Weather Records on 24 June 1998

1,127 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 24 June 1998. Highest significance: Orbost (Comparison), AU.

Key Facts for 24 June 1998

On 24 June 1998, 1,127 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
692 were record highs and 161 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 18 were all-time records, 47 monthly and 1,062 daily.
Orbost (Comparison) set an all-time record daily precipitation of 247.6 mm (9.7 in) on 24 June 1998.
Across 167 earlier years (1793 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 408 records.

Record Map

1,127 stations

1,127 station records on 24 June 1998 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 24 June 1998: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Orbost (Comparison)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	247.6 mm (9.7 in)	88 of 100 (Exceptional)
Delegate Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	90.6 mm (3.6 in)	80 of 100 (Exceptional)
Tambo Crossing	Australia	Record daily precipitation	106.0 mm (4.2 in)	70 of 100 (Major)
Delegate (Weewalla)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	90.0 mm (3.5 in)	69 of 100 (Major)
Hawi 168	United States	Record daily precipitation	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	67 of 100 (Major)
Wattle Flat General Store	Australia	Record daily precipitation	57.0 mm (2.2 in)	65 of 100 (Major)
Bete Bolong (Russells Estate)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	227.4 mm (9.0 in)	65 of 100 (Major)
Gabo Island Lighthouse	Australia	Record daily precipitation	71.4 mm (2.8 in)	64 of 100 (Major)
Club Terrace	Australia	Record daily precipitation	284.6 mm (11.2 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Canberra Airport Comparison	Australia	Record daily precipitation	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Tubbut	Australia	Record daily precipitation	116.4 mm (4.6 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Benambra (Evandale)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	43.0 mm (1.7 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Bredbo (Bredbo Station)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Nowa Nowa	Australia	Record daily precipitation	172.8 mm (6.8 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Jindabyne	Australia	Record daily precipitation	32.4 mm (1.3 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Buchan	Australia	Record daily precipitation	124.0 mm (4.9 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Kunming	China	Record daily precipitation	79.0 mm (3.1 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Lindley 2N	United States	Record daily precipitation	66.0 mm (2.6 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Point Hicks (Lighthouse)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	163.6 mm (6.4 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Cooma (Kiaora)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	38.6 mm (1.5 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Tombong (Hillcrest)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	75.0 mm (3.0 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Licola Rwc	Australia	Record daily precipitation	31.2 mm (1.2 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Dargo	Australia	Record daily precipitation	81.0 mm (3.2 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Ust-Umalta	Russia	Record daily precipitation	65.0 mm (2.6 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Delegate Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	71.4 mm (2.8 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Dellicknora (Tellicura)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	93.0 mm (3.7 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Hawkhurst	Australia	Record daily precipitation	72.6 mm (2.9 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Rio Do Pouso	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	59.0 mm (2.3 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Rockwell City	United States	Record daily precipitation	74.2 mm (2.9 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Little Falls City Rsch	United States	Record daily precipitation	43.4 mm (1.7 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Ensay	Australia	Record daily precipitation	117.0 mm (4.6 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Black Mountain	Australia	Record daily precipitation	85.4 mm (3.4 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Peon Blanco	Mexico	Record high minimum temperature	25.0 C (77.0 F)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Ellerston (Poitrel)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	89.0 mm (3.5 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Sao Ludgero	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	53.8 mm (2.1 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Cernuska	Russia	Record daily precipitation	41.9 mm (1.6 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Binda Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	61.4 mm (2.4 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Swifts Creek	Australia	Record daily precipitation	88.0 mm (3.5 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Combienbar	Australia	Record daily precipitation	195.6 mm (7.7 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
East Sale Airport	Australia	Record daily precipitation	51.2 mm (2.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Eagle Point (Bonnie Banks)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	81.0 mm (3.2 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Elgin 2SSW	United States	Record daily precipitation	65.0 mm (2.6 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Dwtn Charleston	United States	Record high minimum temperature	29.4 C (84.9 F)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Aberdeen	United States	Record daily precipitation	64.5 mm (2.5 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Bigga (Greenmantle)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	52.6 mm (2.1 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Queanbeyan Bowling Club	Australia	Record daily precipitation	40.0 mm (1.6 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Fernbank (Towri)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	71.6 mm (2.8 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Briagolong	Australia	Record daily precipitation	59.0 mm (2.3 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Huamantla	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	77.0 mm (3.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Saint Leo	United States	Record high maximum temperature	38.3 C (100.9 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Wewahitchka	United States	Record high maximum temperature	38.3 C (100.9 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Strausstown	United States	Record daily precipitation	59.2 mm (2.3 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Abercrombie (Abercrombie Bridg	Australia	Record daily precipitation	35.2 mm (1.4 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Rock Flat (Old Post Office)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	57.0 mm (2.2 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Cranbrook (Cranbrook House)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	28.0 mm (1.1 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Dalgety (Severn Park)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Canberra (Australian National	Australia	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Cape Barren Island (Cape Barre	Australia	Record daily precipitation	42.0 mm (1.7 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Armazem Capivari	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	55.5 mm (2.2 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Sulphur Springs	United States	Record high minimum temperature	25.0 C (77.0 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)

Counts by Type and Timescale

1,127 records

Records set or tied on 24 June 1998 by type: Highest daily maximum 318, Lowest daily maximum 95, Highest daily minimum 374, Lowest daily minimum 66, Heaviest daily rainfall 274.

Records on 24 June 1998 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	318
Lowest daily maximum	95
Highest daily minimum	374
Lowest daily minimum	66
Heaviest daily rainfall	274
Heaviest daily snowfall	0
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 24 June 1998 by timescale: all-time 18, monthly 47, daily 1,062.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

781 broken records

Margins by which the 781 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 92.8. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

24 June 1998

Top 20 records on 24 June 1998 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
24 June 1998	Orbost (Comparison), AU	all-time rain	247.6 mm (9.7 in)	66.5 mm (2.6 in)	62 years	88 of 100 (Exceptional)
24 June 1998	Delegate Post Office, AU	monthly rain	90.6 mm (3.6 in)	35.2 mm (1.4 in)	68 years	80 of 100 (Exceptional)
24 June 1998	Tambo Crossing, AU	daily rain	106.0 mm (4.2 in)	92.8 mm (3.7 in)	72 years	70 of 100 (Major)
24 June 1998	Delegate (Weewalla), AU	daily rain	90.0 mm (3.5 in)	35.9 mm (1.4 in)	64 years	69 of 100 (Major)
24 June 1998	Hawi 168, US	daily rain	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	20.8 mm (0.8 in)	89 years	67 of 100 (Major)
24 June 1998	Wattle Flat General Store, AU	daily rain	57.0 mm (2.2 in)	31.6 mm (1.2 in)	64 years	65 of 100 (Major)
24 June 1998	Bete Bolong (Russells Estate), AU	all-time rain	227.4 mm (9.0 in)	73.2 mm (2.9 in)	9 years	65 of 100 (Major)
24 June 1998	Gabo Island Lighthouse, AU	daily rain	71.4 mm (2.8 in)	25.9 mm (1.0 in)	103 years	64 of 100 (Major)
24 June 1998	Club Terrace, AU	all-time rain	284.6 mm (11.2 in)	60.3 mm (2.4 in)	31 years	61 of 100 (Major)
24 June 1998	Canberra Airport Comparison, AU	daily rain	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	23.4 mm (0.9 in)	52 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
24 June 1998	Tubbut, AU	all-time rain	116.4 mm (4.6 in)	25.2 mm (1.0 in)	20 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
24 June 1998	Benambra (Evandale), AU	daily rain	43.0 mm (1.7 in)	35.4 mm (1.4 in)	41 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
24 June 1998	Bredbo (Bredbo Station), AU	daily rain	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	19.3 mm (0.8 in)	85 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
24 June 1998	Nowa Nowa, AU	monthly rain	172.8 mm (6.8 in)	44.1 mm (1.7 in)	20 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
24 June 1998	Jindabyne, AU	daily rain	32.4 mm (1.3 in)	27.6 mm (1.1 in)	39 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
24 June 1998	Buchan, AU	monthly rain	124.0 mm (4.9 in)	18.1 mm (0.7 in)	68 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
24 June 1998	Kunming, CN	daily rain	79.0 mm (3.1 in)	63.8 mm (2.5 in)	39 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
24 June 1998	Lindley 2N, US	daily rain	66.0 mm (2.6 in)	52.8 mm (2.1 in)	37 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
24 June 1998	Point Hicks (Lighthouse), AU	all-time rain	163.6 mm (6.4 in)	27.5 mm (1.1 in)	27 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
24 June 1998	Cooma (Kiaora), AU	daily rain	38.6 mm (1.5 in)	15.0 mm (0.6 in)	85 years	53 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

1793 to 1998

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1793 to 1998. 1998 had 1,127 records.

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

Records on 06-24 in each year
Year	Records
1793	1
1798	1
1799	1
1803	1
1806	2
1813	1
1821	1
1822	1
1836	1
1845	1
1846	1
1849	2
1850	1
1854	1
1855	2
1856	2
1862	1
1863	1
1867	1
1869	1
1870	2
1873	1
1875	2
1877	1
1878	1
1880	1
1881	1
1882	1
1885	1
1886	1
1887	1
1888	5
1889	4
1892	11
1893	7
1894	4
1895	4
1896	1
1897	5
1898	2
1899	1
1900	4
1901	4
1902	10
1903	17
1904	10
1905	13
1906	13
1907	28
1908	25
1909	52
1910	21
1911	24
1912	141
1913	36
1914	50
1915	57
1916	57
1917	24
1918	56
1919	32
1920	31
1921	33
1922	46
1923	262
1924	119
1925	220
1926	219
1927	155
1928	275
1929	299
1930	366
1931	668
1932	351
1933	482
1934	390
1935	279
1936	897
1937	473
1938	388
1939	296
1940	534
1941	361
1942	373
1943	293
1944	394
1945	352
1946	384
1947	432
1948	398
1949	360
1950	681
1951	452
1952	798
1953	422
1954	439
1955	327
1956	603
1957	706
1958	583
1959	369
1960	320
1961	603
1962	260
1963	433
1964	365
1965	443
1966	490
1967	613
1968	500
1969	992
1970	536
1971	557
1972	1,204
1973	400
1974	922
1975	798
1976	840
1977	508
1978	582
1979	830
1980	655
1981	767
1982	615
1983	913
1984	732
1985	797
1986	672
1987	805
1988	1,646
1989	733
1990	689
1991	935
1992	1,104
1993	1,054
1994	1,019
1995	751
1996	1,019
1997	854
1998	1,127
1999	815
2000	605
2001	684
2002	864
2003	1,199
2004	946
2005	1,322
2006	789
2007	779
2008	533
2009	935
2010	1,102
2011	845
2012	991
2013	667
2014	460
2015	583
2016	1,245
2017	1,139
2018	459
2019	889
2020	609
2021	929
2022	650
2023	682
2024	784
2025	1,508
2026	927

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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	715
20 to 40	45
40 to 60	15
60 to 80	5
80 to 100	1