Weather Records on 18 July 1988

1,001 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 18 July 1988. Highest significance: Izium, UA.

Key Facts for 18 July 1988

On 18 July 1988, 1,001 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
607 were record highs and 93 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 25 were all-time records, 23 monthly and 953 daily.
Izium set a monthly record daily precipitation of 68.5 mm (2.7 in) on 18 July 1988.
Across 156 earlier years (1793 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 458 records.

Record Map

1,001 stations

1,001 station records on 18 July 1988 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 18 July 1988: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Izium	Ukraine	Record daily precipitation	68.5 mm (2.7 in)	62 of 100 (Major)
Plains	United States	Record daily precipitation	106.7 mm (4.2 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Petoskey	United States	Record daily precipitation	58.7 mm (2.3 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Wooster Exp STN	United States	Record daily precipitation	65.5 mm (2.6 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Dzhusaly	Kazakhstan	Record daily precipitation	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Boquilla Numero Uno	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	70.4 mm (2.8 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Kyrylivka	Ukraine	Record daily precipitation	78.3 mm (3.1 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Kissimmee 2	United States	Record daily precipitation	194.3 mm (7.6 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Saverton L&D 22	United States	Record daily precipitation	83.6 mm (3.3 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Macedon Lock E30	United States	Record daily precipitation	36.3 mm (1.4 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Oelrichs	United States	Record daily precipitation	57.2 mm (2.3 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Ulvoberg	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	64.3 mm (2.5 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Altotonga	Mexico	Record high maximum temperature	27.8 C (82.0 F)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Moran	United States	Record daily precipitation	99.6 mm (3.9 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Bear Gap	United States	Record daily precipitation	61.5 mm (2.4 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Kanalohuluhulu 1075	United States	Record low maximum temperature	14.4 C (57.9 F)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Kroksjo	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	51.0 mm (2.0 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Boyds 2 NW	United States	Record high minimum temperature	29.4 C (84.9 F)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Aparri	Philippines	Record daily precipitation	185.0 mm (7.3 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Blaikliden	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	69.0 mm (2.7 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Sikeston Pwr STN	United States	Record daily precipitation	101.6 mm (4.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Blackwater Dam	United States	Record daily precipitation	48.8 mm (1.9 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Ventspils	Latvia	Record daily precipitation	32.8 mm (1.3 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Asele	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	85.2 mm (3.4 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Wolcott 3 NW	United States	Record daily precipitation	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Sorve	Estonia	Record daily precipitation	25.2 mm (1.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Nercinsk	Russia	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Franklin Falls Dam	United States	Record daily precipitation	58.7 mm (2.3 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Parkersburg	United States	Record high maximum temperature	40.6 C (105.1 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Ockelbo	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	38.8 mm (1.5 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Smithfield	United States	Record high minimum temperature	25.6 C (78.1 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
UNIV of Utah	United States	Record high maximum temperature	41.7 C (107.1 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Vasilevici	Belarus	Record daily precipitation	31.2 mm (1.2 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Esbon 7 N	United States	Record daily precipitation	55.9 mm (2.2 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Brjansk	Russia	Record daily precipitation	72.3 mm (2.8 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Pitea	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	35.0 mm (1.4 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Durham	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Manchester	United States	Record daily precipitation	33.8 mm (1.3 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Hickory FAA AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	73.9 mm (2.9 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Teren-Kuduk	Kazakhstan	Record daily precipitation	40.9 mm (1.6 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Ft Wayne Disposal Plt	United States	Record daily precipitation	47.2 mm (1.9 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Shamokin	United States	Record daily precipitation	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Santa Rosa	United States	Record high minimum temperature	16.7 C (62.1 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Saint Johns	United States	Record high maximum temperature	36.7 C (98.1 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Manypeaks	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.0 mm (1.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Spas-Demensk	Russia	Record daily precipitation	47.3 mm (1.9 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Leon Virgen del Camino	Spain	Record daily precipitation	26.8 mm (1.1 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Bredbyn	Sweden	Record high minimum temperature	19.7 C (67.5 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Mt Hope	United States	Record daily precipitation	82.6 mm (3.3 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Clarksdale	United States	Record high minimum temperature	28.9 C (84.0 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Beaverhead R/S	United States	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Johnstown	United States	Record high maximum temperature	36.7 C (98.1 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Caltepec	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Watsonville Wtr Wks	United States	Record high maximum temperature	32.8 C (91.0 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Sanborn	United States	Record daily precipitation	42.4 mm (1.7 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Talbotton	United States	Record low maximum temperature	25.0 C (77.0 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Lockwood	United States	Record daily precipitation	38.9 mm (1.5 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Moorestown 4 E	United States	Record high minimum temperature	26.1 C (79.0 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Hot Springs	United States	Record daily precipitation	42.2 mm (1.7 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Encinal	United States	Record high minimum temperature	26.7 C (80.1 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)

Counts by Type and Timescale

1,001 records

Records set or tied on 18 July 1988 by type: Highest daily maximum 285, Lowest daily maximum 50, Highest daily minimum 322, Lowest daily minimum 43, Heaviest daily rainfall 301.

Records on 18 July 1988 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	285
Lowest daily maximum	50
Highest daily minimum	322
Lowest daily minimum	43
Heaviest daily rainfall	301
Heaviest daily snowfall	0
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 18 July 1988 by timescale: all-time 25, monthly 23, daily 953.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

740 broken records

Margins by which the 740 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 129.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

18 July 1988

Top 20 records on 18 July 1988 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
18 July 1988	Izium, UA	monthly rain	68.5 mm (2.7 in)	28.4 mm (1.1 in)	27 years	62 of 100 (Major)
18 July 1988	Plains, US	daily rain	106.7 mm (4.2 in)	80.8 mm (3.2 in)	35 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
18 July 1988	Petoskey, US	daily rain	58.7 mm (2.3 in)	29.5 mm (1.2 in)	60 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
18 July 1988	Wooster Exp STN, US	daily rain	65.5 mm (2.6 in)	28.7 mm (1.1 in)	86 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
18 July 1988	Dzhusaly, KZ	daily rain	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	21 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
18 July 1988	Boquilla Numero Uno, MX	daily rain	70.4 mm (2.8 in)	46.5 mm (1.8 in)	25 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
18 July 1988	Kyrylivka, UA	daily rain	78.3 mm (3.1 in)	42.5 mm (1.7 in)	34 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
18 July 1988	Kissimmee 2, US	all-time rain	194.3 mm (7.6 in)	20.8 mm (0.8 in)	38 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
18 July 1988	Saverton L&D 22, US	daily rain	83.6 mm (3.3 in)	59.2 mm (2.3 in)	38 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
18 July 1988	Macedon Lock E30, US	daily rain	36.3 mm (1.4 in)	19.5 mm (0.8 in)	66 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
18 July 1988	Oelrichs, US	daily rain	57.2 mm (2.3 in)	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	40 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
18 July 1988	Ulvoberg, SE	daily rain	64.3 mm (2.5 in)	44.2 mm (1.7 in)	19 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
18 July 1988	Altotonga, MX	daily high max	27.8 C (82.0 F)	5.0 C (9.0 F)	60 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
18 July 1988	Moran, US	daily rain	99.6 mm (3.9 in)	64.8 mm (2.6 in)	16 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
18 July 1988	Bear Gap, US	daily rain	61.5 mm (2.4 in)	39.9 mm (1.6 in)	43 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
18 July 1988	Kanalohuluhulu 1075, US	daily low max	14.4 C (57.9 F)	4.5 C (8.1 F)	55 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
18 July 1988	Kroksjo, SE	daily rain	51.0 mm (2.0 in)	36.2 mm (1.4 in)	11 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
18 July 1988	Boyds 2 NW, US	all-time high min	29.4 C (84.9 F)	3.3 C (5.9 F)	30 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
18 July 1988	Aparri, PH	daily rain	185.0 mm (7.3 in)	129.0 mm (5.1 in)	8 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
18 July 1988	Blaikliden, SE	all-time rain	69.0 mm (2.7 in)	10.8 mm (0.4 in)	26 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 1,001 records.

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

Records on 07-18 in each year
Year	Records
1793	2
1801	1
1845	1
1847	1
1851	1
1858	1
1862	1
1863	2
1865	1
1866	2
1871	2
1872	1
1874	1
1877	1
1878	4
1880	1
1881	2
1883	2
1886	2
1887	2
1888	1
1889	2
1890	4
1891	1
1892	2
1895	1
1896	2
1897	6
1898	2
1899	3
1900	8
1901	5
1902	3
1903	14
1904	7
1905	22
1906	13
1907	12
1908	39
1909	11
1910	33
1911	42
1912	28
1913	21
1914	47
1915	95
1916	235
1917	265
1918	58
1919	38
1920	59
1921	67
1922	138
1923	126
1924	306
1925	217
1926	191
1927	85
1928	108
1929	123
1930	462
1931	382
1932	343
1933	228
1934	502
1935	212
1936	665
1937	334
1938	306
1939	424
1940	352
1941	349
1942	661
1943	277
1944	333
1945	350
1946	334
1947	385
1948	289
1949	521
1950	632
1951	307
1952	597
1953	493
1954	501
1955	423
1956	466
1957	325
1958	475
1959	548
1960	669
1961	280
1962	516
1963	269
1964	523
1965	707
1966	545
1967	735
1968	998
1969	590
1970	530
1971	625
1972	701
1973	976
1974	729
1975	643
1976	1,047
1977	839
1978	881
1979	821
1980	747
1981	624
1982	749
1983	1,071
1984	1,000
1985	582
1986	908
1987	1,845
1988	1,001
1989	1,233
1990	1,053
1991	589
1992	1,135
1993	1,013
1994	720
1995	904
1996	1,157
1997	785
1998	1,169
1999	900
2000	1,214
2001	909
2002	840
2003	1,159
2004	985
2005	1,210
2006	1,285
2007	1,267
2008	593
2009	1,757
2010	878
2011	1,148
2012	1,070
2013	921
2014	1,348
2015	745
2016	609
2017	426
2018	699
2019	548
2020	361
2021	676
2022	1,071
2023	867
2024	581
2025	779
2026	806

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Data for records on 1988-07-18: 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	683
20 to 40	42
40 to 60	10
60 to 80	3
80 to 100	1
100 to 120	0
120 to 140	1