Weather Records on 19 July 1987

1,608 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 19 July 1987. Highest significance: Oksoey Fyr, NO.

Key Facts for 19 July 1987

On 19 July 1987, 1,608 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
278 were record highs and 830 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 4 were all-time records, 59 monthly and 1,545 daily.
Oksoey Fyr set a daily record precipitation of 54.5 mm (2.1 in) on 19 July 1987.
Across 164 earlier years (1799 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 433 records.

Record Map

1,608 stations

1,608 station records on 19 July 1987 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 19 July 1987: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Oksoey Fyr	Norway	Record daily precipitation	54.5 mm (2.1 in)	78 of 100 (Major)
Hallock	United States	Record daily precipitation	54.4 mm (2.1 in)	68 of 100 (Major)
Herefoss	Norway	Record daily precipitation	74.1 mm (2.9 in)	62 of 100 (Major)
Stockport	Australia	Record daily precipitation	35.0 mm (1.4 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Colfax	United States	Record daily precipitation	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Hofmeyer (Mun)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Manor Holme	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	26.5 mm (1.0 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Larimore 4SW	United States	Record daily precipitation	54.4 mm (2.1 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Heilbron "Smoordrif"	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	39.0 mm (1.5 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Kopinge	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	67.0 mm (2.6 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Alsea Fh (Fall Creek)	United States	Record daily precipitation	52.6 mm (2.1 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Dorena	United States	Record daily precipitation	63.0 mm (2.5 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Hirado	Japan	Record daily precipitation	229.0 mm (9.0 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Luckhoff (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Eureka	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Sandhammaren	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	36.1 mm (1.4 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Mineral	United States	Record low maximum temperature	8.9 C (48.0 F)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Idaho City	United States	Record low maximum temperature	16.7 C (62.1 F)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Moose Lake 1 SSE	United States	Record daily precipitation	80.0 mm (3.1 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Cottage Grove Dam	United States	Record daily precipitation	53.6 mm (2.1 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Tangancicuaro	Mexico	Record low minimum temperature	1.7 C (35.1 F)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Steynsburg	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	37.5 mm (1.5 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Minden	United States	Record low maximum temperature	18.3 C (64.9 F)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Minot Exp STN	United States	Record daily precipitation	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Philippolis (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Springfontein (Mun)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	25.5 mm (1.0 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Simrishamn	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	41.2 mm (1.6 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Winchester	United States	Record daily precipitation	32.3 mm (1.3 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Groenvlei	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	26.0 mm (1.0 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Upham 3 N	United States	Record daily precipitation	55.9 mm (2.2 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Kislovodsk	Russia	Record daily precipitation	31.7 mm (1.2 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Priest Rvr Exp STN	United States	Record low maximum temperature	14.4 C (57.9 F)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Ft Lauderdale	United States	Record daily precipitation	83.6 mm (3.3 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
High Landing 2 NW	United States	Record daily precipitation	90.2 mm (3.6 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Goldfield	United States	Record low maximum temperature	21.7 C (71.1 F)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Leaburg 1 SW	United States	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Mondy	Russia	Record daily precipitation	36.1 mm (1.4 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Ellesmere	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	25.0 mm (1.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Ft Bidwell	United States	Record low maximum temperature	20.6 C (69.1 F)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Susanville 2SW	United States	Record low maximum temperature	17.8 C (64.0 F)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Rupert 3 WSW	United States	Record low maximum temperature	18.3 C (64.9 F)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Carson	United States	Record daily precipitation	52.6 mm (2.1 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Drain	United States	Record daily precipitation	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Murray Lagoon (Hawks Nest)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	40.0 mm (1.6 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Fukuoka	Japan	Record daily precipitation	152.0 mm (6.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Visalia	United States	Record low maximum temperature	25.6 C (78.1 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Fallon Exp STN	United States	Record low minimum temperature	2.8 C (37.0 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Mina	United States	Record low maximum temperature	22.2 C (72.0 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Soldier Summit	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-2.8 C (27.0 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Pembina	United States	Record daily precipitation	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Bishop AP	United States	Record low maximum temperature	26.1 C (79.0 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Whiteriver 1 SW	United States	Record high minimum temperature	25.0 C (77.0 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
McGill	United States	Record low maximum temperature	20.0 C (68.0 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Paisley	United States	Record low maximum temperature	10.6 C (51.1 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Himeji	Japan	Record daily precipitation	94.0 mm (3.7 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Newberry-Luce Co Rd Commission	United States	Record daily precipitation	58.9 mm (2.3 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Caribou 2 S	United States	Record daily precipitation	55.9 mm (2.2 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Black Rock	United States	Record low minimum temperature	1.1 C (34.0 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Nueva Esperanza	Mexico	Record high minimum temperature	26.1 C (79.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Huichapan	Mexico	Record low maximum temperature	15.6 C (60.1 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)

Counts by Type and Timescale

1,608 records

Records set or tied on 19 July 1987 by type: Highest daily maximum 109, Lowest daily maximum 396, Highest daily minimum 169, Lowest daily minimum 434, Heaviest daily rainfall 500.

Records on 19 July 1987 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	109
Lowest daily maximum	396
Highest daily minimum	169
Lowest daily minimum	434
Heaviest daily rainfall	500
Heaviest daily snowfall	0
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 19 July 1987 by timescale: all-time 4, monthly 59, daily 1,545.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

1,329 broken records

Margins by which the 1,329 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 184.6. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

19 July 1987

Top 20 records on 19 July 1987 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
19 July 1987	Oksoey Fyr, NO	daily rain	54.5 mm (2.1 in)	31.5 mm (1.2 in)	107 years	78 of 100 (Major)
19 July 1987	Hallock, US	daily rain	54.4 mm (2.1 in)	40.4 mm (1.6 in)	77 years	68 of 100 (Major)
19 July 1987	Herefoss, NO	daily rain	74.1 mm (2.9 in)	43.6 mm (1.7 in)	45 years	62 of 100 (Major)
19 July 1987	Stockport, AU	daily rain	35.0 mm (1.4 in)	19.8 mm (0.8 in)	36 years	60 of 100 (Major)
19 July 1987	Colfax, US	daily rain	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	22.3 mm (0.9 in)	38 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
19 July 1987	Hofmeyer (Mun), ZA	daily rain	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	20.3 mm (0.8 in)	64 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
19 July 1987	Manor Holme, ZA	daily rain	26.5 mm (1.0 in)	15.8 mm (0.6 in)	64 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
19 July 1987	Larimore 4SW, US	daily rain	54.4 mm (2.1 in)	31.3 mm (1.2 in)	80 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
19 July 1987	Heilbron "Smoordrif", ZA	daily rain	39.0 mm (1.5 in)	25.0 mm (1.0 in)	64 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
19 July 1987	Kopinge, SE	all-time rain	67.0 mm (2.6 in)	15.8 mm (0.6 in)	27 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
19 July 1987	Alsea Fh (Fall Creek), US	monthly rain	52.6 mm (2.1 in)	24.4 mm (1.0 in)	4 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
19 July 1987	Dorena, US	monthly rain	63.0 mm (2.5 in)	22.4 mm (0.9 in)	0 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
19 July 1987	Hirado, JP	daily rain	229.0 mm (9.0 in)	184.6 mm (7.3 in)	33 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
19 July 1987	Luckhoff (Pol), ZA	daily rain	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	16.8 mm (0.7 in)	72 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
19 July 1987	Eureka, ZA	daily rain	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	17.6 mm (0.7 in)	64 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
19 July 1987	Sandhammaren, SE	daily rain	36.1 mm (1.4 in)	26.9 mm (1.1 in)	6 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
19 July 1987	Mineral, US	daily low max	8.9 C (48.0 F)	11.7 C (21.1 F)	46 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
19 July 1987	Idaho City, US	daily low max	16.7 C (62.1 F)	7.2 C (13.0 F)	88 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
19 July 1987	Moose Lake 1 SSE, US	daily rain	80.0 mm (3.1 in)	58.4 mm (2.3 in)	16 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
19 July 1987	Cottage Grove Dam, US	monthly rain	53.6 mm (2.1 in)	13.5 mm (0.5 in)	39 years	52 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

1799 to 1987

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1799 to 1987. 1987 had 1,608 records.

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

Records on 07-19 in each year
Year	Records
1799	1
1805	1
1809	1
1811	1
1837	1
1838	1
1839	1
1843	1
1845	2
1848	1
1851	1
1859	2
1863	2
1864	1
1865	2
1867	1
1868	1
1870	1
1871	3
1873	2
1874	3
1878	2
1880	1
1881	2
1883	1
1886	3
1887	1
1888	3
1889	1
1890	5
1892	3
1893	2
1894	4
1895	2
1896	1
1897	4
1898	2
1899	3
1900	6
1901	4
1902	12
1903	4
1904	15
1905	20
1906	14
1907	19
1908	21
1909	17
1910	49
1911	14
1912	39
1913	48
1914	35
1915	140
1916	234
1917	177
1918	36
1919	34
1920	50
1921	55
1922	121
1923	224
1924	191
1925	153
1926	319
1927	96
1928	148
1929	232
1930	585
1931	269
1932	385
1933	258
1934	765
1935	268
1936	402
1937	227
1938	290
1939	285
1940	338
1941	424
1942	568
1943	276
1944	361
1945	308
1946	485
1947	613
1948	384
1949	762
1950	613
1951	545
1952	541
1953	330
1954	535
1955	343
1956	552
1957	348
1958	481
1959	393
1960	746
1961	402
1962	453
1963	502
1964	534
1965	755
1966	481
1967	560
1968	740
1969	610
1970	545
1971	636
1972	699
1973	538
1974	513
1975	441
1976	824
1977	898
1978	636
1979	964
1980	835
1981	915
1982	676
1983	1,011
1984	1,076
1985	569
1986	810
1987	1,608
1988	995
1989	1,081
1990	954
1991	803
1992	717
1993	847
1994	589
1995	893
1996	1,353
1997	856
1998	1,325
1999	878
2000	1,802
2001	905
2002	985
2003	1,192
2004	1,082
2005	1,049
2006	1,392
2007	1,181
2008	753
2009	1,844
2010	911
2011	1,266
2012	878
2013	1,061
2014	1,207
2015	735
2016	605
2017	495
2018	836
2019	651
2020	409
2021	779
2022	1,143
2023	884
2024	544
2025	600
2026	653

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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).

Margin	Records
0 to 25	1,287
25 to 50	27
50 to 75	10
75 to 100	2
100 to 125	2
125 to 150	0
150 to 175	0
175 to 200	1