Weather Records on 29 October 1998

900 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 29 October 1998. Highest significance: Lodgepole, US.

Key Facts for 29 October 1998

On 29 October 1998, 900 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
466 were record highs and 90 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 1 were all-time records, 18 monthly and 881 daily.
Lodgepole set a daily record precipitation of 40.6 mm (1.6 in) on 29 October 1998.
Across 156 earlier years (1837 to 2025) the same calendar date averaged 467 records.

Record Map

900 stations

900 station records on 29 October 1998 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 29 October 1998: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Lodgepole	United States	Record daily precipitation	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	74 of 100 (Major)
Townsville Aero	Australia	Record daily precipitation	40.8 mm (1.6 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Pakri	Estonia	Record daily precipitation	28.8 mm (1.1 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Upton	United States	Record daily precipitation	28.7 mm (1.1 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Munchen-Nymphenburg	Germany	Record daily precipitation	35.0 mm (1.4 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Schallstadt-Mengen	Germany	Record daily precipitation	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Mauth-Finsterau	Germany	Record daily precipitation	58.9 mm (2.3 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Rochelle 7ENE	United States	Record daily precipitation	29.5 mm (1.2 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Danville Sewage Plt	United States	Record daily precipitation	53.3 mm (2.1 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Ebersberg-Halbing	Germany	Record daily precipitation	40.3 mm (1.6 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Aurich	Germany	Record daily precipitation	25.8 mm (1.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Lynch	United States	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Wessington 2SE	United States	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Dillenburg	Germany	Record daily precipitation	27.0 mm (1.1 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Mellette 4 W	United States	Record daily precipitation	35.8 mm (1.4 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Port Washington	United States	Record high minimum temperature	11.1 C (52.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
York Pond	United States	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Upton 13 SW	United States	Record daily precipitation	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
W Pt	United States	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Grainet-Rehberg	Germany	Record daily precipitation	37.3 mm (1.5 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Wood	United States	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Oonoonba	Australia	Record daily precipitation	48.6 mm (1.9 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
El Salitre	Mexico	Record high maximum temperature	38.9 C (102.0 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
San Miguel Ejutla	Mexico	Record high maximum temperature	34.4 C (93.9 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Tinaroo Falls Dam	Australia	Record daily precipitation	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Bridgeport	United States	Record high minimum temperature	8.9 C (48.0 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Merriman	United States	Record daily precipitation	32.8 mm (1.3 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Bonesteel	United States	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Marion	United States	Record daily precipitation	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Marathon	United States	Record high minimum temperature	16.7 C (62.1 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Baden-Baden-Geroldsau	Germany	Record daily precipitation	34.1 mm (1.3 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Saint Bernard	United States	Record high maximum temperature	30.0 C (86.0 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Blair	United States	Record daily precipitation	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Dull Ctr 1SE	United States	Record daily precipitation	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Helsinki Kaisaniemi AWS	Finland	Record daily precipitation	25.7 mm (1.0 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Rottweil	Germany	Record daily precipitation	27.4 mm (1.1 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Coloso	Puerto Rico [United States]	Record low maximum temperature	26.1 C (79.0 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Ogallala	United States	Record high minimum temperature	8.3 C (46.9 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Camp Crook	United States	Record high minimum temperature	5.0 C (41.0 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Murdo	United States	Record daily precipitation	25.7 mm (1.0 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Salem AP (McNary Field)	United States	Record low maximum temperature	6.1 C (43.0 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Ghost Rch	United States	Record daily precipitation	40.1 mm (1.6 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Academy 2NE	United States	Record daily precipitation	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Jamestown Muni AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	25.1 mm (1.0 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Walkamin Research Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	42.0 mm (1.7 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Elderslie	Australia	Record daily precipitation	36.0 mm (1.4 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Malsburg-Marzell-Friedrichshei	Germany	Record daily precipitation	39.8 mm (1.6 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Tenosique (Smn)	Mexico	Record low minimum temperature	15.6 C (60.1 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Sogndal - Selseng	Norway	Record snow depth	35.0 cm (13.8 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Trujillo Alto 2 SSW	Puerto Rico [United States]	Record high minimum temperature	29.4 C (84.9 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Salekhard	Russia	Record low maximum temperature	-22.6 C (-8.7 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Creston 2 SW	United States	Record high minimum temperature	13.9 C (57.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Torrington Exp Farm	United States	Record high minimum temperature	6.7 C (44.1 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Guanacevi (Smn)	Mexico	Record high minimum temperature	11.1 C (52.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Dickinson Exp STN	United States	Record high minimum temperature	5.6 C (42.1 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Yerevan	Armenia	Record high minimum temperature	11.5 C (52.7 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Napperby	Australia	Record daily precipitation	38.8 mm (1.5 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Amderma	Russia	Record low maximum temperature	-18.4 C (-1.1 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Holyoke	United States	Record high minimum temperature	7.8 C (46.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Glendive	United States	Record high minimum temperature	6.7 C (44.1 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

900 records

Records set or tied on 29 October 1998 by type: Highest daily maximum 154, Lowest daily maximum 43, Highest daily minimum 312, Lowest daily minimum 47, Heaviest daily rainfall 341, Heaviest daily snowfall 1, Deepest snow cover 2.

Records on 29 October 1998 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	154
Lowest daily maximum	43
Highest daily minimum	312
Lowest daily minimum	47
Heaviest daily rainfall	341
Heaviest daily snowfall	1
Deepest snow cover	2

Records on 29 October 1998 by timescale: all-time 1, monthly 18, daily 881.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

699 broken records

Margins by which the 699 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 47.8. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

29 October 1998

Top 20 records on 29 October 1998 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
29 October 1998	Lodgepole, US	daily rain	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	101 years	74 of 100 (Major)
29 October 1998	Townsville Aero, AU	daily rain	40.8 mm (1.6 in)	37.2 mm (1.5 in)	53 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
29 October 1998	Pakri, EE	daily rain	28.8 mm (1.1 in)	13.2 mm (0.5 in)	40 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
29 October 1998	Upton, US	daily rain	28.7 mm (1.1 in)	16.0 mm (0.6 in)	71 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
29 October 1998	Munchen-Nymphenburg, DE	daily rain	35.0 mm (1.4 in)	16.6 mm (0.7 in)	39 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
29 October 1998	Schallstadt-Mengen, DE	daily rain	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	16.9 mm (0.7 in)	39 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
29 October 1998	Mauth-Finsterau, DE	daily rain	58.9 mm (2.3 in)	41.8 mm (1.6 in)	8 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
29 October 1998	Rochelle 7ENE, US	daily rain	29.5 mm (1.2 in)	16.5 mm (0.6 in)	49 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
29 October 1998	Danville Sewage Plt, US	daily rain	53.3 mm (2.1 in)	40.1 mm (1.6 in)	28 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
29 October 1998	Ebersberg-Halbing, DE	daily rain	40.3 mm (1.6 in)	21.1 mm (0.8 in)	32 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
29 October 1998	Aurich, DE	daily rain	25.8 mm (1.0 in)	13.8 mm (0.5 in)	41 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
29 October 1998	Lynch, US	daily rain	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	5.1 mm (0.20 in)	101 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
29 October 1998	Wessington 2SE, US	daily rain	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	16.2 mm (0.6 in)	68 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
29 October 1998	Dillenburg, DE	daily rain	27.0 mm (1.1 in)	11.9 mm (0.5 in)	44 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
29 October 1998	Mellette 4 W, US	daily rain	35.8 mm (1.4 in)	1.0 mm (0.04 in)	101 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
29 October 1998	Port Washington, US	daily high min	11.1 C (52.0 F)	1.1 C (2.0 F)	97 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
29 October 1998	York Pond, US	daily rain	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	12.9 mm (0.5 in)	67 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
29 October 1998	Upton 13 SW, US	daily rain	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	21.1 mm (0.8 in)	8 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
29 October 1998	W Pt, US	daily rain	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	7.6 mm (0.30 in)	75 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
29 October 1998	Grainet-Rehberg, DE	daily rain	37.3 mm (1.5 in)	25.0 mm (1.0 in)	8 years	37 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

1837 to 1998

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1837 to 1998. 1998 had 900 records.

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

Records on 10-29 in each year
Year	Records
1837	1
1846	1
1849	1
1854	1
1856	1
1865	1
1869	3
1870	1
1871	1
1872	1
1873	3
1874	1
1877	1
1878	2
1880	1
1882	1
1883	2
1885	3
1886	1
1887	2
1888	4
1889	1
1890	11
1891	3
1892	3
1894	1
1895	1
1896	4
1897	2
1898	5
1899	8
1900	3
1901	7
1902	10
1903	4
1904	4
1905	9
1906	16
1907	15
1908	22
1909	22
1910	79
1911	10
1912	32
1913	67
1914	13
1915	47
1916	34
1917	74
1918	97
1919	53
1920	39
1921	49
1922	150
1923	85
1924	120
1925	698
1926	120
1927	350
1928	125
1929	226
1930	333
1931	199
1932	195
1933	301
1934	169
1935	553
1936	313
1937	919
1938	199
1939	159
1940	484
1941	284
1942	408
1943	256
1944	427
1945	471
1946	1,140
1947	323
1948	281
1949	434
1950	794
1951	203
1952	759
1953	529
1954	316
1955	477
1956	440
1957	379
1958	346
1959	740
1960	282
1961	792
1962	536
1963	422
1964	371
1965	575
1966	264
1967	382
1968	686
1969	679
1970	630
1971	1,773
1972	954
1973	602
1974	958
1975	387
1976	1,006
1977	474
1978	297
1979	488
1980	936
1981	474
1982	655
1983	287
1984	1,540
1985	874
1986	361
1987	940
1988	729
1989	1,033
1990	677
1991	2,609
1992	1,082
1993	868
1994	715
1995	693
1996	1,169
1997	1,155
1998	900
1999	791
2000	1,238
2001	965
2002	1,139
2003	1,406
2004	1,562
2005	974
2006	1,097
2007	1,120
2008	1,547
2009	1,250
2010	547
2011	852
2012	1,389
2013	774
2014	585
2015	553
2016	965
2017	979
2018	550
2019	1,902
2020	1,228
2021	812
2022	1,034
2023	1,264
2024	1,067
2025	419

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Data for records on 1998-10-29: 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).

Histogram of margins by which records were beaten on 29 October 1998
Margin	Records
0 to 10	624
10 to 20	51
20 to 30	15
30 to 40	5
40 to 50	4