Weather Records on 11 October 1998

750 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 11 October 1998. Highest significance: Gardiner, US.

Key Facts for 11 October 1998

On 11 October 1998, 750 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
322 were record highs and 126 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 1 were all-time records, 16 monthly and 733 daily.
Gardiner set a daily record precipitation of 85.3 mm (3.4 in) on 11 October 1998.
Across 165 earlier years (1793 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 453 records.

Record Map

750 stations

750 station records on 11 October 1998 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 11 October 1998: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Gardiner	United States	Record daily precipitation	85.3 mm (3.4 in)	79 of 100 (Major)
Boras	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	32.6 mm (1.3 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
San Luis Acatlan	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	279.9 mm (11.0 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Ayutla	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	119.9 mm (4.7 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Varena	Lithuania	Record daily precipitation	57.9 mm (2.3 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Koror	Palau	Record daily precipitation	99.8 mm (3.9 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Vida 6 NE	United States	Record daily precipitation	30.2 mm (1.2 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Granville	United States	Record daily precipitation	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Sherwood	United States	Record daily precipitation	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Kurnool	India	Record daily precipitation	67.1 mm (2.6 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Tagus	United States	Record daily precipitation	28.2 mm (1.1 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Shijiazhuang	China	Record daily precipitation	45.8 mm (1.8 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Yap Island WSO AP	Federated States of Micronesia	Record daily precipitation	93.5 mm (3.7 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Telpatlan	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	52.8 mm (2.1 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Farmington	United States	Record daily precipitation	72.1 mm (2.8 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Mt Sunapee	United States	Record daily precipitation	66.5 mm (2.6 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Jingdezhen	China	Record daily precipitation	47.3 mm (1.9 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Hid	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	32.2 mm (1.3 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Ai-Petri	Ukraine	Record high minimum temperature	14.3 C (57.7 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Westhope	United States	Record daily precipitation	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Cundancito	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Nikolaev	Ukraine	Record high maximum temperature	25.4 C (77.7 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
General Cepeda	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	35.3 mm (1.4 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Chacalapa	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	98.6 mm (3.9 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Loei	Thailand	Record daily precipitation	39.1 mm (1.5 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
La Parota (Cfe)	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	110.5 mm (4.4 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Nakhon Sawan	Thailand	Record daily precipitation	108.0 mm (4.3 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Ciudad Aleman	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	145.8 mm (5.7 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Greensboro	United States	Record high minimum temperature	23.3 C (73.9 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Bridgton 3 NW	United States	Record daily precipitation	88.6 mm (3.5 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Tarkio	United States	Record daily precipitation	84.8 mm (3.3 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Ahuatepec	Mexico	Record high minimum temperature	18.9 C (66.0 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Camelpo	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	68.1 mm (2.7 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Hokitika Aerodrome	New Zealand	Record high maximum temperature	21.2 C (70.2 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Coeur D'Alene	United States	Record low maximum temperature	7.2 C (45.0 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Chilapa (Smn)	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	63.0 mm (2.5 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Grafton	United States	Record daily precipitation	48.8 mm (1.9 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Georgetown Post Office	Australia	Record high maximum temperature	40.2 C (104.4 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Fichtelberg/Oberfranken-Huttst	Germany	Record daily precipitation	27.8 mm (1.1 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
San Juan Peyotan	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	45.0 mm (1.8 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Nueva Santa Elena	Mexico	Record high maximum temperature	25.0 C (77.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Merluna	Australia	Record daily precipitation	50.0 mm (2.0 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Belfast	United States	Record daily precipitation	39.9 mm (1.6 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
El Copital	Mexico	Record low minimum temperature	13.9 C (57.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Naolinco de Victoria	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	55.1 mm (2.2 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Redstone	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Devils Lake Kdlr	United States	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Girua	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	73.0 mm (2.9 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Addis Ababa-Bole	Ethiopia	Record low maximum temperature	19.5 C (67.1 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Boquilla Numero Uno	Mexico	Record low maximum temperature	22.8 C (73.0 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Bollebygd	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	25.3 mm (1.0 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Isparta	Turkey	Record high maximum temperature	29.5 C (85.1 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Askaniia Nova	Ukraine	Record high minimum temperature	13.9 C (57.0 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Middle Dam	United States	Record high minimum temperature	8.9 C (48.0 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Waterville Trtmt Plt	United States	Record daily precipitation	53.6 mm (2.1 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Palmitos	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	84.8 mm (3.3 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Alto Uruguai	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	73.7 mm (2.9 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
El Carmen (Smn)	Mexico	Record high minimum temperature	25.6 C (78.1 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Totutla	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	41.9 mm (1.6 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Opheim 10 N	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

750 records

Records set or tied on 11 October 1998 by type: Highest daily maximum 152, Lowest daily maximum 63, Highest daily minimum 170, Lowest daily minimum 63, Heaviest daily rainfall 298, Heaviest daily snowfall 4.

Records on 11 October 1998 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	152
Lowest daily maximum	63
Highest daily minimum	170
Lowest daily minimum	63
Heaviest daily rainfall	298
Heaviest daily snowfall	4
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 11 October 1998 by timescale: all-time 1, monthly 16, daily 733.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

609 broken records

Margins by which the 609 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 190.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

11 October 1998

Top 20 records on 11 October 1998 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
11 October 1998	Gardiner, US	daily rain	85.3 mm (3.4 in)	59.9 mm (2.4 in)	97 years	79 of 100 (Major)
11 October 1998	Boras, SE	daily rain	32.6 mm (1.3 in)	18.7 mm (0.7 in)	61 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
11 October 1998	San Luis Acatlan, MX	daily rain	279.9 mm (11.0 in)	190.0 mm (7.5 in)	33 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
11 October 1998	Ayutla, MX	daily rain	119.9 mm (4.7 in)	74.4 mm (2.9 in)	39 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
11 October 1998	Varena, LT	all-time rain	57.9 mm (2.3 in)	8.2 mm (0.32 in)	30 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
11 October 1998	Koror, PW	daily rain	99.8 mm (3.9 in)	72.6 mm (2.9 in)	28 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
11 October 1998	Vida 6 NE, US	daily rain	30.2 mm (1.2 in)	23.1 mm (0.9 in)	36 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
11 October 1998	Granville, US	daily rain	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	13.0 mm (0.5 in)	71 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
11 October 1998	Sherwood, US	daily rain	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	26.2 mm (1.0 in)	36 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
11 October 1998	Kurnool, IN	daily rain	67.1 mm (2.6 in)	42.5 mm (1.7 in)	48 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
11 October 1998	Tagus, US	daily rain	28.2 mm (1.1 in)	21.6 mm (0.9 in)	36 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
11 October 1998	Shijiazhuang, CN	daily rain	45.8 mm (1.8 in)	34.6 mm (1.4 in)	12 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
11 October 1998	Yap Island WSO AP, FM	daily rain	93.5 mm (3.7 in)	65.1 mm (2.6 in)	15 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
11 October 1998	Telpatlan, MX	daily rain	52.8 mm (2.1 in)	22.3 mm (0.9 in)	40 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
11 October 1998	Farmington, US	daily rain	72.1 mm (2.8 in)	31.2 mm (1.2 in)	27 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
11 October 1998	Mt Sunapee, US	daily rain	66.5 mm (2.6 in)	47.4 mm (1.9 in)	17 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
11 October 1998	Jingdezhen, CN	daily rain	47.3 mm (1.9 in)	33.9 mm (1.3 in)	41 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
11 October 1998	Hid, SE	daily rain	32.2 mm (1.3 in)	17.9 mm (0.7 in)	31 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
11 October 1998	Ai-Petri, UA	daily high min	14.3 C (57.7 F)	0.8 C (1.4 F)	93 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
11 October 1998	Westhope, US	daily rain	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	6.6 mm (0.26 in)	71 years	39 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

1793 to 1998

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1793 to 1998. 1998 had 750 records.

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

Records on 10-11 in each year
Year	Records
1793	1
1801	1
1802	2
1803	1
1805	1
1807	1
1811	1
1814	2
1839	1
1845	1
1849	1
1851	1
1852	1
1854	1
1859	1
1860	4
1861	1
1864	2
1867	2
1869	1
1870	1
1872	2
1873	2
1875	1
1876	4
1877	3
1879	2
1880	2
1884	2
1885	5
1887	4
1888	2
1889	3
1890	1
1891	2
1892	2
1896	2
1897	4
1898	4
1900	1
1901	8
1902	14
1903	10
1904	20
1905	17
1906	52
1907	10
1908	11
1909	17
1910	31
1911	14
1912	21
1913	48
1914	40
1915	14
1916	25
1917	48
1918	32
1919	76
1920	140
1921	92
1922	35
1923	231
1924	149
1925	196
1926	137
1927	176
1928	713
1929	259
1930	656
1931	396
1932	235
1933	200
1934	862
1935	245
1936	243
1937	242
1938	438
1939	249
1940	201
1941	190
1942	537
1943	414
1944	247
1945	284
1946	770
1947	405
1948	736
1949	835
1950	450
1951	538
1952	472
1953	408
1954	672
1955	434
1956	894
1957	258
1958	795
1959	1,027
1960	333
1961	610
1962	857
1963	570
1964	927
1965	202
1966	279
1967	643
1968	312
1969	1,032
1970	859
1971	521
1972	708
1973	1,325
1974	356
1975	559
1976	565
1977	655
1978	426
1979	1,260
1980	478
1981	776
1982	1,141
1983	542
1984	552
1985	977
1986	961
1987	1,603
1988	621
1989	571
1990	1,617
1991	1,055
1992	527
1993	883
1994	726
1995	975
1996	842
1997	1,809
1998	750
1999	996
2000	1,782
2001	962
2002	1,000
2003	1,191
2004	593
2005	1,044
2006	840
2007	610
2008	1,369
2009	2,594
2010	964
2011	1,176
2012	696
2013	666
2014	620
2015	1,032
2016	378
2017	1,101
2018	1,517
2019	1,760
2020	680
2021	873
2022	244
2023	858
2024	842
2025	711
2026	897

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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 25	579
25 to 50	21
50 to 75	8
75 to 100	0
100 to 125	0
125 to 150	0
150 to 175	0
175 to 200	1