Weather Records on 11 November 1987

1,673 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 11 November 1987. Highest significance: Prospect Reservoir, AU.

Key Facts for 11 November 1987

On 11 November 1987, 1,673 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
212 were record highs and 460 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 1 were all-time records, 55 monthly and 1,617 daily.
Prospect Reservoir set a daily record precipitation of 88.8 mm (3.5 in) on 11 November 1987.
Across 161 earlier years (1800 to 2025) the same calendar date averaged 490 records.

Record Map

1,673 stations

1,673 station records on 11 November 1987 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 11 November 1987: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Prospect Reservoir	Australia	Record daily precipitation	88.8 mm (3.5 in)	70 of 100 (Major)
Laurel 3 W	United States	Record daily snowfall	40.6 cm (16.0 in)	70 of 100 (Major)
Taunton	United States	Record daily snowfall	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	69 of 100 (Major)
Tewantin Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	99.0 mm (3.9 in)	68 of 100 (Major)
Lexington	United States	Record daily snowfall	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	68 of 100 (Major)
Berowra (Goodwyn Road)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	87.0 mm (3.4 in)	67 of 100 (Major)
Reading Wb City	United States	Record daily snowfall	11.7 cm (4.6 in)	64 of 100 (Major)
La Plata 1 W	United States	Record daily snowfall	17.3 cm (6.8 in)	62 of 100 (Major)
York 3 SSW Pump STN	United States	Record daily snowfall	16.5 cm (6.5 in)	62 of 100 (Major)
Williamsburg 2 N	United States	Record daily snowfall	19.1 cm (7.5 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
College Park	United States	Record daily snowfall	11.9 cm (4.7 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Bloserville 1 N	United States	Record daily snowfall	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Doornpoort	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	83.0 mm (3.3 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Verkeerdevlei (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	78.0 mm (3.1 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Lake Lynn	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Carey Downs	Australia	Record daily precipitation	26.0 mm (1.0 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Potchefstroom Agr.	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	74.6 mm (2.9 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Brockton	United States	Record daily snowfall	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Waterford	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	52.5 mm (2.1 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Hagerstown 1E	United States	Record snow depth	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Derry 4 SW	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Rockville 1 NE	United States	Record daily snowfall	11.4 cm (4.5 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Chambersburg 1 ESE	United States	Record snow depth	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Owings Ferry Landing	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Dale Enterprise	United States	Record snow depth	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Cromer Golf Club	Australia	Record daily precipitation	82.0 mm (3.2 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Manly Vale (Manly Dam)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	95.0 mm (3.7 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Roodepoort	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	58.2 mm (2.3 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
The Cliff	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	50.0 mm (2.0 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Hagerstown 1E	United States	Record daily snowfall	9.7 cm (3.8 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Mt Airy 2 W	United States	Record daily precipitation	57.2 mm (2.3 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Matamoras	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Uniontown 1 NE	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Woonona (Popes Rd)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	82.8 mm (3.3 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Zoetvlei	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	59.0 mm (2.3 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Dale Enterprise	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Dewetsdorp (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	57.5 mm (2.3 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Purcellville	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Brockton	United States	Record snow depth	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Confluence 1 SW Dam	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Baltimore-Washington Intl AP	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Chestertown	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Hagerstown	United States	Record daily snowfall	6.4 cm (2.5 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Chambersburg 1 ESE	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Confluence 1 SW Dam	United States	Record snow depth	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Kowanyama Airport	Australia	Record daily precipitation	87.0 mm (3.4 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Balgowlah (Ethel Street)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	103.6 mm (4.1 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Newark Ag Farm	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Shippensburg	United States	Record snow depth	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Martinsburg E W Virginia Rgnl	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.4 cm (2.9 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Potts Hill Reservoir	Australia	Record daily precipitation	45.6 mm (1.8 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Palermo	Italy	Record daily precipitation	56.8 mm (2.2 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Vlieland_1	Netherlands	Record daily precipitation	36.6 mm (1.4 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Koumala Hatfields Road	Australia	Record daily precipitation	89.4 mm (3.5 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Blowing Rock 1NW	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Hobhouse 23	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	46.3 mm (1.8 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Rockville 1 NE	United States	Record snow depth	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Somerville 4 NW	United States	Record daily precipitation	36.1 mm (1.4 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Sussex 1 NW	United States	Record daily precipitation	27.2 mm (1.1 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Louisa	United States	Record daily snowfall	16.5 cm (6.5 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)

Counts by Type and Timescale

1,673 records

Records set or tied on 11 November 1987 by type: Highest daily maximum 95, Lowest daily maximum 366, Highest daily minimum 117, Lowest daily minimum 94, Heaviest daily rainfall 563, Heaviest daily snowfall 254, Deepest snow cover 184.

Records on 11 November 1987 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	95
Lowest daily maximum	366
Highest daily minimum	117
Lowest daily minimum	94
Heaviest daily rainfall	563
Heaviest daily snowfall	254
Deepest snow cover	184

Records on 11 November 1987 by timescale: all-time 1, monthly 55, daily 1,617.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

1,433 broken records

Margins by which the 1,433 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 229.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

11 November 1987

Top 20 records on 11 November 1987 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
11 November 1987	Prospect Reservoir, AU	daily rain	88.8 mm (3.5 in)	62.4 mm (2.5 in)	66 years	70 of 100 (Major)
11 November 1987	Laurel 3 W, US	monthly snowfall	40.6 cm (16.0 in)	19.3 cm (7.6 in)	44 years	70 of 100 (Major)
11 November 1987	Taunton, US	monthly snowfall	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	46 years	69 of 100 (Major)
11 November 1987	Tewantin Post Office, AU	daily rain	99.0 mm (3.9 in)	65.0 mm (2.6 in)	78 years	68 of 100 (Major)
11 November 1987	Lexington, US	monthly snowfall	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	14.0 cm (5.5 in)	48 years	68 of 100 (Major)
11 November 1987	Berowra (Goodwyn Road), AU	daily rain	87.0 mm (3.4 in)	55.5 mm (2.2 in)	72 years	67 of 100 (Major)
11 November 1987	Reading Wb City, US	daily snowfall	11.7 cm (4.6 in)	11.7 cm (4.6 in)	117 years	64 of 100 (Major)
11 November 1987	La Plata 1 W, US	daily snowfall	17.3 cm (6.8 in)	17.3 cm (6.8 in)	65 years	62 of 100 (Major)
11 November 1987	York 3 SSW Pump STN, US	daily snowfall	16.5 cm (6.5 in)	16.5 cm (6.5 in)	92 years	62 of 100 (Major)
11 November 1987	Williamsburg 2 N, US	monthly snowfall	19.1 cm (7.5 in)	19.1 cm (7.5 in)	35 years	61 of 100 (Major)
11 November 1987	College Park, US	daily snowfall	11.9 cm (4.7 in)	11.9 cm (4.7 in)	90 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
11 November 1987	Bloserville 1 N, US	daily snowfall	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	74 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
11 November 1987	Doornpoort, ZA	daily rain	83.0 mm (3.3 in)	52.5 mm (2.1 in)	44 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
11 November 1987	Verkeerdevlei (Pol), ZA	daily rain	78.0 mm (3.1 in)	45.0 mm (1.8 in)	44 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
11 November 1987	Lake Lynn, US	daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	58 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
11 November 1987	Carey Downs, AU	daily rain	26.0 mm (1.0 in)	26.0 mm (1.0 in)	76 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
11 November 1987	Potchefstroom Agr., ZA	daily rain	74.6 mm (2.9 in)	49.6 mm (2.0 in)	28 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
11 November 1987	Brockton, US	daily snowfall	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	21.6 cm (8.5 in)	53 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
11 November 1987	Waterford, ZA	daily rain	52.5 mm (2.1 in)	34.7 mm (1.4 in)	48 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
11 November 1987	Hagerstown 1E, US	daily snow depth	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	76 years	54 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 set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1800 to 1987. 1987 had 1,673 records.

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

Records on 11-11 in each year
Year	Records
1800	1
1811	2
1813	1
1815	1
1835	1
1837	1
1846	1
1848	1
1849	1
1858	2
1864	2
1866	1
1868	1
1873	1
1875	2
1876	2
1877	2
1878	1
1879	2
1881	3
1882	2
1883	3
1884	1
1886	2
1887	2
1888	3
1890	4
1891	3
1892	2
1893	1
1894	3
1895	13
1896	4
1897	5
1898	5
1899	9
1900	6
1901	11
1902	1
1903	7
1904	13
1905	6
1906	9
1907	10
1908	12
1909	26
1910	31
1911	35
1912	17
1913	49
1914	54
1915	34
1916	72
1917	31
1918	25
1919	144
1920	118
1921	129
1922	25
1923	61
1924	343
1925	87
1926	368
1927	365
1928	88
1929	297
1930	202
1931	365
1932	252
1933	391
1934	216
1935	761
1936	479
1937	256
1938	250
1939	198
1940	873
1941	291
1942	235
1943	260
1944	333
1945	693
1946	811
1947	599
1948	305
1949	932
1950	1,035
1951	248
1952	356
1953	396
1954	543
1955	855
1956	587
1957	404
1958	206
1959	496
1960	404
1961	354
1962	324
1963	369
1964	782
1965	471
1966	769
1967	421
1968	737
1969	554
1970	1,330
1971	677
1972	423
1973	963
1974	540
1975	597
1976	644
1977	843
1978	1,558
1979	892
1980	854
1981	809
1982	1,507
1983	1,027
1984	742
1985	1,803
1986	2,470
1987	1,673
1988	685
1989	1,161
1990	1,012
1991	1,307
1992	1,418
1993	840
1994	734
1995	2,065
1996	1,159
1997	1,456
1998	1,442
1999	1,138
2000	1,623
2001	718
2002	1,553
2003	652
2004	1,069
2005	1,076
2006	1,228
2007	686
2008	950
2009	1,072
2010	1,110
2011	621
2012	1,455
2013	426
2014	828
2015	796
2016	766
2017	690
2018	967
2019	905
2020	1,558
2021	805
2022	1,583
2023	409
2024	487
2025	1,123

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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 2026-10-18. Last revised 18 October 2026 (2026-10-18).

Margin	Records
0 to 50	1,235
50 to 100	132
100 to 150	51
150 to 200	12
200 to 250	3