Weather Records on 22 October 1998

853 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 22 October 1998. Highest significance: Sheffield, GB.

Key Facts for 22 October 1998

On 22 October 1998, 853 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
334 were record highs and 327 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 1 were all-time records, 20 monthly and 832 daily.
Sheffield set a daily record precipitation of 46.1 mm (1.8 in) on 22 October 1998.
Across 161 earlier years (1793 to 2025) the same calendar date averaged 452 records.

Record Map

853 stations

853 station records on 22 October 1998 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 22 October 1998: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Sheffield	United Kingdom	Record daily precipitation	46.1 mm (1.8 in)	71 of 100 (Major)
Hull	United Kingdom	Record daily precipitation	33.5 mm (1.3 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Inkerman Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	63.0 mm (2.5 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Burdekin Shire Council	Australia	Record daily precipitation	116.8 mm (4.6 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Ayr Dpi Research STN	Australia	Record daily precipitation	112.0 mm (4.4 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Hull	United Kingdom	Record daily precipitation	33.5 mm (1.3 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Los Pescados (Cfe)	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	82.6 mm (3.3 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Jonacapa	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	34.8 mm (1.4 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
San Bernardino Lagunas	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	43.4 mm (1.7 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
San Jose Alburquerque	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Sogndal - Selseng	Norway	Record snow depth	30.0 cm (11.8 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Kuranda Railway Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	35.0 mm (1.4 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Neillsville 3ESE	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-11.7 C (10.9 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Armagh	United Kingdom	Record high minimum temperature	13.2 C (55.8 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Perote	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	42.2 mm (1.7 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Sierra Blanca 2 E	United States	Record low maximum temperature	10.6 C (51.1 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Bambaroo	Australia	Record daily precipitation	73.6 mm (2.9 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Home Hill Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	122.0 mm (4.8 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Puente Jula	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	89.7 mm (3.5 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Buxton	United Kingdom	Record daily precipitation	58.1 mm (2.3 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Keele	United Kingdom	Record daily precipitation	41.8 mm (1.6 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Beeville 5 NE	United States	Record low maximum temperature	18.3 C (64.9 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Skegness	United Kingdom	Record high minimum temperature	13.3 C (55.9 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Beeville 5 NE	United States	Record daily precipitation	48.8 mm (1.9 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Shirbourne Park	Australia	Record daily precipitation	65.0 mm (2.6 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Bute: Rothesay	United Kingdom	Record daily precipitation	44.8 mm (1.8 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Wisley	United Kingdom	Record high minimum temperature	15.0 C (59.0 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Babb 6 NE	United States	Record high maximum temperature	31.1 C (88.0 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Oxford	United Kingdom	Record high minimum temperature	14.3 C (57.7 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Clatskanie	United States	Record high maximum temperature	24.4 C (75.9 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Paso Ancho (Cfe)	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	41.9 mm (1.6 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Blackleaf	United States	Record high maximum temperature	25.0 C (77.0 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Lordsburg 4 SE	United States	Record low maximum temperature	14.4 C (57.9 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Presidio	United States	Record low maximum temperature	15.6 C (60.1 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Arroyo Frio	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	63.0 mm (2.5 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Gullbra	Norway	Record snow depth	31.0 cm (12.2 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Juana Diaz Camp	Puerto Rico [United States]	Record daily precipitation	105.4 mm (4.1 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Paisley	United Kingdom	Record daily precipitation	52.6 mm (2.1 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Bryce Canyon Np Hqrs	United States	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Alpine	United States	Record low maximum temperature	8.9 C (48.0 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Panguitch	United States	Record high minimum temperature	2.2 C (36.0 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Bochil	Mexico	Record low maximum temperature	20.0 C (68.0 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Jersey: Airport	United Kingdom	Record daily precipitation	28.6 mm (1.1 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Rothamsted	United Kingdom	Record high minimum temperature	13.4 C (56.1 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Tamanrasset	Algeria	Record low minimum temperature	7.4 C (45.3 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Valenca	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	69.3 mm (2.7 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Milpa Alta	Mexico	Record low maximum temperature	10.6 C (51.1 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Tototlan	Mexico	Record low maximum temperature	20.0 C (68.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
La Piedad de Cabadas (Dge)	Mexico	Record low maximum temperature	18.9 C (66.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Hull	United Kingdom	Record high minimum temperature	14.0 C (57.2 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Alwen	United Kingdom	Record daily precipitation	38.8 mm (1.5 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Tezontepec (Smn)	Mexico	Record low maximum temperature	13.9 C (57.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Presa Requena	Mexico	Record low maximum temperature	14.4 C (57.9 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Chaparaco	Mexico	Record low maximum temperature	21.1 C (70.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Eksingedal	Norway	Record snow depth	29.0 cm (11.4 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Koror	Palau	Record high maximum temperature	33.9 C (93.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Aberporth	United Kingdom	Record daily precipitation	25.8 mm (1.0 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Presa la Esperanza	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	26.4 mm (1.0 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Roosevelt Roads	Puerto Rico [United States]	Record daily precipitation	83.3 mm (3.3 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Okeechobee	United States	Record daily precipitation	37.6 mm (1.5 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

853 records

Records set or tied on 22 October 1998 by type: Highest daily maximum 84, Lowest daily maximum 283, Highest daily minimum 250, Lowest daily minimum 44, Heaviest daily rainfall 183, Heaviest daily snowfall 2, Deepest snow cover 7.

Records on 22 October 1998 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	84
Lowest daily maximum	283
Highest daily minimum	250
Lowest daily minimum	44
Heaviest daily rainfall	183
Heaviest daily snowfall	2
Deepest snow cover	7

Records on 22 October 1998 by timescale: all-time 1, monthly 20, daily 832.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

662 broken records

Margins by which the 662 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

22 October 1998

Top 20 records on 22 October 1998 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
22 October 1998	Sheffield, GB	daily rain	46.1 mm (1.8 in)	26.3 mm (1.0 in)	71 years	71 of 100 (Major)
22 October 1998	Hull, GB	daily rain	33.5 mm (1.3 in)	16.7 mm (0.7 in)	64 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
22 October 1998	Inkerman Station, AU	daily rain	63.0 mm (2.5 in)	51.1 mm (2.0 in)	67 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
22 October 1998	Burdekin Shire Council, AU	monthly rain	116.8 mm (4.6 in)	37.0 mm (1.5 in)	23 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
22 October 1998	Ayr Dpi Research STN, AU	daily rain	112.0 mm (4.4 in)	79.4 mm (3.1 in)	23 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
22 October 1998	Hull, GB	daily rain	33.5 mm (1.3 in)	9.9 mm (0.39 in)	71 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
22 October 1998	Los Pescados (Cfe), MX	daily rain	82.6 mm (3.3 in)	56.7 mm (2.2 in)	16 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
22 October 1998	Jonacapa, MX	daily rain	34.8 mm (1.4 in)	34.0 mm (1.3 in)	8 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
22 October 1998	San Bernardino Lagunas, MX	daily rain	43.4 mm (1.7 in)	36.0 mm (1.4 in)	4 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
22 October 1998	San Jose Alburquerque, MX	daily rain	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	28.7 mm (1.1 in)	29 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
22 October 1998	Sogndal - Selseng, NO	daily snow depth	30.0 cm (11.8 in)	9.0 cm (3.5 in)	76 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
22 October 1998	Kuranda Railway Station, AU	daily rain	35.0 mm (1.4 in)	12.1 mm (0.5 in)	88 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
22 October 1998	Neillsville 3ESE, US	daily low min	-11.7 C (10.9 F)	2.3 C (4.1 F)	101 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
22 October 1998	Armagh, GB	daily high min	13.2 C (55.8 F)	0.7 C (1.3 F)	130 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
22 October 1998	Perote, MX	daily rain	42.2 mm (1.7 in)	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	16 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
22 October 1998	Sierra Blanca 2 E, US	daily low max	10.6 C (51.1 F)	10.5 C (18.9 F)	24 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
22 October 1998	Bambaroo, AU	daily rain	73.6 mm (2.9 in)	16.7 mm (0.7 in)	67 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
22 October 1998	Home Hill Post Office, AU	monthly rain	122.0 mm (4.8 in)	26.4 mm (1.0 in)	23 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
22 October 1998	Puente Jula, MX	daily rain	89.7 mm (3.5 in)	74.7 mm (2.9 in)	29 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
22 October 1998	Buxton, GB	monthly rain	58.1 mm (2.3 in)	7.4 mm (0.29 in)	38 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

1793 to 1998

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1793 to 1998. 1998 had 853 records.

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

Records on 10-22 in each year
Year	Records
1793	1
1795	1
1802	1
1810	3
1826	1
1840	1
1842	1
1843	1
1851	2
1853	1
1855	1
1857	1
1859	2
1863	1
1867	1
1869	1
1871	1
1872	1
1875	1
1877	1
1878	1
1879	1
1880	6
1883	1
1884	3
1888	1
1889	1
1890	5
1891	15
1892	3
1893	2
1894	3
1895	5
1896	1
1897	2
1898	8
1900	3
1901	7
1902	3
1903	8
1904	17
1905	13
1906	12
1907	14
1908	24
1909	6
1910	9
1911	43
1912	22
1913	59
1914	20
1915	57
1916	226
1917	74
1918	27
1919	62
1920	172
1921	78
1922	50
1923	105
1924	142
1925	265
1926	97
1927	227
1928	133
1929	417
1930	401
1931	272
1932	209
1933	484
1934	599
1935	874
1936	681
1937	348
1938	133
1939	602
1940	498
1941	576
1942	339
1943	208
1944	299
1945	547
1946	282
1947	754
1948	292
1949	481
1950	400
1951	581
1952	602
1953	615
1954	372
1955	457
1956	324
1957	885
1958	345
1959	524
1960	393
1961	523
1962	203
1963	909
1964	294
1965	433
1966	362
1967	316
1968	300
1969	966
1970	714
1971	626
1972	780
1973	569
1974	910
1975	742
1976	1,194
1977	624
1978	678
1979	1,826
1980	547
1981	943
1982	979
1983	712
1984	1,798
1985	797
1986	1,049
1987	944
1988	999
1989	1,353
1990	1,042
1991	718
1992	1,151
1993	654
1994	631
1995	1,399
1996	1,743
1997	1,072
1998	853
1999	721
2000	1,070
2001	774
2002	1,419
2003	2,006
2004	1,371
2005	1,090
2006	1,296
2007	1,060
2008	846
2009	826
2010	723
2011	691
2012	914
2013	845
2014	603
2015	600
2016	652
2017	720
2018	488
2019	589
2020	1,664
2021	412
2022	955
2023	567
2024	911
2025	566

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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	631
25 to 50	23
50 to 75	4
75 to 100	2
100 to 125	0
125 to 150	1
150 to 175	1