Weather Records on 28 October 1998

1,457 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 28 October 1998. Highest significance: Douglas 1 SE, US.

Key Facts for 28 October 1998

On 28 October 1998, 1,457 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
642 were record highs and 174 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 2 were all-time records, 73 monthly and 1,382 daily.
Douglas 1 SE set a daily record precipitation of 37.6 mm (1.5 in) on 28 October 1998.
Across 152 earlier years (1802 to 2025) the same calendar date averaged 480 records.

Record Map

1,457 stations

1,457 station records on 28 October 1998 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 28 October 1998: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Douglas 1 SE	United States	Record daily precipitation	37.6 mm (1.5 in)	73 of 100 (Major)
Kaisersbach-Cronhutte	Germany	Record daily precipitation	66.7 mm (2.6 in)	71 of 100 (Major)
Baden-Baden-Geroldsau	Germany	Record daily precipitation	131.3 mm (5.2 in)	71 of 100 (Major)
Ellwangen-Rindelbach	Germany	Record daily precipitation	53.6 mm (2.1 in)	66 of 100 (Major)
Bad-Calmbach Wildbad	Germany	Record daily precipitation	95.3 mm (3.8 in)	66 of 100 (Major)
Dillingen/Donau	Germany	Record daily precipitation	55.7 mm (2.2 in)	66 of 100 (Major)
Wheatland 4N	United States	Record daily precipitation	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	66 of 100 (Major)
Elderslie	Australia	Record daily precipitation	41.6 mm (1.6 in)	65 of 100 (Major)
Herzberg	Germany	Record daily precipitation	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	64 of 100 (Major)
Schwabisch Gmund-Strassdorf	Germany	Record daily precipitation	58.7 mm (2.3 in)	64 of 100 (Major)
Rems-Murr-Kreis Winterbach	Germany	Record daily precipitation	63.7 mm (2.5 in)	63 of 100 (Major)
Wornitz-Bottenweiler	Germany	Record daily precipitation	63.9 mm (2.5 in)	63 of 100 (Major)
Stotten	Germany	Record daily precipitation	67.3 mm (2.6 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Pforzheim-Eutingen	Germany	Record daily precipitation	61.1 mm (2.4 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Selb/Oberfranken-Lauterbach	Germany	Record daily precipitation	31.5 mm (1.2 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Kr. Neckar-Odenwald Buchen	Germany	Record daily precipitation	61.8 mm (2.4 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Waterdale	United States	Record daily precipitation	39.9 mm (1.6 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Phillips	United States	Record daily precipitation	27.7 mm (1.1 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Corozal Substn	Puerto Rico [United States]	Record daily precipitation	114.6 mm (4.5 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Hornisgrinde	Germany	Record daily precipitation	122.0 mm (4.8 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Agate 3 E	United States	Record daily precipitation	25.1 mm (1.0 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Gillette 3SE	United States	Record daily precipitation	27.2 mm (1.1 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Nancy-Ochey	France	Record daily precipitation	64.8 mm (2.6 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Fichtelberg/Oberfranken-Huttst	Germany	Record daily precipitation	44.2 mm (1.7 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Schwandorf	Germany	Record daily precipitation	39.4 mm (1.6 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Laramie AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Rollbach	Germany	Record daily precipitation	60.4 mm (2.4 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Renningen-Ihinger Hof	Germany	Record daily precipitation	52.7 mm (2.1 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Eichstatt-Landershofen	Germany	Record daily precipitation	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Bad Liebenzell	Germany	Record daily precipitation	59.3 mm (2.3 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Kr.Ansbach Weidenbach	Germany	Record daily precipitation	47.4 mm (1.9 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Nurnberg	Germany	Record daily precipitation	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Mohrendorf-Kleinseebach	Germany	Record daily precipitation	44.4 mm (1.7 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Gossweinstein	Germany	Record daily precipitation	50.7 mm (2.0 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Heidenheim/Brenz	Germany	Record daily precipitation	31.6 mm (1.2 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Wertheim-Eichel	Germany	Record daily precipitation	60.7 mm (2.4 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Yundamindra	Australia	Record daily precipitation	34.0 mm (1.3 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Bad Lippspringe	Germany	Record daily precipitation	39.0 mm (1.5 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Willeroo	Australia	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Nhill	Australia	Record low minimum temperature	-2.5 C (27.5 F)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Bad Bergzabern	Germany	Record daily precipitation	66.6 mm (2.6 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Eppingen	Germany	Record daily precipitation	48.1 mm (1.9 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Eppingen-Elsenz	Germany	Record daily precipitation	46.2 mm (1.8 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Kitzingen	Germany	Record daily precipitation	43.1 mm (1.7 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Miltenberg	Germany	Record daily precipitation	50.7 mm (2.0 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Selb/Oberfranken-Wildenau	Germany	Record daily precipitation	29.7 mm (1.2 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Pinnacles	Australia	Record daily precipitation	50.4 mm (2.0 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Kaiserslautern	Germany	Record daily precipitation	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Wurzburg	Germany	Record daily precipitation	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Freudenstadt	Germany	Record daily precipitation	99.0 mm (3.9 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Heilbronn	Germany	Record daily precipitation	46.8 mm (1.8 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Zwieselberg	Germany	Record daily precipitation	43.3 mm (1.7 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Crailsheim-Alexandersreut	Germany	Record daily precipitation	60.6 mm (2.4 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Columbus	United States	Record daily precipitation	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Kronach	Germany	Record daily precipitation	28.2 mm (1.1 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Merklingen	Germany	Record daily precipitation	43.0 mm (1.7 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Rheinau-Memprechtshofen	Germany	Record daily precipitation	52.5 mm (2.1 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Brombachtal-Kirch-Brombach	Germany	Record daily precipitation	55.2 mm (2.2 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Cairns Post Office	Australia	Record high minimum temperature	24.4 C (75.9 F)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Eberbach/Neckar	Germany	Record daily precipitation	65.0 mm (2.6 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)

Counts by Type and Timescale

1,457 records

Records set or tied on 28 October 1998 by type: Highest daily maximum 147, Lowest daily maximum 54, Highest daily minimum 495, Lowest daily minimum 120, Heaviest daily rainfall 639, Deepest snow cover 2.

Records on 28 October 1998 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	147
Lowest daily maximum	54
Highest daily minimum	495
Lowest daily minimum	120
Heaviest daily rainfall	639
Heaviest daily snowfall	0
Deepest snow cover	2

Records on 28 October 1998 by timescale: all-time 2, monthly 73, daily 1,382.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

1,211 broken records

Margins by which the 1,211 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 79.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

28 October 1998

Top 20 records on 28 October 1998 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
28 October 1998	Douglas 1 SE, US	daily rain	37.6 mm (1.5 in)	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	80 years	73 of 100 (Major)
28 October 1998	Kaisersbach-Cronhutte, DE	daily rain	66.7 mm (2.6 in)	30.6 mm (1.2 in)	72 years	71 of 100 (Major)
28 October 1998	Baden-Baden-Geroldsau, DE	all-time rain	131.3 mm (5.2 in)	44.6 mm (1.8 in)	20 years	71 of 100 (Major)
28 October 1998	Ellwangen-Rindelbach, DE	monthly rain	53.6 mm (2.1 in)	15.2 mm (0.6 in)	63 years	66 of 100 (Major)
28 October 1998	Bad-Calmbach Wildbad, DE	monthly rain	95.3 mm (3.8 in)	42.4 mm (1.7 in)	38 years	66 of 100 (Major)
28 October 1998	Dillingen/Donau, DE	monthly rain	55.7 mm (2.2 in)	24.1 mm (0.9 in)	38 years	66 of 100 (Major)
28 October 1998	Wheatland 4N, US	daily rain	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	23.4 mm (0.9 in)	80 years	66 of 100 (Major)
28 October 1998	Elderslie, AU	daily rain	41.6 mm (1.6 in)	31.4 mm (1.2 in)	84 years	65 of 100 (Major)
28 October 1998	Herzberg, DE	daily rain	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	22.4 mm (0.9 in)	63 years	64 of 100 (Major)
28 October 1998	Schwabisch Gmund-Strassdorf, DE	monthly rain	58.7 mm (2.3 in)	26.1 mm (1.0 in)	35 years	64 of 100 (Major)
28 October 1998	Rems-Murr-Kreis Winterbach, DE	daily rain	63.7 mm (2.5 in)	44.7 mm (1.8 in)	56 years	63 of 100 (Major)
28 October 1998	Wornitz-Bottenweiler, DE	monthly rain	63.9 mm (2.5 in)	22.5 mm (0.9 in)	38 years	63 of 100 (Major)
28 October 1998	Stotten, DE	monthly rain	67.3 mm (2.6 in)	21.8 mm (0.9 in)	44 years	61 of 100 (Major)
28 October 1998	Pforzheim-Eutingen, DE	monthly rain	61.1 mm (2.4 in)	24.1 mm (0.9 in)	16 years	60 of 100 (Major)
28 October 1998	Selb/Oberfranken-Lauterbach, DE	daily rain	31.5 mm (1.2 in)	17.6 mm (0.7 in)	63 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
28 October 1998	Kr. Neckar-Odenwald Buchen, DE	monthly rain	61.8 mm (2.4 in)	15.1 mm (0.6 in)	61 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
28 October 1998	Waterdale, US	daily rain	39.9 mm (1.6 in)	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	61 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
28 October 1998	Phillips, US	daily rain	27.7 mm (1.1 in)	22.6 mm (0.9 in)	49 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
28 October 1998	Corozal Substn, PR	daily rain	114.6 mm (4.5 in)	79.0 mm (3.1 in)	40 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
28 October 1998	Hornisgrinde, DE	monthly rain	122.0 mm (4.8 in)	39.9 mm (1.6 in)	38 years	57 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 1,457 records.

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

Records on 10-28 in each year
Year	Records
1802	1
1827	1
1842	1
1856	2
1861	1
1866	2
1867	1
1869	4
1873	1
1876	1
1880	3
1881	1
1882	1
1883	1
1886	1
1888	6
1889	2
1890	3
1891	1
1892	7
1893	4
1894	1
1895	3
1896	5
1897	4
1898	5
1899	8
1900	8
1901	15
1902	18
1903	11
1904	13
1905	8
1906	15
1907	15
1908	12
1909	18
1910	26
1911	16
1912	28
1913	153
1914	31
1915	66
1916	13
1917	31
1918	79
1919	87
1920	48
1921	32
1922	90
1923	74
1924	109
1925	598
1926	123
1927	504
1928	77
1929	224
1930	144
1931	205
1932	164
1933	240
1934	227
1935	406
1936	578
1937	697
1938	170
1939	279
1940	652
1941	324
1942	355
1943	310
1944	501
1945	462
1946	712
1947	462
1948	370
1949	341
1950	544
1951	195
1952	485
1953	341
1954	486
1955	462
1956	353
1957	812
1958	198
1959	430
1960	225
1961	437
1962	432
1963	492
1964	332
1965	402
1966	254
1967	404
1968	523
1969	651
1970	846
1971	1,666
1972	1,012
1973	444
1974	805
1975	282
1976	1,606
1977	616
1978	292
1979	387
1980	1,657
1981	922
1982	578
1983	427
1984	1,553
1985	754
1986	590
1987	973
1988	816
1989	1,083
1990	917
1991	2,462
1992	676
1993	576
1994	675
1995	1,049
1996	1,396
1997	1,767
1998	1,457
1999	1,092
2000	935
2001	1,089
2002	982
2003	1,403
2004	1,641
2005	949
2006	1,295
2007	906
2008	1,207
2009	984
2010	1,029
2011	655
2012	1,097
2013	1,007
2014	850
2015	753
2016	1,139
2017	755
2018	710
2019	1,437
2020	1,646
2021	605
2022	879
2023	1,381
2024	650
2025	462

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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 10	1,031
10 to 20	119
20 to 30	44
30 to 40	10
40 to 50	4
50 to 60	2
60 to 70	0
70 to 80	1