Weather Records on 22 November 1938

167 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 22 November 1938. Highest significance: Harnosand, SE.

Key Facts for 22 November 1938

On 22 November 1938, 167 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
20 were record highs and 85 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 0 monthly and 167 daily.
Harnosand set a daily record precipitation of 42.2 mm (1.7 in) on 22 November 1938.
Across 154 earlier years (1816 to 2025) the same calendar date averaged 485 records.

Record Map

167 stations

167 station records on 22 November 1938 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 22 November 1938: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Harnosand	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	42.2 mm (1.7 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Baramulla	India	Record daily precipitation	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Uppsala_Aut	Sweden	Record high minimum temperature	5.8 C (42.4 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Georgetown Post Office	Australia	Record low maximum temperature	25.2 C (77.4 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Pelee Island	Canada	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Coen Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	59.7 mm (2.4 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Cascade 5 S	United States	Record daily snowfall	6.4 cm (2.5 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Cascade 5 S	United States	Record snow depth	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Wagga Wagga (Kooringal)	Australia	Record high minimum temperature	20.6 C (69.1 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Culbertson	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-18.3 C (-0.9 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
McKinley	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-6.7 C (19.9 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Darwin Post Office	Australia	Record low minimum temperature	21.7 C (71.1 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Glacier	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	-15.0 C (5.0 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Wray	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-10.0 C (14.0 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Detroit Lakes 1 NNE	United States	Record daily snowfall	8.9 cm (3.5 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Lewistown AP	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-8.9 C (16.0 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Gallivare_A	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	18.5 mm (0.7 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Junsele	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	15.7 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Hamirpur	India	Record daily precipitation	12.4 mm (0.5 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Oestersund-Froesoen	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	17.5 mm (0.7 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Pitea	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	14.6 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Forse	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	14.2 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Umea	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	22.7 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Cranbrook (Cranbrook House)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	14.5 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Sveg	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	13.6 mm (0.5 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Malung	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	16.3 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
St Louis Eads Brg	United States	Record daily snowfall	4.1 cm (1.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Swansea Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	15.2 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Hedley	Canada	Record low minimum temperature	-12.8 C (9.0 F)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Putbus	Germany	Record high maximum temperature	9.0 C (48.2 F)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Timovskoe	Russia	Record daily precipitation	9.8 mm (0.39 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Clayton Muni Air Pk	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-0.6 C (30.9 F)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Hobart (Waterworks Reserve)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	16.3 mm (0.6 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Jokkmokk	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	11.2 mm (0.4 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Ottumwa	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-24.4 C (-11.9 F)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Republic	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-16.1 C (3.0 F)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Glacier	Canada	Record low minimum temperature	-20.0 C (-4.0 F)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Durbanville (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	10.2 mm (0.4 in)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Represa	United States	Record low minimum temperature	1.1 C (34.0 F)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Mount Wittenoom	Australia	Record daily precipitation	4.3 mm (0.17 in)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Cairns Post Office	Australia	Record low maximum temperature	26.9 C (80.4 F)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Nurpur	India	Record daily precipitation	3.8 mm (0.15 in)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Las Animas	United States	Record low maximum temperature	1.1 C (34.0 F)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Dickinson Exp STN	United States	Record snow depth	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	17 of 100 (Routine)
La Sal	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-20.0 C (-4.0 F)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Billabalong	Australia	Record daily precipitation	2.0 mm (0.08 in)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Hobart (Ellerslie Road)	Australia	Record low maximum temperature	13.3 C (55.9 F)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Palampur	India	Record daily precipitation	3.0 mm (0.12 in)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Napa State Hospital	United States	Record low minimum temperature	0.0 C (32.0 F)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Two Buttes	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-2.2 C (28.0 F)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Dome Lake	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-14.4 C (6.1 F)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Fingal (Legge Street)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	9.4 mm (0.37 in)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Mount Wellington (the Springs)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	22.4 mm (0.9 in)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Dharmsala Lower	India	Record daily precipitation	1.3 mm (0.05 in)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Adel	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-8.9 C (16.0 F)	15 of 100 (Routine)
La Delle 7 NE	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-23.3 C (-9.9 F)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Goldsboro 4 SE	United States	Record high minimum temperature	13.9 C (57.0 F)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Deloraine (Athol)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	18.8 mm (0.7 in)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Longford (Denton Close)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	14.2 mm (0.6 in)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Lake Leake (Elizabeth River)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	15.2 mm (0.6 in)	14 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

167 records

Records set or tied on 22 November 1938 by type: Highest daily maximum 5, Lowest daily maximum 26, Highest daily minimum 15, Lowest daily minimum 59, Heaviest daily rainfall 53, Heaviest daily snowfall 6, Deepest snow cover 3.

Records on 22 November 1938 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	5
Lowest daily maximum	26
Highest daily minimum	15
Lowest daily minimum	59
Heaviest daily rainfall	53
Heaviest daily snowfall	6
Deepest snow cover	3

Records on 22 November 1938 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 0, daily 167.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

136 broken records

Margins by which the 136 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 127.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

22 November 1938

Top 20 records on 22 November 1938 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
22 November 1938	Harnosand, SE	daily rain	42.2 mm (1.7 in)	17.9 mm (0.7 in)	55 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
22 November 1938	Baramulla, IN	daily rain	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	26.9 mm (1.1 in)	25 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
22 November 1938	Uppsala_Aut, SE	daily high min	5.8 C (42.4 F)	0.4 C (0.7 F)	91 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
22 November 1938	Georgetown Post Office, AU	daily low max	25.2 C (77.4 F)	4.1 C (7.4 F)	43 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
22 November 1938	Pelee Island, CA	daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	12 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
22 November 1938	Coen Post Office, AU	daily rain	59.7 mm (2.4 in)	24.6 mm (1.0 in)	32 years	29 of 100 (Routine)
22 November 1938	Cascade 5 S, US	daily snowfall	6.4 cm (2.5 in)	6.4 cm (2.5 in)	43 years	29 of 100 (Routine)
22 November 1938	Cascade 5 S, US	daily snow depth	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	16 years	24 of 100 (Routine)
22 November 1938	Wagga Wagga (Kooringal), AU	daily high min	20.6 C (69.1 F)	3.4 C (6.1 F)	31 years	23 of 100 (Routine)
22 November 1938	Culbertson, US	daily low min	-18.3 C (-0.9 F)	5.5 C (9.9 F)	21 years	23 of 100 (Routine)
22 November 1938	McKinley, US	daily low min	-6.7 C (19.9 F)	3.9 C (7.0 F)	32 years	23 of 100 (Routine)
22 November 1938	Darwin Post Office, AU	daily low min	21.7 C (71.1 F)	0.6 C (1.1 F)	49 years	22 of 100 (Routine)
22 November 1938	Glacier, CA	daily low max	-15.0 C (5.0 F)	2.8 C (5.0 F)	41 years	22 of 100 (Routine)
22 November 1938	Wray, US	daily low max	-10.0 C (14.0 F)	5.0 C (9.0 F)	42 years	22 of 100 (Routine)
22 November 1938	Detroit Lakes 1 NNE, US	daily snowfall	8.9 cm (3.5 in)	3.8 cm (1.5 in)	27 years	21 of 100 (Routine)
22 November 1938	Lewistown AP, US	daily low max	-8.9 C (16.0 F)	3.9 C (7.0 F)	40 years	21 of 100 (Routine)
22 November 1938	Gallivare_A, SE	daily rain	18.5 mm (0.7 in)	10.0 mm (0.4 in)	12 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
22 November 1938	Junsele, SE	daily rain	15.7 mm (0.6 in)	6.2 mm (0.24 in)	21 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
22 November 1938	Hamirpur, IN	daily rain	12.4 mm (0.5 in)	12.4 mm (0.5 in)	36 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
22 November 1938	Oestersund-Froesoen, SE	daily rain	17.5 mm (0.7 in)	2.9 mm (0.11 in)	47 years	20 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

1816 to 1938

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1816 to 1938. 1938 had 167 records.

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

Records on 11-22 in each year
Year	Records
1816	2
1821	1
1829	1
1831	1
1835	1
1843	1
1845	3
1855	1
1857	1
1858	6
1861	1
1872	1
1873	1
1875	4
1878	4
1879	2
1880	6
1882	2
1883	4
1884	1
1888	3
1890	6
1891	2
1893	1
1894	1
1896	3
1897	6
1898	9
1899	1
1900	7
1901	2
1902	5
1903	4
1904	16
1905	8
1906	25
1907	23
1908	30
1909	29
1910	11
1911	29
1912	9
1913	74
1914	28
1915	16
1916	206
1917	331
1918	12
1919	36
1920	30
1921	36
1922	89
1923	68
1924	196
1925	29
1926	292
1927	136
1928	128
1929	759
1930	269
1931	873
1932	221
1933	269
1934	596
1935	120
1936	159
1937	939
1938	167
1939	244
1940	413
1941	356
1942	707
1943	313
1944	178
1945	433
1946	448
1947	616
1948	490
1949	907
1950	641
1951	263
1952	469
1953	548
1954	476
1955	540
1956	423
1957	469
1958	496
1959	414
1960	384
1961	737
1962	462
1963	966
1964	1,087
1965	559
1966	789
1967	448
1968	385
1969	478
1970	717
1971	602
1972	704
1973	556
1974	597
1975	392
1976	390
1977	1,043
1978	896
1979	1,017
1980	699
1981	850
1982	783
1983	1,215
1984	1,196
1985	2,318
1986	459
1987	906
1988	1,272
1989	937
1990	964
1991	1,109
1992	1,513
1993	1,046
1994	827
1995	869
1996	1,829
1997	694
1998	1,497
1999	1,096
2000	1,291
2001	746
2002	1,190
2003	1,329
2004	1,035
2005	667
2006	1,337
2007	955
2008	1,345
2009	1,188
2010	1,341
2011	1,047
2012	962
2013	925
2014	614
2015	848
2016	801
2017	1,334
2018	691
2019	409
2020	414
2021	543
2022	333
2023	576
2024	843
2025	537

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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	127
20 to 40	5
40 to 60	0
60 to 80	1
80 to 100	0
100 to 120	2
120 to 140	1