Weather Records on 6 February 1998

759 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 6 February 1998. Highest significance: Carrollton Lock 1, US.

Key Facts for 6 February 1998

On 6 February 1998, 759 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
249 were record highs and 220 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 18 were all-time records, 44 monthly and 697 daily.
Carrollton Lock 1 set a daily record snowfall of 27.9 cm (11.0 in) on 6 February 1998.
Across 159 earlier years (1793 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 533 records.

Record Map

759 stations

759 station records on 6 February 1998 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 6 February 1998: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Carrollton Lock 1	United States	Record daily snowfall	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	79 of 100 (Major)
Seymour 1 WSW	United States	Record daily snowfall	24.4 cm (9.6 in)	75 of 100 (Major)
Charlestown 5 NNW	United States	Record snow depth	63.5 cm (25.0 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Lexington Bluegrass AP	United States	Record snow depth	38.1 cm (15.0 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Aceituna Wtp	Puerto Rico [United States]	Record daily precipitation	78.7 mm (3.1 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Berea College	United States	Record daily snowfall	26.7 cm (10.5 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Anapa	Russia	Record daily precipitation	32.6 mm (1.3 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Pt Mugu Nf	United States	Record daily precipitation	71.6 mm (2.8 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Arroio Grande	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	102.0 mm (4.0 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Coalinga	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.5 mm (2.0 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Falmouth	United States	Record daily snowfall	11.4 cm (4.5 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Gest Lock 3	United States	Record snow depth	35.6 cm (14.0 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Kerch	Ukraine	Record daily precipitation	27.4 mm (1.1 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Fossil Downs	Australia	Record daily precipitation	111.0 mm (4.4 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Shelbyville 1 E	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.2 cm (4.8 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Newport Beach Harbor	United States	Record daily precipitation	73.7 mm (2.9 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Taylorsville 2SW	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Monterey	United States	Record daily precipitation	47.8 mm (1.9 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Dubois Srn In Forage Farm	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Callahan	United States	Record daily precipitation	42.7 mm (1.7 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Ripley Exp Farm	United States	Record daily snowfall	19.8 cm (7.8 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Newburgh L&D	United States	Record snow depth	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Berea 1 W	United States	Record snow depth	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Paloma	United States	Record daily precipitation	63.5 mm (2.5 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Millstream	Australia	Record daily precipitation	55.6 mm (2.2 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Lockport Lock 2	United States	Record daily snowfall	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Pineville	United States	Record daily snowfall	20.6 cm (8.1 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Lumpkin 2 SE	United States	Record low maximum temperature	3.9 C (39.0 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Frankfort Downtown	United States	Record snow depth	38.1 cm (15.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Mt Sterling	United States	Record snow depth	35.6 cm (14.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Williams 3 SW	United States	Record daily snowfall	14.0 cm (5.5 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Lancaster	United States	Record daily snowfall	6.9 cm (2.7 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Libby 1 NE Rs	United States	Record high maximum temperature	11.7 C (53.1 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Sta. Cruz de Tenerife	Spain	Record high minimum temperature	20.6 C (69.1 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Bardstown 5E	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Grayson 3 SW	United States	Record daily snowfall	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Greenup Locks & Dam	United States	Record daily precipitation	44.7 mm (1.8 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Shelbyville 1 E	United States	Record snow depth	43.2 cm (17.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Edenton	United States	Record daily precipitation	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Evansville Rgnl AP	United States	Record snow depth	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Dungowan (Echo Hills)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	51.6 mm (2.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Shoals 8 S	United States	Record daily snowfall	14.0 cm (5.5 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Falmouth	United States	Record snow depth	48.3 cm (19.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Allardt	United States	Record snow depth	35.6 cm (14.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Santa Maria Yucuhiti (Cfe)	Mexico	Record low minimum temperature	5.6 C (42.1 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Mt Shasta	United States	Record daily precipitation	77.2 mm (3.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Ukiah	United States	Record daily precipitation	55.1 mm (2.2 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Berea College	United States	Record snow depth	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Madison 3NNW	United States	Record daily precipitation	33.5 mm (1.3 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Upper Tract	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Ukiah 4 WSW	United States	Record daily precipitation	76.5 mm (3.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Paoli	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Taylorsville 2SW	United States	Record snow depth	35.6 cm (14.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Pilot Rock 1 SE	United States	Record high minimum temperature	8.9 C (48.0 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Waterville	United States	Record high minimum temperature	0.0 C (32.0 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Austral Downs	Australia	Record daily precipitation	67.2 mm (2.6 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Atotonilco El Alto	Mexico	Record low minimum temperature	0.6 C (33.1 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Udon Thani	Thailand	Record low maximum temperature	22.4 C (72.3 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Keene 1 WSW	United States	Record snow depth	40.6 cm (16.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Hillsboro	United States	Record daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)

Counts by Type and Timescale

759 records

Records set or tied on 6 February 1998 by type: Highest daily maximum 93, Lowest daily maximum 73, Highest daily minimum 156, Lowest daily minimum 147, Heaviest daily rainfall 157, Heaviest daily snowfall 63, Deepest snow cover 70.

Records on 6 February 1998 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	93
Lowest daily maximum	73
Highest daily minimum	156
Lowest daily minimum	147
Heaviest daily rainfall	157
Heaviest daily snowfall	63
Deepest snow cover	70

Records on 6 February 1998 by timescale: all-time 18, monthly 44, daily 697.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

573 broken records

Margins by which the 573 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 406.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

6 February 1998

Top 20 records on 6 February 1998 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
6 February 1998	Carrollton Lock 1, US	daily snowfall	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	20.8 cm (8.2 in)	98 years	79 of 100 (Major)
6 February 1998	Seymour 1 WSW, US	daily snowfall	24.4 cm (9.6 in)	16.8 cm (6.6 in)	98 years	75 of 100 (Major)
6 February 1998	Charlestown 5 NNW, US	all-time snow depth	63.5 cm (25.0 in)	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	32 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
6 February 1998	Lexington Bluegrass AP, US	all-time snow depth	38.1 cm (15.0 in)	2.5 cm (1.0 in)	81 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
6 February 1998	Aceituna Wtp, PR	daily rain	78.7 mm (3.1 in)	60.9 mm (2.4 in)	36 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
6 February 1998	Berea College, US	daily snowfall	26.7 cm (10.5 in)	21.6 cm (8.5 in)	18 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
6 February 1998	Anapa, RU	daily rain	32.6 mm (1.3 in)	21.1 mm (0.8 in)	32 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
6 February 1998	Pt Mugu Nf, US	daily rain	71.6 mm (2.8 in)	53.1 mm (2.1 in)	48 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
6 February 1998	Arroio Grande, BR	daily rain	102.0 mm (4.0 in)	86.4 mm (3.4 in)	27 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
6 February 1998	Coalinga, US	daily rain	50.5 mm (2.0 in)	35.8 mm (1.4 in)	20 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
6 February 1998	Falmouth, US	daily snowfall	11.4 cm (4.5 in)	6.3 cm (2.5 in)	92 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
6 February 1998	Gest Lock 3, US	monthly snow depth	35.6 cm (14.0 in)	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	50 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
6 February 1998	Kerch, UA	daily rain	27.4 mm (1.1 in)	20.5 mm (0.8 in)	15 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
6 February 1998	Fossil Downs, AU	daily rain	111.0 mm (4.4 in)	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	48 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
6 February 1998	Shelbyville 1 E, US	daily snowfall	12.2 cm (4.8 in)	4.6 cm (1.8 in)	98 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
6 February 1998	Newport Beach Harbor, US	daily rain	73.7 mm (2.9 in)	44.5 mm (1.8 in)	24 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
6 February 1998	Taylorsville 2SW, US	daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	7.2 cm (2.8 in)	75 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
6 February 1998	Monterey, US	daily rain	47.8 mm (1.9 in)	28.2 mm (1.1 in)	24 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
6 February 1998	Dubois Srn In Forage Farm, US	daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	43 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
6 February 1998	Callahan, US	daily rain	42.7 mm (1.7 in)	27.7 mm (1.1 in)	48 years	46 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

1793 to 1998

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1793 to 1998. 1998 had 759 records.

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

Records on 02-06 in each year
Year	Records
1793	1
1803	2
1814	1
1827	1
1837	1
1841	2
1848	2
1852	1
1853	1
1854	1
1856	2
1865	4
1866	3
1867	1
1869	3
1870	1
1872	1
1873	2
1874	2
1876	2
1877	1
1885	1
1886	3
1888	1
1889	3
1890	1
1891	2
1893	1
1894	2
1895	14
1896	5
1897	6
1899	2
1900	3
1901	2
1902	9
1903	1
1904	37
1905	9
1906	10
1907	16
1908	18
1909	40
1910	10
1911	35
1912	22
1913	58
1914	23
1915	30
1916	25
1917	80
1918	59
1919	11
1920	154
1921	30
1922	67
1923	53
1924	192
1925	481
1926	183
1927	372
1928	421
1929	206
1930	145
1931	240
1932	214
1933	188
1934	212
1935	127
1936	767
1937	220
1938	1,004
1939	198
1940	481
1941	194
1942	422
1943	372
1944	554
1945	199
1946	489
1947	408
1948	458
1949	533
1950	877
1951	388
1952	276
1953	638
1954	415
1955	819
1956	483
1957	436
1958	237
1959	356
1960	537
1961	866
1962	375
1963	1,381
1964	478
1965	405
1966	716
1967	499
1968	231
1969	485
1970	320
1971	707
1972	304
1973	1,355
1974	596
1975	838
1976	1,101
1977	1,083
1978	1,482
1979	1,882
1980	737
1981	739
1982	2,171
1983	677
1984	1,425
1985	1,198
1986	1,123
1987	858
1988	1,517
1989	3,297
1990	1,294
1991	1,923
1992	608
1993	931
1994	675
1995	1,465
1996	1,618
1997	791
1998	759
1999	1,200
2000	545
2001	1,442
2002	1,291
2003	923
2004	2,182
2005	1,296
2006	768
2007	1,291
2008	2,583
2009	1,134
2010	1,379
2011	1,425
2012	1,103
2013	385
2014	1,587
2015	1,269
2016	456
2017	848
2018	586
2019	1,613
2020	1,163
2021	836
2022	516
2023	255
2024	904
2025	935
2026	987

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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	553
100 to 200	14
200 to 300	5
300 to 400	0
400 to 500	1