Weather Records on 14 November 1988

791 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 14 November 1988. Highest significance: Manfred Downs Station, AU.

Key Facts for 14 November 1988

On 14 November 1988, 791 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
285 were record highs and 62 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 20 monthly and 771 daily.
Manfred Downs Station set a daily record precipitation of 52.1 mm (2.1 in) on 14 November 1988.
Across 163 earlier years (1801 to 2025) the same calendar date averaged 456 records.

Record Map

791 stations

791 station records on 14 November 1988 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 14 November 1988: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Manfred Downs Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	52.1 mm (2.1 in)	66 of 100 (Major)
Lacrosse	United States	Record daily precipitation	27.2 mm (1.1 in)	63 of 100 (Major)
Ukiah	United States	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Eureka	United States	Record daily snowfall	38.1 cm (15.0 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Rock Creek	United States	Record daily precipitation	46.7 mm (1.8 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Antelope 6 SSW	United States	Record daily snowfall	13.5 cm (5.3 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Dubois	United States	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Herzberg	Germany	Record daily precipitation	33.6 mm (1.3 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Clausthal-Zellerfeld	Germany	Record daily precipitation	49.9 mm (2.0 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Tiber Dam	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Scipio	United States	Record daily snowfall	14.0 cm (5.5 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Lifton Pumping STN	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Chinook	United States	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Ibapah	United States	Record snow depth	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Schmalkalden	Germany	Record daily precipitation	28.1 mm (1.1 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Cedar City AP	United States	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Valier	United States	Record daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Fossil	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Minersville	United States	Record daily snowfall	11.4 cm (4.5 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Alta 1 NNW	United States	Record snow depth	40.6 cm (16.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Argostoli	Greece	Record daily precipitation	84.1 mm (3.3 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Caribou 2 S	United States	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Dodson 1 WNW	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Harlem	United States	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Mitchell 5E	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Richfield Radio Ksvc	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Halls Creek Airport	Australia	Record daily precipitation	38.8 mm (1.5 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Ruby Plains	Australia	Record daily precipitation	35.0 mm (1.4 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Detour Village	United States	Record high minimum temperature	3.9 C (39.0 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Grass Creek	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.7 cm (4.2 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Adin Rs	United States	Record daily snowfall	14.0 cm (5.5 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Grizzly	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Nephi	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Westcliffe	United States	Record high minimum temperature	4.4 C (39.9 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Coldwater	United States	Record high maximum temperature	30.0 C (86.0 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Chester	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Pendroy 2 NNW	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Boulia Airport	Australia	Record high minimum temperature	29.2 C (84.6 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Duncan	United States	Record high maximum temperature	27.2 C (81.0 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Blanca 4 NW	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Ibapah	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Mather	United States	Record daily precipitation	91.4 mm (3.6 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
New Meadows Rs	United States	Record daily precipitation	27.2 mm (1.1 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Cascade 5 S	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Low Head (Comparison)	Australia	Record high minimum temperature	16.0 C (60.8 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Sulak	Russia	Record low maximum temperature	-14.4 C (6.1 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Condon	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.2 cm (4.8 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Gunnison	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Kanalohuluhulu 1075	United States	Record low maximum temperature	11.7 C (53.1 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Ely AP	United States	Record daily snowfall	17.0 cm (6.7 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Blackwood Creek (Kopanica)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	43.4 mm (1.7 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Atoyac	Mexico	Record high maximum temperature	35.0 C (95.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Juncos 1 SE	Puerto Rico [United States]	Record daily precipitation	70.4 mm (2.8 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Brusett 3 E	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Ingomar 9 E	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Loma	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Fairfield	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.1 cm (2.8 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Hope	United States	Record high minimum temperature	10.0 C (50.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Kanosh	United States	Record daily snowfall	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Oak City	United States	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

791 records

Records set or tied on 14 November 1988 by type: Highest daily maximum 191, Lowest daily maximum 31, Highest daily minimum 94, Lowest daily minimum 31, Heaviest daily rainfall 303, Heaviest daily snowfall 104, Deepest snow cover 37.

Records on 14 November 1988 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	191
Lowest daily maximum	31
Highest daily minimum	94
Lowest daily minimum	31
Heaviest daily rainfall	303
Heaviest daily snowfall	104
Deepest snow cover	37

Records on 14 November 1988 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 20, daily 771.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

641 broken records

Margins by which the 641 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 267.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

14 November 1988

Top 20 records on 14 November 1988 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
14 November 1988	Manfred Downs Station, AU	daily rain	52.1 mm (2.1 in)	44.2 mm (1.7 in)	75 years	66 of 100 (Major)
14 November 1988	Lacrosse, US	daily rain	27.2 mm (1.1 in)	15.5 mm (0.6 in)	76 years	63 of 100 (Major)
14 November 1988	Ukiah, US	daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	57 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
14 November 1988	Eureka, US	daily snowfall	38.1 cm (15.0 in)	26.7 cm (10.5 in)	16 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
14 November 1988	Rock Creek, US	daily rain	46.7 mm (1.8 in)	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	23 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
14 November 1988	Antelope 6 SSW, US	daily snowfall	13.5 cm (5.3 in)	11.0 cm (4.3 in)	58 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
14 November 1988	Dubois, US	monthly snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	7.1 cm (2.8 in)	38 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
14 November 1988	Herzberg, DE	daily rain	33.6 mm (1.3 in)	22.2 mm (0.9 in)	11 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
14 November 1988	Clausthal-Zellerfeld, DE	daily rain	49.9 mm (2.0 in)	29.3 mm (1.2 in)	11 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
14 November 1988	Tiber Dam, US	daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	13.9 cm (5.5 in)	33 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
14 November 1988	Scipio, US	daily snowfall	14.0 cm (5.5 in)	8.9 cm (3.5 in)	79 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
14 November 1988	Lifton Pumping STN, US	daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	10.1 cm (4.0 in)	42 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
14 November 1988	Chinook, US	monthly snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	3.8 cm (1.5 in)	56 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
14 November 1988	Ibapah, US	daily snow depth	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	39 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
14 November 1988	Schmalkalden, DE	daily rain	28.1 mm (1.1 in)	13.0 mm (0.5 in)	24 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
14 November 1988	Cedar City AP, US	daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	33 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
14 November 1988	Valier, US	daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	56 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
14 November 1988	Fossil, US	daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	13.9 cm (5.5 in)	30 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
14 November 1988	Minersville, US	daily snowfall	11.4 cm (4.5 in)	8.9 cm (3.5 in)	79 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
14 November 1988	Alta 1 NNW, US	daily snow depth	40.6 cm (16.0 in)	10.1 cm (4.0 in)	77 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

1801 to 1988

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1801 to 1988. 1988 had 791 records.

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

Records on 11-14 in each year
Year	Records
1801	2
1820	1
1823	2
1825	1
1835	3
1839	1
1842	1
1847	2
1850	1
1852	1
1854	1
1859	2
1861	1
1862	1
1866	2
1867	1
1869	1
1873	4
1874	2
1875	3
1876	3
1879	3
1880	3
1881	2
1882	1
1883	3
1886	1
1888	2
1889	1
1890	2
1891	4
1892	2
1893	1
1894	3
1895	3
1896	2
1897	5
1899	6
1900	3
1901	12
1902	14
1903	5
1904	17
1905	37
1906	27
1907	5
1908	20
1909	39
1910	7
1911	18
1912	19
1913	32
1914	48
1915	45
1916	86
1917	222
1918	25
1919	122
1920	70
1921	70
1922	37
1923	125
1924	114
1925	147
1926	290
1927	189
1928	296
1929	430
1930	437
1931	490
1932	370
1933	390
1934	229
1935	105
1936	348
1937	306
1938	327
1939	343
1940	1,448
1941	429
1942	310
1943	255
1944	467
1945	325
1946	289
1947	371
1948	171
1949	438
1950	551
1951	817
1952	327
1953	849
1954	201
1955	1,660
1956	556
1957	668
1958	862
1959	1,147
1960	315
1961	614
1962	314
1963	521
1964	872
1965	497
1966	415
1967	555
1968	615
1969	824
1970	526
1971	694
1972	1,159
1973	656
1974	485
1975	734
1976	1,079
1977	589
1978	799
1979	551
1980	497
1981	611
1982	644
1983	918
1984	488
1985	1,510
1986	2,074
1987	548
1988	791
1989	1,028
1990	1,203
1991	771
1992	770
1993	2,410
1994	1,318
1995	1,250
1996	879
1997	1,954
1998	877
1999	1,484
2000	1,448
2001	1,251
2002	516
2003	556
2004	1,008
2005	971
2006	1,012
2007	484
2008	720
2009	960
2010	1,606
2011	701
2012	346
2013	525
2014	1,706
2015	675
2016	699
2017	348
2018	906
2019	1,265
2020	592
2021	678
2022	878
2023	545
2024	454
2025	1,288

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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	590
50 to 100	33
100 to 150	15
150 to 200	2
200 to 250	0
250 to 300	1