Weather Records on 13 February 1988

885 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 13 February 1988. Highest significance: Berlin, US.

Key Facts for 13 February 1988

On 13 February 1988, 885 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
136 were record highs and 294 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 6 were all-time records, 18 monthly and 861 daily.
Berlin set a daily record snowfall of 48.3 cm (19.0 in) on 13 February 1988.
Across 158 earlier years (1794 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 477 records.

Record Map

885 stations

885 station records on 13 February 1988 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 13 February 1988: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Berlin	United States	Record daily snowfall	48.3 cm (19.0 in)	69 of 100 (Major)
Bowenville	Australia	Record daily precipitation	100.0 mm (3.9 in)	62 of 100 (Major)
Greenmount Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	67.0 mm (2.6 in)	62 of 100 (Major)
Helidon Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	123.6 mm (4.9 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Hattonvale Store	Australia	Record daily precipitation	100.0 mm (3.9 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Cambooya Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	80.0 mm (3.1 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Leyburn Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	70.4 mm (2.8 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Gunbower	Australia	Record daily precipitation	110.0 mm (4.3 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Wesselsbron (Mun)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	60.5 mm (2.4 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Stuttgart	United States	Record snow depth	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
New Salem	United States	Record daily snowfall	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Back Plains	Australia	Record daily precipitation	85.2 mm (3.4 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Bellows Falls	United States	Record daily snowfall	34.3 cm (13.5 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Cavendish	United States	Record daily snowfall	37.1 cm (14.6 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Chelsea	United States	Record daily snowfall	38.1 cm (15.0 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Nukinenda	Australia	Record daily precipitation	60.0 mm (2.4 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Plymouth-Kingston	United States	Record daily precipitation	64.5 mm (2.5 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Ravensbourne	Australia	Record daily precipitation	101.0 mm (4.0 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Kurrowah	Australia	Record daily precipitation	89.0 mm (3.5 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Laidley Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	101.2 mm (4.0 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Rochester	United States	Record daily snowfall	50.8 cm (20.0 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Blue Hill Coop	United States	Record daily precipitation	56.4 mm (2.2 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Bethlehem	United States	Record daily snowfall	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Bradford	United States	Record daily snowfall	38.1 cm (15.0 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Glen Royal	Australia	Record daily precipitation	78.0 mm (3.1 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Errol	United States	Record daily precipitation	47.8 mm (1.9 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Madrid	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	62.5 mm (2.5 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Strathmore	Australia	Record daily precipitation	128.8 mm (5.1 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Aughamore	Australia	Record daily precipitation	71.0 mm (2.8 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Gardner	United States	Record daily snowfall	35.6 cm (14.0 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Heath	United States	Record daily snowfall	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Pelham	United States	Record daily snowfall	38.1 cm (15.0 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Berlin 5 S	United States	Record snow depth	63.5 cm (25.0 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Gatton Allan Street	Australia	Record daily precipitation	107.0 mm (4.2 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Peru	United States	Record daily snowfall	39.4 cm (15.5 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Victoria Hill	Australia	Record daily precipitation	61.0 mm (2.4 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Columba	Australia	Record daily precipitation	73.8 mm (2.9 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Readsboro 1 SE	United States	Record daily snowfall	36.8 cm (14.5 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
University of Queensland Gatto	Australia	Record daily precipitation	103.0 mm (4.1 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Upper Forest Springs	Australia	Record daily precipitation	54.4 mm (2.1 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Nueva Esperanza	Mexico	Record high minimum temperature	28.3 C (82.9 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Ft Kent	United States	Record daily snowfall	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Searsburg STN	United States	Record daily snowfall	33.0 cm (13.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Vernon	United States	Record daily snowfall	37.3 cm (14.7 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Dalby Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	76.4 mm (3.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Pratten	Australia	Record daily precipitation	67.2 mm (2.6 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Ipswich	United States	Record daily precipitation	46.7 mm (1.8 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Newburyport	United States	Record daily snowfall	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Clarksdale	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-13.3 C (8.1 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Centennial 1NE	United States	Record snow depth	48.3 cm (19.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Warrabah	Australia	Record daily precipitation	51.0 mm (2.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Cheriton	Australia	Record daily precipitation	54.2 mm (2.1 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Squa Pan Dam	United States	Record daily snowfall	35.6 cm (14.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Ipswich	United States	Record daily snowfall	26.7 cm (10.5 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Lakeport 2	United States	Record daily snowfall	40.6 cm (16.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Inglewood Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	44.8 mm (1.8 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Toowoomba	Australia	Record daily precipitation	113.2 mm (4.5 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Ourigilla	Australia	Record daily precipitation	62.4 mm (2.5 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Bridgton 3 NW	United States	Record daily snowfall	35.6 cm (14.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Farmington	United States	Record daily snowfall	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)

Counts by Type and Timescale

885 records

Records set or tied on 13 February 1988 by type: Highest daily maximum 72, Lowest daily maximum 161, Highest daily minimum 64, Lowest daily minimum 133, Heaviest daily rainfall 273, Heaviest daily snowfall 110, Deepest snow cover 72.

Records on 13 February 1988 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	72
Lowest daily maximum	161
Highest daily minimum	64
Lowest daily minimum	133
Heaviest daily rainfall	273
Heaviest daily snowfall	110
Deepest snow cover	72

Records on 13 February 1988 by timescale: all-time 6, monthly 18, daily 861.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

729 broken records

Margins by which the 729 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 442.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

13 February 1988

Top 20 records on 13 February 1988 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
13 February 1988	Berlin, US	daily snowfall	48.3 cm (19.0 in)	35.6 cm (14.0 in)	64 years	69 of 100 (Major)
13 February 1988	Bowenville, AU	daily rain	100.0 mm (3.9 in)	60.1 mm (2.4 in)	56 years	62 of 100 (Major)
13 February 1988	Greenmount Post Office, AU	daily rain	67.0 mm (2.6 in)	49.2 mm (1.9 in)	76 years	62 of 100 (Major)
13 February 1988	Helidon Post Office, AU	daily rain	123.6 mm (4.9 in)	65.7 mm (2.6 in)	40 years	61 of 100 (Major)
13 February 1988	Hattonvale Store, AU	daily rain	100.0 mm (3.9 in)	77.6 mm (3.1 in)	30 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
13 February 1988	Cambooya Post Office, AU	daily rain	80.0 mm (3.1 in)	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	77 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
13 February 1988	Leyburn Post Office, AU	daily rain	70.4 mm (2.8 in)	29.3 mm (1.2 in)	97 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
13 February 1988	Gunbower, AU	daily rain	110.0 mm (4.3 in)	88.4 mm (3.5 in)	36 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
13 February 1988	Wesselsbron (Mun), ZA	daily rain	60.5 mm (2.4 in)	37.9 mm (1.5 in)	53 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
13 February 1988	Stuttgart, US	daily snow depth	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	96 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
13 February 1988	New Salem, US	daily snowfall	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	16.5 cm (6.5 in)	88 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
13 February 1988	Back Plains, AU	daily rain	85.2 mm (3.4 in)	61.8 mm (2.4 in)	36 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
13 February 1988	Bellows Falls, US	daily snowfall	34.3 cm (13.5 in)	19.1 cm (7.5 in)	82 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
13 February 1988	Cavendish, US	daily snowfall	37.1 cm (14.6 in)	20.6 cm (8.1 in)	64 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
13 February 1988	Chelsea, US	daily snowfall	38.1 cm (15.0 in)	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	64 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
13 February 1988	Nukinenda, AU	daily rain	60.0 mm (2.4 in)	39.9 mm (1.6 in)	80 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
13 February 1988	Plymouth-Kingston, US	daily rain	64.5 mm (2.5 in)	31.5 mm (1.2 in)	72 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
13 February 1988	Ravensbourne, AU	daily rain	101.0 mm (4.0 in)	75.6 mm (3.0 in)	25 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
13 February 1988	Kurrowah, AU	daily rain	89.0 mm (3.5 in)	43.3 mm (1.7 in)	68 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
13 February 1988	Laidley Post Office, AU	daily rain	101.2 mm (4.0 in)	49.6 mm (2.0 in)	40 years	51 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

1794 to 1988

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1794 to 1988. 1988 had 885 records.

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

Records on 02-13 in each year
Year	Records
1794	1
1803	2
1829	2
1847	1
1848	1
1855	1
1856	4
1860	1
1865	3
1868	1
1869	1
1870	1
1871	2
1872	2
1875	2
1877	2
1878	1
1880	1
1882	2
1884	1
1885	2
1886	2
1888	2
1889	1
1891	2
1893	4
1894	2
1895	8
1896	3
1897	2
1898	3
1899	13
1900	4
1901	7
1902	11
1903	3
1904	13
1905	19
1906	8
1907	11
1908	18
1909	8
1910	9
1911	40
1912	8
1913	25
1914	64
1915	15
1916	21
1917	143
1918	37
1919	32
1920	21
1921	43
1922	50
1923	209
1924	157
1925	85
1926	86
1927	150
1928	599
1929	186
1930	224
1931	231
1932	126
1933	306
1934	262
1935	186
1936	714
1937	614
1938	907
1939	295
1940	208
1941	239
1942	300
1943	420
1944	312
1945	415
1946	549
1947	895
1948	673
1949	1,079
1950	618
1951	539
1952	332
1953	130
1954	897
1955	558
1956	311
1957	416
1958	836
1959	487
1960	559
1961	467
1962	1,136
1963	470
1964	249
1965	396
1966	984
1967	704
1968	531
1969	580
1970	558
1971	1,003
1972	394
1973	611
1974	398
1975	574
1976	605
1977	647
1978	1,623
1979	1,911
1980	537
1981	734
1982	809
1983	1,130
1984	1,297
1985	1,189
1986	1,055
1987	729
1988	885
1989	776
1990	1,429
1991	765
1992	933
1993	672
1994	959
1995	1,838
1996	1,123
1997	1,086
1998	1,291
1999	1,022
2000	935
2001	862
2002	998
2003	834
2004	1,407
2005	916
2006	766
2007	1,097
2008	987
2009	856
2010	1,122
2011	718
2012	1,020
2013	462
2014	1,235
2015	896
2016	853
2017	1,039
2018	426
2019	950
2020	1,106
2021	2,340
2022	516
2023	607
2024	688
2025	1,176
2026	485

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Data for records on 1988-02-13: 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).

Histogram of margins by which records were beaten on 13 February 1988
Margin	Records
0 to 100	664
100 to 200	43
200 to 300	17
300 to 400	4
400 to 500	1