Weather Records on 31 August 1998

1,163 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 31 August 1998. Highest significance: Innisfail, AU.

Key Facts for 31 August 1998

On 31 August 1998, 1,163 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
729 were record highs and 191 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 1 were all-time records, 54 monthly and 1,108 daily.
Innisfail set a monthly record daily precipitation of 310.0 mm (12.2 in) on 31 August 1998.
Across 165 earlier years (1796 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 432 records.

Record Map

1,163 stations

1,163 station records on 31 August 1998 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 31 August 1998: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Innisfail	Australia	Record daily precipitation	310.0 mm (12.2 in)	84 of 100 (Exceptional)
Flying Fish Point	Australia	Record daily precipitation	272.0 mm (10.7 in)	82 of 100 (Exceptional)
Bambaroo	Australia	Record daily precipitation	205.6 mm (8.1 in)	81 of 100 (Exceptional)
Shirbourne Park	Australia	Record daily precipitation	155.8 mm (6.1 in)	80 of 100 (Exceptional)
Yabulu Qld Nickel	Australia	Record daily precipitation	227.7 mm (9.0 in)	77 of 100 (Major)
Babb 6 NE	United States	Record daily precipitation	59.7 mm (2.4 in)	76 of 100 (Major)
Low Isles Lighthouse	Australia	Record daily precipitation	141.8 mm (5.6 in)	75 of 100 (Major)
Wando Vale Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	70.0 mm (2.8 in)	64 of 100 (Major)
Tully Sugar Mill	Australia	Record daily precipitation	127.0 mm (5.0 in)	64 of 100 (Major)
Conceicao da Barra	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	98.3 mm (3.9 in)	64 of 100 (Major)
Elphinstone Pocket No1	Australia	Record daily precipitation	152.0 mm (6.0 in)	62 of 100 (Major)
Gordonvale Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	118.0 mm (4.6 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
San Gabriel Dam Fc425B-E	United States	Record daily precipitation	100.1 mm (3.9 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Balfes Creek Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	29.6 mm (1.2 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Mount McConnell	Australia	Record daily precipitation	60.7 mm (2.4 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Low Holm Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	86.0 mm (3.4 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Dalbeg	Australia	Record daily precipitation	130.0 mm (5.1 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Mt Sophia	Australia	Record daily precipitation	160.0 mm (6.3 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Maywin Park	Australia	Record daily precipitation	60.0 mm (2.4 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Tehuacan	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	57.9 mm (2.3 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Cape Tribulation Store	Australia	Record daily precipitation	88.0 mm (3.5 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Cardwell Marine Pde	Australia	Record daily precipitation	61.8 mm (2.4 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Kangaroo Hills Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	35.0 mm (1.4 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Booroondarra	Australia	Record daily precipitation	54.0 mm (2.1 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Haines AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.0 mm (2.0 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Mingela Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	70.2 mm (2.8 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Suhinici	Russia	Record daily precipitation	59.6 mm (2.3 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Huixtla	Mexico	Record low minimum temperature	17.2 C (63.0 F)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Lumberton	United States	Record daily precipitation	72.1 mm (2.8 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
San Miguel Ejutla	Mexico	Record high maximum temperature	40.6 C (105.1 F)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Townsville Aero	Australia	Record daily precipitation	98.4 mm (3.9 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Cairns Aero	Australia	Record daily precipitation	27.2 mm (1.1 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Halifax Macrossan St	Australia	Record daily precipitation	109.0 mm (4.3 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Oonoonba	Australia	Record daily precipitation	114.8 mm (4.5 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Demipique	Australia	Record daily precipitation	48.0 mm (1.9 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Conway	United States	Record high minimum temperature	25.6 C (78.1 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Ingham Composite	Australia	Record daily precipitation	90.0 mm (3.5 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Estapilla	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	97.8 mm (3.9 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Don Muang	Thailand	Record daily precipitation	94.0 mm (3.7 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Gustavus	United States	Record daily precipitation	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Mirambeena	Australia	Record daily precipitation	64.0 mm (2.5 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Finca Ocotlan	Mexico	Record high maximum temperature	41.7 C (107.1 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Presa San Ildefonso	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	53.6 mm (2.1 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Los Uvalle	Mexico	Record low minimum temperature	2.8 C (37.0 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Gyzylarbat	Turkmenistan	Record high maximum temperature	42.4 C (108.3 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Milledgeville	United States	Record high maximum temperature	39.4 C (102.9 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Biloxi	United States	Record high minimum temperature	26.1 C (79.0 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Birmingham AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	73.9 mm (2.9 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Ft Pierce	United States	Record high maximum temperature	35.6 C (96.1 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Luling	United States	Record low minimum temperature	13.9 C (57.0 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Sellheim	Australia	Record daily precipitation	52.4 mm (2.1 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Ponte Fernao Dias	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	46.6 mm (1.8 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Tlaxcala de Xicontecatl (Dge)	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	51.3 mm (2.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Coalville	United States	Record high minimum temperature	16.7 C (62.1 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Kodiak AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	60.5 mm (2.4 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Kuranda Railway Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	135.0 mm (5.3 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Majors Creek	Australia	Record daily precipitation	174.4 mm (6.9 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Hacienda de Arriba	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	73.7 mm (2.9 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Derbent	Russia	Record high maximum temperature	34.6 C (94.3 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
W Pt	United States	Record high maximum temperature	37.2 C (99.0 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)

Counts by Type and Timescale

1,163 records

Records set or tied on 31 August 1998 by type: Highest daily maximum 341, Lowest daily maximum 116, Highest daily minimum 388, Lowest daily minimum 75, Heaviest daily rainfall 243.

Records on 31 August 1998 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	341
Lowest daily maximum	116
Highest daily minimum	388
Lowest daily minimum	75
Heaviest daily rainfall	243
Heaviest daily snowfall	0
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 31 August 1998 by timescale: all-time 1, monthly 54, daily 1,108.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

817 broken records

Margins by which the 817 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 182.7. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

31 August 1998

Top 20 records on 31 August 1998 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
31 August 1998	Innisfail, AU	monthly rain	310.0 mm (12.2 in)	74.5 mm (2.9 in)	81 years	84 of 100 (Exceptional)
31 August 1998	Flying Fish Point, AU	monthly rain	272.0 mm (10.7 in)	109.4 mm (4.3 in)	81 years	82 of 100 (Exceptional)
31 August 1998	Bambaroo, AU	monthly rain	205.6 mm (8.1 in)	163.7 mm (6.4 in)	78 years	81 of 100 (Exceptional)
31 August 1998	Shirbourne Park, AU	monthly rain	155.8 mm (6.1 in)	76.3 mm (3.0 in)	74 years	80 of 100 (Exceptional)
31 August 1998	Yabulu Qld Nickel, AU	monthly rain	227.7 mm (9.0 in)	182.7 mm (7.2 in)	65 years	77 of 100 (Major)
31 August 1998	Babb 6 NE, US	daily rain	59.7 mm (2.4 in)	46.2 mm (1.8 in)	91 years	76 of 100 (Major)
31 August 1998	Low Isles Lighthouse, AU	monthly rain	141.8 mm (5.6 in)	62.6 mm (2.5 in)	51 years	75 of 100 (Major)
31 August 1998	Wando Vale Station, AU	daily rain	70.0 mm (2.8 in)	59.3 mm (2.3 in)	76 years	64 of 100 (Major)
31 August 1998	Tully Sugar Mill, AU	daily rain	127.0 mm (5.0 in)	74.4 mm (2.9 in)	64 years	64 of 100 (Major)
31 August 1998	Conceicao da Barra, BR	monthly rain	98.3 mm (3.9 in)	24.2 mm (1.0 in)	63 years	64 of 100 (Major)
31 August 1998	Elphinstone Pocket No1, AU	monthly rain	152.0 mm (6.0 in)	105.0 mm (4.1 in)	28 years	62 of 100 (Major)
31 August 1998	Gordonvale Post Office, AU	monthly rain	118.0 mm (4.6 in)	57.0 mm (2.2 in)	28 years	61 of 100 (Major)
31 August 1998	San Gabriel Dam Fc425B-E, US	monthly rain	100.1 mm (3.9 in)	67.6 mm (2.7 in)	21 years	61 of 100 (Major)
31 August 1998	Balfes Creek Post Office, AU	daily rain	29.6 mm (1.2 in)	29.6 mm (1.2 in)	107 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
31 August 1998	Mount McConnell, AU	daily rain	60.7 mm (2.4 in)	56.7 mm (2.2 in)	21 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
31 August 1998	Low Holm Station, AU	monthly rain	86.0 mm (3.4 in)	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	10 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
31 August 1998	Dalbeg, AU	monthly rain	130.0 mm (5.1 in)	81.0 mm (3.2 in)	3 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
31 August 1998	Mt Sophia, AU	monthly rain	160.0 mm (6.3 in)	85.0 mm (3.3 in)	3 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
31 August 1998	Maywin Park, AU	daily rain	60.0 mm (2.4 in)	45.8 mm (1.8 in)	32 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
31 August 1998	Tehuacan, MX	daily rain	57.9 mm (2.3 in)	43.9 mm (1.7 in)	28 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

1796 to 1998

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1796 to 1998. 1998 had 1,163 records.

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

Records on 08-31 in each year
Year	Records
1796	1
1806	1
1807	2
1813	1
1814	1
1816	1
1827	1
1836	1
1846	1
1849	1
1851	1
1856	2
1858	1
1859	1
1860	1
1861	1
1863	1
1867	1
1869	1
1873	1
1875	1
1876	1
1877	2
1879	2
1881	3
1882	2
1885	1
1886	5
1887	1
1889	1
1890	2
1892	3
1893	1
1894	1
1895	1
1896	1
1897	5
1898	10
1899	4
1900	3
1901	5
1902	5
1903	16
1904	13
1905	8
1906	47
1907	6
1908	12
1909	39
1910	20
1911	31
1912	34
1913	40
1914	23
1915	71
1916	7
1917	60
1918	58
1919	25
1920	46
1921	86
1922	58
1923	63
1924	232
1925	111
1926	148
1927	103
1928	201
1929	300
1930	243
1931	192
1932	807
1933	424
1934	381
1935	540
1936	226
1937	508
1938	324
1939	296
1940	400
1941	528
1942	422
1943	650
1944	638
1945	572
1946	545
1947	473
1948	367
1949	409
1950	662
1951	910
1952	388
1953	1,054
1954	633
1955	539
1956	734
1957	317
1958	417
1959	496
1960	366
1961	625
1962	432
1963	415
1964	591
1965	886
1966	830
1967	952
1968	562
1969	474
1970	558
1971	326
1972	287
1973	793
1974	587
1975	658
1976	732
1977	621
1978	891
1979	400
1980	701
1981	692
1982	586
1983	788
1984	866
1985	854
1986	1,218
1987	836
1988	570
1989	622
1990	966
1991	848
1992	1,274
1993	1,286
1994	1,139
1995	1,077
1996	1,451
1997	943
1998	1,163
1999	988
2000	1,545
2001	944
2002	852
2003	1,232
2004	963
2005	1,782
2006	1,147
2007	1,110
2008	870
2009	1,224
2010	1,490
2011	994
2012	932
2013	771
2014	458
2015	1,074
2016	599
2017	596
2018	366
2019	781
2020	737
2021	553
2022	1,191
2023	600
2024	766
2025	307
2026	595

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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 25	767
25 to 50	31
50 to 75	10
75 to 100	5
100 to 125	2
125 to 150	0
150 to 175	1
175 to 200	1