Weather Records on 2 August 1988

1,068 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 2 August 1988. Highest significance: Delicias (Dge), MX.

Key Facts for 2 August 1988

On 2 August 1988, 1,068 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
690 were record highs and 159 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 25 were all-time records, 71 monthly and 972 daily.
Delicias (Dge) set a daily record precipitation of 55.9 mm (2.2 in) on 2 August 1988.
Across 163 earlier years (1812 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 434 records.

Record Map

1,068 stations

1,068 station records on 2 August 1988 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 2 August 1988: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Delicias (Dge)	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	55.9 mm (2.2 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Ludington 4 SE	United States	Record high maximum temperature	37.2 C (99.0 F)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Campbell	United States	Record daily precipitation	56.1 mm (2.2 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Marquette	United States	Record daily precipitation	70.1 mm (2.8 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Anna 4 N	United States	Record daily precipitation	47.8 mm (1.9 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Fosston 1 E	United States	Record daily precipitation	51.6 mm (2.0 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Uppsala_Flygplats	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	35.1 mm (1.4 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Willcox	United States	Record daily precipitation	33.5 mm (1.3 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Alicia 2 NNE	United States	Record high minimum temperature	28.3 C (82.9 F)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Red Lake Indian Agcy	United States	Record daily precipitation	46.5 mm (1.8 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Capitan	United States	Record daily precipitation	33.5 mm (1.3 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Wilmot	United States	Record daily precipitation	68.6 mm (2.7 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Fond du Lac Wwtp	United States	Record high minimum temperature	26.7 C (80.1 F)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Itasca UNIV of Minn	United States	Record daily precipitation	54.1 mm (2.1 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Hart 3 WSW	United States	Record high minimum temperature	26.1 C (79.0 F)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Pearce - Sunsites	United States	Record low maximum temperature	25.0 C (77.0 F)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Alma	United States	Record high maximum temperature	38.3 C (100.9 F)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Beaver Is	United States	Record high maximum temperature	33.9 C (93.0 F)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Hill City	United States	Record daily precipitation	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Karaganda	Kazakhstan	Record daily precipitation	46.1 mm (1.8 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Edgeley 3WNW	United States	Record daily precipitation	43.9 mm (1.7 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Webster	United States	Record daily precipitation	74.7 mm (2.9 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Zuni	United States	Record daily precipitation	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Rinconada	Mexico	Record low minimum temperature	13.9 C (57.0 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Ogestad	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	33.6 mm (1.3 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Zimnegorskij Majak	Russia	Record daily precipitation	28.7 mm (1.1 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Montpelier	United States	Record daily precipitation	38.9 mm (1.5 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Milbank 4 NW	United States	Record daily precipitation	46.2 mm (1.8 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Offenburg	Germany	Record daily precipitation	40.2 mm (1.6 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Milford Gm Proving Ground	United States	Record high minimum temperature	27.2 C (81.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Luverne	United States	Record high minimum temperature	24.4 C (75.9 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Escalante	United States	Record daily precipitation	44.5 mm (1.8 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Dodgeville Wwtp	United States	Record high maximum temperature	37.8 C (100.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Skara 1	Sweden	Record low maximum temperature	15.3 C (59.5 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Bodie California St Historic P	United States	Record high minimum temperature	8.9 C (48.0 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Antioch	United States	Record high maximum temperature	38.3 C (100.9 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Albert Lea 3SE	United States	Record high maximum temperature	37.8 C (100.0 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Bemidji	United States	Record daily precipitation	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Grand Meadow	United States	Record high maximum temperature	37.8 C (100.0 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Imeni_Michurina,Sovhoz	Kazakhstan	Record daily precipitation	39.9 mm (1.6 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Duncan	United States	Record low maximum temperature	26.7 C (80.1 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Medina	United States	Record daily precipitation	25.7 mm (1.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Santo Tomas (Cfe)	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Crandall 8 N	United States	Record daily precipitation	63.8 mm (2.5 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Germantown Wastewater Utility	United States	Record high maximum temperature	38.9 C (102.0 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Zharyk	Kazakhstan	Record daily precipitation	26.9 mm (1.1 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Ohotsk	Russia	Record high maximum temperature	26.7 C (80.1 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Kassala	Sudan	Record daily precipitation	57.0 mm (2.2 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Happy Camp Rs	United States	Record low minimum temperature	1.7 C (35.1 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Forman 5 SSE	United States	Record high maximum temperature	41.1 C (106.0 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Wausau ASOS	United States	Record high minimum temperature	24.4 C (75.9 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Dalnerechensk	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	24.8 C (76.6 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Pearce - Sunsites	United States	Record daily precipitation	43.9 mm (1.7 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Watseka Public Works	United States	Record high maximum temperature	39.4 C (102.9 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
S Haven	United States	Record high minimum temperature	26.7 C (80.1 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Leola	United States	Record daily precipitation	26.2 mm (1.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Sparta	United States	Record high maximum temperature	38.9 C (102.0 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Tuxcueca	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	53.3 mm (2.1 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
La Estanzuela	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Glennville 3NW	United States	Record daily precipitation	51.1 mm (2.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)

Counts by Type and Timescale

1,068 records

Records set or tied on 2 August 1988 by type: Highest daily maximum 353, Lowest daily maximum 73, Highest daily minimum 337, Lowest daily minimum 86, Heaviest daily rainfall 219.

Records on 2 August 1988 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	353
Lowest daily maximum	73
Highest daily minimum	337
Lowest daily minimum	86
Heaviest daily rainfall	219
Heaviest daily snowfall	0
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 2 August 1988 by timescale: all-time 25, monthly 71, daily 972.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

765 broken records

Margins by which the 765 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 60.7. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

2 August 1988

Top 20 records on 2 August 1988 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
2 August 1988	Delicias (Dge), MX	daily rain	55.9 mm (2.2 in)	37.9 mm (1.5 in)	47 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
2 August 1988	Ludington 4 SE, US	all-time high max	37.2 C (99.0 F)	0.5 C (0.9 F)	87 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
2 August 1988	Campbell, US	daily rain	56.1 mm (2.2 in)	23.1 mm (0.9 in)	85 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
2 August 1988	Marquette, US	daily rain	70.1 mm (2.8 in)	30.2 mm (1.2 in)	24 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
2 August 1988	Anna 4 N, US	daily rain	47.8 mm (1.9 in)	24.2 mm (1.0 in)	89 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
2 August 1988	Fosston 1 E, US	daily rain	51.6 mm (2.0 in)	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	51 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
2 August 1988	Uppsala_Flygplats, SE	daily rain	35.1 mm (1.4 in)	21.5 mm (0.8 in)	39 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
2 August 1988	Willcox, US	daily rain	33.5 mm (1.3 in)	15.2 mm (0.6 in)	81 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
2 August 1988	Alicia 2 NNE, US	monthly high min	28.3 C (82.9 F)	2.7 C (4.9 F)	75 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
2 August 1988	Red Lake Indian Agcy, US	daily rain	46.5 mm (1.8 in)	24.4 mm (1.0 in)	67 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
2 August 1988	Capitan, US	daily rain	33.5 mm (1.3 in)	16.7 mm (0.7 in)	71 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
2 August 1988	Wilmot, US	daily rain	68.6 mm (2.7 in)	42.9 mm (1.7 in)	32 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
2 August 1988	Fond du Lac Wwtp, US	all-time high min	26.7 C (80.1 F)	1.1 C (2.0 F)	57 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
2 August 1988	Itasca UNIV of Minn, US	daily rain	54.1 mm (2.1 in)	31.2 mm (1.2 in)	51 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
2 August 1988	Hart 3 WSW, US	monthly high min	26.1 C (79.0 F)	0.5 C (0.9 F)	87 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
2 August 1988	Pearce - Sunsites, US	daily low max	25.0 C (77.0 F)	4.4 C (7.9 F)	71 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
2 August 1988	Alma, US	daily high max	38.3 C (100.9 F)	2.2 C (4.0 F)	100 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
2 August 1988	Beaver Is, US	monthly high max	33.9 C (93.0 F)	1.7 C (3.1 F)	73 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
2 August 1988	Hill City, US	daily rain	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	24.1 mm (0.9 in)	5 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
2 August 1988	Karaganda, KZ	monthly rain	46.1 mm (1.8 in)	12.0 mm (0.5 in)	20 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

1812 to 1988

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1812 to 1988. 1988 had 1,068 records.

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

Records on 08-02 in each year
Year	Records
1812	1
1816	2
1828	1
1829	1
1830	1
1835	1
1838	1
1840	1
1841	1
1842	1
1844	1
1855	1
1856	1
1859	1
1861	1
1863	3
1864	1
1867	1
1875	2
1877	2
1878	1
1879	1
1883	1
1884	1
1886	3
1887	1
1888	1
1889	2
1890	3
1891	2
1892	4
1893	2
1894	1
1895	2
1896	1
1898	2
1899	6
1900	7
1901	2
1902	10
1903	4
1904	9
1905	21
1906	21
1907	22
1908	39
1909	25
1910	15
1911	43
1912	52
1913	22
1914	15
1915	42
1916	53
1917	115
1918	37
1919	21
1920	45
1921	88
1922	39
1923	128
1924	138
1925	175
1926	200
1927	308
1928	262
1929	210
1930	600
1931	320
1932	334
1933	542
1934	458
1935	457
1936	391
1937	389
1938	544
1939	762
1940	237
1941	279
1942	354
1943	528
1944	487
1945	269
1946	377
1947	453
1948	455
1949	355
1950	504
1951	305
1952	268
1953	448
1954	371
1955	788
1956	670
1957	339
1958	360
1959	388
1960	637
1961	538
1962	396
1963	314
1964	949
1965	798
1966	462
1967	234
1968	445
1969	395
1970	439
1971	1,048
1972	620
1973	635
1974	513
1975	907
1976	1,098
1977	569
1978	685
1979	569
1980	822
1981	679
1982	819
1983	718
1984	595
1985	742
1986	632
1987	1,062
1988	1,068
1989	1,087
1990	1,055
1991	798
1992	1,132
1993	954
1994	986
1995	1,333
1996	824
1997	794
1998	1,183
1999	1,205
2000	920
2001	947
2002	1,039
2003	1,277
2004	752
2005	961
2006	1,736
2007	834
2008	888
2009	1,106
2010	1,315
2011	1,310
2012	758
2013	817
2014	813
2015	666
2016	608
2017	938
2018	1,097
2019	471
2020	699
2021	835
2022	861
2023	887
2024	1,337
2025	756
2026	1,130

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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	686
10 to 20	42
20 to 30	20
30 to 40	11
40 to 50	5
50 to 60	0
60 to 70	1