Weather Records on 13 September 1988

902 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 13 September 1988. Highest significance: Kenhardt (Pol), ZA.

Key Facts for 13 September 1988

On 13 September 1988, 902 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
203 were record highs and 281 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 1 were all-time records, 20 monthly and 881 daily.
Kenhardt (Pol) set a daily record precipitation of 26.0 mm (1.0 in) on 13 September 1988.
Across 162 earlier years (1793 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 428 records.

Record Map

902 stations

902 station records on 13 September 1988 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 13 September 1988: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Kenhardt (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	26.0 mm (1.0 in)	76 of 100 (Major)
Wanda (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	70.5 mm (2.8 in)	70 of 100 (Major)
Marydale (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	28.0 mm (1.1 in)	68 of 100 (Major)
Loxton (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	28.0 mm (1.1 in)	65 of 100 (Major)
Ludiksdam	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	46.0 mm (1.8 in)	65 of 100 (Major)
Avoca	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	45.0 mm (1.8 in)	64 of 100 (Major)
Hanover (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	42.0 mm (1.7 in)	62 of 100 (Major)
Kareekloof	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	32.5 mm (1.3 in)	62 of 100 (Major)
Reitfontein	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Hopetown (Tnk)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	27.0 mm (1.1 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Eureka	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	41.6 mm (1.6 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Koffiefontein (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	35.0 mm (1.4 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Los Lunas 3 SSW	United States	Record daily precipitation	55.9 mm (2.2 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Plooysburg S.A.P.	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	35.0 mm (1.4 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Lillydale	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	36.0 mm (1.4 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Taung	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	35.0 mm (1.4 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Mundoolin	Australia	Record daily precipitation	46.6 mm (1.8 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Philipstown (Tnk)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	44.0 mm (1.7 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Philippolis (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	28.0 mm (1.1 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Visby_Flygplats	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Loa	United States	Record low maximum temperature	10.6 C (51.1 F)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Richfield Radio Ksvc	United States	Record low maximum temperature	13.9 C (57.0 F)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Zagreb-Gric	Croatia	Record daily precipitation	50.1 mm (2.0 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
De Aar	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Lelie Shoek	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	46.5 mm (1.8 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Red Rvr	United States	Record daily precipitation	34.8 mm (1.4 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Brakfontein	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Bartow 1SE	United States	Record high minimum temperature	25.6 C (78.1 F)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Childers Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.2 mm (1.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Indaial	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	48.5 mm (1.9 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Szombathely	Hungary	Record daily precipitation	27.6 mm (1.1 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Kantunilkin	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	95.0 mm (3.7 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Tuan Creek Forest STN	Australia	Record daily precipitation	37.0 mm (1.5 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Beaconsfield (Mine & Heritage	Australia	Record daily precipitation	73.0 mm (2.9 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Agtertang	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Swartkoppies	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	45.0 mm (1.8 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Jacobsdal (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	25.5 mm (1.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Dahlonega 4WSW	United States	Record daily precipitation	41.9 mm (1.6 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Clifton Vale	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	26.3 mm (1.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Oranje	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	40.0 mm (1.6 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Bleskop	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	27.5 mm (1.1 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Tevredenheid	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	26.0 mm (1.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Winchester Airport 3 E	United States	Record daily precipitation	41.1 mm (1.6 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Lithopolis 2 S	United States	Record daily precipitation	71.1 mm (2.8 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Kanalohuluhulu 1075	United States	Record low maximum temperature	13.9 C (57.0 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Basberg	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	25.6 mm (1.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Leyden	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	25.0 mm (1.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Tweefontein	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	26.0 mm (1.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Moore Haven Lock 1	United States	Record high minimum temperature	26.7 C (80.1 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
New Carlisle	United States	Record daily precipitation	64.5 mm (2.5 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Graz	Austria	Record daily precipitation	56.7 mm (2.2 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Donkerhoek	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Trompsburg (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Koosharem	United States	Record low maximum temperature	11.7 C (53.1 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
The Mills	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	26.5 mm (1.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Grapevale	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	39.0 mm (1.5 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Welgedacht	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	45.0 mm (1.8 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Hamelfontein	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	38.5 mm (1.5 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Ouray	United States	Record daily precipitation	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Canaan Valley	United States	Record daily precipitation	39.1 mm (1.5 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)

Counts by Type and Timescale

902 records

Records set or tied on 13 September 1988 by type: Highest daily maximum 66, Lowest daily maximum 167, Highest daily minimum 137, Lowest daily minimum 114, Heaviest daily rainfall 415, Heaviest daily snowfall 2, Deepest snow cover 1.

Records on 13 September 1988 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	66
Lowest daily maximum	167
Highest daily minimum	137
Lowest daily minimum	114
Heaviest daily rainfall	415
Heaviest daily snowfall	2
Deepest snow cover	1

Records on 13 September 1988 by timescale: all-time 1, monthly 20, daily 881.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

750 broken records

Margins by which the 750 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 55.1. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

13 September 1988

Top 20 records on 13 September 1988 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
13 September 1988	Kenhardt (Pol), ZA	daily rain	26.0 mm (1.0 in)	26.0 mm (1.0 in)	109 years	76 of 100 (Major)
13 September 1988	Wanda (Pol), ZA	monthly rain	70.5 mm (2.8 in)	41.8 mm (1.6 in)	51 years	70 of 100 (Major)
13 September 1988	Marydale (Pol), ZA	daily rain	28.0 mm (1.1 in)	28.0 mm (1.1 in)	72 years	68 of 100 (Major)
13 September 1988	Loxton (Pol), ZA	daily rain	28.0 mm (1.1 in)	28.0 mm (1.1 in)	64 years	65 of 100 (Major)
13 September 1988	Ludiksdam, ZA	daily rain	46.0 mm (1.8 in)	46.0 mm (1.8 in)	65 years	65 of 100 (Major)
13 September 1988	Avoca, ZA	daily rain	45.0 mm (1.8 in)	36.9 mm (1.5 in)	75 years	64 of 100 (Major)
13 September 1988	Hanover (Pol), ZA	daily rain	42.0 mm (1.7 in)	26.5 mm (1.0 in)	75 years	62 of 100 (Major)
13 September 1988	Kareekloof, ZA	daily rain	32.5 mm (1.3 in)	32.5 mm (1.3 in)	88 years	62 of 100 (Major)
13 September 1988	Reitfontein, ZA	daily rain	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	55 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
13 September 1988	Hopetown (Tnk), ZA	daily rain	27.0 mm (1.1 in)	16.3 mm (0.6 in)	108 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
13 September 1988	Eureka, ZA	daily rain	41.6 mm (1.6 in)	40.1 mm (1.6 in)	41 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
13 September 1988	Koffiefontein (Pol), ZA	daily rain	35.0 mm (1.4 in)	19.8 mm (0.8 in)	79 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
13 September 1988	Los Lunas 3 SSW, US	monthly rain	55.9 mm (2.2 in)	26.4 mm (1.0 in)	7 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
13 September 1988	Plooysburg S.A.P., ZA	daily rain	35.0 mm (1.4 in)	29.3 mm (1.2 in)	30 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
13 September 1988	Lillydale, ZA	daily rain	36.0 mm (1.4 in)	23.3 mm (0.9 in)	80 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
13 September 1988	Taung, ZA	daily rain	35.0 mm (1.4 in)	26.1 mm (1.0 in)	86 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
13 September 1988	Mundoolin, AU	daily rain	46.6 mm (1.8 in)	19.7 mm (0.8 in)	66 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
13 September 1988	Philipstown (Tnk), ZA	daily rain	44.0 mm (1.7 in)	36.4 mm (1.4 in)	46 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
13 September 1988	Philippolis (Pol), ZA	daily rain	28.0 mm (1.1 in)	9.7 mm (0.38 in)	108 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
13 September 1988	Visby_Flygplats, SE	daily rain	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	5.1 mm (0.20 in)	115 years	49 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

1793 to 1988

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1793 to 1988. 1988 had 902 records.

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

Records on 09-13 in each year
Year	Records
1793	1
1809	1
1814	1
1822	1
1835	1
1836	1
1839	1
1849	1
1850	2
1851	1
1856	1
1857	1
1859	1
1860	1
1864	1
1866	1
1867	2
1868	1
1872	3
1876	1
1878	1
1880	2
1882	2
1883	1
1886	1
1887	1
1888	1
1889	1
1891	1
1892	4
1893	2
1894	2
1895	1
1896	2
1897	3
1899	7
1900	3
1901	15
1902	30
1903	17
1904	8
1905	7
1906	23
1907	6
1908	11
1909	26
1910	11
1911	65
1912	23
1913	43
1914	42
1915	48
1916	19
1917	172
1918	33
1919	88
1920	48
1921	63
1922	124
1923	122
1924	65
1925	294
1926	76
1927	439
1928	253
1929	187
1930	284
1931	639
1932	171
1933	299
1934	187
1935	363
1936	519
1937	486
1938	382
1939	918
1940	841
1941	299
1942	287
1943	602
1944	361
1945	657
1946	423
1947	491
1948	472
1949	935
1950	657
1951	469
1952	569
1953	732
1954	291
1955	387
1956	332
1957	544
1958	578
1959	740
1960	660
1961	972
1962	378
1963	676
1964	645
1965	572
1966	501
1967	420
1968	239
1969	518
1970	1,216
1971	708
1972	396
1973	746
1974	965
1975	1,365
1976	411
1977	457
1978	796
1979	574
1980	648
1981	408
1982	1,004
1983	703
1984	646
1985	852
1986	741
1987	970
1988	902
1989	1,243
1990	1,187
1991	672
1992	580
1993	1,143
1994	667
1995	845
1996	1,117
1997	657
1998	1,654
1999	847
2000	856
2001	841
2002	879
2003	728
2004	743
2005	854
2006	1,076
2007	543
2008	1,508
2009	811
2010	827
2011	1,099
2012	526
2013	967
2014	1,291
2015	879
2016	1,093
2017	945
2018	636
2019	660
2020	591
2021	416
2022	668
2023	514
2024	818
2025	492
2026	905

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Data for records on 1988-09-13: 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	566
10 to 20	112
20 to 30	52
30 to 40	14
40 to 50	4
50 to 60	2