Weather Records on 7 December 1988

582 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 7 December 1988. Highest significance: Bleskop, ZA.

Key Facts for 7 December 1988

On 7 December 1988, 582 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
209 were record highs and 66 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 3 were all-time records, 22 monthly and 557 daily.
Bleskop set a daily record precipitation of 61.5 mm (2.4 in) on 7 December 1988.
Across 157 earlier years (1801 to 2025) the same calendar date averaged 493 records.

Record Map

582 stations

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

Weather records on 7 December 1988: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Bleskop	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	61.5 mm (2.4 in)	64 of 100 (Major)
Douglas	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	39.0 mm (1.5 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Ft Collins	United States	Record daily snowfall	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Haleakala Rch 432	United States	Record daily precipitation	210.8 mm (8.3 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Olowalu 296.1	United States	Record daily precipitation	260.9 mm (10.3 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Myronivka	Ukraine	Record daily precipitation	26.4 mm (1.0 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Wailuku 386	United States	Record daily precipitation	231.6 mm (9.1 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Petropavlovsk-Kamchatskij	Russia	Record daily precipitation	84.0 mm (3.3 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Waiehu Camp 484	United States	Record daily precipitation	152.7 mm (6.0 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Waihee Vly 482	United States	Record daily precipitation	150.6 mm (5.9 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Muckaty	Australia	Record daily precipitation	59.0 mm (2.3 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Glen Helen	Australia	Record daily precipitation	61.2 mm (2.4 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Beltana Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	40.5 mm (1.6 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Hopetown (Tnk)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	26.0 mm (1.0 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Niekerkshoop (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	35.5 mm (1.4 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Dunmurray	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	78.5 mm (3.1 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Hamakuapoko 485	United States	Record daily precipitation	102.6 mm (4.0 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Ulupalakua Rch 250	United States	Record daily precipitation	211.3 mm (8.3 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Wanda (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	65.0 mm (2.6 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Palpan	Mexico	Record high maximum temperature	37.8 C (100.0 F)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Perdeput	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Tierawoomba	Australia	Record daily precipitation	38.0 mm (1.5 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Kodiak AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	68.1 mm (2.7 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Griquatown (Tnk)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	26.0 mm (1.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Boulder	United States	Record daily snowfall	31.5 cm (12.4 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Crossroads 2	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Olinda #1 332	United States	Record daily precipitation	129.5 mm (5.1 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Basberg	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	38.5 mm (1.5 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Yugarenok	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	-10.1 C (13.8 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Paia 406	United States	Record daily precipitation	107.4 mm (4.2 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Leknes I Lofoten	Norway	Record daily precipitation	36.9 mm (1.5 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Luckhoff (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	40.0 mm (1.6 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Boulder	United States	Record snow depth	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Ft Collins	United States	Record snow depth	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Waterdale	United States	Record daily snowfall	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Spreckelsville 400	United States	Record daily precipitation	130.8 mm (5.1 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Swartkoppies	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	39.5 mm (1.6 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Klipfontein"Potfontein"	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Iron Mtn-Kingsford Wwtp	United States	Record high maximum temperature	11.1 C (52.0 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Laguna	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Kihei 311	United States	Record daily precipitation	146.3 mm (5.8 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Puunene 396	United States	Record daily precipitation	166.6 mm (6.6 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Koumala Hatfields Road	Australia	Record daily precipitation	55.6 mm (2.2 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Holbrook (Glenfalloch)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	43.0 mm (1.7 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Drevja	Norway	Record daily precipitation	43.0 mm (1.7 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Tevredenheid	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	40.0 mm (1.6 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Del Norte 3ENE	United States	Record daily snowfall	11.4 cm (4.5 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Yuma	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Waitara	Australia	Record daily precipitation	79.6 mm (3.1 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Rockhampton Aero	Australia	Record daily precipitation	57.2 mm (2.3 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Comondu	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	38.9 mm (1.5 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Kelly Rch	United States	Record daily precipitation	25.9 mm (1.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Lahaina 361	United States	Record daily precipitation	100.3 mm (3.9 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Dunkeld	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	36.6 mm (1.4 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Salgado	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	44.0 mm (1.7 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Goedehoop	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	34.0 mm (1.3 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Bergland Dam	United States	Record high maximum temperature	6.7 C (44.1 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
El Rito	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Luroy	Norway	Record daily precipitation	68.5 mm (2.7 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Wheatland 4N	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

582 records

Records set or tied on 7 December 1988 by type: Highest daily maximum 129, Lowest daily maximum 35, Highest daily minimum 80, Lowest daily minimum 31, Heaviest daily rainfall 229, Heaviest daily snowfall 60, Deepest snow cover 18.

Records on 7 December 1988 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	129
Lowest daily maximum	35
Highest daily minimum	80
Lowest daily minimum	31
Heaviest daily rainfall	229
Heaviest daily snowfall	60
Deepest snow cover	18

Records on 7 December 1988 by timescale: all-time 3, monthly 22, daily 557.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

479 broken records

Margins by which the 479 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 229.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

7 December 1988

Top 20 records on 7 December 1988 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
7 December 1988	Bleskop, ZA	daily rain	61.5 mm (2.4 in)	48.8 mm (1.9 in)	63 years	64 of 100 (Major)
7 December 1988	Douglas, ZA	daily rain	39.0 mm (1.5 in)	23.8 mm (0.9 in)	93 years	60 of 100 (Major)
7 December 1988	Ft Collins, US	daily snowfall	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	20.8 cm (8.2 in)	51 years	60 of 100 (Major)
7 December 1988	Haleakala Rch 432, US	daily rain	210.8 mm (8.3 in)	90.9 mm (3.6 in)	78 years	60 of 100 (Major)
7 December 1988	Olowalu 296.1, US	all-time rain	260.9 mm (10.3 in)	22.1 mm (0.9 in)	71 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
7 December 1988	Myronivka, UA	daily rain	26.4 mm (1.0 in)	16.0 mm (0.6 in)	41 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
7 December 1988	Wailuku 386, US	daily rain	231.6 mm (9.1 in)	211.5 mm (8.3 in)	34 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
7 December 1988	Petropavlovsk-Kamchatskij, RU	daily rain	84.0 mm (3.3 in)	29.5 mm (1.2 in)	70 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
7 December 1988	Waiehu Camp 484, US	daily rain	152.7 mm (6.0 in)	93.3 mm (3.7 in)	31 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
7 December 1988	Waihee Vly 482, US	daily rain	150.6 mm (5.9 in)	88.4 mm (3.5 in)	31 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
7 December 1988	Muckaty, AU	daily rain	59.0 mm (2.3 in)	59.0 mm (2.3 in)	45 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
7 December 1988	Glen Helen, AU	daily rain	61.2 mm (2.4 in)	55.1 mm (2.2 in)	29 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
7 December 1988	Beltana Station, AU	daily rain	40.5 mm (1.6 in)	36.2 mm (1.4 in)	44 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
7 December 1988	Hopetown (Tnk), ZA	daily rain	26.0 mm (1.0 in)	12.8 mm (0.5 in)	93 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
7 December 1988	Niekerkshoop (Pol), ZA	daily rain	35.5 mm (1.4 in)	28.5 mm (1.1 in)	32 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
7 December 1988	Dunmurray, ZA	monthly rain	78.5 mm (3.1 in)	22.5 mm (0.9 in)	15 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
7 December 1988	Hamakuapoko 485, US	daily rain	102.6 mm (4.0 in)	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	38 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
7 December 1988	Ulupalakua Rch 250, US	monthly rain	211.3 mm (8.3 in)	50.0 mm (2.0 in)	32 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
7 December 1988	Wanda (Pol), ZA	monthly rain	65.0 mm (2.6 in)	24.0 mm (0.9 in)	12 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
7 December 1988	Palpan, MX	daily high max	37.8 C (100.0 F)	6.1 C (11.0 F)	58 years	45 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 582 records.

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

Records on 12-07 in each year
Year	Records
1801	1
1805	1
1812	2
1815	1
1825	2
1832	1
1836	1
1839	1
1844	4
1848	3
1852	1
1856	3
1863	1
1866	1
1868	5
1871	5
1875	6
1879	5
1881	1
1884	2
1885	1
1889	1
1890	2
1891	3
1892	1
1893	5
1894	1
1895	1
1896	8
1897	4
1898	10
1899	3
1900	2
1901	9
1902	16
1903	9
1904	7
1905	3
1906	21
1907	4
1908	24
1909	21
1910	26
1911	7
1912	21
1913	19
1914	32
1915	53
1916	36
1917	52
1918	30
1919	38
1920	81
1921	39
1922	272
1923	128
1924	374
1925	119
1926	372
1927	404
1928	105
1929	146
1930	534
1931	180
1932	555
1933	130
1934	274
1935	270
1936	602
1937	890
1938	279
1939	780
1940	145
1941	139
1942	526
1943	199
1944	357
1945	240
1946	855
1947	240
1948	320
1949	187
1950	1,472
1951	1,751
1952	447
1953	673
1954	445
1955	195
1956	1,358
1957	589
1958	831
1959	539
1960	561
1961	206
1962	642
1963	436
1964	467
1965	476
1966	1,047
1967	386
1968	461
1969	952
1970	724
1971	854
1972	2,239
1973	448
1974	508
1975	404
1976	1,037
1977	1,369
1978	1,882
1979	827
1980	1,314
1981	896
1982	542
1983	957
1984	957
1985	922
1986	1,126
1987	866
1988	582
1989	675
1990	744
1991	698
1992	906
1993	544
1994	1,772
1995	912
1996	1,152
1997	818
1998	2,384
1999	674
2000	1,085
2001	743
2002	917
2003	1,184
2004	1,096
2005	1,433
2006	1,246
2007	1,402
2008	833
2009	972
2010	1,405
2011	1,507
2012	643
2013	2,119
2014	479
2015	1,079
2016	389
2017	508
2018	558
2019	447
2020	597
2021	547
2022	579
2023	952
2024	712
2025	665

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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	444
50 to 100	23
100 to 150	6
150 to 200	1
200 to 250	5