Weather Records on 24 November 1998

893 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 24 November 1998. Highest significance: Green Cape Lighthouse, AU.

Key Facts for 24 November 1998

On 24 November 1998, 893 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
508 were record highs and 216 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 24 monthly and 869 daily.
Green Cape Lighthouse set a daily record precipitation of 49.3 mm (1.9 in) on 24 November 1998.
Across 161 earlier years (1793 to 2025) the same calendar date averaged 464 records.

Record Map

893 stations

893 station records on 24 November 1998 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 24 November 1998: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Green Cape Lighthouse	Australia	Record daily precipitation	49.3 mm (1.9 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Andarai	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	118.6 mm (4.7 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Chimacum 4 S	United States	Record daily precipitation	48.8 mm (1.9 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Back Plains	Australia	Record daily precipitation	50.4 mm (2.0 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Chewelah	United States	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Altamira	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	94.0 mm (3.7 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Lakeport	United States	Record daily precipitation	54.1 mm (2.1 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Ft Pierce	United States	Record daily precipitation	26.2 mm (1.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Wellsboro	United States	Record high maximum temperature	18.3 C (64.9 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Vasilevici	Belarus	Record low minimum temperature	-21.5 C (-6.7 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Marquette	United States	Record high minimum temperature	3.3 C (37.9 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Kursk	Russia	Record low minimum temperature	-16.8 C (1.8 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Burney	United States	Record daily precipitation	56.1 mm (2.2 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Saint Helena	United States	Record daily precipitation	49.5 mm (1.9 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Ivanhoe Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	50.0 mm (2.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Hartington	United States	Record high minimum temperature	3.3 C (37.9 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Waverly	United States	Record high maximum temperature	17.2 C (63.0 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Anthony Lagoon	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.5 mm (1.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Glasgow #2	United States	Record high minimum temperature	2.2 C (36.0 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Austral Downs	Australia	Record daily precipitation	62.2 mm (2.4 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Le Bourget	France	Record low minimum temperature	-5.2 C (22.6 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Winnebago	United States	Record high maximum temperature	11.1 C (52.0 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Boulia Airport	Australia	Record high minimum temperature	30.0 C (86.0 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Bemboka Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Ciudad Altamirano	Mexico	Record low maximum temperature	25.0 C (77.0 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Porterville	United States	Record high maximum temperature	26.1 C (79.0 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Golconda	United States	Record high maximum temperature	19.4 C (66.9 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Everett	United States	Record high maximum temperature	20.6 C (69.1 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Eelde	Netherlands	Record low maximum temperature	-1.0 C (30.2 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Kiev	Ukraine	Record low minimum temperature	-15.4 C (4.3 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Paskenta Rs	United States	Record daily precipitation	35.3 mm (1.4 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Las Adjuntas	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	26.9 mm (1.1 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Poltava	Ukraine	Record low minimum temperature	-15.4 C (4.3 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Julesburg	United States	Record high maximum temperature	23.9 C (75.0 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Sterling	United States	Record high maximum temperature	22.8 C (73.0 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Gage	United States	Record high maximum temperature	25.0 C (77.0 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
St George	Australia	Record daily precipitation	38.0 mm (1.5 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Ajo	United States	Record high maximum temperature	30.0 C (86.0 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Canby 3 SW	United States	Record daily precipitation	42.2 mm (1.7 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Kingstree	United States	Record high maximum temperature	27.2 C (81.0 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Garfield	United States	Record high maximum temperature	18.9 C (66.0 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Lyon - St Exupery	France	Record low minimum temperature	-6.5 C (20.3 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Ft Morgan	United States	Record high maximum temperature	25.0 C (77.0 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Ouray	United States	Record high minimum temperature	6.7 C (44.1 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Lodgepole	United States	Record high maximum temperature	22.2 C (72.0 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Laurens	United States	Record high maximum temperature	25.6 C (78.1 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Casa Grande Nm	United States	Record high maximum temperature	32.2 C (90.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Vanderbilt 11ENE	United States	Record high minimum temperature	3.9 C (39.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Hanover	United States	Record high minimum temperature	8.3 C (46.9 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Howard	United States	Record high minimum temperature	1.7 C (35.1 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Ipswich	United States	Record high minimum temperature	0.0 C (32.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Yoder 5 W	United States	Record high maximum temperature	20.0 C (68.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Lorraine	Australia	Record daily precipitation	48.0 mm (1.9 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Pte de Chassiron	France	Record low minimum temperature	-1.3 C (29.7 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Kleve	Germany	Record low maximum temperature	-1.3 C (29.7 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Creel (Cfe)	Mexico	Record high minimum temperature	8.9 C (48.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Ashley	United States	Record high minimum temperature	1.1 C (34.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Wishek	United States	Record high minimum temperature	-2.2 C (28.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Nyssa	United States	Record high minimum temperature	6.7 C (44.1 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Wedgefield	United States	Record high minimum temperature	14.4 C (57.9 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

893 records

Records set or tied on 24 November 1998 by type: Highest daily maximum 206, Lowest daily maximum 111, Highest daily minimum 302, Lowest daily minimum 105, Heaviest daily rainfall 155, Heaviest daily snowfall 4, Deepest snow cover 10.

Records on 24 November 1998 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	206
Lowest daily maximum	111
Highest daily minimum	302
Lowest daily minimum	105
Heaviest daily rainfall	155
Heaviest daily snowfall	4
Deepest snow cover	10

Records on 24 November 1998 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 24, daily 869.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

672 broken records

Margins by which the 672 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 91.4. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

24 November 1998

Top 20 records on 24 November 1998 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
24 November 1998	Green Cape Lighthouse, AU	daily rain	49.3 mm (1.9 in)	31.5 mm (1.2 in)	84 years	61 of 100 (Major)
24 November 1998	Andarai, BR	daily rain	118.6 mm (4.7 in)	91.4 mm (3.6 in)	44 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
24 November 1998	Chimacum 4 S, US	daily rain	48.8 mm (1.9 in)	24.7 mm (1.0 in)	40 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
24 November 1998	Back Plains, AU	daily rain	50.4 mm (2.0 in)	26.8 mm (1.1 in)	68 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
24 November 1998	Chewelah, US	daily rain	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	11.7 mm (0.5 in)	72 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
24 November 1998	Altamira, MX	daily rain	94.0 mm (3.7 in)	58.9 mm (2.3 in)	36 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
24 November 1998	Lakeport, US	daily rain	54.1 mm (2.1 in)	22.6 mm (0.9 in)	72 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
24 November 1998	Ft Pierce, US	daily rain	26.2 mm (1.0 in)	15.3 mm (0.6 in)	88 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
24 November 1998	Wellsboro, US	daily high max	18.3 C (64.9 F)	5.0 C (9.0 F)	89 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
24 November 1998	Vasilevici, BY	daily low min	-21.5 C (-6.7 F)	4.0 C (7.2 F)	84 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
24 November 1998	Marquette, US	daily high min	3.3 C (37.9 F)	0.5 C (0.9 F)	120 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
24 November 1998	Kursk, RU	daily low min	-16.8 C (1.8 F)	0.3 C (0.5 F)	106 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
24 November 1998	Burney, US	daily rain	56.1 mm (2.2 in)	28.4 mm (1.1 in)	32 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
24 November 1998	Saint Helena, US	daily rain	49.5 mm (1.9 in)	16.0 mm (0.6 in)	72 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
24 November 1998	Ivanhoe Station, AU	daily rain	50.0 mm (2.0 in)	6.6 mm (0.26 in)	89 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
24 November 1998	Hartington, US	daily high min	3.3 C (37.9 F)	0.5 C (0.9 F)	98 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
24 November 1998	Waverly, US	daily high max	17.2 C (63.0 F)	1.6 C (2.9 F)	92 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
24 November 1998	Anthony Lagoon, AU	daily rain	25.5 mm (1.0 in)	19.4 mm (0.8 in)	36 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
24 November 1998	Glasgow #2, US	daily high min	2.2 C (36.0 F)	3.3 C (5.9 F)	83 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
24 November 1998	Austral Downs, AU	daily rain	62.2 mm (2.4 in)	39.7 mm (1.6 in)	8 years	37 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 893 records.

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

Records on 11-24 in each year
Year	Records
1793	2
1812	1
1824	2
1831	1
1836	1
1838	1
1841	1
1846	1
1852	2
1853	1
1856	2
1858	3
1863	1
1865	2
1868	1
1869	1
1870	1
1873	1
1874	1
1877	1
1879	1
1880	3
1881	1
1882	3
1885	1
1886	1
1888	6
1889	1
1890	6
1892	3
1893	2
1895	2
1896	3
1897	1
1898	3
1899	3
1900	3
1901	3
1902	12
1903	8
1904	15
1905	17
1906	19
1907	14
1908	53
1909	30
1910	9
1911	47
1912	24
1913	26
1914	64
1915	20
1916	97
1917	110
1918	18
1919	43
1920	21
1921	60
1922	66
1923	164
1924	261
1925	132
1926	107
1927	410
1928	110
1929	226
1930	368
1931	945
1932	186
1933	211
1934	100
1935	221
1936	216
1937	302
1938	778
1939	234
1940	439
1941	166
1942	490
1943	192
1944	418
1945	226
1946	368
1947	745
1948	459
1949	487
1950	1,821
1951	627
1952	762
1953	280
1954	315
1955	621
1956	732
1957	282
1958	650
1959	665
1960	318
1961	660
1962	299
1963	351
1964	330
1965	1,334
1966	840
1967	294
1968	271
1969	284
1970	1,493
1971	836
1972	633
1973	1,513
1974	434
1975	844
1976	412
1977	1,071
1978	703
1979	1,458
1980	1,053
1981	910
1982	1,223
1983	1,370
1984	1,074
1985	2,300
1986	713
1987	781
1988	904
1989	1,005
1990	1,031
1991	928
1992	1,515
1993	2,296
1994	792
1995	956
1996	1,232
1997	489
1998	893
1999	1,202
2000	705
2001	1,808
2002	755
2003	1,166
2004	1,255
2005	1,115
2006	992
2007	1,001
2008	777
2009	889
2010	1,626
2011	1,046
2012	370
2013	1,155
2014	1,016
2015	493
2016	452
2017	1,526
2018	535
2019	323
2020	391
2021	451
2022	378
2023	554
2024	755
2025	453

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Data for records on 1998-11-24: 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	656
20 to 40	12
40 to 60	3
60 to 80	0
80 to 100	1