Weather Records on 4 November 1938

725 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 4 November 1938. Highest significance: Altastenberg, DE.

Key Facts for 4 November 1938

On 4 November 1938, 725 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
377 were record highs and 7 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 1 were all-time records, 37 monthly and 687 daily.
Altastenberg set a daily record precipitation of 29.4 mm (1.2 in) on 4 November 1938.
Across 168 earlier years (1803 to 2025) the same calendar date averaged 464 records.

Record Map

725 stations

725 station records on 4 November 1938 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 4 November 1938: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Altastenberg	Germany	Record daily precipitation	29.4 mm (1.2 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Elkader 6 SSW	United States	Record daily precipitation	41.7 mm (1.6 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Toledo 3N	United States	Record daily precipitation	49.8 mm (2.0 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Shelbina	United States	Record daily precipitation	91.9 mm (3.6 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Keokuk L&D 19	United States	Record daily precipitation	41.1 mm (1.6 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Hot Springs 1 NNE	United States	Record daily precipitation	116.8 mm (4.6 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Centerville	United States	Record daily precipitation	49.0 mm (1.9 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Washington	United States	Record daily precipitation	49.5 mm (1.9 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Reit Im Winkl	Germany	Record daily precipitation	51.2 mm (2.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Delaware 3 WSW	United States	Record daily precipitation	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Keosauqua	United States	Record daily precipitation	52.3 mm (2.1 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Jennings	United States	Record daily precipitation	72.4 mm (2.9 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Lancaster 4 WSW	United States	Record daily precipitation	42.9 mm (1.7 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Oskaloosa	United States	Record daily precipitation	57.2 mm (2.3 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Herschel	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	39.6 mm (1.6 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Stockport	United States	Record daily precipitation	45.5 mm (1.8 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Robeline	United States	Record daily precipitation	86.6 mm (3.4 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Columbus Junction	United States	Record daily precipitation	55.9 mm (2.2 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Koshkonong	United States	Record daily precipitation	70.4 mm (2.8 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Oxford	United Kingdom	Record high maximum temperature	18.3 C (64.9 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Birch Tree	United States	Record daily precipitation	78.7 mm (3.1 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Dubuque River	United States	Record daily precipitation	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Independence	United States	Record daily precipitation	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Metten	Germany	Record daily precipitation	26.8 mm (1.1 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Calico Rock 2 WSW	United States	Record daily precipitation	61.0 mm (2.4 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Ozark	United States	Record daily precipitation	58.4 mm (2.3 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Hillsboro	United States	Record daily precipitation	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Port Arthur	Canada	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Belle Plaine	United States	Record daily precipitation	33.5 mm (1.3 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Iowa City	United States	Record daily precipitation	38.4 mm (1.5 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Sigourney	United States	Record daily precipitation	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Cheneyville 1 NE	United States	Record daily precipitation	95.5 mm (3.8 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
N Bend SW Oregon Rgnl AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	83.1 mm (3.3 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Marshalltown	United States	Record daily precipitation	28.4 mm (1.1 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Woodville 4 ESE	United States	Record daily precipitation	67.6 mm (2.7 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Bancroft	United States	Record daily precipitation	39.6 mm (1.6 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Salzburg	Austria	Record daily precipitation	31.7 mm (1.2 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Dublin Phoenix Park	Ireland	Record high minimum temperature	12.8 C (55.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Cet Central England	United Kingdom	Record high maximum temperature	17.6 C (63.7 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Lamoni	United States	Record daily precipitation	29.7 mm (1.2 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Tipton	United States	Record daily precipitation	44.7 mm (1.8 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Lebanon 2W	United States	Record daily precipitation	79.2 mm (3.1 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Rolla Missouri S&T	United States	Record daily precipitation	71.1 mm (2.8 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Haileybury	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	12.8 C (55.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Bonaparte 5 NE	United States	Record daily precipitation	46.7 mm (1.8 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Mt Pleasant 1 SW	United States	Record daily precipitation	59.9 mm (2.4 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Pembroke Eddy Match	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	19.4 C (66.9 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Southampton	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	20.0 C (68.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Mqanduli (Tnk)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	28.2 mm (1.1 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Wonderboom	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	41.4 mm (1.6 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Brinkley	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.3 mm (2.0 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Eldon	United States	Record daily precipitation	66.5 mm (2.6 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Lamar 7N	United States	Record daily precipitation	62.2 mm (2.4 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Merrill	United States	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Avoca	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Gravette	United States	Record daily precipitation	54.6 mm (2.1 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Fairfield	United States	Record daily precipitation	34.5 mm (1.4 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Richmond	United States	Record high minimum temperature	17.8 C (64.0 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Lexington 3E	United States	Record daily precipitation	53.3 mm (2.1 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Trenton	United States	Record daily precipitation	27.7 mm (1.1 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

725 records

Records set or tied on 4 November 1938 by type: Highest daily maximum 178, Lowest daily maximum 4, Highest daily minimum 199, Lowest daily minimum 3, Heaviest daily rainfall 327, Heaviest daily snowfall 14.

Records on 4 November 1938 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	178
Lowest daily maximum	4
Highest daily minimum	199
Lowest daily minimum	3
Heaviest daily rainfall	327
Heaviest daily snowfall	14
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 4 November 1938 by timescale: all-time 1, monthly 37, daily 687.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

635 broken records

Margins by which the 635 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 78.4. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

4 November 1938

Top 20 records on 4 November 1938 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
4 November 1938	Altastenberg, DE	daily rain	29.4 mm (1.2 in)	20.8 mm (0.8 in)	47 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
4 November 1938	Elkader 6 SSW, US	daily rain	41.7 mm (1.6 in)	36.6 mm (1.4 in)	40 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
4 November 1938	Toledo 3N, US	daily rain	49.8 mm (2.0 in)	43.4 mm (1.7 in)	28 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
4 November 1938	Shelbina, US	monthly rain	91.9 mm (3.6 in)	28.4 mm (1.1 in)	42 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
4 November 1938	Keokuk L&D 19, US	daily rain	41.1 mm (1.6 in)	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	41 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
4 November 1938	Hot Springs 1 NNE, US	daily rain	116.8 mm (4.6 in)	78.4 mm (3.1 in)	12 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
4 November 1938	Centerville, US	daily rain	49.0 mm (1.9 in)	42.1 mm (1.7 in)	16 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
4 November 1938	Washington, US	daily rain	49.5 mm (1.9 in)	39.1 mm (1.5 in)	12 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
4 November 1938	Reit Im Winkl, DE	daily rain	51.2 mm (2.0 in)	36.2 mm (1.4 in)	8 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
4 November 1938	Delaware 3 WSW, US	daily rain	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	41.9 mm (1.6 in)	4 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
4 November 1938	Keosauqua, US	daily rain	52.3 mm (2.1 in)	51.5 mm (2.0 in)	3 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
4 November 1938	Jennings, US	daily rain	72.4 mm (2.9 in)	53.6 mm (2.1 in)	36 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
4 November 1938	Lancaster 4 WSW, US	daily rain	42.9 mm (1.7 in)	36.5 mm (1.4 in)	4 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
4 November 1938	Oskaloosa, US	daily rain	57.2 mm (2.3 in)	46.0 mm (1.8 in)	3 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
4 November 1938	Herschel, ZA	daily rain	39.6 mm (1.6 in)	29.7 mm (1.2 in)	27 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
4 November 1938	Stockport, US	daily rain	45.5 mm (1.8 in)	26.2 mm (1.0 in)	36 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
4 November 1938	Robeline, US	daily rain	86.6 mm (3.4 in)	53.6 mm (2.1 in)	36 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
4 November 1938	Columbus Junction, US	daily rain	55.9 mm (2.2 in)	36.3 mm (1.4 in)	3 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
4 November 1938	Koshkonong, US	daily rain	70.4 mm (2.8 in)	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	4 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
4 November 1938	Oxford, GB	daily high max	18.3 C (64.9 F)	1.1 C (2.0 F)	85 years	38 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

1803 to 1938

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1803 to 1938. 1938 had 725 records.

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

Records on 11-04 in each year
Year	Records
1803	1
1820	1
1821	2
1825	1
1826	1
1828	1
1835	1
1837	1
1838	1
1845	1
1849	1
1851	2
1852	1
1853	1
1857	1
1858	6
1862	3
1863	1
1865	1
1866	1
1872	1
1873	1
1874	1
1875	1
1878	1
1879	2
1880	2
1881	4
1882	1
1884	1
1885	3
1886	1
1887	4
1888	1
1890	3
1891	1
1893	4
1894	4
1895	7
1896	3
1897	1
1898	4
1899	12
1900	1
1901	6
1902	8
1903	21
1904	7
1905	9
1906	14
1907	34
1908	13
1909	14
1910	43
1911	25
1912	32
1913	19
1914	28
1915	12
1916	76
1917	39
1918	14
1919	72
1920	70
1921	71
1922	119
1923	89
1924	99
1925	197
1926	182
1927	287
1928	220
1929	175
1930	157
1931	248
1932	413
1933	337
1934	516
1935	1,219
1936	1,005
1937	326
1938	725
1939	752
1940	335
1941	315
1942	343
1943	248
1944	333
1945	506
1946	784
1947	583
1948	746
1949	598
1950	667
1951	2,037
1952	376
1953	219
1954	592
1955	354
1956	855
1957	401
1958	286
1959	757
1960	262
1961	669
1962	435
1963	244
1964	510
1965	537
1966	1,041
1967	599
1968	391
1969	516
1970	512
1971	434
1972	613
1973	1,393
1974	686
1975	1,654
1976	596
1977	981
1978	1,158
1979	559
1980	973
1981	645
1982	1,073
1983	1,116
1984	441
1985	844
1986	546
1987	1,049
1988	1,211
1989	663
1990	1,233
1991	4,265
1992	1,241
1993	735
1994	1,808
1995	991
1996	1,242
1997	611
1998	704
1999	796
2000	781
2001	639
2002	1,314
2003	2,177
2004	895
2005	1,212
2006	1,321
2007	747
2008	1,093
2009	511
2010	1,197
2011	1,000
2012	814
2013	541
2014	508
2015	1,249
2016	759
2017	932
2018	355
2019	449
2020	1,448
2021	545
2022	904
2023	667
2024	981
2025	615

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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 10	492
10 to 20	70
20 to 30	41
30 to 40	21
40 to 50	6
50 to 60	4
60 to 70	0
70 to 80	1