Weather Records on 12 July 1998

1,244 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 12 July 1998. Highest significance: Port Blair, IN.

Key Facts for 12 July 1998

On 12 July 1998, 1,244 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
885 were record highs and 142 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 17 were all-time records, 58 monthly and 1,169 daily.
Port Blair set a monthly record daily precipitation of 297.9 mm (11.7 in) on 12 July 1998.
Across 158 earlier years (1796 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 447 records.

Record Map

1,244 stations

1,244 station records on 12 July 1998 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 12 July 1998: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Port Blair	India	Record daily precipitation	297.9 mm (11.7 in)	71 of 100 (Major)
Gnaraloo	Australia	Record daily precipitation	162.0 mm (6.4 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Batesville L&D 1	United States	Record daily precipitation	83.3 mm (3.3 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Turocak	Russia	Record daily precipitation	54.1 mm (2.1 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Melrose	Australia	Record daily precipitation	34.0 mm (1.3 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Nanning	China	Record daily precipitation	103.5 mm (4.1 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Panevezys	Lithuania	Record daily precipitation	95.0 mm (3.7 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Miehikkala Hauhia	Finland	Record daily precipitation	39.0 mm (1.5 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Juliette	United States	Record daily precipitation	94.0 mm (3.7 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Huichapan	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	46.0 mm (1.8 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Bay City Wtr Wks	United States	Record high minimum temperature	30.0 C (86.0 F)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Tremonton	United States	Record low minimum temperature	4.4 C (39.9 F)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Virolahti Ravijoki	Finland	Record daily precipitation	40.5 mm (1.6 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Virolahti Nopala	Finland	Record daily precipitation	45.5 mm (1.8 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Sulkava Kaipola	Finland	Record daily precipitation	27.3 mm (1.1 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
W Palm Beach Intl AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	69.9 mm (2.8 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Crosbyton	United States	Record high minimum temperature	25.0 C (77.0 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Plain Dealing	United States	Record high maximum temperature	42.8 C (109.0 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Whitefish Pt	United States	Record daily precipitation	51.6 mm (2.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Hobbs	United States	Record high maximum temperature	42.2 C (108.0 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Santiago Yeche	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	84.8 mm (3.3 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Deland 1 SSE	United States	Record daily precipitation	77.5 mm (3.1 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Waycross 4 NE	United States	Record high maximum temperature	40.0 C (104.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Ft Bayard 4W	United States	Record high minimum temperature	20.6 C (69.1 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Roscoe	United States	Record daily precipitation	33.3 mm (1.3 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Corsicana	United States	Record high minimum temperature	26.1 C (79.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Crockett	United States	Record high minimum temperature	26.1 C (79.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
San Miguel Ejutla	Mexico	Record high maximum temperature	36.7 C (98.1 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Melrose	United States	Record high minimum temperature	21.7 C (71.1 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Tilden 4 SSE	United States	Record high maximum temperature	42.8 C (109.0 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Flatonia 4SE	United States	Record high minimum temperature	25.6 C (78.1 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Post	United States	Record high minimum temperature	28.9 C (84.0 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Morjarv	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	27.2 mm (1.1 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Federal Pt	United States	Record high maximum temperature	39.4 C (102.9 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Bowie	United States	Record high minimum temperature	26.7 C (80.1 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Gatesville	United States	Record high minimum temperature	26.1 C (79.0 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Paint Rock	United States	Record high minimum temperature	27.8 C (82.0 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Vaike-Maarja	Estonia	Record daily precipitation	35.7 mm (1.4 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Kerimaki Rauvanniemi	Finland	Record daily precipitation	28.7 mm (1.1 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Verhojansk	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	16.6 C (61.9 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Colorado City	United States	Record high maximum temperature	42.2 C (108.0 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Midland 4 ENE	United States	Record high maximum temperature	42.2 C (108.0 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Panguitch	United States	Record high maximum temperature	35.0 C (95.0 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Liperi Kaatamo	Finland	Record daily precipitation	34.8 mm (1.4 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Pecos	United States	Record high maximum temperature	42.8 C (109.0 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Sault Ste Marie Sanderson Fld	United States	Record daily precipitation	32.3 mm (1.3 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Tamala	Australia	Record daily precipitation	48.0 mm (1.9 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Maaninka Halola	Finland	Record daily precipitation	29.5 mm (1.2 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
San Juan L M Marin Intl AP	Puerto Rico [United States]	Record daily precipitation	55.4 mm (2.2 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Poplar Bluff	United States	Record high minimum temperature	24.4 C (75.9 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Claremore 2 ENE	United States	Record daily precipitation	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Encinal	United States	Record high maximum temperature	41.7 C (107.1 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Falfurrias	United States	Record high maximum temperature	41.1 C (106.0 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Waxahachie	United States	Record high maximum temperature	42.8 C (109.0 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Johvi	Estonia	Record daily precipitation	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Narva	Estonia	Record daily precipitation	45.0 mm (1.8 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Ventspils	Latvia	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Newport	United States	Record daily precipitation	76.2 mm (3.0 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Twin Lakes	United States	Record high maximum temperature	31.1 C (88.0 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Imlay	United States	Record high minimum temperature	20.6 C (69.1 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

1,244 records

Records set or tied on 12 July 1998 by type: Highest daily maximum 437, Lowest daily maximum 78, Highest daily minimum 448, Lowest daily minimum 64, Heaviest daily rainfall 216, Heaviest daily snowfall 1.

Records on 12 July 1998 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	437
Lowest daily maximum	78
Highest daily minimum	448
Lowest daily minimum	64
Heaviest daily rainfall	216
Heaviest daily snowfall	1
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 12 July 1998 by timescale: all-time 17, monthly 58, daily 1,169.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

836 broken records

Margins by which the 836 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 107.1. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

12 July 1998

Top 20 records on 12 July 1998 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
12 July 1998	Port Blair, IN	monthly rain	297.9 mm (11.7 in)	107.1 mm (4.2 in)	40 years	71 of 100 (Major)
12 July 1998	Gnaraloo, AU	monthly rain	162.0 mm (6.4 in)	65.6 mm (2.6 in)	1 year	58 of 100 (Notable)
12 July 1998	Batesville L&D 1, US	daily rain	83.3 mm (3.3 in)	60.7 mm (2.4 in)	32 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
12 July 1998	Turocak, RU	daily rain	54.1 mm (2.1 in)	41.0 mm (1.6 in)	36 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
12 July 1998	Melrose, AU	daily rain	34.0 mm (1.3 in)	26.4 mm (1.0 in)	24 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
12 July 1998	Nanning, CN	daily rain	103.5 mm (4.1 in)	77.6 mm (3.1 in)	37 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
12 July 1998	Panevezys, LT	daily rain	95.0 mm (3.7 in)	75.4 mm (3.0 in)	29 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
12 July 1998	Miehikkala Hauhia, FI	daily rain	39.0 mm (1.5 in)	28.1 mm (1.1 in)	29 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
12 July 1998	Juliette, US	daily rain	94.0 mm (3.7 in)	53.1 mm (2.1 in)	33 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
12 July 1998	Huichapan, MX	daily rain	46.0 mm (1.8 in)	21.1 mm (0.8 in)	89 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
12 July 1998	Bay City Wtr Wks, US	all-time high min	30.0 C (86.0 F)	1.1 C (2.0 F)	45 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
12 July 1998	Tremonton, US	daily low min	4.4 C (39.9 F)	5.6 C (10.1 F)	76 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
12 July 1998	Virolahti Ravijoki, FI	daily rain	40.5 mm (1.6 in)	32.5 mm (1.3 in)	12 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
12 July 1998	Virolahti Nopala, FI	daily rain	45.5 mm (1.8 in)	29.6 mm (1.2 in)	12 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
12 July 1998	Sulkava Kaipola, FI	daily rain	27.3 mm (1.1 in)	21.8 mm (0.9 in)	20 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
12 July 1998	W Palm Beach Intl AP, US	daily rain	69.9 mm (2.8 in)	33.1 mm (1.3 in)	51 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
12 July 1998	Crosbyton, US	daily high min	25.0 C (77.0 F)	1.1 C (2.0 F)	93 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
12 July 1998	Plain Dealing, US	daily high max	42.8 C (109.0 F)	1.1 C (2.0 F)	96 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
12 July 1998	Whitefish Pt, US	daily rain	51.6 mm (2.0 in)	7.4 mm (0.29 in)	88 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
12 July 1998	Hobbs, US	daily high max	42.2 C (108.0 F)	2.8 C (5.0 F)	84 years	42 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 1,244 records.

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

Records on 07-12 in each year
Year	Records
1796	1
1816	1
1821	2
1841	1
1847	2
1848	2
1850	3
1851	1
1858	1
1860	2
1866	1
1870	2
1873	1
1874	2
1875	1
1876	2
1879	1
1880	2
1882	1
1886	4
1887	1
1888	4
1889	1
1890	4
1891	3
1892	2
1893	1
1894	4
1895	7
1896	3
1897	2
1898	1
1900	2
1901	5
1902	2
1903	11
1904	13
1905	28
1906	22
1907	19
1908	46
1909	24
1910	12
1911	93
1912	19
1913	20
1914	57
1915	16
1916	39
1917	163
1918	99
1919	56
1920	37
1921	94
1922	42
1923	85
1924	68
1925	231
1926	272
1927	84
1928	79
1929	137
1930	561
1931	309
1932	305
1933	609
1934	348
1935	379
1936	1,082
1937	353
1938	257
1939	509
1940	623
1941	796
1942	363
1943	421
1944	446
1945	1,118
1946	234
1947	319
1948	379
1949	357
1950	485
1951	765
1952	680
1953	688
1954	907
1955	263
1956	474
1957	381
1958	434
1959	459
1960	466
1961	606
1962	447
1963	418
1964	898
1965	457
1966	614
1967	502
1968	466
1969	745
1970	298
1971	538
1972	716
1973	633
1974	617
1975	1,321
1976	812
1977	377
1978	635
1979	555
1980	998
1981	645
1982	526
1983	955
1984	871
1985	558
1986	1,015
1987	1,189
1988	961
1989	559
1990	1,489
1991	1,028
1992	1,167
1993	1,443
1994	904
1995	1,070
1996	964
1997	800
1998	1,244
1999	1,397
2000	796
2001	856
2002	1,537
2003	910
2004	799
2005	1,068
2006	1,038
2007	749
2008	719
2009	707
2010	1,450
2011	1,468
2012	979
2013	570
2014	437
2015	618
2016	740
2017	586
2018	398
2019	598
2020	875
2021	830
2022	507
2023	839
2024	968
2025	567
2026	1,100

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Data for records on 1998-07-12: 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	811
20 to 40	18
40 to 60	2
60 to 80	4
80 to 100	0
100 to 120	1