Weather Records on 24 August 1998

1,113 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 24 August 1998. Highest significance: Low Isles Lighthouse, AU.

Key Facts for 24 August 1998

On 24 August 1998, 1,113 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
718 were record highs and 126 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 3 were all-time records, 38 monthly and 1,072 daily.
Low Isles Lighthouse set a daily record precipitation of 33.0 mm (1.3 in) on 24 August 1998.
Across 162 earlier years (1802 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 453 records.

Record Map

1,113 stations

1,113 station records on 24 August 1998 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 24 August 1998: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Low Isles Lighthouse	Australia	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	69 of 100 (Major)
Carta Valley	United States	Record daily precipitation	273.1 mm (10.8 in)	67 of 100 (Major)
Bauple	Australia	Record daily precipitation	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	65 of 100 (Major)
Mayaguez City	Puerto Rico [United States]	Record daily precipitation	97.8 mm (3.9 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Lowville	United States	Record daily precipitation	66.5 mm (2.6 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Stillwater Rsvr	United States	Record daily precipitation	97.3 mm (3.8 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Anklam	Germany	Record daily precipitation	32.1 mm (1.3 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Oberlin	United States	Record daily precipitation	52.1 mm (2.1 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Banyo Seminary	Australia	Record daily precipitation	65.4 mm (2.6 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Watertown	United States	Record daily precipitation	61.0 mm (2.4 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Steubenville	United States	Record daily precipitation	65.5 mm (2.6 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Hooker 12 NNW	United States	Record daily precipitation	89.7 mm (3.5 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Brackettville	United States	Record daily precipitation	62.2 mm (2.4 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Marlborough Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	62.0 mm (2.4 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Mimbres	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	42.9 mm (1.7 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Old Forge	United States	Record daily precipitation	97.0 mm (3.8 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Granja Cerrito	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	109.7 mm (4.3 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Glen Morrison (Millbank)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Morgan City	United States	Record low maximum temperature	25.6 C (78.1 F)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Montpelier	United States	Record daily precipitation	49.0 mm (1.9 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Pacific Heights	Australia	Record daily precipitation	30.6 mm (1.2 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Granja Sao Pedro	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	71.4 mm (2.8 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Pitiquito	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	63.8 mm (2.5 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Jefferson 2 E	United States	Record high maximum temperature	33.3 C (91.9 F)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Wauseon Wtp	United States	Record daily precipitation	76.2 mm (3.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Ashland	United States	Record high maximum temperature	36.7 C (98.1 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Atlantic City Marina	United States	Record high minimum temperature	25.0 C (77.0 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Elatma	Russia	Record daily precipitation	70.2 mm (2.8 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Titusville	United States	Record high minimum temperature	26.7 C (80.1 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Rochester	United States	Record high minimum temperature	22.2 C (72.0 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Cape May 2 NW	United States	Record high minimum temperature	23.9 C (75.0 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Lampasas	United States	Record daily precipitation	33.5 mm (1.3 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Makaweli 965	United States	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Palmerville	Australia	Record high minimum temperature	20.0 C (68.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Goshen 3SW	United States	Record daily precipitation	76.2 mm (3.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Moorestown 4 E	United States	Record high maximum temperature	35.6 C (96.1 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Hillsboro	United States	Record high maximum temperature	36.1 C (97.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Speculator	United States	Record daily precipitation	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Newark Liberty Intl AP	United States	Record high minimum temperature	23.3 C (73.9 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Amistad Dam	United States	Record daily precipitation	180.3 mm (7.1 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Ferron	United States	Record high maximum temperature	34.4 C (93.9 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Burlington Muni AP	United States	Record high minimum temperature	25.6 C (78.1 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Yaamba	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.0 mm (1.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Chilapa (Smn)	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	67.8 mm (2.7 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Ixcateopan de Tlapa	Mexico	Record low maximum temperature	18.9 C (66.0 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Holyoke	United States	Record high minimum temperature	18.3 C (64.9 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Onaka	United States	Record daily precipitation	28.4 mm (1.1 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Warsaw 2 NW	United States	Record high maximum temperature	37.8 C (100.0 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Leroy 5 WSW	United States	Record high minimum temperature	18.3 C (64.9 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Huixtla	Mexico	Record low minimum temperature	17.8 C (64.0 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Rocky Ford 2 SE	United States	Record high maximum temperature	38.3 C (100.9 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Fazenda Oratorio	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	35.2 mm (1.4 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
El Bramador	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	103.9 mm (4.1 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
San Diego de Alejandria	Mexico	Record low minimum temperature	5.6 C (42.1 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Russell Springs	United States	Record high maximum temperature	39.4 C (102.9 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Superior	United States	Record high maximum temperature	39.4 C (102.9 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Eton State Water Depot	Australia	Record daily precipitation	26.5 mm (1.0 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Kenmore War Vets Home	Australia	Record daily precipitation	36.1 mm (1.4 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Cerro de Ortega	Mexico	Record low maximum temperature	27.8 C (82.0 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Medio Monte	Mexico	Record high maximum temperature	35.6 C (96.1 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

1,113 records

Records set or tied on 24 August 1998 by type: Highest daily maximum 324, Lowest daily maximum 69, Highest daily minimum 394, Lowest daily minimum 57, Heaviest daily rainfall 269.

Records on 24 August 1998 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	324
Lowest daily maximum	69
Highest daily minimum	394
Lowest daily minimum	57
Heaviest daily rainfall	269
Heaviest daily snowfall	0
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 24 August 1998 by timescale: all-time 3, monthly 38, daily 1,072.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

756 broken records

Margins by which the 756 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 123.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

24 August 1998

Top 20 records on 24 August 1998 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
24 August 1998	Low Isles Lighthouse, AU	daily rain	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	17.0 mm (0.7 in)	99 years	69 of 100 (Major)
24 August 1998	Carta Valley, US	all-time rain	273.1 mm (10.8 in)	123.0 mm (4.8 in)	14 years	67 of 100 (Major)
24 August 1998	Bauple, AU	daily rain	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	24.4 mm (1.0 in)	100 years	65 of 100 (Major)
24 August 1998	Mayaguez City, PR	daily rain	97.8 mm (3.9 in)	33.8 mm (1.3 in)	93 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
24 August 1998	Lowville, US	daily rain	66.5 mm (2.6 in)	20.0 mm (0.8 in)	104 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
24 August 1998	Stillwater Rsvr, US	daily rain	97.3 mm (3.8 in)	32.5 mm (1.3 in)	72 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
24 August 1998	Anklam, DE	daily rain	32.1 mm (1.3 in)	10.5 mm (0.4 in)	97 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
24 August 1998	Oberlin, US	daily rain	52.1 mm (2.1 in)	22.9 mm (0.9 in)	84 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
24 August 1998	Banyo Seminary, AU	daily rain	65.4 mm (2.6 in)	49.4 mm (1.9 in)	33 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
24 August 1998	Watertown, US	daily rain	61.0 mm (2.4 in)	29.8 mm (1.2 in)	64 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
24 August 1998	Steubenville, US	daily rain	65.5 mm (2.6 in)	42.9 mm (1.7 in)	40 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
24 August 1998	Hooker 12 NNW, US	monthly rain	89.7 mm (3.5 in)	25.7 mm (1.0 in)	31 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
24 August 1998	Brackettville, US	daily rain	62.2 mm (2.4 in)	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	75 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
24 August 1998	Marlborough Post Office, AU	daily rain	62.0 mm (2.4 in)	14.8 mm (0.6 in)	96 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
24 August 1998	Mimbres, MX	daily rain	42.9 mm (1.7 in)	37.1 mm (1.5 in)	21 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
24 August 1998	Old Forge, US	monthly rain	97.0 mm (3.8 in)	18.3 mm (0.7 in)	45 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
24 August 1998	Granja Cerrito, BR	daily rain	109.7 mm (4.3 in)	71.9 mm (2.8 in)	28 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
24 August 1998	Glen Morrison (Millbank), AU	daily rain	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	13.5 mm (0.5 in)	77 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
24 August 1998	Morgan City, US	daily low max	25.6 C (78.1 F)	3.8 C (6.8 F)	72 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
24 August 1998	Montpelier, US	daily rain	49.0 mm (1.9 in)	12.9 mm (0.5 in)	87 years	46 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 1,113 records.

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

Records on 08-24 in each year
Year	Records
1802	1
1807	1
1816	1
1817	2
1818	1
1824	1
1836	1
1838	1
1839	1
1845	1
1848	1
1853	1
1855	2
1859	1
1864	1
1869	1
1870	1
1876	1
1877	1
1878	2
1879	1
1880	2
1881	1
1882	1
1885	3
1886	2
1889	3
1890	2
1891	5
1892	4
1893	2
1894	2
1895	5
1897	1
1898	5
1899	7
1900	9
1901	6
1902	6
1903	13
1904	8
1905	10
1906	22
1907	20
1908	18
1909	36
1910	22
1911	41
1912	37
1913	17
1914	24
1915	182
1916	33
1917	51
1918	79
1919	66
1920	568
1921	52
1922	98
1923	167
1924	153
1925	177
1926	133
1927	338
1928	288
1929	250
1930	240
1931	312
1932	218
1933	305
1934	617
1935	305
1936	937
1937	390
1938	483
1939	271
1940	706
1941	263
1942	549
1943	496
1944	556
1945	404
1946	425
1947	821
1948	794
1949	260
1950	378
1951	459
1952	528
1953	479
1954	631
1955	426
1956	364
1957	686
1958	547
1959	555
1960	549
1961	502
1962	413
1963	505
1964	670
1965	461
1966	707
1967	536
1968	1,039
1969	734
1970	622
1971	586
1972	587
1973	572
1974	481
1975	722
1976	493
1977	842
1978	588
1979	475
1980	669
1981	579
1982	932
1983	915
1984	600
1985	892
1986	726
1987	1,213
1988	1,093
1989	944
1990	654
1991	599
1992	1,724
1993	987
1994	618
1995	1,111
1996	1,275
1997	1,872
1998	1,113
1999	905
2000	830
2001	872
2002	1,114
2003	1,848
2004	979
2005	718
2006	859
2007	1,530
2008	954
2009	1,085
2010	1,278
2011	1,479
2012	647
2013	395
2014	832
2015	886
2016	906
2017	398
2018	442
2019	416
2020	1,055
2021	788
2022	795
2023	1,437
2024	1,338
2025	1,084
2026	618

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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	716
20 to 40	29
40 to 60	8
60 to 80	2
80 to 100	0
100 to 120	0
120 to 140	1