Weather Records on 30 November 1998

2,289 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 30 November 1998. Highest significance: Keno, US.

Key Facts for 30 November 1998

On 30 November 1998, 2,289 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
1,762 were record highs and 255 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 75 monthly and 2,214 daily.
Keno set a monthly record daily precipitation of 86.4 mm (3.4 in) on 30 November 1998.
Across 158 earlier years (1797 to 2025) the same calendar date averaged 477 records.

Record Map

2,000 stations, highest significance shown

2,000 station records on 30 November 1998 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 30 November 1998: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Keno	United States	Record daily precipitation	86.4 mm (3.4 in)	70 of 100 (Major)
Edjudina	Australia	Record daily precipitation	28.5 mm (1.1 in)	66 of 100 (Major)
Bandon 2 NNE	United States	Record daily precipitation	79.5 mm (3.1 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Chilton	United States	Record high minimum temperature	12.8 C (55.0 F)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Eureka 1E	United States	Record daily precipitation	57.2 mm (2.3 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Lake City Exp Farm	United States	Record high minimum temperature	9.4 C (48.9 F)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Waupaca	United States	Record high minimum temperature	13.3 C (55.9 F)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Pine Rvr Dam	United States	Record daily snowfall	11.9 cm (4.7 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Ft Duchesne	United States	Record high minimum temperature	3.9 C (39.0 F)	51 of 100 (Notable)
New London	United States	Record high minimum temperature	13.3 C (55.9 F)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Owosso Wwtp	United States	Record high minimum temperature	12.8 C (55.0 F)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Westfield 2 SSE	United States	Record high minimum temperature	14.4 C (57.9 F)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Oshkosh	United States	Record high minimum temperature	12.8 C (55.0 F)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Marshfield Exp Farm	United States	Record high minimum temperature	11.1 C (52.0 F)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Mather 3 NW	United States	Record high minimum temperature	12.2 C (54.0 F)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Waukesha Wwtp	United States	Record high minimum temperature	13.9 C (57.0 F)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Wisconsin Dells Wwtp	United States	Record high minimum temperature	13.3 C (55.9 F)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Ann Arbor U of Mich	United States	Record high minimum temperature	13.9 C (57.0 F)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Stevens Pt	United States	Record high minimum temperature	12.8 C (55.0 F)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Urgench	Uzbekistan	Record daily precipitation	35.5 mm (1.4 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Mineracao Morro Velho	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	107.0 mm (4.2 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Grayling	United States	Record high minimum temperature	8.3 C (46.9 F)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Hemlock	United States	Record high minimum temperature	12.8 C (55.0 F)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Guthrie 5S	United States	Record daily precipitation	38.4 mm (1.5 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Merrill	United States	Record high minimum temperature	8.9 C (48.0 F)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Neillsville 3ESE	United States	Record high minimum temperature	11.1 C (52.0 F)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Portage Wwtp	United States	Record high minimum temperature	13.3 C (55.9 F)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Watertown Wwtp	United States	Record high minimum temperature	12.8 C (55.0 F)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Paola	United States	Record daily precipitation	36.3 mm (1.4 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Ludington 4 SE	United States	Record high minimum temperature	7.2 C (45.0 F)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Princeton	United States	Record high minimum temperature	7.2 C (45.0 F)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Plymouth Wwtp	United States	Record high minimum temperature	12.8 C (55.0 F)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Richland Ctr	United States	Record high minimum temperature	13.3 C (55.9 F)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Mt Garnet Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	26.0 mm (1.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Maquoketa	United States	Record high minimum temperature	12.8 C (55.0 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Lockport 2SE	United States	Record high minimum temperature	12.2 C (54.0 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Hartford Wwtp	United States	Record high minimum temperature	3.9 C (39.0 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Mauston 1 SE	United States	Record high minimum temperature	13.3 C (55.9 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Medford	United States	Record high minimum temperature	7.8 C (46.0 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Vasilevici	Belarus	Record low maximum temperature	-12.3 C (9.9 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Centerville	United States	Record high maximum temperature	21.1 C (70.0 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Chariton 1 E	United States	Record high maximum temperature	21.1 C (70.0 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Greenville 2 NNE	United States	Record high minimum temperature	11.7 C (53.1 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Saint Johns	United States	Record high minimum temperature	6.7 C (44.1 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Beloit	United States	Record high minimum temperature	13.3 C (55.9 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Spring Creek Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	50.0 mm (2.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Ciudad Altamirano	Mexico	Record low maximum temperature	25.6 C (78.1 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Sheldon	United States	Record high maximum temperature	15.6 C (60.1 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Charlevoix	United States	Record high maximum temperature	17.2 C (63.0 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Sedalia Wtp	United States	Record high maximum temperature	22.8 C (73.0 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Ashland #2	United States	Record high maximum temperature	22.2 C (72.0 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Tekamah	United States	Record high maximum temperature	20.0 C (68.0 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Brodhead Wwtp	United States	Record high minimum temperature	13.3 C (55.9 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Oconto 4 W	United States	Record high minimum temperature	7.8 C (46.0 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Sturgeon Bay Exp Farm	United States	Record high minimum temperature	8.9 C (48.0 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Kon-Kolodez	Russia	Record low maximum temperature	-20.1 C (-4.2 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Oktjabrskij-Gorodok	Russia	Record low maximum temperature	-20.8 C (-5.4 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Dixon Wwtp	United States	Record high minimum temperature	14.4 C (57.9 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Mt Carroll	United States	Record high minimum temperature	12.8 C (55.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Paris Stp	United States	Record high minimum temperature	15.6 C (60.1 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)

Counts by Type and Timescale

2,289 records

Records set or tied on 30 November 1998 by type: Highest daily maximum 977, Lowest daily maximum 158, Highest daily minimum 785, Lowest daily minimum 97, Heaviest daily rainfall 264, Heaviest daily snowfall 5, Deepest snow cover 3.

Records on 30 November 1998 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	977
Lowest daily maximum	158
Highest daily minimum	785
Lowest daily minimum	97
Heaviest daily rainfall	264
Heaviest daily snowfall	5
Deepest snow cover	3

Records on 30 November 1998 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 75, daily 2,214.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

1,856 broken records

Margins by which the 1,856 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 76.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

30 November 1998

Top 20 records on 30 November 1998 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
30 November 1998	Keno, US	monthly rain	86.4 mm (3.4 in)	30.8 mm (1.2 in)	45 years	70 of 100 (Major)
30 November 1998	Edjudina, AU	daily rain	28.5 mm (1.1 in)	20.9 mm (0.8 in)	84 years	66 of 100 (Major)
30 November 1998	Bandon 2 NNE, US	daily rain	79.5 mm (3.1 in)	35.8 mm (1.4 in)	80 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
30 November 1998	Chilton, US	daily high min	12.8 C (55.0 F)	10.6 C (19.1 F)	89 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
30 November 1998	Eureka 1E, US	daily rain	57.2 mm (2.3 in)	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	92 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
30 November 1998	Lake City Exp Farm, US	daily high min	9.4 C (48.9 F)	7.7 C (13.9 F)	97 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
30 November 1998	Waupaca, US	daily high min	13.3 C (55.9 F)	10.0 C (18.0 F)	84 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
30 November 1998	Pine Rvr Dam, US	daily snowfall	11.9 cm (4.7 in)	6.8 cm (2.7 in)	89 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
30 November 1998	Ft Duchesne, US	daily high min	3.9 C (39.0 F)	5.0 C (9.0 F)	104 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
30 November 1998	New London, US	daily high min	13.3 C (55.9 F)	8.9 C (16.0 F)	84 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
30 November 1998	Owosso Wwtp, US	daily high min	12.8 C (55.0 F)	7.2 C (13.0 F)	84 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
30 November 1998	Westfield 2 SSE, US	daily high min	14.4 C (57.9 F)	6.6 C (11.9 F)	84 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
30 November 1998	Oshkosh, US	daily high min	12.8 C (55.0 F)	7.8 C (14.0 F)	84 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
30 November 1998	Marshfield Exp Farm, US	daily high min	11.1 C (52.0 F)	8.9 C (16.0 F)	84 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
30 November 1998	Mather 3 NW, US	daily high min	12.2 C (54.0 F)	8.3 C (14.9 F)	84 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
30 November 1998	Waukesha Wwtp, US	daily high min	13.9 C (57.0 F)	7.2 C (13.0 F)	84 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
30 November 1998	Wisconsin Dells Wwtp, US	daily high min	13.3 C (55.9 F)	11.6 C (20.9 F)	76 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
30 November 1998	Ann Arbor U of Mich, US	daily high min	13.9 C (57.0 F)	6.1 C (11.0 F)	84 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
30 November 1998	Stevens Pt, US	daily high min	12.8 C (55.0 F)	8.9 C (16.0 F)	76 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
30 November 1998	Urgench, UZ	daily rain	35.5 mm (1.4 in)	28.6 mm (1.1 in)	4 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

1797 to 1998

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1797 to 1998. 1998 had 2,289 records.

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

Records on 11-30 in each year
Year	Records
1797	1
1799	2
1807	2
1815	2
1817	1
1821	1
1827	2
1836	1
1840	1
1846	1
1849	2
1866	1
1867	1
1871	2
1875	7
1876	2
1879	2
1881	1
1885	7
1886	1
1887	2
1888	1
1889	3
1890	2
1891	2
1892	2
1893	3
1894	1
1895	7
1896	5
1897	5
1898	1
1899	7
1900	4
1901	8
1902	7
1903	22
1904	6
1905	16
1906	21
1907	6
1908	51
1909	20
1910	22
1911	22
1912	19
1913	54
1914	68
1915	37
1916	64
1917	26
1918	32
1919	87
1920	138
1921	42
1922	46
1923	144
1924	95
1925	102
1926	84
1927	600
1928	187
1929	883
1930	185
1931	375
1932	372
1933	1,006
1934	1,282
1935	84
1936	186
1937	375
1938	165
1939	321
1940	330
1941	298
1942	218
1943	238
1944	422
1945	147
1946	343
1947	544
1948	332
1949	323
1950	382
1951	348
1952	829
1953	307
1954	470
1955	576
1956	304
1957	226
1958	676
1959	339
1960	219
1961	412
1962	802
1963	566
1964	1,042
1965	309
1966	730
1967	802
1968	516
1969	625
1970	995
1971	501
1972	414
1973	635
1974	912
1975	2,018
1976	1,789
1977	935
1978	761
1979	837
1980	697
1981	1,361
1982	1,142
1983	1,137
1984	571
1985	2,887
1986	798
1987	913
1988	686
1989	781
1990	483
1991	2,104
1992	676
1993	756
1994	762
1995	1,472
1996	1,054
1997	987
1998	2,289
1999	1,170
2000	962
2001	1,431
2002	862
2003	634
2004	1,344
2005	883
2006	2,656
2007	739
2008	855
2009	951
2010	1,915
2011	1,108
2012	1,059
2013	505
2014	822
2015	880
2016	634
2017	307
2018	493
2019	1,060
2020	323
2021	1,049
2022	559
2023	583
2024	672
2025	858

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Data for records on 1998-11-30: CSV or JSON. Field meanings are on the data page.

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 10	1,762
10 to 20	63
20 to 30	16
30 to 40	8
40 to 50	2
50 to 60	2
60 to 70	1
70 to 80	2