Weather Records on 2 October 1998

1,409 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 2 October 1998. Highest significance: Meade, US.

Key Facts for 2 October 1998

On 2 October 1998, 1,409 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
464 were record highs and 466 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 1 were all-time records, 92 monthly and 1,316 daily.
Meade set an all-time record daily precipitation of 192.3 mm (7.6 in) on 2 October 1998.
Across 164 earlier years (1814 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 442 records.

Record Map

1,409 stations

1,409 station records on 2 October 1998 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 2 October 1998: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Meade	United States	Record daily precipitation	192.3 mm (7.6 in)	82 of 100 (Exceptional)
Mutual	United States	Record daily precipitation	95.5 mm (3.8 in)	70 of 100 (Major)
Sedan	United States	Record daily precipitation	147.3 mm (5.8 in)	65 of 100 (Major)
Larned	United States	Record daily precipitation	81.3 mm (3.2 in)	63 of 100 (Major)
Hennessey 4 ESE	United States	Record daily precipitation	88.9 mm (3.5 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Alatyr'	Russia	Record daily precipitation	41.9 mm (1.6 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Grand Lake 6 SSW	United States	Record daily precipitation	26.2 mm (1.0 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Erick	United States	Record daily precipitation	97.0 mm (3.8 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Tulia	United States	Record daily precipitation	63.8 mm (2.5 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Lukojanov	Russia	Record daily precipitation	26.9 mm (1.1 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Poretskoye	Russia	Record daily precipitation	28.2 mm (1.1 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Elgin	United States	Record daily precipitation	129.0 mm (5.1 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Hammon 3 SSW	United States	Record daily precipitation	88.6 mm (3.5 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Claflin	United States	Record daily precipitation	84.6 mm (3.3 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Billings	United States	Record daily precipitation	144.8 mm (5.7 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Saint-Germain-Les-Belles	France	Record daily precipitation	46.2 mm (1.8 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Foraker	United States	Record daily precipitation	137.2 mm (5.4 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Denton 2 SE	United States	Record daily precipitation	97.5 mm (3.8 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Aktobe	Kazakhstan	Record high maximum temperature	29.4 C (84.9 F)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Curtis	United States	Record daily precipitation	27.7 mm (1.1 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Leedey	United States	Record daily precipitation	62.7 mm (2.5 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Finca Chayabe	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	112.5 mm (4.4 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Alsvag I Versteralen II	Norway	Record daily precipitation	72.6 mm (2.9 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Houma	United States	Record high maximum temperature	36.1 C (97.0 F)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Superior	United States	Record low maximum temperature	11.1 C (52.0 F)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Taloga	United States	Record daily precipitation	90.9 mm (3.6 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Plainview	United States	Record daily precipitation	85.1 mm (3.4 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Peuelitas	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	41.7 mm (1.6 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Huichapan	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	37.8 mm (1.5 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Bolsoy Santar	Russia	Record daily precipitation	44.2 mm (1.7 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Canyon	United States	Record daily precipitation	49.5 mm (1.9 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Gorlitz	Germany	Record low maximum temperature	6.0 C (42.8 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
El Mezquital KM. 150	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	59.9 mm (2.4 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Greensburg	United States	Record daily precipitation	44.2 mm (1.7 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Clovis	United States	Record daily precipitation	55.4 mm (2.2 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Medina 1NE	United States	Record daily precipitation	115.6 mm (4.6 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Leipzig-Holzhausen	Germany	Record low maximum temperature	7.4 C (45.3 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Ottawa	United States	Record low maximum temperature	14.4 C (57.9 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Jena Sternwarte	Germany	Record low maximum temperature	8.0 C (46.4 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Ekimchan	Russia	Record daily precipitation	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
San Sebastian - Igueldo	Spain	Record daily precipitation	52.4 mm (2.1 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Brewster 4W	United States	Record daily precipitation	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Brookville	United States	Record daily precipitation	67.3 mm (2.6 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Gruver	United States	Record daily precipitation	69.1 mm (2.7 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Bernburg/Saale (Nord)	Germany	Record low maximum temperature	6.8 C (44.2 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Clausthal-Zellerfeld	Germany	Record low maximum temperature	3.9 C (39.0 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Federal Pt	United States	Record high minimum temperature	23.9 C (75.0 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Fall Rvr Lake	United States	Record low maximum temperature	14.4 C (57.9 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Kinsley 2E	United States	Record daily precipitation	99.6 mm (3.9 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Olathe 3E	United States	Record low maximum temperature	13.9 C (57.0 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Usina Paineiras (Dnos)	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Potsdam	Germany	Record low maximum temperature	6.7 C (44.1 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Hacienda San Juan	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
San Cristobal	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	26.9 mm (1.1 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Mc Donald	United States	Record daily precipitation	27.4 mm (1.1 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Cambridge	United States	Record daily precipitation	41.9 mm (1.6 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Elwood 8 S	United States	Record daily precipitation	26.9 mm (1.1 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Elk City 4 W	United States	Record daily precipitation	71.9 mm (2.8 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Great Salt Plains Dam	United States	Record daily precipitation	86.1 mm (3.4 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Tishomingo Natl Wr	United States	Record daily precipitation	51.1 mm (2.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)

Counts by Type and Timescale

1,409 records

Records set or tied on 2 October 1998 by type: Highest daily maximum 202, Lowest daily maximum 361, Highest daily minimum 262, Lowest daily minimum 105, Heaviest daily rainfall 476, Heaviest daily snowfall 2, Deepest snow cover 1.

Records on 2 October 1998 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	202
Lowest daily maximum	361
Highest daily minimum	262
Lowest daily minimum	105
Heaviest daily rainfall	476
Heaviest daily snowfall	2
Deepest snow cover	1

Records on 2 October 1998 by timescale: all-time 1, monthly 92, daily 1,316.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

1,130 broken records

Margins by which the 1,130 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 110.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

2 October 1998

Top 20 records on 2 October 1998 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
2 October 1998	Meade, US	all-time rain	192.3 mm (7.6 in)	63.0 mm (2.5 in)	40 years	82 of 100 (Exceptional)
2 October 1998	Mutual, US	daily rain	95.5 mm (3.8 in)	69.3 mm (2.7 in)	75 years	70 of 100 (Major)
2 October 1998	Sedan, US	daily rain	147.3 mm (5.8 in)	69.8 mm (2.7 in)	72 years	65 of 100 (Major)
2 October 1998	Larned, US	daily rain	81.3 mm (3.2 in)	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	91 years	63 of 100 (Major)
2 October 1998	Hennessey 4 ESE, US	daily rain	88.9 mm (3.5 in)	52.6 mm (2.1 in)	43 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
2 October 1998	Alatyr', RU	monthly rain	41.9 mm (1.6 in)	12.9 mm (0.5 in)	21 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
2 October 1998	Grand Lake 6 SSW, US	daily rain	26.2 mm (1.0 in)	15.5 mm (0.6 in)	47 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
2 October 1998	Erick, US	daily rain	97.0 mm (3.8 in)	69.8 mm (2.7 in)	39 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
2 October 1998	Tulia, US	daily rain	63.8 mm (2.5 in)	49.6 mm (2.0 in)	39 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
2 October 1998	Lukojanov, RU	daily rain	26.9 mm (1.1 in)	15.1 mm (0.6 in)	44 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
2 October 1998	Poretskoye, RU	daily rain	28.2 mm (1.1 in)	5.4 mm (0.21 in)	105 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
2 October 1998	Elgin, US	daily rain	129.0 mm (5.1 in)	67.0 mm (2.6 in)	39 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
2 October 1998	Hammon 3 SSW, US	daily rain	88.6 mm (3.5 in)	51.0 mm (2.0 in)	43 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
2 October 1998	Claflin, US	daily rain	84.6 mm (3.3 in)	52.6 mm (2.1 in)	39 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
2 October 1998	Billings, US	daily rain	144.8 mm (5.7 in)	63.0 mm (2.5 in)	43 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
2 October 1998	Saint-Germain-Les-Belles, FR	daily rain	46.2 mm (1.8 in)	23.3 mm (0.9 in)	60 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
2 October 1998	Foraker, US	daily rain	137.2 mm (5.4 in)	64.8 mm (2.6 in)	39 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
2 October 1998	Denton 2 SE, US	daily rain	97.5 mm (3.8 in)	66.5 mm (2.6 in)	36 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
2 October 1998	Aktobe, KZ	monthly high max	29.4 C (84.9 F)	1.0 C (1.8 F)	92 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
2 October 1998	Curtis, US	daily rain	27.7 mm (1.1 in)	17.5 mm (0.7 in)	75 years	47 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

1814 to 1998

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1814 to 1998. 1998 had 1,409 records.

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

Records on 10-02 in each year
Year	Records
1814	2
1817	1
1819	1
1832	1
1841	2
1846	1
1847	1
1853	1
1859	3
1860	2
1862	1
1864	3
1865	1
1866	2
1868	2
1872	1
1873	1
1874	1
1875	2
1876	1
1877	1
1878	2
1879	3
1880	1
1881	3
1886	3
1888	3
1889	3
1890	5
1891	5
1892	2
1893	12
1894	2
1895	3
1896	2
1897	1
1898	5
1899	13
1900	3
1901	3
1902	11
1903	15
1904	4
1905	15
1906	25
1907	8
1908	32
1909	9
1910	19
1911	41
1912	25
1913	14
1914	17
1915	21
1916	73
1917	67
1918	40
1919	47
1920	40
1921	57
1922	91
1923	77
1924	49
1925	139
1926	188
1927	531
1928	213
1929	350
1930	162
1931	183
1932	212
1933	567
1934	134
1935	333
1936	365
1937	407
1938	389
1939	400
1940	210
1941	402
1942	210
1943	355
1944	789
1945	380
1946	582
1947	539
1948	237
1949	237
1950	1,128
1951	577
1952	733
1953	957
1954	1,023
1955	397
1956	265
1957	646
1958	1,052
1959	942
1960	191
1961	866
1962	404
1963	446
1964	311
1965	415
1966	565
1967	395
1968	555
1969	482
1970	367
1971	1,053
1972	418
1973	538
1974	1,815
1975	699
1976	1,042
1977	920
1978	474
1979	599
1980	605
1981	846
1982	575
1983	689
1984	1,081
1985	1,104
1986	1,404
1987	712
1988	563
1989	855
1990	505
1991	604
1992	1,434
1993	1,145
1994	862
1995	854
1996	809
1997	1,249
1998	1,409
1999	1,566
2000	878
2001	989
2002	1,499
2003	1,977
2004	839
2005	1,136
2006	922
2007	622
2008	601
2009	1,450
2010	903
2011	1,406
2012	638
2013	603
2014	513
2015	745
2016	536
2017	887
2018	887
2019	2,132
2020	727
2021	721
2022	586
2023	1,300
2024	833
2025	376
2026	624

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Data for records on 1998-10-02: CSV or JSON. Field meanings are on the data page.

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 20	1,049
20 to 40	56
40 to 60	15
60 to 80	9
80 to 100	0
100 to 120	1