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Weather Records on 24 March 1898

6 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 24 March 1898. Highest significance: Putbus, DE.

Key Facts for 24 March 1898

  • On 24 March 1898, 6 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 6 daily.
  • Putbus set a daily record precipitation of 16.5 mm (0.6 in) on 24 March 1898.
  • Across 168 earlier years (1794 to 2025) the same calendar date averaged 454 records.

Record Map

6 stations
Weather records on 24 March 1898 6 station records on 24 March 1898 are marked on the map, coloured by record type.
6 station records on 24 March 1898 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.
Weather records on 24 March 1898: highest significance records shown on the map
StationCountryTypeValueSignificance
PutbusGermanyRecord daily precipitation16.5 mm (0.6 in)20 of 100 (Routine)
Groningen-1NetherlandsRecord daily precipitation10.5 mm (0.4 in)20 of 100 (Routine)
WashingtonUnited StatesRecord daily precipitation15.0 mm (0.6 in)19 of 100 (Routine)
HoofddorpNetherlandsRecord daily precipitation11.0 mm (0.4 in)16 of 100 (Routine)
Moorestown 4 EUnited StatesRecord daily precipitation10.7 mm (0.4 in)13 of 100 (Routine)
Kirchdorf/PoelGermanyRecord daily precipitation2.7 mm (0.11 in)8 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

6 records
Records on 24 March 1898 by type Records set or tied on 24 March 1898 by type: Heaviest daily rainfall 6. 0246Highest daily maximum: 0Lowest daily maximum: 0Highest daily minimum: 0Lowest daily minimum: 0Heaviest daily rainfall: 6Heaviest daily snowfall: 0Deepest snow cover: 0Max highMax lowMin highMin lowRainSnowDepth
Records set or tied on 24 March 1898 by type: Heaviest daily rainfall 6.
Records on 24 March 1898 by type
Record typeRecords
Highest daily maximum0
Lowest daily maximum0
Highest daily minimum0
Lowest daily minimum0
Heaviest daily rainfall6
Heaviest daily snowfall0
Deepest snow cover0
Records on 24 March 1898 by timescale Records on 24 March 1898 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 0, daily 6. 0246all-time: 0monthly: 0daily: 6all-timemonthlydaily
Records on 24 March 1898 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 0, daily 6.
Records on 24 March 1898 by timescale
TimescaleRecords
all-time0
monthly0
daily6

How Much Records Were Beaten By

6 broken records
Histogram of margins by which records were beaten on 24 March 1898 Margins by which the 6 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 9.7. Ties are not counted. 011220 to 2: 22 to 4: 14 to 6: 16 to 8: 18 to 10: 10 to 22 to 44 to 66 to 88 to 10
Margins by which the 6 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 9.7. Ties are not counted.
Histogram of margins by which records were beaten on 24 March 1898
MarginRecords
0 to 22
2 to 41
4 to 61
6 to 81
8 to 101

Top 20 by Significance

24 March 1898
Top 6 records on 24 March 1898 by significance
DateStationRecordValueBeat old record byOld record stoodSignificance
24 March 1898Putbus, DEdaily rain16.5 mm (0.6 in)7.3 mm (0.29 in)32 years20 of 100 (Routine)
24 March 1898Groningen-1, NLdaily rain10.5 mm (0.4 in)3.8 mm (0.15 in)16 years20 of 100 (Routine)
24 March 1898Washington, USdaily rain15.0 mm (0.6 in)9.7 mm (0.38 in)24 years19 of 100 (Routine)
24 March 1898Hoofddorp, NLdaily rain11.0 mm (0.4 in)5.0 mm (0.20 in)3 years16 of 100 (Routine)
24 March 1898Moorestown 4 E, USdaily rain10.7 mm (0.4 in)1.3 mm (0.05 in)32 years13 of 100 (Routine)
24 March 1898Kirchdorf/Poel, DEdaily rain2.7 mm (0.11 in)0.1 mm (0.00 in)16 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 03-24 in each year Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1794 to 1898. 1898 had 6 records. 05001,0001,5002,0001794: 11834: 11836: 11837: 11847: 11850: 21853: 11854: 11857: 11858: 11859: 21862: 11863: 11865: 31866: 11867: 11868: 11869: 21870: 11871: 31872: 11873: 21874: 21876: 11877: 31879: 21882: 21883: 21884: 21885: 11886: 41887: 11888: 31889: 11890: 31892: 11893: 21894: 41895: 201896: 101897: 71898: 61899: 51900: 61901: 51902: 111903: 331904: 81905: 131906: 241907: 311908: 201909: 251910: 401911: 41912: 231913: 831914: 361915: 241916: 291917: 271918: 201919: 221920: 531921: 411922: 311923: 941924: 651925: 761926: 3281927: 1291928: 2771929: 5541930: 821931: 1021932: 2401933: 2061934: 7311935: 2191936: 3461937: 3361938: 4491939: 5541940: 1,5041941: 2581942: 1761943: 2101944: 3671945: 6991946: 2121947: 3941948: 3211949: 3241950: 3831951: 3731952: 7791953: 9551954: 4891955: 1,2271956: 6071957: 5331958: 4401959: 1711960: 8551961: 3591962: 3431963: 4991964: 1,0941965: 1,9941966: 6331967: 8931968: 1,2171969: 1,0571970: 2191971: 6381972: 4661973: 7281974: 1,6671975: 9261976: 4481977: 4541978: 5081979: 1,0581980: 5061981: 9001982: 5591983: 1,1181984: 4871985: 4181986: 9871987: 9621988: 1,1651989: 1,0721990: 1,5371991: 9191992: 7601993: 1,2101994: 1,3791995: 1,2871996: 8731997: 7791998: 1,2221999: 5222000: 7802001: 9212002: 5982003: 6932004: 1,3382005: 8642006: 1,1622007: 1,9632008: 1,3682009: 9202010: 6472011: 8882012: 1,6312013: 1,6702014: 9482015: 5972016: 7372017: 6512018: 8162019: 3622020: 5692021: 1,0172022: 8762023: 1,5342024: 8202025: 1,2081794186918901908192519421959197619932010
Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1794 to 1898. 1898 had 6 records.
Counts for years before the ledger starts come from the same station rules.
Records on 03-24 in each year
YearRecords
17941
18341
18361
18371
18471
18502
18531
18541
18571
18581
18592
18621
18631
18653
18661
18671
18681
18692
18701
18713
18721
18732
18742
18761
18773
18792
18822
18832
18842
18851
18864
18871
18883
18891
18903
18921
18932
18944
189520
189610
18977
18986
18995
19006
19015
190211
190333
19048
190513
190624
190731
190820
190925
191040
19114
191223
191383
191436
191524
191629
191727
191820
191922
192053
192141
192231
192394
192465
192576
1926328
1927129
1928277
1929554
193082
1931102
1932240
1933206
1934731
1935219
1936346
1937336
1938449
1939554
19401,504
1941258
1942176
1943210
1944367
1945699
1946212
1947394
1948321
1949324
1950383
1951373
1952779
1953955
1954489
19551,227
1956607
1957533
1958440
1959171
1960855
1961359
1962343
1963499
19641,094
19651,994
1966633
1967893
19681,217
19691,057
1970219
1971638
1972466
1973728
19741,667
1975926
1976448
1977454
1978508
19791,058
1980506
1981900
1982559
19831,118
1984487
1985418
1986987
1987962
19881,165
19891,072
19901,537
1991919
1992760
19931,210
19941,379
19951,287
1996873
1997779
19981,222
1999522
2000780
2001921
2002598
2003693
20041,338
2005864
20061,162
20071,963
20081,368
2009920
2010647
2011888
20121,631
20131,670
2014948
2015597
2016737
2017651
2018816
2019362
2020569
20211,017
2022876
20231,534
2024820
20251,208

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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).