Weather Records on 5 September 1987

618 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 5 September 1987. Highest significance: Cradock (Kanyaka), AU.

Key Facts for 5 September 1987

On 5 September 1987, 618 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
194 were record highs and 194 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 4 were all-time records, 25 monthly and 589 daily.
Cradock (Kanyaka) set a daily record precipitation of 35.4 mm (1.4 in) on 5 September 1987.
Across 157 earlier years (1802 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 460 records.

Record Map

618 stations

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

Weather records on 5 September 1987: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Cradock (Kanyaka)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	35.4 mm (1.4 in)	67 of 100 (Major)
Kondoolka	Australia	Record daily precipitation	29.4 mm (1.2 in)	63 of 100 (Major)
Charleston Intl AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	152.4 mm (6.0 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Carrieton	Australia	Record daily precipitation	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Booleroo Centre	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.8 mm (1.0 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Booleroo Centre (Willowie)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Hawker (Wilson)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Kareepan	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Isit	Russia	Record daily precipitation	32.6 mm (1.3 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Ottosdal	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	75.0 mm (3.0 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Bonesteel	United States	Record daily precipitation	61.0 mm (2.4 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Dwtn Charleston	United States	Record daily precipitation	128.0 mm (5.0 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Cradock	Australia	Record daily precipitation	33.8 mm (1.3 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Pinopolis Dam	United States	Record daily precipitation	220.2 mm (8.7 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Hilton Head	United States	Record daily precipitation	102.4 mm (4.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Quorn (Olive Grove)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	61.2 mm (2.4 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Stuttgart-Stadt	Germany	Record daily precipitation	29.5 mm (1.2 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Bruce	Australia	Record daily precipitation	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Carrieton (Eurelia)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	28.0 mm (1.1 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Regensburg	Germany	Record high minimum temperature	16.6 C (61.9 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Plymouth-Kingston	United States	Record low minimum temperature	3.9 C (39.0 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Crow Agency	United States	Record daily precipitation	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Wahpeton 3 N	United States	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Melrose (Para Gums)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	29.4 mm (1.2 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Rooipoort	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	50.0 mm (2.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
San Simon	United States	Record low maximum temperature	29.4 C (84.9 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
El Dorado	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	136.4 mm (5.4 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Beaufort MCAS	United States	Record daily precipitation	98.3 mm (3.9 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Santa Ana (Dge)	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	48.8 mm (1.9 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Elberton 2 N	United States	Record low maximum temperature	24.4 C (75.9 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Castle Dale	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-1.1 C (30.0 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Morchard (the Rocks)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.0 mm (1.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Hartbeesfontein (Skl)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	26.0 mm (1.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Paradise Valley 1 NW	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-2.8 C (27.0 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Barra Mansa	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Middlekop (Bos)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	34.0 mm (1.3 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Kaiserslautern	Germany	Record high minimum temperature	16.0 C (60.8 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Hawker (Holowilena)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	26.0 mm (1.0 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Suchiate	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	85.9 mm (3.4 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Chiricahua Nm	United States	Record low maximum temperature	21.1 C (70.0 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Mtn Park	United States	Record daily precipitation	33.3 mm (1.3 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Beaufort Wwtp	United States	Record daily precipitation	104.6 mm (4.1 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Cradock (Yednalue)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	26.6 mm (1.0 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Kinalung (Munka)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	28.0 mm (1.1 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Tangancicuaro	Mexico	Record low minimum temperature	2.8 C (37.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Uruapan (Smn)	Mexico	Record high minimum temperature	16.7 C (62.1 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Orroroo (Black Rock)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Fitzgerald	United States	Record low maximum temperature	25.0 C (77.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Whiteface Rsvr	United States	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
First Connecticut Lake	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-1.7 C (28.9 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Upolu Point Uscg 159.2	United States	Record high minimum temperature	25.6 C (78.1 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Lahaina 361	United States	Record high minimum temperature	26.1 C (79.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Dongfang	China	Record high maximum temperature	35.3 C (95.5 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Stuttgart/Echterdingen	Germany	Record daily precipitation	29.5 mm (1.2 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Hawkinsville	United States	Record low maximum temperature	23.3 C (73.9 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Claremore 2 ENE	United States	Record high minimum temperature	26.1 C (79.0 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Mellette 4 W	United States	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Werk-Met-Lus	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	48.5 mm (1.9 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
De Hoek (Bos)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Bridgeport	United States	Record daily precipitation	26.2 mm (1.0 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

618 records

Records set or tied on 5 September 1987 by type: Highest daily maximum 72, Lowest daily maximum 100, Highest daily minimum 122, Lowest daily minimum 94, Heaviest daily rainfall 229, Heaviest daily snowfall 1.

Records on 5 September 1987 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	72
Lowest daily maximum	100
Highest daily minimum	122
Lowest daily minimum	94
Heaviest daily rainfall	229
Heaviest daily snowfall	1
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 5 September 1987 by timescale: all-time 4, monthly 25, daily 589.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

479 broken records

Margins by which the 479 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 90.9. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

5 September 1987

Top 20 records on 5 September 1987 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
5 September 1987	Cradock (Kanyaka), AU	daily rain	35.4 mm (1.4 in)	26.5 mm (1.0 in)	78 years	67 of 100 (Major)
5 September 1987	Kondoolka, AU	daily rain	29.4 mm (1.2 in)	23.8 mm (0.9 in)	52 years	63 of 100 (Major)
5 September 1987	Charleston Intl AP, US	daily rain	152.4 mm (6.0 in)	84.8 mm (3.3 in)	41 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
5 September 1987	Carrieton, AU	daily rain	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	23.1 mm (0.9 in)	20 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
5 September 1987	Booleroo Centre, AU	daily rain	25.8 mm (1.0 in)	9.5 mm (0.37 in)	96 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
5 September 1987	Booleroo Centre (Willowie), AU	daily rain	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	18.0 mm (0.7 in)	58 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
5 September 1987	Hawker (Wilson), AU	daily rain	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	19.8 mm (0.8 in)	52 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
5 September 1987	Kareepan, ZA	daily rain	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	57 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
5 September 1987	Isit, RU	daily rain	32.6 mm (1.3 in)	22.3 mm (0.9 in)	20 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
5 September 1987	Ottosdal, ZA	daily rain	75.0 mm (3.0 in)	71.5 mm (2.8 in)	8 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
5 September 1987	Bonesteel, US	daily rain	61.0 mm (2.4 in)	51.9 mm (2.0 in)	17 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
5 September 1987	Dwtn Charleston, US	daily rain	128.0 mm (5.0 in)	37.6 mm (1.5 in)	73 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
5 September 1987	Cradock, AU	daily rain	33.8 mm (1.3 in)	24.8 mm (1.0 in)	4 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
5 September 1987	Pinopolis Dam, US	all-time rain	220.2 mm (8.7 in)	39.9 mm (1.6 in)	8 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
5 September 1987	Hilton Head, US	daily rain	102.4 mm (4.0 in)	61.8 mm (2.4 in)	33 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
5 September 1987	Quorn (Olive Grove), AU	daily rain	61.2 mm (2.4 in)	23.1 mm (0.9 in)	20 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
5 September 1987	Stuttgart-Stadt, DE	daily rain	29.5 mm (1.2 in)	8.5 mm (0.33 in)	72 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
5 September 1987	Bruce, AU	daily rain	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	20.0 mm (0.8 in)	4 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
5 September 1987	Carrieton (Eurelia), AU	daily rain	28.0 mm (1.1 in)	18.0 mm (0.7 in)	4 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
5 September 1987	Regensburg, DE	daily high min	16.6 C (61.9 F)	0.9 C (1.6 F)	100 years	42 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 618 records.

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

Records on 09-05 in each year
Year	Records
1802	2
1814	1
1833	1
1837	1
1843	1
1845	1
1846	1
1856	1
1859	2
1861	2
1866	1
1868	1
1869	2
1871	1
1872	1
1874	1
1876	1
1880	2
1883	2
1885	1
1887	1
1888	1
1889	1
1891	2
1892	3
1894	1
1895	4
1896	2
1897	7
1898	7
1899	2
1900	1
1901	4
1902	10
1903	14
1904	2
1905	17
1906	8
1907	11
1908	28
1909	16
1910	35
1911	23
1912	39
1913	24
1914	10
1915	27
1916	22
1917	28
1918	109
1919	60
1920	47
1921	82
1922	96
1923	204
1924	191
1925	298
1926	243
1927	71
1928	306
1929	371
1930	94
1931	381
1932	315
1933	361
1934	399
1935	432
1936	313
1937	291
1938	244
1939	317
1940	249
1941	470
1942	282
1943	593
1944	387
1945	447
1946	367
1947	557
1948	458
1949	421
1950	559
1951	251
1952	396
1953	728
1954	593
1955	517
1956	637
1957	323
1958	413
1959	367
1960	351
1961	727
1962	922
1963	554
1964	315
1965	899
1966	335
1967	1,092
1968	524
1969	556
1970	754
1971	736
1972	653
1973	669
1974	1,902
1975	388
1976	636
1977	344
1978	1,376
1979	611
1980	357
1981	448
1982	615
1983	1,181
1984	1,185
1985	1,231
1986	711
1987	618
1988	1,309
1989	522
1990	806
1991	598
1992	1,116
1993	635
1994	901
1995	1,168
1996	773
1997	1,460
1998	1,686
1999	1,215
2000	1,342
2001	626
2002	710
2003	860
2004	1,135
2005	502
2006	1,014
2007	1,344
2008	1,486
2009	765
2010	1,316
2011	1,186
2012	1,115
2013	798
2014	462
2015	846
2016	651
2017	778
2018	861
2019	724
2020	1,250
2021	424
2022	1,168
2023	1,166
2024	1,320
2025	695
2026	835

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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	452
20 to 40	18
40 to 60	5
60 to 80	2
80 to 100	2