Weather Records on 29 December 1998

783 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 29 December 1998. Highest significance: Seward AP, US.

Key Facts for 29 December 1998

On 29 December 1998, 783 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
567 were record highs and 63 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 2 were all-time records, 9 monthly and 772 daily.
Seward AP set a daily record snowfall of 71.1 cm (28.0 in) on 29 December 1998.
Across 161 earlier years (1799 to 2025) the same calendar date averaged 481 records.

Record Map

783 stations

783 station records on 29 December 1998 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 29 December 1998: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Seward AP	United States	Record daily snowfall	71.1 cm (28.0 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Mc Laughlin 2SW	United States	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Cayey 1 E	Puerto Rico [United States]	Record daily precipitation	69.1 mm (2.7 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Guayama 1SW	Puerto Rico [United States]	Record daily precipitation	91.9 mm (3.6 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Irvinebank	Australia	Record daily precipitation	82.6 mm (3.3 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Ponce 4 E	Puerto Rico [United States]	Record daily precipitation	51.3 mm (2.0 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Cle Elum	United States	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Coamo 2 SW	Puerto Rico [United States]	Record daily precipitation	55.9 mm (2.2 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Mansfield 5 W	United States	Record daily precipitation	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Rainier Paradise Rs	United States	Record daily precipitation	85.1 mm (3.4 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Randle 1 E	United States	Record daily precipitation	64.5 mm (2.5 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Cooper Lake Project	United States	Record daily snowfall	57.2 cm (22.5 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Homer 3NE	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Carson City	United States	Record high maximum temperature	16.7 C (62.1 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Juana Diaz Camp	Puerto Rico [United States]	Record daily precipitation	36.6 mm (1.4 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Legaspi	Philippines	Record daily precipitation	187.0 mm (7.4 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Jajome Alto	Puerto Rico [United States]	Record daily precipitation	62.7 mm (2.5 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Mitchell 2 N	United States	Record daily snowfall	6.4 cm (2.5 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Fazenda Cachoeirinha	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	86.3 mm (3.4 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Talisman I	Mexico	Record high minimum temperature	22.8 C (73.0 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Presa Parral	Mexico	Record high minimum temperature	13.3 C (55.9 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Lindsay	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Greer	United States	Record high maximum temperature	13.3 C (55.9 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Mc Minnville	United States	Record high minimum temperature	10.0 C (50.0 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Colville	United States	Record high minimum temperature	0.6 C (33.1 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Osceola	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.7 cm (4.2 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Lake Yellowstone	United States	Record high minimum temperature	-4.4 C (24.1 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Apazulco	Mexico	Record low maximum temperature	20.0 C (68.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Kazan	Russia	Record high maximum temperature	2.8 C (37.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Tahoe City	United States	Record high maximum temperature	12.8 C (55.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Buras	United States	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Flagstaff AP	United States	Record high maximum temperature	13.9 C (57.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Mulege	Mexico	Record high maximum temperature	30.0 C (86.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Niznij Novgorod	Russia	Record high maximum temperature	2.9 C (37.2 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Poretskoye	Russia	Record high maximum temperature	2.4 C (36.3 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Pioche	United States	Record high maximum temperature	17.2 C (63.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Deaver	United States	Record high maximum temperature	15.0 C (59.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Cuautla (Smn)	Mexico	Record low maximum temperature	21.7 C (71.1 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Aparri	Philippines	Record daily precipitation	70.0 mm (2.8 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Bagdad	United States	Record high maximum temperature	23.9 C (75.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Fairmont	United States	Record high maximum temperature	25.0 C (77.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Government Camp	United States	Record daily precipitation	65.3 mm (2.6 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Seward AP	United States	Record snow depth	88.9 cm (35.0 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Iguatama	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	53.1 mm (2.1 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Manati 2 E	Puerto Rico [United States]	Record high minimum temperature	21.7 C (71.1 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Mayaguez City	Puerto Rico [United States]	Record high minimum temperature	22.2 C (72.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Rjazan	Russia	Record high maximum temperature	2.9 C (37.2 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Upington Agr.	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	46.0 mm (1.8 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Hatton 9 SE	United States	Record high minimum temperature	6.1 C (43.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Emerald Dpi Field Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	81.8 mm (3.2 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Voru	Estonia	Record high minimum temperature	2.4 C (36.3 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Varfu Omul	Romania	Record high minimum temperature	-1.7 C (28.9 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Rjazan	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	1.3 C (34.3 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Bonneville Dam	United States	Record high minimum temperature	8.9 C (48.0 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Hartline	United States	Record high minimum temperature	1.7 C (35.1 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Longview	United States	Record high minimum temperature	10.0 C (50.0 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Yecora (Smn)	Mexico	Record high maximum temperature	26.1 C (79.0 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Gibbonsville	United States	Record high minimum temperature	0.0 C (32.0 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Swan Falls Ph	United States	Record high minimum temperature	3.9 C (39.0 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Wells	United States	Record high maximum temperature	11.7 C (53.1 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

783 records

Records set or tied on 29 December 1998 by type: Highest daily maximum 302, Lowest daily maximum 25, Highest daily minimum 265, Lowest daily minimum 38, Heaviest daily rainfall 122, Heaviest daily snowfall 27, Deepest snow cover 4.

Records on 29 December 1998 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	302
Lowest daily maximum	25
Highest daily minimum	265
Lowest daily minimum	38
Heaviest daily rainfall	122
Heaviest daily snowfall	27
Deepest snow cover	4

Records on 29 December 1998 by timescale: all-time 2, monthly 9, daily 772.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

604 broken records

Margins by which the 604 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 533.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

29 December 1998

Top 20 records on 29 December 1998 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
29 December 1998	Seward AP, US	daily snowfall	71.1 cm (28.0 in)	53.3 cm (21.0 in)	43 years	61 of 100 (Major)
29 December 1998	Mc Laughlin 2SW, US	daily rain	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	20.3 mm (0.8 in)	33 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
29 December 1998	Cayey 1 E, PR	daily rain	69.1 mm (2.7 in)	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	29 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
29 December 1998	Guayama 1SW, PR	daily rain	91.9 mm (3.6 in)	37.0 mm (1.5 in)	40 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
29 December 1998	Irvinebank, AU	daily rain	82.6 mm (3.3 in)	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	76 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
29 December 1998	Ponce 4 E, PR	daily rain	51.3 mm (2.0 in)	24.1 mm (0.9 in)	52 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
29 December 1998	Cle Elum, US	daily rain	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	12.7 mm (0.5 in)	85 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
29 December 1998	Coamo 2 SW, PR	daily rain	55.9 mm (2.2 in)	44.5 mm (1.8 in)	40 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
29 December 1998	Mansfield 5 W, US	daily rain	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	14.5 mm (0.6 in)	57 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
29 December 1998	Rainier Paradise Rs, US	daily rain	85.1 mm (3.4 in)	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	77 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
29 December 1998	Randle 1 E, US	daily rain	64.5 mm (2.5 in)	37.8 mm (1.5 in)	52 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
29 December 1998	Cooper Lake Project, US	all-time snowfall	57.2 cm (22.5 in)	11.5 cm (4.5 in)	15 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
29 December 1998	Homer 3NE, US	monthly rain	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	15.2 mm (0.6 in)	16 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
29 December 1998	Carson City, US	daily high max	16.7 C (62.1 F)	1.1 C (2.0 F)	93 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
29 December 1998	Juana Diaz Camp, PR	daily rain	36.6 mm (1.4 in)	17.5 mm (0.7 in)	61 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
29 December 1998	Legaspi, PH	daily rain	187.0 mm (7.4 in)	102.0 mm (4.0 in)	21 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
29 December 1998	Jajome Alto, PR	daily rain	62.7 mm (2.5 in)	25.6 mm (1.0 in)	40 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
29 December 1998	Mitchell 2 N, US	daily snowfall	6.4 cm (2.5 in)	3.9 cm (1.5 in)	71 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
29 December 1998	Fazenda Cachoeirinha, BR	daily rain	86.3 mm (3.4 in)	44.3 mm (1.7 in)	12 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
29 December 1998	Talisman I, MX	daily high min	22.8 C (73.0 F)	2.2 C (4.0 F)	51 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

1799 to 1998

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1799 to 1998. 1998 had 783 records.

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

Records on 12-29 in each year
Year	Records
1799	1
1810	1
1824	1
1829	1
1839	2
1853	2
1864	1
1865	1
1866	1
1867	1
1868	2
1870	1
1871	1
1872	2
1873	1
1874	2
1876	2
1877	2
1878	1
1880	6
1881	4
1882	2
1884	1
1885	1
1886	1
1887	3
1889	2
1890	7
1891	3
1893	2
1894	3
1895	1
1896	1
1897	8
1898	7
1899	4
1900	1
1901	18
1902	8
1903	10
1904	16
1905	19
1906	14
1907	10
1908	21
1909	18
1910	7
1911	6
1912	52
1913	12
1914	46
1915	47
1916	69
1917	145
1918	33
1919	157
1920	68
1921	60
1922	42
1923	126
1924	119
1925	209
1926	117
1927	350
1928	93
1929	262
1930	96
1931	363
1932	192
1933	479
1934	406
1935	392
1936	552
1937	280
1938	178
1939	272
1940	648
1941	110
1942	458
1943	232
1944	226
1945	497
1946	1,122
1947	310
1948	711
1949	217
1950	286
1951	571
1952	156
1953	205
1954	955
1955	373
1956	563
1957	527
1958	442
1959	251
1960	404
1961	525
1962	754
1963	285
1964	533
1965	634
1966	719
1967	867
1968	1,028
1969	964
1970	694
1971	660
1972	1,001
1973	674
1974	719
1975	646
1976	748
1977	656
1978	1,349
1979	830
1980	959
1981	713
1982	1,565
1983	2,576
1984	2,687
1985	551
1986	752
1987	1,484
1988	1,082
1989	633
1990	1,861
1991	630
1992	1,099
1993	905
1994	965
1995	1,202
1996	2,213
1997	1,114
1998	783
1999	1,207
2000	1,677
2001	599
2002	959
2003	951
2004	909
2005	858
2006	1,219
2007	1,046
2008	753
2009	1,027
2010	1,308
2011	748
2012	805
2013	714
2014	506
2015	1,440
2016	620
2017	1,559
2018	440
2019	1,471
2020	504
2021	1,098
2022	516
2023	900
2024	931
2025	637

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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 100	599
100 to 200	2
200 to 300	2
300 to 400	0
400 to 500	0
500 to 600	1