Weather Records on 19 September 1988

973 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 19 September 1988. Highest significance: Raymond 3 NE, US.

Key Facts for 19 September 1988

On 19 September 1988, 973 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
365 were record highs and 176 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 2 were all-time records, 43 monthly and 928 daily.
Raymond 3 NE set a monthly record daily precipitation of 76.7 mm (3.0 in) on 19 September 1988.
Across 166 earlier years (1805 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 411 records.

Record Map

973 stations

973 station records on 19 September 1988 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 19 September 1988: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Raymond 3 NE	United States	Record daily precipitation	76.7 mm (3.0 in)	68 of 100 (Major)
Nubeena	Australia	Record daily precipitation	40.0 mm (1.6 in)	67 of 100 (Major)
Independence #1	United States	Record daily precipitation	72.4 mm (2.9 in)	67 of 100 (Major)
Machilipatnam	India	Record daily precipitation	192.0 mm (7.6 in)	65 of 100 (Major)
Itasca UNIV of Minn	United States	Record daily precipitation	59.4 mm (2.3 in)	65 of 100 (Major)
Okeene	United States	Record daily precipitation	96.3 mm (3.8 in)	64 of 100 (Major)
Forman 5 SSE	United States	Record daily precipitation	81.8 mm (3.2 in)	63 of 100 (Major)
Litchville 2NW	United States	Record daily precipitation	150.4 mm (5.9 in)	62 of 100 (Major)
Kellevie	Australia	Record daily precipitation	54.6 mm (2.1 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Ada	United States	Record daily precipitation	53.1 mm (2.1 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Waterloo 6SW	United States	Record daily precipitation	66.5 mm (2.6 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Cosala	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	60.5 mm (2.4 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Fosston 1 E	United States	Record daily precipitation	49.8 mm (2.0 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Aniak AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	34.8 mm (1.4 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Indus 3 W	United States	Record daily precipitation	47.2 mm (1.9 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Pokegama Dam	United States	Record daily precipitation	77.5 mm (3.1 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Kozhikode	India	Record daily precipitation	133.1 mm (5.2 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
North Adelaide	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Halsey 2 W	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Ellendale	United States	Record daily precipitation	65.3 mm (2.6 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Britton	United States	Record daily precipitation	88.4 mm (3.5 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Superior	United States	Record daily precipitation	100.3 mm (3.9 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Longton	United States	Record daily precipitation	109.0 mm (4.3 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Walnut 4S	United States	Record daily precipitation	109.0 mm (4.3 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Sayre	United States	Record daily precipitation	118.6 mm (4.7 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Eaglehawk Neck (Jetty Road)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	42.0 mm (1.7 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Vologda	Russia	Record daily precipitation	40.3 mm (1.6 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Ft Scott	United States	Record daily precipitation	72.9 mm (2.9 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Forestburg 4 NNE	United States	Record daily precipitation	69.6 mm (2.7 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
White Lake	United States	Record daily precipitation	61.0 mm (2.4 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Holbrook (Rsl)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	42.8 mm (1.7 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Bream Creek (Stroud)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	45.0 mm (1.8 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Dixon Wwtp	United States	Record daily precipitation	60.5 mm (2.4 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Newkirk 5NE	United States	Record daily precipitation	109.2 mm (4.3 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Montpelier	United States	Record daily precipitation	53.6 mm (2.1 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Waubay Natl Wild Life	United States	Record daily precipitation	59.4 mm (2.3 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Gonvick 2 W	United States	Record daily precipitation	63.5 mm (2.5 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Helena 1 SSE	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Waurika	United States	Record daily precipitation	60.7 mm (2.4 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Academy 2NE	United States	Record daily precipitation	72.4 mm (2.9 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Columbia 8 N	United States	Record daily precipitation	53.8 mm (2.1 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
St Croix Falls	United States	Record daily precipitation	81.8 mm (3.2 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Cedar Vale 5SSE	United States	Record daily precipitation	82.6 mm (3.3 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Winnibigoshish Dam	United States	Record daily precipitation	53.3 mm (2.1 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Elma	United States	Record daily precipitation	43.7 mm (1.7 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
La Crosse River	United States	Record daily precipitation	52.6 mm (2.1 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Duluth	United States	Record daily precipitation	66.0 mm (2.6 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Noolook Well (Noolook Forest R	Australia	Record daily precipitation	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Tarcutta Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	27.0 mm (1.1 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Ganca	Azerbaijan	Record high maximum temperature	34.0 C (93.2 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Purdum	United States	Record daily precipitation	60.7 mm (2.4 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Billings	United States	Record daily precipitation	79.2 mm (3.1 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Jamestown State Hosp	United States	Record daily precipitation	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Comanche	United States	Record daily precipitation	74.7 mm (2.9 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Purcell 2 SW	United States	Record daily precipitation	86.4 mm (3.4 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Water Valley	United States	Record daily precipitation	135.1 mm (5.3 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Lansing	United States	Record daily precipitation	39.4 mm (1.6 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Pella 1S	United States	Record daily precipitation	54.4 mm (2.1 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Fredonia	United States	Record daily precipitation	84.8 mm (3.3 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Springview 2NW	United States	Record daily precipitation	68.1 mm (2.7 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)

Counts by Type and Timescale

973 records

Records set or tied on 19 September 1988 by type: Highest daily maximum 88, Lowest daily maximum 57, Highest daily minimum 277, Lowest daily minimum 119, Heaviest daily rainfall 428, Heaviest daily snowfall 2, Deepest snow cover 2.

Records on 19 September 1988 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	88
Lowest daily maximum	57
Highest daily minimum	277
Lowest daily minimum	119
Heaviest daily rainfall	428
Heaviest daily snowfall	2
Deepest snow cover	2

Records on 19 September 1988 by timescale: all-time 2, monthly 43, daily 928.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

741 broken records

Margins by which the 741 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 98.1. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

19 September 1988

Top 20 records on 19 September 1988 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
19 September 1988	Raymond 3 NE, US	monthly rain	76.7 mm (3.0 in)	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	50 years	68 of 100 (Major)
19 September 1988	Nubeena, AU	daily rain	40.0 mm (1.6 in)	27.0 mm (1.1 in)	67 years	67 of 100 (Major)
19 September 1988	Independence #1, US	daily rain	72.4 mm (2.9 in)	48.8 mm (1.9 in)	118 years	67 of 100 (Major)
19 September 1988	Machilipatnam, IN	monthly rain	192.0 mm (7.6 in)	75.0 mm (3.0 in)	26 years	65 of 100 (Major)
19 September 1988	Itasca UNIV of Minn, US	daily rain	59.4 mm (2.3 in)	40.9 mm (1.6 in)	63 years	65 of 100 (Major)
19 September 1988	Okeene, US	daily rain	96.3 mm (3.8 in)	62.5 mm (2.5 in)	65 years	64 of 100 (Major)
19 September 1988	Forman 5 SSE, US	daily rain	81.8 mm (3.2 in)	32.3 mm (1.3 in)	71 years	63 of 100 (Major)
19 September 1988	Litchville 2NW, US	monthly rain	150.4 mm (5.9 in)	98.1 mm (3.9 in)	31 years	62 of 100 (Major)
19 September 1988	Kellevie, AU	daily rain	54.6 mm (2.1 in)	35.3 mm (1.4 in)	31 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
19 September 1988	Ada, US	daily rain	53.1 mm (2.1 in)	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	67 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
19 September 1988	Waterloo 6SW, US	daily rain	66.5 mm (2.6 in)	43.1 mm (1.7 in)	70 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
19 September 1988	Cosala, MX	daily rain	60.5 mm (2.4 in)	48.1 mm (1.9 in)	77 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
19 September 1988	Fosston 1 E, US	daily rain	49.8 mm (2.0 in)	28.7 mm (1.1 in)	71 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
19 September 1988	Aniak AP, US	daily rain	34.8 mm (1.4 in)	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	27 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
19 September 1988	Indus 3 W, US	daily rain	47.2 mm (1.9 in)	34.0 mm (1.3 in)	42 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
19 September 1988	Pokegama Dam, US	daily rain	77.5 mm (3.1 in)	34.6 mm (1.4 in)	43 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
19 September 1988	Kozhikode, IN	daily rain	133.1 mm (5.2 in)	73.2 mm (2.9 in)	14 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
19 September 1988	North Adelaide, AU	daily rain	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	10.7 mm (0.4 in)	75 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
19 September 1988	Halsey 2 W, US	daily rain	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	20.3 mm (0.8 in)	82 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
19 September 1988	Ellendale, US	daily rain	65.3 mm (2.6 in)	39.1 mm (1.5 in)	27 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

1805 to 1988

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1805 to 1988. 1988 had 973 records.

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

Records on 09-19 in each year
Year	Records
1805	1
1818	1
1820	1
1825	1
1830	1
1833	1
1834	1
1837	1
1847	1
1848	1
1849	3
1851	2
1854	1
1855	1
1856	1
1859	1
1862	1
1865	2
1866	1
1869	1
1872	1
1874	1
1875	3
1877	2
1881	2
1882	4
1884	2
1885	1
1886	3
1887	2
1888	1
1889	7
1890	1
1893	3
1894	2
1895	5
1896	2
1897	4
1898	2
1899	2
1900	2
1901	17
1902	6
1903	16
1904	9
1905	18
1906	33
1907	9
1908	5
1909	16
1910	16
1911	4
1912	39
1913	200
1914	48
1915	174
1916	38
1917	134
1918	62
1919	52
1920	53
1921	109
1922	81
1923	83
1924	90
1925	356
1926	171
1927	152
1928	211
1929	435
1930	154
1931	400
1932	292
1933	343
1934	171
1935	240
1936	152
1937	331
1938	519
1939	292
1940	459
1941	430
1942	830
1943	540
1944	406
1945	417
1946	802
1947	694
1948	457
1949	303
1950	474
1951	240
1952	545
1953	467
1954	557
1955	578
1956	661
1957	638
1958	354
1959	774
1960	344
1961	445
1962	387
1963	403
1964	350
1965	1,080
1966	529
1967	417
1968	433
1969	493
1970	437
1971	1,127
1972	629
1973	438
1974	637
1975	570
1976	390
1977	719
1978	1,139
1979	727
1980	591
1981	1,462
1982	594
1983	1,630
1984	970
1985	926
1986	737
1987	1,113
1988	973
1989	911
1990	874
1991	2,027
1992	752
1993	885
1994	736
1995	1,096
1996	1,069
1997	1,107
1998	1,039
1999	611
2000	947
2001	1,188
2002	866
2003	1,094
2004	964
2005	814
2006	851
2007	633
2008	647
2009	700
2010	1,414
2011	848
2012	775
2013	578
2014	715
2015	520
2016	999
2017	703
2018	871
2019	584
2020	668
2021	511
2022	666
2023	622
2024	707
2025	554
2026	711

Download the Data

Data for records on 1988-09-19: 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	635
20 to 40	79
40 to 60	19
60 to 80	6
80 to 100	2