Weather Records on 19 October 1998

790 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 19 October 1998. Highest significance: Runge, US.

Key Facts for 19 October 1998

On 19 October 1998, 790 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
398 were record highs and 136 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 1 were all-time records, 28 monthly and 761 daily.
Runge set a daily record precipitation of 102.9 mm (4.1 in) on 19 October 1998.
Across 159 earlier years (1806 to 2025) the same calendar date averaged 455 records.

Record Map

790 stations

790 station records on 19 October 1998 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 19 October 1998: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Runge	United States	Record daily precipitation	102.9 mm (4.1 in)	78 of 100 (Major)
Cerepovec	Russia	Record daily precipitation	105.9 mm (4.2 in)	74 of 100 (Major)
Karnes City 2N	United States	Record daily precipitation	121.9 mm (4.8 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Manlio Fabio Altamiramo	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	119.9 mm (4.7 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Sarita 7 E	United States	Record daily precipitation	150.9 mm (5.9 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Siliguri	India	Record daily precipitation	124.0 mm (4.9 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
El Zapote	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	71.9 mm (2.8 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Rio Grande City	United States	Record daily precipitation	123.4 mm (4.9 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Rockport	United States	Record daily precipitation	148.6 mm (5.9 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Uruapan (Cfe)	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	133.6 mm (5.3 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Robstown	United States	Record daily precipitation	100.1 mm (3.9 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Juneau AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	75.7 mm (3.0 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Mimbres	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	47.8 mm (1.9 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Totutla	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	67.8 mm (2.7 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Mundo Novo	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	73.4 mm (2.9 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Roldal	Norway	Record snow depth	23.0 cm (9.1 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Raymondville	United States	Record daily precipitation	56.4 mm (2.2 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Tyler Pounds Fld	United States	Record low maximum temperature	18.3 C (64.9 F)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Sitka AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	85.3 mm (3.4 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Alice	United States	Record daily precipitation	158.8 mm (6.3 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Hallettsville 2 N	United States	Record daily precipitation	47.8 mm (1.9 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Garze	China	Record daily precipitation	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Antunez	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	79.2 mm (3.1 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Wellsboro	United States	Record high maximum temperature	26.1 C (79.0 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Sogndal - Selseng	Norway	Record snow depth	26.0 cm (10.2 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Hanover	United States	Record high minimum temperature	15.6 C (60.1 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Elkhorn	United States	Record high maximum temperature	26.7 C (80.1 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Lufkin Angelina Co AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	66.0 mm (2.6 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Pomona Lake	United States	Record daily precipitation	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Boulia Airport	Australia	Record high minimum temperature	27.8 C (82.0 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Ovre Sirdal	Norway	Record snow depth	20.0 cm (7.9 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Powder River #2	United States	Record snow depth	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Bowling Green 1 W	United States	Record daily precipitation	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Northfield	United States	Record high maximum temperature	26.7 C (80.1 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Itajuipe (Piranji)	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	63.1 mm (2.5 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Pointe Noire	Congo (Brazzaville)	Record daily precipitation	48.0 mm (1.9 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Ovstedal	Norway	Record snow depth	18.0 cm (7.1 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Louisville	United States	Record high minimum temperature	20.0 C (68.0 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Alvin	United States	Record daily precipitation	90.4 mm (3.6 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Groveton	United States	Record daily precipitation	96.0 mm (3.8 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Sinton	United States	Record daily precipitation	117.9 mm (4.6 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Ferrara	Italy	Record daily precipitation	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Bulken	Norway	Record snow depth	18.0 cm (7.1 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Petropavlovskij Majak	Russia	Record low maximum temperature	1.2 C (34.2 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Mecca Fire STN	United States	Record low minimum temperature	3.9 C (39.0 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Achinsk	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	5.4 C (41.7 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Houston Hts	United States	Record daily precipitation	117.1 mm (4.6 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Corpus Christi NAS	United States	Record daily precipitation	60.2 mm (2.4 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Crookwell Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Cajon de Pea	Mexico	Record low maximum temperature	25.6 C (78.1 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Gullbra	Norway	Record snow depth	43.0 cm (16.9 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Collbran	United States	Record high maximum temperature	25.6 C (78.1 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Berlin	United States	Record high minimum temperature	13.9 C (57.0 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Chapman Rch	United States	Record daily precipitation	88.9 mm (3.5 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Renison Bell	Australia	Record daily precipitation	35.0 mm (1.4 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Ballesmi	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	76.2 mm (3.0 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Petropavlovsk-Kamchatskij	Russia	Record low maximum temperature	2.5 C (36.5 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Poteet	United States	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Malung	Sweden	Record snow depth	14.0 cm (5.5 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Yoakum	United States	Record daily precipitation	88.9 mm (3.5 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

790 records

Records set or tied on 19 October 1998 by type: Highest daily maximum 116, Lowest daily maximum 85, Highest daily minimum 282, Lowest daily minimum 51, Heaviest daily rainfall 235, Heaviest daily snowfall 1, Deepest snow cover 20.

Records on 19 October 1998 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	116
Lowest daily maximum	85
Highest daily minimum	282
Lowest daily minimum	51
Heaviest daily rainfall	235
Heaviest daily snowfall	1
Deepest snow cover	20

Records on 19 October 1998 by timescale: all-time 1, monthly 28, daily 761.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

581 broken records

Margins by which the 581 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 203.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

19 October 1998

Top 20 records on 19 October 1998 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
19 October 1998	Runge, US	daily rain	102.9 mm (4.1 in)	77.5 mm (3.1 in)	93 years	78 of 100 (Major)
19 October 1998	Cerepovec, RU	all-time rain	105.9 mm (4.2 in)	42.8 mm (1.7 in)	33 years	74 of 100 (Major)
19 October 1998	Karnes City 2N, US	daily rain	121.9 mm (4.8 in)	106.2 mm (4.2 in)	37 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
19 October 1998	Manlio Fabio Altamiramo, MX	daily rain	119.9 mm (4.7 in)	88.9 mm (3.5 in)	37 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
19 October 1998	Sarita 7 E, US	daily rain	150.9 mm (5.9 in)	136.9 mm (5.4 in)	21 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
19 October 1998	Siliguri, IN	daily rain	124.0 mm (4.9 in)	92.5 mm (3.6 in)	52 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
19 October 1998	El Zapote, MX	daily rain	71.9 mm (2.8 in)	57.9 mm (2.3 in)	37 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
19 October 1998	Rio Grande City, US	monthly rain	123.4 mm (4.9 in)	42.1 mm (1.7 in)	14 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
19 October 1998	Rockport, US	daily rain	148.6 mm (5.9 in)	97.3 mm (3.8 in)	37 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
19 October 1998	Uruapan (Cfe), MX	daily rain	133.6 mm (5.3 in)	107.2 mm (4.2 in)	24 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
19 October 1998	Robstown, US	daily rain	100.1 mm (3.9 in)	78.8 mm (3.1 in)	37 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
19 October 1998	Juneau AP, US	monthly rain	75.7 mm (3.0 in)	19.1 mm (0.8 in)	44 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
19 October 1998	Mimbres, MX	daily rain	47.8 mm (1.9 in)	45.0 mm (1.8 in)	17 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
19 October 1998	Totutla, MX	daily rain	67.8 mm (2.7 in)	48.5 mm (1.9 in)	39 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
19 October 1998	Mundo Novo, BR	daily rain	73.4 mm (2.9 in)	59.2 mm (2.3 in)	19 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
19 October 1998	Roldal, NO	daily snow depth	23.0 cm (9.1 in)	13.0 cm (5.1 in)	72 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
19 October 1998	Raymondville, US	daily rain	56.4 mm (2.2 in)	32.8 mm (1.3 in)	72 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
19 October 1998	Tyler Pounds Fld, US	daily low max	18.3 C (64.9 F)	3.4 C (6.1 F)	101 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
19 October 1998	Sitka AP, US	daily rain	85.3 mm (3.4 in)	56.6 mm (2.2 in)	7 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
19 October 1998	Alice, US	daily rain	158.8 mm (6.3 in)	61.5 mm (2.4 in)	32 years	46 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

1806 to 1998

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1806 to 1998. 1998 had 790 records.

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

Records on 10-19 in each year
Year	Records
1806	2
1808	1
1811	2
1812	1
1826	1
1835	2
1843	1
1845	1
1849	1
1851	1
1854	1
1856	1
1862	1
1864	1
1866	2
1870	1
1874	5
1875	1
1877	3
1879	1
1880	1
1881	3
1885	1
1888	4
1889	1
1890	2
1891	6
1893	1
1894	2
1895	3
1896	5
1897	5
1898	10
1899	3
1900	5
1901	8
1902	6
1903	4
1904	32
1905	26
1906	24
1907	13
1908	20
1909	14
1910	40
1911	14
1912	15
1913	16
1914	25
1915	25
1916	61
1917	114
1918	24
1919	23
1920	82
1921	88
1922	110
1923	89
1924	153
1925	194
1926	141
1927	340
1928	157
1929	131
1930	635
1931	236
1932	327
1933	497
1934	288
1935	432
1936	409
1937	476
1938	400
1939	264
1940	864
1941	237
1942	270
1943	523
1944	295
1945	377
1946	297
1947	1,056
1948	855
1949	903
1950	1,126
1951	231
1952	253
1953	1,004
1954	490
1955	475
1956	490
1957	348
1958	527
1959	365
1960	546
1961	319
1962	341
1963	796
1964	585
1965	495
1966	988
1967	464
1968	522
1969	532
1970	374
1971	933
1972	2,304
1973	745
1974	922
1975	436
1976	1,386
1977	353
1978	440
1979	1,237
1980	659
1981	494
1982	855
1983	930
1984	1,724
1985	974
1986	505
1987	511
1988	646
1989	1,891
1990	732
1991	882
1992	1,145
1993	1,044
1994	746
1995	814
1996	829
1997	1,025
1998	790
1999	709
2000	1,039
2001	630
2002	1,018
2003	1,448
2004	1,569
2005	980
2006	1,023
2007	1,282
2008	407
2009	1,207
2010	567
2011	742
2012	981
2013	467
2014	1,077
2015	767
2016	1,013
2017	500
2018	516
2019	518
2020	1,032
2021	599
2022	1,675
2023	1,136
2024	859
2025	498

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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	552
50 to 100	21
100 to 150	7
150 to 200	0
200 to 250	1