Weather Records on 17 February 1987

659 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 17 February 1987. Highest significance: Rocky Mt, US.

Key Facts for 17 February 1987

On 17 February 1987, 659 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
115 were record highs and 63 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 3 were all-time records, 17 monthly and 639 daily.
Rocky Mt set a daily record snowfall of 25.4 cm (10.0 in) on 17 February 1987.
Across 161 earlier years (1794 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 497 records.

Record Map

659 stations

659 station records on 17 February 1987 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 17 February 1987: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Rocky Mt	United States	Record daily snowfall	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	64 of 100 (Major)
Bonner Springs	United States	Record snow depth	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Scotland Neck	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.4 cm (2.9 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Rougemont	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Great Salt Plains Dam	United States	Record daily precipitation	37.1 mm (1.5 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Rougemont	United States	Record snow depth	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Roxboro 7 ESE	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Smithfield	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Pulaski 2 E	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Buckingham	United States	Record daily snowfall	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Stillwater 2 W	United States	Record snow depth	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Mt Airy 2 W	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Bartlesville Muni AP	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.4 cm (2.9 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Chapel Hill 2 W	United States	Record daily snowfall	8.9 cm (3.5 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Ashland	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Musgrave	Australia	Record daily precipitation	107.0 mm (4.2 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Jonesboro	United States	Record snow depth	91.4 cm (36.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Altavista	United States	Record daily snowfall	30.0 cm (11.8 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Pedlar Dam	United States	Record daily snowfall	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Haleakala Rs 338	United States	Record daily precipitation	172.7 mm (6.8 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Indianapolis	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.2 cm (4.8 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Fredonia	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
McGaffey 5 SE	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Hopewell	United States	Record daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Tulsa Intl AP	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
L F Wade Intl AP Kindley Fld	Bermuda [United Kingdom]	Record daily precipitation	44.7 mm (1.8 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Floyd 2 NE	United States	Record daily precipitation	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Ibirite	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	132.2 mm (5.2 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Nkhata Bay	Malawi	Record daily precipitation	61.0 mm (2.4 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Frankfort Disposal	United States	Record daily snowfall	11.4 cm (4.5 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Allisonia 2 SSE	United States	Record daily precipitation	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Williamsburg 2 N	United States	Record daily snowfall	14.2 cm (5.6 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Anna Creek	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.0 mm (1.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Sedan	United States	Record daily snowfall	11.4 cm (4.5 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Statesville 2 NNE	United States	Record low maximum temperature	0.6 C (33.1 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Appomattox	United States	Record daily snowfall	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Bedford	United States	Record daily snowfall	31.8 cm (12.5 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Arcola	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.9 cm (4.3 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Durham	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Emporia 1 WNW	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Alderson	United States	Record snow depth	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
McRoss	United States	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Ralston	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Goshen	United States	Record daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Newport	United States	Record high maximum temperature	20.6 C (69.1 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Tunel .	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	62.0 mm (2.4 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Palestine	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.3 cm (2.1 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Walnut 4S	United States	Record daily snowfall	8.9 cm (3.5 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Siloam Springs 1E	United States	Record daily snowfall	8.1 cm (3.2 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Jackson	United States	Record snow depth	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Neuse 2 NE	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Siler City 2 N	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Okmulgee Wtr Wks	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Free Union	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Powhatan	United States	Record daily snowfall	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Kellogg	United States	Record high maximum temperature	14.4 C (57.9 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Ft Scott	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
La Cygne 4ESE	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Jefferson 2 E	United States	Record daily precipitation	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Farmville	United States	Record daily snowfall	33.0 cm (13.0 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

659 records

Records set or tied on 17 February 1987 by type: Highest daily maximum 63, Lowest daily maximum 35, Highest daily minimum 52, Lowest daily minimum 28, Heaviest daily rainfall 197, Heaviest daily snowfall 179, Deepest snow cover 105.

Records on 17 February 1987 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	63
Lowest daily maximum	35
Highest daily minimum	52
Lowest daily minimum	28
Heaviest daily rainfall	197
Heaviest daily snowfall	179
Deepest snow cover	105

Records on 17 February 1987 by timescale: all-time 3, monthly 17, daily 639.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

537 broken records

Margins by which the 537 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 482.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

17 February 1987

Top 20 records on 17 February 1987 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
17 February 1987	Rocky Mt, US	daily snowfall	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	86 years	64 of 100 (Major)
17 February 1987	Bonner Springs, US	daily snow depth	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	45 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
17 February 1987	Scotland Neck, US	daily snowfall	7.4 cm (2.9 in)	7.4 cm (2.9 in)	106 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
17 February 1987	Rougemont, US	daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	71 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
17 February 1987	Great Salt Plains Dam, US	daily rain	37.1 mm (1.5 in)	36.1 mm (1.4 in)	8 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
17 February 1987	Rougemont, US	monthly snow depth	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	7.7 cm (3.0 in)	70 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
17 February 1987	Roxboro 7 ESE, US	daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	7.7 cm (3.0 in)	84 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
17 February 1987	Smithfield, US	daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	73 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
17 February 1987	Pulaski 2 E, US	daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	65 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
17 February 1987	Buckingham, US	daily snowfall	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	21.6 cm (8.5 in)	20 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
17 February 1987	Stillwater 2 W, US	daily snow depth	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	76 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
17 February 1987	Mt Airy 2 W, US	daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	3.8 cm (1.5 in)	90 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
17 February 1987	Bartlesville Muni AP, US	daily snowfall	7.4 cm (2.9 in)	7.4 cm (2.9 in)	67 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
17 February 1987	Chapel Hill 2 W, US	daily snowfall	8.9 cm (3.5 in)	3.8 cm (1.5 in)	91 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
17 February 1987	Ashland, US	daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	3.8 cm (1.5 in)	84 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
17 February 1987	Musgrave, AU	daily rain	107.0 mm (4.2 in)	2.9 mm (0.11 in)	95 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
17 February 1987	Jonesboro, US	daily snow depth	91.4 cm (36.0 in)	48.2 cm (19.0 in)	16 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
17 February 1987	Altavista, US	daily snowfall	30.0 cm (11.8 in)	26.2 cm (10.3 in)	12 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
17 February 1987	Pedlar Dam, US	daily snowfall	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	19.0 cm (7.5 in)	20 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
17 February 1987	Haleakala Rs 338, US	daily rain	172.7 mm (6.8 in)	82.3 mm (3.2 in)	25 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 659 records.

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

Records on 02-17 in each year
Year	Records
1794	1
1824	1
1827	1
1843	1
1847	2
1849	1
1850	1
1851	1
1852	1
1855	4
1856	1
1858	1
1859	2
1866	2
1867	3
1869	1
1874	1
1876	2
1878	1
1879	2
1880	1
1883	2
1884	1
1885	4
1887	2
1888	1
1891	1
1892	7
1893	1
1894	1
1895	7
1896	6
1897	1
1898	6
1899	3
1900	6
1901	5
1902	16
1903	22
1904	11
1905	9
1906	10
1907	6
1908	9
1909	10
1910	25
1911	27
1912	19
1913	17
1914	41
1915	17
1916	26
1917	38
1918	64
1919	236
1920	39
1921	182
1922	78
1923	69
1924	252
1925	188
1926	145
1927	377
1928	488
1929	234
1930	367
1931	212
1932	390
1933	164
1934	344
1935	150
1936	1,102
1937	295
1938	529
1939	755
1940	330
1941	166
1942	671
1943	542
1944	462
1945	349
1946	341
1947	274
1948	890
1949	436
1950	469
1951	358
1952	394
1953	369
1954	1,009
1955	721
1956	1,082
1957	252
1958	1,806
1959	575
1960	222
1961	734
1962	397
1963	303
1964	184
1965	332
1966	480
1967	611
1968	350
1969	604
1970	1,050
1971	487
1972	750
1973	821
1974	355
1975	1,035
1976	1,421
1977	650
1978	1,452
1979	1,965
1980	954
1981	2,353
1982	732
1983	484
1984	748
1985	622
1986	1,077
1987	659
1988	400
1989	1,026
1990	1,370
1991	771
1992	593
1993	2,102
1994	705
1995	1,387
1996	1,115
1997	841
1998	2,204
1999	697
2000	870
2001	712
2002	863
2003	1,151
2004	880
2005	538
2006	1,621
2007	1,177
2008	1,155
2009	765
2010	1,544
2011	1,615
2012	444
2013	312
2014	832
2015	1,209
2016	842
2017	864
2018	509
2019	1,177
2020	1,047
2021	2,052
2022	1,116
2023	1,581
2024	703
2025	617
2026	954

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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	491
100 to 200	40
200 to 300	5
300 to 400	0
400 to 500	1