Weather Records on 30 December 1998

801 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 30 December 1998. Highest significance: Burketown Post Office, AU.

Key Facts for 30 December 1998

On 30 December 1998, 801 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
461 were record highs and 75 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 1 were all-time records, 8 monthly and 792 daily.
Burketown Post Office set a daily record precipitation of 272.8 mm (10.7 in) on 30 December 1998.
Across 154 earlier years (1799 to 2025) the same calendar date averaged 494 records.

Record Map

801 stations

801 station records on 30 December 1998 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 30 December 1998: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Burketown Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	272.8 mm (10.7 in)	78 of 100 (Major)
Tortosa - Observatorio del Ebr	Spain	Record daily precipitation	53.2 mm (2.1 in)	66 of 100 (Major)
Rocky Mt 8 ESE	United States	Record daily precipitation	54.9 mm (2.2 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Westmoreland Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	184.0 mm (7.2 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Burlington Muni AP	United States	Record daily snowfall	13.2 cm (5.2 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Lichtenburg	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	44.7 mm (1.8 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Mount Lebanon	Australia	Record daily precipitation	75.4 mm (3.0 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Wollombi Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	99.0 mm (3.9 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Seward AP	United States	Record snow depth	96.5 cm (38.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Lawn Hill	Australia	Record daily precipitation	46.0 mm (1.8 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Yackadoo	Australia	Record daily precipitation	87.0 mm (3.4 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Atlantic 1 NE	United States	Record daily snowfall	9.7 cm (3.8 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Walthill 1E	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Trenton	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-10.6 C (12.9 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Vandalia	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.1 cm (2.8 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Dickinson Exp STN	United States	Record daily snowfall	8.9 cm (3.5 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Lewistown AP	United States	Record daily snowfall	9.9 cm (3.9 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Camooweal Township	Australia	Record low maximum temperature	26.0 C (78.8 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Mont-Aigoual	France	Record daily precipitation	54.0 mm (2.1 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Miami	United States	Record high maximum temperature	24.4 C (75.9 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Taos	United States	Record high maximum temperature	12.8 C (55.0 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Goovigen Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	82.5 mm (3.2 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Cooyar Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	38.0 mm (1.5 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Chiricahua Nm	United States	Record high maximum temperature	22.2 C (72.0 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Knoxville	United States	Record daily snowfall	11.4 cm (4.5 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Maracay - B.A. Sucr	Venezuela	Record low minimum temperature	11.1 C (52.0 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Huesca	Spain	Record daily precipitation	34.0 mm (1.3 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Columbus 3 NE	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Forest Grove	United States	Record high maximum temperature	16.1 C (61.0 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Mc Intosh 6 SE	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Duaringa Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	79.8 mm (3.1 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
San Miguel Ejutla	Mexico	Record high maximum temperature	35.0 C (95.0 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Willcox	United States	Record high maximum temperature	23.9 C (75.0 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Capella Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	43.0 mm (1.7 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Chatsworth	Australia	Record daily precipitation	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
San Miguel Ejutla	Mexico	Record low minimum temperature	1.7 C (35.1 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Bend	United States	Record high minimum temperature	5.6 C (42.1 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
The Dalles	United States	Record high maximum temperature	16.1 C (61.0 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Morgan	United States	Record high maximum temperature	13.3 C (55.9 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Davenport	United States	Record high maximum temperature	7.8 C (46.0 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Wickenburg	United States	Record high maximum temperature	27.2 C (81.0 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Gunnison 3SW	United States	Record high maximum temperature	8.3 C (46.9 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Spicer	United States	Record high minimum temperature	0.0 C (32.0 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Newport	United States	Record high maximum temperature	8.9 C (48.0 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Mayaguez City	Puerto Rico [United States]	Record high minimum temperature	21.7 C (71.1 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Grace	United States	Record high minimum temperature	0.6 C (33.1 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
New Meadows Rs	United States	Record high minimum temperature	1.1 C (34.0 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Belfast	United States	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Weyerhaeuser 1N	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-31.1 C (-24.0 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Goomeri Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	54.0 mm (2.1 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Sirte	Libya	Record low minimum temperature	1.7 C (35.1 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Trenton	United States	Record daily snowfall	6.4 cm (2.5 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Albion 1 N	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Port Jervis	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Huautla	Mexico	Record low maximum temperature	25.0 C (77.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Kazan	Russia	Record high maximum temperature	3.8 C (38.8 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Kazan	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	1.1 C (34.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Ufa	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	0.4 C (32.7 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
General Wayne A Downing Intl A	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.4 cm (4.1 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Sioux Falls	United States	Record daily snowfall	16.0 cm (6.3 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

801 records

Records set or tied on 30 December 1998 by type: Highest daily maximum 291, Lowest daily maximum 30, Highest daily minimum 170, Lowest daily minimum 45, Heaviest daily rainfall 134, Heaviest daily snowfall 119, Deepest snow cover 12.

Records on 30 December 1998 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	291
Lowest daily maximum	30
Highest daily minimum	170
Lowest daily minimum	45
Heaviest daily rainfall	134
Heaviest daily snowfall	119
Deepest snow cover	12

Records on 30 December 1998 by timescale: all-time 1, monthly 8, daily 792.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

606 broken records

Margins by which the 606 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 136.4. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

30 December 1998

Top 20 records on 30 December 1998 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
30 December 1998	Burketown Post Office, AU	daily rain	272.8 mm (10.7 in)	136.4 mm (5.4 in)	93 years	78 of 100 (Major)
30 December 1998	Tortosa - Observatorio del Ebr, ES	daily rain	53.2 mm (2.1 in)	44.2 mm (1.7 in)	61 years	66 of 100 (Major)
30 December 1998	Rocky Mt 8 ESE, US	daily rain	54.9 mm (2.2 in)	38.4 mm (1.5 in)	73 years	61 of 100 (Major)
30 December 1998	Westmoreland Station, AU	daily rain	184.0 mm (7.2 in)	124.1 mm (4.9 in)	25 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
30 December 1998	Burlington Muni AP, US	daily snowfall	13.2 cm (5.2 in)	5.6 cm (2.2 in)	87 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
30 December 1998	Lichtenburg, ZA	daily rain	44.7 mm (1.8 in)	19.0 mm (0.7 in)	80 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
30 December 1998	Mount Lebanon, AU	daily rain	75.4 mm (3.0 in)	64.8 mm (2.6 in)	17 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
30 December 1998	Wollombi Station, AU	daily rain	99.0 mm (3.9 in)	72.6 mm (2.9 in)	8 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
30 December 1998	Seward AP, US	monthly snow depth	96.5 cm (38.0 in)	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	75 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
30 December 1998	Lawn Hill, AU	daily rain	46.0 mm (1.8 in)	15.8 mm (0.6 in)	81 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
30 December 1998	Yackadoo, AU	daily rain	87.0 mm (3.4 in)	67.0 mm (2.6 in)	11 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
30 December 1998	Atlantic 1 NE, US	daily snowfall	9.7 cm (3.8 in)	2.1 cm (0.8 in)	87 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
30 December 1998	Walthill 1E, US	daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	61 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
30 December 1998	Trenton, US	daily low max	-10.6 C (12.9 F)	1.2 C (2.2 F)	98 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
30 December 1998	Vandalia, US	daily snowfall	7.1 cm (2.8 in)	4.6 cm (1.8 in)	84 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
30 December 1998	Dickinson Exp STN, US	daily snowfall	8.9 cm (3.5 in)	2.3 cm (0.9 in)	76 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
30 December 1998	Lewistown AP, US	daily snowfall	9.9 cm (3.9 in)	3.5 cm (1.4 in)	73 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
30 December 1998	Camooweal Township, AU	daily low max	26.0 C (78.8 F)	6.8 C (12.2 F)	44 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
30 December 1998	Mont-Aigoual, FR	daily rain	54.0 mm (2.1 in)	13.0 mm (0.5 in)	80 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
30 December 1998	Miami, US	daily high max	24.4 C (75.9 F)	3.3 C (5.9 F)	80 years	39 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 801 records.

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

Records on 12-30 in each year
Year	Records
1799	2
1835	1
1850	1
1853	1
1856	1
1859	1
1863	1
1868	1
1870	4
1872	3
1874	2
1875	2
1876	3
1878	1
1880	5
1881	3
1882	3
1884	2
1888	2
1889	2
1890	7
1891	1
1892	1
1893	3
1895	6
1896	3
1897	7
1898	6
1899	3
1900	5
1901	8
1902	2
1903	8
1904	12
1905	10
1906	11
1907	26
1908	17
1909	13
1910	18
1911	20
1912	37
1913	32
1914	47
1915	62
1916	45
1917	217
1918	25
1919	82
1920	84
1921	111
1922	227
1923	223
1924	65
1925	184
1926	63
1927	290
1928	31
1929	382
1930	71
1931	509
1932	407
1933	279
1934	206
1935	202
1936	931
1937	234
1938	208
1939	237
1940	397
1941	149
1942	584
1943	165
1944	137
1945	251
1946	584
1947	317
1948	760
1949	206
1950	479
1951	955
1952	334
1953	399
1954	538
1955	254
1956	556
1957	443
1958	525
1959	216
1960	345
1961	389
1962	671
1963	567
1964	537
1965	1,122
1966	403
1967	760
1968	1,391
1969	817
1970	571
1971	1,122
1972	1,052
1973	1,262
1974	564
1975	703
1976	981
1977	795
1978	1,930
1979	427
1980	1,560
1981	684
1982	630
1983	2,765
1984	1,834
1985	568
1986	852
1987	1,270
1988	755
1989	528
1990	3,065
1991	525
1992	1,210
1993	865
1994	642
1995	1,455
1996	1,620
1997	1,384
1998	801
1999	838
2000	1,377
2001	651
2002	1,034
2003	661
2004	974
2005	928
2006	1,779
2007	748
2008	653
2009	933
2010	1,200
2011	782
2012	676
2013	642
2014	660
2015	820
2016	706
2017	1,324
2018	284
2019	1,131
2020	604
2021	1,455
2022	909
2023	726
2024	638
2025	325

Download the Data

Data for records on 1998-12-30: 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 20	518
20 to 40	52
40 to 60	15
60 to 80	15
80 to 100	2
100 to 120	2
120 to 140	2