Weather Records on 9 September 1988

836 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 9 September 1988. Highest significance: Dwtn Charleston, US.

Key Facts for 9 September 1988

On 9 September 1988, 836 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
261 were record highs and 356 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 2 were all-time records, 22 monthly and 812 daily.
Dwtn Charleston set a daily record precipitation of 159.0 mm (6.3 in) on 9 September 1988.
Across 162 earlier years (1806 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 459 records.

Record Map

836 stations

836 station records on 9 September 1988 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 9 September 1988: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Dwtn Charleston	United States	Record daily precipitation	159.0 mm (6.3 in)	77 of 100 (Major)
Urjupinsk	Russia	Record daily precipitation	45.4 mm (1.8 in)	72 of 100 (Major)
Yalta	Ukraine	Record daily precipitation	39.1 mm (1.5 in)	68 of 100 (Major)
Debaltseve	Ukraine	Record daily precipitation	76.5 mm (3.0 in)	67 of 100 (Major)
Kamen-Na-Obi	Russia	Record daily precipitation	37.6 mm (1.5 in)	63 of 100 (Major)
Ai-Petri	Ukraine	Record daily precipitation	69.1 mm (2.7 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Chaplyne	Ukraine	Record daily precipitation	43.1 mm (1.7 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Volnovakha	Ukraine	Record daily precipitation	40.0 mm (1.6 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Kamennaja-Step	Russia	Record daily precipitation	37.2 mm (1.5 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Bastanka	Ukraine	Record daily precipitation	64.8 mm (2.6 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Slavjansk-Na-Kubani	Russia	Record daily precipitation	33.2 mm (1.3 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Waynesboro 2 S	United States	Record daily precipitation	56.1 mm (2.2 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Malye Derbety	Russia	Record daily precipitation	30.4 mm (1.2 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Valujki	Russia	Record daily precipitation	45.0 mm (1.8 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
El-Ton	Russia	Record daily precipitation	29.8 mm (1.2 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Komisarivka	Ukraine	Record daily precipitation	37.0 mm (1.5 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Mariupol'	Ukraine	Record daily precipitation	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Bamberg	United States	Record daily precipitation	104.1 mm (4.1 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Volshskiy Gmo	Russia	Record daily precipitation	27.7 mm (1.1 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Eastman 1 W	United States	Record daily precipitation	47.2 mm (1.9 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Nizhny-Chir	Russia	Record daily precipitation	40.0 mm (1.6 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Lumber City	United States	Record daily precipitation	87.6 mm (3.4 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Yemassee 1 N	United States	Record daily precipitation	81.3 mm (3.2 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Kon-Kolodez	Russia	Record daily precipitation	26.1 mm (1.0 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Ersov	Russia	Record daily precipitation	32.3 mm (1.3 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Bogucar	Russia	Record daily precipitation	36.9 mm (1.5 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Dublin	United States	Record low maximum temperature	18.9 C (66.0 F)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Lumpkin 2 SE	United States	Record low maximum temperature	20.0 C (68.0 F)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Shelby 2 NW	United States	Record low maximum temperature	18.3 C (64.9 F)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Cross City 1 E	United States	Record daily precipitation	109.7 mm (4.3 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Homerville 5 N	United States	Record daily precipitation	85.1 mm (3.4 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Novonikolaevka	Kazakhstan	Record daily precipitation	39.6 mm (1.6 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Pavlograd	Ukraine	Record daily precipitation	47.5 mm (1.9 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Kanalohuluhulu 1075	United States	Record low maximum temperature	13.9 C (57.0 F)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Waialae-Kahala 715	United States	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Fitzgerald	United States	Record low maximum temperature	20.0 C (68.0 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Swainsboro	United States	Record daily precipitation	58.4 mm (2.3 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Tifton	United States	Record daily precipitation	68.1 mm (2.7 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Louisville 1 E	United States	Record daily precipitation	61.2 mm (2.4 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Milledgeville	United States	Record daily precipitation	36.1 mm (1.4 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Hilton Head	United States	Record daily precipitation	77.5 mm (3.1 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Orangeburg 2	United States	Record daily precipitation	102.4 mm (4.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Anqing	China	Record daily precipitation	87.2 mm (3.4 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Karaby-Yala	Ukraine	Record daily precipitation	37.4 mm (1.5 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Salisbury	United States	Record daily precipitation	53.3 mm (2.1 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Duken	Kazakhstan	Record daily precipitation	77.0 mm (3.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Saluda	United States	Record low maximum temperature	20.0 C (68.0 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Karasjok	Norway	Record high minimum temperature	13.0 C (55.4 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Dover	United States	Record daily precipitation	71.6 mm (2.8 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Newberry	United States	Record low maximum temperature	20.6 C (69.1 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Bengbu	China	Record daily precipitation	92.4 mm (3.6 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Konstantinovsk	Russia	Record daily precipitation	30.9 mm (1.2 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Monticello	United States	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Bogoroditskoye-Fenino	Russia	Record daily precipitation	26.9 mm (1.1 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Cartersville	United States	Record low maximum temperature	24.4 C (75.9 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
La Grange 1N	United States	Record low maximum temperature	22.8 C (73.0 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Rome	United States	Record low maximum temperature	24.4 C (75.9 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Sandersville	United States	Record daily precipitation	54.1 mm (2.1 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Belhaven 1 SE	United States	Record low maximum temperature	20.0 C (68.0 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Lexington	United States	Record daily precipitation	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)

Counts by Type and Timescale

836 records

Records set or tied on 9 September 1988 by type: Highest daily maximum 127, Lowest daily maximum 172, Highest daily minimum 134, Lowest daily minimum 184, Heaviest daily rainfall 219.

Records on 9 September 1988 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	127
Lowest daily maximum	172
Highest daily minimum	134
Lowest daily minimum	184
Heaviest daily rainfall	219
Heaviest daily snowfall	0
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 9 September 1988 by timescale: all-time 2, monthly 22, daily 812.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

661 broken records

Margins by which the 661 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 93.2. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

9 September 1988

Top 20 records on 9 September 1988 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
9 September 1988	Dwtn Charleston, US	daily rain	159.0 mm (6.3 in)	93.2 mm (3.7 in)	94 years	77 of 100 (Major)
9 September 1988	Urjupinsk, RU	daily rain	45.4 mm (1.8 in)	36.4 mm (1.4 in)	76 years	72 of 100 (Major)
9 September 1988	Yalta, UA	daily rain	39.1 mm (1.5 in)	24.7 mm (1.0 in)	96 years	68 of 100 (Major)
9 September 1988	Debaltseve, UA	monthly rain	76.5 mm (3.0 in)	38.5 mm (1.5 in)	42 years	67 of 100 (Major)
9 September 1988	Kamen-Na-Obi, RU	monthly rain	37.6 mm (1.5 in)	17.5 mm (0.7 in)	27 years	63 of 100 (Major)
9 September 1988	Ai-Petri, UA	daily rain	69.1 mm (2.7 in)	58.2 mm (2.3 in)	39 years	60 of 100 (Major)
9 September 1988	Chaplyne, UA	daily rain	43.1 mm (1.7 in)	28.6 mm (1.1 in)	50 years	60 of 100 (Major)
9 September 1988	Volnovakha, UA	daily rain	40.0 mm (1.6 in)	36.5 mm (1.4 in)	50 years	60 of 100 (Major)
9 September 1988	Kamennaja-Step, RU	daily rain	37.2 mm (1.5 in)	14.8 mm (0.6 in)	87 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
9 September 1988	Bastanka, UA	daily rain	64.8 mm (2.6 in)	59.0 mm (2.3 in)	46 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
9 September 1988	Slavjansk-Na-Kubani, RU	daily rain	33.2 mm (1.3 in)	29.4 mm (1.2 in)	43 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
9 September 1988	Waynesboro 2 S, US	daily rain	56.1 mm (2.2 in)	33.2 mm (1.3 in)	94 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
9 September 1988	Malye Derbety, RU	daily rain	30.4 mm (1.2 in)	28.2 mm (1.1 in)	34 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
9 September 1988	Valujki, RU	daily rain	45.0 mm (1.8 in)	37.0 mm (1.5 in)	24 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
9 September 1988	El-Ton, RU	daily rain	29.8 mm (1.2 in)	21.2 mm (0.8 in)	19 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
9 September 1988	Komisarivka, UA	daily rain	37.0 mm (1.5 in)	25.1 mm (1.0 in)	26 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
9 September 1988	Mariupol', UA	daily rain	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	25.5 mm (1.0 in)	50 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
9 September 1988	Bamberg, US	daily rain	104.1 mm (4.1 in)	85.6 mm (3.4 in)	31 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
9 September 1988	Volshskiy Gmo, RU	daily rain	27.7 mm (1.1 in)	26.3 mm (1.0 in)	20 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
9 September 1988	Eastman 1 W, US	daily rain	47.2 mm (1.9 in)	21.8 mm (0.9 in)	94 years	51 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

1806 to 1988

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1806 to 1988. 1988 had 836 records.

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

Records on 09-09 in each year
Year	Records
1806	1
1812	1
1813	1
1814	2
1834	1
1836	1
1845	1
1847	1
1848	1
1849	2
1850	1
1854	1
1864	2
1865	3
1866	3
1867	1
1869	1
1871	1
1873	1
1878	1
1879	1
1880	2
1883	3
1884	4
1886	1
1888	4
1889	1
1890	1
1891	1
1892	4
1893	4
1894	3
1895	7
1897	3
1898	5
1899	6
1900	1
1901	4
1902	5
1903	14
1904	9
1905	8
1906	24
1907	9
1908	5
1909	9
1910	17
1911	27
1912	48
1913	12
1914	69
1915	48
1916	16
1917	44
1918	40
1919	74
1920	145
1921	92
1922	115
1923	58
1924	232
1925	248
1926	168
1927	246
1928	108
1929	362
1930	211
1931	558
1932	302
1933	433
1934	256
1935	461
1936	297
1937	242
1938	416
1939	429
1940	294
1941	763
1942	357
1943	596
1944	719
1945	355
1946	366
1947	465
1948	307
1949	1,407
1950	426
1951	338
1952	511
1953	344
1954	283
1955	608
1956	742
1957	390
1958	419
1959	736
1960	492
1961	383
1962	847
1963	400
1964	488
1965	326
1966	366
1967	367
1968	440
1969	603
1970	584
1971	498
1972	464
1973	517
1974	689
1975	555
1976	773
1977	410
1978	702
1979	878
1980	829
1981	1,011
1982	814
1983	958
1984	1,304
1985	1,269
1986	1,026
1987	676
1988	836
1989	983
1990	762
1991	882
1992	620
1993	886
1994	892
1995	937
1996	809
1997	837
1998	1,667
1999	1,013
2000	811
2001	1,647
2002	1,355
2003	786
2004	1,603
2005	1,068
2006	917
2007	948
2008	1,161
2009	792
2010	1,049
2011	1,328
2012	681
2013	974
2014	590
2015	806
2016	1,210
2017	661
2018	876
2019	953
2020	2,579
2021	1,458
2022	1,094
2023	1,222
2024	1,146
2025	520
2026	815

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Data for records on 1988-09-09: 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	598
20 to 40	47
40 to 60	13
60 to 80	1
80 to 100	2