Weather Records on 17 December 1987

1,191 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 17 December 1987. Highest significance: Camooweal Township, AU.

Key Facts for 17 December 1987

On 17 December 1987, 1,191 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
383 were record highs and 184 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 2 were all-time records, 41 monthly and 1,148 daily.
Camooweal Township set a daily record precipitation of 99.4 mm (3.9 in) on 17 December 1987.
Across 160 earlier years (1793 to 2025) the same calendar date averaged 459 records.

Record Map

1,191 stations

1,191 station records on 17 December 1987 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 17 December 1987: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Camooweal Township	Australia	Record daily precipitation	99.4 mm (3.9 in)	73 of 100 (Major)
Fall Rvr Lake	United States	Record snow depth	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	72 of 100 (Major)
Stillwater 2 W	United States	Record snow depth	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	65 of 100 (Major)
Arnsberg	Germany	Record daily precipitation	33.9 mm (1.3 in)	62 of 100 (Major)
Brunette Downs	Australia	Record daily precipitation	62.0 mm (2.4 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Randsburg	United States	Record daily snowfall	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Nevada Wtp	United States	Record snow depth	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Hiram	United States	Record daily snowfall	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Chanute Martin Johnson AP	United States	Record snow depth	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Howard 2SE	United States	Record snow depth	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Dortmund	Germany	Record daily precipitation	36.7 mm (1.4 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Tulia	United States	Record snow depth	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Stoughton Wwtp	United States	Record daily snowfall	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Borger	United States	Record snow depth	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Higgins	United States	Record snow depth	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Mound Valley 3 WSW	United States	Record snow depth	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Appleton City	United States	Record snow depth	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Rolla Missouri S&T	United States	Record snow depth	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Mutual	United States	Record snow depth	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Newkirk 5NE	United States	Record snow depth	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Hereford	United States	Record snow depth	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Miami	United States	Record snow depth	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Putten (Gld)	Netherlands	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Yates Ctr	United States	Record snow depth	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Leedey	United States	Record snow depth	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Amarillo	United States	Record snow depth	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Morokweng (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	87.5 mm (3.4 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Linesville 1 S	United States	Record daily snowfall	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Claude	United States	Record snow depth	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Altastenberg	Germany	Record daily precipitation	46.5 mm (1.8 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Hoofddorp	Netherlands	Record daily precipitation	26.6 mm (1.0 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Elandspoort	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	46.0 mm (1.8 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Maramec	United States	Record snow depth	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Ponca City Muni AP	United States	Record snow depth	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Sandberg	United States	Record daily precipitation	142.5 mm (5.6 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Nueva Esperanza	Mexico	Record high minimum temperature	28.9 C (84.0 F)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Zaandam (Hembrug)	Netherlands	Record daily precipitation	39.0 mm (1.5 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Artesia 6S	United States	Record snow depth	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Avon Downs	Australia	Record daily precipitation	89.6 mm (3.5 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Ripogenus Dam	United States	Record daily snowfall	43.2 cm (17.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Aalten	Netherlands	Record daily precipitation	35.1 mm (1.4 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Wijk_Aan_Zee_1	Netherlands	Record daily precipitation	41.2 mm (1.6 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Umbarger	United States	Record snow depth	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Borken In Westfalen	Germany	Record daily precipitation	38.4 mm (1.5 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Naco	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	54.9 mm (2.2 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Shelbina	United States	Record snow depth	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Union	United States	Record snow depth	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Buckland Downs	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	50.0 mm (2.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Weiden	Germany	Record daily precipitation	28.9 mm (1.1 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Neukirchen-Hauptschwenda	Germany	Record daily precipitation	26.4 mm (1.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Neustadt Am Kulm-Filchendorf	Germany	Record daily precipitation	36.5 mm (1.4 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Winterswijk	Netherlands	Record daily precipitation	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Ficksburg	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	43.0 mm (1.7 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Atlanta	United States	Record snow depth	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Mound City	United States	Record snow depth	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Ludinghausen	Germany	Record daily precipitation	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Kilauea 1134	United States	Record daily precipitation	110.0 mm (4.3 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Schellingwoude	Netherlands	Record daily precipitation	38.2 mm (1.5 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Rocklands	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	63.0 mm (2.5 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Avalon Pleasure Pier	United States	Record daily precipitation	49.0 mm (1.9 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)

Counts by Type and Timescale

1,191 records

Records set or tied on 17 December 1987 by type: Highest daily maximum 166, Lowest daily maximum 93, Highest daily minimum 217, Lowest daily minimum 91, Heaviest daily rainfall 351, Heaviest daily snowfall 55, Deepest snow cover 218.

Records on 17 December 1987 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	166
Lowest daily maximum	93
Highest daily minimum	217
Lowest daily minimum	91
Heaviest daily rainfall	351
Heaviest daily snowfall	55
Deepest snow cover	218

Records on 17 December 1987 by timescale: all-time 2, monthly 41, daily 1,148.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

1,007 broken records

Margins by which the 1,007 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 280.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

17 December 1987

Top 20 records on 17 December 1987 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
17 December 1987	Camooweal Township, AU	daily rain	99.4 mm (3.9 in)	58.0 mm (2.3 in)	80 years	73 of 100 (Major)
17 December 1987	Fall Rvr Lake, US	daily snow depth	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	82 years	72 of 100 (Major)
17 December 1987	Stillwater 2 W, US	daily snow depth	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	80 years	65 of 100 (Major)
17 December 1987	Arnsberg, DE	daily rain	33.9 mm (1.3 in)	11.7 mm (0.5 in)	105 years	62 of 100 (Major)
17 December 1987	Brunette Downs, AU	daily rain	62.0 mm (2.4 in)	36.6 mm (1.4 in)	93 years	60 of 100 (Major)
17 December 1987	Randsburg, US	daily snowfall	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	46 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
17 December 1987	Nevada Wtp, US	daily snow depth	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	85 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
17 December 1987	Hiram, US	daily snowfall	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	16.5 cm (6.5 in)	33 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
17 December 1987	Chanute Martin Johnson AP, US	daily snow depth	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	65 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
17 December 1987	Howard 2SE, US	daily snow depth	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	41 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
17 December 1987	Dortmund, DE	daily rain	36.7 mm (1.4 in)	22.6 mm (0.9 in)	37 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
17 December 1987	Tulia, US	daily snow depth	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	38 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
17 December 1987	Stoughton Wwtp, US	daily snowfall	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	19.0 cm (7.5 in)	36 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
17 December 1987	Borger, US	daily snow depth	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	37 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
17 December 1987	Higgins, US	daily snow depth	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	20 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
17 December 1987	Mound Valley 3 WSW, US	daily snow depth	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	36 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
17 December 1987	Appleton City, US	daily snow depth	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	15.3 cm (6.0 in)	54 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
17 December 1987	Rolla Missouri S&T, US	daily snow depth	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	89 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
17 December 1987	Mutual, US	daily snow depth	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	14 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
17 December 1987	Newkirk 5NE, US	daily snow depth	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	7.7 cm (3.0 in)	70 years	51 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 1,191 records.

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

Records on 12-17 in each year
Year	Records
1793	2
1796	1
1806	2
1808	2
1814	1
1815	1
1839	1
1845	1
1846	4
1847	1
1848	1
1859	3
1866	1
1867	1
1868	1
1869	2
1873	2
1876	3
1877	2
1878	1
1879	2
1881	2
1885	1
1886	1
1888	2
1889	2
1890	4
1892	4
1893	2
1894	4
1895	3
1896	4
1897	4
1898	2
1899	1
1900	6
1901	5
1902	47
1903	2
1904	14
1905	2
1906	17
1907	9
1908	13
1909	5
1910	37
1911	12
1912	15
1913	21
1914	17
1915	31
1916	21
1917	21
1918	21
1919	109
1920	97
1921	94
1922	120
1923	170
1924	505
1925	79
1926	172
1927	143
1928	359
1929	221
1930	362
1931	217
1932	684
1933	710
1934	200
1935	87
1936	504
1937	379
1938	118
1939	1,126
1940	248
1941	261
1942	507
1943	444
1944	189
1945	621
1946	207
1947	258
1948	316
1949	296
1950	294
1951	773
1952	277
1953	283
1954	409
1955	419
1956	448
1957	686
1958	540
1959	548
1960	492
1961	911
1962	676
1963	531
1964	1,239
1965	482
1966	516
1967	1,121
1968	338
1969	238
1970	820
1971	781
1972	601
1973	1,016
1974	390
1975	474
1976	507
1977	1,024
1978	710
1979	951
1980	1,116
1981	1,354
1982	569
1983	1,264
1984	1,618
1985	1,210
1986	743
1987	1,191
1988	481
1989	2,905
1990	866
1991	577
1992	1,461
1993	761
1994	685
1995	956
1996	1,212
1997	1,279
1998	695
1999	901
2000	1,566
2001	1,262
2002	858
2003	751
2004	554
2005	806
2006	1,307
2007	1,100
2008	1,354
2009	926
2010	1,405
2011	430
2012	942
2013	718
2014	370
2015	1,378
2016	1,521
2017	408
2018	498
2019	917
2020	768
2021	908
2022	595
2023	931
2024	560
2025	1,198

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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	869
50 to 100	79
100 to 150	37
150 to 200	12
200 to 250	7
250 to 300	3