Weather Records on 10 July 1998

1,259 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 10 July 1998. Highest significance: Castle Rock, US.

Key Facts for 10 July 1998

On 10 July 1998, 1,259 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
828 were record highs and 198 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 17 were all-time records, 63 monthly and 1,179 daily.
Castle Rock set a daily record precipitation of 55.9 mm (2.2 in) on 10 July 1998.
Across 173 earlier years (1793 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 407 records.

Record Map

1,259 stations

1,259 station records on 10 July 1998 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 10 July 1998: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Castle Rock	United States	Record daily precipitation	55.9 mm (2.2 in)	63 of 100 (Major)
Mohall	United States	Record high minimum temperature	25.0 C (77.0 F)	62 of 100 (Major)
Cardenas	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	143.3 mm (5.6 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Laramie AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	57.7 mm (2.3 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Presa El Giron	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	41.1 mm (1.6 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Tarkio	United States	Record daily precipitation	112.5 mm (4.4 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Sterling	United States	Record daily precipitation	44.5 mm (1.8 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Jalpa de Mendez	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	137.9 mm (5.4 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Huixtla	Mexico	Record low minimum temperature	16.1 C (61.0 F)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Vittangi	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	36.9 mm (1.5 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Ylistaro Kainasto	Finland	Record daily precipitation	39.0 mm (1.5 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Bay City Wtr Wks	United States	Record high maximum temperature	38.9 C (102.0 F)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Ashland	United States	Record daily precipitation	61.2 mm (2.4 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Lajas Substn	Puerto Rico [United States]	Record high maximum temperature	39.4 C (102.9 F)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Deland 1 SSE	United States	Record high minimum temperature	26.1 C (79.0 F)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Altotonga	Mexico	Record low maximum temperature	11.7 C (53.1 F)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Antero Rsvr	United States	Record daily precipitation	49.5 mm (1.9 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Tyler Pounds Fld	United States	Record high minimum temperature	27.2 C (81.0 F)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Monticello Muni AP	United States	Record high minimum temperature	26.7 C (80.1 F)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Lakes Entrance	Australia	Record daily precipitation	48.8 mm (1.9 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Tyler Pounds Fld	United States	Record high maximum temperature	38.9 C (102.0 F)	46 of 100 (Notable)
McComb AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	80.3 mm (3.2 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
St Francis 8NW	United States	Record daily precipitation	54.9 mm (2.2 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Sala	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	34.9 mm (1.4 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Enterprise 4 W	United States	Record daily precipitation	96.8 mm (3.8 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Covington 8 WNW	United States	Record high minimum temperature	25.6 C (78.1 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Fukui	Japan	Record daily precipitation	109.0 mm (4.3 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Telluride 4WNW	United States	Record high minimum temperature	11.1 C (52.0 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Lang Lang	Australia	Record daily precipitation	27.4 mm (1.1 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Huauchinango	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	85.6 mm (3.4 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Bologoe	Russia	Record daily precipitation	40.2 mm (1.6 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Flahult	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	30.3 mm (1.2 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Norton 9SSE	United States	Record daily precipitation	47.2 mm (1.9 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Sanderson	United States	Record high minimum temperature	24.4 C (75.9 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Salla Salmivaara Lakijanka	Finland	Record daily precipitation	29.6 mm (1.2 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Uman	Ukraine	Record low maximum temperature	14.5 C (58.1 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Franklin 3 NW	United States	Record high minimum temperature	25.6 C (78.1 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Lewiston AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Inari Ivalo Lentoasema	Finland	Record daily precipitation	32.1 mm (1.3 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Nagano	Japan	Record daily precipitation	86.1 mm (3.4 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Federal Pt	United States	Record high maximum temperature	39.4 C (102.9 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Alexandria	United States	Record high maximum temperature	38.3 C (100.9 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
St Joseph 3 N	United States	Record high minimum temperature	25.6 C (78.1 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Clay Ctr 6 ESE	United States	Record daily precipitation	107.2 mm (4.2 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Aiken 5SE	United States	Record high minimum temperature	24.4 C (75.9 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Corsicana	United States	Record high minimum temperature	27.2 C (81.0 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Caribou WFO	United States	Record daily precipitation	55.9 mm (2.2 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Denver-Stapleton	United States	Record daily precipitation	35.8 mm (1.4 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Calipan	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	39.9 mm (1.6 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Fayetteville Exp STN	United States	Record high minimum temperature	25.6 C (78.1 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Calhoun 2 N	United States	Record high maximum temperature	40.0 C (104.0 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Carlsbad	United States	Record high maximum temperature	43.3 C (109.9 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Sarajevo	Bosnia and Herzegovina	Record low minimum temperature	5.6 C (42.1 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Pavlodar	Kazakhstan	Record daily precipitation	39.1 mm (1.5 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Fairfax	United States	Record daily precipitation	78.7 mm (3.1 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Grapevine Dam	United States	Record high minimum temperature	27.2 C (81.0 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
San Saba	United States	Record high minimum temperature	24.4 C (75.9 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Sulphur Springs	United States	Record high minimum temperature	27.2 C (81.0 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Rylsk	Russia	Record daily precipitation	48.0 mm (1.9 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Jonkopings_Flygplats	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)

Counts by Type and Timescale

1,259 records

Records set or tied on 10 July 1998 by type: Highest daily maximum 298, Lowest daily maximum 138, Highest daily minimum 530, Lowest daily minimum 60, Heaviest daily rainfall 233.

Records on 10 July 1998 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	298
Lowest daily maximum	138
Highest daily minimum	530
Lowest daily minimum	60
Heaviest daily rainfall	233
Heaviest daily snowfall	0
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 10 July 1998 by timescale: all-time 17, monthly 63, daily 1,179.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

831 broken records

Margins by which the 831 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 84.1. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

10 July 1998

Top 20 records on 10 July 1998 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
10 July 1998	Castle Rock, US	daily rain	55.9 mm (2.2 in)	24.9 mm (1.0 in)	80 years	63 of 100 (Major)
10 July 1998	Mohall, US	all-time high min	25.0 C (77.0 F)	1.1 C (2.0 F)	103 years	62 of 100 (Major)
10 July 1998	Cardenas, MX	monthly rain	143.3 mm (5.6 in)	46.0 mm (1.8 in)	36 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
10 July 1998	Laramie AP, US	daily rain	57.7 mm (2.3 in)	45.8 mm (1.8 in)	44 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
10 July 1998	Presa El Giron, MX	daily rain	41.1 mm (1.6 in)	26.1 mm (1.0 in)	43 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
10 July 1998	Tarkio, US	daily rain	112.5 mm (4.4 in)	45.2 mm (1.8 in)	76 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
10 July 1998	Sterling, US	daily rain	44.5 mm (1.8 in)	26.2 mm (1.0 in)	47 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
10 July 1998	Jalpa de Mendez, MX	monthly rain	137.9 mm (5.4 in)	35.0 mm (1.4 in)	40 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
10 July 1998	Huixtla, MX	daily low min	16.1 C (61.0 F)	4.5 C (8.1 F)	29 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
10 July 1998	Vittangi, SE	daily rain	36.9 mm (1.5 in)	21.9 mm (0.9 in)	24 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
10 July 1998	Ylistaro Kainasto, FI	daily rain	39.0 mm (1.5 in)	28.8 mm (1.1 in)	24 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
10 July 1998	Bay City Wtr Wks, US	daily high max	38.9 C (102.0 F)	3.3 C (5.9 F)	80 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
10 July 1998	Ashland, US	daily rain	61.2 mm (2.4 in)	12.9 mm (0.5 in)	101 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
10 July 1998	Lajas Substn, PR	all-time high max	39.4 C (102.9 F)	2.2 C (4.0 F)	4 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
10 July 1998	Deland 1 SSE, US	daily high min	26.1 C (79.0 F)	1.7 C (3.1 F)	88 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
10 July 1998	Altotonga, MX	daily low max	11.7 C (53.1 F)	6.1 C (11.0 F)	68 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
10 July 1998	Antero Rsvr, US	daily rain	49.5 mm (1.9 in)	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	13 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
10 July 1998	Tyler Pounds Fld, US	daily high min	27.2 C (81.0 F)	1.6 C (2.9 F)	96 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
10 July 1998	Monticello Muni AP, US	daily high min	26.7 C (80.1 F)	1.7 C (3.1 F)	112 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
10 July 1998	Lakes Entrance, AU	daily rain	48.8 mm (1.9 in)	36.2 mm (1.4 in)	12 years	46 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 1,259 records.

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

Records on 07-10 in each year
Year	Records
1793	2
1805	1
1815	2
1826	1
1829	1
1835	1
1837	1
1839	1
1843	3
1845	1
1847	2
1849	1
1850	1
1851	1
1853	1
1856	1
1857	1
1859	1
1861	1
1864	1
1865	1
1866	1
1870	2
1871	2
1872	1
1874	4
1875	2
1876	3
1877	1
1878	1
1879	2
1880	2
1882	2
1884	1
1886	5
1887	1
1888	3
1889	2
1890	3
1891	4
1893	1
1894	3
1895	1
1896	5
1897	6
1898	4
1899	10
1900	4
1901	6
1902	12
1903	16
1904	25
1905	40
1906	4
1907	5
1908	7
1909	15
1910	25
1911	58
1912	29
1913	38
1914	48
1915	20
1916	56
1917	51
1918	36
1919	23
1920	29
1921	81
1922	67
1923	113
1924	66
1925	257
1926	321
1927	95
1928	102
1929	175
1930	540
1931	292
1932	355
1933	570
1934	327
1935	306
1936	1,338
1937	304
1938	151
1939	327
1940	398
1941	432
1942	628
1943	283
1944	478
1945	729
1946	467
1947	537
1948	367
1949	392
1950	680
1951	551
1952	814
1953	529
1954	684
1955	497
1956	434
1957	514
1958	402
1959	512
1960	451
1961	688
1962	456
1963	950
1964	368
1965	357
1966	512
1967	341
1968	598
1969	518
1970	464
1971	568
1972	447
1973	528
1974	871
1975	712
1976	724
1977	486
1978	1,076
1979	686
1980	1,113
1981	811
1982	602
1983	1,184
1984	962
1985	657
1986	686
1987	862
1988	1,024
1989	869
1990	820
1991	890
1992	864
1993	1,088
1994	864
1995	1,096
1996	1,604
1997	846
1998	1,259
1999	964
2000	889
2001	992
2002	1,336
2003	981
2004	621
2005	1,077
2006	920
2007	954
2008	874
2009	951
2010	1,509
2011	1,102
2012	1,015
2013	545
2014	660
2015	1,025
2016	859
2017	547
2018	554
2019	529
2020	775
2021	1,081
2022	691
2023	837
2024	1,576
2025	704
2026	472

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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	784
20 to 40	37
40 to 60	7
60 to 80	2
80 to 100	1