Weather Records on 1 October 1988

502 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 1 October 1988. Highest significance: Frankfort 2NE, US.

Key Facts for 1 October 1988

On 1 October 1988, 502 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
249 were record highs and 79 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 39 monthly and 463 daily.
Frankfort 2NE set a daily record precipitation of 33.0 mm (1.3 in) on 1 October 1988.
Across 161 earlier years (1813 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 436 records.

Record Map

502 stations

502 station records on 1 October 1988 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 1 October 1988: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Frankfort 2NE	United States	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Pioche	United States	Record high minimum temperature	17.2 C (63.0 F)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Saint Francis	United States	Record daily precipitation	78.7 mm (3.1 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Saint Charles	United States	Record daily precipitation	99.1 mm (3.9 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
N'Guigni	Niger	Record daily precipitation	25.9 mm (1.0 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Clinton	United States	Record daily precipitation	96.8 mm (3.8 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Mc Minnville	United States	Record high maximum temperature	35.0 C (95.0 F)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Mc Minnville	United States	Record high minimum temperature	16.1 C (61.0 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Corning	United States	Record daily precipitation	71.6 mm (2.8 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Advance 1 S	United States	Record daily precipitation	64.0 mm (2.5 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Traverse Cy Cherry Capital AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	33.5 mm (1.3 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Bruce 2 W	United States	Record daily precipitation	80.5 mm (3.2 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Calico Rock 2 WSW	United States	Record daily precipitation	76.2 mm (3.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Petoskey	United States	Record daily precipitation	38.6 mm (1.5 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Hickory Flat	United States	Record daily precipitation	63.5 mm (2.5 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Grants Pass	United States	Record high maximum temperature	36.7 C (98.1 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Tewantin Post Office	Australia	Record high maximum temperature	34.6 C (94.3 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Findlay Wpcc	United States	Record high minimum temperature	18.9 C (66.0 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Newbern	United States	Record daily precipitation	101.6 mm (4.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Milwaukee Mitchell AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	36.3 mm (1.4 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Batesville L&D 1	United States	Record daily precipitation	60.7 mm (2.4 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Du Quoin 4 SE	United States	Record daily precipitation	44.7 mm (1.8 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Verhojansk	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	6.0 C (42.8 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Pocahontas 1	United States	Record daily precipitation	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Crystal Springs Exp STN	United States	Record daily precipitation	52.1 mm (2.1 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Centerville 5 NE	United States	Record daily precipitation	82.6 mm (3.3 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Parma	United States	Record daily precipitation	51.6 mm (2.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Kodiak AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	61.0 mm (2.4 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Biser	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	9.6 C (49.3 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Black Rock	United States	Record daily precipitation	57.4 mm (2.3 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Mtn View	United States	Record daily precipitation	74.2 mm (2.9 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Ann Arbor U of Mich	United States	Record high minimum temperature	17.8 C (64.0 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Cherokee 4W	United States	Record daily precipitation	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Lake Geneva Wwtp	United States	Record daily precipitation	33.5 mm (1.3 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Bloomfield	United States	Record daily precipitation	56.4 mm (2.2 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Chester	United States	Record high minimum temperature	11.7 C (53.1 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Owensville 3E	United States	Record daily precipitation	93.5 mm (3.7 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Bernie	United States	Record daily precipitation	63.0 mm (2.5 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Charleston	United States	Record daily precipitation	57.7 mm (2.3 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Williamsville	United States	Record daily precipitation	49.8 mm (2.0 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Alpena Wwtp	United States	Record daily precipitation	30.2 mm (1.2 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Gilbert	United States	Record daily precipitation	51.1 mm (2.0 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Cheboygan	United States	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Monticello	United States	Record daily precipitation	67.3 mm (2.6 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Bolivar Wtr Wks	United States	Record daily precipitation	62.0 mm (2.4 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Kanalohuluhulu 1075	United States	Record low maximum temperature	15.0 C (59.0 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Kur	Russia	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Qulin	United States	Record daily precipitation	66.0 mm (2.6 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Paducah	United States	Record daily precipitation	45.5 mm (1.8 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Dalby Post Office	Australia	Record high minimum temperature	19.4 C (66.9 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Pearce - Sunsites	United States	Record low minimum temperature	5.6 C (42.1 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Alicia 2 NNE	United States	Record daily precipitation	48.0 mm (1.9 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Brookhaven City	United States	Record daily precipitation	83.8 mm (3.3 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Pleasant Hill	United States	Record daily precipitation	53.8 mm (2.1 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Forest Grove	United States	Record high maximum temperature	32.2 C (90.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Stehekin 4 NW	United States	Record high maximum temperature	28.3 C (82.9 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Lewistown AP	United States	Record high minimum temperature	10.0 C (50.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Mt Sterling	United States	Record daily precipitation	52.3 mm (2.1 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Whiting Fld NAS	United States	Record daily precipitation	77.5 mm (3.1 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Olenek	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	3.2 C (37.8 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

502 records

Records set or tied on 1 October 1988 by type: Highest daily maximum 120, Lowest daily maximum 28, Highest daily minimum 129, Lowest daily minimum 51, Heaviest daily rainfall 173, Deepest snow cover 1.

Records on 1 October 1988 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	120
Lowest daily maximum	28
Highest daily minimum	129
Lowest daily minimum	51
Heaviest daily rainfall	173
Heaviest daily snowfall	0
Deepest snow cover	1

Records on 1 October 1988 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 39, daily 463.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

385 broken records

Margins by which the 385 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 70.1. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

1 October 1988

Top 20 records on 1 October 1988 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
1 October 1988	Frankfort 2NE, US	daily rain	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	17.0 mm (0.7 in)	85 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
1 October 1988	Pioche, US	monthly high min	17.2 C (63.0 F)	2.2 C (4.0 F)	95 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
1 October 1988	Saint Francis, US	daily rain	78.7 mm (3.1 in)	56.1 mm (2.2 in)	22 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
1 October 1988	Saint Charles, US	daily rain	99.1 mm (3.9 in)	58.0 mm (2.3 in)	43 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
1 October 1988	N'Guigni, NE	monthly rain	25.9 mm (1.0 in)	21.9 mm (0.9 in)	36 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
1 October 1988	Clinton, US	daily rain	96.8 mm (3.8 in)	70.1 mm (2.8 in)	22 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
1 October 1988	Mc Minnville, US	monthly high max	35.0 C (95.0 F)	2.8 C (5.0 F)	70 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
1 October 1988	Mc Minnville, US	monthly high min	16.1 C (61.0 F)	0.5 C (0.9 F)	80 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
1 October 1988	Corning, US	daily rain	71.6 mm (2.8 in)	25.9 mm (1.0 in)	63 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
1 October 1988	Advance 1 S, US	daily rain	64.0 mm (2.5 in)	43.4 mm (1.7 in)	26 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
1 October 1988	Traverse Cy Cherry Capital AP, US	daily rain	33.5 mm (1.3 in)	15.7 mm (0.6 in)	43 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
1 October 1988	Bruce 2 W, US	daily rain	80.5 mm (3.2 in)	42.1 mm (1.7 in)	30 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
1 October 1988	Calico Rock 2 WSW, US	daily rain	76.2 mm (3.0 in)	39.9 mm (1.6 in)	26 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
1 October 1988	Petoskey, US	daily rain	38.6 mm (1.5 in)	21.1 mm (0.8 in)	1 year	39 of 100 (Notable)
1 October 1988	Hickory Flat, US	daily rain	63.5 mm (2.5 in)	37.3 mm (1.5 in)	23 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
1 October 1988	Grants Pass, US	daily high max	36.7 C (98.1 F)	2.8 C (5.0 F)	84 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
1 October 1988	Tewantin Post Office, AU	daily high max	34.6 C (94.3 F)	2.8 C (5.0 F)	69 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
1 October 1988	Findlay Wpcc, US	daily high min	18.9 C (66.0 F)	1.7 C (3.1 F)	89 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
1 October 1988	Newbern, US	daily rain	101.6 mm (4.0 in)	31.2 mm (1.2 in)	43 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
1 October 1988	Milwaukee Mitchell AP, US	daily rain	36.3 mm (1.4 in)	24.6 mm (1.0 in)	15 years	38 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

1813 to 1988

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1813 to 1988. 1988 had 502 records.

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

Records on 10-01 in each year
Year	Records
1813	1
1814	1
1817	1
1819	1
1820	2
1823	1
1828	1
1845	1
1847	2
1861	1
1865	1
1866	1
1869	1
1870	1
1871	1
1874	4
1876	1
1877	3
1879	1
1881	6
1882	1
1883	1
1884	1
1886	1
1888	3
1889	1
1890	4
1891	1
1892	1
1893	9
1894	4
1895	1
1897	7
1898	1
1899	16
1900	2
1901	4
1902	16
1903	9
1904	8
1905	8
1906	11
1907	11
1908	20
1909	14
1910	12
1911	34
1912	37
1913	20
1914	28
1915	65
1916	105
1917	52
1918	20
1919	25
1920	98
1921	129
1922	160
1923	158
1924	86
1925	135
1926	181
1927	754
1928	129
1929	158
1930	106
1931	237
1932	220
1933	519
1934	188
1935	201
1936	388
1937	453
1938	284
1939	283
1940	207
1941	425
1942	290
1943	324
1944	583
1945	677
1946	486
1947	867
1948	271
1949	254
1950	1,019
1951	521
1952	712
1953	656
1954	976
1955	280
1956	260
1957	646
1958	1,050
1959	1,306
1960	143
1961	566
1962	376
1963	598
1964	312
1965	521
1966	646
1967	437
1968	426
1969	454
1970	275
1971	1,449
1972	625
1973	418
1974	1,104
1975	561
1976	854
1977	1,097
1978	492
1979	488
1980	600
1981	785
1982	733
1983	783
1984	1,266
1985	1,621
1986	1,476
1987	648
1988	502
1989	739
1990	612
1991	1,020
1992	1,392
1993	1,042
1994	580
1995	746
1996	1,007
1997	1,080
1998	1,345
1999	1,096
2000	1,006
2001	924
2002	951
2003	1,198
2004	826
2005	902
2006	806
2007	726
2008	573
2009	1,051
2010	1,093
2011	1,324
2012	647
2013	515
2014	397
2015	729
2016	473
2017	472
2018	694
2019	2,439
2020	566
2021	753
2022	609
2023	1,173
2024	751
2025	384
2026	553

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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	297
10 to 20	40
20 to 30	27
30 to 40	14
40 to 50	4
50 to 60	2
60 to 70	0
70 to 80	1