Weather Records on 1 July 1998

1,280 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 1 July 1998. Highest significance: Dannemora, US.

Key Facts for 1 July 1998

On 1 July 1998, 1,280 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
706 were record highs and 155 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 5 were all-time records, 100 monthly and 1,175 daily.
Dannemora set a daily record precipitation of 57.2 mm (2.3 in) on 1 July 1998.
Across 166 earlier years (1793 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 425 records.

Record Map

1,280 stations

1,280 station records on 1 July 1998 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 1 July 1998: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Dannemora	United States	Record daily precipitation	57.2 mm (2.3 in)	74 of 100 (Major)
Wellsboro	United States	Record daily precipitation	52.6 mm (2.1 in)	72 of 100 (Major)
Milgun	Australia	Record daily precipitation	44.0 mm (1.7 in)	67 of 100 (Major)
Landor	Australia	Record daily precipitation	37.8 mm (1.5 in)	66 of 100 (Major)
Mount Gould	Australia	Record daily precipitation	36.0 mm (1.4 in)	65 of 100 (Major)
Roebourne	Australia	Record daily precipitation	48.6 mm (1.9 in)	63 of 100 (Major)
Chemung	United States	Record daily precipitation	53.3 mm (2.1 in)	63 of 100 (Major)
Cobra Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	51.0 mm (2.0 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Huixtla	Mexico	Record low minimum temperature	16.1 C (61.0 F)	59 of 100 (Notable)
A Coruna	Spain	Record daily precipitation	39.2 mm (1.5 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Mount Padbury	Australia	Record daily precipitation	37.4 mm (1.5 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Belle Ile - le Talut	France	Record daily precipitation	39.6 mm (1.6 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Dairy Creek	Australia	Record daily precipitation	63.4 mm (2.5 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Wu Lu Mu Qi	China	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Addison	United States	Record daily precipitation	56.1 mm (2.2 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Pleasant Mt 1 W	United States	Record daily precipitation	75.7 mm (3.0 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Mount Clere	Australia	Record daily precipitation	49.0 mm (1.9 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Moorarie	Australia	Record daily precipitation	27.0 mm (1.1 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Elmira	United States	Record daily precipitation	73.7 mm (2.9 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Burlington Intl AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	64.5 mm (2.5 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Exmouth Town	Australia	Record daily precipitation	87.6 mm (3.4 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Minnie Creek	Australia	Record daily precipitation	49.0 mm (1.9 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Ashburton Downs	Australia	Record daily precipitation	30.2 mm (1.2 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Red Hill	Australia	Record daily precipitation	35.8 mm (1.4 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Mount Vernon	Australia	Record daily precipitation	39.0 mm (1.5 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Bakersville	United States	Record daily precipitation	80.8 mm (3.2 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Live Oak	United States	Record high minimum temperature	25.6 C (78.1 F)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Jamaica Plain	United States	Record daily precipitation	62.5 mm (2.5 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Waverly	United States	Record daily precipitation	52.8 mm (2.1 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Valentine Miller Fld AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	60.5 mm (2.4 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Maroonah	Australia	Record daily precipitation	28.0 mm (1.1 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Wanna	Australia	Record daily precipitation	40.0 mm (1.6 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Bulls Brg Dam	United States	Record daily precipitation	91.9 mm (3.6 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Woonsocket	United States	Record daily precipitation	80.5 mm (3.2 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Perryton	United States	Record daily precipitation	85.3 mm (3.4 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Bosque del Apache	United States	Record high maximum temperature	43.9 C (111.0 F)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Emu Creek Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Northbridge 2	United States	Record daily precipitation	85.3 mm (3.4 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Eudamullah	Australia	Record daily precipitation	45.2 mm (1.8 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Wewahitchka	United States	Record high maximum temperature	38.9 C (102.0 F)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Mallina	Australia	Record daily precipitation	54.0 mm (2.1 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Franklin	United States	Record daily precipitation	76.5 mm (3.0 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Newburyport	United States	Record daily precipitation	37.6 mm (1.5 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Speaks 2	United States	Record daily precipitation	69.9 mm (2.8 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Wanna	Australia	Record daily precipitation	38.0 mm (1.5 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Tranebjerg	Denmark	Record daily precipitation	25.0 mm (1.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Tequisistlan	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	84.6 mm (3.3 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Elephant Butte Dam	United States	Record high maximum temperature	42.8 C (109.0 F)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Warambie	Australia	Record daily precipitation	65.6 mm (2.6 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Yinnetharra	Australia	Record daily precipitation	50.0 mm (2.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
San Marcos	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	179.8 mm (7.1 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Motul	Mexico	Record low maximum temperature	25.6 C (78.1 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Cabot	United States	Record high minimum temperature	28.9 C (84.0 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Mininer	Australia	Record daily precipitation	44.2 mm (1.7 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Boxian	China	Record daily precipitation	137.3 mm (5.4 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Ajaccio	France	Record high maximum temperature	37.7 C (99.9 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Selma	United States	Record high minimum temperature	25.0 C (77.0 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Louisville 1 E	United States	Record high minimum temperature	25.0 C (77.0 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Skiatook	United States	Record daily precipitation	93.5 mm (3.7 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Rushville	United States	Record daily precipitation	70.4 mm (2.8 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)

Counts by Type and Timescale

1,280 records

Records set or tied on 1 July 1998 by type: Highest daily maximum 299, Lowest daily maximum 111, Highest daily minimum 407, Lowest daily minimum 44, Heaviest daily rainfall 419.

Records on 1 July 1998 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	299
Lowest daily maximum	111
Highest daily minimum	407
Lowest daily minimum	44
Heaviest daily rainfall	419
Heaviest daily snowfall	0
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 1 July 1998 by timescale: all-time 5, monthly 100, daily 1,175.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

926 broken records

Margins by which the 926 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 114.5. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

1 July 1998

Top 20 records on 1 July 1998 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
1 July 1998	Dannemora, US	daily rain	57.2 mm (2.3 in)	41.5 mm (1.6 in)	84 years	74 of 100 (Major)
1 July 1998	Wellsboro, US	daily rain	52.6 mm (2.1 in)	47.8 mm (1.9 in)	73 years	72 of 100 (Major)
1 July 1998	Milgun, AU	daily rain	44.0 mm (1.7 in)	42.2 mm (1.7 in)	64 years	67 of 100 (Major)
1 July 1998	Landor, AU	daily rain	37.8 mm (1.5 in)	30.7 mm (1.2 in)	65 years	66 of 100 (Major)
1 July 1998	Mount Gould, AU	daily rain	36.0 mm (1.4 in)	36.0 mm (1.4 in)	101 years	65 of 100 (Major)
1 July 1998	Roebourne, AU	daily rain	48.6 mm (1.9 in)	26.0 mm (1.0 in)	88 years	63 of 100 (Major)
1 July 1998	Chemung, US	daily rain	53.3 mm (2.1 in)	36.0 mm (1.4 in)	47 years	63 of 100 (Major)
1 July 1998	Cobra Station, AU	daily rain	51.0 mm (2.0 in)	42.4 mm (1.7 in)	41 years	60 of 100 (Major)
1 July 1998	Huixtla, MX	monthly low min	16.1 C (61.0 F)	3.9 C (7.0 F)	24 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
1 July 1998	A Coruna, ES	daily rain	39.2 mm (1.5 in)	23.5 mm (0.9 in)	44 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
1 July 1998	Mount Padbury, AU	daily rain	37.4 mm (1.5 in)	31.6 mm (1.2 in)	41 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
1 July 1998	Belle Ile - le Talut, FR	daily rain	39.6 mm (1.6 in)	33.4 mm (1.3 in)	41 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
1 July 1998	Dairy Creek, AU	daily rain	63.4 mm (2.5 in)	38.8 mm (1.5 in)	65 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
1 July 1998	Wu Lu Mu Qi, CN	daily rain	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	21.5 mm (0.8 in)	45 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
1 July 1998	Addison, US	daily rain	56.1 mm (2.2 in)	30.7 mm (1.2 in)	65 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
1 July 1998	Pleasant Mt 1 W, US	daily rain	75.7 mm (3.0 in)	41.7 mm (1.6 in)	65 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
1 July 1998	Mount Clere, AU	daily rain	49.0 mm (1.9 in)	43.9 mm (1.7 in)	41 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
1 July 1998	Moorarie, AU	daily rain	27.0 mm (1.1 in)	24.2 mm (1.0 in)	40 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
1 July 1998	Elmira, US	monthly rain	73.7 mm (2.9 in)	7.7 mm (0.30 in)	95 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
1 July 1998	Burlington Intl AP, US	daily rain	64.5 mm (2.5 in)	35.3 mm (1.4 in)	52 years	55 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 1,280 records.

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

Records on 07-01 in each year
Year	Records
1793	1
1811	2
1816	1
1832	1
1833	1
1835	1
1839	1
1840	1
1841	1
1846	1
1857	1
1859	1
1860	1
1864	1
1868	1
1870	2
1871	1
1872	3
1874	1
1877	1
1878	1
1879	4
1880	1
1881	1
1882	1
1883	1
1885	2
1887	1
1888	4
1889	2
1890	2
1891	6
1892	2
1893	1
1894	4
1895	7
1896	1
1897	4
1898	10
1899	8
1900	2
1901	16
1902	6
1903	13
1904	18
1905	20
1906	14
1907	11
1908	11
1909	21
1910	30
1911	24
1912	51
1913	62
1914	126
1915	22
1916	30
1917	34
1918	57
1919	32
1920	293
1921	239
1922	55
1923	298
1924	350
1925	166
1926	95
1927	163
1928	65
1929	146
1930	163
1931	763
1932	300
1933	601
1934	220
1935	263
1936	425
1937	491
1938	355
1939	287
1940	393
1941	528
1942	510
1943	494
1944	252
1945	614
1946	432
1947	493
1948	278
1949	301
1950	435
1951	484
1952	271
1953	618
1954	619
1955	535
1956	420
1957	657
1958	496
1959	738
1960	386
1961	370
1962	280
1963	663
1964	403
1965	358
1966	504
1967	488
1968	721
1969	472
1970	632
1971	421
1972	474
1973	627
1974	738
1975	554
1976	768
1977	672
1978	718
1979	722
1980	959
1981	828
1982	1,606
1983	749
1984	766
1985	1,019
1986	965
1987	954
1988	1,542
1989	832
1990	1,405
1991	1,021
1992	1,689
1993	623
1994	936
1995	1,326
1996	637
1997	1,145
1998	1,280
1999	1,395
2000	593
2001	897
2002	1,090
2003	1,031
2004	768
2005	941
2006	674
2007	719
2008	857
2009	1,159
2010	1,146
2011	1,038
2012	1,295
2013	1,151
2014	517
2015	917
2016	515
2017	667
2018	764
2019	531
2020	820
2021	957
2022	759
2023	514
2024	660
2025	1,181
2026	958

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Data for records on 1998-07-01: 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 2026-10-16 (16 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	823
20 to 40	71
40 to 60	25
60 to 80	5
80 to 100	1
100 to 120	1