Weather Records on 19 July 1988

995 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 19 July 1988. Highest significance: Linkoeping-Malmslaett, SE.

Key Facts for 19 July 1988

On 19 July 1988, 995 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
442 were record highs and 170 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 16 were all-time records, 29 monthly and 950 daily.
Linkoeping-Malmslaett set a daily record precipitation of 52.0 mm (2.0 in) on 19 July 1988.
Across 164 earlier years (1799 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 437 records.

Record Map

995 stations

995 station records on 19 July 1988 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 19 July 1988: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Linkoeping-Malmslaett	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	52.0 mm (2.0 in)	71 of 100 (Major)
Upland 2NE	United States	Record daily precipitation	101.1 mm (4.0 in)	68 of 100 (Major)
Ulricehamn	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	51.1 mm (2.0 in)	64 of 100 (Major)
Askeryd	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	79.5 mm (3.1 in)	64 of 100 (Major)
Superior	United States	Record daily precipitation	72.9 mm (2.9 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Gavriila Buhta	Russia	Record daily precipitation	28.5 mm (1.1 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Skara 1	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	51.3 mm (2.0 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Nybro-Slattingebygd D	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	49.5 mm (1.9 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Hylletofta	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	46.8 mm (1.8 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Bjarka-Saby	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	46.5 mm (1.8 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Skovde	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	47.8 mm (1.9 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Vadstena	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	51.0 mm (2.0 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Alexandria 4 WSW	United States	Record daily precipitation	57.2 mm (2.3 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Vaexjoe	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Granshult	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	69.0 mm (2.7 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Harlan Co Lake	United States	Record daily precipitation	108.0 mm (4.3 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Millheim	United States	Record daily precipitation	52.1 mm (2.1 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Kvikkjokk-Arrenjarka	Sweden	Record high minimum temperature	18.2 C (64.8 F)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Malexander	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	38.0 mm (1.5 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Holdrege	United States	Record daily precipitation	123.2 mm (4.9 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Ventspils	Latvia	Record daily precipitation	36.1 mm (1.4 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Soraby	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	59.1 mm (2.3 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Nassjo	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	38.5 mm (1.5 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Boras	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	66.8 mm (2.6 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Hogemalen	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	36.3 mm (1.4 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Roswell Ind Air Pk	United States	Record daily precipitation	84.3 mm (3.3 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Varne	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	45.4 mm (1.8 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Uplo	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	50.6 mm (2.0 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Norrkoping-Sorby	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	40.3 mm (1.6 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Jackson	United States	Record daily precipitation	59.9 mm (2.4 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Norwich	United States	Record daily precipitation	71.9 mm (2.8 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Bloomfield	United States	Record daily precipitation	67.3 mm (2.6 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Conchas Dam	United States	Record daily precipitation	73.2 mm (2.9 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Molndal	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	65.0 mm (2.6 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Greensburg	United States	Record daily precipitation	42.7 mm (1.7 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Hogsett Rc Byrd Dam	United States	Record daily precipitation	67.8 mm (2.7 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Sandbackshult	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	30.6 mm (1.2 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Lanna	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	38.8 mm (1.5 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Crete 4ESE	United States	Record daily precipitation	55.1 mm (2.2 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Coshocton Ag Rsch STN	United States	Record daily precipitation	71.6 mm (2.8 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Zhigansk	Russia	Record daily precipitation	37.0 mm (1.5 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Falkoping	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	52.5 mm (2.1 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Pratt 3NW	United States	Record daily precipitation	61.0 mm (2.4 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Beaver Dam	United States	Record daily precipitation	74.9 mm (2.9 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Crystal Springs Exp STN	United States	Record daily precipitation	61.5 mm (2.4 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Haparanda	Sweden	Record high minimum temperature	20.0 C (68.0 F)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Clifton	United States	Record daily precipitation	37.6 mm (1.5 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Daisy 4 ENE	United States	Record daily precipitation	101.6 mm (4.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Caltepec	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	38.4 mm (1.5 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Alingsas_D	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	56.5 mm (2.2 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Kilagarden	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	37.5 mm (1.5 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Ragan	United States	Record daily precipitation	97.5 mm (3.8 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Bridgeport	United States	Record daily precipitation	64.8 mm (2.6 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Flat Top	United States	Record daily precipitation	57.7 mm (2.3 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Atemajac de Brizuela	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	78.0 mm (3.1 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Toraliden	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	36.0 mm (1.4 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Norrkoping	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	42.6 mm (1.7 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Du Quoin 4 SE	United States	Record daily precipitation	93.0 mm (3.7 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Guide Rock	United States	Record daily precipitation	95.3 mm (3.8 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Johnstown	United States	Record daily precipitation	59.2 mm (2.3 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)

Counts by Type and Timescale

995 records

Records set or tied on 19 July 1988 by type: Highest daily maximum 194, Lowest daily maximum 93, Highest daily minimum 248, Lowest daily minimum 77, Heaviest daily rainfall 383.

Records on 19 July 1988 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	194
Lowest daily maximum	93
Highest daily minimum	248
Lowest daily minimum	77
Heaviest daily rainfall	383
Heaviest daily snowfall	0
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 19 July 1988 by timescale: all-time 16, monthly 29, daily 950.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

792 broken records

Margins by which the 792 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 79.5. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

19 July 1988

Top 20 records on 19 July 1988 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
19 July 1988	Linkoeping-Malmslaett, SE	daily rain	52.0 mm (2.0 in)	28.6 mm (1.1 in)	75 years	71 of 100 (Major)
19 July 1988	Upland 2NE, US	daily rain	101.1 mm (4.0 in)	61.7 mm (2.4 in)	72 years	68 of 100 (Major)
19 July 1988	Ulricehamn, SE	daily rain	51.1 mm (2.0 in)	31.6 mm (1.2 in)	52 years	64 of 100 (Major)
19 July 1988	Askeryd, SE	all-time rain	79.5 mm (3.1 in)	19.1 mm (0.8 in)	42 years	64 of 100 (Major)
19 July 1988	Superior, US	daily rain	72.9 mm (2.9 in)	34.8 mm (1.4 in)	93 years	61 of 100 (Major)
19 July 1988	Gavriila Buhta, RU	daily rain	28.5 mm (1.1 in)	20.6 mm (0.8 in)	42 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
19 July 1988	Skara 1, SE	daily rain	51.3 mm (2.0 in)	21.6 mm (0.9 in)	57 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
19 July 1988	Nybro-Slattingebygd D, SE	daily rain	49.5 mm (1.9 in)	24.1 mm (0.9 in)	39 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
19 July 1988	Hylletofta, SE	daily rain	46.8 mm (1.8 in)	28.3 mm (1.1 in)	39 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
19 July 1988	Bjarka-Saby, SE	daily rain	46.5 mm (1.8 in)	34.1 mm (1.3 in)	39 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
19 July 1988	Skovde, SE	daily rain	47.8 mm (1.9 in)	32.1 mm (1.3 in)	39 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
19 July 1988	Vadstena, SE	daily rain	51.0 mm (2.0 in)	31.4 mm (1.2 in)	39 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
19 July 1988	Alexandria 4 WSW, US	daily rain	57.2 mm (2.3 in)	24.9 mm (1.0 in)	86 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
19 July 1988	Vaexjoe, SE	daily rain	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	10.5 mm (0.4 in)	93 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
19 July 1988	Granshult, SE	monthly rain	69.0 mm (2.7 in)	25.0 mm (1.0 in)	1 year	54 of 100 (Notable)
19 July 1988	Harlan Co Lake, US	daily rain	108.0 mm (4.3 in)	76.2 mm (3.0 in)	19 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
19 July 1988	Millheim, US	daily rain	52.1 mm (2.1 in)	45.0 mm (1.8 in)	37 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
19 July 1988	Kvikkjokk-Arrenjarka, SE	all-time high min	18.2 C (64.8 F)	1.2 C (2.2 F)	68 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
19 July 1988	Malexander, SE	daily rain	38.0 mm (1.5 in)	28.2 mm (1.1 in)	31 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
19 July 1988	Holdrege, US	all-time rain	123.2 mm (4.9 in)	13.7 mm (0.5 in)	46 years	53 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

1799 to 1988

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1799 to 1988. 1988 had 995 records.

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

Records on 07-19 in each year
Year	Records
1799	1
1805	1
1809	1
1811	1
1837	1
1838	1
1839	1
1843	1
1845	2
1848	1
1851	1
1859	2
1863	2
1864	1
1865	2
1867	1
1868	1
1870	1
1871	3
1873	2
1874	3
1878	2
1880	1
1881	2
1883	1
1886	3
1887	1
1888	3
1889	1
1890	5
1892	3
1893	2
1894	4
1895	2
1896	1
1897	4
1898	2
1899	3
1900	6
1901	4
1902	12
1903	4
1904	15
1905	20
1906	14
1907	19
1908	21
1909	17
1910	49
1911	14
1912	39
1913	48
1914	35
1915	140
1916	234
1917	177
1918	36
1919	34
1920	50
1921	55
1922	121
1923	224
1924	191
1925	153
1926	319
1927	96
1928	148
1929	232
1930	585
1931	269
1932	385
1933	258
1934	765
1935	268
1936	402
1937	227
1938	290
1939	285
1940	338
1941	424
1942	568
1943	276
1944	361
1945	308
1946	485
1947	613
1948	384
1949	762
1950	613
1951	545
1952	541
1953	330
1954	535
1955	343
1956	552
1957	348
1958	481
1959	393
1960	746
1961	402
1962	453
1963	502
1964	534
1965	755
1966	481
1967	560
1968	740
1969	610
1970	545
1971	636
1972	699
1973	538
1974	513
1975	441
1976	824
1977	898
1978	636
1979	964
1980	835
1981	915
1982	676
1983	1,011
1984	1,076
1985	569
1986	810
1987	1,608
1988	995
1989	1,081
1990	954
1991	803
1992	717
1993	847
1994	589
1995	893
1996	1,353
1997	856
1998	1,325
1999	878
2000	1,802
2001	905
2002	985
2003	1,192
2004	1,082
2005	1,049
2006	1,392
2007	1,181
2008	753
2009	1,844
2010	911
2011	1,266
2012	878
2013	1,061
2014	1,207
2015	735
2016	605
2017	495
2018	836
2019	651
2020	409
2021	779
2022	1,143
2023	884
2024	544
2025	600
2026	653

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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 2026-10-18. Last revised 18 October 2026 (2026-10-18).

Margin	Records
0 to 10	609
10 to 20	89
20 to 30	53
30 to 40	22
40 to 50	9
50 to 60	6
60 to 70	1
70 to 80	3