Weather Records on 19 February 1998

1,601 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 19 February 1998. Highest significance: Huimin, CN.

Key Facts for 19 February 1998

On 19 February 1998, 1,601 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
1,099 were record highs and 260 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 5 were all-time records, 74 monthly and 1,522 daily.
Huimin set a monthly record daily precipitation of 35.8 mm (1.4 in) on 19 February 1998.
Across 157 earlier years (1794 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 510 records.

Record Map

1,601 stations

1,601 station records on 19 February 1998 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 19 February 1998: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Huimin	China	Record daily precipitation	35.8 mm (1.4 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Naze	Japan	Record daily precipitation	252.0 mm (9.9 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Goliad	United States	Record daily precipitation	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Santa Barbara	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	90.4 mm (3.6 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Moosehead	United States	Record daily precipitation	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Orono	United States	Record daily precipitation	33.8 mm (1.3 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Squaw Butte-Northern Great Bas	United States	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Vega de Alatorre	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	45.0 mm (1.8 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Sonoma	United States	Record daily precipitation	59.7 mm (2.4 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Grand Lake Stream	United States	Record daily precipitation	53.3 mm (2.1 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Stockholm	Sweden	Record high minimum temperature	5.6 C (42.1 F)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Healdsburg	United States	Record daily precipitation	86.4 mm (3.4 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Wien	Austria	Record high maximum temperature	17.5 C (63.5 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Uppsala_Aut	Sweden	Record high minimum temperature	4.2 C (39.6 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Berlin	United States	Record daily precipitation	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Waverly	United States	Record high minimum temperature	3.9 C (39.0 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Hollis 5E	United States	Record daily precipitation	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Dorado 2 WNW	Puerto Rico [United States]	Record low maximum temperature	22.2 C (72.0 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Jackman	United States	Record daily snowfall	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Adjuntas	Mexico	Record low minimum temperature	-7.8 C (18.0 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Velikie Luki	Russia	Record high maximum temperature	4.9 C (40.8 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Karlstad	Sweden	Record high minimum temperature	5.4 C (41.7 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Col du Grand St-Bernard	Switzerland	Record high maximum temperature	5.3 C (41.5 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Farmington	United States	Record daily precipitation	33.3 mm (1.3 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Millinocket	United States	Record daily precipitation	46.5 mm (1.8 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Palmerville	Australia	Record low minimum temperature	21.0 C (69.8 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Occidental	United States	Record daily precipitation	153.2 mm (6.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Santa Rosa	United States	Record daily precipitation	71.4 mm (2.8 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Charlevoix	United States	Record high minimum temperature	1.1 C (34.0 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Forman 5 SSE	United States	Record high minimum temperature	-0.6 C (30.9 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
San Diego de la Union	Mexico	Record low minimum temperature	-2.8 C (27.0 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Cet Central England	United Kingdom	Record high maximum temperature	13.5 C (56.3 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Oxford	United Kingdom	Record high maximum temperature	14.6 C (58.3 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Lakeport 2	United States	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Charlotte 5 NNW	United States	Record daily precipitation	44.7 mm (1.8 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Floresville	United States	Record daily precipitation	25.9 mm (1.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Matagorda #2	United States	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
C.A.E. la Victoria	Mexico	Record low minimum temperature	0.6 C (33.1 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Brassua Dam	United States	Record daily precipitation	46.2 mm (1.8 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Ipswich	United States	Record daily precipitation	84.3 mm (3.3 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Taylor Rch	United States	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Narva	Estonia	Record high maximum temperature	7.5 C (45.5 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Sosunovo	Russia	Record high maximum temperature	8.1 C (46.6 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Brassua Dam	United States	Record daily snowfall	27.4 cm (10.8 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Puente Jula	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Vladikavkaz	Russia	Record low minimum temperature	-18.0 C (-0.4 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Kristianstad	Sweden	Record high maximum temperature	8.9 C (48.0 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
San Carlos Rsvr	United States	Record low maximum temperature	9.4 C (48.9 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Jonesboro	United States	Record daily precipitation	52.8 mm (2.1 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Casa Grande	United States	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Long Falls Dam	United States	Record daily precipitation	33.3 mm (1.3 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Machias	United States	Record daily precipitation	46.2 mm (1.8 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Woodworth 3NE	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Britton	United States	Record daily snowfall	8.9 cm (3.5 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Mardie	Australia	Record high maximum temperature	50.5 C (122.9 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Kuusiku	Estonia	Record high maximum temperature	8.1 C (46.6 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Tembladeras	Mexico	Record high minimum temperature	11.7 C (53.1 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
San Pedro Piedra Gorda -Ciuda	Mexico	Record low minimum temperature	-4.4 C (24.1 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Superior	United States	Record high minimum temperature	0.6 C (33.1 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Mokpo	Korea, South	Record daily precipitation	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

1,601 records

Records set or tied on 19 February 1998 by type: Highest daily maximum 575, Lowest daily maximum 50, Highest daily minimum 524, Lowest daily minimum 210, Heaviest daily rainfall 208, Heaviest daily snowfall 26, Deepest snow cover 8.

Records on 19 February 1998 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	575
Lowest daily maximum	50
Highest daily minimum	524
Lowest daily minimum	210
Heaviest daily rainfall	208
Heaviest daily snowfall	26
Deepest snow cover	8

Records on 19 February 1998 by timescale: all-time 5, monthly 74, daily 1,522.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

1,351 broken records

Margins by which the 1,351 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 153.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

19 February 1998

Top 20 records on 19 February 1998 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
19 February 1998	Huimin, CN	monthly rain	35.8 mm (1.4 in)	14.1 mm (0.6 in)	8 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
19 February 1998	Naze, JP	monthly rain	252.0 mm (9.9 in)	147.5 mm (5.8 in)	9 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
19 February 1998	Goliad, US	daily rain	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	76 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
19 February 1998	Santa Barbara, BR	daily rain	90.4 mm (3.6 in)	57.1 mm (2.2 in)	55 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
19 February 1998	Moosehead, US	daily rain	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	27.2 mm (1.1 in)	22 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
19 February 1998	Orono, US	daily rain	33.8 mm (1.3 in)	13.5 mm (0.5 in)	90 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
19 February 1998	Squaw Butte-Northern Great Bas, US	daily rain	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	14.7 mm (0.6 in)	12 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
19 February 1998	Vega de Alatorre, MX	daily rain	45.0 mm (1.8 in)	37.1 mm (1.5 in)	32 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
19 February 1998	Sonoma, US	daily rain	59.7 mm (2.4 in)	13.2 mm (0.5 in)	96 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
19 February 1998	Grand Lake Stream, US	daily rain	53.3 mm (2.1 in)	39.1 mm (1.5 in)	22 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
19 February 1998	Stockholm, SE	daily high min	5.6 C (42.1 F)	3.6 C (6.5 F)	100 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
19 February 1998	Healdsburg, US	daily rain	86.4 mm (3.4 in)	13.5 mm (0.5 in)	96 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
19 February 1998	Wien, AT	daily high max	17.5 C (63.5 F)	3.8 C (6.8 F)	87 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
19 February 1998	Uppsala_Aut, SE	daily high min	4.2 C (39.6 F)	2.2 C (4.0 F)	146 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
19 February 1998	Berlin, US	daily rain	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	6.6 mm (0.26 in)	80 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
19 February 1998	Waverly, US	daily high min	3.9 C (39.0 F)	3.3 C (5.9 F)	99 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
19 February 1998	Hollis 5E, US	daily rain	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	14.3 mm (0.6 in)	66 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
19 February 1998	Dorado 2 WNW, PR	daily low max	22.2 C (72.0 F)	3.4 C (6.1 F)	60 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
19 February 1998	Jackman, US	daily snowfall	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	8.1 cm (3.2 in)	72 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
19 February 1998	Adjuntas, MX	daily low min	-7.8 C (18.0 F)	7.8 C (14.0 F)	42 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

1794 to 1998

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1794 to 1998. 1998 had 1,601 records.

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

Records on 02-19 in each year
Year	Records
1794	2
1809	2
1827	2
1845	1
1847	1
1849	3
1850	2
1855	2
1858	1
1859	1
1860	1
1862	2
1864	1
1866	1
1867	2
1868	1
1876	1
1880	2
1882	1
1884	3
1886	1
1888	3
1889	1
1891	1
1892	9
1893	1
1894	1
1895	3
1896	4
1897	3
1899	4
1900	4
1901	6
1902	2
1903	38
1904	11
1905	11
1906	8
1907	13
1908	34
1909	28
1910	21
1911	20
1912	22
1913	14
1914	35
1915	43
1916	54
1917	77
1918	196
1919	184
1920	80
1921	86
1922	58
1923	86
1924	486
1925	53
1926	132
1927	148
1928	269
1929	634
1930	1,175
1931	195
1932	230
1933	153
1934	391
1935	165
1936	1,310
1937	405
1938	612
1939	748
1940	321
1941	242
1942	757
1943	333
1944	589
1945	252
1946	573
1947	281
1948	493
1949	636
1950	342
1951	898
1952	678
1953	359
1954	670
1955	980
1956	631
1957	346
1958	1,186
1959	551
1960	650
1961	809
1962	418
1963	470
1964	439
1965	400
1966	700
1967	342
1968	674
1969	574
1970	393
1971	1,059
1972	1,086
1973	489
1974	804
1975	690
1976	611
1977	1,006
1978	1,790
1979	1,888
1980	931
1981	2,345
1982	582
1983	607
1984	704
1985	841
1986	2,015
1987	549
1988	715
1989	1,381
1990	1,395
1991	880
1992	506
1993	1,674
1994	1,466
1995	1,321
1996	878
1997	874
1998	1,601
1999	713
2000	1,044
2001	384
2002	1,285
2003	650
2004	946
2005	582
2006	1,900
2007	616
2008	572
2009	584
2010	1,055
2011	1,292
2012	475
2013	333
2014	601
2015	1,612
2016	1,009
2017	1,270
2018	1,311
2019	1,280
2020	735
2021	1,230
2022	395
2023	380
2024	683
2025	1,739
2026	1,084

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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 20	1,315
20 to 40	24
40 to 60	5
60 to 80	0
80 to 100	2
100 to 120	2
120 to 140	1
140 to 160	2