Weather Records on 19 November 1998

994 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 19 November 1998. Highest significance: Stroud Post Office, AU.

Key Facts for 19 November 1998

On 19 November 1998, 994 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
241 were record highs and 395 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 1 were all-time records, 30 monthly and 963 daily.
Stroud Post Office set a daily record precipitation of 133.6 mm (5.3 in) on 19 November 1998.
Across 161 earlier years (1793 to 2025) the same calendar date averaged 438 records.

Record Map

994 stations

994 station records on 19 November 1998 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 19 November 1998: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Stroud Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	133.6 mm (5.3 in)	62 of 100 (Major)
St Lawrence Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	57.2 mm (2.3 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Ballina (Crowley Village)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	71.0 mm (2.8 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Crescent Head	Australia	Record daily precipitation	112.2 mm (4.4 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Byron Bay (Jacaranda Drive)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	79.4 mm (3.1 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Fosston 1 E	United States	Record daily snowfall	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Woolgoolga (Clear Place)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	134.6 mm (5.3 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Chichester Dam	Australia	Record daily precipitation	61.8 mm (2.4 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Mullumbimby (Fairview Farm)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	120.0 mm (4.7 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
South West Rocks (Smoky Cape L	Australia	Record daily precipitation	132.0 mm (5.2 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Krambach (Bellevue)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	76.0 mm (3.0 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
San Francisco	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	42.4 mm (1.7 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Pine Rvr Dam	United States	Record daily snowfall	11.9 cm (4.7 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Nanambinia	Australia	Record daily precipitation	36.0 mm (1.4 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Brunswick Heads Bowling Club	Australia	Record daily precipitation	142.0 mm (5.6 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Nambucca Heads Bowling Club	Australia	Record daily precipitation	65.0 mm (2.6 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Gloucester (Upper Bowman)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	81.2 mm (3.2 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Cass Lake	United States	Record snow depth	40.6 cm (16.0 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Coffs Harbour Mo	Australia	Record daily precipitation	100.4 mm (4.0 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Gloucester Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	64.2 mm (2.5 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Argyle	United States	Record daily precipitation	36.3 mm (1.4 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Oberstdorf	Germany	Record low minimum temperature	-20.5 C (-4.9 F)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Grand Forks UNIV (NWS)	United States	Record snow depth	40.6 cm (16.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Willow City	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Broadleigh Downs	Australia	Record daily precipitation	87.5 mm (3.4 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Urunga (Sunset Place)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	78.0 mm (3.1 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Coraki Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Byron Bay (Cape Byron Lighthou	Australia	Record daily precipitation	82.0 mm (3.2 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Bowraville Recreation Club	Australia	Record daily precipitation	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Courtenay 1 NW	United States	Record snow depth	38.1 cm (15.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Hillsboro 3 N	United States	Record daily precipitation	48.8 mm (1.9 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Krambach Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	78.6 mm (3.1 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Kirov	Russia	Record low maximum temperature	-19.7 C (-3.5 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Georgetown 2 E	United States	Record daily precipitation	49.3 mm (1.9 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Kaumana 88.1	United States	Record daily precipitation	108.2 mm (4.3 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Lismore (Centre Street)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	45.4 mm (1.8 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Salzburg	Austria	Record low minimum temperature	-8.3 C (17.1 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Ft Morgan	United States	Record high minimum temperature	1.7 C (35.1 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Kelliher	United States	Record snow depth	38.1 cm (15.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Tower 2S	United States	Record daily snowfall	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Woodburn Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	43.8 mm (1.7 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Forster - Tuncurry R.V.C.P.	Australia	Record daily precipitation	109.0 mm (4.3 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Borzja	Russia	Record low minimum temperature	-35.5 C (-31.9 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Courtenay 1 NW	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Yamba Pilot Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	50.2 mm (2.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Moorland (Denro-An)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	67.0 mm (2.6 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Yaamba	Australia	Record daily precipitation	29.8 mm (1.2 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Doon Doon (McCabes Road)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	66.0 mm (2.6 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Gloucester (Giro)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	42.1 mm (1.7 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Williamtown Raaf	Australia	Record daily precipitation	95.2 mm (3.7 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Salisbury (Barrington Wilderne	Australia	Record daily precipitation	75.0 mm (3.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Svyatoy Nos;Cape(Closed)	Russia	Record low minimum temperature	-12.4 C (9.7 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Sonora	United States	Record high minimum temperature	16.7 C (62.1 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Tahlee (Carrington (Church St)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	87.2 mm (3.4 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Zugspitze	Germany	Record low maximum temperature	-17.6 C (0.3 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Westhope	United States	Record snow depth	33.0 cm (13.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Wilbur	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-17.8 C (0.0 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Alstonville Tropical Fruit Res	Australia	Record daily precipitation	60.4 mm (2.4 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Kandalaksa	Russia	Record low minimum temperature	-22.4 C (-8.3 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Syktyvkar	Russia	Record low maximum temperature	-23.5 C (-10.3 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)

Counts by Type and Timescale

994 records

Records set or tied on 19 November 1998 by type: Highest daily maximum 105, Lowest daily maximum 237, Highest daily minimum 136, Lowest daily minimum 158, Heaviest daily rainfall 240, Heaviest daily snowfall 38, Deepest snow cover 80.

Records on 19 November 1998 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	105
Lowest daily maximum	237
Highest daily minimum	136
Lowest daily minimum	158
Heaviest daily rainfall	240
Heaviest daily snowfall	38
Deepest snow cover	80

Records on 19 November 1998 by timescale: all-time 1, monthly 30, daily 963.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

829 broken records

Margins by which the 829 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 229.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

19 November 1998

Top 20 records on 19 November 1998 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
19 November 1998	Stroud Post Office, AU	daily rain	133.6 mm (5.3 in)	47.7 mm (1.9 in)	55 years	62 of 100 (Major)
19 November 1998	St Lawrence Post Office, AU	daily rain	57.2 mm (2.3 in)	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	88 years	61 of 100 (Major)
19 November 1998	Ballina (Crowley Village), AU	daily rain	71.0 mm (2.8 in)	46.1 mm (1.8 in)	67 years	61 of 100 (Major)
19 November 1998	Crescent Head, AU	daily rain	112.2 mm (4.4 in)	82.2 mm (3.2 in)	36 years	60 of 100 (Major)
19 November 1998	Byron Bay (Jacaranda Drive), AU	daily rain	79.4 mm (3.1 in)	46.4 mm (1.8 in)	88 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
19 November 1998	Fosston 1 E, US	daily snowfall	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	48 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
19 November 1998	Woolgoolga (Clear Place), AU	daily rain	134.6 mm (5.3 in)	90.2 mm (3.6 in)	24 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
19 November 1998	Chichester Dam, AU	daily rain	61.8 mm (2.4 in)	45.8 mm (1.8 in)	55 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
19 November 1998	Mullumbimby (Fairview Farm), AU	daily rain	120.0 mm (4.7 in)	88.0 mm (3.5 in)	12 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
19 November 1998	South West Rocks (Smoky Cape L, AU	daily rain	132.0 mm (5.2 in)	109.0 mm (4.3 in)	24 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
19 November 1998	Krambach (Bellevue), AU	daily rain	76.0 mm (3.0 in)	31.5 mm (1.2 in)	55 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
19 November 1998	San Francisco, MX	daily rain	42.4 mm (1.7 in)	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	28 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
19 November 1998	Pine Rvr Dam, US	daily snowfall	11.9 cm (4.7 in)	6.8 cm (2.7 in)	87 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
19 November 1998	Nanambinia, AU	daily rain	36.0 mm (1.4 in)	27.8 mm (1.1 in)	5 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
19 November 1998	Brunswick Heads Bowling Club, AU	daily rain	142.0 mm (5.6 in)	122.6 mm (4.8 in)	24 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
19 November 1998	Nambucca Heads Bowling Club, AU	daily rain	65.0 mm (2.6 in)	42.9 mm (1.7 in)	55 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
19 November 1998	Gloucester (Upper Bowman), AU	daily rain	81.2 mm (3.2 in)	64.4 mm (2.5 in)	20 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
19 November 1998	Cass Lake, US	daily snow depth	40.6 cm (16.0 in)	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	43 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
19 November 1998	Coffs Harbour Mo, AU	daily rain	100.4 mm (4.0 in)	65.0 mm (2.6 in)	24 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
19 November 1998	Gloucester Post Office, AU	daily rain	64.2 mm (2.5 in)	21.5 mm (0.8 in)	72 years	48 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 994 records.

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

Records on 11-19 in each year
Year	Records
1793	2
1805	1
1816	3
1829	2
1835	1
1840	1
1846	2
1847	1
1848	1
1851	1
1855	1
1858	2
1861	1
1864	1
1865	2
1872	1
1873	1
1874	1
1876	1
1878	1
1879	2
1880	2
1881	3
1882	1
1886	1
1887	3
1888	2
1889	1
1890	10
1891	4
1892	1
1894	2
1896	4
1897	6
1898	2
1899	1
1900	14
1901	13
1902	18
1903	14
1904	21
1905	15
1906	35
1907	7
1908	12
1909	13
1910	24
1911	30
1912	24
1913	54
1914	62
1915	24
1916	14
1917	31
1918	16
1919	56
1920	12
1921	110
1922	32
1923	74
1924	142
1925	363
1926	267
1927	110
1928	228
1929	90
1930	724
1931	232
1932	437
1933	519
1934	500
1935	81
1936	519
1937	672
1938	283
1939	310
1940	231
1941	876
1942	724
1943	504
1944	316
1945	243
1946	723
1947	474
1948	736
1949	408
1950	715
1951	896
1952	183
1953	688
1954	468
1955	573
1956	357
1957	502
1958	270
1959	380
1960	216
1961	352
1962	570
1963	650
1964	811
1965	321
1966	238
1967	353
1968	365
1969	815
1970	306
1971	455
1972	589
1973	607
1974	524
1975	799
1976	392
1977	964
1978	1,840
1979	527
1980	796
1981	632
1982	634
1983	755
1984	522
1985	2,642
1986	1,613
1987	776
1988	626
1989	1,199
1990	525
1991	619
1992	986
1993	932
1994	1,197
1995	1,189
1996	1,854
1997	710
1998	994
1999	590
2000	1,609
2001	998
2002	828
2003	1,367
2004	692
2005	554
2006	754
2007	1,149
2008	1,675
2009	828
2010	599
2011	858
2012	516
2013	458
2014	2,311
2015	1,050
2016	830
2017	449
2018	407
2019	531
2020	1,117
2021	449
2022	1,316
2023	659
2024	889
2025	652

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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	771
50 to 100	32
100 to 150	20
150 to 200	3
200 to 250	3