Weather Records on 9 February 1987

687 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 9 February 1987. Highest significance: Mount Wittenoom, AU.

Key Facts for 9 February 1987

On 9 February 1987, 687 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
395 were record highs and 102 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 1 were all-time records, 17 monthly and 669 daily.
Mount Wittenoom set a daily record precipitation of 78.0 mm (3.1 in) on 9 February 1987.
Across 158 earlier years (1798 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 516 records.

Record Map

687 stations

687 station records on 9 February 1987 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 9 February 1987: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Mount Wittenoom	Australia	Record daily precipitation	78.0 mm (3.1 in)	71 of 100 (Major)
Harkerville (Bos)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	61.8 mm (2.4 in)	69 of 100 (Major)
Binnu	Australia	Record daily precipitation	57.4 mm (2.3 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Nabawa	Australia	Record daily precipitation	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Dannemora	United States	Record daily precipitation	44.5 mm (1.8 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Boesmansrivier	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	37.4 mm (1.5 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Belleplain STN Forest	United States	Record daily snowfall	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Top Well	Australia	Record daily precipitation	44.1 mm (1.7 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Balla	Australia	Record daily precipitation	42.0 mm (1.7 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Cwencwe (Bos)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	135.0 mm (5.3 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Nerriga Composite	Australia	Record daily precipitation	34.0 mm (1.3 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Indian Mills 2 W	United States	Record daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Mays Landing 1 W	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Alicedale	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	34.5 mm (1.4 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Angurugu	Australia	Record daily precipitation	160.0 mm (6.3 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Snow Hill 4 N	United States	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Sunderland	Australia	Record daily precipitation	36.0 mm (1.4 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Lemon Cove	United States	Record high maximum temperature	24.4 C (75.9 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Yuna	Australia	Record daily precipitation	50.0 mm (2.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Chazy	United States	Record snow depth	78.7 cm (31.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Parsons 3 SE	United States	Record daily snowfall	11.7 cm (4.6 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Geraldton Airport	Australia	Record daily precipitation	39.6 mm (1.6 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Pedregulho	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	86.4 mm (3.4 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Cambridge Water Trmt P	United States	Record daily snowfall	6.4 cm (2.5 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Nhill	Australia	Record low minimum temperature	5.4 C (41.7 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Granville	United States	Record high minimum temperature	-2.8 C (27.0 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Murchison Downs	Australia	Record daily precipitation	28.6 mm (1.1 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Bathurst Agricultural Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	51.4 mm (2.0 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Ft Bragg 5 N	United States	Record high maximum temperature	24.4 C (75.9 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Mojave	United States	Record high minimum temperature	10.0 C (50.0 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Porterville	United States	Record high maximum temperature	23.9 C (75.0 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Peddie (Mag)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Millville Muni AP	United States	Record daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Dalgaranga	Australia	Record daily precipitation	49.0 mm (1.9 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Vega de Alatorre	Mexico	Record high maximum temperature	35.6 C (96.1 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Towner 2 NE	United States	Record high maximum temperature	5.6 C (42.1 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Santiago del Estero	Argentina	Record low minimum temperature	6.6 C (43.9 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Bom Sucesso	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	70.2 mm (2.8 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Santa Ana Fire STN	United States	Record high minimum temperature	13.9 C (57.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Palmer 3 ESE	United States	Record high minimum temperature	9.4 C (48.9 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Webster Springs	United States	Record daily snowfall	19.1 cm (7.5 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Ganyu	China	Record high maximum temperature	18.4 C (65.1 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Spitshoek	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Saint Johns	United States	Record high maximum temperature	21.7 C (71.1 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Auburn	United States	Record high minimum temperature	11.7 C (53.1 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Dover	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Kanalohuluhulu 1075	United States	Record low minimum temperature	1.1 C (34.0 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Killara	Australia	Record daily precipitation	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Meekatharra Airport	Australia	Record daily precipitation	62.6 mm (2.5 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Juquitiba-II	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	63.3 mm (2.5 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Porto Lucena	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	71.7 mm (2.8 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Hankey (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Ft Ross	United States	Record high maximum temperature	20.0 C (68.0 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Sherman	United States	Record daily snowfall	55.9 cm (22.0 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Neds Creek	Australia	Record daily precipitation	50.4 mm (2.0 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Taiyuan	China	Record high maximum temperature	17.5 C (63.5 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Dongtai	China	Record high maximum temperature	24.6 C (76.3 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Belleplain STN Forest	United States	Record snow depth	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Linesville 1 S	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
McRoss	United States	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

687 records

Records set or tied on 9 February 1987 by type: Highest daily maximum 244, Lowest daily maximum 14, Highest daily minimum 151, Lowest daily minimum 88, Heaviest daily rainfall 130, Heaviest daily snowfall 46, Deepest snow cover 14.

Records on 9 February 1987 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	244
Lowest daily maximum	14
Highest daily minimum	151
Lowest daily minimum	88
Heaviest daily rainfall	130
Heaviest daily snowfall	46
Deepest snow cover	14

Records on 9 February 1987 by timescale: all-time 1, monthly 17, daily 669.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

544 broken records

Margins by which the 544 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 267.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

9 February 1987

Top 20 records on 9 February 1987 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
9 February 1987	Mount Wittenoom, AU	daily rain	78.0 mm (3.1 in)	69.6 mm (2.7 in)	76 years	71 of 100 (Major)
9 February 1987	Harkerville (Bos), ZA	daily rain	61.8 mm (2.4 in)	35.9 mm (1.4 in)	89 years	69 of 100 (Major)
9 February 1987	Binnu, AU	daily rain	57.4 mm (2.3 in)	52.6 mm (2.1 in)	49 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
9 February 1987	Nabawa, AU	daily rain	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	28.4 mm (1.1 in)	72 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
9 February 1987	Dannemora, US	daily rain	44.5 mm (1.8 in)	35.9 mm (1.4 in)	16 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
9 February 1987	Boesmansrivier, ZA	daily rain	37.4 mm (1.5 in)	26.2 mm (1.0 in)	52 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
9 February 1987	Belleplain STN Forest, US	daily snowfall	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	26.7 cm (10.5 in)	12 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
9 February 1987	Top Well, AU	daily rain	44.1 mm (1.7 in)	39.3 mm (1.5 in)	52 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
9 February 1987	Balla, AU	daily rain	42.0 mm (1.7 in)	32.3 mm (1.3 in)	40 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
9 February 1987	Cwencwe (Bos), ZA	daily rain	135.0 mm (5.3 in)	84.2 mm (3.3 in)	1 year	45 of 100 (Notable)
9 February 1987	Nerriga Composite, AU	daily rain	34.0 mm (1.3 in)	16.0 mm (0.6 in)	75 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
9 February 1987	Indian Mills 2 W, US	daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	81 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
9 February 1987	Mays Landing 1 W, US	daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	41 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
9 February 1987	Alicedale, ZA	daily rain	34.5 mm (1.4 in)	9.1 mm (0.36 in)	80 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
9 February 1987	Angurugu, AU	daily rain	160.0 mm (6.3 in)	70.2 mm (2.8 in)	7 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
9 February 1987	Snow Hill 4 N, US	daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	52 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
9 February 1987	Sunderland, AU	daily rain	36.0 mm (1.4 in)	29.1 mm (1.1 in)	20 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
9 February 1987	Lemon Cove, US	daily high max	24.4 C (75.9 F)	2.2 C (4.0 F)	84 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
9 February 1987	Yuna, AU	daily rain	50.0 mm (2.0 in)	27.1 mm (1.1 in)	20 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
9 February 1987	Chazy, US	daily snow depth	78.7 cm (31.0 in)	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	68 years	36 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

1798 to 1987

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1798 to 1987. 1987 had 687 records.

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

Records on 02-09 in each year
Year	Records
1798	1
1803	2
1809	1
1847	1
1849	1
1855	2
1856	5
1857	1
1858	2
1860	1
1867	1
1869	1
1873	1
1874	1
1875	4
1879	1
1881	2
1884	1
1885	1
1886	3
1887	2
1888	1
1889	2
1891	2
1892	1
1893	5
1894	7
1895	5
1896	3
1897	5
1898	3
1899	17
1900	4
1901	3
1902	4
1903	13
1904	22
1905	7
1906	13
1907	9
1908	18
1909	6
1910	9
1911	65
1912	38
1913	27
1914	57
1915	16
1916	53
1917	39
1918	43
1919	59
1920	63
1921	22
1922	43
1923	65
1924	50
1925	642
1926	151
1927	76
1928	176
1929	433
1930	191
1931	205
1932	652
1933	986
1934	618
1935	427
1936	437
1937	638
1938	772
1939	838
1940	380
1941	178
1942	468
1943	438
1944	546
1945	400
1946	337
1947	541
1948	342
1949	467
1950	463
1951	758
1952	334
1953	569
1954	1,034
1955	482
1956	754
1957	1,072
1958	375
1959	578
1960	453
1961	693
1962	546
1963	635
1964	267
1965	677
1966	1,610
1967	362
1968	312
1969	1,116
1970	518
1971	1,015
1972	270
1973	501
1974	425
1975	569
1976	1,406
1977	514
1978	1,274
1979	1,657
1980	1,124
1981	705
1982	1,368
1983	361
1984	559
1985	1,218
1986	1,140
1987	687
1988	786
1989	1,249
1990	1,535
1991	720
1992	844
1993	871
1994	2,208
1995	999
1996	1,781
1997	759
1998	857
1999	1,622
2000	920
2001	2,173
2002	1,390
2003	758
2004	644
2005	1,025
2006	566
2007	703
2008	807
2009	1,354
2010	1,312
2011	1,361
2012	887
2013	598
2014	949
2015	1,228
2016	1,294
2017	1,412
2018	677
2019	871
2020	1,384
2021	826
2022	585
2023	745
2024	1,392
2025	823
2026	660

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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 2026-10-18. Last revised 18 October 2026 (2026-10-18).

Margin	Records
0 to 50	518
50 to 100	16
100 to 150	7
150 to 200	2
200 to 250	0
250 to 300	1