Weather Records on 23 September 1938

389 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 23 September 1938. Highest significance: Hadagalli, IN.

Key Facts for 23 September 1938

On 23 September 1938, 389 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
286 were record highs and 27 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 1 were all-time records, 3 monthly and 385 daily.
Hadagalli set a daily record precipitation of 127.5 mm (5.0 in) on 23 September 1938.
Across 169 earlier years (1793 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 432 records.

Record Map

389 stations

389 station records on 23 September 1938 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 23 September 1938: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Hadagalli	India	Record daily precipitation	127.5 mm (5.0 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Jath	India	Record daily precipitation	198.6 mm (7.8 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Badami	India	Record daily precipitation	68.8 mm (2.7 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Tooele	United States	Record high minimum temperature	22.2 C (72.0 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Dodballapur	India	Record daily precipitation	76.2 mm (3.0 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Nandura	India	Record daily precipitation	64.3 mm (2.5 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Tiruttani	India	Record daily precipitation	62.2 mm (2.4 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Ft Bidwell	United States	Record high minimum temperature	13.3 C (55.9 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Weston 2 SE	United States	Record high minimum temperature	16.7 C (62.1 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Husum	Germany	Record high maximum temperature	25.0 C (77.0 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Chintamani	India	Record daily precipitation	62.2 mm (2.4 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Hamburg Fuhlsbuettel	Germany	Record high maximum temperature	25.6 C (78.1 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Alur	India	Record daily precipitation	80.8 mm (3.2 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Kalchini	India	Record daily precipitation	135.1 mm (5.3 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Lubeck-Werft	Germany	Record high maximum temperature	26.4 C (79.5 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Skara 1	Sweden	Record high minimum temperature	12.1 C (53.8 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
New Westminster	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	14.4 C (57.9 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Golden A	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	28.9 C (84.0 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Karlstad	Sweden	Record high maximum temperature	22.0 C (71.6 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Halmstad	Sweden	Record high maximum temperature	23.8 C (74.8 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Gavle	Sweden	Record high maximum temperature	22.4 C (72.3 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Joseph	United States	Record high minimum temperature	11.7 C (53.1 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Franklin	United States	Record low maximum temperature	13.9 C (57.0 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Taroom Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Kirchdorf/Poel	Germany	Record high maximum temperature	25.7 C (78.3 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Salur	India	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Ron	India	Record daily precipitation	44.5 mm (1.8 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Den Helder	Netherlands	Record high maximum temperature	23.8 C (74.8 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Jokkmokk	Sweden	Record high maximum temperature	17.0 C (62.6 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Armour	United States	Record high maximum temperature	40.0 C (104.0 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Goldendale	United States	Record high minimum temperature	15.6 C (60.1 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Hatton 9 SE	United States	Record high minimum temperature	15.0 C (59.0 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Tarago (Kildare)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	20.6 mm (0.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Delegate River	Australia	Record daily precipitation	23.4 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Toowong Bowls Club	Australia	Record daily precipitation	18.3 mm (0.7 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Yuleba Garden St	Australia	Record daily precipitation	24.1 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Scaddan Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	14.2 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Mitchell Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	19.3 mm (0.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Hawkwood Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	13.0 mm (0.5 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
St John's	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	18.9 C (66.0 F)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Nordby (Fano)	Denmark	Record high minimum temperature	15.1 C (59.2 F)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Bremen-Seefahrtschule	Germany	Record high maximum temperature	25.0 C (77.0 F)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Clausthal-Zellerfeld	Germany	Record high minimum temperature	13.7 C (56.7 F)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Den Helder-1	Netherlands	Record high maximum temperature	23.8 C (74.8 F)	20 of 100 (Routine)
De Bilt	Netherlands	Record high minimum temperature	15.1 C (59.2 F)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Stockholm	Sweden	Record high maximum temperature	21.0 C (69.8 F)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Washington	United States	Record high maximum temperature	32.8 C (91.0 F)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Derry 4 SW	United States	Record low maximum temperature	13.9 C (57.0 F)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Ipswich	United States	Record high maximum temperature	33.3 C (91.9 F)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Colfax	United States	Record high minimum temperature	12.8 C (55.0 F)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Nuwara Eliya	Sri Lanka	Record low maximum temperature	14.1 C (57.4 F)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Brocken	Germany	Record high minimum temperature	11.1 C (52.0 F)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Sriperumbudur	India	Record daily precipitation	43.7 mm (1.7 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Haparanda	Sweden	Record high minimum temperature	10.5 C (50.9 F)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Falun	Sweden	Record high maximum temperature	20.6 C (69.1 F)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Keosauqua	United States	Record high maximum temperature	32.8 C (91.0 F)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Horton	United States	Record high maximum temperature	34.4 C (93.9 F)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Columbia Falls 5 SW	United States	Record high maximum temperature	32.2 C (90.0 F)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Missoula 6 NW WFO	United States	Record high minimum temperature	12.2 C (54.0 F)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Ovando	United States	Record high maximum temperature	29.4 C (84.9 F)	19 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

389 records

Records set or tied on 23 September 1938 by type: Highest daily maximum 206, Lowest daily maximum 8, Highest daily minimum 80, Lowest daily minimum 19, Heaviest daily rainfall 76.

Records on 23 September 1938 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	206
Lowest daily maximum	8
Highest daily minimum	80
Lowest daily minimum	19
Heaviest daily rainfall	76
Heaviest daily snowfall	0
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 23 September 1938 by timescale: all-time 1, monthly 3, daily 385.

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 88.9. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

23 September 1938

Top 20 records on 23 September 1938 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
23 September 1938	Hadagalli, IN	daily rain	127.5 mm (5.0 in)	88.9 mm (3.5 in)	32 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
23 September 1938	Jath, IN	all-time rain	198.6 mm (7.8 in)	28.7 mm (1.1 in)	23 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
23 September 1938	Badami, IN	daily rain	68.8 mm (2.7 in)	43.4 mm (1.7 in)	28 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
23 September 1938	Tooele, US	daily high min	22.2 C (72.0 F)	7.8 C (14.0 F)	40 years	32 of 100 (Routine)
23 September 1938	Dodballapur, IN	daily rain	76.2 mm (3.0 in)	46.7 mm (1.8 in)	0 years	30 of 100 (Routine)
23 September 1938	Nandura, IN	daily rain	64.3 mm (2.5 in)	42.7 mm (1.7 in)	28 years	30 of 100 (Routine)
23 September 1938	Tiruttani, IN	daily rain	62.2 mm (2.4 in)	33.8 mm (1.3 in)	13 years	26 of 100 (Routine)
23 September 1938	Ft Bidwell, US	daily high min	13.3 C (55.9 F)	2.2 C (4.0 F)	52 years	26 of 100 (Routine)
23 September 1938	Weston 2 SE, US	daily high min	16.7 C (62.1 F)	4.5 C (8.1 F)	42 years	26 of 100 (Routine)
23 September 1938	Husum, DE	daily high max	25.0 C (77.0 F)	3.1 C (5.6 F)	36 years	25 of 100 (Routine)
23 September 1938	Chintamani, IN	daily rain	62.2 mm (2.4 in)	40.1 mm (1.6 in)	1 year	25 of 100 (Routine)
23 September 1938	Hamburg Fuhlsbuettel, DE	daily high max	25.6 C (78.1 F)	3.3 C (5.9 F)	36 years	24 of 100 (Routine)
23 September 1938	Alur, IN	daily rain	80.8 mm (3.2 in)	30.3 mm (1.2 in)	19 years	24 of 100 (Routine)
23 September 1938	Kalchini, IN	daily rain	135.1 mm (5.3 in)	73.9 mm (2.9 in)	3 years	24 of 100 (Routine)
23 September 1938	Lubeck-Werft, DE	daily high max	26.4 C (79.5 F)	3.0 C (5.4 F)	36 years	23 of 100 (Routine)
23 September 1938	Skara 1, SE	daily high min	12.1 C (53.8 F)	1.1 C (2.0 F)	53 years	23 of 100 (Routine)
23 September 1938	New Westminster, CA	daily high min	14.4 C (57.9 F)	1.6 C (2.9 F)	35 years	22 of 100 (Routine)
23 September 1938	Golden A, CA	daily high max	28.9 C (84.0 F)	6.7 C (12.1 F)	20 years	22 of 100 (Routine)
23 September 1938	Karlstad, SE	daily high max	22.0 C (71.6 F)	2.0 C (3.6 F)	36 years	22 of 100 (Routine)
23 September 1938	Halmstad, SE	daily high max	23.8 C (74.8 F)	0.8 C (1.4 F)	47 years	22 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 389 records.

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

Records on 09-23 in each year
Year	Records
1793	1
1796	1
1799	1
1804	1
1832	1
1835	1
1838	1
1842	3
1843	1
1845	2
1848	1
1849	1
1850	1
1851	2
1854	3
1855	1
1859	2
1864	1
1865	1
1866	1
1868	1
1871	1
1872	1
1874	1
1875	1
1876	1
1877	1
1881	4
1882	2
1885	1
1886	1
1887	1
1888	1
1889	3
1890	2
1891	1
1892	2
1893	4
1895	9
1896	5
1897	1
1898	2
1899	4
1900	4
1901	2
1902	6
1903	7
1904	19
1905	6
1906	6
1907	19
1908	19
1909	15
1910	8
1911	11
1912	15
1913	22
1914	29
1915	25
1916	324
1917	56
1918	34
1919	40
1920	44
1921	47
1922	34
1923	74
1924	194
1925	223
1926	459
1927	247
1928	382
1929	198
1930	472
1931	600
1932	383
1933	281
1934	361
1935	239
1936	377
1937	557
1938	389
1939	279
1940	374
1941	490
1942	557
1943	322
1944	381
1945	652
1946	623
1947	803
1948	259
1949	496
1950	267
1951	462
1952	432
1953	271
1954	324
1955	852
1956	299
1957	539
1958	641
1959	307
1960	470
1961	670
1962	344
1963	568
1964	322
1965	783
1966	528
1967	341
1968	481
1969	450
1970	1,457
1971	578
1972	461
1973	674
1974	1,543
1975	1,038
1976	463
1977	616
1978	500
1979	586
1980	1,037
1981	717
1982	775
1983	1,744
1984	1,121
1985	924
1986	740
1987	1,077
1988	653
1989	1,376
1990	702
1991	519
1992	976
1993	983
1994	1,140
1995	1,868
1996	809
1997	1,060
1998	1,326
1999	1,207
2000	2,026
2001	790
2002	930
2003	1,243
2004	986
2005	1,207
2006	1,509
2007	1,153
2008	835
2009	1,201
2010	1,360
2011	666
2012	785
2013	573
2014	595
2015	587
2016	774
2017	1,371
2018	693
2019	565
2020	618
2021	602
2022	551
2023	812
2024	499
2025	449
2026	384

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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	285
20 to 40	4
40 to 60	4
60 to 80	1
80 to 100	1