Weather Records on 5 August 1987

1,061 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 5 August 1987. Highest significance: Piacabucu, BR.

Key Facts for 5 August 1987

On 5 August 1987, 1,061 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
413 were record highs and 448 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 3 were all-time records, 23 monthly and 1,035 daily.
Piacabucu set a monthly record daily precipitation of 136.8 mm (5.4 in) on 5 August 1987.
Across 164 earlier years (1797 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 440 records.

Record Map

1,061 stations

1,061 station records on 5 August 1987 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 5 August 1987: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Piacabucu	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	136.8 mm (5.4 in)	67 of 100 (Major)
Dillingham FAA AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	79.2 mm (3.1 in)	64 of 100 (Major)
Sisian	Armenia	Record daily precipitation	32.8 mm (1.3 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Kubbe	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	42.5 mm (1.7 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Munsvattnet	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	68.4 mm (2.7 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Gronliden	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	66.5 mm (2.6 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Woodcliff Lake	United States	Record daily precipitation	82.8 mm (3.3 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Paso de Arocha	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	169.9 mm (6.7 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Fiskavattnet	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	65.3 mm (2.6 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Kolka	Latvia	Record daily precipitation	52.0 mm (2.0 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Linkoeping-Malmslaett	Sweden	Record low minimum temperature	6.1 C (43.0 F)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Bjuroklubb	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Talliden	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	37.1 mm (1.5 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Wilmington New Castle Co AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	67.6 mm (2.7 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Biser	Russia	Record daily precipitation	80.1 mm (3.2 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Podor	Senegal	Record high minimum temperature	27.0 C (80.6 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Kroksjo	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	74.5 mm (2.9 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Biloxi	United States	Record daily precipitation	64.0 mm (2.5 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Franklinton 3 SW	United States	Record daily precipitation	108.0 mm (4.3 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Hohenpeissenberg	Germany	Record low minimum temperature	5.9 C (42.6 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Vyartsilya	Russia	Record daily precipitation	37.2 mm (1.5 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Corning	United States	Record daily precipitation	37.3 mm (1.5 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Gest Lock 3	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Raleigh State UNIV	United States	Record high minimum temperature	25.6 C (78.1 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Freiburg	Germany	Record low maximum temperature	17.6 C (63.7 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Ratnagiri	India	Record daily precipitation	119.1 mm (4.7 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Tancochapa	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	99.8 mm (3.9 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Bangalore	India	Record daily precipitation	67.1 mm (2.6 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Aikawa	Japan	Record daily precipitation	103.5 mm (4.1 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Surat Thani	Thailand	Record daily precipitation	77.0 mm (3.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Lowestoft	United Kingdom	Record low minimum temperature	7.7 C (45.9 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Kassler	United States	Record low minimum temperature	7.2 C (45.0 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Angelica	United States	Record low maximum temperature	17.2 C (63.0 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Roxboro 7 ESE	United States	Record high maximum temperature	36.7 C (98.1 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Hamburg Fuhlsbuettel	Germany	Record low maximum temperature	16.0 C (60.8 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Kislokan	Russia	Record daily precipitation	27.4 mm (1.1 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Ulricehamn	Sweden	Record low minimum temperature	4.8 C (40.6 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Saentis	Switzerland	Record low minimum temperature	-3.7 C (25.3 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Bloserville 1 N	United States	Record high minimum temperature	22.8 C (73.0 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Marcus Hook	United States	Record daily precipitation	59.2 mm (2.3 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Muenster	Germany	Record low maximum temperature	16.0 C (60.8 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Robertsfors	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	39.0 mm (1.5 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Lockport Lock 2	United States	Record daily precipitation	57.9 mm (2.3 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Jindabyne (Lynwood)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	27.2 mm (1.1 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Saentis	Switzerland	Record low maximum temperature	-0.2 C (31.6 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Alexandria	United States	Record high minimum temperature	25.6 C (78.1 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Columbia	United States	Record low maximum temperature	28.3 C (82.9 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Zugspitze	Germany	Record low minimum temperature	-7.7 C (18.1 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Irapuato	Mexico	Record low minimum temperature	8.9 C (48.0 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Bridgeport 5 NW	United States	Record daily precipitation	26.4 mm (1.0 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Alpharetta 4 SSW	United States	Record high maximum temperature	34.4 C (93.9 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Enfield	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Grand Forks Intl AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	62.2 mm (2.4 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Trier	Germany	Record low maximum temperature	15.8 C (60.4 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Trier-Zewen	Germany	Record low maximum temperature	15.8 C (60.4 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Hamada	Japan	Record daily precipitation	65.5 mm (2.6 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Glennville 3NW	United States	Record high minimum temperature	25.0 C (77.0 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Elmira	United States	Record low maximum temperature	18.9 C (66.0 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Pleasantville	United States	Record daily precipitation	72.4 mm (2.9 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Propria	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	43.0 mm (1.7 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

1,061 records

Records set or tied on 5 August 1987 by type: Highest daily maximum 171, Lowest daily maximum 312, Highest daily minimum 242, Lowest daily minimum 136, Heaviest daily rainfall 200.

Records on 5 August 1987 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	171
Lowest daily maximum	312
Highest daily minimum	242
Lowest daily minimum	136
Heaviest daily rainfall	200
Heaviest daily snowfall	0
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 5 August 1987 by timescale: all-time 3, monthly 23, daily 1,035.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

833 broken records

Margins by which the 833 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 107.4. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

5 August 1987

Top 20 records on 5 August 1987 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
5 August 1987	Piacabucu, BR	monthly rain	136.8 mm (5.4 in)	73.8 mm (2.9 in)	36 years	67 of 100 (Major)
5 August 1987	Dillingham FAA AP, US	daily rain	79.2 mm (3.1 in)	43.6 mm (1.7 in)	62 years	64 of 100 (Major)
5 August 1987	Sisian, AM	daily rain	32.8 mm (1.3 in)	25.9 mm (1.0 in)	45 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
5 August 1987	Kubbe, SE	daily rain	42.5 mm (1.7 in)	25.9 mm (1.0 in)	25 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
5 August 1987	Munsvattnet, SE	all-time rain	68.4 mm (2.7 in)	9.9 mm (0.39 in)	42 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
5 August 1987	Gronliden, SE	daily rain	66.5 mm (2.6 in)	43.1 mm (1.7 in)	20 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
5 August 1987	Woodcliff Lake, US	daily rain	82.8 mm (3.3 in)	58.7 mm (2.3 in)	28 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
5 August 1987	Paso de Arocha, MX	daily rain	169.9 mm (6.7 in)	107.4 mm (4.2 in)	28 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
5 August 1987	Fiskavattnet, SE	monthly rain	65.3 mm (2.6 in)	16.2 mm (0.6 in)	25 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
5 August 1987	Kolka, LV	daily rain	52.0 mm (2.0 in)	35.3 mm (1.4 in)	12 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
5 August 1987	Linkoeping-Malmslaett, SE	daily low min	6.1 C (43.0 F)	1.9 C (3.4 F)	98 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
5 August 1987	Bjuroklubb, SE	daily rain	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	23.0 mm (0.9 in)	13 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
5 August 1987	Talliden, SE	daily rain	37.1 mm (1.5 in)	22.0 mm (0.9 in)	32 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
5 August 1987	Wilmington New Castle Co AP, US	daily rain	67.6 mm (2.7 in)	42.7 mm (1.7 in)	30 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
5 August 1987	Biser, RU	daily rain	80.1 mm (3.2 in)	9.7 mm (0.38 in)	72 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
5 August 1987	Podor, SN	daily high min	27.0 C (80.6 F)	0.6 C (1.1 F)	128 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
5 August 1987	Kroksjo, SE	all-time rain	74.5 mm (2.9 in)	14.0 mm (0.6 in)	0 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
5 August 1987	Biloxi, US	daily rain	64.0 mm (2.5 in)	15.7 mm (0.6 in)	88 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
5 August 1987	Franklinton 3 SW, US	daily rain	108.0 mm (4.3 in)	56.2 mm (2.2 in)	16 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
5 August 1987	Hohenpeissenberg, DE	daily low min	5.9 C (42.6 F)	0.3 C (0.5 F)	104 years	40 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

1797 to 1987

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1797 to 1987. 1987 had 1,061 records.

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

Records on 08-05 in each year
Year	Records
1797	1
1806	2
1809	1
1830	3
1839	1
1841	1
1843	1
1846	1
1847	1
1857	1
1859	1
1860	1
1862	2
1864	1
1865	2
1866	1
1867	1
1868	2
1871	2
1874	2
1876	1
1880	1
1881	3
1882	3
1885	1
1886	1
1887	3
1888	2
1890	1
1891	1
1892	1
1893	3
1894	2
1895	3
1896	3
1897	1
1898	3
1899	11
1900	4
1901	3
1902	6
1903	18
1904	13
1905	22
1906	13
1907	14
1908	25
1909	21
1910	20
1911	16
1912	72
1913	18
1914	22
1915	83
1916	67
1917	40
1918	233
1919	40
1920	81
1921	53
1922	107
1923	180
1924	144
1925	84
1926	113
1927	230
1928	201
1929	243
1930	467
1931	426
1932	228
1933	341
1934	587
1935	422
1936	309
1937	288
1938	420
1939	275
1940	290
1941	443
1942	393
1943	436
1944	520
1945	311
1946	374
1947	710
1948	930
1949	375
1950	681
1951	557
1952	498
1953	1,043
1954	543
1955	640
1956	422
1957	518
1958	503
1959	438
1960	297
1961	823
1962	451
1963	311
1964	610
1965	265
1966	384
1967	347
1968	394
1969	708
1970	468
1971	748
1972	799
1973	983
1974	810
1975	692
1976	721
1977	583
1978	948
1979	561
1980	998
1981	754
1982	776
1983	1,090
1984	789
1985	845
1986	778
1987	1,061
1988	914
1989	915
1990	1,265
1991	828
1992	861
1993	1,145
1994	1,944
1995	1,205
1996	1,029
1997	1,144
1998	1,817
1999	834
2000	704
2001	986
2002	1,160
2003	1,340
2004	848
2005	1,026
2006	932
2007	787
2008	738
2009	777
2010	1,626
2011	1,347
2012	869
2013	436
2014	915
2015	520
2016	544
2017	888
2018	528
2019	533
2020	626
2021	641
2022	1,332
2023	1,087
2024	711
2025	775
2026	1,048

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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	790
20 to 40	33
40 to 60	8
60 to 80	1
80 to 100	0
100 to 120	1