Weather Records on 25 September 1938

335 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 25 September 1938. Highest significance: Perpignan, FR.

Key Facts for 25 September 1938

On 25 September 1938, 335 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
272 were record highs and 6 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 1 monthly and 334 daily.
Perpignan set a monthly record daily precipitation of 153.7 mm (6.1 in) on 25 September 1938.
Across 163 earlier years (1825 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 426 records.

Record Map

335 stations

335 station records on 25 September 1938 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 25 September 1938: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Perpignan	France	Record daily precipitation	153.7 mm (6.1 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Nicosia	Cyprus	Record daily precipitation	33.5 mm (1.3 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Uccle	Belgium	Record high minimum temperature	17.1 C (62.8 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Le Bourget	France	Record daily precipitation	26.9 mm (1.1 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Ghoda Ambegaon	India	Record daily precipitation	55.1 mm (2.2 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Strawberry Hill (Bos)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	35.1 mm (1.4 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
George Airport	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	26.4 mm (1.0 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Soyland I Gjesdal	Norway	Record daily precipitation	63.5 mm (2.5 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Sviland	Norway	Record daily precipitation	47.6 mm (1.9 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Farmington	United States	Record high minimum temperature	16.7 C (62.1 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Paud	India	Record daily precipitation	53.1 mm (2.1 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Kluitjeskraal (Bos)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Thirthahalli	India	Record daily precipitation	45.2 mm (1.8 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Andenes	Norway	Record high minimum temperature	12.7 C (54.9 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Chandgad	India	Record daily precipitation	32.3 mm (1.3 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Banff	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	10.6 C (51.1 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Qu'appelle	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	14.4 C (57.9 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Stornoway Airport	United Kingdom	Record high minimum temperature	12.8 C (55.0 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Park River	United States	Record high maximum temperature	32.8 C (91.0 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Chittur	India	Record daily precipitation	31.2 mm (1.2 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Harkerville (Bos)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	26.2 mm (1.0 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Jamestown State Hosp	United States	Record high maximum temperature	35.0 C (95.0 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Willow City	United States	Record high maximum temperature	34.4 C (93.9 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Regina Int'l A	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	11.7 C (53.1 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Dauphin	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	29.4 C (84.9 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Hungund	India	Record daily precipitation	63.5 mm (2.5 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Grand Forks UNIV (NWS)	United States	Record high maximum temperature	34.4 C (93.9 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Larimore 4SW	United States	Record high maximum temperature	34.4 C (93.9 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Den Helder	Netherlands	Record high maximum temperature	23.5 C (74.3 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Den Helder-1	Netherlands	Record high maximum temperature	23.5 C (74.3 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Mayville	United States	Record high maximum temperature	33.9 C (93.0 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Tooele	United States	Record high minimum temperature	19.4 C (66.9 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Morden	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	34.4 C (93.9 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Norway House	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	15.6 C (60.1 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Ashley	United States	Record high maximum temperature	33.9 C (93.0 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Hansboro 4 NNE	United States	Record high maximum temperature	33.9 C (93.0 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Steele 4N	United States	Record high maximum temperature	34.4 C (93.9 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Westhope	United States	Record high maximum temperature	34.4 C (93.9 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Clark	United States	Record high maximum temperature	31.7 C (89.1 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Niulii 179	United States	Record high minimum temperature	23.3 C (73.9 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Maatsuyker Island Lighthouse	Australia	Record daily precipitation	17.8 mm (0.7 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Prince Albert Road	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	15.2 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Oudtshoorn	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	24.6 mm (1.0 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Prince Albert Road (Sar)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	21.1 mm (0.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Hopefield (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	21.6 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Fort Beaufort	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	15.5 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Springbok	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	11.9 mm (0.5 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Alicedale	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	14.7 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Fraserburg	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	6.6 mm (0.26 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Great Brak River	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	15.7 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Cheljabinsk-Balandi	Russia	Record daily precipitation	16.5 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Katberg (Bos)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	17.0 mm (0.7 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Touws River	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	1.8 mm (0.07 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Adelaide (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	10.4 mm (0.4 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Nordby (Fano)	Denmark	Record high maximum temperature	22.1 C (71.8 F)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Albertvale	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	10.7 mm (0.4 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Avon Park 2 W	United States	Record high maximum temperature	35.6 C (96.1 F)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Angus 1 N	United States	Record high maximum temperature	35.0 C (95.0 F)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Langdon Exp Farm	United States	Record high maximum temperature	33.3 C (91.9 F)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Napoleon	United States	Record high maximum temperature	35.0 C (95.0 F)	20 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

335 records

Records set or tied on 25 September 1938 by type: Highest daily maximum 183, Lowest daily maximum 1, Highest daily minimum 89, Lowest daily minimum 5, Heaviest daily rainfall 57.

Records on 25 September 1938 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	183
Lowest daily maximum	1
Highest daily minimum	89
Lowest daily minimum	5
Heaviest daily rainfall	57
Heaviest daily snowfall	0
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 25 September 1938 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 1, daily 334.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

270 broken records

Margins by which the 270 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 38.7. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

25 September 1938

Top 20 records on 25 September 1938 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
25 September 1938	Perpignan, FR	monthly rain	153.7 mm (6.1 in)	38.7 mm (1.5 in)	24 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
25 September 1938	Nicosia, CY	daily rain	33.5 mm (1.3 in)	18.3 mm (0.7 in)	49 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
25 September 1938	Uccle, BE	daily high min	17.1 C (62.8 F)	1.2 C (2.2 F)	78 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
25 September 1938	Le Bourget, FR	daily rain	26.9 mm (1.1 in)	15.1 mm (0.6 in)	5 years	32 of 100 (Routine)
25 September 1938	Ghoda Ambegaon, IN	daily rain	55.1 mm (2.2 in)	31.5 mm (1.2 in)	28 years	32 of 100 (Routine)
25 September 1938	Strawberry Hill (Bos), ZA	daily rain	35.1 mm (1.4 in)	21.1 mm (0.8 in)	33 years	32 of 100 (Routine)
25 September 1938	George Airport, ZA	daily rain	26.4 mm (1.0 in)	16.2 mm (0.6 in)	43 years	31 of 100 (Routine)
25 September 1938	Soyland I Gjesdal, NO	daily rain	63.5 mm (2.5 in)	29.3 mm (1.2 in)	15 years	29 of 100 (Routine)
25 September 1938	Sviland, NO	daily rain	47.6 mm (1.9 in)	19.6 mm (0.8 in)	20 years	29 of 100 (Routine)
25 September 1938	Farmington, US	daily high min	16.7 C (62.1 F)	6.7 C (12.1 F)	32 years	29 of 100 (Routine)
25 September 1938	Paud, IN	daily rain	53.1 mm (2.1 in)	28.7 mm (1.1 in)	23 years	28 of 100 (Routine)
25 September 1938	Kluitjeskraal (Bos), ZA	daily rain	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	15.7 mm (0.6 in)	37 years	28 of 100 (Routine)
25 September 1938	Thirthahalli, IN	daily rain	45.2 mm (1.8 in)	32.5 mm (1.3 in)	13 years	27 of 100 (Routine)
25 September 1938	Andenes, NO	daily high min	12.7 C (54.9 F)	2.7 C (4.9 F)	36 years	27 of 100 (Routine)
25 September 1938	Chandgad, IN	daily rain	32.3 mm (1.3 in)	17.1 mm (0.7 in)	31 years	26 of 100 (Routine)
25 September 1938	Banff, CA	daily high min	10.6 C (51.1 F)	3.4 C (6.1 F)	40 years	25 of 100 (Routine)
25 September 1938	Qu'appelle, CA	daily high min	14.4 C (57.9 F)	4.4 C (7.9 F)	36 years	25 of 100 (Routine)
25 September 1938	Stornoway Airport, GB	daily high min	12.8 C (55.0 F)	0.6 C (1.1 F)	57 years	25 of 100 (Routine)
25 September 1938	Park River, US	daily high max	32.8 C (91.0 F)	8.4 C (15.1 F)	32 years	25 of 100 (Routine)
25 September 1938	Chittur, IN	daily rain	31.2 mm (1.2 in)	17.7 mm (0.7 in)	23 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

1825 to 1938

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1825 to 1938. 1938 had 335 records.

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

Records on 09-25 in each year
Year	Records
1825	1
1834	1
1836	1
1842	1
1843	1
1847	1
1851	1
1852	1
1855	1
1857	2
1859	1
1860	1
1863	1
1865	1
1866	2
1867	2
1868	1
1871	2
1872	1
1874	1
1875	1
1877	3
1879	2
1881	3
1884	3
1885	6
1886	1
1887	3
1889	7
1891	3
1893	7
1894	3
1895	5
1896	5
1897	2
1898	1
1899	2
1900	7
1901	6
1902	11
1903	4
1904	10
1905	16
1906	7
1907	35
1908	20
1909	22
1910	5
1911	9
1912	63
1913	13
1914	15
1915	43
1916	139
1917	138
1918	16
1919	20
1920	75
1921	32
1922	47
1923	68
1924	157
1925	141
1926	740
1927	166
1928	480
1929	158
1930	489
1931	500
1932	260
1933	542
1934	394
1935	258
1936	274
1937	190
1938	335
1939	454
1940	517
1941	269
1942	970
1943	488
1944	246
1945	514
1946	292
1947	666
1948	501
1949	479
1950	1,163
1951	639
1952	515
1953	242
1954	292
1955	546
1956	503
1957	231
1958	454
1959	396
1960	694
1961	530
1962	305
1963	602
1964	403
1965	690
1966	334
1967	428
1968	300
1969	196
1970	783
1971	323
1972	706
1973	650
1974	995
1975	1,166
1976	541
1977	875
1978	462
1979	719
1980	687
1981	669
1982	759
1983	647
1984	1,305
1985	446
1986	1,766
1987	560
1988	571
1989	1,367
1990	875
1991	1,243
1992	1,346
1993	1,015
1994	666
1995	1,013
1996	648
1997	1,278
1998	1,346
1999	804
2000	1,536
2001	1,536
2002	876
2003	758
2004	519
2005	1,484
2006	767
2007	1,284
2008	766
2009	854
2010	1,125
2011	763
2012	505
2013	615
2014	800
2015	868
2016	781
2017	1,253
2018	648
2019	530
2020	1,089
2021	355
2022	301
2023	580
2024	1,120
2025	569
2026	473

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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 5	210
5 to 10	31
10 to 15	12
15 to 20	10
20 to 25	1
25 to 30	3
30 to 35	2
35 to 40	1