Weather Records on 7 September 1998

1,262 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 7 September 1998. Highest significance: Belisario Dominguez I, MX.

Key Facts for 7 September 1998

On 7 September 1998, 1,262 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
918 were record highs and 151 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 11 were all-time records, 81 monthly and 1,170 daily.
Belisario Dominguez I set an all-time record daily precipitation of 297.9 mm (11.7 in) on 7 September 1998.
Across 165 earlier years (1802 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 446 records.

Record Map

1,262 stations

1,262 station records on 7 September 1998 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 7 September 1998: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Belisario Dominguez I	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	297.9 mm (11.7 in)	73 of 100 (Major)
Finca Cuxtepeques	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	339.9 mm (13.4 in)	69 of 100 (Major)
Finca A. Prusia	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	205.0 mm (8.1 in)	66 of 100 (Major)
Marseille Obs. Palais-Lonchamp	France	Record daily precipitation	91.4 mm (3.6 in)	65 of 100 (Major)
Horcones	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	400.3 mm (15.8 in)	65 of 100 (Major)
San Jeronimo	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	272.0 mm (10.7 in)	64 of 100 (Major)
Finca la Victoria	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	315.0 mm (12.4 in)	63 of 100 (Major)
Chicago Midway AP 3SW	United States	Record daily precipitation	89.2 mm (3.5 in)	63 of 100 (Major)
Marseilles-Marignane	France	Record daily precipitation	146.0 mm (5.7 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Timiryazevskij	Russia	Record daily precipitation	157.5 mm (6.2 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Miyakejima	Japan	Record daily precipitation	274.1 mm (10.8 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Motozintla (Smn)	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	174.8 mm (6.9 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
John Day	United States	Record high minimum temperature	17.2 C (63.0 F)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Marysville	United States	Record high minimum temperature	23.9 C (75.0 F)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Finca Argovia	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	162.8 mm (6.4 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Calipan	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	71.9 mm (2.8 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Dzitas	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	102.9 mm (4.1 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
San Francisco	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	162.8 mm (6.4 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Adin Rs	United States	Record high minimum temperature	13.3 C (55.9 F)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Paradise Valley 1 NW	United States	Record daily precipitation	32.3 mm (1.3 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Pijijiapan	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	273.8 mm (10.8 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Casa Llanta	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	54.9 mm (2.2 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Rudnaja Pristan	Russia	Record daily precipitation	132.2 mm (5.2 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Frontera Hidalgo	Mexico	Record low maximum temperature	25.6 C (78.1 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Huehuetan	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	205.2 mm (8.1 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Ft Bidwell	United States	Record high minimum temperature	13.9 C (57.0 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Akron 4 E	United States	Record high maximum temperature	36.1 C (97.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Tapachula (Dge)	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	145.3 mm (5.7 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Phrae	Thailand	Record daily precipitation	91.9 mm (3.6 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Willits 1 NE	United States	Record high minimum temperature	14.4 C (57.9 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Choteau	United States	Record high maximum temperature	33.3 C (91.9 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Jefferson 3SE	United States	Record high maximum temperature	42.2 C (108.0 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Joseph	United States	Record high minimum temperature	12.8 C (55.0 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Temple	United States	Record low minimum temperature	10.6 C (51.1 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Middletown Harrisburg Intl AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Newark Liberty Intl AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	45.5 mm (1.8 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Zinapecuaro	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Tepalcingo	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	53.3 mm (2.1 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Kellogg	United States	Record high minimum temperature	14.4 C (57.9 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Barrington 3SW	United States	Record daily precipitation	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Lawrence	United States	Record low minimum temperature	4.4 C (39.9 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Nakhon Si Thammarat	Thailand	Record daily precipitation	58.9 mm (2.3 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Lindsay	United States	Record high minimum temperature	22.2 C (72.0 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Newman	United States	Record high minimum temperature	23.3 C (73.9 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Orleans	United States	Record high minimum temperature	16.1 C (61.0 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Waverly	United States	Record high maximum temperature	33.9 C (93.0 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Laguardia AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	60.2 mm (2.4 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Cacahoatan	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	163.3 mm (6.4 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
San Luis Acatlan	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	180.3 mm (7.1 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Khlong Yai	Thailand	Record low minimum temperature	20.0 C (68.0 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Hanford 1 S	United States	Record high minimum temperature	21.7 C (71.1 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Livermore	United States	Record high minimum temperature	20.0 C (68.0 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Weaverville	United States	Record high minimum temperature	17.8 C (64.0 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Ft Morgan	United States	Record high minimum temperature	16.7 C (62.1 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Enid	United States	Record high maximum temperature	41.1 C (106.0 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Hatton 9 SE	United States	Record high minimum temperature	16.7 C (62.1 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Lewistown AP	United States	Record high maximum temperature	35.0 C (95.0 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Gayndah Post Office	Australia	Record high minimum temperature	17.2 C (63.0 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Alto Uruguai	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	110.2 mm (4.3 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Buctzotz	Mexico	Record high minimum temperature	25.6 C (78.1 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)

Counts by Type and Timescale

1,262 records

Records set or tied on 7 September 1998 by type: Highest daily maximum 464, Lowest daily maximum 85, Highest daily minimum 454, Lowest daily minimum 66, Heaviest daily rainfall 193.

Records on 7 September 1998 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	464
Lowest daily maximum	85
Highest daily minimum	454
Lowest daily minimum	66
Heaviest daily rainfall	193
Heaviest daily snowfall	0
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 7 September 1998 by timescale: all-time 11, monthly 81, daily 1,170.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

863 broken records

Margins by which the 863 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 229.9. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

7 September 1998

Top 20 records on 7 September 1998 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
7 September 1998	Belisario Dominguez I, MX	all-time rain	297.9 mm (11.7 in)	140.9 mm (5.5 in)	34 years	73 of 100 (Major)
7 September 1998	Finca Cuxtepeques, MX	all-time rain	339.9 mm (13.4 in)	133.9 mm (5.3 in)	17 years	69 of 100 (Major)
7 September 1998	Finca A. Prusia, MX	all-time rain	205.0 mm (8.1 in)	61.2 mm (2.4 in)	42 years	66 of 100 (Major)
7 September 1998	Marseille Obs. Palais-Lonchamp, FR	daily rain	91.4 mm (3.6 in)	42.8 mm (1.7 in)	110 years	65 of 100 (Major)
7 September 1998	Horcones, MX	all-time rain	400.3 mm (15.8 in)	229.9 mm (9.1 in)	9 years	65 of 100 (Major)
7 September 1998	San Jeronimo, MX	all-time rain	272.0 mm (10.7 in)	68.8 mm (2.7 in)	34 years	64 of 100 (Major)
7 September 1998	Finca la Victoria, MX	all-time rain	315.0 mm (12.4 in)	81.1 mm (3.2 in)	10 years	63 of 100 (Major)
7 September 1998	Chicago Midway AP 3SW, US	daily rain	89.2 mm (3.5 in)	68.6 mm (2.7 in)	56 years	63 of 100 (Major)
7 September 1998	Marseilles-Marignane, FR	daily rain	146.0 mm (5.7 in)	127.0 mm (5.0 in)	25 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
7 September 1998	Timiryazevskij, RU	monthly rain	157.5 mm (6.2 in)	35.0 mm (1.4 in)	41 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
7 September 1998	Miyakejima, JP	daily rain	274.1 mm (10.8 in)	151.6 mm (6.0 in)	27 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
7 September 1998	Motozintla (Smn), MX	all-time rain	174.8 mm (6.9 in)	19.9 mm (0.8 in)	0 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
7 September 1998	John Day, US	monthly high min	17.2 C (63.0 F)	1.6 C (2.9 F)	92 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
7 September 1998	Marysville, US	monthly high min	23.9 C (75.0 F)	0.6 C (1.1 F)	89 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
7 September 1998	Finca Argovia, MX	daily rain	162.8 mm (6.4 in)	86.9 mm (3.4 in)	36 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
7 September 1998	Calipan, MX	daily rain	71.9 mm (2.8 in)	46.5 mm (1.8 in)	13 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
7 September 1998	Dzitas, MX	daily rain	102.9 mm (4.1 in)	60.5 mm (2.4 in)	27 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
7 September 1998	San Francisco, MX	all-time rain	162.8 mm (6.4 in)	22.8 mm (0.9 in)	25 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
7 September 1998	Adin Rs, US	daily high min	13.3 C (55.9 F)	2.2 C (4.0 F)	101 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
7 September 1998	Paradise Valley 1 NW, US	daily rain	32.3 mm (1.3 in)	6.1 mm (0.24 in)	89 years	45 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 1,262 records.

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

Records on 09-07 in each year
Year	Records
1802	2
1814	2
1816	1
1833	1
1845	2
1847	1
1848	1
1850	1
1852	1
1856	1
1859	1
1860	2
1861	1
1864	2
1865	3
1868	1
1870	1
1871	4
1872	3
1873	1
1877	4
1878	1
1879	1
1881	2
1882	1
1883	2
1886	1
1887	3
1888	1
1889	1
1890	2
1891	7
1892	3
1894	8
1895	7
1896	1
1897	2
1898	8
1899	3
1900	1
1901	6
1902	3
1903	7
1904	8
1905	20
1906	8
1907	5
1908	26
1909	11
1910	15
1911	20
1912	39
1913	20
1914	29
1915	28
1916	39
1917	44
1918	35
1919	184
1920	375
1921	80
1922	98
1923	125
1924	232
1925	303
1926	117
1927	147
1928	130
1929	355
1930	108
1931	400
1932	478
1933	287
1934	566
1935	275
1936	370
1937	260
1938	348
1939	634
1940	226
1941	451
1942	415
1943	591
1944	519
1945	482
1946	356
1947	625
1948	353
1949	705
1950	704
1951	342
1952	301
1953	446
1954	390
1955	405
1956	752
1957	498
1958	570
1959	583
1960	763
1961	312
1962	729
1963	448
1964	463
1965	672
1966	365
1967	535
1968	417
1969	696
1970	917
1971	648
1972	534
1973	674
1974	709
1975	423
1976	763
1977	674
1978	1,165
1979	583
1980	613
1981	622
1982	684
1983	1,235
1984	1,396
1985	1,459
1986	1,062
1987	956
1988	1,266
1989	553
1990	900
1991	957
1992	1,257
1993	720
1994	523
1995	1,093
1996	982
1997	799
1998	1,262
1999	1,087
2000	1,320
2001	1,068
2002	1,169
2003	768
2004	865
2005	708
2006	1,105
2007	1,171
2008	1,210
2009	713
2010	1,147
2011	1,452
2012	699
2013	981
2014	491
2015	637
2016	868
2017	966
2018	723
2019	743
2020	1,352
2021	794
2022	2,096
2023	1,116
2024	1,216
2025	711
2026	760

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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	847
50 to 100	11
100 to 150	3
150 to 200	1
200 to 250	1