Weather Records on 3 November 1987

1,148 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 3 November 1987. Highest significance: Deland 1 SSE, US.

Key Facts for 3 November 1987

On 3 November 1987, 1,148 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
873 were record highs and 123 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 95 monthly and 1,053 daily.
Deland 1 SSE set a daily record precipitation of 67.8 mm (2.7 in) on 3 November 1987.
Across 155 earlier years (1821 to 2025) the same calendar date averaged 493 records.

Record Map

1,148 stations

1,148 station records on 3 November 1987 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 3 November 1987: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Deland 1 SSE	United States	Record daily precipitation	67.8 mm (2.7 in)	62 of 100 (Major)
Cheboygan	United States	Record daily precipitation	28.4 mm (1.1 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Alicante	Spain	Record daily precipitation	68.3 mm (2.7 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Napperby	Australia	Record daily precipitation	50.0 mm (2.0 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Babson Park 1 ENE	United States	Record daily precipitation	87.9 mm (3.5 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Orlando Intl AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	90.7 mm (3.6 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Bartow 1SE	United States	Record daily precipitation	64.8 mm (2.6 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Ocala	United States	Record daily precipitation	46.7 mm (1.8 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Marshalltown	United States	Record high minimum temperature	15.6 C (60.1 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Kazbegy	Georgia	Record daily precipitation	34.1 mm (1.3 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Ferron	United States	Record high minimum temperature	6.1 C (43.0 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Jackson	United States	Record daily precipitation	26.2 mm (1.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Kakinada	India	Record daily precipitation	110.0 mm (4.3 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Simusir	Russia	Record daily precipitation	69.1 mm (2.7 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Pipestone	United States	Record high minimum temperature	10.0 C (50.0 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Soldier Summit	United States	Record high minimum temperature	2.8 C (37.0 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Tampa Intl AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	48.8 mm (1.9 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Pellston Rgnl AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Sydney (Observatory Hill)	Australia	Record high minimum temperature	21.7 C (71.1 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Shovi	Georgia	Record daily precipitation	37.7 mm (1.5 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Holly	United States	Record high maximum temperature	29.4 C (84.9 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Upper Sandusky	United States	Record high maximum temperature	26.1 C (79.0 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Grundy Ctr	United States	Record high minimum temperature	13.9 C (57.0 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Three Rivers	United States	Record high maximum temperature	24.4 C (75.9 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Marlinton	United States	Record high maximum temperature	24.4 C (75.9 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Denison	United States	Record high minimum temperature	12.8 C (55.0 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Dayton Mcd	United States	Record high maximum temperature	25.6 C (78.1 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Ft Myers Page Fld AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	91.9 mm (3.6 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Harlan	United States	Record high minimum temperature	11.7 C (53.1 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Sac City	United States	Record high minimum temperature	12.2 C (54.0 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Coldwater St School	United States	Record high maximum temperature	23.9 C (75.0 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Castlewood	United States	Record high minimum temperature	10.0 C (50.0 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Alpena Co Rgnl AP	United States	Record high minimum temperature	12.8 C (55.0 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Nowra Ran Air Station	Australia	Record high minimum temperature	22.0 C (71.6 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Simao	China	Record daily precipitation	41.6 mm (1.6 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Hot Springs 1 NNE	United States	Record high maximum temperature	28.3 C (82.9 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Paonia 1SW	United States	Record high minimum temperature	6.1 C (43.0 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Flora 5 NW	United States	Record high maximum temperature	27.8 C (82.0 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Marion	United States	Record high minimum temperature	11.1 C (52.0 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Tortosa - Observatorio del Ebr	Spain	Record high minimum temperature	16.4 C (61.5 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
St Charles Elm Pt	United States	Record high maximum temperature	27.2 C (81.0 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Linton	United States	Record high minimum temperature	7.8 C (46.0 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Hambantota	Sri Lanka	Record high minimum temperature	25.5 C (77.9 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Ermany	Georgia	Record daily precipitation	29.4 mm (1.2 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Mojave	United States	Record low maximum temperature	16.7 C (62.1 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Warren	United States	Record high minimum temperature	2.2 C (36.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Carbondale Sewage Plt	United States	Record high maximum temperature	27.8 C (82.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Warrenton 1 N	United States	Record high maximum temperature	27.2 C (81.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Ft Bayard 4W	United States	Record high maximum temperature	25.0 C (77.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Winthrop 1 WSW	United States	Record high maximum temperature	18.3 C (64.9 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Gila Bend 2SE	United States	Record high minimum temperature	17.2 C (63.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Lake City	United States	Record high minimum temperature	-1.7 C (28.9 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Melbourne WFO	United States	Record daily precipitation	81.0 mm (3.2 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Grand View 4 NW	United States	Record high minimum temperature	8.9 C (48.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Rupert 3 WSW	United States	Record high minimum temperature	6.7 C (44.1 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Alton 1 W	United States	Record high maximum temperature	27.2 C (81.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Wibaux 2 E	United States	Record high minimum temperature	2.8 C (37.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
St George	United States	Record high minimum temperature	9.4 C (48.9 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Chilton	United States	Record high minimum temperature	13.9 C (57.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Basin	United States	Record high minimum temperature	5.0 C (41.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

1,148 records

Records set or tied on 3 November 1987 by type: Highest daily maximum 340, Lowest daily maximum 47, Highest daily minimum 533, Lowest daily minimum 76, Heaviest daily rainfall 150, Heaviest daily snowfall 2.

Records on 3 November 1987 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	340
Lowest daily maximum	47
Highest daily minimum	533
Lowest daily minimum	76
Heaviest daily rainfall	150
Heaviest daily snowfall	2
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 3 November 1987 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 95, daily 1,053.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

809 broken records

Margins by which the 809 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 64.3. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

3 November 1987

Top 20 records on 3 November 1987 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
3 November 1987	Deland 1 SSE, US	daily rain	67.8 mm (2.7 in)	43.9 mm (1.7 in)	76 years	62 of 100 (Major)
3 November 1987	Cheboygan, US	daily rain	28.4 mm (1.1 in)	15.7 mm (0.6 in)	84 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
3 November 1987	Alicante, ES	daily rain	68.3 mm (2.7 in)	48.5 mm (1.9 in)	22 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
3 November 1987	Napperby, AU	daily rain	50.0 mm (2.0 in)	45.2 mm (1.8 in)	16 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
3 November 1987	Babson Park 1 ENE, US	daily rain	87.9 mm (3.5 in)	60.0 mm (2.4 in)	10 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
3 November 1987	Orlando Intl AP, US	daily rain	90.7 mm (3.6 in)	64.3 mm (2.5 in)	10 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
3 November 1987	Bartow 1SE, US	daily rain	64.8 mm (2.6 in)	41.9 mm (1.6 in)	10 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
3 November 1987	Ocala, US	daily rain	46.7 mm (1.8 in)	12.9 mm (0.5 in)	92 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
3 November 1987	Marshalltown, US	monthly high min	15.6 C (60.1 F)	0.6 C (1.1 F)	84 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
3 November 1987	Kazbegy, GE	daily rain	34.1 mm (1.3 in)	25.1 mm (1.0 in)	8 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
3 November 1987	Ferron, US	daily high min	6.1 C (43.0 F)	3.3 C (5.9 F)	89 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
3 November 1987	Jackson, US	daily rain	26.2 mm (1.0 in)	10.5 mm (0.4 in)	45 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
3 November 1987	Kakinada, IN	daily rain	110.0 mm (4.3 in)	53.9 mm (2.1 in)	60 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
3 November 1987	Simusir, RU	daily rain	69.1 mm (2.7 in)	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	28 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
3 November 1987	Pipestone, US	daily high min	10.0 C (50.0 F)	2.8 C (5.0 F)	84 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
3 November 1987	Soldier Summit, US	daily high min	2.8 C (37.0 F)	1.7 C (3.1 F)	92 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
3 November 1987	Tampa Intl AP, US	daily rain	48.8 mm (1.9 in)	37.6 mm (1.5 in)	24 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
3 November 1987	Pellston Rgnl AP, US	daily rain	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	18.0 mm (0.7 in)	20 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
3 November 1987	Sydney (Observatory Hill), AU	daily high min	21.7 C (71.1 F)	0.4 C (0.7 F)	88 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
3 November 1987	Shovi, GE	daily rain	37.7 mm (1.5 in)	22.4 mm (0.9 in)	14 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

1821 to 1987

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1821 to 1987. 1987 had 1,148 records.

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

Records on 11-03 in each year
Year	Records
1821	2
1828	1
1835	1
1837	1
1844	1
1845	1
1851	1
1857	1
1858	7
1862	1
1864	1
1875	5
1879	3
1880	1
1881	1
1882	1
1883	1
1885	2
1886	1
1888	2
1889	1
1891	1
1892	1
1893	1
1894	5
1895	1
1896	8
1897	3
1898	6
1899	10
1900	6
1901	6
1902	5
1903	19
1904	22
1905	11
1906	13
1907	28
1908	19
1909	17
1910	21
1911	39
1912	112
1913	35
1914	41
1915	19
1916	22
1917	36
1918	16
1919	74
1920	38
1921	35
1922	85
1923	123
1924	136
1925	107
1926	188
1927	343
1928	236
1929	352
1930	154
1931	279
1932	466
1933	398
1934	571
1935	968
1936	1,217
1937	309
1938	1,019
1939	584
1940	285
1941	214
1942	303
1943	172
1944	498
1945	333
1946	1,017
1947	457
1948	416
1949	565
1950	482
1951	2,288
1952	404
1953	351
1954	693
1955	522
1956	781
1957	453
1958	274
1959	472
1960	239
1961	1,007
1962	438
1963	271
1964	719
1965	522
1966	1,373
1967	588
1968	471
1969	568
1970	551
1971	666
1972	636
1973	903
1974	929
1975	1,066
1976	719
1977	767
1978	1,197
1979	630
1980	1,031
1981	876
1982	826
1983	1,254
1984	624
1985	725
1986	491
1987	1,148
1988	915
1989	615
1990	1,114
1991	3,969
1992	1,158
1993	653
1994	1,227
1995	1,078
1996	1,152
1997	818
1998	789
1999	808
2000	851
2001	587
2002	1,376
2003	1,914
2004	1,356
2005	1,576
2006	1,065
2007	642
2008	1,011
2009	688
2010	718
2011	765
2012	605
2013	515
2014	639
2015	1,123
2016	941
2017	871
2018	405
2019	303
2020	1,688
2021	352
2022	869
2023	714
2024	703
2025	525

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Data for records on 1987-11-03: CSV or JSON. Field meanings are on the data page.

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	756
10 to 20	29
20 to 30	11
30 to 40	3
40 to 50	6
50 to 60	2
60 to 70	2