Weather Records on 7 November 1938

1,381 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 7 November 1938. Highest significance: Enngonia (Belalie), AU.

Key Facts for 7 November 1938

On 7 November 1938, 1,381 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
738 were record highs and 379 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 179 monthly and 1,202 daily.
Enngonia (Belalie) set a daily record precipitation of 46.2 mm (1.8 in) on 7 November 1938.
Across 157 earlier years (1794 to 2025) the same calendar date averaged 502 records.

Record Map

1,381 stations

1,381 station records on 7 November 1938 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 7 November 1938: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Enngonia (Belalie)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	46.2 mm (1.8 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Kilkivan Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	64.3 mm (2.5 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Mount Surprise Township	Australia	Record daily precipitation	46.0 mm (1.8 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Dardanelle	United States	Record daily precipitation	82.0 mm (3.2 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Eidsvold Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	68.6 mm (2.7 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Hot Springs 1 NNE	United States	Record daily precipitation	105.4 mm (4.1 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Ponce 4 E	Puerto Rico [United States]	Record daily precipitation	122.2 mm (4.8 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Amity	United States	Record daily precipitation	85.6 mm (3.4 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Subiaco	United States	Record daily precipitation	63.0 mm (2.5 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Torrens Creek Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	80.0 mm (3.1 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Westcliffe	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-29.4 C (-20.9 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Putbus	Germany	Record high minimum temperature	11.0 C (51.8 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Bella Coola	Canada	Record daily precipitation	62.5 mm (2.5 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
La Crosse Wb City	United States	Record snow depth	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Kingston Queens U	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	18.9 C (66.0 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Holenarsipur	India	Record daily precipitation	76.2 mm (3.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Ny City Cntrl Park	United States	Record high maximum temperature	25.6 C (78.1 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Camden 1	United States	Record daily precipitation	80.5 mm (3.2 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Cloudcroft	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-18.3 C (-0.9 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Childers Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	59.4 mm (2.3 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Prescott 2 NNW	United States	Record daily precipitation	75.9 mm (3.0 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
World Trade Ctr	United States	Record high maximum temperature	23.9 C (75.0 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Mangalore	India	Record daily precipitation	47.5 mm (1.9 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Le Claire	United States	Record daily precipitation	30.2 mm (1.2 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Paris	United States	Record daily precipitation	82.0 mm (3.2 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Oskaloosa	United States	Record daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Longview	United States	Record daily precipitation	129.5 mm (5.1 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Beloit	United States	Record daily precipitation	43.9 mm (1.7 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Hancock Exp Farm	United States	Record daily snowfall	11.4 cm (4.5 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Nordby (Fano)	Denmark	Record high minimum temperature	11.4 C (52.5 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Greifswald	Germany	Record high minimum temperature	11.5 C (52.7 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Fulton	United States	Record daily precipitation	66.0 mm (2.6 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Independence	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Springer	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-18.3 C (-0.9 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Gayndah Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	37.6 mm (1.5 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Theebine	Australia	Record daily precipitation	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Samnanger	Norway	Record daily precipitation	87.0 mm (3.4 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Lysebotn	Norway	Record daily precipitation	55.0 mm (2.2 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Bogoroditskoye-Fenino	Russia	Record daily precipitation	25.0 mm (1.0 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Vastervik	Sweden	Record high maximum temperature	14.4 C (57.9 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Clinton 2	United States	Record daily precipitation	35.1 mm (1.4 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Chestnut Hill	United States	Record high maximum temperature	25.0 C (77.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Macon	United States	Record daily precipitation	35.8 mm (1.4 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Taos	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-20.6 C (-5.1 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Emporium 1 E	United States	Record high maximum temperature	25.0 C (77.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Lake Mills Wwtp	United States	Record daily precipitation	48.0 mm (1.9 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Biggenden Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Saentis	Switzerland	Record high maximum temperature	8.4 C (47.1 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Saguache	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-5.0 C (23.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Warsaw	United States	Record daily precipitation	40.1 mm (1.6 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Muscatine 2	United States	Record daily precipitation	32.8 mm (1.3 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Toledo 3N	United States	Record daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Gorin	United States	Record daily precipitation	44.5 mm (1.8 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Cowles	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-23.3 C (-9.9 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Espanola	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-23.9 C (-11.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Ft Stanton	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-20.0 C (-4.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Burrwood Wb	United States	Record daily precipitation	53.6 mm (2.1 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Newark Liberty Intl AP	United States	Record high maximum temperature	25.6 C (78.1 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Grand Junction Walker Fld	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-8.9 C (16.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
El Paso	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-4.4 C (24.1 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

1,381 records

Records set or tied on 7 November 1938 by type: Highest daily maximum 369, Lowest daily maximum 185, Highest daily minimum 369, Lowest daily minimum 194, Heaviest daily rainfall 210, Heaviest daily snowfall 39, Deepest snow cover 15.

Records on 7 November 1938 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	369
Lowest daily maximum	185
Highest daily minimum	369
Lowest daily minimum	194
Heaviest daily rainfall	210
Heaviest daily snowfall	39
Deepest snow cover	15

Records on 7 November 1938 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 179, daily 1,202.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

1,170 broken records

Margins by which the 1,170 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 254.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

7 November 1938

Top 20 records on 7 November 1938 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
7 November 1938	Enngonia (Belalie), AU	daily rain	46.2 mm (1.8 in)	43.7 mm (1.7 in)	38 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
7 November 1938	Kilkivan Post Office, AU	daily rain	64.3 mm (2.5 in)	52.1 mm (2.1 in)	13 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
7 November 1938	Mount Surprise Township, AU	daily rain	46.0 mm (1.8 in)	41.7 mm (1.6 in)	31 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
7 November 1938	Dardanelle, US	monthly rain	82.0 mm (3.2 in)	22.3 mm (0.9 in)	48 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
7 November 1938	Eidsvold Post Office, AU	daily rain	68.6 mm (2.7 in)	56.9 mm (2.2 in)	5 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
7 November 1938	Hot Springs 1 NNE, US	daily rain	105.4 mm (4.1 in)	52.1 mm (2.1 in)	48 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
7 November 1938	Ponce 4 E, PR	daily rain	122.2 mm (4.8 in)	84.9 mm (3.3 in)	1 year	44 of 100 (Notable)
7 November 1938	Amity, US	daily rain	85.6 mm (3.4 in)	64.0 mm (2.5 in)	12 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
7 November 1938	Subiaco, US	daily rain	63.0 mm (2.5 in)	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	12 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
7 November 1938	Torrens Creek Post Office, AU	monthly rain	80.0 mm (3.1 in)	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	20 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
7 November 1938	Westcliffe, US	daily low min	-29.4 C (-20.9 F)	14.4 C (25.9 F)	41 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
7 November 1938	Putbus, DE	monthly high min	11.0 C (51.8 F)	0.6 C (1.1 F)	65 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
7 November 1938	Bella Coola, CA	daily rain	62.5 mm (2.5 in)	39.6 mm (1.6 in)	24 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
7 November 1938	La Crosse Wb City, US	daily snow depth	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	10.1 cm (4.0 in)	41 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
7 November 1938	Kingston Queens U, CA	monthly high max	18.9 C (66.0 F)	0.6 C (1.1 F)	64 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
7 November 1938	Holenarsipur, IN	daily rain	76.2 mm (3.0 in)	41.1 mm (1.6 in)	20 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
7 November 1938	Ny City Cntrl Park, US	monthly high max	25.6 C (78.1 F)	1.2 C (2.2 F)	58 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
7 November 1938	Camden 1, US	daily rain	80.5 mm (3.2 in)	33.5 mm (1.3 in)	49 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
7 November 1938	Cloudcroft, US	daily low min	-18.3 C (-0.9 F)	10.5 C (18.9 F)	25 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
7 November 1938	Childers Post Office, AU	daily rain	59.4 mm (2.3 in)	29.9 mm (1.2 in)	28 years	34 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

1794 to 1938

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1794 to 1938. 1938 had 1,381 records.

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

Records on 11-07 in each year
Year	Records
1794	1
1796	1
1805	1
1811	2
1828	1
1834	1
1835	1
1842	1
1845	2
1847	1
1851	1
1852	2
1856	2
1858	2
1859	3
1864	3
1868	2
1871	1
1873	1
1876	1
1878	1
1885	4
1887	3
1888	2
1889	3
1890	5
1891	3
1893	4
1894	1
1895	9
1896	2
1899	14
1900	3
1901	2
1902	9
1903	16
1904	4
1905	4
1906	14
1907	12
1908	18
1909	11
1910	44
1911	19
1912	68
1913	25
1914	35
1915	26
1916	94
1917	34
1918	41
1919	59
1920	18
1921	112
1922	72
1923	90
1924	858
1925	438
1926	79
1927	398
1928	104
1929	104
1930	476
1931	500
1932	320
1933	449
1934	714
1935	302
1936	649
1937	209
1938	1,381
1939	214
1940	198
1941	344
1942	467
1943	550
1944	612
1945	846
1946	471
1947	313
1948	516
1949	554
1950	212
1951	1,356
1952	249
1953	1,170
1954	297
1955	487
1956	295
1957	314
1958	206
1959	1,315
1960	374
1961	347
1962	337
1963	694
1964	277
1965	241
1966	657
1967	780
1968	534
1969	624
1970	483
1971	1,487
1972	565
1973	912
1974	511
1975	1,233
1976	493
1977	1,030
1978	622
1979	513
1980	1,522
1981	616
1982	482
1983	835
1984	460
1985	489
1986	1,198
1987	760
1988	746
1989	980
1990	1,501
1991	3,082
1992	1,084
1993	1,211
1994	910
1995	1,165
1996	2,102
1997	1,053
1998	921
1999	1,535
2000	2,129
2001	1,024
2002	711
2003	1,424
2004	766
2005	1,443
2006	1,556
2007	557
2008	875
2009	798
2010	1,271
2011	1,039
2012	852
2013	809
2014	368
2015	1,676
2016	1,048
2017	848
2018	514
2019	594
2020	1,508
2021	490
2022	1,293
2023	684
2024	1,293
2025	319

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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 50	1,146
50 to 100	16
100 to 150	6
150 to 200	1
200 to 250	0
250 to 300	1