Weather Records on 11 December 1987

639 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 11 December 1987. Highest significance: Cordova AP, US.

Key Facts for 11 December 1987

On 11 December 1987, 639 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
377 were record highs and 43 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 20 monthly and 619 daily.
Cordova AP set a daily record snowfall of 43.2 cm (17.0 in) on 11 December 1987.
Across 154 earlier years (1796 to 2025) the same calendar date averaged 472 records.

Record Map

639 stations

639 station records on 11 December 1987 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 11 December 1987: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Cordova AP	United States	Record daily snowfall	43.2 cm (17.0 in)	69 of 100 (Major)
Ipswich	Australia	Record daily precipitation	58.0 mm (2.3 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Ubatuba	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	189.0 mm (7.4 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Waialae-Kahala 715	United States	Record daily precipitation	125.5 mm (4.9 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Strawberry Hill (Bos)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	64.3 mm (2.5 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Upper Pilton	Australia	Record daily precipitation	56.4 mm (2.2 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Patrocinio Do Muriae	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	81.0 mm (3.2 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Bosque del Apache	United States	Record high maximum temperature	23.9 C (75.0 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Cuenca	Spain	Record daily precipitation	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Fazenda Escola Florestal	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	100.9 mm (4.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Eide Pa Nordmore	Norway	Record daily precipitation	68.7 mm (2.7 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Arecibo 3 ESE	Puerto Rico [United States]	Record low maximum temperature	22.8 C (73.0 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Elkader 6 SSW	United States	Record high minimum temperature	2.2 C (36.0 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Farmville	United States	Record daily precipitation	42.4 mm (1.7 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Lihue WSO AP 1020.1	United States	Record daily precipitation	62.0 mm (2.4 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Helidon Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	40.0 mm (1.6 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Shovi	Georgia	Record daily precipitation	44.0 mm (1.7 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Lake City	United States	Record high maximum temperature	12.8 C (55.0 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Gothenburg	United States	Record high minimum temperature	2.2 C (36.0 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Tyndall	United States	Record high minimum temperature	2.2 C (36.0 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
San Marcos	United States	Record high maximum temperature	32.8 C (91.0 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Powhatan	United States	Record daily precipitation	53.1 mm (2.1 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Englesberg Village	Australia	Record daily precipitation	31.4 mm (1.2 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Bonnie Brae	Australia	Record daily precipitation	57.8 mm (2.3 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Sandhoogte (Pur)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Kleinfontein	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	47.6 mm (1.9 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Madrid/Cuatrovientos	Spain	Record daily precipitation	30.3 mm (1.2 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Paso Robles	United States	Record high minimum temperature	11.7 C (53.1 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Lancaster	United States	Record high minimum temperature	0.6 C (33.1 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Viewmount	Australia	Record daily precipitation	45.4 mm (1.8 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Ribeirao Corrente	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	66.2 mm (2.6 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Jonkersberg (Bos)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	35.0 mm (1.4 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Madrid - Retiro	Spain	Record daily precipitation	29.7 mm (1.2 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Madrid/Getafe	Spain	Record daily precipitation	27.2 mm (1.1 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Culbertson	United States	Record high maximum temperature	18.3 C (64.9 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Lordsburg 4 SE	United States	Record high maximum temperature	23.9 C (75.0 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Wyndham Port	Australia	Record daily precipitation	33.7 mm (1.3 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Dores Do Rio Preto	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	75.4 mm (3.0 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Gage	United States	Record high maximum temperature	22.8 C (73.0 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Spring Bluff Railway STN	Australia	Record daily precipitation	48.0 mm (1.9 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Legume (New Koreelah)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	38.4 mm (1.5 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Barisaho	Georgia	Record daily precipitation	59.3 mm (2.3 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Jaboticatubas	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	69.6 mm (2.7 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Swellendam (Bos)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	40.0 mm (1.6 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Madrid/Barajas	Spain	Record daily precipitation	29.5 mm (1.2 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Capitan	United States	Record high minimum temperature	9.4 C (48.9 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Chase City	United States	Record daily precipitation	34.8 mm (1.4 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Kholo	Australia	Record daily precipitation	56.0 mm (2.2 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Thylungra Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	32.4 mm (1.3 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Kinston 7 SE	United States	Record daily precipitation	44.7 mm (1.8 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Willow City	United States	Record high minimum temperature	-2.8 C (27.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Hebbronville	United States	Record high maximum temperature	33.3 C (91.9 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Columbus	United States	Record high maximum temperature	26.7 C (80.1 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Saint Paul Is AP	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-17.2 C (1.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Coominya Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	39.8 mm (1.6 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Old Koreelah (White Swamp (Ede	Australia	Record daily precipitation	50.0 mm (2.0 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Jose de Melo	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	97.8 mm (3.9 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Vau da Lagoa	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	66.4 mm (2.6 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Uruapan (Smn)	Mexico	Record high minimum temperature	15.0 C (59.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Coloso	Puerto Rico [United States]	Record high maximum temperature	34.4 C (93.9 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

639 records

Records set or tied on 11 December 1987 by type: Highest daily maximum 181, Lowest daily maximum 17, Highest daily minimum 196, Lowest daily minimum 26, Heaviest daily rainfall 205, Heaviest daily snowfall 10, Deepest snow cover 4.

Records on 11 December 1987 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	181
Lowest daily maximum	17
Highest daily minimum	196
Lowest daily minimum	26
Heaviest daily rainfall	205
Heaviest daily snowfall	10
Deepest snow cover	4

Records on 11 December 1987 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 20, daily 619.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

505 broken records

Margins by which the 505 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 305.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

11 December 1987

Top 20 records on 11 December 1987 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
11 December 1987	Cordova AP, US	daily snowfall	43.2 cm (17.0 in)	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	76 years	69 of 100 (Major)
11 December 1987	Ipswich, AU	daily rain	58.0 mm (2.3 in)	34.9 mm (1.4 in)	76 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
11 December 1987	Ubatuba, BR	daily rain	189.0 mm (7.4 in)	145.6 mm (5.7 in)	32 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
11 December 1987	Waialae-Kahala 715, US	daily rain	125.5 mm (4.9 in)	96.8 mm (3.8 in)	22 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
11 December 1987	Strawberry Hill (Bos), ZA	daily rain	64.3 mm (2.5 in)	23.7 mm (0.9 in)	60 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
11 December 1987	Upper Pilton, AU	daily rain	56.4 mm (2.2 in)	27.2 mm (1.1 in)	50 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
11 December 1987	Patrocinio Do Muriae, BR	daily rain	81.0 mm (3.2 in)	43.0 mm (1.7 in)	42 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
11 December 1987	Bosque del Apache, US	daily high max	23.9 C (75.0 F)	2.8 C (5.0 F)	86 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
11 December 1987	Cuenca, ES	daily rain	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	17.9 mm (0.7 in)	24 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
11 December 1987	Fazenda Escola Florestal, BR	monthly rain	100.9 mm (4.0 in)	20.8 mm (0.8 in)	36 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
11 December 1987	Eide Pa Nordmore, NO	daily rain	68.7 mm (2.7 in)	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	12 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
11 December 1987	Arecibo 3 ESE, PR	monthly low max	22.8 C (73.0 F)	1.1 C (2.0 F)	52 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
11 December 1987	Elkader 6 SSW, US	daily high min	2.2 C (36.0 F)	2.2 C (4.0 F)	92 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
11 December 1987	Farmville, US	daily rain	42.4 mm (1.7 in)	22.3 mm (0.9 in)	34 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
11 December 1987	Lihue WSO AP 1020.1, US	daily rain	62.0 mm (2.4 in)	52.6 mm (2.1 in)	30 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
11 December 1987	Helidon Post Office, AU	daily rain	40.0 mm (1.6 in)	2.2 mm (0.09 in)	89 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
11 December 1987	Shovi, GE	daily rain	44.0 mm (1.7 in)	19.9 mm (0.8 in)	18 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
11 December 1987	Lake City, US	daily high max	12.8 C (55.0 F)	2.8 C (5.0 F)	80 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
11 December 1987	Gothenburg, US	daily high min	2.2 C (36.0 F)	1.1 C (2.0 F)	91 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
11 December 1987	Tyndall, US	daily high min	2.2 C (36.0 F)	1.1 C (2.0 F)	90 years	37 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

1796 to 1987

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1796 to 1987. 1987 had 639 records.

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

Records on 12-11 in each year
Year	Records
1796	2
1808	2
1815	2
1825	2
1841	1
1852	1
1855	2
1862	1
1868	1
1869	3
1871	4
1872	1
1876	2
1877	1
1878	2
1879	4
1880	2
1882	3
1886	1
1887	1
1889	1
1891	3
1892	2
1893	3
1894	1
1895	4
1897	2
1898	14
1899	5
1900	4
1901	5
1902	6
1903	2
1904	28
1905	15
1906	12
1907	30
1908	18
1909	7
1910	31
1911	49
1912	36
1913	8
1914	13
1915	93
1916	55
1917	103
1918	32
1919	40
1920	58
1921	49
1922	143
1923	88
1924	84
1925	81
1926	77
1927	232
1928	111
1929	345
1930	72
1931	762
1932	696
1933	260
1934	480
1935	290
1936	357
1937	839
1938	231
1939	626
1940	302
1941	353
1942	263
1943	196
1944	407
1945	234
1946	717
1947	342
1948	153
1949	1,201
1950	463
1951	261
1952	923
1953	157
1954	492
1955	312
1956	300
1957	517
1958	985
1959	322
1960	746
1961	1,300
1962	723
1963	604
1964	542
1965	1,216
1966	525
1967	945
1968	543
1969	587
1970	617
1971	900
1972	1,514
1973	334
1974	313
1975	454
1976	380
1977	1,182
1978	678
1979	847
1980	522
1981	949
1982	657
1983	971
1984	1,013
1985	1,471
1986	561
1987	639
1988	850
1989	584
1990	747
1991	1,102
1992	1,357
1993	749
1994	1,243
1995	1,837
1996	1,307
1997	1,203
1998	1,012
1999	769
2000	1,584
2001	626
2002	1,139
2003	646
2004	1,166
2005	816
2006	858
2007	1,613
2008	1,312
2009	1,091
2010	1,284
2011	416
2012	618
2013	737
2014	893
2015	1,183
2016	489
2017	670
2018	353
2019	442
2020	517
2021	1,175
2022	679
2023	814
2024	539
2025	1,691

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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 50	497
50 to 100	3
100 to 150	4
150 to 200	0
200 to 250	0
250 to 300	0
300 to 350	1