Weather Records on 16 September 1938

296 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 16 September 1938. Highest significance: Tshakhuma, ZA.

Key Facts for 16 September 1938

On 16 September 1938, 296 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
96 were record highs and 88 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 1 were all-time records, 5 monthly and 290 daily.
Tshakhuma set a daily record precipitation of 49.5 mm (1.9 in) on 16 September 1938.
Across 168 earlier years (1793 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 415 records.

Record Map

296 stations

296 station records on 16 September 1938 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 16 September 1938: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Tshakhuma	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	49.5 mm (1.9 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Sibasa	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	47.8 mm (1.9 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Malegaon	India	Record daily precipitation	125.0 mm (4.9 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Barduar	India	Record daily precipitation	104.1 mm (4.1 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Pachora	India	Record daily precipitation	103.6 mm (4.1 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Elandsfontein	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	49.5 mm (1.9 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Duiwelskloof (Mun)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Satara	India	Record daily precipitation	84.8 mm (3.3 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Hornindal	Norway	Record snow depth	30.0 cm (11.8 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Alkmaar	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Koath	India	Record daily precipitation	76.2 mm (3.0 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Sikraul	India	Record daily precipitation	88.9 mm (3.5 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Kalvan	India	Record daily precipitation	65.0 mm (2.6 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Patna Obsy	India	Record daily precipitation	87.1 mm (3.4 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Leipzig-Holzhausen	Germany	Record low minimum temperature	2.7 C (36.9 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Osijek	Croatia	Record daily precipitation	28.7 mm (1.1 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Arwal	India	Record daily precipitation	97.3 mm (3.8 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Ageon	India	Record daily precipitation	78.7 mm (3.1 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Dinapur Sr	India	Record daily precipitation	91.4 mm (3.6 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Bikram	India	Record daily precipitation	115.6 mm (4.6 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Azamgarh	India	Record daily precipitation	84.1 mm (3.3 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Karmala	India	Record daily precipitation	84.1 mm (3.3 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Chodavaram	India	Record daily precipitation	73.7 mm (2.9 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Sanjari	India	Record daily precipitation	64.3 mm (2.5 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Jashpurnagar	India	Record daily precipitation	82.6 mm (3.3 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Bhadgaon	India	Record daily precipitation	77.5 mm (3.1 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Mount Barker	Australia	Record low minimum temperature	-0.3 C (31.5 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Ringarooma (Charles Street)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
St Georges	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	26.1 C (79.0 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Dhulia	India	Record daily precipitation	71.9 mm (2.8 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Sinnar	India	Record daily precipitation	41.1 mm (1.6 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Charleston 1	United States	Record low maximum temperature	19.4 C (66.9 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Barguzin	Russia	Record daily precipitation	18.6 mm (0.7 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Setif	Algeria	Record daily precipitation	4.6 mm (0.18 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Campbell Town (Quorn Hall)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	12.7 mm (0.5 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Chita	Russia	Record daily precipitation	20.5 mm (0.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Maristova	Norway	Record daily precipitation	14.3 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Lillimur Estate	Australia	Record daily precipitation	16.5 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Low Head (Comparison)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	10.7 mm (0.4 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Cape Sorell	Australia	Record daily precipitation	24.1 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Wonderfontein (Skl)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	10.4 mm (0.4 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Clausthal-Zellerfeld	Germany	Record low minimum temperature	1.3 C (34.3 F)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Amalner	India	Record daily precipitation	94.2 mm (3.7 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Ballia	India	Record daily precipitation	95.3 mm (3.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Orebro	Sweden	Record low minimum temperature	0.6 C (33.1 F)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Cressy Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	11.7 mm (0.5 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Potsdam	Germany	Record low minimum temperature	3.8 C (38.8 F)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Lindenberg	Germany	Record low minimum temperature	3.0 C (37.4 F)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Satna	India	Record daily precipitation	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Haenertsburg (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Ulricehamn	Sweden	Record low minimum temperature	-1.0 C (30.2 F)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Henichesk	Ukraine	Record daily precipitation	6.7 mm (0.26 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Hallettsville 2 N	United States	Record low maximum temperature	26.7 C (80.1 F)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Mackay Post Office	Australia	Record high maximum temperature	31.6 C (88.9 F)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Caveside	Australia	Record daily precipitation	28.4 mm (1.1 in)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Scottsdale	Australia	Record daily precipitation	19.1 mm (0.8 in)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Mathinna (Fingal Road)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	23.6 mm (0.9 in)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Brome	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	12.8 C (55.0 F)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Araria	India	Record daily precipitation	114.3 mm (4.5 in)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Susendal	Norway	Record snow depth	2.0 cm (0.8 in)	18 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

296 records

Records set or tied on 16 September 1938 by type: Highest daily maximum 62, Lowest daily maximum 58, Highest daily minimum 34, Lowest daily minimum 30, Heaviest daily rainfall 110, Deepest snow cover 2.

Records on 16 September 1938 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	62
Lowest daily maximum	58
Highest daily minimum	34
Lowest daily minimum	30
Heaviest daily rainfall	110
Heaviest daily snowfall	0
Deepest snow cover	2

Records on 16 September 1938 by timescale: all-time 1, monthly 5, daily 290.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

227 broken records

Margins by which the 227 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 170.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

16 September 1938

Top 20 records on 16 September 1938 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
16 September 1938	Tshakhuma, ZA	daily rain	49.5 mm (1.9 in)	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	9 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
16 September 1938	Sibasa, ZA	daily rain	47.8 mm (1.9 in)	35.1 mm (1.4 in)	9 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
16 September 1938	Malegaon, IN	monthly rain	125.0 mm (4.9 in)	29.7 mm (1.2 in)	34 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
16 September 1938	Barduar, IN	daily rain	104.1 mm (4.1 in)	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	27 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
16 September 1938	Pachora, IN	daily rain	103.6 mm (4.1 in)	63.0 mm (2.5 in)	20 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
16 September 1938	Elandsfontein, ZA	daily rain	49.5 mm (1.9 in)	35.8 mm (1.4 in)	11 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
16 September 1938	Duiwelskloof (Mun), ZA	daily rain	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	24.2 mm (1.0 in)	0 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
16 September 1938	Satara, IN	daily rain	84.8 mm (3.3 in)	45.2 mm (1.8 in)	8 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
16 September 1938	Hornindal, NO	monthly snow depth	30.0 cm (11.8 in)	17.0 cm (6.7 in)	9 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
16 September 1938	Alkmaar, ZA	daily rain	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	22.6 mm (0.9 in)	8 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
16 September 1938	Koath, IN	daily rain	76.2 mm (3.0 in)	45.2 mm (1.8 in)	32 years	32 of 100 (Routine)
16 September 1938	Sikraul, IN	daily rain	88.9 mm (3.5 in)	44.4 mm (1.7 in)	32 years	31 of 100 (Routine)
16 September 1938	Kalvan, IN	daily rain	65.0 mm (2.6 in)	29.9 mm (1.2 in)	29 years	29 of 100 (Routine)
16 September 1938	Patna Obsy, IN	daily rain	87.1 mm (3.4 in)	51.0 mm (2.0 in)	32 years	28 of 100 (Routine)
16 September 1938	Leipzig-Holzhausen, DE	daily low min	2.7 C (36.9 F)	0.8 C (1.4 F)	62 years	27 of 100 (Routine)
16 September 1938	Osijek, HR	daily rain	28.7 mm (1.1 in)	20.0 mm (0.8 in)	3 years	26 of 100 (Routine)
16 September 1938	Arwal, IN	daily rain	97.3 mm (3.8 in)	35.1 mm (1.4 in)	32 years	26 of 100 (Routine)
16 September 1938	Ageon, IN	daily rain	78.7 mm (3.1 in)	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	32 years	26 of 100 (Routine)
16 September 1938	Dinapur Sr, IN	daily rain	91.4 mm (3.6 in)	37.3 mm (1.5 in)	27 years	25 of 100 (Routine)
16 September 1938	Bikram, IN	daily rain	115.6 mm (4.6 in)	62.0 mm (2.4 in)	4 years	24 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 296 records.

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

Records on 09-16 in each year
Year	Records
1793	1
1796	1
1807	1
1809	1
1823	2
1828	1
1829	1
1833	1
1837	1
1845	1
1847	1
1848	2
1850	1
1852	1
1854	2
1857	1
1861	1
1865	1
1866	1
1867	1
1869	1
1873	1
1874	3
1875	2
1877	4
1879	1
1882	1
1884	2
1885	5
1886	1
1887	2
1888	1
1889	9
1890	1
1892	2
1893	2
1894	1
1895	2
1896	3
1897	2
1898	6
1899	4
1900	5
1901	7
1902	3
1903	18
1904	5
1905	9
1906	12
1907	14
1908	15
1909	18
1910	26
1911	18
1912	58
1913	43
1914	35
1915	50
1916	60
1917	180
1918	125
1919	26
1920	164
1921	62
1922	147
1923	151
1924	77
1925	212
1926	116
1927	382
1928	62
1929	121
1930	235
1931	568
1932	533
1933	321
1934	519
1935	303
1936	442
1937	536
1938	296
1939	666
1940	188
1941	319
1942	504
1943	270
1944	284
1945	390
1946	610
1947	763
1948	541
1949	486
1950	506
1951	290
1952	378
1953	317
1954	554
1955	490
1956	605
1957	500
1958	538
1959	983
1960	235
1961	833
1962	479
1963	491
1964	859
1965	1,159
1966	838
1967	427
1968	496
1969	360
1970	627
1971	617
1972	451
1973	608
1974	385
1975	836
1976	878
1977	577
1978	421
1979	1,025
1980	568
1981	765
1982	863
1983	814
1984	898
1985	539
1986	862
1987	783
1988	786
1989	854
1990	593
1991	1,367
1992	1,073
1993	1,542
1994	1,008
1995	976
1996	1,403
1997	1,028
1998	1,466
1999	879
2000	1,315
2001	819
2002	1,117
2003	627
2004	746
2005	1,112
2006	1,274
2007	895
2008	1,000
2009	754
2010	880
2011	1,265
2012	572
2013	673
2014	490
2015	926
2016	767
2017	583
2018	921
2019	742
2020	674
2021	454
2022	521
2023	568
2024	885
2025	578
2026	920

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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 25	205
25 to 50	17
50 to 75	4
75 to 100	0
100 to 125	0
125 to 150	0
150 to 175	1