Weather Records on 27 June 1988

1,130 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 27 June 1988. Highest significance: Houston, US.

Key Facts for 27 June 1988

On 27 June 1988, 1,130 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
564 were record highs and 183 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 7 were all-time records, 82 monthly and 1,041 daily.
Houston set an all-time record high minimum temperature of 31.1 C (88.0 F) on 27 June 1988.
Across 164 earlier years (1799 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 442 records.

Record Map

1,130 stations

1,130 station records on 27 June 1988 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 27 June 1988: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Houston	United States	Record high minimum temperature	31.1 C (88.0 F)	61 of 100 (Major)
Saluda	United States	Record daily precipitation	83.8 mm (3.3 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Banderlierkop (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Cameron	United States	Record daily precipitation	54.6 mm (2.1 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Murotomisaki	Japan	Record daily precipitation	213.5 mm (8.4 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Arzamas	Russia	Record daily precipitation	72.4 mm (2.9 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Clovis 13 N	United States	Record daily precipitation	75.2 mm (3.0 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Roscoe	United States	Record daily precipitation	63.5 mm (2.5 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Welgelegen(Middlemnt	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	25.0 mm (1.0 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Kanalohuluhulu 1075	United States	Record low maximum temperature	14.4 C (57.9 F)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Tweespruit	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Bicura	Russia	Record daily precipitation	30.1 mm (1.2 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Clovis	United States	Record daily precipitation	40.9 mm (1.6 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Otis	United States	Record daily precipitation	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Muleshoe #1	United States	Record daily precipitation	53.3 mm (2.1 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Aleksandrovsk-Sahalinskij	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	21.4 C (70.5 F)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Poronajsk	Russia	Record high maximum temperature	32.6 C (90.7 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Thurlow Dam	United States	Record daily precipitation	59.7 mm (2.4 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Pendra Road	India	Record daily precipitation	120.9 mm (4.8 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Kr. Dithmarschen Helse	Germany	Record daily precipitation	66.9 mm (2.6 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Villa Ahumada	Mexico	Record low minimum temperature	10.0 C (50.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Aleksandrovsk-Sahalinskij	Russia	Record high maximum temperature	28.1 C (82.6 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Westminter Estate	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	29.5 mm (1.2 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Sveg	Sweden	Record high maximum temperature	32.0 C (89.6 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Mountainair	United States	Record low maximum temperature	18.9 C (66.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Ragland 3 SSW	United States	Record daily precipitation	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Geary	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Rinconada	Mexico	Record low minimum temperature	13.9 C (57.0 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Fulton 3 W	United States	Record high maximum temperature	37.8 C (100.0 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Skara 1	Sweden	Record high maximum temperature	30.0 C (86.0 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Sauda	Norway	Record high maximum temperature	32.7 C (90.9 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Ovre Sirdal	Norway	Record daily precipitation	36.4 mm (1.4 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Nikolaevsk-Na-Amure	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	17.7 C (63.9 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Waaihoek	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	60.0 mm (2.4 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Groblersplaas	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Karlstad	Sweden	Record high maximum temperature	29.1 C (84.4 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Vanersborg	Sweden	Record high maximum temperature	29.0 C (84.2 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Pecos Nm	United States	Record low maximum temperature	18.3 C (64.9 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Nogliki	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	17.9 C (64.2 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Glendive	United States	Record high minimum temperature	23.9 C (75.0 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Calcutta/Dum Dum	India	Record daily precipitation	215.9 mm (8.5 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Majkop	Russia	Record daily precipitation	53.8 mm (2.1 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Mozdok	Russia	Record daily precipitation	28.7 mm (1.1 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Skara 1	Sweden	Record high minimum temperature	16.4 C (61.5 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Jasper 1 NNW	United States	Record high minimum temperature	26.1 C (79.0 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Manchester 4 W	United States	Record high maximum temperature	36.1 C (97.0 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Concord	United States	Record daily precipitation	43.9 mm (1.7 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Helena 1 SSE	United States	Record daily precipitation	39.4 mm (1.6 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Quanah 2 SW	United States	Record daily precipitation	35.8 mm (1.4 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Aneth Plt	United States	Record low maximum temperature	25.6 C (78.1 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Farmville	United States	Record daily precipitation	61.5 mm (2.4 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Komga (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	34.0 mm (1.3 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Ogies (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	25.0 mm (1.0 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Montague 4 NW	United States	Record low minimum temperature	3.3 C (37.9 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Bell Ranch	United States	Record low maximum temperature	22.2 C (72.0 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Burkes Garden	United States	Record high maximum temperature	31.1 C (88.0 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Echeta 2 NW	United States	Record high minimum temperature	20.0 C (68.0 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Faerder Fyr	Norway	Record high minimum temperature	22.0 C (71.6 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Kommissiepoort	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	28.0 mm (1.1 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
McNary 2N	United States	Record daily precipitation	33.8 mm (1.3 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

1,130 records

Records set or tied on 27 June 1988 by type: Highest daily maximum 275, Lowest daily maximum 90, Highest daily minimum 289, Lowest daily minimum 93, Heaviest daily rainfall 383.

Records on 27 June 1988 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	275
Lowest daily maximum	90
Highest daily minimum	289
Lowest daily minimum	93
Heaviest daily rainfall	383
Heaviest daily snowfall	0
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 27 June 1988 by timescale: all-time 7, monthly 82, daily 1,041.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

903 broken records

Margins by which the 903 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 170.4. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

27 June 1988

Top 20 records on 27 June 1988 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
27 June 1988	Houston, US	all-time high min	31.1 C (88.0 F)	4.4 C (7.9 F)	73 years	61 of 100 (Major)
27 June 1988	Saluda, US	daily rain	83.8 mm (3.3 in)	48.0 mm (1.9 in)	59 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
27 June 1988	Banderlierkop (Pol), ZA	monthly rain	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	12.2 mm (0.5 in)	48 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
27 June 1988	Cameron, US	daily rain	54.6 mm (2.1 in)	47.2 mm (1.9 in)	33 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
27 June 1988	Murotomisaki, JP	daily rain	213.5 mm (8.4 in)	170.4 mm (6.7 in)	36 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
27 June 1988	Arzamas, RU	all-time rain	72.4 mm (2.9 in)	13.7 mm (0.5 in)	16 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
27 June 1988	Clovis 13 N, US	daily rain	75.2 mm (3.0 in)	54.1 mm (2.1 in)	26 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
27 June 1988	Roscoe, US	daily rain	63.5 mm (2.5 in)	48.0 mm (1.9 in)	50 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
27 June 1988	Welgelegen(Middlemnt, ZA	daily rain	25.0 mm (1.0 in)	14.6 mm (0.6 in)	74 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
27 June 1988	Kanalohuluhulu 1075, US	daily low max	14.4 C (57.9 F)	5.0 C (9.0 F)	51 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
27 June 1988	Tweespruit, ZA	daily rain	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	27.0 mm (1.1 in)	18 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
27 June 1988	Bicura, RU	daily rain	30.1 mm (1.2 in)	18.5 mm (0.7 in)	50 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
27 June 1988	Clovis, US	daily rain	40.9 mm (1.6 in)	26.2 mm (1.0 in)	72 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
27 June 1988	Otis, US	monthly rain	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	4.1 mm (0.16 in)	75 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
27 June 1988	Muleshoe #1, US	daily rain	53.3 mm (2.1 in)	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	21 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
27 June 1988	Aleksandrovsk-Sahalinskij, RU	monthly high min	21.4 C (70.5 F)	3.9 C (7.0 F)	46 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
27 June 1988	Poronajsk, RU	daily high max	32.6 C (90.7 F)	6.9 C (12.4 F)	70 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
27 June 1988	Thurlow Dam, US	daily rain	59.7 mm (2.4 in)	37.1 mm (1.5 in)	40 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
27 June 1988	Pendra Road, IN	daily rain	120.9 mm (4.8 in)	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	43 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
27 June 1988	Kr. Dithmarschen Helse, DE	all-time rain	66.9 mm (2.6 in)	4.8 mm (0.19 in)	30 years	41 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 1,130 records.

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

Records on 06-27 in each year
Year	Records
1799	1
1808	1
1811	1
1815	1
1830	2
1840	1
1841	2
1843	1
1849	1
1856	1
1857	1
1860	1
1863	2
1864	1
1868	2
1870	2
1871	2
1874	2
1875	1
1878	3
1880	2
1881	1
1883	2
1884	1
1885	4
1886	2
1887	3
1888	1
1889	1
1890	3
1891	3
1892	1
1893	1
1894	1
1895	2
1896	1
1898	6
1899	1
1900	4
1901	11
1902	8
1903	4
1904	7
1905	23
1906	12
1907	5
1908	10
1909	39
1910	33
1911	23
1912	24
1913	47
1914	38
1915	52
1916	259
1917	13
1918	35
1919	62
1920	34
1921	66
1922	92
1923	161
1924	81
1925	164
1926	281
1927	272
1928	219
1929	145
1930	245
1931	723
1932	287
1933	479
1934	587
1935	327
1936	555
1937	336
1938	552
1939	289
1940	337
1941	452
1942	497
1943	510
1944	586
1945	603
1946	317
1947	771
1948	403
1949	456
1950	433
1951	472
1952	988
1953	358
1954	495
1955	417
1956	503
1957	617
1958	836
1959	537
1960	344
1961	601
1962	291
1963	520
1964	258
1965	732
1966	401
1967	487
1968	1,359
1969	1,101
1970	1,059
1971	526
1972	446
1973	763
1974	1,078
1975	591
1976	679
1977	356
1978	918
1979	673
1980	1,242
1981	794
1982	778
1983	950
1984	475
1985	1,031
1986	656
1987	757
1988	1,130
1989	617
1990	1,248
1991	1,113
1992	1,063
1993	722
1994	1,382
1995	722
1996	997
1997	833
1998	1,312
1999	1,061
2000	1,125
2001	758
2002	989
2003	1,010
2004	855
2005	801
2006	1,177
2007	1,287
2008	570
2009	1,015
2010	1,006
2011	965
2012	1,334
2013	743
2014	632
2015	1,136
2016	494
2017	527
2018	652
2019	761
2020	592
2021	1,248
2022	1,003
2023	565
2024	921
2025	466
2026	1,656

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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 25	884
25 to 50	16
50 to 75	1
75 to 100	1
100 to 125	0
125 to 150	0
150 to 175	1