Weather Records on 10 July 1988

1,024 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 10 July 1988. Highest significance: Sovetskaja Gavan, RU.

Key Facts for 10 July 1988

On 10 July 1988, 1,024 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
604 were record highs and 143 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 18 were all-time records, 29 monthly and 977 daily.
Sovetskaja Gavan set a monthly record daily precipitation of 136.6 mm (5.4 in) on 10 July 1988.
Across 173 earlier years (1793 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 409 records.

Record Map

1,024 stations

1,024 station records on 10 July 1988 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 10 July 1988: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Sovetskaja Gavan	Russia	Record daily precipitation	136.6 mm (5.4 in)	79 of 100 (Major)
Aseral	Norway	Record daily precipitation	58.3 mm (2.3 in)	65 of 100 (Major)
Strelkovoe	Ukraine	Record daily precipitation	78.2 mm (3.1 in)	64 of 100 (Major)
Lansing	United States	Record daily precipitation	97.8 mm (3.9 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Jal	United States	Record daily precipitation	58.4 mm (2.3 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Gillette 3SE	United States	Record daily precipitation	57.2 mm (2.3 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Lanihau 68.2	United States	Record daily precipitation	182.9 mm (7.2 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Cape Kazantip (Lh)	Ukraine	Record daily precipitation	54.2 mm (2.1 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Orogrande	United States	Record daily precipitation	63.5 mm (2.5 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Wink FAA AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	46.5 mm (1.8 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Bakke	Norway	Record daily precipitation	55.5 mm (2.2 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Alpine	United States	Record daily precipitation	39.4 mm (1.6 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Soyland I Gjesdal	Norway	Record daily precipitation	50.0 mm (2.0 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Manchester 4 W	United States	Record high maximum temperature	38.3 C (100.9 F)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Elk	United States	Record low maximum temperature	20.0 C (68.0 F)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Pilliga (Nirvana)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	60.0 mm (2.4 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
San Francisco (Smn)	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	36.3 mm (1.4 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Risnes I Fjotland	Norway	Record daily precipitation	40.9 mm (1.6 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Kislovodsk	Russia	Record daily precipitation	38.7 mm (1.5 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Hampton	United States	Record daily precipitation	90.9 mm (3.6 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Coulta	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.0 mm (1.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Nicosia	Cyprus	Record high minimum temperature	26.3 C (79.3 F)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Villaflores (Smn)	Mexico	Record low minimum temperature	11.7 C (53.1 F)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Fedafjorden II	Norway	Record daily precipitation	55.0 mm (2.2 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Flekkefjord	Norway	Record daily precipitation	65.0 mm (2.6 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Hammon 3 SSW	United States	Record daily precipitation	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Alpena Wwtp	United States	Record daily precipitation	54.4 mm (2.1 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Suldalsvatn	Norway	Record daily precipitation	27.1 mm (1.1 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Newark Ag Farm	United States	Record high maximum temperature	37.8 C (100.0 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Goliad	United States	Record high minimum temperature	30.0 C (86.0 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Kazgorodok	Kazakhstan	Record daily precipitation	28.0 mm (1.1 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Crowe's Place,Seven	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Jeanerette 5 NW	United States	Record low maximum temperature	26.7 C (80.1 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Ludington 4 SE	United States	Record high maximum temperature	33.9 C (93.0 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Vigmostad	Norway	Record daily precipitation	46.4 mm (1.8 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Impendle (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	34.0 mm (1.3 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Hagerstown	United States	Record high maximum temperature	37.8 C (100.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Van Wert 1 S	United States	Record high minimum temperature	22.8 C (73.0 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Breckenridge	United States	Record daily precipitation	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Corfu	Greece	Record high minimum temperature	26.0 C (78.8 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
New Hampton	United States	Record daily precipitation	42.7 mm (1.7 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Grafton	United States	Record high minimum temperature	20.0 C (68.0 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Arcade	United States	Record high maximum temperature	34.4 C (93.9 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Marlinton	United States	Record high maximum temperature	32.8 C (91.0 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
San Jose	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	56.9 mm (2.2 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Doornkop	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	52.0 mm (2.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Sutherland	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	38.0 mm (1.5 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Hobbs	United States	Record low maximum temperature	24.4 C (75.9 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Mt Morris 2W	United States	Record high maximum temperature	36.1 C (97.0 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
The Grange, Umzimkul	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Weston College, Mooi	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	28.6 mm (1.1 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Atakpane	Togo	Record daily precipitation	87.9 mm (3.5 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Watseka Public Works	United States	Record high maximum temperature	37.8 C (100.0 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Denton 2 E	United States	Record high maximum temperature	40.0 C (104.0 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Westfield 2 SSE	United States	Record high minimum temperature	25.0 C (77.0 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Sand I Ryfylke II	Norway	Record daily precipitation	46.8 mm (1.8 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Hlobane	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	28.0 mm (1.1 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Sonora	United States	Record low minimum temperature	4.4 C (39.9 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Nebraska City 2NW	United States	Record daily precipitation	80.0 mm (3.1 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Pahrump 4 NW	United States	Record high minimum temperature	26.7 C (80.1 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)

Counts by Type and Timescale

1,024 records

Records set or tied on 10 July 1988 by type: Highest daily maximum 408, Lowest daily maximum 88, Highest daily minimum 196, Lowest daily minimum 55, Heaviest daily rainfall 277.

Records on 10 July 1988 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	408
Lowest daily maximum	88
Highest daily minimum	196
Lowest daily minimum	55
Heaviest daily rainfall	277
Heaviest daily snowfall	0
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 10 July 1988 by timescale: all-time 18, monthly 29, daily 977.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

824 broken records

Margins by which the 824 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 63.3. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

10 July 1988

Top 20 records on 10 July 1988 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
10 July 1988	Sovetskaja Gavan, RU	monthly rain	136.6 mm (5.4 in)	52.9 mm (2.1 in)	75 years	79 of 100 (Major)
10 July 1988	Aseral, NO	daily rain	58.3 mm (2.3 in)	40.7 mm (1.6 in)	55 years	65 of 100 (Major)
10 July 1988	Strelkovoe, UA	monthly rain	78.2 mm (3.1 in)	34.2 mm (1.3 in)	33 years	64 of 100 (Major)
10 July 1988	Lansing, US	daily rain	97.8 mm (3.9 in)	53.1 mm (2.1 in)	54 years	61 of 100 (Major)
10 July 1988	Jal, US	daily rain	58.4 mm (2.3 in)	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	68 years	61 of 100 (Major)
10 July 1988	Gillette 3SE, US	daily rain	57.2 mm (2.3 in)	34.8 mm (1.4 in)	37 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
10 July 1988	Lanihau 68.2, US	monthly rain	182.9 mm (7.2 in)	63.3 mm (2.5 in)	16 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
10 July 1988	Cape Kazantip (Lh), UA	daily rain	54.2 mm (2.1 in)	37.0 mm (1.5 in)	38 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
10 July 1988	Orogrande, US	daily rain	63.5 mm (2.5 in)	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	19 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
10 July 1988	Wink FAA AP, US	daily rain	46.5 mm (1.8 in)	40.4 mm (1.6 in)	49 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
10 July 1988	Bakke, NO	daily rain	55.5 mm (2.2 in)	24.9 mm (1.0 in)	55 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
10 July 1988	Alpine, US	daily rain	39.4 mm (1.6 in)	21.6 mm (0.9 in)	74 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
10 July 1988	Soyland I Gjesdal, NO	daily rain	50.0 mm (2.0 in)	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	34 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
10 July 1988	Manchester 4 W, US	daily high max	38.3 C (100.9 F)	3.9 C (7.0 F)	87 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
10 July 1988	Elk, US	daily low max	20.0 C (68.0 F)	3.3 C (5.9 F)	90 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
10 July 1988	Pilliga (Nirvana), AU	daily rain	60.0 mm (2.4 in)	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	10 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
10 July 1988	San Francisco (Smn), MX	daily rain	36.3 mm (1.4 in)	29.4 mm (1.2 in)	36 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
10 July 1988	Risnes I Fjotland, NO	daily rain	40.9 mm (1.6 in)	16.9 mm (0.7 in)	61 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
10 July 1988	Kislovodsk, RU	daily rain	38.7 mm (1.5 in)	16.3 mm (0.6 in)	63 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
10 July 1988	Hampton, US	daily rain	90.9 mm (3.6 in)	58.1 mm (2.3 in)	17 years	46 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 1,024 records.

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

Records on 07-10 in each year
Year	Records
1793	2
1805	1
1815	2
1826	1
1829	1
1835	1
1837	1
1839	1
1843	3
1845	1
1847	2
1849	1
1850	1
1851	1
1853	1
1856	1
1857	1
1859	1
1861	1
1864	1
1865	1
1866	1
1870	2
1871	2
1872	1
1874	4
1875	2
1876	3
1877	1
1878	1
1879	2
1880	2
1882	2
1884	1
1886	5
1887	1
1888	3
1889	2
1890	3
1891	4
1893	1
1894	3
1895	1
1896	5
1897	6
1898	4
1899	10
1900	4
1901	6
1902	12
1903	16
1904	25
1905	40
1906	4
1907	5
1908	7
1909	15
1910	25
1911	58
1912	29
1913	38
1914	48
1915	20
1916	56
1917	51
1918	36
1919	23
1920	29
1921	81
1922	67
1923	113
1924	66
1925	257
1926	321
1927	95
1928	102
1929	175
1930	540
1931	292
1932	355
1933	570
1934	327
1935	306
1936	1,338
1937	304
1938	151
1939	327
1940	398
1941	432
1942	628
1943	283
1944	478
1945	729
1946	467
1947	537
1948	367
1949	392
1950	680
1951	551
1952	814
1953	529
1954	684
1955	497
1956	434
1957	514
1958	402
1959	512
1960	451
1961	688
1962	456
1963	950
1964	368
1965	357
1966	512
1967	341
1968	598
1969	518
1970	464
1971	568
1972	447
1973	528
1974	871
1975	712
1976	724
1977	486
1978	1,076
1979	686
1980	1,113
1981	811
1982	602
1983	1,184
1984	962
1985	657
1986	686
1987	862
1988	1,024
1989	869
1990	820
1991	890
1992	864
1993	1,088
1994	864
1995	1,096
1996	1,604
1997	846
1998	1,259
1999	964
2000	889
2001	992
2002	1,336
2003	981
2004	621
2005	1,077
2006	920
2007	954
2008	874
2009	951
2010	1,509
2011	1,102
2012	1,015
2013	545
2014	660
2015	1,025
2016	859
2017	547
2018	554
2019	529
2020	775
2021	1,081
2022	691
2023	837
2024	1,576
2025	704
2026	472

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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 10	713
10 to 20	61
20 to 30	23
30 to 40	14
40 to 50	9
50 to 60	3
60 to 70	1