Weather Records on 1 March 1998

957 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 1 March 1998. Highest significance: Cape St. Francis, ZA.

Key Facts for 1 March 1998

On 1 March 1998, 957 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
513 were record highs and 197 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 7 were all-time records, 46 monthly and 904 daily.
Cape St. Francis set a daily record precipitation of 42.0 mm (1.7 in) on 1 March 1998.
Across 159 earlier years (1808 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 519 records.

Record Map

957 stations

957 station records on 1 March 1998 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 1 March 1998: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Cape St. Francis	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	42.0 mm (1.7 in)	67 of 100 (Major)
Lead	United States	Record snow depth	185.4 cm (73.0 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Canelas	Mexico	Record low minimum temperature	-6.1 C (21.0 F)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Miracatu	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	130.6 mm (5.1 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Stephan 2 NW	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Blue Earth	United States	Record daily precipitation	44.5 mm (1.8 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Burketown Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	297.0 mm (11.7 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Charlevoix	United States	Record high maximum temperature	12.2 C (54.0 F)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Lead	United States	Record daily snowfall	82.3 cm (32.4 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Pormpuraaw Township	Australia	Record daily precipitation	196.0 mm (7.7 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Nova Palmira	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	62.1 mm (2.4 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Itiquira (Dnpvn)	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	75.3 mm (3.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Britton	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Ekalaka	United States	Record snow depth	35.6 cm (14.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Garah (Bengerang)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	35.0 mm (1.4 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Selby	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Cerradinho	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	102.5 mm (4.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Juquia	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	114.5 mm (4.5 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Silverton	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-9.4 C (15.1 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Waverly	United States	Record high minimum temperature	2.2 C (36.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Dickinson Exp STN	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Ionia 2SSW	United States	Record high minimum temperature	1.7 C (35.1 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Northfield	United States	Record high maximum temperature	13.3 C (55.9 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Pontiac Wwtp	United States	Record high minimum temperature	2.8 C (37.0 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Knobs 4 SW	United States	Record snow depth	38.1 cm (15.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Tupper Lake Sunmount	United States	Record high maximum temperature	13.3 C (55.9 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Pedro Barros	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	140.9 mm (5.5 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Ponte Cordeiro de Farias	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	120.2 mm (4.7 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Zametchino	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	1.7 C (35.1 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Greer	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-16.1 C (3.0 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Cortland	United States	Record high minimum temperature	3.3 C (37.9 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Franklinville	United States	Record high minimum temperature	1.7 C (35.1 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Napoleon	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Normanton Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	105.6 mm (4.2 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Kazan	Russia	Record high maximum temperature	3.2 C (37.8 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Madison	United States	Record high minimum temperature	1.7 C (35.1 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Seaside	United States	Record daily precipitation	89.7 mm (3.5 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Dahlonega 4WSW	United States	Record high maximum temperature	25.6 C (78.1 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Falfurrias	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-3.9 C (25.0 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Superior	United States	Record high minimum temperature	0.6 C (33.1 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Passo Marombas	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	74.2 mm (2.9 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Motozintla (Smn)	Mexico	Record high minimum temperature	17.8 C (64.0 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Wick	United Kingdom	Record low minimum temperature	-10.5 C (13.1 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Fosston 1 E	United States	Record high minimum temperature	-1.1 C (30.0 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Berlin	United States	Record high minimum temperature	1.1 C (34.0 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Alexander 4 NNW	United States	Record snow depth	45.7 cm (18.0 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Narrabri West Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	64.6 mm (2.5 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Praia Grande (Parana)	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	67.6 mm (2.7 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Cuitzeo	Mexico	Record high maximum temperature	32.8 C (91.0 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Rinconada	Mexico	Record high minimum temperature	23.9 C (75.0 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Roscoe	United States	Record daily snowfall	9.1 cm (3.6 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Sunshine 3NE	United States	Record snow depth	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Turvo	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	44.4 mm (1.7 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Rio Dos Patos	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	59.0 mm (2.3 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Bochil	Mexico	Record low minimum temperature	1.1 C (34.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Sitiawan	Malaysia	Record high maximum temperature	36.2 C (97.2 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Dorado 2 WNW	Puerto Rico [United States]	Record low maximum temperature	22.2 C (72.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Timiryazevskij	Russia	Record high maximum temperature	10.1 C (50.2 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Telluride 4WNW	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-27.2 C (-17.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Ludlow 3 SSE	United States	Record snow depth	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

957 records

Records set or tied on 1 March 1998 by type: Highest daily maximum 212, Lowest daily maximum 51, Highest daily minimum 301, Lowest daily minimum 146, Heaviest daily rainfall 172, Heaviest daily snowfall 46, Deepest snow cover 29.

Records on 1 March 1998 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	212
Lowest daily maximum	51
Highest daily minimum	301
Lowest daily minimum	146
Heaviest daily rainfall	172
Heaviest daily snowfall	46
Deepest snow cover	29

Records on 1 March 1998 by timescale: all-time 7, monthly 46, daily 904.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

747 broken records

Margins by which the 747 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 602.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

1 March 1998

Top 20 records on 1 March 1998 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
1 March 1998	Cape St. Francis, ZA	daily rain	42.0 mm (1.7 in)	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	76 years	67 of 100 (Major)
1 March 1998	Lead, US	all-time snow depth	185.4 cm (73.0 in)	50.8 cm (20.0 in)	20 years	60 of 100 (Major)
1 March 1998	Canelas, MX	all-time low min	-6.1 C (21.0 F)	6.1 C (11.0 F)	33 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
1 March 1998	Miracatu, BR	daily rain	130.6 mm (5.1 in)	81.2 mm (3.2 in)	36 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
1 March 1998	Stephan 2 NW, US	daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	13.9 cm (5.5 in)	81 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
1 March 1998	Blue Earth, US	daily rain	44.5 mm (1.8 in)	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	32 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
1 March 1998	Burketown Post Office, AU	daily rain	297.0 mm (11.7 in)	197.2 mm (7.8 in)	1 year	50 of 100 (Notable)
1 March 1998	Charlevoix, US	daily high max	12.2 C (54.0 F)	5.5 C (9.9 F)	103 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
1 March 1998	Lead, US	daily snowfall	82.3 cm (32.4 in)	60.2 cm (23.7 in)	1 year	49 of 100 (Notable)
1 March 1998	Pormpuraaw Township, AU	daily rain	196.0 mm (7.7 in)	96.2 mm (3.8 in)	28 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
1 March 1998	Nova Palmira, BR	daily rain	62.1 mm (2.4 in)	35.9 mm (1.4 in)	51 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
1 March 1998	Itiquira (Dnpvn), BR	daily rain	75.3 mm (3.0 in)	55.9 mm (2.2 in)	24 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
1 March 1998	Britton, US	daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	5.6 cm (2.2 in)	79 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
1 March 1998	Ekalaka, US	daily snow depth	35.6 cm (14.0 in)	15.3 cm (6.0 in)	44 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
1 March 1998	Garah (Bengerang), AU	daily rain	35.0 mm (1.4 in)	13.9 mm (0.5 in)	84 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
1 March 1998	Selby, US	daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	89 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
1 March 1998	Cerradinho, BR	all-time rain	102.5 mm (4.0 in)	4.1 mm (0.16 in)	47 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
1 March 1998	Juquia, BR	daily rain	114.5 mm (4.5 in)	62.0 mm (2.4 in)	8 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
1 March 1998	Silverton, US	daily low max	-9.4 C (15.1 F)	3.8 C (6.8 F)	81 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
1 March 1998	Waverly, US	daily high min	2.2 C (36.0 F)	1.1 C (2.0 F)	102 years	41 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

1808 to 1998

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1808 to 1998. 1998 had 957 records.

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

Records on 03-01 in each year
Year	Records
1808	1
1814	1
1817	1
1827	1
1836	2
1844	1
1846	4
1858	1
1859	1
1863	2
1868	1
1870	3
1872	1
1875	4
1876	3
1877	1
1878	2
1881	1
1882	2
1883	1
1884	6
1886	10
1888	3
1889	1
1890	1
1891	3
1892	1
1893	1
1894	1
1896	2
1897	2
1898	8
1899	1
1900	7
1901	1
1902	14
1903	11
1904	13
1905	4
1906	30
1907	5
1908	14
1909	19
1910	14
1911	20
1912	64
1913	26
1914	23
1915	21
1916	34
1917	15
1918	16
1919	57
1920	98
1921	411
1922	139
1923	127
1924	44
1925	100
1926	86
1927	203
1928	61
1929	181
1930	90
1931	140
1932	462
1933	94
1934	401
1935	167
1936	232
1937	220
1938	308
1939	565
1940	513
1941	644
1942	391
1943	256
1944	155
1945	178
1946	358
1947	933
1948	893
1949	250
1950	249
1951	564
1952	564
1953	615
1954	893
1955	1,028
1956	523
1957	293
1958	459
1959	463
1960	1,530
1961	548
1962	2,067
1963	532
1964	563
1965	696
1966	575
1967	731
1968	966
1969	439
1970	725
1971	943
1972	1,524
1973	613
1974	954
1975	411
1976	1,612
1977	317
1978	1,065
1979	507
1980	2,040
1981	550
1982	918
1983	1,048
1984	720
1985	676
1986	1,317
1987	2,042
1988	722
1989	924
1990	1,000
1991	926
1992	1,827
1993	1,189
1994	1,339
1995	1,214
1996	641
1997	1,924
1998	957
1999	1,150
2000	1,211
2001	1,081
2002	1,012
2003	756
2004	1,363
2005	1,294
2006	1,376
2007	1,418
2008	887
2009	1,030
2010	890
2011	868
2012	1,776
2013	782
2014	1,149
2015	1,279
2016	622
2017	1,212
2018	1,197
2019	747
2020	494
2021	824
2022	1,096
2023	1,232
2024	642
2025	841
2026	1,153

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Data for records on 1998-03-01: 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 100	739
100 to 200	6
200 to 300	0
300 to 400	0
400 to 500	0
500 to 600	1
600 to 700	1