Weather Records on 23 June 1987

946 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 23 June 1987. Highest significance: Chelsea, US.

Key Facts for 23 June 1987

On 23 June 1987, 946 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
389 were record highs and 214 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 1 were all-time records, 22 monthly and 923 daily.
Chelsea set a daily record precipitation of 58.9 mm (2.3 in) on 23 June 1987.
Across 161 earlier years (1805 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 427 records.

Record Map

946 stations

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

Weather records on 23 June 1987: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Chelsea	United States	Record daily precipitation	58.9 mm (2.3 in)	70 of 100 (Major)
Tribes Hill	United States	Record daily precipitation	94.5 mm (3.7 in)	67 of 100 (Major)
Cape Bruny Lighthouse	Australia	Record daily precipitation	41.8 mm (1.6 in)	66 of 100 (Major)
Rochester	United States	Record daily precipitation	86.9 mm (3.4 in)	63 of 100 (Major)
Bainbridge 2 E	United States	Record daily precipitation	55.9 mm (2.2 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Leavenworth	United States	Record daily precipitation	116.8 mm (4.6 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Hamburg	United States	Record daily precipitation	47.5 mm (1.9 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Indian Lake 2SW	United States	Record daily precipitation	76.2 mm (3.0 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Manchester	United States	Record daily precipitation	111.8 mm (4.4 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Peru	United States	Record daily precipitation	119.6 mm (4.7 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Woodstock	United States	Record daily precipitation	86.4 mm (3.4 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Hanover	United States	Record daily precipitation	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Cavendish	United States	Record daily precipitation	89.2 mm (3.5 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Kajabbi Kalkadoon Hotel	Australia	Record daily precipitation	37.4 mm (1.5 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Bolivar 1 NE	United States	Record daily precipitation	138.7 mm (5.5 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Chittenden	United States	Record daily precipitation	73.2 mm (2.9 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Union Village Dam	United States	Record daily precipitation	58.4 mm (2.3 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Selemdza	Russia	Record daily precipitation	51.4 mm (2.0 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Grafton	United States	Record daily precipitation	48.5 mm (1.9 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Watertown	United States	Record daily precipitation	55.4 mm (2.2 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Fessenden	United States	Record daily precipitation	75.7 mm (3.0 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Kodiak AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	95.3 mm (3.8 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Bradford	United States	Record daily precipitation	96.5 mm (3.8 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Battenville	United States	Record daily precipitation	69.3 mm (2.7 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Susquehanna	United States	Record daily precipitation	63.0 mm (2.5 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Chon-Arik	Kyrgyzstan	Record daily precipitation	42.5 mm (1.7 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Blackwater Dam	United States	Record daily precipitation	95.0 mm (3.7 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Lakeport 2	United States	Record daily precipitation	77.7 mm (3.1 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
New London Lock #22	United States	Record daily precipitation	73.7 mm (2.9 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
N Creek 5 SE	United States	Record daily precipitation	73.2 mm (2.9 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Mc Ville	United States	Record daily precipitation	59.7 mm (2.4 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Abag Qi	China	Record daily precipitation	40.3 mm (1.6 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Franklin Falls Dam	United States	Record daily precipitation	74.2 mm (2.9 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Highmarket 2W	United States	Record daily precipitation	61.5 mm (2.4 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Altomunster-Maisbrunn	Germany	Record daily precipitation	58.1 mm (2.3 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Searsburg STN	United States	Record daily precipitation	70.6 mm (2.8 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
South Newbury	United States	Record daily precipitation	51.8 mm (2.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Caruthersville	United States	Record daily precipitation	86.4 mm (3.4 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Nashua 2 NNW	United States	Record daily precipitation	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Salisbury 2 N	United States	Record daily precipitation	53.3 mm (2.1 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Kitoi Bay	United States	Record daily precipitation	34.8 mm (1.4 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Barra Mansa	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	64.1 mm (2.5 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Pointe Noire	Congo (Brazzaville)	Record high maximum temperature	31.8 C (89.2 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Keene	United States	Record daily precipitation	58.4 mm (2.3 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Canandaigua 3 S	United States	Record daily precipitation	49.8 mm (2.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Trenton Falls	United States	Record daily precipitation	67.3 mm (2.6 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Glenville	United States	Record high minimum temperature	22.2 C (72.0 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Fergana	Uzbekistan	Record low maximum temperature	19.6 C (67.3 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Bom Retiro	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	43.4 mm (1.7 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Taquarituba	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	58.8 mm (2.3 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Talas	Kyrgyzstan	Record daily precipitation	38.3 mm (1.5 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Smiths Basin	United States	Record daily precipitation	79.5 mm (3.1 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Whitingham 1 W	United States	Record daily precipitation	71.6 mm (2.8 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Bangalore	India	Record daily precipitation	40.9 mm (1.6 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Naryn	Kyrgyzstan	Record low maximum temperature	7.3 C (45.1 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
La Junta	Mexico	Record low minimum temperature	2.8 C (37.0 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Apizaco	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	43.9 mm (1.7 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Cedartown	United States	Record high minimum temperature	22.8 C (73.0 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
New Ulm 2 SE	United States	Record daily precipitation	63.5 mm (2.5 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Cornwall	United States	Record daily precipitation	35.1 mm (1.4 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)

Counts by Type and Timescale

946 records

Records set or tied on 23 June 1987 by type: Highest daily maximum 145, Lowest daily maximum 80, Highest daily minimum 244, Lowest daily minimum 134, Heaviest daily rainfall 343.

Records on 23 June 1987 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	145
Lowest daily maximum	80
Highest daily minimum	244
Lowest daily minimum	134
Heaviest daily rainfall	343
Heaviest daily snowfall	0
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 23 June 1987 by timescale: all-time 1, monthly 22, daily 923.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

726 broken records

Margins by which the 726 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 90.2. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

23 June 1987

Top 20 records on 23 June 1987 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
23 June 1987	Chelsea, US	daily rain	58.9 mm (2.3 in)	29.7 mm (1.2 in)	93 years	70 of 100 (Major)
23 June 1987	Tribes Hill, US	daily rain	94.5 mm (3.7 in)	55.6 mm (2.2 in)	64 years	67 of 100 (Major)
23 June 1987	Cape Bruny Lighthouse, AU	daily rain	41.8 mm (1.6 in)	20.2 mm (0.8 in)	78 years	66 of 100 (Major)
23 June 1987	Rochester, US	daily rain	86.9 mm (3.4 in)	55.1 mm (2.2 in)	57 years	63 of 100 (Major)
23 June 1987	Bainbridge 2 E, US	daily rain	55.9 mm (2.2 in)	31.5 mm (1.2 in)	72 years	61 of 100 (Major)
23 June 1987	Leavenworth, US	daily rain	116.8 mm (4.6 in)	61.2 mm (2.4 in)	37 years	60 of 100 (Major)
23 June 1987	Hamburg, US	daily rain	47.5 mm (1.9 in)	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	84 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
23 June 1987	Indian Lake 2SW, US	daily rain	76.2 mm (3.0 in)	49.3 mm (1.9 in)	36 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
23 June 1987	Manchester, US	daily rain	111.8 mm (4.4 in)	90.2 mm (3.6 in)	36 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
23 June 1987	Peru, US	monthly rain	119.6 mm (4.7 in)	53.6 mm (2.1 in)	13 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
23 June 1987	Woodstock, US	daily rain	86.4 mm (3.4 in)	61.8 mm (2.4 in)	32 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
23 June 1987	Hanover, US	daily rain	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	16.7 mm (0.7 in)	99 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
23 June 1987	Cavendish, US	daily rain	89.2 mm (3.5 in)	56.9 mm (2.2 in)	32 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
23 June 1987	Kajabbi Kalkadoon Hotel, AU	daily rain	37.4 mm (1.5 in)	37.4 mm (1.5 in)	44 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
23 June 1987	Bolivar 1 NE, US	monthly rain	138.7 mm (5.5 in)	27.4 mm (1.1 in)	58 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
23 June 1987	Chittenden, US	daily rain	73.2 mm (2.9 in)	36.1 mm (1.4 in)	32 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
23 June 1987	Union Village Dam, US	daily rain	58.4 mm (2.3 in)	37.1 mm (1.5 in)	32 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
23 June 1987	Selemdza, RU	daily rain	51.4 mm (2.0 in)	34.1 mm (1.3 in)	20 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
23 June 1987	Grafton, US	daily rain	48.5 mm (1.9 in)	18.0 mm (0.7 in)	80 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
23 June 1987	Watertown, US	daily rain	55.4 mm (2.2 in)	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	36 years	51 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

1805 to 1987

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1805 to 1987. 1987 had 946 records.

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

Records on 06-23 in each year
Year	Records
1805	1
1806	1
1821	2
1822	1
1824	1
1834	1
1843	1
1849	2
1850	1
1853	2
1858	1
1861	2
1862	1
1868	1
1869	3
1874	3
1876	1
1877	1
1879	3
1880	1
1881	1
1884	1
1885	5
1886	4
1887	3
1888	4
1889	4
1890	1
1892	9
1893	2
1894	4
1895	4
1896	2
1898	2
1899	4
1900	2
1901	5
1902	10
1903	22
1904	10
1905	16
1906	14
1907	20
1908	20
1909	29
1910	30
1911	23
1912	38
1913	28
1914	31
1915	127
1916	14
1917	22
1918	92
1919	42
1920	76
1921	72
1922	25
1923	143
1924	86
1925	162
1926	336
1927	104
1928	155
1929	182
1930	408
1931	331
1932	208
1933	605
1934	367
1935	231
1936	627
1937	479
1938	266
1939	218
1940	365
1941	295
1942	475
1943	260
1944	427
1945	394
1946	348
1947	648
1948	567
1949	424
1950	812
1951	443
1952	538
1953	657
1954	486
1955	369
1956	533
1957	514
1958	630
1959	427
1960	452
1961	453
1962	285
1963	546
1964	434
1965	391
1966	426
1967	708
1968	356
1969	969
1970	484
1971	270
1972	1,522
1973	520
1974	625
1975	681
1976	668
1977	480
1978	509
1979	550
1980	633
1981	846
1982	602
1983	968
1984	654
1985	552
1986	628
1987	946
1988	1,751
1989	1,039
1990	639
1991	904
1992	1,675
1993	922
1994	956
1995	891
1996	1,342
1997	777
1998	1,589
1999	904
2000	636
2001	808
2002	1,079
2003	1,335
2004	970
2005	1,070
2006	810
2007	802
2008	533
2009	1,077
2010	966
2011	989
2012	793
2013	525
2014	382
2015	642
2016	1,203
2017	1,012
2018	493
2019	1,174
2020	716
2021	950
2022	661
2023	942
2024	959
2025	1,414
2026	894

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Data for records on 1987-06-23: 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 20	645
20 to 40	66
40 to 60	11
60 to 80	2
80 to 100	2