Weather Records on 12 October 1998

741 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 12 October 1998. Highest significance: Bambaroo, AU.

Key Facts for 12 October 1998

On 12 October 1998, 741 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
394 were record highs and 135 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 28 monthly and 713 daily.
Bambaroo set a daily record precipitation of 101.8 mm (4.0 in) on 12 October 1998.
Across 163 earlier years (1805 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 450 records.

Record Map

741 stations

741 station records on 12 October 1998 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 12 October 1998: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Bambaroo	Australia	Record daily precipitation	101.8 mm (4.0 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Hillsboro 3 N	United States	Record daily precipitation	35.1 mm (1.4 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Peach Springs	United States	Record daily precipitation	30.2 mm (1.2 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Silacayoapam (Smn)	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	51.8 mm (2.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Ft Pierce	United States	Record high maximum temperature	36.7 C (98.1 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Minot Exp STN	United States	Record daily precipitation	33.8 mm (1.3 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Tantizohuiche	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	91.9 mm (3.6 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Sterlitamak	Russia	Record daily precipitation	25.6 mm (1.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Greensboro	United States	Record high minimum temperature	24.4 C (75.9 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Georgetown Post Office	Australia	Record high minimum temperature	26.5 C (79.7 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Palo Blanco (Cfe)	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	56.9 mm (2.2 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Upham 3 N	United States	Record daily precipitation	32.3 mm (1.3 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Atoyac	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	44.5 mm (1.8 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Hachita 1W	United States	Record high maximum temperature	32.8 C (91.0 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Ratnagiri	India	Record daily precipitation	72.9 mm (2.9 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Honokaa Town 215	United States	Record daily precipitation	34.8 mm (1.4 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Budennovsk	Russia	Record high maximum temperature	29.4 C (84.9 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Hillsboro	United States	Record high minimum temperature	13.3 C (55.9 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Borken In Westfalen	Germany	Record daily precipitation	25.7 mm (1.0 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
General Cepeda	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	38.4 mm (1.5 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Cajon de Pea	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	66.8 mm (2.6 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
San Felipe Orizatlan (Smn)	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	111.0 mm (4.4 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Goldbutte 7 N	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-7.8 C (18.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Cajon de Pea	Mexico	Record high maximum temperature	37.8 C (100.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Barrow AP	United States	Record high minimum temperature	0.0 C (32.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Comitan (Dge)	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	36.1 mm (1.4 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Mascota (Smn)	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	34.8 mm (1.4 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Ciudad Santos	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	81.0 mm (3.2 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Khon Kaen	Thailand	Record daily precipitation	53.1 mm (2.1 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Ft Green 12 WSW	United States	Record daily precipitation	68.6 mm (2.7 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Presa Plutarco Elias Calles	Mexico	Record low maximum temperature	19.4 C (66.9 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
San Luis Acatlan	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	119.9 mm (4.7 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Poncitlan	Mexico	Record high minimum temperature	17.2 C (63.0 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
El Cerrito	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	35.8 mm (1.4 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Blaine	United States	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
El Paso de Iritu	Mexico	Record low maximum temperature	23.9 C (75.0 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
El Carmen (Smn)	Mexico	Record high minimum temperature	26.7 C (80.1 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
El-Ton	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	11.3 C (52.3 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Mt Locke	United States	Record high maximum temperature	31.1 C (88.0 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Rosamorada	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	58.4 mm (2.3 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Presa la Angostura	Mexico	Record high maximum temperature	37.2 C (99.0 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Ixhuatlan del Cafe	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	67.8 mm (2.7 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Dzitas	Mexico	Record high minimum temperature	23.9 C (75.0 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Shadzhatmaz	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	11.0 C (51.8 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Aranyaprathet	Thailand	Record daily precipitation	54.1 mm (2.1 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Simferopol	Ukraine	Record high maximum temperature	31.3 C (88.3 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Aragac Visokogornaya	Armenia	Record high maximum temperature	11.0 C (51.8 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Uralsk	Kazakhstan	Record high minimum temperature	12.7 C (54.9 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Puerto de Valles	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	62.5 mm (2.5 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Hokitika Aerodrome	New Zealand	Record high maximum temperature	19.5 C (67.1 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Jal	United States	Record high minimum temperature	19.4 C (66.9 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Aragac Visokogornaya	Armenia	Record high minimum temperature	2.4 C (36.3 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Tabou	Cote D'Ivoire	Record high maximum temperature	29.9 C (85.8 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Tlanchinol (Smn)	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	124.0 mm (4.9 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Encarnacion	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	69.9 mm (2.8 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Guadalajara (Dge)	Mexico	Record high minimum temperature	18.3 C (64.9 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Tembladeras	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	32.8 mm (1.3 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Timiryazevskij	Russia	Record high maximum temperature	23.9 C (75.0 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Stuart	United States	Record high minimum temperature	28.9 C (84.0 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Kodiak AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	70.1 mm (2.8 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

741 records

Records set or tied on 12 October 1998 by type: Highest daily maximum 193, Lowest daily maximum 81, Highest daily minimum 201, Lowest daily minimum 54, Heaviest daily rainfall 211, Heaviest daily snowfall 1.

Records on 12 October 1998 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	193
Lowest daily maximum	81
Highest daily minimum	201
Lowest daily minimum	54
Heaviest daily rainfall	211
Heaviest daily snowfall	1
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 12 October 1998 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 28, daily 713.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

554 broken records

Margins by which the 554 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 71.3. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

12 October 1998

Top 20 records on 12 October 1998 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
12 October 1998	Bambaroo, AU	daily rain	101.8 mm (4.0 in)	71.3 mm (2.8 in)	28 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
12 October 1998	Hillsboro 3 N, US	daily rain	35.1 mm (1.4 in)	16.6 mm (0.7 in)	68 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
12 October 1998	Peach Springs, US	daily rain	30.2 mm (1.2 in)	14.7 mm (0.6 in)	40 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
12 October 1998	Silacayoapam (Smn), MX	daily rain	51.8 mm (2.0 in)	25.9 mm (1.0 in)	16 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
12 October 1998	Ft Pierce, US	monthly high max	36.7 C (98.1 F)	1.1 C (2.0 F)	57 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
12 October 1998	Minot Exp STN, US	daily rain	33.8 mm (1.3 in)	15.5 mm (0.6 in)	24 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
12 October 1998	Tantizohuiche, MX	daily rain	91.9 mm (3.6 in)	57.1 mm (2.2 in)	20 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
12 October 1998	Sterlitamak, RU	daily rain	25.6 mm (1.0 in)	9.5 mm (0.37 in)	35 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
12 October 1998	Greensboro, US	daily high min	24.4 C (75.9 F)	2.7 C (4.9 F)	71 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
12 October 1998	Georgetown Post Office, AU	daily high min	26.5 C (79.7 F)	0.9 C (1.6 F)	76 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
12 October 1998	Palo Blanco (Cfe), MX	daily rain	56.9 mm (2.2 in)	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	41 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
12 October 1998	Upham 3 N, US	daily rain	32.3 mm (1.3 in)	16.8 mm (0.7 in)	24 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
12 October 1998	Atoyac, MX	daily rain	44.5 mm (1.8 in)	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	1 year	34 of 100 (Routine)
12 October 1998	Hachita 1W, US	daily high max	32.8 C (91.0 F)	0.6 C (1.1 F)	84 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
12 October 1998	Ratnagiri, IN	daily rain	72.9 mm (2.9 in)	3.0 mm (0.12 in)	76 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
12 October 1998	Honokaa Town 215, US	daily rain	34.8 mm (1.4 in)	17.5 mm (0.7 in)	56 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
12 October 1998	Budennovsk, RU	daily high max	29.4 C (84.9 F)	3.9 C (7.0 F)	60 years	32 of 100 (Routine)
12 October 1998	Hillsboro, US	daily high min	13.3 C (55.9 F)	2.7 C (4.9 F)	61 years	32 of 100 (Routine)
12 October 1998	Borken In Westfalen, DE	daily rain	25.7 mm (1.0 in)	8.1 mm (0.32 in)	37 years	31 of 100 (Routine)
12 October 1998	General Cepeda, MX	daily rain	38.4 mm (1.5 in)	14.5 mm (0.6 in)	27 years	31 of 100 (Routine)

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

1805 to 1998

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1805 to 1998. 1998 had 741 records.

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

Records on 10-12 in each year
Year	Records
1805	2
1809	1
1810	1
1814	3
1822	1
1839	1
1841	1
1843	1
1850	1
1852	1
1854	1
1859	1
1860	2
1861	1
1867	1
1871	3
1873	2
1875	2
1876	5
1879	2
1881	2
1884	1
1885	2
1886	1
1887	2
1888	1
1889	1
1890	3
1891	1
1892	1
1893	2
1894	2
1895	2
1896	3
1897	3
1898	2
1899	3
1900	2
1901	6
1902	14
1903	16
1904	30
1905	13
1906	16
1907	10
1908	13
1909	30
1910	13
1911	10
1912	30
1913	33
1914	17
1915	34
1916	29
1917	53
1918	29
1919	53
1920	79
1921	102
1922	21
1923	200
1924	129
1925	107
1926	201
1927	195
1928	714
1929	165
1930	606
1931	283
1932	398
1933	155
1934	477
1935	209
1936	301
1937	185
1938	470
1939	198
1940	235
1941	226
1942	540
1943	418
1944	274
1945	321
1946	554
1947	358
1948	311
1949	725
1950	594
1951	391
1952	352
1953	252
1954	911
1955	383
1956	899
1957	473
1958	448
1959	501
1960	449
1961	436
1962	971
1963	459
1964	636
1965	157
1966	423
1967	623
1968	443
1969	1,828
1970	763
1971	382
1972	412
1973	673
1974	369
1975	830
1976	582
1977	832
1978	525
1979	898
1980	741
1981	1,201
1982	777
1983	992
1984	636
1985	872
1986	1,510
1987	1,530
1988	1,015
1989	543
1990	1,325
1991	948
1992	865
1993	1,145
1994	934
1995	1,238
1996	816
1997	1,851
1998	741
1999	641
2000	1,095
2001	1,194
2002	1,139
2003	1,043
2004	750
2005	872
2006	1,357
2007	566
2008	1,669
2009	2,300
2010	797
2011	906
2012	921
2013	558
2014	514
2015	964
2016	374
2017	1,068
2018	1,195
2019	1,321
2020	655
2021	1,294
2022	439
2023	904
2024	958
2025	624
2026	768

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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 10	501
10 to 20	33
20 to 30	7
30 to 40	6
40 to 50	3
50 to 60	3
60 to 70	0
70 to 80	1