Weather Records on 1 December 1998

1,698 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 1 December 1998. Highest significance: Cross Village 1E, US.

Key Facts for 1 December 1998

On 1 December 1998, 1,698 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
1,191 were record highs and 350 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 1 were all-time records, 158 monthly and 1,539 daily.
Cross Village 1E set a monthly record daily precipitation of 38.1 mm (1.5 in) on 1 December 1998.
Across 162 earlier years (1797 to 2025) the same calendar date averaged 476 records.

Record Map

1,698 stations

1,698 station records on 1 December 1998 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 1 December 1998: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Cross Village 1E	United States	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Warrenton 3 SE	United States	Record high minimum temperature	11.1 C (52.0 F)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Wellsboro	United States	Record high maximum temperature	18.9 C (66.0 F)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Springview 2NW	United States	Record high maximum temperature	23.3 C (73.9 F)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Petford	Australia	Record daily precipitation	66.0 mm (2.6 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Zametchino	Russia	Record low minimum temperature	-33.0 C (-27.4 F)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Kon-Kolodez	Russia	Record low maximum temperature	-17.3 C (0.9 F)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Kursk	Russia	Record low minimum temperature	-25.5 C (-13.9 F)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Vasilevici	Belarus	Record low minimum temperature	-26.0 C (-14.8 F)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Bogoroditskoye-Fenino	Russia	Record low minimum temperature	-25.3 C (-13.5 F)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Walthill 1E	United States	Record high maximum temperature	24.4 C (75.9 F)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Elkhorn	United States	Record high maximum temperature	21.7 C (71.1 F)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Palmerville	Australia	Record low minimum temperature	15.5 C (59.9 F)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Logansport Cicott St	United States	Record high maximum temperature	19.4 C (66.9 F)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Sioux Ctr 2 SE	United States	Record high maximum temperature	18.9 C (66.0 F)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Charlevoix	United States	Record high maximum temperature	16.1 C (61.0 F)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Warrensburg 4NW	United States	Record high maximum temperature	22.8 C (73.0 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Ogdensburg 4 NE	United States	Record high maximum temperature	18.3 C (64.9 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Everett	United States	Record high maximum temperature	21.7 C (71.1 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Hill City Muni AP	United States	Record high minimum temperature	8.3 C (46.9 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Lake City	United States	Record high maximum temperature	13.9 C (57.0 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Chimacum 4 S	United States	Record daily precipitation	38.9 mm (1.5 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Hancock Houghton Co AP	United States	Record high maximum temperature	17.8 C (64.0 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Delaware	United States	Record high maximum temperature	20.0 C (68.0 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Kenton	United States	Record high minimum temperature	7.8 C (46.0 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Kon-Kolodez	Russia	Record low minimum temperature	-25.7 C (-14.3 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Kursk	Russia	Record low maximum temperature	-17.4 C (0.7 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Seward	United States	Record high maximum temperature	20.6 C (69.1 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Mt Morris 2W	United States	Record high minimum temperature	5.6 C (42.1 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Claude	United States	Record high minimum temperature	4.4 C (39.9 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Mayaguez City	Puerto Rico [United States]	Record high minimum temperature	23.3 C (73.9 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Poretskoye	Russia	Record low maximum temperature	-23.0 C (-9.4 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Cheyenne Wells 2NE	United States	Record high minimum temperature	6.1 C (43.0 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Storm Lake	United States	Record high maximum temperature	18.9 C (66.0 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Collegeville St John's	United States	Record high maximum temperature	15.6 C (60.1 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Farmington 3NW	United States	Record high maximum temperature	19.4 C (66.9 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Addison	United States	Record high maximum temperature	19.4 C (66.9 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Tupper Lake Sunmount	United States	Record high minimum temperature	4.4 C (39.9 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Greenville Wtp	United States	Record high maximum temperature	18.3 C (64.9 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Norwalk Wwtp	United States	Record high maximum temperature	18.9 C (66.0 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Darlington	United States	Record high maximum temperature	28.9 C (84.0 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Ashland	United States	Record high maximum temperature	22.2 C (72.0 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Staunton Wtp	United States	Record high maximum temperature	21.1 C (70.0 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Moorefield 1 SSE	United States	Record high maximum temperature	24.4 C (75.9 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Romney 1 SW	United States	Record high maximum temperature	23.9 C (75.0 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Aurukun Shire Council	Australia	Record daily precipitation	89.8 mm (3.5 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Coloso	Puerto Rico [United States]	Record low maximum temperature	26.1 C (79.0 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Poltava	Ukraine	Record low maximum temperature	-14.7 C (5.5 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Chaska	United States	Record high maximum temperature	21.1 C (70.0 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Little Falls	United States	Record high maximum temperature	25.6 C (78.1 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Lockport 2SE	United States	Record high maximum temperature	18.9 C (66.0 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Parsons 3 SE	United States	Record high maximum temperature	21.7 C (71.1 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Weyerhaeuser 1N	United States	Record high maximum temperature	13.9 C (57.0 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Bogoroditskoye-Fenino	Russia	Record low maximum temperature	-17.3 C (0.9 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Gallivare_A	Sweden	Record high maximum temperature	6.7 C (44.1 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Kiev	Ukraine	Record low minimum temperature	-20.6 C (-5.1 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Onawa 3NW	United States	Record high maximum temperature	21.1 C (70.0 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
O'Neill	United States	Record high maximum temperature	18.3 C (64.9 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Aberdeen Phillips Fld	United States	Record high minimum temperature	10.0 C (50.0 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Coalville	United States	Record high minimum temperature	7.8 C (46.0 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)

Counts by Type and Timescale

1,698 records

Records set or tied on 1 December 1998 by type: Highest daily maximum 797, Lowest daily maximum 205, Highest daily minimum 394, Lowest daily minimum 145, Heaviest daily rainfall 149, Heaviest daily snowfall 5, Deepest snow cover 3.

Records on 1 December 1998 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	797
Lowest daily maximum	205
Highest daily minimum	394
Lowest daily minimum	145
Heaviest daily rainfall	149
Heaviest daily snowfall	5
Deepest snow cover	3

Records on 1 December 1998 by timescale: all-time 1, monthly 158, daily 1,539.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

1,340 broken records

Margins by which the 1,340 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 81.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

1 December 1998

Top 20 records on 1 December 1998 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
1 December 1998	Cross Village 1E, US	monthly rain	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	13.0 mm (0.5 in)	26 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
1 December 1998	Warrenton 3 SE, US	daily high min	11.1 C (52.0 F)	6.7 C (12.1 F)	98 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
1 December 1998	Wellsboro, US	monthly high max	18.9 C (66.0 F)	0.6 C (1.1 F)	101 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
1 December 1998	Springview 2NW, US	monthly high max	23.3 C (73.9 F)	1.6 C (2.9 F)	93 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
1 December 1998	Petford, AU	daily rain	66.0 mm (2.6 in)	42.6 mm (1.7 in)	64 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
1 December 1998	Zametchino, RU	daily low min	-33.0 C (-27.4 F)	7.1 C (12.8 F)	107 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
1 December 1998	Kon-Kolodez, RU	daily low max	-17.3 C (0.9 F)	4.9 C (8.8 F)	101 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
1 December 1998	Kursk, RU	daily low min	-25.5 C (-13.9 F)	5.4 C (9.7 F)	101 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
1 December 1998	Vasilevici, BY	daily low min	-26.0 C (-14.8 F)	5.2 C (9.4 F)	101 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
1 December 1998	Bogoroditskoye-Fenino, RU	daily low min	-25.3 C (-13.5 F)	5.1 C (9.2 F)	107 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
1 December 1998	Walthill 1E, US	monthly high max	24.4 C (75.9 F)	3.8 C (6.8 F)	79 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
1 December 1998	Elkhorn, US	monthly high max	21.7 C (71.1 F)	0.6 C (1.1 F)	88 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
1 December 1998	Palmerville, AU	daily low min	15.5 C (59.9 F)	1.3 C (2.3 F)	93 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
1 December 1998	Logansport Cicott St, US	monthly high max	19.4 C (66.9 F)	1.1 C (2.0 F)	81 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
1 December 1998	Sioux Ctr 2 SE, US	monthly high max	18.9 C (66.0 F)	1.7 C (3.1 F)	76 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
1 December 1998	Charlevoix, US	monthly high max	16.1 C (61.0 F)	1.1 C (2.0 F)	77 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
1 December 1998	Warrensburg 4NW, US	monthly high max	22.8 C (73.0 F)	0.6 C (1.1 F)	80 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
1 December 1998	Ogdensburg 4 NE, US	daily high max	18.3 C (64.9 F)	5.0 C (9.0 F)	89 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
1 December 1998	Everett, US	daily high max	21.7 C (71.1 F)	5.0 C (9.0 F)	89 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
1 December 1998	Hill City Muni AP, US	monthly high min	8.3 C (46.9 F)	0.5 C (0.9 F)	84 years	44 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 1,698 records.

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

Records on 12-01 in each year
Year	Records
1797	1
1805	1
1807	2
1810	1
1817	2
1821	1
1823	2
1831	1
1849	1
1856	3
1857	1
1858	1
1861	1
1863	1
1869	2
1871	1
1872	3
1873	6
1875	8
1876	4
1877	1
1879	7
1884	3
1885	3
1886	1
1887	2
1888	3
1889	2
1890	6
1891	1
1892	2
1893	1
1894	1
1895	4
1896	4
1897	10
1898	5
1899	4
1901	5
1902	7
1903	13
1904	4
1905	11
1906	3
1907	8
1908	40
1909	64
1910	39
1911	45
1912	37
1913	53
1914	142
1915	23
1916	29
1917	52
1918	32
1919	78
1920	192
1921	55
1922	85
1923	70
1924	135
1925	145
1926	115
1927	271
1928	85
1929	515
1930	128
1931	337
1932	383
1933	656
1934	667
1935	164
1936	433
1937	238
1938	159
1939	346
1940	300
1941	391
1942	424
1943	93
1944	478
1945	259
1946	224
1947	392
1948	252
1949	313
1950	437
1951	585
1952	762
1953	283
1954	308
1955	624
1956	338
1957	295
1958	531
1959	355
1960	258
1961	373
1962	1,073
1963	282
1964	1,181
1965	598
1966	995
1967	601
1968	883
1969	673
1970	1,299
1971	574
1972	843
1973	888
1974	1,339
1975	1,007
1976	1,294
1977	1,166
1978	777
1979	874
1980	1,019
1981	1,320
1982	1,759
1983	1,275
1984	513
1985	3,874
1986	803
1987	1,020
1988	538
1989	822
1990	514
1991	2,124
1992	552
1993	597
1994	717
1995	1,386
1996	1,448
1997	736
1998	1,698
1999	790
2000	777
2001	1,211
2002	637
2003	627
2004	1,033
2005	815
2006	2,866
2007	1,427
2008	879
2009	927
2010	1,991
2011	947
2012	1,027
2013	400
2014	677
2015	850
2016	384
2017	496
2018	807
2019	803
2020	567
2021	2,030
2022	584
2023	609
2024	636
2025	679

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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	1,322
20 to 40	12
40 to 60	5
60 to 80	0
80 to 100	1