Weather Records on 28 March 1988

546 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 28 March 1988. Highest significance: Paso de San Antonio, MX.

Key Facts for 28 March 1988

On 28 March 1988, 546 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
287 were record highs and 71 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 28 monthly and 518 daily.
Paso de San Antonio set a monthly record daily precipitation of 89.9 mm (3.5 in) on 28 March 1988.
Across 164 earlier years (1805 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 460 records.

Record Map

546 stations

546 station records on 28 March 1988 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 28 March 1988: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Paso de San Antonio	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	89.9 mm (3.5 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Cluj Napoca	Romania	Record daily precipitation	26.1 mm (1.0 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Buzau	Romania	Record daily precipitation	27.3 mm (1.1 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Mays Point Lock 25	United States	Record daily precipitation	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Wallal Downs	Australia	Record daily precipitation	99.5 mm (3.9 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Walters	United States	Record daily precipitation	81.3 mm (3.2 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Christmas Creek	Australia	Record daily precipitation	66.4 mm (2.6 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Mayaguez City	Puerto Rico [United States]	Record daily precipitation	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Cuyamaca	United States	Record high minimum temperature	10.0 C (50.0 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Man	Cote D'Ivoire	Record daily precipitation	67.1 mm (2.6 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Tulsa Intl AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	41.9 mm (1.6 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Ajo	United States	Record high maximum temperature	36.1 C (97.0 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Joplin Rgnl AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	53.3 mm (2.1 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Muccan	Australia	Record daily precipitation	98.0 mm (3.9 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Erick	United States	Record high minimum temperature	17.2 C (63.0 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Oklahoma Cy Will Rogers World	United States	Record daily precipitation	72.1 mm (2.8 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Neosho	United States	Record daily precipitation	41.9 mm (1.6 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Lompoc	United States	Record high minimum temperature	12.8 C (55.0 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Tuddal	Norway	Record snow depth	150.0 cm (59.1 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Coloso	Puerto Rico [United States]	Record daily precipitation	53.3 mm (2.1 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Mt Hebron Rs	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-12.2 C (10.0 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Altus Irig Rsch STN	United States	Record high minimum temperature	18.3 C (64.9 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Kinalung (Munka)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	28.0 mm (1.1 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Naze	Japan	Record daily precipitation	95.0 mm (3.7 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Wakeeney	United States	Record high maximum temperature	29.4 C (84.9 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Bamboo Creek	Australia	Record daily precipitation	75.2 mm (3.0 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Rushville	United States	Record daily precipitation	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Alliance 1WNW	United States	Record high maximum temperature	26.1 C (79.0 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Hayes Center 1NW	United States	Record high maximum temperature	29.4 C (84.9 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Loup City	United States	Record high maximum temperature	28.3 C (82.9 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Newport	United States	Record high maximum temperature	28.9 C (84.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
New London Lock #22	United States	Record daily precipitation	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Utah Lake Lehi	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Cradock (Kanyaka)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	31.2 mm (1.2 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
San Carlos Rsvr	United States	Record high maximum temperature	31.7 C (89.1 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Cuyamaca	United States	Record high maximum temperature	26.1 C (79.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Garden Valley	United States	Record low maximum temperature	4.4 C (39.9 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Plainview	United States	Record high minimum temperature	13.9 C (57.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Koror	Palau	Record low maximum temperature	26.7 C (80.1 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Paraiso	Puerto Rico [United States]	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Yaremcha	Ukraine	Record daily precipitation	30.6 mm (1.2 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Culbertson	United States	Record high maximum temperature	31.7 C (89.1 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Roy Hill	Australia	Record daily precipitation	50.2 mm (2.0 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Itajuipe (Piranji)	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	40.3 mm (1.6 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
El Alamo	Mexico	Record high minimum temperature	12.8 C (55.0 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Manati 2 E	Puerto Rico [United States]	Record high minimum temperature	22.2 C (72.0 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Leroy 5 WSW	United States	Record high maximum temperature	26.7 C (80.1 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Wyloo	Australia	Record daily precipitation	61.3 mm (2.4 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Hallnas-Lund	Sweden	Record snow depth	114.0 cm (44.9 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Stephenville Clark Fld	United States	Record high minimum temperature	17.8 C (64.0 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Galiwinku	Australia	Record daily precipitation	64.6 mm (2.5 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
La Purisima	Mexico	Record high minimum temperature	18.9 C (66.0 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Laguna Beach	United States	Record high maximum temperature	28.3 C (82.9 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Oxnard	United States	Record high minimum temperature	13.9 C (57.0 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Leoti	United States	Record high maximum temperature	31.1 C (88.0 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Mandora	Australia	Record daily precipitation	42.0 mm (1.7 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Brawley 2 SW	United States	Record high maximum temperature	37.2 C (99.0 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Newport Beach Harbor	United States	Record high minimum temperature	15.6 C (60.1 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Ft Morgan	United States	Record high maximum temperature	27.8 C (82.0 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Benkelman 1N	United States	Record high maximum temperature	30.6 C (87.1 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

546 records

Records set or tied on 28 March 1988 by type: Highest daily maximum 141, Lowest daily maximum 33, Highest daily minimum 146, Lowest daily minimum 38, Heaviest daily rainfall 151, Heaviest daily snowfall 12, Deepest snow cover 25.

Records on 28 March 1988 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	141
Lowest daily maximum	33
Highest daily minimum	146
Lowest daily minimum	38
Heaviest daily rainfall	151
Heaviest daily snowfall	12
Deepest snow cover	25

Records on 28 March 1988 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 28, daily 518.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

414 broken records

Margins by which the 414 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 370.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

28 March 1988

Top 20 records on 28 March 1988 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
28 March 1988	Paso de San Antonio, MX	monthly rain	89.9 mm (3.5 in)	62.0 mm (2.4 in)	14 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
28 March 1988	Cluj Napoca, RO	daily rain	26.1 mm (1.0 in)	11.6 mm (0.5 in)	60 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
28 March 1988	Buzau, RO	daily rain	27.3 mm (1.1 in)	22.5 mm (0.9 in)	18 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
28 March 1988	Mays Point Lock 25, US	daily rain	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	21.1 mm (0.8 in)	38 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
28 March 1988	Wallal Downs, AU	daily rain	99.5 mm (3.9 in)	39.3 mm (1.5 in)	75 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
28 March 1988	Walters, US	monthly rain	81.3 mm (3.2 in)	17.3 mm (0.7 in)	50 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
28 March 1988	Christmas Creek, AU	daily rain	66.4 mm (2.6 in)	36.4 mm (1.4 in)	59 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
28 March 1988	Mayaguez City, PR	daily rain	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	21.1 mm (0.8 in)	54 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
28 March 1988	Cuyamaca, US	daily high min	10.0 C (50.0 F)	2.8 C (5.0 F)	84 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
28 March 1988	Man, CI	daily rain	67.1 mm (2.6 in)	47.9 mm (1.9 in)	10 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
28 March 1988	Tulsa Intl AP, US	daily rain	41.9 mm (1.6 in)	24.4 mm (1.0 in)	49 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
28 March 1988	Ajo, US	monthly high max	36.1 C (97.0 F)	0.5 C (0.9 F)	72 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
28 March 1988	Joplin Rgnl AP, US	daily rain	53.3 mm (2.1 in)	34.5 mm (1.4 in)	11 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
28 March 1988	Muccan, AU	daily rain	98.0 mm (3.9 in)	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	57 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
28 March 1988	Erick, US	daily high min	17.2 C (63.0 F)	3.3 C (5.9 F)	81 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
28 March 1988	Oklahoma Cy Will Rogers World, US	monthly rain	72.1 mm (2.8 in)	11.6 mm (0.5 in)	40 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
28 March 1988	Neosho, US	daily rain	41.9 mm (1.6 in)	7.6 mm (0.30 in)	76 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
28 March 1988	Lompoc, US	daily high min	12.8 C (55.0 F)	2.8 C (5.0 F)	69 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
28 March 1988	Tuddal, NO	daily snow depth	150.0 cm (59.1 in)	13.0 cm (5.1 in)	72 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
28 March 1988	Coloso, PR	daily rain	53.3 mm (2.1 in)	15.5 mm (0.6 in)	50 years	34 of 100 (Routine)

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

1805 to 1988

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1805 to 1988. 1988 had 546 records.

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

Records on 03-28 in each year
Year	Records
1805	1
1806	1
1808	2
1815	1
1822	1
1830	2
1847	1
1849	1
1850	2
1853	1
1861	1
1862	3
1863	1
1864	1
1865	2
1866	1
1867	2
1870	1
1872	2
1876	2
1878	3
1881	1
1882	2
1883	1
1884	1
1885	2
1886	3
1887	2
1888	3
1890	6
1892	1
1893	1
1894	2
1895	4
1896	6
1897	4
1898	4
1899	1
1900	2
1901	8
1902	25
1903	15
1904	9
1905	45
1906	14
1907	26
1908	11
1909	7
1910	38
1911	21
1912	23
1913	28
1914	46
1915	49
1916	36
1917	44
1918	20
1919	62
1920	55
1921	79
1922	44
1923	308
1924	153
1925	124
1926	222
1927	70
1928	266
1929	236
1930	209
1931	469
1932	459
1933	193
1934	480
1935	117
1936	362
1937	576
1938	396
1939	287
1940	319
1941	255
1942	417
1943	347
1944	994
1945	719
1946	838
1947	943
1948	172
1949	316
1950	377
1951	437
1952	313
1953	303
1954	534
1955	1,111
1956	473
1957	272
1958	371
1959	385
1960	555
1961	521
1962	636
1963	1,090
1964	433
1965	517
1966	584
1967	360
1968	703
1969	630
1970	848
1971	901
1972	447
1973	670
1974	614
1975	1,996
1976	486
1977	1,254
1978	687
1979	614
1980	1,014
1981	793
1982	1,186
1983	1,014
1984	898
1985	1,449
1986	1,394
1987	1,000
1988	546
1989	2,125
1990	916
1991	1,254
1992	789
1993	987
1994	1,201
1995	988
1996	1,269
1997	591
1998	1,719
1999	839
2000	648
2001	1,081
2002	987
2003	641
2004	1,062
2005	853
2006	730
2007	1,560
2008	924
2009	1,154
2010	559
2011	913
2012	781
2013	1,008
2014	885
2015	1,329
2016	547
2017	516
2018	799
2019	457
2020	879
2021	569
2022	1,260
2023	965
2024	334
2025	1,058
2026	1,442

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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	396
50 to 100	7
100 to 150	7
150 to 200	0
200 to 250	3
250 to 300	0
300 to 350	0
350 to 400	1