Weather Records on 4 November 1988

1,211 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 4 November 1988. Highest significance: Kapunda, AU.

Key Facts for 4 November 1988

On 4 November 1988, 1,211 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
538 were record highs and 223 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 88 monthly and 1,123 daily.
Kapunda set a daily record precipitation of 31.2 mm (1.2 in) on 4 November 1988.
Across 168 earlier years (1803 to 2025) the same calendar date averaged 462 records.

Record Map

1,211 stations

1,211 station records on 4 November 1988 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 4 November 1988: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Kapunda	Australia	Record daily precipitation	31.2 mm (1.2 in)	69 of 100 (Major)
Saddleworth	Australia	Record daily precipitation	37.0 mm (1.5 in)	67 of 100 (Major)
Loxton	Australia	Record daily precipitation	28.4 mm (1.1 in)	63 of 100 (Major)
Truro	Australia	Record daily precipitation	30.6 mm (1.2 in)	62 of 100 (Major)
Balaklava	Australia	Record daily precipitation	26.0 mm (1.0 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Stockwell	Australia	Record daily precipitation	30.4 mm (1.2 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Ninyeunook	Australia	Record daily precipitation	41.0 mm (1.6 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Snowtown	Australia	Record daily precipitation	34.2 mm (1.3 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Riverton	Australia	Record daily precipitation	37.0 mm (1.5 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Paruna	Australia	Record daily precipitation	36.0 mm (1.4 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Clare Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	35.2 mm (1.4 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Sedan (Sandleton)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	34.6 mm (1.4 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Hamley Bridge	Australia	Record daily precipitation	27.0 mm (1.1 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Chasm Falls	United States	Record snow depth	50.8 cm (20.0 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Nuriootpa	Australia	Record daily precipitation	27.0 mm (1.1 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Tarlee	Australia	Record daily precipitation	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Waikerie	Australia	Record daily precipitation	26.4 mm (1.0 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Hoyleton	Australia	Record daily precipitation	34.0 mm (1.3 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Meribah	Australia	Record daily precipitation	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Angaston	Australia	Record daily precipitation	27.6 mm (1.1 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Birchip (Marlbed)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	27.6 mm (1.1 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Copperhill	United States	Record daily precipitation	59.9 mm (2.4 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Auburn	Australia	Record daily precipitation	36.4 mm (1.4 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Brinkworth	Australia	Record daily precipitation	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Stockport	Australia	Record daily precipitation	28.0 mm (1.1 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Bindi	Australia	Record daily precipitation	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Blyth	Australia	Record daily precipitation	35.0 mm (1.4 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Hallett (Lorraine)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	39.0 mm (1.5 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Lochiel Saltworks	Australia	Record daily precipitation	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Dutton	Australia	Record daily precipitation	34.0 mm (1.3 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Point Pass	Australia	Record daily precipitation	35.2 mm (1.4 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Swan Reach	Australia	Record daily precipitation	26.0 mm (1.0 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Walpeup Research	Australia	Record daily precipitation	34.6 mm (1.4 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Murray	United States	Record daily precipitation	71.9 mm (2.8 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Mount Templeton (Glenalbyn)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Walpeup	Australia	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Avon Park 2 W	United States	Record daily precipitation	53.8 mm (2.1 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
1 WSW Princeton	United States	Record daily precipitation	84.8 mm (3.3 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Kahului AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	79.8 mm (3.1 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Snowtown (Condowie)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	26.6 mm (1.0 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Bodie California St Historic P	United States	Record high minimum temperature	5.6 C (42.1 F)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Gladstone	Australia	Record daily precipitation	33.6 mm (1.3 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Owen	Australia	Record daily precipitation	28.0 mm (1.1 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Clare (Hill River)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	27.0 mm (1.1 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Watervale	Australia	Record daily precipitation	39.0 mm (1.5 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Barmera	Australia	Record daily precipitation	27.0 mm (1.1 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Sandalwood	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.0 mm (1.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Patchewollock	Australia	Record daily precipitation	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Venice	United States	Record daily precipitation	47.8 mm (1.9 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Steuben	United States	Record daily precipitation	39.1 mm (1.5 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Lawrenceburg Filt Plt	United States	Record daily precipitation	89.9 mm (3.5 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Apoinga (Wilivere)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Eudunda (Brownlow)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	37.4 mm (1.5 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Nikolskoye/Beringa Ostrov	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	5.8 C (42.4 F)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Bute	Australia	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Laura	Australia	Record daily precipitation	31.6 mm (1.2 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Mount Bryan	Australia	Record daily precipitation	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Blanchetown	Australia	Record daily precipitation	27.0 mm (1.1 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Gulnare	Australia	Record daily precipitation	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Culgoa	Australia	Record daily precipitation	27.0 mm (1.1 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)

Counts by Type and Timescale

1,211 records

Records set or tied on 4 November 1988 by type: Highest daily maximum 267, Lowest daily maximum 47, Highest daily minimum 271, Lowest daily minimum 176, Heaviest daily rainfall 430, Heaviest daily snowfall 6, Deepest snow cover 14.

Records on 4 November 1988 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	267
Lowest daily maximum	47
Highest daily minimum	271
Lowest daily minimum	176
Heaviest daily rainfall	430
Heaviest daily snowfall	6
Deepest snow cover	14

Records on 4 November 1988 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 88, daily 1,123.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

993 broken records

Margins by which the 993 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 305.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

4 November 1988

Top 20 records on 4 November 1988 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
4 November 1988	Kapunda, AU	daily rain	31.2 mm (1.2 in)	17.7 mm (0.7 in)	100 years	69 of 100 (Major)
4 November 1988	Saddleworth, AU	daily rain	37.0 mm (1.5 in)	22.3 mm (0.9 in)	68 years	67 of 100 (Major)
4 November 1988	Loxton, AU	daily rain	28.4 mm (1.1 in)	21.5 mm (0.8 in)	68 years	63 of 100 (Major)
4 November 1988	Truro, AU	daily rain	30.6 mm (1.2 in)	15.1 mm (0.6 in)	100 years	62 of 100 (Major)
4 November 1988	Balaklava, AU	daily rain	26.0 mm (1.0 in)	12.8 mm (0.5 in)	100 years	61 of 100 (Major)
4 November 1988	Stockwell, AU	daily rain	30.4 mm (1.2 in)	13.1 mm (0.5 in)	100 years	61 of 100 (Major)
4 November 1988	Ninyeunook, AU	daily rain	41.0 mm (1.6 in)	19.7 mm (0.8 in)	81 years	61 of 100 (Major)
4 November 1988	Snowtown, AU	daily rain	34.2 mm (1.3 in)	17.2 mm (0.7 in)	68 years	60 of 100 (Major)
4 November 1988	Riverton, AU	daily rain	37.0 mm (1.5 in)	22.0 mm (0.9 in)	68 years	60 of 100 (Major)
4 November 1988	Paruna, AU	daily rain	36.0 mm (1.4 in)	25.1 mm (1.0 in)	46 years	60 of 100 (Major)
4 November 1988	Clare Post Office, AU	daily rain	35.2 mm (1.4 in)	13.1 mm (0.5 in)	108 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
4 November 1988	Sedan (Sandleton), AU	daily rain	34.6 mm (1.4 in)	25.5 mm (1.0 in)	44 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
4 November 1988	Hamley Bridge, AU	daily rain	27.0 mm (1.1 in)	11.3 mm (0.4 in)	100 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
4 November 1988	Chasm Falls, US	daily snow depth	50.8 cm (20.0 in)	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	52 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
4 November 1988	Nuriootpa, AU	daily rain	27.0 mm (1.1 in)	10.0 mm (0.4 in)	100 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
4 November 1988	Tarlee, AU	daily rain	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	18.3 mm (0.7 in)	68 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
4 November 1988	Waikerie, AU	daily rain	26.4 mm (1.0 in)	20.0 mm (0.8 in)	68 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
4 November 1988	Hoyleton, AU	daily rain	34.0 mm (1.3 in)	17.5 mm (0.7 in)	68 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
4 November 1988	Meribah, AU	daily rain	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	22.9 mm (0.9 in)	41 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
4 November 1988	Angaston, AU	daily rain	27.6 mm (1.1 in)	8.5 mm (0.33 in)	100 years	53 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

1803 to 1988

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1803 to 1988. 1988 had 1,211 records.

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

Records on 11-04 in each year
Year	Records
1803	1
1820	1
1821	2
1825	1
1826	1
1828	1
1835	1
1837	1
1838	1
1845	1
1849	1
1851	2
1852	1
1853	1
1857	1
1858	6
1862	3
1863	1
1865	1
1866	1
1872	1
1873	1
1874	1
1875	1
1878	1
1879	2
1880	2
1881	4
1882	1
1884	1
1885	3
1886	1
1887	4
1888	1
1890	3
1891	1
1893	4
1894	4
1895	7
1896	3
1897	1
1898	4
1899	12
1900	1
1901	6
1902	8
1903	21
1904	7
1905	9
1906	14
1907	34
1908	13
1909	14
1910	43
1911	25
1912	32
1913	19
1914	28
1915	12
1916	76
1917	39
1918	14
1919	72
1920	70
1921	71
1922	119
1923	89
1924	99
1925	197
1926	182
1927	287
1928	220
1929	175
1930	157
1931	248
1932	413
1933	337
1934	516
1935	1,219
1936	1,005
1937	326
1938	725
1939	752
1940	335
1941	315
1942	343
1943	248
1944	333
1945	506
1946	784
1947	583
1948	746
1949	598
1950	667
1951	2,037
1952	376
1953	219
1954	592
1955	354
1956	855
1957	401
1958	286
1959	757
1960	262
1961	669
1962	435
1963	244
1964	510
1965	537
1966	1,041
1967	599
1968	391
1969	516
1970	512
1971	434
1972	613
1973	1,393
1974	686
1975	1,654
1976	596
1977	981
1978	1,158
1979	559
1980	973
1981	645
1982	1,073
1983	1,116
1984	441
1985	844
1986	546
1987	1,049
1988	1,211
1989	663
1990	1,233
1991	4,265
1992	1,241
1993	735
1994	1,808
1995	991
1996	1,242
1997	611
1998	704
1999	796
2000	781
2001	639
2002	1,314
2003	2,177
2004	895
2005	1,212
2006	1,321
2007	747
2008	1,093
2009	511
2010	1,197
2011	1,000
2012	814
2013	541
2014	508
2015	1,249
2016	759
2017	932
2018	355
2019	449
2020	1,448
2021	545
2022	904
2023	667
2024	981
2025	615

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Data for records on 1988-11-04: 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 50	983
50 to 100	5
100 to 150	2
150 to 200	1
200 to 250	0
250 to 300	1
300 to 350	1