Weather Records on 11 November 1998

1,442 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 11 November 1998. Highest significance: Siam, AU.

Key Facts for 11 November 1998

On 11 November 1998, 1,442 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
330 were record highs and 344 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 2 were all-time records, 37 monthly and 1,403 daily.
Siam set a monthly record daily precipitation of 88.0 mm (3.5 in) on 11 November 1998.
Across 161 earlier years (1800 to 2025) the same calendar date averaged 491 records.

Record Map

1,442 stations

1,442 station records on 11 November 1998 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 11 November 1998: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Siam	Australia	Record daily precipitation	88.0 mm (3.5 in)	78 of 100 (Major)
Iron Knob	Australia	Record daily precipitation	59.2 mm (2.3 in)	77 of 100 (Major)
Marree (Farina)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	75 of 100 (Major)
Port Wakefield	Australia	Record daily precipitation	31.6 mm (1.2 in)	72 of 100 (Major)
Port Clinton (Yararoo)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	42.0 mm (1.7 in)	72 of 100 (Major)
Port Augusta (Carriewerloo STN	Australia	Record daily precipitation	45.4 mm (1.8 in)	71 of 100 (Major)
Nonning	Australia	Record daily precipitation	89.2 mm (3.5 in)	71 of 100 (Major)
Quorn (Depot Flat)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	64.0 mm (2.5 in)	70 of 100 (Major)
Paskeville	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.0 mm (1.0 in)	64 of 100 (Major)
Martin	United States	Record snow depth	35.6 cm (14.0 in)	63 of 100 (Major)
Oodnadatta Airport	Australia	Record daily precipitation	46.0 mm (1.8 in)	62 of 100 (Major)
Marree Comparison	Australia	Record daily precipitation	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Lakeview 2 NNW	United States	Record snow depth	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Bruce	Australia	Record daily precipitation	54.0 mm (2.1 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Price	Australia	Record daily precipitation	38.8 mm (1.5 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Port Neill	Australia	Record daily precipitation	26.8 mm (1.1 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Edeowie	Australia	Record daily precipitation	35.0 mm (1.4 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Mungeranie (Cowarie)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	29.6 mm (1.2 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Port Augusta West	Australia	Record daily precipitation	44.6 mm (1.8 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Andamooka	Australia	Record daily precipitation	47.2 mm (1.9 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Whyalla (Norrie)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	43.0 mm (1.7 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Yunta (Paratoo)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	39.6 mm (1.6 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Lower Light	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.6 mm (1.0 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Arizona	Australia	Record daily precipitation	58.0 mm (2.3 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Adin Rs	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Woomera (South Gap Station)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	41.0 mm (1.6 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Melrose (Para Gums)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	32.8 mm (1.3 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Elrose Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	69.0 mm (2.7 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Clark	United States	Record snow depth	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Orderville	United States	Record snow depth	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Burketown Post Office	Australia	Record low maximum temperature	25.2 C (77.4 F)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Undilla Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	48.0 mm (1.9 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Tarcoola (Lake Everard)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	31.2 mm (1.2 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Whyalla (Nonowie)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	40.0 mm (1.6 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Tumby Bay (Warratta Vale)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	30.6 mm (1.2 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Wilmington	Australia	Record daily precipitation	42.4 mm (1.7 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Katandra	Australia	Record daily precipitation	54.0 mm (2.1 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Whyalla (Mullaquana)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	61.6 mm (2.4 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Ardrossan	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Hay (Pevensey)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	32.5 mm (1.3 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Underwood	United States	Record snow depth	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Gammon Ranges (Umberatana)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Wanganella (Zara)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	46.4 mm (1.8 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Hartington	United States	Record snow depth	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Wanaaring (Thurloo Downs)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	81.5 mm (3.2 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Rock Rapids	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Itasca UNIV of Minn	United States	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Woomera (Oakden Hills)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	39.8 mm (1.6 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Mallala	Australia	Record daily precipitation	35.4 mm (1.4 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Bartlett 1W	United States	Record snow depth	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Leonard Creek Rch - Denio 33S	United States	Record snow depth	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Thurlga	Australia	Record daily precipitation	26.0 mm (1.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Kimba (Yeltana)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	35.0 mm (1.4 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Whyalla (Moola)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	42.0 mm (1.7 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Port Germein	Australia	Record daily precipitation	28.0 mm (1.1 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Quorn	Australia	Record daily precipitation	56.3 mm (2.2 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Bute	Australia	Record daily precipitation	26.6 mm (1.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Warooka	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Owen	Australia	Record daily precipitation	27.2 mm (1.1 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Hatfield (the Vale)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	28.6 mm (1.1 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)

Counts by Type and Timescale

1,442 records

Records set or tied on 11 November 1998 by type: Highest daily maximum 156, Lowest daily maximum 244, Highest daily minimum 174, Lowest daily minimum 100, Heaviest daily rainfall 543, Heaviest daily snowfall 79, Deepest snow cover 146.

Records on 11 November 1998 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	156
Lowest daily maximum	244
Highest daily minimum	174
Lowest daily minimum	100
Heaviest daily rainfall	543
Heaviest daily snowfall	79
Deepest snow cover	146

Records on 11 November 1998 by timescale: all-time 2, monthly 37, daily 1,403.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

1,196 broken records

Margins by which the 1,196 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

11 November 1998

Top 20 records on 11 November 1998 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
11 November 1998	Siam, AU	monthly rain	88.0 mm (3.5 in)	44.3 mm (1.7 in)	64 years	78 of 100 (Major)
11 November 1998	Iron Knob, AU	monthly rain	59.2 mm (2.3 in)	21.1 mm (0.8 in)	80 years	77 of 100 (Major)
11 November 1998	Marree (Farina), AU	daily rain	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	29.8 mm (1.2 in)	84 years	75 of 100 (Major)
11 November 1998	Port Wakefield, AU	daily rain	31.6 mm (1.2 in)	25.2 mm (1.0 in)	73 years	72 of 100 (Major)
11 November 1998	Port Clinton (Yararoo), AU	daily rain	42.0 mm (1.7 in)	30.3 mm (1.2 in)	73 years	72 of 100 (Major)
11 November 1998	Port Augusta (Carriewerloo STN, AU	daily rain	45.4 mm (1.8 in)	28.6 mm (1.1 in)	77 years	71 of 100 (Major)
11 November 1998	Nonning, AU	all-time rain	89.2 mm (3.5 in)	17.0 mm (0.7 in)	24 years	71 of 100 (Major)
11 November 1998	Quorn (Depot Flat), AU	daily rain	64.0 mm (2.5 in)	35.8 mm (1.4 in)	73 years	70 of 100 (Major)
11 November 1998	Paskeville, AU	daily rain	25.0 mm (1.0 in)	17.4 mm (0.7 in)	73 years	64 of 100 (Major)
11 November 1998	Martin, US	daily snow depth	35.6 cm (14.0 in)	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	61 years	63 of 100 (Major)
11 November 1998	Oodnadatta Airport, AU	monthly rain	46.0 mm (1.8 in)	26.0 mm (1.0 in)	20 years	62 of 100 (Major)
11 November 1998	Marree Comparison, AU	daily rain	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	19.1 mm (0.8 in)	84 years	61 of 100 (Major)
11 November 1998	Lakeview 2 NNW, US	daily snow depth	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	47 years	60 of 100 (Major)
11 November 1998	Bruce, AU	monthly rain	54.0 mm (2.1 in)	14.1 mm (0.6 in)	60 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
11 November 1998	Price, AU	daily rain	38.8 mm (1.5 in)	31.9 mm (1.3 in)	48 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
11 November 1998	Port Neill, AU	daily rain	26.8 mm (1.1 in)	20.4 mm (0.8 in)	48 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
11 November 1998	Edeowie, AU	daily rain	35.0 mm (1.4 in)	24.8 mm (1.0 in)	84 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
11 November 1998	Mungeranie (Cowarie), AU	daily rain	29.6 mm (1.2 in)	18.2 mm (0.7 in)	104 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
11 November 1998	Port Augusta West, AU	daily rain	44.6 mm (1.8 in)	28.0 mm (1.1 in)	19 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
11 November 1998	Andamooka, AU	monthly rain	47.2 mm (1.9 in)	18.2 mm (0.7 in)	8 years	55 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

1800 to 1998

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1800 to 1998. 1998 had 1,442 records.

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

Records on 11-11 in each year
Year	Records
1800	1
1811	2
1813	1
1815	1
1835	1
1837	1
1846	1
1848	1
1849	1
1858	2
1864	2
1866	1
1868	1
1873	1
1875	2
1876	2
1877	2
1878	1
1879	2
1881	3
1882	2
1883	3
1884	1
1886	2
1887	2
1888	3
1890	4
1891	3
1892	2
1893	1
1894	3
1895	13
1896	4
1897	5
1898	5
1899	9
1900	6
1901	11
1902	1
1903	7
1904	13
1905	6
1906	9
1907	10
1908	12
1909	26
1910	31
1911	35
1912	17
1913	49
1914	54
1915	34
1916	72
1917	31
1918	25
1919	144
1920	118
1921	129
1922	25
1923	61
1924	343
1925	87
1926	368
1927	365
1928	88
1929	297
1930	202
1931	365
1932	252
1933	391
1934	216
1935	761
1936	479
1937	256
1938	250
1939	198
1940	873
1941	291
1942	235
1943	260
1944	333
1945	693
1946	811
1947	599
1948	305
1949	932
1950	1,035
1951	248
1952	356
1953	396
1954	543
1955	855
1956	587
1957	404
1958	206
1959	496
1960	404
1961	354
1962	324
1963	369
1964	782
1965	471
1966	769
1967	421
1968	737
1969	554
1970	1,330
1971	677
1972	423
1973	963
1974	540
1975	597
1976	644
1977	843
1978	1,558
1979	892
1980	854
1981	809
1982	1,507
1983	1,027
1984	742
1985	1,803
1986	2,470
1987	1,673
1988	685
1989	1,161
1990	1,012
1991	1,307
1992	1,418
1993	840
1994	734
1995	2,065
1996	1,159
1997	1,456
1998	1,442
1999	1,138
2000	1,623
2001	718
2002	1,553
2003	652
2004	1,069
2005	1,076
2006	1,228
2007	686
2008	950
2009	1,072
2010	1,110
2011	621
2012	1,455
2013	426
2014	828
2015	796
2016	766
2017	690
2018	967
2019	905
2020	1,558
2021	805
2022	1,583
2023	409
2024	487
2025	1,123

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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	1,101
50 to 100	57
100 to 150	25
150 to 200	6
200 to 250	6
250 to 300	1