Weather Records on 1 December 1988

538 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 1 December 1988. Highest significance: Keanae 346, US.

Key Facts for 1 December 1988

On 1 December 1988, 538 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
156 were record highs and 212 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 1 were all-time records, 13 monthly and 524 daily.
Keanae 346 set a daily record precipitation of 264.2 mm (10.4 in) on 1 December 1988.
Across 162 earlier years (1797 to 2025) the same calendar date averaged 483 records.

Record Map

538 stations

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

Weather records on 1 December 1988: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Keanae 346	United States	Record daily precipitation	264.2 mm (10.4 in)	70 of 100 (Major)
Edjudina	Australia	Record daily precipitation	31.5 mm (1.2 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Lupi Upper 442	United States	Record daily precipitation	355.6 mm (14.0 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Kailiili 436	United States	Record daily precipitation	238.0 mm (9.4 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Capuluaque (Cfe)	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	25.9 mm (1.0 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Bouake	Cote D'Ivoire	Record daily precipitation	58.9 mm (2.3 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Fairfield Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	38.4 mm (1.5 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Atzalan	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	54.9 mm (2.2 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Las Minas (Cfe)	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	47.8 mm (1.9 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Visby_Flygplats	Sweden	Record low minimum temperature	-11.2 C (11.8 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Bintulu	Malaysia	Record daily precipitation	175.0 mm (6.9 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Palmerville	Australia	Record high maximum temperature	41.0 C (105.8 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Darwin Botanic Gardens	Australia	Record daily precipitation	106.2 mm (4.2 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Coupeville 1 S	United States	Record high maximum temperature	15.6 C (60.1 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
San Juan Acateno (Cfe)	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	46.0 mm (1.8 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Atley	Australia	Record daily precipitation	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Boras	Sweden	Record low maximum temperature	-11.2 C (11.8 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Musgrave	Australia	Record daily precipitation	51.0 mm (2.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Linkoeping-Malmslaett	Sweden	Record low minimum temperature	-23.3 C (-9.9 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Seward AP	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-22.2 C (-8.0 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Darwin Airport	Australia	Record daily precipitation	100.4 mm (4.0 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Gibb River	Australia	Record daily precipitation	67.6 mm (2.7 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Martinez de la Torre (Dge)	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	89.2 mm (3.5 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Matanuska Exp Farm	United States	Record daily snowfall	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Aniak AP	United States	Record snow depth	61.0 cm (24.0 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Enisejsk	Russia	Record high maximum temperature	4.2 C (39.6 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Cambridge	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-9.4 C (15.1 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Champaign 3S	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-3.9 C (25.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Choteau	United States	Record high minimum temperature	4.4 C (39.9 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Kalumburu Mission	Australia	Record daily precipitation	64.2 mm (2.5 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
El Rosarito	Mexico	Record high minimum temperature	21.1 C (70.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
San Juan Tepeuxila	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Huahuaxtla (Cfe)	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	49.8 mm (2.0 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Linkoeping-Malmslaett	Sweden	Record low maximum temperature	-12.6 C (9.3 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Gavle	Sweden	Record low maximum temperature	-13.4 C (7.9 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Driggs	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-23.9 C (-11.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Saint Paul Is AP	United States	Record snow depth	40.6 cm (16.0 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Yautepec	Mexico	Record high maximum temperature	34.4 C (93.9 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Alcomunga	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	81.8 mm (3.2 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Minatitlan	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	63.0 mm (2.5 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Jonkopings_Flygplats	Sweden	Record low minimum temperature	-26.3 C (-15.3 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Vanersborg	Sweden	Record low maximum temperature	-8.7 C (16.3 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Placerville	United States	Record high maximum temperature	19.4 C (66.9 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Cuxhaven	Germany	Record snow depth	10.0 cm (3.9 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Satenas	Sweden	Record low maximum temperature	-11.0 C (12.2 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Karsta	Sweden	Record low maximum temperature	-13.8 C (7.2 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Winifred	United States	Record high maximum temperature	17.2 C (63.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Nangeenan	Australia	Record daily precipitation	28.6 mm (1.1 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Celle (Stadt)	Germany	Record snow depth	10.0 cm (3.9 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Garden Valley	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-17.8 C (0.0 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Flahult	Sweden	Record low maximum temperature	-16.0 C (3.2 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Landsort	Sweden	Record low minimum temperature	-8.8 C (16.2 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Simonstorp_O	Sweden	Record low minimum temperature	-23.6 C (-10.5 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Bagdad	United States	Record high minimum temperature	9.4 C (48.9 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Silverton	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-23.9 C (-11.0 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Ft Assiniboine	United States	Record high minimum temperature	3.3 C (37.9 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Gumlu Days Road	Australia	Record daily precipitation	49.0 mm (1.9 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Punta Prieta	Mexico	Record high minimum temperature	17.8 C (64.0 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Huauchinango	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Grundforsen	Sweden	Record low maximum temperature	-20.0 C (-4.0 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

538 records

Records set or tied on 1 December 1988 by type: Highest daily maximum 71, Lowest daily maximum 112, Highest daily minimum 85, Lowest daily minimum 100, Heaviest daily rainfall 126, Heaviest daily snowfall 6, Deepest snow cover 38.

Records on 1 December 1988 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	71
Lowest daily maximum	112
Highest daily minimum	85
Lowest daily minimum	100
Heaviest daily rainfall	126
Heaviest daily snowfall	6
Deepest snow cover	38

Records on 1 December 1988 by timescale: all-time 1, monthly 13, daily 524.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

448 broken records

Margins by which the 448 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 310.4. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

1 December 1988

Top 20 records on 1 December 1988 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
1 December 1988	Keanae 346, US	daily rain	264.2 mm (10.4 in)	177.8 mm (7.0 in)	78 years	70 of 100 (Major)
1 December 1988	Edjudina, AU	daily rain	31.5 mm (1.2 in)	19.8 mm (0.8 in)	69 years	61 of 100 (Major)
1 December 1988	Lupi Upper 442, US	daily rain	355.6 mm (14.0 in)	310.4 mm (12.2 in)	36 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
1 December 1988	Kailiili 436, US	daily rain	238.0 mm (9.4 in)	170.4 mm (6.7 in)	31 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
1 December 1988	Capuluaque (Cfe), MX	daily rain	25.9 mm (1.0 in)	18.0 mm (0.7 in)	28 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
1 December 1988	Bouake, CI	daily rain	58.9 mm (2.3 in)	48.8 mm (1.9 in)	31 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
1 December 1988	Fairfield Station, AU	daily rain	38.4 mm (1.5 in)	23.4 mm (0.9 in)	76 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
1 December 1988	Atzalan, MX	daily rain	54.9 mm (2.2 in)	24.9 mm (1.0 in)	42 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
1 December 1988	Las Minas (Cfe), MX	daily rain	47.8 mm (1.9 in)	28.2 mm (1.1 in)	28 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
1 December 1988	Visby_Flygplats, SE	daily low min	-11.2 C (11.8 F)	3.2 C (5.8 F)	86 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
1 December 1988	Bintulu, MY	daily rain	175.0 mm (6.9 in)	99.0 mm (3.9 in)	1 year	43 of 100 (Notable)
1 December 1988	Palmerville, AU	daily high max	41.0 C (105.8 F)	1.7 C (3.1 F)	87 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
1 December 1988	Darwin Botanic Gardens, AU	daily rain	106.2 mm (4.2 in)	63.0 mm (2.5 in)	17 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
1 December 1988	Coupeville 1 S, US	daily high max	15.6 C (60.1 F)	2.3 C (4.1 F)	85 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
1 December 1988	San Juan Acateno (Cfe), MX	daily rain	46.0 mm (1.8 in)	27.2 mm (1.1 in)	28 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
1 December 1988	Atley, AU	daily rain	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	17.0 mm (0.7 in)	55 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
1 December 1988	Boras, SE	daily low max	-11.2 C (11.8 F)	3.2 C (5.8 F)	63 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
1 December 1988	Musgrave, AU	daily rain	51.0 mm (2.0 in)	2.2 mm (0.09 in)	82 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
1 December 1988	Linkoeping-Malmslaett, SE	daily low min	-23.3 C (-9.9 F)	3.9 C (7.0 F)	63 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
1 December 1988	Seward AP, US	daily low min	-22.2 C (-8.0 F)	6.6 C (11.9 F)	56 years	35 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

1797 to 1988

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1797 to 1988. 1988 had 538 records.

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

Records on 12-01 in each year
Year	Records
1797	1
1805	1
1807	2
1810	1
1817	2
1821	1
1823	2
1831	1
1849	1
1856	3
1857	1
1858	1
1861	1
1863	1
1869	2
1871	1
1872	3
1873	6
1875	8
1876	4
1877	1
1879	7
1884	3
1885	3
1886	1
1887	2
1888	3
1889	2
1890	6
1891	1
1892	2
1893	1
1894	1
1895	4
1896	4
1897	10
1898	5
1899	4
1901	5
1902	7
1903	13
1904	4
1905	11
1906	3
1907	8
1908	40
1909	64
1910	39
1911	45
1912	37
1913	53
1914	142
1915	23
1916	29
1917	52
1918	32
1919	78
1920	192
1921	55
1922	85
1923	70
1924	135
1925	145
1926	115
1927	271
1928	85
1929	515
1930	128
1931	337
1932	383
1933	656
1934	667
1935	164
1936	433
1937	238
1938	159
1939	346
1940	300
1941	391
1942	424
1943	93
1944	478
1945	259
1946	224
1947	392
1948	252
1949	313
1950	437
1951	585
1952	762
1953	283
1954	308
1955	624
1956	338
1957	295
1958	531
1959	355
1960	258
1961	373
1962	1,073
1963	282
1964	1,181
1965	598
1966	995
1967	601
1968	883
1969	673
1970	1,299
1971	574
1972	843
1973	888
1974	1,339
1975	1,007
1976	1,294
1977	1,166
1978	777
1979	874
1980	1,019
1981	1,320
1982	1,759
1983	1,275
1984	513
1985	3,874
1986	803
1987	1,020
1988	538
1989	822
1990	514
1991	2,124
1992	552
1993	597
1994	717
1995	1,386
1996	1,448
1997	736
1998	1,698
1999	790
2000	777
2001	1,211
2002	637
2003	627
2004	1,033
2005	815
2006	2,866
2007	1,427
2008	879
2009	927
2010	1,991
2011	947
2012	1,027
2013	400
2014	677
2015	850
2016	384
2017	496
2018	807
2019	803
2020	567
2021	2,030
2022	584
2023	609
2024	636
2025	679

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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	430
50 to 100	11
100 to 150	3
150 to 200	2
200 to 250	1
250 to 300	0
300 to 350	1