Weather Records on 1 April 1987

1,762 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 1 April 1987. Highest significance: Madison, US.

Key Facts for 1 April 1987

On 1 April 1987, 1,762 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
209 were record highs and 1,163 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 4 were all-time records, 396 monthly and 1,362 daily.
Madison set a daily record precipitation of 66.0 mm (2.6 in) on 1 April 1987.
Across 160 earlier years (1803 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 469 records.

Record Map

1,762 stations

1,762 station records on 1 April 1987 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 1 April 1987: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Madison	United States	Record daily precipitation	66.0 mm (2.6 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Lowell	United States	Record daily precipitation	73.7 mm (2.9 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Plevna	United States	Record snow depth	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Fairmont	United States	Record snow depth	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Belgrade (Observatory)	Serbia	Record daily precipitation	37.7 mm (1.5 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Plymouth-Kingston	United States	Record daily precipitation	74.7 mm (2.9 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Berlin	United States	Record daily precipitation	65.0 mm (2.6 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Wolcott 3 NW	United States	Record daily precipitation	96.5 mm (3.8 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Youngstown-Warren Rgnl AP	United States	Record snow depth	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Gardiner	United States	Record daily precipitation	66.5 mm (2.6 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Pembroke	United States	Record daily precipitation	74.2 mm (2.9 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Chippewa Lake	United States	Record snow depth	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Seattle Urban Site	United States	Record high maximum temperature	28.3 C (82.9 F)	53 of 100 (Notable)
E Wareham	United States	Record daily precipitation	64.5 mm (2.5 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Rio Grande City	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-3.9 C (25.0 F)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Fitzgerald	United States	Record low maximum temperature	9.4 C (48.9 F)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Millinocket	United States	Record daily precipitation	53.3 mm (2.1 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Blue Hill Coop	United States	Record daily precipitation	68.1 mm (2.7 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Cacequi	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	130.6 mm (5.1 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Hoxie	United States	Record snow depth	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
N Stratford	United States	Record daily precipitation	38.9 mm (1.5 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Urjupinsk	Russia	Record low minimum temperature	-16.8 C (1.8 F)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Dahlonega 4WSW	United States	Record low maximum temperature	3.3 C (37.9 F)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Leoti	United States	Record snow depth	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Pinkham Notch	United States	Record daily precipitation	159.5 mm (6.3 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Moosehead	United States	Record daily precipitation	49.8 mm (2.0 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Ripogenus Dam	United States	Record daily precipitation	46.2 mm (1.8 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Nashua 2 NNW	United States	Record daily precipitation	42.7 mm (1.7 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Vernon	United States	Record daily precipitation	42.9 mm (1.7 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Jacobina	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	79.8 mm (3.1 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Fernandina Beach	United States	Record low maximum temperature	11.7 C (53.1 F)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Jackman	United States	Record daily precipitation	41.1 mm (1.6 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Allegany Sp	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Inverness 3 SE	United States	Record low minimum temperature	1.1 C (34.0 F)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Eastman 1 W	United States	Record low maximum temperature	8.3 C (46.9 F)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Gainesville	United States	Record low maximum temperature	4.4 C (39.9 F)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Rome	United States	Record low maximum temperature	5.0 C (41.0 F)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Farmington	United States	Record daily precipitation	105.9 mm (4.2 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Franklin	United States	Record daily precipitation	69.9 mm (2.8 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Mosquito Creek Lake	United States	Record snow depth	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Valley Head	United States	Record low maximum temperature	2.2 C (36.0 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Ft Pierce	United States	Record low minimum temperature	3.3 C (37.9 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Middlesboro Fire Dept	United States	Record low maximum temperature	1.1 C (34.0 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Hellinikon	Greece	Record daily precipitation	92.3 mm (3.6 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Guntersville	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-3.9 C (25.0 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Brunswick	United States	Record low minimum temperature	1.1 C (34.0 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Seattle Tacoma AP	United States	Record high maximum temperature	27.8 C (82.0 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Glen St Mary 1 W	United States	Record low maximum temperature	12.2 C (54.0 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Manchester 4 W	United States	Record low maximum temperature	1.7 C (35.1 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Milford	United States	Record daily precipitation	66.0 mm (2.6 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
W Otis	United States	Record daily precipitation	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Superior	United States	Record snow depth	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Klamath Falls 2 SSW	United States	Record high maximum temperature	23.9 C (75.0 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Carthage	United States	Record low maximum temperature	3.3 C (37.9 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Biskra	Algeria	Record low minimum temperature	6.6 C (43.9 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Huichapan	Mexico	Record low maximum temperature	11.7 C (53.1 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Ozark	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-5.0 C (23.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Ft Pierce	United States	Record low maximum temperature	17.8 C (64.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Saint Leo	United States	Record low minimum temperature	3.3 C (37.9 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Minden	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-3.9 C (25.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)

Counts by Type and Timescale

1,762 records

Records set or tied on 1 April 1987 by type: Highest daily maximum 163, Lowest daily maximum 455, Highest daily minimum 46, Lowest daily minimum 708, Heaviest daily rainfall 156, Heaviest daily snowfall 73, Deepest snow cover 161.

Records on 1 April 1987 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	163
Lowest daily maximum	455
Highest daily minimum	46
Lowest daily minimum	708
Heaviest daily rainfall	156
Heaviest daily snowfall	73
Deepest snow cover	161

Records on 1 April 1987 by timescale: all-time 4, monthly 396, daily 1,362.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

1,394 broken records

Margins by which the 1,394 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 203.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

1 April 1987

Top 20 records on 1 April 1987 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
1 April 1987	Madison, US	daily rain	66.0 mm (2.6 in)	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	72 years	60 of 100 (Major)
1 April 1987	Lowell, US	daily rain	73.7 mm (2.9 in)	37.1 mm (1.5 in)	82 years	60 of 100 (Major)
1 April 1987	Plevna, US	daily snow depth	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	69 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
1 April 1987	Fairmont, US	daily snow depth	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	50 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
1 April 1987	Belgrade (Observatory), RS	daily rain	37.7 mm (1.5 in)	22.5 mm (0.9 in)	45 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
1 April 1987	Plymouth-Kingston, US	daily rain	74.7 mm (2.9 in)	34.8 mm (1.4 in)	82 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
1 April 1987	Berlin, US	daily rain	65.0 mm (2.6 in)	35.5 mm (1.4 in)	24 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
1 April 1987	Wolcott 3 NW, US	monthly rain	96.5 mm (3.8 in)	37.6 mm (1.5 in)	10 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
1 April 1987	Youngstown-Warren Rgnl AP, US	monthly snow depth	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	4 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
1 April 1987	Gardiner, US	daily rain	66.5 mm (2.6 in)	31.2 mm (1.2 in)	54 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
1 April 1987	Pembroke, US	daily rain	74.2 mm (2.9 in)	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	38 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
1 April 1987	Chippewa Lake, US	daily snow depth	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	10.1 cm (4.0 in)	62 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
1 April 1987	Seattle Urban Site, US	daily high max	28.3 C (82.9 F)	7.2 C (13.0 F)	86 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
1 April 1987	E Wareham, US	daily rain	64.5 mm (2.5 in)	34.8 mm (1.4 in)	52 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
1 April 1987	Rio Grande City, US	monthly low min	-3.9 C (25.0 F)	2.8 C (5.0 F)	86 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
1 April 1987	Fitzgerald, US	monthly low max	9.4 C (48.9 F)	2.8 C (5.0 F)	80 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
1 April 1987	Millinocket, US	daily rain	53.3 mm (2.1 in)	26.9 mm (1.1 in)	52 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
1 April 1987	Blue Hill Coop, US	monthly rain	68.1 mm (2.7 in)	4.3 mm (0.17 in)	88 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
1 April 1987	Cacequi, BR	daily rain	130.6 mm (5.1 in)	97.4 mm (3.8 in)	16 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
1 April 1987	Hoxie, US	daily snow depth	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	85 years	49 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 1987

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1803 to 1987. 1987 had 1,762 records.

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

Records on 04-01 in each year
Year	Records
1803	1
1805	1
1808	1
1813	1
1815	3
1819	1
1830	2
1847	2
1848	1
1850	1
1855	3
1856	1
1861	2
1862	2
1865	1
1869	2
1872	1
1873	1
1874	2
1876	1
1878	3
1879	2
1881	1
1885	1
1887	2
1888	2
1889	2
1891	5
1892	1
1893	2
1896	4
1897	5
1898	3
1899	4
1900	4
1901	4
1902	4
1903	12
1904	29
1905	10
1906	7
1907	24
1908	5
1909	13
1910	26
1911	27
1912	31
1913	35
1914	37
1915	25
1916	35
1917	80
1918	51
1919	165
1920	65
1921	46
1922	98
1923	319
1924	257
1925	111
1926	234
1927	326
1928	194
1929	336
1930	153
1931	846
1932	292
1933	188
1934	153
1935	424
1936	1,248
1937	192
1938	461
1939	226
1940	840
1941	285
1942	209
1943	319
1944	266
1945	880
1946	1,172
1947	390
1948	590
1949	308
1950	455
1951	406
1952	419
1953	249
1954	493
1955	288
1956	744
1957	314
1958	535
1959	821
1960	295
1961	496
1962	652
1963	1,123
1964	951
1965	678
1966	689
1967	928
1968	377
1969	611
1970	894
1971	384
1972	510
1973	680
1974	894
1975	1,806
1976	767
1977	524
1978	1,013
1979	738
1980	797
1981	1,115
1982	884
1983	643
1984	662
1985	826
1986	982
1987	1,762
1988	1,259
1989	1,098
1990	952
1991	693
1992	981
1993	783
1994	739
1995	1,056
1996	996
1997	1,255
1998	1,703
1999	1,341
2000	690
2001	575
2002	985
2003	1,366
2004	926
2005	1,086
2006	929
2007	963
2008	1,457
2009	846
2010	1,022
2011	1,105
2012	1,327
2013	719
2014	657
2015	606
2016	842
2017	792
2018	870
2019	674
2020	719
2021	790
2022	853
2023	1,069
2024	788
2025	779
2026	1,042

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Data for records on 1987-04-01: 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	1,314
50 to 100	55
100 to 150	13
150 to 200	9
200 to 250	3