Weather Records on 9 August 1938

379 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 9 August 1938. Highest significance: Waianae 798, US.

Key Facts for 9 August 1938

On 9 August 1938, 379 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
213 were record highs and 47 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 14 monthly and 365 daily.
Waianae 798 set a monthly record daily precipitation of 80.8 mm (3.2 in) on 9 August 1938.
Across 156 earlier years (1798 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 475 records.

Record Map

379 stations

379 station records on 9 August 1938 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 9 August 1938: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Waianae 798	United States	Record daily precipitation	80.8 mm (3.2 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Waiopai Rch 256	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Glen Innes Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Aachen	Germany	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Cheneyville 1 NE	United States	Record daily precipitation	59.7 mm (2.4 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Mullaley (Garrawilla)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	38.4 mm (1.5 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Orange 3	Australia	Record daily precipitation	59.7 mm (2.4 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Savage	United States	Record daily precipitation	41.4 mm (1.6 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Long Lake Dam	United States	Record daily precipitation	66.0 mm (2.6 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Kahuku 912	United States	Record daily precipitation	82.0 mm (3.2 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Russell	Canada	Record daily precipitation	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Waterbury	United States	Record daily precipitation	63.5 mm (2.5 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Putbus	Germany	Record high maximum temperature	28.9 C (84.0 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Leroy 5 WSW	United States	Record high minimum temperature	22.8 C (73.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Vestervig	Denmark	Record high maximum temperature	27.2 C (81.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Colby	United States	Record high minimum temperature	25.0 C (77.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Nordby (Fano)	Denmark	Record high maximum temperature	28.2 C (82.8 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Kazan	Russia	Record low minimum temperature	3.9 C (39.0 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Regensburg	Germany	Record high minimum temperature	17.2 C (63.0 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Srimushnam	India	Record daily precipitation	69.1 mm (2.7 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Coloso	Puerto Rico [United States]	Record high minimum temperature	24.4 C (75.9 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Dixon Wwtp	United States	Record daily precipitation	45.5 mm (1.8 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Mio Hydro Plt	United States	Record daily precipitation	41.9 mm (1.6 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Campbell	United States	Record high minimum temperature	22.8 C (73.0 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Milan 1NW	United States	Record high minimum temperature	23.9 C (75.0 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Orebro	Sweden	Record high maximum temperature	29.8 C (85.6 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
N Loup	United States	Record high minimum temperature	25.0 C (77.0 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Tyndall	United States	Record high maximum temperature	41.7 C (107.1 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Nelligen (Thule Road)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	41.1 mm (1.6 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
St Georges	Canada	Record low minimum temperature	5.0 C (41.0 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Bhogpur	India	Record daily precipitation	214.6 mm (8.4 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Poretskoye	Russia	Record low minimum temperature	3.0 C (37.4 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Madison	United States	Record high minimum temperature	25.6 C (78.1 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Washburn	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.3 mm (2.0 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Mellette 4 W	United States	Record high minimum temperature	23.3 C (73.9 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Putbus	Germany	Record high minimum temperature	17.8 C (64.0 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Alexandria	United States	Record high maximum temperature	41.1 C (106.0 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Lewisburg 3 N	United States	Record daily precipitation	42.2 mm (1.7 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Sandvig	Denmark	Record high minimum temperature	18.6 C (65.5 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Gospic	Croatia	Record daily precipitation	45.8 mm (1.8 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Aberdeen	United States	Record high minimum temperature	22.8 C (73.0 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Dalgety (Hamilton St)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	10.9 mm (0.4 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Saint Ignatius	United States	Record daily precipitation	20.3 mm (0.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Coen Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	7.4 mm (0.29 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Wollar (Barrigan St)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	17.5 mm (0.7 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Surgut	Russia	Record daily precipitation	23.7 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Cascade 5 S	United States	Record daily precipitation	17.5 mm (0.7 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Roto (Coombie)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	8.4 mm (0.33 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Bungonia (Inverary Park)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	12.7 mm (0.5 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Goulburn (Kippilaw)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	10.7 mm (0.4 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Delegate River	Australia	Record daily precipitation	17.0 mm (0.7 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Sivakasi	India	Record daily precipitation	12.7 mm (0.5 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Canyon Ferry	United States	Record daily precipitation	10.9 mm (0.4 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Kaiserslautern	Germany	Record daily precipitation	15.5 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Helena Wb City	United States	Record daily precipitation	15.2 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Bulgandramine	Australia	Record daily precipitation	12.2 mm (0.5 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Penrose (Panorama)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	13.5 mm (0.5 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Batemans Bay Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	14.0 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Lubeck-Werft	Germany	Record high maximum temperature	30.3 C (86.5 F)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Ufa	Russia	Record low minimum temperature	5.7 C (42.3 F)	20 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

379 records

Records set or tied on 9 August 1938 by type: Highest daily maximum 53, Lowest daily maximum 10, Highest daily minimum 160, Lowest daily minimum 37, Heaviest daily rainfall 119.

Records on 9 August 1938 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	53
Lowest daily maximum	10
Highest daily minimum	160
Lowest daily minimum	37
Heaviest daily rainfall	119
Heaviest daily snowfall	0
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 9 August 1938 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 14, daily 365.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

282 broken records

Margins by which the 282 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 59.7. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

9 August 1938

Top 20 records on 9 August 1938 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
9 August 1938	Waianae 798, US	monthly rain	80.8 mm (3.2 in)	32.8 mm (1.3 in)	8 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
9 August 1938	Waiopai Rch 256, US	daily rain	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	40.4 mm (1.6 in)	32 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
9 August 1938	Glen Innes Post Office, AU	daily rain	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	12 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
9 August 1938	Aachen, DE	daily rain	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	15.3 mm (0.6 in)	45 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
9 August 1938	Cheneyville 1 NE, US	daily rain	59.7 mm (2.4 in)	38.4 mm (1.5 in)	39 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
9 August 1938	Mullaley (Garrawilla), AU	daily rain	38.4 mm (1.5 in)	30.3 mm (1.2 in)	12 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
9 August 1938	Orange 3, AU	daily rain	59.7 mm (2.4 in)	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	20 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
9 August 1938	Savage, US	daily rain	41.4 mm (1.6 in)	26.9 mm (1.1 in)	24 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
9 August 1938	Long Lake Dam, US	daily rain	66.0 mm (2.6 in)	36.3 mm (1.4 in)	25 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
9 August 1938	Kahuku 912, US	monthly rain	82.0 mm (3.2 in)	13.7 mm (0.5 in)	1 year	37 of 100 (Notable)
9 August 1938	Russell, CA	daily rain	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	12.7 mm (0.5 in)	51 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
9 August 1938	Waterbury, US	daily rain	63.5 mm (2.5 in)	41.1 mm (1.6 in)	11 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
9 August 1938	Putbus, DE	daily high max	28.9 C (84.0 F)	0.9 C (1.6 F)	74 years	32 of 100 (Routine)
9 August 1938	Leroy 5 WSW, US	daily high min	22.8 C (73.0 F)	3.9 C (7.0 F)	43 years	31 of 100 (Routine)
9 August 1938	Vestervig, DK	daily high max	27.2 C (81.0 F)	1.5 C (2.7 F)	62 years	29 of 100 (Routine)
9 August 1938	Colby, US	monthly high min	25.0 C (77.0 F)	1.1 C (2.0 F)	38 years	28 of 100 (Routine)
9 August 1938	Nordby (Fano), DK	daily high max	28.2 C (82.8 F)	0.7 C (1.3 F)	62 years	26 of 100 (Routine)
9 August 1938	Kazan, RU	daily low min	3.9 C (39.0 F)	3.5 C (6.3 F)	40 years	26 of 100 (Routine)
9 August 1938	Regensburg, DE	daily high min	17.2 C (63.0 F)	0.6 C (1.1 F)	56 years	25 of 100 (Routine)
9 August 1938	Srimushnam, IN	daily rain	69.1 mm (2.7 in)	37.3 mm (1.5 in)	3 years	25 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

1798 to 1938

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1798 to 1938. 1938 had 379 records.

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

Records on 08-09 in each year
Year	Records
1798	2
1800	1
1838	1
1845	3
1856	1
1859	3
1861	1
1863	2
1868	1
1870	1
1871	1
1873	1
1875	1
1878	1
1881	3
1884	2
1886	1
1887	1
1888	1
1889	1
1890	1
1891	4
1892	4
1893	3
1894	3
1895	1
1896	3
1897	7
1898	12
1899	4
1900	8
1901	3
1902	3
1903	6
1904	9
1905	5
1906	15
1907	9
1908	9
1909	51
1910	16
1911	44
1912	47
1913	76
1914	21
1915	61
1916	37
1917	46
1918	210
1919	49
1920	289
1921	36
1922	70
1923	73
1924	143
1925	307
1926	142
1927	391
1928	220
1929	127
1930	570
1931	399
1932	194
1933	250
1934	654
1935	587
1936	519
1937	351
1938	379
1939	480
1940	455
1941	372
1942	527
1943	366
1944	647
1945	365
1946	307
1947	544
1948	440
1949	715
1950	407
1951	405
1952	317
1953	363
1954	377
1955	433
1956	278
1957	347
1958	417
1959	453
1960	459
1961	347
1962	636
1963	500
1964	755
1965	632
1966	568
1967	457
1968	1,037
1969	527
1970	751
1971	543
1972	1,089
1973	547
1974	660
1975	790
1976	883
1977	453
1978	784
1979	630
1980	945
1981	941
1982	935
1983	839
1984	683
1985	714
1986	509
1987	927
1988	625
1989	2,082
1990	799
1991	988
1992	1,699
1993	702
1994	1,097
1995	1,417
1996	864
1997	1,446
1998	969
1999	1,370
2000	1,237
2001	1,485
2002	1,167
2003	1,344
2004	941
2005	1,001
2006	828
2007	1,687
2008	667
2009	1,028
2010	1,393
2011	1,177
2012	843
2013	761
2014	531
2015	595
2016	634
2017	773
2018	972
2019	717
2020	643
2021	523
2022	793
2023	820
2024	952
2025	799
2026	1,019

Download the Data

Data for records on 1938-08-09: 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	252
10 to 20	16
20 to 30	3
30 to 40	8
40 to 50	2
50 to 60	1