Weather Records on 22 November 1998

1,497 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 22 November 1998. Highest significance: Round Grove, US.

Key Facts for 22 November 1998

On 22 November 1998, 1,497 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
616 were record highs and 660 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 1 were all-time records, 137 monthly and 1,359 daily.
Round Grove set a daily record precipitation of 30.5 mm (1.2 in) on 22 November 1998.
Across 154 earlier years (1816 to 2025) the same calendar date averaged 476 records.

Record Map

1,497 stations

1,497 station records on 22 November 1998 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 22 November 1998: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Round Grove	United States	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Buckland (Brockley)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	54.0 mm (2.1 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Finca A. Prusia	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	74.9 mm (2.9 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Zametchino	Russia	Record low minimum temperature	-31.6 C (-24.9 F)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Lake Yellowstone	United States	Record daily snowfall	40.6 cm (16.0 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Old Faithful	United States	Record daily precipitation	34.8 mm (1.4 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Lichtentanne	Germany	Record low minimum temperature	-14.0 C (6.8 F)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Lichtentanne	Germany	Record low maximum temperature	-5.6 C (21.9 F)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Perote	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Bogoroditskoye-Fenino	Russia	Record low minimum temperature	-23.9 C (-11.0 F)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Perpignan	France	Record low minimum temperature	-5.7 C (21.7 F)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Kon-Kolodez	Russia	Record low minimum temperature	-26.2 C (-15.2 F)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Royal Palm Rs	United States	Record daily precipitation	78.2 mm (3.1 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Ashland	United States	Record daily precipitation	49.3 mm (1.9 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Snake Rvr	United States	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Elk	United States	Record high maximum temperature	27.2 C (81.0 F)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Moorcroft 3S	United States	Record high minimum temperature	5.6 C (42.1 F)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Libby 1 NE Rs	United States	Record daily precipitation	27.7 mm (1.1 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Bream Creek (Stroud)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	26.0 mm (1.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Milesovka	Czech Republic	Record low minimum temperature	-14.5 C (5.9 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Salida	United States	Record high minimum temperature	6.7 C (44.1 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
El Terrero (Cfe)	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Catemaco	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	112.3 mm (4.4 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Tancochapa	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	180.8 mm (7.1 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Kamennaja-Step	Russia	Record low maximum temperature	-16.1 C (3.0 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Longmont 2 ESE	United States	Record high minimum temperature	7.2 C (45.0 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Hugoton	United States	Record high maximum temperature	31.1 C (88.0 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Creighton	United States	Record high minimum temperature	5.0 C (41.0 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Innsbruck	Austria	Record low minimum temperature	-10.4 C (13.3 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
San Francisco	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	35.8 mm (1.4 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Elkader 6 SSW	United States	Record high minimum temperature	5.0 C (41.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Crete 4ESE	United States	Record high minimum temperature	8.3 C (46.9 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Lodgepole	United States	Record high maximum temperature	23.3 C (73.9 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Wakefield 3NW	United States	Record high minimum temperature	6.1 C (43.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Las Perlas	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	71.9 mm (2.8 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Walden	United States	Record high minimum temperature	0.6 C (33.1 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Elkton 3 SW	United States	Record daily precipitation	124.0 mm (4.9 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Scottsbluff W B Heilig Fld AP	United States	Record high maximum temperature	21.7 C (71.1 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Regensburg	Germany	Record low minimum temperature	-10.3 C (13.5 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Brindisi	Italy	Record daily precipitation	73.4 mm (2.9 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Lake City	United States	Record high maximum temperature	15.6 C (60.1 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Agate 3 E	United States	Record high maximum temperature	18.9 C (66.0 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Alliance 1WNW	United States	Record high minimum temperature	1.7 C (35.1 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Fremont	United States	Record high minimum temperature	7.2 C (45.0 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Dickinson Exp STN	United States	Record high minimum temperature	0.6 C (33.1 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Faulkton	United States	Record high minimum temperature	4.4 C (39.9 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Ogden Pioneer Ph	United States	Record high maximum temperature	16.7 C (62.1 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Kremsmuenster	Austria	Record low minimum temperature	-10.6 C (12.9 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Leipzig-Holzhausen	Germany	Record low minimum temperature	-9.0 C (15.8 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Elatma	Russia	Record low minimum temperature	-26.0 C (-14.8 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Oktjabrskij-Gorodok	Russia	Record low maximum temperature	-19.8 C (-3.6 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Glenwood Spgs #2	United States	Record high maximum temperature	16.7 C (62.1 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Elkhart	United States	Record high maximum temperature	31.7 C (89.1 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Madrid	United States	Record high maximum temperature	23.9 C (75.0 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Minot Exp STN	United States	Record high minimum temperature	1.1 C (34.0 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Crater Lake Nps HQ	United States	Record daily snowfall	68.6 cm (27.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Goodland	United States	Record high maximum temperature	27.8 C (82.0 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Mount Nicholson	Australia	Record daily precipitation	54.2 mm (2.1 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Brest	Belarus	Record low minimum temperature	-18.2 C (-0.8 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Schwerin	Germany	Record low maximum temperature	-6.2 C (20.8 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)

Counts by Type and Timescale

1,497 records

Records set or tied on 22 November 1998 by type: Highest daily maximum 219, Lowest daily maximum 390, Highest daily minimum 397, Lowest daily minimum 270, Heaviest daily rainfall 189, Heaviest daily snowfall 9, Deepest snow cover 23.

Records on 22 November 1998 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	219
Lowest daily maximum	390
Highest daily minimum	397
Lowest daily minimum	270
Heaviest daily rainfall	189
Heaviest daily snowfall	9
Deepest snow cover	23

Records on 22 November 1998 by timescale: all-time 1, monthly 137, daily 1,359.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

1,248 broken records

Margins by which the 1,248 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

22 November 1998

Top 20 records on 22 November 1998 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
22 November 1998	Round Grove, US	daily rain	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	19.1 mm (0.8 in)	63 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
22 November 1998	Buckland (Brockley), AU	daily rain	54.0 mm (2.1 in)	43.6 mm (1.7 in)	21 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
22 November 1998	Finca A. Prusia, MX	daily rain	74.9 mm (2.9 in)	49.5 mm (1.9 in)	41 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
22 November 1998	Zametchino, RU	daily low min	-31.6 C (-24.9 F)	9.2 C (16.6 F)	107 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
22 November 1998	Lake Yellowstone, US	monthly snowfall	40.6 cm (16.0 in)	8.8 cm (3.5 in)	56 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
22 November 1998	Old Faithful, US	daily rain	34.8 mm (1.4 in)	20.3 mm (0.8 in)	16 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
22 November 1998	Lichtentanne, DE	daily low min	-14.0 C (6.8 F)	5.2 C (9.4 F)	131 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
22 November 1998	Lichtentanne, DE	daily low max	-5.6 C (21.9 F)	4.6 C (8.3 F)	123 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
22 November 1998	Perote, MX	daily rain	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	22.1 mm (0.9 in)	20 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
22 November 1998	Bogoroditskoye-Fenino, RU	daily low min	-23.9 C (-11.0 F)	4.4 C (7.9 F)	107 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
22 November 1998	Perpignan, FR	monthly low min	-5.7 C (21.7 F)	1.7 C (3.1 F)	77 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
22 November 1998	Kon-Kolodez, RU	monthly low min	-26.2 C (-15.2 F)	2.2 C (4.0 F)	79 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
22 November 1998	Royal Palm Rs, US	daily rain	78.2 mm (3.1 in)	67.0 mm (2.6 in)	5 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
22 November 1998	Ashland, US	daily rain	49.3 mm (1.9 in)	7.9 mm (0.31 in)	88 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
22 November 1998	Snake Rvr, US	daily rain	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	7.6 mm (0.30 in)	88 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
22 November 1998	Elk, US	daily high max	27.2 C (81.0 F)	3.3 C (5.9 F)	100 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
22 November 1998	Moorcroft 3S, US	daily high min	5.6 C (42.1 F)	5.0 C (9.0 F)	93 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
22 November 1998	Libby 1 NE Rs, US	daily rain	27.7 mm (1.1 in)	2.3 mm (0.09 in)	101 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
22 November 1998	Bream Creek (Stroud), AU	daily rain	26.0 mm (1.0 in)	13.8 mm (0.5 in)	69 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
22 November 1998	Milesovka, CZ	monthly low min	-14.5 C (5.9 F)	0.1 C (0.2 F)	82 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

1816 to 1998

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1816 to 1998. 1998 had 1,497 records.

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

Records on 11-22 in each year
Year	Records
1816	2
1821	1
1829	1
1831	1
1835	1
1843	1
1845	3
1855	1
1857	1
1858	6
1861	1
1872	1
1873	1
1875	4
1878	4
1879	2
1880	6
1882	2
1883	4
1884	1
1888	3
1890	6
1891	2
1893	1
1894	1
1896	3
1897	6
1898	9
1899	1
1900	7
1901	2
1902	5
1903	4
1904	16
1905	8
1906	25
1907	23
1908	30
1909	29
1910	11
1911	29
1912	9
1913	74
1914	28
1915	16
1916	206
1917	331
1918	12
1919	36
1920	30
1921	36
1922	89
1923	68
1924	196
1925	29
1926	292
1927	136
1928	128
1929	759
1930	269
1931	873
1932	221
1933	269
1934	596
1935	120
1936	159
1937	939
1938	167
1939	244
1940	413
1941	356
1942	707
1943	313
1944	178
1945	433
1946	448
1947	616
1948	490
1949	907
1950	641
1951	263
1952	469
1953	548
1954	476
1955	540
1956	423
1957	469
1958	496
1959	414
1960	384
1961	737
1962	462
1963	966
1964	1,087
1965	559
1966	789
1967	448
1968	385
1969	478
1970	717
1971	602
1972	704
1973	556
1974	597
1975	392
1976	390
1977	1,043
1978	896
1979	1,017
1980	699
1981	850
1982	783
1983	1,215
1984	1,196
1985	2,318
1986	459
1987	906
1988	1,272
1989	937
1990	964
1991	1,109
1992	1,513
1993	1,046
1994	827
1995	869
1996	1,829
1997	694
1998	1,497
1999	1,096
2000	1,291
2001	746
2002	1,190
2003	1,329
2004	1,035
2005	667
2006	1,337
2007	955
2008	1,345
2009	1,188
2010	1,341
2011	1,047
2012	962
2013	925
2014	614
2015	848
2016	801
2017	1,334
2018	691
2019	409
2020	414
2021	543
2022	333
2023	576
2024	843
2025	537

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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	1,235
50 to 100	10
100 to 150	2
150 to 200	0
200 to 250	1