Weather Records on 19 November 1987

776 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 19 November 1987. Highest significance: Hoorn, NL.

Key Facts for 19 November 1987

On 19 November 1987, 776 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
216 were record highs and 101 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 2 were all-time records, 41 monthly and 733 daily.
Hoorn set a daily record precipitation of 31.0 mm (1.2 in) on 19 November 1987.
Across 161 earlier years (1793 to 2025) the same calendar date averaged 440 records.

Record Map

776 stations

776 station records on 19 November 1987 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 19 November 1987: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Hoorn	Netherlands	Record daily precipitation	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	67 of 100 (Major)
Castricum	Netherlands	Record daily precipitation	35.2 mm (1.4 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Cottbus	Germany	Record daily precipitation	30.1 mm (1.2 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Gartz/Oder	Germany	Record daily precipitation	26.2 mm (1.0 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Marienberg-Reitzenhain	Germany	Record daily precipitation	27.7 mm (1.1 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Hoofddorp	Netherlands	Record daily precipitation	45.6 mm (1.8 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Jacksonville NAS	United States	Record daily precipitation	37.3 mm (1.5 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Bad Muskau	Germany	Record daily precipitation	31.5 mm (1.2 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Bergen (Nh)	Netherlands	Record daily precipitation	31.4 mm (1.2 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Melbourne WFO	United States	Record daily precipitation	71.1 mm (2.8 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Liffey	Australia	Record daily precipitation	57.0 mm (2.2 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Wingaroo	Australia	Record daily precipitation	37.0 mm (1.5 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Cuatotolapan	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	39.9 mm (1.6 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Amsterdam	Netherlands	Record daily precipitation	37.9 mm (1.5 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Northway AP	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Kr. Bautzen Kubschutz	Germany	Record daily precipitation	25.8 mm (1.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Zaandijk	Netherlands	Record daily precipitation	38.5 mm (1.5 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Overveen	Netherlands	Record daily precipitation	38.5 mm (1.5 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
West Beemster	Netherlands	Record daily precipitation	33.7 mm (1.3 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Shawnee	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Weatherford	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Medemblik	Netherlands	Record daily precipitation	25.5 mm (1.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Edam	Netherlands	Record daily precipitation	35.3 mm (1.4 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
High Springs	United States	Record daily precipitation	44.5 mm (1.8 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Bramsche	Germany	Record daily precipitation	26.0 mm (1.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Hoogkarspel	Netherlands	Record daily precipitation	30.1 mm (1.2 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Arhangelsk	Russia	Record low maximum temperature	-15.8 C (3.6 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Formosa Do Rio Preto (Pcd)	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	96.0 mm (3.8 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Lindenberg	Germany	Record daily precipitation	27.2 mm (1.1 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Enkhuizen	Netherlands	Record daily precipitation	28.7 mm (1.1 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Eernewoude	Netherlands	Record daily precipitation	26.1 mm (1.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Drachten	Netherlands	Record daily precipitation	25.7 mm (1.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Avon Park 2 W	United States	Record daily precipitation	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Kanalohuluhulu 1075	United States	Record low maximum temperature	12.2 C (54.0 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Wales	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.8 cm (2.3 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Geldern-Walbeck	Germany	Record daily precipitation	25.6 mm (1.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Winterswijk	Netherlands	Record daily precipitation	25.0 mm (1.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Schellingwoude	Netherlands	Record daily precipitation	29.9 mm (1.2 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Zaandam (Hembrug)	Netherlands	Record daily precipitation	34.6 mm (1.4 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Siksjo	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	25.0 mm (1.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Duiven	Netherlands	Record daily precipitation	31.4 mm (1.2 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Wijk_Aan_Zee_1	Netherlands	Record daily precipitation	27.0 mm (1.1 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Babson Park 1 ENE	United States	Record daily precipitation	55.1 mm (2.2 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Jericho (Northumbria)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Gorlitz	Germany	Record daily precipitation	28.5 mm (1.1 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Appelscha	Netherlands	Record daily precipitation	27.5 mm (1.1 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Wandering Comparison	Australia	Record low maximum temperature	16.6 C (61.9 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Herrnhut	Germany	Record daily precipitation	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Toliman	Mexico	Record low maximum temperature	12.8 C (55.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Kuching	Malaysia	Record daily precipitation	73.0 mm (2.9 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Scheveningen	Netherlands	Record daily precipitation	39.3 mm (1.5 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Hobart (Ellerslie Road)	Australia	Record high minimum temperature	16.6 C (61.9 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Melle	Germany	Record daily precipitation	25.2 mm (1.0 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Petten	Netherlands	Record daily precipitation	26.5 mm (1.0 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Heemstede	Netherlands	Record daily precipitation	40.0 mm (1.6 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Kuinre	Netherlands	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Mayaguez City	Puerto Rico [United States]	Record high maximum temperature	34.4 C (93.9 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Clearwater	United States	Record high maximum temperature	18.9 C (66.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Pohnpei WSO	Federated States of Micronesia	Record daily precipitation	82.8 mm (3.3 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Lamspringe	Germany	Record daily precipitation	25.3 mm (1.0 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

776 records

Records set or tied on 19 November 1987 by type: Highest daily maximum 109, Lowest daily maximum 31, Highest daily minimum 107, Lowest daily minimum 70, Heaviest daily rainfall 437, Heaviest daily snowfall 17, Deepest snow cover 5.

Records on 19 November 1987 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	109
Lowest daily maximum	31
Highest daily minimum	107
Lowest daily minimum	70
Heaviest daily rainfall	437
Heaviest daily snowfall	17
Deepest snow cover	5

Records on 19 November 1987 by timescale: all-time 2, monthly 41, daily 733.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

661 broken records

Margins by which the 661 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 66.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

19 November 1987

Top 20 records on 19 November 1987 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
19 November 1987	Hoorn, NL	daily rain	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	15.4 mm (0.6 in)	76 years	67 of 100 (Major)
19 November 1987	Castricum, NL	daily rain	35.2 mm (1.4 in)	23.9 mm (0.9 in)	52 years	60 of 100 (Major)
19 November 1987	Cottbus, DE	daily rain	30.1 mm (1.2 in)	13.4 mm (0.5 in)	52 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
19 November 1987	Gartz/Oder, DE	daily rain	26.2 mm (1.0 in)	18.0 mm (0.7 in)	24 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
19 November 1987	Marienberg-Reitzenhain, DE	daily rain	27.7 mm (1.1 in)	19.9 mm (0.8 in)	22 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
19 November 1987	Hoofddorp, NL	daily rain	45.6 mm (1.8 in)	24.4 mm (1.0 in)	0 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
19 November 1987	Jacksonville NAS, US	daily rain	37.3 mm (1.5 in)	34.5 mm (1.4 in)	38 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
19 November 1987	Bad Muskau, DE	daily rain	31.5 mm (1.2 in)	9.5 mm (0.37 in)	48 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
19 November 1987	Bergen (Nh), NL	daily rain	31.4 mm (1.2 in)	19.4 mm (0.8 in)	24 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
19 November 1987	Melbourne WFO, US	daily rain	71.1 mm (2.8 in)	54.8 mm (2.2 in)	44 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
19 November 1987	Liffey, AU	daily rain	57.0 mm (2.2 in)	31.6 mm (1.2 in)	8 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
19 November 1987	Wingaroo, AU	daily rain	37.0 mm (1.5 in)	26.0 mm (1.0 in)	6 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
19 November 1987	Cuatotolapan, MX	daily rain	39.9 mm (1.6 in)	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	37 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
19 November 1987	Amsterdam, NL	daily rain	37.9 mm (1.5 in)	22.0 mm (0.9 in)	0 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
19 November 1987	Northway AP, US	daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	6.6 cm (2.6 in)	30 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
19 November 1987	Kr. Bautzen Kubschutz, DE	daily rain	25.8 mm (1.0 in)	14.4 mm (0.6 in)	8 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
19 November 1987	Zaandijk, NL	daily rain	38.5 mm (1.5 in)	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	0 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
19 November 1987	Overveen, NL	daily rain	38.5 mm (1.5 in)	24.2 mm (1.0 in)	0 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
19 November 1987	West Beemster, NL	daily rain	33.7 mm (1.3 in)	23.3 mm (0.9 in)	0 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
19 November 1987	Shawnee, US	daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	85 years	43 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 776 records.

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

Records on 11-19 in each year
Year	Records
1793	2
1805	1
1816	3
1829	2
1835	1
1840	1
1846	2
1847	1
1848	1
1851	1
1855	1
1858	2
1861	1
1864	1
1865	2
1872	1
1873	1
1874	1
1876	1
1878	1
1879	2
1880	2
1881	3
1882	1
1886	1
1887	3
1888	2
1889	1
1890	10
1891	4
1892	1
1894	2
1896	4
1897	6
1898	2
1899	1
1900	14
1901	13
1902	18
1903	14
1904	21
1905	15
1906	35
1907	7
1908	12
1909	13
1910	24
1911	30
1912	24
1913	54
1914	62
1915	24
1916	14
1917	31
1918	16
1919	56
1920	12
1921	110
1922	32
1923	74
1924	142
1925	363
1926	267
1927	110
1928	228
1929	90
1930	724
1931	232
1932	437
1933	519
1934	500
1935	81
1936	519
1937	672
1938	283
1939	310
1940	231
1941	876
1942	724
1943	504
1944	316
1945	243
1946	723
1947	474
1948	736
1949	408
1950	715
1951	896
1952	183
1953	688
1954	468
1955	573
1956	357
1957	502
1958	270
1959	380
1960	216
1961	352
1962	570
1963	650
1964	811
1965	321
1966	238
1967	353
1968	365
1969	815
1970	306
1971	455
1972	589
1973	607
1974	524
1975	799
1976	392
1977	964
1978	1,840
1979	527
1980	796
1981	632
1982	634
1983	755
1984	522
1985	2,642
1986	1,613
1987	776
1988	626
1989	1,199
1990	525
1991	619
1992	986
1993	932
1994	1,197
1995	1,189
1996	1,854
1997	710
1998	994
1999	590
2000	1,609
2001	998
2002	828
2003	1,367
2004	692
2005	554
2006	754
2007	1,149
2008	1,675
2009	828
2010	599
2011	858
2012	516
2013	458
2014	2,311
2015	1,050
2016	830
2017	449
2018	407
2019	531
2020	1,117
2021	449
2022	1,316
2023	659
2024	889
2025	652

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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	538
10 to 20	88
20 to 30	17
30 to 40	13
40 to 50	0
50 to 60	4
60 to 70	1