Weather Records on 16 November 1998

675 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 16 November 1998. Highest significance: San Bernabe, MX.

Key Facts for 16 November 1998

On 16 November 1998, 675 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
397 were record highs and 150 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 17 monthly and 658 daily.
San Bernabe set a monthly record daily precipitation of 59.9 mm (2.4 in) on 16 November 1998.
Across 156 earlier years (1805 to 2025) the same calendar date averaged 468 records.

Record Map

675 stations

675 station records on 16 November 1998 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 16 November 1998: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
San Bernabe	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	59.9 mm (2.4 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Jagdalpur	India	Record daily precipitation	51.1 mm (2.0 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Mohyliv-Podilskyi	Ukraine	Record daily precipitation	34.0 mm (1.3 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Napoleon	United States	Record snow depth	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Joseph	United States	Record high maximum temperature	13.9 C (57.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Lac Vieux Desert	United States	Record daily snowfall	21.6 cm (8.5 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Yerevan	Armenia	Record high minimum temperature	8.9 C (48.0 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Bhubaneswar	India	Record daily precipitation	48.0 mm (1.9 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Phuket	Thailand	Record daily precipitation	85.1 mm (3.4 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Old Faithful	United States	Record high minimum temperature	-1.7 C (28.9 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Presa Malpais	Mexico	Record high minimum temperature	15.0 C (59.0 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Mayaguez City	Puerto Rico [United States]	Record high minimum temperature	23.3 C (73.9 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Kojnas	Russia	Record low maximum temperature	-18.2 C (-0.8 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Crivitz High Falls	United States	Record daily snowfall	8.9 cm (3.5 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Presa Jocoque	Mexico	Record high minimum temperature	12.2 C (54.0 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Lovozero	Russia	Record low maximum temperature	-21.8 C (-7.2 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Sugar Camp	United States	Record daily snowfall	16.5 cm (6.5 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Ft Morgan	United States	Record high minimum temperature	2.8 C (37.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Butte 5SE	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
North Pelican	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Sugar Camp	United States	Record snow depth	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Mullewa	Australia	Record high maximum temperature	42.2 C (108.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Huntington Lake	United States	Record high maximum temperature	18.9 C (66.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Cass Lake	United States	Record snow depth	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Lingling	China	Record high minimum temperature	22.6 C (72.7 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Ixtlahuaca (Smn)	Mexico	Record high minimum temperature	9.4 C (48.9 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Korkodon	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	-10.4 C (13.3 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Cerepovec	Russia	Record low minimum temperature	-23.5 C (-10.3 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Borzja	Russia	Record low minimum temperature	-35.4 C (-31.7 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Crescent City	United States	Record high minimum temperature	20.0 C (68.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Madeline Is	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.9 cm (4.3 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Ipiau	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	48.2 mm (1.9 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Jian	China	Record high maximum temperature	31.9 C (89.4 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Sandakan	Malaysia	Record low maximum temperature	25.7 C (78.3 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Omak 4 N	United States	Record high maximum temperature	15.0 C (59.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Fazenda Porto Alegre	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	48.2 mm (1.9 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Mascote	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	50.2 mm (2.0 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Wenzhou	China	Record high maximum temperature	28.7 C (83.7 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Kunda	Estonia	Record low maximum temperature	-8.8 C (16.2 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Vostochnaja	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	-21.1 C (-6.0 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Kyra	Russia	Record low minimum temperature	-29.6 C (-21.3 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Budennovsk	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	8.1 C (46.6 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Wewahitchka	United States	Record daily precipitation	34.5 mm (1.4 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Elwha Rs	United States	Record daily precipitation	46.2 mm (1.8 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Lijing	China	Record high maximum temperature	23.6 C (74.5 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Vilsandi	Estonia	Record low maximum temperature	-3.3 C (26.1 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Naze	Japan	Record high maximum temperature	29.8 C (85.6 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Arroyo Frio	Mexico	Record high minimum temperature	23.3 C (73.9 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Ukhta Kalevala	Russia	Record low maximum temperature	-19.3 C (-2.7 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Verhnjaja Tojma	Russia	Record low maximum temperature	-18.1 C (-0.6 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Stratton	United States	Record high maximum temperature	27.2 C (81.0 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Gordon 6N	United States	Record high minimum temperature	2.2 C (36.0 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Jackson	United States	Record high minimum temperature	3.3 C (37.9 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Pago Pago WSO AP	American Samoa [United States]	Record high maximum temperature	32.8 C (91.0 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Zhijiang	China	Record high maximum temperature	28.5 C (83.3 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Fuzhou	China	Record high maximum temperature	31.6 C (88.9 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Korkodon	Russia	Record high maximum temperature	-7.0 C (19.4 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Tver	Russia	Record low maximum temperature	-12.0 C (10.4 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Faskally	United Kingdom	Record low maximum temperature	-0.9 C (30.4 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Othello 6 ESE	United States	Record high maximum temperature	17.8 C (64.0 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

675 records

Records set or tied on 16 November 1998 by type: Highest daily maximum 182, Lowest daily maximum 99, Highest daily minimum 215, Lowest daily minimum 51, Heaviest daily rainfall 82, Heaviest daily snowfall 16, Deepest snow cover 30.

Records on 16 November 1998 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	182
Lowest daily maximum	99
Highest daily minimum	215
Lowest daily minimum	51
Heaviest daily rainfall	82
Heaviest daily snowfall	16
Deepest snow cover	30

Records on 16 November 1998 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 17, daily 658.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

529 broken records

Margins by which the 529 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 260.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

16 November 1998

Top 20 records on 16 November 1998 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
16 November 1998	San Bernabe, MX	monthly rain	59.9 mm (2.4 in)	26.4 mm (1.0 in)	26 years	60 of 100 (Major)
16 November 1998	Jagdalpur, IN	daily rain	51.1 mm (2.0 in)	37.9 mm (1.5 in)	85 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
16 November 1998	Mohyliv-Podilskyi, UA	daily rain	34.0 mm (1.3 in)	16.6 mm (0.7 in)	37 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
16 November 1998	Napoleon, US	daily snow depth	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	87 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
16 November 1998	Joseph, US	daily high max	13.9 C (57.0 F)	0.6 C (1.1 F)	102 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
16 November 1998	Lac Vieux Desert, US	daily snowfall	21.6 cm (8.5 in)	8.9 cm (3.5 in)	41 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
16 November 1998	Yerevan, AM	daily high min	8.9 C (48.0 F)	0.5 C (0.9 F)	92 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
16 November 1998	Bhubaneswar, IN	daily rain	48.0 mm (1.9 in)	26.9 mm (1.1 in)	79 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
16 November 1998	Phuket, TH	daily rain	85.1 mm (3.4 in)	36.9 mm (1.5 in)	43 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
16 November 1998	Old Faithful, US	daily high min	-1.7 C (28.9 F)	1.1 C (2.0 F)	93 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
16 November 1998	Presa Malpais, MX	monthly high min	15.0 C (59.0 F)	1.7 C (3.1 F)	52 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
16 November 1998	Mayaguez City, PR	daily high min	23.3 C (73.9 F)	0.5 C (0.9 F)	71 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
16 November 1998	Kojnas, RU	daily low max	-18.2 C (-0.8 F)	3.4 C (6.1 F)	69 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
16 November 1998	Crivitz High Falls, US	daily snowfall	8.9 cm (3.5 in)	6.4 cm (2.5 in)	43 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
16 November 1998	Presa Jocoque, MX	daily high min	12.2 C (54.0 F)	3.3 C (5.9 F)	53 years	32 of 100 (Routine)
16 November 1998	Lovozero, RU	daily low max	-21.8 C (-7.2 F)	10.8 C (19.4 F)	24 years	32 of 100 (Routine)
16 November 1998	Sugar Camp, US	daily snowfall	16.5 cm (6.5 in)	3.8 cm (1.5 in)	48 years	32 of 100 (Routine)
16 November 1998	Ft Morgan, US	daily high min	2.8 C (37.0 F)	0.6 C (1.1 F)	67 years	31 of 100 (Routine)
16 November 1998	Butte 5SE, US	daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	29 years	31 of 100 (Routine)
16 November 1998	North Pelican, US	daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	5.0 cm (2.0 in)	41 years	31 of 100 (Routine)

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

1805 to 1998

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1805 to 1998. 1998 had 675 records.

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

Records on 11-16 in each year
Year	Records
1805	3
1835	1
1837	1
1844	1
1845	2
1846	1
1848	1
1854	1
1856	2
1858	4
1860	1
1867	1
1871	2
1874	1
1876	1
1877	2
1879	2
1881	1
1883	4
1884	2
1885	1
1887	7
1891	2
1892	1
1893	1
1894	5
1895	7
1896	4
1897	2
1898	3
1899	4
1900	3
1901	4
1902	2
1903	10
1904	3
1905	12
1906	13
1907	7
1908	19
1909	30
1910	14
1911	21
1912	52
1913	25
1914	42
1915	22
1916	185
1917	52
1918	61
1919	72
1920	310
1921	28
1922	24
1923	57
1924	37
1925	164
1926	376
1927	513
1928	534
1929	128
1930	539
1931	1,166
1932	678
1933	1,082
1934	237
1935	240
1936	366
1937	288
1938	178
1939	577
1940	533
1941	482
1942	520
1943	326
1944	247
1945	306
1946	434
1947	275
1948	351
1949	362
1950	569
1951	656
1952	962
1953	806
1954	357
1955	2,289
1956	405
1957	468
1958	1,151
1959	935
1960	308
1961	1,070
1962	264
1963	683
1964	872
1965	651
1966	634
1967	662
1968	454
1969	521
1970	646
1971	760
1972	484
1973	471
1974	383
1975	448
1976	814
1977	451
1978	679
1979	563
1980	902
1981	692
1982	485
1983	1,087
1984	348
1985	896
1986	657
1987	1,064
1988	1,125
1989	1,098
1990	970
1991	726
1992	527
1993	1,040
1994	614
1995	1,561
1996	1,406
1997	1,789
1998	675
1999	1,020
2000	1,153
2001	1,396
2002	974
2003	555
2004	599
2005	1,012
2006	1,563
2007	693
2008	715
2009	898
2010	1,030
2011	789
2012	328
2013	660
2014	1,923
2015	780
2016	986
2017	829
2018	1,384
2019	458
2020	641
2021	526
2022	600
2023	638
2024	506
2025	927

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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	511
50 to 100	17
100 to 150	0
150 to 200	0
200 to 250	0
250 to 300	1