Weather Records on 25 November 1998

1,078 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 25 November 1998. Highest significance: Falls City #2, US.

Key Facts for 25 November 1998

On 25 November 1998, 1,078 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
485 were record highs and 178 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 3 were all-time records, 20 monthly and 1,055 daily.
Falls City #2 set an all-time record daily precipitation of 233.7 mm (9.2 in) on 25 November 1998.
Across 163 earlier years (1793 to 2025) the same calendar date averaged 457 records.

Record Map

1,078 stations

1,078 station records on 25 November 1998 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 25 November 1998: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Falls City #2	United States	Record daily precipitation	233.7 mm (9.2 in)	74 of 100 (Major)
Newport	United States	Record daily precipitation	102.4 mm (4.0 in)	64 of 100 (Major)
Clifton Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	69.2 mm (2.7 in)	63 of 100 (Major)
Rosewood Walloon Rd	Australia	Record daily precipitation	90.0 mm (3.5 in)	62 of 100 (Major)
Aramac Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	62.2 mm (2.4 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Dayboro Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	69.6 mm (2.7 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Taroom	Australia	Record daily precipitation	107.4 mm (4.2 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Taroom Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	109.0 mm (4.3 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Kinnoul	Australia	Record daily precipitation	105.8 mm (4.2 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Wyalla	Australia	Record daily precipitation	67.0 mm (2.6 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Landsburg	United States	Record daily precipitation	97.3 mm (3.8 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Eurombah	Australia	Record daily precipitation	73.3 mm (2.9 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Beerburrum Forest Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	76.2 mm (3.0 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Moorabinda	Australia	Record daily precipitation	67.0 mm (2.6 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Franklyn Vale	Australia	Record daily precipitation	68.0 mm (2.7 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Kempsey (Wide Street)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	63.0 mm (2.5 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Cantanhede	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	85.2 mm (3.4 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Seattle Tacoma AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	77.2 mm (3.0 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Navilloween	Australia	Record daily precipitation	57.6 mm (2.3 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
El Manchon	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	26.9 mm (1.1 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Fordsdale	Australia	Record daily precipitation	57.6 mm (2.3 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Allora Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	46.0 mm (1.8 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Hornet Bank Homestead	Australia	Record daily precipitation	66.0 mm (2.6 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
West Haldon	Australia	Record daily precipitation	66.6 mm (2.6 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Holden Village	United States	Record daily snowfall	50.8 cm (20.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Astoria AP (Port of)	United States	Record daily precipitation	141.2 mm (5.6 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Ciudad Altamirano	Mexico	Record low maximum temperature	26.7 C (80.1 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Scotston	Australia	Record daily precipitation	56.6 mm (2.2 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Forest Vale	Australia	Record daily precipitation	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Geijera	Australia	Record daily precipitation	49.0 mm (1.9 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Glen Etive	Australia	Record daily precipitation	58.8 mm (2.3 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Moolboolaman	Australia	Record daily precipitation	41.0 mm (1.6 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Lone Pine	Australia	Record daily precipitation	58.0 mm (2.3 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Mayaguez City	Puerto Rico [United States]	Record high minimum temperature	23.9 C (75.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Dahlonega 4WSW	United States	Record high maximum temperature	23.9 C (75.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Geneseo	United States	Record high minimum temperature	7.2 C (45.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Marquette	United States	Record high minimum temperature	3.3 C (37.9 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Burlington Muni AP	United States	Record high minimum temperature	8.3 C (46.9 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Mount Cotton West	Australia	Record daily precipitation	54.4 mm (2.1 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Tannymorel	Australia	Record daily precipitation	49.2 mm (1.9 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Uccle	Belgium	Record low minimum temperature	-6.9 C (19.6 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Vasilevici	Belarus	Record low minimum temperature	-19.0 C (-2.2 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Sirte	Libya	Record low minimum temperature	5.7 C (42.3 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Prairie du Chien	United States	Record high minimum temperature	6.7 C (44.1 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Gladwin	United States	Record high maximum temperature	13.3 C (55.9 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Pembina	United States	Record high minimum temperature	-1.1 C (30.0 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Toledo FAA AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	67.6 mm (2.7 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Waddy Brae	Australia	Record daily precipitation	39.2 mm (1.5 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Barfield	Australia	Record daily precipitation	38.0 mm (1.5 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Culcragie	Australia	Record daily precipitation	43.0 mm (1.7 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Toowong Bowls Club	Australia	Record daily precipitation	56.0 mm (2.2 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Cedar Rapids #1	United States	Record high minimum temperature	8.3 C (46.9 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Cardowan	Australia	Record daily precipitation	55.2 mm (2.2 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Mount Pleasant	Australia	Record daily precipitation	44.0 mm (1.7 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Elkader 6 SSW	United States	Record high minimum temperature	5.0 C (41.0 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Keosauqua	United States	Record high minimum temperature	7.8 C (46.0 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Winona	United States	Record high minimum temperature	7.8 C (46.0 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Mohall	United States	Record high minimum temperature	1.7 C (35.1 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Vernonia #2	United States	Record daily precipitation	53.8 mm (2.1 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Riversleigh Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	40.0 mm (1.6 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)

Counts by Type and Timescale

1,078 records

Records set or tied on 25 November 1998 by type: Highest daily maximum 182, Lowest daily maximum 103, Highest daily minimum 303, Lowest daily minimum 75, Heaviest daily rainfall 377, Heaviest daily snowfall 3, Deepest snow cover 35.

Records on 25 November 1998 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	182
Lowest daily maximum	103
Highest daily minimum	303
Lowest daily minimum	75
Heaviest daily rainfall	377
Heaviest daily snowfall	3
Deepest snow cover	35

Records on 25 November 1998 by timescale: all-time 3, monthly 20, daily 1,055.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

831 broken records

Margins by which the 831 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 312.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

25 November 1998

Top 20 records on 25 November 1998 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
25 November 1998	Falls City #2, US	all-time rain	233.7 mm (9.2 in)	91.7 mm (3.6 in)	37 years	74 of 100 (Major)
25 November 1998	Newport, US	daily rain	102.4 mm (4.0 in)	49.1 mm (1.9 in)	71 years	64 of 100 (Major)
25 November 1998	Clifton Post Office, AU	daily rain	69.2 mm (2.7 in)	40.8 mm (1.6 in)	65 years	63 of 100 (Major)
25 November 1998	Rosewood Walloon Rd, AU	daily rain	90.0 mm (3.5 in)	46.8 mm (1.8 in)	65 years	62 of 100 (Major)
25 November 1998	Aramac Post Office, AU	daily rain	62.2 mm (2.4 in)	42.6 mm (1.7 in)	60 years	61 of 100 (Major)
25 November 1998	Dayboro Post Office, AU	daily rain	69.6 mm (2.7 in)	50.3 mm (2.0 in)	65 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
25 November 1998	Taroom, AU	monthly rain	107.4 mm (4.2 in)	52.4 mm (2.1 in)	15 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
25 November 1998	Taroom Post Office, AU	monthly rain	109.0 mm (4.3 in)	7.4 mm (0.29 in)	106 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
25 November 1998	Kinnoul, AU	monthly rain	105.8 mm (4.2 in)	40.0 mm (1.6 in)	22 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
25 November 1998	Wyalla, AU	daily rain	67.0 mm (2.6 in)	58.9 mm (2.3 in)	36 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
25 November 1998	Landsburg, US	monthly rain	97.3 mm (3.8 in)	17.3 mm (0.7 in)	65 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
25 November 1998	Eurombah, AU	daily rain	73.3 mm (2.9 in)	49.9 mm (2.0 in)	19 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
25 November 1998	Beerburrum Forest Station, AU	daily rain	76.2 mm (3.0 in)	59.2 mm (2.3 in)	16 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
25 November 1998	Moorabinda, AU	daily rain	67.0 mm (2.6 in)	56.0 mm (2.2 in)	19 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
25 November 1998	Franklyn Vale, AU	daily rain	68.0 mm (2.7 in)	34.0 mm (1.3 in)	48 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
25 November 1998	Kempsey (Wide Street), AU	daily rain	63.0 mm (2.5 in)	33.3 mm (1.3 in)	71 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
25 November 1998	Cantanhede, BR	daily rain	85.2 mm (3.4 in)	67.6 mm (2.7 in)	28 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
25 November 1998	Seattle Tacoma AP, US	daily rain	77.2 mm (3.0 in)	39.6 mm (1.6 in)	20 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
25 November 1998	Navilloween, AU	daily rain	57.6 mm (2.3 in)	47.2 mm (1.9 in)	15 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
25 November 1998	El Manchon, MX	daily rain	26.9 mm (1.1 in)	25.1 mm (1.0 in)	28 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

1793 to 1998

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1793 to 1998. 1998 had 1,078 records.

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

Records on 11-25 in each year
Year	Records
1793	1
1805	1
1812	1
1835	1
1838	2
1844	1
1848	1
1851	1
1852	2
1853	1
1856	1
1858	3
1863	2
1865	3
1867	1
1869	2
1870	2
1871	1
1872	1
1874	2
1878	2
1880	2
1882	1
1884	2
1885	2
1886	2
1887	2
1888	2
1889	3
1890	2
1891	3
1893	2
1894	1
1895	4
1896	5
1897	2
1898	4
1899	3
1900	3
1901	10
1902	12
1903	12
1904	14
1905	21
1906	22
1907	11
1908	46
1909	20
1910	20
1911	56
1912	26
1913	10
1914	133
1915	22
1916	117
1917	68
1918	12
1919	31
1920	34
1921	56
1922	35
1923	73
1924	102
1925	73
1926	134
1927	276
1928	113
1929	135
1930	302
1931	452
1932	438
1933	207
1934	160
1935	176
1936	203
1937	230
1938	1,210
1939	168
1940	355
1941	118
1942	351
1943	166
1944	578
1945	123
1946	548
1947	378
1948	290
1949	730
1950	2,309
1951	678
1952	1,214
1953	502
1954	294
1955	645
1956	419
1957	294
1958	660
1959	483
1960	944
1961	610
1962	359
1963	330
1964	567
1965	1,637
1966	794
1967	301
1968	208
1969	257
1970	1,040
1971	802
1972	642
1973	1,351
1974	308
1975	1,478
1976	383
1977	1,446
1978	756
1979	1,283
1980	826
1981	680
1982	1,027
1983	1,279
1984	914
1985	2,233
1986	976
1987	980
1988	745
1989	797
1990	889
1991	994
1992	1,929
1993	2,892
1994	606
1995	1,004
1996	1,181
1997	781
1998	1,078
1999	910
2000	633
2001	1,709
2002	712
2003	783
2004	863
2005	1,153
2006	1,509
2007	577
2008	661
2009	830
2010	1,958
2011	1,014
2012	540
2013	1,184
2014	949
2015	531
2016	410
2017	1,011
2018	371
2019	263
2020	425
2021	453
2022	481
2023	466
2024	856
2025	496

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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	819
50 to 100	10
100 to 150	0
150 to 200	1
200 to 250	0
250 to 300	0
300 to 350	1