Weather Records on 1 August 1998

1,281 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 1 August 1998. Highest significance: Minnie Creek, AU.

Key Facts for 1 August 1998

On 1 August 1998, 1,281 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
662 were record highs and 284 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 9 were all-time records, 114 monthly and 1,158 daily.
Minnie Creek set a monthly record daily precipitation of 74.0 mm (2.9 in) on 1 August 1998.
Across 164 earlier years (1797 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 436 records.

Record Map

1,281 stations

1,281 station records on 1 August 1998 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 1 August 1998: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Minnie Creek	Australia	Record daily precipitation	74.0 mm (2.9 in)	78 of 100 (Major)
Kooline	Australia	Record daily precipitation	100.0 mm (3.9 in)	77 of 100 (Major)
Wandagee	Australia	Record daily precipitation	46.0 mm (1.8 in)	74 of 100 (Major)
Emu Creek Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	63.2 mm (2.5 in)	73 of 100 (Major)
Mount Clere	Australia	Record daily precipitation	43.0 mm (1.7 in)	69 of 100 (Major)
Mount Phillip	Australia	Record daily precipitation	73.6 mm (2.9 in)	68 of 100 (Major)
Callagiddy Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	51.2 mm (2.0 in)	67 of 100 (Major)
Ashburton Downs	Australia	Record daily precipitation	56.0 mm (2.2 in)	67 of 100 (Major)
Ella Valla	Australia	Record daily precipitation	55.8 mm (2.2 in)	66 of 100 (Major)
Glen Florrie Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	82.0 mm (3.2 in)	65 of 100 (Major)
Marron	Australia	Record daily precipitation	69.8 mm (2.7 in)	65 of 100 (Major)
Middalya	Australia	Record daily precipitation	62.0 mm (2.4 in)	65 of 100 (Major)
Carnarvon Airport	Australia	Record daily precipitation	59.2 mm (2.3 in)	64 of 100 (Major)
Fortine 1 N	United States	Record daily precipitation	37.8 mm (1.5 in)	64 of 100 (Major)
Mount Padbury	Australia	Record daily precipitation	32.6 mm (1.3 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Yanrey	Australia	Record daily precipitation	43.0 mm (1.7 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Hamelin Pool	Australia	Record daily precipitation	31.6 mm (1.2 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Munarra	Australia	Record daily precipitation	28.0 mm (1.1 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Hamelin Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Wooramel	Australia	Record daily precipitation	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Jacksonville NAS	United States	Record daily precipitation	95.3 mm (3.8 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Yinnetharra	Australia	Record daily precipitation	45.0 mm (1.8 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Uaroo	Australia	Record daily precipitation	80.0 mm (3.1 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Boolathana	Australia	Record daily precipitation	62.2 mm (2.4 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Thompson Falls Ph	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Lead	United States	Record daily precipitation	37.3 mm (1.5 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Warroora	Australia	Record daily precipitation	58.4 mm (2.3 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Wanna	Australia	Record daily precipitation	73.0 mm (2.9 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Mount Gould	Australia	Record daily precipitation	40.0 mm (1.6 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Nikolsk	Russia	Record daily precipitation	45.5 mm (1.8 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Tyler Pounds Fld	United States	Record high maximum temperature	41.1 C (106.0 F)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Brickhouse	Australia	Record daily precipitation	54.8 mm (2.2 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Lyons River	Australia	Record daily precipitation	44.0 mm (1.7 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Earaheedy	Australia	Record daily precipitation	26.8 mm (1.1 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Valenca	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	64.7 mm (2.5 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Sharon Springs	United States	Record low maximum temperature	21.7 C (71.1 F)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Deadwood	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Mia Mia	Australia	Record daily precipitation	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Eudamullah	Australia	Record daily precipitation	55.4 mm (2.2 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Yallalong	Australia	Record daily precipitation	30.6 mm (1.2 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Yaringa Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	32.4 mm (1.3 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Posio Raistakka	Finland	Record daily precipitation	38.9 mm (1.5 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Shoshone	United States	Record daily precipitation	29.7 mm (1.2 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Carey Downs	Australia	Record daily precipitation	50.0 mm (2.0 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Hill Springs	Australia	Record daily precipitation	53.2 mm (2.1 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Bangkok Metropolis	Thailand	Record daily precipitation	105.9 mm (4.2 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Yarrabubba	Australia	Record daily precipitation	28.4 mm (1.1 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Puente Jula	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	125.5 mm (4.9 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Alexandria	United States	Record high maximum temperature	40.6 C (105.1 F)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Springer	United States	Record daily precipitation	47.8 mm (1.9 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Giralia	Australia	Record daily precipitation	61.0 mm (2.4 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Mount Farmer	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.1 mm (1.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Sherwood	Australia	Record daily precipitation	27.0 mm (1.1 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Volborg	United States	Record daily precipitation	30.2 mm (1.2 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Anchorage Merrill Fld	United States	Record high maximum temperature	26.1 C (79.0 F)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Jimba Jimba	Australia	Record daily precipitation	38.0 mm (1.5 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Twin Peaks	Australia	Record daily precipitation	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Bulloo Downs	Australia	Record daily precipitation	40.0 mm (1.6 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Moorarie	Australia	Record daily precipitation	34.0 mm (1.3 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Sylvania	Australia	Record daily precipitation	26.0 mm (1.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)

Counts by Type and Timescale

1,281 records

Records set or tied on 1 August 1998 by type: Highest daily maximum 312, Lowest daily maximum 160, Highest daily minimum 350, Lowest daily minimum 124, Heaviest daily rainfall 335.

Records on 1 August 1998 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	312
Lowest daily maximum	160
Highest daily minimum	350
Lowest daily minimum	124
Heaviest daily rainfall	335
Heaviest daily snowfall	0
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 1 August 1998 by timescale: all-time 9, monthly 114, daily 1,158.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

950 broken records

Margins by which the 950 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 79.5. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

1 August 1998

Top 20 records on 1 August 1998 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
1 August 1998	Minnie Creek, AU	monthly rain	74.0 mm (2.9 in)	28.8 mm (1.1 in)	76 years	78 of 100 (Major)
1 August 1998	Kooline, AU	monthly rain	100.0 mm (3.9 in)	49.2 mm (1.9 in)	56 years	77 of 100 (Major)
1 August 1998	Wandagee, AU	daily rain	46.0 mm (1.8 in)	45.0 mm (1.8 in)	81 years	74 of 100 (Major)
1 August 1998	Emu Creek Station, AU	monthly rain	63.2 mm (2.5 in)	26.4 mm (1.0 in)	76 years	73 of 100 (Major)
1 August 1998	Mount Clere, AU	daily rain	43.0 mm (1.7 in)	43.0 mm (1.7 in)	75 years	69 of 100 (Major)
1 August 1998	Mount Phillip, AU	monthly rain	73.6 mm (2.9 in)	34.2 mm (1.3 in)	32 years	68 of 100 (Major)
1 August 1998	Callagiddy Station, AU	daily rain	51.2 mm (2.0 in)	41.0 mm (1.6 in)	65 years	67 of 100 (Major)
1 August 1998	Ashburton Downs, AU	monthly rain	56.0 mm (2.2 in)	31.9 mm (1.3 in)	64 years	67 of 100 (Major)
1 August 1998	Ella Valla, AU	monthly rain	55.8 mm (2.2 in)	30.4 mm (1.2 in)	23 years	66 of 100 (Major)
1 August 1998	Glen Florrie Station, AU	monthly rain	82.0 mm (3.2 in)	34.0 mm (1.3 in)	32 years	65 of 100 (Major)
1 August 1998	Marron, AU	monthly rain	69.8 mm (2.7 in)	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	41 years	65 of 100 (Major)
1 August 1998	Middalya, AU	daily rain	62.0 mm (2.4 in)	49.0 mm (1.9 in)	76 years	65 of 100 (Major)
1 August 1998	Carnarvon Airport, AU	monthly rain	59.2 mm (2.3 in)	23.9 mm (0.9 in)	30 years	64 of 100 (Major)
1 August 1998	Fortine 1 N, US	daily rain	37.8 mm (1.5 in)	24.3 mm (1.0 in)	60 years	64 of 100 (Major)
1 August 1998	Mount Padbury, AU	daily rain	32.6 mm (1.3 in)	31.6 mm (1.2 in)	40 years	61 of 100 (Major)
1 August 1998	Yanrey, AU	daily rain	43.0 mm (1.7 in)	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	32 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
1 August 1998	Hamelin Pool, AU	daily rain	31.6 mm (1.2 in)	18.9 mm (0.7 in)	52 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
1 August 1998	Munarra, AU	daily rain	28.0 mm (1.1 in)	26.0 mm (1.0 in)	43 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
1 August 1998	Hamelin Station, AU	daily rain	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	22.8 mm (0.9 in)	52 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
1 August 1998	Wooramel, AU	daily rain	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	24.9 mm (1.0 in)	43 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

1797 to 1998

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1797 to 1998. 1998 had 1,281 records.

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

Records on 08-01 in each year
Year	Records
1797	1
1816	2
1829	1
1833	1
1834	2
1836	1
1838	1
1842	1
1851	1
1856	1
1858	3
1859	1
1861	1
1862	1
1863	1
1865	1
1868	1
1869	2
1873	1
1874	1
1875	3
1876	1
1878	1
1879	1
1881	3
1883	1
1886	2
1887	1
1890	1
1891	7
1892	4
1893	3
1894	1
1895	3
1896	4
1897	2
1898	3
1899	1
1900	1
1901	3
1902	5
1903	19
1904	10
1905	12
1906	18
1907	13
1908	18
1909	15
1910	30
1911	46
1912	49
1913	25
1914	17
1915	49
1916	16
1917	108
1918	55
1919	32
1920	101
1921	87
1922	44
1923	203
1924	93
1925	281
1926	252
1927	266
1928	132
1929	161
1930	252
1931	362
1932	408
1933	487
1934	448
1935	547
1936	636
1937	492
1938	523
1939	335
1940	333
1941	341
1942	388
1943	398
1944	410
1945	975
1946	336
1947	401
1948	354
1949	324
1950	552
1951	420
1952	391
1953	565
1954	462
1955	796
1956	441
1957	270
1958	389
1959	352
1960	677
1961	404
1962	602
1963	270
1964	883
1965	669
1966	383
1967	250
1968	625
1969	453
1970	482
1971	1,135
1972	609
1973	766
1974	526
1975	915
1976	886
1977	636
1978	706
1979	580
1980	906
1981	668
1982	742
1983	931
1984	532
1985	987
1986	846
1987	999
1988	880
1989	1,301
1990	927
1991	740
1992	1,024
1993	907
1994	1,217
1995	1,513
1996	1,118
1997	904
1998	1,281
1999	1,707
2000	1,020
2001	1,079
2002	1,249
2003	1,155
2004	740
2005	878
2006	1,655
2007	746
2008	795
2009	932
2010	1,182
2011	1,191
2012	850
2013	542
2014	853
2015	864
2016	499
2017	758
2018	987
2019	479
2020	838
2021	1,009
2022	915
2023	627
2024	879
2025	785
2026	1,085

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Data for records on 1998-08-01: 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 10	828
10 to 20	61
20 to 30	40
30 to 40	9
40 to 50	8
50 to 60	1
60 to 70	1
70 to 80	2