Weather Records on 17 January 1998

832 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 17 January 1998. Highest significance: Dillingham FAA AP, US.

Key Facts for 17 January 1998

On 17 January 1998, 832 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
371 were record highs and 161 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 1 were all-time records, 22 monthly and 809 daily.
Dillingham FAA AP set a monthly record daily precipitation of 43.2 mm (1.7 in) on 17 January 1998.
Across 168 earlier years (1795 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 473 records.

Record Map

832 stations

832 station records on 17 January 1998 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 17 January 1998: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Dillingham FAA AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Steamboat Springs	United States	Record daily precipitation	30.7 mm (1.2 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Denison	United States	Record daily snowfall	11.4 cm (4.5 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Shanghai/Hongqiao	China	Record daily precipitation	39.0 mm (1.5 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Adin Rs	United States	Record high minimum temperature	5.6 C (42.1 F)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Raleigh State UNIV	United States	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Alder 17 S	United States	Record snow depth	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Gaffney 6 E	United States	Record daily precipitation	36.3 mm (1.4 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Ellensburg	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Ukiah	United States	Record high minimum temperature	12.8 C (55.0 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Marshfield Exp Farm	United States	Record daily snowfall	11.4 cm (4.5 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Nevada City	United States	Record high minimum temperature	8.9 C (48.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Yreka	United States	Record high minimum temperature	4.4 C (39.9 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Rosman	United States	Record daily precipitation	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Idaho Falls 46 W	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Sao Joao da Boa Vista	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	70.3 mm (2.8 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Danville	United States	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Forest City 2 NNE	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Hickory Flat	United States	Record snow depth	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Santa Rosa	United States	Record high minimum temperature	13.3 C (55.9 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Alton - Melvin Price L&D	United States	Record daily precipitation	42.9 mm (1.7 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Auburn	United States	Record high minimum temperature	10.6 C (51.1 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Willows 6 W	United States	Record high minimum temperature	12.8 C (55.0 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Tekamah	United States	Record daily snowfall	8.9 cm (3.5 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Brindisi	Italy	Record daily precipitation	51.2 mm (2.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Tejon Rancho	United States	Record high minimum temperature	10.6 C (51.1 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Saint Anthony	United States	Record daily snowfall	11.4 cm (4.5 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Britt 3E	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Katanning Comparison	Australia	Record low minimum temperature	7.6 C (45.7 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Lajas Substn	Puerto Rico [United States]	Record low maximum temperature	25.0 C (77.0 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Grand Meadow	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Grants Pass	United States	Record high minimum temperature	9.4 C (48.9 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Big Piney	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Kanawha	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Gaston Shoals	United States	Record daily precipitation	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Lockhart	United States	Record daily precipitation	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Northam	Australia	Record low minimum temperature	11.2 C (52.2 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Rio Grande (Smn)	Mexico	Record low minimum temperature	-5.0 C (23.0 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Oak City	United States	Record high minimum temperature	5.0 C (41.0 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Narrogin	Australia	Record low minimum temperature	7.8 C (46.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Budapest	Hungary	Record high minimum temperature	3.8 C (38.8 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
El Rosarito	Mexico	Record low maximum temperature	12.8 C (55.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Zoquitlan	Mexico	Record high maximum temperature	31.7 C (89.1 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Carroll	United States	Record daily snowfall	11.9 cm (4.7 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Concord	United States	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Neuse 2 NE	United States	Record daily precipitation	40.4 mm (1.6 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Provo Byu	United States	Record high minimum temperature	3.3 C (37.9 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Yumenzhen	China	Record low maximum temperature	-16.7 C (1.9 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Nakhon Si Thammarat	Thailand	Record high maximum temperature	34.4 C (93.9 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Milan	United States	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Yumenzhen	China	Record low minimum temperature	-28.8 C (-19.8 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Mason City	United States	Record daily snowfall	8.9 cm (3.5 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Fairfax	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Albemarle	United States	Record daily precipitation	33.5 mm (1.3 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Zmeinogorsk	Russia	Record low minimum temperature	-39.1 C (-38.4 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Walden	United States	Record daily snowfall	14.0 cm (5.5 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Iconha-Montante	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	44.0 mm (1.7 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Kumejima	Japan	Record daily precipitation	39.1 mm (1.5 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Nuevo Rosarito	Mexico	Record high maximum temperature	35.6 C (96.1 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Venustiano Carranza	Mexico	Record low maximum temperature	20.0 C (68.0 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

832 records

Records set or tied on 17 January 1998 by type: Highest daily maximum 131, Lowest daily maximum 64, Highest daily minimum 240, Lowest daily minimum 97, Heaviest daily rainfall 211, Heaviest daily snowfall 75, Deepest snow cover 14.

Records on 17 January 1998 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	131
Lowest daily maximum	64
Highest daily minimum	240
Lowest daily minimum	97
Heaviest daily rainfall	211
Heaviest daily snowfall	75
Deepest snow cover	14

Records on 17 January 1998 by timescale: all-time 1, monthly 22, daily 809.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

667 broken records

Margins by which the 667 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

17 January 1998

Top 20 records on 17 January 1998 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
17 January 1998	Dillingham FAA AP, US	monthly rain	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	10.2 mm (0.4 in)	74 years	60 of 100 (Major)
17 January 1998	Steamboat Springs, US	daily rain	30.7 mm (1.2 in)	12.9 mm (0.5 in)	60 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
17 January 1998	Denison, US	daily snowfall	11.4 cm (4.5 in)	6.3 cm (2.5 in)	104 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
17 January 1998	Shanghai/Hongqiao, CN	daily rain	39.0 mm (1.5 in)	25.8 mm (1.0 in)	24 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
17 January 1998	Adin Rs, US	daily high min	5.6 C (42.1 F)	3.9 C (7.0 F)	101 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
17 January 1998	Raleigh State UNIV, US	daily rain	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	6.1 mm (0.24 in)	101 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
17 January 1998	Alder 17 S, US	daily snow depth	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	12 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
17 January 1998	Gaffney 6 E, US	daily rain	36.3 mm (1.4 in)	22.8 mm (0.9 in)	51 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
17 January 1998	Ellensburg, US	daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	76 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
17 January 1998	Ukiah, US	daily high min	12.8 C (55.0 F)	1.1 C (2.0 F)	101 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
17 January 1998	Marshfield Exp Farm, US	daily snowfall	11.4 cm (4.5 in)	6.3 cm (2.5 in)	66 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
17 January 1998	Nevada City, US	daily high min	8.9 C (48.0 F)	0.6 C (1.1 F)	101 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
17 January 1998	Yreka, US	daily high min	4.4 C (39.9 F)	0.5 C (0.9 F)	101 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
17 January 1998	Rosman, US	daily rain	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	60 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
17 January 1998	Idaho Falls 46 W, US	daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	7.7 cm (3.0 in)	40 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
17 January 1998	Sao Joao da Boa Vista, BR	daily rain	70.3 mm (2.8 in)	27.3 mm (1.1 in)	56 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
17 January 1998	Danville, US	daily rain	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	12.4 mm (0.5 in)	56 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
17 January 1998	Forest City 2 NNE, US	daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	5.0 cm (2.0 in)	62 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
17 January 1998	Hickory Flat, US	daily snow depth	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	16 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
17 January 1998	Santa Rosa, US	daily high min	13.3 C (55.9 F)	1.1 C (2.0 F)	88 years	37 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 832 records.

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

Records on 01-17 in each year
Year	Records
1795	1
1800	2
1802	1
1804	1
1805	2
1809	1
1812	1
1820	1
1826	2
1828	1
1838	2
1845	3
1854	1
1858	1
1861	1
1864	3
1865	1
1866	1
1869	1
1870	2
1871	1
1874	1
1875	1
1876	2
1877	1
1878	1
1880	1
1881	2
1883	3
1884	1
1885	2
1886	1
1888	1
1889	4
1890	2
1891	4
1893	5
1894	5
1895	3
1896	4
1897	6
1899	5
1900	5
1901	1
1902	4
1903	3
1904	9
1905	2
1906	19
1907	38
1908	10
1909	13
1910	21
1911	49
1912	8
1913	66
1914	13
1915	19
1916	47
1917	32
1918	37
1919	45
1920	148
1921	70
1922	25
1923	122
1924	278
1925	184
1926	118
1927	144
1928	309
1929	118
1930	942
1931	130
1932	489
1933	203
1934	120
1935	444
1936	377
1937	196
1938	323
1939	375
1940	566
1941	644
1942	601
1943	1,086
1944	333
1945	511
1946	1,089
1947	354
1948	613
1949	566
1950	731
1951	535
1952	773
1953	531
1954	632
1955	303
1956	431
1957	1,040
1958	555
1959	760
1960	657
1961	537
1962	625
1963	537
1964	450
1965	1,180
1966	275
1967	423
1968	400
1969	526
1970	931
1971	871
1972	884
1973	1,147
1974	1,327
1975	647
1976	717
1977	2,352
1978	1,458
1979	1,182
1980	601
1981	821
1982	1,899
1983	592
1984	888
1985	988
1986	848
1987	1,375
1988	751
1989	745
1990	1,986
1991	776
1992	958
1993	1,685
1994	1,805
1995	1,186
1996	1,353
1997	791
1998	832
1999	775
2000	1,060
2001	744
2002	505
2003	764
2004	1,245
2005	682
2006	1,055
2007	1,911
2008	1,114
2009	851
2010	876
2011	972
2012	847
2013	643
2014	548
2015	489
2016	458
2017	1,002
2018	1,273
2019	582
2020	828
2021	375
2022	1,022
2023	808
2024	1,585
2025	586
2026	370

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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 25	619
25 to 50	25
50 to 75	12
75 to 100	7
100 to 125	1
125 to 150	2
150 to 175	0
175 to 200	1