Weather Records on 11 January 1998

1,165 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 11 January 1998. Highest significance: Big Timber, US.

Key Facts for 11 January 1998

On 11 January 1998, 1,165 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
649 were record highs and 148 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 7 were all-time records, 80 monthly and 1,078 daily.
Big Timber set a monthly record daily precipitation of 53.3 mm (2.1 in) on 11 January 1998.
Across 158 earlier years (1794 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 511 records.

Record Map

1,165 stations

1,165 station records on 11 January 1998 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 11 January 1998: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Big Timber	United States	Record daily precipitation	53.3 mm (2.1 in)	81 of 100 (Exceptional)
Townsville Aero	Australia	Record daily precipitation	548.8 mm (21.6 in)	80 of 100 (Exceptional)
Deaver	United States	Record daily snowfall	16.5 cm (6.5 in)	68 of 100 (Major)
Fletcher Vale Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	177.5 mm (7.0 in)	66 of 100 (Major)
Heart Mtn	United States	Record daily snowfall	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	64 of 100 (Major)
Moran 5WNW	United States	Record daily precipitation	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	64 of 100 (Major)
Yabulu Qld Nickel	Australia	Record daily precipitation	450.0 mm (17.7 in)	63 of 100 (Major)
Mirambeena	Australia	Record daily precipitation	275.2 mm (10.8 in)	63 of 100 (Major)
Sellheim	Australia	Record daily precipitation	145.0 mm (5.7 in)	63 of 100 (Major)
Union	United States	Record daily snowfall	19.1 cm (7.5 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Joseph	United States	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Redig 11 NE	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Toomba Stud	Australia	Record daily precipitation	191.0 mm (7.5 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Pentland Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	208.0 mm (8.2 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Mystic Lake	United States	Record daily snowfall	38.1 cm (15.0 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Centralia	United States	Record snow depth	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Onida 4 NW	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Hillgrove Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	129.4 mm (5.1 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Trida (Willandra National Park	Australia	Record daily precipitation	47.4 mm (1.9 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Corozal Substn	Puerto Rico [United States]	Record high maximum temperature	36.1 C (97.0 F)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Dufur	United States	Record daily snowfall	40.6 cm (16.0 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Dufur	United States	Record daily precipitation	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Kent	United States	Record daily snowfall	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Low Holm Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	141.8 mm (5.6 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Middle Point	Australia	Record daily precipitation	92.0 mm (3.6 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Lichtentanne	Germany	Record high maximum temperature	14.4 C (57.9 F)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Stanley	United States	Record daily snowfall	33.0 cm (13.0 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Leiter 9N	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Bowman	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Prineville	United States	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Mc Intosh 6 SE	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Milray Station Wrc	Australia	Record daily precipitation	138.4 mm (5.4 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Balfes Creek Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	117.0 mm (4.6 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Akune	Japan	Record daily precipitation	41.9 mm (1.6 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Grant 5 SE	United States	Record daily snowfall	20.8 cm (8.2 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Cove 1 E	United States	Record daily snowfall	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Redmond AP	United States	Record daily snowfall	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Glenwood 2WNW	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Hood Rvr Exp STN	United States	Record daily snowfall	33.3 cm (13.1 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Moran 5WNW	United States	Record daily snowfall	35.6 cm (14.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Blue Range	Australia	Record daily precipitation	102.0 mm (4.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Giru Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	255.6 mm (10.1 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Trafalgar Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	136.0 mm (5.4 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Karlshamn	Sweden	Record high maximum temperature	9.8 C (49.6 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Uppsala_Aut	Sweden	Record high minimum temperature	4.6 C (40.3 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Fulton	United States	Record daily precipitation	53.8 mm (2.1 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Virginia City	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Madras	United States	Record daily snowfall	35.6 cm (14.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Portland Intl AP	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Altastenberg	Germany	Record high maximum temperature	10.4 C (50.7 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Saentis	Switzerland	Record high minimum temperature	2.4 C (36.3 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Highmore	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Brilon	Germany	Record high maximum temperature	17.0 C (62.6 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Fence Lake	United States	Record daily snowfall	6.4 cm (2.5 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Moro	United States	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Ipswich	United States	Record daily snowfall	8.9 cm (3.5 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Mocambo	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	91.0 mm (3.6 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Ekalaka	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Dallesport AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	31.2 mm (1.2 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Girilambone (Booroomugga)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)

Counts by Type and Timescale

1,165 records

Records set or tied on 11 January 1998 by type: Highest daily maximum 356, Lowest daily maximum 70, Highest daily minimum 293, Lowest daily minimum 78, Heaviest daily rainfall 218, Heaviest daily snowfall 127, Deepest snow cover 23.

Records on 11 January 1998 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	356
Lowest daily maximum	70
Highest daily minimum	293
Lowest daily minimum	78
Heaviest daily rainfall	218
Heaviest daily snowfall	127
Deepest snow cover	23

Records on 11 January 1998 by timescale: all-time 7, monthly 80, daily 1,078.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

927 broken records

Margins by which the 927 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 305.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

11 January 1998

Top 20 records on 11 January 1998 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
11 January 1998	Big Timber, US	monthly rain	53.3 mm (2.1 in)	30.4 mm (1.2 in)	72 years	81 of 100 (Exceptional)
11 January 1998	Townsville Aero, AU	all-time rain	548.8 mm (21.6 in)	182.3 mm (7.2 in)	51 years	80 of 100 (Exceptional)
11 January 1998	Deaver, US	daily snowfall	16.5 cm (6.5 in)	13.5 cm (5.3 in)	71 years	68 of 100 (Major)
11 January 1998	Fletcher Vale Station, AU	all-time rain	177.5 mm (7.0 in)	51.5 mm (2.0 in)	40 years	66 of 100 (Major)
11 January 1998	Heart Mtn, US	monthly snowfall	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	14.0 cm (5.5 in)	32 years	64 of 100 (Major)
11 January 1998	Moran 5WNW, US	daily rain	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	20.3 mm (0.8 in)	62 years	64 of 100 (Major)
11 January 1998	Yabulu Qld Nickel, AU	monthly rain	450.0 mm (17.7 in)	178.0 mm (7.0 in)	18 years	63 of 100 (Major)
11 January 1998	Mirambeena, AU	all-time rain	275.2 mm (10.8 in)	118.2 mm (4.7 in)	0 years	63 of 100 (Major)
11 January 1998	Sellheim, AU	daily rain	145.0 mm (5.7 in)	51.5 mm (2.0 in)	97 years	63 of 100 (Major)
11 January 1998	Union, US	daily snowfall	19.1 cm (7.5 in)	14.0 cm (5.5 in)	51 years	61 of 100 (Major)
11 January 1998	Joseph, US	daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	80 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
11 January 1998	Redig 11 NE, US	daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	11.4 cm (4.5 in)	72 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
11 January 1998	Toomba Stud, AU	monthly rain	191.0 mm (7.5 in)	77.4 mm (3.0 in)	18 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
11 January 1998	Pentland Post Office, AU	all-time rain	208.0 mm (8.2 in)	25.1 mm (1.0 in)	52 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
11 January 1998	Mystic Lake, US	daily snowfall	38.1 cm (15.0 in)	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	30 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
11 January 1998	Centralia, US	daily snow depth	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	87 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
11 January 1998	Onida 4 NW, US	daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	8.9 cm (3.5 in)	82 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
11 January 1998	Hillgrove Station, AU	daily rain	129.4 mm (5.1 in)	85.6 mm (3.4 in)	14 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
11 January 1998	Trida (Willandra National Park, AU	daily rain	47.4 mm (1.9 in)	44.4 mm (1.7 in)	62 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
11 January 1998	Corozal Substn, PR	monthly high max	36.1 C (97.0 F)	3.9 C (7.0 F)	55 years	54 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 1,165 records.

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

Records on 01-11 in each year
Year	Records
1794	1
1803	2
1840	1
1851	1
1853	1
1858	1
1862	1
1863	1
1864	1
1871	1
1873	3
1876	1
1877	3
1878	1
1879	4
1880	1
1881	1
1883	1
1884	1
1885	1
1888	2
1889	4
1890	1
1891	6
1892	3
1893	1
1894	2
1895	1
1896	8
1897	14
1898	5
1899	3
1900	8
1901	6
1902	6
1903	15
1904	3
1905	10
1906	4
1907	9
1908	7
1909	28
1910	50
1911	48
1912	47
1913	32
1914	41
1915	26
1916	79
1917	107
1918	208
1919	17
1920	101
1921	65
1922	131
1923	106
1924	367
1925	116
1926	102
1927	278
1928	589
1929	112
1930	186
1931	115
1932	180
1933	239
1934	192
1935	163
1936	475
1937	325
1938	192
1939	370
1940	419
1941	348
1942	687
1943	206
1944	109
1945	624
1946	325
1947	259
1948	342
1949	970
1950	420
1951	325
1952	214
1953	797
1954	526
1955	214
1956	594
1957	506
1958	344
1959	439
1960	548
1961	414
1962	2,062
1963	1,600
1964	248
1965	431
1966	246
1967	412
1968	1,103
1969	511
1970	539
1971	871
1972	1,400
1973	675
1974	1,878
1975	2,114
1976	685
1977	1,319
1978	654
1979	1,379
1980	1,319
1981	959
1982	2,363
1983	1,486
1984	828
1985	699
1986	873
1987	1,598
1988	1,065
1989	836
1990	1,459
1991	1,469
1992	718
1993	1,883
1994	667
1995	1,297
1996	1,366
1997	1,558
1998	1,165
1999	923
2000	1,122
2001	778
2002	970
2003	752
2004	848
2005	1,539
2006	1,096
2007	994
2008	1,019
2009	682
2010	1,093
2011	1,709
2012	881
2013	1,468
2014	684
2015	533
2016	555
2017	1,124
2018	1,027
2019	345
2020	1,617
2021	702
2022	295
2023	676
2024	614
2025	806
2026	499

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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	856
50 to 100	44
100 to 150	17
150 to 200	7
200 to 250	1
250 to 300	1
300 to 350	1