Weather Records on 11 July 1988

973 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 11 July 1988. Highest significance: Zametchino, RU.

Key Facts for 11 July 1988

On 11 July 1988, 973 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
591 were record highs and 164 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 12 were all-time records, 25 monthly and 936 daily.
Zametchino set an all-time record daily precipitation of 125.9 mm (5.0 in) on 11 July 1988.
Across 167 earlier years (1813 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 420 records.

Record Map

973 stations

973 station records on 11 July 1988 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 11 July 1988: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Zametchino	Russia	Record daily precipitation	125.9 mm (5.0 in)	100 of 100 (Exceptional)
Humble Pump STN 5 WNW	United States	Record daily precipitation	218.4 mm (8.6 in)	70 of 100 (Major)
Menard	United States	Record daily precipitation	90.7 mm (3.6 in)	68 of 100 (Major)
Aniak AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.3 mm (2.0 in)	65 of 100 (Major)
Brady	United States	Record daily precipitation	89.2 mm (3.5 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Pecos	United States	Record daily precipitation	66.5 mm (2.6 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Moorcroft 3S	United States	Record daily precipitation	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Srednij Kalar	Russia	Record daily precipitation	50.0 mm (2.0 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Trenton	United States	Record daily precipitation	88.1 mm (3.5 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Petropavlovsk	Kazakhstan	Record daily precipitation	68.7 mm (2.7 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Millington 1 SE	United States	Record high minimum temperature	28.3 C (82.9 F)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Hunt 3 SW	United States	Record daily precipitation	160.0 mm (6.3 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Venterslaager, Bergv	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	28.0 mm (1.1 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Goliad	United States	Record high minimum temperature	28.3 C (82.9 F)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Telegraph	United States	Record daily precipitation	88.9 mm (3.5 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Mtn Lake	United States	Record high maximum temperature	40.6 C (105.1 F)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Mt Morris 2W	United States	Record high maximum temperature	36.1 C (97.0 F)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Boxelder 3 NNE	United States	Record daily precipitation	76.2 mm (3.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Ferris	United States	Record daily precipitation	88.9 mm (3.5 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Fredericksburg	United States	Record daily precipitation	83.8 mm (3.3 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Ostrovnoe	Russia	Record daily precipitation	32.1 mm (1.3 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Peterboro 2 S	United States	Record high maximum temperature	33.3 C (91.9 F)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Carlsbad	United States	Record low maximum temperature	25.6 C (78.1 F)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Ny City Cntrl Park	United States	Record high minimum temperature	26.1 C (79.0 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Merriman	United States	Record daily precipitation	41.9 mm (1.6 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Jacksonville	United States	Record daily precipitation	79.8 mm (3.1 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Carlsbad Caverns	United States	Record low maximum temperature	21.1 C (70.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Liberty 1 NE	United States	Record high maximum temperature	35.6 C (96.1 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Smithville	United States	Record daily precipitation	73.4 mm (2.9 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Hesperia 4 WNW	United States	Record high maximum temperature	34.4 C (93.9 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Sholapur	India	Record daily precipitation	64.0 mm (2.5 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Bel'cy	Moldova	Record daily precipitation	51.9 mm (2.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Guayama 1SW	Puerto Rico [United States]	Record daily precipitation	67.8 mm (2.7 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Chestertown	United States	Record high maximum temperature	37.8 C (100.0 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Tatum	United States	Record low maximum temperature	22.8 C (73.0 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Mt Morris 2W	United States	Record high minimum temperature	20.0 C (68.0 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Milford 2 SE	United States	Record high maximum temperature	37.8 C (100.0 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Saint Johns	United States	Record high maximum temperature	35.6 C (96.1 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Selinsgrove 2 S	United States	Record high maximum temperature	37.8 C (100.0 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Palmerville	Australia	Record high maximum temperature	32.5 C (90.5 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Huajintlan	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	63.0 mm (2.5 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Perevoz	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	19.0 C (66.2 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Jackman	United States	Record high maximum temperature	32.2 C (90.0 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Marlinton	United States	Record high maximum temperature	32.2 C (90.0 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Tenosique (Smn)	Mexico	Record high minimum temperature	25.6 C (78.1 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Orono	United States	Record high maximum temperature	36.1 C (97.0 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Cradle Valley (Waldheim)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	39.6 mm (1.6 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Jalacingo	Mexico	Record high maximum temperature	28.9 C (84.0 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Ulricehamn	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	33.3 mm (1.3 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Duncan	United States	Record daily precipitation	34.0 mm (1.3 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Denton 2 E	United States	Record high maximum temperature	38.9 C (102.0 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Atkinson 3SW	United States	Record daily precipitation	39.9 mm (1.6 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Artesia 6S	United States	Record low maximum temperature	25.0 C (77.0 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Lowville	United States	Record high minimum temperature	22.2 C (72.0 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Munday	United States	Record daily precipitation	47.2 mm (1.9 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Tashkent	Uzbekistan	Record high minimum temperature	24.1 C (75.4 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Atzalan	Mexico	Record high maximum temperature	28.9 C (84.0 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Guayama 1SW	Puerto Rico [United States]	Record low minimum temperature	20.0 C (68.0 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Somerville 4 NW	United States	Record high maximum temperature	39.4 C (102.9 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Rocky Mt 8 ESE	United States	Record high minimum temperature	26.1 C (79.0 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

973 records

Records set or tied on 11 July 1988 by type: Highest daily maximum 317, Lowest daily maximum 106, Highest daily minimum 274, Lowest daily minimum 58, Heaviest daily rainfall 218.

Records on 11 July 1988 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	317
Lowest daily maximum	106
Highest daily minimum	274
Lowest daily minimum	58
Heaviest daily rainfall	218
Heaviest daily snowfall	0
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 11 July 1988 by timescale: all-time 12, monthly 25, daily 936.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

691 broken records

Margins by which the 691 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 132.3. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

11 July 1988

Top 20 records on 11 July 1988 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
11 July 1988	Zametchino, RU	all-time rain	125.9 mm (5.0 in)	51.1 mm (2.0 in)	106 years	100 of 100 (Exceptional)
11 July 1988	Humble Pump STN 5 WNW, US	all-time rain	218.4 mm (8.6 in)	67.3 mm (2.6 in)	40 years	70 of 100 (Major)
11 July 1988	Menard, US	daily rain	90.7 mm (3.6 in)	59.5 mm (2.3 in)	87 years	68 of 100 (Major)
11 July 1988	Aniak AP, US	monthly rain	50.3 mm (2.0 in)	17.8 mm (0.7 in)	49 years	65 of 100 (Major)
11 July 1988	Brady, US	daily rain	89.2 mm (3.5 in)	73.2 mm (2.9 in)	51 years	61 of 100 (Major)
11 July 1988	Pecos, US	daily rain	66.5 mm (2.6 in)	46.7 mm (1.8 in)	38 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
11 July 1988	Moorcroft 3S, US	daily rain	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	36 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
11 July 1988	Srednij Kalar, RU	daily rain	50.0 mm (2.0 in)	34.9 mm (1.4 in)	39 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
11 July 1988	Trenton, US	daily rain	88.1 mm (3.5 in)	77.9 mm (3.1 in)	40 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
11 July 1988	Petropavlovsk, KZ	monthly rain	68.7 mm (2.7 in)	13.1 mm (0.5 in)	45 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
11 July 1988	Millington 1 SE, US	all-time high min	28.3 C (82.9 F)	1.6 C (2.9 F)	57 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
11 July 1988	Hunt 3 SW, US	daily rain	160.0 mm (6.3 in)	132.3 mm (5.2 in)	20 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
11 July 1988	Venterslaager, Bergv, ZA	daily rain	28.0 mm (1.1 in)	28.0 mm (1.1 in)	53 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
11 July 1988	Goliad, US	daily high min	28.3 C (82.9 F)	3.9 C (7.0 F)	37 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
11 July 1988	Telegraph, US	daily rain	88.9 mm (3.5 in)	72.1 mm (2.8 in)	12 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
11 July 1988	Mtn Lake, US	all-time high max	40.6 C (105.1 F)	1.7 C (3.1 F)	43 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
11 July 1988	Mt Morris 2W, US	daily high max	36.1 C (97.0 F)	3.9 C (7.0 F)	90 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
11 July 1988	Boxelder 3 NNE, US	daily rain	76.2 mm (3.0 in)	56.4 mm (2.2 in)	38 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
11 July 1988	Ferris, US	daily rain	88.9 mm (3.5 in)	43.4 mm (1.7 in)	43 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
11 July 1988	Fredericksburg, US	daily rain	83.8 mm (3.3 in)	39.6 mm (1.6 in)	45 years	46 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

1813 to 1988

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1813 to 1988. 1988 had 973 records.

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

Records on 07-11 in each year
Year	Records
1813	2
1815	1
1816	1
1821	1
1843	1
1845	1
1846	1
1847	2
1849	1
1850	2
1851	2
1856	1
1858	1
1859	1
1860	1
1862	1
1863	1
1866	1
1868	1
1869	2
1870	2
1871	1
1873	1
1874	3
1875	1
1876	3
1878	2
1879	3
1882	2
1886	4
1887	1
1888	3
1889	9
1890	5
1891	4
1894	12
1895	3
1896	2
1897	2
1898	4
1899	7
1900	4
1901	4
1902	3
1903	7
1904	14
1905	16
1906	17
1907	23
1908	36
1909	16
1910	24
1911	87
1912	21
1913	36
1914	45
1915	21
1916	29
1917	121
1918	18
1919	37
1920	22
1921	179
1922	56
1923	107
1924	100
1925	425
1926	215
1927	106
1928	91
1929	121
1930	572
1931	206
1932	291
1933	705
1934	413
1935	387
1936	1,268
1937	405
1938	244
1939	496
1940	296
1941	517
1942	734
1943	369
1944	702
1945	978
1946	275
1947	388
1948	313
1949	286
1950	619
1951	849
1952	519
1953	554
1954	758
1955	343
1956	534
1957	495
1958	519
1959	523
1960	373
1961	731
1962	536
1963	706
1964	482
1965	406
1966	503
1967	368
1968	482
1969	569
1970	404
1971	547
1972	486
1973	658
1974	858
1975	1,107
1976	734
1977	537
1978	829
1979	519
1980	1,002
1981	663
1982	642
1983	984
1984	1,174
1985	607
1986	691
1987	1,030
1988	973
1989	832
1990	1,010
1991	1,038
1992	926
1993	1,227
1994	839
1995	1,037
1996	1,283
1997	686
1998	1,235
1999	1,175
2000	862
2001	874
2002	1,438
2003	1,033
2004	658
2005	1,105
2006	809
2007	962
2008	759
2009	801
2010	1,210
2011	1,016
2012	1,053
2013	553
2014	540
2015	766
2016	1,035
2017	589
2018	439
2019	606
2020	814
2021	935
2022	581
2023	873
2024	1,064
2025	440
2026	705

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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 20	659
20 to 40	21
40 to 60	6
60 to 80	4
80 to 100	0
100 to 120	0
120 to 140	1