Weather Records on 12 August 1988

1,518 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 12 August 1988. Highest significance: Clarksville 2NE, US.

Key Facts for 12 August 1988

On 12 August 1988, 1,518 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
971 were record highs and 174 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 9 were all-time records, 33 monthly and 1,476 daily.
Clarksville 2NE set a daily record precipitation of 92.7 mm (3.6 in) on 12 August 1988.
Across 166 earlier years (1793 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 441 records.

Record Map

1,518 stations

1,518 station records on 12 August 1988 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 12 August 1988: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Clarksville 2NE	United States	Record daily precipitation	92.7 mm (3.6 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Double Island Point Lighthouse	Australia	Record daily precipitation	52.0 mm (2.0 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Smith Ctr	United States	Record daily precipitation	149.6 mm (5.9 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Carthage	United States	Record daily precipitation	149.1 mm (5.9 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Carter Twr	United States	Record daily precipitation	116.6 mm (4.6 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Thurber 5 NE	United States	Record daily precipitation	39.9 mm (1.6 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Steubenville	United States	Record daily precipitation	69.1 mm (2.7 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Tegjultja	Russia	Record daily precipitation	35.4 mm (1.4 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Morgantown Muni AP	United States	Record high maximum temperature	34.4 C (93.9 F)	47 of 100 (Notable)
N Platte Rgnl AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	54.1 mm (2.1 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Narjan Mar	Russia	Record daily precipitation	33.7 mm (1.3 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Norfolk 2 SW	United States	Record high minimum temperature	22.8 C (73.0 F)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Itasca UNIV of Minn	United States	Record daily precipitation	74.2 mm (2.9 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Cape Moreton Lighthouse	Australia	Record daily precipitation	47.6 mm (1.9 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Rinconada	Mexico	Record low minimum temperature	8.9 C (48.0 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Middletown 4 W	United States	Record high minimum temperature	24.4 C (75.9 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Elgin Water	United States	Record high minimum temperature	22.8 C (73.0 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Healdsburg	United States	Record low maximum temperature	17.8 C (64.0 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Webbers Falls 5 WSW	United States	Record daily precipitation	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Hana AP 355	United States	Record daily precipitation	47.8 mm (1.9 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Moorestown 4 E	United States	Record high minimum temperature	26.1 C (79.0 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Valliant 3 W	United States	Record daily precipitation	75.7 mm (3.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Le Roy	United States	Record daily precipitation	66.0 mm (2.6 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Vaernes	Norway	Record daily precipitation	33.8 mm (1.3 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Auburn 2 SSE	United States	Record high maximum temperature	37.2 C (99.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Montague 4 NW	United States	Record high minimum temperature	23.9 C (75.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Central Michigan UNIV	United States	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Stockville	United States	Record daily precipitation	108.7 mm (4.3 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Tyndall	United States	Record high minimum temperature	22.8 C (73.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Beaver Dam Wwtp	United States	Record high maximum temperature	33.9 C (93.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Nurnberg	Germany	Record high minimum temperature	17.2 C (63.0 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Aldan	Russia	Record daily precipitation	55.4 mm (2.2 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Tommot	Russia	Record daily precipitation	61.4 mm (2.4 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Peterboro 2 S	United States	Record high minimum temperature	20.6 C (69.1 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Kremsmuenster	Austria	Record high maximum temperature	30.5 C (86.9 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Altotonga	Mexico	Record high maximum temperature	28.9 C (84.0 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Vladikavkaz	Russia	Record daily precipitation	33.3 mm (1.3 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Lawrence	United States	Record high minimum temperature	23.9 C (75.0 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Imperial	United States	Record daily precipitation	29.5 mm (1.2 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Kanalohuluhulu 1075	United States	Record low maximum temperature	15.0 C (59.0 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Philadelphia City	United States	Record high minimum temperature	25.6 C (78.1 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Ny City Cntrl Park	United States	Record high minimum temperature	26.7 C (80.1 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Lanchkhuti	Georgia	Record daily precipitation	91.9 mm (3.6 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Ft Madison	United States	Record high minimum temperature	25.0 C (77.0 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Orono	United States	Record high maximum temperature	34.4 C (93.9 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Ludington 4 SE	United States	Record high maximum temperature	36.1 C (97.0 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
De Smet	United States	Record high minimum temperature	23.3 C (73.9 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Jose Cardel	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	88.9 mm (3.5 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
New Hampton	United States	Record high minimum temperature	22.8 C (73.0 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Bucyrus	United States	Record high minimum temperature	21.7 C (71.1 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Hamburg	United States	Record high minimum temperature	22.2 C (72.0 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Warren	United States	Record high minimum temperature	21.7 C (71.1 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Chestertown	United States	Record high minimum temperature	25.0 C (77.0 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Bolivar	United States	Record high maximum temperature	32.2 C (90.0 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Liberty 1 NE	United States	Record high minimum temperature	19.4 C (66.9 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Grand Forks UNIV (NWS)	United States	Record high minimum temperature	21.1 C (70.0 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Bloserville 1 N	United States	Record high minimum temperature	22.2 C (72.0 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Clarksville 2NE	United States	Record low maximum temperature	26.1 C (79.0 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Olney	United States	Record daily precipitation	43.7 mm (1.7 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Gillette 3SE	United States	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)

Counts by Type and Timescale

1,518 records

Records set or tied on 12 August 1988 by type: Highest daily maximum 359, Lowest daily maximum 118, Highest daily minimum 612, Lowest daily minimum 56, Heaviest daily rainfall 373.

Records on 12 August 1988 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	359
Lowest daily maximum	118
Highest daily minimum	612
Lowest daily minimum	56
Heaviest daily rainfall	373
Heaviest daily snowfall	0
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 12 August 1988 by timescale: all-time 9, monthly 33, daily 1,476.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

1,167 broken records

Margins by which the 1,167 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 90.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

12 August 1988

Top 20 records on 12 August 1988 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
12 August 1988	Clarksville 2NE, US	daily rain	92.7 mm (3.6 in)	48.2 mm (1.9 in)	85 years	61 of 100 (Major)
12 August 1988	Double Island Point Lighthouse, AU	daily rain	52.0 mm (2.0 in)	30.7 mm (1.2 in)	45 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
12 August 1988	Smith Ctr, US	daily rain	149.6 mm (5.9 in)	75.7 mm (3.0 in)	25 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
12 August 1988	Carthage, US	monthly rain	149.1 mm (5.9 in)	47.5 mm (1.9 in)	11 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
12 August 1988	Carter Twr, US	daily rain	116.6 mm (4.6 in)	82.6 mm (3.3 in)	43 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
12 August 1988	Thurber 5 NE, US	daily rain	39.9 mm (1.6 in)	39.9 mm (1.6 in)	78 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
12 August 1988	Steubenville, US	daily rain	69.1 mm (2.7 in)	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	40 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
12 August 1988	Tegjultja, RU	daily rain	35.4 mm (1.4 in)	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	16 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
12 August 1988	Morgantown Muni AP, US	daily high max	34.4 C (93.9 F)	2.5 C (4.5 F)	106 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
12 August 1988	N Platte Rgnl AP, US	daily rain	54.1 mm (2.1 in)	31.2 mm (1.2 in)	37 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
12 August 1988	Narjan Mar, RU	daily rain	33.7 mm (1.3 in)	17.0 mm (0.7 in)	7 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
12 August 1988	Norfolk 2 SW, US	all-time high min	22.8 C (73.0 F)	1.1 C (2.0 F)	43 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
12 August 1988	Itasca UNIV of Minn, US	daily rain	74.2 mm (2.9 in)	22.9 mm (0.9 in)	69 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
12 August 1988	Cape Moreton Lighthouse, AU	daily rain	47.6 mm (1.9 in)	9.5 mm (0.37 in)	89 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
12 August 1988	Rinconada, MX	monthly low min	8.9 C (48.0 F)	2.8 C (5.0 F)	27 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
12 August 1988	Middletown 4 W, US	daily high min	24.4 C (75.9 F)	2.2 C (4.0 F)	96 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
12 August 1988	Elgin Water, US	daily high min	22.8 C (73.0 F)	3.4 C (6.1 F)	88 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
12 August 1988	Healdsburg, US	daily low max	17.8 C (64.0 F)	5.5 C (9.9 F)	71 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
12 August 1988	Webbers Falls 5 WSW, US	daily rain	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	21.0 mm (0.8 in)	78 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
12 August 1988	Hana AP 355, US	daily rain	47.8 mm (1.9 in)	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	34 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

1793 to 1988

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1793 to 1988. 1988 had 1,518 records.

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

Records on 08-12 in each year
Year	Records
1793	1
1796	1
1811	2
1814	1
1815	1
1825	1
1843	1
1851	1
1854	1
1855	2
1856	1
1861	1
1864	3
1865	1
1867	1
1868	1
1871	2
1872	1
1873	1
1874	2
1875	3
1876	2
1879	1
1881	2
1883	1
1884	1
1885	1
1887	2
1888	2
1889	4
1890	4
1891	4
1892	2
1893	1
1894	1
1895	6
1896	2
1897	4
1898	1
1899	10
1900	1
1901	5
1902	9
1903	14
1904	13
1905	16
1906	8
1907	8
1908	31
1909	42
1910	16
1911	33
1912	40
1913	39
1914	26
1915	46
1916	31
1917	134
1918	37
1919	42
1920	26
1921	174
1922	71
1923	89
1924	267
1925	150
1926	154
1927	145
1928	173
1929	276
1930	501
1931	708
1932	418
1933	271
1934	471
1935	408
1936	591
1937	356
1938	237
1939	282
1940	545
1941	481
1942	257
1943	523
1944	595
1945	295
1946	655
1947	729
1948	384
1949	469
1950	442
1951	357
1952	533
1953	227
1954	969
1955	590
1956	265
1957	384
1958	406
1959	388
1960	707
1961	381
1962	466
1963	559
1964	1,346
1965	977
1966	777
1967	1,135
1968	444
1969	629
1970	422
1971	486
1972	473
1973	442
1974	560
1975	593
1976	495
1977	747
1978	571
1979	1,192
1980	692
1981	665
1982	789
1983	923
1984	665
1985	935
1986	615
1987	935
1988	1,518
1989	827
1990	727
1991	726
1992	1,134
1993	936
1994	861
1995	1,654
1996	1,336
1997	1,363
1998	1,215
1999	1,325
2000	741
2001	855
2002	1,345
2003	1,752
2004	1,872
2005	1,085
2006	874
2007	1,209
2008	970
2009	814
2010	1,907
2011	903
2012	910
2013	427
2014	787
2015	757
2016	1,290
2017	533
2018	571
2019	695
2020	730
2021	980
2022	616
2023	779
2024	659
2025	639
2026	849

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Data for records on 1988-08-12: 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 2026-10-18. Last revised 18 October 2026 (2026-10-18).

Margin	Records
0 to 20	1,117
20 to 40	38
40 to 60	8
60 to 80	2
80 to 100	2