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Weather Records on 15 July 1898

10 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 15 July 1898. Highest significance: Tartu, EE.

Key Facts for 15 July 1898

  • On 15 July 1898, 10 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
  • 2 were record highs and 2 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
  • By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 0 monthly and 10 daily.
  • Tartu set a daily record precipitation of 67.6 mm (2.7 in) on 15 July 1898.
  • Across 159 earlier years (1793 to 2025) the same calendar date averaged 455 records.

Record Map

10 stations
Weather records on 15 July 1898 10 station records on 15 July 1898 are marked on the map, coloured by record type.
10 station records on 15 July 1898 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.
Weather records on 15 July 1898: highest significance records shown on the map
StationCountryTypeValueSignificance
TartuEstoniaRecord daily precipitation67.6 mm (2.7 in)51 of 100 (Notable)
UmeaSwedenRecord daily precipitation36.2 mm (1.4 in)51 of 100 (Notable)
PiteaSwedenRecord daily precipitation30.9 mm (1.2 in)37 of 100 (Notable)
HarnosandSwedenRecord daily precipitation36.6 mm (1.4 in)30 of 100 (Routine)
Melbourne Regional OfficeAustraliaRecord high minimum temperature11.4 C (52.5 F)21 of 100 (Routine)
HaparandaSwedenRecord daily precipitation11.8 mm (0.5 in)20 of 100 (Routine)
Jena SternwarteGermanyRecord low minimum temperature7.6 C (45.7 F)12 of 100 (Routine)
Leipzig-HolzhausenGermanyRecord low minimum temperature9.3 C (48.7 F)8 of 100 (Routine)
Swan Hill (Murray Downs)AustraliaRecord daily precipitation5.3 mm (0.21 in)6 of 100 (Routine)
Cape Otway LighthouseAustraliaRecord high minimum temperature10.6 C (51.1 F)6 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

10 records
Records on 15 July 1898 by type Records set or tied on 15 July 1898 by type: Highest daily minimum 2, Lowest daily minimum 2, Heaviest daily rainfall 6. 0246Highest daily maximum: 0Lowest daily maximum: 0Highest daily minimum: 2Lowest daily minimum: 2Heaviest daily rainfall: 6Heaviest daily snowfall: 0Deepest snow cover: 0Max highMax lowMin highMin lowRainSnowDepth
Records set or tied on 15 July 1898 by type: Highest daily minimum 2, Lowest daily minimum 2, Heaviest daily rainfall 6.
Records on 15 July 1898 by type
Record typeRecords
Highest daily maximum0
Lowest daily maximum0
Highest daily minimum2
Lowest daily minimum2
Heaviest daily rainfall6
Heaviest daily snowfall0
Deepest snow cover0
Records on 15 July 1898 by timescale Records on 15 July 1898 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 0, daily 10. 035810all-time: 0monthly: 0daily: 10all-timemonthlydaily
Records on 15 July 1898 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 0, daily 10.
Records on 15 July 1898 by timescale
TimescaleRecords
all-time0
monthly0
daily10

How Much Records Were Beaten By

10 broken records
Histogram of margins by which records were beaten on 15 July 1898 Margins by which the 10 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 47.6. Ties are not counted. 02460 to 10: 610 to 20: 220 to 30: 130 to 40: 040 to 50: 10 to 1010 to 2020 to 3030 to 4040 to 50
Margins by which the 10 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 47.6. Ties are not counted.
Histogram of margins by which records were beaten on 15 July 1898
MarginRecords
0 to 106
10 to 202
20 to 301
30 to 400
40 to 501

Top 20 by Significance

15 July 1898
Top 10 records on 15 July 1898 by significance
DateStationRecordValueBeat old record byOld record stoodSignificance
15 July 1898Tartu, EEdaily rain67.6 mm (2.7 in)47.6 mm (1.9 in)28 years51 of 100 (Notable)
15 July 1898Umea, SEdaily rain36.2 mm (1.4 in)24.0 mm (0.9 in)35 years51 of 100 (Notable)
15 July 1898Pitea, SEdaily rain30.9 mm (1.2 in)15.1 mm (0.6 in)32 years37 of 100 (Notable)
15 July 1898Harnosand, SEdaily rain36.6 mm (1.4 in)19.0 mm (0.7 in)4 years30 of 100 (Routine)
15 July 1898Melbourne Regional Office, AUdaily high min11.4 C (52.5 F)2.0 C (3.6 F)36 years21 of 100 (Routine)
15 July 1898Haparanda, SEdaily rain11.8 mm (0.5 in)4.0 mm (0.16 in)36 years20 of 100 (Routine)
15 July 1898Jena Sternwarte, DEdaily low min7.6 C (45.7 F)0.2 C (0.4 F)19 years12 of 100 (Routine)
15 July 1898Leipzig-Holzhausen, DEdaily low min9.3 C (48.7 F)0.9 C (1.6 F)9 years8 of 100 (Routine)
15 July 1898Swan Hill (Murray Downs), AUdaily rain5.3 mm (0.21 in)1.5 mm (0.06 in)4 years6 of 100 (Routine)
15 July 1898Cape Otway Lighthouse, AUdaily high min10.6 C (51.1 F)0.6 C (1.1 F)0 years6 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

1793 to 1898
Records on 07-15 in each year Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1793 to 1898. 1898 had 10 records. 05001,0001,5002,0001793: 11802: 11808: 11824: 21829: 11832: 11833: 11838: 11839: 11840: 21866: 11868: 21874: 11876: 11877: 21879: 31880: 11881: 21883: 21884: 21885: 11886: 21888: 11889: 11890: 51891: 41892: 41893: 31894: 61895: 41896: 21897: 21898: 101899: 11900: 11901: 71902: 41903: 241904: 91905: 11906: 101907: 81908: 71909: 71910: 141911: 111912: 441913: 191914: 351915: 341916: 271917: 1341918: 331919: 591920: 781921: 551922: 1111923: 1201924: 1261925: 1371926: 4871927: 1511928: 3671929: 2131930: 5031931: 5911932: 6491933: 2051934: 5541935: 2081936: 9051937: 2791938: 2271939: 3941940: 3201941: 4441942: 2751943: 3381944: 2281945: 6931946: 4211947: 3731948: 3971949: 4551950: 5031951: 6061952: 8251953: 3981954: 7841955: 6121956: 3511957: 3041958: 8591959: 4111960: 5761961: 3861962: 7241963: 2911964: 6701965: 2821966: 4941967: 1,4191968: 6611969: 6701970: 5421971: 5521972: 6811973: 8001974: 6921975: 8691976: 7901977: 7661978: 8151979: 5851980: 1,1681981: 6461982: 9381983: 1,2411984: 8411985: 7931986: 7731987: 9681988: 1,1571989: 8271990: 1,2021991: 5891992: 9041993: 1,1981994: 1,0271995: 1,3471996: 1,0761997: 6881998: 1,1701999: 1,4282000: 1,2762001: 1,0042002: 1,1772003: 1,2562004: 7142005: 9322006: 1,5352007: 1,1712008: 5322009: 8162010: 9412011: 9892012: 9272013: 7612014: 1,0162015: 5472016: 6722017: 4672018: 6412019: 5452020: 6072021: 6732022: 6182023: 1,1522024: 8242025: 7201793188018981914193019461962197819942010
Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1793 to 1898. 1898 had 10 records.
Counts for years before the ledger starts come from the same station rules.
Records on 07-15 in each year
YearRecords
17931
18021
18081
18242
18291
18321
18331
18381
18391
18402
18661
18682
18741
18761
18772
18793
18801
18812
18832
18842
18851
18862
18881
18891
18905
18914
18924
18933
18946
18954
18962
18972
189810
18991
19001
19017
19024
190324
19049
19051
190610
19078
19087
19097
191014
191111
191244
191319
191435
191534
191627
1917134
191833
191959
192078
192155
1922111
1923120
1924126
1925137
1926487
1927151
1928367
1929213
1930503
1931591
1932649
1933205
1934554
1935208
1936905
1937279
1938227
1939394
1940320
1941444
1942275
1943338
1944228
1945693
1946421
1947373
1948397
1949455
1950503
1951606
1952825
1953398
1954784
1955612
1956351
1957304
1958859
1959411
1960576
1961386
1962724
1963291
1964670
1965282
1966494
19671,419
1968661
1969670
1970542
1971552
1972681
1973800
1974692
1975869
1976790
1977766
1978815
1979585
19801,168
1981646
1982938
19831,241
1984841
1985793
1986773
1987968
19881,157
1989827
19901,202
1991589
1992904
19931,198
19941,027
19951,347
19961,076
1997688
19981,170
19991,428
20001,276
20011,004
20021,177
20031,256
2004714
2005932
20061,535
20071,171
2008532
2009816
2010941
2011989
2012927
2013761
20141,016
2015547
2016672
2017467
2018641
2019545
2020607
2021673
2022618
20231,152
2024824
2025720

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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 . Last revised (2025-12-31).