Weather Records on 20 August 1988

991 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 20 August 1988. Highest significance: Hohenpeissenberg, DE.

Key Facts for 20 August 1988

On 20 August 1988, 991 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
405 were record highs and 218 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 25 monthly and 966 daily.
Hohenpeissenberg set a daily record precipitation of 66.5 mm (2.6 in) on 20 August 1988.
Across 163 earlier years (1797 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 451 records.

Record Map

991 stations

991 station records on 20 August 1988 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 20 August 1988: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Hohenpeissenberg	Germany	Record daily precipitation	66.5 mm (2.6 in)	69 of 100 (Major)
New Delhi/Safdarjun	India	Record daily precipitation	159.0 mm (6.3 in)	64 of 100 (Major)
Garmisch-Partenkirchen	Germany	Record daily precipitation	69.8 mm (2.7 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
W Palm Beach Intl AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	170.2 mm (6.7 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Ixtlan del Rio	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	95.8 mm (3.8 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Zalma 4 E	United States	Record daily precipitation	90.2 mm (3.6 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Villa Guerrero	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	58.9 mm (2.3 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Lebanon	United States	Record daily precipitation	89.9 mm (3.5 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
San Luis Potosi (Dge)	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	54.9 mm (2.2 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Sonoita	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	61.5 mm (2.4 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Skjenaldfossen I Orkdal	Norway	Record daily precipitation	39.0 mm (1.5 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
San Jose de Raices	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	41.9 mm (1.6 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Sarita 7 E	United States	Record daily precipitation	68.6 mm (2.7 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Cairo 3N	United States	Record daily precipitation	101.1 mm (4.0 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Ersov	Russia	Record daily precipitation	39.4 mm (1.6 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Attenkam	Germany	Record daily precipitation	53.5 mm (2.1 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Indio Fire STN	United States	Record daily precipitation	25.7 mm (1.0 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Soledad de Graciano	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	50.3 mm (2.0 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Vaernes	Norway	Record daily precipitation	47.7 mm (1.9 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Chestertown	United States	Record low maximum temperature	20.0 C (68.0 F)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Franklin	United States	Record daily precipitation	29.7 mm (1.2 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Santa Julia	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	60.5 mm (2.4 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Elkton	United States	Record daily precipitation	71.1 mm (2.8 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Merrill	United States	Record daily precipitation	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Kanalohuluhulu 1075	United States	Record low maximum temperature	13.3 C (55.9 F)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Telchaquillo	Mexico	Record low minimum temperature	12.8 C (55.0 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Carthage	United States	Record daily precipitation	100.8 mm (4.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Cookeville	United States	Record daily precipitation	44.7 mm (1.8 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Sernovodsk	Russia	Record daily precipitation	32.3 mm (1.3 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Ahuacatlan	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	63.0 mm (2.5 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Medemblik	Netherlands	Record daily precipitation	30.9 mm (1.2 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Sevierville	United States	Record daily precipitation	58.4 mm (2.3 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Lemmer (Gemaal Buma)	Netherlands	Record daily precipitation	41.4 mm (1.6 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Kredarica	Slovenia	Record daily precipitation	125.6 mm (4.9 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Marietta Lock 1	United States	Record daily precipitation	40.9 mm (1.6 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Gadsden	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Eupora 2 E	United States	Record daily precipitation	44.5 mm (1.8 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Phoenixville 1 E	United States	Record low maximum temperature	18.3 C (64.9 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Lagos de Moreno (Dge)	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	42.7 mm (1.7 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Rinconada	Mexico	Record low minimum temperature	13.9 C (57.0 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Sunndalsora III	Norway	Record daily precipitation	39.5 mm (1.6 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Bessaker	Norway	Record daily precipitation	31.2 mm (1.2 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Saittarova_D	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	32.8 mm (1.3 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Newark Ag Farm	United States	Record low maximum temperature	20.6 C (69.1 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Tuckerton 2 NE	United States	Record low maximum temperature	19.4 C (66.9 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Selmer	United States	Record daily precipitation	63.5 mm (2.5 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Zwieselberg	Germany	Record daily precipitation	44.7 mm (1.8 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
El-Ton	Russia	Record daily precipitation	29.4 mm (1.2 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Talbotton	United States	Record low maximum temperature	23.9 C (75.0 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Rochester Ferry	United States	Record daily precipitation	63.5 mm (2.5 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Ogden Pioneer Ph	United States	Record high minimum temperature	22.2 C (72.0 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Atlantic City Marina	United States	Record low maximum temperature	17.8 C (64.0 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Ciudad Lerdo (Dge)	Mexico	Record high minimum temperature	20.6 C (69.1 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Leon (Dge)	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	44.5 mm (1.8 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Tenosique (Smn)	Mexico	Record high minimum temperature	25.6 C (78.1 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Madisonville	United States	Record daily precipitation	67.6 mm (2.7 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Maysville Wwtp	United States	Record high maximum temperature	37.2 C (99.0 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Holdenville 2SSE	United States	Record daily precipitation	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Brandonville	United States	Record daily precipitation	42.2 mm (1.7 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Riacho	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	30.6 mm (1.2 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)

Counts by Type and Timescale

991 records

Records set or tied on 20 August 1988 by type: Highest daily maximum 131, Lowest daily maximum 167, Highest daily minimum 274, Lowest daily minimum 51, Heaviest daily rainfall 368.

Records on 20 August 1988 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	131
Lowest daily maximum	167
Highest daily minimum	274
Lowest daily minimum	51
Heaviest daily rainfall	368
Heaviest daily snowfall	0
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 20 August 1988 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 25, daily 966.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

751 broken records

Margins by which the 751 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 108.5. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

20 August 1988

Top 20 records on 20 August 1988 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
20 August 1988	Hohenpeissenberg, DE	daily rain	66.5 mm (2.6 in)	28.9 mm (1.1 in)	147 years	69 of 100 (Major)
20 August 1988	New Delhi/Safdarjun, IN	daily rain	159.0 mm (6.3 in)	108.5 mm (4.3 in)	54 years	64 of 100 (Major)
20 August 1988	Garmisch-Partenkirchen, DE	daily rain	69.8 mm (2.7 in)	41.0 mm (1.6 in)	46 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
20 August 1988	W Palm Beach Intl AP, US	monthly rain	170.2 mm (6.7 in)	44.0 mm (1.7 in)	38 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
20 August 1988	Ixtlan del Rio, MX	daily rain	95.8 mm (3.8 in)	54.4 mm (2.1 in)	38 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
20 August 1988	Zalma 4 E, US	daily rain	90.2 mm (3.6 in)	78.3 mm (3.1 in)	32 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
20 August 1988	Villa Guerrero, MX	daily rain	58.9 mm (2.3 in)	37.8 mm (1.5 in)	37 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
20 August 1988	Lebanon, US	daily rain	89.9 mm (3.5 in)	70.6 mm (2.8 in)	19 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
20 August 1988	San Luis Potosi (Dge), MX	daily rain	54.9 mm (2.2 in)	39.9 mm (1.6 in)	38 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
20 August 1988	Sonoita, MX	daily rain	61.5 mm (2.4 in)	52.6 mm (2.1 in)	28 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
20 August 1988	Skjenaldfossen I Orkdal, NO	daily rain	39.0 mm (1.5 in)	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	28 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
20 August 1988	San Jose de Raices, MX	daily rain	41.9 mm (1.6 in)	28.9 mm (1.1 in)	20 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
20 August 1988	Sarita 7 E, US	daily rain	68.6 mm (2.7 in)	40.7 mm (1.6 in)	80 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
20 August 1988	Cairo 3N, US	daily rain	101.1 mm (4.0 in)	54.1 mm (2.1 in)	27 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
20 August 1988	Ersov, RU	daily rain	39.4 mm (1.6 in)	24.2 mm (1.0 in)	17 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
20 August 1988	Attenkam, DE	daily rain	53.5 mm (2.1 in)	30.9 mm (1.2 in)	47 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
20 August 1988	Indio Fire STN, US	daily rain	25.7 mm (1.0 in)	24.4 mm (1.0 in)	82 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
20 August 1988	Soledad de Graciano, MX	daily rain	50.3 mm (2.0 in)	50.3 mm (2.0 in)	43 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
20 August 1988	Vaernes, NO	monthly rain	47.7 mm (1.9 in)	13.2 mm (0.5 in)	34 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
20 August 1988	Chestertown, US	daily low max	20.0 C (68.0 F)	3.3 C (5.9 F)	91 years	46 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 991 records.

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

Records on 08-20 in each year
Year	Records
1797	1
1807	1
1809	2
1816	1
1830	1
1832	1
1838	1
1840	1
1842	1
1846	1
1849	1
1850	1
1852	1
1858	3
1863	5
1867	4
1870	3
1871	1
1873	1
1875	2
1877	1
1883	2
1884	2
1885	6
1886	1
1888	1
1889	2
1890	2
1891	2
1892	6
1893	1
1894	1
1895	1
1896	5
1897	6
1898	1
1899	5
1900	7
1901	12
1902	3
1903	7
1904	30
1905	7
1906	26
1907	15
1908	21
1909	69
1910	7
1911	18
1912	25
1913	23
1914	15
1915	14
1916	74
1917	51
1918	69
1919	25
1920	47
1921	23
1922	52
1923	83
1924	132
1925	193
1926	187
1927	338
1928	101
1929	213
1930	318
1931	214
1932	299
1933	324
1934	376
1935	339
1936	543
1937	537
1938	250
1939	448
1940	695
1941	230
1942	429
1943	436
1944	355
1945	398
1946	349
1947	988
1948	403
1949	431
1950	1,341
1951	824
1952	425
1953	441
1954	476
1955	848
1956	678
1957	342
1958	281
1959	764
1960	465
1961	520
1962	684
1963	577
1964	629
1965	470
1966	1,094
1967	657
1968	862
1969	608
1970	414
1971	585
1972	522
1973	490
1974	565
1975	411
1976	894
1977	860
1978	563
1979	1,009
1980	991
1981	856
1982	620
1983	1,465
1984	696
1985	666
1986	819
1987	564
1988	991
1989	603
1990	1,262
1991	804
1992	1,168
1993	759
1994	719
1995	1,113
1996	900
1997	1,214
1998	802
1999	810
2000	989
2001	909
2002	1,208
2003	1,031
2004	1,333
2005	1,112
2006	851
2007	1,955
2008	1,170
2009	1,414
2010	1,028
2011	987
2012	1,086
2013	545
2014	582
2015	1,075
2016	872
2017	324
2018	657
2019	698
2020	1,051
2021	1,028
2022	1,038
2023	1,479
2024	589
2025	1,134
2026	985

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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 20	675
20 to 40	60
40 to 60	11
60 to 80	3
80 to 100	1
100 to 120	1