Weather Records on 24 November 1938

778 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 24 November 1938. Highest significance: Huntington 1, US.

Key Facts for 24 November 1938

On 24 November 1938, 778 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
54 were record highs and 532 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 2 were all-time records, 20 monthly and 756 daily.
Huntington 1 set a monthly record daily snowfall of 27.9 cm (11.0 in) on 24 November 1938.
Across 161 earlier years (1793 to 2025) the same calendar date averaged 465 records.

Record Map

778 stations

778 station records on 24 November 1938 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 24 November 1938: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Huntington 1	United States	Record daily snowfall	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Frankfort 2NE	United States	Record daily snowfall	40.6 cm (16.0 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Port Jervis	United States	Record daily snowfall	35.6 cm (14.0 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
New Martinsville 4 NNE	United States	Record daily snowfall	26.7 cm (10.5 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Port Jervis	United States	Record snow depth	35.6 cm (14.0 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Derry 4 SW	United States	Record daily snowfall	19.1 cm (7.5 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Fairmont	United States	Record daily snowfall	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Grafton 1 NE	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Maytown	Australia	Record daily precipitation	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Mannington 1 N	United States	Record daily snowfall	18.5 cm (7.3 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Morgantown 1	United States	Record daily snowfall	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Rockville	United States	Record snow depth	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
State College	United States	Record daily snowfall	19.1 cm (7.5 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Lexington Bluegrass AP	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.7 cm (4.2 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Ironton	United States	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Emporium 1 E	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.7 cm (4.2 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Emporium 1 E	United States	Record snow depth	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Harrisburg - Coop	United States	Record daily snowfall	17.3 cm (6.8 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Charlevoix	United States	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Fredericton Unb	Canada	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Hillsboro	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Harrisburg - Coop	United States	Record snow depth	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Lock Haven	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Roswell Muni AP	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-17.8 C (0.0 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Norwalk Wwtp	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Coldwater	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-15.6 C (3.9 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Towanda 1 S	United States	Record daily snowfall	16.5 cm (6.5 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Kokomo 3 WSW	United States	Record snow depth	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Towanda 1 S	United States	Record snow depth	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Grove City	United States	Record daily snowfall	8.9 cm (3.5 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Lynchburg - Coop	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.6 cm (2.2 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Newark Liberty Intl AP	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Greensburg	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-15.0 C (5.0 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Concord	United States	Record daily snowfall	18.5 cm (7.3 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Watertown	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-8.3 C (17.1 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Cadiz	United States	Record snow depth	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Jackson Exp STN	United States	Record daily snowfall	6.4 cm (2.5 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Lexington	United States	Record daily precipitation	30.2 mm (1.2 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Regina Int'l A	Canada	Record daily snowfall	9.1 cm (3.6 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Ravenna	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-21.7 C (-7.1 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Gettysburg	United States	Record daily snowfall	6.4 cm (2.5 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
El Paso	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-6.7 C (19.9 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Simcoe	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	-4.4 C (24.1 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Montreal McGill	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	-7.8 C (18.0 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
San Jacinto	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-6.7 C (19.9 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Hillsboro	United States	Record snow depth	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Alma	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-19.4 C (-2.9 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Harrisburg - Coop	United States	Record daily precipitation	28.4 mm (1.1 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Marble Bar Comparison	Australia	Record high minimum temperature	32.2 C (90.0 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Port Dover	Canada	Record low minimum temperature	-17.8 C (0.0 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
McPherson	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-15.0 C (5.0 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
David City 4E	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-17.8 C (0.0 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Saint Paul	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-20.0 C (-4.0 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Carlsbad	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-12.2 C (10.0 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
World Trade Ctr	United States	Record low maximum temperature	0.0 C (32.0 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Port Jervis	United States	Record daily precipitation	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Southern Pines 2 W	United States	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Minot Exp STN	United States	Record snow depth	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Cadiz	United States	Record daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Brome	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	-9.4 C (15.1 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

778 records

Records set or tied on 24 November 1938 by type: Highest daily maximum 25, Lowest daily maximum 238, Highest daily minimum 29, Lowest daily minimum 294, Heaviest daily rainfall 81, Heaviest daily snowfall 62, Deepest snow cover 49.

Records on 24 November 1938 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	25
Lowest daily maximum	238
Highest daily minimum	29
Lowest daily minimum	294
Heaviest daily rainfall	81
Heaviest daily snowfall	62
Deepest snow cover	49

Records on 24 November 1938 by timescale: all-time 2, monthly 20, daily 756.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

667 broken records

Margins by which the 667 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 280.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

24 November 1938

Top 20 records on 24 November 1938 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
24 November 1938	Huntington 1, US	monthly snowfall	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	17.7 cm (7.0 in)	18 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
24 November 1938	Frankfort 2NE, US	all-time snowfall	40.6 cm (16.0 in)	10.1 cm (4.0 in)	30 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
24 November 1938	Port Jervis, US	monthly snowfall	35.6 cm (14.0 in)	15.3 cm (6.0 in)	55 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
24 November 1938	New Martinsville 4 NNE, US	daily snowfall	26.7 cm (10.5 in)	26.7 cm (10.5 in)	39 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
24 November 1938	Port Jervis, US	monthly snow depth	35.6 cm (14.0 in)	15.3 cm (6.0 in)	32 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
24 November 1938	Derry 4 SW, US	daily snowfall	19.1 cm (7.5 in)	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	25 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
24 November 1938	Fairmont, US	daily snowfall	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	28.0 cm (11.0 in)	20 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
24 November 1938	Grafton 1 NE, US	daily rain	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	26.9 mm (1.1 in)	36 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
24 November 1938	Maytown, AU	daily rain	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	35.1 mm (1.4 in)	33 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
24 November 1938	Mannington 1 N, US	daily snowfall	18.5 cm (7.3 in)	14.7 cm (5.8 in)	19 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
24 November 1938	Morgantown 1, US	monthly snowfall	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	25 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
24 November 1938	Rockville, US	daily snow depth	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	36 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
24 November 1938	State College, US	monthly snowfall	19.1 cm (7.5 in)	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	30 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
24 November 1938	Lexington Bluegrass AP, US	daily snowfall	10.7 cm (4.2 in)	6.9 cm (2.7 in)	27 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
24 November 1938	Ironton, US	monthly snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	37 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
24 November 1938	Emporium 1 E, US	daily snowfall	10.7 cm (4.2 in)	8.2 cm (3.2 in)	20 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
24 November 1938	Emporium 1 E, US	daily snow depth	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	7.7 cm (3.0 in)	35 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
24 November 1938	Harrisburg - Coop, US	daily snowfall	17.3 cm (6.8 in)	13.5 cm (5.3 in)	1 year	39 of 100 (Notable)
24 November 1938	Charlevoix, US	daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	10.1 cm (4.0 in)	42 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
24 November 1938	Fredericton Unb, CA	daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	6.6 cm (2.6 in)	56 years	35 of 100 (Notable)

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 778 records.

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

Records on 11-24 in each year
Year	Records
1793	2
1812	1
1824	2
1831	1
1836	1
1838	1
1841	1
1846	1
1852	2
1853	1
1856	2
1858	3
1863	1
1865	2
1868	1
1869	1
1870	1
1873	1
1874	1
1877	1
1879	1
1880	3
1881	1
1882	3
1885	1
1886	1
1888	6
1889	1
1890	6
1892	3
1893	2
1895	2
1896	3
1897	1
1898	3
1899	3
1900	3
1901	3
1902	12
1903	8
1904	15
1905	17
1906	19
1907	14
1908	53
1909	30
1910	9
1911	47
1912	24
1913	26
1914	64
1915	20
1916	97
1917	110
1918	18
1919	43
1920	21
1921	60
1922	66
1923	164
1924	261
1925	132
1926	107
1927	410
1928	110
1929	226
1930	368
1931	945
1932	186
1933	211
1934	100
1935	221
1936	216
1937	302
1938	778
1939	234
1940	439
1941	166
1942	490
1943	192
1944	418
1945	226
1946	368
1947	745
1948	459
1949	487
1950	1,821
1951	627
1952	762
1953	280
1954	315
1955	621
1956	732
1957	282
1958	650
1959	665
1960	318
1961	660
1962	299
1963	351
1964	330
1965	1,334
1966	840
1967	294
1968	271
1969	284
1970	1,493
1971	836
1972	633
1973	1,513
1974	434
1975	844
1976	412
1977	1,071
1978	703
1979	1,458
1980	1,053
1981	910
1982	1,223
1983	1,370
1984	1,074
1985	2,300
1986	713
1987	781
1988	904
1989	1,005
1990	1,031
1991	928
1992	1,515
1993	2,296
1994	792
1995	956
1996	1,232
1997	489
1998	893
1999	1,202
2000	705
2001	1,808
2002	755
2003	1,166
2004	1,255
2005	1,115
2006	992
2007	1,001
2008	777
2009	889
2010	1,626
2011	1,046
2012	370
2013	1,155
2014	1,016
2015	493
2016	452
2017	1,526
2018	535
2019	323
2020	391
2021	451
2022	378
2023	554
2024	755
2025	453

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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	618
50 to 100	31
100 to 150	11
150 to 200	5
200 to 250	0
250 to 300	2