Weather Records on 18 July 1998

1,169 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 18 July 1998. Highest significance: Punkaharju Laukansaari, FI.

Key Facts for 18 July 1998

On 18 July 1998, 1,169 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
780 were record highs and 120 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 34 were all-time records, 34 monthly and 1,101 daily.
Punkaharju Laukansaari set an all-time record daily precipitation of 69.5 mm (2.7 in) on 18 July 1998.
Across 156 earlier years (1793 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 457 records.

Record Map

1,169 stations

1,169 station records on 18 July 1998 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 18 July 1998: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Punkaharju Laukansaari	Finland	Record daily precipitation	69.5 mm (2.7 in)	66 of 100 (Major)
Mogoca	Russia	Record daily precipitation	78.9 mm (3.1 in)	66 of 100 (Major)
Scipio	United States	Record high maximum temperature	41.7 C (107.1 F)	61 of 100 (Major)
Deseret	United States	Record high maximum temperature	42.8 C (109.0 F)	60 of 100 (Major)
Valentia Observatory	Ireland	Record daily precipitation	45.5 mm (1.8 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Zametchino	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	23.7 C (74.7 F)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Borisov	Belarus	Record daily precipitation	50.1 mm (2.0 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Scipio	United States	Record high minimum temperature	26.7 C (80.1 F)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Minchumina	United States	Record daily precipitation	28.4 mm (1.1 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Lumpkin 2 SE	United States	Record low maximum temperature	25.0 C (77.0 F)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Klichev	Belarus	Record daily precipitation	40.8 mm (1.6 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Sulkava Kaipola	Finland	Record daily precipitation	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Liperi Kaatamo	Finland	Record daily precipitation	28.4 mm (1.1 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Enonkoski Simanala	Finland	Record daily precipitation	42.9 mm (1.7 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Huixtla	Mexico	Record low minimum temperature	16.1 C (61.0 F)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Weemelah (Crinolyn)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	45.0 mm (1.8 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Lepel	Belarus	Record daily precipitation	60.5 mm (2.4 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Neillsville 3ESE	United States	Record low minimum temperature	4.4 C (39.9 F)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Kaycee	United States	Record high maximum temperature	39.4 C (102.9 F)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Oktyabr	Belarus	Record daily precipitation	46.5 mm (1.8 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Ilomantsi Kk	Finland	Record daily precipitation	38.3 mm (1.5 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Vernal	United States	Record high maximum temperature	38.9 C (102.0 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Mozyr	Belarus	Record daily precipitation	51.0 mm (2.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
St George	United States	Record high maximum temperature	44.4 C (111.9 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
El Copital	Mexico	Record low minimum temperature	15.0 C (59.0 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Socorro	United States	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Warrumbungle (Cheddington)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Batacosa	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	97.8 mm (3.9 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Lodi	United States	Record high minimum temperature	21.1 C (70.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Caliente	United States	Record high maximum temperature	42.8 C (109.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Mungindi (Cambo Cambo)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	41.6 mm (1.6 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Goodooga (Mogila)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	43.6 mm (1.7 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Dokshitsy	Belarus	Record daily precipitation	38.2 mm (1.5 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Altotonga	Mexico	Record low maximum temperature	11.7 C (53.1 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Zhlobin	Belarus	Record daily precipitation	40.5 mm (1.6 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Tohmajarvi Kemie	Finland	Record daily precipitation	27.4 mm (1.1 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Pskov	Russia	Record daily precipitation	35.5 mm (1.4 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Live Oak	United States	Record high minimum temperature	24.4 C (75.9 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Jingdezhen	China	Record daily precipitation	133.0 mm (5.2 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Savonlinna Laukansaari	Finland	Record daily precipitation	32.8 mm (1.3 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Bangalore	India	Record daily precipitation	122.9 mm (4.8 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
El Oregano	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	65.8 mm (2.6 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Elatma	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	22.4 C (72.3 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Kvarnberg	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	39.8 mm (1.6 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Gibbs Rch - Jarbidge 24SE	United States	Record high maximum temperature	37.2 C (99.0 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Deadwood	United States	Record high maximum temperature	37.2 C (99.0 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Milford	United States	Record high maximum temperature	41.7 C (107.1 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Snake Creek Powerhouse	United States	Record high maximum temperature	36.7 C (98.1 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Mungindi (Wilgabah)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	40.0 mm (1.6 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Zhitckovichi	Belarus	Record daily precipitation	30.2 mm (1.2 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Susuman	Russia	Record daily precipitation	26.3 mm (1.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Karbole	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	27.7 mm (1.1 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Blanding	United States	Record high maximum temperature	37.8 C (100.0 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Rantasalmi Tuusmaki	Finland	Record daily precipitation	32.1 mm (1.3 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Kesalahti Kk	Finland	Record daily precipitation	31.5 mm (1.2 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Buenavista	Mexico	Record low maximum temperature	26.7 C (80.1 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Huerta Vieja	Mexico	Record high maximum temperature	37.8 C (100.0 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Hornos	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	59.9 mm (2.4 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Moccasin Exp STN	United States	Record high minimum temperature	17.8 C (64.0 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Everett	United States	Record high maximum temperature	32.8 C (91.0 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)

Counts by Type and Timescale

1,169 records

Records set or tied on 18 July 1998 by type: Highest daily maximum 427, Lowest daily maximum 56, Highest daily minimum 353, Lowest daily minimum 64, Heaviest daily rainfall 269.

Records on 18 July 1998 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	427
Lowest daily maximum	56
Highest daily minimum	353
Lowest daily minimum	64
Heaviest daily rainfall	269
Heaviest daily snowfall	0
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 18 July 1998 by timescale: all-time 34, monthly 34, daily 1,101.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

863 broken records

Margins by which the 863 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 84.5. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

18 July 1998

Top 20 records on 18 July 1998 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
18 July 1998	Punkaharju Laukansaari, FI	all-time rain	69.5 mm (2.7 in)	19.9 mm (0.8 in)	36 years	66 of 100 (Major)
18 July 1998	Mogoca, RU	daily rain	78.9 mm (3.1 in)	50.6 mm (2.0 in)	63 years	66 of 100 (Major)
18 July 1998	Scipio, US	all-time high max	41.7 C (107.1 F)	0.6 C (1.1 F)	96 years	61 of 100 (Major)
18 July 1998	Deseret, US	all-time high max	42.8 C (109.0 F)	0.6 C (1.1 F)	98 years	60 of 100 (Major)
18 July 1998	Valentia Observatory, IE	daily rain	45.5 mm (1.8 in)	26.8 mm (1.1 in)	36 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
18 July 1998	Zametchino, RU	daily high min	23.7 C (74.7 F)	4.9 C (8.8 F)	114 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
18 July 1998	Borisov, BY	daily rain	50.1 mm (2.0 in)	31.7 mm (1.2 in)	40 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
18 July 1998	Scipio, US	all-time high min	26.7 C (80.1 F)	2.8 C (5.0 F)	60 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
18 July 1998	Minchumina, US	daily rain	28.4 mm (1.1 in)	18.0 mm (0.7 in)	40 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
18 July 1998	Lumpkin 2 SE, US	daily low max	25.0 C (77.0 F)	2.8 C (5.0 F)	101 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
18 July 1998	Klichev, BY	daily rain	40.8 mm (1.6 in)	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	24 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
18 July 1998	Sulkava Kaipola, FI	daily rain	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	35.3 mm (1.4 in)	21 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
18 July 1998	Liperi Kaatamo, FI	daily rain	28.4 mm (1.1 in)	18.8 mm (0.7 in)	21 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
18 July 1998	Enonkoski Simanala, FI	daily rain	42.9 mm (1.7 in)	34.4 mm (1.4 in)	16 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
18 July 1998	Huixtla, MX	daily low min	16.1 C (61.0 F)	3.9 C (7.0 F)	21 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
18 July 1998	Weemelah (Crinolyn), AU	daily rain	45.0 mm (1.8 in)	31.5 mm (1.2 in)	29 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
18 July 1998	Lepel, BY	daily rain	60.5 mm (2.4 in)	49.4 mm (1.9 in)	9 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
18 July 1998	Neillsville 3ESE, US	daily low min	4.4 C (39.9 F)	2.3 C (4.1 F)	104 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
18 July 1998	Kaycee, US	daily high max	39.4 C (102.9 F)	3.3 C (5.9 F)	96 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
18 July 1998	Oktyabr, BY	daily rain	46.5 mm (1.8 in)	33.6 mm (1.3 in)	1 year	44 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 1,169 records.

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

Records on 07-18 in each year
Year	Records
1793	2
1801	1
1845	1
1847	1
1851	1
1858	1
1862	1
1863	2
1865	1
1866	2
1871	2
1872	1
1874	1
1877	1
1878	4
1880	1
1881	2
1883	2
1886	2
1887	2
1888	1
1889	2
1890	4
1891	1
1892	2
1895	1
1896	2
1897	6
1898	2
1899	3
1900	8
1901	5
1902	3
1903	14
1904	7
1905	22
1906	13
1907	12
1908	39
1909	11
1910	33
1911	42
1912	28
1913	21
1914	47
1915	95
1916	235
1917	265
1918	58
1919	38
1920	59
1921	67
1922	138
1923	126
1924	306
1925	217
1926	191
1927	85
1928	108
1929	123
1930	462
1931	382
1932	343
1933	228
1934	502
1935	212
1936	665
1937	334
1938	306
1939	424
1940	352
1941	349
1942	661
1943	277
1944	333
1945	350
1946	334
1947	385
1948	289
1949	521
1950	632
1951	307
1952	597
1953	493
1954	501
1955	423
1956	466
1957	325
1958	475
1959	548
1960	669
1961	280
1962	516
1963	269
1964	523
1965	707
1966	545
1967	735
1968	998
1969	590
1970	530
1971	625
1972	701
1973	976
1974	729
1975	643
1976	1,047
1977	839
1978	881
1979	821
1980	747
1981	624
1982	749
1983	1,071
1984	1,000
1985	582
1986	908
1987	1,845
1988	1,001
1989	1,233
1990	1,053
1991	589
1992	1,135
1993	1,013
1994	720
1995	904
1996	1,157
1997	785
1998	1,169
1999	900
2000	1,214
2001	909
2002	840
2003	1,159
2004	985
2005	1,210
2006	1,285
2007	1,267
2008	593
2009	1,757
2010	878
2011	1,148
2012	1,070
2013	921
2014	1,348
2015	745
2016	609
2017	426
2018	699
2019	548
2020	361
2021	676
2022	1,071
2023	867
2024	581
2025	779
2026	806

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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	822
20 to 40	32
40 to 60	8
60 to 80	0
80 to 100	1