Weather Records on 13 July 1988

898 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 13 July 1988. Highest significance: Lisbon, US.

Key Facts for 13 July 1988

On 13 July 1988, 898 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
307 were record highs and 163 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 4 were all-time records, 16 monthly and 878 daily.
Lisbon set a daily record precipitation of 73.7 mm (2.9 in) on 13 July 1988.
Across 165 earlier years (1795 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 435 records.

Record Map

898 stations

898 station records on 13 July 1988 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 13 July 1988: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Lisbon	United States	Record daily precipitation	73.7 mm (2.9 in)	67 of 100 (Major)
Mc Leod 3 E	United States	Record daily precipitation	79.2 mm (3.1 in)	67 of 100 (Major)
Bolivar Wtr Wks	United States	Record daily precipitation	65.3 mm (2.6 in)	63 of 100 (Major)
West Terschelling	Netherlands	Record daily precipitation	32.4 mm (1.3 in)	62 of 100 (Major)
Ft Pierce	United States	Record daily precipitation	76.2 mm (3.0 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Brownsville	United States	Record daily precipitation	123.4 mm (4.9 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Bolton	United States	Record daily precipitation	83.3 mm (3.3 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Helena	United States	Record daily precipitation	82.6 mm (3.3 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Wahpeton 3 N	United States	Record daily precipitation	91.4 mm (3.6 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Nordby (Fano)	Denmark	Record daily precipitation	56.1 mm (2.2 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Jackson Exp STN	United States	Record daily precipitation	101.3 mm (4.0 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Gull Lake Dam	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.0 mm (2.0 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Dyersburg Muni AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	101.9 mm (4.0 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Hot Springs 1 NNE	United States	Record daily precipitation	102.6 mm (4.0 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Matsue	Japan	Record daily precipitation	220.0 mm (8.7 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Palenque (Dge)	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	106.9 mm (4.2 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Los Limones (Cfe)	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	96.8 mm (3.8 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Moscow	United States	Record daily precipitation	74.2 mm (2.9 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Tambellup	Australia	Record daily precipitation	27.8 mm (1.1 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Roosevelt Roads	Puerto Rico [United States]	Record daily precipitation	64.5 mm (2.5 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Narrawong	Australia	Record daily precipitation	33.2 mm (1.3 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Verona	United States	Record daily precipitation	57.2 mm (2.3 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Franklin Sewage Plt	United States	Record daily precipitation	51.3 mm (2.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Emmeloord	Netherlands	Record daily precipitation	40.0 mm (1.6 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Vlieland_1	Netherlands	Record daily precipitation	54.4 mm (2.1 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Independence 1W	United States	Record daily precipitation	64.8 mm (2.6 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Poplar Bluff	United States	Record low maximum temperature	24.4 C (75.9 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Wildrose 3NW	United States	Record daily precipitation	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Vero Beach Intl AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	46.2 mm (1.8 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Winnfield 3 N	United States	Record high minimum temperature	24.4 C (75.9 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Monteagle	United States	Record daily precipitation	62.2 mm (2.4 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Georgetown	United States	Record daily precipitation	114.3 mm (4.5 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Owensville 3E	United States	Record daily precipitation	79.8 mm (3.1 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Arkabutla Dam	United States	Record daily precipitation	72.6 mm (2.9 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Flensburg (Schaferhaus)	Germany	Record daily precipitation	32.6 mm (1.3 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
San Julian (Dge)	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	73.9 mm (2.9 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Nakhon Sawan	Thailand	Record daily precipitation	59.9 mm (2.4 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Lebanon	United States	Record daily precipitation	71.1 mm (2.8 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Katanning Comparison	Australia	Record daily precipitation	26.2 mm (1.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Sarah 3 SE	United States	Record daily precipitation	111.8 mm (4.4 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Hankinson	United States	Record daily precipitation	45.5 mm (1.8 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Brenham	United States	Record daily precipitation	44.2 mm (1.7 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Snowville	United States	Record high minimum temperature	18.9 C (66.0 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Yere Yere	Australia	Record daily precipitation	34.0 mm (1.3 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Poltava	Ukraine	Record daily precipitation	39.1 mm (1.5 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Talbotton	United States	Record low maximum temperature	24.4 C (75.9 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Sharon	United States	Record daily precipitation	53.8 mm (2.1 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Livingston 5 NE	United States	Record daily precipitation	78.7 mm (3.1 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Old Hickory Dam	United States	Record daily precipitation	74.9 mm (2.9 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Cherry Tree	Australia	Record daily precipitation	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Roelofarendsveen	Netherlands	Record daily precipitation	30.3 mm (1.2 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Klepinino	Ukraine	Record daily precipitation	50.5 mm (2.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Lake City	United States	Record daily precipitation	52.8 mm (2.1 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Brainerd	United States	Record daily precipitation	52.8 mm (2.1 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Moorestown 4 E	United States	Record high maximum temperature	36.7 C (98.1 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Hood Rvr Exp STN	United States	Record low maximum temperature	18.3 C (64.9 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Covington 3 SW	United States	Record daily precipitation	86.4 mm (3.4 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Union City	United States	Record daily precipitation	69.6 mm (2.7 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Wheaton	United States	Record daily precipitation	26.9 mm (1.1 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Condinup	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.6 mm (1.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)

Counts by Type and Timescale

898 records

Records set or tied on 13 July 1988 by type: Highest daily maximum 121, Lowest daily maximum 114, Highest daily minimum 186, Lowest daily minimum 49, Heaviest daily rainfall 428.

Records on 13 July 1988 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	121
Lowest daily maximum	114
Highest daily minimum	186
Lowest daily minimum	49
Heaviest daily rainfall	428
Heaviest daily snowfall	0
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 13 July 1988 by timescale: all-time 4, monthly 16, daily 878.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

700 broken records

Margins by which the 700 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 128.6. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

13 July 1988

Top 20 records on 13 July 1988 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
13 July 1988	Lisbon, US	daily rain	73.7 mm (2.9 in)	45.3 mm (1.8 in)	68 years	67 of 100 (Major)
13 July 1988	Mc Leod 3 E, US	daily rain	79.2 mm (3.1 in)	48.2 mm (1.9 in)	68 years	67 of 100 (Major)
13 July 1988	Bolivar Wtr Wks, US	daily rain	65.3 mm (2.6 in)	46.2 mm (1.8 in)	78 years	63 of 100 (Major)
13 July 1988	West Terschelling, NL	daily rain	32.4 mm (1.3 in)	14.4 mm (0.6 in)	98 years	62 of 100 (Major)
13 July 1988	Ft Pierce, US	daily rain	76.2 mm (3.0 in)	44.7 mm (1.8 in)	62 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
13 July 1988	Brownsville, US	daily rain	123.4 mm (4.9 in)	56.3 mm (2.2 in)	48 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
13 July 1988	Bolton, US	daily rain	83.3 mm (3.3 in)	62.5 mm (2.5 in)	27 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
13 July 1988	Helena, US	daily rain	82.6 mm (3.3 in)	35.1 mm (1.4 in)	85 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
13 July 1988	Wahpeton 3 N, US	daily rain	91.4 mm (3.6 in)	73.4 mm (2.9 in)	20 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
13 July 1988	Nordby (Fano), DK	daily rain	56.1 mm (2.2 in)	33.5 mm (1.3 in)	14 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
13 July 1988	Jackson Exp STN, US	daily rain	101.3 mm (4.0 in)	47.2 mm (1.9 in)	48 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
13 July 1988	Gull Lake Dam, US	daily rain	50.0 mm (2.0 in)	33.7 mm (1.3 in)	71 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
13 July 1988	Dyersburg Muni AP, US	daily rain	101.9 mm (4.0 in)	69.4 mm (2.7 in)	30 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
13 July 1988	Hot Springs 1 NNE, US	daily rain	102.6 mm (4.0 in)	26.4 mm (1.0 in)	87 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
13 July 1988	Matsue, JP	daily rain	220.0 mm (8.7 in)	128.6 mm (5.1 in)	23 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
13 July 1988	Palenque (Dge), MX	daily rain	106.9 mm (4.2 in)	63.7 mm (2.5 in)	18 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
13 July 1988	Los Limones (Cfe), MX	daily rain	96.8 mm (3.8 in)	45.5 mm (1.8 in)	19 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
13 July 1988	Moscow, US	daily rain	74.2 mm (2.9 in)	49.6 mm (2.0 in)	39 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
13 July 1988	Tambellup, AU	daily rain	27.8 mm (1.1 in)	8.2 mm (0.32 in)	81 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
13 July 1988	Roosevelt Roads, PR	daily rain	64.5 mm (2.5 in)	29.4 mm (1.2 in)	24 years	47 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

1795 to 1988

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1795 to 1988. 1988 had 898 records.

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

Records on 07-13 in each year
Year	Records
1795	1
1796	1
1807	1
1824	1
1832	1
1834	1
1840	1
1842	1
1847	1
1848	2
1850	1
1855	1
1860	1
1861	1
1862	1
1866	1
1871	1
1872	1
1873	1
1875	1
1876	2
1878	1
1879	2
1880	1
1882	1
1884	3
1885	1
1887	1
1888	7
1889	6
1890	3
1891	4
1892	2
1893	5
1894	2
1895	11
1896	2
1897	4
1898	6
1900	2
1901	7
1902	7
1903	8
1904	9
1905	5
1906	17
1907	22
1908	11
1909	7
1910	16
1911	47
1912	79
1913	21
1914	50
1915	17
1916	45
1917	22
1918	160
1919	79
1920	30
1921	81
1922	34
1923	104
1924	147
1925	229
1926	426
1927	195
1928	146
1929	123
1930	443
1931	351
1932	349
1933	653
1934	445
1935	304
1936	999
1937	264
1938	188
1939	382
1940	891
1941	599
1942	282
1943	433
1944	302
1945	637
1946	318
1947	245
1948	407
1949	333
1950	849
1951	393
1952	730
1953	700
1954	1,044
1955	378
1956	436
1957	321
1958	324
1959	451
1960	470
1961	513
1962	615
1963	726
1964	1,023
1965	479
1966	649
1967	654
1968	427
1969	676
1970	410
1971	517
1972	861
1973	489
1974	569
1975	1,474
1976	650
1977	581
1978	437
1979	562
1980	1,127
1981	795
1982	513
1983	887
1984	817
1985	488
1986	918
1987	1,105
1988	898
1989	635
1990	1,762
1991	888
1992	1,293
1993	1,374
1994	1,340
1995	1,350
1996	957
1997	793
1998	1,274
1999	1,356
2000	978
2001	800
2002	1,546
2003	934
2004	686
2005	1,039
2006	1,179
2007	756
2008	672
2009	807
2010	1,192
2011	1,216
2012	1,283
2013	548
2014	540
2015	692
2016	667
2017	594
2018	435
2019	443
2020	668
2021	778
2022	686
2023	705
2024	908
2025	708
2026	1,123

Download the Data

Data for records on 1988-07-13: 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 2026-10-16 (16 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	626
20 to 40	51
40 to 60	16
60 to 80	6
80 to 100	0
100 to 120	0
120 to 140	1