Weather Records on 15 October 1988

896 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 15 October 1988. Highest significance: Casa Grande Nm, US.

Key Facts for 15 October 1988

On 15 October 1988, 896 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
463 were record highs and 288 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 25 monthly and 871 daily.
Casa Grande Nm set a daily record precipitation of 30.7 mm (1.2 in) on 15 October 1988.
Across 159 earlier years (1794 to 2025) the same calendar date averaged 457 records.

Record Map

896 stations

896 station records on 15 October 1988 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 15 October 1988: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Casa Grande Nm	United States	Record daily precipitation	30.7 mm (1.2 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Tombstone	United States	Record daily precipitation	37.1 mm (1.5 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Rucker Canyon	United States	Record daily precipitation	43.4 mm (1.7 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Bartlett Dam	United States	Record daily precipitation	49.3 mm (1.9 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Seeley Lake Rs	United States	Record daily precipitation	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Willcox	United States	Record daily precipitation	28.2 mm (1.1 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Stevens Pass	United States	Record daily precipitation	138.2 mm (5.4 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
San Simon	United States	Record daily precipitation	36.1 mm (1.4 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
National Park (Forestry)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	38.0 mm (1.5 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Litchfield Park	United States	Record daily precipitation	26.4 mm (1.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Yamba Pilot Station	Australia	Record high maximum temperature	34.8 C (94.6 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Mae Hong Son	Thailand	Record daily precipitation	90.9 mm (3.6 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Bowie	United States	Record daily precipitation	32.8 mm (1.3 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Newport	United States	Record high minimum temperature	12.8 C (55.0 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Bologna	Italy	Record high minimum temperature	18.4 C (65.1 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Nueva Casas Grandes	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	31.9 mm (1.3 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Horseshoe Dam	United States	Record daily precipitation	59.2 mm (2.3 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Nuevo Casas Grandes (Dge)	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Butlers Gorge	Australia	Record daily precipitation	42.6 mm (1.7 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Salzburg	Austria	Record high maximum temperature	23.9 C (75.0 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Hohenpeissenberg	Germany	Record high minimum temperature	13.7 C (56.7 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Milan	Italy	Record high minimum temperature	16.3 C (61.3 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Nueva Esperanza	Mexico	Record high minimum temperature	27.8 C (82.0 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Carrollton Lock 1	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-3.3 C (26.1 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Biskra	Algeria	Record high minimum temperature	26.3 C (79.3 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Americus	United States	Record low minimum temperature	0.6 C (33.1 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Covington	United States	Record low minimum temperature	1.1 C (34.0 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Highlands	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-5.0 C (23.0 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Douglas (Bisbee) Intl AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	27.7 mm (1.1 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Chiricahua Nm	United States	Record daily precipitation	32.3 mm (1.3 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Southport Ridgeway Ave	Australia	Record high maximum temperature	34.3 C (93.7 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Rocky Mt	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-3.9 C (25.0 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Snoqualmie Falls	United States	Record daily precipitation	44.7 mm (1.8 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Safford Ag Ctr	United States	Record daily precipitation	26.9 mm (1.1 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Willard 4 SW	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-1.1 C (30.0 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Georgetown 2 E	United States	Record low minimum temperature	3.3 C (37.9 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Kennewick	United States	Record high minimum temperature	17.2 C (63.0 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Schierke	Germany	Record high minimum temperature	9.0 C (48.2 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Santa Rita Exp Range	United States	Record daily precipitation	51.8 mm (2.0 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Quitman 2 NW	United States	Record low minimum temperature	3.3 C (37.9 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
W Pt	United States	Record low minimum temperature	1.1 C (34.0 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Kaycee	United States	Record high minimum temperature	5.6 C (42.1 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Stanley	United States	Record high minimum temperature	2.2 C (36.0 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Acaponeta	Mexico	Record low maximum temperature	25.6 C (78.1 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Glendive	United States	Record high minimum temperature	13.3 C (55.9 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
The Dalles	United States	Record high minimum temperature	15.0 C (59.0 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Buckley 1 NE	United States	Record daily precipitation	37.3 mm (1.5 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Prosser	United States	Record high minimum temperature	15.0 C (59.0 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Bellingham Intl AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	27.4 mm (1.1 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Mesa	United States	Record daily precipitation	37.1 mm (1.5 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Priest Rvr Exp STN	United States	Record high minimum temperature	9.4 C (48.9 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Princess Anne	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-1.7 C (28.9 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Durham	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-3.3 C (26.1 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Wilson 3 SW	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-3.9 C (25.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Corvallis State UNIV	United States	Record high minimum temperature	13.9 C (57.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Mc Minnville	United States	Record high minimum temperature	13.3 C (55.9 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Copperhill	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-6.1 C (21.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Alta 1 NNW	United States	Record high minimum temperature	8.3 C (46.9 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Stampede Pass	United States	Record daily precipitation	55.4 mm (2.2 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Louisburg	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-5.6 C (21.9 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

896 records

Records set or tied on 15 October 1988 by type: Highest daily maximum 122, Lowest daily maximum 41, Highest daily minimum 341, Lowest daily minimum 247, Heaviest daily rainfall 140, Heaviest daily snowfall 2, Deepest snow cover 3.

Records on 15 October 1988 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	122
Lowest daily maximum	41
Highest daily minimum	341
Lowest daily minimum	247
Heaviest daily rainfall	140
Heaviest daily snowfall	2
Deepest snow cover	3

Records on 15 October 1988 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 25, daily 871.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

704 broken records

Margins by which the 704 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 76.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

15 October 1988

Top 20 records on 15 October 1988 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
15 October 1988	Casa Grande Nm, US	daily rain	30.7 mm (1.2 in)	27.4 mm (1.1 in)	78 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
15 October 1988	Tombstone, US	daily rain	37.1 mm (1.5 in)	24.9 mm (1.0 in)	63 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
15 October 1988	Rucker Canyon, US	daily rain	43.4 mm (1.7 in)	35.8 mm (1.4 in)	63 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
15 October 1988	Bartlett Dam, US	daily rain	49.3 mm (1.9 in)	41.9 mm (1.6 in)	28 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
15 October 1988	Seeley Lake Rs, US	daily rain	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	24.4 mm (1.0 in)	29 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
15 October 1988	Willcox, US	daily rain	28.2 mm (1.1 in)	19.3 mm (0.8 in)	73 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
15 October 1988	Stevens Pass, US	monthly rain	138.2 mm (5.4 in)	47.8 mm (1.9 in)	2 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
15 October 1988	San Simon, US	daily rain	36.1 mm (1.4 in)	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	31 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
15 October 1988	National Park (Forestry), AU	daily rain	38.0 mm (1.5 in)	29.9 mm (1.2 in)	15 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
15 October 1988	Litchfield Park, US	daily rain	26.4 mm (1.0 in)	16.0 mm (0.6 in)	63 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
15 October 1988	Yamba Pilot Station, AU	daily high max	34.8 C (94.6 F)	9.3 C (16.7 F)	12 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
15 October 1988	Mae Hong Son, TH	daily rain	90.9 mm (3.6 in)	55.8 mm (2.2 in)	2 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
15 October 1988	Bowie, US	daily rain	32.8 mm (1.3 in)	20.4 mm (0.8 in)	51 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
15 October 1988	Newport, US	daily high min	12.8 C (55.0 F)	6.1 C (11.0 F)	70 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
15 October 1988	Bologna, IT	daily high min	18.4 C (65.1 F)	0.8 C (1.4 F)	148 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
15 October 1988	Nueva Casas Grandes, MX	daily rain	31.9 mm (1.3 in)	30.9 mm (1.2 in)	3 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
15 October 1988	Horseshoe Dam, US	daily rain	59.2 mm (2.3 in)	53.4 mm (2.1 in)	28 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
15 October 1988	Nuevo Casas Grandes (Dge), MX	daily rain	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	3 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
15 October 1988	Butlers Gorge, AU	daily rain	42.6 mm (1.7 in)	27.4 mm (1.1 in)	7 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
15 October 1988	Salzburg, AT	daily high max	23.9 C (75.0 F)	0.3 C (0.5 F)	102 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

1794 to 1988

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1794 to 1988. 1988 had 896 records.

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

Records on 10-15 in each year
Year	Records
1794	1
1795	1
1796	1
1807	1
1808	2
1836	1
1838	1
1839	1
1849	1
1859	2
1862	1
1870	2
1871	4
1873	1
1875	1
1876	3
1877	1
1878	3
1879	3
1881	3
1882	4
1885	2
1886	1
1887	8
1889	2
1891	4
1892	1
1893	5
1894	9
1895	3
1896	8
1897	2
1898	3
1899	4
1900	3
1901	4
1902	7
1903	13
1904	10
1905	13
1906	7
1907	11
1908	13
1909	17
1910	14
1911	18
1912	17
1913	70
1914	28
1915	48
1916	21
1917	29
1918	21
1919	65
1920	38
1921	160
1922	43
1923	66
1924	118
1925	221
1926	125
1927	94
1928	385
1929	200
1930	282
1931	461
1932	213
1933	255
1934	434
1935	303
1936	126
1937	1,444
1938	598
1939	461
1940	458
1941	330
1942	494
1943	704
1944	246
1945	487
1946	354
1947	963
1948	224
1949	546
1950	321
1951	341
1952	662
1953	374
1954	945
1955	444
1956	555
1957	461
1958	606
1959	411
1960	600
1961	834
1962	1,009
1963	522
1964	488
1965	299
1966	1,265
1967	464
1968	1,111
1969	1,074
1970	642
1971	744
1972	584
1973	525
1974	768
1975	808
1976	791
1977	543
1978	886
1979	720
1980	1,006
1981	965
1982	297
1983	653
1984	1,236
1985	1,068
1986	768
1987	900
1988	896
1989	560
1990	1,134
1991	1,139
1992	1,530
1993	1,066
1994	1,103
1995	1,008
1996	458
1997	964
1998	806
1999	766
2000	625
2001	705
2002	965
2003	737
2004	716
2005	610
2006	1,305
2007	702
2008	959
2009	2,365
2010	1,095
2011	906
2012	909
2013	632
2014	901
2015	1,139
2016	674
2017	1,091
2018	2,682
2019	479
2020	499
2021	983
2022	633
2023	319
2024	748
2025	697

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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	642
10 to 20	35
20 to 30	17
30 to 40	3
40 to 50	3
50 to 60	3
60 to 70	0
70 to 80	1