Weather Records on 17 March 1988

1,325 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 17 March 1988. Highest significance: Laverne, US.

Key Facts for 17 March 1988

On 17 March 1988, 1,325 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
154 were record highs and 550 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 13 were all-time records, 34 monthly and 1,278 daily.
Laverne set an all-time record daily snowfall of 38.1 cm (15.0 in) on 17 March 1988.
Across 161 earlier years (1825 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 470 records.

Record Map

1,325 stations

1,325 station records on 17 March 1988 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 17 March 1988: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Laverne	United States	Record daily snowfall	38.1 cm (15.0 in)	72 of 100 (Major)
Miami	United States	Record snow depth	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	70 of 100 (Major)
Mutual	United States	Record daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	63 of 100 (Major)
Aparecida	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	168.4 mm (6.6 in)	62 of 100 (Major)
Gage AP	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.2 cm (4.8 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Skedemosse	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	42.3 mm (1.7 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Brohovo	Russia	Record daily precipitation	25.7 mm (1.0 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Ellsworth	United States	Record snow depth	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Podor	Senegal	Record high minimum temperature	28.5 C (83.3 F)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Ashland	United States	Record daily snowfall	11.4 cm (4.5 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Ionia	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Higgins	United States	Record daily snowfall	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Miami	United States	Record daily snowfall	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Nazare Paulista	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	79.8 mm (3.1 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Deols Chateauroux Aerodrome de	France	Record daily precipitation	27.6 mm (1.1 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Okeene	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Bom Jardim de Minas	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	75.1 mm (3.0 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Ploumanac'h	France	Record daily precipitation	28.4 mm (1.1 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Buffalo 2 SSW	United States	Record snow depth	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Perryton	United States	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Mankato	United States	Record daily snowfall	6.4 cm (2.5 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Areal (Granja Gabi)	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	74.7 mm (2.9 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Campo Alegre	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	90.1 mm (3.5 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Potter	United States	Record snow depth	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Arnett 3NE	United States	Record snow depth	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Freedom	United States	Record snow depth	40.6 cm (16.0 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Sobraji	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	75.3 mm (3.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Jefferson 3SE	United States	Record snow depth	35.6 cm (14.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Claude	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Spearman	United States	Record snow depth	35.6 cm (14.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Capivari	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	53.0 mm (2.1 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Caldwell	United States	Record daily snowfall	16.3 cm (6.4 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Wymore	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Goodwell Rsch STN	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Helena 1 SSE	United States	Record daily snowfall	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Canyon	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Harlingen	United States	Record daily precipitation	58.9 mm (2.3 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Higgins	United States	Record snow depth	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Encampment 10 ESE	United States	Record snow depth	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Woodward	United States	Record daily snowfall	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Bulverde	United States	Record daily precipitation	48.5 mm (1.9 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Casper-Natrona Co AP	United States	Record snow depth	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Manuel Duarte (Pcd)	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	76.0 mm (3.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Westcliffe	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-1.7 C (28.9 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Waynoka	United States	Record snow depth	35.6 cm (14.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Grenola 1 N	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Reydon 2SSE	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Waynoka	United States	Record daily snowfall	33.0 cm (13.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Mankato	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-2.2 C (28.0 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Cherokee 4W	United States	Record daily snowfall	40.6 cm (16.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Canadian	United States	Record snow depth	33.0 cm (13.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Bourges	France	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Millen 4 N	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-6.1 C (21.0 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Greensburg	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-1.7 C (28.9 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Wakeeney 16N	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Okmulgee Wtr Wks	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Ft Meade	United States	Record snow depth	58.4 cm (23.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Booker	United States	Record daily snowfall	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Warrenton 3 SE	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-10.0 C (14.0 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Rock Springs AP	United States	Record snow depth	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)

Counts by Type and Timescale

1,325 records

Records set or tied on 17 March 1988 by type: Highest daily maximum 65, Lowest daily maximum 267, Highest daily minimum 89, Lowest daily minimum 283, Heaviest daily rainfall 287, Heaviest daily snowfall 191, Deepest snow cover 143.

Records on 17 March 1988 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	65
Lowest daily maximum	267
Highest daily minimum	89
Lowest daily minimum	283
Heaviest daily rainfall	287
Heaviest daily snowfall	191
Deepest snow cover	143

Records on 17 March 1988 by timescale: all-time 13, monthly 34, daily 1,278.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

1,084 broken records

Margins by which the 1,084 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 410.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

17 March 1988

Top 20 records on 17 March 1988 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
17 March 1988	Laverne, US	all-time snowfall	38.1 cm (15.0 in)	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	48 years	72 of 100 (Major)
17 March 1988	Miami, US	daily snow depth	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	82 years	70 of 100 (Major)
17 March 1988	Mutual, US	daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	69 years	63 of 100 (Major)
17 March 1988	Aparecida, BR	all-time rain	168.4 mm (6.6 in)	39.7 mm (1.6 in)	40 years	62 of 100 (Major)
17 March 1988	Gage AP, US	daily snowfall	12.2 cm (4.8 in)	12.2 cm (4.8 in)	83 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
17 March 1988	Skedemosse, SE	monthly rain	42.3 mm (1.7 in)	22.4 mm (0.9 in)	8 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
17 March 1988	Brohovo, RU	daily rain	25.7 mm (1.0 in)	22.1 mm (0.9 in)	36 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
17 March 1988	Ellsworth, US	daily snow depth	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	83 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
17 March 1988	Podor, SN	daily high min	28.5 C (83.3 F)	4.0 C (7.2 F)	130 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
17 March 1988	Ashland, US	daily snowfall	11.4 cm (4.5 in)	11.4 cm (4.5 in)	88 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
17 March 1988	Ionia, US	daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	93 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
17 March 1988	Higgins, US	daily snowfall	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	19.9 cm (7.8 in)	18 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
17 March 1988	Miami, US	daily snowfall	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	29.2 cm (11.5 in)	18 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
17 March 1988	Nazare Paulista, BR	daily rain	79.8 mm (3.1 in)	48.9 mm (1.9 in)	41 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
17 March 1988	Deols Chateauroux Aerodrome de, FR	daily rain	27.6 mm (1.1 in)	12.9 mm (0.5 in)	51 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
17 March 1988	Okeene, US	daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	77 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
17 March 1988	Bom Jardim de Minas, BR	daily rain	75.1 mm (3.0 in)	53.9 mm (2.1 in)	23 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
17 March 1988	Ploumanac'h, FR	daily rain	28.4 mm (1.1 in)	17.5 mm (0.7 in)	25 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
17 March 1988	Buffalo 2 SSW, US	daily snow depth	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	40 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
17 March 1988	Perryton, US	daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	14.5 cm (5.7 in)	58 years	50 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

1825 to 1988

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1825 to 1988. 1988 had 1,325 records.

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

Records on 03-17 in each year
Year	Records
1825	2
1839	1
1845	1
1850	2
1852	1
1853	1
1856	1
1857	1
1863	1
1866	2
1867	1
1869	1
1870	1
1872	1
1874	3
1876	1
1877	2
1878	3
1879	1
1881	1
1882	4
1883	1
1884	3
1885	3
1886	1
1887	3
1888	2
1889	3
1890	2
1892	1
1895	5
1896	2
1897	9
1898	14
1899	5
1900	5
1901	4
1902	16
1903	10
1904	11
1905	10
1906	15
1907	14
1908	20
1909	20
1910	17
1911	7
1912	7
1913	31
1914	28
1915	22
1916	40
1917	52
1918	26
1919	86
1920	50
1921	96
1922	49
1923	130
1924	78
1925	143
1926	185
1927	369
1928	230
1929	85
1930	306
1931	124
1932	484
1933	198
1934	368
1935	259
1936	601
1937	455
1938	394
1939	583
1940	250
1941	689
1942	783
1943	500
1944	288
1945	1,345
1946	810
1947	332
1948	340
1949	178
1950	1,105
1951	489
1952	527
1953	236
1954	365
1955	385
1956	573
1957	327
1958	535
1959	471
1960	814
1961	679
1962	321
1963	738
1964	241
1965	1,115
1966	970
1967	856
1968	849
1969	651
1970	768
1971	361
1972	1,013
1973	943
1974	837
1975	475
1976	534
1977	479
1978	787
1979	507
1980	658
1981	679
1982	1,315
1983	912
1984	599
1985	662
1986	551
1987	1,362
1988	1,325
1989	1,082
1990	1,916
1991	756
1992	740
1993	1,608
1994	822
1995	989
1996	689
1997	895
1998	972
1999	688
2000	792
2001	1,349
2002	1,210
2003	1,244
2004	1,406
2005	1,475
2006	579
2007	1,470
2008	955
2009	717
2010	584
2011	926
2012	2,715
2013	723
2014	1,039
2015	1,145
2016	545
2017	847
2018	891
2019	738
2020	454
2021	502
2022	452
2023	875
2024	668
2025	722
2026	2,522

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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).

Histogram of margins by which records were beaten on 17 March 1988
Margin	Records
0 to 100	1,022
100 to 200	46
200 to 300	12
300 to 400	3
400 to 500	1