Weather Records on 15 September 1988

818 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 15 September 1988. Highest significance: Lismore (Centre Street), AU.

Key Facts for 15 September 1988

On 15 September 1988, 818 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
207 were record highs and 169 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 2 were all-time records, 52 monthly and 764 daily.
Lismore (Centre Street) set a monthly record daily precipitation of 170.8 mm (6.7 in) on 15 September 1988.
Across 170 earlier years (1797 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 411 records.

Record Map

818 stations

818 station records on 15 September 1988 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 15 September 1988: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Lismore (Centre Street)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	170.8 mm (6.7 in)	86 of 100 (Exceptional)
Coraki Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	159.2 mm (6.3 in)	85 of 100 (Exceptional)
Woodburn Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	163.4 mm (6.4 in)	84 of 100 (Exceptional)
Green Mountains	Australia	Record daily precipitation	113.0 mm (4.4 in)	78 of 100 (Major)
Kyogle Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	105.0 mm (4.1 in)	75 of 100 (Major)
Springbrook Forestry	Australia	Record daily precipitation	181.6 mm (7.1 in)	73 of 100 (Major)
Yamba Pilot Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	115.0 mm (4.5 in)	70 of 100 (Major)
Beechmont Binna Burra Road	Australia	Record daily precipitation	70.0 mm (2.8 in)	67 of 100 (Major)
Numinbah	Australia	Record daily precipitation	109.0 mm (4.3 in)	67 of 100 (Major)
Harwood Island (Harwood Sugar	Australia	Record daily precipitation	92.4 mm (3.6 in)	67 of 100 (Major)
Chillingham (Limpinwood)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	114.0 mm (4.5 in)	67 of 100 (Major)
Coramba (Glenfiddich)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	108.8 mm (4.3 in)	66 of 100 (Major)
Tomewin (Border Gate)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	128.0 mm (5.0 in)	65 of 100 (Major)
Debrecen Airport	Hungary	Record daily precipitation	41.9 mm (1.6 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Grevillia (Summerland Way)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	60.8 mm (2.4 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Nimbin Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	177.0 mm (7.0 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Tweed Heads Golf Club	Australia	Record daily precipitation	130.0 mm (5.1 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Krambach Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	100.2 mm (3.9 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Rooijantjiesfontein	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	38.0 mm (1.5 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Coffs Harbour Mo	Australia	Record daily precipitation	160.8 mm (6.3 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Brushgrove Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	72.0 mm (2.8 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Federal Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	136.0 mm (5.4 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
The Channon	Australia	Record daily precipitation	140.0 mm (5.5 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Ebor (the Racecourse)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	84.4 mm (3.3 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Niznij Novgorod	Russia	Record daily precipitation	32.3 mm (1.3 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Walthill 1E	United States	Record daily precipitation	71.1 mm (2.8 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Binna Burra	Australia	Record daily precipitation	81.6 mm (3.2 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Tyalgum (Coodgee Street)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	106.8 mm (4.2 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Corndale (Willow Vale)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	122.6 mm (4.8 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Miami	United States	Record daily precipitation	61.0 mm (2.4 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Lawrence Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	66.2 mm (2.6 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Doon Doon (McCabes Road)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	228.0 mm (9.0 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Murwillumbah (Taleswood)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	107.0 mm (4.2 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Tulia	United States	Record daily precipitation	100.3 mm (3.9 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Little Nerang Dam	Australia	Record daily precipitation	90.0 mm (3.5 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Woolgoolga (Clear Place)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	190.0 mm (7.5 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Woolners Arm	Australia	Record daily precipitation	30.7 mm (1.2 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Quilimane	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	40.0 mm (1.6 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Canungra Finch Road	Australia	Record daily precipitation	42.2 mm (1.7 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Leavenworth	United States	Record daily precipitation	86.6 mm (3.4 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Calhoun City	United States	Record daily precipitation	80.0 mm (3.1 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Ballina (Crowley Village)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	91.0 mm (3.6 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Izevsk	Russia	Record daily precipitation	29.8 mm (1.2 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Enoggera Reservoir	Australia	Record daily precipitation	33.8 mm (1.3 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Murarrie Road Csiro	Australia	Record daily precipitation	28.0 mm (1.1 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Hays 1 S	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.3 mm (2.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Kanalohuluhulu 1075	United States	Record low maximum temperature	13.3 C (55.9 F)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Goodna Ampol	Australia	Record daily precipitation	31.6 mm (1.2 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Gage AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	60.7 mm (2.4 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Sioux City AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	72.9 mm (2.9 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Mt Crosby	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.6 mm (1.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Bodoe VI	Norway	Record daily precipitation	46.2 mm (1.8 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Klipfontein	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
De Kroon (Irr)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	35.5 mm (1.4 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Mt Tamborine Fern St	Australia	Record daily precipitation	54.0 mm (2.1 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Mount Gravatt Bowls Club	Australia	Record daily precipitation	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Wyee (Wyee Farms Rd)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	42.1 mm (1.7 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Rinconada	Mexico	Record low minimum temperature	13.9 C (57.0 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Leirfjord	Norway	Record daily precipitation	67.8 mm (2.7 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Col du Grand St-Bernard	Switzerland	Record low maximum temperature	-2.6 C (27.3 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)

Counts by Type and Timescale

818 records

Records set or tied on 15 September 1988 by type: Highest daily maximum 82, Lowest daily maximum 71, Highest daily minimum 125, Lowest daily minimum 98, Heaviest daily rainfall 442.

Records on 15 September 1988 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	82
Lowest daily maximum	71
Highest daily minimum	125
Lowest daily minimum	98
Heaviest daily rainfall	442
Heaviest daily snowfall	0
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 15 September 1988 by timescale: all-time 2, monthly 52, daily 764.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

671 broken records

Margins by which the 671 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 127.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

15 September 1988

Top 20 records on 15 September 1988 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
15 September 1988	Lismore (Centre Street), AU	monthly rain	170.8 mm (6.7 in)	80.1 mm (3.2 in)	88 years	86 of 100 (Exceptional)
15 September 1988	Coraki Post Office, AU	monthly rain	159.2 mm (6.3 in)	47.9 mm (1.9 in)	88 years	85 of 100 (Exceptional)
15 September 1988	Woodburn Post Office, AU	monthly rain	163.4 mm (6.4 in)	48.1 mm (1.9 in)	88 years	84 of 100 (Exceptional)
15 September 1988	Green Mountains, AU	monthly rain	113.0 mm (4.4 in)	59.2 mm (2.3 in)	71 years	78 of 100 (Major)
15 September 1988	Kyogle Post Office, AU	monthly rain	105.0 mm (4.1 in)	36.9 mm (1.5 in)	66 years	75 of 100 (Major)
15 September 1988	Springbrook Forestry, AU	monthly rain	181.6 mm (7.1 in)	86.1 mm (3.4 in)	55 years	73 of 100 (Major)
15 September 1988	Yamba Pilot Station, AU	daily rain	115.0 mm (4.5 in)	78.9 mm (3.1 in)	67 years	70 of 100 (Major)
15 September 1988	Beechmont Binna Burra Road, AU	daily rain	70.0 mm (2.8 in)	52.7 mm (2.1 in)	67 years	67 of 100 (Major)
15 September 1988	Numinbah, AU	monthly rain	109.0 mm (4.3 in)	48.5 mm (1.9 in)	39 years	67 of 100 (Major)
15 September 1988	Harwood Island (Harwood Sugar, AU	daily rain	92.4 mm (3.6 in)	61.9 mm (2.4 in)	67 years	67 of 100 (Major)
15 September 1988	Chillingham (Limpinwood), AU	monthly rain	114.0 mm (4.5 in)	50.5 mm (2.0 in)	39 years	67 of 100 (Major)
15 September 1988	Coramba (Glenfiddich), AU	monthly rain	108.8 mm (4.3 in)	27.5 mm (1.1 in)	88 years	66 of 100 (Major)
15 September 1988	Tomewin (Border Gate), AU	monthly rain	128.0 mm (5.0 in)	38.3 mm (1.5 in)	53 years	65 of 100 (Major)
15 September 1988	Debrecen Airport, HU	daily rain	41.9 mm (1.6 in)	21.2 mm (0.8 in)	66 years	60 of 100 (Major)
15 September 1988	Grevillia (Summerland Way), AU	monthly rain	60.8 mm (2.4 in)	27.3 mm (1.1 in)	28 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
15 September 1988	Nimbin Post Office, AU	monthly rain	177.0 mm (7.0 in)	98.6 mm (3.9 in)	5 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
15 September 1988	Tweed Heads Golf Club, AU	monthly rain	130.0 mm (5.1 in)	36.0 mm (1.4 in)	39 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
15 September 1988	Krambach Post Office, AU	daily rain	100.2 mm (3.9 in)	44.3 mm (1.7 in)	74 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
15 September 1988	Rooijantjiesfontein, ZA	daily rain	38.0 mm (1.5 in)	33.4 mm (1.3 in)	59 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
15 September 1988	Coffs Harbour Mo, AU	monthly rain	160.8 mm (6.3 in)	47.8 mm (1.9 in)	27 years	58 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 818 records.

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

Records on 09-15 in each year
Year	Records
1797	1
1803	1
1806	2
1810	1
1816	1
1818	1
1823	2
1833	1
1836	1
1837	2
1839	1
1841	1
1848	1
1850	1
1851	1
1854	2
1856	1
1857	1
1859	1
1864	1
1865	2
1866	1
1867	2
1868	1
1869	1
1872	1
1873	2
1876	2
1877	2
1880	1
1881	1
1882	6
1884	3
1885	4
1886	2
1887	3
1888	1
1889	5
1890	1
1894	4
1895	1
1897	1
1898	3
1899	3
1900	1
1901	12
1902	7
1903	31
1904	30
1905	16
1906	6
1907	7
1908	16
1909	16
1910	2
1911	40
1912	64
1913	43
1914	18
1915	94
1916	44
1917	50
1918	50
1919	52
1920	164
1921	122
1922	53
1923	193
1924	103
1925	112
1926	134
1927	539
1928	86
1929	99
1930	235
1931	422
1932	295
1933	322
1934	351
1935	463
1936	460
1937	337
1938	247
1939	1,098
1940	181
1941	276
1942	278
1943	360
1944	396
1945	418
1946	411
1947	621
1948	557
1949	523
1950	750
1951	283
1952	455
1953	400
1954	518
1955	532
1956	646
1957	449
1958	294
1959	844
1960	410
1961	586
1962	557
1963	455
1964	839
1965	614
1966	534
1967	578
1968	429
1969	362
1970	1,157
1971	598
1972	356
1973	774
1974	386
1975	739
1976	667
1977	400
1978	628
1979	1,022
1980	563
1981	613
1982	1,315
1983	756
1984	766
1985	764
1986	928
1987	719
1988	818
1989	955
1990	911
1991	1,165
1992	919
1993	2,227
1994	1,363
1995	723
1996	1,212
1997	1,177
1998	1,768
1999	858
2000	1,175
2001	837
2002	1,212
2003	855
2004	893
2005	1,123
2006	1,042
2007	946
2008	1,153
2009	773
2010	913
2011	1,170
2012	568
2013	854
2014	443
2015	997
2016	988
2017	825
2018	874
2019	538
2020	785
2021	467
2022	392
2023	507
2024	681
2025	503
2026	779

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Data for records on 1988-09-15: CSV or JSON. Field meanings are on the data page.

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	586
20 to 40	59
40 to 60	17
60 to 80	5
80 to 100	3
100 to 120	0
120 to 140	1