Weather Records on 3 November 1998

789 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 3 November 1998. Highest significance: Rawlinna, AU.

Key Facts for 3 November 1998

On 3 November 1998, 789 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
279 were record highs and 118 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 53 monthly and 736 daily.
Rawlinna set a daily record precipitation of 56.7 mm (2.2 in) on 3 November 1998.
Across 155 earlier years (1821 to 2025) the same calendar date averaged 495 records.

Record Map

789 stations

789 station records on 3 November 1998 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 3 November 1998: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Rawlinna	Australia	Record daily precipitation	56.7 mm (2.2 in)	71 of 100 (Major)
Mitchell 5E	United States	Record daily precipitation	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	67 of 100 (Major)
Lisse	Netherlands	Record daily precipitation	32.8 mm (1.3 in)	62 of 100 (Major)
San Luis Acatlan	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	119.9 mm (4.7 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Prado	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	138.6 mm (5.5 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Santo Domingo	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	155.4 mm (6.1 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Bergschenhoek	Netherlands	Record daily precipitation	35.3 mm (1.4 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
San Jeronimo	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	151.9 mm (6.0 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Nagpur Sonegaon	India	Record daily precipitation	51.1 mm (2.0 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Zegveld	Netherlands	Record daily precipitation	28.1 mm (1.1 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Pustunich	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	57.9 mm (2.3 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Eyre	Australia	Record daily precipitation	43.0 mm (1.7 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Telchaquillo	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	67.8 mm (2.7 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Hoek_van_Holland_1	Netherlands	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Daintree Tea	Australia	Record daily precipitation	135.0 mm (5.3 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Poortugaal	Netherlands	Record daily precipitation	27.4 mm (1.1 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Gouda	Netherlands	Record daily precipitation	45.6 mm (1.8 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Vleuten	Netherlands	Record daily precipitation	28.0 mm (1.1 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Abala	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	59.9 mm (2.4 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Bartow 1SE	United States	Record high minimum temperature	23.9 C (75.0 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Hartington	United States	Record daily precipitation	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Metten	Germany	Record daily precipitation	29.1 mm (1.1 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Micos	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	81.0 mm (3.2 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Vandalia	United States	Record daily precipitation	34.8 mm (1.4 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Roxboro 7 ESE	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.3 mm (2.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Casey	United States	Record daily precipitation	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Wallace 2W	United States	Record daily precipitation	26.4 mm (1.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Boos	Germany	Record daily precipitation	26.3 mm (1.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Benschop	Netherlands	Record daily precipitation	28.9 mm (1.1 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Hutsonville	United States	Record daily precipitation	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Aiken 5SE	United States	Record high minimum temperature	18.9 C (66.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Mendez	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	37.3 mm (1.5 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
N Platte Exp Farm	United States	Record daily precipitation	27.2 mm (1.1 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Ogallala	United States	Record daily precipitation	27.7 mm (1.1 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Scheveningen	Netherlands	Record daily precipitation	25.0 mm (1.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Hamersveld	Netherlands	Record daily precipitation	32.3 mm (1.3 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Garissa	Kenya	Record daily precipitation	59.9 mm (2.4 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Union Juarez	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	84.8 mm (3.3 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
General Bravo (Dge)	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Zuerich/Fluntern	Switzerland	Record daily precipitation	41.9 mm (1.6 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Cape May 2 NW	United States	Record low maximum temperature	7.8 C (46.0 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Tonala (Dge)	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	96.3 mm (3.8 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Beekbergen	Netherlands	Record daily precipitation	29.7 mm (1.2 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Custer	United States	Record daily snowfall	11.4 cm (4.5 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Moonera	Australia	Record daily precipitation	41.8 mm (1.6 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Faerder Fyr	Norway	Record low minimum temperature	-0.6 C (30.9 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Fairmont	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Harskamp	Netherlands	Record daily precipitation	26.5 mm (1.0 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Bolsoy Santar	Russia	Record daily precipitation	36.1 mm (1.4 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Chambers	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Rawlinna Homestead	Australia	Record daily precipitation	52.9 mm (2.1 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Apeldoorn	Netherlands	Record daily precipitation	27.2 mm (1.1 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Brielle	Netherlands	Record daily precipitation	25.5 mm (1.0 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Kootwijk	Netherlands	Record daily precipitation	27.1 mm (1.1 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Sidney 6NNW	United States	Record daily snowfall	14.0 cm (5.5 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Presa Jocoque	Mexico	Record high minimum temperature	15.6 C (60.1 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Ciudad Serdan (Smn)	Mexico	Record high maximum temperature	30.0 C (86.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Karasjok	Norway	Record snow depth	31.0 cm (12.2 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Lake City	United States	Record daily precipitation	29.7 mm (1.2 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Beckley Raleigh Co AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	27.7 mm (1.1 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

789 records

Records set or tied on 3 November 1998 by type: Highest daily maximum 121, Lowest daily maximum 61, Highest daily minimum 158, Lowest daily minimum 57, Heaviest daily rainfall 358, Heaviest daily snowfall 24, Deepest snow cover 10.

Records on 3 November 1998 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	121
Lowest daily maximum	61
Highest daily minimum	158
Lowest daily minimum	57
Heaviest daily rainfall	358
Heaviest daily snowfall	24
Deepest snow cover	10

Records on 3 November 1998 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 53, daily 736.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

633 broken records

Margins by which the 633 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 115.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

3 November 1998

Top 20 records on 3 November 1998 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
3 November 1998	Rawlinna, AU	daily rain	56.7 mm (2.2 in)	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	79 years	71 of 100 (Major)
3 November 1998	Mitchell 5E, US	daily rain	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	16.8 mm (0.7 in)	60 years	67 of 100 (Major)
3 November 1998	Lisse, NL	daily rain	32.8 mm (1.3 in)	20.5 mm (0.8 in)	57 years	62 of 100 (Major)
3 November 1998	San Luis Acatlan, MX	monthly rain	119.9 mm (4.7 in)	50.0 mm (2.0 in)	33 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
3 November 1998	Prado, BR	monthly rain	138.6 mm (5.5 in)	50.0 mm (2.0 in)	8 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
3 November 1998	Santo Domingo, MX	daily rain	155.4 mm (6.1 in)	66.0 mm (2.6 in)	49 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
3 November 1998	Bergschenhoek, NL	daily rain	35.3 mm (1.4 in)	14.5 mm (0.6 in)	57 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
3 November 1998	San Jeronimo, MX	daily rain	151.9 mm (6.0 in)	74.9 mm (2.9 in)	13 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
3 November 1998	Nagpur Sonegaon, IN	daily rain	51.1 mm (2.0 in)	46.4 mm (1.8 in)	36 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
3 November 1998	Zegveld, NL	daily rain	28.1 mm (1.1 in)	12.5 mm (0.5 in)	57 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
3 November 1998	Pustunich, MX	daily rain	57.9 mm (2.3 in)	42.2 mm (1.7 in)	25 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
3 November 1998	Eyre, AU	monthly rain	43.0 mm (1.7 in)	11.4 mm (0.4 in)	9 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
3 November 1998	Telchaquillo, MX	daily rain	67.8 mm (2.7 in)	43.7 mm (1.7 in)	16 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
3 November 1998	Hoek_van_Holland_1, NL	daily rain	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	24.0 mm (0.9 in)	12 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
3 November 1998	Daintree Tea, AU	daily rain	135.0 mm (5.3 in)	115.0 mm (4.5 in)	9 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
3 November 1998	Poortugaal, NL	daily rain	27.4 mm (1.1 in)	15.9 mm (0.6 in)	36 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
3 November 1998	Gouda, NL	monthly rain	45.6 mm (1.8 in)	13.8 mm (0.5 in)	10 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
3 November 1998	Vleuten, NL	daily rain	28.0 mm (1.1 in)	15.8 mm (0.6 in)	31 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
3 November 1998	Abala, MX	daily rain	59.9 mm (2.4 in)	48.5 mm (1.9 in)	5 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
3 November 1998	Bartow 1SE, US	daily high min	23.9 C (75.0 F)	2.2 C (4.0 F)	103 years	44 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

1821 to 1998

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1821 to 1998. 1998 had 789 records.

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

Records on 11-03 in each year
Year	Records
1821	2
1828	1
1835	1
1837	1
1844	1
1845	1
1851	1
1857	1
1858	7
1862	1
1864	1
1875	5
1879	3
1880	1
1881	1
1882	1
1883	1
1885	2
1886	1
1888	2
1889	1
1891	1
1892	1
1893	1
1894	5
1895	1
1896	8
1897	3
1898	6
1899	10
1900	6
1901	6
1902	5
1903	19
1904	22
1905	11
1906	13
1907	28
1908	19
1909	17
1910	21
1911	39
1912	112
1913	35
1914	41
1915	19
1916	22
1917	36
1918	16
1919	74
1920	38
1921	35
1922	85
1923	123
1924	136
1925	107
1926	188
1927	343
1928	236
1929	352
1930	154
1931	279
1932	466
1933	398
1934	571
1935	968
1936	1,217
1937	309
1938	1,019
1939	584
1940	285
1941	214
1942	303
1943	172
1944	498
1945	333
1946	1,017
1947	457
1948	416
1949	565
1950	482
1951	2,288
1952	404
1953	351
1954	693
1955	522
1956	781
1957	453
1958	274
1959	472
1960	239
1961	1,007
1962	438
1963	271
1964	719
1965	522
1966	1,373
1967	588
1968	471
1969	568
1970	551
1971	666
1972	636
1973	903
1974	929
1975	1,066
1976	719
1977	767
1978	1,197
1979	630
1980	1,031
1981	876
1982	826
1983	1,254
1984	624
1985	725
1986	491
1987	1,148
1988	915
1989	615
1990	1,114
1991	3,969
1992	1,158
1993	653
1994	1,227
1995	1,078
1996	1,152
1997	818
1998	789
1999	808
2000	851
2001	587
2002	1,376
2003	1,914
2004	1,356
2005	1,576
2006	1,065
2007	642
2008	1,011
2009	688
2010	718
2011	765
2012	605
2013	515
2014	639
2015	1,123
2016	941
2017	871
2018	405
2019	303
2020	1,688
2021	352
2022	869
2023	714
2024	703
2025	525

Download the Data

Data for records on 1998-11-03: 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	582
20 to 40	27
40 to 60	11
60 to 80	7
80 to 100	2
100 to 120	4