Weather Records on 8 November 1998

1,302 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 8 November 1998. Highest significance: Lakeview 2 NNW, US.

Key Facts for 8 November 1998

On 8 November 1998, 1,302 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
239 were record highs and 248 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 17 monthly and 1,285 daily.
Lakeview 2 NNW set a daily record snow depth of 25.4 cm (10.0 in) on 8 November 1998.
Across 165 earlier years (1794 to 2025) the same calendar date averaged 484 records.

Record Map

1,302 stations

1,302 station records on 8 November 1998 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 8 November 1998: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Lakeview 2 NNW	United States	Record snow depth	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	70 of 100 (Major)
Luverne	United States	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	62 of 100 (Major)
Bloomfield	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Yellowstone Park Mammoth	United States	Record daily snowfall	14.0 cm (5.5 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Merriman	United States	Record snow depth	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Saint Anthony	United States	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Washington	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Chama	United States	Record daily snowfall	35.6 cm (14.0 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Wapello	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Heber	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Ft Bidwell	United States	Record snow depth	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Squaw Butte-Northern Great Bas	United States	Record snow depth	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Charles City	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Galway	Ireland	Record high maximum temperature	16.2 C (61.2 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Aledo	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Choteau	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Long Creek	United States	Record daily snowfall	6.4 cm (2.5 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Delta	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.7 cm (4.2 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Arco	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Deseret	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Missoula Intl AP	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Del Norte 3ENE	United States	Record snow depth	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Placerville 3SE	United States	Record daily snowfall	11.4 cm (4.5 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Craters of the Moon	United States	Record daily snowfall	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Marshalltown	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Caplinger Mills	United States	Record daily precipitation	43.7 mm (1.7 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Enterprise	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Burney	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Steffenville	United States	Record daily snowfall	6.4 cm (2.5 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Marysvale	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Cedarville	United States	Record low maximum temperature	1.7 C (35.1 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Susanville 2SW	United States	Record low maximum temperature	2.2 C (36.0 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Knobs 4 SW	United States	Record snow depth	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Savage	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Cascade 1 NW	United States	Record daily snowfall	16.5 cm (6.5 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Hill City 1 W	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Indianola 1SW	United States	Record daily snowfall	8.4 cm (3.3 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Martin	United States	Record snow depth	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Koosharem	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
San Miguel Ejutla	Mexico	Record high maximum temperature	33.9 C (93.0 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Saint Anthony	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Sigourney	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Mt Pleasant 1 SW	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Milford	United States	Record snow depth	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Orderville	United States	Record daily precipitation	33.5 mm (1.3 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Galesburg	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Monmouth	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Squaw Butte-Northern Great Bas	United States	Record daily snowfall	21.6 cm (8.5 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Gunlock Ph	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Eppingen-Elsenz	Germany	Record daily precipitation	25.1 mm (1.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Hull	United Kingdom	Record high maximum temperature	15.5 C (59.9 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Betatakin	United States	Record daily snowfall	8.9 cm (3.5 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Ukiah	United States	Record low maximum temperature	10.0 C (50.0 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Williamsburg 1E	United States	Record daily snowfall	6.4 cm (2.5 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Colby 1SW	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Bend	United States	Record low maximum temperature	1.7 C (35.1 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Crater Lake Nps HQ	United States	Record daily snowfall	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Barabinsk	Russia	Record high maximum temperature	9.6 C (49.3 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Ft Valley	United States	Record daily precipitation	32.3 mm (1.3 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Burney	United States	Record snow depth	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

1,302 records

Records set or tied on 8 November 1998 by type: Highest daily maximum 130, Lowest daily maximum 182, Highest daily minimum 109, Lowest daily minimum 66, Heaviest daily rainfall 537, Heaviest daily snowfall 185, Deepest snow cover 93.

Records on 8 November 1998 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	130
Lowest daily maximum	182
Highest daily minimum	109
Lowest daily minimum	66
Heaviest daily rainfall	537
Heaviest daily snowfall	185
Deepest snow cover	93

Records on 8 November 1998 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 17, daily 1,285.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

1,115 broken records

Margins by which the 1,115 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 254.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

8 November 1998

Top 20 records on 8 November 1998 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
8 November 1998	Lakeview 2 NNW, US	daily snow depth	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	83 years	70 of 100 (Major)
8 November 1998	Luverne, US	daily rain	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	32.5 mm (1.3 in)	48 years	62 of 100 (Major)
8 November 1998	Bloomfield, US	daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	11.9 cm (4.7 in)	55 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
8 November 1998	Yellowstone Park Mammoth, US	daily snowfall	14.0 cm (5.5 in)	6.4 cm (2.5 in)	95 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
8 November 1998	Merriman, US	daily snow depth	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	15.3 cm (6.0 in)	79 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
8 November 1998	Saint Anthony, US	monthly rain	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	11.4 mm (0.4 in)	22 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
8 November 1998	Washington, US	daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	104 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
8 November 1998	Chama, US	daily snowfall	35.6 cm (14.0 in)	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	102 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
8 November 1998	Wapello, US	daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	8.9 cm (3.5 in)	60 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
8 November 1998	Heber, US	daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	100 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
8 November 1998	Ft Bidwell, US	daily snow depth	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	16 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
8 November 1998	Squaw Butte-Northern Great Bas, US	daily snow depth	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	17.7 cm (7.0 in)	56 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
8 November 1998	Charles City, US	daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	2.3 cm (0.9 in)	102 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
8 November 1998	Galway, IE	daily high max	16.2 C (61.2 F)	1.2 C (2.2 F)	130 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
8 November 1998	Aledo, US	daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	7.1 cm (2.8 in)	55 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
8 November 1998	Choteau, US	daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	2.5 cm (1.0 in)	100 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
8 November 1998	Long Creek, US	daily snowfall	6.4 cm (2.5 in)	3.9 cm (1.5 in)	87 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
8 November 1998	Delta, US	daily snowfall	10.7 cm (4.2 in)	10.4 cm (4.1 in)	52 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
8 November 1998	Arco, US	daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	83 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
8 November 1998	Deseret, US	daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	79 years	43 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

1794 to 1998

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1794 to 1998. 1998 had 1,302 records.

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

Records on 11-08 in each year
Year	Records
1794	1
1795	1
1807	1
1811	1
1812	1
1813	1
1815	1
1818	1
1821	1
1828	1
1835	1
1842	1
1844	1
1845	2
1849	2
1852	1
1856	1
1858	1
1862	1
1864	1
1865	1
1868	1
1871	1
1872	2
1875	2
1876	2
1877	2
1878	2
1881	1
1882	1
1885	3
1886	4
1888	3
1890	1
1892	1
1893	3
1894	3
1895	12
1898	2
1899	9
1900	2
1901	1
1902	6
1903	4
1904	21
1905	11
1906	13
1907	5
1908	15
1909	11
1910	15
1911	10
1912	34
1913	38
1914	20
1915	32
1916	76
1917	102
1918	27
1919	71
1920	38
1921	162
1922	16
1923	155
1924	629
1925	392
1926	108
1927	324
1928	60
1929	137
1930	340
1931	685
1932	412
1933	467
1934	763
1935	266
1936	579
1937	356
1938	819
1939	208
1940	357
1941	513
1942	238
1943	767
1944	561
1945	1,293
1946	608
1947	475
1948	505
1949	331
1950	653
1951	939
1952	316
1953	483
1954	328
1955	448
1956	278
1957	418
1958	231
1959	456
1960	430
1961	246
1962	265
1963	670
1964	368
1965	346
1966	1,701
1967	747
1968	532
1969	579
1970	570
1971	1,239
1972	571
1973	928
1974	593
1975	1,204
1976	1,058
1977	1,429
1978	839
1979	728
1980	1,440
1981	823
1982	591
1983	1,007
1984	864
1985	718
1986	1,702
1987	548
1988	602
1989	811
1990	1,079
1991	3,151
1992	804
1993	842
1994	789
1995	1,168
1996	1,340
1997	897
1998	1,302
1999	1,786
2000	2,194
2001	789
2002	1,050
2003	1,038
2004	888
2005	1,935
2006	1,403
2007	717
2008	809
2009	755
2010	1,167
2011	1,442
2012	814
2013	631
2014	440
2015	930
2016	1,057
2017	478
2018	552
2019	810
2020	2,160
2021	505
2022	1,464
2023	689
2024	1,184
2025	328

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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 50	1,019
50 to 100	70
100 to 150	15
150 to 200	6
200 to 250	4
250 to 300	1