Weather Records on 1 November 1938

601 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 1 November 1938. Highest significance: Grenfell, CA.

Key Facts for 1 November 1938

On 1 November 1938, 601 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
416 were record highs and 15 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 1 were all-time records, 179 monthly and 421 daily.
Grenfell set a daily record precipitation of 35.1 mm (1.4 in) on 1 November 1938.
Across 157 earlier years (1805 to 2025) the same calendar date averaged 487 records.

Record Map

601 stations

601 station records on 1 November 1938 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 1 November 1938: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Grenfell	Canada	Record daily precipitation	35.1 mm (1.4 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Saskatoon Diefenbaker Int'l A	Canada	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Jacksonville	United States	Record daily precipitation	49.5 mm (1.9 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Narracan State School	Australia	Record daily precipitation	71.9 mm (2.8 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Muenster	Canada	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Eckman 2 SE	United States	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Mohall	United States	Record daily precipitation	26.4 mm (1.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Battleford	Canada	Record daily snowfall	10.7 cm (4.2 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
East Anaconda	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.5 cm (6.1 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Chaplin	Canada	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Lincoln UNIV Pwr Plt	United States	Record high minimum temperature	17.2 C (63.0 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Dirranbandi High School	Australia	Record daily precipitation	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Yinnar	Australia	Record daily precipitation	28.4 mm (1.1 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Morris W Cntrl Rsch & Outreach	United States	Record high maximum temperature	24.4 C (75.9 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Thule	Australia	Record daily precipitation	26.2 mm (1.0 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Denison	United States	Record high minimum temperature	15.6 C (60.1 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Alliance 1WNW	United States	Record high minimum temperature	7.8 C (46.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
W Pt	United States	Record high minimum temperature	15.6 C (60.1 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Logan 1 WNW	United States	Record high minimum temperature	15.6 C (60.1 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Bird Island	United States	Record high maximum temperature	23.9 C (75.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Beaver City	United States	Record high minimum temperature	12.8 C (55.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Concordia ASOS	United States	Record high minimum temperature	16.7 C (62.1 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Lexington Bluegrass AP	United States	Record high maximum temperature	26.7 C (80.1 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Gilgandra (Chelmsford Ave)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Alta	United States	Record high minimum temperature	13.3 C (55.9 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Lakin	United States	Record high minimum temperature	15.0 C (59.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Fergus Falls	United States	Record high maximum temperature	22.2 C (72.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
New London	United States	Record high maximum temperature	23.9 C (75.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Grenfell	Canada	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Phillipsburg 1 SSE	United States	Record high minimum temperature	16.1 C (61.0 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Willmar Wwtp	United States	Record high maximum temperature	22.8 C (73.0 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Franklin	United States	Record high minimum temperature	15.0 C (59.0 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Lexington	United States	Record high minimum temperature	11.1 C (52.0 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Wentworth 2.5 WNW	United States	Record high minimum temperature	11.1 C (52.0 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Watertown Rgnl AP	United States	Record high minimum temperature	11.1 C (52.0 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Narromine (Mumble Peg)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	27.7 mm (1.1 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Indian Head Cda	Canada	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Albia 3 NNE	United States	Record high maximum temperature	27.8 C (82.0 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Waukee	United States	Record high maximum temperature	28.3 C (82.9 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Winterset 4N	United States	Record high maximum temperature	27.8 C (82.0 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Scott City	United States	Record high minimum temperature	13.9 C (57.0 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Milan 1NW	United States	Record high minimum temperature	10.6 C (51.1 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Alma	United States	Record high minimum temperature	16.7 C (62.1 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Weeping Water	United States	Record high minimum temperature	16.7 C (62.1 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Hayes Center 1NW	United States	Record high minimum temperature	10.0 C (50.0 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Eden (Caravan Park)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	26.2 mm (1.0 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Roldal	Norway	Record daily precipitation	29.9 mm (1.2 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Estherville 4E	United States	Record high minimum temperature	12.8 C (55.0 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Fairbury 7S	United States	Record high minimum temperature	17.2 C (63.0 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Lincoln UNIV Farm	United States	Record high minimum temperature	16.7 C (62.1 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
York	United States	Record high minimum temperature	15.0 C (59.0 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Menno	United States	Record high minimum temperature	14.4 C (57.9 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Darbys Falls (Riverslea)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	30.2 mm (1.2 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Budgeree East (Claremont)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Regina Int'l A	Canada	Record daily snowfall	7.4 cm (2.9 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Mt Vernon 3 NE	United States	Record high maximum temperature	30.0 C (86.0 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Jeffersonville	United States	Record high maximum temperature	27.8 C (82.0 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Baxter	United States	Record high maximum temperature	27.2 C (81.0 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Mt Ayr	United States	Record high maximum temperature	27.8 C (82.0 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Dresden	United States	Record high minimum temperature	14.4 C (57.9 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

601 records

Records set or tied on 1 November 1938 by type: Highest daily maximum 143, Lowest daily maximum 7, Highest daily minimum 273, Lowest daily minimum 8, Heaviest daily rainfall 154, Heaviest daily snowfall 15, Deepest snow cover 1.

Records on 1 November 1938 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	143
Lowest daily maximum	7
Highest daily minimum	273
Lowest daily minimum	8
Heaviest daily rainfall	154
Heaviest daily snowfall	15
Deepest snow cover	1

Records on 1 November 1938 by timescale: all-time 1, monthly 179, daily 421.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

461 broken records

Margins by which the 461 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 152.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

1 November 1938

Top 20 records on 1 November 1938 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
1 November 1938	Grenfell, CA	daily rain	35.1 mm (1.4 in)	24.9 mm (1.0 in)	43 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
1 November 1938	Saskatoon Diefenbaker Int'l A, CA	daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	45 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
1 November 1938	Jacksonville, US	daily rain	49.5 mm (1.9 in)	39.3 mm (1.5 in)	31 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
1 November 1938	Narracan State School, AU	daily rain	71.9 mm (2.8 in)	39.4 mm (1.6 in)	13 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
1 November 1938	Muenster, CA	daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	33 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
1 November 1938	Eckman 2 SE, US	daily rain	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	24.6 mm (1.0 in)	4 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
1 November 1938	Mohall, US	daily rain	26.4 mm (1.0 in)	20.6 mm (0.8 in)	44 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
1 November 1938	Battleford, CA	daily snowfall	10.7 cm (4.2 in)	9.2 cm (3.6 in)	4 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
1 November 1938	East Anaconda, US	daily snowfall	15.5 cm (6.1 in)	14.2 cm (5.6 in)	4 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
1 November 1938	Chaplin, CA	daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	54 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
1 November 1938	Lincoln UNIV Pwr Plt, US	monthly high min	17.2 C (63.0 F)	1.1 C (2.0 F)	51 years	32 of 100 (Routine)
1 November 1938	Dirranbandi High School, AU	daily rain	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	17.3 mm (0.7 in)	41 years	31 of 100 (Routine)
1 November 1938	Yinnar, AU	daily rain	28.4 mm (1.1 in)	19.3 mm (0.8 in)	24 years	31 of 100 (Routine)
1 November 1938	Morris W Cntrl Rsch & Outreach, US	monthly high max	24.4 C (75.9 F)	1.1 C (2.0 F)	50 years	31 of 100 (Routine)
1 November 1938	Thule, AU	daily rain	26.2 mm (1.0 in)	12.7 mm (0.5 in)	33 years	30 of 100 (Routine)
1 November 1938	Denison, US	monthly high min	15.6 C (60.1 F)	2.8 C (5.0 F)	42 years	30 of 100 (Routine)
1 November 1938	Alliance 1WNW, US	monthly high min	7.8 C (46.0 F)	2.2 C (4.0 F)	40 years	30 of 100 (Routine)
1 November 1938	W Pt, US	monthly high min	15.6 C (60.1 F)	2.8 C (5.0 F)	38 years	30 of 100 (Routine)
1 November 1938	Logan 1 WNW, US	monthly high min	15.6 C (60.1 F)	1.7 C (3.1 F)	42 years	29 of 100 (Routine)
1 November 1938	Bird Island, US	monthly high max	23.9 C (75.0 F)	1.7 C (3.1 F)	44 years	29 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

1805 to 1938

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1805 to 1938. 1938 had 601 records.

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

Records on 11-01 in each year
Year	Records
1805	1
1828	1
1836	1
1837	1
1850	1
1851	1
1852	1
1862	1
1866	1
1867	3
1869	2
1872	1
1873	1
1878	1
1879	1
1880	2
1881	7
1882	1
1885	1
1887	1
1888	2
1889	1
1890	1
1891	4
1892	5
1893	2
1894	3
1895	1
1896	6
1897	2
1898	8
1899	3
1900	3
1901	4
1902	1
1903	7
1904	13
1905	16
1906	20
1907	5
1908	11
1909	45
1910	40
1911	54
1912	17
1913	45
1914	46
1915	22
1916	40
1917	43
1918	55
1919	95
1920	62
1921	44
1922	50
1923	172
1924	290
1925	253
1926	150
1927	666
1928	214
1929	306
1930	336
1931	286
1932	387
1933	684
1934	387
1935	882
1936	332
1937	402
1938	601
1939	628
1940	309
1941	417
1942	463
1943	287
1944	513
1945	326
1946	417
1947	588
1948	415
1949	661
1950	1,017
1951	1,317
1952	254
1953	306
1954	610
1955	371
1956	1,280
1957	358
1958	289
1959	322
1960	341
1961	535
1962	285
1963	307
1964	345
1965	520
1966	574
1967	542
1968	592
1969	437
1970	303
1971	801
1972	1,205
1973	589
1974	1,014
1975	494
1976	968
1977	702
1978	878
1979	631
1980	519
1981	824
1982	813
1983	852
1984	1,295
1985	716
1986	634
1987	1,529
1988	1,025
1989	827
1990	1,089
1991	3,261
1992	1,303
1993	2,690
1994	978
1995	1,138
1996	869
1997	1,273
1998	968
1999	1,129
2000	1,339
2001	531
2002	1,697
2003	1,309
2004	1,013
2005	836
2006	756
2007	626
2008	1,252
2009	893
2010	648
2011	781
2012	663
2013	568
2014	1,027
2015	804
2016	953
2017	474
2018	652
2019	1,578
2020	974
2021	361
2022	1,010
2023	949
2024	847
2025	478

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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	445
20 to 40	7
40 to 60	3
60 to 80	1
80 to 100	1
100 to 120	2
120 to 140	0
140 to 160	2