Weather Records on 17 February 1998

2,204 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 17 February 1998. Highest significance: Kingstree, US.

Key Facts for 17 February 1998

On 17 February 1998, 2,204 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
895 were record highs and 445 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 2 were all-time records, 97 monthly and 2,105 daily.
Kingstree set a monthly record daily precipitation of 91.4 mm (3.6 in) on 17 February 1998.
Across 161 earlier years (1794 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 488 records.

Record Map

2,000 stations, highest significance shown

2,000 station records on 17 February 1998 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 17 February 1998: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Kingstree	United States	Record daily precipitation	91.4 mm (3.6 in)	72 of 100 (Major)
Conway	United States	Record daily precipitation	101.6 mm (4.0 in)	71 of 100 (Major)
Avon Park 2 W	United States	Record daily precipitation	104.9 mm (4.1 in)	70 of 100 (Major)
Beaufort Wwtp	United States	Record daily precipitation	129.5 mm (5.1 in)	67 of 100 (Major)
Lovelock	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	66 of 100 (Major)
Hilton Head	United States	Record daily precipitation	176.0 mm (6.9 in)	64 of 100 (Major)
Sullivans Is	United States	Record daily precipitation	153.4 mm (6.0 in)	64 of 100 (Major)
Bloemfontein Airpor	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	104.6 mm (4.1 in)	62 of 100 (Major)
Oceanside Marina	United States	Record daily precipitation	49.8 mm (2.0 in)	62 of 100 (Major)
Adrian 2 NNE	United States	Record daily precipitation	48.0 mm (1.9 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Effingham	United States	Record daily precipitation	82.0 mm (3.2 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Lake City 2 SE	United States	Record daily precipitation	93.5 mm (3.7 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Quitman 2 NW	United States	Record daily precipitation	87.6 mm (3.4 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Durham	United States	Record daily precipitation	74.2 mm (2.9 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Hustadvatn	Norway	Record daily precipitation	61.9 mm (2.4 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Ann Arbor U of Mich	United States	Record daily precipitation	42.7 mm (1.7 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Summerville 4W	United States	Record daily precipitation	83.8 mm (3.3 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Mt Clemens Ang Base	United States	Record daily precipitation	47.8 mm (1.9 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Eide Pa Nordmore	Norway	Record daily precipitation	112.8 mm (4.4 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Toledo Express AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.0 mm (2.0 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Georgetown 2 E	United States	Record daily precipitation	97.5 mm (3.8 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Surnadal	Norway	Record daily precipitation	56.4 mm (2.2 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Folkston 3 SW	United States	Record daily precipitation	101.6 mm (4.0 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Folkston 9 SW	United States	Record daily precipitation	83.8 mm (3.3 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Springer	United States	Record daily snowfall	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Lockport 2SE	United States	Record daily precipitation	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Siler City 2 N	United States	Record daily precipitation	72.4 mm (2.9 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Sparta 3.5 SSW	United States	Record daily precipitation	60.5 mm (2.4 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Jacksonville Cecil Fld NAS	United States	Record daily precipitation	104.6 mm (4.1 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Jacksonville NAS	United States	Record daily precipitation	77.2 mm (3.0 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Goonoo Goonoo Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	40.0 mm (1.6 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Vera	Norway	Record daily precipitation	38.0 mm (1.5 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Eagle Nest	United States	Record daily snowfall	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Lisbon	United States	Record daily precipitation	73.7 mm (2.9 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Vero Beach Intl AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	62.2 mm (2.4 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Vermelho Velho	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	77.8 mm (3.1 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Eaton Rapids	United States	Record daily precipitation	27.2 mm (1.1 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Detroit Metro AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	56.9 mm (2.2 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Milan	Italy	Record high maximum temperature	21.4 C (70.5 F)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Nundle Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	65.0 mm (2.6 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Imuris (Smn)	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Charlevoix	United States	Record high maximum temperature	10.0 C (50.0 F)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Pontotoc	United States	Record daily precipitation	59.7 mm (2.4 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Waycross 4 NE	United States	Record daily precipitation	63.8 mm (2.5 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Greenville	United States	Record daily precipitation	44.2 mm (1.7 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Trenton	United States	Record daily precipitation	79.5 mm (3.1 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Morehead City 2 WNW	United States	Record daily precipitation	101.6 mm (4.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Wilmington 7 N	United States	Record daily precipitation	122.7 mm (4.8 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Tapalpa (Smn)	Mexico	Record low minimum temperature	-4.4 C (24.1 F)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Elmira	United States	Record daily precipitation	29.7 mm (1.2 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Highlands	United States	Record daily precipitation	71.6 mm (2.8 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Loris 2 S	United States	Record daily precipitation	101.3 mm (4.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Alpena Wwtp	United States	Record daily precipitation	40.1 mm (1.6 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Wauchula	United States	Record daily precipitation	111.8 mm (4.4 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Edenton	United States	Record daily precipitation	53.3 mm (2.1 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Findlay Wpcc	United States	Record daily precipitation	31.2 mm (1.2 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Lexington	United States	Record daily precipitation	32.3 mm (1.3 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Ny City Cntrl Park	United States	Record daily precipitation	32.3 mm (1.3 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Wien	Austria	Record high maximum temperature	16.1 C (61.0 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Hambantota	Sri Lanka	Record high minimum temperature	25.6 C (78.1 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)

Counts by Type and Timescale

2,204 records

Records set or tied on 17 February 1998 by type: Highest daily maximum 320, Lowest daily maximum 140, Highest daily minimum 575, Lowest daily minimum 305, Heaviest daily rainfall 822, Heaviest daily snowfall 31, Deepest snow cover 11.

Records on 17 February 1998 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	320
Lowest daily maximum	140
Highest daily minimum	575
Lowest daily minimum	305
Heaviest daily rainfall	822
Heaviest daily snowfall	31
Deepest snow cover	11

Records on 17 February 1998 by timescale: all-time 2, monthly 97, daily 2,105.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

1,877 broken records

Margins by which the 1,877 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 203.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

17 February 1998

Top 20 records on 17 February 1998 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
17 February 1998	Kingstree, US	monthly rain	91.4 mm (3.6 in)	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	102 years	72 of 100 (Major)
17 February 1998	Conway, US	daily rain	101.6 mm (4.0 in)	79.2 mm (3.1 in)	72 years	71 of 100 (Major)
17 February 1998	Avon Park 2 W, US	daily rain	104.9 mm (4.1 in)	65.8 mm (2.6 in)	68 years	70 of 100 (Major)
17 February 1998	Beaufort Wwtp, US	monthly rain	129.5 mm (5.1 in)	41.9 mm (1.6 in)	54 years	67 of 100 (Major)
17 February 1998	Lovelock, US	daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	100 years	66 of 100 (Major)
17 February 1998	Hilton Head, US	monthly rain	176.0 mm (6.9 in)	106.9 mm (4.2 in)	33 years	64 of 100 (Major)
17 February 1998	Sullivans Is, US	monthly rain	153.4 mm (6.0 in)	74.7 mm (2.9 in)	33 years	64 of 100 (Major)
17 February 1998	Bloemfontein Airpor, ZA	daily rain	104.6 mm (4.1 in)	65.1 mm (2.6 in)	44 years	62 of 100 (Major)
17 February 1998	Oceanside Marina, US	daily rain	49.8 mm (2.0 in)	27.7 mm (1.1 in)	80 years	62 of 100 (Major)
17 February 1998	Adrian 2 NNE, US	daily rain	48.0 mm (1.9 in)	31.5 mm (1.2 in)	36 years	61 of 100 (Major)
17 February 1998	Effingham, US	monthly rain	82.0 mm (3.2 in)	13.2 mm (0.5 in)	102 years	61 of 100 (Major)
17 February 1998	Lake City 2 SE, US	monthly rain	93.5 mm (3.7 in)	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	58 years	60 of 100 (Major)
17 February 1998	Quitman 2 NW, US	daily rain	87.6 mm (3.4 in)	48.7 mm (1.9 in)	72 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
17 February 1998	Durham, US	monthly rain	74.2 mm (2.9 in)	14.0 mm (0.6 in)	82 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
17 February 1998	Hustadvatn, NO	daily rain	61.9 mm (2.4 in)	49.0 mm (1.9 in)	40 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
17 February 1998	Ann Arbor U of Mich, US	daily rain	42.7 mm (1.7 in)	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	22 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
17 February 1998	Summerville 4W, US	daily rain	83.8 mm (3.3 in)	60.9 mm (2.4 in)	23 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
17 February 1998	Mt Clemens Ang Base, US	daily rain	47.8 mm (1.9 in)	39.7 mm (1.6 in)	23 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
17 February 1998	Eide Pa Nordmore, NO	daily rain	112.8 mm (4.4 in)	99.0 mm (3.9 in)	39 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
17 February 1998	Maxwell 3 NW, US	daily rain	10.4 mm (0.4 in)	8.6 mm (0.34 in)	80 years	20 of 100 (Routine)

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

1794 to 1998

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1794 to 1998. 1998 had 2,204 records.

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

Records on 02-17 in each year
Year	Records
1794	1
1824	1
1827	1
1843	1
1847	2
1849	1
1850	1
1851	1
1852	1
1855	4
1856	1
1858	1
1859	2
1866	2
1867	3
1869	1
1874	1
1876	2
1878	1
1879	2
1880	1
1883	2
1884	1
1885	4
1887	2
1888	1
1891	1
1892	7
1893	1
1894	1
1895	7
1896	6
1897	1
1898	6
1899	3
1900	6
1901	5
1902	16
1903	22
1904	11
1905	9
1906	10
1907	6
1908	9
1909	10
1910	25
1911	27
1912	19
1913	17
1914	41
1915	17
1916	26
1917	38
1918	64
1919	236
1920	39
1921	182
1922	78
1923	69
1924	252
1925	188
1926	145
1927	377
1928	488
1929	234
1930	367
1931	212
1932	390
1933	164
1934	344
1935	150
1936	1,102
1937	295
1938	529
1939	755
1940	330
1941	166
1942	671
1943	542
1944	462
1945	349
1946	341
1947	274
1948	890
1949	436
1950	469
1951	358
1952	394
1953	369
1954	1,009
1955	721
1956	1,082
1957	252
1958	1,806
1959	575
1960	222
1961	734
1962	397
1963	303
1964	184
1965	332
1966	480
1967	611
1968	350
1969	604
1970	1,050
1971	487
1972	750
1973	821
1974	355
1975	1,035
1976	1,421
1977	650
1978	1,452
1979	1,965
1980	954
1981	2,353
1982	732
1983	484
1984	748
1985	622
1986	1,077
1987	659
1988	400
1989	1,026
1990	1,370
1991	771
1992	593
1993	2,102
1994	705
1995	1,387
1996	1,115
1997	841
1998	2,204
1999	697
2000	870
2001	712
2002	863
2003	1,151
2004	880
2005	538
2006	1,621
2007	1,177
2008	1,155
2009	765
2010	1,544
2011	1,615
2012	444
2013	312
2014	832
2015	1,209
2016	842
2017	864
2018	509
2019	1,177
2020	1,047
2021	2,052
2022	1,116
2023	1,581
2024	703
2025	617
2026	954

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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 50	1,844
50 to 100	22
100 to 150	8
150 to 200	2
200 to 250	1