Weather Records on 27 November 1987

786 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 27 November 1987. Highest significance: Coldwater, US.

Key Facts for 27 November 1987

On 27 November 1987, 786 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
282 were record highs and 217 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 2 were all-time records, 42 monthly and 742 daily.
Coldwater set a daily record snowfall of 11.4 cm (4.5 in) on 27 November 1987.
Across 167 earlier years (1793 to 2025) the same calendar date averaged 442 records.

Record Map

786 stations

786 station records on 27 November 1987 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 27 November 1987: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Coldwater	United States	Record daily snowfall	11.4 cm (4.5 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Albemarle	United States	Record daily precipitation	68.8 mm (2.7 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Bysonder	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	120.0 mm (4.7 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Salisbury	United States	Record daily precipitation	73.7 mm (2.9 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Kalamare	Botswana	Record daily precipitation	131.0 mm (5.2 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Sarajevo	Bosnia and Herzegovina	Record daily precipitation	45.0 mm (1.8 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Juncos 1 SE	Puerto Rico [United States]	Record daily precipitation	311.9 mm (12.3 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Monroe 2 SE	United States	Record daily precipitation	53.8 mm (2.1 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Rimini 2 SSW	United States	Record daily precipitation	46.5 mm (1.8 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Givhans Ferry 2 ESE	United States	Record daily precipitation	57.4 mm (2.3 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Canovanas	Puerto Rico [United States]	Record daily precipitation	129.5 mm (5.1 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Humacao 2 SSE	Puerto Rico [United States]	Record daily precipitation	104.1 mm (4.1 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Santa Rita	Puerto Rico [United States]	Record daily precipitation	134.1 mm (5.3 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Elandspoort	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	64.0 mm (2.5 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Mosdene	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	69.5 mm (2.7 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Nueva Esperanza	Mexico	Record high minimum temperature	27.8 C (82.0 F)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Kissimmee 2	United States	Record daily precipitation	65.8 mm (2.6 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Pratt 3NW	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Gastonia	United States	Record daily precipitation	73.2 mm (2.9 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Kurundi	Australia	Record daily precipitation	45.2 mm (1.8 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Poprad/Tatry	Slovakia	Record daily precipitation	32.9 mm (1.3 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Chapel Hill 2 W	United States	Record daily precipitation	34.8 mm (1.4 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Winnsboro	United States	Record daily precipitation	49.5 mm (1.9 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Cheraw	United States	Record daily precipitation	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Biskra	Algeria	Record low minimum temperature	2.5 C (36.5 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Roosevelt Roads	Puerto Rico [United States]	Record daily precipitation	86.4 mm (3.4 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Winthrop UNIV	United States	Record daily precipitation	57.2 mm (2.3 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Port Isabel	United States	Record daily precipitation	57.7 mm (2.3 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Puerto Real	Puerto Rico [United States]	Record daily precipitation	78.7 mm (3.1 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Devils Garden	United States	Record daily precipitation	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Fajardo	Puerto Rico [United States]	Record daily precipitation	99.1 mm (3.9 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Trousdale 1 NE	United States	Record daily snowfall	6.6 cm (2.6 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Winfield 3NE	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Emporia 1 WNW	United States	Record daily precipitation	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Chileka	Malawi	Record daily precipitation	73.6 mm (2.9 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Guayabal	Puerto Rico [United States]	Record daily precipitation	152.4 mm (6.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Haswell	United States	Record snow depth	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Roxboro 7 ESE	United States	Record daily precipitation	25.1 mm (1.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Greensburg	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Camden 3 W	United States	Record daily precipitation	28.7 mm (1.1 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Skwentna	United States	Record daily snowfall	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Baia Mare	Romania	Record high minimum temperature	11.6 C (52.9 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Buzau	Romania	Record high minimum temperature	8.0 C (46.4 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Drobeta Turnu Severin	Romania	Record high minimum temperature	10.2 C (50.4 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Bradshaw Homestead	Australia	Record daily precipitation	27.2 mm (1.1 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
El Dorado	United States	Record daily snowfall	8.9 cm (3.5 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Beaver	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Kershaw 1SW	United States	Record daily precipitation	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Winnsboro	United States	Record high minimum temperature	16.1 C (61.0 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Alroy Downs	Australia	Record daily precipitation	34.0 mm (1.3 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Ft Green 12 WSW	United States	Record daily precipitation	41.9 mm (1.6 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Manati 2 E	Puerto Rico [United States]	Record high minimum temperature	22.2 C (72.0 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Loskop	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	44.0 mm (1.7 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Santuck	United States	Record daily precipitation	44.2 mm (1.7 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Huoshan	China	Record daily precipitation	42.3 mm (1.7 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Derby	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	28.0 mm (1.1 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Kinsley 2E	United States	Record daily snowfall	6.4 cm (2.5 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Graham 2 ENE	United States	Record daily precipitation	52.6 mm (2.1 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Wadesboro	United States	Record daily precipitation	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Columbia UNIV of Sc	United States	Record daily precipitation	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

786 records

Records set or tied on 27 November 1987 by type: Highest daily maximum 122, Lowest daily maximum 132, Highest daily minimum 160, Lowest daily minimum 85, Heaviest daily rainfall 219, Heaviest daily snowfall 43, Deepest snow cover 25.

Records on 27 November 1987 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	122
Lowest daily maximum	132
Highest daily minimum	160
Lowest daily minimum	85
Heaviest daily rainfall	219
Heaviest daily snowfall	43
Deepest snow cover	25

Records on 27 November 1987 by timescale: all-time 2, monthly 42, daily 742.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

649 broken records

Margins by which the 649 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 163.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

27 November 1987

Top 20 records on 27 November 1987 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
27 November 1987	Coldwater, US	daily snowfall	11.4 cm (4.5 in)	8.9 cm (3.5 in)	76 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
27 November 1987	Albemarle, US	daily rain	68.8 mm (2.7 in)	49.0 mm (1.9 in)	42 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
27 November 1987	Bysonder, ZA	monthly rain	120.0 mm (4.7 in)	39.2 mm (1.5 in)	38 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
27 November 1987	Salisbury, US	daily rain	73.7 mm (2.9 in)	25.9 mm (1.0 in)	89 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
27 November 1987	Kalamare, BW	monthly rain	131.0 mm (5.2 in)	33.2 mm (1.3 in)	58 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
27 November 1987	Sarajevo, BA	daily rain	45.0 mm (1.8 in)	23.5 mm (0.9 in)	64 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
27 November 1987	Juncos 1 SE, PR	all-time rain	311.9 mm (12.3 in)	35.0 mm (1.4 in)	17 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
27 November 1987	Monroe 2 SE, US	daily rain	53.8 mm (2.1 in)	29.7 mm (1.2 in)	65 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
27 November 1987	Rimini 2 SSW, US	daily rain	46.5 mm (1.8 in)	31.3 mm (1.2 in)	65 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
27 November 1987	Givhans Ferry 2 ESE, US	daily rain	57.4 mm (2.3 in)	48.8 mm (1.9 in)	38 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
27 November 1987	Canovanas, PR	daily rain	129.5 mm (5.1 in)	68.0 mm (2.7 in)	18 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
27 November 1987	Humacao 2 SSE, PR	daily rain	104.1 mm (4.1 in)	59.6 mm (2.3 in)	18 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
27 November 1987	Santa Rita, PR	daily rain	134.1 mm (5.3 in)	85.8 mm (3.4 in)	18 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
27 November 1987	Elandspoort, ZA	daily rain	64.0 mm (2.5 in)	33.5 mm (1.3 in)	53 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
27 November 1987	Mosdene, ZA	daily rain	69.5 mm (2.7 in)	38.5 mm (1.5 in)	52 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
27 November 1987	Nueva Esperanza, MX	daily high min	27.8 C (82.0 F)	7.2 C (13.0 F)	16 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
27 November 1987	Kissimmee 2, US	daily rain	65.8 mm (2.6 in)	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	12 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
27 November 1987	Pratt 3NW, US	monthly snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	3.8 cm (1.5 in)	58 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
27 November 1987	Gastonia, US	daily rain	73.2 mm (2.9 in)	54.9 mm (2.2 in)	6 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
27 November 1987	Kurundi, AU	daily rain	45.2 mm (1.8 in)	40.1 mm (1.6 in)	33 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

1793 to 1987

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1793 to 1987. 1987 had 786 records.

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

Records on 11-27 in each year
Year	Records
1793	1
1794	1
1796	1
1815	1
1829	2
1838	2
1846	1
1849	3
1850	1
1851	1
1853	1
1856	4
1857	1
1859	1
1861	1
1862	1
1864	1
1869	1
1870	1
1871	1
1872	4
1873	1
1874	2
1875	1
1876	1
1877	2
1878	7
1879	2
1881	1
1883	1
1884	2
1885	3
1887	2
1890	10
1891	2
1892	1
1894	5
1895	3
1896	5
1897	3
1898	10
1899	3
1900	2
1901	3
1902	1
1903	28
1904	5
1905	5
1906	13
1907	14
1908	32
1909	36
1910	12
1911	22
1912	9
1913	18
1914	13
1915	34
1916	78
1917	94
1918	32
1919	55
1920	98
1921	108
1922	31
1923	48
1924	30
1925	93
1926	152
1927	375
1928	71
1929	118
1930	596
1931	181
1932	361
1933	331
1934	259
1935	272
1936	300
1937	258
1938	773
1939	310
1940	560
1941	173
1942	334
1943	127
1944	268
1945	265
1946	489
1947	255
1948	696
1949	1,141
1950	534
1951	685
1952	1,351
1953	521
1954	220
1955	690
1956	335
1957	159
1958	585
1959	476
1960	896
1961	348
1962	692
1963	388
1964	527
1965	864
1966	639
1967	360
1968	458
1969	450
1970	670
1971	450
1972	499
1973	1,453
1974	556
1975	1,222
1976	1,389
1977	1,190
1978	1,031
1979	851
1980	941
1981	769
1982	952
1983	2,097
1984	1,264
1985	2,808
1986	687
1987	786
1988	821
1989	927
1990	1,626
1991	742
1992	951
1993	1,674
1994	1,355
1995	832
1996	1,155
1997	980
1998	1,433
1999	954
2000	642
2001	1,247
2002	1,029
2003	641
2004	556
2005	853
2006	1,304
2007	472
2008	884
2009	726
2010	1,199
2011	1,213
2012	392
2013	1,165
2014	1,136
2015	1,183
2016	388
2017	1,136
2018	628
2019	997
2020	287
2021	565
2022	420
2023	623
2024	736
2025	296

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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 25	571
25 to 50	54
50 to 75	11
75 to 100	6
100 to 125	3
125 to 150	3
150 to 175	1