Weather Records on 23 July 1987

1,164 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 23 July 1987. Highest significance: Sappemeer, NL.

Key Facts for 23 July 1987

On 23 July 1987, 1,164 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
487 were record highs and 447 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 6 were all-time records, 48 monthly and 1,110 daily.
Sappemeer set an all-time record daily precipitation of 86.3 mm (3.4 in) on 23 July 1987.
Across 167 earlier years (1794 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 444 records.

Record Map

1,164 stations

1,164 station records on 23 July 1987 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 23 July 1987: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Sappemeer	Netherlands	Record daily precipitation	86.3 mm (3.4 in)	70 of 100 (Major)
Minneapolis-St Paul Intl AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	232.4 mm (9.1 in)	66 of 100 (Major)
Waiahole 837	United States	Record daily precipitation	281.9 mm (11.1 in)	63 of 100 (Major)
De Bilt	Netherlands	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Tiksi	Russia	Record daily precipitation	29.4 mm (1.2 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Elk Rvr	United States	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Vikulovo	Russia	Record daily precipitation	56.8 mm (2.2 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Beulah	United States	Record low maximum temperature	21.1 C (70.0 F)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Whitefish	United States	Record daily precipitation	32.5 mm (1.3 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Emmen	Netherlands	Record daily precipitation	58.1 mm (2.3 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Idaho City	United States	Record low maximum temperature	20.6 C (69.1 F)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Browning	United States	Record daily precipitation	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Ft Yates 4 SW	United States	Record daily precipitation	44.5 mm (1.8 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Lida	Belarus	Record daily precipitation	47.2 mm (1.9 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Ginneken	Netherlands	Record daily precipitation	31.5 mm (1.2 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Lake City	United States	Record daily precipitation	101.6 mm (4.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Capitan	United States	Record daily precipitation	46.5 mm (1.8 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Irapuato	Mexico	Record low minimum temperature	10.0 C (50.0 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Sevenum	Netherlands	Record daily precipitation	45.4 mm (1.8 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Adin Rs	United States	Record low maximum temperature	23.3 C (73.9 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Lingling	China	Record daily precipitation	78.4 mm (3.1 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Veendam	Netherlands	Record daily precipitation	31.4 mm (1.2 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Poitiers - Biard	France	Record daily precipitation	26.6 mm (1.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Wijk_Aan_Zee_1	Netherlands	Record daily precipitation	39.2 mm (1.5 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Hanksville	United States	Record low minimum temperature	5.0 C (41.0 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Big Falls	United States	Record daily precipitation	61.5 mm (2.4 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Hungry Horse Dam	United States	Record daily precipitation	32.8 mm (1.3 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Prospect Reservoir	Australia	Record daily precipitation	37.8 mm (1.5 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Jian	China	Record low maximum temperature	25.5 C (77.9 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Bergland Dam	United States	Record high minimum temperature	20.6 C (69.1 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Red Lake Indian Agcy	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.0 mm (2.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Creston	United States	Record daily precipitation	35.1 mm (1.4 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Austin 3 S	United States	Record low maximum temperature	16.7 C (62.1 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Penrith Ladbury Avenue	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.8 mm (1.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Emmett 2 E	United States	Record low maximum temperature	22.8 C (73.0 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Garden Valley	United States	Record low maximum temperature	25.6 C (78.1 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
El Nogal	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	42.4 mm (1.7 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Cedarville	United States	Record low maximum temperature	18.9 C (66.0 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Douglas	United States	Record high maximum temperature	40.0 C (104.0 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Riggins	United States	Record low maximum temperature	28.3 C (82.9 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Austin #2	United States	Record low minimum temperature	7.2 C (45.0 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Fallon Exp STN	United States	Record low minimum temperature	4.4 C (39.9 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Oshkosh	United States	Record high minimum temperature	22.8 C (73.0 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Charleyong	Australia	Record daily precipitation	45.0 mm (1.8 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Methoni	Greece	Record high maximum temperature	35.4 C (95.7 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Campeche (Dge)	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	98.3 mm (3.9 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Lemon Cove	United States	Record low maximum temperature	28.3 C (82.9 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
McCloud	United States	Record low maximum temperature	18.9 C (66.0 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Yreka	United States	Record low maximum temperature	20.6 C (69.1 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Towson	United States	Record low minimum temperature	10.0 C (50.0 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Morehead City 2 WNW	United States	Record high maximum temperature	36.7 C (98.1 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Bend	United States	Record low maximum temperature	19.4 C (66.9 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
P-Ranch South Place	United States	Record low maximum temperature	25.0 C (77.0 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Dickson	United States	Record daily precipitation	54.1 mm (2.1 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Alturas	United States	Record low maximum temperature	18.9 C (66.0 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Mineral	United States	Record low maximum temperature	15.6 C (60.1 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Winton Pwr Plt	United States	Record daily precipitation	76.2 mm (3.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Heppner	United States	Record low maximum temperature	20.0 C (68.0 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Marlinton	United States	Record high maximum temperature	33.3 C (91.9 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
N'Guigni	Niger	Record high minimum temperature	30.0 C (86.0 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

1,164 records

Records set or tied on 23 July 1987 by type: Highest daily maximum 243, Lowest daily maximum 244, Highest daily minimum 244, Lowest daily minimum 203, Heaviest daily rainfall 230.

Records on 23 July 1987 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	243
Lowest daily maximum	244
Highest daily minimum	244
Lowest daily minimum	203
Heaviest daily rainfall	230
Heaviest daily snowfall	0
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 23 July 1987 by timescale: all-time 6, monthly 48, daily 1,110.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

883 broken records

Margins by which the 883 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 99.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

23 July 1987

Top 20 records on 23 July 1987 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
23 July 1987	Sappemeer, NL	all-time rain	86.3 mm (3.4 in)	28.8 mm (1.1 in)	26 years	70 of 100 (Major)
23 July 1987	Minneapolis-St Paul Intl AP, US	all-time rain	232.4 mm (9.1 in)	47.5 mm (1.9 in)	9 years	66 of 100 (Major)
23 July 1987	Waiahole 837, US	monthly rain	281.9 mm (11.1 in)	99.0 mm (3.9 in)	32 years	63 of 100 (Major)
23 July 1987	De Bilt, NL	daily rain	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	18.1 mm (0.7 in)	73 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
23 July 1987	Tiksi, RU	daily rain	29.4 mm (1.2 in)	20.5 mm (0.8 in)	34 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
23 July 1987	Elk Rvr, US	daily rain	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	34 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
23 July 1987	Vikulovo, RU	daily rain	56.8 mm (2.2 in)	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	20 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
23 July 1987	Beulah, US	daily low max	21.1 C (70.0 F)	6.7 C (12.1 F)	87 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
23 July 1987	Whitefish, US	daily rain	32.5 mm (1.3 in)	27.2 mm (1.1 in)	25 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
23 July 1987	Emmen, NL	daily rain	58.1 mm (2.3 in)	43.8 mm (1.7 in)	20 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
23 July 1987	Idaho City, US	daily low max	20.6 C (69.1 F)	6.1 C (11.0 F)	88 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
23 July 1987	Browning, US	daily rain	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	14.0 mm (0.6 in)	78 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
23 July 1987	Ft Yates 4 SW, US	daily rain	44.5 mm (1.8 in)	21.1 mm (0.8 in)	52 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
23 July 1987	Lida, BY	daily rain	47.2 mm (1.9 in)	35.9 mm (1.4 in)	12 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
23 July 1987	Ginneken, NL	daily rain	31.5 mm (1.2 in)	25.3 mm (1.0 in)	21 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
23 July 1987	Lake City, US	daily rain	101.6 mm (4.0 in)	55.9 mm (2.2 in)	14 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
23 July 1987	Capitan, US	daily rain	46.5 mm (1.8 in)	20.6 mm (0.8 in)	50 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
23 July 1987	Irapuato, MX	daily low min	10.0 C (50.0 F)	1.7 C (3.1 F)	78 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
23 July 1987	Sevenum, NL	daily rain	45.4 mm (1.8 in)	32.4 mm (1.3 in)	4 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
23 July 1987	Adin Rs, US	daily low max	23.3 C (73.9 F)	3.4 C (6.1 F)	91 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

1794 to 1987

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1794 to 1987. 1987 had 1,164 records.

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

Records on 07-23 in each year
Year	Records
1794	2
1797	1
1804	1
1810	1
1811	2
1832	1
1835	1
1836	2
1838	1
1845	1
1846	2
1851	1
1852	1
1855	2
1856	1
1859	1
1860	1
1861	1
1863	1
1867	1
1868	5
1870	1
1873	2
1875	2
1877	1
1879	2
1880	2
1882	1
1883	1
1884	1
1885	5
1886	1
1887	2
1888	1
1889	5
1890	4
1894	3
1895	7
1896	4
1898	9
1899	5
1900	8
1901	10
1902	6
1903	4
1904	18
1905	11
1906	19
1907	9
1908	15
1909	27
1910	54
1911	37
1912	43
1913	36
1914	59
1915	35
1916	34
1917	42
1918	96
1919	26
1920	40
1921	221
1922	113
1923	104
1924	158
1925	173
1926	266
1927	308
1928	146
1929	174
1930	214
1931	334
1932	232
1933	432
1934	898
1935	329
1936	403
1937	319
1938	354
1939	277
1940	494
1941	292
1942	265
1943	245
1944	350
1945	239
1946	531
1947	1,240
1948	610
1949	453
1950	500
1951	422
1952	788
1953	660
1954	545
1955	585
1956	402
1957	513
1958	633
1959	606
1960	568
1961	937
1962	465
1963	490
1964	373
1965	368
1966	368
1967	347
1968	480
1969	436
1970	935
1971	648
1972	640
1973	798
1974	578
1975	359
1976	425
1977	570
1978	1,064
1979	648
1980	703
1981	1,030
1982	594
1983	1,324
1984	980
1985	711
1986	1,239
1987	1,164
1988	1,124
1989	868
1990	1,033
1991	1,050
1992	1,469
1993	1,466
1994	1,215
1995	827
1996	1,227
1997	1,088
1998	885
1999	846
2000	1,225
2001	1,242
2002	875
2003	1,649
2004	1,148
2005	997
2006	1,757
2007	1,262
2008	1,057
2009	1,069
2010	1,627
2011	1,907
2012	822
2013	648
2014	783
2015	559
2016	760
2017	517
2018	873
2019	786
2020	514
2021	506
2022	707
2023	629
2024	798
2025	917
2026	788

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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 20	849
20 to 40	27
40 to 60	5
60 to 80	1
80 to 100	1