Weather Records on 14 January 1998

863 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 14 January 1998. Highest significance: Mallala, AU.

Key Facts for 14 January 1998

On 14 January 1998, 863 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
433 were record highs and 71 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 1 were all-time records, 33 monthly and 829 daily.
Mallala set a daily record precipitation of 56.4 mm (2.2 in) on 14 January 1998.
Across 153 earlier years (1794 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 519 records.

Record Map

863 stations

863 station records on 14 January 1998 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 14 January 1998: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Mallala	Australia	Record daily precipitation	56.4 mm (2.2 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Chewelah	United States	Record daily snowfall	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Williamstown	Australia	Record daily precipitation	39.8 mm (1.6 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Cathcart (Old Post Office)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	60.0 mm (2.4 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Tanegashima	Japan	Record daily precipitation	89.9 mm (3.5 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Stephan 2 NW	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Spooner Ag Rsch STN	United States	Record daily snowfall	17.3 cm (6.8 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Jian	China	Record daily precipitation	67.0 mm (2.6 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Guiping	China	Record daily precipitation	64.0 mm (2.5 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Lajas Substn	Puerto Rico [United States]	Record low maximum temperature	25.0 C (77.0 F)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Buras	United States	Record daily precipitation	84.6 mm (3.3 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Shaoguan	China	Record daily precipitation	54.2 mm (2.1 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Heyuan	China	Record daily precipitation	83.2 mm (3.3 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Micos	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Williamstown (South Para Reser	Australia	Record daily precipitation	45.6 mm (1.8 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Richland	United States	Record daily precipitation	33.5 mm (1.3 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Hobart (Ellerslie Road)	Australia	Record high minimum temperature	20.5 C (68.9 F)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Guangzhou	China	Record daily precipitation	58.3 mm (2.3 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Nancheng	China	Record daily precipitation	61.4 mm (2.4 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Cordillo Downs	Australia	Record daily precipitation	68.2 mm (2.7 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Wanaaring (Owen Downs)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	110.8 mm (4.4 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Ripon 5 NE	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Dinghai	China	Record daily precipitation	35.5 mm (1.4 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Rhinelander	United States	Record daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Hamburg	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Little Falls 2NNE	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Port Campbell Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	45.6 mm (1.8 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Hita	Japan	Record daily precipitation	41.9 mm (1.6 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Kjelsas I Sorkedalen	Norway	Record daily precipitation	27.0 mm (1.1 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Crivitz High Falls	United States	Record daily snowfall	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Dar Es Salaam Airpo	Tanzania	Record low maximum temperature	26.1 C (79.0 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Goodman Sanitary Dist	United States	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Wausau ASOS	United States	Record daily snowfall	17.3 cm (6.8 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Apollo Bay	Australia	Record daily precipitation	30.4 mm (1.2 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Cambridge	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Ventnor (Oaklands)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	29.4 mm (1.2 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Ganzhou	China	Record daily precipitation	41.3 mm (1.6 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Iizuka	Japan	Record daily precipitation	53.1 mm (2.1 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Jomo Kenyatta Intl	Kenya	Record daily precipitation	75.0 mm (3.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Colville	United States	Record daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Whittier	United States	Record daily snowfall	85.1 cm (33.5 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Kidston Gold Mine	Australia	Record daily precipitation	45.0 mm (1.8 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Kumejima	Japan	Record daily precipitation	65.0 mm (2.6 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Corozal Substn	Puerto Rico [United States]	Record daily precipitation	39.6 mm (1.6 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Cape Otway Lighthouse	Australia	Record high minimum temperature	21.0 C (69.8 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Tanquian de Escobedo	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	46.0 mm (1.8 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Murdo	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Hirado	Japan	Record daily precipitation	55.1 mm (2.2 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Cabinet Gorge	United States	Record daily snowfall	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Princeville	United States	Record daily snowfall	8.9 cm (3.5 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Glenwood 2WNW	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Round Rock 3 NE	United States	Record daily precipitation	33.5 mm (1.3 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Hartline	United States	Record daily snowfall	14.0 cm (5.5 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Qu Xian	China	Record daily precipitation	46.9 mm (1.8 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Nanning	China	Record daily precipitation	44.3 mm (1.7 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Chippewa Valley Rgnl AP	United States	Record daily snowfall	11.2 cm (4.4 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Shimonoseki	Japan	Record daily precipitation	40.9 mm (1.6 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
La Crosse Muni AP	United States	Record daily snowfall	8.6 cm (3.4 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Zoquitlan	Mexico	Record high minimum temperature	15.0 C (59.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Otatitlan	Mexico	Record high maximum temperature	33.9 C (93.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

863 records

Records set or tied on 14 January 1998 by type: Highest daily maximum 154, Lowest daily maximum 31, Highest daily minimum 279, Lowest daily minimum 40, Heaviest daily rainfall 263, Heaviest daily snowfall 84, Deepest snow cover 12.

Records on 14 January 1998 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	154
Lowest daily maximum	31
Highest daily minimum	279
Lowest daily minimum	40
Heaviest daily rainfall	263
Heaviest daily snowfall	84
Deepest snow cover	12

Records on 14 January 1998 by timescale: all-time 1, monthly 33, daily 829.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

694 broken records

Margins by which the 694 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 175.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

14 January 1998

Top 20 records on 14 January 1998 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
14 January 1998	Mallala, AU	daily rain	56.4 mm (2.2 in)	42.4 mm (1.7 in)	35 years	60 of 100 (Major)
14 January 1998	Chewelah, US	daily snowfall	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	17.5 cm (6.9 in)	46 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
14 January 1998	Williamstown, AU	daily rain	39.8 mm (1.6 in)	28.9 mm (1.1 in)	60 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
14 January 1998	Cathcart (Old Post Office), AU	daily rain	60.0 mm (2.4 in)	36.4 mm (1.4 in)	88 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
14 January 1998	Tanegashima, JP	daily rain	89.9 mm (3.5 in)	66.0 mm (2.6 in)	46 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
14 January 1998	Stephan 2 NW, US	daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	11.7 cm (4.6 in)	91 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
14 January 1998	Spooner Ag Rsch STN, US	daily snowfall	17.3 cm (6.8 in)	7.1 cm (2.8 in)	97 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
14 January 1998	Jian, CN	monthly rain	67.0 mm (2.6 in)	22.1 mm (0.9 in)	17 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
14 January 1998	Guiping, CN	daily rain	64.0 mm (2.5 in)	46.1 mm (1.8 in)	28 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
14 January 1998	Lajas Substn, PR	daily low max	25.0 C (77.0 F)	3.3 C (5.9 F)	42 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
14 January 1998	Buras, US	daily rain	84.6 mm (3.3 in)	67.6 mm (2.7 in)	31 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
14 January 1998	Shaoguan, CN	daily rain	54.2 mm (2.1 in)	34.2 mm (1.3 in)	28 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
14 January 1998	Heyuan, CN	daily rain	83.2 mm (3.3 in)	59.3 mm (2.3 in)	23 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
14 January 1998	Micos, MX	monthly rain	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	20.3 mm (0.8 in)	13 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
14 January 1998	Williamstown (South Para Reser, AU	daily rain	45.6 mm (1.8 in)	34.6 mm (1.4 in)	20 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
14 January 1998	Richland, US	daily rain	33.5 mm (1.3 in)	8.1 mm (0.32 in)	86 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
14 January 1998	Hobart (Ellerslie Road), AU	daily high min	20.5 C (68.9 F)	2.2 C (4.0 F)	110 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
14 January 1998	Guangzhou, CN	daily rain	58.3 mm (2.3 in)	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	23 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
14 January 1998	Nancheng, CN	monthly rain	61.4 mm (2.4 in)	15.2 mm (0.6 in)	33 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
14 January 1998	Cordillo Downs, AU	daily rain	68.2 mm (2.7 in)	54.2 mm (2.1 in)	24 years	45 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 863 records.

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

Records on 01-14 in each year
Year	Records
1794	1
1795	1
1799	1
1839	1
1852	1
1858	1
1864	3
1866	1
1871	2
1873	1
1874	3
1875	2
1876	1
1878	3
1881	3
1884	2
1885	1
1889	2
1890	1
1892	3
1893	3
1894	1
1895	3
1896	4
1897	4
1898	4
1899	4
1900	1
1901	1
1902	4
1903	2
1904	25
1905	18
1906	10
1907	12
1908	9
1909	23
1910	79
1911	53
1912	53
1913	6
1914	63
1915	36
1916	17
1917	63
1918	134
1919	35
1920	66
1921	74
1922	31
1923	120
1924	48
1925	261
1926	69
1927	119
1928	626
1929	244
1930	713
1931	92
1932	1,117
1933	82
1934	163
1935	253
1936	134
1937	536
1938	425
1939	198
1940	484
1941	481
1942	385
1943	603
1944	489
1945	481
1946	292
1947	497
1948	435
1949	355
1950	930
1951	533
1952	813
1953	629
1954	404
1955	293
1956	397
1957	796
1958	296
1959	243
1960	905
1961	414
1962	485
1963	1,887
1964	1,313
1965	486
1966	300
1967	436
1968	1,198
1969	904
1970	549
1971	706
1972	1,467
1973	645
1974	1,194
1975	718
1976	585
1977	747
1978	859
1979	1,883
1980	1,162
1981	1,042
1982	1,642
1983	685
1984	876
1985	1,211
1986	580
1987	1,305
1988	917
1989	872
1990	588
1991	542
1992	1,143
1993	1,474
1994	1,112
1995	2,049
1996	1,472
1997	1,769
1998	863
1999	754
2000	804
2001	1,140
2002	1,010
2003	524
2004	1,162
2005	1,337
2006	878
2007	2,533
2008	457
2009	841
2010	644
2011	1,565
2012	415
2013	1,619
2014	452
2015	634
2016	434
2017	801
2018	601
2019	349
2020	823
2021	677
2022	529
2023	808
2024	2,058
2025	387
2026	1,202

Download the Data

Data for records on 1998-01-14: 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 25	623
25 to 50	33
50 to 75	22
75 to 100	4
100 to 125	5
125 to 150	5
150 to 175	2