Weather Records on 14 March 1998

627 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 14 March 1998. Highest significance: Erbent, TM.

Key Facts for 14 March 1998

On 14 March 1998, 627 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
243 were record highs and 144 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 1 were all-time records, 33 monthly and 593 daily.
Erbent set a monthly record daily precipitation of 101.1 mm (4.0 in) on 14 March 1998.
Across 156 earlier years (1810 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 505 records.

Record Map

627 stations

627 station records on 14 March 1998 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 14 March 1998: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Erbent	Turkmenistan	Record daily precipitation	101.1 mm (4.0 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Alto Uruguai	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	76.7 mm (3.0 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Ionia 2SSW	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.7 cm (4.2 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Waterloo	United States	Record snow depth	33.0 cm (13.0 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Summerville 4W	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-7.2 C (19.0 F)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Tripoli Airport	Libya	Record daily precipitation	99.1 mm (3.9 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Mayaguez AP	Puerto Rico [United States]	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Olney 5 NNW	United States	Record daily precipitation	65.5 mm (2.6 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Elkhorn	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-11.7 C (10.9 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Marlinton	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-16.1 C (3.0 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Newport	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-6.7 C (19.9 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Greeley	United States	Record snow depth	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Jefferson 2 E	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-14.4 C (6.1 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Campina da Alegria	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	83.3 mm (3.3 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Saudades	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	104.0 mm (4.1 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Big Rapids Wtp	United States	Record daily snowfall	11.4 cm (4.5 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Boys Town	United States	Record snow depth	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Woodruff	United States	Record snow depth	48.3 cm (19.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Salto Sapucai	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	95.7 mm (3.8 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Blaine	United States	Record snow depth	35.6 cm (14.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Terra Roxa	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	75.2 mm (3.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Lamoni	United States	Record snow depth	33.0 cm (13.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
El Barril	Mexico	Record high maximum temperature	36.1 C (97.0 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Ekalaka	United States	Record snow depth	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Plevna	United States	Record snow depth	35.6 cm (14.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Nebraska City 2NW	United States	Record snow depth	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Plattsmouth 1E	United States	Record snow depth	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Ponce 4 E	Puerto Rico [United States]	Record high maximum temperature	33.9 C (93.0 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Warburton Airfield	Australia	Record daily precipitation	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Passo Caru	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	93.4 mm (3.7 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Isabela Substn	Puerto Rico [United States]	Record high minimum temperature	21.7 C (71.1 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Abilene	United States	Record snow depth	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Carandai	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	57.7 mm (2.3 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Cihuatlan (Dge)	Mexico	Record high maximum temperature	37.8 C (100.0 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
San Miguel Ejutla	Mexico	Record high maximum temperature	37.8 C (100.0 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Titusville	United States	Record low maximum temperature	12.8 C (55.0 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Hesperia 4 WNW	United States	Record daily snowfall	16.3 cm (6.4 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Udialla	Australia	Record daily precipitation	27.0 mm (1.1 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Palos Verdes Es Fc43D	United States	Record daily precipitation	29.5 mm (1.2 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Kingstree	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-6.7 C (19.9 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Chatham	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-11.1 C (12.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Fitzgerald	United States	Record low maximum temperature	7.8 C (46.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Chicago Midway AP 3SW	United States	Record snow depth	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Gillette 3SE	United States	Record snow depth	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Guaiba Country Club	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	38.2 mm (1.5 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Gagnoa	Cote D'Ivoire	Record low maximum temperature	26.5 C (79.7 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Caada de Gonzalez	Mexico	Record low maximum temperature	15.0 C (59.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Cuitzeo	Mexico	Record high maximum temperature	33.9 C (93.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
El Tecomate	Mexico	Record high minimum temperature	17.8 C (64.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Firth	United States	Record snow depth	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Hardy	United States	Record snow depth	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Doutor Pedrinho	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	65.1 mm (2.6 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Craibstone	United Kingdom	Record high minimum temperature	7.6 C (45.7 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Imperial	United States	Record low maximum temperature	15.6 C (60.1 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Richfield	United States	Record high minimum temperature	2.8 C (37.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Osceola	United States	Record snow depth	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Charleville Aero	Australia	Record high maximum temperature	39.3 C (102.7 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Santa Maria del Monte	Mexico	Record high minimum temperature	8.9 C (48.0 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Hermitage	Australia	Record high maximum temperature	37.6 C (99.7 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Quilpie Airport	Australia	Record high maximum temperature	41.8 C (107.2 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

627 records

Records set or tied on 14 March 1998 by type: Highest daily maximum 138, Lowest daily maximum 48, Highest daily minimum 105, Lowest daily minimum 96, Heaviest daily rainfall 169, Heaviest daily snowfall 22, Deepest snow cover 49.

Records on 14 March 1998 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	138
Lowest daily maximum	48
Highest daily minimum	105
Lowest daily minimum	96
Heaviest daily rainfall	169
Heaviest daily snowfall	22
Deepest snow cover	49

Records on 14 March 1998 by timescale: all-time 1, monthly 33, daily 593.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

481 broken records

Margins by which the 481 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 331.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

14 March 1998

Top 20 records on 14 March 1998 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
14 March 1998	Erbent, TM	monthly rain	101.1 mm (4.0 in)	55.3 mm (2.2 in)	16 years	61 of 100 (Major)
14 March 1998	Alto Uruguai, BR	daily rain	76.7 mm (3.0 in)	56.3 mm (2.2 in)	44 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
14 March 1998	Ionia 2SSW, US	daily snowfall	10.7 cm (4.2 in)	5.6 cm (2.2 in)	100 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
14 March 1998	Waterloo, US	daily snow depth	33.0 cm (13.0 in)	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	20 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
14 March 1998	Summerville 4W, US	monthly low min	-7.2 C (19.0 F)	0.5 C (0.9 F)	97 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
14 March 1998	Tripoli Airport, LY	daily rain	99.1 mm (3.9 in)	68.1 mm (2.7 in)	1 year	45 of 100 (Notable)
14 March 1998	Mayaguez AP, PR	daily rain	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	24 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
14 March 1998	Olney 5 NNW, US	daily rain	65.5 mm (2.6 in)	41.1 mm (1.6 in)	3 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
14 March 1998	Elkhorn, US	daily low min	-11.7 C (10.9 F)	2.3 C (4.1 F)	101 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
14 March 1998	Marlinton, US	daily low min	-16.1 C (3.0 F)	1.7 C (3.1 F)	101 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
14 March 1998	Newport, US	daily low min	-6.7 C (19.9 F)	1.1 C (2.0 F)	106 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
14 March 1998	Greeley, US	daily snow depth	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	2.6 cm (1.0 in)	92 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
14 March 1998	Jefferson 2 E, US	daily low min	-14.4 C (6.1 F)	1.1 C (2.0 F)	101 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
14 March 1998	Campina da Alegria, BR	daily rain	83.3 mm (3.3 in)	35.3 mm (1.4 in)	36 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
14 March 1998	Saudades, BR	daily rain	104.0 mm (4.1 in)	64.6 mm (2.5 in)	7 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
14 March 1998	Big Rapids Wtp, US	daily snowfall	11.4 cm (4.5 in)	1.2 cm (0.5 in)	93 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
14 March 1998	Boys Town, US	daily snow depth	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	7 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
14 March 1998	Woodruff, US	daily snow depth	48.3 cm (19.0 in)	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	80 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
14 March 1998	Salto Sapucai, BR	daily rain	95.7 mm (3.8 in)	68.2 mm (2.7 in)	0 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
14 March 1998	Blaine, US	daily snow depth	35.6 cm (14.0 in)	33.1 cm (13.0 in)	7 years	39 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

1810 to 1998

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1810 to 1998. 1998 had 627 records.

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

Records on 03-14 in each year
Year	Records
1810	2
1817	1
1827	1
1828	1
1845	4
1846	2
1847	1
1848	1
1850	1
1852	2
1859	2
1863	1
1867	1
1883	1
1884	2
1885	1
1886	4
1887	1
1888	3
1889	1
1890	1
1891	4
1892	3
1893	2
1894	4
1895	4
1896	4
1897	4
1898	4
1899	3
1900	1
1901	5
1902	3
1903	16
1904	9
1905	16
1906	24
1907	16
1908	16
1909	4
1910	29
1911	67
1912	14
1913	109
1914	37
1915	14
1916	17
1917	147
1918	244
1919	21
1920	30
1921	66
1922	79
1923	50
1924	169
1925	140
1926	448
1927	224
1928	156
1929	310
1930	170
1931	258
1932	440
1933	383
1934	227
1935	498
1936	178
1937	427
1938	317
1939	267
1940	393
1941	296
1942	470
1943	414
1944	705
1945	590
1946	893
1947	368
1948	319
1949	302
1950	372
1951	524
1952	345
1953	416
1954	598
1955	288
1956	820
1957	873
1958	514
1959	211
1960	968
1961	501
1962	633
1963	332
1964	322
1965	235
1966	436
1967	914
1968	645
1969	742
1970	489
1971	658
1972	763
1973	1,537
1974	378
1975	1,073
1976	291
1977	827
1978	669
1979	668
1980	780
1981	1,068
1982	860
1983	803
1984	1,060
1985	580
1986	580
1987	631
1988	1,098
1989	1,468
1990	2,475
1991	844
1992	1,109
1993	4,380
1994	1,207
1995	1,436
1996	615
1997	1,490
1998	627
1999	1,187
2000	558
2001	745
2002	1,087
2003	1,534
2004	678
2005	980
2006	1,179
2007	1,565
2008	845
2009	971
2010	691
2011	888
2012	1,565
2013	1,014
2014	892
2015	1,224
2016	911
2017	1,179
2018	646
2019	1,219
2020	934
2021	1,037
2022	507
2023	700
2024	938
2025	1,386
2026	793

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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	446
50 to 100	23
100 to 150	7
150 to 200	2
200 to 250	1
250 to 300	0
300 to 350	2