Weather Records on 23 March 1998

1,253 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 23 March 1998. Highest significance: Feodosiia, UA.

Key Facts for 23 March 1998

On 23 March 1998, 1,253 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
786 were record highs and 245 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 2 were all-time records, 59 monthly and 1,192 daily.
Feodosiia set a daily record precipitation of 28.2 mm (1.1 in) on 23 March 1998.
Across 157 earlier years (1796 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 494 records.

Record Map

1,253 stations

1,253 station records on 23 March 1998 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 23 March 1998: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Feodosiia	Ukraine	Record daily precipitation	28.2 mm (1.1 in)	77 of 100 (Major)
Minden	United States	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	69 of 100 (Major)
Bridgeville 4 NNW	United States	Record daily precipitation	91.4 mm (3.6 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Virginia City	United States	Record daily precipitation	42.2 mm (1.7 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Newport	United States	Record high minimum temperature	11.1 C (52.0 F)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Ellendale	Australia	Record daily precipitation	61.2 mm (2.4 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Teigarhorn	Iceland	Record daily precipitation	42.7 mm (1.7 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Arrowrock Dam	United States	Record daily precipitation	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Stephan 2 NW	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Cecilville	United States	Record daily precipitation	69.9 mm (2.8 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Grants Pass	United States	Record daily precipitation	39.9 mm (1.6 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Williams 1 NW	United States	Record daily precipitation	27.2 mm (1.1 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Bodie California St Historic P	United States	Record high minimum temperature	1.7 C (35.1 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Los Gatos	United States	Record high minimum temperature	11.7 C (53.1 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Sonoma	United States	Record high minimum temperature	12.2 C (54.0 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Payette	United States	Record high minimum temperature	9.4 C (48.9 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Karesuando	Sweden	Record high maximum temperature	5.5 C (41.9 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Lowell	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-1.1 C (30.0 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Innsbruck	Austria	Record low maximum temperature	1.7 C (35.1 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
De Sabla	United States	Record high minimum temperature	8.9 C (48.0 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Sterling	United States	Record high minimum temperature	4.4 C (39.9 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Dyer 5S	United States	Record high minimum temperature	8.9 C (48.0 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Kimberley Downs	Australia	Record daily precipitation	54.0 mm (2.1 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Truckee Rs	United States	Record high minimum temperature	3.9 C (39.0 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Madison	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-3.3 C (26.1 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Colton 2 N	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Ashland	United States	Record high minimum temperature	10.0 C (50.0 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Grants Pass	United States	Record high minimum temperature	10.0 C (50.0 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Old Faithful	United States	Record high minimum temperature	1.1 C (34.0 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Sonora	United States	Record high minimum temperature	11.1 C (52.0 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Estacada 2 SE	United States	Record high minimum temperature	10.0 C (50.0 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Altotonga	Mexico	Record low maximum temperature	10.6 C (51.1 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Gallivare_A	Sweden	Record high maximum temperature	9.8 C (49.6 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Paul 1ENE	United States	Record high minimum temperature	7.8 C (46.0 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Ruch	United States	Record daily precipitation	41.1 mm (1.6 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Canakkale	Turkey	Record daily precipitation	34.0 mm (1.3 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Mather	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.3 mm (2.0 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Atkinson 3SW	United States	Record daily snowfall	6.4 cm (2.5 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Crater Lake Nps HQ	United States	Record daily precipitation	49.0 mm (1.9 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Appleton	United States	Record daily precipitation	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Archer	United States	Record high minimum temperature	3.3 C (37.9 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Guantanamo Bay NAS	Cuba	Record daily precipitation	70.1 mm (2.8 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Healdsburg	United States	Record high minimum temperature	13.9 C (57.0 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Delta	United States	Record high maximum temperature	25.0 C (77.0 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Knobs 4 SW	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Riddle	United States	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Kentfield	United States	Record high minimum temperature	13.3 C (55.9 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Madera	United States	Record high minimum temperature	13.3 C (55.9 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Tejon Rancho	United States	Record high maximum temperature	28.3 C (82.9 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Three Lynx	United States	Record high minimum temperature	7.2 C (45.0 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Tooele	United States	Record high maximum temperature	22.2 C (72.0 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Anchorage Merrill Fld	United States	Record high minimum temperature	1.1 C (34.0 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Parramatta North (Masons Drive	Australia	Record high maximum temperature	39.3 C (102.7 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Fazenda Monte Alegre (Dnos)	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	60.0 mm (2.4 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Mulege	Mexico	Record high maximum temperature	34.4 C (93.9 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Cuitzeo	Mexico	Record high maximum temperature	35.0 C (95.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Ft Bidwell	United States	Record high minimum temperature	7.8 C (46.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Barkhamsted	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Headworks Portland Wtr B	United States	Record high minimum temperature	8.3 C (46.9 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Castle Dale	United States	Record high maximum temperature	24.4 C (75.9 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

1,253 records

Records set or tied on 23 March 1998 by type: Highest daily maximum 351, Lowest daily maximum 118, Highest daily minimum 435, Lowest daily minimum 127, Heaviest daily rainfall 154, Heaviest daily snowfall 27, Deepest snow cover 41.

Records on 23 March 1998 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	351
Lowest daily maximum	118
Highest daily minimum	435
Lowest daily minimum	127
Heaviest daily rainfall	154
Heaviest daily snowfall	27
Deepest snow cover	41

Records on 23 March 1998 by timescale: all-time 2, monthly 59, daily 1,192.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

946 broken records

Margins by which the 946 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

23 March 1998

Top 20 records on 23 March 1998 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
23 March 1998	Feodosiia, UA	daily rain	28.2 mm (1.1 in)	15.7 mm (0.6 in)	93 years	77 of 100 (Major)
23 March 1998	Minden, US	daily rain	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	28.9 mm (1.1 in)	68 years	69 of 100 (Major)
23 March 1998	Bridgeville 4 NNW, US	daily rain	91.4 mm (3.6 in)	54.3 mm (2.1 in)	35 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
23 March 1998	Virginia City, US	daily rain	42.2 mm (1.7 in)	24.7 mm (1.0 in)	11 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
23 March 1998	Newport, US	daily high min	11.1 C (52.0 F)	1.7 C (3.1 F)	101 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
23 March 1998	Ellendale, AU	daily rain	61.2 mm (2.4 in)	54.6 mm (2.1 in)	27 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
23 March 1998	Teigarhorn, IS	daily rain	42.7 mm (1.7 in)	24.1 mm (0.9 in)	41 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
23 March 1998	Arrowrock Dam, US	daily rain	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	9.9 mm (0.39 in)	60 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
23 March 1998	Stephan 2 NW, US	daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	93 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
23 March 1998	Cecilville, US	daily rain	69.9 mm (2.8 in)	34.1 mm (1.3 in)	27 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
23 March 1998	Grants Pass, US	daily rain	39.9 mm (1.6 in)	12.0 mm (0.5 in)	60 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
23 March 1998	Williams 1 NW, US	daily rain	27.2 mm (1.1 in)	3.1 mm (0.12 in)	102 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
23 March 1998	Bodie California St Historic P, US	daily high min	1.7 C (35.1 F)	1.7 C (3.1 F)	98 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
23 March 1998	Los Gatos, US	daily high min	11.7 C (53.1 F)	0.6 C (1.1 F)	101 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
23 March 1998	Sonoma, US	daily high min	12.2 C (54.0 F)	2.2 C (4.0 F)	92 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
23 March 1998	Payette, US	daily high min	9.4 C (48.9 F)	2.2 C (4.0 F)	87 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
23 March 1998	Karesuando, SE	daily high max	5.5 C (41.9 F)	0.5 C (0.9 F)	104 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
23 March 1998	Lowell, US	daily low max	-1.1 C (30.0 F)	0.5 C (0.9 F)	104 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
23 March 1998	Innsbruck, AT	daily low max	1.7 C (35.1 F)	0.1 C (0.2 F)	96 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
23 March 1998	De Sabla, US	daily high min	8.9 C (48.0 F)	1.1 C (2.0 F)	92 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

1796 to 1998

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1796 to 1998. 1998 had 1,253 records.

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

Records on 03-23 in each year
Year	Records
1796	1
1808	1
1836	2
1837	2
1853	2
1858	1
1862	1
1864	2
1865	2
1868	2
1871	3
1874	2
1875	4
1877	2
1878	3
1879	1
1882	1
1883	6
1884	2
1885	3
1886	1
1887	1
1888	3
1889	2
1890	1
1891	1
1893	1
1895	4
1896	13
1897	9
1898	6
1899	3
1901	5
1902	26
1903	32
1904	3
1905	16
1906	23
1907	53
1908	11
1909	7
1910	12
1911	8
1912	22
1913	76
1914	72
1915	11
1916	50
1917	65
1918	31
1919	17
1920	75
1921	10
1922	30
1923	97
1924	78
1925	164
1926	283
1927	202
1928	154
1929	517
1930	135
1931	267
1932	169
1933	123
1934	689
1935	486
1936	437
1937	243
1938	601
1939	565
1940	1,031
1941	188
1942	187
1943	286
1944	466
1945	386
1946	170
1947	275
1948	331
1949	390
1950	874
1951	337
1952	1,479
1953	589
1954	483
1955	999
1956	420
1957	354
1958	486
1959	249
1960	1,004
1961	361
1962	306
1963	839
1964	815
1965	1,537
1966	793
1967	822
1968	1,490
1969	634
1970	380
1971	758
1972	533
1973	537
1974	1,099
1975	618
1976	399
1977	642
1978	608
1979	1,012
1980	422
1981	940
1982	845
1983	1,522
1984	715
1985	437
1986	1,104
1987	1,279
1988	710
1989	805
1990	1,389
1991	1,264
1992	883
1993	1,151
1994	1,499
1995	1,514
1996	673
1997	743
1998	1,253
1999	722
2000	1,162
2001	995
2002	1,130
2003	971
2004	1,516
2005	1,014
2006	1,311
2007	1,595
2008	956
2009	952
2010	918
2011	1,245
2012	2,269
2013	1,270
2014	594
2015	577
2016	536
2017	739
2018	790
2019	525
2020	465
2021	1,050
2022	1,031
2023	1,135
2024	611
2025	702
2026	1,806

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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	906
25 to 50	21
50 to 75	9
75 to 100	4
100 to 125	4
125 to 150	0
150 to 175	1
175 to 200	1