Weather Records on 28 May 1987

1,139 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 28 May 1987. Highest significance: Walters, US.

Key Facts for 28 May 1987

On 28 May 1987, 1,139 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
413 were record highs and 401 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 6 were all-time records, 41 monthly and 1,092 daily.
Walters set an all-time record daily precipitation of 295.7 mm (11.6 in) on 28 May 1987.
Across 161 earlier years (1794 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 438 records.

Record Map

1,139 stations

1,139 station records on 28 May 1987 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 28 May 1987: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Walters	United States	Record daily precipitation	295.7 mm (11.6 in)	80 of 100 (Exceptional)
Temir	Kazakhstan	Record daily precipitation	103.9 mm (4.1 in)	70 of 100 (Major)
Bridgeport	United States	Record daily precipitation	127.0 mm (5.0 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Marlow 1 WSW	United States	Record daily precipitation	238.3 mm (9.4 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Lindsay 2 W	United States	Record daily precipitation	180.3 mm (7.1 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Blanchard 2 SSW	United States	Record daily precipitation	194.3 mm (7.6 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Purcell 2 SW	United States	Record daily precipitation	145.8 mm (5.7 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Burwell 2WSW	United States	Record daily precipitation	65.8 mm (2.6 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Hailey 3 NNW	United States	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Caldwell	United States	Record daily precipitation	104.9 mm (4.1 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Guthrie 5S	United States	Record daily precipitation	109.2 mm (4.3 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Wichita Falls Muni AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	68.6 mm (2.7 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Philipsburg Rs	United States	Record daily precipitation	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Electra	United States	Record daily precipitation	125.7 mm (4.9 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Munday	United States	Record daily precipitation	107.7 mm (4.2 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Carnegie 5 NE	United States	Record daily precipitation	131.6 mm (5.2 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Vernon	United States	Record daily precipitation	101.9 mm (4.0 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
San Angelo	United States	Record daily precipitation	54.9 mm (2.2 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Bixby	United States	Record daily precipitation	83.8 mm (3.3 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Gravette	United States	Record daily precipitation	52.6 mm (2.1 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Claremore 2 ENE	United States	Record daily precipitation	59.7 mm (2.4 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Hico	United States	Record daily precipitation	80.0 mm (3.1 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Harnosand	Sweden	Record low minimum temperature	-1.2 C (29.8 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Vasteras-Hasslo	Sweden	Record low minimum temperature	0.9 C (33.6 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Alta Vista	United States	Record daily precipitation	86.4 mm (3.4 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Sterling	United States	Record daily precipitation	66.3 mm (2.6 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Hamilton	United States	Record daily precipitation	72.4 mm (2.9 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Central Michigan UNIV	United States	Record high minimum temperature	20.0 C (68.0 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Fulton 3 W	United States	Record high minimum temperature	19.4 C (66.9 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Anadarko 3 E	United States	Record low maximum temperature	17.8 C (64.0 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Blackwell 1SSW	United States	Record daily precipitation	91.2 mm (3.6 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
El Reno 1 N	United States	Record daily precipitation	131.6 mm (5.2 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Hulah Dam	United States	Record daily precipitation	72.4 mm (2.9 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
San Marcos	United States	Record daily precipitation	77.0 mm (3.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Big Falls Hydro	United States	Record daily precipitation	34.5 mm (1.4 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Huetamo	Mexico	Record high maximum temperature	47.8 C (118.0 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Falun	Sweden	Record low minimum temperature	-1.8 C (28.8 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Ft Bayard 4W	United States	Record low minimum temperature	2.8 C (37.0 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Vega de Alatorre	Mexico	Record low minimum temperature	12.8 C (55.0 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Wakefield 4 W	United States	Record daily precipitation	56.4 mm (2.2 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
S Haven	United States	Record high minimum temperature	22.2 C (72.0 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Huntley Exp STN	United States	Record daily precipitation	29.5 mm (1.2 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Indian Lake 2SW	United States	Record daily precipitation	32.5 mm (1.3 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Grandfield 4 NW	United States	Record daily precipitation	160.8 mm (6.3 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Konawa	United States	Record daily precipitation	146.1 mm (5.8 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Lawton	United States	Record low maximum temperature	17.2 C (63.0 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Stillwater 2 W	United States	Record daily precipitation	93.5 mm (3.7 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Cuatro Cienegas (Smn)	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	45.0 mm (1.8 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
St. Petersburg	Russia	Record low maximum temperature	3.6 C (38.5 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Mountainair	United States	Record low maximum temperature	15.6 C (60.1 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Lockport 2SE	United States	Record high minimum temperature	18.9 C (66.0 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Westfield 2 SSE	United States	Record high minimum temperature	19.4 C (66.9 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Wewoka 3 SW	United States	Record daily precipitation	90.7 mm (3.6 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Center	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Spencer	United States	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Ottawa 4SW	United States	Record high minimum temperature	21.1 C (70.0 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Grand Haven Fire Dept	United States	Record high minimum temperature	21.1 C (70.0 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Milford Gm Proving Ground	United States	Record high maximum temperature	33.3 C (91.9 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Chattanooga	United States	Record daily precipitation	130.8 mm (5.1 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Pauls Valley 4 WSW	United States	Record daily precipitation	165.1 mm (6.5 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

1,139 records

Records set or tied on 28 May 1987 by type: Highest daily maximum 127, Lowest daily maximum 223, Highest daily minimum 286, Lowest daily minimum 178, Heaviest daily rainfall 316, Deepest snow cover 9.

Records on 28 May 1987 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	127
Lowest daily maximum	223
Highest daily minimum	286
Lowest daily minimum	178
Heaviest daily rainfall	316
Heaviest daily snowfall	0
Deepest snow cover	9

Records on 28 May 1987 by timescale: all-time 6, monthly 41, daily 1,092.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

858 broken records

Margins by which the 858 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 230.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

28 May 1987

Top 20 records on 28 May 1987 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
28 May 1987	Walters, US	all-time rain	295.7 mm (11.6 in)	105.2 mm (4.1 in)	45 years	80 of 100 (Exceptional)
28 May 1987	Temir, KZ	all-time rain	103.9 mm (4.1 in)	57.5 mm (2.3 in)	22 years	70 of 100 (Major)
28 May 1987	Bridgeport, US	daily rain	127.0 mm (5.0 in)	74.9 mm (2.9 in)	46 years	61 of 100 (Major)
28 May 1987	Marlow 1 WSW, US	all-time rain	238.3 mm (9.4 in)	59.0 mm (2.3 in)	3 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
28 May 1987	Lindsay 2 W, US	daily rain	180.3 mm (7.1 in)	116.3 mm (4.6 in)	40 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
28 May 1987	Blanchard 2 SSW, US	monthly rain	194.3 mm (7.6 in)	92.4 mm (3.6 in)	12 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
28 May 1987	Purcell 2 SW, US	daily rain	145.8 mm (5.7 in)	90.9 mm (3.6 in)	36 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
28 May 1987	Burwell 2WSW, US	daily rain	65.8 mm (2.6 in)	47.5 mm (1.9 in)	30 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
28 May 1987	Hailey 3 NNW, US	daily rain	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	12.7 mm (0.5 in)	65 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
28 May 1987	Caldwell, US	daily rain	104.9 mm (4.1 in)	72.1 mm (2.8 in)	26 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
28 May 1987	Guthrie 5S, US	daily rain	109.2 mm (4.3 in)	36.0 mm (1.4 in)	82 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
28 May 1987	Wichita Falls Muni AP, US	daily rain	68.6 mm (2.7 in)	32.3 mm (1.3 in)	86 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
28 May 1987	Philipsburg Rs, US	daily rain	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	29.4 mm (1.2 in)	28 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
28 May 1987	Electra, US	daily rain	125.7 mm (4.9 in)	86.6 mm (3.4 in)	21 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
28 May 1987	Munday, US	daily rain	107.7 mm (4.2 in)	85.1 mm (3.4 in)	12 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
28 May 1987	Carnegie 5 NE, US	daily rain	131.6 mm (5.2 in)	72.7 mm (2.9 in)	8 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
28 May 1987	Vernon, US	daily rain	101.9 mm (4.0 in)	70.1 mm (2.8 in)	12 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
28 May 1987	San Angelo, US	daily rain	54.9 mm (2.2 in)	27.5 mm (1.1 in)	61 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
28 May 1987	Bixby, US	daily rain	83.8 mm (3.3 in)	52.0 mm (2.0 in)	34 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
28 May 1987	Gravette, US	daily rain	52.6 mm (2.1 in)	25.9 mm (1.0 in)	64 years	43 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

1794 to 1987

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1794 to 1987. 1987 had 1,139 records.

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

Records on 05-28 in each year
Year	Records
1794	1
1797	1
1811	1
1824	1
1832	1
1836	5
1840	1
1841	1
1847	2
1848	1
1851	2
1857	1
1858	1
1863	1
1865	1
1868	4
1869	1
1876	1
1879	2
1880	2
1884	3
1885	2
1887	1
1888	3
1889	3
1890	3
1891	2
1892	9
1893	2
1894	9
1895	1
1896	5
1897	6
1898	1
1899	6
1900	4
1901	6
1902	12
1903	9
1904	6
1905	14
1906	31
1907	36
1908	26
1909	7
1910	18
1911	42
1912	19
1913	28
1914	58
1915	27
1916	24
1917	36
1918	43
1919	43
1920	33
1921	87
1922	80
1923	72
1924	109
1925	122
1926	143
1927	301
1928	150
1929	355
1930	131
1931	574
1932	171
1933	212
1934	537
1935	186
1936	337
1937	212
1938	285
1939	433
1940	217
1941	711
1942	279
1943	238
1944	330
1945	331
1946	413
1947	1,049
1948	333
1949	321
1950	276
1951	503
1952	314
1953	392
1954	382
1955	413
1956	456
1957	272
1958	792
1959	557
1960	431
1961	1,026
1962	859
1963	368
1964	394
1965	536
1966	284
1967	350
1968	610
1969	863
1970	310
1971	767
1972	575
1973	834
1974	585
1975	397
1976	914
1977	826
1978	802
1979	521
1980	808
1981	711
1982	1,204
1983	1,666
1984	1,357
1985	914
1986	591
1987	1,139
1988	806
1989	817
1990	1,024
1991	1,647
1992	1,610
1993	870
1994	981
1995	1,078
1996	1,438
1997	1,108
1998	1,043
1999	952
2000	1,229
2001	1,024
2002	612
2003	1,049
2004	875
2005	1,032
2006	1,566
2007	1,084
2008	902
2009	733
2010	937
2011	1,188
2012	1,237
2013	541
2014	781
2015	487
2016	625
2017	710
2018	1,348
2019	973
2020	875
2021	537
2022	476
2023	445
2024	907
2025	663
2026	1,053

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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 50	831
50 to 100	19
100 to 150	6
150 to 200	1
200 to 250	1