Weather Records on 19 July 1998

1,325 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 19 July 1998. Highest significance: St. Petersburg, RU.

Key Facts for 19 July 1998

On 19 July 1998, 1,325 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
832 were record highs and 103 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 20 were all-time records, 42 monthly and 1,263 daily.
St. Petersburg set a daily record precipitation of 40.6 mm (1.6 in) on 19 July 1998.
Across 164 earlier years (1799 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 435 records.

Record Map

1,325 stations

1,325 station records on 19 July 1998 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 19 July 1998: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
St. Petersburg	Russia	Record daily precipitation	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	80 of 100 (Exceptional)
Bonshaw (Campbell St)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	48.0 mm (1.9 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Mala	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	41.5 mm (1.6 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
El Barril	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	67.3 mm (2.6 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Sadiliden	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	48.0 mm (1.9 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Sejmchan	Russia	Record daily precipitation	28.6 mm (1.1 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Piketon	United States	Record daily precipitation	66.5 mm (2.6 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Ferron	United States	Record high maximum temperature	38.9 C (102.0 F)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Gronliden	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	40.0 mm (1.6 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
N Loup	United States	Record daily precipitation	85.1 mm (3.4 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Yannergee (Dobroyd)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	38.6 mm (1.5 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Norrby	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	45.9 mm (1.8 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Wallangra (Wallangra Station)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	38.4 mm (1.5 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Emmaville (Strathbogie)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	45.0 mm (1.8 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Wellingrove (Wangalea)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	46.4 mm (1.8 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Kuhmo Keskusta	Finland	Record daily precipitation	40.8 mm (1.6 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
San Isidro	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	47.8 mm (1.9 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Inglewood Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	53.0 mm (2.1 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Wallabadah (Woodton)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	37.4 mm (1.5 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Patrocinio	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	33.8 mm (1.3 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Mungeranie (Cowarie)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
North Yancho	Australia	Record daily precipitation	37.2 mm (1.5 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Graman (Ulupna)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	45.0 mm (1.8 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Glen Innes Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Nilsia Pieksa	Finland	Record daily precipitation	40.0 mm (1.6 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Tepentu	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	67.8 mm (2.7 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Scipio	United States	Record high maximum temperature	41.1 C (106.0 F)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Dalveen	Australia	Record daily precipitation	45.0 mm (1.8 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Ashley (the Prairies)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	43.0 mm (1.7 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Coolatai (Orana)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	48.0 mm (1.9 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Delungra (Craigmore)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	43.0 mm (1.7 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Thallon	Australia	Record daily precipitation	41.6 mm (1.6 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Kochi	Japan	Record daily precipitation	233.9 mm (9.2 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Logan Utah St UNIV	United States	Record high maximum temperature	38.3 C (100.9 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Boomi (Barwon St)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	37.0 mm (1.5 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Bingara (Derra Derra)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Nullamanna (Severn Vale)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	46.4 mm (1.8 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Glen Innes (Reddestone (Redban	Australia	Record daily precipitation	51.6 mm (2.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
El Aguajito	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Huixtla	Mexico	Record low minimum temperature	16.7 C (62.1 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Udskoe	Russia	Record daily precipitation	46.9 mm (1.8 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Overang	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	28.5 mm (1.1 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Leroy 5 WSW	United States	Record high minimum temperature	20.0 C (68.0 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Avon Park 2 W	United States	Record low minimum temperature	19.4 C (66.9 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Warialda (Croppa)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	48.0 mm (1.9 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Ely AP	United States	Record high maximum temperature	36.1 C (97.0 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Delungra (Pearsby Hall)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	34.0 mm (1.3 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Nullamanna (Silverdale)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	45.5 mm (1.8 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Klippen	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Newman	United States	Record high minimum temperature	22.8 C (73.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Grand Junction Walker Fld	United States	Record high maximum temperature	40.0 C (104.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Texas Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	38.4 mm (1.5 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Glen Etive	Australia	Record daily precipitation	54.4 mm (2.1 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Cherry Tree Hill (Kulki)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	45.0 mm (1.8 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Cobbora (Ellismayne)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Hattiesburg 5SW	United States	Record high maximum temperature	38.3 C (100.9 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Coupeville 1 S	United States	Record high minimum temperature	15.0 C (59.0 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
San Bernabe	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	35.8 mm (1.4 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Leadhills	United Kingdom	Record daily precipitation	34.4 mm (1.4 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Lodi	United States	Record high minimum temperature	21.1 C (70.0 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)

Counts by Type and Timescale

1,325 records

Records set or tied on 19 July 1998 by type: Highest daily maximum 465, Lowest daily maximum 45, Highest daily minimum 367, Lowest daily minimum 58, Heaviest daily rainfall 390.

Records on 19 July 1998 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	465
Lowest daily maximum	45
Highest daily minimum	367
Lowest daily minimum	58
Heaviest daily rainfall	390
Heaviest daily snowfall	0
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 19 July 1998 by timescale: all-time 20, monthly 42, daily 1,263.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

994 broken records

Margins by which the 994 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 164.8. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

19 July 1998

Top 20 records on 19 July 1998 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
19 July 1998	St. Petersburg, RU	daily rain	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	28.0 mm (1.1 in)	105 years	80 of 100 (Exceptional)
19 July 1998	Bonshaw (Campbell St), AU	daily rain	48.0 mm (1.9 in)	24.4 mm (1.0 in)	81 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
19 July 1998	Mala, SE	daily rain	41.5 mm (1.6 in)	25.5 mm (1.0 in)	65 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
19 July 1998	El Barril, MX	monthly rain	67.3 mm (2.6 in)	50.5 mm (2.0 in)	13 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
19 July 1998	Sadiliden, SE	daily rain	48.0 mm (1.9 in)	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	40 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
19 July 1998	Sejmchan, RU	daily rain	28.6 mm (1.1 in)	15.5 mm (0.6 in)	53 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
19 July 1998	Piketon, US	daily rain	66.5 mm (2.6 in)	42.4 mm (1.7 in)	44 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
19 July 1998	Ferron, US	monthly high max	38.9 C (102.0 F)	1.7 C (3.1 F)	99 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
19 July 1998	Gronliden, SE	daily rain	40.0 mm (1.6 in)	24.9 mm (1.0 in)	48 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
19 July 1998	N Loup, US	daily rain	85.1 mm (3.4 in)	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	28 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
19 July 1998	Yannergee (Dobroyd), AU	daily rain	38.6 mm (1.5 in)	27.4 mm (1.1 in)	48 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
19 July 1998	Norrby, SE	daily rain	45.9 mm (1.8 in)	26.8 mm (1.1 in)	35 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
19 July 1998	Wallangra (Wallangra Station), AU	daily rain	38.4 mm (1.5 in)	27.5 mm (1.1 in)	29 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
19 July 1998	Emmaville (Strathbogie), AU	daily rain	45.0 mm (1.8 in)	19.6 mm (0.8 in)	81 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
19 July 1998	Wellingrove (Wangalea), AU	daily rain	46.4 mm (1.8 in)	25.1 mm (1.0 in)	48 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
19 July 1998	Kuhmo Keskusta, FI	daily rain	40.8 mm (1.6 in)	26.5 mm (1.0 in)	20 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
19 July 1998	San Isidro, MX	daily rain	47.8 mm (1.9 in)	44.2 mm (1.7 in)	23 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
19 July 1998	Inglewood Post Office, AU	daily rain	53.0 mm (2.1 in)	29.1 mm (1.1 in)	29 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
19 July 1998	Wallabadah (Woodton), AU	daily rain	37.4 mm (1.5 in)	14.5 mm (0.6 in)	81 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
19 July 1998	Patrocinio, MX	daily rain	33.8 mm (1.3 in)	33.8 mm (1.3 in)	36 years	47 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

1799 to 1998

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1799 to 1998. 1998 had 1,325 records.

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

Records on 07-19 in each year
Year	Records
1799	1
1805	1
1809	1
1811	1
1837	1
1838	1
1839	1
1843	1
1845	2
1848	1
1851	1
1859	2
1863	2
1864	1
1865	2
1867	1
1868	1
1870	1
1871	3
1873	2
1874	3
1878	2
1880	1
1881	2
1883	1
1886	3
1887	1
1888	3
1889	1
1890	5
1892	3
1893	2
1894	4
1895	2
1896	1
1897	4
1898	2
1899	3
1900	6
1901	4
1902	12
1903	4
1904	15
1905	20
1906	14
1907	19
1908	21
1909	17
1910	49
1911	14
1912	39
1913	48
1914	35
1915	140
1916	234
1917	177
1918	36
1919	34
1920	50
1921	55
1922	121
1923	224
1924	191
1925	153
1926	319
1927	96
1928	148
1929	232
1930	585
1931	269
1932	385
1933	258
1934	765
1935	268
1936	402
1937	227
1938	290
1939	285
1940	338
1941	424
1942	568
1943	276
1944	361
1945	308
1946	485
1947	613
1948	384
1949	762
1950	613
1951	545
1952	541
1953	330
1954	535
1955	343
1956	552
1957	348
1958	481
1959	393
1960	746
1961	402
1962	453
1963	502
1964	534
1965	755
1966	481
1967	560
1968	740
1969	610
1970	545
1971	636
1972	699
1973	538
1974	513
1975	441
1976	824
1977	898
1978	636
1979	964
1980	835
1981	915
1982	676
1983	1,011
1984	1,076
1985	569
1986	810
1987	1,608
1988	995
1989	1,081
1990	954
1991	803
1992	717
1993	847
1994	589
1995	893
1996	1,353
1997	856
1998	1,325
1999	878
2000	1,802
2001	905
2002	985
2003	1,192
2004	1,082
2005	1,049
2006	1,392
2007	1,181
2008	753
2009	1,844
2010	911
2011	1,266
2012	878
2013	1,061
2014	1,207
2015	735
2016	605
2017	495
2018	836
2019	651
2020	409
2021	779
2022	1,143
2023	884
2024	544
2025	600
2026	653

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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 25	959
25 to 50	32
50 to 75	2
75 to 100	0
100 to 125	0
125 to 150	0
150 to 175	1