Weather Records on 23 August 1988

1,604 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 23 August 1988. Highest significance: Bauhinia Downs Store, AU.

Key Facts for 23 August 1988

On 23 August 1988, 1,604 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
397 were record highs and 315 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 3 were all-time records, 208 monthly and 1,393 daily.
Bauhinia Downs Store set a monthly record daily precipitation of 105.0 mm (4.1 in) on 23 August 1988.
Across 164 earlier years (1802 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 437 records.

Record Map

1,604 stations

1,604 station records on 23 August 1988 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 23 August 1988: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Bauhinia Downs Store	Australia	Record daily precipitation	105.0 mm (4.1 in)	87 of 100 (Exceptional)
Comet Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	83.0 mm (3.3 in)	83 of 100 (Exceptional)
Glendower Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	58.7 mm (2.3 in)	82 of 100 (Exceptional)
Blackwater Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	83.0 mm (3.3 in)	82 of 100 (Exceptional)
Tierawoomba	Australia	Record daily precipitation	66.0 mm (2.6 in)	78 of 100 (Major)
Camboon Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	87.0 mm (3.4 in)	77 of 100 (Major)
Kilkivan Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	66.8 mm (2.6 in)	76 of 100 (Major)
Muttaburra	Australia	Record daily precipitation	43.8 mm (1.7 in)	75 of 100 (Major)
Proserpine Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	122.2 mm (4.8 in)	74 of 100 (Major)
St Lawrence Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	128.0 mm (5.0 in)	74 of 100 (Major)
Bundaberg Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	75.1 mm (3.0 in)	73 of 100 (Major)
Cracow Store	Australia	Record daily precipitation	137.2 mm (5.4 in)	73 of 100 (Major)
Gracemere Russell St	Australia	Record daily precipitation	72.0 mm (2.8 in)	73 of 100 (Major)
Maryborough	Australia	Record daily precipitation	66.4 mm (2.6 in)	73 of 100 (Major)
Childers Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	70.2 mm (2.8 in)	72 of 100 (Major)
Ica	Russia	Record daily precipitation	135.0 mm (5.3 in)	72 of 100 (Major)
Mount Spencer 2	Australia	Record daily precipitation	49.4 mm (1.9 in)	71 of 100 (Major)
Sellheim	Australia	Record daily precipitation	69.0 mm (2.7 in)	71 of 100 (Major)
Clermont Sirius St	Australia	Record daily precipitation	93.6 mm (3.7 in)	71 of 100 (Major)
Melmoth	Australia	Record daily precipitation	92.2 mm (3.6 in)	71 of 100 (Major)
Mt Perry the Pines	Australia	Record daily precipitation	69.8 mm (2.7 in)	71 of 100 (Major)
Blair Athol	Australia	Record daily precipitation	84.6 mm (3.3 in)	70 of 100 (Major)
Bluff Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	83.4 mm (3.3 in)	70 of 100 (Major)
Emerald Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	87.2 mm (3.4 in)	70 of 100 (Major)
Katandra	Australia	Record daily precipitation	53.0 mm (2.1 in)	70 of 100 (Major)
Gin Gin Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	68.0 mm (2.7 in)	70 of 100 (Major)
Cambooya Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	42.4 mm (1.7 in)	70 of 100 (Major)
Mungar Junction	Australia	Record daily precipitation	59.2 mm (2.3 in)	69 of 100 (Major)
Hughenden Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	70.0 mm (2.8 in)	68 of 100 (Major)
Woodbine Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	91.0 mm (3.6 in)	68 of 100 (Major)
Maxwelton Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	30.4 mm (1.2 in)	67 of 100 (Major)
Keams Canyon	United States	Record daily precipitation	52.8 mm (2.1 in)	67 of 100 (Major)
Wilburra Downs Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.0 mm (1.0 in)	66 of 100 (Major)
Charters Towers Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	61.0 mm (2.4 in)	66 of 100 (Major)
Biloela Dpi	Australia	Record daily precipitation	80.8 mm (3.2 in)	66 of 100 (Major)
Jambin Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	83.6 mm (3.3 in)	66 of 100 (Major)
Thangool Airport	Australia	Record daily precipitation	87.6 mm (3.4 in)	66 of 100 (Major)
Theodore Dpi	Australia	Record daily precipitation	115.4 mm (4.5 in)	66 of 100 (Major)
Kroombit	Australia	Record daily precipitation	80.0 mm (3.1 in)	66 of 100 (Major)
Redlands Hrs	Australia	Record daily precipitation	51.6 mm (2.0 in)	66 of 100 (Major)
Kamilaroi Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	65 of 100 (Major)
"Kageon" Dawes	Australia	Record daily precipitation	79.0 mm (3.1 in)	65 of 100 (Major)
Fairymead Sugar Mill	Australia	Record daily precipitation	66.6 mm (2.6 in)	65 of 100 (Major)
Goovigen Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	87.2 mm (3.4 in)	65 of 100 (Major)
Lurnea	Australia	Record daily precipitation	97.6 mm (3.8 in)	65 of 100 (Major)
Pacific Heights	Australia	Record daily precipitation	72.0 mm (2.8 in)	64 of 100 (Major)
Mount Wilkin	Australia	Record daily precipitation	72.4 mm (2.9 in)	64 of 100 (Major)
Tangorin	Australia	Record daily precipitation	50.0 mm (2.0 in)	64 of 100 (Major)
Wallangarra Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	49.8 mm (2.0 in)	64 of 100 (Major)
Julia Creek Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	45.0 mm (1.8 in)	63 of 100 (Major)
Barnganal Blue Mountain	Australia	Record daily precipitation	71.0 mm (2.8 in)	63 of 100 (Major)
Mt Douglas	Australia	Record daily precipitation	95.0 mm (3.7 in)	63 of 100 (Major)
Duaringa Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	81.0 mm (3.2 in)	63 of 100 (Major)
Surbiton Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	103.0 mm (4.1 in)	63 of 100 (Major)
Goominglah	Australia	Record daily precipitation	75.0 mm (3.0 in)	63 of 100 (Major)
Esk Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	48.2 mm (1.9 in)	63 of 100 (Major)
Wigton	Australia	Record daily precipitation	82.6 mm (3.3 in)	63 of 100 (Major)
Brunswick	United States	Record daily precipitation	76.2 mm (3.0 in)	63 of 100 (Major)
Capella Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	77.0 mm (3.0 in)	62 of 100 (Major)
Dingo Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	82.0 mm (3.2 in)	62 of 100 (Major)

Counts by Type and Timescale

1,604 records

Records set or tied on 23 August 1988 by type: Highest daily maximum 140, Lowest daily maximum 138, Highest daily minimum 257, Lowest daily minimum 177, Heaviest daily rainfall 892.

Records on 23 August 1988 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	140
Lowest daily maximum	138
Highest daily minimum	257
Lowest daily minimum	177
Heaviest daily rainfall	892
Heaviest daily snowfall	0
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 23 August 1988 by timescale: all-time 3, monthly 208, daily 1,393.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

1,343 broken records

Margins by which the 1,343 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 104.2. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

23 August 1988

Top 20 records on 23 August 1988 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
23 August 1988	Bauhinia Downs Store, AU	monthly rain	105.0 mm (4.1 in)	51.7 mm (2.0 in)	95 years	87 of 100 (Exceptional)
23 August 1988	Comet Post Office, AU	monthly rain	83.0 mm (3.3 in)	44.9 mm (1.8 in)	81 years	83 of 100 (Exceptional)
23 August 1988	Glendower Station, AU	monthly rain	58.7 mm (2.3 in)	28.0 mm (1.1 in)	95 years	82 of 100 (Exceptional)
23 August 1988	Blackwater Post Office, AU	monthly rain	83.0 mm (3.3 in)	34.7 mm (1.4 in)	86 years	82 of 100 (Exceptional)
23 August 1988	Tierawoomba, AU	daily rain	66.0 mm (2.6 in)	61.7 mm (2.4 in)	94 years	78 of 100 (Major)
23 August 1988	Camboon Station, AU	monthly rain	87.0 mm (3.4 in)	27.3 mm (1.1 in)	94 years	77 of 100 (Major)
23 August 1988	Kilkivan Post Office, AU	daily rain	66.8 mm (2.6 in)	56.9 mm (2.2 in)	88 years	76 of 100 (Major)
23 August 1988	Muttaburra, AU	daily rain	43.8 mm (1.7 in)	35.7 mm (1.4 in)	88 years	75 of 100 (Major)
23 August 1988	Proserpine Post Office, AU	monthly rain	122.2 mm (4.8 in)	39.4 mm (1.6 in)	48 years	74 of 100 (Major)
23 August 1988	St Lawrence Post Office, AU	monthly rain	128.0 mm (5.0 in)	28.4 mm (1.1 in)	95 years	74 of 100 (Major)
23 August 1988	Bundaberg Post Office, AU	daily rain	75.1 mm (3.0 in)	52.7 mm (2.1 in)	77 years	73 of 100 (Major)
23 August 1988	Cracow Store, AU	monthly rain	137.2 mm (5.4 in)	99.1 mm (3.9 in)	44 years	73 of 100 (Major)
23 August 1988	Gracemere Russell St, AU	daily rain	72.0 mm (2.8 in)	40.2 mm (1.6 in)	87 years	73 of 100 (Major)
23 August 1988	Maryborough, AU	daily rain	66.4 mm (2.6 in)	46.6 mm (1.8 in)	77 years	73 of 100 (Major)
23 August 1988	Childers Post Office, AU	daily rain	70.2 mm (2.8 in)	47.6 mm (1.9 in)	77 years	72 of 100 (Major)
23 August 1988	Ica, RU	all-time rain	135.0 mm (5.3 in)	30.3 mm (1.2 in)	47 years	72 of 100 (Major)
23 August 1988	Mount Spencer 2, AU	daily rain	49.4 mm (1.9 in)	43.6 mm (1.7 in)	94 years	71 of 100 (Major)
23 August 1988	Sellheim, AU	daily rain	69.0 mm (2.7 in)	50.2 mm (2.0 in)	88 years	71 of 100 (Major)
23 August 1988	Clermont Sirius St, AU	monthly rain	93.6 mm (3.7 in)	25.8 mm (1.0 in)	95 years	71 of 100 (Major)
23 August 1988	Melmoth, AU	monthly rain	92.2 mm (3.6 in)	46.2 mm (1.8 in)	49 years	71 of 100 (Major)

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

1802 to 1988

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1802 to 1988. 1988 had 1,604 records.

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

Records on 08-23 in each year
Year	Records
1802	1
1805	1
1813	2
1816	2
1817	1
1818	1
1829	1
1839	3
1840	1
1846	1
1847	1
1848	1
1853	2
1857	1
1858	1
1864	1
1867	1
1869	1
1870	1
1871	1
1874	2
1877	2
1881	1
1882	2
1883	1
1884	2
1886	1
1887	2
1890	3
1891	4
1892	4
1893	4
1894	2
1895	3
1896	6
1897	1
1898	8
1899	8
1900	2
1901	10
1902	9
1903	9
1904	6
1905	8
1906	27
1907	15
1908	18
1909	10
1910	15
1911	23
1912	44
1913	9
1914	23
1915	63
1916	23
1917	26
1918	91
1919	24
1920	102
1921	280
1922	58
1923	284
1924	127
1925	182
1926	99
1927	198
1928	196
1929	240
1930	432
1931	412
1932	211
1933	342
1934	308
1935	220
1936	980
1937	522
1938	654
1939	439
1940	535
1941	375
1942	540
1943	505
1944	578
1945	338
1946	416
1947	1,071
1948	594
1949	456
1950	461
1951	347
1952	456
1953	292
1954	438
1955	375
1956	501
1957	645
1958	402
1959	494
1960	806
1961	644
1962	364
1963	380
1964	724
1965	357
1966	802
1967	541
1968	1,384
1969	728
1970	518
1971	610
1972	614
1973	650
1974	612
1975	627
1976	703
1977	557
1978	577
1979	459
1980	552
1981	663
1982	713
1983	1,264
1984	862
1985	1,187
1986	839
1987	1,119
1988	1,604
1989	902
1990	661
1991	697
1992	1,291
1993	796
1994	738
1995	1,212
1996	1,161
1997	1,599
1998	1,138
1999	802
2000	936
2001	834
2002	931
2003	1,103
2004	862
2005	786
2006	728
2007	1,513
2008	966
2009	1,241
2010	1,244
2011	1,412
2012	688
2013	397
2014	960
2015	673
2016	595
2017	543
2018	479
2019	445
2020	1,093
2021	629
2022	781
2023	1,287
2024	1,150
2025	1,295
2026	592

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Data for records on 1988-08-23: 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	1,027
20 to 40	236
40 to 60	62
60 to 80	15
80 to 100	2
100 to 120	1