Weather Records on 3 November 1988

915 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 3 November 1988. Highest significance: Clover Valley, US.

Key Facts for 3 November 1988

On 3 November 1988, 915 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
514 were record highs and 208 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 48 monthly and 867 daily.
Clover Valley set a daily record precipitation of 34.3 mm (1.4 in) on 3 November 1988.
Across 155 earlier years (1821 to 2025) the same calendar date averaged 494 records.

Record Map

915 stations

915 station records on 3 November 1988 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 3 November 1988: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Clover Valley	United States	Record daily precipitation	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	66 of 100 (Major)
Ellenburg Depot	United States	Record snow depth	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Chasm Falls	United States	Record snow depth	55.9 cm (22.0 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Shasta Dam	United States	Record daily precipitation	127.3 mm (5.0 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Ellenburg Depot	United States	Record daily snowfall	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Moran 5WNW	United States	Record daily precipitation	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Richfield Radio Ksvc	United States	Record high minimum temperature	10.0 C (50.0 F)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Weipa Eastern Ave	Australia	Record daily precipitation	66.0 mm (2.6 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Gabes	Tunisia	Record high minimum temperature	19.1 C (66.4 F)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Wanakena Rngr School	United States	Record snow depth	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Stillwater Rsvr	United States	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Tupper Lake Sunmount	United States	Record snow depth	35.6 cm (14.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Eagle FAA AP	United States	Record high minimum temperature	6.7 C (44.1 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Lowman	United States	Record daily precipitation	45.0 mm (1.8 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Bosque del Apache	United States	Record high maximum temperature	31.1 C (88.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Mtn Dell Dam	United States	Record daily precipitation	32.5 mm (1.3 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Luroy	Norway	Record snow depth	39.0 cm (15.4 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Zamboanga	Philippines	Record daily precipitation	84.0 mm (3.3 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Wrixum/Fohr	Germany	Record low minimum temperature	-5.2 C (22.6 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Hayden	United States	Record high minimum temperature	5.0 C (41.0 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Plattsburgh AFB	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-6.1 C (21.0 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Mt Washington	United States	Record daily snowfall	35.8 cm (14.1 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Hetch Hetchy	United States	Record high minimum temperature	10.6 C (51.1 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Summer Lake 1 S	United States	Record daily precipitation	25.1 mm (1.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Sydney (Observatory Hill)	Australia	Record high maximum temperature	39.2 C (102.6 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
McCloud	United States	Record daily precipitation	64.8 mm (2.6 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Lahontan Dam	United States	Record high minimum temperature	11.1 C (52.0 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Hope	United States	Record high maximum temperature	30.6 C (87.1 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Logan Utah St UNIV	United States	Record high minimum temperature	7.8 C (46.0 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Trinidad	United States	Record high maximum temperature	24.4 C (75.9 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Tupper Lake Sunmount	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Nespelem 2 S	United States	Record daily precipitation	25.1 mm (1.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Kanalohuluhulu 1075	United States	Record low maximum temperature	12.2 C (54.0 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Leningori	Georgia	Record daily precipitation	41.1 mm (1.6 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Irapuato	Mexico	Record low minimum temperature	3.9 C (39.0 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Bridgeport	United States	Record high minimum temperature	9.4 C (48.9 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Bridgeville 4 NNW	United States	Record daily precipitation	101.6 mm (4.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Austin #2	United States	Record high minimum temperature	8.3 C (46.9 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Nueva Esperanza	Mexico	Record high minimum temperature	27.8 C (82.0 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Weaverville	United States	Record daily precipitation	47.2 mm (1.9 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Yautepec	Mexico	Record high maximum temperature	34.4 C (93.9 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Callahan	United States	Record daily precipitation	32.3 mm (1.3 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Montpelier Rs	United States	Record high minimum temperature	3.9 C (39.0 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Yerington	United States	Record high minimum temperature	11.1 C (52.0 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Winslow AP	United States	Record high maximum temperature	26.7 C (80.1 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Tartu	Estonia	Record low minimum temperature	-10.0 C (14.0 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Indio Fire STN	United States	Record high minimum temperature	18.3 C (64.9 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Randsburg	United States	Record high maximum temperature	28.3 C (82.9 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
New Meadows Rs	United States	Record high minimum temperature	5.0 C (41.0 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Wakeeney	United States	Record high maximum temperature	27.8 C (82.0 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Kinston 7 SE	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-2.8 C (27.0 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Washburn	United States	Record high maximum temperature	20.6 C (69.1 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Richland	United States	Record high minimum temperature	7.2 C (45.0 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Menard	United States	Record high maximum temperature	30.6 C (87.1 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Forbes (Camp Street)	Australia	Record high maximum temperature	38.4 C (101.1 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Juchitan de Zaragoza	Mexico	Record low minimum temperature	15.0 C (59.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
W Otis	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Minden	United States	Record high minimum temperature	9.4 C (48.9 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Orovada 3 W	United States	Record high minimum temperature	7.8 C (46.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Mountainair	United States	Record high maximum temperature	22.2 C (72.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

915 records

Records set or tied on 3 November 1988 by type: Highest daily maximum 237, Lowest daily maximum 64, Highest daily minimum 277, Lowest daily minimum 144, Heaviest daily rainfall 158, Heaviest daily snowfall 13, Deepest snow cover 22.

Records on 3 November 1988 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	237
Lowest daily maximum	64
Highest daily minimum	277
Lowest daily minimum	144
Heaviest daily rainfall	158
Heaviest daily snowfall	13
Deepest snow cover	22

Records on 3 November 1988 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 48, daily 867.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

713 broken records

Margins by which the 713 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 407.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

3 November 1988

Top 20 records on 3 November 1988 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
3 November 1988	Clover Valley, US	daily rain	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	32.8 mm (1.3 in)	76 years	66 of 100 (Major)
3 November 1988	Ellenburg Depot, US	daily snow depth	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	28.0 cm (11.0 in)	37 years	60 of 100 (Major)
3 November 1988	Chasm Falls, US	daily snow depth	55.9 cm (22.0 in)	40.7 cm (16.0 in)	37 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
3 November 1988	Shasta Dam, US	daily rain	127.3 mm (5.0 in)	93.8 mm (3.7 in)	44 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
3 November 1988	Ellenburg Depot, US	daily snowfall	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	25 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
3 November 1988	Moran 5WNW, US	daily rain	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	17.5 mm (0.7 in)	41 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
3 November 1988	Richfield Radio Ksvc, US	monthly high min	10.0 C (50.0 F)	1.1 C (2.0 F)	91 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
3 November 1988	Weipa Eastern Ave, AU	daily rain	66.0 mm (2.6 in)	56.9 mm (2.2 in)	33 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
3 November 1988	Gabes, TN	daily high min	19.1 C (66.4 F)	2.3 C (4.1 F)	98 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
3 November 1988	Wanakena Rngr School, US	daily snow depth	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	67 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
3 November 1988	Stillwater Rsvr, US	daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	56 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
3 November 1988	Tupper Lake Sunmount, US	daily snow depth	35.6 cm (14.0 in)	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	37 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
3 November 1988	Eagle FAA AP, US	monthly high min	6.7 C (44.1 F)	1.1 C (2.0 F)	81 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
3 November 1988	Lowman, US	monthly rain	45.0 mm (1.8 in)	1.8 mm (0.07 in)	70 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
3 November 1988	Bosque del Apache, US	daily high max	31.1 C (88.0 F)	3.3 C (5.9 F)	88 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
3 November 1988	Mtn Dell Dam, US	daily rain	32.5 mm (1.3 in)	15.7 mm (0.6 in)	41 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
3 November 1988	Luroy, NO	daily snow depth	39.0 cm (15.4 in)	19.0 cm (7.5 in)	62 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
3 November 1988	Zamboanga, PH	daily rain	84.0 mm (3.3 in)	48.0 mm (1.9 in)	17 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
3 November 1988	Wrixum/Fohr, DE	daily low min	-5.2 C (22.6 F)	4.2 C (7.6 F)	54 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
3 November 1988	Hayden, US	monthly high min	5.0 C (41.0 F)	0.6 C (1.1 F)	66 years	39 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

1821 to 1988

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1821 to 1988. 1988 had 915 records.

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

Records on 11-03 in each year
Year	Records
1821	2
1828	1
1835	1
1837	1
1844	1
1845	1
1851	1
1857	1
1858	7
1862	1
1864	1
1875	5
1879	3
1880	1
1881	1
1882	1
1883	1
1885	2
1886	1
1888	2
1889	1
1891	1
1892	1
1893	1
1894	5
1895	1
1896	8
1897	3
1898	6
1899	10
1900	6
1901	6
1902	5
1903	19
1904	22
1905	11
1906	13
1907	28
1908	19
1909	17
1910	21
1911	39
1912	112
1913	35
1914	41
1915	19
1916	22
1917	36
1918	16
1919	74
1920	38
1921	35
1922	85
1923	123
1924	136
1925	107
1926	188
1927	343
1928	236
1929	352
1930	154
1931	279
1932	466
1933	398
1934	571
1935	968
1936	1,217
1937	309
1938	1,019
1939	584
1940	285
1941	214
1942	303
1943	172
1944	498
1945	333
1946	1,017
1947	457
1948	416
1949	565
1950	482
1951	2,288
1952	404
1953	351
1954	693
1955	522
1956	781
1957	453
1958	274
1959	472
1960	239
1961	1,007
1962	438
1963	271
1964	719
1965	522
1966	1,373
1967	588
1968	471
1969	568
1970	551
1971	666
1972	636
1973	903
1974	929
1975	1,066
1976	719
1977	767
1978	1,197
1979	630
1980	1,031
1981	876
1982	826
1983	1,254
1984	624
1985	725
1986	491
1987	1,148
1988	915
1989	615
1990	1,114
1991	3,969
1992	1,158
1993	653
1994	1,227
1995	1,078
1996	1,152
1997	818
1998	789
1999	808
2000	851
2001	587
2002	1,376
2003	1,914
2004	1,356
2005	1,576
2006	1,065
2007	642
2008	1,011
2009	688
2010	718
2011	765
2012	605
2013	515
2014	639
2015	1,123
2016	941
2017	871
2018	405
2019	303
2020	1,688
2021	352
2022	869
2023	714
2024	703
2025	525

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Data for records on 1988-11-03: 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 100	700
100 to 200	8
200 to 300	4
300 to 400	0
400 to 500	1