Weather Records on 28 May 1988

806 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 28 May 1988. Highest significance: Elliotdale (Tnk), ZA.

Key Facts for 28 May 1988

On 28 May 1988, 806 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
382 were record highs and 143 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 32 monthly and 774 daily.
Elliotdale (Tnk) set a daily record precipitation of 44.0 mm (1.7 in) on 28 May 1988.
Across 161 earlier years (1794 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 440 records.

Record Map

806 stations

806 station records on 28 May 1988 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 28 May 1988: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Elliotdale (Tnk)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	44.0 mm (1.7 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
East London -Signal STN	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	31.5 mm (1.2 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Katberg (Bos)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	39.0 mm (1.5 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Scott City	United States	Record daily precipitation	74.9 mm (2.9 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Zavizan	Croatia	Record daily precipitation	123.1 mm (4.8 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Southport 5 N	United States	Record daily precipitation	76.2 mm (3.0 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Wilmington 7 N	United States	Record daily precipitation	88.9 mm (3.5 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Mount Gambier Aero	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Cramond, Albert Fall	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	33.5 mm (1.3 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Roswell Ind Air Pk	United States	Record daily precipitation	35.8 mm (1.4 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Bederkesa	Germany	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Qunu (Bos)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Venterstad	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	37.0 mm (1.5 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Walla Walla Rgnl AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	31.2 mm (1.2 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Nordby (Fano)	Denmark	Record high minimum temperature	15.4 C (59.7 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Elgersburg	Germany	Record daily precipitation	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Manubie (Bos)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	66.5 mm (2.6 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Scotts Mills 9 SE	United States	Record daily precipitation	35.1 mm (1.4 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Umzonia (Rsv)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	41.0 mm (1.6 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Cimarron	United States	Record daily precipitation	64.0 mm (2.5 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Zinder	Niger	Record high minimum temperature	30.2 C (86.4 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Oksoey Fyr	Norway	Record high minimum temperature	14.3 C (57.7 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Lerma	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
East London	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	42.0 mm (1.7 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Kahlotus 5 SSW	United States	Record daily precipitation	25.9 mm (1.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Yanrey	Australia	Record daily precipitation	49.0 mm (1.9 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Mqanduli (Tnk)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	38.5 mm (1.5 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Vestervig	Denmark	Record high minimum temperature	14.4 C (57.9 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Cloverdale	United States	Record daily precipitation	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Tillamook	United States	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Walla Walla 13 ESE	United States	Record daily precipitation	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Leribe	Lesotho	Record daily precipitation	33.5 mm (1.3 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Grafton	United States	Record daily precipitation	39.9 mm (1.6 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Southport 5 N	United States	Record low maximum temperature	17.2 C (63.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Sumter	United States	Record low maximum temperature	18.9 C (66.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Conconully	United States	Record low maximum temperature	11.7 C (53.1 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Tres Hermanos	Mexico	Record low maximum temperature	27.8 C (82.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Kentani (Bos)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	40.0 mm (1.6 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Bowbells	United States	Record high minimum temperature	15.6 C (60.1 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Seneca	United States	Record high minimum temperature	9.4 C (48.9 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Darlington Wwtp	United States	Record high maximum temperature	31.1 C (88.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Wilmington Intl AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	75.4 mm (3.0 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Kirchdorf/Poel	Germany	Record high minimum temperature	17.0 C (62.6 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Willowvale (Tnk)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Cezu (Bos)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	44.0 mm (1.7 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Vinga	Sweden	Record high minimum temperature	15.6 C (60.1 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Edsbyn	Sweden	Record high maximum temperature	29.3 C (84.7 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Ozark	United States	Record low minimum temperature	6.7 C (44.1 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Kokpekty	Kazakhstan	Record low minimum temperature	-1.2 C (29.8 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Windy Hill No.2	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	25.8 mm (1.0 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Mkambati	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	83.5 mm (3.3 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Corona	United States	Record low minimum temperature	4.4 C (39.9 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
New Hampton	United States	Record high maximum temperature	32.8 C (91.0 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Pokegama Dam	United States	Record high minimum temperature	17.8 C (64.0 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Conway	United States	Record low maximum temperature	18.9 C (66.0 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Barra Mansa	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	28.4 mm (1.1 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Travemunde	Germany	Record high maximum temperature	27.4 C (81.3 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Sosnovo-Ozerskoe	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	12.3 C (54.1 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Wilo (Bos)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	54.9 mm (2.2 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Ellesmere	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	51.0 mm (2.0 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

806 records

Records set or tied on 28 May 1988 by type: Highest daily maximum 206, Lowest daily maximum 55, Highest daily minimum 176, Lowest daily minimum 88, Heaviest daily rainfall 279, Heaviest daily snowfall 2.

Records on 28 May 1988 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	206
Lowest daily maximum	55
Highest daily minimum	176
Lowest daily minimum	88
Heaviest daily rainfall	279
Heaviest daily snowfall	2
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 28 May 1988 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 32, daily 774.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

652 broken records

Margins by which the 652 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 67.3. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

28 May 1988

Top 20 records on 28 May 1988 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
28 May 1988	Elliotdale (Tnk), ZA	daily rain	44.0 mm (1.7 in)	34.9 mm (1.4 in)	94 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
28 May 1988	East London -Signal STN, ZA	daily rain	31.5 mm (1.2 in)	18.3 mm (0.7 in)	104 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
28 May 1988	Katberg (Bos), ZA	daily rain	39.0 mm (1.5 in)	11.6 mm (0.5 in)	103 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
28 May 1988	Scott City, US	monthly rain	74.9 mm (2.9 in)	11.9 mm (0.5 in)	69 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
28 May 1988	Zavizan, HR	monthly rain	123.1 mm (4.8 in)	45.0 mm (1.8 in)	1 year	48 of 100 (Notable)
28 May 1988	Southport 5 N, US	daily rain	76.2 mm (3.0 in)	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	75 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
28 May 1988	Wilmington 7 N, US	daily rain	88.9 mm (3.5 in)	67.3 mm (2.6 in)	7 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
28 May 1988	Mount Gambier Aero, AU	daily rain	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	15.5 mm (0.6 in)	44 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
28 May 1988	Cramond, Albert Fall, ZA	daily rain	33.5 mm (1.3 in)	29.9 mm (1.2 in)	50 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
28 May 1988	Roswell Ind Air Pk, US	daily rain	35.8 mm (1.4 in)	33.5 mm (1.3 in)	35 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
28 May 1988	Bederkesa, DE	daily rain	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	8.0 mm (0.31 in)	76 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
28 May 1988	Qunu (Bos), ZA	daily rain	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	43.0 mm (1.7 in)	7 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
28 May 1988	Venterstad, ZA	daily rain	37.0 mm (1.5 in)	24.7 mm (1.0 in)	30 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
28 May 1988	Walla Walla Rgnl AP, US	daily rain	31.2 mm (1.2 in)	22.3 mm (0.9 in)	21 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
28 May 1988	Nordby (Fano), DK	daily high min	15.4 C (59.7 F)	0.8 C (1.4 F)	98 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
28 May 1988	Elgersburg, DE	daily rain	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	15.1 mm (0.6 in)	27 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
28 May 1988	Manubie (Bos), ZA	daily rain	66.5 mm (2.6 in)	58.0 mm (2.3 in)	23 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
28 May 1988	Scotts Mills 9 SE, US	daily rain	35.1 mm (1.4 in)	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	21 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
28 May 1988	Umzonia (Rsv), ZA	daily rain	41.0 mm (1.6 in)	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	30 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
28 May 1988	Cimarron, US	daily rain	64.0 mm (2.5 in)	28.4 mm (1.1 in)	42 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

1794 to 1988

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1794 to 1988. 1988 had 806 records.

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

Records on 05-28 in each year
Year	Records
1794	1
1797	1
1811	1
1824	1
1832	1
1836	5
1840	1
1841	1
1847	2
1848	1
1851	2
1857	1
1858	1
1863	1
1865	1
1868	4
1869	1
1876	1
1879	2
1880	2
1884	3
1885	2
1887	1
1888	3
1889	3
1890	3
1891	2
1892	9
1893	2
1894	9
1895	1
1896	5
1897	6
1898	1
1899	6
1900	4
1901	6
1902	12
1903	9
1904	6
1905	14
1906	31
1907	36
1908	26
1909	7
1910	18
1911	42
1912	19
1913	28
1914	58
1915	27
1916	24
1917	36
1918	43
1919	43
1920	33
1921	87
1922	80
1923	72
1924	109
1925	122
1926	143
1927	301
1928	150
1929	355
1930	131
1931	574
1932	171
1933	212
1934	537
1935	186
1936	337
1937	212
1938	285
1939	433
1940	217
1941	711
1942	279
1943	238
1944	330
1945	331
1946	413
1947	1,049
1948	333
1949	321
1950	276
1951	503
1952	314
1953	392
1954	382
1955	413
1956	456
1957	272
1958	792
1959	557
1960	431
1961	1,026
1962	859
1963	368
1964	394
1965	536
1966	284
1967	350
1968	610
1969	863
1970	310
1971	767
1972	575
1973	834
1974	585
1975	397
1976	914
1977	826
1978	802
1979	521
1980	808
1981	711
1982	1,204
1983	1,666
1984	1,357
1985	914
1986	591
1987	1,139
1988	806
1989	817
1990	1,024
1991	1,647
1992	1,610
1993	870
1994	981
1995	1,078
1996	1,438
1997	1,108
1998	1,043
1999	952
2000	1,229
2001	1,024
2002	612
2003	1,049
2004	875
2005	1,032
2006	1,566
2007	1,084
2008	902
2009	733
2010	937
2011	1,188
2012	1,237
2013	541
2014	781
2015	487
2016	625
2017	710
2018	1,348
2019	973
2020	875
2021	537
2022	476
2023	445
2024	907
2025	663
2026	1,053

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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 10	578
10 to 20	42
20 to 30	18
30 to 40	9
40 to 50	3
50 to 60	1
60 to 70	1