Weather Records on 12 September 1998

1,770 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 12 September 1998. Highest significance: Brookhaven City, US.

Key Facts for 12 September 1998

On 12 September 1998, 1,770 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
771 were record highs and 312 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 4 were all-time records, 69 monthly and 1,697 daily.
Brookhaven City set a daily record precipitation of 83.8 mm (3.3 in) on 12 September 1998.
Across 164 earlier years (1793 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 405 records.

Record Map

1,770 stations

1,770 station records on 12 September 1998 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 12 September 1998: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Brookhaven City	United States	Record daily precipitation	83.8 mm (3.3 in)	74 of 100 (Major)
Hillston Airport	Australia	Record daily precipitation	33.5 mm (1.3 in)	67 of 100 (Major)
Teterow	Germany	Record daily precipitation	45.5 mm (1.8 in)	67 of 100 (Major)
Tweed Heads Golf Club	Australia	Record daily precipitation	81.2 mm (3.2 in)	65 of 100 (Major)
Sonnblick	Austria	Record daily precipitation	63.6 mm (2.5 in)	65 of 100 (Major)
Morgan City	United States	Record daily precipitation	180.1 mm (7.1 in)	64 of 100 (Major)
Caliente	United States	Record daily precipitation	29.7 mm (1.2 in)	64 of 100 (Major)
Maryborough	Australia	Record daily precipitation	26.0 mm (1.0 in)	63 of 100 (Major)
Nerang Gilston Rd	Australia	Record daily precipitation	70.6 mm (2.8 in)	62 of 100 (Major)
Oxenford (Oberon Way)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	91.5 mm (3.6 in)	62 of 100 (Major)
Leesville	United States	Record daily precipitation	174.5 mm (6.9 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Roto (Coombie)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Jerilderie Treatment Works	Australia	Record daily precipitation	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Covington 8 WNW	United States	Record daily precipitation	83.8 mm (3.3 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Grand Ecore	United States	Record daily precipitation	118.6 mm (4.7 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Biloxi	United States	Record daily precipitation	172.0 mm (6.8 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Linden	United States	Record daily precipitation	137.9 mm (5.4 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Alderley	Australia	Record daily precipitation	72.2 mm (2.8 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Miami Bardon Ave	Australia	Record daily precipitation	88.6 mm (3.5 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
El Dorado Goodwin Fld	United States	Record daily precipitation	122.2 mm (4.8 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Hillston (Hunthawang)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	28.4 mm (1.1 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Zagreb-Gric	Croatia	Record daily precipitation	67.0 mm (2.6 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Arkadelphia 2 N	United States	Record daily precipitation	106.7 mm (4.2 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Ashland	United States	Record daily precipitation	102.4 mm (4.0 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Ocean View	Australia	Record daily precipitation	65.4 mm (2.6 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Byron Bay (Cape Byron Lighthou	Australia	Record daily precipitation	79.5 mm (3.1 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Bungowannah (Roseleigh)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	28.8 mm (1.1 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Muncheberg	Germany	Record daily precipitation	25.5 mm (1.0 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Nymagee (Balowra)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
West Wyalong (Tallimbalong)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	35.0 mm (1.4 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Taylor	United States	Record daily precipitation	74.2 mm (2.9 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Caltex Refineries (Qld) Ltd	Australia	Record daily precipitation	46.0 mm (1.8 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Brunswick Heads Bowling Club	Australia	Record daily precipitation	104.8 mm (4.1 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Goolgowi (Moira St)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	26.0 mm (1.0 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Kilmore Assumption College	Australia	Record daily precipitation	29.4 mm (1.2 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Winnfield 3 N	United States	Record daily precipitation	119.4 mm (4.7 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
De Quincy	United States	Record daily precipitation	157.5 mm (6.2 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Donaldsonville 4 SW	United States	Record daily precipitation	202.7 mm (8.0 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Hammond	United States	Record daily precipitation	104.1 mm (4.1 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Bryce Canyon Np Hqrs	United States	Record daily precipitation	56.9 mm (2.2 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Sparkman	United States	Record daily precipitation	121.9 mm (4.8 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Amcor - Petrie Mill	Australia	Record daily precipitation	38.0 mm (1.5 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Wamuran	Australia	Record daily precipitation	57.2 mm (2.3 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Coramba (Glenfiddich)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	48.1 mm (1.9 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Coffs Harbour Mo	Australia	Record daily precipitation	101.0 mm (4.0 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Rockefeller Wl Refuge	United States	Record daily precipitation	172.0 mm (6.8 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Rosepine Rsch STN	United States	Record daily precipitation	164.1 mm (6.5 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Ft Yates 4 SW	United States	Record daily precipitation	46.2 mm (1.8 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Kirbyville	United States	Record daily precipitation	127.8 mm (5.0 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Tallebudgera Guineas Creek Roa	Australia	Record daily precipitation	82.2 mm (3.2 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Brays Creek (Misty Mountain)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	44.0 mm (1.7 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Estapilla	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	71.4 mm (2.8 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Natchitoches	United States	Record daily precipitation	179.1 mm (7.1 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Pine Grove Fire Twr	United States	Record daily precipitation	163.8 mm (6.4 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Sam Rayburn Dam	United States	Record daily precipitation	109.7 mm (4.3 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Westwood Store	Australia	Record daily precipitation	78.0 mm (3.1 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Southport Ridgeway Ave	Australia	Record daily precipitation	88.8 mm (3.5 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Kuraby Beenleigh Road	Australia	Record daily precipitation	30.8 mm (1.2 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Long Flat Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	27.6 mm (1.1 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Jennings	United States	Record daily precipitation	175.8 mm (6.9 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)

Counts by Type and Timescale

1,770 records

Records set or tied on 12 September 1998 by type: Highest daily maximum 220, Lowest daily maximum 230, Highest daily minimum 551, Lowest daily minimum 82, Heaviest daily rainfall 687.

Records on 12 September 1998 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	220
Lowest daily maximum	230
Highest daily minimum	551
Lowest daily minimum	82
Heaviest daily rainfall	687
Heaviest daily snowfall	0
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 12 September 1998 by timescale: all-time 4, monthly 69, daily 1,697.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

1,414 broken records

Margins by which the 1,414 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 139.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

12 September 1998

Top 20 records on 12 September 1998 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
12 September 1998	Brookhaven City, US	daily rain	83.8 mm (3.3 in)	64.7 mm (2.5 in)	89 years	74 of 100 (Major)
12 September 1998	Hillston Airport, AU	daily rain	33.5 mm (1.3 in)	22.6 mm (0.9 in)	56 years	67 of 100 (Major)
12 September 1998	Teterow, DE	daily rain	45.5 mm (1.8 in)	32.3 mm (1.3 in)	56 years	67 of 100 (Major)
12 September 1998	Tweed Heads Golf Club, AU	daily rain	81.2 mm (3.2 in)	34.2 mm (1.3 in)	98 years	65 of 100 (Major)
12 September 1998	Sonnblick, AT	daily rain	63.6 mm (2.5 in)	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	76 years	65 of 100 (Major)
12 September 1998	Morgan City, US	daily rain	180.1 mm (7.1 in)	70.9 mm (2.8 in)	72 years	64 of 100 (Major)
12 September 1998	Caliente, US	daily rain	29.7 mm (1.2 in)	25.9 mm (1.0 in)	59 years	64 of 100 (Major)
12 September 1998	Maryborough, AU	daily rain	26.0 mm (1.0 in)	14.8 mm (0.6 in)	114 years	63 of 100 (Major)
12 September 1998	Nerang Gilston Rd, AU	daily rain	70.6 mm (2.8 in)	39.6 mm (1.6 in)	63 years	62 of 100 (Major)
12 September 1998	Oxenford (Oberon Way), AU	monthly rain	91.5 mm (3.6 in)	13.5 mm (0.5 in)	104 years	62 of 100 (Major)
12 September 1998	Leesville, US	monthly rain	174.5 mm (6.9 in)	51.6 mm (2.0 in)	36 years	60 of 100 (Major)
12 September 1998	Roto (Coombie), AU	daily rain	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	15.5 mm (0.6 in)	112 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
12 September 1998	Jerilderie Treatment Works, AU	daily rain	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	14.5 mm (0.6 in)	88 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
12 September 1998	Covington 8 WNW, US	daily rain	83.8 mm (3.3 in)	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	104 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
12 September 1998	Grand Ecore, US	daily rain	118.6 mm (4.7 in)	95.5 mm (3.8 in)	36 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
12 September 1998	Biloxi, US	daily rain	172.0 mm (6.8 in)	51.3 mm (2.0 in)	97 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
12 September 1998	Linden, US	daily rain	137.9 mm (5.4 in)	89.6 mm (3.5 in)	48 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
12 September 1998	Alderley, AU	monthly rain	72.2 mm (2.8 in)	19.9 mm (0.8 in)	51 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
12 September 1998	Miami Bardon Ave, AU	monthly rain	88.6 mm (3.5 in)	43.6 mm (1.7 in)	15 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
12 September 1998	El Dorado Goodwin Fld, US	monthly rain	122.2 mm (4.8 in)	20.6 mm (0.8 in)	84 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

1793 to 1998

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1793 to 1998. 1998 had 1,770 records.

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

Records on 09-12 in each year
Year	Records
1793	2
1809	1
1813	1
1814	2
1834	1
1837	2
1839	1
1847	1
1848	1
1854	4
1859	2
1860	2
1865	2
1866	1
1867	1
1868	2
1869	1
1872	2
1876	1
1878	1
1880	1
1881	1
1882	1
1884	2
1885	2
1886	1
1887	2
1888	2
1889	1
1891	4
1892	1
1893	4
1894	1
1895	5
1896	2
1897	3
1898	3
1899	4
1900	1
1901	5
1902	11
1903	18
1904	7
1905	8
1906	24
1907	11
1908	12
1909	11
1910	4
1911	15
1912	20
1913	12
1914	49
1915	71
1916	21
1917	231
1918	42
1919	69
1920	49
1921	60
1922	136
1923	33
1924	177
1925	443
1926	89
1927	339
1928	155
1929	118
1930	198
1931	648
1932	199
1933	360
1934	176
1935	441
1936	515
1937	318
1938	332
1939	702
1940	891
1941	172
1942	337
1943	544
1944	393
1945	414
1946	302
1947	596
1948	292
1949	512
1950	578
1951	399
1952	575
1953	515
1954	313
1955	457
1956	389
1957	727
1958	783
1959	536
1960	772
1961	750
1962	407
1963	466
1964	836
1965	459
1966	416
1967	510
1968	428
1969	558
1970	619
1971	593
1972	430
1973	588
1974	575
1975	1,102
1976	539
1977	524
1978	952
1979	765
1980	511
1981	424
1982	993
1983	915
1984	700
1985	876
1986	787
1987	686
1988	997
1989	1,313
1990	1,001
1991	672
1992	767
1993	798
1994	550
1995	532
1996	1,014
1997	737
1998	1,770
1999	938
2000	1,188
2001	797
2002	883
2003	830
2004	653
2005	1,032
2006	963
2007	776
2008	1,213
2009	876
2010	939
2011	988
2012	639
2013	1,066
2014	1,374
2015	704
2016	748
2017	1,114
2018	595
2019	884
2020	566
2021	513
2022	739
2023	844
2024	1,009
2025	433
2026	627

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Data for records on 1998-09-12: 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	1,242
20 to 40	109
40 to 60	34
60 to 80	17
80 to 100	10
100 to 120	0
120 to 140	2