Weather Records on 13 January 1998

1,001 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 13 January 1998. Highest significance: Hamley Bridge, AU.

Key Facts for 13 January 1998

On 13 January 1998, 1,001 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
505 were record highs and 154 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 3 were all-time records, 32 monthly and 966 daily.
Hamley Bridge set a daily record precipitation of 47.4 mm (1.9 in) on 13 January 1998.
Across 157 earlier years (1794 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 505 records.

Record Map

1,001 stations

1,001 station records on 13 January 1998 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 13 January 1998: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Hamley Bridge	Australia	Record daily precipitation	47.4 mm (1.9 in)	71 of 100 (Major)
Cowell	Australia	Record daily precipitation	28.4 mm (1.1 in)	64 of 100 (Major)
Lillimur Estate	Australia	Record daily precipitation	32.8 mm (1.3 in)	64 of 100 (Major)
Cooke Plains	Australia	Record daily precipitation	31.4 mm (1.2 in)	63 of 100 (Major)
Avoca (Post Office)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	54.6 mm (2.1 in)	62 of 100 (Major)
Thurlga	Australia	Record daily precipitation	40.0 mm (1.6 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Yardea	Australia	Record daily precipitation	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Edeowie	Australia	Record daily precipitation	42.8 mm (1.7 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Oonoonba	Australia	Record daily precipitation	182.0 mm (7.2 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Dalatangi	Iceland	Record daily precipitation	66.4 mm (2.6 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Ellensburg	United States	Record daily snowfall	22.1 cm (8.7 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Cleve	Australia	Record daily precipitation	51.0 mm (2.0 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Diablo Dam	United States	Record daily snowfall	38.1 cm (15.0 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Kimba	Australia	Record daily precipitation	53.0 mm (2.1 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Weona	Australia	Record daily precipitation	189.4 mm (7.5 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Rainbow (Pella)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Aibonito 1 S	Puerto Rico [United States]	Record daily precipitation	38.6 mm (1.5 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Coojar (Killara)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	37.0 mm (1.5 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Hambantota	Sri Lanka	Record high minimum temperature	25.0 C (77.0 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Lajas Substn	Puerto Rico [United States]	Record low maximum temperature	25.0 C (77.0 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Paulina	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Ross Dam	United States	Record daily snowfall	33.0 cm (13.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Beeac (Post Office)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	35.0 mm (1.4 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Cape Bridgewater	Australia	Record daily precipitation	43.0 mm (1.7 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Packwood	United States	Record daily snowfall	33.0 cm (13.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Hambantota	Sri Lanka	Record high maximum temperature	32.2 C (90.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Ensenada 1 W	Puerto Rico [United States]	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Vernal	United States	Record high minimum temperature	-2.2 C (28.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Cle Elum	United States	Record daily snowfall	33.0 cm (13.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Hawker	Australia	Record daily precipitation	26.6 mm (1.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Rosedale (Turretfield Research	Australia	Record daily precipitation	30.2 mm (1.2 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Roseworthy	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.2 mm (1.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Lifton Pumping STN	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Warrion	Australia	Record daily precipitation	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Olga 2 SE	United States	Record daily snowfall	8.9 cm (3.5 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Rainer Ohanapecosh	United States	Record daily snowfall	45.7 cm (18.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Lochiel	Australia	Record daily precipitation	50.0 mm (2.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Darrington Rs	United States	Record daily snowfall	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Echeta 2 NW	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Sandpoint Exp STN	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-12.2 C (10.0 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
New Orleans Algiers	United States	Record daily precipitation	93.5 mm (3.7 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Slidell	United States	Record daily precipitation	93.2 mm (3.7 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Sault Ste Marie Sanderson Fld	United States	Record daily snowfall	19.8 cm (7.8 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Upper Stone Exelby	Australia	Record daily precipitation	137.2 mm (5.4 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Nancheng	China	Record daily precipitation	27.4 mm (1.1 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Sta. Cruz de Tenerife	Spain	Record high minimum temperature	18.9 C (66.0 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Hill City 1 W	United States	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Gann Valley 4NW	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-32.8 C (-27.0 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
McNary Dam	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Hanksville	United States	Record high minimum temperature	1.1 C (34.0 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Beulah	Australia	Record daily precipitation	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Oakleigh (Metropolitan Golf Cl	Australia	Record daily precipitation	48.2 mm (1.9 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Dinghai	China	Record daily precipitation	30.4 mm (1.2 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Zoquitlan	Mexico	Record high maximum temperature	32.8 C (91.0 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Bogalusa	United States	Record daily precipitation	67.8 mm (2.7 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Moorabbin Airport	Australia	Record daily precipitation	91.0 mm (3.6 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Innsbruck	Austria	Record high minimum temperature	3.4 C (38.1 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Nanchang	China	Record daily precipitation	41.6 mm (1.6 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Pte de Chassiron	France	Record high minimum temperature	11.5 C (52.7 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Odesa	Ukraine	Record high maximum temperature	11.5 C (52.7 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

1,001 records

Records set or tied on 13 January 1998 by type: Highest daily maximum 206, Lowest daily maximum 76, Highest daily minimum 299, Lowest daily minimum 78, Heaviest daily rainfall 250, Heaviest daily snowfall 70, Deepest snow cover 22.

Records on 13 January 1998 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	206
Lowest daily maximum	76
Highest daily minimum	299
Lowest daily minimum	78
Heaviest daily rainfall	250
Heaviest daily snowfall	70
Deepest snow cover	22

Records on 13 January 1998 by timescale: all-time 3, monthly 32, daily 966.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

795 broken records

Margins by which the 795 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 431.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

13 January 1998

Top 20 records on 13 January 1998 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
13 January 1998	Hamley Bridge, AU	daily rain	47.4 mm (1.9 in)	39.3 mm (1.5 in)	72 years	71 of 100 (Major)
13 January 1998	Cowell, AU	daily rain	28.4 mm (1.1 in)	21.3 mm (0.8 in)	72 years	64 of 100 (Major)
13 January 1998	Lillimur Estate, AU	daily rain	32.8 mm (1.3 in)	21.6 mm (0.9 in)	110 years	64 of 100 (Major)
13 January 1998	Cooke Plains, AU	daily rain	31.4 mm (1.2 in)	16.9 mm (0.7 in)	101 years	63 of 100 (Major)
13 January 1998	Avoca (Post Office), AU	daily rain	54.6 mm (2.1 in)	30.2 mm (1.2 in)	72 years	62 of 100 (Major)
13 January 1998	Thurlga, AU	daily rain	40.0 mm (1.6 in)	36.4 mm (1.4 in)	35 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
13 January 1998	Yardea, AU	daily rain	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	35 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
13 January 1998	Edeowie, AU	daily rain	42.8 mm (1.7 in)	39.0 mm (1.5 in)	72 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
13 January 1998	Oonoonba, AU	daily rain	182.0 mm (7.2 in)	147.2 mm (5.8 in)	34 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
13 January 1998	Dalatangi, IS	daily rain	66.4 mm (2.6 in)	39.7 mm (1.6 in)	28 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
13 January 1998	Ellensburg, US	daily snowfall	22.1 cm (8.7 in)	7.4 cm (2.9 in)	92 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
13 January 1998	Cleve, AU	monthly rain	51.0 mm (2.0 in)	4.8 mm (0.19 in)	77 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
13 January 1998	Diablo Dam, US	daily snowfall	38.1 cm (15.0 in)	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	60 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
13 January 1998	Kimba, AU	daily rain	53.0 mm (2.1 in)	48.6 mm (1.9 in)	4 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
13 January 1998	Weona, AU	daily rain	189.4 mm (7.5 in)	122.0 mm (4.8 in)	16 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
13 January 1998	Rainbow (Pella), AU	daily rain	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	34.0 mm (1.3 in)	19 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
13 January 1998	Aibonito 1 S, PR	daily rain	38.6 mm (1.5 in)	13.7 mm (0.5 in)	60 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
13 January 1998	Coojar (Killara), AU	daily rain	37.0 mm (1.5 in)	30.6 mm (1.2 in)	24 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
13 January 1998	Hambantota, LK	daily high min	25.0 C (77.0 F)	0.5 C (0.9 F)	98 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
13 January 1998	Lajas Substn, PR	daily low max	25.0 C (77.0 F)	2.2 C (4.0 F)	46 years	43 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 1,001 records.

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

Records on 01-13 in each year
Year	Records
1794	1
1799	2
1837	1
1849	1
1851	1
1852	1
1864	2
1867	1
1870	2
1871	2
1873	2
1875	1
1876	1
1877	1
1878	1
1879	1
1880	2
1881	2
1882	3
1884	1
1886	1
1888	3
1890	5
1892	2
1893	3
1894	1
1895	6
1896	4
1897	2
1898	6
1899	5
1900	1
1901	2
1902	4
1903	4
1904	23
1905	5
1906	9
1907	14
1908	17
1909	8
1910	45
1911	60
1912	104
1913	6
1914	58
1915	14
1916	49
1917	39
1918	102
1919	23
1920	87
1921	55
1922	104
1923	72
1924	68
1925	418
1926	62
1927	189
1928	638
1929	116
1930	310
1931	102
1932	1,183
1933	115
1934	232
1935	174
1936	220
1937	284
1938	235
1939	357
1940	324
1941	415
1942	318
1943	377
1944	373
1945	507
1946	212
1947	341
1948	533
1949	420
1950	1,141
1951	400
1952	375
1953	669
1954	427
1955	261
1956	469
1957	552
1958	327
1959	347
1960	968
1961	264
1962	711
1963	1,727
1964	995
1965	320
1966	652
1967	470
1968	1,024
1969	615
1970	468
1971	827
1972	1,221
1973	928
1974	762
1975	916
1976	683
1977	889
1978	487
1979	1,801
1980	1,246
1981	1,168
1982	1,381
1983	1,131
1984	657
1985	923
1986	619
1987	1,851
1988	674
1989	769
1990	517
1991	627
1992	841
1993	2,132
1994	1,264
1995	1,729
1996	1,855
1997	2,435
1998	1,001
1999	679
2000	966
2001	662
2002	1,219
2003	566
2004	769
2005	1,883
2006	1,104
2007	2,370
2008	398
2009	875
2010	800
2011	1,358
2012	433
2013	1,645
2014	370
2015	916
2016	422
2017	1,126
2018	961
2019	479
2020	611
2021	631
2022	754
2023	741
2024	1,987
2025	436
2026	1,150

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Data for records on 1998-01-13: 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 2026-10-14 (14 October 2026). Records are computed by this site and are not official.

Data as of 2026-10-12. Last revised 12 October 2026 (2026-10-12).

Margin	Records
0 to 100	773
100 to 200	18
200 to 300	3
300 to 400	0
400 to 500	1