Weather Records on 19 October 1988

646 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 19 October 1988. Highest significance: Rijeka, HR.

Key Facts for 19 October 1988

On 19 October 1988, 646 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
394 were record highs and 34 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 6 monthly and 640 daily.
Rijeka set a daily record precipitation of 116.5 mm (4.6 in) on 19 October 1988.
Across 159 earlier years (1806 to 2025) the same calendar date averaged 456 records.

Record Map

646 stations

646 station records on 19 October 1988 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 19 October 1988: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Rijeka	Croatia	Record daily precipitation	116.5 mm (4.6 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Vardo	Norway	Record daily precipitation	25.0 mm (1.0 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Manchester	United States	Record daily precipitation	73.7 mm (2.9 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Heilbron (Tnk)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	72.0 mm (2.8 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Ottosdal	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	50.0 mm (2.0 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Tweeling (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	54.0 mm (2.1 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Nevada City	United States	Record high minimum temperature	13.3 C (55.9 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Oorsprong-Oos	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	57.0 mm (2.2 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
De Emigratie	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	33.1 mm (1.3 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Greylingstad (Sar)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Clover Valley	United States	Record high minimum temperature	7.2 C (45.0 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Tarboro 1 S	United States	Record daily precipitation	35.3 mm (1.4 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Redlands	United States	Record high minimum temperature	16.7 C (62.1 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Ackerman	United States	Record daily precipitation	45.5 mm (1.8 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Tak	Thailand	Record daily precipitation	102.1 mm (4.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Aneth Plt	United States	Record high maximum temperature	27.8 C (82.0 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Dubois	United States	Record high minimum temperature	6.7 C (44.1 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Georgetown Post Office	Australia	Record high maximum temperature	39.5 C (103.1 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Mascota (Dge)	Mexico	Record low minimum temperature	3.3 C (37.9 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Odendaalsrus	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	46.0 mm (1.8 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Leeukop	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	46.0 mm (1.8 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Mojave	United States	Record high maximum temperature	33.3 C (91.9 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Ripley	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.0 mm (2.0 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Rolling Fk	United States	Record daily precipitation	55.9 mm (2.2 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Fichtelberg	Germany	Record high maximum temperature	15.8 C (60.4 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Nueva Esperanza	Mexico	Record high minimum temperature	27.8 C (82.0 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Tahoe City	United States	Record high maximum temperature	25.0 C (77.0 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Garrison	United States	Record high minimum temperature	10.6 C (51.1 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Middelweg	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	62.0 mm (2.4 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Rietpoort	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	40.0 mm (1.6 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Balfour (Mag)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	41.0 mm (1.6 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Klein Australie (Bos)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	64.0 mm (2.5 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Ljubljana Bezigrad	Slovenia	Record high minimum temperature	15.3 C (59.5 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Kern River Ph 1	United States	Record high maximum temperature	35.0 C (95.0 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Elephant Butte Dam	United States	Record high maximum temperature	30.6 C (87.1 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Big Bend(Wissel Rode)	Swaziland	Record daily precipitation	35.0 mm (1.4 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Orland	United States	Record high maximum temperature	35.0 C (95.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Gulkana AP	United States	Record snow depth	33.0 cm (13.0 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Brakpan	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	40.3 mm (1.6 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Grootvlei (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	53.5 mm (2.1 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Mamakuil	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	37.0 mm (1.5 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Don Muang	Thailand	Record daily precipitation	64.0 mm (2.5 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Buckeye	United States	Record high minimum temperature	18.9 C (66.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Emblem	United States	Record high minimum temperature	5.6 C (42.1 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
San Felipe	Mexico	Record high minimum temperature	26.7 C (80.1 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Sandakan	Malaysia	Record daily precipitation	91.0 mm (3.6 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Carrizozo 1SW	United States	Record high maximum temperature	29.4 C (84.9 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Sacramento 5 ESE	United States	Record high maximum temperature	32.8 C (91.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Sandheads	India	Record daily precipitation	73.9 mm (2.9 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Oranjeville (Skl)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	55.6 mm (2.2 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Beerlaagte	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	53.5 mm (2.1 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Hanford 1 S	United States	Record high minimum temperature	13.3 C (55.9 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Belzoni	United States	Record daily precipitation	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Snake Creek Powerhouse	United States	Record high maximum temperature	23.9 C (75.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Humacao 2 SSE	Puerto Rico [United States]	Record high maximum temperature	33.3 C (91.9 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Quartzsite	United States	Record high minimum temperature	20.6 C (69.1 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Elliott 4 NW	United States	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Hope	United States	Record daily precipitation	31.5 mm (1.2 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Mitchell 2 NW	United States	Record high minimum temperature	10.0 C (50.0 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Myton	United States	Record high maximum temperature	26.1 C (79.0 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

646 records

Records set or tied on 19 October 1988 by type: Highest daily maximum 181, Lowest daily maximum 14, Highest daily minimum 213, Lowest daily minimum 20, Heaviest daily rainfall 216, Deepest snow cover 2.

Records on 19 October 1988 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	181
Lowest daily maximum	14
Highest daily minimum	213
Lowest daily minimum	20
Heaviest daily rainfall	216
Heaviest daily snowfall	0
Deepest snow cover	2

Records on 19 October 1988 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 6, daily 640.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

507 broken records

Margins by which the 507 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 127.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

19 October 1988

Top 20 records on 19 October 1988 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
19 October 1988	Rijeka, HR	daily rain	116.5 mm (4.6 in)	96.0 mm (3.8 in)	40 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
19 October 1988	Vardo, NO	daily rain	25.0 mm (1.0 in)	18.0 mm (0.7 in)	33 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
19 October 1988	Manchester, US	daily rain	73.7 mm (2.9 in)	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	7 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
19 October 1988	Heilbron (Tnk), ZA	daily rain	72.0 mm (2.8 in)	35.0 mm (1.4 in)	29 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
19 October 1988	Ottosdal, ZA	daily rain	50.0 mm (2.0 in)	33.5 mm (1.3 in)	29 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
19 October 1988	Tweeling (Pol), ZA	daily rain	54.0 mm (2.1 in)	36.0 mm (1.4 in)	9 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
19 October 1988	Nevada City, US	daily high min	13.3 C (55.9 F)	2.2 C (4.0 F)	88 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
19 October 1988	Oorsprong-Oos, ZA	daily rain	57.0 mm (2.2 in)	25.5 mm (1.0 in)	29 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
19 October 1988	De Emigratie, ZA	daily rain	33.1 mm (1.3 in)	8.7 mm (0.34 in)	76 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
19 October 1988	Greylingstad (Sar), ZA	daily rain	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	7.9 mm (0.31 in)	78 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
19 October 1988	Clover Valley, US	daily high min	7.2 C (45.0 F)	2.8 C (5.0 F)	79 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
19 October 1988	Tarboro 1 S, US	daily rain	35.3 mm (1.4 in)	11.4 mm (0.4 in)	72 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
19 October 1988	Redlands, US	daily high min	16.7 C (62.1 F)	0.6 C (1.1 F)	89 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
19 October 1988	Ackerman, US	daily rain	45.5 mm (1.8 in)	42.7 mm (1.7 in)	38 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
19 October 1988	Tak, TH	daily rain	102.1 mm (4.0 in)	60.2 mm (2.4 in)	5 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
19 October 1988	Aneth Plt, US	daily high max	27.8 C (82.0 F)	0.6 C (1.1 F)	87 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
19 October 1988	Dubois, US	daily high min	6.7 C (44.1 F)	2.8 C (5.0 F)	73 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
19 October 1988	Georgetown Post Office, AU	daily high max	39.5 C (103.1 F)	0.6 C (1.1 F)	79 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
19 October 1988	Mascota (Dge), MX	daily low min	3.3 C (37.9 F)	5.6 C (10.1 F)	33 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
19 October 1988	Odendaalsrus, ZA	daily rain	46.0 mm (1.8 in)	14.2 mm (0.6 in)	47 years	34 of 100 (Routine)

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

1806 to 1988

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1806 to 1988. 1988 had 646 records.

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

Records on 10-19 in each year
Year	Records
1806	2
1808	1
1811	2
1812	1
1826	1
1835	2
1843	1
1845	1
1849	1
1851	1
1854	1
1856	1
1862	1
1864	1
1866	2
1870	1
1874	5
1875	1
1877	3
1879	1
1880	1
1881	3
1885	1
1888	4
1889	1
1890	2
1891	6
1893	1
1894	2
1895	3
1896	5
1897	5
1898	10
1899	3
1900	5
1901	8
1902	6
1903	4
1904	32
1905	26
1906	24
1907	13
1908	20
1909	14
1910	40
1911	14
1912	15
1913	16
1914	25
1915	25
1916	61
1917	114
1918	24
1919	23
1920	82
1921	88
1922	110
1923	89
1924	153
1925	194
1926	141
1927	340
1928	157
1929	131
1930	635
1931	236
1932	327
1933	497
1934	288
1935	432
1936	409
1937	476
1938	400
1939	264
1940	864
1941	237
1942	270
1943	523
1944	295
1945	377
1946	297
1947	1,056
1948	855
1949	903
1950	1,126
1951	231
1952	253
1953	1,004
1954	490
1955	475
1956	490
1957	348
1958	527
1959	365
1960	546
1961	319
1962	341
1963	796
1964	585
1965	495
1966	988
1967	464
1968	522
1969	532
1970	374
1971	933
1972	2,304
1973	745
1974	922
1975	436
1976	1,386
1977	353
1978	440
1979	1,237
1980	659
1981	494
1982	855
1983	930
1984	1,724
1985	974
1986	505
1987	511
1988	646
1989	1,891
1990	732
1991	882
1992	1,145
1993	1,044
1994	746
1995	814
1996	829
1997	1,025
1998	790
1999	709
2000	1,039
2001	630
2002	1,018
2003	1,448
2004	1,569
2005	980
2006	1,023
2007	1,282
2008	407
2009	1,207
2010	567
2011	742
2012	981
2013	467
2014	1,077
2015	767
2016	1,013
2017	500
2018	516
2019	518
2020	1,032
2021	599
2022	1,675
2023	1,136
2024	859
2025	498

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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	483
20 to 40	16
40 to 60	5
60 to 80	1
80 to 100	1
100 to 120	0
120 to 140	1