Weather Records on 1 February 1998

737 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 1 February 1998. Highest significance: Larned, US.

Key Facts for 1 February 1998

On 1 February 1998, 737 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
293 were record highs and 178 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 1 were all-time records, 38 monthly and 698 daily.
Larned set a daily record precipitation of 36.3 mm (1.4 in) on 1 February 1998.
Across 159 earlier years (1795 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 495 records.

Record Map

737 stations

737 station records on 1 February 1998 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 1 February 1998: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Larned	United States	Record daily precipitation	36.3 mm (1.4 in)	66 of 100 (Major)
Fairbury 7S	United States	Record daily precipitation	28.7 mm (1.1 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Poteet	United States	Record daily precipitation	107.4 mm (4.2 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Western 2W	United States	Record daily precipitation	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Bison 3NW	United States	Record daily precipitation	36.3 mm (1.4 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Crete 4ESE	United States	Record daily precipitation	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Oakland	United States	Record daily precipitation	39.4 mm (1.6 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Sprague	United States	Record daily precipitation	35.3 mm (1.4 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Apache	United States	Record daily precipitation	52.6 mm (2.1 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Loretta 1W	United States	Record daily precipitation	28.4 mm (1.1 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Hickman	United States	Record daily precipitation	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Burdett 3S	United States	Record daily precipitation	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Killarney Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	53.6 mm (2.1 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Princeville	United States	Record daily precipitation	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Sinton	United States	Record daily precipitation	43.9 mm (1.7 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Oxnard	United States	Record daily precipitation	68.6 mm (2.7 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Belleville	United States	Record daily precipitation	32.5 mm (1.3 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Runge	United States	Record daily precipitation	44.7 mm (1.8 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Plattsmouth 1E	United States	Record daily precipitation	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Lawton	United States	Record daily precipitation	41.9 mm (1.6 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Raymondville	United States	Record daily precipitation	49.0 mm (1.9 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Rockport	United States	Record daily precipitation	56.9 mm (2.2 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Cherokee 4W	United States	Record daily precipitation	37.6 mm (1.5 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Ellendale	Australia	Record daily precipitation	85.0 mm (3.3 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Santa Paula	United States	Record daily precipitation	55.9 mm (2.2 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Bennet	United States	Record daily precipitation	33.8 mm (1.3 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Goodman Sanitary Dist	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Kimberley Downs	Australia	Record daily precipitation	195.0 mm (7.7 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Roca	United States	Record daily precipitation	27.7 mm (1.1 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Hayward Rs	United States	Record high minimum temperature	-4.4 C (24.1 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Blina	Australia	Record daily precipitation	137.8 mm (5.4 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Bishop AP	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.6 cm (2.2 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Theilman 1SSW	United States	Record daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Bay City Wtr Wks	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.0 mm (2.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Huejuquilla El Alto (Dge)	Mexico	Record low maximum temperature	7.8 C (46.0 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Herkimer	United States	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Claflin	United States	Record daily precipitation	41.1 mm (1.6 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Virginia	United States	Record daily precipitation	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Kangaroo Creek (Jaloom)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	66.8 mm (2.6 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Tapalpa (Smn)	Mexico	Record low minimum temperature	-2.2 C (28.0 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Ahualulco	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	49.0 mm (1.9 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
New Braunfels	United States	Record daily precipitation	36.1 mm (1.4 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Udialla	Australia	Record daily precipitation	102.4 mm (4.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Ojuelos de Jalisco (Dge)	Mexico	Record low maximum temperature	7.8 C (46.0 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Piaxtla	Mexico	Record low minimum temperature	5.6 C (42.1 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Minneapolis	United States	Record daily precipitation	28.2 mm (1.1 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Firth	United States	Record daily precipitation	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Allora Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	40.0 mm (1.6 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Panoche 2 W	United States	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Barnard	United States	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Huitzilac	Mexico	Record low minimum temperature	-2.2 C (28.0 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Canyon Dam	United States	Record daily precipitation	65.8 mm (2.6 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Naryn	Kyrgyzstan	Record high maximum temperature	0.5 C (32.9 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Blue Rapids	United States	Record daily precipitation	33.3 mm (1.3 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Watson	United States	Record daily precipitation	49.8 mm (2.0 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Port Washington	United States	Record high minimum temperature	0.6 C (33.1 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Ixtlahuaca (Smn)	Mexico	Record low minimum temperature	-5.6 C (21.9 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Anahuac	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	37.8 mm (1.5 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Amealco	Mexico	Record low maximum temperature	7.8 C (46.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Scandia	United States	Record daily precipitation	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

737 records

Records set or tied on 1 February 1998 by type: Highest daily maximum 161, Lowest daily maximum 49, Highest daily minimum 132, Lowest daily minimum 129, Heaviest daily rainfall 245, Heaviest daily snowfall 13, Deepest snow cover 8.

Records on 1 February 1998 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	161
Lowest daily maximum	49
Highest daily minimum	132
Lowest daily minimum	129
Heaviest daily rainfall	245
Heaviest daily snowfall	13
Deepest snow cover	8

Records on 1 February 1998 by timescale: all-time 1, monthly 38, daily 698.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

595 broken records

Margins by which the 595 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 127.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

1 February 1998

Top 20 records on 1 February 1998 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
1 February 1998	Larned, US	daily rain	36.3 mm (1.4 in)	25.1 mm (1.0 in)	56 years	66 of 100 (Major)
1 February 1998	Fairbury 7S, US	daily rain	28.7 mm (1.1 in)	18.8 mm (0.7 in)	79 years	60 of 100 (Major)
1 February 1998	Poteet, US	daily rain	107.4 mm (4.2 in)	90.1 mm (3.5 in)	50 years	60 of 100 (Major)
1 February 1998	Western 2W, US	daily rain	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	42 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
1 February 1998	Bison 3NW, US	daily rain	36.3 mm (1.4 in)	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	42 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
1 February 1998	Crete 4ESE, US	daily rain	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	15.5 mm (0.6 in)	83 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
1 February 1998	Oakland, US	daily rain	39.4 mm (1.6 in)	29.5 mm (1.2 in)	24 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
1 February 1998	Sprague, US	daily rain	35.3 mm (1.4 in)	27.2 mm (1.1 in)	42 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
1 February 1998	Apache, US	daily rain	52.6 mm (2.1 in)	26.2 mm (1.0 in)	56 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
1 February 1998	Loretta 1W, US	daily rain	28.4 mm (1.1 in)	19.8 mm (0.8 in)	42 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
1 February 1998	Hickman, US	daily rain	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	27.7 mm (1.1 in)	16 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
1 February 1998	Burdett 3S, US	daily rain	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	16.5 mm (0.6 in)	56 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
1 February 1998	Killarney Post Office, AU	daily rain	53.6 mm (2.1 in)	13.7 mm (0.5 in)	101 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
1 February 1998	Princeville, US	daily rain	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	27.2 mm (1.1 in)	30 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
1 February 1998	Sinton, US	daily rain	43.9 mm (1.7 in)	34.0 mm (1.3 in)	66 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
1 February 1998	Oxnard, US	daily rain	68.6 mm (2.7 in)	45.0 mm (1.8 in)	52 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
1 February 1998	Belleville, US	daily rain	32.5 mm (1.3 in)	19.8 mm (0.8 in)	42 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
1 February 1998	Runge, US	daily rain	44.7 mm (1.8 in)	8.9 mm (0.35 in)	101 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
1 February 1998	Plattsmouth 1E, US	daily rain	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	16.5 mm (0.6 in)	42 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
1 February 1998	Lawton, US	daily rain	41.9 mm (1.6 in)	20.3 mm (0.8 in)	56 years	45 of 100 (Notable)

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

1795 to 1998

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1795 to 1998. 1998 had 737 records.

Counts for years before the ledger starts come from the same station rules.

Records on 02-01 in each year
Year	Records
1795	1
1796	1
1830	1
1831	1
1846	1
1850	1
1851	1
1853	1
1854	1
1862	3
1866	1
1867	1
1869	4
1871	1
1873	1
1877	2
1878	2
1881	2
1884	3
1885	2
1886	2
1887	1
1888	2
1889	4
1891	1
1892	4
1893	1
1894	1
1895	3
1896	4
1897	5
1898	4
1899	5
1900	2
1901	3
1902	10
1903	4
1904	9
1905	7
1906	29
1907	13
1908	85
1909	23
1910	5
1911	38
1912	37
1913	35
1914	54
1915	51
1916	68
1917	69
1918	71
1919	21
1920	84
1921	36
1922	68
1923	249
1924	193
1925	80
1926	56
1927	110
1928	281
1929	178
1930	102
1931	264
1932	142
1933	283
1934	515
1935	441
1936	514
1937	270
1938	299
1939	271
1940	328
1941	365
1942	157
1943	281
1944	240
1945	469
1946	273
1947	352
1948	397
1949	604
1950	1,223
1951	1,756
1952	907
1953	552
1954	1,012
1955	296
1956	1,013
1957	539
1958	369
1959	398
1960	646
1961	479
1962	657
1963	1,161
1964	453
1965	453
1966	756
1967	628
1968	941
1969	485
1970	397
1971	1,597
1972	385
1973	716
1974	865
1975	634
1976	723
1977	516
1978	904
1979	1,728
1980	689
1981	961
1982	1,029
1983	1,463
1984	278
1985	2,572
1986	709
1987	826
1988	1,699
1989	1,772
1990	1,122
1991	554
1992	1,501
1993	819
1994	917
1995	1,330
1996	1,632
1997	883
1998	737
1999	1,031
2000	687
2001	1,124
2002	2,087
2003	1,301
2004	1,146
2005	714
2006	638
2007	930
2008	1,136
2009	506
2010	1,239
2011	1,204
2012	1,027
2013	704
2014	635
2015	958
2016	1,496
2017	424
2018	512
2019	816
2020	1,608
2021	570
2022	254
2023	416
2024	1,204
2025	557
2026	1,241

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Data for records on 1998-02-01: CSV or JSON. Field meanings are on the data page.

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 2026-10-16. Last revised 16 October 2026 (2026-10-16).

Margin	Records
0 to 20	547
20 to 40	31
40 to 60	11
60 to 80	2
80 to 100	1
100 to 120	1
120 to 140	2