Weather Records on 19 April 1988

1,100 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 19 April 1988. Highest significance: Tatui, BR.

Key Facts for 19 April 1988

On 19 April 1988, 1,100 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
320 were record highs and 337 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 3 were all-time records, 17 monthly and 1,080 daily.
Tatui set an all-time record daily precipitation of 168.8 mm (6.6 in) on 19 April 1988.
Across 161 earlier years (1807 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 455 records.

Record Map

1,100 stations

1,100 station records on 19 April 1988 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 19 April 1988: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Tatui	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	168.8 mm (6.6 in)	69 of 100 (Major)
Ternej	Russia	Record daily precipitation	46.8 mm (1.8 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Butler	United States	Record daily precipitation	75.4 mm (3.0 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Alameda NAS	United States	Record daily precipitation	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Mae Sot	Thailand	Record daily precipitation	50.0 mm (2.0 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Berkeley	United States	Record daily precipitation	42.9 mm (1.7 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Tomakomai	Japan	Record daily precipitation	58.0 mm (2.3 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Represa	United States	Record daily precipitation	67.1 mm (2.6 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Healdsburg	United States	Record daily precipitation	41.7 mm (1.6 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Abbeville 4S	United States	Record daily precipitation	108.2 mm (4.3 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Quitman 2 NW	United States	Record daily precipitation	121.9 mm (4.8 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Hiroo	Japan	Record daily precipitation	96.5 mm (3.8 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Stillmore	United States	Record daily precipitation	63.5 mm (2.5 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Quadra	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	60.1 mm (2.4 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Igarapava	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	66.2 mm (2.6 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Cordele	United States	Record daily precipitation	51.3 mm (2.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Cobar (Lerida)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	31.4 mm (1.2 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Santa Barbara	United States	Record daily precipitation	42.7 mm (1.7 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Newington	United States	Record daily precipitation	63.5 mm (2.5 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Hampton 1S	United States	Record daily precipitation	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Mt Vernon	United States	Record daily precipitation	72.4 mm (2.9 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Sao Romao (Pcd)	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	47.4 mm (1.9 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Emilianopolis	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	98.0 mm (3.9 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
San Francisco Dwtn	United States	Record daily precipitation	28.2 mm (1.1 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Armagh	United Kingdom	Record high minimum temperature	9.4 C (48.9 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
De Sabla	United States	Record daily precipitation	84.1 mm (3.3 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
La Grange 1N	United States	Record daily precipitation	38.9 mm (1.5 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Mt Shasta	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Apalachicola AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	64.8 mm (2.6 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Colgate	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-12.2 C (10.0 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Cape Agulhas	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	40.0 mm (1.6 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Charles City	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-6.7 C (19.9 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Sandy Lake Dam Libby	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-12.8 C (9.0 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Muenster	Germany	Record high maximum temperature	25.3 C (77.5 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Muroran	Japan	Record daily precipitation	40.5 mm (1.6 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Union Springs 9 S	United States	Record daily precipitation	68.6 mm (2.7 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Healdton 3 E	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-1.1 C (30.0 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Mt Carroll	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-10.6 C (12.9 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Grapevine Dam	United States	Record low minimum temperature	2.2 C (36.0 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Mzimba	Malawi	Record daily precipitation	28.0 mm (1.1 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Felipe Carrillo Puerto (Obs)	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	43.8 mm (1.7 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Felipe Carrillo Puerto (Dge)	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	43.7 mm (1.7 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Colgate Powerhouse	United States	Record daily precipitation	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Downieville	United States	Record daily precipitation	62.7 mm (2.5 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Winterset 4N	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-7.2 C (19.0 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Wishek	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-10.0 C (14.0 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
San Saba	United States	Record low minimum temperature	1.1 C (34.0 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Rantoul	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-3.9 C (25.0 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Marilia	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	92.1 mm (3.6 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Topanga Patrol Fc-6	United States	Record daily precipitation	62.7 mm (2.5 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Devils Garden	United States	Record daily precipitation	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Albia 3 NNE	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-3.9 C (25.0 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Decorah	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-7.2 C (19.0 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Attu	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-0.6 C (30.9 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Donnybrook	Australia	Record high minimum temperature	18.3 C (64.9 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Rifaina	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	49.1 mm (1.9 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Tenosique (Smn)	Mexico	Record high minimum temperature	25.6 C (78.1 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Calistoga	United States	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Middletown	United States	Record daily precipitation	43.7 mm (1.7 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Stanley Wwtp	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-7.8 C (18.0 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

1,100 records

Records set or tied on 19 April 1988 by type: Highest daily maximum 148, Lowest daily maximum 58, Highest daily minimum 172, Lowest daily minimum 279, Heaviest daily rainfall 427, Heaviest daily snowfall 10, Deepest snow cover 6.

Records on 19 April 1988 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	148
Lowest daily maximum	58
Highest daily minimum	172
Lowest daily minimum	279
Heaviest daily rainfall	427
Heaviest daily snowfall	10
Deepest snow cover	6

Records on 19 April 1988 by timescale: all-time 3, monthly 17, daily 1,080.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

909 broken records

Margins by which the 909 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 241.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

19 April 1988

Top 20 records on 19 April 1988 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
19 April 1988	Tatui, BR	all-time rain	168.8 mm (6.6 in)	42.0 mm (1.7 in)	21 years	69 of 100 (Major)
19 April 1988	Ternej, RU	daily rain	46.8 mm (1.8 in)	42.9 mm (1.7 in)	43 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
19 April 1988	Butler, US	daily rain	75.4 mm (3.0 in)	49.7 mm (2.0 in)	81 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
19 April 1988	Alameda NAS, US	daily rain	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	35 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
19 April 1988	Mae Sot, TH	daily rain	50.0 mm (2.0 in)	46.5 mm (1.8 in)	36 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
19 April 1988	Berkeley, US	daily rain	42.9 mm (1.7 in)	31.5 mm (1.2 in)	44 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
19 April 1988	Tomakomai, JP	daily rain	58.0 mm (2.3 in)	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	32 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
19 April 1988	Represa, US	daily rain	67.1 mm (2.6 in)	53.1 mm (2.1 in)	7 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
19 April 1988	Healdsburg, US	daily rain	41.7 mm (1.6 in)	21.4 mm (0.8 in)	84 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
19 April 1988	Abbeville 4S, US	monthly rain	108.2 mm (4.3 in)	15.0 mm (0.6 in)	75 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
19 April 1988	Quitman 2 NW, US	daily rain	121.9 mm (4.8 in)	31.7 mm (1.2 in)	88 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
19 April 1988	Hiroo, JP	daily rain	96.5 mm (3.8 in)	91.4 mm (3.6 in)	23 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
19 April 1988	Stillmore, US	daily rain	63.5 mm (2.5 in)	22.9 mm (0.9 in)	87 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
19 April 1988	Quadra, BR	daily rain	60.1 mm (2.4 in)	38.8 mm (1.5 in)	38 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
19 April 1988	Igarapava, BR	daily rain	66.2 mm (2.6 in)	59.2 mm (2.3 in)	38 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
19 April 1988	Cordele, US	daily rain	51.3 mm (2.0 in)	15.7 mm (0.6 in)	94 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
19 April 1988	Cobar (Lerida), AU	daily rain	31.4 mm (1.2 in)	6.8 mm (0.27 in)	96 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
19 April 1988	Santa Barbara, US	daily rain	42.7 mm (1.7 in)	13.5 mm (0.5 in)	84 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
19 April 1988	Newington, US	daily rain	63.5 mm (2.5 in)	50.0 mm (2.0 in)	23 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
19 April 1988	Hampton 1S, US	daily rain	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	35 years	45 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

1807 to 1988

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1807 to 1988. 1988 had 1,100 records.

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

Records on 04-19 in each year
Year	Records
1807	2
1814	1
1840	1
1843	1
1845	1
1847	1
1849	2
1851	2
1852	3
1854	1
1860	2
1862	1
1865	3
1868	1
1870	1
1871	2
1873	1
1875	1
1876	1
1877	3
1878	2
1880	1
1881	2
1883	1
1884	2
1886	1
1890	7
1892	3
1893	5
1894	15
1895	6
1896	3
1897	4
1898	6
1899	3
1900	2
1901	4
1902	3
1903	16
1904	31
1905	5
1906	23
1907	27
1908	14
1909	43
1910	37
1911	31
1912	14
1913	29
1914	42
1915	32
1916	26
1917	26
1918	53
1919	25
1920	66
1921	34
1922	46
1923	106
1924	99
1925	208
1926	421
1927	609
1928	404
1929	167
1930	70
1931	164
1932	125
1933	242
1934	291
1935	256
1936	382
1937	569
1938	433
1939	383
1940	361
1941	747
1942	254
1943	588
1944	290
1945	295
1946	501
1947	314
1948	817
1949	384
1950	211
1951	576
1952	450
1953	1,158
1954	342
1955	858
1956	480
1957	576
1958	268
1959	526
1960	216
1961	759
1962	567
1963	510
1964	478
1965	578
1966	1,188
1967	915
1968	612
1969	697
1970	943
1971	721
1972	573
1973	811
1974	593
1975	584
1976	863
1977	686
1978	616
1979	592
1980	844
1981	677
1982	641
1983	2,588
1984	720
1985	1,388
1986	522
1987	1,493
1988	1,100
1989	881
1990	1,502
1991	1,068
1992	594
1993	613
1994	1,117
1995	1,347
1996	751
1997	899
1998	1,049
1999	794
2000	963
2001	1,135
2002	1,612
2003	824
2004	783
2005	851
2006	1,111
2007	759
2008	926
2009	737
2010	600
2011	1,363
2012	660
2013	2,068
2014	436
2015	692
2016	813
2017	485
2018	1,490
2019	856
2020	444
2021	640
2022	1,166
2023	828
2024	790
2025	1,135
2026	460

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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	901
50 to 100	6
100 to 150	0
150 to 200	1
200 to 250	1