Weather Records on 6 December 1998

2,750 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 6 December 1998. Highest significance: Annean, AU.

Key Facts for 6 December 1998

On 6 December 1998, 2,750 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
1,882 were record highs and 249 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 2 were all-time records, 234 monthly and 2,514 daily.
Annean set a daily record precipitation of 28.6 mm (1.1 in) on 6 December 1998.
Across 164 earlier years (1804 to 2025) the same calendar date averaged 470 records.

Record Map

2,000 stations, highest significance shown

2,000 station records on 6 December 1998 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 6 December 1998: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Annean	Australia	Record daily precipitation	28.6 mm (1.1 in)	75 of 100 (Major)
Yuinmery	Australia	Record daily precipitation	89.6 mm (3.5 in)	73 of 100 (Major)
Wanarie	Australia	Record daily precipitation	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	69 of 100 (Major)
Cashmere Downs	Australia	Record daily precipitation	48.2 mm (1.9 in)	65 of 100 (Major)
Onslow	Australia	Record daily precipitation	42.4 mm (1.7 in)	63 of 100 (Major)
Milgun	Australia	Record daily precipitation	55.0 mm (2.2 in)	63 of 100 (Major)
Windsor	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.0 mm (1.0 in)	63 of 100 (Major)
Mount Gould	Australia	Record daily precipitation	41.0 mm (1.6 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Anna Plains	Australia	Record daily precipitation	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Yanrey	Australia	Record daily precipitation	28.0 mm (1.1 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Fazenda Monte Alegre (Dnos)	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	85.0 mm (3.3 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Schoonebeek	Netherlands	Record snow depth	15.0 cm (5.9 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Red Hill	Australia	Record daily precipitation	30.2 mm (1.2 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Tiaro	Australia	Record daily precipitation	60.1 mm (2.4 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Lamounier	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	127.6 mm (5.0 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Hogbo	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	32.2 mm (1.3 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Bagdad	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Nenana Muni AP	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Atakpane	Togo	Record high maximum temperature	39.0 C (102.2 F)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Elgin Water	United States	Record high minimum temperature	12.8 C (55.0 F)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Charlevoix	United States	Record high maximum temperature	12.8 C (55.0 F)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Wyloo	Australia	Record daily precipitation	39.0 mm (1.5 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Glen Florrie Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	33.8 mm (1.3 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Sandviken	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Volta Ph	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Moorestown 4 E	United States	Record high maximum temperature	22.8 C (73.0 F)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Gladwin	United States	Record high minimum temperature	6.1 C (43.0 F)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Delfim Moreira	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	69.9 mm (2.8 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Ramsjoholm	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	27.0 mm (1.1 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Wickenburg	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Atibaia	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	66.3 mm (2.6 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Harbor Beach 1 SSE	United States	Record high maximum temperature	16.7 C (62.1 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Petoskey	United States	Record high minimum temperature	6.7 C (44.1 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Austin #2	United States	Record snow depth	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Ashland	United States	Record high maximum temperature	26.7 C (80.1 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Chilapa (Dge)	Mexico	Record high maximum temperature	35.6 C (96.1 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Mayaguez City	Puerto Rico [United States]	Record high maximum temperature	33.9 C (93.0 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Walnut	United States	Record high minimum temperature	10.0 C (50.0 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Plain Dealing	United States	Record high minimum temperature	18.3 C (64.9 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Setauket Strong	United States	Record high maximum temperature	21.1 C (70.0 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Waynesboro	United States	Record high maximum temperature	24.4 C (75.9 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Brodhead Wwtp	United States	Record high minimum temperature	9.4 C (48.9 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Wynyangoo	Australia	Record daily precipitation	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Formiga	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	59.2 mm (2.3 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Big Rapids Wtp	United States	Record high maximum temperature	15.0 C (59.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Fallon Exp STN	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Cape May 2 NW	United States	Record high maximum temperature	21.1 C (70.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Oshkosh	United States	Record high maximum temperature	14.4 C (57.9 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Saginaw Mbs Intl AP	United States	Record high maximum temperature	16.1 C (61.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Clanton	United States	Record high minimum temperature	16.7 C (62.1 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Alicia 2 NNE	United States	Record high maximum temperature	23.3 C (73.9 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Grayling	United States	Record high minimum temperature	5.0 C (41.0 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Corinth 5 WSW	United States	Record high minimum temperature	16.1 C (61.0 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Hattiesburg 5SW	United States	Record high minimum temperature	20.0 C (68.0 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Lebanon	United States	Record high minimum temperature	12.8 C (55.0 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Claude	United States	Record high minimum temperature	7.2 C (45.0 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Bowling Green Warren Co AP	United States	Record high maximum temperature	23.9 C (75.0 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Dandaraga	Australia	Record daily precipitation	26.0 mm (1.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Cairns Post Office	Australia	Record low minimum temperature	18.1 C (64.6 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Mungar Junction	Australia	Record daily precipitation	36.4 mm (1.4 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)

Counts by Type and Timescale

2,750 records

Records set or tied on 6 December 1998 by type: Highest daily maximum 1,037, Lowest daily maximum 116, Highest daily minimum 845, Lowest daily minimum 133, Heaviest daily rainfall 299, Heaviest daily snowfall 60, Deepest snow cover 260.

Records on 6 December 1998 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	1,037
Lowest daily maximum	116
Highest daily minimum	845
Lowest daily minimum	133
Heaviest daily rainfall	299
Heaviest daily snowfall	60
Deepest snow cover	260

Records on 6 December 1998 by timescale: all-time 2, monthly 234, daily 2,514.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

2,151 broken records

Margins by which the 2,151 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 130.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

6 December 1998

Top 20 records on 6 December 1998 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
6 December 1998	Annean, AU	daily rain	28.6 mm (1.1 in)	25.6 mm (1.0 in)	84 years	75 of 100 (Major)
6 December 1998	Yuinmery, AU	monthly rain	89.6 mm (3.5 in)	40.1 mm (1.6 in)	55 years	73 of 100 (Major)
6 December 1998	Wanarie, AU	daily rain	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	28.0 mm (1.1 in)	80 years	69 of 100 (Major)
6 December 1998	Cashmere Downs, AU	monthly rain	48.2 mm (1.9 in)	18.0 mm (0.7 in)	55 years	65 of 100 (Major)
6 December 1998	Onslow, AU	daily rain	42.4 mm (1.7 in)	42.4 mm (1.7 in)	111 years	63 of 100 (Major)
6 December 1998	Milgun, AU	daily rain	55.0 mm (2.2 in)	49.9 mm (2.0 in)	65 years	63 of 100 (Major)
6 December 1998	Windsor, AU	daily rain	25.0 mm (1.0 in)	25.0 mm (1.0 in)	77 years	63 of 100 (Major)
6 December 1998	Mount Gould, AU	daily rain	41.0 mm (1.6 in)	35.9 mm (1.4 in)	28 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
6 December 1998	Anna Plains, AU	daily rain	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	88 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
6 December 1998	Yanrey, AU	daily rain	28.0 mm (1.1 in)	18.1 mm (0.7 in)	56 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
6 December 1998	Fazenda Monte Alegre (Dnos), BR	daily rain	85.0 mm (3.3 in)	59.8 mm (2.4 in)	36 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
6 December 1998	Schoonebeek, NL	monthly snow depth	15.0 cm (5.9 in)	7.0 cm (2.8 in)	37 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
6 December 1998	Red Hill, AU	daily rain	30.2 mm (1.2 in)	26.9 mm (1.1 in)	77 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
6 December 1998	Oudabunna, AU	daily rain	20.0 mm (0.8 in)	20.0 mm (0.8 in)	76 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
6 December 1998	Nenana Muni AP, US	daily rain	11.4 mm (0.4 in)	8.4 mm (0.33 in)	75 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
6 December 1998	Meka Station, AU	daily rain	12.4 mm (0.5 in)	12.4 mm (0.5 in)	96 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
6 December 1998	Melangata, AU	daily rain	19.0 mm (0.7 in)	19.0 mm (0.7 in)	87 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
6 December 1998	Kooline, AU	daily rain	20.5 mm (0.8 in)	20.5 mm (0.8 in)	76 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
6 December 1998	Three Springs, AU	daily rain	14.2 mm (0.6 in)	12.4 mm (0.5 in)	69 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
6 December 1998	Mouroubra, AU	daily rain	15.6 mm (0.6 in)	15.6 mm (0.6 in)	52 years	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

1804 to 1998

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1804 to 1998. 1998 had 2,750 records.

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

Records on 12-06 in each year
Year	Records
1804	1
1822	1
1825	1
1827	1
1829	2
1832	1
1836	1
1839	1
1840	1
1841	1
1842	1
1844	2
1848	1
1856	2
1859	1
1860	2
1861	1
1862	1
1865	1
1866	1
1868	7
1871	1
1872	1
1875	3
1876	1
1879	5
1880	1
1884	2
1886	3
1888	2
1889	1
1890	1
1891	8
1893	2
1895	3
1896	2
1897	1
1898	4
1899	7
1900	6
1901	5
1902	19
1903	7
1904	13
1905	4
1906	23
1907	10
1908	18
1909	26
1910	35
1911	9
1912	109
1913	14
1914	11
1915	63
1916	25
1917	22
1918	34
1919	30
1920	259
1921	20
1922	150
1923	145
1924	159
1925	189
1926	308
1927	107
1928	98
1929	92
1930	481
1931	178
1932	363
1933	346
1934	185
1935	283
1936	524
1937	958
1938	267
1939	918
1940	264
1941	231
1942	509
1943	378
1944	203
1945	241
1946	657
1947	178
1948	396
1949	137
1950	1,419
1951	1,591
1952	229
1953	533
1954	455
1955	345
1956	1,633
1957	362
1958	640
1959	379
1960	707
1961	197
1962	916
1963	391
1964	597
1965	420
1966	1,013
1967	310
1968	356
1969	810
1970	558
1971	545
1972	2,565
1973	482
1974	549
1975	637
1976	643
1977	1,480
1978	969
1979	809
1980	1,108
1981	937
1982	1,277
1983	1,232
1984	1,245
1985	1,087
1986	695
1987	978
1988	660
1989	798
1990	800
1991	743
1992	1,622
1993	485
1994	1,467
1995	1,456
1996	1,093
1997	953
1998	2,750
1999	1,079
2000	1,230
2001	1,520
2002	1,576
2003	1,303
2004	699
2005	1,233
2006	1,097
2007	1,538
2008	913
2009	866
2010	1,364
2011	1,327
2012	848
2013	2,182
2014	615
2015	768
2016	575
2017	402
2018	469
2019	374
2020	549
2021	676
2022	432
2023	1,271
2024	620
2025	640

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Data for records on 1998-12-06: 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 20	1,900
20 to 40	136
40 to 60	65
60 to 80	31
80 to 100	13
100 to 120	3
120 to 140	3