Weather Records on 14 October 1987

1,078 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 14 October 1987. Highest significance: Santiago de Compostela/Labacol, ES.

Key Facts for 14 October 1987

On 14 October 1987, 1,078 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
222 were record highs and 478 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 1 were all-time records, 17 monthly and 1,060 daily.
Santiago de Compostela/Labacol set an all-time record daily precipitation of 218.0 mm (8.6 in) on 14 October 1987.
Across 167 earlier years (1793 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 451 records.

Record Map

1,078 stations

1,078 station records on 14 October 1987 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 14 October 1987: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Santiago de Compostela/Labacol	Spain	Record daily precipitation	218.0 mm (8.6 in)	72 of 100 (Major)
Den Helder-1	Netherlands	Record daily precipitation	33.1 mm (1.3 in)	63 of 100 (Major)
Ibapah	United States	Record daily precipitation	32.5 mm (1.3 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Ganyu	China	Record daily precipitation	102.0 mm (4.0 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Pte de Chassiron	France	Record daily precipitation	30.8 mm (1.2 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Jhb-Turffontein	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	46.0 mm (1.8 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Luxembourg Airport	Luxembourg	Record daily precipitation	37.3 mm (1.5 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Den Burg	Netherlands	Record daily precipitation	25.9 mm (1.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Oak City	United States	Record daily precipitation	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Col du Grand St-Bernard	Switzerland	Record daily precipitation	60.0 mm (2.4 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Guilin	China	Record daily precipitation	107.2 mm (4.2 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
A Coruna	Spain	Record daily precipitation	42.2 mm (1.7 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Carrollton Lock 1	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-2.8 C (27.0 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Toms River	United States	Record low maximum temperature	11.7 C (53.1 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Kleiner Feldberg/Taunus	Germany	Record daily precipitation	33.7 mm (1.3 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Antonio Escobedo (Smn)	Mexico	Record low maximum temperature	20.0 C (68.0 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Nuwara Eliya	Sri Lanka	Record high minimum temperature	14.6 C (58.3 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Jingdezhen	China	Record daily precipitation	57.5 mm (2.3 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Ponce 4 E	Puerto Rico [United States]	Record low minimum temperature	17.2 C (63.0 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Salekhard	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	3.6 C (38.5 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Williamson	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-3.3 C (26.1 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Kasa	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	25.9 mm (1.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Talbotton	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-0.6 C (30.9 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
State UNIV	United States	Record low minimum temperature	1.1 C (34.0 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Lorch/Rhein	Germany	Record daily precipitation	25.5 mm (1.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Kvikkjokk-Arrenjarka	Sweden	Record high minimum temperature	5.4 C (41.7 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Pagosa Springs 1SE	United States	Record high minimum temperature	5.6 C (42.1 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Lumpkin 2 SE	United States	Record low minimum temperature	0.0 C (32.0 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Jordan	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-7.8 C (18.0 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Bowling Green Warren Co AP	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-1.7 C (28.9 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Mtunzini	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	54.0 mm (2.1 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Lugano	Switzerland	Record low maximum temperature	11.2 C (52.2 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Highlands	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-3.3 C (26.1 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
El Dorado Goodwin Fld	United States	Record low minimum temperature	0.6 C (33.1 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Jataizinho Aneel/Cesp	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	41.4 mm (1.6 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Reserve	United States	Record low minimum temperature	5.6 C (42.1 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Woodstock 2 NE	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-3.3 C (26.1 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Knoxville AP	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-2.2 C (28.0 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Weiskirchen/Saar	Germany	Record daily precipitation	44.1 mm (1.7 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Brucken	Germany	Record daily precipitation	37.5 mm (1.5 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
De Kooy	Netherlands	Record daily precipitation	26.0 mm (1.0 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Linguere	Senegal	Record daily precipitation	39.1 mm (1.5 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Vigo Peinador	Spain	Record daily precipitation	107.2 mm (4.2 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Arkadelphia 2 N	United States	Record low minimum temperature	0.6 C (33.1 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
New Meadows Rs	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-12.2 C (10.0 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Ahuacatlan	Mexico	Record low minimum temperature	9.4 C (48.9 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Morrilton	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-2.2 C (28.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Jefferson 2 E	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-7.2 C (19.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Portsmouth-Sciotoville	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-2.8 C (27.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Park City G.C.	United States	Record low maximum temperature	4.4 C (39.9 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Zharkent	Kazakhstan	Record low maximum temperature	5.4 C (41.7 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Presa Tezoyo	Mexico	Record low minimum temperature	-6.1 C (21.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Union 3 SSE	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-6.1 C (21.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Kroombit	Australia	Record daily precipitation	35.0 mm (1.4 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Drake (Village Resource Centre	Australia	Record daily precipitation	32.4 mm (1.3 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
San Luis Rio Colorado (Smn)	Mexico	Record high minimum temperature	25.0 C (77.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Cuatotolapan	Mexico	Record low minimum temperature	12.2 C (54.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Wijk_Aan_Zee_1	Netherlands	Record daily precipitation	25.6 mm (1.0 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Searcy	United States	Record low minimum temperature	0.0 C (32.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Stanley	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-12.8 C (9.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

1,078 records

Records set or tied on 14 October 1987 by type: Highest daily maximum 81, Lowest daily maximum 86, Highest daily minimum 141, Lowest daily minimum 392, Heaviest daily rainfall 378.

Records on 14 October 1987 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	81
Lowest daily maximum	86
Highest daily minimum	141
Lowest daily minimum	392
Heaviest daily rainfall	378
Heaviest daily snowfall	0
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 14 October 1987 by timescale: all-time 1, monthly 17, daily 1,060.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

876 broken records

Margins by which the 876 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 95.1. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

14 October 1987

Top 20 records on 14 October 1987 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
14 October 1987	Santiago de Compostela/Labacol, ES	all-time rain	218.0 mm (8.6 in)	95.1 mm (3.7 in)	27 years	72 of 100 (Major)
14 October 1987	Den Helder-1, NL	daily rain	33.1 mm (1.3 in)	14.1 mm (0.6 in)	94 years	63 of 100 (Major)
14 October 1987	Ibapah, US	daily rain	32.5 mm (1.3 in)	24.9 mm (1.0 in)	68 years	61 of 100 (Major)
14 October 1987	Ganyu, CN	monthly rain	102.0 mm (4.0 in)	58.5 mm (2.3 in)	3 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
14 October 1987	Pte de Chassiron, FR	daily rain	30.8 mm (1.2 in)	15.8 mm (0.6 in)	60 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
14 October 1987	Jhb-Turffontein, ZA	daily rain	46.0 mm (1.8 in)	19.3 mm (0.8 in)	68 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
14 October 1987	Luxembourg Airport, LU	daily rain	37.3 mm (1.5 in)	24.7 mm (1.0 in)	5 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
14 October 1987	Den Burg, NL	daily rain	25.9 mm (1.0 in)	20.8 mm (0.8 in)	20 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
14 October 1987	Oak City, US	daily rain	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	24.4 mm (1.0 in)	4 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
14 October 1987	Col du Grand St-Bernard, CH	daily rain	60.0 mm (2.4 in)	12.5 mm (0.5 in)	80 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
14 October 1987	Guilin, CN	monthly rain	107.2 mm (4.2 in)	25.2 mm (1.0 in)	36 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
14 October 1987	A Coruna, ES	daily rain	42.2 mm (1.7 in)	20.6 mm (0.8 in)	30 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
14 October 1987	Carrollton Lock 1, US	daily low min	-2.8 C (27.0 F)	1.7 C (3.1 F)	91 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
14 October 1987	Toms River, US	daily low max	11.7 C (53.1 F)	1.1 C (2.0 F)	90 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
14 October 1987	Kleiner Feldberg/Taunus, DE	daily rain	33.7 mm (1.3 in)	14.9 mm (0.6 in)	38 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
14 October 1987	Antonio Escobedo (Smn), MX	daily low max	20.0 C (68.0 F)	4.4 C (7.9 F)	48 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
14 October 1987	Nuwara Eliya, LK	daily high min	14.6 C (58.3 F)	0.3 C (0.5 F)	89 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
14 October 1987	Jingdezhen, CN	daily rain	57.5 mm (2.3 in)	43.4 mm (1.7 in)	22 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
14 October 1987	Ponce 4 E, PR	daily low min	17.2 C (63.0 F)	2.2 C (4.0 F)	37 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
14 October 1987	Salekhard, RU	daily high min	3.6 C (38.5 F)	1.2 C (2.2 F)	91 years	37 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 1,078 records.

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

Records on 10-14 in each year
Year	Records
1793	1
1799	1
1809	1
1811	2
1817	1
1834	1
1836	1
1838	1
1849	1
1850	1
1856	1
1860	2
1861	1
1862	2
1866	1
1871	2
1872	2
1873	1
1874	2
1875	2
1876	6
1877	2
1878	1
1881	2
1882	1
1883	2
1884	1
1885	2
1886	1
1887	6
1889	2
1890	2
1891	2
1892	3
1893	3
1894	9
1895	6
1896	4
1897	3
1898	5
1899	7
1900	7
1901	6
1902	7
1903	6
1904	5
1905	10
1906	7
1907	11
1908	12
1909	13
1910	14
1911	8
1912	33
1913	37
1914	26
1915	80
1916	29
1917	47
1918	26
1919	36
1920	63
1921	107
1922	35
1923	90
1924	61
1925	237
1926	120
1927	167
1928	251
1929	286
1930	233
1931	338
1932	278
1933	231
1934	435
1935	305
1936	239
1937	1,219
1938	491
1939	268
1940	320
1941	413
1942	411
1943	358
1944	277
1945	419
1946	398
1947	667
1948	292
1949	697
1950	432
1951	319
1952	447
1953	318
1954	982
1955	540
1956	523
1957	491
1958	630
1959	747
1960	437
1961	578
1962	1,082
1963	573
1964	477
1965	252
1966	1,224
1967	259
1968	942
1969	1,507
1970	759
1971	645
1972	463
1973	553
1974	622
1975	991
1976	862
1977	954
1978	856
1979	1,056
1980	674
1981	1,155
1982	684
1983	889
1984	639
1985	816
1986	1,457
1987	1,078
1988	1,297
1989	587
1990	1,469
1991	817
1992	1,350
1993	1,223
1994	1,049
1995	1,277
1996	559
1997	1,098
1998	930
1999	957
2000	1,073
2001	1,431
2002	868
2003	771
2004	721
2005	755
2006	1,298
2007	610
2008	1,017
2009	2,473
2010	642
2011	695
2012	806
2013	503
2014	971
2015	991
2016	704
2017	1,048
2018	2,218
2019	616
2020	639
2021	1,230
2022	876
2023	468
2024	918
2025	853
2026	488

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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	858
20 to 40	15
40 to 60	2
60 to 80	0
80 to 100	1