Weather Records on 23 April 1998

1,446 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 23 April 1998. Highest significance: Bauhinia Downs Store, AU.

Key Facts for 23 April 1998

On 23 April 1998, 1,446 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
547 were record highs and 325 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 4 were all-time records, 46 monthly and 1,396 daily.
Bauhinia Downs Store set a daily record precipitation of 153.0 mm (6.0 in) on 23 April 1998.
Across 167 earlier years (1800 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 439 records.

Record Map

1,446 stations

1,446 station records on 23 April 1998 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 23 April 1998: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Bauhinia Downs Store	Australia	Record daily precipitation	153.0 mm (6.0 in)	74 of 100 (Major)
Taroom Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	84.8 mm (3.3 in)	74 of 100 (Major)
Bulliwallah	Australia	Record daily precipitation	114.0 mm (4.5 in)	72 of 100 (Major)
Ardurad	Australia	Record daily precipitation	163.0 mm (6.4 in)	70 of 100 (Major)
Astrakan	Russia	Record daily precipitation	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	69 of 100 (Major)
Cranford	Australia	Record daily precipitation	58.8 mm (2.3 in)	68 of 100 (Major)
Biskra	Algeria	Record daily precipitation	39.1 mm (1.5 in)	67 of 100 (Major)
Oenpelli	Australia	Record daily precipitation	107.6 mm (4.2 in)	67 of 100 (Major)
Merlin Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	65.0 mm (2.6 in)	66 of 100 (Major)
Hughenden Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	56.0 mm (2.2 in)	65 of 100 (Major)
Riversleigh Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	40.0 mm (1.6 in)	62 of 100 (Major)
Hughenden Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	48.0 mm (1.9 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Clermont Sirius St	Australia	Record daily precipitation	86.8 mm (3.4 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Barakula Forest STN	Australia	Record daily precipitation	125.3 mm (4.9 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Homestead Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	83.0 mm (3.3 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Prairie Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	60.6 mm (2.4 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Giligulgul	Australia	Record daily precipitation	87.8 mm (3.5 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Wondoola Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	51.5 mm (2.0 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Woodbine Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	74.4 mm (2.9 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Kullanda	Australia	Record daily precipitation	141.2 mm (5.6 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Mt Douglas	Australia	Record daily precipitation	76.8 mm (3.0 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Peakvale Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	65.0 mm (2.6 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Tiree	Australia	Record daily precipitation	66.0 mm (2.6 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Capella Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	71.4 mm (2.8 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Memooloo	Australia	Record daily precipitation	144.6 mm (5.7 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Bowling Alley Point (Poplars)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	32.2 mm (1.3 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Warnow	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	48.0 mm (1.9 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Greenmantle	Australia	Record daily precipitation	113.4 mm (4.5 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Broadmere	Australia	Record daily precipitation	53.0 mm (2.1 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Shadwell Park	Australia	Record daily precipitation	75.0 mm (3.0 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Murrurundi Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Corinda	Australia	Record daily precipitation	61.4 mm (2.4 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Moonan Flat (High St)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	30.4 mm (1.2 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Boremba Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	34.0 mm (1.3 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Brigalow Research STN	Australia	Record daily precipitation	124.0 mm (4.9 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Ghinghinda	Australia	Record daily precipitation	102.0 mm (4.0 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Moray Downs	Australia	Record daily precipitation	85.0 mm (3.3 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Elderslie	Australia	Record daily precipitation	28.2 mm (1.1 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Pittsworth	Australia	Record daily precipitation	58.0 mm (2.3 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Akune	Japan	Record daily precipitation	120.9 mm (4.8 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Brinard Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Somerby	Australia	Record daily precipitation	110.0 mm (4.3 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Woodleigh	Australia	Record daily precipitation	68.0 mm (2.7 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Fernflat	Australia	Record daily precipitation	67.0 mm (2.6 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Chinchilla Water Treatment Pla	Australia	Record daily precipitation	47.2 mm (1.9 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Wuhan	China	Record daily precipitation	81.5 mm (3.2 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Blair Athol	Australia	Record daily precipitation	120.0 mm (4.7 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Shelbourne	Australia	Record daily precipitation	109.0 mm (4.3 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Pine Ridge (Mooki Springs)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	40.0 mm (1.6 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Winton (Nioka)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	49.2 mm (1.9 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Milray Station Wrc	Australia	Record daily precipitation	76.4 mm (3.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Winvic	Australia	Record daily precipitation	120.0 mm (4.7 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Hamilton	United States	Record high minimum temperature	11.1 C (52.0 F)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Pentland Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Taroom	Australia	Record daily precipitation	85.6 mm (3.4 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Maywin Park	Australia	Record daily precipitation	94.0 mm (3.7 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Lerida	Australia	Record daily precipitation	31.5 mm (1.2 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Belvedere	Australia	Record daily precipitation	56.6 mm (2.2 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Jandowae Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	48.0 mm (1.9 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Kajabbi Kalkadoon Hotel	Australia	Record daily precipitation	31.4 mm (1.2 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)

Counts by Type and Timescale

1,446 records

Records set or tied on 23 April 1998 by type: Highest daily maximum 228, Lowest daily maximum 206, Highest daily minimum 319, Lowest daily minimum 119, Heaviest daily rainfall 573, Heaviest daily snowfall 1.

Records on 23 April 1998 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	228
Lowest daily maximum	206
Highest daily minimum	319
Lowest daily minimum	119
Heaviest daily rainfall	573
Heaviest daily snowfall	1
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 23 April 1998 by timescale: all-time 4, monthly 46, daily 1,396.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

1,204 broken records

Margins by which the 1,204 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 130.8. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

23 April 1998

Top 20 records on 23 April 1998 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
23 April 1998	Bauhinia Downs Store, AU	daily rain	153.0 mm (6.0 in)	123.8 mm (4.9 in)	80 years	74 of 100 (Major)
23 April 1998	Taroom Post Office, AU	daily rain	84.8 mm (3.3 in)	69.6 mm (2.7 in)	80 years	74 of 100 (Major)
23 April 1998	Bulliwallah, AU	daily rain	114.0 mm (4.5 in)	81.5 mm (3.2 in)	80 years	72 of 100 (Major)
23 April 1998	Ardurad, AU	monthly rain	163.0 mm (6.4 in)	87.8 mm (3.5 in)	48 years	70 of 100 (Major)
23 April 1998	Astrakan, RU	daily rain	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	23.5 mm (0.9 in)	65 years	69 of 100 (Major)
23 April 1998	Cranford, AU	daily rain	58.8 mm (2.3 in)	56.3 mm (2.2 in)	80 years	68 of 100 (Major)
23 April 1998	Biskra, DZ	daily rain	39.1 mm (1.5 in)	34.1 mm (1.3 in)	93 years	67 of 100 (Major)
23 April 1998	Oenpelli, AU	daily rain	107.6 mm (4.2 in)	89.8 mm (3.5 in)	65 years	67 of 100 (Major)
23 April 1998	Merlin Station, AU	daily rain	65.0 mm (2.6 in)	64.5 mm (2.5 in)	80 years	66 of 100 (Major)
23 April 1998	Hughenden Post Office, AU	daily rain	56.0 mm (2.2 in)	45.8 mm (1.8 in)	108 years	65 of 100 (Major)
23 April 1998	Riversleigh Station, AU	monthly rain	40.0 mm (1.6 in)	12.8 mm (0.5 in)	112 years	62 of 100 (Major)
23 April 1998	Hughenden Station, AU	daily rain	48.0 mm (1.9 in)	47.2 mm (1.9 in)	77 years	61 of 100 (Major)
23 April 1998	Clermont Sirius St, AU	daily rain	86.8 mm (3.4 in)	40.8 mm (1.6 in)	80 years	60 of 100 (Major)
23 April 1998	Barakula Forest STN, AU	monthly rain	125.3 mm (4.9 in)	60.3 mm (2.4 in)	14 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
23 April 1998	Homestead Post Office, AU	daily rain	83.0 mm (3.3 in)	47.9 mm (1.9 in)	77 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
23 April 1998	Prairie Post Office, AU	daily rain	60.6 mm (2.4 in)	57.8 mm (2.3 in)	27 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
23 April 1998	Giligulgul, AU	daily rain	87.8 mm (3.5 in)	82.5 mm (3.2 in)	33 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
23 April 1998	Wondoola Station, AU	daily rain	51.5 mm (2.0 in)	50.7 mm (2.0 in)	27 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
23 April 1998	Woodbine Station, AU	daily rain	74.4 mm (2.9 in)	59.2 mm (2.3 in)	55 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
23 April 1998	Kullanda, AU	monthly rain	141.2 mm (5.6 in)	59.4 mm (2.3 in)	29 years	56 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

1800 to 1998

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1800 to 1998. 1998 had 1,446 records.

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

Records on 04-23 in each year
Year	Records
1800	1
1809	1
1812	1
1817	3
1838	1
1840	1
1842	1
1851	1
1852	2
1854	1
1855	5
1857	2
1859	1
1861	1
1865	1
1868	2
1870	1
1872	1
1873	4
1874	4
1875	1
1877	1
1878	1
1879	1
1881	2
1882	1
1883	2
1884	3
1885	4
1886	4
1888	1
1889	1
1890	4
1891	2
1892	1
1893	2
1895	3
1896	4
1897	2
1898	1
1899	6
1900	4
1901	9
1902	12
1903	20
1904	8
1905	7
1906	23
1907	12
1908	14
1909	28
1910	35
1911	21
1912	29
1913	40
1914	71
1915	41
1916	35
1917	37
1918	92
1919	66
1920	75
1921	81
1922	45
1923	132
1924	111
1925	506
1926	124
1927	562
1928	302
1929	103
1930	487
1931	506
1932	231
1933	361
1934	272
1935	152
1936	342
1937	321
1938	177
1939	339
1940	319
1941	277
1942	473
1943	819
1944	678
1945	364
1946	649
1947	242
1948	401
1949	401
1950	577
1951	426
1952	500
1953	300
1954	548
1955	654
1956	581
1957	623
1958	649
1959	442
1960	1,648
1961	884
1962	389
1963	801
1964	958
1965	660
1966	386
1967	1,183
1968	816
1969	705
1970	1,209
1971	508
1972	332
1973	518
1974	486
1975	411
1976	386
1977	979
1978	523
1979	554
1980	1,460
1981	1,124
1982	1,191
1983	1,031
1984	971
1985	1,011
1986	1,541
1987	676
1988	1,051
1989	1,469
1990	1,077
1991	638
1992	592
1993	1,256
1994	666
1995	1,464
1996	1,520
1997	1,024
1998	1,446
1999	1,198
2000	1,003
2001	1,435
2002	971
2003	557
2004	610
2005	940
2006	839
2007	847
2008	775
2009	920
2010	1,040
2011	1,190
2012	1,796
2013	1,655
2014	362
2015	511
2016	542
2017	474
2018	684
2019	668
2020	564
2021	562
2022	692
2023	980
2024	583
2025	410
2026	503

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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 20	1,039
20 to 40	106
40 to 60	39
60 to 80	11
80 to 100	7
100 to 120	0
120 to 140	2