Weather Records on 11 December 1938

231 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 11 December 1938. Highest significance: Waratah (Mount Road), AU.

Key Facts for 11 December 1938

On 11 December 1938, 231 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
113 were record highs and 12 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 1 were all-time records, 4 monthly and 226 daily.
Waratah (Mount Road) set a daily record precipitation of 75.2 mm (3.0 in) on 11 December 1938.
Across 154 earlier years (1796 to 2025) the same calendar date averaged 474 records.

Record Map

231 stations

231 station records on 11 December 1938 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 11 December 1938: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Waratah (Mount Road)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	75.2 mm (3.0 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Bushy Park (Bushy Park Estates	Australia	Record daily precipitation	33.8 mm (1.3 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Balook	Australia	Record daily precipitation	55.6 mm (2.2 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Ellendale Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	56.9 mm (2.2 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Miena Dam	Australia	Record daily precipitation	47.8 mm (1.9 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Lenah Valley (Augusta Road)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	30.7 mm (1.2 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Gormanston (Gould Street)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	59.9 mm (2.4 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Petcheys Bay	Australia	Record daily precipitation	27.4 mm (1.1 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Franklin	Australia	Record daily precipitation	37.3 mm (1.5 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Jhb-Joubert Park	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	44.2 mm (1.7 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Zeehan Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	46.5 mm (1.8 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Broadmarsh (Corleen)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	32.3 mm (1.3 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Vryburg (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	54.6 mm (2.1 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Mangalore (Mangalore Farm)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	27.4 mm (1.1 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Mount Wellington (the Springs)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	49.8 mm (2.0 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Queenstown (Copper Mine)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	45.5 mm (1.8 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Brisbane Regional Office	Australia	Record high maximum temperature	39.1 C (102.4 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Fish Creek (Hoddle Range)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	33.8 mm (1.3 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Jamestown	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	41.9 mm (1.6 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Haenertsburg (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Alliance 1WNW	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Uccle	Belgium	Record high maximum temperature	13.6 C (56.5 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Blikana	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	31.5 mm (1.2 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Deloraine (Athol)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Kempton (Oakmore)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	26.4 mm (1.0 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Bathurst	Canada	Record daily precipitation	33.8 mm (1.3 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Umea	Sweden	Record high minimum temperature	3.5 C (38.3 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Greensboro	United States	Record high maximum temperature	25.6 C (78.1 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Chicoutimi	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	0.0 C (32.0 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Boodarie	Australia	Record daily precipitation	17.0 mm (0.7 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Hamilton (Uralla)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	19.6 mm (0.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Hobart Botanical Gardens	Australia	Record daily precipitation	20.8 mm (0.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Fraserburg	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	18.0 mm (0.7 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Strelley	Australia	Record daily precipitation	18.5 mm (0.7 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
New Norfolk	Australia	Record daily precipitation	19.8 mm (0.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Ft Collins	United States	Record daily precipitation	11.4 mm (0.4 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Yathroo	Australia	Record daily precipitation	1.3 mm (0.05 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Hobart (Ellerslie Road)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	21.1 mm (0.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Hobart (Waterworks Reserve)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	22.4 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Clarendon	Australia	Record daily precipitation	13.5 mm (0.5 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Waterdale	United States	Record daily precipitation	16.3 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Alliance 1WNW	United States	Record daily precipitation	6.1 mm (0.24 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Alkmaar	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	34.5 mm (1.4 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Duiwelskloof (Mun)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Represa	United States	Record low maximum temperature	7.8 C (46.0 F)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Lampasas	United States	Record high maximum temperature	30.0 C (86.0 F)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Inverloch	Australia	Record daily precipitation	18.8 mm (0.7 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Malin Head	Ireland	Record daily precipitation	15.3 mm (0.6 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Hohenpeissenberg	Germany	Record high minimum temperature	8.5 C (47.3 F)	19 of 100 (Routine)
De Vlei "de Kruis"	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	15.5 mm (0.6 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Jhb-Braamfontein (Cem)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	43.7 mm (1.7 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Espanola	United States	Record high maximum temperature	15.0 C (59.0 F)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Mount Nelson	Australia	Record daily precipitation	12.7 mm (0.5 in)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Naboomspruit (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Lowestoft	United Kingdom	Record high minimum temperature	8.9 C (48.0 F)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Mena	United States	Record high maximum temperature	21.7 C (71.1 F)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Steamboat Springs	United States	Record daily precipitation	19.1 mm (0.8 in)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Yuma	United States	Record daily precipitation	4.1 mm (0.16 in)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Lindisfarne	Australia	Record daily precipitation	14.0 mm (0.6 in)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Perpignan	France	Record high minimum temperature	12.6 C (54.7 F)	17 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

231 records

Records set or tied on 11 December 1938 by type: Highest daily maximum 57, Lowest daily maximum 6, Highest daily minimum 56, Lowest daily minimum 6, Heaviest daily rainfall 95, Heaviest daily snowfall 10, Deepest snow cover 1.

Records on 11 December 1938 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	57
Lowest daily maximum	6
Highest daily minimum	56
Lowest daily minimum	6
Heaviest daily rainfall	95
Heaviest daily snowfall	10
Deepest snow cover	1

Records on 11 December 1938 by timescale: all-time 1, monthly 4, daily 226.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

184 broken records

Margins by which the 184 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 51.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

11 December 1938

Top 20 records on 11 December 1938 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
11 December 1938	Waratah (Mount Road), AU	daily rain	75.2 mm (3.0 in)	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	35 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
11 December 1938	Bushy Park (Bushy Park Estates, AU	daily rain	33.8 mm (1.3 in)	21.6 mm (0.9 in)	20 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
11 December 1938	Balook, AU	daily rain	55.6 mm (2.2 in)	34.8 mm (1.4 in)	32 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
11 December 1938	Ellendale Post Office, AU	monthly rain	56.9 mm (2.2 in)	15.2 mm (0.6 in)	21 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
11 December 1938	Miena Dam, AU	daily rain	47.8 mm (1.9 in)	27.0 mm (1.1 in)	0 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
11 December 1938	Lenah Valley (Augusta Road), AU	daily rain	30.7 mm (1.2 in)	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	21 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
11 December 1938	Gormanston (Gould Street), AU	daily rain	59.9 mm (2.4 in)	35.3 mm (1.4 in)	25 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
11 December 1938	Petcheys Bay, AU	daily rain	27.4 mm (1.1 in)	20.8 mm (0.8 in)	8 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
11 December 1938	Franklin, AU	daily rain	37.3 mm (1.5 in)	21.8 mm (0.9 in)	12 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
11 December 1938	Jhb-Joubert Park, ZA	daily rain	44.2 mm (1.7 in)	26.2 mm (1.0 in)	32 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
11 December 1938	Zeehan Post Office, AU	daily rain	46.5 mm (1.8 in)	30.2 mm (1.2 in)	12 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
11 December 1938	Broadmarsh (Corleen), AU	daily rain	32.3 mm (1.3 in)	24.7 mm (1.0 in)	5 years	31 of 100 (Routine)
11 December 1938	Vryburg (Pol), ZA	daily rain	54.6 mm (2.1 in)	18.3 mm (0.7 in)	35 years	31 of 100 (Routine)
11 December 1938	Mangalore (Mangalore Farm), AU	daily rain	27.4 mm (1.1 in)	19.0 mm (0.7 in)	19 years	30 of 100 (Routine)
11 December 1938	Mount Wellington (the Springs), AU	daily rain	49.8 mm (2.0 in)	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	32 years	29 of 100 (Routine)
11 December 1938	Queenstown (Copper Mine), AU	daily rain	45.5 mm (1.8 in)	21.4 mm (0.8 in)	25 years	29 of 100 (Routine)
11 December 1938	Brisbane Regional Office, AU	daily high max	39.1 C (102.4 F)	4.6 C (8.3 F)	27 years	28 of 100 (Routine)
11 December 1938	Fish Creek (Hoddle Range), AU	daily rain	33.8 mm (1.3 in)	22.1 mm (0.9 in)	25 years	28 of 100 (Routine)
11 December 1938	Jamestown, ZA	daily rain	41.9 mm (1.6 in)	14.0 mm (0.6 in)	32 years	28 of 100 (Routine)
11 December 1938	Haenertsburg (Pol), ZA	daily rain	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	22.6 mm (0.9 in)	20 years	26 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 231 records.

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

Records on 12-11 in each year
Year	Records
1796	2
1808	2
1815	2
1825	2
1841	1
1852	1
1855	2
1862	1
1868	1
1869	3
1871	4
1872	1
1876	2
1877	1
1878	2
1879	4
1880	2
1882	3
1886	1
1887	1
1889	1
1891	3
1892	2
1893	3
1894	1
1895	4
1897	2
1898	14
1899	5
1900	4
1901	5
1902	6
1903	2
1904	28
1905	15
1906	12
1907	30
1908	18
1909	7
1910	31
1911	49
1912	36
1913	8
1914	13
1915	93
1916	55
1917	103
1918	32
1919	40
1920	58
1921	49
1922	143
1923	88
1924	84
1925	81
1926	77
1927	232
1928	111
1929	345
1930	72
1931	762
1932	696
1933	260
1934	480
1935	290
1936	357
1937	839
1938	231
1939	626
1940	302
1941	353
1942	263
1943	196
1944	407
1945	234
1946	717
1947	342
1948	153
1949	1,201
1950	463
1951	261
1952	923
1953	157
1954	492
1955	312
1956	300
1957	517
1958	985
1959	322
1960	746
1961	1,300
1962	723
1963	604
1964	542
1965	1,216
1966	525
1967	945
1968	543
1969	587
1970	617
1971	900
1972	1,514
1973	334
1974	313
1975	454
1976	380
1977	1,182
1978	678
1979	847
1980	522
1981	949
1982	657
1983	971
1984	1,013
1985	1,471
1986	561
1987	639
1988	850
1989	584
1990	747
1991	1,102
1992	1,357
1993	749
1994	1,243
1995	1,837
1996	1,307
1997	1,203
1998	1,012
1999	769
2000	1,584
2001	626
2002	1,139
2003	646
2004	1,166
2005	816
2006	858
2007	1,613
2008	1,312
2009	1,091
2010	1,284
2011	416
2012	618
2013	737
2014	893
2015	1,183
2016	489
2017	670
2018	353
2019	442
2020	517
2021	1,175
2022	679
2023	814
2024	539
2025	1,691

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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	144
10 to 20	20
20 to 30	14
30 to 40	3
40 to 50	1
50 to 60	2