Weather Records on 17 January 1987

1,375 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 17 January 1987. Highest significance: Estancia 4N, US.

Key Facts for 17 January 1987

On 17 January 1987, 1,375 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
321 were record highs and 467 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 19 were all-time records, 57 monthly and 1,299 daily.
Estancia 4N set an all-time record snow depth of 91.4 cm (36.0 in) on 17 January 1987.
Across 168 earlier years (1795 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 470 records.

Record Map

1,375 stations

1,375 station records on 17 January 1987 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 17 January 1987: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Estancia 4N	United States	Record snow depth	91.4 cm (36.0 in)	68 of 100 (Major)
Fredonia	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	66 of 100 (Major)
Conchas Dam	United States	Record daily precipitation	36.1 mm (1.4 in)	65 of 100 (Major)
Valmora	United States	Record snow depth	55.9 cm (22.0 in)	63 of 100 (Major)
Snowflake	United States	Record snow depth	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Pedernal 9 E	United States	Record daily snowfall	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Estancia 4N	United States	Record daily snowfall	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Gran Quivira Natl Mon	United States	Record daily snowfall	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Jemez Springs	United States	Record snow depth	43.2 cm (17.0 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
San Simon	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Pedernal 9 E	United States	Record snow depth	38.1 cm (15.0 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Conchas Dam	United States	Record snow depth	38.1 cm (15.0 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Crossroads 2	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Itamarati-SE	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	111.5 mm (4.4 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Wellington	United States	Record snow depth	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Gove 4W	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.3 cm (2.1 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Conchas Dam	United States	Record daily snowfall	38.1 cm (15.0 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Colorado Springs Muni AP	United States	Record snow depth	33.0 cm (13.0 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Mogil Mogil (Benimora)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	54.2 mm (2.1 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Sandia Park	United States	Record snow depth	76.2 cm (30.0 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Santa Rosa	United States	Record daily snowfall	19.1 cm (7.5 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Givhans Ferry 2 ESE	United States	Record daily precipitation	43.7 mm (1.7 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Alcalde	United States	Record snow depth	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Bell Ranch	United States	Record snow depth	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Jourdanton	United States	Record daily precipitation	31.5 mm (1.2 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Sandia Park	United States	Record daily precipitation	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Shahat	Libya	Record high minimum temperature	14.0 C (57.2 F)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Ft Supply 3SE	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Rienhardt Rch	United States	Record snow depth	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Kenton	United States	Record snow depth	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Ft Sumner 5 S	United States	Record snow depth	40.6 cm (16.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Hachita 1W	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Angoon Pwr	United States	Record daily precipitation	34.0 mm (1.3 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Petropolis	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	105.0 mm (4.1 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Bordeaux-Merignac	France	Record low minimum temperature	-15.8 C (3.6 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Streator 2SE	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Lawrence	United States	Record daily snowfall	17.3 cm (6.8 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Galveston	United States	Record daily precipitation	47.5 mm (1.9 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Quincy Rgnl AP	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.7 cm (6.2 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Avalon Pleasure Pier	United States	Record low minimum temperature	0.6 C (33.1 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Barnsdall	United States	Record daily snowfall	14.7 cm (5.8 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Regnier	United States	Record snow depth	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Claude	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Bingham 2 NE	United States	Record snow depth	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Boyd	United States	Record daily precipitation	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Garrison	United States	Record snow depth	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Saint Johns	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-6.1 C (21.0 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Guffey 10 SE	United States	Record snow depth	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Tarpon Spgs Sewage Plt	United States	Record high minimum temperature	19.4 C (66.9 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
San Jon	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-9.4 C (15.1 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Valmora	United States	Record daily snowfall	13.0 cm (5.1 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Shelby 2 NW	United States	Record daily precipitation	55.9 mm (2.2 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Wrangell AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	57.2 mm (2.3 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
General Wayne A Downing Intl A	United States	Record daily snowfall	13.7 cm (5.4 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Dover	United States	Record daily precipitation	37.6 mm (1.5 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Mt Pulaski	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Augusta	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
El Rito	United States	Record snow depth	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Mosquero 1 NE	United States	Record snow depth	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Socorro	United States	Record snow depth	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)

Counts by Type and Timescale

1,375 records

Records set or tied on 17 January 1987 by type: Highest daily maximum 170, Lowest daily maximum 274, Highest daily minimum 151, Lowest daily minimum 193, Heaviest daily rainfall 274, Heaviest daily snowfall 160, Deepest snow cover 153.

Records on 17 January 1987 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	170
Lowest daily maximum	274
Highest daily minimum	151
Lowest daily minimum	193
Heaviest daily rainfall	274
Heaviest daily snowfall	160
Deepest snow cover	153

Records on 17 January 1987 by timescale: all-time 19, monthly 57, daily 1,299.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

1,107 broken records

Margins by which the 1,107 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

17 January 1987

Top 20 records on 17 January 1987 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
17 January 1987	Estancia 4N, US	all-time snow depth	91.4 cm (36.0 in)	30.4 cm (12.0 in)	0 years	68 of 100 (Major)
17 January 1987	Fredonia, US	daily rain	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	34.8 mm (1.4 in)	60 years	66 of 100 (Major)
17 January 1987	Conchas Dam, US	monthly rain	36.1 mm (1.4 in)	13.7 mm (0.5 in)	48 years	65 of 100 (Major)
17 January 1987	Valmora, US	all-time snow depth	55.9 cm (22.0 in)	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	67 years	63 of 100 (Major)
17 January 1987	Snowflake, US	daily snow depth	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	87 years	60 of 100 (Major)
17 January 1987	Pedernal 9 E, US	all-time snowfall	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	33 years	60 of 100 (Major)
17 January 1987	Estancia 4N, US	daily snowfall	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	16.5 cm (6.5 in)	76 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
17 January 1987	Gran Quivira Natl Mon, US	daily snowfall	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	40 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
17 January 1987	Jemez Springs, US	daily snow depth	43.2 cm (17.0 in)	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	72 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
17 January 1987	San Simon, US	daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	87 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
17 January 1987	Pedernal 9 E, US	monthly snow depth	38.1 cm (15.0 in)	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	27 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
17 January 1987	Conchas Dam, US	daily snow depth	38.1 cm (15.0 in)	35.6 cm (14.0 in)	28 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
17 January 1987	Crossroads 2, US	monthly snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	6.3 cm (2.5 in)	41 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
17 January 1987	Itamarati-SE, BR	daily rain	111.5 mm (4.4 in)	85.1 mm (3.4 in)	24 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
17 January 1987	Wellington, US	daily snow depth	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	73 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
17 January 1987	Gove 4W, US	daily snowfall	5.3 cm (2.1 in)	5.3 cm (2.1 in)	93 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
17 January 1987	Conchas Dam, US	all-time snowfall	38.1 cm (15.0 in)	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	23 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
17 January 1987	Colorado Springs Muni AP, US	daily snow depth	33.0 cm (13.0 in)	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	20 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
17 January 1987	Mogil Mogil (Benimora), AU	daily rain	54.2 mm (2.1 in)	26.8 mm (1.1 in)	91 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
17 January 1987	Sandia Park, US	all-time snow depth	76.2 cm (30.0 in)	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	26 years	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

1795 to 1987

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1795 to 1987. 1987 had 1,375 records.

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

Records on 01-17 in each year
Year	Records
1795	1
1800	2
1802	1
1804	1
1805	2
1809	1
1812	1
1820	1
1826	2
1828	1
1838	2
1845	3
1854	1
1858	1
1861	1
1864	3
1865	1
1866	1
1869	1
1870	2
1871	1
1874	1
1875	1
1876	2
1877	1
1878	1
1880	1
1881	2
1883	3
1884	1
1885	2
1886	1
1888	1
1889	4
1890	2
1891	4
1893	5
1894	5
1895	3
1896	4
1897	6
1899	5
1900	5
1901	1
1902	4
1903	3
1904	9
1905	2
1906	19
1907	38
1908	10
1909	13
1910	21
1911	49
1912	8
1913	66
1914	13
1915	19
1916	47
1917	32
1918	37
1919	45
1920	148
1921	70
1922	25
1923	122
1924	278
1925	184
1926	118
1927	144
1928	309
1929	118
1930	942
1931	130
1932	489
1933	203
1934	120
1935	444
1936	377
1937	196
1938	323
1939	375
1940	566
1941	644
1942	601
1943	1,086
1944	333
1945	511
1946	1,089
1947	354
1948	613
1949	566
1950	731
1951	535
1952	773
1953	531
1954	632
1955	303
1956	431
1957	1,040
1958	555
1959	760
1960	657
1961	537
1962	625
1963	537
1964	450
1965	1,180
1966	275
1967	423
1968	400
1969	526
1970	931
1971	871
1972	884
1973	1,147
1974	1,327
1975	647
1976	717
1977	2,352
1978	1,458
1979	1,182
1980	601
1981	821
1982	1,899
1983	592
1984	888
1985	988
1986	848
1987	1,375
1988	751
1989	745
1990	1,986
1991	776
1992	958
1993	1,685
1994	1,805
1995	1,186
1996	1,353
1997	791
1998	832
1999	775
2000	1,060
2001	744
2002	505
2003	764
2004	1,245
2005	682
2006	1,055
2007	1,911
2008	1,114
2009	851
2010	876
2011	972
2012	847
2013	643
2014	548
2015	489
2016	458
2017	1,002
2018	1,273
2019	582
2020	828
2021	375
2022	1,022
2023	808
2024	1,585
2025	586
2026	370

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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	998
50 to 100	67
100 to 150	26
150 to 200	7
200 to 250	5
250 to 300	1
300 to 350	1
350 to 400	2