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Weather Records on 25 October 1987

572 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 25 October 1987. Highest significance: Menangle Jmai, AU.

Key Facts for 25 October 1987

  • On 25 October 1987, 572 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
  • 212 were record highs and 98 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
  • By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 28 monthly and 544 daily.
  • Menangle Jmai set a monthly record daily precipitation of 180.0 mm (7.1 in) on 25 October 1987.
  • Across 163 earlier years (1800 to 2025) the same calendar date averaged 464 records.

Record Map

572 stations
Weather records on 25 October 1987 572 station records on 25 October 1987 are marked on the map, coloured by record type.
572 station records on 25 October 1987 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.
Weather records on 25 October 1987: highest significance records shown on the map
StationCountryTypeValueSignificance
Menangle JmaiAustraliaRecord daily precipitation180.0 mm (7.1 in)81 of 100 (Exceptional)
Sydney (Observatory Hill)AustraliaRecord daily precipitation121.2 mm (4.8 in)80 of 100 (Exceptional)
Mosman (Bapaume Road)AustraliaRecord daily precipitation124.2 mm (4.9 in)66 of 100 (Major)
Minto Surrey StreetAustraliaRecord daily precipitation79.0 mm (3.1 in)65 of 100 (Major)
Camden (Brownlow Hill)AustraliaRecord daily precipitation138.0 mm (5.4 in)64 of 100 (Major)
Potts Hill ReservoirAustraliaRecord daily precipitation60.2 mm (2.4 in)63 of 100 (Major)
Darkes Forest (Kintyre)AustraliaRecord daily precipitation178.8 mm (7.0 in)63 of 100 (Major)
Sydney Airport AMOAustraliaRecord daily precipitation89.6 mm (3.5 in)62 of 100 (Major)
Centennial ParkAustraliaRecord daily precipitation81.0 mm (3.2 in)62 of 100 (Major)
Turramurra (Kissing Point RoadAustraliaRecord daily precipitation114.0 mm (4.5 in)61 of 100 (Major)
LankaranAzerbaijanRecord daily precipitation84.9 mm (3.3 in)60 of 100 (Major)
West Pennant Hills (Oratava AAustraliaRecord daily precipitation137.4 mm (5.4 in)60 of 100 (Major)
Randwick Bowling ClubAustraliaRecord daily precipitation83.8 mm (3.3 in)58 of 100 (Notable)
Caloundra Signal StationAustraliaRecord daily precipitation90.2 mm (3.6 in)57 of 100 (Notable)
Epping Chester StreetAustraliaRecord daily precipitation85.0 mm (3.3 in)56 of 100 (Notable)
Miranda (Blackwood St)AustraliaRecord daily precipitation77.6 mm (3.1 in)56 of 100 (Notable)
Wildes Meadow (Longview)AustraliaRecord daily precipitation188.0 mm (7.4 in)55 of 100 (Notable)
Pymble (Canisius College)AustraliaRecord daily precipitation103.0 mm (4.1 in)52 of 100 (Notable)
Sydney Botanic GardensAustraliaRecord daily precipitation110.6 mm (4.4 in)51 of 100 (Notable)
Concord Golf ClubAustraliaRecord daily precipitation86.3 mm (3.4 in)51 of 100 (Notable)
Five Dock (Barnwell Park GolfAustraliaRecord daily precipitation76.8 mm (3.0 in)51 of 100 (Notable)
Maroota ( Roberts Road)AustraliaRecord daily precipitation55.4 mm (2.2 in)51 of 100 (Notable)
MingachevirAzerbaijanRecord daily precipitation48.4 mm (1.9 in)50 of 100 (Notable)
Ashfield Bowling ClubAustraliaRecord daily precipitation113.0 mm (4.4 in)49 of 100 (Notable)
CanindeBrazilRecord daily precipitation96.8 mm (3.8 in)49 of 100 (Notable)
PalmervilleAustraliaRecord high maximum temperature41.0 C (105.8 F)48 of 100 (Notable)
Frenchs Forest (Frenchs ForestAustraliaRecord daily precipitation82.6 mm (3.3 in)48 of 100 (Notable)
Cronulla South Bowling ClubAustraliaRecord daily precipitation78.9 mm (3.1 in)47 of 100 (Notable)
Mount Keira Scout CampAustraliaRecord daily precipitation108.4 mm (4.3 in)47 of 100 (Notable)
Balgowlah (Ethel Street)AustraliaRecord daily precipitation100.6 mm (4.0 in)46 of 100 (Notable)
Bringelly (Maryland)AustraliaRecord daily precipitation70.4 mm (2.8 in)46 of 100 (Notable)
Ordjonikidze,ZernosovhozAzerbaijanRecord daily precipitation39.8 mm (1.6 in)45 of 100 (Notable)
Lindfield WestAustraliaRecord daily precipitation106.4 mm (4.2 in)45 of 100 (Notable)
Gordon Golf ClubAustraliaRecord daily precipitation133.2 mm (5.2 in)44 of 100 (Notable)
Wallacia Post OfficeAustraliaRecord daily precipitation57.0 mm (2.2 in)44 of 100 (Notable)
JewellUnited StatesRecord daily precipitation25.9 mm (1.0 in)44 of 100 (Notable)
Mooloolah Post OfficeAustraliaRecord daily precipitation67.0 mm (2.6 in)43 of 100 (Notable)
Kurnell (Caltex Oil Refinery)AustraliaRecord daily precipitation75.3 mm (3.0 in)43 of 100 (Notable)
BiskraAlgeriaRecord high maximum temperature33.4 C (92.1 F)42 of 100 (Notable)
Wisemans Ferry (Old Po)AustraliaRecord daily precipitation75.0 mm (3.0 in)42 of 100 (Notable)
Evlakh AirportAzerbaijanRecord daily precipitation28.8 mm (1.1 in)40 of 100 (Notable)
Sans Souci (Public School)AustraliaRecord daily precipitation61.0 mm (2.4 in)39 of 100 (Notable)
Appin Church StAustraliaRecord daily precipitation187.6 mm (7.4 in)38 of 100 (Notable)
MahackalaRussiaRecord daily precipitation31.4 mm (1.2 in)37 of 100 (Notable)
Revesby (Paten Street)AustraliaRecord daily precipitation83.0 mm (3.3 in)36 of 100 (Notable)
Westmead Austral AvenueAustraliaRecord daily precipitation87.4 mm (3.4 in)36 of 100 (Notable)
MoonmeraAustraliaRecord daily precipitation52.0 mm (2.0 in)35 of 100 (Notable)
Usina Tres Saltos (Cpfl)BrazilRecord daily precipitation38.1 mm (1.5 in)35 of 100 (Notable)
ClarendonUnited StatesRecord daily precipitation53.3 mm (2.1 in)35 of 100 (Notable)
ShakiAzerbaijanRecord daily precipitation50.4 mm (2.0 in)34 of 100 (Routine)
Berowra (Goodwyn Road)AustraliaRecord daily precipitation48.6 mm (1.9 in)33 of 100 (Routine)
IzanaSpainRecord daily precipitation47.1 mm (1.9 in)33 of 100 (Routine)
Chermside Bowls ClubAustraliaRecord daily precipitation53.0 mm (2.1 in)32 of 100 (Routine)
Mittagong (Kia Ora)AustraliaRecord daily precipitation55.6 mm (2.2 in)32 of 100 (Routine)
PedregulhoBrazilRecord daily precipitation78.3 mm (3.1 in)32 of 100 (Routine)
Elkader 6 SSWUnited StatesRecord low minimum temperature-6.1 C (21.0 F)32 of 100 (Routine)
Meldrum (Coolawarrah)AustraliaRecord daily precipitation85.0 mm (3.3 in)31 of 100 (Routine)
Fazenda LaranjalBrazilRecord daily precipitation47.1 mm (1.9 in)31 of 100 (Routine)
Nueva EsperanzaMexicoRecord high minimum temperature26.1 C (79.0 F)31 of 100 (Routine)
Antonio Escobedo (Smn)MexicoRecord low maximum temperature18.9 C (66.0 F)31 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

572 records
Records on 25 October 1987 by type Records set or tied on 25 October 1987 by type: Highest daily maximum 91, Lowest daily maximum 18, Highest daily minimum 121, Lowest daily minimum 80, Heaviest daily rainfall 258, Heaviest daily snowfall 3, Deepest snow cover 1. 0100200300Highest daily maximum: 91Lowest daily maximum: 18Highest daily minimum: 121Lowest daily minimum: 80Heaviest daily rainfall: 258Heaviest daily snowfall: 3Deepest snow cover: 1Max highMax lowMin highMin lowRainSnowDepth
Records set or tied on 25 October 1987 by type: Highest daily maximum 91, Lowest daily maximum 18, Highest daily minimum 121, Lowest daily minimum 80, Heaviest daily rainfall 258, Heaviest daily snowfall 3, Deepest snow cover 1.
Records on 25 October 1987 by type
Record typeRecords
Highest daily maximum91
Lowest daily maximum18
Highest daily minimum121
Lowest daily minimum80
Heaviest daily rainfall258
Heaviest daily snowfall3
Deepest snow cover1
Records on 25 October 1987 by timescale Records on 25 October 1987 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 28, daily 544. 0200400600all-time: 0monthly: 28daily: 544all-timemonthlydaily
Records on 25 October 1987 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 28, daily 544.
Records on 25 October 1987 by timescale
TimescaleRecords
all-time0
monthly28
daily544

How Much Records Were Beaten By

437 broken records
Histogram of margins by which records were beaten on 25 October 1987 Margins by which the 437 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 126.5. Ties are not counted. 01002003004000 to 20: 37520 to 40: 3240 to 60: 1160 to 80: 1480 to 100: 4100 to 120: 0120 to 140: 10 to 2020 to 4040 to 6060 to 8080 to 100100 to 120120 to 140
Margins by which the 437 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 126.5. Ties are not counted.
Histogram of margins by which records were beaten on 25 October 1987
MarginRecords
0 to 20375
20 to 4032
40 to 6011
60 to 8014
80 to 1004
100 to 1200
120 to 1401

Top 20 by Significance

25 October 1987
Top 20 records on 25 October 1987 by significance
DateStationRecordValueBeat old record byOld record stoodSignificance
25 October 1987Menangle Jmai, AUmonthly rain180.0 mm (7.1 in)75.4 mm (3.0 in)71 years81 of 100 (Exceptional)
25 October 1987Sydney (Observatory Hill), AUdaily rain121.2 mm (4.8 in)75.2 mm (3.0 in)104 years80 of 100 (Exceptional)
25 October 1987Mosman (Bapaume Road), AUdaily rain124.2 mm (4.9 in)78.7 mm (3.1 in)57 years66 of 100 (Major)
25 October 1987Minto Surrey Street, AUdaily rain79.0 mm (3.1 in)41.2 mm (1.6 in)66 years65 of 100 (Major)
25 October 1987Camden (Brownlow Hill), AUdaily rain138.0 mm (5.4 in)79.6 mm (3.1 in)48 years64 of 100 (Major)
25 October 1987Potts Hill Reservoir, AUdaily rain60.2 mm (2.4 in)37.8 mm (1.5 in)66 years63 of 100 (Major)
25 October 1987Darkes Forest (Kintyre), AUdaily rain178.8 mm (7.0 in)126.5 mm (5.0 in)48 years63 of 100 (Major)
25 October 1987Sydney Airport AMO, AUdaily rain89.6 mm (3.5 in)71.8 mm (2.8 in)57 years62 of 100 (Major)
25 October 1987Centennial Park, AUdaily rain81.0 mm (3.2 in)59.4 mm (2.3 in)48 years62 of 100 (Major)
25 October 1987Turramurra (Kissing Point Road, AUdaily rain114.0 mm (4.5 in)88.6 mm (3.5 in)48 years61 of 100 (Major)
25 October 1987Lankaran, AZdaily rain84.9 mm (3.3 in)46.6 mm (1.8 in)84 years60 of 100 (Major)
25 October 1987West Pennant Hills (Oratava A, AUmonthly rain137.4 mm (5.4 in)61.7 mm (2.4 in)22 years60 of 100 (Major)
25 October 1987Randwick Bowling Club, AUdaily rain83.8 mm (3.3 in)55.6 mm (2.2 in)48 years58 of 100 (Notable)
25 October 1987Caloundra Signal Station, AUdaily rain90.2 mm (3.6 in)51.8 mm (2.0 in)48 years57 of 100 (Notable)
25 October 1987Epping Chester Street, AUdaily rain85.0 mm (3.3 in)67.2 mm (2.6 in)21 years56 of 100 (Notable)
25 October 1987Miranda (Blackwood St), AUdaily rain77.6 mm (3.1 in)49.4 mm (1.9 in)26 years56 of 100 (Notable)
25 October 1987Wildes Meadow (Longview), AUmonthly rain188.0 mm (7.4 in)67.6 mm (2.7 in)27 years55 of 100 (Notable)
25 October 1987Pymble (Canisius College), AUdaily rain103.0 mm (4.1 in)75.1 mm (3.0 in)26 years52 of 100 (Notable)
25 October 1987Sydney Botanic Gardens, AUdaily rain110.6 mm (4.4 in)56.2 mm (2.2 in)4 years51 of 100 (Notable)
25 October 1987Concord Golf Club, AUdaily rain86.3 mm (3.4 in)70.6 mm (2.8 in)21 years51 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

1800 to 1987
Records on 10-25 in each year Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1800 to 1987. 1987 had 572 records. 01,0002,0003,0004,0001800: 11802: 11831: 11834: 11840: 11841: 11845: 11850: 11853: 11856: 11857: 11859: 11861: 21864: 11866: 21869: 11870: 11871: 11874: 31875: 21876: 11877: 11879: 21881: 11883: 21885: 11887: 31888: 41890: 111891: 41892: 31893: 21894: 61895: 21896: 11897: 11898: 11899: 81900: 31901: 31902: 131903: 41904: 101905: 201906: 181907: 141908: 321909: 191910: 151911: 281912: 181913: 511914: 331915: 501916: 191917: 291918: 361919: 731920: 1581921: 471922: 2101923: 1171924: 1221925: 2971926: 3911927: 3581928: 1041929: 2621930: 2601931: 3171932: 3801933: 4331934: 9831935: 3021936: 2051937: 3281938: 4611939: 9341940: 4911941: 3231942: 3831943: 3211944: 2731945: 4371946: 4601947: 6681948: 1691949: 7611950: 4081951: 4931952: 3311953: 2781954: 6871955: 5731956: 5011957: 9071958: 2851959: 9041960: 4391961: 2371962: 9371963: 1,1151964: 2451965: 5291966: 3471967: 4931968: 3761969: 4621970: 6931971: 9961972: 4091973: 3391974: 4701975: 1,3261976: 8321977: 8241978: 4601979: 7201980: 9671981: 1,2001982: 1,1071983: 4841984: 1,1351985: 5951986: 6651987: 5721988: 5941989: 1,5431990: 5541991: 1,4131992: 1,2081993: 5691994: 6101995: 6671996: 1,0161997: 2,3751998: 9031999: 1,1102000: 1,4692001: 1,3382002: 1,7792003: 1,2152004: 1,1072005: 1,6952006: 1,1652007: 1,2892008: 7222009: 5762010: 1,2402011: 7482012: 1,2672013: 6562014: 9452015: 4992016: 5692017: 7372018: 4022019: 1,0002020: 3,0672021: 1,0812022: 7782023: 1,2542024: 7242025: 5051800187118961913193019471964198119982015
Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1800 to 1987. 1987 had 572 records.
Counts for years before the ledger starts come from the same station rules.
Records on 10-25 in each year
YearRecords
18001
18021
18311
18341
18401
18411
18451
18501
18531
18561
18571
18591
18612
18641
18662
18691
18701
18711
18743
18752
18761
18771
18792
18811
18832
18851
18873
18884
189011
18914
18923
18932
18946
18952
18961
18971
18981
18998
19003
19013
190213
19034
190410
190520
190618
190714
190832
190919
191015
191128
191218
191351
191433
191550
191619
191729
191836
191973
1920158
192147
1922210
1923117
1924122
1925297
1926391
1927358
1928104
1929262
1930260
1931317
1932380
1933433
1934983
1935302
1936205
1937328
1938461
1939934
1940491
1941323
1942383
1943321
1944273
1945437
1946460
1947668
1948169
1949761
1950408
1951493
1952331
1953278
1954687
1955573
1956501
1957907
1958285
1959904
1960439
1961237
1962937
19631,115
1964245
1965529
1966347
1967493
1968376
1969462
1970693
1971996
1972409
1973339
1974470
19751,326
1976832
1977824
1978460
1979720
1980967
19811,200
19821,107
1983484
19841,135
1985595
1986665
1987572
1988594
19891,543
1990554
19911,413
19921,208
1993569
1994610
1995667
19961,016
19972,375
1998903
19991,110
20001,469
20011,338
20021,779
20031,215
20041,107
20051,695
20061,165
20071,289
2008722
2009576
20101,240
2011748
20121,267
2013656
2014945
2015499
2016569
2017737
2018402
20191,000
20203,067
20211,081
2022778
20231,254
2024724
2025505

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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 . Last revised (2026-10-16).