Weather Records on 14 October 1988

1,297 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 14 October 1988. Highest significance: Winburg (Pol), ZA.

Key Facts for 14 October 1988

On 14 October 1988, 1,297 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
365 were record highs and 765 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 16 monthly and 1,281 daily.
Winburg (Pol) set a daily record precipitation of 50.0 mm (2.0 in) on 14 October 1988.
Across 167 earlier years (1793 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 450 records.

Record Map

1,297 stations

1,297 station records on 14 October 1988 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 14 October 1988: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Winburg (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	50.0 mm (2.0 in)	76 of 100 (Major)
Darwin Botanic Gardens	Australia	Record daily precipitation	82.4 mm (3.2 in)	71 of 100 (Major)
Philadelphia	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	62.5 mm (2.5 in)	63 of 100 (Major)
Moctezuma	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	60.5 mm (2.4 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Presa la Angostura	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	41.7 mm (1.6 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Laveen 3 SSE	United States	Record daily precipitation	52.1 mm (2.1 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Phoenix City	United States	Record daily precipitation	53.1 mm (2.1 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Organ Pipe Cactus Nm	United States	Record daily precipitation	51.1 mm (2.0 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Tempe Asu	United States	Record daily precipitation	36.3 mm (1.4 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Gardabani	Georgia	Record daily precipitation	48.2 mm (1.9 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Tbilisi	Georgia	Record daily precipitation	53.4 mm (2.1 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Douglas	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	40.0 mm (1.6 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Muyinga	Burundi	Record daily precipitation	63.5 mm (2.5 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Caduao	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	80.8 mm (3.2 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Darwin Airport	Australia	Record daily precipitation	80.4 mm (3.2 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Blowing Rock 1NW	United States	Record low maximum temperature	7.2 C (45.0 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Nueva Esperanza	Mexico	Record high minimum temperature	27.8 C (82.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Phoenix AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	58.9 mm (2.3 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Ny City Cntrl Park	United States	Record low minimum temperature	2.8 C (37.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Palpan	Mexico	Record high maximum temperature	34.4 C (93.9 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Semjachik	Russia	Record daily precipitation	68.7 mm (2.7 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Payette	United States	Record high minimum temperature	14.4 C (57.9 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Mt Carroll	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-10.6 C (12.9 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
State College	United States	Record low maximum temperature	5.6 C (42.1 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Georgetown 2 E	United States	Record low minimum temperature	0.6 C (33.1 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Newnan 7 WNW	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-1.1 C (30.0 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Jamestown State Hosp	United States	Record high maximum temperature	31.7 C (89.1 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Hialeah	United States	Record low maximum temperature	21.7 C (71.1 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Newberry	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-1.1 C (30.0 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Chelsea	United States	Record low maximum temperature	2.2 C (36.0 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Madison 3NNW	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-6.7 C (19.9 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Talladega	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-1.7 C (28.9 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Y Lightning Rch	United States	Record daily precipitation	31.2 mm (1.2 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Frankfort Downtown	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-3.9 C (25.0 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Cambridge Water Trmt P	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-1.7 C (28.9 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Moorestown 4 E	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-3.9 C (25.0 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Park River	United States	Record high maximum temperature	31.1 C (88.0 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Staunton Wtp	United States	Record low maximum temperature	10.6 C (51.1 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Pomeroy	United States	Record high minimum temperature	13.3 C (55.9 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Rosalia	United States	Record high minimum temperature	11.1 C (52.0 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Spokane Intl AP	United States	Record high minimum temperature	11.7 C (53.1 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Dahlonega 4WSW	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-1.7 C (28.9 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Fitzgerald	United States	Record low minimum temperature	2.8 C (37.0 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Thomasville 7 NE	United States	Record low minimum temperature	3.3 C (37.9 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Marengo	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-7.2 C (19.0 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Denton 2 E	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-2.8 C (27.0 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
New Bedford Coop	United States	Record low minimum temperature	0.0 C (32.0 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Ionia 2SSW	United States	Record high maximum temperature	29.4 C (84.9 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Fairmont	United States	Record high maximum temperature	30.0 C (86.0 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Ogdensburg 4 NE	United States	Record low maximum temperature	7.2 C (45.0 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Blackville 3 W	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-1.1 C (30.0 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Kershaw 1SW	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-2.8 C (27.0 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Weston	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-6.7 C (19.9 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Lekkervlei	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	35.5 mm (1.4 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Independence	United States	Record high minimum temperature	13.9 C (57.0 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Covington	United States	Record low maximum temperature	15.6 C (60.1 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Rome	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-2.2 C (28.0 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Washington 2 ESE	United States	Record low minimum temperature	1.1 C (34.0 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Mt Sterling	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-4.4 C (24.1 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Vale	United States	Record high minimum temperature	11.1 C (52.0 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)

Counts by Type and Timescale

1,297 records

Records set or tied on 14 October 1988 by type: Highest daily maximum 119, Lowest daily maximum 197, Highest daily minimum 246, Lowest daily minimum 568, Heaviest daily rainfall 157, Heaviest daily snowfall 2, Deepest snow cover 8.

Records on 14 October 1988 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	119
Lowest daily maximum	197
Highest daily minimum	246
Lowest daily minimum	568
Heaviest daily rainfall	157
Heaviest daily snowfall	2
Deepest snow cover	8

Records on 14 October 1988 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 16, daily 1,281.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

1,046 broken records

Margins by which the 1,046 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 102.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

14 October 1988

Top 20 records on 14 October 1988 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
14 October 1988	Winburg (Pol), ZA	daily rain	50.0 mm (2.0 in)	37.3 mm (1.5 in)	101 years	76 of 100 (Major)
14 October 1988	Darwin Botanic Gardens, AU	daily rain	82.4 mm (3.2 in)	73.5 mm (2.9 in)	73 years	71 of 100 (Major)
14 October 1988	Philadelphia, ZA	monthly rain	62.5 mm (2.5 in)	24.4 mm (1.0 in)	59 years	63 of 100 (Major)
14 October 1988	Moctezuma, MX	daily rain	60.5 mm (2.4 in)	50.1 mm (2.0 in)	31 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
14 October 1988	Presa la Angostura, MX	daily rain	41.7 mm (1.6 in)	36.6 mm (1.4 in)	31 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
14 October 1988	Laveen 3 SSE, US	daily rain	52.1 mm (2.1 in)	41.9 mm (1.6 in)	31 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
14 October 1988	Phoenix City, US	daily rain	53.1 mm (2.1 in)	49.8 mm (2.0 in)	31 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
14 October 1988	Organ Pipe Cactus Nm, US	daily rain	51.1 mm (2.0 in)	46.3 mm (1.8 in)	28 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
14 October 1988	Tempe Asu, US	daily rain	36.3 mm (1.4 in)	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	31 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
14 October 1988	Gardabani, GE	monthly rain	48.2 mm (1.9 in)	12.9 mm (0.5 in)	41 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
14 October 1988	Tbilisi, GE	daily rain	53.4 mm (2.1 in)	21.8 mm (0.9 in)	18 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
14 October 1988	Douglas, ZA	daily rain	40.0 mm (1.6 in)	26.0 mm (1.0 in)	17 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
14 October 1988	Muyinga, BI	daily rain	63.5 mm (2.5 in)	42.6 mm (1.7 in)	9 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
14 October 1988	Caduao, MX	daily rain	80.8 mm (3.2 in)	51.8 mm (2.0 in)	37 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
14 October 1988	Darwin Airport, AU	daily rain	80.4 mm (3.2 in)	56.5 mm (2.2 in)	32 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
14 October 1988	Blowing Rock 1NW, US	daily low max	7.2 C (45.0 F)	2.8 C (5.0 F)	93 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
14 October 1988	Nueva Esperanza, MX	daily high min	27.8 C (82.0 F)	4.5 C (8.1 F)	28 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
14 October 1988	Phoenix AP, US	monthly rain	58.9 mm (2.3 in)	16.0 mm (0.6 in)	15 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
14 October 1988	Ny City Cntrl Park, US	daily low min	2.8 C (37.0 F)	0.5 C (0.9 F)	113 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
14 October 1988	Palpan, MX	daily high max	34.4 C (93.9 F)	3.8 C (6.8 F)	60 years	40 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 1,297 records.

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

Records on 10-14 in each year
Year	Records
1793	1
1799	1
1809	1
1811	2
1817	1
1834	1
1836	1
1838	1
1849	1
1850	1
1856	1
1860	2
1861	1
1862	2
1866	1
1871	2
1872	2
1873	1
1874	2
1875	2
1876	6
1877	2
1878	1
1881	2
1882	1
1883	2
1884	1
1885	2
1886	1
1887	6
1889	2
1890	2
1891	2
1892	3
1893	3
1894	9
1895	6
1896	4
1897	3
1898	5
1899	7
1900	7
1901	6
1902	7
1903	6
1904	5
1905	10
1906	7
1907	11
1908	12
1909	13
1910	14
1911	8
1912	33
1913	37
1914	26
1915	80
1916	29
1917	47
1918	26
1919	36
1920	63
1921	107
1922	35
1923	90
1924	61
1925	237
1926	120
1927	167
1928	251
1929	286
1930	233
1931	338
1932	278
1933	231
1934	435
1935	305
1936	239
1937	1,219
1938	491
1939	268
1940	320
1941	413
1942	411
1943	358
1944	277
1945	419
1946	398
1947	667
1948	292
1949	697
1950	432
1951	319
1952	447
1953	318
1954	982
1955	540
1956	523
1957	491
1958	630
1959	747
1960	437
1961	578
1962	1,082
1963	573
1964	477
1965	252
1966	1,224
1967	259
1968	942
1969	1,507
1970	759
1971	645
1972	463
1973	553
1974	622
1975	991
1976	862
1977	954
1978	856
1979	1,056
1980	674
1981	1,155
1982	684
1983	889
1984	639
1985	816
1986	1,457
1987	1,078
1988	1,297
1989	587
1990	1,469
1991	817
1992	1,350
1993	1,223
1994	1,049
1995	1,277
1996	559
1997	1,098
1998	930
1999	957
2000	1,073
2001	1,431
2002	868
2003	771
2004	721
2005	755
2006	1,298
2007	610
2008	1,017
2009	2,473
2010	642
2011	695
2012	806
2013	503
2014	971
2015	991
2016	704
2017	1,048
2018	2,218
2019	616
2020	639
2021	1,230
2022	876
2023	468
2024	918
2025	853
2026	488

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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 20	1,015
20 to 40	17
40 to 60	10
60 to 80	3
80 to 100	0
100 to 120	1