Weather Records on 9 October 1938

462 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 9 October 1938. Highest significance: Biddelia, AU.

Key Facts for 9 October 1938

On 9 October 1938, 462 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
356 were record highs and 21 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 8 monthly and 454 daily.
Biddelia set a monthly record daily precipitation of 76.2 mm (3.0 in) on 9 October 1938.
Across 162 earlier years (1793 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 468 records.

Record Map

462 stations

462 station records on 9 October 1938 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 9 October 1938: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Biddelia	Australia	Record daily precipitation	76.2 mm (3.0 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Nikolaev	Ukraine	Record daily precipitation	36.0 mm (1.4 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Elko Rgnl AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Virginia City	United States	Record daily precipitation	30.2 mm (1.2 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Padwa	India	Record daily precipitation	154.2 mm (6.1 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Hebgen Dam	United States	Record daily precipitation	37.3 mm (1.5 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Norris Madison Pwr House	United States	Record daily precipitation	47.8 mm (1.9 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Glenelg	Australia	Record daily precipitation	60.5 mm (2.4 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Winterswijk	Netherlands	Record daily precipitation	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Khurda	India	Record daily precipitation	78.7 mm (3.1 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Bad Muskau	Germany	Record daily precipitation	28.2 mm (1.1 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Old Koreelah (White Swamp (Ede	Australia	Record daily precipitation	58.9 mm (2.3 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Ashton 1N	United States	Record daily precipitation	36.6 mm (1.4 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Tyndall	United States	Record high minimum temperature	17.8 C (64.0 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Tenterden	Australia	Record daily precipitation	37.1 mm (1.5 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Big Timber	United States	Record daily precipitation	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Bozeman Montana State UNIV	United States	Record daily precipitation	33.8 mm (1.3 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Umerkhed	India	Record daily precipitation	28.4 mm (1.1 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Corvallis State UNIV	United States	Record high minimum temperature	14.4 C (57.9 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Pahala 21	United States	Record high maximum temperature	31.7 C (89.1 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Iowa Falls	United States	Record high maximum temperature	31.1 C (88.0 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Olin	United States	Record high maximum temperature	30.6 C (87.1 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Havre Wb City	United States	Record daily precipitation	20.3 mm (0.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Canyon Ferry	United States	Record daily precipitation	16.0 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Magdeburg	Germany	Record daily precipitation	21.4 mm (0.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Wittenberg	Germany	Record daily precipitation	22.0 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Dillon U of Montana Western	United States	Record daily precipitation	23.1 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Copper	United States	Record daily precipitation	15.7 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Helena Wb City	United States	Record daily precipitation	9.1 mm (0.36 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Doberlug-Kirchhain	Germany	Record daily precipitation	23.4 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Sugar City	United States	Record daily precipitation	23.6 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Ulysses 3NE	United States	Record daily precipitation	12.4 mm (0.5 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Cameron Downs	Australia	Record daily precipitation	8.1 mm (0.32 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Forse	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	22.5 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Livingston	United States	Record daily precipitation	21.6 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Uccle	Belgium	Record daily precipitation	15.0 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Avon Downs	Australia	Record daily precipitation	6.1 mm (0.24 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Lindenberg	Germany	Record daily precipitation	20.7 mm (0.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Gorlitz	Germany	Record daily precipitation	20.5 mm (0.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Zerbst	Germany	Record daily precipitation	16.7 mm (0.7 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Tucumcari 4 NE	United States	Record daily precipitation	22.9 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Regina Int'l A	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	6.1 C (43.0 F)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Arnhem	Netherlands	Record daily precipitation	18.0 mm (0.7 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Pitea	Sweden	Record high minimum temperature	8.0 C (46.4 F)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Griggsville	United States	Record high maximum temperature	33.3 C (91.9 F)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Delaware 3 WSW	United States	Record high maximum temperature	29.4 C (84.9 F)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Winnebago	United States	Record high maximum temperature	29.4 C (84.9 F)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Louisiana Starks Nurse	United States	Record high maximum temperature	33.9 C (93.0 F)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Miller	United States	Record high minimum temperature	15.6 C (60.1 F)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Ft Davis	United States	Record daily precipitation	46.7 mm (1.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Potsdam	Germany	Record daily precipitation	20.9 mm (0.8 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Ghatsila Sr	India	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Haparanda	Sweden	Record high minimum temperature	7.5 C (45.5 F)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Jacksonville 2E	United States	Record high maximum temperature	32.8 C (91.0 F)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Postville	United States	Record high maximum temperature	29.4 C (84.9 F)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Tipton	United States	Record high maximum temperature	30.0 C (86.0 F)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Charlotte Wb City	United States	Record high maximum temperature	30.6 C (87.1 F)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Heath Springs	United States	Record high maximum temperature	32.2 C (90.0 F)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Paragonah	United States	Record daily precipitation	20.3 mm (0.8 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
La Ctr	United States	Record high minimum temperature	11.1 C (52.0 F)	19 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

462 records

Records set or tied on 9 October 1938 by type: Highest daily maximum 237, Lowest daily maximum 4, Highest daily minimum 119, Lowest daily minimum 17, Heaviest daily rainfall 85.

Records on 9 October 1938 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	237
Lowest daily maximum	4
Highest daily minimum	119
Lowest daily minimum	17
Heaviest daily rainfall	85
Heaviest daily snowfall	0
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 9 October 1938 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 8, daily 454.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

391 broken records

Margins by which the 391 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 83.8. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

9 October 1938

Top 20 records on 9 October 1938 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
9 October 1938	Biddelia, AU	monthly rain	76.2 mm (3.0 in)	32.3 mm (1.3 in)	13 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
9 October 1938	Nikolaev, UA	daily rain	36.0 mm (1.4 in)	25.0 mm (1.0 in)	36 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
9 October 1938	Elko Rgnl AP, US	daily rain	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	19.8 mm (0.8 in)	40 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
9 October 1938	Virginia City, US	daily rain	30.2 mm (1.2 in)	21.3 mm (0.8 in)	8 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
9 October 1938	Padwa, IN	daily rain	154.2 mm (6.1 in)	83.8 mm (3.3 in)	19 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
9 October 1938	Hebgen Dam, US	daily rain	37.3 mm (1.5 in)	25.1 mm (1.0 in)	8 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
9 October 1938	Norris Madison Pwr House, US	daily rain	47.8 mm (1.9 in)	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	8 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
9 October 1938	Glenelg, AU	monthly rain	60.5 mm (2.4 in)	10.5 mm (0.4 in)	45 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
9 October 1938	Winterswijk, NL	daily rain	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	8.7 mm (0.34 in)	57 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
9 October 1938	Khurda, IN	daily rain	78.7 mm (3.1 in)	54.6 mm (2.1 in)	24 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
9 October 1938	Bad Muskau, DE	daily rain	28.2 mm (1.1 in)	13.2 mm (0.5 in)	15 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
9 October 1938	Old Koreelah (White Swamp (Ede, AU	daily rain	58.9 mm (2.3 in)	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	8 years	27 of 100 (Routine)
9 October 1938	Ashton 1N, US	monthly rain	36.6 mm (1.4 in)	1.0 mm (0.04 in)	41 years	27 of 100 (Routine)
9 October 1938	Tyndall, US	daily high min	17.8 C (64.0 F)	6.7 C (12.1 F)	41 years	27 of 100 (Routine)
9 October 1938	Tenterden, AU	daily rain	37.1 mm (1.5 in)	9.2 mm (0.36 in)	49 years	26 of 100 (Routine)
9 October 1938	Big Timber, US	daily rain	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	15.3 mm (0.6 in)	13 years	26 of 100 (Routine)
9 October 1938	Bozeman Montana State UNIV, US	daily rain	33.8 mm (1.3 in)	8.9 mm (0.35 in)	24 years	26 of 100 (Routine)
9 October 1938	Umerkhed, IN	daily rain	28.4 mm (1.1 in)	26.6 mm (1.0 in)	24 years	25 of 100 (Routine)
9 October 1938	Corvallis State UNIV, US	daily high min	14.4 C (57.9 F)	3.3 C (5.9 F)	40 years	25 of 100 (Routine)
9 October 1938	Pahala 21, US	daily high max	31.7 C (89.1 F)	1.7 C (3.1 F)	25 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 462 records.

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

Records on 10-09 in each year
Year	Records
1793	1
1795	1
1802	1
1834	1
1837	1
1846	2
1847	1
1854	2
1858	1
1861	1
1864	2
1865	3
1866	1
1867	2
1869	1
1870	2
1875	1
1876	2
1877	2
1879	2
1881	1
1882	1
1884	1
1885	1
1886	1
1887	2
1888	6
1889	1
1890	1
1891	1
1893	5
1895	7
1896	4
1897	1
1898	3
1899	5
1900	5
1901	2
1902	3
1903	15
1904	8
1905	14
1906	29
1907	6
1908	19
1909	34
1910	20
1911	16
1912	23
1913	57
1914	22
1915	25
1916	126
1917	65
1918	16
1919	68
1920	36
1921	217
1922	40
1923	72
1924	95
1925	272
1926	123
1927	107
1928	290
1929	196
1930	276
1931	298
1932	271
1933	187
1934	298
1935	208
1936	569
1937	405
1938	462
1939	877
1940	119
1941	570
1942	330
1943	442
1944	144
1945	539
1946	317
1947	277
1948	438
1949	1,531
1950	618
1951	347
1952	658
1953	343
1954	341
1955	643
1956	468
1957	256
1958	639
1959	1,432
1960	397
1961	622
1962	508
1963	474
1964	841
1965	349
1966	489
1967	347
1968	538
1969	389
1970	1,805
1971	423
1972	371
1973	1,454
1974	513
1975	552
1976	1,448
1977	586
1978	589
1979	914
1980	627
1981	653
1982	1,579
1983	548
1984	579
1985	1,724
1986	556
1987	850
1988	1,060
1989	679
1990	1,714
1991	707
1992	1,050
1993	1,043
1994	772
1995	1,139
1996	1,047
1997	2,113
1998	622
1999	1,017
2000	3,177
2001	855
2002	701
2003	1,386
2004	665
2005	807
2006	640
2007	1,450
2008	473
2009	1,772
2010	1,311
2011	1,046
2012	706
2013	562
2014	652
2015	780
2016	463
2017	1,457
2018	1,290
2019	964
2020	738
2021	751
2022	696
2023	643
2024	963
2025	503
2026	691

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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	382
20 to 40	7
40 to 60	1
60 to 80	0
80 to 100	1