Weather Records on 3 March 1998

957 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 3 March 1998. Highest significance: Wondoola Station, AU.

Key Facts for 3 March 1998

On 3 March 1998, 957 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
392 were record highs and 120 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 2 were all-time records, 30 monthly and 925 daily.
Wondoola Station set a monthly record daily precipitation of 173.2 mm (6.8 in) on 3 March 1998.
Across 159 earlier years (1804 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 520 records.

Record Map

957 stations

957 station records on 3 March 1998 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 3 March 1998: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Wondoola Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	173.2 mm (6.8 in)	72 of 100 (Major)
Buxton	United Kingdom	Record daily precipitation	35.1 mm (1.4 in)	65 of 100 (Major)
Hull	United Kingdom	Record daily precipitation	29.1 mm (1.1 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Hawarden Bridge	United Kingdom	Record daily precipitation	29.6 mm (1.2 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Hull	United Kingdom	Record daily precipitation	29.1 mm (1.1 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Bigfork 13 S	United States	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Donors Hill Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	157.2 mm (6.2 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Papenburg	Germany	Record daily precipitation	25.0 mm (1.0 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Knobs 4 SW	United States	Record snow depth	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Escanaba	United States	Record daily precipitation	26.2 mm (1.0 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Lead	United States	Record snow depth	144.8 cm (57.0 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Virginia City	United States	Record snow depth	48.3 cm (19.0 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Hambantota	Sri Lanka	Record high maximum temperature	33.3 C (91.9 F)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Coconut Grove	Australia	Record daily precipitation	125.0 mm (4.9 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Schleswig	Germany	Record daily precipitation	26.9 mm (1.1 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Keele	United Kingdom	Record daily precipitation	27.5 mm (1.1 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Burketown Post Office	Australia	Record low maximum temperature	23.2 C (73.8 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Gallivare_A	Sweden	Record low minimum temperature	-32.7 C (-26.9 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Plevna	United States	Record snow depth	45.7 cm (18.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Kremsmuenster	Austria	Record high maximum temperature	15.6 C (60.1 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Alwen	United Kingdom	Record daily precipitation	35.0 mm (1.4 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Wien	Austria	Record high maximum temperature	16.4 C (61.5 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Den Helder-1	Netherlands	Record high minimum temperature	7.1 C (44.8 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Woodruff	United States	Record snow depth	40.6 cm (16.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Gorlitz	Germany	Record high minimum temperature	5.8 C (42.4 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Bessaker	Norway	Record snow depth	64.0 cm (25.2 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Heinersreuth-Vollhof	Germany	Record high minimum temperature	5.6 C (42.1 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Gagnoa	Cote D'Ivoire	Record high minimum temperature	26.0 C (78.8 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Cerro de Ortega	Mexico	Record low maximum temperature	21.7 C (71.1 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Eelde	Netherlands	Record high minimum temperature	7.4 C (45.3 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Chita	Russia	Record high maximum temperature	8.6 C (47.5 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Stehag	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	25.9 mm (1.0 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Halle	Germany	Record high minimum temperature	7.1 C (44.8 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Oberstdorf	Germany	Record high maximum temperature	15.4 C (59.7 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
West Souburg	Netherlands	Record high minimum temperature	7.8 C (46.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Kjahta	Russia	Record high maximum temperature	7.8 C (46.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Havraryd_D	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	30.4 mm (1.2 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Tafjord	Norway	Record low minimum temperature	-12.4 C (9.7 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Vladivostok	Russia	Record high maximum temperature	8.7 C (47.7 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Sun Rvr 4 S	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Onslow Airport	Australia	Record high minimum temperature	29.0 C (84.2 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Sosnovo-Ozerskoe	Russia	Record high maximum temperature	4.0 C (39.2 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Ulan-Ude	Russia	Record high maximum temperature	5.3 C (41.5 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Bajramaly	Turkmenistan	Record low maximum temperature	-0.4 C (31.3 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Loggerheads: Colomendy Centre	United Kingdom	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Qinzhou	China	Record daily precipitation	33.6 mm (1.3 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Pte de la Hague	France	Record high minimum temperature	9.7 C (49.5 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Cakir	Russia	Record high maximum temperature	9.8 C (49.6 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Skq Dam	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Ponte Do Costa	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	69.5 mm (2.7 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Berlin-Tegel	Germany	Record high minimum temperature	6.6 C (43.9 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Cottbus	Germany	Record high minimum temperature	7.0 C (44.6 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Romanovka	Russia	Record high maximum temperature	5.0 C (41.0 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Hilok	Russia	Record high maximum temperature	7.9 C (46.2 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Beach	United States	Record snow depth	58.4 cm (23.0 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Liberec	Czech Republic	Record high minimum temperature	4.5 C (40.1 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Belle Ile - le Talut	France	Record high minimum temperature	10.7 C (51.3 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Kautokeino	Norway	Record low minimum temperature	-36.4 C (-33.5 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Kyra	Russia	Record high maximum temperature	9.1 C (48.4 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Belle Ile - le Talut	France	Record high maximum temperature	14.9 C (58.8 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

957 records

Records set or tied on 3 March 1998 by type: Highest daily maximum 182, Lowest daily maximum 25, Highest daily minimum 210, Lowest daily minimum 95, Heaviest daily rainfall 397, Heaviest daily snowfall 29, Deepest snow cover 19.

Records on 3 March 1998 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	182
Lowest daily maximum	25
Highest daily minimum	210
Lowest daily minimum	95
Heaviest daily rainfall	397
Heaviest daily snowfall	29
Deepest snow cover	19

Records on 3 March 1998 by timescale: all-time 2, monthly 30, daily 925.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

811 broken records

Margins by which the 811 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 635.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

3 March 1998

Top 20 records on 3 March 1998 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
3 March 1998	Wondoola Station, AU	monthly rain	173.2 mm (6.8 in)	75.7 mm (3.0 in)	47 years	72 of 100 (Major)
3 March 1998	Buxton, GB	daily rain	35.1 mm (1.4 in)	18.8 mm (0.7 in)	76 years	65 of 100 (Major)
3 March 1998	Hull, GB	daily rain	29.1 mm (1.1 in)	22.0 mm (0.9 in)	39 years	60 of 100 (Major)
3 March 1998	Hawarden Bridge, GB	daily rain	29.6 mm (1.2 in)	20.0 mm (0.8 in)	41 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
3 March 1998	Hull, GB	daily rain	29.1 mm (1.1 in)	22.0 mm (0.9 in)	39 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
3 March 1998	Bigfork 13 S, US	daily rain	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	18.5 mm (0.7 in)	36 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
3 March 1998	Donors Hill Station, AU	monthly rain	157.2 mm (6.2 in)	15.0 mm (0.6 in)	98 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
3 March 1998	Papenburg, DE	daily rain	25.0 mm (1.0 in)	17.9 mm (0.7 in)	41 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
3 March 1998	Knobs 4 SW, US	daily snow depth	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	40 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
3 March 1998	Escanaba, US	daily rain	26.2 mm (1.0 in)	13.2 mm (0.5 in)	72 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
3 March 1998	Lead, US	daily snow depth	144.8 cm (57.0 in)	63.5 cm (25.0 in)	33 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
3 March 1998	Virginia City, US	monthly snow depth	48.3 cm (19.0 in)	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	46 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
3 March 1998	Hambantota, LK	daily high max	33.3 C (91.9 F)	0.8 C (1.4 F)	96 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
3 March 1998	Coconut Grove, AU	daily rain	125.0 mm (4.9 in)	81.3 mm (3.2 in)	32 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
3 March 1998	Schleswig, DE	daily rain	26.9 mm (1.1 in)	13.7 mm (0.5 in)	19 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
3 March 1998	Keele, GB	daily rain	27.5 mm (1.1 in)	12.5 mm (0.5 in)	28 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
3 March 1998	Burketown Post Office, AU	daily low max	23.2 C (73.8 F)	2.9 C (5.2 F)	68 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
3 March 1998	Gallivare_A, SE	daily low min	-32.7 C (-26.9 F)	0.2 C (0.4 F)	98 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
3 March 1998	Plevna, US	daily snow depth	45.7 cm (18.0 in)	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	80 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
3 March 1998	Kremsmuenster, AT	daily high max	15.6 C (60.1 F)	1.8 C (3.2 F)	80 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

1804 to 1998

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1804 to 1998. 1998 had 957 records.

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

Records on 03-03 in each year
Year	Records
1804	1
1840	1
1842	1
1843	1
1845	3
1846	3
1850	1
1851	2
1852	1
1853	1
1859	2
1862	2
1863	1
1866	1
1868	1
1869	1
1870	1
1875	1
1877	2
1878	2
1886	2
1887	1
1888	2
1889	4
1890	8
1891	2
1892	3
1893	1
1895	2
1896	6
1897	6
1898	4
1899	3
1900	9
1901	10
1902	8
1903	14
1904	9
1905	21
1906	24
1907	6
1908	7
1909	32
1910	6
1911	13
1912	73
1913	34
1914	24
1915	18
1916	36
1917	60
1918	61
1919	76
1920	56
1921	138
1922	56
1923	280
1924	83
1925	406
1926	152
1927	143
1928	79
1929	173
1930	203
1931	259
1932	279
1933	143
1934	504
1935	248
1936	265
1937	187
1938	455
1939	179
1940	300
1941	819
1942	454
1943	1,533
1944	366
1945	649
1946	530
1947	761
1948	449
1949	266
1950	780
1951	1,006
1952	810
1953	668
1954	480
1955	884
1956	669
1957	261
1958	247
1959	360
1960	2,276
1961	650
1962	568
1963	309
1964	794
1965	835
1966	949
1967	520
1968	697
1969	395
1970	705
1971	888
1972	1,141
1973	557
1974	1,849
1975	534
1976	1,611
1977	949
1978	1,504
1979	1,037
1980	1,741
1981	642
1982	968
1983	1,676
1984	378
1985	740
1986	987
1987	1,497
1988	1,081
1989	1,443
1990	775
1991	1,169
1992	1,354
1993	607
1994	1,574
1995	1,234
1996	693
1997	1,704
1998	957
1999	1,187
2000	1,049
2001	903
2002	1,880
2003	876
2004	778
2005	727
2006	604
2007	888
2008	917
2009	1,671
2010	685
2011	677
2012	866
2013	719
2014	2,301
2015	543
2016	545
2017	315
2018	516
2019	1,795
2020	678
2021	553
2022	962
2023	809
2024	1,359
2025	695
2026	970

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Data for records on 1998-03-03: 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 100	805
100 to 200	4
200 to 300	1
300 to 400	0
400 to 500	0
500 to 600	0
600 to 700	1