Weather Records on 13 April 1998

1,710 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 13 April 1998. Highest significance: Gjerstad I Aust-Agder, NO.

Key Facts for 13 April 1998

On 13 April 1998, 1,710 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
729 were record highs and 285 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 9 were all-time records, 78 monthly and 1,623 daily.
Gjerstad I Aust-Agder set a daily record precipitation of 53.2 mm (2.1 in) on 13 April 1998.
Across 164 earlier years (1798 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 477 records.

Record Map

1,710 stations

1,710 station records on 13 April 1998 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 13 April 1998: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Gjerstad I Aust-Agder	Norway	Record daily precipitation	53.2 mm (2.1 in)	78 of 100 (Major)
Plaisance (Mauritiu	Mauritius	Record daily precipitation	382.0 mm (15.0 in)	76 of 100 (Major)
Postmyr I Drangedal	Norway	Record daily precipitation	53.6 mm (2.1 in)	72 of 100 (Major)
Antelope 6 SSW	United States	Record daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	67 of 100 (Major)
Ringarooma (Charles Street)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	51.6 mm (2.0 in)	66 of 100 (Major)
Lovelock	United States	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	66 of 100 (Major)
Uplands (Gibbo River Park)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Low Head (Comparison)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	38.8 mm (1.5 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Dubois Exp STN	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Morchard (the Rocks)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	34.6 mm (1.4 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Rushworth	Australia	Record daily precipitation	29.8 mm (1.2 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Wakool (Barratta)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	26.6 mm (1.0 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Jetsonville ( Muskfield )	Australia	Record daily precipitation	38.6 mm (1.5 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Tbilisi	Georgia	Record high maximum temperature	34.3 C (93.7 F)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Esashi	Japan	Record daily precipitation	65.0 mm (2.6 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Herefoss	Norway	Record daily precipitation	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Colfax	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Lake Spaulding	United States	Record daily snowfall	66.0 cm (26.0 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Ora Banda	Australia	Record daily precipitation	33.4 mm (1.3 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Lilydale Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	46.2 mm (1.8 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Boobyalla	Australia	Record daily precipitation	33.4 mm (1.3 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Quincy	United States	Record snow depth	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Dartmouth Reservoir	Australia	Record daily precipitation	32.6 mm (1.3 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Redpa (Greenes Road)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	37.0 mm (1.5 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Haboro	Japan	Record daily precipitation	34.0 mm (1.3 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Helland I Gjesdal	Norway	Record snow depth	35.0 cm (13.8 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Mahackala	Russia	Record high maximum temperature	33.5 C (92.3 F)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Riverton (Maroomba)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.0 mm (1.0 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Mount Buffalo Chalet	Australia	Record daily precipitation	97.4 mm (3.8 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Colbinabbin	Australia	Record daily precipitation	27.0 mm (1.1 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Wanganella (Zara)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	28.2 mm (1.1 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Nevada City	United States	Record daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Mitta Mitta Forestry	Australia	Record daily precipitation	40.8 mm (1.6 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Nicosia	Cyprus	Record high minimum temperature	17.9 C (64.2 F)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Kutchan	Japan	Record daily precipitation	43.9 mm (1.7 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Nizhyn	Ukraine	Record daily precipitation	39.9 mm (1.6 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Chester	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Nevada City	United States	Record snow depth	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Holbrook (Rsl)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Charlevoix	United States	Record high maximum temperature	23.3 C (73.9 F)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Beaconsfield (Mine & Heritage	Australia	Record daily precipitation	36.6 mm (1.4 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Northdown (Hamley)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	37.0 mm (1.5 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Telpatlan	Mexico	Record high maximum temperature	39.4 C (102.9 F)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Ashwood	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Hayward Rs	United States	Record high minimum temperature	10.6 C (51.1 F)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Caniambo	Australia	Record daily precipitation	28.6 mm (1.1 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Archerton	Australia	Record daily precipitation	58.4 mm (2.3 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Moyston (Barton Estate)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	27.6 mm (1.1 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Pioneer (Main Road)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	39.4 mm (1.6 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Apizaco	Mexico	Record high maximum temperature	32.8 C (91.0 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Vladikavkaz	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	22.0 C (71.6 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Mathoura State Forest	Australia	Record daily precipitation	27.0 mm (1.1 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Beechworth Composite	Australia	Record daily precipitation	48.0 mm (1.9 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Moyhu	Australia	Record daily precipitation	38.6 mm (1.5 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Harrietville	Australia	Record daily precipitation	44.0 mm (1.7 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Frankford (Rossville)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	34.6 mm (1.4 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Hillwood (Hillwoodville)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	37.0 mm (1.5 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Windermere (Acacia House)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	36.0 mm (1.4 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Nagasaki	Japan	Record daily precipitation	70.1 mm (2.8 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Sviland	Norway	Record snow depth	35.0 cm (13.8 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)

Counts by Type and Timescale

1,710 records

Records set or tied on 13 April 1998 by type: Highest daily maximum 365, Lowest daily maximum 166, Highest daily minimum 364, Lowest daily minimum 119, Heaviest daily rainfall 625, Heaviest daily snowfall 46, Deepest snow cover 25.

Records on 13 April 1998 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	365
Lowest daily maximum	166
Highest daily minimum	364
Lowest daily minimum	119
Heaviest daily rainfall	625
Heaviest daily snowfall	46
Deepest snow cover	25

Records on 13 April 1998 by timescale: all-time 9, monthly 78, daily 1,623.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

1,462 broken records

Margins by which the 1,462 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 482.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

13 April 1998

Top 20 records on 13 April 1998 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
13 April 1998	Gjerstad I Aust-Agder, NO	daily rain	53.2 mm (2.1 in)	33.9 mm (1.3 in)	100 years	78 of 100 (Major)
13 April 1998	Plaisance (Mauritiu, MU	all-time rain	382.0 mm (15.0 in)	86.4 mm (3.4 in)	40 years	76 of 100 (Major)
13 April 1998	Postmyr I Drangedal, NO	daily rain	53.6 mm (2.1 in)	28.4 mm (1.1 in)	76 years	72 of 100 (Major)
13 April 1998	Antelope 6 SSW, US	daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	72 years	67 of 100 (Major)
13 April 1998	Ringarooma (Charles Street), AU	daily rain	51.6 mm (2.0 in)	34.8 mm (1.4 in)	87 years	66 of 100 (Major)
13 April 1998	Lovelock, US	monthly snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	55 years	66 of 100 (Major)
13 April 1998	Uplands (Gibbo River Park), AU	daily rain	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	30.7 mm (1.2 in)	83 years	61 of 100 (Major)
13 April 1998	Low Head (Comparison), AU	daily rain	38.8 mm (1.5 in)	22.5 mm (0.9 in)	59 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
13 April 1998	Dubois Exp STN, US	daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	68 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
13 April 1998	Morchard (the Rocks), AU	daily rain	34.6 mm (1.4 in)	20.6 mm (0.8 in)	51 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
13 April 1998	Rushworth, AU	daily rain	29.8 mm (1.2 in)	13.3 mm (0.5 in)	97 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
13 April 1998	Wakool (Barratta), AU	daily rain	26.6 mm (1.0 in)	12.6 mm (0.5 in)	104 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
13 April 1998	Jetsonville ( Muskfield ), AU	daily rain	38.6 mm (1.5 in)	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	69 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
13 April 1998	Tbilisi, GE	monthly high max	34.3 C (93.7 F)	2.7 C (4.9 F)	98 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
13 April 1998	Esashi, JP	daily rain	65.0 mm (2.6 in)	47.7 mm (1.9 in)	36 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
13 April 1998	Herefoss, NO	daily rain	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	12.4 mm (0.5 in)	100 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
13 April 1998	Colfax, US	daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	85 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
13 April 1998	Lake Spaulding, US	daily snowfall	66.0 cm (26.0 in)	48.2 cm (19.0 in)	15 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
13 April 1998	Ora Banda, AU	daily rain	33.4 mm (1.3 in)	27.8 mm (1.1 in)	47 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
13 April 1998	Lilydale Post Office, AU	daily rain	46.2 mm (1.8 in)	27.7 mm (1.1 in)	47 years	52 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

1798 to 1998

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1798 to 1998. 1998 had 1,710 records.

Counts for years before the ledger starts come from the same station rules.

Records on 04-13 in each year
Year	Records
1798	1
1806	1
1809	2
1812	1
1817	1
1830	1
1831	1
1834	1
1836	1
1837	1
1839	2
1849	1
1852	1
1854	1
1856	2
1862	1
1864	1
1865	3
1869	3
1872	1
1874	1
1875	3
1876	2
1878	1
1879	2
1882	2
1885	1
1886	3
1889	2
1890	8
1891	2
1892	4
1894	1
1895	1
1896	3
1897	4
1898	2
1899	2
1900	5
1901	1
1902	3
1903	11
1904	15
1905	9
1906	23
1907	16
1908	6
1909	37
1910	13
1911	32
1912	41
1913	62
1914	58
1915	17
1916	47
1917	36
1918	35
1919	26
1920	258
1921	59
1922	74
1923	125
1924	96
1925	137
1926	232
1927	167
1928	139
1929	117
1930	477
1931	339
1932	392
1933	489
1934	674
1935	480
1936	435
1937	185
1938	268
1939	857
1940	1,562
1941	1,085
1942	137
1943	745
1944	212
1945	978
1946	391
1947	532
1948	595
1949	302
1950	1,352
1951	715
1952	738
1953	609
1954	504
1955	665
1956	294
1957	714
1958	465
1959	515
1960	286
1961	669
1962	603
1963	353
1964	408
1965	656
1966	563
1967	665
1968	739
1969	324
1970	624
1971	390
1972	1,411
1973	701
1974	729
1975	675
1976	807
1977	1,066
1978	448
1979	715
1980	734
1981	872
1982	710
1983	1,394
1984	397
1985	746
1986	1,509
1987	768
1988	1,145
1989	1,671
1990	800
1991	1,326
1992	1,189
1993	574
1994	1,104
1995	789
1996	913
1997	2,451
1998	1,710
1999	631
2000	956
2001	1,013
2002	916
2003	1,245
2004	1,091
2005	425
2006	1,023
2007	1,271
2008	1,021
2009	760
2010	1,028
2011	761
2012	609
2013	759
2014	868
2015	607
2016	511
2017	454
2018	913
2019	736
2020	2,050
2021	465
2022	2,172
2023	1,433
2024	1,172
2025	952
2026	850

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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 2026-10-14 (14 October 2026). Records are computed by this site and are not official.

Data as of 2026-10-12. Last revised 12 October 2026 (2026-10-12).

Margin	Records
0 to 100	1,440
100 to 200	19
200 to 300	2
300 to 400	0
400 to 500	1