Weather Records on 23 October 1988

619 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 23 October 1988. Highest significance: Lowville, US.

Key Facts for 23 October 1988

On 23 October 1988, 619 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
223 were record highs and 134 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 22 monthly and 597 daily.
Lowville set a daily record snowfall of 17.8 cm (7.0 in) on 23 October 1988.
Across 160 earlier years (1795 to 2025) the same calendar date averaged 462 records.

Record Map

619 stations

619 station records on 23 October 1988 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 23 October 1988: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Lowville	United States	Record daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	77 of 100 (Major)
Canton 4 SE	United States	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	67 of 100 (Major)
Chimoio	Mozambique	Record daily precipitation	69.0 mm (2.7 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Spencer 2 N	United States	Record daily precipitation	55.1 mm (2.2 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Petropavlovsk-Kamchatskij	Russia	Record daily precipitation	110.8 mm (4.4 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Trenton Falls	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Canton 4 SE	United States	Record daily precipitation	25.7 mm (1.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Horto Florestal	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	65.0 mm (2.6 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Iowa City	United States	Record daily precipitation	32.3 mm (1.3 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Bainbridge 2 E	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Haidarakan	Kyrgyzstan	Record daily precipitation	41.5 mm (1.6 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Legaspi	Philippines	Record daily precipitation	116.0 mm (4.6 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Avon	United States	Record low maximum temperature	3.9 C (39.0 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Chasm Falls	United States	Record snow depth	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Weston	United States	Record low maximum temperature	6.1 C (43.0 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Emilianopolis	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	80.9 mm (3.2 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Nachiki	Russia	Record daily precipitation	44.8 mm (1.8 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Cortland	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Tilden 4 SSE	United States	Record high maximum temperature	35.0 C (95.0 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Adamantina	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	70.9 mm (2.8 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Lindoia	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	50.6 mm (2.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Semjachik	Russia	Record daily precipitation	79.9 mm (3.1 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Ulysses 3NE	United States	Record high maximum temperature	32.8 C (91.0 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Gouverneur 3 NW	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
P-Ranch South Place	United States	Record high maximum temperature	26.1 C (79.0 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Porto Paraiso Do Norte	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	70.6 mm (2.8 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Queiroz	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	66.0 mm (2.6 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Lawrenceville 3 SW	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Lowville	United States	Record snow depth	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Stillwater Rsvr	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Alton	United States	Record high maximum temperature	24.4 C (75.9 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Canton 4 SE	United States	Record snow depth	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Ely AP	United States	Record high maximum temperature	23.9 C (75.0 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Bigga (Woolbrook)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	33.2 mm (1.3 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Tereza Cristina	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	67.7 mm (2.7 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Changde	China	Record daily precipitation	50.9 mm (2.0 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Tasiilaq	Greenland [Denmark]	Record high maximum temperature	8.6 C (47.5 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Gulca	Kyrgyzstan	Record daily precipitation	30.8 mm (1.2 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Santana Do Jacare	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	56.6 mm (2.2 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Rinopolis	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	62.8 mm (2.5 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Piquerobi	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	101.5 mm (4.0 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Cabralia Paulista	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	66.0 mm (2.6 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Pirapozinho	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	38.0 mm (1.5 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Nanning	China	Record daily precipitation	42.3 mm (1.7 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Dzhergital	Kyrgyzstan	Record daily precipitation	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Tlacotepec de Benito Juarez	Mexico	Record high maximum temperature	31.7 C (89.1 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Boonton 1 SE	United States	Record low maximum temperature	8.9 C (48.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Indian Lake 2SW	United States	Record daily precipitation	27.2 mm (1.1 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Fazenda Chantebled	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	42.0 mm (1.7 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Tupa	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	65.4 mm (2.6 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Atlatlahuacan	Mexico	Record low minimum temperature	6.7 C (44.1 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Del Norte 3ENE	United States	Record high maximum temperature	22.8 C (73.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Ibitu	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	80.0 mm (3.1 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Fazenda Bom Retiro	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	60.1 mm (2.4 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Fernao Dias	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	46.3 mm (1.8 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Durham	United States	Record low maximum temperature	11.1 C (52.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Dubois	United States	Record high minimum temperature	5.6 C (42.1 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Flagstaff AP	United States	Record high maximum temperature	23.3 C (73.9 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Gulkana AP	United States	Record snow depth	43.2 cm (17.0 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Tomatlan	Mexico	Record low maximum temperature	27.8 C (82.0 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

619 records

Records set or tied on 23 October 1988 by type: Highest daily maximum 146, Lowest daily maximum 73, Highest daily minimum 77, Lowest daily minimum 61, Heaviest daily rainfall 200, Heaviest daily snowfall 35, Deepest snow cover 27.

Records on 23 October 1988 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	146
Lowest daily maximum	73
Highest daily minimum	77
Lowest daily minimum	61
Heaviest daily rainfall	200
Heaviest daily snowfall	35
Deepest snow cover	27

Records on 23 October 1988 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 22, daily 597.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

473 broken records

Margins by which the 473 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 195.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

23 October 1988

Top 20 records on 23 October 1988 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
23 October 1988	Lowville, US	daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	94 years	77 of 100 (Major)
23 October 1988	Canton 4 SE, US	daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	19.5 cm (7.7 in)	63 years	67 of 100 (Major)
23 October 1988	Chimoio, MZ	monthly rain	69.0 mm (2.7 in)	29.1 mm (1.1 in)	4 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
23 October 1988	Spencer 2 N, US	daily rain	55.1 mm (2.2 in)	37.8 mm (1.5 in)	30 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
23 October 1988	Petropavlovsk-Kamchatskij, RU	daily rain	110.8 mm (4.4 in)	54.6 mm (2.1 in)	4 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
23 October 1988	Trenton Falls, US	daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	71 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
23 October 1988	Canton 4 SE, US	daily rain	25.7 mm (1.0 in)	7.9 mm (0.31 in)	88 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
23 October 1988	Horto Florestal, BR	daily rain	65.0 mm (2.6 in)	53.5 mm (2.1 in)	6 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
23 October 1988	Iowa City, US	daily rain	32.3 mm (1.3 in)	8.4 mm (0.33 in)	79 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
23 October 1988	Bainbridge 2 E, US	daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	71 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
23 October 1988	Haidarakan, KG	daily rain	41.5 mm (1.6 in)	25.3 mm (1.0 in)	3 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
23 October 1988	Legaspi, PH	daily rain	116.0 mm (4.6 in)	86.0 mm (3.4 in)	19 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
23 October 1988	Avon, US	daily low max	3.9 C (39.0 F)	1.7 C (3.1 F)	92 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
23 October 1988	Chasm Falls, US	daily snow depth	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	19 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
23 October 1988	Weston, US	daily low max	6.1 C (43.0 F)	2.2 C (4.0 F)	89 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
23 October 1988	Emilianopolis, BR	daily rain	80.9 mm (3.2 in)	60.9 mm (2.4 in)	5 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
23 October 1988	Nachiki, RU	daily rain	44.8 mm (1.8 in)	29.4 mm (1.2 in)	9 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
23 October 1988	Cortland, US	monthly snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	5.0 cm (2.0 in)	27 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
23 October 1988	Tilden 4 SSE, US	daily high max	35.0 C (95.0 F)	2.2 C (4.0 F)	84 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
23 October 1988	Adamantina, BR	daily rain	70.9 mm (2.8 in)	44.3 mm (1.7 in)	22 years	36 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

1795 to 1988

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1795 to 1988. 1988 had 619 records.

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

Records on 10-23 in each year
Year	Records
1795	1
1802	2
1843	1
1845	1
1850	1
1851	2
1855	1
1859	2
1861	1
1863	1
1865	2
1866	1
1869	3
1871	2
1872	1
1873	2
1876	2
1878	1
1880	7
1881	2
1882	1
1883	1
1885	2
1888	1
1889	2
1890	2
1891	8
1892	3
1893	3
1894	5
1895	4
1896	2
1897	3
1898	5
1899	4
1900	8
1901	7
1902	7
1903	10
1904	7
1905	15
1906	17
1907	5
1908	19
1909	12
1910	6
1911	40
1912	50
1913	38
1914	9
1915	167
1916	290
1917	62
1918	12
1919	42
1920	262
1921	58
1922	38
1923	165
1924	160
1925	191
1926	131
1927	266
1928	120
1929	352
1930	310
1931	353
1932	310
1933	241
1934	333
1935	519
1936	490
1937	816
1938	403
1939	717
1940	304
1941	499
1942	306
1943	446
1944	283
1945	533
1946	258
1947	631
1948	251
1949	432
1950	507
1951	626
1952	432
1953	373
1954	317
1955	266
1956	587
1957	1,266
1958	255
1959	682
1960	341
1961	329
1962	141
1963	1,297
1964	264
1965	330
1966	625
1967	297
1968	175
1969	1,200
1970	617
1971	705
1972	601
1973	712
1974	653
1975	1,028
1976	879
1977	578
1978	570
1979	1,094
1980	584
1981	1,502
1982	1,071
1983	853
1984	1,261
1985	846
1986	968
1987	694
1988	619
1989	1,363
1990	954
1991	1,232
1992	1,176
1993	670
1994	558
1995	1,471
1996	1,396
1997	1,172
1998	1,221
1999	1,011
2000	1,275
2001	1,091
2002	1,868
2003	1,952
2004	1,224
2005	679
2006	1,976
2007	1,673
2008	993
2009	838
2010	683
2011	701
2012	1,017
2013	754
2014	755
2015	760
2016	460
2017	603
2018	322
2019	459
2020	1,777
2021	298
2022	1,342
2023	544
2024	674
2025	343

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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 25	401
25 to 50	47
50 to 75	10
75 to 100	8
100 to 125	3
125 to 150	0
150 to 175	1
175 to 200	3