Weather Records on 27 November 1938

773 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 27 November 1938. Highest significance: Laghouat, DZ.

Key Facts for 27 November 1938

On 27 November 1938, 773 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
54 were record highs and 468 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 1 were all-time records, 29 monthly and 743 daily.
Laghouat set a daily record precipitation of 34.1 mm (1.3 in) on 27 November 1938.
Across 167 earlier years (1793 to 2025) the same calendar date averaged 442 records.

Record Map

773 stations

773 station records on 27 November 1938 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 27 November 1938: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Laghouat	Algeria	Record daily precipitation	34.1 mm (1.3 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Bhimunipatnam	India	Record daily precipitation	252.7 mm (9.9 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Port Jervis	United States	Record snow depth	35.6 cm (14.0 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Chidavaram	India	Record daily precipitation	112.5 mm (4.4 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Dolphin@S Nose Obsy	India	Record daily precipitation	202.9 mm (8.0 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Biskra	Algeria	Record daily precipitation	34.1 mm (1.3 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Fredericton Unb	Canada	Record daily snowfall	26.7 cm (10.5 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Konda	India	Record daily precipitation	158.2 mm (6.2 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Saint John	Canada	Record daily snowfall	23.1 cm (9.1 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Bobbili	India	Record daily precipitation	137.9 mm (5.4 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Vishakhapatnam	India	Record daily precipitation	128.8 mm (5.1 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Malakapuram	India	Record daily precipitation	123.7 mm (4.9 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Queanbeyan (Mount Campbell)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	45.2 mm (1.8 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Indian Mills 2 W	United States	Record daily snowfall	27.4 cm (10.8 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Moorestown 4 E	United States	Record daily snowfall	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Parvatipur	India	Record daily precipitation	82.6 mm (3.3 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Salur	India	Record daily precipitation	191.0 mm (7.5 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Paterson	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.9 cm (4.3 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Chipurupally	India	Record daily precipitation	87.6 mm (3.4 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Hightstown 2 W	United States	Record daily snowfall	9.1 cm (3.6 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Weldon	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Windsor Kings College	Canada	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Rayagada	India	Record daily precipitation	53.3 mm (2.1 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Pottangi	India	Record daily precipitation	77.0 mm (3.0 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Anakapalli	India	Record daily precipitation	81.0 mm (3.2 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Bridgeton 1 NE	United States	Record daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
World Trade Ctr	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Philadelphia City	United States	Record daily snowfall	17.5 cm (6.9 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Bungendore (Douglas)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	40.1 mm (1.6 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Red Range (Victoria St)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	40.1 mm (1.6 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Bhawanipatna	India	Record daily precipitation	35.1 mm (1.4 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Towanda 1 S	United States	Record snow depth	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
World Trade Ctr	United States	Record snow depth	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Newark Liberty Intl AP	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Dublin Phoenix Park	Ireland	Record high maximum temperature	13.9 C (57.0 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Plainfield	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.2 cm (4.8 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Silverspur	Australia	Record daily precipitation	29.5 mm (1.2 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Dale Enterprise	United States	Record snow depth	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Baltimore Customs House	United States	Record snow depth	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Richmond Chimborazo Pk	United States	Record snow depth	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Reading Wb City	United States	Record snow depth	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Broome Post Office	Australia	Record low maximum temperature	26.1 C (79.0 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Greenville	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-7.8 C (18.0 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Ironton	United States	Record snow depth	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Chandler	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-10.6 C (12.9 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
College STN 6 SW	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-4.4 C (24.1 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Greenville Kgvl Radio	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-8.9 C (16.0 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Lampasas	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-10.6 C (12.9 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Constantine	Algeria	Record high minimum temperature	10.0 C (50.0 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Glenelg	Australia	Record daily precipitation	32.8 mm (1.3 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Durant	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-9.4 C (15.1 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
McAlester Rgnl AP	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-11.1 C (12.0 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Bamboo Creek	Australia	Record daily precipitation	66.0 mm (2.6 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Ebor (Wongwibinda)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	28.4 mm (1.1 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Srikakulam	India	Record daily precipitation	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Bakke	Norway	Record daily precipitation	46.2 mm (1.8 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Risnes I Fjotland	Norway	Record daily precipitation	42.0 mm (1.7 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Cheneyville 1 NE	United States	Record low maximum temperature	6.1 C (43.0 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Houlton	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-7.2 C (19.0 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Batesville	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-11.7 C (10.9 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

773 records

Records set or tied on 27 November 1938 by type: Highest daily maximum 23, Lowest daily maximum 148, Highest daily minimum 31, Lowest daily minimum 320, Heaviest daily rainfall 175, Heaviest daily snowfall 38, Deepest snow cover 38.

Records on 27 November 1938 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	23
Lowest daily maximum	148
Highest daily minimum	31
Lowest daily minimum	320
Heaviest daily rainfall	175
Heaviest daily snowfall	38
Deepest snow cover	38

Records on 27 November 1938 by timescale: all-time 1, monthly 29, daily 743.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

637 broken records

Margins by which the 637 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 245.8. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

27 November 1938

Top 20 records on 27 November 1938 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
27 November 1938	Laghouat, DZ	daily rain	34.1 mm (1.3 in)	27.7 mm (1.1 in)	32 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
27 November 1938	Bhimunipatnam, IN	daily rain	252.7 mm (9.9 in)	245.8 mm (9.7 in)	31 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
27 November 1938	Port Jervis, US	daily snow depth	35.6 cm (14.0 in)	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	28 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
27 November 1938	Chidavaram, IN	daily rain	112.5 mm (4.4 in)	103.6 mm (4.1 in)	31 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
27 November 1938	Dolphin@S Nose Obsy, IN	daily rain	202.9 mm (8.0 in)	197.3 mm (7.8 in)	23 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
27 November 1938	Biskra, DZ	daily rain	34.1 mm (1.3 in)	25.3 mm (1.0 in)	32 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
27 November 1938	Fredericton Unb, CA	daily snowfall	26.7 cm (10.5 in)	15.3 cm (6.0 in)	43 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
27 November 1938	Konda, IN	daily rain	158.2 mm (6.2 in)	155.7 mm (6.1 in)	31 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
27 November 1938	Saint John, CA	daily snowfall	23.1 cm (9.1 in)	11.7 cm (4.6 in)	64 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
27 November 1938	Bobbili, IN	monthly rain	137.9 mm (5.4 in)	57.4 mm (2.3 in)	8 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
27 November 1938	Vishakhapatnam, IN	daily rain	128.8 mm (5.1 in)	120.4 mm (4.7 in)	31 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
27 November 1938	Malakapuram, IN	daily rain	123.7 mm (4.9 in)	112.0 mm (4.4 in)	31 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
27 November 1938	Queanbeyan (Mount Campbell), AU	daily rain	45.2 mm (1.8 in)	30.2 mm (1.2 in)	29 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
27 November 1938	Indian Mills 2 W, US	monthly snowfall	27.4 cm (10.8 in)	14.2 cm (5.6 in)	0 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
27 November 1938	Moorestown 4 E, US	daily snowfall	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	15.8 cm (6.2 in)	7 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
27 November 1938	Parvatipur, IN	daily rain	82.6 mm (3.3 in)	76.2 mm (3.0 in)	13 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
27 November 1938	Salur, IN	monthly rain	191.0 mm (7.5 in)	52.6 mm (2.1 in)	15 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
27 November 1938	Paterson, US	daily snowfall	10.9 cm (4.3 in)	9.6 cm (3.8 in)	57 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
27 November 1938	Chipurupally, IN	daily rain	87.6 mm (3.4 in)	82.5 mm (3.2 in)	23 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
27 November 1938	Hightstown 2 W, US	daily snowfall	9.1 cm (3.6 in)	9.1 cm (3.6 in)	44 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 773 records.

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

Records on 11-27 in each year
Year	Records
1793	1
1794	1
1796	1
1815	1
1829	2
1838	2
1846	1
1849	3
1850	1
1851	1
1853	1
1856	4
1857	1
1859	1
1861	1
1862	1
1864	1
1869	1
1870	1
1871	1
1872	4
1873	1
1874	2
1875	1
1876	1
1877	2
1878	7
1879	2
1881	1
1883	1
1884	2
1885	3
1887	2
1890	10
1891	2
1892	1
1894	5
1895	3
1896	5
1897	3
1898	10
1899	3
1900	2
1901	3
1902	1
1903	28
1904	5
1905	5
1906	13
1907	14
1908	32
1909	36
1910	12
1911	22
1912	9
1913	18
1914	13
1915	34
1916	78
1917	94
1918	32
1919	55
1920	98
1921	108
1922	31
1923	48
1924	30
1925	93
1926	152
1927	375
1928	71
1929	118
1930	596
1931	181
1932	361
1933	331
1934	259
1935	272
1936	300
1937	258
1938	773
1939	310
1940	560
1941	173
1942	334
1943	127
1944	268
1945	265
1946	489
1947	255
1948	696
1949	1,141
1950	534
1951	685
1952	1,351
1953	521
1954	220
1955	690
1956	335
1957	159
1958	585
1959	476
1960	896
1961	348
1962	692
1963	388
1964	527
1965	864
1966	639
1967	360
1968	458
1969	450
1970	670
1971	450
1972	499
1973	1,453
1974	556
1975	1,222
1976	1,389
1977	1,190
1978	1,031
1979	851
1980	941
1981	769
1982	952
1983	2,097
1984	1,264
1985	2,808
1986	687
1987	786
1988	821
1989	927
1990	1,626
1991	742
1992	951
1993	1,674
1994	1,355
1995	832
1996	1,155
1997	980
1998	1,433
1999	954
2000	642
2001	1,247
2002	1,029
2003	641
2004	556
2005	853
2006	1,304
2007	472
2008	884
2009	726
2010	1,199
2011	1,213
2012	392
2013	1,165
2014	1,136
2015	1,183
2016	388
2017	1,136
2018	628
2019	997
2020	287
2021	565
2022	420
2023	623
2024	736
2025	296

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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	602
50 to 100	16
100 to 150	12
150 to 200	4
200 to 250	3