Weather Records on 17 June 1988

712 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 17 June 1988. Highest significance: Ejanding, AU.

Key Facts for 17 June 1988

On 17 June 1988, 712 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
403 were record highs and 117 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 2 were all-time records, 20 monthly and 690 daily.
Ejanding set a daily record precipitation of 32.0 mm (1.3 in) on 17 June 1988.
Across 162 earlier years (1807 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 429 records.

Record Map

712 stations

712 station records on 17 June 1988 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 17 June 1988: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Ejanding	Australia	Record daily precipitation	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	64 of 100 (Major)
Wongan Hills Res.Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	30.4 mm (1.2 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Moningarin	Australia	Record daily precipitation	41.0 mm (1.6 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Gnowellan	Australia	Record daily precipitation	38.0 mm (1.5 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Kirovohrad	Ukraine	Record daily precipitation	51.6 mm (2.0 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Gerringong (Mayflower Village)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	67.2 mm (2.6 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Newington	Australia	Record daily precipitation	34.0 mm (1.3 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Bonnie Doon	Australia	Record daily precipitation	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Turgaj	Kazakhstan	Record high minimum temperature	29.2 C (84.6 F)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Garden Valley	United States	Record high minimum temperature	18.9 C (66.0 F)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Elena	Australia	Record daily precipitation	29.6 mm (1.2 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Glenferrie	Australia	Record daily precipitation	26.0 mm (1.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Port Isabel	United States	Record low minimum temperature	17.2 C (63.0 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Burakin	Australia	Record daily precipitation	26.0 mm (1.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Henrietta	United States	Record daily precipitation	57.2 mm (2.3 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Miling	Australia	Record daily precipitation	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Wongan Hills	Australia	Record daily precipitation	27.4 mm (1.1 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Watheroo	Australia	Record daily precipitation	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Kon-Kolodez	Russia	Record daily precipitation	40.3 mm (1.6 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Marlinton	United States	Record high maximum temperature	29.4 C (84.9 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Kondut	Australia	Record daily precipitation	29.8 mm (1.2 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Codg Codgen	Australia	Record daily precipitation	27.6 mm (1.1 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Palmerville	Australia	Record low minimum temperature	7.0 C (44.6 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Buenavista	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	80.5 mm (3.2 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Tatarsk	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	18.9 C (66.0 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Evanston 1 E	United States	Record high minimum temperature	10.6 C (51.1 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Cadoux	Australia	Record daily precipitation	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Carrera Larga	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	130.3 mm (5.1 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Rinconada	Mexico	Record low minimum temperature	13.3 C (55.9 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Kalispell Glacier AP	United States	Record high minimum temperature	15.0 C (59.0 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Newport	United States	Record high minimum temperature	16.7 C (62.1 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Kamen-Na-Obi	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	23.5 C (74.3 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Palestine	United States	Record low minimum temperature	5.6 C (42.1 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Port Lincoln	Australia	Record high maximum temperature	21.6 C (70.9 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Chilapa (Dge)	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	46.2 mm (1.8 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Round Hill	Australia	Record daily precipitation	30.2 mm (1.2 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Northam	Australia	Record high minimum temperature	16.0 C (60.8 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Toulouse-Blagnac	France	Record daily precipitation	36.4 mm (1.4 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Jocotepec	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	54.9 mm (2.2 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Challis	United States	Record high minimum temperature	13.9 C (57.0 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Walker	United States	Record high maximum temperature	33.9 C (93.0 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Ft Benton	United States	Record high minimum temperature	17.2 C (63.0 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Libby 1 NE Rs	United States	Record high minimum temperature	15.6 C (60.1 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Chippewa Lake	United States	Record low maximum temperature	19.4 C (66.9 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Heber	United States	Record high minimum temperature	13.3 C (55.9 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Myton	United States	Record high minimum temperature	15.6 C (60.1 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Southern Cross	Australia	Record high minimum temperature	15.2 C (59.4 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Atbasar	Kazakhstan	Record high maximum temperature	39.6 C (103.3 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Escalante	United States	Record high minimum temperature	17.2 C (63.0 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Manavi	Australia	Record daily precipitation	27.5 mm (1.1 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Gabbin	Australia	Record daily precipitation	28.0 mm (1.1 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Santiago Papasquiaro (Smn)	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	41.9 mm (1.6 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Chanchichimila	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	70.9 mm (2.8 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Slavgorod	Russia	Record high maximum temperature	40.0 C (104.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Saint Maries	United States	Record high minimum temperature	16.1 C (61.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Sandpoint Exp STN	United States	Record high minimum temperature	14.4 C (57.9 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Russell Springs	United States	Record high maximum temperature	39.4 C (102.9 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Duchesne	United States	Record high minimum temperature	15.6 C (60.1 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Campeche (Dge)	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	82.6 mm (3.3 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Melstone	United States	Record high minimum temperature	20.0 C (68.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

712 records

Records set or tied on 17 June 1988 by type: Highest daily maximum 177, Lowest daily maximum 54, Highest daily minimum 226, Lowest daily minimum 63, Heaviest daily rainfall 192.

Records on 17 June 1988 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	177
Lowest daily maximum	54
Highest daily minimum	226
Lowest daily minimum	63
Heaviest daily rainfall	192
Heaviest daily snowfall	0
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 17 June 1988 by timescale: all-time 2, monthly 20, daily 690.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

534 broken records

Margins by which the 534 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 74.9. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

17 June 1988

Top 20 records on 17 June 1988 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
17 June 1988	Ejanding, AU	daily rain	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	21.8 mm (0.9 in)	70 years	64 of 100 (Major)
17 June 1988	Wongan Hills Res.Station, AU	daily rain	30.4 mm (1.2 in)	20.5 mm (0.8 in)	49 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
17 June 1988	Moningarin, AU	daily rain	41.0 mm (1.6 in)	24.5 mm (1.0 in)	29 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
17 June 1988	Gnowellan, AU	daily rain	38.0 mm (1.5 in)	35.7 mm (1.4 in)	29 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
17 June 1988	Kirovohrad, UA	daily rain	51.6 mm (2.0 in)	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	22 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
17 June 1988	Gerringong (Mayflower Village), AU	daily rain	67.2 mm (2.6 in)	29.1 mm (1.1 in)	88 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
17 June 1988	Newington, AU	daily rain	34.0 mm (1.3 in)	15.5 mm (0.6 in)	61 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
17 June 1988	Bonnie Doon, AU	daily rain	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	12.5 mm (0.5 in)	61 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
17 June 1988	Turgaj, KZ	all-time high min	29.2 C (84.6 F)	0.7 C (1.3 F)	56 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
17 June 1988	Garden Valley, US	daily high min	18.9 C (66.0 F)	5.6 C (10.1 F)	70 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
17 June 1988	Elena, AU	daily rain	29.6 mm (1.2 in)	21.5 mm (0.8 in)	22 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
17 June 1988	Glenferrie, AU	daily rain	26.0 mm (1.0 in)	12.0 mm (0.5 in)	61 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
17 June 1988	Port Isabel, US	daily low min	17.2 C (63.0 F)	3.9 C (7.0 F)	46 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
17 June 1988	Burakin, AU	daily rain	26.0 mm (1.0 in)	13.3 mm (0.5 in)	49 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
17 June 1988	Henrietta, US	daily rain	57.2 mm (2.3 in)	19.1 mm (0.8 in)	76 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
17 June 1988	Miling, AU	daily rain	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	15.3 mm (0.6 in)	49 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
17 June 1988	Wongan Hills, AU	daily rain	27.4 mm (1.1 in)	9.9 mm (0.39 in)	61 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
17 June 1988	Watheroo, AU	daily rain	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	9.7 mm (0.38 in)	61 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
17 June 1988	Kon-Kolodez, RU	daily rain	40.3 mm (1.6 in)	10.1 mm (0.4 in)	46 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
17 June 1988	Marlinton, US	daily high max	29.4 C (84.9 F)	0.5 C (0.9 F)	94 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

1807 to 1988

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1807 to 1988. 1988 had 712 records.

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

Records on 06-17 in each year
Year	Records
1807	2
1810	1
1811	1
1830	1
1837	1
1839	1
1840	1
1845	1
1846	1
1848	1
1855	1
1866	2
1867	1
1869	2
1872	1
1873	1
1874	1
1875	1
1878	1
1879	1
1882	3
1883	1
1884	1
1885	3
1886	3
1887	2
1888	2
1889	1
1890	1
1892	3
1894	1
1895	7
1896	3
1897	2
1898	1
1899	2
1900	6
1901	9
1902	4
1903	8
1904	4
1905	12
1906	22
1907	20
1908	26
1909	13
1910	9
1911	22
1912	47
1913	45
1914	101
1915	20
1916	103
1917	68
1918	36
1919	58
1920	79
1921	52
1922	59
1923	110
1924	80
1925	136
1926	193
1927	357
1928	137
1929	238
1930	354
1931	194
1932	257
1933	413
1934	310
1935	338
1936	484
1937	284
1938	245
1939	1,206
1940	454
1941	250
1942	286
1943	289
1944	623
1945	614
1946	419
1947	336
1948	452
1949	571
1950	506
1951	208
1952	752
1953	455
1954	488
1955	570
1956	375
1957	761
1958	597
1959	507
1960	511
1961	1,319
1962	323
1963	383
1964	794
1965	763
1966	464
1967	402
1968	403
1969	700
1970	435
1971	407
1972	437
1973	701
1974	932
1975	453
1976	430
1977	410
1978	589
1979	646
1980	754
1981	1,201
1982	642
1983	728
1984	644
1985	693
1986	912
1987	1,078
1988	712
1989	870
1990	932
1991	1,094
1992	795
1993	684
1994	1,186
1995	1,350
1996	750
1997	1,056
1998	1,661
1999	1,260
2000	1,460
2001	678
2002	1,148
2003	647
2004	839
2005	914
2006	724
2007	839
2008	656
2009	739
2010	1,104
2011	922
2012	792
2013	610
2014	685
2015	1,113
2016	874
2017	692
2018	1,050
2019	551
2020	914
2021	1,980
2022	1,209
2023	617
2024	839
2025	593
2026	743

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Data for records on 1988-06-17: 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 10	470
10 to 20	38
20 to 30	16
30 to 40	6
40 to 50	3
50 to 60	0
60 to 70	0
70 to 80	1