Weather Records on 10 January 1987

1,279 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 10 January 1987. Highest significance: Toledo 3N, US.

Key Facts for 10 January 1987

On 10 January 1987, 1,279 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
101 were record highs and 693 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 148 were all-time records, 74 monthly and 1,057 daily.
Toledo 3N set a monthly record daily precipitation of 71.1 mm (2.8 in) on 10 January 1987.
Across 164 earlier years (1799 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 508 records.

Record Map

1,279 stations

1,279 station records on 10 January 1987 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 10 January 1987: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Toledo 3N	United States	Record daily precipitation	71.1 mm (2.8 in)	71 of 100 (Major)
Uppsala_Aut	Sweden	Record low maximum temperature	-22.5 C (-8.5 F)	65 of 100 (Major)
Karlshamn	Sweden	Record low maximum temperature	-17.0 C (1.4 F)	60 of 100 (Major)
Steffenville	United States	Record daily snowfall	18.3 cm (7.2 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Elwood	United States	Record daily precipitation	152.9 mm (6.0 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Fredrikstad (Sar)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	55.5 mm (2.2 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Saverton L&D 22	United States	Record daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Saginaw Mbs Intl AP	United States	Record daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Beitbridge	Zimbabwe	Record daily precipitation	91.5 mm (3.6 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Barkakra	Sweden	Record low maximum temperature	-19.1 C (-2.4 F)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Kent City 2 SW	United States	Record daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Utrecht (Tnk)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	91.8 mm (3.6 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Varberg	Sweden	Record low maximum temperature	-20.0 C (-4.0 F)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Vandalia	United States	Record daily snowfall	20.8 cm (8.2 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Marseilles-Marignane	France	Record daily precipitation	45.2 mm (1.8 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Ronneby-Bredakra	Sweden	Record low maximum temperature	-17.6 C (0.3 F)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Boras	Sweden	Record low maximum temperature	-22.7 C (-8.9 F)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Ulricehamn	Sweden	Record low maximum temperature	-24.3 C (-11.7 F)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Orebro	Sweden	Record low maximum temperature	-24.0 C (-11.2 F)	49 of 100 (Notable)
White Hall 1 E	United States	Record daily snowfall	21.6 cm (8.5 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Malung	Sweden	Record low maximum temperature	-31.3 C (-24.3 F)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Flahult	Sweden	Record low maximum temperature	-22.5 C (-8.5 F)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Monticello	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Palmyra	United States	Record daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Visby_Flygplats	Sweden	Record low maximum temperature	-14.6 C (5.7 F)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Hassleby	Sweden	Record low maximum temperature	-23.0 C (-9.4 F)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Skara 1	Sweden	Record low maximum temperature	-22.0 C (-7.6 F)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Hano_A	Sweden	Record low maximum temperature	-15.8 C (3.6 F)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Ulricehamn	Sweden	Record low minimum temperature	-26.7 C (-16.1 F)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Lommaryd	Sweden	Record low maximum temperature	-24.5 C (-12.1 F)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Stockholm	Sweden	Record low maximum temperature	-22.1 C (-7.8 F)	46 of 100 (Notable)
St. Petersburg	Russia	Record low maximum temperature	-32.0 C (-25.6 F)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Malilla	Sweden	Record low maximum temperature	-21.4 C (-6.5 F)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Vastervik	Sweden	Record low maximum temperature	-21.2 C (-6.2 F)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Prastkulla	Sweden	Record low maximum temperature	-23.2 C (-9.8 F)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Vasteras-Hasslo	Sweden	Record low maximum temperature	-22.4 C (-8.3 F)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Havana	United States	Record daily snowfall	21.1 cm (8.3 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Jackson Reynolds Fld	United States	Record daily snowfall	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
St. Petersburg	Russia	Record low minimum temperature	-34.7 C (-30.5 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Smygehuk	Sweden	Record low maximum temperature	-16.1 C (3.0 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Idkerberget	Sweden	Record low maximum temperature	-27.0 C (-16.6 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Gavle	Sweden	Record low maximum temperature	-20.9 C (-5.6 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Stockholm	Sweden	Record low minimum temperature	-25.1 C (-13.2 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Sebewaing	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Williamston 3NE	United States	Record daily snowfall	19.1 cm (7.5 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Louisiana	United States	Record daily snowfall	19.1 cm (7.5 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Watertown Wwtp	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.9 cm (4.3 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Brunswick NAS	United States	Record daily precipitation	99.1 mm (3.9 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Tallinn	Estonia	Record low maximum temperature	-28.0 C (-18.4 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Linkoeping-Malmslaett	Sweden	Record low maximum temperature	-22.4 C (-8.3 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Kullen	Sweden	Record low maximum temperature	-15.4 C (4.3 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Skegness	United Kingdom	Record low maximum temperature	-2.6 C (27.3 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Tallinn	Estonia	Record low maximum temperature	-28.0 C (-18.4 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Osby	Sweden	Record low maximum temperature	-19.8 C (-3.6 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Hoburg	Sweden	Record low maximum temperature	-13.4 C (7.9 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Hemse	Sweden	Record low maximum temperature	-13.9 C (7.0 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Malexander	Sweden	Record low maximum temperature	-23.4 C (-10.1 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Remningstorp	Sweden	Record low maximum temperature	-22.7 C (-8.9 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Bradford	United Kingdom	Record low maximum temperature	-4.8 C (23.4 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Griggsville	United States	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)

Counts by Type and Timescale

1,279 records

Records set or tied on 10 January 1987 by type: Highest daily maximum 55, Lowest daily maximum 379, Highest daily minimum 46, Lowest daily minimum 314, Heaviest daily rainfall 188, Heaviest daily snowfall 204, Deepest snow cover 93.

Records on 10 January 1987 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	55
Lowest daily maximum	379
Highest daily minimum	46
Lowest daily minimum	314
Heaviest daily rainfall	188
Heaviest daily snowfall	204
Deepest snow cover	93

Records on 10 January 1987 by timescale: all-time 148, monthly 74, daily 1,057.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

1,123 broken records

Margins by which the 1,123 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 350.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

10 January 1987

Top 20 records on 10 January 1987 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
10 January 1987	Toledo 3N, US	monthly rain	71.1 mm (2.8 in)	25.9 mm (1.0 in)	41 years	71 of 100 (Major)
10 January 1987	Uppsala_Aut, SE	all-time low max	-22.5 C (-8.5 F)	2.7 C (4.9 F)	130 years	65 of 100 (Major)
10 January 1987	Karlshamn, SE	daily low max	-17.0 C (1.4 F)	9.5 C (17.1 F)	79 years	60 of 100 (Major)
10 January 1987	Steffenville, US	daily snowfall	18.3 cm (7.2 in)	10.7 cm (4.2 in)	83 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
10 January 1987	Elwood, US	all-time rain	152.9 mm (6.0 in)	23.4 mm (0.9 in)	29 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
10 January 1987	Fredrikstad (Sar), ZA	daily rain	55.5 mm (2.2 in)	36.4 mm (1.4 in)	64 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
10 January 1987	Saverton L&D 22, US	daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	36 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
10 January 1987	Saginaw Mbs Intl AP, US	daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	85 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
10 January 1987	Beitbridge, ZW	daily rain	91.5 mm (3.6 in)	83.9 mm (3.3 in)	32 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
10 January 1987	Barkakra, SE	all-time low max	-19.1 C (-2.4 F)	6.1 C (11.0 F)	30 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
10 January 1987	Kent City 2 SW, US	daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	29 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
10 January 1987	Utrecht (Tnk), ZA	daily rain	91.8 mm (3.6 in)	44.8 mm (1.8 in)	44 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
10 January 1987	Varberg, SE	all-time low max	-20.0 C (-4.0 F)	6.2 C (11.2 F)	30 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
10 January 1987	Vandalia, US	monthly snowfall	20.8 cm (8.2 in)	3.0 cm (1.2 in)	82 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
10 January 1987	Marseilles-Marignane, FR	daily rain	45.2 mm (1.8 in)	32.6 mm (1.3 in)	16 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
10 January 1987	Ronneby-Bredakra, SE	all-time low max	-17.6 C (0.3 F)	5.6 C (10.1 F)	30 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
10 January 1987	Boras, SE	all-time low max	-22.7 C (-8.9 F)	2.9 C (5.2 F)	44 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
10 January 1987	Ulricehamn, SE	all-time low max	-24.3 C (-11.7 F)	3.1 C (5.6 F)	44 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
10 January 1987	Orebro, SE	all-time low max	-24.0 C (-11.2 F)	3.0 C (5.4 F)	44 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
10 January 1987	White Hall 1 E, US	daily snowfall	21.6 cm (8.5 in)	19.1 cm (7.5 in)	1 year	49 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

1799 to 1987

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1799 to 1987. 1987 had 1,279 records.

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

Records on 01-10 in each year
Year	Records
1799	1
1820	1
1830	1
1832	1
1841	1
1842	1
1849	1
1851	2
1853	1
1854	1
1857	1
1858	3
1862	1
1863	1
1865	1
1866	1
1868	1
1871	1
1873	5
1876	3
1877	1
1878	2
1880	1
1881	1
1882	2
1883	1
1885	4
1887	3
1888	2
1890	3
1891	2
1892	2
1893	2
1895	2
1896	2
1897	8
1898	3
1899	4
1900	4
1901	2
1902	6
1903	8
1904	4
1905	6
1906	5
1907	5
1908	13
1909	11
1910	24
1911	13
1912	40
1913	12
1914	28
1915	12
1916	41
1917	59
1918	75
1919	27
1920	40
1921	172
1922	48
1923	72
1924	363
1925	114
1926	100
1927	138
1928	517
1929	277
1930	487
1931	92
1932	202
1933	331
1934	228
1935	722
1936	664
1937	775
1938	252
1939	766
1940	502
1941	327
1942	1,097
1943	226
1944	264
1945	635
1946	335
1947	234
1948	264
1949	1,569
1950	756
1951	249
1952	316
1953	702
1954	433
1955	341
1956	583
1957	1,245
1958	403
1959	632
1960	498
1961	268
1962	2,191
1963	876
1964	439
1965	566
1966	184
1967	424
1968	1,072
1969	451
1970	1,072
1971	717
1972	1,177
1973	825
1974	1,685
1975	1,765
1976	566
1977	1,803
1978	1,102
1979	788
1980	940
1981	673
1982	2,368
1983	1,270
1984	543
1985	1,038
1986	815
1987	1,279
1988	1,041
1989	1,034
1990	1,785
1991	1,788
1992	1,263
1993	1,499
1994	716
1995	1,291
1996	1,455
1997	1,286
1998	1,104
1999	745
2000	1,042
2001	793
2002	1,631
2003	674
2004	849
2005	1,414
2006	978
2007	1,196
2008	739
2009	875
2010	1,446
2011	1,718
2012	761
2013	831
2014	415
2015	1,089
2016	868
2017	872
2018	664
2019	272
2020	976
2021	429
2022	298
2023	569
2024	1,071
2025	827
2026	918

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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	1,011
50 to 100	78
100 to 150	25
150 to 200	6
200 to 250	2
250 to 300	0
300 to 350	1