Weather Records on 11 February 1998

1,468 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 11 February 1998. Highest significance: Halmstad, SE.

Key Facts for 11 February 1998

On 11 February 1998, 1,468 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
778 were record highs and 138 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 2 were all-time records, 34 monthly and 1,432 daily.
Halmstad set a monthly record daily precipitation of 33.5 mm (1.3 in) on 11 February 1998.
Across 162 earlier years (1798 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 491 records.

Record Map

1,468 stations

1,468 station records on 11 February 1998 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 11 February 1998: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Halmstad	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	33.5 mm (1.3 in)	76 of 100 (Major)
Mena	United States	Record daily precipitation	76.2 mm (3.0 in)	74 of 100 (Major)
Crescent Head	Australia	Record daily precipitation	172.0 mm (6.8 in)	73 of 100 (Major)
Clarksville 2NE	United States	Record daily precipitation	70.1 mm (2.8 in)	69 of 100 (Major)
Galena	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	64 of 100 (Major)
Dardanelle	United States	Record daily precipitation	76.7 mm (3.0 in)	62 of 100 (Major)
Morrilton	United States	Record daily precipitation	91.4 mm (3.6 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Wapello	United States	Record daily precipitation	29.7 mm (1.2 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
South West Rocks (Smoky Cape L	Australia	Record daily precipitation	141.4 mm (5.6 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Ashdown 4 SSE	United States	Record daily precipitation	66.0 mm (2.6 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Danville	United States	Record daily precipitation	67.3 mm (2.6 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Jessieville	United States	Record daily precipitation	131.3 mm (5.2 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Geneseo	United States	Record daily precipitation	33.5 mm (1.3 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Jacksonville 2E	United States	Record daily precipitation	30.2 mm (1.2 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Fulton	United States	Record daily precipitation	42.7 mm (1.7 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Versailles	United States	Record daily precipitation	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Nimrod Dam	United States	Record daily precipitation	82.6 mm (3.3 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Cove	United States	Record daily precipitation	86.4 mm (3.4 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Mt Ida 3 SE	United States	Record daily precipitation	83.3 mm (3.3 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Grovespring 1NE	United States	Record daily precipitation	54.6 mm (2.1 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Kenosha Wwtp	United States	Record daily precipitation	25.1 mm (1.0 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Mtn Grove 2 N	United States	Record daily precipitation	49.5 mm (1.9 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Gilbert	United States	Record daily precipitation	65.8 mm (2.6 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Gravelly	United States	Record daily precipitation	64.8 mm (2.6 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Pine Ridge	United States	Record daily precipitation	67.1 mm (2.6 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
White Hall 1 E	United States	Record daily precipitation	27.4 mm (1.1 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Andizan	Uzbekistan	Record daily precipitation	31.3 mm (1.2 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Langhult	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	42.5 mm (1.7 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Wasola 5N	United States	Record daily precipitation	66.8 mm (2.6 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Greenville Kgvl Radio	United States	Record daily precipitation	51.1 mm (2.0 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Green Forest	United States	Record daily precipitation	62.0 mm (2.4 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Marshfield 4 WSW	United States	Record daily precipitation	49.0 mm (1.9 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Carlin Newmont Mine	United States	Record daily precipitation	32.5 mm (1.3 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Idabel	United States	Record daily precipitation	73.7 mm (2.9 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Moline Quad City Intl AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Lebanon 2W	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.3 mm (2.0 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Taylors Arm (Lemon Grove)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	120.0 mm (4.7 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Benton	United States	Record daily precipitation	86.4 mm (3.4 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Oden 1 SE	United States	Record daily precipitation	73.9 mm (2.9 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Big Fk 1 SSE	United States	Record daily precipitation	83.8 mm (3.3 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Mansfield	United States	Record daily precipitation	54.1 mm (2.1 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Sulphur Springs	United States	Record daily precipitation	39.9 mm (1.6 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Bowraville Recreation Club	Australia	Record daily precipitation	130.0 mm (5.1 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Blue Mtn Dam	United States	Record daily precipitation	74.2 mm (2.9 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Mtn Home 1 NNW	United States	Record daily precipitation	53.3 mm (2.1 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Beardstown	United States	Record daily precipitation	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Jefferson City Wtp	United States	Record daily precipitation	39.6 mm (1.6 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Clinton	United States	Record daily precipitation	67.1 mm (2.6 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Licking 4N	United States	Record daily precipitation	44.5 mm (1.8 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Oxford	United Kingdom	Record high maximum temperature	15.9 C (60.6 F)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Eureka Springs 3 WNW	United States	Record daily precipitation	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Nashville	United States	Record daily precipitation	68.1 mm (2.7 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Eldon	United States	Record daily precipitation	42.2 mm (1.7 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Hughenden Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	72.2 mm (2.8 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Kempsey (Wide Street)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	140.8 mm (5.5 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Sviland	Norway	Record daily precipitation	64.5 mm (2.5 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Gillastig	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	28.8 mm (1.1 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Ratcliff	United States	Record daily precipitation	59.2 mm (2.3 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Troy	United States	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Egersund	Norway	Record daily precipitation	50.3 mm (2.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)

Counts by Type and Timescale

1,468 records

Records set or tied on 11 February 1998 by type: Highest daily maximum 422, Lowest daily maximum 37, Highest daily minimum 356, Lowest daily minimum 101, Heaviest daily rainfall 529, Heaviest daily snowfall 10, Deepest snow cover 13.

Records on 11 February 1998 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	422
Lowest daily maximum	37
Highest daily minimum	356
Lowest daily minimum	101
Heaviest daily rainfall	529
Heaviest daily snowfall	10
Deepest snow cover	13

Records on 11 February 1998 by timescale: all-time 2, monthly 34, daily 1,432.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

1,268 broken records

Margins by which the 1,268 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 330.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

11 February 1998

Top 20 records on 11 February 1998 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
11 February 1998	Halmstad, SE	monthly rain	33.5 mm (1.3 in)	9.7 mm (0.38 in)	117 years	76 of 100 (Major)
11 February 1998	Mena, US	daily rain	76.2 mm (3.0 in)	56.4 mm (2.2 in)	87 years	74 of 100 (Major)
11 February 1998	Crescent Head, AU	daily rain	172.0 mm (6.8 in)	136.4 mm (5.4 in)	83 years	73 of 100 (Major)
11 February 1998	Clarksville 2NE, US	daily rain	70.1 mm (2.8 in)	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	87 years	69 of 100 (Major)
11 February 1998	Galena, US	daily rain	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	74 years	64 of 100 (Major)
11 February 1998	Dardanelle, US	daily rain	76.7 mm (3.0 in)	56.1 mm (2.2 in)	44 years	62 of 100 (Major)
11 February 1998	Morrilton, US	daily rain	91.4 mm (3.6 in)	71.1 mm (2.8 in)	44 years	61 of 100 (Major)
11 February 1998	Wapello, US	daily rain	29.7 mm (1.2 in)	23.3 mm (0.9 in)	56 years	61 of 100 (Major)
11 February 1998	South West Rocks (Smoky Cape L, AU	daily rain	141.4 mm (5.6 in)	98.2 mm (3.9 in)	48 years	60 of 100 (Major)
11 February 1998	Ashdown 4 SSE, US	daily rain	66.0 mm (2.6 in)	30.4 mm (1.2 in)	103 years	60 of 100 (Major)
11 February 1998	Danville, US	daily rain	67.3 mm (2.6 in)	53.3 mm (2.1 in)	44 years	60 of 100 (Major)
11 February 1998	Jessieville, US	daily rain	131.3 mm (5.2 in)	103.1 mm (4.1 in)	44 years	60 of 100 (Major)
11 February 1998	Geneseo, US	daily rain	33.5 mm (1.3 in)	22.1 mm (0.9 in)	66 years	60 of 100 (Major)
11 February 1998	Jacksonville 2E, US	daily rain	30.2 mm (1.2 in)	15.7 mm (0.6 in)	99 years	60 of 100 (Major)
11 February 1998	Fulton, US	daily rain	42.7 mm (1.7 in)	17.3 mm (0.7 in)	103 years	60 of 100 (Major)
11 February 1998	Versailles, US	daily rain	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	24.1 mm (0.9 in)	88 years	60 of 100 (Major)
11 February 1998	Nimrod Dam, US	daily rain	82.6 mm (3.3 in)	58.0 mm (2.3 in)	44 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
11 February 1998	Cove, US	daily rain	86.4 mm (3.4 in)	68.6 mm (2.7 in)	44 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
11 February 1998	Mt Ida 3 SE, US	daily rain	83.3 mm (3.3 in)	32.5 mm (1.3 in)	117 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
11 February 1998	Grovespring 1NE, US	daily rain	54.6 mm (2.1 in)	41.6 mm (1.6 in)	44 years	58 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

1798 to 1998

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1798 to 1998. 1998 had 1,468 records.

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

Records on 02-11 in each year
Year	Records
1798	1
1806	1
1829	4
1845	2
1847	2
1849	1
1862	2
1864	2
1865	1
1869	4
1870	1
1871	2
1872	1
1875	3
1876	2
1877	3
1879	2
1880	1
1881	1
1882	1
1883	2
1884	1
1885	7
1886	2
1887	5
1888	1
1889	1
1891	6
1892	2
1893	1
1894	4
1895	3
1896	2
1897	1
1898	4
1899	19
1900	8
1901	1
1902	6
1903	7
1904	11
1905	7
1906	6
1907	12
1908	12
1909	18
1910	17
1911	39
1912	29
1913	5
1914	73
1915	16
1916	24
1917	15
1918	27
1919	42
1920	20
1921	60
1922	76
1923	55
1924	97
1925	315
1926	63
1927	40
1928	269
1929	369
1930	191
1931	157
1932	1,420
1933	392
1934	318
1935	326
1936	562
1937	511
1938	524
1939	405
1940	396
1941	251
1942	198
1943	404
1944	371
1945	206
1946	386
1947	417
1948	827
1949	376
1950	280
1951	957
1952	460
1953	521
1954	411
1955	1,072
1956	545
1957	448
1958	611
1959	394
1960	732
1961	951
1962	975
1963	685
1964	421
1965	950
1966	774
1967	314
1968	404
1969	731
1970	657
1971	732
1972	320
1973	851
1974	555
1975	569
1976	965
1977	959
1978	1,263
1979	1,975
1980	711
1981	2,439
1982	1,042
1983	1,087
1984	726
1985	1,124
1986	1,188
1987	810
1988	1,159
1989	754
1990	1,050
1991	539
1992	782
1993	1,146
1994	1,770
1995	970
1996	969
1997	717
1998	1,468
1999	2,266
2000	1,066
2001	809
2002	1,740
2003	587
2004	834
2005	1,121
2006	558
2007	782
2008	916
2009	1,680
2010	1,323
2011	1,430
2012	964
2013	765
2014	1,032
2015	790
2016	997
2017	1,508
2018	792
2019	929
2020	1,012
2021	1,055
2022	568
2023	387
2024	820
2025	1,282
2026	654

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Data for records on 1998-02-11: 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 50	1,246
50 to 100	18
100 to 150	2
150 to 200	0
200 to 250	1
250 to 300	0
300 to 350	1