Weather Records on 4 February 1987

472 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 4 February 1987. Highest significance: Kizljar, RU.

Key Facts for 4 February 1987

On 4 February 1987, 472 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
172 were record highs and 65 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 13 monthly and 459 daily.
Kizljar set a daily record precipitation of 28.6 mm (1.1 in) on 4 February 1987.
Across 158 earlier years (1795 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 537 records.

Record Map

472 stations

472 station records on 4 February 1987 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 4 February 1987: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Kizljar	Russia	Record daily precipitation	28.6 mm (1.1 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Troy L&D	United States	Record snow depth	71.1 cm (28.0 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Salida	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Salinillas	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	46.0 mm (1.8 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Newcastle	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Barrow Creek	Australia	Record daily precipitation	91.4 mm (3.6 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Westfalia	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	177.5 mm (7.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Kjobli I Snaasa	Norway	Record daily precipitation	32.4 mm (1.3 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Anahuac	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	52.3 mm (2.1 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Liafoss	Norway	Record daily precipitation	68.0 mm (2.7 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Hermosa 3 SSW	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Sundance	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Port Isabel	United States	Record daily precipitation	49.0 mm (1.9 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Bessaker	Norway	Record daily precipitation	28.2 mm (1.1 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Homer 3NE	United States	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Hot Springs	United States	Record daily snowfall	16.5 cm (6.5 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Rapid City 4NW	United States	Record daily snowfall	11.4 cm (4.5 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Boituva	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	65.8 mm (2.6 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Sabinas (Dge)	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	31.5 mm (1.2 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Gyshgy	Turkmenistan	Record high maximum temperature	26.6 C (79.9 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
De Hoek (Bos)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	241.2 mm (9.5 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Rangely 1E	United States	Record high minimum temperature	0.0 C (32.0 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Weipa Eastern Ave	Australia	Record daily precipitation	119.2 mm (4.7 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Governador Fernando Costa	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	65.4 mm (2.6 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Sandnas	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	25.5 mm (1.0 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Cavendish	United States	Record snow depth	91.4 cm (36.0 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Tarandacuao	Mexico	Record low maximum temperature	16.1 C (61.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Vega de Alatorre	Mexico	Record high maximum temperature	35.6 C (96.1 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Baksjonaset	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	25.5 mm (1.0 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Mae Hong Son	Thailand	Record low maximum temperature	24.8 C (76.6 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Sioux City Perry Creek	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Balgo Hills	Australia	Record daily precipitation	48.2 mm (1.9 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Progreso	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	32.8 mm (1.3 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Pactola Dam	United States	Record daily snowfall	11.4 cm (4.5 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Barroso	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	96.6 mm (3.8 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Timbo Novo (Pcd)	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	79.0 mm (3.1 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Lerma	Mexico	Record low maximum temperature	13.3 C (55.9 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Toliman	Mexico	Record high minimum temperature	15.0 C (59.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Pafuri	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	61.0 mm (2.4 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Coupeville 1 S	United States	Record high minimum temperature	7.8 C (46.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Riversul	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	45.6 mm (1.8 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Freiberg	Germany	Record snow depth	47.0 cm (18.5 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Oksningoy	Norway	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Helen Springs	Australia	Record daily precipitation	37.8 mm (1.5 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Lancang	China	Record low maximum temperature	15.2 C (59.4 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Chita	Russia	Record high maximum temperature	-6.2 C (20.8 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Pirassununga	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	87.6 mm (3.4 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Gorlitz	Germany	Record snow depth	35.0 cm (13.8 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Driefontein	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	51.5 mm (2.0 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Trent	United States	Record daily precipitation	32.8 mm (1.3 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Chemnitz	Germany	Record snow depth	46.0 cm (18.1 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Las Pocitas	Mexico	Record high minimum temperature	18.9 C (66.0 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Skjaekerfossen	Norway	Record daily precipitation	48.0 mm (1.9 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Humacao 2 SSE	Puerto Rico [United States]	Record high maximum temperature	31.1 C (88.0 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Middlekop (Bos)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	120.0 mm (4.7 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Overang	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	29.9 mm (1.2 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Aragac Visokogornaya	Armenia	Record high maximum temperature	-2.2 C (28.0 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Juarez (Smn)	Mexico	Record high minimum temperature	5.6 C (42.1 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Olyfenfontein	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Medicine Lake 3 SE	United States	Record high maximum temperature	8.9 C (48.0 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

472 records

Records set or tied on 4 February 1987 by type: Highest daily maximum 94, Lowest daily maximum 30, Highest daily minimum 78, Lowest daily minimum 35, Heaviest daily rainfall 168, Heaviest daily snowfall 29, Deepest snow cover 38.

Records on 4 February 1987 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	94
Lowest daily maximum	30
Highest daily minimum	78
Lowest daily minimum	35
Heaviest daily rainfall	168
Heaviest daily snowfall	29
Deepest snow cover	38

Records on 4 February 1987 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 13, daily 459.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

376 broken records

Margins by which the 376 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 381.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

4 February 1987

Top 20 records on 4 February 1987 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
4 February 1987	Kizljar, RU	daily rain	28.6 mm (1.1 in)	21.7 mm (0.9 in)	15 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
4 February 1987	Troy L&D, US	daily snow depth	71.1 cm (28.0 in)	38.1 cm (15.0 in)	24 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
4 February 1987	Salida, US	daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	13.2 cm (5.2 in)	81 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
4 February 1987	Salinillas, MX	daily rain	46.0 mm (1.8 in)	41.2 mm (1.6 in)	8 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
4 February 1987	Newcastle, US	daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	5.0 cm (2.0 in)	76 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
4 February 1987	Barrow Creek, AU	daily rain	91.4 mm (3.6 in)	59.4 mm (2.3 in)	7 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
4 February 1987	Westfalia, ZA	daily rain	177.5 mm (7.0 in)	74.0 mm (2.9 in)	31 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
4 February 1987	Kjobli I Snaasa, NO	daily rain	32.4 mm (1.3 in)	8.0 mm (0.31 in)	53 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
4 February 1987	Anahuac, MX	monthly rain	52.3 mm (2.1 in)	10.4 mm (0.4 in)	29 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
4 February 1987	Liafoss, NO	daily rain	68.0 mm (2.7 in)	28.1 mm (1.1 in)	13 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
4 February 1987	Hermosa 3 SSW, US	daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	2.5 cm (1.0 in)	80 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
4 February 1987	Sundance, US	daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	5.0 cm (2.0 in)	64 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
4 February 1987	Port Isabel, US	daily rain	49.0 mm (1.9 in)	21.1 mm (0.8 in)	21 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
4 February 1987	Bessaker, NO	daily rain	28.2 mm (1.1 in)	13.5 mm (0.5 in)	21 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
4 February 1987	Homer 3NE, US	daily rain	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	17.8 mm (0.7 in)	32 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
4 February 1987	Hot Springs, US	daily snowfall	16.5 cm (6.5 in)	8.9 cm (3.5 in)	11 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
4 February 1987	Rapid City 4NW, US	daily snowfall	11.4 cm (4.5 in)	7.1 cm (2.8 in)	32 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
4 February 1987	Boituva, BR	daily rain	65.8 mm (2.6 in)	43.7 mm (1.7 in)	21 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
4 February 1987	Sabinas (Dge), MX	daily rain	31.5 mm (1.2 in)	27.4 mm (1.1 in)	8 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
4 February 1987	Gyshgy, TM	daily high max	26.6 C (79.9 F)	4.6 C (8.3 F)	64 years	33 of 100 (Routine)

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 472 records.

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

Records on 02-04 in each year
Year	Records
1795	2
1796	1
1800	2
1826	2
1827	2
1828	2
1829	1
1830	2
1839	1
1841	1
1845	1
1848	2
1851	1
1852	2
1862	2
1869	3
1873	2
1875	1
1876	1
1877	1
1882	2
1883	1
1886	3
1887	1
1888	1
1889	4
1890	5
1893	1
1894	2
1895	2
1897	2
1898	6
1900	7
1901	5
1902	7
1903	17
1904	4
1905	8
1906	8
1907	11
1908	23
1909	33
1910	13
1911	81
1912	83
1913	39
1914	31
1915	20
1916	25
1917	123
1918	80
1919	57
1920	76
1921	41
1922	86
1923	76
1924	276
1925	257
1926	149
1927	537
1928	547
1929	87
1930	316
1931	176
1932	329
1933	162
1934	200
1935	253
1936	497
1937	190
1938	481
1939	179
1940	339
1941	288
1942	378
1943	417
1944	244
1945	336
1946	506
1947	573
1948	585
1949	439
1950	502
1951	391
1952	751
1953	546
1954	853
1955	968
1956	713
1957	620
1958	393
1959	448
1960	421
1961	648
1962	968
1963	1,348
1964	608
1965	461
1966	573
1967	432
1968	298
1969	399
1970	1,195
1971	989
1972	666
1973	616
1974	368
1975	667
1976	672
1977	448
1978	594
1979	1,477
1980	591
1981	566
1982	1,812
1983	787
1984	588
1985	1,865
1986	1,550
1987	472
1988	1,006
1989	3,693
1990	1,546
1991	1,773
1992	952
1993	1,032
1994	597
1995	1,012
1996	3,525
1997	1,270
1998	1,331
1999	1,055
2000	531
2001	1,323
2002	1,232
2003	703
2004	1,431
2005	1,610
2006	633
2007	1,254
2008	1,331
2009	610
2010	1,384
2011	1,913
2012	1,748
2013	398
2014	530
2015	786
2016	1,023
2017	603
2018	1,241
2019	1,435
2020	1,198
2021	644
2022	954
2023	418
2024	911
2025	1,846
2026	782

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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	344
50 to 100	22
100 to 150	4
150 to 200	3
200 to 250	2
250 to 300	0
300 to 350	0
350 to 400	1