Weather Records on 6 November 1998

752 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 6 November 1998. Highest significance: Bakaly, RU.

Key Facts for 6 November 1998

On 6 November 1998, 752 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
200 were record highs and 312 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 1 were all-time records, 24 monthly and 727 daily.
Bakaly set a monthly record daily precipitation of 33.0 mm (1.3 in) on 6 November 1998.
Across 162 earlier years (1793 to 2025) the same calendar date averaged 491 records.

Record Map

752 stations

752 station records on 6 November 1998 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 6 November 1998: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Bakaly	Russia	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	65 of 100 (Major)
Culpanovo	Russia	Record daily precipitation	26.6 mm (1.0 in)	63 of 100 (Major)
Warmun	Australia	Record daily precipitation	51.0 mm (2.0 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Ulyanovsk	Russia	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Aksakovo	Russia	Record daily precipitation	32.3 mm (1.3 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Dutch Harbor	United States	Record daily precipitation	52.1 mm (2.1 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Bugulma	Russia	Record daily precipitation	26.9 mm (1.1 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Krasnoufimsk	Russia	Record daily precipitation	28.0 mm (1.1 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Martin	United States	Record snow depth	45.7 cm (18.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Orenburg	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	9.6 C (49.3 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Birsk	Russia	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Astrakan	Russia	Record high maximum temperature	21.6 C (70.9 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Yelabuga	Russia	Record daily precipitation	27.2 mm (1.1 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Hot Springs	United States	Record snow depth	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Uil	Kazakhstan	Record high maximum temperature	17.4 C (63.3 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Azueta	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Le Mars	United States	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Joseph	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Cape Agulhas	South Africa	Record low minimum temperature	6.5 C (43.7 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Sand I Ryfylke II	Norway	Record snow depth	11.0 cm (4.3 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Ufa	Russia	Record daily precipitation	25.0 mm (1.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Ft Yates 4 SW	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Cape St. Francis	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	39.0 mm (1.5 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Rome	United States	Record low maximum temperature	7.8 C (46.0 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Seward AP	United States	Record high maximum temperature	10.0 C (50.0 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Port-Gentil	Gabon	Record high maximum temperature	33.0 C (91.4 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Astana	Kazakhstan	Record high minimum temperature	4.2 C (39.6 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Ciudad Serdan (Smn)	Mexico	Record high minimum temperature	10.0 C (50.0 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Lakeview 2 NNW	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-0.6 C (30.9 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Taipak	Kazakhstan	Record high maximum temperature	16.6 C (61.9 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Mahackala	Russia	Record high maximum temperature	21.0 C (69.8 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Junction 4SSW	United States	Record low maximum temperature	10.0 C (50.0 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Farmington 3 NW	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Rochelle 7ENE	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Rapid City Rgnl AP	United States	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Atbasar	Kazakhstan	Record high minimum temperature	3.7 C (38.7 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Saratow	Russia	Record high maximum temperature	15.8 C (60.4 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Orenburg	Russia	Record high maximum temperature	14.6 C (58.3 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Stornoway Airport	United Kingdom	Record daily precipitation	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Warren	United States	Record daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Kustanai	Kazakhstan	Record high minimum temperature	5.9 C (42.6 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Hatlestrand	Norway	Record snow depth	14.0 cm (5.5 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Voronez	Russia	Record high maximum temperature	14.0 C (57.2 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Silver Lake Brighton	United States	Record daily snowfall	40.6 cm (16.0 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Taipak	Kazakhstan	Record high minimum temperature	9.8 C (49.6 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Mutuipe	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Petropavlovsk	Kazakhstan	Record high minimum temperature	2.9 C (37.2 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Atyrau	Kazakhstan	Record high minimum temperature	10.0 C (50.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Semej	Kazakhstan	Record high maximum temperature	14.5 C (58.1 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Lampasas	United States	Record low maximum temperature	8.9 C (48.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Ipanema	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	55.6 mm (2.2 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Hundseid I Vikedal	Norway	Record snow depth	15.0 cm (5.9 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Rostov-Na-Donu	Russia	Record high maximum temperature	17.0 C (62.6 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Lake Maloya	United States	Record snow depth	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Usta 8 WNW Kelly Rch	United States	Record daily snowfall	14.0 cm (5.5 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Cottonwood Weir	United States	Record daily precipitation	30.7 mm (1.2 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Big Piney	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Tapalpa (Smn)	Mexico	Record low minimum temperature	0.6 C (33.1 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Brekke I Sogn	Norway	Record snow depth	28.0 cm (11.0 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Troitsk	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	5.1 C (41.2 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

752 records

Records set or tied on 6 November 1998 by type: Highest daily maximum 110, Lowest daily maximum 252, Highest daily minimum 90, Lowest daily minimum 60, Heaviest daily rainfall 134, Heaviest daily snowfall 54, Deepest snow cover 52.

Records on 6 November 1998 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	110
Lowest daily maximum	252
Highest daily minimum	90
Lowest daily minimum	60
Heaviest daily rainfall	134
Heaviest daily snowfall	54
Deepest snow cover	52

Records on 6 November 1998 by timescale: all-time 1, monthly 24, daily 727.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

569 broken records

Margins by which the 569 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 152.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

6 November 1998

Top 20 records on 6 November 1998 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
6 November 1998	Bakaly, RU	monthly rain	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	12.4 mm (0.5 in)	38 years	65 of 100 (Major)
6 November 1998	Culpanovo, RU	daily rain	26.6 mm (1.0 in)	13.6 mm (0.5 in)	57 years	63 of 100 (Major)
6 November 1998	Warmun, AU	daily rain	51.0 mm (2.0 in)	43.9 mm (1.7 in)	40 years	60 of 100 (Major)
6 November 1998	Ulyanovsk, RU	monthly rain	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	11.9 mm (0.5 in)	1 year	56 of 100 (Notable)
6 November 1998	Aksakovo, RU	monthly rain	32.3 mm (1.3 in)	8.9 mm (0.35 in)	36 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
6 November 1998	Dutch Harbor, US	daily rain	52.1 mm (2.1 in)	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	63 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
6 November 1998	Bugulma, RU	daily rain	26.9 mm (1.1 in)	15.1 mm (0.6 in)	8 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
6 November 1998	Krasnoufimsk, RU	daily rain	28.0 mm (1.1 in)	8.8 mm (0.35 in)	43 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
6 November 1998	Martin, US	monthly snow depth	45.7 cm (18.0 in)	10.1 cm (4.0 in)	50 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
6 November 1998	Orenburg, RU	monthly high min	9.6 C (49.3 F)	1.8 C (3.2 F)	70 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
6 November 1998	Birsk, RU	daily rain	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	11.9 mm (0.5 in)	8 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
6 November 1998	Astrakan, RU	monthly high max	21.6 C (70.9 F)	0.1 C (0.2 F)	74 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
6 November 1998	Yelabuga, RU	daily rain	27.2 mm (1.1 in)	12.0 mm (0.5 in)	8 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
6 November 1998	Hot Springs, US	daily snow depth	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	61 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
6 November 1998	Uil, KZ	daily high max	17.4 C (63.3 F)	2.3 C (4.1 F)	88 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
6 November 1998	Azueta, MX	daily rain	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	29.5 mm (1.2 in)	37 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
6 November 1998	Le Mars, US	daily rain	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	12.7 mm (0.5 in)	52 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
6 November 1998	Joseph, US	daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	2.5 cm (1.0 in)	81 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
6 November 1998	Cape Agulhas, ZA	daily low min	6.5 C (43.7 F)	5.2 C (9.4 F)	23 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
6 November 1998	Sand I Ryfylke II, NO	daily snow depth	11.0 cm (4.3 in)	11.0 cm (4.3 in)	65 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

1793 to 1998

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1793 to 1998. 1998 had 752 records.

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

Records on 11-06 in each year
Year	Records
1793	1
1795	1
1804	1
1805	1
1812	1
1819	1
1828	2
1834	1
1835	2
1840	1
1842	3
1845	1
1849	1
1851	2
1856	2
1858	1
1860	1
1863	1
1864	2
1868	1
1870	1
1874	2
1875	1
1877	1
1878	2
1879	1
1885	3
1886	1
1888	3
1890	2
1891	2
1893	2
1894	1
1895	7
1896	3
1898	3
1899	12
1900	2
1901	4
1902	6
1903	4
1904	6
1905	15
1906	13
1907	13
1908	21
1909	7
1910	52
1911	27
1912	53
1913	20
1914	36
1915	20
1916	127
1917	30
1918	40
1919	60
1920	53
1921	98
1922	84
1923	119
1924	737
1925	139
1926	123
1927	405
1928	86
1929	89
1930	439
1931	284
1932	307
1933	661
1934	626
1935	527
1936	356
1937	124
1938	1,098
1939	390
1940	201
1941	512
1942	373
1943	238
1944	459
1945	498
1946	682
1947	405
1948	1,219
1949	517
1950	314
1951	1,832
1952	193
1953	1,218
1954	442
1955	311
1956	431
1957	359
1958	227
1959	1,800
1960	388
1961	480
1962	343
1963	493
1964	259
1965	272
1966	548
1967	889
1968	463
1969	756
1970	407
1971	789
1972	387
1973	1,110
1974	355
1975	1,381
1976	653
1977	966
1978	762
1979	581
1980	1,353
1981	673
1982	698
1983	650
1984	536
1985	664
1986	810
1987	806
1988	1,010
1989	1,048
1990	1,240
1991	2,360
1992	1,450
1993	965
1994	1,368
1995	1,464
1996	1,720
1997	849
1998	752
1999	1,367
2000	1,575
2001	879
2002	1,220
2003	2,143
2004	828
2005	1,176
2006	1,397
2007	591
2008	1,266
2009	916
2010	1,349
2011	1,046
2012	894
2013	871
2014	453
2015	1,664
2016	838
2017	1,069
2018	633
2019	561
2020	1,351
2021	456
2022	907
2023	719
2024	1,239
2025	502

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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 20	497
20 to 40	31
40 to 60	16
60 to 80	8
80 to 100	5
100 to 120	4
120 to 140	7
140 to 160	1