Weather Records on 31 March 1988

850 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 31 March 1988. Highest significance: Mungeranie (Cowarie), AU.

Key Facts for 31 March 1988

On 31 March 1988, 850 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
117 were record highs and 133 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 10 were all-time records, 40 monthly and 800 daily.
Mungeranie (Cowarie) set a daily record precipitation of 88.4 mm (3.5 in) on 31 March 1988.
Across 155 earlier years (1808 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 504 records.

Record Map

850 stations

850 station records on 31 March 1988 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 31 March 1988: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Mungeranie (Cowarie)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	88.4 mm (3.5 in)	80 of 100 (Exceptional)
Idracowra	Australia	Record daily precipitation	60.0 mm (2.4 in)	78 of 100 (Major)
Wanaaring (Thurloo Downs)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	65.0 mm (2.6 in)	77 of 100 (Major)
Walgett (Dungalear)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	80.6 mm (3.2 in)	76 of 100 (Major)
Birdsville Police Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	123.8 mm (4.9 in)	74 of 100 (Major)
Bamberg	Germany	Record daily precipitation	47.8 mm (1.9 in)	71 of 100 (Major)
Orange (Canobolas Public Schoo	Australia	Record daily precipitation	84.1 mm (3.3 in)	69 of 100 (Major)
Orange (McLaughlin St)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	89.0 mm (3.5 in)	69 of 100 (Major)
Tibooburra Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	51.8 mm (2.0 in)	68 of 100 (Major)
Henbury	Australia	Record daily precipitation	74.0 mm (2.9 in)	66 of 100 (Major)
Bad-Neunkirchen Mergentheim	Germany	Record daily precipitation	42.4 mm (1.7 in)	66 of 100 (Major)
Lake Cargelligo (Merri-Merriga	Australia	Record daily precipitation	50.0 mm (2.0 in)	65 of 100 (Major)
Independence	United States	Record daily precipitation	90.2 mm (3.6 in)	64 of 100 (Major)
Bond Springs Homestead	Australia	Record daily precipitation	110.0 mm (4.3 in)	63 of 100 (Major)
Dynevor Downs	Australia	Record daily precipitation	120.1 mm (4.7 in)	62 of 100 (Major)
Hungerford	Australia	Record daily precipitation	54.2 mm (2.1 in)	62 of 100 (Major)
Molong (King St)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	74.0 mm (2.9 in)	62 of 100 (Major)
Tempe Downs	Australia	Record daily precipitation	96.4 mm (3.8 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Parkes (Macarthur Street)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	48.1 mm (1.9 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Warroo (Geeron)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	48.0 mm (1.9 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Heinersreuth-Vollhof	Germany	Record daily precipitation	33.8 mm (1.3 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Alice Springs Airport	Australia	Record daily precipitation	204.8 mm (8.1 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Mohrendorf-Kleinseebach	Germany	Record daily precipitation	41.4 mm (1.6 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Thargomindah Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	70.6 mm (2.8 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Euabalong (Booberoi)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	71.0 mm (2.8 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Benalla (Shadforth Street)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	43.6 mm (1.7 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Baddaginnie	Australia	Record daily precipitation	75.0 mm (3.0 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Morrl Morrl (Valley View)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	77.0 mm (3.0 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Kahl/Main	Germany	Record daily precipitation	28.5 mm (1.1 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Charlotte Plains	Australia	Record daily precipitation	103.0 mm (4.1 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Wanaaring Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	59.0 mm (2.3 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Condobolin Retirement Village	Australia	Record daily precipitation	49.8 mm (2.0 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Nurnberg	Germany	Record daily precipitation	28.9 mm (1.1 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Monkira	Australia	Record daily precipitation	52.0 mm (2.0 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Wilsons Peak	Australia	Record daily precipitation	107.8 mm (4.2 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Manildra (Hazeldale)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	58.4 mm (2.3 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Lajas Substn	Puerto Rico [United States]	Record daily precipitation	49.8 mm (2.0 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Areyonga	Australia	Record daily precipitation	95.6 mm (3.8 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Victory Downs	Australia	Record daily precipitation	72.0 mm (2.8 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Goyders Lagoon (Clifton Hills)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	75.2 mm (3.0 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Menindee Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	27.0 mm (1.1 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Harrow (Pine Hills)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Bedgerebong Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	63.6 mm (2.5 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Golden	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Gammon Ranges (Wooltana)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	53.7 mm (2.1 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Boorara	Australia	Record daily precipitation	63.0 mm (2.5 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Eugowra Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	54.6 mm (2.1 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Hillston (Hunthawang)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	43.8 mm (1.7 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Windsor	United States	Record daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Centennial 1NE	United States	Record daily snowfall	32.5 cm (12.8 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Erldunda	Australia	Record daily precipitation	57.0 mm (2.2 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Cobar (Tambua)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Forbes (Camp Street)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	58.6 mm (2.3 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Lake Cargelligo (Wooyeo)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Keanae 346	United States	Record daily precipitation	576.6 mm (22.7 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Undoolya	Australia	Record daily precipitation	144.2 mm (5.7 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Roseberth Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	70.0 mm (2.8 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Wilcannia (Billilla)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	34.6 mm (1.4 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Beaver Falls	United States	Record daily precipitation	91.4 mm (3.6 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Wanaaring (Borrona Downs)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)

Counts by Type and Timescale

850 records

Records set or tied on 31 March 1988 by type: Highest daily maximum 40, Lowest daily maximum 95, Highest daily minimum 77, Lowest daily minimum 38, Heaviest daily rainfall 490, Heaviest daily snowfall 57, Deepest snow cover 53.

Records on 31 March 1988 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	40
Lowest daily maximum	95
Highest daily minimum	77
Lowest daily minimum	38
Heaviest daily rainfall	490
Heaviest daily snowfall	57
Deepest snow cover	53

Records on 31 March 1988 by timescale: all-time 10, monthly 40, daily 800.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

733 broken records

Margins by which the 733 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 310.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

31 March 1988

Top 20 records on 31 March 1988 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
31 March 1988	Mungeranie (Cowarie), AU	daily rain	88.4 mm (3.5 in)	86.9 mm (3.4 in)	100 years	80 of 100 (Exceptional)
31 March 1988	Idracowra, AU	daily rain	60.0 mm (2.4 in)	60.0 mm (2.4 in)	98 years	78 of 100 (Major)
31 March 1988	Wanaaring (Thurloo Downs), AU	daily rain	65.0 mm (2.6 in)	56.6 mm (2.2 in)	96 years	77 of 100 (Major)
31 March 1988	Walgett (Dungalear), AU	daily rain	80.6 mm (3.2 in)	57.0 mm (2.2 in)	98 years	76 of 100 (Major)
31 March 1988	Birdsville Police Station, AU	daily rain	123.8 mm (4.9 in)	79.6 mm (3.1 in)	85 years	74 of 100 (Major)
31 March 1988	Bamberg, DE	daily rain	47.8 mm (1.9 in)	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	71 years	71 of 100 (Major)
31 March 1988	Orange (Canobolas Public Schoo, AU	daily rain	84.1 mm (3.3 in)	66.3 mm (2.6 in)	73 years	69 of 100 (Major)
31 March 1988	Orange (McLaughlin St), AU	daily rain	89.0 mm (3.5 in)	51.2 mm (2.0 in)	73 years	69 of 100 (Major)
31 March 1988	Tibooburra Post Office, AU	daily rain	51.8 mm (2.0 in)	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	100 years	68 of 100 (Major)
31 March 1988	Henbury, AU	daily rain	74.0 mm (2.9 in)	45.6 mm (1.8 in)	85 years	66 of 100 (Major)
31 March 1988	Bad-Neunkirchen Mergentheim, DE	monthly rain	42.4 mm (1.7 in)	17.0 mm (0.7 in)	32 years	66 of 100 (Major)
31 March 1988	Lake Cargelligo (Merri-Merriga, AU	daily rain	50.0 mm (2.0 in)	47.2 mm (1.9 in)	71 years	65 of 100 (Major)
31 March 1988	Independence, US	daily rain	90.2 mm (3.6 in)	45.5 mm (1.8 in)	61 years	64 of 100 (Major)
31 March 1988	Bond Springs Homestead, AU	daily rain	110.0 mm (4.3 in)	92.2 mm (3.6 in)	53 years	63 of 100 (Major)
31 March 1988	Dynevor Downs, AU	daily rain	120.1 mm (4.7 in)	76.9 mm (3.0 in)	43 years	62 of 100 (Major)
31 March 1988	Hungerford, AU	daily rain	54.2 mm (2.1 in)	48.6 mm (1.9 in)	84 years	62 of 100 (Major)
31 March 1988	Molong (King St), AU	daily rain	74.0 mm (2.9 in)	39.7 mm (1.6 in)	88 years	62 of 100 (Major)
31 March 1988	Tempe Downs, AU	daily rain	96.4 mm (3.8 in)	43.1 mm (1.7 in)	85 years	61 of 100 (Major)
31 March 1988	Parkes (Macarthur Street), AU	daily rain	48.1 mm (1.9 in)	25.7 mm (1.0 in)	96 years	61 of 100 (Major)
31 March 1988	Warroo (Geeron), AU	daily rain	48.0 mm (1.9 in)	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	97 years	60 of 100 (Major)

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

1808 to 1988

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1808 to 1988. 1988 had 850 records.

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

Records on 03-31 in each year
Year	Records
1808	2
1815	2
1843	1
1848	1
1850	1
1854	1
1855	3
1856	2
1859	3
1865	2
1869	1
1872	4
1873	1
1874	1
1876	1
1878	1
1880	2
1881	1
1883	1
1887	2
1889	1
1890	1
1891	1
1892	2
1893	3
1896	3
1897	2
1898	5
1899	3
1900	9
1901	7
1902	3
1903	14
1904	16
1905	29
1906	10
1907	11
1908	5
1909	4
1910	45
1911	24
1912	18
1913	62
1914	16
1915	57
1916	17
1917	52
1918	42
1919	86
1920	65
1921	238
1922	102
1923	459
1924	160
1925	110
1926	306
1927	198
1928	98
1929	323
1930	137
1931	365
1932	360
1933	311
1934	181
1935	310
1936	1,242
1937	258
1938	649
1939	197
1940	697
1941	250
1942	245
1943	794
1944	327
1945	778
1946	897
1947	658
1948	355
1949	452
1950	579
1951	490
1952	382
1953	302
1954	549
1955	286
1956	767
1957	373
1958	414
1959	622
1960	327
1961	525
1962	547
1963	987
1964	1,345
1965	457
1966	845
1967	1,025
1968	504
1969	1,126
1970	945
1971	516
1972	427
1973	755
1974	852
1975	1,032
1976	519
1977	1,021
1978	1,362
1979	722
1980	640
1981	1,060
1982	926
1983	564
1984	532
1985	1,471
1986	1,507
1987	2,256
1988	850
1989	1,335
1990	842
1991	634
1992	747
1993	668
1994	871
1995	940
1996	743
1997	962
1998	2,587
1999	1,100
2000	581
2001	686
2002	861
2003	1,722
2004	1,055
2005	861
2006	1,088
2007	1,150
2008	1,471
2009	927
2010	984
2011	1,020
2012	942
2013	753
2014	631
2015	861
2016	823
2017	1,423
2018	663
2019	544
2020	534
2021	949
2022	683
2023	1,128
2024	488
2025	942
2026	1,275

Download the Data

Data for records on 1988-03-31: 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	654
50 to 100	58
100 to 150	9
150 to 200	6
200 to 250	2
250 to 300	2
300 to 350	2