Weather Records on 15 September 1998

1,768 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 15 September 1998. Highest significance: Ft Scott, US.

Key Facts for 15 September 1998

On 15 September 1998, 1,768 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
1,003 were record highs and 159 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 4 were all-time records, 47 monthly and 1,717 daily.
Ft Scott set an all-time record daily precipitation of 317.5 mm (12.5 in) on 15 September 1998.
Across 170 earlier years (1797 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 405 records.

Record Map

1,768 stations

1,768 station records on 15 September 1998 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 15 September 1998: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Ft Scott	United States	Record daily precipitation	317.5 mm (12.5 in)	73 of 100 (Major)
Gundare	Australia	Record daily precipitation	41.6 mm (1.6 in)	63 of 100 (Major)
Coolah (Binnia St)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	63.4 mm (2.5 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Fulton	United States	Record daily precipitation	88.9 mm (3.5 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Mariyna Gorka	Belarus	Record daily precipitation	49.3 mm (1.9 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Broadmere	Australia	Record daily precipitation	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Grainet-Rehberg	Germany	Record daily precipitation	77.5 mm (3.1 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Minsk	Belarus	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Condamine	Australia	Record daily precipitation	45.0 mm (1.8 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Slutsk	Belarus	Record daily precipitation	37.4 mm (1.5 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Waverley Downs	Australia	Record daily precipitation	37.0 mm (1.5 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Mauth-Finsterau	Germany	Record daily precipitation	80.5 mm (3.2 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Santa Maria Zacatepec (Cfe)	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	103.9 mm (4.1 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Montpelier AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	55.4 mm (2.2 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Winnsboro 5 NNE	United States	Record daily precipitation	115.1 mm (4.5 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Gossweinstein	Germany	Record daily precipitation	41.6 mm (1.6 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Liberty	United States	Record daily precipitation	85.3 mm (3.4 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Lansdowne Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	29.6 mm (1.2 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Jimna Composite	Australia	Record daily precipitation	38.2 mm (1.5 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Cortazar	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	65.8 mm (2.6 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Paredes	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	101.9 mm (4.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Staraja_Russa	Russia	Record daily precipitation	32.7 mm (1.3 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Hot Springs	United States	Record high maximum temperature	33.3 C (91.9 F)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Lone Pine	Australia	Record daily precipitation	27.0 mm (1.1 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Nive Downs	Australia	Record daily precipitation	29.6 mm (1.2 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Aue	Germany	Record daily precipitation	28.5 mm (1.1 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Burkes Garden	United States	Record high maximum temperature	32.2 C (90.0 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Woleebee Nevasa	Australia	Record daily precipitation	61.0 mm (2.4 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Kurgan	Russia	Record low minimum temperature	-3.5 C (25.7 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Logansport	United States	Record daily precipitation	53.6 mm (2.1 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Wellsboro	United States	Record high maximum temperature	32.8 C (91.0 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Temple	United States	Record daily precipitation	94.0 mm (3.7 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Redford	Australia	Record daily precipitation	32.5 mm (1.3 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Ashland	United States	Record high maximum temperature	37.2 C (99.0 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Buckhannon	United States	Record high maximum temperature	33.3 C (91.9 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Monticello Muni AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	34.5 mm (1.4 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Carnarvon Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	48.0 mm (1.9 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Toliman	Mexico	Record low maximum temperature	18.9 C (66.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Naranjal (Cfe)	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	103.9 mm (4.1 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Camden 1	United States	Record daily precipitation	61.2 mm (2.4 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Tuscola	United States	Record high minimum temperature	21.1 C (70.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Mansfield	United States	Record daily precipitation	102.9 mm (4.1 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Waverly	United States	Record high minimum temperature	16.7 C (62.1 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Waynesville 1 E	United States	Record high maximum temperature	32.8 C (91.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Wytheville	United States	Record high maximum temperature	33.9 C (93.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Mt Moffatt National Park	Australia	Record daily precipitation	38.0 mm (1.5 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Bell Store	Australia	Record daily precipitation	43.8 mm (1.7 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Sherwood Park Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	32.5 mm (1.3 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Fichtelberg/Oberfranken-Huttst	Germany	Record daily precipitation	74.0 mm (2.9 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Rodewisch	Germany	Record daily precipitation	30.4 mm (1.2 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Santa Maria Yucuhiti (Cfe)	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	121.9 mm (4.8 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Las Caas	Mexico	Record high minimum temperature	28.3 C (82.9 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Prairie du Sac 2 N	United States	Record daily precipitation	46.5 mm (1.8 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Brotterode	Germany	Record daily precipitation	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Horatio	United States	Record daily precipitation	60.2 mm (2.4 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Fanshawe	United States	Record daily precipitation	96.5 mm (3.8 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Barraba (Neranghi)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.6 mm (1.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Harleton	United States	Record daily precipitation	74.9 mm (2.9 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Shelbourne	Australia	Record daily precipitation	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Harewood	Australia	Record daily precipitation	40.2 mm (1.6 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)

Counts by Type and Timescale

1,768 records

Records set or tied on 15 September 1998 by type: Highest daily maximum 430, Lowest daily maximum 93, Highest daily minimum 573, Lowest daily minimum 66, Heaviest daily rainfall 605, Deepest snow cover 1.

Records on 15 September 1998 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	430
Lowest daily maximum	93
Highest daily minimum	573
Lowest daily minimum	66
Heaviest daily rainfall	605
Heaviest daily snowfall	0
Deepest snow cover	1

Records on 15 September 1998 by timescale: all-time 4, monthly 47, daily 1,717.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

1,388 broken records

Margins by which the 1,388 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 99.1. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

15 September 1998

Top 20 records on 15 September 1998 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
15 September 1998	Ft Scott, US	all-time rain	317.5 mm (12.5 in)	99.1 mm (3.9 in)	11 years	73 of 100 (Major)
15 September 1998	Gundare, AU	daily rain	41.6 mm (1.6 in)	39.8 mm (1.6 in)	61 years	63 of 100 (Major)
15 September 1998	Coolah (Binnia St), AU	daily rain	63.4 mm (2.5 in)	40.0 mm (1.6 in)	37 years	61 of 100 (Major)
15 September 1998	Fulton, US	daily rain	88.9 mm (3.5 in)	55.4 mm (2.2 in)	68 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
15 September 1998	Mariyna Gorka, BY	monthly rain	49.3 mm (1.9 in)	8.2 mm (0.32 in)	66 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
15 September 1998	Broadmere, AU	daily rain	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	79 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
15 September 1998	Grainet-Rehberg, DE	monthly rain	77.5 mm (3.1 in)	25.9 mm (1.0 in)	21 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
15 September 1998	Minsk, BY	daily rain	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	9.8 mm (0.39 in)	85 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
15 September 1998	Condamine, AU	daily rain	45.0 mm (1.8 in)	28.2 mm (1.1 in)	49 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
15 September 1998	Slutsk, BY	daily rain	37.4 mm (1.5 in)	24.7 mm (1.0 in)	19 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
15 September 1998	Waverley Downs, AU	daily rain	37.0 mm (1.5 in)	28.1 mm (1.1 in)	36 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
15 September 1998	Mauth-Finsterau, DE	monthly rain	80.5 mm (3.2 in)	26.2 mm (1.0 in)	7 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
15 September 1998	Santa Maria Zacatepec (Cfe), MX	daily rain	103.9 mm (4.1 in)	63.5 mm (2.5 in)	31 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
15 September 1998	Montpelier AP, US	daily rain	55.4 mm (2.2 in)	39.1 mm (1.5 in)	16 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
15 September 1998	Winnsboro 5 NNE, US	daily rain	115.1 mm (4.5 in)	93.3 mm (3.7 in)	12 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
15 September 1998	Gossweinstein, DE	daily rain	41.6 mm (1.6 in)	15.3 mm (0.6 in)	59 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
15 September 1998	Liberty, US	daily rain	85.3 mm (3.4 in)	25.6 mm (1.0 in)	91 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
15 September 1998	Lansdowne Station, AU	daily rain	29.6 mm (1.2 in)	12.3 mm (0.5 in)	77 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
15 September 1998	Jimna Composite, AU	daily rain	38.2 mm (1.5 in)	23.7 mm (0.9 in)	41 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
15 September 1998	Cortazar, MX	daily rain	65.8 mm (2.6 in)	45.5 mm (1.8 in)	7 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

1797 to 1998

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1797 to 1998. 1998 had 1,768 records.

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

Records on 09-15 in each year
Year	Records
1797	1
1803	1
1806	2
1810	1
1816	1
1818	1
1823	2
1833	1
1836	1
1837	2
1839	1
1841	1
1848	1
1850	1
1851	1
1854	2
1856	1
1857	1
1859	1
1864	1
1865	2
1866	1
1867	2
1868	1
1869	1
1872	1
1873	2
1876	2
1877	2
1880	1
1881	1
1882	6
1884	3
1885	4
1886	2
1887	3
1888	1
1889	5
1890	1
1894	4
1895	1
1897	1
1898	3
1899	3
1900	1
1901	12
1902	7
1903	31
1904	30
1905	16
1906	6
1907	7
1908	16
1909	16
1910	2
1911	40
1912	64
1913	43
1914	18
1915	94
1916	44
1917	50
1918	50
1919	52
1920	164
1921	122
1922	53
1923	193
1924	103
1925	112
1926	134
1927	539
1928	86
1929	99
1930	235
1931	422
1932	295
1933	322
1934	351
1935	463
1936	460
1937	337
1938	247
1939	1,098
1940	181
1941	276
1942	278
1943	360
1944	396
1945	418
1946	411
1947	621
1948	557
1949	523
1950	750
1951	283
1952	455
1953	400
1954	518
1955	532
1956	646
1957	449
1958	294
1959	844
1960	410
1961	586
1962	557
1963	455
1964	839
1965	614
1966	534
1967	578
1968	429
1969	362
1970	1,157
1971	598
1972	356
1973	774
1974	386
1975	739
1976	667
1977	400
1978	628
1979	1,022
1980	563
1981	613
1982	1,315
1983	756
1984	766
1985	764
1986	928
1987	719
1988	818
1989	955
1990	911
1991	1,165
1992	919
1993	2,227
1994	1,363
1995	723
1996	1,212
1997	1,177
1998	1,768
1999	858
2000	1,175
2001	837
2002	1,212
2003	855
2004	893
2005	1,123
2006	1,042
2007	946
2008	1,153
2009	773
2010	913
2011	1,170
2012	568
2013	854
2014	443
2015	997
2016	988
2017	825
2018	874
2019	538
2020	785
2021	467
2022	392
2023	507
2024	681
2025	503
2026	779

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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	1,317
20 to 40	53
40 to 60	13
60 to 80	3
80 to 100	2