Weather Records on 19 March 1987

669 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 19 March 1987. Highest significance: Black Rock, US.

Key Facts for 19 March 1987

On 19 March 1987, 669 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
119 were record highs and 156 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 2 were all-time records, 20 monthly and 647 daily.
Black Rock set a daily record precipitation of 44.5 mm (1.8 in) on 19 March 1987.
Across 167 earlier years (1808 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 451 records.

Record Map

669 stations

669 station records on 19 March 1987 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 19 March 1987: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Black Rock	United States	Record daily precipitation	44.5 mm (1.8 in)	72 of 100 (Major)
Black Rock	United States	Record daily snowfall	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	71 of 100 (Major)
Richfield Radio Ksvc	United States	Record snow depth	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	63 of 100 (Major)
Golconda	United States	Record daily snowfall	24.1 cm (9.5 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Cut Bank AP	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.0 cm (5.9 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Jensen	United States	Record daily snowfall	11.4 cm (4.5 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Black Rock	United States	Record snow depth	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Pendroy 2 NNW	United States	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Salina	United States	Record snow depth	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Garrison	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Guaxupe Aneel/Cesp	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	46.6 mm (1.8 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Sonora	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-6.1 C (21.0 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Lincoln Rs	United States	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Loma	United States	Record daily precipitation	26.2 mm (1.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Lovelock	United States	Record low maximum temperature	3.3 C (37.9 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Itaporanga	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	98.5 mm (3.9 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Fazenda Sao Lourenco	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	102.3 mm (4.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Sand I Ryfylke II	Norway	Record snow depth	83.0 cm (32.7 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Winnemucca AP	United States	Record daily snowfall	9.7 cm (3.8 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Acaponeta	Mexico	Record low maximum temperature	22.8 C (73.0 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Cuetzalan del Progreso	Mexico	Record low minimum temperature	1.7 C (35.1 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Pendroy 2 NNW	United States	Record daily snowfall	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Virginia City	United States	Record low maximum temperature	1.7 C (35.1 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Wamsutter	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Bishop AP	United States	Record low maximum temperature	8.9 C (48.0 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Bodie California St Historic P	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-3.9 C (25.0 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Gainesville	United States	Record low maximum temperature	6.7 C (44.1 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Becanchen	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Chita	Russia	Record low maximum temperature	-9.8 C (14.4 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Ash Fork 6 N	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-9.4 C (15.1 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
N Fk Rs	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-4.4 C (24.1 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Rome	United States	Record low maximum temperature	8.9 C (48.0 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Bridgeville 4 NNW	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Lodi	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-0.6 C (30.9 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Presque Isle	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Sun Rvr 4 S	United States	Record daily snowfall	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Hoyt 2SE	United States	Record daily precipitation	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Dinosaur Nm-Quarry Area	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Yonago	Japan	Record daily precipitation	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Imuris (Smn)	Mexico	Record low minimum temperature	-5.0 C (23.0 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Bratsk	Russia	Record low maximum temperature	-17.9 C (-0.2 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Jonesboro	United States	Record snow depth	76.2 cm (30.0 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Little Falls 2NNE	United States	Record high minimum temperature	3.3 C (37.9 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Emigrant Pass Hwy STN	United States	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Saint Ignatius	United States	Record snow depth	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Wah Wah Rch	United States	Record snow depth	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Cravinhos	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	65.5 mm (2.6 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Huejuquilla El Alto (Dge)	Mexico	Record low maximum temperature	15.6 C (60.1 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Etne	Norway	Record snow depth	47.0 cm (18.5 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Ada	United States	Record high minimum temperature	2.8 C (37.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Baudette	United States	Record high minimum temperature	4.4 C (39.9 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Eagle Nest	United States	Record snow depth	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Fillmore	United States	Record snow depth	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Cedar City AP	United States	Record daily snowfall	13.2 cm (5.2 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Park Rapids Muni AP	United States	Record high minimum temperature	2.2 C (36.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Detroit Lakes 1 NNE	United States	Record high minimum temperature	1.7 C (35.1 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Sandy Lake Dam Libby	United States	Record high minimum temperature	2.8 C (37.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Winnibigoshish Dam	United States	Record high minimum temperature	2.8 C (37.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Goldbutte 7 N	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Grand Forks UNIV (NWS)	United States	Record high minimum temperature	2.2 C (36.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

669 records

Records set or tied on 19 March 1987 by type: Highest daily maximum 33, Lowest daily maximum 86, Highest daily minimum 86, Lowest daily minimum 70, Heaviest daily rainfall 242, Heaviest daily snowfall 65, Deepest snow cover 87.

Records on 19 March 1987 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	33
Lowest daily maximum	86
Highest daily minimum	86
Lowest daily minimum	70
Heaviest daily rainfall	242
Heaviest daily snowfall	65
Deepest snow cover	87

Records on 19 March 1987 by timescale: all-time 2, monthly 20, daily 647.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

535 broken records

Margins by which the 535 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 381.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

19 March 1987

Top 20 records on 19 March 1987 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
19 March 1987	Black Rock, US	daily rain	44.5 mm (1.8 in)	39.4 mm (1.6 in)	81 years	72 of 100 (Major)
19 March 1987	Black Rock, US	daily snowfall	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	26.6 cm (10.5 in)	84 years	71 of 100 (Major)
19 March 1987	Richfield Radio Ksvc, US	daily snow depth	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	89 years	63 of 100 (Major)
19 March 1987	Golconda, US	monthly snowfall	24.1 cm (9.5 in)	5.0 cm (2.0 in)	92 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
19 March 1987	Cut Bank AP, US	daily snowfall	15.0 cm (5.9 in)	9.9 cm (3.9 in)	56 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
19 March 1987	Jensen, US	daily snowfall	11.4 cm (4.5 in)	10.4 cm (4.1 in)	60 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
19 March 1987	Black Rock, US	daily snow depth	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	84 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
19 March 1987	Pendroy 2 NNW, US	daily rain	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	20.3 mm (0.8 in)	22 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
19 March 1987	Salina, US	daily snow depth	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	62 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
19 March 1987	Garrison, US	daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	84 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
19 March 1987	Guaxupe Aneel/Cesp, BR	daily rain	46.6 mm (1.8 in)	24.6 mm (1.0 in)	66 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
19 March 1987	Sonora, US	daily low min	-6.1 C (21.0 F)	3.3 C (5.9 F)	80 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
19 March 1987	Lincoln Rs, US	daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	20 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
19 March 1987	Loma, US	daily rain	26.2 mm (1.0 in)	15.3 mm (0.6 in)	4 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
19 March 1987	Lovelock, US	daily low max	3.3 C (37.9 F)	3.9 C (7.0 F)	80 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
19 March 1987	Itaporanga, BR	daily rain	98.5 mm (3.9 in)	48.9 mm (1.9 in)	4 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
19 March 1987	Fazenda Sao Lourenco, BR	daily rain	102.3 mm (4.0 in)	40.3 mm (1.6 in)	25 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
19 March 1987	Sand I Ryfylke II, NO	daily snow depth	83.0 cm (32.7 in)	35.0 cm (13.8 in)	24 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
19 March 1987	Winnemucca AP, US	daily snowfall	9.7 cm (3.8 in)	5.9 cm (2.3 in)	34 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
19 March 1987	Acaponeta, MX	daily low max	22.8 C (73.0 F)	6.1 C (11.0 F)	34 years	37 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

1808 to 1987

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1808 to 1987. 1987 had 669 records.

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

Records on 03-19 in each year
Year	Records
1808	1
1815	1
1825	1
1839	1
1840	1
1842	1
1845	3
1847	1
1850	1
1852	1
1853	3
1858	1
1863	1
1865	1
1866	1
1867	1
1869	1
1872	1
1873	1
1874	1
1875	2
1876	2
1877	1
1880	1
1881	4
1882	4
1883	2
1884	3
1885	4
1887	1
1888	5
1889	1
1890	4
1892	1
1893	1
1894	1
1895	3
1896	6
1897	6
1898	6
1899	11
1900	6
1901	3
1902	6
1903	23
1904	8
1905	8
1906	9
1907	16
1908	4
1909	8
1910	19
1911	69
1912	22
1913	31
1914	26
1915	37
1916	20
1917	54
1918	36
1919	35
1920	21
1921	66
1922	49
1923	360
1924	77
1925	123
1926	114
1927	340
1928	155
1929	46
1930	87
1931	268
1932	126
1933	381
1934	300
1935	155
1936	356
1937	302
1938	272
1939	574
1940	719
1941	516
1942	311
1943	572
1944	529
1945	711
1946	269
1947	420
1948	555
1949	461
1950	654
1951	722
1952	474
1953	215
1954	254
1955	467
1956	556
1957	379
1958	291
1959	325
1960	468
1961	360
1962	231
1963	676
1964	467
1965	1,749
1966	403
1967	1,038
1968	628
1969	525
1970	585
1971	531
1972	694
1973	558
1974	577
1975	973
1976	882
1977	684
1978	879
1979	898
1980	340
1981	667
1982	1,566
1983	1,483
1984	897
1985	771
1986	768
1987	669
1988	926
1989	782
1990	1,593
1991	1,071
1992	871
1993	1,318
1994	985
1995	766
1996	689
1997	1,921
1998	1,101
1999	985
2000	604
2001	931
2002	1,600
2003	1,136
2004	1,655
2005	715
2006	947
2007	967
2008	1,015
2009	602
2010	824
2011	919
2012	3,343
2013	793
2014	604
2015	610
2016	491
2017	1,313
2018	793
2019	516
2020	821
2021	452
2022	564
2023	993
2024	781
2025	949
2026	2,984

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Data for records on 1987-03-19: 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	481
50 to 100	33
100 to 150	11
150 to 200	7
200 to 250	0
250 to 300	1
300 to 350	0
350 to 400	2