Weather Records on 5 September 1938

244 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 5 September 1938. Highest significance: Faulkton, US.

Key Facts for 5 September 1938

On 5 September 1938, 244 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
55 were record highs and 52 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 1 were all-time records, 6 monthly and 237 daily.
Faulkton set a daily record precipitation of 38.6 mm (1.5 in) on 5 September 1938.
Across 157 earlier years (1802 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 463 records.

Record Map

244 stations

244 station records on 5 September 1938 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 5 September 1938: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Faulkton	United States	Record daily precipitation	38.6 mm (1.5 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Fergus Falls	United States	Record daily precipitation	60.2 mm (2.4 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Le Mars	United States	Record daily precipitation	67.3 mm (2.6 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Humboldt 3 W	United States	Record daily precipitation	62.5 mm (2.5 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Algona	United States	Record daily precipitation	62.7 mm (2.5 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Handia	India	Record daily precipitation	159.0 mm (6.3 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Arnsberg	Germany	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Alton	United States	Record daily precipitation	41.9 mm (1.6 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Hartington	United States	Record daily precipitation	51.3 mm (2.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Huron Rgnl AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	30.2 mm (1.2 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Britt 3E	United States	Record daily precipitation	57.9 mm (2.3 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Redfield	United States	Record daily precipitation	36.3 mm (1.4 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Fairmont	United States	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Vermillion 2 SE	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Dunvegan	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	11.7 C (53.1 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Atraula	India	Record daily precipitation	160.0 mm (6.3 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Burlington	United States	Record daily precipitation	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Nigriting	India	Record daily precipitation	70.1 mm (2.8 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Leipzig-Holzhausen	Germany	Record low maximum temperature	13.3 C (55.9 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Pocahontas	United States	Record daily precipitation	53.3 mm (2.1 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
West Bend	United States	Record daily precipitation	64.0 mm (2.5 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Glasgow #2	United States	Record daily precipitation	31.2 mm (1.2 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Beaufort Wwtp	United States	Record low minimum temperature	15.0 C (59.0 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Hot Springs	United States	Record daily precipitation	53.3 mm (2.1 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Marion	United States	Record daily precipitation	27.2 mm (1.1 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Chhaygaon	India	Record daily precipitation	94.0 mm (3.7 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Imphal (C.Hosp)	India	Record daily precipitation	72.4 mm (2.9 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Denison	United States	Record daily precipitation	55.1 mm (2.2 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Stanton	United States	Record daily precipitation	38.4 mm (1.5 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Wakefield 3NW	United States	Record daily precipitation	38.6 mm (1.5 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Tiruttani	India	Record daily precipitation	58.2 mm (2.3 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Karchana	India	Record daily precipitation	75.7 mm (3.0 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Nalbari	India	Record daily precipitation	106.9 mm (4.2 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Virudhunagar	India	Record daily precipitation	35.1 mm (1.4 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
W Pt	United States	Record daily precipitation	46.5 mm (1.8 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Pesaro	Italy	Record daily precipitation	30.2 mm (1.2 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Golaghat	India	Record daily precipitation	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Chandauli	India	Record daily precipitation	99.1 mm (3.9 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Pratt 3NW	United States	Record daily precipitation	34.5 mm (1.4 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Makaweli 965	United States	Record high maximum temperature	33.3 C (91.9 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Cuddalore	India	Record daily precipitation	54.1 mm (2.1 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Sivaganga	India	Record daily precipitation	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Manapparai	India	Record daily precipitation	106.4 mm (4.2 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Worthington	United States	Record daily precipitation	45.5 mm (1.8 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Powell	United States	Record daily precipitation	24.1 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Kamloops	Canada	Record daily precipitation	16.8 mm (0.7 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Bredasdorp	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	23.4 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Peterborough	Australia	Record daily precipitation	22.9 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Merino (Glenorchy Estate)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	16.5 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Blair	United States	Record daily precipitation	23.4 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Centerville 6 SE	United States	Record daily precipitation	24.9 mm (1.0 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Mellette 4 W	United States	Record daily precipitation	23.1 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Caledon (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	18.3 mm (0.7 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Yolla (Sea View)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	37.8 mm (1.5 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Fort Chipewyan	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	12.2 C (54.0 F)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Putbus	Germany	Record daily precipitation	23.6 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Garu	India	Record daily precipitation	76.7 mm (3.0 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Machhlisnahr	India	Record daily precipitation	104.4 mm (4.1 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Stellenbosch (Tnk)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Alta	United States	Record daily precipitation	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

244 records

Records set or tied on 5 September 1938 by type: Highest daily maximum 21, Lowest daily maximum 20, Highest daily minimum 34, Lowest daily minimum 32, Heaviest daily rainfall 137.

Records on 5 September 1938 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	21
Lowest daily maximum	20
Highest daily minimum	34
Lowest daily minimum	32
Heaviest daily rainfall	137
Heaviest daily snowfall	0
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 5 September 1938 by timescale: all-time 1, monthly 6, daily 237.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

200 broken records

Margins by which the 200 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 84.3. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

5 September 1938

Top 20 records on 5 September 1938 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
5 September 1938	Faulkton, US	daily rain	38.6 mm (1.5 in)	35.3 mm (1.4 in)	36 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
5 September 1938	Fergus Falls, US	daily rain	60.2 mm (2.4 in)	53.6 mm (2.1 in)	28 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
5 September 1938	Le Mars, US	daily rain	67.3 mm (2.6 in)	57.4 mm (2.3 in)	27 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
5 September 1938	Humboldt 3 W, US	daily rain	62.5 mm (2.5 in)	49.8 mm (2.0 in)	21 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
5 September 1938	Algona, US	daily rain	62.7 mm (2.5 in)	44.9 mm (1.8 in)	35 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
5 September 1938	Handia, IN	daily rain	159.0 mm (6.3 in)	84.3 mm (3.3 in)	7 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
5 September 1938	Arnsberg, DE	daily rain	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	12.2 mm (0.5 in)	40 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
5 September 1938	Alton, US	daily rain	41.9 mm (1.6 in)	31.5 mm (1.2 in)	27 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
5 September 1938	Hartington, US	daily rain	51.3 mm (2.0 in)	33.5 mm (1.3 in)	28 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
5 September 1938	Huron Rgnl AP, US	daily rain	30.2 mm (1.2 in)	16.5 mm (0.6 in)	36 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
5 September 1938	Britt 3E, US	daily rain	57.9 mm (2.3 in)	40.9 mm (1.6 in)	1 year	33 of 100 (Routine)
5 September 1938	Redfield, US	daily rain	36.3 mm (1.4 in)	29.9 mm (1.2 in)	12 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
5 September 1938	Fairmont, US	daily rain	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	22.9 mm (0.9 in)	41 years	32 of 100 (Routine)
5 September 1938	Vermillion 2 SE, US	daily rain	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	28 years	32 of 100 (Routine)
5 September 1938	Dunvegan, CA	daily high min	11.7 C (53.1 F)	2.8 C (5.0 F)	56 years	29 of 100 (Routine)
5 September 1938	Atraula, IN	daily rain	160.0 mm (6.3 in)	68.1 mm (2.7 in)	7 years	29 of 100 (Routine)
5 September 1938	Burlington, US	daily rain	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	24.9 mm (1.0 in)	11 years	29 of 100 (Routine)
5 September 1938	Nigriting, IN	daily rain	70.1 mm (2.8 in)	30.7 mm (1.2 in)	27 years	28 of 100 (Routine)
5 September 1938	Leipzig-Holzhausen, DE	daily low max	13.3 C (55.9 F)	1.2 C (2.2 F)	60 years	27 of 100 (Routine)
5 September 1938	Pocahontas, US	daily rain	53.3 mm (2.1 in)	40.1 mm (1.6 in)	1 year	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

1802 to 1938

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1802 to 1938. 1938 had 244 records.

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

Records on 09-05 in each year
Year	Records
1802	2
1814	1
1833	1
1837	1
1843	1
1845	1
1846	1
1856	1
1859	2
1861	2
1866	1
1868	1
1869	2
1871	1
1872	1
1874	1
1876	1
1880	2
1883	2
1885	1
1887	1
1888	1
1889	1
1891	2
1892	3
1894	1
1895	4
1896	2
1897	7
1898	7
1899	2
1900	1
1901	4
1902	10
1903	14
1904	2
1905	17
1906	8
1907	11
1908	28
1909	16
1910	35
1911	23
1912	39
1913	24
1914	10
1915	27
1916	22
1917	28
1918	109
1919	60
1920	47
1921	82
1922	96
1923	204
1924	191
1925	298
1926	243
1927	71
1928	306
1929	371
1930	94
1931	381
1932	315
1933	361
1934	399
1935	432
1936	313
1937	291
1938	244
1939	317
1940	249
1941	470
1942	282
1943	593
1944	387
1945	447
1946	367
1947	557
1948	458
1949	421
1950	559
1951	251
1952	396
1953	728
1954	593
1955	517
1956	637
1957	323
1958	413
1959	367
1960	351
1961	727
1962	922
1963	554
1964	315
1965	899
1966	335
1967	1,092
1968	524
1969	556
1970	754
1971	736
1972	653
1973	669
1974	1,902
1975	388
1976	636
1977	344
1978	1,376
1979	611
1980	357
1981	448
1982	615
1983	1,181
1984	1,185
1985	1,231
1986	711
1987	618
1988	1,309
1989	522
1990	806
1991	598
1992	1,116
1993	635
1994	901
1995	1,168
1996	773
1997	1,460
1998	1,686
1999	1,215
2000	1,342
2001	626
2002	710
2003	860
2004	1,135
2005	502
2006	1,014
2007	1,344
2008	1,486
2009	765
2010	1,316
2011	1,186
2012	1,115
2013	798
2014	462
2015	846
2016	651
2017	778
2018	861
2019	724
2020	1,250
2021	424
2022	1,168
2023	1,166
2024	1,320
2025	695
2026	835

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Data for records on 1938-09-05: 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	162
20 to 40	29
40 to 60	7
60 to 80	1
80 to 100	1