Weather Records on 1 August 1938

523 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 1 August 1938. Highest significance: Kaallaagte, ZA.

Key Facts for 1 August 1938

On 1 August 1938, 523 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
226 were record highs and 34 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 5 were all-time records, 36 monthly and 482 daily.
Kaallaagte set a monthly record daily precipitation of 80.8 mm (3.2 in) on 1 August 1938.
Across 164 earlier years (1797 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 441 records.

Record Map

523 stations

523 station records on 1 August 1938 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 1 August 1938: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Kaallaagte	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	80.8 mm (3.2 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Clontarf	Canada	Record daily precipitation	61.0 mm (2.4 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Ramnagar Sr	India	Record daily precipitation	292.9 mm (11.5 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Krishnapatnam	India	Record daily precipitation	70.6 mm (2.8 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Mongpoo	India	Record daily precipitation	251.7 mm (9.9 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Lynnville 4 SSW	United States	Record daily precipitation	101.6 mm (4.0 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Murfreesboro 5 N	United States	Record daily precipitation	88.9 mm (3.5 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Devanhalli	India	Record daily precipitation	59.9 mm (2.4 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Malavalli	India	Record daily precipitation	95.5 mm (3.8 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Bangarpet	India	Record daily precipitation	114.3 mm (4.5 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Chidambaram	India	Record daily precipitation	101.6 mm (4.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
St John Bethlehem Aca	United States	Record daily precipitation	73.4 mm (2.9 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Hindupur	India	Record daily precipitation	57.4 mm (2.3 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Saint Bernard	United States	Record daily precipitation	81.8 mm (3.2 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Lima Wwtp	United States	Record daily precipitation	54.1 mm (2.1 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Bowling Green Warren Co AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	61.0 mm (2.4 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Ambur	India	Record daily precipitation	88.9 mm (3.5 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Onda	India	Record daily precipitation	71.1 mm (2.8 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Pembroke Eddy Match	Canada	Record daily precipitation	27.4 mm (1.1 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Venkatagiri	India	Record daily precipitation	65.5 mm (2.6 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Nainital	India	Record daily precipitation	214.6 mm (8.4 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Shawinigan	Canada	Record daily precipitation	44.2 mm (1.7 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Nellore	India	Record daily precipitation	49.5 mm (1.9 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Adanakottai	India	Record daily precipitation	53.3 mm (2.1 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Burnside	United States	Record daily precipitation	52.1 mm (2.1 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Venkatagirikota	India	Record daily precipitation	68.3 mm (2.7 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Plant City	United States	Record daily precipitation	63.0 mm (2.5 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Carthage	United States	Record daily precipitation	72.4 mm (2.9 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
La Sal	United States	Record high maximum temperature	40.6 C (105.1 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Marnai	India	Record daily precipitation	138.7 mm (5.5 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Keene	United States	Record daily precipitation	38.6 mm (1.5 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Brantford	Canada	Record daily precipitation	38.6 mm (1.5 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Dalu	India	Record daily precipitation	141.7 mm (5.6 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Dharmapuri	India	Record daily precipitation	114.3 mm (4.5 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Florence	United States	Record daily precipitation	109.0 mm (4.3 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Madison	United States	Record daily precipitation	69.6 mm (2.7 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Loretto	United States	Record daily precipitation	63.8 mm (2.5 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Gudibanda	India	Record daily precipitation	49.5 mm (1.9 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Tiruvallur	India	Record daily precipitation	66.3 mm (2.6 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Ponnamaravathi	India	Record daily precipitation	51.6 mm (2.0 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Newberry-Luce Co Rd Commission	United States	Record high minimum temperature	23.3 C (73.9 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Palacode	India	Record daily precipitation	130.6 mm (5.1 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Williamstown	United States	Record daily precipitation	58.4 mm (2.3 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Gordon	United States	Record daily precipitation	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Proddatur	India	Record daily precipitation	55.6 mm (2.2 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Kolar	India	Record daily precipitation	49.5 mm (1.9 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Clinton Forestry HQ	United States	Record daily precipitation	58.4 mm (2.3 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Rock Island 2 NW	United States	Record daily precipitation	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Harur	India	Record daily precipitation	45.2 mm (1.8 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Vastervik	Sweden	Record high maximum temperature	29.8 C (85.6 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Cimarron 4 SW	United States	Record high maximum temperature	37.8 C (100.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Mc Minnville	United States	Record daily precipitation	46.2 mm (1.8 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Sadiya India	India	Record daily precipitation	87.6 mm (3.4 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Srirangpatnam	India	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Vaniyambadi	India	Record daily precipitation	65.0 mm (2.6 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Nanpara	India	Record daily precipitation	171.5 mm (6.8 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Bogoroditskoye-Fenino	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	21.6 C (70.9 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Greeley	United States	Record high maximum temperature	40.6 C (105.1 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Winchendon	United States	Record daily precipitation	40.9 mm (1.6 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Columbus 4 ESE	United States	Record daily precipitation	81.3 mm (3.2 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

523 records

Records set or tied on 1 August 1938 by type: Highest daily maximum 145, Lowest daily maximum 27, Highest daily minimum 81, Lowest daily minimum 7, Heaviest daily rainfall 263.

Records on 1 August 1938 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	145
Lowest daily maximum	27
Highest daily minimum	81
Lowest daily minimum	7
Heaviest daily rainfall	263
Heaviest daily snowfall	0
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 1 August 1938 by timescale: all-time 5, monthly 36, daily 482.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

424 broken records

Margins by which the 424 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 139.4. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

1 August 1938

Top 20 records on 1 August 1938 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
1 August 1938	Kaallaagte, ZA	monthly rain	80.8 mm (3.2 in)	40.7 mm (1.6 in)	24 years	60 of 100 (Major)
1 August 1938	Clontarf, CA	daily rain	61.0 mm (2.4 in)	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	48 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
1 August 1938	Ramnagar Sr, IN	monthly rain	292.9 mm (11.5 in)	107.5 mm (4.2 in)	27 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
1 August 1938	Krishnapatnam, IN	daily rain	70.6 mm (2.8 in)	59.2 mm (2.3 in)	33 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
1 August 1938	Mongpoo, IN	daily rain	251.7 mm (9.9 in)	139.4 mm (5.5 in)	24 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
1 August 1938	Lynnville 4 SSW, US	daily rain	101.6 mm (4.0 in)	60.5 mm (2.4 in)	20 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
1 August 1938	Murfreesboro 5 N, US	daily rain	88.9 mm (3.5 in)	73.7 mm (2.9 in)	19 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
1 August 1938	Devanhalli, IN	daily rain	59.9 mm (2.4 in)	41.4 mm (1.6 in)	33 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
1 August 1938	Malavalli, IN	daily rain	95.5 mm (3.8 in)	78.7 mm (3.1 in)	11 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
1 August 1938	Bangarpet, IN	monthly rain	114.3 mm (4.5 in)	35.1 mm (1.4 in)	31 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
1 August 1938	Chidambaram, IN	daily rain	101.6 mm (4.0 in)	70.1 mm (2.8 in)	8 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
1 August 1938	St John Bethlehem Aca, US	daily rain	73.4 mm (2.9 in)	52.8 mm (2.1 in)	11 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
1 August 1938	Hindupur, IN	daily rain	57.4 mm (2.3 in)	50.3 mm (2.0 in)	21 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
1 August 1938	Saint Bernard, US	daily rain	81.8 mm (3.2 in)	53.6 mm (2.1 in)	1 year	41 of 100 (Notable)
1 August 1938	Lima Wwtp, US	daily rain	54.1 mm (2.1 in)	43.9 mm (1.7 in)	12 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
1 August 1938	Bowling Green Warren Co AP, US	daily rain	61.0 mm (2.4 in)	37.6 mm (1.5 in)	15 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
1 August 1938	Ambur, IN	daily rain	88.9 mm (3.5 in)	40.1 mm (1.6 in)	33 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
1 August 1938	Onda, IN	daily rain	71.1 mm (2.8 in)	50.0 mm (2.0 in)	20 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
1 August 1938	Pembroke Eddy Match, CA	daily rain	27.4 mm (1.1 in)	11.9 mm (0.5 in)	69 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
1 August 1938	Venkatagiri, IN	daily rain	65.5 mm (2.6 in)	49.2 mm (1.9 in)	21 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

1797 to 1938

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1797 to 1938. 1938 had 523 records.

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

Records on 08-01 in each year
Year	Records
1797	1
1816	2
1829	1
1833	1
1834	2
1836	1
1838	1
1842	1
1851	1
1856	1
1858	3
1859	1
1861	1
1862	1
1863	1
1865	1
1868	1
1869	2
1873	1
1874	1
1875	3
1876	1
1878	1
1879	1
1881	3
1883	1
1886	2
1887	1
1890	1
1891	7
1892	4
1893	3
1894	1
1895	3
1896	4
1897	2
1898	3
1899	1
1900	1
1901	3
1902	5
1903	19
1904	10
1905	12
1906	18
1907	13
1908	18
1909	15
1910	30
1911	46
1912	49
1913	25
1914	17
1915	49
1916	16
1917	108
1918	55
1919	32
1920	101
1921	87
1922	44
1923	203
1924	93
1925	281
1926	252
1927	266
1928	132
1929	161
1930	252
1931	362
1932	408
1933	487
1934	448
1935	547
1936	636
1937	492
1938	523
1939	335
1940	333
1941	341
1942	388
1943	398
1944	410
1945	975
1946	336
1947	401
1948	354
1949	324
1950	552
1951	420
1952	391
1953	565
1954	462
1955	796
1956	441
1957	270
1958	389
1959	352
1960	677
1961	404
1962	602
1963	270
1964	883
1965	669
1966	383
1967	250
1968	625
1969	453
1970	482
1971	1,135
1972	609
1973	766
1974	526
1975	915
1976	886
1977	636
1978	706
1979	580
1980	906
1981	668
1982	742
1983	931
1984	532
1985	987
1986	846
1987	999
1988	880
1989	1,301
1990	927
1991	740
1992	1,024
1993	907
1994	1,217
1995	1,513
1996	1,118
1997	904
1998	1,281
1999	1,707
2000	1,020
2001	1,079
2002	1,249
2003	1,155
2004	740
2005	878
2006	1,655
2007	746
2008	795
2009	932
2010	1,182
2011	1,191
2012	850
2013	542
2014	853
2015	864
2016	499
2017	758
2018	987
2019	479
2020	838
2021	1,009
2022	915
2023	627
2024	879
2025	785
2026	1,085

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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	349
20 to 40	48
40 to 60	17
60 to 80	7
80 to 100	1
100 to 120	1
120 to 140	1