Weather Records on 24 December 1998

916 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 24 December 1998. Highest significance: Pine Bluff, US.

Key Facts for 24 December 1998

On 24 December 1998, 916 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
280 were record highs and 278 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 4 were all-time records, 23 monthly and 889 daily.
Pine Bluff set a daily record snowfall of 7.6 cm (3.0 in) on 24 December 1998.
Across 152 earlier years (1793 to 2025) the same calendar date averaged 531 records.

Record Map

916 stations

916 station records on 24 December 1998 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 24 December 1998: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Pine Bluff	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	68 of 100 (Major)
Springbrook Forestry	Australia	Record daily precipitation	286.7 mm (11.3 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Clearbrook	United States	Record daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Urunga (Sunset Place)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	86.8 mm (3.4 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Green Mountains	Australia	Record daily precipitation	175.0 mm (6.9 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Bremerton	United States	Record snow depth	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Grafton Olympic Pool	Australia	Record daily precipitation	100.0 mm (3.9 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Elgin	United States	Record daily snowfall	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Numinbah	Australia	Record daily precipitation	308.0 mm (12.1 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Valley Head	United States	Record daily precipitation	53.1 mm (2.1 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
South Grafton Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	82.4 mm (3.2 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Tomewin (Border Gate)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	148.0 mm (5.8 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Mayaguez City	Puerto Rico [United States]	Record high maximum temperature	33.3 C (91.9 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Tomsk	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	-3.0 C (26.6 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Scottsboro	United States	Record daily precipitation	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Wauna 3 W	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Chita	Russia	Record high maximum temperature	0.2 C (32.4 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Bellingen Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	100.0 mm (3.9 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Randle 1 E	United States	Record snow depth	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Hambantota	Sri Lanka	Record high maximum temperature	32.2 C (90.0 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Isabela Substn	Puerto Rico [United States]	Record high minimum temperature	21.7 C (71.1 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Mayaguez City	Puerto Rico [United States]	Record high minimum temperature	22.8 C (73.0 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Ft Payne	United States	Record daily precipitation	52.8 mm (2.1 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Waynesville 1 E	United States	Record daily precipitation	38.9 mm (1.5 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Woodstown Pittsgrov 4E	United States	Record daily snowfall	8.9 cm (3.5 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Shelton	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Aberdeen 20NNE	United States	Record snow depth	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Bratsk	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	-7.2 C (19.0 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Gila Bend 2SE	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-5.0 C (23.0 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Kingston	United States	Record daily precipitation	60.5 mm (2.4 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Rocksprings	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-2.2 C (28.0 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Seabrook Farms	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Pauls Valley 4 WSW	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-5.0 C (23.0 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Oregon City	United States	Record daily snowfall	6.4 cm (2.5 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Blaine	United States	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Kustanai	Kazakhstan	Record high maximum temperature	1.8 C (35.2 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Cherskij	Russia	Record high maximum temperature	-0.3 C (31.5 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Cullowhee	United States	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Chandler	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-3.9 C (25.0 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Deseret	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-30.0 C (-22.0 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Clarksville	United States	Record daily precipitation	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Brays Creek (Misty Mountain)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	170.0 mm (6.7 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Hobart Airport	Australia	Record high maximum temperature	34.2 C (93.6 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Bonneville Dam	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
N Is NAS	United States	Record low minimum temperature	1.7 C (35.1 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Sunnybank Bowls Club	Australia	Record daily precipitation	100.4 mm (4.0 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Promised Land (Bellingen (Crys	Australia	Record daily precipitation	115.0 mm (4.5 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Anadyr	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	-0.8 C (30.6 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Oneonta	United States	Record daily precipitation	66.0 mm (2.6 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Sells	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-3.3 C (26.1 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Ashland	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-0.6 C (30.9 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Canungra Finch Road	Australia	Record daily precipitation	63.0 mm (2.5 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Upper Orara (Aurania)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	72.6 mm (2.9 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Enisejsk	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	-2.5 C (27.5 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Romanovka	Russia	Record high maximum temperature	-3.2 C (26.2 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Hilok	Russia	Record high maximum temperature	-2.7 C (27.1 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Boaz	United States	Record daily precipitation	63.0 mm (2.5 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Onaway 4N	United States	Record daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Cordell	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-5.0 C (23.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Brookings	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-1.7 C (28.9 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

916 records

Records set or tied on 24 December 1998 by type: Highest daily maximum 145, Lowest daily maximum 160, Highest daily minimum 135, Lowest daily minimum 118, Heaviest daily rainfall 260, Heaviest daily snowfall 55, Deepest snow cover 43.

Records on 24 December 1998 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	145
Lowest daily maximum	160
Highest daily minimum	135
Lowest daily minimum	118
Heaviest daily rainfall	260
Heaviest daily snowfall	55
Deepest snow cover	43

Records on 24 December 1998 by timescale: all-time 4, monthly 23, daily 889.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

730 broken records

Margins by which the 730 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 191.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

24 December 1998

Top 20 records on 24 December 1998 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
24 December 1998	Pine Bluff, US	daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	107 years	68 of 100 (Major)
24 December 1998	Springbrook Forestry, AU	daily rain	286.7 mm (11.3 in)	190.7 mm (7.5 in)	36 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
24 December 1998	Clearbrook, US	daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	72 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
24 December 1998	Urunga (Sunset Place), AU	daily rain	86.8 mm (3.4 in)	54.3 mm (2.1 in)	61 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
24 December 1998	Green Mountains, AU	daily rain	175.0 mm (6.9 in)	78.0 mm (3.1 in)	19 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
24 December 1998	Bremerton, US	daily snow depth	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	96 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
24 December 1998	Grafton Olympic Pool, AU	daily rain	100.0 mm (3.9 in)	60.9 mm (2.4 in)	21 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
24 December 1998	Elgin, US	daily snowfall	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	19.1 cm (7.5 in)	16 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
24 December 1998	Numinbah, AU	monthly rain	308.0 mm (12.1 in)	68.0 mm (2.7 in)	10 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
24 December 1998	Valley Head, US	daily rain	53.1 mm (2.1 in)	26.2 mm (1.0 in)	60 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
24 December 1998	South Grafton Post Office, AU	daily rain	82.4 mm (3.2 in)	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	21 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
24 December 1998	Tomewin (Border Gate), AU	daily rain	148.0 mm (5.8 in)	74.0 mm (2.9 in)	23 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
24 December 1998	Mayaguez City, PR	daily high max	33.3 C (91.9 F)	1.1 C (2.0 F)	92 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
24 December 1998	Tomsk, RU	daily high min	-3.0 C (26.6 F)	3.3 C (5.9 F)	106 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
24 December 1998	Scottsboro, US	daily rain	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	13.0 mm (0.5 in)	87 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
24 December 1998	Wauna 3 W, US	daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	59 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
24 December 1998	Chita, RU	daily high max	0.2 C (32.4 F)	2.6 C (4.7 F)	99 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
24 December 1998	Bellingen Post Office, AU	daily rain	100.0 mm (3.9 in)	38.8 mm (1.5 in)	33 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
24 December 1998	Randle 1 E, US	daily snow depth	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	49 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
24 December 1998	Hambantota, LK	daily high max	32.2 C (90.0 F)	0.5 C (0.9 F)	91 years	40 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

1793 to 1998

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1793 to 1998. 1998 had 916 records.

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

Records on 12-24 in each year
Year	Records
1793	2
1806	2
1825	2
1835	1
1836	1
1852	1
1857	1
1864	2
1870	4
1871	1
1872	1
1874	1
1876	1
1877	1
1878	4
1880	1
1881	1
1883	1
1884	2
1889	2
1892	1
1893	2
1894	3
1895	2
1896	3
1898	9
1899	1
1900	2
1901	9
1902	3
1903	5
1904	9
1905	7
1906	26
1907	12
1908	2
1909	68
1910	38
1911	13
1912	33
1913	29
1914	59
1915	51
1916	24
1917	25
1918	95
1919	200
1920	43
1921	142
1922	82
1923	118
1924	369
1925	100
1926	126
1927	81
1928	167
1929	237
1930	95
1931	1,045
1932	849
1933	478
1934	178
1935	225
1936	420
1937	202
1938	157
1939	178
1940	575
1941	589
1942	519
1943	637
1944	300
1945	546
1946	245
1947	370
1948	756
1949	220
1950	633
1951	525
1952	277
1953	512
1954	231
1955	1,334
1956	295
1957	469
1958	205
1959	339
1960	638
1961	415
1962	741
1963	1,191
1964	1,725
1965	766
1966	662
1967	663
1968	946
1969	865
1970	741
1971	543
1972	282
1973	641
1974	793
1975	695
1976	581
1977	952
1978	532
1979	1,100
1980	856
1981	770
1982	1,699
1983	5,032
1984	568
1985	685
1986	736
1987	1,329
1988	712
1989	2,589
1990	2,228
1991	663
1992	464
1993	577
1994	959
1995	1,285
1996	1,287
1997	1,152
1998	916
1999	1,134
2000	707
2001	744
2002	1,056
2003	779
2004	1,099
2005	1,158
2006	925
2007	533
2008	727
2009	1,663
2010	1,316
2011	504
2012	818
2013	866
2014	910
2015	2,438
2016	593
2017	510
2018	208
2019	565
2020	395
2021	1,012
2022	1,334
2023	1,347
2024	467
2025	2,206

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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	662
25 to 50	36
50 to 75	13
75 to 100	9
100 to 125	4
125 to 150	2
150 to 175	1
175 to 200	3