Weather Records on 29 June 1998

1,448 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 29 June 1998. Highest significance: Ambo Station, AU.

Key Facts for 29 June 1998

On 29 June 1998, 1,448 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
923 were record highs and 122 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 28 were all-time records, 67 monthly and 1,353 daily.
Ambo Station set a daily record precipitation of 42.0 mm (1.7 in) on 29 June 1998.
Across 163 earlier years (1812 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 444 records.

Record Map

1,448 stations

1,448 station records on 29 June 1998 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 29 June 1998: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Ambo Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	42.0 mm (1.7 in)	80 of 100 (Exceptional)
Flora Downs	Australia	Record daily precipitation	63.0 mm (2.5 in)	75 of 100 (Major)
Mahrigong	Australia	Record daily precipitation	43.0 mm (1.7 in)	72 of 100 (Major)
Penola Downs Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	38.8 mm (1.5 in)	70 of 100 (Major)
Riversleigh Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	28.6 mm (1.1 in)	68 of 100 (Major)
Corinda	Australia	Record daily precipitation	37.0 mm (1.5 in)	64 of 100 (Major)
Devoncourt Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	63 of 100 (Major)
Barcaldine Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	44.4 mm (1.7 in)	63 of 100 (Major)
Baratria	Australia	Record daily precipitation	42.4 mm (1.7 in)	63 of 100 (Major)
Kajabbi Kalkadoon Hotel	Australia	Record daily precipitation	42.0 mm (1.7 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Nelia Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	45.0 mm (1.8 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Bowen Downs	Australia	Record daily precipitation	47.2 mm (1.9 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Muttaburra	Australia	Record daily precipitation	46.4 mm (1.8 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Barcombe	Australia	Record daily precipitation	49.0 mm (1.9 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Malboona	Australia	Record daily precipitation	41.0 mm (1.6 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Mannington 8 WNW	United States	Record daily precipitation	68.3 mm (2.7 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Cotswold Hills	Australia	Record daily precipitation	40.0 mm (1.6 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Paris Stp	United States	Record daily precipitation	102.1 mm (4.0 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Coreena	Australia	Record daily precipitation	45.0 mm (1.8 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Clyde Lock 26	United States	Record daily precipitation	56.1 mm (2.2 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Manfred Downs Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.6 mm (1.0 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Belmont	Australia	Record daily precipitation	45.2 mm (1.8 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Pinos (Smn)	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	59.7 mm (2.4 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Boise City 2 E	United States	Record high maximum temperature	42.8 C (109.0 F)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Chillicothe 2S	United States	Record daily precipitation	76.5 mm (3.0 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Parkersburg	United States	Record daily precipitation	78.5 mm (3.1 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Brinard Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Carsland	Australia	Record daily precipitation	36.0 mm (1.4 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Lindong	China	Record daily precipitation	74.7 mm (2.9 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Iola 1 W	United States	Record daily precipitation	99.6 mm (3.9 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Cambridge	United States	Record daily precipitation	84.3 mm (3.3 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Gallipolis	United States	Record daily precipitation	69.9 mm (2.8 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Evesham Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	36.6 mm (1.4 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Katandra	Australia	Record daily precipitation	40.0 mm (1.6 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Sunnyside	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.0 mm (1.0 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Ytterhogdal	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	35.0 mm (1.4 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Crescent City 3 NNW	United States	Record low minimum temperature	0.0 C (32.0 F)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Circleville	United States	Record daily precipitation	104.6 mm (4.1 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Toorak Research Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	35.2 mm (1.4 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Ilfracombe Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	50.0 mm (2.0 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Maylands	Australia	Record daily precipitation	43.4 mm (1.7 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Betanga	Australia	Record daily precipitation	40.0 mm (1.6 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
San Miguel Ejutla	Mexico	Record high maximum temperature	40.6 C (105.1 F)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Camoola Park	Australia	Record daily precipitation	38.0 mm (1.5 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Strathdarr	Australia	Record daily precipitation	40.0 mm (1.6 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Saint Leo	United States	Record high minimum temperature	27.8 C (82.0 F)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Mt Sterling	United States	Record daily precipitation	95.3 mm (3.8 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Eddington Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.0 mm (1.0 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Loei	Thailand	Record daily precipitation	82.0 mm (3.2 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Golden	United States	Record daily precipitation	127.0 mm (5.0 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Pandora	United States	Record daily precipitation	87.1 mm (3.4 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Coolullah Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.0 mm (1.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Aramac Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	51.0 mm (2.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Jochmus	Australia	Record daily precipitation	35.0 mm (1.4 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Bushy Park	Australia	Record daily precipitation	28.0 mm (1.1 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Saint Leo	United States	Record high maximum temperature	38.9 C (102.0 F)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Holton	United States	Record daily precipitation	62.2 mm (2.4 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Matagorda #2	United States	Record daily precipitation	210.8 mm (8.3 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Arizona	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.5 mm (1.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Sapphire Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)

Counts by Type and Timescale

1,448 records

Records set or tied on 29 June 1998 by type: Highest daily maximum 434, Lowest daily maximum 73, Highest daily minimum 489, Lowest daily minimum 49, Heaviest daily rainfall 403.

Records on 29 June 1998 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	434
Lowest daily maximum	73
Highest daily minimum	489
Lowest daily minimum	49
Heaviest daily rainfall	403
Heaviest daily snowfall	0
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 29 June 1998 by timescale: all-time 28, monthly 67, daily 1,353.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

1,012 broken records

Margins by which the 1,012 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 86.1. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

29 June 1998

Top 20 records on 29 June 1998 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
29 June 1998	Ambo Station, AU	daily rain	42.0 mm (1.7 in)	42.0 mm (1.7 in)	105 years	80 of 100 (Exceptional)
29 June 1998	Flora Downs, AU	monthly rain	63.0 mm (2.5 in)	25.2 mm (1.0 in)	104 years	75 of 100 (Major)
29 June 1998	Mahrigong, AU	daily rain	43.0 mm (1.7 in)	43.0 mm (1.7 in)	81 years	72 of 100 (Major)
29 June 1998	Penola Downs Station, AU	daily rain	38.8 mm (1.5 in)	38.8 mm (1.5 in)	109 years	70 of 100 (Major)
29 June 1998	Riversleigh Station, AU	daily rain	28.6 mm (1.1 in)	28.6 mm (1.1 in)	112 years	68 of 100 (Major)
29 June 1998	Corinda, AU	daily rain	37.0 mm (1.5 in)	37.0 mm (1.5 in)	97 years	64 of 100 (Major)
29 June 1998	Devoncourt Station, AU	daily rain	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	105 years	63 of 100 (Major)
29 June 1998	Barcaldine Post Office, AU	daily rain	44.4 mm (1.7 in)	32.7 mm (1.3 in)	88 years	63 of 100 (Major)
29 June 1998	Baratria, AU	daily rain	42.4 mm (1.7 in)	32.2 mm (1.3 in)	76 years	63 of 100 (Major)
29 June 1998	Kajabbi Kalkadoon Hotel, AU	daily rain	42.0 mm (1.7 in)	42.0 mm (1.7 in)	56 years	61 of 100 (Major)
29 June 1998	Nelia Post Office, AU	daily rain	45.0 mm (1.8 in)	42.7 mm (1.7 in)	52 years	61 of 100 (Major)
29 June 1998	Bowen Downs, AU	daily rain	47.2 mm (1.9 in)	38.8 mm (1.5 in)	76 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
29 June 1998	Muttaburra, AU	daily rain	46.4 mm (1.8 in)	40.3 mm (1.6 in)	63 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
29 June 1998	Barcombe, AU	daily rain	49.0 mm (1.9 in)	49.0 mm (1.9 in)	65 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
29 June 1998	Malboona, AU	daily rain	41.0 mm (1.6 in)	38.7 mm (1.5 in)	76 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
29 June 1998	Mannington 8 WNW, US	daily rain	68.3 mm (2.7 in)	47.5 mm (1.9 in)	47 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
29 June 1998	Cotswold Hills, AU	daily rain	40.0 mm (1.6 in)	40.0 mm (1.6 in)	60 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
29 June 1998	Paris Stp, US	daily rain	102.1 mm (4.0 in)	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	96 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
29 June 1998	Coreena, AU	daily rain	45.0 mm (1.8 in)	35.3 mm (1.4 in)	76 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
29 June 1998	Clyde Lock 26, US	daily rain	56.1 mm (2.2 in)	33.2 mm (1.3 in)	57 years	57 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

1812 to 1998

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1812 to 1998. 1998 had 1,448 records.

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

Records on 06-29 in each year
Year	Records
1812	1
1829	1
1834	2
1835	2
1843	1
1844	1
1846	1
1848	1
1849	1
1854	1
1857	2
1858	1
1861	1
1863	1
1865	2
1869	1
1871	1
1873	2
1878	1
1879	1
1881	1
1883	2
1884	3
1885	1
1886	1
1887	5
1888	2
1889	1
1890	5
1891	1
1892	5
1893	2
1895	1
1896	6
1897	2
1898	2
1899	6
1900	4
1901	10
1902	18
1903	7
1904	8
1905	22
1906	36
1907	16
1908	9
1909	19
1910	107
1911	22
1912	23
1913	73
1914	58
1915	54
1916	87
1917	45
1918	51
1919	85
1920	257
1921	74
1922	134
1923	326
1924	128
1925	135
1926	134
1927	153
1928	186
1929	185
1930	285
1931	935
1932	141
1933	590
1934	735
1935	298
1936	682
1937	344
1938	418
1939	452
1940	353
1941	396
1942	310
1943	515
1944	325
1945	604
1946	566
1947	497
1948	423
1949	409
1950	393
1951	439
1952	730
1953	322
1954	384
1955	452
1956	542
1957	572
1958	454
1959	733
1960	266
1961	374
1962	269
1963	742
1964	297
1965	407
1966	492
1967	315
1968	748
1969	561
1970	814
1971	494
1972	574
1973	730
1974	804
1975	552
1976	558
1977	664
1978	929
1979	517
1980	984
1981	807
1982	1,150
1983	1,298
1984	719
1985	925
1986	673
1987	739
1988	1,074
1989	915
1990	932
1991	1,346
1992	1,328
1993	840
1994	1,227
1995	1,101
1996	1,032
1997	1,143
1998	1,448
1999	1,147
2000	1,151
2001	625
2002	929
2003	1,014
2004	1,013
2005	1,247
2006	793
2007	935
2008	780
2009	890
2010	1,041
2011	1,171
2012	1,374
2013	900
2014	606
2015	1,119
2016	419
2017	688
2018	590
2019	732
2020	1,249
2021	1,623
2022	759
2023	486
2024	948
2025	623
2026	1,299

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Data for records on 1998-06-29: CSV or JSON. Field meanings are on the data page.

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).

Histogram of margins by which records were beaten on 29 June 1998
Margin	Records
0 to 20	896
20 to 40	91
40 to 60	21
60 to 80	3
80 to 100	1