Weather Records on 26 June 1998

1,205 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 26 June 1998. Highest significance: Lake Placid 2 S, US.

Key Facts for 26 June 1998

On 26 June 1998, 1,205 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
895 were record highs and 139 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 14 were all-time records, 62 monthly and 1,129 daily.
Lake Placid 2 S set an all-time record daily precipitation of 94.7 mm (3.7 in) on 26 June 1998.
Across 162 earlier years (1799 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 431 records.

Record Map

1,205 stations

1,205 station records on 26 June 1998 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 26 June 1998: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Lake Placid 2 S	United States	Record daily precipitation	94.7 mm (3.7 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Linton	United States	Record daily precipitation	84.8 mm (3.3 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Kirov	Russia	Record daily precipitation	30.4 mm (1.2 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Lisbon	United States	Record daily precipitation	80.0 mm (3.1 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Alberta	United States	Record daily precipitation	96.3 mm (3.8 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Kr.Ansbach Weidenbach	Germany	Record daily precipitation	44.5 mm (1.8 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Ellenburg Depot	United States	Record daily precipitation	57.7 mm (2.3 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Dannemora	United States	Record daily precipitation	49.5 mm (1.9 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Coyuquilla	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	115.3 mm (4.5 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Saco 1 NNW	United States	Record daily precipitation	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Runnymede (Whitemarsh)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	42.5 mm (1.7 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Chumphon	Thailand	Record daily precipitation	104.9 mm (4.1 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Crookston NW Exp STN	United States	Record daily precipitation	44.5 mm (1.8 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Minneapolis-St Paul Intl AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	64.5 mm (2.5 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Red Rvr	United States	Record high minimum temperature	14.4 C (57.9 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Cambridge City 3 N	United States	Record high minimum temperature	23.9 C (75.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Ashland	United States	Record high minimum temperature	26.7 C (80.1 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
South Pass City	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-7.8 C (18.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Danville	United States	Record high minimum temperature	25.6 C (78.1 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Logansport Cicott St	United States	Record high minimum temperature	22.8 C (73.0 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Franklin 3 NW	United States	Record low maximum temperature	26.1 C (79.0 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Clarksville Wwtp	United States	Record high minimum temperature	24.4 C (75.9 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Salisbury 2 N	United States	Record daily precipitation	59.4 mm (2.3 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Peru 2 WSW	United States	Record daily precipitation	57.9 mm (2.3 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Fredericktown 4 S	United States	Record daily precipitation	53.3 mm (2.1 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Spearman	United States	Record high maximum temperature	43.3 C (109.9 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Stuttgart (Neckartal)	Germany	Record daily precipitation	42.3 mm (1.7 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Kislovodsk	Russia	Record daily precipitation	58.0 mm (2.3 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Rushville	United States	Record high minimum temperature	25.6 C (78.1 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Oolitic Purdue Ex Fm	United States	Record high minimum temperature	23.9 C (75.0 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Gladwin	United States	Record high minimum temperature	21.1 C (70.0 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Kochi	Japan	Record daily precipitation	240.0 mm (9.4 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
La Concha	Mexico	Record high minimum temperature	30.0 C (86.0 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Erbogacen	Russia	Record daily precipitation	35.3 mm (1.4 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Milledgeville	United States	Record high maximum temperature	40.0 C (104.0 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Wheaton 3 SE	United States	Record daily precipitation	45.0 mm (1.8 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Warrenton 1 N	United States	Record high minimum temperature	24.4 C (75.9 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Batavia	United States	Record high minimum temperature	25.6 C (78.1 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Urbana Wrf	United States	Record high minimum temperature	25.0 C (77.0 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Brownsville	United States	Record high minimum temperature	25.6 C (78.1 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Trinidad AP	United States	Record high minimum temperature	22.8 C (73.0 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Morgan City	United States	Record daily precipitation	67.8 mm (2.7 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Bethel 4 N	United States	Record daily precipitation	43.4 mm (1.7 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Fargo Hector Intl AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	32.8 mm (1.3 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Santiago	Mexico	Record low minimum temperature	2.8 C (37.0 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Orogrande	United States	Record high minimum temperature	26.7 C (80.1 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Batavia	United States	Record daily precipitation	78.7 mm (3.1 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Pointe Noire	Congo (Brazzaville)	Record high maximum temperature	30.2 C (86.4 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Lowman	United States	Record low maximum temperature	14.4 C (57.9 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Rumford 1 SSE	United States	Record daily precipitation	38.6 mm (1.5 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Whitehall	United States	Record daily precipitation	42.9 mm (1.7 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Penstock Lagoon (Pipeline)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	28.0 mm (1.1 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Aginskoe	Russia	Record daily precipitation	35.2 mm (1.4 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Leadhills	United Kingdom	Record daily precipitation	26.9 mm (1.1 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Chardon	United States	Record high minimum temperature	24.4 C (75.9 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Burlington Muni AP	United States	Record high minimum temperature	26.1 C (79.0 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Tlanchinol (Smn)	Mexico	Record high maximum temperature	30.0 C (86.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
El Nogal	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	34.8 mm (1.4 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
W Lafayette 6 NW	United States	Record high minimum temperature	25.0 C (77.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Marysville	United States	Record high minimum temperature	22.2 C (72.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

1,205 records

Records set or tied on 26 June 1998 by type: Highest daily maximum 331, Lowest daily maximum 79, Highest daily minimum 564, Lowest daily minimum 60, Heaviest daily rainfall 171.

Records on 26 June 1998 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	331
Lowest daily maximum	79
Highest daily minimum	564
Lowest daily minimum	60
Heaviest daily rainfall	171
Heaviest daily snowfall	0
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 26 June 1998 by timescale: all-time 14, monthly 62, daily 1,129.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

815 broken records

Margins by which the 815 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 80.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

26 June 1998

Top 20 records on 26 June 1998 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
26 June 1998	Lake Placid 2 S, US	all-time rain	94.7 mm (3.7 in)	5.3 mm (0.21 in)	79 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
26 June 1998	Linton, US	daily rain	84.8 mm (3.3 in)	36.5 mm (1.4 in)	53 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
26 June 1998	Kirov, RU	daily rain	30.4 mm (1.2 in)	13.4 mm (0.5 in)	73 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
26 June 1998	Lisbon, US	daily rain	80.0 mm (3.1 in)	54.6 mm (2.1 in)	15 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
26 June 1998	Alberta, US	daily rain	96.3 mm (3.8 in)	66.3 mm (2.6 in)	25 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
26 June 1998	Kr.Ansbach Weidenbach, DE	daily rain	44.5 mm (1.8 in)	20.5 mm (0.8 in)	44 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
26 June 1998	Ellenburg Depot, US	monthly rain	57.7 mm (2.3 in)	13.8 mm (0.5 in)	44 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
26 June 1998	Dannemora, US	daily rain	49.5 mm (1.9 in)	20.3 mm (0.8 in)	60 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
26 June 1998	Coyuquilla, MX	daily rain	115.3 mm (4.5 in)	80.0 mm (3.1 in)	35 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
26 June 1998	Saco 1 NNW, US	daily rain	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	32.5 mm (1.3 in)	28 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
26 June 1998	Runnymede (Whitemarsh), AU	daily rain	42.5 mm (1.7 in)	15.1 mm (0.6 in)	61 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
26 June 1998	Chumphon, TH	monthly rain	104.9 mm (4.1 in)	22.8 mm (0.9 in)	26 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
26 June 1998	Crookston NW Exp STN, US	daily rain	44.5 mm (1.8 in)	29.3 mm (1.2 in)	31 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
26 June 1998	Minneapolis-St Paul Intl AP, US	daily rain	64.5 mm (2.5 in)	39.9 mm (1.6 in)	8 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
26 June 1998	Red Rvr, US	daily high min	14.4 C (57.9 F)	5.0 C (9.0 F)	57 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
26 June 1998	Cambridge City 3 N, US	daily high min	23.9 C (75.0 F)	2.2 C (4.0 F)	87 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
26 June 1998	Ashland, US	daily high min	26.7 C (80.1 F)	2.8 C (5.0 F)	84 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
26 June 1998	South Pass City, US	daily low min	-7.8 C (18.0 F)	1.7 C (3.1 F)	93 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
26 June 1998	Danville, US	daily high min	25.6 C (78.1 F)	0.6 C (1.1 F)	96 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
26 June 1998	Logansport Cicott St, US	daily high min	22.8 C (73.0 F)	1.7 C (3.1 F)	87 years	40 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

1799 to 1998

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1799 to 1998. 1998 had 1,205 records.

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

Records on 06-26 in each year
Year	Records
1799	1
1808	1
1811	3
1814	1
1816	1
1824	1
1829	1
1830	1
1833	1
1838	1
1840	2
1843	1
1849	1
1855	1
1858	3
1860	1
1862	1
1863	1
1869	1
1871	4
1872	1
1874	2
1876	1
1878	2
1881	1
1882	2
1884	2
1885	1
1888	1
1889	1
1891	2
1893	1
1894	2
1895	6
1896	4
1897	1
1900	3
1901	15
1902	19
1903	11
1904	22
1905	9
1906	16
1907	5
1908	10
1909	30
1910	27
1911	37
1912	27
1913	70
1914	55
1915	29
1916	124
1917	25
1918	68
1919	57
1920	24
1921	132
1922	84
1923	294
1924	45
1925	181
1926	273
1927	145
1928	449
1929	173
1930	220
1931	579
1932	198
1933	387
1934	635
1935	313
1936	562
1937	288
1938	395
1939	262
1940	574
1941	388
1942	500
1943	473
1944	502
1945	269
1946	376
1947	273
1948	343
1949	581
1950	524
1951	433
1952	1,274
1953	340
1954	539
1955	362
1956	406
1957	709
1958	989
1959	454
1960	410
1961	622
1962	352
1963	379
1964	323
1965	1,063
1966	380
1967	683
1968	1,268
1969	1,188
1970	916
1971	635
1972	581
1973	583
1974	1,535
1975	797
1976	726
1977	395
1978	860
1979	1,091
1980	1,285
1981	793
1982	792
1983	838
1984	572
1985	897
1986	933
1987	751
1988	1,267
1989	504
1990	818
1991	1,047
1992	958
1993	640
1994	1,177
1995	732
1996	922
1997	737
1998	1,205
1999	853
2000	725
2001	738
2002	760
2003	1,107
2004	1,040
2005	592
2006	1,104
2007	1,547
2008	541
2009	1,062
2010	1,041
2011	840
2012	1,076
2013	800
2014	584
2015	603
2016	546
2017	624
2018	432
2019	970
2020	459
2021	878
2022	825
2023	578
2024	765
2025	730
2026	935

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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	758
10 to 20	33
20 to 30	17
30 to 40	3
40 to 50	0
50 to 60	1
60 to 70	2
70 to 80	1