Weather Records on 1 February 1987

826 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 1 February 1987. Highest significance: Winthrop 1 WSW, US.

Key Facts for 1 February 1987

On 1 February 1987, 826 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
448 were record highs and 78 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 3 were all-time records, 19 monthly and 804 daily.
Winthrop 1 WSW set a daily record snowfall of 35.6 cm (14.0 in) on 1 February 1987.
Across 159 earlier years (1795 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 494 records.

Record Map

826 stations

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

Weather records on 1 February 1987: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Winthrop 1 WSW	United States	Record daily snowfall	35.6 cm (14.0 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Hillsboro	United States	Record daily precipitation	59.2 mm (2.3 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Haskins Dam	United States	Record daily precipitation	115.6 mm (4.6 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Hartline	United States	Record daily precipitation	33.8 mm (1.3 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Vancouver 4 NNE	United States	Record daily precipitation	73.7 mm (2.9 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Mud Mtn Dam	United States	Record daily precipitation	57.7 mm (2.3 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Glomfjord	Norway	Record daily precipitation	94.0 mm (3.7 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Bonners Ferry	United States	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Port Angeles	United States	Record daily precipitation	39.9 mm (1.6 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Newry	Australia	Record daily precipitation	125.2 mm (4.9 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Sandpoint Exp STN	United States	Record daily precipitation	40.4 mm (1.6 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Porto Santa Terezinha An/Cesp	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	90.0 mm (3.5 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
El Rito	United States	Record daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Rainer Ohanapecosh	United States	Record daily precipitation	88.4 mm (3.5 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Rex 1 S	United States	Record daily precipitation	45.5 mm (1.8 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Cloverdale	United States	Record daily precipitation	71.1 mm (2.8 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Freiberg	Germany	Record snow depth	51.0 cm (20.1 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Otis 2 NE	United States	Record daily precipitation	72.4 mm (2.9 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Elma	United States	Record daily precipitation	64.8 mm (2.6 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Packwood	United States	Record daily precipitation	71.1 mm (2.8 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Bayview Model Basin	United States	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Oregon City	United States	Record daily precipitation	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Aberdeen	United States	Record daily precipitation	79.5 mm (3.1 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Leavenworth 3 S	United States	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Puyallup 2 W Exp STN	United States	Record daily precipitation	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Startup 1 E	United States	Record daily precipitation	49.0 mm (1.9 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Kareepan	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	36.5 mm (1.4 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Glenwood 3SW	United States	Record high maximum temperature	15.6 C (60.1 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Mc Minnville	United States	Record daily precipitation	52.1 mm (2.1 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Galway	Ireland	Record low minimum temperature	-5.0 C (23.0 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Clausthal-Zellerfeld	Germany	Record snow depth	86.0 cm (33.9 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Manati 2 E	Puerto Rico [United States]	Record low maximum temperature	24.4 C (75.9 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Dilley 2 S	United States	Record daily precipitation	55.9 mm (2.2 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Langlois #2	United States	Record daily precipitation	73.2 mm (2.9 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Port Washington	United States	Record high maximum temperature	8.3 C (46.9 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Baia Mare	Romania	Record low minimum temperature	-20.5 C (-4.9 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Springs-Olympia Park	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	46.5 mm (1.8 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Cedar Rapids #1	United States	Record high maximum temperature	10.0 C (50.0 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Lawrence	United States	Record high minimum temperature	7.2 C (45.0 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Wakefield 3NW	United States	Record high maximum temperature	15.0 C (59.0 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Hood Rvr Exp STN	United States	Record daily precipitation	38.9 mm (1.5 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Ft Dodge 5NNW	United States	Record high maximum temperature	13.3 C (55.9 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Edgartown	United States	Record snow depth	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Kirksville	United States	Record high minimum temperature	4.4 C (39.9 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
McGaffey 5 SE	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Gold Beach Rs	United States	Record daily precipitation	68.1 mm (2.7 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Wauna 3 W	United States	Record daily precipitation	55.4 mm (2.2 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Rio Dos Patos	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	60.8 mm (2.4 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Mojave	United States	Record high maximum temperature	22.8 C (73.0 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Iowa City	United States	Record high maximum temperature	12.2 C (54.0 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Lamoni	United States	Record high minimum temperature	2.8 C (37.0 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Rockwell City	United States	Record high maximum temperature	12.8 C (55.0 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Webster City	United States	Record high maximum temperature	12.8 C (55.0 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Pipestone	United States	Record high maximum temperature	11.7 C (53.1 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Boonton 1 SE	United States	Record snow depth	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Cavendish	United States	Record snow depth	99.1 cm (39.0 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Battle Ground	United States	Record daily precipitation	54.6 mm (2.1 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Bremerton	United States	Record daily precipitation	51.1 mm (2.0 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Buckley 1 NE	United States	Record daily precipitation	39.1 mm (1.5 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Creston 2 SW	United States	Record high maximum temperature	13.9 C (57.0 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

826 records

Records set or tied on 1 February 1987 by type: Highest daily maximum 312, Lowest daily maximum 24, Highest daily minimum 136, Lowest daily minimum 54, Heaviest daily rainfall 194, Heaviest daily snowfall 19, Deepest snow cover 87.

Records on 1 February 1987 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	312
Lowest daily maximum	24
Highest daily minimum	136
Lowest daily minimum	54
Heaviest daily rainfall	194
Heaviest daily snowfall	19
Deepest snow cover	87

Records on 1 February 1987 by timescale: all-time 3, monthly 19, daily 804.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

667 broken records

Margins by which the 667 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 254.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

1 February 1987

Top 20 records on 1 February 1987 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
1 February 1987	Winthrop 1 WSW, US	daily snowfall	35.6 cm (14.0 in)	15.3 cm (6.0 in)	72 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
1 February 1987	Hillsboro, US	daily rain	59.2 mm (2.3 in)	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	49 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
1 February 1987	Haskins Dam, US	daily rain	115.6 mm (4.6 in)	63.8 mm (2.5 in)	40 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
1 February 1987	Hartline, US	monthly rain	33.8 mm (1.3 in)	13.5 mm (0.5 in)	5 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
1 February 1987	Vancouver 4 NNE, US	monthly rain	73.7 mm (2.9 in)	16.5 mm (0.6 in)	37 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
1 February 1987	Mud Mtn Dam, US	daily rain	57.7 mm (2.3 in)	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	24 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
1 February 1987	Glomfjord, NO	monthly rain	94.0 mm (3.7 in)	11.8 mm (0.5 in)	67 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
1 February 1987	Bonners Ferry, US	daily rain	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	13.9 mm (0.5 in)	48 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
1 February 1987	Port Angeles, US	daily rain	39.9 mm (1.6 in)	21.9 mm (0.9 in)	40 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
1 February 1987	Newry, AU	daily rain	125.2 mm (4.9 in)	49.0 mm (1.9 in)	61 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
1 February 1987	Sandpoint Exp STN, US	daily rain	40.4 mm (1.6 in)	15.0 mm (0.6 in)	60 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
1 February 1987	Porto Santa Terezinha An/Cesp, BR	daily rain	90.0 mm (3.5 in)	57.8 mm (2.3 in)	29 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
1 February 1987	El Rito, US	daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	12.5 cm (4.9 in)	31 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
1 February 1987	Rainer Ohanapecosh, US	daily rain	88.4 mm (3.5 in)	36.3 mm (1.4 in)	56 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
1 February 1987	Rex 1 S, US	daily rain	45.5 mm (1.8 in)	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	7 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
1 February 1987	Cloverdale, US	daily rain	71.1 mm (2.8 in)	35.3 mm (1.4 in)	40 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
1 February 1987	Freiberg, DE	monthly snow depth	51.0 cm (20.1 in)	17.0 cm (6.7 in)	30 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
1 February 1987	Otis 2 NE, US	daily rain	72.4 mm (2.9 in)	42.9 mm (1.7 in)	35 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
1 February 1987	Elma, US	daily rain	64.8 mm (2.6 in)	36.4 mm (1.4 in)	12 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
1 February 1987	Packwood, US	daily rain	71.1 mm (2.8 in)	19.5 mm (0.8 in)	60 years	40 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 826 records.

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

Records on 02-01 in each year
Year	Records
1795	1
1796	1
1830	1
1831	1
1846	1
1850	1
1851	1
1853	1
1854	1
1862	3
1866	1
1867	1
1869	4
1871	1
1873	1
1877	2
1878	2
1881	2
1884	3
1885	2
1886	2
1887	1
1888	2
1889	4
1891	1
1892	4
1893	1
1894	1
1895	3
1896	4
1897	5
1898	4
1899	5
1900	2
1901	3
1902	10
1903	4
1904	9
1905	7
1906	29
1907	13
1908	85
1909	23
1910	5
1911	38
1912	37
1913	35
1914	54
1915	51
1916	68
1917	69
1918	71
1919	21
1920	84
1921	36
1922	68
1923	249
1924	193
1925	80
1926	56
1927	110
1928	281
1929	178
1930	102
1931	264
1932	142
1933	283
1934	515
1935	441
1936	514
1937	270
1938	299
1939	271
1940	328
1941	365
1942	157
1943	281
1944	240
1945	469
1946	273
1947	352
1948	397
1949	604
1950	1,223
1951	1,756
1952	907
1953	552
1954	1,012
1955	296
1956	1,013
1957	539
1958	369
1959	398
1960	646
1961	479
1962	657
1963	1,161
1964	453
1965	453
1966	756
1967	628
1968	941
1969	485
1970	397
1971	1,597
1972	385
1973	716
1974	865
1975	634
1976	723
1977	516
1978	904
1979	1,728
1980	689
1981	961
1982	1,029
1983	1,463
1984	278
1985	2,572
1986	709
1987	826
1988	1,699
1989	1,772
1990	1,122
1991	554
1992	1,501
1993	819
1994	917
1995	1,330
1996	1,632
1997	883
1998	737
1999	1,031
2000	687
2001	1,124
2002	2,087
2003	1,301
2004	1,146
2005	714
2006	638
2007	930
2008	1,136
2009	506
2010	1,239
2011	1,204
2012	1,027
2013	704
2014	635
2015	958
2016	1,496
2017	424
2018	512
2019	816
2020	1,608
2021	570
2022	254
2023	416
2024	1,204
2025	557
2026	1,241

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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	609
50 to 100	34
100 to 150	8
150 to 200	11
200 to 250	4
250 to 300	1