San Francisco Weather in 1938

Historical record of San Francisco, California weather for the year 1938 based on NOAA data.

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1938 San Francisco Weather Extremes
Highest temperature	89 °F	September 9
Lowest temperature	40 °F	January 7
Highest daily low	59 °F	October 28
Lowest daily high	47 °F	January 7
Most daily precipitation	1.5 inches	February 13
Most daily snow	none	-
Total annual precipitation	22.2 inches	-
Total annual snow	none	-

What was the hottest temperature in San Francisco in 1938?

The highest temperature recorded in San Francisco, California in 1938 was 89 °F which happened on September 9.

Highest Temperatures: All-Time By Year

Highest Temperatures in San Francisco in 1938

Rank	Temperature	Date
1	89 °F	Sep 9
2	81 °F	Oct 25
3	80 °F	Oct 12
4	78 °F	Oct 20
4	78 °F	Sep 6
4	78 °F	Aug 2
7	77 °F	Sep 16
7	77 °F	May 31
9	76 °F	Oct 21
9	76 °F	Sep 10
9	76 °F	Sep 7

What was the coldest temperature in San Francisco in 1938?

The lowest temperature recorded in San Francisco, California in 1938 was 40 °F which happened on Jan 7.

Lowest Temperatures: All-Time By Year

Lowest Temperatures in San Francisco in 1938

Rank	Temperature	Date
1	40 °F	January 7
2	41 °F	January 8
2	41 °F	January 6
4	42 °F	February 16
4	42 °F	February 11
4	42 °F	January 12
7	43 °F	December 31
7	43 °F	December 26
7	43 °F	March 21
7	43 °F	February 20
7	43 °F	February 17
7	43 °F	February 12
7	43 °F	January 11
7	43 °F	January 10
7	43 °F	January 5

January 1938 San Francisco Weather

Day	High (°F)	Low (°F)	Precip. (inches)
January 1	54	47	0.00
January 2	56	48	0.48
January 3	57	46	0.00
January 4	50	45	0.00
January 5	53	43	0.00
January 6	50	41	0.00
January 7	47	40	0.00
January 8	61	41	0.00
January 9	57	46	0.00
January 10	56	43	0.00
January 11	57	43	0.00
January 12	50	42	0.00
January 13	59	46	0.00
January 14	60	46	0.11
January 15	58	50	0.02
January 16	55	48	0.18
January 17	60	53	0.18
January 18	55	49	0.25
January 19	56	48	0.52
January 20	56	46	0.00
January 21	62	46	0.00
January 22	59	51	0.00
January 23	58	46	0.00
January 24	58	45	0.00
January 25	63	46	0.00
January 26	66	47	0.00
January 27	61	49	0.02
January 28	55	50	0.09
January 29	57	46	0.15
January 30	55	46	0.02
January 31	58	48	0.63

February 1938 San Francisco Weather

Day	High (°F)	Low (°F)	Precip. (inches)
February 1	57	48	0.38
February 2	55	47	0.82
February 3	54	45	0.53
February 4	52	44	0.36
February 5	58	45	0.33
February 6	60	50	0.38
February 7	59	49	0.06
February 8	56	46	0.24
February 9	57	49	0.53
February 10	57	48	0.65
February 11	51	42	0.99
February 12	54	43	0.35
February 13	55	46	1.48
February 14	54	47	0.10
February 15	53	45	0.00
February 16	56	42	0.00
February 17	55	43	0.00
February 18	56	46	0.59
February 19	58	44	0.00
February 20	58	43	0.00
February 21	62	48	0.00
February 22	60	51	0.00
February 23	71	47	0.00
February 24	70	52	0.00
February 25	69	54	0.00
February 26	71	52	0.00
February 27	67	53	0.00
February 28	64	54	0.70

March 1938 San Francisco Weather

Day	High (°F)	Low (°F)	Precip. (inches)
March 1	61	53	0.66
March 2	61	52	0.32
March 3	53	48	0.24
March 4	55	49	0.00
March 5	55	47	0.03
March 6	53	47	0.73
March 7	54	49	0.18
March 8	60	49	0.00
March 9	60	49	0.00
March 10	63	52	0.01
March 11	58	50	0.60
March 12	57	46	0.67
March 13	53	45	0.19
March 14	58	48	0.00
March 15	60	50	0.00
March 16	55	47	0.53
March 17	56	45	0.00
March 18	56	49	0.30
March 19	56	52	0.25
March 20	53	45	0.24
March 21	52	43	0.04
March 22	55	46	0.15
March 23	58	50	0.56
March 24	56	49	0.03
March 25	64	48	0.00
March 26	70	55	0.00
March 27	68	50	0.00
March 28	55	46	0.00
March 29	52	44	0.00
March 30	57	44	0.00
March 31	59	44	0.00

April 1938 San Francisco Weather

Day	High (°F)	Low (°F)	Precip. (inches)
April 1	62	46	0.00
April 2	57	49	0.00
April 3	54	48	0.00
April 4	56	49	0.84
April 5	55	48	0.00
April 6	62	46	0.00
April 7	69	49	0.00
April 8	65	51	0.00
April 9	61	49	0.00
April 10	58	48	0.00
April 11	60	47	0.00
April 12	58	48	0.00
April 13	58	46	0.00
April 14	58	47	0.00
April 15	59	48	0.00
April 16	60	52	0.00
April 17	74	52	0.00
April 18	75	58	0.00
April 19	68	51	0.00
April 20	57	50	0.00
April 21	58	50	0.00
April 22	57	50	0.00
April 23	58	49	0.00
April 24	61	52	0.10
April 25	59	51	0.00
April 26	60	50	0.00
April 27	59	51	0.00
April 28	55	49	0.20
April 29	58	50	0.03
April 30	58	52	0.35

May 1938 San Francisco Weather

Day	High (°F)	Low (°F)
May 1	59	50
May 2	58	48
May 3	61	48
May 4	60	49
May 5	61	49
May 6	69	50
May 7	65	49
May 8	65	49
May 9	57	49
May 10	63	49
May 11	65	50
May 12	59	51
May 13	62	51
May 14	59	50
May 15	62	53
May 16	60	52
May 17	64	50
May 18	62	49
May 19	61	51
May 20	59	51
May 21	59	50
May 22	57	50
May 23	75	49
May 24	73	52
May 25	58	51
May 26	58	51
May 27	64	53
May 28	64	54
May 29	61	54
May 30	63	52
May 31	77	55

June 1938 San Francisco Weather

Day	High (°F)	Low (°F)
June 1	71	52
June 2	70	51
June 3	60	51
June 4	63	52
June 5	60	53
June 6	57	51
June 7	59	51
June 8	65	52
June 9	64	51
June 10	54	51
June 11	59	52
June 12	57	51
June 13	63	52
June 14	72	53
June 15	70	54
June 16	64	52
June 17	68	51
June 18	70	53
June 19	70	54
June 20	63	54
June 21	60	52
June 22	67	50
June 23	63	51
June 24	58	50
June 25	56	50
June 26	60	50
June 27	57	51
June 28	66	52
June 29	64	55
June 30	65	53

July 1938 San Francisco Weather

Day	High (°F)	Low (°F)	Precip. (inches)
July 1	62	53	0.00
July 2	58	54	0.01
July 3	63	54	0.00
July 4	62	52	0.00
July 5	59	51	0.00
July 6	60	51	0.00
July 7	59	52	0.00
July 8	60	52	0.00
July 9	62	54	0.00
July 10	61	53	0.00
July 11	62	52	0.00
July 12	66	51	0.00
July 13	63	55	0.00
July 14	61	55	0.00
July 15	63	55	0.00
July 16	64	55	0.00
July 17	64	56	0.00
July 18	67	55	0.00
July 19	66	54	0.00
July 20	66	55	0.00
July 21	63	55	0.00
July 22	61	54	0.00
July 23	63	55	0.00
July 24	61	58	0.00
July 25	65	57	0.00
July 26	68	59	0.00
July 27	67	58	0.00
July 28	64	56	0.00
July 29	63	55	0.00
July 30	66	54	0.00
July 31	74	56	0.00

August 1938 San Francisco Weather

Day	High (°F)	Low (°F)
August 1	70	56
August 2	78	56
August 3	73	55
August 4	64	53
August 5	63	53
August 6	60	53
August 7	64	54
August 8	62	53
August 9	63	53
August 10	66	52
August 11	70	56
August 12	64	55
August 13	70	54
August 14	61	54
August 15	66	55
August 16	65	56
August 17	60	57
August 18	66	56
August 19	65	55
August 20	63	54
August 21	60	55
August 22	66	56
August 23	63	55
August 24	64	55
August 25	63	54
August 26	68	54
August 27	67	55
August 28	64	53
August 29	73	54
August 30	75	53
August 31	61	54

September 1938 San Francisco Weather

Day	High (°F)	Low (°F)	Precip. (inches)
September 1	62	53	0.00
September 2	64	53	0.00
September 3	65	51	0.00
September 4	66	56	0.00
September 5	73	56	0.00
September 6	78	57	0.00
September 7	76	54	0.00
September 8	68	54	0.00
September 9	89	54	0.00
September 10	76	54	0.00
September 11	65	53	0.00
September 12	64	53	0.00
September 13	65	51	0.00
September 14	64	52	0.00
September 15	66	54	0.00
September 16	77	54	0.00
September 17	62	52	0.00
September 18	63	55	0.00
September 19	63	53	0.00
September 20	63	51	0.00
September 21	62	52	0.00
September 22	62	51	0.00
September 23	70	57	0.00
September 24	71	58	0.00
September 25	64	56	0.00
September 26	66	55	0.00
September 27	68	58	0.15
September 28	69	57	0.00
September 29	69	59	0.00
September 30	71	57	0.00

October 1938 San Francisco Weather

Day	High (°F)	Low (°F)	Precip. (inches)
October 1	69	57	0.00
October 2	66	56	0.74
October 3	66	58	0.00
October 4	64	56	0.00
October 5	65	54	0.00
October 6	67	55	0.00
October 7	62	56	0.00
October 8	63	56	0.00
October 9	69	55	0.00
October 10	66	55	0.00
October 11	67	54	0.00
October 12	80	55	0.00
October 13	75	59	0.00
October 14	61	54	0.00
October 15	59	52	0.00
October 16	64	50	0.00
October 17	67	51	0.00
October 18	70	52	0.00
October 19	75	54	0.00
October 20	78	55	0.00
October 21	76	55	0.00
October 22	73	56	0.00
October 23	64	57	0.04
October 24	72	58	0.00
October 25	81	55	0.00
October 26	66	54	0.00
October 27	65	56	0.00
October 28	69	59	0.00
October 29	65	56	0.15
October 30	61	56	0.32
October 31	62	54	0.08

November 1938 San Francisco Weather

Day	High (°F)	Low (°F)	Precip. (inches)
November 1	59	53	0.08
November 2	64	55	0.00
November 3	66	52	0.00
November 4	60	53	0.00
November 5	65	52	0.00
November 6	64	54	0.00
November 7	64	50	0.00
November 8	60	49	0.00
November 9	57	51	0.05
November 10	55	47	0.00
November 11	55	45	0.00
November 12	57	45	0.00
November 13	58	44	0.00
November 14	62	45	0.00
November 15	65	48	0.00
November 16	64	47	0.00
November 17	73	48	0.00
November 18	73	56	0.00
November 19	69	54	0.00
November 20	66	48	0.00
November 21	65	47	0.00
November 22	66	49	0.00
November 23	67	52	0.00
November 24	66	52	0.00
November 25	69	48	0.00
November 26	68	50	0.00
November 27	68	49	0.00
November 28	65	51	0.20
November 29	61	52	0.30
November 30	60	50	0.25

December 1938 San Francisco Weather

Day	High (°F)	Low (°F)	Precip. (inches)
December 1	60	50	0.00
December 2	61	51	0.42
December 3	59	54	0.30
December 4	65	52	0.00
December 5	64	51	0.00
December 6	64	49	0.00
December 7	67	49	0.00
December 8	56	48	0.00
December 9	55	47	0.00
December 10	58	47	0.00
December 11	55	46	0.00
December 12	52	46	0.00
December 13	57	48	0.00
December 14	56	48	0.08
December 15	64	50	0.00
December 16	63	49	0.00
December 17	64	53	0.00
December 18	57	52	0.10
December 19	54	50	0.58
December 20	53	48	0.00
December 21	59	44	0.00
December 22	63	50	0.00
December 23	64	51	0.00
December 24	62	49	0.00
December 25	62	44	0.00
December 26	61	43	0.00
December 27	56	46	0.00
December 28	56	48	0.00
December 29	60	45	0.00
December 30	50	44	0.00
December 31	52	43	0.00

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Weather Station Details

Years	Station	Coordinates
1921–2024	Downtown San Francisco	location