Wilkes-Barre Weather in 1998

Historical record of Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania weather for the year 1998 based on NOAA data.

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1998 Wilkes-Barre Weather Extremes
Highest temperature	90 °F	May 16
Lowest temperature	5 °F	December 30
Highest daily low	74 °F	June 26
Lowest daily high	20 °F	December 31
Most daily precipitation	1.5 inches	April 9
Total annual precipitation	34.7 inches	-

What was the hottest temperature in Wilkes-Barre in 1998?

The highest temperature recorded in Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania in 1998 was 90 °F which happened on May 16.

Highest Temperatures: All-Time By Year

Highest Temperatures in Wilkes-Barre in 1998

Rank	Temperature	Date
1	90 °F	May 16
2	88 °F	Jun 19
3	87 °F	Jul 17
3	87 °F	Jun 25
3	87 °F	Jun 23
3	87 °F	Jun 21
3	87 °F	May 29
8	86 °F	Aug 16
8	86 °F	Aug 8
8	86 °F	Aug 7
8	86 °F	Jul 22
8	86 °F	May 20

What was the coldest temperature in Wilkes-Barre in 1998?

The lowest temperature recorded in Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania in 1998 was 5 °F which happened 2 different times.

Lowest Temperatures: All-Time By Year

Lowest Temperatures in Wilkes-Barre in 1998

Rank	Temperature	Date
1	5 °F	December 30
1	5 °F	January 1
3	8 °F	February 15
4	9 °F	December 23
5	10 °F	December 31
6	12 °F	December 26
7	14 °F	December 22
7	14 °F	March 12
9	16 °F	December 27
9	16 °F	December 25
9	16 °F	March 11
9	16 °F	January 14
9	16 °F	January 2

January 1998 Wilkes-Barre Weather

Day	High (°F)	Low (°F)	Precip. (inches)
January 1	23	5	0.00
January 2	46	16	0.00
January 3	49	40	0.00
January 4	50	42	0.00
January 5	56	40	0.00
January 6	54	47	0.27
January 7	63	50	0.28
January 8	66	51	0.67
January 9	62	38	0.35
January 10	45	30	0.00
January 11	44	25	0.00
January 12	43	23	0.00
January 13	43	24	0.07
January 14	26	16	0.00
January 15	35	17	0.32
January 16	37	30	0.32
January 17	34	28	0.05
January 18	32	29	0.04
January 19	34	29	0.03
January 20	31	24	0.01
January 21	29	23	0.00
January 22	32	20	0.00
January 23	37	25	0.36
January 24	35	28	0.13
January 25	31	25	0.01
January 26	33	17	0.00
January 27	35	23	0.00
January 28	35	23	0.01
January 29	44	19	0.02
January 30	39	32	0.02
January 31	34	21	0.00

February 1998 Wilkes-Barre Weather

Day	High (°F)	Low (°F)	Precip. (inches)
February 1	45	17	0.00
February 2	47	27	0.00
February 3	39	30	0.00
February 4	37	31	0.28
February 5	39	30	0.21
February 6	39	18	0.00
February 7	43	19	0.00
February 8	43	21	0.00
February 9	48	22	0.00
February 10	53	23	0.00
February 11	46	32	0.30
February 12	45	37	0.13
February 13	37	25	0.00
February 14	29	17	0.00
February 15	31	8	0.00
February 16	40	18	0.00
February 17	40	32	0.19
February 18	45	39	0.30
February 19	46	38	0.11
February 20	42	38	0.05
February 21	39	35	0.00
February 22	44	30	0.00
February 23	43	30	0.22
February 24	34	31	0.92
February 25	45	32	0.00
February 26	46	32	0.00
February 27	56	26	0.00
February 28	57	40	0.20

March 1998 Wilkes-Barre Weather

Day	High (°F)	Low (°F)	Precip. (inches)
March 1	52	34	0.00
March 2	51	30	0.00
March 3	40	32	0.00
March 4	41	31	0.12
March 5	38	31	0.01
March 6	43	27	0.00
March 7	50	36	0.00
March 8	42	37	0.25
March 9	63	39	0.78
March 10	46	20	0.04
March 11	26	16	0.00
March 12	26	14	0.00
March 13	35	19	0.00
March 14	39	28	0.00
March 15	36	24	0.00
March 16	38	22	0.00
March 17	45	22	0.00
March 18	39	34	0.29
March 19	45	37	0.13
March 20	56	38	0.03
March 21	45	29	0.82
March 22	32	28	0.07
March 23	42	27	0.00
March 24	44	24	0.00
March 25	50	22	0.00
March 26	67	38	0.00
March 27	77	47	0.00
March 28	79	61	0.00
March 29	79	56	0.00
March 30	84	50	0.00
March 31	85	58	0.00

April 1998 Wilkes-Barre Weather

Day	High (°F)	Low (°F)	Precip. (inches)
April 1	70	56	1.04
April 2	63	42	0.01
April 3	52	41	0.00
April 4	45	35	0.00
April 5	48	35	0.00
April 6	55	35	0.00
April 7	62	30	0.00
April 8	64	44	0.31
April 9	45	32	1.51
April 10	52	33	0.08
April 11	57	28	0.00
April 12	62	32	0.00
April 13	68	32	0.00
April 14	69	44	0.11
April 15	60	49	0.04
April 16	70	48	0.00
April 17	72	44	0.18
April 18	63	33	0.00
April 19	52	44	1.44
April 20	55	39	0.08
April 21	65	33	0.00
April 22	68	41	0.00
April 23	62	47	0.00
April 24	70	39	0.00
April 25	63	44	0.00
April 26	45	38	0.61
April 27	50	30	0.00
April 28	57	33	0.00
April 29	71	34	0.00
April 30	64	51	0.00

May 1998 Wilkes-Barre Weather

Day	High (°F)	Low (°F)	Precip. (inches)
May 1	70	53	0.02
May 2	65	54	0.34
May 3	67	54	0.00
May 4	69	56	0.04
May 5	63	57	0.01
May 6	67	53	0.01
May 7	76	50	0.00
May 8	62	57	0.13
May 9	66	55	0.27
May 10	59	53	1.07
May 11	63	50	0.44
May 12	69	49	0.00
May 13	75	38	0.00
May 14	81	43	0.00
May 15	85	51	0.00
May 16	90	55	0.00
May 17	84	56	0.00
May 18	82	53	0.00
May 19	83	56	0.01
May 20	86	55	0.00
May 21	74	52	0.00
May 22	60	43	0.00
May 23	71	36	0.00
May 24	77	38	0.00
May 25	72	54	0.06
May 26	77	56	0.00
May 27	80	52	0.00
May 28	84	51	0.00
May 29	87	62	0.59
May 30	81	59	0.00
May 31	85	61	1.39

June 1998 Wilkes-Barre Weather

Day	High (°F)	Low (°F)	Precip. (inches)
June 1	66	48	0.04
June 2	76	45	0.14
June 3	64	47	0.00
June 4	64	44	0.00
June 5	65	43	0.00
June 6	64	47	0.00
June 7	56	43	0.19
June 8	61	46	0.01
June 9	72	45	0.00
June 10	72	49	0.04
June 11	63	55	0.00
June 12	69	60	0.94
June 13	74	63	0.38
June 14	71	58	0.30
June 15	68	55	0.21
June 16	78	61	0.66
June 17	78	60	0.00
June 18	81	61	0.00
June 19	88	58	0.00
June 20	85	63	0.00
June 21	87	62	0.00
June 22	80	66	0.00
June 23	87	67	0.46
June 24	84	67	0.00
June 25	87	64	0.01
June 26	82	74	0.00
June 27	77	66	0.00
June 28	82	59	0.00
June 29	82	65	0.00
June 30	78	61	0.78

July 1998 Wilkes-Barre Weather

Day	High (°F)	Low (°F)	Precip. (inches)
July 1	72	61	0.00
July 2	80	55	0.00
July 3	81	55	0.00
July 4	79	57	0.20
July 5	78	56	0.00
July 6	78	52	0.00
July 7	74	60	0.08
July 8	67	61	0.50
July 9	80	61	0.00
July 10	76	57	0.00
July 11	77	50	0.00
July 12	80	50	0.00
July 13	83	56	0.00
July 14	84	63	0.00
July 15	82	65	0.00
July 16	85	66	0.02
July 17	87	66	0.00
July 18	82	62	0.00
July 19	84	59	0.00
July 20	85	66	0.09
July 21	80	62	0.74
July 22	86	69	0.00
July 23	80	66	0.52
July 24	76	58	0.00
July 25	77	53	0.00
July 26	79	55	0.00
July 27	81	57	0.00
July 28	83	66	0.00
July 29	83	65	0.00
July 30	83	58	0.05
July 31	79	56	0.23

August 1998 Wilkes-Barre Weather

Day	High (°F)	Low (°F)	Precip. (inches)
August 1	78	49	0.00
August 2	81	50	0.00
August 3	83	55	0.00
August 4	85	57	0.00
August 5	84	66	0.00
August 6	85	63	0.00
August 7	86	60	0.00
August 8	86	62	0.00
August 9	84	65	0.00
August 10	75	70	0.76
August 11	83	66	0.00
August 12	79	56	0.00
August 13	79	54	0.00
August 14	73	62	0.13
August 15	76	66	0.00
August 16	86	66	0.00
August 17	74	68	1.04
August 18	76	55	0.19
August 19	70	50	0.00
August 20	75	45	0.00
August 21	85	52	0.00
August 22	83	59	0.00
August 23	83	68	0.00
August 24	84	67	0.00
August 25	79	66	0.30
August 26	83	66	0.00
August 27	84	60	0.00
August 28	82	60	0.00
August 29	77	60	0.01
August 30	80	62	0.26
August 31	80	57	0.00

September 1998 Wilkes-Barre Weather

Day	High (°F)	Low (°F)	Precip. (inches)
September 1	79	52	0.00
September 2	74	55	1.20
September 3	74	51	0.00
September 4	79	56	0.00
September 5	77	56	0.00
September 6	84	53	0.00
September 7	76	57	0.84
September 8	64	51	0.00
September 9	64	48	0.00
September 10	68	49	0.00
September 11	75	45	0.00
September 12	82	54	0.00
September 13	78	61	0.00
September 14	84	62	0.00
September 15	83	67	0.00
September 16	76	68	0.00
September 17	75	54	0.00
September 18	80	48	0.00
September 19	77	57	0.00
September 20	76	58	0.00
September 21	83	64	0.00
September 22	71	53	0.10
September 23	61	40	0.00
September 24	67	36	0.00
September 25	61	50	0.28
September 26	75	60	0.00
September 27	85	65	0.04
September 28	69	46	0.00
September 29	68	40	0.00
September 30	74	50	0.00

October 1998 Wilkes-Barre Weather

Day	High (°F)	Low (°F)	Precip. (inches)
October 1	64	41	0.00
October 2	60	38	0.00
October 3	52	39	0.21
October 4	55	43	0.00
October 5	68	43	0.00
October 6	66	38	0.00
October 7	59	53	0.00
October 8	64	55	1.34
October 9	58	52	0.46
October 10	57	53	0.44
October 11	59	54	0.00
October 12	66	51	0.00
October 13	66	50	0.01
October 14	58	50	0.25
October 15	57	38	0.00
October 16	59	34	0.00
October 17	68	37	0.00
October 18	77	47	0.00
October 19	64	43	0.00
October 20	62	40	0.00
October 21	52	37	0.03
October 22	45	35	0.00
October 23	58	37	0.00
October 24	66	44	0.00
October 25	65	39	0.00
October 26	67	45	0.00
October 27	54	45	0.00
October 28	63	48	0.25
October 29	50	40	0.00
October 30	52	35	0.00
October 31	48	35	0.00

November 1998 Wilkes-Barre Weather

Day	High (°F)	Low (°F)	Precip. (inches)
November 1	48	33	0.00
November 2	47	37	0.00
November 3	45	26	0.00
November 4	42	22	0.00
November 5	42	33	0.00
November 6	39	30	0.00
November 7	43	33	0.02
November 8	44	39	0.00
November 9	45	31	0.00
November 10	57	33	0.14
November 11	64	35	0.13
November 12	48	35	0.00
November 13	47	35	0.00
November 14	59	33	0.00
November 15	53	41	0.00
November 16	47	35	0.00
November 17	47	36	0.01
November 18	46	30	0.00
November 19	49	28	0.00
November 20	48	42	0.23
November 21	42	34	0.00
November 22	46	29	0.00
November 23	61	31	0.00
November 24	56	37	0.00
November 25	47	29	0.00
November 26	50	41	0.41
November 27	43	32	0.01
November 28	60	31	0.00
November 29	62	41	0.00
November 30	59	48	0.00

December 1998 Wilkes-Barre Weather

Day	High (°F)	Low (°F)	Precip. (inches)
December 1	55	40	0.00
December 2	59	37	0.00
December 3	65	48	0.00
December 4	69	50	0.00
December 5	60	48	0.13
December 6	66	46	0.00
December 7	69	43	0.00
December 8	44	38	0.14
December 9	45	28	0.00
December 10	42	22	0.00
December 11	43	26	0.00
December 12	41	22	0.00
December 13	40	25	0.00
December 14	37	22	0.00
December 15	45	19	0.00
December 16	39	27	0.00
December 17	38	29	0.03
December 18	34	26	0.00
December 19	47	32	0.00
December 20	44	37	0.03
December 21	50	41	0.17
December 22	57	14	0.22
December 23	21	9	0.00
December 24	29	20	0.00
December 25	29	16	0.00
December 26	34	12	0.00
December 27	36	16	0.00
December 28	37	28	0.00
December 29	33	25	0.11
December 30	32	5	0.03
December 31	20	10	0.00

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Weather Station Details

Years	Station	Coordinates
1949–2024	Wilkes-Barre International Airport	location
1893–1948	Wilkes-Barre	location