Weather Records on 17 July 1998

1,031 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 17 July 1998. Highest significance: Astana, KZ.

Key Facts for 17 July 1998

On 17 July 1998, 1,031 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
776 were record highs and 116 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 25 were all-time records, 34 monthly and 972 daily.
Astana set a daily record precipitation of 38.5 mm (1.5 in) on 17 July 1998.
Across 163 earlier years (1793 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 441 records.

Record Map

1,031 stations

1,031 station records on 17 July 1998 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 17 July 1998: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Astana	Kazakhstan	Record daily precipitation	38.5 mm (1.5 in)	72 of 100 (Major)
Jackson	United States	Record daily precipitation	138.2 mm (5.4 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Huixtla	Mexico	Record low minimum temperature	16.1 C (61.0 F)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Federal Pt	United States	Record high maximum temperature	39.4 C (102.9 F)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Elkin	United States	Record daily precipitation	66.8 mm (2.6 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Delmore Downs	Australia	Record daily precipitation	63.2 mm (2.5 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Paso Ancho (Cfe)	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	56.4 mm (2.2 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Branchville 6 SW	United States	Record daily precipitation	103.9 mm (4.1 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Bay City Wtr Wks	United States	Record high maximum temperature	41.7 C (107.1 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Slutsk	Belarus	Record daily precipitation	26.5 mm (1.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Mtn Home	United States	Record high maximum temperature	44.4 C (111.9 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Edenton	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Big Delta AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	46.0 mm (1.8 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Low Head (Comparison)	Australia	Record high maximum temperature	16.6 C (61.9 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Ylistaro Kainasto	Finland	Record daily precipitation	37.0 mm (1.5 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
San Miguel Ejutla	Mexico	Record high maximum temperature	37.8 C (100.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Altotonga	Mexico	Record low maximum temperature	10.6 C (51.1 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
La Grange 1N	United States	Record low minimum temperature	10.6 C (51.1 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Sunnyside - Lund 31S	United States	Record high maximum temperature	38.3 C (100.9 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Highmarket 2W	United States	Record daily precipitation	37.3 mm (1.5 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Lincolnton 4 W	United States	Record daily precipitation	54.4 mm (2.1 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Williamston 1 E	United States	Record daily precipitation	83.8 mm (3.3 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Cheraw	United States	Record daily precipitation	97.8 mm (3.9 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Lebanon	United States	Record daily precipitation	35.1 mm (1.4 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Cairns Post Office	Australia	Record high maximum temperature	28.6 C (83.5 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Tihosuco	Mexico	Record high minimum temperature	26.7 C (80.1 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
El Copital	Mexico	Record low minimum temperature	15.6 C (60.1 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Mt Airy 2 W	United States	Record daily precipitation	40.1 mm (1.6 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Tres Zapotes	Mexico	Record low minimum temperature	13.9 C (57.0 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Gmo Im.E.K.Fedorova	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	4.7 C (40.5 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Borzja	Russia	Record daily precipitation	38.4 mm (1.5 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Lake Arthur 7 SW	United States	Record high minimum temperature	26.1 C (79.0 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
San Carlos Yautepec	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	79.8 mm (3.1 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Gila Bend 2SE	United States	Record high minimum temperature	31.1 C (88.0 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Iron Mtn	United States	Record high maximum temperature	50.0 C (122.0 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Kings Rvr Vly - Orovada 26NW	United States	Record high maximum temperature	42.8 C (109.0 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Newark	United States	Record daily precipitation	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Crockett	United States	Record high minimum temperature	25.0 C (77.0 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Emporia 1 WNW	United States	Record daily precipitation	88.9 mm (3.5 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Picabo	United States	Record high maximum temperature	38.9 C (102.0 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Tilden 4 SSE	United States	Record high maximum temperature	41.1 C (106.0 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Butte Bert Mooney AP	United States	Record high maximum temperature	35.6 C (96.1 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Malpaso	Mexico	Record high minimum temperature	20.0 C (68.0 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Poltavka	Russia	Record daily precipitation	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Grace	United States	Record high maximum temperature	37.8 C (100.0 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Rosario	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	201.9 mm (7.9 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Casa Grande Nm	United States	Record high maximum temperature	48.3 C (118.9 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Jerome	United States	Record high maximum temperature	38.9 C (102.0 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Litchfield Park	United States	Record high maximum temperature	48.9 C (120.0 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Elizabethtown	United States	Record daily precipitation	46.7 mm (1.8 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Marysvale	United States	Record high maximum temperature	36.7 C (98.1 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Tooele	United States	Record high maximum temperature	38.9 C (102.0 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
San Miguel Ejutla	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	54.9 mm (2.2 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
De Ridder	United States	Record high minimum temperature	25.0 C (77.0 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Minden	United States	Record high maximum temperature	39.4 C (102.9 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Peru 2 WSW	United States	Record daily precipitation	52.8 mm (2.1 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Marion	United States	Record low minimum temperature	12.2 C (54.0 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Macuspana (Dge)	Mexico	Record high maximum temperature	43.3 C (109.9 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Roosevelt 1 S	United States	Record high minimum temperature	28.9 C (84.0 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Arco	United States	Record high maximum temperature	36.7 C (98.1 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

1,031 records

Records set or tied on 17 July 1998 by type: Highest daily maximum 437, Lowest daily maximum 50, Highest daily minimum 339, Lowest daily minimum 66, Heaviest daily rainfall 139.

Records on 17 July 1998 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	437
Lowest daily maximum	50
Highest daily minimum	339
Lowest daily minimum	66
Heaviest daily rainfall	139
Heaviest daily snowfall	0
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 17 July 1998 by timescale: all-time 25, monthly 34, daily 972.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

675 broken records

Margins by which the 675 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 55.6. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

17 July 1998

Top 20 records on 17 July 1998 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
17 July 1998	Astana, KZ	daily rain	38.5 mm (1.5 in)	23.6 mm (0.9 in)	103 years	72 of 100 (Major)
17 July 1998	Jackson, US	monthly rain	138.2 mm (5.4 in)	55.6 mm (2.2 in)	30 years	61 of 100 (Major)
17 July 1998	Huixtla, MX	daily low min	16.1 C (61.0 F)	3.9 C (7.0 F)	24 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
17 July 1998	Federal Pt, US	daily high max	39.4 C (102.9 F)	2.7 C (4.9 F)	84 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
17 July 1998	Elkin, US	daily rain	66.8 mm (2.6 in)	28.4 mm (1.1 in)	56 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
17 July 1998	Delmore Downs, AU	monthly rain	63.2 mm (2.5 in)	18.0 mm (0.7 in)	42 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
17 July 1998	Paso Ancho (Cfe), MX	daily rain	56.4 mm (2.2 in)	36.6 mm (1.4 in)	37 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
17 July 1998	Branchville 6 SW, US	daily rain	103.9 mm (4.1 in)	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	28 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
17 July 1998	Bay City Wtr Wks, US	all-time high max	41.7 C (107.1 F)	0.6 C (1.1 F)	43 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
17 July 1998	Slutsk, BY	daily rain	26.5 mm (1.0 in)	18.2 mm (0.7 in)	43 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
17 July 1998	Mtn Home, US	all-time high max	44.4 C (111.9 F)	1.1 C (2.0 F)	43 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
17 July 1998	Edenton, US	daily rain	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	17.8 mm (0.7 in)	80 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
17 July 1998	Big Delta AP, US	daily rain	46.0 mm (1.8 in)	22.1 mm (0.9 in)	16 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
17 July 1998	Low Head (Comparison), AU	daily high max	16.6 C (61.9 F)	0.9 C (1.6 F)	92 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
17 July 1998	Ylistaro Kainasto, FI	daily rain	37.0 mm (1.5 in)	23.3 mm (0.9 in)	17 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
17 July 1998	San Miguel Ejutla, MX	daily high max	37.8 C (100.0 F)	3.9 C (7.0 F)	72 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
17 July 1998	Altotonga, MX	daily low max	10.6 C (51.1 F)	4.4 C (7.9 F)	68 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
17 July 1998	La Grange 1N, US	daily low min	10.6 C (51.1 F)	4.4 C (7.9 F)	31 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
17 July 1998	Sunnyside - Lund 31S, US	daily high max	38.3 C (100.9 F)	0.5 C (0.9 F)	101 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
17 July 1998	Highmarket 2W, US	daily rain	37.3 mm (1.5 in)	16.2 mm (0.6 in)	72 years	41 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 1,031 records.

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

Records on 07-17 in each year
Year	Records
1793	1
1798	1
1799	1
1801	2
1802	1
1821	1
1827	1
1833	1
1840	1
1842	1
1845	2
1852	1
1862	1
1863	1
1865	2
1866	1
1871	1
1874	1
1875	2
1877	1
1880	1
1881	2
1882	2
1883	5
1884	1
1887	1
1888	2
1889	4
1890	4
1892	5
1893	3
1894	4
1895	1
1896	3
1897	1
1898	2
1899	4
1900	4
1901	6
1902	6
1903	13
1904	4
1905	9
1906	13
1907	12
1908	32
1909	16
1910	8
1911	52
1912	13
1913	26
1914	67
1915	71
1916	27
1917	62
1918	41
1919	45
1920	50
1921	120
1922	206
1923	105
1924	165
1925	275
1926	251
1927	118
1928	116
1929	154
1930	366
1931	492
1932	293
1933	216
1934	438
1935	245
1936	815
1937	313
1938	303
1939	540
1940	319
1941	386
1942	522
1943	321
1944	236
1945	681
1946	523
1947	505
1948	278
1949	405
1950	645
1951	356
1952	772
1953	557
1954	517
1955	512
1956	608
1957	298
1958	693
1959	631
1960	324
1961	408
1962	421
1963	223
1964	481
1965	753
1966	454
1967	965
1968	707
1969	741
1970	486
1971	790
1972	634
1973	680
1974	691
1975	775
1976	1,041
1977	764
1978	794
1979	642
1980	1,137
1981	628
1982	850
1983	1,120
1984	875
1985	483
1986	1,214
1987	1,388
1988	1,239
1989	1,289
1990	953
1991	763
1992	1,055
1993	956
1994	631
1995	917
1996	911
1997	816
1998	1,031
1999	925
2000	1,166
2001	916
2002	995
2003	1,396
2004	908
2005	1,184
2006	1,509
2007	1,218
2008	508
2009	1,218
2010	965
2011	1,101
2012	934
2013	819
2014	1,456
2015	831
2016	679
2017	398
2018	750
2019	477
2020	515
2021	625
2022	791
2023	1,060
2024	814
2025	966
2026	860

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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 10	615
10 to 20	32
20 to 30	18
30 to 40	4
40 to 50	5
50 to 60	1