Weather Records on 15 August 1988

1,479 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 15 August 1988. Highest significance: Aleksandrovsk-Sahalinskij, RU.

Key Facts for 15 August 1988

On 15 August 1988, 1,479 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
1,165 were record highs and 135 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 29 were all-time records, 89 monthly and 1,361 daily.
Aleksandrovsk-Sahalinskij set a daily record precipitation of 54.6 mm (2.1 in) on 15 August 1988.
Across 168 earlier years (1793 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 448 records.

Record Map

1,479 stations

1,479 station records on 15 August 1988 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 15 August 1988: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Aleksandrovsk-Sahalinskij	Russia	Record daily precipitation	54.6 mm (2.1 in)	76 of 100 (Major)
Zuerich/Fluntern	Switzerland	Record daily precipitation	80.4 mm (3.2 in)	72 of 100 (Major)
Berlin	United States	Record daily precipitation	101.6 mm (4.0 in)	68 of 100 (Major)
Toruk	Kazakhstan	Record daily precipitation	80.0 mm (3.1 in)	67 of 100 (Major)
Jackman	United States	Record daily precipitation	99.1 mm (3.9 in)	65 of 100 (Major)
Framingham	United States	Record high minimum temperature	26.7 C (80.1 F)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Brassua Dam	United States	Record daily precipitation	51.1 mm (2.0 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Faywood	United States	Record daily precipitation	60.2 mm (2.4 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Homestead Exp STN	United States	Record daily precipitation	121.9 mm (4.8 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Innamincka Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	26.6 mm (1.0 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Apalachicola AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	131.8 mm (5.2 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Miami Beach	United States	Record daily precipitation	72.9 mm (2.9 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Steuben	United States	Record daily precipitation	47.5 mm (1.9 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Mattoon	United States	Record high maximum temperature	37.8 C (100.0 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Bogalusa	United States	Record high minimum temperature	27.8 C (82.0 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Sanford 2 NNW	United States	Record daily precipitation	71.9 mm (2.8 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Timovskoe	Russia	Record daily precipitation	35.4 mm (1.4 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Moosehead	United States	Record daily precipitation	54.6 mm (2.1 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Oracle 2 SE	United States	Record daily precipitation	53.3 mm (2.1 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Long Branch-Oakhurst	United States	Record high minimum temperature	26.1 C (79.0 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Hamburg	United States	Record high maximum temperature	36.7 C (98.1 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Kanalohuluhulu 1075	United States	Record low maximum temperature	13.3 C (55.9 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Tavernier	United States	Record daily precipitation	83.8 mm (3.3 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Vevay	United States	Record high maximum temperature	37.8 C (100.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Sidney 1SSE	United States	Record high minimum temperature	23.9 C (75.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
First Connecticut Lake	United States	Record daily precipitation	53.6 mm (2.1 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Stephan 2 NW	United States	Record high maximum temperature	43.9 C (111.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Warsaw 2 NW	United States	Record high minimum temperature	25.6 C (78.1 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Corona	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	70.1 mm (2.8 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Anderson 1 N	United States	Record high maximum temperature	36.1 C (97.0 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Hagerstown	United States	Record high maximum temperature	38.9 C (102.0 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Bolivar	United States	Record high minimum temperature	20.6 C (69.1 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Philadelphia City	United States	Record high minimum temperature	26.7 C (80.1 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Russell Island	Australia	Record daily precipitation	45.0 mm (1.8 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Newark Ag Farm	United States	Record high minimum temperature	24.4 C (75.9 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Belle Plaine	United States	Record high maximum temperature	40.6 C (105.1 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Indianola 1SW	United States	Record high maximum temperature	40.0 C (104.0 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Glenwood 2WNW	United States	Record high minimum temperature	26.7 C (80.1 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Jefferson 2 E	United States	Record high maximum temperature	31.1 C (88.0 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
W Chester 2 NW	United States	Record high minimum temperature	24.4 C (75.9 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Dale Enterprise	United States	Record high maximum temperature	38.3 C (100.9 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Mattoon	United States	Record high minimum temperature	23.3 C (73.9 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Munising	United States	Record daily precipitation	63.5 mm (2.5 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
York 3 SSW Pump STN	United States	Record high maximum temperature	37.8 C (100.0 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Burkes Garden	United States	Record high maximum temperature	30.0 C (86.0 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Rinconada	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	85.3 mm (3.4 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Elgin Water	United States	Record high minimum temperature	23.9 C (75.0 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Geneseo	United States	Record high maximum temperature	38.3 C (100.9 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Nashville 1 E	United States	Record high maximum temperature	38.3 C (100.9 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Chariton 1 E	United States	Record high minimum temperature	22.8 C (73.0 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Columbus Junction	United States	Record high maximum temperature	40.0 C (104.0 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Sigourney	United States	Record high minimum temperature	25.0 C (77.0 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Winterset 4N	United States	Record high maximum temperature	40.6 C (105.1 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Carrollton Lock 1	United States	Record high maximum temperature	37.2 C (99.0 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Milan 1NW	United States	Record high maximum temperature	41.7 C (107.1 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Blackwater Dam	United States	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Eureka	United States	Record high maximum temperature	42.8 C (109.0 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Willows 6 W	United States	Record low minimum temperature	8.3 C (46.9 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Geneseo	United States	Record high minimum temperature	24.4 C (75.9 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Walnut	United States	Record high maximum temperature	38.3 C (100.9 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)

Counts by Type and Timescale

1,479 records

Records set or tied on 15 August 1988 by type: Highest daily maximum 575, Lowest daily maximum 84, Highest daily minimum 590, Lowest daily minimum 51, Heaviest daily rainfall 179.

Records on 15 August 1988 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	575
Lowest daily maximum	84
Highest daily minimum	590
Lowest daily minimum	51
Heaviest daily rainfall	179
Heaviest daily snowfall	0
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 15 August 1988 by timescale: all-time 29, monthly 89, daily 1,361.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

1,058 broken records

Margins by which the 1,058 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 63.2. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

15 August 1988

Top 20 records on 15 August 1988 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
15 August 1988	Aleksandrovsk-Sahalinskij, RU	daily rain	54.6 mm (2.1 in)	31.4 mm (1.2 in)	102 years	76 of 100 (Major)
15 August 1988	Zuerich/Fluntern, CH	daily rain	80.4 mm (3.2 in)	41.1 mm (1.6 in)	81 years	72 of 100 (Major)
15 August 1988	Berlin, US	daily rain	101.6 mm (4.0 in)	52.3 mm (2.1 in)	61 years	68 of 100 (Major)
15 August 1988	Toruk, KZ	all-time rain	80.0 mm (3.1 in)	41.5 mm (1.6 in)	14 years	67 of 100 (Major)
15 August 1988	Jackman, US	monthly rain	99.1 mm (3.9 in)	38.6 mm (1.5 in)	22 years	65 of 100 (Major)
15 August 1988	Framingham, US	all-time high min	26.7 C (80.1 F)	1.1 C (2.0 F)	87 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
15 August 1988	Brassua Dam, US	daily rain	51.1 mm (2.0 in)	32.8 mm (1.3 in)	46 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
15 August 1988	Faywood, US	daily rain	60.2 mm (2.4 in)	39.1 mm (1.5 in)	41 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
15 August 1988	Homestead Exp STN, US	daily rain	121.9 mm (4.8 in)	63.2 mm (2.5 in)	35 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
15 August 1988	Innamincka Station, AU	daily rain	26.6 mm (1.0 in)	20.2 mm (0.8 in)	51 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
15 August 1988	Apalachicola AP, US	daily rain	131.8 mm (5.2 in)	52.3 mm (2.1 in)	57 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
15 August 1988	Miami Beach, US	daily rain	72.9 mm (2.9 in)	51.6 mm (2.0 in)	29 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
15 August 1988	Steuben, US	daily rain	47.5 mm (1.9 in)	34.8 mm (1.4 in)	31 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
15 August 1988	Mattoon, US	daily high max	37.8 C (100.0 F)	3.4 C (6.1 F)	88 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
15 August 1988	Bogalusa, US	all-time high min	27.8 C (82.0 F)	1.1 C (2.0 F)	46 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
15 August 1988	Sanford 2 NNW, US	daily rain	71.9 mm (2.8 in)	56.2 mm (2.2 in)	4 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
15 August 1988	Timovskoe, RU	daily rain	35.4 mm (1.4 in)	5.3 mm (0.21 in)	91 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
15 August 1988	Moosehead, US	daily rain	54.6 mm (2.1 in)	32.2 mm (1.3 in)	12 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
15 August 1988	Oracle 2 SE, US	daily rain	53.3 mm (2.1 in)	30.7 mm (1.2 in)	34 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
15 August 1988	Long Branch-Oakhurst, US	monthly high min	26.1 C (79.0 F)	1.1 C (2.0 F)	70 years	42 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 1,479 records.

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

Records on 08-15 in each year
Year	Records
1793	2
1802	1
1805	1
1812	1
1821	1
1838	2
1839	1
1841	1
1844	1
1845	3
1852	1
1854	1
1856	1
1858	1
1861	3
1867	1
1868	2
1869	1
1873	2
1875	1
1876	2
1877	1
1878	1
1879	1
1880	3
1881	2
1882	2
1883	1
1884	2
1885	3
1886	1
1887	1
1888	3
1890	2
1891	2
1892	3
1893	3
1895	1
1896	9
1897	3
1898	1
1899	2
1900	6
1901	5
1902	10
1903	5
1904	17
1905	26
1906	8
1907	14
1908	15
1909	30
1910	16
1911	26
1912	34
1913	42
1914	11
1915	26
1916	223
1917	32
1918	23
1919	22
1920	59
1921	55
1922	86
1923	116
1924	220
1925	91
1926	115
1927	223
1928	271
1929	586
1930	274
1931	351
1932	368
1933	268
1934	992
1935	414
1936	867
1937	574
1938	681
1939	450
1940	372
1941	289
1942	377
1943	426
1944	610
1945	433
1946	285
1947	559
1948	366
1949	559
1950	317
1951	597
1952	596
1953	449
1954	481
1955	539
1956	390
1957	355
1958	1,092
1959	515
1960	417
1961	704
1962	1,052
1963	972
1964	1,185
1965	535
1966	340
1967	687
1968	1,002
1969	583
1970	382
1971	899
1972	613
1973	499
1974	512
1975	490
1976	1,345
1977	550
1978	841
1979	1,788
1980	745
1981	588
1982	479
1983	955
1984	622
1985	915
1986	1,283
1987	1,098
1988	1,479
1989	495
1990	758
1991	778
1992	1,638
1993	831
1994	1,073
1995	1,298
1996	929
1997	927
1998	861
1999	956
2000	932
2001	1,254
2002	1,307
2003	1,248
2004	1,424
2005	1,067
2006	923
2007	1,317
2008	964
2009	1,038
2010	1,622
2011	770
2012	654
2013	711
2014	583
2015	759
2016	707
2017	532
2018	328
2019	435
2020	1,327
2021	900
2022	692
2023	1,414
2024	729
2025	772
2026	975

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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	988
10 to 20	35
20 to 30	11
30 to 40	13
40 to 50	3
50 to 60	7
60 to 70	1