Weather Records on 20 July 1988

1,103 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 20 July 1988. Highest significance: Salem, US.

Key Facts for 20 July 1988

On 20 July 1988, 1,103 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
423 were record highs and 320 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 11 were all-time records, 39 monthly and 1,053 daily.
Salem set an all-time record daily precipitation of 182.9 mm (7.2 in) on 20 July 1988.
Across 161 earlier years (1809 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 455 records.

Record Map

1,103 stations

1,103 station records on 20 July 1988 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 20 July 1988: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Salem	United States	Record daily precipitation	182.9 mm (7.2 in)	70 of 100 (Major)
Mirnii	Russia	Record daily precipitation	87.1 mm (3.4 in)	66 of 100 (Major)
Geilo	Norway	Record daily precipitation	39.2 mm (1.5 in)	63 of 100 (Major)
Doniphan	United States	Record daily precipitation	98.8 mm (3.9 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Donora 1 SW	United States	Record daily precipitation	72.1 mm (2.8 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Jubilejnaja	Russia	Record daily precipitation	37.5 mm (1.5 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Urda	Kazakhstan	Record daily precipitation	38.4 mm (1.5 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Pawnee	United States	Record daily precipitation	88.9 mm (3.5 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Calhoun 2 N	United States	Record daily precipitation	62.0 mm (2.4 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Poplar Bluff	United States	Record daily precipitation	94.5 mm (3.7 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Maristova	Norway	Record daily precipitation	28.9 mm (1.1 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Cave Run Lake	United States	Record daily precipitation	82.8 mm (3.3 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Ramos Arizpe (Smn)	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	49.8 mm (2.0 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Akron 4 E	United States	Record low minimum temperature	8.9 C (48.0 F)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Carmi 6 NW	United States	Record daily precipitation	113.3 mm (4.5 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Vevay	United States	Record daily precipitation	66.3 mm (2.6 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Morton	United States	Record daily precipitation	68.1 mm (2.7 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Hafslo	Norway	Record daily precipitation	28.6 mm (1.1 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Veselyi Podil	Ukraine	Record daily precipitation	47.4 mm (1.9 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Pittsburg	United States	Record daily precipitation	84.8 mm (3.3 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Grayson 3 SW	United States	Record daily precipitation	102.1 mm (4.0 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Lake City	United States	Record daily precipitation	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Anna	United States	Record daily precipitation	51.3 mm (2.0 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Heyuan	China	Record daily precipitation	130.7 mm (5.1 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Lead Hill	United States	Record daily precipitation	83.6 mm (3.3 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Benton 2 N	United States	Record daily precipitation	108.0 mm (4.3 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Washington 1 W	United States	Record daily precipitation	66.8 mm (2.6 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Williamstown	United States	Record daily precipitation	69.9 mm (2.8 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Ft Bayard 4W	United States	Record daily precipitation	36.3 mm (1.4 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Schulenburg	United States	Record daily precipitation	55.9 mm (2.2 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Al III	Norway	Record daily precipitation	37.0 mm (1.5 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Fairbury 7S	United States	Record low maximum temperature	20.0 C (68.0 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Ny Westerleigh Stat Is	United States	Record daily precipitation	97.0 mm (3.8 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Slidell	United States	Record daily precipitation	65.3 mm (2.6 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Odesa	Ukraine	Record daily precipitation	25.5 mm (1.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Qulin	United States	Record daily precipitation	93.0 mm (3.7 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Igor I Sikorsky Mem AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	68.3 mm (2.7 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Cheesman	United States	Record low maximum temperature	14.4 C (57.9 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Springfield 2W	United States	Record daily precipitation	36.1 mm (1.4 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Willow Sprg Radio Kuku	United States	Record low maximum temperature	23.3 C (73.9 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Carlsbad Caverns	United States	Record daily precipitation	76.7 mm (3.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
McKeesport	United States	Record daily precipitation	77.0 mm (3.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Linden	United States	Record daily precipitation	62.5 mm (2.5 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Mesa del Huracan	Mexico	Record low minimum temperature	2.8 C (37.0 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Brunswick	United States	Record daily precipitation	61.5 mm (2.4 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Lebanon 2W	United States	Record low maximum temperature	21.7 C (71.1 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Ralston	United States	Record daily precipitation	53.3 mm (2.1 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Willits 1 NE	United States	Record high maximum temperature	40.0 C (104.0 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Summersville 3 SE	United States	Record daily precipitation	57.2 mm (2.3 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Madison	United States	Record low maximum temperature	20.6 C (69.1 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Blackwells Mills	United States	Record daily precipitation	96.5 mm (3.8 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Kenton	United States	Record daily precipitation	51.3 mm (2.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Maramec	United States	Record daily precipitation	55.6 mm (2.2 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Murfreesboro 5 N	United States	Record high minimum temperature	25.0 C (77.0 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Palo Pinto	United States	Record daily precipitation	86.9 mm (3.4 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Pitea	Sweden	Record high minimum temperature	19.8 C (67.6 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
1 N McLeansboro	United States	Record daily precipitation	76.5 mm (3.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Wooster Exp STN	United States	Record daily precipitation	52.6 mm (2.1 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Franklin Sewage Plt	United States	Record high minimum temperature	23.9 C (75.0 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Palpan	Mexico	Record high maximum temperature	32.8 C (91.0 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)

Counts by Type and Timescale

1,103 records

Records set or tied on 20 July 1988 by type: Highest daily maximum 161, Lowest daily maximum 166, Highest daily minimum 262, Lowest daily minimum 154, Heaviest daily rainfall 360.

Records on 20 July 1988 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	161
Lowest daily maximum	166
Highest daily minimum	262
Lowest daily minimum	154
Heaviest daily rainfall	360
Heaviest daily snowfall	0
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 20 July 1988 by timescale: all-time 11, monthly 39, daily 1,053.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

851 broken records

Margins by which the 851 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 84.4. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

20 July 1988

Top 20 records on 20 July 1988 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
20 July 1988	Salem, US	all-time rain	182.9 mm (7.2 in)	46.2 mm (1.8 in)	24 years	70 of 100 (Major)
20 July 1988	Mirnii, RU	all-time rain	87.1 mm (3.4 in)	24.0 mm (0.9 in)	38 years	66 of 100 (Major)
20 July 1988	Geilo, NO	daily rain	39.2 mm (1.5 in)	23.2 mm (0.9 in)	58 years	63 of 100 (Major)
20 July 1988	Doniphan, US	daily rain	98.8 mm (3.9 in)	48.0 mm (1.9 in)	67 years	60 of 100 (Major)
20 July 1988	Donora 1 SW, US	daily rain	72.1 mm (2.8 in)	49.0 mm (1.9 in)	42 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
20 July 1988	Jubilejnaja, RU	daily rain	37.5 mm (1.5 in)	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	41 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
20 July 1988	Urda, KZ	daily rain	38.4 mm (1.5 in)	31.7 mm (1.2 in)	43 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
20 July 1988	Pawnee, US	daily rain	88.9 mm (3.5 in)	70.4 mm (2.8 in)	44 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
20 July 1988	Calhoun 2 N, US	daily rain	62.0 mm (2.4 in)	28.7 mm (1.1 in)	93 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
20 July 1988	Poplar Bluff, US	daily rain	94.5 mm (3.7 in)	57.7 mm (2.3 in)	27 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
20 July 1988	Maristova, NO	daily rain	28.9 mm (1.1 in)	10.9 mm (0.4 in)	69 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
20 July 1988	Cave Run Lake, US	daily rain	82.8 mm (3.3 in)	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	25 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
20 July 1988	Ramos Arizpe (Smn), MX	monthly rain	49.8 mm (2.0 in)	6.6 mm (0.26 in)	79 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
20 July 1988	Akron 4 E, US	daily low min	8.9 C (48.0 F)	3.3 C (5.9 F)	94 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
20 July 1988	Carmi 6 NW, US	monthly rain	113.3 mm (4.5 in)	31.3 mm (1.2 in)	26 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
20 July 1988	Vevay, US	daily rain	66.3 mm (2.6 in)	21.8 mm (0.9 in)	83 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
20 July 1988	Morton, US	daily rain	68.1 mm (2.7 in)	50.3 mm (2.0 in)	33 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
20 July 1988	Hafslo, NO	daily rain	28.6 mm (1.1 in)	12.9 mm (0.5 in)	40 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
20 July 1988	Veselyi Podil, UA	daily rain	47.4 mm (1.9 in)	27.0 mm (1.1 in)	47 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
20 July 1988	Pittsburg, US	daily rain	84.8 mm (3.3 in)	61.7 mm (2.4 in)	27 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

1809 to 1988

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1809 to 1988. 1988 had 1,103 records.

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

Records on 07-20 in each year
Year	Records
1809	1
1810	1
1811	2
1832	2
1844	2
1850	1
1859	2
1863	1
1865	4
1866	1
1867	1
1868	1
1870	1
1872	1
1874	2
1876	1
1877	2
1879	3
1880	1
1881	2
1882	1
1883	2
1885	1
1886	2
1887	1
1888	1
1889	2
1890	5
1892	7
1893	1
1894	1
1895	1
1897	4
1898	2
1899	4
1900	9
1901	3
1902	13
1903	6
1904	10
1905	6
1906	8
1907	12
1908	31
1909	6
1910	27
1911	12
1912	33
1913	28
1914	20
1915	163
1916	117
1917	57
1918	53
1919	40
1920	16
1921	55
1922	52
1923	173
1924	112
1925	125
1926	411
1927	106
1928	366
1929	480
1930	598
1931	362
1932	338
1933	201
1934	857
1935	386
1936	358
1937	213
1938	392
1939	336
1940	325
1941	270
1942	609
1943	326
1944	470
1945	278
1946	482
1947	635
1948	385
1949	807
1950	563
1951	448
1952	488
1953	316
1954	512
1955	377
1956	545
1957	351
1958	536
1959	605
1960	758
1961	338
1962	327
1963	457
1964	416
1965	1,110
1966	469
1967	455
1968	389
1969	649
1970	890
1971	619
1972	1,062
1973	804
1974	489
1975	470
1976	580
1977	899
1978	663
1979	1,249
1980	925
1981	1,048
1982	580
1983	1,117
1984	799
1985	604
1986	848
1987	1,156
1988	1,103
1989	1,183
1990	724
1991	1,024
1992	1,137
1993	901
1994	611
1995	961
1996	1,365
1997	903
1998	1,682
1999	815
2000	1,393
2001	755
2002	986
2003	1,313
2004	978
2005	1,266
2006	1,487
2007	1,124
2008	663
2009	1,533
2010	1,154
2011	1,339
2012	817
2013	850
2014	1,000
2015	812
2016	744
2017	398
2018	930
2019	867
2020	524
2021	683
2022	1,108
2023	812
2024	737
2025	680
2026	863

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Data for records on 1988-07-20: 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	770
20 to 40	56
40 to 60	19
60 to 80	5
80 to 100	1