Weather Records on 14 September 1988

781 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 14 September 1988. Highest significance: Hecelchakan (Smn), MX.

Key Facts for 14 September 1988

On 14 September 1988, 781 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
176 were record highs and 240 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 7 were all-time records, 18 monthly and 756 daily.
Hecelchakan (Smn) set an all-time record daily precipitation of 250.4 mm (9.9 in) on 14 September 1988.
Across 159 earlier years (1814 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 439 records.

Record Map

781 stations

781 station records on 14 September 1988 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 14 September 1988: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Hecelchakan (Smn)	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	250.4 mm (9.9 in)	74 of 100 (Major)
Felipe Carrillo Puerto (Dge)	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	243.8 mm (9.6 in)	73 of 100 (Major)
Oktjabrskaja	Russia	Record daily precipitation	47.9 mm (1.9 in)	63 of 100 (Major)
Rosebank (Repentance Creek)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	176.0 mm (6.9 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Hopelchen	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	223.8 mm (8.8 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Steigen	Norway	Record daily precipitation	57.5 mm (2.3 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Edenburg (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	41.0 mm (1.6 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Coleman	Germany	Record daily precipitation	42.0 mm (1.7 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Glomfjord	Norway	Record daily precipitation	92.6 mm (3.6 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Luroy	Norway	Record daily precipitation	133.1 mm (5.2 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Widgee	Australia	Record daily precipitation	52.0 mm (2.0 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Sisal	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	178.1 mm (7.0 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Telchac Puerto	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	185.4 mm (7.3 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Philippolis (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	65.0 mm (2.6 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Welgeleven	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Felipe Carrillo Puerto (Obs)	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	244.0 mm (9.6 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Ludiksdam	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	80.0 mm (3.1 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Klerkskraal (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	40.0 mm (1.6 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Zastron (Tnk)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	74.0 mm (2.9 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
San Jon	United States	Record daily precipitation	91.4 mm (3.6 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Tallebudgera Guineas Creek Roa	Australia	Record daily precipitation	102.0 mm (4.0 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Varazdin	Croatia	Record daily precipitation	63.8 mm (2.5 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Tucumcari 4 NE	United States	Record daily precipitation	64.3 mm (2.5 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Rinconada	Mexico	Record low minimum temperature	12.8 C (55.0 F)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Chanchichimila	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	97.8 mm (3.9 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Holly	United States	Record daily precipitation	29.7 mm (1.2 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Groenvlei	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	64.0 mm (2.5 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Venice	United States	Record high minimum temperature	27.8 C (82.0 F)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Motul	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	145.0 mm (5.7 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Sortland-Kleiva	Norway	Record daily precipitation	44.9 mm (1.8 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Avoca	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	52.5 mm (2.1 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Nakhon Ratchasima	Thailand	Record daily precipitation	112.0 mm (4.4 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Ingenio Catmis	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	130.3 mm (5.1 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Tekax de Alvaro Obregon	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	110.0 mm (4.3 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Sulitjelma	Norway	Record daily precipitation	58.8 mm (2.3 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Campo 7 S	United States	Record daily precipitation	49.3 mm (1.9 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Salida	United States	Record low maximum temperature	12.8 C (55.0 F)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Bodoe VI	Norway	Record daily precipitation	72.7 mm (2.9 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Tribune 1W	United States	Record daily precipitation	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Ballina (Crowley Village)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	56.0 mm (2.2 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Randfontein (Gm)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	31.5 mm (1.2 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Springfield 7 WSW	United States	Record daily precipitation	37.6 mm (1.5 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Joinville (Rvpsc)	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	66.0 mm (2.6 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Doornhoek	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	37.2 mm (1.5 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Bartow 1SE	United States	Record high minimum temperature	25.6 C (78.1 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Banner Elk	United States	Record high minimum temperature	17.8 C (64.0 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Byron Bay (Cape Byron Lighthou	Australia	Record daily precipitation	49.4 mm (1.9 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Leoti	United States	Record daily precipitation	28.4 mm (1.1 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Benkelman 1N	United States	Record daily precipitation	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Forster - Tuncurry R.V.C.P.	Australia	Record daily precipitation	46.4 mm (1.8 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Moorland (Denro-An)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	32.8 mm (1.3 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Nenastnaja	Russia	Record daily precipitation	41.4 mm (1.6 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Koffiefontein (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	25.0 mm (1.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Fazenda Boa Esperanca	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	76.8 mm (3.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Telchaquillo	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	89.9 mm (3.5 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Leknes I Lofoten	Norway	Record daily precipitation	55.3 mm (2.2 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Krakmo	Norway	Record daily precipitation	48.8 mm (1.9 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Taree (Radio Station 2Re)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	30.4 mm (1.2 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Ebenezer (Weltevrede)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	33.5 mm (1.3 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Wilsons Peak	Australia	Record daily precipitation	38.0 mm (1.5 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)

Counts by Type and Timescale

781 records

Records set or tied on 14 September 1988 by type: Highest daily maximum 65, Lowest daily maximum 153, Highest daily minimum 111, Lowest daily minimum 87, Heaviest daily rainfall 365.

Records on 14 September 1988 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	65
Lowest daily maximum	153
Highest daily minimum	111
Lowest daily minimum	87
Heaviest daily rainfall	365
Heaviest daily snowfall	0
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 14 September 1988 by timescale: all-time 7, monthly 18, daily 756.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

645 broken records

Margins by which the 645 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 159.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

14 September 1988

Top 20 records on 14 September 1988 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
14 September 1988	Hecelchakan (Smn), MX	all-time rain	250.4 mm (9.9 in)	125.4 mm (4.9 in)	36 years	74 of 100 (Major)
14 September 1988	Felipe Carrillo Puerto (Dge), MX	all-time rain	243.8 mm (9.6 in)	82.5 mm (3.2 in)	33 years	73 of 100 (Major)
14 September 1988	Oktjabrskaja, RU	daily rain	47.9 mm (1.9 in)	30.1 mm (1.2 in)	55 years	63 of 100 (Major)
14 September 1988	Rosebank (Repentance Creek), AU	monthly rain	176.0 mm (6.9 in)	83.0 mm (3.3 in)	29 years	61 of 100 (Major)
14 September 1988	Hopelchen, MX	all-time rain	223.8 mm (8.8 in)	53.4 mm (2.1 in)	30 years	61 of 100 (Major)
14 September 1988	Steigen, NO	daily rain	57.5 mm (2.3 in)	27.4 mm (1.1 in)	63 years	61 of 100 (Major)
14 September 1988	Edenburg (Pol), ZA	daily rain	41.0 mm (1.6 in)	25.8 mm (1.0 in)	80 years	61 of 100 (Major)
14 September 1988	Coleman, DE	daily rain	42.0 mm (1.7 in)	33.4 mm (1.3 in)	52 years	60 of 100 (Major)
14 September 1988	Glomfjord, NO	daily rain	92.6 mm (3.6 in)	48.0 mm (1.9 in)	63 years	60 of 100 (Major)
14 September 1988	Luroy, NO	daily rain	133.1 mm (5.2 in)	62.4 mm (2.5 in)	63 years	60 of 100 (Major)
14 September 1988	Widgee, AU	daily rain	52.0 mm (2.0 in)	38.3 mm (1.5 in)	38 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
14 September 1988	Sisal, MX	monthly rain	178.1 mm (7.0 in)	72.7 mm (2.9 in)	14 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
14 September 1988	Telchac Puerto, MX	monthly rain	185.4 mm (7.3 in)	87.6 mm (3.4 in)	14 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
14 September 1988	Philippolis (Pol), ZA	monthly rain	65.0 mm (2.6 in)	6.6 mm (0.26 in)	106 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
14 September 1988	Welgeleven, ZA	daily rain	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	69 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
14 September 1988	Felipe Carrillo Puerto (Obs), MX	monthly rain	244.0 mm (9.6 in)	159.0 mm (6.3 in)	7 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
14 September 1988	Ludiksdam, ZA	monthly rain	80.0 mm (3.1 in)	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	43 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
14 September 1988	Klerkskraal (Pol), ZA	daily rain	40.0 mm (1.6 in)	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	32 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
14 September 1988	Zastron (Tnk), ZA	monthly rain	74.0 mm (2.9 in)	18.1 mm (0.7 in)	43 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
14 September 1988	San Jon, US	daily rain	91.4 mm (3.6 in)	73.1 mm (2.9 in)	16 years	52 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

1814 to 1988

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1814 to 1988. 1988 had 781 records.

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

Records on 09-14 in each year
Year	Records
1814	1
1828	1
1830	1
1831	1
1833	1
1835	1
1837	3
1848	1
1854	1
1861	1
1867	2
1868	2
1870	1
1872	1
1873	3
1874	1
1876	2
1879	1
1880	1
1882	1
1886	5
1887	3
1888	1
1889	1
1890	1
1891	2
1893	1
1894	2
1895	2
1896	1
1897	2
1898	4
1899	2
1900	2
1901	11
1902	12
1903	34
1904	13
1905	12
1906	14
1907	7
1908	16
1909	31
1910	9
1911	61
1912	50
1913	36
1914	31
1915	116
1916	13
1917	30
1918	35
1919	166
1920	108
1921	38
1922	77
1923	279
1924	95
1925	206
1926	49
1927	455
1928	116
1929	185
1930	197
1931	652
1932	211
1933	365
1934	181
1935	636
1936	609
1937	406
1938	335
1939	1,007
1940	415
1941	227
1942	186
1943	281
1944	293
1945	691
1946	379
1947	718
1948	504
1949	640
1950	327
1951	422
1952	469
1953	680
1954	275
1955	469
1956	479
1957	490
1958	254
1959	702
1960	599
1961	956
1962	339
1963	592
1964	658
1965	640
1966	888
1967	355
1968	369
1969	429
1970	1,351
1971	549
1972	409
1973	854
1974	622
1975	880
1976	547
1977	572
1978	663
1979	957
1980	543
1981	486
1982	1,012
1983	623
1984	855
1985	736
1986	716
1987	856
1988	781
1989	1,127
1990	1,088
1991	999
1992	677
1993	2,279
1994	1,143
1995	904
1996	1,091
1997	786
1998	2,049
1999	854
2000	997
2001	813
2002	899
2003	821
2004	762
2005	878
2006	1,009
2007	672
2008	1,437
2009	843
2010	938
2011	1,132
2012	634
2013	760
2014	758
2015	888
2016	1,387
2017	677
2018	632
2019	524
2020	671
2021	419
2022	612
2023	507
2024	838
2025	527
2026	783

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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).

Margin	Records
0 to 20	582
20 to 40	41
40 to 60	9
60 to 80	5
80 to 100	5
100 to 120	1
120 to 140	1
140 to 160	1