Weather Records on 27 October 1987

863 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 27 October 1987. Highest significance: Andizan, UZ.

Key Facts for 27 October 1987

On 27 October 1987, 863 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
458 were record highs and 154 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 2 were all-time records, 56 monthly and 805 daily.
Andizan set an all-time record daily precipitation of 63.9 mm (2.5 in) on 27 October 1987.
Across 159 earlier years (1802 to 2025) the same calendar date averaged 476 records.

Record Map

863 stations

863 station records on 27 October 1987 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 27 October 1987: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Andizan	Uzbekistan	Record daily precipitation	63.9 mm (2.5 in)	64 of 100 (Major)
Shirabad	Uzbekistan	Record daily precipitation	25.3 mm (1.0 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Raymond Terrace (Wallaroo Stat	Australia	Record daily precipitation	82.8 mm (3.3 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Osh	Kyrgyzstan	Record daily precipitation	52.3 mm (2.1 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Fergana	Uzbekistan	Record daily precipitation	41.4 mm (1.6 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Parkhar	Tajikistan	Record daily precipitation	27.3 mm (1.1 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Naryn	Kyrgyzstan	Record daily precipitation	27.3 mm (1.1 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Kuljab	Tajikistan	Record daily precipitation	56.7 mm (2.2 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Lenindjol	Kyrgyzstan	Record daily precipitation	64.4 mm (2.5 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Bishopville 1.4 ENE	United States	Record daily precipitation	63.5 mm (2.5 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Laurel 3 W	United States	Record daily precipitation	61.5 mm (2.4 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Phuket Airport	Thailand	Record high maximum temperature	38.1 C (100.6 F)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Kurgan-Tyube	Tajikistan	Record daily precipitation	25.9 mm (1.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Cape May 2 NW	United States	Record daily precipitation	38.9 mm (1.5 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Cheraw	United States	Record daily precipitation	59.7 mm (2.4 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Sumter	United States	Record daily precipitation	41.4 mm (1.6 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Doorndraai	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	50.0 mm (2.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Reading Wb City	United States	Record daily precipitation	43.9 mm (1.7 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Shokan Brown Station	United States	Record daily precipitation	74.9 mm (2.9 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Windham 3 E	United States	Record daily precipitation	56.9 mm (2.2 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Aralskoe More	Kazakhstan	Record low minimum temperature	-13.6 C (7.5 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Iol	Tajikistan	Record daily precipitation	43.4 mm (1.7 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Berkeley	United States	Record high minimum temperature	17.2 C (63.0 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Healdsburg	United States	Record high minimum temperature	15.6 C (60.1 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
New Milford	United States	Record daily precipitation	54.1 mm (2.1 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Millville Muni AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	75.2 mm (3.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Palmerton	United States	Record daily precipitation	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Hatteras	United States	Record daily precipitation	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Wickenburg	United States	Record high minimum temperature	15.6 C (60.1 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
New Holland	United States	Record daily precipitation	57.9 mm (2.3 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Xicotepec de Juarez	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	94.0 mm (3.7 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Chardzhev	Turkmenistan	Record low maximum temperature	3.0 C (37.4 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Ukiah	United States	Record high minimum temperature	12.2 C (54.0 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Brackettville	United States	Record high maximum temperature	34.4 C (93.9 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Cherry Point MCAS	United States	Record daily precipitation	55.1 mm (2.2 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Santa Cruz	United States	Record high minimum temperature	14.4 C (57.9 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Baltimore-Washington Intl AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	37.3 mm (1.5 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Vogelstruiskuil	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	34.0 mm (1.3 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Rietbult	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	35.0 mm (1.4 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
San Sebastian - Igueldo	Spain	Record daily precipitation	63.7 mm (2.5 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Corinth 5 WSW	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-2.2 C (28.0 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Pleasantville	United States	Record daily precipitation	56.6 mm (2.2 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Manati 2 E	Puerto Rico [United States]	Record high minimum temperature	23.3 C (73.9 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Indio Fire STN	United States	Record high minimum temperature	20.0 C (68.0 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Frederick Police Brks	United States	Record daily precipitation	28.4 mm (1.1 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Somerville 4 NW	United States	Record daily precipitation	53.3 mm (2.1 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Manorkill	United States	Record daily precipitation	49.5 mm (1.9 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
San Francisco Dwtn	United States	Record high minimum temperature	16.7 C (62.1 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Turgaj	Kazakhstan	Record low minimum temperature	-13.5 C (7.7 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Jonkersdam	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	35.5 mm (1.4 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Semej	Kazakhstan	Record low minimum temperature	-17.0 C (1.4 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Kokpekty	Kazakhstan	Record low maximum temperature	-9.6 C (14.7 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Presa El Bosque (Cfe)	Mexico	Record high maximum temperature	27.8 C (82.0 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Kangurt	Tajikistan	Record daily precipitation	53.6 mm (2.1 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Kern River Ph 1	United States	Record high maximum temperature	34.4 C (93.9 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Mc Minnville	United States	Record high maximum temperature	23.3 C (73.9 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Jasper	United States	Record daily precipitation	72.1 mm (2.8 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Sacramento 5 ESE	United States	Record high minimum temperature	15.6 C (60.1 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Alger-Dar El Beida	Algeria	Record high minimum temperature	25.4 C (77.7 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Dzhergital	Kyrgyzstan	Record daily precipitation	64.9 mm (2.6 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

863 records

Records set or tied on 27 October 1987 by type: Highest daily maximum 207, Lowest daily maximum 67, Highest daily minimum 251, Lowest daily minimum 87, Heaviest daily rainfall 248, Heaviest daily snowfall 2, Deepest snow cover 1.

Records on 27 October 1987 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	207
Lowest daily maximum	67
Highest daily minimum	251
Lowest daily minimum	87
Heaviest daily rainfall	248
Heaviest daily snowfall	2
Deepest snow cover	1

Records on 27 October 1987 by timescale: all-time 2, monthly 56, daily 805.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

699 broken records

Margins by which the 699 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 72.7. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

27 October 1987

Top 20 records on 27 October 1987 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
27 October 1987	Andizan, UZ	all-time rain	63.9 mm (2.5 in)	20.9 mm (0.8 in)	18 years	64 of 100 (Major)
27 October 1987	Shirabad, UZ	monthly rain	25.3 mm (1.0 in)	16.4 mm (0.6 in)	20 years	61 of 100 (Major)
27 October 1987	Raymond Terrace (Wallaroo Stat, AU	daily rain	82.8 mm (3.3 in)	69.1 mm (2.7 in)	48 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
27 October 1987	Osh, KG	daily rain	52.3 mm (2.1 in)	44.2 mm (1.7 in)	46 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
27 October 1987	Fergana, UZ	monthly rain	41.4 mm (1.6 in)	4.4 mm (0.17 in)	104 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
27 October 1987	Parkhar, TJ	daily rain	27.3 mm (1.1 in)	18.9 mm (0.7 in)	36 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
27 October 1987	Naryn, KG	daily rain	27.3 mm (1.1 in)	16.3 mm (0.6 in)	17 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
27 October 1987	Kuljab, TJ	daily rain	56.7 mm (2.2 in)	38.3 mm (1.5 in)	36 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
27 October 1987	Lenindjol, KG	daily rain	64.4 mm (2.5 in)	41.5 mm (1.6 in)	21 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
27 October 1987	Bishopville 1.4 ENE, US	daily rain	63.5 mm (2.5 in)	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	49 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
27 October 1987	Laurel 3 W, US	daily rain	61.5 mm (2.4 in)	37.6 mm (1.5 in)	49 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
27 October 1987	Phuket Airport, TH	monthly high max	38.1 C (100.6 F)	4.6 C (8.3 F)	0 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
27 October 1987	Kurgan-Tyube, TJ	daily rain	25.9 mm (1.0 in)	13.1 mm (0.5 in)	36 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
27 October 1987	Cape May 2 NW, US	daily rain	38.9 mm (1.5 in)	8.4 mm (0.33 in)	113 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
27 October 1987	Cheraw, US	daily rain	59.7 mm (2.4 in)	33.3 mm (1.3 in)	62 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
27 October 1987	Sumter, US	daily rain	41.4 mm (1.6 in)	16.5 mm (0.6 in)	84 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
27 October 1987	Doorndraai, ZA	daily rain	50.0 mm (2.0 in)	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	30 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
27 October 1987	Reading Wb City, US	daily rain	43.9 mm (1.7 in)	5.0 mm (0.20 in)	97 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
27 October 1987	Shokan Brown Station, US	daily rain	74.9 mm (2.9 in)	52.3 mm (2.1 in)	28 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
27 October 1987	Windham 3 E, US	daily rain	56.9 mm (2.2 in)	39.4 mm (1.6 in)	28 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

1802 to 1987

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1802 to 1987. 1987 had 863 records.

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

Records on 10-27 in each year
Year	Records
1802	1
1807	1
1816	1
1831	1
1838	1
1840	1
1841	2
1847	2
1849	2
1856	2
1861	1
1866	4
1869	4
1870	2
1871	2
1873	1
1874	2
1876	1
1878	1
1880	2
1881	2
1885	2
1886	2
1887	5
1888	3
1889	1
1890	2
1892	3
1893	2
1894	2
1895	3
1896	2
1898	4
1899	14
1900	9
1901	5
1902	8
1903	23
1904	6
1905	11
1906	11
1907	9
1908	16
1909	13
1910	14
1911	20
1912	42
1913	91
1914	54
1915	65
1916	28
1917	45
1918	77
1919	74
1920	98
1921	37
1922	97
1923	63
1924	104
1925	383
1926	176
1927	521
1928	162
1929	92
1930	158
1931	241
1932	319
1933	313
1934	173
1935	266
1936	725
1937	477
1938	160
1939	836
1940	605
1941	409
1942	629
1943	479
1944	519
1945	674
1946	450
1947	551
1948	160
1949	182
1950	603
1951	269
1952	640
1953	285
1954	493
1955	578
1956	339
1957	1,116
1958	163
1959	376
1960	180
1961	428
1962	704
1963	798
1964	294
1965	284
1966	256
1967	485
1968	436
1969	532
1970	1,071
1971	1,157
1972	694
1973	719
1974	384
1975	424
1976	1,387
1977	608
1978	593
1979	553
1980	1,148
1981	1,076
1982	793
1983	707
1984	1,183
1985	592
1986	531
1987	863
1988	829
1989	1,506
1990	441
1991	1,722
1992	703
1993	667
1994	894
1995	1,238
1996	1,651
1997	2,783
1998	1,696
1999	991
2000	832
2001	1,100
2002	1,040
2003	1,669
2004	1,546
2005	897
2006	1,442
2007	950
2008	650
2009	954
2010	1,676
2011	690
2012	991
2013	706
2014	973
2015	395
2016	761
2017	582
2018	701
2019	1,364
2020	2,886
2021	536
2022	657
2023	1,668
2024	694
2025	524

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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 10	608
10 to 20	50
20 to 30	21
30 to 40	10
40 to 50	4
50 to 60	4
60 to 70	1
70 to 80	1