Weather Records on 29 March 1988

657 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 29 March 1988. Highest significance: Indee, AU.

Key Facts for 29 March 1988

On 29 March 1988, 657 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
135 were record highs and 95 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 3 were all-time records, 32 monthly and 622 daily.
Indee set an all-time record daily precipitation of 354.0 mm (13.9 in) on 29 March 1988.
Across 162 earlier years (1805 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 471 records.

Record Map

657 stations

657 station records on 29 March 1988 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 29 March 1988: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Indee	Australia	Record daily precipitation	354.0 mm (13.9 in)	70 of 100 (Major)
Bamboo Creek	Australia	Record daily precipitation	141.8 mm (5.6 in)	66 of 100 (Major)
Yarrie	Australia	Record daily precipitation	100.0 mm (3.9 in)	66 of 100 (Major)
Eldorado Springs	United States	Record daily precipitation	73.2 mm (2.9 in)	66 of 100 (Major)
Lockwood	United States	Record daily precipitation	73.4 mm (2.9 in)	63 of 100 (Major)
Mandora	Australia	Record daily precipitation	156.4 mm (6.2 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Hedrum	Norway	Record daily precipitation	49.5 mm (1.9 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Hillside Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	198.8 mm (7.8 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Abydos Woodstock	Australia	Record daily precipitation	175.0 mm (6.9 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Carthage	United States	Record daily precipitation	68.6 mm (2.7 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Galena	United States	Record daily precipitation	64.8 mm (2.6 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Marble Bar Comparison	Australia	Record daily precipitation	120.7 mm (4.8 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Wallal Downs	Australia	Record daily precipitation	123.9 mm (4.9 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Watseka Public Works	United States	Record daily precipitation	149.1 mm (5.9 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Mundabullangana	Australia	Record daily precipitation	336.0 mm (13.2 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Pardoo Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	156.4 mm (6.2 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Sandefjord	Norway	Record daily precipitation	50.0 mm (2.0 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Caplinger Mills	United States	Record daily precipitation	61.0 mm (2.4 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Brownsville	United States	Record daily precipitation	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Daly River Mission	Australia	Record daily precipitation	79.8 mm (3.1 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Port Augusta Railway Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	46.2 mm (1.8 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Yaremcha	Ukraine	Record daily precipitation	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Buffalo 2N	United States	Record daily precipitation	64.8 mm (2.6 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Hermann	United States	Record daily precipitation	55.9 mm (2.2 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Mulyie	Australia	Record daily precipitation	164.0 mm (6.5 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Agua Buena (Smn)	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	55.1 mm (2.2 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Moran	United States	Record daily precipitation	38.9 mm (1.5 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Huehue 92.1	United States	Record daily precipitation	65.3 mm (2.6 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Muccan	Australia	Record daily precipitation	263.3 mm (10.4 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Wagoner	United States	Record daily precipitation	57.4 mm (2.3 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Prague 2W	United States	Record daily precipitation	62.5 mm (2.5 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Union City 3 SE	United States	Record daily precipitation	61.7 mm (2.4 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Noreena Downs	Australia	Record daily precipitation	67.0 mm (2.6 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Gjerstad I Aust-Agder	Norway	Record daily precipitation	67.4 mm (2.7 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Elsberry 1 S	United States	Record daily precipitation	68.8 mm (2.7 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Kimberley Res.Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	99.0 mm (3.9 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Fayetteville Exp STN	United States	Record daily precipitation	52.1 mm (2.1 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Camdenton 2 NW	United States	Record daily precipitation	85.1 mm (3.4 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Pomeroy	United States	Record daily precipitation	27.7 mm (1.1 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Bonney Downs	Australia	Record daily precipitation	74.0 mm (2.9 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Redmont	Australia	Record daily precipitation	140.8 mm (5.5 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Seligman	United States	Record daily precipitation	66.8 mm (2.6 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Spavinaw	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.0 mm (2.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Wittenoom	Australia	Record daily precipitation	71.6 mm (2.8 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Gravette	United States	Record daily precipitation	76.7 mm (3.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Walnut 4S	United States	Record daily precipitation	43.9 mm (1.7 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Potlatch 3 NNE	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Beloit	United States	Record daily precipitation	35.8 mm (1.4 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
De Grey	Australia	Record daily precipitation	138.0 mm (5.4 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Bolivar 1 NE	United States	Record daily precipitation	84.3 mm (3.3 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Waynesville 2 W	United States	Record daily precipitation	71.6 mm (2.8 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Haidarakan	Kyrgyzstan	Record daily precipitation	28.7 mm (1.1 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Vega de Alatorre	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	99.8 mm (3.9 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Lifjell	Norway	Record daily precipitation	28.8 mm (1.1 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Clinton	United States	Record daily precipitation	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Jackson	United States	Record daily precipitation	66.8 mm (2.6 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Cushing	United States	Record daily precipitation	63.5 mm (2.5 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Wewoka 3 SW	United States	Record daily precipitation	44.5 mm (1.8 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Argyle Downs	Australia	Record daily precipitation	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Eureka Springs 3 WNW	United States	Record daily precipitation	56.4 mm (2.2 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)

Counts by Type and Timescale

657 records

Records set or tied on 29 March 1988 by type: Highest daily maximum 79, Lowest daily maximum 45, Highest daily minimum 56, Lowest daily minimum 50, Heaviest daily rainfall 347, Heaviest daily snowfall 43, Deepest snow cover 37.

Records on 29 March 1988 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	79
Lowest daily maximum	45
Highest daily minimum	56
Lowest daily minimum	50
Heaviest daily rainfall	347
Heaviest daily snowfall	43
Deepest snow cover	37

Records on 29 March 1988 by timescale: all-time 3, monthly 32, daily 622.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

535 broken records

Margins by which the 535 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 450.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

29 March 1988

Top 20 records on 29 March 1988 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
29 March 1988	Indee, AU	all-time rain	354.0 mm (13.9 in)	79.2 mm (3.1 in)	50 years	70 of 100 (Major)
29 March 1988	Bamboo Creek, AU	daily rain	141.8 mm (5.6 in)	122.7 mm (4.8 in)	57 years	66 of 100 (Major)
29 March 1988	Yarrie, AU	daily rain	100.0 mm (3.9 in)	86.0 mm (3.4 in)	75 years	66 of 100 (Major)
29 March 1988	Eldorado Springs, US	daily rain	73.2 mm (2.9 in)	46.5 mm (1.8 in)	81 years	66 of 100 (Major)
29 March 1988	Lockwood, US	daily rain	73.4 mm (2.9 in)	51.8 mm (2.0 in)	50 years	63 of 100 (Major)
29 March 1988	Mandora, AU	daily rain	156.4 mm (6.2 in)	114.2 mm (4.5 in)	48 years	61 of 100 (Major)
29 March 1988	Hedrum, NO	daily rain	49.5 mm (1.9 in)	25.0 mm (1.0 in)	69 years	61 of 100 (Major)
29 March 1988	Hillside Station, AU	monthly rain	198.8 mm (7.8 in)	127.4 mm (5.0 in)	9 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
29 March 1988	Abydos Woodstock, AU	daily rain	175.0 mm (6.9 in)	87.4 mm (3.4 in)	75 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
29 March 1988	Carthage, US	daily rain	68.6 mm (2.7 in)	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	30 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
29 March 1988	Galena, US	daily rain	64.8 mm (2.6 in)	40.9 mm (1.6 in)	50 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
29 March 1988	Marble Bar Comparison, AU	daily rain	120.7 mm (4.8 in)	68.6 mm (2.7 in)	54 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
29 March 1988	Wallal Downs, AU	daily rain	123.9 mm (4.9 in)	83.3 mm (3.3 in)	48 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
29 March 1988	Watseka Public Works, US	monthly rain	149.1 mm (5.9 in)	37.6 mm (1.5 in)	3 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
29 March 1988	Mundabullangana, AU	all-time rain	336.0 mm (13.2 in)	29.9 mm (1.2 in)	59 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
29 March 1988	Pardoo Station, AU	daily rain	156.4 mm (6.2 in)	84.3 mm (3.3 in)	57 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
29 March 1988	Sandefjord, NO	monthly rain	50.0 mm (2.0 in)	18.1 mm (0.7 in)	25 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
29 March 1988	Caplinger Mills, US	daily rain	61.0 mm (2.4 in)	41.4 mm (1.6 in)	43 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
29 March 1988	Brownsville, US	daily rain	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	24.7 mm (1.0 in)	66 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
29 March 1988	Daly River Mission, AU	daily rain	79.8 mm (3.1 in)	44.2 mm (1.7 in)	89 years	54 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

1805 to 1988

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1805 to 1988. 1988 had 657 records.

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

Records on 03-29 in each year
Year	Records
1805	1
1808	1
1822	2
1840	1
1846	1
1848	1
1850	1
1853	1
1856	1
1859	3
1862	3
1865	5
1866	1
1869	1
1872	5
1873	2
1875	1
1876	2
1877	2
1878	2
1881	2
1883	2
1884	1
1886	1
1887	6
1888	3
1890	11
1891	1
1892	3
1893	2
1894	1
1895	4
1896	2
1897	6
1898	3
1899	4
1900	4
1901	11
1902	35
1903	7
1904	15
1905	48
1906	12
1907	41
1908	2
1909	11
1910	46
1911	23
1912	36
1913	21
1914	11
1915	54
1916	18
1917	38
1918	29
1919	47
1920	45
1921	49
1922	30
1923	304
1924	272
1925	92
1926	258
1927	71
1928	183
1929	99
1930	169
1931	336
1932	165
1933	288
1934	261
1935	115
1936	555
1937	550
1938	556
1939	297
1940	252
1941	310
1942	397
1943	561
1944	1,331
1945	722
1946	730
1947	935
1948	292
1949	321
1950	465
1951	510
1952	356
1953	268
1954	828
1955	635
1956	435
1957	249
1958	401
1959	526
1960	311
1961	463
1962	555
1963	1,341
1964	947
1965	450
1966	730
1967	877
1968	895
1969	1,260
1970	1,043
1971	610
1972	629
1973	905
1974	643
1975	1,571
1976	496
1977	1,554
1978	759
1979	640
1980	815
1981	982
1982	801
1983	657
1984	1,103
1985	1,576
1986	1,553
1987	1,674
1988	657
1989	1,359
1990	705
1991	1,027
1992	633
1993	830
1994	910
1995	1,074
1996	814
1997	679
1998	1,769
1999	625
2000	795
2001	793
2002	1,234
2003	841
2004	1,426
2005	744
2006	720
2007	1,450
2008	906
2009	1,199
2010	915
2011	685
2012	652
2013	762
2014	554
2015	1,786
2016	565
2017	907
2018	462
2019	434
2020	853
2021	674
2022	841
2023	1,076
2024	304
2025	1,168
2026	1,467

Download the Data

Data for records on 1988-03-29: 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	525
100 to 200	8
200 to 300	1
300 to 400	0
400 to 500	1