Weather Records on 30 August 1998

1,278 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 30 August 1998. Highest significance: Collaroy Station, AU.

Key Facts for 30 August 1998

On 30 August 1998, 1,278 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
815 were record highs and 220 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 9 were all-time records, 73 monthly and 1,196 daily.
Collaroy Station set a monthly record daily precipitation of 166.2 mm (6.5 in) on 30 August 1998.
Across 169 earlier years (1806 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 418 records.

Record Map

1,278 stations

1,278 station records on 30 August 1998 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 30 August 1998: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Collaroy Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	166.2 mm (6.5 in)	90 of 100 (Exceptional)
Ravenswood Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	173.0 mm (6.8 in)	84 of 100 (Exceptional)
Mount Jukes	Australia	Record daily precipitation	185.0 mm (7.3 in)	73 of 100 (Major)
Hughenden Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	67.8 mm (2.7 in)	72 of 100 (Major)
Clermont Sirius St	Australia	Record daily precipitation	51.8 mm (2.0 in)	72 of 100 (Major)
Finch Hatton Cook St	Australia	Record daily precipitation	151.0 mm (5.9 in)	71 of 100 (Major)
Gargett Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	107.8 mm (4.2 in)	71 of 100 (Major)
Townsville Aero	Australia	Record daily precipitation	134.2 mm (5.3 in)	70 of 100 (Major)
Paraiso	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	167.4 mm (6.6 in)	66 of 100 (Major)
Poset	Russia	Record daily precipitation	258.4 mm (10.2 in)	65 of 100 (Major)
Dalrymple Heights	Australia	Record daily precipitation	175.0 mm (6.9 in)	64 of 100 (Major)
Pleystowe Sugar Mill	Australia	Record daily precipitation	157.0 mm (6.2 in)	63 of 100 (Major)
Wandoo	Australia	Record daily precipitation	208.0 mm (8.2 in)	63 of 100 (Major)
Blenheim Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	107.5 mm (4.2 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Eton State Water Depot	Australia	Record daily precipitation	185.0 mm (7.3 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Oxford Downs	Australia	Record daily precipitation	126.0 mm (5.0 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Kuttabul Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	178.2 mm (7.0 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Barnganal Blue Mountain	Australia	Record daily precipitation	169.0 mm (6.7 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Waitara	Australia	Record daily precipitation	156.5 mm (6.2 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Mount Charlton	Australia	Record daily precipitation	171.0 mm (6.7 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Mount Lebanon	Australia	Record daily precipitation	109.4 mm (4.3 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Kumagaya	Japan	Record daily precipitation	172.0 mm (6.8 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Lindeman Island Resort	Australia	Record daily precipitation	60.0 mm (2.4 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Plane Creek Sugar Mill	Australia	Record daily precipitation	151.0 mm (5.9 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Majors Creek	Australia	Record daily precipitation	143.8 mm (5.7 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Wollombi Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	112.0 mm (4.4 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Mount Aberdeen	Australia	Record daily precipitation	96.2 mm (3.8 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Blair Athol	Australia	Record daily precipitation	56.0 mm (2.2 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Oonoonba	Australia	Record daily precipitation	187.0 mm (7.4 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Gumlu Days Road	Australia	Record daily precipitation	122.0 mm (4.8 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Lethebrook	Australia	Record daily precipitation	140.2 mm (5.5 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Crediton	Australia	Record daily precipitation	238.0 mm (9.4 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Mishima	Japan	Record daily precipitation	192.0 mm (7.6 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Orkabie West Hill	Australia	Record daily precipitation	268.0 mm (10.6 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Moss Vale Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	102.4 mm (4.0 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Landsborough Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	167.0 mm (6.6 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Redig 11 NE	United States	Record daily precipitation	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Strathbogie	Australia	Record daily precipitation	71.0 mm (2.8 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Dwtn Charleston	United States	Record high minimum temperature	28.9 C (84.0 F)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Pandanus Ck Forest 658	Australia	Record daily precipitation	98.3 mm (3.9 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Cairns Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Yabulu Qld Nickel	Australia	Record daily precipitation	36.4 mm (1.4 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Cardowan	Australia	Record daily precipitation	119.0 mm (4.7 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Collinsville Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	114.0 mm (4.5 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Nebo	Australia	Record daily precipitation	122.0 mm (4.8 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Nemuro	Japan	Record daily precipitation	136.0 mm (5.4 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Shirakawa	Japan	Record daily precipitation	131.1 mm (5.2 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
N'Guigni	Niger	Record daily precipitation	71.1 mm (2.8 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Mingela Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	32.6 mm (1.3 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Carmila Beach Road	Australia	Record daily precipitation	103.4 mm (4.1 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Pilvo	Russia	Record high maximum temperature	32.9 C (91.2 F)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Kljuchi	Russia	Record daily precipitation	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Mount Dangar	Australia	Record daily precipitation	94.8 mm (3.7 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Moray Downs	Australia	Record daily precipitation	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
El Camalote	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	113.3 mm (4.5 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Greenmantle	Australia	Record daily precipitation	57.0 mm (2.2 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Winvic	Australia	Record daily precipitation	65.0 mm (2.6 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Chilapa (Smn)	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	62.0 mm (2.4 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Dolinovka	Russia	Record daily precipitation	35.4 mm (1.4 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Beaufort Wwtp	United States	Record high minimum temperature	26.7 C (80.1 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)

Counts by Type and Timescale

1,278 records

Records set or tied on 30 August 1998 by type: Highest daily maximum 427, Lowest daily maximum 108, Highest daily minimum 388, Lowest daily minimum 112, Heaviest daily rainfall 243.

Records on 30 August 1998 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	427
Lowest daily maximum	108
Highest daily minimum	388
Lowest daily minimum	112
Heaviest daily rainfall	243
Heaviest daily snowfall	0
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 30 August 1998 by timescale: all-time 9, monthly 73, daily 1,196.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

898 broken records

Margins by which the 898 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 144.6. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

30 August 1998

Top 20 records on 30 August 1998 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
30 August 1998	Collaroy Station, AU	monthly rain	166.2 mm (6.5 in)	69.9 mm (2.8 in)	105 years	90 of 100 (Exceptional)
30 August 1998	Ravenswood Post Office, AU	monthly rain	173.0 mm (6.8 in)	111.3 mm (4.4 in)	81 years	84 of 100 (Exceptional)
30 August 1998	Mount Jukes, AU	monthly rain	185.0 mm (7.3 in)	85.9 mm (3.4 in)	58 years	73 of 100 (Major)
30 August 1998	Hughenden Post Office, AU	daily rain	67.8 mm (2.7 in)	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	73 years	72 of 100 (Major)
30 August 1998	Clermont Sirius St, AU	daily rain	51.8 mm (2.0 in)	41.6 mm (1.6 in)	95 years	72 of 100 (Major)
30 August 1998	Finch Hatton Cook St, AU	daily rain	151.0 mm (5.9 in)	120.8 mm (4.8 in)	77 years	71 of 100 (Major)
30 August 1998	Gargett Post Office, AU	daily rain	107.8 mm (4.2 in)	64.6 mm (2.5 in)	77 years	71 of 100 (Major)
30 August 1998	Townsville Aero, AU	monthly rain	134.2 mm (5.3 in)	74.8 mm (2.9 in)	51 years	70 of 100 (Major)
30 August 1998	Paraiso, MX	monthly rain	167.4 mm (6.6 in)	87.1 mm (3.4 in)	39 years	66 of 100 (Major)
30 August 1998	Poset, RU	all-time rain	258.4 mm (10.2 in)	62.5 mm (2.5 in)	26 years	65 of 100 (Major)
30 August 1998	Dalrymple Heights, AU	monthly rain	175.0 mm (6.9 in)	49.3 mm (1.9 in)	58 years	64 of 100 (Major)
30 August 1998	Pleystowe Sugar Mill, AU	monthly rain	157.0 mm (6.2 in)	74.2 mm (2.9 in)	10 years	63 of 100 (Major)
30 August 1998	Wandoo, AU	monthly rain	208.0 mm (8.2 in)	142.0 mm (5.6 in)	10 years	63 of 100 (Major)
30 August 1998	Blenheim Station, AU	monthly rain	107.5 mm (4.2 in)	50.3 mm (2.0 in)	24 years	61 of 100 (Major)
30 August 1998	Eton State Water Depot, AU	monthly rain	185.0 mm (7.3 in)	106.0 mm (4.2 in)	0 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
30 August 1998	Oxford Downs, AU	monthly rain	126.0 mm (5.0 in)	61.0 mm (2.4 in)	0 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
30 August 1998	Kuttabul Post Office, AU	monthly rain	178.2 mm (7.0 in)	94.8 mm (3.7 in)	0 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
30 August 1998	Barnganal Blue Mountain, AU	monthly rain	169.0 mm (6.7 in)	98.0 mm (3.9 in)	10 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
30 August 1998	Waitara, AU	monthly rain	156.5 mm (6.2 in)	102.3 mm (4.0 in)	10 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
30 August 1998	Mount Charlton, AU	monthly rain	171.0 mm (6.7 in)	82.0 mm (3.2 in)	10 years	57 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

1806 to 1998

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1806 to 1998. 1998 had 1,278 records.

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

Records on 08-30 in each year
Year	Records
1806	1
1807	4
1813	1
1814	2
1827	1
1829	1
1835	1
1838	1
1839	1
1845	4
1850	1
1851	2
1855	1
1857	1
1859	1
1864	2
1867	1
1869	1
1870	2
1874	1
1875	2
1876	1
1877	2
1878	1
1880	4
1881	2
1882	1
1884	1
1885	5
1886	7
1887	1
1888	1
1889	2
1890	5
1891	1
1892	3
1893	3
1894	2
1895	1
1896	1
1897	3
1898	3
1899	2
1900	6
1901	8
1902	12
1903	19
1904	13
1905	23
1906	29
1907	8
1908	10
1909	37
1910	15
1911	41
1912	60
1913	22
1914	23
1915	47
1916	17
1917	50
1918	45
1919	17
1920	78
1921	100
1922	65
1923	61
1924	283
1925	167
1926	173
1927	109
1928	327
1929	208
1930	245
1931	192
1932	1,102
1933	274
1934	519
1935	476
1936	191
1937	418
1938	233
1939	401
1940	346
1941	422
1942	385
1943	487
1944	491
1945	455
1946	545
1947	599
1948	519
1949	240
1950	481
1951	1,091
1952	316
1953	1,124
1954	516
1955	417
1956	479
1957	321
1958	363
1959	546
1960	356
1961	573
1962	387
1963	442
1964	422
1965	1,118
1966	500
1967	536
1968	729
1969	522
1970	423
1971	443
1972	579
1973	646
1974	838
1975	664
1976	679
1977	665
1978	825
1979	517
1980	572
1981	684
1982	770
1983	696
1984	1,127
1985	629
1986	1,768
1987	638
1988	881
1989	791
1990	983
1991	938
1992	1,697
1993	1,200
1994	601
1995	940
1996	1,385
1997	960
1998	1,278
1999	864
2000	1,189
2001	750
2002	801
2003	1,226
2004	1,087
2005	1,500
2006	989
2007	1,300
2008	678
2009	1,251
2010	1,552
2011	994
2012	1,087
2013	644
2014	558
2015	1,074
2016	552
2017	924
2018	616
2019	755
2020	671
2021	429
2022	1,077
2023	651
2024	912
2025	324
2026	733

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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	818
20 to 40	29
40 to 60	19
60 to 80	16
80 to 100	8
100 to 120	4
120 to 140	1
140 to 160	3