Weather Records on 1 January 1988

1,086 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 1 January 1988. Highest significance: Bendigo Prison, AU.

Key Facts for 1 January 1988

On 1 January 1988, 1,086 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
351 were record highs and 110 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 2 were all-time records, 54 monthly and 1,030 daily.
Bendigo Prison set a daily record precipitation of 53.6 mm (2.1 in) on 1 January 1988.
Across 161 earlier years (1798 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 485 records.

Record Map

1,086 stations

1,086 station records on 1 January 1988 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 1 January 1988: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Bendigo Prison	Australia	Record daily precipitation	53.6 mm (2.1 in)	77 of 100 (Major)
Bungaree (Kirks Reservoir)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	62.0 mm (2.4 in)	77 of 100 (Major)
Kinglake West (Wallaby Creek)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	72.0 mm (2.8 in)	72 of 100 (Major)
Gladfield Hopefield Estate	Australia	Record daily precipitation	59.0 mm (2.3 in)	66 of 100 (Major)
Violet Town	Australia	Record daily precipitation	40.4 mm (1.6 in)	65 of 100 (Major)
Rochester	Australia	Record daily precipitation	59.6 mm (2.3 in)	63 of 100 (Major)
Minyip (Post Office)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	62 of 100 (Major)
Elmore	Australia	Record daily precipitation	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	62 of 100 (Major)
Lilydale	Australia	Record daily precipitation	39.2 mm (1.5 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Maldon (Derby Hill)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	42.0 mm (1.7 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Yan Yean	Australia	Record daily precipitation	58.0 mm (2.3 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Seymour Shire Depot	Australia	Record daily precipitation	41.4 mm (1.6 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Toorourrong Reservoir (Toorour	Australia	Record daily precipitation	69.0 mm (2.7 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Carisbrook	Australia	Record daily precipitation	49.2 mm (1.9 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Korong Vale (Post Office)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	46.4 mm (1.8 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Maryborough	Australia	Record daily precipitation	39.8 mm (1.6 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Willaura (Yarram Park)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	56.0 mm (2.2 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Tennyson	Australia	Record daily precipitation	65.8 mm (2.6 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Anakie	Australia	Record daily precipitation	43.0 mm (1.7 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Blackwood	Australia	Record daily precipitation	50.0 mm (2.0 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Durdidwarrah	Australia	Record daily precipitation	45.0 mm (1.8 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Meredith	Australia	Record daily precipitation	53.0 mm (2.1 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Kilmore Assumption College	Australia	Record daily precipitation	87.0 mm (3.4 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Ballarat Botanical Gardens	Australia	Record daily precipitation	58.2 mm (2.3 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Natimuk	Australia	Record daily precipitation	32.6 mm (1.3 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Murchison	Australia	Record daily precipitation	46.0 mm (1.8 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Brighton (Dendy Park Bowling C	Australia	Record daily precipitation	73.0 mm (2.9 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Beaufort (Wongan)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	53.0 mm (2.1 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Paso de San Antonio	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	154.9 mm (6.1 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Birchip Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	33.4 mm (1.3 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Epping	Australia	Record daily precipitation	54.0 mm (2.1 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Rosebud (Country Club)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	29.4 mm (1.2 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Ballarat Aerodrome	Australia	Record daily precipitation	51.2 mm (2.0 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Balranald (Tillara)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	56.8 mm (2.2 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Queenscliff	Australia	Record daily precipitation	35.8 mm (1.4 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Berrybank	Australia	Record daily precipitation	34.0 mm (1.3 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Borzomi	Georgia	Record daily precipitation	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Mount Burr Forest Reserve	Australia	Record daily precipitation	54.4 mm (2.1 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Eversley	Australia	Record daily precipitation	67.4 mm (2.7 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Horsham Polkemmet Rd	Australia	Record daily precipitation	57.0 mm (2.2 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Kerang (Meran Downs)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	67.2 mm (2.6 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Coranderrk Badger Weir	Australia	Record daily precipitation	34.8 mm (1.4 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Geelong Salines (Moolap)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	48.6 mm (1.9 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Usina Couro Do Cervo	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	98.0 mm (3.9 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Mallan (Niemur Valley)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	52.2 mm (2.1 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Berriwillock	Australia	Record daily precipitation	44.0 mm (1.7 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Molka (Lowana)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	34.4 mm (1.4 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Little River	Australia	Record daily precipitation	41.6 mm (1.6 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Bakhmaro	Georgia	Record daily precipitation	48.7 mm (1.9 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Toolangi (Mount St Leonard Dpi	Australia	Record daily precipitation	61.0 mm (2.4 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Geelong Golf Club	Australia	Record daily precipitation	52.4 mm (2.1 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Burrumbeet	Australia	Record daily precipitation	62.6 mm (2.5 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Beeac (Post Office)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	40.0 mm (1.6 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Koloko Rsvr 1137	United States	Record daily precipitation	113.8 mm (4.5 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Tantanoola	Australia	Record daily precipitation	39.0 mm (1.5 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Birchip (Marlbed)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	45.0 mm (1.8 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Glenorchy	Australia	Record daily precipitation	70.0 mm (2.8 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Marysville (Post Office)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	45.8 mm (1.8 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Kahului AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	107.2 mm (4.2 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Nulkwyne Kiamal	Australia	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)

Counts by Type and Timescale

1,086 records

Records set or tied on 1 January 1988 by type: Highest daily maximum 113, Lowest daily maximum 51, Highest daily minimum 238, Lowest daily minimum 59, Heaviest daily rainfall 562, Heaviest daily snowfall 6, Deepest snow cover 57.

Records on 1 January 1988 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	113
Lowest daily maximum	51
Highest daily minimum	238
Lowest daily minimum	59
Heaviest daily rainfall	562
Heaviest daily snowfall	6
Deepest snow cover	57

Records on 1 January 1988 by timescale: all-time 2, monthly 54, daily 1,030.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

958 broken records

Margins by which the 958 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 228.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

1 January 1988

Top 20 records on 1 January 1988 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
1 January 1988	Bendigo Prison, AU	daily rain	53.6 mm (2.1 in)	39.6 mm (1.6 in)	98 years	77 of 100 (Major)
1 January 1988	Bungaree (Kirks Reservoir), AU	daily rain	62.0 mm (2.4 in)	40.7 mm (1.6 in)	98 years	77 of 100 (Major)
1 January 1988	Kinglake West (Wallaby Creek), AU	daily rain	72.0 mm (2.8 in)	38.2 mm (1.5 in)	98 years	72 of 100 (Major)
1 January 1988	Gladfield Hopefield Estate, AU	daily rain	59.0 mm (2.3 in)	36.1 mm (1.4 in)	84 years	66 of 100 (Major)
1 January 1988	Violet Town, AU	daily rain	40.4 mm (1.6 in)	32.5 mm (1.3 in)	98 years	65 of 100 (Major)
1 January 1988	Rochester, AU	daily rain	59.6 mm (2.3 in)	47.4 mm (1.9 in)	50 years	63 of 100 (Major)
1 January 1988	Minyip (Post Office), AU	daily rain	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	77 years	62 of 100 (Major)
1 January 1988	Elmore, AU	daily rain	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	98 years	62 of 100 (Major)
1 January 1988	Lilydale, AU	daily rain	39.2 mm (1.5 in)	25.2 mm (1.0 in)	85 years	60 of 100 (Major)
1 January 1988	Maldon (Derby Hill), AU	daily rain	42.0 mm (1.7 in)	26.5 mm (1.0 in)	98 years	60 of 100 (Major)
1 January 1988	Yan Yean, AU	daily rain	58.0 mm (2.3 in)	38.7 mm (1.5 in)	26 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
1 January 1988	Seymour Shire Depot, AU	daily rain	41.4 mm (1.6 in)	18.8 mm (0.7 in)	98 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
1 January 1988	Toorourrong Reservoir (Toorour, AU	daily rain	69.0 mm (2.7 in)	54.5 mm (2.1 in)	26 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
1 January 1988	Carisbrook, AU	daily rain	49.2 mm (1.9 in)	22.0 mm (0.9 in)	92 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
1 January 1988	Korong Vale (Post Office), AU	daily rain	46.4 mm (1.8 in)	33.4 mm (1.3 in)	50 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
1 January 1988	Maryborough, AU	daily rain	39.8 mm (1.6 in)	31.2 mm (1.2 in)	50 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
1 January 1988	Willaura (Yarram Park), AU	daily rain	56.0 mm (2.2 in)	22.0 mm (0.9 in)	66 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
1 January 1988	Tennyson, AU	daily rain	65.8 mm (2.6 in)	20.3 mm (0.8 in)	98 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
1 January 1988	Anakie, AU	daily rain	43.0 mm (1.7 in)	32.8 mm (1.3 in)	26 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
1 January 1988	Blackwood, AU	daily rain	50.0 mm (2.0 in)	20.0 mm (0.8 in)	98 years	55 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

1798 to 1988

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1798 to 1988. 1988 had 1,086 records.

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

Records on 01-01 in each year
Year	Records
1798	1
1800	2
1805	1
1806	2
1825	1
1834	1
1843	3
1853	1
1854	2
1855	1
1860	4
1861	1
1864	1
1868	2
1871	4
1875	2
1876	2
1877	3
1878	1
1879	2
1880	2
1881	2
1882	1
1883	4
1887	1
1888	3
1889	5
1890	3
1891	2
1893	4
1895	2
1896	1
1897	3
1898	3
1899	3
1900	4
1901	4
1902	9
1903	1
1904	6
1905	19
1906	15
1907	18
1908	5
1909	17
1910	10
1911	25
1912	34
1913	48
1914	22
1915	63
1916	31
1917	50
1918	134
1919	62
1920	57
1921	121
1922	59
1923	141
1924	357
1925	133
1926	149
1927	112
1928	760
1929	55
1930	310
1931	211
1932	291
1933	50
1934	364
1935	213
1936	302
1937	627
1938	352
1939	425
1940	306
1941	792
1942	661
1943	419
1944	272
1945	459
1946	183
1947	595
1948	954
1949	451
1950	516
1951	367
1952	1,343
1953	197
1954	493
1955	287
1956	306
1957	218
1958	295
1959	424
1960	958
1961	719
1962	491
1963	586
1964	1,319
1965	520
1966	1,138
1967	272
1968	1,010
1969	955
1970	919
1971	811
1972	357
1973	805
1974	1,883
1975	405
1976	855
1977	1,042
1978	696
1979	3,085
1980	408
1981	854
1982	938
1983	736
1984	1,582
1985	1,102
1986	466
1987	1,227
1988	1,086
1989	553
1990	367
1991	707
1992	1,002
1993	788
1994	522
1995	666
1996	1,360
1997	2,601
1998	964
1999	770
2000	701
2001	1,432
2002	795
2003	1,024
2004	638
2005	1,227
2006	1,184
2007	1,540
2008	663
2009	680
2010	816
2011	1,498
2012	1,216
2013	703
2014	545
2015	786
2016	570
2017	594
2018	2,118
2019	865
2020	523
2021	589
2022	2,410
2023	1,652
2024	370
2025	333
2026	848

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Data for records on 1988-01-01: 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 50	918
50 to 100	25
100 to 150	7
150 to 200	6
200 to 250	2