Weather Records on 7 March 1998

1,535 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 7 March 1998. Highest significance: Orange, US.

Key Facts for 7 March 1998

On 7 March 1998, 1,535 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
544 were record highs and 252 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 50 monthly and 1,485 daily.
Orange set a daily record precipitation of 86.4 mm (3.4 in) on 7 March 1998.
Across 171 earlier years (1796 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 456 records.

Record Map

1,535 stations

1,535 station records on 7 March 1998 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 7 March 1998: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Orange	United States	Record daily precipitation	86.4 mm (3.4 in)	77 of 100 (Major)
Carrollton	United States	Record daily precipitation	48.5 mm (1.9 in)	72 of 100 (Major)
Rotenburg (Wumme)	Germany	Record daily precipitation	26.3 mm (1.0 in)	70 of 100 (Major)
Brilon	Germany	Record daily precipitation	28.8 mm (1.1 in)	62 of 100 (Major)
Houma	United States	Record daily precipitation	94.0 mm (3.7 in)	62 of 100 (Major)
Gallatin 1W	United States	Record daily precipitation	37.3 mm (1.5 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Greer	United States	Record daily snowfall	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Monticello 2E	United States	Record daily snowfall	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Windsor	United States	Record daily precipitation	75.4 mm (3.0 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Tarkio	United States	Record daily snowfall	32.3 cm (12.7 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Schierke	Germany	Record daily precipitation	37.1 mm (1.5 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Ekalaka	United States	Record snow depth	40.6 cm (16.0 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Knobs 4 SW	United States	Record snow depth	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Northdale	United States	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Oelwein 2 S	United States	Record daily precipitation	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Wakefield 4 W	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Neustrelitz	Germany	Record daily precipitation	28.1 mm (1.1 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Yampa	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Hilland 2 NW	United States	Record daily snowfall	14.0 cm (5.5 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Newcastle	United States	Record daily snowfall	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Canelas	Mexico	Record low minimum temperature	-4.4 C (24.1 F)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Fairmont	United States	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Riverton	United States	Record daily precipitation	27.4 mm (1.1 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Midland	United States	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Shaoguan	China	Record daily precipitation	80.7 mm (3.2 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Paraiso	Puerto Rico [United States]	Record daily precipitation	84.8 mm (3.3 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Jeanerette 5 NW	United States	Record daily precipitation	65.8 mm (2.6 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Ayutla	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Atmore	United States	Record daily precipitation	167.1 mm (6.6 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Cerro	United States	Record daily snowfall	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Custer	United States	Record daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Lead	United States	Record snow depth	147.3 cm (58.0 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Cottonwood Weir	United States	Record snow depth	50.8 cm (20.0 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Summit	United States	Record snow depth	33.0 cm (13.0 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Manati 2 E	Puerto Rico [United States]	Record high minimum temperature	22.8 C (73.0 F)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Mount Barker	Australia	Record high minimum temperature	22.6 C (72.7 F)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Bridgeport	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-26.7 C (-16.1 F)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Bolivar Wtr Wks	United States	Record daily precipitation	78.7 mm (3.1 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Mobile	United States	Record daily precipitation	172.7 mm (6.8 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Plevna	United States	Record snow depth	45.7 cm (18.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Blue Hill 4 SW	United States	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Madill	United States	Record daily precipitation	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Pavillion	United States	Record snow depth	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Geneseo	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Mc Cool Junction	United States	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Balla	Australia	Record daily precipitation	27.0 mm (1.1 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Central City	United States	Record daily snowfall	19.1 cm (7.5 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Academy 2NE	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Oelrichs	United States	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Oderen	France	Record daily precipitation	53.5 mm (2.1 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Gallivare_A	Sweden	Record low minimum temperature	-33.9 C (-29.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Salt Lake City Intl AP	United States	Record snow depth	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Bamberg	Germany	Record high minimum temperature	7.2 C (45.0 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Tescott	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Glenbrook	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-13.3 C (8.1 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Eufaula 6 SSW	United States	Record daily precipitation	39.4 mm (1.6 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Menno	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Enterprise Beryl Jct	United States	Record daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Douglas 1 SE	United States	Record daily snowfall	6.4 cm (2.5 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Kodiak AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	41.4 mm (1.6 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)

Counts by Type and Timescale

1,535 records

Records set or tied on 7 March 1998 by type: Highest daily maximum 211, Lowest daily maximum 149, Highest daily minimum 333, Lowest daily minimum 103, Heaviest daily rainfall 484, Heaviest daily snowfall 162, Deepest snow cover 93.

Records on 7 March 1998 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	211
Lowest daily maximum	149
Highest daily minimum	333
Lowest daily minimum	103
Heaviest daily rainfall	484
Heaviest daily snowfall	162
Deepest snow cover	93

Records on 7 March 1998 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 50, daily 1,485.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

1,264 broken records

Margins by which the 1,264 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 559.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

7 March 1998

Top 20 records on 7 March 1998 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
7 March 1998	Orange, US	daily rain	86.4 mm (3.4 in)	71.2 mm (2.8 in)	93 years	77 of 100 (Major)
7 March 1998	Carrollton, US	daily rain	48.5 mm (1.9 in)	31.7 mm (1.2 in)	95 years	72 of 100 (Major)
7 March 1998	Rotenburg (Wumme), DE	daily rain	26.3 mm (1.0 in)	15.1 mm (0.6 in)	85 years	70 of 100 (Major)
7 March 1998	Brilon, DE	daily rain	28.8 mm (1.1 in)	21.5 mm (0.8 in)	60 years	62 of 100 (Major)
7 March 1998	Houma, US	daily rain	94.0 mm (3.7 in)	69.1 mm (2.7 in)	60 years	62 of 100 (Major)
7 March 1998	Gallatin 1W, US	daily rain	37.3 mm (1.5 in)	21.6 mm (0.9 in)	104 years	61 of 100 (Major)
7 March 1998	Greer, US	daily snowfall	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	72 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
7 March 1998	Monticello 2E, US	daily snowfall	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	85 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
7 March 1998	Windsor, US	daily rain	75.4 mm (3.0 in)	54.3 mm (2.1 in)	24 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
7 March 1998	Tarkio, US	monthly snowfall	32.3 cm (12.7 in)	11.0 cm (4.3 in)	50 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
7 March 1998	Schierke, DE	daily rain	37.1 mm (1.5 in)	21.8 mm (0.9 in)	59 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
7 March 1998	Ekalaka, US	daily snow depth	40.6 cm (16.0 in)	22.8 cm (9.0 in)	51 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
7 March 1998	Knobs 4 SW, US	daily snow depth	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	39 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
7 March 1998	Northdale, US	daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	19.0 cm (7.5 in)	55 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
7 March 1998	Oelwein 2 S, US	daily rain	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	28.5 mm (1.1 in)	23 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
7 March 1998	Wakefield 4 W, US	daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	13.9 cm (5.5 in)	41 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
7 March 1998	Neustrelitz, DE	daily rain	28.1 mm (1.1 in)	24.7 mm (1.0 in)	24 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
7 March 1998	Yampa, US	daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	88 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
7 March 1998	Hilland 2 NW, US	daily snowfall	14.0 cm (5.5 in)	8.9 cm (3.5 in)	81 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
7 March 1998	Newcastle, US	daily snowfall	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	15.0 cm (5.9 in)	8 years	51 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 1,535 records.

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

Records on 03-07 in each year
Year	Records
1796	2
1798	1
1801	1
1802	1
1807	1
1808	1
1813	1
1818	1
1822	1
1830	1
1834	1
1838	1
1840	1
1845	2
1849	2
1850	1
1858	2
1859	1
1862	1
1864	3
1865	1
1868	1
1871	2
1873	1
1875	3
1876	3
1878	2
1880	1
1881	1
1882	1
1884	1
1886	1
1887	2
1888	1
1889	4
1890	1
1891	2
1892	3
1893	2
1894	5
1895	4
1896	4
1897	3
1898	6
1899	5
1900	2
1901	6
1902	2
1903	4
1904	16
1905	5
1906	27
1907	7
1908	13
1909	57
1910	95
1911	26
1912	16
1913	101
1914	20
1915	22
1916	82
1917	54
1918	28
1919	39
1920	273
1921	86
1922	77
1923	91
1924	86
1925	273
1926	175
1927	155
1928	69
1929	103
1930	161
1931	384
1932	737
1933	152
1934	302
1935	274
1936	122
1937	258
1938	72
1939	255
1940	273
1941	333
1942	398
1943	1,024
1944	508
1945	318
1946	643
1947	448
1948	335
1949	452
1950	558
1951	1,098
1952	277
1953	351
1954	330
1955	462
1956	1,169
1957	428
1958	947
1959	238
1960	1,388
1961	614
1962	608
1963	363
1964	837
1965	300
1966	367
1967	998
1968	1,085
1969	650
1970	690
1971	664
1972	949
1973	1,258
1974	1,771
1975	560
1976	355
1977	674
1978	959
1979	837
1980	356
1981	883
1982	727
1983	1,646
1984	669
1985	549
1986	918
1987	2,048
1988	796
1989	2,215
1990	1,399
1991	859
1992	1,063
1993	563
1994	700
1995	2,011
1996	1,912
1997	716
1998	1,535
1999	960
2000	1,880
2001	766
2002	1,201
2003	886
2004	827
2005	1,043
2006	833
2007	1,031
2008	1,204
2009	1,015
2010	1,103
2011	808
2012	743
2013	655
2014	788
2015	1,090
2016	961
2017	773
2018	377
2019	1,245
2020	639
2021	270
2022	1,388
2023	1,130
2024	414
2025	1,046
2026	1,456

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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	1,216
100 to 200	42
200 to 300	3
300 to 400	2
400 to 500	0
500 to 600	1