Weather Records on 12 June 1998

1,683 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 12 June 1998. Highest significance: Kokomo 3 WSW, US.

Key Facts for 12 June 1998

On 12 June 1998, 1,683 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
963 were record highs and 260 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 5 were all-time records, 60 monthly and 1,618 daily.
Kokomo 3 WSW set a monthly record daily precipitation of 124.5 mm (4.9 in) on 12 June 1998.
Across 166 earlier years (1797 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 411 records.

Record Map

1,683 stations

1,683 station records on 12 June 1998 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 12 June 1998: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Kokomo 3 WSW	United States	Record daily precipitation	124.5 mm (4.9 in)	79 of 100 (Major)
Reboly	Russia	Record daily precipitation	64.3 mm (2.5 in)	75 of 100 (Major)
Knightstown 2 ENE	United States	Record daily precipitation	65.8 mm (2.6 in)	69 of 100 (Major)
Wasco	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.3 mm (2.0 in)	62 of 100 (Major)
Cambridge City 3 N	United States	Record daily precipitation	65.5 mm (2.6 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Soljanka	Russia	Record daily precipitation	41.0 mm (1.6 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Marion 2 N	United States	Record daily precipitation	74.2 mm (2.9 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Alajarvi Moksy-1	Finland	Record daily precipitation	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Brainerd	United States	Record daily precipitation	69.9 mm (2.8 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Eaton	United States	Record daily precipitation	60.5 mm (2.4 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Eagle Rvr	United States	Record daily precipitation	73.7 mm (2.9 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Szombathely	Hungary	Record daily precipitation	37.1 mm (1.5 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Huixtla	Mexico	Record low minimum temperature	16.7 C (62.1 F)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Van Wert 1 S	United States	Record daily precipitation	69.9 mm (2.8 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Buckatabon	United States	Record daily precipitation	63.0 mm (2.5 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Pjarnu	Estonia	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Fichtelberg	Germany	Record daily precipitation	41.1 mm (1.6 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Long Lake Dam	United States	Record daily precipitation	59.9 mm (2.4 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Liperi Kaatamo	Finland	Record daily precipitation	27.5 mm (1.1 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Aginskoe	Russia	Record daily precipitation	40.9 mm (1.6 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Kurikka Keskusta	Finland	Record daily precipitation	29.9 mm (1.2 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Piqua	United States	Record daily precipitation	81.5 mm (3.2 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Sidney 1 S	United States	Record daily precipitation	103.9 mm (4.1 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Merrill	United States	Record daily precipitation	57.7 mm (2.3 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Ripley Exp Farm	United States	Record daily precipitation	84.3 mm (3.3 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Sugar Camp	United States	Record daily precipitation	68.3 mm (2.7 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Willow Rsvr	United States	Record daily precipitation	63.8 mm (2.5 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Zeitz	Germany	Record daily precipitation	43.4 mm (1.7 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Chemnitz	Germany	Record daily precipitation	29.7 mm (1.2 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Dalyup Park	Australia	Record daily precipitation	30.6 mm (1.2 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Ylistaro Jaaskanjoki	Finland	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Pyhajarvi Ol Liittopera	Finland	Record daily precipitation	32.9 mm (1.3 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Castle Hot Springs	United States	Record low minimum temperature	8.3 C (46.9 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Punkalaidun Oriniemi	Finland	Record daily precipitation	39.8 mm (1.6 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Ylistaro Kainasto	Finland	Record daily precipitation	29.5 mm (1.2 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Freystadt-Oberndorf	Germany	Record daily precipitation	33.1 mm (1.3 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Kronach	Germany	Record daily precipitation	37.5 mm (1.5 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Bodie California St Historic P	United States	Record low maximum temperature	8.9 C (48.0 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Sedalia	United States	Record daily precipitation	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Marquette	United States	Record daily precipitation	32.8 mm (1.3 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Muncie Delaware Co AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	88.9 mm (3.5 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Eutin	Germany	Record daily precipitation	36.9 mm (1.5 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Col du Grand St-Bernard	Switzerland	Record low maximum temperature	-2.5 C (27.5 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Greensboro	United States	Record high minimum temperature	25.6 C (78.1 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Saint Leo	United States	Record high minimum temperature	23.9 C (75.0 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Alexandria	United States	Record high minimum temperature	25.6 C (78.1 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Hermann	United States	Record daily precipitation	38.6 mm (1.5 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Mustasaari Sulva Langmossen	Finland	Record daily precipitation	32.3 mm (1.3 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Waldsassen	Germany	Record daily precipitation	36.5 mm (1.4 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Weissenfels	Germany	Record daily precipitation	33.1 mm (1.3 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
San Miguel Ejutla	Mexico	Record high maximum temperature	40.0 C (104.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Saentis	Switzerland	Record daily precipitation	55.8 mm (2.2 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Stambaugh 2SSE	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Gull Lake Dam	United States	Record daily precipitation	44.7 mm (1.8 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Sandy Lake Dam Libby	United States	Record daily precipitation	34.0 mm (1.3 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Fulton 3 W	United States	Record high minimum temperature	23.9 C (75.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Neillsville 3ESE	United States	Record daily precipitation	57.4 mm (2.3 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Dwtn Charleston	United States	Record high minimum temperature	26.7 C (80.1 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Escanaba	United States	Record daily precipitation	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Orivesi Yliskyla	Finland	Record daily precipitation	35.2 mm (1.4 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)

Counts by Type and Timescale

1,683 records

Records set or tied on 12 June 1998 by type: Highest daily maximum 416, Lowest daily maximum 161, Highest daily minimum 547, Lowest daily minimum 99, Heaviest daily rainfall 459, Deepest snow cover 1.

Records on 12 June 1998 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	416
Lowest daily maximum	161
Highest daily minimum	547
Lowest daily minimum	99
Heaviest daily rainfall	459
Heaviest daily snowfall	0
Deepest snow cover	1

Records on 12 June 1998 by timescale: all-time 5, monthly 60, daily 1,618.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

1,326 broken records

Margins by which the 1,326 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 127.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

12 June 1998

Top 20 records on 12 June 1998 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
12 June 1998	Kokomo 3 WSW, US	monthly rain	124.5 mm (4.9 in)	53.6 mm (2.1 in)	68 years	79 of 100 (Major)
12 June 1998	Reboly, RU	monthly rain	64.3 mm (2.5 in)	30.8 mm (1.2 in)	57 years	75 of 100 (Major)
12 June 1998	Knightstown 2 ENE, US	daily rain	65.8 mm (2.6 in)	40.4 mm (1.6 in)	96 years	69 of 100 (Major)
12 June 1998	Wasco, US	monthly rain	50.3 mm (2.0 in)	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	13 years	62 of 100 (Major)
12 June 1998	Cambridge City 3 N, US	daily rain	65.5 mm (2.6 in)	36.5 mm (1.4 in)	68 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
12 June 1998	Soljanka, RU	daily rain	41.0 mm (1.6 in)	28.0 mm (1.1 in)	40 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
12 June 1998	Marion 2 N, US	daily rain	74.2 mm (2.9 in)	33.6 mm (1.3 in)	68 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
12 June 1998	Alajarvi Moksy-1, FI	daily rain	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	31.7 mm (1.2 in)	36 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
12 June 1998	Brainerd, US	daily rain	69.9 mm (2.8 in)	46.3 mm (1.8 in)	23 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
12 June 1998	Eaton, US	daily rain	60.5 mm (2.4 in)	37.4 mm (1.5 in)	56 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
12 June 1998	Eagle Rvr, US	daily rain	73.7 mm (2.9 in)	53.9 mm (2.1 in)	29 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
12 June 1998	Szombathely, HU	daily rain	37.1 mm (1.5 in)	14.6 mm (0.6 in)	84 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
12 June 1998	Huixtla, MX	daily low min	16.7 C (62.1 F)	5.0 C (9.0 F)	36 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
12 June 1998	Van Wert 1 S, US	daily rain	69.9 mm (2.8 in)	38.4 mm (1.5 in)	49 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
12 June 1998	Buckatabon, US	daily rain	63.0 mm (2.5 in)	39.6 mm (1.6 in)	29 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
12 June 1998	Pjarnu, EE	daily rain	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	18.7 mm (0.7 in)	48 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
12 June 1998	Fichtelberg, DE	daily rain	41.1 mm (1.6 in)	10.0 mm (0.4 in)	103 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
12 June 1998	Long Lake Dam, US	daily rain	59.9 mm (2.4 in)	23.6 mm (0.9 in)	68 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
12 June 1998	Liperi Kaatamo, FI	daily rain	27.5 mm (1.1 in)	18.8 mm (0.7 in)	23 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
12 June 1998	Aginskoe, RU	daily rain	40.9 mm (1.6 in)	19.7 mm (0.8 in)	40 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

1797 to 1998

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1797 to 1998. 1998 had 1,683 records.

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

Records on 06-12 in each year
Year	Records
1797	1
1811	2
1838	1
1840	1
1843	1
1844	1
1845	1
1847	2
1854	1
1857	2
1859	1
1862	1
1863	1
1865	3
1866	3
1867	1
1871	1
1873	1
1874	3
1876	1
1877	4
1879	2
1880	5
1881	4
1882	2
1883	1
1884	2
1885	2
1887	2
1888	1
1889	1
1890	1
1892	1
1893	3
1894	6
1895	1
1896	1
1897	2
1898	8
1899	7
1900	3
1901	3
1902	8
1903	34
1904	8
1905	10
1906	24
1907	20
1908	9
1909	16
1910	37
1911	21
1912	23
1913	19
1914	36
1915	26
1916	80
1917	117
1918	44
1919	56
1920	93
1921	42
1922	56
1923	166
1924	153
1925	165
1926	201
1927	281
1928	180
1929	217
1930	127
1931	150
1932	352
1933	361
1934	159
1935	259
1936	440
1937	405
1938	349
1939	297
1940	389
1941	512
1942	729
1943	399
1944	423
1945	567
1946	321
1947	840
1948	215
1949	407
1950	530
1951	735
1952	1,035
1953	730
1954	337
1955	759
1956	786
1957	310
1958	454
1959	320
1960	200
1961	405
1962	328
1963	618
1964	405
1965	406
1966	530
1967	706
1968	404
1969	834
1970	701
1971	374
1972	903
1973	894
1974	575
1975	560
1976	617
1977	494
1978	438
1979	1,013
1980	718
1981	784
1982	734
1983	664
1984	653
1985	1,203
1986	778
1987	742
1988	785
1989	797
1990	664
1991	756
1992	849
1993	970
1994	654
1995	953
1996	925
1997	932
1998	1,683
1999	806
2000	1,169
2001	1,231
2002	965
2003	1,187
2004	759
2005	1,804
2006	1,216
2007	784
2008	1,219
2009	858
2010	1,423
2011	786
2012	751
2013	931
2014	421
2015	679
2016	809
2017	910
2018	635
2019	1,285
2020	712
2021	767
2022	1,204
2023	805
2024	805
2025	409
2026	979

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Data for records on 1998-06-12: CSV or JSON. Field meanings are on the data page.

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	1,280
20 to 40	36
40 to 60	8
60 to 80	1
80 to 100	0
100 to 120	0
120 to 140	1