Weather Records on 24 September 1938

355 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 24 September 1938. Highest significance: Gauribidanur, IN.

Key Facts for 24 September 1938

On 24 September 1938, 355 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
260 were record highs and 12 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 1 were all-time records, 2 monthly and 352 daily.
Gauribidanur set an all-time record daily precipitation of 162.6 mm (6.4 in) on 24 September 1938.
Across 166 earlier years (1803 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 428 records.

Record Map

355 stations

355 station records on 24 September 1938 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 24 September 1938: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Gauribidanur	India	Record daily precipitation	162.6 mm (6.4 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Chickballapur	India	Record daily precipitation	90.2 mm (3.6 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Arcadia	United States	Record daily precipitation	91.7 mm (3.6 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Proddatur	India	Record daily precipitation	63.2 mm (2.5 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Bhatkal	India	Record daily precipitation	100.6 mm (4.0 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Kampli	India	Record daily precipitation	69.1 mm (2.7 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Glacier	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	10.0 C (50.0 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Penukonda	India	Record daily precipitation	75.7 mm (3.0 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Madakasira	India	Record daily precipitation	55.4 mm (2.2 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Gudibanda	India	Record daily precipitation	137.2 mm (5.4 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Orofino	United States	Record high minimum temperature	17.2 C (63.0 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Biddelia	Australia	Record daily precipitation	49.3 mm (1.9 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Madhugiri	India	Record daily precipitation	70.9 mm (2.8 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Akalkot	India	Record daily precipitation	57.2 mm (2.3 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Den Helder	Netherlands	Record high maximum temperature	22.6 C (72.7 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Kavali	India	Record daily precipitation	83.8 mm (3.3 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Dodballapur	India	Record daily precipitation	63.0 mm (2.5 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Athani	India	Record daily precipitation	68.6 mm (2.7 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Den Helder-1	Netherlands	Record high maximum temperature	22.2 C (72.0 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Hollister 1 SW	United States	Record high minimum temperature	15.0 C (59.0 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Seal Rocks Camping Reserve	Australia	Record daily precipitation	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Kelowna	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	14.4 C (57.9 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Livingston	United States	Record high minimum temperature	14.4 C (57.9 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Dayville	United States	Record high minimum temperature	20.6 C (69.1 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Enoggera Reservoir	Australia	Record daily precipitation	42.2 mm (1.7 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Tranebjerg	Denmark	Record high maximum temperature	21.4 C (70.5 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Hindupur	India	Record daily precipitation	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Bijapur	India	Record daily precipitation	71.9 mm (2.8 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Baindur	India	Record daily precipitation	88.4 mm (3.5 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Oestersund-Froesoen	Sweden	Record high minimum temperature	11.8 C (53.2 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Bozeman Montana State UNIV	United States	Record high minimum temperature	12.8 C (55.0 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Indian Head Cda	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	29.4 C (84.9 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Badvel	India	Record daily precipitation	64.0 mm (2.5 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Andenes	Norway	Record high minimum temperature	9.8 C (49.6 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Hermiston 1 SE	United States	Record high minimum temperature	15.6 C (60.1 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Conconully	United States	Record daily precipitation	14.2 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Dunedin	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	6.1 mm (0.24 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Constantine	Algeria	Record low minimum temperature	10.0 C (50.0 F)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Grenfell	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	28.9 C (84.0 F)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Regina Int'l A	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	30.6 C (87.1 F)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Hamburg Fuhlsbuettel	Germany	Record high maximum temperature	24.6 C (76.3 F)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Indi	India	Record daily precipitation	44.5 mm (1.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Chalisgaon	India	Record daily precipitation	57.4 mm (2.3 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Lowestoft	United Kingdom	Record high minimum temperature	17.2 C (63.0 F)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Norfolk	United States	Record high maximum temperature	33.9 C (93.0 F)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Albany 1 N	United States	Record high minimum temperature	13.3 C (55.9 F)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Sandgate Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Princeton	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	11.7 C (53.1 F)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Golden A	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	26.7 C (80.1 F)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Waseca	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	28.9 C (84.0 F)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Kadiri	India	Record daily precipitation	61.0 mm (2.4 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Mirajgaon	India	Record daily precipitation	61.0 mm (2.4 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Sangola	India	Record daily precipitation	78.7 mm (3.1 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Avon Park 2 W	United States	Record high maximum temperature	35.0 C (95.0 F)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Saint Maries	United States	Record high minimum temperature	13.3 C (55.9 F)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Bozeman Montana State UNIV	United States	Record high maximum temperature	29.4 C (84.9 F)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Miles City	United States	Record high minimum temperature	16.7 C (62.1 F)	19 of 100 (Routine)
The Dalles	United States	Record high minimum temperature	15.6 C (60.1 F)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Husum	Germany	Record high maximum temperature	23.7 C (74.7 F)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Udipi	India	Record daily precipitation	66.3 mm (2.6 in)	18 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

355 records

Records set or tied on 24 September 1938 by type: Highest daily maximum 152, Lowest daily maximum 3, Highest daily minimum 108, Lowest daily minimum 9, Heaviest daily rainfall 83.

Records on 24 September 1938 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	152
Lowest daily maximum	3
Highest daily minimum	108
Lowest daily minimum	9
Heaviest daily rainfall	83
Heaviest daily snowfall	0
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 24 September 1938 by timescale: all-time 1, monthly 2, daily 352.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

287 broken records

Margins by which the 287 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 57.2. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

24 September 1938

Top 20 records on 24 September 1938 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
24 September 1938	Gauribidanur, IN	all-time rain	162.6 mm (6.4 in)	16.5 mm (0.6 in)	25 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
24 September 1938	Chickballapur, IN	daily rain	90.2 mm (3.6 in)	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	23 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
24 September 1938	Arcadia, US	daily rain	91.7 mm (3.6 in)	57.2 mm (2.3 in)	9 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
24 September 1938	Proddatur, IN	daily rain	63.2 mm (2.5 in)	35.8 mm (1.4 in)	28 years	29 of 100 (Routine)
24 September 1938	Bhatkal, IN	daily rain	100.6 mm (4.0 in)	41.7 mm (1.6 in)	32 years	29 of 100 (Routine)
24 September 1938	Kampli, IN	daily rain	69.1 mm (2.7 in)	34.6 mm (1.4 in)	24 years	28 of 100 (Routine)
24 September 1938	Glacier, CA	daily high min	10.0 C (50.0 F)	3.9 C (7.0 F)	36 years	27 of 100 (Routine)
24 September 1938	Penukonda, IN	daily rain	75.7 mm (3.0 in)	33.8 mm (1.3 in)	29 years	27 of 100 (Routine)
24 September 1938	Madakasira, IN	daily rain	55.4 mm (2.2 in)	32.8 mm (1.3 in)	23 years	27 of 100 (Routine)
24 September 1938	Gudibanda, IN	monthly rain	137.2 mm (5.4 in)	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	8 years	27 of 100 (Routine)
24 September 1938	Orofino, US	daily high min	17.2 C (63.0 F)	5.0 C (9.0 F)	35 years	27 of 100 (Routine)
24 September 1938	Biddelia, AU	daily rain	49.3 mm (1.9 in)	18.3 mm (0.7 in)	12 years	25 of 100 (Routine)
24 September 1938	Madhugiri, IN	daily rain	70.9 mm (2.8 in)	29.5 mm (1.2 in)	29 years	25 of 100 (Routine)
24 September 1938	Akalkot, IN	daily rain	57.2 mm (2.3 in)	33.8 mm (1.3 in)	13 years	25 of 100 (Routine)
24 September 1938	Den Helder, NL	daily high max	22.6 C (72.7 F)	3.7 C (6.7 F)	31 years	25 of 100 (Routine)
24 September 1938	Kavali, IN	daily rain	83.8 mm (3.3 in)	27.7 mm (1.1 in)	20 years	24 of 100 (Routine)
24 September 1938	Dodballapur, IN	daily rain	63.0 mm (2.5 in)	26.2 mm (1.0 in)	23 years	24 of 100 (Routine)
24 September 1938	Athani, IN	daily rain	68.6 mm (2.7 in)	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	23 years	24 of 100 (Routine)
24 September 1938	Den Helder-1, NL	daily high max	22.2 C (72.0 F)	3.6 C (6.5 F)	31 years	24 of 100 (Routine)
24 September 1938	Hollister 1 SW, US	daily high min	15.0 C (59.0 F)	2.2 C (4.0 F)	40 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

1803 to 1938

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1803 to 1938. 1938 had 355 records.

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

Records on 09-24 in each year
Year	Records
1803	1
1835	1
1836	1
1842	1
1847	1
1852	2
1854	2
1857	2
1858	1
1859	1
1860	1
1863	1
1864	1
1865	1
1866	1
1867	2
1868	1
1870	3
1871	1
1872	1
1873	1
1874	2
1875	2
1876	1
1877	3
1878	2
1881	5
1884	1
1885	2
1887	1
1889	5
1890	1
1891	2
1892	5
1893	1
1894	2
1895	7
1896	2
1898	1
1899	4
1900	5
1901	3
1902	10
1903	8
1904	9
1905	7
1906	5
1907	20
1908	23
1909	31
1910	8
1911	11
1912	49
1913	9
1914	23
1915	159
1916	253
1917	87
1918	7
1919	26
1920	69
1921	23
1922	49
1923	70
1924	175
1925	146
1926	630
1927	194
1928	603
1929	137
1930	488
1931	463
1932	354
1933	424
1934	367
1935	449
1936	329
1937	237
1938	355
1939	331
1940	319
1941	319
1942	918
1943	413
1944	334
1945	475
1946	425
1947	704
1948	422
1949	554
1950	778
1951	580
1952	425
1953	346
1954	269
1955	577
1956	427
1957	370
1958	725
1959	414
1960	487
1961	680
1962	360
1963	715
1964	329
1965	624
1966	410
1967	394
1968	433
1969	278
1970	1,046
1971	485
1972	480
1973	1,208
1974	1,204
1975	1,116
1976	556
1977	814
1978	619
1979	577
1980	633
1981	604
1982	702
1983	1,128
1984	1,565
1985	771
1986	1,207
1987	729
1988	740
1989	1,668
1990	969
1991	519
1992	1,250
1993	1,055
1994	842
1995	1,251
1996	676
1997	1,238
1998	945
1999	933
2000	1,966
2001	1,097
2002	885
2003	863
2004	600
2005	1,256
2006	1,306
2007	1,244
2008	633
2009	866
2010	1,340
2011	770
2012	545
2013	514
2014	764
2015	770
2016	732
2017	1,402
2018	497
2019	516
2020	754
2021	457
2022	395
2023	689
2024	778
2025	576
2026	389

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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 10	246
10 to 20	22
20 to 30	11
30 to 40	5
40 to 50	1
50 to 60	2