Weather Records on 14 December 1988

674 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 14 December 1988. Highest significance: Sharon, US.

Key Facts for 14 December 1988

On 14 December 1988, 674 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
348 were record highs and 51 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 11 monthly and 663 daily.
Sharon set a daily record snowfall of 15.2 cm (6.0 in) on 14 December 1988.
Across 164 earlier years (1796 to 2025) the same calendar date averaged 453 records.

Record Map

674 stations

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

Weather records on 14 December 1988: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Sharon	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Sunburst 8 E	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Mc Henry 3W	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Patchogue 2 N	United States	Record daily snowfall	26.7 cm (10.5 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Fountain	United States	Record daily snowfall	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Devils Lake Kdlr	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Larimore 4SW	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Ashland Exp Farm	United States	Record daily snowfall	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Sao Miguel Arcanjo	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	68.9 mm (2.7 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Maclear (Mag)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	79.0 mm (3.1 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Innisfail	Australia	Record daily precipitation	120.6 mm (4.7 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Willow City	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Bottineau	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Ada	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Foxholm 7 N	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Placerville	United States	Record high maximum temperature	22.2 C (72.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Ulysses 3NE	United States	Record high maximum temperature	24.4 C (75.9 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Petersburg 2 N	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Hagerstown	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-6.7 C (19.9 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Adams 7 SSW	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Mohall	United States	Record daily snowfall	19.1 cm (7.5 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Long Lake Dam	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Red Lodge	United States	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Springview 2NW	United States	Record high maximum temperature	17.8 C (64.0 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Fairfield Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Waterdale	United States	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Abilene	United States	Record high minimum temperature	2.8 C (37.0 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Leroy 5 WSW	United States	Record high maximum temperature	18.3 C (64.9 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Richfield	United States	Record high maximum temperature	22.8 C (73.0 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Roxboro 7 ESE	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-10.0 C (14.0 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Phillipsburg 1 SSE	United States	Record high maximum temperature	22.2 C (72.0 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Park River	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Skwentna	United States	Record daily snowfall	35.6 cm (14.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Lakin	United States	Record high maximum temperature	23.9 C (75.0 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Red Lake Falls	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Eureka	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	46.0 mm (1.8 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Busby	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Hopelchen	Mexico	Record low maximum temperature	20.0 C (68.0 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Belcourt Keya Radio	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Cottonwood 2 E	United States	Record high maximum temperature	18.3 C (64.9 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Escalante	United States	Record high maximum temperature	16.7 C (62.1 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Dailey 1 SE	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Norfolk 2 SW	United States	Record daily snowfall	21.6 cm (8.5 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Leoti	United States	Record high minimum temperature	0.6 C (33.1 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Argyle	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.8 cm (2.3 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Sandy Lake Dam Libby	United States	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Hebron	United States	Record high maximum temperature	16.7 C (62.1 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Hooker	United States	Record high maximum temperature	21.7 C (71.1 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Aniak AP	United States	Record snow depth	73.7 cm (29.0 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
High Landing 2 NW	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Maddock	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Lead	United States	Record daily snowfall	17.5 cm (6.9 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Morgan	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Yakutat AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	73.7 mm (2.9 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Yakutat AP	United States	Record daily snowfall	29.5 cm (11.6 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Kareeya	Australia	Record daily precipitation	83.6 mm (3.3 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Chapala	Mexico	Record high maximum temperature	27.2 C (81.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Akron 4 E	United States	Record high maximum temperature	17.2 C (63.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Holyoke	United States	Record high maximum temperature	20.6 C (69.1 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Julesburg	United States	Record high maximum temperature	20.6 C (69.1 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

674 records

Records set or tied on 14 December 1988 by type: Highest daily maximum 242, Lowest daily maximum 20, Highest daily minimum 106, Lowest daily minimum 31, Heaviest daily rainfall 143, Heaviest daily snowfall 122, Deepest snow cover 10.

Records on 14 December 1988 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	242
Lowest daily maximum	20
Highest daily minimum	106
Lowest daily minimum	31
Heaviest daily rainfall	143
Heaviest daily snowfall	122
Deepest snow cover	10

Records on 14 December 1988 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 11, daily 663.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

527 broken records

Margins by which the 527 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 242.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

14 December 1988

Top 20 records on 14 December 1988 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
14 December 1988	Sharon, US	daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	10.1 cm (4.0 in)	40 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
14 December 1988	Sunburst 8 E, US	daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	8.9 cm (3.5 in)	37 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
14 December 1988	Mc Henry 3W, US	daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	7.7 cm (3.0 in)	77 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
14 December 1988	Patchogue 2 N, US	daily snowfall	26.7 cm (10.5 in)	20.9 cm (8.2 in)	43 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
14 December 1988	Fountain, US	daily snowfall	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	16.5 cm (6.5 in)	23 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
14 December 1988	Devils Lake Kdlr, US	daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	8.8 cm (3.5 in)	40 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
14 December 1988	Larimore 4SW, US	daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	10.6 cm (4.2 in)	33 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
14 December 1988	Ashland Exp Farm, US	daily snowfall	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	68 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
14 December 1988	Sao Miguel Arcanjo, BR	daily rain	68.9 mm (2.7 in)	35.3 mm (1.4 in)	50 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
14 December 1988	Maclear (Mag), ZA	monthly rain	79.0 mm (3.1 in)	10.4 mm (0.4 in)	64 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
14 December 1988	Innisfail, AU	daily rain	120.6 mm (4.7 in)	66.0 mm (2.6 in)	65 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
14 December 1988	Willow City, US	daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	40 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
14 December 1988	Bottineau, US	daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	2.8 cm (1.1 in)	82 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
14 December 1988	Ada, US	daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	2.5 cm (1.0 in)	90 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
14 December 1988	Foxholm 7 N, US	daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	4.4 cm (1.7 in)	64 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
14 December 1988	Placerville, US	daily high max	22.2 C (72.0 F)	3.9 C (7.0 F)	83 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
14 December 1988	Ulysses 3NE, US	daily high max	24.4 C (75.9 F)	3.8 C (6.8 F)	92 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
14 December 1988	Petersburg 2 N, US	daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	40 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
14 December 1988	Hagerstown, US	daily low max	-6.7 C (19.9 F)	2.8 C (5.0 F)	89 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
14 December 1988	Adams 7 SSW, US	daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	6.6 cm (2.6 in)	33 years	40 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

1796 to 1988

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1796 to 1988. 1988 had 674 records.

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

Records on 12-14 in each year
Year	Records
1796	1
1806	1
1808	4
1814	1
1825	2
1831	1
1835	1
1840	2
1846	2
1847	1
1848	1
1849	1
1852	1
1855	3
1863	1
1867	2
1868	1
1870	1
1871	1
1872	1
1878	4
1879	2
1880	3
1881	3
1882	1
1886	2
1887	1
1888	2
1889	2
1890	1
1891	4
1892	2
1893	4
1894	4
1895	1
1896	3
1897	7
1898	3
1899	11
1900	3
1901	20
1902	10
1903	11
1904	12
1905	2
1906	7
1907	22
1908	10
1909	14
1910	14
1911	13
1912	41
1913	9
1914	85
1915	99
1916	96
1917	55
1918	97
1919	29
1920	67
1921	52
1922	112
1923	255
1924	238
1925	319
1926	206
1927	384
1928	332
1929	410
1930	92
1931	418
1932	260
1933	571
1934	141
1935	158
1936	384
1937	325
1938	81
1939	182
1940	237
1941	433
1942	323
1943	331
1944	243
1945	415
1946	397
1947	490
1948	818
1949	139
1950	305
1951	724
1952	382
1953	370
1954	225
1955	388
1956	443
1957	244
1958	814
1959	294
1960	654
1961	823
1962	886
1963	663
1964	337
1965	610
1966	483
1967	959
1968	337
1969	498
1970	174
1971	864
1972	907
1973	628
1974	328
1975	2,092
1976	445
1977	1,023
1978	389
1979	709
1980	774
1981	1,031
1982	496
1983	1,197
1984	1,862
1985	1,400
1986	397
1987	1,317
1988	674
1989	2,058
1990	629
1991	1,098
1992	1,308
1993	954
1994	558
1995	1,331
1996	832
1997	1,401
1998	1,227
1999	793
2000	1,950
2001	1,391
2002	863
2003	978
2004	738
2005	845
2006	1,445
2007	636
2008	1,319
2009	848
2010	1,891
2011	867
2012	938
2013	565
2014	1,046
2015	2,200
2016	650
2017	563
2018	699
2019	588
2020	551
2021	763
2022	1,028
2023	619
2024	363
2025	1,772

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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	480
50 to 100	37
100 to 150	5
150 to 200	2
200 to 250	3