Weather Records on 14 February 1987

702 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 14 February 1987. Highest significance: Arrabury Station, AU.

Key Facts for 14 February 1987

On 14 February 1987, 702 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
239 were record highs and 85 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 1 were all-time records, 14 monthly and 687 daily.
Arrabury Station set a daily record precipitation of 81.0 mm (3.2 in) on 14 February 1987.
Across 162 earlier years (1794 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 470 records.

Record Map

702 stations

702 station records on 14 February 1987 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 14 February 1987: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Arrabury Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	81.0 mm (3.2 in)	68 of 100 (Major)
Igarapava	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	157.3 mm (6.2 in)	65 of 100 (Major)
Upton	United States	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	64 of 100 (Major)
Cardwell Marine Pde	Australia	Record daily precipitation	254.0 mm (10.0 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Pomerode	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	111.4 mm (4.4 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Luiz Alves	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	145.0 mm (5.7 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Wamsutter	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Palermo	Italy	Record daily precipitation	32.2 mm (1.3 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Spanish Fk Pwr House	United States	Record daily precipitation	32.5 mm (1.3 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Clervaux-Hautbellain	Luxembourg	Record daily precipitation	27.3 mm (1.1 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Mitchell 5E	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Floraville Downs Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	117.0 mm (4.6 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Aguirre	Puerto Rico [United States]	Record daily precipitation	54.6 mm (2.1 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Doutor Pedrinho	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	83.2 mm (3.3 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Innamincka Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	40.0 mm (1.6 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Cluny	Australia	Record daily precipitation	69.0 mm (2.7 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Corupa (Hansa)	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	150.6 mm (5.9 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Machadodorp	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	123.5 mm (4.9 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Lake City	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Buckingham Downs	Australia	Record daily precipitation	107.0 mm (4.2 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Cordillo Downs	Australia	Record daily precipitation	53.5 mm (2.1 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Methoni	Greece	Record daily precipitation	29.3 mm (1.2 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Cidra 1 E	Puerto Rico [United States]	Record daily precipitation	30.2 mm (1.2 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Clohesy River	Australia	Record daily precipitation	170.0 mm (6.7 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Flora Downs	Australia	Record daily precipitation	73.0 mm (2.9 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Plattsburgh AFB	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-18.9 C (-2.0 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
New Salem 5NW	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
City Creek Wtp	United States	Record daily snowfall	43.2 cm (17.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Cottonwood Weir	United States	Record daily precipitation	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Jimenez (Smn)	Mexico	Record high minimum temperature	7.8 C (46.0 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Jonesboro	United States	Record snow depth	94.0 cm (37.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Koah	Australia	Record daily precipitation	156.0 mm (6.1 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Iowa Hill	United States	Record daily precipitation	116.1 mm (4.6 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Hay Springs	United States	Record high minimum temperature	1.7 C (35.1 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Perry	United States	Record daily precipitation	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Canobie	Australia	Record daily precipitation	88.0 mm (3.5 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Numil Downs Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	120.1 mm (4.7 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Ilhota-Jusante	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	93.0 mm (3.7 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Benedito Novo	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	89.4 mm (3.5 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Skiatook	United States	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Timbo Novo (Pcd)	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	90.0 mm (3.5 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Fall Rvr Lake	United States	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Whyanbeel Valley	Australia	Record daily precipitation	217.6 mm (8.6 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Garcia	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	76.0 mm (3.0 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Detour Village	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-11.7 C (10.9 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Custer	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Cornwall	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-17.2 C (1.0 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Woodstock	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-31.1 C (-24.0 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Brinard Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	94.0 mm (3.7 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Mount Isa Mine	Australia	Record daily precipitation	59.8 mm (2.4 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Macucos	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	75.9 mm (3.0 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Ariri	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	108.8 mm (4.3 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Penjamo	Mexico	Record high minimum temperature	15.6 C (60.1 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Galena	United States	Record daily precipitation	33.8 mm (1.3 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Silver Lake Brighton	United States	Record daily precipitation	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Devoncourt Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	52.0 mm (2.0 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Springvale	Australia	Record daily precipitation	48.5 mm (1.9 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Alto Alegre	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	66.4 mm (2.6 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Antonio Escobedo (Smn)	Mexico	Record low maximum temperature	12.8 C (55.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Yahualica de Gonzalez Gallo (	Mexico	Record low maximum temperature	15.6 C (60.1 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

702 records

Records set or tied on 14 February 1987 by type: Highest daily maximum 71, Lowest daily maximum 45, Highest daily minimum 168, Lowest daily minimum 40, Heaviest daily rainfall 323, Heaviest daily snowfall 37, Deepest snow cover 18.

Records on 14 February 1987 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	71
Lowest daily maximum	45
Highest daily minimum	168
Lowest daily minimum	40
Heaviest daily rainfall	323
Heaviest daily snowfall	37
Deepest snow cover	18

Records on 14 February 1987 by timescale: all-time 1, monthly 14, daily 687.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

558 broken records

Margins by which the 558 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

14 February 1987

Top 20 records on 14 February 1987 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
14 February 1987	Arrabury Station, AU	daily rain	81.0 mm (3.2 in)	81.0 mm (3.2 in)	72 years	68 of 100 (Major)
14 February 1987	Igarapava, BR	monthly rain	157.3 mm (6.2 in)	70.2 mm (2.8 in)	37 years	65 of 100 (Major)
14 February 1987	Upton, US	daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	72 years	64 of 100 (Major)
14 February 1987	Cardwell Marine Pde, AU	daily rain	254.0 mm (10.0 in)	154.9 mm (6.1 in)	51 years	61 of 100 (Major)
14 February 1987	Pomerode, BR	daily rain	111.4 mm (4.4 in)	55.1 mm (2.2 in)	52 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
14 February 1987	Luiz Alves, BR	daily rain	145.0 mm (5.7 in)	91.3 mm (3.6 in)	39 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
14 February 1987	Wamsutter, US	daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	8.9 cm (3.5 in)	55 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
14 February 1987	Palermo, IT	daily rain	32.2 mm (1.3 in)	8.3 mm (0.33 in)	106 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
14 February 1987	Spanish Fk Pwr House, US	daily rain	32.5 mm (1.3 in)	11.4 mm (0.4 in)	76 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
14 February 1987	Clervaux-Hautbellain, LU	daily rain	27.3 mm (1.1 in)	21.2 mm (0.8 in)	29 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
14 February 1987	Mitchell 5E, US	daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	7.1 cm (2.8 in)	56 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
14 February 1987	Floraville Downs Station, AU	daily rain	117.0 mm (4.6 in)	83.6 mm (3.3 in)	9 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
14 February 1987	Aguirre, PR	daily rain	54.6 mm (2.1 in)	42.7 mm (1.7 in)	17 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
14 February 1987	Doutor Pedrinho, BR	daily rain	83.2 mm (3.3 in)	54.1 mm (2.1 in)	13 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
14 February 1987	Innamincka Station, AU	daily rain	40.0 mm (1.6 in)	23.2 mm (0.9 in)	73 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
14 February 1987	Cluny, AU	daily rain	69.0 mm (2.7 in)	53.8 mm (2.1 in)	36 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
14 February 1987	Corupa (Hansa), BR	monthly rain	150.6 mm (5.9 in)	34.4 mm (1.4 in)	38 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
14 February 1987	Machadodorp, ZA	all-time rain	123.5 mm (4.9 in)	9.2 mm (0.36 in)	39 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
14 February 1987	Lake City, US	daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	10.1 cm (4.0 in)	28 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
14 February 1987	Buckingham Downs, AU	daily rain	107.0 mm (4.2 in)	50.6 mm (2.0 in)	48 years	43 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 702 records.

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

Records on 02-14 in each year
Year	Records
1794	1
1803	1
1806	1
1825	1
1829	1
1830	1
1836	1
1845	1
1849	1
1855	2
1856	8
1858	2
1860	1
1864	1
1865	3
1867	1
1868	1
1869	1
1873	1
1875	1
1877	2
1879	1
1880	1
1882	3
1884	1
1885	2
1886	1
1887	1
1889	4
1892	1
1893	1
1894	1
1895	7
1896	1
1898	8
1899	13
1900	1
1901	5
1902	4
1903	8
1904	12
1905	30
1906	3
1907	10
1908	20
1909	17
1910	4
1911	100
1912	11
1913	86
1914	71
1915	55
1916	62
1917	122
1918	41
1919	52
1920	26
1921	46
1922	33
1923	133
1924	108
1925	77
1926	147
1927	131
1928	255
1929	222
1930	167
1931	264
1932	243
1933	189
1934	586
1935	444
1936	929
1937	460
1938	596
1939	354
1940	278
1941	148
1942	491
1943	672
1944	435
1945	407
1946	578
1947	738
1948	522
1949	1,336
1950	595
1951	657
1952	281
1953	180
1954	1,383
1955	515
1956	382
1957	482
1958	644
1959	875
1960	945
1961	352
1962	708
1963	247
1964	176
1965	291
1966	719
1967	580
1968	526
1969	822
1970	578
1971	832
1972	379
1973	486
1974	413
1975	400
1976	511
1977	463
1978	1,158
1979	2,176
1980	681
1981	946
1982	843
1983	934
1984	1,138
1985	727
1986	937
1987	702
1988	511
1989	1,224
1990	2,162
1991	1,076
1992	829
1993	629
1994	742
1995	1,981
1996	1,102
1997	935
1998	1,409
1999	842
2000	1,242
2001	1,063
2002	683
2003	1,040
2004	1,180
2005	915
2006	668
2007	1,825
2008	855
2009	979
2010	1,051
2011	802
2012	747
2013	288
2014	1,445
2015	980
2016	1,286
2017	787
2018	391
2019	749
2020	936
2021	3,053
2022	469
2023	736
2024	647
2025	550
2026	627

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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 100	548
100 to 200	8
200 to 300	1
300 to 400	0
400 to 500	1