Weather Records on 5 February 1987

572 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 5 February 1987. Highest significance: San Angelo, US.

Key Facts for 5 February 1987

On 5 February 1987, 572 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
217 were record highs and 46 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 16 monthly and 556 daily.
San Angelo set a monthly record daily precipitation of 80.3 mm (3.2 in) on 5 February 1987.
Across 154 earlier years (1795 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 543 records.

Record Map

572 stations

572 station records on 5 February 1987 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 5 February 1987: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
San Angelo	United States	Record daily precipitation	80.3 mm (3.2 in)	80 of 100 (Exceptional)
Wellfleet	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Del Rio Intl AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	65.3 mm (2.6 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Balmoral	Australia	Record daily precipitation	63.2 mm (2.5 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Water Valley	United States	Record daily precipitation	68.6 mm (2.7 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Mertzon	United States	Record daily precipitation	83.8 mm (3.3 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Hemavan	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Tlanchinol (Smn)	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	57.7 mm (2.3 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Cerralvo (Dge)	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	41.9 mm (1.6 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Roscoe	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Troy L&D	United States	Record snow depth	71.1 cm (28.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Nanango East Forest 618	Australia	Record daily precipitation	62.4 mm (2.5 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Padilla	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	35.8 mm (1.4 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Marquette	United States	Record high maximum temperature	8.9 C (48.0 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Inglewood Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Turallin	Australia	Record daily precipitation	53.5 mm (2.1 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Guaira	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	72.0 mm (2.8 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Tasiilaq	Greenland [Denmark]	Record daily precipitation	36.1 mm (1.4 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Stavanger - Valand	Norway	Record daily precipitation	32.6 mm (1.3 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Munday	United States	Record daily precipitation	35.3 mm (1.4 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
La Pryor	United States	Record daily precipitation	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Oxnard	United States	Record high minimum temperature	17.8 C (64.0 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Hialeah	United States	Record daily precipitation	59.2 mm (2.3 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Hamlin 1SW	United States	Record daily precipitation	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Kia Ora Sandy Ridges	Australia	Record daily precipitation	85.0 mm (3.3 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Del Norte 3ENE	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.4 cm (4.1 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Minonk	United States	Record high maximum temperature	13.9 C (57.0 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Loup City	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Carrizo Springs 3S	United States	Record daily precipitation	30.2 mm (1.2 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Beerburrum Forest Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	85.2 mm (3.4 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Cagliari	Italy	Record daily precipitation	79.4 mm (3.1 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Deland 1 SSE	United States	Record daily precipitation	53.3 mm (2.1 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Jacksonville Beach	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Miami Intl AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	41.9 mm (1.6 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Turkestan	Kazakhstan	Record high maximum temperature	16.4 C (61.5 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Brackettville	United States	Record daily precipitation	63.5 mm (2.5 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Brownsville	United States	Record daily precipitation	30.2 mm (1.2 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Chicontepec de Tejeda (Smn)	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	49.8 mm (2.0 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Benkelman 1N	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Eagle Pass 3N	United States	Record daily precipitation	25.7 mm (1.0 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Port Heiden	United States	Record daily snowfall	16.5 cm (6.5 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Santa Cruz	United States	Record high maximum temperature	23.3 C (73.9 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Haskell	United States	Record daily precipitation	26.2 mm (1.0 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Vernon	United States	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Cavendish	United States	Record snow depth	91.4 cm (36.0 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Humacao 2 SSE	Puerto Rico [United States]	Record high maximum temperature	31.1 C (88.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Arnold	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Eustis 2 NW	United States	Record daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Anson	United States	Record daily precipitation	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Crowell	United States	Record daily precipitation	30.2 mm (1.2 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Freiberg	Germany	Record snow depth	46.0 cm (18.1 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Foxholm 7 N	United States	Record high minimum temperature	-2.2 C (28.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Daytona Beach Intl AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	73.9 mm (2.9 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Lysebotn	Norway	Record daily precipitation	58.6 mm (2.3 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Indio Fire STN	United States	Record high minimum temperature	13.3 C (55.9 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Wauneta	United States	Record snow depth	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Walters	United States	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Olga 2 SE	United States	Record high maximum temperature	15.6 C (60.1 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Kanalohuluhulu 1075	United States	Record low maximum temperature	11.7 C (53.1 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Garruchos	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	68.0 mm (2.7 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

572 records

Records set or tied on 5 February 1987 by type: Highest daily maximum 117, Lowest daily maximum 18, Highest daily minimum 100, Lowest daily minimum 28, Heaviest daily rainfall 235, Heaviest daily snowfall 32, Deepest snow cover 42.

Records on 5 February 1987 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	117
Lowest daily maximum	18
Highest daily minimum	100
Lowest daily minimum	28
Heaviest daily rainfall	235
Heaviest daily snowfall	32
Deepest snow cover	42

Records on 5 February 1987 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 16, daily 556.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

461 broken records

Margins by which the 461 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 305.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

5 February 1987

Top 20 records on 5 February 1987 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
5 February 1987	San Angelo, US	monthly rain	80.3 mm (3.2 in)	34.6 mm (1.4 in)	75 years	80 of 100 (Exceptional)
5 February 1987	Wellfleet, US	daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	87 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
5 February 1987	Del Rio Intl AP, US	monthly rain	65.3 mm (2.6 in)	27.5 mm (1.1 in)	12 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
5 February 1987	Balmoral, AU	daily rain	63.2 mm (2.5 in)	61.7 mm (2.4 in)	48 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
5 February 1987	Water Valley, US	monthly rain	68.6 mm (2.7 in)	22.9 mm (0.9 in)	25 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
5 February 1987	Mertzon, US	monthly rain	83.8 mm (3.3 in)	36.0 mm (1.4 in)	4 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
5 February 1987	Hemavan, SE	daily rain	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	17.2 mm (0.7 in)	12 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
5 February 1987	Tlanchinol (Smn), MX	daily rain	57.7 mm (2.3 in)	45.8 mm (1.8 in)	8 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
5 February 1987	Cerralvo (Dge), MX	daily rain	41.9 mm (1.6 in)	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	29 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
5 February 1987	Roscoe, US	daily rain	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	35.1 mm (1.4 in)	0 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
5 February 1987	Troy L&D, US	daily snow depth	71.1 cm (28.0 in)	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	25 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
5 February 1987	Nanango East Forest 618, AU	daily rain	62.4 mm (2.5 in)	47.7 mm (1.9 in)	32 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
5 February 1987	Padilla, MX	daily rain	35.8 mm (1.4 in)	28.4 mm (1.1 in)	8 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
5 February 1987	Marquette, US	daily high max	8.9 C (48.0 F)	1.7 C (3.1 F)	108 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
5 February 1987	Inglewood Post Office, AU	daily rain	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	4.8 mm (0.19 in)	97 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
5 February 1987	Turallin, AU	daily rain	53.5 mm (2.1 in)	27.6 mm (1.1 in)	56 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
5 February 1987	Guaira, BR	daily rain	72.0 mm (2.8 in)	45.2 mm (1.8 in)	45 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
5 February 1987	Tasiilaq, GL	daily rain	36.1 mm (1.4 in)	14.1 mm (0.6 in)	55 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
5 February 1987	Stavanger - Valand, NO	daily rain	32.6 mm (1.3 in)	14.4 mm (0.6 in)	20 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
5 February 1987	Munday, US	daily rain	35.3 mm (1.4 in)	19.6 mm (0.8 in)	39 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

1795 to 1987

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1795 to 1987. 1987 had 572 records.

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

Records on 02-05 in each year
Year	Records
1795	2
1809	2
1814	1
1822	1
1827	2
1838	1
1841	2
1848	3
1851	2
1852	1
1855	1
1861	1
1862	2
1866	1
1869	5
1871	1
1884	1
1885	2
1886	2
1888	2
1889	3
1890	5
1892	2
1893	1
1895	4
1896	1
1897	5
1898	3
1900	10
1901	2
1902	4
1903	3
1904	14
1905	16
1906	10
1907	19
1908	23
1909	46
1910	20
1911	49
1912	41
1913	40
1914	31
1915	22
1916	25
1917	93
1918	105
1919	29
1920	72
1921	31
1922	80
1923	67
1924	237
1925	400
1926	112
1927	653
1928	265
1929	148
1930	161
1931	292
1932	353
1933	177
1934	153
1935	158
1936	734
1937	265
1938	1,308
1939	151
1940	295
1941	227
1942	407
1943	524
1944	287
1945	325
1946	666
1947	576
1948	625
1949	541
1950	574
1951	232
1952	453
1953	459
1954	666
1955	556
1956	450
1957	607
1958	233
1959	340
1960	520
1961	711
1962	639
1963	1,451
1964	553
1965	433
1966	616
1967	404
1968	256
1969	433
1970	448
1971	1,329
1972	394
1973	854
1974	443
1975	910
1976	1,140
1977	493
1978	892
1979	2,150
1980	756
1981	523
1982	2,248
1983	815
1984	612
1985	1,602
1986	1,375
1987	572
1988	1,158
1989	3,257
1990	1,225
1991	1,765
1992	562
1993	884
1994	629
1995	1,297
1996	2,815
1997	845
1998	991
1999	821
2000	647
2001	1,276
2002	1,589
2003	682
2004	1,724
2005	1,210
2006	833
2007	1,243
2008	2,428
2009	803
2010	1,422
2011	2,052
2012	1,362
2013	368
2014	1,441
2015	768
2016	519
2017	583
2018	960
2019	1,288
2020	1,050
2021	758
2022	444
2023	298
2024	803
2025	1,109
2026	1,234

Download the Data

Data for records on 1987-02-05: 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 50	431
50 to 100	19
100 to 150	8
150 to 200	2
200 to 250	0
250 to 300	0
300 to 350	1