Weather Records on 11 April 1988

1,162 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 11 April 1988. Highest significance: Eumundi - Crescent Rd, AU.

Key Facts for 11 April 1988

On 11 April 1988, 1,162 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
452 were record highs and 310 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 1 were all-time records, 25 monthly and 1,136 daily.
Eumundi - Crescent Rd set a daily record precipitation of 203.6 mm (8.0 in) on 11 April 1988.
Across 164 earlier years (1800 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 477 records.

Record Map

1,162 stations

1,162 station records on 11 April 1988 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 11 April 1988: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Eumundi - Crescent Rd	Australia	Record daily precipitation	203.6 mm (8.0 in)	71 of 100 (Major)
Caloundra Signal Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	141.4 mm (5.6 in)	68 of 100 (Major)
Doondi	Australia	Record daily precipitation	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	68 of 100 (Major)
Tomewin (Border Gate)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	161.0 mm (6.3 in)	68 of 100 (Major)
Wamuran	Australia	Record daily precipitation	117.8 mm (4.6 in)	66 of 100 (Major)
Bungunya School	Australia	Record daily precipitation	67.0 mm (2.6 in)	64 of 100 (Major)
Dayboro Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	100.6 mm (4.0 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Gold Creek Reservoir	Australia	Record daily precipitation	109.0 mm (4.3 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Stillmore	United States	Record daily precipitation	88.1 mm (3.5 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Mount Cotton West	Australia	Record daily precipitation	107.4 mm (4.2 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Collarenebri (Albert St)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	49.0 mm (1.9 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Kilcoy Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	82.8 mm (3.3 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Peachester	Australia	Record daily precipitation	194.0 mm (7.6 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Weemelah Balarang Street	Australia	Record daily precipitation	89.4 mm (3.5 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Boomi (Barwon St)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	60.0 mm (2.4 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Mt Glorious Fahey Rd	Australia	Record daily precipitation	107.2 mm (4.2 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Tuan Creek Forest STN	Australia	Record daily precipitation	92.0 mm (3.6 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Enoggera Reservoir	Australia	Record daily precipitation	85.0 mm (3.3 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Malvern	United States	Record low maximum temperature	8.9 C (48.0 F)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Pomona Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	132.2 mm (5.2 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Beerburrum Forest Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	149.2 mm (5.9 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Rowena (Iffley)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	45.0 mm (1.8 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Green Mountains	Australia	Record daily precipitation	85.0 mm (3.3 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Lindfield	Australia	Record daily precipitation	91.2 mm (3.6 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Bybera	Australia	Record daily precipitation	60.0 mm (2.4 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Toobeah Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	63.3 mm (2.5 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Cooroy Composite	Australia	Record daily precipitation	239.3 mm (9.4 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Alderley	Australia	Record daily precipitation	74.2 mm (2.9 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Nambour Dpi	Australia	Record daily precipitation	120.0 mm (4.7 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Croppa Creek (Krui Plains)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	49.2 mm (1.9 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Amcor - Petrie Mill	Australia	Record daily precipitation	92.0 mm (3.6 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Traveston	Australia	Record daily precipitation	102.2 mm (4.0 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Murarrie Road Csiro	Australia	Record daily precipitation	67.0 mm (2.6 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Toowong Bowls Club	Australia	Record daily precipitation	61.0 mm (2.4 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Maleny Denning Rd	Australia	Record daily precipitation	188.0 mm (7.4 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Numinbah	Australia	Record daily precipitation	156.0 mm (6.1 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Como	Australia	Record daily precipitation	167.4 mm (6.6 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Cheriton	Australia	Record daily precipitation	42.4 mm (1.7 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Warkon	Australia	Record daily precipitation	50.0 mm (2.0 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Ashley (the Prairies)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	52.0 mm (2.0 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Sunnybank Bowls Club	Australia	Record daily precipitation	48.5 mm (1.9 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Goondiwindi Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	41.4 mm (1.6 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Montville "Craglands"	Australia	Record daily precipitation	132.0 mm (5.2 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Mt Mee	Australia	Record daily precipitation	118.6 mm (4.7 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Southport Ridgeway Ave	Australia	Record daily precipitation	86.6 mm (3.4 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Toombul Bowls Club	Australia	Record daily precipitation	60.0 mm (2.4 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Belle Ile - le Talut	France	Record daily precipitation	34.1 mm (1.3 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Prescott 2 NNW	United States	Record low maximum temperature	8.3 C (46.9 F)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Karragarra Island	Australia	Record daily precipitation	119.0 mm (4.7 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Laguna	Australia	Record daily precipitation	47.8 mm (1.9 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Olenja Rechka	Russia	Record daily precipitation	32.8 mm (1.3 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Kilkivan Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	77.2 mm (3.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Mt Nebo Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	80.4 mm (3.2 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Tallebudgera Guineas Creek Roa	Australia	Record daily precipitation	108.0 mm (4.3 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Wunburra	Australia	Record daily precipitation	91.0 mm (3.6 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Linsalea	Australia	Record daily precipitation	42.0 mm (1.7 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Goodooga Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	54.0 mm (2.1 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Nicosia	Cyprus	Record high minimum temperature	16.5 C (61.7 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Sacramento 5 ESE	United States	Record high maximum temperature	35.0 C (95.0 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Banyo Seminary	Australia	Record daily precipitation	65.0 mm (2.6 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)

Counts by Type and Timescale

1,162 records

Records set or tied on 11 April 1988 by type: Highest daily maximum 313, Lowest daily maximum 165, Highest daily minimum 139, Lowest daily minimum 145, Heaviest daily rainfall 391, Heaviest daily snowfall 2, Deepest snow cover 7.

Records on 11 April 1988 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	313
Lowest daily maximum	165
Highest daily minimum	139
Lowest daily minimum	145
Heaviest daily rainfall	391
Heaviest daily snowfall	2
Deepest snow cover	7

Records on 11 April 1988 by timescale: all-time 1, monthly 25, daily 1,136.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

980 broken records

Margins by which the 980 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 128.4. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

11 April 1988

Top 20 records on 11 April 1988 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
11 April 1988	Eumundi - Crescent Rd, AU	daily rain	203.6 mm (8.0 in)	101.2 mm (4.0 in)	75 years	71 of 100 (Major)
11 April 1988	Caloundra Signal Station, AU	daily rain	141.4 mm (5.6 in)	77.9 mm (3.1 in)	72 years	68 of 100 (Major)
11 April 1988	Doondi, AU	daily rain	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	99 years	68 of 100 (Major)
11 April 1988	Tomewin (Border Gate), AU	daily rain	161.0 mm (6.3 in)	108.4 mm (4.3 in)	75 years	68 of 100 (Major)
11 April 1988	Wamuran, AU	daily rain	117.8 mm (4.6 in)	74.4 mm (2.9 in)	65 years	66 of 100 (Major)
11 April 1988	Bungunya School, AU	daily rain	67.0 mm (2.6 in)	37.8 mm (1.5 in)	80 years	64 of 100 (Major)
11 April 1988	Dayboro Post Office, AU	daily rain	100.6 mm (4.0 in)	70.1 mm (2.8 in)	54 years	61 of 100 (Major)
11 April 1988	Gold Creek Reservoir, AU	daily rain	109.0 mm (4.3 in)	62.8 mm (2.5 in)	56 years	61 of 100 (Major)
11 April 1988	Stillmore, US	daily rain	88.1 mm (3.5 in)	62.7 mm (2.5 in)	53 years	61 of 100 (Major)
11 April 1988	Mount Cotton West, AU	daily rain	107.4 mm (4.2 in)	78.2 mm (3.1 in)	56 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
11 April 1988	Collarenebri (Albert St), AU	daily rain	49.0 mm (1.9 in)	33.3 mm (1.3 in)	101 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
11 April 1988	Kilcoy Post Office, AU	daily rain	82.8 mm (3.3 in)	47.2 mm (1.9 in)	56 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
11 April 1988	Peachester, AU	daily rain	194.0 mm (7.6 in)	119.1 mm (4.7 in)	38 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
11 April 1988	Weemelah Balarang Street, AU	daily rain	89.4 mm (3.5 in)	69.6 mm (2.7 in)	45 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
11 April 1988	Boomi (Barwon St), AU	daily rain	60.0 mm (2.4 in)	37.1 mm (1.5 in)	65 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
11 April 1988	Mt Glorious Fahey Rd, AU	daily rain	107.2 mm (4.2 in)	76.7 mm (3.0 in)	38 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
11 April 1988	Tuan Creek Forest STN, AU	daily rain	92.0 mm (3.6 in)	56.4 mm (2.2 in)	38 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
11 April 1988	Enoggera Reservoir, AU	daily rain	85.0 mm (3.3 in)	29.1 mm (1.1 in)	97 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
11 April 1988	Malvern, US	daily low max	8.9 C (48.0 F)	7.2 C (13.0 F)	103 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
11 April 1988	Pomona Post Office, AU	daily rain	132.2 mm (5.2 in)	53.5 mm (2.1 in)	65 years	54 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 1,162 records.

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

Records on 04-11 in each year
Year	Records
1800	1
1803	1
1808	1
1809	1
1812	3
1818	1
1831	1
1832	1
1834	1
1837	1
1845	1
1854	1
1857	1
1863	2
1865	2
1866	1
1868	1
1869	3
1871	1
1874	1
1876	2
1879	2
1880	2
1881	1
1882	2
1885	1
1886	1
1887	2
1888	4
1889	2
1890	2
1891	2
1892	3
1894	7
1895	5
1896	3
1898	7
1899	11
1900	6
1901	4
1902	6
1903	13
1904	12
1905	20
1906	19
1907	7
1908	12
1909	30
1910	19
1911	19
1912	47
1913	48
1914	38
1915	127
1916	64
1917	62
1918	43
1919	42
1920	73
1921	32
1922	140
1923	89
1924	169
1925	197
1926	198
1927	156
1928	220
1929	214
1930	761
1931	185
1932	497
1933	481
1934	246
1935	261
1936	175
1937	245
1938	289
1939	611
1940	932
1941	579
1942	301
1943	546
1944	626
1945	890
1946	383
1947	478
1948	921
1949	402
1950	322
1951	623
1952	502
1953	594
1954	392
1955	610
1956	420
1957	508
1958	473
1959	582
1960	469
1961	532
1962	384
1963	450
1964	255
1965	763
1966	599
1967	757
1968	663
1969	353
1970	522
1971	495
1972	792
1973	1,479
1974	982
1975	851
1976	478
1977	1,231
1978	854
1979	977
1980	399
1981	1,036
1982	1,132
1983	1,040
1984	623
1985	952
1986	1,062
1987	440
1988	1,162
1989	1,931
1990	1,347
1991	1,287
1992	978
1993	722
1994	952
1995	2,134
1996	1,182
1997	3,077
1998	916
1999	1,318
2000	667
2001	1,865
2002	568
2003	1,156
2004	888
2005	930
2006	666
2007	962
2008	1,373
2009	1,102
2010	623
2011	1,664
2012	806
2013	1,482
2014	633
2015	399
2016	534
2017	489
2018	795
2019	812
2020	625
2021	892
2022	1,179
2023	1,036
2024	782
2025	1,177
2026	604

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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	862
20 to 40	65
40 to 60	25
60 to 80	15
80 to 100	6
100 to 120	5
120 to 140	2