Weather Records on 15 April 1998

1,752 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 15 April 1998. Highest significance: Mt Carmel, US.

Key Facts for 15 April 1998

On 15 April 1998, 1,752 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
680 were record highs and 369 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 20 were all-time records, 80 monthly and 1,652 daily.
Mt Carmel set a daily record precipitation of 92.7 mm (3.6 in) on 15 April 1998.
Across 159 earlier years (1801 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 485 records.

Record Map

1,752 stations

1,752 station records on 15 April 1998 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 15 April 1998: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Mt Carmel	United States	Record daily precipitation	92.7 mm (3.6 in)	72 of 100 (Major)
Aramac Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	92.8 mm (3.7 in)	68 of 100 (Major)
1 ENE Fairfield	United States	Record daily precipitation	74.9 mm (2.9 in)	68 of 100 (Major)
Kanab	United States	Record daily snowfall	14.0 cm (5.5 in)	64 of 100 (Major)
Billy Creek	United States	Record snow depth	55.9 cm (22.0 in)	63 of 100 (Major)
Yaamba	Australia	Record daily precipitation	72.0 mm (2.8 in)	62 of 100 (Major)
Wakefield 3NW	United States	Record daily precipitation	55.4 mm (2.2 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Buffalo	United States	Record snow depth	50.8 cm (20.0 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Uaroo	Australia	Record daily precipitation	54.0 mm (2.1 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Walthill 1E	United States	Record daily precipitation	51.3 mm (2.0 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Balmoral Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	95.0 mm (3.7 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Stanton	United States	Record daily precipitation	61.0 mm (2.4 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Cleveland Bowls Club	Australia	Record daily precipitation	71.0 mm (2.8 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Rockhampton Aero	Australia	Record daily precipitation	41.6 mm (1.6 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Pilger	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Yakutat AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	93.0 mm (3.7 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Sargents	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Bauhinia Downs Store	Australia	Record daily precipitation	63.0 mm (2.5 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Moonmera	Australia	Record daily precipitation	60.0 mm (2.4 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Black Lake	United States	Record daily snowfall	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Marlborough Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	47.6 mm (1.9 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Tiree	Australia	Record daily precipitation	140.0 mm (5.5 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Shoup	United States	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
W Pt	United States	Record daily precipitation	45.5 mm (1.8 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Bowen Downs	Australia	Record daily precipitation	40.0 mm (1.6 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Paoli	United States	Record daily precipitation	52.8 mm (2.1 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Burris	United States	Record daily snowfall	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Strathmuir	Australia	Record daily precipitation	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Tecoma	Australia	Record daily precipitation	34.2 mm (1.3 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Sviland	Norway	Record snow depth	21.0 cm (8.3 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Billy Creek	United States	Record daily snowfall	55.9 cm (22.0 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Alton	United States	Record daily precipitation	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Homer 3NE	United States	Record daily precipitation	41.9 mm (1.6 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Oakdale	United States	Record daily precipitation	38.9 mm (1.5 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Camboon Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	28.0 mm (1.1 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Alderley	Australia	Record daily precipitation	47.4 mm (1.9 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Nicosia	Cyprus	Record high minimum temperature	17.0 C (62.6 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Takayama	Japan	Record daily precipitation	107.4 mm (4.2 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
N Loup	United States	Record daily precipitation	41.9 mm (1.6 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Pleasant Grove	United States	Record daily snowfall	14.0 cm (5.5 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Billy Creek	United States	Record daily precipitation	34.5 mm (1.4 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Mabel Downs	Australia	Record daily precipitation	55.4 mm (2.2 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Belmont Csiro	Australia	Record daily precipitation	49.2 mm (1.9 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Brisbane Show Grounds	Australia	Record daily precipitation	43.8 mm (1.7 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Genoa	Italy	Record daily precipitation	55.8 mm (2.2 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Uanda	Australia	Record daily precipitation	44.0 mm (1.7 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Experiment	United States	Record daily precipitation	57.7 mm (2.3 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Lumpkin 2 SE	United States	Record daily precipitation	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Wayne	United States	Record daily precipitation	41.4 mm (1.6 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Banksia Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	89.0 mm (3.5 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Coreena	Australia	Record daily precipitation	65.0 mm (2.6 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Theodore	Australia	Record daily precipitation	54.9 mm (2.2 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Toogoolawah Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	41.6 mm (1.6 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Woodbury	United States	Record daily precipitation	67.1 mm (2.6 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Snake Rvr	United States	Record daily snowfall	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Varley	Australia	Record daily precipitation	50.5 mm (2.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Glenprairie 2	Australia	Record daily precipitation	58.0 mm (2.3 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Brigalow Research STN	Australia	Record daily precipitation	51.0 mm (2.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
San Miguel Ejutla	Mexico	Record high maximum temperature	40.0 C (104.0 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Cuyamaca	United States	Record low maximum temperature	3.3 C (37.9 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)

Counts by Type and Timescale

1,752 records

Records set or tied on 15 April 1998 by type: Highest daily maximum 480, Lowest daily maximum 233, Highest daily minimum 200, Lowest daily minimum 136, Heaviest daily rainfall 595, Heaviest daily snowfall 76, Deepest snow cover 32.

Records on 15 April 1998 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	480
Lowest daily maximum	233
Highest daily minimum	200
Lowest daily minimum	136
Heaviest daily rainfall	595
Heaviest daily snowfall	76
Deepest snow cover	32

Records on 15 April 1998 by timescale: all-time 20, monthly 80, daily 1,652.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

1,430 broken records

Margins by which the 1,430 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 381.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

15 April 1998

Top 20 records on 15 April 1998 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
15 April 1998	Mt Carmel, US	daily rain	92.7 mm (3.6 in)	67.3 mm (2.6 in)	76 years	72 of 100 (Major)
15 April 1998	Aramac Post Office, AU	daily rain	92.8 mm (3.7 in)	69.4 mm (2.7 in)	108 years	68 of 100 (Major)
15 April 1998	1 ENE Fairfield, US	daily rain	74.9 mm (2.9 in)	45.9 mm (1.8 in)	64 years	68 of 100 (Major)
15 April 1998	Kanab, US	daily snowfall	14.0 cm (5.5 in)	14.0 cm (5.5 in)	97 years	64 of 100 (Major)
15 April 1998	Billy Creek, US	all-time snow depth	55.9 cm (22.0 in)	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	21 years	63 of 100 (Major)
15 April 1998	Yaamba, AU	daily rain	72.0 mm (2.8 in)	47.1 mm (1.9 in)	96 years	62 of 100 (Major)
15 April 1998	Wakefield 3NW, US	daily rain	55.4 mm (2.2 in)	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	67 years	61 of 100 (Major)
15 April 1998	Buffalo, US	daily snow depth	50.8 cm (20.0 in)	38.1 cm (15.0 in)	80 years	61 of 100 (Major)
15 April 1998	Uaroo, AU	daily rain	54.0 mm (2.1 in)	54.0 mm (2.1 in)	81 years	60 of 100 (Major)
15 April 1998	Walthill 1E, US	daily rain	51.3 mm (2.0 in)	23.4 mm (0.9 in)	88 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
15 April 1998	Balmoral Station, AU	daily rain	95.0 mm (3.7 in)	68.3 mm (2.7 in)	55 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
15 April 1998	Stanton, US	daily rain	61.0 mm (2.4 in)	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	68 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
15 April 1998	Cleveland Bowls Club, AU	daily rain	71.0 mm (2.8 in)	36.2 mm (1.4 in)	103 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
15 April 1998	Rockhampton Aero, AU	daily rain	41.6 mm (1.6 in)	34.7 mm (1.4 in)	55 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
15 April 1998	Pilger, US	daily rain	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	32.3 mm (1.3 in)	44 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
15 April 1998	Yakutat AP, US	daily rain	93.0 mm (3.7 in)	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	36 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
15 April 1998	Sargents, US	daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	97 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
15 April 1998	Bauhinia Downs Store, AU	daily rain	63.0 mm (2.5 in)	30.7 mm (1.2 in)	93 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
15 April 1998	Moonmera, AU	daily rain	60.0 mm (2.4 in)	35.1 mm (1.4 in)	93 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
15 April 1998	Black Lake, US	daily snowfall	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	52 years	50 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

1801 to 1998

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1801 to 1998. 1998 had 1,752 records.

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

Records on 04-15 in each year
Year	Records
1801	1
1817	1
1820	1
1844	1
1845	1
1847	1
1849	1
1853	2
1855	2
1858	1
1862	3
1865	3
1866	1
1868	1
1869	2
1873	1
1874	1
1876	1
1880	1
1882	1
1885	3
1886	1
1887	3
1889	2
1890	3
1891	2
1892	8
1893	2
1894	1
1896	2
1897	1
1898	2
1899	4
1900	9
1901	2
1902	4
1903	8
1904	39
1905	11
1906	20
1907	18
1908	15
1909	18
1910	16
1911	20
1912	24
1913	39
1914	17
1915	13
1916	15
1917	35
1918	40
1919	22
1920	50
1921	59
1922	94
1923	178
1924	172
1925	168
1926	453
1927	321
1928	631
1929	91
1930	289
1931	388
1932	150
1933	300
1934	339
1935	515
1936	439
1937	277
1938	596
1939	789
1940	581
1941	628
1942	525
1943	1,037
1944	313
1945	783
1946	245
1947	532
1948	306
1949	419
1950	568
1951	504
1952	357
1953	475
1954	896
1955	484
1956	750
1957	378
1958	458
1959	314
1960	319
1961	877
1962	733
1963	714
1964	382
1965	504
1966	464
1967	599
1968	476
1969	555
1970	841
1971	640
1972	896
1973	667
1974	385
1975	780
1976	1,566
1977	649
1978	426
1979	370
1980	1,066
1981	724
1982	955
1983	1,343
1984	612
1985	788
1986	1,140
1987	579
1988	839
1989	836
1990	837
1991	769
1992	783
1993	1,156
1994	835
1995	805
1996	1,173
1997	1,031
1998	1,752
1999	1,249
2000	1,163
2001	1,043
2002	1,866
2003	1,760
2004	761
2005	583
2006	1,637
2007	1,776
2008	1,157
2009	853
2010	804
2011	1,162
2012	1,007
2013	1,146
2014	1,721
2015	739
2016	602
2017	474
2018	1,913
2019	610
2020	1,068
2021	494
2022	1,145
2023	912
2024	1,096
2025	860
2026	1,118

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Data for records on 1998-04-15: CSV or JSON. Field meanings are on the data page.

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 2026-10-17 (17 October 2026). Records are computed by this site and are not official.

Data as of 2026-10-16. Last revised 16 October 2026 (2026-10-16).

Margin	Records
0 to 50	1,376
50 to 100	43
100 to 150	6
150 to 200	1
200 to 250	3
250 to 300	0
300 to 350	0
350 to 400	1