Weather Records on 14 October 1998

930 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 14 October 1998. Highest significance: Mt Garnet Post Office, AU.

Key Facts for 14 October 1998

On 14 October 1998, 930 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
488 were record highs and 113 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 1 were all-time records, 23 monthly and 906 daily.
Mt Garnet Post Office set a monthly record daily precipitation of 110.0 mm (4.3 in) on 14 October 1998.
Across 167 earlier years (1793 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 452 records.

Record Map

930 stations

930 station records on 14 October 1998 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 14 October 1998: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Mt Garnet Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	110.0 mm (4.3 in)	75 of 100 (Major)
Everett	United States	Record daily precipitation	36.6 mm (1.4 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Warmun	Australia	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Cedar Rapids Muni AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	51.8 mm (2.0 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Vladikavkaz	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	20.6 C (69.1 F)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Norrby	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	28.1 mm (1.1 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Mala	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	25.0 mm (1.0 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Clare	Australia	Record daily precipitation	29.6 mm (1.2 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Vanrook Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	44.0 mm (1.7 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Ignasino	Russia	Record daily precipitation	25.9 mm (1.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Sadiliden	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	26.2 mm (1.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Lugansk	Ukraine	Record high maximum temperature	29.4 C (84.9 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Palmerville	Australia	Record high maximum temperature	39.5 C (103.1 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Alvaro Obregon	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	61.5 mm (2.4 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Augustus Downs Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	49.0 mm (1.9 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Moogerah Dam	Australia	Record daily precipitation	65.0 mm (2.6 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Arroyo Frio	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	81.8 mm (3.2 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Robacksdalen	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	29.6 mm (1.2 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Elephant Butte Dam	United States	Record high minimum temperature	19.4 C (66.9 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Dunbar Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	46.0 mm (1.8 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Huejotzingo	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Lulea Flygplats	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	25.6 mm (1.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Barrow AP	United States	Record high maximum temperature	1.1 C (34.0 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Innot Hot Springs Township	Australia	Record daily precipitation	80.0 mm (3.1 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Woodbury	United States	Record daily precipitation	90.9 mm (3.6 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Neillsville 3ESE	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-11.7 C (10.9 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Merida	Venezuela	Record daily precipitation	82.0 mm (3.2 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Dutton River Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	44.6 mm (1.8 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Mexcala (Cfe)	Mexico	Record low maximum temperature	26.1 C (79.0 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Sotchi	Russia	Record high maximum temperature	29.5 C (85.1 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Manassa	United States	Record high minimum temperature	8.3 C (46.9 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Weeaproinah	Australia	Record daily precipitation	34.0 mm (1.3 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Miami	United States	Record high maximum temperature	37.8 C (100.0 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Ranken River	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.0 mm (1.0 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Buenavista	Mexico	Record high minimum temperature	21.1 C (70.0 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Meadowbank	Australia	Record daily precipitation	48.0 mm (1.9 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Itauninhas	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	65.6 mm (2.6 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Bugt	China	Record daily precipitation	32.2 mm (1.3 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Chaoyang	China	Record daily precipitation	29.1 mm (1.1 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Begumpet Obsy	India	Record daily precipitation	48.0 mm (1.9 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Quito	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	47.5 mm (1.9 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
El Copital	Mexico	Record low minimum temperature	12.8 C (55.0 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Lisboa Geofisica	Portugal	Record high minimum temperature	19.8 C (67.6 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Mineral-Nye-Vody	Russia	Record high maximum temperature	31.7 C (89.1 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Hayden	United States	Record high minimum temperature	7.2 C (45.0 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Schmucke	Germany	Record daily precipitation	29.8 mm (1.2 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
San Juan de Los Planes	Mexico	Record high maximum temperature	40.6 C (105.1 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Glenwood Spgs #2	United States	Record high minimum temperature	7.2 C (45.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Cirian Grande	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	42.4 mm (1.7 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Everglades	United States	Record high maximum temperature	34.4 C (93.9 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Hilo Intl AP 87	United States	Record low maximum temperature	25.0 C (77.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
San Miguel Chimalapa	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	59.9 mm (2.4 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Horcones	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	73.4 mm (2.9 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Zamboanga	Philippines	Record high minimum temperature	26.8 C (80.2 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Certkovo	Russia	Record high maximum temperature	27.5 C (81.5 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Feodosiia	Ukraine	Record high maximum temperature	26.6 C (79.9 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Luna Rs	United States	Record high maximum temperature	26.1 C (79.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Melrose	United States	Record high minimum temperature	14.4 C (57.9 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Weslaco	United States	Record daily precipitation	54.6 mm (2.1 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Glen Harding	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.0 mm (1.0 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

930 records

Records set or tied on 14 October 1998 by type: Highest daily maximum 232, Lowest daily maximum 61, Highest daily minimum 256, Lowest daily minimum 52, Heaviest daily rainfall 329.

Records on 14 October 1998 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	232
Lowest daily maximum	61
Highest daily minimum	256
Lowest daily minimum	52
Heaviest daily rainfall	329
Heaviest daily snowfall	0
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 14 October 1998 by timescale: all-time 1, monthly 23, daily 906.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

764 broken records

Margins by which the 764 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 55.3. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

14 October 1998

Top 20 records on 14 October 1998 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
14 October 1998	Mt Garnet Post Office, AU	monthly rain	110.0 mm (4.3 in)	52.6 mm (2.1 in)	55 years	75 of 100 (Major)
14 October 1998	Everett, US	daily rain	36.6 mm (1.4 in)	18.6 mm (0.7 in)	73 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
14 October 1998	Warmun, AU	daily rain	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	20.6 mm (0.8 in)	75 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
14 October 1998	Cedar Rapids Muni AP, US	daily rain	51.8 mm (2.0 in)	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	32 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
14 October 1998	Vladikavkaz, RU	monthly high min	20.6 C (69.1 F)	4.5 C (8.1 F)	62 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
14 October 1998	Norrby, SE	daily rain	28.1 mm (1.1 in)	22.0 mm (0.9 in)	15 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
14 October 1998	Mala, SE	daily rain	25.0 mm (1.0 in)	13.7 mm (0.5 in)	56 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
14 October 1998	Clare, AU	daily rain	29.6 mm (1.2 in)	18.7 mm (0.7 in)	84 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
14 October 1998	Vanrook Station, AU	daily rain	44.0 mm (1.7 in)	37.6 mm (1.5 in)	75 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
14 October 1998	Ignasino, RU	daily rain	25.9 mm (1.0 in)	17.4 mm (0.7 in)	20 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
14 October 1998	Sadiliden, SE	daily rain	26.2 mm (1.0 in)	15.3 mm (0.6 in)	15 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
14 October 1998	Lugansk, UA	daily high max	29.4 C (84.9 F)	6.5 C (11.7 F)	80 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
14 October 1998	Palmerville, AU	daily high max	39.5 C (103.1 F)	0.6 C (1.1 F)	96 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
14 October 1998	Alvaro Obregon, MX	daily rain	61.5 mm (2.4 in)	41.7 mm (1.6 in)	32 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
14 October 1998	Augustus Downs Station, AU	daily rain	49.0 mm (1.9 in)	34.8 mm (1.4 in)	28 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
14 October 1998	Moogerah Dam, AU	daily rain	65.0 mm (2.6 in)	23.1 mm (0.9 in)	60 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
14 October 1998	Arroyo Frio, MX	daily rain	81.8 mm (3.2 in)	41.9 mm (1.6 in)	16 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
14 October 1998	Robacksdalen, SE	daily rain	29.6 mm (1.2 in)	17.6 mm (0.7 in)	19 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
14 October 1998	Elephant Butte Dam, US	daily high min	19.4 C (66.9 F)	1.6 C (2.9 F)	87 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
14 October 1998	Dunbar Station, AU	daily rain	46.0 mm (1.8 in)	45.2 mm (1.8 in)	15 years	37 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 930 records.

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

Records on 10-14 in each year
Year	Records
1793	1
1799	1
1809	1
1811	2
1817	1
1834	1
1836	1
1838	1
1849	1
1850	1
1856	1
1860	2
1861	1
1862	2
1866	1
1871	2
1872	2
1873	1
1874	2
1875	2
1876	6
1877	2
1878	1
1881	2
1882	1
1883	2
1884	1
1885	2
1886	1
1887	6
1889	2
1890	2
1891	2
1892	3
1893	3
1894	9
1895	6
1896	4
1897	3
1898	5
1899	7
1900	7
1901	6
1902	7
1903	6
1904	5
1905	10
1906	7
1907	11
1908	12
1909	13
1910	14
1911	8
1912	33
1913	37
1914	26
1915	80
1916	29
1917	47
1918	26
1919	36
1920	63
1921	107
1922	35
1923	90
1924	61
1925	237
1926	120
1927	167
1928	251
1929	286
1930	233
1931	338
1932	278
1933	231
1934	435
1935	305
1936	239
1937	1,219
1938	491
1939	268
1940	320
1941	413
1942	411
1943	358
1944	277
1945	419
1946	398
1947	667
1948	292
1949	697
1950	432
1951	319
1952	447
1953	318
1954	982
1955	540
1956	523
1957	491
1958	630
1959	747
1960	437
1961	578
1962	1,082
1963	573
1964	477
1965	252
1966	1,224
1967	259
1968	942
1969	1,507
1970	759
1971	645
1972	463
1973	553
1974	622
1975	991
1976	862
1977	954
1978	856
1979	1,056
1980	674
1981	1,155
1982	684
1983	889
1984	639
1985	816
1986	1,457
1987	1,078
1988	1,297
1989	587
1990	1,469
1991	817
1992	1,350
1993	1,223
1994	1,049
1995	1,277
1996	559
1997	1,098
1998	930
1999	957
2000	1,073
2001	1,431
2002	868
2003	771
2004	721
2005	755
2006	1,298
2007	610
2008	1,017
2009	2,473
2010	642
2011	695
2012	806
2013	503
2014	971
2015	991
2016	704
2017	1,048
2018	2,218
2019	616
2020	639
2021	1,230
2022	876
2023	468
2024	918
2025	853
2026	488

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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	702
10 to 20	43
20 to 30	6
30 to 40	6
40 to 50	5
50 to 60	2