Weather Records on 25 February 1987

1,313 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 25 February 1987. Highest significance: Snowflake, US.

Key Facts for 25 February 1987

On 25 February 1987, 1,313 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
224 were record highs and 348 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 8 were all-time records, 90 monthly and 1,215 daily.
Snowflake set a daily record snow depth of 25.4 cm (10.0 in) on 25 February 1987.
Across 157 earlier years (1794 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 521 records.

Record Map

1,313 stations

1,313 station records on 25 February 1987 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 25 February 1987: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Snowflake	United States	Record snow depth	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	75 of 100 (Major)
Tucson Magnetic Obsy	United States	Record daily precipitation	33.3 mm (1.3 in)	69 of 100 (Major)
Haenertsburg (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	142.5 mm (5.6 in)	68 of 100 (Major)
Edmore 4NW	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	62 of 100 (Major)
Casa Grande Nm	United States	Record daily precipitation	29.7 mm (1.2 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Union de Tula	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	35.3 mm (1.4 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
El Platanito	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	46.2 mm (1.8 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Paso de la Yesca	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	40.4 mm (1.6 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Ahuacatlan	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	48.8 mm (1.9 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Arivaca	United States	Record daily precipitation	41.1 mm (1.6 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Eagle Butte	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Cerralvo (Dge)	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	154.9 mm (6.1 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Tucson Intl AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	26.4 mm (1.0 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Prescott Love Fld	United States	Record snow depth	45.7 cm (18.0 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
El Grullo	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	30.7 mm (1.2 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
La Vega	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Tumacacori Nm	United States	Record daily precipitation	35.3 mm (1.4 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Y Lightning Rch	United States	Record daily precipitation	27.4 mm (1.1 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Bamboo Creek	Australia	Record daily precipitation	115.0 mm (4.5 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Heavitree, Estcourt	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	90.8 mm (3.6 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Holbrook	United States	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Litchfield Park	United States	Record daily precipitation	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Tempe Asu	United States	Record daily precipitation	27.4 mm (1.1 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Santa Maria de Los Angeles	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	33.8 mm (1.3 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
N Lazy H Rch	United States	Record daily precipitation	33.5 mm (1.3 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Irving	United States	Record daily snowfall	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Warroad	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Harvey 4NE	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Srinagar	India	Record daily precipitation	71.1 mm (2.8 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
San Pedro	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	29.5 mm (1.2 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Rinconada	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Whiteriver 1 SW	United States	Record snow depth	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Selby	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Nogales 6 N	United States	Record daily precipitation	25.9 mm (1.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Otis	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Adams 7 SSW	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Antonio Escobedo (Smn)	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	41.9 mm (1.6 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Mascota (Dge)	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	69.6 mm (2.7 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Santiago Ixcuintla	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	30.7 mm (1.2 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Prescott	United States	Record daily snowfall	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Placerville 3SE	United States	Record snow depth	86.4 cm (34.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Salida	United States	Record daily snowfall	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Gascon	United States	Record snow depth	66.0 cm (26.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Shemya USAF Base	United States	Record daily snowfall	24.4 cm (9.6 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
El Tuito	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Ahuacatlan	Mexico	Record low maximum temperature	15.6 C (60.1 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Capomal	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
El Sauz	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	25.9 mm (1.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Baynesfield Estate	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	46.0 mm (1.8 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Bagdad	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Cordes	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
McNary 2N	United States	Record daily precipitation	45.0 mm (1.8 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Whiteriver 1 SW	United States	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Buena Vista 2S	United States	Record snow depth	45.7 cm (18.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Kaycee	United States	Record snow depth	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Mesa	United States	Record daily precipitation	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Tacoma	United States	Record daily snowfall	43.2 cm (17.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Pasamonte	United States	Record snow depth	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Yakutat AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	68.6 mm (2.7 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
La Florida	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	40.9 mm (1.6 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)

Counts by Type and Timescale

1,313 records

Records set or tied on 25 February 1987 by type: Highest daily maximum 62, Lowest daily maximum 235, Highest daily minimum 162, Lowest daily minimum 113, Heaviest daily rainfall 485, Heaviest daily snowfall 155, Deepest snow cover 101.

Records on 25 February 1987 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	62
Lowest daily maximum	235
Highest daily minimum	162
Lowest daily minimum	113
Heaviest daily rainfall	485
Heaviest daily snowfall	155
Deepest snow cover	101

Records on 25 February 1987 by timescale: all-time 8, monthly 90, daily 1,215.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

1,095 broken records

Margins by which the 1,095 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

25 February 1987

Top 20 records on 25 February 1987 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
25 February 1987	Snowflake, US	daily snow depth	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	88 years	75 of 100 (Major)
25 February 1987	Tucson Magnetic Obsy, US	daily rain	33.3 mm (1.3 in)	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	73 years	69 of 100 (Major)
25 February 1987	Haenertsburg (Pol), ZA	daily rain	142.5 mm (5.6 in)	92.2 mm (3.6 in)	69 years	68 of 100 (Major)
25 February 1987	Edmore 4NW, US	daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	77 years	62 of 100 (Major)
25 February 1987	Casa Grande Nm, US	daily rain	29.7 mm (1.2 in)	18.8 mm (0.7 in)	73 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
25 February 1987	Union de Tula, MX	daily rain	35.3 mm (1.4 in)	35.3 mm (1.4 in)	60 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
25 February 1987	El Platanito, MX	monthly rain	46.2 mm (1.8 in)	23.1 mm (0.9 in)	23 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
25 February 1987	Paso de la Yesca, MX	monthly rain	40.4 mm (1.6 in)	21.3 mm (0.8 in)	7 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
25 February 1987	Ahuacatlan, MX	monthly rain	48.8 mm (1.9 in)	17.0 mm (0.7 in)	60 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
25 February 1987	Arivaca, US	daily rain	41.1 mm (1.6 in)	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	24 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
25 February 1987	Eagle Butte, US	daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	13.9 cm (5.5 in)	75 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
25 February 1987	Cerralvo (Dge), MX	monthly rain	154.9 mm (6.1 in)	54.6 mm (2.1 in)	4 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
25 February 1987	Tucson Intl AP, US	daily rain	26.4 mm (1.0 in)	22.8 mm (0.9 in)	39 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
25 February 1987	Prescott Love Fld, US	monthly snow depth	45.7 cm (18.0 in)	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	38 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
25 February 1987	El Grullo, MX	daily rain	30.7 mm (1.2 in)	30.7 mm (1.2 in)	48 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
25 February 1987	La Vega, MX	daily rain	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	32 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
25 February 1987	Tumacacori Nm, US	daily rain	35.3 mm (1.4 in)	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	28 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
25 February 1987	Y Lightning Rch, US	daily rain	27.4 mm (1.1 in)	23.1 mm (0.9 in)	39 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
25 February 1987	Bamboo Creek, AU	daily rain	115.0 mm (4.5 in)	63.9 mm (2.5 in)	44 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
25 February 1987	Heavitree, Estcourt, ZA	daily rain	90.8 mm (3.6 in)	33.9 mm (1.3 in)	56 years	50 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 1,313 records.

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

Records on 02-25 in each year
Year	Records
1794	2
1808	1
1813	1
1814	3
1817	1
1827	1
1846	1
1855	2
1858	1
1859	1
1864	1
1866	1
1867	1
1874	2
1877	2
1879	2
1880	2
1882	2
1883	1
1885	2
1886	2
1888	9
1889	5
1890	3
1891	4
1892	1
1893	4
1894	5
1896	9
1897	6
1898	13
1900	18
1901	4
1902	6
1903	3
1904	23
1905	7
1906	15
1907	13
1908	9
1909	83
1910	27
1911	16
1912	61
1913	14
1914	31
1915	37
1916	76
1917	37
1918	50
1919	59
1920	17
1921	165
1922	45
1923	40
1924	88
1925	135
1926	402
1927	113
1928	190
1929	284
1930	1,105
1931	134
1932	389
1933	527
1934	871
1935	376
1936	418
1937	133
1938	255
1939	495
1940	331
1941	295
1942	283
1943	209
1944	669
1945	412
1946	529
1947	583
1948	260
1949	322
1950	665
1951	688
1952	568
1953	213
1954	600
1955	623
1956	704
1957	869
1958	981
1959	210
1960	1,453
1961	673
1962	937
1963	522
1964	320
1965	925
1966	702
1967	1,413
1968	457
1969	791
1970	301
1971	467
1972	526
1973	252
1974	449
1975	894
1976	1,049
1977	811
1978	790
1979	1,133
1980	490
1981	834
1982	876
1983	783
1984	410
1985	846
1986	1,826
1987	1,313
1988	510
1989	1,507
1990	1,483
1991	624
1992	1,092
1993	2,115
1994	1,147
1995	1,139
1996	1,286
1997	1,675
1998	1,657
1999	609
2000	2,207
2001	1,330
2002	1,224
2003	2,056
2004	1,013
2005	812
2006	605
2007	1,318
2008	767
2009	694
2010	1,244
2011	2,204
2012	486
2013	809
2014	674
2015	1,013
2016	875
2017	1,131
2018	1,246
2019	1,411
2020	639
2021	892
2022	1,186
2023	740
2024	550
2025	694
2026	1,310

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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	1,038
100 to 200	44
200 to 300	10
300 to 400	1
400 to 500	1
500 to 600	1