Weather Records on 22 January 1988

1,140 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 22 January 1988. Highest significance: Machadodorp, ZA.

Key Facts for 22 January 1988

On 22 January 1988, 1,140 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
396 were record highs and 232 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 11 were all-time records, 48 monthly and 1,081 daily.
Machadodorp set a daily record precipitation of 80.0 mm (3.1 in) on 22 January 1988.
Across 158 earlier years (1795 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 471 records.

Record Map

1,140 stations

1,140 station records on 22 January 1988 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 22 January 1988: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Machadodorp	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	80.0 mm (3.1 in)	65 of 100 (Major)
Ainsworth	United States	Record snow depth	71.1 cm (28.0 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Centennial 1NE	United States	Record snow depth	40.6 cm (16.0 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Arnold	United States	Record snow depth	48.3 cm (19.0 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Black Rock	United States	Record snow depth	48.3 cm (19.0 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Animas 3ESE	United States	Record daily snowfall	13.2 cm (5.2 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Platte	United States	Record snow depth	45.7 cm (18.0 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Anna Jacoba Polder	Netherlands	Record daily precipitation	26.5 mm (1.0 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Deseret	United States	Record snow depth	40.6 cm (16.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
San Simon	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Paso de San Antonio	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	49.8 mm (2.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Sterling	United States	Record snow depth	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Hillsboro 3 N	United States	Record daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Trinidad	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Mullen 3S	United States	Record snow depth	66.0 cm (26.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Limassol	Cyprus	Record daily precipitation	39.9 mm (1.6 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Tsuruga	Japan	Record high minimum temperature	11.0 C (51.8 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Animas 3ESE	United States	Record snow depth	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Ibapah	United States	Record snow depth	33.0 cm (13.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Weabonga (Monomeeth)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.6 mm (1.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Tarbes - Ossun	France	Record daily precipitation	45.2 mm (1.8 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Ekimchan	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	-17.4 C (0.7 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Verhnjaja Tom	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	-13.9 C (7.0 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
San Sebastian - Igueldo	Spain	Record daily precipitation	39.5 mm (1.6 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Lynch	United States	Record snow depth	55.9 cm (22.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Academy 2NE	United States	Record snow depth	58.4 cm (23.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Zandvoort	Netherlands	Record daily precipitation	25.3 mm (1.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Salida	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-28.3 C (-18.9 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Forestburg 4 NNE	United States	Record snow depth	76.2 cm (30.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Goodland	United States	Record snow depth	33.0 cm (13.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Coloso	Puerto Rico [United States]	Record low minimum temperature	11.1 C (52.0 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Potter	United States	Record snow depth	55.9 cm (22.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Partoun	United States	Record snow depth	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Georgetown Post Office	Australia	Record high maximum temperature	38.9 C (102.0 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Taylor	United States	Record snow depth	63.5 cm (25.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Ghost Rch	United States	Record snow depth	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Bonesteel	United States	Record snow depth	66.0 cm (26.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Melnichnoe	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	-6.9 C (19.6 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Cuba	United States	Record snow depth	43.2 cm (17.0 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Aragac Visokogornaya	Armenia	Record low minimum temperature	-33.6 C (-28.5 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Tottori	Japan	Record high minimum temperature	8.3 C (46.9 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Sutur	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	-11.1 C (12.0 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Hershey 5 SSE	United States	Record snow depth	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Chugwater	United States	Record snow depth	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Beau Maison	Australia	Record daily precipitation	69.4 mm (2.7 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Ciudad Hidalgo (Smn)	Mexico	Record low minimum temperature	-2.2 C (28.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Desoto City 8 SW	United States	Record daily precipitation	47.8 mm (1.9 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Maroon	Australia	Record daily precipitation	39.6 mm (1.6 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Amiandos	Cyprus	Record daily precipitation	58.1 mm (2.3 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Ekimchan	Russia	Record high maximum temperature	-11.5 C (11.3 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Placerville	United States	Record high maximum temperature	19.4 C (66.9 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Avon Park 2 W	United States	Record daily precipitation	49.5 mm (1.9 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Eustis 2 NW	United States	Record snow depth	33.0 cm (13.0 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Mullen 21 NW	United States	Record snow depth	50.8 cm (20.0 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
White Signal	United States	Record snow depth	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Salina	United States	Record snow depth	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Hayes Center 1NW	United States	Record snow depth	38.1 cm (15.0 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
N Platte Rgnl AP	United States	Record snow depth	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Bulby Brush (Blue Look-Out)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	35.0 mm (1.4 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Kanazawa	Japan	Record high minimum temperature	8.5 C (47.3 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

1,140 records

Records set or tied on 22 January 1988 by type: Highest daily maximum 165, Lowest daily maximum 63, Highest daily minimum 231, Lowest daily minimum 169, Heaviest daily rainfall 387, Heaviest daily snowfall 24, Deepest snow cover 101.

Records on 22 January 1988 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	165
Lowest daily maximum	63
Highest daily minimum	231
Lowest daily minimum	169
Heaviest daily rainfall	387
Heaviest daily snowfall	24
Deepest snow cover	101

Records on 22 January 1988 by timescale: all-time 11, monthly 48, daily 1,081.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

978 broken records

Margins by which the 978 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 355.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

22 January 1988

Top 20 records on 22 January 1988 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
22 January 1988	Machadodorp, ZA	daily rain	80.0 mm (3.1 in)	41.1 mm (1.6 in)	73 years	65 of 100 (Major)
22 January 1988	Ainsworth, US	daily snow depth	71.1 cm (28.0 in)	33.0 cm (13.0 in)	38 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
22 January 1988	Centennial 1NE, US	daily snow depth	40.6 cm (16.0 in)	17.7 cm (7.0 in)	57 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
22 January 1988	Arnold, US	daily snow depth	48.3 cm (19.0 in)	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	28 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
22 January 1988	Black Rock, US	daily snow depth	48.3 cm (19.0 in)	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	14 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
22 January 1988	Animas 3ESE, US	daily snowfall	13.2 cm (5.2 in)	13.2 cm (5.2 in)	64 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
22 January 1988	Platte, US	daily snow depth	45.7 cm (18.0 in)	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	24 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
22 January 1988	Anna Jacoba Polder, NL	daily rain	26.5 mm (1.0 in)	13.9 mm (0.5 in)	29 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
22 January 1988	Deseret, US	daily snow depth	40.6 cm (16.0 in)	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	25 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
22 January 1988	San Simon, US	daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	88 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
22 January 1988	Paso de San Antonio, MX	daily rain	49.8 mm (2.0 in)	44.0 mm (1.7 in)	8 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
22 January 1988	Sterling, US	daily snow depth	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	46 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
22 January 1988	Hillsboro 3 N, US	daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	36 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
22 January 1988	Trinidad, US	daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	3.8 cm (1.5 in)	88 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
22 January 1988	Mullen 3S, US	daily snow depth	66.0 cm (26.0 in)	33.0 cm (13.0 in)	18 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
22 January 1988	Limassol, CY	daily rain	39.9 mm (1.6 in)	15.0 mm (0.6 in)	64 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
22 January 1988	Tsuruga, JP	daily high min	11.0 C (51.8 F)	6.7 C (12.1 F)	33 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
22 January 1988	Animas 3ESE, US	daily snow depth	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	40 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
22 January 1988	Ibapah, US	daily snow depth	33.0 cm (13.0 in)	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	0 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
22 January 1988	Weabonga (Monomeeth), AU	daily rain	25.6 mm (1.0 in)	7.1 mm (0.28 in)	86 years	39 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 1,140 records.

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

Records on 01-22 in each year
Year	Records
1795	2
1796	1
1800	1
1823	1
1829	2
1838	1
1840	1
1845	1
1850	2
1853	1
1863	1
1867	1
1872	1
1873	1
1874	2
1876	1
1878	1
1879	1
1880	3
1881	3
1884	4
1887	1
1888	1
1891	3
1892	5
1893	1
1894	4
1895	5
1896	5
1897	5
1898	6
1899	11
1900	3
1901	3
1902	17
1903	14
1904	12
1905	3
1906	59
1907	16
1908	8
1909	31
1910	67
1911	16
1912	4
1913	16
1914	30
1915	30
1916	48
1917	163
1918	71
1919	27
1920	32
1921	37
1922	27
1923	52
1924	268
1925	208
1926	259
1927	453
1928	84
1929	260
1930	741
1931	138
1932	198
1933	845
1934	372
1935	461
1936	597
1937	888
1938	276
1939	261
1940	599
1941	237
1942	543
1943	1,300
1944	247
1945	129
1946	341
1947	283
1948	565
1949	365
1950	539
1951	255
1952	753
1953	202
1954	621
1955	384
1956	410
1957	789
1958	417
1959	712
1960	443
1961	1,100
1962	733
1963	574
1964	525
1965	476
1966	864
1967	1,041
1968	684
1969	830
1970	1,675
1971	323
1972	524
1973	692
1974	558
1975	469
1976	958
1977	617
1978	819
1979	897
1980	578
1981	1,192
1982	1,941
1983	974
1984	1,220
1985	1,365
1986	523
1987	1,339
1988	1,140
1989	625
1990	830
1991	654
1992	458
1993	1,700
1994	1,054
1995	1,125
1996	698
1997	1,521
1998	591
1999	1,709
2000	1,019
2001	462
2002	1,126
2003	756
2004	605
2005	1,242
2006	924
2007	1,249
2008	795
2009	1,031
2010	1,205
2011	817
2012	659
2013	785
2014	808
2015	605
2016	837
2017	1,197
2018	927
2019	635
2020	510
2021	547
2022	612
2023	630
2024	940
2025	1,485
2026	230

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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	917
50 to 100	23
100 to 150	17
150 to 200	11
200 to 250	2
250 to 300	3
300 to 350	4
350 to 400	1