Weather Records on 22 September 1998

1,251 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 22 September 1998. Highest significance: Juana Diaz Camp, PR.

Key Facts for 22 September 1998

On 22 September 1998, 1,251 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
803 were record highs and 166 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 5 were all-time records, 37 monthly and 1,209 daily.
Juana Diaz Camp set an all-time record daily precipitation of 320.0 mm (12.6 in) on 22 September 1998.
Across 166 earlier years (1793 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 423 records.

Record Map

1,251 stations

1,251 station records on 22 September 1998 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 22 September 1998: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Juana Diaz Camp	Puerto Rico [United States]	Record daily precipitation	320.0 mm (12.6 in)	71 of 100 (Major)
Aibonito 1 S	Puerto Rico [United States]	Record daily precipitation	406.4 mm (16.0 in)	70 of 100 (Major)
Marree (Clayton)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	28.7 mm (1.1 in)	69 of 100 (Major)
Maricao Fish Hatchery	Puerto Rico [United States]	Record daily precipitation	458.5 mm (18.1 in)	69 of 100 (Major)
Plymouth-Kingston	United States	Record daily precipitation	104.9 mm (4.1 in)	66 of 100 (Major)
Willaura (Yarram Park)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	63.0 mm (2.5 in)	65 of 100 (Major)
Arecibo 3 ESE	Puerto Rico [United States]	Record daily precipitation	127.0 mm (5.0 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Corozal Substn	Puerto Rico [United States]	Record daily precipitation	157.0 mm (6.2 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Maizuru Reg Met HQ	Japan	Record daily precipitation	140.0 mm (5.5 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Takamatsu	Japan	Record daily precipitation	189.0 mm (7.4 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Sulitjelma	Norway	Record daily precipitation	44.1 mm (1.7 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Calero Camp	Puerto Rico [United States]	Record daily precipitation	99.1 mm (3.9 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Juncos 1 SE	Puerto Rico [United States]	Record daily precipitation	287.0 mm (11.3 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Dos Bocas	Puerto Rico [United States]	Record daily precipitation	226.1 mm (8.9 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Mora Camp	Puerto Rico [United States]	Record daily precipitation	82.6 mm (3.3 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Clemson UNIV	United States	Record daily precipitation	85.6 mm (3.4 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
South Johnstone Exp STN	Australia	Record daily precipitation	75.0 mm (3.0 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Morovis 1 N	Puerto Rico [United States]	Record daily precipitation	141.2 mm (5.6 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Babinda Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	101.6 mm (4.0 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Flying Fish Point	Australia	Record daily precipitation	44.0 mm (1.7 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Rio Blanco Lower	Puerto Rico [United States]	Record daily precipitation	236.2 mm (9.3 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Sabana Grande 2 ENE	Puerto Rico [United States]	Record daily precipitation	101.6 mm (4.0 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Trujillo Alto 2 SSW	Puerto Rico [United States]	Record daily precipitation	204.0 mm (8.0 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Happy Valley	Australia	Record daily precipitation	108.0 mm (4.3 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Fazenda da Guarda (Parque)	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	58.0 mm (2.3 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Ponce 4 E	Puerto Rico [United States]	Record daily precipitation	231.1 mm (9.1 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Santa Rita	Puerto Rico [United States]	Record daily precipitation	228.6 mm (9.0 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Clewiston	United States	Record daily precipitation	144.3 mm (5.7 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Wooroloo	Australia	Record daily precipitation	36.4 mm (1.4 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Mayo	United States	Record daily precipitation	123.7 mm (4.9 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Kobe	Japan	Record daily precipitation	127.0 mm (5.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Gurabo Substn	Puerto Rico [United States]	Record daily precipitation	266.7 mm (10.5 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Newkirk 5NE	United States	Record daily precipitation	76.5 mm (3.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Barkestad	Norway	Record daily precipitation	44.5 mm (1.8 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Korf	Russia	Record daily precipitation	25.3 mm (1.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Sumoto	Japan	Record daily precipitation	168.9 mm (6.6 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Jeanerette 5 NW	United States	Record high minimum temperature	24.4 C (75.9 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Tecolotlan (Dge)	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	70.9 mm (2.8 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Aceituna Wtp	Puerto Rico [United States]	Record daily precipitation	387.4 mm (15.3 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Karlstad	Sweden	Record high maximum temperature	21.3 C (70.3 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Saint Leo	United States	Record high minimum temperature	24.4 C (75.9 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Tyler Pounds Fld	United States	Record high minimum temperature	24.4 C (75.9 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Wanaaring (Borrona Downs)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	44.8 mm (1.8 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Galway	Ireland	Record high maximum temperature	23.7 C (74.7 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
New Iberia AP - Acadiana Rgnl	United States	Record high minimum temperature	24.4 C (75.9 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Crosbyton	United States	Record high maximum temperature	37.8 C (100.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Santa Isabel 2 ENE	Puerto Rico [United States]	Record daily precipitation	109.2 mm (4.3 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Perth (Forestry Nursery)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	34.4 mm (1.4 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Falun	Sweden	Record high maximum temperature	19.7 C (67.5 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Goldsboro 4 SE	United States	Record high minimum temperature	23.9 C (75.0 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Cambridge	United States	Record daily precipitation	53.3 mm (2.1 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Crockett	United States	Record high minimum temperature	24.4 C (75.9 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Brinkworth	Australia	Record daily precipitation	27.0 mm (1.1 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Huixtla	Mexico	Record low minimum temperature	17.8 C (64.0 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Tecolutla	Mexico	Record high maximum temperature	43.9 C (111.0 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Canovanas	Puerto Rico [United States]	Record daily precipitation	214.6 mm (8.4 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Trujillo Alto 2 SSW	Puerto Rico [United States]	Record high maximum temperature	38.9 C (102.0 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Evergreen	United States	Record high minimum temperature	23.9 C (75.0 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Spur	United States	Record high maximum temperature	38.9 C (102.0 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Cross City 1 E	United States	Record daily precipitation	55.9 mm (2.2 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)

Counts by Type and Timescale

1,251 records

Records set or tied on 22 September 1998 by type: Highest daily maximum 267, Lowest daily maximum 97, Highest daily minimum 536, Lowest daily minimum 69, Heaviest daily rainfall 281, Deepest snow cover 1.

Records on 22 September 1998 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	267
Lowest daily maximum	97
Highest daily minimum	536
Lowest daily minimum	69
Heaviest daily rainfall	281
Heaviest daily snowfall	0
Deepest snow cover	1

Records on 22 September 1998 by timescale: all-time 5, monthly 37, daily 1,209.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

880 broken records

Margins by which the 880 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 232.7. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

22 September 1998

Top 20 records on 22 September 1998 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
22 September 1998	Juana Diaz Camp, PR	all-time rain	320.0 mm (12.6 in)	93.9 mm (3.7 in)	19 years	71 of 100 (Major)
22 September 1998	Aibonito 1 S, PR	monthly rain	406.4 mm (16.0 in)	135.1 mm (5.3 in)	38 years	70 of 100 (Major)
22 September 1998	Marree (Clayton), AU	daily rain	28.7 mm (1.1 in)	28.7 mm (1.1 in)	84 years	69 of 100 (Major)
22 September 1998	Maricao Fish Hatchery, PR	all-time rain	458.5 mm (18.1 in)	102.9 mm (4.1 in)	23 years	69 of 100 (Major)
22 September 1998	Plymouth-Kingston, US	daily rain	104.9 mm (4.1 in)	57.7 mm (2.3 in)	92 years	66 of 100 (Major)
22 September 1998	Willaura (Yarram Park), AU	monthly rain	63.0 mm (2.5 in)	10.7 mm (0.4 in)	90 years	65 of 100 (Major)
22 September 1998	Arecibo 3 ESE, PR	daily rain	127.0 mm (5.0 in)	106.7 mm (4.2 in)	44 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
22 September 1998	Corozal Substn, PR	daily rain	157.0 mm (6.2 in)	83.3 mm (3.3 in)	43 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
22 September 1998	Maizuru Reg Met HQ, JP	daily rain	140.0 mm (5.5 in)	104.9 mm (4.1 in)	40 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
22 September 1998	Takamatsu, JP	daily rain	189.0 mm (7.4 in)	138.8 mm (5.5 in)	40 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
22 September 1998	Sulitjelma, NO	daily rain	44.1 mm (1.7 in)	15.9 mm (0.6 in)	83 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
22 September 1998	Calero Camp, PR	daily rain	99.1 mm (3.9 in)	73.7 mm (2.9 in)	40 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
22 September 1998	Juncos 1 SE, PR	daily rain	287.0 mm (11.3 in)	193.3 mm (7.6 in)	33 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
22 September 1998	Dos Bocas, PR	daily rain	226.1 mm (8.9 in)	162.3 mm (6.4 in)	32 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
22 September 1998	Mora Camp, PR	daily rain	82.6 mm (3.3 in)	54.7 mm (2.2 in)	37 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
22 September 1998	Clemson UNIV, US	daily rain	85.6 mm (3.4 in)	34.8 mm (1.4 in)	91 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
22 September 1998	South Johnstone Exp STN, AU	daily rain	75.0 mm (3.0 in)	51.2 mm (2.0 in)	20 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
22 September 1998	Morovis 1 N, PR	daily rain	141.2 mm (5.6 in)	94.2 mm (3.7 in)	31 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
22 September 1998	Babinda Post Office, AU	daily rain	101.6 mm (4.0 in)	70.6 mm (2.8 in)	20 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
22 September 1998	Flying Fish Point, AU	daily rain	44.0 mm (1.7 in)	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	51 years	52 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 1,251 records.

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

Records on 09-22 in each year
Year	Records
1793	1
1796	1
1824	1
1825	1
1827	1
1830	1
1835	1
1838	1
1840	1
1842	2
1845	1
1846	1
1848	1
1851	3
1855	1
1856	1
1858	1
1863	1
1865	1
1868	1
1872	1
1874	1
1875	1
1877	4
1878	1
1881	2
1882	3
1885	1
1886	1
1888	1
1889	2
1890	2
1892	3
1893	1
1894	1
1895	7
1896	2
1897	3
1898	8
1899	12
1900	3
1901	3
1902	7
1903	4
1904	34
1905	5
1906	16
1907	12
1908	10
1909	6
1910	18
1911	17
1912	17
1913	43
1914	48
1915	23
1916	236
1917	128
1918	25
1919	64
1920	35
1921	44
1922	27
1923	118
1924	132
1925	265
1926	214
1927	160
1928	119
1929	166
1930	231
1931	732
1932	189
1933	230
1934	348
1935	231
1936	448
1937	507
1938	394
1939	266
1940	621
1941	424
1942	323
1943	266
1944	299
1945	739
1946	288
1947	583
1948	345
1949	385
1950	394
1951	419
1952	383
1953	253
1954	359
1955	584
1956	490
1957	580
1958	633
1959	416
1960	360
1961	555
1962	732
1963	351
1964	249
1965	841
1966	595
1967	507
1968	526
1969	488
1970	1,197
1971	500
1972	448
1973	509
1974	1,075
1975	591
1976	538
1977	632
1978	620
1979	991
1980	1,199
1981	754
1982	1,122
1983	2,060
1984	614
1985	820
1986	729
1987	1,300
1988	665
1989	1,155
1990	795
1991	758
1992	1,011
1993	1,448
1994	941
1995	2,498
1996	916
1997	851
1998	1,251
1999	1,172
2000	1,508
2001	604
2002	718
2003	1,472
2004	948
2005	1,155
2006	1,260
2007	896
2008	830
2009	985
2010	1,217
2011	611
2012	568
2013	673
2014	812
2015	666
2016	1,096
2017	1,272
2018	574
2019	651
2020	687
2021	432
2022	985
2023	905
2024	502
2025	387
2026	309

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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	850
50 to 100	18
100 to 150	6
150 to 200	4
200 to 250	2