Weather Records on 6 October 1988

964 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 6 October 1988. Highest significance: Poset, RU.

Key Facts for 6 October 1988

On 6 October 1988, 964 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
181 were record highs and 557 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 15 monthly and 949 daily.
Poset set a daily record precipitation of 60.5 mm (2.4 in) on 6 October 1988.
Across 165 earlier years (1802 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 448 records.

Record Map

964 stations

964 station records on 6 October 1988 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 6 October 1988: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Poset	Russia	Record daily precipitation	60.5 mm (2.4 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
McKinley Park	United States	Record daily snowfall	31.2 cm (12.3 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Ai-Petri	Ukraine	Record daily precipitation	52.2 mm (2.1 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Kettering (Saddle Road)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	28.0 mm (1.1 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Waddamana Field Study Centre	Australia	Record daily precipitation	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Mudanjiang	China	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Queluz (Centro Saude)	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	79.2 mm (3.1 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Minchumina	United States	Record snow depth	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Concordia ASOS	United States	Record low maximum temperature	8.3 C (46.9 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Inverell Comparison	Australia	Record high minimum temperature	18.7 C (65.7 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Mutsu	Japan	Record daily precipitation	67.5 mm (2.7 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Franklin	Australia	Record daily precipitation	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Lake Echo Power Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	28.4 mm (1.1 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Schweinfurt-Gartenstadt	Germany	Record daily precipitation	26.3 mm (1.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Gardiner	United States	Record low maximum temperature	6.7 C (44.1 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Aurora	United States	Record low maximum temperature	9.4 C (48.9 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
McKinley Park	United States	Record snow depth	45.7 cm (18.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Launiupoko Intake 376	United States	Record daily precipitation	42.9 mm (1.7 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Skwentna	United States	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Simferopol	Ukraine	Record daily precipitation	26.8 mm (1.1 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Happy Camp Rs	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-4.4 C (24.1 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Richfield	United States	Record low maximum temperature	6.7 C (44.1 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Wessington Springs	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-1.1 C (30.0 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Tewantin Post Office	Australia	Record high maximum temperature	34.5 C (94.1 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Dalby Post Office	Australia	Record high maximum temperature	34.3 C (93.7 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Hyannis	United States	Record low maximum temperature	10.0 C (50.0 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Cornwall	United States	Record low maximum temperature	8.3 C (46.9 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Anaconda	United States	Record high maximum temperature	25.0 C (77.0 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Lewisburg 3 N	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-3.9 C (25.0 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Little Port Walter	United States	Record daily precipitation	212.3 mm (8.4 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Tarraleah Village	Australia	Record daily precipitation	27.2 mm (1.1 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Butlers Gorge	Australia	Record daily precipitation	34.6 mm (1.4 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Las Animas	United States	Record low maximum temperature	9.4 C (48.9 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Eureka 1E	United States	Record low maximum temperature	8.3 C (46.9 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Grainet-Rehberg	Germany	Record daily precipitation	28.1 mm (1.1 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
San Felipe	Mexico	Record high minimum temperature	30.0 C (86.0 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Jakutsk	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	1.4 C (34.5 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Petaluma AP	United States	Record low maximum temperature	16.1 C (61.0 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Ashland	United States	Record low maximum temperature	6.1 C (43.0 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Greensburg	United States	Record low maximum temperature	7.2 C (45.0 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Pratt 3NW	United States	Record low maximum temperature	7.8 C (46.0 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Grafton	United States	Record low maximum temperature	6.7 C (44.1 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Stillwater 2 W	United States	Record low maximum temperature	7.8 C (46.0 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Goondiwindi Post Office	Australia	Record high minimum temperature	23.0 C (73.4 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Wayatinah Power Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Mt Ida 3 SE	United States	Record low maximum temperature	15.0 C (59.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Lincoln 1 SE	United States	Record low maximum temperature	7.8 C (46.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Saint Francis	United States	Record low maximum temperature	4.4 C (39.9 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Sharon Springs	United States	Record low maximum temperature	6.7 C (44.1 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Wellington	United States	Record low maximum temperature	7.2 C (45.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Perry	United States	Record low maximum temperature	12.8 C (55.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Grauna	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	100.7 mm (4.0 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Villa Victoria (Dge)	Mexico	Record low maximum temperature	13.3 C (55.9 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Subiaco	United States	Record low maximum temperature	15.6 C (60.1 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Broken Bow 2 W	United States	Record low maximum temperature	5.6 C (42.1 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Morrisville 6 SW	United States	Record low maximum temperature	6.7 C (44.1 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Bad Kissingen	Germany	Record daily precipitation	26.3 mm (1.0 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Weilburg (Klaranlage)	Germany	Record daily precipitation	31.2 mm (1.2 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Santa Rosa	United States	Record low maximum temperature	17.2 C (63.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Helena 1 SSE	United States	Record low maximum temperature	7.8 C (46.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

964 records

Records set or tied on 6 October 1988 by type: Highest daily maximum 81, Lowest daily maximum 409, Highest daily minimum 100, Lowest daily minimum 148, Heaviest daily rainfall 208, Heaviest daily snowfall 11, Deepest snow cover 7.

Records on 6 October 1988 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	81
Lowest daily maximum	409
Highest daily minimum	100
Lowest daily minimum	148
Heaviest daily rainfall	208
Heaviest daily snowfall	11
Deepest snow cover	7

Records on 6 October 1988 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 15, daily 949.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

750 broken records

Margins by which the 750 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 254.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

6 October 1988

Top 20 records on 6 October 1988 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
6 October 1988	Poset, RU	daily rain	60.5 mm (2.4 in)	43.6 mm (1.7 in)	47 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
6 October 1988	McKinley Park, US	daily snowfall	31.2 cm (12.3 in)	23.1 cm (9.1 in)	27 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
6 October 1988	Ai-Petri, UA	daily rain	52.2 mm (2.1 in)	27.6 mm (1.1 in)	49 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
6 October 1988	Kettering (Saddle Road), AU	daily rain	28.0 mm (1.1 in)	15.6 mm (0.6 in)	55 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
6 October 1988	Waddamana Field Study Centre, AU	daily rain	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	18.6 mm (0.7 in)	26 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
6 October 1988	Mudanjiang, CN	daily rain	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	22.3 mm (0.9 in)	8 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
6 October 1988	Queluz (Centro Saude), BR	daily rain	79.2 mm (3.1 in)	52.5 mm (2.1 in)	1 year	44 of 100 (Notable)
6 October 1988	Minchumina, US	daily snow depth	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	23 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
6 October 1988	Concordia ASOS, US	daily low max	8.3 C (46.9 F)	2.3 C (4.1 F)	96 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
6 October 1988	Inverell Comparison, AU	daily high min	18.7 C (65.7 F)	1.2 C (2.2 F)	98 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
6 October 1988	Mutsu, JP	daily rain	67.5 mm (2.7 in)	38.3 mm (1.5 in)	31 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
6 October 1988	Franklin, AU	daily rain	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	10.9 mm (0.4 in)	53 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
6 October 1988	Lake Echo Power Station, AU	daily rain	28.4 mm (1.1 in)	19.5 mm (0.8 in)	26 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
6 October 1988	Schweinfurt-Gartenstadt, DE	daily rain	26.3 mm (1.0 in)	13.1 mm (0.5 in)	25 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
6 October 1988	Gardiner, US	daily low max	6.7 C (44.1 F)	2.2 C (4.0 F)	87 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
6 October 1988	Aurora, US	daily low max	9.4 C (48.9 F)	3.4 C (6.1 F)	84 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
6 October 1988	McKinley Park, US	daily snow depth	45.7 cm (18.0 in)	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	16 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
6 October 1988	Launiupoko Intake 376, US	daily rain	42.9 mm (1.7 in)	36.3 mm (1.4 in)	53 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
6 October 1988	Skwentna, US	daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	12.4 cm (4.9 in)	49 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
6 October 1988	Simferopol, UA	daily rain	26.8 mm (1.1 in)	12.1 mm (0.5 in)	18 years	37 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

1802 to 1988

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1802 to 1988. 1988 had 964 records.

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

Records on 10-06 in each year
Year	Records
1802	1
1814	1
1817	1
1840	1
1843	1
1844	1
1845	1
1848	1
1853	2
1854	3
1857	1
1859	1
1860	1
1863	1
1864	7
1865	1
1867	3
1868	1
1874	1
1875	2
1876	3
1877	1
1878	1
1879	2
1880	3
1881	1
1882	1
1883	1
1885	5
1887	1
1888	3
1889	6
1892	3
1893	1
1894	1
1896	4
1897	6
1898	1
1899	3
1900	14
1901	8
1902	10
1903	14
1904	13
1905	10
1906	20
1907	14
1908	17
1909	17
1910	60
1911	14
1912	46
1913	28
1914	7
1915	17
1916	69
1917	95
1918	45
1919	51
1920	104
1921	46
1922	45
1923	136
1924	263
1925	208
1926	219
1927	175
1928	149
1929	155
1930	574
1931	470
1932	905
1933	183
1934	259
1935	1,055
1936	275
1937	413
1938	319
1939	702
1940	225
1941	1,148
1942	198
1943	485
1944	219
1945	202
1946	678
1947	584
1948	342
1949	548
1950	340
1951	537
1952	1,414
1953	355
1954	663
1955	629
1956	449
1957	488
1958	707
1959	560
1960	545
1961	469
1962	433
1963	693
1964	1,138
1965	1,143
1966	351
1967	383
1968	578
1969	377
1970	711
1971	514
1972	458
1973	311
1974	922
1975	673
1976	841
1977	561
1978	376
1979	1,002
1980	1,259
1981	748
1982	1,058
1983	743
1984	769
1985	720
1986	647
1987	838
1988	964
1989	470
1990	953
1991	1,045
1992	675
1993	1,056
1994	1,201
1995	1,392
1996	843
1997	1,013
1998	1,638
1999	914
2000	1,773
2001	988
2002	694
2003	817
2004	582
2005	1,414
2006	1,030
2007	2,337
2008	644
2009	1,722
2010	995
2011	1,582
2012	1,133
2013	797
2014	428
2015	567
2016	473
2017	489
2018	968
2019	533
2020	1,072
2021	665
2022	654
2023	650
2024	1,025
2025	486
2026	900

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Data for records on 1988-10-06: 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 50	739
50 to 100	7
100 to 150	1
150 to 200	1
200 to 250	1
250 to 300	1