Weather Records on 5 July 1988

1,828 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 5 July 1988. Highest significance: Kahmoo, AU.

Key Facts for 5 July 1988

On 5 July 1988, 1,828 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
620 were record highs and 207 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 13 were all-time records, 68 monthly and 1,747 daily.
Kahmoo set a daily record precipitation of 53.6 mm (2.1 in) on 5 July 1988.
Across 170 earlier years (1796 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 412 records.

Record Map

1,828 stations

1,828 station records on 5 July 1988 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 5 July 1988: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Kahmoo	Australia	Record daily precipitation	53.6 mm (2.1 in)	74 of 100 (Major)
Pooncarie (Mulurulu Station)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	73 of 100 (Major)
Pilliga (Nirvana)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	50.0 mm (2.0 in)	73 of 100 (Major)
Proserpine Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	80.0 mm (3.1 in)	71 of 100 (Major)
Barraba (Mount Lindsay)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	73.2 mm (2.9 in)	70 of 100 (Major)
Doondi	Australia	Record daily precipitation	49.8 mm (2.0 in)	67 of 100 (Major)
Collarenebri (Dunumbral)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	64.0 mm (2.5 in)	66 of 100 (Major)
Kondopoga	Russia	Record daily precipitation	70.6 mm (2.8 in)	66 of 100 (Major)
Bourke Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	42.2 mm (1.7 in)	64 of 100 (Major)
Angledool (Angledool Station)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	46.4 mm (1.8 in)	64 of 100 (Major)
Nymboida (Armidale Road)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	89.0 mm (3.5 in)	64 of 100 (Major)
Postmyr I Drangedal	Norway	Record daily precipitation	87.5 mm (3.4 in)	64 of 100 (Major)
Wellshot	Australia	Record daily precipitation	36.5 mm (1.4 in)	63 of 100 (Major)
Thurulgoona	Australia	Record daily precipitation	50.0 mm (2.0 in)	63 of 100 (Major)
Hungerford	Australia	Record daily precipitation	30.6 mm (1.2 in)	63 of 100 (Major)
Mungindi Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	52.0 mm (2.0 in)	63 of 100 (Major)
Rowena (Waroonga)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	52.8 mm (2.1 in)	63 of 100 (Major)
Lindeman Island Resort	Australia	Record daily precipitation	211.2 mm (8.3 in)	62 of 100 (Major)
Blackheath (Lawrence St)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	60.6 mm (2.4 in)	62 of 100 (Major)
Te Kowai Exp STN	Australia	Record daily precipitation	113.6 mm (4.5 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Calliope Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	96.0 mm (3.8 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Collarenebri (Bundabarina)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	68.2 mm (2.7 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Carmila Beach Road	Australia	Record daily precipitation	170.6 mm (6.7 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Gumbardo	Australia	Record daily precipitation	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Mulga Downs	Australia	Record daily precipitation	44.8 mm (1.8 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Windermere	Australia	Record daily precipitation	51.0 mm (2.0 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Weilmoringle (Caringle)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	46.2 mm (1.8 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Enngonia (Shearer Street)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	42.2 mm (1.7 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Hatfield (Benilkie)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	28.4 mm (1.1 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Gammon Ranges (Wooltana)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	26.4 mm (1.0 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Cheriton	Australia	Record daily precipitation	59.6 mm (2.3 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Thallon Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	58.6 mm (2.3 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Bierbank	Australia	Record daily precipitation	57.8 mm (2.3 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Cythera	Australia	Record daily precipitation	54.8 mm (2.2 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Weemelah (Crinolyn)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	55.0 mm (2.2 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Koumala Hatfields Road	Australia	Record daily precipitation	126.6 mm (5.0 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Goodooga (Mogila)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	52.2 mm (2.1 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Goodooga (Brenda)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	45.5 mm (1.8 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Katoomba (Murri St)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	64.0 mm (2.5 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Lednik Phedchenko (Im. Gorbuno	Tajikistan	Record daily precipitation	34.9 mm (1.4 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Martinsdale 3 NNW	United States	Record daily precipitation	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Glen Alvon	Australia	Record daily precipitation	59.4 mm (2.3 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
St George Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	49.6 mm (2.0 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Noorama	Australia	Record daily precipitation	50.6 mm (2.0 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Goodooga Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	42.0 mm (1.7 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Burren Junction (Hastings Stre	Australia	Record daily precipitation	51.0 mm (2.0 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Akkol	Kazakhstan	Record daily precipitation	45.9 mm (1.8 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Pleystowe Sugar Mill	Australia	Record daily precipitation	106.6 mm (4.2 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Tinnenburra	Australia	Record daily precipitation	41.2 mm (1.6 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Mogil Mogil (Benimora)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	59.4 mm (2.3 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Cunnamulla Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	46.2 mm (1.8 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Bellata (Aberfeldie)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Jubilee Pocket	Australia	Record daily precipitation	97.6 mm (3.8 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Como	Australia	Record daily precipitation	115.0 mm (4.5 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Ekari Park	Australia	Record daily precipitation	54.0 mm (2.1 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Copmanhurst Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	81.6 mm (3.2 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Krambach Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	74.4 mm (2.9 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Utsira Fyr	Norway	Record daily precipitation	36.4 mm (1.4 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Gvarv	Norway	Record daily precipitation	45.1 mm (1.8 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Farleigh Co-Op Sugar Mill	Australia	Record daily precipitation	117.0 mm (4.6 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)

Counts by Type and Timescale

1,828 records

Records set or tied on 5 July 1988 by type: Highest daily maximum 326, Lowest daily maximum 129, Highest daily minimum 294, Lowest daily minimum 78, Heaviest daily rainfall 1,001.

Records on 5 July 1988 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	326
Lowest daily maximum	129
Highest daily minimum	294
Lowest daily minimum	78
Heaviest daily rainfall	1,001
Heaviest daily snowfall	0
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 5 July 1988 by timescale: all-time 13, monthly 68, daily 1,747.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

1,572 broken records

Margins by which the 1,572 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 155.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

5 July 1988

Top 20 records on 5 July 1988 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
5 July 1988	Kahmoo, AU	daily rain	53.6 mm (2.1 in)	53.6 mm (2.1 in)	102 years	74 of 100 (Major)
5 July 1988	Pooncarie (Mulurulu Station), AU	daily rain	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	18.8 mm (0.7 in)	101 years	73 of 100 (Major)
5 July 1988	Pilliga (Nirvana), AU	daily rain	50.0 mm (2.0 in)	41.1 mm (1.6 in)	87 years	73 of 100 (Major)
5 July 1988	Proserpine Post Office, AU	daily rain	80.0 mm (3.1 in)	60.2 mm (2.4 in)	73 years	71 of 100 (Major)
5 July 1988	Barraba (Mount Lindsay), AU	daily rain	73.2 mm (2.9 in)	48.8 mm (1.9 in)	100 years	70 of 100 (Major)
5 July 1988	Doondi, AU	daily rain	49.8 mm (2.0 in)	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	57 years	67 of 100 (Major)
5 July 1988	Collarenebri (Dunumbral), AU	daily rain	64.0 mm (2.5 in)	48.8 mm (1.9 in)	57 years	66 of 100 (Major)
5 July 1988	Kondopoga, RU	all-time rain	70.6 mm (2.8 in)	21.0 mm (0.8 in)	31 years	66 of 100 (Major)
5 July 1988	Bourke Post Office, AU	daily rain	42.2 mm (1.7 in)	27.5 mm (1.1 in)	49 years	64 of 100 (Major)
5 July 1988	Angledool (Angledool Station), AU	daily rain	46.4 mm (1.8 in)	35.0 mm (1.4 in)	78 years	64 of 100 (Major)
5 July 1988	Nymboida (Armidale Road), AU	daily rain	89.0 mm (3.5 in)	66.9 mm (2.6 in)	58 years	64 of 100 (Major)
5 July 1988	Postmyr I Drangedal, NO	daily rain	87.5 mm (3.4 in)	51.2 mm (2.0 in)	50 years	64 of 100 (Major)
5 July 1988	Wellshot, AU	daily rain	36.5 mm (1.4 in)	36.5 mm (1.4 in)	93 years	63 of 100 (Major)
5 July 1988	Thurulgoona, AU	daily rain	50.0 mm (2.0 in)	45.2 mm (1.8 in)	49 years	63 of 100 (Major)
5 July 1988	Hungerford, AU	daily rain	30.6 mm (1.2 in)	21.2 mm (0.8 in)	87 years	63 of 100 (Major)
5 July 1988	Mungindi Post Office, AU	daily rain	52.0 mm (2.0 in)	31.2 mm (1.2 in)	68 years	63 of 100 (Major)
5 July 1988	Rowena (Waroonga), AU	daily rain	52.8 mm (2.1 in)	41.4 mm (1.6 in)	49 years	63 of 100 (Major)
5 July 1988	Lindeman Island Resort, AU	monthly rain	211.2 mm (8.3 in)	140.8 mm (5.5 in)	31 years	62 of 100 (Major)
5 July 1988	Blackheath (Lawrence St), AU	daily rain	60.6 mm (2.4 in)	45.4 mm (1.8 in)	88 years	62 of 100 (Major)
5 July 1988	Te Kowai Exp STN, AU	daily rain	113.6 mm (4.5 in)	53.4 mm (2.1 in)	40 years	61 of 100 (Major)

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

1796 to 1988

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1796 to 1988. 1988 had 1,828 records.

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

Records on 07-05 in each year
Year	Records
1796	1
1806	1
1816	1
1819	2
1822	1
1828	2
1835	1
1839	1
1841	1
1842	1
1844	1
1845	1
1852	1
1856	1
1858	1
1859	1
1860	2
1864	1
1866	1
1867	1
1868	1
1870	1
1871	1
1874	1
1876	2
1877	1
1878	1
1879	2
1881	6
1882	2
1883	1
1887	1
1888	1
1889	3
1890	6
1891	2
1892	2
1893	4
1894	1
1895	2
1896	1
1897	2
1898	3
1899	4
1900	8
1901	8
1902	11
1903	6
1904	4
1905	9
1906	25
1907	12
1908	10
1909	22
1910	33
1911	46
1912	12
1913	23
1914	56
1915	75
1916	37
1917	32
1918	30
1919	40
1920	206
1921	75
1922	66
1923	67
1924	112
1925	108
1926	183
1927	206
1928	185
1929	224
1930	233
1931	395
1932	344
1933	335
1934	505
1935	242
1936	714
1937	340
1938	328
1939	398
1940	352
1941	309
1942	443
1943	418
1944	438
1945	244
1946	273
1947	815
1948	655
1949	444
1950	480
1951	635
1952	341
1953	532
1954	417
1955	437
1956	499
1957	491
1958	634
1959	318
1960	515
1961	604
1962	324
1963	642
1964	421
1965	298
1966	305
1967	923
1968	828
1969	822
1970	552
1971	431
1972	1,580
1973	766
1974	488
1975	806
1976	639
1977	740
1978	804
1979	919
1980	557
1981	914
1982	981
1983	841
1984	832
1985	695
1986	1,155
1987	665
1988	1,828
1989	930
1990	1,103
1991	936
1992	937
1993	1,383
1994	1,137
1995	1,243
1996	1,130
1997	962
1998	957
1999	1,838
2000	729
2001	1,153
2002	892
2003	646
2004	853
2005	797
2006	974
2007	1,206
2008	779
2009	946
2010	1,085
2011	696
2012	1,356
2013	768
2014	420
2015	1,303
2016	932
2017	619
2018	754
2019	742
2020	416
2021	639
2022	855
2023	688
2024	1,030
2025	632
2026	505

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Data for records on 1988-07-05: 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 20	1,268
20 to 40	223
40 to 60	59
60 to 80	14
80 to 100	5
100 to 120	1
120 to 140	0
140 to 160	2