Weather Records on 4 January 1988

903 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 4 January 1988. Highest significance: Paakea 350, US.

Key Facts for 4 January 1988

On 4 January 1988, 903 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
372 were record highs and 82 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 7 were all-time records, 39 monthly and 857 daily.
Paakea 350 set an all-time record daily precipitation of 581.7 mm (22.9 in) on 4 January 1988.
Across 162 earlier years (1795 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 503 records.

Record Map

903 stations

903 station records on 4 January 1988 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 4 January 1988: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Paakea 350	United States	Record daily precipitation	581.7 mm (22.9 in)	78 of 100 (Major)
Napoopoo 28	United States	Record daily precipitation	78.7 mm (3.1 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Nuuanu Rsch 5 775	United States	Record daily precipitation	171.7 mm (6.8 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Kainaliu 73.2	United States	Record daily precipitation	97.0 mm (3.8 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Kalihi Rsch Site 777	United States	Record daily precipitation	203.2 mm (8.0 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Cedarville	United States	Record daily precipitation	30.2 mm (1.2 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Mt Ida 3 SE	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Palolo Vly 718	United States	Record daily precipitation	203.2 mm (8.0 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Waipahu 750	United States	Record daily precipitation	65.0 mm (2.6 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Villingen-Schwenningen	Germany	Record daily precipitation	42.7 mm (1.7 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Lovelock	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Waiahole 837	United States	Record daily precipitation	399.5 mm (15.7 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Tartu	Estonia	Record high minimum temperature	4.2 C (39.6 F)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Moloaa 1145	United States	Record daily precipitation	116.1 mm (4.6 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Elko Rgnl AP	United States	Record daily snowfall	11.9 cm (4.7 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Elatma	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	1.2 C (34.2 F)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Fredonia	United States	Record daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Indian Mills 2 W	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Freudenstadt	Germany	Record daily precipitation	64.3 mm (2.5 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Uruapan (Smn)	Mexico	Record high minimum temperature	15.6 C (60.1 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Velikie Luki	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	2.6 C (36.7 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Pipestone	United States	Record snow depth	38.1 cm (15.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Ny Westerleigh Stat Is	United States	Record daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Caribou WFO	United States	Record daily snowfall	26.7 cm (10.5 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Rupanyup (Post Office)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	28.4 mm (1.1 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Tuttlingen	Germany	Record daily precipitation	26.0 mm (1.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Beowawe	United States	Record snow depth	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Ibapah	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Raymond Terrace (Wallaroo Stat	Australia	Record daily precipitation	124.4 mm (4.9 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
St. Petersburg	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	3.9 C (39.0 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Franklin	United States	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Kennebec	United States	Record snow depth	38.1 cm (15.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Nephi	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Chugwater	United States	Record snow depth	50.8 cm (20.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Wheatland 4N	United States	Record snow depth	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Karlsruhe	Germany	Record daily precipitation	26.5 mm (1.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Zametchino	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	0.8 C (33.4 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Oktjabrskij-Gorodok	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	0.4 C (32.7 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Manassa	United States	Record snow depth	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Pleasant Grove	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.7 cm (6.2 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Manati 2 E	Puerto Rico [United States]	Record high minimum temperature	21.7 C (71.1 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Stonyford	United States	Record daily precipitation	99.3 mm (3.9 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Red Springs 1 SE	United States	Record daily precipitation	44.5 mm (1.8 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Farmville	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-2.2 C (28.0 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Towera	Australia	Record daily precipitation	27.0 mm (1.1 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Nundle Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	65.0 mm (2.6 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Brocken	Germany	Record daily precipitation	44.9 mm (1.8 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Paskenta Rs	United States	Record daily precipitation	71.6 mm (2.8 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Beltsville	United States	Record daily precipitation	72.4 mm (2.9 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
College Park	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.8 cm (2.3 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Pemberton	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Ione 18 S	United States	Record daily snowfall	11.4 cm (4.5 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Rhinelander	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-22.2 C (-8.0 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Temilpa	Mexico	Record high maximum temperature	40.6 C (105.1 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Rjazan	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	0.9 C (33.6 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Fallon Exp STN	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.1 cm (2.8 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Tuscarora	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Hammonton 1 NE	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Buena Vista STN	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Haleakala Exp Farm 434	United States	Record daily precipitation	170.2 mm (6.7 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

903 records

Records set or tied on 4 January 1988 by type: Highest daily maximum 171, Lowest daily maximum 47, Highest daily minimum 201, Lowest daily minimum 35, Heaviest daily rainfall 222, Heaviest daily snowfall 146, Deepest snow cover 81.

Records on 4 January 1988 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	171
Lowest daily maximum	47
Highest daily minimum	201
Lowest daily minimum	35
Heaviest daily rainfall	222
Heaviest daily snowfall	146
Deepest snow cover	81

Records on 4 January 1988 by timescale: all-time 7, monthly 39, daily 857.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

726 broken records

Margins by which the 726 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 215.9. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

4 January 1988

Top 20 records on 4 January 1988 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
4 January 1988	Paakea 350, US	all-time rain	581.7 mm (22.9 in)	215.9 mm (8.5 in)	45 years	78 of 100 (Major)
4 January 1988	Napoopoo 28, US	daily rain	78.7 mm (3.1 in)	53.3 mm (2.1 in)	73 years	61 of 100 (Major)
4 January 1988	Nuuanu Rsch 5 775, US	monthly rain	171.7 mm (6.8 in)	57.4 mm (2.3 in)	19 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
4 January 1988	Kainaliu 73.2, US	daily rain	97.0 mm (3.8 in)	81.5 mm (3.2 in)	33 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
4 January 1988	Kalihi Rsch Site 777, US	daily rain	203.2 mm (8.0 in)	125.0 mm (4.9 in)	20 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
4 January 1988	Cedarville, US	daily rain	30.2 mm (1.2 in)	15.2 mm (0.6 in)	57 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
4 January 1988	Mt Ida 3 SE, US	daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	108 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
4 January 1988	Palolo Vly 718, US	daily rain	203.2 mm (8.0 in)	122.9 mm (4.8 in)	20 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
4 January 1988	Waipahu 750, US	daily rain	65.0 mm (2.6 in)	47.5 mm (1.9 in)	72 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
4 January 1988	Villingen-Schwenningen, DE	daily rain	42.7 mm (1.7 in)	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	17 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
4 January 1988	Lovelock, US	daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	46 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
4 January 1988	Waiahole 837, US	all-time rain	399.5 mm (15.7 in)	43.9 mm (1.7 in)	38 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
4 January 1988	Tartu, EE	monthly high min	4.2 C (39.6 F)	1.3 C (2.3 F)	88 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
4 January 1988	Moloaa 1145, US	daily rain	116.1 mm (4.6 in)	59.2 mm (2.3 in)	44 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
4 January 1988	Elko Rgnl AP, US	daily snowfall	11.9 cm (4.7 in)	4.3 cm (1.7 in)	97 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
4 January 1988	Elatma, RU	monthly high min	1.2 C (34.2 F)	0.4 C (0.7 F)	88 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
4 January 1988	Fredonia, US	daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	73 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
4 January 1988	Indian Mills 2 W, US	daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	82 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
4 January 1988	Freudenstadt, DE	daily rain	64.3 mm (2.5 in)	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	4 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
4 January 1988	Uruapan (Smn), MX	monthly high min	15.6 C (60.1 F)	1.7 C (3.1 F)	64 years	41 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

1795 to 1988

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1795 to 1988. 1988 had 903 records.

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

Records on 01-04 in each year
Year	Records
1795	2
1803	2
1824	1
1845	1
1855	1
1860	2
1864	4
1866	1
1867	2
1869	2
1871	2
1872	1
1873	2
1874	3
1876	1
1877	3
1878	3
1879	1
1880	1
1881	3
1882	2
1884	2
1886	5
1887	2
1888	4
1889	4
1890	2
1891	4
1892	1
1893	2
1894	9
1895	8
1896	2
1897	1
1898	2
1899	4
1900	6
1901	9
1902	7
1903	16
1904	51
1905	21
1906	15
1907	13
1908	8
1909	23
1910	20
1911	17
1912	30
1913	27
1914	45
1915	21
1916	59
1917	59
1918	78
1919	34
1920	113
1921	121
1922	56
1923	54
1924	184
1925	128
1926	310
1927	185
1928	150
1929	96
1930	134
1931	94
1932	200
1933	231
1934	319
1935	207
1936	394
1937	251
1938	136
1939	647
1940	332
1941	1,010
1942	1,191
1943	453
1944	300
1945	194
1946	371
1947	858
1948	391
1949	1,261
1950	2,015
1951	394
1952	349
1953	267
1954	249
1955	659
1956	462
1957	262
1958	448
1959	1,124
1960	358
1961	378
1962	359
1963	559
1964	349
1965	403
1966	798
1967	319
1968	661
1969	645
1970	497
1971	1,191
1972	728
1973	667
1974	957
1975	394
1976	534
1977	524
1978	656
1979	1,606
1980	643
1981	1,430
1982	2,261
1983	953
1984	996
1985	1,049
1986	705
1987	1,172
1988	903
1989	1,205
1990	509
1991	1,016
1992	1,201
1993	1,538
1994	1,418
1995	922
1996	1,389
1997	3,256
1998	1,246
1999	1,842
2000	1,486
2001	1,350
2002	1,151
2003	1,229
2004	1,611
2005	1,581
2006	1,167
2007	2,045
2008	845
2009	824
2010	1,183
2011	586
2012	1,357
2013	797
2014	770
2015	715
2016	618
2017	997
2018	1,096
2019	616
2020	497
2021	427
2022	698
2023	1,236
2024	562
2025	477
2026	1,013

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Data for records on 1988-01-04: 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 50	651
50 to 100	51
100 to 150	15
150 to 200	7
200 to 250	2