Weather Records on 6 October 1998

1,638 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 6 October 1998. Highest significance: Alpena Co Rgnl AP, US.

Key Facts for 6 October 1998

On 6 October 1998, 1,638 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
628 were record highs and 376 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 3 were all-time records, 130 monthly and 1,505 daily.
Alpena Co Rgnl AP set a monthly record daily precipitation of 87.4 mm (3.4 in) on 6 October 1998.
Across 165 earlier years (1802 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 444 records.

Record Map

1,638 stations

1,638 station records on 6 October 1998 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 6 October 1998: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Alpena Co Rgnl AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	87.4 mm (3.4 in)	78 of 100 (Major)
Saginaw Mbs Intl AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	77.7 mm (3.1 in)	73 of 100 (Major)
Clinton	United States	Record daily precipitation	207.0 mm (8.1 in)	71 of 100 (Major)
Smithville	United States	Record daily precipitation	179.1 mm (7.1 in)	70 of 100 (Major)
Big Rapids Wtp	United States	Record daily precipitation	69.3 mm (2.7 in)	64 of 100 (Major)
Mansfield	United States	Record daily precipitation	99.6 mm (3.9 in)	64 of 100 (Major)
Polotitlan	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	84.8 mm (3.3 in)	62 of 100 (Major)
Black Rock	United States	Record daily precipitation	157.0 mm (6.2 in)	62 of 100 (Major)
Fulton	United States	Record daily precipitation	95.5 mm (3.8 in)	62 of 100 (Major)
Dialville 2 W	United States	Record daily precipitation	147.3 mm (5.8 in)	62 of 100 (Major)
Emory	United States	Record daily precipitation	95.5 mm (3.8 in)	62 of 100 (Major)
Jefferson	United States	Record daily precipitation	104.1 mm (4.1 in)	62 of 100 (Major)
Berryville 6 NW	United States	Record daily precipitation	94.0 mm (3.7 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Longview	United States	Record daily precipitation	106.7 mm (4.2 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Mena	United States	Record daily precipitation	176.5 mm (6.9 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Saint Francis	United States	Record daily precipitation	208.5 mm (8.2 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Metztitlan	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	40.9 mm (1.6 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Corning	United States	Record daily precipitation	157.0 mm (6.2 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Jonacatepec	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	47.2 mm (1.9 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Pine Ridge	United States	Record daily precipitation	151.9 mm (6.0 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
W Branch 3SE	United States	Record daily precipitation	62.2 mm (2.4 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Houghton Lake Roscommon Co AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	88.1 mm (3.5 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Angaston	Australia	Record daily precipitation	29.4 mm (1.2 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Fayetteville Exp STN	United States	Record daily precipitation	110.5 mm (4.4 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Green Forest	United States	Record daily precipitation	68.6 mm (2.7 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Nimrod Dam	United States	Record daily precipitation	120.1 mm (4.7 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Olney 2S	United States	Record daily precipitation	52.8 mm (2.1 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Pauls Valley 4 WSW	United States	Record daily precipitation	104.1 mm (4.1 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Gilmer 4 WNW	United States	Record daily precipitation	102.4 mm (4.0 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Runge	United States	Record daily precipitation	73.7 mm (2.9 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Cove	United States	Record daily precipitation	163.8 mm (6.4 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Marshall	United States	Record daily precipitation	93.0 mm (3.7 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Beaver Is	United States	Record daily precipitation	57.2 mm (2.3 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Stilwell 5 NNW	United States	Record daily precipitation	143.0 mm (5.6 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Valliant 3 W	United States	Record daily precipitation	102.9 mm (4.1 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Burnet	United States	Record daily precipitation	108.0 mm (4.3 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Texarkana Webb Fld	United States	Record daily precipitation	55.9 mm (2.2 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Gawler Council Depot	Australia	Record daily precipitation	26.0 mm (1.0 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Dardanelle	United States	Record daily precipitation	181.6 mm (7.1 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Mt Ida 3 SE	United States	Record daily precipitation	97.8 mm (3.9 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Bolivar 1 NE	United States	Record daily precipitation	96.5 mm (3.8 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Tahlequah	United States	Record daily precipitation	102.1 mm (4.0 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Alicia 2 NNE	United States	Record daily precipitation	110.5 mm (4.4 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Ozark Beach 2 NNE	United States	Record daily precipitation	68.6 mm (2.7 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Trentham (Post Office)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	35.4 mm (1.4 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Tecumseh 1W	United States	Record daily precipitation	68.6 mm (2.7 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Advance 1 S	United States	Record daily precipitation	71.1 mm (2.8 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Maple City 1E	United States	Record daily precipitation	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Sikeston Pwr STN	United States	Record daily precipitation	73.9 mm (2.9 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
California	United States	Record daily precipitation	81.8 mm (3.2 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Ellington	United States	Record daily precipitation	71.1 mm (2.8 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Corsicana	United States	Record daily precipitation	95.3 mm (3.8 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Charcas (Smn)	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	52.3 mm (2.1 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Melbourne 5W	United States	Record daily precipitation	152.4 mm (6.0 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Odell 2 N	United States	Record daily precipitation	106.2 mm (4.2 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Lupton 1S	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Montague 4 NW	United States	Record daily precipitation	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Warroad	United States	Record daily precipitation	38.9 mm (1.5 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Atoka Dam	United States	Record daily precipitation	111.0 mm (4.4 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Wagoner	United States	Record daily precipitation	96.5 mm (3.8 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)

Counts by Type and Timescale

1,638 records

Records set or tied on 6 October 1998 by type: Highest daily maximum 175, Lowest daily maximum 229, Highest daily minimum 453, Lowest daily minimum 147, Heaviest daily rainfall 630, Heaviest daily snowfall 2, Deepest snow cover 2.

Records on 6 October 1998 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	175
Lowest daily maximum	229
Highest daily minimum	453
Lowest daily minimum	147
Heaviest daily rainfall	630
Heaviest daily snowfall	2
Deepest snow cover	2

Records on 6 October 1998 by timescale: all-time 3, monthly 130, daily 1,505.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

1,299 broken records

Margins by which the 1,299 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 381.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

6 October 1998

Top 20 records on 6 October 1998 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
6 October 1998	Alpena Co Rgnl AP, US	monthly rain	87.4 mm (3.4 in)	33.6 mm (1.3 in)	68 years	78 of 100 (Major)
6 October 1998	Saginaw Mbs Intl AP, US	daily rain	77.7 mm (3.1 in)	35.5 mm (1.4 in)	87 years	73 of 100 (Major)
6 October 1998	Clinton, US	monthly rain	207.0 mm (8.1 in)	69.8 mm (2.7 in)	67 years	71 of 100 (Major)
6 October 1998	Smithville, US	daily rain	179.1 mm (7.1 in)	112.0 mm (4.4 in)	68 years	70 of 100 (Major)
6 October 1998	Big Rapids Wtp, US	daily rain	69.3 mm (2.7 in)	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	87 years	64 of 100 (Major)
6 October 1998	Mansfield, US	daily rain	99.6 mm (3.9 in)	71.2 mm (2.8 in)	47 years	64 of 100 (Major)
6 October 1998	Polotitlan, MX	monthly rain	84.8 mm (3.3 in)	39.8 mm (1.6 in)	33 years	62 of 100 (Major)
6 October 1998	Black Rock, US	monthly rain	157.0 mm (6.2 in)	82.3 mm (3.2 in)	6 years	62 of 100 (Major)
6 October 1998	Fulton, US	daily rain	95.5 mm (3.8 in)	42.2 mm (1.7 in)	68 years	62 of 100 (Major)
6 October 1998	Dialville 2 W, US	daily rain	147.3 mm (5.8 in)	67.3 mm (2.6 in)	68 years	62 of 100 (Major)
6 October 1998	Emory, US	daily rain	95.5 mm (3.8 in)	59.4 mm (2.3 in)	99 years	62 of 100 (Major)
6 October 1998	Jefferson, US	daily rain	104.1 mm (4.1 in)	72.6 mm (2.9 in)	68 years	62 of 100 (Major)
6 October 1998	Berryville 6 NW, US	daily rain	94.0 mm (3.7 in)	77.5 mm (3.1 in)	49 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
6 October 1998	Longview, US	daily rain	106.7 mm (4.2 in)	63.5 mm (2.5 in)	68 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
6 October 1998	Mena, US	daily rain	176.5 mm (6.9 in)	125.4 mm (4.9 in)	29 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
6 October 1998	Saint Francis, US	all-time rain	208.5 mm (8.2 in)	19.3 mm (0.8 in)	61 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
6 October 1998	Metztitlan, MX	daily rain	40.9 mm (1.6 in)	31.5 mm (1.2 in)	44 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
6 October 1998	Corning, US	monthly rain	157.0 mm (6.2 in)	32.5 mm (1.3 in)	58 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
6 October 1998	Jonacatepec, MX	daily rain	47.2 mm (1.9 in)	35.3 mm (1.4 in)	56 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
6 October 1998	Pine Ridge, US	daily rain	151.9 mm (6.0 in)	118.4 mm (4.7 in)	29 years	55 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

1802 to 1998

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1802 to 1998. 1998 had 1,638 records.

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

Records on 10-06 in each year
Year	Records
1802	1
1814	1
1817	1
1840	1
1843	1
1844	1
1845	1
1848	1
1853	2
1854	3
1857	1
1859	1
1860	1
1863	1
1864	7
1865	1
1867	3
1868	1
1874	1
1875	2
1876	3
1877	1
1878	1
1879	2
1880	3
1881	1
1882	1
1883	1
1885	5
1887	1
1888	3
1889	6
1892	3
1893	1
1894	1
1896	4
1897	6
1898	1
1899	3
1900	14
1901	8
1902	10
1903	14
1904	13
1905	10
1906	20
1907	14
1908	17
1909	17
1910	60
1911	14
1912	46
1913	28
1914	7
1915	17
1916	69
1917	95
1918	45
1919	51
1920	104
1921	46
1922	45
1923	136
1924	263
1925	208
1926	219
1927	175
1928	149
1929	155
1930	574
1931	470
1932	905
1933	183
1934	259
1935	1,055
1936	275
1937	413
1938	319
1939	702
1940	225
1941	1,148
1942	198
1943	485
1944	219
1945	202
1946	678
1947	584
1948	342
1949	548
1950	340
1951	537
1952	1,414
1953	355
1954	663
1955	629
1956	449
1957	488
1958	707
1959	560
1960	545
1961	469
1962	433
1963	693
1964	1,138
1965	1,143
1966	351
1967	383
1968	578
1969	377
1970	711
1971	514
1972	458
1973	311
1974	922
1975	673
1976	841
1977	561
1978	376
1979	1,002
1980	1,259
1981	748
1982	1,058
1983	743
1984	769
1985	720
1986	647
1987	838
1988	964
1989	470
1990	953
1991	1,045
1992	675
1993	1,056
1994	1,201
1995	1,392
1996	843
1997	1,013
1998	1,638
1999	914
2000	1,773
2001	988
2002	694
2003	817
2004	582
2005	1,414
2006	1,030
2007	2,337
2008	644
2009	1,722
2010	995
2011	1,582
2012	1,133
2013	797
2014	428
2015	567
2016	473
2017	489
2018	968
2019	533
2020	1,072
2021	665
2022	654
2023	650
2024	1,025
2025	486
2026	900

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Data for records on 1998-10-06: 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 50	1,222
50 to 100	69
100 to 150	7
150 to 200	0
200 to 250	0
250 to 300	0
300 to 350	0
350 to 400	1