Weather Records on 17 April 1988

1,082 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 17 April 1988. Highest significance: Crosbyton, US.

Key Facts for 17 April 1988

On 17 April 1988, 1,082 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
432 were record highs and 189 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 1 were all-time records, 47 monthly and 1,034 daily.
Crosbyton set a daily record precipitation of 51.3 mm (2.0 in) on 17 April 1988.
Across 166 earlier years (1799 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 449 records.

Record Map

1,082 stations

1,082 station records on 17 April 1988 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 17 April 1988: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Crosbyton	United States	Record daily precipitation	51.3 mm (2.0 in)	66 of 100 (Major)
Zastron (Tnk)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	40.5 mm (1.6 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Keams Canyon	United States	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Pretoria-New Cemetry	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	56.0 mm (2.2 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Sandheads	India	Record daily precipitation	89.9 mm (3.5 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Modena	United States	Record daily precipitation	38.6 mm (1.5 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Ebenhaezer	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	45.0 mm (1.8 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Venterstad	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	42.7 mm (1.7 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Ellesmere	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Oranje	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	63.0 mm (2.5 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Keams Canyon	United States	Record daily precipitation	42.7 mm (1.7 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Jess Valley	United States	Record daily precipitation	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Perdeberg (Sar)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	75.0 mm (3.0 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Squaw Butte-Northern Great Bas	United States	Record daily precipitation	32.3 mm (1.3 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Tuba City	United States	Record daily precipitation	32.3 mm (1.3 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Albany	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Corozal Substn	Puerto Rico [United States]	Record daily precipitation	171.5 mm (6.8 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Edenburg (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	63.0 mm (2.5 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Kuilput	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	51.0 mm (2.0 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
P-Ranch South Place	United States	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Quemado	United States	Record daily precipitation	34.8 mm (1.4 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Colgate	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-16.7 C (1.9 F)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Perryton	United States	Record daily precipitation	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Kroonplaats	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	102.0 mm (4.0 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Petrusberg (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	86.0 mm (3.4 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Esperanza	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	28.0 mm (1.1 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Upington Agr.	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	52.0 mm (2.0 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Laryak	Russia	Record daily precipitation	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Philippolis (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
De Vlei "de Kruis"	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Hamelfontein	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	75.0 mm (3.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Cyferfontein	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	47.1 mm (1.9 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Guzar	Uzbekistan	Record daily precipitation	37.4 mm (1.5 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Nogales 6 N	United States	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Walnut Canyon Nm	United States	Record daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Ferron	United States	Record daily precipitation	25.9 mm (1.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Groot-Arendskraal	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	49.5 mm (1.9 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Douglas	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	25.0 mm (1.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Koffiefontein (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	55.0 mm (2.2 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Holbrook	United States	Record low maximum temperature	7.2 C (45.0 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Kjahta	Russia	Record low minimum temperature	-15.3 C (4.5 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Trompsburg (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	70.0 mm (2.8 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Leeukop	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	43.5 mm (1.7 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Klerkskraal (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	85.0 mm (3.3 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Elida	United States	Record daily precipitation	25.1 mm (1.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
McGaffey 5 SE	United States	Record snow depth	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Biskra	Algeria	Record high minimum temperature	20.2 C (68.4 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Petropavlovskij Majak	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	1.2 C (34.2 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Whiteriver 1 SW	United States	Record daily precipitation	32.8 mm (1.3 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Panhandle	United States	Record daily precipitation	54.6 mm (2.1 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Turkey	United States	Record daily precipitation	56.6 mm (2.2 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Morovis 1 N	Puerto Rico [United States]	Record daily precipitation	107.2 mm (4.2 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Nalcik	Russia	Record daily precipitation	35.2 mm (1.4 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Eenbult	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Kafferrivier (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	43.5 mm (1.7 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Halmstad	Sweden	Record high minimum temperature	8.6 C (47.5 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Boras	Sweden	Record high minimum temperature	7.7 C (45.9 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Saint Johns	United States	Record low maximum temperature	5.0 C (41.0 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Kalispell Glacier AP	United States	Record high minimum temperature	11.1 C (52.0 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Floydada 9SE	United States	Record daily precipitation	39.1 mm (1.5 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)

Counts by Type and Timescale

1,082 records

Records set or tied on 17 April 1988 by type: Highest daily maximum 111, Lowest daily maximum 112, Highest daily minimum 321, Lowest daily minimum 77, Heaviest daily rainfall 424, Heaviest daily snowfall 27, Deepest snow cover 10.

Records on 17 April 1988 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	111
Lowest daily maximum	112
Highest daily minimum	321
Lowest daily minimum	77
Heaviest daily rainfall	424
Heaviest daily snowfall	27
Deepest snow cover	10

Records on 17 April 1988 by timescale: all-time 1, monthly 47, daily 1,034.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

916 broken records

Margins by which the 916 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 155.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

17 April 1988

Top 20 records on 17 April 1988 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
17 April 1988	Crosbyton, US	daily rain	51.3 mm (2.0 in)	38.6 mm (1.5 in)	91 years	66 of 100 (Major)
17 April 1988	Zastron (Tnk), ZA	daily rain	40.5 mm (1.6 in)	25.0 mm (1.0 in)	81 years	61 of 100 (Major)
17 April 1988	Keams Canyon, US	monthly snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	8.9 cm (3.5 in)	80 years	60 of 100 (Major)
17 April 1988	Pretoria-New Cemetry, ZA	daily rain	56.0 mm (2.2 in)	41.0 mm (1.6 in)	40 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
17 April 1988	Sandheads, IN	daily rain	89.9 mm (3.5 in)	65.3 mm (2.6 in)	53 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
17 April 1988	Modena, US	monthly rain	38.6 mm (1.5 in)	17.8 mm (0.7 in)	14 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
17 April 1988	Ebenhaezer, ZA	daily rain	45.0 mm (1.8 in)	38.4 mm (1.5 in)	40 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
17 April 1988	Venterstad, ZA	daily rain	42.7 mm (1.7 in)	14.3 mm (0.6 in)	102 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
17 April 1988	Ellesmere, ZA	daily rain	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	15.8 mm (0.6 in)	102 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
17 April 1988	Oranje, ZA	daily rain	63.0 mm (2.5 in)	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	57 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
17 April 1988	Keams Canyon, US	monthly rain	42.7 mm (1.7 in)	17.8 mm (0.7 in)	2 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
17 April 1988	Jess Valley, US	daily rain	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	22.4 mm (0.9 in)	37 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
17 April 1988	Perdeberg (Sar), ZA	daily rain	75.0 mm (3.0 in)	50.0 mm (2.0 in)	23 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
17 April 1988	Squaw Butte-Northern Great Bas, US	monthly rain	32.3 mm (1.3 in)	12.2 mm (0.5 in)	0 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
17 April 1988	Tuba City, US	monthly rain	32.3 mm (1.3 in)	7.4 mm (0.29 in)	64 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
17 April 1988	Albany, US	daily rain	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	93 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
17 April 1988	Corozal Substn, PR	daily rain	171.5 mm (6.8 in)	120.2 mm (4.7 in)	25 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
17 April 1988	Edenburg (Pol), ZA	daily rain	63.0 mm (2.5 in)	34.0 mm (1.3 in)	40 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
17 April 1988	Kuilput, ZA	daily rain	51.0 mm (2.0 in)	35.5 mm (1.4 in)	33 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
17 April 1988	P-Ranch South Place, US	daily rain	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	16.8 mm (0.7 in)	33 years	52 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

1799 to 1988

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1799 to 1988. 1988 had 1,082 records.

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

Records on 04-17 in each year
Year	Records
1799	1
1807	1
1808	1
1815	1
1817	1
1818	1
1819	1
1823	1
1825	1
1830	1
1835	3
1837	1
1845	1
1847	2
1851	1
1852	3
1853	1
1854	1
1855	1
1857	1
1858	1
1862	1
1865	2
1868	1
1873	4
1874	1
1875	3
1877	4
1878	2
1880	2
1889	1
1890	2
1891	2
1892	4
1894	5
1895	1
1896	5
1897	6
1898	3
1899	1
1900	2
1901	4
1902	4
1903	5
1904	19
1905	11
1906	14
1907	16
1908	38
1909	7
1910	29
1911	33
1912	27
1913	20
1914	83
1915	30
1916	30
1917	32
1918	35
1919	39
1920	87
1921	148
1922	96
1923	71
1924	74
1925	103
1926	140
1927	256
1928	308
1929	145
1930	238
1931	216
1932	615
1933	261
1934	234
1935	374
1936	308
1937	439
1938	564
1939	618
1940	337
1941	460
1942	415
1943	285
1944	334
1945	475
1946	492
1947	461
1948	622
1949	439
1950	293
1951	441
1952	529
1953	818
1954	650
1955	394
1956	486
1957	277
1958	702
1959	434
1960	553
1961	667
1962	597
1963	702
1964	766
1965	411
1966	409
1967	935
1968	745
1969	728
1970	547
1971	924
1972	546
1973	589
1974	244
1975	666
1976	1,630
1977	906
1978	620
1979	810
1980	675
1981	621
1982	965
1983	1,365
1984	720
1985	917
1986	997
1987	960
1988	1,082
1989	638
1990	1,065
1991	614
1992	1,105
1993	847
1994	1,047
1995	1,211
1996	1,044
1997	889
1998	1,795
1999	1,730
2000	1,082
2001	1,013
2002	2,284
2003	1,037
2004	761
2005	572
2006	1,430
2007	863
2008	842
2009	779
2010	606
2011	982
2012	920
2013	1,796
2014	913
2015	813
2016	977
2017	469
2018	1,585
2019	458
2020	1,165
2021	701
2022	831
2023	628
2024	690
2025	1,058
2026	838

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Data for records on 1988-04-17: 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	846
20 to 40	46
40 to 60	9
60 to 80	7
80 to 100	2
100 to 120	1
120 to 140	2
140 to 160	3