Weather Records on 19 September 1998

1,039 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 19 September 1998. Highest significance: Hood Rvr Exp STN, US.

Key Facts for 19 September 1998

On 19 September 1998, 1,039 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
694 were record highs and 174 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 1 were all-time records, 21 monthly and 1,017 daily.
Hood Rvr Exp STN set a monthly record daily precipitation of 66.8 mm (2.6 in) on 19 September 1998.
Across 166 earlier years (1805 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 410 records.

Record Map

1,039 stations

1,039 station records on 19 September 1998 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 19 September 1998: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Hood Rvr Exp STN	United States	Record daily precipitation	66.8 mm (2.6 in)	89 of 100 (Exceptional)
Fairmont	United States	Record daily precipitation	99.1 mm (3.9 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Bartow 1SE	United States	Record daily precipitation	147.3 mm (5.8 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Glenwood 2WNW	United States	Record high minimum temperature	19.4 C (66.9 F)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Nieves	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	52.6 mm (2.1 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Vivero la Paz	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	69.9 mm (2.8 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Ft Green 12 WSW	United States	Record daily precipitation	127.8 mm (5.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Durham	United Kingdom	Record high maximum temperature	23.0 C (73.4 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Tomatlan	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	108.5 mm (4.3 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
San Pedro del Gallo (Smn)	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	35.8 mm (1.4 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Higuera Blanca	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	121.9 mm (4.8 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Toropec	Russia	Record daily precipitation	25.5 mm (1.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Chita	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	8.4 C (47.1 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Duncan	United States	Record high maximum temperature	36.1 C (97.0 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Merriman	United States	Record high minimum temperature	18.9 C (66.0 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Asheville	United States	Record high minimum temperature	20.0 C (68.0 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Barkestad	Norway	Record daily precipitation	58.6 mm (2.3 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Live Oak	United States	Record daily precipitation	88.6 mm (3.5 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Winter Haven	United States	Record daily precipitation	149.9 mm (5.9 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Mt Vernon	United States	Record daily precipitation	67.8 mm (2.7 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Chervjanka	Russia	Record daily precipitation	27.8 mm (1.1 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Newberry-Luce Co Rd Commission	United States	Record high maximum temperature	27.2 C (81.0 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Katanning Comparison	Australia	Record low minimum temperature	1.2 C (34.2 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Darlington	United States	Record high minimum temperature	23.3 C (73.9 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Huixtla	Mexico	Record low minimum temperature	18.3 C (64.9 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Silvituc	Mexico	Record high minimum temperature	25.0 C (77.0 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Ciudad Serdan (Smn)	Mexico	Record high minimum temperature	11.7 C (53.1 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Crescent City	United States	Record high minimum temperature	24.4 C (75.9 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Park Falls Dnr HQ	United States	Record high maximum temperature	29.4 C (84.9 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Cooper Lake Project	United States	Record daily precipitation	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Nurmes Mujejarvi	Finland	Record daily precipitation	27.7 mm (1.1 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Bradford	United Kingdom	Record high maximum temperature	23.1 C (73.6 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Oregon	United States	Record daily precipitation	42.7 mm (1.7 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Weeping Water	United States	Record daily precipitation	29.7 mm (1.2 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Green Rvr	United States	Record high minimum temperature	13.9 C (57.0 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
San Jeronimito	Mexico	Record low maximum temperature	26.1 C (79.0 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Totolapa (Smn)	Mexico	Record high minimum temperature	22.8 C (73.0 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Evergreen	United States	Record high minimum temperature	22.8 C (73.0 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Federal Pt	United States	Record low maximum temperature	25.6 C (78.1 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Folkston 9 SW	United States	Record daily precipitation	53.8 mm (2.1 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Storm Lake	United States	Record high maximum temperature	35.0 C (95.0 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Detroit Lakes 1 NNE	United States	Record high minimum temperature	22.2 C (72.0 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Park Rapids Muni AP	United States	Record high minimum temperature	18.3 C (64.9 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Borisov	Belarus	Record daily precipitation	26.4 mm (1.0 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Stuttgart-Stadt	Germany	Record low minimum temperature	2.3 C (36.1 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Newton Rigg	United Kingdom	Record high maximum temperature	22.5 C (72.5 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Aberporth	United Kingdom	Record high maximum temperature	22.6 C (72.7 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Gage	United States	Record high maximum temperature	36.7 C (98.1 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Villa Juarez	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	36.3 mm (1.4 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Kielder Castle	United Kingdom	Record high maximum temperature	23.1 C (73.6 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Bradenton 5 ESE	United States	Record daily precipitation	84.8 mm (3.3 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Chaska	United States	Record high maximum temperature	34.4 C (93.9 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Alliance 1WNW	United States	Record high maximum temperature	36.1 C (97.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Athens	United States	Record daily precipitation	30.7 mm (1.2 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Dutch Harbor	United States	Record daily precipitation	49.3 mm (1.9 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Anchorage Merrill Fld	United States	Record high minimum temperature	9.4 C (48.9 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Hueyotlipan	Mexico	Record low maximum temperature	11.7 C (53.1 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Valley City 3 NNW	United States	Record high maximum temperature	33.3 C (91.9 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Faulkton	United States	Record high minimum temperature	21.1 C (70.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Sundance	United States	Record high minimum temperature	13.9 C (57.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

1,039 records

Records set or tied on 19 September 1998 by type: Highest daily maximum 309, Lowest daily maximum 91, Highest daily minimum 385, Lowest daily minimum 83, Heaviest daily rainfall 169, Deepest snow cover 2.

Records on 19 September 1998 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	309
Lowest daily maximum	91
Highest daily minimum	385
Lowest daily minimum	83
Heaviest daily rainfall	169
Heaviest daily snowfall	0
Deepest snow cover	2

Records on 19 September 1998 by timescale: all-time 1, monthly 21, daily 1,017.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

723 broken records

Margins by which the 723 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 300.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

19 September 1998

Top 20 records on 19 September 1998 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
19 September 1998	Hood Rvr Exp STN, US	monthly rain	66.8 mm (2.6 in)	28.7 mm (1.1 in)	99 years	89 of 100 (Exceptional)
19 September 1998	Fairmont, US	daily rain	99.1 mm (3.9 in)	39.9 mm (1.6 in)	79 years	61 of 100 (Major)
19 September 1998	Bartow 1SE, US	daily rain	147.3 mm (5.8 in)	52.8 mm (2.1 in)	72 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
19 September 1998	Glenwood 2WNW, US	daily high min	19.4 C (66.9 F)	4.4 C (7.9 F)	102 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
19 September 1998	Nieves, MX	daily rain	52.6 mm (2.1 in)	27.7 mm (1.1 in)	27 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
19 September 1998	Vivero la Paz, MX	daily rain	69.9 mm (2.8 in)	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	8 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
19 September 1998	Ft Green 12 WSW, US	monthly rain	127.8 mm (5.0 in)	25.9 mm (1.0 in)	49 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
19 September 1998	Durham, GB	daily high max	23.0 C (73.4 F)	0.7 C (1.3 F)	113 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
19 September 1998	Tomatlan, MX	daily rain	108.5 mm (4.3 in)	66.8 mm (2.6 in)	9 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
19 September 1998	San Pedro del Gallo (Smn), MX	daily rain	35.8 mm (1.4 in)	20.1 mm (0.8 in)	40 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
19 September 1998	Higuera Blanca, MX	daily rain	121.9 mm (4.8 in)	74.9 mm (2.9 in)	8 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
19 September 1998	Toropec, RU	daily rain	25.5 mm (1.0 in)	16.5 mm (0.6 in)	19 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
19 September 1998	Chita, RU	daily high min	8.4 C (47.1 F)	0.6 C (1.1 F)	98 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
19 September 1998	Duncan, US	daily high max	36.1 C (97.0 F)	0.5 C (0.9 F)	96 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
19 September 1998	Merriman, US	daily high min	18.9 C (66.0 F)	1.7 C (3.1 F)	91 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
19 September 1998	Asheville, US	daily high min	20.0 C (68.0 F)	1.1 C (2.0 F)	92 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
19 September 1998	Barkestad, NO	daily rain	58.6 mm (2.3 in)	16.3 mm (0.6 in)	35 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
19 September 1998	Live Oak, US	daily rain	88.6 mm (3.5 in)	57.9 mm (2.3 in)	9 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
19 September 1998	Winter Haven, US	monthly rain	149.9 mm (5.9 in)	21.1 mm (0.8 in)	38 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
19 September 1998	Mt Vernon, US	daily rain	67.8 mm (2.7 in)	49.5 mm (1.9 in)	5 years	38 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

1805 to 1998

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1805 to 1998. 1998 had 1,039 records.

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

Records on 09-19 in each year
Year	Records
1805	1
1818	1
1820	1
1825	1
1830	1
1833	1
1834	1
1837	1
1847	1
1848	1
1849	3
1851	2
1854	1
1855	1
1856	1
1859	1
1862	1
1865	2
1866	1
1869	1
1872	1
1874	1
1875	3
1877	2
1881	2
1882	4
1884	2
1885	1
1886	3
1887	2
1888	1
1889	7
1890	1
1893	3
1894	2
1895	5
1896	2
1897	4
1898	2
1899	2
1900	2
1901	17
1902	6
1903	16
1904	9
1905	18
1906	33
1907	9
1908	5
1909	16
1910	16
1911	4
1912	39
1913	200
1914	48
1915	174
1916	38
1917	134
1918	62
1919	52
1920	53
1921	109
1922	81
1923	83
1924	90
1925	356
1926	171
1927	152
1928	211
1929	435
1930	154
1931	400
1932	292
1933	343
1934	171
1935	240
1936	152
1937	331
1938	519
1939	292
1940	459
1941	430
1942	830
1943	540
1944	406
1945	417
1946	802
1947	694
1948	457
1949	303
1950	474
1951	240
1952	545
1953	467
1954	557
1955	578
1956	661
1957	638
1958	354
1959	774
1960	344
1961	445
1962	387
1963	403
1964	350
1965	1,080
1966	529
1967	417
1968	433
1969	493
1970	437
1971	1,127
1972	629
1973	438
1974	637
1975	570
1976	390
1977	719
1978	1,139
1979	727
1980	591
1981	1,462
1982	594
1983	1,630
1984	970
1985	926
1986	737
1987	1,113
1988	973
1989	911
1990	874
1991	2,027
1992	752
1993	885
1994	736
1995	1,096
1996	1,069
1997	1,107
1998	1,039
1999	611
2000	947
2001	1,188
2002	866
2003	1,094
2004	964
2005	814
2006	851
2007	633
2008	647
2009	700
2010	1,414
2011	848
2012	775
2013	578
2014	715
2015	520
2016	999
2017	703
2018	871
2019	584
2020	668
2021	511
2022	666
2023	622
2024	707
2025	554
2026	711

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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	718
50 to 100	4
100 to 150	0
150 to 200	0
200 to 250	0
250 to 300	1