Weather Records on 14 March 1988

1,098 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 14 March 1988. Highest significance: Detour Village, US.

Key Facts for 14 March 1988

On 14 March 1988, 1,098 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
198 were record highs and 525 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 7 were all-time records, 42 monthly and 1,049 daily.
Detour Village set a daily record snowfall of 22.9 cm (9.0 in) on 14 March 1988.
Across 156 earlier years (1810 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 502 records.

Record Map

1,098 stations

1,098 station records on 14 March 1988 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 14 March 1988: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Detour Village	United States	Record daily snowfall	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Nikolskoye/Beringa Ostrov	Russia	Record daily precipitation	25.7 mm (1.0 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Sidney 6NNW	United States	Record snow depth	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Chemnitz	Germany	Record snow depth	62.0 cm (24.4 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Chitedze	Malawi	Record daily precipitation	92.1 mm (3.6 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Zhumadian	China	Record daily precipitation	43.5 mm (1.7 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Kaisersbach-Cronhutte	Germany	Record daily precipitation	37.4 mm (1.5 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Encampment 10 ESE	United States	Record snow depth	35.6 cm (14.0 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Murrhardt	Germany	Record daily precipitation	46.6 mm (1.8 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Nampula	Mozambique	Record daily precipitation	93.0 mm (3.7 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Wasta	United States	Record snow depth	43.2 cm (17.0 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Merklingen	Germany	Record snow depth	80.0 cm (31.5 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Lautertal-Oberlauter	Germany	Record snow depth	25.0 cm (9.8 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Perryton	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Dongtai	China	Record daily precipitation	31.3 mm (1.2 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Crailsheim-Alexandersreut	Germany	Record daily precipitation	25.9 mm (1.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Belem de Sao Francisco	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	112.4 mm (4.4 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Wasserkuppe	Germany	Record snow depth	145.0 cm (57.1 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Lenningen-Schopfloch	Germany	Record snow depth	100.0 cm (39.4 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Waldhauser (National Park)	Germany	Record daily precipitation	30.8 mm (1.2 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Ouray	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-4.4 C (24.1 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Yoder 5 W	United States	Record snow depth	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Xinyang	China	Record daily precipitation	39.1 mm (1.5 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Lexington 3E	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-16.7 C (1.9 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Beaver Dam Wwtp	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-4.4 C (24.1 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Hart 3 WSW	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Clovis	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-12.8 C (9.0 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
S Bend AP	United States	Record daily snowfall	17.5 cm (6.9 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Stotten	Germany	Record snow depth	103.0 cm (40.6 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Bad-Calmbach Wildbad	Germany	Record snow depth	30.0 cm (11.8 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Laporte	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-2.8 C (27.0 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Niles	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Chadron 3SW	United States	Record snow depth	43.2 cm (17.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Harrisburg 12WNW	United States	Record snow depth	38.1 cm (15.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Ft Sumner	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-12.8 C (9.0 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Socorro	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-11.7 C (10.9 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Lumpkin 2 SE	United States	Record low maximum temperature	10.6 C (51.1 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
1 ENE Fairfield	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-1.7 C (28.9 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
1 WSW Princeton	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-1.1 C (30.0 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Carrollton Lock 1	United States	Record low maximum temperature	1.1 C (34.0 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Owensboro 3ENE	United States	Record low maximum temperature	0.0 C (32.0 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Tower 2S	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-7.2 C (19.0 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Cle Elum	United States	Record high minimum temperature	5.0 C (41.0 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Douglas Caa AP	United States	Record snow depth	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Oy-Mittelberg	Germany	Record snow depth	160.0 cm (63.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Charleston	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-2.2 C (28.0 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Olney 2S	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-1.7 C (28.9 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Wellpinit	United States	Record daily precipitation	27.2 mm (1.1 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Miles Post Office	Australia	Record low minimum temperature	7.1 C (44.8 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Wornitz-Bottenweiler	Germany	Record daily precipitation	27.2 mm (1.1 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Kr. Neckar-Odenwald Buchen	Germany	Record daily precipitation	27.0 mm (1.1 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Harrisburg	United States	Record low maximum temperature	0.0 C (32.0 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Washington 1 W	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-1.7 C (28.9 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Montague 4 NW	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-4.4 C (24.1 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Montague 4 NW	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.5 cm (6.1 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Kempten	Germany	Record snow depth	58.0 cm (22.8 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Windsor	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-2.2 C (28.0 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Anderson 1 N	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-3.3 C (26.1 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Vevay	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-0.6 C (30.9 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Guthrie Ctr	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-6.1 C (21.0 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

1,098 records

Records set or tied on 14 March 1988 by type: Highest daily maximum 113, Lowest daily maximum 299, Highest daily minimum 85, Lowest daily minimum 226, Heaviest daily rainfall 180, Heaviest daily snowfall 40, Deepest snow cover 155.

Records on 14 March 1988 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	113
Lowest daily maximum	299
Highest daily minimum	85
Lowest daily minimum	226
Heaviest daily rainfall	180
Heaviest daily snowfall	40
Deepest snow cover	155

Records on 14 March 1988 by timescale: all-time 7, monthly 42, daily 1,049.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

875 broken records

Margins by which the 875 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 680.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

14 March 1988

Top 20 records on 14 March 1988 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
14 March 1988	Detour Village, US	daily snowfall	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	15.3 cm (6.0 in)	87 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
14 March 1988	Nikolskoye/Beringa Ostrov, RU	daily rain	25.7 mm (1.0 in)	17.2 mm (0.7 in)	31 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
14 March 1988	Sidney 6NNW, US	daily snow depth	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	39 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
14 March 1988	Chemnitz, DE	daily snow depth	62.0 cm (24.4 in)	35.0 cm (13.8 in)	44 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
14 March 1988	Chitedze, MW	daily rain	92.1 mm (3.6 in)	69.7 mm (2.7 in)	32 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
14 March 1988	Zhumadian, CN	daily rain	43.5 mm (1.7 in)	29.9 mm (1.2 in)	30 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
14 March 1988	Kaisersbach-Cronhutte, DE	daily rain	37.4 mm (1.5 in)	13.8 mm (0.5 in)	63 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
14 March 1988	Encampment 10 ESE, US	daily snow depth	35.6 cm (14.0 in)	35.6 cm (14.0 in)	35 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
14 March 1988	Murrhardt, DE	daily rain	46.6 mm (1.8 in)	32.4 mm (1.3 in)	19 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
14 March 1988	Nampula, MZ	daily rain	93.0 mm (3.7 in)	65.0 mm (2.6 in)	17 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
14 March 1988	Wasta, US	daily snow depth	43.2 cm (17.0 in)	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	36 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
14 March 1988	Merklingen, DE	daily snow depth	80.0 cm (31.5 in)	45.0 cm (17.7 in)	23 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
14 March 1988	Lautertal-Oberlauter, DE	daily snow depth	25.0 cm (9.8 in)	17.0 cm (6.7 in)	30 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
14 March 1988	Perryton, US	daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	92 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
14 March 1988	Dongtai, CN	daily rain	31.3 mm (1.2 in)	28.9 mm (1.1 in)	1 year	43 of 100 (Notable)
14 March 1988	Crailsheim-Alexandersreut, DE	daily rain	25.9 mm (1.0 in)	16.2 mm (0.6 in)	19 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
14 March 1988	Belem de Sao Francisco, BR	daily rain	112.4 mm (4.4 in)	62.4 mm (2.5 in)	19 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
14 March 1988	Wasserkuppe, DE	all-time snow depth	145.0 cm (57.1 in)	18.0 cm (7.1 in)	35 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
14 March 1988	Lenningen-Schopfloch, DE	daily snow depth	100.0 cm (39.4 in)	54.0 cm (21.3 in)	15 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
14 March 1988	Waldhauser (National Park), DE	daily rain	30.8 mm (1.2 in)	22.4 mm (0.9 in)	31 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

1810 to 1988

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1810 to 1988. 1988 had 1,098 records.

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

Records on 03-14 in each year
Year	Records
1810	2
1817	1
1827	1
1828	1
1845	4
1846	2
1847	1
1848	1
1850	1
1852	2
1859	2
1863	1
1867	1
1883	1
1884	2
1885	1
1886	4
1887	1
1888	3
1889	1
1890	1
1891	4
1892	3
1893	2
1894	4
1895	4
1896	4
1897	4
1898	4
1899	3
1900	1
1901	5
1902	3
1903	16
1904	9
1905	16
1906	24
1907	16
1908	16
1909	4
1910	29
1911	67
1912	14
1913	109
1914	37
1915	14
1916	17
1917	147
1918	244
1919	21
1920	30
1921	66
1922	79
1923	50
1924	169
1925	140
1926	448
1927	224
1928	156
1929	310
1930	170
1931	258
1932	440
1933	383
1934	227
1935	498
1936	178
1937	427
1938	317
1939	267
1940	393
1941	296
1942	470
1943	414
1944	705
1945	590
1946	893
1947	368
1948	319
1949	302
1950	372
1951	524
1952	345
1953	416
1954	598
1955	288
1956	820
1957	873
1958	514
1959	211
1960	968
1961	501
1962	633
1963	332
1964	322
1965	235
1966	436
1967	914
1968	645
1969	742
1970	489
1971	658
1972	763
1973	1,537
1974	378
1975	1,073
1976	291
1977	827
1978	669
1979	668
1980	780
1981	1,068
1982	860
1983	803
1984	1,060
1985	580
1986	580
1987	631
1988	1,098
1989	1,468
1990	2,475
1991	844
1992	1,109
1993	4,380
1994	1,207
1995	1,436
1996	615
1997	1,490
1998	627
1999	1,187
2000	558
2001	745
2002	1,087
2003	1,534
2004	678
2005	980
2006	1,179
2007	1,565
2008	845
2009	971
2010	691
2011	888
2012	1,565
2013	1,014
2014	892
2015	1,224
2016	911
2017	1,179
2018	646
2019	1,219
2020	934
2021	1,037
2022	507
2023	700
2024	938
2025	1,386
2026	793

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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	820
100 to 200	34
200 to 300	13
300 to 400	3
400 to 500	2
500 to 600	2
600 to 700	1