Weather Records on 19 October 1987

511 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 19 October 1987. Highest significance: Mount Burr Forest Reserve, AU.

Key Facts for 19 October 1987

On 19 October 1987, 511 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
162 were record highs and 146 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 11 monthly and 500 daily.
Mount Burr Forest Reserve set a daily record precipitation of 32.2 mm (1.3 in) on 19 October 1987.
Across 159 earlier years (1806 to 2025) the same calendar date averaged 457 records.

Record Map

511 stations

511 station records on 19 October 1987 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 19 October 1987: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Mount Burr Forest Reserve	Australia	Record daily precipitation	32.2 mm (1.3 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Birobidzhan	Russia	Record daily precipitation	40.9 mm (1.6 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Moyston	Australia	Record daily precipitation	52.0 mm (2.0 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Bira	Russia	Record daily precipitation	45.2 mm (1.8 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Yakutat AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	137.2 mm (5.4 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Killdeer 8 NW	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Pogranichnyj	Russia	Record daily precipitation	26.4 mm (1.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Gorin	Russia	Record daily precipitation	45.3 mm (1.8 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Hankey (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	50.0 mm (2.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Bikin	Russia	Record daily precipitation	29.7 mm (1.2 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Agartala	India	Record daily precipitation	103.9 mm (4.1 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Kur	Russia	Record daily precipitation	26.5 mm (1.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Redlands Hrs	Australia	Record daily precipitation	58.0 mm (2.3 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Mnt Frere (Tnk)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	31.5 mm (1.2 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Turij Rog	Russia	Record daily precipitation	26.9 mm (1.1 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Valdez WSO	United States	Record daily precipitation	60.7 mm (2.4 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Castle Rock	United States	Record low maximum temperature	2.8 C (37.0 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Pactola Dam	United States	Record daily snowfall	8.9 cm (3.5 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Cordova AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	88.4 mm (3.5 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Cassville 1 NE	United States	Record daily precipitation	52.1 mm (2.1 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Hagansport	United States	Record daily precipitation	99.1 mm (3.9 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Dalnerechensk	Russia	Record daily precipitation	32.3 mm (1.3 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Riverside Fire STN 3	United States	Record high minimum temperature	16.1 C (61.0 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
New England	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Nanango Wills St	Australia	Record daily precipitation	109.0 mm (4.3 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Verona Villafranca	Italy	Record low minimum temperature	-8.8 C (16.2 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Rabula (Bos)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	35.0 mm (1.4 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Talisman I	Mexico	Record high maximum temperature	37.8 C (100.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Korsakov	Russia	Record daily precipitation	28.8 mm (1.1 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Ntywenka (Bos)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	42.2 mm (1.7 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Sarajevo	Bosnia and Herzegovina	Record daily precipitation	28.2 mm (1.1 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Urmi	Russia	Record daily precipitation	35.7 mm (1.4 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Svijagino	Russia	Record daily precipitation	27.3 mm (1.1 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Moyston (Barton Estate)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	34.8 mm (1.4 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Grapeview 3 SW	United States	Record high maximum temperature	21.1 C (70.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Humacao 2 SSE	Puerto Rico [United States]	Record low maximum temperature	23.9 C (75.0 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Summit Lake	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Maclear (Mag)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Ozark Beach 2 NNE	United States	Record daily precipitation	38.6 mm (1.5 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Zapaluta	Mexico	Record low minimum temperature	7.8 C (46.0 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Jumatan (Cfe)	Mexico	Record low minimum temperature	15.0 C (59.0 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Vladivostok	Russia	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Greenville	United States	Record high maximum temperature	33.3 C (91.9 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
San Francisco	Mexico	Record low minimum temperature	12.8 C (55.0 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Huamuxtitlan (Dge)	Mexico	Record low maximum temperature	26.7 C (80.1 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Colwana (Bos)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Hamelfontein	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	31.5 mm (1.2 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Buangor (Biranga)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	26.2 mm (1.0 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Datong	China	Record low maximum temperature	3.9 C (39.0 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
El Carmen (Smn)	Mexico	Record low minimum temperature	17.8 C (64.0 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Poncitlan	Mexico	Record low minimum temperature	3.9 C (39.0 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Maxcanu	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	61.0 mm (2.4 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Komsomolsk-Na-Amure	Russia	Record daily precipitation	35.5 mm (1.4 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Sobolevo	Russia	Record low maximum temperature	0.9 C (33.6 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Trompsburg (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	27.0 mm (1.1 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Ebenhaezer	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	25.0 mm (1.0 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Huade	China	Record low maximum temperature	-4.4 C (24.1 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Bergen Florida	Norway	Record high minimum temperature	12.8 C (55.0 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Svinoy Fyr	Norway	Record high minimum temperature	13.2 C (55.8 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Coamo 2 SW	Puerto Rico [United States]	Record daily precipitation	41.1 mm (1.6 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

511 records

Records set or tied on 19 October 1987 by type: Highest daily maximum 97, Lowest daily maximum 58, Highest daily minimum 65, Lowest daily minimum 88, Heaviest daily rainfall 179, Heaviest daily snowfall 17, Deepest snow cover 7.

Records on 19 October 1987 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	97
Lowest daily maximum	58
Highest daily minimum	65
Lowest daily minimum	88
Heaviest daily rainfall	179
Heaviest daily snowfall	17
Deepest snow cover	7

Records on 19 October 1987 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 11, daily 500.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

424 broken records

Margins by which the 424 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 89.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

19 October 1987

Top 20 records on 19 October 1987 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
19 October 1987	Mount Burr Forest Reserve, AU	daily rain	32.2 mm (1.3 in)	20.3 mm (0.8 in)	50 years	60 of 100 (Major)
19 October 1987	Birobidzhan, RU	daily rain	40.9 mm (1.6 in)	31.7 mm (1.2 in)	37 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
19 October 1987	Moyston, AU	daily rain	52.0 mm (2.0 in)	29.6 mm (1.2 in)	13 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
19 October 1987	Bira, RU	daily rain	45.2 mm (1.8 in)	36.2 mm (1.4 in)	28 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
19 October 1987	Yakutat AP, US	daily rain	137.2 mm (5.4 in)	68.6 mm (2.7 in)	40 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
19 October 1987	Killdeer 8 NW, US	daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	90 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
19 October 1987	Pogranichnyj, RU	daily rain	26.4 mm (1.0 in)	17.1 mm (0.7 in)	46 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
19 October 1987	Gorin, RU	daily rain	45.3 mm (1.8 in)	26.0 mm (1.0 in)	37 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
19 October 1987	Hankey (Pol), ZA	daily rain	50.0 mm (2.0 in)	22.6 mm (0.9 in)	56 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
19 October 1987	Bikin, RU	daily rain	29.7 mm (1.2 in)	10.1 mm (0.4 in)	72 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
19 October 1987	Agartala, IN	daily rain	103.9 mm (4.1 in)	55.6 mm (2.2 in)	37 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
19 October 1987	Kur, RU	daily rain	26.5 mm (1.0 in)	16.1 mm (0.6 in)	37 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
19 October 1987	Redlands Hrs, AU	daily rain	58.0 mm (2.3 in)	36.7 mm (1.4 in)	14 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
19 October 1987	Mnt Frere (Tnk), ZA	daily rain	31.5 mm (1.2 in)	17.5 mm (0.7 in)	48 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
19 October 1987	Turij Rog, RU	daily rain	26.9 mm (1.1 in)	19.1 mm (0.8 in)	30 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
19 October 1987	Valdez WSO, US	daily rain	60.7 mm (2.4 in)	19.0 mm (0.7 in)	48 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
19 October 1987	Castle Rock, US	daily low max	2.8 C (37.0 F)	1.6 C (2.9 F)	78 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
19 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)
19 October 1987	Cordova AP, US	daily rain	88.4 mm (3.5 in)	19.6 mm (0.8 in)	64 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
19 October 1987	Cassville 1 NE, US	daily rain	52.1 mm (2.1 in)	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	26 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

1806 to 1987

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1806 to 1987. 1987 had 511 records.

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

Records on 10-19 in each year
Year	Records
1806	2
1808	1
1811	2
1812	1
1826	1
1835	2
1843	1
1845	1
1849	1
1851	1
1854	1
1856	1
1862	1
1864	1
1866	2
1870	1
1874	5
1875	1
1877	3
1879	1
1880	1
1881	3
1885	1
1888	4
1889	1
1890	2
1891	6
1893	1
1894	2
1895	3
1896	5
1897	5
1898	10
1899	3
1900	5
1901	8
1902	6
1903	4
1904	32
1905	26
1906	24
1907	13
1908	20
1909	14
1910	40
1911	14
1912	15
1913	16
1914	25
1915	25
1916	61
1917	114
1918	24
1919	23
1920	82
1921	88
1922	110
1923	89
1924	153
1925	194
1926	141
1927	340
1928	157
1929	131
1930	635
1931	236
1932	327
1933	497
1934	288
1935	432
1936	409
1937	476
1938	400
1939	264
1940	864
1941	237
1942	270
1943	523
1944	295
1945	377
1946	297
1947	1,056
1948	855
1949	903
1950	1,126
1951	231
1952	253
1953	1,004
1954	490
1955	475
1956	490
1957	348
1958	527
1959	365
1960	546
1961	319
1962	341
1963	796
1964	585
1965	495
1966	988
1967	464
1968	522
1969	532
1970	374
1971	933
1972	2,304
1973	745
1974	922
1975	436
1976	1,386
1977	353
1978	440
1979	1,237
1980	659
1981	494
1982	855
1983	930
1984	1,724
1985	974
1986	505
1987	511
1988	646
1989	1,891
1990	732
1991	882
1992	1,145
1993	1,044
1994	746
1995	814
1996	829
1997	1,025
1998	790
1999	709
2000	1,039
2001	630
2002	1,018
2003	1,448
2004	1,569
2005	980
2006	1,023
2007	1,282
2008	407
2009	1,207
2010	567
2011	742
2012	981
2013	467
2014	1,077
2015	767
2016	1,013
2017	500
2018	516
2019	518
2020	1,032
2021	599
2022	1,675
2023	1,136
2024	859
2025	498

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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	391
20 to 40	25
40 to 60	6
60 to 80	1
80 to 100	1