Weather Records on 13 October 1998

840 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 13 October 1998. Highest significance: Brooksville Chin Hill, US.

Key Facts for 13 October 1998

On 13 October 1998, 840 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
427 were record highs and 125 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 41 monthly and 799 daily.
Brooksville Chin Hill set a daily record precipitation of 86.4 mm (3.4 in) on 13 October 1998.
Across 166 earlier years (1793 to 2025) the same calendar date averaged 445 records.

Record Map

840 stations

840 station records on 13 October 1998 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 13 October 1998: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Brooksville Chin Hill	United States	Record daily precipitation	86.4 mm (3.4 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Botosani	Romania	Record daily precipitation	26.8 mm (1.1 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Maywin Park	Australia	Record daily precipitation	51.0 mm (2.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Cargoon Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	40.0 mm (1.6 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Gilberton	Australia	Record daily precipitation	41.0 mm (1.6 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Latrobe (Coal Road)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	35.8 mm (1.4 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Low Head (Comparison)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	26.0 mm (1.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Sibiu	Romania	Record daily precipitation	42.3 mm (1.7 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Miercurea Ciuc	Romania	Record daily precipitation	37.8 mm (1.5 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Kassala	Sudan	Record high maximum temperature	46.5 C (115.7 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Ai-Petri	Ukraine	Record high maximum temperature	23.3 C (73.9 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Taganrog (Lighthouse)	Russia	Record high maximum temperature	27.6 C (81.7 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Coyutla (Cfe)	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	195.1 mm (7.7 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Lugansk	Ukraine	Record high maximum temperature	26.5 C (79.7 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Simferopol	Ukraine	Record high maximum temperature	29.8 C (85.6 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Arlington	United States	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Clermont Sirius St	Australia	Record daily precipitation	28.4 mm (1.1 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Springsure Comet St	Australia	Record daily precipitation	35.2 mm (1.4 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Hampshire (Neena Road)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	28.8 mm (1.1 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Silacayoapam (Smn)	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	74.9 mm (2.9 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Deva	Romania	Record daily precipitation	30.6 mm (1.2 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Vladikavkaz	Russia	Record high maximum temperature	33.5 C (92.3 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Barrow AP	United States	Record high minimum temperature	0.0 C (32.0 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Ulverstone (Knights Road)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	27.6 mm (1.1 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Kanin Nos	Russia	Record low minimum temperature	-7.8 C (18.0 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Conjuboy Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	34.0 mm (1.3 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Birraban	Australia	Record daily precipitation	33.2 mm (1.3 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Railton (Cement Australia)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	32.4 mm (1.3 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Ibotirama	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	49.4 mm (1.9 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Ixcateopan de Tlapa	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	40.4 mm (1.6 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
El Obeid	Sudan	Record daily precipitation	64.0 mm (2.5 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Varfu Omul	Romania	Record daily precipitation	25.9 mm (1.0 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Celina	Russia	Record high maximum temperature	32.1 C (89.8 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Krasnodar	Russia	Record high maximum temperature	33.9 C (93.0 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Mount Lebanon	Australia	Record daily precipitation	32.2 mm (1.3 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Booroondarra	Australia	Record daily precipitation	36.0 mm (1.4 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Yolla (Sea View)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	40.0 mm (1.6 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Guerrero (Smn)	Mexico	Record high maximum temperature	30.0 C (86.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Rize	Turkey	Record high maximum temperature	29.8 C (85.6 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Saint Johns	United States	Record high maximum temperature	30.6 C (87.1 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Oak Valley Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	35.0 mm (1.4 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Wilmot (Back Road)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	27.2 mm (1.1 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Escarcega (Smn)	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	68.1 mm (2.7 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Mineral-Nye-Vody	Russia	Record high maximum temperature	30.6 C (87.1 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Centralia	United States	Record daily precipitation	26.4 mm (1.0 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Willcox	United States	Record high maximum temperature	35.0 C (95.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Saint Leo	United States	Record daily precipitation	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Willow City	United States	Record low maximum temperature	1.1 C (34.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Tidewater	United States	Record daily precipitation	36.1 mm (1.4 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Nandowrie	Australia	Record daily precipitation	28.0 mm (1.1 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Careacu	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	35.0 mm (1.4 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Mokpo	Korea, South	Record high minimum temperature	19.4 C (66.9 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
El Novillo (Cfe)	Mexico	Record high maximum temperature	45.0 C (113.0 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Hoseda Hard	Russia	Record low minimum temperature	-22.0 C (-7.6 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Sulak	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	5.5 C (41.9 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Port Alfred	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	32.5 mm (1.3 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Augustine 2E	United States	Record high maximum temperature	26.7 C (80.1 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Winslow AP	United States	Record high maximum temperature	31.7 C (89.1 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Georgetown Post Office	Australia	Record high minimum temperature	25.2 C (77.4 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Weimby Downs	Australia	Record daily precipitation	43.5 mm (1.7 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

840 records

Records set or tied on 13 October 1998 by type: Highest daily maximum 217, Lowest daily maximum 79, Highest daily minimum 210, Lowest daily minimum 46, Heaviest daily rainfall 287, Heaviest daily snowfall 1.

Records on 13 October 1998 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	217
Lowest daily maximum	79
Highest daily minimum	210
Lowest daily minimum	46
Heaviest daily rainfall	287
Heaviest daily snowfall	1
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 13 October 1998 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 41, daily 799.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

675 broken records

Margins by which the 675 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 94.8. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

13 October 1998

Top 20 records on 13 October 1998 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
13 October 1998	Brooksville Chin Hill, US	daily rain	86.4 mm (3.4 in)	62.0 mm (2.4 in)	60 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
13 October 1998	Botosani, RO	daily rain	26.8 mm (1.1 in)	24.2 mm (1.0 in)	13 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
13 October 1998	Maywin Park, AU	daily rain	51.0 mm (2.0 in)	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	12 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
13 October 1998	Cargoon Station, AU	daily rain	40.0 mm (1.6 in)	26.8 mm (1.1 in)	52 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
13 October 1998	Gilberton, AU	daily rain	41.0 mm (1.6 in)	18.6 mm (0.7 in)	76 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
13 October 1998	Latrobe (Coal Road), AU	daily rain	35.8 mm (1.4 in)	9.6 mm (0.38 in)	81 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
13 October 1998	Low Head (Comparison), AU	daily rain	26.0 mm (1.0 in)	5.9 mm (0.23 in)	81 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
13 October 1998	Sibiu, RO	daily rain	42.3 mm (1.7 in)	27.0 mm (1.1 in)	0 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
13 October 1998	Miercurea Ciuc, RO	daily rain	37.8 mm (1.5 in)	25.6 mm (1.0 in)	0 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
13 October 1998	Kassala, SD	daily high max	46.5 C (115.7 F)	5.0 C (9.0 F)	28 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
13 October 1998	Ai-Petri, UA	daily high max	23.3 C (73.9 F)	2.9 C (5.2 F)	93 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
13 October 1998	Taganrog (Lighthouse), RU	monthly high max	27.6 C (81.7 F)	0.1 C (0.2 F)	80 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
13 October 1998	Coyutla (Cfe), MX	daily rain	195.1 mm (7.7 in)	94.8 mm (3.7 in)	24 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
13 October 1998	Lugansk, UA	daily high max	26.5 C (79.7 F)	2.4 C (4.3 F)	92 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
13 October 1998	Simferopol, UA	daily high max	29.8 C (85.6 F)	0.6 C (1.1 F)	93 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
13 October 1998	Arlington, US	daily rain	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	13.2 mm (0.5 in)	63 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
13 October 1998	Clermont Sirius St, AU	daily rain	28.4 mm (1.1 in)	10.4 mm (0.4 in)	68 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
13 October 1998	Springsure Comet St, AU	daily rain	35.2 mm (1.4 in)	2.2 mm (0.09 in)	89 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
13 October 1998	Hampshire (Neena Road), AU	daily rain	28.8 mm (1.1 in)	9.5 mm (0.37 in)	68 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
13 October 1998	Silacayoapam (Smn), MX	monthly rain	74.9 mm (2.9 in)	20.0 mm (0.8 in)	0 years	38 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 840 records.

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

Records on 10-13 in each year
Year	Records
1793	1
1809	1
1814	1
1817	1
1831	1
1839	1
1849	1
1850	1
1852	1
1856	1
1860	2
1861	2
1863	1
1864	1
1865	1
1866	2
1867	2
1870	1
1871	3
1872	1
1874	1
1875	1
1876	3
1879	1
1881	2
1882	2
1884	1
1885	4
1886	1
1887	2
1888	1
1889	3
1890	1
1891	2
1893	1
1894	4
1895	6
1896	3
1897	1
1898	3
1899	3
1900	1
1901	8
1902	16
1903	10
1904	18
1905	5
1906	10
1907	16
1908	13
1909	39
1910	26
1911	13
1912	21
1913	29
1914	21
1915	79
1916	52
1917	30
1918	28
1919	47
1920	41
1921	74
1922	22
1923	159
1924	77
1925	208
1926	137
1927	225
1928	470
1929	169
1930	375
1931	317
1932	315
1933	186
1934	445
1935	310
1936	251
1937	371
1938	525
1939	203
1940	267
1941	555
1942	351
1943	501
1944	350
1945	252
1946	374
1947	399
1948	294
1949	599
1950	704
1951	411
1952	335
1953	275
1954	1,071
1955	535
1956	857
1957	629
1958	535
1959	536
1960	383
1961	433
1962	840
1963	519
1964	515
1965	180
1966	878
1967	307
1968	577
1969	2,308
1970	672
1971	576
1972	534
1973	811
1974	423
1975	1,002
1976	900
1977	1,036
1978	800
1979	922
1980	742
1981	973
1982	1,328
1983	1,412
1984	495
1985	979
1986	1,468
1987	1,155
1988	1,499
1989	571
1990	1,391
1991	807
1992	1,150
1993	932
1994	904
1995	1,224
1996	619
1997	1,790
1998	840
1999	696
2000	768
2001	1,112
2002	922
2003	764
2004	735
2005	761
2006	1,571
2007	602
2008	1,479
2009	1,777
2010	626
2011	772
2012	819
2013	478
2014	552
2015	853
2016	572
2017	708
2018	1,475
2019	874
2020	532
2021	1,412
2022	972
2023	1,060
2024	962
2025	760

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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 2026-10-14 (14 October 2026). Records are computed by this site and are not official.

Data as of 2026-10-12. Last revised 12 October 2026 (2026-10-12).

Margin	Records
0 to 20	648
20 to 40	21
40 to 60	4
60 to 80	1
80 to 100	1