Weather Records on 19 April 1998

1,049 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 19 April 1998. Highest significance: Jeremiah 1 S, US.

Key Facts for 19 April 1998

On 19 April 1998, 1,049 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
342 were record highs and 388 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 2 were all-time records, 31 monthly and 1,016 daily.
Jeremiah 1 S set a daily record precipitation of 81.3 mm (3.2 in) on 19 April 1998.
Across 161 earlier years (1807 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 455 records.

Record Map

1,049 stations

1,049 station records on 19 April 1998 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 19 April 1998: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Jeremiah 1 S	United States	Record daily precipitation	81.3 mm (3.2 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Chambersburg 1 ESE	United States	Record daily precipitation	61.0 mm (2.4 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
A Coruna	Spain	Record daily precipitation	29.6 mm (1.2 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Hagerstown 1E	United States	Record daily precipitation	51.1 mm (2.0 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Knoxville AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	60.5 mm (2.4 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Hazard Wtr Wks	United States	Record daily precipitation	53.6 mm (2.1 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Oakland 1 SE	United States	Record daily precipitation	54.6 mm (2.1 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Shippensburg	United States	Record daily precipitation	56.6 mm (2.2 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Newport 1 NW	United States	Record daily precipitation	43.7 mm (1.7 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Altoona Blair Co AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	46.0 mm (1.8 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Baxter	United States	Record daily precipitation	67.3 mm (2.6 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Rockwood 2	United States	Record daily precipitation	74.4 mm (2.9 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Tazewell	United States	Record daily precipitation	72.4 mm (2.9 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Jeanerette 5 NW	United States	Record low maximum temperature	16.7 C (62.1 F)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Perm	Russia	Record low minimum temperature	-18.0 C (-0.4 F)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Martinsburg E W Virginia Rgnl	United States	Record daily precipitation	38.9 mm (1.5 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Barbourville	United States	Record daily precipitation	61.0 mm (2.4 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Danevang 1 W	United States	Record low maximum temperature	15.0 C (59.0 F)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Norris	United States	Record daily precipitation	77.2 mm (3.0 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Sandilands	Australia	Record daily precipitation	27.0 mm (1.1 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Heinavesi Hasumaki	Finland	Record daily precipitation	25.9 mm (1.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Biser	Russia	Record low minimum temperature	-18.8 C (-1.8 F)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Tobolsk	Russia	Record low minimum temperature	-19.8 C (-3.6 F)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Elba	United States	Record daily precipitation	74.4 mm (2.9 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Minden	United States	Record low maximum temperature	12.8 C (55.0 F)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Kingston	United States	Record daily precipitation	53.3 mm (2.1 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Malsburg-Marzell-Friedrichshei	Germany	Record snow depth	45.0 cm (17.7 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Alfred	United States	Record daily precipitation	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Petropavlovsk	Kazakhstan	Record low maximum temperature	-4.0 C (24.8 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Netherton (the Glen)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
New Iberia AP - Acadiana Rgnl	United States	Record low maximum temperature	17.2 C (63.0 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Billy Creek	United States	Record snow depth	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Tbilisi	Georgia	Record high maximum temperature	30.0 C (86.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Troicko-Pecherskoe	Russia	Record low minimum temperature	-22.3 C (-8.1 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Manchester 4 W	United States	Record daily precipitation	54.4 mm (2.1 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Newcomb	United States	Record daily precipitation	55.9 mm (2.2 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Beavertown 1 NE	United States	Record daily precipitation	42.7 mm (1.7 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Everett	United States	Record daily precipitation	26.2 mm (1.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Franklin Sewage Plt	United States	Record daily precipitation	33.5 mm (1.3 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Lewisburg 3 N	United States	Record daily precipitation	35.1 mm (1.4 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Brookhaven City	United States	Record daily precipitation	53.3 mm (2.1 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Valentine	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-8.9 C (16.0 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Lebanon	United States	Record daily precipitation	36.1 mm (1.4 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Williamsport Rgnl AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Tashkent	Uzbekistan	Record high maximum temperature	33.3 C (91.9 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Booneville	United States	Record daily precipitation	39.9 mm (1.6 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Celina	United States	Record daily precipitation	56.4 mm (2.2 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Anahuac	United States	Record low maximum temperature	15.6 C (60.1 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Sealy	United States	Record low maximum temperature	16.7 C (62.1 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Tecolutla	Mexico	Record low maximum temperature	22.2 C (72.0 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Hanty-Mansijsk	Russia	Record low minimum temperature	-17.5 C (0.5 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Meadville	United States	Record low maximum temperature	15.6 C (60.1 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Lenoir City	United States	Record daily precipitation	57.4 mm (2.3 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Oneida	United States	Record daily precipitation	44.5 mm (1.8 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Binghamton	United States	Record daily precipitation	38.9 mm (1.5 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Hambantota	Sri Lanka	Record high minimum temperature	27.6 C (81.7 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Semej	Kazakhstan	Record low maximum temperature	-0.6 C (30.9 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Albany 3 SE	United States	Record high minimum temperature	22.2 C (72.0 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Rockport	United States	Record low maximum temperature	17.2 C (63.0 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Wise 1SE	United States	Record daily precipitation	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)

Counts by Type and Timescale

1,049 records

Records set or tied on 19 April 1998 by type: Highest daily maximum 171, Lowest daily maximum 202, Highest daily minimum 171, Lowest daily minimum 186, Heaviest daily rainfall 309, Heaviest daily snowfall 2, Deepest snow cover 8.

Records on 19 April 1998 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	171
Lowest daily maximum	202
Highest daily minimum	171
Lowest daily minimum	186
Heaviest daily rainfall	309
Heaviest daily snowfall	2
Deepest snow cover	8

Records on 19 April 1998 by timescale: all-time 2, monthly 31, daily 1,016.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

877 broken records

Margins by which the 877 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 300.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

19 April 1998

Top 20 records on 19 April 1998 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
19 April 1998	Jeremiah 1 S, US	daily rain	81.3 mm (3.2 in)	45.5 mm (1.8 in)	55 years	61 of 100 (Major)
19 April 1998	Chambersburg 1 ESE, US	daily rain	61.0 mm (2.4 in)	45.0 mm (1.8 in)	33 years	60 of 100 (Major)
19 April 1998	A Coruna, ES	daily rain	29.6 mm (1.2 in)	20.0 mm (0.8 in)	64 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
19 April 1998	Hagerstown 1E, US	daily rain	51.1 mm (2.0 in)	30.8 mm (1.2 in)	55 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
19 April 1998	Knoxville AP, US	daily rain	60.5 mm (2.4 in)	28.5 mm (1.1 in)	84 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
19 April 1998	Hazard Wtr Wks, US	daily rain	53.6 mm (2.1 in)	33.8 mm (1.3 in)	44 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
19 April 1998	Oakland 1 SE, US	daily rain	54.6 mm (2.1 in)	10.9 mm (0.4 in)	103 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
19 April 1998	Shippensburg, US	daily rain	56.6 mm (2.2 in)	27.4 mm (1.1 in)	55 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
19 April 1998	Newport 1 NW, US	daily rain	43.7 mm (1.7 in)	15.8 mm (0.6 in)	91 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
19 April 1998	Altoona Blair Co AP, US	daily rain	46.0 mm (1.8 in)	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	33 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
19 April 1998	Baxter, US	daily rain	67.3 mm (2.6 in)	49.0 mm (1.9 in)	23 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
19 April 1998	Rockwood 2, US	daily rain	74.4 mm (2.9 in)	50.3 mm (2.0 in)	29 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
19 April 1998	Tazewell, US	daily rain	72.4 mm (2.9 in)	50.0 mm (2.0 in)	28 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
19 April 1998	Jeanerette 5 NW, US	daily low max	16.7 C (62.1 F)	3.9 C (7.0 F)	96 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
19 April 1998	Perm, RU	daily low min	-18.0 C (-0.4 F)	4.7 C (8.5 F)	103 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
19 April 1998	Martinsburg E W Virginia Rgnl, US	daily rain	38.9 mm (1.5 in)	23.7 mm (0.9 in)	60 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
19 April 1998	Barbourville, US	daily rain	61.0 mm (2.4 in)	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	9 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
19 April 1998	Danevang 1 W, US	daily low max	15.0 C (59.0 F)	3.9 C (7.0 F)	91 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
19 April 1998	Norris, US	daily rain	77.2 mm (3.0 in)	47.5 mm (1.9 in)	20 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
19 April 1998	Sandilands, AU	daily rain	27.0 mm (1.1 in)	16.3 mm (0.6 in)	41 years	46 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

1807 to 1998

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1807 to 1998. 1998 had 1,049 records.

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

Records on 04-19 in each year
Year	Records
1807	2
1814	1
1840	1
1843	1
1845	1
1847	1
1849	2
1851	2
1852	3
1854	1
1860	2
1862	1
1865	3
1868	1
1870	1
1871	2
1873	1
1875	1
1876	1
1877	3
1878	2
1880	1
1881	2
1883	1
1884	2
1886	1
1890	7
1892	3
1893	5
1894	15
1895	6
1896	3
1897	4
1898	6
1899	3
1900	2
1901	4
1902	3
1903	16
1904	31
1905	5
1906	23
1907	27
1908	14
1909	43
1910	37
1911	31
1912	14
1913	29
1914	42
1915	32
1916	26
1917	26
1918	53
1919	25
1920	66
1921	34
1922	46
1923	106
1924	99
1925	208
1926	421
1927	609
1928	404
1929	167
1930	70
1931	164
1932	125
1933	242
1934	291
1935	256
1936	382
1937	569
1938	433
1939	383
1940	361
1941	747
1942	254
1943	588
1944	290
1945	295
1946	501
1947	314
1948	817
1949	384
1950	211
1951	576
1952	450
1953	1,158
1954	342
1955	858
1956	480
1957	576
1958	268
1959	526
1960	216
1961	759
1962	567
1963	510
1964	478
1965	578
1966	1,188
1967	915
1968	612
1969	697
1970	943
1971	721
1972	573
1973	811
1974	593
1975	584
1976	863
1977	686
1978	616
1979	592
1980	844
1981	677
1982	641
1983	2,588
1984	720
1985	1,388
1986	522
1987	1,493
1988	1,100
1989	881
1990	1,502
1991	1,068
1992	594
1993	613
1994	1,117
1995	1,347
1996	751
1997	899
1998	1,049
1999	794
2000	963
2001	1,135
2002	1,612
2003	824
2004	783
2005	851
2006	1,111
2007	759
2008	926
2009	737
2010	600
2011	1,363
2012	660
2013	2,068
2014	436
2015	692
2016	813
2017	485
2018	1,490
2019	856
2020	444
2021	640
2022	1,166
2023	828
2024	790
2025	1,135
2026	460

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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 2026-10-17 (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	869
50 to 100	5
100 to 150	0
150 to 200	0
200 to 250	2
250 to 300	1