Weather Records on 30 March 1988

635 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 30 March 1988. Highest significance: Genoa, IT.

Key Facts for 30 March 1988

On 30 March 1988, 635 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
106 were record highs and 92 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 2 were all-time records, 20 monthly and 613 daily.
Genoa set a daily record precipitation of 117.0 mm (4.6 in) on 30 March 1988.
Across 162 earlier years (1796 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 473 records.

Record Map

635 stations

635 station records on 30 March 1988 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 30 March 1988: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Genoa	Italy	Record daily precipitation	117.0 mm (4.6 in)	73 of 100 (Major)
Marble Bar Comparison	Australia	Record daily precipitation	110.3 mm (4.3 in)	65 of 100 (Major)
Cape Willoughby	Australia	Record daily precipitation	32.2 mm (1.3 in)	65 of 100 (Major)
Hillside Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	74.6 mm (2.9 in)	62 of 100 (Major)
Noreena Downs	Australia	Record daily precipitation	107.0 mm (4.2 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Cape Borda Comparison	Australia	Record daily precipitation	33.2 mm (1.3 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Victor Harbor (Rivington Grang	Australia	Record daily precipitation	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
W Branch 3SE	United States	Record daily precipitation	35.3 mm (1.4 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Oslo Blindern	Norway	Record daily precipitation	25.8 mm (1.0 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Anna Creek	Australia	Record daily precipitation	40.0 mm (1.6 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
De Grey	Australia	Record daily precipitation	208.0 mm (8.2 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Mulyie	Australia	Record daily precipitation	216.0 mm (8.5 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Kurundi	Australia	Record daily precipitation	54.1 mm (2.1 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Nhill (Woorak)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	34.4 mm (1.4 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Carrieton	Australia	Record daily precipitation	28.0 mm (1.1 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Hawker (Holowilena)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	26.0 mm (1.0 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Wallaroo	Australia	Record daily precipitation	27.0 mm (1.1 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Bjornholt	Norway	Record daily precipitation	35.2 mm (1.4 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Hawker (Warcowie)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	34.2 mm (1.3 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Apsley (Post Office)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	36.0 mm (1.4 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Hawker	Australia	Record daily precipitation	28.6 mm (1.1 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Franklin 3 NW	United States	Record daily precipitation	115.6 mm (4.6 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Broken Hill (Patton Street)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	27.6 mm (1.1 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Dillingham FAA AP	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Goyders Lagoon (Clifton Hills)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	46.7 mm (1.8 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Palisades	United States	Record daily snowfall	19.1 cm (7.5 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Jewett	United States	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Derby Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	68.8 mm (2.7 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Edenhope (Post Office)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.8 mm (1.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Coleraine Hospital	Australia	Record daily precipitation	34.0 mm (1.3 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Divisa de Anitapolis	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	83.0 mm (3.3 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Mio Hydro Plt	United States	Record daily precipitation	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Bonney Downs	Australia	Record daily precipitation	96.0 mm (3.8 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Broken Hill (Stephens Creek Re	Australia	Record daily precipitation	36.2 mm (1.4 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Maridalsoset	Norway	Record daily precipitation	25.5 mm (1.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Elk City 1NE	United States	Record daily snowfall	28.4 cm (11.2 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Harlingen	United States	Record daily precipitation	30.2 mm (1.2 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Rio Pequeno	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	85.2 mm (3.4 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Coloso	Puerto Rico [United States]	Record low minimum temperature	12.8 C (55.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Lupton 1S	United States	Record daily precipitation	32.3 mm (1.3 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Pomeroy	United States	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Balfour Downs	Australia	Record daily precipitation	74.0 mm (2.9 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Cadillac	United States	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Yarrie	Australia	Record daily precipitation	226.0 mm (8.9 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Pardoo Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	140.8 mm (5.5 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Abbeville	United States	Record daily precipitation	51.3 mm (2.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Gladwin	United States	Record daily precipitation	31.5 mm (1.2 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Wallal Downs	Australia	Record daily precipitation	86.4 mm (3.4 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Novorossijsk	Russia	Record daily precipitation	33.5 mm (1.3 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Anna Plains	Australia	Record daily precipitation	128.0 mm (5.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Warburton Airfield	Australia	Record daily precipitation	44.0 mm (1.7 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Bradshaw Homestead	Australia	Record daily precipitation	58.4 mm (2.3 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Victory Downs	Australia	Record daily precipitation	65.0 mm (2.6 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Bulgunnia	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.0 mm (1.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Cuautla (Smn)	Mexico	Record low maximum temperature	22.8 C (73.0 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Kjelsas I Sorkedalen	Norway	Record daily precipitation	26.5 mm (1.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Lake City Exp Farm	United States	Record daily snowfall	16.0 cm (6.3 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Wellston Tippy Dam	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Meda	Australia	Record daily precipitation	34.2 mm (1.3 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Mandora	Australia	Record daily precipitation	134.2 mm (5.3 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

635 records

Records set or tied on 30 March 1988 by type: Highest daily maximum 61, Lowest daily maximum 66, Highest daily minimum 45, Lowest daily minimum 26, Heaviest daily rainfall 343, Heaviest daily snowfall 50, Deepest snow cover 44.

Records on 30 March 1988 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	61
Lowest daily maximum	66
Highest daily minimum	45
Lowest daily minimum	26
Heaviest daily rainfall	343
Heaviest daily snowfall	50
Deepest snow cover	44

Records on 30 March 1988 by timescale: all-time 2, monthly 20, daily 613.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

520 broken records

Margins by which the 520 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 270.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

30 March 1988

Top 20 records on 30 March 1988 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
30 March 1988	Genoa, IT	daily rain	117.0 mm (4.6 in)	74.6 mm (2.9 in)	79 years	73 of 100 (Major)
30 March 1988	Marble Bar Comparison, AU	daily rain	110.3 mm (4.3 in)	94.0 mm (3.7 in)	54 years	65 of 100 (Major)
30 March 1988	Cape Willoughby, AU	daily rain	32.2 mm (1.3 in)	20.0 mm (0.8 in)	69 years	65 of 100 (Major)
30 March 1988	Hillside Station, AU	daily rain	74.6 mm (2.9 in)	51.0 mm (2.0 in)	71 years	62 of 100 (Major)
30 March 1988	Noreena Downs, AU	daily rain	107.0 mm (4.2 in)	70.7 mm (2.8 in)	57 years	61 of 100 (Major)
30 March 1988	Cape Borda Comparison, AU	daily rain	33.2 mm (1.3 in)	21.5 mm (0.8 in)	54 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
30 March 1988	Victor Harbor (Rivington Grang, AU	daily rain	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	18.3 mm (0.7 in)	71 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
30 March 1988	W Branch 3SE, US	daily rain	35.3 mm (1.4 in)	17.5 mm (0.7 in)	74 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
30 March 1988	Oslo Blindern, NO	daily rain	25.8 mm (1.0 in)	15.7 mm (0.6 in)	41 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
30 March 1988	Anna Creek, AU	daily rain	40.0 mm (1.6 in)	25.3 mm (1.0 in)	88 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
30 March 1988	De Grey, AU	daily rain	208.0 mm (8.2 in)	159.0 mm (6.3 in)	10 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
30 March 1988	Mulyie, AU	daily rain	216.0 mm (8.5 in)	160.4 mm (6.3 in)	10 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
30 March 1988	Kurundi, AU	daily rain	54.1 mm (2.1 in)	52.6 mm (2.1 in)	49 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
30 March 1988	Nhill (Woorak), AU	daily rain	34.4 mm (1.4 in)	15.3 mm (0.6 in)	94 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
30 March 1988	Carrieton, AU	daily rain	28.0 mm (1.1 in)	18.6 mm (0.7 in)	88 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
30 March 1988	Hawker (Holowilena), AU	daily rain	26.0 mm (1.0 in)	18.4 mm (0.7 in)	100 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
30 March 1988	Wallaroo, AU	daily rain	27.0 mm (1.1 in)	14.0 mm (0.6 in)	71 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
30 March 1988	Bjornholt, NO	daily rain	35.2 mm (1.4 in)	10.2 mm (0.4 in)	84 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
30 March 1988	Hawker (Warcowie), AU	daily rain	34.2 mm (1.3 in)	25.8 mm (1.0 in)	71 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
30 March 1988	Apsley (Post Office), AU	daily rain	36.0 mm (1.4 in)	31.4 mm (1.2 in)	20 years	49 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

1796 to 1988

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1796 to 1988. 1988 had 635 records.

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

Records on 03-30 in each year
Year	Records
1796	1
1805	1
1808	1
1815	1
1822	1
1830	2
1834	1
1840	1
1842	1
1847	1
1848	1
1854	1
1856	2
1859	1
1860	1
1862	1
1863	2
1865	4
1869	1
1872	6
1874	1
1881	4
1882	3
1883	2
1884	2
1885	1
1886	1
1887	5
1888	2
1890	4
1892	4
1894	2
1896	3
1897	1
1898	5
1899	2
1900	5
1901	6
1902	9
1903	8
1904	14
1905	35
1906	9
1907	28
1908	12
1909	18
1910	68
1911	45
1912	25
1913	31
1914	20
1915	78
1916	19
1917	248
1918	29
1919	42
1920	20
1921	32
1922	89
1923	229
1924	215
1925	90
1926	273
1927	80
1928	209
1929	99
1930	215
1931	254
1932	198
1933	382
1934	236
1935	187
1936	881
1937	262
1938	690
1939	305
1940	466
1941	438
1942	257
1943	928
1944	823
1945	676
1946	536
1947	1,000
1948	363
1949	795
1950	616
1951	569
1952	265
1953	432
1954	743
1955	437
1956	500
1957	330
1958	288
1959	398
1960	431
1961	404
1962	578
1963	1,010
1964	1,420
1965	376
1966	759
1967	1,261
1968	736
1969	1,372
1970	1,040
1971	490
1972	384
1973	1,089
1974	895
1975	1,255
1976	619
1977	1,627
1978	1,017
1979	753
1980	762
1981	898
1982	764
1983	624
1984	756
1985	1,331
1986	1,533
1987	1,850
1988	635
1989	1,063
1990	897
1991	821
1992	611
1993	712
1994	767
1995	920
1996	781
1997	911
1998	2,464
1999	708
2000	631
2001	840
2002	878
2003	1,472
2004	1,298
2005	683
2006	689
2007	1,265
2008	1,100
2009	750
2010	933
2011	670
2012	743
2013	691
2014	776
2015	1,194
2016	596
2017	1,267
2018	433
2019	662
2020	464
2021	1,013
2022	576
2023	1,107
2024	431
2025	956
2026	1,210

Download the Data

Data for records on 1988-03-30: 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 50	471
50 to 100	32
100 to 150	9
150 to 200	4
200 to 250	2
250 to 300	2