Weather Records on 5 March 1988

623 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 5 March 1988. Highest significance: Aralskoe More, KZ.

Key Facts for 5 March 1988

On 5 March 1988, 623 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
159 were record highs and 133 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 10 were all-time records, 28 monthly and 585 daily.
Aralskoe More set a daily record precipitation of 28.0 mm (1.1 in) on 5 March 1988.
Across 164 earlier years (1794 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 481 records.

Record Map

623 stations

623 station records on 5 March 1988 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 5 March 1988: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Aralskoe More	Kazakhstan	Record daily precipitation	28.0 mm (1.1 in)	70 of 100 (Major)
Wesselsbron (Mun)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	170.0 mm (6.7 in)	67 of 100 (Major)
Moroleon	Mexico	Record low maximum temperature	13.3 C (55.9 F)	56 of 100 (Notable)
East London -Signal STN	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	38.0 mm (1.5 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Cwencwe (Bos)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	95.0 mm (3.7 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Resplendor-Jusante	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	77.0 mm (3.0 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Lerma	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	45.0 mm (1.8 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Isidinge (Bos)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	70.9 mm (2.8 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Rietfontein	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	54.0 mm (2.1 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Laverne	United States	Record snow depth	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Caninde	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	80.0 mm (3.1 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Bad-Calmbach Wildbad	Germany	Record snow depth	51.0 cm (20.1 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Tapirai-Jusante	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	64.3 mm (2.5 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Buffelsnek (Bos)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	57.4 mm (2.3 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Mbulu (Bos)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	48.0 mm (1.9 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Rosherville (Pow)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	37.0 mm (1.5 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Palmerville	Australia	Record high minimum temperature	26.0 C (78.8 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Izeleni (Bos)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	93.6 mm (3.7 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Presa Colorines (Cfe)	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	33.8 mm (1.3 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
The Grange, Umzimkul	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	66.3 mm (2.6 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Zastron (Tnk)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	61.0 mm (2.4 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Gaudan-In-Turkmen	Turkmenistan	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Fazenda Umbaubas	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	59.3 mm (2.3 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Salvatierra	Mexico	Record low maximum temperature	11.7 C (53.1 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Groenvlei	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	53.5 mm (2.1 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Aberdeen (Rossgole)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	62.2 mm (2.4 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Jaguaruna-Jusante (on?A)	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	122.3 mm (4.8 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Ocampo	Mexico	Record low maximum temperature	11.1 C (52.0 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Witelsbos (Bos)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	55.0 mm (2.2 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Newkirk 5NE	United States	Record daily snowfall	8.9 cm (3.5 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Kempten	Germany	Record snow depth	67.0 cm (26.4 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Strawberry Hill (Bos)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	85.3 mm (3.4 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Grand Forks UNIV (NWS)	United States	Record high maximum temperature	10.0 C (50.0 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Dores Do Manhumirim	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Koeifontein	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Edmore 4NW	United States	Record high maximum temperature	11.1 C (52.0 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Centennial 1NE	United States	Record snow depth	35.6 cm (14.0 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Burketown Post Office	Australia	Record high maximum temperature	38.7 C (101.7 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Vespasiano	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	67.0 mm (2.6 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Laverne	United States	Record daily snowfall	14.0 cm (5.5 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Perryton	United States	Record snow depth	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Itauninhas	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	67.0 mm (2.6 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Jonkersberg (Bos)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Flora	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	40.4 mm (1.6 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Pudino	Russia	Record high maximum temperature	6.1 C (43.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Silverdales	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	38.4 mm (1.5 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Bon Accord Dam	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	50.0 mm (2.0 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Vaalkop	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	51.0 mm (2.0 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Long Branch-Oakhurst	United States	Record daily precipitation	27.7 mm (1.1 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Fargo 3ENE	United States	Record snow depth	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Higgins	United States	Record snow depth	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Laranja da Terra	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	92.2 mm (3.6 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Ferros	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	44.7 mm (1.8 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Taquaracu	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	77.2 mm (3.0 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Jose de Melo	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	51.6 mm (2.0 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Onda Verde	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	62.6 mm (2.5 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Conconully	United States	Record high maximum temperature	15.0 C (59.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Birni N'Konni	Niger	Record high minimum temperature	30.0 C (86.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Koffiefontein (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	27.5 mm (1.1 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Cross City 1 E	United States	Record daily precipitation	67.8 mm (2.7 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

623 records

Records set or tied on 5 March 1988 by type: Highest daily maximum 89, Lowest daily maximum 78, Highest daily minimum 70, Lowest daily minimum 55, Heaviest daily rainfall 237, Heaviest daily snowfall 19, Deepest snow cover 75.

Records on 5 March 1988 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	89
Lowest daily maximum	78
Highest daily minimum	70
Lowest daily minimum	55
Heaviest daily rainfall	237
Heaviest daily snowfall	19
Deepest snow cover	75

Records on 5 March 1988 by timescale: all-time 10, monthly 28, daily 585.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

520 broken records

Margins by which the 520 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 340.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

5 March 1988

Top 20 records on 5 March 1988 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
5 March 1988	Aralskoe More, KZ	daily rain	28.0 mm (1.1 in)	25.8 mm (1.0 in)	74 years	70 of 100 (Major)
5 March 1988	Wesselsbron (Mun), ZA	all-time rain	170.0 mm (6.7 in)	88.5 mm (3.5 in)	5 years	67 of 100 (Major)
5 March 1988	Moroleon, MX	daily low max	13.3 C (55.9 F)	10.6 C (19.1 F)	65 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
5 March 1988	East London -Signal STN, ZA	daily rain	38.0 mm (1.5 in)	19.5 mm (0.8 in)	100 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
5 March 1988	Cwencwe (Bos), ZA	daily rain	95.0 mm (3.7 in)	58.0 mm (2.3 in)	27 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
5 March 1988	Resplendor-Jusante, BR	daily rain	77.0 mm (3.0 in)	60.9 mm (2.4 in)	28 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
5 March 1988	Lerma, MX	monthly rain	45.0 mm (1.8 in)	15.0 mm (0.6 in)	24 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
5 March 1988	Isidinge (Bos), ZA	daily rain	70.9 mm (2.8 in)	32.8 mm (1.3 in)	27 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
5 March 1988	Rietfontein, ZA	daily rain	54.0 mm (2.1 in)	27.3 mm (1.1 in)	43 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
5 March 1988	Laverne, US	monthly snow depth	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	7.7 cm (3.0 in)	40 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
5 March 1988	Caninde, BR	daily rain	80.0 mm (3.1 in)	57.3 mm (2.3 in)	22 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
5 March 1988	Bad-Calmbach Wildbad, DE	daily snow depth	51.0 cm (20.1 in)	34.0 cm (13.4 in)	2 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
5 March 1988	Tapirai-Jusante, BR	daily rain	64.3 mm (2.5 in)	39.3 mm (1.5 in)	43 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
5 March 1988	Buffelsnek (Bos), ZA	daily rain	57.4 mm (2.3 in)	16.8 mm (0.7 in)	72 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
5 March 1988	Mbulu (Bos), ZA	daily rain	48.0 mm (1.9 in)	26.2 mm (1.0 in)	59 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
5 March 1988	Rosherville (Pow), ZA	daily rain	37.0 mm (1.5 in)	13.4 mm (0.5 in)	79 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
5 March 1988	Palmerville, AU	daily high min	26.0 C (78.8 F)	1.0 C (1.8 F)	90 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
5 March 1988	Izeleni (Bos), ZA	daily rain	93.6 mm (3.7 in)	35.1 mm (1.4 in)	27 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
5 March 1988	Presa Colorines (Cfe), MX	monthly rain	33.8 mm (1.3 in)	11.7 mm (0.5 in)	20 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
5 March 1988	The Grange, Umzimkul, ZA	daily rain	66.3 mm (2.6 in)	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	47 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

1794 to 1988

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1794 to 1988. 1988 had 623 records.

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

Records on 03-05 in each year
Year	Records
1794	1
1801	1
1810	1
1821	2
1845	3
1846	1
1849	1
1853	1
1855	1
1858	1
1859	5
1861	1
1862	2
1863	1
1864	1
1868	1
1871	1
1872	4
1875	3
1876	1
1877	1
1878	1
1880	5
1882	1
1884	2
1886	1
1887	1
1888	4
1889	3
1890	3
1892	3
1893	2
1894	4
1895	6
1896	1
1897	2
1898	3
1899	5
1900	2
1901	11
1902	15
1903	16
1904	3
1905	6
1906	15
1907	17
1908	12
1909	19
1910	34
1911	14
1912	31
1913	47
1914	27
1915	32
1916	14
1917	79
1918	82
1919	226
1920	102
1921	184
1922	42
1923	65
1924	159
1925	198
1926	240
1927	182
1928	68
1929	247
1930	118
1931	268
1932	320
1933	352
1934	347
1935	503
1936	125
1937	417
1938	350
1939	628
1940	150
1941	245
1942	287
1943	692
1944	485
1945	743
1946	706
1947	428
1948	946
1949	378
1950	534
1951	644
1952	347
1953	184
1954	468
1955	1,402
1956	658
1957	479
1958	365
1959	749
1960	2,228
1961	834
1962	491
1963	630
1964	852
1965	715
1966	539
1967	343
1968	1,029
1969	338
1970	317
1971	888
1972	810
1973	378
1974	912
1975	429
1976	1,479
1977	812
1978	1,689
1979	889
1980	418
1981	665
1982	525
1983	2,283
1984	648
1985	637
1986	754
1987	1,928
1988	623
1989	1,673
1990	836
1991	1,246
1992	1,488
1993	813
1994	796
1995	1,489
1996	856
1997	1,026
1998	1,016
1999	644
2000	1,127
2001	755
2002	1,373
2003	1,061
2004	1,558
2005	1,129
2006	624
2007	728
2008	913
2009	1,159
2010	729
2011	696
2012	575
2013	694
2014	1,006
2015	1,551
2016	875
2017	847
2018	652
2019	1,809
2020	1,274
2021	373
2022	635
2023	717
2024	979
2025	1,071
2026	992

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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	478
50 to 100	27
100 to 150	6
150 to 200	5
200 to 250	2
250 to 300	0
300 to 350	2