Weather Records on 9 October 1987

850 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 9 October 1987. Highest significance: Wisley, GB.

Key Facts for 9 October 1987

On 9 October 1987, 850 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
225 were record highs and 471 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 19 monthly and 831 daily.
Wisley set a daily record precipitation of 41.8 mm (1.6 in) on 9 October 1987.
Across 162 earlier years (1793 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 465 records.

Record Map

850 stations

850 station records on 9 October 1987 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 9 October 1987: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Wisley	United Kingdom	Record daily precipitation	41.8 mm (1.6 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Rothamsted	United Kingdom	Record daily precipitation	55.1 mm (2.2 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Magadan	Russia	Record daily precipitation	41.3 mm (1.6 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
A Coruna	Spain	Record daily precipitation	53.1 mm (2.1 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Lednik Phedchenko (Im. Gorbuno	Tajikistan	Record daily precipitation	34.0 mm (1.3 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Miller	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Custer	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Rantoul	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-2.2 C (28.0 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Seward AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	97.3 mm (3.8 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Scottsboro	United States	Record low minimum temperature	0.6 C (33.1 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Marengo	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-5.0 C (23.0 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Watseka Public Works	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-4.4 C (24.1 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Shelbyville 1 E	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-4.4 C (24.1 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Clayton 1 SSW	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-2.2 C (28.0 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Newcastle	United States	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Santo Domingo	Mexico	Record low minimum temperature	10.6 C (51.1 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Gyzylarbat	Turkmenistan	Record low maximum temperature	10.7 C (51.3 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Tarifa	Spain	Record daily precipitation	54.0 mm (2.1 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Pactola Dam	United States	Record daily snowfall	8.9 cm (3.5 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Purcellville	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-1.1 C (30.0 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Reus/Aeropuerto	Spain	Record daily precipitation	94.5 mm (3.7 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Lumberton	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-2.2 C (28.0 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Cadiz	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-0.6 C (30.9 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Hot Springs	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Upton	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Hull	United Kingdom	Record low maximum temperature	8.6 C (47.5 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Crossett 2 SSE	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-2.2 C (28.0 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Bloomington Indiana UNIV	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-3.9 C (25.0 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Laketown	United States	Record high minimum temperature	6.7 C (44.1 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Finca Argovia	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	114.8 mm (4.5 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Esengyly	Turkmenistan	Record low maximum temperature	14.2 C (57.6 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Millen 4 N	United States	Record low minimum temperature	0.6 C (33.1 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Franklin Sewage Plt	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-2.2 C (28.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Newport 1 NW	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-1.7 C (28.9 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Newcastle	United States	Record snow depth	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Livingston	United States	Record low minimum temperature	3.3 C (37.9 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Mt Carroll	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-7.2 C (19.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Fremont	United States	Record low maximum temperature	10.0 C (50.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Lewisburg Exp STN	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-2.2 C (28.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Talisman I	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	131.1 mm (5.2 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Bradford	United Kingdom	Record low maximum temperature	7.0 C (44.6 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Deland 1 SSE	United States	Record low minimum temperature	8.3 C (46.9 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Madison	United States	Record low minimum temperature	7.2 C (45.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Monticello 5 SE	United States	Record low minimum temperature	3.3 C (37.9 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Thomasville 7 NE	United States	Record low minimum temperature	6.1 C (43.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Pontiac	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-3.3 C (26.1 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
White Hall 1 E	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-4.4 C (24.1 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Pascagoula 3 NE	United States	Record low minimum temperature	4.4 C (39.9 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Waynesville 1 E	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-3.9 C (25.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Laurens	United States	Record low minimum temperature	0.0 C (32.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Fergana	Uzbekistan	Record low maximum temperature	10.9 C (51.6 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Emerald Post Office	Australia	Record high minimum temperature	22.0 C (71.6 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Jangier	Tajikistan	Record daily precipitation	27.8 mm (1.1 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Haverhill	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-2.2 C (28.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Morganton	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-1.1 C (30.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Hopewell	United States	Record low minimum temperature	0.0 C (32.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Aberdeen Phillips Fld	United States	Record low minimum temperature	0.6 C (33.1 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Martinsburg E W Virginia Rgnl	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-1.7 C (28.9 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Arhangelsk	Russia	Record high maximum temperature	12.7 C (54.9 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Window Rock 4 SW	United States	Record high minimum temperature	12.8 C (55.0 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

850 records

Records set or tied on 9 October 1987 by type: Highest daily maximum 105, Lowest daily maximum 117, Highest daily minimum 120, Lowest daily minimum 354, Heaviest daily rainfall 121, Heaviest daily snowfall 24, Deepest snow cover 9.

Records on 9 October 1987 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	105
Lowest daily maximum	117
Highest daily minimum	120
Lowest daily minimum	354
Heaviest daily rainfall	121
Heaviest daily snowfall	24
Deepest snow cover	9

Records on 9 October 1987 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 19, daily 831.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

642 broken records

Margins by which the 642 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 101.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

9 October 1987

Top 20 records on 9 October 1987 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
9 October 1987	Wisley, GB	daily rain	41.8 mm (1.6 in)	21.2 mm (0.8 in)	52 years	61 of 100 (Major)
9 October 1987	Rothamsted, GB	monthly rain	55.1 mm (2.2 in)	17.8 mm (0.7 in)	27 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
9 October 1987	Magadan, RU	daily rain	41.3 mm (1.6 in)	33.2 mm (1.3 in)	20 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
9 October 1987	A Coruna, ES	daily rain	53.1 mm (2.1 in)	26.6 mm (1.0 in)	28 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
9 October 1987	Lednik Phedchenko (Im. Gorbuno, TJ	daily rain	34.0 mm (1.3 in)	18.6 mm (0.7 in)	49 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
9 October 1987	Miller, US	daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	80 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
9 October 1987	Custer, US	daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	7.9 cm (3.1 in)	52 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
9 October 1987	Rantoul, US	daily low min	-2.2 C (28.0 F)	1.1 C (2.0 F)	90 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
9 October 1987	Seward AP, US	daily rain	97.3 mm (3.8 in)	21.1 mm (0.8 in)	68 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
9 October 1987	Scottsboro, US	daily low min	0.6 C (33.1 F)	1.1 C (2.0 F)	91 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
9 October 1987	Marengo, US	daily low min	-5.0 C (23.0 F)	0.6 C (1.1 F)	91 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
9 October 1987	Watseka Public Works, US	daily low min	-4.4 C (24.1 F)	1.1 C (2.0 F)	91 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
9 October 1987	Shelbyville 1 E, US	daily low min	-4.4 C (24.1 F)	1.1 C (2.0 F)	91 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
9 October 1987	Clayton 1 SSW, US	daily low min	-2.2 C (28.0 F)	0.5 C (0.9 F)	91 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
9 October 1987	Newcastle, US	daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	6.3 cm (2.5 in)	54 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
9 October 1987	Santo Domingo, MX	daily low min	10.6 C (51.1 F)	3.3 C (5.9 F)	33 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
9 October 1987	Gyzylarbat, TM	daily low max	10.7 C (51.3 F)	1.4 C (2.5 F)	78 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
9 October 1987	Tarifa, ES	daily rain	54.0 mm (2.1 in)	29.6 mm (1.2 in)	16 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
9 October 1987	Pactola Dam, US	daily snowfall	8.9 cm (3.5 in)	8.9 cm (3.5 in)	32 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
9 October 1987	Purcellville, US	daily low min	-1.1 C (30.0 F)	1.1 C (2.0 F)	80 years	34 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

1793 to 1987

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1793 to 1987. 1987 had 850 records.

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

Records on 10-09 in each year
Year	Records
1793	1
1795	1
1802	1
1834	1
1837	1
1846	2
1847	1
1854	2
1858	1
1861	1
1864	2
1865	3
1866	1
1867	2
1869	1
1870	2
1875	1
1876	2
1877	2
1879	2
1881	1
1882	1
1884	1
1885	1
1886	1
1887	2
1888	6
1889	1
1890	1
1891	1
1893	5
1895	7
1896	4
1897	1
1898	3
1899	5
1900	5
1901	2
1902	3
1903	15
1904	8
1905	14
1906	29
1907	6
1908	19
1909	34
1910	20
1911	16
1912	23
1913	57
1914	22
1915	25
1916	126
1917	65
1918	16
1919	68
1920	36
1921	217
1922	40
1923	72
1924	95
1925	272
1926	123
1927	107
1928	290
1929	196
1930	276
1931	298
1932	271
1933	187
1934	298
1935	208
1936	569
1937	405
1938	462
1939	877
1940	119
1941	570
1942	330
1943	442
1944	144
1945	539
1946	317
1947	277
1948	438
1949	1,531
1950	618
1951	347
1952	658
1953	343
1954	341
1955	643
1956	468
1957	256
1958	639
1959	1,432
1960	397
1961	622
1962	508
1963	474
1964	841
1965	349
1966	489
1967	347
1968	538
1969	389
1970	1,805
1971	423
1972	371
1973	1,454
1974	513
1975	552
1976	1,448
1977	586
1978	589
1979	914
1980	627
1981	653
1982	1,579
1983	548
1984	579
1985	1,724
1986	556
1987	850
1988	1,060
1989	679
1990	1,714
1991	707
1992	1,050
1993	1,043
1994	772
1995	1,139
1996	1,047
1997	2,113
1998	622
1999	1,017
2000	3,177
2001	855
2002	701
2003	1,386
2004	665
2005	807
2006	640
2007	1,450
2008	473
2009	1,772
2010	1,311
2011	1,046
2012	706
2013	562
2014	652
2015	780
2016	463
2017	1,457
2018	1,290
2019	964
2020	738
2021	751
2022	696
2023	643
2024	963
2025	503
2026	691

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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	607
20 to 40	22
40 to 60	8
60 to 80	3
80 to 100	1
100 to 120	1