Weather Records on 28 July 1998

1,835 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 28 July 1998. Highest significance: Bundarra Post Office, AU.

Key Facts for 28 July 1998

On 28 July 1998, 1,835 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
743 were record highs and 237 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 15 were all-time records, 82 monthly and 1,738 daily.
Bundarra Post Office set a daily record precipitation of 70.2 mm (2.8 in) on 28 July 1998.
Across 155 earlier years (1815 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 464 records.

Record Map

1,835 stations

1,835 station records on 28 July 1998 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 28 July 1998: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Bundarra Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	70.2 mm (2.8 in)	80 of 100 (Exceptional)
Harrogate	Australia	Record daily precipitation	57.0 mm (2.2 in)	79 of 100 (Major)
Roseworthy	Australia	Record daily precipitation	27.0 mm (1.1 in)	76 of 100 (Major)
Williamstown	Australia	Record daily precipitation	51.0 mm (2.0 in)	75 of 100 (Major)
Kapunda	Australia	Record daily precipitation	29.8 mm (1.2 in)	74 of 100 (Major)
Echunga Golf Course	Australia	Record daily precipitation	42.4 mm (1.7 in)	73 of 100 (Major)
Lyndoch	Australia	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	71 of 100 (Major)
Rosedale (Turretfield Research	Australia	Record daily precipitation	27.4 mm (1.1 in)	71 of 100 (Major)
Minnipa	Australia	Record daily precipitation	28.6 mm (1.1 in)	69 of 100 (Major)
Lower Light	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.2 mm (1.0 in)	67 of 100 (Major)
Arad	Romania	Record daily precipitation	71.0 mm (2.8 in)	66 of 100 (Major)
Eddington Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.0 mm (1.0 in)	65 of 100 (Major)
Minnipa Agricultural Centre	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.6 mm (1.0 in)	64 of 100 (Major)
Truro	Australia	Record daily precipitation	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	64 of 100 (Major)
Guyra Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	64.0 mm (2.5 in)	64 of 100 (Major)
Uralla (Salisbury Court)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	58.6 mm (2.3 in)	64 of 100 (Major)
Old Faithful	United States	Record daily precipitation	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	64 of 100 (Major)
Yantabulla Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	50.0 mm (2.0 in)	63 of 100 (Major)
Ceduna AMO	Australia	Record daily precipitation	27.0 mm (1.1 in)	62 of 100 (Major)
Smoky Bay (Puntabie)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	27.6 mm (1.1 in)	62 of 100 (Major)
Adelaide (Salisbury Bowling Cl	Australia	Record daily precipitation	41.6 mm (1.6 in)	62 of 100 (Major)
Garah (Bengerang)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	51.0 mm (2.0 in)	62 of 100 (Major)
Mendooran Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	52.4 mm (2.1 in)	62 of 100 (Major)
Tooraweenah (Denham St)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	48.8 mm (1.9 in)	62 of 100 (Major)
Mallala	Australia	Record daily precipitation	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Rochford 2 WNW	United States	Record daily precipitation	36.3 mm (1.4 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Birdwood	Australia	Record daily precipitation	60.2 mm (2.4 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Clarendon	Australia	Record daily precipitation	42.4 mm (1.7 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Callington	Australia	Record daily precipitation	27.6 mm (1.1 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Bingham 2 NE	United States	Record daily precipitation	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Pasamonte	United States	Record daily precipitation	89.7 mm (3.5 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Happy Valley Reservoir	Australia	Record daily precipitation	34.4 mm (1.4 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Lobethal	Australia	Record daily precipitation	74.4 mm (2.9 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Mount Barker	Australia	Record daily precipitation	53.6 mm (2.1 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Keeroongooloo	Australia	Record daily precipitation	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Sapphire (Argyle)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	55.4 mm (2.2 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Smoky Bay	Australia	Record daily precipitation	28.0 mm (1.1 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Hamley Bridge	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.2 mm (1.0 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Kanmantoo	Australia	Record daily precipitation	35.4 mm (1.4 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Dutton	Australia	Record daily precipitation	31.2 mm (1.2 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Biddenham	Australia	Record daily precipitation	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Szeged	Hungary	Record daily precipitation	48.5 mm (1.9 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Windermere	Australia	Record daily precipitation	37.0 mm (1.5 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Gumeracha	Australia	Record daily precipitation	57.0 mm (2.2 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Wolseley	Australia	Record daily precipitation	28.2 mm (1.1 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Gulargambone (Yalcogrin St)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	44.5 mm (1.8 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Wandsworth (Strabanne)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	66.0 mm (2.6 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Brinkworth (Bungaree)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Nairne	Australia	Record daily precipitation	40.0 mm (1.6 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Myponga Reservoir	Australia	Record daily precipitation	42.0 mm (1.7 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Dirranbandi High School	Australia	Record daily precipitation	30.9 mm (1.2 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Pilliga (Nirvana)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	62.6 mm (2.5 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Bingara Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	80.0 mm (3.1 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Livingston AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	41.7 mm (1.6 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Adelaide (Seaton)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.0 mm (1.0 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Adelaide (Morphett Vale)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Upper Bingara (Emohta)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	82.0 mm (3.2 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Gravesend Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	79.0 mm (3.1 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Tingha Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	79.0 mm (3.1 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Grouse Creek	United States	Record daily precipitation	30.7 mm (1.2 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)

Counts by Type and Timescale

1,835 records

Records set or tied on 28 July 1998 by type: Highest daily maximum 270, Lowest daily maximum 169, Highest daily minimum 473, Lowest daily minimum 68, Heaviest daily rainfall 855.

Records on 28 July 1998 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	270
Lowest daily maximum	169
Highest daily minimum	473
Lowest daily minimum	68
Heaviest daily rainfall	855
Heaviest daily snowfall	0
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 28 July 1998 by timescale: all-time 15, monthly 82, daily 1,738.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

1,488 broken records

Margins by which the 1,488 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 65.8. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

28 July 1998

Top 20 records on 28 July 1998 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
28 July 1998	Bundarra Post Office, AU	daily rain	70.2 mm (2.8 in)	46.1 mm (1.8 in)	105 years	80 of 100 (Exceptional)
28 July 1998	Harrogate, AU	daily rain	57.0 mm (2.2 in)	33.1 mm (1.3 in)	99 years	79 of 100 (Major)
28 July 1998	Roseworthy, AU	daily rain	27.0 mm (1.1 in)	16.3 mm (0.6 in)	88 years	76 of 100 (Major)
28 July 1998	Williamstown, AU	daily rain	51.0 mm (2.0 in)	24.8 mm (1.0 in)	93 years	75 of 100 (Major)
28 July 1998	Kapunda, AU	daily rain	29.8 mm (1.2 in)	15.6 mm (0.6 in)	99 years	74 of 100 (Major)
28 July 1998	Echunga Golf Course, AU	daily rain	42.4 mm (1.7 in)	24.6 mm (1.0 in)	99 years	73 of 100 (Major)
28 July 1998	Lyndoch, AU	daily rain	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	16.7 mm (0.7 in)	99 years	71 of 100 (Major)
28 July 1998	Rosedale (Turretfield Research, AU	daily rain	27.4 mm (1.1 in)	15.7 mm (0.6 in)	99 years	71 of 100 (Major)
28 July 1998	Minnipa, AU	daily rain	28.6 mm (1.1 in)	15.9 mm (0.6 in)	77 years	69 of 100 (Major)
28 July 1998	Lower Light, AU	daily rain	25.2 mm (1.0 in)	15.8 mm (0.6 in)	68 years	67 of 100 (Major)
28 July 1998	Arad, RO	all-time rain	71.0 mm (2.8 in)	5.3 mm (0.21 in)	102 years	66 of 100 (Major)
28 July 1998	Eddington Station, AU	daily rain	25.0 mm (1.0 in)	25.0 mm (1.0 in)	103 years	65 of 100 (Major)
28 July 1998	Minnipa Agricultural Centre, AU	daily rain	25.6 mm (1.0 in)	13.4 mm (0.5 in)	77 years	64 of 100 (Major)
28 July 1998	Truro, AU	daily rain	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	12.5 mm (0.5 in)	99 years	64 of 100 (Major)
28 July 1998	Guyra Post Office, AU	daily rain	64.0 mm (2.5 in)	38.9 mm (1.5 in)	48 years	64 of 100 (Major)
28 July 1998	Uralla (Salisbury Court), AU	daily rain	58.6 mm (2.3 in)	32.9 mm (1.3 in)	48 years	64 of 100 (Major)
28 July 1998	Old Faithful, US	daily rain	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	14.7 mm (0.6 in)	93 years	64 of 100 (Major)
28 July 1998	Yantabulla Station, AU	daily rain	50.0 mm (2.0 in)	30.2 mm (1.2 in)	61 years	63 of 100 (Major)
28 July 1998	Ceduna AMO, AU	daily rain	27.0 mm (1.1 in)	19.4 mm (0.8 in)	55 years	62 of 100 (Major)
28 July 1998	Smoky Bay (Puntabie), AU	daily rain	27.6 mm (1.1 in)	17.4 mm (0.7 in)	64 years	62 of 100 (Major)

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

1815 to 1998

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1815 to 1998. 1998 had 1,835 records.

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

Records on 07-28 in each year
Year	Records
1815	1
1832	2
1834	1
1838	1
1846	1
1848	1
1853	1
1857	1
1860	2
1866	2
1867	1
1872	3
1873	1
1874	1
1882	1
1883	3
1884	3
1886	2
1887	2
1888	3
1890	3
1891	8
1892	3
1893	5
1894	4
1895	6
1896	4
1897	4
1898	6
1900	8
1901	14
1902	4
1903	16
1904	23
1905	10
1906	18
1907	39
1908	15
1909	19
1910	18
1911	61
1912	32
1913	54
1914	42
1915	36
1916	134
1917	84
1918	34
1919	53
1920	95
1921	92
1922	82
1923	193
1924	79
1925	361
1926	175
1927	129
1928	341
1929	215
1930	603
1931	464
1932	184
1933	390
1934	533
1935	354
1936	471
1937	315
1938	264
1939	339
1940	507
1941	525
1942	165
1943	429
1944	349
1945	399
1946	380
1947	630
1948	535
1949	496
1950	1,035
1951	320
1952	669
1953	251
1954	355
1955	537
1956	309
1957	298
1958	549
1959	417
1960	416
1961	357
1962	772
1963	484
1964	422
1965	422
1966	349
1967	458
1968	547
1969	737
1970	343
1971	1,161
1972	675
1973	500
1974	343
1975	537
1976	493
1977	724
1978	681
1979	692
1980	1,170
1981	1,315
1982	774
1983	1,389
1984	1,373
1985	627
1986	868
1987	1,202
1988	761
1989	936
1990	757
1991	768
1992	678
1993	1,026
1994	2,266
1995	1,251
1996	1,178
1997	1,024
1998	1,835
1999	985
2000	857
2001	938
2002	866
2003	932
2004	1,345
2005	1,387
2006	1,398
2007	998
2008	923
2009	964
2010	1,306
2011	1,143
2012	731
2013	1,428
2014	713
2015	911
2016	648
2017	476
2018	655
2019	469
2020	721
2021	831
2022	990
2023	765
2024	668
2025	845
2026	863

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Data for records on 1998-07-28: 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 10	1,083
10 to 20	276
20 to 30	73
30 to 40	38
40 to 50	13
50 to 60	4
60 to 70	1