Weather Records on 26 October 1938

201 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 26 October 1938. Highest significance: Thornlea, ZA.

Key Facts for 26 October 1938

On 26 October 1938, 201 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
80 were record highs and 11 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 3 monthly and 198 daily.
Thornlea set a daily record precipitation of 26.7 mm (1.1 in) on 26 October 1938.
Across 157 earlier years (1816 to 2025) the same calendar date averaged 484 records.

Record Map

201 stations

201 station records on 26 October 1938 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 26 October 1938: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Thornlea	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Parramatta	Australia	Record daily precipitation	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Pennant Hills (Yarrara Road)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Trunkey Creek (Trunkey (Black	Australia	Record daily precipitation	60.5 mm (2.4 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Audley National Park Bottom St	Australia	Record daily precipitation	38.9 mm (1.5 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Kurrajong Heights (Bells Line	Australia	Record daily precipitation	42.4 mm (1.7 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Greenwood	Australia	Record daily precipitation	45.2 mm (1.8 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Helensburgh (Sawan St)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Blackheath (Lawrence St)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	39.4 mm (1.6 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Randwick Bowling Club	Australia	Record daily precipitation	43.9 mm (1.7 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Lilli Pilli	Australia	Record daily precipitation	34.8 mm (1.4 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Richmond - Uws Hawkesbury	Australia	Record daily precipitation	34.8 mm (1.4 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Lawson (Wilson Street)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Mosman (Bapaume Road)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	41.1 mm (1.6 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Windsor Bowling Club	Australia	Record daily precipitation	40.4 mm (1.6 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Manistee 3SE	United States	Record high minimum temperature	11.7 C (53.1 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Yreka	United States	Record high minimum temperature	12.2 C (54.0 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Bilpin (Fern Grove)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Glenara	Australia	Record daily precipitation	33.3 mm (1.3 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Prospect Reservoir	Australia	Record daily precipitation	26.2 mm (1.0 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Narra Allen	Australia	Record daily precipitation	27.2 mm (1.1 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Roto (Coombie)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	24.4 mm (1.0 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Gannapan	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	9.1 mm (0.36 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Moruya Heads Pilot Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	24.6 mm (1.0 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Cradock	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	15.2 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Chatsbury (Maryland)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	17.3 mm (0.7 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Calvinia	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	21.0 mm (0.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Springfield Government Tank	Australia	Record daily precipitation	3.8 mm (0.15 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Sydney (Observatory Hill)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	33.8 mm (1.3 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Penrith Ladbury Avenue	Australia	Record daily precipitation	34.5 mm (1.4 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Nethercote	Australia	Record daily precipitation	29.7 mm (1.2 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Savanne	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	7.2 C (45.0 F)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Dunmurray	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	24.1 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Port Townsend	United States	Record high maximum temperature	18.3 C (64.9 F)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Broome Post Office	Australia	Record high minimum temperature	30.0 C (86.0 F)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Bulgoo	Australia	Record daily precipitation	3.8 mm (0.15 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Ryde Pumping Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Princeton	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	19.4 C (66.9 F)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Drobeta Turnu Severin	Romania	Record low minimum temperature	-2.0 C (28.4 F)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Dayville	United States	Record high minimum temperature	15.6 C (60.1 F)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Warroo (Geeron)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	11.4 mm (0.4 in)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Ashfield Bowling Club	Australia	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	18 of 100 (Routine)
St Marys Bowling Club	Australia	Record daily precipitation	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Bella Coola	Canada	Record daily precipitation	64.8 mm (2.6 in)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Tg Jiu	Romania	Record low minimum temperature	-3.7 C (25.3 F)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Durban-Botanical Gardens	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	37.6 mm (1.5 in)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Brookville	United States	Record high maximum temperature	28.9 C (84.0 F)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Muskegon Co AP	United States	Record high minimum temperature	11.7 C (53.1 F)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Hermidale (Gilgai)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	2.0 mm (0.08 in)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Gundy (Miller St)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	12.4 mm (0.5 in)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Methven	Australia	Record daily precipitation	23.6 mm (0.9 in)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Sydney Botanic Gardens	Australia	Record daily precipitation	33.5 mm (1.3 in)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Yass (Derringullen)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	21.1 mm (0.8 in)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Vryburg (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	14.0 mm (0.6 in)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Moscow U of I	United States	Record high maximum temperature	22.2 C (72.0 F)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Lidcombe (Carnarvon Golf Club)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Beecroft	Australia	Record daily precipitation	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Pitt Town Lab.Farm (Scheyville	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.9 mm (1.0 in)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Araluen Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	32.5 mm (1.3 in)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Nuwejaarskraal	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	10.4 mm (0.4 in)	16 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

201 records

Records set or tied on 26 October 1938 by type: Highest daily maximum 46, Lowest daily maximum 2, Highest daily minimum 34, Lowest daily minimum 9, Heaviest daily rainfall 110.

Records on 26 October 1938 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	46
Lowest daily maximum	2
Highest daily minimum	34
Lowest daily minimum	9
Heaviest daily rainfall	110
Heaviest daily snowfall	0
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 26 October 1938 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 3, daily 198.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

162 broken records

Margins by which the 162 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 32.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

26 October 1938

Top 20 records on 26 October 1938 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
26 October 1938	Thornlea, ZA	daily rain	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	22.1 mm (0.9 in)	23 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
26 October 1938	Parramatta, AU	daily rain	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	11.4 mm (0.4 in)	63 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
26 October 1938	Pennant Hills (Yarrara Road), AU	daily rain	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	27.2 mm (1.1 in)	36 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
26 October 1938	Trunkey Creek (Trunkey (Black, AU	daily rain	60.5 mm (2.4 in)	29.8 mm (1.2 in)	4 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
26 October 1938	Audley National Park Bottom St, AU	daily rain	38.9 mm (1.5 in)	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	36 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
26 October 1938	Kurrajong Heights (Bells Line, AU	daily rain	42.4 mm (1.7 in)	17.5 mm (0.7 in)	45 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
26 October 1938	Greenwood, AU	daily rain	45.2 mm (1.8 in)	19.8 mm (0.8 in)	4 years	27 of 100 (Routine)
26 October 1938	Helensburgh (Sawan St), AU	daily rain	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	19.1 mm (0.8 in)	35 years	27 of 100 (Routine)
26 October 1938	Blackheath (Lawrence St), AU	daily rain	39.4 mm (1.6 in)	25.7 mm (1.0 in)	4 years	26 of 100 (Routine)
26 October 1938	Randwick Bowling Club, AU	daily rain	43.9 mm (1.7 in)	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	4 years	26 of 100 (Routine)
26 October 1938	Lilli Pilli, AU	daily rain	34.8 mm (1.4 in)	22.4 mm (0.9 in)	4 years	25 of 100 (Routine)
26 October 1938	Richmond - Uws Hawkesbury, AU	daily rain	34.8 mm (1.4 in)	18.3 mm (0.7 in)	4 years	25 of 100 (Routine)
26 October 1938	Lawson (Wilson Street), AU	daily rain	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	15.3 mm (0.6 in)	35 years	24 of 100 (Routine)
26 October 1938	Mosman (Bapaume Road), AU	daily rain	41.1 mm (1.6 in)	26.1 mm (1.0 in)	8 years	24 of 100 (Routine)
26 October 1938	Windsor Bowling Club, AU	daily rain	40.4 mm (1.6 in)	23.1 mm (0.9 in)	4 years	23 of 100 (Routine)
26 October 1938	Manistee 3SE, US	daily high min	11.7 C (53.1 F)	3.4 C (6.1 F)	38 years	23 of 100 (Routine)
26 October 1938	Yreka, US	daily high min	12.2 C (54.0 F)	2.8 C (5.0 F)	36 years	22 of 100 (Routine)
26 October 1938	Bilpin (Fern Grove), AU	daily rain	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	20.3 mm (0.8 in)	4 years	21 of 100 (Routine)
26 October 1938	Glenara, AU	daily rain	33.3 mm (1.3 in)	16.3 mm (0.6 in)	4 years	21 of 100 (Routine)
26 October 1938	Prospect Reservoir, AU	daily rain	26.2 mm (1.0 in)	14.8 mm (0.6 in)	4 years	21 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

1816 to 1938

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1816 to 1938. 1938 had 201 records.

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

Records on 10-26 in each year
Year	Records
1816	1
1831	1
1832	1
1840	1
1841	1
1843	1
1849	1
1856	1
1859	1
1861	1
1864	1
1866	3
1868	2
1870	1
1871	4
1874	1
1879	2
1880	2
1881	1
1883	1
1885	1
1886	2
1887	8
1888	6
1889	2
1890	5
1891	2
1892	5
1894	2
1895	2
1898	2
1899	7
1900	5
1901	4
1902	4
1903	16
1904	6
1905	18
1906	8
1907	12
1908	25
1909	10
1910	10
1911	7
1912	24
1913	38
1914	27
1915	34
1916	59
1917	47
1918	58
1919	72
1920	57
1921	33
1922	147
1923	68
1924	102
1925	185
1926	381
1927	522
1928	174
1929	137
1930	228
1931	359
1932	468
1933	605
1934	331
1935	174
1936	528
1937	248
1938	201
1939	1,140
1940	516
1941	688
1942	926
1943	466
1944	357
1945	434
1946	481
1947	533
1948	158
1949	368
1950	654
1951	337
1952	417
1953	449
1954	728
1955	484
1956	378
1957	1,082
1958	187
1959	488
1960	315
1961	214
1962	1,136
1963	1,079
1964	417
1965	450
1966	271
1967	392
1968	478
1969	493
1970	744
1971	1,021
1972	362
1973	362
1974	266
1975	787
1976	818
1977	864
1978	495
1979	759
1980	953
1981	761
1982	837
1983	564
1984	790
1985	559
1986	602
1987	704
1988	896
1989	1,628
1990	582
1991	1,660
1992	726
1993	615
1994	610
1995	911
1996	1,651
1997	2,943
1998	1,125
1999	994
2000	1,091
2001	939
2002	1,088
2003	1,271
2004	1,122
2005	1,165
2006	1,822
2007	1,183
2008	631
2009	746
2010	1,542
2011	797
2012	1,048
2013	800
2014	977
2015	430
2016	719
2017	474
2018	592
2019	896
2020	3,942
2021	728
2022	626
2023	1,628
2024	790
2025	611

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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	96
5 to 10	23
10 to 15	20
15 to 20	9
20 to 25	8
25 to 30	4
30 to 35	2