Weather Records on 18 June 1998

1,600 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 18 June 1998. Highest significance: San Miguel Ejutla, MX.

Key Facts for 18 June 1998

On 18 June 1998, 1,600 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
1,061 were record highs and 292 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 31 were all-time records, 77 monthly and 1,492 daily.
San Miguel Ejutla set a daily record high maximum temperature of 41.7 C (107.1 F) on 18 June 1998.
Across 162 earlier years (1800 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 429 records.

Record Map

1,600 stations

1,600 station records on 18 June 1998 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 18 June 1998: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
San Miguel Ejutla	Mexico	Record high maximum temperature	41.7 C (107.1 F)	64 of 100 (Major)
Lead	United States	Record daily precipitation	103.6 mm (4.1 in)	64 of 100 (Major)
Gurabo Substn	Puerto Rico [United States]	Record daily precipitation	102.6 mm (4.0 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Bolshereche	Russia	Record daily precipitation	53.1 mm (2.1 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Timber Lake	United States	Record daily precipitation	64.8 mm (2.6 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Ft Madison	United States	Record daily precipitation	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Grand Forks UNIV (NWS)	United States	Record daily precipitation	45.2 mm (1.8 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Laverton	Australia	Record daily precipitation	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Blue Hill Lcd	United States	Record daily precipitation	85.3 mm (3.4 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Taksimo	Russia	Record daily precipitation	55.5 mm (2.2 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Ft Meade	United States	Record daily precipitation	79.2 mm (3.1 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Newcastle	United States	Record daily precipitation	55.9 mm (2.2 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Saint Leo	United States	Record high minimum temperature	25.6 C (78.1 F)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Faulkton	United States	Record daily precipitation	74.7 mm (2.9 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Crosby	United States	Record daily precipitation	57.9 mm (2.3 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
New England	United States	Record daily precipitation	103.4 mm (4.1 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Ludlow 3 SSE	United States	Record daily precipitation	75.7 mm (3.0 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Madison Dane Co Rgnl AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	67.8 mm (2.7 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Monticello	United States	Record high minimum temperature	26.7 C (80.1 F)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Bartow 1SE	United States	Record high minimum temperature	25.6 C (78.1 F)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Tamar	Australia	Record daily precipitation	32.4 mm (1.3 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Padun	Russia	Record daily precipitation	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Belle Fourche	United States	Record daily precipitation	69.9 mm (2.8 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Hermosa 3 SSW	United States	Record daily precipitation	35.8 mm (1.4 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Redig 11 NE	United States	Record daily precipitation	99.1 mm (3.9 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Orlando Executive AP	United States	Record high maximum temperature	38.9 C (102.0 F)	45 of 100 (Notable)
McAlester Rgnl AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	46.7 mm (1.8 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Marble Bar Comparison	Australia	Record daily precipitation	57.2 mm (2.3 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Haskell	United States	Record high minimum temperature	30.0 C (86.0 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
San Saba	United States	Record high minimum temperature	26.1 C (79.0 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Redwood Falls Muni AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	53.1 mm (2.1 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Pardoo Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	53.0 mm (2.1 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Ocala	United States	Record high maximum temperature	38.9 C (102.0 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Barre Falls Dam	United States	Record daily precipitation	37.3 mm (1.5 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Tyler Pounds Fld	United States	Record high minimum temperature	27.8 C (82.0 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Mandora	Australia	Record daily precipitation	77.0 mm (3.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Codo	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	72.3 mm (2.8 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Warrenton 1 N	United States	Record high minimum temperature	24.4 C (75.9 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Chazy	United States	Record daily precipitation	51.3 mm (2.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Austin-Camp Mabry	United States	Record high minimum temperature	27.2 C (81.0 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Live Oak	United States	Record high maximum temperature	40.6 C (105.1 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Rochford 2 WNW	United States	Record daily precipitation	51.3 mm (2.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Kaufman 3 SE	United States	Record high minimum temperature	27.2 C (81.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Chicapa de Castro	Mexico	Record high minimum temperature	27.8 C (82.0 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Crested Butte	United States	Record low maximum temperature	10.0 C (50.0 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Mankato	United States	Record high maximum temperature	37.2 C (99.0 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Hallettsville 2 N	United States	Record high minimum temperature	27.2 C (81.0 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Paris	United States	Record high minimum temperature	25.0 C (77.0 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
New Orleans Audubon	United States	Record high maximum temperature	36.7 C (98.1 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Beeville 5 NE	United States	Record high minimum temperature	27.2 C (81.0 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Dull Ctr 1SE	United States	Record daily precipitation	28.7 mm (1.1 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Dickinson Theodore Roosevelt R	United States	Record daily precipitation	79.2 mm (3.1 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Yathroo	Australia	Record daily precipitation	43.5 mm (1.7 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Atyrau	Kazakhstan	Record daily precipitation	34.4 mm (1.4 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Nouasseur	Morocco	Record high maximum temperature	41.7 C (107.1 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Ocozocoautla	Mexico	Record low minimum temperature	10.6 C (51.1 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
San Miguel El Alto	Mexico	Record high minimum temperature	20.0 C (68.0 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Searcy	United States	Record high minimum temperature	25.0 C (77.0 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Kremmling	United States	Record low maximum temperature	11.7 C (53.1 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Rifle	United States	Record low maximum temperature	12.8 C (55.0 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)

Counts by Type and Timescale

1,600 records

Records set or tied on 18 June 1998 by type: Highest daily maximum 456, Lowest daily maximum 131, Highest daily minimum 605, Lowest daily minimum 161, Heaviest daily rainfall 238, Heaviest daily snowfall 6, Deepest snow cover 3.

Records on 18 June 1998 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	456
Lowest daily maximum	131
Highest daily minimum	605
Lowest daily minimum	161
Heaviest daily rainfall	238
Heaviest daily snowfall	6
Deepest snow cover	3

Records on 18 June 1998 by timescale: all-time 31, monthly 77, daily 1,492.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

1,146 broken records

Margins by which the 1,146 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 84.1. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

18 June 1998

Top 20 records on 18 June 1998 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
18 June 1998	San Miguel Ejutla, MX	daily high max	41.7 C (107.1 F)	11.1 C (20.0 F)	69 years	64 of 100 (Major)
18 June 1998	Lead, US	daily rain	103.6 mm (4.1 in)	51.3 mm (2.0 in)	52 years	64 of 100 (Major)
18 June 1998	Gurabo Substn, PR	daily rain	102.6 mm (4.0 in)	84.1 mm (3.3 in)	40 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
18 June 1998	Bolshereche, RU	daily rain	53.1 mm (2.1 in)	39.5 mm (1.6 in)	36 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
18 June 1998	Timber Lake, US	daily rain	64.8 mm (2.6 in)	34.6 mm (1.4 in)	60 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
18 June 1998	Ft Madison, US	daily rain	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	26.2 mm (1.0 in)	93 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
18 June 1998	Grand Forks UNIV (NWS), US	daily rain	45.2 mm (1.8 in)	19.8 mm (0.8 in)	89 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
18 June 1998	Laverton, AU	daily rain	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	15.3 mm (0.6 in)	60 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
18 June 1998	Blue Hill Lcd, US	daily rain	85.3 mm (3.4 in)	66.0 mm (2.6 in)	31 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
18 June 1998	Taksimo, RU	monthly rain	55.5 mm (2.2 in)	21.8 mm (0.9 in)	9 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
18 June 1998	Ft Meade, US	daily rain	79.2 mm (3.1 in)	49.7 mm (2.0 in)	32 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
18 June 1998	Newcastle, US	daily rain	55.9 mm (2.2 in)	22.9 mm (0.9 in)	52 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
18 June 1998	Saint Leo, US	daily high min	25.6 C (78.1 F)	1.7 C (3.1 F)	97 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
18 June 1998	Faulkton, US	daily rain	74.7 mm (2.9 in)	34.6 mm (1.4 in)	31 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
18 June 1998	Crosby, US	daily rain	57.9 mm (2.3 in)	14.7 mm (0.6 in)	76 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
18 June 1998	New England, US	all-time rain	103.4 mm (4.1 in)	20.1 mm (0.8 in)	4 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
18 June 1998	Ludlow 3 SSE, US	daily rain	75.7 mm (3.0 in)	22.1 mm (0.9 in)	73 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
18 June 1998	Madison Dane Co Rgnl AP, US	daily rain	67.8 mm (2.7 in)	39.6 mm (1.6 in)	44 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
18 June 1998	Monticello, US	monthly high min	26.7 C (80.1 F)	0.6 C (1.1 F)	87 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
18 June 1998	Bartow 1SE, US	daily high min	25.6 C (78.1 F)	1.2 C (2.2 F)	100 years	46 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

1800 to 1998

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1800 to 1998. 1998 had 1,600 records.

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

Records on 06-18 in each year
Year	Records
1800	1
1801	1
1802	1
1803	1
1816	1
1821	1
1823	1
1839	1
1841	1
1848	1
1855	1
1858	2
1859	1
1862	2
1865	1
1869	1
1870	1
1875	2
1876	1
1879	1
1880	1
1881	2
1882	2
1883	1
1884	1
1886	1
1888	3
1889	1
1890	3
1892	3
1893	1
1894	2
1895	3
1896	4
1897	5
1899	3
1900	4
1901	10
1902	7
1903	13
1904	5
1905	32
1906	16
1907	21
1908	20
1909	39
1910	15
1911	14
1912	25
1913	29
1914	43
1915	62
1916	29
1917	55
1918	118
1919	65
1920	53
1921	44
1922	57
1923	144
1924	108
1925	246
1926	176
1927	287
1928	205
1929	297
1930	379
1931	267
1932	219
1933	499
1934	335
1935	494
1936	549
1937	301
1938	391
1939	674
1940	620
1941	273
1942	201
1943	173
1944	726
1945	784
1946	532
1947	391
1948	421
1949	734
1950	828
1951	237
1952	435
1953	730
1954	460
1955	721
1956	373
1957	672
1958	532
1959	573
1960	394
1961	979
1962	302
1963	305
1964	840
1965	589
1966	431
1967	308
1968	556
1969	598
1970	486
1971	456
1972	334
1973	861
1974	719
1975	821
1976	508
1977	768
1978	516
1979	581
1980	447
1981	895
1982	736
1983	1,080
1984	716
1985	921
1986	862
1987	925
1988	748
1989	697
1990	795
1991	944
1992	579
1993	834
1994	1,156
1995	1,224
1996	1,004
1997	894
1998	1,600
1999	1,258
2000	1,474
2001	589
2002	1,397
2003	853
2004	1,056
2005	1,014
2006	699
2007	898
2008	628
2009	920
2010	928
2011	952
2012	832
2013	847
2014	732
2015	978
2016	787
2017	839
2018	968
2019	425
2020	572
2021	1,874
2022	1,194
2023	574
2024	1,150
2025	583
2026	830

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Data for records on 1998-06-18: 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	1,106
20 to 40	32
40 to 60	5
60 to 80	2
80 to 100	1