Weather Records on 3 November 1938

1,019 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 3 November 1938. Highest significance: Anthony, US.

Key Facts for 3 November 1938

On 3 November 1938, 1,019 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
616 were record highs and 21 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 93 monthly and 926 daily.
Anthony set a monthly record daily precipitation of 159.8 mm (6.3 in) on 3 November 1938.
Across 155 earlier years (1821 to 2025) the same calendar date averaged 494 records.

Record Map

1,019 stations

1,019 station records on 3 November 1938 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 3 November 1938: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Anthony	United States	Record daily precipitation	159.8 mm (6.3 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Nanguneri	India	Record daily precipitation	152.7 mm (6.0 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Brookings 2 NE	United States	Record daily precipitation	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Manhattan	United States	Record daily precipitation	64.5 mm (2.5 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Mora	United States	Record daily precipitation	39.1 mm (1.5 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Pokegama Dam	United States	Record daily precipitation	39.9 mm (1.6 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Enid	United States	Record daily precipitation	53.3 mm (2.1 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Willmar Wwtp	United States	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Ft Smith	United States	Record daily precipitation	64.8 mm (2.6 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Waukomis	United States	Record daily precipitation	61.0 mm (2.4 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Mt Hope	United States	Record daily precipitation	77.5 mm (3.1 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Weatherford	United States	Record daily precipitation	65.3 mm (2.6 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Eau Claire	United States	Record daily precipitation	36.6 mm (1.4 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Kadayam	India	Record daily precipitation	122.2 mm (4.8 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Kokpekty	Kazakhstan	Record daily precipitation	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Winona	United States	Record daily precipitation	35.1 mm (1.4 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Battleford	Canada	Record daily snowfall	13.7 cm (5.4 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Chapman	United States	Record daily precipitation	72.4 mm (2.9 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Lawrence	United States	Record daily precipitation	45.5 mm (1.8 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Esperance Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	28.2 mm (1.1 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Waseca	Canada	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Wamego 4 W	United States	Record daily precipitation	66.8 mm (2.6 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Syracuse	United States	Record daily precipitation	56.1 mm (2.2 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Bundaberg Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	46.0 mm (1.8 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Pialba Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	58.4 mm (2.3 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Greenfield	United States	Record daily precipitation	48.0 mm (1.9 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Lamar	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Isis Junction Railway STN	Australia	Record daily precipitation	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Cottonwood Falls	United States	Record daily precipitation	70.4 mm (2.8 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Gayndah Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	61.2 mm (2.4 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Biggenden Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	37.6 mm (1.5 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Farmington 3NW	United States	Record daily precipitation	26.9 mm (1.1 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Alva 1W	United States	Record daily precipitation	46.7 mm (1.8 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Jefferson 3SE	United States	Record daily precipitation	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Mt Perry the Pines	Australia	Record daily precipitation	30.2 mm (1.2 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Horton	United States	Record daily precipitation	44.5 mm (1.8 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Osage City	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Oregon	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.3 mm (2.0 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Cooran Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	59.4 mm (2.3 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Schreiber	Canada	Record daily precipitation	35.8 mm (1.4 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Idaho City	United States	Record daily precipitation	41.9 mm (1.6 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Zastron (Tnk)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	35.1 mm (1.4 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Cumberland	United States	Record daily precipitation	54.9 mm (2.2 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Guthrie Ctr	United States	Record daily precipitation	41.4 mm (1.6 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Clay Ctr	United States	Record daily precipitation	56.4 mm (2.2 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Mackinac Island	United States	Record high minimum temperature	13.3 C (55.9 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Table Rock 4N	United States	Record daily precipitation	61.0 mm (2.4 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Cloud Chief 2 SE	United States	Record daily precipitation	47.2 mm (1.9 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Pawhuska	United States	Record daily precipitation	51.1 mm (2.0 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Traverse Cy Cherry Capital AP	United States	Record high minimum temperature	15.0 C (59.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Millaquin Sugar	Australia	Record daily precipitation	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
McPherson	United States	Record daily precipitation	79.8 mm (3.1 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Ft Reno	United States	Record daily precipitation	68.6 mm (2.7 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Haskell	United States	Record daily precipitation	27.7 mm (1.1 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Lenox	United States	Record daily precipitation	58.7 mm (2.3 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Sedan	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.3 mm (2.0 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Tecumseh 1S	United States	Record daily precipitation	85.3 mm (3.4 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Madison Wb City	United States	Record high minimum temperature	15.6 C (60.1 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Gin Gin Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	35.8 mm (1.4 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Yengarie Railway Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

1,019 records

Records set or tied on 3 November 1938 by type: Highest daily maximum 281, Lowest daily maximum 7, Highest daily minimum 335, Lowest daily minimum 14, Heaviest daily rainfall 365, Heaviest daily snowfall 16, Deepest snow cover 1.

Records on 3 November 1938 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	281
Lowest daily maximum	7
Highest daily minimum	335
Lowest daily minimum	14
Heaviest daily rainfall	365
Heaviest daily snowfall	16
Deepest snow cover	1

Records on 3 November 1938 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 93, daily 926.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

884 broken records

Margins by which the 884 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 114.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

3 November 1938

Top 20 records on 3 November 1938 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
3 November 1938	Anthony, US	monthly rain	159.8 mm (6.3 in)	88.7 mm (3.5 in)	6 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
3 November 1938	Nanguneri, IN	daily rain	152.7 mm (6.0 in)	109.5 mm (4.3 in)	36 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
3 November 1938	Brookings 2 NE, US	daily rain	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	23.4 mm (0.9 in)	20 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
3 November 1938	Manhattan, US	daily rain	64.5 mm (2.5 in)	42.7 mm (1.7 in)	36 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
3 November 1938	Mora, US	daily rain	39.1 mm (1.5 in)	31.5 mm (1.2 in)	19 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
3 November 1938	Pokegama Dam, US	daily rain	39.9 mm (1.6 in)	20.8 mm (0.8 in)	41 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
3 November 1938	Enid, US	daily rain	53.3 mm (2.1 in)	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	35 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
3 November 1938	Willmar Wwtp, US	daily rain	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	31.2 mm (1.2 in)	12 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
3 November 1938	Ft Smith, US	daily rain	64.8 mm (2.6 in)	51.3 mm (2.0 in)	15 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
3 November 1938	Waukomis, US	daily rain	61.0 mm (2.4 in)	53.9 mm (2.1 in)	4 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
3 November 1938	Mt Hope, US	daily rain	77.5 mm (3.1 in)	65.3 mm (2.6 in)	3 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
3 November 1938	Weatherford, US	daily rain	65.3 mm (2.6 in)	60.0 mm (2.4 in)	4 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
3 November 1938	Eau Claire, US	daily rain	36.6 mm (1.4 in)	21.4 mm (0.8 in)	43 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
3 November 1938	Kadayam, IN	daily rain	122.2 mm (4.8 in)	91.7 mm (3.6 in)	0 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
3 November 1938	Kokpekty, KZ	daily rain	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	20.1 mm (0.8 in)	1 year	43 of 100 (Notable)
3 November 1938	Winona, US	daily rain	35.1 mm (1.4 in)	28.0 mm (1.1 in)	20 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
3 November 1938	Battleford, CA	daily snowfall	13.7 cm (5.4 in)	9.6 cm (3.8 in)	3 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
3 November 1938	Chapman, US	daily rain	72.4 mm (2.9 in)	59.7 mm (2.4 in)	15 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
3 November 1938	Lawrence, US	daily rain	45.5 mm (1.8 in)	35.1 mm (1.4 in)	35 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
3 November 1938	Esperance Post Office, AU	daily rain	28.2 mm (1.1 in)	18.3 mm (0.7 in)	8 years	41 of 100 (Notable)

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

1821 to 1938

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1821 to 1938. 1938 had 1,019 records.

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

Records on 11-03 in each year
Year	Records
1821	2
1828	1
1835	1
1837	1
1844	1
1845	1
1851	1
1857	1
1858	7
1862	1
1864	1
1875	5
1879	3
1880	1
1881	1
1882	1
1883	1
1885	2
1886	1
1888	2
1889	1
1891	1
1892	1
1893	1
1894	5
1895	1
1896	8
1897	3
1898	6
1899	10
1900	6
1901	6
1902	5
1903	19
1904	22
1905	11
1906	13
1907	28
1908	19
1909	17
1910	21
1911	39
1912	112
1913	35
1914	41
1915	19
1916	22
1917	36
1918	16
1919	74
1920	38
1921	35
1922	85
1923	123
1924	136
1925	107
1926	188
1927	343
1928	236
1929	352
1930	154
1931	279
1932	466
1933	398
1934	571
1935	968
1936	1,217
1937	309
1938	1,019
1939	584
1940	285
1941	214
1942	303
1943	172
1944	498
1945	333
1946	1,017
1947	457
1948	416
1949	565
1950	482
1951	2,288
1952	404
1953	351
1954	693
1955	522
1956	781
1957	453
1958	274
1959	472
1960	239
1961	1,007
1962	438
1963	271
1964	719
1965	522
1966	1,373
1967	588
1968	471
1969	568
1970	551
1971	666
1972	636
1973	903
1974	929
1975	1,066
1976	719
1977	767
1978	1,197
1979	630
1980	1,031
1981	876
1982	826
1983	1,254
1984	624
1985	725
1986	491
1987	1,148
1988	915
1989	615
1990	1,114
1991	3,969
1992	1,158
1993	653
1994	1,227
1995	1,078
1996	1,152
1997	818
1998	789
1999	808
2000	851
2001	587
2002	1,376
2003	1,914
2004	1,356
2005	1,576
2006	1,065
2007	642
2008	1,011
2009	688
2010	718
2011	765
2012	605
2013	515
2014	639
2015	1,123
2016	941
2017	871
2018	405
2019	303
2020	1,688
2021	352
2022	869
2023	714
2024	703
2025	525

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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	797
20 to 40	64
40 to 60	13
60 to 80	4
80 to 100	3
100 to 120	3