Weather Records on 24 January 1998

524 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 24 January 1998. Highest significance: Eastport, US.

Key Facts for 24 January 1998

On 24 January 1998, 524 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
215 were record highs and 78 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 4 were all-time records, 26 monthly and 494 daily.
Eastport set a daily record precipitation of 77.7 mm (3.1 in) on 24 January 1998.
Across 160 earlier years (1796 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 484 records.

Record Map

524 stations

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

Weather records on 24 January 1998: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Eastport	United States	Record daily precipitation	77.7 mm (3.1 in)	62 of 100 (Major)
Plymouth-Kingston	United States	Record daily precipitation	70.9 mm (2.8 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Sananduva	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	89.0 mm (3.5 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Bradenton 5 ESE	United States	Record daily precipitation	154.9 mm (6.1 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Toms River	United States	Record daily precipitation	66.0 mm (2.6 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Southbridge 3 SW	United States	Record daily precipitation	63.2 mm (2.5 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Boulia Airport	Australia	Record high minimum temperature	31.2 C (88.2 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Avon Park 2 W	United States	Record daily precipitation	92.7 mm (3.6 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Nashua 2 NNW	United States	Record daily precipitation	55.1 mm (2.2 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Northfield	United States	Record daily precipitation	28.7 mm (1.1 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Seabrook Farms	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.3 mm (2.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Jamaica Plain	United States	Record daily precipitation	66.8 mm (2.6 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
New Bedford Coop	United States	Record daily precipitation	42.7 mm (1.7 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Hightstown 2 W	United States	Record daily precipitation	51.1 mm (2.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Lowell	United States	Record daily precipitation	63.2 mm (2.5 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Holtwood	United States	Record daily precipitation	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Estell Manor	United States	Record daily precipitation	51.1 mm (2.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Chazy	United States	Record snow depth	61.0 cm (24.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Conshohocken	United States	Record daily precipitation	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Saugatuck Rsvr	United States	Record daily precipitation	72.9 mm (2.9 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Blue Hill Coop	United States	Record daily precipitation	72.9 mm (2.9 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Lawrence	United States	Record daily precipitation	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Maynard 2	United States	Record daily precipitation	63.8 mm (2.5 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Manchester	United States	Record daily precipitation	39.6 mm (1.6 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Blackwells Mills	United States	Record daily precipitation	58.4 mm (2.3 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
El Tecomate	Mexico	Record high maximum temperature	36.7 C (98.1 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Lajas Substn	Puerto Rico [United States]	Record low maximum temperature	25.6 C (78.1 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Ware	United States	Record daily precipitation	52.3 mm (2.1 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
New Brunswick 3 SE	United States	Record daily precipitation	56.6 mm (2.2 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Trenton	United States	Record daily precipitation	57.7 mm (2.3 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Coacoyulillo (Cfe)	Mexico	Record low maximum temperature	25.0 C (77.0 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
San Marcos	Mexico	Record low maximum temperature	25.0 C (77.0 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Hingham	United States	Record daily precipitation	61.0 mm (2.4 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Ipswich	United States	Record daily precipitation	71.1 mm (2.8 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Wilmington 7 N	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Zion Np	United States	Record high maximum temperature	20.6 C (69.1 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Bangor Intl AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	43.7 mm (1.7 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Parrish	United States	Record daily precipitation	89.2 mm (3.5 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Middleton	United States	Record daily precipitation	69.3 mm (2.7 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Flemington 5 NNW	United States	Record daily precipitation	46.7 mm (1.8 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Long Branch-Oakhurst	United States	Record daily precipitation	54.6 mm (2.1 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Riverhead Rsch Farm	United States	Record daily precipitation	56.4 mm (2.2 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Kingston	United States	Record daily precipitation	72.4 mm (2.9 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Niigata	Japan	Record daily precipitation	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
E Wareham	United States	Record daily precipitation	55.1 mm (2.2 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Newburyport	United States	Record daily precipitation	59.7 mm (2.4 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Lop Buri	Thailand	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Barkhamsted	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Canoe Brook	United States	Record daily precipitation	39.1 mm (1.5 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Houlton AP	United States	Record snow depth	170.2 cm (67.0 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Blue Hill Lcd	United States	Record daily precipitation	51.8 mm (2.0 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Searsburg STN	United States	Record daily snowfall	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Capt Jose A Quinones Gonzale	Peru	Record high minimum temperature	26.5 C (79.7 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Berlin	United States	Record daily precipitation	25.9 mm (1.0 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Epping	United States	Record daily precipitation	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Errol	United States	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Colton 2 N	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Whitehall	United States	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
West Burke	United States	Record daily snowfall	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Belchertown	United States	Record daily precipitation	53.6 mm (2.1 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

524 records

Records set or tied on 24 January 1998 by type: Highest daily maximum 72, Lowest daily maximum 40, Highest daily minimum 143, Lowest daily minimum 38, Heaviest daily rainfall 187, Heaviest daily snowfall 27, Deepest snow cover 17.

Records on 24 January 1998 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	72
Lowest daily maximum	40
Highest daily minimum	143
Lowest daily minimum	38
Heaviest daily rainfall	187
Heaviest daily snowfall	27
Deepest snow cover	17

Records on 24 January 1998 by timescale: all-time 4, monthly 26, daily 494.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

403 broken records

Margins by which the 403 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 178.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

24 January 1998

Top 20 records on 24 January 1998 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
24 January 1998	Eastport, US	daily rain	77.7 mm (3.1 in)	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	47 years	62 of 100 (Major)
24 January 1998	Plymouth-Kingston, US	daily rain	70.9 mm (2.8 in)	32.3 mm (1.3 in)	79 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
24 January 1998	Sananduva, BR	daily rain	89.0 mm (3.5 in)	68.3 mm (2.7 in)	35 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
24 January 1998	Bradenton 5 ESE, US	monthly rain	154.9 mm (6.1 in)	85.6 mm (3.4 in)	5 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
24 January 1998	Toms River, US	daily rain	66.0 mm (2.6 in)	15.2 mm (0.6 in)	90 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
24 January 1998	Southbridge 3 SW, US	daily rain	63.2 mm (2.5 in)	22.3 mm (0.9 in)	60 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
24 January 1998	Boulia Airport, AU	daily high min	31.2 C (88.2 F)	1.3 C (2.3 F)	109 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
24 January 1998	Avon Park 2 W, US	monthly rain	92.7 mm (3.6 in)	0.5 mm (0.02 in)	83 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
24 January 1998	Nashua 2 NNW, US	daily rain	55.1 mm (2.2 in)	23.9 mm (0.9 in)	32 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
24 January 1998	Northfield, US	daily rain	28.7 mm (1.1 in)	11.9 mm (0.5 in)	47 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
24 January 1998	Seabrook Farms, US	daily rain	50.3 mm (2.0 in)	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	32 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
24 January 1998	Jamaica Plain, US	daily rain	66.8 mm (2.6 in)	36.6 mm (1.4 in)	32 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
24 January 1998	New Bedford Coop, US	daily rain	42.7 mm (1.7 in)	18.8 mm (0.7 in)	47 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
24 January 1998	Hightstown 2 W, US	daily rain	51.1 mm (2.0 in)	1.1 mm (0.04 in)	101 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
24 January 1998	Lowell, US	daily rain	63.2 mm (2.5 in)	13.9 mm (0.5 in)	63 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
24 January 1998	Holtwood, US	daily rain	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	8.4 mm (0.33 in)	79 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
24 January 1998	Estell Manor, US	daily rain	51.1 mm (2.0 in)	32.6 mm (1.3 in)	19 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
24 January 1998	Chazy, US	daily snow depth	61.0 cm (24.0 in)	7.7 cm (3.0 in)	84 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
24 January 1998	Conshohocken, US	daily rain	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	11.2 mm (0.4 in)	74 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
24 January 1998	Saugatuck Rsvr, US	daily rain	72.9 mm (2.9 in)	24.6 mm (1.0 in)	47 years	38 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

1796 to 1998

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1796 to 1998. 1998 had 524 records.

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

Records on 01-24 in each year
Year	Records
1796	1
1800	1
1817	1
1823	2
1828	2
1834	2
1845	1
1846	1
1849	1
1855	1
1858	1
1864	1
1866	1
1869	1
1871	1
1872	1
1873	1
1875	1
1879	2
1881	6
1882	2
1883	1
1884	1
1887	1
1888	1
1890	1
1891	4
1892	1
1893	2
1894	3
1895	3
1896	15
1897	2
1899	7
1900	4
1901	2
1902	7
1903	6
1904	11
1905	8
1906	20
1907	24
1908	12
1909	69
1910	20
1911	11
1912	11
1913	27
1914	27
1915	30
1916	28
1917	63
1918	52
1919	55
1920	34
1921	45
1922	89
1923	78
1924	116
1925	67
1926	100
1927	172
1928	215
1929	396
1930	639
1931	436
1932	245
1933	605
1934	361
1935	731
1936	1,085
1937	600
1938	545
1939	198
1940	827
1941	987
1942	634
1943	715
1944	634
1945	130
1946	355
1947	788
1948	1,257
1949	1,123
1950	1,342
1951	466
1952	383
1953	815
1954	368
1955	536
1956	366
1957	305
1958	381
1959	702
1960	348
1961	508
1962	478
1963	1,710
1964	461
1965	537
1966	553
1967	1,249
1968	711
1969	1,049
1970	834
1971	534
1972	756
1973	472
1974	636
1975	523
1976	631
1977	532
1978	1,427
1979	1,436
1980	782
1981	1,324
1982	759
1983	786
1984	677
1985	583
1986	415
1987	842
1988	766
1989	673
1990	929
1991	1,034
1992	894
1993	1,433
1994	634
1995	578
1996	1,150
1997	822
1998	524
1999	1,745
2000	1,135
2001	750
2002	1,724
2003	1,485
2004	719
2005	1,078
2006	928
2007	1,136
2008	973
2009	1,046
2010	1,225
2011	810
2012	503
2013	768
2014	926
2015	617
2016	887
2017	958
2018	721
2019	627
2020	789
2021	517
2022	434
2023	657
2024	1,018
2025	715
2026	1,625

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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	359
25 to 50	26
50 to 75	7
75 to 100	5
100 to 125	1
125 to 150	0
150 to 175	3
175 to 200	2