Weather Records on 21 June 1998

1,746 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 21 June 1998. Highest significance: Pudoz, RU.

Key Facts for 21 June 1998

On 21 June 1998, 1,746 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
1,364 were record highs and 154 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 14 were all-time records, 54 monthly and 1,678 daily.
Pudoz set a monthly record daily precipitation of 55.9 mm (2.2 in) on 21 June 1998.
Across 165 earlier years (1802 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 423 records.

Record Map

1,746 stations

1,746 station records on 21 June 1998 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 21 June 1998: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Pudoz	Russia	Record daily precipitation	55.9 mm (2.2 in)	62 of 100 (Major)
Tarcutta Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	39.0 mm (1.5 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Kudymkar	Russia	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Sedalia Wtp	United States	Record daily precipitation	64.8 mm (2.6 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Kara-Tjurek	Russia	Record daily precipitation	31.4 mm (1.2 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Col du Grand St-Bernard	Switzerland	Record high maximum temperature	18.9 C (66.0 F)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Njandoma	Russia	Record daily precipitation	97.2 mm (3.8 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Belleview 2 E	United States	Record daily precipitation	65.3 mm (2.6 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Forest City 2 NNE	United States	Record daily precipitation	81.8 mm (3.2 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Neptune Island	Australia	Record daily precipitation	29.4 mm (1.2 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
American River	Australia	Record daily precipitation	36.0 mm (1.4 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Cape Northumberland	Australia	Record daily precipitation	29.6 mm (1.2 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Moultrie 2 ESE	United States	Record high minimum temperature	30.6 C (87.1 F)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Lake Wenatchee	United States	Record daily precipitation	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Vivonne Bay (Dumfries)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	28.4 mm (1.1 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
San Miguel Ejutla	Mexico	Record high maximum temperature	40.0 C (104.0 F)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Larimore 4SW	United States	Record daily precipitation	48.0 mm (1.9 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Adelong Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	41.8 mm (1.6 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Peon Blanco	Mexico	Record high minimum temperature	25.0 C (77.0 F)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Scottsville	United States	Record daily precipitation	71.6 mm (2.8 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Kingston SE	Australia	Record daily precipitation	28.2 mm (1.1 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Delicias (Dge)	Mexico	Record high minimum temperature	26.7 C (80.1 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Oktjabrskij-Gorodok	Russia	Record high maximum temperature	37.6 C (99.7 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Sotchi	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	23.0 C (73.4 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Saint Leo	United States	Record high maximum temperature	37.2 C (99.0 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Saentis	Switzerland	Record high minimum temperature	9.4 C (48.9 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Durham	United Kingdom	Record high minimum temperature	16.2 C (61.2 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Lake Mills	United States	Record daily precipitation	91.2 mm (3.6 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Batlow Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	64.4 mm (2.5 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Humula (Rylands)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	28.4 mm (1.1 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Wooragee	Australia	Record daily precipitation	53.6 mm (2.1 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Freiburg	Germany	Record high maximum temperature	35.0 C (95.0 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Niznij Novgorod	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	22.3 C (72.1 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Live Oak	United States	Record high maximum temperature	39.4 C (102.9 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Eldon	United States	Record daily precipitation	111.5 mm (4.4 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Palmerville	Australia	Record high maximum temperature	32.0 C (89.6 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Francisco Gonzalez Villarreal	Mexico	Record high maximum temperature	42.8 C (109.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Brooksville Chin Hill	United States	Record high maximum temperature	37.8 C (100.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Healdton 3 E	United States	Record high minimum temperature	25.6 C (78.1 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Haskell	United States	Record high minimum temperature	26.1 C (79.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Callaghan Creek Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	66.6 mm (2.6 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Elatma	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	20.9 C (69.6 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Poretskoye	Russia	Record high maximum temperature	33.6 C (92.5 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Newton Rigg	United Kingdom	Record high minimum temperature	15.6 C (60.1 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Sheffield	United Kingdom	Record high minimum temperature	17.1 C (62.8 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Corryong (Parish Lane)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	32.2 mm (1.3 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Nashville 1 E	United States	Record daily precipitation	47.5 mm (1.9 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Memphis	United States	Record high minimum temperature	25.6 C (78.1 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Mitta Mitta Forestry	Australia	Record daily precipitation	52.8 mm (2.1 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Fort Shevchenko	Kazakhstan	Record high minimum temperature	30.9 C (87.6 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Camargo (Smn)	Mexico	Record high minimum temperature	26.7 C (80.1 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Lowestoft	United Kingdom	Record high minimum temperature	17.0 C (62.6 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Manistee 3SE	United States	Record high minimum temperature	20.6 C (69.1 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Aachen	Germany	Record high maximum temperature	33.5 C (92.3 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
W Branch 3SE	United States	Record high minimum temperature	19.4 C (66.9 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Tooma (Gravel Point)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Nariel Creek (Simpson)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	53.0 mm (2.1 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Omeo Shannon Vale	Australia	Record daily precipitation	36.0 mm (1.4 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Tawonga	Australia	Record daily precipitation	52.4 mm (2.1 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Oparino	Russia	Record daily precipitation	36.9 mm (1.5 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)

Counts by Type and Timescale

1,746 records

Records set or tied on 21 June 1998 by type: Highest daily maximum 773, Lowest daily maximum 86, Highest daily minimum 591, Lowest daily minimum 68, Heaviest daily rainfall 228.

Records on 21 June 1998 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	773
Lowest daily maximum	86
Highest daily minimum	591
Lowest daily minimum	68
Heaviest daily rainfall	228
Heaviest daily snowfall	0
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 21 June 1998 by timescale: all-time 14, monthly 54, daily 1,678.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

1,342 broken records

Margins by which the 1,342 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 51.8. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

21 June 1998

Top 20 records on 21 June 1998 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
21 June 1998	Pudoz, RU	monthly rain	55.9 mm (2.2 in)	17.5 mm (0.7 in)	45 years	62 of 100 (Major)
21 June 1998	Tarcutta Post Office, AU	daily rain	39.0 mm (1.5 in)	12.3 mm (0.5 in)	102 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
21 June 1998	Kudymkar, RU	daily rain	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	28.6 mm (1.1 in)	29 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
21 June 1998	Sedalia Wtp, US	daily rain	64.8 mm (2.6 in)	27.0 mm (1.1 in)	93 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
21 June 1998	Kara-Tjurek, RU	daily rain	31.4 mm (1.2 in)	18.9 mm (0.7 in)	32 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
21 June 1998	Col du Grand St-Bernard, CH	monthly high max	18.9 C (66.0 F)	0.9 C (1.6 F)	127 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
21 June 1998	Njandoma, RU	all-time rain	97.2 mm (3.8 in)	14.0 mm (0.6 in)	4 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
21 June 1998	Belleview 2 E, US	daily rain	65.3 mm (2.6 in)	44.7 mm (1.8 in)	55 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
21 June 1998	Forest City 2 NNE, US	daily rain	81.8 mm (3.2 in)	50.0 mm (2.0 in)	32 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
21 June 1998	Neptune Island, AU	daily rain	29.4 mm (1.2 in)	22.6 mm (0.9 in)	12 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
21 June 1998	American River, AU	daily rain	36.0 mm (1.4 in)	4.5 mm (0.18 in)	104 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
21 June 1998	Cape Northumberland, AU	daily rain	29.6 mm (1.2 in)	12.1 mm (0.5 in)	63 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
21 June 1998	Moultrie 2 ESE, US	all-time high min	30.6 C (87.1 F)	1.7 C (3.1 F)	43 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
21 June 1998	Lake Wenatchee, US	monthly rain	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	13.2 mm (0.5 in)	13 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
21 June 1998	Vivonne Bay (Dumfries), AU	daily rain	28.4 mm (1.1 in)	19.8 mm (0.8 in)	12 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
21 June 1998	San Miguel Ejutla, MX	daily high max	40.0 C (104.0 F)	6.1 C (11.0 F)	65 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
21 June 1998	Larimore 4SW, US	daily rain	48.0 mm (1.9 in)	17.5 mm (0.7 in)	71 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
21 June 1998	Adelong Post Office, AU	daily rain	41.8 mm (1.6 in)	5.0 mm (0.20 in)	102 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
21 June 1998	Peon Blanco, MX	daily high min	25.0 C (77.0 F)	8.3 C (14.9 F)	4 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
21 June 1998	Scottsville, US	daily rain	71.6 mm (2.8 in)	49.5 mm (1.9 in)	49 years	45 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

1802 to 1998

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1802 to 1998. 1998 had 1,746 records.

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

Records on 06-21 in each year
Year	Records
1802	1
1803	2
1805	1
1814	1
1821	3
1828	1
1831	1
1839	2
1846	1
1853	1
1855	1
1861	3
1865	1
1868	1
1869	4
1870	3
1871	1
1873	1
1874	1
1875	2
1879	1
1880	1
1881	1
1882	1
1883	1
1884	2
1885	1
1886	3
1887	1
1888	3
1889	1
1891	1
1892	2
1893	7
1895	6
1896	3
1897	3
1898	6
1899	6
1900	6
1901	5
1902	20
1903	15
1904	7
1905	14
1906	19
1907	15
1908	20
1909	19
1910	36
1911	12
1912	14
1913	34
1914	24
1915	40
1916	80
1917	97
1918	77
1919	32
1920	42
1921	85
1922	43
1923	229
1924	124
1925	333
1926	162
1927	146
1928	139
1929	84
1930	177
1931	340
1932	180
1933	645
1934	223
1935	247
1936	642
1937	475
1938	396
1939	250
1940	674
1941	401
1942	340
1943	439
1944	426
1945	709
1946	386
1947	637
1948	392
1949	391
1950	329
1951	347
1952	502
1953	761
1954	501
1955	271
1956	534
1957	932
1958	627
1959	356
1960	471
1961	956
1962	176
1963	667
1964	458
1965	400
1966	467
1967	789
1968	654
1969	687
1970	614
1971	394
1972	934
1973	683
1974	598
1975	996
1976	746
1977	476
1978	368
1979	857
1980	677
1981	889
1982	658
1983	752
1984	913
1985	516
1986	601
1987	940
1988	1,834
1989	856
1990	847
1991	1,067
1992	1,679
1993	939
1994	777
1995	978
1996	1,075
1997	1,037
1998	1,746
1999	994
2000	1,212
2001	658
2002	828
2003	1,034
2004	697
2005	1,090
2006	774
2007	1,085
2008	580
2009	1,060
2010	852
2011	1,340
2012	1,151
2013	571
2014	434
2015	707
2016	877
2017	954
2018	577
2019	969
2020	519
2021	1,132
2022	774
2023	987
2024	679
2025	1,536
2026	736

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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 2026-10-13 (13 October 2026). Records are computed by this site and are not official.

Data as of 2026-10-12. Last revised 12 October 2026 (2026-10-12).

Margin	Records
0 to 10	1,278
10 to 20	46
20 to 30	13
30 to 40	1
40 to 50	2
50 to 60	2