Weather Records on 16 July 1998

1,051 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 16 July 1998. Highest significance: Tg Jiu, RO.

Key Facts for 16 July 1998

On 16 July 1998, 1,051 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
650 were record highs and 197 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 16 were all-time records, 27 monthly and 1,008 daily.
Tg Jiu set an all-time record daily precipitation of 131.8 mm (5.2 in) on 16 July 1998.
Across 162 earlier years (1798 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 436 records.

Record Map

1,051 stations

1,051 station records on 16 July 1998 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 16 July 1998: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Tg Jiu	Romania	Record daily precipitation	131.8 mm (5.2 in)	71 of 100 (Major)
Huauchinango	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	179.8 mm (7.1 in)	65 of 100 (Major)
Ft Morgan	United States	Record daily precipitation	45.0 mm (1.8 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Shionomisaki	Japan	Record daily precipitation	388.0 mm (15.3 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Millington 3 SE	United States	Record daily precipitation	52.3 mm (2.1 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Drobeta Turnu Severin	Romania	Record daily precipitation	58.4 mm (2.3 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Huixtla	Mexico	Record low minimum temperature	16.1 C (61.0 F)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Turnu Magurele	Romania	Record daily precipitation	88.9 mm (3.5 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Twin Lakes	United States	Record high maximum temperature	35.0 C (95.0 F)	52 of 100 (Notable)
El Remolino (Cfe)	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	68.8 mm (2.7 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
San Luis Obispo Poly	United States	Record high maximum temperature	40.0 C (104.0 F)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Zhengzhou	China	Record daily precipitation	110.2 mm (4.3 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Jalpa de Mendez	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	111.8 mm (4.4 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Gilbertsville Ky Dam	United States	Record daily precipitation	101.6 mm (4.0 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Karam	Russia	Record daily precipitation	42.5 mm (1.7 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Sattahip	Thailand	Record daily precipitation	91.9 mm (3.6 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Tyler Pounds Fld	United States	Record high minimum temperature	25.6 C (78.1 F)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Rosiori de Vede	Romania	Record daily precipitation	58.0 mm (2.3 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Vacoas (Mauritius)	Mauritius	Record daily precipitation	61.0 mm (2.4 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Birobidzhan	Russia	Record high maximum temperature	41.4 C (106.5 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Federal Pt	United States	Record high maximum temperature	39.4 C (102.9 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Naha	Japan	Record daily precipitation	107.0 mm (4.2 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
El Copital	Mexico	Record low minimum temperature	15.0 C (59.0 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Tres Zapotes	Mexico	Record low minimum temperature	14.4 C (57.9 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Ajo	United States	Record high minimum temperature	32.2 C (90.0 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Huingo	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	39.9 mm (1.6 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Kvikkjokk-Arrenjarka	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	25.2 mm (1.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
San Carlos Rsvr	United States	Record high maximum temperature	46.1 C (115.0 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
W Branch 3SE	United States	Record high minimum temperature	21.7 C (71.1 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Blanding	United States	Record high minimum temperature	21.1 C (70.0 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Blowhard Mtn Radar	United States	Record high minimum temperature	20.0 C (68.0 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Puerto Madero	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	99.8 mm (3.9 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Rhodhiss Hydro Plt	United States	Record daily precipitation	71.4 mm (2.8 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Eppingen-Elsenz	Germany	Record daily precipitation	25.1 mm (1.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Ixcateopan de Tlapa	Mexico	Record low maximum temperature	22.2 C (72.0 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Burkesville 2 W	United States	Record daily precipitation	59.7 mm (2.4 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
El Raudal	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	89.2 mm (3.5 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Perevoz	Russia	Record daily precipitation	40.5 mm (1.6 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Litchfield Park	United States	Record high maximum temperature	48.9 C (120.0 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Bay City Wtr Wks	United States	Record high maximum temperature	40.0 C (104.0 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
San Jeronimo	Mexico	Record low maximum temperature	25.6 C (78.1 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Botosani	Romania	Record daily precipitation	58.1 mm (2.3 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Lukachukai	United States	Record high minimum temperature	20.6 C (69.1 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Mount Gambier Post Office	Australia	Record low minimum temperature	-0.9 C (30.4 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Berkeley	United States	Record high maximum temperature	31.1 C (88.0 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Sidney 6NNW	United States	Record daily precipitation	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Ohringen	Germany	Record daily precipitation	25.7 mm (1.0 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Parker Rsvr	United States	Record high maximum temperature	50.6 C (123.1 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Scipio	United States	Record high maximum temperature	38.9 C (102.0 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Marinette	United States	Record daily precipitation	37.1 mm (1.5 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Albin	United States	Record daily precipitation	69.9 mm (2.8 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Ft Myers Page Fld AP	United States	Record high maximum temperature	37.8 C (100.0 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Sisimiut	Greenland [Denmark]	Record high minimum temperature	10.1 C (50.2 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
San Pedro Cuitlapa	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	95.0 mm (3.7 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
El Puerto	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
San Miguel Ejutla	Mexico	Record high maximum temperature	33.9 C (93.0 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Ft Valley	United States	Record high maximum temperature	34.4 C (93.9 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Titusville	United States	Record low maximum temperature	27.8 C (82.0 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Overton	United States	Record high maximum temperature	49.4 C (120.9 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Boca del Salado	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

1,051 records

Records set or tied on 16 July 1998 by type: Highest daily maximum 350, Lowest daily maximum 128, Highest daily minimum 300, Lowest daily minimum 69, Heaviest daily rainfall 204.

Records on 16 July 1998 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	350
Lowest daily maximum	128
Highest daily minimum	300
Lowest daily minimum	69
Heaviest daily rainfall	204
Heaviest daily snowfall	0
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 16 July 1998 by timescale: all-time 16, monthly 27, daily 1,008.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

704 broken records

Margins by which the 704 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 156.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

16 July 1998

Top 20 records on 16 July 1998 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
16 July 1998	Tg Jiu, RO	all-time rain	131.8 mm (5.2 in)	38.2 mm (1.5 in)	29 years	71 of 100 (Major)
16 July 1998	Huauchinango, MX	monthly rain	179.8 mm (7.1 in)	53.3 mm (2.1 in)	65 years	65 of 100 (Major)
16 July 1998	Ft Morgan, US	daily rain	45.0 mm (1.8 in)	20.4 mm (0.8 in)	95 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
16 July 1998	Shionomisaki, JP	monthly rain	388.0 mm (15.3 in)	156.0 mm (6.1 in)	0 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
16 July 1998	Millington 3 SE, US	daily rain	52.3 mm (2.1 in)	16.5 mm (0.6 in)	100 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
16 July 1998	Drobeta Turnu Severin, RO	daily rain	58.4 mm (2.3 in)	36.1 mm (1.4 in)	56 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
16 July 1998	Huixtla, MX	daily low min	16.1 C (61.0 F)	4.5 C (8.1 F)	32 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
16 July 1998	Turnu Magurele, RO	daily rain	88.9 mm (3.5 in)	64.8 mm (2.6 in)	20 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
16 July 1998	Twin Lakes, US	all-time high max	35.0 C (95.0 F)	1.7 C (3.1 F)	72 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
16 July 1998	El Remolino (Cfe), MX	daily rain	68.8 mm (2.7 in)	58.9 mm (2.3 in)	36 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
16 July 1998	San Luis Obispo Poly, US	daily high max	40.0 C (104.0 F)	8.3 C (14.9 F)	64 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
16 July 1998	Zhengzhou, CN	daily rain	110.2 mm (4.3 in)	71.0 mm (2.8 in)	28 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
16 July 1998	Jalpa de Mendez, MX	daily rain	111.8 mm (4.4 in)	66.8 mm (2.6 in)	15 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
16 July 1998	Gilbertsville Ky Dam, US	daily rain	101.6 mm (4.0 in)	64.5 mm (2.5 in)	25 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
16 July 1998	Karam, RU	daily rain	42.5 mm (1.7 in)	33.5 mm (1.3 in)	4 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
16 July 1998	Sattahip, TH	daily rain	91.9 mm (3.6 in)	72.8 mm (2.9 in)	9 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
16 July 1998	Tyler Pounds Fld, US	daily high min	25.6 C (78.1 F)	1.2 C (2.2 F)	113 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
16 July 1998	Rosiori de Vede, RO	daily rain	58.0 mm (2.3 in)	44.4 mm (1.7 in)	4 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
16 July 1998	Vacoas (Mauritius), MU	monthly rain	61.0 mm (2.4 in)	13.0 mm (0.5 in)	33 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
16 July 1998	Birobidzhan, RU	all-time high max	41.4 C (106.5 F)	4.4 C (7.9 F)	23 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

1798 to 1998

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1798 to 1998. 1998 had 1,051 records.

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

Records on 07-16 in each year
Year	Records
1798	1
1801	1
1802	1
1808	1
1819	1
1829	1
1832	1
1833	1
1840	2
1845	1
1852	2
1862	1
1863	1
1865	3
1866	1
1868	2
1870	1
1871	1
1875	2
1876	2
1878	1
1879	2
1880	1
1881	2
1883	4
1886	1
1887	2
1888	2
1890	5
1891	2
1892	5
1894	6
1896	1
1897	2
1898	2
1899	2
1900	5
1901	9
1902	2
1903	18
1904	20
1905	4
1906	23
1907	7
1908	21
1909	17
1910	9
1911	24
1912	28
1913	23
1914	53
1915	41
1916	39
1917	90
1918	18
1919	56
1920	46
1921	66
1922	303
1923	180
1924	75
1925	179
1926	295
1927	170
1928	405
1929	192
1930	402
1931	527
1932	446
1933	224
1934	432
1935	284
1936	715
1937	307
1938	213
1939	599
1940	255
1941	363
1942	321
1943	297
1944	193
1945	702
1946	454
1947	568
1948	259
1949	417
1950	542
1951	537
1952	560
1953	366
1954	592
1955	548
1956	417
1957	221
1958	1,270
1959	341
1960	329
1961	402
1962	538
1963	251
1964	341
1965	437
1966	415
1967	1,067
1968	788
1969	702
1970	674
1971	766
1972	641
1973	880
1974	666
1975	742
1976	840
1977	829
1978	1,095
1979	543
1980	1,457
1981	569
1982	985
1983	1,362
1984	937
1985	528
1986	845
1987	916
1988	1,306
1989	1,074
1990	955
1991	627
1992	943
1993	1,053
1994	730
1995	929
1996	739
1997	707
1998	1,051
1999	998
2000	1,207
2001	1,073
2002	1,029
2003	1,492
2004	724
2005	1,023
2006	1,527
2007	1,186
2008	669
2009	839
2010	927
2011	1,221
2012	829
2013	853
2014	1,448
2015	605
2016	706
2017	419
2018	694
2019	476
2020	464
2021	661
2022	538
2023	1,150
2024	938
2025	764
2026	727

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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	675
20 to 40	14
40 to 60	8
60 to 80	5
80 to 100	1
100 to 120	0
120 to 140	0
140 to 160	1