Weather Records on 25 November 1938

1,210 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 25 November 1938. Highest significance: Sussex 1 NW, US.

Key Facts for 25 November 1938

On 25 November 1938, 1,210 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
47 were record highs and 899 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 56 monthly and 1,154 daily.
Sussex 1 NW set a monthly record daily snowfall of 32.3 cm (12.7 in) on 25 November 1938.
Across 163 earlier years (1793 to 2025) the same calendar date averaged 456 records.

Record Map

1,210 stations

1,210 station records on 25 November 1938 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 25 November 1938: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Sussex 1 NW	United States	Record daily snowfall	32.3 cm (12.7 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Hightstown 2 W	United States	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Martinsburg E W Virginia Rgnl	United States	Record daily snowfall	35.6 cm (14.0 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Point Pleasant	United States	Record daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Newark Liberty Intl AP	United States	Record daily snowfall	14.0 cm (5.5 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Glenville	United States	Record daily snowfall	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Moorestown 4 E	United States	Record daily snowfall	14.0 cm (5.5 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Padwa	India	Record daily precipitation	61.5 mm (2.4 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Portland	United States	Record daily snowfall	23.4 cm (9.2 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Ephrata	United States	Record daily snowfall	25.7 cm (10.1 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Lock Haven	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Baltimore Customs House	United States	Record daily snowfall	21.8 cm (8.6 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Ny City Cntrl Park	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.4 cm (4.9 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Kothapeta	India	Record daily precipitation	120.7 mm (4.8 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Belvidere	United States	Record daily snowfall	26.7 cm (10.5 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Harrisburg River Gage	United States	Record daily precipitation	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Trenton 2	United States	Record daily snowfall	17.3 cm (6.8 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Emporium 1 E	United States	Record snow depth	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Coringa(Corinza)	India	Record daily precipitation	151.4 mm (6.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Gudivada	India	Record daily precipitation	94.2 mm (3.7 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Freehold-Marlboro	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Washington	United States	Record daily snowfall	16.5 cm (6.5 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Paterson	United States	Record daily snowfall	34.8 cm (13.7 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Gettysburg	United States	Record daily snowfall	19.1 cm (7.5 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Warwick	United States	Record daily precipitation	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Spencer	United States	Record daily snowfall	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Saint John	Canada	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Bhimavaram	India	Record daily precipitation	102.4 mm (4.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Williamson	United States	Record daily snowfall	14.0 cm (5.5 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Bridgeport	United States	Record daily snowfall	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Manistee 3SE	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-15.0 C (5.0 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Martinsburg E W Virginia Rgnl	United States	Record daily precipitation	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Fredericton Unb	Canada	Record daily snowfall	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
St Georges	Canada	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Alamur(Alamar)	India	Record daily precipitation	105.4 mm (4.1 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Amalapuram	India	Record daily precipitation	103.6 mm (4.1 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Greeley	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Indian Mills 2 W	United States	Record daily snowfall	13.2 cm (5.2 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Lancaster 2 NE Pump St	United States	Record daily precipitation	31.2 mm (1.2 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Washington	United States	Record snow depth	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Somerville 4 NW	United States	Record daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Dale Enterprise	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Storrs	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Lambertville River	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-4.4 C (24.1 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Dale Enterprise	United States	Record snow depth	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Baltimore Customs House	United States	Record snow depth	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Philadelphia City	United States	Record daily snowfall	11.2 cm (4.4 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Plainfield	United States	Record daily snowfall	20.8 cm (8.2 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Lancaster 2 NW	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-17.8 C (0.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Burlington	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-18.3 C (-0.9 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Little Rock St Capitol	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-5.6 C (21.9 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Dover	United States	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Millington 1 SE	United States	Record daily precipitation	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Petoskey	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-16.7 C (1.9 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Bridgeton 1 NE	United States	Record daily snowfall	11.4 cm (4.5 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
New Brunswick Exp STN	United States	Record daily precipitation	38.9 mm (1.5 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Reading Wb City	United States	Record daily snowfall	22.1 cm (8.7 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Kingston Queens U	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	-6.1 C (21.0 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Narsapur	India	Record daily precipitation	103.9 mm (4.1 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Concord	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-6.1 C (21.0 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

1,210 records

Records set or tied on 25 November 1938 by type: Highest daily maximum 22, Lowest daily maximum 350, Highest daily minimum 25, Lowest daily minimum 549, Heaviest daily rainfall 158, Heaviest daily snowfall 63, Deepest snow cover 43.

Records on 25 November 1938 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	22
Lowest daily maximum	350
Highest daily minimum	25
Lowest daily minimum	549
Heaviest daily rainfall	158
Heaviest daily snowfall	63
Deepest snow cover	43

Records on 25 November 1938 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 56, daily 1,154.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

1,023 broken records

Margins by which the 1,023 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 221.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

25 November 1938

Top 20 records on 25 November 1938 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
25 November 1938	Sussex 1 NW, US	monthly snowfall	32.3 cm (12.7 in)	17.1 cm (6.7 in)	39 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
25 November 1938	Hightstown 2 W, US	daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	44 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
25 November 1938	Martinsburg E W Virginia Rgnl, US	monthly snowfall	35.6 cm (14.0 in)	15.3 cm (6.0 in)	30 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
25 November 1938	Point Pleasant, US	daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	43 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
25 November 1938	Newark Liberty Intl AP, US	monthly snowfall	14.0 cm (5.5 in)	2.6 cm (1.0 in)	76 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
25 November 1938	Glenville, US	daily snowfall	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	20.4 cm (8.0 in)	9 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
25 November 1938	Moorestown 4 E, US	daily snowfall	14.0 cm (5.5 in)	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	49 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
25 November 1938	Padwa, IN	daily rain	61.5 mm (2.4 in)	59.7 mm (2.4 in)	16 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
25 November 1938	Portland, US	daily snowfall	23.4 cm (9.2 in)	12.0 cm (4.7 in)	49 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
25 November 1938	Ephrata, US	monthly snowfall	25.7 cm (10.1 in)	10.5 cm (4.1 in)	34 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
25 November 1938	Lock Haven, US	daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	8.9 cm (3.5 in)	43 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
25 November 1938	Baltimore Customs House, US	monthly snowfall	21.8 cm (8.6 in)	10.4 cm (4.1 in)	39 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
25 November 1938	Ny City Cntrl Park, US	daily snowfall	12.4 cm (4.9 in)	8.6 cm (3.4 in)	49 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
25 November 1938	Kothapeta, IN	daily rain	120.7 mm (4.8 in)	92.8 mm (3.7 in)	13 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
25 November 1938	Belvidere, US	daily snowfall	26.7 cm (10.5 in)	21.6 cm (8.5 in)	28 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
25 November 1938	Harrisburg River Gage, US	daily rain	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	36 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
25 November 1938	Trenton 2, US	daily snowfall	17.3 cm (6.8 in)	9.7 cm (3.8 in)	57 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
25 November 1938	Emporium 1 E, US	daily snow depth	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	10.1 cm (4.0 in)	21 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
25 November 1938	Coringa(Corinza), IN	daily rain	151.4 mm (6.0 in)	95.8 mm (3.8 in)	27 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
25 November 1938	Gudivada, IN	daily rain	94.2 mm (3.7 in)	72.9 mm (2.9 in)	21 years	40 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 1,210 records.

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

Records on 11-25 in each year
Year	Records
1793	1
1805	1
1812	1
1835	1
1838	2
1844	1
1848	1
1851	1
1852	2
1853	1
1856	1
1858	3
1863	2
1865	3
1867	1
1869	2
1870	2
1871	1
1872	1
1874	2
1878	2
1880	2
1882	1
1884	2
1885	2
1886	2
1887	2
1888	2
1889	3
1890	2
1891	3
1893	2
1894	1
1895	4
1896	5
1897	2
1898	4
1899	3
1900	3
1901	10
1902	12
1903	12
1904	14
1905	21
1906	22
1907	11
1908	46
1909	20
1910	20
1911	56
1912	26
1913	10
1914	133
1915	22
1916	117
1917	68
1918	12
1919	31
1920	34
1921	56
1922	35
1923	73
1924	102
1925	73
1926	134
1927	276
1928	113
1929	135
1930	302
1931	452
1932	438
1933	207
1934	160
1935	176
1936	203
1937	230
1938	1,210
1939	168
1940	355
1941	118
1942	351
1943	166
1944	578
1945	123
1946	548
1947	378
1948	290
1949	730
1950	2,309
1951	678
1952	1,214
1953	502
1954	294
1955	645
1956	419
1957	294
1958	660
1959	483
1960	944
1961	610
1962	359
1963	330
1964	567
1965	1,637
1966	794
1967	301
1968	208
1969	257
1970	1,040
1971	802
1972	642
1973	1,351
1974	308
1975	1,478
1976	383
1977	1,446
1978	756
1979	1,283
1980	826
1981	680
1982	1,027
1983	1,279
1984	914
1985	2,233
1986	976
1987	980
1988	745
1989	797
1990	889
1991	994
1992	1,929
1993	2,892
1994	606
1995	1,004
1996	1,181
1997	781
1998	1,078
1999	910
2000	633
2001	1,709
2002	712
2003	783
2004	863
2005	1,153
2006	1,509
2007	577
2008	661
2009	830
2010	1,958
2011	1,014
2012	540
2013	1,184
2014	949
2015	531
2016	410
2017	1,011
2018	371
2019	263
2020	425
2021	453
2022	481
2023	466
2024	856
2025	496

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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).

Histogram of margins by which records were beaten on 25 November 1938
Margin	Records
0 to 50	965
50 to 100	37
100 to 150	12
150 to 200	4
200 to 250	5