Weather Records on 7 December 1998

2,384 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 7 December 1998. Highest significance: Emu Creek Station, AU.

Key Facts for 7 December 1998

On 7 December 1998, 2,384 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
1,554 were record highs and 230 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 2 were all-time records, 343 monthly and 2,039 daily.
Emu Creek Station set a daily record precipitation of 46.5 mm (1.8 in) on 7 December 1998.
Across 157 earlier years (1801 to 2025) the same calendar date averaged 482 records.

Record Map

2,000 stations, highest significance shown

2,000 station records on 7 December 1998 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 7 December 1998: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Emu Creek Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	46.5 mm (1.8 in)	75 of 100 (Major)
Cue	Australia	Record daily precipitation	51.8 mm (2.0 in)	69 of 100 (Major)
Sandstone	Australia	Record daily precipitation	58.0 mm (2.3 in)	69 of 100 (Major)
Cobra Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	28.6 mm (1.1 in)	67 of 100 (Major)
Sherwood	Australia	Record daily precipitation	44.5 mm (1.8 in)	66 of 100 (Major)
Judal Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	75.8 mm (3.0 in)	63 of 100 (Major)
Annean	Australia	Record daily precipitation	65.0 mm (2.6 in)	62 of 100 (Major)
Moorarie	Australia	Record daily precipitation	43.8 mm (1.7 in)	62 of 100 (Major)
Windsor	Australia	Record daily precipitation	63.0 mm (2.5 in)	62 of 100 (Major)
Belele	Australia	Record daily precipitation	34.0 mm (1.3 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Dandaraga	Australia	Record daily precipitation	74.4 mm (2.9 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Kirkalocka	Australia	Record daily precipitation	31.2 mm (1.2 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Milly Milly	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.0 mm (1.0 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Wiluna	Australia	Record daily precipitation	63.2 mm (2.5 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Mount Gould	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.0 mm (1.0 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Errabiddy	Australia	Record daily precipitation	49.0 mm (1.9 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Wogarno	Australia	Record daily precipitation	30.2 mm (1.2 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Teigarhorn	Iceland	Record daily precipitation	86.3 mm (3.4 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Murgoo	Australia	Record daily precipitation	31.2 mm (1.2 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Depot Springs	Australia	Record daily precipitation	54.0 mm (2.1 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Konya	Turkey	Record daily precipitation	62.0 mm (2.4 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Wellsboro	United States	Record high minimum temperature	9.4 C (48.9 F)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Uaroo	Australia	Record daily precipitation	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Dairy Creek	Australia	Record daily precipitation	26.2 mm (1.0 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Maroonah	Australia	Record daily precipitation	38.0 mm (1.5 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Glen Florrie Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.6 mm (1.0 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Weebo	Australia	Record daily precipitation	50.4 mm (2.0 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Gisela	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Woodstock	United States	Record high maximum temperature	18.9 C (66.0 F)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Enterprise	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Hillview	Australia	Record daily precipitation	71.0 mm (2.8 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Mount Phillip	Australia	Record daily precipitation	44.1 mm (1.7 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Aparri	Philippines	Record daily precipitation	111.0 mm (4.4 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Woodstock	United States	Record high minimum temperature	14.4 C (57.9 F)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Sigourney	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Meekatharra Airport	Australia	Record daily precipitation	55.6 mm (2.2 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Greifswald	Germany	Record snow depth	15.0 cm (5.9 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Chazy	United States	Record high maximum temperature	18.9 C (66.0 F)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Lakeview 2 NNW	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Ridgway	United States	Record high minimum temperature	14.4 C (57.9 F)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Olsdorf	Germany	Record snow depth	24.0 cm (9.4 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Mileura	Australia	Record daily precipitation	40.0 mm (1.6 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Lingen	Germany	Record snow depth	17.0 cm (6.7 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Rottweil	Germany	Record snow depth	33.0 cm (13.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Charlevoix	United States	Record high maximum temperature	11.7 C (53.1 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Elizabethton	United States	Record high maximum temperature	22.8 C (73.0 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Nicosia	Cyprus	Record high minimum temperature	15.0 C (59.0 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Waukegan	United States	Record daily precipitation	29.7 mm (1.2 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Mohonk Lake	United States	Record high maximum temperature	19.4 C (66.9 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Manfred	Australia	Record daily precipitation	30.2 mm (1.2 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Trier-Petrisberg	Germany	Record snow depth	13.0 cm (5.1 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Cottbus	Germany	Record snow depth	16.0 cm (6.3 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Morrison	United States	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Logansport Cicott St	United States	Record high minimum temperature	5.6 C (42.1 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Northfield	United States	Record high maximum temperature	19.4 C (66.9 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Saint Johnsbury	United States	Record high maximum temperature	19.4 C (66.9 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Clarksburg 1	United States	Record high minimum temperature	16.7 C (62.1 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Elkhorn	United States	Record high minimum temperature	7.2 C (45.0 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Madoonga	Australia	Record daily precipitation	34.0 mm (1.3 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Yakabindie	Australia	Record daily precipitation	85.0 mm (3.3 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)

Counts by Type and Timescale

2,384 records

Records set or tied on 7 December 1998 by type: Highest daily maximum 956, Lowest daily maximum 70, Highest daily minimum 598, Lowest daily minimum 160, Heaviest daily rainfall 308, Heaviest daily snowfall 59, Deepest snow cover 233.

Records on 7 December 1998 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	956
Lowest daily maximum	70
Highest daily minimum	598
Lowest daily minimum	160
Heaviest daily rainfall	308
Heaviest daily snowfall	59
Deepest snow cover	233

Records on 7 December 1998 by timescale: all-time 2, monthly 343, daily 2,039.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

1,815 broken records

Margins by which the 1,815 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 180.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

7 December 1998

Top 20 records on 7 December 1998 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
7 December 1998	Emu Creek Station, AU	daily rain	46.5 mm (1.8 in)	41.9 mm (1.6 in)	84 years	75 of 100 (Major)
7 December 1998	Cue, AU	daily rain	51.8 mm (2.0 in)	44.2 mm (1.7 in)	65 years	69 of 100 (Major)
7 December 1998	Sandstone, AU	daily rain	58.0 mm (2.3 in)	51.1 mm (2.0 in)	69 years	69 of 100 (Major)
7 December 1998	Cobra Station, AU	daily rain	28.6 mm (1.1 in)	24.8 mm (1.0 in)	56 years	67 of 100 (Major)
7 December 1998	Sherwood, AU	daily rain	44.5 mm (1.8 in)	36.9 mm (1.5 in)	65 years	66 of 100 (Major)
7 December 1998	Judal Station, AU	monthly rain	75.8 mm (3.0 in)	45.2 mm (1.8 in)	20 years	63 of 100 (Major)
7 December 1998	Annean, AU	monthly rain	65.0 mm (2.6 in)	24.4 mm (1.0 in)	14 years	62 of 100 (Major)
7 December 1998	Moorarie, AU	daily rain	43.8 mm (1.7 in)	25.0 mm (1.0 in)	65 years	62 of 100 (Major)
7 December 1998	Windsor, AU	monthly rain	63.0 mm (2.5 in)	21.1 mm (0.8 in)	59 years	62 of 100 (Major)
7 December 1998	Belele, AU	daily rain	34.0 mm (1.3 in)	28.9 mm (1.1 in)	65 years	61 of 100 (Major)
7 December 1998	Dandaraga, AU	monthly rain	74.4 mm (2.9 in)	30.4 mm (1.2 in)	19 years	61 of 100 (Major)
7 December 1998	Kirkalocka, AU	daily rain	31.2 mm (1.2 in)	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	55 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
7 December 1998	Milly Milly, AU	daily rain	25.0 mm (1.0 in)	23.7 mm (0.9 in)	36 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
7 December 1998	Wiluna, AU	daily rain	63.2 mm (2.5 in)	50.0 mm (2.0 in)	24 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
7 December 1998	Mount Gould, AU	daily rain	25.0 mm (1.0 in)	17.6 mm (0.7 in)	77 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
7 December 1998	Errabiddy, AU	monthly rain	49.0 mm (1.9 in)	20.0 mm (0.8 in)	9 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
7 December 1998	Wogarno, AU	daily rain	30.2 mm (1.2 in)	29.4 mm (1.2 in)	24 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
7 December 1998	Teigarhorn, IS	daily rain	86.3 mm (3.4 in)	58.0 mm (2.3 in)	36 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
7 December 1998	Murgoo, AU	daily rain	31.2 mm (1.2 in)	20.8 mm (0.8 in)	55 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
7 December 1998	Winning, AU	daily rain	20.0 mm (0.8 in)	20.0 mm (0.8 in)	97 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

1801 to 1998

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1801 to 1998. 1998 had 2,384 records.

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

Records on 12-07 in each year
Year	Records
1801	1
1805	1
1812	2
1815	1
1825	2
1832	1
1836	1
1839	1
1844	4
1848	3
1852	1
1856	3
1863	1
1866	1
1868	5
1871	5
1875	6
1879	5
1881	1
1884	2
1885	1
1889	1
1890	2
1891	3
1892	1
1893	5
1894	1
1895	1
1896	8
1897	4
1898	10
1899	3
1900	2
1901	9
1902	16
1903	9
1904	7
1905	3
1906	21
1907	4
1908	24
1909	21
1910	26
1911	7
1912	21
1913	19
1914	32
1915	53
1916	36
1917	52
1918	30
1919	38
1920	81
1921	39
1922	272
1923	128
1924	374
1925	119
1926	372
1927	404
1928	105
1929	146
1930	534
1931	180
1932	555
1933	130
1934	274
1935	270
1936	602
1937	890
1938	279
1939	780
1940	145
1941	139
1942	526
1943	199
1944	357
1945	240
1946	855
1947	240
1948	320
1949	187
1950	1,472
1951	1,751
1952	447
1953	673
1954	445
1955	195
1956	1,358
1957	589
1958	831
1959	539
1960	561
1961	206
1962	642
1963	436
1964	467
1965	476
1966	1,047
1967	386
1968	461
1969	952
1970	724
1971	854
1972	2,239
1973	448
1974	508
1975	404
1976	1,037
1977	1,369
1978	1,882
1979	827
1980	1,314
1981	896
1982	542
1983	957
1984	957
1985	922
1986	1,126
1987	866
1988	582
1989	675
1990	744
1991	698
1992	906
1993	544
1994	1,772
1995	912
1996	1,152
1997	818
1998	2,384
1999	674
2000	1,085
2001	743
2002	917
2003	1,184
2004	1,096
2005	1,433
2006	1,246
2007	1,402
2008	833
2009	972
2010	1,405
2011	1,507
2012	643
2013	2,119
2014	479
2015	1,079
2016	389
2017	508
2018	558
2019	447
2020	597
2021	547
2022	579
2023	952
2024	712
2025	665

Download the Data

Data for records on 1998-12-07: 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 25	1,666
25 to 50	72
50 to 75	52
75 to 100	8
100 to 125	8
125 to 150	4
150 to 175	3
175 to 200	2