Weather Records on 7 April 1988

1,402 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 7 April 1988. Highest significance: Kookabookra, AU.

Key Facts for 7 April 1988

On 7 April 1988, 1,402 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
864 were record highs and 119 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 2 were all-time records, 15 monthly and 1,385 daily.
Kookabookra set a monthly record daily precipitation of 100.0 mm (3.9 in) on 7 April 1988.
Across 165 earlier years (1800 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 474 records.

Record Map

1,402 stations

1,402 station records on 7 April 1988 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 7 April 1988: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Kookabookra	Australia	Record daily precipitation	100.0 mm (3.9 in)	69 of 100 (Major)
Saint Johns	United States	Record daily precipitation	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	65 of 100 (Major)
Heinersreuth-Vollhof	Germany	Record daily precipitation	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	64 of 100 (Major)
Coolabah Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	69.0 mm (2.7 in)	62 of 100 (Major)
Ebor (Wongwibinda)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	64.8 mm (2.6 in)	62 of 100 (Major)
Seymour 1 WSW	United States	Record daily precipitation	49.8 mm (2.0 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Wurzburg	Germany	Record daily precipitation	36.3 mm (1.4 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Mexquitic	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Minatitlan	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	59.9 mm (2.4 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Bayview Model Basin	United States	Record daily precipitation	26.4 mm (1.0 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Byron Bay (Cape Byron Lighthou	Australia	Record daily precipitation	172.0 mm (6.8 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Ebor (Glenowen)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	57.2 mm (2.3 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
East Lansing 4 S	United States	Record daily precipitation	45.0 mm (1.8 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Big Bend(Wissel Rode)	Swaziland	Record daily precipitation	46.1 mm (1.8 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Lower Bucca	Australia	Record daily precipitation	142.0 mm (5.6 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Grand Ledge 1 NW	United States	Record daily precipitation	53.8 mm (2.1 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Three Rivers	United States	Record daily precipitation	41.4 mm (1.6 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Mullumbimby (Fairview Farm)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	144.0 mm (5.7 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Bloomington Indiana UNIV	United States	Record daily precipitation	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Charlotte	United States	Record daily precipitation	43.7 mm (1.7 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Romney 1 SW	United States	Record daily precipitation	41.1 mm (1.6 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Little Nerang Dam	Australia	Record daily precipitation	100.0 mm (3.9 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Girilambone (Ampol)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	39.0 mm (1.5 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Bento Quirino	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	70.7 mm (2.8 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Boulder	United States	Record high maximum temperature	30.0 C (86.0 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Montpelier	United States	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Leola	United States	Record high maximum temperature	28.3 C (82.9 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Purcellville	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.5 mm (2.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Kareepan	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	37.5 mm (1.5 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Scottsburg	United States	Record daily precipitation	44.5 mm (1.8 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Albion	United States	Record daily precipitation	41.4 mm (1.6 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Coominya Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	52.0 mm (2.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Mt Glorious Fahey Rd	Australia	Record daily precipitation	55.4 mm (2.2 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Garah Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	35.0 mm (1.4 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
New Ulm 2 SE	United States	Record high maximum temperature	27.8 C (82.0 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Spencer	United States	Record daily precipitation	35.8 mm (1.4 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Hillsdale	United States	Record daily precipitation	41.4 mm (1.6 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Lima	United States	Record high minimum temperature	5.0 C (41.0 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Salisbury-Wicomico Rgnl AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	53.3 mm (2.1 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
The Channon	Australia	Record daily precipitation	66.0 mm (2.6 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Brushgrove Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	109.6 mm (4.3 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Shelbyville Sewage Plt	United States	Record daily precipitation	59.7 mm (2.4 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Williamston 3NE	United States	Record daily precipitation	38.9 mm (1.5 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Crookston NW Exp STN	United States	Record high minimum temperature	7.8 C (46.0 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Jamestown State Hosp	United States	Record high maximum temperature	28.9 C (84.0 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Wahpeton 3 N	United States	Record high maximum temperature	27.8 C (82.0 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Park City G.C.	United States	Record high minimum temperature	7.2 C (45.0 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Mud Mtn Dam	United States	Record daily precipitation	27.4 mm (1.1 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Patuxent River NAS	United States	Record daily precipitation	42.4 mm (1.7 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
McKenzie Creek	Australia	Record daily precipitation	117.4 mm (4.6 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
South Grafton Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	100.4 mm (4.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Corndale (Willow Vale)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	61.6 mm (2.4 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Nieves	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	28.2 mm (1.1 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Charles City	United States	Record high maximum temperature	23.9 C (75.0 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Long Prairie	United States	Record high maximum temperature	25.0 C (77.0 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Sandy Lake Dam Libby	United States	Record high maximum temperature	23.3 C (73.9 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Bolivar	United States	Record high minimum temperature	6.7 C (44.1 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Spearfish	United States	Record high minimum temperature	10.0 C (50.0 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Kemmerer 2N	United States	Record high maximum temperature	21.7 C (71.1 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Caboolture Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	74.0 mm (2.9 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)

Counts by Type and Timescale

1,402 records

Records set or tied on 7 April 1988 by type: Highest daily maximum 551, Lowest daily maximum 94, Highest daily minimum 313, Lowest daily minimum 25, Heaviest daily rainfall 405, Heaviest daily snowfall 6, Deepest snow cover 8.

Records on 7 April 1988 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	551
Lowest daily maximum	94
Highest daily minimum	313
Lowest daily minimum	25
Heaviest daily rainfall	405
Heaviest daily snowfall	6
Deepest snow cover	8

Records on 7 April 1988 by timescale: all-time 2, monthly 15, daily 1,385.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

1,154 broken records

Margins by which the 1,154 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 136.2. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

7 April 1988

Top 20 records on 7 April 1988 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
7 April 1988	Kookabookra, AU	monthly rain	100.0 mm (3.9 in)	32.7 mm (1.3 in)	72 years	69 of 100 (Major)
7 April 1988	Saint Johns, US	daily rain	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	22.8 mm (0.9 in)	92 years	65 of 100 (Major)
7 April 1988	Heinersreuth-Vollhof, DE	daily rain	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	14.3 mm (0.6 in)	56 years	64 of 100 (Major)
7 April 1988	Coolabah Post Office, AU	monthly rain	69.0 mm (2.7 in)	20.2 mm (0.8 in)	82 years	62 of 100 (Major)
7 April 1988	Ebor (Wongwibinda), AU	daily rain	64.8 mm (2.6 in)	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	72 years	62 of 100 (Major)
7 April 1988	Seymour 1 WSW, US	daily rain	49.8 mm (2.0 in)	33.3 mm (1.3 in)	74 years	61 of 100 (Major)
7 April 1988	Wurzburg, DE	daily rain	36.3 mm (1.4 in)	19.8 mm (0.8 in)	41 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
7 April 1988	Mexquitic, MX	daily rain	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	21.6 mm (0.9 in)	31 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
7 April 1988	Minatitlan, MX	daily rain	59.9 mm (2.4 in)	47.5 mm (1.9 in)	50 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
7 April 1988	Bayview Model Basin, US	daily rain	26.4 mm (1.0 in)	20.8 mm (0.8 in)	25 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
7 April 1988	Byron Bay (Cape Byron Lighthou, AU	daily rain	172.0 mm (6.8 in)	136.2 mm (5.4 in)	26 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
7 April 1988	Ebor (Glenowen), AU	daily rain	57.2 mm (2.3 in)	21.1 mm (0.8 in)	72 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
7 April 1988	East Lansing 4 S, US	daily rain	45.0 mm (1.8 in)	31.5 mm (1.2 in)	30 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
7 April 1988	Big Bend(Wissel Rode), SZ	daily rain	46.1 mm (1.8 in)	26.3 mm (1.0 in)	47 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
7 April 1988	Lower Bucca, AU	daily rain	142.0 mm (5.6 in)	48.0 mm (1.9 in)	75 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
7 April 1988	Grand Ledge 1 NW, US	daily rain	53.8 mm (2.1 in)	28.1 mm (1.1 in)	30 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
7 April 1988	Three Rivers, US	daily rain	41.4 mm (1.6 in)	23.4 mm (0.9 in)	46 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
7 April 1988	Mullumbimby (Fairview Farm), AU	daily rain	144.0 mm (5.7 in)	48.7 mm (1.9 in)	62 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
7 April 1988	Bloomington Indiana UNIV, US	daily rain	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	15.2 mm (0.6 in)	76 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
7 April 1988	Charlotte, US	daily rain	43.7 mm (1.7 in)	30.2 mm (1.2 in)	14 years	45 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

1800 to 1988

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1800 to 1988. 1988 had 1,402 records.

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

Records on 04-07 in each year
Year	Records
1800	1
1808	1
1809	3
1811	1
1815	2
1839	1
1844	1
1851	1
1854	2
1858	2
1859	1
1863	1
1864	4
1865	1
1866	2
1868	1
1870	1
1871	1
1872	1
1875	2
1876	2
1880	1
1881	3
1882	1
1883	2
1884	1
1885	2
1886	2
1887	1
1888	1
1890	3
1891	2
1893	3
1894	3
1895	2
1896	3
1897	7
1898	3
1899	8
1900	5
1901	6
1902	14
1903	10
1904	11
1905	12
1906	2
1907	33
1908	20
1909	33
1910	24
1911	24
1912	59
1913	55
1914	23
1915	33
1916	62
1917	83
1918	37
1919	157
1920	63
1921	319
1922	57
1923	83
1924	138
1925	152
1926	343
1927	99
1928	378
1929	835
1930	327
1931	406
1932	132
1933	174
1934	230
1935	381
1936	1,184
1937	170
1938	803
1939	956
1940	294
1941	258
1942	420
1943	720
1944	166
1945	356
1946	397
1947	278
1948	734
1949	237
1950	1,030
1951	311
1952	491
1953	425
1954	514
1955	198
1956	458
1957	293
1958	358
1959	384
1960	532
1961	665
1962	572
1963	630
1964	457
1965	342
1966	302
1967	569
1968	302
1969	449
1970	494
1971	1,260
1972	1,290
1973	722
1974	576
1975	1,305
1976	329
1977	1,050
1978	686
1979	691
1980	497
1981	353
1982	3,747
1983	1,517
1984	583
1985	599
1986	901
1987	724
1988	1,402
1989	1,386
1990	813
1991	2,007
1992	693
1993	590
1994	1,144
1995	897
1996	1,112
1997	1,996
1998	1,231
1999	898
2000	634
2001	1,556
2002	755
2003	2,205
2004	554
2005	1,002
2006	856
2007	2,249
2008	807
2009	1,183
2010	1,691
2011	1,187
2012	514
2013	693
2014	936
2015	658
2016	793
2017	692
2018	1,980
2019	604
2020	529
2021	758
2022	818
2023	844
2024	1,360
2025	645
2026	381

Download the Data

Data for records on 1988-04-07: 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 20	1,093
20 to 40	45
40 to 60	11
60 to 80	1
80 to 100	1
100 to 120	2
120 to 140	1