Weather Records on 15 January 1988

742 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 15 January 1988. Highest significance: San Fernando, MX.

Key Facts for 15 January 1988

On 15 January 1988, 742 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
285 were record highs and 221 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 2 were all-time records, 21 monthly and 719 daily.
San Fernando set a daily record precipitation of 36.8 mm (1.4 in) on 15 January 1988.
Across 159 earlier years (1795 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 501 records.

Record Map

742 stations

742 station records on 15 January 1988 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 15 January 1988: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
San Fernando	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Centennial 1NE	United States	Record snow depth	35.6 cm (14.0 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Windhoek	Namibia	Record daily precipitation	52.0 mm (2.0 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Genoa	Italy	Record daily precipitation	95.6 mm (3.8 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Nueva Esperanza	Mexico	Record high minimum temperature	28.9 C (84.0 F)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Barkly East	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	34.2 mm (1.3 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Palisade	United States	Record snow depth	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Georgetown 2 E	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Temilpa	Mexico	Record high maximum temperature	38.9 C (102.0 F)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Tlacotepec de Benito Juarez	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	54.9 mm (2.2 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Effingham	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Mill Creek Dam	United States	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Norwich	United States	Record snow depth	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Newton	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-11.7 C (10.9 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Polis	Cyprus	Record daily precipitation	44.4 mm (1.7 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Hightstown 2 W	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-10.0 C (14.0 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Innsbruck	Austria	Record high minimum temperature	4.5 C (40.1 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Ithaca Cornell UNIV	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-14.4 C (6.1 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Alta 1 NNW	United States	Record daily snowfall	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Manassa	United States	Record snow depth	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Ness City	United States	Record snow depth	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Cordell	United States	Record snow depth	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Drain	United States	Record high maximum temperature	16.7 C (62.1 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Pinopolis Dam	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.6 cm (2.2 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Hebbronville	United States	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Tenerife/Los Rodeos	Spain	Record daily precipitation	59.6 mm (2.3 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Holly Hill	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Kingstree	United States	Record snow depth	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Sta. Cruz de Tenerife	Spain	Record daily precipitation	26.6 mm (1.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Reeder 13 N	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Givhans Ferry 2 ESE	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Weatherford	United States	Record snow depth	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Orleans	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Berlin	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-20.0 C (-4.0 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Newkirk 5NE	United States	Record snow depth	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Highlands	United States	Record snow depth	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Wilmington Intl AP	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Katanning Comparison	Australia	Record low minimum temperature	7.0 C (44.6 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Izeleni (Bos)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	32.5 mm (1.3 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Vinton	United States	Record snow depth	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Bridgton 3 NW	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-18.9 C (-2.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Tuckerton 2 NE	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-16.1 C (3.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Greenville	United States	Record low maximum temperature	0.6 C (33.1 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Roxboro 7 ESE	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-13.3 C (8.1 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Elk City 4 W	United States	Record snow depth	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Pendleton Dwtn	United States	Record high maximum temperature	16.7 C (62.1 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Derry 4 SW	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-7.8 C (18.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Long Branch-Oakhurst	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-16.1 C (3.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Willard 4 SW	United States	Record low maximum temperature	1.1 C (34.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Ft Meade	United States	Record high minimum temperature	4.4 C (39.9 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Oak City	United States	Record snow depth	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Echeta 2 NW	United States	Record high minimum temperature	2.8 C (37.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Taquarituba	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	73.9 mm (2.9 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Tuscarora	United States	Record daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Boonton 1 SE	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-13.3 C (8.1 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Pee Dee	United States	Record snow depth	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Hyannis	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-13.9 C (7.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Lowell	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-16.7 C (1.9 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Brookgreen Gardens	United States	Record daily snowfall	8.6 cm (3.4 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Cape Leeuwin	Australia	Record low minimum temperature	13.0 C (55.4 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

742 records

Records set or tied on 15 January 1988 by type: Highest daily maximum 125, Lowest daily maximum 147, Highest daily minimum 160, Lowest daily minimum 74, Heaviest daily rainfall 121, Heaviest daily snowfall 32, Deepest snow cover 83.

Records on 15 January 1988 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	125
Lowest daily maximum	147
Highest daily minimum	160
Lowest daily minimum	74
Heaviest daily rainfall	121
Heaviest daily snowfall	32
Deepest snow cover	83

Records on 15 January 1988 by timescale: all-time 2, monthly 21, daily 719.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

589 broken records

Margins by which the 589 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 204.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

15 January 1988

Top 20 records on 15 January 1988 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
15 January 1988	San Fernando, MX	daily rain	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	36.0 mm (1.4 in)	56 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
15 January 1988	Centennial 1NE, US	daily snow depth	35.6 cm (14.0 in)	20.4 cm (8.0 in)	52 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
15 January 1988	Windhoek, NA	daily rain	52.0 mm (2.0 in)	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	52 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
15 January 1988	Genoa, IT	daily rain	95.6 mm (3.8 in)	24.6 mm (1.0 in)	137 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
15 January 1988	Nueva Esperanza, MX	daily high min	28.9 C (84.0 F)	8.3 C (14.9 F)	26 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
15 January 1988	Barkly East, ZA	daily rain	34.2 mm (1.3 in)	20.2 mm (0.8 in)	56 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
15 January 1988	Palisade, US	daily snow depth	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	10.1 cm (4.0 in)	73 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
15 January 1988	Georgetown 2 E, US	monthly snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	2.6 cm (1.0 in)	76 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
15 January 1988	Temilpa, MX	daily high max	38.9 C (102.0 F)	6.7 C (12.1 F)	28 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
15 January 1988	Tlacotepec de Benito Juarez, MX	monthly rain	54.9 mm (2.2 in)	21.1 mm (0.8 in)	29 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
15 January 1988	Effingham, US	daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	89 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
15 January 1988	Mill Creek Dam, US	daily rain	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	20.3 mm (0.8 in)	12 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
15 January 1988	Norwich, US	daily snow depth	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	82 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
15 January 1988	Newton, US	daily low max	-11.7 C (10.9 F)	2.3 C (4.1 F)	94 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
15 January 1988	Polis, CY	daily rain	44.4 mm (1.7 in)	23.6 mm (0.9 in)	6 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
15 January 1988	Hightstown 2 W, US	daily low max	-10.0 C (14.0 F)	2.2 C (4.0 F)	94 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
15 January 1988	Innsbruck, AT	daily high min	4.5 C (40.1 F)	1.3 C (2.3 F)	92 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
15 January 1988	Ithaca Cornell UNIV, US	daily low max	-14.4 C (6.1 F)	1.6 C (2.9 F)	94 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
15 January 1988	Alta 1 NNW, US	daily snowfall	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	7.7 cm (3.0 in)	53 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
15 January 1988	Manassa, US	daily snow depth	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	68 years	38 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

1795 to 1988

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1795 to 1988. 1988 had 742 records.

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

Records on 01-15 in each year
Year	Records
1795	1
1799	2
1820	2
1838	1
1845	3
1849	1
1852	1
1853	1
1862	1
1864	1
1866	2
1868	1
1870	1
1871	1
1873	1
1874	1
1875	2
1876	1
1878	1
1881	4
1882	1
1883	1
1884	3
1886	1
1890	3
1891	1
1893	7
1894	2
1895	6
1896	4
1897	5
1898	1
1899	10
1900	3
1901	10
1902	7
1903	1
1904	11
1905	22
1906	23
1907	12
1908	5
1909	29
1910	78
1911	14
1912	28
1913	10
1914	27
1915	67
1916	26
1917	35
1918	241
1919	39
1920	79
1921	55
1922	19
1923	48
1924	43
1925	398
1926	41
1927	406
1928	410
1929	151
1930	581
1931	156
1932	1,069
1933	241
1934	101
1935	218
1936	230
1937	587
1938	679
1939	234
1940	265
1941	376
1942	402
1943	613
1944	348
1945	417
1946	333
1947	604
1948	738
1949	727
1950	963
1951	577
1952	665
1953	1,193
1954	515
1955	273
1956	531
1957	790
1958	453
1959	261
1960	707
1961	740
1962	660
1963	1,422
1964	829
1965	643
1966	437
1967	518
1968	812
1969	989
1970	406
1971	600
1972	1,748
1973	753
1974	1,663
1975	744
1976	517
1977	773
1978	951
1979	1,441
1980	901
1981	671
1982	1,187
1983	756
1984	1,121
1985	1,022
1986	515
1987	1,124
1988	742
1989	880
1990	829
1991	748
1992	1,159
1993	1,121
1994	1,465
1995	1,808
1996	1,199
1997	1,330
1998	855
1999	1,159
2000	1,020
2001	929
2002	775
2003	586
2004	1,371
2005	727
2006	767
2007	2,717
2008	629
2009	1,125
2010	820
2011	943
2012	476
2013	1,132
2014	507
2015	479
2016	597
2017	988
2018	916
2019	339
2020	1,330
2021	717
2022	593
2023	672
2024	2,651
2025	439
2026	683

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Data for records on 1988-01-15: 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 2026-10-18. Last revised 18 October 2026 (2026-10-18).

Margin	Records
0 to 50	544
50 to 100	34
100 to 150	9
150 to 200	1
200 to 250	1