Weather Records on 12 November 1988

941 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 12 November 1988. Highest significance: Carnegie 5 NE, US.

Key Facts for 12 November 1988

On 12 November 1988, 941 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
268 were record highs and 155 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 5 monthly and 936 daily.
Carnegie 5 NE set a daily record precipitation of 51.6 mm (2.0 in) on 12 November 1988.
Across 156 earlier years (1802 to 2025) the same calendar date averaged 497 records.

Record Map

941 stations

941 station records on 12 November 1988 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 12 November 1988: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Carnegie 5 NE	United States	Record daily precipitation	51.6 mm (2.0 in)	65 of 100 (Major)
Douglas	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	75.0 mm (3.0 in)	64 of 100 (Major)
Bristow	United States	Record daily precipitation	64.0 mm (2.5 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Tahlequah	United States	Record daily precipitation	53.3 mm (2.1 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Eyre	Australia	Record daily precipitation	31.6 mm (1.2 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Union City 3 SE	United States	Record daily precipitation	67.8 mm (2.7 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Okemah	United States	Record daily precipitation	75.2 mm (3.0 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Spencer 1 N	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Cushing	United States	Record daily precipitation	59.4 mm (2.3 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Guthrie 5S	United States	Record daily precipitation	69.9 mm (2.8 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Elk City 4 W	United States	Record daily precipitation	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Wagoner	United States	Record daily precipitation	69.3 mm (2.7 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Hagansport	United States	Record daily precipitation	73.7 mm (2.9 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Okmulgee Wtr Wks	United States	Record daily precipitation	76.5 mm (3.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Oswego 1 N	United States	Record daily precipitation	63.0 mm (2.5 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Shawnee	United States	Record daily precipitation	62.7 mm (2.5 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Ai-Petri	Ukraine	Record low minimum temperature	-15.4 C (4.3 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Galena	United States	Record daily precipitation	28.7 mm (1.1 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Sulphur Springs	United States	Record daily precipitation	55.9 mm (2.2 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Bixby	United States	Record daily precipitation	57.2 mm (2.3 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
El Reno 1 N	United States	Record daily precipitation	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Hominy	United States	Record daily precipitation	54.9 mm (2.2 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Fulton	United States	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Lamar 7N	United States	Record daily precipitation	57.2 mm (2.3 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Kimberley Downs	Australia	Record daily precipitation	27.0 mm (1.1 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Izmail	Ukraine	Record low minimum temperature	-9.5 C (14.9 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Maramec	United States	Record daily precipitation	56.9 mm (2.2 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Antelope	United States	Record daily precipitation	40.1 mm (1.6 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Bartlesville Muni AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	44.5 mm (1.8 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Nikolaev	Ukraine	Record low minimum temperature	-11.1 C (12.0 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Eldorado Springs	United States	Record daily precipitation	43.9 mm (1.7 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Prague 2W	United States	Record daily precipitation	57.2 mm (2.3 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Brocken	Germany	Record high minimum temperature	6.4 C (43.5 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Lake Park 3SSE	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Cresciumal	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	71.5 mm (2.8 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Anadarko 3 E	United States	Record daily precipitation	35.8 mm (1.4 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Britton	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Nicosia	Cyprus	Record low minimum temperature	4.2 C (39.6 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Osijek	Croatia	Record low maximum temperature	-1.6 C (29.1 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Debrecen Airport	Hungary	Record low minimum temperature	-11.0 C (12.2 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Marshall	United States	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Lodi	United States	Record high minimum temperature	14.4 C (57.9 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Columbus	United States	Record daily precipitation	53.3 mm (2.1 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Ft Scott	United States	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Covington 8 WNW	United States	Record daily precipitation	34.0 mm (1.3 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Jordan 1SSW	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Caplinger Mills	United States	Record daily precipitation	63.8 mm (2.5 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Nevada Wtp	United States	Record daily precipitation	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Pryor	United States	Record daily precipitation	51.3 mm (2.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Marshfield 4 WSW	United States	Record daily precipitation	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Geary	United States	Record daily precipitation	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Greenville Kgvl Radio	United States	Record daily precipitation	47.8 mm (1.9 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Karnack	United States	Record daily precipitation	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Hurbanovo	Slovakia	Record low maximum temperature	-2.2 C (28.0 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Walnut 4S	United States	Record daily precipitation	43.4 mm (1.7 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Meeker 5 W	United States	Record daily precipitation	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Spavinaw	United States	Record daily precipitation	42.4 mm (1.7 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Brookings 2 NE	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Mt Pleasant	United States	Record daily precipitation	59.7 mm (2.4 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Bukoba	Tanzania	Record daily precipitation	50.9 mm (2.0 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

941 records

Records set or tied on 12 November 1988 by type: Highest daily maximum 116, Lowest daily maximum 73, Highest daily minimum 152, Lowest daily minimum 82, Heaviest daily rainfall 440, Heaviest daily snowfall 58, Deepest snow cover 20.

Records on 12 November 1988 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	116
Lowest daily maximum	73
Highest daily minimum	152
Lowest daily minimum	82
Heaviest daily rainfall	440
Heaviest daily snowfall	58
Deepest snow cover	20

Records on 12 November 1988 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 5, daily 936.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

827 broken records

Margins by which the 827 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 117.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

12 November 1988

Top 20 records on 12 November 1988 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
12 November 1988	Carnegie 5 NE, US	daily rain	51.6 mm (2.0 in)	36.4 mm (1.4 in)	66 years	65 of 100 (Major)
12 November 1988	Douglas, ZA	monthly rain	75.0 mm (3.0 in)	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	45 years	64 of 100 (Major)
12 November 1988	Bristow, US	daily rain	64.0 mm (2.5 in)	58.2 mm (2.3 in)	39 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
12 November 1988	Tahlequah, US	daily rain	53.3 mm (2.1 in)	31.7 mm (1.2 in)	87 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
12 November 1988	Eyre, AU	monthly rain	31.6 mm (1.2 in)	4.9 mm (0.19 in)	79 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
12 November 1988	Union City 3 SE, US	daily rain	67.8 mm (2.7 in)	55.9 mm (2.2 in)	37 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
12 November 1988	Okemah, US	daily rain	75.2 mm (3.0 in)	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	66 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
12 November 1988	Spencer 1 N, US	daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	91 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
12 November 1988	Cushing, US	daily rain	59.4 mm (2.3 in)	49.2 mm (1.9 in)	37 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
12 November 1988	Guthrie 5S, US	daily rain	69.9 mm (2.8 in)	24.7 mm (1.0 in)	79 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
12 November 1988	Elk City 4 W, US	daily rain	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	21.6 mm (0.9 in)	57 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
12 November 1988	Wagoner, US	daily rain	69.3 mm (2.7 in)	47.7 mm (1.9 in)	37 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
12 November 1988	Hagansport, US	daily rain	73.7 mm (2.9 in)	40.7 mm (1.6 in)	66 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
12 November 1988	Okmulgee Wtr Wks, US	daily rain	76.5 mm (3.0 in)	33.1 mm (1.3 in)	66 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
12 November 1988	Oswego 1 N, US	daily rain	63.0 mm (2.5 in)	21.9 mm (0.9 in)	79 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
12 November 1988	Shawnee, US	daily rain	62.7 mm (2.5 in)	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	6 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
12 November 1988	Ai-Petri, UA	daily low min	-15.4 C (4.3 F)	4.9 C (8.8 F)	84 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
12 November 1988	Galena, US	daily rain	28.7 mm (1.1 in)	13.2 mm (0.5 in)	87 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
12 November 1988	Sulphur Springs, US	daily rain	55.9 mm (2.2 in)	40.4 mm (1.6 in)	40 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
12 November 1988	Bixby, US	daily rain	57.2 mm (2.3 in)	43.5 mm (1.7 in)	37 years	42 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 941 records.

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

Records on 11-12 in each year
Year	Records
1802	1
1804	1
1823	1
1835	3
1848	1
1849	1
1859	1
1862	2
1864	1
1866	1
1869	1
1870	1
1871	2
1872	1
1876	2
1878	2
1879	2
1881	7
1882	3
1885	1
1886	3
1888	2
1889	2
1890	1
1891	1
1893	2
1894	6
1895	20
1896	1
1897	7
1898	3
1899	1
1901	6
1902	20
1903	7
1904	10
1905	14
1906	15
1907	6
1908	9
1909	30
1910	34
1911	56
1912	21
1913	51
1914	18
1915	20
1916	217
1917	29
1918	16
1919	85
1920	198
1921	141
1922	61
1923	99
1924	355
1925	203
1926	224
1927	193
1928	99
1929	203
1930	191
1931	442
1932	237
1933	267
1934	292
1935	458
1936	418
1937	227
1938	529
1939	171
1940	806
1941	294
1942	173
1943	178
1944	398
1945	500
1946	428
1947	532
1948	156
1949	891
1950	458
1951	489
1952	312
1953	413
1954	393
1955	807
1956	243
1957	282
1958	290
1959	605
1960	629
1961	348
1962	233
1963	273
1964	790
1965	362
1966	517
1967	400
1968	1,185
1969	670
1970	872
1971	566
1972	716
1973	1,029
1974	559
1975	580
1976	1,236
1977	767
1978	1,278
1979	686
1980	860
1981	805
1982	1,338
1983	1,116
1984	738
1985	1,727
1986	1,839
1987	1,480
1988	941
1989	1,385
1990	971
1991	1,150
1992	1,247
1993	1,145
1994	1,025
1995	1,856
1996	1,235
1997	1,334
1998	1,214
1999	1,762
2000	1,796
2001	772
2002	1,057
2003	1,100
2004	847
2005	1,017
2006	827
2007	617
2008	680
2009	1,124
2010	1,229
2011	572
2012	1,008
2013	703
2014	1,192
2015	711
2016	609
2017	446
2018	1,277
2019	2,525
2020	1,086
2021	895
2022	1,516
2023	437
2024	396
2025	734

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Data for records on 1988-11-12: 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	714
20 to 40	87
40 to 60	21
60 to 80	3
80 to 100	0
100 to 120	2