Weather Records on 4 January 1987

1,172 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 4 January 1987. Highest significance: Anakie, AU.

Key Facts for 4 January 1987

On 4 January 1987, 1,172 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
301 were record highs and 194 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 2 were all-time records, 20 monthly and 1,150 daily.
Anakie set a daily record precipitation of 61.6 mm (2.4 in) on 4 January 1987.
Across 162 earlier years (1795 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 502 records.

Record Map

1,172 stations

1,172 station records on 4 January 1987 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 4 January 1987: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Anakie	Australia	Record daily precipitation	61.6 mm (2.4 in)	74 of 100 (Major)
Bannockburn	Australia	Record daily precipitation	56.0 mm (2.2 in)	74 of 100 (Major)
Dunkeld	Australia	Record daily precipitation	47.4 mm (1.9 in)	73 of 100 (Major)
Weeaproinah	Australia	Record daily precipitation	80.8 mm (3.2 in)	73 of 100 (Major)
Forrest State Forest	Australia	Record daily precipitation	45.2 mm (1.8 in)	70 of 100 (Major)
Eddystone Point	Australia	Record daily precipitation	46.0 mm (1.8 in)	70 of 100 (Major)
Eden (Timbillica)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	97.6 mm (3.8 in)	67 of 100 (Major)
Durdidwarrah	Australia	Record daily precipitation	46.8 mm (1.8 in)	66 of 100 (Major)
Melton	Australia	Record daily precipitation	67.6 mm (2.7 in)	63 of 100 (Major)
Meredith (Darra)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	57.6 mm (2.3 in)	62 of 100 (Major)
Kolora (Wooriwyrite)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Bakersfield AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	25.7 mm (1.0 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Tennyson	Australia	Record daily precipitation	77.0 mm (3.0 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Swan Island Lighthouse	Australia	Record daily precipitation	37.4 mm (1.5 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Elmore	Australia	Record daily precipitation	38.2 mm (1.5 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Laanecoorie Weir	Australia	Record daily precipitation	37.6 mm (1.5 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Anglesea	Australia	Record daily precipitation	38.0 mm (1.5 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Scotsburn (Mount Boninyong)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	45.2 mm (1.8 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Moyston	Australia	Record daily precipitation	35.0 mm (1.4 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Blackwood	Australia	Record daily precipitation	51.4 mm (2.0 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Lismore (Post Office)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	40.2 mm (1.6 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Wyelangta	Australia	Record daily precipitation	85.6 mm (3.4 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Beaufort (Wongan)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	41.6 mm (1.6 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Mina	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Plaisance (Mauritiu	Mauritius	Record daily precipitation	124.6 mm (4.9 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Tejon Rancho	United States	Record daily precipitation	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Eurack	Australia	Record daily precipitation	50.2 mm (2.0 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Deal Island	Australia	Record daily precipitation	29.8 mm (1.2 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
St Arnaud (Coonooer Bridge)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	30.8 mm (1.2 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Lovely Banks (Reservoir)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	27.4 mm (1.1 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Flinders Island Airport	Australia	Record daily precipitation	57.2 mm (2.3 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Wooroonook	Australia	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Franklin	United States	Record snow depth	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Mansfield	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Carbean	Australia	Record daily precipitation	96.0 mm (3.8 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Meadows of Dan 5 SW	United States	Record snow depth	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Condamine Plains	Australia	Record daily precipitation	64.0 mm (2.5 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Split Rock Pond	United States	Record snow depth	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Little River	Australia	Record daily precipitation	44.8 mm (1.8 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Tuapse	Russia	Record daily precipitation	53.4 mm (2.1 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Taralga Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	35.2 mm (1.4 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Fort Drum	United States	Record daily precipitation	73.7 mm (2.9 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Morrisons (Ballark)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	27.6 mm (1.1 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Wingaroo	Australia	Record daily precipitation	55.4 mm (2.2 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Friant Government Camp	United States	Record daily precipitation	36.1 mm (1.4 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Tathra Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	80.8 mm (3.2 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Wapengo Lake Road	Australia	Record daily precipitation	55.0 mm (2.2 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Lady Barron (Franklin Parade)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	80.4 mm (3.2 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Tartu	Estonia	Record low minimum temperature	-26.5 C (-15.7 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Marshall	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Tarnagulla	Australia	Record daily precipitation	34.0 mm (1.3 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Trawalla	Australia	Record daily precipitation	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Desoto City 8 SW	United States	Record daily precipitation	44.5 mm (1.8 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Jesup 8 S	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Auburn	United States	Record snow depth	40.6 cm (16.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Danbury	United States	Record snow depth	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Snake Creek Powerhouse	United States	Record daily snowfall	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Wartook Reservoir	Australia	Record daily precipitation	28.6 mm (1.1 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
East Sale Airport	Australia	Record daily precipitation	34.8 mm (1.4 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Beales Reservoir	Australia	Record daily precipitation	27.0 mm (1.1 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)

Counts by Type and Timescale

1,172 records

Records set or tied on 4 January 1987 by type: Highest daily maximum 149, Lowest daily maximum 120, Highest daily minimum 152, Lowest daily minimum 74, Heaviest daily rainfall 585, Heaviest daily snowfall 39, Deepest snow cover 53.

Records on 4 January 1987 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	149
Lowest daily maximum	120
Highest daily minimum	152
Lowest daily minimum	74
Heaviest daily rainfall	585
Heaviest daily snowfall	39
Deepest snow cover	53

Records on 4 January 1987 by timescale: all-time 2, monthly 20, daily 1,150.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

1,028 broken records

Margins by which the 1,028 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 204.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

4 January 1987

Top 20 records on 4 January 1987 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
4 January 1987	Anakie, AU	daily rain	61.6 mm (2.4 in)	49.9 mm (2.0 in)	85 years	74 of 100 (Major)
4 January 1987	Bannockburn, AU	daily rain	56.0 mm (2.2 in)	36.9 mm (1.5 in)	85 years	74 of 100 (Major)
4 January 1987	Dunkeld, AU	daily rain	47.4 mm (1.9 in)	33.7 mm (1.3 in)	83 years	73 of 100 (Major)
4 January 1987	Weeaproinah, AU	daily rain	80.8 mm (3.2 in)	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	84 years	73 of 100 (Major)
4 January 1987	Forrest State Forest, AU	daily rain	45.2 mm (1.8 in)	24.4 mm (1.0 in)	85 years	70 of 100 (Major)
4 January 1987	Eddystone Point, AU	daily rain	46.0 mm (1.8 in)	28.2 mm (1.1 in)	77 years	70 of 100 (Major)
4 January 1987	Eden (Timbillica), AU	daily rain	97.6 mm (3.8 in)	72.2 mm (2.8 in)	67 years	67 of 100 (Major)
4 January 1987	Durdidwarrah, AU	daily rain	46.8 mm (1.8 in)	27.7 mm (1.1 in)	91 years	66 of 100 (Major)
4 January 1987	Melton, AU	daily rain	67.6 mm (2.7 in)	27.5 mm (1.1 in)	91 years	63 of 100 (Major)
4 January 1987	Meredith (Darra), AU	daily rain	57.6 mm (2.3 in)	50.0 mm (2.0 in)	51 years	62 of 100 (Major)
4 January 1987	Kolora (Wooriwyrite), AU	daily rain	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	18.5 mm (0.7 in)	85 years	60 of 100 (Major)
4 January 1987	Bakersfield AP, US	daily rain	25.7 mm (1.0 in)	19.1 mm (0.8 in)	47 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
4 January 1987	Tennyson, AU	monthly rain	77.0 mm (3.0 in)	16.8 mm (0.7 in)	83 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
4 January 1987	Swan Island Lighthouse, AU	daily rain	37.4 mm (1.5 in)	16.6 mm (0.7 in)	77 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
4 January 1987	Elmore, AU	daily rain	38.2 mm (1.5 in)	24.5 mm (1.0 in)	84 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
4 January 1987	Laanecoorie Weir, AU	daily rain	37.6 mm (1.5 in)	20.6 mm (0.8 in)	91 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
4 January 1987	Anglesea, AU	daily rain	38.0 mm (1.5 in)	26.3 mm (1.0 in)	57 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
4 January 1987	Scotsburn (Mount Boninyong), AU	daily rain	45.2 mm (1.8 in)	21.3 mm (0.8 in)	85 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
4 January 1987	Moyston, AU	daily rain	35.0 mm (1.4 in)	18.7 mm (0.7 in)	91 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
4 January 1987	Blackwood, AU	daily rain	51.4 mm (2.0 in)	21.9 mm (0.9 in)	91 years	55 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

1795 to 1987

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1795 to 1987. 1987 had 1,172 records.

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

Records on 01-04 in each year
Year	Records
1795	2
1803	2
1824	1
1845	1
1855	1
1860	2
1864	4
1866	1
1867	2
1869	2
1871	2
1872	1
1873	2
1874	3
1876	1
1877	3
1878	3
1879	1
1880	1
1881	3
1882	2
1884	2
1886	5
1887	2
1888	4
1889	4
1890	2
1891	4
1892	1
1893	2
1894	9
1895	8
1896	2
1897	1
1898	2
1899	4
1900	6
1901	9
1902	7
1903	16
1904	51
1905	21
1906	15
1907	13
1908	8
1909	23
1910	20
1911	17
1912	30
1913	27
1914	45
1915	21
1916	59
1917	59
1918	78
1919	34
1920	113
1921	121
1922	56
1923	54
1924	184
1925	128
1926	310
1927	185
1928	150
1929	96
1930	134
1931	94
1932	200
1933	231
1934	319
1935	207
1936	394
1937	251
1938	136
1939	647
1940	332
1941	1,010
1942	1,191
1943	453
1944	300
1945	194
1946	371
1947	858
1948	391
1949	1,261
1950	2,015
1951	394
1952	349
1953	267
1954	249
1955	659
1956	462
1957	262
1958	448
1959	1,124
1960	358
1961	378
1962	359
1963	559
1964	349
1965	403
1966	798
1967	319
1968	661
1969	645
1970	497
1971	1,191
1972	728
1973	667
1974	957
1975	394
1976	534
1977	524
1978	656
1979	1,606
1980	643
1981	1,430
1982	2,261
1983	953
1984	996
1985	1,049
1986	705
1987	1,172
1988	903
1989	1,205
1990	509
1991	1,016
1992	1,201
1993	1,538
1994	1,418
1995	922
1996	1,389
1997	3,256
1998	1,246
1999	1,842
2000	1,486
2001	1,350
2002	1,151
2003	1,229
2004	1,611
2005	1,581
2006	1,167
2007	2,045
2008	845
2009	824
2010	1,183
2011	586
2012	1,357
2013	797
2014	770
2015	715
2016	618
2017	997
2018	1,096
2019	616
2020	497
2021	427
2022	698
2023	1,236
2024	562
2025	477
2026	1,013

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Data for records on 1987-01-04: CSV or JSON. Field meanings are on the data page.

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	985
50 to 100	30
100 to 150	5
150 to 200	6
200 to 250	2