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Weather Records on 14 February 1898

8 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 14 February 1898. Highest significance: Cape St George, AU.

Key Facts for 14 February 1898

  • On 14 February 1898, 8 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
  • 0 were record highs and 0 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
  • By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 0 monthly and 8 daily.
  • Cape St George set a daily record precipitation of 137.2 mm (5.4 in) on 14 February 1898.
  • Across 161 earlier years (1794 to 2025) the same calendar date averaged 474 records.

Record Map

8 stations
Weather records on 14 February 1898 8 station records on 14 February 1898 are marked on the map, coloured by record type.
8 station records on 14 February 1898 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.
Weather records on 14 February 1898: highest significance records shown on the map
StationCountryTypeValueSignificance
Cape St GeorgeAustraliaRecord daily precipitation137.2 mm (5.4 in)41 of 100 (Notable)
GoulburnAustraliaRecord daily precipitation39.1 mm (1.5 in)28 of 100 (Routine)
Sydney (Observatory Hill)AustraliaRecord daily precipitation64.3 mm (2.5 in)26 of 100 (Routine)
Bringelly (Maryland)AustraliaRecord daily precipitation40.1 mm (1.6 in)19 of 100 (Routine)
Newcastle Nobbys Signal StatioAustraliaRecord daily precipitation29.2 mm (1.1 in)15 of 100 (Routine)
Maitland WestAustraliaRecord daily precipitation41.4 mm (1.6 in)13 of 100 (Routine)
Bathurst GaolAustraliaRecord daily precipitation22.1 mm (0.9 in)8 of 100 (Routine)
AlburyAustraliaRecord daily precipitation17.8 mm (0.7 in)8 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

8 records
Records on 14 February 1898 by type Records set or tied on 14 February 1898 by type: Heaviest daily rainfall 8. 02468Highest daily maximum: 0Lowest daily maximum: 0Highest daily minimum: 0Lowest daily minimum: 0Heaviest daily rainfall: 8Heaviest daily snowfall: 0Deepest snow cover: 0Max highMax lowMin highMin lowRainSnowDepth
Records set or tied on 14 February 1898 by type: Heaviest daily rainfall 8.
Records on 14 February 1898 by type
Record typeRecords
Highest daily maximum0
Lowest daily maximum0
Highest daily minimum0
Lowest daily minimum0
Heaviest daily rainfall8
Heaviest daily snowfall0
Deepest snow cover0
Records on 14 February 1898 by timescale Records on 14 February 1898 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 0, daily 8. 02468all-time: 0monthly: 0daily: 8all-timemonthlydaily
Records on 14 February 1898 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 0, daily 8.
Records on 14 February 1898 by timescale
TimescaleRecords
all-time0
monthly0
daily8

How Much Records Were Beaten By

8 broken records
Histogram of margins by which records were beaten on 14 February 1898 Margins by which the 8 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 86.1. Ties are not counted. 012340 to 20: 420 to 40: 340 to 60: 060 to 80: 080 to 100: 10 to 2020 to 4040 to 6060 to 8080 to 100
Margins by which the 8 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 86.1. Ties are not counted.
Histogram of margins by which records were beaten on 14 February 1898
MarginRecords
0 to 204
20 to 403
40 to 600
60 to 800
80 to 1001

Top 20 by Significance

14 February 1898
Top 8 records on 14 February 1898 by significance
DateStationRecordValueBeat old record byOld record stoodSignificance
14 February 1898Cape St George, AUdaily rain137.2 mm (5.4 in)86.1 mm (3.4 in)2 years41 of 100 (Notable)
14 February 1898Goulburn, AUdaily rain39.1 mm (1.5 in)24.9 mm (1.0 in)27 years28 of 100 (Routine)
14 February 1898Sydney (Observatory Hill), AUdaily rain64.3 mm (2.5 in)28.5 mm (1.1 in)32 years26 of 100 (Routine)
14 February 1898Bringelly (Maryland), AUdaily rain40.1 mm (1.6 in)20.0 mm (0.8 in)20 years19 of 100 (Routine)
14 February 1898Newcastle Nobbys Signal Statio, AUdaily rain29.2 mm (1.1 in)6.1 mm (0.24 in)30 years15 of 100 (Routine)
14 February 1898Maitland West, AUdaily rain41.4 mm (1.6 in)10.4 mm (0.4 in)11 years13 of 100 (Routine)
14 February 1898Bathurst Gaol, AUdaily rain22.1 mm (0.9 in)3.0 mm (0.12 in)8 years8 of 100 (Routine)
14 February 1898Albury, AUdaily rain17.8 mm (0.7 in)5.1 mm (0.20 in)2 years8 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 02-14 in each year Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1794 to 1898. 1898 had 8 records. 01,0002,0003,0004,0001794: 11803: 11806: 11825: 11829: 11830: 11836: 11845: 11849: 11855: 21856: 81858: 21860: 11864: 11865: 31867: 11868: 11869: 11873: 11875: 11877: 21879: 11880: 11882: 31884: 11885: 21886: 11887: 11889: 41892: 11893: 11894: 11895: 71896: 11898: 81899: 131900: 11901: 51902: 41903: 81904: 121905: 301906: 31907: 101908: 201909: 171910: 41911: 1001912: 111913: 861914: 711915: 551916: 621917: 1221918: 411919: 521920: 261921: 461922: 331923: 1331924: 1081925: 771926: 1471927: 1311928: 2551929: 2221930: 1671931: 2641932: 2431933: 1891934: 5861935: 4441936: 9291937: 4601938: 5961939: 3541940: 2781941: 1481942: 4911943: 6721944: 4351945: 4071946: 5781947: 7381948: 5221949: 1,3361950: 5951951: 6571952: 2811953: 1801954: 1,3831955: 5151956: 3821957: 4821958: 6441959: 8751960: 9451961: 3521962: 7081963: 2471964: 1761965: 2911966: 7191967: 5801968: 5261969: 8221970: 5781971: 8321972: 3791973: 4861974: 4131975: 4001976: 5111977: 4631978: 1,1581979: 2,1761980: 6811981: 9461982: 8431983: 9341984: 1,1381985: 7271986: 9371987: 7021988: 5111989: 1,2241990: 2,1621991: 1,0761992: 8291993: 6291994: 7421995: 1,9811996: 1,1021997: 9351998: 1,4091999: 8422000: 1,2422001: 1,0632002: 6832003: 1,0402004: 1,1802005: 9152006: 6682007: 1,8252008: 8552009: 9792010: 1,0512011: 8022012: 7472013: 2882014: 1,4452015: 9802016: 1,2862017: 7872018: 3902019: 7492020: 9342021: 3,0412022: 4682023: 7332024: 6472025: 5511794186918981915193219491966198320002017
Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1794 to 1898. 1898 had 8 records.
Counts for years before the ledger starts come from the same station rules.
Records on 02-14 in each year
YearRecords
17941
18031
18061
18251
18291
18301
18361
18451
18491
18552
18568
18582
18601
18641
18653
18671
18681
18691
18731
18751
18772
18791
18801
18823
18841
18852
18861
18871
18894
18921
18931
18941
18957
18961
18988
189913
19001
19015
19024
19038
190412
190530
19063
190710
190820
190917
19104
1911100
191211
191386
191471
191555
191662
1917122
191841
191952
192026
192146
192233
1923133
1924108
192577
1926147
1927131
1928255
1929222
1930167
1931264
1932243
1933189
1934586
1935444
1936929
1937460
1938596
1939354
1940278
1941148
1942491
1943672
1944435
1945407
1946578
1947738
1948522
19491,336
1950595
1951657
1952281
1953180
19541,383
1955515
1956382
1957482
1958644
1959875
1960945
1961352
1962708
1963247
1964176
1965291
1966719
1967580
1968526
1969822
1970578
1971832
1972379
1973486
1974413
1975400
1976511
1977463
19781,158
19792,176
1980681
1981946
1982843
1983934
19841,138
1985727
1986937
1987702
1988511
19891,224
19902,162
19911,076
1992829
1993629
1994742
19951,981
19961,102
1997935
19981,409
1999842
20001,242
20011,063
2002683
20031,040
20041,180
2005915
2006668
20071,825
2008855
2009979
20101,051
2011802
2012747
2013288
20141,445
2015980
20161,286
2017787
2018390
2019749
2020934
20213,041
2022468
2023733
2024647
2025551

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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).