Weather Records on 12 June 1988

785 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 12 June 1988. Highest significance: Busby, US.

Key Facts for 12 June 1988

On 12 June 1988, 785 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
296 were record highs and 380 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 3 were all-time records, 12 monthly and 770 daily.
Busby set an all-time record daily precipitation of 95.3 mm (3.8 in) on 12 June 1988.
Across 166 earlier years (1797 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 416 records.

Record Map

785 stations

785 station records on 12 June 1988 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 12 June 1988: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Busby	United States	Record daily precipitation	95.3 mm (3.8 in)	74 of 100 (Major)
Gayvoron	Ukraine	Record daily precipitation	54.9 mm (2.2 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Calcutta/Dum Dum	India	Record daily precipitation	152.9 mm (6.0 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Union Springs 9 S	United States	Record low minimum temperature	10.6 C (51.1 F)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Amistad 5 SSW	United States	Record daily precipitation	36.1 mm (1.4 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Perth Regional Office	Australia	Record high minimum temperature	18.7 C (65.7 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Pinsk	Belarus	Record daily precipitation	34.0 mm (1.3 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Claremore 2 ENE	United States	Record low minimum temperature	8.9 C (48.0 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Grand Coteau	United States	Record low minimum temperature	12.8 C (55.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Port Lincoln	Australia	Record high maximum temperature	22.5 C (72.5 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Clemson UNIV	United States	Record low minimum temperature	6.1 C (43.0 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Ozark	United States	Record low minimum temperature	8.9 C (48.0 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Collegeville St John's	United States	Record high maximum temperature	34.4 C (93.9 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Jamestown State Hosp	United States	Record high maximum temperature	36.7 C (98.1 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Willow City	United States	Record high maximum temperature	35.0 C (95.0 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Fowlerton	United States	Record high maximum temperature	43.3 C (109.9 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Osijek	Croatia	Record daily precipitation	40.0 mm (1.6 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Arkadelphia 2 N	United States	Record low minimum temperature	9.4 C (48.9 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Dequeen	United States	Record low minimum temperature	8.9 C (48.0 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Ponte de Itabapoana	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	40.2 mm (1.6 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Rinconada	Mexico	Record low minimum temperature	13.9 C (57.0 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Ivanovo	Russia	Record daily precipitation	28.4 mm (1.1 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Talbotton	United States	Record low maximum temperature	22.8 C (73.0 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Glendive	United States	Record high minimum temperature	20.0 C (68.0 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Towner 2 NE	United States	Record high maximum temperature	36.7 C (98.1 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Murfreesboro 5 N	United States	Record low minimum temperature	6.1 C (43.0 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Palestine	United States	Record low minimum temperature	3.3 C (37.9 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Waynesville 1 E	United States	Record low minimum temperature	2.2 C (36.0 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Garden Valley	United States	Record high minimum temperature	17.8 C (64.0 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Alexandria	United States	Record low minimum temperature	12.2 C (54.0 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Tower 2S	United States	Record high maximum temperature	31.1 C (88.0 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Franklin Sewage Plt	United States	Record low minimum temperature	6.1 C (43.0 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Bolivar 1 NE	United States	Record low minimum temperature	5.6 C (42.1 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Goodwell Rsch STN	United States	Record daily precipitation	34.8 mm (1.4 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Dardanelle	United States	Record low minimum temperature	10.0 C (50.0 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
De Funiak Springs 1 E	United States	Record low minimum temperature	10.0 C (50.0 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Calhoun 2 N	United States	Record low minimum temperature	10.0 C (50.0 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Winton Pwr Plt	United States	Record high maximum temperature	32.2 C (90.0 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Park River	United States	Record high maximum temperature	35.0 C (95.0 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
El Dorado Goodwin Fld	United States	Record low minimum temperature	10.0 C (50.0 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
State UNIV	United States	Record low minimum temperature	10.6 C (51.1 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Granville	United States	Record high maximum temperature	35.0 C (95.0 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Washburn	United States	Record high maximum temperature	37.2 C (99.0 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Waynesboro	United States	Record low minimum temperature	5.6 C (42.1 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Brunswick	United States	Record low maximum temperature	25.6 C (78.1 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Collins	United States	Record low minimum temperature	11.1 C (52.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Hansboro 4 NNE	United States	Record high maximum temperature	33.9 C (93.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Knoxville AP	United States	Record low minimum temperature	8.3 C (46.9 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Donnybrook	Australia	Record high minimum temperature	17.7 C (63.9 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Ovruch	Ukraine	Record daily precipitation	35.7 mm (1.4 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Livingston	United States	Record low minimum temperature	8.9 C (48.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Postville	United States	Record high maximum temperature	31.1 C (88.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Cascadia	United States	Record low minimum temperature	3.3 C (37.9 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Cottonwood 2 E	United States	Record high minimum temperature	19.4 C (66.9 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Kanevskaja	Russia	Record daily precipitation	27.8 mm (1.1 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Talbotton	United States	Record low minimum temperature	6.7 C (44.1 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Back Bay Wr	United States	Record low minimum temperature	8.3 C (46.9 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Southern Cross	Australia	Record high minimum temperature	14.1 C (57.4 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Titisee-Neustadt-Langenordnach	Germany	Record daily precipitation	36.0 mm (1.4 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Villahermosa (Dge)	Mexico	Record low minimum temperature	19.4 C (66.9 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

785 records

Records set or tied on 12 June 1988 by type: Highest daily maximum 151, Lowest daily maximum 51, Highest daily minimum 145, Lowest daily minimum 329, Heaviest daily rainfall 109.

Records on 12 June 1988 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	151
Lowest daily maximum	51
Highest daily minimum	145
Lowest daily minimum	329
Heaviest daily rainfall	109
Heaviest daily snowfall	0
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 12 June 1988 by timescale: all-time 3, monthly 12, daily 770.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

581 broken records

Margins by which the 581 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 117.9. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

12 June 1988

Top 20 records on 12 June 1988 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
12 June 1988	Busby, US	all-time rain	95.3 mm (3.8 in)	20.9 mm (0.8 in)	73 years	74 of 100 (Major)
12 June 1988	Gayvoron, UA	daily rain	54.9 mm (2.2 in)	36.1 mm (1.4 in)	17 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
12 June 1988	Calcutta/Dum Dum, IN	daily rain	152.9 mm (6.0 in)	117.9 mm (4.6 in)	29 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
12 June 1988	Union Springs 9 S, US	daily low min	10.6 C (51.1 F)	3.8 C (6.8 F)	85 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
12 June 1988	Amistad 5 SSW, US	daily rain	36.1 mm (1.4 in)	24.4 mm (1.0 in)	37 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
12 June 1988	Perth Regional Office, AU	monthly high min	18.7 C (65.7 F)	1.0 C (1.8 F)	72 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
12 June 1988	Pinsk, BY	daily rain	34.0 mm (1.3 in)	2.0 mm (0.08 in)	111 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
12 June 1988	Claremore 2 ENE, US	daily low min	8.9 C (48.0 F)	3.3 C (5.9 F)	85 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
12 June 1988	Grand Coteau, US	daily low min	12.8 C (55.0 F)	2.2 C (4.0 F)	75 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
12 June 1988	Port Lincoln, AU	daily high max	22.5 C (72.5 F)	1.9 C (3.4 F)	76 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
12 June 1988	Clemson UNIV, US	daily low min	6.1 C (43.0 F)	2.8 C (5.0 F)	76 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
12 June 1988	Ozark, US	daily low min	8.9 C (48.0 F)	1.7 C (3.1 F)	85 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
12 June 1988	Collegeville St John's, US	daily high max	34.4 C (93.9 F)	1.1 C (2.0 F)	94 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
12 June 1988	Jamestown State Hosp, US	daily high max	36.7 C (98.1 F)	0.6 C (1.1 F)	94 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
12 June 1988	Willow City, US	daily high max	35.0 C (95.0 F)	1.1 C (2.0 F)	93 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
12 June 1988	Fowlerton, US	daily high max	43.3 C (109.9 F)	3.3 C (5.9 F)	73 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
12 June 1988	Osijek, HR	daily rain	40.0 mm (1.6 in)	4.7 mm (0.19 in)	86 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
12 June 1988	Arkadelphia 2 N, US	daily low min	9.4 C (48.9 F)	1.2 C (2.2 F)	85 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
12 June 1988	Dequeen, US	daily low min	8.9 C (48.0 F)	1.7 C (3.1 F)	85 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
12 June 1988	Ponte de Itabapoana, BR	daily rain	40.2 mm (1.6 in)	22.6 mm (0.9 in)	37 years	37 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

1797 to 1988

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1797 to 1988. 1988 had 785 records.

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

Records on 06-12 in each year
Year	Records
1797	1
1811	2
1838	1
1840	1
1843	1
1844	1
1845	1
1847	2
1854	1
1857	2
1859	1
1862	1
1863	1
1865	3
1866	3
1867	1
1871	1
1873	1
1874	3
1876	1
1877	4
1879	2
1880	5
1881	4
1882	2
1883	1
1884	2
1885	2
1887	2
1888	1
1889	1
1890	1
1892	1
1893	3
1894	6
1895	1
1896	1
1897	2
1898	8
1899	7
1900	3
1901	3
1902	8
1903	34
1904	8
1905	10
1906	24
1907	20
1908	9
1909	16
1910	37
1911	21
1912	23
1913	19
1914	36
1915	26
1916	80
1917	117
1918	44
1919	56
1920	93
1921	42
1922	56
1923	166
1924	153
1925	165
1926	201
1927	281
1928	180
1929	217
1930	127
1931	150
1932	352
1933	361
1934	159
1935	259
1936	440
1937	405
1938	349
1939	297
1940	389
1941	512
1942	729
1943	399
1944	423
1945	567
1946	321
1947	840
1948	215
1949	407
1950	530
1951	735
1952	1,035
1953	730
1954	337
1955	759
1956	786
1957	310
1958	454
1959	320
1960	200
1961	405
1962	328
1963	618
1964	405
1965	406
1966	530
1967	706
1968	404
1969	834
1970	701
1971	374
1972	903
1973	894
1974	575
1975	560
1976	617
1977	494
1978	438
1979	1,013
1980	718
1981	784
1982	734
1983	664
1984	653
1985	1,203
1986	778
1987	742
1988	785
1989	797
1990	664
1991	756
1992	849
1993	970
1994	654
1995	953
1996	925
1997	932
1998	1,683
1999	806
2000	1,169
2001	1,231
2002	965
2003	1,187
2004	759
2005	1,804
2006	1,216
2007	784
2008	1,219
2009	858
2010	1,423
2011	786
2012	751
2013	931
2014	421
2015	679
2016	809
2017	910
2018	635
2019	1,285
2020	712
2021	767
2022	1,204
2023	805
2024	805
2025	409
2026	979

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Data for records on 1988-06-12: 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	569
20 to 40	8
40 to 60	3
60 to 80	0
80 to 100	0
100 to 120	1