Weather Records on 17 July 1988

1,239 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 17 July 1988. Highest significance: Malung, SE.

Key Facts for 17 July 1988

On 17 July 1988, 1,239 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
845 were record highs and 102 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 41 were all-time records, 41 monthly and 1,157 daily.
Malung set a daily record precipitation of 57.8 mm (2.3 in) on 17 July 1988.
Across 163 earlier years (1793 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 440 records.

Record Map

1,239 stations

1,239 station records on 17 July 1988 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 17 July 1988: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Malung	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	57.8 mm (2.3 in)	80 of 100 (Exceptional)
Ust-Nera	Russia	Record daily precipitation	53.1 mm (2.1 in)	74 of 100 (Major)
Ann Arbor U of Mich	United States	Record daily precipitation	65.5 mm (2.6 in)	73 of 100 (Major)
Beaver	United States	Record daily precipitation	86.4 mm (3.4 in)	72 of 100 (Major)
Chita	Russia	Record daily precipitation	62.5 mm (2.5 in)	70 of 100 (Major)
Freeland	United States	Record daily precipitation	102.1 mm (4.0 in)	65 of 100 (Major)
Bridgewater (Post Office)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	26.0 mm (1.0 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Julesburg	United States	Record daily precipitation	111.8 mm (4.4 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Lodgepole	United States	Record daily precipitation	43.9 mm (1.7 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Albion	United States	Record daily precipitation	48.0 mm (1.9 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Otis 11 NE	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.3 mm (2.0 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Cleveland	United States	Record daily precipitation	95.5 mm (3.8 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Ajk-Kum	Kazakhstan	Record daily precipitation	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Datong	China	Record daily precipitation	57.5 mm (2.3 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Bolivar	United States	Record daily precipitation	49.5 mm (1.9 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Creston	United States	Record high maximum temperature	41.1 C (106.0 F)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Cadiz	United States	Record high minimum temperature	25.6 C (78.1 F)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Urepetiro	Mexico	Record high maximum temperature	35.0 C (95.0 F)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Kuzedeevo	Russia	Record daily precipitation	34.7 mm (1.4 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Paradis 7 S	United States	Record daily precipitation	109.2 mm (4.3 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Primghar	United States	Record daily precipitation	110.0 mm (4.3 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Wilson 4 S	United States	Record daily precipitation	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Luray 5 E	United States	Record high minimum temperature	26.7 C (80.1 F)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Ft Ross	United States	Record high maximum temperature	28.9 C (84.0 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Mt Morris 2W	United States	Record high maximum temperature	36.7 C (98.1 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Sodus 1W	United States	Record daily precipitation	45.0 mm (1.8 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Kresgeville 2 W	United States	Record daily precipitation	100.6 mm (4.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Lehighton 1SSW	United States	Record daily precipitation	68.6 mm (2.7 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Towanda 1 S	United States	Record high maximum temperature	38.9 C (102.0 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Lazdijai	Lithuania	Record daily precipitation	39.0 mm (1.5 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Villa Guerrero	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	59.9 mm (2.4 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Rinconada	Mexico	Record low minimum temperature	13.9 C (57.0 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Derry 4 SW	United States	Record high maximum temperature	38.9 C (102.0 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Robe Comparison	Australia	Record high maximum temperature	16.2 C (61.2 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Nes Pa Hedmark	Norway	Record daily precipitation	25.3 mm (1.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Tylertown 5ESE	United States	Record daily precipitation	68.1 mm (2.7 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Troupsburg 4 NE	United States	Record daily precipitation	37.6 mm (1.5 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Johnstown	United States	Record high maximum temperature	38.9 C (102.0 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Kanalohuluhulu 1075	United States	Record low maximum temperature	13.9 C (57.0 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
St. Petersburg	Russia	Record high maximum temperature	31.5 C (88.7 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Santa Rosa	United States	Record high minimum temperature	19.4 C (66.9 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Bolivar	United States	Record high maximum temperature	36.1 C (97.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
York 3 SSW Pump STN	United States	Record high minimum temperature	23.9 C (75.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Glenville	United States	Record high maximum temperature	40.0 C (104.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Galway	Ireland	Record low maximum temperature	15.5 C (59.9 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Cortland	United States	Record high maximum temperature	37.8 C (100.0 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Velikie Luki	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	17.8 C (64.0 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Mattoon	United States	Record high maximum temperature	38.3 C (100.9 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Sussex 1 NW	United States	Record high maximum temperature	37.2 C (99.0 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Ithaca Cornell UNIV	United States	Record high maximum temperature	36.7 C (98.1 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Rugby	United States	Record low minimum temperature	6.1 C (43.0 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Circleville	United States	Record high minimum temperature	24.4 C (75.9 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Tivjaku	Russia	Record daily precipitation	62.8 mm (2.5 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Bodie California St Historic P	United States	Record high maximum temperature	30.6 C (87.1 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Richmond	United States	Record high maximum temperature	36.1 C (97.0 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Auburn 2 SSE	United States	Record high maximum temperature	37.2 C (99.0 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Woodstock	United States	Record high minimum temperature	25.0 C (77.0 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Peterboro 2 S	United States	Record daily precipitation	36.6 mm (1.4 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Newton	United States	Record daily precipitation	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Montrose	United States	Record high maximum temperature	34.4 C (93.9 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)

Counts by Type and Timescale

1,239 records

Records set or tied on 17 July 1988 by type: Highest daily maximum 445, Lowest daily maximum 51, Highest daily minimum 400, Lowest daily minimum 51, Heaviest daily rainfall 292.

Records on 17 July 1988 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	445
Lowest daily maximum	51
Highest daily minimum	400
Lowest daily minimum	51
Heaviest daily rainfall	292
Heaviest daily snowfall	0
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 17 July 1988 by timescale: all-time 41, monthly 41, daily 1,157.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

912 broken records

Margins by which the 912 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 73.1. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

17 July 1988

Top 20 records on 17 July 1988 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
17 July 1988	Malung, SE	daily rain	57.8 mm (2.3 in)	33.5 mm (1.3 in)	100 years	80 of 100 (Exceptional)
17 July 1988	Ust-Nera, RU	all-time rain	53.1 mm (2.1 in)	17.4 mm (0.7 in)	49 years	74 of 100 (Major)
17 July 1988	Ann Arbor U of Mich, US	daily rain	65.5 mm (2.6 in)	45.4 mm (1.8 in)	80 years	73 of 100 (Major)
17 July 1988	Beaver, US	daily rain	86.4 mm (3.4 in)	60.7 mm (2.4 in)	77 years	72 of 100 (Major)
17 July 1988	Chita, RU	daily rain	62.5 mm (2.5 in)	30.6 mm (1.2 in)	88 years	70 of 100 (Major)
17 July 1988	Freeland, US	daily rain	102.1 mm (4.0 in)	73.1 mm (2.9 in)	61 years	65 of 100 (Major)
17 July 1988	Bridgewater (Post Office), AU	daily rain	26.0 mm (1.0 in)	15.1 mm (0.6 in)	82 years	61 of 100 (Major)
17 July 1988	Julesburg, US	all-time rain	111.8 mm (4.4 in)	14.0 mm (0.6 in)	65 years	61 of 100 (Major)
17 July 1988	Lodgepole, US	daily rain	43.9 mm (1.7 in)	24.8 mm (1.0 in)	90 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
17 July 1988	Albion, US	daily rain	48.0 mm (1.9 in)	39.9 mm (1.6 in)	41 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
17 July 1988	Otis 11 NE, US	daily rain	50.3 mm (2.0 in)	44.2 mm (1.7 in)	37 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
17 July 1988	Cleveland, US	daily rain	95.5 mm (3.8 in)	67.3 mm (2.6 in)	39 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
17 July 1988	Ajk-Kum, KZ	daily rain	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	29.3 mm (1.2 in)	31 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
17 July 1988	Datong, CN	daily rain	57.5 mm (2.3 in)	48.7 mm (1.9 in)	31 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
17 July 1988	Bolivar, US	daily rain	49.5 mm (1.9 in)	22.8 mm (0.9 in)	77 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
17 July 1988	Creston, US	all-time high max	41.1 C (106.0 F)	0.5 C (0.9 F)	74 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
17 July 1988	Cadiz, US	all-time high min	25.6 C (78.1 F)	1.2 C (2.2 F)	69 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
17 July 1988	Urepetiro, MX	monthly high max	35.0 C (95.0 F)	4.4 C (7.9 F)	36 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
17 July 1988	Kuzedeevo, RU	daily rain	34.7 mm (1.4 in)	25.5 mm (1.0 in)	32 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
17 July 1988	Paradis 7 S, US	daily rain	109.2 mm (4.3 in)	54.6 mm (2.1 in)	30 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

1793 to 1988

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1793 to 1988. 1988 had 1,239 records.

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

Records on 07-17 in each year
Year	Records
1793	1
1798	1
1799	1
1801	2
1802	1
1821	1
1827	1
1833	1
1840	1
1842	1
1845	2
1852	1
1862	1
1863	1
1865	2
1866	1
1871	1
1874	1
1875	2
1877	1
1880	1
1881	2
1882	2
1883	5
1884	1
1887	1
1888	2
1889	4
1890	4
1892	5
1893	3
1894	4
1895	1
1896	3
1897	1
1898	2
1899	4
1900	4
1901	6
1902	6
1903	13
1904	4
1905	9
1906	13
1907	12
1908	32
1909	16
1910	8
1911	52
1912	13
1913	26
1914	67
1915	71
1916	27
1917	62
1918	41
1919	45
1920	50
1921	120
1922	206
1923	105
1924	165
1925	275
1926	251
1927	118
1928	116
1929	154
1930	366
1931	492
1932	293
1933	216
1934	438
1935	245
1936	815
1937	313
1938	303
1939	540
1940	319
1941	386
1942	522
1943	321
1944	236
1945	681
1946	523
1947	505
1948	278
1949	405
1950	645
1951	356
1952	772
1953	557
1954	517
1955	512
1956	608
1957	298
1958	693
1959	631
1960	324
1961	408
1962	421
1963	223
1964	481
1965	753
1966	454
1967	965
1968	707
1969	741
1970	486
1971	790
1972	634
1973	680
1974	691
1975	775
1976	1,041
1977	764
1978	794
1979	642
1980	1,137
1981	628
1982	850
1983	1,120
1984	875
1985	483
1986	1,214
1987	1,388
1988	1,239
1989	1,289
1990	953
1991	763
1992	1,055
1993	956
1994	631
1995	917
1996	911
1997	816
1998	1,031
1999	925
2000	1,166
2001	916
2002	995
2003	1,396
2004	908
2005	1,184
2006	1,509
2007	1,218
2008	508
2009	1,218
2010	965
2011	1,101
2012	934
2013	819
2014	1,456
2015	831
2016	679
2017	398
2018	750
2019	477
2020	515
2021	625
2022	791
2023	1,060
2024	814
2025	966
2026	860

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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	807
10 to 20	55
20 to 30	27
30 to 40	11
40 to 50	5
50 to 60	3
60 to 70	3
70 to 80	1