Weather Records on 10 March 1988

830 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 10 March 1988. Highest significance: Oorlogshoek, ZA.

Key Facts for 10 March 1988

On 10 March 1988, 830 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
223 were record highs and 178 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 7 were all-time records, 22 monthly and 801 daily.
Oorlogshoek set a daily record precipitation of 55.0 mm (2.2 in) on 10 March 1988.
Across 160 earlier years (1807 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 515 records.

Record Map

830 stations

830 station records on 10 March 1988 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 10 March 1988: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Oorlogshoek	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	55.0 mm (2.2 in)	67 of 100 (Major)
Palmer Job Corps	United States	Record daily precipitation	25.1 mm (1.0 in)	63 of 100 (Major)
Ft Collins	United States	Record daily snowfall	27.2 cm (10.7 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Kaallaagte	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	82.0 mm (3.2 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Rangely 1E	United States	Record daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Groot-Arendskraal	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	93.0 mm (3.7 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Cuetzalan del Progreso	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	84.8 mm (3.3 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Ft Duchesne	United States	Record daily snowfall	8.9 cm (3.5 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Nephi	United States	Record daily snowfall	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Yoder 5 W	United States	Record daily precipitation	29.5 mm (1.2 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Coen Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	108.6 mm (4.3 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Kareedoorn	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	59.0 mm (2.3 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
The Cliff	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	53.5 mm (2.1 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Rietpan	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	101.0 mm (4.0 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Echeta 2 NW	United States	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Matjiesfontein (Sar)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	25.0 mm (1.0 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Broederstroom (Bos)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	158.5 mm (6.2 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Grootkuil	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	62.0 mm (2.4 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Carnarvon	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	60.2 mm (2.4 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Matiwa (B0S)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	155.0 mm (6.1 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Lead	United States	Record daily precipitation	31.2 mm (1.2 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Alpine	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Swartkoppie	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	106.0 mm (4.2 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Newport 1 NW	United States	Record daily precipitation	61.0 mm (2.4 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Florence Rgnl AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	52.6 mm (2.1 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Torrington Exp Farm	United States	Record daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Roodepoort	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	64.0 mm (2.5 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Leuctra	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	80.0 mm (3.1 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Bonanza	United States	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Kingstree	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Rawlins AP	United States	Record daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
New Bern - ASOS	United States	Record daily precipitation	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Edenburg (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	35.0 mm (1.4 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Belmont	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	90.0 mm (3.5 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Kestell (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	63.5 mm (2.5 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Poortjie	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	96.0 mm (3.8 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Heartsease	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	70.0 mm (2.8 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Kimball 2NE	United States	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
De Smet	United States	Record high minimum temperature	4.4 C (39.9 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Evanston 1 E	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Kasilof 3 NW	United States	Record daily precipitation	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Flores (Dnocs)	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	69.2 mm (2.7 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Kempten	Germany	Record snow depth	68.0 cm (26.8 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Madrid	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	52.5 mm (2.1 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Washburn	United States	Record high maximum temperature	18.9 C (66.0 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Ardmore 1 NW	United States	Record daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Green Rvr	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Leo 6 SW	United States	Record daily snowfall	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Wilmington Intl AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	46.2 mm (1.8 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Douglas Caa AP	United States	Record snow depth	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Clarens (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	65.5 mm (2.6 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Enterprise	United States	Record snow depth	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Cyferfontein	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Roodepoort	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	55.5 mm (2.2 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Steynsrus (Mun)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	62.0 mm (2.4 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Milner	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	79.0 mm (3.1 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Estes Park	United States	Record daily snowfall	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Webster	United States	Record high minimum temperature	1.7 C (35.1 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Chugwater	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Knoxville AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	34.5 mm (1.4 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)

Counts by Type and Timescale

830 records

Records set or tied on 10 March 1988 by type: Highest daily maximum 90, Lowest daily maximum 63, Highest daily minimum 133, Lowest daily minimum 115, Heaviest daily rainfall 293, Heaviest daily snowfall 61, Deepest snow cover 75.

Records on 10 March 1988 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	90
Lowest daily maximum	63
Highest daily minimum	133
Lowest daily minimum	115
Heaviest daily rainfall	293
Heaviest daily snowfall	61
Deepest snow cover	75

Records on 10 March 1988 by timescale: all-time 7, monthly 22, daily 801.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

671 broken records

Margins by which the 671 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 570.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

10 March 1988

Top 20 records on 10 March 1988 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
10 March 1988	Oorlogshoek, ZA	daily rain	55.0 mm (2.2 in)	39.8 mm (1.6 in)	71 years	67 of 100 (Major)
10 March 1988	Palmer Job Corps, US	monthly rain	25.1 mm (1.0 in)	11.9 mm (0.5 in)	33 years	63 of 100 (Major)
10 March 1988	Ft Collins, US	daily snowfall	27.2 cm (10.7 in)	14.8 cm (5.8 in)	82 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
10 March 1988	Kaallaagte, ZA	daily rain	82.0 mm (3.2 in)	48.0 mm (1.9 in)	31 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
10 March 1988	Rangely 1E, US	daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	11.4 cm (4.5 in)	88 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
10 March 1988	Groot-Arendskraal, ZA	all-time rain	93.0 mm (3.7 in)	13.0 mm (0.5 in)	58 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
10 March 1988	Cuetzalan del Progreso, MX	daily rain	84.8 mm (3.3 in)	76.9 mm (3.0 in)	47 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
10 March 1988	Ft Duchesne, US	daily snowfall	8.9 cm (3.5 in)	6.4 cm (2.5 in)	94 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
10 March 1988	Nephi, US	daily snowfall	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	38 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
10 March 1988	Yoder 5 W, US	daily rain	29.5 mm (1.2 in)	21.6 mm (0.9 in)	20 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
10 March 1988	Coen Post Office, AU	daily rain	108.6 mm (4.3 in)	31.1 mm (1.2 in)	90 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
10 March 1988	Kareedoorn, ZA	daily rain	59.0 mm (2.3 in)	47.3 mm (1.9 in)	16 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
10 March 1988	The Cliff, ZA	daily rain	53.5 mm (2.1 in)	26.3 mm (1.0 in)	71 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
10 March 1988	Rietpan, ZA	daily rain	101.0 mm (4.0 in)	80.0 mm (3.1 in)	14 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
10 March 1988	Echeta 2 NW, US	daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	10.1 cm (4.0 in)	71 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
10 March 1988	Matjiesfontein (Sar), ZA	daily rain	25.0 mm (1.0 in)	15.3 mm (0.6 in)	88 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
10 March 1988	Broederstroom (Bos), ZA	daily rain	158.5 mm (6.2 in)	68.8 mm (2.7 in)	59 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
10 March 1988	Grootkuil, ZA	daily rain	62.0 mm (2.4 in)	34.5 mm (1.4 in)	29 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
10 March 1988	Carnarvon, ZA	daily rain	60.2 mm (2.4 in)	32.3 mm (1.3 in)	52 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
10 March 1988	Matiwa (B0S), ZA	daily rain	155.0 mm (6.1 in)	98.0 mm (3.9 in)	25 years	47 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

1807 to 1988

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1807 to 1988. 1988 had 830 records.

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

Records on 03-10 in each year
Year	Records
1807	1
1809	1
1810	3
1834	1
1837	1
1845	1
1847	2
1849	1
1850	1
1854	1
1855	1
1858	2
1860	4
1862	1
1866	2
1871	2
1873	1
1874	3
1877	2
1878	3
1880	3
1881	1
1882	4
1883	3
1884	1
1886	2
1888	2
1890	1
1891	3
1892	4
1894	10
1895	1
1896	2
1897	7
1898	1
1901	12
1902	4
1903	6
1904	13
1905	4
1906	26
1907	14
1908	14
1909	16
1910	14
1911	21
1912	53
1913	78
1914	29
1915	29
1916	33
1917	36
1918	73
1919	28
1920	22
1921	65
1922	58
1923	87
1924	236
1925	265
1926	122
1927	93
1928	107
1929	407
1930	96
1931	374
1932	1,857
1933	267
1934	479
1935	338
1936	406
1937	218
1938	142
1939	497
1940	367
1941	260
1942	233
1943	490
1944	646
1945	250
1946	274
1947	316
1948	1,943
1949	511
1950	500
1951	753
1952	478
1953	355
1954	573
1955	1,308
1956	633
1957	607
1958	490
1959	256
1960	834
1961	351
1962	765
1963	470
1964	934
1965	306
1966	588
1967	850
1968	557
1969	874
1970	341
1971	533
1972	1,382
1973	1,143
1974	1,376
1975	868
1976	488
1977	1,300
1978	877
1979	538
1980	491
1981	1,178
1982	858
1983	1,014
1984	1,397
1985	758
1986	1,041
1987	595
1988	830
1989	1,846
1990	1,333
1991	406
1992	1,063
1993	753
1994	1,496
1995	1,241
1996	1,978
1997	1,360
1998	1,957
1999	759
2000	1,609
2001	882
2002	850
2003	1,137
2004	942
2005	963
2006	1,625
2007	457
2008	792
2009	1,407
2010	1,287
2011	934
2012	785
2013	937
2014	988
2015	825
2016	1,781
2017	562
2018	410
2019	1,208
2020	753
2021	1,131
2022	1,486
2023	1,139
2024	489
2025	737
2026	1,485

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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 100	628
100 to 200	28
200 to 300	10
300 to 400	4
400 to 500	0
500 to 600	1