Weather Records on 5 July 1987

665 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 5 July 1987. Highest significance: Republic, US.

Key Facts for 5 July 1987

On 5 July 1987, 665 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
286 were record highs and 155 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 2 were all-time records, 30 monthly and 633 daily.
Republic set a daily record precipitation of 32.3 mm (1.3 in) on 5 July 1987.
Across 170 earlier years (1796 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 419 records.

Record Map

665 stations

665 station records on 5 July 1987 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 5 July 1987: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Republic	United States	Record daily precipitation	32.3 mm (1.3 in)	65 of 100 (Major)
Greenville	United States	Record daily precipitation	75.2 mm (3.0 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Tyler	United States	Record daily precipitation	65.3 mm (2.6 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Dzhusaly	Kazakhstan	Record daily precipitation	31.2 mm (1.2 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Du Quoin 4 SE	United States	Record daily precipitation	87.1 mm (3.4 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Black Rock	United States	Record daily precipitation	75.4 mm (3.0 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Hafslo	Norway	Record daily precipitation	25.9 mm (1.0 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Quincy Mem Brg	United States	Record daily precipitation	71.4 mm (2.8 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Primghar	United States	Record daily precipitation	68.8 mm (2.7 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Clearbrook	United States	Record daily precipitation	28.4 mm (1.1 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Sogndal - Selseng	Norway	Record daily precipitation	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Cagil	Turkmenistan	Record daily precipitation	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Milan	United States	Record daily precipitation	64.3 mm (2.5 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Botnen I Forde	Norway	Record daily precipitation	47.5 mm (1.9 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Menno	United States	Record daily precipitation	64.5 mm (2.5 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Victor 4 N	United States	Record daily precipitation	44.2 mm (1.7 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Uhta	Russia	Record daily precipitation	40.7 mm (1.6 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Silverton	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-5.6 C (21.9 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Hendersonville 1 NE	United States	Record daily precipitation	95.3 mm (3.8 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Janaul	Russia	Record daily precipitation	64.7 mm (2.5 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Vinita 2 N	United States	Record daily precipitation	39.4 mm (1.6 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Milbank 4 NW	United States	Record daily precipitation	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Rossvatn - Heggmo	Norway	Record daily precipitation	31.3 mm (1.2 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Visby_Flygplats	Sweden	Record low minimum temperature	5.6 C (42.1 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Lavik	Norway	Record daily precipitation	50.1 mm (2.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Hutsonville	United States	Record daily precipitation	63.5 mm (2.5 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Sanborn	United States	Record daily precipitation	58.4 mm (2.3 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Lenoir	United States	Record high minimum temperature	21.7 C (71.1 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Bowling Green Warren Co AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	61.5 mm (2.4 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Nueva Esperanza	Mexico	Record high minimum temperature	25.6 C (78.1 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Versailles	United States	Record daily precipitation	41.9 mm (1.6 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Blaine	United States	Record low maximum temperature	15.6 C (60.1 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Port Townsend	United States	Record low maximum temperature	13.9 C (57.0 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Covington	United States	Record daily precipitation	58.4 mm (2.3 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Manley Hot Springs	United States	Record high minimum temperature	18.3 C (64.9 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Krakmo	Norway	Record daily precipitation	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Podor	Senegal	Record high minimum temperature	30.8 C (87.4 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Halmstad	Sweden	Record low minimum temperature	6.6 C (43.9 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Milstead	United States	Record daily precipitation	113.8 mm (4.5 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Newbern	United States	Record high minimum temperature	28.3 C (82.9 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Blacoveschenka	Kazakhstan	Record daily precipitation	34.4 mm (1.4 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Haukedal	Norway	Record daily precipitation	46.4 mm (1.8 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Cherdyn'	Russia	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Estherville 4E	United States	Record daily precipitation	39.9 mm (1.6 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Agua Tibia	Mexico	Record high maximum temperature	38.3 C (100.9 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Springerville	United States	Record low minimum temperature	2.2 C (36.0 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Harrisburg	United States	Record daily precipitation	63.5 mm (2.5 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Newton	United States	Record daily precipitation	78.2 mm (3.1 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Tahlequah	United States	Record daily precipitation	39.4 mm (1.6 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Danevang 1 W	United States	Record high minimum temperature	25.6 C (78.1 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Caracas-la Mariposa	Venezuela	Record daily precipitation	44.6 mm (1.8 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Kargopol	Russia	Record low minimum temperature	3.4 C (38.1 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
San Marcos	United States	Record high minimum temperature	25.6 C (78.1 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Real del Monte	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	59.9 mm (2.4 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
El Platanito	Mexico	Record high maximum temperature	42.8 C (109.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Glen St Mary 1 W	United States	Record high minimum temperature	23.9 C (75.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Calvillo (Smn)	Mexico	Record high maximum temperature	36.7 C (98.1 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Nueva Esperanza	Mexico	Record high maximum temperature	36.7 C (98.1 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Mesa Verde Np	United States	Record low minimum temperature	7.8 C (46.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Stockton Fire STN 4	United States	Record low minimum temperature	6.7 C (44.1 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

665 records

Records set or tied on 5 July 1987 by type: Highest daily maximum 89, Lowest daily maximum 44, Highest daily minimum 197, Lowest daily minimum 111, Heaviest daily rainfall 224.

Records on 5 July 1987 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	89
Lowest daily maximum	44
Highest daily minimum	197
Lowest daily minimum	111
Heaviest daily rainfall	224
Heaviest daily snowfall	0
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 5 July 1987 by timescale: all-time 2, monthly 30, daily 633.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

463 broken records

Margins by which the 463 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 49.8. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

5 July 1987

Top 20 records on 5 July 1987 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
5 July 1987	Republic, US	daily rain	32.3 mm (1.3 in)	19.3 mm (0.8 in)	84 years	65 of 100 (Major)
5 July 1987	Greenville, US	daily rain	75.2 mm (3.0 in)	41.9 mm (1.6 in)	78 years	60 of 100 (Major)
5 July 1987	Tyler, US	daily rain	65.3 mm (2.6 in)	39.9 mm (1.6 in)	66 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
5 July 1987	Dzhusaly, KZ	monthly rain	31.2 mm (1.2 in)	12.0 mm (0.5 in)	46 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
5 July 1987	Du Quoin 4 SE, US	daily rain	87.1 mm (3.4 in)	48.5 mm (1.9 in)	60 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
5 July 1987	Black Rock, US	daily rain	75.4 mm (3.0 in)	47.5 mm (1.9 in)	28 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
5 July 1987	Hafslo, NO	daily rain	25.9 mm (1.0 in)	9.5 mm (0.37 in)	72 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
5 July 1987	Quincy Mem Brg, US	daily rain	71.4 mm (2.8 in)	36.3 mm (1.4 in)	65 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
5 July 1987	Primghar, US	daily rain	68.8 mm (2.7 in)	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	41 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
5 July 1987	Clearbrook, US	daily rain	28.4 mm (1.1 in)	12.1 mm (0.5 in)	73 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
5 July 1987	Sogndal - Selseng, NO	daily rain	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	9.9 mm (0.39 in)	72 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
5 July 1987	Cagil, TM	monthly rain	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	11.4 mm (0.4 in)	26 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
5 July 1987	Milan, US	daily rain	64.3 mm (2.5 in)	39.9 mm (1.6 in)	54 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
5 July 1987	Botnen I Forde, NO	daily rain	47.5 mm (1.9 in)	9.0 mm (0.35 in)	88 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
5 July 1987	Menno, US	daily rain	64.5 mm (2.5 in)	12.2 mm (0.5 in)	84 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
5 July 1987	Victor 4 N, US	daily rain	44.2 mm (1.7 in)	27.4 mm (1.1 in)	52 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
5 July 1987	Uhta, RU	daily rain	40.7 mm (1.6 in)	22.7 mm (0.9 in)	28 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
5 July 1987	Silverton, US	daily low min	-5.6 C (21.9 F)	3.4 C (6.1 F)	74 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
5 July 1987	Hendersonville 1 NE, US	daily rain	95.3 mm (3.8 in)	44.0 mm (1.7 in)	12 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
5 July 1987	Janaul, RU	all-time rain	64.7 mm (2.5 in)	1.7 mm (0.07 in)	48 years	41 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

1796 to 1987

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1796 to 1987. 1987 had 665 records.

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

Records on 07-05 in each year
Year	Records
1796	1
1806	1
1816	1
1819	2
1822	1
1828	2
1835	1
1839	1
1841	1
1842	1
1844	1
1845	1
1852	1
1856	1
1858	1
1859	1
1860	2
1864	1
1866	1
1867	1
1868	1
1870	1
1871	1
1874	1
1876	2
1877	1
1878	1
1879	2
1881	6
1882	2
1883	1
1887	1
1888	1
1889	3
1890	6
1891	2
1892	2
1893	4
1894	1
1895	2
1896	1
1897	2
1898	3
1899	4
1900	8
1901	8
1902	11
1903	6
1904	4
1905	9
1906	25
1907	12
1908	10
1909	22
1910	33
1911	46
1912	12
1913	23
1914	56
1915	75
1916	37
1917	32
1918	30
1919	40
1920	206
1921	75
1922	66
1923	67
1924	112
1925	108
1926	183
1927	206
1928	185
1929	224
1930	233
1931	395
1932	344
1933	335
1934	505
1935	242
1936	714
1937	340
1938	328
1939	398
1940	352
1941	309
1942	443
1943	418
1944	438
1945	244
1946	273
1947	815
1948	655
1949	444
1950	480
1951	635
1952	341
1953	532
1954	417
1955	437
1956	499
1957	491
1958	634
1959	318
1960	515
1961	604
1962	324
1963	642
1964	421
1965	298
1966	305
1967	923
1968	828
1969	822
1970	552
1971	431
1972	1,580
1973	766
1974	488
1975	806
1976	639
1977	740
1978	804
1979	919
1980	557
1981	914
1982	981
1983	841
1984	832
1985	695
1986	1,155
1987	665
1988	1,828
1989	930
1990	1,103
1991	936
1992	937
1993	1,383
1994	1,137
1995	1,243
1996	1,130
1997	962
1998	957
1999	1,838
2000	729
2001	1,153
2002	892
2003	646
2004	853
2005	797
2006	974
2007	1,206
2008	779
2009	946
2010	1,085
2011	696
2012	1,356
2013	768
2014	420
2015	1,303
2016	932
2017	619
2018	754
2019	742
2020	416
2021	639
2022	855
2023	688
2024	1,030
2025	632
2026	505

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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 5 July 1987
Margin	Records
0 to 10	396
10 to 20	40
20 to 30	15
30 to 40	6
40 to 50	6