Weather Records on 10 October 1938

427 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 10 October 1938. Highest significance: Gumma, IN.

Key Facts for 10 October 1938

On 10 October 1938, 427 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
277 were record highs and 13 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 15 monthly and 412 daily.
Gumma set a daily record precipitation of 101.6 mm (4.0 in) on 10 October 1938.
Across 164 earlier years (1793 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 446 records.

Record Map

427 stations

427 station records on 10 October 1938 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 10 October 1938: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Gumma	India	Record daily precipitation	101.6 mm (4.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Gopalpur	India	Record daily precipitation	209.3 mm (8.2 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Kanas	India	Record daily precipitation	99.1 mm (3.9 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Gunupur	India	Record daily precipitation	74.4 mm (2.9 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Deobhog	India	Record daily precipitation	100.1 mm (3.9 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Hindol	India	Record daily precipitation	82.8 mm (3.3 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Jeypore	India	Record daily precipitation	81.8 mm (3.2 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Feodosiia	Ukraine	Record daily precipitation	25.7 mm (1.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Tangley	Australia	Record daily precipitation	39.4 mm (1.6 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Russelkonda	India	Record daily precipitation	99.1 mm (3.9 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Millmerran Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	41.9 mm (1.6 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Bhawanipatna	India	Record daily precipitation	72.4 mm (2.9 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Onda	India	Record daily precipitation	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Peak Downs	Australia	Record daily precipitation	41.4 mm (1.6 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Balliguda	India	Record daily precipitation	61.0 mm (2.4 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Emmaville Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	40.1 mm (1.6 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Itchapuram	India	Record daily precipitation	276.9 mm (10.9 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Aska	India	Record daily precipitation	111.8 mm (4.4 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Revelstoke	Canada	Record daily precipitation	30.2 mm (1.2 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Koraput	India	Record daily precipitation	83.3 mm (3.3 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Yarrow Creek	Australia	Record daily precipitation	35.8 mm (1.4 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Chatrapur	India	Record daily precipitation	112.0 mm (4.4 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Ram/Udayagiri	India	Record daily precipitation	105.2 mm (4.1 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Bauhinia Downs Store	Australia	Record daily precipitation	38.9 mm (1.5 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Emerald Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Quatsino	Canada	Record daily precipitation	70.9 mm (2.8 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Narsingpur	India	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Angul	India	Record daily precipitation	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Berhampur	India	Record daily precipitation	180.3 mm (7.1 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Bingara Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
May Vale	Australia	Record daily precipitation	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Karlsruhe	Germany	Record high minimum temperature	14.3 C (57.7 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Nayagarh	India	Record daily precipitation	102.9 mm (4.1 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Upper Bingara (Emohta)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	43.7 mm (1.7 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Gariabund	India	Record daily precipitation	73.7 mm (2.9 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Maihar	India	Record daily precipitation	28.7 mm (1.1 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Pottangi	India	Record daily precipitation	86.1 mm (3.4 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Childress 3 W	United States	Record daily precipitation	35.1 mm (1.4 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Pembina	United States	Record high minimum temperature	12.8 C (55.0 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Cuerindi	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.9 mm (1.0 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Guyra Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	61.2 mm (2.4 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Glacier	Canada	Record daily precipitation	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Russell	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	5.6 C (42.1 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Hohenpeissenberg	Germany	Record high maximum temperature	21.2 C (70.2 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Phulbani	India	Record daily precipitation	60.2 mm (2.4 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Puri	India	Record daily precipitation	59.9 mm (2.4 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Budge Budge	India	Record daily precipitation	71.4 mm (2.8 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Sotchi	Russia	Record daily precipitation	38.8 mm (1.5 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Grayling	United States	Record high maximum temperature	28.9 C (84.0 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
New London	United States	Record high maximum temperature	30.0 C (86.0 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Augsburg (Sankt Stephan)	Germany	Record high minimum temperature	11.7 C (53.1 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Purushottampur	India	Record daily precipitation	120.1 mm (4.7 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
W Branch 3SE	United States	Record high maximum temperature	30.6 C (87.1 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Mottinger	United States	Record high minimum temperature	15.0 C (59.0 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Beulah	Australia	Record daily precipitation	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Augsburg (Sankt Stephan)	Germany	Record high maximum temperature	23.4 C (74.1 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Balasore	India	Record daily precipitation	83.3 mm (3.3 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Banpur	India	Record daily precipitation	116.8 mm (4.6 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Hastings	United States	Record high maximum temperature	29.4 C (84.9 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
La Ctr	United States	Record high minimum temperature	12.2 C (54.0 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

427 records

Records set or tied on 10 October 1938 by type: Highest daily maximum 168, Lowest daily maximum 2, Highest daily minimum 109, Lowest daily minimum 11, Heaviest daily rainfall 137.

Records on 10 October 1938 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	168
Lowest daily maximum	2
Highest daily minimum	109
Lowest daily minimum	11
Heaviest daily rainfall	137
Heaviest daily snowfall	0
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 10 October 1938 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 15, daily 412.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

351 broken records

Margins by which the 351 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 167.4. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

10 October 1938

Top 20 records on 10 October 1938 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
10 October 1938	Gumma, IN	daily rain	101.6 mm (4.0 in)	70.4 mm (2.8 in)	36 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
10 October 1938	Gopalpur, IN	daily rain	209.3 mm (8.2 in)	167.4 mm (6.6 in)	12 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
10 October 1938	Kanas, IN	daily rain	99.1 mm (3.9 in)	73.7 mm (2.9 in)	33 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
10 October 1938	Gunupur, IN	daily rain	74.4 mm (2.9 in)	59.2 mm (2.3 in)	16 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
10 October 1938	Deobhog, IN	daily rain	100.1 mm (3.9 in)	71.9 mm (2.8 in)	9 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
10 October 1938	Hindol, IN	daily rain	82.8 mm (3.3 in)	56.9 mm (2.2 in)	28 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
10 October 1938	Jeypore, IN	daily rain	81.8 mm (3.2 in)	52.3 mm (2.1 in)	33 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
10 October 1938	Feodosiia, UA	daily rain	25.7 mm (1.0 in)	15.2 mm (0.6 in)	27 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
10 October 1938	Tangley, AU	daily rain	39.4 mm (1.6 in)	27.2 mm (1.1 in)	36 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
10 October 1938	Russelkonda, IN	daily rain	99.1 mm (3.9 in)	70.4 mm (2.8 in)	7 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
10 October 1938	Millmerran Post Office, AU	daily rain	41.9 mm (1.6 in)	22.8 mm (0.9 in)	32 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
10 October 1938	Bhawanipatna, IN	daily rain	72.4 mm (2.9 in)	50.3 mm (2.0 in)	33 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
10 October 1938	Onda, IN	daily rain	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	36 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
10 October 1938	Peak Downs, AU	daily rain	41.4 mm (1.6 in)	28.2 mm (1.1 in)	27 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
10 October 1938	Balliguda, IN	daily rain	61.0 mm (2.4 in)	55.7 mm (2.2 in)	27 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
10 October 1938	Emmaville Post Office, AU	daily rain	40.1 mm (1.6 in)	21.6 mm (0.9 in)	36 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
10 October 1938	Itchapuram, IN	monthly rain	276.9 mm (10.9 in)	54.4 mm (2.1 in)	14 years	32 of 100 (Routine)
10 October 1938	Aska, IN	daily rain	111.8 mm (4.4 in)	49.3 mm (1.9 in)	36 years	32 of 100 (Routine)
10 October 1938	Revelstoke, CA	daily rain	30.2 mm (1.2 in)	17.5 mm (0.7 in)	19 years	31 of 100 (Routine)
10 October 1938	Koraput, IN	daily rain	83.3 mm (3.3 in)	45.5 mm (1.8 in)	7 years	31 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 427 records.

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

Records on 10-10 in each year
Year	Records
1793	1
1799	1
1802	2
1803	1
1809	1
1834	1
1839	1
1842	1
1850	2
1854	1
1856	1
1859	1
1860	3
1861	1
1864	1
1865	1
1866	1
1867	3
1875	2
1876	2
1878	2
1879	3
1881	1
1884	1
1885	1
1886	2
1887	6
1888	2
1889	1
1890	1
1891	3
1892	2
1893	2
1894	2
1895	3
1896	3
1897	6
1899	4
1900	6
1901	6
1902	6
1903	8
1904	14
1905	8
1906	46
1907	9
1908	14
1909	29
1910	27
1911	16
1912	25
1913	54
1914	36
1915	17
1916	34
1917	49
1918	8
1919	106
1920	41
1921	125
1922	48
1923	119
1924	90
1925	374
1926	146
1927	62
1928	434
1929	254
1930	362
1931	431
1932	292
1933	169
1934	510
1935	434
1936	354
1937	420
1938	427
1939	505
1940	176
1941	295
1942	265
1943	510
1944	159
1945	304
1946	479
1947	451
1948	327
1949	1,525
1950	569
1951	439
1952	473
1953	371
1954	471
1955	543
1956	616
1957	295
1958	847
1959	847
1960	372
1961	680
1962	495
1963	613
1964	749
1965	295
1966	378
1967	527
1968	269
1969	498
1970	1,047
1971	561
1972	732
1973	1,312
1974	379
1975	403
1976	1,008
1977	526
1978	401
1979	1,677
1980	505
1981	829
1982	1,274
1983	431
1984	566
1985	1,491
1986	828
1987	1,059
1988	613
1989	603
1990	1,498
1991	975
1992	627
1993	798
1994	626
1995	977
1996	993
1997	1,523
1998	630
1999	1,056
2000	2,722
2001	970
2002	793
2003	1,518
2004	544
2005	912
2006	785
2007	768
2008	896
2009	2,211
2010	1,017
2011	994
2012	462
2013	718
2014	649
2015	972
2016	371
2017	1,313
2018	1,780
2019	1,485
2020	756
2021	762
2022	326
2023	651
2024	916
2025	734
2026	583

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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	317
25 to 50	21
50 to 75	11
75 to 100	1
100 to 125	0
125 to 150	0
150 to 175	1