Weather Records on 19 November 1938

283 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 19 November 1938. Highest significance: Sfax El-Maou, TN.

Key Facts for 19 November 1938

On 19 November 1938, 283 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
109 were record highs and 13 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 18 monthly and 265 daily.
Sfax El-Maou set a monthly record daily precipitation of 93.0 mm (3.7 in) on 19 November 1938.
Across 161 earlier years (1793 to 2025) the same calendar date averaged 443 records.

Record Map

283 stations

283 station records on 19 November 1938 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 19 November 1938: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Sfax El-Maou	Tunisia	Record daily precipitation	93.0 mm (3.7 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
St Georges	Canada	Record daily precipitation	47.2 mm (1.9 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Charlotte Wb City	United States	Record daily precipitation	51.8 mm (2.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Pearl River	United States	Record daily precipitation	115.6 mm (4.6 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Carthage	United States	Record daily precipitation	74.7 mm (2.9 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Wolfville	Canada	Record daily precipitation	46.7 mm (1.8 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Port Gibson 1 NE	United States	Record daily precipitation	87.9 mm (3.5 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Sewanee	United States	Record daily precipitation	84.1 mm (3.3 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Digby	Canada	Record daily precipitation	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
St Georges	Canada	Record daily snowfall	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Lewisburg Exp STN	United States	Record daily precipitation	92.7 mm (3.6 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Vicksburg	United States	Record daily precipitation	53.3 mm (2.1 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Newberry	United States	Record daily precipitation	49.5 mm (1.9 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Florence	United States	Record daily precipitation	61.5 mm (2.4 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Hyannis	United States	Record daily precipitation	53.3 mm (2.1 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Settle	United States	Record daily precipitation	72.4 mm (2.9 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Dadeville	United States	Record daily precipitation	47.2 mm (1.9 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Princess Anne	United States	Record daily precipitation	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Yates Hydro Plt	United States	Record daily precipitation	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Banner Elk	United States	Record daily precipitation	55.9 mm (2.2 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Saint Bernard	United States	Record daily precipitation	75.7 mm (3.0 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Celina	United States	Record daily precipitation	71.1 mm (2.8 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Asheville	United States	Record daily precipitation	34.8 mm (1.4 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Bowling Green Warren Co AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	35.1 mm (1.4 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Mingela Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	42.2 mm (1.7 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Lethbridge Cda	Canada	Record daily snowfall	16.3 cm (6.4 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Melville	United States	Record daily precipitation	53.3 mm (2.1 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Danville 2 SE	United States	Record daily precipitation	42.2 mm (1.7 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Medicine Hat A	Canada	Record daily snowfall	10.4 cm (4.1 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Greensburg	United States	Record daily precipitation	55.6 mm (2.2 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Winnsboro	United States	Record high minimum temperature	19.4 C (66.9 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Liberty	United States	Record daily precipitation	73.7 mm (2.9 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Olga 2 SE	United States	Record daily precipitation	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Jacksonville Wb City	United States	Record high maximum temperature	28.9 C (84.0 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Eubank	United States	Record daily precipitation	59.7 mm (2.4 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Columbus 4 ESE	United States	Record daily precipitation	56.9 mm (2.2 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Southern Pines 2 W	United States	Record high minimum temperature	18.9 C (66.0 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Brownsville	United States	Record daily precipitation	34.5 mm (1.4 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Dandridge	United States	Record daily precipitation	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Buckhannon	United States	Record daily precipitation	44.2 mm (1.7 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
St John's	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	15.0 C (59.0 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Columbia	United States	Record daily precipitation	51.8 mm (2.0 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Greenville	United States	Record daily precipitation	44.5 mm (1.8 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Leakesville 6 WSW	United States	Record daily precipitation	53.6 mm (2.1 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Heath Springs	United States	Record daily precipitation	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Anacortes	United States	Record daily precipitation	23.6 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Kiruna	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	6.4 mm (0.25 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Lethbridge Cda	Canada	Record daily precipitation	16.3 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Elizabethton	United States	Record daily precipitation	21.6 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Medicine Hat A	Canada	Record daily precipitation	10.4 mm (0.4 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Orono	United States	Record daily precipitation	23.1 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Chinook	United States	Record daily precipitation	7.6 mm (0.30 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Rosewood	Australia	Record daily precipitation	36.1 mm (1.4 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Sydney	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	17.8 C (64.0 F)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Visby_Flygplats	Sweden	Record high minimum temperature	6.0 C (42.8 F)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Skara 1	Sweden	Record high minimum temperature	5.6 C (42.1 F)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Valley Head	United States	Record daily precipitation	51.3 mm (2.0 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Cairo River	United States	Record daily precipitation	40.1 mm (1.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
High Brg Lock 7	United States	Record daily precipitation	46.0 mm (1.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Provincetown 3 NW	United States	Record high minimum temperature	12.8 C (55.0 F)	20 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

283 records

Records set or tied on 19 November 1938 by type: Highest daily maximum 48, Lowest daily maximum 1, Highest daily minimum 61, Lowest daily minimum 12, Heaviest daily rainfall 154, Heaviest daily snowfall 6, Deepest snow cover 1.

Records on 19 November 1938 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	48
Lowest daily maximum	1
Highest daily minimum	61
Lowest daily minimum	12
Heaviest daily rainfall	154
Heaviest daily snowfall	6
Deepest snow cover	1

Records on 19 November 1938 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 18, daily 265.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

231 broken records

Margins by which the 231 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 87.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

19 November 1938

Top 20 records on 19 November 1938 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
19 November 1938	Sfax El-Maou, TN	monthly rain	93.0 mm (3.7 in)	38.0 mm (1.5 in)	38 years	60 of 100 (Major)
19 November 1938	St Georges, CA	monthly rain	47.2 mm (1.9 in)	13.2 mm (0.5 in)	2 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
19 November 1938	Charlotte Wb City, US	daily rain	51.8 mm (2.0 in)	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	5 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
19 November 1938	Pearl River, US	daily rain	115.6 mm (4.6 in)	66.8 mm (2.6 in)	9 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
19 November 1938	Carthage, US	daily rain	74.7 mm (2.9 in)	41.4 mm (1.6 in)	23 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
19 November 1938	Wolfville, CA	daily rain	46.7 mm (1.8 in)	26.6 mm (1.0 in)	19 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
19 November 1938	Port Gibson 1 NE, US	daily rain	87.9 mm (3.5 in)	37.1 mm (1.5 in)	37 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
19 November 1938	Sewanee, US	daily rain	84.1 mm (3.3 in)	38.4 mm (1.5 in)	32 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
19 November 1938	Digby, CA	daily rain	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	17.8 mm (0.7 in)	45 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
19 November 1938	St Georges, CA	monthly snowfall	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	25 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
19 November 1938	Lewisburg Exp STN, US	monthly rain	92.7 mm (3.6 in)	19.8 mm (0.8 in)	23 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
19 November 1938	Vicksburg, US	daily rain	53.3 mm (2.1 in)	32.7 mm (1.3 in)	16 years	32 of 100 (Routine)
19 November 1938	Newberry, US	daily rain	49.5 mm (1.9 in)	30.4 mm (1.2 in)	23 years	32 of 100 (Routine)
19 November 1938	Florence, US	daily rain	61.5 mm (2.4 in)	27.0 mm (1.1 in)	23 years	31 of 100 (Routine)
19 November 1938	Hyannis, US	daily rain	53.3 mm (2.1 in)	22.8 mm (0.9 in)	31 years	31 of 100 (Routine)
19 November 1938	Settle, US	daily rain	72.4 mm (2.9 in)	33.5 mm (1.3 in)	5 years	31 of 100 (Routine)
19 November 1938	Dadeville, US	daily rain	47.2 mm (1.9 in)	29.4 mm (1.2 in)	23 years	30 of 100 (Routine)
19 November 1938	Princess Anne, US	daily rain	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	18.5 mm (0.7 in)	32 years	30 of 100 (Routine)
19 November 1938	Yates Hydro Plt, US	daily rain	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	19.3 mm (0.8 in)	36 years	29 of 100 (Routine)
19 November 1938	Banner Elk, US	daily rain	55.9 mm (2.2 in)	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	5 years	28 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 283 records.

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

Records on 11-19 in each year
Year	Records
1793	2
1805	1
1816	3
1829	2
1835	1
1840	1
1846	2
1847	1
1848	1
1851	1
1855	1
1858	2
1861	1
1864	1
1865	2
1872	1
1873	1
1874	1
1876	1
1878	1
1879	2
1880	2
1881	3
1882	1
1886	1
1887	3
1888	2
1889	1
1890	10
1891	4
1892	1
1894	2
1896	4
1897	6
1898	2
1899	1
1900	14
1901	13
1902	18
1903	14
1904	21
1905	15
1906	35
1907	7
1908	12
1909	13
1910	24
1911	30
1912	24
1913	54
1914	62
1915	24
1916	14
1917	31
1918	16
1919	56
1920	12
1921	110
1922	32
1923	74
1924	142
1925	363
1926	267
1927	110
1928	228
1929	90
1930	724
1931	232
1932	437
1933	519
1934	500
1935	81
1936	519
1937	672
1938	283
1939	310
1940	231
1941	876
1942	724
1943	504
1944	316
1945	243
1946	723
1947	474
1948	736
1949	408
1950	715
1951	896
1952	183
1953	688
1954	468
1955	573
1956	357
1957	502
1958	270
1959	380
1960	216
1961	352
1962	570
1963	650
1964	811
1965	321
1966	238
1967	353
1968	365
1969	815
1970	306
1971	455
1972	589
1973	607
1974	524
1975	799
1976	392
1977	964
1978	1,840
1979	527
1980	796
1981	632
1982	634
1983	755
1984	522
1985	2,642
1986	1,613
1987	776
1988	626
1989	1,199
1990	525
1991	619
1992	986
1993	932
1994	1,197
1995	1,189
1996	1,854
1997	710
1998	994
1999	590
2000	1,609
2001	998
2002	828
2003	1,367
2004	692
2005	554
2006	754
2007	1,149
2008	1,675
2009	828
2010	599
2011	858
2012	516
2013	458
2014	2,311
2015	1,050
2016	830
2017	449
2018	407
2019	531
2020	1,117
2021	449
2022	1,316
2023	659
2024	889
2025	652

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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	198
20 to 40	28
40 to 60	3
60 to 80	1
80 to 100	1