Weather Records on 9 March 1998

1,710 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 9 March 1998. Highest significance: Angola, US.

Key Facts for 9 March 1998

On 9 March 1998, 1,710 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
361 were record highs and 411 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 9 were all-time records, 63 monthly and 1,638 daily.
Angola set a daily record precipitation of 53.6 mm (2.1 in) on 9 March 1998.
Across 169 earlier years (1798 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 477 records.

Record Map

1,710 stations

1,710 station records on 9 March 1998 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 9 March 1998: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Angola	United States	Record daily precipitation	53.6 mm (2.1 in)	80 of 100 (Exceptional)
Lumberton	United States	Record daily precipitation	106.7 mm (4.2 in)	72 of 100 (Major)
Long Creek	United States	Record daily precipitation	241.3 mm (9.5 in)	72 of 100 (Major)
Rocky Mt 8 ESE	United States	Record daily precipitation	77.0 mm (3.0 in)	68 of 100 (Major)
Chicago Midway AP 3SW	United States	Record daily snowfall	27.7 cm (10.9 in)	67 of 100 (Major)
Batesburg	United States	Record daily precipitation	74.2 mm (2.9 in)	67 of 100 (Major)
Stillmore	United States	Record daily precipitation	72.4 mm (2.9 in)	66 of 100 (Major)
Claflin	United States	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	66 of 100 (Major)
Effingham	United States	Record daily precipitation	74.7 mm (2.9 in)	66 of 100 (Major)
Albion	United States	Record daily precipitation	46.0 mm (1.8 in)	65 of 100 (Major)
Freehold-Marlboro	United States	Record daily precipitation	73.4 mm (2.9 in)	63 of 100 (Major)
Streator 2SE	United States	Record daily precipitation	36.3 mm (1.4 in)	62 of 100 (Major)
Rantoul	United States	Record daily precipitation	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Valparaiso Wtr Wks	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.5 mm (2.0 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Greenfield	United States	Record daily snowfall	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Bridgehampton	United States	Record daily precipitation	74.2 mm (2.9 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Raleigh State UNIV	United States	Record daily precipitation	51.3 mm (2.0 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Mt Ayr	United States	Record daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Miami Beach	United States	Record daily precipitation	55.9 mm (2.2 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Florence 8 NE	United States	Record daily precipitation	71.4 mm (2.8 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Valparaiso Wtr Wks	United States	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Osceola	United States	Record daily snowfall	23.1 cm (9.1 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Enterprise	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Kanopolis Lake	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Reeder 13 N	United States	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Pelion 0.8 NW	United States	Record daily precipitation	67.3 mm (2.6 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Augusta State AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	59.2 mm (2.3 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Hartford-Bradley Intl AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	61.0 mm (2.4 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Providence	United States	Record daily precipitation	76.7 mm (3.0 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Worcester	United States	Record daily precipitation	94.7 mm (3.7 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Goshen 3SW	United States	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Wheatfield	United States	Record daily precipitation	56.9 mm (2.2 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Ashburnham	United States	Record daily precipitation	66.8 mm (2.6 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Kingstree	United States	Record daily precipitation	101.6 mm (4.0 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Sandersville	United States	Record daily precipitation	93.0 mm (3.7 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Morris 1NW	United States	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Osceola	United States	Record daily precipitation	29.5 mm (1.2 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Aiken 5SE	United States	Record daily precipitation	81.3 mm (3.2 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Miami WSO City	United States	Record daily precipitation	55.9 mm (2.2 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Albany 3 SE	United States	Record daily precipitation	100.8 mm (4.0 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Brockton	United States	Record daily precipitation	81.3 mm (3.2 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Ann Arbor U of Mich	United States	Record daily precipitation	34.8 mm (1.4 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Boyne Falls	United States	Record daily snowfall	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Amity 4 NE	United States	Record daily precipitation	43.9 mm (1.7 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Ekalaka	United States	Record snow depth	38.1 cm (15.0 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Bertrand	United States	Record daily snowfall	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Friend 3E	United States	Record snow depth	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Stryker	United States	Record daily precipitation	48.5 mm (1.9 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Orangeburg 2	United States	Record daily precipitation	54.4 mm (2.1 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Delphi 2 N	United States	Record daily precipitation	51.6 mm (2.0 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Lapeer Wwtp	United States	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Conception	United States	Record daily snowfall	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Maryville 2E	United States	Record daily snowfall	17.3 cm (6.8 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Belleplain STN Forest	United States	Record daily precipitation	54.6 mm (2.1 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Mauston 1 SE	United States	Record daily snowfall	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Platteville	United States	Record daily snowfall	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
S Bend AP	United States	Record daily snowfall	31.0 cm (12.2 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Zhengzhou	China	Record daily precipitation	29.3 mm (1.2 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Bessaker	Norway	Record snow depth	60.0 cm (23.6 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Farmerville	United States	Record daily precipitation	76.2 mm (3.0 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)

Counts by Type and Timescale

1,710 records

Records set or tied on 9 March 1998 by type: Highest daily maximum 137, Lowest daily maximum 221, Highest daily minimum 224, Lowest daily minimum 190, Heaviest daily rainfall 619, Heaviest daily snowfall 194, Deepest snow cover 125.

Records on 9 March 1998 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	137
Lowest daily maximum	221
Highest daily minimum	224
Lowest daily minimum	190
Heaviest daily rainfall	619
Heaviest daily snowfall	194
Deepest snow cover	125

Records on 9 March 1998 by timescale: all-time 9, monthly 63, daily 1,638.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

1,424 broken records

Margins by which the 1,424 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 559.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

9 March 1998

Top 20 records on 9 March 1998 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
9 March 1998	Angola, US	daily rain	53.6 mm (2.1 in)	35.8 mm (1.4 in)	100 years	80 of 100 (Exceptional)
9 March 1998	Lumberton, US	daily rain	106.7 mm (4.2 in)	70.9 mm (2.8 in)	79 years	72 of 100 (Major)
9 March 1998	Long Creek, US	all-time rain	241.3 mm (9.5 in)	80.0 mm (3.1 in)	24 years	72 of 100 (Major)
9 March 1998	Rocky Mt 8 ESE, US	daily rain	77.0 mm (3.0 in)	46.5 mm (1.8 in)	76 years	68 of 100 (Major)
9 March 1998	Chicago Midway AP 3SW, US	daily snowfall	27.7 cm (10.9 in)	22.6 cm (8.9 in)	67 years	67 of 100 (Major)
9 March 1998	Batesburg, US	daily rain	74.2 mm (2.9 in)	44.7 mm (1.8 in)	92 years	67 of 100 (Major)
9 March 1998	Stillmore, US	daily rain	72.4 mm (2.9 in)	54.6 mm (2.1 in)	71 years	66 of 100 (Major)
9 March 1998	Claflin, US	daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	68 years	66 of 100 (Major)
9 March 1998	Effingham, US	daily rain	74.7 mm (2.9 in)	36.6 mm (1.4 in)	92 years	66 of 100 (Major)
9 March 1998	Albion, US	daily rain	46.0 mm (1.8 in)	28.7 mm (1.1 in)	56 years	65 of 100 (Major)
9 March 1998	Freehold-Marlboro, US	daily rain	73.4 mm (2.9 in)	27.4 mm (1.1 in)	120 years	63 of 100 (Major)
9 March 1998	Streator 2SE, US	daily rain	36.3 mm (1.4 in)	23.6 mm (0.9 in)	88 years	62 of 100 (Major)
9 March 1998	Rantoul, US	daily rain	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	20.5 mm (0.8 in)	100 years	61 of 100 (Major)
9 March 1998	Valparaiso Wtr Wks, US	daily rain	50.5 mm (2.0 in)	35.8 mm (1.4 in)	33 years	60 of 100 (Major)
9 March 1998	Greenfield, US	daily snowfall	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	57 years	60 of 100 (Major)
9 March 1998	Bridgehampton, US	daily rain	74.2 mm (2.9 in)	46.3 mm (1.8 in)	56 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
9 March 1998	Raleigh State UNIV, US	daily rain	51.3 mm (2.0 in)	23.6 mm (0.9 in)	92 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
9 March 1998	Mt Ayr, US	daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	15.3 cm (6.0 in)	48 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
9 March 1998	Miami Beach, US	daily rain	55.9 mm (2.2 in)	41.4 mm (1.6 in)	44 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
9 March 1998	Florence 8 NE, US	daily rain	71.4 mm (2.8 in)	33.8 mm (1.3 in)	76 years	57 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

1798 to 1998

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1798 to 1998. 1998 had 1,710 records.

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

Records on 03-09 in each year
Year	Records
1798	1
1807	1
1808	2
1811	3
1813	2
1814	1
1815	1
1824	1
1834	1
1839	1
1840	1
1845	3
1846	1
1847	1
1849	1
1850	2
1855	1
1858	1
1860	1
1862	2
1863	2
1864	3
1866	1
1867	1
1869	1
1871	2
1872	1
1878	1
1880	2
1881	2
1882	3
1883	1
1885	1
1886	3
1888	1
1890	9
1891	4
1892	6
1893	6
1895	1
1896	3
1897	5
1898	2
1899	2
1901	3
1902	9
1903	29
1904	8
1905	7
1906	11
1907	6
1908	36
1909	14
1910	21
1911	35
1912	25
1913	100
1914	66
1915	39
1916	53
1917	52
1918	32
1919	57
1920	23
1921	89
1922	31
1923	148
1924	104
1925	211
1926	133
1927	107
1928	187
1929	210
1930	114
1931	387
1932	1,604
1933	136
1934	266
1935	288
1936	350
1937	172
1938	209
1939	400
1940	263
1941	366
1942	453
1943	679
1944	685
1945	107
1946	249
1947	249
1948	857
1949	436
1950	382
1951	777
1952	266
1953	338
1954	689
1955	629
1956	452
1957	547
1958	534
1959	138
1960	1,155
1961	416
1962	552
1963	349
1964	1,148
1965	305
1966	478
1967	731
1968	771
1969	858
1970	403
1971	457
1972	957
1973	930
1974	1,694
1975	639
1976	635
1977	1,418
1978	952
1979	856
1980	444
1981	1,199
1982	879
1983	996
1984	1,365
1985	710
1986	965
1987	1,043
1988	743
1989	1,504
1990	1,140
1991	447
1992	1,377
1993	658
1994	1,897
1995	1,910
1996	3,236
1997	759
1998	1,710
1999	1,369
2000	2,384
2001	838
2002	1,514
2003	1,120
2004	1,162
2005	937
2006	1,129
2007	634
2008	1,201
2009	1,110
2010	1,409
2011	958
2012	909
2013	1,015
2014	982
2015	655
2016	1,285
2017	678
2018	435
2019	901
2020	759
2021	746
2022	1,209
2023	1,119
2024	536
2025	656
2026	1,050

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Data for records on 1998-03-09: 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	1,347
100 to 200	66
200 to 300	8
300 to 400	2
400 to 500	0
500 to 600	1