Weather Records on 25 December 1998

768 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 25 December 1998. Highest significance: Skegness, GB.

Key Facts for 25 December 1998

On 25 December 1998, 768 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
263 were record highs and 203 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 3 were all-time records, 14 monthly and 751 daily.
Skegness set a daily record precipitation of 33.5 mm (1.3 in) on 25 December 1998.
Across 151 earlier years (1793 to 2025) the same calendar date averaged 546 records.

Record Map

768 stations

768 station records on 25 December 1998 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 25 December 1998: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Skegness	United Kingdom	Record daily precipitation	33.5 mm (1.3 in)	71 of 100 (Major)
Wallowa	United States	Record daily snowfall	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	66 of 100 (Major)
Potlatch 3 NNE	United States	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Spokane Intl AP	United States	Record daily snowfall	13.2 cm (5.2 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Mayaguez City	Puerto Rico [United States]	Record high maximum temperature	35.0 C (95.0 F)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Newport	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Halfway	United States	Record daily snowfall	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Garden Valley	United States	Record daily snowfall	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Bonneville Dam	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Rochford 2 WNW	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Arad	Romania	Record low maximum temperature	-8.7 C (16.3 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Lowman	United States	Record daily snowfall	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Tyler Pounds Fld	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-4.4 C (24.1 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Seeley Lake Rs	United States	Record daily snowfall	34.3 cm (13.5 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Budapest	Hungary	Record low maximum temperature	-5.6 C (21.9 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Lake Wenatchee	United States	Record daily snowfall	40.6 cm (16.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Waterville	United States	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Boise Air Terminal	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.5 cm (6.1 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Oakley 4W	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-23.3 C (-9.9 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Chester	United States	Record daily snowfall	6.1 cm (2.4 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Sonora	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-6.7 C (19.9 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Saint Maries	United States	Record daily snowfall	16.8 cm (6.6 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Scott City	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-23.9 C (-11.0 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Odessa	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Bucuresti-Baneasa	Romania	Record low minimum temperature	-20.6 C (-5.1 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Swan Falls Ph	United States	Record daily snowfall	11.4 cm (4.5 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Baker	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Whitefish	United States	Record daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Dellicknora (Tellicura)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	41.6 mm (1.6 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Finca A. Prusia	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	45.0 mm (1.8 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Langhult	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Tabulam Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	26.4 mm (1.0 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Pecs Pogany	Hungary	Record low minimum temperature	-11.6 C (11.1 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Talisman I	Mexico	Record high minimum temperature	21.7 C (71.1 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Lake Alfred Exp STN	United States	Record high minimum temperature	20.6 C (69.1 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Swainsboro	United States	Record daily precipitation	47.8 mm (1.9 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Russell Springs	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-25.6 C (-14.1 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Mount Cotton West	Australia	Record daily precipitation	47.2 mm (1.9 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Mulege	Mexico	Record low minimum temperature	0.6 C (33.1 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Cluj Napoca	Romania	Record low maximum temperature	-12.1 C (10.2 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Urjupinsk	Russia	Record low minimum temperature	-30.1 C (-22.2 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Elgin	United States	Record daily snowfall	6.4 cm (2.5 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
McClellanville	United States	Record daily precipitation	37.8 mm (1.5 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Chewelah	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Rosiori de Vede	Romania	Record low minimum temperature	-21.4 C (-6.5 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Ness City	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-21.7 C (-7.1 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Durham	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-0.6 C (30.9 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Richfield Radio Ksvc	United States	Record snow depth	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Somerset	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Hartline	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Atil	Mexico	Record high maximum temperature	28.9 C (84.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Stony Gorge Rsvr	United States	Record low maximum temperature	5.6 C (42.1 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Sandersville	United States	Record daily precipitation	96.0 mm (3.8 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Chief Joseph Dam	United States	Record daily snowfall	16.5 cm (6.5 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Vanavara	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	-7.5 C (18.5 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Enisejsk	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	-3.2 C (26.2 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Havraryd_D	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	44.0 mm (1.7 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Newtown Linford	United Kingdom	Record daily precipitation	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Wenatchee	United States	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Beenleigh Bowls Club	Australia	Record daily precipitation	76.0 mm (3.0 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

768 records

Records set or tied on 25 December 1998 by type: Highest daily maximum 158, Lowest daily maximum 101, Highest daily minimum 105, Lowest daily minimum 102, Heaviest daily rainfall 215, Heaviest daily snowfall 72, Deepest snow cover 15.

Records on 25 December 1998 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	158
Lowest daily maximum	101
Highest daily minimum	105
Lowest daily minimum	102
Heaviest daily rainfall	215
Heaviest daily snowfall	72
Deepest snow cover	15

Records on 25 December 1998 by timescale: all-time 3, monthly 14, daily 751.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

582 broken records

Margins by which the 582 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

25 December 1998

Top 20 records on 25 December 1998 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
25 December 1998	Skegness, GB	daily rain	33.5 mm (1.3 in)	24.2 mm (1.0 in)	75 years	71 of 100 (Major)
25 December 1998	Wallowa, US	daily snowfall	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	13.7 cm (5.4 in)	75 years	66 of 100 (Major)
25 December 1998	Potlatch 3 NNE, US	daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	72 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
25 December 1998	Spokane Intl AP, US	daily snowfall	13.2 cm (5.2 in)	6.1 cm (2.4 in)	100 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
25 December 1998	Mayaguez City, PR	daily high max	35.0 C (95.0 F)	2.8 C (5.0 F)	88 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
25 December 1998	Newport, US	daily rain	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	29.7 mm (1.2 in)	17 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
25 December 1998	Halfway, US	daily snowfall	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	24 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
25 December 1998	Garden Valley, US	daily snowfall	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	7.7 cm (3.0 in)	67 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
25 December 1998	Bonneville Dam, US	daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	60 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
25 December 1998	Rochford 2 WNW, US	daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	6.4 cm (2.5 in)	60 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
25 December 1998	Arad, RO	daily low max	-8.7 C (16.3 F)	1.7 C (3.1 F)	96 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
25 December 1998	Lowman, US	daily snowfall	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	72 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
25 December 1998	Tyler Pounds Fld, US	daily low min	-4.4 C (24.1 F)	2.2 C (4.0 F)	92 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
25 December 1998	Seeley Lake Rs, US	daily snowfall	34.3 cm (13.5 in)	19.1 cm (7.5 in)	21 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
25 December 1998	Budapest, HU	daily low max	-5.6 C (21.9 F)	0.6 C (1.1 F)	96 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
25 December 1998	Lake Wenatchee, US	daily snowfall	40.6 cm (16.0 in)	5.0 cm (2.0 in)	83 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
25 December 1998	Waterville, US	daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	3.8 cm (1.5 in)	75 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
25 December 1998	Boise Air Terminal, US	daily snowfall	15.5 cm (6.1 in)	7.4 cm (2.9 in)	32 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
25 December 1998	Oakley 4W, US	daily low min	-23.3 C (-9.9 F)	4.4 C (7.9 F)	73 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
25 December 1998	Chester, US	daily snowfall	6.1 cm (2.4 in)	1.0 cm (0.4 in)	83 years	37 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 768 records.

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

Records on 12-25 in each year
Year	Records
1793	2
1798	1
1806	1
1827	1
1833	1
1835	2
1852	1
1853	1
1857	1
1864	1
1870	2
1872	4
1878	2
1881	1
1882	2
1883	1
1884	1
1888	2
1889	3
1893	1
1894	1
1895	3
1896	2
1897	1
1898	5
1899	3
1900	9
1901	13
1902	18
1903	6
1904	16
1905	2
1906	34
1907	5
1908	3
1909	53
1910	20
1911	26
1912	93
1913	45
1914	99
1915	69
1916	43
1917	46
1918	56
1919	299
1920	50
1921	91
1922	136
1923	233
1924	500
1925	70
1926	182
1927	94
1928	147
1929	195
1930	376
1931	603
1932	845
1933	507
1934	213
1935	540
1936	693
1937	158
1938	185
1939	295
1940	514
1941	461
1942	631
1943	310
1944	404
1945	838
1946	486
1947	651
1948	584
1949	161
1950	700
1951	432
1952	214
1953	259
1954	205
1955	880
1956	304
1957	633
1958	364
1959	624
1960	289
1961	484
1962	954
1963	669
1964	1,553
1965	547
1966	851
1967	486
1968	811
1969	643
1970	417
1971	974
1972	368
1973	639
1974	776
1975	844
1976	350
1977	778
1978	989
1979	679
1980	2,342
1981	811
1982	2,327
1983	5,697
1984	620
1985	712
1986	625
1987	2,053
1988	759
1989	1,118
1990	1,075
1991	793
1992	535
1993	680
1994	1,029
1995	1,658
1996	1,562
1997	1,348
1998	768
1999	995
2000	902
2001	515
2002	960
2003	561
2004	881
2005	913
2006	799
2007	498
2008	768
2009	2,123
2010	1,473
2011	688
2012	657
2013	779
2014	684
2015	2,149
2016	986
2017	485
2018	193
2019	599
2020	623
2021	1,190
2022	1,128
2023	1,641
2024	408
2025	2,222

Download the Data

Data for records on 1998-12-25: CSV or JSON. Field meanings are on the data page.

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	555
50 to 100	17
100 to 150	7
150 to 200	2
200 to 250	1