Weather Records on 4 May 1998

898 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 4 May 1998. Highest significance: Hoytville 2 NE, US.

Key Facts for 4 May 1998

On 4 May 1998, 898 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
512 were record highs and 102 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 8 were all-time records, 34 monthly and 856 daily.
Hoytville 2 NE set a monthly record daily precipitation of 98.6 mm (3.9 in) on 4 May 1998.
Across 163 earlier years (1795 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 428 records.

Record Map

898 stations

898 station records on 4 May 1998 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 4 May 1998: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Hoytville 2 NE	United States	Record daily precipitation	98.6 mm (3.9 in)	67 of 100 (Major)
Hvar	Croatia	Record daily precipitation	40.4 mm (1.6 in)	66 of 100 (Major)
Flying Fish Point	Australia	Record daily precipitation	139.0 mm (5.5 in)	62 of 100 (Major)
Ocozocoautla	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	78.2 mm (3.1 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Monroeville 1 NW	United States	Record daily precipitation	89.4 mm (3.5 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Termo 1 E	United States	Record daily precipitation	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Gowan Hills	Australia	Record daily precipitation	57.0 mm (2.2 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Roma Ciampino	Italy	Record daily precipitation	65.0 mm (2.6 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Pacoima Dam Fc33A-E	United States	Record daily precipitation	49.0 mm (1.9 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Big Tujunga Dam Fc46	United States	Record daily precipitation	36.6 mm (1.4 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Isisford Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	35.5 mm (1.4 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Yamburgan	Australia	Record daily precipitation	27.8 mm (1.1 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Rochester	United States	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Mundubbera	Australia	Record daily precipitation	73.0 mm (2.9 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Arad	Romania	Record daily precipitation	28.4 mm (1.1 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Slana	United States	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Cherry Point MCAS	United States	Record daily precipitation	104.6 mm (4.1 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Bingil Bay	Australia	Record daily precipitation	174.4 mm (6.9 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Blagovescensk	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	14.2 C (57.6 F)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Topanga Patrol Fc-6	United States	Record daily precipitation	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Slana	United States	Record daily precipitation	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Budapest	Hungary	Record daily precipitation	30.4 mm (1.2 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Port Washington	United States	Record high minimum temperature	10.6 C (51.1 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Ermelindo Matarazzo	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	59.1 mm (2.3 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Darby	United States	Record high minimum temperature	13.3 C (55.9 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Garah (Delvin)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	45.0 mm (1.8 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Charleston	United States	Record daily precipitation	35.1 mm (1.4 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Samsun	Turkey	Record high maximum temperature	33.2 C (91.8 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Enosburg Falls	United States	Record high minimum temperature	17.2 C (63.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Gundare	Australia	Record daily precipitation	56.0 mm (2.2 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Arecibo 3 ESE	Puerto Rico [United States]	Record high minimum temperature	26.1 C (79.0 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Clearwater	United States	Record high minimum temperature	9.4 C (48.9 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Waterville	United States	Record high minimum temperature	11.7 C (53.1 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Novi Sad	Serbia	Record daily precipitation	27.6 mm (1.1 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Colville	United States	Record high maximum temperature	30.6 C (87.1 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Corinda	Australia	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Darkwater	Australia	Record daily precipitation	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Canby 3 SW	United States	Record daily precipitation	26.9 mm (1.1 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Covelo	United States	Record daily precipitation	32.5 mm (1.3 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Wyntoon	Australia	Record daily precipitation	64.0 mm (2.5 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Dunollie	Australia	Record daily precipitation	50.2 mm (2.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Nive Downs	Australia	Record daily precipitation	39.6 mm (1.6 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Nindigully	Australia	Record daily precipitation	52.6 mm (2.1 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Boomi (Barwon St)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	44.4 mm (1.7 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Debrecen Airport	Hungary	Record daily precipitation	30.9 mm (1.2 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Tarong	Australia	Record daily precipitation	44.0 mm (1.7 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Diredawa	Ethiopia	Record daily precipitation	41.9 mm (1.6 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Simferopol	Ukraine	Record high minimum temperature	13.1 C (55.6 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Live Oak	United States	Record high minimum temperature	21.7 C (71.1 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Appomattox	United States	Record daily precipitation	53.1 mm (2.1 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Lone Pine	Australia	Record daily precipitation	116.0 mm (4.6 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Jundiai	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	47.3 mm (1.9 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Biritiba Mirim	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	64.9 mm (2.6 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Tepexpan	Mexico	Record low minimum temperature	-3.3 C (26.1 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Morro Bay Fire Dept	United States	Record daily precipitation	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Killara	Australia	Record daily precipitation	53.6 mm (2.1 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Sao Paulo (Aeroport	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	36.1 mm (1.4 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Pecs Pogany	Hungary	Record daily precipitation	28.2 mm (1.1 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Cedral	Mexico	Record high maximum temperature	36.7 C (98.1 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Orleans	United States	Record high minimum temperature	14.4 C (57.9 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

898 records

Records set or tied on 4 May 1998 by type: Highest daily maximum 268, Lowest daily maximum 29, Highest daily minimum 244, Lowest daily minimum 73, Heaviest daily rainfall 281, Heaviest daily snowfall 3.

Records on 4 May 1998 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	268
Lowest daily maximum	29
Highest daily minimum	244
Lowest daily minimum	73
Heaviest daily rainfall	281
Heaviest daily snowfall	3
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 4 May 1998 by timescale: all-time 8, monthly 34, daily 856.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

684 broken records

Margins by which the 684 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 195.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

4 May 1998

Top 20 records on 4 May 1998 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
4 May 1998	Hoytville 2 NE, US	monthly rain	98.6 mm (3.9 in)	55.4 mm (2.2 in)	44 years	67 of 100 (Major)
4 May 1998	Hvar, HR	daily rain	40.4 mm (1.6 in)	21.4 mm (0.8 in)	100 years	66 of 100 (Major)
4 May 1998	Flying Fish Point, AU	daily rain	139.0 mm (5.5 in)	65.3 mm (2.6 in)	63 years	62 of 100 (Major)
4 May 1998	Ocozocoautla, MX	daily rain	78.2 mm (3.1 in)	63.2 mm (2.5 in)	52 years	61 of 100 (Major)
4 May 1998	Monroeville 1 NW, US	daily rain	89.4 mm (3.5 in)	51.0 mm (2.0 in)	52 years	60 of 100 (Major)
4 May 1998	Termo 1 E, US	daily rain	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	22.1 mm (0.9 in)	27 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
4 May 1998	Gowan Hills, AU	daily rain	57.0 mm (2.2 in)	56.6 mm (2.2 in)	12 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
4 May 1998	Roma Ciampino, IT	monthly rain	65.0 mm (2.6 in)	19.2 mm (0.8 in)	39 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
4 May 1998	Pacoima Dam Fc33A-E, US	daily rain	49.0 mm (1.9 in)	46.0 mm (1.8 in)	27 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
4 May 1998	Big Tujunga Dam Fc46, US	daily rain	36.6 mm (1.4 in)	32.5 mm (1.3 in)	65 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
4 May 1998	Isisford Post Office, AU	daily rain	35.5 mm (1.4 in)	21.8 mm (0.9 in)	95 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
4 May 1998	Yamburgan, AU	daily rain	27.8 mm (1.1 in)	18.1 mm (0.7 in)	99 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
4 May 1998	Rochester, US	daily rain	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	15.0 mm (0.6 in)	92 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
4 May 1998	Mundubbera, AU	daily rain	73.0 mm (2.9 in)	60.0 mm (2.4 in)	3 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
4 May 1998	Arad, RO	daily rain	28.4 mm (1.1 in)	12.4 mm (0.5 in)	64 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
4 May 1998	Slana, US	daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	19.5 cm (7.7 in)	13 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
4 May 1998	Cherry Point MCAS, US	daily rain	104.6 mm (4.1 in)	75.6 mm (3.0 in)	4 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
4 May 1998	Bingil Bay, AU	monthly rain	174.4 mm (6.9 in)	35.2 mm (1.4 in)	34 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
4 May 1998	Blagovescensk, RU	daily high min	14.2 C (57.6 F)	5.5 C (9.9 F)	72 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
4 May 1998	Topanga Patrol Fc-6, US	daily rain	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	41 years	45 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

1795 to 1998

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1795 to 1998. 1998 had 898 records.

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

Records on 05-04 in each year
Year	Records
1795	1
1796	1
1820	1
1836	2
1840	1
1847	1
1850	2
1851	2
1852	1
1856	3
1858	1
1859	1
1861	2
1862	1
1864	3
1865	2
1868	3
1869	1
1870	2
1875	1
1877	2
1878	1
1879	1
1880	1
1882	1
1885	1
1886	1
1888	1
1889	4
1890	1
1892	4
1893	3
1894	6
1895	3
1896	3
1897	2
1898	2
1899	2
1900	2
1902	5
1903	8
1904	8
1905	19
1906	5
1907	37
1908	18
1909	13
1910	14
1911	37
1912	12
1913	63
1914	21
1915	75
1916	57
1917	60
1918	30
1919	69
1920	43
1921	62
1922	283
1923	82
1924	88
1925	80
1926	230
1927	112
1928	205
1929	177
1930	269
1931	169
1932	104
1933	274
1934	456
1935	518
1936	313
1937	230
1938	445
1939	295
1940	602
1941	436
1942	820
1943	358
1944	872
1945	654
1946	463
1947	649
1948	578
1949	1,130
1950	953
1951	292
1952	698
1953	389
1954	1,045
1955	471
1956	433
1957	433
1958	414
1959	613
1960	443
1961	466
1962	265
1963	313
1964	570
1965	433
1966	1,113
1967	928
1968	304
1969	377
1970	454
1971	810
1972	364
1973	313
1974	367
1975	683
1976	554
1977	736
1978	1,016
1979	1,529
1980	511
1981	667
1982	591
1983	539
1984	885
1985	821
1986	1,128
1987	1,004
1988	591
1989	743
1990	1,461
1991	1,088
1992	933
1993	791
1994	821
1995	974
1996	1,298
1997	962
1998	898
1999	1,167
2000	1,398
2001	1,345
2002	1,343
2003	1,158
2004	1,341
2005	1,152
2006	650
2007	699
2008	624
2009	727
2010	999
2011	1,023
2012	1,343
2013	1,447
2014	602
2015	622
2016	463
2017	669
2018	972
2019	574
2020	504
2021	616
2022	470
2023	681
2024	885
2025	456
2026	554

Download the Data

Data for records on 1998-05-04: 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 25	651
25 to 50	23
50 to 75	8
75 to 100	1
100 to 125	0
125 to 150	0
150 to 175	0
175 to 200	1