Weather Records on 23 September 1988

653 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 23 September 1988. Highest significance: Albion, US.

Key Facts for 23 September 1988

On 23 September 1988, 653 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
352 were record highs and 96 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 16 monthly and 637 daily.
Albion set a daily record precipitation of 89.4 mm (3.5 in) on 23 September 1988.
Across 169 earlier years (1793 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 430 records.

Record Map

653 stations

653 station records on 23 September 1988 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 23 September 1988: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Albion	United States	Record daily precipitation	89.4 mm (3.5 in)	68 of 100 (Major)
Holland Wtp	United States	Record daily precipitation	66.8 mm (2.6 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Saint Johns	United States	Record daily precipitation	77.2 mm (3.0 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Trinidad AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	27.4 mm (1.1 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Crescent City 3 NNW	United States	Record low maximum temperature	10.6 C (51.1 F)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Montague 4 NW	United States	Record daily precipitation	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Boddington Shire	Australia	Record daily precipitation	28.8 mm (1.1 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Nikolaevsk-Na-Amure	Russia	Record daily precipitation	80.7 mm (3.2 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Oshkosh	United States	Record daily precipitation	45.5 mm (1.8 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Charlotte	United States	Record daily precipitation	74.9 mm (2.9 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Ft Smith Rgnl AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	64.0 mm (2.5 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Corrales	Mexico	Record high maximum temperature	33.3 C (91.9 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Beaver Dam Wwtp	United States	Record daily precipitation	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Mauston 1 SE	United States	Record daily precipitation	42.7 mm (1.7 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Bowling Green Warren Co AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	68.1 mm (2.7 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Greenville 2 NNE	United States	Record daily precipitation	53.6 mm (2.1 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Racine Wwtp	United States	Record daily precipitation	44.5 mm (1.8 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Bollebygd	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	28.1 mm (1.1 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Elatma	Russia	Record low minimum temperature	-3.2 C (26.2 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Carrollton	United States	Record high maximum temperature	30.6 C (87.1 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Arcade	United States	Record daily precipitation	25.7 mm (1.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Hastings	United States	Record daily precipitation	94.2 mm (3.7 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Kent City 2 SW	United States	Record daily precipitation	74.9 mm (2.9 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Plymouth Wwtp	United States	Record daily precipitation	33.3 mm (1.3 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Hana AP 355	United States	Record low maximum temperature	23.3 C (73.9 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Belle Glade	United States	Record low minimum temperature	17.8 C (64.0 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Tiksi	Russia	Record high maximum temperature	13.9 C (57.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Suhana	Russia	Record high maximum temperature	19.9 C (67.8 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Grebbeshult	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Lordsburg 4 SE	United States	Record low minimum temperature	5.0 C (41.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Chilton	United States	Record daily precipitation	27.7 mm (1.1 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Ft Myers Page Fld AP	United States	Record high maximum temperature	34.4 C (93.9 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Mestad I Oddernes	Norway	Record daily precipitation	45.2 mm (1.8 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Tura	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	10.4 C (50.7 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Trinidad	United States	Record daily precipitation	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Sparta	United States	Record daily precipitation	44.7 mm (1.8 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Nanping	China	Record daily precipitation	42.0 mm (1.7 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Francisco I. Madero	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	39.9 mm (1.6 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Tierra Blanca (Smn)	Mexico	Record high maximum temperature	41.7 C (107.1 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Tuddal	Norway	Record daily precipitation	35.2 mm (1.4 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Selagoncy	Russia	Record high maximum temperature	21.7 C (71.1 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Morrilton	United States	Record high maximum temperature	38.9 C (102.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Washington 1 W	United States	Record high minimum temperature	22.2 C (72.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Allegan 5NE	United States	Record daily precipitation	35.8 mm (1.4 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Ann Arbor U of Mich	United States	Record daily precipitation	30.2 mm (1.2 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Las Cruces	Mexico	Record low minimum temperature	10.0 C (50.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Cwebe	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Fairhope 2 NE	United States	Record high minimum temperature	23.3 C (73.9 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Kalamazoo State Hospital	United States	Record daily precipitation	88.9 mm (3.5 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Moorhead	United States	Record high minimum temperature	23.3 C (73.9 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Yautepec	Mexico	Record high maximum temperature	35.0 C (95.0 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Bajkit	Russia	Record high maximum temperature	22.1 C (71.8 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Rossared	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Beaver Dam	United States	Record high minimum temperature	22.8 C (73.0 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Jerecuaro	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	39.4 mm (1.6 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Dzalinda-1	Russia	Record high maximum temperature	15.2 C (59.4 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Nakanno	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	10.0 C (50.0 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Battle Creek 5NW	United States	Record daily precipitation	41.1 mm (1.6 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Hesperia 4 WNW	United States	Record daily precipitation	41.9 mm (1.6 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Canton L&D 20	United States	Record high maximum temperature	35.6 C (96.1 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

653 records

Records set or tied on 23 September 1988 by type: Highest daily maximum 188, Lowest daily maximum 21, Highest daily minimum 164, Lowest daily minimum 75, Heaviest daily rainfall 205.

Records on 23 September 1988 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	188
Lowest daily maximum	21
Highest daily minimum	164
Lowest daily minimum	75
Heaviest daily rainfall	205
Heaviest daily snowfall	0
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 23 September 1988 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 16, daily 637.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

487 broken records

Margins by which the 487 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 51.3. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

23 September 1988

Top 20 records on 23 September 1988 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
23 September 1988	Albion, US	daily rain	89.4 mm (3.5 in)	51.3 mm (2.0 in)	62 years	68 of 100 (Major)
23 September 1988	Holland Wtp, US	daily rain	66.8 mm (2.6 in)	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	62 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
23 September 1988	Saint Johns, US	daily rain	77.2 mm (3.0 in)	21.3 mm (0.8 in)	86 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
23 September 1988	Trinidad AP, US	daily rain	27.4 mm (1.1 in)	21.6 mm (0.9 in)	38 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
23 September 1988	Crescent City 3 NNW, US	monthly low max	10.6 C (51.1 F)	1.1 C (2.0 F)	91 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
23 September 1988	Montague 4 NW, US	daily rain	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	19.8 mm (0.8 in)	80 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
23 September 1988	Boddington Shire, AU	daily rain	28.8 mm (1.1 in)	12.3 mm (0.5 in)	63 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
23 September 1988	Nikolaevsk-Na-Amure, RU	monthly rain	80.7 mm (3.2 in)	14.9 mm (0.6 in)	13 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
23 September 1988	Oshkosh, US	daily rain	45.5 mm (1.8 in)	21.4 mm (0.8 in)	52 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
23 September 1988	Charlotte, US	daily rain	74.9 mm (2.9 in)	34.0 mm (1.3 in)	8 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
23 September 1988	Ft Smith Rgnl AP, US	daily rain	64.0 mm (2.5 in)	40.1 mm (1.6 in)	18 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
23 September 1988	Corrales, MX	daily high max	33.3 C (91.9 F)	5.0 C (9.0 F)	28 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
23 September 1988	Beaver Dam Wwtp, US	daily rain	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	32.8 mm (1.3 in)	29 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
23 September 1988	Mauston 1 SE, US	daily rain	42.7 mm (1.7 in)	18.1 mm (0.7 in)	62 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
23 September 1988	Bowling Green Warren Co AP, US	daily rain	68.1 mm (2.7 in)	27.0 mm (1.1 in)	42 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
23 September 1988	Greenville 2 NNE, US	daily rain	53.6 mm (2.1 in)	30.2 mm (1.2 in)	24 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
23 September 1988	Racine Wwtp, US	daily rain	44.5 mm (1.8 in)	6.1 mm (0.24 in)	86 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
23 September 1988	Bollebygd, SE	daily rain	28.1 mm (1.1 in)	14.9 mm (0.6 in)	35 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
23 September 1988	Elatma, RU	daily low min	-3.2 C (26.2 F)	1.5 C (2.7 F)	81 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
23 September 1988	Carrollton, US	daily high max	30.6 C (87.1 F)	0.6 C (1.1 F)	89 years	36 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 653 records.

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

Records on 09-23 in each year
Year	Records
1793	1
1796	1
1799	1
1804	1
1832	1
1835	1
1838	1
1842	3
1843	1
1845	2
1848	1
1849	1
1850	1
1851	2
1854	3
1855	1
1859	2
1864	1
1865	1
1866	1
1868	1
1871	1
1872	1
1874	1
1875	1
1876	1
1877	1
1881	4
1882	2
1885	1
1886	1
1887	1
1888	1
1889	3
1890	2
1891	1
1892	2
1893	4
1895	9
1896	5
1897	1
1898	2
1899	4
1900	4
1901	2
1902	6
1903	7
1904	19
1905	6
1906	6
1907	19
1908	19
1909	15
1910	8
1911	11
1912	15
1913	22
1914	29
1915	25
1916	324
1917	56
1918	34
1919	40
1920	44
1921	47
1922	34
1923	74
1924	194
1925	223
1926	459
1927	247
1928	382
1929	198
1930	472
1931	600
1932	383
1933	281
1934	361
1935	239
1936	377
1937	557
1938	389
1939	279
1940	374
1941	490
1942	557
1943	322
1944	381
1945	652
1946	623
1947	803
1948	259
1949	496
1950	267
1951	462
1952	432
1953	271
1954	324
1955	852
1956	299
1957	539
1958	641
1959	307
1960	470
1961	670
1962	344
1963	568
1964	322
1965	783
1966	528
1967	341
1968	481
1969	450
1970	1,457
1971	578
1972	461
1973	674
1974	1,543
1975	1,038
1976	463
1977	616
1978	500
1979	586
1980	1,037
1981	717
1982	775
1983	1,744
1984	1,121
1985	924
1986	740
1987	1,077
1988	653
1989	1,376
1990	702
1991	519
1992	976
1993	983
1994	1,140
1995	1,868
1996	809
1997	1,060
1998	1,326
1999	1,207
2000	2,026
2001	790
2002	930
2003	1,243
2004	986
2005	1,207
2006	1,509
2007	1,153
2008	835
2009	1,201
2010	1,360
2011	666
2012	785
2013	573
2014	595
2015	587
2016	774
2017	1,371
2018	693
2019	565
2020	618
2021	602
2022	551
2023	812
2024	499
2025	449
2026	384

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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 10	434
10 to 20	35
20 to 30	11
30 to 40	5
40 to 50	1
50 to 60	1