Weather Records on 5 July 1998

957 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 5 July 1998. Highest significance: Widtsoe 3 NNE, US.

Key Facts for 5 July 1998

On 5 July 1998, 957 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
549 were record highs and 108 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 5 were all-time records, 38 monthly and 914 daily.
Widtsoe 3 NNE set a daily record precipitation of 38.6 mm (1.5 in) on 5 July 1998.
Across 170 earlier years (1796 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 417 records.

Record Map

957 stations

957 station records on 5 July 1998 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 5 July 1998: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Widtsoe 3 NNE	United States	Record daily precipitation	38.6 mm (1.5 in)	70 of 100 (Major)
Kanab	United States	Record daily precipitation	28.4 mm (1.1 in)	67 of 100 (Major)
Saint Johns	United States	Record daily precipitation	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	62 of 100 (Major)
Mullin	United States	Record daily precipitation	130.3 mm (5.1 in)	62 of 100 (Major)
Jackman	United States	Record daily precipitation	99.8 mm (3.9 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Rock Creek	United States	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Duved	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	47.6 mm (1.9 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Chiricahua Nm	United States	Record daily precipitation	72.4 mm (2.9 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Atlantic 1 NE	United States	Record daily precipitation	128.8 mm (5.1 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Missoula Intl AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Hoglekardalen	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	75.1 mm (3.0 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Colorado City	United States	Record daily precipitation	40.9 mm (1.6 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Ravenna	United States	Record daily precipitation	66.8 mm (2.6 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Coronado Nmem	United States	Record daily precipitation	70.6 mm (2.8 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Telina Downs	Australia	Record daily precipitation	33.2 mm (1.3 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
San Andres (Isla)/S	Colombia	Record daily precipitation	93.0 mm (3.7 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Bologoe	Russia	Record daily precipitation	42.1 mm (1.7 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Hastings 4N	United States	Record daily precipitation	39.6 mm (1.6 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
San Miguel Ejutla	Mexico	Record high maximum temperature	37.8 C (100.0 F)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Electra	United States	Record daily precipitation	61.0 mm (2.4 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Logan 1 WNW	United States	Record daily precipitation	53.8 mm (2.1 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Savage	United States	Record daily precipitation	47.8 mm (1.9 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Rising Star 1S	United States	Record daily precipitation	131.8 mm (5.2 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
San Fernando	Venezuela	Record high maximum temperature	39.6 C (103.3 F)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Mandalgobi	Mongolia	Record daily precipitation	41.0 mm (1.6 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Federal Pt	United States	Record high maximum temperature	38.9 C (102.0 F)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Berthold	United States	Record daily precipitation	70.1 mm (2.8 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Overang	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	43.0 mm (1.7 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Blair	United States	Record daily precipitation	75.7 mm (3.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Pollock	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.5 mm (2.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Omaha Eppley Airfield	United States	Record daily precipitation	71.9 mm (2.8 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Tucson Camp Ave Exp	United States	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Olney	United States	Record daily precipitation	84.6 mm (3.3 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Clonagh Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.0 mm (1.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Flying Fish Point	Australia	Record daily precipitation	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Parral A. El Hormiguero	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	53.3 mm (2.1 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Culbertson	United States	Record daily precipitation	68.8 mm (2.7 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Minot Intl AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	41.9 mm (1.6 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Rosta	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	35.3 mm (1.4 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Tucson WFO	United States	Record daily precipitation	39.1 mm (1.5 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Tallulah	United States	Record high minimum temperature	25.6 C (78.1 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Cairns Post Office	Australia	Record high minimum temperature	21.0 C (69.8 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Hambantota	Sri Lanka	Record high maximum temperature	35.2 C (95.4 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Chengdu	China	Record daily precipitation	143.1 mm (5.6 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Nikolskoye/Beringa Ostrov	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	8.2 C (46.8 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Portal 4 SW	United States	Record daily precipitation	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Robert Lee 4WSW	United States	Record high maximum temperature	40.6 C (105.1 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Tibooburra Post Office	Australia	Record high maximum temperature	25.9 C (78.6 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Wellfleet	United States	Record daily precipitation	32.3 mm (1.3 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Minot Exp STN	United States	Record daily precipitation	34.8 mm (1.4 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Britton	United States	Record daily precipitation	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Seymour 3NW	United States	Record daily precipitation	69.9 mm (2.8 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Orlando Executive AP	United States	Record high minimum temperature	25.6 C (78.1 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
New Orleans Audubon	United States	Record high maximum temperature	37.2 C (99.0 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Presa Parral	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	53.3 mm (2.1 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Geraldine	United States	Record daily precipitation	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Tekamah	United States	Record daily precipitation	44.5 mm (1.8 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
W Pt	United States	Record daily precipitation	54.9 mm (2.2 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Tucson WFO	United States	Record low maximum temperature	27.8 C (82.0 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Crescent City	United States	Record high minimum temperature	26.1 C (79.0 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)

Counts by Type and Timescale

957 records

Records set or tied on 5 July 1998 by type: Highest daily maximum 261, Lowest daily maximum 57, Highest daily minimum 288, Lowest daily minimum 51, Heaviest daily rainfall 300.

Records on 5 July 1998 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	261
Lowest daily maximum	57
Highest daily minimum	288
Lowest daily minimum	51
Heaviest daily rainfall	300
Heaviest daily snowfall	0
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 5 July 1998 by timescale: all-time 5, monthly 38, daily 914.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

666 broken records

Margins by which the 666 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 94.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

5 July 1998

Top 20 records on 5 July 1998 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
5 July 1998	Widtsoe 3 NNE, US	daily rain	38.6 mm (1.5 in)	37.8 mm (1.5 in)	73 years	70 of 100 (Major)
5 July 1998	Kanab, US	daily rain	28.4 mm (1.1 in)	24.1 mm (0.9 in)	56 years	67 of 100 (Major)
5 July 1998	Saint Johns, US	daily rain	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	28.9 mm (1.1 in)	45 years	62 of 100 (Major)
5 July 1998	Mullin, US	monthly rain	130.3 mm (5.1 in)	56.6 mm (2.2 in)	31 years	62 of 100 (Major)
5 July 1998	Jackman, US	monthly rain	99.8 mm (3.9 in)	36.0 mm (1.4 in)	12 years	61 of 100 (Major)
5 July 1998	Rock Creek, US	daily rain	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	20.8 mm (0.8 in)	48 years	61 of 100 (Major)
5 July 1998	Duved, SE	daily rain	47.6 mm (1.9 in)	27.6 mm (1.1 in)	57 years	60 of 100 (Major)
5 July 1998	Chiricahua Nm, US	daily rain	72.4 mm (2.9 in)	53.3 mm (2.1 in)	23 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
5 July 1998	Atlantic 1 NE, US	daily rain	128.8 mm (5.1 in)	94.0 mm (3.7 in)	17 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
5 July 1998	Missoula Intl AP, US	daily rain	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	16.5 mm (0.6 in)	40 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
5 July 1998	Hoglekardalen, SE	daily rain	75.1 mm (3.0 in)	56.3 mm (2.2 in)	33 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
5 July 1998	Colorado City, US	daily rain	40.9 mm (1.6 in)	40.9 mm (1.6 in)	35 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
5 July 1998	Ravenna, US	daily rain	66.8 mm (2.6 in)	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	72 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
5 July 1998	Coronado Nmem, US	daily rain	70.6 mm (2.8 in)	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	31 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
5 July 1998	Telina Downs, AU	daily rain	33.2 mm (1.3 in)	21.5 mm (0.8 in)	28 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
5 July 1998	San Andres (Isla)/S, CO	daily rain	93.0 mm (3.7 in)	55.0 mm (2.2 in)	36 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
5 July 1998	Bologoe, RU	daily rain	42.1 mm (1.7 in)	30.6 mm (1.2 in)	25 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
5 July 1998	Hastings 4N, US	daily rain	39.6 mm (1.6 in)	17.0 mm (0.7 in)	93 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
5 July 1998	San Miguel Ejutla, MX	daily high max	37.8 C (100.0 F)	6.1 C (11.0 F)	72 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
5 July 1998	Electra, US	daily rain	61.0 mm (2.4 in)	47.3 mm (1.9 in)	37 years	49 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

1796 to 1998

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1796 to 1998. 1998 had 957 records.

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

Records on 07-05 in each year
Year	Records
1796	1
1806	1
1816	1
1819	2
1822	1
1828	2
1835	1
1839	1
1841	1
1842	1
1844	1
1845	1
1852	1
1856	1
1858	1
1859	1
1860	2
1864	1
1866	1
1867	1
1868	1
1870	1
1871	1
1874	1
1876	2
1877	1
1878	1
1879	2
1881	6
1882	2
1883	1
1887	1
1888	1
1889	3
1890	6
1891	2
1892	2
1893	4
1894	1
1895	2
1896	1
1897	2
1898	3
1899	4
1900	8
1901	8
1902	11
1903	6
1904	4
1905	9
1906	25
1907	12
1908	10
1909	22
1910	33
1911	46
1912	12
1913	23
1914	56
1915	75
1916	37
1917	32
1918	30
1919	40
1920	206
1921	75
1922	66
1923	67
1924	112
1925	108
1926	183
1927	206
1928	185
1929	224
1930	233
1931	395
1932	344
1933	335
1934	505
1935	242
1936	714
1937	340
1938	328
1939	398
1940	352
1941	309
1942	443
1943	418
1944	438
1945	244
1946	273
1947	815
1948	655
1949	444
1950	480
1951	635
1952	341
1953	532
1954	417
1955	437
1956	499
1957	491
1958	634
1959	318
1960	515
1961	604
1962	324
1963	642
1964	421
1965	298
1966	305
1967	923
1968	828
1969	822
1970	552
1971	431
1972	1,580
1973	766
1974	488
1975	806
1976	639
1977	740
1978	804
1979	919
1980	557
1981	914
1982	981
1983	841
1984	832
1985	695
1986	1,155
1987	665
1988	1,828
1989	930
1990	1,103
1991	936
1992	937
1993	1,383
1994	1,137
1995	1,243
1996	1,130
1997	962
1998	957
1999	1,838
2000	729
2001	1,153
2002	892
2003	646
2004	853
2005	797
2006	974
2007	1,206
2008	779
2009	946
2010	1,085
2011	696
2012	1,356
2013	768
2014	420
2015	1,303
2016	932
2017	619
2018	754
2019	742
2020	416
2021	639
2022	855
2023	688
2024	1,030
2025	632
2026	505

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Data for records on 1998-07-05: 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	613
20 to 40	42
40 to 60	9
60 to 80	1
80 to 100	1