Weather Records on 7 February 1987

1,365 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 7 February 1987. Highest significance: Wiluna, AU.

Key Facts for 7 February 1987

On 7 February 1987, 1,365 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
1,046 were record highs and 101 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 26 monthly and 1,339 daily.
Wiluna set a daily record precipitation of 82.0 mm (3.2 in) on 7 February 1987.
Across 162 earlier years (1803 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 511 records.

Record Map

1,365 stations

1,365 station records on 7 February 1987 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 7 February 1987: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Wiluna	Australia	Record daily precipitation	82.0 mm (3.2 in)	68 of 100 (Major)
Otatitlan	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	91.4 mm (3.6 in)	66 of 100 (Major)
Pindathuna	Australia	Record daily precipitation	72.0 mm (2.8 in)	64 of 100 (Major)
Yeelirrie	Australia	Record daily precipitation	65.0 mm (2.6 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Creighton	United States	Record high maximum temperature	22.2 C (72.0 F)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Belle Plaine	United States	Record high maximum temperature	20.0 C (68.0 F)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Jeedamya	Australia	Record daily precipitation	61.4 mm (2.4 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Newton	United States	Record high maximum temperature	17.2 C (63.0 F)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Milan 1NW	United States	Record high maximum temperature	16.1 C (61.0 F)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Webster	United States	Record high maximum temperature	15.0 C (59.0 F)	48 of 100 (Notable)
New Ulm 2 SE	United States	Record high maximum temperature	16.1 C (61.0 F)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Three Rivers	Australia	Record daily precipitation	35.0 mm (1.4 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Sandstone	Australia	Record daily precipitation	37.6 mm (1.5 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Cambridge	United States	Record high maximum temperature	11.1 C (52.0 F)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Neds Creek	Australia	Record daily precipitation	67.6 mm (2.7 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Oravska Lesna	Slovakia	Record daily precipitation	29.1 mm (1.1 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Willmar Wwtp	United States	Record high maximum temperature	11.7 C (53.1 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
De Smet	United States	Record high maximum temperature	16.7 C (62.1 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Howard	United States	Record high maximum temperature	16.1 C (61.0 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Milbank 4 NW	United States	Record high maximum temperature	14.4 C (57.9 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Collegeville St John's	United States	Record high maximum temperature	10.6 C (51.1 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Glenwood 2WNW	United States	Record high maximum temperature	10.0 C (50.0 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Highmore	United States	Record high maximum temperature	19.4 C (66.9 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Wentworth 2.5 WNW	United States	Record high maximum temperature	16.7 C (62.1 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Huron Rgnl AP	United States	Record high maximum temperature	18.9 C (66.0 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Algona	United States	Record high maximum temperature	17.2 C (63.0 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Sibley	United States	Record high maximum temperature	12.8 C (55.0 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Sigourney	United States	Record high maximum temperature	16.1 C (61.0 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Hutchinson 1 N	United States	Record high maximum temperature	10.0 C (50.0 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Long Prairie	United States	Record high maximum temperature	9.4 C (48.9 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Morris W Cntrl Rsch & Outreach	United States	Record high maximum temperature	12.2 C (54.0 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Tower 2S	United States	Record high maximum temperature	7.2 C (45.0 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Leola	United States	Record high maximum temperature	13.3 C (55.9 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Reedsburg Wwtp	United States	Record high maximum temperature	11.1 C (52.0 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Oskaloosa	United States	Record high maximum temperature	16.7 C (62.1 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Rockwell City	United States	Record high maximum temperature	18.9 C (66.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
New London	United States	Record high maximum temperature	12.2 C (54.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Mellette 4 W	United States	Record high maximum temperature	15.6 C (60.1 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Janesville	United States	Record high maximum temperature	10.0 C (50.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Humboldt 3 W	United States	Record high maximum temperature	17.8 C (64.0 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Logan 1 WNW	United States	Record high maximum temperature	21.1 C (70.0 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Webster City	United States	Record high maximum temperature	18.3 C (64.9 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Forman 5 SSE	United States	Record high maximum temperature	13.9 C (57.0 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Clark	United States	Record high maximum temperature	12.8 C (55.0 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Ashland Exp Farm	United States	Record high maximum temperature	10.0 C (50.0 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Bayfield 6 N	United States	Record high maximum temperature	7.2 C (45.0 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Berkeley	United States	Record high maximum temperature	23.9 C (75.0 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Clinton #1	United States	Record high maximum temperature	12.2 C (54.0 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Mason City	United States	Record high maximum temperature	14.4 C (57.9 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Sioux Ctr 2 SE	United States	Record high maximum temperature	18.3 C (64.9 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Fullerton 1 ESE	United States	Record high maximum temperature	12.8 C (55.0 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Ipswich	United States	Record high maximum temperature	15.0 C (59.0 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Tyndall	United States	Record high maximum temperature	17.8 C (64.0 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Rochester Intl AP	United States	Record high maximum temperature	11.1 C (52.0 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Crescent City 3 NNW	United States	Record high maximum temperature	22.2 C (72.0 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Ft Bragg 5 N	United States	Record high maximum temperature	26.1 C (79.0 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Lake Park 3SSE	United States	Record high maximum temperature	15.6 C (60.1 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Spencer 1 N	United States	Record high maximum temperature	16.7 C (62.1 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Fairmont	United States	Record high maximum temperature	15.0 C (59.0 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Leech Lake	United States	Record high maximum temperature	8.9 C (48.0 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)

Counts by Type and Timescale

1,365 records

Records set or tied on 7 February 1987 by type: Highest daily maximum 786, Lowest daily maximum 71, Highest daily minimum 260, Lowest daily minimum 30, Heaviest daily rainfall 202, Deepest snow cover 16.

Records on 7 February 1987 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	786
Lowest daily maximum	71
Highest daily minimum	260
Lowest daily minimum	30
Heaviest daily rainfall	202
Heaviest daily snowfall	0
Deepest snow cover	16

Records on 7 February 1987 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 26, daily 1,339.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

1,181 broken records

Margins by which the 1,181 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 178.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

7 February 1987

Top 20 records on 7 February 1987 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
7 February 1987	Wiluna, AU	daily rain	82.0 mm (3.2 in)	59.9 mm (2.4 in)	68 years	68 of 100 (Major)
7 February 1987	Otatitlan, MX	monthly rain	91.4 mm (3.6 in)	34.5 mm (1.4 in)	43 years	66 of 100 (Major)
7 February 1987	Pindathuna, AU	daily rain	72.0 mm (2.8 in)	70.0 mm (2.8 in)	56 years	64 of 100 (Major)
7 February 1987	Yeelirrie, AU	daily rain	65.0 mm (2.6 in)	57.4 mm (2.3 in)	39 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
7 February 1987	Creighton, US	daily high max	22.2 C (72.0 F)	14.4 C (25.9 F)	88 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
7 February 1987	Belle Plaine, US	daily high max	20.0 C (68.0 F)	10.6 C (19.1 F)	92 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
7 February 1987	Jeedamya, AU	daily rain	61.4 mm (2.4 in)	61.4 mm (2.4 in)	61 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
7 February 1987	Newton, US	daily high max	17.2 C (63.0 F)	8.3 C (14.9 F)	92 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
7 February 1987	Milan 1NW, US	daily high max	16.1 C (61.0 F)	10.0 C (18.0 F)	88 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
7 February 1987	Webster, US	daily high max	15.0 C (59.0 F)	9.4 C (16.9 F)	92 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
7 February 1987	New Ulm 2 SE, US	daily high max	16.1 C (61.0 F)	8.9 C (16.0 F)	88 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
7 February 1987	Three Rivers, AU	daily rain	35.0 mm (1.4 in)	24.8 mm (1.0 in)	72 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
7 February 1987	Sandstone, AU	daily rain	37.6 mm (1.5 in)	22.9 mm (0.9 in)	72 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
7 February 1987	Cambridge, US	daily high max	11.1 C (52.0 F)	7.2 C (13.0 F)	92 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
7 February 1987	Neds Creek, AU	daily rain	67.6 mm (2.7 in)	50.3 mm (2.0 in)	24 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
7 February 1987	Oravska Lesna, SK	daily rain	29.1 mm (1.1 in)	18.0 mm (0.7 in)	20 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
7 February 1987	Willmar Wwtp, US	daily high max	11.7 C (53.1 F)	6.7 C (12.1 F)	88 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
7 February 1987	De Smet, US	daily high max	16.7 C (62.1 F)	7.3 C (13.1 F)	88 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
7 February 1987	Howard, US	daily high max	16.1 C (61.0 F)	7.2 C (13.0 F)	88 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
7 February 1987	Milbank 4 NW, US	daily high max	14.4 C (57.9 F)	7.2 C (13.0 F)	88 years	44 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

1803 to 1987

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1803 to 1987. 1987 had 1,365 records.

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

Records on 02-07 in each year
Year	Records
1803	2
1809	1
1817	1
1822	1
1829	1
1833	1
1838	1
1841	2
1843	1
1846	1
1852	1
1854	4
1856	1
1857	2
1861	2
1863	4
1865	3
1866	5
1869	3
1872	1
1873	1
1874	1
1875	3
1879	1
1881	3
1884	1
1885	1
1888	1
1892	1
1893	2
1894	5
1895	18
1896	1
1897	1
1898	1
1899	3
1900	5
1901	5
1902	5
1903	11
1904	33
1905	7
1906	12
1907	16
1908	9
1909	11
1910	43
1911	57
1912	28
1913	43
1914	53
1915	21
1916	23
1917	116
1918	37
1919	26
1920	100
1921	32
1922	47
1923	43
1924	95
1925	582
1926	186
1927	177
1928	490
1929	467
1930	130
1931	280
1932	244
1933	714
1934	250
1935	208
1936	1,024
1937	424
1938	499
1939	252
1940	225
1941	272
1942	327
1943	424
1944	401
1945	321
1946	268
1947	357
1948	335
1949	408
1950	668
1951	633
1952	213
1953	653
1954	610
1955	587
1956	605
1957	820
1958	277
1959	301
1960	448
1961	748
1962	582
1963	919
1964	523
1965	864
1966	618
1967	878
1968	249
1969	473
1970	562
1971	705
1972	527
1973	819
1974	566
1975	445
1976	716
1977	1,057
1978	2,387
1979	1,848
1980	641
1981	815
1982	1,159
1983	641
1984	877
1985	996
1986	1,038
1987	1,365
1988	1,285
1989	3,136
1990	1,840
1991	1,814
1992	884
1993	994
1994	1,116
1995	1,339
1996	1,469
1997	1,280
1998	841
1999	1,945
2000	419
2001	1,401
2002	727
2003	878
2004	1,077
2005	1,284
2006	699
2007	930
2008	1,313
2009	1,525
2010	927
2011	973
2012	1,174
2013	579
2014	1,588
2015	1,562
2016	544
2017	1,584
2018	687
2019	1,988
2020	923
2021	1,001
2022	319
2023	327
2024	1,116
2025	1,033
2026	586

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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 25	1,150
25 to 50	15
50 to 75	7
75 to 100	2
100 to 125	3
125 to 150	1
150 to 175	1
175 to 200	2