Weather Records on 20 October 1998

683 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 20 October 1998. Highest significance: Bulken, NO.

Key Facts for 20 October 1998

On 20 October 1998, 683 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
315 were record highs and 140 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 3 were all-time records, 16 monthly and 664 daily.
Bulken set a daily record snow depth of 26.0 cm (10.2 in) on 20 October 1998.
Across 160 earlier years (1806 to 2025) the same calendar date averaged 456 records.

Record Map

683 stations

683 station records on 20 October 1998 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 20 October 1998: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Bulken	Norway	Record snow depth	26.0 cm (10.2 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Paisley	United Kingdom	Record daily precipitation	42.5 mm (1.7 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
El Vergel (Smn)	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	63.8 mm (2.5 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
La Trasquila	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	53.1 mm (2.1 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Belgrade (Observatory)	Serbia	Record daily precipitation	36.0 mm (1.4 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Brenham	United States	Record daily precipitation	56.4 mm (2.2 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Wyndham	Australia	Record daily precipitation	57.9 mm (2.3 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Fazenda Porto Alegre	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	70.0 mm (2.8 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Lissadell	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.0 mm (1.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Leadhills	United Kingdom	Record daily precipitation	59.8 mm (2.4 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Auke Bay	United States	Record daily precipitation	74.2 mm (2.9 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Threave	United Kingdom	Record daily precipitation	58.0 mm (2.3 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Orogrande	United States	Record daily precipitation	53.3 mm (2.1 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Tyler Pounds Fld	United States	Record low maximum temperature	16.1 C (61.0 F)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Bachiniva	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Glacier Bay	United States	Record daily precipitation	79.5 mm (3.1 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Quirindi (Spring Vale)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	55.0 mm (2.2 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Ojinaga (Smn)	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	35.8 mm (1.4 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Eskdalemuir	United Kingdom	Record daily precipitation	45.0 mm (1.8 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Luis L. Leon	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	35.8 mm (1.4 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
San Miguel Ejutla	Mexico	Record high maximum temperature	36.7 C (98.1 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Tiree	United Kingdom	Record daily precipitation	32.7 mm (1.3 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Crescent City 3 NNW	United States	Record high maximum temperature	28.3 C (82.9 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Ovre Sirdal	Norway	Record snow depth	23.0 cm (9.1 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Ust-Vojampolka	Russia	Record low minimum temperature	-17.1 C (1.2 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Warmun	Australia	Record daily precipitation	37.7 mm (1.5 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Cockle Creek (Pasminco Metals)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	37.8 mm (1.5 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Presa Francisco I. Madero	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Benmore: Younger Botanic Garde	United Kingdom	Record daily precipitation	106.1 mm (4.2 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Moonan Flat (High St)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	47.2 mm (1.9 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Guerrero (Smn)	Mexico	Record high minimum temperature	10.6 C (51.1 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Glenlee	United Kingdom	Record daily precipitation	75.3 mm (3.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Newport	United States	Record high maximum temperature	24.4 C (75.9 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Gustavus	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.0 mm (2.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Willow Tree (Green Hills)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	49.6 mm (2.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Dungog Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	32.6 mm (1.3 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Delicias (Dge)	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	54.9 mm (2.2 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Ovstedal	Norway	Record snow depth	21.0 cm (8.3 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Merced	United States	Record high maximum temperature	36.7 C (98.1 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Deland 1 SSE	United States	Record daily precipitation	39.4 mm (1.6 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Haines AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	53.3 mm (2.1 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Hambantota	Sri Lanka	Record high minimum temperature	25.7 C (78.3 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Alice	United States	Record low maximum temperature	20.0 C (68.0 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Port Alexander	United States	Record daily precipitation	117.6 mm (4.6 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Lavia Riiho	Finland	Record daily precipitation	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Mayaguez City	Puerto Rico [United States]	Record daily precipitation	82.6 mm (3.3 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Rouchel Brook (Albano)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	54.2 mm (2.1 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Bute: Rothesay	United Kingdom	Record daily precipitation	33.9 mm (1.3 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Ft Lewis	United States	Record high minimum temperature	6.1 C (43.0 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Upper Rouchel School	Australia	Record daily precipitation	45.0 mm (1.8 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Miravania	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	85.0 mm (3.3 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Waterford (Tycor)	Ireland	Record daily precipitation	42.4 mm (1.7 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Tototlan	Mexico	Record low maximum temperature	20.6 C (69.1 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Sogndal - Selseng	Norway	Record snow depth	27.0 cm (10.6 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Huelva	Spain	Record low minimum temperature	7.6 C (45.7 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Kielder Castle	United Kingdom	Record daily precipitation	36.0 mm (1.4 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Galway	Ireland	Record daily precipitation	25.8 mm (1.0 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Roldal	Norway	Record snow depth	17.0 cm (6.7 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Hull	United Kingdom	Record high maximum temperature	18.7 C (65.7 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Auchincruive	United Kingdom	Record daily precipitation	34.9 mm (1.4 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

683 records

Records set or tied on 20 October 1998 by type: Highest daily maximum 99, Lowest daily maximum 83, Highest daily minimum 216, Lowest daily minimum 57, Heaviest daily rainfall 209, Heaviest daily snowfall 2, Deepest snow cover 17.

Records on 20 October 1998 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	99
Lowest daily maximum	83
Highest daily minimum	216
Lowest daily minimum	57
Heaviest daily rainfall	209
Heaviest daily snowfall	2
Deepest snow cover	17

Records on 20 October 1998 by timescale: all-time 3, monthly 16, daily 664.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

508 broken records

Margins by which the 508 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 170.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

20 October 1998

Top 20 records on 20 October 1998 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
20 October 1998	Bulken, NO	daily snow depth	26.0 cm (10.2 in)	16.0 cm (6.3 in)	71 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
20 October 1998	Paisley, GB	daily rain	42.5 mm (1.7 in)	21.4 mm (0.8 in)	53 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
20 October 1998	El Vergel (Smn), MX	daily rain	63.8 mm (2.5 in)	51.9 mm (2.0 in)	20 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
20 October 1998	La Trasquila, MX	monthly rain	53.1 mm (2.1 in)	20.3 mm (0.8 in)	17 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
20 October 1998	Belgrade (Observatory), RS	daily rain	36.0 mm (1.4 in)	26.1 mm (1.0 in)	16 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
20 October 1998	Brenham, US	daily rain	56.4 mm (2.2 in)	33.3 mm (1.3 in)	92 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
20 October 1998	Wyndham, AU	daily rain	57.9 mm (2.3 in)	55.7 mm (2.2 in)	20 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
20 October 1998	Fazenda Porto Alegre, BR	daily rain	70.0 mm (2.8 in)	49.4 mm (1.9 in)	20 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
20 October 1998	Lissadell, AU	daily rain	25.0 mm (1.0 in)	16.1 mm (0.6 in)	76 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
20 October 1998	Leadhills, GB	daily rain	59.8 mm (2.4 in)	40.2 mm (1.6 in)	12 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
20 October 1998	Auke Bay, US	daily rain	74.2 mm (2.9 in)	59.0 mm (2.3 in)	12 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
20 October 1998	Threave, GB	daily rain	58.0 mm (2.3 in)	46.1 mm (1.8 in)	8 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
20 October 1998	Orogrande, US	daily rain	53.3 mm (2.1 in)	31.2 mm (1.2 in)	15 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
20 October 1998	Tyler Pounds Fld, US	daily low max	16.1 C (61.0 F)	2.2 C (4.0 F)	112 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
20 October 1998	Bachiniva, MX	daily rain	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	25 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
20 October 1998	Glacier Bay, US	daily rain	79.5 mm (3.1 in)	50.5 mm (2.0 in)	4 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
20 October 1998	Quirindi (Spring Vale), AU	monthly rain	55.0 mm (2.2 in)	16.9 mm (0.7 in)	31 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
20 October 1998	Ojinaga (Smn), MX	daily rain	35.8 mm (1.4 in)	20.1 mm (0.8 in)	40 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
20 October 1998	Eskdalemuir, GB	daily rain	45.0 mm (1.8 in)	23.6 mm (0.9 in)	39 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
20 October 1998	Luis L. Leon, MX	daily rain	35.8 mm (1.4 in)	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	16 years	40 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 683 records.

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

Records on 10-20 in each year
Year	Records
1806	1
1835	1
1844	1
1846	1
1847	2
1851	1
1852	1
1858	1
1863	2
1864	2
1866	3
1867	1
1868	2
1872	2
1874	2
1875	3
1876	2
1877	1
1878	1
1880	3
1881	2
1884	1
1885	1
1886	1
1887	1
1888	6
1891	4
1892	4
1893	1
1894	3
1895	4
1896	9
1897	2
1898	7
1899	1
1900	8
1901	7
1902	5
1903	9
1904	13
1905	22
1906	28
1907	32
1908	26
1909	17
1910	31
1911	16
1912	6
1913	38
1914	16
1915	20
1916	72
1917	201
1918	34
1919	19
1920	81
1921	68
1922	83
1923	96
1924	182
1925	247
1926	147
1927	283
1928	92
1929	129
1930	672
1931	125
1932	331
1933	675
1934	422
1935	390
1936	370
1937	189
1938	231
1939	367
1940	757
1941	459
1942	152
1943	501
1944	288
1945	363
1946	310
1947	1,494
1948	320
1949	1,084
1950	619
1951	279
1952	520
1953	1,057
1954	262
1955	529
1956	283
1957	440
1958	461
1959	451
1960	671
1961	479
1962	733
1963	765
1964	598
1965	340
1966	857
1967	511
1968	244
1969	607
1970	710
1971	606
1972	1,724
1973	878
1974	1,122
1975	587
1976	1,304
1977	467
1978	508
1979	1,647
1980	350
1981	1,083
1982	1,191
1983	944
1984	1,562
1985	835
1986	823
1987	590
1988	737
1989	2,092
1990	609
1991	971
1992	1,174
1993	1,238
1994	650
1995	703
1996	1,417
1997	949
1998	683
1999	603
2000	737
2001	589
2002	985
2003	1,761
2004	1,861
2005	1,092
2006	1,170
2007	923
2008	477
2009	786
2010	539
2011	785
2012	945
2013	592
2014	851
2015	523
2016	947
2017	602
2018	394
2019	744
2020	1,010
2021	900
2022	834
2023	1,468
2024	707
2025	326

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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 25	470
25 to 50	22
50 to 75	9
75 to 100	3
100 to 125	2
125 to 150	0
150 to 175	2