Weather Records on 11 May 1998

1,315 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 11 May 1998. Highest significance: Ogilvie, AU.

Key Facts for 11 May 1998

On 11 May 1998, 1,315 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
903 were record highs and 146 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 11 were all-time records, 47 monthly and 1,257 daily.
Ogilvie set a daily record precipitation of 50.0 mm (2.0 in) on 11 May 1998.
Across 156 earlier years (1814 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 458 records.

Record Map

1,315 stations

1,315 station records on 11 May 1998 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 11 May 1998: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Ogilvie	Australia	Record daily precipitation	50.0 mm (2.0 in)	67 of 100 (Major)
Three Springs	Australia	Record daily precipitation	77.4 mm (3.0 in)	64 of 100 (Major)
Eagle	United States	Record daily precipitation	34.5 mm (1.4 in)	63 of 100 (Major)
Highfields	Australia	Record daily precipitation	84.4 mm (3.3 in)	62 of 100 (Major)
Nabawa	Australia	Record daily precipitation	59.0 mm (2.3 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Miller	United States	Record daily precipitation	96.5 mm (3.8 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Northampton	Australia	Record daily precipitation	56.0 mm (2.2 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Yarragadee	Australia	Record daily precipitation	51.0 mm (2.0 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Carnamah	Australia	Record daily precipitation	55.4 mm (2.2 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Mullewa	Australia	Record daily precipitation	55.0 mm (2.2 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Mumby	Australia	Record daily precipitation	48.2 mm (1.9 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Mouroubra	Australia	Record daily precipitation	44.0 mm (1.7 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Ninghan Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	69.8 mm (2.7 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Yuna	Australia	Record daily precipitation	67.2 mm (2.6 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Fukuoka	Japan	Record daily precipitation	128.0 mm (5.0 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Tenindewa Bindu	Australia	Record daily precipitation	52.4 mm (2.1 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
New Meadows Rs	United States	Record daily precipitation	40.9 mm (1.6 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Perenjori	Australia	Record daily precipitation	63.2 mm (2.5 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Sunderland	Australia	Record daily precipitation	67.0 mm (2.6 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Canna	Australia	Record daily precipitation	52.4 mm (2.1 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Coolangatta	Australia	Record daily precipitation	58.0 mm (2.3 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Edirne	Turkey	Record daily precipitation	87.9 mm (3.5 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Keflavik	Iceland	Record daily precipitation	38.4 mm (1.5 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Pindawa	Australia	Record daily precipitation	59.0 mm (2.3 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Shelleyvale	Australia	Record daily precipitation	85.0 mm (3.3 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Mtn Home	United States	Record daily precipitation	30.7 mm (1.2 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Minaru	Australia	Record daily precipitation	52.0 mm (2.0 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Buntine	Australia	Record daily precipitation	49.4 mm (1.9 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Willigulli North	Australia	Record daily precipitation	60.2 mm (2.4 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Greenview	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Haskinville	United States	Record daily precipitation	37.6 mm (1.5 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Pullagaroo	Australia	Record daily precipitation	61.8 mm (2.4 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Morawa	Australia	Record daily precipitation	64.4 mm (2.5 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
South Holmwood	Australia	Record daily precipitation	71.0 mm (2.8 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Fairfield	Australia	Record daily precipitation	68.0 mm (2.7 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Isseka	Australia	Record daily precipitation	46.6 mm (1.8 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Altastenberg	Germany	Record high maximum temperature	24.9 C (76.8 F)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Bowgada	Australia	Record daily precipitation	52.6 mm (2.1 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Strawberry North	Australia	Record daily precipitation	68.0 mm (2.7 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Owyhee Dam	United States	Record daily precipitation	25.9 mm (1.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Dyersburg Muni AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	70.9 mm (2.8 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Bunnawarra	Australia	Record daily precipitation	37.4 mm (1.5 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Clontarf Farm	Australia	Record daily precipitation	47.2 mm (1.9 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Gleneva	Australia	Record daily precipitation	41.2 mm (1.6 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Regensburg	Germany	Record high maximum temperature	29.7 C (85.5 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Onslow	Australia	Record daily precipitation	69.4 mm (2.7 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Buntine East	Australia	Record daily precipitation	56.0 mm (2.2 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Sandsprings	Australia	Record daily precipitation	50.0 mm (2.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Dongtai	China	Record daily precipitation	53.7 mm (2.1 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Schwerin	Germany	Record high maximum temperature	28.6 C (83.5 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Tallering	Australia	Record daily precipitation	40.0 mm (1.6 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Wubin	Australia	Record daily precipitation	39.4 mm (1.6 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Lichtentanne	Germany	Record high maximum temperature	27.1 C (80.8 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Koobabbie	Australia	Record daily precipitation	37.8 mm (1.5 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Xantippe	Australia	Record daily precipitation	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Leipzig-Holzhausen	Germany	Record high maximum temperature	28.1 C (82.6 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Lynton	Australia	Record daily precipitation	44.2 mm (1.7 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Howatharra	Australia	Record daily precipitation	49.0 mm (1.9 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
West Souburg	Netherlands	Record high maximum temperature	28.6 C (83.5 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Huron Rgnl AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	37.6 mm (1.5 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)

Counts by Type and Timescale

1,315 records

Records set or tied on 11 May 1998 by type: Highest daily maximum 620, Lowest daily maximum 61, Highest daily minimum 283, Lowest daily minimum 85, Heaviest daily rainfall 264, Heaviest daily snowfall 2.

Records on 11 May 1998 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	620
Lowest daily maximum	61
Highest daily minimum	283
Lowest daily minimum	85
Heaviest daily rainfall	264
Heaviest daily snowfall	2
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 11 May 1998 by timescale: all-time 11, monthly 47, daily 1,257.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

1,100 broken records

Margins by which the 1,100 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 90.6. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

11 May 1998

Top 20 records on 11 May 1998 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
11 May 1998	Ogilvie, AU	daily rain	50.0 mm (2.0 in)	37.3 mm (1.5 in)	68 years	67 of 100 (Major)
11 May 1998	Three Springs, AU	monthly rain	77.4 mm (3.0 in)	21.0 mm (0.8 in)	67 years	64 of 100 (Major)
11 May 1998	Eagle, US	daily rain	34.5 mm (1.4 in)	20.0 mm (0.8 in)	48 years	63 of 100 (Major)
11 May 1998	Highfields, AU	monthly rain	84.4 mm (3.3 in)	33.6 mm (1.3 in)	28 years	62 of 100 (Major)
11 May 1998	Nabawa, AU	daily rain	59.0 mm (2.3 in)	38.4 mm (1.5 in)	36 years	60 of 100 (Major)
11 May 1998	Miller, US	all-time rain	96.5 mm (3.8 in)	14.2 mm (0.6 in)	60 years	60 of 100 (Major)
11 May 1998	Northampton, AU	daily rain	56.0 mm (2.2 in)	35.7 mm (1.4 in)	36 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
11 May 1998	Yarragadee, AU	daily rain	51.0 mm (2.0 in)	33.2 mm (1.3 in)	36 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
11 May 1998	Carnamah, AU	daily rain	55.4 mm (2.2 in)	35.4 mm (1.4 in)	24 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
11 May 1998	Mullewa, AU	daily rain	55.0 mm (2.2 in)	39.0 mm (1.5 in)	24 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
11 May 1998	Mumby, AU	daily rain	48.2 mm (1.9 in)	38.0 mm (1.5 in)	36 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
11 May 1998	Mouroubra, AU	daily rain	44.0 mm (1.7 in)	34.9 mm (1.4 in)	41 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
11 May 1998	Ninghan Station, AU	daily rain	69.8 mm (2.7 in)	45.8 mm (1.8 in)	24 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
11 May 1998	Yuna, AU	daily rain	67.2 mm (2.6 in)	53.0 mm (2.1 in)	24 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
11 May 1998	Fukuoka, JP	daily rain	128.0 mm (5.0 in)	90.6 mm (3.6 in)	40 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
11 May 1998	Tenindewa Bindu, AU	daily rain	52.4 mm (2.1 in)	40.0 mm (1.6 in)	24 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
11 May 1998	New Meadows Rs, US	daily rain	40.9 mm (1.6 in)	22.6 mm (0.9 in)	31 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
11 May 1998	Perenjori, AU	daily rain	63.2 mm (2.5 in)	37.8 mm (1.5 in)	24 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
11 May 1998	Sunderland, AU	daily rain	67.0 mm (2.6 in)	48.4 mm (1.9 in)	24 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
11 May 1998	Canna, AU	daily rain	52.4 mm (2.1 in)	32.6 mm (1.3 in)	24 years	54 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

1814 to 1998

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1814 to 1998. 1998 had 1,315 records.

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

Records on 05-11 in each year
Year	Records
1814	3
1832	1
1836	3
1837	1
1838	1
1848	2
1856	1
1860	2
1865	1
1867	1
1869	1
1872	1
1874	2
1879	2
1880	1
1881	5
1883	3
1884	2
1885	1
1886	2
1887	1
1888	1
1889	2
1892	1
1893	3
1894	2
1895	4
1896	3
1897	6
1898	5
1900	7
1901	9
1902	6
1903	7
1904	6
1905	12
1906	21
1907	44
1908	9
1909	12
1910	16
1911	99
1912	21
1913	20
1914	20
1915	16
1916	22
1917	40
1918	54
1919	56
1920	181
1921	58
1922	61
1923	111
1924	239
1925	410
1926	472
1927	318
1928	252
1929	126
1930	380
1931	254
1932	170
1933	429
1934	332
1935	276
1936	363
1937	170
1938	141
1939	213
1940	340
1941	411
1942	389
1943	646
1944	408
1945	483
1946	747
1947	480
1948	407
1949	451
1950	285
1951	395
1952	629
1953	686
1954	492
1955	235
1956	942
1957	439
1958	499
1959	575
1960	809
1961	663
1962	670
1963	984
1964	299
1965	356
1966	992
1967	974
1968	909
1969	349
1970	764
1971	565
1972	673
1973	429
1974	795
1975	383
1976	509
1977	836
1978	1,070
1979	1,239
1980	693
1981	1,298
1982	624
1983	930
1984	666
1985	835
1986	684
1987	1,247
1988	485
1989	952
1990	935
1991	990
1992	728
1993	1,088
1994	633
1995	1,244
1996	1,088
1997	1,033
1998	1,315
1999	1,052
2000	1,286
2001	848
2002	845
2003	1,321
2004	834
2005	944
2006	822
2007	833
2008	1,015
2009	605
2010	1,292
2011	1,414
2012	1,181
2013	615
2014	662
2015	1,038
2016	497
2017	546
2018	988
2019	915
2020	1,068
2021	590
2022	1,470
2023	390
2024	579
2025	1,104
2026	797

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Data for records on 1998-05-11: 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 20	1,039
20 to 40	46
40 to 60	12
60 to 80	2
80 to 100	1