Weather Records on 16 July 1987

916 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 16 July 1987. Highest significance: Magdeburg, DE.

Key Facts for 16 July 1987

On 16 July 1987, 916 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
279 were record highs and 372 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 2 were all-time records, 25 monthly and 889 daily.
Magdeburg set a daily record precipitation of 66.8 mm (2.6 in) on 16 July 1987.
Across 162 earlier years (1798 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 437 records.

Record Map

916 stations

916 station records on 16 July 1987 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 16 July 1987: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Magdeburg	Germany	Record daily precipitation	66.8 mm (2.6 in)	71 of 100 (Major)
Dillingham FAA AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	59.9 mm (2.4 in)	64 of 100 (Major)
Suifenhe	China	Record daily precipitation	99.7 mm (3.9 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
San Jose de Raices	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	40.9 mm (1.6 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Vladivostok	Russia	Record daily precipitation	80.1 mm (3.2 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Pioche	United States	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Laren	Netherlands	Record daily precipitation	46.2 mm (1.8 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Zetten	Netherlands	Record daily precipitation	43.3 mm (1.7 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Arsdorf	Luxembourg	Record daily precipitation	52.0 mm (2.0 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Almen	Netherlands	Record daily precipitation	33.7 mm (1.3 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Heeg	Netherlands	Record daily precipitation	36.1 mm (1.4 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Everett	United States	Record low maximum temperature	17.8 C (64.0 F)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Lubbock	United States	Record daily precipitation	52.3 mm (2.1 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Rantoul	United States	Record low minimum temperature	8.9 C (48.0 F)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Gorredijk	Netherlands	Record daily precipitation	39.1 mm (1.5 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Wageningen (Pd)	Netherlands	Record daily precipitation	36.4 mm (1.4 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Sarlyk	Russia	Record daily precipitation	65.9 mm (2.6 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Owosso Wwtp	United States	Record low maximum temperature	18.9 C (66.0 F)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Hoofddorp	Netherlands	Record daily precipitation	26.0 mm (1.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Tanegashima	Japan	Record daily precipitation	146.5 mm (5.8 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
De Bilt	Netherlands	Record daily precipitation	36.6 mm (1.4 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Visby_Flygplats	Sweden	Record low minimum temperature	6.8 C (44.2 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Vercniy-Gorel'nik	Kazakhstan	Record daily precipitation	75.8 mm (3.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Otatitlan	Mexico	Record low minimum temperature	17.8 C (64.0 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Manati 2 E	Puerto Rico [United States]	Record high minimum temperature	25.6 C (78.1 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Marion 2 N	United States	Record low maximum temperature	19.4 C (66.9 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Medemblik	Netherlands	Record daily precipitation	29.1 mm (1.1 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Doetinchem	Netherlands	Record daily precipitation	34.7 mm (1.4 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Eernewoude	Netherlands	Record daily precipitation	35.7 mm (1.4 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Bolivar	United States	Record low maximum temperature	18.3 C (64.9 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Lichtenvoorde	Netherlands	Record daily precipitation	33.1 mm (1.3 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Grebbeshult	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Roxboro 7 ESE	United States	Record low maximum temperature	24.4 C (75.9 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Tonisvorst	Germany	Record daily precipitation	47.3 mm (1.9 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Stavenisse	Netherlands	Record daily precipitation	32.8 mm (1.3 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Bastia	France	Record daily precipitation	38.8 mm (1.5 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Farmland 5 NNW	United States	Record low maximum temperature	21.1 C (70.0 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Hagerstown	United States	Record low maximum temperature	26.1 C (79.0 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Grayling	United States	Record low minimum temperature	0.6 C (33.1 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Holland Wtp	United States	Record low maximum temperature	18.3 C (64.9 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Gladwin	United States	Record low maximum temperature	17.8 C (64.0 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Chatillon-Sur-Seine	France	Record daily precipitation	27.2 mm (1.1 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Kootwijk	Netherlands	Record daily precipitation	33.7 mm (1.3 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Noordgouwe	Netherlands	Record daily precipitation	28.4 mm (1.1 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Lorenzo	United States	Record daily precipitation	85.3 mm (3.4 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Schulenberg	Germany	Record daily precipitation	42.8 mm (1.7 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Elspeet	Netherlands	Record daily precipitation	39.3 mm (1.5 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Bugulma	Russia	Record daily precipitation	31.7 mm (1.2 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Vastervik	Sweden	Record low minimum temperature	7.3 C (45.1 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Ashland	United States	Record low minimum temperature	11.1 C (52.0 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Bowling Green Wwtp	United States	Record low maximum temperature	22.8 C (73.0 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Montpelier	United States	Record low maximum temperature	20.6 C (69.1 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Yanji	China	Record daily precipitation	39.2 mm (1.5 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Lettele	Netherlands	Record daily precipitation	35.7 mm (1.4 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Kuinre	Netherlands	Record daily precipitation	31.1 mm (1.2 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Detour Village	United States	Record low maximum temperature	16.7 C (62.1 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Detour Village	United States	Record low minimum temperature	6.7 C (44.1 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Hillsdale	United States	Record low maximum temperature	19.4 C (66.9 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Houghton Lake 6 WSW	United States	Record low maximum temperature	17.2 C (63.0 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Klamath Falls 2 SSW	United States	Record low minimum temperature	0.6 C (33.1 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)

Counts by Type and Timescale

916 records

Records set or tied on 16 July 1987 by type: Highest daily maximum 98, Lowest daily maximum 194, Highest daily minimum 181, Lowest daily minimum 178, Heaviest daily rainfall 265.

Records on 16 July 1987 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	98
Lowest daily maximum	194
Highest daily minimum	181
Lowest daily minimum	178
Heaviest daily rainfall	265
Heaviest daily snowfall	0
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 16 July 1987 by timescale: all-time 2, monthly 25, daily 889.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

710 broken records

Margins by which the 710 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 79.7. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

16 July 1987

Top 20 records on 16 July 1987 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
16 July 1987	Magdeburg, DE	daily rain	66.8 mm (2.6 in)	40.8 mm (1.6 in)	72 years	71 of 100 (Major)
16 July 1987	Dillingham FAA AP, US	daily rain	59.9 mm (2.4 in)	44.9 mm (1.8 in)	61 years	64 of 100 (Major)
16 July 1987	Suifenhe, CN	monthly rain	99.7 mm (3.9 in)	48.0 mm (1.9 in)	28 years	61 of 100 (Major)
16 July 1987	San Jose de Raices, MX	daily rain	40.9 mm (1.6 in)	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	37 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
16 July 1987	Vladivostok, RU	daily rain	80.1 mm (3.2 in)	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	30 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
16 July 1987	Pioche, US	daily rain	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	27.4 mm (1.1 in)	12 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
16 July 1987	Laren, NL	daily rain	46.2 mm (1.8 in)	42.0 mm (1.7 in)	32 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
16 July 1987	Zetten, NL	daily rain	43.3 mm (1.7 in)	32.8 mm (1.3 in)	28 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
16 July 1987	Arsdorf, LU	daily rain	52.0 mm (2.0 in)	37.1 mm (1.5 in)	25 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
16 July 1987	Almen, NL	daily rain	33.7 mm (1.3 in)	24.8 mm (1.0 in)	28 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
16 July 1987	Heeg, NL	daily rain	36.1 mm (1.4 in)	23.9 mm (0.9 in)	28 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
16 July 1987	Everett, US	daily low max	17.8 C (64.0 F)	5.5 C (9.9 F)	84 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
16 July 1987	Lubbock, US	daily rain	52.3 mm (2.1 in)	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	36 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
16 July 1987	Rantoul, US	daily low min	8.9 C (48.0 F)	4.4 C (7.9 F)	84 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
16 July 1987	Gorredijk, NL	daily rain	39.1 mm (1.5 in)	23.0 mm (0.9 in)	28 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
16 July 1987	Wageningen (Pd), NL	daily rain	36.4 mm (1.4 in)	25.7 mm (1.0 in)	28 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
16 July 1987	Sarlyk, RU	all-time rain	65.9 mm (2.6 in)	13.2 mm (0.5 in)	7 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
16 July 1987	Owosso Wwtp, US	daily low max	18.9 C (66.0 F)	3.9 C (7.0 F)	90 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
16 July 1987	Hoofddorp, NL	daily rain	26.0 mm (1.0 in)	7.6 mm (0.30 in)	78 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
16 July 1987	Tanegashima, JP	daily rain	146.5 mm (5.8 in)	79.7 mm (3.1 in)	32 years	44 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

1798 to 1987

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1798 to 1987. 1987 had 916 records.

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

Records on 07-16 in each year
Year	Records
1798	1
1801	1
1802	1
1808	1
1819	1
1829	1
1832	1
1833	1
1840	2
1845	1
1852	2
1862	1
1863	1
1865	3
1866	1
1868	2
1870	1
1871	1
1875	2
1876	2
1878	1
1879	2
1880	1
1881	2
1883	4
1886	1
1887	2
1888	2
1890	5
1891	2
1892	5
1894	6
1896	1
1897	2
1898	2
1899	2
1900	5
1901	9
1902	2
1903	18
1904	20
1905	4
1906	23
1907	7
1908	21
1909	17
1910	9
1911	24
1912	28
1913	23
1914	53
1915	41
1916	39
1917	90
1918	18
1919	56
1920	46
1921	66
1922	303
1923	180
1924	75
1925	179
1926	295
1927	170
1928	405
1929	192
1930	402
1931	527
1932	446
1933	224
1934	432
1935	284
1936	715
1937	307
1938	213
1939	599
1940	255
1941	363
1942	321
1943	297
1944	193
1945	702
1946	454
1947	568
1948	259
1949	417
1950	542
1951	537
1952	560
1953	366
1954	592
1955	548
1956	417
1957	221
1958	1,270
1959	341
1960	329
1961	402
1962	538
1963	251
1964	341
1965	437
1966	415
1967	1,067
1968	788
1969	702
1970	674
1971	766
1972	641
1973	880
1974	666
1975	742
1976	840
1977	829
1978	1,095
1979	543
1980	1,457
1981	569
1982	985
1983	1,362
1984	937
1985	528
1986	845
1987	916
1988	1,306
1989	1,074
1990	955
1991	627
1992	943
1993	1,053
1994	730
1995	929
1996	739
1997	707
1998	1,051
1999	998
2000	1,207
2001	1,073
2002	1,029
2003	1,492
2004	724
2005	1,023
2006	1,527
2007	1,186
2008	669
2009	839
2010	927
2011	1,221
2012	829
2013	853
2014	1,448
2015	605
2016	706
2017	419
2018	694
2019	476
2020	464
2021	661
2022	538
2023	1,150
2024	938
2025	764
2026	727

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Data for records on 1987-07-16: 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	619
10 to 20	55
20 to 30	25
30 to 40	4
40 to 50	6
50 to 60	0
60 to 70	0
70 to 80	1