Weather Records on 5 October 1988

958 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 5 October 1988. Highest significance: Tsuyama, JP.

Key Facts for 5 October 1988

On 5 October 1988, 958 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
247 were record highs and 571 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 27 monthly and 931 daily.
Tsuyama set a daily record precipitation of 89.5 mm (3.5 in) on 5 October 1988.
Across 161 earlier years (1795 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 456 records.

Record Map

958 stations

958 station records on 5 October 1988 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 5 October 1988: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Tsuyama	Japan	Record daily precipitation	89.5 mm (3.5 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Prachin Buri	Thailand	Record daily precipitation	114.0 mm (4.5 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Fazenda Umbaubas	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	84.0 mm (3.3 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Coldwater	United States	Record low maximum temperature	7.8 C (46.0 F)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Taloga	United States	Record low maximum temperature	8.3 C (46.9 F)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Cruzeiro	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Concordia ASOS	United States	Record low maximum temperature	7.2 C (45.0 F)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Inverell Comparison	Australia	Record high maximum temperature	32.6 C (90.7 F)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Paraiso	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	161.8 mm (6.4 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Cheyenne Wells 2NE	United States	Record low maximum temperature	6.1 C (43.0 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Leoti	United States	Record low maximum temperature	5.6 C (42.1 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Gunnedah Pool	Australia	Record high minimum temperature	20.0 C (68.0 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Lakin	United States	Record low maximum temperature	6.7 C (44.1 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Ness City	United States	Record low maximum temperature	7.2 C (45.0 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Medicine Lodge	United States	Record low maximum temperature	11.1 C (52.0 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Homer AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Yamba Pilot Station	Australia	Record high maximum temperature	36.0 C (96.8 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Ashland	United States	Record low maximum temperature	9.4 C (48.9 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Richfield	United States	Record low maximum temperature	7.2 C (45.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Beaver Dam Wwtp	United States	Record low maximum temperature	9.4 C (48.9 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Sublette 7WSW	United States	Record low maximum temperature	6.1 C (43.0 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Pine Rvr Dam	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-11.7 C (10.9 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Alliance 1WNW	United States	Record low maximum temperature	5.0 C (41.0 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Curtis	United States	Record low maximum temperature	6.7 C (44.1 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Volta Redonda	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	45.0 mm (1.8 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Tottori	Japan	Record daily precipitation	72.0 mm (2.8 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Minneapolis	United States	Record low maximum temperature	11.7 C (53.1 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Brunswick	United States	Record low minimum temperature	0.0 C (32.0 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Tekamah	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-2.2 C (28.0 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Clearbrook	United States	Record high minimum temperature	13.3 C (55.9 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Lorentzweiler	Luxembourg	Record daily precipitation	27.0 mm (1.1 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Las Animas	United States	Record low maximum temperature	8.9 C (48.0 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Walnut	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-1.1 C (30.0 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Sigourney	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-2.2 C (28.0 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Sedalia Wtp	United States	Record low maximum temperature	13.3 C (55.9 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Kimball 2NE	United States	Record low maximum temperature	5.6 C (42.1 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Superior	United States	Record low maximum temperature	8.9 C (48.0 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
McKinley Park	United States	Record daily snowfall	18.8 cm (7.4 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Burketown Post Office	Australia	Record high minimum temperature	25.0 C (77.0 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Iguatama	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	59.3 mm (2.3 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Happy Camp Rs	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-4.4 C (24.1 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Geneseo	United States	Record low maximum temperature	12.2 C (54.0 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
La Harpe	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-3.3 C (26.1 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Bedford	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-2.2 C (28.0 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Manhattan	United States	Record low maximum temperature	10.6 C (51.1 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Tower 2S	United States	Record low maximum temperature	4.4 C (39.9 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Bixby	United States	Record low maximum temperature	8.9 C (48.0 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Clear Lake	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-6.1 C (21.0 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Darwin Botanic Gardens	Australia	Record daily precipitation	30.6 mm (1.2 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Monteiro Lobato	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	48.6 mm (1.9 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Gravette	United States	Record low maximum temperature	14.4 C (57.9 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Mtn Home	United States	Record high maximum temperature	31.7 C (89.1 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Nashville 1 E	United States	Record low maximum temperature	13.9 C (57.0 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Audubon	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-4.4 C (24.1 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Saint Francis	United States	Record low maximum temperature	4.4 C (39.9 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Rugby	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-7.2 C (19.0 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Minchumina	United States	Record snow depth	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Rocky Ford 2 SE	United States	Record low maximum temperature	11.1 C (52.0 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Blair	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-2.8 C (27.0 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Geary	United States	Record low maximum temperature	10.0 C (50.0 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

958 records

Records set or tied on 5 October 1988 by type: Highest daily maximum 105, Lowest daily maximum 362, Highest daily minimum 142, Lowest daily minimum 209, Heaviest daily rainfall 133, Heaviest daily snowfall 4, Deepest snow cover 3.

Records on 5 October 1988 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	105
Lowest daily maximum	362
Highest daily minimum	142
Lowest daily minimum	209
Heaviest daily rainfall	133
Heaviest daily snowfall	4
Deepest snow cover	3

Records on 5 October 1988 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 27, daily 931.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

726 broken records

Margins by which the 726 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 103.6. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

5 October 1988

Top 20 records on 5 October 1988 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
5 October 1988	Tsuyama, JP	daily rain	89.5 mm (3.5 in)	69.7 mm (2.7 in)	27 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
5 October 1988	Prachin Buri, TH	daily rain	114.0 mm (4.5 in)	76.2 mm (3.0 in)	28 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
5 October 1988	Fazenda Umbaubas, BR	daily rain	84.0 mm (3.3 in)	54.2 mm (2.1 in)	18 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
5 October 1988	Coldwater, US	daily low max	7.8 C (46.0 F)	7.2 C (13.0 F)	94 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
5 October 1988	Taloga, US	daily low max	8.3 C (46.9 F)	8.4 C (15.1 F)	86 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
5 October 1988	Cruzeiro, BR	daily rain	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	37.8 mm (1.5 in)	45 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
5 October 1988	Concordia ASOS, US	daily low max	7.2 C (45.0 F)	5.0 C (9.0 F)	102 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
5 October 1988	Inverell Comparison, AU	daily high max	32.6 C (90.7 F)	2.6 C (4.7 F)	105 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
5 October 1988	Paraiso, MX	daily rain	161.8 mm (6.4 in)	103.6 mm (4.1 in)	24 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
5 October 1988	Cheyenne Wells 2NE, US	daily low max	6.1 C (43.0 F)	6.1 C (11.0 F)	89 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
5 October 1988	Leoti, US	daily low max	5.6 C (42.1 F)	6.1 C (11.0 F)	87 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
5 October 1988	Gunnedah Pool, AU	daily high min	20.0 C (68.0 F)	1.7 C (3.1 F)	98 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
5 October 1988	Lakin, US	daily low max	6.7 C (44.1 F)	5.5 C (9.9 F)	87 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
5 October 1988	Ness City, US	daily low max	7.2 C (45.0 F)	5.6 C (10.1 F)	87 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
5 October 1988	Medicine Lodge, US	daily low max	11.1 C (52.0 F)	5.6 C (10.1 F)	82 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
5 October 1988	Homer AP, US	daily rain	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	17.0 mm (0.7 in)	45 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
5 October 1988	Yamba Pilot Station, AU	daily high max	36.0 C (96.8 F)	7.4 C (13.3 F)	30 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
5 October 1988	Ashland, US	daily low max	9.4 C (48.9 F)	5.0 C (9.0 F)	87 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
5 October 1988	Richfield, US	daily low max	7.2 C (45.0 F)	7.8 C (14.0 F)	69 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
5 October 1988	Beaver Dam Wwtp, US	daily low max	9.4 C (48.9 F)	1.2 C (2.2 F)	93 years	39 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

1795 to 1988

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1795 to 1988. 1988 had 958 records.

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

Records on 10-05 in each year
Year	Records
1795	1
1811	1
1843	1
1844	1
1848	1
1849	1
1852	1
1856	1
1857	1
1859	1
1864	7
1867	2
1869	1
1873	1
1874	1
1876	2
1877	1
1878	2
1879	1
1880	1
1881	6
1882	1
1883	1
1884	2
1885	2
1886	3
1888	1
1889	3
1890	3
1891	3
1892	2
1895	4
1896	2
1897	2
1898	4
1900	6
1901	10
1902	11
1903	10
1904	19
1905	11
1906	19
1907	13
1908	17
1909	30
1910	43
1911	10
1912	92
1913	25
1914	13
1915	25
1916	124
1917	314
1918	35
1919	42
1920	89
1921	33
1922	81
1923	87
1924	139
1925	140
1926	155
1927	79
1928	202
1929	242
1930	285
1931	284
1932	768
1933	257
1934	237
1935	910
1936	219
1937	491
1938	375
1939	269
1940	185
1941	1,072
1942	206
1943	404
1944	329
1945	234
1946	643
1947	746
1948	491
1949	562
1950	466
1951	541
1952	1,027
1953	261
1954	834
1955	771
1956	452
1957	520
1958	450
1959	629
1960	290
1961	493
1962	456
1963	605
1964	737
1965	1,160
1966	390
1967	290
1968	670
1969	603
1970	458
1971	377
1972	636
1973	335
1974	973
1975	566
1976	819
1977	382
1978	438
1979	920
1980	1,002
1981	642
1982	524
1983	1,037
1984	646
1985	781
1986	875
1987	1,081
1988	958
1989	465
1990	736
1991	1,005
1992	776
1993	1,024
1994	1,205
1995	1,705
1996	931
1997	814
1998	1,596
1999	1,276
2000	1,147
2001	771
2002	1,026
2003	636
2004	770
2005	2,003
2006	930
2007	1,609
2008	942
2009	1,756
2010	1,114
2011	1,383
2012	913
2013	1,106
2014	648
2015	644
2016	565
2017	560
2018	1,004
2019	672
2020	997
2021	887
2022	752
2023	780
2024	996
2025	716
2026	1,233

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Data for records on 1988-10-05: 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	703
20 to 40	13
40 to 60	6
60 to 80	2
80 to 100	0
100 to 120	2