Weather Records on 13 August 1998

917 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 13 August 1998. Highest significance: Mott, US.

Key Facts for 13 August 1998

On 13 August 1998, 917 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
539 were record highs and 159 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 8 were all-time records, 34 monthly and 875 daily.
Mott set a daily record precipitation of 33.5 mm (1.3 in) on 13 August 1998.
Across 159 earlier years (1793 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 471 records.

Record Map

917 stations

917 station records on 13 August 1998 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 13 August 1998: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Mott	United States	Record daily precipitation	33.5 mm (1.3 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
W Lawai 931	United States	Record daily precipitation	64.0 mm (2.5 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Indio Fire STN	United States	Record high minimum temperature	39.4 C (102.9 F)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Traneberg	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	39.6 mm (1.6 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Elba	United States	Record daily precipitation	100.1 mm (3.9 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Wahiawa 930	United States	Record daily precipitation	43.7 mm (1.7 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Hassleby	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	37.6 mm (1.5 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Natchez	United States	Record daily precipitation	59.2 mm (2.3 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Eleele 927	United States	Record daily precipitation	38.9 mm (1.5 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Ruoqiang	China	Record daily precipitation	30.7 mm (1.2 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Sterlington	United States	Record daily precipitation	72.1 mm (2.8 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Tyler Pounds Fld	United States	Record low maximum temperature	28.9 C (84.0 F)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Socorro	United States	Record daily precipitation	37.8 mm (1.5 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Tres Zapotes	Mexico	Record low minimum temperature	15.6 C (60.1 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Dawson	United States	Record daily precipitation	52.1 mm (2.1 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Glennville 3NW	United States	Record daily precipitation	97.0 mm (3.8 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Brydeswood STN 985	United States	Record daily precipitation	70.1 mm (2.8 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
San Miguel Ejutla	Mexico	Record high maximum temperature	37.8 C (100.0 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Nome AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	30.7 mm (1.2 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
El Copital	Mexico	Record low minimum temperature	13.9 C (57.0 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Rio Grande City	United States	Record high maximum temperature	43.3 C (109.9 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Ushibuka	Japan	Record high minimum temperature	28.5 C (83.3 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Dejefors	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	42.0 mm (1.7 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Ada	United States	Record daily precipitation	57.7 mm (2.3 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Crossville Mem AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	52.3 mm (2.1 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Medio Monte	Mexico	Record high maximum temperature	35.6 C (96.1 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Tombstone	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.0 mm (2.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
McDermitt	United States	Record high maximum temperature	37.2 C (99.0 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Wetumka 3 NE	United States	Record daily precipitation	61.5 mm (2.4 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Paris	United States	Record daily precipitation	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Munchen-Nymphenburg	Germany	Record high minimum temperature	17.6 C (63.7 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Guayama 1SW	Puerto Rico [United States]	Record high minimum temperature	27.2 C (81.0 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Newman	United States	Record high minimum temperature	25.0 C (77.0 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Hodges Gardens	United States	Record daily precipitation	81.5 mm (3.2 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Toyama	Japan	Record daily precipitation	100.1 mm (3.9 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Altamirano (Smn)	Mexico	Record low maximum temperature	18.9 C (66.0 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Kon-Kolodez	Russia	Record low maximum temperature	14.4 C (57.9 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Portland	United States	Record high minimum temperature	28.9 C (84.0 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Madill	United States	Record daily precipitation	41.9 mm (1.6 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Huixtla	Mexico	Record low minimum temperature	17.8 C (64.0 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Korkodon	Russia	Record low maximum temperature	5.3 C (41.5 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Gullspang	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	25.1 mm (1.0 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
McCloud	United States	Record high maximum temperature	38.9 C (102.0 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Minden	United States	Record high maximum temperature	40.0 C (104.0 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Lanna	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	30.1 mm (1.2 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Napa State Hospital	United States	Record high maximum temperature	36.7 C (98.1 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Sanderson	United States	Record daily precipitation	39.4 mm (1.6 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Roseburg Rgnl AP	United States	Record high minimum temperature	17.2 C (63.0 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Tuxtla Gutierrez (Dge)	Mexico	Record high minimum temperature	22.8 C (73.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Acambaro	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	42.7 mm (1.7 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Fushiki	Japan	Record daily precipitation	63.0 mm (2.5 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
San Diego de Alejandria	Mexico	Record low minimum temperature	6.7 C (44.1 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Motul	Mexico	Record high minimum temperature	25.6 C (78.1 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Live Oak	United States	Record high minimum temperature	24.4 C (75.9 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Parrish	United States	Record high minimum temperature	25.6 C (78.1 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Cocobeach	Gabon	Record low maximum temperature	23.0 C (73.4 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Quirio	Mexico	Record high maximum temperature	30.6 C (87.1 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Black Rvr Pumps	United States	Record low minimum temperature	5.0 C (41.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Langley	United States	Record daily precipitation	54.1 mm (2.1 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Anthony	United States	Record daily precipitation	44.5 mm (1.8 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

917 records

Records set or tied on 13 August 1998 by type: Highest daily maximum 269, Lowest daily maximum 75, Highest daily minimum 270, Lowest daily minimum 84, Heaviest daily rainfall 219.

Records on 13 August 1998 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	269
Lowest daily maximum	75
Highest daily minimum	270
Lowest daily minimum	84
Heaviest daily rainfall	219
Heaviest daily snowfall	0
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 13 August 1998 by timescale: all-time 8, monthly 34, daily 875.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

650 broken records

Margins by which the 650 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 49.3. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

13 August 1998

Top 20 records on 13 August 1998 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
13 August 1998	Mott, US	daily rain	33.5 mm (1.3 in)	22.6 mm (0.9 in)	88 years	61 of 100 (Major)
13 August 1998	W Lawai 931, US	monthly rain	64.0 mm (2.5 in)	18.0 mm (0.7 in)	31 years	61 of 100 (Major)
13 August 1998	Indio Fire STN, US	all-time high min	39.4 C (102.9 F)	0.5 C (0.9 F)	94 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
13 August 1998	Traneberg, SE	daily rain	39.6 mm (1.6 in)	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	52 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
13 August 1998	Elba, US	daily rain	100.1 mm (3.9 in)	49.3 mm (1.9 in)	53 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
13 August 1998	Wahiawa 930, US	daily rain	43.7 mm (1.7 in)	38.6 mm (1.5 in)	44 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
13 August 1998	Hassleby, SE	daily rain	37.6 mm (1.5 in)	26.8 mm (1.1 in)	31 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
13 August 1998	Natchez, US	daily rain	59.2 mm (2.3 in)	26.2 mm (1.0 in)	93 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
13 August 1998	Eleele 927, US	daily rain	38.9 mm (1.5 in)	37.4 mm (1.5 in)	29 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
13 August 1998	Ruoqiang, CN	monthly rain	30.7 mm (1.2 in)	10.8 mm (0.4 in)	16 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
13 August 1998	Sterlington, US	daily rain	72.1 mm (2.8 in)	48.2 mm (1.9 in)	40 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
13 August 1998	Tyler Pounds Fld, US	daily low max	28.9 C (84.0 F)	1.7 C (3.1 F)	105 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
13 August 1998	Socorro, US	daily rain	37.8 mm (1.5 in)	23.8 mm (0.9 in)	5 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
13 August 1998	Tres Zapotes, MX	daily low min	15.6 C (60.1 F)	4.4 C (7.9 F)	27 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
13 August 1998	Dawson, US	daily rain	52.1 mm (2.1 in)	8.2 mm (0.32 in)	91 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
13 August 1998	Glennville 3NW, US	daily rain	97.0 mm (3.8 in)	44.9 mm (1.8 in)	20 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
13 August 1998	Brydeswood STN 985, US	monthly rain	70.1 mm (2.8 in)	11.7 mm (0.5 in)	31 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
13 August 1998	San Miguel Ejutla, MX	daily high max	37.8 C (100.0 F)	3.9 C (7.0 F)	72 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
13 August 1998	Nome AP, US	daily rain	30.7 mm (1.2 in)	7.8 mm (0.31 in)	68 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
13 August 1998	El Copital, MX	daily low min	13.9 C (57.0 F)	5.0 C (9.0 F)	7 years	39 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

1793 to 1998

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1793 to 1998. 1998 had 917 records.

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

Records on 08-13 in each year
Year	Records
1793	1
1796	1
1807	1
1843	2
1849	1
1855	1
1856	1
1857	1
1861	3
1864	3
1867	3
1868	2
1871	1
1872	1
1874	1
1876	3
1878	1
1879	1
1881	1
1885	3
1886	1
1887	5
1889	3
1890	2
1891	1
1892	1
1893	3
1894	4
1895	6
1896	4
1897	9
1898	2
1899	4
1900	3
1901	3
1902	23
1903	12
1904	11
1905	11
1906	8
1907	3
1908	36
1909	33
1910	9
1911	41
1912	53
1913	20
1914	19
1915	32
1916	64
1917	62
1918	68
1919	38
1920	56
1921	34
1922	39
1923	84
1924	168
1925	146
1926	168
1927	113
1928	215
1929	184
1930	490
1931	596
1932	369
1933	291
1934	427
1935	400
1936	705
1937	370
1938	442
1939	276
1940	631
1941	516
1942	388
1943	611
1944	761
1945	356
1946	599
1947	685
1948	346
1949	420
1950	436
1951	373
1952	985
1953	238
1954	781
1955	732
1956	355
1957	432
1958	352
1959	363
1960	460
1961	503
1962	550
1963	583
1964	1,526
1965	734
1966	565
1967	1,091
1968	828
1969	663
1970	390
1971	431
1972	485
1973	452
1974	572
1975	462
1976	693
1977	678
1978	761
1979	1,198
1980	502
1981	534
1982	653
1983	647
1984	597
1985	829
1986	609
1987	1,106
1988	1,363
1989	637
1990	770
1991	845
1992	1,666
1993	993
1994	944
1995	1,910
1996	1,276
1997	1,009
1998	917
1999	1,363
2000	719
2001	861
2002	1,475
2003	1,993
2004	2,040
2005	1,418
2006	1,023
2007	1,243
2008	842
2009	806
2010	1,783
2011	736
2012	969
2013	430
2014	701
2015	652
2016	1,064
2017	523
2018	461
2019	653
2020	753
2021	928
2022	799
2023	763
2024	1,061
2025	714
2026	1,097

Download the Data

Data for records on 1998-08-13: 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 2026-10-14 (14 October 2026). Records are computed by this site and are not official.

Data as of 2026-10-12. Last revised 12 October 2026 (2026-10-12).

Histogram of margins by which records were beaten on 13 August 1998
Margin	Records
0 to 10	590
10 to 20	32
20 to 30	15
30 to 40	9
40 to 50	4