Weather Records on 3 July 1998

862 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 3 July 1998. Highest significance: Fischers Store, US.

Key Facts for 3 July 1998

On 3 July 1998, 862 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
520 were record highs and 114 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 12 were all-time records, 51 monthly and 799 daily.
Fischers Store set a monthly record daily precipitation of 119.9 mm (4.7 in) on 3 July 1998.
Across 162 earlier years (1793 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 431 records.

Record Map

862 stations

862 station records on 3 July 1998 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 3 July 1998: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Fischers Store	United States	Record daily precipitation	119.9 mm (4.7 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Orlando Executive AP	United States	Record high minimum temperature	27.2 C (81.0 F)	60 of 100 (Major)
Cape Leveque	Australia	Record daily precipitation	109.0 mm (4.3 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Crescent City 3 NNW	United States	Record low minimum temperature	2.2 C (36.0 F)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Methoni	Greece	Record high maximum temperature	38.6 C (101.5 F)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Manderson 3 NE	United States	Record daily precipitation	57.2 mm (2.3 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Federal Pt	United States	Record high maximum temperature	39.4 C (102.9 F)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Meadow Grove	United States	Record daily precipitation	72.6 mm (2.9 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Northfield	United States	Record low minimum temperature	0.6 C (33.1 F)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Beagle Bay	Australia	Record daily precipitation	42.0 mm (1.7 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Nevelsk	Russia	Record daily precipitation	53.4 mm (2.1 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Bologoe	Russia	Record daily precipitation	46.5 mm (1.8 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Maksatiha	Russia	Record daily precipitation	57.4 mm (2.3 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Ocala	United States	Record high minimum temperature	25.6 C (78.1 F)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Yap Island WSO AP	Federated States of Micronesia	Record low minimum temperature	18.9 C (66.0 F)	47 of 100 (Notable)
San Luis Acatlan	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	119.9 mm (4.7 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Brownsville	United States	Record high maximum temperature	37.2 C (99.0 F)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Fordyce	United States	Record daily precipitation	54.1 mm (2.1 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Coupeville 1 S	United States	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Tuulos Teuro	Finland	Record daily precipitation	27.0 mm (1.1 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Saint Leo	United States	Record high maximum temperature	37.8 C (100.0 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Wewahitchka	United States	Record high maximum temperature	37.8 C (100.0 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Mtn Park	United States	Record daily precipitation	40.1 mm (1.6 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Presa Alvaro Obregon	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	40.9 mm (1.6 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Wise Rvr 3 WNW	United States	Record daily precipitation	32.3 mm (1.3 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Hartline	United States	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Port Townsend	United States	Record daily precipitation	27.4 mm (1.1 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Tarkio	United States	Record daily precipitation	66.0 mm (2.6 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Kawaguchiko	Japan	Record high maximum temperature	36.0 C (96.8 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Clarinda	United States	Record daily precipitation	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
La Grande	United States	Record daily precipitation	36.3 mm (1.4 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Batesville	United States	Record daily precipitation	76.2 mm (3.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Hope 3 NE	United States	Record daily precipitation	77.0 mm (3.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Fredonia	United States	Record high minimum temperature	25.0 C (77.0 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
White Lake	United States	Record daily precipitation	73.7 mm (2.9 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Chelan	United States	Record daily precipitation	31.2 mm (1.2 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Ranua Kk	Finland	Record daily precipitation	25.7 mm (1.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Savukoski Kk	Finland	Record daily precipitation	30.8 mm (1.2 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Altotonga	Mexico	Record low maximum temperature	11.7 C (53.1 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Paonia 1SW	United States	Record high maximum temperature	38.3 C (100.9 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Luqa	Malta	Record high maximum temperature	41.3 C (106.3 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Inga	Russia	Record daily precipitation	39.1 mm (1.5 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Antalya	Turkey	Record high minimum temperature	29.9 C (85.8 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Eldon	United States	Record low minimum temperature	10.0 C (50.0 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Blanding	United States	Record high maximum temperature	35.6 C (96.1 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Sunnyside	United States	Record high minimum temperature	18.9 C (66.0 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Juupajoki Sahrajarvi	Finland	Record daily precipitation	26.3 mm (1.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Hovenweep Nm	United States	Record high minimum temperature	25.6 C (78.1 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Nicosia	Cyprus	Record high maximum temperature	41.1 C (106.0 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Pudasjarvi Kurenalus	Finland	Record daily precipitation	32.5 mm (1.3 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Bhubaneswar	India	Record daily precipitation	62.0 mm (2.4 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Shiprock	United States	Record high minimum temperature	21.1 C (70.0 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Orlando Executive AP	United States	Record high maximum temperature	37.8 C (100.0 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Huerta Vieja	Mexico	Record high maximum temperature	37.8 C (100.0 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Kljuchi	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	16.8 C (62.2 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Bartow 1SE	United States	Record high maximum temperature	37.2 C (99.0 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Deland 1 SSE	United States	Record high maximum temperature	37.2 C (99.0 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Potlatch 3 NNE	United States	Record high minimum temperature	14.4 C (57.9 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Priest Rvr Exp STN	United States	Record high minimum temperature	16.1 C (61.0 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Bigfork 13 S	United States	Record daily precipitation	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

862 records

Records set or tied on 3 July 1998 by type: Highest daily maximum 239, Lowest daily maximum 71, Highest daily minimum 281, Lowest daily minimum 43, Heaviest daily rainfall 228.

Records on 3 July 1998 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	239
Lowest daily maximum	71
Highest daily minimum	281
Lowest daily minimum	43
Heaviest daily rainfall	228
Heaviest daily snowfall	0
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 3 July 1998 by timescale: all-time 12, monthly 51, daily 799.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

624 broken records

Margins by which the 624 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 108.2. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

3 July 1998

Top 20 records on 3 July 1998 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
3 July 1998	Fischers Store, US	monthly rain	119.9 mm (4.7 in)	24.6 mm (1.0 in)	88 years	60 of 100 (Major)
3 July 1998	Orlando Executive AP, US	daily high min	27.2 C (81.0 F)	2.8 C (5.0 F)	95 years	60 of 100 (Major)
3 July 1998	Cape Leveque, AU	daily rain	109.0 mm (4.3 in)	108.2 mm (4.3 in)	36 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
3 July 1998	Crescent City 3 NNW, US	monthly low min	2.2 C (36.0 F)	1.7 C (3.1 F)	100 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
3 July 1998	Methoni, GR	daily high max	38.6 C (101.5 F)	7.3 C (13.1 F)	37 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
3 July 1998	Manderson 3 NE, US	daily rain	57.2 mm (2.3 in)	18.3 mm (0.7 in)	85 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
3 July 1998	Federal Pt, US	monthly high max	39.4 C (102.9 F)	0.5 C (0.9 F)	96 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
3 July 1998	Meadow Grove, US	daily rain	72.6 mm (2.9 in)	55.6 mm (2.2 in)	16 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
3 July 1998	Northfield, US	monthly low min	0.6 C (33.1 F)	0.5 C (0.9 F)	99 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
3 July 1998	Beagle Bay, AU	daily rain	42.0 mm (1.7 in)	42.0 mm (1.7 in)	96 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
3 July 1998	Nevelsk, RU	daily rain	53.4 mm (2.1 in)	37.0 mm (1.5 in)	28 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
3 July 1998	Bologoe, RU	daily rain	46.5 mm (1.8 in)	26.4 mm (1.0 in)	33 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
3 July 1998	Maksatiha, RU	daily rain	57.4 mm (2.3 in)	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	16 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
3 July 1998	Ocala, US	daily high min	25.6 C (78.1 F)	1.2 C (2.2 F)	101 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
3 July 1998	Yap Island WSO AP, FM	monthly low min	18.9 C (66.0 F)	2.2 C (4.0 F)	41 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
3 July 1998	San Luis Acatlan, MX	daily rain	119.9 mm (4.7 in)	80.0 mm (3.1 in)	7 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
3 July 1998	Brownsville, US	daily high max	37.2 C (99.0 F)	1.1 C (2.0 F)	97 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
3 July 1998	Fordyce, US	daily rain	54.1 mm (2.1 in)	19.8 mm (0.8 in)	84 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
3 July 1998	Coupeville 1 S, US	daily rain	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	15.5 mm (0.6 in)	16 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
3 July 1998	Tuulos Teuro, FI	daily rain	27.0 mm (1.1 in)	21.9 mm (0.9 in)	32 years	43 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 862 records.

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

Records on 07-03 in each year
Year	Records
1793	2
1806	1
1812	1
1816	1
1825	1
1827	1
1836	1
1839	1
1844	1
1845	1
1855	1
1856	2
1857	3
1858	2
1863	1
1864	2
1870	3
1871	2
1872	2
1874	5
1876	1
1878	3
1879	2
1883	1
1885	1
1886	1
1888	1
1890	1
1891	3
1892	3
1894	4
1895	2
1896	1
1897	3
1898	5
1899	3
1900	5
1901	1
1902	6
1903	6
1904	21
1905	19
1906	12
1907	38
1908	18
1909	30
1910	17
1911	61
1912	36
1913	16
1914	55
1915	29
1916	28
1917	67
1918	55
1919	27
1920	179
1921	68
1922	73
1923	244
1924	290
1925	136
1926	140
1927	281
1928	84
1929	315
1930	581
1931	450
1932	326
1933	467
1934	396
1935	275
1936	523
1937	266
1938	294
1939	250
1940	383
1941	395
1942	428
1943	404
1944	498
1945	203
1946	243
1947	466
1948	242
1949	572
1950	479
1951	355
1952	346
1953	584
1954	384
1955	447
1956	528
1957	589
1958	414
1959	240
1960	717
1961	491
1962	547
1963	424
1964	896
1965	370
1966	780
1967	801
1968	729
1969	555
1970	605
1971	472
1972	986
1973	666
1974	685
1975	678
1976	888
1977	362
1978	1,268
1979	738
1980	959
1981	685
1982	913
1983	861
1984	738
1985	766
1986	1,183
1987	706
1988	1,100
1989	962
1990	1,197
1991	993
1992	1,371
1993	804
1994	950
1995	1,024
1996	872
1997	1,071
1998	862
1999	1,228
2000	667
2001	1,222
2002	1,251
2003	775
2004	767
2005	735
2006	943
2007	977
2008	839
2009	1,030
2010	1,310
2011	979
2012	933
2013	1,166
2014	661
2015	1,216
2016	785
2017	451
2018	923
2019	495
2020	378
2021	873
2022	737
2023	595
2024	670
2025	865
2026	1,036

Download the Data

Data for records on 1998-07-03: 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).

Margin	Records
0 to 20	599
20 to 40	19
40 to 60	3
60 to 80	1
80 to 100	1
100 to 120	1