Weather Records on 1 March 1988

722 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 1 March 1988. Highest significance: Gumlu Days Road, AU.

Key Facts for 1 March 1988

On 1 March 1988, 722 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
245 were record highs and 79 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 5 were all-time records, 63 monthly and 654 daily.
Gumlu Days Road set a daily record precipitation of 230.0 mm (9.1 in) on 1 March 1988.
Across 159 earlier years (1808 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 521 records.

Record Map

722 stations

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

Weather records on 1 March 1988: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Gumlu Days Road	Australia	Record daily precipitation	230.0 mm (9.1 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Ciudad Hidalgo (Smn)	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Shirbourne Park	Australia	Record daily precipitation	301.1 mm (11.9 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Kalamia Estate	Australia	Record daily precipitation	329.2 mm (13.0 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Strathmore	Australia	Record daily precipitation	101.0 mm (4.0 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Notinsila (Bos)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	120.0 mm (4.7 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Loxton (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	90.0 mm (3.5 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Nebo	Australia	Record daily precipitation	167.4 mm (6.6 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Yacamunda Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	75.0 mm (3.0 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Mingela Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	102.0 mm (4.0 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Dalrymple Heights	Australia	Record daily precipitation	355.0 mm (14.0 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Home Hill Fifteen A St	Australia	Record daily precipitation	386.8 mm (15.2 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Giru Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	263.8 mm (10.4 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Taung	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	80.0 mm (3.1 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Woodhouse	Australia	Record daily precipitation	167.0 mm (6.6 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Blackburn	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	140.0 mm (5.5 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Te Kowai Exp STN	Australia	Record daily precipitation	301.2 mm (11.9 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Crediton	Australia	Record daily precipitation	397.0 mm (15.6 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Doornbosch	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	100.0 mm (3.9 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Gargett Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	232.0 mm (9.1 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Gannakraal	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	61.0 mm (2.4 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Nieu-Bethesda (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	49.0 mm (1.9 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Finch Hatton Cook St	Australia	Record daily precipitation	246.0 mm (9.7 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Pleystowe Sugar Mill	Australia	Record daily precipitation	293.4 mm (11.6 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Lusikisiki (Tnk)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	100.5 mm (4.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Collinsville Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	105.2 mm (4.1 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Beeldhouersfontein	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	55.8 mm (2.2 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Rookwood	Australia	Record daily precipitation	109.0 mm (4.3 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Trundle (Brookview St)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	49.6 mm (2.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Balgownie West	Australia	Record daily precipitation	29.8 mm (1.2 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Avare	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	61.1 mm (2.4 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Wichita Falls Muni AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	91.4 mm (3.6 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Home Hill Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	395.0 mm (15.6 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Hopewell	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	121.7 mm (4.8 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Ayr Dpi Research STN	Australia	Record daily precipitation	254.0 mm (10.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Inkerman Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	295.0 mm (11.6 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Goonumbla (Avondale)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	52.0 mm (2.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Willowvale (Tnk)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	63.3 mm (2.5 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Richmond C/K (Tnk)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	45.0 mm (1.8 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Cornubia	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	135.5 mm (5.3 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Guba	Azerbaijan	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Rio Das Pedras	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	61.5 mm (2.4 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Kempten	Germany	Record snow depth	79.0 cm (31.1 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Chemnitz	Germany	Record snow depth	46.0 cm (18.1 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Noorbeek	Netherlands	Record snow depth	15.0 cm (5.9 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
De Vlei "de Kruis"	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	67.0 mm (2.6 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Mount Lebanon	Australia	Record daily precipitation	106.4 mm (4.2 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Gunbower	Australia	Record daily precipitation	41.0 mm (1.6 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Taquari-Vai	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	54.1 mm (2.1 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
El Rodeo	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	46.0 mm (1.8 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Dedeben (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	50.0 mm (2.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Dundee Agric Res Station	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	56.5 mm (2.2 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Muskogee	United States	Record daily precipitation	51.3 mm (2.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Itapeuna	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	78.1 mm (3.1 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Cengcane (Bos)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	71.2 mm (2.8 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Collaroy Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	96.6 mm (3.8 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Koumala Hatfields Road	Australia	Record daily precipitation	196.4 mm (7.7 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Mount Irving	Australia	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Quaggasdrift	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	86.5 mm (3.4 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Kentani (Bos)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	84.0 mm (3.3 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)

Counts by Type and Timescale

722 records

Records set or tied on 1 March 1988 by type: Highest daily maximum 116, Lowest daily maximum 43, Highest daily minimum 129, Lowest daily minimum 36, Heaviest daily rainfall 321, Heaviest daily snowfall 3, Deepest snow cover 74.

Records on 1 March 1988 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	116
Lowest daily maximum	43
Highest daily minimum	129
Lowest daily minimum	36
Heaviest daily rainfall	321
Heaviest daily snowfall	3
Deepest snow cover	74

Records on 1 March 1988 by timescale: all-time 5, monthly 63, daily 654.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

595 broken records

Margins by which the 595 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 284.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

1 March 1988

Top 20 records on 1 March 1988 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
1 March 1988	Gumlu Days Road, AU	daily rain	230.0 mm (9.1 in)	169.8 mm (6.7 in)	48 years	61 of 100 (Major)
1 March 1988	Ciudad Hidalgo (Smn), MX	daily rain	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	23.6 mm (0.9 in)	51 years	61 of 100 (Major)
1 March 1988	Shirbourne Park, AU	daily rain	301.1 mm (11.9 in)	201.0 mm (7.9 in)	41 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
1 March 1988	Kalamia Estate, AU	monthly rain	329.2 mm (13.0 in)	66.8 mm (2.6 in)	58 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
1 March 1988	Strathmore, AU	daily rain	101.0 mm (4.0 in)	54.0 mm (2.1 in)	60 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
1 March 1988	Notinsila (Bos), ZA	daily rain	120.0 mm (4.7 in)	65.6 mm (2.6 in)	54 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
1 March 1988	Loxton (Pol), ZA	daily rain	90.0 mm (3.5 in)	69.2 mm (2.7 in)	31 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
1 March 1988	Nebo, AU	daily rain	167.4 mm (6.6 in)	95.2 mm (3.7 in)	14 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
1 March 1988	Yacamunda Station, AU	daily rain	75.0 mm (3.0 in)	62.3 mm (2.5 in)	48 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
1 March 1988	Mingela Post Office, AU	daily rain	102.0 mm (4.0 in)	55.0 mm (2.2 in)	74 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
1 March 1988	Dalrymple Heights, AU	daily rain	355.0 mm (14.0 in)	226.0 mm (8.9 in)	14 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
1 March 1988	Home Hill Fifteen A St, AU	all-time rain	386.8 mm (15.2 in)	25.6 mm (1.0 in)	45 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
1 March 1988	Giru Post Office, AU	daily rain	263.8 mm (10.4 in)	204.1 mm (8.0 in)	16 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
1 March 1988	Taung, ZA	daily rain	80.0 mm (3.1 in)	37.8 mm (1.5 in)	36 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
1 March 1988	Woodhouse, AU	daily rain	167.0 mm (6.6 in)	88.3 mm (3.5 in)	48 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
1 March 1988	Blackburn, ZA	daily rain	140.0 mm (5.5 in)	63.1 mm (2.5 in)	19 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
1 March 1988	Te Kowai Exp STN, AU	daily rain	301.2 mm (11.9 in)	124.2 mm (4.9 in)	14 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
1 March 1988	Crediton, AU	daily rain	397.0 mm (15.6 in)	284.0 mm (11.2 in)	14 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
1 March 1988	Doornbosch, ZA	monthly rain	100.0 mm (3.9 in)	24.5 mm (1.0 in)	26 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
1 March 1988	Gargett Post Office, AU	daily rain	232.0 mm (9.1 in)	115.4 mm (4.5 in)	33 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

1808 to 1988

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1808 to 1988. 1988 had 722 records.

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

Records on 03-01 in each year
Year	Records
1808	1
1814	1
1817	1
1827	1
1836	2
1844	1
1846	4
1858	1
1859	1
1863	2
1868	1
1870	3
1872	1
1875	4
1876	3
1877	1
1878	2
1881	1
1882	2
1883	1
1884	6
1886	10
1888	3
1889	1
1890	1
1891	3
1892	1
1893	1
1894	1
1896	2
1897	2
1898	8
1899	1
1900	7
1901	1
1902	14
1903	11
1904	13
1905	4
1906	30
1907	5
1908	14
1909	19
1910	14
1911	20
1912	64
1913	26
1914	23
1915	21
1916	34
1917	15
1918	16
1919	57
1920	98
1921	411
1922	139
1923	127
1924	44
1925	100
1926	86
1927	203
1928	61
1929	181
1930	90
1931	140
1932	462
1933	94
1934	401
1935	167
1936	232
1937	220
1938	308
1939	565
1940	513
1941	644
1942	391
1943	256
1944	155
1945	178
1946	358
1947	933
1948	893
1949	250
1950	249
1951	564
1952	564
1953	615
1954	893
1955	1,028
1956	523
1957	293
1958	459
1959	463
1960	1,530
1961	548
1962	2,067
1963	532
1964	563
1965	696
1966	575
1967	731
1968	966
1969	439
1970	725
1971	943
1972	1,524
1973	613
1974	954
1975	411
1976	1,612
1977	317
1978	1,065
1979	507
1980	2,040
1981	550
1982	918
1983	1,048
1984	720
1985	676
1986	1,317
1987	2,042
1988	722
1989	924
1990	1,000
1991	926
1992	1,827
1993	1,189
1994	1,339
1995	1,214
1996	641
1997	1,924
1998	957
1999	1,150
2000	1,211
2001	1,081
2002	1,012
2003	756
2004	1,363
2005	1,294
2006	1,376
2007	1,418
2008	887
2009	1,030
2010	890
2011	868
2012	1,776
2013	782
2014	1,149
2015	1,279
2016	622
2017	1,212
2018	1,197
2019	747
2020	494
2021	824
2022	1,096
2023	1,232
2024	642
2025	841
2026	1,153

Download the Data

Data for records on 1988-03-01: 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	542
50 to 100	33
100 to 150	10
150 to 200	5
200 to 250	4
250 to 300	1