Weather Records on 19 September 1938

519 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 19 September 1938. Highest significance: Sullurpet, IN.

Key Facts for 19 September 1938

On 19 September 1938, 519 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
138 were record highs and 245 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 13 monthly and 506 daily.
Sullurpet set a daily record precipitation of 76.2 mm (3.0 in) on 19 September 1938.
Across 166 earlier years (1805 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 414 records.

Record Map

519 stations

519 station records on 19 September 1938 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 19 September 1938: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Sullurpet	India	Record daily precipitation	76.2 mm (3.0 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Burdwan	India	Record daily precipitation	125.0 mm (4.9 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Mt Pleasant 2 W	United States	Record daily precipitation	118.1 mm (4.6 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Halflong Obsy	India	Record daily precipitation	103.4 mm (4.1 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Keene	United States	Record daily precipitation	49.0 mm (1.9 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Carmel	United States	Record daily precipitation	73.7 mm (2.9 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Cherrapunji/P.S.	India	Record daily precipitation	338.6 mm (13.3 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Mawphlang Obsy	India	Record daily precipitation	133.4 mm (5.3 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Winchendon	United States	Record daily precipitation	65.3 mm (2.6 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Albany	United States	Record daily precipitation	53.1 mm (2.1 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Baunsi	India	Record daily precipitation	88.9 mm (3.5 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Jowai	India	Record daily precipitation	302.8 mm (11.9 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Ironton	United States	Record daily precipitation	39.1 mm (1.5 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Amherst	United States	Record daily precipitation	87.4 mm (3.4 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Cherrapunji	India	Record daily precipitation	626.4 mm (24.7 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Kurseong	India	Record daily precipitation	174.8 mm (6.9 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Trenton 2	United States	Record daily precipitation	64.5 mm (2.5 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Mongpoo	India	Record daily precipitation	120.7 mm (4.8 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Raleigh State UNIV	United States	Record daily precipitation	65.0 mm (2.6 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Vriddhachalam	India	Record daily precipitation	73.7 mm (2.9 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Storrs	United States	Record daily precipitation	91.9 mm (3.6 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Concord	United States	Record daily precipitation	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Attarikhat	India	Record daily precipitation	96.3 mm (3.8 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Samastipur	India	Record daily precipitation	130.8 mm (5.1 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Flemington 5 NNW	United States	Record daily precipitation	68.1 mm (2.7 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Ballia	India	Record daily precipitation	78.7 mm (3.1 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Gallivare_A	Sweden	Record low minimum temperature	-9.8 C (14.4 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Bridgeport	United States	Record daily precipitation	78.2 mm (3.1 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Marseille Obs. Palais-Lonchamp	France	Record daily precipitation	36.2 mm (1.4 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Concord	United States	Record daily precipitation	93.0 mm (3.7 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Dunvegan	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	9.4 C (48.9 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Chidavaram	India	Record daily precipitation	63.0 mm (2.5 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Fitchburg 4 SE	United States	Record daily precipitation	71.4 mm (2.8 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Chemnitz	Germany	Record high minimum temperature	13.9 C (57.0 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Kovvur	India	Record daily precipitation	54.6 mm (2.1 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Upper Shillong	India	Record daily precipitation	86.6 mm (3.4 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Bolpur	India	Record daily precipitation	82.3 mm (3.2 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Dover	United States	Record daily precipitation	114.3 mm (4.5 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Conconully	United States	Record high minimum temperature	13.9 C (57.0 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Lanka	India	Record daily precipitation	76.5 mm (3.0 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Sholingur	India	Record daily precipitation	69.9 mm (2.8 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Lawrence	United States	Record low minimum temperature	4.4 C (39.9 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Turners Falls	United States	Record daily precipitation	117.1 mm (4.6 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Worcester	United States	Record daily precipitation	62.2 mm (2.4 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Bedford Hills	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Barkola	India	Record daily precipitation	87.6 mm (3.4 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Sironcha	India	Record daily precipitation	69.3 mm (2.7 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Kotagiri	India	Record daily precipitation	54.6 mm (2.1 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Krishnanagar	India	Record daily precipitation	70.9 mm (2.8 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Emporia 1 S	United States	Record low minimum temperature	2.2 C (36.0 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Conception	United States	Record low minimum temperature	1.1 C (34.0 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Oregon	United States	Record low minimum temperature	1.1 C (34.0 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Wappingers Falls	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.3 mm (2.0 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Cadiz	United States	Record daily precipitation	37.6 mm (1.5 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
McAlester Rgnl AP	United States	Record low minimum temperature	2.2 C (36.0 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Kelowna	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	13.9 C (57.0 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Tirukoilur	India	Record daily precipitation	42.4 mm (1.7 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Calarasi	Romania	Record low minimum temperature	2.4 C (36.3 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Oktjabrskij-Gorodok	Russia	Record high maximum temperature	29.9 C (85.8 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Osage City	United States	Record low minimum temperature	1.7 C (35.1 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

519 records

Records set or tied on 19 September 1938 by type: Highest daily maximum 51, Lowest daily maximum 73, Highest daily minimum 87, Lowest daily minimum 172, Heaviest daily rainfall 136.

Records on 19 September 1938 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	51
Lowest daily maximum	73
Highest daily minimum	87
Lowest daily minimum	172
Heaviest daily rainfall	136
Heaviest daily snowfall	0
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 19 September 1938 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 13, daily 506.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

419 broken records

Margins by which the 419 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 230.6. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

19 September 1938

Top 20 records on 19 September 1938 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
19 September 1938	Sullurpet, IN	daily rain	76.2 mm (3.0 in)	63.5 mm (2.5 in)	35 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
19 September 1938	Burdwan, IN	daily rain	125.0 mm (4.9 in)	81.3 mm (3.2 in)	4 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
19 September 1938	Mt Pleasant 2 W, US	daily rain	118.1 mm (4.6 in)	99.0 mm (3.9 in)	0 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
19 September 1938	Halflong Obsy, IN	daily rain	103.4 mm (4.1 in)	64.5 mm (2.5 in)	19 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
19 September 1938	Keene, US	daily rain	49.0 mm (1.9 in)	28.9 mm (1.1 in)	41 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
19 September 1938	Carmel, US	daily rain	73.7 mm (2.9 in)	45.8 mm (1.8 in)	41 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
19 September 1938	Cherrapunji/P.S., IN	daily rain	338.6 mm (13.3 in)	230.6 mm (9.1 in)	9 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
19 September 1938	Mawphlang Obsy, IN	daily rain	133.4 mm (5.3 in)	77.0 mm (3.0 in)	25 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
19 September 1938	Winchendon, US	daily rain	65.3 mm (2.6 in)	32.3 mm (1.3 in)	41 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
19 September 1938	Albany, US	daily rain	53.1 mm (2.1 in)	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	20 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
19 September 1938	Baunsi, IN	daily rain	88.9 mm (3.5 in)	56.4 mm (2.2 in)	24 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
19 September 1938	Jowai, IN	monthly rain	302.8 mm (11.9 in)	67.8 mm (2.7 in)	0 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
19 September 1938	Ironton, US	daily rain	39.1 mm (1.5 in)	30.7 mm (1.2 in)	9 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
19 September 1938	Amherst, US	daily rain	87.4 mm (3.4 in)	47.5 mm (1.9 in)	11 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
19 September 1938	Cherrapunji, IN	monthly rain	626.4 mm (24.7 in)	131.1 mm (5.2 in)	11 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
19 September 1938	Kurseong, IN	daily rain	174.8 mm (6.9 in)	111.3 mm (4.4 in)	1 year	35 of 100 (Notable)
19 September 1938	Trenton 2, US	daily rain	64.5 mm (2.5 in)	28.2 mm (1.1 in)	43 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
19 September 1938	Mongpoo, IN	daily rain	120.7 mm (4.8 in)	79.3 mm (3.1 in)	20 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
19 September 1938	Raleigh State UNIV, US	daily rain	65.0 mm (2.6 in)	42.9 mm (1.7 in)	9 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
19 September 1938	Vriddhachalam, IN	daily rain	73.7 mm (2.9 in)	45.8 mm (1.8 in)	20 years	32 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

1805 to 1938

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1805 to 1938. 1938 had 519 records.

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

Records on 09-19 in each year
Year	Records
1805	1
1818	1
1820	1
1825	1
1830	1
1833	1
1834	1
1837	1
1847	1
1848	1
1849	3
1851	2
1854	1
1855	1
1856	1
1859	1
1862	1
1865	2
1866	1
1869	1
1872	1
1874	1
1875	3
1877	2
1881	2
1882	4
1884	2
1885	1
1886	3
1887	2
1888	1
1889	7
1890	1
1893	3
1894	2
1895	5
1896	2
1897	4
1898	2
1899	2
1900	2
1901	17
1902	6
1903	16
1904	9
1905	18
1906	33
1907	9
1908	5
1909	16
1910	16
1911	4
1912	39
1913	200
1914	48
1915	174
1916	38
1917	134
1918	62
1919	52
1920	53
1921	109
1922	81
1923	83
1924	90
1925	356
1926	171
1927	152
1928	211
1929	435
1930	154
1931	400
1932	292
1933	343
1934	171
1935	240
1936	152
1937	331
1938	519
1939	292
1940	459
1941	430
1942	830
1943	540
1944	406
1945	417
1946	802
1947	694
1948	457
1949	303
1950	474
1951	240
1952	545
1953	467
1954	557
1955	578
1956	661
1957	638
1958	354
1959	774
1960	344
1961	445
1962	387
1963	403
1964	350
1965	1,080
1966	529
1967	417
1968	433
1969	493
1970	437
1971	1,127
1972	629
1973	438
1974	637
1975	570
1976	390
1977	719
1978	1,139
1979	727
1980	591
1981	1,462
1982	594
1983	1,630
1984	970
1985	926
1986	737
1987	1,113
1988	973
1989	911
1990	874
1991	2,027
1992	752
1993	885
1994	736
1995	1,096
1996	1,069
1997	1,107
1998	1,039
1999	611
2000	947
2001	1,188
2002	866
2003	1,094
2004	964
2005	814
2006	851
2007	633
2008	647
2009	700
2010	1,414
2011	848
2012	775
2013	578
2014	715
2015	520
2016	999
2017	703
2018	871
2019	584
2020	668
2021	511
2022	666
2023	622
2024	707
2025	554
2026	711

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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 50	407
50 to 100	9
100 to 150	2
150 to 200	0
200 to 250	1