Weather Records on 7 February 1998

841 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 7 February 1998. Highest significance: Madison Sewage Plt, US.

Key Facts for 7 February 1998

On 7 February 1998, 841 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
292 were record highs and 208 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 8 were all-time records, 24 monthly and 809 daily.
Madison Sewage Plt set a daily record snow depth of 30.5 cm (12.0 in) on 7 February 1998.
Across 162 earlier years (1803 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 514 records.

Record Map

841 stations

841 station records on 7 February 1998 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 7 February 1998: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Madison Sewage Plt	United States	Record snow depth	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	74 of 100 (Major)
Springfield 2W	United States	Record snow depth	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Grayson 3 SW	United States	Record snow depth	38.1 cm (15.0 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Tremonton	United States	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Santa Barbara	United States	Record daily precipitation	82.6 mm (3.3 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Mt Sterling	United States	Record snow depth	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Mathoura (Mathoura Station)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Isabela Substn	Puerto Rico [United States]	Record high minimum temperature	22.2 C (72.0 F)	45 of 100 (Notable)
San Francisco Dwtn	United States	Record daily precipitation	43.4 mm (1.7 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Tarcutta (Wollumbi)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	34.6 mm (1.4 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Nedstrand	Norway	Record daily precipitation	53.8 mm (2.1 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Gallivare_A	Sweden	Record low minimum temperature	-36.6 C (-33.9 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Petaluma AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Hayward Rs	United States	Record high maximum temperature	7.8 C (46.0 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Evansville Rgnl AP	United States	Record snow depth	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Tarcoola (Mobella)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Bardstown 5E	United States	Record snow depth	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Wibaux 2 E	United States	Record high maximum temperature	14.4 C (57.9 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Coondambo	Australia	Record daily precipitation	51.8 mm (2.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Mojave	United States	Record daily precipitation	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Newman	United States	Record daily precipitation	34.0 mm (1.3 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Lockport Lock 2	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Lexington Bluegrass AP	United States	Record snow depth	43.2 cm (17.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Cradock (Kanyaka)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Modesto AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	38.9 mm (1.5 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Ayutla	Mexico	Record low maximum temperature	21.7 C (71.1 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Adler	Russia	Record daily precipitation	45.0 mm (1.8 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Placerville	United States	Record daily precipitation	47.5 mm (1.9 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Shelbyville 1 E	United States	Record snow depth	38.1 cm (15.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Colville	United States	Record high maximum temperature	11.1 C (52.0 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Tarcoola (Commonwealth Hill)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	48.4 mm (1.9 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Kokatha	Australia	Record daily precipitation	55.2 mm (2.2 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Paim Filho	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	65.0 mm (2.6 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Highland Home	United States	Record low maximum temperature	3.9 C (39.0 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Paicines 4 W	United States	Record daily precipitation	46.0 mm (1.8 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Scottsburg	United States	Record snow depth	33.0 cm (13.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Nouakchott	Mauritania	Record high minimum temperature	24.0 C (75.2 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Gallivare_A	Sweden	Record low maximum temperature	-21.3 C (-6.3 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Salinas Dam	United States	Record daily precipitation	72.4 mm (2.9 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Saint Leo	United States	Record low maximum temperature	11.1 C (52.0 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Kimba	Australia	Record daily precipitation	44.6 mm (1.8 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Ixtlahuaca (Smn)	Mexico	Record low minimum temperature	-4.4 C (24.1 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Cave Run Lake	United States	Record snow depth	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Yudnapinna	Australia	Record daily precipitation	27.6 mm (1.1 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Los Gatos	United States	Record daily precipitation	53.6 mm (2.1 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Lima	United States	Record high minimum temperature	-3.3 C (26.1 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Hilltown	Australia	Record daily precipitation	28.0 mm (1.1 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Roosevelt Roads	Puerto Rico [United States]	Record high minimum temperature	25.6 C (78.1 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Greer	United States	Record high minimum temperature	-2.2 C (28.0 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Richmond	United States	Record daily precipitation	49.5 mm (1.9 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Yosemite Park HQ	United States	Record daily precipitation	52.3 mm (2.1 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Keene 1 WSW	United States	Record snow depth	45.7 cm (18.0 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Rosalia	United States	Record high minimum temperature	5.0 C (41.0 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Kimba (Curtinye)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	39.0 mm (1.5 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Napa State Hospital	United States	Record daily precipitation	26.9 mm (1.1 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Richfield	United States	Record high minimum temperature	0.6 C (33.1 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Frankfort Downtown	United States	Record snow depth	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Girua	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	74.9 mm (2.9 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Rosso	Mauritania	Record high minimum temperature	25.7 C (78.3 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
El Tule	Mexico	Record low minimum temperature	-8.3 C (17.1 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

841 records

Records set or tied on 7 February 1998 by type: Highest daily maximum 133, Lowest daily maximum 55, Highest daily minimum 159, Lowest daily minimum 153, Heaviest daily rainfall 271, Heaviest daily snowfall 14, Deepest snow cover 56.

Records on 7 February 1998 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	133
Lowest daily maximum	55
Highest daily minimum	159
Lowest daily minimum	153
Heaviest daily rainfall	271
Heaviest daily snowfall	14
Deepest snow cover	56

Records on 7 February 1998 by timescale: all-time 8, monthly 24, daily 809.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

654 broken records

Margins by which the 654 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

7 February 1998

Top 20 records on 7 February 1998 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
7 February 1998	Madison Sewage Plt, US	daily snow depth	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	96 years	74 of 100 (Major)
7 February 1998	Springfield 2W, US	daily snow depth	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	50 years	60 of 100 (Major)
7 February 1998	Grayson 3 SW, US	daily snow depth	38.1 cm (15.0 in)	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	19 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
7 February 1998	Tremonton, US	daily rain	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	14.5 mm (0.6 in)	60 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
7 February 1998	Santa Barbara, US	daily rain	82.6 mm (3.3 in)	25.2 mm (1.0 in)	88 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
7 February 1998	Mt Sterling, US	daily snow depth	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	56 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
7 February 1998	Mathoura (Mathoura Station), AU	daily rain	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	12.2 mm (0.5 in)	87 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
7 February 1998	Isabela Substn, PR	daily high min	22.2 C (72.0 F)	1.1 C (2.0 F)	96 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
7 February 1998	San Francisco Dwtn, US	daily rain	43.4 mm (1.7 in)	16.2 mm (0.6 in)	74 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
7 February 1998	Tarcutta (Wollumbi), AU	daily rain	34.6 mm (1.4 in)	9.2 mm (0.36 in)	91 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
7 February 1998	Nedstrand, NO	daily rain	53.8 mm (2.1 in)	40.0 mm (1.6 in)	0 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
7 February 1998	Gallivare_A, SE	daily low min	-36.6 C (-33.9 F)	2.1 C (3.8 F)	107 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
7 February 1998	Petaluma AP, US	daily rain	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	13.5 mm (0.5 in)	74 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
7 February 1998	Hayward Rs, US	daily high max	7.8 C (46.0 F)	2.2 C (4.0 F)	99 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
7 February 1998	Evansville Rgnl AP, US	daily snow depth	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	20 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
7 February 1998	Tarcoola (Mobella), AU	daily rain	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	26.4 mm (1.0 in)	28 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
7 February 1998	Bardstown 5E, US	daily snow depth	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	47 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
7 February 1998	Wibaux 2 E, US	daily high max	14.4 C (57.9 F)	1.6 C (2.9 F)	101 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
7 February 1998	Coondambo, AU	daily rain	51.8 mm (2.0 in)	47.4 mm (1.9 in)	6 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
7 February 1998	Mojave, US	daily rain	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	6.4 mm (0.25 in)	88 years	40 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

1803 to 1998

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1803 to 1998. 1998 had 841 records.

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

Records on 02-07 in each year
Year	Records
1803	2
1809	1
1817	1
1822	1
1829	1
1833	1
1838	1
1841	2
1843	1
1846	1
1852	1
1854	4
1856	1
1857	2
1861	2
1863	4
1865	3
1866	5
1869	3
1872	1
1873	1
1874	1
1875	3
1879	1
1881	3
1884	1
1885	1
1888	1
1892	1
1893	2
1894	5
1895	18
1896	1
1897	1
1898	1
1899	3
1900	5
1901	5
1902	5
1903	11
1904	33
1905	7
1906	12
1907	16
1908	9
1909	11
1910	43
1911	57
1912	28
1913	43
1914	53
1915	21
1916	23
1917	116
1918	37
1919	26
1920	100
1921	32
1922	47
1923	43
1924	95
1925	582
1926	186
1927	177
1928	490
1929	467
1930	130
1931	280
1932	244
1933	714
1934	250
1935	208
1936	1,024
1937	424
1938	499
1939	252
1940	225
1941	272
1942	327
1943	424
1944	401
1945	321
1946	268
1947	357
1948	335
1949	408
1950	668
1951	633
1952	213
1953	653
1954	610
1955	587
1956	605
1957	820
1958	277
1959	301
1960	448
1961	748
1962	582
1963	919
1964	523
1965	864
1966	618
1967	878
1968	249
1969	473
1970	562
1971	705
1972	527
1973	819
1974	566
1975	445
1976	716
1977	1,057
1978	2,387
1979	1,848
1980	641
1981	815
1982	1,159
1983	641
1984	877
1985	996
1986	1,038
1987	1,365
1988	1,285
1989	3,136
1990	1,840
1991	1,814
1992	884
1993	994
1994	1,116
1995	1,339
1996	1,469
1997	1,280
1998	841
1999	1,945
2000	419
2001	1,401
2002	727
2003	878
2004	1,077
2005	1,284
2006	699
2007	930
2008	1,313
2009	1,525
2010	927
2011	973
2012	1,174
2013	579
2014	1,588
2015	1,562
2016	544
2017	1,584
2018	687
2019	1,988
2020	923
2021	1,001
2022	319
2023	327
2024	1,116
2025	1,033
2026	586

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Data for records on 1998-02-07: 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 100	635
100 to 200	16
200 to 300	2
300 to 400	0
400 to 500	1