Weather Records on 13 September 1998

1,654 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 13 September 1998. Highest significance: Scheveningen, NL.

Key Facts for 13 September 1998

On 13 September 1998, 1,654 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
835 were record highs and 269 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 23 were all-time records, 50 monthly and 1,581 daily.
Scheveningen set an all-time record daily precipitation of 92.0 mm (3.6 in) on 13 September 1998.
Across 162 earlier years (1793 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 423 records.

Record Map

1,654 stations

1,654 station records on 13 September 1998 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 13 September 1998: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Scheveningen	Netherlands	Record daily precipitation	92.0 mm (3.6 in)	90 of 100 (Exceptional)
Bergen Op Zoom	Netherlands	Record daily precipitation	104.4 mm (4.1 in)	75 of 100 (Major)
Brielle	Netherlands	Record daily precipitation	86.4 mm (3.4 in)	75 of 100 (Major)
Ouddorp	Netherlands	Record daily precipitation	120.1 mm (4.7 in)	74 of 100 (Major)
Haamstede	Netherlands	Record daily precipitation	86.7 mm (3.4 in)	74 of 100 (Major)
Den Bommel	Netherlands	Record daily precipitation	112.7 mm (4.4 in)	74 of 100 (Major)
Nieuw Helvoet	Netherlands	Record daily precipitation	108.2 mm (4.3 in)	73 of 100 (Major)
Echeta 2 NW	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.3 mm (2.0 in)	69 of 100 (Major)
Colfax	United States	Record daily precipitation	168.4 mm (6.6 in)	68 of 100 (Major)
Oostvoorne	Netherlands	Record daily precipitation	102.0 mm (4.0 in)	67 of 100 (Major)
Dirksland	Netherlands	Record daily precipitation	133.7 mm (5.3 in)	67 of 100 (Major)
Hoogerheide	Netherlands	Record daily precipitation	100.7 mm (4.0 in)	67 of 100 (Major)
Hoek_van_Holland_1	Netherlands	Record daily precipitation	87.9 mm (3.5 in)	67 of 100 (Major)
Numansdorp	Netherlands	Record daily precipitation	86.1 mm (3.4 in)	66 of 100 (Major)
Anna Jacoba Polder	Netherlands	Record daily precipitation	122.9 mm (4.8 in)	66 of 100 (Major)
Nyngan (Mudall)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	37.4 mm (1.5 in)	63 of 100 (Major)
Sheridan Fld STN	United States	Record daily precipitation	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	63 of 100 (Major)
Poortugaal	Netherlands	Record daily precipitation	89.0 mm (3.5 in)	62 of 100 (Major)
Rilland	Netherlands	Record daily precipitation	82.6 mm (3.3 in)	62 of 100 (Major)
Goedereede	Netherlands	Record daily precipitation	118.7 mm (4.7 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Ashton 1N	United States	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Sheridan AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	51.3 mm (2.0 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Alexandria	United States	Record daily precipitation	71.1 mm (2.8 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
San Luis de la Paz	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	82.8 mm (3.3 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Wolphaartsdijk	Netherlands	Record daily precipitation	70.2 mm (2.8 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Tunnsjo	Norway	Record daily precipitation	33.4 mm (1.3 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Aberdeen Exp STN	United States	Record daily precipitation	25.7 mm (1.0 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Tholen-1	Netherlands	Record daily precipitation	97.6 mm (3.8 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Kloosterzande	Netherlands	Record daily precipitation	70.1 mm (2.8 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Noorbeek	Netherlands	Record daily precipitation	63.4 mm (2.5 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Steenbergen (Nb)	Netherlands	Record daily precipitation	103.9 mm (4.1 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Carnasaw Twr	United States	Record daily precipitation	132.1 mm (5.2 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Leeton (Bents Hill)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	62.0 mm (2.4 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Ovezande	Netherlands	Record daily precipitation	68.3 mm (2.7 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Gillette 3SE	United States	Record daily precipitation	52.1 mm (2.1 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Brouwershaven	Netherlands	Record daily precipitation	68.2 mm (2.7 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Elizabeth	United States	Record daily precipitation	114.0 mm (4.5 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Delft	Netherlands	Record daily precipitation	76.3 mm (3.0 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Webster 3 E	United States	Record daily precipitation	61.7 mm (2.4 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Thermopolis 21WNW	United States	Record daily precipitation	37.3 mm (1.5 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Coquimatlan	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	112.3 mm (4.4 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
New Orleans Algiers	United States	Record daily precipitation	163.8 mm (6.4 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
El Zapote	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	69.9 mm (2.8 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Zundert	Netherlands	Record daily precipitation	72.8 mm (2.9 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
'S Heerenhoek	Netherlands	Record daily precipitation	58.7 mm (2.3 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Kortgene	Netherlands	Record daily precipitation	65.7 mm (2.6 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Vaals	Netherlands	Record daily precipitation	43.3 mm (1.7 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Biri	Norway	Record daily precipitation	35.5 mm (1.4 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Leipikvattnet	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	55.0 mm (2.2 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Reserve	United States	Record daily precipitation	99.1 mm (3.9 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Gubbata Cooma St	Australia	Record daily precipitation	37.6 mm (1.5 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Vrouwenpolder	Netherlands	Record daily precipitation	63.6 mm (2.5 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Warren 2 ENE	United States	Record daily precipitation	96.5 mm (3.8 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Mullaley Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	45.0 mm (1.8 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Frammersbach	Germany	Record daily precipitation	35.7 mm (1.4 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Oudenbosch	Netherlands	Record daily precipitation	95.3 mm (3.8 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Krabbendijke	Netherlands	Record daily precipitation	82.1 mm (3.2 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Dunderlandsdalen	Norway	Record daily precipitation	41.2 mm (1.6 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Norra_Stroo	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	33.1 mm (1.3 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Fordyce	United States	Record daily precipitation	103.6 mm (4.1 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)

Counts by Type and Timescale

1,654 records

Records set or tied on 13 September 1998 by type: Highest daily maximum 410, Lowest daily maximum 177, Highest daily minimum 425, Lowest daily minimum 92, Heaviest daily rainfall 549, Deepest snow cover 1.

Records on 13 September 1998 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	410
Lowest daily maximum	177
Highest daily minimum	425
Lowest daily minimum	92
Heaviest daily rainfall	549
Heaviest daily snowfall	0
Deepest snow cover	1

Records on 13 September 1998 by timescale: all-time 23, monthly 50, daily 1,581.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

1,305 broken records

Margins by which the 1,305 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 95.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

13 September 1998

Top 20 records on 13 September 1998 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
13 September 1998	Scheveningen, NL	all-time rain	92.0 mm (3.6 in)	23.7 mm (0.9 in)	77 years	90 of 100 (Exceptional)
13 September 1998	Bergen Op Zoom, NL	all-time rain	104.4 mm (4.1 in)	26.1 mm (1.0 in)	46 years	75 of 100 (Major)
13 September 1998	Brielle, NL	all-time rain	86.4 mm (3.4 in)	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	42 years	75 of 100 (Major)
13 September 1998	Ouddorp, NL	all-time rain	120.1 mm (4.7 in)	69.2 mm (2.7 in)	35 years	74 of 100 (Major)
13 September 1998	Haamstede, NL	all-time rain	86.7 mm (3.4 in)	34.9 mm (1.4 in)	36 years	74 of 100 (Major)
13 September 1998	Den Bommel, NL	all-time rain	112.7 mm (4.4 in)	35.7 mm (1.4 in)	36 years	74 of 100 (Major)
13 September 1998	Nieuw Helvoet, NL	all-time rain	108.2 mm (4.3 in)	47.6 mm (1.9 in)	32 years	73 of 100 (Major)
13 September 1998	Echeta 2 NW, US	daily rain	50.3 mm (2.0 in)	34.8 mm (1.4 in)	69 years	69 of 100 (Major)
13 September 1998	Colfax, US	monthly rain	168.4 mm (6.6 in)	64.0 mm (2.5 in)	39 years	68 of 100 (Major)
13 September 1998	Oostvoorne, NL	all-time rain	102.0 mm (4.0 in)	47.8 mm (1.9 in)	6 years	67 of 100 (Major)
13 September 1998	Dirksland, NL	all-time rain	133.7 mm (5.3 in)	45.1 mm (1.8 in)	11 years	67 of 100 (Major)
13 September 1998	Hoogerheide, NL	all-time rain	100.7 mm (4.0 in)	21.9 mm (0.9 in)	30 years	67 of 100 (Major)
13 September 1998	Hoek_van_Holland_1, NL	all-time rain	87.9 mm (3.5 in)	39.9 mm (1.6 in)	14 years	67 of 100 (Major)
13 September 1998	Numansdorp, NL	monthly rain	86.1 mm (3.4 in)	43.8 mm (1.7 in)	41 years	66 of 100 (Major)
13 September 1998	Anna Jacoba Polder, NL	all-time rain	122.9 mm (4.8 in)	40.9 mm (1.6 in)	9 years	66 of 100 (Major)
13 September 1998	Nyngan (Mudall), AU	daily rain	37.4 mm (1.5 in)	18.3 mm (0.7 in)	112 years	63 of 100 (Major)
13 September 1998	Sheridan Fld STN, US	daily rain	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	30.2 mm (1.2 in)	56 years	63 of 100 (Major)
13 September 1998	Poortugaal, NL	monthly rain	89.0 mm (3.5 in)	40.8 mm (1.6 in)	27 years	62 of 100 (Major)
13 September 1998	Rilland, NL	monthly rain	82.6 mm (3.3 in)	27.5 mm (1.1 in)	27 years	62 of 100 (Major)
13 September 1998	Goedereede, NL	all-time rain	118.7 mm (4.7 in)	22.3 mm (0.9 in)	11 years	61 of 100 (Major)

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 1,654 records.

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

Records on 09-13 in each year
Year	Records
1793	1
1809	1
1814	1
1822	1
1835	1
1836	1
1839	1
1849	1
1850	2
1851	1
1856	1
1857	1
1859	1
1860	1
1864	1
1866	1
1867	2
1868	1
1872	3
1876	1
1878	1
1880	2
1882	2
1883	1
1886	1
1887	1
1888	1
1889	1
1891	1
1892	4
1893	2
1894	2
1895	1
1896	2
1897	3
1899	7
1900	3
1901	15
1902	30
1903	17
1904	8
1905	7
1906	23
1907	6
1908	11
1909	26
1910	11
1911	65
1912	23
1913	43
1914	42
1915	48
1916	19
1917	172
1918	33
1919	88
1920	48
1921	63
1922	124
1923	122
1924	65
1925	294
1926	76
1927	439
1928	253
1929	187
1930	284
1931	639
1932	171
1933	299
1934	187
1935	363
1936	519
1937	486
1938	382
1939	918
1940	841
1941	299
1942	287
1943	602
1944	361
1945	657
1946	423
1947	491
1948	472
1949	935
1950	657
1951	469
1952	569
1953	732
1954	291
1955	387
1956	332
1957	544
1958	578
1959	740
1960	660
1961	972
1962	378
1963	676
1964	645
1965	572
1966	501
1967	420
1968	239
1969	518
1970	1,216
1971	708
1972	396
1973	746
1974	965
1975	1,365
1976	411
1977	457
1978	796
1979	574
1980	648
1981	408
1982	1,004
1983	703
1984	646
1985	852
1986	741
1987	970
1988	902
1989	1,243
1990	1,187
1991	672
1992	580
1993	1,143
1994	667
1995	845
1996	1,117
1997	657
1998	1,654
1999	847
2000	856
2001	841
2002	879
2003	728
2004	743
2005	854
2006	1,076
2007	543
2008	1,508
2009	811
2010	827
2011	1,099
2012	526
2013	967
2014	1,291
2015	879
2016	1,093
2017	945
2018	636
2019	660
2020	591
2021	416
2022	668
2023	514
2024	818
2025	492
2026	905

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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	1,198
20 to 40	78
40 to 60	19
60 to 80	8
80 to 100	2