Weather Records on 14 August 1987

1,157 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 14 August 1987. Highest significance: Kilmashogue,Lowlands, ZA.

Key Facts for 14 August 1987

On 14 August 1987, 1,157 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
412 were record highs and 252 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 9 were all-time records, 37 monthly and 1,111 daily.
Kilmashogue,Lowlands set a daily record precipitation of 52.2 mm (2.1 in) on 14 August 1987.
Across 166 earlier years (1793 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 458 records.

Record Map

1,157 stations

1,157 station records on 14 August 1987 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 14 August 1987: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Kilmashogue,Lowlands	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	52.2 mm (2.1 in)	70 of 100 (Major)
Cando 1E	United States	Record daily precipitation	67.1 mm (2.6 in)	70 of 100 (Major)
Sonora	United States	Record high minimum temperature	34.4 C (93.9 F)	70 of 100 (Major)
Morven Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	36.2 mm (1.4 in)	69 of 100 (Major)
Minot Intl AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	145.5 mm (5.7 in)	68 of 100 (Major)
Elgin Water	United States	Record daily precipitation	87.9 mm (3.5 in)	67 of 100 (Major)
Fairhope 2 NE	United States	Record daily precipitation	105.7 mm (4.2 in)	66 of 100 (Major)
Willow City	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	65 of 100 (Major)
Willamina	United States	Record daily precipitation	52.3 mm (2.1 in)	64 of 100 (Major)
Waukegan	United States	Record daily precipitation	82.3 mm (3.2 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Brunswick	United States	Record daily precipitation	147.6 mm (5.8 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Grand Haven Fire Dept	United States	Record daily precipitation	64.8 mm (2.6 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Condobolin (Borambil Park)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	27.0 mm (1.1 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Saint Ignatius	United States	Record daily precipitation	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Irene Mtn Wauconda	United States	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Chicago UNIV	United States	Record daily precipitation	78.0 mm (3.1 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Glenview NAS	United States	Record daily precipitation	171.7 mm (6.8 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Odessa	United States	Record daily precipitation	29.7 mm (1.2 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Pensacola Rgnl AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	129.0 mm (5.1 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Augathella Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.0 mm (1.0 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Saucier Exp Forest	United States	Record daily precipitation	152.4 mm (6.0 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
St George Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	37.3 mm (1.5 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Hansboro 4 NNE	United States	Record daily precipitation	65.3 mm (2.6 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Haskell	United States	Record daily precipitation	100.1 mm (3.9 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Angellala Downs Homestead	Australia	Record daily precipitation	44.8 mm (1.8 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Leuctra	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Kenosha Wwtp	United States	Record daily precipitation	124.0 mm (4.9 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Dandaloo (Skye)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	27.0 mm (1.1 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Lowell	United States	Record daily precipitation	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Uil	Kazakhstan	Record daily precipitation	33.2 mm (1.3 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Alpha Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	37.1 mm (1.5 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Highland Home	United States	Record low maximum temperature	23.9 C (75.0 F)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Wheaton 3 SE	United States	Record daily precipitation	152.7 mm (6.0 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Bloomingdale	United States	Record daily precipitation	58.4 mm (2.3 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Ionia 2SSW	United States	Record daily precipitation	70.4 mm (2.8 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Surbiton Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	50.0 mm (2.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Dixon Wwtp	United States	Record daily precipitation	82.3 mm (3.2 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Afton	United States	Record daily precipitation	35.8 mm (1.4 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Rugby	United States	Record daily precipitation	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Brewton 3 SSE	United States	Record daily precipitation	92.7 mm (3.6 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Eversfield	Australia	Record daily precipitation	27.4 mm (1.1 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Albury	Australia	Record daily precipitation	37.0 mm (1.5 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Finspang	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Racine Wwtp	United States	Record daily precipitation	41.9 mm (1.6 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Dalrymple Heights	Australia	Record daily precipitation	77.0 mm (3.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Burenda	Australia	Record daily precipitation	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Marengo	United States	Record daily precipitation	66.0 mm (2.6 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Westhope	United States	Record daily precipitation	55.9 mm (2.2 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Presa Tacubaya	Mexico	Record low minimum temperature	1.7 C (35.1 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Victoria Downs	Australia	Record daily precipitation	32.2 mm (1.3 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Nashville 1 E	United States	Record high minimum temperature	23.3 C (73.9 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Natchez	United States	Record high minimum temperature	25.6 C (78.1 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Mizpah 4 NNW	United States	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Sunburst 8 E	United States	Record daily precipitation	32.3 mm (1.3 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Gunnedah Pool	Australia	Record high minimum temperature	11.6 C (52.9 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Redlands	United States	Record low maximum temperature	18.9 C (66.0 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Plant City	United States	Record low minimum temperature	19.4 C (66.9 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Saint Maries	United States	Record low maximum temperature	15.6 C (60.1 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Allegan 5NE	United States	Record daily precipitation	70.4 mm (2.8 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Monticello	United States	Record daily precipitation	75.2 mm (3.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)

Counts by Type and Timescale

1,157 records

Records set or tied on 14 August 1987 by type: Highest daily maximum 136, Lowest daily maximum 166, Highest daily minimum 276, Lowest daily minimum 86, Heaviest daily rainfall 493.

Records on 14 August 1987 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	136
Lowest daily maximum	166
Highest daily minimum	276
Lowest daily minimum	86
Heaviest daily rainfall	493
Heaviest daily snowfall	0
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 14 August 1987 by timescale: all-time 9, monthly 37, daily 1,111.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

920 broken records

Margins by which the 920 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 99.3. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

14 August 1987

Top 20 records on 14 August 1987 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
14 August 1987	Kilmashogue,Lowlands, ZA	daily rain	52.2 mm (2.1 in)	50.7 mm (2.0 in)	77 years	70 of 100 (Major)
14 August 1987	Cando 1E, US	daily rain	67.1 mm (2.6 in)	54.4 mm (2.1 in)	74 years	70 of 100 (Major)
14 August 1987	Sonora, US	all-time high min	34.4 C (93.9 F)	4.4 C (7.9 F)	75 years	70 of 100 (Major)
14 August 1987	Morven Post Office, AU	daily rain	36.2 mm (1.4 in)	30.9 mm (1.2 in)	86 years	69 of 100 (Major)
14 August 1987	Minot Intl AP, US	all-time rain	145.5 mm (5.7 in)	46.7 mm (1.8 in)	16 years	68 of 100 (Major)
14 August 1987	Elgin Water, US	daily rain	87.9 mm (3.5 in)	49.5 mm (1.9 in)	73 years	67 of 100 (Major)
14 August 1987	Fairhope 2 NE, US	daily rain	105.7 mm (4.2 in)	77.8 mm (3.1 in)	64 years	66 of 100 (Major)
14 August 1987	Willow City, US	daily rain	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	72 years	65 of 100 (Major)
14 August 1987	Willamina, US	monthly rain	52.3 mm (2.1 in)	21.6 mm (0.9 in)	32 years	64 of 100 (Major)
14 August 1987	Waukegan, US	daily rain	82.3 mm (3.2 in)	57.9 mm (2.3 in)	50 years	61 of 100 (Major)
14 August 1987	Brunswick, US	monthly rain	147.6 mm (5.8 in)	46.5 mm (1.8 in)	26 years	61 of 100 (Major)
14 August 1987	Grand Haven Fire Dept, US	daily rain	64.8 mm (2.6 in)	47.8 mm (1.9 in)	41 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
14 August 1987	Condobolin (Borambil Park), AU	daily rain	27.0 mm (1.1 in)	15.3 mm (0.6 in)	91 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
14 August 1987	Saint Ignatius, US	daily rain	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	15.5 mm (0.6 in)	73 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
14 August 1987	Irene Mtn Wauconda, US	daily rain	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	18.8 mm (0.7 in)	62 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
14 August 1987	Chicago UNIV, US	daily rain	78.0 mm (3.1 in)	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	50 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
14 August 1987	Glenview NAS, US	all-time rain	171.7 mm (6.8 in)	34.5 mm (1.4 in)	5 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
14 August 1987	Odessa, US	monthly rain	29.7 mm (1.2 in)	4.3 mm (0.17 in)	83 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
14 August 1987	Pensacola Rgnl AP, US	daily rain	129.0 mm (5.1 in)	99.3 mm (3.9 in)	33 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
14 August 1987	Augathella Post Office, AU	daily rain	25.0 mm (1.0 in)	16.6 mm (0.7 in)	86 years	53 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

1793 to 1987

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1793 to 1987. 1987 had 1,157 records.

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

Records on 08-14 in each year
Year	Records
1793	2
1807	1
1815	1
1818	1
1825	1
1833	2
1839	1
1841	1
1843	1
1845	2
1856	2
1857	1
1859	1
1861	1
1864	3
1865	1
1866	2
1868	1
1870	1
1871	1
1872	1
1873	1
1874	1
1876	4
1882	1
1884	1
1885	3
1886	1
1887	3
1889	2
1890	1
1891	1
1892	3
1893	2
1894	2
1895	3
1896	5
1897	5
1898	2
1899	2
1900	1
1901	1
1902	8
1903	8
1904	3
1905	10
1906	8
1907	6
1908	28
1909	35
1910	10
1911	30
1912	56
1913	24
1914	16
1915	17
1916	109
1917	38
1918	60
1919	103
1920	56
1921	61
1922	54
1923	92
1924	319
1925	128
1926	182
1927	147
1928	233
1929	449
1930	627
1931	410
1932	314
1933	349
1934	470
1935	314
1936	612
1937	354
1938	519
1939	376
1940	489
1941	467
1942	364
1943	583
1944	709
1945	572
1946	511
1947	658
1948	373
1949	374
1950	402
1951	458
1952	560
1953	312
1954	457
1955	535
1956	426
1957	281
1958	421
1959	495
1960	414
1961	663
1962	885
1963	811
1964	1,394
1965	451
1966	388
1967	902
1968	1,315
1969	482
1970	398
1971	677
1972	552
1973	489
1974	542
1975	461
1976	1,060
1977	562
1978	834
1979	1,115
1980	544
1981	719
1982	539
1983	775
1984	598
1985	1,095
1986	775
1987	1,157
1988	1,301
1989	728
1990	737
1991	856
1992	1,709
1993	887
1994	1,149
1995	1,444
1996	954
1997	922
1998	1,100
1999	1,329
2000	1,117
2001	806
2002	1,576
2003	1,913
2004	1,936
2005	1,340
2006	1,073
2007	1,340
2008	798
2009	818
2010	1,704
2011	772
2012	758
2013	612
2014	651
2015	931
2016	824
2017	559
2018	397
2019	578
2020	1,009
2021	932
2022	771
2023	1,116
2024	1,045
2025	798
2026	1,211

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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).

Histogram of margins by which records were beaten on 14 August 1987
Margin	Records
0 to 20	865
20 to 40	35
40 to 60	16
60 to 80	1
80 to 100	3