Weather Records on 10 November 1938

250 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 10 November 1938. Highest significance: Dayville, US.

Key Facts for 10 November 1938

On 10 November 1938, 250 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
63 were record highs and 86 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 1 were all-time records, 8 monthly and 241 daily.
Dayville set a monthly record daily precipitation of 38.1 mm (1.5 in) on 10 November 1938.
Across 152 earlier years (1835 to 2025) the same calendar date averaged 527 records.

Record Map

250 stations

250 station records on 10 November 1938 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 10 November 1938: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Dayville	United States	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Calcutta/Barracks	India	Record daily precipitation	97.8 mm (3.9 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Hooghly	India	Record daily precipitation	49.8 mm (2.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Pincher Creek Town	Canada	Record daily snowfall	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Midnapore	India	Record daily precipitation	155.2 mm (6.1 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Pincher Creek Town	Canada	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Fortine 1 N	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Armagh	United Kingdom	Record high minimum temperature	11.2 C (52.2 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Amta	India	Record daily precipitation	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Lethbridge Cda	Canada	Record daily snowfall	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Wyndham Port	Australia	Record daily precipitation	57.2 mm (2.3 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Amlagora	India	Record daily precipitation	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Krishnanagar	India	Record daily precipitation	42.9 mm (1.7 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Goldbutte 7 N	United States	Record daily snowfall	8.1 cm (3.2 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Lethbridge Cda	Canada	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Nyngan Airport	Australia	Record daily precipitation	38.9 mm (1.5 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Hillsdown	Canada	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Oxford	United Kingdom	Record high maximum temperature	17.2 C (63.0 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Atyrau	Kazakhstan	Record high minimum temperature	9.7 C (49.5 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Wyndham Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	26.9 mm (1.1 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Bulgandramine	Australia	Record daily precipitation	26.4 mm (1.0 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Chinook	United States	Record daily precipitation	8.4 mm (0.33 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Pilliga (Nirvana)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	13.7 mm (0.5 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Goldbutte 7 N	United States	Record daily precipitation	8.6 mm (0.34 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Cunnamulla Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	11.4 mm (0.4 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Wanganella General Store	Australia	Record daily precipitation	0.5 mm (0.02 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Willamurra	Australia	Record daily precipitation	13.2 mm (0.5 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Hillsdown	Canada	Record daily precipitation	12.7 mm (0.5 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Warmun	Australia	Record daily precipitation	19.6 mm (0.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Orenburg	Russia	Record daily precipitation	11.8 mm (0.5 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Dunedin	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	10.7 mm (0.4 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Belaringar Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	19.6 mm (0.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Lacombe Cda	Canada	Record daily precipitation	7.6 mm (0.30 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Bongaon	India	Record daily precipitation	14.7 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Cradock	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	24.1 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Jagersfontein	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	22.9 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Goodooga (Brenda)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	3.6 mm (0.14 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Arhangelsk	Russia	Record daily precipitation	8.6 mm (0.34 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Eustis 2 S	United States	Record daily precipitation	23.4 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Pullman Exp STN	United States	Record daily precipitation	12.7 mm (0.5 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Warroo (Geeron)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	11.2 mm (0.4 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Penticton	Canada	Record daily snowfall	3.0 cm (1.2 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Itahar	India	Record daily precipitation	6.9 mm (0.27 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Susanville 2SW	United States	Record low maximum temperature	2.8 C (37.0 F)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Haina 214	United States	Record high minimum temperature	21.7 C (71.1 F)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Miandetta (Tyrone)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	4.3 mm (0.17 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Moonan Flat (High St)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	12.2 mm (0.5 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Sonnblick	Austria	Record high maximum temperature	3.1 C (37.6 F)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Sonnblick	Austria	Record high minimum temperature	-0.9 C (30.4 F)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Pieter Meintjies (Sar)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	3.8 mm (0.15 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Cedar Rapids #1	United States	Record snow depth	2.5 cm (1.0 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Abbeville	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-0.6 C (30.9 F)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Kualapuu 534	United States	Record high minimum temperature	22.2 C (72.0 F)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Cranbrook	Canada	Record daily precipitation	20.3 mm (0.8 in)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Lacombe Cda	Canada	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Dublin Phoenix Park	Ireland	Record high minimum temperature	11.7 C (53.1 F)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Vishnupur	India	Record daily precipitation	8.6 mm (0.34 in)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Uralsk	Kazakhstan	Record daily precipitation	5.0 mm (0.20 in)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Malvern	United Kingdom	Record high maximum temperature	15.6 C (60.1 F)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Canyon Ferry	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	18 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

250 records

Records set or tied on 10 November 1938 by type: Highest daily maximum 24, Lowest daily maximum 27, Highest daily minimum 39, Lowest daily minimum 59, Heaviest daily rainfall 83, Heaviest daily snowfall 15, Deepest snow cover 3.

Records on 10 November 1938 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	24
Lowest daily maximum	27
Highest daily minimum	39
Lowest daily minimum	59
Heaviest daily rainfall	83
Heaviest daily snowfall	15
Deepest snow cover	3

Records on 10 November 1938 by timescale: all-time 1, monthly 8, daily 241.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

186 broken records

Margins by which the 186 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 259.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

10 November 1938

Top 20 records on 10 November 1938 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
10 November 1938	Dayville, US	monthly rain	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	9.7 mm (0.38 in)	34 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
10 November 1938	Calcutta/Barracks, IN	daily rain	97.8 mm (3.9 in)	96.3 mm (3.8 in)	13 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
10 November 1938	Hooghly, IN	daily rain	49.8 mm (2.0 in)	49.8 mm (2.0 in)	36 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
10 November 1938	Pincher Creek Town, CA	daily snowfall	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	25.9 cm (10.2 in)	35 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
10 November 1938	Midnapore, IN	monthly rain	155.2 mm (6.1 in)	47.8 mm (1.9 in)	21 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
10 November 1938	Pincher Creek Town, CA	daily rain	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	20.6 mm (0.8 in)	44 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
10 November 1938	Fortine 1 N, US	daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	23 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
10 November 1938	Armagh, GB	daily high min	11.2 C (52.2 F)	0.5 C (0.9 F)	88 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
10 November 1938	Amta, IN	daily rain	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	36 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
10 November 1938	Lethbridge Cda, CA	all-time snowfall	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	4.1 cm (1.6 in)	0 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
10 November 1938	Wyndham Port, AU	daily rain	57.2 mm (2.3 in)	32.3 mm (1.3 in)	7 years	32 of 100 (Routine)
10 November 1938	Amlagora, IN	daily rain	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	36 years	29 of 100 (Routine)
10 November 1938	Krishnanagar, IN	daily rain	42.9 mm (1.7 in)	39.1 mm (1.5 in)	21 years	29 of 100 (Routine)
10 November 1938	Goldbutte 7 N, US	daily snowfall	8.1 cm (3.2 in)	5.6 cm (2.2 in)	11 years	27 of 100 (Routine)
10 November 1938	Lethbridge Cda, CA	monthly rain	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	5.1 mm (0.20 in)	5 years	26 of 100 (Routine)
10 November 1938	Nyngan Airport, AU	daily rain	38.9 mm (1.5 in)	10.2 mm (0.4 in)	31 years	25 of 100 (Routine)
10 November 1938	Hillsdown, CA	daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	23 years	25 of 100 (Routine)
10 November 1938	Oxford, GB	daily high max	17.2 C (63.0 F)	2.5 C (4.5 F)	24 years	24 of 100 (Routine)
10 November 1938	Atyrau, KZ	daily high min	9.7 C (49.5 F)	3.5 C (6.3 F)	41 years	23 of 100 (Routine)
10 November 1938	Wyndham Post Office, AU	daily rain	26.9 mm (1.1 in)	5.3 mm (0.21 in)	46 years	22 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

1835 to 1938

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1835 to 1938. 1938 had 250 records.

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

Records on 11-10 in each year
Year	Records
1835	1
1847	1
1849	1
1853	1
1858	4
1864	2
1868	1
1870	1
1871	1
1872	1
1874	1
1875	2
1876	1
1877	1
1880	1
1881	1
1886	1
1887	2
1888	1
1889	1
1890	5
1891	5
1892	2
1895	7
1896	1
1897	3
1898	5
1900	1
1901	5
1902	4
1903	8
1904	15
1905	4
1906	7
1907	18
1908	12
1909	20
1910	21
1911	25
1912	20
1913	68
1914	86
1915	38
1916	37
1917	80
1918	25
1919	103
1920	76
1921	114
1922	12
1923	91
1924	129
1925	127
1926	474
1927	299
1928	81
1929	211
1930	203
1931	550
1932	277
1933	611
1934	207
1935	454
1936	390
1937	236
1938	250
1939	422
1940	451
1941	392
1942	344
1943	288
1944	399
1945	895
1946	791
1947	491
1948	570
1949	830
1950	1,313
1951	291
1952	448
1953	437
1954	680
1955	676
1956	797
1957	394
1958	447
1959	230
1960	463
1961	402
1962	558
1963	301
1964	509
1965	358
1966	1,260
1967	397
1968	742
1969	516
1970	604
1971	668
1972	693
1973	957
1974	503
1975	1,348
1976	537
1977	1,088
1978	1,118
1979	1,095
1980	821
1981	1,374
1982	1,364
1983	665
1984	890
1985	1,859
1986	1,542
1987	845
1988	624
1989	1,019
1990	937
1991	1,619
1992	1,000
1993	984
1994	824
1995	1,450
1996	1,164
1997	1,234
1998	1,878
1999	1,610
2000	1,684
2001	948
2002	1,307
2003	637
2004	1,058
2005	1,298
2006	1,153
2007	684
2008	968
2009	851
2010	1,272
2011	904
2012	1,144
2013	338
2014	578
2015	969
2016	1,084
2017	612
2018	1,280
2019	599
2020	2,135
2021	469
2022	1,523
2023	574
2024	491
2025	934

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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	177
50 to 100	6
100 to 150	2
150 to 200	0
200 to 250	0
250 to 300	1