Weather Records on 15 March 1988

1,599 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 15 March 1988. Highest significance: Hill City 1 W, US.

Key Facts for 15 March 1988

On 15 March 1988, 1,599 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
125 were record highs and 956 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 5 were all-time records, 23 monthly and 1,571 daily.
Hill City 1 W set a daily record snowfall of 33.0 cm (13.0 in) on 15 March 1988.
Across 161 earlier years (1810 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 479 records.

Record Map

1,599 stations

1,599 station records on 15 March 1988 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 15 March 1988: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Hill City 1 W	United States	Record daily snowfall	33.0 cm (13.0 in)	62 of 100 (Major)
Shoshone 1 WNW	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Eau Claire 4 NE	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Kukuihaele Hic 199	United States	Record daily precipitation	182.4 mm (7.2 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Paauhau 217	United States	Record daily precipitation	132.1 mm (5.2 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Cascade 5 S	United States	Record daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Martinsdale 3 NNW	United States	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Wasta	United States	Record snow depth	43.2 cm (17.0 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Pommelsbrunn	Germany	Record snow depth	38.0 cm (15.0 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Chemnitz	Germany	Record snow depth	60.0 cm (23.6 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Haina 214	United States	Record daily precipitation	124.5 mm (4.9 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Paisley	United Kingdom	Record daily precipitation	28.7 mm (1.1 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Weddingstedt	Germany	Record daily precipitation	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Elberton 2 N	United States	Record low maximum temperature	7.2 C (45.0 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Lautertal-Oberlauter	Germany	Record snow depth	24.0 cm (9.4 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Hill City 1 W	United States	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Carmichael (Tnk)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	71.0 mm (2.8 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Gordon 6N	United States	Record snow depth	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Schmalkalden	Germany	Record snow depth	27.0 cm (10.6 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Bad Blankenburg	Germany	Record snow depth	11.0 cm (4.3 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Sanderson	United States	Record low maximum temperature	12.2 C (54.0 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Hallnas-Lund	Sweden	Record snow depth	121.0 cm (47.6 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Winnsboro 5 SSE	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-3.3 C (26.1 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Bedford	United States	Record low maximum temperature	0.6 C (33.1 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Texarkana Webb Fld	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-3.9 C (25.0 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Malvern	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-6.7 C (19.9 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Ouray	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-15.0 C (5.0 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Middlesboro Fire Dept	United States	Record low maximum temperature	0.6 C (33.1 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Calhoun 2 N	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-5.6 C (21.9 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Covington 3 SW	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-5.0 C (23.0 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Cody	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Fazenda Porto Alegre	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	147.8 mm (5.8 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Frankfort Downtown	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-1.1 C (30.0 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Sulphur Springs	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-4.4 C (24.1 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Bowling Green Warren Co AP	United States	Record low maximum temperature	1.1 C (34.0 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Bloomington Indiana UNIV	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-2.8 C (27.0 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Central Michigan UNIV	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-3.3 C (26.1 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Austin 1 W	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Union City	United States	Record low maximum temperature	1.7 C (35.1 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
McAlester Rgnl AP	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-6.1 C (21.0 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Rothenburg Ob der Tauber	Germany	Record snow depth	25.0 cm (9.8 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Mt Hebron Rs	United States	Record high maximum temperature	20.0 C (68.0 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Rome	United States	Record low maximum temperature	5.6 C (42.1 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Walhalla	United States	Record low maximum temperature	6.7 C (44.1 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Menard	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-3.9 C (25.0 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Regensburg	Germany	Record snow depth	17.0 cm (6.7 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Kremmling	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-2.8 C (27.0 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Jacksonville 2E	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-10.6 C (12.9 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Kokomo 3 WSW	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-2.8 C (27.0 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Chadron 3SW	United States	Record snow depth	38.1 cm (15.0 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Lodgepole	United States	Record snow depth	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Beeville 5 NE	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-0.6 C (30.9 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Brownwood 2NE	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-5.0 C (23.0 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Malad City	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Alicia 2 NNE	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-5.0 C (23.0 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Mena	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-6.7 C (19.9 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Crescent City	United States	Record low maximum temperature	12.8 C (55.0 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Saint Leo	United States	Record low maximum temperature	13.9 C (57.0 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Oolitic Purdue Ex Fm	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-2.2 C (28.0 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Quinter	United States	Record daily snowfall	14.0 cm (5.5 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

1,599 records

Records set or tied on 15 March 1988 by type: Highest daily maximum 71, Lowest daily maximum 464, Highest daily minimum 54, Lowest daily minimum 492, Heaviest daily rainfall 279, Heaviest daily snowfall 79, Deepest snow cover 160.

Records on 15 March 1988 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	71
Lowest daily maximum	464
Highest daily minimum	54
Lowest daily minimum	492
Heaviest daily rainfall	279
Heaviest daily snowfall	79
Deepest snow cover	160

Records on 15 March 1988 by timescale: all-time 5, monthly 23, daily 1,571.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

1,305 broken records

Margins by which the 1,305 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 470.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

15 March 1988

Top 20 records on 15 March 1988 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
15 March 1988	Hill City 1 W, US	daily snowfall	33.0 cm (13.0 in)	32.2 cm (12.7 in)	50 years	62 of 100 (Major)
15 March 1988	Shoshone 1 WNW, US	daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	11.4 cm (4.5 in)	69 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
15 March 1988	Eau Claire 4 NE, US	daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	62 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
15 March 1988	Kukuihaele Hic 199, US	daily rain	182.4 mm (7.2 in)	117.6 mm (4.6 in)	20 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
15 March 1988	Paauhau 217, US	daily rain	132.1 mm (5.2 in)	90.4 mm (3.6 in)	20 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
15 March 1988	Cascade 5 S, US	daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	53 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
15 March 1988	Martinsdale 3 NNW, US	daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	10.1 cm (4.0 in)	85 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
15 March 1988	Wasta, US	daily snow depth	43.2 cm (17.0 in)	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	36 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
15 March 1988	Pommelsbrunn, DE	daily snow depth	38.0 cm (15.0 in)	17.0 cm (6.7 in)	63 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
15 March 1988	Chemnitz, DE	daily snow depth	60.0 cm (23.6 in)	31.0 cm (12.2 in)	44 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
15 March 1988	Haina 214, US	daily rain	124.5 mm (4.9 in)	79.5 mm (3.1 in)	20 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
15 March 1988	Paisley, GB	daily rain	28.7 mm (1.1 in)	10.9 mm (0.4 in)	67 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
15 March 1988	Weddingstedt, DE	daily rain	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	18.2 mm (0.7 in)	1 year	45 of 100 (Notable)
15 March 1988	Elberton 2 N, US	daily low max	7.2 C (45.0 F)	4.5 C (8.1 F)	88 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
15 March 1988	Lautertal-Oberlauter, DE	daily snow depth	24.0 cm (9.4 in)	18.0 cm (7.1 in)	23 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
15 March 1988	Hill City 1 W, US	daily rain	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	13.7 mm (0.5 in)	30 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
15 March 1988	Carmichael (Tnk), ZA	daily rain	71.0 mm (2.8 in)	34.0 mm (1.3 in)	28 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
15 March 1988	Gordon 6N, US	daily snow depth	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	71 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
15 March 1988	Schmalkalden, DE	daily snow depth	27.0 cm (10.6 in)	20.0 cm (7.9 in)	22 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
15 March 1988	Bad Blankenburg, DE	daily snow depth	11.0 cm (4.3 in)	1.0 cm (0.4 in)	98 years	40 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 1,599 records.

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

Records on 03-15 in each year
Year	Records
1810	1
1813	1
1825	1
1826	1
1828	1
1835	1
1836	2
1839	1
1840	1
1845	3
1846	1
1850	1
1852	2
1854	1
1859	3
1863	1
1867	1
1869	1
1878	1
1882	3
1883	1
1884	3
1886	1
1887	1
1888	3
1889	3
1890	3
1891	5
1892	6
1893	5
1894	1
1895	4
1896	5
1898	3
1899	5
1900	12
1901	11
1902	14
1903	9
1904	6
1905	14
1906	36
1907	16
1908	43
1909	13
1910	23
1911	27
1912	51
1913	79
1914	32
1915	11
1916	34
1917	36
1918	81
1919	40
1920	43
1921	140
1922	39
1923	134
1924	145
1925	72
1926	169
1927	332
1928	193
1929	267
1930	240
1931	122
1932	610
1933	167
1934	298
1935	617
1936	298
1937	711
1938	505
1939	336
1940	340
1941	259
1942	399
1943	639
1944	622
1945	895
1946	915
1947	374
1948	198
1949	409
1950	249
1951	334
1952	358
1953	298
1954	340
1955	419
1956	534
1957	485
1958	431
1959	348
1960	972
1961	430
1962	585
1963	297
1964	411
1965	174
1966	893
1967	831
1968	545
1969	933
1970	541
1971	772
1972	814
1973	1,074
1974	439
1975	713
1976	220
1977	787
1978	566
1979	997
1980	503
1981	799
1982	997
1983	844
1984	638
1985	519
1986	771
1987	687
1988	1,599
1989	1,221
1990	2,255
1991	852
1992	1,131
1993	3,353
1994	1,405
1995	1,372
1996	706
1997	1,500
1998	847
1999	1,269
2000	458
2001	930
2002	1,317
2003	1,157
2004	1,046
2005	1,099
2006	688
2007	1,420
2008	903
2009	744
2010	675
2011	730
2012	2,297
2013	1,486
2014	397
2015	1,573
2016	948
2017	1,497
2018	538
2019	861
2020	1,128
2021	916
2022	491
2023	768
2024	1,401
2025	1,162
2026	877

Download the Data

Data for records on 1988-03-15: 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).

Histogram of margins by which records were beaten on 15 March 1988
Margin	Records
0 to 100	1,250
100 to 200	34
200 to 300	12
300 to 400	8
400 to 500	1