Weather Records on 24 March 1988

1,165 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 24 March 1988. Highest significance: Dowerin, AU.

Key Facts for 24 March 1988

On 24 March 1988, 1,165 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
656 were record highs and 46 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 22 monthly and 1,143 daily.
Dowerin set a daily record precipitation of 47.9 mm (1.9 in) on 24 March 1988.
Across 169 earlier years (1794 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 456 records.

Record Map

1,165 stations

1,165 station records on 24 March 1988 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 24 March 1988: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Dowerin	Australia	Record daily precipitation	47.9 mm (1.9 in)	69 of 100 (Major)
Doodenanning	Australia	Record daily precipitation	52.0 mm (2.0 in)	67 of 100 (Major)
Aleppo	Australia	Record daily precipitation	46.0 mm (1.8 in)	65 of 100 (Major)
Ely Park	Australia	Record daily precipitation	43.8 mm (1.7 in)	65 of 100 (Major)
Quondong	Australia	Record daily precipitation	70.2 mm (2.8 in)	64 of 100 (Major)
Willow City	United States	Record daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Maya	Australia	Record daily precipitation	44.0 mm (1.7 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Nyerilup	Australia	Record daily precipitation	44.6 mm (1.8 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Quellington	Australia	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
The Granites	Australia	Record daily precipitation	60.0 mm (2.4 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Redwing	Australia	Record daily precipitation	40.4 mm (1.6 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Deeside	Australia	Record daily precipitation	36.0 mm (1.4 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Bungulla	Australia	Record daily precipitation	67.5 mm (2.7 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Hateruma	Japan	Record daily precipitation	83.5 mm (3.3 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Cunderdin	Australia	Record daily precipitation	52.0 mm (2.0 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Youndegin	Australia	Record daily precipitation	39.4 mm (1.6 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Canaan Farm	Australia	Record daily precipitation	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Fairfields	Australia	Record daily precipitation	35.4 mm (1.4 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Mazelspoort Dam	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Gingin	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.0 mm (1.0 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Boodjerakine	Australia	Record daily precipitation	45.2 mm (1.8 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Doongin Peak	Australia	Record daily precipitation	38.0 mm (1.5 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Jaroma	Australia	Record daily precipitation	50.4 mm (2.0 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Pantapin	Australia	Record daily precipitation	44.4 mm (1.7 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Collie	Australia	Record daily precipitation	40.2 mm (1.6 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Bungulla North	Australia	Record daily precipitation	45.6 mm (1.8 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Happy Valley	Australia	Record daily precipitation	37.6 mm (1.5 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Wanneroo	Australia	Record daily precipitation	29.4 mm (1.2 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Gyshgy	Turkmenistan	Record daily precipitation	59.2 mm (2.3 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Quanaminning	Australia	Record daily precipitation	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Wialcutting	Australia	Record daily precipitation	50.2 mm (2.0 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Wilgarrup	Australia	Record daily precipitation	32.5 mm (1.3 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Doodarding Well	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.6 mm (1.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Tammin	Australia	Record daily precipitation	41.4 mm (1.6 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Wattening	Australia	Record daily precipitation	40.2 mm (1.6 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Cuttening	Australia	Record daily precipitation	35.8 mm (1.4 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Warsaw	United States	Record daily precipitation	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Colorado	Australia	Record daily precipitation	39.0 mm (1.5 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Rochester	United States	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Bunkin	Australia	Record daily precipitation	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Houmoed	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Park Falls Dnr HQ	United States	Record daily precipitation	28.4 mm (1.1 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Marradong	Australia	Record daily precipitation	36.4 mm (1.4 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Grass Valley	Australia	Record daily precipitation	40.2 mm (1.6 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Gjerstad I Aust-Agder	Norway	Record daily precipitation	34.0 mm (1.3 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Elsinore	United States	Record high maximum temperature	32.8 C (91.0 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Wisconsin Dells Wwtp	United States	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Breakell	Australia	Record daily precipitation	35.0 mm (1.4 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Quairading	Australia	Record daily precipitation	42.6 mm (1.7 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Mattoon	United States	Record high minimum temperature	12.2 C (54.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
La Crosse Muni AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Ygnattering	Australia	Record daily precipitation	35.0 mm (1.4 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
The Oaks	Australia	Record daily precipitation	30.6 mm (1.2 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Kellerberrin	Australia	Record daily precipitation	35.2 mm (1.4 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Telenning Hill	Australia	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Wyalkatchem	Australia	Record daily precipitation	28.4 mm (1.1 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Yelbeni	Australia	Record daily precipitation	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Pomona/Fairplex	United States	Record high maximum temperature	33.9 C (93.0 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Plainfield	United States	Record high maximum temperature	25.6 C (78.1 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Montpelier	United States	Record daily precipitation	31.2 mm (1.2 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)

Counts by Type and Timescale

1,165 records

Records set or tied on 24 March 1988 by type: Highest daily maximum 343, Lowest daily maximum 19, Highest daily minimum 313, Lowest daily minimum 27, Heaviest daily rainfall 430, Heaviest daily snowfall 8, Deepest snow cover 25.

Records on 24 March 1988 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	343
Lowest daily maximum	19
Highest daily minimum	313
Lowest daily minimum	27
Heaviest daily rainfall	430
Heaviest daily snowfall	8
Deepest snow cover	25

Records on 24 March 1988 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 22, daily 1,143.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

947 broken records

Margins by which the 947 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 280.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

24 March 1988

Top 20 records on 24 March 1988 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
24 March 1988	Dowerin, AU	daily rain	47.9 mm (1.9 in)	40.8 mm (1.6 in)	81 years	69 of 100 (Major)
24 March 1988	Doodenanning, AU	daily rain	52.0 mm (2.0 in)	51.0 mm (2.0 in)	71 years	67 of 100 (Major)
24 March 1988	Aleppo, AU	daily rain	46.0 mm (1.8 in)	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	61 years	65 of 100 (Major)
24 March 1988	Ely Park, AU	daily rain	43.8 mm (1.7 in)	35.4 mm (1.4 in)	81 years	65 of 100 (Major)
24 March 1988	Quondong, AU	daily rain	70.2 mm (2.8 in)	61.6 mm (2.4 in)	61 years	64 of 100 (Major)
24 March 1988	Willow City, US	daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	11.4 cm (4.5 in)	61 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
24 March 1988	Maya, AU	daily rain	44.0 mm (1.7 in)	38.9 mm (1.5 in)	52 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
24 March 1988	Nyerilup, AU	daily rain	44.6 mm (1.8 in)	38.5 mm (1.5 in)	28 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
24 March 1988	Quellington, AU	daily rain	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	78 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
24 March 1988	The Granites, AU	daily rain	60.0 mm (2.4 in)	51.9 mm (2.0 in)	28 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
24 March 1988	Redwing, AU	daily rain	40.4 mm (1.6 in)	38.6 mm (1.5 in)	35 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
24 March 1988	Deeside, AU	daily rain	36.0 mm (1.4 in)	30.9 mm (1.2 in)	37 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
24 March 1988	Bungulla, AU	daily rain	67.5 mm (2.7 in)	58.6 mm (2.3 in)	28 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
24 March 1988	Hateruma, JP	daily rain	83.5 mm (3.3 in)	64.8 mm (2.6 in)	37 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
24 March 1988	Cunderdin, AU	daily rain	52.0 mm (2.0 in)	44.1 mm (1.7 in)	28 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
24 March 1988	Youndegin, AU	daily rain	39.4 mm (1.6 in)	37.9 mm (1.5 in)	28 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
24 March 1988	Canaan Farm, AU	daily rain	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	35 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
24 March 1988	Fairfields, AU	daily rain	35.4 mm (1.4 in)	31.3 mm (1.2 in)	28 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
24 March 1988	Mazelspoort Dam, ZA	daily rain	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	29.5 mm (1.2 in)	53 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
24 March 1988	Gingin, AU	daily rain	25.0 mm (1.0 in)	10.8 mm (0.4 in)	81 years	51 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

1794 to 1988

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1794 to 1988. 1988 had 1,165 records.

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

Records on 03-24 in each year
Year	Records
1794	1
1834	1
1836	1
1837	1
1847	1
1850	2
1853	1
1854	1
1857	1
1858	1
1859	2
1862	1
1863	1
1865	3
1866	1
1867	1
1868	1
1869	2
1870	1
1871	3
1872	1
1873	2
1874	2
1876	1
1877	3
1879	2
1882	2
1883	2
1884	2
1885	1
1886	4
1887	1
1888	3
1889	1
1890	3
1892	1
1893	2
1894	4
1895	20
1896	10
1897	7
1898	6
1899	5
1900	6
1901	5
1902	11
1903	33
1904	8
1905	13
1906	24
1907	31
1908	20
1909	25
1910	40
1911	4
1912	23
1913	83
1914	36
1915	24
1916	29
1917	27
1918	20
1919	22
1920	53
1921	41
1922	31
1923	94
1924	65
1925	76
1926	328
1927	129
1928	277
1929	554
1930	82
1931	102
1932	240
1933	206
1934	731
1935	219
1936	346
1937	336
1938	449
1939	554
1940	1,504
1941	258
1942	176
1943	210
1944	367
1945	699
1946	212
1947	394
1948	321
1949	324
1950	383
1951	373
1952	779
1953	955
1954	489
1955	1,227
1956	607
1957	533
1958	440
1959	171
1960	855
1961	359
1962	343
1963	499
1964	1,094
1965	1,994
1966	633
1967	893
1968	1,217
1969	1,057
1970	219
1971	638
1972	466
1973	728
1974	1,667
1975	926
1976	448
1977	454
1978	508
1979	1,058
1980	506
1981	900
1982	559
1983	1,118
1984	487
1985	418
1986	987
1987	962
1988	1,165
1989	1,072
1990	1,537
1991	919
1992	760
1993	1,210
1994	1,379
1995	1,287
1996	873
1997	779
1998	1,222
1999	522
2000	780
2001	921
2002	598
2003	693
2004	1,338
2005	864
2006	1,162
2007	1,963
2008	1,368
2009	920
2010	647
2011	888
2012	1,631
2013	1,670
2014	948
2015	597
2016	737
2017	651
2018	817
2019	361
2020	575
2021	1,018
2022	881
2023	1,538
2024	820
2025	1,207
2026	2,004

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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 50	925
50 to 100	16
100 to 150	2
150 to 200	1
200 to 250	2
250 to 300	1