Weather Records on 25 August 1988

815 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 25 August 1988. Highest significance: Lares, PR.

Key Facts for 25 August 1988

On 25 August 1988, 815 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
425 were record highs and 125 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 26 monthly and 789 daily.
Lares set a daily record precipitation of 119.4 mm (4.7 in) on 25 August 1988.
Across 168 earlier years (1796 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 435 records.

Record Map

815 stations

815 station records on 25 August 1988 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 25 August 1988: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Lares	Puerto Rico [United States]	Record daily precipitation	119.4 mm (4.7 in)	71 of 100 (Major)
Jayuya	Puerto Rico [United States]	Record daily precipitation	126.5 mm (5.0 in)	66 of 100 (Major)
Tiirikoja	Estonia	Record daily precipitation	53.7 mm (2.1 in)	63 of 100 (Major)
Maricao Fish Hatchery	Puerto Rico [United States]	Record daily precipitation	279.9 mm (11.0 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Eastport	United States	Record daily precipitation	60.5 mm (2.4 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Juana Diaz Camp	Puerto Rico [United States]	Record daily precipitation	178.6 mm (7.0 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Lajas Substn	Puerto Rico [United States]	Record daily precipitation	196.3 mm (7.7 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Ponce 4 E	Puerto Rico [United States]	Record daily precipitation	171.2 mm (6.7 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Svirica	Russia	Record daily precipitation	41.9 mm (1.6 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Kara-Kujur	Kyrgyzstan	Record daily precipitation	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Norderney	Germany	Record daily precipitation	56.7 mm (2.2 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Juncos 1 SE	Puerto Rico [United States]	Record daily precipitation	153.9 mm (6.1 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Cidra 1 E	Puerto Rico [United States]	Record daily precipitation	112.8 mm (4.4 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Mayaguez City	Puerto Rico [United States]	Record daily precipitation	169.7 mm (6.7 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Rumoi	Japan	Record daily precipitation	113.0 mm (4.4 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
El Vado Dam	United States	Record daily precipitation	44.5 mm (1.8 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Conway	United States	Record daily precipitation	76.7 mm (3.0 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Canovanas	Puerto Rico [United States]	Record daily precipitation	128.3 mm (5.1 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Cayey 1 E	Puerto Rico [United States]	Record daily precipitation	121.2 mm (4.8 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Gurabo Substn	Puerto Rico [United States]	Record daily precipitation	119.9 mm (4.7 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Seward AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.0 mm (2.0 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Langeoog	Germany	Record daily precipitation	46.1 mm (1.8 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Bridgton 3 NW	United States	Record daily precipitation	57.4 mm (2.3 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Togul	Russia	Record daily precipitation	31.9 mm (1.3 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Central San Francisco	Puerto Rico [United States]	Record daily precipitation	108.2 mm (4.3 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Helgoland	Germany	Record daily precipitation	34.8 mm (1.4 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Hoidalen I Solum	Norway	Record daily precipitation	56.0 mm (2.2 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Wickenburg	United States	Record daily precipitation	34.0 mm (1.3 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Quitman 2 NW	United States	Record daily precipitation	69.9 mm (2.8 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Isabela Substn	Puerto Rico [United States]	Record low maximum temperature	26.7 C (80.1 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Cardenas	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	101.6 mm (4.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Altotonga	Mexico	Record high maximum temperature	28.9 C (84.0 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Isabela Substn	Puerto Rico [United States]	Record daily precipitation	116.1 mm (4.6 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Calero Camp	Puerto Rico [United States]	Record daily precipitation	104.1 mm (4.1 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
San Francisco Dwtn	United States	Record high maximum temperature	33.9 C (93.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Arecibo 3 ESE	Puerto Rico [United States]	Record daily precipitation	52.1 mm (2.1 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Nes (Ameland)	Netherlands	Record daily precipitation	36.7 mm (1.4 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Maunabo	Puerto Rico [United States]	Record daily precipitation	69.6 mm (2.7 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Riverside 7 SSW	United States	Record high minimum temperature	18.3 C (64.9 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Guajataca Dam	Puerto Rico [United States]	Record daily precipitation	87.6 mm (3.4 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Toa Baja 1 SSW	Puerto Rico [United States]	Record daily precipitation	75.7 mm (3.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Farmington	United States	Record daily precipitation	26.9 mm (1.1 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Vale	United States	Record high maximum temperature	38.3 C (100.9 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Encinal	United States	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Morovis 1 N	Puerto Rico [United States]	Record daily precipitation	83.8 mm (3.3 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Paso Robles	United States	Record high minimum temperature	18.3 C (64.9 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Borkum-Suderstrasse	Germany	Record daily precipitation	49.9 mm (2.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Aceituna Wtp	Puerto Rico [United States]	Record daily precipitation	118.4 mm (4.7 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Duncan	United States	Record high maximum temperature	37.8 C (100.0 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Petaluma AP	United States	Record high maximum temperature	40.0 C (104.0 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Warren	United States	Record high maximum temperature	31.7 C (89.1 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Liberty 1 NE	United States	Record low maximum temperature	15.6 C (60.1 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Moroni	United States	Record high minimum temperature	16.7 C (62.1 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Sarydjas	Kazakhstan	Record daily precipitation	33.6 mm (1.3 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Pierce 1 E	United States	Record high minimum temperature	25.6 C (78.1 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Darwin Airport	Australia	Record daily precipitation	51.2 mm (2.0 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Eenrum	Netherlands	Record daily precipitation	32.2 mm (1.3 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Roodeschool	Netherlands	Record daily precipitation	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Manati 2 E	Puerto Rico [United States]	Record low maximum temperature	25.0 C (77.0 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Manati 2 E	Puerto Rico [United States]	Record daily precipitation	60.5 mm (2.4 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

815 records

Records set or tied on 25 August 1988 by type: Highest daily maximum 204, Lowest daily maximum 72, Highest daily minimum 221, Lowest daily minimum 53, Heaviest daily rainfall 265.

Records on 25 August 1988 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	204
Lowest daily maximum	72
Highest daily minimum	221
Lowest daily minimum	53
Heaviest daily rainfall	265
Heaviest daily snowfall	0
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 25 August 1988 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 26, daily 789.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

611 broken records

Margins by which the 611 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 170.7. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

25 August 1988

Top 20 records on 25 August 1988 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
25 August 1988	Lares, PR	daily rain	119.4 mm (4.7 in)	66.1 mm (2.6 in)	77 years	71 of 100 (Major)
25 August 1988	Jayuya, PR	daily rain	126.5 mm (5.0 in)	101.6 mm (4.0 in)	60 years	66 of 100 (Major)
25 August 1988	Tiirikoja, EE	daily rain	53.7 mm (2.1 in)	36.1 mm (1.4 in)	57 years	63 of 100 (Major)
25 August 1988	Maricao Fish Hatchery, PR	monthly rain	279.9 mm (11.0 in)	170.7 mm (6.7 in)	29 years	61 of 100 (Major)
25 August 1988	Eastport, US	daily rain	60.5 mm (2.4 in)	27.5 mm (1.1 in)	87 years	61 of 100 (Major)
25 August 1988	Juana Diaz Camp, PR	daily rain	178.6 mm (7.0 in)	153.2 mm (6.0 in)	52 years	60 of 100 (Major)
25 August 1988	Lajas Substn, PR	daily rain	196.3 mm (7.7 in)	134.8 mm (5.3 in)	35 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
25 August 1988	Ponce 4 E, PR	daily rain	171.2 mm (6.7 in)	150.1 mm (5.9 in)	33 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
25 August 1988	Svirica, RU	daily rain	41.9 mm (1.6 in)	25.0 mm (1.0 in)	40 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
25 August 1988	Kara-Kujur, KG	daily rain	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	19.0 mm (0.7 in)	43 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
25 August 1988	Norderney, DE	daily rain	56.7 mm (2.2 in)	30.2 mm (1.2 in)	35 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
25 August 1988	Juncos 1 SE, PR	daily rain	153.9 mm (6.1 in)	63.7 mm (2.5 in)	51 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
25 August 1988	Cidra 1 E, PR	daily rain	112.8 mm (4.4 in)	63.3 mm (2.5 in)	54 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
25 August 1988	Mayaguez City, PR	monthly rain	169.7 mm (6.7 in)	46.8 mm (1.8 in)	13 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
25 August 1988	Rumoi, JP	daily rain	113.0 mm (4.4 in)	72.0 mm (2.8 in)	24 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
25 August 1988	El Vado Dam, US	daily rain	44.5 mm (1.8 in)	29.3 mm (1.2 in)	8 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
25 August 1988	Conway, US	daily rain	76.7 mm (3.0 in)	23.4 mm (0.9 in)	91 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
25 August 1988	Canovanas, PR	daily rain	128.3 mm (5.1 in)	93.2 mm (3.7 in)	17 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
25 August 1988	Cayey 1 E, PR	daily rain	121.2 mm (4.8 in)	86.7 mm (3.4 in)	17 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
25 August 1988	Gurabo Substn, PR	daily rain	119.9 mm (4.7 in)	83.6 mm (3.3 in)	17 years	48 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

1796 to 1988

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1796 to 1988. 1988 had 815 records.

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

Records on 08-25 in each year
Year	Records
1796	1
1801	1
1802	1
1807	2
1809	1
1813	1
1814	1
1816	1
1818	2
1837	1
1838	2
1839	1
1848	1
1852	1
1855	2
1859	1
1861	2
1864	1
1867	2
1869	1
1870	1
1871	2
1872	2
1875	1
1876	5
1877	3
1879	3
1880	2
1884	1
1885	2
1886	1
1887	1
1889	1
1890	3
1892	4
1893	8
1894	2
1895	4
1896	2
1897	2
1898	2
1899	5
1900	13
1901	11
1902	6
1903	13
1904	11
1905	12
1906	29
1907	15
1908	13
1909	22
1910	32
1911	32
1912	32
1913	31
1914	30
1915	94
1916	18
1917	65
1918	37
1919	172
1920	174
1921	50
1922	70
1923	117
1924	402
1925	145
1926	224
1927	356
1928	167
1929	174
1930	247
1931	251
1932	270
1933	307
1934	457
1935	317
1936	859
1937	333
1938	620
1939	366
1940	658
1941	474
1942	514
1943	496
1944	589
1945	462
1946	305
1947	627
1948	876
1949	281
1950	327
1951	352
1952	585
1953	461
1954	520
1955	711
1956	273
1957	479
1958	958
1959	576
1960	585
1961	487
1962	398
1963	510
1964	557
1965	401
1966	715
1967	439
1968	596
1969	631
1970	721
1971	628
1972	596
1973	537
1974	466
1975	650
1976	459
1977	731
1978	702
1979	828
1980	750
1981	671
1982	907
1983	1,277
1984	694
1985	1,048
1986	778
1987	1,533
1988	815
1989	918
1990	817
1991	688
1992	1,680
1993	1,137
1994	617
1995	1,206
1996	1,058
1997	1,553
1998	1,138
1999	895
2000	790
2001	1,021
2002	1,073
2003	872
2004	947
2005	874
2006	1,020
2007	1,345
2008	1,026
2009	824
2010	1,321
2011	1,332
2012	709
2013	619
2014	853
2015	1,157
2016	887
2017	432
2018	438
2019	708
2020	931
2021	597
2022	672
2023	1,565
2024	909
2025	1,071
2026	886

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Data for records on 1988-08-25: 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 25	576
25 to 50	16
50 to 75	10
75 to 100	4
100 to 125	1
125 to 150	1
150 to 175	3