Weather Records on 10 April 1988

764 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 10 April 1988. Highest significance: Moorarie, AU.

Key Facts for 10 April 1988

On 10 April 1988, 764 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
250 were record highs and 213 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 1 were all-time records, 16 monthly and 747 daily.
Moorarie set a daily record precipitation of 66.0 mm (2.6 in) on 10 April 1988.
Across 164 earlier years (1793 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 464 records.

Record Map

764 stations

764 station records on 10 April 1988 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 10 April 1988: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Moorarie	Australia	Record daily precipitation	66.0 mm (2.6 in)	73 of 100 (Major)
Ponte de Itabapoana	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	75.2 mm (3.0 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Newington	Australia	Record daily precipitation	51.0 mm (2.0 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Coodardy	Australia	Record daily precipitation	41.6 mm (1.6 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Milgun	Australia	Record daily precipitation	32.4 mm (1.3 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Narndee	Australia	Record daily precipitation	28.5 mm (1.1 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Glen Innes (Mt Mitchell Forest	Australia	Record daily precipitation	48.4 mm (1.9 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Mount Padbury	Australia	Record daily precipitation	36.2 mm (1.4 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Wongan Hills Res.Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	37.2 mm (1.5 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Maroonah	Australia	Record daily precipitation	35.0 mm (1.4 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Yarlerweelor	Australia	Record daily precipitation	28.0 mm (1.1 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Garah (Ulinga)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	56.0 mm (2.2 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Ft Ross	United States	Record high maximum temperature	26.7 C (80.1 F)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Hines Hill	Australia	Record daily precipitation	38.0 mm (1.5 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Chicontepec de Tejeda (Smn)	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	95.0 mm (3.7 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Koonmarra	Australia	Record daily precipitation	41.2 mm (1.6 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Loma Fina	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Rowena (Bungara)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	38.0 mm (1.5 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Mount Pikapene Forestry	Australia	Record daily precipitation	56.0 mm (2.2 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Walgett Council Depot	Australia	Record low maximum temperature	16.9 C (62.4 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Arecibo 3 ESE	Puerto Rico [United States]	Record high minimum temperature	23.9 C (75.0 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Wydgee	Australia	Record daily precipitation	27.0 mm (1.1 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Nowendoc (Beaufort)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	27.8 mm (1.1 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Headworks Portland Wtr B	United States	Record high minimum temperature	10.6 C (51.1 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Napa State Hospital	United States	Record high maximum temperature	32.2 C (90.0 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Green Mountains	Australia	Record daily precipitation	70.0 mm (2.8 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Wisemans Ferry (Old Po)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	26.0 mm (1.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Leavenworth	United States	Record low maximum temperature	5.6 C (42.1 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
San Francisco Intl AP	United States	Record high maximum temperature	32.8 C (91.0 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Las Comitas	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	40.4 mm (1.6 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Castle Rock	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-0.6 C (30.9 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Bryah	Australia	Record daily precipitation	60.0 mm (2.4 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Yamma Pool	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.5 mm (1.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Wallanba	Australia	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Minto Surrey Street	Australia	Record daily precipitation	26.0 mm (1.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Centralia	United States	Record high maximum temperature	26.7 C (80.1 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
San Rafael-Civic Ctr	United States	Record high maximum temperature	31.1 C (88.0 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Headworks Portland Wtr B	United States	Record high maximum temperature	25.6 C (78.1 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Wogarno	Australia	Record daily precipitation	29.6 mm (1.2 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Chetumal (Dge)	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	33.8 mm (1.3 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Springerville	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-11.7 C (10.9 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Berkeley	United States	Record high maximum temperature	30.6 C (87.1 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Miling	Australia	Record daily precipitation	33.2 mm (1.3 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Nymboida (Armidale Road)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	40.0 mm (1.6 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Los Capulines	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Skjak II	Norway	Record snow depth	10.0 cm (3.9 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Madoonga	Australia	Record daily precipitation	30.4 mm (1.2 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Tierra Blanca (Smn)	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	40.9 mm (1.6 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Green Forest	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Wingham (Lanark Close)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	27.8 mm (1.1 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Half Moon Bay	United States	Record high maximum temperature	27.2 C (81.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Lake City	United States	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Alameda NAS	United States	Record high maximum temperature	31.1 C (88.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Thundelarra	Australia	Record daily precipitation	27.0 mm (1.1 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Hopetoun	Australia	Record daily precipitation	35.4 mm (1.4 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Oenpelli	Australia	Record daily precipitation	33.8 mm (1.3 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
La Granja	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	27.2 mm (1.1 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Paso Robles	United States	Record high maximum temperature	32.2 C (90.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Petaluma AP	United States	Record high maximum temperature	32.2 C (90.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Buckley 1 NE	United States	Record high minimum temperature	11.1 C (52.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

764 records

Records set or tied on 10 April 1988 by type: Highest daily maximum 153, Lowest daily maximum 94, Highest daily minimum 97, Lowest daily minimum 119, Heaviest daily rainfall 271, Heaviest daily snowfall 9, Deepest snow cover 21.

Records on 10 April 1988 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	153
Lowest daily maximum	94
Highest daily minimum	97
Lowest daily minimum	119
Heaviest daily rainfall	271
Heaviest daily snowfall	9
Deepest snow cover	21

Records on 10 April 1988 by timescale: all-time 1, monthly 16, daily 747.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

638 broken records

Margins by which the 638 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 85.1. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

10 April 1988

Top 20 records on 10 April 1988 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
10 April 1988	Moorarie, AU	daily rain	66.0 mm (2.6 in)	53.0 mm (2.1 in)	79 years	73 of 100 (Major)
10 April 1988	Ponte de Itabapoana, BR	daily rain	75.2 mm (3.0 in)	62.8 mm (2.5 in)	47 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
10 April 1988	Newington, AU	daily rain	51.0 mm (2.0 in)	40.3 mm (1.6 in)	33 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
10 April 1988	Coodardy, AU	daily rain	41.6 mm (1.6 in)	40.1 mm (1.6 in)	20 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
10 April 1988	Milgun, AU	daily rain	32.4 mm (1.3 in)	22.5 mm (0.9 in)	68 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
10 April 1988	Narndee, AU	daily rain	28.5 mm (1.1 in)	25.2 mm (1.0 in)	54 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
10 April 1988	Glen Innes (Mt Mitchell Forest, AU	daily rain	48.4 mm (1.9 in)	30.6 mm (1.2 in)	56 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
10 April 1988	Mount Padbury, AU	daily rain	36.2 mm (1.4 in)	23.5 mm (0.9 in)	65 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
10 April 1988	Wongan Hills Res.Station, AU	daily rain	37.2 mm (1.5 in)	26.3 mm (1.0 in)	33 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
10 April 1988	Maroonah, AU	daily rain	35.0 mm (1.4 in)	26.1 mm (1.0 in)	65 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
10 April 1988	Yarlerweelor, AU	daily rain	28.0 mm (1.1 in)	24.7 mm (1.0 in)	45 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
10 April 1988	Garah (Ulinga), AU	daily rain	56.0 mm (2.2 in)	43.3 mm (1.7 in)	38 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
10 April 1988	Ft Ross, US	monthly high max	26.7 C (80.1 F)	0.6 C (1.1 F)	90 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
10 April 1988	Hines Hill, AU	daily rain	38.0 mm (1.5 in)	30.6 mm (1.2 in)	46 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
10 April 1988	Chicontepec de Tejeda (Smn), MX	daily rain	95.0 mm (3.7 in)	85.1 mm (3.4 in)	13 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
10 April 1988	Koonmarra, AU	daily rain	41.2 mm (1.6 in)	37.2 mm (1.5 in)	8 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
10 April 1988	Loma Fina, MX	daily rain	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	6 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
10 April 1988	Rowena (Bungara), AU	daily rain	38.0 mm (1.5 in)	25.0 mm (1.0 in)	65 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
10 April 1988	Mount Pikapene Forestry, AU	daily rain	56.0 mm (2.2 in)	28.1 mm (1.1 in)	34 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
10 April 1988	Walgett Council Depot, AU	daily low max	16.9 C (62.4 F)	1.4 C (2.5 F)	98 years	42 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

1793 to 1988

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1793 to 1988. 1988 had 764 records.

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

Records on 04-10 in each year
Year	Records
1793	1
1798	1
1805	1
1809	2
1812	3
1842	2
1844	1
1846	1
1847	1
1854	1
1863	2
1864	2
1865	2
1869	1
1872	1
1873	2
1875	2
1876	3
1877	2
1878	2
1879	1
1880	2
1882	1
1885	1
1886	1
1887	6
1888	1
1889	1
1890	4
1891	1
1892	4
1893	3
1894	5
1895	5
1896	4
1897	3
1898	6
1899	4
1900	8
1901	4
1902	4
1903	10
1904	12
1905	21
1906	24
1907	13
1908	8
1909	37
1910	15
1911	17
1912	55
1913	27
1914	25
1915	61
1916	94
1917	64
1918	43
1919	39
1920	66
1921	44
1922	178
1923	71
1924	119
1925	143
1926	86
1927	205
1928	245
1929	290
1930	646
1931	107
1932	290
1933	392
1934	237
1935	253
1936	186
1937	254
1938	401
1939	363
1940	252
1941	402
1942	548
1943	577
1944	718
1945	1,031
1946	287
1947	355
1948	335
1949	294
1950	599
1951	394
1952	793
1953	601
1954	243
1955	650
1956	377
1957	411
1958	326
1959	527
1960	683
1961	734
1962	258
1963	446
1964	239
1965	770
1966	537
1967	549
1968	498
1969	545
1970	521
1971	569
1972	639
1973	2,070
1974	935
1975	850
1976	431
1977	1,430
1978	1,233
1979	875
1980	654
1981	701
1982	1,138
1983	1,170
1984	548
1985	1,391
1986	562
1987	403
1988	764
1989	1,835
1990	1,135
1991	1,101
1992	929
1993	583
1994	844
1995	1,811
1996	1,475
1997	2,935
1998	899
1999	1,738
2000	651
2001	1,792
2002	589
2003	1,431
2004	548
2005	886
2006	650
2007	848
2008	1,141
2009	1,031
2010	574
2011	1,880
2012	846
2013	1,703
2014	615
2015	667
2016	921
2017	846
2018	861
2019	636
2020	712
2021	749
2022	783
2023	835
2024	713
2025	796
2026	840

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Data for records on 1988-04-10: 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	587
20 to 40	37
40 to 60	8
60 to 80	5
80 to 100	1