Weather Records on 27 December 1998

924 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 27 December 1998. Highest significance: Osterley, AU.

Key Facts for 27 December 1998

On 27 December 1998, 924 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
492 were record highs and 125 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 3 were all-time records, 28 monthly and 893 daily.
Osterley set a daily record precipitation of 52.0 mm (2.0 in) on 27 December 1998.
Across 150 earlier years (1793 to 2025) the same calendar date averaged 537 records.

Record Map

924 stations

924 station records on 27 December 1998 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 27 December 1998: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Osterley	Australia	Record daily precipitation	52.0 mm (2.0 in)	73 of 100 (Major)
Balfour	Australia	Record daily precipitation	86.0 mm (3.4 in)	72 of 100 (Major)
Cape Grim (Woolnorth)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	53.0 mm (2.1 in)	69 of 100 (Major)
Moe Gippsland Water	Australia	Record daily precipitation	66.4 mm (2.6 in)	67 of 100 (Major)
Ringarooma (Charles Street)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	53.8 mm (2.1 in)	66 of 100 (Major)
Swan Island Lighthouse	Australia	Record daily precipitation	42.0 mm (1.7 in)	65 of 100 (Major)
Bushy Park (Bushy Park Estates	Australia	Record daily precipitation	56.0 mm (2.2 in)	62 of 100 (Major)
Trafalgar Toseland Road	Australia	Record daily precipitation	64.0 mm (2.5 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Arlington	United States	Record daily precipitation	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Prineville	United States	Record daily precipitation	26.2 mm (1.0 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Outtrim	Australia	Record daily precipitation	40.0 mm (1.6 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Selbourne (Kirnbrae)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	41.0 mm (1.6 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Wilmot (Back Road)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	51.0 mm (2.0 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Granville Harbour	Australia	Record daily precipitation	70.6 mm (2.8 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Port-Gentil	Gabon	Record daily precipitation	221.0 mm (8.7 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Connorville (Lake River)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Tarwin Lower (Riverside)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	30.4 mm (1.2 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Bothwell (Cluny)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	51.8 mm (2.0 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Cape Sorell	Australia	Record daily precipitation	66.0 mm (2.6 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Marion Forks Fish Hatchery	United States	Record daily precipitation	147.3 mm (5.8 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Hamilton (Uralla)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	54.6 mm (2.1 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Temma (Temma Farm)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	56.2 mm (2.2 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Elkton 3 SW	United States	Record daily precipitation	110.0 mm (4.3 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Hobart Botanical Gardens	Australia	Record daily precipitation	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Poowong (Post Office)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	54.0 mm (2.1 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Waratah (Mount Road)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	58.6 mm (2.3 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Montrose	Australia	Record daily precipitation	49.0 mm (1.9 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Boobyalla	Australia	Record daily precipitation	40.0 mm (1.6 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Richmond (Brookbank)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	47.8 mm (1.9 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Eaglehawk Neck (Jetty Road)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	79.8 mm (3.1 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Melton Mowbray (Lovely Banks)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	69.0 mm (2.7 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Warburton (O'Shannassy Reservo	Australia	Record daily precipitation	46.4 mm (1.8 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Campbell Town Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	42.6 mm (1.7 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Alsea Fh (Fall Creek)	United States	Record daily precipitation	180.6 mm (7.1 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Narre Warren North (Narre Warr	Australia	Record daily precipitation	44.4 mm (1.7 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Scoresby Research Institute	Australia	Record daily precipitation	43.0 mm (1.7 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Orford (Aubin Court)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	84.2 mm (3.3 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Alonnah Area School	Australia	Record daily precipitation	58.4 mm (2.3 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Jindivick	Australia	Record daily precipitation	54.0 mm (2.1 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Mathinna (Fingal Road)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	56.4 mm (2.2 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Heinersreuth-Vollhof	Germany	Record high maximum temperature	11.0 C (51.8 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Praha-Klementinum	Czech Republic	Record high maximum temperature	11.6 C (52.9 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Murrindindi	Australia	Record daily precipitation	27.0 mm (1.1 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Ouse (Millbrook)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Lang Lang	Australia	Record daily precipitation	46.6 mm (1.8 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Jetsonville ( Muskfield )	Australia	Record daily precipitation	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Apsley (Parki)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	53.8 mm (2.1 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Port Davey (Melaleuca)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	42.6 mm (1.7 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Lady Barron (Franklin Parade)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	51.0 mm (2.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Leongatha Sth Gippsland Water	Australia	Record daily precipitation	35.0 mm (1.4 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Erriba (Cradle Mountain Road)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	55.4 mm (2.2 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Montagu (Montagu Road)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	40.0 mm (1.6 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Bronte Heights	Australia	Record daily precipitation	60.4 mm (2.4 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Kuantan	Malaysia	Record daily precipitation	210.1 mm (8.3 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Franklin	Australia	Record daily precipitation	75.0 mm (3.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Chemnitz	Germany	Record high maximum temperature	11.2 C (52.2 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Weissenburg	Germany	Record high maximum temperature	11.4 C (52.5 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Paola	United States	Record high minimum temperature	1.7 C (35.1 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Moorooduc	Australia	Record daily precipitation	45.6 mm (1.8 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Westbury (Valley View)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	36.5 mm (1.4 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)

Counts by Type and Timescale

924 records

Records set or tied on 27 December 1998 by type: Highest daily maximum 328, Lowest daily maximum 46, Highest daily minimum 164, Lowest daily minimum 79, Heaviest daily rainfall 280, Heaviest daily snowfall 20, Deepest snow cover 7.

Records on 27 December 1998 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	328
Lowest daily maximum	46
Highest daily minimum	164
Lowest daily minimum	79
Heaviest daily rainfall	280
Heaviest daily snowfall	20
Deepest snow cover	7

Records on 27 December 1998 by timescale: all-time 3, monthly 28, daily 893.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

779 broken records

Margins by which the 779 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 178.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

27 December 1998

Top 20 records on 27 December 1998 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
27 December 1998	Osterley, AU	daily rain	52.0 mm (2.0 in)	34.7 mm (1.4 in)	84 years	73 of 100 (Major)
27 December 1998	Balfour, AU	monthly rain	86.0 mm (3.4 in)	24.8 mm (1.0 in)	86 years	72 of 100 (Major)
27 December 1998	Cape Grim (Woolnorth), AU	daily rain	53.0 mm (2.1 in)	28.1 mm (1.1 in)	64 years	69 of 100 (Major)
27 December 1998	Moe Gippsland Water, AU	daily rain	66.4 mm (2.6 in)	36.9 mm (1.5 in)	68 years	67 of 100 (Major)
27 December 1998	Ringarooma (Charles Street), AU	daily rain	53.8 mm (2.1 in)	28.4 mm (1.1 in)	88 years	66 of 100 (Major)
27 December 1998	Swan Island Lighthouse, AU	daily rain	42.0 mm (1.7 in)	22.4 mm (0.9 in)	84 years	65 of 100 (Major)
27 December 1998	Bushy Park (Bushy Park Estates, AU	monthly rain	56.0 mm (2.2 in)	11.0 mm (0.4 in)	81 years	62 of 100 (Major)
27 December 1998	Trafalgar Toseland Road, AU	daily rain	64.0 mm (2.5 in)	41.1 mm (1.6 in)	41 years	61 of 100 (Major)
27 December 1998	Arlington, US	daily rain	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	19.6 mm (0.8 in)	24 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
27 December 1998	Prineville, US	daily rain	26.2 mm (1.0 in)	17.3 mm (0.7 in)	40 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
27 December 1998	Outtrim, AU	daily rain	40.0 mm (1.6 in)	18.4 mm (0.7 in)	91 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
27 December 1998	Selbourne (Kirnbrae), AU	daily rain	41.0 mm (1.6 in)	23.7 mm (0.9 in)	76 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
27 December 1998	Wilmot (Back Road), AU	daily rain	51.0 mm (2.0 in)	34.5 mm (1.4 in)	64 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
27 December 1998	Granville Harbour, AU	monthly rain	70.6 mm (2.8 in)	9.6 mm (0.38 in)	82 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
27 December 1998	Port-Gentil, GA	daily rain	221.0 mm (8.7 in)	153.4 mm (6.0 in)	37 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
27 December 1998	Connorville (Lake River), AU	daily rain	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	43 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
27 December 1998	Tarwin Lower (Riverside), AU	daily rain	30.4 mm (1.2 in)	11.6 mm (0.5 in)	95 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
27 December 1998	Bothwell (Cluny), AU	daily rain	51.8 mm (2.0 in)	33.2 mm (1.3 in)	20 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
27 December 1998	Cape Sorell, AU	monthly rain	66.0 mm (2.6 in)	5.8 mm (0.23 in)	82 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
27 December 1998	Marion Forks Fish Hatchery, US	daily rain	147.3 mm (5.8 in)	97.8 mm (3.9 in)	24 years	52 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 924 records.

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

Records on 12-27 in each year
Year	Records
1793	2
1798	2
1810	1
1839	2
1845	1
1849	1
1860	2
1862	1
1868	1
1869	1
1872	3
1875	1
1876	2
1881	1
1882	2
1886	1
1889	3
1890	1
1891	2
1892	4
1894	6
1896	5
1897	6
1898	5
1899	3
1900	4
1901	4
1902	6
1903	12
1904	21
1905	9
1906	8
1907	38
1908	3
1909	25
1910	13
1911	12
1912	51
1913	24
1914	44
1915	42
1916	43
1917	67
1918	42
1919	188
1920	148
1921	336
1922	37
1923	292
1924	340
1925	509
1926	208
1927	175
1928	282
1929	394
1930	142
1931	314
1932	219
1933	474
1934	199
1935	706
1936	972
1937	241
1938	396
1939	429
1940	526
1941	204
1942	880
1943	246
1944	274
1945	406
1946	878
1947	356
1948	445
1949	730
1950	481
1951	266
1952	118
1953	241
1954	511
1955	533
1956	628
1957	316
1958	425
1959	1,114
1960	385
1961	217
1962	490
1963	243
1964	897
1965	473
1966	715
1967	817
1968	993
1969	778
1970	352
1971	1,207
1972	401
1973	819
1974	782
1975	622
1976	613
1977	815
1978	775
1979	578
1980	1,778
1981	832
1982	1,449
1983	2,382
1984	814
1985	821
1986	484
1987	2,166
1988	1,855
1989	925
1990	880
1991	477
1992	500
1993	1,329
1994	1,122
1995	1,317
1996	1,758
1997	850
1998	924
1999	867
2000	1,392
2001	642
2002	944
2003	1,242
2004	853
2005	913
2006	965
2007	838
2008	1,708
2009	1,005
2010	1,851
2011	1,094
2012	1,118
2013	506
2014	482
2015	2,877
2016	884
2017	1,415
2018	1,039
2019	558
2020	402
2021	1,532
2022	1,025
2023	750
2024	680
2025	1,100

Download the Data

Data for records on 1998-12-27: 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	736
25 to 50	33
50 to 75	4
75 to 100	2
100 to 125	1
125 to 150	1
150 to 175	1
175 to 200	1