Weather Records on 11 March 1998

2,609 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 11 March 1998. Highest significance: Culicup Estate, AU.

Key Facts for 11 March 1998

On 11 March 1998, 2,609 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
318 were record highs and 1,666 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 3 were all-time records, 91 monthly and 2,515 daily.
Culicup Estate set a daily record precipitation of 65.0 mm (2.6 in) on 11 March 1998.
Across 166 earlier years (1793 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 460 records.

Record Map

2,000 stations, highest significance shown

2,000 station records on 11 March 1998 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 11 March 1998: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Culicup Estate	Australia	Record daily precipitation	65.0 mm (2.6 in)	67 of 100 (Major)
Newbicup	Australia	Record daily precipitation	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	65 of 100 (Major)
Mandurah Park	Australia	Record daily precipitation	40.4 mm (1.6 in)	64 of 100 (Major)
Abilene	United States	Record snow depth	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	63 of 100 (Major)
Ekalaka	United States	Record snow depth	38.1 cm (15.0 in)	63 of 100 (Major)
Aldervale	Australia	Record daily precipitation	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Friend 3E	United States	Record snow depth	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Hickman	United States	Record snow depth	33.0 cm (13.0 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Glen Mervyn	Australia	Record daily precipitation	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Boyup Brook	Australia	Record daily precipitation	37.6 mm (1.5 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Lilydale	Australia	Record daily precipitation	36.2 mm (1.4 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Cape Naturaliste	Australia	Record daily precipitation	28.0 mm (1.1 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Tambellup	Australia	Record daily precipitation	35.0 mm (1.4 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Cranbrook	Australia	Record daily precipitation	27.0 mm (1.1 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Riverdale	Australia	Record daily precipitation	28.0 mm (1.1 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Arundel	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.6 mm (1.0 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Auburn 5 ESE	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-13.3 C (8.1 F)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Bennet	United States	Record snow depth	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Cottonwood Falls	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Sunshine 3NE	United States	Record snow depth	38.1 cm (15.0 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Brunswick Junction	Australia	Record daily precipitation	27.0 mm (1.1 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Wilga	Australia	Record daily precipitation	37.0 mm (1.5 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Ayutla	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	32.8 mm (1.3 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Sokna II	Norway	Record daily precipitation	26.5 mm (1.0 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Hettinger	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-37.8 C (-36.0 F)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Oak Park	Australia	Record daily precipitation	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Boscabel	Australia	Record daily precipitation	28.6 mm (1.1 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Woodanilling	Australia	Record daily precipitation	26.6 mm (1.0 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Richfield	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-13.3 C (8.1 F)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Selby	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-33.9 C (-29.0 F)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Marradong	Australia	Record daily precipitation	27.0 mm (1.1 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Youngs Siding	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.2 mm (1.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Horseshoe	Australia	Record daily precipitation	39.8 mm (1.6 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Newton	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-7.8 C (18.0 F)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Newell	United States	Record snow depth	33.0 cm (13.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Scandia	United States	Record snow depth	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Firth	United States	Record snow depth	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Stephan 2 NW	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-31.1 C (-24.0 F)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Wessington Springs	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-25.0 C (-13.0 F)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Glen Elder Lake	United States	Record snow depth	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Plevna	United States	Record snow depth	45.7 cm (18.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Orleans 2 W	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Ipswich	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-27.8 C (-18.0 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Lake Providence	United States	Record low maximum temperature	5.6 C (42.1 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Ekalaka	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-27.8 C (-18.0 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Glendive	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-14.4 C (6.1 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Superior	United States	Record snow depth	35.6 cm (14.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Bowman	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-33.3 C (-27.9 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Towner 2 NE	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-34.4 C (-29.9 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Dudinin	Australia	Record daily precipitation	28.0 mm (1.1 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Redlands	Australia	Record daily precipitation	26.6 mm (1.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Twolganup	Australia	Record daily precipitation	26.5 mm (1.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Murotomisaki	Japan	Record daily precipitation	74.9 mm (2.9 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Pamplona (Observatorio)	Spain	Record daily precipitation	29.8 mm (1.2 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Corning	United States	Record low maximum temperature	2.2 C (36.0 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Valparaiso Wtr Wks	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-6.1 C (21.0 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Mankato	United States	Record snow depth	38.1 cm (15.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Forman 5 SSE	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-15.6 C (3.9 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Mellette 4 W	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-14.4 C (6.1 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Wungong Dam	Australia	Record daily precipitation	30.8 mm (1.2 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)

Counts by Type and Timescale

2,609 records

Records set or tied on 11 March 1998 by type: Highest daily maximum 201, Lowest daily maximum 956, Highest daily minimum 117, Lowest daily minimum 710, Heaviest daily rainfall 431, Heaviest daily snowfall 80, Deepest snow cover 114.

Records on 11 March 1998 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	201
Lowest daily maximum	956
Highest daily minimum	117
Lowest daily minimum	710
Heaviest daily rainfall	431
Heaviest daily snowfall	80
Deepest snow cover	114

Records on 11 March 1998 by timescale: all-time 3, monthly 91, daily 2,515.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

2,162 broken records

Margins by which the 2,162 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 356.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

11 March 1998

Top 20 records on 11 March 1998 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
11 March 1998	Culicup Estate, AU	daily rain	65.0 mm (2.6 in)	55.3 mm (2.2 in)	68 years	67 of 100 (Major)
11 March 1998	Newbicup, AU	daily rain	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	39.9 mm (1.6 in)	60 years	65 of 100 (Major)
11 March 1998	Mandurah Park, AU	daily rain	40.4 mm (1.6 in)	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	72 years	64 of 100 (Major)
11 March 1998	Abilene, US	daily snow depth	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	22.8 cm (9.0 in)	47 years	63 of 100 (Major)
11 March 1998	Ekalaka, US	daily snow depth	38.1 cm (15.0 in)	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	51 years	63 of 100 (Major)
11 March 1998	Aldervale, AU	daily rain	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	28.0 mm (1.1 in)	67 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
11 March 1998	Friend 3E, US	daily snow depth	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	72 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
11 March 1998	Hickman, US	daily snow depth	33.0 cm (13.0 in)	33.0 cm (13.0 in)	48 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
11 March 1998	Glen Mervyn, AU	daily rain	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	23.6 mm (0.9 in)	83 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
11 March 1998	Boyup Brook, AU	daily rain	37.6 mm (1.5 in)	27.7 mm (1.1 in)	60 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
11 March 1998	Lilydale, AU	daily rain	36.2 mm (1.4 in)	30.6 mm (1.2 in)	68 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
11 March 1998	Cape Naturaliste, AU	daily rain	28.0 mm (1.1 in)	19.4 mm (0.8 in)	67 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
11 March 1998	Tambellup, AU	daily rain	35.0 mm (1.4 in)	18.2 mm (0.7 in)	72 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
11 March 1998	Cranbrook, AU	daily rain	27.0 mm (1.1 in)	19.1 mm (0.8 in)	60 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
11 March 1998	Riverdale, AU	daily rain	28.0 mm (1.1 in)	23.4 mm (0.9 in)	68 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
11 March 1998	Arundel, AU	daily rain	25.6 mm (1.0 in)	14.2 mm (0.6 in)	80 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
11 March 1998	Auburn 5 ESE, US	monthly low max	-13.3 C (8.1 F)	1.6 C (2.9 F)	99 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
11 March 1998	Kostroma, RU	daily rain	16.6 mm (0.7 in)	9.8 mm (0.39 in)	51 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
11 March 1998	Tot-Ma, RU	daily rain	9.8 mm (0.39 in)	3.2 mm (0.13 in)	112 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
11 March 1998	Whitby Falls, AU	daily rain	18.4 mm (0.7 in)	17.1 mm (0.7 in)	67 years	20 of 100 (Routine)

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

1793 to 1998

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1793 to 1998. 1998 had 2,609 records.

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

Records on 03-11 in each year
Year	Records
1793	1
1810	3
1814	1
1822	1
1844	1
1845	2
1847	3
1849	1
1850	2
1854	3
1855	1
1858	3
1859	1
1860	2
1862	1
1863	1
1868	1
1870	1
1874	2
1877	1
1878	1
1879	2
1880	1
1881	5
1882	2
1883	1
1884	1
1885	2
1886	3
1888	4
1889	1
1890	4
1891	5
1892	3
1893	2
1894	6
1896	4
1897	4
1898	2
1899	1
1900	4
1901	13
1902	8
1903	12
1904	7
1905	6
1906	38
1907	7
1908	10
1909	26
1910	19
1911	19
1912	19
1913	22
1914	25
1915	18
1916	29
1917	49
1918	58
1919	39
1920	15
1921	66
1922	42
1923	78
1924	265
1925	264
1926	134
1927	277
1928	119
1929	210
1930	105
1931	273
1932	1,123
1933	300
1934	764
1935	520
1936	356
1937	188
1938	120
1939	569
1940	417
1941	265
1942	225
1943	251
1944	304
1945	262
1946	461
1947	234
1948	2,148
1949	329
1950	671
1951	677
1952	804
1953	330
1954	489
1955	1,103
1956	964
1957	521
1958	441
1959	189
1960	1,115
1961	353
1962	674
1963	440
1964	296
1965	386
1966	539
1967	1,272
1968	519
1969	1,093
1970	389
1971	552
1972	1,320
1973	1,406
1974	956
1975	592
1976	375
1977	1,690
1978	579
1979	891
1980	472
1981	1,539
1982	807
1983	943
1984	743
1985	829
1986	747
1987	596
1988	1,176
1989	1,894
1990	2,496
1991	532
1992	1,083
1993	561
1994	689
1995	1,138
1996	1,339
1997	1,152
1998	2,609
1999	533
2000	1,199
2001	802
2002	736
2003	935
2004	826
2005	988
2006	1,590
2007	830
2008	816
2009	1,195
2010	966
2011	734
2012	868
2013	949
2014	556
2015	897
2016	1,249
2017	483
2018	479
2019	767
2020	605
2021	980
2022	1,203
2023	984
2024	424
2025	699
2026	1,580

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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	2,085
50 to 100	44
100 to 150	17
150 to 200	6
200 to 250	6
250 to 300	1
300 to 350	2
350 to 400	1