Weather Records on 24 October 1998

1,238 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 24 October 1998. Highest significance: Putten (Gld), NL.

Key Facts for 24 October 1998

On 24 October 1998, 1,238 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
408 were record highs and 247 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 1 were all-time records, 26 monthly and 1,211 daily.
Putten (Gld) set a daily record precipitation of 32.0 mm (1.3 in) on 24 October 1998.
Across 158 earlier years (1802 to 2025) the same calendar date averaged 473 records.

Record Map

1,238 stations

1,238 station records on 24 October 1998 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 24 October 1998: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Putten (Gld)	Netherlands	Record daily precipitation	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	62 of 100 (Major)
Brandenburg-Gorden	Germany	Record daily precipitation	25.8 mm (1.0 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Postmyr I Drangedal	Norway	Record daily precipitation	60.1 mm (2.4 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Chatillon-Sur-Seine	France	Record daily precipitation	37.0 mm (1.5 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Travemunde	Germany	Record daily precipitation	42.0 mm (1.7 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Nijkerk	Netherlands	Record daily precipitation	34.9 mm (1.4 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Turlock #2	United States	Record daily precipitation	28.4 mm (1.1 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Schoonloo	Netherlands	Record daily precipitation	36.7 mm (1.4 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Lifjell	Norway	Record daily precipitation	38.9 mm (1.5 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Dimbokro	Cote D'Ivoire	Record daily precipitation	75.9 mm (3.0 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Ter Apel	Netherlands	Record daily precipitation	32.1 mm (1.3 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Modesto AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	34.5 mm (1.4 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Neustadt Am Kulm-Filchendorf	Germany	Record daily precipitation	28.6 mm (1.1 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Hole	Norway	Record daily precipitation	31.7 mm (1.2 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Velikie Luki	Russia	Record high maximum temperature	16.2 C (61.2 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Lodi	United States	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Brocken	Germany	Record daily precipitation	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Ocampo	Mexico	Record low maximum temperature	12.8 C (55.0 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Elspeet	Netherlands	Record daily precipitation	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Hoidalen I Solum	Norway	Record daily precipitation	41.5 mm (1.6 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Schierke	Germany	Record daily precipitation	34.0 mm (1.3 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Lorentzweiler	Luxembourg	Record daily precipitation	38.5 mm (1.5 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Heerde	Netherlands	Record daily precipitation	25.7 mm (1.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Nieuw Buinen	Netherlands	Record daily precipitation	28.8 mm (1.1 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Eastbourne	United Kingdom	Record daily precipitation	37.9 mm (1.5 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Forsyth 6 NNW	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-1.1 C (30.0 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Pte de la Hague	France	Record daily precipitation	27.4 mm (1.1 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Baden-Baden-Geroldsau	Germany	Record daily precipitation	37.0 mm (1.5 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Abcoude	Netherlands	Record daily precipitation	36.6 mm (1.4 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Den Bommel	Netherlands	Record daily precipitation	39.6 mm (1.6 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Hoogwoud	Netherlands	Record daily precipitation	32.8 mm (1.3 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Moose Pass 3NW	United States	Record daily precipitation	47.8 mm (1.9 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Nancy-Ochey	France	Record daily precipitation	32.8 mm (1.3 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Villingen-Schwenningen	Germany	Record daily precipitation	27.1 mm (1.1 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Belvaux	Luxembourg	Record daily precipitation	51.1 mm (2.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Hulshorst	Netherlands	Record daily precipitation	30.2 mm (1.2 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Rouveen	Netherlands	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Wapenveld	Netherlands	Record daily precipitation	32.7 mm (1.3 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Gjerstad I Aust-Agder	Norway	Record daily precipitation	63.2 mm (2.5 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Gordon 6N	United States	Record high minimum temperature	8.3 C (46.9 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Eslohe	Germany	Record daily precipitation	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Mexcala (Cfe)	Mexico	Record low maximum temperature	26.1 C (79.0 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Dronten	Netherlands	Record daily precipitation	26.6 mm (1.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Poset	Russia	Record daily precipitation	28.2 mm (1.1 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Ukiah	United States	Record daily precipitation	46.0 mm (1.8 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Monticello	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-5.0 C (23.0 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Escanaba	United States	Record high maximum temperature	23.9 C (75.0 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Motozintla (Smn)	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Cuernavaca (Dge)	Mexico	Record low maximum temperature	18.9 C (66.0 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Ijsselmuiden	Netherlands	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Dedemsvaart	Netherlands	Record daily precipitation	29.3 mm (1.2 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Dwingelo	Netherlands	Record daily precipitation	27.3 mm (1.1 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
St. Petersburg	Russia	Record high maximum temperature	13.6 C (56.5 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Calmus	Luxembourg	Record daily precipitation	39.5 mm (1.6 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Xicatlacotla (Cfe)	Mexico	Record low maximum temperature	23.9 C (75.0 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Roelofarendsveen	Netherlands	Record daily precipitation	36.5 mm (1.4 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Eerbeek	Netherlands	Record daily precipitation	33.9 mm (1.3 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Emmen	Netherlands	Record daily precipitation	28.0 mm (1.1 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Roodeschool	Netherlands	Record daily precipitation	25.9 mm (1.0 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Foldsae	Norway	Record daily precipitation	36.0 mm (1.4 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

1,238 records

Records set or tied on 24 October 1998 by type: Highest daily maximum 228, Lowest daily maximum 185, Highest daily minimum 180, Lowest daily minimum 62, Heaviest daily rainfall 577, Heaviest daily snowfall 3, Deepest snow cover 3.

Records on 24 October 1998 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	228
Lowest daily maximum	185
Highest daily minimum	180
Lowest daily minimum	62
Heaviest daily rainfall	577
Heaviest daily snowfall	3
Deepest snow cover	3

Records on 24 October 1998 by timescale: all-time 1, monthly 26, daily 1,211.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

1,045 broken records

Margins by which the 1,045 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 102.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

24 October 1998

Top 20 records on 24 October 1998 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
24 October 1998	Putten (Gld), NL	daily rain	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	14.2 mm (0.6 in)	88 years	62 of 100 (Major)
24 October 1998	Brandenburg-Gorden, DE	daily rain	25.8 mm (1.0 in)	13.9 mm (0.5 in)	63 years	61 of 100 (Major)
24 October 1998	Postmyr I Drangedal, NO	daily rain	60.1 mm (2.4 in)	23.6 mm (0.9 in)	101 years	60 of 100 (Major)
24 October 1998	Chatillon-Sur-Seine, FR	daily rain	37.0 mm (1.5 in)	19.8 mm (0.8 in)	55 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
24 October 1998	Travemunde, DE	daily rain	42.0 mm (1.7 in)	28.6 mm (1.1 in)	28 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
24 October 1998	Nijkerk, NL	daily rain	34.9 mm (1.4 in)	18.6 mm (0.7 in)	36 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
24 October 1998	Turlock #2, US	daily rain	28.4 mm (1.1 in)	19.8 mm (0.8 in)	48 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
24 October 1998	Schoonloo, NL	daily rain	36.7 mm (1.4 in)	18.0 mm (0.7 in)	36 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
24 October 1998	Lifjell, NO	daily rain	38.9 mm (1.5 in)	8.9 mm (0.35 in)	101 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
24 October 1998	Dimbokro, CI	daily rain	75.9 mm (3.0 in)	38.3 mm (1.5 in)	36 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
24 October 1998	Ter Apel, NL	daily rain	32.1 mm (1.3 in)	13.3 mm (0.5 in)	36 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
24 October 1998	Modesto AP, US	daily rain	34.5 mm (1.4 in)	25.9 mm (1.0 in)	8 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
24 October 1998	Neustadt Am Kulm-Filchendorf, DE	daily rain	28.6 mm (1.1 in)	19.9 mm (0.8 in)	17 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
24 October 1998	Hole, NO	daily rain	31.7 mm (1.2 in)	24.8 mm (1.0 in)	13 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
24 October 1998	Velikie Luki, RU	daily high max	16.2 C (61.2 F)	2.2 C (4.0 F)	101 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
24 October 1998	Lodi, US	daily rain	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	20.0 mm (0.8 in)	47 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
24 October 1998	Brocken, DE	daily rain	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	9.6 mm (0.38 in)	75 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
24 October 1998	Ocampo, MX	daily low max	12.8 C (55.0 F)	6.1 C (11.0 F)	53 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
24 October 1998	Elspeet, NL	daily rain	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	15.3 mm (0.6 in)	36 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
24 October 1998	Hoidalen I Solum, NO	daily rain	41.5 mm (1.6 in)	27.5 mm (1.1 in)	36 years	43 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

1802 to 1998

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1802 to 1998. 1998 had 1,238 records.

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

Records on 10-24 in each year
Year	Records
1802	2
1840	1
1844	1
1846	1
1849	1
1850	1
1851	1
1857	1
1859	1
1864	1
1866	2
1869	2
1872	2
1873	1
1875	1
1876	2
1877	2
1879	1
1880	7
1881	1
1884	1
1886	2
1887	3
1890	3
1891	3
1892	1
1893	3
1894	3
1895	5
1896	3
1897	1
1898	6
1899	3
1900	9
1901	4
1902	13
1903	6
1904	13
1905	22
1906	30
1907	11
1908	26
1909	13
1910	8
1911	23
1912	37
1913	85
1914	12
1915	43
1916	29
1917	145
1918	27
1919	48
1920	273
1921	54
1922	193
1923	169
1924	94
1925	258
1926	268
1927	308
1928	66
1929	200
1930	420
1931	351
1932	334
1933	256
1934	535
1935	343
1936	223
1937	588
1938	686
1939	776
1940	406
1941	304
1942	299
1943	369
1944	313
1945	549
1946	427
1947	427
1948	215
1949	624
1950	314
1951	546
1952	409
1953	244
1954	538
1955	460
1956	581
1957	673
1958	316
1959	885
1960	378
1961	228
1962	346
1963	1,397
1964	469
1965	387
1966	515
1967	273
1968	206
1969	1,115
1970	594
1971	794
1972	464
1973	558
1974	537
1975	2,018
1976	730
1977	469
1978	594
1979	683
1980	826
1981	1,920
1982	838
1983	662
1984	1,000
1985	902
1986	506
1987	674
1988	512
1989	1,182
1990	594
1991	1,380
1992	1,169
1993	602
1994	594
1995	1,119
1996	1,027
1997	1,400
1998	1,238
1999	1,374
2000	1,514
2001	1,769
2002	2,094
2003	1,934
2004	1,300
2005	973
2006	1,709
2007	1,631
2008	808
2009	870
2010	1,037
2011	658
2012	1,027
2013	497
2014	883
2015	528
2016	622
2017	858
2018	442
2019	761
2020	1,993
2021	588
2022	1,412
2023	682
2024	783
2025	286

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Data for records on 1998-10-24: CSV or JSON. Field meanings are on the data page.

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 20	1,017
20 to 40	21
40 to 60	4
60 to 80	2
80 to 100	0
100 to 120	1