Weather Records on 24 January 1987

842 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 24 January 1987. Highest significance: Nebo, AU.

Key Facts for 24 January 1987

On 24 January 1987, 842 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
106 were record highs and 305 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 4 were all-time records, 13 monthly and 825 daily.
Nebo set a daily record precipitation of 150.0 mm (5.9 in) on 24 January 1987.
Across 160 earlier years (1796 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 482 records.

Record Map

842 stations

842 station records on 24 January 1987 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 24 January 1987: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Nebo	Australia	Record daily precipitation	150.0 mm (5.9 in)	67 of 100 (Major)
Estancia 4N	United States	Record snow depth	61.0 cm (24.0 in)	66 of 100 (Major)
Cecilville	United States	Record daily precipitation	180.3 mm (7.1 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Pulaski 2 E	United States	Record snow depth	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Pedro Beicht	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	84.8 mm (3.3 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Marshall	United States	Record snow depth	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Coweeta Exp STN	United States	Record snow depth	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Mairinque	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	116.4 mm (4.6 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Hickory FAA AP	United States	Record snow depth	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Mount Surprise Township	Australia	Record daily precipitation	103.2 mm (4.1 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Sarapui	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	98.1 mm (3.9 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Dallas 7 NE	United States	Record snow depth	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Conasauga 2N	United States	Record snow depth	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Rocky Mt	United States	Record snow depth	35.6 cm (14.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Attu	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-11.7 C (10.9 F)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Colorado Springs Muni AP	United States	Record snow depth	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Highlands	United States	Record snow depth	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Kjobli I Snaasa	Norway	Record daily precipitation	26.3 mm (1.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Palmerville	Australia	Record high minimum temperature	26.5 C (79.7 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Grafton	United States	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Concord 4 SSW	United States	Record snow depth	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Ferreira Das Almas	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	60.3 mm (2.4 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Itanhaem	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	94.0 mm (3.7 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Boonton 1 SE	United States	Record snow depth	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Mocksville 5SE	United States	Record snow depth	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Philpott Dam 2	United States	Record snow depth	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Weston	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-6.7 C (19.9 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Itapeva	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	69.1 mm (2.7 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Canon City	United States	Record snow depth	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Altavista	United States	Record snow depth	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Igarapava	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	153.9 mm (6.1 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Rockville 1 NE	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-6.1 C (21.0 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Paradise Valley 1 NW	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Los Alamos	United States	Record snow depth	40.6 cm (16.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Clarion 3 SW	United States	Record daily snowfall	8.9 cm (3.5 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Charters Towers Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	85.0 mm (3.3 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Varadouro	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	92.1 mm (3.6 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Hart 3 WSW	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-15.0 C (5.0 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Beaver Dam Wwtp	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-15.6 C (3.9 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Lapa	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	77.0 mm (3.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Aldeinha	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	63.7 mm (2.5 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Avon Park 2 W	United States	Record low maximum temperature	13.3 C (55.9 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Dundee 2NE	United States	Record snow depth	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Grayling	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-16.1 C (3.0 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Ralston	United States	Record snow depth	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Stratford	United States	Record snow depth	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Antigo	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-21.1 C (-6.0 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Timburi	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	68.6 mm (2.7 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Augusta	United States	Record snow depth	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Yadkin College	United States	Record snow depth	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Lakeview 2 NNW	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Susquehanna	United States	Record snow depth	76.2 cm (30.0 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Warrenton 3 SE	United States	Record snow depth	35.6 cm (14.0 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Marlinton	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-22.8 C (-9.0 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
The Cedars	Australia	Record daily precipitation	133.0 mm (5.2 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Lagodehi	Georgia	Record daily precipitation	25.6 mm (1.0 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Tower 2S	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-41.1 C (-42.0 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Turquoise Bonanza Ck	United States	Record snow depth	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Arcade	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-15.6 C (3.9 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Casar	United States	Record snow depth	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

842 records

Records set or tied on 24 January 1987 by type: Highest daily maximum 56, Lowest daily maximum 166, Highest daily minimum 50, Lowest daily minimum 139, Heaviest daily rainfall 195, Heaviest daily snowfall 37, Deepest snow cover 199.

Records on 24 January 1987 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	56
Lowest daily maximum	166
Highest daily minimum	50
Lowest daily minimum	139
Heaviest daily rainfall	195
Heaviest daily snowfall	37
Deepest snow cover	199

Records on 24 January 1987 by timescale: all-time 4, monthly 13, daily 825.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

661 broken records

Margins by which the 661 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 432.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

24 January 1987

Top 20 records on 24 January 1987 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
24 January 1987	Nebo, AU	daily rain	150.0 mm (5.9 in)	81.4 mm (3.2 in)	68 years	67 of 100 (Major)
24 January 1987	Estancia 4N, US	daily snow depth	61.0 cm (24.0 in)	43.2 cm (17.0 in)	60 years	66 of 100 (Major)
24 January 1987	Cecilville, US	monthly rain	180.3 mm (7.1 in)	73.4 mm (2.9 in)	21 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
24 January 1987	Pulaski 2 E, US	daily snow depth	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	64 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
24 January 1987	Pedro Beicht, BR	daily rain	84.8 mm (3.3 in)	55.1 mm (2.2 in)	43 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
24 January 1987	Marshall, US	daily snow depth	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	31 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
24 January 1987	Coweeta Exp STN, US	daily snow depth	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	37 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
24 January 1987	Mairinque, BR	daily rain	116.4 mm (4.6 in)	80.5 mm (3.2 in)	17 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
24 January 1987	Hickory FAA AP, US	daily snow depth	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	16 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
24 January 1987	Mount Surprise Township, AU	daily rain	103.2 mm (4.1 in)	39.7 mm (1.6 in)	60 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
24 January 1987	Sarapui, BR	daily rain	98.1 mm (3.9 in)	53.1 mm (2.1 in)	28 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
24 January 1987	Dallas 7 NE, US	daily snow depth	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	39 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
24 January 1987	Conasauga 2N, US	daily snow depth	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	37 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
24 January 1987	Rocky Mt, US	daily snow depth	35.6 cm (14.0 in)	20.4 cm (8.0 in)	39 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
24 January 1987	Attu, US	daily low min	-11.7 C (10.9 F)	5.6 C (10.1 F)	68 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
24 January 1987	Colorado Springs Muni AP, US	daily snow depth	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	7.7 cm (3.0 in)	37 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
24 January 1987	Highlands, US	monthly snow depth	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	2.6 cm (1.0 in)	56 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
24 January 1987	Kjobli I Snaasa, NO	daily rain	26.3 mm (1.0 in)	4.1 mm (0.16 in)	88 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
24 January 1987	Palmerville, AU	daily high min	26.5 C (79.7 F)	0.9 C (1.6 F)	89 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
24 January 1987	Grafton, US	daily rain	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	19.6 mm (0.8 in)	36 years	41 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

1796 to 1987

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1796 to 1987. 1987 had 842 records.

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

Records on 01-24 in each year
Year	Records
1796	1
1800	1
1817	1
1823	2
1828	2
1834	2
1845	1
1846	1
1849	1
1855	1
1858	1
1864	1
1866	1
1869	1
1871	1
1872	1
1873	1
1875	1
1879	2
1881	6
1882	2
1883	1
1884	1
1887	1
1888	1
1890	1
1891	4
1892	1
1893	2
1894	3
1895	3
1896	15
1897	2
1899	7
1900	4
1901	2
1902	7
1903	6
1904	11
1905	8
1906	20
1907	24
1908	12
1909	69
1910	20
1911	11
1912	11
1913	27
1914	27
1915	30
1916	28
1917	63
1918	52
1919	55
1920	34
1921	45
1922	89
1923	78
1924	116
1925	67
1926	100
1927	172
1928	215
1929	396
1930	639
1931	436
1932	245
1933	605
1934	361
1935	731
1936	1,085
1937	600
1938	545
1939	198
1940	827
1941	987
1942	634
1943	715
1944	634
1945	130
1946	355
1947	788
1948	1,257
1949	1,123
1950	1,342
1951	466
1952	383
1953	815
1954	368
1955	536
1956	366
1957	305
1958	381
1959	702
1960	348
1961	508
1962	478
1963	1,710
1964	461
1965	537
1966	553
1967	1,249
1968	711
1969	1,049
1970	834
1971	534
1972	756
1973	472
1974	636
1975	523
1976	631
1977	532
1978	1,427
1979	1,436
1980	782
1981	1,324
1982	759
1983	786
1984	677
1985	583
1986	415
1987	842
1988	766
1989	673
1990	929
1991	1,034
1992	894
1993	1,433
1994	634
1995	578
1996	1,150
1997	822
1998	524
1999	1,745
2000	1,135
2001	750
2002	1,724
2003	1,485
2004	719
2005	1,078
2006	928
2007	1,136
2008	973
2009	1,046
2010	1,225
2011	810
2012	503
2013	768
2014	926
2015	617
2016	887
2017	958
2018	721
2019	627
2020	789
2021	517
2022	434
2023	657
2024	1,018
2025	715
2026	1,625

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Data for records on 1987-01-24: 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).

Histogram of margins by which records were beaten on 24 January 1987
Margin	Records
0 to 100	605
100 to 200	46
200 to 300	8
300 to 400	1
400 to 500	1