Weather Records on 27 November 1998

1,433 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 27 November 1998. Highest significance: Saint Johnsbury, US.

Key Facts for 27 November 1998

On 27 November 1998, 1,433 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
1,082 were record highs and 131 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 16 monthly and 1,417 daily.
Saint Johnsbury set a daily record precipitation of 43.7 mm (1.7 in) on 27 November 1998.
Across 167 earlier years (1793 to 2025) the same calendar date averaged 438 records.

Record Map

1,433 stations

1,433 station records on 27 November 1998 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 27 November 1998: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Saint Johnsbury	United States	Record daily precipitation	43.7 mm (1.7 in)	71 of 100 (Major)
Maralinga	Australia	Record daily precipitation	47.4 mm (1.9 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Piranga	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	117.0 mm (4.6 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Whiteriver 1 SW	United States	Record high minimum temperature	12.8 C (55.0 F)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Tlacoapa (Cfe)	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	34.8 mm (1.4 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Paredes	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	42.9 mm (1.7 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Hutchinson 1 N	United States	Record high maximum temperature	15.0 C (59.0 F)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Detroit Lakes 1 NNE	United States	Record high maximum temperature	13.9 C (57.0 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Dixville Notch	United States	Record daily precipitation	53.3 mm (2.1 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Forest City 2 NNE	United States	Record high maximum temperature	18.3 C (64.9 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Waukesha Wwtp	United States	Record high maximum temperature	15.6 C (60.1 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Qinzhou	China	Record daily precipitation	77.0 mm (3.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Milaca	United States	Record high maximum temperature	15.6 C (60.1 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Grafton	United States	Record daily precipitation	52.6 mm (2.1 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Keene	United States	Record daily precipitation	35.3 mm (1.4 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Collegeville St John's	United States	Record high maximum temperature	16.7 C (62.1 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Anaconda	United States	Record high maximum temperature	15.0 C (59.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Hayward Rs	United States	Record high maximum temperature	17.8 C (64.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Rhinelander	United States	Record high maximum temperature	16.7 C (62.1 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Spooner Ag Rsch STN	United States	Record high maximum temperature	17.2 C (63.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Walden	United States	Record high maximum temperature	15.0 C (59.0 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Riggins	United States	Record high minimum temperature	6.1 C (43.0 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Algona	United States	Record high maximum temperature	19.4 C (66.9 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Jefferson	United States	Record high maximum temperature	21.1 C (70.0 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Milan 1NW	United States	Record high maximum temperature	13.9 C (57.0 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Auburn 5 ESE	United States	Record high maximum temperature	22.2 C (72.0 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
N Loup	United States	Record high maximum temperature	24.4 C (75.9 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
W Pt	United States	Record high maximum temperature	20.0 C (68.0 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Ft Duchesne	United States	Record high minimum temperature	1.1 C (34.0 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Ellsworth 1E	United States	Record high maximum temperature	16.1 C (61.0 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Park Falls Dnr HQ	United States	Record high maximum temperature	17.2 C (63.0 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Antioch	United States	Record high maximum temperature	19.4 C (66.9 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Decorah	United States	Record high maximum temperature	19.4 C (66.9 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Mankato	United States	Record high maximum temperature	21.1 C (70.0 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Zumbrota	United States	Record high maximum temperature	18.3 C (64.9 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Alliance 1WNW	United States	Record high maximum temperature	22.2 C (72.0 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Canton	United States	Record high maximum temperature	18.9 C (66.0 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Hot Springs	United States	Record high maximum temperature	21.7 C (71.1 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Nicosia	Cyprus	Record high minimum temperature	15.2 C (59.4 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
San Miguel Ejutla	Mexico	Record high maximum temperature	33.9 C (93.0 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Volta Ph	United States	Record daily precipitation	35.1 mm (1.4 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Dahlonega 4WSW	United States	Record high maximum temperature	23.9 C (75.0 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Britt 3E	United States	Record high maximum temperature	18.3 C (64.9 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
New Hampton	United States	Record high maximum temperature	17.8 C (64.0 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Osage	United States	Record high maximum temperature	17.2 C (63.0 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Kimball 2NE	United States	Record high maximum temperature	21.7 C (71.1 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Mondovi	United States	Record high maximum temperature	19.4 C (66.9 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Viroqua	United States	Record high maximum temperature	17.2 C (63.0 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Wheatland 4N	United States	Record high maximum temperature	23.9 C (75.0 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Schotten	Germany	Record snow depth	13.0 cm (5.1 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Paonia 1SW	United States	Record high maximum temperature	18.3 C (64.9 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Estherville 4E	United States	Record high maximum temperature	23.3 C (73.9 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Hampton	United States	Record high maximum temperature	17.8 C (64.0 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Iowa Falls	United States	Record high maximum temperature	18.3 C (64.9 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Grand Rapids Forestry Lab	United States	Record high maximum temperature	14.4 C (57.9 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Mora	United States	Record high maximum temperature	14.4 C (57.9 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Agate 3 E	United States	Record high maximum temperature	21.1 C (70.0 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Weeping Water	United States	Record high maximum temperature	21.1 C (70.0 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Denison	United States	Record high maximum temperature	18.3 C (64.9 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Mason City	United States	Record high maximum temperature	17.2 C (63.0 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)

Counts by Type and Timescale

1,433 records

Records set or tied on 27 November 1998 by type: Highest daily maximum 715, Lowest daily maximum 72, Highest daily minimum 367, Lowest daily minimum 59, Heaviest daily rainfall 201, Heaviest daily snowfall 5, Deepest snow cover 14.

Records on 27 November 1998 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	715
Lowest daily maximum	72
Highest daily minimum	367
Lowest daily minimum	59
Heaviest daily rainfall	201
Heaviest daily snowfall	5
Deepest snow cover	14

Records on 27 November 1998 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 16, daily 1,417.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

1,165 broken records

Margins by which the 1,165 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 101.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

27 November 1998

Top 20 records on 27 November 1998 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
27 November 1998	Saint Johnsbury, US	daily rain	43.7 mm (1.7 in)	25.7 mm (1.0 in)	100 years	71 of 100 (Major)
27 November 1998	Maralinga, AU	monthly rain	47.4 mm (1.9 in)	21.2 mm (0.8 in)	18 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
27 November 1998	Piranga, BR	daily rain	117.0 mm (4.6 in)	72.2 mm (2.8 in)	27 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
27 November 1998	Whiteriver 1 SW, US	monthly high min	12.8 C (55.0 F)	0.6 C (1.1 F)	97 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
27 November 1998	Tlacoapa (Cfe), MX	daily rain	34.8 mm (1.4 in)	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	15 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
27 November 1998	Paredes, MX	daily rain	42.9 mm (1.7 in)	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	8 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
27 November 1998	Hutchinson 1 N, US	daily high max	15.0 C (59.0 F)	4.4 C (7.9 F)	98 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
27 November 1998	Detroit Lakes 1 NNE, US	daily high max	13.9 C (57.0 F)	3.9 C (7.0 F)	98 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
27 November 1998	Dixville Notch, US	daily rain	53.3 mm (2.1 in)	23.6 mm (0.9 in)	48 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
27 November 1998	Forest City 2 NNE, US	daily high max	18.3 C (64.9 F)	2.2 C (4.0 F)	103 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
27 November 1998	Waukesha Wwtp, US	daily high max	15.6 C (60.1 F)	2.3 C (4.1 F)	101 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
27 November 1998	Qinzhou, CN	daily rain	77.0 mm (3.0 in)	38.8 mm (1.5 in)	44 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
27 November 1998	Milaca, US	daily high max	15.6 C (60.1 F)	4.5 C (8.1 F)	88 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
27 November 1998	Grafton, US	daily rain	52.6 mm (2.1 in)	23.4 mm (0.9 in)	32 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
27 November 1998	Keene, US	daily rain	35.3 mm (1.4 in)	9.9 mm (0.39 in)	79 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
27 November 1998	Collegeville St John's, US	daily high max	16.7 C (62.1 F)	3.9 C (7.0 F)	88 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
27 November 1998	Anaconda, US	daily high max	15.0 C (59.0 F)	2.2 C (4.0 F)	96 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
27 November 1998	Hayward Rs, US	daily high max	17.8 C (64.0 F)	9.5 C (17.1 F)	56 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
27 November 1998	Rhinelander, US	daily high max	16.7 C (62.1 F)	3.4 C (6.1 F)	88 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
27 November 1998	Spooner Ag Rsch STN, US	daily high max	17.2 C (63.0 F)	1.6 C (2.9 F)	98 years	41 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 1,433 records.

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

Records on 11-27 in each year
Year	Records
1793	1
1794	1
1796	1
1815	1
1829	2
1838	2
1846	1
1849	3
1850	1
1851	1
1853	1
1856	4
1857	1
1859	1
1861	1
1862	1
1864	1
1869	1
1870	1
1871	1
1872	4
1873	1
1874	2
1875	1
1876	1
1877	2
1878	7
1879	2
1881	1
1883	1
1884	2
1885	3
1887	2
1890	10
1891	2
1892	1
1894	5
1895	3
1896	5
1897	3
1898	10
1899	3
1900	2
1901	3
1902	1
1903	28
1904	5
1905	5
1906	13
1907	14
1908	32
1909	36
1910	12
1911	22
1912	9
1913	18
1914	13
1915	34
1916	78
1917	94
1918	32
1919	55
1920	98
1921	108
1922	31
1923	48
1924	30
1925	93
1926	152
1927	375
1928	71
1929	118
1930	596
1931	181
1932	361
1933	331
1934	259
1935	272
1936	300
1937	258
1938	773
1939	310
1940	560
1941	173
1942	334
1943	127
1944	268
1945	265
1946	489
1947	255
1948	696
1949	1,141
1950	534
1951	685
1952	1,351
1953	521
1954	220
1955	690
1956	335
1957	159
1958	585
1959	476
1960	896
1961	348
1962	692
1963	388
1964	527
1965	864
1966	639
1967	360
1968	458
1969	450
1970	670
1971	450
1972	499
1973	1,453
1974	556
1975	1,222
1976	1,389
1977	1,190
1978	1,031
1979	851
1980	941
1981	769
1982	952
1983	2,097
1984	1,264
1985	2,808
1986	687
1987	786
1988	821
1989	927
1990	1,626
1991	742
1992	951
1993	1,674
1994	1,355
1995	832
1996	1,155
1997	980
1998	1,433
1999	954
2000	642
2001	1,247
2002	1,029
2003	641
2004	556
2005	853
2006	1,304
2007	472
2008	884
2009	726
2010	1,199
2011	1,213
2012	392
2013	1,165
2014	1,136
2015	1,183
2016	388
2017	1,136
2018	628
2019	997
2020	287
2021	565
2022	420
2023	623
2024	736
2025	296

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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 20	1,135
20 to 40	20
40 to 60	3
60 to 80	4
80 to 100	2
100 to 120	1