Weather Records on 16 June 1998

1,828 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 16 June 1998. Highest significance: Mt Howitt, AU.

Key Facts for 16 June 1998

On 16 June 1998, 1,828 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
1,202 were record highs and 190 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 42 were all-time records, 93 monthly and 1,693 daily.
Mt Howitt set a daily record precipitation of 30.0 mm (1.2 in) on 16 June 1998.
Across 159 earlier years (1794 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 428 records.

Record Map

1,828 stations

1,828 station records on 16 June 1998 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 16 June 1998: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Mt Howitt	Australia	Record daily precipitation	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	67 of 100 (Major)
Kalmar_D	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	32.9 mm (1.3 in)	63 of 100 (Major)
Karlshamn	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	31.9 mm (1.3 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Glenearn	Australia	Record daily precipitation	34.0 mm (1.3 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Jonsberg Landbruksskole	Norway	Record daily precipitation	52.0 mm (2.0 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Zapata 1 S	United States	Record high maximum temperature	46.7 C (116.1 F)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Luoto Eugmo	Finland	Record daily precipitation	70.5 mm (2.8 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Hawi 168	United States	Record daily precipitation	32.8 mm (1.3 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Dillalah	Australia	Record daily precipitation	35.0 mm (1.4 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Vea	Norway	Record daily precipitation	54.5 mm (2.1 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Fowlerton	United States	Record high maximum temperature	45.0 C (113.0 F)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Grafton	United States	Record daily precipitation	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Songkhla	Thailand	Record daily precipitation	86.1 mm (3.4 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Kaumana 88.1	United States	Record daily precipitation	58.9 mm (2.3 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Halmstad	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	42.5 mm (1.7 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Kingston	United States	Record daily precipitation	60.5 mm (2.4 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Ouray 4NE	United States	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Huixtla	Mexico	Record low minimum temperature	16.7 C (62.1 F)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Ostre Toten - Apelsvoll	Norway	Record daily precipitation	40.7 mm (1.6 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Taunton	United States	Record daily precipitation	49.5 mm (1.9 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Babuskin	Russia	Record daily precipitation	34.7 mm (1.4 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Valmora	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-2.8 C (27.0 F)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Zhijiang	China	Record daily precipitation	138.0 mm (5.4 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Canelas	Mexico	Record low minimum temperature	6.7 C (44.1 F)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Kargopol	Russia	Record high maximum temperature	35.1 C (95.2 F)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Kjahta	Russia	Record daily precipitation	31.1 mm (1.2 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Hassleby	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	34.0 mm (1.3 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Lycksele_A	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Raymondville	United States	Record high maximum temperature	42.2 C (108.0 F)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Tunnsjo	Norway	Record daily precipitation	27.5 mm (1.1 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Louisefred	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	34.0 mm (1.3 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Shenkursk	Russia	Record high maximum temperature	35.6 C (96.1 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Niznij Novgorod	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	22.1 C (71.8 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Tosteberga	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	31.6 mm (1.2 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Klippan	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	38.0 mm (1.5 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Gallipolis	United States	Record daily precipitation	42.7 mm (1.7 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Woolabra	Australia	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Pudasjarvi Korpisenkyla	Finland	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Barkakra	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Middleboro	United States	Record daily precipitation	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Rijeka	Croatia	Record daily precipitation	82.3 mm (3.2 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
El Copital	Mexico	Record low minimum temperature	15.0 C (59.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Bezenchuk	Russia	Record high maximum temperature	39.5 C (103.1 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Tobolsk	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	20.6 C (69.1 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Waycross 4 NE	United States	Record high maximum temperature	39.4 C (102.9 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Butte Bert Mooney AP	United States	Record low maximum temperature	8.3 C (46.9 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Biser	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	16.4 C (61.5 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Urjupinsk	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	21.2 C (70.2 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Astrakan	Russia	Record high maximum temperature	38.1 C (100.6 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Sandbackshult	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	27.5 mm (1.1 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Woodstock	United States	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Werrina	Australia	Record daily precipitation	48.4 mm (1.9 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Tot-Ma	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	18.6 C (65.5 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Osceola	United States	Record low maximum temperature	19.4 C (66.9 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Beeville 5 NE	United States	Record high maximum temperature	42.2 C (108.0 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Robert Lee 4WSW	United States	Record high minimum temperature	25.6 C (78.1 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Iturbide	Mexico	Record high minimum temperature	21.7 C (71.1 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Vytegra	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	23.7 C (74.7 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Ungsberg	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	35.8 mm (1.4 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Gaddede	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	28.0 mm (1.1 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)

Counts by Type and Timescale

1,828 records

Records set or tied on 16 June 1998 by type: Highest daily maximum 666, Lowest daily maximum 114, Highest daily minimum 536, Lowest daily minimum 76, Heaviest daily rainfall 432, Heaviest daily snowfall 4.

Records on 16 June 1998 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	666
Lowest daily maximum	114
Highest daily minimum	536
Lowest daily minimum	76
Heaviest daily rainfall	432
Heaviest daily snowfall	4
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 16 June 1998 by timescale: all-time 42, monthly 93, daily 1,693.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

1,430 broken records

Margins by which the 1,430 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 85.8. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

16 June 1998

Top 20 records on 16 June 1998 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
16 June 1998	Mt Howitt, AU	daily rain	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	109 years	67 of 100 (Major)
16 June 1998	Kalmar_D, SE	daily rain	32.9 mm (1.3 in)	12.1 mm (0.5 in)	119 years	63 of 100 (Major)
16 June 1998	Karlshamn, SE	daily rain	31.9 mm (1.3 in)	14.2 mm (0.6 in)	87 years	61 of 100 (Major)
16 June 1998	Glenearn, AU	daily rain	34.0 mm (1.3 in)	34.0 mm (1.3 in)	52 years	60 of 100 (Major)
16 June 1998	Jonsberg Landbruksskole, NO	monthly rain	52.0 mm (2.0 in)	19.7 mm (0.8 in)	33 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
16 June 1998	Zapata 1 S, US	all-time high max	46.7 C (116.1 F)	1.1 C (2.0 F)	88 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
16 June 1998	Luoto Eugmo, FI	monthly rain	70.5 mm (2.8 in)	34.5 mm (1.4 in)	17 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
16 June 1998	Hawi 168, US	daily rain	32.8 mm (1.3 in)	15.0 mm (0.6 in)	88 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
16 June 1998	Dillalah, AU	daily rain	35.0 mm (1.4 in)	18.7 mm (0.7 in)	100 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
16 June 1998	Vea, NO	monthly rain	54.5 mm (2.1 in)	20.1 mm (0.8 in)	23 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
16 June 1998	Fowlerton, US	all-time high max	45.0 C (113.0 F)	0.6 C (1.1 F)	82 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
16 June 1998	Grafton, US	daily rain	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	14.5 mm (0.6 in)	96 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
16 June 1998	Songkhla, TH	daily rain	86.1 mm (3.4 in)	40.1 mm (1.6 in)	53 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
16 June 1998	Kaumana 88.1, US	daily rain	58.9 mm (2.3 in)	33.8 mm (1.3 in)	67 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
16 June 1998	Halmstad, SE	daily rain	42.5 mm (1.7 in)	21.6 mm (0.9 in)	11 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
16 June 1998	Kingston, US	daily rain	60.5 mm (2.4 in)	19.1 mm (0.8 in)	89 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
16 June 1998	Ouray 4NE, US	daily rain	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	15.0 mm (0.6 in)	53 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
16 June 1998	Huixtla, MX	daily low min	16.7 C (62.1 F)	4.4 C (7.9 F)	23 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
16 June 1998	Ostre Toten - Apelsvoll, NO	daily rain	40.7 mm (1.6 in)	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	16 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
16 June 1998	Taunton, US	daily rain	49.5 mm (1.9 in)	15.5 mm (0.6 in)	89 years	47 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 1,828 records.

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

Records on 06-16 in each year
Year	Records
1794	1
1807	1
1822	1
1839	1
1840	2
1841	1
1844	1
1846	1
1853	1
1856	1
1857	2
1858	2
1866	1
1867	3
1869	2
1870	2
1874	1
1880	1
1882	1
1884	1
1885	2
1887	1
1888	1
1889	1
1890	3
1891	3
1892	1
1893	2
1895	6
1896	2
1897	1
1898	3
1899	2
1900	2
1901	8
1902	13
1903	11
1904	7
1905	9
1906	17
1907	17
1908	46
1909	7
1910	11
1911	18
1912	33
1913	41
1914	49
1915	26
1916	72
1917	71
1918	36
1919	189
1920	85
1921	50
1922	53
1923	115
1924	159
1925	207
1926	122
1927	361
1928	97
1929	193
1930	412
1931	250
1932	146
1933	477
1934	258
1935	301
1936	362
1937	260
1938	381
1939	602
1940	360
1941	239
1942	398
1943	648
1944	530
1945	980
1946	602
1947	348
1948	560
1949	541
1950	495
1951	276
1952	943
1953	428
1954	524
1955	628
1956	434
1957	751
1958	511
1959	389
1960	482
1961	1,345
1962	405
1963	491
1964	713
1965	940
1966	414
1967	529
1968	326
1969	870
1970	443
1971	465
1972	606
1973	564
1974	915
1975	302
1976	733
1977	466
1978	535
1979	585
1980	685
1981	1,500
1982	777
1983	818
1984	584
1985	744
1986	747
1987	1,400
1988	813
1989	1,310
1990	647
1991	851
1992	872
1993	695
1994	1,219
1995	1,674
1996	723
1997	1,104
1998	1,828
1999	1,012
2000	934
2001	606
2002	979
2003	569
2004	783
2005	740
2006	754
2007	1,001
2008	579
2009	729
2010	931
2011	890
2012	706
2013	407
2014	329
2015	988
2016	772
2017	620
2018	932
2019	560
2020	819
2021	1,652
2022	1,237
2023	637
2024	606
2025	676
2026	1,114

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Data for records on 1998-06-16: 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	1,405
20 to 40	21
40 to 60	3
60 to 80	0
80 to 100	1