Weather Records on 10 January 1998

1,104 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 10 January 1998. Highest significance: Red Lake Indian Agcy, US.

Key Facts for 10 January 1998

On 10 January 1998, 1,104 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
576 were record highs and 149 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 2 were all-time records, 72 monthly and 1,030 daily.
Red Lake Indian Agcy set a daily record precipitation of 25.4 mm (1.0 in) on 10 January 1998.
Across 164 earlier years (1799 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 509 records.

Record Map

1,104 stations

1,104 station records on 10 January 1998 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 10 January 1998: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Red Lake Indian Agcy	United States	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	73 of 100 (Major)
Condon	United States	Record daily snowfall	40.6 cm (16.0 in)	72 of 100 (Major)
Broken Hill (Stephens Creek Re	Australia	Record daily precipitation	91.4 mm (3.6 in)	65 of 100 (Major)
Lukachukai	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	65 of 100 (Major)
Upper Stone Exelby	Australia	Record daily precipitation	270.0 mm (10.6 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Moyale	Kenya	Record daily precipitation	37.5 mm (1.5 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Sotchi	Russia	Record daily precipitation	65.6 mm (2.6 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Alawoona (Schells Well)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	48.0 mm (1.9 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Netherton (the Glen)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	52.4 mm (2.1 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Majors Creek	Australia	Record daily precipitation	413.0 mm (16.3 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Jomo Kenyatta Intl	Kenya	Record daily precipitation	60.1 mm (2.4 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Euabalong (Lachlan St)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	50.0 mm (2.0 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Tuapse	Russia	Record daily precipitation	123.6 mm (4.9 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Glendora Fc 287B	United States	Record daily precipitation	69.9 mm (2.8 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Halifax Macrossan St	Australia	Record daily precipitation	260.0 mm (10.2 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Renovo	United States	Record high maximum temperature	12.8 C (55.0 F)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Stornoway Airport	United Kingdom	Record high maximum temperature	14.4 C (57.9 F)	49 of 100 (Notable)
South Comongin	Australia	Record daily precipitation	28.0 mm (1.1 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Lysebotn	Norway	Record daily precipitation	83.1 mm (3.3 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Jingdezhen	China	Record daily precipitation	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Gleneagle	Australia	Record daily precipitation	141.4 mm (5.6 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Lichtentanne	Germany	Record high maximum temperature	13.1 C (55.6 F)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Windorah Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	26.5 mm (1.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Nanchang	China	Record daily precipitation	44.0 mm (1.7 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Victoria Sugar Mill	Australia	Record daily precipitation	321.0 mm (12.6 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Keeroongooloo	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.0 mm (1.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Camel Creek Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	109.6 mm (4.3 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Elphinstone Pocket No1	Australia	Record daily precipitation	240.0 mm (9.4 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Walnut Ni Fc102C	United States	Record daily precipitation	81.0 mm (3.2 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Mulgundawa Salt	Australia	Record daily precipitation	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Balranald (Rsl)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.0 mm (1.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
South Lyndeboro	United States	Record daily precipitation	52.3 mm (2.1 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Camp Crook	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Weona	Australia	Record daily precipitation	345.0 mm (13.6 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Lichtentanne	Germany	Record high minimum temperature	5.2 C (41.4 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Armagh	United Kingdom	Record high maximum temperature	13.7 C (56.7 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Star Lake	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Menindee Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	75.0 mm (3.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Szombathely	Hungary	Record high maximum temperature	14.6 C (58.3 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Rosendal	Norway	Record daily precipitation	84.2 mm (3.3 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Armagh	United Kingdom	Record high minimum temperature	12.0 C (53.6 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Renovo	United States	Record high minimum temperature	1.7 C (35.1 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Wellsboro	United States	Record high minimum temperature	0.6 C (33.1 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Condobolin (Borambil Park)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	40.0 mm (1.6 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Szeged	Hungary	Record high maximum temperature	13.7 C (56.7 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Suldalsvatn	Norway	Record daily precipitation	82.1 mm (3.2 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Flemington 5 NNW	United States	Record high maximum temperature	18.3 C (64.9 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Ketchikan AP	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-18.3 C (-0.9 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Canoe Brook	United States	Record high maximum temperature	20.0 C (68.0 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Newton	United States	Record high maximum temperature	17.2 C (63.0 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Durham	United Kingdom	Record high minimum temperature	9.0 C (48.2 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Spicer	United States	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Charlotteburg Rsvr	United States	Record high maximum temperature	18.3 C (64.9 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Lambertville	United States	Record high maximum temperature	18.9 C (66.0 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Battle Ground	United States	Record daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Bayfield 6 N	United States	Record daily snowfall	19.6 cm (7.7 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Valentia Observatory	Ireland	Record high maximum temperature	14.8 C (58.6 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Marnitz	Germany	Record high maximum temperature	12.3 C (54.1 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
San Juan del Rio	Mexico	Record high minimum temperature	13.9 C (57.0 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Sand I Ryfylke II	Norway	Record daily precipitation	114.3 mm (4.5 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)

Counts by Type and Timescale

1,104 records

Records set or tied on 10 January 1998 by type: Highest daily maximum 313, Lowest daily maximum 52, Highest daily minimum 263, Lowest daily minimum 97, Heaviest daily rainfall 333, Heaviest daily snowfall 36, Deepest snow cover 10.

Records on 10 January 1998 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	313
Lowest daily maximum	52
Highest daily minimum	263
Lowest daily minimum	97
Heaviest daily rainfall	333
Heaviest daily snowfall	36
Deepest snow cover	10

Records on 10 January 1998 by timescale: all-time 2, monthly 72, daily 1,030.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

925 broken records

Margins by which the 925 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 254.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

10 January 1998

Top 20 records on 10 January 1998 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
10 January 1998	Red Lake Indian Agcy, US	daily rain	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	16.5 mm (0.6 in)	80 years	73 of 100 (Major)
10 January 1998	Condon, US	daily snowfall	40.6 cm (16.0 in)	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	82 years	72 of 100 (Major)
10 January 1998	Broken Hill (Stephens Creek Re, AU	monthly rain	91.4 mm (3.6 in)	36.6 mm (1.4 in)	23 years	65 of 100 (Major)
10 January 1998	Lukachukai, US	daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	83 years	65 of 100 (Major)
10 January 1998	Upper Stone Exelby, AU	daily rain	270.0 mm (10.6 in)	143.0 mm (5.6 in)	50 years	61 of 100 (Major)
10 January 1998	Moyale, KE	daily rain	37.5 mm (1.5 in)	27.6 mm (1.1 in)	40 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
10 January 1998	Sotchi, RU	daily rain	65.6 mm (2.6 in)	21.6 mm (0.9 in)	114 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
10 January 1998	Alawoona (Schells Well), AU	daily rain	48.0 mm (1.9 in)	43.4 mm (1.7 in)	16 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
10 January 1998	Netherton (the Glen), AU	daily rain	52.4 mm (2.1 in)	40.4 mm (1.6 in)	16 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
10 January 1998	Majors Creek, AU	daily rain	413.0 mm (16.3 in)	184.4 mm (7.3 in)	26 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
10 January 1998	Jomo Kenyatta Intl, KE	daily rain	60.1 mm (2.4 in)	55.8 mm (2.2 in)	32 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
10 January 1998	Euabalong (Lachlan St), AU	daily rain	50.0 mm (2.0 in)	17.5 mm (0.7 in)	100 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
10 January 1998	Tuapse, RU	monthly rain	123.6 mm (4.9 in)	38.6 mm (1.5 in)	11 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
10 January 1998	Glendora Fc 287B, US	daily rain	69.9 mm (2.8 in)	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	98 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
10 January 1998	Halifax Macrossan St, AU	daily rain	260.0 mm (10.2 in)	107.1 mm (4.2 in)	50 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
10 January 1998	Renovo, US	daily high max	12.8 C (55.0 F)	6.1 C (11.0 F)	97 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
10 January 1998	Stornoway Airport, GB	monthly high max	14.4 C (57.9 F)	0.5 C (0.9 F)	94 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
10 January 1998	South Comongin, AU	daily rain	28.0 mm (1.1 in)	17.3 mm (0.7 in)	97 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
10 January 1998	Lysebotn, NO	daily rain	83.1 mm (3.3 in)	20.1 mm (0.8 in)	92 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
10 January 1998	Jingdezhen, CN	daily rain	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	26.1 mm (1.0 in)	36 years	47 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

1799 to 1998

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1799 to 1998. 1998 had 1,104 records.

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

Records on 01-10 in each year
Year	Records
1799	1
1820	1
1830	1
1832	1
1841	1
1842	1
1849	1
1851	2
1853	1
1854	1
1857	1
1858	3
1862	1
1863	1
1865	1
1866	1
1868	1
1871	1
1873	5
1876	3
1877	1
1878	2
1880	1
1881	1
1882	2
1883	1
1885	4
1887	3
1888	2
1890	3
1891	2
1892	2
1893	2
1895	2
1896	2
1897	8
1898	3
1899	4
1900	4
1901	2
1902	6
1903	8
1904	4
1905	6
1906	5
1907	5
1908	13
1909	11
1910	24
1911	13
1912	40
1913	12
1914	28
1915	12
1916	41
1917	59
1918	75
1919	27
1920	40
1921	172
1922	48
1923	72
1924	363
1925	114
1926	100
1927	138
1928	517
1929	277
1930	487
1931	92
1932	202
1933	331
1934	228
1935	722
1936	664
1937	775
1938	252
1939	766
1940	502
1941	327
1942	1,097
1943	226
1944	264
1945	635
1946	335
1947	234
1948	264
1949	1,569
1950	756
1951	249
1952	316
1953	702
1954	433
1955	341
1956	583
1957	1,245
1958	403
1959	632
1960	498
1961	268
1962	2,191
1963	876
1964	439
1965	566
1966	184
1967	424
1968	1,072
1969	451
1970	1,072
1971	717
1972	1,177
1973	825
1974	1,685
1975	1,765
1976	566
1977	1,803
1978	1,102
1979	788
1980	940
1981	673
1982	2,368
1983	1,270
1984	543
1985	1,038
1986	815
1987	1,279
1988	1,041
1989	1,034
1990	1,785
1991	1,788
1992	1,263
1993	1,499
1994	716
1995	1,291
1996	1,455
1997	1,286
1998	1,104
1999	745
2000	1,042
2001	793
2002	1,631
2003	674
2004	849
2005	1,414
2006	978
2007	1,196
2008	739
2009	875
2010	1,446
2011	1,718
2012	761
2013	831
2014	415
2015	1,089
2016	868
2017	872
2018	664
2019	272
2020	976
2021	429
2022	298
2023	569
2024	1,071
2025	827
2026	918

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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 50	902
50 to 100	9
100 to 150	10
150 to 200	3
200 to 250	0
250 to 300	1