Weather Records on 28 April 1988

967 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 28 April 1988. Highest significance: Gerringong (Mayflower Village), AU.

Key Facts for 28 April 1988

On 28 April 1988, 967 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
263 were record highs and 241 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 1 were all-time records, 35 monthly and 931 daily.
Gerringong (Mayflower Village) set a daily record precipitation of 190.8 mm (7.5 in) on 28 April 1988.
Across 161 earlier years (1795 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 475 records.

Record Map

967 stations

967 station records on 28 April 1988 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 28 April 1988: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Gerringong (Mayflower Village)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	190.8 mm (7.5 in)	74 of 100 (Major)
Berry Masonic Village	Australia	Record daily precipitation	172.0 mm (6.8 in)	68 of 100 (Major)
Clydebank	Australia	Record daily precipitation	75.0 mm (3.0 in)	68 of 100 (Major)
Denison (Wandocka State School	Australia	Record daily precipitation	55.0 mm (2.2 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Boggabilla Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	38.4 mm (1.5 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Fazenda Fortaleza	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	122.7 mm (4.8 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Hillcroft	Australia	Record daily precipitation	47.6 mm (1.9 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Walhalla	Australia	Record daily precipitation	96.4 mm (3.8 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Ipanema	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	67.8 mm (2.7 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Pingelly	Australia	Record daily precipitation	36.4 mm (1.4 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Maffra Forestry Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	54.6 mm (2.1 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Melville	Australia	Record daily precipitation	35.4 mm (1.4 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Peterboro 2 S	United States	Record daily precipitation	58.4 mm (2.3 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Nerriga Composite	Australia	Record daily precipitation	55.0 mm (2.2 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Glenmaggie Weir	Australia	Record daily precipitation	92.2 mm (3.6 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Wanneroo	Australia	Record daily precipitation	39.0 mm (1.5 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Mandurah Park	Australia	Record daily precipitation	64.0 mm (2.5 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Redlands	Australia	Record daily precipitation	38.0 mm (1.5 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Nowra Treatment Works	Australia	Record daily precipitation	122.0 mm (4.8 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Wondalli	Australia	Record daily precipitation	40.5 mm (1.6 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Foxground Road	Australia	Record daily precipitation	107.4 mm (4.2 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Trangie (Old Bundemar)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	51.0 mm (2.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Mullaley (Garrawilla)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	58.0 mm (2.3 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Plattsburgh AFB	United States	Record daily precipitation	40.9 mm (1.6 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Waterbury 2 SSE	United States	Record daily precipitation	39.4 mm (1.6 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Midland	Australia	Record daily precipitation	42.2 mm (1.7 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Cobbora (Ellismayne)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	58.4 mm (2.3 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Tambar Springs Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	27.4 mm (1.1 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Bundanoon Bowling Club	Australia	Record daily precipitation	55.0 mm (2.2 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Bega (Newtown Road)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	36.4 mm (1.4 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Bjornholt	Norway	Record snow depth	137.0 cm (53.9 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Vanersborg	Sweden	Record low minimum temperature	-4.9 C (23.2 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Gravesend Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	39.0 mm (1.5 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Laurieton (Elouera St)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	144.0 mm (5.7 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Dapto Bowling Club	Australia	Record daily precipitation	66.1 mm (2.6 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Greensburg	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-10.6 C (12.9 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Newport	United States	Record daily precipitation	63.2 mm (2.5 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Shemya USAF Base	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.9 cm (3.1 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Goondiwindi Post Office	Australia	Record low maximum temperature	17.0 C (62.6 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Mullaley (Bando)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.2 mm (1.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Tavernier	United States	Record high maximum temperature	34.4 C (93.9 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Wyanga (Barcoo)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.0 mm (1.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Turrawan (Wallah)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	27.5 mm (1.1 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Purlewaugh (Byfield)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	44.0 mm (1.7 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Gilman	United States	Record daily precipitation	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Caroona (West Mooki)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.0 mm (1.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Gloucester Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	34.2 mm (1.3 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Kvikkjokk-Arrenjarka	Sweden	Record high minimum temperature	2.4 C (36.3 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Hateruma	Japan	Record daily precipitation	125.0 mm (4.9 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Liepaja	Latvia	Record low minimum temperature	-2.8 C (27.0 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Vastervik	Sweden	Record low minimum temperature	-5.6 C (21.9 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Marion 2 N	United States	Record low maximum temperature	5.6 C (42.1 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Ashburnham	United States	Record daily precipitation	69.9 mm (2.8 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Perth Airport	Australia	Record daily precipitation	53.8 mm (2.1 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Kiama Bowling Club	Australia	Record daily precipitation	102.2 mm (4.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Watseka Public Works	United States	Record low maximum temperature	5.6 C (42.1 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Hanover	United States	Record daily precipitation	36.1 mm (1.4 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Dickson	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-0.6 C (30.9 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Jarrahdale	Australia	Record daily precipitation	52.8 mm (2.1 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Monteiro Lobato	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	48.2 mm (1.9 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

967 records

Records set or tied on 28 April 1988 by type: Highest daily maximum 120, Lowest daily maximum 124, Highest daily minimum 143, Lowest daily minimum 117, Heaviest daily rainfall 436, Heaviest daily snowfall 9, Deepest snow cover 18.

Records on 28 April 1988 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	120
Lowest daily maximum	124
Highest daily minimum	143
Lowest daily minimum	117
Heaviest daily rainfall	436
Heaviest daily snowfall	9
Deepest snow cover	18

Records on 28 April 1988 by timescale: all-time 1, monthly 35, daily 931.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

797 broken records

Margins by which the 797 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 290.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

28 April 1988

Top 20 records on 28 April 1988 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
28 April 1988	Gerringong (Mayflower Village), AU	daily rain	190.8 mm (7.5 in)	109.3 mm (4.3 in)	84 years	74 of 100 (Major)
28 April 1988	Berry Masonic Village, AU	daily rain	172.0 mm (6.8 in)	90.7 mm (3.6 in)	84 years	68 of 100 (Major)
28 April 1988	Clydebank, AU	daily rain	75.0 mm (3.0 in)	57.0 mm (2.2 in)	60 years	68 of 100 (Major)
28 April 1988	Denison (Wandocka State School, AU	daily rain	55.0 mm (2.2 in)	50.4 mm (2.0 in)	54 years	61 of 100 (Major)
28 April 1988	Boggabilla Post Office, AU	daily rain	38.4 mm (1.5 in)	31.3 mm (1.2 in)	94 years	60 of 100 (Major)
28 April 1988	Fazenda Fortaleza, BR	daily rain	122.7 mm (4.8 in)	69.7 mm (2.7 in)	38 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
28 April 1988	Hillcroft, AU	daily rain	47.6 mm (1.9 in)	24.2 mm (1.0 in)	66 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
28 April 1988	Walhalla, AU	daily rain	96.4 mm (3.8 in)	53.5 mm (2.1 in)	18 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
28 April 1988	Ipanema, BR	daily rain	67.8 mm (2.7 in)	59.0 mm (2.3 in)	38 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
28 April 1988	Pingelly, AU	daily rain	36.4 mm (1.4 in)	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	33 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
28 April 1988	Maffra Forestry Office, AU	daily rain	54.6 mm (2.1 in)	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	18 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
28 April 1988	Melville, AU	daily rain	35.4 mm (1.4 in)	31.3 mm (1.2 in)	28 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
28 April 1988	Peterboro 2 S, US	daily rain	58.4 mm (2.3 in)	37.3 mm (1.5 in)	30 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
28 April 1988	Nerriga Composite, AU	daily rain	55.0 mm (2.2 in)	21.2 mm (0.8 in)	84 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
28 April 1988	Glenmaggie Weir, AU	daily rain	92.2 mm (3.6 in)	72.4 mm (2.9 in)	18 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
28 April 1988	Wanneroo, AU	daily rain	39.0 mm (1.5 in)	17.2 mm (0.7 in)	62 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
28 April 1988	Mandurah Park, AU	daily rain	64.0 mm (2.5 in)	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	29 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
28 April 1988	Redlands, AU	daily rain	38.0 mm (1.5 in)	23.5 mm (0.9 in)	48 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
28 April 1988	Nowra Treatment Works, AU	daily rain	122.0 mm (4.8 in)	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	84 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
28 April 1988	Wondalli, AU	daily rain	40.5 mm (1.6 in)	31.6 mm (1.2 in)	51 years	48 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

1795 to 1988

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1795 to 1988. 1988 had 967 records.

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

Records on 04-28 in each year
Year	Records
1795	1
1800	1
1803	1
1814	2
1817	4
1840	1
1841	1
1843	1
1844	1
1853	1
1857	2
1861	1
1862	1
1866	2
1871	1
1872	1
1874	5
1877	2
1878	1
1879	1
1882	2
1883	1
1885	1
1888	1
1889	1
1890	2
1891	3
1892	4
1893	1
1894	2
1895	3
1896	2
1897	2
1898	5
1899	2
1900	6
1901	7
1902	11
1903	3
1904	13
1905	6
1906	9
1907	19
1908	24
1909	43
1910	12
1911	29
1912	13
1913	69
1914	28
1915	46
1916	15
1917	41
1918	18
1919	63
1920	51
1921	89
1922	87
1923	126
1924	70
1925	114
1926	265
1927	132
1928	713
1929	136
1930	105
1931	291
1932	247
1933	327
1934	530
1935	430
1936	143
1937	698
1938	444
1939	356
1940	348
1941	268
1942	665
1943	442
1944	245
1945	371
1946	418
1947	547
1948	545
1949	580
1950	661
1951	617
1952	894
1953	482
1954	900
1955	583
1956	812
1957	614
1958	535
1959	647
1960	582
1961	222
1962	603
1963	568
1964	394
1965	707
1966	800
1967	947
1968	536
1969	432
1970	1,977
1971	570
1972	523
1973	915
1974	777
1975	795
1976	822
1977	533
1978	496
1979	783
1980	644
1981	967
1982	710
1983	1,156
1984	1,357
1985	959
1986	1,029
1987	1,822
1988	967
1989	1,089
1990	1,608
1991	913
1992	2,252
1993	1,191
1994	1,906
1995	726
1996	967
1997	1,784
1998	942
1999	632
2000	1,113
2001	1,015
2002	1,287
2003	958
2004	887
2005	1,056
2006	782
2007	1,340
2008	1,407
2009	979
2010	905
2011	1,161
2012	1,135
2013	721
2014	704
2015	468
2016	783
2017	829
2018	384
2019	662
2020	535
2021	482
2022	532
2023	834
2024	594
2025	650
2026	521

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Data for records on 1988-04-28: 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 50	771
50 to 100	19
100 to 150	5
150 to 200	1
200 to 250	0
250 to 300	1