Weather Records on 3 July 1987

706 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 3 July 1987. Highest significance: Cimbaj, UZ.

Key Facts for 3 July 1987

On 3 July 1987, 706 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
261 were record highs and 185 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 1 were all-time records, 37 monthly and 668 daily.
Cimbaj set a monthly record daily precipitation of 26.2 mm (1.0 in) on 3 July 1987.
Across 162 earlier years (1793 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 432 records.

Record Map

706 stations

706 station records on 3 July 1987 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 3 July 1987: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Cimbaj	Uzbekistan	Record daily precipitation	26.2 mm (1.0 in)	65 of 100 (Major)
Belgrade (Observatory)	Serbia	Record daily precipitation	63.0 mm (2.5 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Hightstown 2 W	United States	Record daily precipitation	101.1 mm (4.0 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Parkfield	Australia	Record daily precipitation	42.0 mm (1.7 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Franklinville	United States	Record daily precipitation	54.1 mm (2.1 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Fazenda Belem	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	103.5 mm (4.1 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Salgado	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	77.7 mm (3.1 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Lerik	Azerbaijan	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Tiraspol	Moldova	Record daily precipitation	68.5 mm (2.7 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Gyoytapa	Azerbaijan	Record daily precipitation	28.5 mm (1.1 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Ixcamilpa (Cfe)	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	66.3 mm (2.6 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Uman	Ukraine	Record high minimum temperature	20.2 C (68.4 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Linesville 1 S	United States	Record daily precipitation	38.9 mm (1.5 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Hagansport	United States	Record daily precipitation	54.6 mm (2.1 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Sulphur Springs	United States	Record low maximum temperature	26.7 C (80.1 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Propria	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	91.5 mm (3.6 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Luna Rs	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-1.7 C (28.9 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Eufaula 6 SSW	United States	Record daily precipitation	58.4 mm (2.3 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Pilot Point Isl du Boi	United States	Record daily precipitation	63.5 mm (2.5 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Uruapan (Smn)	Mexico	Record high minimum temperature	18.9 C (66.0 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Springerville	United States	Record low minimum temperature	1.1 C (34.0 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Saluda	United States	Record daily precipitation	41.4 mm (1.6 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Bombana (Cfe)	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	95.0 mm (3.7 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Silverton	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-5.0 C (23.0 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Allegany Sp	United States	Record daily precipitation	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Ithaca Cornell UNIV	United States	Record daily precipitation	34.0 mm (1.3 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Decatur	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Buckingham	United States	Record daily precipitation	64.3 mm (2.5 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Chase City	United States	Record daily precipitation	91.4 mm (3.6 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Grapevine Dam	United States	Record low minimum temperature	18.3 C (64.9 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Irapuato	Mexico	Record low minimum temperature	10.6 C (51.1 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Gainesville	United States	Record daily precipitation	46.5 mm (1.8 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Aztec Ruins Nm	United States	Record low minimum temperature	5.0 C (41.0 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Idabel	United States	Record low maximum temperature	24.4 C (75.9 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Lavon Dam	United States	Record daily precipitation	55.9 mm (2.2 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Mayaguez City	Puerto Rico [United States]	Record daily precipitation	62.5 mm (2.5 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Alpharetta 4 SSW	United States	Record daily precipitation	60.2 mm (2.4 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Hanover	United States	Record low maximum temperature	16.7 C (62.1 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Jefferson 3SE	United States	Record daily precipitation	66.3 mm (2.6 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Selinsgrove 2 S	United States	Record daily precipitation	42.4 mm (1.7 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Conway	United States	Record high minimum temperature	25.0 C (77.0 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Bowie	United States	Record daily precipitation	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Cacequi	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	70.4 mm (2.8 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Kirov	Russia	Record daily precipitation	45.6 mm (1.8 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Rockville 1 NE	United States	Record high minimum temperature	22.8 C (73.0 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Freehold-Marlboro	United States	Record daily precipitation	58.9 mm (2.3 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Randwick Racecourse	Australia	Record daily precipitation	61.0 mm (2.4 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Debrecen Airport	Hungary	Record high minimum temperature	19.6 C (67.3 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Tomatlan	Mexico	Record high minimum temperature	27.8 C (82.0 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Cleveland	United States	Record daily precipitation	49.0 mm (1.9 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Dillon	United States	Record high minimum temperature	25.0 C (77.0 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Salmon Gums Res.STN.	Australia	Record high maximum temperature	22.3 C (72.1 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Jimma	Ethiopia	Record daily precipitation	52.9 mm (2.1 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Bainbridge 2 E	United States	Record daily precipitation	28.4 mm (1.1 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Lenoir	United States	Record high minimum temperature	22.2 C (72.0 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Statesville 2 NNE	United States	Record high minimum temperature	22.8 C (73.0 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Edgefield 3 NNE	United States	Record daily precipitation	45.0 mm (1.8 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Forestburg 5 S	United States	Record daily precipitation	40.9 mm (1.6 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Greenville Kgvl Radio	United States	Record low maximum temperature	25.6 C (78.1 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Little Bay (the Coast Golf Clu	Australia	Record daily precipitation	51.8 mm (2.0 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

706 records

Records set or tied on 3 July 1987 by type: Highest daily maximum 79, Lowest daily maximum 98, Highest daily minimum 182, Lowest daily minimum 87, Heaviest daily rainfall 260.

Records on 3 July 1987 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	79
Lowest daily maximum	98
Highest daily minimum	182
Lowest daily minimum	87
Heaviest daily rainfall	260
Heaviest daily snowfall	0
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 3 July 1987 by timescale: all-time 1, monthly 37, daily 668.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

537 broken records

Margins by which the 537 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 75.7. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

3 July 1987

Top 20 records on 3 July 1987 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
3 July 1987	Cimbaj, UZ	monthly rain	26.2 mm (1.0 in)	10.6 mm (0.4 in)	46 years	65 of 100 (Major)
3 July 1987	Belgrade (Observatory), RS	daily rain	63.0 mm (2.5 in)	37.9 mm (1.5 in)	48 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
3 July 1987	Hightstown 2 W, US	daily rain	101.1 mm (4.0 in)	55.9 mm (2.2 in)	45 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
3 July 1987	Parkfield, AU	daily rain	42.0 mm (1.7 in)	23.5 mm (0.9 in)	72 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
3 July 1987	Franklinville, US	daily rain	54.1 mm (2.1 in)	28.2 mm (1.1 in)	46 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
3 July 1987	Fazenda Belem, BR	daily rain	103.5 mm (4.1 in)	75.7 mm (3.0 in)	10 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
3 July 1987	Salgado, BR	daily rain	77.7 mm (3.1 in)	52.7 mm (2.1 in)	10 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
3 July 1987	Lerik, AZ	daily rain	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	25.5 mm (1.0 in)	2 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
3 July 1987	Tiraspol, MD	daily rain	68.5 mm (2.7 in)	46.8 mm (1.8 in)	2 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
3 July 1987	Gyoytapa, AZ	daily rain	28.5 mm (1.1 in)	20.4 mm (0.8 in)	18 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
3 July 1987	Ixcamilpa (Cfe), MX	daily rain	66.3 mm (2.6 in)	39.1 mm (1.5 in)	25 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
3 July 1987	Uman, UA	daily high min	20.2 C (68.4 F)	1.6 C (2.9 F)	95 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
3 July 1987	Linesville 1 S, US	daily rain	38.9 mm (1.5 in)	23.9 mm (0.9 in)	53 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
3 July 1987	Hagansport, US	daily rain	54.6 mm (2.1 in)	26.2 mm (1.0 in)	73 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
3 July 1987	Sulphur Springs, US	daily low max	26.7 C (80.1 F)	3.3 C (5.9 F)	80 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
3 July 1987	Propria, BR	monthly rain	91.5 mm (3.6 in)	9.5 mm (0.37 in)	38 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
3 July 1987	Luna Rs, US	monthly low min	-1.7 C (28.9 F)	0.6 C (1.1 F)	71 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
3 July 1987	Eufaula 6 SSW, US	daily rain	58.4 mm (2.3 in)	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	56 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
3 July 1987	Pilot Point Isl du Boi, US	daily rain	63.5 mm (2.5 in)	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	54 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
3 July 1987	Uruapan (Smn), MX	monthly high min	18.9 C (66.0 F)	1.1 C (2.0 F)	61 years	40 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 706 records.

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

Records on 07-03 in each year
Year	Records
1793	2
1806	1
1812	1
1816	1
1825	1
1827	1
1836	1
1839	1
1844	1
1845	1
1855	1
1856	2
1857	3
1858	2
1863	1
1864	2
1870	3
1871	2
1872	2
1874	5
1876	1
1878	3
1879	2
1883	1
1885	1
1886	1
1888	1
1890	1
1891	3
1892	3
1894	4
1895	2
1896	1
1897	3
1898	5
1899	3
1900	5
1901	1
1902	6
1903	6
1904	21
1905	19
1906	12
1907	38
1908	18
1909	30
1910	17
1911	61
1912	36
1913	16
1914	55
1915	29
1916	28
1917	67
1918	55
1919	27
1920	179
1921	68
1922	73
1923	244
1924	290
1925	136
1926	140
1927	281
1928	84
1929	315
1930	581
1931	450
1932	326
1933	467
1934	396
1935	275
1936	523
1937	266
1938	294
1939	250
1940	383
1941	395
1942	428
1943	404
1944	498
1945	203
1946	243
1947	466
1948	242
1949	572
1950	479
1951	355
1952	346
1953	584
1954	384
1955	447
1956	528
1957	589
1958	414
1959	240
1960	717
1961	491
1962	547
1963	424
1964	896
1965	370
1966	780
1967	801
1968	729
1969	555
1970	605
1971	472
1972	986
1973	666
1974	685
1975	678
1976	888
1977	362
1978	1,268
1979	738
1980	959
1981	685
1982	913
1983	861
1984	738
1985	766
1986	1,183
1987	706
1988	1,100
1989	962
1990	1,197
1991	993
1992	1,371
1993	804
1994	950
1995	1,024
1996	872
1997	1,071
1998	862
1999	1,228
2000	667
2001	1,222
2002	1,251
2003	775
2004	767
2005	735
2006	943
2007	977
2008	839
2009	1,030
2010	1,310
2011	979
2012	933
2013	1,166
2014	661
2015	1,216
2016	785
2017	451
2018	923
2019	495
2020	378
2021	873
2022	737
2023	595
2024	670
2025	865
2026	1,036

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Data for records on 1987-07-03: 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 10	407
10 to 20	71
20 to 30	33
30 to 40	18
40 to 50	3
50 to 60	4
60 to 70	0
70 to 80	1