Weather Records on 24 February 1998

1,459 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 24 February 1998. Highest significance: Plymouth-Kingston, US.

Key Facts for 24 February 1998

On 24 February 1998, 1,459 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
866 were record highs and 89 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 2 were all-time records, 70 monthly and 1,387 daily.
Plymouth-Kingston set a daily record precipitation of 85.9 mm (3.4 in) on 24 February 1998.
Across 153 earlier years (1794 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 555 records.

Record Map

1,459 stations

1,459 station records on 24 February 1998 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 24 February 1998: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Plymouth-Kingston	United States	Record daily precipitation	85.9 mm (3.4 in)	76 of 100 (Major)
State College	United States	Record daily snowfall	26.7 cm (10.5 in)	73 of 100 (Major)
Derry 4 SW	United States	Record daily precipitation	42.9 mm (1.7 in)	71 of 100 (Major)
Corinne	United States	Record daily precipitation	33.3 mm (1.3 in)	70 of 100 (Major)
Santa Clara Do Ingai	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	165.0 mm (6.5 in)	67 of 100 (Major)
Black Rvr Pumps	United States	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Golconda	United States	Record daily precipitation	28.2 mm (1.1 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Garfield	United States	Record daily precipitation	29.5 mm (1.2 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Hemet	United States	Record daily precipitation	54.9 mm (2.2 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Usta 8 WNW Kelly Rch	United States	Record daily precipitation	55.9 mm (2.2 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Lindsay	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Fairfield	United States	Record daily snowfall	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Slide Mtn	United States	Record daily precipitation	80.3 mm (3.2 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Virginia City	United States	Record snow depth	40.6 cm (16.0 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Vernon	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Romney 1 SW	United States	Record daily precipitation	48.0 mm (1.9 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Sunnyside - Lund 31S	United States	Record daily precipitation	31.2 mm (1.2 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Ogden Sugar Factory	United States	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Glendora Fc 287B	United States	Record daily precipitation	110.2 mm (4.3 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Tooele	United States	Record daily precipitation	38.6 mm (1.5 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Dover	United States	Record daily precipitation	47.2 mm (1.9 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Caliente	United States	Record daily precipitation	56.6 mm (2.2 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Modena	United States	Record daily precipitation	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Cotonou	Benin	Record high maximum temperature	37.5 C (99.5 F)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Jackson	United States	Record daily snowfall	33.0 cm (13.0 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Utica Oneida Co AP	United States	Record daily snowfall	43.7 cm (17.2 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Salt Lake City Intl AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	31.2 mm (1.2 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Eide Pa Nordmore	Norway	Record daily precipitation	72.2 mm (2.8 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Independence	United States	Record daily precipitation	31.5 mm (1.2 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Randsburg	United States	Record daily precipitation	62.5 mm (2.5 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Woodruff	United States	Record daily snowfall	19.1 cm (7.5 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Binghamton	United States	Record daily snowfall	46.0 cm (18.1 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Buffalo Mills	United States	Record daily snowfall	23.1 cm (9.1 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Selinsgrove 2 S	United States	Record daily precipitation	44.7 mm (1.8 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Fairview Outstation	Australia	Record daily precipitation	48.0 mm (1.9 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Pahranagat Wr	United States	Record daily precipitation	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Alcove Dam	United States	Record daily snowfall	11.4 cm (4.5 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Greene	United States	Record daily snowfall	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Slide Mtn	United States	Record daily snowfall	33.0 cm (13.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Stornoway Airport	United Kingdom	Record high minimum temperature	9.7 C (49.5 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Palomar Mtn Obsy	United States	Record daily snowfall	19.1 cm (7.5 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Ouray	United States	Record high minimum temperature	0.6 C (33.1 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Rockdale	United States	Record daily precipitation	49.8 mm (2.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Garfield	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Syracuse Hancock Intl AP	United States	Record daily snowfall	33.0 cm (13.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Dugway	United States	Record daily snowfall	8.9 cm (3.5 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Big Piney	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Verhojansk	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	-19.9 C (-3.8 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Kern River Ph 3	United States	Record daily precipitation	45.2 mm (1.8 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
San Bernardino F S 226	United States	Record daily precipitation	87.9 mm (3.5 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Victorville	United States	Record daily precipitation	76.2 mm (3.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Geneseo	United States	Record high minimum temperature	3.3 C (37.9 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Pahrump 4 NW	United States	Record daily precipitation	36.1 mm (1.4 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Greene	United States	Record daily precipitation	41.9 mm (1.6 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Amidon	United States	Record daily snowfall	6.4 cm (2.5 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Summer Lake 1 S	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Ebensburg Sewage Plt	United States	Record daily snowfall	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Hitra	Norway	Record daily precipitation	28.2 mm (1.1 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Altadena	United States	Record daily precipitation	101.6 mm (4.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Paisley	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.7 cm (6.2 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)

Counts by Type and Timescale

1,459 records

Records set or tied on 24 February 1998 by type: Highest daily maximum 410, Lowest daily maximum 37, Highest daily minimum 456, Lowest daily minimum 52, Heaviest daily rainfall 388, Heaviest daily snowfall 98, Deepest snow cover 18.

Records on 24 February 1998 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	410
Lowest daily maximum	37
Highest daily minimum	456
Lowest daily minimum	52
Heaviest daily rainfall	388
Heaviest daily snowfall	98
Deepest snow cover	18

Records on 24 February 1998 by timescale: all-time 2, monthly 70, daily 1,387.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

1,208 broken records

Margins by which the 1,208 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 358.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

24 February 1998

Top 20 records on 24 February 1998 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
24 February 1998	Plymouth-Kingston, US	daily rain	85.9 mm (3.4 in)	51.9 mm (2.0 in)	88 years	76 of 100 (Major)
24 February 1998	State College, US	daily snowfall	26.7 cm (10.5 in)	20.9 cm (8.2 in)	91 years	73 of 100 (Major)
24 February 1998	Derry 4 SW, US	daily rain	42.9 mm (1.7 in)	24.9 mm (1.0 in)	83 years	71 of 100 (Major)
24 February 1998	Corinne, US	daily rain	33.3 mm (1.3 in)	19.3 mm (0.8 in)	96 years	70 of 100 (Major)
24 February 1998	Santa Clara Do Ingai, BR	monthly rain	165.0 mm (6.5 in)	63.0 mm (2.5 in)	44 years	67 of 100 (Major)
24 February 1998	Black Rvr Pumps, US	daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	46 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
24 February 1998	Golconda, US	daily rain	28.2 mm (1.1 in)	15.5 mm (0.6 in)	28 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
24 February 1998	Garfield, US	daily rain	29.5 mm (1.2 in)	19.8 mm (0.8 in)	42 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
24 February 1998	Hemet, US	daily rain	54.9 mm (2.2 in)	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	44 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
24 February 1998	Usta 8 WNW Kelly Rch, US	monthly rain	55.9 mm (2.2 in)	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	7 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
24 February 1998	Lindsay, US	daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	82 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
24 February 1998	Fairfield, US	monthly snowfall	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	7.7 cm (3.0 in)	39 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
24 February 1998	Slide Mtn, US	daily rain	80.3 mm (3.2 in)	49.8 mm (2.0 in)	36 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
24 February 1998	Virginia City, US	daily snow depth	40.6 cm (16.0 in)	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	80 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
24 February 1998	Vernon, US	daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	44 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
24 February 1998	Romney 1 SW, US	daily rain	48.0 mm (1.9 in)	29.7 mm (1.2 in)	14 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
24 February 1998	Sunnyside - Lund 31S, US	monthly rain	31.2 mm (1.2 in)	9.9 mm (0.39 in)	22 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
24 February 1998	Ogden Sugar Factory, US	daily rain	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	17.7 mm (0.7 in)	40 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
24 February 1998	Glendora Fc 287B, US	daily rain	110.2 mm (4.3 in)	66.3 mm (2.6 in)	28 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
24 February 1998	Tooele, US	monthly rain	38.6 mm (1.5 in)	3.0 mm (0.12 in)	83 years	49 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 1,459 records.

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

Records on 02-24 in each year
Year	Records
1794	1
1813	1
1814	4
1836	1
1846	2
1858	2
1863	1
1867	1
1868	1
1870	1
1873	2
1875	2
1876	1
1877	2
1879	4
1881	1
1886	1
1887	2
1888	7
1889	6
1891	3
1892	2
1894	2
1896	1
1897	4
1898	10
1899	4
1900	14
1901	4
1902	7
1903	5
1904	5
1905	13
1906	33
1907	16
1908	14
1909	73
1910	25
1911	16
1912	58
1913	6
1914	26
1915	46
1916	24
1917	52
1918	50
1919	39
1920	15
1921	82
1922	54
1923	63
1924	73
1925	110
1926	166
1927	402
1928	139
1929	141
1930	1,185
1931	164
1932	226
1933	331
1934	887
1935	251
1936	514
1937	148
1938	202
1939	385
1940	279
1941	490
1942	287
1943	375
1944	463
1945	212
1946	440
1947	779
1948	299
1949	420
1950	712
1951	423
1952	535
1953	423
1954	720
1955	1,120
1956	627
1957	649
1958	866
1959	217
1960	1,145
1961	520
1962	1,412
1963	593
1964	447
1965	993
1966	637
1967	1,134
1968	734
1969	874
1970	354
1971	377
1972	753
1973	235
1974	365
1975	1,570
1976	999
1977	1,307
1978	1,061
1979	1,473
1980	466
1981	1,177
1982	898
1983	533
1984	652
1985	1,412
1986	1,309
1987	952
1988	373
1989	1,776
1990	1,969
1991	641
1992	922
1993	1,730
1994	1,070
1995	1,081
1996	1,209
1997	1,537
1998	1,459
1999	752
2000	2,155
2001	1,407
2002	883
2003	1,735
2004	980
2005	742
2006	487
2007	1,095
2008	1,060
2009	852
2010	1,527
2011	1,291
2012	838
2013	705
2014	623
2015	1,963
2016	818
2017	1,612
2018	1,356
2019	1,302
2020	697
2021	860
2022	1,808
2023	1,793
2024	417
2025	966
2026	1,107

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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	1,142
50 to 100	39
100 to 150	16
150 to 200	5
200 to 250	5
250 to 300	0
300 to 350	0
350 to 400	1