Weather Records on 19 March 1998

1,101 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 19 March 1998. Highest significance: Wamsutter, US.

Key Facts for 19 March 1998

On 19 March 1998, 1,101 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
361 were record highs and 167 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 4 were all-time records, 51 monthly and 1,046 daily.
Wamsutter set an all-time record daily snowfall of 34.3 cm (13.5 in) on 19 March 1998.
Across 167 earlier years (1808 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 449 records.

Record Map

1,101 stations

1,101 station records on 19 March 1998 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 19 March 1998: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Wamsutter	United States	Record daily snowfall	34.3 cm (13.5 in)	85 of 100 (Exceptional)
Lamar	United States	Record daily snowfall	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	71 of 100 (Major)
Sterling	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	68 of 100 (Major)
Beaufort Wwtp	United States	Record daily precipitation	79.2 mm (3.1 in)	68 of 100 (Major)
Roxboro 7 ESE	United States	Record daily precipitation	94.0 mm (3.7 in)	65 of 100 (Major)
Thermopolis	United States	Record daily snowfall	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Durham	United States	Record daily precipitation	87.9 mm (3.5 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Ft Green 12 WSW	United States	Record daily precipitation	149.1 mm (5.9 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Campina Verde	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	90.2 mm (3.6 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Chapel Hill 2 W	United States	Record daily precipitation	83.1 mm (3.3 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Estes Park	United States	Record snow depth	40.6 cm (16.0 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Richfield	United States	Record snow depth	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Ponte Do Prata	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	146.8 mm (5.8 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Randleman	United States	Record daily precipitation	75.4 mm (3.0 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
El Dorado	United States	Record daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Greensburg	United States	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Powhatan	United States	Record daily precipitation	53.3 mm (2.1 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Siler City 2 N	United States	Record daily precipitation	118.1 mm (4.6 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Campo 7 S	United States	Record snow depth	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Tacony 13 SE	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Inverness 3 SE	United States	Record daily precipitation	88.9 mm (3.5 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Ridgeland 5 NE	United States	Record daily precipitation	56.4 mm (2.2 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Hartley 4 ESE	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Dwtn Charleston	United States	Record daily precipitation	55.4 mm (2.2 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Dodge City	United States	Record daily snowfall	20.6 cm (8.1 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Eastonville 2 NNW	United States	Record daily snowfall	61.0 cm (24.0 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Kershaw 1SW	United States	Record daily precipitation	81.8 mm (3.2 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Ashland	United States	Record daily precipitation	52.8 mm (2.1 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Climax	United States	Record daily snowfall	35.6 cm (14.0 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Melbourne WFO	United States	Record daily precipitation	81.8 mm (3.2 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
De Soto	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Graham 2 ENE	United States	Record daily precipitation	102.9 mm (4.1 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Salto Carlos Botelho	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	86.7 mm (3.4 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Mokpo	Korea, South	Record daily precipitation	54.0 mm (2.1 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Lakin	United States	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Trousdale 1 NE	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Charlevoix	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Union 3 SSE	United States	Record daily precipitation	44.7 mm (1.8 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Georgetown	United States	Record daily snowfall	24.6 cm (9.7 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Lamar	United States	Record daily precipitation	26.2 mm (1.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Ashland	United States	Record daily snowfall	14.0 cm (5.5 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
John H Kerr Dam	United States	Record daily precipitation	67.8 mm (2.7 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Muddy Gap	United States	Record snow depth	55.9 cm (22.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Waialua 847	United States	Record high maximum temperature	31.1 C (88.0 F)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Dandong	China	Record daily precipitation	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Canon City	United States	Record daily precipitation	26.4 mm (1.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Castle Rock	United States	Record daily precipitation	32.3 mm (1.3 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Castle Rock	United States	Record daily snowfall	35.6 cm (14.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Ordway 4 W	United States	Record snow depth	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Hialeah	United States	Record daily precipitation	63.2 mm (2.5 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Venice	United States	Record daily precipitation	147.3 mm (5.8 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Jackson Springs 5 WNW	United States	Record daily precipitation	95.3 mm (3.8 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Kit Carson	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Rocky Ford 2 SE	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Ellenburg Depot	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Joinville (Rvpsc)	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	52.5 mm (2.1 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Boulder	United States	Record snow depth	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Georgetown	United States	Record snow depth	33.0 cm (13.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Waterdale	United States	Record daily snowfall	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Inman 5SW	United States	Record daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)

Counts by Type and Timescale

1,101 records

Records set or tied on 19 March 1998 by type: Highest daily maximum 179, Lowest daily maximum 102, Highest daily minimum 182, Lowest daily minimum 65, Heaviest daily rainfall 370, Heaviest daily snowfall 112, Deepest snow cover 91.

Records on 19 March 1998 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	179
Lowest daily maximum	102
Highest daily minimum	182
Lowest daily minimum	65
Heaviest daily rainfall	370
Heaviest daily snowfall	112
Deepest snow cover	91

Records on 19 March 1998 by timescale: all-time 4, monthly 51, daily 1,046.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

923 broken records

Margins by which the 923 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

19 March 1998

Top 20 records on 19 March 1998 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
19 March 1998	Wamsutter, US	all-time snowfall	34.3 cm (13.5 in)	8.9 cm (3.5 in)	99 years	85 of 100 (Exceptional)
19 March 1998	Lamar, US	daily snowfall	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	22.8 cm (9.0 in)	73 years	71 of 100 (Major)
19 March 1998	Sterling, US	daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	103 years	68 of 100 (Major)
19 March 1998	Beaufort Wwtp, US	daily rain	79.2 mm (3.1 in)	43.4 mm (1.7 in)	92 years	68 of 100 (Major)
19 March 1998	Roxboro 7 ESE, US	monthly rain	94.0 mm (3.7 in)	19.1 mm (0.8 in)	94 years	65 of 100 (Major)
19 March 1998	Thermopolis, US	daily snowfall	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	85 years	61 of 100 (Major)
19 March 1998	Durham, US	daily rain	87.9 mm (3.5 in)	48.5 mm (1.9 in)	28 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
19 March 1998	Ft Green 12 WSW, US	monthly rain	149.1 mm (5.9 in)	54.6 mm (2.1 in)	33 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
19 March 1998	Campina Verde, BR	daily rain	90.2 mm (3.6 in)	62.7 mm (2.5 in)	41 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
19 March 1998	Chapel Hill 2 W, US	daily rain	83.1 mm (3.3 in)	45.3 mm (1.8 in)	28 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
19 March 1998	Estes Park, US	daily snow depth	40.6 cm (16.0 in)	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	73 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
19 March 1998	Richfield, US	daily snow depth	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	102 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
19 March 1998	Ponte Do Prata, BR	monthly rain	146.8 mm (5.8 in)	60.6 mm (2.4 in)	14 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
19 March 1998	Randleman, US	daily rain	75.4 mm (3.0 in)	45.4 mm (1.8 in)	23 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
19 March 1998	El Dorado, US	daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	9.4 cm (3.7 in)	73 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
19 March 1998	Greensburg, US	daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	36 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
19 March 1998	Powhatan, US	daily rain	53.3 mm (2.1 in)	34.2 mm (1.3 in)	40 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
19 March 1998	Siler City 2 N, US	monthly rain	118.1 mm (4.6 in)	36.3 mm (1.4 in)	11 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
19 March 1998	Campo 7 S, US	daily snow depth	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	43 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
19 March 1998	Tacony 13 SE, US	daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	41 years	50 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

1808 to 1998

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1808 to 1998. 1998 had 1,101 records.

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

Records on 03-19 in each year
Year	Records
1808	1
1815	1
1825	1
1839	1
1840	1
1842	1
1845	3
1847	1
1850	1
1852	1
1853	3
1858	1
1863	1
1865	1
1866	1
1867	1
1869	1
1872	1
1873	1
1874	1
1875	2
1876	2
1877	1
1880	1
1881	4
1882	4
1883	2
1884	3
1885	4
1887	1
1888	5
1889	1
1890	4
1892	1
1893	1
1894	1
1895	3
1896	6
1897	6
1898	6
1899	11
1900	6
1901	3
1902	6
1903	23
1904	8
1905	8
1906	9
1907	16
1908	4
1909	8
1910	19
1911	69
1912	22
1913	31
1914	26
1915	37
1916	20
1917	54
1918	36
1919	35
1920	21
1921	66
1922	49
1923	360
1924	77
1925	123
1926	114
1927	340
1928	155
1929	46
1930	87
1931	268
1932	126
1933	381
1934	300
1935	155
1936	356
1937	302
1938	272
1939	574
1940	719
1941	516
1942	311
1943	572
1944	529
1945	711
1946	269
1947	420
1948	555
1949	461
1950	654
1951	722
1952	474
1953	215
1954	254
1955	467
1956	556
1957	379
1958	291
1959	325
1960	468
1961	360
1962	231
1963	676
1964	467
1965	1,749
1966	403
1967	1,038
1968	628
1969	525
1970	585
1971	531
1972	694
1973	558
1974	577
1975	973
1976	882
1977	684
1978	879
1979	898
1980	340
1981	667
1982	1,566
1983	1,483
1984	897
1985	771
1986	768
1987	669
1988	926
1989	782
1990	1,593
1991	1,071
1992	871
1993	1,318
1994	985
1995	766
1996	689
1997	1,921
1998	1,101
1999	985
2000	604
2001	931
2002	1,600
2003	1,136
2004	1,655
2005	715
2006	947
2007	967
2008	1,015
2009	602
2010	824
2011	919
2012	3,343
2013	793
2014	604
2015	610
2016	491
2017	1,313
2018	793
2019	516
2020	821
2021	452
2022	564
2023	993
2024	781
2025	949
2026	2,984

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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	799
50 to 100	68
100 to 150	33
150 to 200	14
200 to 250	8
250 to 300	0
300 to 350	0
350 to 400	1