Weather Records on 16 January 1998

884 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 16 January 1998. Highest significance: New Albany, US.

Key Facts for 16 January 1998

On 16 January 1998, 884 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
287 were record highs and 142 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 4 were all-time records, 15 monthly and 865 daily.
New Albany set a daily record snowfall of 17.8 cm (7.0 in) on 16 January 1998.
Across 161 earlier years (1795 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 498 records.

Record Map

884 stations

884 station records on 16 January 1998 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 16 January 1998: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
New Albany	United States	Record daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	70 of 100 (Major)
First Connecticut Lake	United States	Record daily snowfall	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Ripley	United States	Record daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Hickory Flat	United States	Record daily snowfall	21.6 cm (8.5 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Mt Carmel	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Santa Barbara	United States	Record high minimum temperature	13.9 C (57.0 F)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Pontotoc	United States	Record daily snowfall	14.0 cm (5.5 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Lisbon	United States	Record daily precipitation	77.0 mm (3.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Ivanhoe Downs	Australia	Record daily precipitation	63.0 mm (2.5 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Lajas Substn	Puerto Rico [United States]	Record low maximum temperature	24.4 C (75.9 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Gouverneur 3 NW	United States	Record daily snowfall	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Milaca	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Pontotoc	United States	Record snow depth	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Forster - Tuncurry R.V.C.P.	Australia	Record daily precipitation	44.8 mm (1.8 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Cerro Azul	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	83.4 mm (3.3 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Lafayette Springs	United States	Record snow depth	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Portageville 1N	United States	Record daily snowfall	6.1 cm (2.4 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Brownsville	United States	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
University	United States	Record snow depth	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Boquilla Numero Uno	Mexico	Record high minimum temperature	21.7 C (71.1 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Crescent City 3 NNW	United States	Record daily precipitation	85.9 mm (3.4 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Conception	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Zoquitlan	Mexico	Record high maximum temperature	31.7 C (89.1 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Holly Springs 4 N	United States	Record daily precipitation	41.9 mm (1.6 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Newcomb	United States	Record daily snowfall	19.3 cm (7.6 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Canaan	United States	Record daily snowfall	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Ipswich	United States	Record snow depth	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Minter City	United States	Record daily snowfall	8.9 cm (3.5 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Senatobia	United States	Record daily precipitation	49.0 mm (1.9 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Bolivar Wtr Wks	United States	Record daily precipitation	54.9 mm (2.2 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Saint Johnsbury	United States	Record daily snowfall	19.8 cm (7.8 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Canton 4 SE	United States	Record daily snowfall	19.1 cm (7.5 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Dorado 2 WNW	Puerto Rico [United States]	Record low maximum temperature	23.9 C (75.0 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Pleasant Hill	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Brookings	United States	Record daily precipitation	103.1 mm (4.1 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
King Salmon	United States	Record daily snowfall	14.7 cm (5.8 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
El Tecomate	Mexico	Record high maximum temperature	36.7 C (98.1 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Chumphon	Thailand	Record high maximum temperature	34.8 C (94.6 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Hickory Flat	United States	Record daily precipitation	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Holly Springs 4 N	United States	Record snow depth	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Lexington	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Sardis Dam	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
University	United States	Record daily snowfall	9.4 cm (3.7 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Fitzwilliam 2 W	United States	Record daily snowfall	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Indian Lake 2SW	United States	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Arcola	United States	Record daily precipitation	29.7 mm (1.2 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Batesburg	United States	Record daily precipitation	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Borumba Dam	Australia	Record daily precipitation	144.6 mm (5.7 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
San Pedro del Gallo (Smn)	Mexico	Record low minimum temperature	-8.3 C (17.1 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Middle Dam	United States	Record daily snowfall	14.5 cm (5.7 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Abbeville	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Hernando	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.9 cm (3.1 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
West Burke	United States	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Oceana NAS	United States	Record daily precipitation	43.7 mm (1.7 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Malsburg-Marzell-Friedrichshei	Germany	Record daily precipitation	28.6 mm (1.1 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
San Cristobal	Mexico	Record low minimum temperature	-3.3 C (26.1 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Elba	United States	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Theilman 1SSW	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Stoneville Exp STN	United States	Record daily precipitation	30.2 mm (1.2 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Portales	United States	Record high minimum temperature	5.6 C (42.1 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

884 records

Records set or tied on 16 January 1998 by type: Highest daily maximum 79, Lowest daily maximum 45, Highest daily minimum 208, Lowest daily minimum 97, Heaviest daily rainfall 353, Heaviest daily snowfall 76, Deepest snow cover 26.

Records on 16 January 1998 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	79
Lowest daily maximum	45
Highest daily minimum	208
Lowest daily minimum	97
Heaviest daily rainfall	353
Heaviest daily snowfall	76
Deepest snow cover	26

Records on 16 January 1998 by timescale: all-time 4, monthly 15, daily 865.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

736 broken records

Margins by which the 736 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 178.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

16 January 1998

Top 20 records on 16 January 1998 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
16 January 1998	New Albany, US	daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	88 years	70 of 100 (Major)
16 January 1998	First Connecticut Lake, US	daily snowfall	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	76 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
16 January 1998	Ripley, US	daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	17.0 cm (6.7 in)	32 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
16 January 1998	Hickory Flat, US	daily snowfall	21.6 cm (8.5 in)	14.0 cm (5.5 in)	52 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
16 January 1998	Mt Carmel, US	daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	10.1 cm (4.0 in)	68 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
16 January 1998	Santa Barbara, US	daily high min	13.9 C (57.0 F)	2.8 C (5.0 F)	101 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
16 January 1998	Pontotoc, US	daily snowfall	14.0 cm (5.5 in)	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	52 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
16 January 1998	Lisbon, US	daily rain	77.0 mm (3.0 in)	43.0 mm (1.7 in)	39 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
16 January 1998	Ivanhoe Downs, AU	daily rain	63.0 mm (2.5 in)	43.9 mm (1.7 in)	44 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
16 January 1998	Lajas Substn, PR	daily low max	24.4 C (75.9 F)	2.3 C (4.1 F)	46 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
16 January 1998	Gouverneur 3 NW, US	daily snowfall	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	39 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
16 January 1998	Milaca, US	daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	63 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
16 January 1998	Pontotoc, US	daily snow depth	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	30 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
16 January 1998	Forster - Tuncurry R.V.C.P., AU	daily rain	44.8 mm (1.8 in)	16.9 mm (0.7 in)	64 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
16 January 1998	Cerro Azul, BR	daily rain	83.4 mm (3.3 in)	22.8 mm (0.9 in)	52 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
16 January 1998	Lafayette Springs, US	daily snow depth	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	7.7 cm (3.0 in)	52 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
16 January 1998	Portageville 1N, US	daily snowfall	6.1 cm (2.4 in)	1.0 cm (0.4 in)	90 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
16 January 1998	Brownsville, US	daily rain	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	11.4 mm (0.4 in)	74 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
16 January 1998	University, US	daily snow depth	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	54 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
16 January 1998	Boquilla Numero Uno, MX	daily high min	21.7 C (71.1 F)	5.0 C (9.0 F)	52 years	36 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

1795 to 1998

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1795 to 1998. 1998 had 884 records.

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

Records on 01-16 in each year
Year	Records
1795	1
1799	1
1804	1
1818	1
1820	2
1826	2
1836	1
1838	1
1839	1
1845	3
1847	1
1849	2
1851	1
1852	2
1858	1
1864	1
1866	1
1867	1
1868	1
1869	1
1871	1
1873	2
1875	3
1877	1
1878	2
1881	4
1886	1
1890	2
1891	1
1892	1
1893	8
1895	5
1896	4
1897	2
1898	2
1899	17
1900	1
1901	1
1902	5
1904	6
1905	22
1906	26
1907	17
1908	14
1909	19
1910	21
1911	15
1912	38
1913	52
1914	16
1915	29
1916	28
1917	30
1918	89
1919	50
1920	249
1921	36
1922	29
1923	47
1924	277
1925	237
1926	69
1927	250
1928	327
1929	130
1930	680
1931	160
1932	605
1933	343
1934	99
1935	426
1936	349
1937	186
1938	549
1939	539
1940	284
1941	601
1942	585
1943	628
1944	252
1945	434
1946	430
1947	597
1948	299
1949	933
1950	855
1951	679
1952	614
1953	1,040
1954	882
1955	318
1956	519
1957	795
1958	459
1959	462
1960	349
1961	864
1962	387
1963	996
1964	577
1965	910
1966	464
1967	516
1968	536
1969	630
1970	729
1971	628
1972	1,724
1973	1,134
1974	1,957
1975	717
1976	593
1977	1,430
1978	1,399
1979	1,043
1980	965
1981	815
1982	1,121
1983	759
1984	1,376
1985	846
1986	785
1987	1,465
1988	597
1989	835
1990	1,692
1991	897
1992	1,150
1993	1,351
1994	2,003
1995	1,381
1996	995
1997	1,016
1998	884
1999	816
2000	1,073
2001	753
2002	605
2003	691
2004	1,446
2005	654
2006	746
2007	1,962
2008	777
2009	1,328
2010	739
2011	996
2012	569
2013	990
2014	534
2015	424
2016	453
2017	1,104
2018	1,045
2019	512
2020	1,098
2021	544
2022	576
2023	646
2024	2,401
2025	684
2026	506

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Data for records on 1998-01-16: 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	666
25 to 50	26
50 to 75	16
75 to 100	15
100 to 125	6
125 to 150	5
150 to 175	1
175 to 200	1