Weather Records on 24 July 1987

1,220 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 24 July 1987. Highest significance: Spooner Ag Rsch STN, US.

Key Facts for 24 July 1987

On 24 July 1987, 1,220 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
635 were record highs and 341 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 22 were all-time records, 57 monthly and 1,141 daily.
Spooner Ag Rsch STN set a daily record precipitation of 94.7 mm (3.7 in) on 24 July 1987.
Across 158 earlier years (1799 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 472 records.

Record Map

1,220 stations

1,220 station records on 24 July 1987 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 24 July 1987: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Spooner Ag Rsch STN	United States	Record daily precipitation	94.7 mm (3.7 in)	75 of 100 (Major)
Arteaga	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	209.8 mm (8.3 in)	69 of 100 (Major)
Rosemount Rsch & Outreach Ctr	United States	Record daily precipitation	147.3 mm (5.8 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Ellsworth 1E	United States	Record daily precipitation	115.1 mm (4.5 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Armeria	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	327.4 mm (12.9 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Farmington 3NW	United States	Record daily precipitation	104.6 mm (4.1 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Harbor Beach 1 SSE	United States	Record daily precipitation	49.5 mm (1.9 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Biskra	Algeria	Record high minimum temperature	35.3 C (95.5 F)	54 of 100 (Notable)
La Union	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	89.9 mm (3.5 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Springfield 1 NW	United States	Record daily precipitation	63.5 mm (2.5 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Zumbrota	United States	Record daily precipitation	122.9 mm (4.8 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Hirado	Japan	Record daily precipitation	218.0 mm (8.6 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Presa Colorines (Cfe)	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	61.5 mm (2.4 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Kawaihapai 841	United States	Record daily precipitation	41.9 mm (1.6 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
La Huerta	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	87.9 mm (3.5 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Fone_D	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	55.3 mm (2.2 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Tyndall	United States	Record daily precipitation	62.5 mm (2.5 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Hastings Dam 2	United States	Record daily precipitation	136.4 mm (5.4 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Lyons	United States	Record daily precipitation	47.5 mm (1.9 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Cihuatlan (Dge)	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	118.1 mm (4.6 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Nord Odal	Norway	Record daily precipitation	46.5 mm (1.8 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Dos Bocas	Puerto Rico [United States]	Record daily precipitation	74.7 mm (2.9 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Atoyac	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	63.2 mm (2.5 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Quito	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	83.3 mm (3.3 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Union de Tula	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Mala	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	58.1 mm (2.3 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
San Gregorio	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	75.9 mm (3.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Vermillion 2 SE	United States	Record daily precipitation	66.0 mm (2.6 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Chilton	United States	Record high minimum temperature	23.3 C (73.9 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Hedberg	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	33.4 mm (1.3 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Ft Kent	United States	Record daily precipitation	42.9 mm (1.7 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Mondovi	United States	Record daily precipitation	56.4 mm (2.2 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Jyvaskyla Lentoasema	Finland	Record daily precipitation	28.0 mm (1.1 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Dzhikimda	Russia	Record daily precipitation	39.4 mm (1.6 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Cortland	United States	Record high maximum temperature	35.6 C (96.1 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
McAlester Rgnl AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.0 mm (2.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Walden	United States	Record high maximum temperature	32.8 C (91.0 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Caledonia	United States	Record daily precipitation	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
River Falls	United States	Record daily precipitation	52.6 mm (2.1 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Stanley Wwtp	United States	Record daily precipitation	48.8 mm (1.9 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Irapuato	Mexico	Record low minimum temperature	10.6 C (51.1 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
El Nogal	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	50.3 mm (2.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Motul	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	66.3 mm (2.6 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Alma	United States	Record high minimum temperature	21.7 C (71.1 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Hart 3 WSW	United States	Record high minimum temperature	22.8 C (73.0 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
St Paul	United States	Record daily precipitation	138.9 mm (5.5 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Castle Dale	United States	Record low minimum temperature	5.0 C (41.0 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Amery	United States	Record daily precipitation	53.1 mm (2.1 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Qu Xian	China	Record daily precipitation	84.9 mm (3.3 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Nicosia	Cyprus	Record high minimum temperature	26.9 C (80.4 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Mineral	United States	Record low maximum temperature	16.7 C (62.1 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Chapel Hill 2 W	United States	Record high maximum temperature	38.3 C (100.9 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Madras	United States	Record daily precipitation	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Midland	United States	Record low maximum temperature	24.4 C (75.9 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Atlatlahuacan	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	74.9 mm (2.9 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Otatitlan	Mexico	Record low minimum temperature	17.8 C (64.0 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Kroksjo	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	35.5 mm (1.4 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Arrowrock Dam	United States	Record low minimum temperature	7.2 C (45.0 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Preston	United States	Record daily precipitation	70.9 mm (2.8 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Searchlight	United States	Record low minimum temperature	13.9 C (57.0 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)

Counts by Type and Timescale

1,220 records

Records set or tied on 24 July 1987 by type: Highest daily maximum 338, Lowest daily maximum 199, Highest daily minimum 297, Lowest daily minimum 142, Heaviest daily rainfall 244.

Records on 24 July 1987 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	338
Lowest daily maximum	199
Highest daily minimum	297
Lowest daily minimum	142
Heaviest daily rainfall	244
Heaviest daily snowfall	0
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 24 July 1987 by timescale: all-time 22, monthly 57, daily 1,141.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

889 broken records

Margins by which the 889 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 160.5. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

24 July 1987

Top 20 records on 24 July 1987 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
24 July 1987	Spooner Ag Rsch STN, US	daily rain	94.7 mm (3.7 in)	64.2 mm (2.5 in)	87 years	75 of 100 (Major)
24 July 1987	Arteaga, MX	monthly rain	209.8 mm (8.3 in)	111.5 mm (4.4 in)	47 years	69 of 100 (Major)
24 July 1987	Rosemount Rsch & Outreach Ctr, US	all-time rain	147.3 mm (5.8 in)	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	32 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
24 July 1987	Ellsworth 1E, US	daily rain	115.1 mm (4.5 in)	71.9 mm (2.8 in)	37 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
24 July 1987	Armeria, MX	all-time rain	327.4 mm (12.9 in)	80.0 mm (3.1 in)	4 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
24 July 1987	Farmington 3NW, US	daily rain	104.6 mm (4.1 in)	39.8 mm (1.6 in)	68 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
24 July 1987	Harbor Beach 1 SSE, US	daily rain	49.5 mm (1.9 in)	27.4 mm (1.1 in)	62 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
24 July 1987	Biskra, DZ	daily high min	35.3 C (95.5 F)	5.3 C (9.5 F)	84 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
24 July 1987	La Union, MX	daily rain	89.9 mm (3.5 in)	50.3 mm (2.0 in)	54 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
24 July 1987	Springfield 1 NW, US	daily rain	63.5 mm (2.5 in)	38.9 mm (1.5 in)	44 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
24 July 1987	Zumbrota, US	daily rain	122.9 mm (4.8 in)	73.4 mm (2.9 in)	13 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
24 July 1987	Hirado, JP	daily rain	218.0 mm (8.6 in)	160.5 mm (6.3 in)	29 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
24 July 1987	Presa Colorines (Cfe), MX	daily rain	61.5 mm (2.4 in)	37.4 mm (1.5 in)	24 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
24 July 1987	Kawaihapai 841, US	daily rain	41.9 mm (1.6 in)	36.3 mm (1.4 in)	22 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
24 July 1987	La Huerta, MX	daily rain	87.9 mm (3.5 in)	65.8 mm (2.6 in)	17 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
24 July 1987	Fone_D, SE	daily rain	55.3 mm (2.2 in)	30.8 mm (1.2 in)	17 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
24 July 1987	Tyndall, US	daily rain	62.5 mm (2.5 in)	49.3 mm (1.9 in)	5 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
24 July 1987	Hastings Dam 2, US	monthly rain	136.4 mm (5.4 in)	27.2 mm (1.1 in)	30 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
24 July 1987	Lyons, US	daily rain	47.5 mm (1.9 in)	18.5 mm (0.7 in)	84 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
24 July 1987	Cihuatlan (Dge), MX	daily rain	118.1 mm (4.6 in)	78.5 mm (3.1 in)	8 years	46 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 1,220 records.

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

Records on 07-24 in each year
Year	Records
1799	1
1813	1
1817	1
1832	1
1836	1
1838	2
1843	2
1844	1
1846	1
1849	2
1859	1
1860	1
1862	1
1867	1
1868	3
1869	1
1870	1
1872	3
1874	1
1875	2
1880	3
1882	1
1883	2
1885	3
1889	2
1891	2
1893	2
1894	5
1895	2
1896	5
1897	4
1899	3
1900	7
1901	6
1902	5
1903	8
1904	19
1905	19
1906	18
1907	8
1908	11
1909	21
1910	36
1911	51
1912	84
1913	30
1914	22
1915	35
1916	32
1917	40
1918	70
1919	19
1920	46
1921	67
1922	186
1923	87
1924	193
1925	154
1926	186
1927	251
1928	237
1929	187
1930	195
1931	364
1932	249
1933	356
1934	994
1935	342
1936	498
1937	327
1938	545
1939	225
1940	568
1941	335
1942	331
1943	278
1944	315
1945	252
1946	407
1947	852
1948	385
1949	408
1950	384
1951	333
1952	534
1953	403
1954	447
1955	445
1956	379
1957	428
1958	372
1959	522
1960	466
1961	612
1962	996
1963	521
1964	517
1965	333
1966	401
1967	344
1968	430
1969	585
1970	553
1971	678
1972	528
1973	743
1974	670
1975	521
1976	521
1977	829
1978	673
1979	652
1980	487
1981	1,025
1982	689
1983	1,425
1984	789
1985	829
1986	1,227
1987	1,220
1988	1,130
1989	896
1990	944
1991	1,092
1992	1,271
1993	1,705
1994	1,153
1995	927
1996	1,145
1997	1,097
1998	990
1999	1,201
2000	1,236
2001	1,186
2002	796
2003	2,254
2004	1,604
2005	1,158
2006	1,694
2007	1,310
2008	1,363
2009	856
2010	1,859
2011	1,514
2012	827
2013	572
2014	922
2015	483
2016	637
2017	559
2018	953
2019	1,221
2020	432
2021	541
2022	681
2023	804
2024	986
2025	879
2026	924

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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	847
25 to 50	32
50 to 75	6
75 to 100	2
100 to 125	1
125 to 150	0
150 to 175	1