Weather Records on 14 December 1938

81 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 14 December 1938. Highest significance: Aachen, DE.

Key Facts for 14 December 1938

On 14 December 1938, 81 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
55 were record highs and 9 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 1 monthly and 80 daily.
Aachen set a daily record high maximum temperature of 16.2 C (61.2 F) on 14 December 1938.
Across 164 earlier years (1796 to 2025) the same calendar date averaged 457 records.

Record Map

81 stations

81 station records on 14 December 1938 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 14 December 1938: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Aachen	Germany	Record high maximum temperature	16.2 C (61.2 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Haparanda	Sweden	Record high minimum temperature	2.0 C (35.6 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Hakalau 142	United States	Record high maximum temperature	28.9 C (84.0 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Orenburg	Russia	Record daily precipitation	6.8 mm (0.27 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Harnosand	Sweden	Record high minimum temperature	1.2 C (34.2 F)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Pitea	Sweden	Record high minimum temperature	1.5 C (34.7 F)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Tuba City	United States	Record high maximum temperature	17.8 C (64.0 F)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Belele	Australia	Record daily precipitation	7.9 mm (0.31 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Chickasha	United States	Record daily snowfall	2.5 cm (1.0 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Storlien	Sweden	Record high minimum temperature	0.2 C (32.4 F)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Las Vegas 2 NW	United States	Record high maximum temperature	24.4 C (75.9 F)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Beverley	Australia	Record daily precipitation	7.1 mm (0.28 in)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Umea	Sweden	Record high minimum temperature	2.0 C (35.6 F)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Springville Tule Hd	United States	Record high minimum temperature	7.8 C (46.0 F)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Eubank	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-6.1 C (21.0 F)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Mileura	Australia	Record daily precipitation	6.4 mm (0.25 in)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Tobolsk	Russia	Record low minimum temperature	-43.2 C (-45.8 F)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Hypoluxo	United States	Record daily precipitation	35.1 mm (1.4 in)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Petropavlovsk	Kazakhstan	Record low minimum temperature	-40.2 C (-40.4 F)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Kalgoorlie Post Office	Australia	Record high minimum temperature	24.9 C (76.8 F)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Lihue 1020	United States	Record high minimum temperature	20.6 C (69.1 F)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Toodyay	Australia	Record daily precipitation	4.3 mm (0.17 in)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Bally Bally	Australia	Record daily precipitation	8.4 mm (0.33 in)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Dalby Post Office	Australia	Record low minimum temperature	11.2 C (52.2 F)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Deols Chateauroux Aerodrome de	France	Record high maximum temperature	14.2 C (57.6 F)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Bjuraker	Sweden	Record high minimum temperature	0.8 C (33.4 F)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Bidyadanga	Australia	Record daily precipitation	29.7 mm (1.2 in)	12 of 100 (Routine)
Esperance Post Office	Australia	Record high minimum temperature	19.3 C (66.7 F)	12 of 100 (Routine)
Kustanai	Kazakhstan	Record low minimum temperature	-41.5 C (-42.7 F)	12 of 100 (Routine)
Cuyamaca	United States	Record high minimum temperature	5.6 C (42.1 F)	12 of 100 (Routine)
Miami	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	12 of 100 (Routine)
Donnybrook	Australia	Record high minimum temperature	18.4 C (65.1 F)	11 of 100 (Routine)
Cuttening	Australia	Record daily precipitation	6.4 mm (0.25 in)	11 of 100 (Routine)
Wandering Comparison	Australia	Record high minimum temperature	17.4 C (63.3 F)	11 of 100 (Routine)
Fish Creek (Hoddle Range)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	14.0 mm (0.6 in)	11 of 100 (Routine)
Marseille Obs. Palais-Lonchamp	France	Record high maximum temperature	17.0 C (62.6 F)	11 of 100 (Routine)
Zugspitze	Germany	Record high maximum temperature	-0.5 C (31.1 F)	11 of 100 (Routine)
Gallivare_A	Sweden	Record high minimum temperature	-1.2 C (29.8 F)	11 of 100 (Routine)
Karesuando	Sweden	Record high minimum temperature	-1.5 C (29.3 F)	11 of 100 (Routine)
Miami	United States	Record daily precipitation	10.2 mm (0.4 in)	11 of 100 (Routine)
Sonnblick	Austria	Record high minimum temperature	-5.6 C (21.9 F)	10 of 100 (Routine)
Maastricht-1	Netherlands	Record high maximum temperature	14.2 C (57.6 F)	10 of 100 (Routine)
Maastricht	Netherlands	Record high maximum temperature	13.1 C (55.6 F)	10 of 100 (Routine)
Walebing	Australia	Record high minimum temperature	22.3 C (72.1 F)	9 of 100 (Routine)
Berry Brow	Australia	Record daily precipitation	2.3 mm (0.09 in)	9 of 100 (Routine)
Wiluna	Australia	Record daily precipitation	2.3 mm (0.09 in)	9 of 100 (Routine)
Cherdyn'	Russia	Record low minimum temperature	-36.2 C (-33.2 F)	9 of 100 (Routine)
Kurgan	Russia	Record low minimum temperature	-37.8 C (-36.0 F)	9 of 100 (Routine)
Tarnaby	Sweden	Record high minimum temperature	-1.6 C (29.1 F)	9 of 100 (Routine)
Jokkmokk	Sweden	Record high minimum temperature	-0.8 C (30.6 F)	9 of 100 (Routine)
Stornoway Airport	United Kingdom	Record high minimum temperature	9.4 C (48.9 F)	9 of 100 (Routine)
Nome AP	United States	Record high minimum temperature	-3.9 C (25.0 F)	9 of 100 (Routine)
Cardonia	Australia	Record daily precipitation	4.1 mm (0.16 in)	8 of 100 (Routine)
Northam	Australia	Record high minimum temperature	22.2 C (72.0 F)	8 of 100 (Routine)
Sonnblick	Austria	Record high maximum temperature	-1.7 C (28.9 F)	8 of 100 (Routine)
Fichtelberg	Germany	Record high maximum temperature	9.8 C (49.6 F)	8 of 100 (Routine)
Gaddede	Sweden	Record high minimum temperature	0.0 C (32.0 F)	8 of 100 (Routine)
Katanning Comparison	Australia	Record high minimum temperature	16.1 C (61.0 F)	7 of 100 (Routine)
Karasjok	Norway	Record high minimum temperature	0.6 C (33.1 F)	7 of 100 (Routine)
Kazan	Russia	Record low minimum temperature	-28.3 C (-18.9 F)	7 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

81 records

Records set or tied on 14 December 1938 by type: Highest daily maximum 18, Lowest daily maximum 1, Highest daily minimum 37, Lowest daily minimum 8, Heaviest daily rainfall 15, Heaviest daily snowfall 2.

Records on 14 December 1938 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	18
Lowest daily maximum	1
Highest daily minimum	37
Lowest daily minimum	8
Heaviest daily rainfall	15
Heaviest daily snowfall	2
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 14 December 1938 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 1, daily 80.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

67 broken records

Margins by which the 67 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 26.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

14 December 1938

Top 20 records on 14 December 1938 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
14 December 1938	Aachen, DE	daily high max	16.2 C (61.2 F)	3.2 C (5.8 F)	44 years	24 of 100 (Routine)
14 December 1938	Haparanda, SE	daily high min	2.0 C (35.6 F)	2.0 C (3.6 F)	49 years	21 of 100 (Routine)
14 December 1938	Hakalau 142, US	daily high max	28.9 C (84.0 F)	1.7 C (3.1 F)	31 years	21 of 100 (Routine)
14 December 1938	Orenburg, RU	daily rain	6.8 mm (0.27 in)	3.1 mm (0.12 in)	25 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
14 December 1938	Harnosand, SE	daily high min	1.2 C (34.2 F)	0.2 C (0.4 F)	52 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
14 December 1938	Pitea, SE	daily high min	1.5 C (34.7 F)	1.5 C (2.7 F)	49 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
14 December 1938	Tuba City, US	daily high max	17.8 C (64.0 F)	4.5 C (8.1 F)	28 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
14 December 1938	Belele, AU	daily rain	7.9 mm (0.31 in)	6.6 mm (0.26 in)	28 years	19 of 100 (Routine)
14 December 1938	Chickasha, US	daily snowfall	2.5 cm (1.0 in)	2.5 cm (1.0 in)	36 years	19 of 100 (Routine)
14 December 1938	Storlien, SE	daily high min	0.2 C (32.4 F)	2.2 C (4.0 F)	37 years	18 of 100 (Routine)
14 December 1938	Las Vegas 2 NW, US	monthly high max	24.4 C (75.9 F)	1.1 C (2.0 F)	12 years	18 of 100 (Routine)
14 December 1938	Beverley, AU	daily rain	7.1 mm (0.28 in)	4.1 mm (0.16 in)	24 years	17 of 100 (Routine)
14 December 1938	Umea, SE	daily high min	2.0 C (35.6 F)	1.5 C (2.7 F)	35 years	17 of 100 (Routine)
14 December 1938	Springville Tule Hd, US	daily high min	7.8 C (46.0 F)	3.4 C (6.1 F)	16 years	17 of 100 (Routine)
14 December 1938	Eubank, US	daily low max	-6.1 C (21.0 F)	2.2 C (4.0 F)	33 years	17 of 100 (Routine)
14 December 1938	Mileura, AU	daily rain	6.4 mm (0.25 in)	3.9 mm (0.15 in)	28 years	16 of 100 (Routine)
14 December 1938	Tobolsk, RU	daily low min	-43.2 C (-45.8 F)	1.7 C (3.1 F)	36 years	16 of 100 (Routine)
14 December 1938	Hypoluxo, US	daily rain	35.1 mm (1.4 in)	6.1 mm (0.24 in)	24 years	16 of 100 (Routine)
14 December 1938	Petropavlovsk, KZ	daily low min	-40.2 C (-40.4 F)	1.1 C (2.0 F)	36 years	15 of 100 (Routine)
14 December 1938	Kalgoorlie Post Office, AU	daily high min	24.9 C (76.8 F)	1.3 C (2.3 F)	29 years	14 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 81 records.

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

Records on 12-14 in each year
Year	Records
1796	1
1806	1
1808	4
1814	1
1825	2
1831	1
1835	1
1840	2
1846	2
1847	1
1848	1
1849	1
1852	1
1855	3
1863	1
1867	2
1868	1
1870	1
1871	1
1872	1
1878	4
1879	2
1880	3
1881	3
1882	1
1886	2
1887	1
1888	2
1889	2
1890	1
1891	4
1892	2
1893	4
1894	4
1895	1
1896	3
1897	7
1898	3
1899	11
1900	3
1901	20
1902	10
1903	11
1904	12
1905	2
1906	7
1907	22
1908	10
1909	14
1910	14
1911	13
1912	41
1913	9
1914	85
1915	99
1916	96
1917	55
1918	97
1919	29
1920	67
1921	52
1922	112
1923	255
1924	238
1925	319
1926	206
1927	384
1928	332
1929	410
1930	92
1931	418
1932	260
1933	571
1934	141
1935	158
1936	384
1937	325
1938	81
1939	182
1940	237
1941	433
1942	323
1943	331
1944	243
1945	415
1946	397
1947	490
1948	818
1949	139
1950	305
1951	724
1952	382
1953	370
1954	225
1955	388
1956	443
1957	244
1958	814
1959	294
1960	654
1961	823
1962	886
1963	663
1964	337
1965	610
1966	483
1967	959
1968	337
1969	498
1970	174
1971	864
1972	907
1973	628
1974	328
1975	2,092
1976	445
1977	1,023
1978	389
1979	709
1980	774
1981	1,031
1982	496
1983	1,197
1984	1,862
1985	1,400
1986	397
1987	1,317
1988	674
1989	2,058
1990	629
1991	1,098
1992	1,308
1993	954
1994	558
1995	1,331
1996	832
1997	1,401
1998	1,227
1999	793
2000	1,950
2001	1,391
2002	863
2003	978
2004	738
2005	845
2006	1,445
2007	636
2008	1,319
2009	848
2010	1,891
2011	867
2012	938
2013	565
2014	1,046
2015	2,200
2016	650
2017	563
2018	699
2019	588
2020	551
2021	763
2022	1,028
2023	619
2024	363
2025	1,772

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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 5	61
5 to 10	3
10 to 15	1
15 to 20	0
20 to 25	0
25 to 30	2