Weather Records on 24 August 1987

1,213 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 24 August 1987. Highest significance: Milan, IT.

Key Facts for 24 August 1987

On 24 August 1987, 1,213 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
224 were record highs and 613 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 5 were all-time records, 69 monthly and 1,139 daily.
Milan set a daily record precipitation of 141.6 mm (5.6 in) on 24 August 1987.
Across 162 earlier years (1802 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 452 records.

Record Map

1,213 stations

1,213 station records on 24 August 1987 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 24 August 1987: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Milan	Italy	Record daily precipitation	141.6 mm (5.6 in)	75 of 100 (Major)
Levan	United States	Record daily precipitation	37.6 mm (1.5 in)	71 of 100 (Major)
Park City G.C.	United States	Record daily precipitation	40.1 mm (1.6 in)	71 of 100 (Major)
Le Bourget	France	Record daily precipitation	95.7 mm (3.8 in)	67 of 100 (Major)
Socorro	United States	Record daily precipitation	45.0 mm (1.8 in)	67 of 100 (Major)
Den Helder-1	Netherlands	Record daily precipitation	39.1 mm (1.5 in)	62 of 100 (Major)
Orly	France	Record daily precipitation	66.1 mm (2.6 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Slavgorod	Russia	Record daily precipitation	32.4 mm (1.3 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Chiang Mai	Thailand	Record daily precipitation	122.9 mm (4.8 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Sunnyside	United States	Record daily precipitation	25.7 mm (1.0 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Virginia City	United States	Record daily precipitation	27.4 mm (1.1 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Eads	United States	Record low maximum temperature	12.8 C (55.0 F)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Bingham 2 NE	United States	Record daily precipitation	43.9 mm (1.7 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Schoondijke	Netherlands	Record daily precipitation	56.0 mm (2.2 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Lodgepole	United States	Record low maximum temperature	13.9 C (57.0 F)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Richfield	United States	Record low maximum temperature	13.9 C (57.0 F)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Monticello 2E	United States	Record daily precipitation	63.5 mm (2.5 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Kemerovo	Russia	Record daily precipitation	42.2 mm (1.7 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Chatillon-Coligny	France	Record daily precipitation	51.0 mm (2.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Sugarloaf Rsvr	United States	Record daily precipitation	26.2 mm (1.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Woodville 4 ESE	United States	Record high minimum temperature	26.1 C (79.0 F)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Timpanogos Cave	United States	Record daily precipitation	37.3 mm (1.5 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Glen Eland	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	35.0 mm (1.4 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Lowestoft	United Kingdom	Record daily precipitation	51.0 mm (2.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Bridgeport	United States	Record low maximum temperature	15.0 C (59.0 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Hooker	United States	Record low maximum temperature	14.4 C (57.9 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Quinton	United States	Record daily precipitation	57.2 mm (2.3 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Irapuato	Mexico	Record low minimum temperature	10.0 C (50.0 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Chernjaevo	Russia	Record daily precipitation	53.1 mm (2.1 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Mahlabatini (Mag)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Ulysses 3NE	United States	Record low maximum temperature	15.0 C (59.0 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Goodwell Rsch STN	United States	Record low maximum temperature	15.0 C (59.0 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Alexandria	United States	Record low maximum temperature	17.8 C (64.0 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Spanish Fk Pwr House	United States	Record daily precipitation	42.4 mm (1.7 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Machilipatnam	India	Record daily precipitation	74.9 mm (2.9 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Medicine Lodge	United States	Record low maximum temperature	20.6 C (69.1 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Hebgen Dam	United States	Record daily precipitation	26.2 mm (1.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Ajaccio	France	Record high maximum temperature	37.7 C (99.9 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Aleksandrovskij Zav	Russia	Record daily precipitation	87.4 mm (3.4 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Big Fk 1 SSE	United States	Record daily precipitation	51.8 mm (2.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Norwich	United States	Record low maximum temperature	21.1 C (70.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Gallatin Gateway 10SSW	United States	Record daily precipitation	28.4 mm (1.1 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Blanding	United States	Record daily precipitation	25.1 mm (1.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Port Campbell Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	27.2 mm (1.1 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Biervliet	Netherlands	Record daily precipitation	64.6 mm (2.5 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Cimarron	United States	Record low maximum temperature	15.6 C (60.1 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
N Loup	United States	Record low maximum temperature	14.4 C (57.9 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Cedar Pt	United States	Record daily precipitation	29.7 mm (1.2 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Piacabucu	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	28.2 mm (1.1 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
De Haukes	Netherlands	Record daily precipitation	52.4 mm (2.1 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Vajda-Guba	Russia	Record low maximum temperature	5.3 C (41.5 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Ubinskoe	Russia	Record daily precipitation	42.0 mm (1.7 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Willowvale (Tnk)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Northdale	United States	Record daily precipitation	29.7 mm (1.2 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Kingman	United States	Record low maximum temperature	20.6 C (69.1 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Curtis	United States	Record low maximum temperature	13.3 C (55.9 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Uttaradit	Thailand	Record daily precipitation	88.9 mm (3.5 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Howard 2SE	United States	Record low maximum temperature	22.2 C (72.0 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Olathe 3E	United States	Record low maximum temperature	18.3 C (64.9 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Gothenburg	United States	Record low maximum temperature	14.4 C (57.9 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)

Counts by Type and Timescale

1,213 records

Records set or tied on 24 August 1987 by type: Highest daily maximum 97, Lowest daily maximum 418, Highest daily minimum 127, Lowest daily minimum 195, Heaviest daily rainfall 376.

Records on 24 August 1987 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	97
Lowest daily maximum	418
Highest daily minimum	127
Lowest daily minimum	195
Heaviest daily rainfall	376
Heaviest daily snowfall	0
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 24 August 1987 by timescale: all-time 5, monthly 69, daily 1,139.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

982 broken records

Margins by which the 982 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 67.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

24 August 1987

Top 20 records on 24 August 1987 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
24 August 1987	Milan, IT	daily rain	141.6 mm (5.6 in)	59.8 mm (2.4 in)	86 years	75 of 100 (Major)
24 August 1987	Levan, US	daily rain	37.6 mm (1.5 in)	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	73 years	71 of 100 (Major)
24 August 1987	Park City G.C., US	daily rain	40.1 mm (1.6 in)	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	80 years	71 of 100 (Major)
24 August 1987	Le Bourget, FR	all-time rain	95.7 mm (3.8 in)	18.9 mm (0.7 in)	32 years	67 of 100 (Major)
24 August 1987	Socorro, US	daily rain	45.0 mm (1.8 in)	31.3 mm (1.2 in)	60 years	67 of 100 (Major)
24 August 1987	Den Helder-1, NL	daily rain	39.1 mm (1.5 in)	15.0 mm (0.6 in)	128 years	62 of 100 (Major)
24 August 1987	Orly, FR	all-time rain	66.1 mm (2.6 in)	15.9 mm (0.6 in)	36 years	61 of 100 (Major)
24 August 1987	Slavgorod, RU	daily rain	32.4 mm (1.3 in)	24.3 mm (1.0 in)	45 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
24 August 1987	Chiang Mai, TH	daily rain	122.9 mm (4.8 in)	67.0 mm (2.6 in)	44 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
24 August 1987	Sunnyside, US	daily rain	25.7 mm (1.0 in)	16.8 mm (0.7 in)	81 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
24 August 1987	Virginia City, US	daily rain	27.4 mm (1.1 in)	10.9 mm (0.4 in)	80 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
24 August 1987	Eads, US	daily low max	12.8 C (55.0 F)	10.5 C (18.9 F)	58 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
24 August 1987	Bingham 2 NE, US	daily rain	43.9 mm (1.7 in)	27.1 mm (1.1 in)	44 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
24 August 1987	Schoondijke, NL	monthly rain	56.0 mm (2.2 in)	17.4 mm (0.7 in)	27 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
24 August 1987	Lodgepole, US	daily low max	13.9 C (57.0 F)	7.8 C (14.0 F)	76 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
24 August 1987	Richfield, US	monthly low max	13.9 C (57.0 F)	3.3 C (5.9 F)	76 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
24 August 1987	Monticello 2E, US	daily rain	63.5 mm (2.5 in)	42.4 mm (1.7 in)	2 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
24 August 1987	Kemerovo, RU	monthly rain	42.2 mm (1.7 in)	13.2 mm (0.5 in)	28 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
24 August 1987	Chatillon-Coligny, FR	daily rain	51.0 mm (2.0 in)	24.2 mm (1.0 in)	30 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
24 August 1987	Sugarloaf Rsvr, US	daily rain	26.2 mm (1.0 in)	18.3 mm (0.7 in)	2 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

1802 to 1987

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1802 to 1987. 1987 had 1,213 records.

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

Records on 08-24 in each year
Year	Records
1802	1
1807	1
1816	1
1817	2
1818	1
1824	1
1836	1
1838	1
1839	1
1845	1
1848	1
1853	1
1855	2
1859	1
1864	1
1869	1
1870	1
1876	1
1877	1
1878	2
1879	1
1880	2
1881	1
1882	1
1885	3
1886	2
1889	3
1890	2
1891	5
1892	4
1893	2
1894	2
1895	5
1897	1
1898	5
1899	7
1900	9
1901	6
1902	6
1903	13
1904	8
1905	10
1906	22
1907	20
1908	18
1909	36
1910	22
1911	41
1912	37
1913	17
1914	24
1915	182
1916	33
1917	51
1918	79
1919	66
1920	568
1921	52
1922	98
1923	167
1924	153
1925	177
1926	133
1927	338
1928	288
1929	250
1930	240
1931	312
1932	218
1933	305
1934	617
1935	305
1936	937
1937	390
1938	483
1939	271
1940	706
1941	263
1942	549
1943	496
1944	556
1945	404
1946	425
1947	821
1948	794
1949	260
1950	378
1951	459
1952	528
1953	479
1954	631
1955	426
1956	364
1957	686
1958	547
1959	555
1960	549
1961	502
1962	413
1963	505
1964	670
1965	461
1966	707
1967	536
1968	1,039
1969	734
1970	622
1971	586
1972	587
1973	572
1974	481
1975	722
1976	493
1977	842
1978	588
1979	475
1980	669
1981	579
1982	932
1983	915
1984	600
1985	892
1986	726
1987	1,213
1988	1,093
1989	944
1990	654
1991	599
1992	1,724
1993	987
1994	618
1995	1,111
1996	1,275
1997	1,872
1998	1,113
1999	905
2000	830
2001	872
2002	1,114
2003	1,848
2004	979
2005	718
2006	859
2007	1,530
2008	954
2009	1,085
2010	1,278
2011	1,479
2012	647
2013	395
2014	832
2015	886
2016	906
2017	398
2018	442
2019	416
2020	1,055
2021	788
2022	795
2023	1,437
2024	1,338
2025	1,084
2026	618

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Data for records on 1987-08-24: 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 10	878
10 to 20	74
20 to 30	21
30 to 40	2
40 to 50	3
50 to 60	3
60 to 70	1