Weather Records on 24 July 1998

990 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 24 July 1998. Highest significance: Upton, US.

Key Facts for 24 July 1998

On 24 July 1998, 990 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
532 were record highs and 211 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 4 were all-time records, 24 monthly and 962 daily.
Upton set a daily record precipitation of 55.1 mm (2.2 in) on 24 July 1998.
Across 158 earlier years (1799 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 473 records.

Record Map

990 stations

990 station records on 24 July 1998 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 24 July 1998: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Upton	United States	Record daily precipitation	55.1 mm (2.2 in)	71 of 100 (Major)
Sedgwick	United States	Record daily precipitation	91.7 mm (3.6 in)	68 of 100 (Major)
Black Rock	United States	Record daily precipitation	47.5 mm (1.9 in)	66 of 100 (Major)
Bridgeport	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	62 of 100 (Major)
Lamar	United States	Record daily precipitation	66.5 mm (2.6 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Chifeng	China	Record daily precipitation	65.8 mm (2.6 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Tbilisi	Georgia	Record daily precipitation	40.9 mm (1.6 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Alexander	United States	Record daily precipitation	85.3 mm (3.4 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Nizhneudinsk	Russia	Record daily precipitation	47.4 mm (1.9 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Mound City	United States	Record daily precipitation	101.6 mm (4.0 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Winona	United States	Record daily precipitation	53.3 mm (2.1 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Bolivar 1 NE	United States	Record daily precipitation	63.5 mm (2.5 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Neillsville 3ESE	United States	Record low minimum temperature	1.7 C (35.1 F)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Russell Springs	United States	Record daily precipitation	44.7 mm (1.8 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
North Springs 4NW	United States	Record daily precipitation	92.7 mm (3.6 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Henbury	Australia	Record daily precipitation	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Lockwood	United States	Record daily precipitation	74.4 mm (2.9 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Vernal	United States	Record daily precipitation	25.1 mm (1.0 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Livingston	United States	Record low maximum temperature	25.0 C (77.0 F)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Corinth 5 WSW	United States	Record low maximum temperature	25.6 C (78.1 F)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Nanchang	China	Record daily precipitation	139.8 mm (5.5 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Idracowra	Australia	Record daily precipitation	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Orienta 1SSW	United States	Record daily precipitation	69.9 mm (2.8 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Collyer 10 S	United States	Record daily precipitation	57.2 mm (2.3 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Paragonah	United States	Record low maximum temperature	18.9 C (66.0 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Innsbruck	Austria	Record high minimum temperature	18.3 C (64.9 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Norwood	United States	Record daily precipitation	27.4 mm (1.1 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Quinter	United States	Record daily precipitation	62.2 mm (2.4 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Caplinger Mills	United States	Record daily precipitation	95.3 mm (3.8 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Rogersville 1 NE	United States	Record daily precipitation	47.2 mm (1.9 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Zhitckovichi	Belarus	Record high minimum temperature	20.4 C (68.7 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Meade	United States	Record high maximum temperature	41.7 C (107.1 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Buffalo 2N	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Doniphan	United States	Record low maximum temperature	24.4 C (75.9 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Hemingford	United States	Record daily precipitation	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Kennewick	United States	Record high minimum temperature	21.7 C (71.1 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Granja Osorio	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	93.5 mm (3.7 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Huixtla	Mexico	Record low minimum temperature	16.7 C (62.1 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Tulun	Russia	Record daily precipitation	40.1 mm (1.6 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Mtn Grove 2 N	United States	Record daily precipitation	108.0 mm (4.3 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Superior	United States	Record low maximum temperature	24.4 C (75.9 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Beaver Canyon Pwr House	United States	Record daily precipitation	38.4 mm (1.5 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Belington	United States	Record daily precipitation	97.5 mm (3.8 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Beaver Creek	United States	Record daily precipitation	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Harrison	United States	Record daily precipitation	25.1 mm (1.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Zion Np	United States	Record low maximum temperature	22.2 C (72.0 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Linxi	China	Record daily precipitation	61.3 mm (2.4 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Shionomisaki	Japan	Record daily precipitation	185.0 mm (7.3 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Kyra	Russia	Record daily precipitation	51.5 mm (2.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Steamboat Springs	United States	Record high minimum temperature	12.8 C (55.0 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Kosciusko	United States	Record daily precipitation	52.3 mm (2.1 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Lumberton	United States	Record high minimum temperature	24.4 C (75.9 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
St George	United States	Record low maximum temperature	30.0 C (86.0 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Graz	Austria	Record high minimum temperature	20.6 C (69.1 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Sedgwick 5 S	United States	Record daily precipitation	95.3 mm (3.8 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Weiser	United States	Record high minimum temperature	22.8 C (73.0 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Marshfield 4 WSW	United States	Record daily precipitation	108.7 mm (4.3 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Buckhorn	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Cliff 11 SE	United States	Record daily precipitation	36.6 mm (1.4 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Bay City Wtr Wks	United States	Record high maximum temperature	38.9 C (102.0 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)

Counts by Type and Timescale

990 records

Records set or tied on 24 July 1998 by type: Highest daily maximum 156, Lowest daily maximum 139, Highest daily minimum 376, Lowest daily minimum 72, Heaviest daily rainfall 247.

Records on 24 July 1998 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	156
Lowest daily maximum	139
Highest daily minimum	376
Lowest daily minimum	72
Heaviest daily rainfall	247
Heaviest daily snowfall	0
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 24 July 1998 by timescale: all-time 4, monthly 24, daily 962.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

702 broken records

Margins by which the 702 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 99.1. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

24 July 1998

Top 20 records on 24 July 1998 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
24 July 1998	Upton, US	daily rain	55.1 mm (2.2 in)	32.7 mm (1.3 in)	83 years	71 of 100 (Major)
24 July 1998	Sedgwick, US	daily rain	91.7 mm (3.6 in)	70.6 mm (2.8 in)	65 years	68 of 100 (Major)
24 July 1998	Black Rock, US	daily rain	47.5 mm (1.9 in)	24.6 mm (1.0 in)	81 years	66 of 100 (Major)
24 July 1998	Bridgeport, US	monthly rain	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	21.1 mm (0.8 in)	13 years	62 of 100 (Major)
24 July 1998	Lamar, US	daily rain	66.5 mm (2.6 in)	32.2 mm (1.3 in)	69 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
24 July 1998	Chifeng, CN	daily rain	65.8 mm (2.6 in)	46.4 mm (1.8 in)	40 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
24 July 1998	Tbilisi, GE	daily rain	40.9 mm (1.6 in)	14.2 mm (0.6 in)	116 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
24 July 1998	Alexander, US	daily rain	85.3 mm (3.4 in)	69.8 mm (2.7 in)	36 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
24 July 1998	Nizhneudinsk, RU	daily rain	47.4 mm (1.9 in)	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	52 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
24 July 1998	Mound City, US	daily rain	101.6 mm (4.0 in)	66.0 mm (2.6 in)	28 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
24 July 1998	Winona, US	daily rain	53.3 mm (2.1 in)	15.2 mm (0.6 in)	100 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
24 July 1998	Bolivar 1 NE, US	daily rain	63.5 mm (2.5 in)	32.3 mm (1.3 in)	80 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
24 July 1998	Neillsville 3ESE, US	daily low min	1.7 C (35.1 F)	5.0 C (9.0 F)	93 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
24 July 1998	Russell Springs, US	daily rain	44.7 mm (1.8 in)	24.4 mm (1.0 in)	83 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
24 July 1998	North Springs 4NW, US	daily rain	92.7 mm (3.6 in)	55.6 mm (2.2 in)	35 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
24 July 1998	Henbury, AU	monthly rain	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	2.8 mm (0.11 in)	89 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
24 July 1998	Lockwood, US	daily rain	74.4 mm (2.9 in)	30.2 mm (1.2 in)	84 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
24 July 1998	Vernal, US	monthly rain	25.1 mm (1.0 in)	2.2 mm (0.09 in)	76 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
24 July 1998	Livingston, US	daily low max	25.0 C (77.0 F)	2.2 C (4.0 F)	93 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
24 July 1998	Corinth 5 WSW, US	daily low max	25.6 C (78.1 F)	2.2 C (4.0 F)	98 years	46 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 990 records.

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

Records on 07-24 in each year
Year	Records
1799	1
1813	1
1817	1
1832	1
1836	1
1838	2
1843	2
1844	1
1846	1
1849	2
1859	1
1860	1
1862	1
1867	1
1868	3
1869	1
1870	1
1872	3
1874	1
1875	2
1880	3
1882	1
1883	2
1885	3
1889	2
1891	2
1893	2
1894	5
1895	2
1896	5
1897	4
1899	3
1900	7
1901	6
1902	5
1903	8
1904	19
1905	19
1906	18
1907	8
1908	11
1909	21
1910	36
1911	51
1912	84
1913	30
1914	22
1915	35
1916	32
1917	40
1918	70
1919	19
1920	46
1921	67
1922	186
1923	87
1924	193
1925	154
1926	186
1927	251
1928	237
1929	187
1930	195
1931	364
1932	249
1933	356
1934	994
1935	342
1936	498
1937	327
1938	545
1939	225
1940	568
1941	335
1942	331
1943	278
1944	315
1945	252
1946	407
1947	852
1948	385
1949	408
1950	384
1951	333
1952	534
1953	403
1954	447
1955	445
1956	379
1957	428
1958	372
1959	522
1960	466
1961	612
1962	996
1963	521
1964	517
1965	333
1966	401
1967	344
1968	430
1969	585
1970	553
1971	678
1972	528
1973	743
1974	670
1975	521
1976	521
1977	829
1978	673
1979	652
1980	487
1981	1,025
1982	689
1983	1,425
1984	789
1985	829
1986	1,227
1987	1,220
1988	1,130
1989	896
1990	944
1991	1,092
1992	1,271
1993	1,705
1994	1,153
1995	927
1996	1,145
1997	1,097
1998	990
1999	1,201
2000	1,236
2001	1,186
2002	796
2003	2,254
2004	1,604
2005	1,158
2006	1,694
2007	1,310
2008	1,363
2009	856
2010	1,859
2011	1,514
2012	827
2013	572
2014	922
2015	483
2016	637
2017	559
2018	953
2019	1,221
2020	432
2021	541
2022	681
2023	804
2024	986
2025	879
2026	924

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Data for records on 1998-07-24: 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 20	656
20 to 40	33
40 to 60	8
60 to 80	3
80 to 100	2