Weather Records on 6 August 1987

948 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 6 August 1987. Highest significance: Woodstown Pittsgrov 4E, US.

Key Facts for 6 August 1987

On 6 August 1987, 948 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
294 were record highs and 468 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 4 were all-time records, 34 monthly and 910 daily.
Woodstown Pittsgrov 4E set a daily record precipitation of 90.4 mm (3.6 in) on 6 August 1987.
Across 165 earlier years (1794 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 443 records.

Record Map

948 stations

948 station records on 6 August 1987 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 6 August 1987: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Woodstown Pittsgrov 4E	United States	Record daily precipitation	90.4 mm (3.6 in)	73 of 100 (Major)
Tjuhtet	Russia	Record daily precipitation	169.9 mm (6.7 in)	70 of 100 (Major)
Gregory	United States	Record daily precipitation	55.9 mm (2.2 in)	66 of 100 (Major)
Greeneville Exp STN	United States	Record daily precipitation	71.6 mm (2.8 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Tomsk	Russia	Record daily precipitation	37.1 mm (1.5 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Chiricahua Nm	United States	Record daily precipitation	61.5 mm (2.4 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Kunda	Estonia	Record daily precipitation	68.9 mm (2.7 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Snowflake	United States	Record daily precipitation	43.4 mm (1.7 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Grand Forks UNIV (NWS)	United States	Record daily precipitation	40.1 mm (1.6 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Tartu	Estonia	Record daily precipitation	49.3 mm (1.9 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Chitradurga	India	Record daily precipitation	55.1 mm (2.2 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Plymouth 5 E	United States	Record daily precipitation	126.5 mm (5.0 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Schenley Lock 5	United States	Record daily precipitation	53.8 mm (2.1 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Zhizhgin Mayak	Russia	Record daily precipitation	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Krasnaja_Gora	Russia	Record daily precipitation	59.4 mm (2.3 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Tooma	Estonia	Record daily precipitation	52.6 mm (2.1 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
New Orleans Audubon	United States	Record daily precipitation	62.7 mm (2.5 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Tartu-Toravere	Estonia	Record daily precipitation	41.0 mm (1.6 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Gorlitz	Germany	Record low maximum temperature	13.7 C (56.7 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Alberta	United States	Record daily precipitation	70.9 mm (2.8 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Praha-Klementinum	Czech Republic	Record low maximum temperature	13.4 C (56.1 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Mahwah	United States	Record daily precipitation	81.3 mm (3.2 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Bolivar	United States	Record low maximum temperature	18.3 C (64.9 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Munchen-Nymphenburg	Germany	Record low minimum temperature	5.8 C (42.4 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Simusir	Russia	Record daily precipitation	79.0 mm (3.1 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Vastervik	Sweden	Record low minimum temperature	5.3 C (41.5 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Skegness	United Kingdom	Record low minimum temperature	3.3 C (37.9 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Vinnytsia	Ukraine	Record daily precipitation	57.2 mm (2.3 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Charlotteburg Rsvr	United States	Record daily precipitation	69.6 mm (2.7 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Wien	Austria	Record low minimum temperature	9.4 C (48.9 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Sonnblick	Austria	Record low minimum temperature	-9.8 C (14.4 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Cet Central England	United Kingdom	Record low minimum temperature	6.0 C (42.8 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Graz	Austria	Record low minimum temperature	6.2 C (43.2 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Bartow 1SE	United States	Record high minimum temperature	25.0 C (77.0 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Mt Morris 2W	United States	Record low maximum temperature	18.3 C (64.9 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Muenster	Germany	Record low minimum temperature	6.5 C (43.7 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Dos Patrias	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	112.0 mm (4.4 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
St Joseph 3 N	United States	Record daily precipitation	31.2 mm (1.2 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Franklinville	United States	Record low maximum temperature	18.3 C (64.9 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Indiana 3 SE	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Encinal	United States	Record high minimum temperature	25.6 C (78.1 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Guantanamo Bay NAS	Cuba	Record high minimum temperature	27.8 C (82.0 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Stockholm	Sweden	Record low maximum temperature	14.8 C (58.6 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Valga	Estonia	Record daily precipitation	29.7 mm (1.2 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Dover	United States	Record daily precipitation	36.1 mm (1.4 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Aiken 5SE	United States	Record daily precipitation	76.2 mm (3.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Milesovka	Czech Republic	Record low maximum temperature	9.4 C (48.9 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Altastenberg	Germany	Record low minimum temperature	3.7 C (38.7 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Irapuato	Mexico	Record low minimum temperature	10.0 C (50.0 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Huetamo	Mexico	Record high maximum temperature	43.9 C (111.0 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Kiev	Ukraine	Record daily precipitation	35.0 mm (1.4 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Point Arena	United States	Record low minimum temperature	5.6 C (42.1 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Alpharetta 4 SSW	United States	Record high minimum temperature	21.7 C (71.1 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Voru	Estonia	Record daily precipitation	51.4 mm (2.0 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Tiirikoja	Estonia	Record daily precipitation	59.3 mm (2.3 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Fichtelberg	Germany	Record low maximum temperature	5.7 C (42.3 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Setauket Strong	United States	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Palm 3 SE	United States	Record daily precipitation	58.9 mm (2.3 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Garrison	United States	Record high minimum temperature	19.4 C (66.9 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Uccle	Belgium	Record low minimum temperature	5.9 C (42.6 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

948 records

Records set or tied on 6 August 1987 by type: Highest daily maximum 114, Lowest daily maximum 261, Highest daily minimum 180, Lowest daily minimum 207, Heaviest daily rainfall 186.

Records on 6 August 1987 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	114
Lowest daily maximum	261
Highest daily minimum	180
Lowest daily minimum	207
Heaviest daily rainfall	186
Heaviest daily snowfall	0
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 6 August 1987 by timescale: all-time 4, monthly 34, daily 910.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

750 broken records

Margins by which the 750 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 104.9. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

6 August 1987

Top 20 records on 6 August 1987 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
6 August 1987	Woodstown Pittsgrov 4E, US	daily rain	90.4 mm (3.6 in)	68.6 mm (2.7 in)	84 years	73 of 100 (Major)
6 August 1987	Tjuhtet, RU	all-time rain	169.9 mm (6.7 in)	100.7 mm (4.0 in)	19 years	70 of 100 (Major)
6 August 1987	Gregory, US	daily rain	55.9 mm (2.2 in)	40.9 mm (1.6 in)	62 years	66 of 100 (Major)
6 August 1987	Greeneville Exp STN, US	daily rain	71.6 mm (2.8 in)	29.7 mm (1.2 in)	85 years	60 of 100 (Major)
6 August 1987	Tomsk, RU	daily rain	37.1 mm (1.5 in)	14.2 mm (0.6 in)	81 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
6 August 1987	Chiricahua Nm, US	daily rain	61.5 mm (2.4 in)	33.6 mm (1.3 in)	68 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
6 August 1987	Kunda, EE	all-time rain	68.9 mm (2.7 in)	8.9 mm (0.35 in)	58 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
6 August 1987	Snowflake, US	daily rain	43.4 mm (1.7 in)	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	56 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
6 August 1987	Grand Forks UNIV (NWS), US	daily rain	40.1 mm (1.6 in)	23.6 mm (0.9 in)	87 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
6 August 1987	Tartu, EE	daily rain	49.3 mm (1.9 in)	14.5 mm (0.6 in)	76 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
6 August 1987	Chitradurga, IN	daily rain	55.1 mm (2.2 in)	32.2 mm (1.3 in)	48 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
6 August 1987	Plymouth 5 E, US	daily rain	126.5 mm (5.0 in)	104.9 mm (4.1 in)	30 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
6 August 1987	Schenley Lock 5, US	daily rain	53.8 mm (2.1 in)	24.8 mm (1.0 in)	68 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
6 August 1987	Zhizhgin Mayak, RU	daily rain	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	27.1 mm (1.1 in)	10 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
6 August 1987	Krasnaja_Gora, RU	daily rain	59.4 mm (2.3 in)	46.9 mm (1.8 in)	12 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
6 August 1987	Tooma, EE	daily rain	52.6 mm (2.1 in)	22.8 mm (0.9 in)	28 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
6 August 1987	New Orleans Audubon, US	daily rain	62.7 mm (2.5 in)	18.2 mm (0.7 in)	82 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
6 August 1987	Tartu-Toravere, EE	daily rain	41.0 mm (1.6 in)	22.1 mm (0.9 in)	24 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
6 August 1987	Gorlitz, DE	daily low max	13.7 C (56.7 F)	1.9 C (3.4 F)	104 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
6 August 1987	Alberta, US	daily rain	70.9 mm (2.8 in)	41.7 mm (1.6 in)	40 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 948 records.

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

Records on 08-06 in each year
Year	Records
1794	1
1806	1
1808	1
1809	1
1810	1
1822	1
1830	1
1833	1
1847	1
1849	1
1856	3
1857	2
1858	1
1859	1
1861	1
1866	1
1869	1
1871	2
1876	1
1878	3
1879	1
1881	3
1883	1
1884	1
1885	3
1886	2
1887	1
1888	7
1889	3
1890	2
1891	2
1892	3
1893	1
1894	1
1895	6
1896	6
1897	1
1898	5
1899	2
1900	6
1901	7
1902	4
1903	16
1904	13
1905	13
1906	24
1907	26
1908	17
1909	14
1910	20
1911	22
1912	57
1913	41
1914	6
1915	108
1916	40
1917	35
1918	526
1919	92
1920	39
1921	49
1922	90
1923	113
1924	150
1925	78
1926	85
1927	132
1928	101
1929	189
1930	356
1931	349
1932	226
1933	284
1934	580
1935	330
1936	318
1937	371
1938	308
1939	311
1940	385
1941	356
1942	303
1943	248
1944	312
1945	458
1946	430
1947	625
1948	1,166
1949	464
1950	480
1951	720
1952	513
1953	646
1954	532
1955	531
1956	447
1957	949
1958	521
1959	422
1960	250
1961	551
1962	496
1963	258
1964	481
1965	390
1966	378
1967	757
1968	586
1969	613
1970	504
1971	945
1972	877
1973	876
1974	884
1975	749
1976	923
1977	623
1978	790
1979	544
1980	818
1981	855
1982	643
1983	1,281
1984	815
1985	874
1986	648
1987	948
1988	873
1989	879
1990	1,463
1991	1,100
1992	1,053
1993	1,569
1994	1,918
1995	1,500
1996	1,038
1997	1,216
1998	1,546
1999	938
2000	870
2001	1,100
2002	988
2003	1,221
2004	1,076
2005	756
2006	849
2007	991
2008	820
2009	1,033
2010	1,205
2011	1,357
2012	845
2013	722
2014	673
2015	827
2016	472
2017	827
2018	598
2019	645
2020	510
2021	457
2022	960
2023	1,177
2024	882
2025	721
2026	955

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Data for records on 1987-08-06: 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 20	705
20 to 40	35
40 to 60	4
60 to 80	4
80 to 100	0
100 to 120	2