Weather Records on 4 July 1998

925 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 4 July 1998. Highest significance: Del Bonita, US.

Key Facts for 4 July 1998

On 4 July 1998, 925 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
546 were record highs and 112 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 9 were all-time records, 43 monthly and 873 daily.
Del Bonita set an all-time record daily precipitation of 96.5 mm (3.8 in) on 4 July 1998.
Across 163 earlier years (1806 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 419 records.

Record Map

925 stations

925 station records on 4 July 1998 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 4 July 1998: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Del Bonita	United States	Record daily precipitation	96.5 mm (3.8 in)	69 of 100 (Major)
Espanola	United States	Record daily precipitation	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	67 of 100 (Major)
Bingham 2 NE	United States	Record daily precipitation	55.9 mm (2.2 in)	62 of 100 (Major)
Porto Mandacaru	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	45.2 mm (1.8 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Washington Wwtp 4W	United States	Record daily precipitation	66.0 mm (2.6 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Lima Wwtp	United States	Record daily precipitation	66.8 mm (2.6 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Van Wert 1 S	United States	Record daily precipitation	67.3 mm (2.6 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Rochester Gtr Intl	United States	Record daily precipitation	66.3 mm (2.6 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Farmland 5 NNW	United States	Record daily precipitation	58.9 mm (2.3 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
San Miguel Ejutla	Mexico	Record high maximum temperature	36.7 C (98.1 F)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Winifred	United States	Record daily precipitation	39.9 mm (1.6 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Orlando Executive AP	United States	Record high minimum temperature	26.1 C (79.0 F)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Rochester	United States	Record daily precipitation	97.8 mm (3.9 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Muscoda	United States	Record daily precipitation	59.4 mm (2.3 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Bologoe	Russia	Record daily precipitation	43.5 mm (1.7 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Meeker	United States	Record high minimum temperature	16.7 C (62.1 F)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Skq Dam	United States	Record daily precipitation	35.8 mm (1.4 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Junction 4SSW	United States	Record daily precipitation	53.3 mm (2.1 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Leiter 9N	United States	Record daily precipitation	34.8 mm (1.4 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Monroeville 1 NW	United States	Record daily precipitation	71.1 mm (2.8 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Qinzhou	China	Record daily precipitation	222.4 mm (8.8 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Lampasas	United States	Record daily precipitation	95.3 mm (3.8 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Aurora Water	United States	Record daily precipitation	51.6 mm (2.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Goldthwaite 1 WSW	United States	Record daily precipitation	80.0 mm (3.1 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Petropavlovskij Majak	Russia	Record daily precipitation	40.9 mm (1.6 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Sosnovka-1	Russia	Record daily precipitation	50.2 mm (2.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Wewahitchka	United States	Record high maximum temperature	37.8 C (100.0 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Delphi 2 N	United States	Record high minimum temperature	25.0 C (77.0 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Rio Grande City	United States	Record high minimum temperature	26.7 C (80.1 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Simao	China	Record daily precipitation	126.7 mm (5.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Cerepovec	Russia	Record daily precipitation	41.9 mm (1.6 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Jur'evec	Russia	Record daily precipitation	39.1 mm (1.5 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Decatur 1 N	United States	Record daily precipitation	59.7 mm (2.4 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Saint Leo	United States	Record high maximum temperature	37.2 C (99.0 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Power 6 SE	United States	Record daily precipitation	32.8 mm (1.3 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Tres Zapotes	Mexico	Record low minimum temperature	15.6 C (60.1 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Winchester Airport 3 E	United States	Record daily precipitation	64.3 mm (2.5 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Chester	United States	Record daily precipitation	33.3 mm (1.3 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Medicine Lake 3 SE	United States	Record high minimum temperature	23.3 C (73.9 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Black Lake	United States	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Tyrnava Temmes	Finland	Record daily precipitation	25.0 mm (1.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Kingsville	United States	Record high minimum temperature	27.8 C (82.0 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Nixon	United States	Record daily precipitation	54.4 mm (2.1 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Cheyenne Wells 2NE	United States	Record high minimum temperature	20.0 C (68.0 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Valparaiso Wtr Wks	United States	Record daily precipitation	53.3 mm (2.1 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Swan Lake	United States	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Vaala Pelso	Finland	Record daily precipitation	33.9 mm (1.3 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Overtornea	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	35.4 mm (1.4 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
St Petersburg	United States	Record high minimum temperature	27.8 C (82.0 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Millen 4 N	United States	Record high minimum temperature	25.6 C (78.1 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Dodgeville Wwtp	United States	Record daily precipitation	26.9 mm (1.1 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Siwa	Egypt	Record high maximum temperature	45.6 C (114.1 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Staritsa	Russia	Record daily precipitation	43.8 mm (1.7 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Avon Park 2 W	United States	Record high maximum temperature	37.2 C (99.0 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Sparta 1 W	United States	Record daily precipitation	34.0 mm (1.3 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Wanatah 2 WNW	United States	Record daily precipitation	47.8 mm (1.9 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Watson	United States	Record daily precipitation	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Siwa	Egypt	Record high minimum temperature	26.0 C (78.8 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Tarimoro	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	50.3 mm (2.0 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Mozdok	Russia	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

925 records

Records set or tied on 4 July 1998 by type: Highest daily maximum 233, Lowest daily maximum 75, Highest daily minimum 313, Lowest daily minimum 37, Heaviest daily rainfall 267.

Records on 4 July 1998 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	233
Lowest daily maximum	75
Highest daily minimum	313
Lowest daily minimum	37
Heaviest daily rainfall	267
Heaviest daily snowfall	0
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 4 July 1998 by timescale: all-time 9, monthly 43, daily 873.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

634 broken records

Margins by which the 634 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 140.7. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

4 July 1998

Top 20 records on 4 July 1998 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
4 July 1998	Del Bonita, US	all-time rain	96.5 mm (3.8 in)	18.8 mm (0.7 in)	47 years	69 of 100 (Major)
4 July 1998	Espanola, US	daily rain	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	20.3 mm (0.8 in)	97 years	67 of 100 (Major)
4 July 1998	Bingham 2 NE, US	daily rain	55.9 mm (2.2 in)	37.6 mm (1.5 in)	53 years	62 of 100 (Major)
4 July 1998	Porto Mandacaru, BR	monthly rain	45.2 mm (1.8 in)	20.2 mm (0.8 in)	33 years	61 of 100 (Major)
4 July 1998	Washington Wwtp 4W, US	daily rain	66.0 mm (2.6 in)	35.5 mm (1.4 in)	95 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
4 July 1998	Lima Wwtp, US	daily rain	66.8 mm (2.6 in)	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	45 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
4 July 1998	Van Wert 1 S, US	daily rain	67.3 mm (2.6 in)	20.8 mm (0.8 in)	101 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
4 July 1998	Rochester Gtr Intl, US	daily rain	66.3 mm (2.6 in)	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	48 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
4 July 1998	Farmland 5 NNW, US	daily rain	58.9 mm (2.3 in)	32.7 mm (1.3 in)	60 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
4 July 1998	San Miguel Ejutla, MX	daily high max	36.7 C (98.1 F)	6.7 C (12.1 F)	72 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
4 July 1998	Winifred, US	daily rain	39.9 mm (1.6 in)	16.0 mm (0.6 in)	71 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
4 July 1998	Orlando Executive AP, US	daily high min	26.1 C (79.0 F)	1.7 C (3.1 F)	95 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
4 July 1998	Rochester, US	daily rain	97.8 mm (3.9 in)	39.9 mm (1.6 in)	45 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
4 July 1998	Muscoda, US	daily rain	59.4 mm (2.3 in)	23.8 mm (0.9 in)	84 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
4 July 1998	Bologoe, RU	daily rain	43.5 mm (1.7 in)	28.8 mm (1.1 in)	27 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
4 July 1998	Meeker, US	daily high min	16.7 C (62.1 F)	4.5 C (8.1 F)	84 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
4 July 1998	Skq Dam, US	daily rain	35.8 mm (1.4 in)	21.3 mm (0.8 in)	33 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
4 July 1998	Junction 4SSW, US	daily rain	53.3 mm (2.1 in)	17.7 mm (0.7 in)	99 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
4 July 1998	Leiter 9N, US	daily rain	34.8 mm (1.4 in)	25.9 mm (1.0 in)	25 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
4 July 1998	Monroeville 1 NW, US	daily rain	71.1 mm (2.8 in)	40.9 mm (1.6 in)	48 years	48 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

1806 to 1998

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1806 to 1998. 1998 had 925 records.

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

Records on 07-04 in each year
Year	Records
1806	1
1815	2
1827	1
1828	1
1836	1
1837	1
1838	1
1839	2
1845	1
1850	1
1852	1
1856	2
1858	2
1859	1
1860	1
1863	1
1867	1
1868	1
1873	1
1874	2
1875	1
1877	1
1878	1
1879	1
1883	2
1887	1
1889	1
1890	3
1891	1
1892	1
1893	2
1894	3
1895	1
1896	2
1897	3
1898	6
1899	4
1900	10
1901	5
1902	8
1903	7
1904	12
1905	6
1906	15
1907	26
1908	14
1909	20
1910	33
1911	62
1912	28
1913	25
1914	48
1915	36
1916	25
1917	107
1918	72
1919	49
1920	105
1921	50
1922	61
1923	59
1924	230
1925	137
1926	139
1927	290
1928	150
1929	255
1930	276
1931	479
1932	635
1933	459
1934	521
1935	319
1936	1,189
1937	341
1938	353
1939	389
1940	504
1941	409
1942	495
1943	348
1944	553
1945	151
1946	288
1947	258
1948	293
1949	474
1950	335
1951	388
1952	285
1953	431
1954	291
1955	433
1956	381
1957	449
1958	517
1959	280
1960	562
1961	525
1962	619
1963	417
1964	383
1965	258
1966	473
1967	935
1968	668
1969	746
1970	675
1971	385
1972	1,195
1973	656
1974	546
1975	879
1976	785
1977	593
1978	1,020
1979	604
1980	674
1981	850
1982	858
1983	942
1984	851
1985	729
1986	1,129
1987	611
1988	1,158
1989	981
1990	871
1991	872
1992	1,023
1993	1,053
1994	1,131
1995	1,128
1996	1,014
1997	1,251
1998	925
1999	1,632
2000	891
2001	1,120
2002	1,152
2003	617
2004	668
2005	834
2006	924
2007	1,052
2008	764
2009	845
2010	1,124
2011	777
2012	1,205
2013	866
2014	456
2015	1,384
2016	919
2017	496
2018	653
2019	528
2020	365
2021	789
2022	700
2023	627
2024	765
2025	737
2026	717

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Data for records on 1998-07-04: 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	593
20 to 40	36
40 to 60	4
60 to 80	0
80 to 100	0
100 to 120	0
120 to 140	0
140 to 160	1