Weather Records on 6 November 1987

806 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 6 November 1987. Highest significance: Campina Verde, BR.

Key Facts for 6 November 1987

On 6 November 1987, 806 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
263 were record highs and 136 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 18 monthly and 788 daily.
Campina Verde set a monthly record daily precipitation of 146.0 mm (5.7 in) on 6 November 1987.
Across 162 earlier years (1793 to 2025) the same calendar date averaged 490 records.

Record Map

806 stations

806 station records on 6 November 1987 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 6 November 1987: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Campina Verde	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	146.0 mm (5.7 in)	65 of 100 (Major)
Bauhinia Downs Store	Australia	Record daily precipitation	118.0 mm (4.6 in)	62 of 100 (Major)
Bushy Vales, Margate	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	108.0 mm (4.3 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Warren	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Hinckley 2 SW	United States	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Wanakena Rngr School	United States	Record daily precipitation	67.3 mm (2.6 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Monticello 2E	United States	Record daily precipitation	45.2 mm (1.8 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Uanda	Australia	Record daily precipitation	87.2 mm (3.4 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
The Valleys	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	92.0 mm (3.6 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Tanhurst Est, Umzint	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	55.2 mm (2.2 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Lermontovo	Armenia	Record daily precipitation	31.1 mm (1.2 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Zuara	Libya	Record daily precipitation	39.1 mm (1.5 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Kurilsk	Russia	Record daily precipitation	69.3 mm (2.7 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Dunbar Forest Exp STN	United States	Record daily snowfall	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Juzhno-Kurilsk	Russia	Record daily precipitation	58.7 mm (2.3 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Comet Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	54.2 mm (2.1 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Arcturus Downs	Australia	Record daily precipitation	67.5 mm (2.7 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Biddenham	Australia	Record daily precipitation	38.2 mm (1.5 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Urupes	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	82.9 mm (3.3 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Jabjur-In-Armenia	Armenia	Record daily precipitation	37.0 mm (1.5 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Coolabah (Branglebar)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Detour Village	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Memooloo	Australia	Record daily precipitation	40.5 mm (1.6 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Jericho Store	Australia	Record daily precipitation	79.6 mm (3.1 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Taos	United States	Record high minimum temperature	6.7 C (44.1 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Bolivar	United States	Record daily snowfall	14.2 cm (5.6 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Bunker Hill	United States	Record daily precipitation	34.0 mm (1.3 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Ulupalakua Rch 250	United States	Record daily precipitation	80.3 mm (3.2 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Hrazdan	Armenia	Record daily precipitation	31.9 mm (1.3 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Avai	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	65.7 mm (2.6 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Shurabad	Armenia	Record daily precipitation	25.5 mm (1.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Prescott	United States	Record daily precipitation	34.5 mm (1.4 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Rifle	United States	Record high minimum temperature	7.2 C (45.0 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Plane Creek Sugar Mill	Australia	Record daily precipitation	101.6 mm (4.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Possession Creek	Australia	Record daily precipitation	49.0 mm (1.9 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Mombetsu	Japan	Record daily precipitation	26.0 mm (1.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Mkambati	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	74.0 mm (2.9 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Lodi	United States	Record high minimum temperature	12.8 C (55.0 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Garden Valley	United States	Record high minimum temperature	6.1 C (43.0 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Hinckley 2 SW	United States	Record daily precipitation	55.9 mm (2.2 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Somerby	Australia	Record daily precipitation	48.0 mm (1.9 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Eureka	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	39.0 mm (1.5 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Manchester 4 W	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-10.0 C (14.0 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Fantan	Armenia	Record daily precipitation	30.2 mm (1.2 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Brynawe, Paddock	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	46.0 mm (1.8 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Springwood Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	59.0 mm (2.3 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Dotswood	Australia	Record daily precipitation	68.6 mm (2.7 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Durban-Botanical Gardens	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	32.8 mm (1.3 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Paonia 1SW	United States	Record high maximum temperature	23.3 C (73.9 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Bendalong Stp	Australia	Record daily precipitation	63.0 mm (2.5 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Tamandua	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	58.9 mm (2.3 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Rocky Ford 2 SE	United States	Record high minimum temperature	10.6 C (51.1 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Amasia	Armenia	Record daily precipitation	35.7 mm (1.4 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Kowanyama Airport	Australia	Record daily precipitation	45.0 mm (1.8 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Rannes Railway Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	58.8 mm (2.3 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Experiment Station	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	38.7 mm (1.5 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Hartbeespoort Dam (Irr)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	35.0 mm (1.4 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Castle Rock	United States	Record high minimum temperature	6.1 C (43.0 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Telluride 4WNW	United States	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Richfield	United States	Record high minimum temperature	5.6 C (42.1 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

806 records

Records set or tied on 6 November 1987 by type: Highest daily maximum 86, Lowest daily maximum 76, Highest daily minimum 177, Lowest daily minimum 60, Heaviest daily rainfall 349, Heaviest daily snowfall 36, Deepest snow cover 22.

Records on 6 November 1987 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	86
Lowest daily maximum	76
Highest daily minimum	177
Lowest daily minimum	60
Heaviest daily rainfall	349
Heaviest daily snowfall	36
Deepest snow cover	22

Records on 6 November 1987 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 18, daily 788.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

664 broken records

Margins by which the 664 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 203.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

6 November 1987

Top 20 records on 6 November 1987 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
6 November 1987	Campina Verde, BR	monthly rain	146.0 mm (5.7 in)	62.2 mm (2.4 in)	44 years	65 of 100 (Major)
6 November 1987	Bauhinia Downs Store, AU	monthly rain	118.0 mm (4.6 in)	39.0 mm (1.5 in)	30 years	62 of 100 (Major)
6 November 1987	Bushy Vales, Margate, ZA	daily rain	108.0 mm (4.3 in)	63.8 mm (2.5 in)	54 years	61 of 100 (Major)
6 November 1987	Warren, US	daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	10.1 cm (4.0 in)	84 years	60 of 100 (Major)
6 November 1987	Hinckley 2 SW, US	daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	54 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
6 November 1987	Wanakena Rngr School, US	daily rain	67.3 mm (2.6 in)	39.1 mm (1.5 in)	38 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
6 November 1987	Monticello 2E, US	daily rain	45.2 mm (1.8 in)	27.4 mm (1.1 in)	42 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
6 November 1987	Uanda, AU	daily rain	87.2 mm (3.4 in)	50.9 mm (2.0 in)	44 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
6 November 1987	The Valleys, ZA	daily rain	92.0 mm (3.6 in)	53.8 mm (2.1 in)	33 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
6 November 1987	Tanhurst Est, Umzint, ZA	daily rain	55.2 mm (2.2 in)	34.1 mm (1.3 in)	52 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
6 November 1987	Lermontovo, AM	daily rain	31.1 mm (1.2 in)	23.2 mm (0.9 in)	28 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
6 November 1987	Zuara, LY	daily rain	39.1 mm (1.5 in)	30.4 mm (1.2 in)	61 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
6 November 1987	Kurilsk, RU	daily rain	69.3 mm (2.7 in)	52.0 mm (2.0 in)	26 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
6 November 1987	Dunbar Forest Exp STN, US	daily snowfall	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	15.3 cm (6.0 in)	28 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
6 November 1987	Juzhno-Kurilsk, RU	daily rain	58.7 mm (2.3 in)	42.0 mm (1.7 in)	22 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
6 November 1987	Comet Post Office, AU	daily rain	54.2 mm (2.1 in)	27.5 mm (1.1 in)	62 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
6 November 1987	Arcturus Downs, AU	daily rain	67.5 mm (2.7 in)	30.7 mm (1.2 in)	62 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
6 November 1987	Biddenham, AU	daily rain	38.2 mm (1.5 in)	28.0 mm (1.1 in)	58 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
6 November 1987	Urupes, BR	daily rain	82.9 mm (3.3 in)	66.8 mm (2.6 in)	10 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
6 November 1987	Jabjur-In-Armenia, AM	monthly rain	37.0 mm (1.5 in)	10.3 mm (0.4 in)	25 years	46 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 806 records.

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

Records on 11-06 in each year
Year	Records
1793	1
1795	1
1804	1
1805	1
1812	1
1819	1
1828	2
1834	1
1835	2
1840	1
1842	3
1845	1
1849	1
1851	2
1856	2
1858	1
1860	1
1863	1
1864	2
1868	1
1870	1
1874	2
1875	1
1877	1
1878	2
1879	1
1885	3
1886	1
1888	3
1890	2
1891	2
1893	2
1894	1
1895	7
1896	3
1898	3
1899	12
1900	2
1901	4
1902	6
1903	4
1904	6
1905	15
1906	13
1907	13
1908	21
1909	7
1910	52
1911	27
1912	53
1913	20
1914	36
1915	20
1916	127
1917	30
1918	40
1919	60
1920	53
1921	98
1922	84
1923	119
1924	737
1925	139
1926	123
1927	405
1928	86
1929	89
1930	439
1931	284
1932	307
1933	661
1934	626
1935	527
1936	356
1937	124
1938	1,098
1939	390
1940	201
1941	512
1942	373
1943	238
1944	459
1945	498
1946	682
1947	405
1948	1,219
1949	517
1950	314
1951	1,832
1952	193
1953	1,218
1954	442
1955	311
1956	431
1957	359
1958	227
1959	1,800
1960	388
1961	480
1962	343
1963	493
1964	259
1965	272
1966	548
1967	889
1968	463
1969	756
1970	407
1971	789
1972	387
1973	1,110
1974	355
1975	1,381
1976	653
1977	966
1978	762
1979	581
1980	1,353
1981	673
1982	698
1983	650
1984	536
1985	664
1986	810
1987	806
1988	1,010
1989	1,048
1990	1,240
1991	2,360
1992	1,450
1993	965
1994	1,368
1995	1,464
1996	1,720
1997	849
1998	752
1999	1,367
2000	1,575
2001	879
2002	1,220
2003	2,143
2004	828
2005	1,176
2006	1,397
2007	591
2008	1,266
2009	916
2010	1,349
2011	1,046
2012	894
2013	871
2014	453
2015	1,664
2016	838
2017	1,069
2018	633
2019	561
2020	1,351
2021	456
2022	907
2023	719
2024	1,239
2025	502

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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 50	639
50 to 100	21
100 to 150	2
150 to 200	1
200 to 250	1