Weather Records on 1 December 1987

1,020 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 1 December 1987. Highest significance: Tumby Bay (Warratta Vale), AU.

Key Facts for 1 December 1987

On 1 December 1987, 1,020 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
205 were record highs and 145 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 1 were all-time records, 48 monthly and 971 daily.
Tumby Bay (Warratta Vale) set a daily record precipitation of 38.0 mm (1.5 in) on 1 December 1987.
Across 162 earlier years (1797 to 2025) the same calendar date averaged 480 records.

Record Map

1,020 stations

1,020 station records on 1 December 1987 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 1 December 1987: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Tumby Bay (Warratta Vale)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	38.0 mm (1.5 in)	79 of 100 (Major)
Port Elliot Caravan Park	Australia	Record daily precipitation	37.6 mm (1.5 in)	73 of 100 (Major)
Franklyn Vale	Australia	Record daily precipitation	82.0 mm (3.2 in)	70 of 100 (Major)
Fords Bridge (Delta)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	87.0 mm (3.4 in)	70 of 100 (Major)
Woomelang	Australia	Record daily precipitation	43.0 mm (1.7 in)	70 of 100 (Major)
Milang	Australia	Record daily precipitation	59.0 mm (2.3 in)	69 of 100 (Major)
Cambooya Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	87.2 mm (3.4 in)	69 of 100 (Major)
Hermitage	Australia	Record daily precipitation	77.2 mm (3.0 in)	69 of 100 (Major)
Kilcoy Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	108.4 mm (4.3 in)	67 of 100 (Major)
Woodland	United States	Record daily precipitation	73.9 mm (2.9 in)	67 of 100 (Major)
Harrogate	Australia	Record daily precipitation	61.0 mm (2.4 in)	65 of 100 (Major)
Murray Bridge (Tepko)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	57.0 mm (2.2 in)	63 of 100 (Major)
Parrakie	Australia	Record daily precipitation	48.8 mm (1.9 in)	63 of 100 (Major)
Toowoomba	Australia	Record daily precipitation	83.8 mm (3.3 in)	63 of 100 (Major)
Beulah	Australia	Record daily precipitation	45.0 mm (1.8 in)	63 of 100 (Major)
Coulta	Australia	Record daily precipitation	35.0 mm (1.4 in)	62 of 100 (Major)
Birdwood	Australia	Record daily precipitation	48.8 mm (1.9 in)	62 of 100 (Major)
Victor Harbor Comparison	Australia	Record daily precipitation	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	62 of 100 (Major)
Chinchilla Water Treatment Pla	Australia	Record daily precipitation	84.6 mm (3.3 in)	62 of 100 (Major)
Meadows	Australia	Record daily precipitation	50.2 mm (2.0 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Mannum Council Depot	Australia	Record daily precipitation	62.0 mm (2.4 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Lameroo Comparison	Australia	Record daily precipitation	42.6 mm (1.7 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Gwabegar Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	86.0 mm (3.4 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Gumeracha	Australia	Record daily precipitation	50.2 mm (2.0 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Butler (Anona)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Bindi	Australia	Record daily precipitation	55.8 mm (2.2 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Eastport	United States	Record daily precipitation	66.5 mm (2.6 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Murrays Lagoon (Bayside)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	26.0 mm (1.0 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Victor Harbor (Rivington Grang	Australia	Record daily precipitation	34.2 mm (1.3 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Flora Downs	Australia	Record daily precipitation	57.0 mm (2.2 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Tottington	Australia	Record daily precipitation	39.0 mm (1.5 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Pittsworth	Australia	Record daily precipitation	84.4 mm (3.3 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Boggabilla Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	59.0 mm (2.3 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Glenloth Shingle Hut Hmsd	Australia	Record daily precipitation	45.0 mm (1.8 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Nairne	Australia	Record daily precipitation	50.4 mm (2.0 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Crows Nest	Australia	Record daily precipitation	100.2 mm (3.9 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Balgownie West	Australia	Record daily precipitation	71.0 mm (2.8 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Beau Maison	Australia	Record daily precipitation	76.6 mm (3.0 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Brewarrina Hospital	Australia	Record daily precipitation	74.0 mm (2.9 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Quambone Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	44.4 mm (1.7 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Hopetoun	Australia	Record daily precipitation	54.2 mm (2.1 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Horsham Polkemmet Rd	Australia	Record daily precipitation	28.2 mm (1.1 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Parafield Airport	Australia	Record daily precipitation	26.0 mm (1.0 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Callington	Australia	Record daily precipitation	42.0 mm (1.7 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Tailem Bend	Australia	Record daily precipitation	40.0 mm (1.6 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Toogoolawah Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	74.6 mm (2.9 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Back Plains	Australia	Record daily precipitation	76.0 mm (3.0 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Dimboola	Australia	Record daily precipitation	28.0 mm (1.1 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Jeparit	Australia	Record daily precipitation	48.2 mm (1.9 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Gardiner	United States	Record daily precipitation	63.5 mm (2.5 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Mount Barker	Australia	Record daily precipitation	49.4 mm (1.9 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Greenmount Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	67.4 mm (2.7 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Palmer	Australia	Record daily precipitation	55.0 mm (2.2 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Gatton Allan Street	Australia	Record daily precipitation	84.4 mm (3.3 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Quambone (Sandy Camp)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	48.0 mm (1.9 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Cleve	Australia	Record daily precipitation	31.6 mm (1.2 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Kanmantoo	Australia	Record daily precipitation	55.0 mm (2.2 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Coomandook (Malinong)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	43.6 mm (1.7 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Helidon Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	108.6 mm (4.3 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Nanango Wills St	Australia	Record daily precipitation	71.2 mm (2.8 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)

Counts by Type and Timescale

1,020 records

Records set or tied on 1 December 1987 by type: Highest daily maximum 60, Lowest daily maximum 82, Highest daily minimum 145, Lowest daily minimum 63, Heaviest daily rainfall 649, Heaviest daily snowfall 10, Deepest snow cover 11.

Records on 1 December 1987 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	60
Lowest daily maximum	82
Highest daily minimum	145
Lowest daily minimum	63
Heaviest daily rainfall	649
Heaviest daily snowfall	10
Deepest snow cover	11

Records on 1 December 1987 by timescale: all-time 1, monthly 48, daily 971.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

906 broken records

Margins by which the 906 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 102.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

1 December 1987

Top 20 records on 1 December 1987 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
1 December 1987	Tumby Bay (Warratta Vale), AU	daily rain	38.0 mm (1.5 in)	34.7 mm (1.4 in)	99 years	79 of 100 (Major)
1 December 1987	Port Elliot Caravan Park, AU	daily rain	37.6 mm (1.5 in)	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	77 years	73 of 100 (Major)
1 December 1987	Franklyn Vale, AU	daily rain	82.0 mm (3.2 in)	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	98 years	70 of 100 (Major)
1 December 1987	Fords Bridge (Delta), AU	daily rain	87.0 mm (3.4 in)	75.1 mm (3.0 in)	76 years	70 of 100 (Major)
1 December 1987	Woomelang, AU	daily rain	43.0 mm (1.7 in)	34.9 mm (1.4 in)	76 years	70 of 100 (Major)
1 December 1987	Milang, AU	monthly rain	59.0 mm (2.3 in)	14.5 mm (0.6 in)	73 years	69 of 100 (Major)
1 December 1987	Cambooya Post Office, AU	daily rain	87.2 mm (3.4 in)	64.3 mm (2.5 in)	64 years	69 of 100 (Major)
1 December 1987	Hermitage, AU	daily rain	77.2 mm (3.0 in)	61.7 mm (2.4 in)	69 years	69 of 100 (Major)
1 December 1987	Kilcoy Post Office, AU	daily rain	108.4 mm (4.3 in)	65.0 mm (2.6 in)	70 years	67 of 100 (Major)
1 December 1987	Woodland, US	daily rain	73.9 mm (2.9 in)	50.0 mm (2.0 in)	69 years	67 of 100 (Major)
1 December 1987	Harrogate, AU	daily rain	61.0 mm (2.4 in)	44.2 mm (1.7 in)	53 years	65 of 100 (Major)
1 December 1987	Murray Bridge (Tepko), AU	daily rain	57.0 mm (2.2 in)	39.2 mm (1.5 in)	49 years	63 of 100 (Major)
1 December 1987	Parrakie, AU	daily rain	48.8 mm (1.9 in)	22.6 mm (0.9 in)	76 years	63 of 100 (Major)
1 December 1987	Toowoomba, AU	daily rain	83.8 mm (3.3 in)	37.6 mm (1.5 in)	98 years	63 of 100 (Major)
1 December 1987	Beulah, AU	daily rain	45.0 mm (1.8 in)	36.4 mm (1.4 in)	77 years	63 of 100 (Major)
1 December 1987	Coulta, AU	daily rain	35.0 mm (1.4 in)	18.0 mm (0.7 in)	68 years	62 of 100 (Major)
1 December 1987	Birdwood, AU	daily rain	48.8 mm (1.9 in)	23.1 mm (0.9 in)	76 years	62 of 100 (Major)
1 December 1987	Victor Harbor Comparison, AU	daily rain	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	17.5 mm (0.7 in)	76 years	62 of 100 (Major)
1 December 1987	Chinchilla Water Treatment Pla, AU	daily rain	84.6 mm (3.3 in)	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	81 years	62 of 100 (Major)
1 December 1987	Meadows, AU	daily rain	50.2 mm (2.0 in)	21.5 mm (0.8 in)	76 years	61 of 100 (Major)

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

1797 to 1987

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1797 to 1987. 1987 had 1,020 records.

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

Records on 12-01 in each year
Year	Records
1797	1
1805	1
1807	2
1810	1
1817	2
1821	1
1823	2
1831	1
1849	1
1856	3
1857	1
1858	1
1861	1
1863	1
1869	2
1871	1
1872	3
1873	6
1875	8
1876	4
1877	1
1879	7
1884	3
1885	3
1886	1
1887	2
1888	3
1889	2
1890	6
1891	1
1892	2
1893	1
1894	1
1895	4
1896	4
1897	10
1898	5
1899	4
1901	5
1902	7
1903	13
1904	4
1905	11
1906	3
1907	8
1908	40
1909	64
1910	39
1911	45
1912	37
1913	53
1914	142
1915	23
1916	29
1917	52
1918	32
1919	78
1920	192
1921	55
1922	85
1923	70
1924	135
1925	145
1926	115
1927	271
1928	85
1929	515
1930	128
1931	337
1932	383
1933	656
1934	667
1935	164
1936	433
1937	238
1938	159
1939	346
1940	300
1941	391
1942	424
1943	93
1944	478
1945	259
1946	224
1947	392
1948	252
1949	313
1950	437
1951	585
1952	762
1953	283
1954	308
1955	624
1956	338
1957	295
1958	531
1959	355
1960	258
1961	373
1962	1,073
1963	282
1964	1,181
1965	598
1966	995
1967	601
1968	883
1969	673
1970	1,299
1971	574
1972	843
1973	888
1974	1,339
1975	1,007
1976	1,294
1977	1,166
1978	777
1979	874
1980	1,019
1981	1,320
1982	1,759
1983	1,275
1984	513
1985	3,874
1986	803
1987	1,020
1988	538
1989	822
1990	514
1991	2,124
1992	552
1993	597
1994	717
1995	1,386
1996	1,448
1997	736
1998	1,698
1999	790
2000	777
2001	1,211
2002	637
2003	627
2004	1,033
2005	815
2006	2,866
2007	1,427
2008	879
2009	927
2010	1,991
2011	947
2012	1,027
2013	400
2014	677
2015	850
2016	384
2017	496
2018	807
2019	803
2020	567
2021	2,030
2022	584
2023	609
2024	636
2025	679

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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 20	728
20 to 40	130
40 to 60	35
60 to 80	12
80 to 100	0
100 to 120	1