Weather Records on 10 October 1987

1,059 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 10 October 1987. Highest significance: Padun, RU.

Key Facts for 10 October 1987

On 10 October 1987, 1,059 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
252 were record highs and 568 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 2 were all-time records, 14 monthly and 1,043 daily.
Padun set an all-time record daily precipitation of 80.0 mm (3.1 in) on 10 October 1987.
Across 164 earlier years (1793 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 442 records.

Record Map

1,059 stations

1,059 station records on 10 October 1987 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 10 October 1987: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Padun	Russia	Record daily precipitation	80.0 mm (3.1 in)	68 of 100 (Major)
Ravenna	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
David City 4E	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Hailun	China	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Jian	China	Record daily precipitation	73.3 mm (2.9 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Sanglok	Tajikistan	Record daily precipitation	50.2 mm (2.0 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Kearney 4 NE	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Saint Paul	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Fremont	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Banana Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	43.0 mm (1.7 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Lenindjol	Kyrgyzstan	Record daily precipitation	36.4 mm (1.4 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Shakhrinau	Tajikistan	Record daily precipitation	26.1 mm (1.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Oconto	United States	Record daily snowfall	14.0 cm (5.5 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Ganzhou	China	Record daily precipitation	63.9 mm (2.5 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Yongan	China	Record daily precipitation	74.3 mm (2.9 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Chester	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-14.4 C (6.1 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Fairmont	United States	Record low maximum temperature	2.8 C (37.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Schuyler	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Vinita 2 N	United States	Record low maximum temperature	7.2 C (45.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Wessington Springs	United States	Record low maximum temperature	3.9 C (39.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Miyazaki	Japan	Record daily precipitation	167.5 mm (6.6 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Dushanbe	Tajikistan	Record daily precipitation	31.7 mm (1.2 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Kuljab	Tajikistan	Record daily precipitation	40.1 mm (1.6 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Huichapan	Mexico	Record low maximum temperature	10.6 C (51.1 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Bowbells	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-11.7 C (10.9 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Pactola Dam	United States	Record snow depth	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Nice	France	Record daily precipitation	95.8 mm (3.8 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Eldon	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-5.6 C (21.9 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Purdum	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Arcadia	United States	Record low minimum temperature	10.0 C (50.0 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Selby	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-9.4 C (15.1 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Pathfinder Dam	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-12.8 C (9.0 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Grootfontein	Namibia	Record daily precipitation	25.1 mm (1.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Canon City	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-3.9 C (25.0 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Albany 3 SE	United States	Record low minimum temperature	3.3 C (37.9 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Unionville	United States	Record low maximum temperature	5.6 C (42.1 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Yakutat AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	134.6 mm (5.3 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Harlan	United States	Record low maximum temperature	5.6 C (42.1 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Mt Pleasant 1 SW	United States	Record low maximum temperature	5.6 C (42.1 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Curtis	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-8.9 C (16.0 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Vardoe	Norway	Record high minimum temperature	7.5 C (45.5 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Mammoth Spring	United States	Record low maximum temperature	11.1 C (52.0 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Lowman	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-11.1 C (12.0 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Winterset 4N	United States	Record low maximum temperature	6.1 C (43.0 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Farmington	United States	Record daily precipitation	27.7 mm (1.1 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Ravenna	United States	Record low maximum temperature	2.8 C (37.0 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Basin	United States	Record low maximum temperature	2.2 C (36.0 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Formosa Do Rio Preto (Pcd)	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Wray	United States	Record low maximum temperature	9.4 C (48.9 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Denison	United States	Record low maximum temperature	7.2 C (45.0 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Knoxville	United States	Record low maximum temperature	7.2 C (45.0 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Grant City	United States	Record low maximum temperature	8.9 C (48.0 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Cascade 5 S	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-12.2 C (10.0 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Broken Bow 2 W	United States	Record low maximum temperature	6.1 C (43.0 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Humacao 2 SSE	Puerto Rico [United States]	Record low maximum temperature	24.4 C (75.9 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Lednik Phedchenko (Im. Gorbuno	Tajikistan	Record daily precipitation	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Burlington	United States	Record low maximum temperature	5.0 C (41.0 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Monticello 5 SE	United States	Record low minimum temperature	3.9 C (39.0 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Rome	United States	Record low minimum temperature	0.0 C (32.0 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Waycross 4 NE	United States	Record low minimum temperature	2.2 C (36.0 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

1,059 records

Records set or tied on 10 October 1987 by type: Highest daily maximum 143, Lowest daily maximum 243, Highest daily minimum 109, Lowest daily minimum 325, Heaviest daily rainfall 152, Heaviest daily snowfall 62, Deepest snow cover 25.

Records on 10 October 1987 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	143
Lowest daily maximum	243
Highest daily minimum	109
Lowest daily minimum	325
Heaviest daily rainfall	152
Heaviest daily snowfall	62
Deepest snow cover	25

Records on 10 October 1987 by timescale: all-time 2, monthly 14, daily 1,043.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

870 broken records

Margins by which the 870 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 140.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

10 October 1987

Top 20 records on 10 October 1987 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
10 October 1987	Padun, RU	all-time rain	80.0 mm (3.1 in)	29.1 mm (1.1 in)	13 years	68 of 100 (Major)
10 October 1987	Ravenna, US	daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	93 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
10 October 1987	David City 4E, US	daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	97 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
10 October 1987	Hailun, CN	daily rain	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	21.5 mm (0.8 in)	14 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
10 October 1987	Jian, CN	daily rain	73.3 mm (2.9 in)	60.3 mm (2.4 in)	14 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
10 October 1987	Sanglok, TJ	daily rain	50.2 mm (2.0 in)	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	42 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
10 October 1987	Kearney 4 NE, US	daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	91 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
10 October 1987	Saint Paul, US	daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	91 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
10 October 1987	Fremont, US	daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	88 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
10 October 1987	Banana Post Office, AU	daily rain	43.0 mm (1.7 in)	22.7 mm (0.9 in)	57 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
10 October 1987	Lenindjol, KG	daily rain	36.4 mm (1.4 in)	25.7 mm (1.0 in)	42 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
10 October 1987	Shakhrinau, TJ	daily rain	26.1 mm (1.0 in)	22.3 mm (0.9 in)	42 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
10 October 1987	Oconto, US	daily snowfall	14.0 cm (5.5 in)	14.0 cm (5.5 in)	38 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
10 October 1987	Ganzhou, CN	daily rain	63.9 mm (2.5 in)	50.7 mm (2.0 in)	13 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
10 October 1987	Yongan, CN	daily rain	74.3 mm (2.9 in)	42.0 mm (1.7 in)	13 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
10 October 1987	Chester, US	daily low min	-14.4 C (6.1 F)	6.1 C (11.0 F)	70 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
10 October 1987	Fairmont, US	daily low max	2.8 C (37.0 F)	3.9 C (7.0 F)	90 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
10 October 1987	Schuyler, US	daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	76 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
10 October 1987	Vinita 2 N, US	daily low max	7.2 C (45.0 F)	8.4 C (15.1 F)	61 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
10 October 1987	Wessington Springs, US	daily low max	3.9 C (39.0 F)	4.4 C (7.9 F)	89 years	41 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

1793 to 1987

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1793 to 1987. 1987 had 1,059 records.

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

Records on 10-10 in each year
Year	Records
1793	1
1799	1
1802	2
1803	1
1809	1
1834	1
1839	1
1842	1
1850	2
1854	1
1856	1
1859	1
1860	3
1861	1
1864	1
1865	1
1866	1
1867	3
1875	2
1876	2
1878	2
1879	3
1881	1
1884	1
1885	1
1886	2
1887	6
1888	2
1889	1
1890	1
1891	3
1892	2
1893	2
1894	2
1895	3
1896	3
1897	6
1899	4
1900	6
1901	6
1902	6
1903	8
1904	14
1905	8
1906	46
1907	9
1908	14
1909	29
1910	27
1911	16
1912	25
1913	54
1914	36
1915	17
1916	34
1917	49
1918	8
1919	106
1920	41
1921	125
1922	48
1923	119
1924	90
1925	374
1926	146
1927	62
1928	434
1929	254
1930	362
1931	431
1932	292
1933	169
1934	510
1935	434
1936	354
1937	420
1938	427
1939	505
1940	176
1941	295
1942	265
1943	510
1944	159
1945	304
1946	479
1947	451
1948	327
1949	1,525
1950	569
1951	439
1952	473
1953	371
1954	471
1955	543
1956	616
1957	295
1958	847
1959	847
1960	372
1961	680
1962	495
1963	613
1964	749
1965	295
1966	378
1967	527
1968	269
1969	498
1970	1,047
1971	561
1972	732
1973	1,312
1974	379
1975	403
1976	1,008
1977	526
1978	401
1979	1,677
1980	505
1981	829
1982	1,274
1983	431
1984	566
1985	1,491
1986	828
1987	1,059
1988	613
1989	603
1990	1,498
1991	975
1992	627
1993	798
1994	626
1995	977
1996	993
1997	1,523
1998	630
1999	1,056
2000	2,722
2001	970
2002	793
2003	1,518
2004	544
2005	912
2006	785
2007	768
2008	896
2009	2,211
2010	1,017
2011	994
2012	462
2013	718
2014	649
2015	972
2016	371
2017	1,313
2018	1,780
2019	1,485
2020	756
2021	762
2022	326
2023	651
2024	916
2025	734
2026	583

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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	779
20 to 40	66
40 to 60	17
60 to 80	3
80 to 100	0
100 to 120	2
120 to 140	3