Weather Records on 10 February 1998

1,411 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 10 February 1998. Highest significance: Redford, AU.

Key Facts for 10 February 1998

On 10 February 1998, 1,411 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
715 were record highs and 90 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 43 monthly and 1,368 daily.
Redford set a daily record precipitation of 100.0 mm (3.9 in) on 10 February 1998.
Across 158 earlier years (1798 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 506 records.

Record Map

1,411 stations

1,411 station records on 10 February 1998 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 10 February 1998: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Redford	Australia	Record daily precipitation	100.0 mm (3.9 in)	63 of 100 (Major)
Shurchi	Uzbekistan	Record daily precipitation	37.0 mm (1.5 in)	63 of 100 (Major)
Gundare	Australia	Record daily precipitation	117.0 mm (4.6 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Fulton	United States	Record daily precipitation	89.9 mm (3.5 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Genoa	United States	Record daily snowfall	19.1 cm (7.5 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Dechanabad	Uzbekistan	Record daily precipitation	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Andizan	Uzbekistan	Record daily precipitation	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Long Is 1N	United States	Record daily precipitation	37.1 mm (1.5 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Toliness Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	93.0 mm (3.7 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Evora Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	65.0 mm (2.6 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Boxelder 3 NNE	United States	Record daily precipitation	82.6 mm (3.3 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Baratria	Australia	Record daily precipitation	50.0 mm (2.0 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Chimkurgan	Uzbekistan	Record daily precipitation	42.6 mm (1.7 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Normandy	Australia	Record daily precipitation	140.8 mm (5.5 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Eversfield	Australia	Record daily precipitation	53.8 mm (2.1 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Mitchell Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	75.2 mm (3.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Leroy 5 WSW	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Plainville 4WNW	United States	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Virginia City	United States	Record snow depth	40.6 cm (16.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
New Harmony	United States	Record daily snowfall	11.4 cm (4.5 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Painel	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	92.1 mm (3.6 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Huixtla	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	31.5 mm (1.2 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Loretta 1W	United States	Record daily precipitation	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Auchincruive	United Kingdom	Record daily precipitation	26.0 mm (1.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Longreach Aero	Australia	Record daily precipitation	92.2 mm (3.6 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Victory Downs	Australia	Record daily precipitation	66.4 mm (2.6 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Skara 1	Sweden	Record high minimum temperature	4.5 C (40.1 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Custer	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Paisley	United Kingdom	Record daily precipitation	28.0 mm (1.1 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Fordyce	United States	Record daily precipitation	55.1 mm (2.2 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Renovo	United States	Record high maximum temperature	11.1 C (52.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Wellsboro	United States	Record high maximum temperature	11.7 C (53.1 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Blackall Township	Australia	Record daily precipitation	68.6 mm (2.7 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Lowan Hills	Australia	Record daily precipitation	76.0 mm (3.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Boysen Dam	United States	Record snow depth	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Linga Longa	Australia	Record daily precipitation	87.0 mm (3.4 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Cacequi	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	114.3 mm (4.5 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Elmira	United States	Record high maximum temperature	11.1 C (52.0 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Hayward Rs	United States	Record high minimum temperature	0.6 C (33.1 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Burlington Muni AP	United States	Record high minimum temperature	4.4 C (39.9 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Airlie	Australia	Record daily precipitation	80.0 mm (3.1 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Malvern	United Kingdom	Record high maximum temperature	14.8 C (58.6 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Arkadelphia 2 N	United States	Record daily precipitation	66.0 mm (2.6 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Linden	United States	Record daily precipitation	82.8 mm (3.3 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Billy Creek	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Warialda (Croppa)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	93.0 mm (3.7 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Eloy 4 NE	United States	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Genoa	United States	Record snow depth	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Broken Bow 1 N	United States	Record daily precipitation	73.2 mm (2.9 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Sanzar	Uzbekistan	Record daily precipitation	33.5 mm (1.3 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Gillespie	Australia	Record daily precipitation	78.0 mm (3.1 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Concordia	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	84.4 mm (3.3 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Cedar Bluff Dam	United States	Record daily precipitation	25.1 mm (1.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Oakley 4W	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
La Grange	United States	Record daily precipitation	55.9 mm (2.2 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Mungallala	Australia	Record daily precipitation	66.0 mm (2.6 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Erebango	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	86.2 mm (3.4 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Naryn	Kyrgyzstan	Record high minimum temperature	-5.6 C (21.9 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Motozintla (Smn)	Mexico	Record high minimum temperature	17.8 C (64.0 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Kanin Nos	Russia	Record low maximum temperature	-21.9 C (-7.4 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

1,411 records

Records set or tied on 10 February 1998 by type: Highest daily maximum 416, Lowest daily maximum 30, Highest daily minimum 299, Lowest daily minimum 60, Heaviest daily rainfall 551, Heaviest daily snowfall 32, Deepest snow cover 23.

Records on 10 February 1998 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	416
Lowest daily maximum	30
Highest daily minimum	299
Lowest daily minimum	60
Heaviest daily rainfall	551
Heaviest daily snowfall	32
Deepest snow cover	23

Records on 10 February 1998 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 43, daily 1,368.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

1,227 broken records

Margins by which the 1,227 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 355.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

10 February 1998

Top 20 records on 10 February 1998 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
10 February 1998	Redford, AU	daily rain	100.0 mm (3.9 in)	79.7 mm (3.1 in)	44 years	63 of 100 (Major)
10 February 1998	Shurchi, UZ	monthly rain	37.0 mm (1.5 in)	13.1 mm (0.5 in)	52 years	63 of 100 (Major)
10 February 1998	Gundare, AU	monthly rain	117.0 mm (4.6 in)	40.0 mm (1.6 in)	52 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
10 February 1998	Fulton, US	daily rain	89.9 mm (3.5 in)	59.4 mm (2.3 in)	32 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
10 February 1998	Genoa, US	monthly snowfall	19.1 cm (7.5 in)	6.4 cm (2.5 in)	55 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
10 February 1998	Dechanabad, UZ	monthly rain	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	12.7 mm (0.5 in)	44 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
10 February 1998	Andizan, UZ	daily rain	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	24.3 mm (1.0 in)	28 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
10 February 1998	Long Is 1N, US	monthly rain	37.1 mm (1.5 in)	12.5 mm (0.5 in)	39 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
10 February 1998	Toliness Station, AU	daily rain	93.0 mm (3.7 in)	58.2 mm (2.3 in)	51 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
10 February 1998	Evora Station, AU	daily rain	65.0 mm (2.6 in)	43.4 mm (1.7 in)	56 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
10 February 1998	Boxelder 3 NNE, US	daily rain	82.6 mm (3.3 in)	51.1 mm (2.0 in)	32 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
10 February 1998	Baratria, AU	daily rain	50.0 mm (2.0 in)	34.8 mm (1.4 in)	84 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
10 February 1998	Chimkurgan, UZ	daily rain	42.6 mm (1.7 in)	18.0 mm (0.7 in)	32 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
10 February 1998	Normandy, AU	monthly rain	140.8 mm (5.5 in)	18.1 mm (0.7 in)	60 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
10 February 1998	Eversfield, AU	daily rain	53.8 mm (2.1 in)	30.9 mm (1.2 in)	74 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
10 February 1998	Mitchell Post Office, AU	daily rain	75.2 mm (3.0 in)	27.4 mm (1.1 in)	68 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
10 February 1998	Leroy 5 WSW, US	daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	2.6 cm (1.0 in)	98 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
10 February 1998	Plainville 4WNW, US	daily rain	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	11.1 mm (0.4 in)	54 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
10 February 1998	Virginia City, US	daily snow depth	40.6 cm (16.0 in)	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	42 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
10 February 1998	New Harmony, US	daily snowfall	11.4 cm (4.5 in)	11.4 cm (4.5 in)	86 years	45 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 1,411 records.

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

Records on 02-10 in each year
Year	Records
1798	1
1803	2
1829	1
1845	1
1853	1
1856	2
1857	1
1858	1
1862	3
1864	1
1865	1
1869	3
1870	2
1872	1
1873	1
1874	1
1875	4
1876	1
1878	1
1879	3
1881	2
1883	2
1885	1
1887	3
1888	2
1889	1
1890	1
1891	2
1892	1
1893	6
1895	3
1897	1
1898	4
1899	22
1902	3
1903	11
1904	14
1905	7
1906	11
1907	6
1908	9
1909	16
1910	14
1911	105
1912	43
1913	27
1914	52
1915	20
1916	77
1917	28
1918	44
1919	69
1920	62
1921	40
1922	62
1923	107
1924	87
1925	348
1926	142
1927	61
1928	151
1929	456
1930	77
1931	95
1932	1,196
1933	583
1934	369
1935	420
1936	366
1937	401
1938	543
1939	931
1940	560
1941	221
1942	412
1943	286
1944	580
1945	144
1946	398
1947	584
1948	490
1949	396
1950	244
1951	986
1952	538
1953	558
1954	619
1955	836
1956	626
1957	668
1958	527
1959	1,173
1960	683
1961	764
1962	741
1963	625
1964	410
1965	887
1966	1,235
1967	342
1968	345
1969	1,176
1970	698
1971	1,094
1972	240
1973	755
1974	356
1975	585
1976	1,440
1977	639
1978	1,159
1979	1,807
1980	1,054
1981	1,572
1982	1,214
1983	500
1984	435
1985	912
1986	1,140
1987	762
1988	819
1989	729
1990	1,666
1991	584
1992	646
1993	857
1994	1,402
1995	757
1996	1,397
1997	778
1998	1,411
1999	1,912
2000	961
2001	1,102
2002	1,256
2003	859
2004	757
2005	1,058
2006	477
2007	854
2008	915
2009	1,543
2010	1,358
2011	2,103
2012	963
2013	602
2014	824
2015	937
2016	942
2017	1,568
2018	560
2019	973
2020	1,235
2021	837
2022	772
2023	705
2024	1,197
2025	803
2026	636

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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	1,200
50 to 100	22
100 to 150	3
150 to 200	0
200 to 250	1
250 to 300	0
300 to 350	0
350 to 400	1