Weather Records on 7 November 1988

746 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 7 November 1988. Highest significance: Napoopoo 28, US.

Key Facts for 7 November 1988

On 7 November 1988, 746 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
313 were record highs and 166 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 1 were all-time records, 24 monthly and 721 daily.
Napoopoo 28 set a daily record precipitation of 59.4 mm (2.3 in) on 7 November 1988.
Across 157 earlier years (1794 to 2025) the same calendar date averaged 506 records.

Record Map

746 stations

746 station records on 7 November 1988 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 7 November 1988: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Napoopoo 28	United States	Record daily precipitation	59.4 mm (2.3 in)	64 of 100 (Major)
Canning River Weir	Australia	Record daily precipitation	33.5 mm (1.3 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Koloa Mauka 994	United States	Record daily precipitation	297.2 mm (11.7 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Nuuanu Rsch 5 775	United States	Record daily precipitation	58.4 mm (2.3 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Loch Valley Plantation	Australia	Record daily precipitation	70.2 mm (2.8 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
N Wailua Ditch 1051	United States	Record daily precipitation	276.9 mm (10.9 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Jarrahdale	Australia	Record daily precipitation	31.2 mm (1.2 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Toledo Blade	United States	Record low maximum temperature	1.1 C (34.0 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Illalangi	Australia	Record daily precipitation	37.0 mm (1.5 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Moloaa 1145	United States	Record daily precipitation	179.3 mm (7.1 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Bloomingdale	United States	Record daily precipitation	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Mana 1026	United States	Record daily precipitation	26.2 mm (1.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Pomona/Fairplex	United States	Record high minimum temperature	15.6 C (60.1 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Capitan	United States	Record high minimum temperature	10.6 C (51.1 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Dillingham FAA AP	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Santo Antonio (Pcd)	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	40.8 mm (1.6 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Arad	Romania	Record low minimum temperature	-7.0 C (19.4 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Uitsig	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	26.0 mm (1.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Cleburne	United States	Record high maximum temperature	32.8 C (91.0 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Szeged	Hungary	Record low minimum temperature	-7.6 C (18.3 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Atoyac	Mexico	Record high maximum temperature	34.4 C (93.9 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Holly	United States	Record high minimum temperature	5.6 C (42.1 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Two Harbors	United States	Record snow depth	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Springer	United States	Record high minimum temperature	5.0 C (41.0 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Hillsboro	United States	Record high maximum temperature	31.7 C (89.1 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Intake Wainiha 1086	United States	Record daily precipitation	170.2 mm (6.7 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Green Hills	Australia	Record daily precipitation	40.0 mm (1.6 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Colonia Do Piagui	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	45.8 mm (1.8 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Cachoeirinha	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	47.3 mm (1.9 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Juchitan de Zaragoza	Mexico	Record low minimum temperature	15.0 C (59.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Cakir	Russia	Record high maximum temperature	12.5 C (54.5 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Chiricahua Nm	United States	Record high maximum temperature	25.0 C (77.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Holbrook	United States	Record high maximum temperature	26.7 C (80.1 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Chanthaburi	Thailand	Record low maximum temperature	23.8 C (74.8 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Kenton	United States	Record daily precipitation	27.7 mm (1.1 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Ft Sumner	United States	Record high minimum temperature	8.9 C (48.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Nueva Esperanza	Mexico	Record high minimum temperature	28.3 C (82.9 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Chula Vista	United States	Record high minimum temperature	17.8 C (64.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Cuyamaca	United States	Record high minimum temperature	11.1 C (52.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Fremont 5 NW	United States	Record low maximum temperature	1.7 C (35.1 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Churchman Brook	Australia	Record daily precipitation	33.4 mm (1.3 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Samalayuca	Mexico	Record high minimum temperature	16.1 C (61.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Toledo Blade	United States	Record daily precipitation	47.8 mm (1.9 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
New Braunfels	United States	Record high maximum temperature	31.7 C (89.1 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Opihihale #2 24.1	United States	Record high minimum temperature	20.6 C (69.1 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Winslow AP	United States	Record high minimum temperature	8.3 C (46.9 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Verona Villafranca	Italy	Record low minimum temperature	-5.2 C (22.6 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
San Felipe	Mexico	Record high minimum temperature	21.7 C (71.1 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Cezu (Bos)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	32.4 mm (1.3 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Mt Sterling	United States	Record low maximum temperature	3.9 C (39.0 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Harlem	United States	Record high minimum temperature	3.9 C (39.0 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Dannemora	United States	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Mount McConnell	Australia	Record daily precipitation	62.0 mm (2.4 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Juarez	Mexico	Record high maximum temperature	42.8 C (109.0 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Tierra Blanca (Smn)	Mexico	Record high maximum temperature	41.7 C (107.1 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Chiang Mai	Thailand	Record low minimum temperature	14.0 C (57.2 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Ubon Ratchathani	Thailand	Record low maximum temperature	25.1 C (77.2 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Morawa	Australia	Record low maximum temperature	20.6 C (69.1 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Tenosique (Smn)	Mexico	Record high maximum temperature	35.0 C (95.0 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Kjahta	Russia	Record high maximum temperature	8.0 C (46.4 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

746 records

Records set or tied on 7 November 1988 by type: Highest daily maximum 207, Lowest daily maximum 81, Highest daily minimum 106, Lowest daily minimum 85, Heaviest daily rainfall 201, Heaviest daily snowfall 33, Deepest snow cover 33.

Records on 7 November 1988 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	207
Lowest daily maximum	81
Highest daily minimum	106
Lowest daily minimum	85
Heaviest daily rainfall	201
Heaviest daily snowfall	33
Deepest snow cover	33

Records on 7 November 1988 by timescale: all-time 1, monthly 24, daily 721.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

561 broken records

Margins by which the 561 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 240.8. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

7 November 1988

Top 20 records on 7 November 1988 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
7 November 1988	Napoopoo 28, US	daily rain	59.4 mm (2.3 in)	42.9 mm (1.7 in)	56 years	64 of 100 (Major)
7 November 1988	Canning River Weir, AU	daily rain	33.5 mm (1.3 in)	19.8 mm (0.8 in)	79 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
7 November 1988	Koloa Mauka 994, US	all-time rain	297.2 mm (11.7 in)	44.2 mm (1.7 in)	44 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
7 November 1988	Nuuanu Rsch 5 775, US	daily rain	58.4 mm (2.3 in)	43.7 mm (1.7 in)	5 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
7 November 1988	Loch Valley Plantation, AU	daily rain	70.2 mm (2.8 in)	46.8 mm (1.8 in)	1 year	45 of 100 (Notable)
7 November 1988	N Wailua Ditch 1051, US	daily rain	276.9 mm (10.9 in)	240.8 mm (9.5 in)	4 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
7 November 1988	Jarrahdale, AU	daily rain	31.2 mm (1.2 in)	19.5 mm (0.8 in)	22 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
7 November 1988	Toledo Blade, US	daily low max	1.1 C (34.0 F)	0.6 C (1.1 F)	101 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
7 November 1988	Illalangi, AU	daily rain	37.0 mm (1.5 in)	10.1 mm (0.4 in)	62 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
7 November 1988	Moloaa 1145, US	monthly rain	179.3 mm (7.1 in)	20.0 mm (0.8 in)	40 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
7 November 1988	Bloomingdale, US	daily rain	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	11.5 mm (0.5 in)	47 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
7 November 1988	Mana 1026, US	daily rain	26.2 mm (1.0 in)	19.1 mm (0.8 in)	69 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
7 November 1988	Pomona/Fairplex, US	daily high min	15.6 C (60.1 F)	2.8 C (5.0 F)	73 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
7 November 1988	Capitan, US	daily high min	10.6 C (51.1 F)	7.8 C (14.0 F)	49 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
7 November 1988	Dillingham FAA AP, US	daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	6.4 cm (2.5 in)	58 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
7 November 1988	Santo Antonio (Pcd), BR	daily rain	40.8 mm (1.6 in)	34.6 mm (1.4 in)	26 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
7 November 1988	Arad, RO	daily low min	-7.0 C (19.4 F)	1.1 C (2.0 F)	80 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
7 November 1988	Uitsig, ZA	daily rain	26.0 mm (1.0 in)	11.5 mm (0.5 in)	60 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
7 November 1988	Cleburne, US	monthly high max	32.8 C (91.0 F)	0.6 C (1.1 F)	53 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
7 November 1988	Szeged, HU	daily low min	-7.6 C (18.3 F)	1.0 C (1.8 F)	80 years	34 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

1794 to 1988

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1794 to 1988. 1988 had 746 records.

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

Records on 11-07 in each year
Year	Records
1794	1
1796	1
1805	1
1811	2
1828	1
1834	1
1835	1
1842	1
1845	2
1847	1
1851	1
1852	2
1856	2
1858	2
1859	3
1864	3
1868	2
1871	1
1873	1
1876	1
1878	1
1885	4
1887	3
1888	2
1889	3
1890	5
1891	3
1893	4
1894	1
1895	9
1896	2
1899	14
1900	3
1901	2
1902	9
1903	16
1904	4
1905	4
1906	14
1907	12
1908	18
1909	11
1910	44
1911	19
1912	68
1913	25
1914	35
1915	26
1916	94
1917	34
1918	41
1919	59
1920	18
1921	112
1922	72
1923	90
1924	858
1925	438
1926	79
1927	398
1928	104
1929	104
1930	476
1931	500
1932	320
1933	449
1934	714
1935	302
1936	649
1937	209
1938	1,381
1939	214
1940	198
1941	344
1942	467
1943	550
1944	612
1945	846
1946	471
1947	313
1948	516
1949	554
1950	212
1951	1,356
1952	249
1953	1,170
1954	297
1955	487
1956	295
1957	314
1958	206
1959	1,315
1960	374
1961	347
1962	337
1963	694
1964	277
1965	241
1966	657
1967	780
1968	534
1969	624
1970	483
1971	1,487
1972	565
1973	912
1974	511
1975	1,233
1976	493
1977	1,030
1978	622
1979	513
1980	1,522
1981	616
1982	482
1983	835
1984	460
1985	489
1986	1,198
1987	760
1988	746
1989	980
1990	1,501
1991	3,082
1992	1,084
1993	1,211
1994	910
1995	1,165
1996	2,102
1997	1,053
1998	921
1999	1,535
2000	2,129
2001	1,024
2002	711
2003	1,424
2004	766
2005	1,443
2006	1,556
2007	557
2008	875
2009	798
2010	1,271
2011	1,039
2012	852
2013	809
2014	368
2015	1,676
2016	1,048
2017	848
2018	514
2019	594
2020	1,508
2021	490
2022	1,293
2023	684
2024	1,293
2025	319

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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 50	547
50 to 100	12
100 to 150	1
150 to 200	0
200 to 250	1