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Weather Records on 9 August 1898

12 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 9 August 1898. Highest significance: Harnosand, SE.

Key Facts for 9 August 1898

  • On 9 August 1898, 12 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
  • 1 were record highs and 2 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
  • By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 0 monthly and 12 daily.
  • Harnosand set a daily record precipitation of 65.7 mm (2.6 in) on 9 August 1898.
  • Across 155 earlier years (1798 to 2025) the same calendar date averaged 473 records.

Record Map

12 stations
Weather records on 9 August 1898 12 station records on 9 August 1898 are marked on the map, coloured by record type.
12 station records on 9 August 1898 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.
Weather records on 9 August 1898: highest significance records shown on the map
StationCountryTypeValueSignificance
HarnosandSwedenRecord daily precipitation65.7 mm (2.6 in)47 of 100 (Notable)
HaparandaSwedenRecord daily precipitation37.6 mm (1.5 in)38 of 100 (Notable)
ArmaghUnited KingdomRecord low minimum temperature4.4 C (39.9 F)21 of 100 (Routine)
Jena SternwarteGermanyRecord daily precipitation21.7 mm (0.9 in)20 of 100 (Routine)
Oestersund-FroesoenSwedenRecord daily precipitation23.2 mm (0.9 in)20 of 100 (Routine)
FalunSwedenRecord daily precipitation34.0 mm (1.3 in)20 of 100 (Routine)
JokkmokkSwedenRecord daily precipitation22.0 mm (0.9 in)18 of 100 (Routine)
UmeaSwedenRecord daily precipitation23.8 mm (0.9 in)13 of 100 (Routine)
ArmaghUnited KingdomRecord daily precipitation15.5 mm (0.6 in)10 of 100 (Routine)
Melbourne Regional OfficeAustraliaRecord high minimum temperature9.7 C (49.5 F)9 of 100 (Routine)
Col du Grand St-BernardSwitzerlandRecord low minimum temperature-2.3 C (27.9 F)9 of 100 (Routine)
PiteaSwedenRecord daily precipitation13.4 mm (0.5 in)8 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

12 records
Records on 9 August 1898 by type Records set or tied on 9 August 1898 by type: Highest daily minimum 1, Lowest daily minimum 2, Heaviest daily rainfall 9. 035810Highest daily maximum: 0Lowest daily maximum: 0Highest daily minimum: 1Lowest daily minimum: 2Heaviest daily rainfall: 9Heaviest daily snowfall: 0Deepest snow cover: 0Max highMax lowMin highMin lowRainSnowDepth
Records set or tied on 9 August 1898 by type: Highest daily minimum 1, Lowest daily minimum 2, Heaviest daily rainfall 9.
Records on 9 August 1898 by type
Record typeRecords
Highest daily maximum0
Lowest daily maximum0
Highest daily minimum1
Lowest daily minimum2
Heaviest daily rainfall9
Heaviest daily snowfall0
Deepest snow cover0
Records on 9 August 1898 by timescale Records on 9 August 1898 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 0, daily 12. 051015all-time: 0monthly: 0daily: 12all-timemonthlydaily
Records on 9 August 1898 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 0, daily 12.
Records on 9 August 1898 by timescale
TimescaleRecords
all-time0
monthly0
daily12

How Much Records Were Beaten By

12 broken records
Histogram of margins by which records were beaten on 9 August 1898 Margins by which the 12 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 49.4. Ties are not counted. 0358100 to 10: 1010 to 20: 020 to 30: 130 to 40: 040 to 50: 10 to 1010 to 2020 to 3030 to 4040 to 50
Margins by which the 12 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 49.4. Ties are not counted.
Histogram of margins by which records were beaten on 9 August 1898
MarginRecords
0 to 1010
10 to 200
20 to 301
30 to 400
40 to 501

Top 20 by Significance

9 August 1898
Top 12 records on 9 August 1898 by significance
DateStationRecordValueBeat old record byOld record stoodSignificance
9 August 1898Harnosand, SEdaily rain65.7 mm (2.6 in)49.4 mm (1.9 in)11 years47 of 100 (Notable)
9 August 1898Haparanda, SEdaily rain37.6 mm (1.5 in)21.5 mm (0.8 in)0 years38 of 100 (Notable)
9 August 1898Armagh, GBdaily low min4.4 C (39.9 F)2.2 C (4.0 F)25 years21 of 100 (Routine)
9 August 1898Jena Sternwarte, DEdaily rain21.7 mm (0.9 in)3.9 mm (0.15 in)52 years20 of 100 (Routine)
9 August 1898Oestersund-Froesoen, SEdaily rain23.2 mm (0.9 in)8.7 mm (0.34 in)24 years20 of 100 (Routine)
9 August 1898Falun, SEdaily rain34.0 mm (1.3 in)9.0 mm (0.35 in)19 years20 of 100 (Routine)
9 August 1898Jokkmokk, SEdaily rain22.0 mm (0.9 in)8.2 mm (0.32 in)9 years18 of 100 (Routine)
9 August 1898Umea, SEdaily rain23.8 mm (0.9 in)6.7 mm (0.26 in)4 years13 of 100 (Routine)
9 August 1898Armagh, GBdaily rain15.5 mm (0.6 in)1.4 mm (0.06 in)7 years10 of 100 (Routine)
9 August 1898Melbourne Regional Office, AUdaily high min9.7 C (49.5 F)0.3 C (0.5 F)13 years9 of 100 (Routine)
9 August 1898Col du Grand St-Bernard, CHdaily low min-2.3 C (27.9 F)0.6 C (1.1 F)17 years9 of 100 (Routine)
9 August 1898Pitea, SEdaily rain13.4 mm (0.5 in)1.3 mm (0.05 in)12 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

1798 to 1898
Records on 08-09 in each year Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1798 to 1898. 1898 had 12 records. 01,0002,0003,0001798: 21800: 11838: 11845: 31856: 11859: 31861: 11863: 21868: 11870: 11871: 11873: 11875: 11878: 11881: 31884: 21886: 11887: 11888: 11889: 11890: 11891: 41892: 41893: 31894: 31895: 11896: 31897: 71898: 121899: 41900: 81901: 31902: 31903: 61904: 91905: 51906: 151907: 91908: 91909: 511910: 161911: 441912: 471913: 761914: 211915: 611916: 371917: 461918: 2101919: 491920: 2891921: 361922: 701923: 731924: 1431925: 3071926: 1421927: 3911928: 2201929: 1271930: 5701931: 3991932: 1941933: 2501934: 6541935: 5871936: 5191937: 3511938: 3791939: 4801940: 4551941: 3721942: 5271943: 3661944: 6471945: 3651946: 3071947: 5441948: 4401949: 7151950: 4071951: 4051952: 3171953: 3631954: 3771955: 4331956: 2781957: 3471958: 4171959: 4531960: 4591961: 3471962: 6361963: 5001964: 7551965: 6321966: 5681967: 4571968: 1,0371969: 5271970: 7511971: 5431972: 1,0891973: 5471974: 6601975: 7901976: 8831977: 4531978: 7841979: 6301980: 9451981: 9411982: 9351983: 8391984: 6831985: 7141986: 5091987: 9271988: 6251989: 2,0821990: 7991991: 9881992: 1,6991993: 7021994: 1,0971995: 1,4171996: 8641997: 1,4461998: 9691999: 1,3702000: 1,2372001: 1,4852002: 1,1672003: 1,3442004: 9412005: 1,0012006: 8282007: 1,6872008: 6672009: 1,0282010: 1,3932011: 1,1772012: 8432013: 7612014: 5312015: 5952016: 6342017: 7732018: 9672019: 7112020: 6422021: 5222022: 7902023: 8182024: 9522025: 7991798188619021918193419501966198219982014
Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1798 to 1898. 1898 had 12 records.
Counts for years before the ledger starts come from the same station rules.
Records on 08-09 in each year
YearRecords
17982
18001
18381
18453
18561
18593
18611
18632
18681
18701
18711
18731
18751
18781
18813
18842
18861
18871
18881
18891
18901
18914
18924
18933
18943
18951
18963
18977
189812
18994
19008
19013
19023
19036
19049
19055
190615
19079
19089
190951
191016
191144
191247
191376
191421
191561
191637
191746
1918210
191949
1920289
192136
192270
192373
1924143
1925307
1926142
1927391
1928220
1929127
1930570
1931399
1932194
1933250
1934654
1935587
1936519
1937351
1938379
1939480
1940455
1941372
1942527
1943366
1944647
1945365
1946307
1947544
1948440
1949715
1950407
1951405
1952317
1953363
1954377
1955433
1956278
1957347
1958417
1959453
1960459
1961347
1962636
1963500
1964755
1965632
1966568
1967457
19681,037
1969527
1970751
1971543
19721,089
1973547
1974660
1975790
1976883
1977453
1978784
1979630
1980945
1981941
1982935
1983839
1984683
1985714
1986509
1987927
1988625
19892,082
1990799
1991988
19921,699
1993702
19941,097
19951,417
1996864
19971,446
1998969
19991,370
20001,237
20011,485
20021,167
20031,344
2004941
20051,001
2006828
20071,687
2008667
20091,028
20101,393
20111,177
2012843
2013761
2014531
2015595
2016634
2017773
2018967
2019711
2020642
2021522
2022790
2023818
2024952
2025799

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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).