In 1938 the average temperature of the Earth's surface was 0.00 °C above the 1951–1980 average, the highest since reliable global records began in 1880. Each new record shows how much the planet has warmed since the industrial era, mainly because of greenhouse gases released by burning coal, oil and gas. It took place in 1938.
Before and after
- 1938Founding of Samsung Group
- 1938Establishment of Garamba National Park
- 1938Origins of EuroBasket Women
- 1938Establishment of Mount Olympus
- 19381938 becomes the warmest year on record
- 5 January 1938Birth of Juan Carlos I of Spain
- 5 January 1938Birth of Ngũgĩ wa Thiong'o
- 10 January 1938Birth of Donald Knuth
- 25 January 1938Birth of Vladimir Vysotsky
More in Earth & climate
- 1915Establishment of Rocky Mountain National Park
- 16 August 1918Establishment of Ordesa y Monte Perdido National Park
- 3 December 1922Establishment of Gran Paradiso National Park
- 16 January 1935Establishment of Rapa Nui National Park
- 1936Establishment of Jim Corbett National Park
- 25 January 1939Establishment of Badlands National Park
The era
This moment belongs to the Modern era (1914 CE to 1945 CE), world wars and a changing world. You can also browse everything in the 20th century.