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Weather Records on 24 February 1898

10 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 24 February 1898. Highest significance: Melbourne Regional Office, AU.

Key Facts for 24 February 1898

  • On 24 February 1898, 10 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
  • 4 were record highs and 1 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
  • By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 0 monthly and 10 daily.
  • Melbourne Regional Office set a daily record high minimum temperature of 21.2 C (70.2 F) on 24 February 1898.
  • Across 152 earlier years (1794 to 2025) the same calendar date averaged 561 records.

Record Map

10 stations
Weather records on 24 February 1898 10 station records on 24 February 1898 are marked on the map, coloured by record type.
10 station records on 24 February 1898 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.
Weather records on 24 February 1898: highest significance records shown on the map
StationCountryTypeValueSignificance
Melbourne Regional OfficeAustraliaRecord high minimum temperature21.2 C (70.2 F)22 of 100 (Routine)
Groningen-1NetherlandsRecord daily precipitation14.4 mm (0.6 in)20 of 100 (Routine)
Putten (Gld)NetherlandsRecord daily precipitation15.0 mm (0.6 in)20 of 100 (Routine)
Cape Otway LighthouseAustraliaRecord high maximum temperature33.9 C (93.0 F)17 of 100 (Routine)
HarnosandSwedenRecord daily precipitation8.4 mm (0.33 in)16 of 100 (Routine)
Melbourne Regional OfficeAustraliaRecord high maximum temperature36.7 C (98.1 F)14 of 100 (Routine)
HoofddorpNetherlandsRecord daily precipitation11.6 mm (0.5 in)12 of 100 (Routine)
GavleSwedenRecord daily precipitation3.0 mm (0.12 in)11 of 100 (Routine)
Cape Otway LighthouseAustraliaRecord high minimum temperature19.4 C (66.9 F)9 of 100 (Routine)
Dublin Phoenix ParkIrelandRecord low minimum temperature-0.5 C (31.1 F)5 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

10 records
Records on 24 February 1898 by type Records set or tied on 24 February 1898 by type: Highest daily maximum 2, Highest daily minimum 2, Lowest daily minimum 1, Heaviest daily rainfall 5. 0246Highest daily maximum: 2Lowest daily maximum: 0Highest daily minimum: 2Lowest daily minimum: 1Heaviest daily rainfall: 5Heaviest daily snowfall: 0Deepest snow cover: 0Max highMax lowMin highMin lowRainSnowDepth
Records set or tied on 24 February 1898 by type: Highest daily maximum 2, Highest daily minimum 2, Lowest daily minimum 1, Heaviest daily rainfall 5.
Records on 24 February 1898 by type
Record typeRecords
Highest daily maximum2
Lowest daily maximum0
Highest daily minimum2
Lowest daily minimum1
Heaviest daily rainfall5
Heaviest daily snowfall0
Deepest snow cover0
Records on 24 February 1898 by timescale Records on 24 February 1898 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 0, daily 10. 035810all-time: 0monthly: 0daily: 10all-timemonthlydaily
Records on 24 February 1898 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 0, daily 10.
Records on 24 February 1898 by timescale
TimescaleRecords
all-time0
monthly0
daily10

How Much Records Were Beaten By

10 broken records
Histogram of margins by which records were beaten on 24 February 1898 Margins by which the 10 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 7.8. Ties are not counted. 011220 to 1: 21 to 2: 22 to 3: 23 to 4: 24 to 5: 15 to 6: 06 to 7: 07 to 8: 10 to 11 to 22 to 33 to 44 to 55 to 66 to 77 to 8
Margins by which the 10 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 7.8. Ties are not counted.
Histogram of margins by which records were beaten on 24 February 1898
MarginRecords
0 to 12
1 to 22
2 to 32
3 to 42
4 to 51
5 to 60
6 to 70
7 to 81

Top 20 by Significance

24 February 1898
Top 10 records on 24 February 1898 by significance
DateStationRecordValueBeat old record byOld record stoodSignificance
24 February 1898Melbourne Regional Office, AUdaily high min21.2 C (70.2 F)3.3 C (5.9 F)27 years22 of 100 (Routine)
24 February 1898Groningen-1, NLdaily rain14.4 mm (0.6 in)4.0 mm (0.16 in)50 years20 of 100 (Routine)
24 February 1898Putten (Gld), NLdaily rain15.0 mm (0.6 in)7.8 mm (0.31 in)20 years20 of 100 (Routine)
24 February 1898Cape Otway Lighthouse, AUdaily high max33.9 C (93.0 F)2.8 C (5.0 F)31 years17 of 100 (Routine)
24 February 1898Harnosand, SEdaily rain8.4 mm (0.33 in)1.4 mm (0.06 in)30 years16 of 100 (Routine)
24 February 1898Melbourne Regional Office, AUdaily high max36.7 C (98.1 F)0.8 C (1.4 F)31 years14 of 100 (Routine)
24 February 1898Hoofddorp, NLdaily rain11.6 mm (0.5 in)3.3 mm (0.13 in)3 years12 of 100 (Routine)
24 February 1898Gavle, SEdaily rain3.0 mm (0.12 in)2.2 mm (0.09 in)8 years11 of 100 (Routine)
24 February 1898Cape Otway Lighthouse, AUdaily high min19.4 C (66.9 F)1.6 C (2.9 F)8 years9 of 100 (Routine)
24 February 1898Dublin Phoenix Park, IEdaily low min-0.5 C (31.1 F)0.2 C (0.4 F)8 years5 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 02-24 in each year Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1794 to 1898. 1898 had 10 records. 01,0002,0003,0001794: 11813: 11814: 41836: 11846: 21858: 21863: 11867: 11868: 11870: 11873: 21875: 21876: 11877: 21879: 41881: 11886: 11887: 21888: 71889: 61891: 31892: 21894: 21896: 11897: 41898: 101899: 41900: 141901: 41902: 71903: 51904: 51905: 131906: 331907: 161908: 141909: 731910: 251911: 161912: 581913: 61914: 261915: 461916: 241917: 521918: 501919: 391920: 151921: 821922: 541923: 631924: 731925: 1101926: 1661927: 4021928: 1391929: 1411930: 1,1851931: 1641932: 2261933: 3311934: 8871935: 2511936: 5141937: 1481938: 2021939: 3851940: 2791941: 4901942: 2871943: 3751944: 4631945: 2121946: 4401947: 7791948: 2991949: 4201950: 7121951: 4231952: 5351953: 4231954: 7201955: 1,1201956: 6271957: 6491958: 8661959: 2171960: 1,1451961: 5201962: 1,4121963: 5931964: 4471965: 9931966: 6371967: 1,1341968: 7341969: 8741970: 3541971: 3771972: 7511973: 2351974: 3651975: 1,5701976: 9991977: 1,3071978: 1,0611979: 1,4731980: 4661981: 1,1771982: 8981983: 5331984: 6521985: 1,4121986: 1,3091987: 9521988: 3731989: 1,7761990: 1,9691991: 6411992: 9221993: 1,7301994: 1,0701995: 1,0811996: 1,2091997: 1,5371998: 1,4591999: 7522000: 2,1552001: 1,4072002: 8832003: 1,7352004: 9802005: 7422006: 4872007: 1,0952008: 1,0602009: 8522010: 1,5272011: 1,2912012: 8382013: 7052014: 6232015: 1,9632016: 8182017: 1,6122018: 1,3432019: 1,2932020: 6962021: 8592022: 1,8022023: 1,7902024: 4182025: 9661794188619051921193719531969198520012017
Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1794 to 1898. 1898 had 10 records.
Counts for years before the ledger starts come from the same station rules.
Records on 02-24 in each year
YearRecords
17941
18131
18144
18361
18462
18582
18631
18671
18681
18701
18732
18752
18761
18772
18794
18811
18861
18872
18887
18896
18913
18922
18942
18961
18974
189810
18994
190014
19014
19027
19035
19045
190513
190633
190716
190814
190973
191025
191116
191258
19136
191426
191546
191624
191752
191850
191939
192015
192182
192254
192363
192473
1925110
1926166
1927402
1928139
1929141
19301,185
1931164
1932226
1933331
1934887
1935251
1936514
1937148
1938202
1939385
1940279
1941490
1942287
1943375
1944463
1945212
1946440
1947779
1948299
1949420
1950712
1951423
1952535
1953423
1954720
19551,120
1956627
1957649
1958866
1959217
19601,145
1961520
19621,412
1963593
1964447
1965993
1966637
19671,134
1968734
1969874
1970354
1971377
1972751
1973235
1974365
19751,570
1976999
19771,307
19781,061
19791,473
1980466
19811,177
1982898
1983533
1984652
19851,412
19861,309
1987952
1988373
19891,776
19901,969
1991641
1992922
19931,730
19941,070
19951,081
19961,209
19971,537
19981,459
1999752
20002,155
20011,407
2002883
20031,735
2004980
2005742
2006487
20071,095
20081,060
2009852
20101,527
20111,291
2012838
2013705
2014623
20151,963
2016818
20171,612
20181,343
20191,293
2020696
2021859
20221,802
20231,790
2024418
2025966

Download the Data

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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).