Weather Records on 19 April 1987

1,493 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 19 April 1987. Highest significance: Dwars-In-Die-Weg, ZA.

Key Facts for 19 April 1987

On 19 April 1987, 1,493 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
1,098 were record highs and 82 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 2 were all-time records, 98 monthly and 1,393 daily.
Dwars-In-Die-Weg set a daily record precipitation of 30.0 mm (1.2 in) on 19 April 1987.
Across 161 earlier years (1807 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 453 records.

Record Map

1,493 stations

1,493 station records on 19 April 1987 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 19 April 1987: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Dwars-In-Die-Weg	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	64 of 100 (Major)
Touws River	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	34.0 mm (1.3 in)	63 of 100 (Major)
Clanwilliam (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	34.5 mm (1.4 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Calitzdorp Pol	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	35.0 mm (1.4 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Montagu (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	33.7 mm (1.3 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Grantham	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	35.5 mm (1.4 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Prince Albert Road (Sar)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	35.5 mm (1.4 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Grootfontein	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	34.0 mm (1.3 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Grand Forks UNIV (NWS)	United States	Record high minimum temperature	17.2 C (63.0 F)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Laingsburg	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	31.5 mm (1.2 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Calvinia	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Spanish Fk Pwr House	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Welbedacht	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	48.0 mm (1.9 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Hot Springs 1 NNE	United States	Record high maximum temperature	35.0 C (95.0 F)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Reenen	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	44.0 mm (1.7 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Mena	United States	Record high maximum temperature	33.3 C (91.9 F)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Neosho	United States	Record high maximum temperature	35.0 C (95.0 F)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Welbedagt	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	31.5 mm (1.2 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Middelpos (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	60.0 mm (2.4 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Pine Rvr Dam	United States	Record high minimum temperature	15.6 C (60.1 F)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Ladismith (Tnk)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	43.5 mm (1.7 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Kamferskraal	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	28.0 mm (1.1 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Dumure	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	35.0 mm (1.4 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Wagenaarskraal	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	28.0 mm (1.1 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Sugar Land	United States	Record high maximum temperature	34.4 C (93.9 F)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Mayaguez City	Puerto Rico [United States]	Record high minimum temperature	25.0 C (77.0 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Bo-Downes	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	48.0 mm (1.9 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Oxford	United Kingdom	Record high minimum temperature	11.8 C (53.2 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Black Rock	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Nephi	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Brakfontein	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	27.0 mm (1.1 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Leech Lake	United States	Record high minimum temperature	13.9 C (57.0 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Morris W Cntrl Rsch & Outreach	United States	Record high minimum temperature	13.9 C (57.0 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Red Lake Indian Agcy	United States	Record high minimum temperature	16.7 C (62.1 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Bozeman Montana State UNIV	United States	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Jamestown State Hosp	United States	Record high minimum temperature	12.8 C (55.0 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Plain Dealing	United States	Record high maximum temperature	34.4 C (93.9 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Campbell	United States	Record high minimum temperature	15.0 C (59.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Walker	United States	Record high minimum temperature	14.4 C (57.9 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Cloudskraal	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	37.0 mm (1.5 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Independence	United States	Record high maximum temperature	33.3 C (91.9 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Heppner	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-9.4 C (15.1 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Intl Falls Intl AP	United States	Record high minimum temperature	15.6 C (60.1 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Heidelberg Cape (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	38.5 mm (1.5 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Ottawa	United States	Record high maximum temperature	32.2 C (90.0 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Lewiston	United States	Record high minimum temperature	10.0 C (50.0 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Presque Isle	United States	Record high minimum temperature	11.1 C (52.0 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Pokegama Dam	United States	Record high minimum temperature	13.3 C (55.9 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Denton	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Anysrivier	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	35.0 mm (1.4 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Poortjie-Wes	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	28.0 mm (1.1 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Calhoun 2 N	United States	Record high maximum temperature	33.9 C (93.0 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Healdton 3 E	United States	Record high maximum temperature	35.0 C (95.0 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Greenville Kgvl Radio	United States	Record high maximum temperature	33.9 C (93.0 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Luzon Clark AFB	Philippines	Record low maximum temperature	27.8 C (82.0 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Letjiebos (Sar)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Paardekraal	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	25.5 mm (1.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Vondelingsfontein	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	60.4 mm (2.4 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Leroy 5 WSW	United States	Record high maximum temperature	30.0 C (86.0 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Ruston la Tech	United States	Record high maximum temperature	33.9 C (93.0 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)

Counts by Type and Timescale

1,493 records

Records set or tied on 19 April 1987 by type: Highest daily maximum 724, Lowest daily maximum 34, Highest daily minimum 374, Lowest daily minimum 48, Heaviest daily rainfall 259, Heaviest daily snowfall 39, Deepest snow cover 15.

Records on 19 April 1987 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	724
Lowest daily maximum	34
Highest daily minimum	374
Lowest daily minimum	48
Heaviest daily rainfall	259
Heaviest daily snowfall	39
Deepest snow cover	15

Records on 19 April 1987 by timescale: all-time 2, monthly 98, daily 1,393.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

1,213 broken records

Margins by which the 1,213 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 178.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

19 April 1987

Top 20 records on 19 April 1987 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
19 April 1987	Dwars-In-Die-Weg, ZA	daily rain	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	25.2 mm (1.0 in)	64 years	64 of 100 (Major)
19 April 1987	Touws River, ZA	daily rain	34.0 mm (1.3 in)	26.4 mm (1.0 in)	85 years	63 of 100 (Major)
19 April 1987	Clanwilliam (Pol), ZA	daily rain	34.5 mm (1.4 in)	16.0 mm (0.6 in)	98 years	61 of 100 (Major)
19 April 1987	Calitzdorp Pol, ZA	daily rain	35.0 mm (1.4 in)	22.8 mm (0.9 in)	64 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
19 April 1987	Montagu (Pol), ZA	daily rain	33.7 mm (1.3 in)	28.4 mm (1.1 in)	56 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
19 April 1987	Grantham, ZA	daily rain	35.5 mm (1.4 in)	29.1 mm (1.1 in)	72 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
19 April 1987	Prince Albert Road (Sar), ZA	monthly rain	35.5 mm (1.4 in)	3.2 mm (0.13 in)	95 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
19 April 1987	Grootfontein, ZA	daily rain	34.0 mm (1.3 in)	23.8 mm (0.9 in)	64 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
19 April 1987	Grand Forks UNIV (NWS), US	monthly high min	17.2 C (63.0 F)	2.8 C (5.0 F)	91 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
19 April 1987	Laingsburg, ZA	daily rain	31.5 mm (1.2 in)	18.5 mm (0.7 in)	64 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
19 April 1987	Calvinia, ZA	daily rain	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	26.0 mm (1.0 in)	20 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
19 April 1987	Spanish Fk Pwr House, US	daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	70 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
19 April 1987	Welbedacht, ZA	monthly rain	48.0 mm (1.9 in)	5.1 mm (0.20 in)	83 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
19 April 1987	Hot Springs 1 NNE, US	monthly high max	35.0 C (95.0 F)	0.6 C (1.1 F)	94 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
19 April 1987	Reenen, ZA	monthly rain	44.0 mm (1.7 in)	14.2 mm (0.6 in)	26 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
19 April 1987	Mena, US	monthly high max	33.3 C (91.9 F)	0.5 C (0.9 F)	94 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
19 April 1987	Neosho, US	monthly high max	35.0 C (95.0 F)	0.6 C (1.1 F)	94 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
19 April 1987	Welbedagt, ZA	daily rain	31.5 mm (1.2 in)	26.0 mm (1.0 in)	28 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
19 April 1987	Middelpos (Pol), ZA	monthly rain	60.0 mm (2.4 in)	15.4 mm (0.6 in)	25 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
19 April 1987	Pine Rvr Dam, US	monthly high min	15.6 C (60.1 F)	2.3 C (4.1 F)	81 years	47 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

1807 to 1987

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1807 to 1987. 1987 had 1,493 records.

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

Records on 04-19 in each year
Year	Records
1807	2
1814	1
1840	1
1843	1
1845	1
1847	1
1849	2
1851	2
1852	3
1854	1
1860	2
1862	1
1865	3
1868	1
1870	1
1871	2
1873	1
1875	1
1876	1
1877	3
1878	2
1880	1
1881	2
1883	1
1884	2
1886	1
1890	7
1892	3
1893	5
1894	15
1895	6
1896	3
1897	4
1898	6
1899	3
1900	2
1901	4
1902	3
1903	16
1904	31
1905	5
1906	23
1907	27
1908	14
1909	43
1910	37
1911	31
1912	14
1913	29
1914	42
1915	32
1916	26
1917	26
1918	53
1919	25
1920	66
1921	34
1922	46
1923	106
1924	99
1925	208
1926	421
1927	609
1928	404
1929	167
1930	70
1931	164
1932	125
1933	242
1934	291
1935	256
1936	382
1937	569
1938	433
1939	383
1940	361
1941	747
1942	254
1943	588
1944	290
1945	295
1946	501
1947	314
1948	817
1949	384
1950	211
1951	576
1952	450
1953	1,158
1954	342
1955	858
1956	480
1957	576
1958	268
1959	526
1960	216
1961	759
1962	567
1963	510
1964	478
1965	578
1966	1,188
1967	915
1968	612
1969	697
1970	943
1971	721
1972	573
1973	811
1974	593
1975	584
1976	863
1977	686
1978	616
1979	592
1980	844
1981	677
1982	641
1983	2,588
1984	720
1985	1,388
1986	522
1987	1,493
1988	1,100
1989	881
1990	1,502
1991	1,068
1992	594
1993	613
1994	1,117
1995	1,347
1996	751
1997	899
1998	1,049
1999	794
2000	963
2001	1,135
2002	1,612
2003	824
2004	783
2005	851
2006	1,111
2007	759
2008	926
2009	737
2010	600
2011	1,363
2012	660
2013	2,068
2014	436
2015	692
2016	813
2017	485
2018	1,490
2019	856
2020	444
2021	640
2022	1,166
2023	828
2024	790
2025	1,135
2026	460

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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 25	1,162
25 to 50	22
50 to 75	12
75 to 100	10
100 to 125	2
125 to 150	1
150 to 175	2
175 to 200	2