Weather Records on 22 August 1938

501 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 22 August 1938. Highest significance: Goulburn, AU.

Key Facts for 22 August 1938

On 22 August 1938, 501 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
228 were record highs and 58 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 2 were all-time records, 15 monthly and 484 daily.
Goulburn set a daily record precipitation of 34.3 mm (1.4 in) on 22 August 1938.
Across 167 earlier years (1802 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 437 records.

Record Map

501 stations

501 station records on 22 August 1938 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 22 August 1938: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Goulburn	Australia	Record daily precipitation	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	64 of 100 (Major)
Campbelltown 1	Australia	Record daily precipitation	42.9 mm (1.7 in)	62 of 100 (Major)
Berry Masonic Village	Australia	Record daily precipitation	154.4 mm (6.1 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Helensburgh (Sawan St)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	149.9 mm (5.9 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
St Marys Bowling Club	Australia	Record daily precipitation	50.3 mm (2.0 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Bowral Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	101.6 mm (4.0 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Camden (Brownlow Hill)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	55.9 mm (2.2 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Jamberoo (Lorna)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	105.4 mm (4.1 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Minto Surrey Street	Australia	Record daily precipitation	49.5 mm (1.9 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Mittagong (Beatrice Street)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	80.0 mm (3.1 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Picton Council Depot	Australia	Record daily precipitation	43.7 mm (1.7 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Menangle	Australia	Record daily precipitation	46.5 mm (1.8 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Robertson (Caalong Street)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	158.0 mm (6.2 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Wollongong Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	76.2 mm (3.0 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Burruer (Illaroo)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	102.4 mm (4.0 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Dapto West (Stane Dykes)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	106.7 mm (4.2 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Cobbity (Roseneath)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	41.9 mm (1.6 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Bungonia (Inverary Park)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Hassan Obsy	India	Record daily precipitation	64.0 mm (2.5 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Oberon (Jenolan Caves)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	42.7 mm (1.7 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Unanderra	Australia	Record daily precipitation	101.6 mm (4.0 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Kozhikode	India	Record daily precipitation	139.7 mm (5.5 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Burrawang (Range Street)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	108.7 mm (4.3 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Cataract Dam	Australia	Record daily precipitation	89.9 mm (3.5 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Springwood Bowling Club	Australia	Record daily precipitation	89.4 mm (3.5 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Darkes Forest (Kintyre)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	120.7 mm (4.8 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Chitradurga	India	Record daily precipitation	64.3 mm (2.5 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Fatehpur	India	Record daily precipitation	104.4 mm (4.1 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Centennial Park	Australia	Record daily precipitation	88.4 mm (3.5 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Bringelly (Maryland)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	52.3 mm (2.1 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Prospect Reservoir	Australia	Record daily precipitation	37.1 mm (1.5 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Harapanahalli	India	Record daily precipitation	59.2 mm (2.3 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Blackheath (Lawrence St)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	52.8 mm (2.1 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Hunters Hill (the Bungalow)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	79.0 mm (3.1 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Chatsbury (Maryland)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	59.9 mm (2.4 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Camden Bowling Club	Australia	Record daily precipitation	54.1 mm (2.1 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Exeter	Australia	Record daily precipitation	82.8 mm (3.3 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Emu Plains	Australia	Record daily precipitation	30.7 mm (1.2 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Glenfield (Macquarie)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	40.9 mm (1.6 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Sutton Forest (Uralba)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	96.5 mm (3.8 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Kuttiadi	India	Record daily precipitation	190.5 mm (7.5 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Mundrabilla Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	29.7 mm (1.2 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Richmond - Uws Hawkesbury	Australia	Record daily precipitation	34.0 mm (1.3 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Menangle Jmai	Australia	Record daily precipitation	61.7 mm (2.4 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Ranebennur	India	Record daily precipitation	57.2 mm (2.3 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Holenarsipur	India	Record daily precipitation	49.5 mm (1.9 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Attingal	India	Record daily precipitation	73.7 mm (2.9 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Potts Hill Reservoir	Australia	Record daily precipitation	50.3 mm (2.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Pitt Town Lab.Farm (Scheyville	Australia	Record daily precipitation	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Galway	Ireland	Record low maximum temperature	8.3 C (46.9 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Cataract River	Australia	Record daily precipitation	86.9 mm (3.4 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Neillsville 3ESE	United States	Record daily precipitation	57.2 mm (2.3 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Nelson Bay (Nelson Head)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	46.2 mm (1.8 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Wyong (Wyong Golf Club)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	61.2 mm (2.4 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Parramatta	Australia	Record daily precipitation	33.3 mm (1.3 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Lidcombe (Carnarvon Golf Club)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	44.5 mm (1.8 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Quilon Pwd	India	Record daily precipitation	79.0 mm (3.1 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Kottarakara	India	Record daily precipitation	69.9 mm (2.8 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Kiama Bowling Club	Australia	Record daily precipitation	97.3 mm (3.8 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Alur	India	Record daily precipitation	68.6 mm (2.7 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

501 records

Records set or tied on 22 August 1938 by type: Highest daily maximum 174, Lowest daily maximum 25, Highest daily minimum 54, Lowest daily minimum 33, Heaviest daily rainfall 215.

Records on 22 August 1938 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	174
Lowest daily maximum	25
Highest daily minimum	54
Lowest daily minimum	33
Heaviest daily rainfall	215
Heaviest daily snowfall	0
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 22 August 1938 by timescale: all-time 2, monthly 15, daily 484.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

418 broken records

Margins by which the 418 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 107.9. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

22 August 1938

Top 20 records on 22 August 1938 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
22 August 1938	Goulburn, AU	daily rain	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	22.9 mm (0.9 in)	74 years	64 of 100 (Major)
22 August 1938	Campbelltown 1, AU	daily rain	42.9 mm (1.7 in)	29.7 mm (1.2 in)	51 years	62 of 100 (Major)
22 August 1938	Berry Masonic Village, AU	monthly rain	154.4 mm (6.1 in)	59.1 mm (2.3 in)	31 years	61 of 100 (Major)
22 August 1938	Helensburgh (Sawan St), AU	daily rain	149.9 mm (5.9 in)	104.7 mm (4.1 in)	40 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
22 August 1938	St Marys Bowling Club, AU	daily rain	50.3 mm (2.0 in)	41.2 mm (1.6 in)	40 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
22 August 1938	Bowral Post Office, AU	daily rain	101.6 mm (4.0 in)	88.9 mm (3.5 in)	38 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
22 August 1938	Camden (Brownlow Hill), AU	daily rain	55.9 mm (2.2 in)	39.4 mm (1.6 in)	38 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
22 August 1938	Jamberoo (Lorna), AU	daily rain	105.4 mm (4.1 in)	67.0 mm (2.6 in)	36 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
22 August 1938	Minto Surrey Street, AU	daily rain	49.5 mm (1.9 in)	34.5 mm (1.4 in)	38 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
22 August 1938	Mittagong (Beatrice Street), AU	daily rain	80.0 mm (3.1 in)	60.9 mm (2.4 in)	38 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
22 August 1938	Picton Council Depot, AU	daily rain	43.7 mm (1.7 in)	36.3 mm (1.4 in)	38 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
22 August 1938	Menangle, AU	daily rain	46.5 mm (1.8 in)	39.4 mm (1.6 in)	38 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
22 August 1938	Robertson (Caalong Street), AU	daily rain	158.0 mm (6.2 in)	97.0 mm (3.8 in)	38 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
22 August 1938	Wollongong Post Office, AU	daily rain	76.2 mm (3.0 in)	56.4 mm (2.2 in)	38 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
22 August 1938	Burruer (Illaroo), AU	daily rain	102.4 mm (4.0 in)	92.0 mm (3.6 in)	36 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
22 August 1938	Dapto West (Stane Dykes), AU	daily rain	106.7 mm (4.2 in)	58.4 mm (2.3 in)	38 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
22 August 1938	Cobbity (Roseneath), AU	daily rain	41.9 mm (1.6 in)	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	38 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
22 August 1938	Bungonia (Inverary Park), AU	daily rain	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	20 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
22 August 1938	Hassan Obsy, IN	daily rain	64.0 mm (2.5 in)	39.4 mm (1.6 in)	27 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
22 August 1938	Oberon (Jenolan Caves), AU	daily rain	42.7 mm (1.7 in)	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	20 years	50 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

1802 to 1938

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1802 to 1938. 1938 had 501 records.

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

Records on 08-22 in each year
Year	Records
1802	2
1803	1
1805	1
1812	1
1816	1
1835	1
1839	2
1843	1
1846	2
1849	1
1850	1
1853	1
1857	1
1863	1
1864	1
1867	1
1868	1
1869	1
1870	4
1872	1
1875	1
1876	3
1877	3
1878	2
1882	1
1883	1
1884	1
1885	1
1886	1
1887	2
1888	2
1889	3
1891	2
1892	6
1893	3
1894	7
1895	6
1896	2
1897	4
1898	6
1899	5
1900	1
1901	5
1902	6
1903	3
1904	8
1905	7
1906	24
1907	7
1908	29
1909	5
1910	19
1911	20
1912	39
1913	30
1914	18
1915	31
1916	75
1917	47
1918	85
1919	18
1920	60
1921	64
1922	44
1923	279
1924	148
1925	219
1926	144
1927	154
1928	134
1929	240
1930	276
1931	388
1932	222
1933	367
1934	234
1935	337
1936	954
1937	421
1938	501
1939	517
1940	503
1941	249
1942	500
1943	517
1944	526
1945	475
1946	410
1947	1,034
1948	297
1949	570
1950	460
1951	452
1952	372
1953	348
1954	466
1955	553
1956	785
1957	371
1958	511
1959	547
1960	612
1961	562
1962	329
1963	419
1964	686
1965	423
1966	830
1967	404
1968	1,091
1969	727
1970	368
1971	1,021
1972	436
1973	611
1974	628
1975	597
1976	722
1977	655
1978	529
1979	547
1980	640
1981	795
1982	912
1983	1,366
1984	739
1985	793
1986	1,073
1987	801
1988	1,133
1989	753
1990	808
1991	808
1992	994
1993	845
1994	803
1995	1,002
1996	942
1997	1,381
1998	1,016
1999	756
2000	867
2001	940
2002	1,385
2003	1,550
2004	1,029
2005	887
2006	832
2007	1,801
2008	869
2009	1,347
2010	1,397
2011	1,255
2012	831
2013	450
2014	911
2015	529
2016	730
2017	537
2018	752
2019	558
2020	1,041
2021	683
2022	781
2023	1,525
2024	803
2025	1,359
2026	992

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Data for records on 1938-08-22: 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 20	326
20 to 40	60
40 to 60	18
60 to 80	5
80 to 100	7
100 to 120	2