Weather Records on 13 April 1988

1,145 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 13 April 1988. Highest significance: Smythe, ZA.

Key Facts for 13 April 1988

On 13 April 1988, 1,145 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
572 were record highs and 220 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 1 were all-time records, 13 monthly and 1,131 daily.
Smythe set a daily record precipitation of 55.0 mm (2.2 in) on 13 April 1988.
Across 164 earlier years (1798 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 481 records.

Record Map

1,145 stations

1,145 station records on 13 April 1988 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 13 April 1988: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Smythe	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	55.0 mm (2.2 in)	69 of 100 (Major)
Hopkins	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	46.0 mm (1.8 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Cubi Point Nf	Philippines	Record daily precipitation	35.3 mm (1.4 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Dunmurray	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	44.5 mm (1.8 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Olifantshoek (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	62.5 mm (2.5 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Hart Mtn Refuge	United States	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
West Pennant Hills (Oratava A	Australia	Record daily precipitation	115.2 mm (4.5 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Trombudo Central	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	61.2 mm (2.4 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Monticello 5 SE	United States	Record low maximum temperature	12.8 C (55.0 F)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Santa Cruz	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	91.4 mm (3.6 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Brookgreen Gardens	United States	Record daily precipitation	97.8 mm (3.9 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Santo Anastacio	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	74.0 mm (2.9 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Luckhoff (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
The Channon	Australia	Record daily precipitation	125.0 mm (4.9 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Barcelos	Portugal	Record daily precipitation	66.0 mm (2.6 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Ft Bidwell	United States	Record high minimum temperature	10.0 C (50.0 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Willard 4 SW	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Condamine Plains	Australia	Record daily precipitation	40.0 mm (1.6 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Mineiros Do Tiete (Cpef)	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	46.8 mm (1.8 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Winton	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	38.5 mm (1.5 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Wolhaarkop	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	38.5 mm (1.5 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Cristais	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	65.0 mm (2.6 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Vajda-Guba	Russia	Record low minimum temperature	-15.7 C (3.7 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Mayo	United States	Record low maximum temperature	12.8 C (55.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Cobra Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	34.0 mm (1.3 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Chanthaburi	Thailand	Record high maximum temperature	38.8 C (101.8 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Riverside Fire STN 3	United States	Record high minimum temperature	15.0 C (59.0 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Blowing Rock 1NW	United States	Record snow depth	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Koosharem	United States	Record high minimum temperature	1.7 C (35.1 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Elko Rgnl AP	United States	Record high minimum temperature	5.0 C (41.0 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Zinder	Niger	Record high minimum temperature	30.6 C (87.1 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Whiteville 7 NW	United States	Record daily precipitation	52.3 mm (2.1 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Ely AP	United States	Record high minimum temperature	5.6 C (42.1 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Palmyra	Syria	Record daily precipitation	36.0 mm (1.4 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Ouray	United States	Record high maximum temperature	22.2 C (72.0 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Aztec Ruins Nm	United States	Record high maximum temperature	27.8 C (82.0 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Kingstree	United States	Record daily precipitation	55.9 mm (2.2 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Bundaberg Post Office	Australia	Record low maximum temperature	24.0 C (75.2 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Naco	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	25.9 mm (1.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Petoskey	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Loa	United States	Record high minimum temperature	2.8 C (37.0 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Partoun	United States	Record high minimum temperature	7.2 C (45.0 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Oakley	United States	Record high minimum temperature	8.3 C (46.9 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Estancia 4N	United States	Record high maximum temperature	27.8 C (82.0 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Cheraw	United States	Record low maximum temperature	12.2 C (54.0 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Flagstaff AP	United States	Record high minimum temperature	4.4 C (39.9 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Seattle Urban Site	United States	Record high minimum temperature	11.1 C (52.0 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Palmerville	Australia	Record high maximum temperature	35.0 C (95.0 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Gold Creek Reservoir	Australia	Record daily precipitation	37.4 mm (1.5 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Wamuran	Australia	Record daily precipitation	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Man	Cote D'Ivoire	Record daily precipitation	95.0 mm (3.7 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Sumoto	Japan	Record daily precipitation	55.0 mm (2.2 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Whyenbah	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	66.0 mm (2.6 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Grangeville	United States	Record high maximum temperature	26.7 C (80.1 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Toms River	United States	Record low maximum temperature	6.1 C (43.0 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
New Holland	United States	Record daily precipitation	53.6 mm (2.1 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Woodruff	United States	Record high maximum temperature	23.3 C (73.9 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Snake Rvr	United States	Record high maximum temperature	18.9 C (66.0 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Garcia	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	50.0 mm (2.0 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Piquerobi	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	49.1 mm (1.9 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

1,145 records

Records set or tied on 13 April 1988 by type: Highest daily maximum 298, Lowest daily maximum 99, Highest daily minimum 274, Lowest daily minimum 121, Heaviest daily rainfall 334, Heaviest daily snowfall 6, Deepest snow cover 13.

Records on 13 April 1988 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	298
Lowest daily maximum	99
Highest daily minimum	274
Lowest daily minimum	121
Heaviest daily rainfall	334
Heaviest daily snowfall	6
Deepest snow cover	13

Records on 13 April 1988 by timescale: all-time 1, monthly 13, daily 1,131.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

932 broken records

Margins by which the 932 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 229.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

13 April 1988

Top 20 records on 13 April 1988 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
13 April 1988	Smythe, ZA	daily rain	55.0 mm (2.2 in)	55.0 mm (2.2 in)	74 years	69 of 100 (Major)
13 April 1988	Hopkins, ZA	daily rain	46.0 mm (1.8 in)	30.8 mm (1.2 in)	63 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
13 April 1988	Cubi Point Nf, PH	daily rain	35.3 mm (1.4 in)	35.3 mm (1.4 in)	30 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
13 April 1988	Dunmurray, ZA	daily rain	44.5 mm (1.8 in)	21.4 mm (0.8 in)	81 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
13 April 1988	Olifantshoek (Pol), ZA	daily rain	62.5 mm (2.5 in)	53.5 mm (2.1 in)	16 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
13 April 1988	Hart Mtn Refuge, US	daily rain	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	18.5 mm (0.7 in)	38 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
13 April 1988	West Pennant Hills (Oratava A, AU	daily rain	115.2 mm (4.5 in)	77.4 mm (3.0 in)	17 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
13 April 1988	Trombudo Central, BR	daily rain	61.2 mm (2.4 in)	39.4 mm (1.6 in)	38 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
13 April 1988	Monticello 5 SE, US	daily low max	12.8 C (55.0 F)	6.1 C (11.0 F)	81 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
13 April 1988	Santa Cruz, BR	daily rain	91.4 mm (3.6 in)	69.0 mm (2.7 in)	8 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
13 April 1988	Brookgreen Gardens, US	daily rain	97.8 mm (3.9 in)	79.5 mm (3.1 in)	10 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
13 April 1988	Santo Anastacio, BR	daily rain	74.0 mm (2.9 in)	58.0 mm (2.3 in)	6 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
13 April 1988	Luckhoff (Pol), ZA	daily rain	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	18.1 mm (0.7 in)	67 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
13 April 1988	The Channon, AU	daily rain	125.0 mm (4.9 in)	82.0 mm (3.2 in)	13 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
13 April 1988	Barcelos, PT	daily rain	66.0 mm (2.6 in)	43.0 mm (1.7 in)	22 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
13 April 1988	Ft Bidwell, US	daily high min	10.0 C (50.0 F)	1.7 C (3.1 F)	102 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
13 April 1988	Willard 4 SW, US	daily rain	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	15.7 mm (0.6 in)	79 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
13 April 1988	Condamine Plains, AU	daily rain	40.0 mm (1.6 in)	24.8 mm (1.0 in)	45 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
13 April 1988	Mineiros Do Tiete (Cpef), BR	daily rain	46.8 mm (1.8 in)	36.7 mm (1.4 in)	30 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
13 April 1988	Winton, ZA	daily rain	38.5 mm (1.5 in)	28.3 mm (1.1 in)	38 years	43 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

1798 to 1988

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1798 to 1988. 1988 had 1,145 records.

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

Records on 04-13 in each year
Year	Records
1798	1
1806	1
1809	2
1812	1
1817	1
1830	1
1831	1
1834	1
1836	1
1837	1
1839	2
1849	1
1852	1
1854	1
1856	2
1862	1
1864	1
1865	3
1869	3
1872	1
1874	1
1875	3
1876	2
1878	1
1879	2
1882	2
1885	1
1886	3
1889	2
1890	8
1891	2
1892	4
1894	1
1895	1
1896	3
1897	4
1898	2
1899	2
1900	5
1901	1
1902	3
1903	11
1904	15
1905	9
1906	23
1907	16
1908	6
1909	37
1910	13
1911	32
1912	41
1913	62
1914	58
1915	17
1916	47
1917	36
1918	35
1919	26
1920	258
1921	59
1922	74
1923	125
1924	96
1925	137
1926	232
1927	167
1928	139
1929	117
1930	477
1931	339
1932	392
1933	489
1934	674
1935	480
1936	435
1937	185
1938	268
1939	857
1940	1,562
1941	1,085
1942	137
1943	745
1944	212
1945	978
1946	391
1947	532
1948	595
1949	302
1950	1,352
1951	715
1952	738
1953	609
1954	504
1955	665
1956	294
1957	714
1958	465
1959	515
1960	286
1961	669
1962	603
1963	353
1964	408
1965	656
1966	563
1967	665
1968	739
1969	324
1970	624
1971	390
1972	1,411
1973	701
1974	729
1975	675
1976	807
1977	1,066
1978	448
1979	715
1980	734
1981	872
1982	710
1983	1,394
1984	397
1985	746
1986	1,509
1987	768
1988	1,145
1989	1,671
1990	800
1991	1,326
1992	1,189
1993	574
1994	1,104
1995	789
1996	913
1997	2,451
1998	1,710
1999	631
2000	956
2001	1,013
2002	916
2003	1,245
2004	1,091
2005	425
2006	1,023
2007	1,271
2008	1,021
2009	760
2010	1,028
2011	761
2012	609
2013	759
2014	868
2015	607
2016	510
2017	454
2018	914
2019	736
2020	2,051
2021	465
2022	2,173
2023	1,433
2024	1,172
2025	952
2026	849

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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 50	911
50 to 100	19
100 to 150	1
150 to 200	0
200 to 250	1