Roanoke Weather in 1938

Historical record of Roanoke, Virginia weather for the year 1938 based on NOAA data.
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1938 Roanoke Weather Extremes
Highest temperature 96 °F August 15
Lowest temperature 11 °F January 28
Highest daily low 71 °F August 11
Lowest daily high 27 °F January 27
Most daily precipitation 3.2 inches June 20
Most daily snow 5.0 inches November 24
Total annual precipitation 37.9 inches -
Highest Temperatures in Roanoke in 1938
Rank Temperature Date
1 96 °F Aug 15
2 95 °F Aug 16
3 94 °F Sep 5
3 94 °F Aug 14
3 94 °F Aug 10
3 94 °F Jul 13
3 94 °F Jul 12
3 94 °F Jul 11
9 93 °F Sep 7
9 93 °F Aug 22
9 93 °F Aug 17
9 93 °F Aug 11
9 93 °F Aug 9
9 93 °F Jul 18
Lowest Temperatures in Roanoke in 1938
Rank Temperature Date
1 11 °F January 28
2 12 °F December 29
2 12 °F November 26
2 12 °F January 27
5 14 °F November 27
5 14 °F January 29
7 15 °F November 28
8 16 °F November 25
9 17 °F November 29
10 18 °F December 16
10 18 °F January 26
January 1938 Roanoke Weather
Day High (°F) Low (°F) Precip. (inches) Snow (inches)
50 44 0.13 0.0
54 29 0.00 0.0
49 25 0.00 0.0
53 27 0.00 0.0
59 30 0.00 0.0
52 22 0.59 0.0
52 37 0.00 0.0
38 28 0.00 0.0
38 20 0.00 0.0
44 20 0.00 0.0
47 31 0.05 0.8
41 32 0.03 0.0
44 34 0.00 0.0
38 23 0.00 0.0
39 27 0.00 0.0
48 24 0.00 0.0
67 33 0.00 0.0
36 32 0.00 0.0
32 26 0.06 0.5
45 27 0.00 0.0
43 34 0.37 0.0
55 40 0.10 0.0
61 31 0.00 0.0
61 38 0.44 0.0
46 32 0.66 0.0
32 18 0.00 0.0
27 12 0.00 0.0
29 11 0.00 0.0
60 14 0.00 0.0
61 29 0.00 0.0
46 30 0.09 0.0
February 1938 Roanoke Weather
Day High (°F) Low (°F) Precip. (inches) Snow (inches)
41 21 0.00 0.0
46 20 0.00 0.0
60 34 0.00 0.0
65 40 0.00 0.0
56 30 0.00 0.0
66 35 0.01 0.0
55 35 0.00 0.0
60 23 0.00 0.0
69 29 0.00 0.0
65 51 0.00 0.0
51 33 0.13 0.0
40 32 0.00 0.0
68 38 0.00 0.0
70 46 0.00 0.0
50 36 0.06 0.0
42 33 0.00 0.0
53 36 0.00 0.0
67 41 0.00 0.0
66 48 0.01 0.0
48 36 0.00 0.0
41 37 0.00 0.0
52 33 0.03 0.0
52 42 0.24 0.0
43 35 0.00 0.0
39 30 0.00 0.0
41 29 0.03 0.2
51 35 0.00 0.0
38 28 0.00 0.0
March 1938 Roanoke Weather
Day High (°F) Low (°F) Precip. (inches) Snow (inches)
56 24 0.00 0.0
57 31 0.00 0.0
53 35 0.79 0.0
35 29 0.00 0.0
79 30 0.00 0.0
58 38 0.02 0.0
53 33 0.00 0.0
66 42 0.00 0.0
62 34 0.00 0.0
47 40 0.52 0.0
52 30 0.00 0.0
61 31 0.00 0.0
65 33 0.00 0.0
77 50 0.29 0.0
54 40 0.00 0.0
44 37 0.03 0.0
66 41 0.00 0.0
62 45 0.00 0.0
77 33 0.00 0.0
76 52 0.00 0.0
79 43 0.00 0.0
84 45 0.00 0.0
78 57 0.00 0.0
60 45 0.00 0.0
61 30 0.00 0.0
74 44 0.38 0.0
64 44 0.00 0.0
65 33 0.00 0.0
61 37 0.00 0.0
80 50 0.01 0.0
85 52 0.00 0.0
April 1938 Roanoke Weather
Day High (°F) Low (°F) Precip. (inches) Snow (inches)
64 50 0.00 0.0
56 40 0.10 0.0
51 33 0.00 0.0
64 36 0.00 0.0
68 42 0.00 0.0
66 38 0.00 0.0
48 37 0.57 0.0
41 35 0.58 0.0
56 40 0.00 0.0
56 33 0.00 0.0
66 28 0.00 0.0
76 40 0.00 0.0
82 41 0.00 0.0
84 45 0.00 0.0
82 52 0.00 0.0
82 52 0.00 0.0
60 52 0.01 0.0
66 54 0.41 0.0
81 46 0.00 0.0
82 51 0.00 0.0
68 58 0.03 0.0
61 51 0.12 0.0
61 39 0.00 0.0
69 33 0.00 0.0
80 38 0.00 0.0
83 47 0.00 0.0
86 50 0.00 0.0
87 52 0.00 0.0
82 58 0.00 0.0
68 48 0.00 0.0
May 1938 Roanoke Weather
Day High (°F) Low (°F) Precip. (inches) Snow (inches)
77 43 0.00 n/a
84 44 0.00 n/a
90 54 0.00 n/a
92 55 0.00 n/a
90 54 0.00 n/a
83 58 0.00 n/a
87 50 0.00 n/a
76 56 0.00 n/a
76 56 0.00 n/a
70 50 0.00 n/a
73 47 0.06 n/a
66 46 0.00 n/a
71 47 0.01 n/a
57 50 1.09 n/a
66 50 0.01 n/a
72 50 0.00 n/a
80 43 0.00 n/a
63 57 0.27 n/a
74 57 0.00 n/a
88 64 0.32 n/a
88 60 0.25 n/a
83 59 0.00 n/a
86 62 0.00 n/a
77 63 0.36 n/a
69 49 0.00 n/a
63 55 0.75 n/a
76 58 0.00 n/a
81 55 0.00 n/a
73 61 0.05 n/a
68 54 0.22 n/a
69 47 0.00 n/a
June 1938 Roanoke Weather
Day High (°F) Low (°F) Precip. (inches) Snow (inches)
74 44 0.00 n/a
73 55 0.10 n/a
72 60 0.23 n/a
83 51 0.00 n/a
83 58 0.00 n/a
84 51 0.00 n/a
91 57 0.10 n/a
82 60 0.00 n/a
79 55 0.00 n/a
82 66 0.08 n/a
91 66 0.00 n/a
91 65 0.00 n/a
80 64 0.00 n/a
80 50 0.00 n/a
85 51 0.00 n/a
82 58 0.62 n/a
88 56 0.97 n/a
83 63 0.01 n/a
84 64 0.00 n/a
68 64 3.18 n/a
69 61 1.45 n/a
79 57 0.00 n/a
87 59 0.00 n/a
88 63 0.00 n/a
87 61 0.60 n/a
87 67 0.00 n/a
84 70 0.70 n/a
75 63 0.00 n/a
77 53 0.00 n/a
80 52 0.00 n/a
July 1938 Roanoke Weather
Day High (°F) Low (°F) Precip. (inches) Snow (inches)
82 56 0.03 n/a
83 67 0.11 n/a
82 70 0.14 n/a
81 65 0.00 n/a
81 65 0.00 n/a
88 63 0.00 n/a
89 62 0.00 n/a
88 69 0.00 n/a
91 68 0.08 n/a
92 66 0.00 n/a
94 66 0.00 n/a
94 70 0.00 n/a
94 65 0.00 n/a
80 68 0.03 n/a
90 64 0.00 n/a
90 62 0.00 n/a
92 66 0.00 n/a
93 68 0.20 n/a
88 68 2.83 n/a
78 68 0.28 n/a
78 68 0.73 n/a
81 67 0.32 n/a
73 67 0.72 n/a
81 66 0.00 n/a
76 68 0.01 n/a
86 67 0.00 n/a
90 65 0.70 n/a
90 66 0.00 n/a
92 68 0.08 n/a
86 68 0.60 n/a
86 64 0.00 n/a
August 1938 Roanoke Weather
Day High (°F) Low (°F) Precip. (inches) Snow (inches)
88 68 0.00 n/a
84 69 0.61 n/a
85 69 0.01 n/a
91 67 0.00 n/a
88 68 0.40 n/a
84 70 0.70 n/a
85 71 0.13 n/a
90 68 0.08 n/a
93 67 0.00 n/a
94 68 0.00 n/a
93 71 0.00 n/a
90 67 0.00 n/a
88 61 0.00 n/a
94 62 0.00 n/a
96 67 0.01 n/a
95 69 0.00 n/a
93 70 0.50 n/a
81 67 0.00 n/a
84 56 0.00 n/a
87 55 0.00 n/a
90 57 0.00 n/a
93 63 0.00 n/a
91 60 0.00 n/a
92 66 0.00 n/a
84 61 0.00 n/a
87 57 0.00 n/a
90 59 0.00 n/a
86 57 0.00 n/a
86 60 0.00 n/a
90 59 0.00 n/a
91 63 0.00 n/a
September 1938 Roanoke Weather
Day High (°F) Low (°F) Precip. (inches) Snow (inches)
80 66 0.09 n/a
85 56 0.00 n/a
73 63 0.10 n/a
91 60 0.00 n/a
94 59 0.00 n/a
80 63 0.00 n/a
93 65 0.00 n/a
90 66 0.00 n/a
71 61 0.00 n/a
66 58 0.00 n/a
73 60 0.00 n/a
80 62 0.04 n/a
87 67 0.17 n/a
90 70 0.03 n/a
87 69 0.14 n/a
72 60 0.00 n/a
64 58 0.34 n/a
73 60 0.00 n/a
69 59 0.00 n/a
63 49 0.04 n/a
65 41 0.00 n/a
69 45 0.00 n/a
84 48 0.00 n/a
86 50 0.00 n/a
77 55 0.00 n/a
79 53 0.02 n/a
87 55 0.00 n/a
84 56 0.00 n/a
77 61 0.03 n/a
69 55 0.23 n/a
October 1938 Roanoke Weather
Day High (°F) Low (°F) Precip. (inches) Snow (inches)
74 48 0.00 n/a
69 41 0.00 n/a
68 35 0.00 n/a
71 38 0.00 n/a
80 38 0.00 n/a
85 50 0.00 n/a
66 43 0.00 n/a
80 32 0.00 n/a
83 49 0.00 n/a
80 38 0.00 n/a
82 40 0.00 n/a
78 46 0.00 n/a
75 41 0.00 n/a
81 45 0.00 n/a
79 43 0.00 n/a
81 43 0.00 n/a
86 44 0.00 n/a
91 45 0.00 n/a
91 45 0.00 n/a
78 50 0.00 n/a
67 41 0.00 n/a
70 34 0.00 n/a
66 38 0.00 n/a
62 40 0.58 n/a
66 36 0.00 n/a
78 32 0.00 n/a
60 44 0.00 n/a
65 44 0.01 n/a
72 52 0.00 n/a
74 42 0.00 n/a
68 36 0.00 n/a
November 1938 Roanoke Weather
Day High (°F) Low (°F) Precip. (inches) Snow (inches)
76 33 0.00 0.0
80 36 0.00 0.0
72 36 0.00 0.0
65 39 0.00 0.0
61 57 2.18 0.0
67 59 1.53 0.0
74 62 0.00 0.0
69 43 0.14 0.0
55 31 0.00 0.0
60 26 0.00 0.0
73 35 0.00 0.0
76 38 0.00 0.0
76 40 0.00 0.0
56 42 0.00 0.0
63 30 0.00 0.0
48 33 0.00 0.0
68 40 0.00 0.0
79 46 0.00 0.0
60 50 1.12 0.0
60 37 0.00 0.0
60 29 0.00 0.0
68 40 0.00 0.0
64 44 0.00 0.0
50 26 1.21 5.0
38 16 0.00 0.0
30 12 0.00 0.0
34 14 0.00 0.0
39 15 0.00 0.0
55 17 0.00 0.0
61 29 0.00 0.0
December 1938 Roanoke Weather
Day High (°F) Low (°F) Precip. (inches) Snow (inches)
63 35 0.00 0.0
45 30 0.00 0.0
39 31 0.05 0.0
61 33 0.00 0.0
56 48 0.25 0.0
48 31 0.00 0.0
57 27 0.00 0.0
51 31 0.00 0.0
43 39 0.42 0.0
48 30 0.00 0.0
48 28 0.00 0.0
59 43 0.00 0.0
50 26 0.00 0.0
52 26 0.00 0.0
49 25 0.00 0.0
40 18 0.00 0.0
46 32 0.00 0.0
47 38 0.00 0.0
47 25 0.00 0.0
49 19 0.00 0.0
45 31 0.00 0.0
44 25 0.00 0.0
40 29 0.04 0.0
54 34 0.00 0.0
52 30 0.00 0.0
34 29 1.47 3.0
48 28 0.00 0.0
36 20 0.00 0.0
31 12 0.00 0.0
51 24 0.00 0.0
54 22 0.00 0.0
Weather Station Details
Years Station Coordinates
1948–2024 Roanoke Regional Airport location
1901–1947 Roanoke location