Weather Records on 17 June 1987

1,078 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 17 June 1987. Highest significance: Bjuroklubb, SE.

Key Facts for 17 June 1987

On 17 June 1987, 1,078 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
295 were record highs and 309 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 2 were all-time records, 14 monthly and 1,062 daily.
Bjuroklubb set a daily record precipitation of 32.2 mm (1.3 in) on 17 June 1987.
Across 162 earlier years (1807 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 426 records.

Record Map

1,078 stations

1,078 station records on 17 June 1987 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 17 June 1987: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Bjuroklubb	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	32.2 mm (1.3 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Isis Downs	Australia	Record daily precipitation	44.5 mm (1.8 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Nikorcminda	Georgia	Record daily precipitation	66.2 mm (2.6 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Cape St. Francis	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	57.0 mm (2.2 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Flen	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	27.5 mm (1.1 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Little Port Walter	United States	Record daily precipitation	152.4 mm (6.0 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Singeshult	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	36.7 mm (1.4 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Havraryd_D	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	56.7 mm (2.2 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Oconto	United States	Record daily precipitation	96.3 mm (3.8 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Elgin Downs	Australia	Record daily precipitation	36.0 mm (1.4 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Sunnyside	Australia	Record daily precipitation	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Nidingen A	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	25.6 mm (1.0 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Wanaaring (Thurloo Downs)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	39.4 mm (1.6 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Juquitiba-II	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	62.4 mm (2.5 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Humansdorp (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	69.5 mm (2.7 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Moray Downs	Australia	Record daily precipitation	38.0 mm (1.5 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Gayvoron	Ukraine	Record daily precipitation	45.9 mm (1.8 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Stonehenge	Australia	Record daily precipitation	27.0 mm (1.1 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Bjurholm	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	33.5 mm (1.3 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Molndal	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	40.1 mm (1.6 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Overtornea	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	33.1 mm (1.3 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Ratnagiri	India	Record daily precipitation	225.0 mm (8.9 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Rossared	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	36.0 mm (1.4 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Robertsfors	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	39.2 mm (1.5 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Sitka AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	48.0 mm (1.9 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Lansdowne Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Blackall Township	Australia	Record daily precipitation	37.8 mm (1.5 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Bayrick	Australia	Record daily precipitation	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Vanersborg	Sweden	Record low maximum temperature	11.1 C (52.0 F)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Sugar Land	United States	Record daily precipitation	96.3 mm (3.8 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Bourges	France	Record daily precipitation	30.6 mm (1.2 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Fagered	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	36.4 mm (1.4 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Tossasen	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Corinda	Australia	Record daily precipitation	27.0 mm (1.1 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Bimerah	Australia	Record daily precipitation	29.5 mm (1.2 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Voronez	Russia	Record daily precipitation	37.7 mm (1.5 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Bygdea	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	47.5 mm (1.9 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Tower 2S	United States	Record high maximum temperature	33.9 C (93.0 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Atnsjoen	Norway	Record daily precipitation	32.8 mm (1.3 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Witelsbos (Bos)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	62.0 mm (2.4 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Myskelasen_D	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	39.3 mm (1.5 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Lovanger	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	36.2 mm (1.4 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Torrens Creek Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	36.0 mm (1.4 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Grebbeshult	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	34.5 mm (1.4 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Mc Laughlin 2SW	United States	Record daily precipitation	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Ulcanbah	Australia	Record daily precipitation	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Tuxtla Gutierrez (Dge)	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	77.2 mm (3.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Vega de Alatorre	Mexico	Record low minimum temperature	12.8 C (55.0 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Kasa	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	28.7 mm (1.1 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Kanchanaburi	Thailand	Record high maximum temperature	45.5 C (113.9 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Plymouth 5 E	United States	Record daily precipitation	76.7 mm (3.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Milray Station Wrc	Australia	Record daily precipitation	27.0 mm (1.1 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Tambo Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	38.6 mm (1.5 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Dejefors	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	30.3 mm (1.2 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Sosjo	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	32.3 mm (1.3 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Save	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	26.6 mm (1.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Ft Madison	United States	Record high maximum temperature	33.9 C (93.0 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Waialua 847	United States	Record low minimum temperature	15.0 C (59.0 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
McLeods Creek	Australia	Record daily precipitation	61.4 mm (2.4 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Hughenden Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	32.6 mm (1.3 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)

Counts by Type and Timescale

1,078 records

Records set or tied on 17 June 1987 by type: Highest daily maximum 152, Lowest daily maximum 201, Highest daily minimum 143, Lowest daily minimum 108, Heaviest daily rainfall 474.

Records on 17 June 1987 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	152
Lowest daily maximum	201
Highest daily minimum	143
Lowest daily minimum	108
Heaviest daily rainfall	474
Heaviest daily snowfall	0
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 17 June 1987 by timescale: all-time 2, monthly 14, daily 1,062.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

907 broken records

Margins by which the 907 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 77.5. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

17 June 1987

Top 20 records on 17 June 1987 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
17 June 1987	Bjuroklubb, SE	daily rain	32.2 mm (1.3 in)	13.2 mm (0.5 in)	91 years	61 of 100 (Major)
17 June 1987	Isis Downs, AU	daily rain	44.5 mm (1.8 in)	39.2 mm (1.5 in)	70 years	60 of 100 (Major)
17 June 1987	Nikorcminda, GE	daily rain	66.2 mm (2.6 in)	42.6 mm (1.7 in)	42 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
17 June 1987	Cape St. Francis, ZA	daily rain	57.0 mm (2.2 in)	40.0 mm (1.6 in)	18 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
17 June 1987	Flen, SE	daily rain	27.5 mm (1.1 in)	20.5 mm (0.8 in)	37 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
17 June 1987	Little Port Walter, US	daily rain	152.4 mm (6.0 in)	77.5 mm (3.1 in)	30 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
17 June 1987	Singeshult, SE	daily rain	36.7 mm (1.4 in)	27.1 mm (1.1 in)	32 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
17 June 1987	Havraryd_D, SE	daily rain	56.7 mm (2.2 in)	41.9 mm (1.6 in)	32 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
17 June 1987	Oconto, US	daily rain	96.3 mm (3.8 in)	70.9 mm (2.8 in)	30 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
17 June 1987	Elgin Downs, AU	daily rain	36.0 mm (1.4 in)	27.1 mm (1.1 in)	90 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
17 June 1987	Sunnyside, AU	daily rain	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	56 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
17 June 1987	Nidingen A, SE	daily rain	25.6 mm (1.0 in)	11.3 mm (0.4 in)	80 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
17 June 1987	Wanaaring (Thurloo Downs), AU	monthly rain	39.4 mm (1.6 in)	3.1 mm (0.12 in)	89 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
17 June 1987	Juquitiba-II, BR	daily rain	62.4 mm (2.5 in)	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	28 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
17 June 1987	Humansdorp (Pol), ZA	daily rain	69.5 mm (2.7 in)	44.0 mm (1.7 in)	22 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
17 June 1987	Moray Downs, AU	daily rain	38.0 mm (1.5 in)	38.0 mm (1.5 in)	72 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
17 June 1987	Gayvoron, UA	daily rain	45.9 mm (1.8 in)	28.9 mm (1.1 in)	40 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
17 June 1987	Stonehenge, AU	daily rain	27.0 mm (1.1 in)	27.0 mm (1.1 in)	65 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
17 June 1987	Bjurholm, SE	daily rain	33.5 mm (1.3 in)	19.2 mm (0.8 in)	41 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
17 June 1987	Molndal, SE	daily rain	40.1 mm (1.6 in)	22.2 mm (0.9 in)	25 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 1,078 records.

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

Records on 06-17 in each year
Year	Records
1807	2
1810	1
1811	1
1830	1
1837	1
1839	1
1840	1
1845	1
1846	1
1848	1
1855	1
1866	2
1867	1
1869	2
1872	1
1873	1
1874	1
1875	1
1878	1
1879	1
1882	3
1883	1
1884	1
1885	3
1886	3
1887	2
1888	2
1889	1
1890	1
1892	3
1894	1
1895	7
1896	3
1897	2
1898	1
1899	2
1900	6
1901	9
1902	4
1903	8
1904	4
1905	12
1906	22
1907	20
1908	26
1909	13
1910	9
1911	22
1912	47
1913	45
1914	101
1915	20
1916	103
1917	68
1918	36
1919	58
1920	79
1921	52
1922	59
1923	110
1924	80
1925	136
1926	193
1927	357
1928	137
1929	238
1930	354
1931	194
1932	257
1933	413
1934	310
1935	338
1936	484
1937	284
1938	245
1939	1,206
1940	454
1941	250
1942	286
1943	289
1944	623
1945	614
1946	419
1947	336
1948	452
1949	571
1950	506
1951	208
1952	752
1953	455
1954	488
1955	570
1956	375
1957	761
1958	597
1959	507
1960	511
1961	1,319
1962	323
1963	383
1964	794
1965	763
1966	464
1967	402
1968	403
1969	700
1970	435
1971	407
1972	437
1973	701
1974	932
1975	453
1976	430
1977	410
1978	589
1979	646
1980	754
1981	1,201
1982	642
1983	728
1984	644
1985	693
1986	912
1987	1,078
1988	712
1989	870
1990	932
1991	1,094
1992	795
1993	684
1994	1,186
1995	1,350
1996	750
1997	1,056
1998	1,661
1999	1,260
2000	1,460
2001	678
2002	1,148
2003	647
2004	839
2005	914
2006	724
2007	839
2008	656
2009	739
2010	1,104
2011	922
2012	792
2013	610
2014	685
2015	1,113
2016	874
2017	692
2018	1,050
2019	551
2020	914
2021	1,980
2022	1,209
2023	617
2024	839
2025	593
2026	743

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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	770
10 to 20	82
20 to 30	39
30 to 40	6
40 to 50	6
50 to 60	1
60 to 70	1
70 to 80	2