Weather Records on 16 April 1988

1,077 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 16 April 1988. Highest significance: Long Creek, US.

Key Facts for 16 April 1988

On 16 April 1988, 1,077 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
435 were record highs and 212 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 42 monthly and 1,035 daily.
Long Creek set a daily record precipitation of 36.8 mm (1.4 in) on 16 April 1988.
Across 168 earlier years (1794 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 457 records.

Record Map

1,077 stations

1,077 station records on 16 April 1988 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 16 April 1988: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Long Creek	United States	Record daily precipitation	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	70 of 100 (Major)
Cernuska	Russia	Record daily precipitation	32.7 mm (1.3 in)	69 of 100 (Major)
Janaul	Russia	Record daily precipitation	39.0 mm (1.5 in)	63 of 100 (Major)
Eloy 4 NE	United States	Record daily precipitation	38.4 mm (1.5 in)	63 of 100 (Major)
Valmora	United States	Record daily precipitation	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Durango	United States	Record daily precipitation	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Pretoria-Waterkloof-Cntry	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	68.1 mm (2.7 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Doornplaat	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	86.0 mm (3.4 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Pretoria-Burgerspark	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	56.5 mm (2.2 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Stornoway Airport	United Kingdom	Record daily precipitation	25.0 mm (1.0 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
El Morro Natl Mon	United States	Record daily precipitation	25.1 mm (1.0 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Gran Quivira Natl Mon	United States	Record daily precipitation	25.7 mm (1.0 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Mt Washington	United States	Record daily snowfall	53.6 cm (21.1 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Kin	Russia	Record daily precipitation	29.5 mm (1.2 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Kungur	Russia	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Lukachukai	United States	Record daily precipitation	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Los Alamos	United States	Record daily precipitation	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Ipiau	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	62.3 mm (2.5 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Canovanas	Puerto Rico [United States]	Record daily precipitation	101.6 mm (4.0 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Golden	United States	Record daily precipitation	41.4 mm (1.6 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Lysva	Russia	Record daily precipitation	26.8 mm (1.1 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Turinsk	Russia	Record daily precipitation	26.2 mm (1.0 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Sarapul	Russia	Record daily precipitation	26.4 mm (1.0 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Fence Lake	United States	Record daily precipitation	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Lindesnes Fyr	Norway	Record daily precipitation	31.1 mm (1.2 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Saint Maries	United States	Record high minimum temperature	14.4 C (57.9 F)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Ragland 3 SSW	United States	Record daily precipitation	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Gleneva	Australia	Record daily precipitation	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Katdoornput 29	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	75.0 mm (3.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Saint Helena	United States	Record high minimum temperature	15.0 C (59.0 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Window Rock 4 SW	United States	Record daily precipitation	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Franklyn Vale	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.0 mm (1.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Warrenton (Mun)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	43.0 mm (1.7 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Northport	United States	Record high minimum temperature	10.0 C (50.0 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Estancia 4N	United States	Record daily precipitation	28.7 mm (1.1 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Strawberry North	Australia	Record daily precipitation	27.0 mm (1.1 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Krasnoufimsk	Russia	Record daily precipitation	25.7 mm (1.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Bon Accord Dam	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	55.0 mm (2.2 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Alpine	United States	Record daily precipitation	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Jemez Springs	United States	Record daily precipitation	26.4 mm (1.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Blue	United States	Record daily precipitation	31.5 mm (1.2 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Orono	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Bremerton	United States	Record high minimum temperature	10.0 C (50.0 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Hansboro 4 NNE	United States	Record high minimum temperature	8.3 C (46.9 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Hughenden	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	45.0 mm (1.8 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Leyden	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	85.0 mm (3.3 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Verwoedburg-Mu"Lytteltn"	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	57.3 mm (2.3 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Pismo Beach	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-2.8 C (27.0 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Atlantic 1 NE	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-7.2 C (19.0 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Lewiston	United States	Record snow depth	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Madison	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Superior	United States	Record daily precipitation	26.2 mm (1.0 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Clearbrook	United States	Record high minimum temperature	11.1 C (52.0 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Capitanea (Varzea da Larga)	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	70.4 mm (2.8 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Dudinka	Russia	Record low minimum temperature	-35.6 C (-32.1 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Rooiwal	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Santa Rita Exp Range	United States	Record daily precipitation	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Tucson Camp Ave Exp	United States	Record daily precipitation	28.7 mm (1.1 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Augusta State AP	United States	Record daily snowfall	17.0 cm (6.7 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Bjelasnica	Bosnia and Herzegovina	Record low minimum temperature	-12.7 C (9.1 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

1,077 records

Records set or tied on 16 April 1988 by type: Highest daily maximum 177, Lowest daily maximum 128, Highest daily minimum 258, Lowest daily minimum 84, Heaviest daily rainfall 360, Heaviest daily snowfall 42, Deepest snow cover 28.

Records on 16 April 1988 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	177
Lowest daily maximum	128
Highest daily minimum	258
Lowest daily minimum	84
Heaviest daily rainfall	360
Heaviest daily snowfall	42
Deepest snow cover	28

Records on 16 April 1988 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 42, daily 1,035.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

915 broken records

Margins by which the 915 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 401.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

16 April 1988

Top 20 records on 16 April 1988 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
16 April 1988	Long Creek, US	daily rain	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	26.6 mm (1.0 in)	74 years	70 of 100 (Major)
16 April 1988	Cernuska, RU	monthly rain	32.7 mm (1.3 in)	13.3 mm (0.5 in)	46 years	69 of 100 (Major)
16 April 1988	Janaul, RU	monthly rain	39.0 mm (1.5 in)	19.2 mm (0.8 in)	27 years	63 of 100 (Major)
16 April 1988	Eloy 4 NE, US	monthly rain	38.4 mm (1.5 in)	18.8 mm (0.7 in)	35 years	63 of 100 (Major)
16 April 1988	Valmora, US	daily rain	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	24.6 mm (1.0 in)	42 years	60 of 100 (Major)
16 April 1988	Durango, US	daily rain	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	16.8 mm (0.7 in)	71 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
16 April 1988	Pretoria-Waterkloof-Cntry, ZA	daily rain	68.1 mm (2.7 in)	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	45 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
16 April 1988	Doornplaat, ZA	daily rain	86.0 mm (3.4 in)	57.5 mm (2.3 in)	35 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
16 April 1988	Pretoria-Burgerspark, ZA	daily rain	56.5 mm (2.2 in)	41.0 mm (1.6 in)	31 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
16 April 1988	Stornoway Airport, GB	daily rain	25.0 mm (1.0 in)	13.0 mm (0.5 in)	57 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
16 April 1988	El Morro Natl Mon, US	daily rain	25.1 mm (1.0 in)	18.2 mm (0.7 in)	30 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
16 April 1988	Gran Quivira Natl Mon, US	daily rain	25.7 mm (1.0 in)	10.5 mm (0.4 in)	82 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
16 April 1988	Mt Washington, US	daily snowfall	53.6 cm (21.1 in)	40.1 cm (15.8 in)	35 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
16 April 1988	Kin, RU	monthly rain	29.5 mm (1.2 in)	8.3 mm (0.33 in)	42 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
16 April 1988	Kungur, RU	monthly rain	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	9.4 mm (0.37 in)	31 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
16 April 1988	Lukachukai, US	daily rain	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	16.5 mm (0.6 in)	73 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
16 April 1988	Los Alamos, US	daily rain	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	15.8 mm (0.6 in)	73 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
16 April 1988	Ipiau, BR	daily rain	62.3 mm (2.5 in)	48.6 mm (1.9 in)	23 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
16 April 1988	Canovanas, PR	daily rain	101.6 mm (4.0 in)	94.7 mm (3.7 in)	26 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
16 April 1988	Golden, US	daily rain	41.4 mm (1.6 in)	23.6 mm (0.9 in)	43 years	49 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

1794 to 1988

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1794 to 1988. 1988 had 1,077 records.

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

Records on 04-16 in each year
Year	Records
1794	1
1796	1
1801	2
1809	1
1816	1
1823	1
1837	1
1838	1
1839	1
1842	1
1845	1
1847	1
1849	2
1852	2
1853	2
1855	1
1858	2
1862	2
1865	4
1866	1
1868	1
1869	1
1870	1
1875	1
1876	2
1877	2
1878	2
1880	5
1883	1
1884	1
1887	3
1888	2
1889	4
1890	7
1891	1
1892	4
1893	1
1894	3
1896	4
1897	1
1898	1
1899	14
1900	7
1901	4
1902	5
1903	6
1904	48
1905	15
1906	12
1907	25
1908	31
1909	6
1910	31
1911	11
1912	24
1913	35
1914	43
1915	16
1916	17
1917	50
1918	36
1919	53
1920	88
1921	73
1922	75
1923	72
1924	131
1925	141
1926	325
1927	245
1928	506
1929	269
1930	229
1931	322
1932	344
1933	379
1934	385
1935	608
1936	272
1937	252
1938	573
1939	499
1940	243
1941	438
1942	645
1943	716
1944	322
1945	732
1946	378
1947	877
1948	386
1949	346
1950	492
1951	542
1952	323
1953	681
1954	488
1955	377
1956	515
1957	335
1958	730
1959	360
1960	478
1961	938
1962	737
1963	827
1964	679
1965	575
1966	425
1967	1,027
1968	448
1969	1,171
1970	511
1971	779
1972	850
1973	974
1974	291
1975	559
1976	2,099
1977	831
1978	669
1979	573
1980	596
1981	779
1982	934
1983	1,174
1984	712
1985	642
1986	1,041
1987	735
1988	1,077
1989	676
1990	964
1991	448
1992	898
1993	1,067
1994	928
1995	937
1996	924
1997	699
1998	2,069
1999	1,330
2000	1,052
2001	741
2002	2,494
2003	1,166
2004	609
2005	504
2006	1,423
2007	1,788
2008	889
2009	854
2010	634
2011	1,279
2012	1,015
2013	1,372
2014	1,436
2015	574
2016	742
2017	441
2018	2,238
2019	413
2020	867
2021	580
2022	994
2023	708
2024	746
2025	802
2026	1,065

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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).

Histogram of margins by which records were beaten on 16 April 1988
Margin	Records
0 to 100	911
100 to 200	3
200 to 300	0
300 to 400	0
400 to 500	1