Weather Records on 19 December 1998

855 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 19 December 1998. Highest significance: Flaming Gorge, US.

Key Facts for 19 December 1998

On 19 December 1998, 855 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
420 were record highs and 199 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 2 were all-time records, 13 monthly and 840 daily.
Flaming Gorge set a monthly record daily precipitation of 43.2 mm (1.7 in) on 19 December 1998.
Across 152 earlier years (1793 to 2025) the same calendar date averaged 500 records.

Record Map

855 stations

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

Weather records on 19 December 1998: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Flaming Gorge	United States	Record daily precipitation	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	64 of 100 (Major)
Saratoga	United States	Record daily snowfall	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Holyoke	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Bridgeport	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Kempsey (Wide Street)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	62.2 mm (2.4 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Carson City	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-4.4 C (24.1 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Utah Lake Lehi	United States	Record daily snowfall	16.5 cm (6.5 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Dalton	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Bosque del Apache	United States	Record high maximum temperature	21.7 C (71.1 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Yuma	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.8 cm (2.3 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Medio Monte	Mexico	Record high maximum temperature	35.0 C (95.0 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Anfa	Morocco	Record low minimum temperature	-2.3 C (27.9 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Oshkosh	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Petrun	Russia	Record low minimum temperature	-43.0 C (-45.4 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Riggins	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-11.7 C (10.9 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Lima	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-23.3 C (-9.9 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Laramie AP	United States	Record daily snowfall	19.3 cm (7.6 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Warrensburg 4NW	United States	Record daily precipitation	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Blanca 4 NW	United States	Record high maximum temperature	10.0 C (50.0 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Big Springs	United States	Record daily snowfall	6.4 cm (2.5 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
N Willamette Exp STN	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-13.3 C (8.1 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Medford Intl AP	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Leroy 5 WSW	United States	Record daily snowfall	11.9 cm (4.7 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Anaconda	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-19.4 C (-2.9 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Smithville	United States	Record daily precipitation	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Prestwood Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	28.0 mm (1.1 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Shimojishima	Japan	Record daily precipitation	83.0 mm (3.3 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Palpan	Mexico	Record high minimum temperature	15.0 C (59.0 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Mayaguez City	Puerto Rico [United States]	Record high maximum temperature	33.3 C (91.9 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Garnett 1 E	United States	Record daily precipitation	42.7 mm (1.7 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Lead	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-17.8 C (0.0 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Cheyenne	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-18.3 C (-0.9 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Toogoolawah Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Ciudad Serdan (Smn)	Mexico	Record high maximum temperature	30.0 C (86.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Ponce 4 E	Puerto Rico [United States]	Record high minimum temperature	22.8 C (73.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Chadron 3SW	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Ephraim	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Arlington	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Archer	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Phillips	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Matanuska Exp Farm	United States	Record snow depth	45.7 cm (18.0 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Itaobim	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	69.8 mm (2.7 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Tot-Ma	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	0.8 C (33.4 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Jessieville	United States	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Jerome 2 S	United States	Record daily snowfall	8.9 cm (3.5 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
San Luis de la Paz	Mexico	Record high maximum temperature	27.8 C (82.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Dimas	Mexico	Record low minimum temperature	3.9 C (39.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Vytegra	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	2.1 C (35.8 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Kirov	Russia	Record high maximum temperature	2.1 C (35.8 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Juchitan de Zaragoza	Mexico	Record low minimum temperature	15.0 C (59.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Loksmyr	Norway	Record daily precipitation	28.1 mm (1.1 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Shalaurova Mys	Russia	Record low maximum temperature	-35.7 C (-32.3 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Victorville	United States	Record high minimum temperature	7.8 C (46.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Buffalo Gap	United States	Record daily snowfall	8.9 cm (3.5 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Cottonwood Weir	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-15.6 C (3.9 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Itanhem	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	46.8 mm (1.8 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Fazenda Sao Mateus	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	51.6 mm (2.0 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Actopan	Mexico	Record high maximum temperature	31.7 C (89.1 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Tuba City	United States	Record high maximum temperature	16.1 C (61.0 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Ogallala	United States	Record daily snowfall	6.4 cm (2.5 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

855 records

Records set or tied on 19 December 1998 by type: Highest daily maximum 263, Lowest daily maximum 110, Highest daily minimum 157, Lowest daily minimum 89, Heaviest daily rainfall 161, Heaviest daily snowfall 64, Deepest snow cover 11.

Records on 19 December 1998 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	263
Lowest daily maximum	110
Highest daily minimum	157
Lowest daily minimum	89
Heaviest daily rainfall	161
Heaviest daily snowfall	64
Deepest snow cover	11

Records on 19 December 1998 by timescale: all-time 2, monthly 13, daily 840.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

682 broken records

Margins by which the 682 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 221.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

19 December 1998

Top 20 records on 19 December 1998 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
19 December 1998	Flaming Gorge, US	monthly rain	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	22.9 mm (0.9 in)	33 years	64 of 100 (Major)
19 December 1998	Saratoga, US	daily snowfall	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	22.1 cm (8.7 in)	48 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
19 December 1998	Holyoke, US	daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	100 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
19 December 1998	Bridgeport, US	daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	81 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
19 December 1998	Kempsey (Wide Street), AU	daily rain	62.2 mm (2.4 in)	30.4 mm (1.2 in)	52 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
19 December 1998	Carson City, US	daily low max	-4.4 C (24.1 F)	1.6 C (2.9 F)	100 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
19 December 1998	Utah Lake Lehi, US	daily snowfall	16.5 cm (6.5 in)	6.3 cm (2.5 in)	68 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
19 December 1998	Dalton, US	daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	24 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
19 December 1998	Bosque del Apache, US	daily high max	21.7 C (71.1 F)	1.1 C (2.0 F)	97 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
19 December 1998	Yuma, US	daily snowfall	5.8 cm (2.3 in)	0.7 cm (0.3 in)	99 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
19 December 1998	Medio Monte, MX	daily high max	35.0 C (95.0 F)	2.8 C (5.0 F)	32 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
19 December 1998	Anfa, MA	all-time low min	-2.3 C (27.9 F)	2.3 C (4.1 F)	22 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
19 December 1998	Oshkosh, US	daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	2.6 cm (1.0 in)	81 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
19 December 1998	Petrun, RU	daily low min	-43.0 C (-45.4 F)	2.9 C (5.2 F)	84 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
19 December 1998	Riggins, US	daily low min	-11.7 C (10.9 F)	0.6 C (1.1 F)	84 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
19 December 1998	Lima, US	daily low max	-23.3 C (-9.9 F)	10.0 C (18.0 F)	31 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
19 December 1998	Laramie AP, US	daily snowfall	19.3 cm (7.6 in)	9.1 cm (3.6 in)	47 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
19 December 1998	Warrensburg 4NW, US	daily rain	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	6.8 mm (0.27 in)	64 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
19 December 1998	Blanca 4 NW, US	daily high max	10.0 C (50.0 F)	2.2 C (4.0 F)	72 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
19 December 1998	Big Springs, US	daily snowfall	6.4 cm (2.5 in)	1.3 cm (0.5 in)	80 years	34 of 100 (Routine)

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

1793 to 1998

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1793 to 1998. 1998 had 855 records.

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

Records on 12-19 in each year
Year	Records
1793	2
1795	1
1805	1
1835	1
1846	2
1849	1
1852	3
1855	3
1859	3
1860	1
1861	2
1869	2
1870	1
1875	2
1877	2
1880	1
1884	2
1885	1
1888	1
1889	3
1890	4
1892	4
1894	1
1895	4
1896	1
1898	3
1899	2
1900	1
1901	3
1902	16
1903	2
1904	19
1905	5
1906	9
1907	12
1908	12
1909	18
1910	22
1911	17
1912	41
1913	50
1914	23
1915	31
1916	38
1917	36
1918	24
1919	53
1920	30
1921	60
1922	155
1923	180
1924	492
1925	79
1926	152
1927	222
1928	45
1929	386
1930	76
1931	650
1932	239
1933	459
1934	455
1935	110
1936	689
1937	211
1938	237
1939	390
1940	392
1941	588
1942	654
1943	364
1944	241
1945	700
1946	182
1947	283
1948	397
1949	632
1950	545
1951	622
1952	469
1953	517
1954	443
1955	906
1956	287
1957	984
1958	386
1959	249
1960	432
1961	595
1962	670
1963	966
1964	753
1965	392
1966	851
1967	1,063
1968	900
1969	381
1970	485
1971	288
1972	325
1973	1,014
1974	252
1975	843
1976	398
1977	569
1978	1,191
1979	829
1980	456
1981	1,515
1982	768
1983	2,804
1984	1,066
1985	1,179
1986	609
1987	1,095
1988	1,001
1989	1,740
1990	1,463
1991	1,236
1992	1,176
1993	1,153
1994	692
1995	1,459
1996	2,108
1997	830
1998	855
1999	609
2000	1,154
2001	627
2002	1,467
2003	996
2004	664
2005	697
2006	1,061
2007	689
2008	1,545
2009	1,937
2010	1,610
2011	832
2012	774
2013	636
2014	537
2015	1,109
2016	1,080
2017	783
2018	397
2019	541
2020	327
2021	603
2022	494
2023	1,224
2024	864
2025	1,542

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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	656
50 to 100	24
100 to 150	1
150 to 200	0
200 to 250	1