Weather Records on 26 June 1988

1,267 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 26 June 1988. Highest significance: De Aar, ZA.

Key Facts for 26 June 1988

On 26 June 1988, 1,267 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
888 were record highs and 113 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 39 were all-time records, 153 monthly and 1,075 daily.
De Aar set a daily record precipitation of 33.3 mm (1.3 in) on 26 June 1988.
Across 162 earlier years (1799 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 431 records.

Record Map

1,267 stations

1,267 station records on 26 June 1988 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 26 June 1988: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
De Aar	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	33.3 mm (1.3 in)	76 of 100 (Major)
De Vlei "de Kruis"	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	35.0 mm (1.4 in)	73 of 100 (Major)
La Labor (Smn)	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	90.4 mm (3.6 in)	66 of 100 (Major)
Voronez	Russia	Record daily precipitation	95.1 mm (3.7 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Vleiplaas	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	29.5 mm (1.2 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Songkhla	Thailand	Record daily precipitation	103.9 mm (4.1 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Riga	Latvia	Record daily precipitation	42.0 mm (1.7 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Agartala	India	Record daily precipitation	179.1 mm (7.1 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Oulton	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Snydersfontein	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Busby	United States	Record high minimum temperature	24.4 C (75.9 F)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Loa	United States	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Kykrug	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	35.0 mm (1.4 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Sula 2 SE (Sula Rs)	United States	Record daily precipitation	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Idaho City	United States	Record high minimum temperature	16.1 C (61.0 F)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Chester	United States	Record high minimum temperature	21.1 C (70.0 F)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Baker City AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	37.1 mm (1.5 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Horinsk	Russia	Record daily precipitation	40.0 mm (1.6 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Bilovodsk	Ukraine	Record daily precipitation	30.6 mm (1.2 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Ft Benton	United States	Record high minimum temperature	21.7 C (71.1 F)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Sarelsrivier	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	34.0 mm (1.3 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Melstone	United States	Record high minimum temperature	23.3 C (73.9 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Defiance	United States	Record high maximum temperature	40.0 C (104.0 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Seymour 3NW	United States	Record daily precipitation	49.0 mm (1.9 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Tushchibek	Kazakhstan	Record daily precipitation	33.6 mm (1.3 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Saint Anthony	United States	Record high maximum temperature	37.8 C (100.0 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Madison 3NNW	United States	Record high maximum temperature	37.8 C (100.0 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Pitea	Sweden	Record high maximum temperature	31.2 C (88.2 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Stanley	United States	Record high minimum temperature	13.3 C (55.9 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Watseka Public Works	United States	Record high maximum temperature	40.0 C (104.0 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Lewistown AP	United States	Record high minimum temperature	18.9 C (66.0 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Lowman	United States	Record high minimum temperature	16.1 C (61.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Nercinsk	Russia	Record daily precipitation	26.9 mm (1.1 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Grootfontein	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Upper Sandusky	United States	Record high maximum temperature	40.0 C (104.0 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Walhalla	United States	Record daily precipitation	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Forks 4 NNE	United States	Record high minimum temperature	21.7 C (71.1 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Jordan	United States	Record high minimum temperature	23.9 C (75.0 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Zilovo	Russia	Record daily precipitation	32.2 mm (1.3 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Challis	United States	Record high maximum temperature	36.1 C (97.0 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Winamac 2SSE	United States	Record high maximum temperature	38.9 C (102.0 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Birney	United States	Record high minimum temperature	25.0 C (77.0 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Hoytville 2 NE	United States	Record high maximum temperature	40.6 C (105.1 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Tiffin	United States	Record high maximum temperature	40.6 C (105.1 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Cut Bank AP	United States	Record high minimum temperature	17.8 C (64.0 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Aleksandrovsk-Sahalinskij	Russia	Record high maximum temperature	27.9 C (82.2 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Esperanza	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	25.0 mm (1.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Arcade	United States	Record high maximum temperature	32.8 C (91.0 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Ellenburg Depot	United States	Record daily precipitation	34.8 mm (1.4 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Montpelier	United States	Record high maximum temperature	40.0 C (104.0 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Kingston	United States	Record daily precipitation	54.6 mm (2.1 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Floydada	United States	Record daily precipitation	54.6 mm (2.1 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Clearmont 5 SW	United States	Record high minimum temperature	22.8 C (73.0 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Low Head (Comparison)	Australia	Record high minimum temperature	12.3 C (54.1 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Marengo	United States	Record high maximum temperature	40.6 C (105.1 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
New Castle 3 SW	United States	Record high maximum temperature	39.4 C (102.9 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Hopkinsville	United States	Record high minimum temperature	23.3 C (73.9 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Hillsdale	United States	Record high maximum temperature	40.0 C (104.0 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Trident	United States	Record high minimum temperature	21.1 C (70.0 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Bellefontaine	United States	Record high maximum temperature	38.3 C (100.9 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)

Counts by Type and Timescale

1,267 records

Records set or tied on 26 June 1988 by type: Highest daily maximum 498, Lowest daily maximum 52, Highest daily minimum 390, Lowest daily minimum 61, Heaviest daily rainfall 266.

Records on 26 June 1988 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	498
Lowest daily maximum	52
Highest daily minimum	390
Lowest daily minimum	61
Heaviest daily rainfall	266
Heaviest daily snowfall	0
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 26 June 1988 by timescale: all-time 39, monthly 153, daily 1,075.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

954 broken records

Margins by which the 954 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 105.4. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

26 June 1988

Top 20 records on 26 June 1988 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
26 June 1988	De Aar, ZA	daily rain	33.3 mm (1.3 in)	23.1 mm (0.9 in)	88 years	76 of 100 (Major)
26 June 1988	De Vlei "de Kruis", ZA	daily rain	35.0 mm (1.4 in)	30.2 mm (1.2 in)	77 years	73 of 100 (Major)
26 June 1988	La Labor (Smn), MX	monthly rain	90.4 mm (3.6 in)	39.1 mm (1.5 in)	42 years	66 of 100 (Major)
26 June 1988	Voronez, RU	monthly rain	95.1 mm (3.7 in)	29.8 mm (1.2 in)	8 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
26 June 1988	Vleiplaas, ZA	daily rain	29.5 mm (1.2 in)	27.0 mm (1.1 in)	47 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
26 June 1988	Songkhla, TH	monthly rain	103.9 mm (4.1 in)	38.6 mm (1.5 in)	21 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
26 June 1988	Riga, LV	daily rain	42.0 mm (1.7 in)	25.1 mm (1.0 in)	38 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
26 June 1988	Agartala, IN	daily rain	179.1 mm (7.1 in)	105.4 mm (4.1 in)	26 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
26 June 1988	Oulton, ZA	daily rain	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	21.0 mm (0.8 in)	14 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
26 June 1988	Snydersfontein, ZA	monthly rain	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	8.7 mm (0.34 in)	53 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
26 June 1988	Busby, US	monthly high min	24.4 C (75.9 F)	3.8 C (6.8 F)	69 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
26 June 1988	Loa, US	daily rain	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	14.2 mm (0.6 in)	34 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
26 June 1988	Kykrug, ZA	monthly rain	35.0 mm (1.4 in)	12.8 mm (0.5 in)	24 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
26 June 1988	Sula 2 SE (Sula Rs), US	daily rain	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	20.1 mm (0.8 in)	29 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
26 June 1988	Idaho City, US	daily high min	16.1 C (61.0 F)	4.4 C (7.9 F)	85 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
26 June 1988	Chester, US	monthly high min	21.1 C (70.0 F)	1.7 C (3.1 F)	82 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
26 June 1988	Baker City AP, US	daily rain	37.1 mm (1.5 in)	25.9 mm (1.0 in)	8 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
26 June 1988	Horinsk, RU	daily rain	40.0 mm (1.6 in)	26.9 mm (1.1 in)	2 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
26 June 1988	Bilovodsk, UA	daily rain	30.6 mm (1.2 in)	23.9 mm (0.9 in)	2 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
26 June 1988	Ft Benton, US	daily high min	21.7 C (71.1 F)	5.0 C (9.0 F)	76 years	45 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

1799 to 1988

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1799 to 1988. 1988 had 1,267 records.

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

Records on 06-26 in each year
Year	Records
1799	1
1808	1
1811	3
1814	1
1816	1
1824	1
1829	1
1830	1
1833	1
1838	1
1840	2
1843	1
1849	1
1855	1
1858	3
1860	1
1862	1
1863	1
1869	1
1871	4
1872	1
1874	2
1876	1
1878	2
1881	1
1882	2
1884	2
1885	1
1888	1
1889	1
1891	2
1893	1
1894	2
1895	6
1896	4
1897	1
1900	3
1901	15
1902	19
1903	11
1904	22
1905	9
1906	16
1907	5
1908	10
1909	30
1910	27
1911	37
1912	27
1913	70
1914	55
1915	29
1916	124
1917	25
1918	68
1919	57
1920	24
1921	132
1922	84
1923	294
1924	45
1925	181
1926	273
1927	145
1928	449
1929	173
1930	220
1931	579
1932	198
1933	387
1934	635
1935	313
1936	562
1937	288
1938	395
1939	262
1940	574
1941	388
1942	500
1943	473
1944	502
1945	269
1946	376
1947	273
1948	343
1949	581
1950	524
1951	433
1952	1,274
1953	340
1954	539
1955	362
1956	406
1957	709
1958	989
1959	454
1960	410
1961	622
1962	352
1963	379
1964	323
1965	1,063
1966	380
1967	683
1968	1,268
1969	1,188
1970	916
1971	635
1972	581
1973	583
1974	1,535
1975	797
1976	726
1977	395
1978	860
1979	1,091
1980	1,285
1981	793
1982	792
1983	838
1984	572
1985	897
1986	933
1987	751
1988	1,267
1989	504
1990	818
1991	1,047
1992	958
1993	640
1994	1,177
1995	732
1996	922
1997	737
1998	1,205
1999	853
2000	725
2001	738
2002	760
2003	1,107
2004	1,040
2005	592
2006	1,104
2007	1,547
2008	541
2009	1,062
2010	1,041
2011	840
2012	1,076
2013	800
2014	584
2015	603
2016	546
2017	624
2018	432
2019	970
2020	459
2021	878
2022	825
2023	578
2024	765
2025	730
2026	935

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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	925
20 to 40	27
40 to 60	1
60 to 80	0
80 to 100	0
100 to 120	1