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Weather Records on 12 February 1898

7 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 12 February 1898. Highest significance: Deniliquin (Wilkinson St), AU.

Key Facts for 12 February 1898

  • On 12 February 1898, 7 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
  • 0 were record highs and 1 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
  • By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 1 monthly and 6 daily.
  • Deniliquin (Wilkinson St) set a daily record precipitation of 44.2 mm (1.7 in) on 12 February 1898.
  • Across 160 earlier years (1794 to 2025) the same calendar date averaged 487 records.

Record Map

7 stations
Weather records on 12 February 1898 7 station records on 12 February 1898 are marked on the map, coloured by record type.
7 station records on 12 February 1898 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.
Weather records on 12 February 1898: highest significance records shown on the map
StationCountryTypeValueSignificance
Deniliquin (Wilkinson St)AustraliaRecord daily precipitation44.2 mm (1.7 in)36 of 100 (Notable)
AlburyAustraliaRecord daily precipitation58.4 mm (2.3 in)29 of 100 (Routine)
Cooma Lambie StreetAustraliaRecord daily precipitation44.5 mm (1.8 in)26 of 100 (Routine)
Royal ObservatorySouth AfricaRecord daily precipitation16.8 mm (0.7 in)20 of 100 (Routine)
Gabo Island LighthouseAustraliaRecord daily precipitation84.8 mm (3.3 in)14 of 100 (Routine)
Cape Otway LighthouseAustraliaRecord low maximum temperature17.8 C (64.0 F)11 of 100 (Routine)
Brisbane Regional OfficeAustraliaRecord daily precipitation28.4 mm (1.1 in)9 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

7 records
Records on 12 February 1898 by type Records set or tied on 12 February 1898 by type: Lowest daily maximum 1, Heaviest daily rainfall 6. 0246Highest daily maximum: 0Lowest daily maximum: 1Highest daily minimum: 0Lowest daily minimum: 0Heaviest daily rainfall: 6Heaviest daily snowfall: 0Deepest snow cover: 0Max highMax lowMin highMin lowRainSnowDepth
Records set or tied on 12 February 1898 by type: Lowest daily maximum 1, Heaviest daily rainfall 6.
Records on 12 February 1898 by type
Record typeRecords
Highest daily maximum0
Lowest daily maximum1
Highest daily minimum0
Lowest daily minimum0
Heaviest daily rainfall6
Heaviest daily snowfall0
Deepest snow cover0
Records on 12 February 1898 by timescale Records on 12 February 1898 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 1, daily 6. 0246all-time: 0monthly: 1daily: 6all-timemonthlydaily
Records on 12 February 1898 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 1, daily 6.
Records on 12 February 1898 by timescale
TimescaleRecords
all-time0
monthly1
daily6

How Much Records Were Beaten By

7 broken records
Histogram of margins by which records were beaten on 12 February 1898 Margins by which the 7 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 28.5. Ties are not counted. 011220 to 5: 25 to 10: 110 to 15: 215 to 20: 120 to 25: 025 to 30: 10 to 55 to 1010 to 1515 to 2020 to 2525 to 30
Margins by which the 7 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 28.5. Ties are not counted.
Histogram of margins by which records were beaten on 12 February 1898
MarginRecords
0 to 52
5 to 101
10 to 152
15 to 201
20 to 250
25 to 301

Top 20 by Significance

12 February 1898
Top 7 records on 12 February 1898 by significance
DateStationRecordValueBeat old record byOld record stoodSignificance
12 February 1898Deniliquin (Wilkinson St), AUdaily rain44.2 mm (1.7 in)28.5 mm (1.1 in)40 years36 of 100 (Notable)
12 February 1898Albury, AUmonthly rain58.4 mm (2.3 in)14.7 mm (0.6 in)9 years29 of 100 (Routine)
12 February 1898Cooma Lambie Street, AUdaily rain44.5 mm (1.8 in)13.8 mm (0.5 in)38 years26 of 100 (Routine)
12 February 1898Royal Observatory, ZAdaily rain16.8 mm (0.7 in)16.3 mm (0.6 in)48 years20 of 100 (Routine)
12 February 1898Gabo Island Lighthouse, AUdaily rain84.8 mm (3.3 in)6.1 mm (0.24 in)28 years14 of 100 (Routine)
12 February 1898Cape Otway Lighthouse, AUdaily low max17.8 C (64.0 F)0.5 C (0.9 F)24 years11 of 100 (Routine)
12 February 1898Brisbane Regional Office, AUdaily rain28.4 mm (1.1 in)3.8 mm (0.15 in)10 years9 of 100 (Routine)

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

1794 to 1898
Records on 02-12 in each year Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1794 to 1898. 1898 had 7 records. 05001,0001,5002,0001794: 11798: 21803: 11811: 11816: 21829: 41845: 11847: 21855: 11856: 21864: 31865: 31866: 11867: 11869: 31870: 21871: 51873: 21875: 11877: 11879: 11880: 21881: 21885: 21887: 11888: 11890: 11891: 11893: 31894: 151895: 51896: 81897: 11898: 71899: 151900: 11901: 51902: 71903: 71904: 121905: 221906: 31907: 151908: 161909: 91910: 301911: 161912: 221913: 121914: 961915: 161916: 291917: 251918: 551919: 371920: 191921: 321922: 821923: 1031924: 1051925: 2481926: 1181927: 711928: 3771929: 2831930: 2291931: 2751932: 6411933: 1951934: 2631935: 1621936: 8031937: 7291938: 8531939: 2531940: 2171941: 2751942: 2631943: 4041944: 4611945: 3101946: 3911947: 7101948: 8621949: 6181950: 5371951: 5051952: 2811953: 2321954: 5811955: 1,0991956: 4021957: 3751958: 7001959: 4921960: 2401961: 6831962: 1,0541963: 7521964: 5001965: 9461966: 5321967: 5551968: 4561969: 5541970: 5191971: 5791972: 4811973: 8411974: 5201975: 8781976: 7871977: 8571978: 1,2031979: 1,7191980: 6851981: 1,6551982: 9051983: 1,4441984: 1,3291985: 1,4281986: 9501987: 6601988: 1,2781989: 5111990: 1,0421991: 6361992: 9921993: 7281994: 1,2301995: 1,2721996: 1,1101997: 9401998: 1,4371999: 1,7722000: 9292001: 8592002: 1,4782003: 6132004: 1,0552005: 9662006: 8482007: 7092008: 9242009: 1,0882010: 1,3262011: 9592012: 8522013: 5272014: 1,1682015: 7092016: 9132017: 1,4942018: 8022019: 1,0452020: 7502021: 1,6252022: 5062023: 4692024: 6952025: 1,8041794187318991916193319501967198420012018
Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1794 to 1898. 1898 had 7 records.
Counts for years before the ledger starts come from the same station rules.
Records on 02-12 in each year
YearRecords
17941
17982
18031
18111
18162
18294
18451
18472
18551
18562
18643
18653
18661
18671
18693
18702
18715
18732
18751
18771
18791
18802
18812
18852
18871
18881
18901
18911
18933
189415
18955
18968
18971
18987
189915
19001
19015
19027
19037
190412
190522
19063
190715
190816
19099
191030
191116
191222
191312
191496
191516
191629
191725
191855
191937
192019
192132
192282
1923103
1924105
1925248
1926118
192771
1928377
1929283
1930229
1931275
1932641
1933195
1934263
1935162
1936803
1937729
1938853
1939253
1940217
1941275
1942263
1943404
1944461
1945310
1946391
1947710
1948862
1949618
1950537
1951505
1952281
1953232
1954581
19551,099
1956402
1957375
1958700
1959492
1960240
1961683
19621,054
1963752
1964500
1965946
1966532
1967555
1968456
1969554
1970519
1971579
1972481
1973841
1974520
1975878
1976787
1977857
19781,203
19791,719
1980685
19811,655
1982905
19831,444
19841,329
19851,428
1986950
1987660
19881,278
1989511
19901,042
1991636
1992992
1993728
19941,230
19951,272
19961,110
1997940
19981,437
19991,772
2000929
2001859
20021,478
2003613
20041,055
2005966
2006848
2007709
2008924
20091,088
20101,326
2011959
2012852
2013527
20141,168
2015709
2016913
20171,494
2018802
20191,045
2020750
20211,625
2022506
2023469
2024695
20251,804

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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 . Last revised (2025-12-31).