Weather Records on 23 April 1987

676 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 23 April 1987. Highest significance: Divisa de Anitapolis, BR.

Key Facts for 23 April 1987

On 23 April 1987, 676 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
361 were record highs and 187 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 29 monthly and 647 daily.
Divisa de Anitapolis set a monthly record daily precipitation of 153.0 mm (6.0 in) on 23 April 1987.
Across 167 earlier years (1800 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 443 records.

Record Map

676 stations

676 station records on 23 April 1987 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 23 April 1987: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Divisa de Anitapolis	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	153.0 mm (6.0 in)	65 of 100 (Major)
Peeramon	Australia	Record daily precipitation	92.6 mm (3.6 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Majkop	Russia	Record daily precipitation	36.9 mm (1.5 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Hawthornden	Australia	Record daily precipitation	40.0 mm (1.6 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Brohovo	Russia	Record daily precipitation	25.8 mm (1.0 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Namdalseid	Norway	Record daily precipitation	34.9 mm (1.4 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Sandnas	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	32.1 mm (1.3 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Talon	Russia	Record daily precipitation	54.9 mm (2.2 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Baksjonaset	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	28.6 mm (1.1 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Antonio Escobedo (Smn)	Mexico	Record low maximum temperature	21.7 C (71.1 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Coraopolis Neville Is	United States	Record daily precipitation	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Dutch Harbor	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-9.4 C (15.1 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Proserpine Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	67.8 mm (2.7 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Moura Brasil	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	43.0 mm (1.7 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Bessaker	Norway	Record daily precipitation	30.4 mm (1.2 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Elatma	Russia	Record low maximum temperature	0.6 C (33.1 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Celina	Russia	Record daily precipitation	30.3 mm (1.2 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Elizabethton	United States	Record daily precipitation	36.1 mm (1.4 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Tekax de Alvaro Obregon	Mexico	Record low minimum temperature	10.6 C (51.1 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Scottsboro	United States	Record high maximum temperature	32.8 C (91.0 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Union Springs 9 S	United States	Record high maximum temperature	33.3 C (91.9 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
W Pt	United States	Record high maximum temperature	32.8 C (91.0 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Oujda	Morocco	Record high maximum temperature	33.5 C (92.3 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Irapuato	Mexico	Record low minimum temperature	5.0 C (41.0 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Yahualica de Gonzalez Gallo (	Mexico	Record low maximum temperature	13.9 C (57.0 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Santander Centro	Spain	Record high maximum temperature	28.6 C (83.5 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Panther Junction	United States	Record low maximum temperature	9.4 C (48.9 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Yreka	United States	Record high maximum temperature	29.4 C (84.9 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Redmond	Australia	Record daily precipitation	31.4 mm (1.2 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Usina Dourados (Cpfl) B4-003	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	28.2 mm (1.1 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Highland Home	United States	Record high maximum temperature	34.4 C (93.9 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Pte de la Hague	France	Record high maximum temperature	17.4 C (63.3 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Pierce 1 E	United States	Record high maximum temperature	32.2 C (90.0 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Donnybrook	Australia	Record high minimum temperature	18.1 C (64.6 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Cuetzalan del Progreso	Mexico	Record low minimum temperature	5.0 C (41.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Poltava	Ukraine	Record low maximum temperature	3.7 C (38.7 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Stanley	United States	Record high maximum temperature	22.2 C (72.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Anaconda	United States	Record high maximum temperature	24.4 C (75.9 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Dubois	United States	Record high maximum temperature	22.8 C (73.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Lethebrook	Australia	Record daily precipitation	54.4 mm (2.1 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Mount Jukes	Australia	Record daily precipitation	50.0 mm (2.0 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Robertsdale	United States	Record high maximum temperature	34.4 C (93.9 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Corona	United States	Record high minimum temperature	18.3 C (64.9 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Steamboat Springs	United States	Record high maximum temperature	23.9 C (75.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Albany 3 SE	United States	Record high maximum temperature	34.4 C (93.9 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Slippery Rock 1 SSW	United States	Record daily precipitation	32.5 mm (1.3 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Evergreen	United States	Record high maximum temperature	34.4 C (93.9 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Centennial 1NE	United States	Record high maximum temperature	21.7 C (71.1 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Asheville	United States	Record daily precipitation	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Nueva Esperanza	Mexico	Record high minimum temperature	27.2 C (81.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Kursk	Russia	Record low maximum temperature	1.6 C (34.9 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Zavetnoe	Russia	Record daily precipitation	26.1 mm (1.0 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Tarifa	Spain	Record high minimum temperature	17.6 C (63.7 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Hawkinsville	United States	Record high maximum temperature	33.3 C (91.9 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Ada	United States	Record high minimum temperature	14.4 C (57.9 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Hammon 3 SSW	United States	Record low minimum temperature	0.6 C (33.1 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Bayard	United States	Record high minimum temperature	15.0 C (59.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Fazenda Mendes	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	28.5 mm (1.1 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Troy	United States	Record high maximum temperature	32.8 C (91.0 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Ft Valley	United States	Record high maximum temperature	23.3 C (73.9 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

676 records

Records set or tied on 23 April 1987 by type: Highest daily maximum 227, Lowest daily maximum 94, Highest daily minimum 134, Lowest daily minimum 93, Heaviest daily rainfall 127, Deepest snow cover 1.

Records on 23 April 1987 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	227
Lowest daily maximum	94
Highest daily minimum	134
Lowest daily minimum	93
Heaviest daily rainfall	127
Heaviest daily snowfall	0
Deepest snow cover	1

Records on 23 April 1987 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 29, daily 647.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

527 broken records

Margins by which the 527 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 64.7. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

23 April 1987

Top 20 records on 23 April 1987 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
23 April 1987	Divisa de Anitapolis, BR	monthly rain	153.0 mm (6.0 in)	64.7 mm (2.5 in)	39 years	65 of 100 (Major)
23 April 1987	Peeramon, AU	daily rain	92.6 mm (3.6 in)	52.5 mm (2.1 in)	52 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
23 April 1987	Majkop, RU	daily rain	36.9 mm (1.5 in)	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	32 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
23 April 1987	Hawthornden, AU	daily rain	40.0 mm (1.6 in)	19.7 mm (0.8 in)	64 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
23 April 1987	Brohovo, RU	daily rain	25.8 mm (1.0 in)	20.9 mm (0.8 in)	17 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
23 April 1987	Namdalseid, NO	daily rain	34.9 mm (1.4 in)	21.8 mm (0.9 in)	2 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
23 April 1987	Sandnas, SE	daily rain	32.1 mm (1.3 in)	22.7 mm (0.9 in)	8 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
23 April 1987	Talon, RU	daily rain	54.9 mm (2.2 in)	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	17 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
23 April 1987	Baksjonaset, SE	daily rain	28.6 mm (1.1 in)	15.6 mm (0.6 in)	8 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
23 April 1987	Antonio Escobedo (Smn), MX	daily low max	21.7 C (71.1 F)	6.6 C (11.9 F)	34 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
23 April 1987	Coraopolis Neville Is, US	daily rain	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	10.4 mm (0.4 in)	76 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
23 April 1987	Dutch Harbor, US	daily low min	-9.4 C (15.1 F)	3.8 C (6.8 F)	70 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
23 April 1987	Proserpine Post Office, AU	daily rain	67.8 mm (2.7 in)	34.8 mm (1.4 in)	48 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
23 April 1987	Moura Brasil, BR	daily rain	43.0 mm (1.7 in)	18.6 mm (0.7 in)	49 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
23 April 1987	Bessaker, NO	daily rain	30.4 mm (1.2 in)	18.3 mm (0.7 in)	1 year	41 of 100 (Notable)
23 April 1987	Elatma, RU	daily low max	0.6 C (33.1 F)	2.9 C (5.2 F)	93 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
23 April 1987	Celina, RU	daily rain	30.3 mm (1.2 in)	16.0 mm (0.6 in)	28 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
23 April 1987	Elizabethton, US	daily rain	36.1 mm (1.4 in)	17.6 mm (0.7 in)	37 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
23 April 1987	Tekax de Alvaro Obregon, MX	daily low min	10.6 C (51.1 F)	7.2 C (13.0 F)	10 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
23 April 1987	Scottsboro, US	daily high max	32.8 C (91.0 F)	1.1 C (2.0 F)	90 years	38 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

1800 to 1987

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1800 to 1987. 1987 had 676 records.

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

Records on 04-23 in each year
Year	Records
1800	1
1809	1
1812	1
1817	3
1838	1
1840	1
1842	1
1851	1
1852	2
1854	1
1855	5
1857	2
1859	1
1861	1
1865	1
1868	2
1870	1
1872	1
1873	4
1874	4
1875	1
1877	1
1878	1
1879	1
1881	2
1882	1
1883	2
1884	3
1885	4
1886	4
1888	1
1889	1
1890	4
1891	2
1892	1
1893	2
1895	3
1896	4
1897	2
1898	1
1899	6
1900	4
1901	9
1902	12
1903	20
1904	8
1905	7
1906	23
1907	12
1908	14
1909	28
1910	35
1911	21
1912	29
1913	40
1914	71
1915	41
1916	35
1917	37
1918	92
1919	66
1920	75
1921	81
1922	45
1923	132
1924	111
1925	506
1926	124
1927	562
1928	302
1929	103
1930	487
1931	506
1932	231
1933	361
1934	272
1935	152
1936	342
1937	321
1938	177
1939	339
1940	319
1941	277
1942	473
1943	819
1944	678
1945	364
1946	649
1947	242
1948	401
1949	401
1950	577
1951	426
1952	500
1953	300
1954	548
1955	654
1956	581
1957	623
1958	649
1959	442
1960	1,648
1961	884
1962	389
1963	801
1964	958
1965	660
1966	386
1967	1,183
1968	816
1969	705
1970	1,209
1971	508
1972	332
1973	518
1974	486
1975	411
1976	386
1977	979
1978	523
1979	554
1980	1,460
1981	1,124
1982	1,191
1983	1,031
1984	971
1985	1,011
1986	1,541
1987	676
1988	1,051
1989	1,469
1990	1,077
1991	638
1992	592
1993	1,256
1994	666
1995	1,464
1996	1,520
1997	1,024
1998	1,446
1999	1,198
2000	1,003
2001	1,435
2002	971
2003	557
2004	610
2005	940
2006	839
2007	847
2008	775
2009	920
2010	1,040
2011	1,190
2012	1,796
2013	1,655
2014	362
2015	511
2016	542
2017	474
2018	684
2019	668
2020	564
2021	562
2022	692
2023	980
2024	583
2025	410
2026	503

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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 10	486
10 to 20	27
20 to 30	10
30 to 40	2
40 to 50	0
50 to 60	1
60 to 70	1