Weather Records on 30 July 1998

1,240 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 30 July 1998. Highest significance: Centralia, US.

Key Facts for 30 July 1998

On 30 July 1998, 1,240 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
636 were record highs and 237 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 6 were all-time records, 20 monthly and 1,214 daily.
Centralia set a daily record precipitation of 117.9 mm (4.6 in) on 30 July 1998.
Across 168 earlier years (1794 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 435 records.

Record Map

1,240 stations

1,240 station records on 30 July 1998 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 30 July 1998: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Centralia	United States	Record daily precipitation	117.9 mm (4.6 in)	75 of 100 (Major)
Clay Ctr 6 ESE	United States	Record daily precipitation	175.3 mm (6.9 in)	73 of 100 (Major)
Sedalia Wtp	United States	Record daily precipitation	86.4 mm (3.4 in)	71 of 100 (Major)
Kellogg	United States	Record daily precipitation	55.9 mm (2.2 in)	68 of 100 (Major)
Hugoton	United States	Record daily precipitation	64.8 mm (2.6 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Enterprise	United States	Record daily precipitation	66.3 mm (2.6 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Olathe 3E	United States	Record daily precipitation	68.1 mm (2.7 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Atwood	United States	Record daily precipitation	85.3 mm (3.4 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Union	United States	Record daily precipitation	69.9 mm (2.8 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Minneapolis	United States	Record daily precipitation	81.3 mm (3.2 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Abilene	United States	Record daily precipitation	75.4 mm (3.0 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Las Animas	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Blue Rapids	United States	Record daily precipitation	58.9 mm (2.3 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Boulder	United States	Record daily precipitation	44.2 mm (1.7 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Caruthersville	United States	Record daily precipitation	149.1 mm (5.9 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Santa Rosa	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	114.8 mm (4.5 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
San Miguel Ejutla	Mexico	Record high maximum temperature	37.8 C (100.0 F)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Orje	Norway	Record daily precipitation	39.0 mm (1.5 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Bell Ranch	United States	Record daily precipitation	41.1 mm (1.6 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Bay City Wtr Wks	United States	Record high minimum temperature	28.3 C (82.9 F)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Hays 1 S	United States	Record daily precipitation	39.9 mm (1.6 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Tyler Pounds Fld	United States	Record high minimum temperature	26.7 C (80.1 F)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Chapman	United States	Record daily precipitation	87.4 mm (3.4 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Lincoln 1 SE	United States	Record daily precipitation	108.0 mm (4.3 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Mt Ida 3 SE	United States	Record high minimum temperature	26.1 C (79.0 F)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Niles	United States	Record daily precipitation	87.6 mm (3.4 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Canton 4N	United States	Record high minimum temperature	25.6 C (78.1 F)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Festus	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Hay Springs	United States	Record daily precipitation	35.3 mm (1.4 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Naggen	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	41.3 mm (1.6 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Lawrence	United States	Record daily precipitation	74.4 mm (2.9 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Crete 4ESE	United States	Record daily precipitation	63.5 mm (2.5 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Kearney 4 NE	United States	Record daily precipitation	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
El Reno 1 N	United States	Record high minimum temperature	27.2 C (81.0 F)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Coupeville 1 S	United States	Record high minimum temperature	13.9 C (57.0 F)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Ellensburg	United States	Record high minimum temperature	20.6 C (69.1 F)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Heden	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	62.7 mm (2.5 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Pacific	United States	Record daily precipitation	64.0 mm (2.5 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Madrid	United States	Record low maximum temperature	18.9 C (66.0 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Healdton 3 E	United States	Record high minimum temperature	27.2 C (81.0 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Henichesk	Ukraine	Record high maximum temperature	37.5 C (99.5 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Mc Donald	United States	Record daily precipitation	67.1 mm (2.6 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Palmerville	Australia	Record high maximum temperature	33.5 C (92.3 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Huixtla	Mexico	Record low minimum temperature	17.8 C (64.0 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Tenosique (Smn)	Mexico	Record low minimum temperature	18.3 C (64.9 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Wilson Lake	United States	Record daily precipitation	102.1 mm (4.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Doniphan	United States	Record daily precipitation	60.5 mm (2.4 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Sulphur Springs	United States	Record high minimum temperature	26.7 C (80.1 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Kent	United States	Record high minimum temperature	17.8 C (64.0 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Williamsville	United States	Record daily precipitation	49.8 mm (2.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Holdrege	United States	Record daily precipitation	57.2 mm (2.3 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Greenville Kgvl Radio	United States	Record high minimum temperature	27.2 C (81.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
McAlester Rgnl AP	United States	Record high minimum temperature	28.3 C (82.9 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Yokohama	Japan	Record daily precipitation	99.1 mm (3.9 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Saint Francis	United States	Record daily precipitation	99.1 mm (3.9 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Flora 5 NW	United States	Record daily precipitation	45.0 mm (1.8 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Perry Lake	United States	Record daily precipitation	64.0 mm (2.5 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Alexandria	United States	Record high minimum temperature	25.6 C (78.1 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Weldon Spring NWS	United States	Record daily precipitation	61.2 mm (2.4 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Eustis 2 NW	United States	Record daily precipitation	44.2 mm (1.7 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)

Counts by Type and Timescale

1,240 records

Records set or tied on 30 July 1998 by type: Highest daily maximum 207, Lowest daily maximum 141, Highest daily minimum 429, Lowest daily minimum 96, Heaviest daily rainfall 367.

Records on 30 July 1998 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	207
Lowest daily maximum	141
Highest daily minimum	429
Lowest daily minimum	96
Heaviest daily rainfall	367
Heaviest daily snowfall	0
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 30 July 1998 by timescale: all-time 6, monthly 20, daily 1,214.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

927 broken records

Margins by which the 927 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 86.6. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

30 July 1998

Top 20 records on 30 July 1998 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
30 July 1998	Centralia, US	daily rain	117.9 mm (4.6 in)	68.9 mm (2.7 in)	88 years	75 of 100 (Major)
30 July 1998	Clay Ctr 6 ESE, US	all-time rain	175.3 mm (6.9 in)	57.2 mm (2.3 in)	20 years	73 of 100 (Major)
30 July 1998	Sedalia Wtp, US	daily rain	86.4 mm (3.4 in)	58.5 mm (2.3 in)	104 years	71 of 100 (Major)
30 July 1998	Kellogg, US	monthly rain	55.9 mm (2.2 in)	19.8 mm (0.8 in)	50 years	68 of 100 (Major)
30 July 1998	Hugoton, US	daily rain	64.8 mm (2.6 in)	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	88 years	61 of 100 (Major)
30 July 1998	Enterprise, US	daily rain	66.3 mm (2.6 in)	39.1 mm (1.5 in)	92 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
30 July 1998	Olathe 3E, US	daily rain	68.1 mm (2.7 in)	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	103 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
30 July 1998	Atwood, US	daily rain	85.3 mm (3.4 in)	37.8 mm (1.5 in)	68 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
30 July 1998	Union, US	daily rain	69.9 mm (2.8 in)	43.7 mm (1.7 in)	55 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
30 July 1998	Minneapolis, US	daily rain	81.3 mm (3.2 in)	25.7 mm (1.0 in)	92 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
30 July 1998	Abilene, US	daily rain	75.4 mm (3.0 in)	37.8 mm (1.5 in)	83 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
30 July 1998	Las Animas, US	daily rain	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	20.3 mm (0.8 in)	76 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
30 July 1998	Blue Rapids, US	daily rain	58.9 mm (2.3 in)	28.7 mm (1.1 in)	88 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
30 July 1998	Boulder, US	daily rain	44.2 mm (1.7 in)	12.7 mm (0.5 in)	89 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
30 July 1998	Caruthersville, US	daily rain	149.1 mm (5.9 in)	86.6 mm (3.4 in)	1 year	50 of 100 (Notable)
30 July 1998	Santa Rosa, MX	daily rain	114.8 mm (4.5 in)	71.9 mm (2.8 in)	25 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
30 July 1998	San Miguel Ejutla, MX	daily high max	37.8 C (100.0 F)	6.1 C (11.0 F)	72 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
30 July 1998	Orje, NO	daily rain	39.0 mm (1.5 in)	8.5 mm (0.33 in)	91 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
30 July 1998	Bell Ranch, US	daily rain	41.1 mm (1.6 in)	13.2 mm (0.5 in)	92 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
30 July 1998	Bay City Wtr Wks, US	daily high min	28.3 C (82.9 F)	2.2 C (4.0 F)	84 years	49 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

1794 to 1998

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1794 to 1998. 1998 had 1,240 records.

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

Records on 07-30 in each year
Year	Records
1794	2
1797	1
1827	1
1828	2
1829	1
1830	1
1834	1
1837	2
1838	1
1840	1
1841	1
1843	1
1854	1
1857	1
1858	2
1860	4
1863	1
1867	1
1868	1
1869	2
1870	1
1874	2
1875	1
1876	1
1877	2
1879	1
1880	2
1885	3
1886	5
1887	6
1888	5
1889	1
1890	2
1891	1
1892	1
1893	10
1894	6
1895	2
1896	2
1897	4
1898	8
1899	2
1900	4
1901	11
1902	6
1903	25
1904	17
1905	29
1906	22
1907	11
1908	23
1909	30
1910	8
1911	54
1912	21
1913	34
1914	52
1915	26
1916	150
1917	93
1918	42
1919	19
1920	188
1921	193
1922	40
1923	428
1924	80
1925	275
1926	186
1927	109
1928	210
1929	221
1930	170
1931	432
1932	275
1933	451
1934	619
1935	340
1936	452
1937	245
1938	388
1939	395
1940	562
1941	371
1942	304
1943	397
1944	289
1945	299
1946	409
1947	394
1948	489
1949	512
1950	552
1951	322
1952	581
1953	345
1954	504
1955	787
1956	506
1957	289
1958	344
1959	391
1960	793
1961	511
1962	378
1963	308
1964	483
1965	978
1966	527
1967	282
1968	530
1969	506
1970	431
1971	2,319
1972	758
1973	434
1974	569
1975	1,048
1976	590
1977	641
1978	646
1979	761
1980	962
1981	851
1982	821
1983	904
1984	997
1985	1,029
1986	952
1987	1,084
1988	826
1989	1,227
1990	795
1991	734
1992	1,003
1993	965
1994	1,631
1995	1,207
1996	1,317
1997	933
1998	1,240
1999	1,456
2000	1,030
2001	1,400
2002	1,346
2003	1,163
2004	936
2005	788
2006	1,103
2007	1,160
2008	763
2009	1,328
2010	1,331
2011	1,003
2012	731
2013	737
2014	1,199
2015	682
2016	460
2017	464
2018	1,038
2019	486
2020	763
2021	839
2022	845
2023	683
2024	705
2025	869
2026	1,001

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Data for records on 1998-07-30: 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	872
20 to 40	37
40 to 60	12
60 to 80	5
80 to 100	1