Weather Records on 21 October 1998

711 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 21 October 1998. Highest significance: Tezpur, IN.

Key Facts for 21 October 1998

On 21 October 1998, 711 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
271 were record highs and 191 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 12 monthly and 699 daily.
Tezpur set a daily record precipitation of 129.0 mm (5.1 in) on 21 October 1998.
Across 167 earlier years (1795 to 2025) the same calendar date averaged 418 records.

Record Map

711 stations

711 station records on 21 October 1998 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 21 October 1998: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Tezpur	India	Record daily precipitation	129.0 mm (5.1 in)	64 of 100 (Major)
Bloomfield 3 SE	United States	Record daily precipitation	55.9 mm (2.2 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Balmorhea	United States	Record daily precipitation	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Hachijojima	Japan	Record daily precipitation	323.1 mm (12.7 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Presidio	United States	Record daily precipitation	40.1 mm (1.6 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Gauhati	India	Record daily precipitation	119.1 mm (4.7 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Sarajevo	Bosnia and Herzegovina	Record daily precipitation	44.6 mm (1.8 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Halmstad	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	28.1 mm (1.1 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Bandon 2 NNE	United States	Record high maximum temperature	31.1 C (88.0 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Santiago Zautla (Cfe)	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	37.6 mm (1.5 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Bulken	Norway	Record snow depth	17.0 cm (6.7 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Estacada 2 SE	United States	Record high minimum temperature	14.4 C (57.9 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
San Francisco Tlalnepantla	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	46.0 mm (1.8 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Candelaria	United States	Record daily precipitation	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
San Miguel Ejutla	Mexico	Record high maximum temperature	35.6 C (96.1 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Majuro Wbas AP	Marshall Islands	Record daily precipitation	108.5 mm (4.3 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
La Tuna 1 S	United States	Record daily precipitation	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Mt Locke	United States	Record daily precipitation	38.9 mm (1.5 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Eksingedal	Norway	Record snow depth	40.0 cm (15.7 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Cheboygan	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-6.1 C (21.0 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Paso de Arocha	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	58.4 mm (2.3 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Colorado City	United States	Record low maximum temperature	13.9 C (57.0 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Bright Angel Rs	United States	Record daily precipitation	38.4 mm (1.5 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Monahans	United States	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Sierra Mojada	Mexico	Record low maximum temperature	11.7 C (53.1 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Tototlan	Mexico	Record low maximum temperature	20.6 C (69.1 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Varberg	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	28.3 mm (1.1 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Rosamorada	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	67.3 mm (2.6 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
San Jose de Gracia (Cfe)	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	53.8 mm (2.1 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Crane	United States	Record daily precipitation	34.0 mm (1.3 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Presa Chihuahua (Smn)	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Mestad I Oddernes	Norway	Record daily precipitation	47.7 mm (1.9 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
San Miguel Sola de Vega (Cfe)	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	47.5 mm (1.9 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Ft Davis	United States	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Newport	United States	Record high maximum temperature	26.7 C (80.1 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Delicias (Dge)	Mexico	Record low maximum temperature	13.9 C (57.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Chicapa de Castro	Mexico	Record high maximum temperature	37.2 C (99.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Legaspi	Philippines	Record low maximum temperature	25.4 C (77.7 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Buckley 1 NE	United States	Record high minimum temperature	12.8 C (55.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Eagle	United States	Record high maximum temperature	6.7 C (44.1 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Las Caas	Mexico	Record high minimum temperature	25.0 C (77.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Ovre Sirdal	Norway	Record snow depth	17.0 cm (6.7 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Sierra Blanca 2 E	United States	Record low maximum temperature	11.1 C (52.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Quillayute AP	United States	Record high maximum temperature	23.9 C (75.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Tamazula de Victoria	Mexico	Record high minimum temperature	23.9 C (75.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Huelva	Spain	Record low minimum temperature	8.6 C (47.5 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Hachita 1W	United States	Record low maximum temperature	13.9 C (57.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Cornudas Svc STN	United States	Record daily precipitation	30.7 mm (1.2 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Presa Parral	Mexico	Record high minimum temperature	15.6 C (60.1 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Santa Fe	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	55.6 mm (2.2 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Mormon Flat	United States	Record low minimum temperature	2.8 C (37.0 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Alpine	United States	Record low maximum temperature	10.0 C (50.0 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
McCamey	United States	Record daily precipitation	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Midland 4 ENE	United States	Record daily precipitation	29.5 mm (1.2 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Mount Charlton	Australia	Record daily precipitation	78.0 mm (3.1 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Ayutla	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	68.1 mm (2.7 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Calacoaya	Mexico	Record high maximum temperature	28.9 C (84.0 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Trujillo Alto 2 SSW	Puerto Rico [United States]	Record low maximum temperature	27.2 C (81.0 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Havraryd_D	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	35.8 mm (1.4 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Andalusia 3 W	United States	Record high maximum temperature	31.7 C (89.1 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

711 records

Records set or tied on 21 October 1998 by type: Highest daily maximum 105, Lowest daily maximum 149, Highest daily minimum 166, Lowest daily minimum 42, Heaviest daily rainfall 234, Heaviest daily snowfall 3, Deepest snow cover 12.

Records on 21 October 1998 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	105
Lowest daily maximum	149
Highest daily minimum	166
Lowest daily minimum	42
Heaviest daily rainfall	234
Heaviest daily snowfall	3
Deepest snow cover	12

Records on 21 October 1998 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 12, daily 699.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

542 broken records

Margins by which the 542 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 227.7. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

21 October 1998

Top 20 records on 21 October 1998 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
21 October 1998	Tezpur, IN	daily rain	129.0 mm (5.1 in)	96.2 mm (3.8 in)	52 years	64 of 100 (Major)
21 October 1998	Bloomfield 3 SE, US	daily rain	55.9 mm (2.2 in)	31.5 mm (1.2 in)	20 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
21 October 1998	Balmorhea, US	daily rain	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	24.9 mm (1.0 in)	65 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
21 October 1998	Hachijojima, JP	daily rain	323.1 mm (12.7 in)	227.7 mm (9.0 in)	32 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
21 October 1998	Presidio, US	daily rain	40.1 mm (1.6 in)	29.7 mm (1.2 in)	49 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
21 October 1998	Gauhati, IN	daily rain	119.1 mm (4.7 in)	75.2 mm (3.0 in)	17 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
21 October 1998	Sarajevo, BA	daily rain	44.6 mm (1.8 in)	17.5 mm (0.7 in)	68 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
21 October 1998	Halmstad, SE	daily rain	28.1 mm (1.1 in)	10.4 mm (0.4 in)	61 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
21 October 1998	Bandon 2 NNE, US	daily high max	31.1 C (88.0 F)	8.9 C (16.0 F)	28 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
21 October 1998	Santiago Zautla (Cfe), MX	daily rain	37.6 mm (1.5 in)	21.9 mm (0.9 in)	32 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
21 October 1998	Bulken, NO	daily snow depth	17.0 cm (6.7 in)	7.0 cm (2.8 in)	71 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
21 October 1998	Estacada 2 SE, US	daily high min	14.4 C (57.9 F)	2.7 C (4.9 F)	87 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
21 October 1998	San Francisco Tlalnepantla, MX	daily rain	46.0 mm (1.8 in)	28.2 mm (1.1 in)	24 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
21 October 1998	Candelaria, US	daily rain	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	27.2 mm (1.1 in)	28 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
21 October 1998	San Miguel Ejutla, MX	daily high max	35.6 C (96.1 F)	3.9 C (7.0 F)	65 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
21 October 1998	Majuro Wbas AP, MH	daily rain	108.5 mm (4.3 in)	53.9 mm (2.1 in)	36 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
21 October 1998	La Tuna 1 S, US	daily rain	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	18.8 mm (0.7 in)	29 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
21 October 1998	Mt Locke, US	daily rain	38.9 mm (1.5 in)	29.5 mm (1.2 in)	12 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
21 October 1998	Eksingedal, NO	daily snow depth	40.0 cm (15.7 in)	22.0 cm (8.7 in)	15 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
21 October 1998	Cheboygan, US	daily low min	-6.1 C (21.0 F)	0.5 C (0.9 F)	91 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

1795 to 1998

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1795 to 1998. 1998 had 711 records.

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

Records on 10-21 in each year
Year	Records
1795	1
1802	2
1805	1
1808	1
1810	1
1834	1
1835	1
1840	1
1845	1
1847	1
1850	1
1851	2
1854	1
1859	1
1863	1
1864	1
1866	3
1867	1
1868	3
1869	2
1871	1
1872	1
1873	1
1874	1
1876	4
1877	2
1878	1
1880	3
1881	1
1883	1
1886	1
1888	2
1889	2
1890	3
1891	6
1892	6
1893	1
1894	1
1895	2
1896	5
1898	6
1899	3
1900	2
1901	9
1902	2
1903	3
1904	30
1905	15
1906	11
1907	35
1908	35
1909	19
1910	21
1911	10
1912	18
1913	59
1914	35
1915	43
1916	70
1917	208
1918	18
1919	102
1920	149
1921	58
1922	78
1923	81
1924	389
1925	150
1926	77
1927	187
1928	78
1929	200
1930	492
1931	217
1932	165
1933	733
1934	407
1935	707
1936	407
1937	132
1938	121
1939	491
1940	537
1941	644
1942	258
1943	421
1944	367
1945	538
1946	297
1947	977
1948	266
1949	1,015
1950	438
1951	382
1952	848
1953	1,579
1954	279
1955	481
1956	276
1957	511
1958	322
1959	410
1960	408
1961	553
1962	359
1963	725
1964	457
1965	465
1966	425
1967	472
1968	174
1969	881
1970	548
1971	498
1972	813
1973	464
1974	866
1975	509
1976	1,467
1977	451
1978	616
1979	1,958
1980	378
1981	667
1982	870
1983	786
1984	1,872
1985	776
1986	814
1987	852
1988	696
1989	1,668
1990	807
1991	877
1992	1,095
1993	845
1994	670
1995	1,120
1996	1,581
1997	915
1998	711
1999	688
2000	771
2001	610
2002	1,241
2003	2,066
2004	1,674
2005	949
2006	1,057
2007	916
2008	610
2009	713
2010	710
2011	662
2012	703
2013	440
2014	716
2015	493
2016	734
2017	750
2018	440
2019	757
2020	1,135
2021	574
2022	629
2023	890
2024	1,138
2025	364

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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 2026-10-13 (13 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 50	531
50 to 100	8
100 to 150	1
150 to 200	0
200 to 250	2