Weather Records on 10 September 1987

574 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 10 September 1987. Highest significance: Moe Gippsland Water, AU.

Key Facts for 10 September 1987

On 10 September 1987, 574 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
250 were record highs and 111 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 4 were all-time records, 21 monthly and 549 daily.
Moe Gippsland Water set a daily record precipitation of 32.4 mm (1.3 in) on 10 September 1987.
Across 166 earlier years (1812 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 428 records.

Record Map

574 stations

574 station records on 10 September 1987 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 10 September 1987: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Moe Gippsland Water	Australia	Record daily precipitation	32.4 mm (1.3 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Tifton	United States	Record daily precipitation	68.6 mm (2.7 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Conlen	United States	Record daily precipitation	44.5 mm (1.8 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Nord Odal	Norway	Record daily precipitation	39.1 mm (1.5 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Winthrop UNIV	United States	Record daily precipitation	79.0 mm (3.1 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Toa Baja 1 SSW	Puerto Rico [United States]	Record daily precipitation	72.4 mm (2.9 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Okeene	United States	Record daily precipitation	57.7 mm (2.3 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Lancaster	United States	Record high minimum temperature	16.7 C (62.1 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Staunton Wtp	United States	Record daily precipitation	59.2 mm (2.3 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Mansfield 4 NW	United States	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Ada	United States	Record daily precipitation	34.0 mm (1.3 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Ardmore	United States	Record daily precipitation	32.3 mm (1.3 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Wenzhou	China	Record daily precipitation	223.5 mm (8.8 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Utsunomiya	Japan	Record daily precipitation	121.5 mm (4.8 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Syracuse	United States	Record daily precipitation	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Villa Purificacion (Dge)	Mexico	Record low minimum temperature	16.7 C (62.1 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Paso de Arocha	Mexico	Record high minimum temperature	26.1 C (79.0 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Brookhaven City	United States	Record daily precipitation	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Waynoka	United States	Record daily precipitation	45.0 mm (1.8 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Trafalgar Toseland Road	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.0 mm (1.0 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Zinder	Niger	Record high minimum temperature	27.2 C (81.0 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Raymond 2E	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.3 mm (2.0 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Dutch Harbor	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-0.6 C (30.9 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Renison Bell	Australia	Record daily precipitation	41.4 mm (1.6 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Minatitlan	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	116.8 mm (4.6 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Lamesa 1 SSE	United States	Record daily precipitation	39.1 mm (1.5 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Winslow AP	United States	Record low minimum temperature	6.7 C (44.1 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Nueva Esperanza	Mexico	Record high minimum temperature	26.7 C (80.1 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Salvatierra	Mexico	Record high maximum temperature	31.7 C (89.1 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Narracan East (Lynnsmere)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	27.0 mm (1.1 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Villa de Chiapilla	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	89.9 mm (3.5 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Ubon Ratchathani	Thailand	Record daily precipitation	111.0 mm (4.4 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Great Salt Plains Dam	United States	Record daily precipitation	62.2 mm (2.4 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
University Exp STN	United States	Record low maximum temperature	7.8 C (46.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Northam	Australia	Record high maximum temperature	27.5 C (81.5 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Apsley (Parki)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	26.8 mm (1.1 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Gore	Ethiopia	Record high minimum temperature	15.7 C (60.3 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Maebashi	Japan	Record daily precipitation	78.5 mm (3.1 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Santiago Ixcuintla	Mexico	Record high minimum temperature	27.8 C (82.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Biri	Norway	Record daily precipitation	34.5 mm (1.4 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Jarpliden	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	37.5 mm (1.5 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Clay Ctr 6 ESE	United States	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Austin-Camp Mabry	United States	Record daily precipitation	74.4 mm (2.9 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Virginia	United States	Record daily precipitation	37.3 mm (1.5 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Uralla (Salisbury Court)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	26.2 mm (1.0 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Cradle Valley (Waldheim)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	48.0 mm (1.9 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
La Poza Honda	Mexico	Record high maximum temperature	44.4 C (111.9 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
El Boqueron	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	62.5 mm (2.5 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Churumuco (Cfe)	Mexico	Record high minimum temperature	26.7 C (80.1 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Izana	Spain	Record high minimum temperature	17.0 C (62.6 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Roi Et	Thailand	Record daily precipitation	108.0 mm (4.3 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Bennet	United States	Record daily precipitation	63.5 mm (2.5 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
La Ribera	Mexico	Record low minimum temperature	19.4 C (66.9 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Ixtepeji	Mexico	Record high maximum temperature	32.2 C (90.0 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Oje_D	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	25.0 mm (1.0 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Calico Rock 2 WSW	United States	Record low maximum temperature	23.3 C (73.9 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Opheim 12 SSE	United States	Record daily precipitation	25.7 mm (1.0 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Lindsay 2 W	United States	Record daily precipitation	40.1 mm (1.6 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Perkins	United States	Record daily precipitation	47.5 mm (1.9 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Comanche	United States	Record daily precipitation	48.8 mm (1.9 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

574 records

Records set or tied on 10 September 1987 by type: Highest daily maximum 162, Lowest daily maximum 53, Highest daily minimum 88, Lowest daily minimum 58, Heaviest daily rainfall 213.

Records on 10 September 1987 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	162
Lowest daily maximum	53
Highest daily minimum	88
Lowest daily minimum	58
Heaviest daily rainfall	213
Heaviest daily snowfall	0
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 10 September 1987 by timescale: all-time 4, monthly 21, daily 549.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

441 broken records

Margins by which the 441 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 56.9. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

10 September 1987

Top 20 records on 10 September 1987 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
10 September 1987	Moe Gippsland Water, AU	daily rain	32.4 mm (1.3 in)	15.4 mm (0.6 in)	69 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
10 September 1987	Tifton, US	daily rain	68.6 mm (2.7 in)	50.3 mm (2.0 in)	29 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
10 September 1987	Conlen, US	daily rain	44.5 mm (1.8 in)	35.4 mm (1.4 in)	37 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
10 September 1987	Nord Odal, NO	daily rain	39.1 mm (1.5 in)	8.6 mm (0.34 in)	78 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
10 September 1987	Winthrop UNIV, US	daily rain	79.0 mm (3.1 in)	35.1 mm (1.4 in)	52 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
10 September 1987	Toa Baja 1 SSW, PR	daily rain	72.4 mm (2.9 in)	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	10 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
10 September 1987	Okeene, US	daily rain	57.7 mm (2.3 in)	19.6 mm (0.8 in)	64 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
10 September 1987	Lancaster, US	daily high min	16.7 C (62.1 F)	1.1 C (2.0 F)	89 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
10 September 1987	Staunton Wtp, US	daily rain	59.2 mm (2.3 in)	26.2 mm (1.0 in)	36 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
10 September 1987	Mansfield 4 NW, US	daily rain	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	4.5 mm (0.18 in)	86 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
10 September 1987	Ada, US	daily rain	34.0 mm (1.3 in)	20.8 mm (0.8 in)	64 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
10 September 1987	Ardmore, US	daily rain	32.3 mm (1.3 in)	7.7 mm (0.30 in)	80 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
10 September 1987	Wenzhou, CN	monthly rain	223.5 mm (8.8 in)	47.2 mm (1.9 in)	15 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
10 September 1987	Utsunomiya, JP	daily rain	121.5 mm (4.8 in)	47.6 mm (1.9 in)	28 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
10 September 1987	Syracuse, US	daily rain	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	0.3 mm (0.01 in)	88 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
10 September 1987	Villa Purificacion (Dge), MX	daily low min	16.7 C (62.1 F)	2.2 C (4.0 F)	37 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
10 September 1987	Paso de Arocha, MX	monthly high min	26.1 C (79.0 F)	1.1 C (2.0 F)	35 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
10 September 1987	Brookhaven City, US	daily rain	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	8.1 mm (0.32 in)	69 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
10 September 1987	Waynoka, US	daily rain	45.0 mm (1.8 in)	30.3 mm (1.2 in)	28 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
10 September 1987	Trafalgar Toseland Road, AU	daily rain	25.0 mm (1.0 in)	3.4 mm (0.13 in)	69 years	33 of 100 (Routine)

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

1812 to 1987

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1812 to 1987. 1987 had 574 records.

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

Records on 09-10 in each year
Year	Records
1812	1
1813	1
1814	2
1818	1
1838	2
1841	1
1846	1
1847	1
1848	1
1850	2
1854	3
1857	1
1858	1
1865	5
1868	1
1869	2
1871	1
1874	2
1875	1
1876	2
1878	1
1879	2
1880	3
1881	2
1883	3
1884	4
1885	2
1886	1
1887	1
1888	2
1889	3
1890	1
1891	3
1892	3
1893	2
1894	4
1895	3
1896	1
1897	7
1898	4
1899	10
1901	1
1902	10
1903	13
1904	5
1905	7
1906	23
1907	15
1908	15
1909	25
1910	26
1911	8
1912	62
1913	24
1914	43
1915	53
1916	15
1917	79
1918	33
1919	42
1920	132
1921	207
1922	78
1923	38
1924	335
1925	197
1926	68
1927	262
1928	109
1929	282
1930	161
1931	724
1932	258
1933	333
1934	247
1935	478
1936	336
1937	376
1938	369
1939	386
1940	410
1941	389
1942	271
1943	352
1944	470
1945	334
1946	295
1947	534
1948	432
1949	793
1950	394
1951	344
1952	476
1953	250
1954	271
1955	376
1956	834
1957	332
1958	435
1959	670
1960	376
1961	459
1962	798
1963	384
1964	710
1965	355
1966	330
1967	512
1968	846
1969	635
1970	582
1971	400
1972	477
1973	559
1974	522
1975	528
1976	1,041
1977	391
1978	883
1979	563
1980	716
1981	629
1982	687
1983	1,329
1984	824
1985	1,140
1986	960
1987	574
1988	783
1989	1,098
1990	782
1991	827
1992	745
1993	936
1994	816
1995	643
1996	1,003
1997	829
1998	1,832
1999	1,068
2000	1,088
2001	1,129
2002	1,298
2003	1,149
2004	652
2005	1,173
2006	1,110
2007	866
2008	975
2009	636
2010	1,273
2011	1,235
2012	793
2013	1,198
2014	894
2015	789
2016	1,085
2017	674
2018	1,030
2019	816
2020	2,105
2021	1,311
2022	633
2023	1,114
2024	933
2025	583
2026	832

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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	374
10 to 20	42
20 to 30	13
30 to 40	5
40 to 50	4
50 to 60	3