Weather Records on 24 April 1998

1,085 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 24 April 1998. Highest significance: Miyakonojo, JP.

Key Facts for 24 April 1998

On 24 April 1998, 1,085 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
457 were record highs and 254 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 1 were all-time records, 51 monthly and 1,033 daily.
Miyakonojo set a monthly record daily precipitation of 183.9 mm (7.2 in) on 24 April 1998.
Across 169 earlier years (1799 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 436 records.

Record Map

1,085 stations

1,085 station records on 24 April 1998 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 24 April 1998: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Miyakonojo	Japan	Record daily precipitation	183.9 mm (7.2 in)	64 of 100 (Major)
Kumbia Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	53.3 mm (2.1 in)	63 of 100 (Major)
Coolatai (Willunga)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	41.2 mm (1.6 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Breeza (Main Street)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	75.2 mm (3.0 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Kelvin (Carellan)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	53.8 mm (2.1 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Makurazaki	Japan	Record daily precipitation	270.0 mm (10.6 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Somerton (Girraweena)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	64.2 mm (2.5 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Mys Krilon	Russia	Record daily precipitation	35.9 mm (1.4 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Boggabri (Penryn)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	45.6 mm (1.8 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Caroona (West Mooki)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	55.6 mm (2.2 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Praia Grande (Parana)	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	56.2 mm (2.2 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Willow Tree (General Store)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	66.6 mm (2.6 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Ushibuka	Japan	Record daily precipitation	94.0 mm (3.7 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Cuitzeo	Mexico	Record high maximum temperature	37.8 C (100.0 F)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Le Mars	United States	Record daily precipitation	48.0 mm (1.9 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Boggabri (Kanownda)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	54.0 mm (2.1 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Sapphire (Argyle)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	26.0 mm (1.0 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Kelvin (Kahana)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	60.0 mm (2.4 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Tweed Heads Golf Club	Australia	Record daily precipitation	76.2 mm (3.0 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Hitoyoshi	Japan	Record daily precipitation	101.1 mm (4.0 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Kilcoy Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	51.0 mm (2.0 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Bingara (Keera)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	51.0 mm (2.0 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Wooli Beach	Australia	Record daily precipitation	107.0 mm (4.2 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Nelson Bay (Nelson Head)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	45.4 mm (1.8 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Miyazaki	Japan	Record daily precipitation	119.9 mm (4.7 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Port Gibson 1 NE	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-2.8 C (27.0 F)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Manilla Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	49.4 mm (1.9 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Breeza (the Park)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	73.5 mm (2.9 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Nevelsk	Russia	Record daily precipitation	31.7 mm (1.2 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Ft Pierce	United States	Record low minimum temperature	8.9 C (48.0 F)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Keepit Dam	Australia	Record daily precipitation	49.4 mm (1.9 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
South Grafton Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	64.6 mm (2.5 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Rio Jaragua	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	58.7 mm (2.3 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Freiburg	Germany	Record high minimum temperature	13.2 C (55.8 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Willow Tree (Kelverton)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	64.0 mm (2.5 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Breeza (Alpha)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	75.0 mm (3.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Seal Rocks Camping Reserve	Australia	Record daily precipitation	57.0 mm (2.2 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Jaragua Do Sul	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	53.4 mm (2.1 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Pskem	Uzbekistan	Record daily precipitation	37.1 mm (1.5 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Bulahdelah Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	74.0 mm (2.9 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Martinsdale 3 NNW	United States	Record high minimum temperature	6.1 C (43.0 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Barraba Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	45.4 mm (1.8 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Inverell (Glendowne)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	51.5 mm (2.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Gloucester Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	50.1 mm (2.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Morretes	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	38.6 mm (1.5 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Lumpkin 2 SE	United States	Record low maximum temperature	16.7 C (62.1 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Tibaji	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	56.1 mm (2.2 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Holmsk	Russia	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Miami Beach	United States	Record low minimum temperature	15.0 C (59.0 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Somerton (Clermont Park)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	58.0 mm (2.3 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Glen Innes Ag Research STN	Australia	Record daily precipitation	28.0 mm (1.1 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Aberdeen (Main Rd)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Horcones	Mexico	Record low maximum temperature	25.0 C (77.0 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Evergreen	United States	Record low maximum temperature	17.8 C (64.0 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Glasgow #2	United States	Record high minimum temperature	11.7 C (53.1 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Dickinson Exp STN	United States	Record high maximum temperature	26.7 C (80.1 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Dinton Vale (Berrilee)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	45.6 mm (1.8 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Willow Tree (Highlands)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	70.2 mm (2.8 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Quirindi Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	55.6 mm (2.2 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Rio Dos Patos	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	49.4 mm (1.9 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)

Counts by Type and Timescale

1,085 records

Records set or tied on 24 April 1998 by type: Highest daily maximum 127, Lowest daily maximum 107, Highest daily minimum 330, Lowest daily minimum 147, Heaviest daily rainfall 374.

Records on 24 April 1998 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	127
Lowest daily maximum	107
Highest daily minimum	330
Lowest daily minimum	147
Heaviest daily rainfall	374
Heaviest daily snowfall	0
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 24 April 1998 by timescale: all-time 1, monthly 51, daily 1,033.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

879 broken records

Margins by which the 879 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 117.1. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

24 April 1998

Top 20 records on 24 April 1998 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
24 April 1998	Miyakonojo, JP	monthly rain	183.9 mm (7.2 in)	74.7 mm (2.9 in)	44 years	64 of 100 (Major)
24 April 1998	Kumbia Post Office, AU	daily rain	53.3 mm (2.1 in)	43.4 mm (1.7 in)	77 years	63 of 100 (Major)
24 April 1998	Coolatai (Willunga), AU	daily rain	41.2 mm (1.6 in)	28.0 mm (1.1 in)	80 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
24 April 1998	Breeza (Main Street), AU	daily rain	75.2 mm (3.0 in)	41.7 mm (1.6 in)	28 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
24 April 1998	Kelvin (Carellan), AU	daily rain	53.8 mm (2.1 in)	35.3 mm (1.4 in)	28 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
24 April 1998	Makurazaki, JP	monthly rain	270.0 mm (10.6 in)	117.1 mm (4.6 in)	3 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
24 April 1998	Somerton (Girraweena), AU	daily rain	64.2 mm (2.5 in)	43.6 mm (1.7 in)	28 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
24 April 1998	Mys Krilon, RU	daily rain	35.9 mm (1.4 in)	28.3 mm (1.1 in)	32 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
24 April 1998	Boggabri (Penryn), AU	daily rain	45.6 mm (1.8 in)	17.2 mm (0.7 in)	92 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
24 April 1998	Caroona (West Mooki), AU	daily rain	55.6 mm (2.2 in)	32.7 mm (1.3 in)	36 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
24 April 1998	Praia Grande (Parana), BR	daily rain	56.2 mm (2.2 in)	44.7 mm (1.8 in)	19 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
24 April 1998	Willow Tree (General Store), AU	daily rain	66.6 mm (2.6 in)	45.0 mm (1.8 in)	28 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
24 April 1998	Ushibuka, JP	daily rain	94.0 mm (3.7 in)	56.9 mm (2.2 in)	45 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
24 April 1998	Cuitzeo, MX	all-time high max	37.8 C (100.0 F)	0.6 C (1.1 F)	70 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
24 April 1998	Le Mars, US	daily rain	48.0 mm (1.9 in)	13.5 mm (0.5 in)	89 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
24 April 1998	Boggabri (Kanownda), AU	daily rain	54.0 mm (2.1 in)	30.6 mm (1.2 in)	36 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
24 April 1998	Sapphire (Argyle), AU	daily rain	26.0 mm (1.0 in)	13.8 mm (0.5 in)	93 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
24 April 1998	Kelvin (Kahana), AU	daily rain	60.0 mm (2.4 in)	42.0 mm (1.7 in)	15 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
24 April 1998	Tweed Heads Golf Club, AU	daily rain	76.2 mm (3.0 in)	21.6 mm (0.9 in)	107 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
24 April 1998	Hitoyoshi, JP	daily rain	101.1 mm (4.0 in)	70.0 mm (2.8 in)	45 years	48 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

1799 to 1998

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1799 to 1998. 1998 had 1,085 records.

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

Records on 04-24 in each year
Year	Records
1799	1
1805	1
1806	1
1807	1
1809	1
1812	2
1815	1
1817	1
1838	1
1839	1
1842	1
1843	1
1852	3
1854	4
1855	2
1857	3
1861	1
1865	1
1866	1
1868	1
1869	1
1872	2
1874	2
1875	4
1876	1
1878	2
1880	1
1881	2
1883	3
1884	1
1885	1
1886	4
1887	1
1888	3
1889	1
1890	1
1892	2
1893	3
1894	2
1895	3
1897	2
1898	4
1899	6
1900	1
1901	10
1902	3
1903	22
1904	9
1905	16
1906	25
1907	12
1908	21
1909	25
1910	46
1911	19
1912	11
1913	39
1914	15
1915	54
1916	24
1917	46
1918	112
1919	88
1920	51
1921	34
1922	56
1923	97
1924	155
1925	465
1926	353
1927	352
1928	319
1929	150
1930	659
1931	366
1932	218
1933	224
1934	297
1935	222
1936	188
1937	567
1938	191
1939	557
1940	501
1941	262
1942	614
1943	577
1944	571
1945	414
1946	487
1947	261
1948	501
1949	363
1950	635
1951	351
1952	507
1953	390
1954	547
1955	670
1956	642
1957	631
1958	693
1959	414
1960	1,283
1961	1,149
1962	669
1963	361
1964	498
1965	473
1966	539
1967	1,176
1968	897
1969	547
1970	963
1971	770
1972	398
1973	394
1974	708
1975	628
1976	523
1977	1,035
1978	389
1979	664
1980	1,157
1981	1,104
1982	862
1983	1,344
1984	745
1985	744
1986	1,009
1987	775
1988	756
1989	1,776
1990	1,208
1991	605
1992	669
1993	1,015
1994	862
1995	1,609
1996	1,273
1997	1,227
1998	1,085
1999	1,148
2000	1,110
2001	1,146
2002	1,052
2003	851
2004	774
2005	1,747
2006	844
2007	1,156
2008	799
2009	1,056
2010	753
2011	1,018
2012	2,024
2013	1,572
2014	494
2015	566
2016	480
2017	747
2018	740
2019	863
2020	544
2021	471
2022	596
2023	745
2024	387
2025	433
2026	571

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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	804
20 to 40	57
40 to 60	13
60 to 80	3
80 to 100	1
100 to 120	1