Weather Records on 20 March 1998

963 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 20 March 1998. Highest significance: Anthony, US.

Key Facts for 20 March 1998

On 20 March 1998, 963 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
321 were record highs and 226 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 31 monthly and 932 daily.
Anthony set a monthly record snow depth of 20.3 cm (8.0 in) on 20 March 1998.
Across 166 earlier years (1808 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 452 records.

Record Map

963 stations

963 station records on 20 March 1998 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 20 March 1998: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Anthony	United States	Record snow depth	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	81 of 100 (Exceptional)
Medicine Lodge	United States	Record snow depth	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	78 of 100 (Major)
Avon Park 2 W	United States	Record daily precipitation	123.2 mm (4.9 in)	68 of 100 (Major)
Grenola 1 N	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	67 of 100 (Major)
Anthony	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	62 of 100 (Major)
Newkirk 5NE	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Nevelsk	Russia	Record daily precipitation	25.3 mm (1.0 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Rolla Missouri S&T	United States	Record daily precipitation	61.0 mm (2.4 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Alva 1W	United States	Record snow depth	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Parrish	United States	Record daily precipitation	108.0 mm (4.3 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Wauchula	United States	Record daily precipitation	101.6 mm (4.0 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Cottonwood Falls	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Newkirk 5NE	United States	Record snow depth	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Pratt 3NW	United States	Record daily snowfall	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Sterling	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Mansfield	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Helena 1 SSE	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.9 cm (4.3 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Bartow 1SE	United States	Record daily precipitation	66.8 mm (2.6 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Everglades	United States	Record daily precipitation	83.1 mm (3.3 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Princeton	United States	Record daily precipitation	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Los Gatos	United States	Record high minimum temperature	14.4 C (57.9 F)	49 of 100 (Notable)
El Dorado	United States	Record snow depth	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Enid	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Sullivan	United States	Record daily precipitation	64.8 mm (2.6 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Pratt 3NW	United States	Record snow depth	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Beckley Raleigh Co AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	35.8 mm (1.4 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Martinsburg E W Virginia Rgnl	United States	Record daily precipitation	41.7 mm (1.6 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Eureka 1E	United States	Record daily snowfall	9.4 cm (3.7 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Greensburg	United States	Record snow depth	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Stearns 2S	United States	Record daily precipitation	45.0 mm (1.8 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Buffalo 2N	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Georgetown	United States	Record snow depth	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Newkirk 5NE	United States	Record daily precipitation	35.3 mm (1.4 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Riverton	United States	Record snow depth	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Colorado Springs Muni AP	United States	Record snow depth	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Hobart (Ellerslie Road)	Australia	Record high maximum temperature	29.0 C (84.2 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Haswell	United States	Record snow depth	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Jerome	United States	Record daily precipitation	52.1 mm (2.1 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Dodge City	United States	Record snow depth	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Glen Warren	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.0 mm (1.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Tamiami Trail 40 Mi Bend	United States	Record daily precipitation	77.0 mm (3.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Lebanon 2W	United States	Record daily snowfall	11.4 cm (4.5 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Sonoma	United States	Record high minimum temperature	11.7 C (53.1 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Madison	United States	Record daily precipitation	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Washington Dulles Intl AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	40.4 mm (1.6 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Cassoday 2SE	United States	Record snow depth	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Neosho Rapids	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Hagerstown 1E	United States	Record daily precipitation	44.2 mm (1.7 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Muddy Gap	United States	Record snow depth	40.6 cm (16.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Kenai AP	United States	Record high maximum temperature	10.6 C (51.1 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Susendal	Norway	Record snow depth	169.0 cm (66.5 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Lamar	United States	Record snow depth	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Rolla Missouri S&T	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Fort Drum	United States	Record daily precipitation	66.0 mm (2.6 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Augusta	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Tadotsu	Japan	Record daily precipitation	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Estes Park	United States	Record snow depth	38.1 cm (15.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Vero Beach 4SE	United States	Record daily precipitation	74.2 mm (2.9 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Woodruff	United States	Record snow depth	43.2 cm (17.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Wandering Comparison	Australia	Record high minimum temperature	20.4 C (68.7 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)

Counts by Type and Timescale

963 records

Records set or tied on 20 March 1998 by type: Highest daily maximum 154, Lowest daily maximum 151, Highest daily minimum 167, Lowest daily minimum 75, Heaviest daily rainfall 248, Heaviest daily snowfall 71, Deepest snow cover 97.

Records on 20 March 1998 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	154
Lowest daily maximum	151
Highest daily minimum	167
Lowest daily minimum	75
Heaviest daily rainfall	248
Heaviest daily snowfall	71
Deepest snow cover	97

Records on 20 March 1998 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 31, daily 932.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

784 broken records

Margins by which the 784 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 304.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

20 March 1998

Top 20 records on 20 March 1998 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
20 March 1998	Anthony, US	monthly snow depth	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	10.1 cm (4.0 in)	89 years	81 of 100 (Exceptional)
20 March 1998	Medicine Lodge, US	daily snow depth	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	97 years	78 of 100 (Major)
20 March 1998	Avon Park 2 W, US	daily rain	123.2 mm (4.9 in)	99.1 mm (3.9 in)	61 years	68 of 100 (Major)
20 March 1998	Grenola 1 N, US	daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	104 years	67 of 100 (Major)
20 March 1998	Anthony, US	daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	98 years	62 of 100 (Major)
20 March 1998	Newkirk 5NE, US	daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	99 years	61 of 100 (Major)
20 March 1998	Nevelsk, RU	daily rain	25.3 mm (1.0 in)	14.6 mm (0.6 in)	44 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
20 March 1998	Rolla Missouri S&T, US	daily rain	61.0 mm (2.4 in)	22.9 mm (0.9 in)	88 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
20 March 1998	Alva 1W, US	daily snow depth	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	73 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
20 March 1998	Parrish, US	daily rain	108.0 mm (4.3 in)	91.7 mm (3.6 in)	33 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
20 March 1998	Wauchula, US	daily rain	101.6 mm (4.0 in)	55.6 mm (2.2 in)	51 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
20 March 1998	Cottonwood Falls, US	daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	9.4 cm (3.7 in)	73 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
20 March 1998	Newkirk 5NE, US	daily snow depth	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	99 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
20 March 1998	Pratt 3NW, US	daily snowfall	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	15 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
20 March 1998	Sterling, US	daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	103 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
20 March 1998	Mansfield, US	daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	104 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
20 March 1998	Helena 1 SSE, US	daily snowfall	10.9 cm (4.3 in)	10.9 cm (4.3 in)	92 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
20 March 1998	Bartow 1SE, US	daily rain	66.8 mm (2.6 in)	20.6 mm (0.8 in)	97 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
20 March 1998	Everglades, US	daily rain	83.1 mm (3.3 in)	50.3 mm (2.0 in)	44 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
20 March 1998	Princeton, US	daily rain	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	15.2 mm (0.6 in)	92 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

1808 to 1998

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1808 to 1998. 1998 had 963 records.

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

Records on 03-20 in each year
Year	Records
1808	3
1818	1
1822	2
1830	1
1834	1
1838	1
1845	1
1849	3
1850	1
1852	1
1853	1
1858	1
1862	1
1865	11
1866	1
1870	1
1872	2
1873	1
1874	2
1875	2
1876	2
1879	2
1881	2
1882	2
1883	1
1884	2
1885	3
1886	2
1887	3
1888	5
1889	5
1890	1
1892	1
1893	2
1894	5
1895	2
1896	5
1897	2
1898	5
1899	9
1900	8
1901	6
1902	13
1903	34
1904	12
1905	6
1906	16
1907	17
1908	4
1909	6
1910	20
1911	35
1912	12
1913	42
1914	51
1915	22
1916	46
1917	49
1918	40
1919	31
1920	52
1921	93
1922	49
1923	275
1924	76
1925	121
1926	103
1927	298
1928	258
1929	56
1930	86
1931	492
1932	117
1933	354
1934	243
1935	408
1936	245
1937	220
1938	394
1939	240
1940	486
1941	390
1942	325
1943	378
1944	611
1945	636
1946	435
1947	299
1948	697
1949	352
1950	367
1951	788
1952	589
1953	350
1954	303
1955	719
1956	527
1957	516
1958	467
1959	293
1960	594
1961	332
1962	363
1963	447
1964	525
1965	2,020
1966	367
1967	784
1968	819
1969	374
1970	912
1971	377
1972	635
1973	422
1974	755
1975	932
1976	989
1977	352
1978	863
1979	712
1980	458
1981	712
1982	1,189
1983	1,179
1984	775
1985	636
1986	666
1987	867
1988	1,044
1989	793
1990	1,496
1991	1,205
1992	654
1993	1,014
1994	1,040
1995	857
1996	1,147
1997	1,801
1998	963
1999	793
2000	894
2001	1,048
2002	1,698
2003	1,166
2004	1,701
2005	602
2006	1,353
2007	1,053
2008	993
2009	445
2010	1,264
2011	1,003
2012	3,051
2013	762
2014	800
2015	521
2016	450
2017	1,331
2018	587
2019	530
2020	1,006
2021	487
2022	667
2023	975
2024	520
2025	848
2026	3,126

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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 50	694
50 to 100	51
100 to 150	25
150 to 200	11
200 to 250	1
250 to 300	1
300 to 350	1