Weather Records on 23 April 1988

1,051 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 23 April 1988. Highest significance: Mina, US.

Key Facts for 23 April 1988

On 23 April 1988, 1,051 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
275 were record highs and 349 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 4 were all-time records, 33 monthly and 1,014 daily.
Mina set a daily record snowfall of 15.2 cm (6.0 in) on 23 April 1988.
Across 167 earlier years (1800 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 441 records.

Record Map

1,051 stations

1,051 station records on 23 April 1988 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 23 April 1988: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Mina	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	65 of 100 (Major)
Marion	United States	Record daily snowfall	11.4 cm (4.5 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Kemmerer 2N	United States	Record snow depth	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Sibley	United States	Record snow depth	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Luverne	United States	Record snow depth	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Mina	United States	Record daily precipitation	27.4 mm (1.1 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Ico	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	103.0 mm (4.1 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Sibley	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Tazovskoe	Russia	Record daily precipitation	25.3 mm (1.0 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Luverne	United States	Record daily snowfall	8.6 cm (3.4 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Windom	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Fairmont	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
St Helens Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	54.2 mm (2.1 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Ellsworth 2W	United States	Record daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Ewing	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Rushville	United States	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Bingil Bay	Australia	Record daily precipitation	157.8 mm (6.2 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Zumbrota	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Ulverstone (Knights Road)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	49.6 mm (2.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Putbus	Germany	Record snow depth	10.0 cm (3.9 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Russell	United States	Record daily precipitation	88.9 mm (3.5 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Fazenda Fortaleza	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	59.2 mm (2.3 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Newport	United States	Record daily snowfall	21.1 cm (8.3 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Armeria	Mexico	Record high maximum temperature	40.0 C (104.0 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Aurora	United States	Record low maximum temperature	3.9 C (39.0 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Newport	United States	Record snow depth	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Rushville	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Coupeville 1 S	United States	Record low maximum temperature	8.9 C (48.0 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Scottsbluff W B Heilig Fld AP	United States	Record snow depth	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Castra Upper	Australia	Record daily precipitation	93.0 mm (3.7 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Rock Rapids	United States	Record low maximum temperature	1.7 C (35.1 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Sibley	United States	Record low maximum temperature	0.0 C (32.0 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Long Lake Dam	United States	Record daily snowfall	8.9 cm (3.5 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Lusk 2 SW	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Halmstad	Sweden	Record low minimum temperature	-4.2 C (24.4 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Livingston	United States	Record daily precipitation	54.4 mm (2.1 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Weyerhaeuser 1N	United States	Record daily snowfall	8.9 cm (3.5 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Breckenridge	United States	Record low minimum temperature	1.1 C (34.0 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Ponte Do Costa	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	65.4 mm (2.6 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Arkona	Germany	Record snow depth	11.0 cm (4.3 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Harrismith (Tnk)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	45.0 mm (1.8 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Kent City 2 SW	United States	Record daily precipitation	25.1 mm (1.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Harrisburg 12WNW	United States	Record snow depth	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Yolla (Sea View)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	61.2 mm (2.4 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Toulouse-Blagnac	France	Record daily precipitation	43.8 mm (1.7 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Broken Bow 2 W	United States	Record low maximum temperature	0.6 C (33.1 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Ellsworth 2W	United States	Record snow depth	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Arneiroz	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	28.2 mm (1.1 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Elliott	United States	Record daily precipitation	26.2 mm (1.0 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Beaver Dam	United States	Record high minimum temperature	20.0 C (68.0 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Madison	United States	Record low maximum temperature	2.8 C (37.0 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Bonesteel	United States	Record snow depth	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Oelrichs	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-8.9 C (16.0 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Laona 6 SW	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Arthur	United States	Record low maximum temperature	0.6 C (33.1 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Merriman	United States	Record snow depth	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Voru	Estonia	Record snow depth	11.0 cm (4.3 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Nueva Esperanza	Mexico	Record high maximum temperature	44.4 C (111.9 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Bjornholt	Norway	Record snow depth	145.0 cm (57.1 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Carlton Hill	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.0 mm (1.0 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

1,051 records

Records set or tied on 23 April 1988 by type: Highest daily maximum 119, Lowest daily maximum 198, Highest daily minimum 156, Lowest daily minimum 151, Heaviest daily rainfall 236, Heaviest daily snowfall 102, Deepest snow cover 89.

Records on 23 April 1988 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	119
Lowest daily maximum	198
Highest daily minimum	156
Lowest daily minimum	151
Heaviest daily rainfall	236
Heaviest daily snowfall	102
Deepest snow cover	89

Records on 23 April 1988 by timescale: all-time 4, monthly 33, daily 1,014.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

791 broken records

Margins by which the 791 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 254.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

23 April 1988

Top 20 records on 23 April 1988 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
23 April 1988	Mina, US	daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	88 years	65 of 100 (Major)
23 April 1988	Marion, US	daily snowfall	11.4 cm (4.5 in)	11.4 cm (4.5 in)	83 years	60 of 100 (Major)
23 April 1988	Kemmerer 2N, US	daily snow depth	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	86 years	60 of 100 (Major)
23 April 1988	Sibley, US	daily snow depth	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	81 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
23 April 1988	Luverne, US	daily snow depth	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	90 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
23 April 1988	Mina, US	daily rain	27.4 mm (1.1 in)	19.3 mm (0.8 in)	57 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
23 April 1988	Ico, BR	daily rain	103.0 mm (4.1 in)	62.5 mm (2.5 in)	37 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
23 April 1988	Sibley, US	daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	70 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
23 April 1988	Tazovskoe, RU	monthly rain	25.3 mm (1.0 in)	10.9 mm (0.4 in)	2 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
23 April 1988	Luverne, US	daily snowfall	8.6 cm (3.4 in)	8.6 cm (3.4 in)	90 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
23 April 1988	Windom, US	daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	81 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
23 April 1988	Fairmont, US	daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	94 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
23 April 1988	St Helens Post Office, AU	daily rain	54.2 mm (2.1 in)	39.8 mm (1.6 in)	8 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
23 April 1988	Ellsworth 2W, US	daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	44 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
23 April 1988	Ewing, US	daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	92 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
23 April 1988	Rushville, US	daily rain	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	27.4 mm (1.1 in)	46 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
23 April 1988	Bingil Bay, AU	daily rain	157.8 mm (6.2 in)	79.3 mm (3.1 in)	46 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
23 April 1988	Zumbrota, US	daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	7.7 cm (3.0 in)	78 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
23 April 1988	Ulverstone (Knights Road), AU	daily rain	49.6 mm (2.0 in)	6.4 mm (0.25 in)	98 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
23 April 1988	Putbus, DE	daily snow depth	10.0 cm (3.9 in)	4.0 cm (1.6 in)	85 years	41 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

1800 to 1988

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1800 to 1988. 1988 had 1,051 records.

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

Records on 04-23 in each year
Year	Records
1800	1
1809	1
1812	1
1817	3
1838	1
1840	1
1842	1
1851	1
1852	2
1854	1
1855	5
1857	2
1859	1
1861	1
1865	1
1868	2
1870	1
1872	1
1873	4
1874	4
1875	1
1877	1
1878	1
1879	1
1881	2
1882	1
1883	2
1884	3
1885	4
1886	4
1888	1
1889	1
1890	4
1891	2
1892	1
1893	2
1895	3
1896	4
1897	2
1898	1
1899	6
1900	4
1901	9
1902	12
1903	20
1904	8
1905	7
1906	23
1907	12
1908	14
1909	28
1910	35
1911	21
1912	29
1913	40
1914	71
1915	41
1916	35
1917	37
1918	92
1919	66
1920	75
1921	81
1922	45
1923	132
1924	111
1925	506
1926	124
1927	562
1928	302
1929	103
1930	487
1931	506
1932	231
1933	361
1934	272
1935	152
1936	342
1937	321
1938	177
1939	339
1940	319
1941	277
1942	473
1943	819
1944	678
1945	364
1946	649
1947	242
1948	401
1949	401
1950	577
1951	426
1952	500
1953	300
1954	548
1955	654
1956	581
1957	623
1958	649
1959	442
1960	1,648
1961	884
1962	389
1963	801
1964	958
1965	660
1966	386
1967	1,183
1968	816
1969	705
1970	1,209
1971	508
1972	332
1973	518
1974	486
1975	411
1976	386
1977	979
1978	523
1979	554
1980	1,460
1981	1,124
1982	1,191
1983	1,031
1984	971
1985	1,011
1986	1,541
1987	676
1988	1,051
1989	1,469
1990	1,077
1991	638
1992	592
1993	1,256
1994	666
1995	1,464
1996	1,520
1997	1,024
1998	1,446
1999	1,198
2000	1,003
2001	1,435
2002	971
2003	557
2004	610
2005	940
2006	839
2007	847
2008	775
2009	920
2010	1,040
2011	1,190
2012	1,796
2013	1,655
2014	362
2015	511
2016	542
2017	474
2018	684
2019	668
2020	564
2021	562
2022	692
2023	980
2024	583
2025	410
2026	503

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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	729
50 to 100	40
100 to 150	12
150 to 200	8
200 to 250	1
250 to 300	1