Margins by which the 239 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 85.1. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

27 July 1938

Top 20 records on 27 July 1938 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
27 July 1938	Lalgudi, IN	daily rain	76.2 mm (3.0 in)	76.2 mm (3.0 in)	36 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
27 July 1938	Kattumavadi, IN	daily rain	58.4 mm (2.3 in)	53.3 mm (2.1 in)	27 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
27 July 1938	Tirukkattupalli, IN	daily rain	88.4 mm (3.5 in)	85.1 mm (3.4 in)	20 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
27 July 1938	Aleksandrovsk-Sahalinskij, RU	monthly rain	67.0 mm (2.6 in)	18.5 mm (0.7 in)	27 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
27 July 1938	Channarayapatna, IN	daily rain	49.3 mm (1.9 in)	32.8 mm (1.3 in)	31 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
27 July 1938	Vattaram, IN	daily rain	49.5 mm (1.9 in)	44.4 mm (1.7 in)	28 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
27 July 1938	Thammampatty, IN	daily rain	61.5 mm (2.4 in)	45.5 mm (1.8 in)	29 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
27 July 1938	Puri, IN	daily rain	138.4 mm (5.4 in)	82.3 mm (3.2 in)	36 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
27 July 1938	Srimushnam, IN	daily rain	59.9 mm (2.4 in)	44.4 mm (1.7 in)	32 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
27 July 1938	Walnut, US	daily rain	74.2 mm (2.9 in)	36.4 mm (1.4 in)	42 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
27 July 1938	Hambantota, LK	daily low min	21.2 C (70.2 F)	1.5 C (2.7 F)	68 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
27 July 1938	Tiruchengode, IN	daily rain	59.2 mm (2.3 in)	37.4 mm (1.5 in)	28 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
27 July 1938	Timovskoe, RU	daily rain	45.1 mm (1.8 in)	23.5 mm (0.9 in)	35 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
27 July 1938	Crete 4ESE, US	daily rain	70.6 mm (2.8 in)	54.1 mm (2.1 in)	16 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
27 July 1938	Manapparai, IN	daily rain	71.9 mm (2.8 in)	63.8 mm (2.5 in)	0 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
27 July 1938	Washburn, US	daily rain	44.5 mm (1.8 in)	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	25 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
27 July 1938	Perundurai, IN	daily rain	40.9 mm (1.6 in)	39.6 mm (1.6 in)	20 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
27 July 1938	Tiruchchirapalli, IN	daily rain	53.8 mm (2.1 in)	46.2 mm (1.8 in)	20 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
27 July 1938	Sonamarg &, IN	daily rain	52.1 mm (2.1 in)	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	8 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
27 July 1938	Thathaiengarpet, IN	daily rain	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	23 years	37 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

1805 to 1938

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1805 to 1938. 1938 had 287 records.

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

Records on 07-27 in each year
Year	Records
1805	1
1815	2
1820	1
1832	2
1847	1
1852	1
1856	2
1857	2
1862	1
1863	1
1867	2
1868	4
1870	1
1871	1
1872	2
1873	1
1875	1
1876	2
1877	2
1881	2
1882	1
1883	5
1884	2
1886	1
1887	3
1888	3
1889	4
1890	5
1891	1
1893	2
1894	1
1895	2
1896	1
1897	5
1898	2
1899	4
1900	5
1901	11
1902	4
1903	13
1904	13
1905	7
1906	16
1907	14
1908	17
1909	18
1910	7
1911	51
1912	89
1913	43
1914	44
1915	31
1916	143
1917	46
1918	103
1919	86
1920	67
1921	123
1922	95
1923	142
1924	71
1925	234
1926	131
1927	69
1928	222
1929	177
1930	786
1931	429
1932	172
1933	414
1934	471
1935	289
1936	971
1937	407
1938	287
1939	284
1940	632
1941	457
1942	258
1943	326
1944	398
1945	337
1946	680
1947	389
1948	485
1949	418
1950	797
1951	207
1952	476
1953	248
1954	294
1955	521
1956	325
1957	372
1958	491
1959	395
1960	385
1961	277
1962	1,009
1963	584
1964	335
1965	434
1966	594
1967	559
1968	391
1969	588
1970	379
1971	1,083
1972	790
1973	751
1974	403
1975	588
1976	426
1977	878
1978	583
1979	749
1980	760
1981	1,233
1982	584
1983	1,455
1984	1,613
1985	571
1986	836
1987	1,108
1988	936
1989	1,103
1990	846
1991	763
1992	791
1993	1,317
1994	1,851
1995	1,192
1996	950
1997	1,173
1998	1,363
1999	820
2000	1,019
2001	1,265
2002	816
2003	1,064
2004	1,552
2005	1,743
2006	1,321
2007	904
2008	784
2009	829
2010	1,330
2011	1,007
2012	823
2013	1,110
2014	591
2015	744
2016	564
2017	460
2018	737
2019	597
2020	842
2021	1,131
2022	855
2023	826
2024	646
2025	853
2026	1,170

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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).

Histogram of margins by which records were beaten on 27 July 1938
Margin	Records
0 to 20	184
20 to 40	41
40 to 60	10
60 to 80	2
80 to 100	2