Weather Records on 29 July 1988

744 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 29 July 1988. Highest significance: Launiupoko Intake 376, US.

Key Facts for 29 July 1988

On 29 July 1988, 744 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
365 were record highs and 191 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 10 were all-time records, 19 monthly and 715 daily.
Launiupoko Intake 376 set a daily record precipitation of 47.2 mm (1.9 in) on 29 July 1988.
Across 165 earlier years (1797 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 447 records.

Record Map

744 stations

744 station records on 29 July 1988 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 29 July 1988: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Launiupoko Intake 376	United States	Record daily precipitation	47.2 mm (1.9 in)	64 of 100 (Major)
Limassol	Cyprus	Record daily precipitation	39.5 mm (1.6 in)	63 of 100 (Major)
Jackvik	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	47.1 mm (1.9 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Pitea	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	48.9 mm (1.9 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Presa Potrerillos	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	106.2 mm (4.2 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Fagerheden	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	62.2 mm (2.4 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Villa Juarez	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	91.9 mm (3.6 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Norrby	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	45.0 mm (1.8 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Klippen	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	38.5 mm (1.5 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Fedafjorden II	Norway	Record daily precipitation	75.0 mm (3.0 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Mtn Lake	United States	Record low minimum temperature	15.0 C (59.0 F)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Dunderlandsdalen	Norway	Record daily precipitation	33.2 mm (1.3 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
El Tule (Smn)	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	62.0 mm (2.4 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Stromsfoss Sluse	Norway	Record daily precipitation	31.5 mm (1.2 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Ovre Sirdal	Norway	Record daily precipitation	43.0 mm (1.7 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Florence	United States	Record daily precipitation	82.6 mm (3.3 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Flekkefjord	Norway	Record daily precipitation	68.1 mm (2.7 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Gunnesbyn	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	39.4 mm (1.6 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Sadiliden	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	45.8 mm (1.8 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Grand Marais	United States	Record daily precipitation	34.0 mm (1.3 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Wolf Canyon	United States	Record daily precipitation	44.5 mm (1.8 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Laguna	United States	Record daily precipitation	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Talliden	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	36.0 mm (1.4 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Leonard Creek Rch - Denio 33S	United States	Record high minimum temperature	27.2 C (81.0 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Bhubaneswar	India	Record daily precipitation	124.0 mm (4.9 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
San Bartolo	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	60.2 mm (2.4 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Media Luna	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	50.3 mm (2.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Vigmostad	Norway	Record daily precipitation	78.5 mm (3.1 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Havelund	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	36.1 mm (1.4 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Ludington 4 SE	United States	Record high maximum temperature	33.3 C (91.9 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Artichoke Lake 1 E	United States	Record high minimum temperature	28.3 C (82.9 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Verhojansk	Russia	Record high maximum temperature	34.2 C (93.6 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Mala	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	53.0 mm (2.1 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Independence	United States	Record high maximum temperature	41.7 C (107.1 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Golden	United States	Record daily precipitation	43.9 mm (1.7 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Vuoggatjalme	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	25.8 mm (1.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Clinton	United States	Record daily precipitation	39.6 mm (1.6 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Bygdea	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	30.9 mm (1.2 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Halden	Norway	Record daily precipitation	28.2 mm (1.1 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Calico Rock 2 WSW	United States	Record low maximum temperature	25.6 C (78.1 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Bitter Lakes Wl Refuge	United States	Record low minimum temperature	8.9 C (48.0 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Menno	United States	Record daily precipitation	55.9 mm (2.2 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Kanalohuluhulu 1075	United States	Record low maximum temperature	13.3 C (55.9 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Roosevelt Roads	Puerto Rico [United States]	Record daily precipitation	43.4 mm (1.7 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Canal Pt USDA	United States	Record daily precipitation	59.7 mm (2.4 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Steinhatchee 6 ENE	United States	Record high maximum temperature	40.0 C (104.0 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Sandy Lake Dam Libby	United States	Record high maximum temperature	36.1 C (97.0 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Pennington Gap	United States	Record high minimum temperature	24.4 C (75.9 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
San Miguel Ejutla	Mexico	Record low maximum temperature	21.7 C (71.1 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Two Rivers	United States	Record high maximum temperature	37.2 C (99.0 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Sitka Magnetic Obsy	United States	Record daily precipitation	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Ocampo	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
La Cruz	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	30.7 mm (1.2 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Petropavlovsk-Kamchatskij	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	14.9 C (58.8 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Stratton	United States	Record high minimum temperature	24.4 C (75.9 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Talbotton	United States	Record low minimum temperature	15.0 C (59.0 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Mohall	United States	Record high maximum temperature	37.2 C (99.0 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Stanley Wwtp	United States	Record high maximum temperature	35.6 C (96.1 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
San Bernardo	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	25.9 mm (1.0 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Cerralvo (Dge)	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	55.4 mm (2.2 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

744 records

Records set or tied on 29 July 1988 by type: Highest daily maximum 221, Lowest daily maximum 94, Highest daily minimum 144, Lowest daily minimum 97, Heaviest daily rainfall 188.

Records on 29 July 1988 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	221
Lowest daily maximum	94
Highest daily minimum	144
Lowest daily minimum	97
Heaviest daily rainfall	188
Heaviest daily snowfall	0
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 29 July 1988 by timescale: all-time 10, monthly 19, daily 715.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

560 broken records

Margins by which the 560 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 52.1. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

29 July 1988

Top 20 records on 29 July 1988 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
29 July 1988	Launiupoko Intake 376, US	daily rain	47.2 mm (1.9 in)	40.8 mm (1.6 in)	67 years	64 of 100 (Major)
29 July 1988	Limassol, CY	monthly rain	39.5 mm (1.6 in)	38.7 mm (1.5 in)	29 years	63 of 100 (Major)
29 July 1988	Jackvik, SE	daily rain	47.1 mm (1.9 in)	29.9 mm (1.2 in)	57 years	61 of 100 (Major)
29 July 1988	Pitea, SE	monthly rain	48.9 mm (1.9 in)	5.5 mm (0.22 in)	116 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
29 July 1988	Presa Potrerillos, MX	monthly rain	106.2 mm (4.2 in)	52.1 mm (2.1 in)	16 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
29 July 1988	Fagerheden, SE	daily rain	62.2 mm (2.4 in)	35.5 mm (1.4 in)	34 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
29 July 1988	Villa Juarez, MX	daily rain	91.9 mm (3.6 in)	47.2 mm (1.9 in)	25 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
29 July 1988	Norrby, SE	daily rain	45.0 mm (1.8 in)	29.7 mm (1.2 in)	22 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
29 July 1988	Klippen, SE	daily rain	38.5 mm (1.5 in)	27.5 mm (1.1 in)	32 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
29 July 1988	Fedafjorden II, NO	daily rain	75.0 mm (3.0 in)	48.8 mm (1.9 in)	22 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
29 July 1988	Mtn Lake, US	daily low min	15.0 C (59.0 F)	3.9 C (7.0 F)	32 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
29 July 1988	Dunderlandsdalen, NO	daily rain	33.2 mm (1.3 in)	10.7 mm (0.4 in)	73 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
29 July 1988	El Tule (Smn), MX	daily rain	62.0 mm (2.4 in)	51.6 mm (2.0 in)	10 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
29 July 1988	Stromsfoss Sluse, NO	daily rain	31.5 mm (1.2 in)	5.5 mm (0.22 in)	100 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
29 July 1988	Ovre Sirdal, NO	daily rain	43.0 mm (1.7 in)	25.6 mm (1.0 in)	22 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
29 July 1988	Florence, US	all-time rain	82.6 mm (3.3 in)	10.7 mm (0.4 in)	23 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
29 July 1988	Flekkefjord, NO	daily rain	68.1 mm (2.7 in)	40.7 mm (1.6 in)	22 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
29 July 1988	Gunnesbyn, SE	daily rain	39.4 mm (1.6 in)	27.5 mm (1.1 in)	7 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
29 July 1988	Sadiliden, SE	daily rain	45.8 mm (1.8 in)	31.9 mm (1.3 in)	5 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
29 July 1988	Grand Marais, US	daily rain	34.0 mm (1.3 in)	14.7 mm (0.6 in)	71 years	44 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

1797 to 1988

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1797 to 1988. 1988 had 744 records.

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

Records on 07-29 in each year
Year	Records
1797	1
1807	1
1815	1
1824	1
1830	1
1834	1
1838	1
1843	1
1845	2
1848	1
1851	1
1853	1
1857	1
1858	3
1859	1
1860	3
1867	3
1868	2
1869	1
1872	2
1873	1
1875	1
1877	2
1881	1
1883	1
1884	2
1886	2
1887	2
1888	2
1889	1
1890	4
1891	2
1893	2
1894	4
1895	4
1896	1
1897	5
1898	7
1899	1
1900	5
1901	15
1902	3
1903	16
1904	14
1905	17
1906	13
1907	31
1908	28
1909	45
1910	22
1911	48
1912	35
1913	33
1914	130
1915	15
1916	186
1917	50
1918	28
1919	29
1920	94
1921	94
1922	83
1923	168
1924	90
1925	427
1926	154
1927	119
1928	297
1929	347
1930	343
1931	401
1932	217
1933	501
1934	957
1935	280
1936	348
1937	276
1938	345
1939	434
1940	539
1941	400
1942	201
1943	433
1944	263
1945	429
1946	384
1947	434
1948	510
1949	511
1950	744
1951	333
1952	712
1953	251
1954	445
1955	463
1956	408
1957	364
1958	620
1959	383
1960	611
1961	563
1962	410
1963	462
1964	510
1965	709
1966	417
1967	370
1968	744
1969	630
1970	465
1971	1,609
1972	665
1973	459
1974	463
1975	894
1976	506
1977	712
1978	551
1979	601
1980	864
1981	1,496
1982	699
1983	1,022
1984	1,173
1985	823
1986	842
1987	1,412
1988	744
1989	1,008
1990	745
1991	765
1992	620
1993	1,063
1994	1,695
1995	1,295
1996	1,085
1997	979
1998	1,251
1999	1,271
2000	898
2001	1,205
2002	1,294
2003	1,166
2004	1,167
2005	1,334
2006	1,085
2007	1,116
2008	852
2009	1,311
2010	1,691
2011	1,012
2012	656
2013	1,159
2014	1,061
2015	833
2016	580
2017	608
2018	653
2019	496
2020	480
2021	667
2022	1,058
2023	803
2024	694
2025	859
2026	979

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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	481
10 to 20	47
20 to 30	16
30 to 40	9
40 to 50	5
50 to 60	2