Weather Records on 17 September 1998

1,137 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 17 September 1998. Highest significance: Wasserkuppe, DE.

Key Facts for 17 September 1998

On 17 September 1998, 1,137 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
691 were record highs and 190 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 1 were all-time records, 34 monthly and 1,102 daily.
Wasserkuppe set a daily record precipitation of 39.4 mm (1.6 in) on 17 September 1998.
Across 164 earlier years (1796 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 418 records.

Record Map

1,137 stations

1,137 station records on 17 September 1998 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 17 September 1998: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Wasserkuppe	Germany	Record daily precipitation	39.4 mm (1.6 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Mauth-Finsterau	Germany	Record daily precipitation	48.2 mm (1.9 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Lahti Laune	Finland	Record daily precipitation	38.2 mm (1.5 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Presa Hurtado	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	81.8 mm (3.2 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Kaisersbach-Cronhutte	Germany	Record daily precipitation	27.8 mm (1.1 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Santa Rita	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	74.4 mm (2.9 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Carrizo Springs 3S	United States	Record daily precipitation	91.2 mm (3.6 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Rocksprings	United States	Record daily precipitation	37.3 mm (1.5 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Lewistown AP	United States	Record high minimum temperature	15.0 C (59.0 F)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Quarteis	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	86.8 mm (3.4 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Lampazos (Smn)	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	118.9 mm (4.7 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
San Miguel Ejutla	Mexico	Record high maximum temperature	35.6 C (96.1 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Zhizhgin Mayak	Russia	Record daily precipitation	27.3 mm (1.1 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Paradise Valley 1 NW	United States	Record high minimum temperature	13.9 C (57.0 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Clarksville Wwtp	United States	Record high minimum temperature	22.2 C (72.0 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Zugspitze	Germany	Record daily precipitation	44.4 mm (1.7 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Gossweinstein	Germany	Record daily precipitation	25.8 mm (1.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Cuatro Cienegas (Smn)	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Wytheville	United States	Record high maximum temperature	32.2 C (90.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Lennestadt-Theten	Germany	Record daily precipitation	30.4 mm (1.2 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Mohall	United States	Record high minimum temperature	15.0 C (59.0 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Macultepec	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	101.9 mm (4.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Tres Zapotes	Mexico	Record low minimum temperature	15.0 C (59.0 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Vladikavkaz	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	16.5 C (61.7 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Valentine	United States	Record high maximum temperature	35.0 C (95.0 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
San Saba	United States	Record low maximum temperature	23.3 C (73.9 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Rhinelander	United States	Record high maximum temperature	30.6 C (87.1 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Salvatierra	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	54.4 mm (2.1 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Zinapecuaro	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Colstrip	United States	Record high minimum temperature	17.8 C (64.0 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Khlong Yai	Thailand	Record low minimum temperature	20.0 C (68.0 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Bonners Ferry	United States	Record high minimum temperature	10.6 C (51.1 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Crockett	United States	Record high minimum temperature	23.3 C (73.9 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Bulgan	Mongolia	Record daily precipitation	27.0 mm (1.1 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Zapopan	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	71.9 mm (2.8 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Naples	United States	Record low maximum temperature	28.3 C (82.9 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Joplin	United States	Record high minimum temperature	14.4 C (57.9 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Crosby	United States	Record high minimum temperature	13.9 C (57.0 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Granville	United States	Record high minimum temperature	17.2 C (63.0 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Rochelle 7ENE	United States	Record high maximum temperature	37.8 C (100.0 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Stotten	Germany	Record daily precipitation	25.7 mm (1.0 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Rayones	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	49.8 mm (2.0 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Mtn Home	United States	Record high minimum temperature	18.3 C (64.9 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Sullivan	United States	Record daily precipitation	53.3 mm (2.1 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Tapalpa (Smn)	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	62.0 mm (2.4 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Montemorelos	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	86.9 mm (3.4 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Tihoreck	Russia	Record daily precipitation	45.0 mm (1.8 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Holter Dam	United States	Record high maximum temperature	33.3 C (91.9 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Waldhauser (National Park)	Germany	Record daily precipitation	39.0 mm (1.5 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Muren	Mongolia	Record daily precipitation	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Ciudad Victoria	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	114.1 mm (4.5 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Apaseo El Alto	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Cortazar	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	67.3 mm (2.6 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Los Tomates	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	95.0 mm (3.7 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Kyzyl-Ozek	Russia	Record low minimum temperature	-4.1 C (24.6 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Inza	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	17.4 C (63.3 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Madera	United States	Record high minimum temperature	18.3 C (64.9 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Paul 1ENE	United States	Record high minimum temperature	16.1 C (61.0 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Bischbrunn	Germany	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Santa Rosalia (Dge)	Mexico	Record high maximum temperature	40.0 C (104.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

1,137 records

Records set or tied on 17 September 1998 by type: Highest daily maximum 234, Lowest daily maximum 126, Highest daily minimum 457, Lowest daily minimum 64, Heaviest daily rainfall 254, Deepest snow cover 2.

Records on 17 September 1998 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	234
Lowest daily maximum	126
Highest daily minimum	457
Lowest daily minimum	64
Heaviest daily rainfall	254
Heaviest daily snowfall	0
Deepest snow cover	2

Records on 17 September 1998 by timescale: all-time 1, monthly 34, daily 1,102.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

796 broken records

Margins by which the 796 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 78.9. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

17 September 1998

Top 20 records on 17 September 1998 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
17 September 1998	Wasserkuppe, DE	daily rain	39.4 mm (1.6 in)	26.8 mm (1.1 in)	52 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
17 September 1998	Mauth-Finsterau, DE	daily rain	48.2 mm (1.9 in)	30.2 mm (1.2 in)	36 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
17 September 1998	Lahti Laune, FI	daily rain	38.2 mm (1.5 in)	27.3 mm (1.1 in)	15 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
17 September 1998	Presa Hurtado, MX	daily rain	81.8 mm (3.2 in)	56.9 mm (2.2 in)	8 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
17 September 1998	Kaisersbach-Cronhutte, DE	daily rain	27.8 mm (1.1 in)	8.8 mm (0.35 in)	84 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
17 September 1998	Santa Rita, MX	daily rain	74.4 mm (2.9 in)	57.6 mm (2.3 in)	8 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
17 September 1998	Carrizo Springs 3S, US	daily rain	91.2 mm (3.6 in)	49.5 mm (1.9 in)	40 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
17 September 1998	Rocksprings, US	daily rain	37.3 mm (1.5 in)	10.1 mm (0.4 in)	103 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
17 September 1998	Lewistown AP, US	daily high min	15.0 C (59.0 F)	3.9 C (7.0 F)	88 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
17 September 1998	Quarteis, BR	daily rain	86.8 mm (3.4 in)	71.6 mm (2.8 in)	3 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
17 September 1998	Lampazos (Smn), MX	daily rain	118.9 mm (4.7 in)	65.6 mm (2.6 in)	40 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
17 September 1998	San Miguel Ejutla, MX	daily high max	35.6 C (96.1 F)	3.9 C (7.0 F)	69 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
17 September 1998	Zhizhgin Mayak, RU	daily rain	27.3 mm (1.1 in)	12.2 mm (0.5 in)	20 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
17 September 1998	Paradise Valley 1 NW, US	daily high min	13.9 C (57.0 F)	3.9 C (7.0 F)	80 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
17 September 1998	Clarksville Wwtp, US	daily high min	22.2 C (72.0 F)	1.1 C (2.0 F)	102 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
17 September 1998	Zugspitze, DE	daily rain	44.4 mm (1.7 in)	19.2 mm (0.8 in)	36 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
17 September 1998	Gossweinstein, DE	daily rain	25.8 mm (1.0 in)	10.8 mm (0.4 in)	60 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
17 September 1998	Cuatro Cienegas (Smn), MX	daily rain	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	20.6 mm (0.8 in)	48 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
17 September 1998	Wytheville, US	daily high max	32.2 C (90.0 F)	1.1 C (2.0 F)	99 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
17 September 1998	Lennestadt-Theten, DE	daily rain	30.4 mm (1.2 in)	9.5 mm (0.37 in)	65 years	40 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 1,137 records.

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

Records on 09-17 in each year
Year	Records
1796	1
1797	1
1805	1
1833	1
1834	1
1837	2
1845	1
1847	3
1848	1
1850	1
1851	2
1853	2
1854	2
1859	1
1862	1
1867	1
1870	1
1871	1
1872	1
1873	1
1874	1
1875	1
1877	1
1881	1
1882	2
1884	3
1885	3
1886	6
1888	2
1889	8
1891	1
1893	3
1894	1
1895	4
1896	9
1897	4
1898	7
1899	1
1900	4
1901	5
1902	5
1903	28
1904	2
1905	17
1906	10
1907	15
1908	13
1909	7
1910	38
1911	15
1912	17
1913	28
1914	38
1915	48
1916	40
1917	255
1918	41
1919	21
1920	40
1921	66
1922	47
1923	159
1924	80
1925	338
1926	154
1927	420
1928	78
1929	168
1930	147
1931	564
1932	425
1933	415
1934	246
1935	321
1936	219
1937	463
1938	363
1939	294
1940	326
1941	328
1942	581
1943	513
1944	403
1945	614
1946	620
1947	680
1948	630
1949	292
1950	412
1951	359
1952	263
1953	344
1954	449
1955	649
1956	437
1957	405
1958	806
1959	1,210
1960	385
1961	657
1962	432
1963	297
1964	559
1965	1,394
1966	523
1967	331
1968	691
1969	352
1970	412
1971	898
1972	556
1973	638
1974	491
1975	478
1976	636
1977	641
1978	764
1979	804
1980	794
1981	1,155
1982	606
1983	862
1984	1,006
1985	448
1986	1,314
1987	926
1988	982
1989	863
1990	650
1991	1,407
1992	686
1993	950
1994	986
1995	1,145
1996	1,342
1997	1,057
1998	1,137
1999	1,102
2000	1,318
2001	895
2002	1,025
2003	586
2004	872
2005	1,042
2006	1,344
2007	752
2008	886
2009	871
2010	907
2011	1,116
2012	597
2013	1,253
2014	571
2015	953
2016	707
2017	455
2018	899
2019	774
2020	651
2021	345
2022	313
2023	646
2024	954
2025	634
2026	968

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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 10	713
10 to 20	43
20 to 30	17
30 to 40	9
40 to 50	3
50 to 60	5
60 to 70	3
70 to 80	3