Weather Records on 6 July 1998

1,238 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 6 July 1998. Highest significance: Bagdad, US.

Key Facts for 6 July 1998

On 6 July 1998, 1,238 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
714 were record highs and 134 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 7 were all-time records, 53 monthly and 1,178 daily.
Bagdad set a monthly record daily precipitation of 63.5 mm (2.5 in) on 6 July 1998.
Across 163 earlier years (1793 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 434 records.

Record Map

1,238 stations

1,238 station records on 6 July 1998 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 6 July 1998: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Bagdad	United States	Record daily precipitation	63.5 mm (2.5 in)	72 of 100 (Major)
Blackwood	Australia	Record daily precipitation	56.4 mm (2.2 in)	69 of 100 (Major)
Woodend (Carlisle Street)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	40.0 mm (1.6 in)	69 of 100 (Major)
Greer	United States	Record daily precipitation	41.7 mm (1.6 in)	69 of 100 (Major)
Tropic	United States	Record daily precipitation	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	66 of 100 (Major)
Harrietville	Australia	Record daily precipitation	74.4 mm (2.9 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Lancefield	Australia	Record daily precipitation	33.4 mm (1.3 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Kilmore Assumption College	Australia	Record daily precipitation	36.0 mm (1.4 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Armour	United States	Record daily precipitation	66.3 mm (2.6 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Vrena	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	41.6 mm (1.6 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Streator 2SE	United States	Record daily precipitation	54.6 mm (2.1 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Pyalong West (Cavan Park)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	37.8 mm (1.5 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Stockholm	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	41.1 mm (1.6 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Sundby	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	71.7 mm (2.8 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Heathcote	Australia	Record daily precipitation	34.4 mm (1.4 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Abag Qi	China	Record daily precipitation	42.4 mm (1.7 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Choibalsan	Mongolia	Record daily precipitation	91.0 mm (3.6 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Termo 1 E	United States	Record daily precipitation	25.9 mm (1.0 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Mellette 4 W	United States	Record daily precipitation	38.9 mm (1.5 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Woods Point	Australia	Record daily precipitation	66.8 mm (2.6 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
McGrath AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Seymour Shire Depot	Australia	Record daily precipitation	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Castlemaine Prison	Australia	Record daily precipitation	26.6 mm (1.0 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Saint Leo	United States	Record high minimum temperature	25.0 C (77.0 F)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Ipswich	United States	Record daily precipitation	36.1 mm (1.4 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Wanganella (Zara)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.2 mm (1.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Hallstaberg	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	61.7 mm (2.4 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Perry	United States	Record daily precipitation	51.3 mm (2.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Omeo Shannon Vale	Australia	Record daily precipitation	60.0 mm (2.4 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Bonnie Doon Garage	Australia	Record daily precipitation	27.8 mm (1.1 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Frandesta	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	40.2 mm (1.6 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Seligman	United States	Record daily precipitation	30.2 mm (1.2 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
South Phoenix	United States	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Gove 4W	United States	Record daily precipitation	38.6 mm (1.5 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Frankford (Rossville)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	43.6 mm (1.7 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Inverness 3 SE	United States	Record high minimum temperature	25.0 C (77.0 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Tucson WFO	United States	Record low maximum temperature	27.8 C (82.0 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Canton 4N	United States	Record high minimum temperature	24.4 C (75.9 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Tioga 1E	United States	Record daily precipitation	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Boulia Airport	Australia	Record high minimum temperature	17.6 C (63.7 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Hult	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Inverness 3 SE	United States	Record high maximum temperature	37.8 C (100.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Okemah	United States	Record high minimum temperature	26.7 C (80.1 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Tyler Pounds Fld	United States	Record high maximum temperature	38.9 C (102.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Mashhad	Iran	Record high maximum temperature	43.8 C (110.8 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Franklin 3 NW	United States	Record high minimum temperature	25.6 C (78.1 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Monticello	United States	Record high minimum temperature	24.4 C (75.9 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Raymondville	United States	Record high maximum temperature	40.6 C (105.1 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Alexandra (Post Office)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	26.2 mm (1.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Meander	Australia	Record daily precipitation	62.6 mm (2.5 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
St Patricks River (Targa Farm)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	81.0 mm (3.2 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Erriba (Cradle Mountain Road)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	72.2 mm (2.8 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Chengde	China	Record daily precipitation	67.3 mm (2.6 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Remontnoe	Russia	Record daily precipitation	51.3 mm (2.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Walden	United States	Record high minimum temperature	12.8 C (55.0 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Greenfield	United States	Record daily precipitation	60.7 mm (2.4 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Longwood	Australia	Record daily precipitation	28.0 mm (1.1 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Saguache	United States	Record high minimum temperature	12.8 C (55.0 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Steamboat Springs	United States	Record high minimum temperature	12.8 C (55.0 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Audubon	United States	Record daily precipitation	72.4 mm (2.9 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)

Counts by Type and Timescale

1,238 records

Records set or tied on 6 July 1998 by type: Highest daily maximum 381, Lowest daily maximum 79, Highest daily minimum 333, Lowest daily minimum 55, Heaviest daily rainfall 389, Heaviest daily snowfall 1.

Records on 6 July 1998 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	381
Lowest daily maximum	79
Highest daily minimum	333
Lowest daily minimum	55
Heaviest daily rainfall	389
Heaviest daily snowfall	1
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 6 July 1998 by timescale: all-time 7, monthly 53, daily 1,178.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

919 broken records

Margins by which the 919 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 36.9. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

6 July 1998

Top 20 records on 6 July 1998 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
6 July 1998	Bagdad, US	monthly rain	63.5 mm (2.5 in)	27.2 mm (1.1 in)	60 years	72 of 100 (Major)
6 July 1998	Blackwood, AU	daily rain	56.4 mm (2.2 in)	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	72 years	69 of 100 (Major)
6 July 1998	Woodend (Carlisle Street), AU	daily rain	40.0 mm (1.6 in)	19.9 mm (0.8 in)	101 years	69 of 100 (Major)
6 July 1998	Greer, US	daily rain	41.7 mm (1.6 in)	27.0 mm (1.1 in)	76 years	69 of 100 (Major)
6 July 1998	Tropic, US	daily rain	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	22.7 mm (0.9 in)	60 years	66 of 100 (Major)
6 July 1998	Harrietville, AU	daily rain	74.4 mm (2.9 in)	23.9 mm (0.9 in)	111 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
6 July 1998	Lancefield, AU	daily rain	33.4 mm (1.3 in)	9.3 mm (0.37 in)	105 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
6 July 1998	Kilmore Assumption College, AU	daily rain	36.0 mm (1.4 in)	14.9 mm (0.6 in)	71 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
6 July 1998	Armour, US	daily rain	66.3 mm (2.6 in)	21.8 mm (0.9 in)	80 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
6 July 1998	Vrena, SE	daily rain	41.6 mm (1.6 in)	27.1 mm (1.1 in)	32 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
6 July 1998	Streator 2SE, US	daily rain	54.6 mm (2.1 in)	22.1 mm (0.9 in)	93 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
6 July 1998	Pyalong West (Cavan Park), AU	daily rain	37.8 mm (1.5 in)	16.2 mm (0.6 in)	71 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
6 July 1998	Stockholm, SE	daily rain	41.1 mm (1.6 in)	12.3 mm (0.5 in)	81 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
6 July 1998	Sundby, SE	monthly rain	71.7 mm (2.8 in)	22.3 mm (0.9 in)	20 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
6 July 1998	Heathcote, AU	daily rain	34.4 mm (1.4 in)	6.5 mm (0.26 in)	105 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
6 July 1998	Abag Qi, CN	daily rain	42.4 mm (1.7 in)	26.5 mm (1.0 in)	37 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
6 July 1998	Choibalsan, MN	all-time rain	91.0 mm (3.6 in)	19.0 mm (0.7 in)	22 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
6 July 1998	Termo 1 E, US	daily rain	25.9 mm (1.0 in)	18.0 mm (0.7 in)	13 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
6 July 1998	Mellette 4 W, US	daily rain	38.9 mm (1.5 in)	9.9 mm (0.39 in)	104 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
6 July 1998	Woods Point, AU	daily rain	66.8 mm (2.6 in)	9.6 mm (0.38 in)	101 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

1793 to 1998

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1793 to 1998. 1998 had 1,238 records.

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

Records on 07-06 in each year
Year	Records
1793	1
1795	1
1812	1
1813	1
1819	1
1821	1
1828	3
1839	1
1845	1
1848	1
1856	1
1859	1
1860	1
1863	1
1864	2
1865	1
1868	2
1874	1
1875	3
1876	1
1877	1
1878	3
1879	3
1881	4
1883	1
1885	1
1887	2
1889	1
1890	7
1892	1
1893	2
1894	4
1895	3
1896	3
1897	1
1898	5
1899	5
1900	12
1901	7
1902	6
1903	2
1904	4
1905	8
1906	16
1907	9
1908	22
1909	22
1910	31
1911	45
1912	32
1913	18
1914	50
1915	83
1916	38
1917	26
1918	28
1919	36
1920	36
1921	80
1922	159
1923	177
1924	163
1925	160
1926	133
1927	255
1928	231
1929	106
1930	285
1931	489
1932	470
1933	310
1934	400
1935	222
1936	683
1937	385
1938	269
1939	425
1940	437
1941	337
1942	543
1943	349
1944	320
1945	337
1946	172
1947	506
1948	698
1949	405
1950	541
1951	623
1952	456
1953	656
1954	494
1955	388
1956	722
1957	359
1958	717
1959	285
1960	687
1961	501
1962	434
1963	350
1964	579
1965	442
1966	319
1967	684
1968	739
1969	786
1970	497
1971	412
1972	1,368
1973	1,196
1974	456
1975	743
1976	595
1977	848
1978	1,072
1979	1,092
1980	587
1981	1,016
1982	803
1983	1,002
1984	782
1985	874
1986	870
1987	636
1988	2,036
1989	838
1990	854
1991	888
1992	936
1993	1,419
1994	1,345
1995	779
1996	1,034
1997	792
1998	1,238
1999	1,603
2000	753
2001	1,020
2002	650
2003	723
2004	903
2005	927
2006	1,122
2007	1,303
2008	937
2009	935
2010	1,199
2011	617
2012	1,398
2013	607
2014	494
2015	1,160
2016	778
2017	808
2018	714
2019	523
2020	380
2021	746
2022	890
2023	548
2024	1,185
2025	619
2026	517

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Data for records on 1998-07-06: 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 5	714
5 to 10	97
10 to 15	48
15 to 20	26
20 to 25	16
25 to 30	12
30 to 35	3
35 to 40	3