Weather Records on 7 October 1988

753 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 7 October 1988. Highest significance: McKinley Park, US.

Key Facts for 7 October 1988

On 7 October 1988, 753 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
146 were record highs and 481 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 10 monthly and 743 daily.
McKinley Park set a daily record snow depth of 50.8 cm (20.0 in) on 7 October 1988.
Across 165 earlier years (1802 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 458 records.

Record Map

753 stations

753 station records on 7 October 1988 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 7 October 1988: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
McKinley Park	United States	Record snow depth	50.8 cm (20.0 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Bradshaw Homestead	Australia	Record daily precipitation	38.0 mm (1.5 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Bedford	United States	Record low maximum temperature	10.6 C (51.1 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Porto Tiradentes	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	73.3 mm (2.9 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Erfde	Germany	Record daily precipitation	30.8 mm (1.2 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Pecs Pogany	Hungary	Record daily precipitation	30.1 mm (1.2 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Malvern	United States	Record low maximum temperature	17.8 C (64.0 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Weddingstedt	Germany	Record daily precipitation	37.2 mm (1.5 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Sharon Springs	United States	Record low maximum temperature	10.0 C (50.0 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Dutch Harbor	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-7.2 C (19.0 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Clinton #1	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-1.7 C (28.9 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Phillipsburg 1 SSE	United States	Record low maximum temperature	6.1 C (43.0 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Chestertown	United States	Record low maximum temperature	12.8 C (55.0 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Salisbury	United States	Record low maximum temperature	13.9 C (57.0 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Meeker 5 W	United States	Record daily precipitation	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Garze	China	Record daily precipitation	27.0 mm (1.1 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Brunswick	United States	Record low minimum temperature	3.9 C (39.0 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Okmulgee Wtr Wks	United States	Record low maximum temperature	11.7 C (53.1 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Alcomunga	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	60.5 mm (2.4 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Holdrege	United States	Record low maximum temperature	6.1 C (43.0 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Keene	United States	Record low maximum temperature	8.9 C (48.0 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Ithaca Cornell UNIV	United States	Record low maximum temperature	6.7 C (44.1 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Ashland	United States	Record low maximum temperature	13.9 C (57.0 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Lakin	United States	Record low maximum temperature	7.2 C (45.0 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Plainville 4WNW	United States	Record low maximum temperature	6.7 C (44.1 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Avon	United States	Record low maximum temperature	8.3 C (46.9 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Alton 1 W	United States	Record low maximum temperature	7.8 C (46.0 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Scott City	United States	Record low maximum temperature	6.7 C (44.1 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Tribune 1W	United States	Record low maximum temperature	6.7 C (44.1 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Geary	United States	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Fredericksburg Np	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-1.7 C (28.9 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Minchumina	United States	Record snow depth	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Poronajsk	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	10.7 C (51.3 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Cimarron	United States	Record low maximum temperature	7.2 C (45.0 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Oakley 4W	United States	Record low maximum temperature	5.0 C (41.0 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Jersey City	United States	Record low maximum temperature	11.1 C (52.0 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Rinconada	Mexico	Record low minimum temperature	11.7 C (53.1 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Elgin Water	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-0.6 C (30.9 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Richfield	United States	Record low maximum temperature	8.3 C (46.9 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Lenoir	United States	Record low maximum temperature	15.6 C (60.1 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Kailua 446	United States	Record high minimum temperature	21.7 C (71.1 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Calico Rock 2 WSW	United States	Record low maximum temperature	14.4 C (57.9 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Ashland	United States	Record low maximum temperature	8.9 C (48.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Medicine Lodge	United States	Record low maximum temperature	10.6 C (51.1 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Ulysses 3NE	United States	Record low maximum temperature	8.3 C (46.9 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Towson	United States	Record low maximum temperature	12.8 C (55.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Houston	United States	Record low maximum temperature	13.9 C (57.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Hendersonville 1 NE	United States	Record low maximum temperature	14.4 C (57.9 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Pryor	United States	Record low maximum temperature	11.7 C (53.1 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Winchester 7 SE	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-1.7 C (28.9 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Chanthaburi	Thailand	Record daily precipitation	108.0 mm (4.3 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Holly	United States	Record low maximum temperature	11.1 C (52.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Pratt 3NW	United States	Record low maximum temperature	10.6 C (51.1 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
W Pt	United States	Record low maximum temperature	11.1 C (52.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Tahlequah	United States	Record low maximum temperature	11.1 C (52.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Louisa	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-1.7 C (28.9 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
McKinley Park	United States	Record daily snowfall	14.2 cm (5.6 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Castelo	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	54.3 mm (2.1 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Barra Mansa	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	45.6 mm (1.8 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Mt Carroll	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-7.2 C (19.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

753 records

Records set or tied on 7 October 1988 by type: Highest daily maximum 68, Lowest daily maximum 348, Highest daily minimum 78, Lowest daily minimum 133, Heaviest daily rainfall 111, Heaviest daily snowfall 5, Deepest snow cover 10.

Records on 7 October 1988 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	68
Lowest daily maximum	348
Highest daily minimum	78
Lowest daily minimum	133
Heaviest daily rainfall	111
Heaviest daily snowfall	5
Deepest snow cover	10

Records on 7 October 1988 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 10, daily 743.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

570 broken records

Margins by which the 570 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 330.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

7 October 1988

Top 20 records on 7 October 1988 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
7 October 1988	McKinley Park, US	daily snow depth	50.8 cm (20.0 in)	33.0 cm (13.0 in)	57 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
7 October 1988	Bradshaw Homestead, AU	daily rain	38.0 mm (1.5 in)	27.8 mm (1.1 in)	77 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
7 October 1988	Bedford, US	daily low max	10.6 C (51.1 F)	4.4 C (7.9 F)	88 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
7 October 1988	Porto Tiradentes, BR	daily rain	73.3 mm (2.9 in)	45.0 mm (1.8 in)	22 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
7 October 1988	Erfde, DE	daily rain	30.8 mm (1.2 in)	13.6 mm (0.5 in)	50 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
7 October 1988	Pecs Pogany, HU	daily rain	30.1 mm (1.2 in)	5.6 mm (0.22 in)	87 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
7 October 1988	Malvern, US	daily low max	17.8 C (64.0 F)	0.5 C (0.9 F)	98 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
7 October 1988	Weddingstedt, DE	monthly rain	37.2 mm (1.5 in)	5.2 mm (0.20 in)	52 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
7 October 1988	Sharon Springs, US	daily low max	10.0 C (50.0 F)	1.1 C (2.0 F)	93 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
7 October 1988	Dutch Harbor, US	daily low min	-7.2 C (19.0 F)	3.9 C (7.0 F)	62 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
7 October 1988	Clinton #1, US	daily low min	-1.7 C (28.9 F)	1.1 C (2.0 F)	91 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
7 October 1988	Phillipsburg 1 SSE, US	daily low max	6.1 C (43.0 F)	6.7 C (12.1 F)	63 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
7 October 1988	Chestertown, US	daily low max	12.8 C (55.0 F)	1.1 C (2.0 F)	87 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
7 October 1988	Salisbury, US	daily low max	13.9 C (57.0 F)	1.7 C (3.1 F)	84 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
7 October 1988	Meeker 5 W, US	daily rain	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	22.1 mm (0.9 in)	63 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
7 October 1988	Garze, CN	daily rain	27.0 mm (1.1 in)	13.9 mm (0.5 in)	11 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
7 October 1988	Brunswick, US	daily low min	3.9 C (39.0 F)	5.0 C (9.0 F)	56 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
7 October 1988	Okmulgee Wtr Wks, US	daily low max	11.7 C (53.1 F)	4.4 C (7.9 F)	71 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
7 October 1988	Alcomunga, MX	daily rain	60.5 mm (2.4 in)	40.2 mm (1.6 in)	16 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
7 October 1988	Holdrege, US	daily low max	6.1 C (43.0 F)	3.9 C (7.0 F)	71 years	35 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 753 records.

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

Records on 10-07 in each year
Year	Records
1802	1
1811	1
1824	1
1839	1
1843	1
1852	2
1853	1
1854	1
1858	1
1861	1
1863	2
1864	4
1865	1
1867	2
1868	1
1869	1
1872	2
1873	4
1875	1
1876	2
1877	1
1878	1
1880	1
1881	1
1882	1
1884	1
1886	1
1887	1
1888	2
1889	3
1890	4
1891	2
1892	2
1893	5
1895	2
1896	2
1897	6
1898	7
1899	6
1900	6
1901	14
1902	3
1903	11
1904	27
1905	9
1906	5
1907	10
1908	14
1909	14
1910	18
1911	24
1912	36
1913	32
1914	20
1915	22
1916	35
1917	47
1918	121
1919	28
1920	106
1921	68
1922	43
1923	117
1924	86
1925	247
1926	157
1927	173
1928	120
1929	121
1930	517
1931	603
1932	476
1933	166
1934	237
1935	918
1936	436
1937	359
1938	471
1939	769
1940	159
1941	892
1942	184
1943	424
1944	265
1945	257
1946	1,128
1947	557
1948	333
1949	576
1950	363
1951	604
1952	1,470
1953	524
1954	465
1955	629
1956	548
1957	567
1958	598
1959	770
1960	413
1961	721
1962	449
1963	453
1964	961
1965	584
1966	398
1967	432
1968	764
1969	365
1970	1,148
1971	629
1972	537
1973	461
1974	773
1975	760
1976	1,087
1977	808
1978	406
1979	774
1980	1,253
1981	737
1982	1,079
1983	555
1984	717
1985	1,089
1986	519
1987	834
1988	753
1989	389
1990	948
1991	1,189
1992	872
1993	918
1994	1,144
1995	658
1996	1,073
1997	1,903
1998	1,331
1999	895
2000	2,427
2001	823
2002	704
2003	1,364
2004	518
2005	1,476
2006	1,004
2007	2,285
2008	621
2009	1,926
2010	994
2011	1,216
2012	1,350
2013	675
2014	569
2015	439
2016	537
2017	581
2018	1,063
2019	569
2020	1,175
2021	586
2022	557
2023	705
2024	849
2025	525
2026	917

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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 50	565
50 to 100	2
100 to 150	2
150 to 200	0
200 to 250	0
250 to 300	0
300 to 350	1