Weather Records on 18 October 1998

1,323 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 18 October 1998. Highest significance: New Braunfels, US.

Key Facts for 18 October 1998

On 18 October 1998, 1,323 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
587 were record highs and 142 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 10 were all-time records, 52 monthly and 1,261 daily.
New Braunfels set an all-time record daily precipitation of 466.1 mm (18.4 in) on 18 October 1998.
Across 167 earlier years (1794 to 2025) the same calendar date averaged 428 records.

Record Map

1,323 stations

1,323 station records on 18 October 1998 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 18 October 1998: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
New Braunfels	United States	Record daily precipitation	466.1 mm (18.4 in)	93 of 100 (Exceptional)
Chariton 1 E	United States	Record daily precipitation	76.2 mm (3.0 in)	73 of 100 (Major)
Downing	United States	Record daily precipitation	54.6 mm (2.1 in)	73 of 100 (Major)
Sealy	United States	Record daily precipitation	253.5 mm (10.0 in)	71 of 100 (Major)
Dehradun	India	Record daily precipitation	124.0 mm (4.9 in)	70 of 100 (Major)
Canyon Dam	United States	Record daily precipitation	482.6 mm (19.0 in)	70 of 100 (Major)
Gilman	United States	Record daily precipitation	52.1 mm (2.1 in)	68 of 100 (Major)
Aledo	United States	Record daily precipitation	86.4 mm (3.4 in)	67 of 100 (Major)
Emmett	United States	Record daily precipitation	77.2 mm (3.0 in)	66 of 100 (Major)
Gonzales 2S	United States	Record daily precipitation	300.5 mm (11.8 in)	65 of 100 (Major)
Kaufman 3 SE	United States	Record daily precipitation	121.4 mm (4.8 in)	64 of 100 (Major)
Luling	United States	Record daily precipitation	267.5 mm (10.5 in)	64 of 100 (Major)
Poset	Russia	Record daily precipitation	61.2 mm (2.4 in)	63 of 100 (Major)
Nixon	United States	Record daily precipitation	108.0 mm (4.3 in)	63 of 100 (Major)
Grinnell 3 SW	United States	Record daily precipitation	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	62 of 100 (Major)
Vinton	United States	Record daily precipitation	55.1 mm (2.2 in)	62 of 100 (Major)
Keokuk L&D 19	United States	Record daily precipitation	59.7 mm (2.4 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Horton	United States	Record daily precipitation	77.2 mm (3.0 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Meeker 5 W	United States	Record daily precipitation	191.8 mm (7.6 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Concordia	United States	Record daily precipitation	71.4 mm (2.8 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Cypress	United States	Record daily precipitation	217.7 mm (8.6 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Rijeka	Croatia	Record daily precipitation	200.0 mm (7.9 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Lufkin Angelina Co AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	132.3 mm (5.2 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Cape Tribulation Store	Australia	Record daily precipitation	104.0 mm (4.1 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Huatusco de Chicuellar	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	80.8 mm (3.2 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Pella 1S	United States	Record daily precipitation	63.0 mm (2.5 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Bulverde	United States	Record daily precipitation	232.4 mm (9.1 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Kewanee 1E	United States	Record daily precipitation	75.9 mm (3.0 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Toledo 3N	United States	Record daily precipitation	49.8 mm (2.0 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Steffenville	United States	Record daily precipitation	65.5 mm (2.6 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Flatonia 4SE	United States	Record daily precipitation	218.4 mm (8.6 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Jarrell	United States	Record daily precipitation	148.6 mm (5.9 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Spring Branch 2SE	United States	Record daily precipitation	213.6 mm (8.4 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Batesville Lvstk	United States	Record daily precipitation	62.2 mm (2.4 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Elgin Water	United States	Record daily precipitation	76.7 mm (3.0 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Walnut	United States	Record daily precipitation	109.0 mm (4.3 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Williamsburg 1E	United States	Record daily precipitation	62.2 mm (2.4 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Mexia	United States	Record daily precipitation	86.4 mm (3.4 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Smithville	United States	Record daily precipitation	242.1 mm (9.5 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
McGregor	United States	Record daily precipitation	72.6 mm (2.9 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Keosauqua	United States	Record daily precipitation	46.2 mm (1.8 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Holton	United States	Record daily precipitation	71.6 mm (2.8 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Rockdale	United States	Record daily precipitation	124.0 mm (4.9 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Dixon Wwtp	United States	Record daily precipitation	84.6 mm (3.3 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Montezuma 1 W	United States	Record daily precipitation	56.1 mm (2.2 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
New Hampton	United States	Record daily precipitation	95.3 mm (3.8 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Brenham	United States	Record daily precipitation	260.4 mm (10.3 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Centerville	United States	Record daily precipitation	152.4 mm (6.0 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Stillhouse Hollow Dam	United States	Record daily precipitation	122.4 mm (4.8 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Oskaloosa	United States	Record daily precipitation	81.3 mm (3.2 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Alvin	United States	Record daily precipitation	90.4 mm (3.6 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Cameron	United States	Record daily precipitation	115.6 mm (4.6 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Corpus Christi NAS	United States	Record daily precipitation	121.2 mm (4.8 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Gladstone L/D 18	United States	Record daily precipitation	64.0 mm (2.5 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Le Claire L&D 14	United States	Record daily precipitation	87.1 mm (3.4 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Wapello	United States	Record daily precipitation	57.4 mm (2.3 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
La Grange	United States	Record daily precipitation	218.4 mm (8.6 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Taylor	United States	Record daily precipitation	96.5 mm (3.8 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Teague Rch	United States	Record daily precipitation	93.5 mm (3.7 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Ylistaro Jaaskanjoki	Finland	Record daily precipitation	26.8 mm (1.1 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)

Counts by Type and Timescale

1,323 records

Records set or tied on 18 October 1998 by type: Highest daily maximum 205, Lowest daily maximum 62, Highest daily minimum 382, Lowest daily minimum 80, Heaviest daily rainfall 577, Heaviest daily snowfall 3, Deepest snow cover 14.

Records on 18 October 1998 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	205
Lowest daily maximum	62
Highest daily minimum	382
Lowest daily minimum	80
Heaviest daily rainfall	577
Heaviest daily snowfall	3
Deepest snow cover	14

Records on 18 October 1998 by timescale: all-time 10, monthly 52, daily 1,261.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

1,088 broken records

Margins by which the 1,088 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 343.4. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

18 October 1998

Top 20 records on 18 October 1998 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
18 October 1998	New Braunfels, US	all-time rain	466.1 mm (18.4 in)	227.8 mm (9.0 in)	77 years	93 of 100 (Exceptional)
18 October 1998	Chariton 1 E, US	daily rain	76.2 mm (3.0 in)	45.5 mm (1.8 in)	96 years	73 of 100 (Major)
18 October 1998	Downing, US	daily rain	54.6 mm (2.1 in)	42.7 mm (1.7 in)	103 years	73 of 100 (Major)
18 October 1998	Sealy, US	monthly rain	253.5 mm (10.0 in)	83.8 mm (3.3 in)	73 years	71 of 100 (Major)
18 October 1998	Dehradun, IN	daily rain	124.0 mm (4.9 in)	117.1 mm (4.6 in)	72 years	70 of 100 (Major)
18 October 1998	Canyon Dam, US	all-time rain	482.6 mm (19.0 in)	343.4 mm (13.5 in)	25 years	70 of 100 (Major)
18 October 1998	Gilman, US	daily rain	52.1 mm (2.1 in)	34.8 mm (1.4 in)	96 years	68 of 100 (Major)
18 October 1998	Aledo, US	daily rain	86.4 mm (3.4 in)	37.9 mm (1.5 in)	96 years	67 of 100 (Major)
18 October 1998	Emmett, US	daily rain	77.2 mm (3.0 in)	53.3 mm (2.1 in)	64 years	66 of 100 (Major)
18 October 1998	Gonzales 2S, US	monthly rain	300.5 mm (11.8 in)	172.2 mm (6.8 in)	25 years	65 of 100 (Major)
18 October 1998	Kaufman 3 SE, US	daily rain	121.4 mm (4.8 in)	76.9 mm (3.0 in)	81 years	64 of 100 (Major)
18 October 1998	Luling, US	all-time rain	267.5 mm (10.5 in)	62.3 mm (2.5 in)	18 years	64 of 100 (Major)
18 October 1998	Poset, RU	daily rain	61.2 mm (2.4 in)	51.5 mm (2.0 in)	59 years	63 of 100 (Major)
18 October 1998	Nixon, US	daily rain	108.0 mm (4.3 in)	78.3 mm (3.1 in)	56 years	63 of 100 (Major)
18 October 1998	Grinnell 3 SW, US	daily rain	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	29.7 mm (1.2 in)	92 years	62 of 100 (Major)
18 October 1998	Vinton, US	daily rain	55.1 mm (2.2 in)	37.3 mm (1.5 in)	52 years	62 of 100 (Major)
18 October 1998	Keokuk L&D 19, US	daily rain	59.7 mm (2.4 in)	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	80 years	61 of 100 (Major)
18 October 1998	Horton, US	daily rain	77.2 mm (3.0 in)	47.2 mm (1.9 in)	64 years	61 of 100 (Major)
18 October 1998	Meeker 5 W, US	daily rain	191.8 mm (7.6 in)	135.2 mm (5.3 in)	37 years	61 of 100 (Major)
18 October 1998	Concordia, US	daily rain	71.4 mm (2.8 in)	59.0 mm (2.3 in)	35 years	59 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

1794 to 1998

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1794 to 1998. 1998 had 1,323 records.

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

Records on 10-18 in each year
Year	Records
1794	1
1796	1
1799	1
1806	1
1807	1
1810	1
1811	2
1817	1
1832	1
1835	1
1836	1
1843	1
1846	2
1848	1
1849	1
1851	1
1852	1
1859	1
1863	1
1865	2
1866	2
1868	1
1869	1
1871	1
1872	1
1874	4
1876	2
1877	2
1879	3
1881	1
1882	1
1883	2
1887	1
1888	1
1890	4
1892	4
1893	1
1894	3
1895	2
1897	6
1898	5
1899	12
1900	5
1901	5
1902	6
1903	9
1904	12
1905	27
1906	17
1907	11
1908	44
1909	23
1910	50
1911	22
1912	12
1913	26
1914	52
1915	12
1916	64
1917	109
1918	24
1919	31
1920	87
1921	87
1922	59
1923	114
1924	151
1925	153
1926	149
1927	309
1928	316
1929	190
1930	507
1931	350
1932	446
1933	264
1934	222
1935	360
1936	483
1937	671
1938	536
1939	475
1940	532
1941	240
1942	332
1943	844
1944	264
1945	398
1946	355
1947	965
1948	1,128
1949	665
1950	996
1951	325
1952	394
1953	678
1954	621
1955	403
1956	578
1957	220
1958	407
1959	246
1960	612
1961	362
1962	252
1963	492
1964	311
1965	1,066
1966	613
1967	405
1968	737
1969	789
1970	501
1971	1,199
1972	1,581
1973	789
1974	746
1975	779
1976	1,326
1977	533
1978	545
1979	555
1980	1,024
1981	680
1982	654
1983	684
1984	1,331
1985	831
1986	344
1987	518
1988	733
1989	1,196
1990	1,043
1991	999
1992	1,295
1993	1,051
1994	1,296
1995	1,227
1996	795
1997	1,240
1998	1,323
1999	773
2000	823
2001	818
2002	878
2003	1,097
2004	1,156
2005	755
2006	1,328
2007	1,298
2008	531
2009	1,546
2010	634
2011	736
2012	741
2013	430
2014	690
2015	915
2016	1,511
2017	590
2018	759
2019	346
2020	957
2021	387
2022	1,334
2023	693
2024	1,142
2025	367

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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 50	1,027
50 to 100	37
100 to 150	13
150 to 200	7
200 to 250	2
250 to 300	1
300 to 350	1