Weather Records on 20 September 1998

1,157 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 20 September 1998. Highest significance: Jaragua Do Sul, BR.

Key Facts for 20 September 1998

On 20 September 1998, 1,157 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
822 were record highs and 142 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 1 were all-time records, 37 monthly and 1,119 daily.
Jaragua Do Sul set a daily record precipitation of 91.1 mm (3.6 in) on 20 September 1998.
Across 156 earlier years (1812 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 438 records.

Record Map

1,157 stations

1,157 station records on 20 September 1998 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 20 September 1998: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Jaragua Do Sul	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	91.1 mm (3.6 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Tilzapotla	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	67.8 mm (2.7 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Western 2W	United States	Record daily precipitation	63.5 mm (2.5 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Dongtai	China	Record daily precipitation	118.8 mm (4.7 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Brookwood	United States	Record daily precipitation	177.8 mm (7.0 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Bucuresti-Baneasa	Romania	Record daily precipitation	41.1 mm (1.6 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Lumpkin 2 SE	United States	Record low maximum temperature	21.1 C (70.0 F)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Bjorkasen	Norway	Record daily precipitation	65.4 mm (2.6 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Winter Haven	United States	Record daily precipitation	144.8 mm (5.7 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Berea College	United States	Record high minimum temperature	26.1 C (79.0 F)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Dublin Phoenix Park	Ireland	Record high maximum temperature	23.7 C (74.7 F)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Silkwood Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	57.6 mm (2.3 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Suchixtlahuaca -Quiotep-	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	169.9 mm (6.7 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Bingil Bay	Australia	Record daily precipitation	42.4 mm (1.7 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
San Miguel Ejutla	Mexico	Record high maximum temperature	37.8 C (100.0 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Vozega	Russia	Record daily precipitation	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Cerepovec	Russia	Record daily precipitation	26.9 mm (1.1 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Friend 3E	United States	Record daily precipitation	76.7 mm (3.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Mt Morris 2W	United States	Record daily precipitation	61.0 mm (2.4 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Tashkent	Uzbekistan	Record high minimum temperature	17.8 C (64.0 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Calarasi	Romania	Record daily precipitation	33.1 mm (1.3 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Plant City	United States	Record daily precipitation	195.6 mm (7.7 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Malin Head	Ireland	Record high maximum temperature	23.4 C (74.1 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Timovskoe	Russia	Record high maximum temperature	23.5 C (74.3 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Armagh	United Kingdom	Record high maximum temperature	22.7 C (72.9 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Glenwood 3SW	United States	Record high maximum temperature	35.0 C (95.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Crete 4ESE	United States	Record daily precipitation	63.0 mm (2.5 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Poplarville Exp STN	United States	Record daily precipitation	76.2 mm (3.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Gloversville	United States	Record high minimum temperature	16.7 C (62.1 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Beaufort Wwtp	United States	Record daily precipitation	70.1 mm (2.8 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Sturgeon Bay Exp Farm	United States	Record high minimum temperature	18.3 C (64.9 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Vancleave	United States	Record daily precipitation	101.6 mm (4.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Joinville (Rvpsc)	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	87.2 mm (3.4 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Siliguri	India	Record daily precipitation	54.1 mm (2.1 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Craiova	Romania	Record daily precipitation	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Bowie	United States	Record high minimum temperature	22.8 C (73.0 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Carroll	United States	Record high maximum temperature	32.8 C (91.0 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Elida	United States	Record high minimum temperature	26.7 C (80.1 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Enosburg Falls	United States	Record high minimum temperature	16.1 C (61.0 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Franklin 2 NE	United States	Record high maximum temperature	31.1 C (88.0 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Minocqua	United States	Record high maximum temperature	30.6 C (87.1 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Tully Sugar Mill	Australia	Record daily precipitation	60.0 mm (2.4 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Xicatlacotla (Cfe)	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	75.9 mm (3.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Goshen 3SW	United States	Record daily precipitation	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Hillsborough Rvr Sp	United States	Record daily precipitation	63.8 mm (2.5 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Hachita 1W	United States	Record high minimum temperature	21.1 C (70.0 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Cairns Post Office	Australia	Record high minimum temperature	22.9 C (73.2 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Valentia Observatory	Ireland	Record high maximum temperature	23.8 C (74.8 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Onaga	United States	Record daily precipitation	91.7 mm (3.6 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Minden	United States	Record high maximum temperature	35.6 C (96.1 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Yerevan	Armenia	Record high minimum temperature	17.8 C (64.0 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Krakmo	Norway	Record daily precipitation	66.9 mm (2.6 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Inverness	United Kingdom	Record high maximum temperature	25.5 C (77.9 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Braemar	United Kingdom	Record high maximum temperature	25.0 C (77.0 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Geneva	United States	Record daily precipitation	102.6 mm (4.0 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Mc Cool Junction	United States	Record daily precipitation	37.1 mm (1.5 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Chambersburg 1 ESE	United States	Record high minimum temperature	18.3 C (64.9 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Lawrenceburg Filt Plt	United States	Record daily precipitation	75.9 mm (3.0 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Park Falls Dnr HQ	United States	Record high maximum temperature	29.4 C (84.9 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Bucuresti Filaret	Romania	Record daily precipitation	32.8 mm (1.3 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

1,157 records

Records set or tied on 20 September 1998 by type: Highest daily maximum 352, Lowest daily maximum 81, Highest daily minimum 470, Lowest daily minimum 61, Heaviest daily rainfall 191, Heaviest daily snowfall 1, Deepest snow cover 1.

Records on 20 September 1998 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	352
Lowest daily maximum	81
Highest daily minimum	470
Lowest daily minimum	61
Heaviest daily rainfall	191
Heaviest daily snowfall	1
Deepest snow cover	1

Records on 20 September 1998 by timescale: all-time 1, monthly 37, daily 1,119.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

820 broken records

Margins by which the 820 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

20 September 1998

Top 20 records on 20 September 1998 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
20 September 1998	Jaragua Do Sul, BR	daily rain	91.1 mm (3.6 in)	73.9 mm (2.9 in)	41 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
20 September 1998	Tilzapotla, MX	daily rain	67.8 mm (2.7 in)	44.9 mm (1.8 in)	36 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
20 September 1998	Western 2W, US	daily rain	63.5 mm (2.5 in)	40.4 mm (1.6 in)	72 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
20 September 1998	Dongtai, CN	daily rain	118.8 mm (4.7 in)	70.3 mm (2.8 in)	41 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
20 September 1998	Brookwood, US	daily rain	177.8 mm (7.0 in)	156.2 mm (6.1 in)	28 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
20 September 1998	Bucuresti-Baneasa, RO	daily rain	41.1 mm (1.6 in)	30.7 mm (1.2 in)	31 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
20 September 1998	Lumpkin 2 SE, US	daily low max	21.1 C (70.0 F)	3.9 C (7.0 F)	96 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
20 September 1998	Bjorkasen, NO	monthly rain	65.4 mm (2.6 in)	19.9 mm (0.8 in)	7 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
20 September 1998	Winter Haven, US	daily rain	144.8 mm (5.7 in)	108.7 mm (4.3 in)	12 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
20 September 1998	Berea College, US	monthly high min	26.1 C (79.0 F)	1.7 C (3.1 F)	86 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
20 September 1998	Dublin Phoenix Park, IE	daily high max	23.7 C (74.7 F)	1.5 C (2.7 F)	127 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
20 September 1998	Silkwood Post Office, AU	daily rain	57.6 mm (2.3 in)	43.4 mm (1.7 in)	8 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
20 September 1998	Suchixtlahuaca -Quiotep-, MX	daily rain	169.9 mm (6.7 in)	120.1 mm (4.7 in)	3 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
20 September 1998	Bingil Bay, AU	daily rain	42.4 mm (1.7 in)	17.5 mm (0.7 in)	72 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
20 September 1998	San Miguel Ejutla, MX	daily high max	37.8 C (100.0 F)	3.9 C (7.0 F)	68 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
20 September 1998	Vozega, RU	daily rain	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	15.8 mm (0.6 in)	17 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
20 September 1998	Cerepovec, RU	daily rain	26.9 mm (1.1 in)	16.5 mm (0.6 in)	13 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
20 September 1998	Friend 3E, US	daily rain	76.7 mm (3.0 in)	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	48 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
20 September 1998	Mt Morris 2W, US	daily rain	61.0 mm (2.4 in)	25.2 mm (1.0 in)	20 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
20 September 1998	Tashkent, UZ	daily high min	17.8 C (64.0 F)	1.1 C (2.0 F)	115 years	43 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

1812 to 1998

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1812 to 1998. 1998 had 1,157 records.

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

Records on 09-20 in each year
Year	Records
1812	1
1837	1
1840	1
1844	1
1848	2
1851	1
1852	1
1854	2
1855	1
1856	2
1859	2
1860	1
1862	1
1870	1
1871	2
1882	2
1883	1
1884	1
1886	2
1887	1
1888	2
1889	8
1891	4
1893	5
1894	1
1895	2
1896	1
1897	16
1898	4
1899	1
1900	2
1901	3
1902	3
1903	3
1904	12
1905	8
1906	22
1907	11
1908	24
1909	10
1910	8
1911	21
1912	34
1913	48
1914	28
1915	239
1916	28
1917	100
1918	59
1919	55
1920	64
1921	40
1922	52
1923	249
1924	329
1925	330
1926	129
1927	169
1928	144
1929	373
1930	102
1931	564
1932	270
1933	223
1934	349
1935	201
1936	133
1937	385
1938	506
1939	312
1940	591
1941	582
1942	436
1943	419
1944	466
1945	406
1946	766
1947	460
1948	454
1949	268
1950	435
1951	267
1952	434
1953	479
1954	628
1955	625
1956	985
1957	514
1958	410
1959	489
1960	352
1961	384
1962	707
1963	290
1964	482
1965	1,180
1966	414
1967	449
1968	617
1969	604
1970	591
1971	884
1972	582
1973	569
1974	771
1975	527
1976	375
1977	776
1978	1,216
1979	767
1980	567
1981	979
1982	911
1983	1,958
1984	895
1985	730
1986	743
1987	856
1988	698
1989	968
1990	743
1991	1,835
1992	718
1993	1,031
1994	788
1995	1,374
1996	1,077
1997	1,282
1998	1,157
1999	923
2000	908
2001	821
2002	845
2003	910
2004	1,156
2005	960
2006	732
2007	645
2008	648
2009	715
2010	1,497
2011	650
2012	549
2013	595
2014	577
2015	439
2016	778
2017	920
2018	1,020
2019	835
2020	630
2021	565
2022	786
2023	482
2024	596
2025	877
2026	682

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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	813
50 to 100	3
100 to 150	2
150 to 200	1
200 to 250	1