Weather Records on 8 August 1938

855 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 8 August 1938. Highest significance: Edgeroi, AU.

Key Facts for 8 August 1938

On 8 August 1938, 855 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
138 were record highs and 110 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 21 monthly and 834 daily.
Edgeroi set a monthly record daily precipitation of 77.7 mm (3.1 in) on 8 August 1938.
Across 162 earlier years (1793 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 465 records.

Record Map

855 stations

855 station records on 8 August 1938 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 8 August 1938: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Edgeroi	Australia	Record daily precipitation	77.7 mm (3.1 in)	63 of 100 (Major)
Gunnedah Pool	Australia	Record daily precipitation	61.0 mm (2.4 in)	62 of 100 (Major)
Miles Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	49.0 mm (1.9 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Michelago (Soglio)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	38.9 mm (1.5 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Wee Waa (George St)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	45.0 mm (1.8 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Boggabri (Ghoolendaadi)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Barraba Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	61.5 mm (2.4 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Walcha Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	42.9 mm (1.7 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Binya Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Dobikin	Australia	Record daily precipitation	34.5 mm (1.4 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Doreen	Australia	Record daily precipitation	36.1 mm (1.4 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Mullaley Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	37.1 mm (1.5 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Jimenbuen	Australia	Record daily precipitation	39.1 mm (1.5 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Bungowannah (Roseleigh)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	33.3 mm (1.3 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Uralla (Salisbury Court)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Rowena (Bungara)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Gravesend Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	32.5 mm (1.3 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Furracabad (Avondale)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	40.9 mm (1.6 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Sapphire (Argyle)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	39.4 mm (1.6 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Upper Bingara (Emohta)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	49.3 mm (1.9 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Breeza (Main Street)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Holbrook (Rsl)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	42.2 mm (1.7 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Ramdurg	India	Record daily precipitation	47.8 mm (1.9 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Kurgan	Russia	Record daily precipitation	60.3 mm (2.4 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Delaware Cy Reedy Poin	United States	Record daily precipitation	87.6 mm (3.4 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Silverspur	Australia	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Boggabri (Kanownda)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	34.5 mm (1.4 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Tamworth West	Australia	Record daily precipitation	40.1 mm (1.6 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Ebor (Wongwibinda)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	34.8 mm (1.4 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Cuerindi	Australia	Record daily precipitation	36.6 mm (1.4 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Aberfoyle	Australia	Record daily precipitation	39.1 mm (1.5 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Kealakekua 2 28.7	United States	Record daily precipitation	61.0 mm (2.4 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Howell	Australia	Record daily precipitation	39.6 mm (1.6 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Heinersreuth-Vollhof	Germany	Record daily precipitation	36.3 mm (1.4 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Juandah	Australia	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Wallabadah (Woodton)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	42.7 mm (1.7 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Dalgety (Hamilton St)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.7 mm (1.0 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Temora Ambulance Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	46.5 mm (1.8 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Barellan Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	36.6 mm (1.4 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Covington 8 WNW	United States	Record daily precipitation	166.4 mm (6.6 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
West Wyalong Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Bellata (Aberfeldie)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	66.0 mm (2.6 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Graman (Willowie)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	30.7 mm (1.2 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Millers Creek	Australia	Record daily precipitation	41.9 mm (1.6 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Iguape	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	61.0 mm (2.4 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Wee Waa (Pendennis)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	33.8 mm (1.3 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Wiluna	Australia	Record daily precipitation	37.3 mm (1.5 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Sunnyside Farm	Australia	Record daily precipitation	37.1 mm (1.5 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Tamworth Airport	Australia	Record daily precipitation	38.6 mm (1.5 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Inverell Comparison	Australia	Record daily precipitation	33.5 mm (1.3 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Uralla (Dumaresq St)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	37.1 mm (1.5 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Paupong Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	35.1 mm (1.4 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Boolcarrol	Australia	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Bingara (Derra Derra)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	33.5 mm (1.3 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Beulah	Australia	Record daily precipitation	56.6 mm (2.2 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Queanbeyan (Mount Campbell)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Castle Mountain	Australia	Record daily precipitation	44.5 mm (1.8 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Burindi	Australia	Record daily precipitation	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Coolanbilla	Australia	Record daily precipitation	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Baan Baa	Australia	Record daily precipitation	37.3 mm (1.5 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)

Counts by Type and Timescale

855 records

Records set or tied on 8 August 1938 by type: Highest daily maximum 42, Lowest daily maximum 59, Highest daily minimum 96, Lowest daily minimum 51, Heaviest daily rainfall 607.

Records on 8 August 1938 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	42
Lowest daily maximum	59
Highest daily minimum	96
Lowest daily minimum	51
Heaviest daily rainfall	607
Heaviest daily snowfall	0
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 8 August 1938 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 21, daily 834.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

757 broken records

Margins by which the 757 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 72.9. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

8 August 1938

Top 20 records on 8 August 1938 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
8 August 1938	Edgeroi, AU	monthly rain	77.7 mm (3.1 in)	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	28 years	63 of 100 (Major)
8 August 1938	Gunnedah Pool, AU	daily rain	61.0 mm (2.4 in)	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	53 years	62 of 100 (Major)
8 August 1938	Miles Post Office, AU	daily rain	49.0 mm (1.9 in)	44.9 mm (1.8 in)	49 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
8 August 1938	Michelago (Soglio), AU	daily rain	38.9 mm (1.5 in)	34.1 mm (1.3 in)	48 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
8 August 1938	Wee Waa (George St), AU	daily rain	45.0 mm (1.8 in)	35.3 mm (1.4 in)	53 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
8 August 1938	Boggabri (Ghoolendaadi), AU	daily rain	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	32.3 mm (1.3 in)	65 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
8 August 1938	Barraba Post Office, AU	daily rain	61.5 mm (2.4 in)	48.5 mm (1.9 in)	39 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
8 August 1938	Walcha Post Office, AU	daily rain	42.9 mm (1.7 in)	30.2 mm (1.2 in)	55 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
8 August 1938	Binya Post Office, AU	daily rain	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	25.2 mm (1.0 in)	38 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
8 August 1938	Dobikin, AU	daily rain	34.5 mm (1.4 in)	34.5 mm (1.4 in)	47 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
8 August 1938	Doreen, AU	daily rain	36.1 mm (1.4 in)	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	38 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
8 August 1938	Mullaley Post Office, AU	daily rain	37.1 mm (1.5 in)	37.1 mm (1.5 in)	38 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
8 August 1938	Jimenbuen, AU	daily rain	39.1 mm (1.5 in)	33.8 mm (1.3 in)	33 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
8 August 1938	Bungowannah (Roseleigh), AU	daily rain	33.3 mm (1.3 in)	24.2 mm (1.0 in)	38 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
8 August 1938	Uralla (Salisbury Court), AU	daily rain	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	32 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
8 August 1938	Rowena (Bungara), AU	daily rain	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	36 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
8 August 1938	Gravesend Post Office, AU	daily rain	32.5 mm (1.3 in)	31.7 mm (1.2 in)	47 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
8 August 1938	Furracabad (Avondale), AU	daily rain	40.9 mm (1.6 in)	34.5 mm (1.4 in)	33 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
8 August 1938	Sapphire (Argyle), AU	daily rain	39.4 mm (1.6 in)	36.1 mm (1.4 in)	36 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
8 August 1938	Upper Bingara (Emohta), AU	daily rain	49.3 mm (1.9 in)	49.3 mm (1.9 in)	29 years	51 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 855 records.

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

Records on 08-08 in each year
Year	Records
1793	1
1798	1
1800	1
1808	3
1815	1
1833	1
1843	1
1844	2
1845	1
1854	1
1859	3
1860	1
1861	1
1863	1
1865	1
1868	2
1869	1
1871	1
1873	3
1875	2
1876	2
1877	1
1878	1
1879	2
1880	1
1884	3
1888	3
1890	2
1891	1
1892	2
1893	1
1895	8
1896	2
1897	5
1898	10
1899	8
1900	11
1901	2
1902	2
1903	20
1904	13
1905	7
1906	9
1907	9
1908	13
1909	34
1910	5
1911	38
1912	57
1913	28
1914	7
1915	47
1916	39
1917	35
1918	160
1919	28
1920	138
1921	42
1922	74
1923	70
1924	99
1925	149
1926	190
1927	278
1928	252
1929	166
1930	801
1931	318
1932	234
1933	228
1934	734
1935	508
1936	359
1937	362
1938	855
1939	671
1940	333
1941	324
1942	614
1943	512
1944	352
1945	572
1946	349
1947	442
1948	543
1949	675
1950	516
1951	513
1952	305
1953	393
1954	558
1955	537
1956	273
1957	517
1958	496
1959	470
1960	399
1961	270
1962	567
1963	601
1964	467
1965	520
1966	598
1967	432
1968	868
1969	584
1970	703
1971	646
1972	1,073
1973	446
1974	726
1975	1,041
1976	1,202
1977	607
1978	976
1979	466
1980	919
1981	964
1982	711
1983	1,110
1984	619
1985	726
1986	575
1987	861
1988	733
1989	2,398
1990	1,124
1991	1,230
1992	1,267
1993	654
1994	1,009
1995	1,503
1996	814
1997	1,381
1998	1,304
1999	1,248
2000	961
2001	1,557
2002	1,059
2003	1,432
2004	1,115
2005	882
2006	842
2007	1,660
2008	834
2009	1,112
2010	1,254
2011	1,256
2012	754
2013	841
2014	542
2015	835
2016	560
2017	831
2018	731
2019	722
2020	894
2021	502
2022	711
2023	979
2024	774
2025	752
2026	1,000

Download the Data

Data for records on 1938-08-08: 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 10	487
10 to 20	157
20 to 30	72
30 to 40	27
40 to 50	11
50 to 60	2
60 to 70	0
70 to 80	1