Weather Records on 22 July 1988

1,001 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 22 July 1988. Highest significance: Jetyjol, KZ.

Key Facts for 22 July 1988

On 22 July 1988, 1,001 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
433 were record highs and 245 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 5 were all-time records, 19 monthly and 977 daily.
Jetyjol set an all-time record daily precipitation of 52.9 mm (2.1 in) on 22 July 1988.
Across 171 earlier years (1793 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 430 records.

Record Map

1,001 stations

1,001 station records on 22 July 1988 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 22 July 1988: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Jetyjol	Kazakhstan	Record daily precipitation	52.9 mm (2.1 in)	71 of 100 (Major)
Karasjok	Norway	Record daily precipitation	30.9 mm (1.2 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Aurora Rsch Farm	United States	Record daily precipitation	72.4 mm (2.9 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Goldbutte 7 N	United States	Record high minimum temperature	23.3 C (73.9 F)	53 of 100 (Notable)
N Creek 5 SE	United States	Record daily precipitation	49.8 mm (2.0 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Nizhni Sirohozy	Ukraine	Record daily precipitation	50.2 mm (2.0 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Bradford	United States	Record daily precipitation	55.1 mm (2.2 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Indian Lake 2SW	United States	Record daily precipitation	44.5 mm (1.8 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Bahty	Kazakhstan	Record daily precipitation	29.4 mm (1.2 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Gigant	Russia	Record daily precipitation	57.3 mm (2.3 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Fitzwilliam 2 W	United States	Record daily precipitation	83.1 mm (3.3 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Zhangwu	China	Record daily precipitation	144.6 mm (5.7 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Peterboro 2 S	United States	Record daily precipitation	60.5 mm (2.4 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
New London Lock #22	United States	Record daily precipitation	63.0 mm (2.5 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Peru	United States	Record daily precipitation	64.8 mm (2.6 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Nevada City	United States	Record high minimum temperature	20.6 C (69.1 F)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Cape Northumberland	Australia	Record daily precipitation	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Masljanino	Russia	Record daily precipitation	47.2 mm (1.9 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Blackwater Dam	United States	Record daily precipitation	59.9 mm (2.4 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Lordsburg 4 SE	United States	Record low minimum temperature	10.6 C (51.1 F)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Birch Hill Dam	United States	Record daily precipitation	59.7 mm (2.4 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Conklingville Dam	United States	Record daily precipitation	55.1 mm (2.2 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Semijarka	Kazakhstan	Record daily precipitation	27.8 mm (1.1 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Paso Robles	United States	Record high minimum temperature	18.3 C (64.9 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Edward Macdowell Lake	United States	Record daily precipitation	71.1 mm (2.8 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Surat	India	Record daily precipitation	114.0 mm (4.5 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Kursk	Russia	Record daily precipitation	27.7 mm (1.1 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Smiths Basin	United States	Record daily precipitation	72.4 mm (2.9 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
San Angelo	United States	Record low minimum temperature	15.0 C (59.0 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Syktyvkar	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	20.5 C (68.9 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Turnersburg	United States	Record daily precipitation	54.6 mm (2.1 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Honey Brook 2 SSE	United States	Record daily precipitation	75.7 mm (3.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Paca-Ata	Kyrgyzstan	Record daily precipitation	28.1 mm (1.1 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Krasnojarsk	Russia	Record daily precipitation	35.0 mm (1.4 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Burnet	United States	Record low minimum temperature	16.1 C (61.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Rochester	United States	Record daily precipitation	67.3 mm (2.6 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Altotonga	Mexico	Record high maximum temperature	27.8 C (82.0 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Elberton 2 N	United States	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Franklin Falls Dam	United States	Record daily precipitation	46.5 mm (1.8 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Artesia 6S	United States	Record low minimum temperature	12.2 C (54.0 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Turgaj	Kazakhstan	Record low minimum temperature	9.0 C (48.2 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
New Salem	United States	Record daily precipitation	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Petersham 3 N	United States	Record daily precipitation	35.1 mm (1.4 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Sonora	United States	Record low minimum temperature	12.8 C (55.0 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Nerchinskij Zavod	Russia	Record daily precipitation	58.4 mm (2.3 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Elsinore	United States	Record high minimum temperature	22.8 C (73.0 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Massabesic Lake	United States	Record daily precipitation	58.4 mm (2.3 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Moorestown 4 E	United States	Record daily precipitation	120.9 mm (4.8 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Tuckerton 2 NE	United States	Record daily precipitation	73.4 mm (2.9 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Snowville	United States	Record high minimum temperature	19.4 C (66.9 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Ashland	United States	Record low maximum temperature	24.4 C (75.9 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Pope AFB	United States	Record daily precipitation	142.7 mm (5.6 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Vega de Alatorre	Mexico	Record low minimum temperature	13.9 C (57.0 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Chiricahua Nm	United States	Record low minimum temperature	10.6 C (51.1 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Milford	United States	Record daily precipitation	52.1 mm (2.1 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Surry Mtn Lake	United States	Record daily precipitation	44.2 mm (1.7 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Little Falls City Rsch	United States	Record low maximum temperature	18.9 C (66.0 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Lowville	United States	Record low maximum temperature	20.0 C (68.0 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Fowlerton	United States	Record high maximum temperature	43.3 C (109.9 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
San Saba	United States	Record low minimum temperature	15.6 C (60.1 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)

Counts by Type and Timescale

1,001 records

Records set or tied on 22 July 1988 by type: Highest daily maximum 189, Lowest daily maximum 104, Highest daily minimum 244, Lowest daily minimum 141, Heaviest daily rainfall 323.

Records on 22 July 1988 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	189
Lowest daily maximum	104
Highest daily minimum	244
Lowest daily minimum	141
Heaviest daily rainfall	323
Heaviest daily snowfall	0
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 22 July 1988 by timescale: all-time 5, monthly 19, daily 977.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

781 broken records

Margins by which the 781 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 62.2. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

22 July 1988

Top 20 records on 22 July 1988 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
22 July 1988	Jetyjol, KZ	all-time rain	52.9 mm (2.1 in)	22.1 mm (0.9 in)	29 years	71 of 100 (Major)
22 July 1988	Karasjok, NO	daily rain	30.9 mm (1.2 in)	18.4 mm (0.7 in)	57 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
22 July 1988	Aurora Rsch Farm, US	monthly rain	72.4 mm (2.9 in)	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	18 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
22 July 1988	Goldbutte 7 N, US	all-time high min	23.3 C (73.9 F)	1.1 C (2.0 F)	78 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
22 July 1988	N Creek 5 SE, US	daily rain	49.8 mm (2.0 in)	40.7 mm (1.6 in)	19 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
22 July 1988	Nizhni Sirohozy, UA	daily rain	50.2 mm (2.0 in)	38.4 mm (1.5 in)	26 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
22 July 1988	Bradford, US	daily rain	55.1 mm (2.2 in)	34.8 mm (1.4 in)	42 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
22 July 1988	Indian Lake 2SW, US	daily rain	44.5 mm (1.8 in)	16.6 mm (0.7 in)	85 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
22 July 1988	Bahty, KZ	daily rain	29.4 mm (1.2 in)	24.0 mm (0.9 in)	4 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
22 July 1988	Gigant, RU	daily rain	57.3 mm (2.3 in)	43.3 mm (1.7 in)	17 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
22 July 1988	Fitzwilliam 2 W, US	daily rain	83.1 mm (3.3 in)	40.7 mm (1.6 in)	41 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
22 July 1988	Zhangwu, CN	all-time rain	144.6 mm (5.7 in)	33.7 mm (1.3 in)	18 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
22 July 1988	Peterboro 2 S, US	daily rain	60.5 mm (2.4 in)	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	5 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
22 July 1988	New London Lock #22, US	daily rain	63.0 mm (2.5 in)	35.1 mm (1.4 in)	41 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
22 July 1988	Peru, US	daily rain	64.8 mm (2.6 in)	37.4 mm (1.5 in)	45 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
22 July 1988	Nevada City, US	daily high min	20.6 C (69.1 F)	3.9 C (7.0 F)	88 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
22 July 1988	Cape Northumberland, AU	daily rain	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	3.9 mm (0.15 in)	100 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
22 July 1988	Masljanino, RU	daily rain	47.2 mm (1.9 in)	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	4 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
22 July 1988	Blackwater Dam, US	daily rain	59.9 mm (2.4 in)	51.5 mm (2.0 in)	7 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
22 July 1988	Lordsburg 4 SE, US	daily low min	10.6 C (51.1 F)	3.8 C (6.8 F)	75 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 07-22 in each year
Year	Records
1793	1
1794	1
1796	1
1797	2
1806	2
1808	1
1809	1
1811	1
1813	1
1836	1
1838	1
1839	1
1844	1
1845	1
1850	1
1854	2
1855	1
1856	1
1857	1
1859	1
1867	1
1868	5
1870	1
1871	1
1874	1
1875	1
1876	2
1878	2
1879	2
1880	2
1881	2
1883	1
1885	3
1886	5
1887	2
1889	5
1890	5
1891	3
1892	3
1893	2
1894	3
1895	2
1896	5
1897	2
1898	4
1900	4
1901	12
1902	3
1903	10
1904	4
1905	12
1906	20
1907	11
1908	9
1909	7
1910	30
1911	26
1912	40
1913	38
1914	52
1915	28
1916	39
1917	34
1918	212
1919	36
1920	71
1921	172
1922	54
1923	107
1924	342
1925	268
1926	345
1927	329
1928	200
1929	267
1930	282
1931	367
1932	291
1933	307
1934	805
1935	250
1936	331
1937	368
1938	404
1939	345
1940	470
1941	236
1942	278
1943	392
1944	633
1945	280
1946	455
1947	1,196
1948	533
1949	419
1950	738
1951	384
1952	797
1953	404
1954	668
1955	618
1956	350
1957	544
1958	450
1959	581
1960	419
1961	519
1962	393
1963	504
1964	418
1965	543
1966	541
1967	295
1968	473
1969	454
1970	1,105
1971	449
1972	715
1973	981
1974	602
1975	335
1976	521
1977	478
1978	1,172
1979	646
1980	844
1981	1,551
1982	710
1983	1,025
1984	945
1985	712
1986	784
1987	1,234
1988	1,001
1989	838
1990	1,026
1991	810
1992	1,393
1993	1,193
1994	1,075
1995	1,241
1996	1,062
1997	1,106
1998	989
1999	756
2000	1,020
2001	1,183
2002	1,002
2003	1,536
2004	805
2005	1,197
2006	1,938
2007	1,190
2008	839
2009	1,294
2010	1,350
2011	1,940
2012	675
2013	604
2014	669
2015	661
2016	895
2017	509
2018	910
2019	513
2020	453
2021	558
2022	782
2023	676
2024	718
2025	877
2026	873

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Data for records on 1988-07-22: 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 10	662
10 to 20	63
20 to 30	24
30 to 40	21
40 to 50	5
50 to 60	5
60 to 70	1