Weather Records on 10 February 1987

762 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 10 February 1987. Highest significance: Plains, US.

Key Facts for 10 February 1987

On 10 February 1987, 762 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
394 were record highs and 107 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 4 were all-time records, 33 monthly and 725 daily.
Plains set a daily record snowfall of 15.2 cm (6.0 in) on 10 February 1987.
Across 158 earlier years (1798 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 510 records.

Record Map

762 stations

762 station records on 10 February 1987 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 10 February 1987: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Plains	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Edgartown	United States	Record daily snowfall	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Oksoey Fyr	Norway	Record daily precipitation	35.3 mm (1.4 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Sao Jose da Bela Vista	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	92.7 mm (3.6 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Ashburton Downs	Australia	Record daily precipitation	44.0 mm (1.7 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Hawthorne AP	United States	Record high minimum temperature	5.6 C (42.1 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Burnerbinmah	Australia	Record daily precipitation	35.0 mm (1.4 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Hopetown (Tnk)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	35.0 mm (1.4 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Sugarloaf Rsvr	United States	Record high maximum temperature	10.0 C (50.0 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Monte Alegre de Minas	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	67.5 mm (2.7 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Pedro Do Rio	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	74.2 mm (2.9 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Douglas	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	70.0 mm (2.8 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
E Wareham	United States	Record daily snowfall	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Nicholson	Australia	Record daily precipitation	106.0 mm (4.2 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Lindesnes Fyr	Norway	Record daily precipitation	32.9 mm (1.3 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Bloukrans (Bos)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	34.0 mm (1.3 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Alkmaar	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	80.4 mm (3.2 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Areal (Granja Gabi)	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	56.4 mm (2.2 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Chazy	United States	Record snow depth	78.7 cm (31.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Paranapiacaba (Alto da Serra)	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	119.7 mm (4.7 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Bengbu	China	Record high minimum temperature	15.0 C (59.0 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Middleboro	United States	Record daily snowfall	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Clover Valley	United States	Record high maximum temperature	14.4 C (57.9 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Caete	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	114.6 mm (4.5 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Moss	Norway	Record daily precipitation	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Auburn	United States	Record high minimum temperature	11.1 C (52.0 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Goldbutte 7 N	United States	Record high maximum temperature	14.4 C (57.9 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Poplar 2 E	United States	Record high minimum temperature	-0.6 C (30.9 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Dongtai	China	Record high minimum temperature	11.9 C (53.4 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Landvik	Norway	Record daily precipitation	41.1 mm (1.6 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Coloso	Puerto Rico [United States]	Record low minimum temperature	8.9 C (48.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Chinook	United States	Record high maximum temperature	16.7 C (62.1 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Wakamatsu	Japan	Record high maximum temperature	14.0 C (57.2 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Algona	United States	Record high maximum temperature	9.4 C (48.9 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Jonesboro	United States	Record snow depth	96.5 cm (38.0 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Campbell	United States	Record high maximum temperature	9.4 C (48.9 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Plevna	United States	Record high maximum temperature	12.8 C (55.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Acatlan de Osorio (Dge)	Mexico	Record low maximum temperature	25.6 C (78.1 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Chietla	Mexico	Record low minimum temperature	5.0 C (41.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Skilderkrans	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	27.5 mm (1.1 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Port Townsend	United States	Record high minimum temperature	7.8 C (46.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Salta Aero	Argentina	Record low minimum temperature	6.5 C (43.7 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Coolabah (Branglebar)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	32.5 mm (1.3 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Juquitiba	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	71.0 mm (2.8 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Hangzhou	China	Record high minimum temperature	14.2 C (57.6 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Ulleungdo	Korea, South	Record high minimum temperature	10.8 C (51.4 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Atzalan	Mexico	Record low minimum temperature	-2.8 C (27.0 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Ft Assiniboine	United States	Record high maximum temperature	16.7 C (62.1 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Juquitiba-II	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	78.7 mm (3.1 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Axutla (Cfe)	Mexico	Record low minimum temperature	3.9 C (39.0 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
San Miguelito	Mexico	Record low minimum temperature	3.9 C (39.0 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Moorside	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	55.0 mm (2.2 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Avalon Pleasure Pier	United States	Record high minimum temperature	15.0 C (59.0 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Grafton	United States	Record high minimum temperature	-2.8 C (27.0 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Lisbon	United States	Record high maximum temperature	8.9 C (48.0 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Gogo Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	53.3 mm (2.1 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Ilhabela	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	63.7 mm (2.5 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Humaita (Samarita) .	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	71.3 mm (2.8 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Salto de Pirapora	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	62.6 mm (2.5 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Shanghai/Hongqiao	China	Record high minimum temperature	13.0 C (55.4 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

762 records

Records set or tied on 10 February 1987 by type: Highest daily maximum 191, Lowest daily maximum 14, Highest daily minimum 203, Lowest daily minimum 93, Heaviest daily rainfall 241, Heaviest daily snowfall 8, Deepest snow cover 12.

Records on 10 February 1987 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	191
Lowest daily maximum	14
Highest daily minimum	203
Lowest daily minimum	93
Heaviest daily rainfall	241
Heaviest daily snowfall	8
Deepest snow cover	12

Records on 10 February 1987 by timescale: all-time 4, monthly 33, daily 725.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

631 broken records

Margins by which the 631 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

10 February 1987

Top 20 records on 10 February 1987 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
10 February 1987	Plains, US	daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	61 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
10 February 1987	Edgartown, US	daily snowfall	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	40 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
10 February 1987	Oksoey Fyr, NO	daily rain	35.3 mm (1.4 in)	5.3 mm (0.21 in)	87 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
10 February 1987	Sao Jose da Bela Vista, BR	daily rain	92.7 mm (3.6 in)	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	29 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
10 February 1987	Ashburton Downs, AU	daily rain	44.0 mm (1.7 in)	27.5 mm (1.1 in)	52 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
10 February 1987	Hawthorne AP, US	daily high min	5.6 C (42.1 F)	1.2 C (2.2 F)	98 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
10 February 1987	Burnerbinmah, AU	daily rain	35.0 mm (1.4 in)	20.5 mm (0.8 in)	68 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
10 February 1987	Hopetown (Tnk), ZA	daily rain	35.0 mm (1.4 in)	18.7 mm (0.7 in)	36 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
10 February 1987	Sugarloaf Rsvr, US	daily high max	10.0 C (50.0 F)	2.8 C (5.0 F)	84 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
10 February 1987	Monte Alegre de Minas, BR	daily rain	67.5 mm (2.7 in)	37.0 mm (1.5 in)	35 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
10 February 1987	Pedro Do Rio, BR	daily rain	74.2 mm (2.9 in)	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	48 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
10 February 1987	Douglas, ZA	daily rain	70.0 mm (2.8 in)	18.4 mm (0.7 in)	40 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
10 February 1987	E Wareham, US	daily snowfall	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	15.7 cm (6.2 in)	17 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
10 February 1987	Nicholson, AU	monthly rain	106.0 mm (4.2 in)	15.3 mm (0.6 in)	38 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
10 February 1987	Lindesnes Fyr, NO	daily rain	32.9 mm (1.3 in)	16.6 mm (0.7 in)	24 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
10 February 1987	Bloukrans (Bos), ZA	daily rain	34.0 mm (1.3 in)	4.0 mm (0.16 in)	81 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
10 February 1987	Alkmaar, ZA	daily rain	80.4 mm (3.2 in)	25.0 mm (1.0 in)	49 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
10 February 1987	Areal (Granja Gabi), BR	daily rain	56.4 mm (2.2 in)	30.7 mm (1.2 in)	40 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
10 February 1987	Chazy, US	daily snow depth	78.7 cm (31.0 in)	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	67 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
10 February 1987	Paranapiacaba (Alto da Serra), BR	daily rain	119.7 mm (4.7 in)	58.7 mm (2.3 in)	39 years	34 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

1798 to 1987

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1798 to 1987. 1987 had 762 records.

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

Records on 02-10 in each year
Year	Records
1798	1
1803	2
1829	1
1845	1
1853	1
1856	2
1857	1
1858	1
1862	3
1864	1
1865	1
1869	3
1870	2
1872	1
1873	1
1874	1
1875	4
1876	1
1878	1
1879	3
1881	2
1883	2
1885	1
1887	3
1888	2
1889	1
1890	1
1891	2
1892	1
1893	6
1895	3
1897	1
1898	4
1899	22
1902	3
1903	11
1904	14
1905	7
1906	11
1907	6
1908	9
1909	16
1910	14
1911	105
1912	43
1913	27
1914	52
1915	20
1916	77
1917	28
1918	44
1919	69
1920	62
1921	40
1922	62
1923	107
1924	87
1925	348
1926	142
1927	61
1928	151
1929	456
1930	77
1931	95
1932	1,196
1933	583
1934	369
1935	420
1936	366
1937	401
1938	543
1939	931
1940	560
1941	221
1942	412
1943	286
1944	580
1945	144
1946	398
1947	584
1948	490
1949	396
1950	244
1951	986
1952	538
1953	558
1954	619
1955	836
1956	626
1957	668
1958	527
1959	1,173
1960	683
1961	764
1962	741
1963	625
1964	410
1965	887
1966	1,235
1967	342
1968	345
1969	1,176
1970	698
1971	1,094
1972	240
1973	755
1974	356
1975	585
1976	1,440
1977	639
1978	1,159
1979	1,807
1980	1,054
1981	1,572
1982	1,214
1983	500
1984	435
1985	912
1986	1,140
1987	762
1988	819
1989	729
1990	1,666
1991	584
1992	646
1993	857
1994	1,402
1995	757
1996	1,397
1997	778
1998	1,411
1999	1,912
2000	961
2001	1,102
2002	1,256
2003	859
2004	757
2005	1,058
2006	477
2007	854
2008	915
2009	1,543
2010	1,358
2011	2,103
2012	963
2013	602
2014	824
2015	937
2016	942
2017	1,568
2018	560
2019	973
2020	1,235
2021	837
2022	772
2023	705
2024	1,197
2025	803
2026	636

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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	619
50 to 100	4
100 to 150	5
150 to 200	2
200 to 250	0
250 to 300	0
300 to 350	1