Weather Records on 4 January 1998

1,246 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 4 January 1998. Highest significance: Phelps, US.

Key Facts for 4 January 1998

On 4 January 1998, 1,246 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
748 were record highs and 56 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 2 were all-time records, 38 monthly and 1,206 daily.
Phelps set a monthly record daily snowfall of 38.1 cm (15.0 in) on 4 January 1998.
Across 162 earlier years (1795 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 501 records.

Record Map

1,246 stations

1,246 station records on 4 January 1998 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 4 January 1998: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Phelps	United States	Record daily snowfall	38.1 cm (15.0 in)	77 of 100 (Major)
Alvin	United States	Record daily precipitation	77.7 mm (3.1 in)	74 of 100 (Major)
Bonham 3NNE	United States	Record daily precipitation	100.6 mm (4.0 in)	68 of 100 (Major)
Temple	United States	Record daily precipitation	43.9 mm (1.7 in)	67 of 100 (Major)
Calvin	United States	Record daily precipitation	81.3 mm (3.2 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Pawnee	United States	Record daily precipitation	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Vanrook Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	223.5 mm (8.8 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Ozone	United States	Record daily precipitation	97.5 mm (3.8 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Chickasha Exp STN	United States	Record daily precipitation	77.7 mm (3.1 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Richardson	United States	Record daily precipitation	81.3 mm (3.2 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Fayetteville Exp STN	United States	Record daily precipitation	85.1 mm (3.4 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Anadarko 3 E	United States	Record daily precipitation	48.8 mm (1.9 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Lajas Substn	Puerto Rico [United States]	Record low maximum temperature	24.4 C (75.9 F)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Comanche	United States	Record daily precipitation	34.5 mm (1.4 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Boras	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	31.7 mm (1.2 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Elk City 4 W	United States	Record daily precipitation	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Frisco	United States	Record daily precipitation	67.3 mm (2.6 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Fayetteville Drake Fld	United States	Record daily precipitation	147.8 mm (5.8 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Ada	United States	Record daily precipitation	79.8 mm (3.1 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Burbank	United States	Record daily precipitation	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Maramec	United States	Record daily precipitation	41.7 mm (1.6 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Electra	United States	Record daily precipitation	42.2 mm (1.7 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Coeur D'Alene	United States	Record daily precipitation	88.9 mm (3.5 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Charlevoix	United States	Record high maximum temperature	10.6 C (51.1 F)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Chattanooga	United States	Record daily precipitation	32.8 mm (1.3 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Checotah	United States	Record daily precipitation	58.4 mm (2.3 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Wichita Mtn Wr	United States	Record daily precipitation	60.5 mm (2.4 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Kemio Mattkarr	Finland	Record daily precipitation	25.5 mm (1.0 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Alingsas_D	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	27.0 mm (1.1 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Reydon 2SSE	United States	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Uplo	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	26.3 mm (1.0 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Barnsdall	United States	Record daily precipitation	39.9 mm (1.6 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Mannford 6 NW	United States	Record daily precipitation	39.1 mm (1.5 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Manitowoc	United States	Record high maximum temperature	11.7 C (53.1 F)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Canby 3 SW	United States	Record daily snowfall	20.6 cm (8.1 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Mather	United States	Record daily snowfall	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Elgin	United States	Record daily precipitation	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Perkins	United States	Record daily precipitation	45.2 mm (1.8 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Sherman	United States	Record daily precipitation	58.4 mm (2.3 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Hartford Wwtp	United States	Record high maximum temperature	10.6 C (51.1 F)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Waukesha Wwtp	United States	Record high maximum temperature	11.1 C (52.0 F)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Ft Smith Rgnl AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	84.6 mm (3.3 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Mc Lean	United States	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Blanchard 2 SSW	United States	Record daily precipitation	71.6 mm (2.8 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Duncan	United States	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Eufaula 6 SSW	United States	Record daily precipitation	86.4 mm (3.4 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Joinville (Rvpsc)	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	64.9 mm (2.6 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Omaha	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Dixon Wwtp	United States	Record high maximum temperature	15.0 C (59.0 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Elgin Water	United States	Record high maximum temperature	13.9 C (57.0 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Cape May 2 NW	United States	Record high maximum temperature	17.8 C (64.0 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Apache	United States	Record daily precipitation	60.5 mm (2.4 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Fargo 3ENE	United States	Record daily precipitation	33.3 mm (1.3 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Escanaba	United States	Record high maximum temperature	6.1 C (43.0 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Pormpuraaw Township	Australia	Record daily precipitation	128.0 mm (5.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Gravette	United States	Record daily precipitation	53.6 mm (2.1 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Greenview	United States	Record daily precipitation	101.6 mm (4.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Madison Sewage Plt	United States	Record high maximum temperature	18.9 C (66.0 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Fredonia	United States	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Newberry-Luce Co Rd Commission	United States	Record high maximum temperature	5.0 C (41.0 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)

Counts by Type and Timescale

1,246 records

Records set or tied on 4 January 1998 by type: Highest daily maximum 349, Lowest daily maximum 13, Highest daily minimum 399, Lowest daily minimum 43, Heaviest daily rainfall 410, Heaviest daily snowfall 21, Deepest snow cover 11.

Records on 4 January 1998 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	349
Lowest daily maximum	13
Highest daily minimum	399
Lowest daily minimum	43
Heaviest daily rainfall	410
Heaviest daily snowfall	21
Deepest snow cover	11

Records on 4 January 1998 by timescale: all-time 2, monthly 38, daily 1,206.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

1,018 broken records

Margins by which the 1,018 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 229.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

4 January 1998

Top 20 records on 4 January 1998 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
4 January 1998	Phelps, US	monthly snowfall	38.1 cm (15.0 in)	11.9 cm (4.7 in)	80 years	77 of 100 (Major)
4 January 1998	Alvin, US	daily rain	77.7 mm (3.1 in)	61.4 mm (2.4 in)	88 years	74 of 100 (Major)
4 January 1998	Bonham 3NNE, US	daily rain	100.6 mm (4.0 in)	72.7 mm (2.9 in)	66 years	68 of 100 (Major)
4 January 1998	Temple, US	daily rain	43.9 mm (1.7 in)	32.5 mm (1.3 in)	97 years	67 of 100 (Major)
4 January 1998	Calvin, US	daily rain	81.3 mm (3.2 in)	44.5 mm (1.8 in)	48 years	61 of 100 (Major)
4 January 1998	Pawnee, US	daily rain	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	52 years	60 of 100 (Major)
4 January 1998	Vanrook Station, AU	daily rain	223.5 mm (8.8 in)	118.1 mm (4.6 in)	36 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
4 January 1998	Ozone, US	daily rain	97.5 mm (3.8 in)	56.1 mm (2.2 in)	27 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
4 January 1998	Chickasha Exp STN, US	monthly rain	77.7 mm (3.1 in)	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	15 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
4 January 1998	Richardson, US	daily rain	81.3 mm (3.2 in)	70.6 mm (2.8 in)	40 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
4 January 1998	Fayetteville Exp STN, US	daily rain	85.1 mm (3.4 in)	26.2 mm (1.0 in)	80 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
4 January 1998	Anadarko 3 E, US	daily rain	48.8 mm (1.9 in)	29.7 mm (1.2 in)	52 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
4 January 1998	Lajas Substn, PR	daily low max	24.4 C (75.9 F)	3.9 C (7.0 F)	22 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
4 January 1998	Comanche, US	daily rain	34.5 mm (1.4 in)	30.7 mm (1.2 in)	43 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
4 January 1998	Boras, SE	daily rain	31.7 mm (1.2 in)	12.9 mm (0.5 in)	60 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
4 January 1998	Elk City 4 W, US	daily rain	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	14.8 mm (0.6 in)	66 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
4 January 1998	Frisco, US	daily rain	67.3 mm (2.6 in)	53.8 mm (2.1 in)	27 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
4 January 1998	Fayetteville Drake Fld, US	monthly rain	147.8 mm (5.8 in)	43.4 mm (1.7 in)	15 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
4 January 1998	Ada, US	daily rain	79.8 mm (3.1 in)	28.0 mm (1.1 in)	66 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
4 January 1998	Burbank, US	daily rain	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	40 years	50 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

1795 to 1998

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1795 to 1998. 1998 had 1,246 records.

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

Records on 01-04 in each year
Year	Records
1795	2
1803	2
1824	1
1845	1
1855	1
1860	2
1864	4
1866	1
1867	2
1869	2
1871	2
1872	1
1873	2
1874	3
1876	1
1877	3
1878	3
1879	1
1880	1
1881	3
1882	2
1884	2
1886	5
1887	2
1888	4
1889	4
1890	2
1891	4
1892	1
1893	2
1894	9
1895	8
1896	2
1897	1
1898	2
1899	4
1900	6
1901	9
1902	7
1903	16
1904	51
1905	21
1906	15
1907	13
1908	8
1909	23
1910	20
1911	17
1912	30
1913	27
1914	45
1915	21
1916	59
1917	59
1918	78
1919	34
1920	113
1921	121
1922	56
1923	54
1924	184
1925	128
1926	310
1927	185
1928	150
1929	96
1930	134
1931	94
1932	200
1933	231
1934	319
1935	207
1936	394
1937	251
1938	136
1939	647
1940	332
1941	1,010
1942	1,191
1943	453
1944	300
1945	194
1946	371
1947	858
1948	391
1949	1,261
1950	2,015
1951	394
1952	349
1953	267
1954	249
1955	659
1956	462
1957	262
1958	448
1959	1,124
1960	358
1961	378
1962	359
1963	559
1964	349
1965	403
1966	798
1967	319
1968	661
1969	645
1970	497
1971	1,191
1972	728
1973	667
1974	957
1975	394
1976	534
1977	524
1978	656
1979	1,606
1980	643
1981	1,430
1982	2,261
1983	953
1984	996
1985	1,049
1986	705
1987	1,172
1988	903
1989	1,205
1990	509
1991	1,016
1992	1,201
1993	1,538
1994	1,418
1995	922
1996	1,389
1997	3,256
1998	1,246
1999	1,842
2000	1,486
2001	1,350
2002	1,151
2003	1,229
2004	1,611
2005	1,581
2006	1,167
2007	2,045
2008	845
2009	824
2010	1,183
2011	586
2012	1,357
2013	797
2014	770
2015	715
2016	618
2017	997
2018	1,096
2019	616
2020	497
2021	427
2022	698
2023	1,236
2024	562
2025	477
2026	1,013

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Data for records on 1998-01-04: 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 50	997
50 to 100	15
100 to 150	4
150 to 200	0
200 to 250	2