Weather Records on 27 October 1988

829 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 27 October 1988. Highest significance: Atorp, SE.

Key Facts for 27 October 1988

On 27 October 1988, 829 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
367 were record highs and 197 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 13 monthly and 816 daily.
Atorp set a daily record precipitation of 42.4 mm (1.7 in) on 27 October 1988.
Across 159 earlier years (1802 to 2025) the same calendar date averaged 476 records.

Record Map

829 stations

829 station records on 27 October 1988 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 27 October 1988: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Atorp	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	42.4 mm (1.7 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Don Muang	Thailand	Record daily precipitation	97.0 mm (3.8 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Bom Jesus Do Galho	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	63.0 mm (2.5 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Svarta	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	39.3 mm (1.5 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Lekeberga	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	33.4 mm (1.3 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Wibaux 2 E	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Kirchdorf/Poel	Germany	Record high maximum temperature	17.9 C (64.2 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Presa Santa Rosa (Cfe)	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	40.1 mm (1.6 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Cascade 5 S	United States	Record daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Gouvea	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	70.1 mm (2.8 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Orebro	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	26.8 mm (1.1 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Nakhon Ratchasima	Thailand	Record daily precipitation	75.9 mm (3.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Kristinehamn	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	41.0 mm (1.6 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Skramforsen	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	28.9 mm (1.1 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
E Glacier	United States	Record daily precipitation	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Intl Falls Intl AP	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.2 cm (4.8 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Rifaina	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	63.0 mm (2.5 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Don Muang	Thailand	Record high maximum temperature	38.2 C (100.8 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Freiburg	Germany	Record high maximum temperature	22.6 C (72.7 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Gullspang	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	31.4 mm (1.2 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Tecolutla	Mexico	Record high maximum temperature	33.9 C (93.0 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Healdsburg	United States	Record low maximum temperature	13.3 C (55.9 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Hamburg Fuhlsbuettel	Germany	Record high maximum temperature	19.4 C (66.9 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Petaluma AP	United States	Record low maximum temperature	13.9 C (57.0 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Moscow U of I	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-7.8 C (18.0 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Algaras	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	28.0 mm (1.1 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Quartzsite	United States	Record high minimum temperature	20.0 C (68.0 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
E Glacier	United States	Record daily snowfall	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Hillsboro	United States	Record high maximum temperature	26.7 C (80.1 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Coleman	United States	Record high maximum temperature	34.4 C (93.9 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
San Saba	United States	Record high minimum temperature	17.8 C (64.0 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Highlands	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	46.0 mm (1.8 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Sala	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	26.1 mm (1.0 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Ludvika	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	34.0 mm (1.3 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Quincy	United States	Record high maximum temperature	29.4 C (84.9 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Yerington	United States	Record high minimum temperature	6.7 C (44.1 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Jefferson 2 E	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-8.3 C (17.1 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Everett	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-7.2 C (19.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Schwerin	Germany	Record high maximum temperature	17.7 C (63.9 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Vandalia	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-3.3 C (26.1 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Pembina	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-12.8 C (9.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Bremen-Seefahrtschule	Germany	Record high maximum temperature	19.3 C (66.7 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Bombana (Cfe)	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	36.3 mm (1.4 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Santa Rosa	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	44.5 mm (1.8 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Walnut	United States	Record daily precipitation	26.9 mm (1.1 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Heron 2 NW	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-7.2 C (19.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Moorestown 4 E	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-3.9 C (25.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Chambersburg 1 ESE	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-5.6 C (21.9 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Ballinger 2 NW	United States	Record high maximum temperature	33.3 C (91.9 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Purcellville	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-3.9 C (25.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Paranapiacaba (Alto da Serra)	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	69.7 mm (2.7 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Marnitz	Germany	Record high maximum temperature	17.6 C (63.7 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Tahoe City	United States	Record high maximum temperature	22.2 C (72.0 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
La Harpe	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-7.2 C (19.0 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Kasilof 3 NW	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Martinsburg E W Virginia Rgnl	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-5.6 C (21.9 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Castelo	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	34.0 mm (1.3 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Vanersborg	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	27.1 mm (1.1 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Cambridge Water Trmt P	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-2.2 C (28.0 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Owings Ferry Landing	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-2.8 C (27.0 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

829 records

Records set or tied on 27 October 1988 by type: Highest daily maximum 263, Lowest daily maximum 52, Highest daily minimum 104, Lowest daily minimum 145, Heaviest daily rainfall 211, Heaviest daily snowfall 30, Deepest snow cover 24.

Records on 27 October 1988 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	263
Lowest daily maximum	52
Highest daily minimum	104
Lowest daily minimum	145
Heaviest daily rainfall	211
Heaviest daily snowfall	30
Deepest snow cover	24

Records on 27 October 1988 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 13, daily 816.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

664 broken records

Margins by which the 664 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 152.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

27 October 1988

Top 20 records on 27 October 1988 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
27 October 1988	Atorp, SE	daily rain	42.4 mm (1.7 in)	27.0 mm (1.1 in)	39 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
27 October 1988	Don Muang, TH	daily rain	97.0 mm (3.8 in)	68.0 mm (2.7 in)	44 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
27 October 1988	Bom Jesus Do Galho, BR	daily rain	63.0 mm (2.5 in)	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	41 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
27 October 1988	Svarta, SE	daily rain	39.3 mm (1.5 in)	25.2 mm (1.0 in)	14 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
27 October 1988	Lekeberga, SE	daily rain	33.4 mm (1.3 in)	19.3 mm (0.8 in)	20 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
27 October 1988	Wibaux 2 E, US	daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	90 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
27 October 1988	Kirchdorf/Poel, DE	daily high max	17.9 C (64.2 F)	1.6 C (2.9 F)	99 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
27 October 1988	Presa Santa Rosa (Cfe), MX	daily rain	40.1 mm (1.6 in)	37.6 mm (1.5 in)	30 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
27 October 1988	Cascade 5 S, US	daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	71 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
27 October 1988	Gouvea, BR	daily rain	70.1 mm (2.8 in)	45.1 mm (1.8 in)	12 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
27 October 1988	Orebro, SE	daily rain	26.8 mm (1.1 in)	7.5 mm (0.30 in)	55 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
27 October 1988	Nakhon Ratchasima, TH	daily rain	75.9 mm (3.0 in)	49.0 mm (1.9 in)	36 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
27 October 1988	Kristinehamn, SE	monthly rain	41.0 mm (1.6 in)	8.0 mm (0.31 in)	39 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
27 October 1988	Skramforsen, SE	daily rain	28.9 mm (1.1 in)	16.9 mm (0.7 in)	29 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
27 October 1988	E Glacier, US	daily rain	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	19.1 mm (0.8 in)	17 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
27 October 1988	Intl Falls Intl AP, US	daily snowfall	12.2 cm (4.8 in)	7.4 cm (2.9 in)	9 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
27 October 1988	Rifaina, BR	daily rain	63.0 mm (2.5 in)	43.0 mm (1.7 in)	21 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
27 October 1988	Don Muang, TH	monthly high max	38.2 C (100.8 F)	2.1 C (3.8 F)	42 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
27 October 1988	Freiburg, DE	daily high max	22.6 C (72.7 F)	2.6 C (4.7 F)	75 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
27 October 1988	Gullspang, SE	daily rain	31.4 mm (1.2 in)	14.4 mm (0.6 in)	20 years	37 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

1802 to 1988

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1802 to 1988. 1988 had 829 records.

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

Records on 10-27 in each year
Year	Records
1802	1
1807	1
1816	1
1831	1
1838	1
1840	1
1841	2
1847	2
1849	2
1856	2
1861	1
1866	4
1869	4
1870	2
1871	2
1873	1
1874	2
1876	1
1878	1
1880	2
1881	2
1885	2
1886	2
1887	5
1888	3
1889	1
1890	2
1892	3
1893	2
1894	2
1895	3
1896	2
1898	4
1899	14
1900	9
1901	5
1902	8
1903	23
1904	6
1905	11
1906	11
1907	9
1908	16
1909	13
1910	14
1911	20
1912	42
1913	91
1914	54
1915	65
1916	28
1917	45
1918	77
1919	74
1920	98
1921	37
1922	97
1923	63
1924	104
1925	383
1926	176
1927	521
1928	162
1929	92
1930	158
1931	241
1932	319
1933	313
1934	173
1935	266
1936	725
1937	477
1938	160
1939	836
1940	605
1941	409
1942	629
1943	479
1944	519
1945	674
1946	450
1947	551
1948	160
1949	182
1950	603
1951	269
1952	640
1953	285
1954	493
1955	578
1956	339
1957	1,116
1958	163
1959	376
1960	180
1961	428
1962	704
1963	798
1964	294
1965	284
1966	256
1967	485
1968	436
1969	532
1970	1,071
1971	1,157
1972	694
1973	719
1974	384
1975	424
1976	1,387
1977	608
1978	593
1979	553
1980	1,148
1981	1,076
1982	793
1983	707
1984	1,183
1985	592
1986	531
1987	863
1988	829
1989	1,506
1990	441
1991	1,722
1992	703
1993	667
1994	894
1995	1,238
1996	1,651
1997	2,783
1998	1,696
1999	991
2000	832
2001	1,100
2002	1,040
2003	1,669
2004	1,546
2005	897
2006	1,442
2007	950
2008	650
2009	954
2010	1,676
2011	690
2012	991
2013	706
2014	973
2015	395
2016	761
2017	582
2018	701
2019	1,364
2020	2,886
2021	536
2022	657
2023	1,668
2024	694
2025	524

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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	627
20 to 40	19
40 to 60	11
60 to 80	4
80 to 100	1
100 to 120	1
120 to 140	0
140 to 160	1