Weather Records on 14 August 1938

519 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 14 August 1938. Highest significance: Concordia ASOS, US.

Key Facts for 14 August 1938

On 14 August 1938, 519 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
340 were record highs and 67 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 10 were all-time records, 28 monthly and 481 daily.
Concordia ASOS set a daily record precipitation of 71.9 mm (2.8 in) on 14 August 1938.
Across 166 earlier years (1793 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 462 records.

Record Map

519 stations

519 station records on 14 August 1938 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 14 August 1938: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Concordia ASOS	United States	Record daily precipitation	71.9 mm (2.8 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Goilkera	India	Record daily precipitation	198.1 mm (7.8 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Manoharpur	India	Record daily precipitation	190.5 mm (7.5 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Savage	United States	Record daily precipitation	46.2 mm (1.8 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Jerome	United States	Record daily precipitation	51.8 mm (2.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Ipswich	United States	Record high maximum temperature	47.2 C (117.0 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
New London	United States	Record high minimum temperature	26.1 C (79.0 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Hohenpeissenberg	Germany	Record daily precipitation	51.1 mm (2.0 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Saraikela	India	Record daily precipitation	101.1 mm (4.0 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Willmar Wwtp	United States	Record high minimum temperature	27.8 C (82.0 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Cleveland 2717 Euclid	United States	Record high maximum temperature	32.2 C (90.0 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Vidisha	India	Record daily precipitation	91.4 mm (3.6 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Leech Lake	United States	Record high minimum temperature	22.8 C (73.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Pokegama Dam	United States	Record high minimum temperature	23.9 C (75.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
White River	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	20.0 C (68.0 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Parry Sound	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	20.6 C (69.1 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Anticosti SW Point	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	17.2 C (63.0 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Tindivanam	India	Record daily precipitation	70.1 mm (2.8 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Sheboygan	United States	Record high maximum temperature	36.1 C (97.0 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Green Bay	United States	Record high minimum temperature	23.9 C (75.0 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Sandvig	Denmark	Record high minimum temperature	20.1 C (68.2 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Milan 1NW	United States	Record high minimum temperature	27.8 C (82.0 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Medford	United States	Record high minimum temperature	21.7 C (71.1 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Parry Sound	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	32.2 C (90.0 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Southampton	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	19.4 C (66.9 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Worthington	United States	Record high minimum temperature	25.0 C (77.0 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Hakalau 142	United States	Record high maximum temperature	32.2 C (90.0 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Jacksonville Wb City	United States	Record high maximum temperature	36.1 C (97.0 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Multai	India	Record daily precipitation	57.7 mm (2.3 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Bisbee	United States	Record low minimum temperature	13.9 C (57.0 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Sioux Ctr 2 SE	United States	Record high minimum temperature	25.6 C (78.1 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Grayling	United States	Record high minimum temperature	19.4 C (66.9 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Newberry-Luce Co Rd Commission	United States	Record high minimum temperature	22.8 C (73.0 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Canton	United States	Record high minimum temperature	27.2 C (81.0 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Waupaca	United States	Record high minimum temperature	22.2 C (72.0 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
St Cloud State Clg	United States	Record high minimum temperature	26.7 C (80.1 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Sarangarh	India	Record daily precipitation	122.9 mm (4.8 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Hartington	United States	Record high minimum temperature	26.7 C (80.1 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Hillsboro	United States	Record high minimum temperature	23.3 C (73.9 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Watertown Wwtp	United States	Record high minimum temperature	22.2 C (72.0 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Asheville	United States	Record high maximum temperature	33.3 C (91.9 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Escanaba	United States	Record high minimum temperature	21.1 C (70.0 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Kurdege	India	Record daily precipitation	104.9 mm (4.1 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Stockholm	Sweden	Record high maximum temperature	27.0 C (80.6 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Jetmore	United States	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Greenville Dwtn AP	United States	Record high minimum temperature	22.8 C (73.0 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Lewistown AP	United States	Record low maximum temperature	16.7 C (62.1 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Raigarh	India	Record daily precipitation	222.3 mm (8.8 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Iron Mtn-Kingsford Wwtp	United States	Record high minimum temperature	21.7 C (71.1 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Winnebago	United States	Record high minimum temperature	23.9 C (75.0 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Zumbrota	United States	Record high minimum temperature	25.0 C (77.0 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Virginia City	United States	Record low minimum temperature	2.8 C (37.0 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Culbertson	United States	Record high minimum temperature	22.2 C (72.0 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Madison	United States	Record high minimum temperature	25.6 C (78.1 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Vermillion 2 SE	United States	Record high minimum temperature	27.2 C (81.0 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Oshkosh	United States	Record high minimum temperature	22.2 C (72.0 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Prairie du Chien	United States	Record high minimum temperature	25.6 C (78.1 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Waukesha Wwtp	United States	Record high minimum temperature	21.1 C (70.0 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Clifton Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	23.4 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Princeton	Canada	Record daily precipitation	16.0 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

519 records

Records set or tied on 14 August 1938 by type: Highest daily maximum 100, Lowest daily maximum 27, Highest daily minimum 240, Lowest daily minimum 40, Heaviest daily rainfall 112.

Records on 14 August 1938 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	100
Lowest daily maximum	27
Highest daily minimum	240
Lowest daily minimum	40
Heaviest daily rainfall	112
Heaviest daily snowfall	0
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 14 August 1938 by timescale: all-time 10, monthly 28, daily 481.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

383 broken records

Margins by which the 383 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 114.8. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

14 August 1938

Top 20 records on 14 August 1938 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
14 August 1938	Concordia ASOS, US	daily rain	71.9 mm (2.8 in)	49.8 mm (2.0 in)	42 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
14 August 1938	Goilkera, IN	daily rain	198.1 mm (7.8 in)	114.8 mm (4.5 in)	33 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
14 August 1938	Manoharpur, IN	daily rain	190.5 mm (7.5 in)	94.7 mm (3.7 in)	33 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
14 August 1938	Savage, US	daily rain	46.2 mm (1.8 in)	40.4 mm (1.6 in)	5 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
14 August 1938	Jerome, US	daily rain	51.8 mm (2.0 in)	32.2 mm (1.3 in)	21 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
14 August 1938	Ipswich, US	all-time high max	47.2 C (117.0 F)	1.1 C (2.0 F)	37 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
14 August 1938	New London, US	all-time high min	26.1 C (79.0 F)	1.1 C (2.0 F)	32 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
14 August 1938	Hohenpeissenberg, DE	daily rain	51.1 mm (2.0 in)	17.3 mm (0.7 in)	20 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
14 August 1938	Saraikela, IN	daily rain	101.1 mm (4.0 in)	57.9 mm (2.3 in)	15 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
14 August 1938	Willmar Wwtp, US	all-time high min	27.8 C (82.0 F)	1.7 C (3.1 F)	21 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
14 August 1938	Cleveland 2717 Euclid, US	daily high max	32.2 C (90.0 F)	2.8 C (5.0 F)	65 years	32 of 100 (Routine)
14 August 1938	Vidisha, IN	daily rain	91.4 mm (3.6 in)	43.1 mm (1.7 in)	31 years	30 of 100 (Routine)
14 August 1938	Leech Lake, US	monthly high min	22.8 C (73.0 F)	1.7 C (3.1 F)	36 years	29 of 100 (Routine)
14 August 1938	Pokegama Dam, US	monthly high min	23.9 C (75.0 F)	2.8 C (5.0 F)	32 years	29 of 100 (Routine)
14 August 1938	White River, CA	daily high min	20.0 C (68.0 F)	6.7 C (12.1 F)	32 years	27 of 100 (Routine)
14 August 1938	Parry Sound, CA	daily high min	20.6 C (69.1 F)	1.2 C (2.2 F)	61 years	27 of 100 (Routine)
14 August 1938	Anticosti SW Point, CA	daily high min	17.2 C (63.0 F)	2.2 C (4.0 F)	52 years	27 of 100 (Routine)
14 August 1938	Tindivanam, IN	daily rain	70.1 mm (2.8 in)	25.1 mm (1.0 in)	32 years	27 of 100 (Routine)
14 August 1938	Sheboygan, US	daily high max	36.1 C (97.0 F)	5.0 C (9.0 F)	36 years	27 of 100 (Routine)
14 August 1938	Green Bay, US	daily high min	23.9 C (75.0 F)	3.9 C (7.0 F)	42 years	27 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

1793 to 1938

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1793 to 1938. 1938 had 519 records.

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

Records on 08-14 in each year
Year	Records
1793	2
1807	1
1815	1
1818	1
1825	1
1833	2
1839	1
1841	1
1843	1
1845	2
1856	2
1857	1
1859	1
1861	1
1864	3
1865	1
1866	2
1868	1
1870	1
1871	1
1872	1
1873	1
1874	1
1876	4
1882	1
1884	1
1885	3
1886	1
1887	3
1889	2
1890	1
1891	1
1892	3
1893	2
1894	2
1895	3
1896	5
1897	5
1898	2
1899	2
1900	1
1901	1
1902	8
1903	8
1904	3
1905	10
1906	8
1907	6
1908	28
1909	35
1910	10
1911	30
1912	56
1913	24
1914	16
1915	17
1916	109
1917	38
1918	60
1919	103
1920	56
1921	61
1922	54
1923	92
1924	319
1925	128
1926	182
1927	147
1928	233
1929	449
1930	627
1931	410
1932	314
1933	349
1934	470
1935	314
1936	612
1937	354
1938	519
1939	376
1940	489
1941	467
1942	364
1943	583
1944	709
1945	572
1946	511
1947	658
1948	373
1949	374
1950	402
1951	458
1952	560
1953	312
1954	457
1955	535
1956	426
1957	281
1958	421
1959	495
1960	414
1961	663
1962	885
1963	811
1964	1,394
1965	451
1966	388
1967	902
1968	1,315
1969	482
1970	398
1971	677
1972	552
1973	489
1974	542
1975	461
1976	1,060
1977	562
1978	834
1979	1,115
1980	544
1981	719
1982	539
1983	775
1984	598
1985	1,095
1986	775
1987	1,157
1988	1,301
1989	728
1990	737
1991	856
1992	1,709
1993	887
1994	1,149
1995	1,444
1996	954
1997	922
1998	1,100
1999	1,329
2000	1,117
2001	806
2002	1,576
2003	1,913
2004	1,936
2005	1,340
2006	1,073
2007	1,340
2008	798
2009	818
2010	1,704
2011	772
2012	758
2013	612
2014	651
2015	931
2016	824
2017	559
2018	397
2019	578
2020	1,009
2021	932
2022	771
2023	1,116
2024	1,045
2025	798
2026	1,211

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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	368
20 to 40	9
40 to 60	4
60 to 80	0
80 to 100	1
100 to 120	1