Weather Records on 13 September 1938

382 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 13 September 1938. Highest significance: Lancaster 2 NW, US.

Key Facts for 13 September 1938

On 13 September 1938, 382 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
172 were record highs and 17 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 2 were all-time records, 8 monthly and 372 daily.
Lancaster 2 NW set an all-time record daily precipitation of 137.2 mm (5.4 in) on 13 September 1938.
Across 162 earlier years (1793 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 431 records.

Record Map

382 stations

382 station records on 13 September 1938 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 13 September 1938: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Lancaster 2 NW	United States	Record daily precipitation	137.2 mm (5.4 in)	68 of 100 (Major)
Huntington 1	United States	Record daily precipitation	89.4 mm (3.5 in)	64 of 100 (Major)
Rowlesburg 1	United States	Record daily precipitation	56.4 mm (2.2 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
West Bend	United States	Record daily precipitation	83.8 mm (3.3 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Enid	United States	Record daily precipitation	94.5 mm (3.7 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Canton	United States	Record daily precipitation	61.2 mm (2.4 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Jagalur	India	Record daily precipitation	118.1 mm (4.6 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Haskinville	United States	Record daily precipitation	84.6 mm (3.3 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Garden City	United States	Record daily precipitation	47.5 mm (1.9 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Cumbam	India	Record daily precipitation	63.5 mm (2.5 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Grafton	United States	Record daily precipitation	64.0 mm (2.5 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Ryan	United States	Record daily precipitation	47.5 mm (1.9 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Humboldt 3 W	United States	Record daily precipitation	77.7 mm (3.1 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
West Newton	United States	Record daily precipitation	38.6 mm (1.5 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Greensboro Lock 7	United States	Record daily precipitation	32.3 mm (1.3 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Villupuram	India	Record daily precipitation	80.0 mm (3.1 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Independence	United States	Record daily precipitation	87.9 mm (3.5 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Columbus Ohio St UNIV	United States	Record daily precipitation	95.0 mm (3.7 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Pocahontas	United States	Record daily precipitation	104.6 mm (4.1 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Harapanahalli	India	Record daily precipitation	78.7 mm (3.1 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Fairmont	United States	Record daily precipitation	72.4 mm (2.9 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Ironton	United States	Record daily precipitation	65.0 mm (2.6 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Charleston 1	United States	Record daily precipitation	34.8 mm (1.4 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Haveri	India	Record daily precipitation	48.8 mm (1.9 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Turaiyur	India	Record daily precipitation	80.5 mm (3.2 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Sedan	United States	Record daily precipitation	72.4 mm (2.9 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Albert Lea 3SE	United States	Record daily precipitation	88.9 mm (3.5 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Napoleon	United States	Record daily precipitation	67.3 mm (2.6 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Circleville	United States	Record daily precipitation	41.9 mm (1.6 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Le Mars	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Bancroft	United States	Record daily precipitation	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Ulundurpet	India	Record daily precipitation	73.2 mm (2.9 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Sparta 1 W	United States	Record daily precipitation	47.5 mm (1.9 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Waverly	United States	Record daily precipitation	36.3 mm (1.4 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Enosburg Falls	United States	Record daily precipitation	49.0 mm (1.9 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Chettikulam	India	Record daily precipitation	92.5 mm (3.6 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Firozabad	India	Record daily precipitation	79.8 mm (3.1 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Holly Springs 2 N	United States	Record daily precipitation	37.6 mm (1.5 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Wakeeney	United States	Record daily precipitation	55.1 mm (2.2 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Greeley	United States	Record daily precipitation	32.5 mm (1.3 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Hartington	United States	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Giddalore	India	Record daily precipitation	48.8 mm (1.9 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Sioux Ctr 2 SE	United States	Record daily precipitation	44.5 mm (1.8 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Tekamah	United States	Record daily precipitation	35.8 mm (1.4 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Mc Connellsville Lk 7	United States	Record daily precipitation	57.7 mm (2.3 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Sierra Madre Henszey	United States	Record high maximum temperature	42.8 C (109.0 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Hastings 4N	United States	Record daily precipitation	47.5 mm (1.9 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Chitradurga	India	Record daily precipitation	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Biskra	Algeria	Record high maximum temperature	41.0 C (105.8 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Morrison	United States	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Streator 2SE	United States	Record daily precipitation	68.3 mm (2.7 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Indianola 1SW	United States	Record daily precipitation	44.2 mm (1.7 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
David City 4E	United States	Record daily precipitation	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Madison	United States	Record daily precipitation	44.2 mm (1.7 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Saltsburg	United States	Record daily precipitation	42.9 mm (1.7 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Glenville	United States	Record daily precipitation	28.2 mm (1.1 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Sodankyla AWS	Finland	Record daily precipitation	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Tadpatri	India	Record daily precipitation	88.9 mm (3.5 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Srimushnam	India	Record daily precipitation	62.0 mm (2.4 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Ft Pierce	United States	Record low maximum temperature	26.7 C (80.1 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

382 records

Records set or tied on 13 September 1938 by type: Highest daily maximum 39, Lowest daily maximum 5, Highest daily minimum 133, Lowest daily minimum 12, Heaviest daily rainfall 193.

Records on 13 September 1938 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	39
Lowest daily maximum	5
Highest daily minimum	133
Lowest daily minimum	12
Heaviest daily rainfall	193
Heaviest daily snowfall	0
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 13 September 1938 by timescale: all-time 2, monthly 8, daily 372.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

295 broken records

Margins by which the 295 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 86.9. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

13 September 1938

Top 20 records on 13 September 1938 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
13 September 1938	Lancaster 2 NW, US	all-time rain	137.2 mm (5.4 in)	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	15 years	68 of 100 (Major)
13 September 1938	Huntington 1, US	monthly rain	89.4 mm (3.5 in)	34.5 mm (1.4 in)	46 years	64 of 100 (Major)
13 September 1938	Rowlesburg 1, US	daily rain	56.4 mm (2.2 in)	43.7 mm (1.7 in)	36 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
13 September 1938	West Bend, US	daily rain	83.8 mm (3.3 in)	56.6 mm (2.2 in)	42 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
13 September 1938	Enid, US	daily rain	94.5 mm (3.7 in)	86.9 mm (3.4 in)	32 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
13 September 1938	Canton, US	daily rain	61.2 mm (2.4 in)	38.3 mm (1.5 in)	41 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
13 September 1938	Jagalur, IN	daily rain	118.1 mm (4.6 in)	65.8 mm (2.6 in)	7 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
13 September 1938	Haskinville, US	monthly rain	84.6 mm (3.3 in)	28.7 mm (1.1 in)	6 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
13 September 1938	Garden City, US	daily rain	47.5 mm (1.9 in)	43.7 mm (1.7 in)	25 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
13 September 1938	Cumbam, IN	daily rain	63.5 mm (2.5 in)	48.0 mm (1.9 in)	24 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
13 September 1938	Grafton, US	daily rain	64.0 mm (2.5 in)	37.6 mm (1.5 in)	39 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
13 September 1938	Ryan, US	daily rain	47.5 mm (1.9 in)	33.8 mm (1.3 in)	9 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
13 September 1938	Humboldt 3 W, US	daily rain	77.7 mm (3.1 in)	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	4 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
13 September 1938	West Newton, US	daily rain	38.6 mm (1.5 in)	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	11 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
13 September 1938	Greensboro Lock 7, US	daily rain	32.3 mm (1.3 in)	22.1 mm (0.9 in)	47 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
13 September 1938	Villupuram, IN	daily rain	80.0 mm (3.1 in)	63.7 mm (2.5 in)	36 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
13 September 1938	Independence, US	daily rain	87.9 mm (3.5 in)	50.3 mm (2.0 in)	4 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
13 September 1938	Columbus Ohio St UNIV, US	all-time rain	95.0 mm (3.7 in)	7.9 mm (0.31 in)	23 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
13 September 1938	Pocahontas, US	daily rain	104.6 mm (4.1 in)	53.5 mm (2.1 in)	9 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
13 September 1938	Harapanahalli, IN	daily rain	78.7 mm (3.1 in)	44.9 mm (1.8 in)	15 years	36 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 382 records.

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

Records on 09-13 in each year
Year	Records
1793	1
1809	1
1814	1
1822	1
1835	1
1836	1
1839	1
1849	1
1850	2
1851	1
1856	1
1857	1
1859	1
1860	1
1864	1
1866	1
1867	2
1868	1
1872	3
1876	1
1878	1
1880	2
1882	2
1883	1
1886	1
1887	1
1888	1
1889	1
1891	1
1892	4
1893	2
1894	2
1895	1
1896	2
1897	3
1899	7
1900	3
1901	15
1902	30
1903	17
1904	8
1905	7
1906	23
1907	6
1908	11
1909	26
1910	11
1911	65
1912	23
1913	43
1914	42
1915	48
1916	19
1917	172
1918	33
1919	88
1920	48
1921	63
1922	124
1923	122
1924	65
1925	294
1926	76
1927	439
1928	253
1929	187
1930	284
1931	639
1932	171
1933	299
1934	187
1935	363
1936	519
1937	486
1938	382
1939	918
1940	841
1941	299
1942	287
1943	602
1944	361
1945	657
1946	423
1947	491
1948	472
1949	935
1950	657
1951	469
1952	569
1953	732
1954	291
1955	387
1956	332
1957	544
1958	578
1959	740
1960	660
1961	972
1962	378
1963	676
1964	645
1965	572
1966	501
1967	420
1968	239
1969	518
1970	1,216
1971	708
1972	396
1973	746
1974	965
1975	1,365
1976	411
1977	457
1978	796
1979	574
1980	648
1981	408
1982	1,004
1983	703
1984	646
1985	852
1986	741
1987	970
1988	902
1989	1,243
1990	1,187
1991	672
1992	580
1993	1,143
1994	667
1995	845
1996	1,117
1997	657
1998	1,654
1999	847
2000	856
2001	841
2002	879
2003	728
2004	743
2005	854
2006	1,076
2007	543
2008	1,508
2009	811
2010	827
2011	1,099
2012	526
2013	967
2014	1,291
2015	879
2016	1,093
2017	945
2018	636
2019	660
2020	591
2021	416
2022	668
2023	514
2024	818
2025	492
2026	905

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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	246
20 to 40	33
40 to 60	13
60 to 80	2
80 to 100	1