Weather Records on 4 December 1987

624 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 4 December 1987. Highest significance: Nueva Esperanza, MX.

Key Facts for 4 December 1987

On 4 December 1987, 624 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
349 were record highs and 116 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 1 were all-time records, 39 monthly and 584 daily.
Nueva Esperanza set a daily record high minimum temperature of 28.3 C (82.9 F) on 4 December 1987.
Across 166 earlier years (1796 to 2025) the same calendar date averaged 462 records.

Record Map

624 stations

624 station records on 4 December 1987 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 4 December 1987: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Nueva Esperanza	Mexico	Record high minimum temperature	28.3 C (82.9 F)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Novorossijsk	Russia	Record daily precipitation	51.5 mm (2.0 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Adin Rs	United States	Record high minimum temperature	6.1 C (43.0 F)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Oberlin	United States	Record snow depth	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Douglas	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	25.0 mm (1.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Bucyrus	United States	Record daily snowfall	11.9 cm (4.7 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Park City G.C.	United States	Record high minimum temperature	1.7 C (35.1 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Ghanzi	Botswana	Record daily precipitation	57.1 mm (2.2 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Talisman I	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	93.5 mm (3.7 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Truckee Rs	United States	Record high minimum temperature	3.3 C (37.9 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Fremont	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Engeland	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	91.0 mm (3.6 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Dutch Harbor	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-2.2 C (28.0 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Montpellier-Aeroport	France	Record daily precipitation	42.9 mm (1.7 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Crescent City 3 NNW	United States	Record daily precipitation	53.3 mm (2.1 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Mineral Ridge Wtr Wks	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Extremadura	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	161.3 mm (6.4 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Huatusco de Chicuellar	Mexico	Record low minimum temperature	5.0 C (41.0 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Chester	United States	Record high maximum temperature	15.0 C (59.0 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
El-Golea	Algeria	Record high maximum temperature	31.0 C (87.8 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Madera	Mexico	Record high maximum temperature	22.8 C (73.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Chico UNIV Farm	United States	Record high minimum temperature	13.3 C (55.9 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Kentfield	United States	Record high minimum temperature	12.2 C (54.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Silver Lake Brighton	United States	Record high minimum temperature	3.3 C (37.9 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Santiago de Compostela/Labacol	Spain	Record daily precipitation	68.1 mm (2.7 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Stony Gorge Rsvr	United States	Record high minimum temperature	13.3 C (55.9 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Archer	United States	Record high minimum temperature	3.3 C (37.9 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Kranskop (Tnk)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	72.5 mm (2.9 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Hebgen Dam	United States	Record high maximum temperature	5.0 C (41.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Yreka	United States	Record high minimum temperature	6.7 C (44.1 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Klamath Falls 2 SSW	United States	Record high minimum temperature	4.4 C (39.9 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Santa Barbara Muni AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	37.6 mm (1.5 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Itabera	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	68.9 mm (2.7 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Nice	France	Record daily precipitation	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Otatitlan	Mexico	Record high minimum temperature	23.9 C (75.0 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Doornbult	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Haparanda	Sweden	Record high minimum temperature	2.0 C (35.6 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
McCloud	United States	Record high minimum temperature	6.7 C (44.1 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Gabo Island Lighthouse	Australia	Record low minimum temperature	7.2 C (45.0 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Queiroz	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	105.0 mm (4.1 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Mineral	United States	Record high minimum temperature	4.4 C (39.9 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Deadwood	United States	Record high maximum temperature	17.8 C (64.0 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Namiquipa	Mexico	Record high maximum temperature	25.6 C (78.1 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Belmont (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Rooijantjiesfontein	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	35.0 mm (1.4 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Champagne (Naf)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Bridgeport	United States	Record high minimum temperature	4.4 C (39.9 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Sierraville Rs	United States	Record high minimum temperature	6.7 C (44.1 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Ignacio 1 N	United States	Record high maximum temperature	17.2 C (63.0 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Aberdeen Exp STN	United States	Record high maximum temperature	13.9 C (57.0 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Wallowa	United States	Record high minimum temperature	5.0 C (41.0 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Snowville	United States	Record high maximum temperature	12.2 C (54.0 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Sundance	United States	Record high maximum temperature	14.4 C (57.9 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Rinopolis	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	97.4 mm (3.8 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Yonaguni-Jima	Japan	Record daily precipitation	38.0 mm (1.5 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
San Juan de Los Lagos	Mexico	Record low minimum temperature	-4.4 C (24.1 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Coalcoman (Smn)	Mexico	Record high maximum temperature	35.0 C (95.0 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Parker 6 E	United States	Record high minimum temperature	7.2 C (45.0 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Grangeville	United States	Record high maximum temperature	13.9 C (57.0 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Ft Bayard 4W	United States	Record high maximum temperature	20.6 C (69.1 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

624 records

Records set or tied on 4 December 1987 by type: Highest daily maximum 187, Lowest daily maximum 46, Highest daily minimum 162, Lowest daily minimum 70, Heaviest daily rainfall 84, Heaviest daily snowfall 63, Deepest snow cover 12.

Records on 4 December 1987 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	187
Lowest daily maximum	46
Highest daily minimum	162
Lowest daily minimum	70
Heaviest daily rainfall	84
Heaviest daily snowfall	63
Deepest snow cover	12

Records on 4 December 1987 by timescale: all-time 1, monthly 39, daily 584.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

437 broken records

Margins by which the 437 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 127.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

4 December 1987

Top 20 records on 4 December 1987 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
4 December 1987	Nueva Esperanza, MX	daily high min	28.3 C (82.9 F)	7.7 C (13.9 F)	28 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
4 December 1987	Novorossijsk, RU	daily rain	51.5 mm (2.0 in)	27.5 mm (1.1 in)	34 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
4 December 1987	Adin Rs, US	daily high min	6.1 C (43.0 F)	5.5 C (9.9 F)	90 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
4 December 1987	Oberlin, US	daily snow depth	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	2.6 cm (1.0 in)	93 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
4 December 1987	Douglas, ZA	daily rain	25.0 mm (1.0 in)	3.4 mm (0.13 in)	86 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
4 December 1987	Bucyrus, US	daily snowfall	11.9 cm (4.7 in)	1.7 cm (0.7 in)	88 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
4 December 1987	Park City G.C., US	daily high min	1.7 C (35.1 F)	2.3 C (4.1 F)	86 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
4 December 1987	Ghanzi, BW	daily rain	57.1 mm (2.2 in)	20.0 mm (0.8 in)	36 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
4 December 1987	Talisman I, MX	monthly rain	93.5 mm (3.7 in)	27.2 mm (1.1 in)	28 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
4 December 1987	Truckee Rs, US	daily high min	3.3 C (37.9 F)	3.3 C (5.9 F)	80 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
4 December 1987	Fremont, US	daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	2.5 cm (1.0 in)	78 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
4 December 1987	Engeland, ZA	daily rain	91.0 mm (3.6 in)	36.0 mm (1.4 in)	18 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
4 December 1987	Dutch Harbor, US	daily low max	-2.2 C (28.0 F)	2.8 C (5.0 F)	66 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
4 December 1987	Montpellier-Aeroport, FR	daily rain	42.9 mm (1.7 in)	38.4 mm (1.5 in)	8 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
4 December 1987	Crescent City 3 NNW, US	daily rain	53.3 mm (2.1 in)	3.5 mm (0.14 in)	84 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
4 December 1987	Mineral Ridge Wtr Wks, US	daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	29 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
4 December 1987	Extremadura, BR	all-time rain	161.3 mm (6.4 in)	3.5 mm (0.14 in)	21 years	32 of 100 (Routine)
4 December 1987	Huatusco de Chicuellar, MX	daily low min	5.0 C (41.0 F)	1.7 C (3.1 F)	57 years	32 of 100 (Routine)
4 December 1987	Chester, US	daily high max	15.0 C (59.0 F)	0.6 C (1.1 F)	80 years	32 of 100 (Routine)
4 December 1987	El-Golea, DZ	daily high max	31.0 C (87.8 F)	6.7 C (12.1 F)	24 years	31 of 100 (Routine)

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

1796 to 1987

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1796 to 1987. 1987 had 624 records.

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

Records on 12-04 in each year
Year	Records
1796	2
1797	1
1810	2
1823	1
1829	2
1846	1
1847	1
1849	1
1850	1
1852	3
1854	1
1855	5
1856	2
1858	1
1859	1
1860	1
1861	1
1865	1
1866	1
1867	1
1868	2
1870	3
1872	1
1873	1
1875	2
1876	1
1878	1
1879	7
1882	3
1883	2
1885	1
1886	4
1887	1
1888	1
1889	1
1891	4
1892	9
1896	2
1897	5
1898	9
1899	3
1900	13
1901	7
1902	15
1903	7
1904	6
1905	16
1906	25
1907	5
1908	8
1909	45
1910	7
1911	27
1912	46
1913	59
1914	61
1915	61
1916	95
1917	31
1918	27
1919	94
1920	54
1921	60
1922	72
1923	142
1924	129
1925	266
1926	174
1927	184
1928	143
1929	432
1930	221
1931	411
1932	265
1933	524
1934	149
1935	330
1936	637
1937	148
1938	275
1939	443
1940	600
1941	1,326
1942	450
1943	259
1944	377
1945	332
1946	515
1947	577
1948	504
1949	120
1950	852
1951	583
1952	269
1953	738
1954	689
1955	811
1956	692
1957	350
1958	529
1959	212
1960	628
1961	570
1962	574
1963	285
1964	1,195
1965	590
1966	1,047
1967	428
1968	775
1969	366
1970	933
1971	768
1972	1,973
1973	1,124
1974	651
1975	757
1976	669
1977	654
1978	1,582
1979	943
1980	976
1981	638
1982	2,138
1983	1,284
1984	796
1985	1,239
1986	549
1987	624
1988	764
1989	1,541
1990	1,164
1991	1,178
1992	1,075
1993	708
1994	1,029
1995	972
1996	684
1997	654
1998	2,549
1999	930
2000	895
2001	974
2002	1,478
2003	595
2004	721
2005	1,075
2006	1,510
2007	1,005
2008	652
2009	1,114
2010	1,874
2011	1,252
2012	1,482
2013	1,227
2014	629
2015	428
2016	533
2017	607
2018	563
2019	522
2020	424
2021	942
2022	437
2023	736
2024	590
2025	535

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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	398
20 to 40	33
40 to 60	4
60 to 80	1
80 to 100	0
100 to 120	0
120 to 140	1