Weather Records on 4 July 1987

611 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 4 July 1987. Highest significance: Oneonta, US.

Key Facts for 4 July 1987

On 4 July 1987, 611 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
260 were record highs and 165 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 17 monthly and 594 daily.
Oneonta set a monthly record daily precipitation of 218.4 mm (8.6 in) on 4 July 1987.
Across 163 earlier years (1806 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 421 records.

Record Map

611 stations

611 station records on 4 July 1987 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 4 July 1987: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Oneonta	United States	Record daily precipitation	218.4 mm (8.6 in)	63 of 100 (Major)
Pratt 3NW	United States	Record daily precipitation	93.0 mm (3.7 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Bolgrad	Ukraine	Record daily precipitation	49.1 mm (1.9 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Walhalla	United States	Record daily precipitation	84.8 mm (3.3 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Izucar de Matamoros (Dge)	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	79.5 mm (3.1 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Cimarron	United States	Record daily precipitation	82.8 mm (3.3 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Branchville 6 SW	United States	Record daily precipitation	110.2 mm (4.3 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Lake Alfred Exp STN	United States	Record daily precipitation	88.1 mm (3.5 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Hampton 1S	United States	Record daily precipitation	91.4 mm (3.6 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Uzur	Russia	Record daily precipitation	39.9 mm (1.6 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Elgin	United States	Record daily precipitation	53.1 mm (2.1 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Luroy	Norway	Record daily precipitation	80.5 mm (3.2 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Sarapul	Russia	Record daily precipitation	42.5 mm (1.7 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Low Head (Comparison)	Australia	Record high maximum temperature	16.0 C (60.8 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Saint Francis	United States	Record daily precipitation	42.9 mm (1.7 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Cedartown	United States	Record daily precipitation	46.0 mm (1.8 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Telchaquillo	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	49.8 mm (2.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Framingham	United States	Record low maximum temperature	20.0 C (68.0 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Loup City	United States	Record daily precipitation	53.3 mm (2.1 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Chester 1 SE	United States	Record daily precipitation	55.9 mm (2.2 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Tanana AP	United States	Record high minimum temperature	18.3 C (64.9 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Gardiner	United States	Record low maximum temperature	15.0 C (59.0 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Rockville 1 NE	United States	Record high minimum temperature	23.9 C (75.0 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Bellingham Intl AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	25.1 mm (1.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Huichapan	Mexico	Record low maximum temperature	15.0 C (59.0 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Ft Lauderdale	United States	Record high minimum temperature	27.2 C (81.0 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Madison	United States	Record low maximum temperature	15.6 C (60.1 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Old Forge	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.0 mm (2.0 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Tillabery	Niger	Record low minimum temperature	16.8 C (62.2 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Rantoul	United States	Record low maximum temperature	22.8 C (73.0 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Elkader	United States	Record daily precipitation	41.9 mm (1.6 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Towson	United States	Record low minimum temperature	10.6 C (51.1 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Nova Palmira	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	47.3 mm (1.9 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Saint Bernard	United States	Record daily precipitation	54.9 mm (2.2 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Minneota	United States	Record daily precipitation	67.1 mm (2.6 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Tularosa	United States	Record high minimum temperature	23.9 C (75.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Blowing Rock 1NW	United States	Record daily precipitation	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Rosman	United States	Record daily precipitation	40.9 mm (1.6 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Kanalohuluhulu 1075	United States	Record low maximum temperature	16.7 C (62.1 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Montenegro	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	46.2 mm (1.8 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Uruapan (Smn)	Mexico	Record high minimum temperature	17.8 C (64.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Kolyvan	Russia	Record daily precipitation	25.2 mm (1.0 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Mogoca	Russia	Record low minimum temperature	1.2 C (34.2 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Albion	United States	Record daily precipitation	32.3 mm (1.3 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Big Moose 3 SE	United States	Record daily precipitation	42.2 mm (1.7 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
South West Rocks (Smoky Cape L	Australia	Record daily precipitation	67.0 mm (2.6 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Jacksonville	United States	Record daily precipitation	51.1 mm (2.0 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Moorhead	United States	Record daily precipitation	93.0 mm (3.7 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Lenoir	United States	Record high minimum temperature	21.1 C (70.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Chisos Basin	United States	Record high minimum temperature	24.4 C (75.9 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Manley Hot Springs	United States	Record high minimum temperature	16.7 C (62.1 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Valentine Nwr	United States	Record daily precipitation	60.5 mm (2.4 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Berlin	United States	Record low maximum temperature	16.1 C (61.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Givhans Ferry 2 ESE	United States	Record daily precipitation	45.2 mm (1.8 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Elizabethton	United States	Record daily precipitation	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Flatonia 4SE	United States	Record high minimum temperature	25.0 C (77.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Jacksonville Beach	United States	Record daily precipitation	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Norcatur 3WSW	United States	Record daily precipitation	44.7 mm (1.8 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Winona	United States	Record daily precipitation	44.5 mm (1.8 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Ripley	United States	Record daily precipitation	48.8 mm (1.9 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

611 records

Records set or tied on 4 July 1987 by type: Highest daily maximum 79, Lowest daily maximum 68, Highest daily minimum 181, Lowest daily minimum 97, Heaviest daily rainfall 186.

Records on 4 July 1987 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	79
Lowest daily maximum	68
Highest daily minimum	181
Lowest daily minimum	97
Heaviest daily rainfall	186
Heaviest daily snowfall	0
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 4 July 1987 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 17, daily 594.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

424 broken records

Margins by which the 424 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 92.4. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

4 July 1987

Top 20 records on 4 July 1987 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
4 July 1987	Oneonta, US	monthly rain	218.4 mm (8.6 in)	92.4 mm (3.6 in)	15 years	63 of 100 (Major)
4 July 1987	Pratt 3NW, US	daily rain	93.0 mm (3.7 in)	60.0 mm (2.4 in)	26 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
4 July 1987	Bolgrad, UA	daily rain	49.1 mm (1.9 in)	33.6 mm (1.3 in)	41 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
4 July 1987	Walhalla, US	daily rain	84.8 mm (3.3 in)	41.6 mm (1.6 in)	64 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
4 July 1987	Izucar de Matamoros (Dge), MX	daily rain	79.5 mm (3.1 in)	50.5 mm (2.0 in)	28 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
4 July 1987	Cimarron, US	daily rain	82.8 mm (3.3 in)	57.9 mm (2.3 in)	21 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
4 July 1987	Branchville 6 SW, US	daily rain	110.2 mm (4.3 in)	80.2 mm (3.2 in)	16 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
4 July 1987	Lake Alfred Exp STN, US	daily rain	88.1 mm (3.5 in)	54.6 mm (2.1 in)	2 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
4 July 1987	Hampton 1S, US	daily rain	91.4 mm (3.6 in)	63.0 mm (2.5 in)	18 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
4 July 1987	Uzur, RU	daily rain	39.9 mm (1.6 in)	24.7 mm (1.0 in)	32 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
4 July 1987	Elgin, US	daily rain	53.1 mm (2.1 in)	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	56 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
4 July 1987	Luroy, NO	daily rain	80.5 mm (3.2 in)	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	20 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
4 July 1987	Sarapul, RU	daily rain	42.5 mm (1.7 in)	13.4 mm (0.5 in)	56 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
4 July 1987	Low Head (Comparison), AU	daily high max	16.0 C (60.8 F)	1.1 C (2.0 F)	84 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
4 July 1987	Saint Francis, US	daily rain	42.9 mm (1.7 in)	15.0 mm (0.6 in)	64 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
4 July 1987	Cedartown, US	daily rain	46.0 mm (1.8 in)	6.6 mm (0.26 in)	89 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
4 July 1987	Telchaquillo, MX	daily rain	49.8 mm (2.0 in)	38.9 mm (1.5 in)	32 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
4 July 1987	Framingham, US	daily low max	20.0 C (68.0 F)	0.6 C (1.1 F)	90 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
4 July 1987	Loup City, US	daily rain	53.3 mm (2.1 in)	17.7 mm (0.7 in)	56 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
4 July 1987	Chester 1 SE, US	daily rain	55.9 mm (2.2 in)	28.2 mm (1.1 in)	46 years	37 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

1806 to 1987

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1806 to 1987. 1987 had 611 records.

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

Records on 07-04 in each year
Year	Records
1806	1
1815	2
1827	1
1828	1
1836	1
1837	1
1838	1
1839	2
1845	1
1850	1
1852	1
1856	2
1858	2
1859	1
1860	1
1863	1
1867	1
1868	1
1873	1
1874	2
1875	1
1877	1
1878	1
1879	1
1883	2
1887	1
1889	1
1890	3
1891	1
1892	1
1893	2
1894	3
1895	1
1896	2
1897	3
1898	6
1899	4
1900	10
1901	5
1902	8
1903	7
1904	12
1905	6
1906	15
1907	26
1908	14
1909	20
1910	33
1911	62
1912	28
1913	25
1914	48
1915	36
1916	25
1917	107
1918	72
1919	49
1920	105
1921	50
1922	61
1923	59
1924	230
1925	137
1926	139
1927	290
1928	150
1929	255
1930	276
1931	479
1932	635
1933	459
1934	521
1935	319
1936	1,189
1937	341
1938	353
1939	389
1940	504
1941	409
1942	495
1943	348
1944	553
1945	151
1946	288
1947	258
1948	293
1949	474
1950	335
1951	388
1952	285
1953	431
1954	291
1955	433
1956	381
1957	449
1958	517
1959	280
1960	562
1961	525
1962	619
1963	417
1964	383
1965	258
1966	473
1967	935
1968	668
1969	746
1970	675
1971	385
1972	1,195
1973	656
1974	546
1975	879
1976	785
1977	593
1978	1,020
1979	604
1980	674
1981	850
1982	858
1983	942
1984	851
1985	729
1986	1,129
1987	611
1988	1,158
1989	981
1990	871
1991	872
1992	1,023
1993	1,053
1994	1,131
1995	1,128
1996	1,014
1997	1,251
1998	925
1999	1,632
2000	891
2001	1,120
2002	1,152
2003	617
2004	668
2005	834
2006	924
2007	1,052
2008	764
2009	845
2010	1,124
2011	777
2012	1,205
2013	866
2014	456
2015	1,384
2016	919
2017	496
2018	653
2019	528
2020	365
2021	789
2022	700
2023	627
2024	765
2025	737
2026	717

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Data for records on 1987-07-04: 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	391
20 to 40	23
40 to 60	6
60 to 80	2
80 to 100	2