Weather Records on 17 March 1998

972 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 17 March 1998. Highest significance: Wien, AT.

Key Facts for 17 March 1998

On 17 March 1998, 972 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
264 were record highs and 306 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 1 were all-time records, 34 monthly and 937 daily.
Wien set a daily record precipitation of 37.7 mm (1.5 in) on 17 March 1998.
Across 161 earlier years (1825 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 472 records.

Record Map

972 stations

972 station records on 17 March 1998 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 17 March 1998: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Wien	Austria	Record daily precipitation	37.7 mm (1.5 in)	72 of 100 (Major)
Hartley 4 ESE	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Sisimiut	Greenland [Denmark]	Record daily precipitation	58.0 mm (2.3 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Sargents	United States	Record daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Independence	United States	Record daily precipitation	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Hovlandsdal	Norway	Record daily precipitation	81.5 mm (3.2 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Geneseo	United States	Record daily precipitation	51.6 mm (2.0 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Hamilton	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Szombathely	Hungary	Record daily precipitation	27.8 mm (1.1 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Waterloo	United States	Record snow depth	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Udialla	Australia	Record daily precipitation	48.0 mm (1.9 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Hafslo	Norway	Record daily precipitation	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Batesville	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Zharkent	Kazakhstan	Record low minimum temperature	-14.5 C (5.9 F)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Irkutsk	Russia	Record low maximum temperature	-15.7 C (3.7 F)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Richfield 10 WSW	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
St Francisville	United States	Record daily precipitation	57.9 mm (2.3 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Burlington Muni AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Almaty	Kazakhstan	Record low minimum temperature	-19.3 C (-2.7 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Eureka 1E	United States	Record daily precipitation	31.2 mm (1.2 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Crowley 2 NE	United States	Record daily precipitation	74.9 mm (2.9 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Friend 3E	United States	Record snow depth	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Santuck	United States	Record low maximum temperature	8.3 C (46.9 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Kodiak AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	49.8 mm (2.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Monroe 2 SE	United States	Record low maximum temperature	6.7 C (44.1 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
New Iberia AP - Acadiana Rgnl	United States	Record daily precipitation	102.6 mm (4.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Breckenridge	United States	Record daily precipitation	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Tranebjerg	Denmark	Record high minimum temperature	6.6 C (43.9 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Plain Dealing	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.5 mm (2.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Crystal Springs Exp STN	United States	Record daily precipitation	88.9 mm (3.5 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Woodruff	United States	Record snow depth	48.3 cm (19.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Morrilton	United States	Record daily precipitation	33.5 mm (1.3 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
De Ridder	United States	Record daily precipitation	74.7 mm (2.9 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Kimberley Downs	Australia	Record daily precipitation	54.0 mm (2.1 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Ojuelos de Jalisco (Dge)	Mexico	Record low maximum temperature	11.7 C (53.1 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Simpson 6 N - Wildhorse	United States	Record daily snowfall	19.1 cm (7.5 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Indian Lake 2SW	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-22.8 C (-9.0 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Brevard	United States	Record low maximum temperature	2.8 C (37.0 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Tel Aviv Reading	Israel	Record daily precipitation	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Vik I Sogn III	Norway	Record daily precipitation	31.6 mm (1.2 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
St Bernard	United States	Record daily precipitation	101.6 mm (4.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Babuskin	Russia	Record low maximum temperature	-17.5 C (0.5 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Spearsville Fire Twr	United States	Record daily precipitation	63.5 mm (2.5 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Lexington	United States	Record low maximum temperature	4.4 C (39.9 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Perryton	United States	Record daily precipitation	39.6 mm (1.6 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Water Valley 11 NNE	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Olenja Rechka	Russia	Record low maximum temperature	-20.3 C (-4.5 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Abbeville	United States	Record daily precipitation	76.2 mm (3.0 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Hartley 4 ESE	United States	Record snow depth	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Liberty	United States	Record daily precipitation	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Pearce - Sunsites	United States	Record low maximum temperature	15.6 C (60.1 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Camden 1	United States	Record daily precipitation	44.5 mm (1.8 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Asheboro 2 W	United States	Record low maximum temperature	4.4 C (39.9 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Lenoir	United States	Record low maximum temperature	3.3 C (37.9 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Camp Crook	United States	Record snow depth	33.0 cm (13.0 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Salto Sapucai	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	92.7 mm (3.6 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Derna	Libya	Record low maximum temperature	10.0 C (50.0 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Hamar-Daban	Russia	Record low minimum temperature	-33.4 C (-28.1 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Ulan-Ude	Russia	Record low maximum temperature	-15.6 C (3.9 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Kjahta	Russia	Record low maximum temperature	-13.6 C (7.5 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

972 records

Records set or tied on 17 March 1998 by type: Highest daily maximum 149, Lowest daily maximum 188, Highest daily minimum 115, Lowest daily minimum 118, Heaviest daily rainfall 323, Heaviest daily snowfall 28, Deepest snow cover 51.

Records on 17 March 1998 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	149
Lowest daily maximum	188
Highest daily minimum	115
Lowest daily minimum	118
Heaviest daily rainfall	323
Heaviest daily snowfall	28
Deepest snow cover	51

Records on 17 March 1998 by timescale: all-time 1, monthly 34, daily 937.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

794 broken records

Margins by which the 794 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 178.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

17 March 1998

Top 20 records on 17 March 1998 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
17 March 1998	Wien, AT	daily rain	37.7 mm (1.5 in)	17.7 mm (0.7 in)	92 years	72 of 100 (Major)
17 March 1998	Hartley 4 ESE, US	daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	104 years	60 of 100 (Major)
17 March 1998	Sisimiut, GL	monthly rain	58.0 mm (2.3 in)	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	19 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
17 March 1998	Sargents, US	daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	96 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
17 March 1998	Independence, US	daily rain	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	18.5 mm (0.7 in)	98 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
17 March 1998	Hovlandsdal, NO	daily rain	81.5 mm (3.2 in)	31.1 mm (1.2 in)	77 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
17 March 1998	Geneseo, US	monthly rain	51.6 mm (2.0 in)	0.8 mm (0.03 in)	99 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
17 March 1998	Hamilton, US	daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	97 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
17 March 1998	Szombathely, HU	daily rain	27.8 mm (1.1 in)	9.6 mm (0.38 in)	65 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
17 March 1998	Waterloo, US	daily snow depth	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	20 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
17 March 1998	Udialla, AU	daily rain	48.0 mm (1.9 in)	44.2 mm (1.7 in)	65 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
17 March 1998	Hafslo, NO	daily rain	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	8.0 mm (0.31 in)	92 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
17 March 1998	Batesville, US	daily rain	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	45.0 mm (1.8 in)	19 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
17 March 1998	Zharkent, KZ	daily low min	-14.5 C (5.9 F)	2.8 C (5.0 F)	105 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
17 March 1998	Irkutsk, RU	daily low max	-15.7 C (3.7 F)	3.1 C (5.6 F)	105 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
17 March 1998	Richfield 10 WSW, US	daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	40 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
17 March 1998	St Francisville, US	daily rain	57.9 mm (2.3 in)	17.3 mm (0.7 in)	93 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
17 March 1998	Burlington Muni AP, US	daily rain	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	5.6 mm (0.22 in)	98 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
17 March 1998	Almaty, KZ	daily low min	-19.3 C (-2.7 F)	6.4 C (11.5 F)	80 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
17 March 1998	Eureka 1E, US	daily rain	31.2 mm (1.2 in)	6.3 mm (0.25 in)	92 years	43 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

1825 to 1998

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1825 to 1998. 1998 had 972 records.

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

Records on 03-17 in each year
Year	Records
1825	2
1839	1
1845	1
1850	2
1852	1
1853	1
1856	1
1857	1
1863	1
1866	2
1867	1
1869	1
1870	1
1872	1
1874	3
1876	1
1877	2
1878	3
1879	1
1881	1
1882	4
1883	1
1884	3
1885	3
1886	1
1887	3
1888	2
1889	3
1890	2
1892	1
1895	5
1896	2
1897	9
1898	14
1899	5
1900	5
1901	4
1902	16
1903	10
1904	11
1905	10
1906	15
1907	14
1908	20
1909	20
1910	17
1911	7
1912	7
1913	31
1914	28
1915	22
1916	40
1917	52
1918	26
1919	86
1920	50
1921	96
1922	49
1923	130
1924	78
1925	143
1926	185
1927	369
1928	230
1929	85
1930	306
1931	124
1932	484
1933	198
1934	368
1935	259
1936	601
1937	455
1938	394
1939	583
1940	250
1941	689
1942	783
1943	500
1944	288
1945	1,345
1946	810
1947	332
1948	340
1949	178
1950	1,105
1951	489
1952	527
1953	236
1954	365
1955	385
1956	573
1957	327
1958	535
1959	471
1960	814
1961	679
1962	321
1963	738
1964	241
1965	1,115
1966	970
1967	856
1968	849
1969	651
1970	768
1971	361
1972	1,013
1973	943
1974	837
1975	475
1976	534
1977	479
1978	787
1979	507
1980	658
1981	679
1982	1,315
1983	912
1984	599
1985	662
1986	551
1987	1,362
1988	1,325
1989	1,082
1990	1,916
1991	756
1992	740
1993	1,608
1994	822
1995	989
1996	689
1997	895
1998	972
1999	688
2000	792
2001	1,349
2002	1,210
2003	1,244
2004	1,406
2005	1,475
2006	579
2007	1,470
2008	955
2009	717
2010	584
2011	926
2012	2,715
2013	723
2014	1,039
2015	1,145
2016	545
2017	847
2018	891
2019	738
2020	454
2021	502
2022	452
2023	875
2024	668
2025	722
2026	2,522

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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 25	724
25 to 50	36
50 to 75	14
75 to 100	8
100 to 125	8
125 to 150	2
150 to 175	1
175 to 200	1