Weather Records on 5 August 1988

914 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 5 August 1988. Highest significance: San Simon, US.

Key Facts for 5 August 1988

On 5 August 1988, 914 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
546 were record highs and 176 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 8 were all-time records, 38 monthly and 868 daily.
San Simon set a daily record precipitation of 54.6 mm (2.1 in) on 5 August 1988.
Across 164 earlier years (1797 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 441 records.

Record Map

914 stations

914 station records on 5 August 1988 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 5 August 1988: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
San Simon	United States	Record daily precipitation	54.6 mm (2.1 in)	65 of 100 (Major)
Eureka 1E	United States	Record daily precipitation	85.1 mm (3.4 in)	65 of 100 (Major)
Beaver Dam	United States	Record daily precipitation	57.4 mm (2.3 in)	62 of 100 (Major)
Vallecito Dam	United States	Record daily precipitation	59.4 mm (2.3 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Uzur	Russia	Record daily precipitation	46.6 mm (1.8 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Nebitdag	Turkmenistan	Record daily precipitation	66.6 mm (2.6 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Cleveland 3S	United States	Record daily precipitation	151.1 mm (5.9 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Fallon Exp STN	United States	Record high minimum temperature	22.8 C (73.0 F)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Montello Wwtp	United States	Record daily precipitation	60.5 mm (2.4 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Olonec	Russia	Record daily precipitation	50.1 mm (2.0 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Amga	Russia	Record daily precipitation	43.1 mm (1.7 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Pine Ridge (Billabong)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.5 mm (1.0 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Ware Shoals	United States	Record daily precipitation	78.5 mm (3.1 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Lerik	Azerbaijan	Record daily precipitation	37.6 mm (1.5 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Bowman	United States	Record daily precipitation	102.9 mm (4.1 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Isit	Russia	Record daily precipitation	41.4 mm (1.6 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Grand Coteau	United States	Record daily precipitation	68.6 mm (2.7 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Saint Johns	United States	Record high minimum temperature	25.0 C (77.0 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Dodgeville Wwtp	United States	Record high maximum temperature	37.2 C (99.0 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Erenhot	China	Record daily precipitation	41.1 mm (1.6 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Corydon 8 W	United States	Record daily precipitation	70.6 mm (2.8 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Nashua 2 NNW	United States	Record high minimum temperature	22.2 C (72.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Fence Lake	United States	Record daily precipitation	42.9 mm (1.7 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
San Jose	United States	Record high minimum temperature	16.7 C (62.1 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
New Orleans Wtp	United States	Record daily precipitation	85.3 mm (3.4 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Springview 2NW	United States	Record low maximum temperature	20.6 C (69.1 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Beowawe	United States	Record low maximum temperature	20.6 C (69.1 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Indian Lake 2SW	United States	Record high minimum temperature	20.6 C (69.1 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Portage Wwtp	United States	Record high maximum temperature	37.2 C (99.0 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Nerchinskij Zavod	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	17.5 C (63.5 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Ohotsk	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	15.3 C (59.5 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Hastings	United States	Record high minimum temperature	23.9 C (75.0 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Selby	United States	Record low maximum temperature	20.0 C (68.0 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
S Bend AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Canal V.O.C.	Venezuela	Record daily precipitation	54.6 mm (2.1 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Viljandi	Estonia	Record daily precipitation	34.1 mm (1.3 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Durango	United States	Record high minimum temperature	16.7 C (62.1 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Talbotton	United States	Record low maximum temperature	22.2 C (72.0 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Kingman	United States	Record daily precipitation	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Cambridge	United States	Record low maximum temperature	22.8 C (73.0 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Gothenburg	United States	Record low minimum temperature	10.6 C (51.1 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Huetamo	Mexico	Record low minimum temperature	16.7 C (62.1 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Rinconada	Mexico	Record low minimum temperature	13.9 C (57.0 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Guttenberg L&D 10	United States	Record daily precipitation	69.3 mm (2.7 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Lake City Exp Farm	United States	Record high minimum temperature	20.6 C (69.1 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
David City 4E	United States	Record low maximum temperature	21.7 C (71.1 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Puottaure	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	40.2 mm (1.6 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Sugartown	United States	Record daily precipitation	41.1 mm (1.6 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Animas 3ESE	United States	Record daily precipitation	39.9 mm (1.6 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Put-In-Bay	United States	Record high minimum temperature	25.0 C (77.0 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Marble Bar Comparison	Australia	Record low maximum temperature	19.1 C (66.4 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Nueva Esperanza	Mexico	Record high maximum temperature	38.3 C (100.9 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Namiquipa	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Tenosique (Smn)	Mexico	Record high minimum temperature	25.0 C (77.0 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Westcliffe	United States	Record high minimum temperature	13.3 C (55.9 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Elgin Water	United States	Record high minimum temperature	23.9 C (75.0 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Halsey 2 W	United States	Record low maximum temperature	20.0 C (68.0 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Afton 6 NE	United States	Record daily precipitation	32.8 mm (1.3 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Elmira	United States	Record high minimum temperature	23.9 C (75.0 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Lake Placid 2 S	United States	Record high minimum temperature	20.6 C (69.1 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)

Counts by Type and Timescale

914 records

Records set or tied on 5 August 1988 by type: Highest daily maximum 151, Lowest daily maximum 113, Highest daily minimum 395, Lowest daily minimum 63, Heaviest daily rainfall 192.

Records on 5 August 1988 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	151
Lowest daily maximum	113
Highest daily minimum	395
Lowest daily minimum	63
Heaviest daily rainfall	192
Heaviest daily snowfall	0
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 5 August 1988 by timescale: all-time 8, monthly 38, daily 868.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

619 broken records

Margins by which the 619 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 132.6. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

5 August 1988

Top 20 records on 5 August 1988 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
5 August 1988	San Simon, US	daily rain	54.6 mm (2.1 in)	26.4 mm (1.0 in)	84 years	65 of 100 (Major)
5 August 1988	Eureka 1E, US	daily rain	85.1 mm (3.4 in)	43.7 mm (1.7 in)	90 years	65 of 100 (Major)
5 August 1988	Beaver Dam, US	daily rain	57.4 mm (2.3 in)	35.8 mm (1.4 in)	81 years	62 of 100 (Major)
5 August 1988	Vallecito Dam, US	daily rain	59.4 mm (2.3 in)	35.5 mm (1.4 in)	40 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
5 August 1988	Uzur, RU	daily rain	46.6 mm (1.8 in)	29.1 mm (1.1 in)	39 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
5 August 1988	Nebitdag, TM	all-time rain	66.6 mm (2.6 in)	10.7 mm (0.4 in)	12 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
5 August 1988	Cleveland 3S, US	daily rain	151.1 mm (5.9 in)	132.6 mm (5.2 in)	39 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
5 August 1988	Fallon Exp STN, US	all-time high min	22.8 C (73.0 F)	0.6 C (1.1 F)	80 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
5 August 1988	Montello Wwtp, US	daily rain	60.5 mm (2.4 in)	46.5 mm (1.8 in)	32 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
5 August 1988	Olonec, RU	daily rain	50.1 mm (2.0 in)	26.3 mm (1.0 in)	27 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
5 August 1988	Amga, RU	daily rain	43.1 mm (1.7 in)	21.9 mm (0.9 in)	35 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
5 August 1988	Pine Ridge (Billabong), AU	daily rain	25.5 mm (1.0 in)	20.4 mm (0.8 in)	65 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
5 August 1988	Ware Shoals, US	daily rain	78.5 mm (3.1 in)	45.0 mm (1.8 in)	47 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
5 August 1988	Lerik, AZ	daily rain	37.6 mm (1.5 in)	31.4 mm (1.2 in)	31 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
5 August 1988	Bowman, US	monthly rain	102.9 mm (4.1 in)	38.9 mm (1.5 in)	5 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
5 August 1988	Isit, RU	daily rain	41.4 mm (1.6 in)	23.9 mm (0.9 in)	32 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
5 August 1988	Grand Coteau, US	daily rain	68.6 mm (2.7 in)	14.8 mm (0.6 in)	94 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
5 August 1988	Saint Johns, US	daily high min	25.0 C (77.0 F)	3.9 C (7.0 F)	88 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
5 August 1988	Dodgeville Wwtp, US	daily high max	37.2 C (99.0 F)	3.3 C (5.9 F)	91 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
5 August 1988	Erenhot, CN	daily rain	41.1 mm (1.6 in)	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	2 years	43 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 914 records.

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

Records on 08-05 in each year
Year	Records
1797	1
1806	2
1809	1
1830	3
1839	1
1841	1
1843	1
1846	1
1847	1
1857	1
1859	1
1860	1
1862	2
1864	1
1865	2
1866	1
1867	1
1868	2
1871	2
1874	2
1876	1
1880	1
1881	3
1882	3
1885	1
1886	1
1887	3
1888	2
1890	1
1891	1
1892	1
1893	3
1894	2
1895	3
1896	3
1897	1
1898	3
1899	11
1900	4
1901	3
1902	6
1903	18
1904	13
1905	22
1906	13
1907	14
1908	25
1909	21
1910	20
1911	16
1912	72
1913	18
1914	22
1915	83
1916	67
1917	40
1918	233
1919	40
1920	81
1921	53
1922	107
1923	180
1924	144
1925	84
1926	113
1927	230
1928	201
1929	243
1930	467
1931	426
1932	228
1933	341
1934	587
1935	422
1936	309
1937	288
1938	420
1939	275
1940	290
1941	443
1942	393
1943	436
1944	520
1945	311
1946	374
1947	710
1948	930
1949	375
1950	681
1951	557
1952	498
1953	1,043
1954	543
1955	640
1956	422
1957	518
1958	503
1959	438
1960	297
1961	823
1962	451
1963	311
1964	610
1965	265
1966	384
1967	347
1968	394
1969	708
1970	468
1971	748
1972	799
1973	983
1974	810
1975	692
1976	721
1977	583
1978	948
1979	561
1980	998
1981	754
1982	776
1983	1,090
1984	789
1985	845
1986	778
1987	1,061
1988	914
1989	915
1990	1,265
1991	828
1992	861
1993	1,145
1994	1,944
1995	1,205
1996	1,029
1997	1,144
1998	1,817
1999	834
2000	704
2001	986
2002	1,160
2003	1,340
2004	848
2005	1,026
2006	932
2007	787
2008	738
2009	777
2010	1,626
2011	1,347
2012	869
2013	436
2014	915
2015	520
2016	544
2017	888
2018	528
2019	533
2020	626
2021	641
2022	1,332
2023	1,087
2024	711
2025	775
2026	1,048

Download the Data

Data for records on 1988-08-05: 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	585
20 to 40	28
40 to 60	5
60 to 80	0
80 to 100	0
100 to 120	0
120 to 140	1