Weather Records on 12 June 1987

742 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 12 June 1987. Highest significance: Gordonville, ZA.

Key Facts for 12 June 1987

On 12 June 1987, 742 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
284 were record highs and 141 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 2 were all-time records, 30 monthly and 710 daily.
Gordonville set a daily record precipitation of 38.0 mm (1.5 in) on 12 June 1987.
Across 166 earlier years (1797 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 417 records.

Record Map

742 stations

742 station records on 12 June 1987 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 12 June 1987: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Gordonville	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	38.0 mm (1.5 in)	70 of 100 (Major)
Hanover (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	28.0 mm (1.1 in)	65 of 100 (Major)
Ivanhoe (Mt Manara)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	35.0 mm (1.4 in)	63 of 100 (Major)
Steynsburg	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	49.5 mm (1.9 in)	62 of 100 (Major)
Grapevale	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	31.1 mm (1.2 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Tarcutta (Wollumbi)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	42.4 mm (1.7 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Ahalcihe	Georgia	Record daily precipitation	51.0 mm (2.0 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Beaumont City	United States	Record daily precipitation	154.7 mm (6.1 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Manoa Tun 2 716	United States	Record daily precipitation	111.3 mm (4.4 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Wolseley Park (the Pastures)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	50.2 mm (2.0 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Owyhee Dam	United States	Record daily precipitation	26.4 mm (1.0 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Baytown	United States	Record daily precipitation	189.0 mm (7.4 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Humula (Rylands)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	41.4 mm (1.6 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Groenvlei	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	26.5 mm (1.0 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Waialae-Kahala 715	United States	Record daily precipitation	35.3 mm (1.4 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
De Doorns	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	27.0 mm (1.1 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Doringkuil	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	32.5 mm (1.3 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Wagga Wagga Research Centre	Australia	Record daily precipitation	34.2 mm (1.3 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Pauoa Flats 784	United States	Record daily precipitation	218.4 mm (8.6 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Grong Grong (Berembed)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Binya Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	29.4 mm (1.2 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Tafelberg Hall	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Klein Australie (Bos)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	35.0 mm (1.4 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Temora Ambulance Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	73.2 mm (2.9 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Junee Reefs (Clear Hills)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	27.4 mm (1.1 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Otatitlan	Mexico	Record low minimum temperature	16.7 C (62.1 F)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Farmersville	United States	Record daily precipitation	99.6 mm (3.9 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Kalihi Rsch Site 777	United States	Record daily precipitation	158.5 mm (6.2 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Tomatlan	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	73.9 mm (2.9 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Skilderkrans	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	36.5 mm (1.4 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Port Washington	United States	Record high minimum temperature	20.6 C (69.1 F)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Aspindza	Georgia	Record daily precipitation	48.6 mm (1.9 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Monticello Muni AP	United States	Record high minimum temperature	24.4 C (75.9 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Boyd	United States	Record daily precipitation	86.9 mm (3.4 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Memphis Intl AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	43.9 mm (1.7 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Snowball	Australia	Record daily precipitation	41.2 mm (1.6 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Vega de Alatorre	Mexico	Record low minimum temperature	12.8 C (55.0 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Manitowoc	United States	Record high minimum temperature	23.9 C (75.0 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Goedehoop (Bos)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	28.5 mm (1.1 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Tharwa General Store	Australia	Record daily precipitation	34.6 mm (1.4 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Tumut (Wattle Cres)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	50.4 mm (2.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Nieu-Bethesda (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	25.5 mm (1.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Hillsboro	United States	Record high minimum temperature	23.3 C (73.9 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Chilton	United States	Record high minimum temperature	20.6 C (69.1 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Fairlight Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	41.6 mm (1.6 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Evansville Rgnl AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	67.3 mm (2.6 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Braidwood (Krawarree)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	36.4 mm (1.4 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Adaminaby Alpine Tourist Park	Australia	Record daily precipitation	34.4 mm (1.4 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Mount Horeb (Marathorn)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	47.4 mm (1.9 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Burrinjuck Dam	Australia	Record daily precipitation	48.0 mm (1.9 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Krasnyj Jar	Russia	Record daily precipitation	41.7 mm (1.6 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Eenbult	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	39.5 mm (1.6 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Hernando	United States	Record daily precipitation	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Gudgenby	Australia	Record daily precipitation	32.4 mm (1.3 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Wagga Wagga AMO	Australia	Record daily precipitation	27.4 mm (1.1 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Boree Creek (Richmond St)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	33.4 mm (1.3 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Callejones	Mexico	Record high minimum temperature	26.7 C (80.1 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Holly	United States	Record low minimum temperature	5.6 C (42.1 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Monroe City	United States	Record high maximum temperature	34.4 C (93.9 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Waco Rgnl AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	62.5 mm (2.5 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)

Counts by Type and Timescale

742 records

Records set or tied on 12 June 1987 by type: Highest daily maximum 111, Lowest daily maximum 90, Highest daily minimum 173, Lowest daily minimum 51, Heaviest daily rainfall 316, Heaviest daily snowfall 1.

Records on 12 June 1987 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	111
Lowest daily maximum	90
Highest daily minimum	173
Lowest daily minimum	51
Heaviest daily rainfall	316
Heaviest daily snowfall	1
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 12 June 1987 by timescale: all-time 2, monthly 30, daily 710.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

593 broken records

Margins by which the 593 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 170.7. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

12 June 1987

Top 20 records on 12 June 1987 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
12 June 1987	Gordonville, ZA	daily rain	38.0 mm (1.5 in)	25.8 mm (1.0 in)	76 years	70 of 100 (Major)
12 June 1987	Hanover (Pol), ZA	monthly rain	28.0 mm (1.1 in)	7.2 mm (0.28 in)	108 years	65 of 100 (Major)
12 June 1987	Ivanhoe (Mt Manara), AU	daily rain	35.0 mm (1.4 in)	28.4 mm (1.1 in)	54 years	63 of 100 (Major)
12 June 1987	Steynsburg, ZA	monthly rain	49.5 mm (1.9 in)	10.1 mm (0.4 in)	95 years	62 of 100 (Major)
12 June 1987	Grapevale, ZA	daily rain	31.1 mm (1.2 in)	23.0 mm (0.9 in)	52 years	61 of 100 (Major)
12 June 1987	Tarcutta (Wollumbi), AU	daily rain	42.4 mm (1.7 in)	18.5 mm (0.7 in)	70 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
12 June 1987	Ahalcihe, GE	daily rain	51.0 mm (2.0 in)	33.8 mm (1.3 in)	34 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
12 June 1987	Beaumont City, US	daily rain	154.7 mm (6.1 in)	68.8 mm (2.7 in)	37 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
12 June 1987	Manoa Tun 2 716, US	daily rain	111.3 mm (4.4 in)	92.5 mm (3.6 in)	38 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
12 June 1987	Wolseley Park (the Pastures), AU	daily rain	50.2 mm (2.0 in)	33.7 mm (1.3 in)	30 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
12 June 1987	Owyhee Dam, US	daily rain	26.4 mm (1.0 in)	18.8 mm (0.7 in)	52 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
12 June 1987	Baytown, US	daily rain	189.0 mm (7.4 in)	170.7 mm (6.7 in)	36 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
12 June 1987	Humula (Rylands), AU	daily rain	41.4 mm (1.6 in)	20.6 mm (0.8 in)	41 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
12 June 1987	Groenvlei, ZA	daily rain	26.5 mm (1.0 in)	23.5 mm (0.9 in)	52 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
12 June 1987	Waialae-Kahala 715, US	daily rain	35.3 mm (1.4 in)	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	30 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
12 June 1987	De Doorns, ZA	daily rain	27.0 mm (1.1 in)	24.0 mm (0.9 in)	21 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
12 June 1987	Doringkuil, ZA	daily rain	32.5 mm (1.3 in)	28.4 mm (1.1 in)	52 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
12 June 1987	Wagga Wagga Research Centre, AU	daily rain	34.2 mm (1.3 in)	19.0 mm (0.7 in)	36 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
12 June 1987	Pauoa Flats 784, US	monthly rain	218.4 mm (8.6 in)	51.8 mm (2.0 in)	8 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
12 June 1987	Grong Grong (Berembed), AU	daily rain	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	7.3 mm (0.29 in)	99 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

1797 to 1987

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1797 to 1987. 1987 had 742 records.

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

Records on 06-12 in each year
Year	Records
1797	1
1811	2
1838	1
1840	1
1843	1
1844	1
1845	1
1847	2
1854	1
1857	2
1859	1
1862	1
1863	1
1865	3
1866	3
1867	1
1871	1
1873	1
1874	3
1876	1
1877	4
1879	2
1880	5
1881	4
1882	2
1883	1
1884	2
1885	2
1887	2
1888	1
1889	1
1890	1
1892	1
1893	3
1894	6
1895	1
1896	1
1897	2
1898	8
1899	7
1900	3
1901	3
1902	8
1903	34
1904	8
1905	10
1906	24
1907	20
1908	9
1909	16
1910	37
1911	21
1912	23
1913	19
1914	36
1915	26
1916	80
1917	117
1918	44
1919	56
1920	93
1921	42
1922	56
1923	166
1924	153
1925	165
1926	201
1927	281
1928	180
1929	217
1930	127
1931	150
1932	352
1933	361
1934	159
1935	259
1936	440
1937	405
1938	349
1939	297
1940	389
1941	512
1942	729
1943	399
1944	423
1945	567
1946	321
1947	840
1948	215
1949	407
1950	530
1951	735
1952	1,035
1953	730
1954	337
1955	759
1956	786
1957	310
1958	454
1959	320
1960	200
1961	405
1962	328
1963	618
1964	405
1965	406
1966	530
1967	706
1968	404
1969	834
1970	701
1971	374
1972	903
1973	894
1974	575
1975	560
1976	617
1977	494
1978	438
1979	1,013
1980	718
1981	784
1982	734
1983	664
1984	653
1985	1,203
1986	778
1987	742
1988	785
1989	797
1990	664
1991	756
1992	849
1993	970
1994	654
1995	953
1996	925
1997	932
1998	1,683
1999	806
2000	1,169
2001	1,231
2002	965
2003	1,187
2004	759
2005	1,804
2006	1,216
2007	784
2008	1,219
2009	858
2010	1,423
2011	786
2012	751
2013	931
2014	421
2015	679
2016	809
2017	910
2018	635
2019	1,285
2020	712
2021	767
2022	1,204
2023	805
2024	805
2025	409
2026	979

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Data for records on 1987-06-12: 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 25	564
25 to 50	22
50 to 75	5
75 to 100	1
100 to 125	0
125 to 150	0
150 to 175	1