Weather Records on 2 July 1988

1,445 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 2 July 1988. Highest significance: Karlshamn, SE.

Key Facts for 2 July 1988

On 2 July 1988, 1,445 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
305 were record highs and 814 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 4 were all-time records, 167 monthly and 1,274 daily.
Karlshamn set a daily record precipitation of 47.0 mm (1.9 in) on 2 July 1988.
Across 163 earlier years (1793 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 433 records.

Record Map

1,445 stations

1,445 station records on 2 July 1988 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 2 July 1988: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Karlshamn	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	80 of 100 (Exceptional)
Ljungby	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	54.7 mm (2.2 in)	77 of 100 (Major)
Voru	Estonia	Record daily precipitation	130.8 mm (5.1 in)	70 of 100 (Major)
De Vlei "de Kruis"	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	37.0 mm (1.5 in)	64 of 100 (Major)
Pagosa Springs 1SE	United States	Record daily precipitation	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	63 of 100 (Major)
Aby	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	43.0 mm (1.7 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Kristinehamn	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	62.0 mm (2.4 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Gustavsfors	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	55.3 mm (2.2 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Granshult	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	36.0 mm (1.4 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Nassjo	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	31.2 mm (1.2 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Karlsborg_Mo	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	32.3 mm (1.3 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Vitim	Russia	Record daily precipitation	40.2 mm (1.6 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Sorbytorp	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	55.5 mm (2.2 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Sedalia Wtp	United States	Record low maximum temperature	16.7 C (62.1 F)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Machilipatnam	India	Record daily precipitation	73.9 mm (2.9 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Hvaler	Norway	Record daily precipitation	44.0 mm (1.7 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Morko	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	36.0 mm (1.4 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Gullspang	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	49.3 mm (1.9 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Jefferson City Wtp	United States	Record low maximum temperature	17.2 C (63.0 F)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Hoby	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	39.0 mm (1.5 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Lessebo	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	40.0 mm (1.6 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Dungen	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	37.8 mm (1.5 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Munkfors	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	31.6 mm (1.2 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Ottawa	United States	Record low maximum temperature	18.9 C (66.0 F)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Georgetown 2 E	United States	Record low minimum temperature	13.3 C (55.9 F)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Presa la Esperanza	Mexico	Record high minimum temperature	18.9 C (66.0 F)	46 of 100 (Notable)
San Cristobal	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	41.1 mm (1.6 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Rjukan	Norway	Record daily precipitation	46.0 mm (1.8 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Lidkoping	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	28.0 mm (1.1 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Blue Hill Coop	United States	Record low minimum temperature	8.3 C (46.9 F)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Wilson 3 SW	United States	Record low minimum temperature	9.4 C (48.9 F)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Hot Springs	United States	Record low minimum temperature	3.3 C (37.9 F)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Atorp	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	58.8 mm (2.3 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Lisskogsasen	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	54.3 mm (2.1 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Fairbury 7S	United States	Record low maximum temperature	15.6 C (60.1 F)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Hanover	United States	Record low minimum temperature	6.7 C (44.1 F)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Arecibo 3 ESE	Puerto Rico [United States]	Record low maximum temperature	28.3 C (82.9 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Kilagarden	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	25.8 mm (1.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Satenas	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	30.6 mm (1.2 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Loup City	United States	Record low maximum temperature	16.1 C (61.0 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
York	United States	Record low maximum temperature	16.7 C (62.1 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Faerder Fyr	Norway	Record daily precipitation	30.8 mm (1.2 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Torsby	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	28.0 mm (1.1 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Paola	United States	Record low maximum temperature	18.9 C (66.0 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Greenville 6 N	United States	Record low maximum temperature	18.9 C (66.0 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Springview 2NW	United States	Record low maximum temperature	15.0 C (59.0 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Newton	United States	Record low maximum temperature	20.0 C (68.0 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Frome Downs	Australia	Record daily precipitation	28.0 mm (1.1 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Notodden	Norway	Record daily precipitation	39.0 mm (1.5 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Forshult	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	33.2 mm (1.3 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Gloversville	United States	Record low maximum temperature	15.6 C (60.1 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Rinconada	Mexico	Record low minimum temperature	15.6 C (60.1 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Djursatra	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	31.2 mm (1.2 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
El Dorado	United States	Record low maximum temperature	21.1 C (70.0 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Eskridge	United States	Record low maximum temperature	16.1 C (61.0 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Eldon	United States	Record low maximum temperature	16.7 C (62.1 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Kearney 4 NE	United States	Record low maximum temperature	17.2 C (63.0 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Glenville	United States	Record low minimum temperature	4.4 C (39.9 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Marlinton	United States	Record low minimum temperature	3.3 C (37.9 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Rorsbo	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	25.3 mm (1.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)

Counts by Type and Timescale

1,445 records

Records set or tied on 2 July 1988 by type: Highest daily maximum 128, Lowest daily maximum 368, Highest daily minimum 177, Lowest daily minimum 446, Heaviest daily rainfall 325, Deepest snow cover 1.

Records on 2 July 1988 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	128
Lowest daily maximum	368
Highest daily minimum	177
Lowest daily minimum	446
Heaviest daily rainfall	325
Heaviest daily snowfall	0
Deepest snow cover	1

Records on 2 July 1988 by timescale: all-time 4, monthly 167, daily 1,274.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

1,125 broken records

Margins by which the 1,125 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 56.2. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

2 July 1988

Top 20 records on 2 July 1988 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
2 July 1988	Karlshamn, SE	daily rain	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	35.3 mm (1.4 in)	121 years	80 of 100 (Exceptional)
2 July 1988	Ljungby, SE	daily rain	54.7 mm (2.2 in)	37.9 mm (1.5 in)	92 years	77 of 100 (Major)
2 July 1988	Voru, EE	all-time rain	130.8 mm (5.1 in)	56.2 mm (2.2 in)	12 years	70 of 100 (Major)
2 July 1988	De Vlei "de Kruis", ZA	daily rain	37.0 mm (1.5 in)	25.1 mm (1.0 in)	88 years	64 of 100 (Major)
2 July 1988	Pagosa Springs 1SE, US	daily rain	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	19.6 mm (0.8 in)	77 years	63 of 100 (Major)
2 July 1988	Aby, SE	daily rain	43.0 mm (1.7 in)	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	33 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
2 July 1988	Kristinehamn, SE	daily rain	62.0 mm (2.4 in)	52.8 mm (2.1 in)	33 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
2 July 1988	Gustavsfors, SE	daily rain	55.3 mm (2.2 in)	46.7 mm (1.8 in)	33 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
2 July 1988	Granshult, SE	daily rain	36.0 mm (1.4 in)	22.0 mm (0.9 in)	41 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
2 July 1988	Nassjo, SE	daily rain	31.2 mm (1.2 in)	21.7 mm (0.9 in)	41 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
2 July 1988	Karlsborg_Mo, SE	daily rain	32.3 mm (1.3 in)	21.0 mm (0.8 in)	43 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
2 July 1988	Vitim, RU	daily rain	40.2 mm (1.6 in)	18.1 mm (0.7 in)	49 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
2 July 1988	Sorbytorp, SE	daily rain	55.5 mm (2.2 in)	41.7 mm (1.6 in)	18 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
2 July 1988	Sedalia Wtp, US	monthly low max	16.7 C (62.1 F)	2.2 C (4.0 F)	82 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
2 July 1988	Machilipatnam, IN	daily rain	73.9 mm (2.9 in)	23.6 mm (0.9 in)	86 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
2 July 1988	Hvaler, NO	daily rain	44.0 mm (1.7 in)	30.9 mm (1.2 in)	18 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
2 July 1988	Morko, SE	daily rain	36.0 mm (1.4 in)	27.3 mm (1.1 in)	33 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
2 July 1988	Gullspang, SE	daily rain	49.3 mm (1.9 in)	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	16 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
2 July 1988	Jefferson City Wtp, US	monthly low max	17.2 C (63.0 F)	2.2 C (4.0 F)	82 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
2 July 1988	Hoby, SE	daily rain	39.0 mm (1.5 in)	25.5 mm (1.0 in)	10 years	47 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

1793 to 1988

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1793 to 1988. 1988 had 1,445 records.

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

Records on 07-02 in each year
Year	Records
1793	1
1807	1
1811	1
1816	2
1825	1
1826	2
1837	1
1839	1
1843	1
1847	1
1848	1
1849	1
1856	1
1860	1
1863	1
1871	3
1872	2
1873	1
1874	1
1875	1
1876	1
1877	1
1878	1
1879	2
1882	1
1883	2
1884	1
1887	4
1888	1
1890	1
1891	3
1892	2
1894	4
1895	3
1896	2
1898	2
1899	5
1900	4
1901	12
1902	7
1903	9
1904	11
1905	30
1906	14
1907	26
1908	12
1909	34
1910	50
1911	32
1912	100
1913	19
1914	69
1915	33
1916	26
1917	22
1918	45
1919	38
1920	208
1921	234
1922	59
1923	223
1924	394
1925	112
1926	108
1927	183
1928	75
1929	162
1930	263
1931	526
1932	283
1933	500
1934	315
1935	252
1936	641
1937	434
1938	399
1939	191
1940	436
1941	535
1942	643
1943	359
1944	428
1945	425
1946	321
1947	313
1948	283
1949	372
1950	312
1951	309
1952	391
1953	553
1954	567
1955	633
1956	520
1957	1,058
1958	344
1959	386
1960	547
1961	343
1962	402
1963	666
1964	445
1965	440
1966	889
1967	610
1968	887
1969	468
1970	667
1971	334
1972	660
1973	628
1974	577
1975	605
1976	718
1977	450
1978	1,173
1979	773
1980	1,191
1981	770
1982	1,017
1983	904
1984	632
1985	756
1986	1,423
1987	791
1988	1,445
1989	962
1990	1,350
1991	1,123
1992	1,702
1993	641
1994	901
1995	1,110
1996	728
1997	1,101
1998	984
1999	1,066
2000	583
2001	1,240
2002	1,228
2003	1,111
2004	639
2005	648
2006	775
2007	932
2008	808
2009	1,083
2010	1,262
2011	1,066
2012	1,072
2013	1,471
2014	580
2015	1,096
2016	584
2017	504
2018	858
2019	401
2020	500
2021	861
2022	893
2023	559
2024	578
2025	1,293
2026	1,174

Download the Data

Data for records on 1988-07-02: 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	1,011
10 to 20	68
20 to 30	30
30 to 40	8
40 to 50	5
50 to 60	3