Weather Records on 3 April 1988

975 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 3 April 1988. Highest significance: Wellshot, AU.

Key Facts for 3 April 1988

On 3 April 1988, 975 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
485 were record highs and 61 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 3 were all-time records, 31 monthly and 941 daily.
Wellshot set a daily record precipitation of 52.0 mm (2.0 in) on 3 April 1988.
Across 159 earlier years (1815 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 480 records.

Record Map

975 stations

975 station records on 3 April 1988 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 3 April 1988: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Wellshot	Australia	Record daily precipitation	52.0 mm (2.0 in)	65 of 100 (Major)
West Haldon	Australia	Record daily precipitation	108.2 mm (4.3 in)	64 of 100 (Major)
Richfield	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	63 of 100 (Major)
Miandetta (Tyrone)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	72.5 mm (2.9 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Coonabarabran (Namoi Street)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	95.2 mm (3.7 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Gilgandra (Wallumburrawang)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	72.0 mm (2.8 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Wilsons Peak	Australia	Record daily precipitation	146.6 mm (5.8 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Perpignan	France	Record daily precipitation	61.2 mm (2.4 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Fords Bridge (Delta)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Nyngan (Mudall)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	60.2 mm (2.4 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Cataguases	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	122.8 mm (4.8 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Burkan	Australia	Record daily precipitation	112.0 mm (4.4 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Jacobsdal (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	40.0 mm (1.6 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Melmoth	Australia	Record daily precipitation	89.2 mm (3.5 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Gunbower	Australia	Record daily precipitation	63.6 mm (2.5 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Smythe	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	64.0 mm (2.5 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Minnie Downs	Australia	Record daily precipitation	58.5 mm (2.3 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Wisemans Ferry (Old Po)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	54.0 mm (2.1 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Eureka	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	48.5 mm (1.9 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Richfield	United States	Record daily snowfall	35.6 cm (14.0 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Rolleston	Australia	Record daily precipitation	41.6 mm (1.6 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Purlewaugh (Byfield)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	61.4 mm (2.4 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Muniz Freire (Dnos)	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	75.2 mm (3.0 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Middelkop	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	88.0 mm (3.5 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Richfield 10 WSW	United States	Record snow depth	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Bremerton	United States	Record daily precipitation	45.2 mm (1.8 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Ayrshire Downs	Australia	Record daily precipitation	89.2 mm (3.5 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Nyngan (Canonbar)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	62.0 mm (2.4 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Ourimbah (Dog Trap Road)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	97.8 mm (3.9 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Klipfontein"Potfontein"	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	47.5 mm (1.9 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Cougar 6 E	United States	Record daily precipitation	74.7 mm (2.9 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Fermoy	Australia	Record daily precipitation	51.0 mm (2.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Winton Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	66.2 mm (2.6 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Hermidale Tank	Australia	Record daily precipitation	48.0 mm (1.9 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Caroona (West Mooki)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	39.0 mm (1.5 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Bearbung (Aller)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	69.6 mm (2.7 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Calton Hills Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.0 mm (1.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Brighton Downs	Australia	Record daily precipitation	46.0 mm (1.8 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Cobar (Paddington)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Logrono-Agoncillo	Spain	Record daily precipitation	29.3 mm (1.2 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Moshi	Tanzania	Record daily precipitation	144.1 mm (5.7 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Leoti	United States	Record snow depth	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Boulia Airport	Australia	Record daily precipitation	43.1 mm (1.7 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Rowena (Iffley)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Narrabri West Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	27.4 mm (1.1 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Mullaley (Garrawilla)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	51.6 mm (2.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Palmietfontein"Knap Draai	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	34.0 mm (1.3 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Leyden	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	61.0 mm (2.4 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Tweefontein	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	46.5 mm (1.8 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Papkuil	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	49.5 mm (1.9 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Banana Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	43.0 mm (1.7 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Kindon	Australia	Record daily precipitation	100.0 mm (3.9 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Warrumbungle (Cheddington)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	55.6 mm (2.2 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Bugaldie (Ulundi)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	67.6 mm (2.7 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Mazelspoort Dam	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Stoughton Wwtp	United States	Record daily precipitation	49.3 mm (1.9 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Mullaley (Bando)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	52.6 mm (2.1 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Dores Do Manhumirim	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	42.0 mm (1.7 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Vondeling(Sar)"T...Kraal"	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	37.0 mm (1.5 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Klipbanksfontein	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	45.0 mm (1.8 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)

Counts by Type and Timescale

975 records

Records set or tied on 3 April 1988 by type: Highest daily maximum 110, Lowest daily maximum 28, Highest daily minimum 375, Lowest daily minimum 33, Heaviest daily rainfall 395, Heaviest daily snowfall 5, Deepest snow cover 29.

Records on 3 April 1988 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	110
Lowest daily maximum	28
Highest daily minimum	375
Lowest daily minimum	33
Heaviest daily rainfall	395
Heaviest daily snowfall	5
Deepest snow cover	29

Records on 3 April 1988 by timescale: all-time 3, monthly 31, daily 941.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

823 broken records

Margins by which the 823 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 360.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

3 April 1988

Top 20 records on 3 April 1988 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
3 April 1988	Wellshot, AU	daily rain	52.0 mm (2.0 in)	51.0 mm (2.0 in)	75 years	65 of 100 (Major)
3 April 1988	West Haldon, AU	daily rain	108.2 mm (4.3 in)	72.6 mm (2.9 in)	59 years	64 of 100 (Major)
3 April 1988	Richfield, US	daily rain	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	66 years	63 of 100 (Major)
3 April 1988	Miandetta (Tyrone), AU	monthly rain	72.5 mm (2.9 in)	14.1 mm (0.6 in)	93 years	60 of 100 (Major)
3 April 1988	Coonabarabran (Namoi Street), AU	daily rain	95.2 mm (3.7 in)	43.9 mm (1.7 in)	72 years	60 of 100 (Major)
3 April 1988	Gilgandra (Wallumburrawang), AU	daily rain	72.0 mm (2.8 in)	33.1 mm (1.3 in)	67 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
3 April 1988	Wilsons Peak, AU	monthly rain	146.6 mm (5.8 in)	49.6 mm (2.0 in)	4 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
3 April 1988	Perpignan, FR	daily rain	61.2 mm (2.4 in)	29.8 mm (1.2 in)	75 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
3 April 1988	Fords Bridge (Delta), AU	daily rain	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	80 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
3 April 1988	Nyngan (Mudall), AU	daily rain	60.2 mm (2.4 in)	36.1 mm (1.4 in)	59 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
3 April 1988	Cataguases, BR	daily rain	122.8 mm (4.8 in)	75.8 mm (3.0 in)	34 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
3 April 1988	Burkan, AU	monthly rain	112.0 mm (4.4 in)	48.2 mm (1.9 in)	4 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
3 April 1988	Jacobsdal (Pol), ZA	daily rain	40.0 mm (1.6 in)	24.3 mm (1.0 in)	55 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
3 April 1988	Melmoth, AU	daily rain	89.2 mm (3.5 in)	53.6 mm (2.1 in)	30 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
3 April 1988	Gunbower, AU	daily rain	63.6 mm (2.5 in)	32.1 mm (1.3 in)	56 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
3 April 1988	Smythe, ZA	daily rain	64.0 mm (2.5 in)	58.0 mm (2.3 in)	15 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
3 April 1988	Minnie Downs, AU	daily rain	58.5 mm (2.3 in)	49.6 mm (2.0 in)	25 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
3 April 1988	Wisemans Ferry (Old Po), AU	daily rain	54.0 mm (2.1 in)	29.9 mm (1.2 in)	78 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
3 April 1988	Eureka, ZA	daily rain	48.5 mm (1.9 in)	36.3 mm (1.4 in)	25 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
3 April 1988	Richfield, US	all-time snowfall	35.6 cm (14.0 in)	1.3 cm (0.5 in)	64 years	50 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

1815 to 1988

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1815 to 1988. 1988 had 975 records.

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

Records on 04-03 in each year
Year	Records
1815	3
1830	1
1838	1
1848	1
1849	1
1850	1
1862	1
1867	2
1868	1
1873	1
1874	4
1875	1
1876	2
1878	1
1879	4
1880	2
1881	5
1882	1
1883	3
1884	1
1885	3
1886	2
1887	1
1888	1
1889	4
1891	4
1892	4
1893	3
1895	1
1896	3
1897	2
1898	3
1899	6
1900	12
1901	15
1902	2
1903	14
1904	2
1905	20
1906	9
1907	8
1908	14
1909	17
1910	25
1911	26
1912	19
1913	41
1914	28
1915	47
1916	159
1917	48
1918	20
1919	29
1920	60
1921	108
1922	24
1923	80
1924	207
1925	94
1926	205
1927	85
1928	378
1929	582
1930	148
1931	224
1932	308
1933	269
1934	732
1935	464
1936	1,264
1937	308
1938	216
1939	325
1940	500
1941	308
1942	334
1943	478
1944	760
1945	1,032
1946	683
1947	421
1948	313
1949	354
1950	713
1951	487
1952	243
1953	290
1954	1,051
1955	472
1956	842
1957	660
1958	591
1959	537
1960	506
1961	665
1962	353
1963	1,010
1964	615
1965	561
1966	437
1967	439
1968	446
1969	345
1970	572
1971	590
1972	732
1973	417
1974	877
1975	2,015
1976	340
1977	898
1978	498
1979	997
1980	713
1981	1,264
1982	1,183
1983	832
1984	1,046
1985	804
1986	634
1987	1,577
1988	975
1989	951
1990	1,018
1991	719
1992	1,974
1993	812
1994	574
1995	675
1996	736
1997	1,155
1998	1,051
1999	1,486
2000	1,167
2001	890
2002	1,190
2003	971
2004	840
2005	1,138
2006	776
2007	874
2008	935
2009	1,008
2010	1,325
2011	1,491
2012	1,027
2013	847
2014	796
2015	528
2016	637
2017	570
2018	1,085
2019	535
2020	916
2021	1,250
2022	721
2023	1,289
2024	1,027
2025	1,476
2026	725

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Data for records on 1988-04-03: 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	796
50 to 100	16
100 to 150	5
150 to 200	2
200 to 250	3
250 to 300	0
300 to 350	0
350 to 400	1