Weather Records on 5 September 1988

1,309 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 5 September 1988. Highest significance: W Pt, US.

Key Facts for 5 September 1988

On 5 September 1988, 1,309 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
428 were record highs and 531 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 4 were all-time records, 42 monthly and 1,263 daily.
W Pt set a daily record precipitation of 94.0 mm (3.7 in) on 5 September 1988.
Across 157 earlier years (1802 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 456 records.

Record Map

1,309 stations

1,309 station records on 5 September 1988 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 5 September 1988: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
W Pt	United States	Record daily precipitation	94.0 mm (3.7 in)	68 of 100 (Major)
Zhizdra	Russia	Record daily precipitation	59.9 mm (2.4 in)	63 of 100 (Major)
Svatove	Ukraine	Record daily precipitation	97.1 mm (3.8 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Kursk	Russia	Record daily precipitation	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Feodosiia	Ukraine	Record daily precipitation	58.0 mm (2.3 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Kanalohuluhulu 1075	United States	Record low maximum temperature	13.9 C (57.0 F)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Ludington 4 SE	United States	Record daily precipitation	49.0 mm (1.9 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Ashland 3 ENE	United States	Record daily precipitation	79.0 mm (3.1 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Virginia City	United States	Record high minimum temperature	21.1 C (70.0 F)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Nalcik	Russia	Record daily precipitation	61.2 mm (2.4 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Spas-Demensk	Russia	Record daily precipitation	29.1 mm (1.1 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Marion Junction 2 NE	United States	Record daily precipitation	72.6 mm (2.9 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Petersham 3 N	United States	Record daily precipitation	46.7 mm (1.8 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Vladikavkaz	Russia	Record daily precipitation	49.3 mm (1.9 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Bowman Dam	United States	Record high maximum temperature	36.1 C (97.0 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Kresgeville 2 W	United States	Record daily precipitation	64.0 mm (2.5 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Lexington Bluegrass AP	United States	Record low maximum temperature	18.3 C (64.9 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Perryville	United States	Record daily precipitation	100.8 mm (4.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Hurbanovo	Slovakia	Record daily precipitation	36.3 mm (1.4 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Amherst	United States	Record daily precipitation	46.0 mm (1.8 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Egersund	Norway	Record daily precipitation	91.0 mm (3.6 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Thorsby Exp STN	United States	Record daily precipitation	77.5 mm (3.1 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Live Oak	United States	Record low maximum temperature	27.2 C (81.0 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Jonesboro	United States	Record daily precipitation	58.4 mm (2.3 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Coldwater St School	United States	Record low maximum temperature	14.4 C (57.9 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Ionia 2SSW	United States	Record low maximum temperature	16.1 C (61.0 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Saluda	United States	Record daily precipitation	78.7 mm (3.1 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Pomeroy	United States	Record high minimum temperature	18.3 C (64.9 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Sunwu	China	Record daily precipitation	50.9 mm (2.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Mt Pleasant 1 SW	United States	Record low maximum temperature	18.3 C (64.9 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Long Pond Pocono Lake	United States	Record daily precipitation	57.7 mm (2.3 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Tamaqua	United States	Record daily precipitation	60.5 mm (2.4 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Cavendish	United States	Record daily precipitation	27.2 mm (1.1 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Sacramento 5 ESE	United States	Record high minimum temperature	22.2 C (72.0 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Lautertal-Oberlauter	Germany	Record daily precipitation	34.0 mm (1.3 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Mala	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	34.0 mm (1.3 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Thomasville	United States	Record daily precipitation	66.5 mm (2.6 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Lamar	United States	Record low minimum temperature	3.9 C (39.0 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Mayo	United States	Record daily precipitation	99.1 mm (3.9 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Wewahitchka	United States	Record daily precipitation	92.7 mm (3.6 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Saint Maries	United States	Record high maximum temperature	39.4 C (102.9 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Gaylord	United States	Record low maximum temperature	13.9 C (57.0 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Montague 4 NW	United States	Record low maximum temperature	17.2 C (63.0 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Sheboygan	United States	Record low maximum temperature	15.6 C (60.1 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Gladwin	United States	Record daily precipitation	33.8 mm (1.3 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Wasserkuppe	Germany	Record daily precipitation	33.1 mm (1.3 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Presa Hurtado	Mexico	Record low maximum temperature	20.6 C (69.1 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Nikolskoye/Beringa Ostrov	Russia	Record low maximum temperature	8.7 C (47.7 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Woodbury	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Charleston	United States	Record daily precipitation	70.6 mm (2.8 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Tularosa	United States	Record low minimum temperature	7.8 C (46.0 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Liberty 1 NE	United States	Record daily precipitation	40.1 mm (1.6 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Freeland	United States	Record daily precipitation	30.7 mm (1.2 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Matamoras	United States	Record daily precipitation	40.9 mm (1.6 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Palm 3 SE	United States	Record daily precipitation	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Rantoul	United States	Record low minimum temperature	6.7 C (44.1 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Chuxiong	China	Record daily precipitation	60.6 mm (2.4 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Teuschnitz	Germany	Record daily precipitation	30.3 mm (1.2 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Minatitlan	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	149.9 mm (5.9 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Autaugaville 3 N	United States	Record daily precipitation	68.8 mm (2.7 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

1,309 records

Records set or tied on 5 September 1988 by type: Highest daily maximum 225, Lowest daily maximum 374, Highest daily minimum 203, Lowest daily minimum 157, Heaviest daily rainfall 350.

Records on 5 September 1988 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	225
Lowest daily maximum	374
Highest daily minimum	203
Lowest daily minimum	157
Heaviest daily rainfall	350
Heaviest daily snowfall	0
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 5 September 1988 by timescale: all-time 4, monthly 42, daily 1,263.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

991 broken records

Margins by which the 991 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 72.6. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

5 September 1988

Top 20 records on 5 September 1988 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
5 September 1988	W Pt, US	daily rain	94.0 mm (3.7 in)	59.7 mm (2.4 in)	73 years	68 of 100 (Major)
5 September 1988	Zhizdra, RU	monthly rain	59.9 mm (2.4 in)	20.7 mm (0.8 in)	25 years	63 of 100 (Major)
5 September 1988	Svatove, UA	all-time rain	97.1 mm (3.8 in)	15.8 mm (0.6 in)	43 years	60 of 100 (Major)
5 September 1988	Kursk, RU	daily rain	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	22.0 mm (0.9 in)	29 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
5 September 1988	Feodosiia, UA	daily rain	58.0 mm (2.3 in)	41.5 mm (1.6 in)	22 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
5 September 1988	Kanalohuluhulu 1075, US	daily low max	13.9 C (57.0 F)	6.1 C (11.0 F)	56 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
5 September 1988	Ludington 4 SE, US	daily rain	49.0 mm (1.9 in)	25.6 mm (1.0 in)	78 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
5 September 1988	Ashland 3 ENE, US	daily rain	79.0 mm (3.1 in)	67.3 mm (2.6 in)	39 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
5 September 1988	Virginia City, US	monthly high min	21.1 C (70.0 F)	0.5 C (0.9 F)	98 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
5 September 1988	Nalcik, RU	daily rain	61.2 mm (2.4 in)	46.5 mm (1.8 in)	14 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
5 September 1988	Spas-Demensk, RU	daily rain	29.1 mm (1.1 in)	20.7 mm (0.8 in)	18 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
5 September 1988	Marion Junction 2 NE, US	daily rain	72.6 mm (2.9 in)	57.9 mm (2.3 in)	20 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
5 September 1988	Petersham 3 N, US	daily rain	46.7 mm (1.8 in)	28.2 mm (1.1 in)	75 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
5 September 1988	Vladikavkaz, RU	daily rain	49.3 mm (1.9 in)	17.3 mm (0.7 in)	60 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
5 September 1988	Bowman Dam, US	monthly high max	36.1 C (97.0 F)	0.5 C (0.9 F)	85 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
5 September 1988	Kresgeville 2 W, US	daily rain	64.0 mm (2.5 in)	55.1 mm (2.2 in)	26 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
5 September 1988	Lexington Bluegrass AP, US	daily low max	18.3 C (64.9 F)	1.7 C (3.1 F)	96 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
5 September 1988	Perryville, US	daily rain	100.8 mm (4.0 in)	46.7 mm (1.8 in)	35 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
5 September 1988	Hurbanovo, SK	daily rain	36.3 mm (1.4 in)	22.4 mm (0.9 in)	13 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
5 September 1988	Amherst, US	daily rain	46.0 mm (1.8 in)	19.3 mm (0.8 in)	64 years	40 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

1802 to 1988

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1802 to 1988. 1988 had 1,309 records.

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

Records on 09-05 in each year
Year	Records
1802	2
1814	1
1833	1
1837	1
1843	1
1845	1
1846	1
1856	1
1859	2
1861	2
1866	1
1868	1
1869	2
1871	1
1872	1
1874	1
1876	1
1880	2
1883	2
1885	1
1887	1
1888	1
1889	1
1891	2
1892	3
1894	1
1895	4
1896	2
1897	7
1898	7
1899	2
1900	1
1901	4
1902	10
1903	14
1904	2
1905	17
1906	8
1907	11
1908	28
1909	16
1910	35
1911	23
1912	39
1913	24
1914	10
1915	27
1916	22
1917	28
1918	109
1919	60
1920	47
1921	82
1922	96
1923	204
1924	191
1925	298
1926	243
1927	71
1928	306
1929	371
1930	94
1931	381
1932	315
1933	361
1934	399
1935	432
1936	313
1937	291
1938	244
1939	317
1940	249
1941	470
1942	282
1943	593
1944	387
1945	447
1946	367
1947	557
1948	458
1949	421
1950	559
1951	251
1952	396
1953	728
1954	593
1955	517
1956	637
1957	323
1958	413
1959	367
1960	351
1961	727
1962	922
1963	554
1964	315
1965	899
1966	335
1967	1,092
1968	524
1969	556
1970	754
1971	736
1972	653
1973	669
1974	1,902
1975	388
1976	636
1977	344
1978	1,376
1979	611
1980	357
1981	448
1982	615
1983	1,181
1984	1,185
1985	1,231
1986	711
1987	618
1988	1,309
1989	522
1990	806
1991	598
1992	1,116
1993	635
1994	901
1995	1,168
1996	773
1997	1,460
1998	1,686
1999	1,215
2000	1,342
2001	626
2002	710
2003	860
2004	1,135
2005	502
2006	1,014
2007	1,344
2008	1,486
2009	765
2010	1,316
2011	1,186
2012	1,115
2013	798
2014	462
2015	846
2016	651
2017	778
2018	861
2019	724
2020	1,250
2021	424
2022	1,168
2023	1,166
2024	1,320
2025	695
2026	835

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Data for records on 1988-09-05: 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 10	849
10 to 20	68
20 to 30	40
30 to 40	16
40 to 50	10
50 to 60	6
60 to 70	1
70 to 80	1