Weather Records on 16 October 1988

703 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 16 October 1988. Highest significance: Biskra, DZ.

Key Facts for 16 October 1988

On 16 October 1988, 703 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
462 were record highs and 101 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 32 monthly and 671 daily.
Biskra set a daily record high minimum temperature of 29.0 C (84.2 F) on 16 October 1988.
Across 163 earlier years (1796 to 2025) the same calendar date averaged 437 records.

Record Map

703 stations

703 station records on 16 October 1988 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 16 October 1988: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Biskra	Algeria	Record high minimum temperature	29.0 C (84.2 F)	60 of 100 (Major)
Plain	United States	Record daily precipitation	37.1 mm (1.5 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Sedro-Woolley	United States	Record daily precipitation	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Seeley Lake Rs	United States	Record daily precipitation	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Concrete Ppl Fish STN	United States	Record daily precipitation	69.6 mm (2.7 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Stampede Pass	United States	Record daily precipitation	78.5 mm (3.1 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Rinconada	Mexico	Record low minimum temperature	10.6 C (51.1 F)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Diablo Dam	United States	Record daily precipitation	87.9 mm (3.5 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Kanalohuluhulu 1075	United States	Record low maximum temperature	12.8 C (55.0 F)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Ventersburg (Mag)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	25.0 mm (1.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Condon	United States	Record high minimum temperature	13.9 C (57.0 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Bamberg	Germany	Record high minimum temperature	13.1 C (55.6 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Garnett 1 E	United States	Record high minimum temperature	22.8 C (73.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Cedar Lake	United States	Record daily precipitation	84.1 mm (3.3 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Driggs	United States	Record high minimum temperature	8.3 C (46.9 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Virginia City	United States	Record high minimum temperature	12.8 C (55.0 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Izucar de Matamoros (Dge)	Mexico	Record low maximum temperature	21.7 C (71.1 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Cuenca	Spain	Record daily precipitation	36.3 mm (1.4 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Nakhon Sawan	Thailand	Record daily precipitation	67.1 mm (2.6 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Elgin	United States	Record high minimum temperature	14.4 C (57.9 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Brazzaville	Congo (Brazzaville)	Record daily precipitation	98.0 mm (3.9 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Nurnberg	Germany	Record high minimum temperature	13.0 C (55.4 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Independence	United States	Record high minimum temperature	15.0 C (59.0 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Heppner	United States	Record high minimum temperature	16.7 C (62.1 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Buskala Rch	United States	Record daily precipitation	29.5 mm (1.2 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Startup 1 E	United States	Record daily precipitation	55.1 mm (2.2 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Moran 5WNW	United States	Record high minimum temperature	7.2 C (45.0 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Bordeaux-Merignac	France	Record high minimum temperature	16.9 C (62.4 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Ostuta	Mexico	Record low minimum temperature	12.8 C (55.0 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Newport	United States	Record high minimum temperature	15.0 C (59.0 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Bones I Bardu	Norway	Record daily precipitation	26.2 mm (1.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Madrid/Cuatrovientos	Spain	Record daily precipitation	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Maysville Wwtp	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-1.7 C (28.9 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Saint Ignatius	United States	Record high minimum temperature	11.7 C (53.1 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Pendleton Branch Exp STN	United States	Record high minimum temperature	14.4 C (57.9 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Aiken 5SE	United States	Record low minimum temperature	0.0 C (32.0 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Barra Mansa	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	56.4 mm (2.2 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Vega de Alatorre	Mexico	Record low minimum temperature	10.6 C (51.1 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Madrid/Getafe	Spain	Record daily precipitation	25.5 mm (1.0 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Union	United States	Record high minimum temperature	13.3 C (55.9 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Aberdeen 20NNE	United States	Record daily precipitation	85.3 mm (3.4 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Colfax	United States	Record high minimum temperature	13.9 C (57.0 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Mud Mtn Dam	United States	Record daily precipitation	38.4 mm (1.5 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Idaho Falls FAA AP	United States	Record high minimum temperature	10.6 C (51.1 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Hatton 9 SE	United States	Record high minimum temperature	15.0 C (59.0 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Stehekin 4 NW	United States	Record daily precipitation	55.1 mm (2.2 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Chicago UNIV	United States	Record daily precipitation	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Milan	Italy	Record high maximum temperature	24.1 C (75.4 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Riggins	United States	Record high minimum temperature	14.4 C (57.9 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Libby 1 NE Rs	United States	Record high minimum temperature	10.6 C (51.1 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Stevensville	United States	Record high minimum temperature	11.7 C (53.1 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Antelope 6 SSW	United States	Record high minimum temperature	13.3 C (55.9 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Bend	United States	Record high minimum temperature	10.0 C (50.0 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Northport	United States	Record high minimum temperature	10.0 C (50.0 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Odessa	United States	Record high minimum temperature	12.8 C (55.0 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Bologna	Italy	Record high minimum temperature	18.9 C (66.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Westcliffe	United States	Record high maximum temperature	24.4 C (75.9 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Challis	United States	Record high minimum temperature	11.1 C (52.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Mackay Lost Rvr Rs	United States	Record high minimum temperature	6.1 C (43.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Saint Maries	United States	Record high minimum temperature	11.1 C (52.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

703 records

Records set or tied on 16 October 1988 by type: Highest daily maximum 121, Lowest daily maximum 31, Highest daily minimum 341, Lowest daily minimum 70, Heaviest daily rainfall 136, Heaviest daily snowfall 1, Deepest snow cover 3.

Records on 16 October 1988 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	121
Lowest daily maximum	31
Highest daily minimum	341
Lowest daily minimum	70
Heaviest daily rainfall	136
Heaviest daily snowfall	1
Deepest snow cover	3

Records on 16 October 1988 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 32, daily 671.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

559 broken records

Margins by which the 559 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

16 October 1988

Top 20 records on 16 October 1988 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
16 October 1988	Biskra, DZ	daily high min	29.0 C (84.2 F)	8.0 C (14.4 F)	90 years	60 of 100 (Major)
16 October 1988	Plain, US	daily rain	37.1 mm (1.5 in)	28.7 mm (1.1 in)	51 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
16 October 1988	Sedro-Woolley, US	daily rain	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	25.7 mm (1.0 in)	62 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
16 October 1988	Seeley Lake Rs, US	daily rain	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	23.1 mm (0.9 in)	29 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
16 October 1988	Concrete Ppl Fish STN, US	daily rain	69.6 mm (2.7 in)	28.5 mm (1.1 in)	62 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
16 October 1988	Stampede Pass, US	daily rain	78.5 mm (3.1 in)	47.3 mm (1.9 in)	41 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
16 October 1988	Rinconada, MX	daily low min	10.6 C (51.1 F)	6.1 C (11.0 F)	38 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
16 October 1988	Diablo Dam, US	daily rain	87.9 mm (3.5 in)	33.5 mm (1.3 in)	65 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
16 October 1988	Kanalohuluhulu 1075, US	daily low max	12.8 C (55.0 F)	5.0 C (9.0 F)	51 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
16 October 1988	Ventersburg (Mag), ZA	daily rain	25.0 mm (1.0 in)	16.6 mm (0.7 in)	60 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
16 October 1988	Condon, US	daily high min	13.9 C (57.0 F)	5.6 C (10.1 F)	62 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
16 October 1988	Bamberg, DE	daily high min	13.1 C (55.6 F)	1.4 C (2.5 F)	94 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
16 October 1988	Garnett 1 E, US	daily high min	22.8 C (73.0 F)	5.0 C (9.0 F)	80 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
16 October 1988	Cedar Lake, US	daily rain	84.1 mm (3.3 in)	10.4 mm (0.4 in)	88 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
16 October 1988	Driggs, US	daily high min	8.3 C (46.9 F)	3.9 C (7.0 F)	78 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
16 October 1988	Virginia City, US	monthly high min	12.8 C (55.0 F)	1.7 C (3.1 F)	62 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
16 October 1988	Izucar de Matamoros (Dge), MX	daily low max	21.7 C (71.1 F)	5.0 C (9.0 F)	33 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
16 October 1988	Cuenca, ES	daily rain	36.3 mm (1.4 in)	25.5 mm (1.0 in)	8 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
16 October 1988	Nakhon Sawan, TH	daily rain	67.1 mm (2.6 in)	40.3 mm (1.6 in)	37 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
16 October 1988	Elgin, US	daily high min	14.4 C (57.9 F)	8.3 C (14.9 F)	51 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

1796 to 1988

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1796 to 1988. 1988 had 703 records.

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

Records on 10-16 in each year
Year	Records
1796	1
1808	1
1810	1
1811	3
1817	1
1826	1
1830	1
1836	2
1838	1
1839	1
1856	1
1859	2
1862	2
1865	2
1870	3
1873	2
1876	2
1877	3
1878	2
1879	4
1880	1
1881	3
1882	1
1883	2
1884	2
1885	1
1886	4
1887	3
1889	1
1890	4
1891	5
1892	6
1893	12
1894	5
1895	2
1896	2
1897	9
1898	4
1899	8
1901	4
1902	7
1903	6
1904	7
1905	16
1906	3
1907	6
1908	49
1909	20
1910	10
1911	18
1912	16
1913	25
1914	52
1915	17
1916	28
1917	19
1918	25
1919	58
1920	44
1921	54
1922	57
1923	84
1924	81
1925	304
1926	180
1927	122
1928	543
1929	118
1930	312
1931	515
1932	379
1933	218
1934	712
1935	395
1936	244
1937	1,200
1938	606
1939	494
1940	531
1941	220
1942	426
1943	1,233
1944	609
1945	414
1946	398
1947	865
1948	279
1949	378
1950	344
1951	266
1952	698
1953	508
1954	1,068
1955	427
1956	620
1957	354
1958	494
1959	319
1960	540
1961	790
1962	504
1963	464
1964	513
1965	498
1966	669
1967	516
1968	987
1969	845
1970	789
1971	979
1972	464
1973	539
1974	1,061
1975	487
1976	1,053
1977	549
1978	822
1979	580
1980	1,383
1981	897
1982	430
1983	432
1984	1,507
1985	672
1986	450
1987	1,259
1988	703
1989	820
1990	890
1991	1,543
1992	1,646
1993	999
1994	1,176
1995	1,061
1996	585
1997	939
1998	934
1999	705
2000	519
2001	754
2002	1,079
2003	530
2004	687
2005	684
2006	1,330
2007	645
2008	778
2009	1,931
2010	1,049
2011	816
2012	728
2013	546
2014	695
2015	1,142
2016	1,063
2017	1,014
2018	1,558
2019	463
2020	484
2021	541
2022	676
2023	608
2024	721
2025	559

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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	517
10 to 20	24
20 to 30	10
30 to 40	3
40 to 50	2
50 to 60	2
60 to 70	0
70 to 80	1