Weather Records on 22 October 1988

999 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 22 October 1988. Highest significance: Indian Lake 2SW, US.

Key Facts for 22 October 1988

On 22 October 1988, 999 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
373 were record highs and 185 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 40 monthly and 959 daily.
Indian Lake 2SW set a daily record precipitation of 84.8 mm (3.3 in) on 22 October 1988.
Across 161 earlier years (1793 to 2025) the same calendar date averaged 451 records.

Record Map

999 stations

999 station records on 22 October 1988 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 22 October 1988: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Indian Lake 2SW	United States	Record daily precipitation	84.8 mm (3.3 in)	62 of 100 (Major)
Peterboro 2 S	United States	Record daily precipitation	51.6 mm (2.0 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Montrose	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Qacu (Bos)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	42.0 mm (1.7 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Lake Placid 2 S	United States	Record daily precipitation	31.2 mm (1.2 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Canton 4 SE	United States	Record daily precipitation	40.1 mm (1.6 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Ashburnham	United States	Record daily precipitation	66.0 mm (2.6 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Toms River	United States	Record daily precipitation	68.1 mm (2.7 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Morrisville 6 SW	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Windham 3 E	United States	Record daily precipitation	39.4 mm (1.6 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Hyannis	United States	Record daily precipitation	52.8 mm (2.1 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Durham	United States	Record daily precipitation	54.1 mm (2.1 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Gouverneur 3 NW	United States	Record daily precipitation	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Gunnedah Pool	Australia	Record high minimum temperature	24.0 C (75.2 F)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Lowell	United States	Record daily precipitation	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Ogdensburg 4 NE	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Lewiston	United States	Record daily precipitation	39.6 mm (1.6 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Lowville	United States	Record daily precipitation	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Brunswick NAS	United States	Record daily precipitation	62.2 mm (2.4 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Southbridge 3 SW	United States	Record daily precipitation	55.9 mm (2.2 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Hightstown 2 W	United States	Record daily precipitation	41.9 mm (1.6 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Moorestown 4 E	United States	Record daily precipitation	34.5 mm (1.4 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Chasm Falls	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Corinna	United States	Record daily precipitation	35.1 mm (1.4 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Oswego	United States	Record daily precipitation	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Hatchville	United States	Record daily precipitation	51.6 mm (2.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Hamburg	United States	Record daily precipitation	47.8 mm (1.9 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Barkhamsted	United States	Record daily precipitation	41.9 mm (1.6 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Groton	United States	Record daily precipitation	46.5 mm (1.8 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Milford	United States	Record daily precipitation	51.3 mm (2.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Long Branch-Oakhurst	United States	Record daily precipitation	68.6 mm (2.7 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Lake Placid 2 S	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Pierce 1 E	United States	Record daily precipitation	96.5 mm (3.8 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Glenville	United States	Record low maximum temperature	8.3 C (46.9 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Palolo Vly 718	United States	Record daily precipitation	91.9 mm (3.6 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Syracuse Hancock Intl AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	38.4 mm (1.5 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Watertown AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Bodie California St Historic P	United States	Record high maximum temperature	22.2 C (72.0 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Burlington	United States	Record daily precipitation	43.4 mm (1.7 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
West Buxton 2 NNW	United States	Record daily precipitation	55.4 mm (2.2 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Sherburne	United States	Record daily precipitation	35.3 mm (1.4 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Gayndah Post Office	Australia	Record high maximum temperature	39.6 C (103.3 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Norfolk 2 SW	United States	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Sharon Springs	United States	Record high maximum temperature	30.0 C (86.0 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Milford	United States	Record daily precipitation	25.1 mm (1.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Tuckerton 2 NE	United States	Record daily precipitation	43.9 mm (1.7 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Baldwinsville	United States	Record daily precipitation	28.2 mm (1.1 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Anaconda	United States	Record high minimum temperature	7.2 C (45.0 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Ithaca Cornell UNIV	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Lanchkhuti	Georgia	Record daily precipitation	74.4 mm (2.9 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Tahoe City	United States	Record high maximum temperature	23.9 C (75.0 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Coventry	United States	Record daily precipitation	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Haverhill	United States	Record daily precipitation	51.8 mm (2.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Knightville Dam	United States	Record daily precipitation	47.8 mm (1.9 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Lawrenceville 3 SW	United States	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Morrisville 6 SW	United States	Record snow depth	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Henderson 2 NNW	United States	Record low maximum temperature	8.9 C (48.0 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Kingston	United States	Record daily precipitation	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Tewantin Post Office	Australia	Record high maximum temperature	38.6 C (101.5 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Argostoli	Greece	Record daily precipitation	68.5 mm (2.7 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

999 records

Records set or tied on 22 October 1988 by type: Highest daily maximum 194, Lowest daily maximum 152, Highest daily minimum 179, Lowest daily minimum 33, Heaviest daily rainfall 339, Heaviest daily snowfall 64, Deepest snow cover 38.

Records on 22 October 1988 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	194
Lowest daily maximum	152
Highest daily minimum	179
Lowest daily minimum	33
Heaviest daily rainfall	339
Heaviest daily snowfall	64
Deepest snow cover	38

Records on 22 October 1988 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 40, daily 959.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

811 broken records

Margins by which the 811 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

22 October 1988

Top 20 records on 22 October 1988 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
22 October 1988	Indian Lake 2SW, US	daily rain	84.8 mm (3.3 in)	64.7 mm (2.5 in)	46 years	62 of 100 (Major)
22 October 1988	Peterboro 2 S, US	daily rain	51.6 mm (2.0 in)	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	89 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
22 October 1988	Montrose, US	daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	85 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
22 October 1988	Qacu (Bos), ZA	daily rain	42.0 mm (1.7 in)	23.2 mm (0.9 in)	70 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
22 October 1988	Lake Placid 2 S, US	daily rain	31.2 mm (1.2 in)	21.5 mm (0.8 in)	69 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
22 October 1988	Canton 4 SE, US	daily rain	40.1 mm (1.6 in)	15.7 mm (0.6 in)	89 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
22 October 1988	Ashburnham, US	daily rain	66.0 mm (2.6 in)	51.0 mm (2.0 in)	44 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
22 October 1988	Toms River, US	daily rain	68.1 mm (2.7 in)	31.3 mm (1.2 in)	89 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
22 October 1988	Morrisville 6 SW, US	daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	77 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
22 October 1988	Windham 3 E, US	daily rain	39.4 mm (1.6 in)	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	78 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
22 October 1988	Hyannis, US	daily rain	52.8 mm (2.1 in)	19.8 mm (0.8 in)	89 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
22 October 1988	Durham, US	daily rain	54.1 mm (2.1 in)	19.3 mm (0.8 in)	89 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
22 October 1988	Gouverneur 3 NW, US	daily rain	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	23.9 mm (0.9 in)	51 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
22 October 1988	Gunnedah Pool, AU	monthly high min	24.0 C (75.2 F)	0.1 C (0.2 F)	90 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
22 October 1988	Lowell, US	daily rain	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	19.6 mm (0.8 in)	79 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
22 October 1988	Ogdensburg 4 NE, US	daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	92 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
22 October 1988	Lewiston, US	daily rain	39.6 mm (1.6 in)	11.7 mm (0.5 in)	89 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
22 October 1988	Lowville, US	daily rain	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	7.1 mm (0.28 in)	89 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
22 October 1988	Brunswick NAS, US	daily rain	62.2 mm (2.4 in)	33.8 mm (1.3 in)	46 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
22 October 1988	Southbridge 3 SW, US	daily rain	55.9 mm (2.2 in)	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	59 years	42 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 999 records.

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

Records on 10-22 in each year
Year	Records
1793	1
1795	1
1802	1
1810	3
1826	1
1840	1
1842	1
1843	1
1851	2
1853	1
1855	1
1857	1
1859	2
1863	1
1867	1
1869	1
1871	1
1872	1
1875	1
1877	1
1878	1
1879	1
1880	6
1883	1
1884	3
1888	1
1889	1
1890	5
1891	15
1892	3
1893	2
1894	3
1895	5
1896	1
1897	2
1898	8
1900	3
1901	7
1902	3
1903	8
1904	17
1905	13
1906	12
1907	14
1908	24
1909	6
1910	9
1911	43
1912	22
1913	59
1914	20
1915	57
1916	226
1917	74
1918	27
1919	62
1920	172
1921	78
1922	50
1923	105
1924	142
1925	265
1926	97
1927	227
1928	133
1929	417
1930	401
1931	272
1932	209
1933	484
1934	599
1935	874
1936	681
1937	348
1938	133
1939	602
1940	498
1941	576
1942	339
1943	208
1944	299
1945	547
1946	282
1947	754
1948	292
1949	481
1950	400
1951	581
1952	602
1953	615
1954	372
1955	457
1956	324
1957	885
1958	345
1959	524
1960	393
1961	523
1962	203
1963	909
1964	294
1965	433
1966	362
1967	316
1968	300
1969	966
1970	714
1971	626
1972	780
1973	569
1974	910
1975	742
1976	1,194
1977	624
1978	678
1979	1,826
1980	547
1981	943
1982	979
1983	712
1984	1,798
1985	797
1986	1,049
1987	944
1988	999
1989	1,353
1990	1,042
1991	718
1992	1,151
1993	654
1994	631
1995	1,399
1996	1,743
1997	1,072
1998	853
1999	721
2000	1,070
2001	774
2002	1,419
2003	2,006
2004	1,371
2005	1,090
2006	1,296
2007	1,060
2008	846
2009	826
2010	723
2011	691
2012	914
2013	845
2014	603
2015	600
2016	652
2017	720
2018	488
2019	589
2020	1,664
2021	412
2022	955
2023	567
2024	911
2025	566

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Data for records on 1988-10-22: CSV or JSON. Field meanings are on the data page.

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	677
20 to 40	92
40 to 60	29
60 to 80	6
80 to 100	2
100 to 120	5