Weather Records on 6 November 1988

1,010 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 6 November 1988. Highest significance: Marquette, US.

Key Facts for 6 November 1988

On 6 November 1988, 1,010 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
343 were record highs and 247 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 34 monthly and 976 daily.
Marquette set a daily record precipitation of 40.1 mm (1.6 in) on 6 November 1988.
Across 162 earlier years (1793 to 2025) the same calendar date averaged 489 records.

Record Map

1,010 stations

1,010 station records on 6 November 1988 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 6 November 1988: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Marquette	United States	Record daily precipitation	40.1 mm (1.6 in)	77 of 100 (Major)
Mio Hydro Plt	United States	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	74 of 100 (Major)
Waiawa 943	United States	Record daily precipitation	87.6 mm (3.4 in)	69 of 100 (Major)
Makaweli 965	United States	Record daily precipitation	129.5 mm (5.1 in)	68 of 100 (Major)
Vanderbilt 11ENE	United States	Record daily precipitation	34.0 mm (1.3 in)	64 of 100 (Major)
Startup 1 E	United States	Record daily precipitation	85.1 mm (3.4 in)	62 of 100 (Major)
Lake City Exp Farm	United States	Record daily precipitation	38.6 mm (1.5 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Ludington 4 SE	United States	Record daily precipitation	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Grayling	United States	Record daily precipitation	55.6 mm (2.2 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Manistee 3SE	United States	Record daily precipitation	52.1 mm (2.1 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Gladwin	United States	Record daily precipitation	38.9 mm (1.5 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Koloko Rsvr 1137	United States	Record daily precipitation	155.7 mm (6.1 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Mana 1026	United States	Record daily precipitation	83.3 mm (3.3 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Frankfort 2NE	United States	Record daily precipitation	42.4 mm (1.7 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Clarion 3 SW	United States	Record daily precipitation	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Manitowoc	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Sturgeon Bay Exp Farm	United States	Record daily precipitation	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Waimea 947	United States	Record daily precipitation	107.2 mm (4.2 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Montague 4 NW	United States	Record daily precipitation	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Evart	United States	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Lake Wenatchee	United States	Record daily precipitation	71.1 mm (2.8 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Bad Axe	United States	Record daily precipitation	35.1 mm (1.4 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Baldwin	United States	Record daily precipitation	34.0 mm (1.3 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Wellston Tippy Dam	United States	Record daily precipitation	46.7 mm (1.8 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Kent City 2 SW	United States	Record daily precipitation	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Waianae 798	United States	Record daily precipitation	51.3 mm (2.0 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Grand Haven Fire Dept	United States	Record daily precipitation	25.9 mm (1.0 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Saginaw #3	United States	Record daily precipitation	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Standish 4NE	United States	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
W Branch 3SE	United States	Record daily precipitation	41.1 mm (1.6 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Plymouth Wwtp	United States	Record daily snowfall	16.0 cm (6.3 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Green Bay	United States	Record daily snowfall	11.7 cm (4.6 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Santa Juliana	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	142.8 mm (5.6 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
E Tawas	United States	Record daily precipitation	34.0 mm (1.3 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Kewaunee	United States	Record daily precipitation	37.6 mm (1.5 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Kolo 1033	United States	Record daily precipitation	89.2 mm (3.5 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Alberta Ford For Ctr	United States	Record daily snowfall	44.5 cm (17.5 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Fayette 4 SW	United States	Record daily precipitation	28.2 mm (1.1 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Graz	Austria	Record low minimum temperature	-6.9 C (19.6 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Hvar	Croatia	Record low minimum temperature	2.3 C (36.1 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Carson City	United States	Record high minimum temperature	12.2 C (54.0 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Concrete Ppl Fish STN	United States	Record daily precipitation	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Bjelasnica	Bosnia and Herzegovina	Record low minimum temperature	-13.2 C (8.2 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Oshkosh	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Bergland Dam	United States	Record daily precipitation	34.0 mm (1.3 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Buffalo Mills	United States	Record daily precipitation	32.5 mm (1.3 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Everett	United States	Record daily precipitation	27.2 mm (1.1 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Zagreb-Gric	Croatia	Record low minimum temperature	-2.6 C (27.3 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Ljubljana Bezigrad	Slovenia	Record low minimum temperature	-6.9 C (19.6 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Indianapolis SE Side	United States	Record daily precipitation	39.6 mm (1.6 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Bennetts Brg	United States	Record daily precipitation	37.8 mm (1.5 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Port Washington	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Sheboygan	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Budapest	Hungary	Record low minimum temperature	-4.0 C (24.8 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Nenastnaja	Russia	Record daily precipitation	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Juliette	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Charlevoix	United States	Record daily precipitation	31.5 mm (1.2 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Houghton Lake 6 WSW	United States	Record daily precipitation	52.8 mm (2.1 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Howell Wwtp	United States	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Debrecen Airport	Hungary	Record low minimum temperature	-9.9 C (14.2 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)

Counts by Type and Timescale

1,010 records

Records set or tied on 6 November 1988 by type: Highest daily maximum 199, Lowest daily maximum 64, Highest daily minimum 144, Lowest daily minimum 183, Heaviest daily rainfall 311, Heaviest daily snowfall 74, Deepest snow cover 35.

Records on 6 November 1988 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	199
Lowest daily maximum	64
Highest daily minimum	144
Lowest daily minimum	183
Heaviest daily rainfall	311
Heaviest daily snowfall	74
Deepest snow cover	35

Records on 6 November 1988 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 34, daily 976.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

839 broken records

Margins by which the 839 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 140.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

6 November 1988

Top 20 records on 6 November 1988 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
6 November 1988	Marquette, US	daily rain	40.1 mm (1.6 in)	22.8 mm (0.9 in)	99 years	77 of 100 (Major)
6 November 1988	Mio Hydro Plt, US	daily rain	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	31.2 mm (1.2 in)	86 years	74 of 100 (Major)
6 November 1988	Waiawa 943, US	daily rain	87.6 mm (3.4 in)	62.5 mm (2.5 in)	71 years	69 of 100 (Major)
6 November 1988	Makaweli 965, US	daily rain	129.5 mm (5.1 in)	104.4 mm (4.1 in)	69 years	68 of 100 (Major)
6 November 1988	Vanderbilt 11ENE, US	daily rain	34.0 mm (1.3 in)	23.3 mm (0.9 in)	66 years	64 of 100 (Major)
6 November 1988	Startup 1 E, US	daily rain	85.1 mm (3.4 in)	49.8 mm (2.0 in)	56 years	62 of 100 (Major)
6 November 1988	Lake City Exp Farm, US	daily rain	38.6 mm (1.5 in)	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	40 years	61 of 100 (Major)
6 November 1988	Ludington 4 SE, US	daily rain	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	39.7 mm (1.6 in)	40 years	61 of 100 (Major)
6 November 1988	Grayling, US	daily rain	55.6 mm (2.2 in)	35.0 mm (1.4 in)	36 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
6 November 1988	Manistee 3SE, US	daily rain	52.1 mm (2.1 in)	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	28 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
6 November 1988	Gladwin, US	daily rain	38.9 mm (1.5 in)	26.5 mm (1.0 in)	47 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
6 November 1988	Koloko Rsvr 1137, US	daily rain	155.7 mm (6.1 in)	122.7 mm (4.8 in)	36 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
6 November 1988	Mana 1026, US	daily rain	83.3 mm (3.3 in)	55.4 mm (2.2 in)	59 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
6 November 1988	Frankfort 2NE, US	daily rain	42.4 mm (1.7 in)	14.5 mm (0.6 in)	86 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
6 November 1988	Clarion 3 SW, US	daily rain	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	15.8 mm (0.6 in)	83 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
6 November 1988	Manitowoc, US	daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	8.9 cm (3.5 in)	85 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
6 November 1988	Sturgeon Bay Exp Farm, US	daily rain	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	17.3 mm (0.7 in)	83 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
6 November 1988	Waimea 947, US	daily rain	107.2 mm (4.2 in)	99.6 mm (3.9 in)	33 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
6 November 1988	Montague 4 NW, US	daily rain	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	14.2 mm (0.6 in)	83 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
6 November 1988	Evart, US	daily rain	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	32 years	51 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 1,010 records.

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

Records on 11-06 in each year
Year	Records
1793	1
1795	1
1804	1
1805	1
1812	1
1819	1
1828	2
1834	1
1835	2
1840	1
1842	3
1845	1
1849	1
1851	2
1856	2
1858	1
1860	1
1863	1
1864	2
1868	1
1870	1
1874	2
1875	1
1877	1
1878	2
1879	1
1885	3
1886	1
1888	3
1890	2
1891	2
1893	2
1894	1
1895	7
1896	3
1898	3
1899	12
1900	2
1901	4
1902	6
1903	4
1904	6
1905	15
1906	13
1907	13
1908	21
1909	7
1910	52
1911	27
1912	53
1913	20
1914	36
1915	20
1916	127
1917	30
1918	40
1919	60
1920	53
1921	98
1922	84
1923	119
1924	737
1925	139
1926	123
1927	405
1928	86
1929	89
1930	439
1931	284
1932	307
1933	661
1934	626
1935	527
1936	356
1937	124
1938	1,098
1939	390
1940	201
1941	512
1942	373
1943	238
1944	459
1945	498
1946	682
1947	405
1948	1,219
1949	517
1950	314
1951	1,832
1952	193
1953	1,218
1954	442
1955	311
1956	431
1957	359
1958	227
1959	1,800
1960	388
1961	480
1962	343
1963	493
1964	259
1965	272
1966	548
1967	889
1968	463
1969	756
1970	407
1971	789
1972	387
1973	1,110
1974	355
1975	1,381
1976	653
1977	966
1978	762
1979	581
1980	1,353
1981	673
1982	698
1983	650
1984	536
1985	664
1986	810
1987	806
1988	1,010
1989	1,048
1990	1,240
1991	2,360
1992	1,450
1993	965
1994	1,368
1995	1,464
1996	1,720
1997	849
1998	752
1999	1,367
2000	1,575
2001	879
2002	1,220
2003	2,143
2004	828
2005	1,176
2006	1,397
2007	591
2008	1,266
2009	916
2010	1,349
2011	1,046
2012	894
2013	871
2014	453
2015	1,664
2016	838
2017	1,069
2018	633
2019	561
2020	1,351
2021	456
2022	907
2023	719
2024	1,239
2025	502

Download the Data

Data for records on 1988-11-06: 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	742
20 to 40	53
40 to 60	24
60 to 80	8
80 to 100	2
100 to 120	6
120 to 140	4