Weather Records on 20 March 1988

1,044 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 20 March 1988. Highest significance: Millport 4 NE, US.

Key Facts for 20 March 1988

On 20 March 1988, 1,044 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
486 were record highs and 285 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 1 were all-time records, 14 monthly and 1,029 daily.
Millport 4 NE set a daily record snowfall of 15.2 cm (6.0 in) on 20 March 1988.
Across 166 earlier years (1808 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 452 records.

Record Map

1,044 stations

1,044 station records on 20 March 1988 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 20 March 1988: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Millport 4 NE	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	63 of 100 (Major)
Alcobaca	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	101.1 mm (4.0 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Chippewa Lake	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Hambantota	Sri Lanka	Record high minimum temperature	25.8 C (78.4 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Galway	Ireland	Record high minimum temperature	9.0 C (48.2 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Ekaterinburg	Russia	Record high maximum temperature	8.6 C (47.5 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Angelica	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-5.6 C (21.9 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Oberlin	United States	Record daily snowfall	14.0 cm (5.5 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Big Timber	United States	Record high minimum temperature	10.6 C (51.1 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Beaver Falls 1 NE	United States	Record snow depth	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Saint Ignatius	United States	Record high minimum temperature	7.2 C (45.0 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Norwalk Wwtp	United States	Record daily snowfall	8.4 cm (3.3 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Yellowstone Park Mammoth	United States	Record high minimum temperature	1.1 C (34.0 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
San Jose Iturbide (Smn)	Mexico	Record low maximum temperature	12.8 C (55.0 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
San Juan de Los Llanos	Mexico	Record low minimum temperature	-3.3 C (26.1 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
De Bilt	Netherlands	Record high minimum temperature	8.2 C (46.8 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Freiburg	Germany	Record high minimum temperature	10.3 C (50.5 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
San Cristobal	Mexico	Record low minimum temperature	1.7 C (35.1 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Douglas	United States	Record low minimum temperature	0.6 C (33.1 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Kellogg	United States	Record high minimum temperature	5.0 C (41.0 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Denton	United States	Record high minimum temperature	5.6 C (42.1 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Highmarket 2W	United States	Record snow depth	91.4 cm (36.0 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Deols Chateauroux Aerodrome de	France	Record high minimum temperature	10.6 C (51.1 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Albacete Los Llanos	Spain	Record high maximum temperature	24.0 C (75.2 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
A Coruna	Spain	Record daily precipitation	33.7 mm (1.3 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Beaver Falls 1 NE	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Huatusco de Chicuellar	Mexico	Record low minimum temperature	3.9 C (39.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Snowflake	United States	Record high maximum temperature	24.4 C (75.9 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Billings Wtp	United States	Record high minimum temperature	6.7 C (44.1 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Red Lodge	United States	Record high minimum temperature	3.3 C (37.9 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Conchas Dam	United States	Record high maximum temperature	32.8 C (91.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Diversion Dam	United States	Record high minimum temperature	7.8 C (46.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Moroleon	Mexico	Record low minimum temperature	5.0 C (41.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Santa Rosa	United States	Record high maximum temperature	28.9 C (84.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Chasm Falls	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-7.8 C (18.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Dannemora	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-11.7 C (10.9 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Oberlin	United States	Record snow depth	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Acmetonia Lock 3	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Dailey 1 SE	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Emblem	United States	Record high maximum temperature	21.1 C (70.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
San Luis Potosi (Dge)	Mexico	Record low maximum temperature	10.0 C (50.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Santa Ana Fire STN	United States	Record high maximum temperature	32.2 C (90.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Live Oak	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-1.1 C (30.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Elk City 1NE	United States	Record high maximum temperature	18.9 C (66.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Austin #2	United States	Record high maximum temperature	20.6 C (69.1 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Marshallville 1 SSW	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Riverside 7 SSW	United States	Record high maximum temperature	23.3 C (73.9 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Creekside	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Syracuse Hancock Intl AP	United States	Record daily snowfall	11.2 cm (4.4 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Actopan	Mexico	Record low minimum temperature	-1.1 C (30.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Toliman	Mexico	Record low maximum temperature	21.7 C (71.1 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Caldwell	United States	Record high maximum temperature	25.6 C (78.1 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Augusta	United States	Record high minimum temperature	5.6 C (42.1 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Mosquito Creek Lake	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Motozintla (Smn)	Mexico	Record low maximum temperature	22.8 C (73.0 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Salvatierra	Mexico	Record low minimum temperature	1.7 C (35.1 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Ixtacamaxtitlan (Cfe)	Mexico	Record low minimum temperature	-1.1 C (30.0 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Padilla	Mexico	Record low minimum temperature	-1.1 C (30.0 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Madrid - Retiro	Spain	Record high maximum temperature	22.6 C (72.7 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Aquespala	Mexico	Record low maximum temperature	25.6 C (78.1 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

1,044 records

Records set or tied on 20 March 1988 by type: Highest daily maximum 284, Lowest daily maximum 109, Highest daily minimum 202, Lowest daily minimum 176, Heaviest daily rainfall 162, Heaviest daily snowfall 57, Deepest snow cover 54.

Records on 20 March 1988 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	284
Lowest daily maximum	109
Highest daily minimum	202
Lowest daily minimum	176
Heaviest daily rainfall	162
Heaviest daily snowfall	57
Deepest snow cover	54

Records on 20 March 1988 by timescale: all-time 1, monthly 14, daily 1,029.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

809 broken records

Margins by which the 809 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 304.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

20 March 1988

Top 20 records on 20 March 1988 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
20 March 1988	Millport 4 NE, US	daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	11.4 cm (4.5 in)	82 years	63 of 100 (Major)
20 March 1988	Alcobaca, BR	daily rain	101.1 mm (4.0 in)	85.7 mm (3.4 in)	26 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
20 March 1988	Chippewa Lake, US	daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	82 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
20 March 1988	Hambantota, LK	daily high min	25.8 C (78.4 F)	0.2 C (0.4 F)	107 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
20 March 1988	Galway, IE	daily high min	9.0 C (48.2 F)	0.1 C (0.2 F)	117 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
20 March 1988	Ekaterinburg, RU	daily high max	8.6 C (47.5 F)	0.1 C (0.2 F)	94 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
20 March 1988	Angelica, US	daily low max	-5.6 C (21.9 F)	2.3 C (4.1 F)	88 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
20 March 1988	Oberlin, US	daily snowfall	14.0 cm (5.5 in)	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	48 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
20 March 1988	Big Timber, US	daily high min	10.6 C (51.1 F)	5.0 C (9.0 F)	72 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
20 March 1988	Beaver Falls 1 NE, US	daily snow depth	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	72 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
20 March 1988	Saint Ignatius, US	daily high min	7.2 C (45.0 F)	0.5 C (0.9 F)	91 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
20 March 1988	Norwalk Wwtp, US	daily snowfall	8.4 cm (3.3 in)	3.3 cm (1.3 in)	68 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
20 March 1988	Yellowstone Park Mammoth, US	daily high min	1.1 C (34.0 F)	0.5 C (0.9 F)	91 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
20 March 1988	San Jose Iturbide (Smn), MX	daily low max	12.8 C (55.0 F)	7.2 C (13.0 F)	27 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
20 March 1988	San Juan de Los Llanos, MX	daily low min	-3.3 C (26.1 F)	3.9 C (7.0 F)	54 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
20 March 1988	De Bilt, NL	daily high min	8.2 C (46.8 F)	0.5 C (0.9 F)	85 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
20 March 1988	Freiburg, DE	daily high min	10.3 C (50.5 F)	0.8 C (1.4 F)	75 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
20 March 1988	San Cristobal, MX	daily low min	1.7 C (35.1 F)	6.6 C (11.9 F)	28 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
20 March 1988	Douglas, US	daily low min	0.6 C (33.1 F)	0.5 C (0.9 F)	86 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
20 March 1988	Kellogg, US	daily high min	5.0 C (41.0 F)	1.1 C (2.0 F)	78 years	33 of 100 (Routine)

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

1808 to 1988

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1808 to 1988. 1988 had 1,044 records.

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

Records on 03-20 in each year
Year	Records
1808	3
1818	1
1822	2
1830	1
1834	1
1838	1
1845	1
1849	3
1850	1
1852	1
1853	1
1858	1
1862	1
1865	11
1866	1
1870	1
1872	2
1873	1
1874	2
1875	2
1876	2
1879	2
1881	2
1882	2
1883	1
1884	2
1885	3
1886	2
1887	3
1888	5
1889	5
1890	1
1892	1
1893	2
1894	5
1895	2
1896	5
1897	2
1898	5
1899	9
1900	8
1901	6
1902	13
1903	34
1904	12
1905	6
1906	16
1907	17
1908	4
1909	6
1910	20
1911	35
1912	12
1913	42
1914	51
1915	22
1916	46
1917	49
1918	40
1919	31
1920	52
1921	93
1922	49
1923	275
1924	76
1925	121
1926	103
1927	298
1928	258
1929	56
1930	86
1931	492
1932	117
1933	354
1934	243
1935	408
1936	245
1937	220
1938	394
1939	240
1940	486
1941	390
1942	325
1943	378
1944	611
1945	636
1946	435
1947	299
1948	697
1949	352
1950	367
1951	788
1952	589
1953	350
1954	303
1955	719
1956	527
1957	516
1958	467
1959	293
1960	594
1961	332
1962	363
1963	447
1964	525
1965	2,020
1966	367
1967	784
1968	819
1969	374
1970	912
1971	377
1972	635
1973	422
1974	755
1975	932
1976	989
1977	352
1978	863
1979	712
1980	458
1981	712
1982	1,189
1983	1,179
1984	775
1985	636
1986	666
1987	867
1988	1,044
1989	793
1990	1,496
1991	1,205
1992	654
1993	1,014
1994	1,040
1995	857
1996	1,147
1997	1,801
1998	963
1999	793
2000	894
2001	1,048
2002	1,698
2003	1,166
2004	1,701
2005	602
2006	1,353
2007	1,053
2008	993
2009	445
2010	1,264
2011	1,003
2012	3,051
2013	762
2014	800
2015	521
2016	450
2017	1,331
2018	587
2019	530
2020	1,006
2021	487
2022	667
2023	975
2024	520
2025	848
2026	3,126

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Data for records on 1988-03-20: 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	763
50 to 100	29
100 to 150	9
150 to 200	5
200 to 250	2
250 to 300	0
300 to 350	1