Weather Records on 12 July 1988

961 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 12 July 1988. Highest significance: Greenville Kgvl Radio, US.

Key Facts for 12 July 1988

On 12 July 1988, 961 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
471 were record highs and 162 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 7 were all-time records, 32 monthly and 922 daily.
Greenville Kgvl Radio set a daily record precipitation of 136.4 mm (5.4 in) on 12 July 1988.
Across 158 earlier years (1796 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 449 records.

Record Map

961 stations

961 station records on 12 July 1988 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 12 July 1988: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Greenville Kgvl Radio	United States	Record daily precipitation	136.4 mm (5.4 in)	73 of 100 (Major)
Odesa	Ukraine	Record daily precipitation	89.9 mm (3.5 in)	64 of 100 (Major)
Mullumbimby (Fairview Farm)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	123.0 mm (4.8 in)	63 of 100 (Major)
Sulphur Springs	United States	Record daily precipitation	131.1 mm (5.2 in)	63 of 100 (Major)
Bahty	Kazakhstan	Record daily precipitation	70.1 mm (2.8 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Cooper	United States	Record daily precipitation	93.7 mm (3.7 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Dequeen	United States	Record daily precipitation	110.2 mm (4.3 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Malvern	United States	Record daily precipitation	71.1 mm (2.8 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Wolfe City	United States	Record daily precipitation	79.0 mm (3.1 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Hermitage	Australia	Record daily precipitation	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Byron Bay (Cape Byron Lighthou	Australia	Record daily precipitation	80.0 mm (3.1 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Poplar Bluff	United States	Record daily precipitation	110.7 mm (4.4 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Bonham 3NNE	United States	Record daily precipitation	115.1 mm (4.5 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Erbogacen	Russia	Record daily precipitation	40.2 mm (1.6 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Anna	United States	Record daily precipitation	62.7 mm (2.5 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Mt Pleasant	United States	Record daily precipitation	86.1 mm (3.4 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Greensburg	United States	Record daily precipitation	58.4 mm (2.3 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Cando 1E	United States	Record daily precipitation	39.4 mm (1.6 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Monterey	United States	Record daily precipitation	70.1 mm (2.8 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Crystal Valley	United States	Record daily precipitation	67.1 mm (2.6 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Morrilton	United States	Record daily precipitation	60.7 mm (2.4 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Ozone	United States	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Milford 2 SE	United States	Record daily precipitation	87.9 mm (3.5 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Demopolis L&D	United States	Record daily precipitation	97.8 mm (3.9 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Zalma 4 E	United States	Record daily precipitation	63.8 mm (2.5 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Byron Bay (Jacaranda Drive)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	125.9 mm (5.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Uniontown	United States	Record daily precipitation	86.6 mm (3.4 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Dardanelle	United States	Record daily precipitation	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Allardt	United States	Record daily precipitation	74.2 mm (2.9 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Benton	United States	Record daily precipitation	75.2 mm (3.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Lake St Clair (Hec)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	48.0 mm (1.9 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Broken Bow 1 N	United States	Record daily precipitation	78.7 mm (3.1 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Carnasaw Twr	United States	Record daily precipitation	85.1 mm (3.4 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Harper 3ENE	United States	Record daily precipitation	64.3 mm (2.5 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Hawkins	United States	Record daily precipitation	63.5 mm (2.5 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Dallas FAA AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	104.6 mm (4.1 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Borzomi	Georgia	Record daily precipitation	26.4 mm (1.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Jonesboro 3 SSE	United States	Record daily precipitation	39.9 mm (1.6 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Angleton 2 W	United States	Record high minimum temperature	27.2 C (81.0 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Hagansport	United States	Record daily precipitation	191.0 mm (7.5 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Rockwall	United States	Record daily precipitation	113.3 mm (4.5 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Mt Vernon 3 NE	United States	Record daily precipitation	75.2 mm (3.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Hee Mtn Twr	United States	Record daily precipitation	106.7 mm (4.2 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Bowie	United States	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Vitim	Russia	Record daily precipitation	28.6 mm (1.1 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Scottsburg	United States	Record low maximum temperature	22.2 C (72.0 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Blue Hill Coop	United States	Record daily precipitation	33.5 mm (1.3 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Doniphan	United States	Record low maximum temperature	23.9 C (75.0 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Steelville 2 N	United States	Record daily precipitation	66.0 mm (2.6 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Trenton Dam 1N	United States	Record daily precipitation	61.5 mm (2.4 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Alice	United States	Record high minimum temperature	27.2 C (81.0 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Spokane Intl AP	United States	Record low maximum temperature	18.9 C (66.0 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Wangerooge	Germany	Record daily precipitation	35.9 mm (1.4 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Cabot	United States	Record daily precipitation	99.1 mm (3.9 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Paris	United States	Record daily precipitation	97.0 mm (3.8 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Tashkent	Uzbekistan	Record high minimum temperature	24.1 C (75.4 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Toms River	United States	Record high maximum temperature	38.9 C (102.0 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Greenville	United States	Record high minimum temperature	25.0 C (77.0 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Jokkmokk	Sweden	Record high minimum temperature	15.0 C (59.0 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Tuskahoma	United States	Record daily precipitation	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)

Counts by Type and Timescale

961 records

Records set or tied on 12 July 1988 by type: Highest daily maximum 179, Lowest daily maximum 119, Highest daily minimum 292, Lowest daily minimum 43, Heaviest daily rainfall 328.

Records on 12 July 1988 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	179
Lowest daily maximum	119
Highest daily minimum	292
Lowest daily minimum	43
Heaviest daily rainfall	328
Heaviest daily snowfall	0
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 12 July 1988 by timescale: all-time 7, monthly 32, daily 922.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

719 broken records

Margins by which the 719 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 105.2. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

12 July 1988

Top 20 records on 12 July 1988 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
12 July 1988	Greenville Kgvl Radio, US	daily rain	136.4 mm (5.4 in)	74.9 mm (2.9 in)	86 years	73 of 100 (Major)
12 July 1988	Odesa, UA	monthly rain	89.9 mm (3.5 in)	28.1 mm (1.1 in)	30 years	64 of 100 (Major)
12 July 1988	Mullumbimby (Fairview Farm), AU	daily rain	123.0 mm (4.8 in)	79.8 mm (3.1 in)	88 years	63 of 100 (Major)
12 July 1988	Sulphur Springs, US	daily rain	131.1 mm (5.2 in)	105.2 mm (4.1 in)	47 years	63 of 100 (Major)
12 July 1988	Bahty, KZ	all-time rain	70.1 mm (2.8 in)	9.8 mm (0.39 in)	30 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
12 July 1988	Cooper, US	daily rain	93.7 mm (3.7 in)	72.1 mm (2.8 in)	40 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
12 July 1988	Dequeen, US	daily rain	110.2 mm (4.3 in)	81.0 mm (3.2 in)	20 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
12 July 1988	Malvern, US	daily rain	71.1 mm (2.8 in)	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	82 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
12 July 1988	Wolfe City, US	daily rain	79.0 mm (3.1 in)	67.1 mm (2.6 in)	40 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
12 July 1988	Hermitage, AU	daily rain	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	23.7 mm (0.9 in)	67 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
12 July 1988	Byron Bay (Cape Byron Lighthou, AU	daily rain	80.0 mm (3.1 in)	64.3 mm (2.5 in)	30 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
12 July 1988	Poplar Bluff, US	daily rain	110.7 mm (4.4 in)	83.0 mm (3.3 in)	13 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
12 July 1988	Bonham 3NNE, US	daily rain	115.1 mm (4.5 in)	52.4 mm (2.1 in)	77 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
12 July 1988	Erbogacen, RU	daily rain	40.2 mm (1.6 in)	21.7 mm (0.9 in)	36 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
12 July 1988	Anna, US	daily rain	62.7 mm (2.5 in)	53.0 mm (2.1 in)	12 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
12 July 1988	Mt Pleasant, US	daily rain	86.1 mm (3.4 in)	56.6 mm (2.2 in)	40 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
12 July 1988	Greensburg, US	daily rain	58.4 mm (2.3 in)	19.8 mm (0.8 in)	81 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
12 July 1988	Cando 1E, US	daily rain	39.4 mm (1.6 in)	21.6 mm (0.9 in)	70 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
12 July 1988	Monterey, US	daily rain	70.1 mm (2.8 in)	38.9 mm (1.5 in)	55 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
12 July 1988	Crystal Valley, US	daily rain	67.1 mm (2.6 in)	44.2 mm (1.7 in)	39 years	48 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

1796 to 1988

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1796 to 1988. 1988 had 961 records.

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

Records on 07-12 in each year
Year	Records
1796	1
1816	1
1821	2
1841	1
1847	2
1848	2
1850	3
1851	1
1858	1
1860	2
1866	1
1870	2
1873	1
1874	2
1875	1
1876	2
1879	1
1880	2
1882	1
1886	4
1887	1
1888	4
1889	1
1890	4
1891	3
1892	2
1893	1
1894	4
1895	7
1896	3
1897	2
1898	1
1900	2
1901	5
1902	2
1903	11
1904	13
1905	28
1906	22
1907	19
1908	46
1909	24
1910	12
1911	93
1912	19
1913	20
1914	57
1915	16
1916	39
1917	163
1918	99
1919	56
1920	37
1921	94
1922	42
1923	85
1924	68
1925	231
1926	272
1927	84
1928	79
1929	137
1930	561
1931	309
1932	305
1933	609
1934	348
1935	379
1936	1,082
1937	353
1938	257
1939	509
1940	623
1941	796
1942	363
1943	421
1944	446
1945	1,118
1946	234
1947	319
1948	379
1949	357
1950	485
1951	765
1952	680
1953	688
1954	907
1955	263
1956	474
1957	381
1958	434
1959	459
1960	466
1961	606
1962	447
1963	418
1964	898
1965	457
1966	614
1967	502
1968	466
1969	745
1970	298
1971	538
1972	716
1973	633
1974	617
1975	1,321
1976	812
1977	377
1978	635
1979	555
1980	998
1981	645
1982	526
1983	955
1984	871
1985	558
1986	1,015
1987	1,189
1988	961
1989	559
1990	1,489
1991	1,028
1992	1,167
1993	1,443
1994	904
1995	1,070
1996	964
1997	800
1998	1,244
1999	1,397
2000	796
2001	856
2002	1,537
2003	910
2004	799
2005	1,068
2006	1,038
2007	749
2008	719
2009	707
2010	1,450
2011	1,468
2012	979
2013	570
2014	437
2015	618
2016	740
2017	586
2018	398
2019	598
2020	875
2021	830
2022	507
2023	839
2024	968
2025	567
2026	1,100

Download the Data

Data for records on 1988-07-12: 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	632
20 to 40	57
40 to 60	21
60 to 80	6
80 to 100	2
100 to 120	1