Weather Records on 15 November 1987

759 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 15 November 1987. Highest significance: Climax, US.

Key Facts for 15 November 1987

On 15 November 1987, 759 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
241 were record highs and 61 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 1 were all-time records, 23 monthly and 735 daily.
Climax set a daily record precipitation of 35.6 mm (1.4 in) on 15 November 1987.
Across 159 earlier years (1794 to 2025) the same calendar date averaged 463 records.

Record Map

759 stations

759 station records on 15 November 1987 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 15 November 1987: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Climax	United States	Record daily precipitation	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Cowcowing	Australia	Record daily precipitation	36.6 mm (1.4 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Brockton	United States	Record snow depth	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Jataizinho Aneel/Cesp	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	96.2 mm (3.8 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Usina Pari	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	78.7 mm (3.1 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Porto Santa Terezinha An/Cesp	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	110.0 mm (4.3 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Duartina	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	92.0 mm (3.6 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Casuarina Vale	Australia	Record daily precipitation	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Richfield	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Stockville	United States	Record daily precipitation	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Cold Bay AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	52.6 mm (2.1 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Culicup Estate	Australia	Record daily precipitation	26.8 mm (1.1 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Avai	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	90.2 mm (3.6 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Shreveport	United States	Record daily precipitation	88.9 mm (3.5 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Beaverhead R/S	United States	Record daily snowfall	9.7 cm (3.8 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Macucos	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	63.1 mm (2.5 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Timburi	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	115.8 mm (4.6 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Guaianas	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	90.0 mm (3.5 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Agudos	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	86.2 mm (3.4 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Fazenda Marcondinha	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	77.2 mm (3.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Santaquin Chlorinator	United States	Record daily precipitation	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Iawakia	Australia	Record daily precipitation	53.0 mm (2.1 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Andira Anell/Cesp	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	70.9 mm (2.8 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Tonti (Bos)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	97.0 mm (3.8 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Ogallala	United States	Record snow depth	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Santa Lucia	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	85.6 mm (3.4 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Westcliffe	United States	Record daily snowfall	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Saratoga	United States	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Kuranda	Australia	Record daily precipitation	26.0 mm (1.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Garca	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	126.5 mm (5.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Slavsko	Ukraine	Record daily precipitation	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Whiteriver 1 SW	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Kassler	United States	Record daily precipitation	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Rangely 1E	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Ogallala	United States	Record daily snowfall	14.0 cm (5.5 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Laramie AP	United States	Record daily snowfall	19.6 cm (7.7 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Kimball 2NE	United States	Record daily snowfall	16.5 cm (6.5 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Cerqueira Cesar	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	75.4 mm (3.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Hambantota	Sri Lanka	Record high minimum temperature	25.0 C (77.0 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Climax	United States	Record daily snowfall	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Palestine 2 NE	United States	Record daily precipitation	96.5 mm (3.8 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Queiroz	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	60.9 mm (2.4 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Usina Tres Saltos (Cpfl)	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	71.6 mm (2.8 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Santa Cruz Do Rio Pardo	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	103.8 mm (4.1 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Manassa	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Greenville	United States	Record daily precipitation	81.3 mm (3.2 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Coqueiros	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	64.8 mm (2.6 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Fazenda S.Joao Morro Vermelho	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	86.5 mm (3.4 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Piratininga	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	68.2 mm (2.7 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Varazdin	Croatia	Record daily precipitation	51.7 mm (2.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Baterod	Norway	Record daily precipitation	31.3 mm (1.2 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
El Rito	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Koloko Rsvr 1137	United States	Record daily precipitation	73.7 mm (2.9 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Sarutaia (US.Boa Vista-Clfsc)	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	115.8 mm (4.6 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Curtis	United States	Record daily precipitation	25.7 mm (1.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Willow City	United States	Record high minimum temperature	0.6 C (33.1 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Tilden 4 SSE	United States	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Matao	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	65.1 mm (2.6 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Bauru (Pdv)	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	95.8 mm (3.8 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Plymouth-Kingston	United States	Record snow depth	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

759 records

Records set or tied on 15 November 1987 by type: Highest daily maximum 56, Lowest daily maximum 36, Highest daily minimum 185, Lowest daily minimum 25, Heaviest daily rainfall 367, Heaviest daily snowfall 63, Deepest snow cover 27.

Records on 15 November 1987 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	56
Lowest daily maximum	36
Highest daily minimum	185
Lowest daily minimum	25
Heaviest daily rainfall	367
Heaviest daily snowfall	63
Deepest snow cover	27

Records on 15 November 1987 by timescale: all-time 1, monthly 23, daily 735.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

641 broken records

Margins by which the 641 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 178.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

15 November 1987

Top 20 records on 15 November 1987 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
15 November 1987	Climax, US	daily rain	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	25.2 mm (1.0 in)	36 years	60 of 100 (Major)
15 November 1987	Cowcowing, AU	daily rain	36.6 mm (1.4 in)	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	38 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
15 November 1987	Brockton, US	daily snow depth	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	92 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
15 November 1987	Jataizinho Aneel/Cesp, BR	daily rain	96.2 mm (3.8 in)	64.1 mm (2.5 in)	36 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
15 November 1987	Usina Pari, BR	daily rain	78.7 mm (3.1 in)	60.5 mm (2.4 in)	48 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
15 November 1987	Porto Santa Terezinha An/Cesp, BR	daily rain	110.0 mm (4.3 in)	72.6 mm (2.9 in)	36 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
15 November 1987	Duartina, BR	daily rain	92.0 mm (3.6 in)	65.1 mm (2.6 in)	25 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
15 November 1987	Casuarina Vale, AU	daily rain	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	17.8 mm (0.7 in)	38 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
15 November 1987	Richfield, US	daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	93 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
15 November 1987	Stockville, US	daily rain	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	24.2 mm (1.0 in)	40 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
15 November 1987	Cold Bay AP, US	daily rain	52.6 mm (2.1 in)	39.1 mm (1.5 in)	22 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
15 November 1987	Culicup Estate, AU	daily rain	26.8 mm (1.1 in)	16.9 mm (0.7 in)	40 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
15 November 1987	Avai, BR	daily rain	90.2 mm (3.6 in)	60.2 mm (2.4 in)	22 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
15 November 1987	Shreveport, US	daily rain	88.9 mm (3.5 in)	55.6 mm (2.2 in)	32 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
15 November 1987	Beaverhead R/S, US	daily snowfall	9.7 cm (3.8 in)	9.7 cm (3.8 in)	70 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
15 November 1987	Macucos, BR	daily rain	63.1 mm (2.5 in)	46.7 mm (1.8 in)	32 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
15 November 1987	Timburi, BR	daily rain	115.8 mm (4.6 in)	93.9 mm (3.7 in)	9 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
15 November 1987	Guaianas, BR	daily rain	90.0 mm (3.5 in)	41.7 mm (1.6 in)	38 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
15 November 1987	Agudos, BR	daily rain	86.2 mm (3.4 in)	58.7 mm (2.3 in)	8 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
15 November 1987	Fazenda Marcondinha, BR	daily rain	77.2 mm (3.0 in)	62.0 mm (2.4 in)	4 years	44 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

1794 to 1987

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1794 to 1987. 1987 had 759 records.

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

Records on 11-15 in each year
Year	Records
1794	1
1805	3
1823	1
1824	1
1835	2
1846	1
1850	1
1852	1
1856	1
1859	1
1867	3
1869	1
1876	4
1877	3
1878	2
1879	3
1880	1
1881	2
1882	4
1883	3
1886	1
1887	1
1888	3
1889	4
1890	3
1891	7
1892	1
1893	2
1894	5
1895	3
1896	1
1897	6
1898	1
1899	2
1900	7
1901	9
1902	5
1903	8
1904	3
1905	22
1906	11
1907	9
1908	28
1909	22
1910	14
1911	35
1912	42
1913	18
1914	44
1915	33
1916	127
1917	369
1918	46
1919	74
1920	184
1921	56
1922	30
1923	67
1924	57
1925	154
1926	383
1927	469
1928	375
1929	279
1930	635
1931	626
1932	482
1933	714
1934	388
1935	175
1936	304
1937	239
1938	221
1939	374
1940	1,180
1941	569
1942	375
1943	278
1944	220
1945	195
1946	386
1947	637
1948	536
1949	244
1950	649
1951	486
1952	481
1953	855
1954	307
1955	1,850
1956	645
1957	448
1958	893
1959	861
1960	574
1961	679
1962	423
1963	482
1964	893
1965	633
1966	519
1967	607
1968	615
1969	1,184
1970	634
1971	657
1972	603
1973	693
1974	392
1975	478
1976	780
1977	412
1978	906
1979	623
1980	562
1981	591
1982	568
1983	1,083
1984	362
1985	1,299
1986	872
1987	759
1988	830
1989	1,113
1990	868
1991	684
1992	675
1993	1,962
1994	960
1995	1,717
1996	1,139
1997	1,951
1998	735
1999	1,049
2000	1,345
2001	1,560
2002	684
2003	567
2004	858
2005	1,132
2006	1,114
2007	647
2008	789
2009	830
2010	1,270
2011	705
2012	302
2013	403
2014	1,651
2015	672
2016	918
2017	437
2018	1,319
2019	507
2020	872
2021	816
2022	848
2023	504
2024	473
2025	1,236

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Data for records on 1987-11-15: 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 25	541
25 to 50	50
50 to 75	27
75 to 100	10
100 to 125	4
125 to 150	6
150 to 175	2
175 to 200	1