Weather Records on 28 January 1998

847 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 28 January 1998. Highest significance: Union 3 SSE, US.

Key Facts for 28 January 1998

On 28 January 1998, 847 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
322 were record highs and 111 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 13 were all-time records, 77 monthly and 757 daily.
Union 3 SSE set a daily record snowfall of 35.3 cm (13.9 in) on 28 January 1998.
Across 160 earlier years (1796 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 490 records.

Record Map

847 stations

847 station records on 28 January 1998 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 28 January 1998: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Union 3 SSE	United States	Record daily snowfall	35.3 cm (13.9 in)	78 of 100 (Major)
Salisbury	United States	Record daily precipitation	114.3 mm (4.5 in)	74 of 100 (Major)
Jefferson 2 E	United States	Record daily snowfall	58.4 cm (23.0 in)	74 of 100 (Major)
Burkes Garden	United States	Record daily snowfall	53.3 cm (21.0 in)	74 of 100 (Major)
Flat Top	United States	Record daily snowfall	76.2 cm (30.0 in)	69 of 100 (Major)
Princess Anne	United States	Record daily precipitation	106.7 mm (4.2 in)	65 of 100 (Major)
Idlewild	United States	Record daily snowfall	53.3 cm (21.0 in)	63 of 100 (Major)
Wytheville	United States	Record daily snowfall	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	62 of 100 (Major)
Clay	United States	Record daily precipitation	58.4 mm (2.3 in)	62 of 100 (Major)
Idlewild	United States	Record daily precipitation	128.0 mm (5.0 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Salisbury-Wicomico Rgnl AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	113.8 mm (4.5 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Hot Springs	United States	Record daily snowfall	35.6 cm (14.0 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Byllesby 1 S	United States	Record daily snowfall	33.0 cm (13.0 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Wytheville	United States	Record daily precipitation	55.4 mm (2.2 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Oak Hill	United States	Record daily snowfall	45.7 cm (18.0 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Charlottesville Albemarle AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	104.1 mm (4.1 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Tipperary	Australia	Record daily precipitation	113.0 mm (4.4 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Vienna	United States	Record daily precipitation	94.0 mm (3.7 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Glen Lyn	United States	Record daily precipitation	68.6 mm (2.7 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Athens	United States	Record daily snowfall	55.9 cm (22.0 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Athens	United States	Record snow depth	55.9 cm (22.0 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Wallops Is Nasa Test Facility	United States	Record daily precipitation	89.9 mm (3.5 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Dalecarlia Rsvr	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.0 mm (2.0 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Hillsville	United States	Record daily precipitation	58.9 mm (2.3 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Athens	United States	Record daily precipitation	66.0 mm (2.6 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
N Fk 2	United States	Record daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Franklin 2 NE	United States	Record daily snowfall	40.6 cm (16.0 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Lenoir	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Pulaski 2 E	United States	Record daily snowfall	21.3 cm (8.4 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Pineville	United States	Record daily snowfall	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Bluestone Lake	United States	Record daily precipitation	68.8 mm (2.7 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Mocksville 5SE	United States	Record daily precipitation	55.4 mm (2.2 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Hillsville	United States	Record daily snowfall	32.8 cm (12.9 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Rocky Mt	United States	Record daily precipitation	74.9 mm (2.9 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Byllesby 1 S	United States	Record daily precipitation	61.7 mm (2.4 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Staunton Wtp	United States	Record daily precipitation	46.2 mm (1.8 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Gassaway	United States	Record daily precipitation	58.4 mm (2.3 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Owings Ferry Landing	United States	Record daily precipitation	81.5 mm (3.2 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Celo 2 S	United States	Record daily snowfall	24.1 cm (9.5 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Marshall	United States	Record snow depth	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
London Locks	United States	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Mathias	United States	Record daily precipitation	34.5 mm (1.4 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Union 3 SSE	United States	Record daily precipitation	56.1 mm (2.2 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Snow Hill 4 N	United States	Record daily precipitation	120.7 mm (4.8 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Marion	United States	Record daily precipitation	51.1 mm (2.0 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Transou	United States	Record daily snowfall	53.3 cm (21.0 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Blacksburg Nwso	United States	Record daily precipitation	51.8 mm (2.0 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Grundy	United States	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Summersville Lake	United States	Record daily snowfall	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Beckley Raleigh Co AP	United States	Record daily snowfall	29.2 cm (11.5 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Wyndham	Australia	Record daily precipitation	134.5 mm (5.3 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Sparta 3.5 SSW	United States	Record daily snowfall	49.5 cm (19.5 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Chatham	United States	Record daily precipitation	70.4 mm (2.8 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Jefferson 2 E	United States	Record snow depth	50.8 cm (20.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Waynesville 1 E	United States	Record snow depth	43.2 cm (17.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Kingsport	United States	Record daily precipitation	52.8 mm (2.1 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Galax Radio Wbrf	United States	Record daily precipitation	75.2 mm (3.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Newport 2 NNW	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Oak Hill	United States	Record daily precipitation	68.1 mm (2.7 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Seneca Sf 1N	United States	Record daily snowfall	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)

Counts by Type and Timescale

847 records

Records set or tied on 28 January 1998 by type: Highest daily maximum 176, Lowest daily maximum 48, Highest daily minimum 146, Lowest daily minimum 63, Heaviest daily rainfall 312, Heaviest daily snowfall 69, Deepest snow cover 33.

Records on 28 January 1998 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	176
Lowest daily maximum	48
Highest daily minimum	146
Lowest daily minimum	63
Heaviest daily rainfall	312
Heaviest daily snowfall	69
Deepest snow cover	33

Records on 28 January 1998 by timescale: all-time 13, monthly 77, daily 757.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

690 broken records

Margins by which the 690 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 381.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

28 January 1998

Top 20 records on 28 January 1998 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
28 January 1998	Union 3 SSE, US	daily snowfall	35.3 cm (13.9 in)	22.6 cm (8.9 in)	102 years	78 of 100 (Major)
28 January 1998	Salisbury, US	monthly rain	114.3 mm (4.5 in)	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	50 years	74 of 100 (Major)
28 January 1998	Jefferson 2 E, US	all-time snowfall	58.4 cm (23.0 in)	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	67 years	74 of 100 (Major)
28 January 1998	Burkes Garden, US	all-time snowfall	53.3 cm (21.0 in)	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	47 years	74 of 100 (Major)
28 January 1998	Flat Top, US	all-time snowfall	76.2 cm (30.0 in)	19.0 cm (7.5 in)	10 years	69 of 100 (Major)
28 January 1998	Princess Anne, US	monthly rain	106.7 mm (4.2 in)	46.8 mm (1.8 in)	19 years	65 of 100 (Major)
28 January 1998	Idlewild, US	all-time snowfall	53.3 cm (21.0 in)	13.9 cm (5.5 in)	55 years	63 of 100 (Major)
28 January 1998	Wytheville, US	daily snowfall	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	102 years	62 of 100 (Major)
28 January 1998	Clay, US	daily rain	58.4 mm (2.3 in)	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	46 years	62 of 100 (Major)
28 January 1998	Idlewild, US	daily rain	128.0 mm (5.0 in)	94.0 mm (3.7 in)	55 years	61 of 100 (Major)
28 January 1998	Salisbury-Wicomico Rgnl AP, US	monthly rain	113.8 mm (4.5 in)	35.3 mm (1.4 in)	36 years	61 of 100 (Major)
28 January 1998	Hot Springs, US	monthly snowfall	35.6 cm (14.0 in)	11.5 cm (4.5 in)	67 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
28 January 1998	Byllesby 1 S, US	monthly snowfall	33.0 cm (13.0 in)	16.5 cm (6.5 in)	30 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
28 January 1998	Wytheville, US	daily rain	55.4 mm (2.2 in)	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	40 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
28 January 1998	Oak Hill, US	monthly snowfall	45.7 cm (18.0 in)	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	27 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
28 January 1998	Charlottesville Albemarle AP, US	monthly rain	104.1 mm (4.1 in)	37.8 mm (1.5 in)	20 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
28 January 1998	Tipperary, AU	daily rain	113.0 mm (4.4 in)	74.9 mm (2.9 in)	44 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
28 January 1998	Vienna, US	monthly rain	94.0 mm (3.7 in)	38.9 mm (1.5 in)	7 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
28 January 1998	Glen Lyn, US	monthly rain	68.6 mm (2.7 in)	16.5 mm (0.6 in)	63 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
28 January 1998	Athens, US	all-time snowfall	55.9 cm (22.0 in)	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	23 years	56 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

1796 to 1998

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1796 to 1998. 1998 had 847 records.

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

Records on 01-28 in each year
Year	Records
1796	2
1809	1
1830	2
1834	2
1840	1
1843	1
1846	3
1848	2
1850	1
1854	1
1855	1
1857	2
1858	1
1865	1
1867	2
1869	2
1872	1
1873	1
1876	1
1880	2
1883	1
1884	1
1885	5
1888	1
1890	2
1891	1
1892	1
1893	2
1894	1
1895	10
1896	4
1897	6
1898	2
1899	1
1900	4
1901	13
1902	3
1903	15
1904	13
1905	9
1906	19
1907	31
1908	22
1909	12
1910	48
1911	29
1912	18
1913	26
1914	87
1915	55
1916	247
1917	60
1918	104
1919	18
1920	94
1921	61
1922	45
1923	51
1924	126
1925	256
1926	82
1927	143
1928	177
1929	184
1930	133
1931	407
1932	187
1933	142
1934	262
1935	360
1936	603
1937	194
1938	272
1939	247
1940	522
1941	322
1942	558
1943	405
1944	873
1945	251
1946	104
1947	598
1948	1,024
1949	1,301
1950	485
1951	626
1952	287
1953	414
1954	781
1955	402
1956	665
1957	834
1958	647
1959	381
1960	320
1961	585
1962	521
1963	1,099
1964	148
1965	511
1966	1,096
1967	817
1968	1,016
1969	998
1970	948
1971	972
1972	806
1973	827
1974	1,408
1975	744
1976	972
1977	778
1978	646
1979	1,628
1980	763
1981	827
1982	459
1983	1,546
1984	771
1985	657
1986	1,295
1987	1,094
1988	728
1989	1,649
1990	1,180
1991	636
1992	1,382
1993	1,182
1994	1,586
1995	1,080
1996	830
1997	1,159
1998	847
1999	1,399
2000	1,550
2001	1,198
2002	2,473
2003	952
2004	931
2005	1,009
2006	1,222
2007	629
2008	1,011
2009	1,394
2010	717
2011	514
2012	431
2013	1,291
2014	871
2015	1,141
2016	754
2017	410
2018	648
2019	624
2020	548
2021	814
2022	375
2023	499
2024	1,799
2025	579
2026	541

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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	619
50 to 100	24
100 to 150	20
150 to 200	18
200 to 250	7
250 to 300	1
300 to 350	0
350 to 400	1