Weather Records on 4 July 1988

1,158 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 4 July 1988. Highest significance: Goodooga (Willawillingbah), AU.

Key Facts for 4 July 1988

On 4 July 1988, 1,158 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
395 were record highs and 269 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 4 were all-time records, 53 monthly and 1,101 daily.
Goodooga (Willawillingbah) set a daily record precipitation of 50.8 mm (2.0 in) on 4 July 1988.
Across 163 earlier years (1806 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 418 records.

Record Map

1,158 stations

1,158 station records on 4 July 1988 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 4 July 1988: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Goodooga (Willawillingbah)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	68 of 100 (Major)
Rico	United States	Record daily precipitation	36.3 mm (1.4 in)	66 of 100 (Major)
Wilcannia (Reid St)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	34.0 mm (1.3 in)	65 of 100 (Major)
Crediton	Australia	Record daily precipitation	111.4 mm (4.4 in)	62 of 100 (Major)
Lethebrook	Australia	Record daily precipitation	69.0 mm (2.7 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Pleystowe Sugar Mill	Australia	Record daily precipitation	73.0 mm (2.9 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Gammon Ranges (Wooltana)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	36.6 mm (1.4 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Campi	Portugal	Record daily precipitation	56.0 mm (2.2 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Wee Waa (Pendennis)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	47.2 mm (1.9 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Tierawoomba	Australia	Record daily precipitation	40.0 mm (1.6 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Pacific Salt	Australia	Record daily precipitation	65.0 mm (2.6 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Charlotte Plains	Australia	Record daily precipitation	37.0 mm (1.5 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Proserpine Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	62.0 mm (2.4 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Ayrshire Downs	Australia	Record daily precipitation	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Walgett (Dungalear)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	54.2 mm (2.1 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Winton Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	42.4 mm (1.7 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Boatman Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	38.4 mm (1.5 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Uman	Ukraine	Record daily precipitation	53.5 mm (2.1 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Charleville Aero	Australia	Record daily precipitation	40.4 mm (1.6 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Ponte Pequena	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	54.9 mm (2.2 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Thomasville	United States	Record daily precipitation	71.6 mm (2.8 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Townsville Aero	Australia	Record daily precipitation	37.2 mm (1.5 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Yagaburne	Australia	Record daily precipitation	70.0 mm (2.8 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Barringun	Australia	Record daily precipitation	38.0 mm (1.5 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Lindeman Island Resort	Australia	Record daily precipitation	69.5 mm (2.7 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Te Kowai Exp STN	Australia	Record daily precipitation	71.6 mm (2.8 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Mount Jukes	Australia	Record daily precipitation	74.0 mm (2.9 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Barnganal Blue Mountain	Australia	Record daily precipitation	53.2 mm (2.1 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Durham Downs	Australia	Record daily precipitation	31.6 mm (1.2 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Sunnyside	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.0 mm (1.0 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Innamincka Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	34.2 mm (1.3 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Calen Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	75.0 mm (3.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Woodhouse	Australia	Record daily precipitation	37.0 mm (1.5 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Carmila Beach Road	Australia	Record daily precipitation	54.0 mm (2.1 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Denton	Australia	Record daily precipitation	48.0 mm (1.9 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Herefoss	Norway	Record daily precipitation	39.7 mm (1.6 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Grace	United States	Record high minimum temperature	20.6 C (69.1 F)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Gum Lake (Albemarle)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	27.4 mm (1.1 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Suolovuopmi	Norway	Record daily precipitation	32.7 mm (1.3 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Mount Surprise Township	Australia	Record daily precipitation	27.0 mm (1.1 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Selvister	Australia	Record daily precipitation	44.6 mm (1.8 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Ashling	Australia	Record daily precipitation	67.0 mm (2.6 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Saint-Germain-Les-Belles	France	Record daily precipitation	67.1 mm (2.6 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Egersund	Norway	Record daily precipitation	39.5 mm (1.6 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Charters Towers Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	31.2 mm (1.2 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
El-Golea	Algeria	Record high maximum temperature	49.0 C (120.2 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Westland	Australia	Record daily precipitation	40.0 mm (1.6 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Beralga Homestead	Australia	Record daily precipitation	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Rugozero	Russia	Record daily precipitation	35.8 mm (1.4 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Collinsville Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	35.4 mm (1.4 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Nandowrie	Australia	Record daily precipitation	48.0 mm (1.9 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Long Prairie	United States	Record high maximum temperature	35.6 C (96.1 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Hendersonville 1 NE	United States	Record low maximum temperature	18.9 C (66.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Lucinda Township	Australia	Record daily precipitation	55.8 mm (2.2 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Corona Downs	Australia	Record daily precipitation	38.0 mm (1.5 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Fermoy	Australia	Record daily precipitation	34.4 mm (1.4 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Warrnambool Downs	Australia	Record daily precipitation	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
North Yancho	Australia	Record daily precipitation	46.0 mm (1.8 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Nooyeah Downs	Australia	Record daily precipitation	26.0 mm (1.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Wandoo	Australia	Record daily precipitation	40.8 mm (1.6 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)

Counts by Type and Timescale

1,158 records

Records set or tied on 4 July 1988 by type: Highest daily maximum 170, Lowest daily maximum 154, Highest daily minimum 225, Lowest daily minimum 115, Heaviest daily rainfall 494.

Records on 4 July 1988 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	170
Lowest daily maximum	154
Highest daily minimum	225
Lowest daily minimum	115
Heaviest daily rainfall	494
Heaviest daily snowfall	0
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 4 July 1988 by timescale: all-time 4, monthly 53, daily 1,101.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

962 broken records

Margins by which the 962 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 66.9. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

4 July 1988

Top 20 records on 4 July 1988 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
4 July 1988	Goodooga (Willawillingbah), AU	daily rain	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	32.5 mm (1.3 in)	88 years	68 of 100 (Major)
4 July 1988	Rico, US	daily rain	36.3 mm (1.4 in)	22.6 mm (0.9 in)	62 years	66 of 100 (Major)
4 July 1988	Wilcannia (Reid St), AU	daily rain	34.0 mm (1.3 in)	23.1 mm (0.9 in)	52 years	65 of 100 (Major)
4 July 1988	Crediton, AU	monthly rain	111.4 mm (4.4 in)	48.7 mm (1.9 in)	31 years	62 of 100 (Major)
4 July 1988	Lethebrook, AU	daily rain	69.0 mm (2.7 in)	35.5 mm (1.4 in)	50 years	61 of 100 (Major)
4 July 1988	Pleystowe Sugar Mill, AU	daily rain	73.0 mm (2.9 in)	66.9 mm (2.6 in)	41 years	61 of 100 (Major)
4 July 1988	Gammon Ranges (Wooltana), AU	daily rain	36.6 mm (1.4 in)	26.2 mm (1.0 in)	49 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
4 July 1988	Campi, PT	daily rain	56.0 mm (2.2 in)	46.0 mm (1.8 in)	45 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
4 July 1988	Wee Waa (Pendennis), AU	daily rain	47.2 mm (1.9 in)	22.3 mm (0.9 in)	88 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
4 July 1988	Tierawoomba, AU	daily rain	40.0 mm (1.6 in)	24.3 mm (1.0 in)	86 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
4 July 1988	Pacific Salt, AU	daily rain	65.0 mm (2.6 in)	45.4 mm (1.8 in)	76 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
4 July 1988	Charlotte Plains, AU	daily rain	37.0 mm (1.5 in)	23.3 mm (0.9 in)	78 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
4 July 1988	Proserpine Post Office, AU	daily rain	62.0 mm (2.4 in)	31.3 mm (1.2 in)	50 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
4 July 1988	Ayrshire Downs, AU	daily rain	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	17.6 mm (0.7 in)	100 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
4 July 1988	Walgett (Dungalear), AU	daily rain	54.2 mm (2.1 in)	26.5 mm (1.0 in)	57 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
4 July 1988	Winton Post Office, AU	daily rain	42.4 mm (1.7 in)	38.6 mm (1.5 in)	52 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
4 July 1988	Boatman Station, AU	daily rain	38.4 mm (1.5 in)	26.5 mm (1.0 in)	49 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
4 July 1988	Uman, UA	daily rain	53.5 mm (2.1 in)	13.5 mm (0.5 in)	87 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
4 July 1988	Charleville Aero, AU	daily rain	40.4 mm (1.6 in)	37.6 mm (1.5 in)	23 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
4 July 1988	Ponte Pequena, BR	daily rain	54.9 mm (2.2 in)	36.2 mm (1.4 in)	24 years	50 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

1806 to 1988

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1806 to 1988. 1988 had 1,158 records.

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

Records on 07-04 in each year
Year	Records
1806	1
1815	2
1827	1
1828	1
1836	1
1837	1
1838	1
1839	2
1845	1
1850	1
1852	1
1856	2
1858	2
1859	1
1860	1
1863	1
1867	1
1868	1
1873	1
1874	2
1875	1
1877	1
1878	1
1879	1
1883	2
1887	1
1889	1
1890	3
1891	1
1892	1
1893	2
1894	3
1895	1
1896	2
1897	3
1898	6
1899	4
1900	10
1901	5
1902	8
1903	7
1904	12
1905	6
1906	15
1907	26
1908	14
1909	20
1910	33
1911	62
1912	28
1913	25
1914	48
1915	36
1916	25
1917	107
1918	72
1919	49
1920	105
1921	50
1922	61
1923	59
1924	230
1925	137
1926	139
1927	290
1928	150
1929	255
1930	276
1931	479
1932	635
1933	459
1934	521
1935	319
1936	1,189
1937	341
1938	353
1939	389
1940	504
1941	409
1942	495
1943	348
1944	553
1945	151
1946	288
1947	258
1948	293
1949	474
1950	335
1951	388
1952	285
1953	431
1954	291
1955	433
1956	381
1957	449
1958	517
1959	280
1960	562
1961	525
1962	619
1963	417
1964	383
1965	258
1966	473
1967	935
1968	668
1969	746
1970	675
1971	385
1972	1,195
1973	656
1974	546
1975	879
1976	785
1977	593
1978	1,020
1979	604
1980	674
1981	850
1982	858
1983	942
1984	851
1985	729
1986	1,129
1987	611
1988	1,158
1989	981
1990	871
1991	872
1992	1,023
1993	1,053
1994	1,131
1995	1,128
1996	1,014
1997	1,251
1998	925
1999	1,632
2000	891
2001	1,120
2002	1,152
2003	617
2004	668
2005	834
2006	924
2007	1,052
2008	764
2009	845
2010	1,124
2011	777
2012	1,205
2013	866
2014	456
2015	1,384
2016	919
2017	496
2018	653
2019	528
2020	365
2021	789
2022	700
2023	627
2024	765
2025	737
2026	717

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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 2026-10-18. Last revised 18 October 2026 (2026-10-18).

Margin	Records
0 to 10	762
10 to 20	104
20 to 30	59
30 to 40	22
40 to 50	10
50 to 60	2
60 to 70	3