Weather Records on 9 July 1987

882 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 9 July 1987. Highest significance: Port Douglas - Warner St, AU.

Key Facts for 9 July 1987

On 9 July 1987, 882 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
351 were record highs and 163 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 6 were all-time records, 23 monthly and 853 daily.
Port Douglas - Warner St set a monthly record daily precipitation of 72.0 mm (2.8 in) on 9 July 1987.
Across 162 earlier years (1793 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 441 records.

Record Map

882 stations

882 station records on 9 July 1987 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 9 July 1987: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Port Douglas - Warner St	Australia	Record daily precipitation	72.0 mm (2.8 in)	81 of 100 (Exceptional)
Clarinda	United States	Record daily precipitation	193.0 mm (7.6 in)	74 of 100 (Major)
Low Isles Lighthouse	Australia	Record daily precipitation	73.0 mm (2.9 in)	69 of 100 (Major)
Kuranda Railway Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	80.0 mm (3.1 in)	68 of 100 (Major)
Sugar Land	United States	Record daily precipitation	102.6 mm (4.0 in)	68 of 100 (Major)
Mossman Central Mill	Australia	Record daily precipitation	88.4 mm (3.5 in)	66 of 100 (Major)
Cooktown Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	41.6 mm (1.6 in)	62 of 100 (Major)
Danbulla Forestry	Australia	Record daily precipitation	59.0 mm (2.3 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Yarrabah Comm Council	Australia	Record daily precipitation	52.2 mm (2.1 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Pitea	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	38.5 mm (1.5 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Maxwelton Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	45.0 mm (1.8 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Moron de la Frontera	Spain	Record daily precipitation	42.6 mm (1.7 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
College Park	United States	Record high minimum temperature	27.8 C (82.0 F)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Babinda Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	131.0 mm (5.2 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Port-Gentil	Gabon	Record daily precipitation	118.1 mm (4.6 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Pocahontas	United States	Record daily precipitation	84.1 mm (3.3 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Sevilla/San Pablo	Spain	Record daily precipitation	46.5 mm (1.8 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Kareeya	Australia	Record daily precipitation	42.9 mm (1.7 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Mount Olive	Australia	Record daily precipitation	44.4 mm (1.7 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Overtornea	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	29.5 mm (1.2 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Mossman South Alchera Drive	Australia	Record daily precipitation	75.0 mm (3.0 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Red Oak	United States	Record daily precipitation	71.6 mm (2.8 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Troy 1 NE	United States	Record daily precipitation	39.1 mm (1.5 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Thompsons 3 WSW	United States	Record daily precipitation	144.8 mm (5.7 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Yan An	China	Record daily precipitation	81.3 mm (3.2 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Lulea Flygplats	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	33.8 mm (1.3 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Sac City	United States	Record daily precipitation	62.0 mm (2.4 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Yungaburra	Australia	Record daily precipitation	28.2 mm (1.1 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Fagerheden	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	41.5 mm (1.6 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Lulea-Bergnaset	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	34.0 mm (1.3 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Lulea	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	34.0 mm (1.3 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Morjarv	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	28.8 mm (1.1 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Washington Sp	United States	Record daily precipitation	56.6 mm (2.2 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Venadero (Dge)	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	41.9 mm (1.6 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Gunnesbyn	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	35.9 mm (1.4 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Bartow 1SE	United States	Record high minimum temperature	25.0 C (77.0 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Omaha Eppley Airfield	United States	Record daily precipitation	68.3 mm (2.7 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Baterod	Norway	Record daily precipitation	38.7 mm (1.5 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Alberga	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Barron Upper 1	Australia	Record daily precipitation	34.6 mm (1.4 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Bingil Bay	Australia	Record daily precipitation	56.0 mm (2.2 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Mossman Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	81.0 mm (3.2 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Innisfail	Australia	Record daily precipitation	68.2 mm (2.7 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Barra Mansa	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	67.1 mm (2.6 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Puottaure	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	42.1 mm (1.7 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Orland	United States	Record high minimum temperature	24.4 C (75.9 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Algona	United States	Record daily precipitation	63.2 mm (2.5 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Spokane Intl AP	United States	Record low maximum temperature	19.4 C (66.9 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Silkwood Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	52.2 mm (2.1 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Pabellon Campo Experimental	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	43.9 mm (1.7 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Mala	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Marshall	United States	Record low maximum temperature	28.3 C (82.9 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Rockville 1 NE	United States	Record high minimum temperature	27.2 C (81.0 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Keene	United States	Record high minimum temperature	21.1 C (70.0 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Willows 6 W	United States	Record high minimum temperature	23.3 C (73.9 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Towson	United States	Record high maximum temperature	37.2 C (99.0 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Denton 2 E	United States	Record high maximum temperature	37.2 C (99.0 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Southport 5 N	United States	Record high maximum temperature	35.6 C (96.1 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Ellsworth 1E	United States	Record daily precipitation	38.9 mm (1.5 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Mascota (Smn)	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

882 records

Records set or tied on 9 July 1987 by type: Highest daily maximum 107, Lowest daily maximum 98, Highest daily minimum 244, Lowest daily minimum 65, Heaviest daily rainfall 368.

Records on 9 July 1987 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	107
Lowest daily maximum	98
Highest daily minimum	244
Lowest daily minimum	65
Heaviest daily rainfall	368
Heaviest daily snowfall	0
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 9 July 1987 by timescale: all-time 6, monthly 23, daily 853.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

654 broken records

Margins by which the 654 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 110.5. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

9 July 1987

Top 20 records on 9 July 1987 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
9 July 1987	Port Douglas - Warner St, AU	monthly rain	72.0 mm (2.8 in)	29.8 mm (1.2 in)	71 years	81 of 100 (Exceptional)
9 July 1987	Clarinda, US	all-time rain	193.0 mm (7.6 in)	47.2 mm (1.9 in)	60 years	74 of 100 (Major)
9 July 1987	Low Isles Lighthouse, AU	monthly rain	73.0 mm (2.9 in)	15.6 mm (0.6 in)	78 years	69 of 100 (Major)
9 July 1987	Kuranda Railway Station, AU	daily rain	80.0 mm (3.1 in)	58.4 mm (2.3 in)	65 years	68 of 100 (Major)
9 July 1987	Sugar Land, US	daily rain	102.6 mm (4.0 in)	72.4 mm (2.9 in)	81 years	68 of 100 (Major)
9 July 1987	Mossman Central Mill, AU	monthly rain	88.4 mm (3.5 in)	21.1 mm (0.8 in)	66 years	66 of 100 (Major)
9 July 1987	Cooktown Post Office, AU	daily rain	41.6 mm (1.6 in)	26.4 mm (1.0 in)	42 years	62 of 100 (Major)
9 July 1987	Danbulla Forestry, AU	daily rain	59.0 mm (2.3 in)	46.3 mm (1.8 in)	49 years	60 of 100 (Major)
9 July 1987	Yarrabah Comm Council, AU	daily rain	52.2 mm (2.1 in)	31.9 mm (1.3 in)	42 years	60 of 100 (Major)
9 July 1987	Pitea, SE	daily rain	38.5 mm (1.5 in)	10.9 mm (0.4 in)	120 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
9 July 1987	Maxwelton Post Office, AU	daily rain	45.0 mm (1.8 in)	40.9 mm (1.6 in)	42 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
9 July 1987	Moron de la Frontera, ES	monthly rain	42.6 mm (1.7 in)	30.6 mm (1.2 in)	38 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
9 July 1987	College Park, US	all-time high min	27.8 C (82.0 F)	0.6 C (1.1 F)	82 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
9 July 1987	Babinda Post Office, AU	daily rain	131.0 mm (5.2 in)	91.1 mm (3.6 in)	22 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
9 July 1987	Port-Gentil, GA	monthly rain	118.1 mm (4.6 in)	93.2 mm (3.7 in)	2 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
9 July 1987	Pocahontas, US	daily rain	84.1 mm (3.3 in)	43.5 mm (1.7 in)	42 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
9 July 1987	Sevilla/San Pablo, ES	monthly rain	46.5 mm (1.8 in)	37.0 mm (1.5 in)	5 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
9 July 1987	Kareeya, AU	daily rain	42.9 mm (1.7 in)	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	24 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
9 July 1987	Mount Olive, AU	monthly rain	44.4 mm (1.7 in)	12.6 mm (0.5 in)	39 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
9 July 1987	Overtornea, SE	daily rain	29.5 mm (1.2 in)	25.9 mm (1.0 in)	10 years	49 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 882 records.

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

Records on 07-09 in each year
Year	Records
1793	1
1815	3
1826	1
1828	2
1837	1
1845	2
1847	1
1852	1
1856	1
1859	1
1860	1
1861	1
1865	1
1867	4
1868	1
1870	2
1871	1
1873	1
1874	2
1875	1
1876	4
1879	1
1886	3
1887	2
1888	4
1889	1
1890	2
1891	3
1892	3
1893	3
1894	3
1895	2
1896	4
1897	2
1898	4
1899	5
1900	10
1901	10
1902	8
1903	15
1904	31
1905	28
1906	4
1907	10
1908	16
1909	16
1910	19
1911	26
1912	28
1913	42
1914	54
1915	42
1916	43
1917	19
1918	60
1919	33
1920	28
1921	73
1922	145
1923	90
1924	140
1925	135
1926	242
1927	123
1928	115
1929	250
1930	436
1931	202
1932	216
1933	444
1934	339
1935	433
1936	1,128
1937	274
1938	196
1939	345
1940	319
1941	273
1942	324
1943	252
1944	415
1945	371
1946	436
1947	684
1948	377
1949	433
1950	522
1951	502
1952	694
1953	450
1954	479
1955	513
1956	438
1957	385
1958	472
1959	483
1960	332
1961	564
1962	253
1963	1,029
1964	425
1965	444
1966	428
1967	216
1968	645
1969	619
1970	471
1971	406
1972	606
1973	588
1974	1,013
1975	567
1976	740
1977	617
1978	882
1979	721
1980	970
1981	1,009
1982	598
1983	1,039
1984	783
1985	1,228
1986	843
1987	882
1988	1,109
1989	965
1990	770
1991	1,295
1992	1,126
1993	1,454
1994	1,151
1995	939
1996	1,690
1997	930
1998	1,403
1999	952
2000	1,055
2001	965
2002	1,127
2003	906
2004	824
2005	1,373
2006	965
2007	949
2008	1,188
2009	1,165
2010	1,477
2011	1,047
2012	904
2013	478
2014	806
2015	1,221
2016	631
2017	638
2018	555
2019	602
2020	614
2021	1,198
2022	674
2023	833
2024	1,530
2025	696
2026	508

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Data for records on 1987-07-09: 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	606
20 to 40	35
40 to 60	9
60 to 80	1
80 to 100	2
100 to 120	1