Weather Records on 16 December 1998

698 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 16 December 1998. Highest significance: Formiga, BR.

Key Facts for 16 December 1998

On 16 December 1998, 698 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
380 were record highs and 98 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 2 were all-time records, 19 monthly and 677 daily.
Formiga set a daily record precipitation of 105.6 mm (4.2 in) on 16 December 1998.
Across 160 earlier years (1793 to 2025) the same calendar date averaged 481 records.

Record Map

698 stations

698 station records on 16 December 1998 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 16 December 1998: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Formiga	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	105.6 mm (4.2 in)	67 of 100 (Major)
Agedabia	Libya	Record daily precipitation	63.0 mm (2.5 in)	67 of 100 (Major)
Nullagine	Australia	Record daily precipitation	105.4 mm (4.1 in)	66 of 100 (Major)
Ethel Creek	Australia	Record daily precipitation	113.0 mm (4.4 in)	66 of 100 (Major)
Hermitage	Australia	Record daily precipitation	90.8 mm (3.6 in)	66 of 100 (Major)
Marillana	Australia	Record daily precipitation	84.0 mm (3.3 in)	63 of 100 (Major)
Riverside Fire STN 3	United States	Record high minimum temperature	19.4 C (66.9 F)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Sylvania	Australia	Record daily precipitation	71.0 mm (2.8 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Kingstree	United States	Record daily precipitation	63.5 mm (2.5 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Science Garden	Philippines	Record daily precipitation	69.0 mm (2.7 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Marble Bar Comparison	Australia	Record daily precipitation	120.2 mm (4.7 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Rimini 2 SSW	United States	Record daily precipitation	58.9 mm (2.3 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Allora Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	70.0 mm (2.8 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Lissadell	Australia	Record daily precipitation	64.2 mm (2.5 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Sumter	United States	Record daily precipitation	65.3 mm (2.6 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Spring Creek	Australia	Record daily precipitation	72.0 mm (2.8 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Dillon	United States	Record daily precipitation	57.7 mm (2.3 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Parkes (Macarthur Street)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Milyunup	Australia	Record daily precipitation	26.0 mm (1.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Inyokern	United States	Record high minimum temperature	15.6 C (60.1 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Conway	United States	Record daily precipitation	49.0 mm (1.9 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Helidon Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	37.0 mm (1.5 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Richfield	United States	Record high maximum temperature	22.8 C (73.0 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Elizabethtown	United States	Record daily precipitation	56.1 mm (2.2 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Loris 2 S	United States	Record daily precipitation	61.7 mm (2.4 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Leslie Dam	Australia	Record daily precipitation	58.0 mm (2.3 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Yosemite Park HQ	United States	Record high maximum temperature	22.8 C (73.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Lumberton	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.3 mm (2.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Eldorado	Australia	Record daily precipitation	30.8 mm (1.2 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Effingham	United States	Record daily precipitation	61.7 mm (2.4 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Ganmain Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	31.4 mm (1.2 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Mayaguez City	Puerto Rico [United States]	Record high maximum temperature	33.9 C (93.0 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Whiteville 7 NW	United States	Record daily precipitation	60.2 mm (2.4 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Ilford (Warrangunyah)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	38.4 mm (1.5 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
San Jose	United States	Record high maximum temperature	21.1 C (70.0 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Chania	Greece	Record daily precipitation	55.5 mm (2.2 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Farmington	United States	Record high maximum temperature	11.7 C (53.1 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Blythe ASOS	United States	Record high minimum temperature	16.1 C (61.0 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Croppa Creek (Krui Plains)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	36.4 mm (1.4 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Bingara (Keera)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	27.6 mm (1.1 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Matanuska Exp Farm	United States	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Running Stream (Brooklyn)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	31.4 mm (1.2 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Tenango de Doria	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	27.2 mm (1.1 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Lerwick	United Kingdom	Record high maximum temperature	11.7 C (53.1 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Avon	United States	Record high maximum temperature	12.8 C (55.0 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Bishopville 1.4 ENE	United States	Record daily precipitation	49.5 mm (1.9 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Hillside Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	95.5 mm (3.8 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Stanthorpe Leslie Parade	Australia	Record daily precipitation	30.4 mm (1.2 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Glenroy Massie	Australia	Record daily precipitation	50.0 mm (2.0 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Woodland Hills Pierce College	United States	Record high minimum temperature	18.9 C (66.0 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Old Faithful	United States	Record high maximum temperature	8.3 C (46.9 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Gatton Allan Street	Australia	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Boomi (Kurrajong)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Woodenbong (Unumgar St)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	50.0 mm (2.0 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Quartzsite	United States	Record high maximum temperature	25.0 C (77.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Manteo AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Bundarra (Araluen)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	45.0 mm (1.8 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Cienega de Escobar	Mexico	Record low minimum temperature	-14.4 C (6.1 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Angwin Pacific Union College	United States	Record high minimum temperature	15.0 C (59.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Wadesboro	United States	Record daily precipitation	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

698 records

Records set or tied on 16 December 1998 by type: Highest daily maximum 209, Lowest daily maximum 49, Highest daily minimum 171, Lowest daily minimum 49, Heaviest daily rainfall 215, Heaviest daily snowfall 3, Deepest snow cover 2.

Records on 16 December 1998 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	209
Lowest daily maximum	49
Highest daily minimum	171
Lowest daily minimum	49
Heaviest daily rainfall	215
Heaviest daily snowfall	3
Deepest snow cover	2

Records on 16 December 1998 by timescale: all-time 2, monthly 19, daily 677.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

562 broken records

Margins by which the 562 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 88.9. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

16 December 1998

Top 20 records on 16 December 1998 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
16 December 1998	Formiga, BR	daily rain	105.6 mm (4.2 in)	63.8 mm (2.5 in)	68 years	67 of 100 (Major)
16 December 1998	Agedabia, LY	monthly rain	63.0 mm (2.5 in)	36.1 mm (1.4 in)	36 years	67 of 100 (Major)
16 December 1998	Nullagine, AU	daily rain	105.4 mm (4.1 in)	55.1 mm (2.2 in)	76 years	66 of 100 (Major)
16 December 1998	Ethel Creek, AU	daily rain	113.0 mm (4.4 in)	88.9 mm (3.5 in)	56 years	66 of 100 (Major)
16 December 1998	Hermitage, AU	daily rain	90.8 mm (3.6 in)	48.9 mm (1.9 in)	65 years	66 of 100 (Major)
16 December 1998	Marillana, AU	daily rain	84.0 mm (3.3 in)	58.6 mm (2.3 in)	56 years	63 of 100 (Major)
16 December 1998	Riverside Fire STN 3, US	monthly high min	19.4 C (66.9 F)	3.3 C (5.9 F)	105 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
16 December 1998	Sylvania, AU	monthly rain	71.0 mm (2.8 in)	43.0 mm (1.7 in)	9 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
16 December 1998	Kingstree, US	daily rain	63.5 mm (2.5 in)	25.9 mm (1.0 in)	80 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
16 December 1998	Science Garden, PH	daily rain	69.0 mm (2.7 in)	54.0 mm (2.1 in)	32 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
16 December 1998	Marble Bar Comparison, AU	daily rain	120.2 mm (4.7 in)	74.6 mm (2.9 in)	1 year	50 of 100 (Notable)
16 December 1998	Rimini 2 SSW, US	daily rain	58.9 mm (2.3 in)	22.1 mm (0.9 in)	80 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
16 December 1998	Allora Post Office, AU	daily rain	70.0 mm (2.8 in)	26.8 mm (1.1 in)	61 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
16 December 1998	Lissadell, AU	daily rain	64.2 mm (2.5 in)	27.6 mm (1.1 in)	67 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
16 December 1998	Sumter, US	daily rain	65.3 mm (2.6 in)	37.9 mm (1.5 in)	24 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
16 December 1998	Spring Creek, AU	daily rain	72.0 mm (2.8 in)	28.1 mm (1.1 in)	68 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
16 December 1998	Dillon, US	daily rain	57.7 mm (2.3 in)	36.9 mm (1.5 in)	21 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
16 December 1998	Parkes (Macarthur Street), AU	daily rain	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	5.8 mm (0.23 in)	103 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
16 December 1998	Milyunup, AU	daily rain	26.0 mm (1.0 in)	15.8 mm (0.6 in)	36 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
16 December 1998	Inyokern, US	daily high min	15.6 C (60.1 F)	10.6 C (19.1 F)	40 years	43 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

1793 to 1998

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1793 to 1998. 1998 had 698 records.

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

Records on 12-16 in each year
Year	Records
1793	2
1798	2
1808	1
1810	1
1814	2
1815	2
1835	1
1839	1
1840	1
1846	3
1852	1
1853	1
1859	3
1864	1
1869	1
1870	1
1872	1
1876	1
1877	1
1878	2
1879	1
1885	2
1886	2
1888	2
1889	1
1890	4
1891	2
1892	3
1893	1
1894	1
1895	1
1896	7
1897	4
1898	1
1899	2
1900	2
1901	4
1902	17
1903	6
1904	8
1905	4
1906	5
1907	30
1908	11
1909	5
1910	38
1911	26
1912	31
1913	12
1914	26
1915	55
1916	31
1917	60
1918	33
1919	52
1920	61
1921	35
1922	62
1923	205
1924	347
1925	93
1926	130
1927	218
1928	338
1929	383
1930	398
1931	168
1932	880
1933	716
1934	163
1935	71
1936	429
1937	351
1938	142
1939	1,014
1940	633
1941	348
1942	550
1943	491
1944	189
1945	478
1946	357
1947	506
1948	775
1949	132
1950	272
1951	987
1952	349
1953	265
1954	305
1955	325
1956	650
1957	478
1958	497
1959	605
1960	393
1961	858
1962	859
1963	484
1964	639
1965	576
1966	417
1967	886
1968	557
1969	205
1970	726
1971	1,540
1972	1,020
1973	823
1974	546
1975	493
1976	526
1977	950
1978	532
1979	528
1980	1,322
1981	1,498
1982	1,208
1983	1,156
1984	1,944
1985	983
1986	485
1987	1,377
1988	605
1989	3,181
1990	753
1991	659
1992	1,408
1993	676
1994	698
1995	714
1996	797
1997	1,260
1998	698
1999	821
2000	1,160
2001	1,197
2002	990
2003	679
2004	510
2005	1,073
2006	1,020
2007	1,301
2008	2,049
2009	1,032
2010	1,585
2011	777
2012	912
2013	762
2014	465
2015	925
2016	1,588
2017	349
2018	624
2019	786
2020	415
2021	1,485
2022	836
2023	841
2024	755
2025	1,820

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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	533
20 to 40	19
40 to 60	6
60 to 80	3
80 to 100	1