Weather Records on 2 January 1998

1,108 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 2 January 1998. Highest significance: Skegness, GB.

Key Facts for 2 January 1998

On 2 January 1998, 1,108 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
766 were record highs and 139 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 4 were all-time records, 42 monthly and 1,062 daily.
Skegness set a daily record precipitation of 28.4 mm (1.1 in) on 2 January 1998.
Across 166 earlier years (1794 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 474 records.

Record Map

1,108 stations

1,108 station records on 2 January 1998 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 2 January 1998: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Skegness	United Kingdom	Record daily precipitation	28.4 mm (1.1 in)	70 of 100 (Major)
Darwin Botanic Gardens	Australia	Record daily precipitation	111.2 mm (4.4 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Springview 2NW	United States	Record high minimum temperature	5.0 C (41.0 F)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Venustiano Carranza	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Garissa	Kenya	Record daily precipitation	42.1 mm (1.7 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Choteau	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Buchanan	United States	Record snow depth	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Libby 1 NE Rs	United States	Record high maximum temperature	12.8 C (55.0 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Lindbergh Lake	United States	Record daily snowfall	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Glenbrook	United States	Record daily snowfall	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Bedford	United States	Record high minimum temperature	2.2 C (36.0 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Marshall	United States	Record snow depth	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Holyoke	United States	Record high maximum temperature	18.9 C (66.0 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Williston Sloulin Fld	United States	Record daily snowfall	6.6 cm (2.6 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
La Trasquila	Mexico	Record high maximum temperature	35.0 C (95.0 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Stearns 2S	United States	Record snow depth	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
E Tawas	United States	Record high maximum temperature	8.3 C (46.9 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
White Lake	United States	Record high maximum temperature	19.4 C (66.9 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Lindsay	United States	Record high maximum temperature	21.7 C (71.1 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Beaver Is	United States	Record high maximum temperature	6.7 C (44.1 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Grant City	United States	Record high minimum temperature	1.7 C (35.1 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Highlands	United States	Record snow depth	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Oconaluftee	United States	Record daily precipitation	76.2 mm (3.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Joseph	United States	Record high maximum temperature	11.7 C (53.1 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Murdo	United States	Record high minimum temperature	4.4 C (39.9 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Pulaski 2 E	United States	Record snow depth	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Tobyhanna Pocono Mtn AP	United States	Record daily snowfall	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Rochester Intl AP	United States	Record high maximum temperature	7.2 C (45.0 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Longmont 2 ESE	United States	Record high maximum temperature	20.6 C (69.1 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Brusett 3 E	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Alexandria	United States	Record high minimum temperature	2.8 C (37.0 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Sugar Land	United States	Record high minimum temperature	18.9 C (66.0 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Poronajsk	Russia	Record low minimum temperature	-35.4 C (-31.7 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Bloemfontein Airpor	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	42.4 mm (1.7 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Trona	United States	Record high minimum temperature	12.8 C (55.0 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Estacada 2 SE	United States	Record high maximum temperature	14.4 C (57.9 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Ft Meade	United States	Record high maximum temperature	17.2 C (63.0 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Ft Collins	United States	Record high maximum temperature	17.8 C (64.0 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Oshkosh	United States	Record high maximum temperature	17.8 C (64.0 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Canton	United States	Record snow depth	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Jefferson 2 E	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-17.8 C (0.0 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Belle Fourche	United States	Record high maximum temperature	16.1 C (61.0 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Hancock Exp Farm	United States	Record high maximum temperature	10.0 C (50.0 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Colony	United States	Record high maximum temperature	15.6 C (60.1 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Lajas Substn	Puerto Rico [United States]	Record low maximum temperature	25.0 C (77.0 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Andover	United States	Record high minimum temperature	2.8 C (37.0 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Armour	United States	Record high maximum temperature	18.9 C (66.0 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Tipperary	Australia	Record daily precipitation	63.8 mm (2.5 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Farmington 3NW	United States	Record high maximum temperature	7.2 C (45.0 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Zumbrota	United States	Record high maximum temperature	7.8 C (46.0 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Norris Madison Pwr House	United States	Record high minimum temperature	5.6 C (42.1 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Watford City	United States	Record daily snowfall	6.4 cm (2.5 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Gann Valley 4NW	United States	Record high minimum temperature	-1.1 C (30.0 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Neillsville 3ESE	United States	Record high maximum temperature	8.3 C (46.9 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
San Jose Iturbide (Smn)	Mexico	Record high minimum temperature	15.6 C (60.1 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Milaca	United States	Record high maximum temperature	6.1 C (43.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Yadkinville 6 E	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Alexandria	United States	Record high maximum temperature	15.6 C (60.1 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Howard	United States	Record high maximum temperature	13.3 C (55.9 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Wentworth 2.5 WNW	United States	Record high maximum temperature	11.7 C (53.1 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

1,108 records

Records set or tied on 2 January 1998 by type: Highest daily maximum 459, Lowest daily maximum 48, Highest daily minimum 307, Lowest daily minimum 91, Heaviest daily rainfall 139, Heaviest daily snowfall 24, Deepest snow cover 40.

Records on 2 January 1998 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	459
Lowest daily maximum	48
Highest daily minimum	307
Lowest daily minimum	91
Heaviest daily rainfall	139
Heaviest daily snowfall	24
Deepest snow cover	40

Records on 2 January 1998 by timescale: all-time 4, monthly 42, daily 1,062.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

838 broken records

Margins by which the 838 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

2 January 1998

Top 20 records on 2 January 1998 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
2 January 1998	Skegness, GB	daily rain	28.4 mm (1.1 in)	16.4 mm (0.6 in)	70 years	70 of 100 (Major)
2 January 1998	Darwin Botanic Gardens, AU	daily rain	111.2 mm (4.4 in)	43.9 mm (1.7 in)	104 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
2 January 1998	Springview 2NW, US	monthly high min	5.0 C (41.0 F)	1.7 C (3.1 F)	96 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
2 January 1998	Venustiano Carranza, MX	daily rain	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	52 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
2 January 1998	Garissa, KE	daily rain	42.1 mm (1.7 in)	33.5 mm (1.3 in)	11 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
2 January 1998	Choteau, US	daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	2.5 cm (1.0 in)	103 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
2 January 1998	Buchanan, US	daily snow depth	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	78 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
2 January 1998	Libby 1 NE Rs, US	daily high max	12.8 C (55.0 F)	5.6 C (10.1 F)	80 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
2 January 1998	Lindbergh Lake, US	daily snowfall	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	32 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
2 January 1998	Glenbrook, US	daily snowfall	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	84 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
2 January 1998	Bedford, US	daily high min	2.2 C (36.0 F)	1.6 C (2.9 F)	95 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
2 January 1998	Marshall, US	daily snow depth	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	10.1 cm (4.0 in)	36 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
2 January 1998	Holyoke, US	daily high max	18.9 C (66.0 F)	0.6 C (1.1 F)	99 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
2 January 1998	Williston Sloulin Fld, US	daily snowfall	6.6 cm (2.6 in)	0.2 cm (0.1 in)	98 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
2 January 1998	La Trasquila, MX	monthly high max	35.0 C (95.0 F)	8.3 C (14.9 F)	30 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
2 January 1998	Stearns 2S, US	daily snow depth	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	59 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
2 January 1998	E Tawas, US	daily high max	8.3 C (46.9 F)	1.1 C (2.0 F)	88 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
2 January 1998	White Lake, US	monthly high max	19.4 C (66.9 F)	1.1 C (2.0 F)	66 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
2 January 1998	Lindsay, US	daily high max	21.7 C (71.1 F)	1.7 C (3.1 F)	84 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
2 January 1998	Beaver Is, US	daily high max	6.7 C (44.1 F)	2.3 C (4.1 F)	82 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

1794 to 1998

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1794 to 1998. 1998 had 1,108 records.

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

Records on 01-02 in each year
Year	Records
1794	2
1797	1
1800	1
1810	1
1823	1
1825	2
1830	2
1834	1
1840	1
1854	1
1855	1
1860	4
1861	4
1868	1
1869	1
1870	1
1871	4
1873	3
1874	1
1875	3
1876	4
1877	1
1879	3
1880	1
1882	1
1883	4
1886	1
1887	2
1888	1
1889	4
1890	2
1891	2
1892	1
1893	3
1894	2
1895	1
1896	7
1897	1
1898	2
1899	8
1900	7
1901	9
1902	5
1903	6
1904	22
1905	14
1906	8
1907	18
1908	6
1909	26
1910	17
1911	22
1912	53
1913	19
1914	27
1915	22
1916	43
1917	86
1918	114
1919	49
1920	48
1921	265
1922	77
1923	46
1924	165
1925	146
1926	190
1927	241
1928	744
1929	42
1930	264
1931	296
1932	148
1933	107
1934	242
1935	283
1936	460
1937	634
1938	111
1939	633
1940	403
1941	518
1942	619
1943	440
1944	355
1945	327
1946	157
1947	776
1948	967
1949	338
1950	1,253
1951	622
1952	823
1953	281
1954	309
1955	407
1956	179
1957	199
1958	240
1959	391
1960	630
1961	638
1962	582
1963	508
1964	955
1965	638
1966	964
1967	265
1968	807
1969	623
1970	947
1971	624
1972	407
1973	524
1974	1,495
1975	622
1976	653
1977	664
1978	689
1979	3,391
1980	360
1981	989
1982	1,102
1983	690
1984	1,221
1985	860
1986	641
1987	1,083
1988	1,279
1989	584
1990	425
1991	689
1992	947
1993	893
1994	576
1995	570
1996	1,425
1997	3,370
1998	1,108
1999	1,607
2000	1,340
2001	1,410
2002	1,021
2003	1,363
2004	1,212
2005	1,205
2006	1,658
2007	941
2008	843
2009	826
2010	1,304
2011	866
2012	805
2013	548
2014	684
2015	778
2016	603
2017	771
2018	2,183
2019	481
2020	645
2021	495
2022	1,905
2023	1,497
2024	635
2025	566
2026	770

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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 25	789
25 to 50	21
50 to 75	12
75 to 100	5
100 to 125	5
125 to 150	3
150 to 175	1
175 to 200	2