Weather Records on 6 August 1988

873 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 6 August 1988. Highest significance: Mundabullangana, AU.

Key Facts for 6 August 1988

On 6 August 1988, 873 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
485 were record highs and 161 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 8 were all-time records, 33 monthly and 832 daily.
Mundabullangana set a monthly record daily precipitation of 47.5 mm (1.9 in) on 6 August 1988.
Across 165 earlier years (1794 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 444 records.

Record Map

873 stations

873 station records on 6 August 1988 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 6 August 1988: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Mundabullangana	Australia	Record daily precipitation	47.5 mm (1.9 in)	64 of 100 (Major)
Shiprock	United States	Record daily precipitation	39.4 mm (1.6 in)	62 of 100 (Major)
Hilo Intl AP 87	United States	Record daily precipitation	128.3 mm (5.1 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Indee	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.0 mm (1.0 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Darpir	Russia	Record daily precipitation	45.8 mm (1.8 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Gaoua	Burkina Faso	Record daily precipitation	87.9 mm (3.5 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Marble Bar Comparison	Australia	Record daily precipitation	36.7 mm (1.4 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Tulihe	China	Record daily precipitation	43.7 mm (1.7 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Hillside Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	53.0 mm (2.1 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Noreena Downs	Australia	Record daily precipitation	39.0 mm (1.5 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Lewiston	United States	Record high minimum temperature	23.3 C (73.9 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Durant	United States	Record daily precipitation	71.6 mm (2.8 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Standish 4NE	United States	Record daily precipitation	45.0 mm (1.8 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Port Hedland Airport	Australia	Record daily precipitation	34.6 mm (1.4 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Lowville	United States	Record high minimum temperature	22.2 C (72.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Cedaredge	United States	Record high minimum temperature	20.0 C (68.0 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Tupper Lake Sunmount	United States	Record high minimum temperature	21.7 C (71.1 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Abydos Woodstock	Australia	Record daily precipitation	48.1 mm (1.9 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Redmont	Australia	Record daily precipitation	29.6 mm (1.2 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Washington	United States	Record low minimum temperature	13.3 C (55.9 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Rinconada	Mexico	Record low minimum temperature	13.9 C (57.0 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Selemdza	Russia	Record daily precipitation	52.9 mm (2.1 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Gardiner	United States	Record high minimum temperature	22.8 C (73.0 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Fence Lake	United States	Record low maximum temperature	21.7 C (71.1 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Ithaca Cornell UNIV	United States	Record high minimum temperature	22.8 C (73.0 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Marysvale	United States	Record low maximum temperature	25.6 C (78.1 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Chelsea	United States	Record high minimum temperature	18.9 C (66.0 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Jodhpur	India	Record daily precipitation	36.1 mm (1.4 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Madison	United States	Record high minimum temperature	20.6 C (69.1 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Hanover	United States	Record high maximum temperature	34.4 C (93.9 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Bonney Downs	Australia	Record daily precipitation	39.0 mm (1.5 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Ulken Nary	Kazakhstan	Record daily precipitation	25.0 mm (1.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Enosburg Falls	United States	Record high minimum temperature	22.2 C (72.0 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Kurgan	Russia	Record low minimum temperature	5.6 C (42.1 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Elberton 2 N	United States	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Priest Rvr Exp STN	United States	Record high minimum temperature	15.0 C (59.0 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Williamsburg	United States	Record daily precipitation	32.3 mm (1.3 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Millinocket	United States	Record high minimum temperature	21.7 C (71.1 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Orono	United States	Record high minimum temperature	21.1 C (70.0 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Morrisville 6 SW	United States	Record high minimum temperature	21.7 C (71.1 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Jackson	United States	Record high minimum temperature	16.1 C (61.0 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Pedricea	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	35.3 mm (1.4 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Snowflake	United States	Record low maximum temperature	24.4 C (75.9 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Willows 6 W	United States	Record low minimum temperature	8.3 C (46.9 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Caliente	United States	Record low maximum temperature	27.8 C (82.0 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Palpan	Mexico	Record low maximum temperature	20.0 C (68.0 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Vega de Alatorre	Mexico	Record low maximum temperature	20.6 C (69.1 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Warrenton	United States	Record daily precipitation	40.1 mm (1.6 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Greensburg	United States	Record daily precipitation	56.6 mm (2.2 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Roseau	United States	Record high minimum temperature	22.8 C (73.0 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Kulani Camp 79	United States	Record daily precipitation	63.5 mm (2.5 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Intl Falls Intl AP	United States	Record high maximum temperature	33.9 C (93.0 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Agua Tibia	Mexico	Record high maximum temperature	34.4 C (93.9 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Eureka	United States	Record low maximum temperature	21.1 C (70.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Afton 6 NE	United States	Record daily precipitation	27.7 mm (1.1 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Cooperstown	United States	Record high minimum temperature	20.6 C (69.1 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Clifton	United States	Record low maximum temperature	30.6 C (87.1 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Rockville 1 NE	United States	Record high minimum temperature	23.3 C (73.9 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Greenville 6 N	United States	Record daily precipitation	32.3 mm (1.3 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Berlin	United States	Record high minimum temperature	21.1 C (70.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

873 records

Records set or tied on 6 August 1988 by type: Highest daily maximum 158, Lowest daily maximum 110, Highest daily minimum 327, Lowest daily minimum 51, Heaviest daily rainfall 227.

Records on 6 August 1988 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	158
Lowest daily maximum	110
Highest daily minimum	327
Lowest daily minimum	51
Heaviest daily rainfall	227
Heaviest daily snowfall	0
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 6 August 1988 by timescale: all-time 8, monthly 33, daily 832.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

622 broken records

Margins by which the 622 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 97.6. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

6 August 1988

Top 20 records on 6 August 1988 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
6 August 1988	Mundabullangana, AU	monthly rain	47.5 mm (1.9 in)	18.8 mm (0.7 in)	68 years	64 of 100 (Major)
6 August 1988	Shiprock, US	daily rain	39.4 mm (1.6 in)	28.7 mm (1.1 in)	55 years	62 of 100 (Major)
6 August 1988	Hilo Intl AP 87, US	daily rain	128.3 mm (5.1 in)	97.6 mm (3.8 in)	37 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
6 August 1988	Indee, AU	daily rain	25.0 mm (1.0 in)	25.0 mm (1.0 in)	79 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
6 August 1988	Darpir, RU	all-time rain	45.8 mm (1.8 in)	8.2 mm (0.32 in)	33 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
6 August 1988	Gaoua, BF	daily rain	87.9 mm (3.5 in)	62.5 mm (2.5 in)	18 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
6 August 1988	Marble Bar Comparison, AU	monthly rain	36.7 mm (1.4 in)	4.9 mm (0.19 in)	68 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
6 August 1988	Tulihe, CN	daily rain	43.7 mm (1.7 in)	24.4 mm (1.0 in)	31 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
6 August 1988	Hillside Station, AU	monthly rain	53.0 mm (2.1 in)	18.5 mm (0.7 in)	17 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
6 August 1988	Noreena Downs, AU	monthly rain	39.0 mm (1.5 in)	7.5 mm (0.30 in)	58 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
6 August 1988	Lewiston, US	daily high min	23.3 C (73.9 F)	3.3 C (5.9 F)	82 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
6 August 1988	Durant, US	daily rain	71.6 mm (2.8 in)	32.2 mm (1.3 in)	60 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
6 August 1988	Standish 4NE, US	daily rain	45.0 mm (1.8 in)	25.2 mm (1.0 in)	43 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
6 August 1988	Port Hedland Airport, AU	monthly rain	34.6 mm (1.4 in)	10.0 mm (0.4 in)	10 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
6 August 1988	Lowville, US	daily high min	22.2 C (72.0 F)	2.2 C (4.0 F)	91 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
6 August 1988	Cedaredge, US	monthly high min	20.0 C (68.0 F)	1.1 C (2.0 F)	59 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
6 August 1988	Tupper Lake Sunmount, US	daily high min	21.7 C (71.1 F)	3.4 C (6.1 F)	82 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
6 August 1988	Abydos Woodstock, AU	monthly rain	48.1 mm (1.9 in)	15.6 mm (0.6 in)	15 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
6 August 1988	Redmont, AU	daily rain	29.6 mm (1.2 in)	19.4 mm (0.8 in)	15 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
6 August 1988	Washington, US	daily low min	13.3 C (55.9 F)	0.6 C (1.1 F)	93 years	38 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

1794 to 1988

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1794 to 1988. 1988 had 873 records.

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

Records on 08-06 in each year
Year	Records
1794	1
1806	1
1808	1
1809	1
1810	1
1822	1
1830	1
1833	1
1847	1
1849	1
1856	3
1857	2
1858	1
1859	1
1861	1
1866	1
1869	1
1871	2
1876	1
1878	3
1879	1
1881	3
1883	1
1884	1
1885	3
1886	2
1887	1
1888	7
1889	3
1890	2
1891	2
1892	3
1893	1
1894	1
1895	6
1896	6
1897	1
1898	5
1899	2
1900	6
1901	7
1902	4
1903	16
1904	13
1905	13
1906	24
1907	26
1908	17
1909	14
1910	20
1911	22
1912	57
1913	41
1914	6
1915	108
1916	40
1917	35
1918	526
1919	92
1920	39
1921	49
1922	90
1923	113
1924	150
1925	78
1926	85
1927	132
1928	101
1929	189
1930	356
1931	349
1932	226
1933	284
1934	580
1935	330
1936	318
1937	371
1938	308
1939	311
1940	385
1941	356
1942	303
1943	248
1944	312
1945	458
1946	430
1947	625
1948	1,166
1949	464
1950	480
1951	720
1952	513
1953	646
1954	532
1955	531
1956	447
1957	949
1958	521
1959	422
1960	250
1961	551
1962	496
1963	258
1964	481
1965	390
1966	378
1967	757
1968	586
1969	613
1970	504
1971	945
1972	877
1973	876
1974	884
1975	749
1976	923
1977	623
1978	790
1979	544
1980	818
1981	855
1982	643
1983	1,281
1984	815
1985	874
1986	648
1987	948
1988	873
1989	879
1990	1,463
1991	1,100
1992	1,053
1993	1,569
1994	1,918
1995	1,500
1996	1,038
1997	1,216
1998	1,546
1999	938
2000	870
2001	1,100
2002	988
2003	1,221
2004	1,076
2005	756
2006	849
2007	991
2008	820
2009	1,033
2010	1,205
2011	1,357
2012	845
2013	722
2014	673
2015	827
2016	472
2017	827
2018	598
2019	645
2020	510
2021	457
2022	960
2023	1,177
2024	882
2025	721
2026	955

Download the Data

Data for records on 1988-08-06: 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	604
20 to 40	15
40 to 60	1
60 to 80	1
80 to 100	1