Weather Records on 15 June 1988

1,006 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 15 June 1988. Highest significance: Goolwa Council Depot, AU.

Key Facts for 15 June 1988

On 15 June 1988, 1,006 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
527 were record highs and 155 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 1 were all-time records, 29 monthly and 976 daily.
Goolwa Council Depot set a daily record precipitation of 37.4 mm (1.5 in) on 15 June 1988.
Across 163 earlier years (1794 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 414 records.

Record Map

1,006 stations

1,006 station records on 15 June 1988 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 15 June 1988: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Goolwa Council Depot	Australia	Record daily precipitation	37.4 mm (1.5 in)	63 of 100 (Major)
Richmond (Lowlands)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	37.0 mm (1.5 in)	63 of 100 (Major)
Leeton Caravan Park	Australia	Record daily precipitation	38.0 mm (1.5 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Yanac North	Australia	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Victor Harbor Comparison	Australia	Record daily precipitation	26.0 mm (1.0 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Langhorne Creek	Australia	Record daily precipitation	26.0 mm (1.0 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Barellan Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	29.8 mm (1.2 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Usina Paineiras (Dnos)	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	58.6 mm (2.3 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Volshskiy Gmo	Russia	Record daily precipitation	57.6 mm (2.3 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Lancaster	United States	Record high maximum temperature	33.9 C (93.0 F)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Port Elliot Caravan Park	Australia	Record daily precipitation	29.4 mm (1.2 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Melrose (Para Gums)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	26.0 mm (1.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Binya Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Talbotton	United States	Record low minimum temperature	8.9 C (48.0 F)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Tintinara	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.0 mm (1.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Sotchi	Russia	Record daily precipitation	59.9 mm (2.4 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Estancia 4N	United States	Record daily precipitation	25.9 mm (1.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Chicontepec de Tejeda (Smn)	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	135.4 mm (5.3 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Ponte de Itabapoana	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	37.1 mm (1.5 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Whitton (Conapaira St)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Pancas	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	26.2 mm (1.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Elista	Russia	Record daily precipitation	35.1 mm (1.4 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Barellan (Rodmell)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	28.2 mm (1.1 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Balmoral (Post Office)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	28.0 mm (1.1 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Orono	United States	Record high maximum temperature	37.8 C (100.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Detour Village	United States	Record high maximum temperature	34.4 C (93.9 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Temora Ambulance Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	34.4 mm (1.4 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Ashgabat	Turkmenistan	Record high maximum temperature	46.3 C (115.3 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Haverhill	United States	Record high maximum temperature	38.3 C (100.9 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Setauket Strong	United States	Record high maximum temperature	33.3 C (91.9 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Kaniva	Australia	Record daily precipitation	29.8 mm (1.2 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Rinconada	Mexico	Record low minimum temperature	15.0 C (59.0 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Cimljansk	Russia	Record daily precipitation	38.0 mm (1.5 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Lachin	Azerbaijan	Record daily precipitation	69.5 mm (2.7 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Nhill	Australia	Record daily precipitation	32.6 mm (1.3 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Prachin Buri	Thailand	Record daily precipitation	90.9 mm (3.6 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Grayling	United States	Record high maximum temperature	35.6 C (96.1 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Saint Johns	United States	Record high maximum temperature	35.0 C (95.0 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Ludington 4 SE	United States	Record high maximum temperature	32.8 C (91.0 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Plainfield	United States	Record high maximum temperature	36.1 C (97.0 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Elizabethtown	United States	Record high maximum temperature	35.6 C (96.1 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Bottineau	United States	Record low maximum temperature	13.3 C (55.9 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Ft Sumner	United States	Record daily precipitation	36.3 mm (1.4 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Junction 4SSW	United States	Record high maximum temperature	41.1 C (106.0 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Manitowoc	United States	Record high minimum temperature	22.2 C (72.0 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Rive	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	25.6 mm (1.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Forsyth 6 NNW	United States	Record low minimum temperature	11.7 C (53.1 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Millen 4 N	United States	Record low minimum temperature	11.7 C (53.1 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
York 3 SSW Pump STN	United States	Record high maximum temperature	36.1 C (97.0 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Yenda (Henry Street)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.8 mm (1.0 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Duas Bocas (Dnos)	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	28.0 mm (1.1 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
La Junta	Mexico	Record low maximum temperature	25.6 C (78.1 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Vastervik	Sweden	Record low minimum temperature	4.6 C (40.3 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
De Funiak Springs 1 E	United States	Record low minimum temperature	13.3 C (55.9 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Solon Springs	United States	Record high maximum temperature	34.4 C (93.9 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Guiyang	China	Record daily precipitation	80.1 mm (3.2 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Uil	Kazakhstan	Record high maximum temperature	39.3 C (102.7 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Valley Falls	United States	Record high minimum temperature	16.7 C (62.1 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Anacortes	United States	Record high maximum temperature	27.8 C (82.0 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Ashland Exp Farm	United States	Record high maximum temperature	34.4 C (93.9 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

1,006 records

Records set or tied on 15 June 1988 by type: Highest daily maximum 378, Lowest daily maximum 84, Highest daily minimum 149, Lowest daily minimum 71, Heaviest daily rainfall 324.

Records on 15 June 1988 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	378
Lowest daily maximum	84
Highest daily minimum	149
Lowest daily minimum	71
Heaviest daily rainfall	324
Heaviest daily snowfall	0
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 15 June 1988 by timescale: all-time 1, monthly 29, daily 976.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

766 broken records

Margins by which the 766 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 97.3. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

15 June 1988

Top 20 records on 15 June 1988 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
15 June 1988	Goolwa Council Depot, AU	daily rain	37.4 mm (1.5 in)	21.4 mm (0.8 in)	45 years	63 of 100 (Major)
15 June 1988	Richmond (Lowlands), AU	daily rain	37.0 mm (1.5 in)	29.6 mm (1.2 in)	57 years	63 of 100 (Major)
15 June 1988	Leeton Caravan Park, AU	daily rain	38.0 mm (1.5 in)	22.8 mm (0.9 in)	36 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
15 June 1988	Yanac North, AU	daily rain	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	20.0 mm (0.8 in)	20 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
15 June 1988	Victor Harbor Comparison, AU	daily rain	26.0 mm (1.0 in)	8.7 mm (0.34 in)	94 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
15 June 1988	Langhorne Creek, AU	daily rain	26.0 mm (1.0 in)	6.4 mm (0.25 in)	91 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
15 June 1988	Barellan Post Office, AU	daily rain	29.8 mm (1.2 in)	9.7 mm (0.38 in)	89 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
15 June 1988	Usina Paineiras (Dnos), BR	daily rain	58.6 mm (2.3 in)	45.6 mm (1.8 in)	25 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
15 June 1988	Volshskiy Gmo, RU	daily rain	57.6 mm (2.3 in)	44.2 mm (1.7 in)	14 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
15 June 1988	Lancaster, US	monthly high max	33.9 C (93.0 F)	0.6 C (1.1 F)	94 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
15 June 1988	Port Elliot Caravan Park, AU	daily rain	29.4 mm (1.2 in)	5.5 mm (0.22 in)	89 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
15 June 1988	Melrose (Para Gums), AU	daily rain	26.0 mm (1.0 in)	14.6 mm (0.6 in)	69 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
15 June 1988	Binya Post Office, AU	daily rain	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	6.3 mm (0.25 in)	89 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
15 June 1988	Talbotton, US	daily low min	8.9 C (48.0 F)	3.3 C (5.9 F)	85 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
15 June 1988	Tintinara, AU	daily rain	25.0 mm (1.0 in)	14.1 mm (0.6 in)	28 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
15 June 1988	Sotchi, RU	daily rain	59.9 mm (2.4 in)	7.9 mm (0.31 in)	105 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
15 June 1988	Estancia 4N, US	daily rain	25.9 mm (1.0 in)	12.7 mm (0.5 in)	61 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
15 June 1988	Chicontepec de Tejeda (Smn), MX	daily rain	135.4 mm (5.3 in)	97.3 mm (3.8 in)	27 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
15 June 1988	Ponte de Itabapoana, BR	daily rain	37.1 mm (1.5 in)	24.7 mm (1.0 in)	50 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
15 June 1988	Whitton (Conapaira St), AU	daily rain	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	5.1 mm (0.20 in)	89 years	42 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 1,006 records.

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

Records on 06-15 in each year
Year	Records
1794	1
1797	1
1822	2
1838	1
1839	1
1841	2
1844	1
1845	3
1846	2
1847	2
1850	1
1851	1
1852	1
1853	2
1857	2
1858	1
1860	2
1867	1
1869	1
1870	1
1874	3
1876	2
1878	2
1879	2
1880	2
1885	1
1886	1
1888	3
1891	4
1892	5
1893	3
1894	1
1895	6
1896	1
1897	4
1898	4
1899	4
1900	2
1901	4
1902	9
1903	11
1904	6
1905	9
1906	8
1907	5
1908	39
1909	10
1910	15
1911	38
1912	67
1913	21
1914	17
1915	27
1916	77
1917	85
1918	39
1919	133
1920	56
1921	38
1922	41
1923	117
1924	158
1925	242
1926	205
1927	298
1928	106
1929	175
1930	314
1931	283
1932	154
1933	881
1934	167
1935	339
1936	338
1937	258
1938	366
1939	320
1940	401
1941	204
1942	465
1943	577
1944	493
1945	846
1946	495
1947	376
1948	932
1949	662
1950	508
1951	386
1952	1,001
1953	453
1954	368
1955	326
1956	587
1957	499
1958	437
1959	468
1960	489
1961	905
1962	439
1963	578
1964	395
1965	470
1966	369
1967	714
1968	546
1969	981
1970	389
1971	349
1972	591
1973	716
1974	609
1975	357
1976	832
1977	557
1978	633
1979	580
1980	539
1981	1,449
1982	605
1983	571
1984	538
1985	675
1986	499
1987	1,460
1988	1,006
1989	1,467
1990	710
1991	1,046
1992	1,025
1993	657
1994	1,238
1995	1,291
1996	672
1997	1,063
1998	1,874
1999	987
2000	1,041
2001	942
2002	991
2003	661
2004	734
2005	1,028
2006	926
2007	951
2008	500
2009	685
2010	990
2011	877
2012	647
2013	385
2014	415
2015	708
2016	791
2017	627
2018	657
2019	543
2020	680
2021	1,575
2022	1,343
2023	551
2024	502
2025	737
2026	1,014

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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 20	737
20 to 40	25
40 to 60	3
60 to 80	0
80 to 100	1