Weather Records on 4 March 1988

924 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 4 March 1988. Highest significance: Farmland 5 NNW, US.

Key Facts for 4 March 1988

On 4 March 1988, 924 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
171 were record highs and 143 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 8 were all-time records, 66 monthly and 850 daily.
Farmland 5 NNW set a daily record snowfall of 15.2 cm (6.0 in) on 4 March 1988.
Across 167 earlier years (1801 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 491 records.

Record Map

924 stations

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

Weather records on 4 March 1988: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Farmland 5 NNW	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	68 of 100 (Major)
Melstone	United States	Record daily precipitation	28.7 mm (1.1 in)	68 of 100 (Major)
Higgins	United States	Record snow depth	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	67 of 100 (Major)
Moyoguarda	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	66 of 100 (Major)
Prospect	United States	Record daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	66 of 100 (Major)
Monticello 5 SE	United States	Record daily precipitation	110.0 mm (4.3 in)	63 of 100 (Major)
Kenton	United States	Record daily snowfall	24.1 cm (9.5 in)	62 of 100 (Major)
Marion 2 N	United States	Record daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Camilla 3SE	United States	Record daily precipitation	101.6 mm (4.0 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Waverly	United States	Record daily precipitation	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Cincel 42	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Grafton	United States	Record daily snowfall	14.0 cm (5.5 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Presa Ansaldo	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	32.8 mm (1.3 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
General Anaya	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	33.3 mm (1.3 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Colonia Empleado	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	34.8 mm (1.4 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Portland 1 SW	United States	Record daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Morelos 77	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	30.7 mm (1.2 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Tamanrasset	Algeria	Record daily precipitation	41.0 mm (1.6 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Aquiles Serdan 46	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	28.4 mm (1.1 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Corrales	Mexico	Record low maximum temperature	14.4 C (57.9 F)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Barretos	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	142.5 mm (5.6 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Presa El Bosque (Cfe)	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Wewahitchka	United States	Record daily precipitation	185.7 mm (7.3 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Presa Mixcoac	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Hillsboro	United States	Record daily precipitation	42.7 mm (1.7 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Mansfield 5 W	United States	Record daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
El Reno 1 N	United States	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Mc Connellsville Lk 7	United States	Record daily precipitation	39.1 mm (1.5 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
San Francisco Tlalcilalcalpan	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Mitt. Paamiut	Greenland [Denmark]	Record daily precipitation	56.0 mm (2.2 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Presa Hurtado	Mexico	Record low maximum temperature	15.6 C (60.1 F)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Logansport Cicott St	United States	Record daily snowfall	8.4 cm (3.3 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Tlaxco	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	26.9 mm (1.1 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Chipley	United States	Record daily precipitation	114.3 mm (4.5 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Tuddal	Norway	Record snow depth	151.0 cm (59.4 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Thomasville 7 NE	United States	Record daily precipitation	87.1 mm (3.4 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Tifton	United States	Record daily precipitation	96.5 mm (3.8 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Kokomo 3 WSW	United States	Record daily snowfall	25.9 cm (10.2 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Lamar 7N	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Nelsonville	United States	Record daily precipitation	59.7 mm (2.4 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Miami	United States	Record snow depth	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Pecos	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Biskra	Algeria	Record low maximum temperature	13.3 C (55.9 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Circleville	United States	Record daily precipitation	31.2 mm (1.2 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Upper Sandusky	United States	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Woodward	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Etucuaro	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	25.9 mm (1.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Amesville	United States	Record daily precipitation	52.3 mm (2.1 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Laranja da Terra	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	54.2 mm (2.1 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Cabralia Paulista	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	83.2 mm (3.3 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
El Chico	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	43.9 mm (1.7 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Ciudad Hidalgo (Smn)	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	26.4 mm (1.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Warrenton 1 N	United States	Record daily snowfall	13.5 cm (5.3 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Rantoul	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Kempten	Germany	Record snow depth	71.0 cm (28.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Headland	United States	Record daily precipitation	90.9 mm (3.6 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Iola 1 W	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Moroleon	Mexico	Record low maximum temperature	18.3 C (64.9 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Perry	United States	Record daily precipitation	62.2 mm (2.4 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
W Lafayette 6 NW	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)

Counts by Type and Timescale

924 records

Records set or tied on 4 March 1988 by type: Highest daily maximum 52, Lowest daily maximum 110, Highest daily minimum 119, Lowest daily minimum 33, Heaviest daily rainfall 431, Heaviest daily snowfall 101, Deepest snow cover 78.

Records on 4 March 1988 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	52
Lowest daily maximum	110
Highest daily minimum	119
Lowest daily minimum	33
Heaviest daily rainfall	431
Heaviest daily snowfall	101
Deepest snow cover	78

Records on 4 March 1988 by timescale: all-time 8, monthly 66, daily 850.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

800 broken records

Margins by which the 800 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 305.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

4 March 1988

Top 20 records on 4 March 1988 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
4 March 1988	Farmland 5 NNW, US	daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	92 years	68 of 100 (Major)
4 March 1988	Melstone, US	daily rain	28.7 mm (1.1 in)	22.6 mm (0.9 in)	67 years	68 of 100 (Major)
4 March 1988	Higgins, US	daily snow depth	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	80 years	67 of 100 (Major)
4 March 1988	Moyoguarda, MX	daily rain	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	67 years	66 of 100 (Major)
4 March 1988	Prospect, US	daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	15.3 cm (6.0 in)	66 years	66 of 100 (Major)
4 March 1988	Monticello 5 SE, US	daily rain	110.0 mm (4.3 in)	65.5 mm (2.6 in)	75 years	63 of 100 (Major)
4 March 1988	Kenton, US	all-time snowfall	24.1 cm (9.5 in)	2.5 cm (1.0 in)	93 years	62 of 100 (Major)
4 March 1988	Marion 2 N, US	daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	92 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
4 March 1988	Camilla 3SE, US	daily rain	101.6 mm (4.0 in)	68.6 mm (2.7 in)	40 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
4 March 1988	Waverly, US	daily rain	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	20.6 mm (0.8 in)	88 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
4 March 1988	Cincel 42, MX	monthly rain	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	15.8 mm (0.6 in)	23 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
4 March 1988	Grafton, US	daily snowfall	14.0 cm (5.5 in)	11.0 cm (4.3 in)	92 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
4 March 1988	Presa Ansaldo, MX	daily rain	32.8 mm (1.3 in)	32.8 mm (1.3 in)	34 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
4 March 1988	General Anaya, MX	daily rain	33.3 mm (1.3 in)	33.3 mm (1.3 in)	36 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
4 March 1988	Colonia Empleado, MX	daily rain	34.8 mm (1.4 in)	34.8 mm (1.4 in)	49 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
4 March 1988	Portland 1 SW, US	daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	15.3 cm (6.0 in)	34 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
4 March 1988	Morelos 77, MX	daily rain	30.7 mm (1.2 in)	30.7 mm (1.2 in)	32 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
4 March 1988	Tamanrasset, DZ	monthly rain	41.0 mm (1.6 in)	35.0 mm (1.4 in)	8 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
4 March 1988	Aquiles Serdan 46, MX	daily rain	28.4 mm (1.1 in)	24.8 mm (1.0 in)	21 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
4 March 1988	Corrales, MX	daily low max	14.4 C (57.9 F)	7.8 C (14.0 F)	51 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

1801 to 1988

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1801 to 1988. 1988 had 924 records.

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

Records on 03-04 in each year
Year	Records
1801	1
1804	1
1810	1
1814	1
1816	1
1817	1
1837	1
1842	1
1843	1
1845	5
1846	1
1851	1
1852	2
1853	1
1857	1
1859	2
1862	1
1863	1
1868	1
1871	1
1872	1
1873	2
1874	1
1875	2
1876	1
1878	1
1880	6
1881	5
1882	2
1884	1
1886	3
1888	4
1889	3
1890	7
1891	3
1892	1
1893	2
1894	1
1895	2
1896	11
1897	2
1900	1
1901	3
1902	5
1903	18
1904	8
1905	8
1906	14
1907	13
1908	15
1909	23
1910	7
1911	6
1912	46
1913	23
1914	27
1915	27
1916	37
1917	51
1918	79
1919	162
1920	76
1921	99
1922	59
1923	206
1924	139
1925	272
1926	144
1927	132
1928	100
1929	252
1930	148
1931	295
1932	341
1933	357
1934	402
1935	528
1936	171
1937	336
1938	628
1939	278
1940	242
1941	278
1942	266
1943	1,123
1944	564
1945	465
1946	679
1947	407
1948	698
1949	299
1950	638
1951	740
1952	747
1953	540
1954	528
1955	1,317
1956	504
1957	294
1958	414
1959	743
1960	2,289
1961	773
1962	536
1963	502
1964	677
1965	855
1966	1,050
1967	359
1968	1,100
1969	252
1970	332
1971	1,217
1972	632
1973	569
1974	1,456
1975	514
1976	1,696
1977	1,240
1978	1,905
1979	1,100
1980	742
1981	742
1982	758
1983	2,210
1984	671
1985	1,118
1986	1,113
1987	1,577
1988	924
1989	1,369
1990	738
1991	1,343
1992	1,283
1993	749
1994	959
1995	1,062
1996	727
1997	1,013
1998	1,720
1999	990
2000	878
2001	762
2002	2,015
2003	861
2004	1,092
2005	782
2006	711
2007	779
2008	919
2009	1,460
2010	517
2011	682
2012	755
2013	708
2014	1,792
2015	577
2016	748
2017	571
2018	645
2019	2,178
2020	873
2021	492
2022	516
2023	807
2024	1,328
2025	695
2026	747

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Data for records on 1988-03-04: 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	728
50 to 100	44
100 to 150	16
150 to 200	6
200 to 250	3
250 to 300	2
300 to 350	1