Weather Records on 28 August 1988

953 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 28 August 1988. Highest significance: Camoola Park, AU.

Key Facts for 28 August 1988

On 28 August 1988, 953 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
346 were record highs and 327 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 2 were all-time records, 58 monthly and 893 daily.
Camoola Park set a monthly record daily precipitation of 48.0 mm (1.9 in) on 28 August 1988.
Across 161 earlier years (1800 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 454 records.

Record Map

953 stations

953 station records on 28 August 1988 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 28 August 1988: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Camoola Park	Australia	Record daily precipitation	48.0 mm (1.9 in)	70 of 100 (Major)
Johnson Rch	United States	Record daily precipitation	70.1 mm (2.8 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Frolovo	Russia	Record daily precipitation	46.0 mm (1.8 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Martinsville Fltr Plt	United States	Record daily precipitation	72.4 mm (2.9 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Hillsboro	United States	Record low maximum temperature	21.7 C (71.1 F)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Jarensk	Russia	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Ohotsk	Russia	Record low minimum temperature	0.5 C (32.9 F)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Namiquipa	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	45.0 mm (1.8 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Cuba	United States	Record daily precipitation	51.3 mm (2.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Westfield 2 SSE	United States	Record daily precipitation	43.7 mm (1.7 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Goliad	United States	Record high minimum temperature	29.4 C (84.9 F)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Waterbury 2 SSE	United States	Record daily precipitation	64.5 mm (2.5 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Vrugbaar	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	49.0 mm (1.9 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Nevada City	United States	Record high minimum temperature	19.4 C (66.9 F)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Wibaux 2 E	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-2.8 C (27.0 F)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Estancia 4N	United States	Record low maximum temperature	16.7 C (62.1 F)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Bamberg	United States	Record daily precipitation	105.4 mm (4.1 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Glen St Mary 1 W	United States	Record low maximum temperature	25.0 C (77.0 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Erick	United States	Record low maximum temperature	19.4 C (66.9 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Mvenyane (Bos)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	56.6 mm (2.2 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Kybunga (Cloverlea)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	26.4 mm (1.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Capitan	United States	Record low maximum temperature	13.9 C (57.0 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Tenosique (Smn)	Mexico	Record high minimum temperature	25.6 C (78.1 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Merriman	United States	Record low minimum temperature	0.6 C (33.1 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Creel (Cfe)	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	52.8 mm (2.1 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Placerville	United States	Record high minimum temperature	20.0 C (68.0 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Bingham 2 NE	United States	Record low maximum temperature	17.8 C (64.0 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Espanola	United States	Record low maximum temperature	22.2 C (72.0 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
El Reno 1 N	United States	Record low maximum temperature	23.9 C (75.0 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Kanalohuluhulu 1075	United States	Record low minimum temperature	5.6 C (42.1 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
El Tintero	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Carrizozo 1SW	United States	Record low maximum temperature	16.7 C (62.1 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Okeene	United States	Record low maximum temperature	22.2 C (72.0 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Canadian	United States	Record low maximum temperature	20.0 C (68.0 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Hot Springs	United States	Record daily precipitation	31.5 mm (1.2 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Oujda	Morocco	Record high maximum temperature	43.2 C (109.8 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Arecibo 3 ESE	Puerto Rico [United States]	Record high minimum temperature	25.6 C (78.1 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Calitzdorp (Dam)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	26.6 mm (1.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Ottawa 4SW	United States	Record daily precipitation	32.5 mm (1.3 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Savage	United States	Record low minimum temperature	1.1 C (34.0 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Stillwater Rsvr	United States	Record daily precipitation	46.5 mm (1.8 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Guerrero (Smn)	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	56.9 mm (2.2 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
San Jon	United States	Record low maximum temperature	18.3 C (64.9 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Lawton	United States	Record low maximum temperature	20.6 C (69.1 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
San Gregorio	Mexico	Record low minimum temperature	3.9 C (39.0 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Notodden	Norway	Record daily precipitation	29.3 mm (1.2 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
San Simon	United States	Record low maximum temperature	28.3 C (82.9 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Weaverville	United States	Record high maximum temperature	42.2 C (108.0 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Bell Ranch	United States	Record low maximum temperature	18.3 C (64.9 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Bordeaux-Merignac	France	Record high minimum temperature	19.8 C (67.6 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Anadyr	Russia	Record low maximum temperature	3.2 C (37.8 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Tuba City	United States	Record low maximum temperature	18.9 C (66.0 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Wikieup	United States	Record low maximum temperature	28.9 C (84.0 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Indio Fire STN	United States	Record high minimum temperature	30.0 C (86.0 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Busby	United States	Record low minimum temperature	0.0 C (32.0 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Culbertson	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-1.1 C (30.0 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Ashland #2	United States	Record low minimum temperature	5.6 C (42.1 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Broken Bow 2 W	United States	Record low minimum temperature	2.2 C (36.0 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Oakdale	United States	Record low minimum temperature	2.2 C (36.0 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Jal	United States	Record low maximum temperature	22.8 C (73.0 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

953 records

Records set or tied on 28 August 1988 by type: Highest daily maximum 121, Lowest daily maximum 157, Highest daily minimum 225, Lowest daily minimum 170, Heaviest daily rainfall 279, Deepest snow cover 1.

Records on 28 August 1988 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	121
Lowest daily maximum	157
Highest daily minimum	225
Lowest daily minimum	170
Heaviest daily rainfall	279
Heaviest daily snowfall	0
Deepest snow cover	1

Records on 28 August 1988 by timescale: all-time 2, monthly 58, daily 893.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

718 broken records

Margins by which the 718 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 82.3. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

28 August 1988

Top 20 records on 28 August 1988 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
28 August 1988	Camoola Park, AU	monthly rain	48.0 mm (1.9 in)	20.1 mm (0.8 in)	71 years	70 of 100 (Major)
28 August 1988	Johnson Rch, US	all-time rain	70.1 mm (2.8 in)	23.1 mm (0.9 in)	9 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
28 August 1988	Frolovo, RU	daily rain	46.0 mm (1.8 in)	31.4 mm (1.2 in)	43 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
28 August 1988	Martinsville Fltr Plt, US	daily rain	72.4 mm (2.9 in)	50.6 mm (2.0 in)	49 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
28 August 1988	Hillsboro, US	daily low max	21.7 C (71.1 F)	4.4 C (7.9 F)	91 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
28 August 1988	Jarensk, RU	daily rain	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	18.0 mm (0.7 in)	43 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
28 August 1988	Ohotsk, RU	monthly low min	0.5 C (32.9 F)	0.5 C (0.9 F)	95 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
28 August 1988	Namiquipa, MX	daily rain	45.0 mm (1.8 in)	20.6 mm (0.8 in)	56 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
28 August 1988	Cuba, US	daily rain	51.3 mm (2.0 in)	41.4 mm (1.6 in)	5 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
28 August 1988	Westfield 2 SSE, US	daily rain	43.7 mm (1.7 in)	15.3 mm (0.6 in)	85 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
28 August 1988	Goliad, US	daily high min	29.4 C (84.9 F)	3.8 C (6.8 F)	48 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
28 August 1988	Waterbury 2 SSE, US	daily rain	64.5 mm (2.5 in)	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	17 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
28 August 1988	Vrugbaar, ZA	daily rain	49.0 mm (1.9 in)	14.7 mm (0.6 in)	75 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
28 August 1988	Nevada City, US	daily high min	19.4 C (66.9 F)	2.7 C (4.9 F)	93 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
28 August 1988	Wibaux 2 E, US	daily low min	-2.8 C (27.0 F)	4.5 C (8.1 F)	88 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
28 August 1988	Estancia 4N, US	monthly low max	16.7 C (62.1 F)	1.1 C (2.0 F)	80 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
28 August 1988	Bamberg, US	daily rain	105.4 mm (4.1 in)	82.3 mm (3.2 in)	9 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
28 August 1988	Glen St Mary 1 W, US	daily low max	25.0 C (77.0 F)	3.9 C (7.0 F)	63 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
28 August 1988	Erick, US	daily low max	19.4 C (66.9 F)	4.5 C (8.1 F)	77 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
28 August 1988	Mvenyane (Bos), ZA	daily rain	56.6 mm (2.2 in)	25.1 mm (1.0 in)	38 years	41 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

1800 to 1988

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1800 to 1988. 1988 had 953 records.

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

Records on 08-28 in each year
Year	Records
1800	1
1807	4
1811	1
1814	2
1817	1
1835	1
1849	1
1850	1
1851	1
1854	1
1856	1
1858	1
1863	1
1864	4
1865	3
1870	2
1873	1
1874	1
1875	1
1876	1
1877	2
1880	3
1881	4
1884	1
1885	2
1886	1
1887	1
1889	1
1890	4
1891	1
1892	2
1893	3
1894	2
1895	4
1896	9
1897	3
1901	12
1902	2
1903	16
1904	13
1905	23
1906	12
1907	2
1908	10
1909	20
1910	5
1911	34
1912	44
1913	17
1914	40
1915	43
1916	141
1917	49
1918	43
1919	39
1920	80
1921	47
1922	60
1923	79
1924	207
1925	165
1926	241
1927	239
1928	252
1929	162
1930	152
1931	306
1932	383
1933	376
1934	346
1935	545
1936	531
1937	545
1938	325
1939	296
1940	368
1941	485
1942	461
1943	366
1944	592
1945	368
1946	495
1947	288
1948	1,133
1949	442
1950	492
1951	694
1952	447
1953	762
1954	499
1955	413
1956	327
1957	545
1958	288
1959	552
1960	470
1961	371
1962	469
1963	464
1964	556
1965	635
1966	338
1967	701
1968	864
1969	1,089
1970	617
1971	695
1972	651
1973	1,211
1974	816
1975	507
1976	505
1977	757
1978	774
1979	838
1980	424
1981	1,120
1982	1,009
1983	748
1984	886
1985	528
1986	1,995
1987	1,260
1988	953
1989	911
1990	983
1991	968
1992	1,814
1993	1,061
1994	688
1995	954
1996	1,109
1997	1,082
1998	1,415
1999	905
2000	1,028
2001	1,042
2002	903
2003	792
2004	966
2005	731
2006	1,244
2007	788
2008	889
2009	928
2010	914
2011	1,748
2012	682
2013	693
2014	590
2015	660
2016	812
2017	1,060
2018	1,110
2019	943
2020	1,008
2021	459
2022	388
2023	899
2024	862
2025	871
2026	873

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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).