Weather Records on 4 September 1998

1,564 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 4 September 1998. Highest significance: Washington 2 ESE, US.

Key Facts for 4 September 1998

On 4 September 1998, 1,564 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
1,017 were record highs and 248 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 13 were all-time records, 177 monthly and 1,374 daily.
Washington 2 ESE set a daily record precipitation of 91.9 mm (3.6 in) on 4 September 1998.
Across 165 earlier years (1802 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 444 records.

Record Map

1,564 stations

1,564 station records on 4 September 1998 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 4 September 1998: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Washington 2 ESE	United States	Record daily precipitation	91.9 mm (3.6 in)	74 of 100 (Major)
Milledgeville	United States	Record daily precipitation	111.5 mm (4.4 in)	70 of 100 (Major)
Albemarle	United States	Record daily precipitation	158.8 mm (6.3 in)	68 of 100 (Major)
Camden 3 W	United States	Record daily precipitation	154.2 mm (6.1 in)	68 of 100 (Major)
Cheraw	United States	Record daily precipitation	94.2 mm (3.7 in)	65 of 100 (Major)
Clarks Hill 1 W	United States	Record daily precipitation	180.3 mm (7.1 in)	64 of 100 (Major)
Newberry	United States	Record daily precipitation	158.5 mm (6.2 in)	64 of 100 (Major)
Sumter	United States	Record daily precipitation	107.7 mm (4.2 in)	62 of 100 (Major)
Warrenton	United States	Record daily precipitation	182.6 mm (7.2 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Chester 1 SE	United States	Record daily precipitation	142.5 mm (5.6 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Orangeburg 2	United States	Record daily precipitation	131.6 mm (5.2 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Chappells 2 NNW	United States	Record daily precipitation	121.9 mm (4.8 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Rimini 2 SSW	United States	Record daily precipitation	137.2 mm (5.4 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Americus	United States	Record daily precipitation	100.8 mm (4.0 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Lincolnton	United States	Record daily precipitation	148.6 mm (5.9 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Appling 2 NW	United States	Record daily precipitation	236.2 mm (9.3 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Great Falls	United States	Record daily precipitation	161.3 mm (6.4 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Guantanamo Bay NAS	Cuba	Record daily precipitation	110.5 mm (4.4 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Sandersville	United States	Record daily precipitation	98.0 mm (3.9 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Aiken 5SE	United States	Record daily precipitation	121.7 mm (4.8 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Bolshereche	Russia	Record daily precipitation	41.9 mm (1.6 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Healdton 3 E	United States	Record high maximum temperature	41.7 C (107.1 F)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Effingham	United States	Record daily precipitation	77.0 mm (3.0 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Eastman 1 W	United States	Record daily precipitation	64.5 mm (2.5 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Saluda	United States	Record daily precipitation	150.6 mm (5.9 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Parr	United States	Record daily precipitation	179.8 mm (7.1 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Abbeville 4S	United States	Record daily precipitation	47.5 mm (1.9 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Montezuma 2 NW	United States	Record daily precipitation	64.3 mm (2.5 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Salmon Gums Res.STN.	Australia	Record daily precipitation	26.0 mm (1.0 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Erofej Pavlovic	Russia	Record daily precipitation	95.0 mm (3.7 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Bouse	United States	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Wadesboro	United States	Record daily precipitation	95.3 mm (3.8 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Priest Valley	United States	Record high minimum temperature	23.9 C (75.0 F)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Durham	United States	Record daily precipitation	78.7 mm (3.1 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Monroe 2 SE	United States	Record daily precipitation	171.2 mm (6.7 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Winnsboro	United States	Record daily precipitation	168.9 mm (6.6 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Winthrop UNIV	United States	Record daily precipitation	62.0 mm (2.4 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Scottsbluff W B Heilig Fld AP	United States	Record high maximum temperature	38.9 C (102.0 F)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Boulia Airport	Australia	Record high minimum temperature	26.2 C (79.2 F)	45 of 100 (Notable)
A Coruna	Spain	Record daily precipitation	39.2 mm (1.5 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Eureka Springs 3 WNW	United States	Record high maximum temperature	40.6 C (105.1 F)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Porterville	United States	Record high minimum temperature	26.7 C (80.1 F)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Macultepec	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	143.8 mm (5.7 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Roosevelt 1 S	United States	Record low maximum temperature	25.0 C (77.0 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Florence 8 NE	United States	Record daily precipitation	78.0 mm (3.1 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Levan	United States	Record high minimum temperature	20.6 C (69.1 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Tashkent	Uzbekistan	Record high minimum temperature	20.8 C (69.4 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Little Mtn	United States	Record daily precipitation	72.1 mm (2.8 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Ibapah	United States	Record high minimum temperature	15.0 C (59.0 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Manti	United States	Record high minimum temperature	15.6 C (60.1 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Wilburton 9 ENE	United States	Record high maximum temperature	45.0 C (113.0 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Lockhart	United States	Record daily precipitation	97.5 mm (3.8 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Parker	United States	Record daily precipitation	28.2 mm (1.1 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Chapel Hill 2 W	United States	Record daily precipitation	75.4 mm (3.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Southport 5 N	United States	Record daily precipitation	129.5 mm (5.1 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Encampment 10 ESE	United States	Record high maximum temperature	37.2 C (99.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
San Carlos Yautepec	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	54.9 mm (2.2 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Arad	Romania	Record low maximum temperature	16.8 C (62.2 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Linkoeping-Malmslaett	Sweden	Record low minimum temperature	0.5 C (32.9 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Mitchell Caverns	United States	Record daily precipitation	43.4 mm (1.7 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)

Counts by Type and Timescale

1,564 records

Records set or tied on 4 September 1998 by type: Highest daily maximum 558, Lowest daily maximum 163, Highest daily minimum 459, Lowest daily minimum 85, Heaviest daily rainfall 299.

Records on 4 September 1998 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	558
Lowest daily maximum	163
Highest daily minimum	459
Lowest daily minimum	85
Heaviest daily rainfall	299
Heaviest daily snowfall	0
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 4 September 1998 by timescale: all-time 13, monthly 177, daily 1,374.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

1,114 broken records

Margins by which the 1,114 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 137.1. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

4 September 1998

Top 20 records on 4 September 1998 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
4 September 1998	Washington 2 ESE, US	daily rain	91.9 mm (3.6 in)	64.5 mm (2.5 in)	91 years	74 of 100 (Major)
4 September 1998	Milledgeville, US	daily rain	111.5 mm (4.4 in)	71.6 mm (2.8 in)	69 years	70 of 100 (Major)
4 September 1998	Albemarle, US	daily rain	158.8 mm (6.3 in)	119.9 mm (4.7 in)	68 years	68 of 100 (Major)
4 September 1998	Camden 3 W, US	daily rain	154.2 mm (6.1 in)	83.6 mm (3.3 in)	61 years	68 of 100 (Major)
4 September 1998	Cheraw, US	daily rain	94.2 mm (3.7 in)	51.8 mm (2.0 in)	92 years	65 of 100 (Major)
4 September 1998	Clarks Hill 1 W, US	monthly rain	180.3 mm (7.1 in)	84.0 mm (3.3 in)	34 years	64 of 100 (Major)
4 September 1998	Newberry, US	monthly rain	158.5 mm (6.2 in)	43.7 mm (1.7 in)	64 years	64 of 100 (Major)
4 September 1998	Sumter, US	daily rain	107.7 mm (4.2 in)	71.1 mm (2.8 in)	68 years	62 of 100 (Major)
4 September 1998	Warrenton, US	all-time rain	182.6 mm (7.2 in)	25.1 mm (1.0 in)	68 years	61 of 100 (Major)
4 September 1998	Chester 1 SE, US	daily rain	142.5 mm (5.6 in)	80.3 mm (3.2 in)	56 years	61 of 100 (Major)
4 September 1998	Orangeburg 2, US	daily rain	131.6 mm (5.2 in)	108.7 mm (4.3 in)	43 years	60 of 100 (Major)
4 September 1998	Chappells 2 NNW, US	daily rain	121.9 mm (4.8 in)	85.8 mm (3.4 in)	28 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
4 September 1998	Rimini 2 SSW, US	daily rain	137.2 mm (5.4 in)	66.1 mm (2.6 in)	69 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
4 September 1998	Americus, US	daily rain	100.8 mm (4.0 in)	44.9 mm (1.8 in)	69 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
4 September 1998	Lincolnton, US	monthly rain	148.6 mm (5.9 in)	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	24 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
4 September 1998	Appling 2 NW, US	monthly rain	236.2 mm (9.3 in)	137.1 mm (5.4 in)	8 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
4 September 1998	Great Falls, US	monthly rain	161.3 mm (6.4 in)	62.0 mm (2.4 in)	8 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
4 September 1998	Guantanamo Bay NAS, CU	daily rain	110.5 mm (4.4 in)	94.2 mm (3.7 in)	27 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
4 September 1998	Sandersville, US	daily rain	98.0 mm (3.9 in)	82.0 mm (3.2 in)	19 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
4 September 1998	Aiken 5SE, US	daily rain	121.7 mm (4.8 in)	91.2 mm (3.6 in)	9 years	52 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 1,564 records.

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

Records on 09-04 in each year
Year	Records
1802	1
1805	1
1823	1
1833	1
1837	1
1839	1
1845	1
1847	1
1850	1
1854	1
1856	1
1857	1
1858	1
1861	1
1863	1
1864	1
1867	1
1868	1
1869	2
1871	1
1872	4
1874	1
1875	1
1877	1
1880	4
1881	1
1883	2
1885	3
1887	1
1888	2
1889	1
1890	1
1891	5
1894	4
1895	6
1896	1
1897	4
1898	9
1899	4
1900	1
1901	4
1902	4
1903	2
1904	7
1905	18
1906	16
1907	22
1908	9
1909	23
1910	91
1911	25
1912	29
1913	29
1914	19
1915	37
1916	24
1917	40
1918	96
1919	48
1920	105
1921	105
1922	62
1923	325
1924	167
1925	339
1926	256
1927	68
1928	341
1929	371
1930	102
1931	477
1932	429
1933	424
1934	393
1935	514
1936	309
1937	411
1938	236
1939	434
1940	287
1941	528
1942	323
1943	472
1944	341
1945	542
1946	431
1947	618
1948	409
1949	370
1950	642
1951	404
1952	645
1953	869
1954	372
1955	465
1956	586
1957	250
1958	384
1959	316
1960	552
1961	909
1962	733
1963	443
1964	507
1965	611
1966	428
1967	786
1968	546
1969	510
1970	644
1971	717
1972	513
1973	530
1974	2,279
1975	432
1976	582
1977	386
1978	940
1979	461
1980	355
1981	582
1982	617
1983	1,040
1984	1,107
1985	915
1986	663
1987	685
1988	1,259
1989	681
1990	787
1991	708
1992	1,132
1993	859
1994	1,001
1995	1,287
1996	907
1997	1,452
1998	1,564
1999	1,479
2000	1,336
2001	833
2002	767
2003	1,094
2004	898
2005	998
2006	1,268
2007	1,077
2008	1,335
2009	914
2010	1,804
2011	1,310
2012	1,209
2013	630
2014	461
2015	893
2016	597
2017	881
2018	758
2019	616
2020	957
2021	544
2022	1,256
2023	1,290
2024	985
2025	635
2026	1,222

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Data for records on 1998-09-04: 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 2026-10-17 (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	1,043
20 to 40	35
40 to 60	17
60 to 80	8
80 to 100	7
100 to 120	3
120 to 140	1