Weather Records on 21 January 1987

934 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 21 January 1987. Highest significance: Willeroo, AU.

Key Facts for 21 January 1987

On 21 January 1987, 934 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
172 were record highs and 275 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 6 were all-time records, 35 monthly and 893 daily.
Willeroo set a monthly record daily precipitation of 250.0 mm (9.8 in) on 21 January 1987.
Across 163 earlier years (1793 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 464 records.

Record Map

934 stations

934 station records on 21 January 1987 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 21 January 1987: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Willeroo	Australia	Record daily precipitation	250.0 mm (9.8 in)	72 of 100 (Major)
Cue	Australia	Record daily precipitation	60.0 mm (2.4 in)	69 of 100 (Major)
Chickamauga 2 SW	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	67 of 100 (Major)
Estancia 4N	United States	Record snow depth	86.4 cm (34.0 in)	66 of 100 (Major)
Coodardy	Australia	Record daily precipitation	80.0 mm (3.1 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Summerville	United States	Record daily snowfall	19.1 cm (7.5 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Dilia	United States	Record snow depth	43.2 cm (17.0 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Hamersley	Australia	Record daily precipitation	149.0 mm (5.9 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Boogardie	Australia	Record daily precipitation	70.4 mm (2.8 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Ngukurr	Australia	Record daily precipitation	152.6 mm (6.0 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Noondie 2	Australia	Record daily precipitation	81.0 mm (3.2 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Dandaraga	Australia	Record daily precipitation	54.2 mm (2.1 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
La Motte (Bos)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	52.7 mm (2.1 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Thoreau	United States	Record snow depth	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Miami	United States	Record snow depth	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Edjudina	Australia	Record daily precipitation	54.6 mm (2.1 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Booylgoo Spring	Australia	Record daily precipitation	51.0 mm (2.0 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Spur	United States	Record snow depth	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Austin Downs	Australia	Record daily precipitation	67.0 mm (2.6 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Cobra Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	70.4 mm (2.8 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Colorado Springs Muni AP	United States	Record snow depth	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Menangina	Australia	Record daily precipitation	39.0 mm (1.5 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Dundee 2NE	United States	Record snow depth	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Mileura	Australia	Record daily precipitation	41.0 mm (1.6 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Yundamindra	Australia	Record daily precipitation	47.2 mm (1.9 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Sandia Park	United States	Record snow depth	45.7 cm (18.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Snyder	United States	Record snow depth	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Heflin	United States	Record daily snowfall	16.0 cm (6.3 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Bosque del Apache	United States	Record snow depth	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Mount Magnet	Australia	Record daily precipitation	77.6 mm (3.1 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Bottineau	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Wondinong	Australia	Record daily precipitation	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Mount Padbury	Australia	Record daily precipitation	50.0 mm (2.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Durbanville (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	41.0 mm (1.6 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Vrugbaar	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	40.5 mm (1.6 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Delphi 2 N	United States	Record snow depth	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Carnegie 5 NE	United States	Record snow depth	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Ft Sumner	United States	Record snow depth	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Cashmere Downs	Australia	Record daily precipitation	46.4 mm (1.8 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Minara	Australia	Record daily precipitation	42.4 mm (1.7 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Logansport Cicott St	United States	Record snow depth	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
New Iberia AP - Acadiana Rgnl	United States	Record daily precipitation	51.3 mm (2.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Cordell	United States	Record snow depth	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Wanna	Australia	Record daily precipitation	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Murchison Downs	Australia	Record daily precipitation	48.8 mm (1.9 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Elsenburg	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	25.5 mm (1.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Milgun	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.0 mm (1.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Wanarie	Australia	Record daily precipitation	46.4 mm (1.8 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Depot Springs	Australia	Record daily precipitation	45.6 mm (1.8 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Yakabindie	Australia	Record daily precipitation	51.0 mm (2.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Youanmi Downs	Australia	Record daily precipitation	38.0 mm (1.5 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Medina	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Korong	Australia	Record daily precipitation	50.0 mm (2.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Guffey 10 SE	United States	Record snow depth	33.0 cm (13.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Cogla Downs	Australia	Record daily precipitation	49.8 mm (2.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Pinnacles	Australia	Record daily precipitation	38.0 mm (1.5 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Hollum	Netherlands	Record snow depth	15.0 cm (5.9 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Augusta	United States	Record snow depth	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Bosque del Apache	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-21.1 C (-6.0 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Elk	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-23.3 C (-9.9 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)

Counts by Type and Timescale

934 records

Records set or tied on 21 January 1987 by type: Highest daily maximum 63, Lowest daily maximum 142, Highest daily minimum 109, Lowest daily minimum 133, Heaviest daily rainfall 312, Heaviest daily snowfall 34, Deepest snow cover 141.

Records on 21 January 1987 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	63
Lowest daily maximum	142
Highest daily minimum	109
Lowest daily minimum	133
Heaviest daily rainfall	312
Heaviest daily snowfall	34
Deepest snow cover	141

Records on 21 January 1987 by timescale: all-time 6, monthly 35, daily 893.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

757 broken records

Margins by which the 757 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 686.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

21 January 1987

Top 20 records on 21 January 1987 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
21 January 1987	Willeroo, AU	monthly rain	250.0 mm (9.8 in)	72.2 mm (2.8 in)	58 years	72 of 100 (Major)
21 January 1987	Cue, AU	daily rain	60.0 mm (2.4 in)	46.8 mm (1.8 in)	77 years	69 of 100 (Major)
21 January 1987	Chickamauga 2 SW, US	daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	93 years	67 of 100 (Major)
21 January 1987	Estancia 4N, US	daily snow depth	86.4 cm (34.0 in)	68.6 cm (27.0 in)	60 years	66 of 100 (Major)
21 January 1987	Coodardy, AU	daily rain	80.0 mm (3.1 in)	62.0 mm (2.4 in)	35 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
21 January 1987	Summerville, US	daily snowfall	19.1 cm (7.5 in)	19.1 cm (7.5 in)	48 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
21 January 1987	Dilia, US	daily snow depth	43.2 cm (17.0 in)	40.7 cm (16.0 in)	41 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
21 January 1987	Hamersley, AU	daily rain	149.0 mm (5.9 in)	119.0 mm (4.7 in)	28 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
21 January 1987	Boogardie, AU	daily rain	70.4 mm (2.8 in)	59.0 mm (2.3 in)	28 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
21 January 1987	Ngukurr, AU	daily rain	152.6 mm (6.0 in)	84.0 mm (3.3 in)	45 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
21 January 1987	Noondie 2, AU	daily rain	81.0 mm (3.2 in)	70.8 mm (2.8 in)	20 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
21 January 1987	Dandaraga, AU	daily rain	54.2 mm (2.1 in)	42.8 mm (1.7 in)	75 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
21 January 1987	La Motte (Bos), ZA	daily rain	52.7 mm (2.1 in)	48.2 mm (1.9 in)	20 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
21 January 1987	Thoreau, US	daily snow depth	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	27 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
21 January 1987	Miami, US	daily snow depth	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	20 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
21 January 1987	Edjudina, AU	daily rain	54.6 mm (2.1 in)	41.9 mm (1.6 in)	35 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
21 January 1987	Booylgoo Spring, AU	daily rain	51.0 mm (2.0 in)	41.9 mm (1.6 in)	28 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
21 January 1987	Spur, US	all-time snow depth	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	2.6 cm (1.0 in)	68 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
21 January 1987	Austin Downs, AU	daily rain	67.0 mm (2.6 in)	43.6 mm (1.7 in)	28 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
21 January 1987	Cobra Station, AU	daily rain	70.4 mm (2.8 in)	51.3 mm (2.0 in)	35 years	48 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 934 records.

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

Records on 01-21 in each year
Year	Records
1793	1
1795	2
1796	1
1798	1
1800	2
1803	1
1804	2
1829	1
1838	3
1840	2
1845	2
1846	1
1850	2
1864	2
1866	4
1867	1
1869	1
1871	1
1873	2
1876	1
1878	4
1880	3
1881	4
1884	1
1885	1
1886	1
1888	3
1890	2
1891	3
1892	2
1893	1
1894	3
1895	2
1896	2
1897	3
1898	3
1899	15
1900	5
1901	4
1902	8
1903	18
1904	30
1905	3
1906	53
1907	10
1908	11
1909	25
1910	11
1911	8
1912	7
1913	23
1914	37
1915	47
1916	38
1917	83
1918	49
1919	14
1920	75
1921	54
1922	35
1923	62
1924	535
1925	103
1926	157
1927	447
1928	206
1929	132
1930	616
1931	112
1932	167
1933	572
1934	255
1935	771
1936	314
1937	852
1938	250
1939	305
1940	562
1941	205
1942	522
1943	1,168
1944	324
1945	290
1946	339
1947	205
1948	387
1949	452
1950	643
1951	367
1952	436
1953	325
1954	1,094
1955	399
1956	653
1957	527
1958	506
1959	936
1960	319
1961	746
1962	741
1963	761
1964	771
1965	251
1966	636
1967	511
1968	1,179
1969	927
1970	1,770
1971	672
1972	598
1973	573
1974	992
1975	496
1976	860
1977	549
1978	1,301
1979	1,675
1980	425
1981	972
1982	1,339
1983	1,179
1984	2,132
1985	2,457
1986	883
1987	934
1988	771
1989	511
1990	927
1991	559
1992	447
1993	1,763
1994	1,195
1995	1,276
1996	528
1997	950
1998	606
1999	1,387
2000	686
2001	736
2002	796
2003	690
2004	535
2005	1,111
2006	1,116
2007	1,955
2008	1,061
2009	788
2010	1,166
2011	836
2012	1,148
2013	455
2014	522
2015	426
2016	580
2017	1,248
2018	664
2019	526
2020	894
2021	626
2022	430
2023	517
2024	1,015
2025	1,386
2026	201

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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 2026-10-13 (13 October 2026). Records are computed by this site and are not official.

Data as of 2026-10-12. Last revised 12 October 2026 (2026-10-12).

Margin	Records
0 to 100	723
100 to 200	27
200 to 300	5
300 to 400	0
400 to 500	1
500 to 600	0
600 to 700	1