Weather Records on 15 October 1938

598 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 15 October 1938. Highest significance: Manoa 712.1, US.

Key Facts for 15 October 1938

On 15 October 1938, 598 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
431 were record highs and 46 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 7 monthly and 591 daily.
Manoa 712.1 set a daily record precipitation of 85.6 mm (3.4 in) on 15 October 1938.
Across 159 earlier years (1794 to 2025) the same calendar date averaged 459 records.

Record Map

598 stations

598 station records on 15 October 1938 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 15 October 1938: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Manoa 712.1	United States	Record daily precipitation	85.6 mm (3.4 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Caboolture Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	55.6 mm (2.2 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Maunawili Rch	United States	Record daily precipitation	115.1 mm (4.5 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Augusta	United States	Record daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Chico UNIV Farm	United States	Record daily precipitation	29.5 mm (1.2 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Luakaha Lower 782	United States	Record daily precipitation	65.0 mm (2.6 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Englesberg Village	Australia	Record daily precipitation	48.8 mm (1.9 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Helena Wb City	United States	Record daily snowfall	17.0 cm (6.7 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Korba	India	Record daily precipitation	42.9 mm (1.7 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Hedley	Canada	Record low minimum temperature	-6.7 C (19.9 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Bathurst	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	24.4 C (75.9 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Sacramento 5 ESE	United States	Record low maximum temperature	13.9 C (57.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Chatham	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	14.4 C (57.9 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Represa	United States	Record low minimum temperature	3.3 C (37.9 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Bathurst	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	12.2 C (54.0 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Belle Isle	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	6.1 C (43.0 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Santa Fe	United States	Record high maximum temperature	24.4 C (75.9 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Mapleton Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	46.5 mm (1.8 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Anticosti SW Point	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	9.4 C (48.9 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Holyoke	United States	Record high maximum temperature	36.7 C (98.1 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Philipsburg	United States	Record snow depth	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Sydney	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	23.3 C (73.9 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Zametchino	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	8.7 C (47.7 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Porterville	United States	Record daily precipitation	26.2 mm (1.0 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Lakin	United States	Record high minimum temperature	20.0 C (68.0 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Soldier Summit	United States	Record high minimum temperature	4.4 C (39.9 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Concordia ASOS	United States	Record high maximum temperature	32.8 C (91.0 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
St Georges	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	13.9 C (57.0 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
St John's	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	12.8 C (55.0 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Oxenford (Oberon Way)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	35.1 mm (1.4 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Quebec	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	11.7 C (53.1 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Fredericton Unb	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	15.6 C (60.1 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Sugar City	United States	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Gardiner	United States	Record high minimum temperature	12.2 C (54.0 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Kohala Mis 175.1	United States	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Sussex	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	15.6 C (60.1 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Amity	United States	Record high maximum temperature	35.0 C (95.0 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Davis 2 WSW Exp Farm	United States	Record low maximum temperature	13.9 C (57.0 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Redding Fire STN 2	United States	Record low maximum temperature	13.3 C (55.9 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Thurman	United States	Record high maximum temperature	33.9 C (93.0 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Lawrence	United States	Record high maximum temperature	32.2 C (90.0 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Lewiston	United States	Record high minimum temperature	12.8 C (55.0 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Bay Saint Louis	United States	Record high maximum temperature	34.4 C (93.9 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Conception	United States	Record high maximum temperature	32.8 C (91.0 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Philipsburg	United States	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Havre Wb City	United States	Record daily precipitation	18.3 mm (0.7 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Helena Wb City	United States	Record daily precipitation	23.4 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Biser	Russia	Record daily precipitation	23.3 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Salmon AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	22.6 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Winnemucca AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	12.4 mm (0.5 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Holter Dam	United States	Record daily precipitation	20.1 mm (0.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Cascade 5 S	United States	Record daily precipitation	18.0 mm (0.7 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Philipsburg	United States	Record daily precipitation	18.3 mm (0.7 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Tot-Ma	Russia	Record daily precipitation	18.4 mm (0.7 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Lathrop San Joaquin Bd	United States	Record daily precipitation	9.9 mm (0.39 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Lake Yellowstone	United States	Record daily precipitation	17.8 mm (0.7 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Cherdyn'	Russia	Record daily precipitation	15.2 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Poretskoye	Russia	Record daily precipitation	21.7 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Austin #2	United States	Record daily precipitation	19.3 mm (0.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Hamilton	United States	Record daily precipitation	23.6 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

598 records

Records set or tied on 15 October 1938 by type: Highest daily maximum 315, Lowest daily maximum 34, Highest daily minimum 116, Lowest daily minimum 12, Heaviest daily rainfall 109, Heaviest daily snowfall 10, Deepest snow cover 2.

Records on 15 October 1938 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	315
Lowest daily maximum	34
Highest daily minimum	116
Lowest daily minimum	12
Heaviest daily rainfall	109
Heaviest daily snowfall	10
Deepest snow cover	2

Records on 15 October 1938 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 7, daily 591.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

474 broken records

Margins by which the 474 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 178.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

15 October 1938

Top 20 records on 15 October 1938 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
15 October 1938	Manoa 712.1, US	daily rain	85.6 mm (3.4 in)	68.3 mm (2.7 in)	32 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
15 October 1938	Caboolture Post Office, AU	daily rain	55.6 mm (2.2 in)	38.3 mm (1.5 in)	32 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
15 October 1938	Maunawili Rch, US	daily rain	115.1 mm (4.5 in)	102.7 mm (4.0 in)	4 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
15 October 1938	Augusta, US	daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	41 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
15 October 1938	Chico UNIV Farm, US	daily rain	29.5 mm (1.2 in)	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	20 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
15 October 1938	Luakaha Lower 782, US	daily rain	65.0 mm (2.6 in)	52.3 mm (2.1 in)	16 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
15 October 1938	Englesberg Village, AU	daily rain	48.8 mm (1.9 in)	25.9 mm (1.0 in)	25 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
15 October 1938	Helena Wb City, US	daily snowfall	17.0 cm (6.7 in)	12.4 cm (4.9 in)	8 years	31 of 100 (Routine)
15 October 1938	Korba, IN	daily rain	42.9 mm (1.7 in)	23.8 mm (0.9 in)	33 years	30 of 100 (Routine)
15 October 1938	Hedley, CA	daily low min	-6.7 C (19.9 F)	6.1 C (11.0 F)	32 years	29 of 100 (Routine)
15 October 1938	Bathurst, CA	daily high max	24.4 C (75.9 F)	6.1 C (11.0 F)	37 years	29 of 100 (Routine)
15 October 1938	Sacramento 5 ESE, US	daily low max	13.9 C (57.0 F)	2.8 C (5.0 F)	59 years	29 of 100 (Routine)
15 October 1938	Chatham, CA	daily high min	14.4 C (57.9 F)	3.8 C (6.8 F)	44 years	27 of 100 (Routine)
15 October 1938	Represa, US	daily low min	3.3 C (37.9 F)	3.4 C (6.1 F)	38 years	27 of 100 (Routine)
15 October 1938	Bathurst, CA	daily high min	12.2 C (54.0 F)	3.9 C (7.0 F)	40 years	26 of 100 (Routine)
15 October 1938	Belle Isle, CA	daily high min	6.1 C (43.0 F)	1.7 C (3.1 F)	51 years	26 of 100 (Routine)
15 October 1938	Santa Fe, US	daily high max	24.4 C (75.9 F)	1.6 C (2.9 F)	59 years	26 of 100 (Routine)
15 October 1938	Mapleton Post Office, AU	daily rain	46.5 mm (1.8 in)	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	3 years	25 of 100 (Routine)
15 October 1938	Anticosti SW Point, CA	daily high min	9.4 C (48.9 F)	1.6 C (2.9 F)	55 years	25 of 100 (Routine)
15 October 1938	Holyoke, US	monthly high max	36.7 C (98.1 F)	0.6 C (1.1 F)	39 years	25 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

1794 to 1938

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1794 to 1938. 1938 had 598 records.

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

Records on 10-15 in each year
Year	Records
1794	1
1795	1
1796	1
1807	1
1808	2
1836	1
1838	1
1839	1
1849	1
1859	2
1862	1
1870	2
1871	4
1873	1
1875	1
1876	3
1877	1
1878	3
1879	3
1881	3
1882	4
1885	2
1886	1
1887	8
1889	2
1891	4
1892	1
1893	5
1894	9
1895	3
1896	8
1897	2
1898	3
1899	4
1900	3
1901	4
1902	7
1903	13
1904	10
1905	13
1906	7
1907	11
1908	13
1909	17
1910	14
1911	18
1912	17
1913	70
1914	28
1915	48
1916	21
1917	29
1918	21
1919	65
1920	38
1921	160
1922	43
1923	66
1924	118
1925	221
1926	125
1927	94
1928	385
1929	200
1930	282
1931	461
1932	213
1933	255
1934	434
1935	303
1936	126
1937	1,444
1938	598
1939	461
1940	458
1941	330
1942	494
1943	704
1944	246
1945	487
1946	354
1947	963
1948	224
1949	546
1950	321
1951	341
1952	662
1953	374
1954	945
1955	444
1956	555
1957	461
1958	606
1959	411
1960	600
1961	834
1962	1,009
1963	522
1964	488
1965	299
1966	1,265
1967	464
1968	1,111
1969	1,074
1970	642
1971	744
1972	584
1973	525
1974	768
1975	808
1976	791
1977	543
1978	886
1979	720
1980	1,006
1981	965
1982	297
1983	653
1984	1,236
1985	1,068
1986	768
1987	900
1988	896
1989	560
1990	1,134
1991	1,139
1992	1,530
1993	1,066
1994	1,103
1995	1,008
1996	458
1997	964
1998	806
1999	766
2000	625
2001	705
2002	965
2003	737
2004	716
2005	610
2006	1,305
2007	702
2008	959
2009	2,365
2010	1,095
2011	906
2012	909
2013	632
2014	901
2015	1,139
2016	674
2017	1,091
2018	2,682
2019	479
2020	499
2021	983
2022	633
2023	319
2024	748
2025	697

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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	459
25 to 50	8
50 to 75	2
75 to 100	0
100 to 125	3
125 to 150	0
150 to 175	1
175 to 200	1