Weather Records on 31 October 1988

1,058 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 31 October 1988. Highest significance: Millaa Millaa Post Office, AU.

Key Facts for 31 October 1988

On 31 October 1988, 1,058 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
322 were record highs and 531 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 106 monthly and 952 daily.
Millaa Millaa Post Office set a monthly record daily precipitation of 94.0 mm (3.7 in) on 31 October 1988.
Across 163 earlier years (1805 to 2025) the same calendar date averaged 468 records.

Record Map

1,058 stations

1,058 station records on 31 October 1988 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 31 October 1988: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Millaa Millaa Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	94.0 mm (3.7 in)	67 of 100 (Major)
Jayuya	Puerto Rico [United States]	Record daily precipitation	105.4 mm (4.1 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Aiken 5SE	United States	Record daily precipitation	49.0 mm (1.9 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Everett	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-8.9 C (16.0 F)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Vladikavkaz	Russia	Record daily precipitation	27.3 mm (1.1 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Fazenda Do Barreiro Rico	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Winchester 7 SE	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-8.9 C (16.0 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Mourilyan Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	58.0 mm (2.3 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Finca Argovia	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	116.8 mm (4.6 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Nashville 1 E	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-3.9 C (25.0 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Tiskilwa 2 SE	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-8.9 C (16.0 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Oberlin	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-8.9 C (16.0 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Waverly	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-8.3 C (17.1 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Barron Upper 1	Australia	Record daily precipitation	69.2 mm (2.7 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Hesperia 4 WNW	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-6.7 C (19.9 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Clayton Wtp	United States	Record daily precipitation	66.0 mm (2.6 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Greenville Wtp	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-8.3 C (17.1 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Peeramon	Australia	Record daily precipitation	38.0 mm (1.5 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Goondiwindi Post Office	Australia	Record high minimum temperature	24.9 C (76.8 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Duncan	United States	Record high maximum temperature	30.0 C (86.0 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Chestertown	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-2.8 C (27.0 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Liberty 1 NE	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-7.8 C (18.0 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Mc Connellsville Lk 7	United States	Record low maximum temperature	3.3 C (37.9 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Bujumbura	Burundi	Record daily precipitation	27.1 mm (1.1 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Narva	Estonia	Record low minimum temperature	-12.4 C (9.7 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Millington 1 SE	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-4.4 C (24.1 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Bucyrus	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-6.7 C (19.9 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Montpelier	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-7.8 C (18.0 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Upper Sandusky	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-7.8 C (18.0 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Wooster Exp STN	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-8.3 C (17.1 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Tooele	United States	Record high maximum temperature	22.8 C (73.0 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Kokomo 3 WSW	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-7.8 C (18.0 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Portsmouth-Sciotoville	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-5.6 C (21.9 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Johnstown	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-5.6 C (21.9 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Dodgeville Wwtp	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-10.0 C (14.0 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Stanley Wwtp	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-11.7 C (10.9 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Amherst	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-8.3 C (17.1 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Wauseon Wtp	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-6.7 C (19.9 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Portage Wwtp	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-10.6 C (12.9 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Wisconsin Rapids	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-11.7 C (10.9 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Brinkley	United States	Record low maximum temperature	8.9 C (48.0 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Happy Camp Rs	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-6.1 C (21.0 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Shelbyville 1 E	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-7.2 C (19.0 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Denton 2 E	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-4.4 C (24.1 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Ludington 4 SE	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-4.4 C (24.1 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Scarsdale	United States	Record low maximum temperature	6.1 C (43.0 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Statesville 2 NNE	United States	Record low maximum temperature	11.1 C (52.0 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Xicotepec de Juarez	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	64.8 mm (2.6 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Lucin	United States	Record high maximum temperature	23.3 C (73.9 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Cairns Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	54.1 mm (2.1 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Meringa Sugar Exp STN	Australia	Record daily precipitation	31.6 mm (1.2 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Anhembi	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	72.0 mm (2.8 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Dublin Phoenix Park	Ireland	Record low minimum temperature	-1.9 C (28.6 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Narjan Mar	Russia	Record low minimum temperature	-26.4 C (-15.5 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Bozeman Montana State UNIV	United States	Record high maximum temperature	19.4 C (66.9 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Norwalk Wwtp	United States	Record low maximum temperature	3.3 C (37.9 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Meadville 1 S	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-8.3 C (17.1 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Fredericksburg Np	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-5.0 C (23.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Mt Clemens Ang Base	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-6.7 C (19.9 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Kareeya	Australia	Record daily precipitation	101.8 mm (4.0 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

1,058 records

Records set or tied on 31 October 1988 by type: Highest daily maximum 219, Lowest daily maximum 144, Highest daily minimum 103, Lowest daily minimum 387, Heaviest daily rainfall 167, Heaviest daily snowfall 6, Deepest snow cover 32.

Records on 31 October 1988 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	219
Lowest daily maximum	144
Highest daily minimum	103
Lowest daily minimum	387
Heaviest daily rainfall	167
Heaviest daily snowfall	6
Deepest snow cover	32

Records on 31 October 1988 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 106, daily 952.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

770 broken records

Margins by which the 770 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 170.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

31 October 1988

Top 20 records on 31 October 1988 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
31 October 1988	Millaa Millaa Post Office, AU	monthly rain	94.0 mm (3.7 in)	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	58 years	67 of 100 (Major)
31 October 1988	Jayuya, PR	daily rain	105.4 mm (4.1 in)	64.8 mm (2.6 in)	76 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
31 October 1988	Aiken 5SE, US	daily rain	49.0 mm (1.9 in)	32.5 mm (1.3 in)	70 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
31 October 1988	Everett, US	monthly low min	-8.9 C (16.0 F)	1.1 C (2.0 F)	84 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
31 October 1988	Vladikavkaz, RU	daily rain	27.3 mm (1.1 in)	7.5 mm (0.30 in)	74 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
31 October 1988	Fazenda Do Barreiro Rico, BR	daily rain	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	36.4 mm (1.4 in)	38 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
31 October 1988	Winchester 7 SE, US	monthly low min	-8.9 C (16.0 F)	2.2 C (4.0 F)	74 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
31 October 1988	Mourilyan Post Office, AU	daily rain	58.0 mm (2.3 in)	33.9 mm (1.3 in)	54 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
31 October 1988	Finca Argovia, MX	daily rain	116.8 mm (4.6 in)	76.9 mm (3.0 in)	14 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
31 October 1988	Nashville 1 E, US	daily low min	-3.9 C (25.0 F)	2.8 C (5.0 F)	89 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
31 October 1988	Tiskilwa 2 SE, US	daily low min	-8.9 C (16.0 F)	3.3 C (5.9 F)	82 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
31 October 1988	Oberlin, US	monthly low min	-8.9 C (16.0 F)	1.1 C (2.0 F)	63 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
31 October 1988	Waverly, US	daily low min	-8.3 C (17.1 F)	1.6 C (2.9 F)	94 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
31 October 1988	Barron Upper 1, AU	monthly rain	69.2 mm (2.7 in)	10.3 mm (0.4 in)	38 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
31 October 1988	Hesperia 4 WNW, US	daily low min	-6.7 C (19.9 F)	1.1 C (2.0 F)	92 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
31 October 1988	Clayton Wtp, US	daily rain	66.0 mm (2.6 in)	46.7 mm (1.8 in)	18 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
31 October 1988	Greenville Wtp, US	daily low min	-8.3 C (17.1 F)	2.7 C (4.9 F)	80 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
31 October 1988	Peeramon, AU	daily rain	38.0 mm (1.5 in)	18.2 mm (0.7 in)	36 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
31 October 1988	Goondiwindi Post Office, AU	daily high min	24.9 C (76.8 F)	3.7 C (6.7 F)	65 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
31 October 1988	Duncan, US	daily high max	30.0 C (86.0 F)	1.7 C (3.1 F)	86 years	37 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

1805 to 1988

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1805 to 1988. 1988 had 1,058 records.

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

Records on 10-31 in each year
Year	Records
1805	1
1811	2
1828	1
1836	1
1838	1
1839	1
1841	1
1845	1
1847	2
1848	1
1852	2
1856	1
1865	1
1868	1
1869	3
1873	2
1875	2
1876	1
1877	1
1878	1
1879	1
1880	1
1881	6
1883	1
1884	3
1886	1
1887	2
1888	3
1889	5
1891	3
1892	4
1893	3
1894	5
1895	4
1896	10
1897	1
1898	5
1899	4
1900	5
1901	4
1902	5
1903	5
1904	7
1905	21
1906	38
1907	22
1908	13
1909	15
1910	18
1911	32
1912	14
1913	39
1914	33
1915	11
1916	72
1917	67
1918	72
1919	112
1920	63
1921	22
1922	72
1923	359
1924	244
1925	405
1926	153
1927	183
1928	120
1929	234
1930	240
1931	178
1932	260
1933	796
1934	410
1935	981
1936	307
1937	335
1938	399
1939	415
1940	248
1941	536
1942	578
1943	213
1944	611
1945	287
1946	530
1947	371
1948	695
1949	831
1950	1,237
1951	527
1952	393
1953	303
1954	460
1955	427
1956	1,086
1957	392
1958	314
1959	484
1960	296
1961	511
1962	344
1963	631
1964	538
1965	340
1966	630
1967	748
1968	605
1969	531
1970	412
1971	992
1972	1,234
1973	581
1974	1,192
1975	827
1976	655
1977	616
1978	538
1979	1,130
1980	657
1981	497
1982	560
1983	782
1984	1,054
1985	632
1986	396
1987	1,002
1988	1,058
1989	857
1990	990
1991	3,294
1992	1,324
1993	2,926
1994	1,004
1995	1,051
1996	1,074
1997	1,553
1998	1,410
1999	997
2000	1,114
2001	1,218
2002	1,613
2003	1,167
2004	870
2005	1,048
2006	842
2007	613
2008	1,256
2009	1,030
2010	931
2011	746
2012	884
2013	623
2014	547
2015	691
2016	1,012
2017	437
2018	414
2019	2,501
2020	542
2021	469
2022	497
2023	960
2024	1,133
2025	314

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Data for records on 1988-10-31: 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 25	736
25 to 50	22
50 to 75	7
75 to 100	3
100 to 125	1
125 to 150	0
150 to 175	1