Weather Records on 25 October 1988

594 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 25 October 1988. Highest significance: Ciudad Venustiano Carranza, MX.

Key Facts for 25 October 1988

On 25 October 1988, 594 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
238 were record highs and 257 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 26 monthly and 568 daily.
Ciudad Venustiano Carranza set a daily record precipitation of 69.9 mm (2.8 in) on 25 October 1988.
Across 163 earlier years (1800 to 2025) the same calendar date averaged 464 records.

Record Map

594 stations

594 station records on 25 October 1988 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 25 October 1988: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Ciudad Venustiano Carranza	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	69.9 mm (2.8 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Karlshamn	Sweden	Record low maximum temperature	3.2 C (37.8 F)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Galiwinku	Australia	Record daily precipitation	45.0 mm (1.8 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Santa Cruz	United States	Record low maximum temperature	13.3 C (55.9 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Vanersborg	Sweden	Record low minimum temperature	-6.8 C (19.8 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Dekalb	United States	Record daily precipitation	68.6 mm (2.7 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Kremsmuenster	Austria	Record daily precipitation	26.4 mm (1.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Cachoeira da Graca	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	57.5 mm (2.3 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Indaiatuba	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	63.1 mm (2.5 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Port Macquarie (Bellevue Garde	Australia	Record daily precipitation	66.0 mm (2.6 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Laurieton (Elouera St)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	75.2 mm (3.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Izucar de Matamoros (Dge)	Mexico	Record low maximum temperature	21.1 C (70.0 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Kanalohuluhulu 1075	United States	Record low maximum temperature	12.2 C (54.0 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Tropic	United States	Record high minimum temperature	6.1 C (43.0 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Ulupalakua Rch 250	United States	Record daily precipitation	59.9 mm (2.4 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Halmstad	Sweden	Record low minimum temperature	-7.5 C (18.5 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Camel Creek Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.0 mm (1.0 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Phelps	United States	Record snow depth	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Macucos	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	50.1 mm (2.0 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Cubi Point Nf	Philippines	Record daily precipitation	106.7 mm (4.2 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Pagosa Springs 1SE	United States	Record high maximum temperature	23.9 C (75.0 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Hatch	United States	Record high maximum temperature	30.6 C (87.1 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Todos Santos (Dge)	Mexico	Record low maximum temperature	22.8 C (73.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Marion 2 N	United States	Record low maximum temperature	2.8 C (37.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Grand Lake Stream	United States	Record daily precipitation	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Gayndah Post Office	Australia	Record high minimum temperature	21.0 C (69.8 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Waterford (Tycor)	Ireland	Record daily precipitation	35.4 mm (1.4 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Hvar	Croatia	Record high maximum temperature	24.3 C (75.7 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Atoyac	Mexico	Record high maximum temperature	35.6 C (96.1 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Elmira	United States	Record low maximum temperature	6.7 C (44.1 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Palenque (Dge)	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	106.9 mm (4.2 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Independence	United States	Record high maximum temperature	32.2 C (90.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Jonesboro	United States	Record daily precipitation	38.9 mm (1.5 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Tecolutla	Mexico	Record high minimum temperature	22.8 C (73.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Linkoeping-Malmslaett	Sweden	Record low maximum temperature	0.9 C (33.6 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Olands Norra Udde	Sweden	Record low maximum temperature	2.8 C (37.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Farmland 5 NNW	United States	Record low maximum temperature	3.9 C (39.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Kokomo 3 WSW	United States	Record low maximum temperature	3.3 C (37.9 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Rochester	United States	Record low maximum temperature	3.3 C (37.9 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Porto Ermidao (Faz.Harmonia)	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	45.3 mm (1.8 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Hart 3 WSW	United States	Record low maximum temperature	3.3 C (37.9 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
New London	United States	Record low maximum temperature	2.8 C (37.0 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Plane Creek Sugar Mill	Australia	Record daily precipitation	44.6 mm (1.8 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Kroombit	Australia	Record daily precipitation	32.6 mm (1.3 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Ribeirao Do Sul	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	57.1 mm (2.2 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Zapaluta	Mexico	Record low minimum temperature	7.8 C (46.0 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Save	Sweden	Record low minimum temperature	-7.5 C (18.5 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Genevad	Sweden	Record low minimum temperature	-7.3 C (18.9 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Muscatine	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-6.7 C (19.9 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Marshfield Exp Farm	United States	Record low maximum temperature	1.1 C (34.0 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Sodrelia	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	45.0 mm (1.8 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Telchac Puerto	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	45.2 mm (1.8 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Skovde	Sweden	Record low maximum temperature	-0.1 C (31.8 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Landsort	Sweden	Record low maximum temperature	2.5 C (36.5 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Happy Camp Rs	United States	Record high maximum temperature	29.4 C (84.9 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Mason City	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-7.2 C (19.0 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Utah Lake Lehi	United States	Record high maximum temperature	24.4 C (75.9 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Helsingborg	Sweden	Record low maximum temperature	3.9 C (39.0 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Varberg	Sweden	Record low maximum temperature	3.5 C (38.3 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Remningstorp	Sweden	Record low maximum temperature	1.2 C (34.2 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

594 records

Records set or tied on 25 October 1988 by type: Highest daily maximum 156, Lowest daily maximum 161, Highest daily minimum 82, Lowest daily minimum 96, Heaviest daily rainfall 84, Heaviest daily snowfall 3, Deepest snow cover 12.

Records on 25 October 1988 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	156
Lowest daily maximum	161
Highest daily minimum	82
Lowest daily minimum	96
Heaviest daily rainfall	84
Heaviest daily snowfall	3
Deepest snow cover	12

Records on 25 October 1988 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 26, daily 568.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

415 broken records

Margins by which the 415 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 101.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

25 October 1988

Top 20 records on 25 October 1988 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
25 October 1988	Ciudad Venustiano Carranza, MX	daily rain	69.9 mm (2.8 in)	56.9 mm (2.2 in)	41 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
25 October 1988	Karlshamn, SE	daily low max	3.2 C (37.8 F)	1.8 C (3.2 F)	98 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
25 October 1988	Galiwinku, AU	daily rain	45.0 mm (1.8 in)	41.2 mm (1.6 in)	39 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
25 October 1988	Santa Cruz, US	daily low max	13.3 C (55.9 F)	2.8 C (5.0 F)	91 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
25 October 1988	Vanersborg, SE	daily low min	-6.8 C (19.8 F)	0.8 C (1.4 F)	95 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
25 October 1988	Dekalb, US	daily rain	68.6 mm (2.7 in)	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	39 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
25 October 1988	Kremsmuenster, AT	daily rain	26.4 mm (1.0 in)	2.4 mm (0.09 in)	84 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
25 October 1988	Cachoeira da Graca, BR	daily rain	57.5 mm (2.3 in)	25.5 mm (1.0 in)	41 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
25 October 1988	Indaiatuba, BR	daily rain	63.1 mm (2.5 in)	32.1 mm (1.3 in)	30 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
25 October 1988	Port Macquarie (Bellevue Garde, AU	daily rain	66.0 mm (2.6 in)	19.0 mm (0.7 in)	50 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
25 October 1988	Laurieton (Elouera St), AU	daily rain	75.2 mm (3.0 in)	21.9 mm (0.9 in)	48 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
25 October 1988	Izucar de Matamoros (Dge), MX	daily low max	21.1 C (70.0 F)	4.5 C (8.1 F)	33 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
25 October 1988	Kanalohuluhulu 1075, US	daily low max	12.2 C (54.0 F)	3.4 C (6.1 F)	47 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
25 October 1988	Tropic, US	daily high min	6.1 C (43.0 F)	0.5 C (0.9 F)	85 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
25 October 1988	Ulupalakua Rch 250, US	daily rain	59.9 mm (2.4 in)	43.6 mm (1.7 in)	19 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
25 October 1988	Halmstad, SE	daily low min	-7.5 C (18.5 F)	2.5 C (4.5 F)	62 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
25 October 1988	Camel Creek Station, AU	daily rain	25.0 mm (1.0 in)	21.0 mm (0.8 in)	8 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
25 October 1988	Phelps, US	daily snow depth	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	55 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
25 October 1988	Macucos, BR	daily rain	50.1 mm (2.0 in)	28.4 mm (1.1 in)	26 years	32 of 100 (Routine)
25 October 1988	Cubi Point Nf, PH	daily rain	106.7 mm (4.2 in)	93.7 mm (3.7 in)	4 years	32 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

1800 to 1988

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1800 to 1988. 1988 had 594 records.

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

Records on 10-25 in each year
Year	Records
1800	1
1802	1
1831	1
1834	1
1840	1
1841	1
1845	1
1850	1
1853	1
1856	1
1857	1
1859	1
1861	2
1864	1
1866	2
1869	1
1870	1
1871	1
1874	3
1875	2
1876	1
1877	1
1879	2
1881	1
1883	2
1885	1
1887	3
1888	4
1890	11
1891	4
1892	3
1893	2
1894	6
1895	2
1896	1
1897	1
1898	1
1899	8
1900	3
1901	3
1902	13
1903	4
1904	10
1905	20
1906	18
1907	14
1908	32
1909	19
1910	15
1911	28
1912	18
1913	51
1914	33
1915	50
1916	19
1917	29
1918	36
1919	73
1920	158
1921	47
1922	210
1923	117
1924	122
1925	297
1926	391
1927	358
1928	104
1929	262
1930	260
1931	317
1932	380
1933	433
1934	983
1935	302
1936	205
1937	328
1938	461
1939	934
1940	491
1941	323
1942	383
1943	321
1944	273
1945	437
1946	460
1947	668
1948	169
1949	761
1950	408
1951	493
1952	331
1953	278
1954	687
1955	573
1956	501
1957	907
1958	285
1959	904
1960	439
1961	237
1962	937
1963	1,115
1964	245
1965	529
1966	347
1967	493
1968	376
1969	462
1970	693
1971	996
1972	409
1973	339
1974	470
1975	1,326
1976	832
1977	824
1978	460
1979	720
1980	967
1981	1,200
1982	1,107
1983	484
1984	1,135
1985	595
1986	665
1987	572
1988	594
1989	1,543
1990	554
1991	1,413
1992	1,208
1993	569
1994	610
1995	667
1996	1,016
1997	2,375
1998	903
1999	1,110
2000	1,469
2001	1,338
2002	1,779
2003	1,215
2004	1,107
2005	1,695
2006	1,165
2007	1,289
2008	722
2009	576
2010	1,240
2011	748
2012	1,267
2013	656
2014	945
2015	499
2016	569
2017	737
2018	402
2019	1,000
2020	3,067
2021	1,081
2022	778
2023	1,254
2024	724
2025	505

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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	390
20 to 40	13
40 to 60	8
60 to 80	2
80 to 100	1
100 to 120	1