Weather Records on 14 April 1988

1,011 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 14 April 1988. Highest significance: Lakeview 2 NNW, US.

Key Facts for 14 April 1988

On 14 April 1988, 1,011 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
378 were record highs and 154 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 23 monthly and 988 daily.
Lakeview 2 NNW set a daily record precipitation of 29.2 mm (1.1 in) on 14 April 1988.
Across 163 earlier years (1801 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 483 records.

Record Map

1,011 stations

1,011 station records on 14 April 1988 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 14 April 1988: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Lakeview 2 NNW	United States	Record daily precipitation	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Petrusville (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	26.5 mm (1.0 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Redlands	United States	Record daily precipitation	25.1 mm (1.0 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Buritizal	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	96.4 mm (3.8 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Candelaria (Smn)	Mexico	Record low minimum temperature	10.6 C (51.1 F)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Dunmurray	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	44.0 mm (1.7 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Goldfield	United States	Record daily precipitation	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Southport 5 N	United States	Record low maximum temperature	8.9 C (48.0 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Usina Pinhal (Eloy Chaves)	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	45.2 mm (1.8 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Nazare Paulista	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	54.2 mm (2.1 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Bodie California St Historic P	United States	Record high minimum temperature	-1.1 C (30.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Kalispell Glacier AP	United States	Record high minimum temperature	8.3 C (46.9 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Fazenda Sao Pedro	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	55.0 mm (2.2 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Donkerhoek	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	42.5 mm (1.7 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Jagersfontein	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	36.0 mm (1.4 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Rifaina	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	54.0 mm (2.1 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Morungaba	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	64.8 mm (2.6 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Sao Paulo	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	51.4 mm (2.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Slangfontein	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	27.0 mm (1.1 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Ellensburg	United States	Record high minimum temperature	9.4 C (48.9 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Serrana	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	55.2 mm (2.2 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Agua Branca	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
San Pedro	Mexico	Record low minimum temperature	15.0 C (59.0 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Woodland Hills Pierce College	United States	Record daily precipitation	63.2 mm (2.5 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Sao Caetano Do Sul	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	38.8 mm (1.5 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Hitra	Norway	Record daily precipitation	32.6 mm (1.3 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Ashton 1N	United States	Record high maximum temperature	25.6 C (78.1 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Fallon Exp STN	United States	Record daily precipitation	26.9 mm (1.1 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Jaguariuna	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	56.5 mm (2.2 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Destivale	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	75.1 mm (3.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Nieuwejaarsfontein	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	40.5 mm (1.6 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Saint Maries	United States	Record high minimum temperature	10.6 C (51.1 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Logan Utah St UNIV	United States	Record high maximum temperature	25.6 C (78.1 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Snoqualmie Falls	United States	Record high minimum temperature	9.4 C (48.9 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Monte Mor	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	51.5 mm (2.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Palizada	Mexico	Record low minimum temperature	15.0 C (59.0 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Dombietersfontein	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Observatorio Do Iag	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	40.8 mm (1.6 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Rabula (Bos)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	36.0 mm (1.4 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Belhaven 1 SE	United States	Record low maximum temperature	7.2 C (45.0 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Abre Campo	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	37.0 mm (1.5 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Cacapava	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	53.4 mm (2.1 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Monte Alegre Do Sul	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	55.7 mm (2.2 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Gramadinho	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	31.9 mm (1.3 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Rindal	Norway	Record daily precipitation	26.2 mm (1.0 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Lytle Creek Rs	United States	Record daily precipitation	54.6 mm (2.1 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Mt Hebron Rs	United States	Record high minimum temperature	4.4 C (39.9 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Snake Rvr	United States	Record high maximum temperature	18.3 C (64.9 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Usina Avanhandava (Cpfl)	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	47.4 mm (1.9 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Fazenda Holambra	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	47.4 mm (1.9 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Jau (Cpef)	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	41.3 mm (1.6 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Engordador	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	52.4 mm (2.1 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
La Rumorosa	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Irkutsk	Russia	Record high maximum temperature	23.6 C (74.5 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Elsinore	United States	Record high minimum temperature	14.4 C (57.9 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Pomona/Fairplex	United States	Record daily precipitation	28.7 mm (1.1 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Fruitland	United States	Record high minimum temperature	10.0 C (50.0 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Fazenda Chapadao	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	52.4 mm (2.1 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Santo Amaro	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	33.8 mm (1.3 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Lapa	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	44.0 mm (1.7 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

1,011 records

Records set or tied on 14 April 1988 by type: Highest daily maximum 183, Lowest daily maximum 40, Highest daily minimum 195, Lowest daily minimum 114, Heaviest daily rainfall 466, Heaviest daily snowfall 2, Deepest snow cover 11.

Records on 14 April 1988 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	183
Lowest daily maximum	40
Highest daily minimum	195
Lowest daily minimum	114
Heaviest daily rainfall	466
Heaviest daily snowfall	2
Deepest snow cover	11

Records on 14 April 1988 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 23, daily 988.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

855 broken records

Margins by which the 855 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 120.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

14 April 1988

Top 20 records on 14 April 1988 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
14 April 1988	Lakeview 2 NNW, US	daily rain	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	23.1 mm (0.9 in)	25 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
14 April 1988	Petrusville (Pol), ZA	daily rain	26.5 mm (1.0 in)	12.3 mm (0.5 in)	93 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
14 April 1988	Redlands, US	daily rain	25.1 mm (1.0 in)	17.0 mm (0.7 in)	62 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
14 April 1988	Buritizal, BR	daily rain	96.4 mm (3.8 in)	62.9 mm (2.5 in)	12 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
14 April 1988	Candelaria (Smn), MX	daily low min	10.6 C (51.1 F)	7.2 C (13.0 F)	38 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
14 April 1988	Dunmurray, ZA	daily rain	44.0 mm (1.7 in)	17.3 mm (0.7 in)	81 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
14 April 1988	Goldfield, US	monthly rain	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	2.1 mm (0.08 in)	72 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
14 April 1988	Southport 5 N, US	daily low max	8.9 C (48.0 F)	3.3 C (5.9 F)	81 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
14 April 1988	Usina Pinhal (Eloy Chaves), BR	daily rain	45.2 mm (1.8 in)	27.1 mm (1.1 in)	50 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
14 April 1988	Nazare Paulista, BR	daily rain	54.2 mm (2.1 in)	28.9 mm (1.1 in)	38 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
14 April 1988	Bodie California St Historic P, US	daily high min	-1.1 C (30.0 F)	2.8 C (5.0 F)	89 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
14 April 1988	Kalispell Glacier AP, US	daily high min	8.3 C (46.9 F)	2.2 C (4.0 F)	89 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
14 April 1988	Fazenda Sao Pedro, BR	daily rain	55.0 mm (2.2 in)	36.3 mm (1.4 in)	33 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
14 April 1988	Donkerhoek, ZA	daily rain	42.5 mm (1.7 in)	24.5 mm (1.0 in)	40 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
14 April 1988	Jagersfontein, ZA	daily rain	36.0 mm (1.4 in)	22.3 mm (0.9 in)	38 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
14 April 1988	Rifaina, BR	daily rain	54.0 mm (2.1 in)	38.6 mm (1.5 in)	16 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
14 April 1988	Morungaba, BR	daily rain	64.8 mm (2.6 in)	34.8 mm (1.4 in)	30 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
14 April 1988	Sao Paulo, BR	daily rain	51.4 mm (2.0 in)	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	12 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
14 April 1988	Slangfontein, ZA	daily rain	27.0 mm (1.1 in)	16.8 mm (0.7 in)	63 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
14 April 1988	Ellensburg, US	daily high min	9.4 C (48.9 F)	1.1 C (2.0 F)	90 years	39 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

1801 to 1988

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1801 to 1988. 1988 had 1,011 records.

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

Records on 04-14 in each year
Year	Records
1801	1
1817	1
1825	1
1834	1
1836	1
1839	1
1842	2
1846	1
1849	1
1852	1
1853	2
1856	2
1858	2
1859	1
1865	2
1866	1
1869	5
1872	1
1873	1
1874	1
1876	1
1880	1
1881	1
1885	2
1886	1
1887	3
1888	1
1889	2
1890	8
1891	1
1892	5
1893	1
1894	1
1896	7
1897	5
1898	3
1899	5
1900	5
1901	4
1902	3
1903	18
1904	33
1905	24
1906	15
1907	24
1908	11
1909	45
1910	22
1911	27
1912	29
1913	62
1914	34
1915	18
1916	34
1917	69
1918	28
1919	24
1920	106
1921	43
1922	97
1923	166
1924	143
1925	123
1926	199
1927	295
1928	518
1929	150
1930	308
1931	821
1932	247
1933	507
1934	398
1935	404
1936	539
1937	293
1938	728
1939	797
1940	1,051
1941	1,008
1942	326
1943	942
1944	227
1945	803
1946	212
1947	530
1948	362
1949	402
1950	1,104
1951	434
1952	527
1953	432
1954	997
1955	531
1956	369
1957	518
1958	421
1959	494
1960	306
1961	740
1962	660
1963	525
1964	443
1965	343
1966	362
1967	532
1968	676
1969	344
1970	728
1971	473
1972	1,107
1973	563
1974	722
1975	683
1976	874
1977	821
1978	322
1979	534
1980	1,509
1981	753
1982	711
1983	1,874
1984	398
1985	825
1986	1,422
1987	869
1988	1,011
1989	1,181
1990	1,189
1991	895
1992	817
1993	683
1994	805
1995	635
1996	972
1997	1,600
1998	1,336
1999	1,110
2000	1,177
2001	1,082
2002	1,315
2003	1,802
2004	1,047
2005	593
2006	1,601
2007	1,654
2008	1,097
2009	1,015
2010	739
2011	762
2012	693
2013	912
2014	1,420
2015	704
2016	481
2017	486
2018	1,110
2019	758
2020	1,428
2021	569
2022	1,484
2023	1,106
2024	1,208
2025	870
2026	1,067

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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	801
20 to 40	43
40 to 60	5
60 to 80	4
80 to 100	1
100 to 120	1