Weather Records on 19 June 1998

1,608 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 19 June 1998. Highest significance: Philippi, US.

Key Facts for 19 June 1998

On 19 June 1998, 1,608 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
1,117 were record highs and 210 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 29 were all-time records, 63 monthly and 1,516 daily.
Philippi set a daily record precipitation of 65.3 mm (2.6 in) on 19 June 1998.
Across 159 earlier years (1803 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 440 records.

Record Map

1,608 stations

1,608 station records on 19 June 1998 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 19 June 1998: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Philippi	United States	Record daily precipitation	65.3 mm (2.6 in)	66 of 100 (Major)
Cape Riche	Australia	Record daily precipitation	41.4 mm (1.6 in)	63 of 100 (Major)
Grafton	United States	Record daily precipitation	66.3 mm (2.6 in)	63 of 100 (Major)
Praia Grande (Parana)	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	92.8 mm (3.7 in)	62 of 100 (Major)
Prairie du Sac 2 N	United States	Record daily precipitation	55.4 mm (2.2 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Broome Airport	Australia	Record daily precipitation	74.4 mm (2.9 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Muscoda	United States	Record daily precipitation	45.5 mm (1.8 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Ploumanac'h	France	Record high maximum temperature	30.0 C (86.0 F)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Salto Sapucai	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	255.9 mm (10.1 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Crookston NW Exp STN	United States	Record daily precipitation	38.4 mm (1.5 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Oktyabr	Belarus	Record daily precipitation	93.0 mm (3.7 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Huixtla	Mexico	Record low minimum temperature	16.7 C (62.1 F)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Bundaleer	Australia	Record daily precipitation	51.5 mm (2.0 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Montague 4 NW	United States	Record daily precipitation	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Dodgeville Wwtp	United States	Record daily precipitation	64.0 mm (2.5 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
White Gums	Australia	Record daily precipitation	48.6 mm (1.9 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Amelup	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.0 mm (1.0 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Vasilevici	Belarus	Record daily precipitation	50.3 mm (2.0 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Winnfield 3 N	United States	Record high minimum temperature	26.1 C (79.0 F)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Hamilton	United States	Record daily precipitation	32.3 mm (1.3 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Wildrose 3NW	United States	Record daily precipitation	47.5 mm (1.9 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Mozyr	Belarus	Record daily precipitation	49.8 mm (2.0 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Iporanga	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	104.6 mm (4.1 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Ambrose 3 N	United States	Record daily precipitation	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Santa Cruz	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	75.2 mm (3.0 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Wallal Downs	Australia	Record daily precipitation	93.0 mm (3.7 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Waynesboro 2 W	United States	Record high minimum temperature	26.1 C (79.0 F)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Colonia Do Cachoeira	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	84.8 mm (3.3 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Deadwood	United States	Record daily precipitation	71.9 mm (2.8 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Grand Forks UNIV (NWS)	United States	Record daily precipitation	51.8 mm (2.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Cape Otway Lighthouse	Australia	Record low minimum temperature	3.0 C (37.4 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Dickinson Exp STN	United States	Record daily precipitation	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Crockett	United States	Record high minimum temperature	26.7 C (80.1 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Mettler	Australia	Record daily precipitation	46.0 mm (1.8 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Waychinicup Downs	Australia	Record daily precipitation	40.4 mm (1.6 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Medio Monte	Mexico	Record high maximum temperature	37.8 C (100.0 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Dubuque L&D 11	United States	Record daily precipitation	59.2 mm (2.3 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Natchitoches	United States	Record high minimum temperature	27.2 C (81.0 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Brackettville	United States	Record high minimum temperature	26.7 C (80.1 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Platteville	United States	Record daily precipitation	53.6 mm (2.1 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Lviv	Ukraine	Record daily precipitation	51.8 mm (2.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Wisconsin Dells Wwtp	United States	Record daily precipitation	58.4 mm (2.3 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Lufkin Angelina Co AP	United States	Record high minimum temperature	26.7 C (80.1 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Manoel Ribas	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	179.0 mm (7.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Saint Leo	United States	Record high minimum temperature	25.0 C (77.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Ruston la Tech	United States	Record high minimum temperature	24.4 C (75.9 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Cookeville	United States	Record daily precipitation	40.9 mm (1.6 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Brodhead Wwtp	United States	Record daily precipitation	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Richland Ctr	United States	Record daily precipitation	44.2 mm (1.7 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Orlando Executive AP	United States	Record high minimum temperature	25.6 C (78.1 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Independence #1	United States	Record daily precipitation	38.9 mm (1.5 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Marion	United States	Record low minimum temperature	10.0 C (50.0 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
San Saba	United States	Record high minimum temperature	25.6 C (78.1 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Genoa Dam 8	United States	Record daily precipitation	38.6 mm (1.5 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Trombudo Central	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	50.4 mm (2.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Pte de la Hague	France	Record high maximum temperature	23.6 C (74.5 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
San Miguel Ejutla	Mexico	Record high maximum temperature	37.8 C (100.0 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Lake City 2 E	United States	Record high maximum temperature	39.4 C (102.9 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
New Hampton	United States	Record daily precipitation	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Sedalia Wtp	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)

Counts by Type and Timescale

1,608 records

Records set or tied on 19 June 1998 by type: Highest daily maximum 492, Lowest daily maximum 88, Highest daily minimum 625, Lowest daily minimum 122, Heaviest daily rainfall 281.

Records on 19 June 1998 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	492
Lowest daily maximum	88
Highest daily minimum	625
Lowest daily minimum	122
Heaviest daily rainfall	281
Heaviest daily snowfall	0
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 19 June 1998 by timescale: all-time 29, monthly 63, daily 1,516.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

1,190 broken records

Margins by which the 1,190 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 71.7. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

19 June 1998

Top 20 records on 19 June 1998 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
19 June 1998	Philippi, US	daily rain	65.3 mm (2.6 in)	36.6 mm (1.4 in)	72 years	66 of 100 (Major)
19 June 1998	Cape Riche, AU	daily rain	41.4 mm (1.6 in)	23.6 mm (0.9 in)	81 years	63 of 100 (Major)
19 June 1998	Grafton, US	daily rain	66.3 mm (2.6 in)	32.8 mm (1.3 in)	73 years	63 of 100 (Major)
19 June 1998	Praia Grande (Parana), BR	daily rain	92.8 mm (3.7 in)	71.7 mm (2.8 in)	56 years	62 of 100 (Major)
19 June 1998	Prairie du Sac 2 N, US	daily rain	55.4 mm (2.2 in)	36.9 mm (1.5 in)	69 years	61 of 100 (Major)
19 June 1998	Broome Airport, AU	daily rain	74.4 mm (2.9 in)	63.0 mm (2.5 in)	51 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
19 June 1998	Muscoda, US	daily rain	45.5 mm (1.8 in)	32.8 mm (1.3 in)	83 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
19 June 1998	Ploumanac'h, FR	daily high max	30.0 C (86.0 F)	9.2 C (16.6 F)	44 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
19 June 1998	Salto Sapucai, BR	all-time rain	255.9 mm (10.1 in)	60.9 mm (2.4 in)	10 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
19 June 1998	Crookston NW Exp STN, US	daily rain	38.4 mm (1.5 in)	18.1 mm (0.7 in)	101 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
19 June 1998	Oktyabr, BY	all-time rain	93.0 mm (3.7 in)	20.8 mm (0.8 in)	7 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
19 June 1998	Huixtla, MX	daily low min	16.7 C (62.1 F)	5.0 C (9.0 F)	36 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
19 June 1998	Bundaleer, AU	daily rain	51.5 mm (2.0 in)	46.2 mm (1.8 in)	32 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
19 June 1998	Montague 4 NW, US	daily rain	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	15.2 mm (0.6 in)	95 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
19 June 1998	Dodgeville Wwtp, US	daily rain	64.0 mm (2.5 in)	38.6 mm (1.5 in)	59 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
19 June 1998	White Gums, AU	daily rain	48.6 mm (1.9 in)	17.9 mm (0.7 in)	45 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
19 June 1998	Amelup, AU	daily rain	25.0 mm (1.0 in)	12.8 mm (0.5 in)	60 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
19 June 1998	Vasilevici, BY	daily rain	50.3 mm (2.0 in)	26.4 mm (1.0 in)	20 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
19 June 1998	Winnfield 3 N, US	monthly high min	26.1 C (79.0 F)	0.5 C (0.9 F)	104 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
19 June 1998	Hamilton, US	daily rain	32.3 mm (1.3 in)	9.4 mm (0.37 in)	83 years	50 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

1803 to 1998

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1803 to 1998. 1998 had 1,608 records.

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

Records on 06-19 in each year
Year	Records
1803	1
1821	1
1823	2
1830	1
1838	1
1839	2
1844	1
1846	2
1849	1
1850	1
1851	1
1855	3
1862	2
1865	3
1868	2
1869	4
1870	3
1873	1
1874	1
1877	3
1882	1
1883	4
1884	1
1886	5
1887	2
1888	1
1891	1
1892	3
1893	4
1895	2
1896	5
1897	10
1898	1
1899	3
1901	8
1902	2
1903	12
1904	4
1905	17
1906	16
1907	14
1908	49
1909	26
1910	11
1911	70
1912	27
1913	34
1914	27
1915	74
1916	44
1917	57
1918	184
1919	57
1920	40
1921	58
1922	50
1923	209
1924	141
1925	287
1926	213
1927	202
1928	213
1929	236
1930	239
1931	605
1932	200
1933	642
1934	467
1935	470
1936	467
1937	264
1938	368
1939	436
1940	508
1941	199
1942	349
1943	168
1944	468
1945	514
1946	877
1947	355
1948	345
1949	488
1950	465
1951	251
1952	346
1953	877
1954	402
1955	398
1956	507
1957	551
1958	419
1959	561
1960	271
1961	771
1962	344
1963	301
1964	840
1965	446
1966	358
1967	543
1968	455
1969	587
1970	707
1971	629
1972	500
1973	631
1974	631
1975	1,076
1976	797
1977	579
1978	577
1979	630
1980	558
1981	835
1982	926
1983	821
1984	678
1985	960
1986	767
1987	920
1988	870
1989	876
1990	727
1991	845
1992	557
1993	1,131
1994	1,295
1995	1,217
1996	1,179
1997	735
1998	1,608
1999	968
2000	1,353
2001	623
2002	1,156
2003	874
2004	1,248
2005	1,170
2006	755
2007	1,098
2008	613
2009	1,049
2010	861
2011	1,217
2012	964
2013	1,071
2014	531
2015	718
2016	955
2017	1,067
2018	778
2019	464
2020	547
2021	1,463
2022	1,221
2023	1,035
2024	993
2025	899
2026	998

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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 10	1,070
10 to 20	63
20 to 30	27
30 to 40	20
40 to 50	5
50 to 60	1
60 to 70	3
70 to 80	1