Weather Records on 7 January 1987

787 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 7 January 1987. Highest significance: Lunawanna, AU.

Key Facts for 7 January 1987

On 7 January 1987, 787 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
171 were record highs and 364 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 10 were all-time records, 26 monthly and 751 daily.
Lunawanna set a daily record precipitation of 54.4 mm (2.1 in) on 7 January 1987.
Across 158 earlier years (1826 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 515 records.

Record Map

787 stations

787 station records on 7 January 1987 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 7 January 1987: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Lunawanna	Australia	Record daily precipitation	54.4 mm (2.1 in)	68 of 100 (Major)
Kempton (Oakmore)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	57.0 mm (2.2 in)	63 of 100 (Major)
Kulu Halt	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	140.0 mm (5.5 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Harnosand	Sweden	Record low maximum temperature	-26.5 C (-15.7 F)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Linkoeping-Malmslaett	Sweden	Record low minimum temperature	-25.8 C (-14.4 F)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Quinton	United States	Record daily precipitation	44.7 mm (1.8 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Towner 2 NE	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Blanding	United States	Record daily snowfall	16.0 cm (6.3 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Maunabo	Puerto Rico [United States]	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Black Rock	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Casper-Natrona Co AP	United States	Record snow depth	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Condamine	Australia	Record daily precipitation	70.0 mm (2.8 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Vasteras-Hasslo	Sweden	Record low minimum temperature	-27.5 C (-17.5 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Franklin	United States	Record snow depth	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Nowendoc (Beaufort)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	31.2 mm (1.2 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Uppsala_Aut	Sweden	Record low minimum temperature	-26.7 C (-16.1 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Karesuando	Sweden	Record low maximum temperature	-39.5 C (-39.1 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Caldervale Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	61.5 mm (2.4 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Uil	Kazakhstan	Record low minimum temperature	-30.3 C (-22.5 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Vilnius	Lithuania	Record low minimum temperature	-28.0 C (-18.4 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Opossum Bay	Australia	Record daily precipitation	33.6 mm (1.3 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Nordvik	Sweden	Record low maximum temperature	-27.0 C (-16.6 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Tahoka	United States	Record snow depth	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Dover	Australia	Record daily precipitation	36.4 mm (1.4 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Franklin	Australia	Record daily precipitation	29.6 mm (1.2 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Estancia	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	41.5 mm (1.6 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Seligman	United States	Record daily snowfall	6.4 cm (2.5 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Mina	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Tonti (Bos)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	50.3 mm (2.0 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Los Alamos	United States	Record daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Roosevelt Roads	Puerto Rico [United States]	Record low minimum temperature	17.2 C (63.0 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Visby_Flygplats	Sweden	Record low maximum temperature	-6.9 C (19.6 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Sidsjo	Sweden	Record low maximum temperature	-26.8 C (-16.2 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
La Verkin	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Somerton Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	62.0 mm (2.4 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Storfinnforsen	Sweden	Record low maximum temperature	-30.3 C (-22.5 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Jokkmokk	Sweden	Record low minimum temperature	-41.2 C (-42.2 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Posey 3 E	United States	Record snow depth	48.3 cm (19.0 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Ibapah	United States	Record snow depth	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Lehman Caves Nm	United States	Record daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Kvikkjokk-Arrenjarka	Sweden	Record low minimum temperature	-41.2 C (-42.2 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Fountain	United States	Record daily snowfall	6.4 cm (2.5 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Yerington	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
St George	United States	Record daily snowfall	6.4 cm (2.5 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Imuris (Smn)	Mexico	Record low minimum temperature	-7.2 C (19.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Hovlandsdal	Norway	Record snow depth	63.0 cm (24.8 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Glen Royal	Australia	Record daily precipitation	43.0 mm (1.7 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Coolatai (Orana)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	27.6 mm (1.1 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Kookabookra	Australia	Record daily precipitation	50.2 mm (2.0 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Sundsvalls Flygplats	Sweden	Record low maximum temperature	-26.3 C (-15.3 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Karsta	Sweden	Record low minimum temperature	-38.6 C (-37.5 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Woodspring	Australia	Record daily precipitation	60.4 mm (2.4 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Delmiro Gouveia (Pedra)	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	46.8 mm (1.8 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Kanin Nos	Russia	Record low minimum temperature	-26.5 C (-15.7 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Velikie Luki	Russia	Record low minimum temperature	-36.6 C (-33.9 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Mozajsk	Russia	Record low maximum temperature	-28.8 C (-19.8 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Holmogadd A	Sweden	Record low maximum temperature	-20.8 C (-5.4 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Wandoan Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	44.0 mm (1.7 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Bajkit	Russia	Record low maximum temperature	-52.1 C (-61.8 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Kaliningrad	Russia	Record low maximum temperature	-19.2 C (-2.6 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

787 records

Records set or tied on 7 January 1987 by type: Highest daily maximum 107, Lowest daily maximum 175, Highest daily minimum 64, Lowest daily minimum 189, Heaviest daily rainfall 182, Heaviest daily snowfall 28, Deepest snow cover 42.

Records on 7 January 1987 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	107
Lowest daily maximum	175
Highest daily minimum	64
Lowest daily minimum	189
Heaviest daily rainfall	182
Heaviest daily snowfall	28
Deepest snow cover	42

Records on 7 January 1987 by timescale: all-time 10, monthly 26, daily 751.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

655 broken records

Margins by which the 655 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 356.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

7 January 1987

Top 20 records on 7 January 1987 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
7 January 1987	Lunawanna, AU	daily rain	54.4 mm (2.1 in)	35.3 mm (1.4 in)	68 years	68 of 100 (Major)
7 January 1987	Kempton (Oakmore), AU	daily rain	57.0 mm (2.2 in)	30.3 mm (1.2 in)	68 years	63 of 100 (Major)
7 January 1987	Kulu Halt, ZA	daily rain	140.0 mm (5.5 in)	123.7 mm (4.9 in)	49 years	61 of 100 (Major)
7 January 1987	Harnosand, SE	daily low max	-26.5 C (-15.7 F)	10.0 C (18.0 F)	100 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
7 January 1987	Linkoeping-Malmslaett, SE	daily low min	-25.8 C (-14.4 F)	5.8 C (10.4 F)	100 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
7 January 1987	Quinton, US	daily rain	44.7 mm (1.8 in)	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	43 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
7 January 1987	Towner 2 NE, US	daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	60 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
7 January 1987	Blanding, US	daily snowfall	16.0 cm (6.3 in)	10.9 cm (4.3 in)	67 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
7 January 1987	Maunabo, PR	daily rain	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	11.4 mm (0.4 in)	84 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
7 January 1987	Black Rock, US	daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	85 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
7 January 1987	Casper-Natrona Co AP, US	daily snow depth	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	23 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
7 January 1987	Condamine, AU	daily rain	70.0 mm (2.8 in)	47.1 mm (1.9 in)	40 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
7 January 1987	Vasteras-Hasslo, SE	daily low min	-27.5 C (-17.5 F)	3.0 C (5.4 F)	95 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
7 January 1987	Franklin, US	daily snow depth	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	16 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
7 January 1987	Nowendoc (Beaufort), AU	daily rain	31.2 mm (1.2 in)	5.5 mm (0.22 in)	90 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
7 January 1987	Uppsala_Aut, SE	daily low min	-26.7 C (-16.1 F)	1.3 C (2.3 F)	95 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
7 January 1987	Karesuando, SE	daily low max	-39.5 C (-39.1 F)	5.5 C (9.9 F)	81 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
7 January 1987	Caldervale Station, AU	daily rain	61.5 mm (2.4 in)	41.9 mm (1.6 in)	32 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
7 January 1987	Uil, KZ	daily low min	-30.3 C (-22.5 F)	0.7 C (1.3 F)	93 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
7 January 1987	Vilnius, LT	daily low min	-28.0 C (-18.4 F)	0.3 C (0.5 F)	93 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

1826 to 1987

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1826 to 1987. 1987 had 787 records.

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

Records on 01-07 in each year
Year	Records
1826	1
1839	1
1846	1
1853	1
1855	1
1857	1
1858	1
1860	1
1861	1
1865	2
1867	1
1869	1
1870	2
1871	1
1874	3
1877	5
1879	1
1880	1
1882	2
1885	3
1886	3
1887	1
1888	2
1889	2
1890	5
1891	4
1893	1
1894	1
1896	4
1897	1
1898	5
1899	1
1900	5
1901	6
1902	5
1903	17
1904	3
1905	15
1906	19
1907	43
1908	19
1909	18
1910	14
1911	17
1912	56
1913	55
1914	11
1915	111
1916	53
1917	17
1918	57
1919	145
1920	60
1921	76
1922	180
1923	104
1924	206
1925	70
1926	91
1927	171
1928	212
1929	73
1930	449
1931	94
1932	216
1933	180
1934	645
1935	509
1936	529
1937	851
1938	192
1939	220
1940	697
1941	303
1942	702
1943	342
1944	283
1945	803
1946	834
1947	293
1948	740
1949	510
1950	377
1951	361
1952	386
1953	494
1954	409
1955	164
1956	283
1957	338
1958	416
1959	350
1960	440
1961	351
1962	855
1963	609
1964	218
1965	1,297
1966	614
1967	686
1968	1,305
1969	761
1970	1,139
1971	927
1972	395
1973	1,106
1974	892
1975	739
1976	1,127
1977	676
1978	485
1979	1,481
1980	700
1981	779
1982	1,416
1983	922
1984	657
1985	1,224
1986	717
1987	787
1988	2,940
1989	1,713
1990	688
1991	993
1992	993
1993	1,266
1994	1,226
1995	1,172
1996	1,945
1997	1,011
1998	2,599
1999	1,223
2000	696
2001	915
2002	1,296
2003	1,260
2004	928
2005	1,241
2006	1,164
2007	1,147
2008	1,806
2009	1,033
2010	1,899
2011	727
2012	537
2013	397
2014	2,632
2015	598
2016	704
2017	1,315
2018	1,026
2019	538
2020	446
2021	535
2022	895
2023	444
2024	690
2025	560
2026	725

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Data for records on 1987-01-07: 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	624
50 to 100	17
100 to 150	9
150 to 200	4
200 to 250	0
250 to 300	0
300 to 350	0
350 to 400	1