Weather Records on 14 November 1998

877 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 14 November 1998. Highest significance: Maria Island (Darlington), AU.

Key Facts for 14 November 1998

On 14 November 1998, 877 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
383 were record highs and 97 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 19 monthly and 858 daily.
Maria Island (Darlington) set a daily record precipitation of 50.6 mm (2.0 in) on 14 November 1998.
Across 163 earlier years (1801 to 2025) the same calendar date averaged 455 records.

Record Map

877 stations

877 station records on 14 November 1998 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 14 November 1998: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Maria Island (Darlington)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	50.6 mm (2.0 in)	73 of 100 (Major)
Beeville 5 NE	United States	Record daily precipitation	71.1 mm (2.8 in)	65 of 100 (Major)
Victoria Cp&L	United States	Record daily precipitation	94.0 mm (3.7 in)	65 of 100 (Major)
Omeo Comparison	Australia	Record daily precipitation	48.2 mm (1.9 in)	63 of 100 (Major)
Bicheno (Council Depot)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	77.6 mm (3.1 in)	62 of 100 (Major)
Wondai Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	72.0 mm (2.8 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Eaglehawk Neck (Jetty Road)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	66.0 mm (2.6 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Kellevie	Australia	Record daily precipitation	69.6 mm (2.7 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Escalon (Dge)	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Runge	United States	Record daily precipitation	77.5 mm (3.1 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Buchan	Australia	Record daily precipitation	44.0 mm (1.7 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Cranbrook (Cranbrook House)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Hodges Gardens	United States	Record daily precipitation	130.0 mm (5.1 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Alice	United States	Record daily precipitation	49.5 mm (1.9 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Kuyura	Australia	Record daily precipitation	54.8 mm (2.2 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
St Marys (Clive Street)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	58.6 mm (2.3 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Stroud Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	48.0 mm (1.9 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Ville Platte	United States	Record daily precipitation	79.0 mm (3.1 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Benavides #2	United States	Record daily precipitation	40.1 mm (1.6 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Ocozocoautla	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	55.6 mm (2.2 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Natchitoches	United States	Record daily precipitation	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Coolatai (Willunga)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	44.4 mm (1.7 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Coles Bay (Freycinet)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	86.0 mm (3.4 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Proston Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	67.8 mm (2.7 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Anakie	Australia	Record daily precipitation	28.8 mm (1.1 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
St Marys (Cullenswood)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	37.0 mm (1.5 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Espinal (Cfe)	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	102.4 mm (4.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Balashov	Russia	Record daily precipitation	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Wateranga	Australia	Record daily precipitation	38.2 mm (1.5 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Little Yabba Sfr 274	Australia	Record daily precipitation	68.1 mm (2.7 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Orford (Aubin Court)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	32.8 mm (1.3 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Carrizo Springs 3S	United States	Record daily precipitation	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Manston	United Kingdom	Record daily precipitation	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Orange	United States	Record daily precipitation	73.7 mm (2.9 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Wamuran	Australia	Record daily precipitation	35.0 mm (1.4 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Chapman Rch	United States	Record daily precipitation	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Wallace	United States	Record daily precipitation	40.1 mm (1.6 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Natchez	United States	Record daily precipitation	109.0 mm (4.3 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Kingaroy Prince Street	Australia	Record daily precipitation	52.0 mm (2.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Bellata Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	37.8 mm (1.5 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Buckland (Brockley)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	30.8 mm (1.2 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Breskens	Netherlands	Record daily precipitation	26.5 mm (1.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Leesville	United States	Record daily precipitation	90.2 mm (3.6 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Crystal City	United States	Record daily precipitation	28.4 mm (1.1 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Giddings 5E	United States	Record daily precipitation	79.8 mm (3.1 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Sugar Land	United States	Record daily precipitation	69.9 mm (2.8 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Wooroolin Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	43.0 mm (1.7 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Ravensdale	Australia	Record daily precipitation	43.0 mm (1.7 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Buchan South	Australia	Record daily precipitation	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Hornisgrinde	Germany	Record daily precipitation	58.7 mm (2.3 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
San Miguel Ejutla	Mexico	Record high maximum temperature	35.0 C (95.0 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Baudette	United States	Record snow depth	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Danevang 1 W	United States	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Mathis 4 SSW	United States	Record daily precipitation	42.7 mm (1.7 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Victoria Rgnl AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	53.1 mm (2.1 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Warragai	Australia	Record daily precipitation	32.4 mm (1.3 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Fern Tree (Grays Road)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	39.4 mm (1.6 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Colgate	United States	Record snow depth	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Baytown	United States	Record daily precipitation	68.6 mm (2.7 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Gonzales 2S	United States	Record daily precipitation	40.9 mm (1.6 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)

Counts by Type and Timescale

877 records

Records set or tied on 14 November 1998 by type: Highest daily maximum 149, Lowest daily maximum 56, Highest daily minimum 234, Lowest daily minimum 41, Heaviest daily rainfall 360, Heaviest daily snowfall 2, Deepest snow cover 35.

Records on 14 November 1998 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	149
Lowest daily maximum	56
Highest daily minimum	234
Lowest daily minimum	41
Heaviest daily rainfall	360
Heaviest daily snowfall	2
Deepest snow cover	35

Records on 14 November 1998 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 19, daily 858.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

720 broken records

Margins by which the 720 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 153.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

14 November 1998

Top 20 records on 14 November 1998 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
14 November 1998	Maria Island (Darlington), AU	daily rain	50.6 mm (2.0 in)	41.5 mm (1.6 in)	84 years	73 of 100 (Major)
14 November 1998	Beeville 5 NE, US	daily rain	71.1 mm (2.8 in)	43.4 mm (1.7 in)	75 years	65 of 100 (Major)
14 November 1998	Victoria Cp&L, US	daily rain	94.0 mm (3.7 in)	54.9 mm (2.2 in)	75 years	65 of 100 (Major)
14 November 1998	Omeo Comparison, AU	daily rain	48.2 mm (1.9 in)	32.5 mm (1.3 in)	48 years	63 of 100 (Major)
14 November 1998	Bicheno (Council Depot), AU	daily rain	77.6 mm (3.1 in)	40.3 mm (1.6 in)	48 years	62 of 100 (Major)
14 November 1998	Wondai Post Office, AU	daily rain	72.0 mm (2.8 in)	42.5 mm (1.7 in)	57 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
14 November 1998	Eaglehawk Neck (Jetty Road), AU	daily rain	66.0 mm (2.6 in)	29.7 mm (1.2 in)	28 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
14 November 1998	Kellevie, AU	daily rain	69.6 mm (2.7 in)	42.2 mm (1.7 in)	28 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
14 November 1998	Escalon (Dge), MX	monthly rain	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	17.0 mm (0.7 in)	25 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
14 November 1998	Runge, US	daily rain	77.5 mm (3.1 in)	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	75 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
14 November 1998	Buchan, AU	daily rain	44.0 mm (1.7 in)	20.9 mm (0.8 in)	68 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
14 November 1998	Cranbrook (Cranbrook House), AU	daily rain	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	15.0 mm (0.6 in)	81 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
14 November 1998	Hodges Gardens, US	daily rain	130.0 mm (5.1 in)	93.2 mm (3.7 in)	28 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
14 November 1998	Alice, US	daily rain	49.5 mm (1.9 in)	19.8 mm (0.8 in)	77 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
14 November 1998	Kuyura, AU	daily rain	54.8 mm (2.2 in)	47.4 mm (1.9 in)	37 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
14 November 1998	St Marys (Clive Street), AU	daily rain	58.6 mm (2.3 in)	45.6 mm (1.8 in)	48 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
14 November 1998	Stroud Post Office, AU	daily rain	48.0 mm (1.9 in)	11.4 mm (0.4 in)	107 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
14 November 1998	Ville Platte, US	daily rain	79.0 mm (3.1 in)	50.6 mm (2.0 in)	51 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
14 November 1998	Benavides #2, US	daily rain	40.1 mm (1.6 in)	40.1 mm (1.6 in)	36 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
14 November 1998	Ocozocoautla, MX	daily rain	55.6 mm (2.2 in)	30.7 mm (1.2 in)	25 years	47 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

1801 to 1998

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1801 to 1998. 1998 had 877 records.

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

Records on 11-14 in each year
Year	Records
1801	2
1820	1
1823	2
1825	1
1835	3
1839	1
1842	1
1847	2
1850	1
1852	1
1854	1
1859	2
1861	1
1862	1
1866	2
1867	1
1869	1
1873	4
1874	2
1875	3
1876	3
1879	3
1880	3
1881	2
1882	1
1883	3
1886	1
1888	2
1889	1
1890	2
1891	4
1892	2
1893	1
1894	3
1895	3
1896	2
1897	5
1899	6
1900	3
1901	12
1902	14
1903	5
1904	17
1905	37
1906	27
1907	5
1908	20
1909	39
1910	7
1911	18
1912	19
1913	32
1914	48
1915	45
1916	86
1917	222
1918	25
1919	122
1920	70
1921	70
1922	37
1923	125
1924	114
1925	147
1926	290
1927	189
1928	296
1929	430
1930	437
1931	490
1932	370
1933	390
1934	229
1935	105
1936	348
1937	306
1938	327
1939	343
1940	1,448
1941	429
1942	310
1943	255
1944	467
1945	325
1946	289
1947	371
1948	171
1949	438
1950	551
1951	817
1952	327
1953	849
1954	201
1955	1,660
1956	556
1957	668
1958	862
1959	1,147
1960	315
1961	614
1962	314
1963	521
1964	872
1965	497
1966	415
1967	555
1968	615
1969	824
1970	526
1971	694
1972	1,159
1973	656
1974	485
1975	734
1976	1,079
1977	589
1978	799
1979	551
1980	497
1981	611
1982	644
1983	918
1984	488
1985	1,510
1986	2,074
1987	548
1988	791
1989	1,028
1990	1,203
1991	771
1992	770
1993	2,410
1994	1,318
1995	1,250
1996	879
1997	1,954
1998	877
1999	1,484
2000	1,448
2001	1,251
2002	516
2003	556
2004	1,008
2005	971
2006	1,012
2007	484
2008	720
2009	960
2010	1,606
2011	701
2012	346
2013	525
2014	1,706
2015	675
2016	699
2017	348
2018	906
2019	1,265
2020	592
2021	678
2022	878
2023	545
2024	454
2025	1,288

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Data for records on 1998-11-14: 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	632
20 to 40	56
40 to 60	23
60 to 80	4
80 to 100	1
100 to 120	2
120 to 140	0
140 to 160	2