Weather Records on 3 April 1998

1,051 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 3 April 1998. Highest significance: Pte de Chassiron, FR.

Key Facts for 3 April 1998

On 3 April 1998, 1,051 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
370 were record highs and 289 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 5 were all-time records, 70 monthly and 976 daily.
Pte de Chassiron set a daily record precipitation of 27.8 mm (1.1 in) on 3 April 1998.
Across 159 earlier years (1815 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 480 records.

Record Map

1,051 stations

1,051 station records on 3 April 1998 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 3 April 1998: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Pte de Chassiron	France	Record daily precipitation	27.8 mm (1.1 in)	63 of 100 (Major)
Aurich	Germany	Record daily precipitation	30.3 mm (1.2 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Esens	Germany	Record daily precipitation	32.3 mm (1.3 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Koerich	Luxembourg	Record daily precipitation	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Elizabethton	United States	Record daily precipitation	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Blanca 4 NW	United States	Record daily snowfall	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Boolburra	Australia	Record daily precipitation	69.0 mm (2.7 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Tomelilla	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	25.8 mm (1.0 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
McDermitt	United States	Record daily precipitation	25.9 mm (1.0 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Nancy-Ochey	France	Record daily precipitation	27.4 mm (1.1 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Luxembourg Airport	Luxembourg	Record daily precipitation	26.6 mm (1.0 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Laurens	United States	Record daily precipitation	43.7 mm (1.7 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Sneek	Netherlands	Record daily precipitation	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Hoxie	United States	Record daily precipitation	43.4 mm (1.7 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Itapebi	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	54.0 mm (2.1 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Schmelz-Huttersdorf	Germany	Record daily precipitation	39.8 mm (1.6 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Bollerup	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	39.0 mm (1.5 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Braemar	United Kingdom	Record daily precipitation	31.1 mm (1.2 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Coroata	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	119.5 mm (4.7 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Balmoral	United Kingdom	Record daily precipitation	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Westland	Australia	Record daily precipitation	132.0 mm (5.2 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Mc Minnville	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.0 mm (2.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Dingo Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	58.0 mm (2.3 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Helgoland	Germany	Record daily precipitation	26.1 mm (1.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Calmus	Luxembourg	Record daily precipitation	26.5 mm (1.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Genoa	United States	Record daily snowfall	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Setauket Strong	United States	Record high maximum temperature	25.0 C (77.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Cape Leeuwin	Australia	Record high maximum temperature	31.6 C (88.9 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Puntilla	United States	Record daily snowfall	16.5 cm (6.5 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Cape Leeuwin	Australia	Record high minimum temperature	20.4 C (68.7 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Coimbra	Portugal	Record high minimum temperature	15.0 C (59.0 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Collbran	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Paonia 1SW	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Big Piney	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Augusta Bush Fld AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	69.3 mm (2.7 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Estes Park	United States	Record daily snowfall	24.6 cm (9.7 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Ezumazijl	Netherlands	Record daily precipitation	28.7 mm (1.1 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Lowestoft	United Kingdom	Record high minimum temperature	8.4 C (47.1 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Palomar Mtn Obsy	United States	Record snow depth	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Beaufort MCAS	United States	Record daily precipitation	55.4 mm (2.2 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Duaringa Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	57.0 mm (2.2 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Blanca 4 NW	United States	Record snow depth	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Westerland	Germany	Record daily precipitation	25.3 mm (1.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Uithuizen	Netherlands	Record daily precipitation	26.8 mm (1.1 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Ourense	Spain	Record daily precipitation	27.7 mm (1.1 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Genoa	United States	Record daily precipitation	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Tapalapa	Mexico	Record high maximum temperature	40.0 C (104.0 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Portland	United States	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Joskar-Ola	Russia	Record low maximum temperature	-7.8 C (18.0 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Buena Vista 2S	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-0.6 C (30.9 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Wowan Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	62.0 mm (2.4 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Arsdorf	Luxembourg	Record daily precipitation	28.9 mm (1.1 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Ixmiquilpan (Smn)	Mexico	Record high maximum temperature	36.1 C (97.0 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Schiermonnikoog	Netherlands	Record daily precipitation	25.0 mm (1.0 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Toropec	Russia	Record low minimum temperature	-13.6 C (7.5 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Niznij Novgorod	Russia	Record low minimum temperature	-15.4 C (4.3 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Landvik	Norway	Record daily precipitation	29.6 mm (1.2 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Cherdyn'	Russia	Record low maximum temperature	-11.7 C (10.9 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Heden	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	26.3 mm (1.0 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Great Sand Dunes Np & Preserve	United States	Record daily precipitation	29.7 mm (1.2 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

1,051 records

Records set or tied on 3 April 1998 by type: Highest daily maximum 182, Lowest daily maximum 149, Highest daily minimum 188, Lowest daily minimum 140, Heaviest daily rainfall 368, Heaviest daily snowfall 16, Deepest snow cover 8.

Records on 3 April 1998 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	182
Lowest daily maximum	149
Highest daily minimum	188
Lowest daily minimum	140
Heaviest daily rainfall	368
Heaviest daily snowfall	16
Deepest snow cover	8

Records on 3 April 1998 by timescale: all-time 5, monthly 70, daily 976.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

871 broken records

Margins by which the 871 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 203.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

3 April 1998

Top 20 records on 3 April 1998 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
3 April 1998	Pte de Chassiron, FR	daily rain	27.8 mm (1.1 in)	14.8 mm (0.6 in)	61 years	63 of 100 (Major)
3 April 1998	Aurich, DE	daily rain	30.3 mm (1.2 in)	16.9 mm (0.7 in)	44 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
3 April 1998	Esens, DE	daily rain	32.3 mm (1.3 in)	19.7 mm (0.8 in)	33 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
3 April 1998	Koerich, LU	daily rain	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	21.7 mm (0.9 in)	36 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
3 April 1998	Elizabethton, US	daily rain	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	12.7 mm (0.5 in)	95 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
3 April 1998	Blanca 4 NW, US	monthly snowfall	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	88 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
3 April 1998	Boolburra, AU	daily rain	69.0 mm (2.7 in)	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	65 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
3 April 1998	Tomelilla, SE	daily rain	25.8 mm (1.0 in)	18.4 mm (0.7 in)	21 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
3 April 1998	McDermitt, US	daily rain	25.9 mm (1.0 in)	22.9 mm (0.9 in)	1 year	50 of 100 (Notable)
3 April 1998	Nancy-Ochey, FR	daily rain	27.4 mm (1.1 in)	18.1 mm (0.7 in)	23 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
3 April 1998	Luxembourg Airport, LU	daily rain	26.6 mm (1.0 in)	16.1 mm (0.6 in)	28 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
3 April 1998	Laurens, US	daily rain	43.7 mm (1.7 in)	28.0 mm (1.1 in)	63 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
3 April 1998	Sneek, NL	monthly rain	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	9.5 mm (0.37 in)	27 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
3 April 1998	Hoxie, US	daily rain	43.4 mm (1.7 in)	20.0 mm (0.8 in)	56 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
3 April 1998	Itapebi, BR	daily rain	54.0 mm (2.1 in)	26.1 mm (1.0 in)	52 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
3 April 1998	Schmelz-Huttersdorf, DE	daily rain	39.8 mm (1.6 in)	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	12 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
3 April 1998	Bollerup, SE	monthly rain	39.0 mm (1.5 in)	8.3 mm (0.33 in)	38 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
3 April 1998	Braemar, GB	daily rain	31.1 mm (1.2 in)	19.3 mm (0.8 in)	11 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
3 April 1998	Coroata, BR	daily rain	119.5 mm (4.7 in)	82.2 mm (3.2 in)	8 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
3 April 1998	Balmoral, GB	daily rain	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	21.2 mm (0.8 in)	4 years	44 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

1815 to 1998

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1815 to 1998. 1998 had 1,051 records.

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

Records on 04-03 in each year
Year	Records
1815	3
1830	1
1838	1
1848	1
1849	1
1850	1
1862	1
1867	2
1868	1
1873	1
1874	4
1875	1
1876	2
1878	1
1879	4
1880	2
1881	5
1882	1
1883	3
1884	1
1885	3
1886	2
1887	1
1888	1
1889	4
1891	4
1892	4
1893	3
1895	1
1896	3
1897	2
1898	3
1899	6
1900	12
1901	15
1902	2
1903	14
1904	2
1905	20
1906	9
1907	8
1908	14
1909	17
1910	25
1911	26
1912	19
1913	41
1914	28
1915	47
1916	159
1917	48
1918	20
1919	29
1920	60
1921	108
1922	24
1923	80
1924	207
1925	94
1926	205
1927	85
1928	378
1929	582
1930	148
1931	224
1932	308
1933	269
1934	732
1935	464
1936	1,264
1937	308
1938	216
1939	325
1940	500
1941	308
1942	334
1943	478
1944	760
1945	1,032
1946	683
1947	421
1948	313
1949	354
1950	713
1951	487
1952	243
1953	290
1954	1,051
1955	472
1956	842
1957	660
1958	591
1959	537
1960	506
1961	665
1962	353
1963	1,010
1964	615
1965	561
1966	437
1967	439
1968	446
1969	345
1970	572
1971	590
1972	732
1973	417
1974	877
1975	2,015
1976	340
1977	898
1978	498
1979	997
1980	713
1981	1,264
1982	1,183
1983	832
1984	1,046
1985	804
1986	634
1987	1,577
1988	975
1989	951
1990	1,018
1991	719
1992	1,974
1993	812
1994	574
1995	675
1996	736
1997	1,155
1998	1,051
1999	1,486
2000	1,167
2001	890
2002	1,190
2003	971
2004	840
2005	1,138
2006	776
2007	874
2008	935
2009	1,008
2010	1,325
2011	1,491
2012	1,027
2013	847
2014	796
2015	528
2016	637
2017	570
2018	1,085
2019	535
2020	916
2021	1,250
2022	721
2023	1,289
2024	1,027
2025	1,476
2026	725

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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	858
50 to 100	8
100 to 150	4
150 to 200	0
200 to 250	1