Weather Records on 6 July 1988

2,036 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 6 July 1988. Highest significance: Epping Chester Street, AU.

Key Facts for 6 July 1988

On 6 July 1988, 2,036 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
912 were record highs and 221 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 37 were all-time records, 100 monthly and 1,899 daily.
Epping Chester Street set a daily record precipitation of 144.6 mm (5.7 in) on 6 July 1988.
Across 163 earlier years (1793 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 429 records.

Record Map

2,000 stations, highest significance shown

2,000 station records on 6 July 1988 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 6 July 1988: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Epping Chester Street	Australia	Record daily precipitation	144.6 mm (5.7 in)	76 of 100 (Major)
Bungonia (Inverary Park)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	66.0 mm (2.6 in)	76 of 100 (Major)
Chatswood Council Depot	Australia	Record daily precipitation	132.0 mm (5.2 in)	75 of 100 (Major)
Nerriga Composite	Australia	Record daily precipitation	102.0 mm (4.0 in)	75 of 100 (Major)
Braidwood (Krawarree)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	115.0 mm (4.5 in)	75 of 100 (Major)
Bilpin (Fern Grove)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	166.2 mm (6.5 in)	74 of 100 (Major)
Warren (Mumblebone)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	41.9 mm (1.6 in)	72 of 100 (Major)
Jerrys Plains Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	46.2 mm (1.8 in)	71 of 100 (Major)
Manly Vale (Manly Dam)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	98.0 mm (3.9 in)	71 of 100 (Major)
Michelago (Soglio)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	50.4 mm (2.0 in)	71 of 100 (Major)
Louth (Bloxham Street)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	44.4 mm (1.7 in)	69 of 100 (Major)
Berry Masonic Village	Australia	Record daily precipitation	154.4 mm (6.1 in)	69 of 100 (Major)
Mount Fairy (Merigan)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	52.0 mm (2.0 in)	68 of 100 (Major)
Indooroopilly Bowls Club	Australia	Record daily precipitation	119.4 mm (4.7 in)	67 of 100 (Major)
Orange (McLaughlin St)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	52.5 mm (2.1 in)	67 of 100 (Major)
Binalong Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	41.0 mm (1.6 in)	67 of 100 (Major)
Louth (Belah)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	83.2 mm (3.3 in)	66 of 100 (Major)
Nyngan (Canonbar)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	43.4 mm (1.7 in)	66 of 100 (Major)
Nyngan Airport	Australia	Record daily precipitation	45.8 mm (1.8 in)	66 of 100 (Major)
Wauchope (Avondale Street)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	120.0 mm (4.7 in)	66 of 100 (Major)
Pokolbin (Ben Ean)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	61.0 mm (2.4 in)	66 of 100 (Major)
Batemans Bay Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	75.2 mm (3.0 in)	66 of 100 (Major)
Bemboka Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	78.0 mm (3.1 in)	66 of 100 (Major)
Bungendore Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	42.0 mm (1.7 in)	66 of 100 (Major)
Dandaloo (Kelvin)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	44.0 mm (1.7 in)	65 of 100 (Major)
Kempsey (Wide Street)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	98.2 mm (3.9 in)	65 of 100 (Major)
Cooranbong (Avondale)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	119.2 mm (4.7 in)	65 of 100 (Major)
Gurnang State Forest (Oberon Y	Australia	Record daily precipitation	143.0 mm (5.6 in)	65 of 100 (Major)
Kurrajong Heights (Bells Line	Australia	Record daily precipitation	190.0 mm (7.5 in)	65 of 100 (Major)
Leura Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	198.0 mm (7.8 in)	65 of 100 (Major)
Lithgow (Newnes Forest Centre)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	125.3 mm (4.9 in)	65 of 100 (Major)
Richmond - Uws Hawkesbury	Australia	Record daily precipitation	91.2 mm (3.6 in)	65 of 100 (Major)
Cataract Dam	Australia	Record daily precipitation	141.4 mm (5.6 in)	65 of 100 (Major)
Boonah Stark Ave	Australia	Record daily precipitation	77.4 mm (3.0 in)	64 of 100 (Major)
Forster - Tuncurry R.V.C.P.	Australia	Record daily precipitation	140.0 mm (5.5 in)	64 of 100 (Major)
Morpeth Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	76.0 mm (3.0 in)	64 of 100 (Major)
Wyee (Wyee Farms Rd)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	112.2 mm (4.4 in)	64 of 100 (Major)
Millthorpe (Inala)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	66.6 mm (2.6 in)	64 of 100 (Major)
Prospect Reservoir	Australia	Record daily precipitation	112.4 mm (4.4 in)	64 of 100 (Major)
Appin Church St	Australia	Record daily precipitation	103.0 mm (4.1 in)	64 of 100 (Major)
Tarome	Australia	Record daily precipitation	108.2 mm (4.3 in)	63 of 100 (Major)
Brisbane Show Grounds	Australia	Record daily precipitation	95.4 mm (3.8 in)	63 of 100 (Major)
Hermidale Tank	Australia	Record daily precipitation	34.0 mm (1.3 in)	63 of 100 (Major)
Cromer Golf Club	Australia	Record daily precipitation	118.2 mm (4.7 in)	63 of 100 (Major)
Snowball	Australia	Record daily precipitation	108.0 mm (4.3 in)	63 of 100 (Major)
Wahroonga Reservoir	Australia	Record daily precipitation	93.2 mm (3.7 in)	62 of 100 (Major)
Murrumburrah Old Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	40.8 mm (1.6 in)	62 of 100 (Major)
Nyngan (Mudall)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Springwood Bowling Club	Australia	Record daily precipitation	274.4 mm (10.8 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Frenchs Forest (Frenchs Forest	Australia	Record daily precipitation	131.0 mm (5.2 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Hillston Airport	Australia	Record daily precipitation	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Quambone (Carwell)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Branxton (Dalwood Vineyard)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	50.2 mm (2.0 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Mulbring (Vincent Street)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	77.8 mm (3.1 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Nelson Bay (Nelson Head)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	87.8 mm (3.5 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Sunny Corner (Snow Line)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	68.0 mm (2.7 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Ashfield Bowling Club	Australia	Record daily precipitation	93.0 mm (3.7 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Greenethorpe (Iandra)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	37.6 mm (1.5 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Nymagee (Kenmure Station)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	53.2 mm (2.1 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Mummulgum (Bingeebeebra)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	91.0 mm (3.6 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)

Counts by Type and Timescale

2,036 records

Records set or tied on 6 July 1988 by type: Highest daily maximum 507, Lowest daily maximum 89, Highest daily minimum 405, Lowest daily minimum 132, Heaviest daily rainfall 903.

Records on 6 July 1988 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	507
Lowest daily maximum	89
Highest daily minimum	405
Lowest daily minimum	132
Heaviest daily rainfall	903
Heaviest daily snowfall	0
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 6 July 1988 by timescale: all-time 37, monthly 100, daily 1,899.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

1,732 broken records

Margins by which the 1,732 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 176.7. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

6 July 1988

Top 20 records on 6 July 1988 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
6 July 1988	Epping Chester Street, AU	daily rain	144.6 mm (5.7 in)	94.6 mm (3.7 in)	88 years	76 of 100 (Major)
6 July 1988	Bungonia (Inverary Park), AU	daily rain	66.0 mm (2.6 in)	45.9 mm (1.8 in)	88 years	76 of 100 (Major)
6 July 1988	Chatswood Council Depot, AU	daily rain	132.0 mm (5.2 in)	79.4 mm (3.1 in)	88 years	75 of 100 (Major)
6 July 1988	Nerriga Composite, AU	daily rain	102.0 mm (4.0 in)	58.8 mm (2.3 in)	88 years	75 of 100 (Major)
6 July 1988	Braidwood (Krawarree), AU	daily rain	115.0 mm (4.5 in)	79.4 mm (3.1 in)	88 years	75 of 100 (Major)
6 July 1988	Bilpin (Fern Grove), AU	daily rain	166.2 mm (6.5 in)	72.2 mm (2.8 in)	88 years	74 of 100 (Major)
6 July 1988	Warren (Mumblebone), AU	daily rain	41.9 mm (1.6 in)	28.4 mm (1.1 in)	95 years	72 of 100 (Major)
6 July 1988	Jerrys Plains Post Office, AU	daily rain	46.2 mm (1.8 in)	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	96 years	71 of 100 (Major)
6 July 1988	Manly Vale (Manly Dam), AU	daily rain	98.0 mm (3.9 in)	87.3 mm (3.4 in)	77 years	71 of 100 (Major)
6 July 1988	Michelago (Soglio), AU	daily rain	50.4 mm (2.0 in)	26.3 mm (1.0 in)	100 years	71 of 100 (Major)
6 July 1988	Louth (Bloxham Street), AU	daily rain	44.4 mm (1.7 in)	25.9 mm (1.0 in)	87 years	69 of 100 (Major)
6 July 1988	Berry Masonic Village, AU	daily rain	154.4 mm (6.1 in)	81.2 mm (3.2 in)	88 years	69 of 100 (Major)
6 July 1988	Mount Fairy (Merigan), AU	daily rain	52.0 mm (2.0 in)	26.6 mm (1.0 in)	88 years	68 of 100 (Major)
6 July 1988	Indooroopilly Bowls Club, AU	daily rain	119.4 mm (4.7 in)	74.9 mm (2.9 in)	57 years	67 of 100 (Major)
6 July 1988	Orange (McLaughlin St), AU	daily rain	52.5 mm (2.1 in)	27.1 mm (1.1 in)	95 years	67 of 100 (Major)
6 July 1988	Binalong Post Office, AU	daily rain	41.0 mm (1.6 in)	24.7 mm (1.0 in)	88 years	67 of 100 (Major)
6 July 1988	Louth (Belah), AU	monthly rain	83.2 mm (3.3 in)	43.8 mm (1.7 in)	37 years	66 of 100 (Major)
6 July 1988	Nyngan (Canonbar), AU	daily rain	43.4 mm (1.7 in)	34.0 mm (1.3 in)	56 years	66 of 100 (Major)
6 July 1988	Nyngan Airport, AU	daily rain	45.8 mm (1.8 in)	31.6 mm (1.2 in)	56 years	66 of 100 (Major)
6 July 1988	Wauchope (Avondale Street), AU	daily rain	120.0 mm (4.7 in)	94.9 mm (3.7 in)	57 years	66 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

1793 to 1988

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1793 to 1988. 1988 had 2,036 records.

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

Records on 07-06 in each year
Year	Records
1793	1
1795	1
1812	1
1813	1
1819	1
1821	1
1828	3
1839	1
1845	1
1848	1
1856	1
1859	1
1860	1
1863	1
1864	2
1865	1
1868	2
1874	1
1875	3
1876	1
1877	1
1878	3
1879	3
1881	4
1883	1
1885	1
1887	2
1889	1
1890	7
1892	1
1893	2
1894	4
1895	3
1896	3
1897	1
1898	5
1899	5
1900	12
1901	7
1902	6
1903	2
1904	4
1905	8
1906	16
1907	9
1908	22
1909	22
1910	31
1911	45
1912	32
1913	18
1914	50
1915	83
1916	38
1917	26
1918	28
1919	36
1920	36
1921	80
1922	159
1923	177
1924	163
1925	160
1926	133
1927	255
1928	231
1929	106
1930	285
1931	489
1932	470
1933	310
1934	400
1935	222
1936	683
1937	385
1938	269
1939	425
1940	437
1941	337
1942	543
1943	349
1944	320
1945	337
1946	172
1947	506
1948	698
1949	405
1950	541
1951	623
1952	456
1953	656
1954	494
1955	388
1956	722
1957	359
1958	717
1959	285
1960	687
1961	501
1962	434
1963	350
1964	579
1965	442
1966	319
1967	684
1968	739
1969	786
1970	497
1971	412
1972	1,368
1973	1,196
1974	456
1975	743
1976	595
1977	848
1978	1,072
1979	1,092
1980	587
1981	1,016
1982	803
1983	1,002
1984	782
1985	874
1986	870
1987	636
1988	2,036
1989	838
1990	854
1991	888
1992	936
1993	1,419
1994	1,345
1995	779
1996	1,034
1997	792
1998	1,238
1999	1,603
2000	753
2001	1,020
2002	650
2003	723
2004	903
2005	927
2006	1,122
2007	1,303
2008	937
2009	935
2010	1,199
2011	617
2012	1,398
2013	607
2014	494
2015	1,160
2016	778
2017	808
2018	714
2019	523
2020	380
2021	746
2022	890
2023	548
2024	1,185
2025	619
2026	517

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Data for records on 1988-07-06: 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 25	1,482
25 to 50	143
50 to 75	55
75 to 100	39
100 to 125	8
125 to 150	2
150 to 175	2
175 to 200	1