Weather Records on 25 March 1988

1,250 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 25 March 1988. Highest significance: Snoqualmie Falls, US.

Key Facts for 25 March 1988

On 25 March 1988, 1,250 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
751 were record highs and 32 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 1 were all-time records, 67 monthly and 1,182 daily.
Snoqualmie Falls set a daily record precipitation of 52.1 mm (2.1 in) on 25 March 1988.
Across 164 earlier years (1806 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 465 records.

Record Map

1,250 stations

1,250 station records on 25 March 1988 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 25 March 1988: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Snoqualmie Falls	United States	Record daily precipitation	52.1 mm (2.1 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Rice Reservoir-Tomahawk	United States	Record daily precipitation	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Willow Rsvr	United States	Record daily precipitation	27.2 mm (1.1 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Medford	United States	Record daily precipitation	34.5 mm (1.4 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Rainbow Rsvr Tomahawk	United States	Record daily precipitation	28.4 mm (1.1 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Spirit Falls	United States	Record daily precipitation	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
McComb AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	132.1 mm (5.2 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Eklutna Project	United States	Record daily snowfall	43.2 cm (17.0 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Merklingen	Germany	Record daily precipitation	32.2 mm (1.3 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Nagold	Germany	Record daily precipitation	25.9 mm (1.0 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Rib Falls	United States	Record daily precipitation	27.7 mm (1.1 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Grainet-Rehberg	Germany	Record daily precipitation	38.2 mm (1.5 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Kempten	Germany	Record daily precipitation	25.7 mm (1.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Eau Pleine Rsvr	United States	Record daily precipitation	29.5 mm (1.2 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Eklutna Project	United States	Record daily precipitation	25.7 mm (1.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Mansfield Lahm Rgnl AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	34.5 mm (1.4 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Oberstdorf	Germany	Record daily precipitation	36.7 mm (1.4 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Natchez	United States	Record daily precipitation	65.5 mm (2.6 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Saentis	Switzerland	Record daily precipitation	68.9 mm (2.7 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Bodie California St Historic P	United States	Record high maximum temperature	17.2 C (63.0 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Merrill	United States	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Heidenheim/Brenz	Germany	Record daily precipitation	26.4 mm (1.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Simbach/Inn	Germany	Record daily precipitation	32.9 mm (1.3 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Hatfield	United States	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Long Lake Dam	United States	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Los Angeles Downtown/Usc	United States	Record high maximum temperature	35.6 C (96.1 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Amberg-Unterammersricht	Germany	Record daily precipitation	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Sugar Camp	United States	Record daily precipitation	27.7 mm (1.1 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Los Angeles Downtown/Usc	United States	Record high minimum temperature	19.4 C (66.9 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Denau	Uzbekistan	Record daily precipitation	43.8 mm (1.7 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Hollenstein (Kraftwerk)	Germany	Record daily precipitation	28.8 mm (1.1 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Chaska	United States	Record daily precipitation	25.1 mm (1.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Zugspitze	Germany	Record daily precipitation	41.9 mm (1.6 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Aschaffenburg	Germany	Record daily precipitation	25.6 mm (1.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Aldersbach-Kriestorf	Germany	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Avalon Pleasure Pier	United States	Record high maximum temperature	29.4 C (84.9 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Wells	United States	Record high minimum temperature	6.1 C (43.0 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Bottineau	United States	Record daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Neillsville 3ESE	United States	Record daily precipitation	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Oberviechtach	Germany	Record daily precipitation	28.1 mm (1.1 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Siegen (Klaranlage)	Germany	Record daily precipitation	31.2 mm (1.2 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Biedenkopf	Germany	Record daily precipitation	25.9 mm (1.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Oxnard	United States	Record high maximum temperature	34.4 C (93.9 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Pomona/Fairplex	United States	Record high maximum temperature	35.6 C (96.1 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Franklinton 3 SW	United States	Record daily precipitation	85.1 mm (3.4 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Dannemora	United States	Record high minimum temperature	10.0 C (50.0 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Mt Gilead Lakes Prk	United States	Record daily precipitation	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Corvallis State UNIV	United States	Record daily precipitation	38.4 mm (1.5 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Owen 1E	United States	Record daily precipitation	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Rottweil	Germany	Record daily precipitation	25.6 mm (1.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Sandberg	Germany	Record daily precipitation	28.2 mm (1.1 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Villingen-Schwenningen	Germany	Record daily precipitation	29.1 mm (1.1 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Graham	United States	Record high maximum temperature	34.4 C (93.9 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Stratford 1 NW	United States	Record daily precipitation	26.9 mm (1.1 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Bradshaw Homestead	Australia	Record daily precipitation	53.2 mm (2.1 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Mittenwald-Buckelwiesen	Germany	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Defiance	United States	Record high minimum temperature	11.7 C (53.1 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Galesville 2WSW	United States	Record daily precipitation	28.7 mm (1.1 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Mount House Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	73.0 mm (2.9 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Ibitinga	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	54.6 mm (2.1 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)

Counts by Type and Timescale

1,250 records

Records set or tied on 25 March 1988 by type: Highest daily maximum 427, Lowest daily maximum 22, Highest daily minimum 324, Lowest daily minimum 10, Heaviest daily rainfall 427, Heaviest daily snowfall 13, Deepest snow cover 27.

Records on 25 March 1988 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	427
Lowest daily maximum	22
Highest daily minimum	324
Lowest daily minimum	10
Heaviest daily rainfall	427
Heaviest daily snowfall	13
Deepest snow cover	27

Records on 25 March 1988 by timescale: all-time 1, monthly 67, daily 1,182.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

1,035 broken records

Margins by which the 1,035 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 480.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

25 March 1988

Top 20 records on 25 March 1988 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
25 March 1988	Snoqualmie Falls, US	daily rain	52.1 mm (2.1 in)	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	72 years	61 of 100 (Major)
25 March 1988	Rice Reservoir-Tomahawk, US	daily rain	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	25.9 mm (1.0 in)	39 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
25 March 1988	Willow Rsvr, US	daily rain	27.2 mm (1.1 in)	19.3 mm (0.8 in)	50 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
25 March 1988	Medford, US	daily rain	34.5 mm (1.4 in)	14.2 mm (0.6 in)	74 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
25 March 1988	Rainbow Rsvr Tomahawk, US	daily rain	28.4 mm (1.1 in)	23.8 mm (0.9 in)	34 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
25 March 1988	Spirit Falls, US	daily rain	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	25.7 mm (1.0 in)	34 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
25 March 1988	McComb AP, US	daily rain	132.1 mm (5.2 in)	125.2 mm (4.9 in)	29 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
25 March 1988	Eklutna Project, US	all-time snowfall	43.2 cm (17.0 in)	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	32 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
25 March 1988	Merklingen, DE	daily rain	32.2 mm (1.3 in)	18.2 mm (0.7 in)	24 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
25 March 1988	Nagold, DE	daily rain	25.9 mm (1.0 in)	13.8 mm (0.5 in)	36 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
25 March 1988	Rib Falls, US	daily rain	27.7 mm (1.1 in)	20.8 mm (0.8 in)	39 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
25 March 1988	Grainet-Rehberg, DE	daily rain	38.2 mm (1.5 in)	21.1 mm (0.8 in)	23 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
25 March 1988	Kempten, DE	daily rain	25.7 mm (1.0 in)	10.9 mm (0.4 in)	68 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
25 March 1988	Eau Pleine Rsvr, US	daily rain	29.5 mm (1.2 in)	23.4 mm (0.9 in)	34 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
25 March 1988	Eklutna Project, US	monthly rain	25.7 mm (1.0 in)	10.2 mm (0.4 in)	1 year	46 of 100 (Notable)
25 March 1988	Mansfield Lahm Rgnl AP, US	daily rain	34.5 mm (1.4 in)	25.1 mm (1.0 in)	34 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
25 March 1988	Oberstdorf, DE	daily rain	36.7 mm (1.4 in)	14.7 mm (0.6 in)	76 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
25 March 1988	Natchez, US	daily rain	65.5 mm (2.6 in)	38.3 mm (1.5 in)	60 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
25 March 1988	Saentis, CH	daily rain	68.9 mm (2.7 in)	17.8 mm (0.7 in)	73 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
25 March 1988	Bodie California St Historic P, US	daily high max	17.2 C (63.0 F)	3.9 C (7.0 F)	92 years	43 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

1806 to 1988

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1806 to 1988. 1988 had 1,250 records.

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

Records on 03-25 in each year
Year	Records
1806	1
1830	1
1837	1
1841	1
1847	1
1850	2
1851	1
1857	1
1861	1
1862	2
1865	2
1867	2
1868	1
1869	1
1870	1
1871	3
1872	1
1873	2
1876	4
1877	1
1878	2
1879	3
1880	1
1882	2
1885	2
1886	3
1887	1
1888	2
1889	4
1890	4
1892	1
1893	2
1894	1
1895	1
1896	10
1897	6
1898	1
1899	6
1900	2
1901	11
1902	13
1903	16
1904	21
1905	22
1906	20
1907	10
1908	8
1909	26
1910	65
1911	14
1912	22
1913	125
1914	68
1915	21
1916	26
1917	33
1918	25
1919	38
1920	82
1921	73
1922	33
1923	80
1924	45
1925	101
1926	289
1927	113
1928	265
1929	473
1930	216
1931	95
1932	283
1933	331
1934	402
1935	377
1936	227
1937	539
1938	427
1939	606
1940	1,544
1941	351
1942	518
1943	227
1944	373
1945	816
1946	528
1947	395
1948	274
1949	421
1950	348
1951	489
1952	429
1953	598
1954	667
1955	1,548
1956	849
1957	534
1958	355
1959	251
1960	1,108
1961	369
1962	330
1963	569
1964	893
1965	1,553
1966	536
1967	655
1968	787
1969	938
1970	297
1971	699
1972	439
1973	681
1974	1,110
1975	690
1976	472
1977	553
1978	725
1979	768
1980	382
1981	1,059
1982	540
1983	1,146
1984	704
1985	424
1986	660
1987	859
1988	1,250
1989	777
1990	1,204
1991	828
1992	642
1993	834
1994	1,210
1995	1,181
1996	1,481
1997	777
1998	1,222
1999	793
2000	654
2001	1,159
2002	814
2003	463
2004	1,395
2005	695
2006	1,000
2007	1,926
2008	1,455
2009	910
2010	756
2011	738
2012	1,113
2013	2,029
2014	986
2015	567
2016	511
2017	596
2018	784
2019	421
2020	882
2021	709
2022	957
2023	1,805
2024	806
2025	1,707
2026	2,283

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Data for records on 1988-03-25: 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).

Margin	Records
0 to 100	1,026
100 to 200	5
200 to 300	3
300 to 400	0
400 to 500	1