Weather Records on 10 March 1998

1,957 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 10 March 1998. Highest significance: Billings Wtp, US.

Key Facts for 10 March 1998

On 10 March 1998, 1,957 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
293 were record highs and 1,080 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 2 were all-time records, 43 monthly and 1,912 daily.
Billings Wtp set a daily record snowfall of 30.5 cm (12.0 in) on 10 March 1998.
Across 160 earlier years (1807 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 508 records.

Record Map

1,957 stations

1,957 station records on 10 March 1998 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 10 March 1998: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Billings Wtp	United States	Record daily snowfall	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	68 of 100 (Major)
Gardiner	United States	Record daily precipitation	61.7 mm (2.4 in)	67 of 100 (Major)
Orono	United States	Record daily precipitation	48.8 mm (1.9 in)	67 of 100 (Major)
Whitby Falls	Australia	Record daily precipitation	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	65 of 100 (Major)
Pinjarra	Australia	Record daily precipitation	28.0 mm (1.1 in)	63 of 100 (Major)
Abilene	United States	Record snow depth	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	62 of 100 (Major)
Firth	United States	Record snow depth	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Houghton Lake 6 WSW	United States	Record daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Northfield	United States	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Roselea	Australia	Record daily precipitation	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Blue Hill Coop	United States	Record daily precipitation	53.6 mm (2.1 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Ekalaka	United States	Record snow depth	40.6 cm (16.0 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Milford	United States	Record daily precipitation	46.5 mm (1.8 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Standish 4NE	United States	Record daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Fairbridge	Australia	Record daily precipitation	27.0 mm (1.1 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Santa Maria Jacatepec	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	62.7 mm (2.5 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Midville	United States	Record daily precipitation	101.6 mm (4.0 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Hopetoun	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.0 mm (1.0 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Mandurah Park	Australia	Record daily precipitation	27.4 mm (1.1 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Lead	United States	Record snow depth	137.2 cm (54.0 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Sunshine 3NE	United States	Record snow depth	38.1 cm (15.0 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Collie	Australia	Record daily precipitation	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Bloomingdale	United States	Record daily snowfall	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Williamston 3NE	United States	Record daily precipitation	25.1 mm (1.0 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Virginia City	United States	Record snow depth	48.3 cm (19.0 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Alpena Co Rgnl AP	United States	Record daily snowfall	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Dwellingup	Australia	Record daily precipitation	27.6 mm (1.1 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Roelands Village	Australia	Record daily precipitation	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Madison	United States	Record daily precipitation	47.5 mm (1.9 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Southbridge 3 SW	United States	Record daily precipitation	78.0 mm (3.1 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Williamston 3NE	United States	Record daily snowfall	8.4 cm (3.3 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Karnet	Australia	Record daily precipitation	31.1 mm (1.2 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Farmington	United States	Record daily precipitation	34.8 mm (1.4 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Peotone	United States	Record daily snowfall	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Corinna	United States	Record daily precipitation	59.2 mm (2.3 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Grand Lake Stream	United States	Record daily precipitation	65.8 mm (2.6 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Plevna	United States	Record snow depth	45.7 cm (18.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Bennet	United States	Record snow depth	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Tobyhanna Pocono Mtn AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	54.9 mm (2.2 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Arthur River	Australia	Record daily precipitation	36.0 mm (1.4 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Mansfield Hollow Lake	United States	Record daily precipitation	86.9 mm (3.4 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Millinocket	United States	Record daily precipitation	49.0 mm (1.9 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Hyannis	United States	Record high minimum temperature	7.8 C (46.0 F)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Munising	United States	Record daily snowfall	16.5 cm (6.5 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Superior	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-18.3 C (-0.9 F)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Hesperia 4 WNW	United States	Record daily precipitation	29.7 mm (1.2 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Durham	United States	Record high minimum temperature	5.6 C (42.1 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Ogdensburg 4 NE	United States	Record daily precipitation	30.2 mm (1.2 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Matamoras	United States	Record daily precipitation	35.3 mm (1.4 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Brunswick Junction	Australia	Record daily precipitation	33.6 mm (1.3 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Vanceboro No 2	United States	Record daily precipitation	56.1 mm (2.2 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Waterville Trtmt Plt	United States	Record daily precipitation	55.4 mm (2.2 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Pinkham Notch	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Waroona	Australia	Record daily precipitation	37.0 mm (1.5 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Olekminsk	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	-5.7 C (21.7 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Lowell	United States	Record high minimum temperature	2.8 C (37.0 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Lincoln UNIV Pwr Plt	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-8.9 C (16.0 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Sonnblick	Austria	Record low maximum temperature	-25.3 C (-13.5 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
E Brimfield Lake	United States	Record daily precipitation	58.4 mm (2.3 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Kent City 2 SW	United States	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)

Counts by Type and Timescale

1,957 records

Records set or tied on 10 March 1998 by type: Highest daily maximum 147, Lowest daily maximum 647, Highest daily minimum 146, Lowest daily minimum 433, Heaviest daily rainfall 377, Heaviest daily snowfall 85, Deepest snow cover 122.

Records on 10 March 1998 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	147
Lowest daily maximum	647
Highest daily minimum	146
Lowest daily minimum	433
Heaviest daily rainfall	377
Heaviest daily snowfall	85
Deepest snow cover	122

Records on 10 March 1998 by timescale: all-time 2, monthly 43, daily 1,912.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

1,608 broken records

Margins by which the 1,608 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 635.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

10 March 1998

Top 20 records on 10 March 1998 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
10 March 1998	Billings Wtp, US	daily snowfall	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	15.3 cm (6.0 in)	80 years	68 of 100 (Major)
10 March 1998	Gardiner, US	daily rain	61.7 mm (2.4 in)	33.3 mm (1.3 in)	95 years	67 of 100 (Major)
10 March 1998	Orono, US	daily rain	48.8 mm (1.9 in)	29.5 mm (1.2 in)	92 years	67 of 100 (Major)
10 March 1998	Whitby Falls, AU	daily rain	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	24.4 mm (1.0 in)	67 years	65 of 100 (Major)
10 March 1998	Pinjarra, AU	daily rain	28.0 mm (1.1 in)	22.9 mm (0.9 in)	80 years	63 of 100 (Major)
10 March 1998	Abilene, US	daily snow depth	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	76 years	62 of 100 (Major)
10 March 1998	Firth, US	daily snow depth	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	48 years	61 of 100 (Major)
10 March 1998	Houghton Lake 6 WSW, US	daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	80 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
10 March 1998	Northfield, US	daily rain	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	17.3 mm (0.7 in)	80 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
10 March 1998	Roselea, AU	daily rain	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	72 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
10 March 1998	Blue Hill Coop, US	daily rain	53.6 mm (2.1 in)	25.2 mm (1.0 in)	80 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
10 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)
10 March 1998	Milford, US	daily rain	46.5 mm (1.8 in)	17.3 mm (0.7 in)	110 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
10 March 1998	Standish 4NE, US	daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	55 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
10 March 1998	Fairbridge, AU	daily rain	27.0 mm (1.1 in)	22.2 mm (0.9 in)	60 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
10 March 1998	Santa Maria Jacatepec, MX	daily rain	62.7 mm (2.5 in)	56.3 mm (2.2 in)	28 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
10 March 1998	Midville, US	daily rain	101.6 mm (4.0 in)	80.0 mm (3.1 in)	20 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
10 March 1998	Hopetoun, AU	daily rain	25.0 mm (1.0 in)	14.1 mm (0.6 in)	72 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
10 March 1998	Mandurah Park, AU	daily rain	27.4 mm (1.1 in)	15.5 mm (0.6 in)	80 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
10 March 1998	Lead, US	daily snow depth	137.2 cm (54.0 in)	63.5 cm (25.0 in)	33 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

1807 to 1998

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1807 to 1998. 1998 had 1,957 records.

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

Records on 03-10 in each year
Year	Records
1807	1
1809	1
1810	3
1834	1
1837	1
1845	1
1847	2
1849	1
1850	1
1854	1
1855	1
1858	2
1860	4
1862	1
1866	2
1871	2
1873	1
1874	3
1877	2
1878	3
1880	3
1881	1
1882	4
1883	3
1884	1
1886	2
1888	2
1890	1
1891	3
1892	4
1894	10
1895	1
1896	2
1897	7
1898	1
1901	12
1902	4
1903	6
1904	13
1905	4
1906	26
1907	14
1908	14
1909	16
1910	14
1911	21
1912	53
1913	78
1914	29
1915	29
1916	33
1917	36
1918	73
1919	28
1920	22
1921	65
1922	58
1923	87
1924	236
1925	265
1926	122
1927	93
1928	107
1929	407
1930	96
1931	374
1932	1,857
1933	267
1934	479
1935	338
1936	406
1937	218
1938	142
1939	497
1940	367
1941	260
1942	233
1943	490
1944	646
1945	250
1946	274
1947	316
1948	1,943
1949	511
1950	500
1951	753
1952	478
1953	355
1954	573
1955	1,308
1956	633
1957	607
1958	490
1959	256
1960	834
1961	351
1962	765
1963	470
1964	934
1965	306
1966	588
1967	850
1968	557
1969	874
1970	341
1971	533
1972	1,382
1973	1,143
1974	1,376
1975	868
1976	488
1977	1,300
1978	877
1979	538
1980	491
1981	1,178
1982	858
1983	1,014
1984	1,397
1985	758
1986	1,041
1987	595
1988	830
1989	1,846
1990	1,333
1991	406
1992	1,063
1993	753
1994	1,496
1995	1,241
1996	1,978
1997	1,360
1998	1,957
1999	759
2000	1,609
2001	882
2002	850
2003	1,137
2004	942
2005	963
2006	1,625
2007	457
2008	792
2009	1,407
2010	1,287
2011	934
2012	785
2013	937
2014	988
2015	825
2016	1,781
2017	562
2018	410
2019	1,208
2020	753
2021	1,131
2022	1,486
2023	1,139
2024	489
2025	737
2026	1,485

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Data for records on 1998-03-10: 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	1,567
100 to 200	35
200 to 300	4
300 to 400	1
400 to 500	0
500 to 600	0
600 to 700	1