Weather Records on 14 November 1938

327 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 14 November 1938. Highest significance: Ipswich, AU.

Key Facts for 14 November 1938

On 14 November 1938, 327 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
203 were record highs and 41 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 25 monthly and 302 daily.
Ipswich set a daily record precipitation of 57.2 mm (2.3 in) on 14 November 1938.
Across 163 earlier years (1801 to 2025) the same calendar date averaged 459 records.

Record Map

327 stations

327 station records on 14 November 1938 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 14 November 1938: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Ipswich	Australia	Record daily precipitation	57.2 mm (2.3 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Nqamakwe (Tnk)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	54.1 mm (2.1 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Heidelberg Cape (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	41.9 mm (1.6 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Butterworth (Tnk)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	53.1 mm (2.1 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Esk Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	64.3 mm (2.5 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Alexandria (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	64.3 mm (2.5 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Howell	Australia	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Orillia	Canada	Record daily snowfall	18.5 cm (7.3 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Aberdeen (Tnk)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Bjuraker	Sweden	Record high minimum temperature	10.0 C (50.0 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
University of Queensland Gatto	Australia	Record daily precipitation	48.8 mm (1.9 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Boonara	Australia	Record daily precipitation	30.2 mm (1.2 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Uccle	Belgium	Record high minimum temperature	12.4 C (54.3 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Putbus	Germany	Record high maximum temperature	12.9 C (55.2 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Gavle	Sweden	Record high minimum temperature	10.4 C (50.7 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Uppsala_Aut	Sweden	Record high minimum temperature	9.2 C (48.6 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Cet Central England	United Kingdom	Record high minimum temperature	12.1 C (53.8 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Augsburg (Sankt Stephan)	Germany	Record high maximum temperature	15.0 C (59.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Leipzig-Holzhausen	Germany	Record high maximum temperature	16.4 C (61.5 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Miriam Vale	Australia	Record daily precipitation	43.7 mm (1.7 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Oestersund-Froesoen	Sweden	Record high minimum temperature	7.0 C (44.6 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Orebro	Sweden	Record high minimum temperature	10.4 C (50.7 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Burrundie Railway Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	42.2 mm (1.7 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Nanango Wills St	Australia	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Emu Creek	Australia	Record daily precipitation	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Putbus	Germany	Record high minimum temperature	8.4 C (47.1 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Karlstad	Sweden	Record high minimum temperature	9.8 C (49.6 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Oxford	United Kingdom	Record high minimum temperature	12.8 C (55.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Fir Glen	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	46.5 mm (1.8 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Falun	Sweden	Record high minimum temperature	10.6 C (51.1 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Oestersund-Froesoen	Sweden	Record high maximum temperature	12.2 C (54.0 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Sheffield	United Kingdom	Record high minimum temperature	11.7 C (53.1 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Roosevelt 1 S	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-2.2 C (28.0 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Chemnitz	Germany	Record high maximum temperature	17.2 C (63.0 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Rawsonville (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	26.9 mm (1.1 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Ulricehamn	Sweden	Record high minimum temperature	8.7 C (47.7 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Skara 1	Sweden	Record high minimum temperature	10.4 C (50.7 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Naalehu 14	United States	Record daily precipitation	78.7 mm (3.1 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Aachen	Germany	Record high minimum temperature	14.0 C (57.2 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Arnsberg	Germany	Record high minimum temperature	10.8 C (51.4 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Gin Gin Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	58.4 mm (2.3 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Haparanda	Sweden	Record high maximum temperature	7.0 C (44.6 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Falun	Sweden	Record high maximum temperature	12.4 C (54.3 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Gowrie Junction	Australia	Record daily precipitation	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Jimbour State School	Australia	Record daily precipitation	34.5 mm (1.4 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Sydney	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	5.6 C (42.1 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Nordby (Fano)	Denmark	Record high maximum temperature	13.5 C (56.3 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Skara 1	Sweden	Record high maximum temperature	12.3 C (54.1 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Donors Hill Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Sydney (Observatory Hill)	Australia	Record high minimum temperature	18.8 C (65.8 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Halmstad	Sweden	Record high minimum temperature	9.8 C (49.6 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Vastervik	Sweden	Record high minimum temperature	9.3 C (48.7 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Orebro	Sweden	Record high maximum temperature	13.0 C (55.4 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Malvern	United Kingdom	Record high minimum temperature	11.7 C (53.1 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Darwin Post Office	Australia	Record low minimum temperature	21.3 C (70.3 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Husum	Germany	Record high maximum temperature	13.7 C (56.7 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Linkoeping-Malmslaett	Sweden	Record high maximum temperature	13.6 C (56.5 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Vanersborg	Sweden	Record high maximum temperature	12.5 C (54.5 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Gavle	Sweden	Record high maximum temperature	12.2 C (54.0 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Hanford 1 S	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-6.1 C (21.0 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

327 records

Records set or tied on 14 November 1938 by type: Highest daily maximum 91, Lowest daily maximum 6, Highest daily minimum 112, Lowest daily minimum 35, Heaviest daily rainfall 77, Heaviest daily snowfall 5, Deepest snow cover 1.

Records on 14 November 1938 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	91
Lowest daily maximum	6
Highest daily minimum	112
Lowest daily minimum	35
Heaviest daily rainfall	77
Heaviest daily snowfall	5
Deepest snow cover	1

Records on 14 November 1938 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 25, daily 302.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

278 broken records

Margins by which the 278 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 101.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

14 November 1938

Top 20 records on 14 November 1938 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
14 November 1938	Ipswich, AU	daily rain	57.2 mm (2.3 in)	38.9 mm (1.5 in)	48 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
14 November 1938	Nqamakwe (Tnk), ZA	daily rain	54.1 mm (2.1 in)	40.1 mm (1.6 in)	4 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
14 November 1938	Heidelberg Cape (Pol), ZA	daily rain	41.9 mm (1.6 in)	35.0 mm (1.4 in)	40 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
14 November 1938	Butterworth (Tnk), ZA	daily rain	53.1 mm (2.1 in)	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	36 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
14 November 1938	Esk Post Office, AU	daily rain	64.3 mm (2.5 in)	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	31 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
14 November 1938	Alexandria (Pol), ZA	daily rain	64.3 mm (2.5 in)	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	52 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
14 November 1938	Howell, AU	daily rain	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	30.2 mm (1.2 in)	33 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
14 November 1938	Orillia, CA	daily snowfall	18.5 cm (7.3 in)	10.1 cm (4.0 in)	37 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
14 November 1938	Aberdeen (Tnk), ZA	daily rain	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	19.0 mm (0.7 in)	46 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
14 November 1938	Bjuraker, SE	monthly high min	10.0 C (50.0 F)	3.0 C (5.4 F)	54 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
14 November 1938	University of Queensland Gatto, AU	daily rain	48.8 mm (1.9 in)	38.6 mm (1.5 in)	4 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
14 November 1938	Boonara, AU	daily rain	30.2 mm (1.2 in)	18.8 mm (0.7 in)	42 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
14 November 1938	Uccle, BE	daily high min	12.4 C (54.3 F)	2.5 C (4.5 F)	57 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
14 November 1938	Putbus, DE	daily high max	12.9 C (55.2 F)	2.4 C (4.3 F)	57 years	32 of 100 (Routine)
14 November 1938	Gavle, SE	monthly high min	10.4 C (50.7 F)	3.4 C (6.1 F)	39 years	32 of 100 (Routine)
14 November 1938	Uppsala_Aut, SE	monthly high min	9.2 C (48.6 F)	0.2 C (0.4 F)	40 years	31 of 100 (Routine)
14 November 1938	Cet Central England, GB	daily high min	12.1 C (53.8 F)	3.3 C (5.9 F)	56 years	31 of 100 (Routine)
14 November 1938	Augsburg (Sankt Stephan), DE	daily high max	15.0 C (59.0 F)	3.1 C (5.6 F)	57 years	30 of 100 (Routine)
14 November 1938	Leipzig-Holzhausen, DE	daily high max	16.4 C (61.5 F)	2.2 C (4.0 F)	62 years	30 of 100 (Routine)
14 November 1938	Miriam Vale, AU	daily rain	43.7 mm (1.7 in)	27.4 mm (1.1 in)	16 years	29 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

1801 to 1938

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1801 to 1938. 1938 had 327 records.

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

Records on 11-14 in each year
Year	Records
1801	2
1820	1
1823	2
1825	1
1835	3
1839	1
1842	1
1847	2
1850	1
1852	1
1854	1
1859	2
1861	1
1862	1
1866	2
1867	1
1869	1
1873	4
1874	2
1875	3
1876	3
1879	3
1880	3
1881	2
1882	1
1883	3
1886	1
1888	2
1889	1
1890	2
1891	4
1892	2
1893	1
1894	3
1895	3
1896	2
1897	5
1899	6
1900	3
1901	12
1902	14
1903	5
1904	17
1905	37
1906	27
1907	5
1908	20
1909	39
1910	7
1911	18
1912	19
1913	32
1914	48
1915	45
1916	86
1917	222
1918	25
1919	122
1920	70
1921	70
1922	37
1923	125
1924	114
1925	147
1926	290
1927	189
1928	296
1929	430
1930	437
1931	490
1932	370
1933	390
1934	229
1935	105
1936	348
1937	306
1938	327
1939	343
1940	1,448
1941	429
1942	310
1943	255
1944	467
1945	325
1946	289
1947	371
1948	171
1949	438
1950	551
1951	817
1952	327
1953	849
1954	201
1955	1,660
1956	556
1957	668
1958	862
1959	1,147
1960	315
1961	614
1962	314
1963	521
1964	872
1965	497
1966	415
1967	555
1968	615
1969	824
1970	526
1971	694
1972	1,159
1973	656
1974	485
1975	734
1976	1,079
1977	589
1978	799
1979	551
1980	497
1981	611
1982	644
1983	918
1984	488
1985	1,510
1986	2,074
1987	548
1988	791
1989	1,028
1990	1,203
1991	771
1992	770
1993	2,410
1994	1,318
1995	1,250
1996	879
1997	1,954
1998	877
1999	1,484
2000	1,448
2001	1,251
2002	516
2003	556
2004	1,008
2005	971
2006	1,012
2007	484
2008	720
2009	960
2010	1,606
2011	701
2012	346
2013	525
2014	1,706
2015	675
2016	699
2017	348
2018	906
2019	1,265
2020	592
2021	678
2022	878
2023	545
2024	454
2025	1,288

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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	262
20 to 40	13
40 to 60	2
60 to 80	0
80 to 100	0
100 to 120	1