Weather Records on 3 October 1998

1,413 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 3 October 1998. Highest significance: Natimuk, AU.

Key Facts for 3 October 1998

On 3 October 1998, 1,413 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
435 were record highs and 678 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 52 monthly and 1,361 daily.
Natimuk set a daily record precipitation of 34.8 mm (1.4 in) on 3 October 1998.
Across 159 earlier years (1834 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 452 records.

Record Map

1,413 stations

1,413 station records on 3 October 1998 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 3 October 1998: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Natimuk	Australia	Record daily precipitation	34.8 mm (1.4 in)	69 of 100 (Major)
Gregory	United States	Record daily precipitation	132.1 mm (5.2 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Farmersville	United States	Record daily precipitation	127.0 mm (5.0 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Weatherford	United States	Record daily precipitation	84.8 mm (3.3 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Umiat	United States	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Leitchfield 2 N	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.0 mm (2.0 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Sulphur Springs	United States	Record daily precipitation	127.5 mm (5.0 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Mt Ida 3 SE	United States	Record daily precipitation	49.5 mm (1.9 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Wolfe City	United States	Record daily precipitation	110.5 mm (4.4 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Surat	India	Record daily precipitation	88.9 mm (3.5 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Ohotsk	Russia	Record daily precipitation	67.0 mm (2.6 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Guadalcazar	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	69.9 mm (2.8 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Yugarenok	Russia	Record daily precipitation	40.4 mm (1.6 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Chariton 1 E	United States	Record low maximum temperature	8.3 C (46.9 F)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Baldwyn	United States	Record daily precipitation	85.6 mm (3.4 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Berlin-Dahlem	Germany	Record low maximum temperature	5.0 C (41.0 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Winterset 4N	United States	Record low maximum temperature	7.8 C (46.0 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Genoa 2 W	United States	Record low maximum temperature	10.0 C (50.0 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Jamieson	Australia	Record daily precipitation	39.4 mm (1.6 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
De Bilt	Netherlands	Record low maximum temperature	6.1 C (43.0 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
West Souburg	Netherlands	Record low maximum temperature	7.2 C (45.0 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Belle Plaine	United States	Record low maximum temperature	8.9 C (48.0 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Potsdam	Germany	Record low maximum temperature	4.7 C (40.5 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Dolores Hidalgo (Smn)	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	42.4 mm (1.7 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Eelde	Netherlands	Record low maximum temperature	7.2 C (45.0 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Washington	United States	Record low maximum temperature	10.6 C (51.1 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Oakdale	United States	Record low maximum temperature	7.8 C (46.0 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Winnsboro 5 NNE	United States	Record daily precipitation	83.8 mm (3.3 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Bremen-Seefahrtschule	Germany	Record low maximum temperature	7.0 C (44.6 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Magdeburg	Germany	Record low maximum temperature	4.7 C (40.5 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Ocampo	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	26.9 mm (1.1 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Grundy Ctr	United States	Record low maximum temperature	8.3 C (46.9 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Princeton	United States	Record low maximum temperature	10.6 C (51.1 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Syracuse	United States	Record low maximum temperature	9.4 C (48.9 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
York	United States	Record low maximum temperature	8.9 C (48.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Marnitz	Germany	Record low maximum temperature	6.3 C (43.3 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Cottbus	Germany	Record low maximum temperature	4.6 C (40.3 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Nizhneangarsk	Russia	Record daily precipitation	36.4 mm (1.4 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Malvern	United States	Record daily precipitation	49.8 mm (2.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Prescott 2 NNW	United States	Record daily precipitation	43.7 mm (1.7 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Holyoke	United States	Record low maximum temperature	7.2 C (45.0 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Ft Madison	United States	Record low maximum temperature	12.8 C (55.0 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Rockwell City	United States	Record low maximum temperature	7.8 C (46.0 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Columbus 3 NE	United States	Record low maximum temperature	10.0 C (50.0 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Prairie du Chien	United States	Record low maximum temperature	9.4 C (48.9 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Hamburg Fuhlsbuettel	Germany	Record low maximum temperature	8.1 C (46.6 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Logansport Cicott St	United States	Record low maximum temperature	12.8 C (55.0 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Paola	United States	Record low maximum temperature	15.6 C (60.1 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Creighton	United States	Record low maximum temperature	12.2 C (54.0 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Imperial	United States	Record low maximum temperature	7.8 C (46.0 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Madrid	United States	Record low maximum temperature	8.9 C (48.0 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Saint Paul	United States	Record low maximum temperature	10.6 C (51.1 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Wessington Springs	United States	Record low maximum temperature	7.2 C (45.0 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Brenham	United States	Record high minimum temperature	24.4 C (75.9 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Carrollton	United States	Record daily precipitation	82.0 mm (3.2 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Randolph	United States	Record daily precipitation	25.7 mm (1.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Bernburg/Saale (Nord)	Germany	Record low maximum temperature	5.0 C (41.0 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Waren	Germany	Record low maximum temperature	6.9 C (44.4 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Liepaja	Latvia	Record low minimum temperature	-1.5 C (29.3 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Den Helder-1	Netherlands	Record low maximum temperature	7.8 C (46.0 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)

Counts by Type and Timescale

1,413 records

Records set or tied on 3 October 1998 by type: Highest daily maximum 146, Lowest daily maximum 582, Highest daily minimum 289, Lowest daily minimum 96, Heaviest daily rainfall 292, Heaviest daily snowfall 6, Deepest snow cover 2.

Records on 3 October 1998 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	146
Lowest daily maximum	582
Highest daily minimum	289
Lowest daily minimum	96
Heaviest daily rainfall	292
Heaviest daily snowfall	6
Deepest snow cover	2

Records on 3 October 1998 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 52, daily 1,361.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

1,084 broken records

Margins by which the 1,084 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 100.1. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

3 October 1998

Top 20 records on 3 October 1998 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
3 October 1998	Natimuk, AU	daily rain	34.8 mm (1.4 in)	17.5 mm (0.7 in)	106 years	69 of 100 (Major)
3 October 1998	Gregory, US	monthly rain	132.1 mm (5.2 in)	60.0 mm (2.4 in)	0 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
3 October 1998	Farmersville, US	daily rain	127.0 mm (5.0 in)	100.1 mm (3.9 in)	48 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
3 October 1998	Weatherford, US	daily rain	84.8 mm (3.3 in)	63.0 mm (2.5 in)	65 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
3 October 1998	Umiat, US	monthly rain	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	12.7 mm (0.5 in)	14 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
3 October 1998	Leitchfield 2 N, US	daily rain	50.0 mm (2.0 in)	28.7 mm (1.1 in)	92 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
3 October 1998	Sulphur Springs, US	daily rain	127.5 mm (5.0 in)	41.1 mm (1.6 in)	96 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
3 October 1998	Mt Ida 3 SE, US	daily rain	49.5 mm (1.9 in)	30.4 mm (1.2 in)	114 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
3 October 1998	Wolfe City, US	daily rain	110.5 mm (4.4 in)	84.8 mm (3.3 in)	27 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
3 October 1998	Surat, IN	daily rain	88.9 mm (3.5 in)	50.0 mm (2.0 in)	71 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
3 October 1998	Ohotsk, RU	monthly rain	67.0 mm (2.6 in)	18.4 mm (0.7 in)	16 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
3 October 1998	Guadalcazar, MX	daily rain	69.9 mm (2.8 in)	45.0 mm (1.8 in)	16 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
3 October 1998	Yugarenok, RU	monthly rain	40.4 mm (1.6 in)	10.2 mm (0.4 in)	15 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
3 October 1998	Chariton 1 E, US	daily low max	8.3 C (46.9 F)	5.0 C (9.0 F)	96 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
3 October 1998	Baldwyn, US	daily rain	85.6 mm (3.4 in)	59.4 mm (2.3 in)	40 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
3 October 1998	Berlin-Dahlem, DE	daily low max	5.0 C (41.0 F)	2.5 C (4.5 F)	96 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
3 October 1998	Winterset 4N, US	daily low max	7.8 C (46.0 F)	2.8 C (5.0 F)	103 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
3 October 1998	Genoa 2 W, US	daily low max	10.0 C (50.0 F)	2.8 C (5.0 F)	103 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
3 October 1998	Jamieson, AU	daily rain	39.4 mm (1.6 in)	7.6 mm (0.30 in)	88 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
3 October 1998	De Bilt, NL	daily low max	6.1 C (43.0 F)	2.3 C (4.1 F)	96 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

1834 to 1998

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1834 to 1998. 1998 had 1,413 records.

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

Records on 10-03 in each year
Year	Records
1834	1
1838	1
1841	1
1844	1
1849	1
1850	2
1853	1
1859	2
1864	4
1865	1
1867	1
1870	1
1872	2
1873	1
1875	1
1878	1
1879	1
1881	4
1882	1
1883	2
1885	1
1886	3
1887	1
1888	5
1889	2
1890	3
1891	5
1893	4
1894	3
1895	1
1897	4
1898	4
1899	7
1900	6
1901	6
1902	20
1903	3
1904	1
1905	7
1906	29
1907	5
1908	21
1909	13
1910	13
1911	22
1912	53
1913	17
1914	31
1915	13
1916	93
1917	77
1918	28
1919	46
1920	25
1921	82
1922	38
1923	46
1924	41
1925	171
1926	233
1927	335
1928	213
1929	223
1930	184
1931	256
1932	185
1933	178
1934	122
1935	423
1936	192
1937	386
1938	464
1939	352
1940	175
1941	662
1942	212
1943	306
1944	489
1945	521
1946	296
1947	725
1948	272
1949	426
1950	1,038
1951	706
1952	731
1953	645
1954	1,142
1955	426
1956	222
1957	469
1958	951
1959	704
1960	189
1961	804
1962	433
1963	431
1964	503
1965	281
1966	618
1967	610
1968	547
1969	624
1970	481
1971	511
1972	452
1973	613
1974	1,999
1975	809
1976	943
1977	480
1978	410
1979	573
1980	860
1981	1,138
1982	476
1983	648
1984	1,050
1985	1,013
1986	1,501
1987	1,324
1988	525
1989	906
1990	680
1991	862
1992	990
1993	926
1994	1,433
1995	1,249
1996	962
1997	1,085
1998	1,413
1999	1,683
2000	859
2001	846
2002	1,388
2003	1,107
2004	534
2005	1,406
2006	973
2007	872
2008	690
2009	1,322
2010	989
2011	1,024
2012	778
2013	856
2014	574
2015	824
2016	756
2017	1,064
2018	826
2019	1,427
2020	817
2021	635
2022	478
2023	1,024
2024	876
2025	733
2026	649

Download the Data

Data for records on 1998-10-03: 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	1,029
20 to 40	39
40 to 60	10
60 to 80	4
80 to 100	1
100 to 120	1