Weather Records on 13 February 1987

729 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 13 February 1987. Highest significance: Chadds Ford 2 NE, US.

Key Facts for 13 February 1987

On 13 February 1987, 729 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
298 were record highs and 52 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 1 were all-time records, 48 monthly and 680 daily.
Chadds Ford 2 NE set an all-time record daily snowfall of 38.1 cm (15.0 in) on 13 February 1987.
Across 158 earlier years (1794 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 478 records.

Record Map

729 stations

729 station records on 13 February 1987 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 13 February 1987: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Chadds Ford 2 NE	United States	Record daily snowfall	38.1 cm (15.0 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Bradshaw Homestead	Australia	Record daily precipitation	77.8 mm (3.1 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Mornington Island	Australia	Record daily precipitation	209.2 mm (8.2 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Sidsjo	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	42.9 mm (1.7 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Harnosand	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	36.5 mm (1.4 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Tracy Pumping Plt	United States	Record daily precipitation	53.3 mm (2.1 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Watsonville Wtr Wks	United States	Record daily precipitation	104.4 mm (4.1 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Mudgeacca	Australia	Record daily precipitation	70.4 mm (2.8 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Arrozeira	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	125.0 mm (4.9 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Monterey	United States	Record daily precipitation	47.2 mm (1.9 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Augustus Downs Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	90.0 mm (3.5 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Arizona	Australia	Record daily precipitation	112.0 mm (4.4 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Plaisance (Mauritiu	Mauritius	Record daily precipitation	160.1 mm (6.3 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Ferrara	Italy	Record daily precipitation	26.0 mm (1.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Redwood City	United States	Record daily precipitation	75.9 mm (3.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Tracy Carbona	United States	Record daily precipitation	37.3 mm (1.5 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Upper San Leandro Filters	United States	Record daily precipitation	91.4 mm (3.6 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Ratan	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	26.6 mm (1.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Paicines 4 W	United States	Record daily precipitation	77.7 mm (3.1 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Lodi	United States	Record daily precipitation	52.6 mm (2.1 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Los Banos Arburua Rch	United States	Record daily precipitation	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Mt Diablo Junction	United States	Record daily precipitation	81.3 mm (3.2 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Coolullah Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	80.0 mm (3.1 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Indio Fire STN	United States	Record high minimum temperature	16.7 C (62.1 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Candido Rodrigues	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	94.0 mm (3.7 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Napa State Hospital	United States	Record daily precipitation	73.7 mm (2.9 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Jonesboro	United States	Record snow depth	94.0 cm (37.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Tiger Creek Ph	United States	Record daily precipitation	82.6 mm (3.3 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Fort Donald (Bos)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	44.0 mm (1.7 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Elliott	United States	Record daily precipitation	56.1 mm (2.2 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
La Quiaca Observato	Argentina	Record low minimum temperature	1.0 C (33.8 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Canby 3 SW	United States	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Lindsay	United States	Record daily precipitation	32.5 mm (1.3 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Estancia 4N	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Nevada City	United States	Record daily precipitation	126.2 mm (5.0 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Newark	United States	Record daily precipitation	51.6 mm (2.0 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Los Banos	United States	Record daily precipitation	34.0 mm (1.3 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Priest Valley	United States	Record daily precipitation	47.5 mm (1.9 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Aurora	United States	Record high minimum temperature	0.0 C (32.0 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Minneapolis	United States	Record high minimum temperature	5.0 C (41.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Grenora	United States	Record high maximum temperature	6.7 C (44.1 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Auburn	United States	Record high minimum temperature	10.0 C (50.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Black Mtn 2 WSW	United States	Record daily precipitation	116.8 mm (4.6 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Newman	United States	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Hutchinson 1 N	United States	Record high maximum temperature	10.6 C (51.1 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Brighton Downs	Australia	Record daily precipitation	40.0 mm (1.6 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Bajandaj	Russia	Record low minimum temperature	-37.0 C (-34.6 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Petaluma AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	63.0 mm (2.5 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Guayabal	Puerto Rico [United States]	Record daily precipitation	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Camp Pardee	United States	Record daily precipitation	37.6 mm (1.5 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Napa State Hospital	United States	Record high minimum temperature	12.8 C (55.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Petaluma AP	United States	Record high minimum temperature	12.2 C (54.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Woodland 1 WNW	United States	Record high minimum temperature	11.1 C (52.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Paonia 1SW	United States	Record high minimum temperature	1.1 C (34.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
McGill	United States	Record high minimum temperature	2.2 C (36.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Auberry 2 NW	United States	Record daily precipitation	68.6 mm (2.7 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Cherry Valley Dam	United States	Record daily precipitation	116.3 mm (4.6 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Los Gatos 4 SW	United States	Record daily precipitation	158.8 mm (6.3 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Rupert 3 WSW	United States	Record high maximum temperature	13.9 C (57.0 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Salinas AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	43.9 mm (1.7 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

729 records

Records set or tied on 13 February 1987 by type: Highest daily maximum 95, Lowest daily maximum 24, Highest daily minimum 203, Lowest daily minimum 28, Heaviest daily rainfall 355, Heaviest daily snowfall 10, Deepest snow cover 14.

Records on 13 February 1987 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	95
Lowest daily maximum	24
Highest daily minimum	203
Lowest daily minimum	28
Heaviest daily rainfall	355
Heaviest daily snowfall	10
Deepest snow cover	14

Records on 13 February 1987 by timescale: all-time 1, monthly 48, daily 680.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

595 broken records

Margins by which the 595 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 457.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

13 February 1987

Top 20 records on 13 February 1987 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
13 February 1987	Chadds Ford 2 NE, US	all-time snowfall	38.1 cm (15.0 in)	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	39 years	60 of 100 (Major)
13 February 1987	Bradshaw Homestead, AU	daily rain	77.8 mm (3.1 in)	58.2 mm (2.3 in)	84 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
13 February 1987	Mornington Island, AU	daily rain	209.2 mm (8.2 in)	115.2 mm (4.5 in)	44 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
13 February 1987	Sidsjo, SE	monthly rain	42.9 mm (1.7 in)	21.5 mm (0.8 in)	5 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
13 February 1987	Harnosand, SE	monthly rain	36.5 mm (1.4 in)	7.0 mm (0.28 in)	52 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
13 February 1987	Tracy Pumping Plt, US	monthly rain	53.3 mm (2.1 in)	19.5 mm (0.8 in)	25 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
13 February 1987	Watsonville Wtr Wks, US	monthly rain	104.4 mm (4.1 in)	15.8 mm (0.6 in)	60 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
13 February 1987	Mudgeacca, AU	daily rain	70.4 mm (2.8 in)	53.9 mm (2.1 in)	25 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
13 February 1987	Arrozeira, BR	daily rain	125.0 mm (4.9 in)	72.8 mm (2.9 in)	20 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
13 February 1987	Monterey, US	daily rain	47.2 mm (1.9 in)	25.9 mm (1.0 in)	32 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
13 February 1987	Augustus Downs Station, AU	daily rain	90.0 mm (3.5 in)	30.8 mm (1.2 in)	68 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
13 February 1987	Arizona, AU	daily rain	112.0 mm (4.4 in)	94.0 mm (3.7 in)	3 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
13 February 1987	Plaisance (Mauritiu, MU	daily rain	160.1 mm (6.3 in)	120.1 mm (4.7 in)	4 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
13 February 1987	Ferrara, IT	daily rain	26.0 mm (1.0 in)	5.0 mm (0.20 in)	80 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
13 February 1987	Redwood City, US	monthly rain	75.9 mm (3.0 in)	11.9 mm (0.5 in)	42 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
13 February 1987	Tracy Carbona, US	monthly rain	37.3 mm (1.5 in)	7.3 mm (0.29 in)	27 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
13 February 1987	Upper San Leandro Filters, US	monthly rain	91.4 mm (3.6 in)	32.2 mm (1.3 in)	0 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
13 February 1987	Ratan, SE	monthly rain	26.6 mm (1.0 in)	6.6 mm (0.26 in)	5 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
13 February 1987	Paicines 4 W, US	monthly rain	77.7 mm (3.1 in)	17.8 mm (0.7 in)	27 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
13 February 1987	Lodi, US	daily rain	52.6 mm (2.1 in)	24.4 mm (1.0 in)	12 years	39 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

1794 to 1987

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1794 to 1987. 1987 had 729 records.

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

Records on 02-13 in each year
Year	Records
1794	1
1803	2
1829	2
1847	1
1848	1
1855	1
1856	4
1860	1
1865	3
1868	1
1869	1
1870	1
1871	2
1872	2
1875	2
1877	2
1878	1
1880	1
1882	2
1884	1
1885	2
1886	2
1888	2
1889	1
1891	2
1893	4
1894	2
1895	8
1896	3
1897	2
1898	3
1899	13
1900	4
1901	7
1902	11
1903	3
1904	13
1905	19
1906	8
1907	11
1908	18
1909	8
1910	9
1911	40
1912	8
1913	25
1914	64
1915	15
1916	21
1917	143
1918	37
1919	32
1920	21
1921	43
1922	50
1923	209
1924	157
1925	85
1926	86
1927	150
1928	599
1929	186
1930	224
1931	231
1932	126
1933	306
1934	262
1935	186
1936	714
1937	614
1938	907
1939	295
1940	208
1941	239
1942	300
1943	420
1944	312
1945	415
1946	549
1947	895
1948	673
1949	1,079
1950	618
1951	539
1952	332
1953	130
1954	897
1955	558
1956	311
1957	416
1958	836
1959	487
1960	559
1961	467
1962	1,136
1963	470
1964	249
1965	396
1966	984
1967	704
1968	531
1969	580
1970	558
1971	1,003
1972	394
1973	611
1974	398
1975	574
1976	605
1977	647
1978	1,623
1979	1,911
1980	537
1981	734
1982	809
1983	1,130
1984	1,297
1985	1,189
1986	1,055
1987	729
1988	885
1989	776
1990	1,429
1991	765
1992	933
1993	672
1994	959
1995	1,838
1996	1,123
1997	1,086
1998	1,291
1999	1,022
2000	935
2001	862
2002	998
2003	834
2004	1,407
2005	916
2006	766
2007	1,097
2008	987
2009	856
2010	1,122
2011	718
2012	1,020
2013	462
2014	1,235
2015	896
2016	853
2017	1,039
2018	426
2019	950
2020	1,106
2021	2,340
2022	516
2023	607
2024	688
2025	1,176
2026	485

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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 2026-10-16 (16 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 100	588
100 to 200	5
200 to 300	1
300 to 400	0
400 to 500	1