Weather Records on 9 November 1988

588 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 9 November 1988. Highest significance: Dillingham FAA AP, US.

Key Facts for 9 November 1988

On 9 November 1988, 588 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
342 were record highs and 138 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 15 monthly and 573 daily.
Dillingham FAA AP set a daily record snowfall of 22.9 cm (9.0 in) on 9 November 1988.
Across 153 earlier years (1794 to 2025) the same calendar date averaged 523 records.

Record Map

588 stations

588 station records on 9 November 1988 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 9 November 1988: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Dillingham FAA AP	United States	Record daily snowfall	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Mattoon	United States	Record daily precipitation	41.9 mm (1.6 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Kanalohuluhulu 1075	United States	Record low maximum temperature	11.7 C (53.1 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Liepaja	Latvia	Record low minimum temperature	-7.1 C (19.2 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Tecolutla	Mexico	Record high minimum temperature	23.9 C (75.0 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Visby_Flygplats	Sweden	Record low minimum temperature	-7.7 C (18.1 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Keams Canyon	United States	Record high minimum temperature	6.1 C (43.0 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Rushville	United States	Record daily precipitation	37.6 mm (1.5 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Kodiak AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	46.5 mm (1.8 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Hillsboro	United States	Record daily precipitation	49.5 mm (1.9 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Sugar Land	United States	Record high maximum temperature	32.2 C (90.0 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Childs	United States	Record high minimum temperature	12.2 C (54.0 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Miami	United States	Record high minimum temperature	14.4 C (57.9 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Healdton 3 E	United States	Record high maximum temperature	28.3 C (82.9 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Hobart Muni AP	United States	Record high maximum temperature	30.0 C (86.0 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Sacaton	United States	Record high maximum temperature	33.3 C (91.9 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Tuba City	United States	Record high minimum temperature	7.2 C (45.0 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
St Joseph 3 N	United States	Record high minimum temperature	18.9 C (66.0 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Eads	United States	Record high minimum temperature	6.1 C (43.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Beardstown	United States	Record daily precipitation	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Alexandria	United States	Record high minimum temperature	20.0 C (68.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Coleman	United States	Record high minimum temperature	16.7 C (62.1 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Cuatro Cienegas (Smn)	Mexico	Record high maximum temperature	37.8 C (100.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Roosevelt 1 S	United States	Record high minimum temperature	15.6 C (60.1 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Marshall	United States	Record high minimum temperature	18.3 C (64.9 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Bakhmaro	Georgia	Record daily precipitation	60.6 mm (2.4 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Oshkosh	United States	Record high minimum temperature	1.7 C (35.1 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Conroe	United States	Record high minimum temperature	21.7 C (71.1 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Aniak AP	United States	Record snow depth	33.0 cm (13.0 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Julesburg	United States	Record high minimum temperature	5.0 C (41.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Sterling	United States	Record high minimum temperature	3.9 C (39.0 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Voru	Estonia	Record low minimum temperature	-13.3 C (8.1 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Tripoli Sidi El Mesri	Libya	Record high minimum temperature	18.2 C (64.8 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Celaya (Smn)	Mexico	Record high maximum temperature	32.8 C (91.0 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Gyzylarbat	Turkmenistan	Record high minimum temperature	13.6 C (56.5 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Manassa	United States	Record high minimum temperature	3.3 C (37.9 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Leesville	United States	Record high minimum temperature	19.4 C (66.9 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Tucumcari 4 NE	United States	Record high minimum temperature	10.6 C (51.1 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Ft Stockton	United States	Record high maximum temperature	33.3 C (91.9 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Tenosique (Smn)	Mexico	Record high minimum temperature	23.9 C (75.0 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Bolsoy Santar	Russia	Record low minimum temperature	-21.0 C (-5.8 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Harbor Beach 1 SSE	United States	Record daily precipitation	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Beaverhead R/S	United States	Record high minimum temperature	0.0 C (32.0 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Cimarron 4 SW	United States	Record high minimum temperature	7.8 C (46.0 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Shiprock	United States	Record high minimum temperature	5.6 C (42.1 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Kazalinsk	Kazakhstan	Record high minimum temperature	5.8 C (42.4 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Juarez	Mexico	Record high maximum temperature	40.6 C (105.1 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Ashgabat	Turkmenistan	Record high minimum temperature	15.9 C (60.6 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Bergland Dam	United States	Record snow depth	55.9 cm (22.0 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Carlsbad	United States	Record high minimum temperature	13.3 C (55.9 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Chattanooga	United States	Record high maximum temperature	30.0 C (86.0 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Chileka	Malawi	Record daily precipitation	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Byers 5 ENE	United States	Record high minimum temperature	1.7 C (35.1 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Tuscola	United States	Record daily precipitation	35.1 mm (1.4 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
San Jon	United States	Record high minimum temperature	11.7 C (53.1 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Altus Irig Rsch STN	United States	Record high maximum temperature	32.2 C (90.0 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Walters	United States	Record high maximum temperature	29.4 C (84.9 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Grandfalls 3SSE	United States	Record high maximum temperature	33.3 C (91.9 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
El-Golea	Algeria	Record high minimum temperature	19.0 C (66.2 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Bolonchen	Mexico	Record high maximum temperature	38.9 C (102.0 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

588 records

Records set or tied on 9 November 1988 by type: Highest daily maximum 165, Lowest daily maximum 28, Highest daily minimum 177, Lowest daily minimum 110, Heaviest daily rainfall 91, Heaviest daily snowfall 7, Deepest snow cover 10.

Records on 9 November 1988 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	165
Lowest daily maximum	28
Highest daily minimum	177
Lowest daily minimum	110
Heaviest daily rainfall	91
Heaviest daily snowfall	7
Deepest snow cover	10

Records on 9 November 1988 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 15, daily 573.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

425 broken records

Margins by which the 425 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 178.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

9 November 1988

Top 20 records on 9 November 1988 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
9 November 1988	Dillingham FAA AP, US	daily snowfall	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	49 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
9 November 1988	Mattoon, US	daily rain	41.9 mm (1.6 in)	21.6 mm (0.9 in)	89 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
9 November 1988	Kanalohuluhulu 1075, US	daily low max	11.7 C (53.1 F)	3.9 C (7.0 F)	51 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
9 November 1988	Liepaja, LV	daily low min	-7.1 C (19.2 F)	1.5 C (2.7 F)	80 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
9 November 1988	Tecolutla, MX	monthly high min	23.9 C (75.0 F)	0.6 C (1.1 F)	61 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
9 November 1988	Visby_Flygplats, SE	daily low min	-7.7 C (18.1 F)	1.9 C (3.4 F)	69 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
9 November 1988	Keams Canyon, US	daily high min	6.1 C (43.0 F)	1.7 C (3.1 F)	81 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
9 November 1988	Rushville, US	daily rain	37.6 mm (1.5 in)	18.0 mm (0.7 in)	38 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
9 November 1988	Kodiak AP, US	daily rain	46.5 mm (1.8 in)	23.4 mm (0.9 in)	36 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
9 November 1988	Hillsboro, US	daily rain	49.5 mm (1.9 in)	13.4 mm (0.5 in)	53 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
9 November 1988	Sugar Land, US	daily high max	32.2 C (90.0 F)	1.1 C (2.0 F)	80 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
9 November 1988	Childs, US	daily high min	12.2 C (54.0 F)	2.2 C (4.0 F)	71 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
9 November 1988	Miami, US	daily high min	14.4 C (57.9 F)	1.6 C (2.9 F)	74 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
9 November 1988	Healdton 3 E, US	daily high max	28.3 C (82.9 F)	0.5 C (0.9 F)	82 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
9 November 1988	Hobart Muni AP, US	daily high max	30.0 C (86.0 F)	3.3 C (5.9 F)	71 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
9 November 1988	Sacaton, US	daily high max	33.3 C (91.9 F)	1.1 C (2.0 F)	76 years	32 of 100 (Routine)
9 November 1988	Tuba City, US	daily high min	7.2 C (45.0 F)	1.1 C (2.0 F)	73 years	32 of 100 (Routine)
9 November 1988	St Joseph 3 N, US	daily high min	18.9 C (66.0 F)	0.6 C (1.1 F)	77 years	32 of 100 (Routine)
9 November 1988	Eads, US	daily high min	6.1 C (43.0 F)	0.5 C (0.9 F)	75 years	31 of 100 (Routine)
9 November 1988	Beardstown, US	daily rain	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	1.5 mm (0.06 in)	72 years	31 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 588 records.

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

Records on 11-09 in each year
Year	Records
1794	1
1828	1
1835	1
1849	1
1856	2
1859	1
1862	1
1867	1
1868	2
1875	2
1876	4
1877	1
1878	1
1879	1
1881	2
1886	2
1887	1
1888	1
1890	5
1891	1
1892	2
1893	2
1894	2
1895	20
1896	1
1897	2
1898	1
1899	3
1900	2
1901	2
1902	6
1903	3
1904	9
1905	6
1906	9
1907	3
1908	13
1909	11
1910	8
1911	15
1912	12
1913	50
1914	45
1915	34
1916	45
1917	121
1918	19
1919	76
1920	96
1921	176
1922	21
1923	191
1924	89
1925	224
1926	341
1927	213
1928	81
1929	120
1930	280
1931	997
1932	308
1933	652
1934	442
1935	276
1936	368
1937	354
1938	360
1939	346
1940	611
1941	604
1942	384
1943	521
1944	299
1945	1,211
1946	773
1947	499
1948	439
1949	310
1950	903
1951	506
1952	471
1953	483
1954	675
1955	605
1956	426
1957	341
1958	460
1959	309
1960	488
1961	382
1962	611
1963	362
1964	374
1965	227
1966	1,529
1967	629
1968	681
1969	508
1970	603
1971	887
1972	432
1973	996
1974	430
1975	1,339
1976	1,154
1977	1,361
1978	726
1979	815
1980	916
1981	883
1982	1,189
1983	872
1984	920
1985	1,472
1986	1,766
1987	614
1988	588
1989	967
1990	994
1991	2,382
1992	929
1993	715
1994	885
1995	1,304
1996	1,262
1997	774
1998	1,214
1999	2,238
2000	2,444
2001	811
2002	872
2003	732
2004	874
2005	1,655
2006	1,236
2007	744
2008	523
2009	714
2010	1,201
2011	1,082
2012	927
2013	451
2014	475
2015	976
2016	1,247
2017	413
2018	1,217
2019	921
2020	2,410
2021	413
2022	1,489
2023	637
2024	839
2025	499

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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	415
25 to 50	5
50 to 75	3
75 to 100	0
100 to 125	0
125 to 150	1
150 to 175	0
175 to 200	1