Weather Records on 14 December 1998

1,227 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 14 December 1998. Highest significance: Dairy Creek, AU.

Key Facts for 14 December 1998

On 14 December 1998, 1,227 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
813 were record highs and 128 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 20 monthly and 1,207 daily.
Dairy Creek set a daily record precipitation of 28.6 mm (1.1 in) on 14 December 1998.
Across 164 earlier years (1796 to 2025) the same calendar date averaged 450 records.

Record Map

1,227 stations

1,227 station records on 14 December 1998 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 14 December 1998: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Dairy Creek	Australia	Record daily precipitation	28.6 mm (1.1 in)	64 of 100 (Major)
Cobargo Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	52.4 mm (2.1 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Welshpool	Australia	Record daily precipitation	79.0 mm (3.1 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Tombong (Hillcrest)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Adaminaby Alpine Tourist Park	Australia	Record daily precipitation	54.8 mm (2.2 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Mount Hart Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	63.6 mm (2.5 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Barwon Heads (Jirrahlinga)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	64.0 mm (2.5 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Tarcutta (Wollumbi)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	53.4 mm (2.1 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Kodiak AP	United States	Record daily snowfall	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Cardowan	Australia	Record daily precipitation	85.2 mm (3.4 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Cobra Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	27.0 mm (1.1 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Club Crocodile Resort	Australia	Record daily precipitation	137.0 mm (5.4 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Marquette	United States	Record high maximum temperature	11.1 C (52.0 F)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Ft Yates 4 SW	United States	Record high maximum temperature	16.7 C (62.1 F)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Howard	United States	Record high maximum temperature	16.7 C (62.1 F)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Spooner Ag Rsch STN	United States	Record high maximum temperature	11.1 C (52.0 F)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Ulan-Ude	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	-4.3 C (24.3 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Turnersburg	United States	Record daily precipitation	49.5 mm (1.9 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Collegeville St John's	United States	Record high maximum temperature	12.2 C (54.0 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Farmington 3NW	United States	Record high maximum temperature	12.2 C (54.0 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Hampton	United States	Record high maximum temperature	12.8 C (55.0 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Detroit Lakes 1 NNE	United States	Record high maximum temperature	10.6 C (51.1 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Roseau	United States	Record high minimum temperature	-0.6 C (30.9 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
De Smet	United States	Record high maximum temperature	15.0 C (59.0 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Weyerhaeuser 1N	United States	Record high maximum temperature	10.6 C (51.1 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Beagle Bay	Australia	Record daily precipitation	67.2 mm (2.6 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Wagga Wagga (Berrillee)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	71.2 mm (2.8 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Armagh	United Kingdom	Record high maximum temperature	13.8 C (56.8 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Mason City	United States	Record high maximum temperature	11.1 C (52.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Morris W Cntrl Rsch & Outreach	United States	Record high maximum temperature	10.0 C (50.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Tower 2S	United States	Record high maximum temperature	5.6 C (42.1 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Camp Crook	United States	Record high maximum temperature	16.7 C (62.1 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Medford	United States	Record high maximum temperature	7.8 C (46.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Finca A. Prusia	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	45.0 mm (1.8 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Cloquet	United States	Record high maximum temperature	8.9 C (48.0 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Red Lake Indian Agcy	United States	Record high minimum temperature	0.6 C (33.1 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Winona	United States	Record high maximum temperature	12.2 C (54.0 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Zumbrota	United States	Record high maximum temperature	12.2 C (54.0 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Glasgow #2	United States	Record high minimum temperature	0.0 C (32.0 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Jamestown State Hosp	United States	Record high maximum temperature	11.7 C (53.1 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Wahpeton 3 N	United States	Record high minimum temperature	-1.1 C (30.0 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Highmore	United States	Record high minimum temperature	0.6 C (33.1 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Ashland Exp Farm	United States	Record high maximum temperature	10.0 C (50.0 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Winter	United States	Record high maximum temperature	10.0 C (50.0 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Northwood	United States	Record high maximum temperature	12.2 C (54.0 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Osage	United States	Record high maximum temperature	11.7 C (53.1 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Long Prairie	United States	Record high maximum temperature	11.1 C (52.0 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Fullerton 1 ESE	United States	Record high maximum temperature	10.0 C (50.0 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Clare	Australia	Record daily precipitation	38.0 mm (1.5 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Agnes River	Australia	Record daily precipitation	44.0 mm (1.7 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Krasnyj Chikoj	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	-5.7 C (21.7 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Onawa 3NW	United States	Record high maximum temperature	14.4 C (57.9 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Fosston 1 E	United States	Record high maximum temperature	7.2 C (45.0 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Milan 1NW	United States	Record high maximum temperature	15.0 C (59.0 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Napoleon	United States	Record high minimum temperature	-2.2 C (28.0 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Neillsville 3ESE	United States	Record high maximum temperature	10.0 C (50.0 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Philip AP	United States	Record high minimum temperature	1.7 C (35.1 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Chara	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	-10.6 C (12.9 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Gulsele	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	28.2 mm (1.1 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Grand Meadow	United States	Record high maximum temperature	11.1 C (52.0 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)

Counts by Type and Timescale

1,227 records

Records set or tied on 14 December 1998 by type: Highest daily maximum 527, Lowest daily maximum 75, Highest daily minimum 286, Lowest daily minimum 53, Heaviest daily rainfall 274, Heaviest daily snowfall 5, Deepest snow cover 7.

Records on 14 December 1998 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	527
Lowest daily maximum	75
Highest daily minimum	286
Lowest daily minimum	53
Heaviest daily rainfall	274
Heaviest daily snowfall	5
Deepest snow cover	7

Records on 14 December 1998 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 20, daily 1,207.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

1,046 broken records

Margins by which the 1,046 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 252.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

14 December 1998

Top 20 records on 14 December 1998 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
14 December 1998	Dairy Creek, AU	daily rain	28.6 mm (1.1 in)	25.3 mm (1.0 in)	56 years	64 of 100 (Major)
14 December 1998	Cobargo Post Office, AU	daily rain	52.4 mm (2.1 in)	23.2 mm (0.9 in)	109 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
14 December 1998	Welshpool, AU	daily rain	79.0 mm (3.1 in)	56.6 mm (2.2 in)	20 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
14 December 1998	Tombong (Hillcrest), AU	daily rain	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	16.8 mm (0.7 in)	81 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
14 December 1998	Adaminaby Alpine Tourist Park, AU	daily rain	54.8 mm (2.2 in)	35.0 mm (1.4 in)	7 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
14 December 1998	Mount Hart Station, AU	daily rain	63.6 mm (2.5 in)	40.7 mm (1.6 in)	72 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
14 December 1998	Barwon Heads (Jirrahlinga), AU	daily rain	64.0 mm (2.5 in)	48.4 mm (1.9 in)	5 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
14 December 1998	Tarcutta (Wollumbi), AU	daily rain	53.4 mm (2.1 in)	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	51 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
14 December 1998	Kodiak AP, US	daily snowfall	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	21.3 cm (8.4 in)	20 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
14 December 1998	Cardowan, AU	daily rain	85.2 mm (3.4 in)	59.8 mm (2.4 in)	35 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
14 December 1998	Cobra Station, AU	daily rain	27.0 mm (1.1 in)	18.8 mm (0.7 in)	19 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
14 December 1998	Club Crocodile Resort, AU	daily rain	137.0 mm (5.4 in)	128.4 mm (5.1 in)	32 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
14 December 1998	Marquette, US	daily high max	11.1 C (52.0 F)	3.3 C (5.9 F)	120 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
14 December 1998	Ft Yates 4 SW, US	daily high max	16.7 C (62.1 F)	4.5 C (8.1 F)	102 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
14 December 1998	Howard, US	daily high max	16.7 C (62.1 F)	6.7 C (12.1 F)	88 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
14 December 1998	Spooner Ag Rsch STN, US	daily high max	11.1 C (52.0 F)	3.3 C (5.9 F)	103 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
14 December 1998	Ulan-Ude, RU	daily high min	-4.3 C (24.3 F)	7.1 C (12.8 F)	83 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
14 December 1998	Turnersburg, US	daily rain	49.5 mm (1.9 in)	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	35 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
14 December 1998	Collegeville St John's, US	daily high max	12.2 C (54.0 F)	2.2 C (4.0 F)	103 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
14 December 1998	Farmington 3NW, US	daily high max	12.2 C (54.0 F)	2.2 C (4.0 F)	103 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

1796 to 1998

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1796 to 1998. 1998 had 1,227 records.

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

Records on 12-14 in each year
Year	Records
1796	1
1806	1
1808	4
1814	1
1825	2
1831	1
1835	1
1840	2
1846	2
1847	1
1848	1
1849	1
1852	1
1855	3
1863	1
1867	2
1868	1
1870	1
1871	1
1872	1
1878	4
1879	2
1880	3
1881	3
1882	1
1886	2
1887	1
1888	2
1889	2
1890	1
1891	4
1892	2
1893	4
1894	4
1895	1
1896	3
1897	7
1898	3
1899	11
1900	3
1901	20
1902	10
1903	11
1904	12
1905	2
1906	7
1907	22
1908	10
1909	14
1910	14
1911	13
1912	41
1913	9
1914	85
1915	99
1916	96
1917	55
1918	97
1919	29
1920	67
1921	52
1922	112
1923	255
1924	238
1925	319
1926	206
1927	384
1928	332
1929	410
1930	92
1931	418
1932	260
1933	571
1934	141
1935	158
1936	384
1937	325
1938	81
1939	182
1940	237
1941	433
1942	323
1943	331
1944	243
1945	415
1946	397
1947	490
1948	818
1949	139
1950	305
1951	724
1952	382
1953	370
1954	225
1955	388
1956	443
1957	244
1958	814
1959	294
1960	654
1961	823
1962	886
1963	663
1964	337
1965	610
1966	483
1967	959
1968	337
1969	498
1970	174
1971	864
1972	907
1973	628
1974	328
1975	2,092
1976	445
1977	1,023
1978	389
1979	709
1980	774
1981	1,031
1982	496
1983	1,197
1984	1,862
1985	1,400
1986	397
1987	1,317
1988	674
1989	2,058
1990	629
1991	1,098
1992	1,308
1993	954
1994	558
1995	1,331
1996	832
1997	1,401
1998	1,227
1999	793
2000	1,950
2001	1,391
2002	863
2003	978
2004	738
2005	845
2006	1,445
2007	636
2008	1,319
2009	848
2010	1,891
2011	867
2012	938
2013	565
2014	1,046
2015	2,200
2016	650
2017	563
2018	699
2019	588
2020	551
2021	763
2022	1,028
2023	619
2024	363
2025	1,772

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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	1,035
50 to 100	4
100 to 150	3
150 to 200	2
200 to 250	1
250 to 300	1