Weather Records on 24 June 1987

805 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 24 June 1987. Highest significance: Nairne, AU.

Key Facts for 24 June 1987

On 24 June 1987, 805 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
327 were record highs and 187 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 1 were all-time records, 25 monthly and 779 daily.
Nairne set a daily record precipitation of 49.6 mm (2.0 in) on 24 June 1987.
Across 167 earlier years (1793 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 410 records.

Record Map

805 stations

805 station records on 24 June 1987 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 24 June 1987: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Nairne	Australia	Record daily precipitation	49.6 mm (2.0 in)	71 of 100 (Major)
Strathalbyn	Australia	Record daily precipitation	39.8 mm (1.6 in)	71 of 100 (Major)
Meadows	Australia	Record daily precipitation	81.2 mm (3.2 in)	70 of 100 (Major)
Birdwood	Australia	Record daily precipitation	45.2 mm (1.8 in)	67 of 100 (Major)
Finniss	Australia	Record daily precipitation	38.4 mm (1.5 in)	63 of 100 (Major)
Meleuz	Russia	Record daily precipitation	77.0 mm (3.0 in)	62 of 100 (Major)
Cudlee Creek (Millbrook)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	51.8 mm (2.0 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Port Elliot Caravan Park	Australia	Record daily precipitation	27.0 mm (1.1 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Echunga Golf Course	Australia	Record daily precipitation	54.0 mm (2.1 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Victor Harbor Comparison	Australia	Record daily precipitation	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Lobethal	Australia	Record daily precipitation	65.0 mm (2.6 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Hahndorf	Australia	Record daily precipitation	72.8 mm (2.9 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Hawkestone, Howick	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	65.0 mm (2.6 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Williamstown	Australia	Record daily precipitation	39.6 mm (1.6 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Conargo (Willurah)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Mount Compass	Australia	Record daily precipitation	55.0 mm (2.2 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Yankalilla	Australia	Record daily precipitation	45.2 mm (1.8 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Adelaide (Tea Tree Gully Counc	Australia	Record daily precipitation	36.6 mm (1.4 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Harrogate	Australia	Record daily precipitation	36.0 mm (1.4 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Fazenda Mendes	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	28.2 mm (1.1 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
St Kitts	Australia	Record daily precipitation	28.0 mm (1.1 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
La Junta	Mexico	Record low minimum temperature	0.6 C (33.1 F)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Adelaide (Glenside)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	34.6 mm (1.4 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Ashton Co-Op	Australia	Record daily precipitation	65.3 mm (2.6 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Kaluga	Russia	Record daily precipitation	49.5 mm (1.9 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Macclesfield	Australia	Record daily precipitation	57.0 mm (2.2 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Parawa (Sharon)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	63.0 mm (2.5 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Haleakala Rch 432	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Belair (State Flora Nursery)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	48.0 mm (1.9 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Mount Barker	Australia	Record daily precipitation	54.8 mm (2.2 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Kilagarden	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	32.2 mm (1.3 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Cape Willoughby	Australia	Record daily precipitation	34.8 mm (1.4 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Normanville	Australia	Record daily precipitation	30.8 mm (1.2 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Kersbrook (Mabenjo)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	47.5 mm (1.9 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Yankalilla (Inman Valley)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	55.4 mm (2.2 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Victor Harbor (Rivington Grang	Australia	Record daily precipitation	59.6 mm (2.3 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Woodside	Australia	Record daily precipitation	49.4 mm (1.9 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Brookhaven City	United States	Record low minimum temperature	13.3 C (55.9 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
E Stroudsburg	United States	Record high minimum temperature	22.2 C (72.0 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Clarksville 2NE	United States	Record daily precipitation	39.9 mm (1.6 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Longwood	Australia	Record daily precipitation	78.2 mm (3.1 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Adelaide (Waite Institute)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	33.4 mm (1.3 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Mount Pleasant	Australia	Record daily precipitation	33.4 mm (1.3 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Benton	United States	Record daily precipitation	53.3 mm (2.1 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Bridgewater	Australia	Record daily precipitation	76.0 mm (3.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Clarendon	Australia	Record daily precipitation	42.0 mm (1.7 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Second Valley (Poolamacca)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	28.6 mm (1.1 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Manistique Wwtp	United States	Record high minimum temperature	17.2 C (63.0 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Charters Towers Post Office	Australia	Record high minimum temperature	17.9 C (64.2 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Vega de Alatorre	Mexico	Record low minimum temperature	13.9 C (57.0 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Torntorp	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Snake Rvr	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-3.9 C (25.0 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Greenock	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.8 mm (1.0 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Blenheim Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Balbay	Kyrgyzstan	Record daily precipitation	25.0 mm (1.0 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Atzalan	Mexico	Record high minimum temperature	17.8 C (64.0 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Cherdyn'	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	19.3 C (66.7 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Ft Bidwell	United States	Record high minimum temperature	17.2 C (63.0 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Perryton 11 WNW	United States	Record daily precipitation	82.6 mm (3.3 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Uraidla	Australia	Record daily precipitation	61.2 mm (2.4 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

805 records

Records set or tied on 24 June 1987 by type: Highest daily maximum 145, Lowest daily maximum 89, Highest daily minimum 182, Lowest daily minimum 98, Heaviest daily rainfall 291.

Records on 24 June 1987 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	145
Lowest daily maximum	89
Highest daily minimum	182
Lowest daily minimum	98
Heaviest daily rainfall	291
Heaviest daily snowfall	0
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 24 June 1987 by timescale: all-time 1, monthly 25, daily 779.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

637 broken records

Margins by which the 637 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 42.9. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

24 June 1987

Top 20 records on 24 June 1987 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
24 June 1987	Nairne, AU	daily rain	49.6 mm (2.0 in)	30.3 mm (1.2 in)	70 years	71 of 100 (Major)
24 June 1987	Strathalbyn, AU	daily rain	39.8 mm (1.6 in)	20.5 mm (0.8 in)	70 years	71 of 100 (Major)
24 June 1987	Meadows, AU	daily rain	81.2 mm (3.2 in)	36.7 mm (1.4 in)	70 years	70 of 100 (Major)
24 June 1987	Birdwood, AU	daily rain	45.2 mm (1.8 in)	24.4 mm (1.0 in)	99 years	67 of 100 (Major)
24 June 1987	Finniss, AU	daily rain	38.4 mm (1.5 in)	18.1 mm (0.7 in)	70 years	63 of 100 (Major)
24 June 1987	Meleuz, RU	monthly rain	77.0 mm (3.0 in)	41.5 mm (1.6 in)	26 years	62 of 100 (Major)
24 June 1987	Cudlee Creek (Millbrook), AU	daily rain	51.8 mm (2.0 in)	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	70 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
24 June 1987	Port Elliot Caravan Park, AU	daily rain	27.0 mm (1.1 in)	14.6 mm (0.6 in)	53 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
24 June 1987	Echunga Golf Course, AU	daily rain	54.0 mm (2.1 in)	20.5 mm (0.8 in)	70 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
24 June 1987	Victor Harbor Comparison, AU	daily rain	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	17.0 mm (0.7 in)	52 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
24 June 1987	Lobethal, AU	daily rain	65.0 mm (2.6 in)	25.6 mm (1.0 in)	70 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
24 June 1987	Hahndorf, AU	monthly rain	72.8 mm (2.9 in)	4.2 mm (0.17 in)	97 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
24 June 1987	Hawkestone, Howick, ZA	monthly rain	65.0 mm (2.6 in)	20.8 mm (0.8 in)	47 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
24 June 1987	Williamstown, AU	daily rain	39.6 mm (1.6 in)	15.7 mm (0.6 in)	86 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
24 June 1987	Conargo (Willurah), AU	daily rain	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	10.4 mm (0.4 in)	86 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
24 June 1987	Mount Compass, AU	daily rain	55.0 mm (2.2 in)	28.1 mm (1.1 in)	48 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
24 June 1987	Yankalilla, AU	daily rain	45.2 mm (1.8 in)	16.0 mm (0.6 in)	70 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
24 June 1987	Adelaide (Tea Tree Gully Counc, AU	daily rain	36.6 mm (1.4 in)	19.8 mm (0.8 in)	54 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
24 June 1987	Harrogate, AU	daily rain	36.0 mm (1.4 in)	9.3 mm (0.37 in)	86 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
24 June 1987	Fazenda Mendes, BR	daily rain	28.2 mm (1.1 in)	25.8 mm (1.0 in)	16 years	48 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

1793 to 1987

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1793 to 1987. 1987 had 805 records.

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

Records on 06-24 in each year
Year	Records
1793	1
1798	1
1799	1
1803	1
1806	2
1813	1
1821	1
1822	1
1836	1
1845	1
1846	1
1849	2
1850	1
1854	1
1855	2
1856	2
1862	1
1863	1
1867	1
1869	1
1870	2
1873	1
1875	2
1877	1
1878	1
1880	1
1881	1
1882	1
1885	1
1886	1
1887	1
1888	5
1889	4
1892	11
1893	7
1894	4
1895	4
1896	1
1897	5
1898	2
1899	1
1900	4
1901	4
1902	10
1903	17
1904	10
1905	13
1906	13
1907	28
1908	25
1909	52
1910	21
1911	24
1912	141
1913	36
1914	50
1915	57
1916	57
1917	24
1918	56
1919	32
1920	31
1921	33
1922	46
1923	262
1924	119
1925	220
1926	219
1927	155
1928	275
1929	299
1930	366
1931	668
1932	351
1933	482
1934	390
1935	279
1936	897
1937	473
1938	388
1939	296
1940	534
1941	361
1942	373
1943	293
1944	394
1945	352
1946	384
1947	432
1948	398
1949	360
1950	681
1951	452
1952	798
1953	422
1954	439
1955	327
1956	603
1957	706
1958	583
1959	369
1960	320
1961	603
1962	260
1963	433
1964	365
1965	443
1966	490
1967	613
1968	500
1969	992
1970	536
1971	557
1972	1,204
1973	400
1974	922
1975	798
1976	840
1977	508
1978	582
1979	830
1980	655
1981	767
1982	615
1983	913
1984	732
1985	797
1986	672
1987	805
1988	1,646
1989	733
1990	689
1991	935
1992	1,104
1993	1,054
1994	1,019
1995	751
1996	1,019
1997	854
1998	1,127
1999	815
2000	605
2001	684
2002	864
2003	1,199
2004	946
2005	1,322
2006	789
2007	779
2008	533
2009	935
2010	1,102
2011	845
2012	991
2013	667
2014	460
2015	583
2016	1,245
2017	1,139
2018	459
2019	889
2020	609
2021	929
2022	650
2023	682
2024	784
2025	1,508
2026	927

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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).

Histogram of margins by which records were beaten on 24 June 1987
Margin	Records
0 to 10	559
10 to 20	53
20 to 30	16
30 to 40	7
40 to 50	2