Weather Records on 6 November 1938

1,098 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 6 November 1938. Highest significance: Lysebotn, NO.

Key Facts for 6 November 1938

On 6 November 1938, 1,098 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
633 were record highs and 256 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 82 monthly and 1,016 daily.
Lysebotn set a daily record precipitation of 79.9 mm (3.1 in) on 6 November 1938.
Across 162 earlier years (1793 to 2025) the same calendar date averaged 488 records.

Record Map

1,098 stations

1,098 station records on 6 November 1938 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 6 November 1938: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Lysebotn	Norway	Record daily precipitation	79.9 mm (3.1 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Suldalsvatn	Norway	Record daily precipitation	66.0 mm (2.6 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Ponce 4 E	Puerto Rico [United States]	Record daily precipitation	124.0 mm (4.9 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Feodosiia	Ukraine	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Westcliffe	United States	Record daily precipitation	25.7 mm (1.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Praha-Klementinum	Czech Republic	Record high minimum temperature	11.0 C (51.8 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Armagh	United Kingdom	Record high minimum temperature	12.9 C (55.2 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Jena Sternwarte	Germany	Record high minimum temperature	12.4 C (54.3 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Oxford	United Kingdom	Record high minimum temperature	11.7 C (53.1 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Hillsboro	United States	Record daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Walsh River Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	41.4 mm (1.6 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Healy	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Espanola	United States	Record daily precipitation	33.5 mm (1.3 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Minneapolis	United States	Record daily snowfall	6.4 cm (2.5 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Plain Dealing	United States	Record daily precipitation	125.7 mm (4.9 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Two Buttes	United States	Record daily snowfall	8.9 cm (3.5 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Garden City	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Plainfield	United States	Record high minimum temperature	15.6 C (60.1 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Mount Surprise Township	Australia	Record daily precipitation	31.5 mm (1.2 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Coimbra	Portugal	Record high maximum temperature	25.2 C (77.4 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Augusta	United States	Record daily precipitation	31.2 mm (1.2 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Ft Stanton	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-23.9 C (-11.0 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Santa Fe	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-13.9 C (7.0 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Taos	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Maytown	Australia	Record daily precipitation	54.1 mm (2.1 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
St George Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	61.0 mm (2.4 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Roldal	Norway	Record daily precipitation	46.8 mm (1.8 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Bridgeport	United States	Record high minimum temperature	15.6 C (60.1 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Santa Fe	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-2.8 C (27.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Port Jervis	United States	Record high minimum temperature	18.9 C (66.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Centennial 1NE	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-21.1 C (-6.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Ocala	United States	Record high maximum temperature	34.4 C (93.9 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Franklin	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Harrisburg River Gage	United States	Record daily precipitation	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Kremsmuenster	Austria	Record high minimum temperature	11.4 C (52.5 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Ft Dodge 5NNW	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Williamstown	United States	Record high minimum temperature	14.4 C (57.9 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Ft Stanton	United States	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Brome	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	25.0 C (77.0 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Snowflake	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-18.9 C (-2.0 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Lawrence	United States	Record high minimum temperature	13.3 C (55.9 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Hanover	United States	Record high minimum temperature	12.8 C (55.0 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Los Lunas	United States	Record low maximum temperature	3.3 C (37.9 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Carmel	United States	Record high minimum temperature	14.4 C (57.9 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Highlands	United States	Record high minimum temperature	14.4 C (57.9 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Lancaster 2 NE Pump St	United States	Record high minimum temperature	16.7 C (62.1 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Quantico 1 S	United States	Record high minimum temperature	18.3 C (64.9 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Wyndham Port	Australia	Record daily precipitation	26.2 mm (1.0 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Dynevor Downs	Australia	Record daily precipitation	35.1 mm (1.4 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Wien	Austria	Record high minimum temperature	11.0 C (51.8 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Fredericton Unb	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	19.4 C (66.9 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Augsburg (Sankt Stephan)	Germany	Record high minimum temperature	11.2 C (52.2 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Durham	United Kingdom	Record high maximum temperature	15.0 C (59.0 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Alta	United States	Record daily snowfall	6.4 cm (2.5 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Cumberland	United States	Record high minimum temperature	13.3 C (55.9 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Worcester	United States	Record high minimum temperature	14.4 C (57.9 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Belvidere	United States	Record high minimum temperature	15.0 C (59.0 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Paterson	United States	Record high minimum temperature	15.6 C (60.1 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Ft Stanton	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-2.2 C (28.0 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
World Trade Ctr	United States	Record high maximum temperature	20.6 C (69.1 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

1,098 records

Records set or tied on 6 November 1938 by type: Highest daily maximum 336, Lowest daily maximum 196, Highest daily minimum 297, Lowest daily minimum 60, Heaviest daily rainfall 142, Heaviest daily snowfall 58, Deepest snow cover 9.

Records on 6 November 1938 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	336
Lowest daily maximum	196
Highest daily minimum	297
Lowest daily minimum	60
Heaviest daily rainfall	142
Heaviest daily snowfall	58
Deepest snow cover	9

Records on 6 November 1938 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 82, daily 1,016.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

905 broken records

Margins by which the 905 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 160.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

6 November 1938

Top 20 records on 6 November 1938 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
6 November 1938	Lysebotn, NO	daily rain	79.9 mm (3.1 in)	49.4 mm (1.9 in)	42 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
6 November 1938	Suldalsvatn, NO	daily rain	66.0 mm (2.6 in)	43.6 mm (1.7 in)	28 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
6 November 1938	Ponce 4 E, PR	daily rain	124.0 mm (4.9 in)	99.9 mm (3.9 in)	7 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
6 November 1938	Feodosiia, UA	daily rain	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	20.1 mm (0.8 in)	23 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
6 November 1938	Westcliffe, US	daily rain	25.7 mm (1.0 in)	22.7 mm (0.9 in)	23 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
6 November 1938	Praha-Klementinum, CZ	daily high min	11.0 C (51.8 F)	1.9 C (3.4 F)	97 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
6 November 1938	Armagh, GB	daily high min	12.9 C (55.2 F)	2.2 C (4.0 F)	91 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
6 November 1938	Jena Sternwarte, DE	daily high min	12.4 C (54.3 F)	0.6 C (1.1 F)	103 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
6 November 1938	Oxford, GB	daily high min	11.7 C (53.1 F)	0.4 C (0.7 F)	107 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
6 November 1938	Hillsboro, US	daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	41 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
6 November 1938	Walsh River Post Office, AU	daily rain	41.4 mm (1.6 in)	35.3 mm (1.4 in)	35 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
6 November 1938	Healy, US	daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	36 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
6 November 1938	Espanola, US	monthly rain	33.5 mm (1.3 in)	10.6 mm (0.4 in)	32 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
6 November 1938	Minneapolis, US	daily snowfall	6.4 cm (2.5 in)	6.4 cm (2.5 in)	44 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
6 November 1938	Plain Dealing, US	monthly rain	125.7 mm (4.9 in)	20.8 mm (0.8 in)	39 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
6 November 1938	Two Buttes, US	daily snowfall	8.9 cm (3.5 in)	8.9 cm (3.5 in)	36 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
6 November 1938	Garden City, US	daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	44 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
6 November 1938	Plainfield, US	daily high min	15.6 C (60.1 F)	7.8 C (14.0 F)	40 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
6 November 1938	Mount Surprise Township, AU	daily rain	31.5 mm (1.2 in)	26.4 mm (1.0 in)	21 years	32 of 100 (Routine)
6 November 1938	Coimbra, PT	daily high max	25.2 C (77.4 F)	5.1 C (9.2 F)	35 years	32 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

1793 to 1938

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1793 to 1938. 1938 had 1,098 records.

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

Records on 11-06 in each year
Year	Records
1793	1
1795	1
1804	1
1805	1
1812	1
1819	1
1828	2
1834	1
1835	2
1840	1
1842	3
1845	1
1849	1
1851	2
1856	2
1858	1
1860	1
1863	1
1864	2
1868	1
1870	1
1874	2
1875	1
1877	1
1878	2
1879	1
1885	3
1886	1
1888	3
1890	2
1891	2
1893	2
1894	1
1895	7
1896	3
1898	3
1899	12
1900	2
1901	4
1902	6
1903	4
1904	6
1905	15
1906	13
1907	13
1908	21
1909	7
1910	52
1911	27
1912	53
1913	20
1914	36
1915	20
1916	127
1917	30
1918	40
1919	60
1920	53
1921	98
1922	84
1923	119
1924	737
1925	139
1926	123
1927	405
1928	86
1929	89
1930	439
1931	284
1932	307
1933	661
1934	626
1935	527
1936	356
1937	124
1938	1,098
1939	390
1940	201
1941	512
1942	373
1943	238
1944	459
1945	498
1946	682
1947	405
1948	1,219
1949	517
1950	314
1951	1,832
1952	193
1953	1,218
1954	442
1955	311
1956	431
1957	359
1958	227
1959	1,800
1960	388
1961	480
1962	343
1963	493
1964	259
1965	272
1966	548
1967	889
1968	463
1969	756
1970	407
1971	789
1972	387
1973	1,110
1974	355
1975	1,381
1976	653
1977	966
1978	762
1979	581
1980	1,353
1981	673
1982	698
1983	650
1984	536
1985	664
1986	810
1987	806
1988	1,010
1989	1,048
1990	1,240
1991	2,360
1992	1,450
1993	965
1994	1,368
1995	1,464
1996	1,720
1997	849
1998	752
1999	1,367
2000	1,575
2001	879
2002	1,220
2003	2,143
2004	828
2005	1,176
2006	1,397
2007	591
2008	1,266
2009	916
2010	1,349
2011	1,046
2012	894
2013	871
2014	453
2015	1,664
2016	838
2017	1,069
2018	633
2019	561
2020	1,351
2021	456
2022	907
2023	719
2024	1,239
2025	502

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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	846
20 to 40	43
40 to 60	7
60 to 80	4
80 to 100	2
100 to 120	2
120 to 140	0
140 to 160	1