Weather Records on 28 September 1998

1,541 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 28 September 1998. Highest significance: Leakesville 6 WSW, US.

Key Facts for 28 September 1998

On 28 September 1998, 1,541 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
1,240 were record highs and 102 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 4 were all-time records, 43 monthly and 1,494 daily.
Leakesville 6 WSW set a daily record precipitation of 198.1 mm (7.8 in) on 28 September 1998.
Across 162 earlier years (1794 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 421 records.

Record Map

1,541 stations

1,541 station records on 28 September 1998 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 28 September 1998: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Leakesville 6 WSW	United States	Record daily precipitation	198.1 mm (7.8 in)	74 of 100 (Major)
Fairhope 2 NE	United States	Record daily precipitation	233.2 mm (9.2 in)	72 of 100 (Major)
Biloxi	United States	Record daily precipitation	287.0 mm (11.3 in)	67 of 100 (Major)
Bay Minette	United States	Record daily precipitation	383.8 mm (15.1 in)	66 of 100 (Major)
Chatom	United States	Record daily precipitation	248.9 mm (9.8 in)	66 of 100 (Major)
Thomasville	United States	Record daily precipitation	156.7 mm (6.2 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Gulfport Naval Ctr	United States	Record daily precipitation	224.8 mm (8.9 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Hattiesburg 5SW	United States	Record daily precipitation	197.6 mm (7.8 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Brewton 3 SSE	United States	Record daily precipitation	236.2 mm (9.3 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Saucier Exp Forest	United States	Record daily precipitation	356.9 mm (14.1 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Frisco City 3 SSW	United States	Record daily precipitation	139.7 mm (5.5 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Coden	United States	Record daily precipitation	180.3 mm (7.1 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Crandall 8 N	United States	Record daily precipitation	110.5 mm (4.4 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Suchixtlahuaca -Quiotep-	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	259.8 mm (10.2 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Evergreen	United States	Record daily precipitation	152.4 mm (6.0 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Richton 1 N	United States	Record daily precipitation	93.5 mm (3.7 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Ciudad Altamirano	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	104.9 mm (4.1 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Elba	United States	Record daily precipitation	199.9 mm (7.9 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Moorestown 4 E	United States	Record high maximum temperature	34.4 C (93.9 F)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Elida	United States	Record high minimum temperature	26.7 C (80.1 F)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Brjansk	Russia	Record daily precipitation	34.7 mm (1.4 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Norfolk 2 SW	United States	Record high maximum temperature	27.8 C (82.0 F)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Corrales	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	57.4 mm (2.3 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Whatley	United States	Record daily precipitation	108.0 mm (4.3 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
State UNIV	United States	Record high minimum temperature	23.9 C (75.0 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Evergreen	United States	Record high minimum temperature	23.3 C (73.9 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Highland Home	United States	Record high minimum temperature	23.3 C (73.9 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
W Pt	United States	Record high minimum temperature	23.3 C (73.9 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Ft Bayard 4W	United States	Record high minimum temperature	15.0 C (59.0 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Waverly	United States	Record high maximum temperature	30.0 C (86.0 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Thomasville	United States	Record high minimum temperature	22.8 C (73.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Troy	United States	Record high minimum temperature	24.4 C (75.9 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Waynesboro 2 S	United States	Record high minimum temperature	22.8 C (73.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Lillis	United States	Record daily precipitation	70.6 mm (2.8 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Washington	United States	Record daily precipitation	68.1 mm (2.7 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Amite	United States	Record high minimum temperature	24.4 C (75.9 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Bosque del Apache	United States	Record high maximum temperature	36.7 C (98.1 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Setauket Strong	United States	Record high minimum temperature	20.6 C (69.1 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Neshaminy Falls	United States	Record high maximum temperature	33.9 C (93.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Montgomery AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	113.8 mm (4.5 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Andalusia 3 W	United States	Record daily precipitation	100.3 mm (3.9 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Atmore	United States	Record daily precipitation	195.1 mm (7.7 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Houma	United States	Record high minimum temperature	24.4 C (75.9 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Sussex 1 NW	United States	Record high maximum temperature	32.2 C (90.0 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Mountainair	United States	Record high maximum temperature	31.7 C (89.1 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Pensacola Forest Sherman NAS	United States	Record daily precipitation	121.7 mm (4.8 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Bouake	Cote D'Ivoire	Record daily precipitation	62.0 mm (2.4 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Tres Zapotes	Mexico	Record low minimum temperature	15.0 C (59.0 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Waycross 4 NE	United States	Record high minimum temperature	23.3 C (73.9 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
W Lafayette 6 NW	United States	Record high maximum temperature	33.3 C (91.9 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Manchester 4 W	United States	Record high maximum temperature	33.9 C (93.0 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Nashua 2 NNW	United States	Record high minimum temperature	17.8 C (64.0 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Wellsboro	United States	Record high maximum temperature	30.6 C (87.1 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Lebanon	United States	Record high maximum temperature	36.1 C (97.0 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Didcot	Australia	Record daily precipitation	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Colonia Empleado	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	78.7 mm (3.1 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
San Miguel Ejutla	Mexico	Record high maximum temperature	35.0 C (95.0 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
De Funiak Springs 1 E	United States	Record high minimum temperature	23.3 C (73.9 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Americus	United States	Record high minimum temperature	23.3 C (73.9 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Keene	United States	Record high minimum temperature	17.2 C (63.0 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)

Counts by Type and Timescale

1,541 records

Records set or tied on 28 September 1998 by type: Highest daily maximum 580, Lowest daily maximum 47, Highest daily minimum 660, Lowest daily minimum 55, Heaviest daily rainfall 196, Deepest snow cover 3.

Records on 28 September 1998 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	580
Lowest daily maximum	47
Highest daily minimum	660
Lowest daily minimum	55
Heaviest daily rainfall	196
Heaviest daily snowfall	0
Deepest snow cover	3

Records on 28 September 1998 by timescale: all-time 4, monthly 43, daily 1,494.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

1,123 broken records

Margins by which the 1,123 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 240.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

28 September 1998

Top 20 records on 28 September 1998 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
28 September 1998	Leakesville 6 WSW, US	daily rain	198.1 mm (7.8 in)	171.9 mm (6.8 in)	81 years	74 of 100 (Major)
28 September 1998	Fairhope 2 NE, US	daily rain	233.2 mm (9.2 in)	182.4 mm (7.2 in)	80 years	72 of 100 (Major)
28 September 1998	Biloxi, US	all-time rain	287.0 mm (11.3 in)	17.8 mm (0.7 in)	103 years	67 of 100 (Major)
28 September 1998	Bay Minette, US	monthly rain	383.8 mm (15.1 in)	79.0 mm (3.1 in)	72 years	66 of 100 (Major)
28 September 1998	Chatom, US	monthly rain	248.9 mm (9.8 in)	125.7 mm (4.9 in)	38 years	66 of 100 (Major)
28 September 1998	Thomasville, US	daily rain	156.7 mm (6.2 in)	51.8 mm (2.0 in)	80 years	61 of 100 (Major)
28 September 1998	Gulfport Naval Ctr, US	daily rain	224.8 mm (8.9 in)	208.3 mm (8.2 in)	48 years	60 of 100 (Major)
28 September 1998	Hattiesburg 5SW, US	daily rain	197.6 mm (7.8 in)	42.7 mm (1.7 in)	92 years	60 of 100 (Major)
28 September 1998	Brewton 3 SSE, US	daily rain	236.2 mm (9.3 in)	166.6 mm (6.6 in)	37 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
28 September 1998	Saucier Exp Forest, US	all-time rain	356.9 mm (14.1 in)	83.3 mm (3.3 in)	3 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
28 September 1998	Frisco City 3 SSW, US	daily rain	139.7 mm (5.5 in)	111.5 mm (4.4 in)	31 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
28 September 1998	Coden, US	daily rain	180.3 mm (7.1 in)	157.2 mm (6.2 in)	33 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
28 September 1998	Crandall 8 N, US	daily rain	110.5 mm (4.4 in)	66.3 mm (2.6 in)	49 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
28 September 1998	Suchixtlahuaca -Quiotep-, MX	daily rain	259.8 mm (10.2 in)	240.0 mm (9.4 in)	27 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
28 September 1998	Evergreen, US	daily rain	152.4 mm (6.0 in)	71.4 mm (2.8 in)	19 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
28 September 1998	Richton 1 N, US	daily rain	93.5 mm (3.7 in)	69.6 mm (2.7 in)	37 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
28 September 1998	Ciudad Altamirano, MX	daily rain	104.9 mm (4.1 in)	61.0 mm (2.4 in)	24 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
28 September 1998	Elba, US	monthly rain	199.9 mm (7.9 in)	39.9 mm (1.6 in)	42 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
28 September 1998	Moorestown 4 E, US	daily high max	34.4 C (93.9 F)	4.4 C (7.9 F)	101 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
28 September 1998	Elida, US	daily high min	26.7 C (80.1 F)	11.1 C (20.0 F)	52 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

1794 to 1998

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1794 to 1998. 1998 had 1,541 records.

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

Records on 09-28 in each year
Year	Records
1794	1
1826	1
1832	1
1849	2
1851	1
1854	2
1855	2
1859	1
1862	1
1864	1
1866	1
1867	3
1868	1
1869	2
1873	3
1874	3
1877	3
1878	1
1879	1
1880	2
1881	3
1883	2
1884	1
1885	4
1887	1
1888	1
1890	4
1891	2
1892	3
1893	1
1894	6
1895	5
1896	3
1897	5
1898	4
1899	6
1900	9
1901	2
1902	5
1903	19
1904	17
1905	17
1906	37
1907	27
1908	23
1909	16
1910	39
1911	62
1912	32
1913	37
1914	28
1915	57
1916	61
1917	35
1918	55
1919	38
1920	23
1921	39
1922	34
1923	150
1924	139
1925	191
1926	305
1927	194
1928	205
1929	432
1930	116
1931	233
1932	195
1933	459
1934	237
1935	282
1936	502
1937	313
1938	311
1939	552
1940	419
1941	479
1942	1,187
1943	440
1944	367
1945	1,034
1946	347
1947	647
1948	617
1949	359
1950	233
1951	441
1952	366
1953	842
1954	512
1955	409
1956	590
1957	695
1958	509
1959	874
1960	226
1961	385
1962	705
1963	666
1964	723
1965	582
1966	477
1967	978
1968	262
1969	244
1970	932
1971	954
1972	671
1973	886
1974	583
1975	502
1976	900
1977	784
1978	513
1979	915
1980	750
1981	752
1982	1,001
1983	941
1984	1,326
1985	1,189
1986	1,264
1987	825
1988	623
1989	847
1990	414
1991	821
1992	643
1993	627
1994	836
1995	794
1996	1,069
1997	681
1998	1,541
1999	1,533
2000	652
2001	791
2002	743
2003	929
2004	852
2005	1,088
2006	704
2007	837
2008	536
2009	792
2010	1,139
2011	1,025
2012	624
2013	790
2014	878
2015	673
2016	520
2017	755
2018	527
2019	1,388
2020	531
2021	740
2022	727
2023	772
2024	1,364
2025	464
2026	531

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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	1,103
50 to 100	12
100 to 150	2
150 to 200	4
200 to 250	2