Weather Records on 22 June 1998

1,402 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 22 June 1998. Highest significance: Weston 1 E, US.

Key Facts for 22 June 1998

On 22 June 1998, 1,402 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
861 were record highs and 198 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 10 were all-time records, 45 monthly and 1,347 daily.
Weston 1 E set an all-time record daily precipitation of 108.0 mm (4.3 in) on 22 June 1998.
Across 160 earlier years (1794 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 427 records.

Record Map

1,402 stations

1,402 station records on 22 June 1998 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 22 June 1998: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Weston 1 E	United States	Record daily precipitation	108.0 mm (4.3 in)	67 of 100 (Major)
Anyang	China	Record daily precipitation	156.3 mm (6.2 in)	66 of 100 (Major)
Mullaley Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	49.0 mm (1.9 in)	62 of 100 (Major)
Pilliga Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	50.0 mm (2.0 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Curlewis (Pine Cliff)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	48.0 mm (1.9 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Alectown (Vanvilla)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	36.4 mm (1.4 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Cootamundra (Landgrove)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	52.0 mm (2.0 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Boggabri Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	38.2 mm (1.5 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Mishima	Japan	Record daily precipitation	128.0 mm (5.0 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Breeza (Main Street)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	35.8 mm (1.4 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Goonoo Goonoo Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	52.0 mm (2.0 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Saint Leo	United States	Record high maximum temperature	38.3 C (100.9 F)	49 of 100 (Notable)
San Miguel Ejutla	Mexico	Record high maximum temperature	41.7 C (107.1 F)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Nikolo-Poloma	Russia	Record daily precipitation	42.9 mm (1.7 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Celina	United States	Record daily precipitation	60.7 mm (2.4 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Goodooga (Willawillingbah)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.0 mm (1.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Heinersreuth-Vollhof	Germany	Record high minimum temperature	17.3 C (63.1 F)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Noolook Well (Noolook Forest R	Australia	Record daily precipitation	37.0 mm (1.5 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Werris Creek Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	38.0 mm (1.5 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
San Isidro	Mexico	Record high maximum temperature	50.6 C (123.1 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Perelyub	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	25.1 C (77.2 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Oshkosh 8 SW	United States	Record daily precipitation	60.2 mm (2.4 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Barringun	Australia	Record daily precipitation	32.3 mm (1.3 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Uppsala_Aut	Sweden	Record low maximum temperature	10.9 C (51.6 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Lockport 2SE	United States	Record high maximum temperature	33.9 C (93.0 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
McAlester Rgnl AP	United States	Record high minimum temperature	26.7 C (80.1 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Little Swanport (Lisdillon)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	27.0 mm (1.1 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Dyersburg Muni AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	82.6 mm (3.3 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Huixtla	Mexico	Record low minimum temperature	17.8 C (64.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Cheyenne Wells 2NE	United States	Record daily precipitation	28.4 mm (1.1 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Fulton 3 W	United States	Record high minimum temperature	22.8 C (73.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Bowling Alley Point (Poplars)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Yarrangobilly Caves	Australia	Record daily precipitation	35.3 mm (1.4 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Myrtleford (Ovens Research Sta	Australia	Record daily precipitation	44.7 mm (1.8 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Campbell Town Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	26.0 mm (1.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Kargopol	Russia	Record daily precipitation	33.8 mm (1.3 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Wewahitchka	United States	Record high maximum temperature	37.2 C (99.0 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Denton	Australia	Record daily precipitation	57.5 mm (2.3 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Uralsk	Kazakhstan	Record high minimum temperature	22.9 C (73.2 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Mound City	United States	Record daily precipitation	82.6 mm (3.3 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Baradine Forestry	Australia	Record daily precipitation	36.2 mm (1.4 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Somerton (Bective Estate)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	72.0 mm (2.8 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Boggabri (Be-Bara)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	64.0 mm (2.5 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Ocala	United States	Record high maximum temperature	38.3 C (100.9 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Ascencion (Smn)	Mexico	Record low minimum temperature	10.6 C (51.1 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Bezenchuk	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	24.5 C (76.1 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Garnett 1 E	United States	Record daily precipitation	134.6 mm (5.3 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Oshkosh	United States	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Suwa	Japan	Record daily precipitation	75.9 mm (3.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
El Copital	Mexico	Record low minimum temperature	15.6 C (60.1 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Buynaksk	Russia	Record high maximum temperature	38.6 C (101.5 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Memphis	United States	Record high minimum temperature	23.9 C (75.0 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Thurulgoona	Australia	Record daily precipitation	37.0 mm (1.5 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Strasbourg-Entzheim	France	Record high minimum temperature	20.3 C (68.5 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Bad Reichenhall	Germany	Record high minimum temperature	19.3 C (66.7 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Kumagaya	Japan	Record daily precipitation	68.1 mm (2.7 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Ajiro	Japan	Record daily precipitation	98.0 mm (3.9 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Aleksandrov Gaj	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	27.7 C (81.9 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Harbor Beach 1 SSE	United States	Record high minimum temperature	20.6 C (69.1 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Grapevine Dam	United States	Record high maximum temperature	38.3 C (100.9 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)

Counts by Type and Timescale

1,402 records

Records set or tied on 22 June 1998 by type: Highest daily maximum 408, Lowest daily maximum 135, Highest daily minimum 453, Lowest daily minimum 63, Heaviest daily rainfall 343.

Records on 22 June 1998 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	408
Lowest daily maximum	135
Highest daily minimum	453
Lowest daily minimum	63
Heaviest daily rainfall	343
Heaviest daily snowfall	0
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 22 June 1998 by timescale: all-time 10, monthly 45, daily 1,347.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

1,074 broken records

Margins by which the 1,074 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 88.4. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

22 June 1998

Top 20 records on 22 June 1998 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
22 June 1998	Weston 1 E, US	all-time rain	108.0 mm (4.3 in)	31.5 mm (1.2 in)	30 years	67 of 100 (Major)
22 June 1998	Anyang, CN	monthly rain	156.3 mm (6.2 in)	69.9 mm (2.8 in)	42 years	66 of 100 (Major)
22 June 1998	Mullaley Post Office, AU	daily rain	49.0 mm (1.9 in)	26.1 mm (1.0 in)	93 years	62 of 100 (Major)
22 June 1998	Pilliga Post Office, AU	daily rain	50.0 mm (2.0 in)	19.5 mm (0.8 in)	107 years	60 of 100 (Major)
22 June 1998	Curlewis (Pine Cliff), AU	daily rain	48.0 mm (1.9 in)	22.6 mm (0.9 in)	93 years	60 of 100 (Major)
22 June 1998	Alectown (Vanvilla), AU	daily rain	36.4 mm (1.4 in)	29.3 mm (1.2 in)	44 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
22 June 1998	Cootamundra (Landgrove), AU	daily rain	52.0 mm (2.0 in)	12.1 mm (0.5 in)	92 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
22 June 1998	Boggabri Post Office, AU	daily rain	38.2 mm (1.5 in)	14.6 mm (0.6 in)	84 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
22 June 1998	Mishima, JP	daily rain	128.0 mm (5.0 in)	88.4 mm (3.5 in)	44 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
22 June 1998	Breeza (Main Street), AU	daily rain	35.8 mm (1.4 in)	9.1 mm (0.36 in)	107 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
22 June 1998	Goonoo Goonoo Station, AU	daily rain	52.0 mm (2.0 in)	8.8 mm (0.35 in)	107 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
22 June 1998	Saint Leo, US	daily high max	38.3 C (100.9 F)	2.2 C (4.0 F)	102 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
22 June 1998	San Miguel Ejutla, MX	daily high max	41.7 C (107.1 F)	6.7 C (12.1 F)	65 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
22 June 1998	Nikolo-Poloma, RU	daily rain	42.9 mm (1.7 in)	21.2 mm (0.8 in)	39 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
22 June 1998	Celina, US	daily rain	60.7 mm (2.4 in)	21.6 mm (0.9 in)	72 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
22 June 1998	Goodooga (Willawillingbah), AU	daily rain	25.0 mm (1.0 in)	5.9 mm (0.23 in)	103 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
22 June 1998	Heinersreuth-Vollhof, DE	daily high min	17.3 C (63.1 F)	1.6 C (2.9 F)	116 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
22 June 1998	Noolook Well (Noolook Forest R, AU	daily rain	37.0 mm (1.5 in)	16.7 mm (0.7 in)	40 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
22 June 1998	Werris Creek Post Office, AU	daily rain	38.0 mm (1.5 in)	4.0 mm (0.16 in)	107 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
22 June 1998	San Isidro, MX	all-time high max	50.6 C (123.1 F)	2.8 C (5.0 F)	40 years	44 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 1,402 records.

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

Records on 06-22 in each year
Year	Records
1794	1
1795	1
1796	1
1812	1
1814	1
1821	1
1828	1
1834	1
1839	2
1849	1
1853	1
1855	1
1861	5
1866	1
1868	1
1869	2
1871	1
1874	2
1875	1
1881	1
1882	1
1884	2
1885	2
1886	2
1887	3
1888	2
1889	1
1892	3
1893	1
1894	1
1895	3
1896	1
1898	4
1899	4
1900	3
1901	7
1902	7
1903	10
1904	16
1905	18
1906	17
1907	19
1908	23
1909	18
1910	50
1911	13
1912	18
1913	70
1914	21
1915	46
1916	71
1917	42
1918	56
1919	28
1920	59
1921	95
1922	28
1923	159
1924	89
1925	248
1926	199
1927	116
1928	179
1929	132
1930	218
1931	255
1932	171
1933	496
1934	236
1935	292
1936	703
1937	447
1938	294
1939	300
1940	556
1941	411
1942	456
1943	361
1944	371
1945	485
1946	267
1947	828
1948	562
1949	382
1950	403
1951	382
1952	523
1953	587
1954	480
1955	345
1956	376
1957	685
1958	754
1959	352
1960	341
1961	720
1962	257
1963	855
1964	423
1965	493
1966	485
1967	604
1968	325
1969	715
1970	562
1971	315
1972	1,308
1973	654
1974	608
1975	789
1976	645
1977	558
1978	377
1979	476
1980	503
1981	1,055
1982	714
1983	1,096
1984	513
1985	447
1986	505
1987	1,192
1988	2,112
1989	960
1990	778
1991	819
1992	2,071
1993	756
1994	747
1995	840
1996	894
1997	1,010
1998	1,402
1999	724
2000	980
2001	799
2002	971
2003	975
2004	769
2005	1,014
2006	803
2007	954
2008	719
2009	1,029
2010	889
2011	1,018
2012	1,076
2013	482
2014	390
2015	647
2016	798
2017	1,180
2018	511
2019	1,183
2020	517
2021	1,147
2022	714
2023	1,242
2024	749
2025	1,849
2026	837

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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 20	1,042
20 to 40	23
40 to 60	7
60 to 80	1
80 to 100	1