Weather Records on 7 September 1987

956 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 7 September 1987. Highest significance: Plauen, DE.

Key Facts for 7 September 1987

On 7 September 1987, 956 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
290 were record highs and 103 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 1 were all-time records, 37 monthly and 918 daily.
Plauen set a daily record precipitation of 31.6 mm (1.2 in) on 7 September 1987.
Across 165 earlier years (1802 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 448 records.

Record Map

956 stations

956 station records on 7 September 1987 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 7 September 1987: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Plauen	Germany	Record daily precipitation	31.6 mm (1.2 in)	74 of 100 (Major)
Weltevrede	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	36.5 mm (1.4 in)	64 of 100 (Major)
Vryburg	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	52.0 mm (2.0 in)	64 of 100 (Major)
Moloaa 1145	United States	Record daily precipitation	80.8 mm (3.2 in)	64 of 100 (Major)
Oliphantspoort	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	34.4 mm (1.4 in)	62 of 100 (Major)
Schweizer-Reneke (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	43.5 mm (1.7 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Leeudoringstad (Skl)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	38.0 mm (1.5 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Lichtentanne	Germany	Record daily precipitation	29.8 mm (1.2 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Ozernaja	Russia	Record daily precipitation	39.8 mm (1.6 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Klipfontein"Potfontein"	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	38.0 mm (1.5 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Fladungen-Heufurt	Germany	Record daily precipitation	27.6 mm (1.1 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Zwartruggens (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	54.0 mm (2.1 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Roanoke-Blacksburg Rgnl AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	166.6 mm (6.6 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Taung	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Budingen	Germany	Record daily precipitation	34.9 mm (1.4 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Bosduiwekop	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	28.0 mm (1.1 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Ventersburg (Mag)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	40.0 mm (1.6 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Schluchtern-Herolz	Germany	Record daily precipitation	33.1 mm (1.3 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Syferfontein	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	57.5 mm (2.3 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Bysonder	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	35.0 mm (1.4 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Koppiesvlei	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	65.0 mm (2.6 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Ekaterinburg	Russia	Record daily precipitation	43.9 mm (1.7 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Benfontein	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	39.0 mm (1.5 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Grootkuil	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	28.0 mm (1.1 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Mazelspoort Dam	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	28.5 mm (1.1 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Brandfort (Mag)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	36.0 mm (1.4 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Wesselsbron (Mun)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	27.0 mm (1.1 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Randfontein (Gm)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	31.5 mm (1.2 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Winburg (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	29.5 mm (1.2 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Geluk (Irr)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	34.0 mm (1.3 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Westminter Estate	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Ostheim V.D. Rhon	Germany	Record daily precipitation	29.5 mm (1.2 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Bereznjaki	Russia	Record daily precipitation	62.5 mm (2.5 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Glen Agr. College,Bfn.	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	31.4 mm (1.2 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Flora	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Klipfontein	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	36.0 mm (1.4 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Iliamna AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	56.4 mm (2.2 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Sonneberg-Neufang	Germany	Record daily precipitation	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Cluj Napoca	Romania	Record daily precipitation	30.7 mm (1.2 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Colesberg (Tnk)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	25.6 mm (1.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Idomia	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	31.5 mm (1.2 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Dwarsfontein	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	40.0 mm (1.6 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Upper Tract	United States	Record daily precipitation	43.7 mm (1.7 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Altamura	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	28.0 mm (1.1 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Makwassie	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	37.0 mm (1.5 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Stinkhoutboom	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	27.0 mm (1.1 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Rietfontein (Skl)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Franklin	United States	Record daily precipitation	66.3 mm (2.6 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Santuck	United States	Record daily precipitation	100.8 mm (4.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Lobatse	Botswana	Record daily precipitation	25.0 mm (1.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Partizansk	Russia	Record daily precipitation	70.4 mm (2.8 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Belmont	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	35.0 mm (1.4 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Hertzogville (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	25.0 mm (1.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Kaiserslautern	Germany	Record daily precipitation	31.2 mm (1.2 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Kahl/Main	Germany	Record daily precipitation	31.4 mm (1.2 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Tyumen Amsg	Russia	Record daily precipitation	25.8 mm (1.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Bultfontein (Skl)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Bothaville (Mun)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	39.0 mm (1.5 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Welbedacht Agric Office	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	25.5 mm (1.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Rollbach	Germany	Record daily precipitation	34.0 mm (1.3 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)

Counts by Type and Timescale

956 records

Records set or tied on 7 September 1987 by type: Highest daily maximum 128, Lowest daily maximum 46, Highest daily minimum 162, Lowest daily minimum 57, Heaviest daily rainfall 562, Heaviest daily snowfall 1.

Records on 7 September 1987 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	128
Lowest daily maximum	46
Highest daily minimum	162
Lowest daily minimum	57
Heaviest daily rainfall	562
Heaviest daily snowfall	1
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 7 September 1987 by timescale: all-time 1, monthly 37, daily 918.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

800 broken records

Margins by which the 800 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 70.1. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

7 September 1987

Top 20 records on 7 September 1987 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
7 September 1987	Plauen, DE	daily rain	31.6 mm (1.2 in)	18.4 mm (0.7 in)	100 years	74 of 100 (Major)
7 September 1987	Weltevrede, ZA	daily rain	36.5 mm (1.4 in)	36.5 mm (1.4 in)	73 years	64 of 100 (Major)
7 September 1987	Vryburg, ZA	daily rain	52.0 mm (2.0 in)	51.2 mm (2.0 in)	61 years	64 of 100 (Major)
7 September 1987	Moloaa 1145, US	monthly rain	80.8 mm (3.2 in)	19.8 mm (0.8 in)	40 years	64 of 100 (Major)
7 September 1987	Oliphantspoort, ZA	daily rain	34.4 mm (1.4 in)	30.1 mm (1.2 in)	61 years	62 of 100 (Major)
7 September 1987	Schweizer-Reneke (Pol), ZA	daily rain	43.5 mm (1.7 in)	43.5 mm (1.7 in)	54 years	61 of 100 (Major)
7 September 1987	Leeudoringstad (Skl), ZA	daily rain	38.0 mm (1.5 in)	38.0 mm (1.5 in)	54 years	61 of 100 (Major)
7 September 1987	Lichtentanne, DE	daily rain	29.8 mm (1.2 in)	11.5 mm (0.5 in)	109 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
7 September 1987	Ozernaja, RU	daily rain	39.8 mm (1.6 in)	26.6 mm (1.0 in)	44 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
7 September 1987	Klipfontein"Potfontein", ZA	daily rain	38.0 mm (1.5 in)	38.0 mm (1.5 in)	60 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
7 September 1987	Fladungen-Heufurt, DE	daily rain	27.6 mm (1.1 in)	19.9 mm (0.8 in)	48 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
7 September 1987	Zwartruggens (Pol), ZA	daily rain	54.0 mm (2.1 in)	52.0 mm (2.0 in)	28 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
7 September 1987	Roanoke-Blacksburg Rgnl AP, US	monthly rain	166.6 mm (6.6 in)	70.1 mm (2.8 in)	7 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
7 September 1987	Taung, ZA	daily rain	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	88 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
7 September 1987	Budingen, DE	daily rain	34.9 mm (1.4 in)	20.3 mm (0.8 in)	37 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
7 September 1987	Bosduiwekop, ZA	daily rain	28.0 mm (1.1 in)	26.5 mm (1.0 in)	40 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
7 September 1987	Ventersburg (Mag), ZA	daily rain	40.0 mm (1.6 in)	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	28 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
7 September 1987	Schluchtern-Herolz, DE	daily rain	33.1 mm (1.3 in)	23.1 mm (0.9 in)	36 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
7 September 1987	Syferfontein, ZA	daily rain	57.5 mm (2.3 in)	52.5 mm (2.1 in)	20 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
7 September 1987	Bysonder, ZA	daily rain	35.0 mm (1.4 in)	35.0 mm (1.4 in)	61 years	52 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 956 records.

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

Records on 09-07 in each year
Year	Records
1802	2
1814	2
1816	1
1833	1
1845	2
1847	1
1848	1
1850	1
1852	1
1856	1
1859	1
1860	2
1861	1
1864	2
1865	3
1868	1
1870	1
1871	4
1872	3
1873	1
1877	4
1878	1
1879	1
1881	2
1882	1
1883	2
1886	1
1887	3
1888	1
1889	1
1890	2
1891	7
1892	3
1894	8
1895	7
1896	1
1897	2
1898	8
1899	3
1900	1
1901	6
1902	3
1903	7
1904	8
1905	20
1906	8
1907	5
1908	26
1909	11
1910	15
1911	20
1912	39
1913	20
1914	29
1915	28
1916	39
1917	44
1918	35
1919	184
1920	375
1921	80
1922	98
1923	125
1924	232
1925	303
1926	117
1927	147
1928	130
1929	355
1930	108
1931	400
1932	478
1933	287
1934	566
1935	275
1936	370
1937	260
1938	348
1939	634
1940	226
1941	451
1942	415
1943	591
1944	519
1945	482
1946	356
1947	625
1948	353
1949	705
1950	704
1951	342
1952	301
1953	446
1954	390
1955	405
1956	752
1957	498
1958	570
1959	583
1960	763
1961	312
1962	729
1963	448
1964	463
1965	672
1966	365
1967	535
1968	417
1969	696
1970	917
1971	648
1972	534
1973	674
1974	709
1975	423
1976	763
1977	674
1978	1,165
1979	583
1980	613
1981	622
1982	684
1983	1,235
1984	1,396
1985	1,459
1986	1,062
1987	956
1988	1,266
1989	553
1990	900
1991	957
1992	1,257
1993	720
1994	523
1995	1,093
1996	982
1997	799
1998	1,262
1999	1,087
2000	1,320
2001	1,068
2002	1,169
2003	768
2004	865
2005	708
2006	1,105
2007	1,171
2008	1,210
2009	713
2010	1,147
2011	1,452
2012	699
2013	981
2014	491
2015	637
2016	868
2017	966
2018	723
2019	743
2020	1,352
2021	794
2022	2,096
2023	1,116
2024	1,216
2025	711
2026	760

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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 10	566
10 to 20	153
20 to 30	46
30 to 40	22
40 to 50	7
50 to 60	4
60 to 70	1
70 to 80	1