Weather Records on 15 February 1987

882 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 15 February 1987. Highest significance: Okeene, US.

Key Facts for 15 February 1987

On 15 February 1987, 882 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
179 were record highs and 196 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 29 monthly and 853 daily.
Okeene set a daily record precipitation of 50.3 mm (2.0 in) on 15 February 1987.
Across 163 earlier years (1794 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 483 records.

Record Map

882 stations

882 station records on 15 February 1987 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 15 February 1987: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Okeene	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.3 mm (2.0 in)	68 of 100 (Major)
Pawhuska	United States	Record daily precipitation	46.0 mm (1.8 in)	66 of 100 (Major)
Aachen	Germany	Record daily precipitation	27.8 mm (1.1 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Kit Carson	United States	Record daily precipitation	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Ness City	United States	Record daily precipitation	37.1 mm (1.5 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Columbus	United States	Record daily precipitation	57.4 mm (2.3 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Mantova	Italy	Record daily precipitation	42.0 mm (1.7 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Gage AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Ft Supply 3SE	United States	Record daily precipitation	37.1 mm (1.5 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Guthrie 5S	United States	Record daily precipitation	52.1 mm (2.1 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Follett	United States	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Maastricht	Netherlands	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Buffalo 2 SSW	United States	Record daily precipitation	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Monkira	Australia	Record daily precipitation	84.0 mm (3.3 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Anadarko 3 E	United States	Record daily precipitation	62.7 mm (2.5 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Waynoka	United States	Record daily precipitation	39.9 mm (1.6 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Vaals	Netherlands	Record daily precipitation	31.2 mm (1.2 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Vinson	United States	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Nuuanu Rsch 4 783	United States	Record daily precipitation	135.6 mm (5.3 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Roseberth Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	54.0 mm (2.1 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Adelaide (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	40.0 mm (1.6 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Jamestown State Hosp	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Fargo 3ENE	United States	Record daily precipitation	33.8 mm (1.3 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Griffiss AFB	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-14.4 C (6.1 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Maude Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	47.5 mm (1.9 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Enid	United States	Record daily precipitation	26.2 mm (1.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Usina Esmeril (Cpfl) B4-005	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	101.3 mm (4.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Ostas I Hegra	Norway	Record daily precipitation	34.0 mm (1.3 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Sedan	United States	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Jonesboro	United States	Record snow depth	94.0 cm (37.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Helena 1 SSE	United States	Record daily precipitation	30.2 mm (1.2 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Orienta 1SSW	United States	Record daily precipitation	32.5 mm (1.3 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Little Rock AFB	United States	Record daily precipitation	74.2 mm (2.9 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Maclear (Mag)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	48.5 mm (1.9 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Haswell	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Hamburg	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-7.2 C (19.0 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Bowie	United States	Record daily precipitation	28.2 mm (1.1 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Coranderrk Badger Weir	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Karlstad	Sweden	Record snow depth	39.9 cm (15.7 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Lipscomb	United States	Record daily precipitation	27.4 mm (1.1 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Cabot	United States	Record daily precipitation	73.2 mm (2.9 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Cheesman	United States	Record daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Oswego 1 N	United States	Record daily precipitation	56.1 mm (2.2 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Chazy	United States	Record snow depth	78.7 cm (31.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Mandan Exp STN	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Hermosa 3 SSW	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Yellville 4 N	United States	Record daily precipitation	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Atkinson 2 W	United States	Record daily precipitation	49.8 mm (2.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Girard	United States	Record daily precipitation	55.4 mm (2.2 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Pittsburg	United States	Record daily precipitation	62.0 mm (2.4 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Merluna	Australia	Record daily precipitation	64.0 mm (2.5 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Delegate (Weewalla)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Mc Cune 6 SW	United States	Record daily precipitation	51.8 mm (2.0 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Walnut 4S	United States	Record daily precipitation	40.9 mm (1.6 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Detour Village	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-14.4 C (6.1 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Hollow	United States	Record daily precipitation	51.3 mm (2.0 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Mc Intosh 6 SE	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Mtn Home 1 NNW	United States	Record daily precipitation	55.9 mm (2.2 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Karval	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Morrisville 6 SW	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-16.1 C (3.0 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

882 records

Records set or tied on 15 February 1987 by type: Highest daily maximum 88, Lowest daily maximum 97, Highest daily minimum 91, Lowest daily minimum 99, Heaviest daily rainfall 437, Heaviest daily snowfall 53, Deepest snow cover 17.

Records on 15 February 1987 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	88
Lowest daily maximum	97
Highest daily minimum	91
Lowest daily minimum	99
Heaviest daily rainfall	437
Heaviest daily snowfall	53
Deepest snow cover	17

Records on 15 February 1987 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 29, daily 853.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

774 broken records

Margins by which the 774 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 508.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

15 February 1987

Top 20 records on 15 February 1987 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
15 February 1987	Okeene, US	daily rain	50.3 mm (2.0 in)	35.1 mm (1.4 in)	69 years	68 of 100 (Major)
15 February 1987	Pawhuska, US	daily rain	46.0 mm (1.8 in)	30.8 mm (1.2 in)	84 years	66 of 100 (Major)
15 February 1987	Aachen, DE	daily rain	27.8 mm (1.1 in)	17.9 mm (0.7 in)	44 years	61 of 100 (Major)
15 February 1987	Kit Carson, US	monthly rain	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	14.5 mm (0.6 in)	2 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
15 February 1987	Ness City, US	daily rain	37.1 mm (1.5 in)	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	27 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
15 February 1987	Columbus, US	daily rain	57.4 mm (2.3 in)	32.3 mm (1.3 in)	48 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
15 February 1987	Mantova, IT	daily rain	42.0 mm (1.7 in)	26.6 mm (1.0 in)	19 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
15 February 1987	Gage AP, US	daily rain	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	16.5 mm (0.6 in)	79 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
15 February 1987	Ft Supply 3SE, US	daily rain	37.1 mm (1.5 in)	33.3 mm (1.3 in)	37 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
15 February 1987	Guthrie 5S, US	daily rain	52.1 mm (2.1 in)	36.1 mm (1.4 in)	17 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
15 February 1987	Follett, US	daily rain	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	24 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
15 February 1987	Maastricht, NL	daily rain	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	24.4 mm (1.0 in)	29 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
15 February 1987	Buffalo 2 SSW, US	daily rain	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	35.5 mm (1.4 in)	17 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
15 February 1987	Monkira, AU	daily rain	84.0 mm (3.3 in)	68.0 mm (2.7 in)	13 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
15 February 1987	Anadarko 3 E, US	daily rain	62.7 mm (2.5 in)	27.4 mm (1.1 in)	48 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
15 February 1987	Waynoka, US	daily rain	39.9 mm (1.6 in)	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	23 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
15 February 1987	Vaals, NL	daily rain	31.2 mm (1.2 in)	19.1 mm (0.8 in)	24 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
15 February 1987	Vinson, US	daily rain	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	19.1 mm (0.8 in)	44 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
15 February 1987	Nuuanu Rsch 4 783, US	daily rain	135.6 mm (5.3 in)	73.1 mm (2.9 in)	20 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
15 February 1987	Roseberth Station, AU	daily rain	54.0 mm (2.1 in)	28.6 mm (1.1 in)	72 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 882 records.

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

Records on 02-15 in each year
Year	Records
1794	1
1799	1
1803	1
1806	1
1828	1
1829	1
1830	2
1838	1
1849	1
1855	3
1856	3
1858	3
1859	1
1865	2
1867	3
1869	2
1870	1
1872	1
1874	1
1875	5
1876	2
1877	2
1880	1
1882	4
1885	3
1886	1
1888	3
1889	2
1890	1
1891	1
1893	2
1894	1
1895	2
1896	2
1897	2
1898	11
1899	7
1900	8
1901	9
1902	2
1903	25
1904	14
1905	16
1906	4
1907	22
1908	50
1909	16
1910	4
1911	33
1912	12
1913	163
1914	82
1915	47
1916	60
1917	82
1918	57
1919	46
1920	29
1921	99
1922	36
1923	68
1924	204
1925	102
1926	61
1927	112
1928	359
1929	286
1930	130
1931	189
1932	230
1933	108
1934	198
1935	523
1936	1,058
1937	219
1938	429
1939	495
1940	230
1941	109
1942	461
1943	1,126
1944	314
1945	700
1946	306
1947	613
1948	376
1949	1,255
1950	489
1951	380
1952	186
1953	385
1954	1,850
1955	722
1956	710
1957	444
1958	714
1959	541
1960	555
1961	480
1962	718
1963	270
1964	405
1965	305
1966	467
1967	632
1968	321
1969	844
1970	589
1971	551
1972	444
1973	531
1974	375
1975	587
1976	754
1977	544
1978	1,271
1979	1,599
1980	1,007
1981	1,111
1982	1,014
1983	574
1984	928
1985	866
1986	1,273
1987	882
1988	481
1989	1,765
1990	2,706
1991	1,120
1992	887
1993	1,327
1994	676
1995	1,916
1996	955
1997	1,030
1998	1,483
1999	913
2000	962
2001	1,224
2002	525
2003	1,029
2004	1,093
2005	695
2006	872
2007	2,115
2008	491
2009	910
2010	1,424
2011	861
2012	562
2013	257
2014	1,549
2015	1,173
2016	1,209
2017	575
2018	754
2019	979
2020	583
2021	3,289
2022	468
2023	1,064
2024	967
2025	506
2026	690

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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	768
100 to 200	5
200 to 300	0
300 to 400	0
400 to 500	0
500 to 600	1