Weather Records on 2 February 1998

832 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 2 February 1998. Highest significance: Kelliher, US.

Key Facts for 2 February 1998

On 2 February 1998, 832 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
258 were record highs and 252 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 5 were all-time records, 31 monthly and 796 daily.
Kelliher set a monthly record daily snowfall of 26.7 cm (10.5 in) on 2 February 1998.
Across 153 earlier years (1795 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 547 records.

Record Map

832 stations

832 station records on 2 February 1998 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 2 February 1998: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Kelliher	United States	Record daily snowfall	26.7 cm (10.5 in)	62 of 100 (Major)
Finca A. Prusia	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	73.9 mm (2.9 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Berkeley	United States	Record daily precipitation	72.9 mm (2.9 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Royal Palm Rs	United States	Record daily precipitation	87.1 mm (3.4 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Salsipuedes Gaging STN	United States	Record daily precipitation	90.2 mm (3.6 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
San Francisco Dwtn	United States	Record daily precipitation	74.4 mm (2.9 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Minocqua	United States	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Zapata 1 S	United States	Record daily precipitation	26.2 mm (1.0 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Miami Intl AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	112.3 mm (4.4 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Key West NAS	United States	Record daily precipitation	94.0 mm (3.7 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Logansport	United States	Record daily precipitation	59.9 mm (2.4 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Port Mansfield	United States	Record daily precipitation	109.2 mm (4.3 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Chandler	United States	Record daily precipitation	26.4 mm (1.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Laona 6 SW	United States	Record daily snowfall	19.3 cm (7.6 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Wausaukee	United States	Record daily snowfall	13.5 cm (5.3 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Iron Mtn-Kingsford Wwtp	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Hambantota	Sri Lanka	Record high minimum temperature	25.4 C (77.7 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Lajas Substn	Puerto Rico [United States]	Record high maximum temperature	32.2 C (90.0 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
King City	United States	Record daily precipitation	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Los Alamos	United States	Record daily precipitation	81.8 mm (3.2 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Colusa 2 SSW	United States	Record daily precipitation	90.4 mm (3.6 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Flamingo Rs	United States	Record daily precipitation	53.3 mm (2.1 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Ft Myers Page Fld AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	69.9 mm (2.8 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
El Gallo	Mexico	Record low minimum temperature	8.9 C (48.0 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Jesus Maria	Mexico	Record low maximum temperature	9.4 C (48.9 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
St George	United States	Record high minimum temperature	8.3 C (46.9 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Puente Jula	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	29.7 mm (1.2 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
San Francisco Oceanside	United States	Record daily precipitation	99.1 mm (3.9 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Charlevoix	United States	Record high maximum temperature	6.1 C (43.0 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Hubbell	United States	Record daily precipitation	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Sparta	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
San Francisco Intl AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	74.2 mm (2.9 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Cachuma Lake	United States	Record daily precipitation	86.4 mm (3.4 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Fairchild Rs	United States	Record daily snowfall	19.8 cm (7.8 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Atil	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	41.9 mm (1.6 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
San Gregorio 2 SE	United States	Record daily precipitation	97.8 mm (3.9 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
San Rafael-Civic Ctr	United States	Record daily precipitation	114.3 mm (4.5 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Watsonville Wtr Wks	United States	Record daily precipitation	55.1 mm (2.2 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Britt 3E	United States	Record daily snowfall	14.0 cm (5.5 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Alma Dam 4	United States	Record daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Houlton AP	United States	Record snow depth	172.7 cm (68.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Siwa	Egypt	Record high maximum temperature	25.6 C (78.1 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Tapalpa (Smn)	Mexico	Record low minimum temperature	-2.2 C (28.0 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Kettleman STN	United States	Record daily precipitation	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Charlevoix	United States	Record high minimum temperature	1.1 C (34.0 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Stanley Wwtp	United States	Record daily snowfall	13.5 cm (5.3 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Modesto AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	26.9 mm (1.1 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Liveringa Upper	Australia	Record daily precipitation	64.6 mm (2.5 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Pericos	Mexico	Record low maximum temperature	11.1 C (52.0 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Manistee 3SE	United States	Record high maximum temperature	5.6 C (42.1 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Spring Grove	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Chilton	United States	Record daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Neillsville 3ESE	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Ventura	United States	Record daily precipitation	63.5 mm (2.5 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Harlingen	United States	Record daily precipitation	41.1 mm (1.6 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Summit Lake	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
New Iberia AP - Acadiana Rgnl	United States	Record daily precipitation	63.5 mm (2.5 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Stambaugh 2SSE	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Crivitz High Falls	United States	Record daily snowfall	14.0 cm (5.5 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Hartford Wwtp	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

832 records

Records set or tied on 2 February 1998 by type: Highest daily maximum 124, Lowest daily maximum 125, Highest daily minimum 134, Lowest daily minimum 127, Heaviest daily rainfall 260, Heaviest daily snowfall 50, Deepest snow cover 12.

Records on 2 February 1998 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	124
Lowest daily maximum	125
Highest daily minimum	134
Lowest daily minimum	127
Heaviest daily rainfall	260
Heaviest daily snowfall	50
Deepest snow cover	12

Records on 2 February 1998 by timescale: all-time 5, monthly 31, daily 796.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

664 broken records

Margins by which the 664 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 711.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

2 February 1998

Top 20 records on 2 February 1998 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
2 February 1998	Kelliher, US	monthly snowfall	26.7 cm (10.5 in)	6.4 cm (2.5 in)	87 years	62 of 100 (Major)
2 February 1998	Finca A. Prusia, MX	monthly rain	73.9 mm (2.9 in)	24.1 mm (0.9 in)	40 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
2 February 1998	Berkeley, US	daily rain	72.9 mm (2.9 in)	23.9 mm (0.9 in)	91 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
2 February 1998	Royal Palm Rs, US	daily rain	87.1 mm (3.4 in)	75.2 mm (3.0 in)	32 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
2 February 1998	Salsipuedes Gaging STN, US	daily rain	90.2 mm (3.6 in)	65.1 mm (2.6 in)	40 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
2 February 1998	San Francisco Dwtn, US	monthly rain	74.4 mm (2.9 in)	19.8 mm (0.8 in)	53 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
2 February 1998	Minocqua, US	daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	10.1 cm (4.0 in)	64 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
2 February 1998	Zapata 1 S, US	daily rain	26.2 mm (1.0 in)	13.0 mm (0.5 in)	88 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
2 February 1998	Miami Intl AP, US	daily rain	112.3 mm (4.4 in)	72.4 mm (2.9 in)	15 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
2 February 1998	Key West NAS, US	daily rain	94.0 mm (3.7 in)	74.9 mm (2.9 in)	15 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
2 February 1998	Logansport, US	daily rain	59.9 mm (2.4 in)	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	79 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
2 February 1998	Port Mansfield, US	monthly rain	109.2 mm (4.3 in)	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	6 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
2 February 1998	Chandler, US	daily rain	26.4 mm (1.0 in)	15.5 mm (0.6 in)	79 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
2 February 1998	Laona 6 SW, US	daily snowfall	19.3 cm (7.6 in)	9.1 cm (3.6 in)	66 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
2 February 1998	Wausaukee, US	daily snowfall	13.5 cm (5.3 in)	7.1 cm (2.8 in)	64 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
2 February 1998	Iron Mtn-Kingsford Wwtp, US	daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	59 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
2 February 1998	Hambantota, LK	daily high min	25.4 C (77.7 F)	0.3 C (0.5 F)	119 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
2 February 1998	Lajas Substn, PR	daily high max	32.2 C (90.0 F)	0.5 C (0.9 F)	97 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
2 February 1998	King City, US	daily rain	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	5.3 mm (0.21 in)	92 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
2 February 1998	Los Alamos, US	daily rain	81.8 mm (3.2 in)	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	38 years	41 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 832 records.

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

Records on 02-02 in each year
Year	Records
1795	1
1796	1
1803	2
1805	2
1830	2
1843	1
1846	1
1851	1
1852	1
1862	2
1866	4
1873	2
1874	1
1877	1
1881	3
1885	2
1887	3
1888	2
1889	1
1892	6
1893	3
1894	2
1895	6
1896	1
1897	7
1898	7
1899	5
1900	3
1901	3
1902	18
1903	17
1904	8
1905	18
1906	16
1907	10
1908	11
1909	28
1910	6
1911	41
1912	46
1913	28
1914	63
1915	62
1916	26
1917	86
1918	25
1919	26
1920	44
1921	118
1922	84
1923	196
1924	352
1925	125
1926	104
1927	198
1928	197
1929	159
1930	117
1931	267
1932	231
1933	314
1934	681
1935	471
1936	347
1937	158
1938	280
1939	424
1940	534
1941	372
1942	329
1943	194
1944	321
1945	648
1946	296
1947	271
1948	308
1949	425
1950	1,513
1951	1,465
1952	666
1953	480
1954	913
1955	419
1956	1,323
1957	428
1958	231
1959	427
1960	590
1961	972
1962	820
1963	850
1964	223
1965	337
1966	601
1967	826
1968	844
1969	492
1970	800
1971	1,011
1972	630
1973	1,364
1974	1,019
1975	557
1976	1,207
1977	387
1978	738
1979	1,390
1980	757
1981	1,084
1982	866
1983	1,692
1984	309
1985	2,477
1986	1,112
1987	949
1988	1,405
1989	2,587
1990	1,438
1991	869
1992	1,224
1993	851
1994	799
1995	1,222
1996	2,641
1997	551
1998	832
1999	976
2000	625
2001	1,048
2002	1,502
2003	1,561
2004	1,399
2005	1,030
2006	964
2007	1,124
2008	742
2009	478
2010	1,722
2011	2,310
2012	1,122
2013	615
2014	627
2015	837
2016	1,497
2017	386
2018	838
2019	697
2020	1,333
2021	880
2022	568
2023	297
2024	1,161
2025	1,000
2026	775

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

Margin	Records
0 to 100	661
100 to 200	2
200 to 300	0
300 to 400	0
400 to 500	0
500 to 600	0
600 to 700	0
700 to 800	1