Weather Records on 31 January 1998

641 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 31 January 1998. Highest significance: Marnhull, AU.

Key Facts for 31 January 1998

On 31 January 1998, 641 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
272 were record highs and 105 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 4 were all-time records, 28 monthly and 609 daily.
Marnhull set a daily record precipitation of 70.8 mm (2.8 in) on 31 January 1998.
Across 162 earlier years (1800 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 501 records.

Record Map

641 stations

641 station records on 31 January 1998 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 31 January 1998: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Marnhull	Australia	Record daily precipitation	70.8 mm (2.8 in)	68 of 100 (Major)
Beloit	United States	Record daily precipitation	26.2 mm (1.0 in)	67 of 100 (Major)
Mundubbera	Australia	Record daily precipitation	124.0 mm (4.9 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Dunollie	Australia	Record daily precipitation	117.0 mm (4.6 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Nuuk	Greenland [Denmark]	Record daily precipitation	49.0 mm (1.9 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Rosevale	Australia	Record daily precipitation	57.8 mm (2.3 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Jourdanton	United States	Record daily precipitation	83.8 mm (3.3 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
San Antonio Intl AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	52.1 mm (2.1 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Ringuinea	Australia	Record daily precipitation	63.0 mm (2.5 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Kuyura	Australia	Record daily precipitation	65.0 mm (2.6 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Geneseo	United States	Record daily precipitation	39.4 mm (1.6 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Buffalo 2 SSW	United States	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Glenroy	Australia	Record daily precipitation	59.6 mm (2.3 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Gold	United States	Record daily precipitation	45.2 mm (1.8 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Kingsville	United States	Record daily precipitation	30.2 mm (1.2 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Whittier	United States	Record daily snowfall	120.7 cm (47.5 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Vincent Vale	Australia	Record daily precipitation	94.8 mm (3.7 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Bell Store	Australia	Record daily precipitation	70.8 mm (2.8 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Jandowae Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	75.0 mm (3.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Tescott	United States	Record daily precipitation	52.1 mm (2.1 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Childress Muni AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	25.1 mm (1.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Talgai	Australia	Record daily precipitation	69.8 mm (2.7 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Ehlma Park	Australia	Record daily precipitation	69.5 mm (2.7 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Medina 1NE	United States	Record daily precipitation	81.3 mm (3.2 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Kennerly	Australia	Record daily precipitation	65.0 mm (2.6 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Camp Wood	United States	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Hunt 3 SW	United States	Record daily precipitation	38.4 mm (1.5 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Wooroolin Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	68.0 mm (2.7 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Hebron	United States	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Wakefield 4 W	United States	Record daily precipitation	37.6 mm (1.5 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Charlotte 5 NNW	United States	Record daily precipitation	41.9 mm (1.6 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Hye	United States	Record daily precipitation	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Whiporie Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	56.0 mm (2.2 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Pearsall	United States	Record daily precipitation	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Hambantota	Sri Lanka	Record high maximum temperature	32.1 C (89.8 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Moravia 1 E	United States	Record daily precipitation	44.5 mm (1.8 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
El Tecomate	Mexico	Record high maximum temperature	38.9 C (102.0 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Brookville	United States	Record daily precipitation	39.4 mm (1.6 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Kuri Bay	Australia	Record daily precipitation	310.0 mm (12.2 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Maroon	Australia	Record daily precipitation	52.4 mm (2.1 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Talisman I	Mexico	Record high minimum temperature	23.9 C (75.0 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Lindsay 2 W	United States	Record daily precipitation	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Jingi Jingi	Australia	Record daily precipitation	50.0 mm (2.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Broadacres	Australia	Record daily precipitation	54.2 mm (2.1 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Kilbeggan	Australia	Record daily precipitation	59.0 mm (2.3 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Alexander	United States	Record daily precipitation	28.7 mm (1.1 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Palacios Muni AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	54.4 mm (2.1 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Antero Rsvr	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Longford	United States	Record daily precipitation	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Alice	United States	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Tarong	Australia	Record daily precipitation	43.0 mm (1.7 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Rocksprings	United States	Record daily precipitation	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
La Palma	Australia	Record daily precipitation	43.0 mm (1.7 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Hambantota	Sri Lanka	Record high minimum temperature	26.0 C (78.8 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Waynesville 1 E	United States	Record snow depth	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Johnson City 2N	United States	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Colville	United States	Record high maximum temperature	9.4 C (48.9 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Kroombit	Australia	Record daily precipitation	42.0 mm (1.7 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Koorrnong	Australia	Record daily precipitation	48.6 mm (1.9 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Misurata	Libya	Record high minimum temperature	13.6 C (56.5 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

641 records

Records set or tied on 31 January 1998 by type: Highest daily maximum 135, Lowest daily maximum 31, Highest daily minimum 137, Lowest daily minimum 74, Heaviest daily rainfall 240, Heaviest daily snowfall 11, Deepest snow cover 13.

Records on 31 January 1998 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	135
Lowest daily maximum	31
Highest daily minimum	137
Lowest daily minimum	74
Heaviest daily rainfall	240
Heaviest daily snowfall	11
Deepest snow cover	13

Records on 31 January 1998 by timescale: all-time 4, monthly 28, daily 609.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

512 broken records

Margins by which the 512 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 140.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

31 January 1998

Top 20 records on 31 January 1998 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
31 January 1998	Marnhull, AU	daily rain	70.8 mm (2.8 in)	51.5 mm (2.0 in)	80 years	68 of 100 (Major)
31 January 1998	Beloit, US	daily rain	26.2 mm (1.0 in)	17.8 mm (0.7 in)	72 years	67 of 100 (Major)
31 January 1998	Mundubbera, AU	daily rain	124.0 mm (4.9 in)	51.6 mm (2.0 in)	72 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
31 January 1998	Dunollie, AU	daily rain	117.0 mm (4.6 in)	87.0 mm (3.4 in)	32 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
31 January 1998	Nuuk, GL	daily rain	49.0 mm (1.9 in)	36.7 mm (1.4 in)	28 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
31 January 1998	Rosevale, AU	daily rain	57.8 mm (2.3 in)	48.7 mm (1.9 in)	32 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
31 January 1998	Jourdanton, US	monthly rain	83.8 mm (3.3 in)	21.3 mm (0.8 in)	30 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
31 January 1998	San Antonio Intl AP, US	daily rain	52.1 mm (2.1 in)	43.0 mm (1.7 in)	23 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
31 January 1998	Ringuinea, AU	daily rain	63.0 mm (2.5 in)	40.4 mm (1.6 in)	32 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
31 January 1998	Kuyura, AU	daily rain	65.0 mm (2.6 in)	64.0 mm (2.5 in)	28 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
31 January 1998	Geneseo, US	monthly rain	39.4 mm (1.6 in)	14.0 mm (0.6 in)	33 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
31 January 1998	Buffalo 2 SSW, US	daily rain	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	17.0 mm (0.7 in)	39 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
31 January 1998	Glenroy, AU	daily rain	59.6 mm (2.3 in)	48.2 mm (1.9 in)	32 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
31 January 1998	Gold, US	daily rain	45.2 mm (1.8 in)	32.2 mm (1.3 in)	44 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
31 January 1998	Kingsville, US	daily rain	30.2 mm (1.2 in)	21.3 mm (0.8 in)	76 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
31 January 1998	Whittier, US	all-time snowfall	120.7 cm (47.5 in)	14.0 cm (5.5 in)	37 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
31 January 1998	Vincent Vale, AU	daily rain	94.8 mm (3.7 in)	79.8 mm (3.1 in)	10 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
31 January 1998	Bell Store, AU	daily rain	70.8 mm (2.8 in)	26.6 mm (1.0 in)	60 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
31 January 1998	Jandowae Post Office, AU	daily rain	75.0 mm (3.0 in)	28.5 mm (1.1 in)	60 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
31 January 1998	Tescott, US	monthly rain	52.1 mm (2.1 in)	17.8 mm (0.7 in)	13 years	46 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

1800 to 1998

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1800 to 1998. 1998 had 641 records.

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

Records on 01-31 in each year
Year	Records
1800	1
1801	1
1830	2
1843	1
1846	1
1850	1
1852	1
1853	2
1854	2
1862	1
1863	2
1868	1
1869	2
1870	1
1873	1
1875	1
1877	1
1878	2
1880	1
1882	1
1883	1
1884	5
1885	1
1886	2
1887	1
1888	3
1889	3
1890	2
1892	1
1893	9
1894	1
1895	3
1896	1
1897	2
1898	7
1899	7
1900	5
1901	4
1902	10
1903	3
1904	6
1905	21
1906	17
1907	8
1908	36
1909	27
1910	10
1911	52
1912	20
1913	49
1914	36
1915	115
1916	94
1917	190
1918	150
1919	14
1920	113
1921	29
1922	55
1923	152
1924	203
1925	134
1926	204
1927	64
1928	47
1929	263
1930	83
1931	326
1932	153
1933	212
1934	597
1935	431
1936	830
1937	309
1938	362
1939	323
1940	361
1941	354
1942	273
1943	698
1944	232
1945	943
1946	359
1947	788
1948	600
1949	1,058
1950	1,022
1951	1,192
1952	519
1953	879
1954	744
1955	383
1956	434
1957	563
1958	692
1959	237
1960	349
1961	475
1962	686
1963	928
1964	402
1965	696
1966	1,295
1967	637
1968	524
1969	703
1970	209
1971	1,506
1972	426
1973	714
1974	1,128
1975	1,110
1976	569
1977	781
1978	844
1979	1,995
1980	757
1981	687
1982	1,287
1983	1,078
1984	610
1985	1,725
1986	616
1987	787
1988	1,582
1989	1,718
1990	821
1991	617
1992	1,573
1993	856
1994	1,049
1995	1,122
1996	1,594
1997	898
1998	641
1999	938
2000	1,115
2001	1,061
2002	3,080
2003	1,281
2004	1,392
2005	767
2006	722
2007	713
2008	704
2009	552
2010	1,311
2011	741
2012	1,037
2013	1,397
2014	986
2015	663
2016	1,147
2017	575
2018	564
2019	1,426
2020	1,031
2021	504
2022	255
2023	907
2024	1,117
2025	827
2026	839

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Data for records on 1998-01-31: 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	442
20 to 40	45
40 to 60	15
60 to 80	5
80 to 100	2
100 to 120	2
120 to 140	1