Weather Records on 23 August 1998

1,138 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 23 August 1998. Highest significance: Boerne, US.

Key Facts for 23 August 1998

On 23 August 1998, 1,138 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
516 were record highs and 137 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 5 were all-time records, 37 monthly and 1,096 daily.
Boerne set a daily record precipitation of 102.1 mm (4.0 in) on 23 August 1998.
Across 164 earlier years (1802 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 440 records.

Record Map

1,138 stations

1,138 station records on 23 August 1998 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 23 August 1998: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Boerne	United States	Record daily precipitation	102.1 mm (4.0 in)	73 of 100 (Major)
Del Rio Intl AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	432.6 mm (17.0 in)	72 of 100 (Major)
Blanco	United States	Record daily precipitation	77.5 mm (3.1 in)	71 of 100 (Major)
Tajshet	Russia	Record daily precipitation	68.2 mm (2.7 in)	66 of 100 (Major)
Luling	United States	Record daily precipitation	93.5 mm (3.7 in)	65 of 100 (Major)
Anna Paulowna	Netherlands	Record daily precipitation	61.6 mm (2.4 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Sabinal	United States	Record daily precipitation	104.9 mm (4.1 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Cuero	United States	Record daily precipitation	96.5 mm (3.8 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Prade Rch	United States	Record daily precipitation	184.2 mm (7.3 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Bremerhaven	Germany	Record daily precipitation	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Overtornea	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	41.1 mm (1.6 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Dilley	United States	Record daily precipitation	114.3 mm (4.5 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Stavoren_1	Netherlands	Record daily precipitation	65.4 mm (2.6 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Bulverde	United States	Record daily precipitation	85.6 mm (3.4 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Whitsett	United States	Record daily precipitation	142.2 mm (5.6 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Ylitornio Portimojarvi	Finland	Record daily precipitation	39.6 mm (1.6 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Veenhuizen (D)	Netherlands	Record daily precipitation	39.4 mm (1.6 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Callantsoog	Netherlands	Record daily precipitation	59.8 mm (2.4 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Ylitornio Tormasjarvi	Finland	Record daily precipitation	40.2 mm (1.6 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Schierke	Germany	Record daily precipitation	40.7 mm (1.6 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Jokkmokk	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	27.8 mm (1.1 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Medina 1NE	United States	Record daily precipitation	130.8 mm (5.1 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Soljanka	Russia	Record daily precipitation	42.1 mm (1.7 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Rovaniemi Lentoasema	Finland	Record daily precipitation	35.1 mm (1.4 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Lathen	Germany	Record daily precipitation	25.2 mm (1.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Remscheid-Lennep	Germany	Record daily precipitation	39.0 mm (1.5 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Thiruvananthapuram	India	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Roodeschool	Netherlands	Record daily precipitation	37.0 mm (1.5 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Irbejskoe	Russia	Record daily precipitation	55.1 mm (2.2 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
New Braunfels	United States	Record low maximum temperature	25.0 C (77.0 F)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Esens	Germany	Record daily precipitation	44.6 mm (1.8 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Tehuehuetla	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	81.3 mm (3.2 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Warffum	Netherlands	Record daily precipitation	45.6 mm (1.8 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Camp Wood	United States	Record daily precipitation	120.7 mm (4.8 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Palmerville	Australia	Record high maximum temperature	36.0 C (96.8 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Kr. Cuxhaven Steinau	Germany	Record daily precipitation	32.2 mm (1.3 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Appelscha	Netherlands	Record daily precipitation	39.0 mm (1.5 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Veendam	Netherlands	Record daily precipitation	33.6 mm (1.3 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Aleksandrovsk-Sahalinskij	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	19.5 C (67.1 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Tucson Camp Ave Exp	United States	Record high minimum temperature	24.4 C (75.9 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Floresville	United States	Record daily precipitation	128.8 mm (5.1 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Hondo	United States	Record daily precipitation	203.2 mm (8.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Borkum-Suderstrasse	Germany	Record daily precipitation	30.6 mm (1.2 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Siliguri	India	Record daily precipitation	87.1 mm (3.4 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Herbayum	Netherlands	Record daily precipitation	26.4 mm (1.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Songli	Norway	Record daily precipitation	34.6 mm (1.4 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Jerome	United States	Record high minimum temperature	23.3 C (73.9 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Humble Pump STN 5 WNW	United States	Record daily precipitation	69.9 mm (2.8 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Tres Zapotes	Mexico	Record low minimum temperature	15.6 C (60.1 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Eagle Pass 3N	United States	Record low maximum temperature	28.3 C (82.9 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Ranua Kk	Finland	Record daily precipitation	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Rovaniemi Lehtojarvi	Finland	Record daily precipitation	42.3 mm (1.7 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Heerde	Netherlands	Record daily precipitation	28.9 mm (1.1 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Delfzijl	Netherlands	Record daily precipitation	36.4 mm (1.4 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Joure	Netherlands	Record daily precipitation	38.4 mm (1.5 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Dzerzhinskoe	Russia	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Elkader 6 SSW	United States	Record high minimum temperature	24.4 C (75.9 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Sonora	United States	Record low maximum temperature	24.4 C (75.9 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Wuppertal-Buchenhofen	Germany	Record daily precipitation	34.1 mm (1.3 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Assen	Netherlands	Record daily precipitation	45.0 mm (1.8 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)

Counts by Type and Timescale

1,138 records

Records set or tied on 23 August 1998 by type: Highest daily maximum 219, Lowest daily maximum 81, Highest daily minimum 297, Lowest daily minimum 56, Heaviest daily rainfall 485.

Records on 23 August 1998 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	219
Lowest daily maximum	81
Highest daily minimum	297
Lowest daily minimum	56
Heaviest daily rainfall	485
Heaviest daily snowfall	0
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 23 August 1998 by timescale: all-time 5, monthly 37, daily 1,096.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

875 broken records

Margins by which the 875 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 239.6. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

23 August 1998

Top 20 records on 23 August 1998 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
23 August 1998	Boerne, US	daily rain	102.1 mm (4.0 in)	81.5 mm (3.2 in)	77 years	73 of 100 (Major)
23 August 1998	Del Rio Intl AP, US	all-time rain	432.6 mm (17.0 in)	239.6 mm (9.4 in)	28 years	72 of 100 (Major)
23 August 1998	Blanco, US	daily rain	77.5 mm (3.1 in)	52.6 mm (2.1 in)	85 years	71 of 100 (Major)
23 August 1998	Tajshet, RU	daily rain	68.2 mm (2.7 in)	52.1 mm (2.1 in)	64 years	66 of 100 (Major)
23 August 1998	Luling, US	daily rain	93.5 mm (3.7 in)	76.5 mm (3.0 in)	53 years	65 of 100 (Major)
23 August 1998	Anna Paulowna, NL	monthly rain	61.6 mm (2.4 in)	21.1 mm (0.8 in)	47 years	61 of 100 (Major)
23 August 1998	Sabinal, US	daily rain	104.9 mm (4.1 in)	89.2 mm (3.5 in)	39 years	60 of 100 (Major)
23 August 1998	Cuero, US	daily rain	96.5 mm (3.8 in)	65.0 mm (2.6 in)	33 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
23 August 1998	Prade Rch, US	monthly rain	184.2 mm (7.3 in)	67.6 mm (2.7 in)	32 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
23 August 1998	Bremerhaven, DE	daily rain	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	25.1 mm (1.0 in)	32 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
23 August 1998	Overtornea, SE	daily rain	41.1 mm (1.6 in)	26.1 mm (1.0 in)	25 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
23 August 1998	Dilley, US	daily rain	114.3 mm (4.5 in)	62.0 mm (2.4 in)	33 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
23 August 1998	Stavoren_1, NL	monthly rain	65.4 mm (2.6 in)	21.3 mm (0.8 in)	6 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
23 August 1998	Bulverde, US	daily rain	85.6 mm (3.4 in)	62.7 mm (2.5 in)	53 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
23 August 1998	Whitsett, US	daily rain	142.2 mm (5.6 in)	118.3 mm (4.7 in)	28 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
23 August 1998	Ylitornio Portimojarvi, FI	daily rain	39.6 mm (1.6 in)	24.7 mm (1.0 in)	25 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
23 August 1998	Veenhuizen (D), NL	daily rain	39.4 mm (1.6 in)	21.9 mm (0.9 in)	36 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
23 August 1998	Callantsoog, NL	daily rain	59.8 mm (2.4 in)	32.4 mm (1.3 in)	19 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
23 August 1998	Ylitornio Tormasjarvi, FI	daily rain	40.2 mm (1.6 in)	24.3 mm (1.0 in)	20 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
23 August 1998	Schierke, DE	daily rain	40.7 mm (1.6 in)	8.7 mm (0.34 in)	89 years	48 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 1,138 records.

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

Records on 08-23 in each year
Year	Records
1802	1
1805	1
1813	2
1816	2
1817	1
1818	1
1829	1
1839	3
1840	1
1846	1
1847	1
1848	1
1853	2
1857	1
1858	1
1864	1
1867	1
1869	1
1870	1
1871	1
1874	2
1877	2
1881	1
1882	2
1883	1
1884	2
1886	1
1887	2
1890	3
1891	4
1892	4
1893	4
1894	2
1895	3
1896	6
1897	1
1898	8
1899	8
1900	2
1901	10
1902	9
1903	9
1904	6
1905	8
1906	27
1907	15
1908	18
1909	10
1910	15
1911	23
1912	44
1913	9
1914	23
1915	63
1916	23
1917	26
1918	91
1919	24
1920	102
1921	280
1922	58
1923	284
1924	127
1925	182
1926	99
1927	198
1928	196
1929	240
1930	432
1931	412
1932	211
1933	342
1934	308
1935	220
1936	980
1937	522
1938	654
1939	439
1940	535
1941	375
1942	540
1943	505
1944	578
1945	338
1946	416
1947	1,071
1948	594
1949	456
1950	461
1951	347
1952	456
1953	292
1954	438
1955	375
1956	501
1957	645
1958	402
1959	494
1960	806
1961	644
1962	364
1963	380
1964	724
1965	357
1966	802
1967	541
1968	1,384
1969	728
1970	518
1971	610
1972	614
1973	650
1974	612
1975	627
1976	703
1977	557
1978	577
1979	459
1980	552
1981	663
1982	713
1983	1,264
1984	862
1985	1,187
1986	839
1987	1,119
1988	1,604
1989	902
1990	661
1991	697
1992	1,291
1993	796
1994	738
1995	1,212
1996	1,161
1997	1,599
1998	1,138
1999	802
2000	936
2001	834
2002	931
2003	1,103
2004	862
2005	786
2006	728
2007	1,513
2008	966
2009	1,241
2010	1,244
2011	1,412
2012	688
2013	397
2014	960
2015	673
2016	595
2017	543
2018	479
2019	445
2020	1,093
2021	629
2022	781
2023	1,287
2024	1,150
2025	1,295
2026	592

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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 50	859
50 to 100	13
100 to 150	2
150 to 200	0
200 to 250	1