Weather Records on 4 May 1988

591 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 4 May 1988. Highest significance: Amelup, AU.

Key Facts for 4 May 1988

On 4 May 1988, 591 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
231 were record highs and 98 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 1 were all-time records, 28 monthly and 562 daily.
Amelup set a daily record precipitation of 48.0 mm (1.9 in) on 4 May 1988.
Across 163 earlier years (1795 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 429 records.

Record Map

591 stations

591 station records on 4 May 1988 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 4 May 1988: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Amelup	Australia	Record daily precipitation	48.0 mm (1.9 in)	68 of 100 (Major)
Woodburn	Australia	Record daily precipitation	55.0 mm (2.2 in)	66 of 100 (Major)
Woogenellup	Australia	Record daily precipitation	44.4 mm (1.7 in)	66 of 100 (Major)
Mount Barker	Australia	Record daily precipitation	57.2 mm (2.3 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Natal Est, Mount Edg	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	127.0 mm (5.0 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Jam Vale	Australia	Record daily precipitation	48.2 mm (1.9 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Nanda Downs	Australia	Record daily precipitation	42.0 mm (1.7 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Gnowangerup	Australia	Record daily precipitation	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Kendenup	Australia	Record daily precipitation	42.0 mm (1.7 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Experiment Station	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	216.0 mm (8.5 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Bremer Bay	Australia	Record daily precipitation	41.0 mm (1.6 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Kuringup	Australia	Record daily precipitation	33.8 mm (1.3 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Hermann	United States	Record daily precipitation	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Durban-Botanical Gardens	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	88.6 mm (3.5 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Arundel	Australia	Record daily precipitation	45.2 mm (1.8 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Kojaneerup	Australia	Record daily precipitation	48.8 mm (1.9 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Lake Pingrup	Australia	Record daily precipitation	34.4 mm (1.4 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Twolganup	Australia	Record daily precipitation	31.2 mm (1.2 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Pardelup	Australia	Record daily precipitation	57.5 mm (2.3 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Nyabing	Australia	Record daily precipitation	37.0 mm (1.5 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Como	Australia	Record daily precipitation	107.8 mm (4.2 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Manypeaks	Australia	Record daily precipitation	53.4 mm (2.1 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Borden	Australia	Record daily precipitation	52.0 mm (2.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Ak-Terk	Kyrgyzstan	Record daily precipitation	48.2 mm (1.9 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Huelva	Spain	Record daily precipitation	35.1 mm (1.4 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Pingrup	Australia	Record daily precipitation	29.1 mm (1.1 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Redmond	Australia	Record daily precipitation	43.0 mm (1.7 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Isis Junction Railway STN	Australia	Record daily precipitation	30.7 mm (1.2 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Rio Pequeno	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	46.0 mm (1.8 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Blackburn	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	180.0 mm (7.1 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Toms River	United States	Record low maximum temperature	10.6 C (51.1 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Gaoua	Burkina Faso	Record daily precipitation	61.0 mm (2.4 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Warriup	Australia	Record daily precipitation	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Kalgan River	Australia	Record daily precipitation	52.6 mm (2.1 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Ongerup	Australia	Record daily precipitation	28.6 mm (1.1 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
The Warriups	Australia	Record daily precipitation	49.0 mm (1.9 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Acaponeta	Mexico	Record low maximum temperature	23.9 C (75.0 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Beja	Portugal	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Intake	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	124.9 mm (4.9 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Rocky Gully Town	Australia	Record daily precipitation	44.2 mm (1.7 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Orleans-Montante (Pcd)	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	46.6 mm (1.8 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Orebro	Sweden	Record high minimum temperature	9.4 C (48.9 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Edenholme	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.0 mm (1.0 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Mianelup	Australia	Record daily precipitation	31.7 mm (1.2 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Minsk	Belarus	Record high minimum temperature	13.1 C (55.6 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Sao Ludgero	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	35.9 mm (1.4 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Scarsdale	United States	Record low maximum temperature	8.3 C (46.9 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Lake King	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.2 mm (1.0 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Rio Do Pouso	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	39.9 mm (1.6 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Cornubia	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	182.0 mm (7.2 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Tavil-Dora	Tajikistan	Record daily precipitation	39.9 mm (1.6 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Falcondale - Edeowie	Australia	Record daily precipitation	26.0 mm (1.0 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Deniliquin (Wilkinson St)	Australia	Record high minimum temperature	15.7 C (60.3 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Lomba Alta	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	45.2 mm (1.8 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Destivale	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	26.9 mm (1.1 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Kislovodsk	Russia	Record low minimum temperature	0.9 C (33.6 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Yellanup	Australia	Record daily precipitation	51.8 mm (2.0 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Nhill	Australia	Record high minimum temperature	14.8 C (58.6 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Biskra	Algeria	Record high minimum temperature	26.0 C (78.8 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Bangalup	Australia	Record daily precipitation	30.4 mm (1.2 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

591 records

Records set or tied on 4 May 1988 by type: Highest daily maximum 68, Lowest daily maximum 36, Highest daily minimum 163, Lowest daily minimum 62, Heaviest daily rainfall 253, Heaviest daily snowfall 2, Deepest snow cover 7.

Records on 4 May 1988 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	68
Lowest daily maximum	36
Highest daily minimum	163
Lowest daily minimum	62
Heaviest daily rainfall	253
Heaviest daily snowfall	2
Deepest snow cover	7

Records on 4 May 1988 by timescale: all-time 1, monthly 28, daily 562.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

479 broken records

Margins by which the 479 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 120.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

4 May 1988

Top 20 records on 4 May 1988 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
4 May 1988	Amelup, AU	daily rain	48.0 mm (1.9 in)	34.0 mm (1.3 in)	67 years	68 of 100 (Major)
4 May 1988	Woodburn, AU	daily rain	55.0 mm (2.2 in)	29.1 mm (1.1 in)	71 years	66 of 100 (Major)
4 May 1988	Woogenellup, AU	daily rain	44.4 mm (1.7 in)	24.6 mm (1.0 in)	71 years	66 of 100 (Major)
4 May 1988	Mount Barker, AU	daily rain	57.2 mm (2.3 in)	29.8 mm (1.2 in)	41 years	60 of 100 (Major)
4 May 1988	Natal Est, Mount Edg, ZA	daily rain	127.0 mm (5.0 in)	97.3 mm (3.8 in)	48 years	60 of 100 (Major)
4 May 1988	Jam Vale, AU	daily rain	48.2 mm (1.9 in)	37.8 mm (1.5 in)	46 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
4 May 1988	Nanda Downs, AU	daily rain	42.0 mm (1.7 in)	26.5 mm (1.0 in)	41 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
4 May 1988	Gnowangerup, AU	daily rain	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	18.6 mm (0.7 in)	67 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
4 May 1988	Kendenup, AU	daily rain	42.0 mm (1.7 in)	25.5 mm (1.0 in)	37 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
4 May 1988	Experiment Station, ZA	monthly rain	216.0 mm (8.5 in)	67.3 mm (2.6 in)	16 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
4 May 1988	Bremer Bay, AU	daily rain	41.0 mm (1.6 in)	21.7 mm (0.9 in)	79 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
4 May 1988	Kuringup, AU	daily rain	33.8 mm (1.3 in)	18.6 mm (0.7 in)	57 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
4 May 1988	Hermann, US	daily rain	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	19.4 mm (0.8 in)	93 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
4 May 1988	Durban-Botanical Gardens, ZA	daily rain	88.6 mm (3.5 in)	51.3 mm (2.0 in)	48 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
4 May 1988	Arundel, AU	daily rain	45.2 mm (1.8 in)	21.1 mm (0.8 in)	41 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
4 May 1988	Kojaneerup, AU	daily rain	48.8 mm (1.9 in)	21.9 mm (0.9 in)	47 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
4 May 1988	Lake Pingrup, AU	daily rain	34.4 mm (1.4 in)	17.6 mm (0.7 in)	49 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
4 May 1988	Twolganup, AU	daily rain	31.2 mm (1.2 in)	21.6 mm (0.9 in)	14 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
4 May 1988	Pardelup, AU	daily rain	57.5 mm (2.3 in)	12.0 mm (0.5 in)	71 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
4 May 1988	Nyabing, AU	daily rain	37.0 mm (1.5 in)	23.2 mm (0.9 in)	14 years	44 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 591 records.

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

Records on 05-04 in each year
Year	Records
1795	1
1796	1
1820	1
1836	2
1840	1
1847	1
1850	2
1851	2
1852	1
1856	3
1858	1
1859	1
1861	2
1862	1
1864	3
1865	2
1868	3
1869	1
1870	2
1875	1
1877	2
1878	1
1879	1
1880	1
1882	1
1885	1
1886	1
1888	1
1889	4
1890	1
1892	4
1893	3
1894	6
1895	3
1896	3
1897	2
1898	2
1899	2
1900	2
1902	5
1903	8
1904	8
1905	19
1906	5
1907	37
1908	18
1909	13
1910	14
1911	37
1912	12
1913	63
1914	21
1915	75
1916	57
1917	60
1918	30
1919	69
1920	43
1921	62
1922	283
1923	82
1924	88
1925	80
1926	230
1927	112
1928	205
1929	177
1930	269
1931	169
1932	104
1933	274
1934	456
1935	518
1936	313
1937	230
1938	445
1939	295
1940	602
1941	436
1942	820
1943	358
1944	872
1945	654
1946	463
1947	649
1948	578
1949	1,130
1950	953
1951	292
1952	698
1953	389
1954	1,045
1955	471
1956	433
1957	433
1958	414
1959	613
1960	443
1961	466
1962	265
1963	313
1964	570
1965	433
1966	1,113
1967	928
1968	304
1969	377
1970	454
1971	810
1972	364
1973	313
1974	367
1975	683
1976	554
1977	736
1978	1,016
1979	1,529
1980	511
1981	667
1982	591
1983	539
1984	885
1985	821
1986	1,128
1987	1,004
1988	591
1989	743
1990	1,461
1991	1,088
1992	933
1993	791
1994	821
1995	974
1996	1,298
1997	962
1998	898
1999	1,167
2000	1,398
2001	1,345
2002	1,343
2003	1,158
2004	1,341
2005	1,152
2006	650
2007	699
2008	624
2009	727
2010	999
2011	1,023
2012	1,343
2013	1,447
2014	602
2015	622
2016	463
2017	669
2018	972
2019	574
2020	504
2021	616
2022	470
2023	681
2024	885
2025	456
2026	554

Download the Data

Data for records on 1988-05-04: 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	433
20 to 40	32
40 to 60	4
60 to 80	3
80 to 100	2
100 to 120	5