Weather Records on 3 June 1998

2,115 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 3 June 1998. Highest significance: Port Macquarie (Bellevue Garde, AU.

Key Facts for 3 June 1998

On 3 June 1998, 2,115 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
1,352 were record highs and 461 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 10 were all-time records, 151 monthly and 1,954 daily.
Port Macquarie (Bellevue Garde set a daily record precipitation of 140.0 mm (5.5 in) on 3 June 1998.
Across 165 earlier years (1796 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 415 records.

Record Map

2,000 stations, highest significance shown

2,000 station records on 3 June 1998 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 3 June 1998: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Port Macquarie (Bellevue Garde	Australia	Record daily precipitation	140.0 mm (5.5 in)	76 of 100 (Major)
Laurieton (Elouera St)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	103.0 mm (4.1 in)	66 of 100 (Major)
Adin Rs	United States	Record daily precipitation	27.4 mm (1.1 in)	65 of 100 (Major)
Lead	United States	Record daily snowfall	24.9 cm (9.8 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Grant Grove	United States	Record snow depth	58.4 cm (23.0 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Creighton	United States	Record low maximum temperature	8.3 C (46.9 F)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Taree (Radio Station 2Re)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	56.8 mm (2.2 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Canton	United States	Record low maximum temperature	10.0 C (50.0 F)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Wichita Mtn Wr	United States	Record high maximum temperature	42.2 C (108.0 F)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Biskra	Algeria	Record high minimum temperature	32.0 C (89.6 F)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Alvin	United States	Record high minimum temperature	27.2 C (81.0 F)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Sulphur Springs	United States	Record high minimum temperature	24.4 C (75.9 F)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Carroll (the Ranch)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	36.0 mm (1.4 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Forster - Tuncurry R.V.C.P.	Australia	Record daily precipitation	99.4 mm (3.9 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Moorland (Denro-An)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	102.2 mm (4.0 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Kurrajong Heights (Bells Line	Australia	Record daily precipitation	26.4 mm (1.0 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Tulelake	United States	Record daily precipitation	29.5 mm (1.2 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
El Reno 1 N	United States	Record high maximum temperature	41.7 C (107.1 F)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Wessington Springs	United States	Record low minimum temperature	1.7 C (35.1 F)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Quanah 2 SW	United States	Record high maximum temperature	42.2 C (108.0 F)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Dwtn Charleston	United States	Record high minimum temperature	28.3 C (82.9 F)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Hachijojima	Japan	Record daily precipitation	202.9 mm (8.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Driggs	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Madrid	United States	Record low maximum temperature	6.7 C (44.1 F)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Rochford 2 WNW	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Kendall Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	86.0 mm (3.4 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Manly Vale (Manly Dam)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Lichtentanne	Germany	Record high minimum temperature	15.5 C (59.9 F)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Upton	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Wauchope (Avondale Street)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	52.0 mm (2.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Ada	United States	Record low maximum temperature	10.6 C (51.1 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Krambach Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Lake Arthur 7 SW	United States	Record high minimum temperature	27.2 C (81.0 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Hillsboro 3 N	United States	Record low maximum temperature	11.1 C (52.0 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Stillwater 2 W	United States	Record high maximum temperature	39.4 C (102.9 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Highland Home	United States	Record high minimum temperature	23.3 C (73.9 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Lake City 2 E	United States	Record high minimum temperature	25.0 C (77.0 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Wadena 3 S	United States	Record low maximum temperature	11.1 C (52.0 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Pauls Valley 4 WSW	United States	Record high maximum temperature	38.9 C (102.0 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Bishop AP	United States	Record low maximum temperature	16.7 C (62.1 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Harrington (Oxley Anchorage Ca	Australia	Record daily precipitation	64.0 mm (2.5 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Krasnodar	Russia	Record daily precipitation	46.2 mm (1.8 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Clanton	United States	Record high minimum temperature	22.8 C (73.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Madison	United States	Record high minimum temperature	23.9 C (75.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Pokegama Dam	United States	Record low maximum temperature	11.1 C (52.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Elk	United States	Record high maximum temperature	35.0 C (95.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Dickinson Exp STN	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-2.2 C (28.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Waurika	United States	Record high maximum temperature	41.7 C (107.1 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Innsbruck	Austria	Record high minimum temperature	16.8 C (62.2 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Ibitirama (Dnos)	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	33.2 mm (1.3 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Metztitlan	Mexico	Record high minimum temperature	20.6 C (69.1 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Ukiah	United States	Record low maximum temperature	16.7 C (62.1 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Porthill	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-2.2 C (28.0 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Woodville 4 ESE	United States	Record high minimum temperature	24.4 C (75.9 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
W Pt	United States	Record low minimum temperature	6.1 C (43.0 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Healdton 3 E	United States	Record high maximum temperature	38.9 C (102.0 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
San Marcos	United States	Record high minimum temperature	25.6 C (78.1 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Munchen-Nymphenburg	Germany	Record high minimum temperature	16.8 C (62.2 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Salida	United States	Record high maximum temperature	30.6 C (87.1 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Natchitoches	United States	Record high minimum temperature	25.0 C (77.0 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)

Counts by Type and Timescale

2,115 records

Records set or tied on 3 June 1998 by type: Highest daily maximum 739, Lowest daily maximum 248, Highest daily minimum 613, Lowest daily minimum 213, Heaviest daily rainfall 275, Heaviest daily snowfall 21, Deepest snow cover 6.

Records on 3 June 1998 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	739
Lowest daily maximum	248
Highest daily minimum	613
Lowest daily minimum	213
Heaviest daily rainfall	275
Heaviest daily snowfall	21
Deepest snow cover	6

Records on 3 June 1998 by timescale: all-time 10, monthly 151, daily 1,954.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

1,582 broken records

Margins by which the 1,582 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 584.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

3 June 1998

Top 20 records on 3 June 1998 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
3 June 1998	Port Macquarie (Bellevue Garde, AU	daily rain	140.0 mm (5.5 in)	96.3 mm (3.8 in)	88 years	76 of 100 (Major)
3 June 1998	Laurieton (Elouera St), AU	daily rain	103.0 mm (4.1 in)	65.4 mm (2.6 in)	88 years	66 of 100 (Major)
3 June 1998	Adin Rs, US	daily rain	27.4 mm (1.1 in)	14.4 mm (0.6 in)	103 years	65 of 100 (Major)
3 June 1998	Lead, US	daily snowfall	24.9 cm (9.8 in)	19.8 cm (7.8 in)	44 years	61 of 100 (Major)
3 June 1998	Grant Grove, US	daily snow depth	58.4 cm (23.0 in)	58.4 cm (23.0 in)	48 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
3 June 1998	Creighton, US	monthly low max	8.3 C (46.9 F)	3.4 C (6.1 F)	100 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
3 June 1998	Taree (Radio Station 2Re), AU	daily rain	56.8 mm (2.2 in)	30.1 mm (1.2 in)	115 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
3 June 1998	Canton, US	monthly low max	10.0 C (50.0 F)	1.1 C (2.0 F)	100 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
3 June 1998	Wichita Mtn Wr, US	daily high max	42.2 C (108.0 F)	6.1 C (11.0 F)	88 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
3 June 1998	Biskra, DZ	daily high min	32.0 C (89.6 F)	4.0 C (7.2 F)	92 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
3 June 1998	Alvin, US	monthly high min	27.2 C (81.0 F)	0.5 C (0.9 F)	93 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
3 June 1998	Sulphur Springs, US	daily high min	24.4 C (75.9 F)	2.7 C (4.9 F)	104 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
3 June 1998	Carroll (the Ranch), AU	daily rain	36.0 mm (1.4 in)	14.2 mm (0.6 in)	75 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
3 June 1998	Forster - Tuncurry R.V.C.P., AU	daily rain	99.4 mm (3.9 in)	57.4 mm (2.3 in)	24 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
3 June 1998	Moorland (Denro-An), AU	daily rain	102.2 mm (4.0 in)	48.9 mm (1.9 in)	56 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
3 June 1998	Kurrajong Heights (Bells Line, AU	daily rain	26.4 mm (1.0 in)	14.5 mm (0.6 in)	118 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
3 June 1998	Tulelake, US	daily rain	29.5 mm (1.2 in)	20.4 mm (0.8 in)	21 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
3 June 1998	Dyer 5S, US	daily rain	20.3 mm (0.8 in)	13.7 mm (0.5 in)	84 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
3 June 1998	Sta. Cruz de Tenerife, ES	daily rain	6.5 mm (0.26 in)	6.5 mm (0.26 in)	64 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
3 June 1998	Kaycee, US	monthly snow depth	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	97 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

1796 to 1998

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1796 to 1998. 1998 had 2,115 records.

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

Records on 06-03 in each year
Year	Records
1796	1
1810	3
1822	1
1825	1
1843	1
1844	1
1846	1
1849	1
1850	1
1854	1
1855	1
1856	1
1857	1
1861	1
1863	1
1866	1
1867	1
1868	2
1871	8
1873	1
1875	1
1877	1
1880	1
1881	2
1882	2
1884	2
1886	1
1888	3
1889	3
1890	1
1891	3
1892	1
1893	3
1894	3
1895	5
1896	1
1897	1
1898	12
1899	2
1900	2
1901	4
1902	6
1903	10
1904	4
1905	5
1906	15
1907	31
1908	15
1909	35
1910	31
1911	15
1912	22
1913	13
1914	30
1915	32
1916	189
1917	18
1918	45
1919	84
1920	53
1921	42
1922	41
1923	340
1924	220
1925	264
1926	208
1927	186
1928	314
1929	466
1930	246
1931	209
1932	266
1933	433
1934	457
1935	157
1936	500
1937	256
1938	270
1939	329
1940	253
1941	328
1942	366
1943	897
1944	434
1945	997
1946	563
1947	502
1948	502
1949	403
1950	513
1951	634
1952	469
1953	444
1954	494
1955	421
1956	946
1957	553
1958	446
1959	411
1960	509
1961	863
1962	528
1963	520
1964	290
1965	296
1966	534
1967	579
1968	581
1969	703
1970	1,067
1971	505
1972	428
1973	511
1974	398
1975	415
1976	546
1977	574
1978	737
1979	779
1980	886
1981	1,169
1982	944
1983	648
1984	680
1985	1,074
1986	1,302
1987	796
1988	933
1989	816
1990	1,080
1991	1,350
1992	1,065
1993	994
1994	666
1995	891
1996	837
1997	753
1998	2,115
1999	1,012
2000	1,042
2001	879
2002	1,134
2003	1,167
2004	1,014
2005	1,054
2006	1,109
2007	867
2008	1,241
2009	691
2010	876
2011	1,167
2012	883
2013	678
2014	618
2015	532
2016	584
2017	465
2018	798
2019	525
2020	790
2021	1,588
2022	471
2023	764
2024	703
2025	586
2026	451

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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 100	1,579
100 to 200	2
200 to 300	0
300 to 400	0
400 to 500	0
500 to 600	1