Weather Records on 5 March 1998

1,016 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 5 March 1998. Highest significance: Ekalaka, US.

Key Facts for 5 March 1998

On 5 March 1998, 1,016 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
534 were record highs and 121 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 3 were all-time records, 45 monthly and 968 daily.
Ekalaka set a daily record snow depth of 43.2 cm (17.0 in) on 5 March 1998.
Across 164 earlier years (1794 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 478 records.

Record Map

1,016 stations

1,016 station records on 5 March 1998 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 5 March 1998: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Ekalaka	United States	Record snow depth	43.2 cm (17.0 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Knobs 4 SW	United States	Record snow depth	33.0 cm (13.0 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Canelas	Mexico	Record low minimum temperature	-5.0 C (23.0 F)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Lead	United States	Record snow depth	147.3 cm (58.0 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Kowanyama Airport	Australia	Record daily precipitation	153.8 mm (6.1 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Iffley Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	122.0 mm (4.8 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Kisinev	Moldova	Record high minimum temperature	8.9 C (48.0 F)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Lichtentanne	Germany	Record high maximum temperature	16.4 C (61.5 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Midland	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Rutland Plains Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	129.0 mm (5.1 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Podor	Senegal	Record high minimum temperature	24.3 C (75.7 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Palmerville	Australia	Record low minimum temperature	16.0 C (60.8 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Normanton Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	136.8 mm (5.4 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Idaho City	United States	Record low maximum temperature	0.0 C (32.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Odesa	Ukraine	Record high minimum temperature	8.2 C (46.8 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Miranda Downs Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	65.2 mm (2.6 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Broadus	United States	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Woodruff	United States	Record snow depth	43.2 cm (17.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Praha-Klementinum	Czech Republic	Record high maximum temperature	17.9 C (64.2 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
King City	United States	Record low maximum temperature	10.0 C (50.0 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Santa Elena de Uair	Venezuela	Record high minimum temperature	22.4 C (72.3 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Karlsruhe	Germany	Record high maximum temperature	18.3 C (64.9 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Bamberg	Germany	Record high maximum temperature	18.0 C (64.4 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Nurnberg	Germany	Record high maximum temperature	18.0 C (64.4 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Hachijojima	Japan	Record daily precipitation	149.1 mm (5.9 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Olekminsk	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	-6.3 C (20.7 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Col du Grand St-Bernard	Switzerland	Record daily precipitation	32.5 mm (1.3 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Amidon	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Powder River #2	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Esmeralda Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	95.4 mm (3.8 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Kaunas	Lithuania	Record high maximum temperature	12.1 C (53.8 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Don Muang	Thailand	Record high minimum temperature	26.7 C (80.1 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Odesa	Ukraine	Record high maximum temperature	19.3 C (66.7 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Ste Marie (River)	United States	Record daily snowfall	6.1 cm (2.4 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Lovelock Derby Fld AP	United States	Record daily snowfall	6.9 cm (2.7 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Tapalapa	Mexico	Record high maximum temperature	38.9 C (102.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Corozal Substn	Puerto Rico [United States]	Record high maximum temperature	33.3 C (91.9 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Newton 6 SSE	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Carlin Newmont Mine	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Minden	United States	Record daily snowfall	24.1 cm (9.5 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Huejotzingo	Mexico	Record high maximum temperature	31.7 C (89.1 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Nice	France	Record high maximum temperature	22.6 C (72.7 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Murotomisaki	Japan	Record daily precipitation	43.9 mm (1.7 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Tilzapotla	Mexico	Record low minimum temperature	10.0 C (50.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Bessaker	Norway	Record snow depth	35.0 cm (13.8 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Aldan	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	-8.1 C (17.4 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Hardin	United States	Record snow depth	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Dupree	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Tsu	Japan	Record daily precipitation	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Hysham 25 SSE	United States	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Trotters 3 SSE	United States	Record snow depth	63.5 cm (25.0 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Camp Crook	United States	Record snow depth	50.8 cm (20.0 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Newell	United States	Record snow depth	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Aurukun Shire Council	Australia	Record daily precipitation	143.6 mm (5.7 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Hollenstein (Kraftwerk)	Germany	Record high maximum temperature	16.0 C (60.8 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Constanta	Romania	Record high maximum temperature	24.5 C (76.1 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Knobs 4 SW	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Irako	Japan	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Albacete Los Llanos	Spain	Record high maximum temperature	23.5 C (74.3 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Ingomar 9 E	United States	Record daily snowfall	6.4 cm (2.5 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

1,016 records

Records set or tied on 5 March 1998 by type: Highest daily maximum 353, Lowest daily maximum 54, Highest daily minimum 181, Lowest daily minimum 67, Heaviest daily rainfall 267, Heaviest daily snowfall 62, Deepest snow cover 32.

Records on 5 March 1998 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	353
Lowest daily maximum	54
Highest daily minimum	181
Lowest daily minimum	67
Heaviest daily rainfall	267
Heaviest daily snowfall	62
Deepest snow cover	32

Records on 5 March 1998 by timescale: all-time 3, monthly 45, daily 968.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

816 broken records

Margins by which the 816 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

5 March 1998

Top 20 records on 5 March 1998 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
5 March 1998	Ekalaka, US	daily snow depth	43.2 cm (17.0 in)	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	51 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
5 March 1998	Knobs 4 SW, US	daily snow depth	33.0 cm (13.0 in)	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	40 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
5 March 1998	Canelas, MX	daily low min	-5.0 C (23.0 F)	10.0 C (18.0 F)	32 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
5 March 1998	Lead, US	daily snow depth	147.3 cm (58.0 in)	63.5 cm (25.0 in)	33 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
5 March 1998	Kowanyama Airport, AU	daily rain	153.8 mm (6.1 in)	37.2 mm (1.5 in)	80 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
5 March 1998	Iffley Station, AU	daily rain	122.0 mm (4.8 in)	72.0 mm (2.8 in)	8 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
5 March 1998	Kisinev, MD	daily high min	8.9 C (48.0 F)	2.4 C (4.3 F)	100 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
5 March 1998	Lichtentanne, DE	daily high max	16.4 C (61.5 F)	2.4 C (4.3 F)	133 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
5 March 1998	Midland, US	daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	2.6 cm (1.0 in)	101 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
5 March 1998	Rutland Plains Station, AU	monthly rain	129.0 mm (5.1 in)	39.0 mm (1.5 in)	12 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
5 March 1998	Podor, SN	daily high min	24.3 C (75.7 F)	0.7 C (1.3 F)	140 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
5 March 1998	Palmerville, AU	daily low min	16.0 C (60.8 F)	3.4 C (6.1 F)	36 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
5 March 1998	Normanton Post Office, AU	daily rain	136.8 mm (5.4 in)	59.1 mm (2.3 in)	24 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
5 March 1998	Idaho City, US	daily low max	0.0 C (32.0 F)	0.6 C (1.1 F)	103 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
5 March 1998	Odesa, UA	daily high min	8.2 C (46.8 F)	2.7 C (4.9 F)	77 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
5 March 1998	Miranda Downs Station, AU	daily rain	65.2 mm (2.6 in)	13.1 mm (0.5 in)	80 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
5 March 1998	Broadus, US	daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	10.1 cm (4.0 in)	33 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
5 March 1998	Woodruff, US	daily snow depth	43.2 cm (17.0 in)	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	80 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
5 March 1998	Praha-Klementinum, CZ	daily high max	17.9 C (64.2 F)	1.6 C (2.9 F)	77 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
5 March 1998	King City, US	daily low max	10.0 C (50.0 F)	4.4 C (7.9 F)	63 years	35 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 1,016 records.

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

Records on 03-05 in each year
Year	Records
1794	1
1801	1
1810	1
1821	2
1845	3
1846	1
1849	1
1853	1
1855	1
1858	1
1859	5
1861	1
1862	2
1863	1
1864	1
1868	1
1871	1
1872	4
1875	3
1876	1
1877	1
1878	1
1880	5
1882	1
1884	2
1886	1
1887	1
1888	4
1889	3
1890	3
1892	3
1893	2
1894	4
1895	6
1896	1
1897	2
1898	3
1899	5
1900	2
1901	11
1902	15
1903	16
1904	3
1905	6
1906	15
1907	17
1908	12
1909	19
1910	34
1911	14
1912	31
1913	47
1914	27
1915	32
1916	14
1917	79
1918	82
1919	226
1920	102
1921	184
1922	42
1923	65
1924	159
1925	198
1926	240
1927	182
1928	68
1929	247
1930	118
1931	268
1932	320
1933	352
1934	347
1935	503
1936	125
1937	417
1938	350
1939	628
1940	150
1941	245
1942	287
1943	692
1944	485
1945	743
1946	706
1947	428
1948	946
1949	378
1950	534
1951	644
1952	347
1953	184
1954	468
1955	1,402
1956	658
1957	479
1958	365
1959	749
1960	2,228
1961	834
1962	491
1963	630
1964	852
1965	715
1966	539
1967	343
1968	1,029
1969	338
1970	317
1971	888
1972	810
1973	378
1974	912
1975	429
1976	1,479
1977	812
1978	1,689
1979	889
1980	418
1981	665
1982	525
1983	2,283
1984	648
1985	637
1986	754
1987	1,928
1988	623
1989	1,673
1990	836
1991	1,246
1992	1,488
1993	813
1994	796
1995	1,489
1996	856
1997	1,026
1998	1,016
1999	644
2000	1,127
2001	755
2002	1,373
2003	1,061
2004	1,558
2005	1,129
2006	624
2007	728
2008	913
2009	1,159
2010	729
2011	696
2012	575
2013	694
2014	1,006
2015	1,551
2016	875
2017	847
2018	652
2019	1,809
2020	1,274
2021	373
2022	635
2023	717
2024	979
2025	1,071
2026	992

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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 100	805
100 to 200	7
200 to 300	2
300 to 400	1
400 to 500	0
500 to 600	0
600 to 700	1