Weather Records on 29 September 1938

423 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 29 September 1938. Highest significance: Wilmington Wb City, US.

Key Facts for 29 September 1938

On 29 September 1938, 423 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
261 were record highs and 25 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 1 were all-time records, 19 monthly and 403 daily.
Wilmington Wb City set an all-time record daily precipitation of 241.8 mm (9.5 in) on 29 September 1938.
Across 157 earlier years (1836 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 449 records.

Record Map

423 stations

423 station records on 29 September 1938 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 29 September 1938: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Wilmington Wb City	United States	Record daily precipitation	241.8 mm (9.5 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Prathipadu	India	Record daily precipitation	206.8 mm (8.1 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Tuni	India	Record daily precipitation	143.0 mm (5.6 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Eutawville	United States	Record daily precipitation	114.6 mm (4.5 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Konda	India	Record daily precipitation	205.7 mm (8.1 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Chinaganjam	India	Record daily precipitation	99.1 mm (3.9 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Itchapuram	India	Record daily precipitation	122.9 mm (4.8 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Vishakhapatnam	India	Record daily precipitation	109.5 mm (4.3 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Summerville 4W	United States	Record daily precipitation	142.7 mm (5.6 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Venukonda	India	Record daily precipitation	80.3 mm (3.2 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Puttur	India	Record daily precipitation	120.7 mm (4.8 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Chipurupally	India	Record daily precipitation	129.5 mm (5.1 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Kakinada	India	Record daily precipitation	128.3 mm (5.1 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Bhimunipatnam	India	Record daily precipitation	121.9 mm (4.8 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Srungavarapukota	India	Record daily precipitation	103.1 mm (4.1 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Kovvur	India	Record daily precipitation	114.3 mm (4.5 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Ongole	India	Record daily precipitation	80.3 mm (3.2 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Harapanahalli	India	Record daily precipitation	75.4 mm (3.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Turigaria (Kaira)	India	Record daily precipitation	87.4 mm (3.4 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Khanpur	India	Record daily precipitation	40.4 mm (1.6 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Hangal	India	Record daily precipitation	44.7 mm (1.8 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Bhatkal	India	Record daily precipitation	147.3 mm (5.8 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Beaufort Wwtp	United States	Record daily precipitation	94.7 mm (3.7 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Ramachandrapuram	India	Record daily precipitation	93.5 mm (3.7 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Mercara Obsy Sr	India	Record daily precipitation	101.3 mm (4.0 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Kasargod	India	Record daily precipitation	115.8 mm (4.6 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Anakapalli	India	Record daily precipitation	117.6 mm (4.6 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Haveri	India	Record daily precipitation	80.0 mm (3.1 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Berhampur	India	Record daily precipitation	84.3 mm (3.3 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Montcornet	France	Record daily precipitation	34.7 mm (1.4 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Gurjala(Gurujala)	India	Record daily precipitation	79.8 mm (3.1 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Coondapur	India	Record daily precipitation	200.9 mm (7.9 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Madison	United States	Record daily precipitation	110.7 mm (4.4 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Pakala	India	Record daily precipitation	76.7 mm (3.0 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Narsipatnam	India	Record daily precipitation	116.8 mm (4.6 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Dolphin@S Nose Obsy	India	Record daily precipitation	182.4 mm (7.2 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Guntur	India	Record daily precipitation	71.1 mm (2.8 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Koebenhavn: Landbohojskolen-1	Denmark	Record high maximum temperature	21.7 C (71.1 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Peddapuram	India	Record daily precipitation	104.9 mm (4.1 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Addanki	India	Record daily precipitation	86.1 mm (3.4 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Chidavaram	India	Record daily precipitation	78.7 mm (3.1 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Sunticoppa	India	Record daily precipitation	76.2 mm (3.0 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Saunur(Savnur)	India	Record daily precipitation	49.5 mm (1.9 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Husum	Germany	Record high maximum temperature	24.5 C (76.1 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Rajahmundry	India	Record daily precipitation	94.0 mm (3.7 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
New Braunfels	United States	Record high maximum temperature	36.7 C (98.1 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
New Westminster	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	13.3 C (55.9 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Koebenhavn: Landbohojskolen-1	Denmark	Record high minimum temperature	13.4 C (56.1 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Pithapuram	India	Record daily precipitation	144.0 mm (5.7 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Sathenapalli	India	Record daily precipitation	82.6 mm (3.3 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Podili(Podile)	India	Record daily precipitation	86.4 mm (3.4 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Georgetown 2 E	United States	Record daily precipitation	111.8 mm (4.4 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Bapatla	India	Record daily precipitation	82.8 mm (3.3 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Kandukur	India	Record daily precipitation	58.2 mm (2.3 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Polavaram	India	Record daily precipitation	112.3 mm (4.4 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Gajapathinagaram	India	Record daily precipitation	94.5 mm (3.7 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Darsi	India	Record daily precipitation	117.3 mm (4.6 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Udipi	India	Record daily precipitation	205.7 mm (8.1 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Ram/Udayagiri	India	Record daily precipitation	76.2 mm (3.0 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Jokkmokk	Sweden	Record high maximum temperature	18.0 C (64.4 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

423 records

Records set or tied on 29 September 1938 by type: Highest daily maximum 179, Lowest daily maximum 19, Highest daily minimum 82, Lowest daily minimum 6, Heaviest daily rainfall 137.

Records on 29 September 1938 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	179
Lowest daily maximum	19
Highest daily minimum	82
Lowest daily minimum	6
Heaviest daily rainfall	137
Heaviest daily snowfall	0
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 29 September 1938 by timescale: all-time 1, monthly 19, daily 403.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

336 broken records

Margins by which the 336 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 160.5. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

29 September 1938

Top 20 records on 29 September 1938 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
29 September 1938	Wilmington Wb City, US	all-time rain	241.8 mm (9.5 in)	37.6 mm (1.5 in)	59 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
29 September 1938	Prathipadu, IN	monthly rain	206.8 mm (8.1 in)	94.5 mm (3.7 in)	7 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
29 September 1938	Tuni, IN	daily rain	143.0 mm (5.6 in)	104.1 mm (4.1 in)	35 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
29 September 1938	Eutawville, US	daily rain	114.6 mm (4.5 in)	82.8 mm (3.3 in)	41 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
29 September 1938	Konda, IN	daily rain	205.7 mm (8.1 in)	160.5 mm (6.3 in)	25 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
29 September 1938	Chinaganjam, IN	daily rain	99.1 mm (3.9 in)	58.7 mm (2.3 in)	21 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
29 September 1938	Itchapuram, IN	daily rain	122.9 mm (4.8 in)	95.5 mm (3.8 in)	23 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
29 September 1938	Vishakhapatnam, IN	daily rain	109.5 mm (4.3 in)	73.2 mm (2.9 in)	19 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
29 September 1938	Summerville 4W, US	daily rain	142.7 mm (5.6 in)	78.9 mm (3.1 in)	31 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
29 September 1938	Venukonda, IN	daily rain	80.3 mm (3.2 in)	64.0 mm (2.5 in)	7 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
29 September 1938	Puttur, IN	monthly rain	120.7 mm (4.8 in)	31.5 mm (1.2 in)	36 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
29 September 1938	Chipurupally, IN	daily rain	129.5 mm (5.1 in)	77.7 mm (3.1 in)	7 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
29 September 1938	Kakinada, IN	monthly rain	128.3 mm (5.1 in)	33.6 mm (1.3 in)	20 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
29 September 1938	Bhimunipatnam, IN	daily rain	121.9 mm (4.8 in)	77.4 mm (3.0 in)	24 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
29 September 1938	Srungavarapukota, IN	daily rain	103.1 mm (4.1 in)	57.4 mm (2.3 in)	25 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
29 September 1938	Kovvur, IN	daily rain	114.3 mm (4.5 in)	69.3 mm (2.7 in)	3 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
29 September 1938	Ongole, IN	daily rain	80.3 mm (3.2 in)	38.6 mm (1.5 in)	19 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
29 September 1938	Harapanahalli, IN	daily rain	75.4 mm (3.0 in)	40.1 mm (1.6 in)	24 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
29 September 1938	Turigaria (Kaira), IN	daily rain	87.4 mm (3.4 in)	50.6 mm (2.0 in)	23 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
29 September 1938	Khanpur, IN	daily rain	40.4 mm (1.6 in)	20.1 mm (0.8 in)	28 years	35 of 100 (Notable)

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

1836 to 1938

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1836 to 1938. 1938 had 423 records.

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

Records on 09-29 in each year
Year	Records
1836	1
1843	1
1854	2
1859	2
1861	1
1862	1
1864	1
1867	1
1868	1
1869	2
1871	1
1873	3
1874	1
1877	2
1881	1
1882	1
1883	2
1884	2
1885	4
1886	1
1887	1
1888	3
1889	3
1890	4
1892	4
1893	1
1894	4
1895	4
1897	5
1898	4
1899	9
1900	3
1901	7
1902	14
1903	11
1904	26
1905	11
1906	16
1907	26
1908	20
1909	10
1910	10
1911	64
1912	27
1913	20
1914	24
1915	43
1916	184
1917	19
1918	36
1919	38
1920	22
1921	148
1922	33
1923	89
1924	264
1925	166
1926	195
1927	236
1928	212
1929	243
1930	71
1931	204
1932	234
1933	353
1934	394
1935	188
1936	399
1937	276
1938	423
1939	407
1940	346
1941	511
1942	858
1943	390
1944	398
1945	899
1946	265
1947	467
1948	334
1949	398
1950	472
1951	475
1952	404
1953	1,079
1954	814
1955	375
1956	380
1957	636
1958	309
1959	1,066
1960	143
1961	447
1962	481
1963	996
1964	1,154
1965	689
1966	498
1967	1,250
1968	184
1969	279
1970	629
1971	797
1972	637
1973	769
1974	730
1975	365
1976	636
1977	800
1978	569
1979	581
1980	874
1981	747
1982	911
1983	920
1984	1,447
1985	1,789
1986	1,624
1987	641
1988	554
1989	710
1990	416
1991	747
1992	833
1993	620
1994	967
1995	1,033
1996	1,356
1997	683
1998	1,295
1999	1,440
2000	965
2001	846
2002	557
2003	924
2004	754
2005	1,163
2006	695
2007	929
2008	461
2009	700
2010	1,110
2011	1,572
2012	737
2013	623
2014	548
2015	724
2016	912
2017	433
2018	582
2019	2,193
2020	444
2021	790
2022	600
2023	866
2024	1,391
2025	516
2026	544

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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	286
25 to 50	31
50 to 75	11
75 to 100	6
100 to 125	1
125 to 150	0
150 to 175	1