Weather Records on 26 October 1998

1,125 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 26 October 1998. Highest significance: Riversleigh Station, AU.

Key Facts for 26 October 1998

On 26 October 1998, 1,125 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
426 were record highs and 82 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 5 were all-time records, 32 monthly and 1,088 daily.
Riversleigh Station set a daily record precipitation of 29.0 mm (1.1 in) on 26 October 1998.
Across 157 earlier years (1816 to 2025) the same calendar date averaged 479 records.

Record Map

1,125 stations

1,125 station records on 26 October 1998 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 26 October 1998: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Riversleigh Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	69 of 100 (Major)
Rockdale	Australia	Record daily precipitation	57.0 mm (2.2 in)	65 of 100 (Major)
Gnaraloo	Australia	Record daily precipitation	50.0 mm (2.0 in)	63 of 100 (Major)
Dalveen	Australia	Record daily precipitation	48.4 mm (1.9 in)	63 of 100 (Major)
Estherville 4E	United States	Record daily precipitation	51.1 mm (2.0 in)	63 of 100 (Major)
Dulce	United States	Record daily precipitation	46.0 mm (1.8 in)	63 of 100 (Major)
Surat	Australia	Record daily precipitation	113.2 mm (4.5 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Bartlett Dam	United States	Record daily precipitation	54.1 mm (2.1 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Wondalli	Australia	Record daily precipitation	70.0 mm (2.8 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Glenorie	Australia	Record daily precipitation	63.6 mm (2.5 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Saint Johns	United States	Record daily precipitation	26.9 mm (1.1 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Dingo Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	107.8 mm (4.2 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Maryland	Australia	Record daily precipitation	40.0 mm (1.6 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Charlevue Homestead	Australia	Record daily precipitation	138.2 mm (5.4 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Star Lake	United States	Record daily precipitation	38.6 mm (1.5 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Winton Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	37.8 mm (1.5 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Burenda	Australia	Record daily precipitation	77.8 mm (3.1 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Pagosa Springs 1SE	United States	Record daily precipitation	46.2 mm (1.8 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Cloyne	Australia	Record daily precipitation	62.5 mm (2.5 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Longreach Aero	Australia	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Xiamen	China	Record daily precipitation	104.7 mm (4.1 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Cheriton	Australia	Record daily precipitation	58.0 mm (2.3 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Whyenbah	Australia	Record daily precipitation	49.0 mm (1.9 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Ourigilla	Australia	Record daily precipitation	51.0 mm (2.0 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Ayrshire Downs	Australia	Record daily precipitation	36.2 mm (1.4 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Pacific Salt	Australia	Record daily precipitation	75.0 mm (3.0 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Cobar Mo	Australia	Record daily precipitation	41.4 mm (1.6 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Ilhota-Jusante	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	75.4 mm (3.0 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Chaco Canyon Natl Mon	United States	Record daily precipitation	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Tres Piedras	United States	Record daily precipitation	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Malakoff	Australia	Record daily precipitation	53.0 mm (2.1 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Albury	Australia	Record daily precipitation	51.8 mm (2.0 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Isisford Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.6 mm (1.0 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Evora Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	27.0 mm (1.1 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Chaoyang	China	Record daily precipitation	25.1 mm (1.0 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Atenguillo	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	159.8 mm (6.3 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Coloso	Puerto Rico [United States]	Record low maximum temperature	27.8 C (82.0 F)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Avasjo-Borgafjall_D	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Boksjo	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	26.2 mm (1.0 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Ft Lewis	United States	Record daily precipitation	41.4 mm (1.6 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Wolf Canyon	United States	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Mardathuna	Australia	Record daily precipitation	53.5 mm (2.1 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Emmet Downs	Australia	Record daily precipitation	37.0 mm (1.5 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Slatey Creek	Australia	Record daily precipitation	96.0 mm (3.8 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Carawatha	Australia	Record daily precipitation	40.0 mm (1.6 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Warkon	Australia	Record daily precipitation	50.0 mm (2.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Biddenham	Australia	Record daily precipitation	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Perola Park	Australia	Record daily precipitation	38.0 mm (1.5 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Chilapa (Smn)	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	81.8 mm (3.2 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Lukachukai	United States	Record daily precipitation	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Redford	Australia	Record daily precipitation	66.0 mm (2.6 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
San Luis Acatlan	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	119.9 mm (4.7 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Ixcateopan de Cuauhtemoc	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	57.7 mm (2.3 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Greer	United States	Record daily precipitation	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Ft Sumner	United States	Record daily precipitation	38.9 mm (1.5 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Zuni	United States	Record daily precipitation	48.5 mm (1.9 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Barcaldine Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	32.8 mm (1.3 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
El Terrero (Cfe)	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	77.0 mm (3.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Gisela	United States	Record daily precipitation	29.7 mm (1.2 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
El Morro Natl Mon	United States	Record daily precipitation	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)

Counts by Type and Timescale

1,125 records

Records set or tied on 26 October 1998 by type: Highest daily maximum 94, Lowest daily maximum 54, Highest daily minimum 332, Lowest daily minimum 28, Heaviest daily rainfall 610, Heaviest daily snowfall 5, Deepest snow cover 2.

Records on 26 October 1998 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	94
Lowest daily maximum	54
Highest daily minimum	332
Lowest daily minimum	28
Heaviest daily rainfall	610
Heaviest daily snowfall	5
Deepest snow cover	2

Records on 26 October 1998 by timescale: all-time 5, monthly 32, daily 1,088.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

948 broken records

Margins by which the 948 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 113.3. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

26 October 1998

Top 20 records on 26 October 1998 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
26 October 1998	Riversleigh Station, AU	daily rain	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	112 years	69 of 100 (Major)
26 October 1998	Rockdale, AU	daily rain	57.0 mm (2.2 in)	38.5 mm (1.5 in)	76 years	65 of 100 (Major)
26 October 1998	Gnaraloo, AU	daily rain	50.0 mm (2.0 in)	49.5 mm (1.9 in)	51 years	63 of 100 (Major)
26 October 1998	Dalveen, AU	daily rain	48.4 mm (1.9 in)	26.6 mm (1.0 in)	103 years	63 of 100 (Major)
26 October 1998	Estherville 4E, US	daily rain	51.1 mm (2.0 in)	40.9 mm (1.6 in)	44 years	63 of 100 (Major)
26 October 1998	Dulce, US	daily rain	46.0 mm (1.8 in)	33.8 mm (1.3 in)	47 years	63 of 100 (Major)
26 October 1998	Surat, AU	monthly rain	113.2 mm (4.5 in)	30.9 mm (1.2 in)	44 years	60 of 100 (Major)
26 October 1998	Bartlett Dam, US	daily rain	54.1 mm (2.1 in)	49.8 mm (2.0 in)	47 years	60 of 100 (Major)
26 October 1998	Wondalli, AU	daily rain	70.0 mm (2.8 in)	35.7 mm (1.4 in)	64 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
26 October 1998	Glenorie, AU	daily rain	63.6 mm (2.5 in)	50.6 mm (2.0 in)	43 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
26 October 1998	Saint Johns, US	daily rain	26.9 mm (1.1 in)	19.5 mm (0.8 in)	68 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
26 October 1998	Dingo Post Office, AU	monthly rain	107.8 mm (4.2 in)	20.9 mm (0.8 in)	78 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
26 October 1998	Maryland, AU	daily rain	40.0 mm (1.6 in)	18.9 mm (0.7 in)	112 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
26 October 1998	Charlevue Homestead, AU	monthly rain	138.2 mm (5.4 in)	55.2 mm (2.2 in)	12 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
26 October 1998	Star Lake, US	daily rain	38.6 mm (1.5 in)	33.3 mm (1.3 in)	28 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
26 October 1998	Winton Post Office, AU	daily rain	37.8 mm (1.5 in)	24.8 mm (1.0 in)	65 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
26 October 1998	Burenda, AU	daily rain	77.8 mm (3.1 in)	31.3 mm (1.2 in)	64 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
26 October 1998	Pagosa Springs 1SE, US	daily rain	46.2 mm (1.8 in)	26.9 mm (1.1 in)	59 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
26 October 1998	Cloyne, AU	daily rain	62.5 mm (2.5 in)	62.5 mm (2.5 in)	32 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
26 October 1998	Longreach Aero, AU	daily rain	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	25.1 mm (1.0 in)	43 years	52 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

1816 to 1998

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1816 to 1998. 1998 had 1,125 records.

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

Records on 10-26 in each year
Year	Records
1816	1
1831	1
1832	1
1840	1
1841	1
1843	1
1849	1
1856	1
1859	1
1861	1
1864	1
1866	3
1868	2
1870	1
1871	4
1874	1
1879	2
1880	2
1881	1
1883	1
1885	1
1886	2
1887	8
1888	6
1889	2
1890	5
1891	2
1892	5
1894	2
1895	2
1898	2
1899	7
1900	5
1901	4
1902	4
1903	16
1904	6
1905	18
1906	8
1907	12
1908	25
1909	10
1910	10
1911	7
1912	24
1913	38
1914	27
1915	34
1916	59
1917	47
1918	58
1919	72
1920	57
1921	33
1922	147
1923	68
1924	102
1925	185
1926	381
1927	522
1928	174
1929	137
1930	228
1931	359
1932	468
1933	605
1934	331
1935	174
1936	528
1937	248
1938	201
1939	1,140
1940	516
1941	688
1942	926
1943	466
1944	357
1945	434
1946	481
1947	533
1948	158
1949	368
1950	654
1951	337
1952	417
1953	449
1954	728
1955	484
1956	378
1957	1,082
1958	187
1959	488
1960	315
1961	214
1962	1,136
1963	1,079
1964	417
1965	450
1966	271
1967	392
1968	478
1969	493
1970	744
1971	1,021
1972	362
1973	362
1974	266
1975	787
1976	818
1977	864
1978	495
1979	759
1980	953
1981	761
1982	837
1983	564
1984	790
1985	559
1986	602
1987	704
1988	896
1989	1,628
1990	582
1991	1,660
1992	726
1993	615
1994	610
1995	911
1996	1,651
1997	2,943
1998	1,125
1999	994
2000	1,091
2001	939
2002	1,088
2003	1,271
2004	1,122
2005	1,165
2006	1,822
2007	1,183
2008	631
2009	746
2010	1,542
2011	797
2012	1,048
2013	800
2014	977
2015	430
2016	719
2017	474
2018	592
2019	896
2020	3,942
2021	728
2022	626
2023	1,628
2024	790
2025	611

Download the Data

Data for records on 1998-10-26: 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	840
20 to 40	91
40 to 60	12
60 to 80	3
80 to 100	0
100 to 120	2