Weather Records on 28 June 1998

1,271 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 28 June 1998. Highest significance: Beverly Stp, US.

Key Facts for 28 June 1998

On 28 June 1998, 1,271 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
924 were record highs and 131 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 24 were all-time records, 75 monthly and 1,172 daily.
Beverly Stp set an all-time record daily precipitation of 130.0 mm (5.1 in) on 28 June 1998.
Across 158 earlier years (1815 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 463 records.

Record Map

1,271 stations

1,271 station records on 28 June 1998 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 28 June 1998: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Beverly Stp	United States	Record daily precipitation	130.0 mm (5.1 in)	69 of 100 (Major)
Gwalior	India	Record daily precipitation	261.9 mm (10.3 in)	63 of 100 (Major)
Galveston	United States	Record daily precipitation	175.3 mm (6.9 in)	63 of 100 (Major)
Cambridge	United States	Record daily precipitation	126.2 mm (5.0 in)	62 of 100 (Major)
Chinook	United States	Record daily precipitation	46.7 mm (1.8 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Tres Piedras	United States	Record high maximum temperature	35.0 C (95.0 F)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Ripley	United States	Record daily precipitation	172.7 mm (6.8 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Melrose	Australia	Record daily precipitation	51.0 mm (2.0 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Singuilucan	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	52.8 mm (2.1 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Marietta Lock 1	United States	Record daily precipitation	113.0 mm (4.4 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Waverly	United States	Record high minimum temperature	26.1 C (79.0 F)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Huixtla	Mexico	Record low minimum temperature	17.8 C (64.0 F)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Decorah	United States	Record daily precipitation	83.1 mm (3.3 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Bellefontaine	United States	Record high minimum temperature	24.4 C (75.9 F)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Logansport Cicott St	United States	Record high minimum temperature	24.4 C (75.9 F)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Loei	Thailand	Record daily precipitation	80.0 mm (3.1 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Trenton	United States	Record daily precipitation	86.4 mm (3.4 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Creston	United States	Record daily precipitation	75.7 mm (3.0 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Saguache	United States	Record high maximum temperature	34.4 C (93.9 F)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Presa El Giron	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	68.3 mm (2.7 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
San Jose de Raices	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	41.9 mm (1.6 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Olga 2 SE	United States	Record low minimum temperature	5.0 C (41.0 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Parkersburg	United States	Record daily precipitation	105.7 mm (4.2 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Qian Gorlos	China	Record daily precipitation	46.8 mm (1.8 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
San Bernabe	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	46.2 mm (1.8 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
El-Golea	Algeria	Record high minimum temperature	32.5 C (90.5 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Landsborough Downs	Australia	Record daily precipitation	34.0 mm (1.3 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
San Diego Curupatzeo	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	75.9 mm (3.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Kudymkar	Russia	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Kenton	United States	Record high minimum temperature	23.3 C (73.9 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Marietta Wwtp	United States	Record daily precipitation	101.6 mm (4.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Jogeva	Estonia	Record daily precipitation	30.6 mm (1.2 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Timovskoe	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	17.1 C (62.8 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Bangkok Metropolis	Thailand	Record daily precipitation	59.9 mm (2.4 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Gainesville	United States	Record high minimum temperature	23.3 C (73.9 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Cambridge City 3 N	United States	Record high minimum temperature	23.3 C (73.9 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Clendenin	United States	Record daily precipitation	101.6 mm (4.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Saint Leo	United States	Record high maximum temperature	37.2 C (99.0 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Pana	United States	Record high minimum temperature	25.0 C (77.0 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Madison 3NNW	United States	Record high minimum temperature	22.8 C (73.0 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
San Miguel Ejutla	Mexico	Record high maximum temperature	38.9 C (102.0 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Greenville Wtp	United States	Record high minimum temperature	25.6 C (78.1 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Newark Wtr Wks	United States	Record daily precipitation	56.9 mm (2.2 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Orlando Executive AP	United States	Record high maximum temperature	37.2 C (99.0 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Barranco Azul	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	96.8 mm (3.8 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Fitzgerald	United States	Record daily precipitation	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Anahuac	United States	Record daily precipitation	76.2 mm (3.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Montemorelos	Mexico	Record high minimum temperature	25.6 C (78.1 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Altotonga	Mexico	Record low maximum temperature	11.7 C (53.1 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Cimarron 4 SW	United States	Record high maximum temperature	36.7 C (98.1 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Superior	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-4.4 C (24.1 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Tihosuco	Mexico	Record high maximum temperature	44.4 C (111.9 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Los Uvalle	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	38.6 mm (1.5 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Lumberton	United States	Record high minimum temperature	24.4 C (75.9 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Crockett	United States	Record high minimum temperature	25.0 C (77.0 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
San Marcos	United States	Record high minimum temperature	26.1 C (79.0 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Brodhead Wwtp	United States	Record daily precipitation	37.1 mm (1.5 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Capanema	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	42.7 mm (1.7 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Villaflores (Smn)	Mexico	Record high maximum temperature	38.3 C (100.9 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Atzalan	Mexico	Record high minimum temperature	16.7 C (62.1 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

1,271 records

Records set or tied on 28 June 1998 by type: Highest daily maximum 381, Lowest daily maximum 49, Highest daily minimum 543, Lowest daily minimum 82, Heaviest daily rainfall 216.

Records on 28 June 1998 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	381
Lowest daily maximum	49
Highest daily minimum	543
Lowest daily minimum	82
Heaviest daily rainfall	216
Heaviest daily snowfall	0
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 28 June 1998 by timescale: all-time 24, monthly 75, daily 1,172.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

812 broken records

Margins by which the 812 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 159.3. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

28 June 1998

Top 20 records on 28 June 1998 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
28 June 1998	Beverly Stp, US	all-time rain	130.0 mm (5.1 in)	51.3 mm (2.0 in)	0 years	69 of 100 (Major)
28 June 1998	Gwalior, IN	monthly rain	261.9 mm (10.3 in)	73.4 mm (2.9 in)	46 years	63 of 100 (Major)
28 June 1998	Galveston, US	daily rain	175.3 mm (6.9 in)	159.3 mm (6.3 in)	44 years	63 of 100 (Major)
28 June 1998	Cambridge, US	monthly rain	126.2 mm (5.0 in)	44.4 mm (1.7 in)	24 years	62 of 100 (Major)
28 June 1998	Chinook, US	daily rain	46.7 mm (1.8 in)	23.6 mm (0.9 in)	92 years	61 of 100 (Major)
28 June 1998	Tres Piedras, US	all-time high max	35.0 C (95.0 F)	1.1 C (2.0 F)	87 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
28 June 1998	Ripley, US	all-time rain	172.7 mm (6.8 in)	31.7 mm (1.2 in)	13 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
28 June 1998	Melrose, AU	daily rain	51.0 mm (2.0 in)	31.9 mm (1.3 in)	63 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
28 June 1998	Singuilucan, MX	daily rain	52.8 mm (2.1 in)	35.5 mm (1.4 in)	35 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
28 June 1998	Marietta Lock 1, US	monthly rain	113.0 mm (4.4 in)	24.1 mm (0.9 in)	57 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
28 June 1998	Waverly, US	monthly high min	26.1 C (79.0 F)	1.1 C (2.0 F)	102 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
28 June 1998	Huixtla, MX	daily low min	17.8 C (64.0 F)	3.9 C (7.0 F)	32 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
28 June 1998	Decorah, US	daily rain	83.1 mm (3.3 in)	40.7 mm (1.6 in)	37 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
28 June 1998	Bellefontaine, US	monthly high min	24.4 C (75.9 F)	0.5 C (0.9 F)	101 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
28 June 1998	Logansport Cicott St, US	monthly high min	24.4 C (75.9 F)	0.5 C (0.9 F)	99 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
28 June 1998	Loei, TH	daily rain	80.0 mm (3.1 in)	47.6 mm (1.9 in)	43 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
28 June 1998	Trenton, US	daily rain	86.4 mm (3.4 in)	40.2 mm (1.6 in)	44 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
28 June 1998	Creston, US	daily rain	75.7 mm (3.0 in)	21.9 mm (0.9 in)	65 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
28 June 1998	Saguache, US	monthly high max	34.4 C (93.9 F)	0.5 C (0.9 F)	80 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
28 June 1998	Presa El Giron, MX	monthly rain	68.3 mm (2.7 in)	18.5 mm (0.7 in)	19 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

1815 to 1998

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1815 to 1998. 1998 had 1,271 records.

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

Records on 06-28 in each year
Year	Records
1815	1
1823	1
1824	1
1827	1
1834	1
1835	2
1840	1
1841	1
1857	1
1860	1
1861	2
1862	1
1863	1
1864	1
1865	1
1867	1
1876	2
1878	1
1879	1
1880	1
1884	1
1887	3
1888	4
1889	2
1890	5
1891	1
1892	4
1893	5
1895	1
1896	2
1898	3
1899	2
1900	2
1901	19
1902	8
1903	2
1904	12
1905	19
1906	24
1907	12
1908	10
1909	26
1910	51
1911	30
1912	21
1913	57
1914	50
1915	64
1916	99
1917	20
1918	46
1919	69
1920	146
1921	68
1922	45
1923	222
1924	105
1925	168
1926	335
1927	256
1928	176
1929	146
1930	195
1931	843
1932	218
1933	475
1934	594
1935	332
1936	556
1937	378
1938	591
1939	333
1940	256
1941	454
1942	570
1943	422
1944	386
1945	489
1946	401
1947	818
1948	435
1949	316
1950	340
1951	420
1952	685
1953	293
1954	427
1955	369
1956	582
1957	636
1958	749
1959	647
1960	290
1961	405
1962	333
1963	672
1964	328
1965	363
1966	394
1967	398
1968	1,286
1969	961
1970	897
1971	629
1972	503
1973	696
1974	953
1975	611
1976	661
1977	397
1978	797
1979	542
1980	1,754
1981	870
1982	737
1983	1,336
1984	448
1985	1,223
1986	657
1987	615
1988	1,224
1989	736
1990	1,006
1991	1,389
1992	1,306
1993	753
1994	1,209
1995	959
1996	1,094
1997	860
1998	1,271
1999	1,348
2000	1,297
2001	712
2002	1,020
2003	748
2004	965
2005	995
2006	1,051
2007	1,086
2008	554
2009	839
2010	1,186
2011	1,051
2012	1,204
2013	934
2014	695
2015	1,257
2016	424
2017	595
2018	711
2019	685
2020	915
2021	1,472
2022	853
2023	619
2024	694
2025	454
2026	1,942

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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	766
20 to 40	36
40 to 60	7
60 to 80	2
80 to 100	0
100 to 120	0
120 to 140	0
140 to 160	1