Weather Records on 2 February 1987

949 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 2 February 1987. Highest significance: Kailiili 436, US.

Key Facts for 2 February 1987

On 2 February 1987, 949 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
637 were record highs and 101 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 14 monthly and 935 daily.
Kailiili 436 set a daily record precipitation of 371.1 mm (14.6 in) on 2 February 1987.
Across 153 earlier years (1795 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 546 records.

Record Map

949 stations

949 station records on 2 February 1987 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 2 February 1987: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Kailiili 436	United States	Record daily precipitation	371.1 mm (14.6 in)	62 of 100 (Major)
Lupi Upper 442	United States	Record daily precipitation	297.2 mm (11.7 in)	62 of 100 (Major)
Keanae 346	United States	Record daily precipitation	223.5 mm (8.8 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
McKenzie Rvr Rs	United States	Record daily precipitation	83.3 mm (3.3 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Troy L&D	United States	Record snow depth	96.5 cm (38.0 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Eaton Rapids	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Warroad	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Ciudad Hidalgo (Smn)	Mexico	Record low maximum temperature	12.8 C (55.0 F)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Big Falls	United States	Record daily snowfall	23.1 cm (9.1 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Riddle	United States	Record daily precipitation	41.7 mm (1.6 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Wickiup Dam	United States	Record daily precipitation	41.1 mm (1.6 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Baudette	United States	Record daily snowfall	14.0 cm (5.5 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Wickiup Dam	United States	Record daily snowfall	36.8 cm (14.5 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Purcellville	United States	Record daily snowfall	13.7 cm (5.4 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Tennant Creek Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.8 mm (1.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Walden	United States	Record high minimum temperature	-1.7 C (28.9 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Bridgeport	United States	Record high minimum temperature	4.4 C (39.9 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Marquette	United States	Record high minimum temperature	-1.7 C (28.9 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Happy Camp Rs	United States	Record daily precipitation	84.3 mm (3.3 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Galesburg	United States	Record high maximum temperature	12.8 C (55.0 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Sibley	United States	Record high maximum temperature	11.7 C (53.1 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Detour Village	United States	Record high minimum temperature	-2.2 C (28.0 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Hart 3 WSW	United States	Record high maximum temperature	8.9 C (48.0 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Powers	United States	Record daily precipitation	70.1 mm (2.8 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Appleton	United States	Record high maximum temperature	6.7 C (44.1 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Lundazi	Zambia	Record daily precipitation	57.5 mm (2.3 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Lagos de Moreno (Dge)	Mexico	Record low maximum temperature	10.6 C (51.1 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Cuitzeo	Mexico	Record low maximum temperature	15.0 C (59.0 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Windom	United States	Record high maximum temperature	10.6 C (51.1 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Tacambaro	Mexico	Record low maximum temperature	15.6 C (60.1 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Bloomfield	United States	Record high maximum temperature	13.9 C (57.0 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Paola	United States	Record high maximum temperature	18.3 C (64.9 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Newberry-Luce Co Rd Commission	United States	Record high minimum temperature	-1.7 C (28.9 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Edgartown	United States	Record snow depth	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Caledonia	United States	Record high maximum temperature	6.1 C (43.0 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Golconda	United States	Record high minimum temperature	4.4 C (39.9 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Cavendish	United States	Record snow depth	96.5 cm (38.0 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Neillsville 3ESE	United States	Record high maximum temperature	8.3 C (46.9 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Winchester	United States	Record daily precipitation	41.4 mm (1.6 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Sonnblick	Austria	Record high maximum temperature	-1.2 C (29.8 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Presa El Bosque (Cfe)	Mexico	Record low maximum temperature	15.6 C (60.1 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Aurora Water	United States	Record high maximum temperature	8.9 C (48.0 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Walnut	United States	Record high maximum temperature	13.3 C (55.9 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Cedar Rapids #1	United States	Record high maximum temperature	13.3 C (55.9 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Iowa City	United States	Record high maximum temperature	15.0 C (59.0 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Logan 1 WNW	United States	Record high maximum temperature	20.6 C (69.1 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Williamsburg 1E	United States	Record high maximum temperature	15.6 C (60.1 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Alma	United States	Record high maximum temperature	8.9 C (48.0 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Clover Valley	United States	Record high maximum temperature	11.1 C (52.0 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Clover Valley	United States	Record high minimum temperature	2.2 C (36.0 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Emblem	United States	Record high maximum temperature	9.4 C (48.9 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Freiberg	Germany	Record snow depth	49.0 cm (19.3 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Cavalier 7NW	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Brodhead Wwtp	United States	Record high maximum temperature	10.0 C (50.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
San Sebastian - Igueldo	Spain	Record daily precipitation	40.8 mm (1.6 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Orleans	United States	Record daily precipitation	52.3 mm (2.1 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Georgetown 5 SW	United States	Record snow depth	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Decorah	United States	Record high maximum temperature	8.3 C (46.9 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Faribault	United States	Record high maximum temperature	6.7 C (44.1 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Viroqua	United States	Record high maximum temperature	7.2 C (45.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

949 records

Records set or tied on 2 February 1987 by type: Highest daily maximum 426, Lowest daily maximum 65, Highest daily minimum 211, Lowest daily minimum 36, Heaviest daily rainfall 129, Heaviest daily snowfall 18, Deepest snow cover 64.

Records on 2 February 1987 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	426
Lowest daily maximum	65
Highest daily minimum	211
Lowest daily minimum	36
Heaviest daily rainfall	129
Heaviest daily snowfall	18
Deepest snow cover	64

Records on 2 February 1987 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 14, daily 935.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

786 broken records

Margins by which the 786 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 559.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

2 February 1987

Top 20 records on 2 February 1987 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
2 February 1987	Kailiili 436, US	daily rain	371.1 mm (14.6 in)	283.5 mm (11.2 in)	55 years	62 of 100 (Major)
2 February 1987	Lupi Upper 442, US	daily rain	297.2 mm (11.7 in)	261.6 mm (10.3 in)	55 years	62 of 100 (Major)
2 February 1987	Keanae 346, US	daily rain	223.5 mm (8.8 in)	147.6 mm (5.8 in)	76 years	61 of 100 (Major)
2 February 1987	McKenzie Rvr Rs, US	daily rain	83.3 mm (3.3 in)	39.6 mm (1.6 in)	80 years	60 of 100 (Major)
2 February 1987	Troy L&D, US	daily snow depth	96.5 cm (38.0 in)	55.9 cm (22.0 in)	24 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
2 February 1987	Eaton Rapids, US	daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	79 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
2 February 1987	Warroad, US	daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	7.7 cm (3.0 in)	72 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
2 February 1987	Ciudad Hidalgo (Smn), MX	daily low max	12.8 C (55.0 F)	7.2 C (13.0 F)	52 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
2 February 1987	Big Falls, US	monthly snowfall	23.1 cm (9.1 in)	5.3 cm (2.1 in)	54 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
2 February 1987	Riddle, US	daily rain	41.7 mm (1.6 in)	27.2 mm (1.1 in)	27 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
2 February 1987	Wickiup Dam, US	daily rain	41.1 mm (1.6 in)	23.6 mm (0.9 in)	25 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
2 February 1987	Baudette, US	daily snowfall	14.0 cm (5.5 in)	6.4 cm (2.5 in)	64 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
2 February 1987	Wickiup Dam, US	daily snowfall	36.8 cm (14.5 in)	24.4 cm (9.6 in)	1 year	41 of 100 (Notable)
2 February 1987	Purcellville, US	daily snowfall	13.7 cm (5.4 in)	8.6 cm (3.4 in)	71 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
2 February 1987	Tennant Creek Post Office, AU	daily rain	25.8 mm (1.0 in)	5.5 mm (0.22 in)	95 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
2 February 1987	Walden, US	daily high min	-1.7 C (28.9 F)	3.3 C (5.9 F)	89 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
2 February 1987	Bridgeport, US	daily high min	4.4 C (39.9 F)	5.5 C (9.9 F)	75 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
2 February 1987	Marquette, US	daily high min	-1.7 C (28.9 F)	0.5 C (0.9 F)	94 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
2 February 1987	Happy Camp Rs, US	daily rain	84.3 mm (3.3 in)	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	48 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
2 February 1987	Galesburg, US	daily high max	12.8 C (55.0 F)	3.4 C (6.1 F)	77 years	37 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 949 records.

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

Records on 02-02 in each year
Year	Records
1795	1
1796	1
1803	2
1805	2
1830	2
1843	1
1846	1
1851	1
1852	1
1862	2
1866	4
1873	2
1874	1
1877	1
1881	3
1885	2
1887	3
1888	2
1889	1
1892	6
1893	3
1894	2
1895	6
1896	1
1897	7
1898	7
1899	5
1900	3
1901	3
1902	18
1903	17
1904	8
1905	18
1906	16
1907	10
1908	11
1909	28
1910	6
1911	41
1912	46
1913	28
1914	63
1915	62
1916	26
1917	86
1918	25
1919	26
1920	44
1921	118
1922	84
1923	196
1924	352
1925	125
1926	104
1927	198
1928	197
1929	159
1930	117
1931	267
1932	231
1933	314
1934	681
1935	471
1936	347
1937	158
1938	280
1939	424
1940	534
1941	372
1942	329
1943	194
1944	321
1945	648
1946	296
1947	271
1948	308
1949	425
1950	1,513
1951	1,465
1952	666
1953	480
1954	913
1955	419
1956	1,323
1957	428
1958	231
1959	427
1960	590
1961	972
1962	820
1963	850
1964	223
1965	337
1966	601
1967	826
1968	844
1969	492
1970	800
1971	1,011
1972	630
1973	1,364
1974	1,019
1975	557
1976	1,207
1977	387
1978	738
1979	1,390
1980	757
1981	1,084
1982	866
1983	1,692
1984	309
1985	2,477
1986	1,112
1987	949
1988	1,405
1989	2,587
1990	1,438
1991	869
1992	1,224
1993	851
1994	799
1995	1,222
1996	2,641
1997	551
1998	832
1999	976
2000	625
2001	1,048
2002	1,502
2003	1,561
2004	1,399
2005	1,030
2006	964
2007	1,124
2008	742
2009	478
2010	1,722
2011	2,310
2012	1,122
2013	615
2014	627
2015	837
2016	1,497
2017	386
2018	838
2019	697
2020	1,333
2021	880
2022	568
2023	297
2024	1,161
2025	1,000
2026	775

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Data for records on 1987-02-02: 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).

Margin	Records
0 to 100	761
100 to 200	16
200 to 300	8
300 to 400	0
400 to 500	0
500 to 600	1