Weather Records on 15 July 1998

1,170 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 15 July 1998. Highest significance: Winfield 2 SW, US.

Key Facts for 15 July 1998

On 15 July 1998, 1,170 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
692 were record highs and 226 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 13 were all-time records, 47 monthly and 1,110 daily.
Winfield 2 SW set a monthly record daily precipitation of 130.8 mm (5.1 in) on 15 July 1998.
Across 160 earlier years (1793 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 451 records.

Record Map

1,170 stations

1,170 station records on 15 July 1998 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 15 July 1998: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Winfield 2 SW	United States	Record daily precipitation	130.8 mm (5.1 in)	64 of 100 (Major)
Long Prairie	United States	Record daily precipitation	94.0 mm (3.7 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Fernandina Beach	United States	Record daily precipitation	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Willmar Wwtp	United States	Record daily precipitation	57.7 mm (2.3 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Brindisi	Italy	Record daily precipitation	40.4 mm (1.6 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Nullarbor	Australia	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Merikarvia Tuorila Alakyla	Finland	Record daily precipitation	34.0 mm (1.3 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Denison	United States	Record daily precipitation	46.2 mm (1.8 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Palizada	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	60.2 mm (2.4 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Wadena 3 S	United States	Record daily precipitation	53.6 mm (2.1 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Milan 1NW	United States	Record daily precipitation	39.9 mm (1.6 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
New London	United States	Record daily precipitation	36.3 mm (1.4 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Nundroo	Australia	Record daily precipitation	28.4 mm (1.1 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Las Caas	Mexico	Record high minimum temperature	30.0 C (86.0 F)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Pocahontas 1	United States	Record low maximum temperature	25.0 C (77.0 F)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Wiggins	United States	Record daily precipitation	71.1 mm (2.8 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Leedey	United States	Record daily precipitation	60.2 mm (2.4 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Rohwer 2 NNE	United States	Record daily precipitation	60.2 mm (2.4 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Ft Myers Page Fld AP	United States	Record low maximum temperature	26.7 C (80.1 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
El Copital	Mexico	Record low minimum temperature	12.8 C (55.0 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Hamilton	United States	Record daily precipitation	87.6 mm (3.4 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Remer #2	United States	Record daily precipitation	57.2 mm (2.3 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Escanaba	United States	Record high maximum temperature	32.8 C (91.0 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Bessaker	Norway	Record daily precipitation	41.6 mm (1.6 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Fayette	United States	Record daily precipitation	54.6 mm (2.1 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Halmstad	Sweden	Record low maximum temperature	15.0 C (59.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Hinckley	United States	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
San Miguel Ejutla	Mexico	Record high maximum temperature	35.6 C (96.1 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Tequisistlan	Mexico	Record low minimum temperature	11.7 C (53.1 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Las Minas (Cfe)	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	37.3 mm (1.5 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Lake Alfred Exp STN	United States	Record daily precipitation	55.9 mm (2.2 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Mullen 21 NW	United States	Record daily precipitation	55.4 mm (2.2 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Blaine	United States	Record low maximum temperature	17.2 C (63.0 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Wenzhou	China	Record high maximum temperature	39.6 C (103.3 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Pbo Anantapur	India	Record daily precipitation	55.9 mm (2.2 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Guanacevi (Smn)	Mexico	Record high maximum temperature	35.6 C (96.1 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Pitiquito	Mexico	Record high maximum temperature	47.8 C (118.0 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Altotonga	Mexico	Record low maximum temperature	11.7 C (53.1 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Flahult	Sweden	Record low maximum temperature	11.9 C (53.4 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Hodges	United States	Record daily precipitation	57.2 mm (2.3 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Sanborn	United States	Record daily precipitation	38.6 mm (1.5 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Ephraim	United States	Record high maximum temperature	41.1 C (106.0 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Caduao	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	57.9 mm (2.3 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Buffalo 2NE	United States	Record daily precipitation	58.4 mm (2.3 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Hovenweep Nm	United States	Record high maximum temperature	41.1 C (106.0 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Isojoki Karjenkoski	Finland	Record daily precipitation	39.7 mm (1.6 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Astana	Kazakhstan	Record high minimum temperature	24.0 C (75.2 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Abbott 1 SE	United States	Record daily precipitation	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Beaumont Rsch Ctr	United States	Record daily precipitation	38.4 mm (1.5 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Hebbronville	United States	Record high maximum temperature	41.1 C (106.0 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Jalacingo	Mexico	Record high maximum temperature	27.8 C (82.0 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Boras	Sweden	Record low maximum temperature	12.0 C (53.6 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Gila Bend 2SE	United States	Record high maximum temperature	48.3 C (118.9 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Tombstone	United States	Record high maximum temperature	40.6 C (105.1 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Federal Pt	United States	Record high maximum temperature	39.4 C (102.9 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Benson	United States	Record daily precipitation	45.2 mm (1.8 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Danbury	United States	Record daily precipitation	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Jocotepec	Mexico	Record high minimum temperature	19.4 C (66.9 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Miravalles	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	81.8 mm (3.2 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Vanersborg	Sweden	Record low maximum temperature	14.4 C (57.9 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

1,170 records

Records set or tied on 15 July 1998 by type: Highest daily maximum 385, Lowest daily maximum 123, Highest daily minimum 307, Lowest daily minimum 103, Heaviest daily rainfall 252.

Records on 15 July 1998 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	385
Lowest daily maximum	123
Highest daily minimum	307
Lowest daily minimum	103
Heaviest daily rainfall	252
Heaviest daily snowfall	0
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 15 July 1998 by timescale: all-time 13, monthly 47, daily 1,110.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

813 broken records

Margins by which the 813 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 74.1. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

15 July 1998

Top 20 records on 15 July 1998 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
15 July 1998	Winfield 2 SW, US	monthly rain	130.8 mm (5.1 in)	43.4 mm (1.7 in)	58 years	64 of 100 (Major)
15 July 1998	Long Prairie, US	daily rain	94.0 mm (3.7 in)	68.1 mm (2.7 in)	28 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
15 July 1998	Fernandina Beach, US	daily rain	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	23.4 mm (0.9 in)	102 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
15 July 1998	Willmar Wwtp, US	daily rain	57.7 mm (2.3 in)	42.7 mm (1.7 in)	28 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
15 July 1998	Brindisi, IT	daily rain	40.4 mm (1.6 in)	37.8 mm (1.5 in)	25 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
15 July 1998	Nullarbor, AU	daily rain	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	26.0 mm (1.0 in)	0 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
15 July 1998	Merikarvia Tuorila Alakyla, FI	daily rain	34.0 mm (1.3 in)	25.1 mm (1.0 in)	28 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
15 July 1998	Denison, US	daily rain	46.2 mm (1.8 in)	18.0 mm (0.7 in)	97 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
15 July 1998	Palizada, MX	daily rain	60.2 mm (2.4 in)	37.3 mm (1.5 in)	44 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
15 July 1998	Wadena 3 S, US	daily rain	53.6 mm (2.1 in)	39.6 mm (1.6 in)	28 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
15 July 1998	Milan 1NW, US	daily rain	39.9 mm (1.6 in)	12.0 mm (0.5 in)	97 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
15 July 1998	New London, US	daily rain	36.3 mm (1.4 in)	11.9 mm (0.5 in)	97 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
15 July 1998	Nundroo, AU	daily rain	28.4 mm (1.1 in)	14.2 mm (0.6 in)	47 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
15 July 1998	Las Caas, MX	daily high min	30.0 C (86.0 F)	5.0 C (9.0 F)	36 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
15 July 1998	Pocahontas 1, US	daily low max	25.0 C (77.0 F)	1.7 C (3.1 F)	100 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
15 July 1998	Wiggins, US	daily rain	71.1 mm (2.8 in)	41.4 mm (1.6 in)	37 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
15 July 1998	Leedey, US	daily rain	60.2 mm (2.4 in)	39.9 mm (1.6 in)	47 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
15 July 1998	Rohwer 2 NNE, US	daily rain	60.2 mm (2.4 in)	45.0 mm (1.8 in)	35 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
15 July 1998	Ft Myers Page Fld AP, US	daily low max	26.7 C (80.1 F)	1.1 C (2.0 F)	95 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
15 July 1998	El Copital, MX	daily low min	12.8 C (55.0 F)	6.1 C (11.0 F)	0 years	43 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 1,170 records.

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

Records on 07-15 in each year
Year	Records
1793	1
1802	1
1808	1
1824	2
1829	1
1832	1
1833	1
1838	1
1839	1
1840	2
1866	1
1868	2
1874	1
1876	1
1877	2
1879	3
1880	1
1881	2
1883	2
1884	2
1885	1
1886	2
1888	1
1889	1
1890	5
1891	4
1892	4
1893	3
1894	6
1895	4
1896	2
1897	2
1898	10
1899	1
1900	1
1901	7
1902	4
1903	24
1904	9
1905	1
1906	10
1907	8
1908	7
1909	7
1910	14
1911	11
1912	44
1913	19
1914	35
1915	34
1916	27
1917	134
1918	33
1919	59
1920	78
1921	55
1922	111
1923	120
1924	126
1925	137
1926	487
1927	151
1928	367
1929	213
1930	503
1931	591
1932	649
1933	205
1934	554
1935	208
1936	905
1937	279
1938	227
1939	394
1940	320
1941	444
1942	275
1943	338
1944	228
1945	693
1946	421
1947	373
1948	397
1949	455
1950	503
1951	606
1952	825
1953	398
1954	784
1955	612
1956	351
1957	304
1958	859
1959	411
1960	576
1961	386
1962	724
1963	291
1964	670
1965	282
1966	494
1967	1,419
1968	661
1969	670
1970	542
1971	552
1972	681
1973	800
1974	692
1975	869
1976	790
1977	766
1978	815
1979	585
1980	1,168
1981	646
1982	938
1983	1,241
1984	841
1985	793
1986	773
1987	968
1988	1,157
1989	827
1990	1,202
1991	589
1992	904
1993	1,198
1994	1,027
1995	1,347
1996	1,076
1997	688
1998	1,170
1999	1,428
2000	1,276
2001	1,004
2002	1,177
2003	1,256
2004	714
2005	932
2006	1,535
2007	1,171
2008	532
2009	816
2010	941
2011	989
2012	927
2013	761
2014	1,016
2015	547
2016	672
2017	467
2018	645
2019	561
2020	614
2021	674
2022	621
2023	1,157
2024	823
2025	720
2026	961

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Data for records on 1998-07-15: 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 10	725
10 to 20	43
20 to 30	26
30 to 40	10
40 to 50	7
50 to 60	0
60 to 70	1
70 to 80	1