Weather Records on 22 August 1998

1,016 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 22 August 1998. Highest significance: Manistique Wwtp, US.

Key Facts for 22 August 1998

On 22 August 1998, 1,016 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
402 were record highs and 177 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 2 were all-time records, 27 monthly and 987 daily.
Manistique Wwtp set a daily record precipitation of 61.2 mm (2.4 in) on 22 August 1998.
Across 167 earlier years (1802 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 434 records.

Record Map

1,016 stations

1,016 station records on 22 August 1998 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 22 August 1998: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Manistique Wwtp	United States	Record daily precipitation	61.2 mm (2.4 in)	79 of 100 (Major)
Mt Mee	Australia	Record daily precipitation	61.0 mm (2.4 in)	75 of 100 (Major)
Hallettsville 2 N	United States	Record daily precipitation	128.3 mm (5.1 in)	73 of 100 (Major)
San Marcos	United States	Record daily precipitation	102.1 mm (4.0 in)	73 of 100 (Major)
Wamuran	Australia	Record daily precipitation	51.6 mm (2.0 in)	70 of 100 (Major)
Leola	United States	Record daily precipitation	72.4 mm (2.9 in)	70 of 100 (Major)
Manly Railway Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	51.0 mm (2.0 in)	68 of 100 (Major)
Barnawartha	Australia	Record daily precipitation	30.6 mm (1.2 in)	64 of 100 (Major)
Tura	Russia	Record daily precipitation	35.3 mm (1.4 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Steele 4N	United States	Record daily precipitation	46.2 mm (1.8 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Matagorda #2	United States	Record daily precipitation	94.0 mm (3.7 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Hague	United States	Record daily precipitation	89.2 mm (3.5 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Fischers Store	United States	Record daily precipitation	95.5 mm (3.8 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Gaoua	Burkina Faso	Record daily precipitation	162.1 mm (6.4 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Jindera (Wadilock)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	27.2 mm (1.1 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Haikou	China	Record daily precipitation	326.7 mm (12.9 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Ust-Kulom	Russia	Record daily precipitation	69.1 mm (2.7 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Hume Reservoir	Australia	Record daily precipitation	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Chiltern (Post Office)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	31.6 mm (1.2 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Anyang	China	Record daily precipitation	139.0 mm (5.5 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Beeville 5 NE	United States	Record daily precipitation	81.3 mm (3.2 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Boulia Airport	Australia	Record high minimum temperature	22.0 C (71.6 F)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Tallangatta (Bullioh)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	38.6 mm (1.5 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Coalville	United States	Record high minimum temperature	17.8 C (64.0 F)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Gubbata Cooma St	Australia	Record daily precipitation	28.4 mm (1.1 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Corryong (Parish Lane)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.2 mm (1.0 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Goliad	United States	Record daily precipitation	71.1 mm (2.8 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Sonora	United States	Record low maximum temperature	26.7 C (80.1 F)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Cleveland Bowls Club	Australia	Record daily precipitation	41.0 mm (1.6 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Manildra (Hazeldale)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Vero Beach Intl AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	81.8 mm (3.2 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Ulvoberg	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	36.3 mm (1.4 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Ft Yates 4 SW	United States	Record daily precipitation	63.5 mm (2.5 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Victoria Cp&L	United States	Record daily precipitation	48.5 mm (1.9 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Double Island Point Lighthouse	Australia	Record daily precipitation	65.0 mm (2.6 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Springhurst	Australia	Record daily precipitation	28.0 mm (1.1 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Harrietville	Australia	Record daily precipitation	59.8 mm (2.4 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Meeker	United States	Record low maximum temperature	20.0 C (68.0 F)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Aiken 5SE	United States	Record low minimum temperature	12.8 C (55.0 F)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Dubbo (Darling Street)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	28.0 mm (1.1 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Maalahti Bergo	Finland	Record daily precipitation	35.0 mm (1.4 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Artichoke Lake 1 E	United States	Record daily precipitation	42.4 mm (1.7 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Forbes 10 NW	United States	Record daily precipitation	55.9 mm (2.2 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Riomedina	United States	Record daily precipitation	66.8 mm (2.6 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Quandialla Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	26.0 mm (1.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Richardton Abbey	United States	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Victoria Rgnl AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	63.2 mm (2.5 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Salisbury Bowls Club	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.0 mm (1.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Jandowae Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.2 mm (1.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Tres Zapotes	Mexico	Record low minimum temperature	15.0 C (59.0 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Oestersund-Froesoen	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	36.1 mm (1.4 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Rangely 1E	United States	Record low maximum temperature	21.7 C (71.1 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Fullerton 1 ESE	United States	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Columbia 8 N	United States	Record daily precipitation	49.8 mm (2.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Lihue WSO AP 1020.1	United States	Record daily precipitation	37.1 mm (1.5 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Thiruvananthapuram	India	Record daily precipitation	66.0 mm (2.6 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Sirte	Libya	Record low minimum temperature	13.2 C (55.8 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Isabela Substn	Puerto Rico [United States]	Record high minimum temperature	24.4 C (75.9 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Pearsall	United States	Record low maximum temperature	26.7 C (80.1 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Indigo	Australia	Record daily precipitation	27.0 mm (1.1 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)

Counts by Type and Timescale

1,016 records

Records set or tied on 22 August 1998 by type: Highest daily maximum 136, Lowest daily maximum 92, Highest daily minimum 266, Lowest daily minimum 85, Heaviest daily rainfall 437.

Records on 22 August 1998 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	136
Lowest daily maximum	92
Highest daily minimum	266
Lowest daily minimum	85
Heaviest daily rainfall	437
Heaviest daily snowfall	0
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 22 August 1998 by timescale: all-time 2, monthly 27, daily 987.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

776 broken records

Margins by which the 776 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 118.2. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

22 August 1998

Top 20 records on 22 August 1998 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
22 August 1998	Manistique Wwtp, US	daily rain	61.2 mm (2.4 in)	38.3 mm (1.5 in)	99 years	79 of 100 (Major)
22 August 1998	Mt Mee, AU	daily rain	61.0 mm (2.4 in)	41.9 mm (1.6 in)	87 years	75 of 100 (Major)
22 August 1998	Hallettsville 2 N, US	daily rain	128.3 mm (5.1 in)	114.6 mm (4.5 in)	79 years	73 of 100 (Major)
22 August 1998	San Marcos, US	daily rain	102.1 mm (4.0 in)	67.0 mm (2.6 in)	77 years	73 of 100 (Major)
22 August 1998	Wamuran, AU	daily rain	51.6 mm (2.0 in)	47.8 mm (1.9 in)	75 years	70 of 100 (Major)
22 August 1998	Leola, US	daily rain	72.4 mm (2.9 in)	44.5 mm (1.8 in)	92 years	70 of 100 (Major)
22 August 1998	Manly Railway Station, AU	daily rain	51.0 mm (2.0 in)	35.5 mm (1.4 in)	87 years	68 of 100 (Major)
22 August 1998	Barnawartha, AU	daily rain	30.6 mm (1.2 in)	14.9 mm (0.6 in)	105 years	64 of 100 (Major)
22 August 1998	Tura, RU	daily rain	35.3 mm (1.4 in)	24.0 mm (0.9 in)	49 years	61 of 100 (Major)
22 August 1998	Steele 4N, US	daily rain	46.2 mm (1.8 in)	21.3 mm (0.8 in)	99 years	61 of 100 (Major)
22 August 1998	Matagorda #2, US	daily rain	94.0 mm (3.7 in)	64.5 mm (2.5 in)	51 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
22 August 1998	Hague, US	daily rain	89.2 mm (3.5 in)	58.5 mm (2.3 in)	40 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
22 August 1998	Fischers Store, US	daily rain	95.5 mm (3.8 in)	61.2 mm (2.4 in)	56 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
22 August 1998	Gaoua, BF	monthly rain	162.1 mm (6.4 in)	51.8 mm (2.0 in)	27 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
22 August 1998	Jindera (Wadilock), AU	daily rain	27.2 mm (1.1 in)	10.4 mm (0.4 in)	105 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
22 August 1998	Haikou, CN	monthly rain	326.7 mm (12.9 in)	118.2 mm (4.7 in)	5 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
22 August 1998	Ust-Kulom, RU	daily rain	69.1 mm (2.7 in)	53.0 mm (2.1 in)	28 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
22 August 1998	Hume Reservoir, AU	daily rain	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	16.8 mm (0.7 in)	67 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
22 August 1998	Chiltern (Post Office), AU	daily rain	31.6 mm (1.2 in)	7.2 mm (0.28 in)	103 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
22 August 1998	Anyang, CN	daily rain	139.0 mm (5.5 in)	115.0 mm (4.5 in)	24 years	51 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

1802 to 1998

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1802 to 1998. 1998 had 1,016 records.

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

Records on 08-22 in each year
Year	Records
1802	2
1803	1
1805	1
1812	1
1816	1
1835	1
1839	2
1843	1
1846	2
1849	1
1850	1
1853	1
1857	1
1863	1
1864	1
1867	1
1868	1
1869	1
1870	4
1872	1
1875	1
1876	3
1877	3
1878	2
1882	1
1883	1
1884	1
1885	1
1886	1
1887	2
1888	2
1889	3
1891	2
1892	6
1893	3
1894	7
1895	6
1896	2
1897	4
1898	6
1899	5
1900	1
1901	5
1902	6
1903	3
1904	8
1905	7
1906	24
1907	7
1908	29
1909	5
1910	19
1911	20
1912	39
1913	30
1914	18
1915	31
1916	75
1917	47
1918	85
1919	18
1920	60
1921	64
1922	44
1923	279
1924	148
1925	219
1926	144
1927	154
1928	134
1929	240
1930	276
1931	388
1932	222
1933	367
1934	234
1935	337
1936	954
1937	421
1938	501
1939	517
1940	503
1941	249
1942	500
1943	517
1944	526
1945	475
1946	410
1947	1,034
1948	297
1949	570
1950	460
1951	452
1952	372
1953	348
1954	466
1955	553
1956	785
1957	371
1958	511
1959	547
1960	612
1961	562
1962	329
1963	419
1964	686
1965	423
1966	830
1967	404
1968	1,091
1969	727
1970	368
1971	1,021
1972	436
1973	611
1974	628
1975	597
1976	722
1977	655
1978	529
1979	547
1980	640
1981	795
1982	912
1983	1,366
1984	739
1985	793
1986	1,073
1987	801
1988	1,133
1989	753
1990	808
1991	808
1992	994
1993	845
1994	803
1995	1,002
1996	942
1997	1,381
1998	1,016
1999	756
2000	867
2001	940
2002	1,385
2003	1,550
2004	1,029
2005	887
2006	832
2007	1,801
2008	869
2009	1,347
2010	1,397
2011	1,255
2012	831
2013	450
2014	911
2015	529
2016	730
2017	537
2018	752
2019	558
2020	1,041
2021	683
2022	781
2023	1,525
2024	803
2025	1,359
2026	992

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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	719
20 to 40	34
40 to 60	14
60 to 80	6
80 to 100	0
100 to 120	3