Weather Records on 4 December 1998

2,549 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 4 December 1998. Highest significance: Waxahachie, US.

Key Facts for 4 December 1998

On 4 December 1998, 2,549 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
1,744 were record highs and 395 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 3 were all-time records, 320 monthly and 2,226 daily.
Waxahachie set a daily record precipitation of 103.9 mm (4.1 in) on 4 December 1998.
Across 166 earlier years (1796 to 2025) the same calendar date averaged 451 records.

Record Map

2,000 stations, highest significance shown

2,000 station records on 4 December 1998 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 4 December 1998: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Waxahachie	United States	Record daily precipitation	103.9 mm (4.1 in)	75 of 100 (Major)
Kenai AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	46.2 mm (1.8 in)	65 of 100 (Major)
Carsanga	Turkmenistan	Record daily precipitation	99.1 mm (3.9 in)	64 of 100 (Major)
Divide	United States	Record daily snowfall	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	62 of 100 (Major)
Big Timber	United States	Record daily precipitation	25.9 mm (1.0 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Norrsundet	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	26.0 mm (1.0 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Wolfe City	United States	Record daily precipitation	94.0 mm (3.7 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Grapevine Dam	United States	Record daily precipitation	42.7 mm (1.7 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Greenville Kgvl Radio	United States	Record daily precipitation	142.7 mm (5.6 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Olean	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Hamer 4 NW	United States	Record daily snowfall	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Big Timber	United States	Record daily snowfall	34.3 cm (13.5 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Anchorage Ted Stevens Intl AP	United States	Record daily snowfall	38.4 cm (15.1 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Culbertson	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Lovelock	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Cooper	United States	Record daily precipitation	113.0 mm (4.4 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Redstone	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Kenai AP	United States	Record daily snowfall	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Chestertown	United States	Record high maximum temperature	23.9 C (75.0 F)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Livingston AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Sussex 1 NW	United States	Record high maximum temperature	20.0 C (68.0 F)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Fagersta	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	28.0 mm (1.1 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Idkerberget	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	32.2 mm (1.3 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Elgin Water	United States	Record high minimum temperature	12.8 C (55.0 F)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Logansport Cicott St	United States	Record high minimum temperature	13.3 C (55.9 F)	47 of 100 (Notable)
State College	United States	Record high minimum temperature	12.8 C (55.0 F)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Paris	United States	Record daily precipitation	90.7 mm (3.6 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Crosby	United States	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Rockwall	United States	Record daily precipitation	121.2 mm (4.8 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Tete	Mozambique	Record daily precipitation	63.0 mm (2.5 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Hogbo	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	25.0 mm (1.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Columbus Junction	United States	Record high maximum temperature	22.2 C (72.0 F)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Hillsdale	United States	Record high minimum temperature	11.7 C (53.1 F)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Caledonia	United States	Record high minimum temperature	6.7 C (44.1 F)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Anaconda	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Madill	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Livingston AP	United States	Record daily snowfall	41.7 cm (16.4 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Grangesberg	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	25.3 mm (1.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Aurora Water	United States	Record high minimum temperature	12.2 C (54.0 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Monmouth	United States	Record high minimum temperature	13.3 C (55.9 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Moorestown 4 E	United States	Record high minimum temperature	8.9 C (48.0 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Honey Grove	United States	Record daily precipitation	59.4 mm (2.3 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Burlington Muni AP	United States	Record high minimum temperature	13.9 C (57.0 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Norberg	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	26.3 mm (1.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Superior	United States	Record high minimum temperature	6.7 C (44.1 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
McKinney Muni AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	75.4 mm (3.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
S Bend AP	United States	Record high minimum temperature	13.9 C (57.0 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Manati 2 E	Puerto Rico [United States]	Record high minimum temperature	22.2 C (72.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Aledo	United States	Record high minimum temperature	12.8 C (55.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Pontiac	United States	Record high minimum temperature	14.4 C (57.9 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Champaign 3S	United States	Record high minimum temperature	15.6 C (60.1 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Charlevoix	United States	Record high maximum temperature	12.8 C (55.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Hugo	United States	Record daily precipitation	73.7 mm (2.9 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Bardwell Dam	United States	Record daily precipitation	45.5 mm (1.8 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Hurst Springs	United States	Record daily precipitation	52.8 mm (2.1 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Wamsutter	United States	Record high maximum temperature	10.6 C (51.1 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Cayey 1 E	Puerto Rico [United States]	Record daily precipitation	44.7 mm (1.8 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Biloxi	United States	Record high maximum temperature	26.1 C (79.0 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Nye #2	United States	Record daily precipitation	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Bixby	United States	Record daily precipitation	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)

Counts by Type and Timescale

2,549 records

Records set or tied on 4 December 1998 by type: Highest daily maximum 910, Lowest daily maximum 251, Highest daily minimum 834, Lowest daily minimum 144, Heaviest daily rainfall 280, Heaviest daily snowfall 54, Deepest snow cover 76.

Records on 4 December 1998 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	910
Lowest daily maximum	251
Highest daily minimum	834
Lowest daily minimum	144
Heaviest daily rainfall	280
Heaviest daily snowfall	54
Deepest snow cover	76

Records on 4 December 1998 by timescale: all-time 3, monthly 320, daily 2,226.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

1,966 broken records

Margins by which the 1,966 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 300.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

4 December 1998

Top 20 records on 4 December 1998 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
4 December 1998	Waxahachie, US	daily rain	103.9 mm (4.1 in)	64.5 mm (2.5 in)	84 years	75 of 100 (Major)
4 December 1998	Kenai AP, US	daily rain	46.2 mm (1.8 in)	37.1 mm (1.5 in)	51 years	65 of 100 (Major)
4 December 1998	Carsanga, TM	daily rain	99.1 mm (3.9 in)	86.5 mm (3.4 in)	60 years	64 of 100 (Major)
4 December 1998	Divide, US	daily snowfall	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	48 years	62 of 100 (Major)
4 December 1998	Big Timber, US	daily rain	25.9 mm (1.0 in)	16.8 mm (0.7 in)	49 years	61 of 100 (Major)
4 December 1998	Norrsundet, SE	daily rain	26.0 mm (1.0 in)	15.5 mm (0.6 in)	51 years	60 of 100 (Major)
4 December 1998	Wolfe City, US	daily rain	94.0 mm (3.7 in)	62.5 mm (2.5 in)	51 years	60 of 100 (Major)
4 December 1998	Grapevine Dam, US	daily rain	42.7 mm (1.7 in)	29.5 mm (1.2 in)	84 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
4 December 1998	Greenville Kgvl Radio, US	monthly rain	142.7 mm (5.6 in)	54.8 mm (2.2 in)	0 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
4 December 1998	Olean, US	daily rain	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	27.4 mm (1.1 in)	29 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
4 December 1998	Hamer 4 NW, US	all-time snowfall	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	43 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
4 December 1998	Big Timber, US	daily snowfall	34.3 cm (13.5 in)	19.1 cm (7.5 in)	48 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
4 December 1998	Anchorage Ted Stevens Intl AP, US	daily snowfall	38.4 cm (15.1 in)	30.0 cm (11.8 in)	35 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
4 December 1998	Culbertson, US	daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	80 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
4 December 1998	Lovelock, US	daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	102 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
4 December 1998	Cooper, US	daily rain	113.0 mm (4.4 in)	77.2 mm (3.0 in)	24 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
4 December 1998	Gysinge, SE	daily rain	21.7 mm (0.9 in)	12.3 mm (0.5 in)	33 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
4 December 1998	Wolf Pt, US	monthly rain	22.6 mm (0.9 in)	7.4 mm (0.29 in)	19 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
4 December 1998	Ludvika, SE	daily rain	21.8 mm (0.9 in)	13.3 mm (0.5 in)	61 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
4 December 1998	Melville 4 W, US	monthly rain	23.9 mm (0.9 in)	9.9 mm (0.39 in)	1 year	20 of 100 (Routine)

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

1796 to 1998

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1796 to 1998. 1998 had 2,549 records.

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

Records on 12-04 in each year
Year	Records
1796	2
1797	1
1810	2
1823	1
1829	2
1846	1
1847	1
1849	1
1850	1
1852	3
1854	1
1855	5
1856	2
1858	1
1859	1
1860	1
1861	1
1865	1
1866	1
1867	1
1868	2
1870	3
1872	1
1873	1
1875	2
1876	1
1878	1
1879	7
1882	3
1883	2
1885	1
1886	4
1887	1
1888	1
1889	1
1891	4
1892	9
1896	2
1897	5
1898	9
1899	3
1900	13
1901	7
1902	15
1903	7
1904	6
1905	16
1906	25
1907	5
1908	8
1909	45
1910	7
1911	27
1912	46
1913	59
1914	61
1915	61
1916	95
1917	31
1918	27
1919	94
1920	54
1921	60
1922	72
1923	142
1924	129
1925	266
1926	174
1927	184
1928	143
1929	432
1930	221
1931	411
1932	265
1933	524
1934	149
1935	330
1936	637
1937	148
1938	275
1939	443
1940	600
1941	1,326
1942	450
1943	259
1944	377
1945	332
1946	515
1947	577
1948	504
1949	120
1950	852
1951	583
1952	269
1953	738
1954	689
1955	811
1956	692
1957	350
1958	529
1959	212
1960	628
1961	570
1962	574
1963	285
1964	1,195
1965	590
1966	1,047
1967	428
1968	775
1969	366
1970	933
1971	768
1972	1,973
1973	1,124
1974	651
1975	757
1976	669
1977	654
1978	1,582
1979	943
1980	976
1981	638
1982	2,138
1983	1,284
1984	796
1985	1,239
1986	549
1987	624
1988	764
1989	1,541
1990	1,164
1991	1,178
1992	1,075
1993	708
1994	1,029
1995	972
1996	684
1997	654
1998	2,549
1999	930
2000	895
2001	974
2002	1,478
2003	595
2004	721
2005	1,075
2006	1,510
2007	1,005
2008	652
2009	1,114
2010	1,874
2011	1,252
2012	1,482
2013	1,227
2014	629
2015	428
2016	533
2017	607
2018	563
2019	522
2020	424
2021	942
2022	437
2023	736
2024	590
2025	535

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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	1,932
50 to 100	26
100 to 150	4
150 to 200	3
200 to 250	0
250 to 300	1