Weather Records on 16 September 1998

1,466 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 16 September 1998. Highest significance: Hiroo, JP.

Key Facts for 16 September 1998

On 16 September 1998, 1,466 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
919 were record highs and 163 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 2 were all-time records, 31 monthly and 1,433 daily.
Hiroo set an all-time record daily precipitation of 350.0 mm (13.8 in) on 16 September 1998.
Across 168 earlier years (1793 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 408 records.

Record Map

1,466 stations

1,466 station records on 16 September 1998 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 16 September 1998: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Hiroo	Japan	Record daily precipitation	350.0 mm (13.8 in)	72 of 100 (Major)
Libres (Smn)	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	54.9 mm (2.2 in)	64 of 100 (Major)
Wills Pt	United States	Record daily precipitation	112.0 mm (4.4 in)	63 of 100 (Major)
Heerde	Netherlands	Record daily precipitation	32.7 mm (1.3 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Mombetsu	Japan	Record daily precipitation	135.9 mm (5.4 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Tehuantepec	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	200.4 mm (7.9 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Kushiro	Japan	Record daily precipitation	125.0 mm (4.9 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Francisco Gonzalez Villarreal	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	99.8 mm (3.9 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Yamagata	Japan	Record daily precipitation	106.9 mm (4.2 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Nemuro	Japan	Record daily precipitation	126.0 mm (5.0 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Mutsu	Japan	Record daily precipitation	146.1 mm (5.8 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Atenco	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	59.9 mm (2.4 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Giethoorn	Netherlands	Record daily precipitation	45.1 mm (1.8 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Wakamatsu	Japan	Record daily precipitation	99.1 mm (3.9 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Maebashi	Japan	Record daily precipitation	162.1 mm (6.4 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Kumagaya	Japan	Record daily precipitation	188.0 mm (7.4 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Suchixtlahuaca -Quiotep-	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	89.9 mm (3.5 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Zapotitlan Palmas (Smn)	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	84.8 mm (3.3 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Esashi	Japan	Record daily precipitation	105.9 mm (4.2 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Cemal	Russia	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Terrell	United States	Record daily precipitation	94.0 mm (3.7 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Santa Rita Tlahuapan	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	55.9 mm (2.2 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Avalon	United States	Record daily precipitation	119.4 mm (4.7 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Emory	United States	Record daily precipitation	73.7 mm (2.9 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Kokpekty	Kazakhstan	Record low maximum temperature	4.3 C (39.7 F)	48 of 100 (Notable)
San Marcos	United States	Record daily precipitation	116.1 mm (4.6 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Totolica San Bartolo	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	68.3 mm (2.7 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Telegraph	United States	Record daily precipitation	124.5 mm (4.9 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Untra	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	46.0 mm (1.8 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Mt Vernon	United States	Record daily precipitation	107.2 mm (4.2 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Abashiri	Japan	Record daily precipitation	66.0 mm (2.6 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Shirakawa	Japan	Record daily precipitation	119.1 mm (4.7 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Henderson	United States	Record daily precipitation	158.8 mm (6.3 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Mt Mansfield	United States	Record daily precipitation	63.5 mm (2.5 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Yautepec	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	85.1 mm (3.4 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Pt Comfort	United States	Record daily precipitation	139.7 mm (5.5 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Nagano	Japan	Record daily precipitation	71.9 mm (2.8 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Piedras Blancas	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	72.9 mm (2.9 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Winterswijk	Netherlands	Record daily precipitation	26.1 mm (1.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Miami Intl AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	91.2 mm (3.6 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
W Palm Beach Intl AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	87.9 mm (3.5 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Adin Rs	United States	Record high minimum temperature	12.2 C (54.0 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Wellsboro	United States	Record high minimum temperature	18.3 C (64.9 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Corsicana	United States	Record daily precipitation	87.6 mm (3.4 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Burkes Garden	United States	Record high maximum temperature	31.1 C (88.0 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Waverly	United States	Record high minimum temperature	20.0 C (68.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Sulphur Springs	United States	Record daily precipitation	92.7 mm (3.6 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Santo Tomas Puente Colgante	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	43.9 mm (1.7 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Newton	United States	Record high minimum temperature	18.3 C (64.9 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Colville	United States	Record high minimum temperature	15.6 C (60.1 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Tres Zapotes	Mexico	Record low minimum temperature	15.0 C (59.0 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Frederick Police Brks	United States	Record high minimum temperature	23.3 C (73.9 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Wharton	United States	Record daily precipitation	81.3 mm (3.2 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Dayton 1 WSW	United States	Record high minimum temperature	16.7 C (62.1 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Goldendale	United States	Record high minimum temperature	12.8 C (55.0 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Miami Beach	United States	Record low maximum temperature	26.7 C (80.1 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Karuizawa	Japan	Record daily precipitation	126.0 mm (5.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Jalcomulco (Cfe)	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	94.2 mm (3.7 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Hollister	United States	Record high minimum temperature	16.1 C (61.0 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Chinook	United States	Record high maximum temperature	32.8 C (91.0 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)

Counts by Type and Timescale

1,466 records

Records set or tied on 16 September 1998 by type: Highest daily maximum 353, Lowest daily maximum 101, Highest daily minimum 566, Lowest daily minimum 62, Heaviest daily rainfall 383, Deepest snow cover 1.

Records on 16 September 1998 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	353
Lowest daily maximum	101
Highest daily minimum	566
Lowest daily minimum	62
Heaviest daily rainfall	383
Heaviest daily snowfall	0
Deepest snow cover	1

Records on 16 September 1998 by timescale: all-time 2, monthly 31, daily 1,433.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

1,101 broken records

Margins by which the 1,101 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 250.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

16 September 1998

Top 20 records on 16 September 1998 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
16 September 1998	Hiroo, JP	all-time rain	350.0 mm (13.8 in)	105.7 mm (4.2 in)	34 years	72 of 100 (Major)
16 September 1998	Libres (Smn), MX	daily rain	54.9 mm (2.2 in)	50.1 mm (2.0 in)	60 years	64 of 100 (Major)
16 September 1998	Wills Pt, US	daily rain	112.0 mm (4.4 in)	91.7 mm (3.6 in)	48 years	63 of 100 (Major)
16 September 1998	Heerde, NL	daily rain	32.7 mm (1.3 in)	14.5 mm (0.6 in)	96 years	60 of 100 (Major)
16 September 1998	Mombetsu, JP	monthly rain	135.9 mm (5.4 in)	56.4 mm (2.2 in)	19 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
16 September 1998	Tehuantepec, MX	daily rain	200.4 mm (7.9 in)	157.0 mm (6.2 in)	47 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
16 September 1998	Kushiro, JP	daily rain	125.0 mm (4.9 in)	78.5 mm (3.1 in)	47 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
16 September 1998	Francisco Gonzalez Villarreal, MX	daily rain	99.8 mm (3.9 in)	73.9 mm (2.9 in)	40 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
16 September 1998	Yamagata, JP	daily rain	106.9 mm (4.2 in)	78.0 mm (3.1 in)	36 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
16 September 1998	Nemuro, JP	daily rain	126.0 mm (5.0 in)	75.0 mm (3.0 in)	35 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
16 September 1998	Mutsu, JP	daily rain	146.1 mm (5.8 in)	103.5 mm (4.1 in)	31 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
16 September 1998	Atenco, MX	daily rain	59.9 mm (2.4 in)	39.3 mm (1.5 in)	35 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
16 September 1998	Giethoorn, NL	daily rain	45.1 mm (1.8 in)	25.7 mm (1.0 in)	28 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
16 September 1998	Wakamatsu, JP	daily rain	99.1 mm (3.9 in)	55.1 mm (2.2 in)	28 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
16 September 1998	Maebashi, JP	daily rain	162.1 mm (6.4 in)	86.6 mm (3.4 in)	25 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
16 September 1998	Kumagaya, JP	daily rain	188.0 mm (7.4 in)	121.5 mm (4.8 in)	25 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
16 September 1998	Suchixtlahuaca -Quiotep-, MX	daily rain	89.9 mm (3.5 in)	62.0 mm (2.4 in)	27 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
16 September 1998	Zapotitlan Palmas (Smn), MX	daily rain	84.8 mm (3.3 in)	67.0 mm (2.6 in)	23 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
16 September 1998	Esashi, JP	daily rain	105.9 mm (4.2 in)	59.6 mm (2.3 in)	31 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
16 September 1998	Cemal, RU	daily rain	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	17.5 mm (0.7 in)	37 years	50 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

1793 to 1998

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1793 to 1998. 1998 had 1,466 records.

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

Records on 09-16 in each year
Year	Records
1793	1
1796	1
1807	1
1809	1
1823	2
1828	1
1829	1
1833	1
1837	1
1845	1
1847	1
1848	2
1850	1
1852	1
1854	2
1857	1
1861	1
1865	1
1866	1
1867	1
1869	1
1873	1
1874	3
1875	2
1877	4
1879	1
1882	1
1884	2
1885	5
1886	1
1887	2
1888	1
1889	9
1890	1
1892	2
1893	2
1894	1
1895	2
1896	3
1897	2
1898	6
1899	4
1900	5
1901	7
1902	3
1903	18
1904	5
1905	9
1906	12
1907	14
1908	15
1909	18
1910	26
1911	18
1912	58
1913	43
1914	35
1915	50
1916	60
1917	180
1918	125
1919	26
1920	164
1921	62
1922	147
1923	151
1924	77
1925	212
1926	116
1927	382
1928	62
1929	121
1930	235
1931	568
1932	533
1933	321
1934	519
1935	303
1936	442
1937	536
1938	296
1939	666
1940	188
1941	319
1942	504
1943	270
1944	284
1945	390
1946	610
1947	763
1948	541
1949	486
1950	506
1951	290
1952	378
1953	317
1954	554
1955	490
1956	605
1957	500
1958	538
1959	983
1960	235
1961	833
1962	479
1963	491
1964	859
1965	1,159
1966	838
1967	427
1968	496
1969	360
1970	627
1971	617
1972	451
1973	608
1974	385
1975	836
1976	878
1977	577
1978	421
1979	1,025
1980	568
1981	765
1982	863
1983	814
1984	898
1985	539
1986	862
1987	783
1988	786
1989	854
1990	593
1991	1,367
1992	1,073
1993	1,542
1994	1,008
1995	976
1996	1,403
1997	1,028
1998	1,466
1999	879
2000	1,315
2001	819
2002	1,117
2003	627
2004	746
2005	1,112
2006	1,274
2007	895
2008	1,000
2009	754
2010	880
2011	1,265
2012	572
2013	673
2014	490
2015	926
2016	767
2017	583
2018	921
2019	742
2020	674
2021	454
2022	521
2023	568
2024	885
2025	578
2026	920

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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	1,064
50 to 100	32
100 to 150	3
150 to 200	1
200 to 250	1