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Weather Records on 7 October 1938

471 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 7 October 1938. Highest significance: Kalvan, IN.

Key Facts for 7 October 1938

  • On 7 October 1938, 471 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
  • 179 were record highs and 45 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
  • By timescale, 1 were all-time records, 17 monthly and 453 daily.
  • Kalvan set an all-time record daily precipitation of 254.0 mm (10.0 in) on 7 October 1938.
  • Across 165 earlier years (1802 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 460 records.

Record Map

471 stations
Weather records on 7 October 1938 471 station records on 7 October 1938 are marked on the map, coloured by record type.
471 station records on 7 October 1938 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.
Weather records on 7 October 1938: highest significance records shown on the map
StationCountryTypeValueSignificance
KalvanIndiaRecord daily precipitation254.0 mm (10.0 in)73 of 100 (Major)
VestervigDenmarkRecord daily precipitation41.6 mm (1.6 in)59 of 100 (Notable)
MurbadIndiaRecord daily precipitation269.5 mm (10.6 in)59 of 100 (Notable)
DindoriIndiaRecord daily precipitation109.2 mm (4.3 in)56 of 100 (Notable)
PeintIndiaRecord daily precipitation207.3 mm (8.2 in)55 of 100 (Notable)
ShahapurIndiaRecord daily precipitation222.8 mm (8.8 in)55 of 100 (Notable)
KurlaIndiaRecord daily precipitation299.0 mm (11.8 in)52 of 100 (Notable)
TrimbakIndiaRecord daily precipitation206.2 mm (8.1 in)51 of 100 (Notable)
SinnarIndiaRecord daily precipitation148.6 mm (5.9 in)51 of 100 (Notable)
Ghoda AmbegaonIndiaRecord daily precipitation126.2 mm (5.0 in)50 of 100 (Notable)
KalyanIndiaRecord daily precipitation159.0 mm (6.3 in)50 of 100 (Notable)
BhiwandiIndiaRecord daily precipitation215.9 mm (8.5 in)49 of 100 (Notable)
Vadgaon (Maval)IndiaRecord daily precipitation80.3 mm (3.2 in)48 of 100 (Notable)
ThanaIndiaRecord daily precipitation166.1 mm (6.5 in)48 of 100 (Notable)
MungeliIndiaRecord daily precipitation99.1 mm (3.9 in)47 of 100 (Notable)
BasseinIndiaRecord daily precipitation225.0 mm (8.9 in)47 of 100 (Notable)
AkolaIndiaRecord daily precipitation59.7 mm (2.4 in)46 of 100 (Notable)
MahimIndiaRecord daily precipitation201.9 mm (7.9 in)46 of 100 (Notable)
SatnaIndiaRecord daily precipitation73.4 mm (2.9 in)45 of 100 (Notable)
Werris Creek Post OfficeAustraliaRecord daily precipitation32.8 mm (1.3 in)44 of 100 (Notable)
Emmaville Post OfficeAustraliaRecord daily precipitation48.0 mm (1.9 in)42 of 100 (Notable)
UranIndiaRecord daily precipitation121.7 mm (4.8 in)42 of 100 (Notable)
RohaIndiaRecord daily precipitation102.9 mm (4.1 in)42 of 100 (Notable)
PanchganiIndiaRecord daily precipitation73.7 mm (2.9 in)42 of 100 (Notable)
KarjatIndiaRecord daily precipitation186.9 mm (7.4 in)40 of 100 (Notable)
AlandiIndiaRecord daily precipitation64.8 mm (2.6 in)40 of 100 (Notable)
SalidaUnited StatesRecord daily precipitation31.5 mm (1.2 in)40 of 100 (Notable)
KhedIndiaRecord daily precipitation127.3 mm (5.0 in)39 of 100 (Notable)
DapoliIndiaRecord daily precipitation77.5 mm (3.1 in)38 of 100 (Notable)
KotraIndiaRecord daily precipitation33.5 mm (1.3 in)38 of 100 (Notable)
GandaiIndiaRecord daily precipitation61.5 mm (2.4 in)34 of 100 (Routine)
MaseskarSwedenRecord daily precipitation26.1 mm (1.0 in)34 of 100 (Routine)
WangeroogeGermanyRecord daily precipitation29.5 mm (1.2 in)33 of 100 (Routine)
KhairagarhIndiaRecord daily precipitation100.6 mm (4.0 in)33 of 100 (Routine)
IgatpuriIndiaRecord daily precipitation188.0 mm (7.4 in)33 of 100 (Routine)
PatanIndiaRecord daily precipitation64.8 mm (2.6 in)33 of 100 (Routine)
ChhuikhadanIndiaRecord daily precipitation74.4 mm (2.9 in)32 of 100 (Routine)
PenIndiaRecord daily precipitation116.8 mm (4.6 in)32 of 100 (Routine)
PanvelIndiaRecord daily precipitation192.8 mm (7.6 in)31 of 100 (Routine)
NiphadIndiaRecord daily precipitation95.8 mm (3.8 in)31 of 100 (Routine)
MokhadaIndiaRecord daily precipitation175.3 mm (6.9 in)31 of 100 (Routine)
KhedIndiaRecord daily precipitation64.8 mm (2.6 in)30 of 100 (Routine)
Allora Post OfficeAustraliaRecord daily precipitation32.0 mm (1.3 in)29 of 100 (Routine)
GlengallanAustraliaRecord daily precipitation48.3 mm (1.9 in)29 of 100 (Routine)
Ebor (Kotupna)AustraliaRecord daily precipitation28.2 mm (1.1 in)29 of 100 (Routine)
Mercara Obsy SrIndiaRecord daily precipitation72.6 mm (2.9 in)29 of 100 (Routine)
KozhikodeIndiaRecord daily precipitation89.7 mm (3.5 in)29 of 100 (Routine)
MatheranIndiaRecord daily precipitation257.0 mm (10.1 in)29 of 100 (Routine)
NasikIndiaRecord daily precipitation81.3 mm (3.2 in)29 of 100 (Routine)
PimpalgaonIndiaRecord daily precipitation108.0 mm (4.3 in)29 of 100 (Routine)
MedhaIndiaRecord daily precipitation54.6 mm (2.1 in)29 of 100 (Routine)
Bombay (Colaba) Obsy SrIndiaRecord daily precipitation97.0 mm (3.8 in)28 of 100 (Routine)
Nord OdalNorwayRecord daily precipitation26.5 mm (1.0 in)27 of 100 (Routine)
HarraiIndiaRecord daily precipitation82.3 mm (3.2 in)26 of 100 (Routine)
Alibag-Cvl.Hosp.IndiaRecord daily precipitation83.3 mm (3.3 in)26 of 100 (Routine)
SataraIndiaRecord daily precipitation42.4 mm (1.7 in)26 of 100 (Routine)
EllerstonAustraliaRecord daily precipitation25.4 mm (1.0 in)25 of 100 (Routine)
LanjiIndiaRecord daily precipitation78.0 mm (3.1 in)25 of 100 (Routine)
JunnarIndiaRecord daily precipitation64.0 mm (2.5 in)25 of 100 (Routine)
MahabaleshwarIndiaRecord daily precipitation112.8 mm (4.4 in)25 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

471 records
Records on 7 October 1938 by type Records set or tied on 7 October 1938 by type: Highest daily maximum 94, Lowest daily maximum 18, Highest daily minimum 85, Lowest daily minimum 27, Heaviest daily rainfall 247. 0100200300Highest daily maximum: 94Lowest daily maximum: 18Highest daily minimum: 85Lowest daily minimum: 27Heaviest daily rainfall: 247Heaviest daily snowfall: 0Deepest snow cover: 0Max highMax lowMin highMin lowRainSnowDepth
Records set or tied on 7 October 1938 by type: Highest daily maximum 94, Lowest daily maximum 18, Highest daily minimum 85, Lowest daily minimum 27, Heaviest daily rainfall 247.
Records on 7 October 1938 by type
Record typeRecords
Highest daily maximum94
Lowest daily maximum18
Highest daily minimum85
Lowest daily minimum27
Heaviest daily rainfall247
Heaviest daily snowfall0
Deepest snow cover0
Records on 7 October 1938 by timescale Records on 7 October 1938 by timescale: all-time 1, monthly 17, daily 453. 0200400600all-time: 1monthly: 17daily: 453all-timemonthlydaily
Records on 7 October 1938 by timescale: all-time 1, monthly 17, daily 453.
Records on 7 October 1938 by timescale
TimescaleRecords
all-time1
monthly17
daily453

How Much Records Were Beaten By

394 broken records
Histogram of margins by which records were beaten on 7 October 1938 Margins by which the 394 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 158.2. Ties are not counted. 01002003004000 to 20: 33320 to 40: 2740 to 60: 1660 to 80: 580 to 100: 4100 to 120: 5120 to 140: 1140 to 160: 30 to 2020 to 4040 to 6060 to 8080 to 100100 to 120120 to 140140 to 160
Margins by which the 394 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 158.2. Ties are not counted.
Histogram of margins by which records were beaten on 7 October 1938
MarginRecords
0 to 20333
20 to 4027
40 to 6016
60 to 805
80 to 1004
100 to 1205
120 to 1401
140 to 1603

Top 20 by Significance

7 October 1938
Top 20 records on 7 October 1938 by significance
DateStationRecordValueBeat old record byOld record stoodSignificance
7 October 1938Kalvan, INall-time rain254.0 mm (10.0 in)105.9 mm (4.2 in)34 years73 of 100 (Major)
7 October 1938Vestervig, DKdaily rain41.6 mm (1.6 in)29.0 mm (1.1 in)44 years59 of 100 (Notable)
7 October 1938Murbad, INmonthly rain269.5 mm (10.6 in)152.7 mm (6.0 in)21 years59 of 100 (Notable)
7 October 1938Dindori, INmonthly rain109.2 mm (4.3 in)43.2 mm (1.7 in)25 years56 of 100 (Notable)
7 October 1938Peint, INmonthly rain207.3 mm (8.2 in)89.4 mm (3.5 in)6 years55 of 100 (Notable)
7 October 1938Shahapur, INmonthly rain222.8 mm (8.8 in)79.3 mm (3.1 in)28 years55 of 100 (Notable)
7 October 1938Kurla, INmonthly rain299.0 mm (11.8 in)95.8 mm (3.8 in)21 years52 of 100 (Notable)
7 October 1938Trimbak, INmonthly rain206.2 mm (8.1 in)65.2 mm (2.6 in)21 years51 of 100 (Notable)
7 October 1938Sinnar, INdaily rain148.6 mm (5.9 in)127.8 mm (5.0 in)28 years51 of 100 (Notable)
7 October 1938Ghoda Ambegaon, INdaily rain126.2 mm (5.0 in)109.9 mm (4.3 in)25 years50 of 100 (Notable)
7 October 1938Kalyan, INdaily rain159.0 mm (6.3 in)117.9 mm (4.6 in)25 years50 of 100 (Notable)
7 October 1938Bhiwandi, INdaily rain215.9 mm (8.5 in)144.8 mm (5.7 in)20 years49 of 100 (Notable)
7 October 1938Vadgaon (Maval), INdaily rain80.3 mm (3.2 in)50.8 mm (2.0 in)25 years48 of 100 (Notable)
7 October 1938Thana, INdaily rain166.1 mm (6.5 in)118.6 mm (4.7 in)20 years48 of 100 (Notable)
7 October 1938Mungeli, INmonthly rain99.1 mm (3.9 in)31.8 mm (1.3 in)33 years47 of 100 (Notable)
7 October 1938Bassein, INmonthly rain225.0 mm (8.9 in)82.3 mm (3.2 in)21 years47 of 100 (Notable)
7 October 1938Akola, INdaily rain59.7 mm (2.4 in)57.4 mm (2.3 in)20 years46 of 100 (Notable)
7 October 1938Mahim, INdaily rain201.9 mm (7.9 in)158.2 mm (6.2 in)11 years46 of 100 (Notable)
7 October 1938Satna, INdaily rain73.4 mm (2.9 in)60.7 mm (2.4 in)7 years45 of 100 (Notable)
7 October 1938Werris Creek Post Office, AUdaily rain32.8 mm (1.3 in)31.5 mm (1.2 in)42 years44 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

1802 to 1938
Records on 10-07 in each year Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1802 to 1938. 1938 had 471 records. 01,0002,0003,0001802: 11811: 11824: 11839: 11843: 11852: 21853: 11854: 11858: 11861: 11863: 21864: 41865: 11867: 21868: 11869: 11872: 21873: 41875: 11876: 21877: 11878: 11880: 11881: 11882: 11884: 11886: 11887: 11888: 21889: 31890: 41891: 21892: 21893: 51895: 21896: 21897: 61898: 71899: 61900: 61901: 141902: 31903: 111904: 271905: 91906: 51907: 101908: 141909: 141910: 181911: 241912: 361913: 321914: 201915: 221916: 351917: 471918: 1211919: 281920: 1061921: 681922: 431923: 1171924: 861925: 2471926: 1571927: 1731928: 1201929: 1211930: 5171931: 6031932: 4761933: 1661934: 2371935: 9181936: 4361937: 3591938: 4711939: 7691940: 1591941: 8921942: 1841943: 4241944: 2651945: 2571946: 1,1281947: 5571948: 3331949: 5761950: 3631951: 6041952: 1,4701953: 5241954: 4651955: 6291956: 5481957: 5671958: 5981959: 7701960: 4131961: 7211962: 4491963: 4531964: 9611965: 5841966: 3981967: 4321968: 7641969: 3651970: 1,1481971: 6291972: 5371973: 4611974: 7731975: 7601976: 1,0871977: 8081978: 4061979: 7741980: 1,2531981: 7371982: 1,0791983: 5551984: 7171985: 1,0891986: 5191987: 8341988: 7531989: 3891990: 9481991: 1,1891992: 8721993: 9181994: 1,1441995: 6581996: 1,0731997: 1,9031998: 1,3311999: 8952000: 2,4272001: 8232002: 7042003: 1,3642004: 5182005: 1,4762006: 1,0042007: 2,2852008: 6212009: 1,9262010: 9942011: 1,2162012: 1,3502013: 6752014: 5692015: 4392016: 5372017: 5812018: 1,0632019: 5692020: 1,1752021: 5862022: 5572023: 7052024: 8492025: 5252026: 9171802187318951912192919461963198019972014
Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1802 to 1938. 1938 had 471 records.
Counts for years before the ledger starts come from the same station rules.
Records on 10-07 in each year
YearRecords
18021
18111
18241
18391
18431
18522
18531
18541
18581
18611
18632
18644
18651
18672
18681
18691
18722
18734
18751
18762
18771
18781
18801
18811
18821
18841
18861
18871
18882
18893
18904
18912
18922
18935
18952
18962
18976
18987
18996
19006
190114
19023
190311
190427
19059
19065
190710
190814
190914
191018
191124
191236
191332
191420
191522
191635
191747
1918121
191928
1920106
192168
192243
1923117
192486
1925247
1926157
1927173
1928120
1929121
1930517
1931603
1932476
1933166
1934237
1935918
1936436
1937359
1938471
1939769
1940159
1941892
1942184
1943424
1944265
1945257
19461,128
1947557
1948333
1949576
1950363
1951604
19521,470
1953524
1954465
1955629
1956548
1957567
1958598
1959770
1960413
1961721
1962449
1963453
1964961
1965584
1966398
1967432
1968764
1969365
19701,148
1971629
1972537
1973461
1974773
1975760
19761,087
1977808
1978406
1979774
19801,253
1981737
19821,079
1983555
1984717
19851,089
1986519
1987834
1988753
1989389
1990948
19911,189
1992872
1993918
19941,144
1995658
19961,073
19971,903
19981,331
1999895
20002,427
2001823
2002704
20031,364
2004518
20051,476
20061,004
20072,285
2008621
20091,926
2010994
20111,216
20121,350
2013675
2014569
2015439
2016537
2017581
20181,063
2019569
20201,175
2021586
2022557
2023705
2024849
2025525
2026917

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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 . Last revised (2026-10-15).