Weather Records on 9 December 1938

329 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 9 December 1938. Highest significance: Engcobo (Tnk), ZA.

Key Facts for 9 December 1938

On 9 December 1938, 329 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
211 were record highs and 8 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 9 monthly and 320 daily.
Engcobo (Tnk) set a daily record precipitation of 90.4 mm (3.6 in) on 9 December 1938.
Across 157 earlier years (1796 to 2025) the same calendar date averaged 476 records.

Record Map

329 stations

329 station records on 9 December 1938 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 9 December 1938: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Engcobo (Tnk)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	90.4 mm (3.6 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Lady Frere (Tnk)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	58.4 mm (2.3 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Cwebe	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	67.1 mm (2.6 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Ida	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	40.9 mm (1.6 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Vinga	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	30.3 mm (1.2 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Flagstaff (Tnk)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Sterkstroom (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Contest	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	33.3 mm (1.3 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Kohala 179.1	United States	Record daily precipitation	71.1 mm (2.8 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Sable Island	Canada	Record daily precipitation	57.9 mm (2.3 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Kohala Mis 175.1	United States	Record daily precipitation	81.5 mm (3.2 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Mqanduli (Tnk)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	35.8 mm (1.4 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Mtn View 91	United States	Record daily precipitation	146.8 mm (5.8 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Cofimvaba (Tnk)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	25.9 mm (1.0 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Avoca	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	38.4 mm (1.5 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Castra Central	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.9 mm (1.0 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Soyland I Gjesdal	Norway	Record daily precipitation	56.5 mm (2.2 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Kokstad	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	38.9 mm (1.5 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Nidingen A	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	27.0 mm (1.1 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Sfax El-Maou	Tunisia	Record high minimum temperature	16.0 C (60.8 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Nuwara Eliya	Sri Lanka	Record high minimum temperature	14.8 C (58.6 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Umzimkulu (Tnk)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	63.2 mm (2.5 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Maclear (Mag)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	35.1 mm (1.4 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Cambridge Water Trmt P	United States	Record daily precipitation	56.1 mm (2.2 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Charlottesville 2W	United States	Record daily precipitation	47.2 mm (1.9 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Kentani (Bos)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Kloofend	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	87.1 mm (3.4 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Harrismith (Tnk)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	29.7 mm (1.2 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Paso Robles	United States	Record high maximum temperature	26.7 C (80.1 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Vaduj	India	Record daily precipitation	66.3 mm (2.6 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Salekhard	Russia	Record low minimum temperature	-47.3 C (-53.1 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Prescott	United States	Record high maximum temperature	22.8 C (73.0 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Honokaa Mauka	United States	Record daily precipitation	96.5 mm (3.8 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Asheville	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Globe Rs	United States	Record high maximum temperature	23.9 C (75.0 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Nashua 2 NNW	United States	Record high minimum temperature	4.4 C (39.9 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Coldwater	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	2.8 C (37.0 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Yreka	United States	Record high minimum temperature	6.1 C (43.0 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Norwalk	United States	Record high minimum temperature	7.8 C (46.0 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Varberg	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	22.8 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Tranebjerg	Denmark	Record daily precipitation	14.0 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Turkestan	Kazakhstan	Record daily precipitation	23.5 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Mnt Fletcher (Tnk)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	22.9 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Butterworth (Tnk)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	17.8 mm (0.7 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Iron Mtn-Kingsford Wwtp	United States	Record daily precipitation	16.5 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Thomas River (Sar)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	15.2 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Vanersborg	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	17.3 mm (0.7 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Shrigonda	India	Record daily precipitation	12.7 mm (0.5 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Orje	Norway	Record daily precipitation	19.2 mm (0.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Nqamakwe (Tnk)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	17.3 mm (0.7 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Peddie (Mag)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	10.7 mm (0.4 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Sarna	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	15.1 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Tsomo (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	10.9 mm (0.4 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Alandi	India	Record daily precipitation	8.6 mm (0.34 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Tafelberg Hall	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	5.1 mm (0.20 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Elliotdale (Tnk)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	21.3 mm (0.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Nord Odal	Norway	Record daily precipitation	17.0 mm (0.7 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Kimberly-de Beers	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	8.9 mm (0.35 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Represa	United States	Record low maximum temperature	7.8 C (46.0 F)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Gardiner	United States	Record high minimum temperature	3.3 C (37.9 F)	20 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

329 records

Records set or tied on 9 December 1938 by type: Highest daily maximum 80, Lowest daily maximum 2, Highest daily minimum 131, Lowest daily minimum 6, Heaviest daily rainfall 102, Heaviest daily snowfall 7, Deepest snow cover 1.

Records on 9 December 1938 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	80
Lowest daily maximum	2
Highest daily minimum	131
Lowest daily minimum	6
Heaviest daily rainfall	102
Heaviest daily snowfall	7
Deepest snow cover	1

Records on 9 December 1938 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 9, daily 320.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

255 broken records

Margins by which the 255 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 72.6. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

9 December 1938

Top 20 records on 9 December 1938 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
9 December 1938	Engcobo (Tnk), ZA	daily rain	90.4 mm (3.6 in)	72.6 mm (2.9 in)	47 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
9 December 1938	Lady Frere (Tnk), ZA	daily rain	58.4 mm (2.3 in)	44.7 mm (1.8 in)	13 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
9 December 1938	Cwebe, ZA	daily rain	67.1 mm (2.6 in)	54.7 mm (2.2 in)	4 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
9 December 1938	Ida, ZA	daily rain	40.9 mm (1.6 in)	30.2 mm (1.2 in)	41 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
9 December 1938	Vinga, SE	monthly rain	30.3 mm (1.2 in)	6.3 mm (0.25 in)	49 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
9 December 1938	Flagstaff (Tnk), ZA	daily rain	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	28 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
9 December 1938	Sterkstroom (Pol), ZA	daily rain	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	26.9 mm (1.1 in)	50 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
9 December 1938	Contest, ZA	daily rain	33.3 mm (1.3 in)	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	13 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
9 December 1938	Kohala 179.1, US	daily rain	71.1 mm (2.8 in)	39.1 mm (1.5 in)	29 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
9 December 1938	Sable Island, CA	daily rain	57.9 mm (2.3 in)	28.2 mm (1.1 in)	20 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
9 December 1938	Kohala Mis 175.1, US	daily rain	81.5 mm (3.2 in)	35.8 mm (1.4 in)	29 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
9 December 1938	Mqanduli (Tnk), ZA	daily rain	35.8 mm (1.4 in)	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	4 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
9 December 1938	Mtn View 91, US	daily rain	146.8 mm (5.8 in)	68.1 mm (2.7 in)	29 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
9 December 1938	Cofimvaba (Tnk), ZA	daily rain	25.9 mm (1.0 in)	21.3 mm (0.8 in)	24 years	30 of 100 (Routine)
9 December 1938	Avoca, ZA	daily rain	38.4 mm (1.5 in)	28.0 mm (1.1 in)	13 years	30 of 100 (Routine)
9 December 1938	Castra Central, AU	daily rain	25.9 mm (1.0 in)	24.6 mm (1.0 in)	28 years	29 of 100 (Routine)
9 December 1938	Soyland I Gjesdal, NO	daily rain	56.5 mm (2.2 in)	28.6 mm (1.1 in)	17 years	29 of 100 (Routine)
9 December 1938	Kokstad, ZA	daily rain	38.9 mm (1.5 in)	25.7 mm (1.0 in)	8 years	29 of 100 (Routine)
9 December 1938	Nidingen A, SE	monthly rain	27.0 mm (1.1 in)	4.6 mm (0.18 in)	9 years	29 of 100 (Routine)
9 December 1938	Sfax El-Maou, TN	daily high min	16.0 C (60.8 F)	4.0 C (7.2 F)	32 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

1796 to 1938

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1796 to 1938. 1938 had 329 records.

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

Records on 12-09 in each year
Year	Records
1796	1
1820	1
1825	3
1831	1
1844	1
1856	1
1860	1
1862	1
1867	2
1868	1
1869	1
1871	3
1872	1
1873	2
1876	2
1878	4
1879	9
1880	1
1882	3
1883	1
1885	2
1886	2
1887	1
1889	1
1891	3
1893	1
1894	1
1895	3
1896	1
1897	4
1898	3
1899	5
1900	1
1901	4
1902	18
1903	7
1904	2
1905	9
1906	15
1907	28
1908	5
1909	18
1910	36
1911	31
1912	18
1913	37
1914	57
1915	139
1916	366
1917	106
1918	40
1919	58
1920	221
1921	58
1922	311
1923	203
1924	164
1925	93
1926	113
1927	356
1928	110
1929	192
1930	211
1931	434
1932	339
1933	250
1934	364
1935	263
1936	143
1937	348
1938	329
1939	1,030
1940	251
1941	144
1942	370
1943	496
1944	327
1945	178
1946	1,308
1947	303
1948	278
1949	299
1950	382
1951	849
1952	553
1953	347
1954	226
1955	352
1956	672
1957	565
1958	678
1959	217
1960	426
1961	818
1962	377
1963	642
1964	547
1965	706
1966	968
1967	639
1968	482
1969	347
1970	987
1971	655
1972	1,776
1973	679
1974	629
1975	668
1976	868
1977	1,548
1978	2,060
1979	693
1980	760
1981	748
1982	589
1983	664
1984	588
1985	1,074
1986	658
1987	1,007
1988	939
1989	1,270
1990	844
1991	878
1992	791
1993	912
1994	1,071
1995	1,247
1996	946
1997	1,214
1998	769
1999	774
2000	920
2001	505
2002	1,052
2003	824
2004	1,108
2005	1,714
2006	1,718
2007	1,124
2008	1,052
2009	2,442
2010	1,726
2011	496
2012	753
2013	1,018
2014	510
2015	1,054
2016	679
2017	715
2018	626
2019	614
2020	571
2021	674
2022	666
2023	907
2024	422
2025	1,602

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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 10	213
10 to 20	17
20 to 30	12
30 to 40	6
40 to 50	4
50 to 60	1
60 to 70	1
70 to 80	1