Weather Records on 4 October 1998

1,487 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 4 October 1998. Highest significance: Izmail, UA.

Key Facts for 4 October 1998

On 4 October 1998, 1,487 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
509 were record highs and 628 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 1 were all-time records, 78 monthly and 1,408 daily.
Izmail set a monthly record daily precipitation of 56.2 mm (2.2 in) on 4 October 1998.
Across 160 earlier years (1795 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 458 records.

Record Map

1,487 stations

1,487 station records on 4 October 1998 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 4 October 1998: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Izmail	Ukraine	Record daily precipitation	56.2 mm (2.2 in)	79 of 100 (Major)
Cando 1E	United States	Record daily precipitation	40.9 mm (1.6 in)	71 of 100 (Major)
Thermopolis	United States	Record daily precipitation	28.7 mm (1.1 in)	65 of 100 (Major)
Fairfield	United States	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	63 of 100 (Major)
Carrollton	United States	Record daily precipitation	157.2 mm (6.2 in)	62 of 100 (Major)
Red Rock	United States	Record daily precipitation	249.9 mm (9.8 in)	62 of 100 (Major)
Iasi	Romania	Record daily precipitation	75.8 mm (3.0 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Howard	United States	Record daily precipitation	65.3 mm (2.6 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Courtenay 1 NW	United States	Record daily precipitation	43.7 mm (1.7 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Camp Crook	United States	Record daily precipitation	44.5 mm (1.8 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Williston Sloulin Fld	United States	Record daily precipitation	31.2 mm (1.2 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Brookfield	United States	Record daily precipitation	128.5 mm (5.1 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Redbird	United States	Record daily precipitation	27.7 mm (1.1 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Tulcea	Romania	Record daily precipitation	66.6 mm (2.6 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Qionghai	China	Record daily precipitation	184.1 mm (7.2 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Odesa	Ukraine	Record daily precipitation	35.7 mm (1.4 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Galati	Romania	Record daily precipitation	113.3 mm (4.5 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Trenton	United States	Record daily precipitation	127.5 mm (5.0 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Rochford 2 WNW	United States	Record daily snowfall	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Webster	United States	Record daily precipitation	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Garnett 1 E	United States	Record daily precipitation	103.1 mm (4.1 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Wakefield 3NW	United States	Record daily precipitation	47.8 mm (1.9 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Carrington	United States	Record daily precipitation	35.8 mm (1.4 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Ft Meade	United States	Record daily precipitation	48.8 mm (1.9 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Clear Lake	United States	Record daily precipitation	44.5 mm (1.8 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Mohyliv-Podilskyi	Ukraine	Record daily precipitation	36.1 mm (1.4 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Placerville 3SE	United States	Record daily precipitation	31.2 mm (1.2 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Harveyville	United States	Record daily precipitation	68.6 mm (2.7 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Milan 1NW	United States	Record daily precipitation	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Moffit 3 SE	United States	Record daily precipitation	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Alexandria	United States	Record daily precipitation	59.2 mm (2.3 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Scottsbluff W B Heilig Fld AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Futenma	Japan	Record daily precipitation	169.7 mm (6.7 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Kisinev	Moldova	Record daily precipitation	99.1 mm (3.9 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Girard	United States	Record daily precipitation	108.0 mm (4.3 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Kingman	United States	Record daily precipitation	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Medicine Lodge	United States	Record daily precipitation	26.9 mm (1.1 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Elatma	Russia	Record low minimum temperature	-6.8 C (19.8 F)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Mc Clusky	United States	Record daily precipitation	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Snyder	United States	Record high minimum temperature	22.2 C (72.0 F)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Kirchdorf/Poel	Germany	Record low maximum temperature	7.3 C (45.1 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Artichoke Lake 1 E	United States	Record daily precipitation	37.6 mm (1.5 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Tyler	United States	Record daily precipitation	38.4 mm (1.5 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
White Lake	United States	Record daily precipitation	40.1 mm (1.6 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Broken Bow 2 W	United States	Record low maximum temperature	7.8 C (46.0 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Elida	United States	Record high minimum temperature	24.4 C (75.9 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Vermillion 2 SE	United States	Record daily precipitation	45.0 mm (1.8 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Potsdam	Germany	Record low maximum temperature	7.1 C (44.8 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Magdeburg	Germany	Record low maximum temperature	7.0 C (44.6 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Maybell	United States	Record daily precipitation	32.8 mm (1.3 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Buffalo Gap	United States	Record daily precipitation	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Sioux Falls	United States	Record daily precipitation	59.9 mm (2.4 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Minneota	United States	Record daily precipitation	39.1 mm (1.5 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Creighton	United States	Record daily precipitation	48.0 mm (1.9 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Reeder	United States	Record daily precipitation	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Van Wert 1 S	United States	Record low maximum temperature	10.0 C (50.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Jefferson 3SE	United States	Record daily precipitation	72.9 mm (2.9 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Longvalley	United States	Record daily precipitation	31.2 mm (1.2 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Albin	United States	Record daily precipitation	36.1 mm (1.4 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Uccle	Belgium	Record low maximum temperature	7.0 C (44.6 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)

Counts by Type and Timescale

1,487 records

Records set or tied on 4 October 1998 by type: Highest daily maximum 154, Lowest daily maximum 496, Highest daily minimum 355, Lowest daily minimum 132, Heaviest daily rainfall 325, Heaviest daily snowfall 17, Deepest snow cover 8.

Records on 4 October 1998 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	154
Lowest daily maximum	496
Highest daily minimum	355
Lowest daily minimum	132
Heaviest daily rainfall	325
Heaviest daily snowfall	17
Deepest snow cover	8

Records on 4 October 1998 by timescale: all-time 1, monthly 78, daily 1,408.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

1,114 broken records

Margins by which the 1,114 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 150.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

4 October 1998

Top 20 records on 4 October 1998 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
4 October 1998	Izmail, UA	monthly rain	56.2 mm (2.2 in)	18.0 mm (0.7 in)	109 years	79 of 100 (Major)
4 October 1998	Cando 1E, US	daily rain	40.9 mm (1.6 in)	33.8 mm (1.3 in)	73 years	71 of 100 (Major)
4 October 1998	Thermopolis, US	daily rain	28.7 mm (1.1 in)	23.1 mm (0.9 in)	89 years	65 of 100 (Major)
4 October 1998	Fairfield, US	daily rain	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	23.4 mm (0.9 in)	57 years	63 of 100 (Major)
4 October 1998	Carrollton, US	monthly rain	157.2 mm (6.2 in)	47.7 mm (1.9 in)	30 years	62 of 100 (Major)
4 October 1998	Red Rock, US	all-time rain	249.9 mm (9.8 in)	61.9 mm (2.4 in)	12 years	62 of 100 (Major)
4 October 1998	Iasi, RO	monthly rain	75.8 mm (3.0 in)	48.9 mm (1.9 in)	25 years	61 of 100 (Major)
4 October 1998	Howard, US	daily rain	65.3 mm (2.6 in)	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	52 years	61 of 100 (Major)
4 October 1998	Courtenay 1 NW, US	daily rain	43.7 mm (1.7 in)	32.3 mm (1.3 in)	57 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
4 October 1998	Camp Crook, US	daily rain	44.5 mm (1.8 in)	15.8 mm (0.6 in)	89 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
4 October 1998	Williston Sloulin Fld, US	daily rain	31.2 mm (1.2 in)	16.0 mm (0.6 in)	60 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
4 October 1998	Brookfield, US	daily rain	128.5 mm (5.1 in)	83.3 mm (3.3 in)	43 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
4 October 1998	Redbird, US	daily rain	27.7 mm (1.1 in)	20.6 mm (0.8 in)	47 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
4 October 1998	Tulcea, RO	monthly rain	66.6 mm (2.6 in)	25.6 mm (1.0 in)	10 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
4 October 1998	Qionghai, CN	daily rain	184.1 mm (7.2 in)	129.5 mm (5.1 in)	37 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
4 October 1998	Odesa, UA	daily rain	35.7 mm (1.4 in)	14.7 mm (0.6 in)	81 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
4 October 1998	Galati, RO	monthly rain	113.3 mm (4.5 in)	72.0 mm (2.8 in)	0 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
4 October 1998	Trenton, US	monthly rain	127.5 mm (5.0 in)	33.3 mm (1.3 in)	30 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
4 October 1998	Rochford 2 WNW, US	daily snowfall	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	15.0 cm (5.9 in)	65 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
4 October 1998	Webster, US	daily rain	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	12.7 mm (0.5 in)	103 years	53 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

1795 to 1998

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1795 to 1998. 1998 had 1,487 records.

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

Records on 10-04 in each year
Year	Records
1795	1
1802	1
1841	2
1843	1
1844	2
1847	2
1853	1
1859	1
1864	8
1865	2
1867	1
1868	1
1873	1
1875	1
1876	1
1878	1
1880	1
1881	3
1882	1
1883	3
1884	4
1885	2
1886	3
1888	5
1889	2
1890	1
1891	3
1892	2
1893	2
1894	3
1895	3
1896	3
1898	4
1899	1
1900	3
1901	9
1902	5
1903	8
1904	5
1905	11
1906	29
1907	10
1908	18
1909	13
1910	21
1911	23
1912	101
1913	12
1914	18
1915	13
1916	137
1917	157
1918	127
1919	30
1920	31
1921	46
1922	44
1923	21
1924	63
1925	130
1926	255
1927	172
1928	131
1929	339
1930	244
1931	361
1932	413
1933	299
1934	121
1935	833
1936	161
1937	483
1938	440
1939	345
1940	220
1941	850
1942	198
1943	426
1944	328
1945	543
1946	314
1947	592
1948	449
1949	491
1950	565
1951	617
1952	717
1953	358
1954	999
1955	630
1956	467
1957	533
1958	704
1959	812
1960	246
1961	758
1962	313
1963	528
1964	389
1965	760
1966	464
1967	440
1968	587
1969	628
1970	539
1971	361
1972	712
1973	604
1974	1,846
1975	681
1976	869
1977	517
1978	488
1979	733
1980	975
1981	994
1982	415
1983	762
1984	864
1985	863
1986	1,265
1987	1,502
1988	713
1989	742
1990	845
1991	813
1992	866
1993	956
1994	1,341
1995	1,192
1996	1,012
1997	928
1998	1,487
1999	1,596
2000	917
2001	547
2002	1,465
2003	610
2004	562
2005	1,973
2006	987
2007	997
2008	935
2009	1,431
2010	1,230
2011	919
2012	864
2013	1,130
2014	611
2015	741
2016	680
2017	780
2018	979
2019	1,131
2020	897
2021	644
2022	561
2023	936
2024	1,197
2025	979
2026	942

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Data for records on 1998-10-04: 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	1,036
20 to 40	58
40 to 60	9
60 to 80	6
80 to 100	2
100 to 120	0
120 to 140	2
140 to 160	1