Weather Records on 12 January 1998

1,077 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 12 January 1998. Highest significance: Broken Hill (Sturts Meadows), AU.

Key Facts for 12 January 1998

On 12 January 1998, 1,077 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
501 were record highs and 193 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 3 were all-time records, 34 monthly and 1,040 daily.
Broken Hill (Sturts Meadows) set a daily record precipitation of 49.8 mm (2.0 in) on 12 January 1998.
Across 156 earlier years (1794 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 514 records.

Record Map

1,077 stations

1,077 station records on 12 January 1998 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 12 January 1998: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Broken Hill (Sturts Meadows)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	49.8 mm (2.0 in)	80 of 100 (Exceptional)
Jackson	United States	Record daily precipitation	34.5 mm (1.4 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Baton Rouge Metro AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	112.0 mm (4.4 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Sheridan Fld STN	United States	Record daily snowfall	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Arrowrock Dam	United States	Record daily precipitation	53.1 mm (2.1 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Amite	United States	Record daily precipitation	93.7 mm (3.7 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Ukiah	United States	Record daily snowfall	19.8 cm (7.8 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Jackson	United States	Record daily snowfall	33.0 cm (13.0 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Greenwell Springs	United States	Record daily precipitation	106.7 mm (4.2 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Cedarville	United States	Record daily precipitation	27.2 mm (1.1 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Keithville	United States	Record daily precipitation	78.5 mm (3.1 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Burgess Junction	United States	Record daily snowfall	45.7 cm (18.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Mombasa	Kenya	Record daily precipitation	66.2 mm (2.6 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Coamo 2 SW	Puerto Rico [United States]	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
W Pt	United States	Record daily precipitation	65.3 mm (2.6 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Idabel	United States	Record daily precipitation	80.5 mm (3.2 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
La Grande	United States	Record daily precipitation	26.2 mm (1.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Fichtelberg	Germany	Record high minimum temperature	5.8 C (42.4 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Yellowstone Park Mammoth	United States	Record daily snowfall	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Sellheim	Australia	Record daily precipitation	76.0 mm (3.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Joseph	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Maud	United States	Record daily precipitation	101.6 mm (4.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Bishop AP	United States	Record high maximum temperature	21.7 C (71.1 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Cork Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	46.0 mm (1.8 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Saucier Exp Forest	United States	Record daily precipitation	80.8 mm (3.2 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Oujda	Morocco	Record high minimum temperature	12.0 C (53.6 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Zoquitlan	Mexico	Record high maximum temperature	35.0 C (95.0 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Clarksville 2NE	United States	Record daily precipitation	41.9 mm (1.6 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Lavon Dam	United States	Record daily precipitation	42.2 mm (1.7 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Winthrop 1 WSW	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-16.1 C (3.0 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Buffalo Bill Dam	United States	Record snow depth	40.6 cm (16.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Mingela Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	111.0 mm (4.4 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Opelousas	United States	Record daily precipitation	96.0 mm (3.8 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Negley 4 SSW	United States	Record daily precipitation	52.1 mm (2.1 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Old Faithful	United States	Record daily snowfall	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
New Orleans Audubon	United States	Record daily precipitation	82.3 mm (3.2 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
El Tecomate	Mexico	Record high maximum temperature	37.8 C (100.0 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Hammond	United States	Record daily precipitation	66.0 mm (2.6 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Jordan	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-40.0 C (-40.0 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Upton	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
New Orleans AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	97.5 mm (3.8 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Bangkok Metropolis	Thailand	Record daily precipitation	41.9 mm (1.6 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
St Francisville	United States	Record daily precipitation	36.6 mm (1.4 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Princess Anne	United States	Record high maximum temperature	19.4 C (66.9 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Augusta	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-38.3 C (-36.9 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Dufur	United States	Record snow depth	50.8 cm (20.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Evadale	United States	Record daily precipitation	71.1 mm (2.8 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Wisley	United Kingdom	Record high minimum temperature	9.1 C (48.4 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
La Grande	United States	Record daily snowfall	21.6 cm (8.5 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Arlington Six Flags	United States	Record daily precipitation	28.7 mm (1.1 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Priest Rapids Dam	United States	Record daily snowfall	8.9 cm (3.5 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Rochelle 7ENE	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Coalville	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Maryvale	Australia	Record daily precipitation	52.0 mm (2.0 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Oonoonba	Australia	Record daily precipitation	122.6 mm (4.8 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Magdeburg	Germany	Record high maximum temperature	10.8 C (51.4 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Cottonwood 2 E	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Ellensburg	United States	Record daily snowfall	13.5 cm (5.3 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Inkerman Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	122.0 mm (4.8 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Pte de la Hague	France	Record high maximum temperature	12.7 C (54.9 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

1,077 records

Records set or tied on 12 January 1998 by type: Highest daily maximum 274, Lowest daily maximum 94, Highest daily minimum 227, Lowest daily minimum 99, Heaviest daily rainfall 263, Heaviest daily snowfall 96, Deepest snow cover 24.

Records on 12 January 1998 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	274
Lowest daily maximum	94
Highest daily minimum	227
Lowest daily minimum	99
Heaviest daily rainfall	263
Heaviest daily snowfall	96
Deepest snow cover	24

Records on 12 January 1998 by timescale: all-time 3, monthly 34, daily 1,040.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

843 broken records

Margins by which the 843 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

12 January 1998

Top 20 records on 12 January 1998 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
12 January 1998	Broken Hill (Sturts Meadows), AU	daily rain	49.8 mm (2.0 in)	49.8 mm (2.0 in)	102 years	80 of 100 (Exceptional)
12 January 1998	Jackson, US	daily rain	34.5 mm (1.4 in)	24.8 mm (1.0 in)	19 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
12 January 1998	Baton Rouge Metro AP, US	daily rain	112.0 mm (4.4 in)	52.1 mm (2.1 in)	67 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
12 January 1998	Sheridan Fld STN, US	monthly snowfall	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	53 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
12 January 1998	Arrowrock Dam, US	daily rain	53.1 mm (2.1 in)	13.7 mm (0.5 in)	86 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
12 January 1998	Amite, US	daily rain	93.7 mm (3.7 in)	26.4 mm (1.0 in)	92 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
12 January 1998	Ukiah, US	daily snowfall	19.8 cm (7.8 in)	12.2 cm (4.8 in)	71 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
12 January 1998	Jackson, US	daily snowfall	33.0 cm (13.0 in)	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	27 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
12 January 1998	Greenwell Springs, US	daily rain	106.7 mm (4.2 in)	88.7 mm (3.5 in)	20 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
12 January 1998	Cedarville, US	daily rain	27.2 mm (1.1 in)	9.2 mm (0.36 in)	80 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
12 January 1998	Keithville, US	daily rain	78.5 mm (3.1 in)	44.7 mm (1.8 in)	48 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
12 January 1998	Burgess Junction, US	daily snowfall	45.7 cm (18.0 in)	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	10 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
12 January 1998	Mombasa, KE	daily rain	66.2 mm (2.6 in)	55.2 mm (2.2 in)	4 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
12 January 1998	Coamo 2 SW, PR	daily rain	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	6 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
12 January 1998	W Pt, US	daily rain	65.3 mm (2.6 in)	18.6 mm (0.7 in)	87 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
12 January 1998	Idabel, US	daily rain	80.5 mm (3.2 in)	44.4 mm (1.7 in)	20 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
12 January 1998	La Grande, US	daily rain	26.2 mm (1.0 in)	18.8 mm (0.7 in)	26 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
12 January 1998	Fichtelberg, DE	monthly high min	5.8 C (42.4 F)	0.2 C (0.4 F)	79 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
12 January 1998	Yellowstone Park Mammoth, US	daily snowfall	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	26 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
12 January 1998	Sellheim, AU	daily rain	76.0 mm (3.0 in)	6.1 mm (0.24 in)	97 years	41 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 1,077 records.

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

Records on 01-12 in each year
Year	Records
1794	2
1812	1
1830	2
1840	1
1849	1
1851	1
1856	2
1863	2
1867	1
1871	3
1873	2
1874	1
1875	2
1876	2
1877	3
1879	1
1881	1
1882	1
1884	1
1885	1
1886	3
1889	1
1890	1
1893	4
1894	1
1895	4
1896	3
1897	4
1898	7
1899	9
1900	3
1901	8
1902	6
1903	13
1904	3
1905	15
1906	4
1907	12
1908	29
1909	19
1910	43
1911	70
1912	55
1913	19
1914	67
1915	39
1916	47
1917	118
1918	148
1919	24
1920	73
1921	31
1922	71
1923	65
1924	87
1925	141
1926	65
1927	144
1928	629
1929	103
1930	185
1931	142
1932	475
1933	91
1934	222
1935	299
1936	334
1937	260
1938	179
1939	296
1940	315
1941	246
1942	327
1943	440
1944	119
1945	490
1946	288
1947	258
1948	330
1949	510
1950	399
1951	368
1952	268
1953	1,207
1954	427
1955	302
1956	503
1957	376
1958	410
1959	568
1960	1,365
1961	291
1962	1,397
1963	2,005
1964	635
1965	346
1966	485
1967	436
1968	1,207
1969	514
1970	527
1971	763
1972	1,289
1973	564
1974	1,057
1975	1,205
1976	986
1977	1,078
1978	711
1979	1,295
1980	1,442
1981	1,508
1982	1,614
1983	1,115
1984	596
1985	896
1986	690
1987	2,007
1988	841
1989	1,019
1990	637
1991	1,324
1992	774
1993	1,923
1994	942
1995	1,688
1996	1,596
1997	1,957
1998	1,077
1999	871
2000	1,061
2001	575
2002	1,011
2003	737
2004	651
2005	1,918
2006	1,117
2007	1,410
2008	715
2009	839
2010	1,044
2011	1,714
2012	810
2013	1,481
2014	515
2015	743
2016	400
2017	1,358
2018	1,198
2019	919
2020	1,310
2021	618
2022	570
2023	830
2024	1,068
2025	543
2026	630

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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	804
50 to 100	28
100 to 150	5
150 to 200	4
200 to 250	0
250 to 300	1
300 to 350	1