Weather Records on 11 March 1988

1,176 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 11 March 1988. Highest significance: Spearfish, US.

Key Facts for 11 March 1988

On 11 March 1988, 1,176 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
211 were record highs and 199 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 12 were all-time records, 56 monthly and 1,108 daily.
Spearfish set a daily record precipitation of 50.8 mm (2.0 in) on 11 March 1988.
Across 166 earlier years (1793 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 469 records.

Record Map

1,176 stations

1,176 station records on 11 March 1988 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 11 March 1988: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Spearfish	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	73 of 100 (Major)
Parys (Mun)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	85.0 mm (3.3 in)	68 of 100 (Major)
Glen Morgan	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	95.0 mm (3.7 in)	65 of 100 (Major)
Roodepoort	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	83.5 mm (3.3 in)	65 of 100 (Major)
Leribe	Lesotho	Record daily precipitation	80.0 mm (3.1 in)	64 of 100 (Major)
Syferfontein	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	100.0 mm (3.9 in)	64 of 100 (Major)
Wesselsbron (Mun)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	78.0 mm (3.1 in)	62 of 100 (Major)
Swartkoppie	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	93.0 mm (3.7 in)	62 of 100 (Major)
Durban Roodepoort Deep Gm	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	78.5 mm (3.1 in)	62 of 100 (Major)
Dunkeld	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	89.0 mm (3.5 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Clarens (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	80.0 mm (3.1 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Leliefontein	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	79.0 mm (3.1 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Makwassie	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	91.0 mm (3.6 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Leo 6 SW	United States	Record snow depth	40.6 cm (16.0 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Harrismith (Tnk)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	79.0 mm (3.1 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Berlin 91	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	80.0 mm (3.1 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Neverset	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	69.0 mm (2.7 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Wasta	United States	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Douglas Caa AP	United States	Record snow depth	33.0 cm (13.0 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Winburg (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	106.5 mm (4.2 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Lambertina	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	83.0 mm (3.3 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Altamura	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	75.0 mm (3.0 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Zevenfontein	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	64.0 mm (2.5 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Hollowaysrust	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	117.5 mm (4.6 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Kirklington	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	85.8 mm (3.4 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Theunissen (Mun)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	80.0 mm (3.1 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Goedemoed	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	62.0 mm (2.4 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Delareyville (Mun)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	126.0 mm (5.0 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Klerkskraal (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	57.0 mm (2.2 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Ft Meade	United States	Record snow depth	61.0 cm (24.0 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Nelsdrift	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	75.0 mm (3.0 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Vryburg	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	74.0 mm (2.9 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Rietfontein	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	66.0 mm (2.6 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Chadron 3SW	United States	Record daily precipitation	30.7 mm (1.2 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Pactola Dam	United States	Record daily precipitation	28.7 mm (1.1 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Green Rvr	United States	Record snow depth	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Hirado	Japan	Record daily precipitation	82.5 mm (3.2 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Heritage	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	82.0 mm (3.2 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Redig 11 NE	United States	Record daily snowfall	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Westminter Estate	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	75.0 mm (3.0 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Keble	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	68.0 mm (2.7 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Ventersburg (Mag)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	109.5 mm (4.3 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Oatlands	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	80.0 mm (3.1 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Rietpan	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	93.5 mm (3.7 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Lead	United States	Record daily snowfall	102.1 cm (40.2 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Echeta 2 NW	United States	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Encampment 10 ESE	United States	Record snow depth	40.6 cm (16.0 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Kempten	Germany	Record snow depth	74.0 cm (29.1 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Leeukop	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	89.0 mm (3.5 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Bovenlandsplaats	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	108.0 mm (4.3 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Doorndraai	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	81.0 mm (3.2 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Bushy Band	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	70.0 mm (2.8 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Pactola Dam	United States	Record daily snowfall	35.6 cm (14.0 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Sunny Hills	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	84.3 mm (3.3 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Leuctra	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	67.0 mm (2.6 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Kestell (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	123.3 mm (4.9 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Randfontein (Gm)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	71.0 mm (2.8 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Rosherville (Pow)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	42.0 mm (1.7 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Mc Clusky	United States	Record daily snowfall	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Sharon	United States	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)

Counts by Type and Timescale

1,176 records

Records set or tied on 11 March 1988 by type: Highest daily maximum 109, Lowest daily maximum 80, Highest daily minimum 102, Lowest daily minimum 119, Heaviest daily rainfall 560, Heaviest daily snowfall 99, Deepest snow cover 107.

Records on 11 March 1988 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	109
Lowest daily maximum	80
Highest daily minimum	102
Lowest daily minimum	119
Heaviest daily rainfall	560
Heaviest daily snowfall	99
Deepest snow cover	107

Records on 11 March 1988 by timescale: all-time 12, monthly 56, daily 1,108.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

1,029 broken records

Margins by which the 1,029 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 869.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

11 March 1988

Top 20 records on 11 March 1988 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
11 March 1988	Spearfish, US	daily rain	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	42.2 mm (1.7 in)	82 years	73 of 100 (Major)
11 March 1988	Parys (Mun), ZA	daily rain	85.0 mm (3.3 in)	59.3 mm (2.3 in)	67 years	68 of 100 (Major)
11 March 1988	Glen Morgan, ZA	daily rain	95.0 mm (3.7 in)	56.9 mm (2.2 in)	61 years	65 of 100 (Major)
11 March 1988	Roodepoort, ZA	daily rain	83.5 mm (3.3 in)	66.2 mm (2.6 in)	63 years	65 of 100 (Major)
11 March 1988	Leribe, LS	daily rain	80.0 mm (3.1 in)	45.5 mm (1.8 in)	63 years	64 of 100 (Major)
11 March 1988	Syferfontein, ZA	daily rain	100.0 mm (3.9 in)	77.1 mm (3.0 in)	59 years	64 of 100 (Major)
11 March 1988	Wesselsbron (Mun), ZA	daily rain	78.0 mm (3.1 in)	59.5 mm (2.3 in)	54 years	62 of 100 (Major)
11 March 1988	Swartkoppie, ZA	daily rain	93.0 mm (3.7 in)	55.9 mm (2.2 in)	54 years	62 of 100 (Major)
11 March 1988	Durban Roodepoort Deep Gm, ZA	daily rain	78.5 mm (3.1 in)	51.6 mm (2.0 in)	49 years	62 of 100 (Major)
11 March 1988	Dunkeld, ZA	daily rain	89.0 mm (3.5 in)	72.0 mm (2.8 in)	49 years	61 of 100 (Major)
11 March 1988	Clarens (Pol), ZA	daily rain	80.0 mm (3.1 in)	49.5 mm (1.9 in)	40 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
11 March 1988	Leliefontein, ZA	daily rain	79.0 mm (3.1 in)	40.4 mm (1.6 in)	71 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
11 March 1988	Makwassie, ZA	daily rain	91.0 mm (3.6 in)	62.0 mm (2.4 in)	38 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
11 March 1988	Leo 6 SW, US	daily snow depth	40.6 cm (16.0 in)	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	48 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
11 March 1988	Harrismith (Tnk), ZA	daily rain	79.0 mm (3.1 in)	60.0 mm (2.4 in)	25 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
11 March 1988	Berlin 91, ZA	daily rain	80.0 mm (3.1 in)	68.6 mm (2.7 in)	32 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
11 March 1988	Neverset, ZA	daily rain	69.0 mm (2.7 in)	49.4 mm (1.9 in)	48 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
11 March 1988	Wasta, US	daily rain	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	31.7 mm (1.2 in)	34 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
11 March 1988	Douglas Caa AP, US	daily snow depth	33.0 cm (13.0 in)	22.8 cm (9.0 in)	40 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
11 March 1988	Winburg (Pol), ZA	monthly rain	106.5 mm (4.2 in)	26.2 mm (1.0 in)	41 years	55 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

1793 to 1988

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1793 to 1988. 1988 had 1,176 records.

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

Records on 03-11 in each year
Year	Records
1793	1
1810	3
1814	1
1822	1
1844	1
1845	2
1847	3
1849	1
1850	2
1854	3
1855	1
1858	3
1859	1
1860	2
1862	1
1863	1
1868	1
1870	1
1874	2
1877	1
1878	1
1879	2
1880	1
1881	5
1882	2
1883	1
1884	1
1885	2
1886	3
1888	4
1889	1
1890	4
1891	5
1892	3
1893	2
1894	6
1896	4
1897	4
1898	2
1899	1
1900	4
1901	13
1902	8
1903	12
1904	7
1905	6
1906	38
1907	7
1908	10
1909	26
1910	19
1911	19
1912	19
1913	22
1914	25
1915	18
1916	29
1917	49
1918	58
1919	39
1920	15
1921	66
1922	42
1923	78
1924	265
1925	264
1926	134
1927	277
1928	119
1929	210
1930	105
1931	273
1932	1,123
1933	300
1934	764
1935	520
1936	356
1937	188
1938	120
1939	569
1940	417
1941	265
1942	225
1943	251
1944	304
1945	262
1946	461
1947	234
1948	2,148
1949	329
1950	671
1951	677
1952	804
1953	330
1954	489
1955	1,103
1956	964
1957	521
1958	441
1959	189
1960	1,115
1961	353
1962	674
1963	440
1964	296
1965	386
1966	539
1967	1,272
1968	519
1969	1,093
1970	389
1971	552
1972	1,320
1973	1,406
1974	956
1975	592
1976	375
1977	1,690
1978	579
1979	891
1980	472
1981	1,539
1982	807
1983	943
1984	743
1985	829
1986	747
1987	596
1988	1,176
1989	1,894
1990	2,496
1991	532
1992	1,083
1993	561
1994	689
1995	1,138
1996	1,339
1997	1,152
1998	2,609
1999	533
2000	1,199
2001	802
2002	736
2003	935
2004	826
2005	988
2006	1,590
2007	830
2008	816
2009	1,195
2010	966
2011	734
2012	868
2013	949
2014	556
2015	897
2016	1,249
2017	483
2018	479
2019	767
2020	605
2021	980
2022	1,203
2023	984
2024	424
2025	699
2026	1,580

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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 200	1,010
200 to 400	15
400 to 600	3
600 to 800	0
800 to 1000	1