Winston-Salem Weather in 1938

Historical record of Winston-Salem, North Carolina weather for the year 1938 based on NOAA data.

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1938 Winston-Salem Weather Extremes
Highest temperature	96 °F	August 16
Lowest temperature	11 °F	January 28
Highest daily low	73 °F	August 11
Lowest daily high	29 °F	December 29
Most daily precipitation	2.6 inches	November 19
Most daily snow	1.8 inches	January 11
Total annual precipitation	33.8 inches	-
Total annual snow	1.8 inches	-

What was the hottest temperature in Winston-Salem in 1938?

The highest temperature recorded in Winston-Salem, North Carolina in 1938 was 96 °F which happened 2 different times.

Highest Temperatures: All-Time By Year

Highest Temperatures in Winston-Salem in 1938

Rank	Temperature	Date
1	96 °F	Aug 16
1	96 °F	Aug 15
3	94 °F	Aug 24
3	94 °F	Aug 17
5	93 °F	Aug 14
5	93 °F	Aug 9
7	92 °F	Sep 5
7	92 °F	Aug 11
7	92 °F	Jul 17
7	92 °F	Jul 13
7	92 °F	May 4

What was the coldest temperature in Winston-Salem in 1938?

The lowest temperature recorded in Winston-Salem, North Carolina in 1938 was 11 °F which happened 2 different times.

Lowest Temperatures: All-Time By Year

Lowest Temperatures in Winston-Salem in 1938

Rank	Temperature	Date
1	11 °F	January 28
1	11 °F	January 27
3	17 °F	December 29
3	17 °F	November 27
3	17 °F	January 29
3	17 °F	January 26
7	18 °F	December 28
7	18 °F	November 28
9	19 °F	November 29
10	20 °F	December 22

January 1938 Winston-Salem Weather

Day	High (°F)	Low (°F)	Precip. (inches)	Snow (inches)
January 1	59	41	0.52	0.0
January 2	54	33	0.22	0.0
January 3	49	30	0.00	0.0
January 4	55	28	0.00	0.0
January 5	55	24	0.00	0.0
January 6	50	26	0.49	0.0
January 7	51	39	0.36	0.0
January 8	44	28	0.00	0.0
January 9	38	22	0.00	0.0
January 10	39	21	0.02	0.0
January 11	35	31	0.28	1.8
January 12	39	31	0.02	0.0
January 13	46	28	0.00	0.0
January 14	38	26	0.00	0.0
January 15	42	27	0.00	0.0
January 16	49	23	0.00	0.0
January 17	64	45	0.00	0.0
January 18	46	32	0.00	0.0
January 19	32	29	0.02	0.0
January 20	39	32	0.00	0.0
January 21	49	35	0.00	0.0
January 22	55	47	0.17	0.0
January 23	61	39	0.00	0.0
January 24	63	43	0.35	0.0
January 25	62	30	0.01	0.0
January 26	30	17	0.00	0.0
January 27	29	11	0.00	0.0
January 28	29	11	0.00	0.0
January 29	52	17	0.00	0.0
January 30	55	36	0.00	0.0
January 31	53	30	0.36	0.0

February 1938 Winston-Salem Weather

Day	High (°F)	Low (°F)	Precip. (inches)
February 1	42	25	0.00
February 2	49	22	0.00
February 3	60	35	0.00
February 4	64	33	0.00
February 5	62	35	0.00
February 6	62	48	0.01
February 7	59	32	0.00
February 8	58	25	0.00
February 9	68	33	0.00
February 10	74	47	0.02
February 11	48	35	0.12
February 12	43	35	0.00
February 13	60	40	0.00
February 14	72	41	0.00
February 15	56	34	0.02
February 16	42	37	0.01
February 17	52	38	0.00
February 18	59	43	0.03
February 19	67	43	0.05
February 20	50	34	0.00
February 21	45	32	0.00
February 22	51	28	0.00
February 23	52	43	0.66
February 24	45	37	0.06
February 25	41	29	0.00
February 26	37	29	0.00
February 27	59	31	0.00
February 28	47	28	0.00

March 1938 Winston-Salem Weather

Day	High (°F)	Low (°F)	Precip. (inches)
March 1	55	25	0.00
March 2	61	30	0.00
March 3	63	39	0.70
March 4	40	32	0.00
March 5	66	38	0.00
March 6	66	37	0.29
March 7	56	31	0.00
March 8	65	32	0.00
March 9	61	34	0.15
March 10	58	38	0.96
March 11	50	33	0.00
March 12	59	35	0.00
March 13	67	37	0.00
March 14	68	53	0.00
March 15	61	43	0.00
March 16	58	42	0.07
March 17	69	47	0.02
March 18	65	40	0.00
March 19	75	36	0.00
March 20	71	51	0.05
March 21	77	45	0.00
March 22	83	48	0.00
March 23	78	59	0.02
March 24	67	45	0.00
March 25	63	35	0.00
March 26	80	47	0.00
March 27	60	47	0.00
March 28	67	43	0.00
March 29	66	44	0.00
March 30	81	54	0.02
March 31	81	63	0.00

April 1938 Winston-Salem Weather

Day	High (°F)	Low (°F)	Precip. (inches)
April 1	71	55	0.26
April 2	55	39	0.28
April 3	52	33	0.00
April 4	66	32	0.00
April 5	72	37	0.00
April 6	71	42	0.16
April 7	58	36	0.27
April 8	41	36	0.56
April 9	53	38	0.01
April 10	58	32	0.00
April 11	64	29	0.00
April 12	73	38	0.00
April 13	78	41	0.00
April 14	81	46	0.00
April 15	79	55	0.00
April 16	81	53	0.00
April 17	74	55	0.46
April 18	71	55	0.08
April 19	79	51	0.00
April 20	81	56	0.00
April 21	76	60	0.02
April 22	65	54	0.04
April 23	61	41	0.00
April 24	70	35	0.00
April 25	81	40	0.00
April 26	84	52	0.00
April 27	82	54	0.00
April 28	82	54	0.00
April 29	85	59	0.00
April 30	73	48	0.00

May 1938 Winston-Salem Weather

Day	High (°F)	Low (°F)	Precip. (inches)
May 1	78	46	0.00
May 2	84	48	0.00
May 3	90	56	0.00
May 4	92	60	0.00
May 5	86	60	0.00
May 6	85	60	0.00
May 7	86	57	0.00
May 8	81	66	0.00
May 9	77	58	0.00
May 10	71	51	0.00
May 11	74	51	0.00
May 12	70	49	0.00
May 13	59	50	0.41
May 14	71	52	0.64
May 15	70	52	0.00
May 16	73	49	0.00
May 17	79	49	0.00
May 18	75	62	0.09
May 19	88	60	0.01
May 20	91	64	0.07
May 21	91	62	0.00
May 22	89	63	0.60
May 23	88	64	0.42
May 24	81	61	0.01
May 25	66	57	0.10
May 26	64	57	0.95
May 27	77	58	0.00
May 28	83	56	0.00
May 29	79	62	0.05
May 30	62	54	0.02
May 31	69	49	0.00

June 1938 Winston-Salem Weather

Day	High (°F)	Low (°F)	Precip. (inches)
June 1	75	48	0.00
June 2	68	59	0.22
June 3	71	55	0.52
June 4	81	51	0.00
June 5	84	58	0.00
June 6	87	59	0.00
June 7	87	67	0.19
June 8	81	65	0.00
June 9	85	62	0.00
June 10	84	68	0.03
June 11	89	71	0.00
June 12	89	69	0.01
June 13	80	62	0.00
June 14	80	56	0.00
June 15	84	54	0.00
June 16	82	63	0.09
June 17	89	63	0.29
June 18	86	65	0.41
June 19	87	66	0.35
June 20	79	64	1.03
June 21	71	63	0.05
June 22	82	62	0.08
June 23	84	61	0.00
June 24	88	64	0.00
June 25	86	64	0.36
June 26	83	69	0.00
June 27	83	64	0.40
June 28	73	61	0.03
June 29	77	58	0.00
June 30	79	54	0.00

July 1938 Winston-Salem Weather

Day	High (°F)	Low (°F)	Precip. (inches)
July 1	82	55	0.00
July 2	78	65	0.06
July 3	80	68	1.37
July 4	82	66	0.00
July 5	82	64	0.00
July 6	85	60	0.00
July 7	86	65	0.00
July 8	86	67	0.00
July 9	89	66	0.25
July 10	91	71	0.02
July 11	91	70	0.03
July 12	90	69	0.00
July 13	92	68	0.00
July 14	85	66	0.44
July 15	86	68	0.16
July 16	90	66	0.00
July 17	92	70	0.00
July 18	90	70	0.32
July 19	82	70	0.35
July 20	82	69	0.17
July 21	82	68	0.17
July 22	81	68	0.29
July 23	77	69	2.06
July 24	78	68	0.18
July 25	73	68	0.54
July 26	83	67	0.03
July 27	90	65	0.00
July 28	91	68	0.00
July 29	86	70	0.00
July 30	86	70	0.04
July 31	86	68	0.05

August 1938 Winston-Salem Weather

Day	High (°F)	Low (°F)	Precip. (inches)
August 1	86	72	0.08
August 2	87	71	0.03
August 3	89	71	0.03
August 4	89	69	0.30
August 5	90	69	0.00
August 6	88	73	0.02
August 7	86	71	0.00
August 8	86	71	0.07
August 9	93	71	0.06
August 10	91	68	0.00
August 11	92	73	0.00
August 12	89	70	0.00
August 13	90	67	0.00
August 14	93	67	0.00
August 15	96	68	0.00
August 16	96	69	0.00
August 17	94	70	0.40
August 18	82	67	0.00
August 19	85	63	0.00
August 20	87	59	0.00
August 21	88	60	0.00
August 22	91	64	0.00
August 23	91	64	0.00
August 24	94	65	0.00
August 25	86	66	0.00
August 26	89	61	0.65
August 27	89	68	0.01
August 28	86	66	0.00
August 29	82	66	0.00
August 30	86	62	0.00
August 31	89	64	0.00

September 1938 Winston-Salem Weather

Day	High (°F)	Low (°F)	Precip. (inches)
September 1	85	66	0.00
September 2	86	65	0.00
September 3	76	66	0.23
September 4	89	63	0.00
September 5	92	60	0.00
September 6	80	68	0.00
September 7	86	68	0.00
September 8	89	68	0.00
September 9	72	63	0.00
September 10	74	59	0.00
September 11	74	62	0.01
September 12	85	65	0.00
September 13	87	67	0.00
September 14	91	65	0.00
September 15	87	68	0.00
September 16	80	64	0.00
September 17	76	60	0.00
September 18	78	61	0.00
September 19	76	60	0.00
September 20	64	53	0.18
September 21	69	47	0.00
September 22	71	41	0.00
September 23	81	46	0.00
September 24	86	52	0.00
September 25	81	56	0.00
September 26	74	56	0.00
September 27	85	57	0.00
September 28	84	58	0.00
September 29	71	60	0.28
September 30	70	56	0.19

October 1938 Winston-Salem Weather

Day	High (°F)	Low (°F)	Precip. (inches)
October 1	72	53	0.00
October 2	66	45	0.00
October 3	66	41	0.00
October 4	70	39	0.00
October 5	79	41	0.00
October 6	86	51	0.00
October 7	63	39	0.00
October 8	74	35	0.00
October 9	86	51	0.00
October 10	77	48	0.00
October 11	80	44	0.00
October 12	75	46	0.00
October 13	73	43	0.00
October 14	80	47	0.00
October 15	78	52	0.00
October 16	78	50	0.00
October 17	83	52	0.00
October 18	89	49	0.00
October 19	86	49	0.00
October 20	84	49	0.00
October 21	61	42	0.27
October 22	68	35	0.00
October 23	64	42	0.09
October 24	68	45	0.59
October 25	65	39	0.00
October 26	72	33	0.00
October 27	64	47	0.00
October 28	63	41	0.01
October 29	67	49	0.00
October 30	72	44	0.00
October 31	68	43	0.00

November 1938 Winston-Salem Weather

Day	High (°F)	Low (°F)	Precip. (inches)
November 1	76	38	0.00
November 2	78	38	0.00
November 3	74	41	0.00
November 4	75	50	0.00
November 5	70	63	0.69
November 6	76	65	0.03
November 7	78	61	0.00
November 8	72	42	0.29
November 9	54	33	0.00
November 10	64	34	0.00
November 11	71	44	0.00
November 12	74	37	0.00
November 13	76	42	0.00
November 14	65	36	0.00
November 15	62	28	0.00
November 16	54	33	0.00
November 17	60	43	0.00
November 18	77	59	0.00
November 19	72	51	2.63
November 20	60	40	0.39
November 21	62	31	0.00
November 22	67	49	0.00
November 23	66	47	0.00
November 24	53	27	0.88
November 25	40	24	0.00
November 26	34	21	0.00
November 27	37	17	0.00
November 28	42	18	0.00
November 29	53	19	0.00
November 30	62	27	0.00

December 1938 Winston-Salem Weather

Day	High (°F)	Low (°F)	Precip. (inches)
December 1	61	32	0.00
December 2	49	30	0.00
December 3	38	27	0.02
December 4	56	36	0.14
December 5	58	47	0.92
December 6	48	29	0.00
December 7	56	25	0.00
December 8	55	30	0.00
December 9	55	38	0.34
December 10	51	28	0.01
December 11	58	27	0.00
December 12	67	43	0.00
December 13	49	28	0.00
December 14	54	27	0.00
December 15	49	29	0.00
December 16	39	22	0.00
December 17	50	32	0.00
December 18	50	36	0.00
December 19	46	26	0.02
December 20	49	21	0.00
December 21	50	31	0.03
December 22	42	20	0.00
December 23	46	23	0.12
December 24	55	32	0.21
December 25	53	25	0.00
December 26	41	31	1.31
December 27	51	27	0.00
December 28	37	18	0.00
December 29	29	17	0.12
December 30	47	22	0.00
December 31	53	25	0.00

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Weather Station Details

Years	Station	Coordinates
1929–2024	Piedmont Triad International Airport	location
1899–1928	Winston Salem Reynolds Airport	location