Weather Records on 15 January 1987

1,124 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 15 January 1987. Highest significance: Katberg (Bos), ZA.

Key Facts for 15 January 1987

On 15 January 1987, 1,124 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
356 were record highs and 483 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 8 were all-time records, 25 monthly and 1,091 daily.
Katberg (Bos) set a daily record precipitation of 77.5 mm (3.1 in) on 15 January 1987.
Across 159 earlier years (1795 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 499 records.

Record Map

1,124 stations

1,124 station records on 15 January 1987 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 15 January 1987: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Katberg (Bos)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	77.5 mm (3.1 in)	78 of 100 (Major)
Colorado Springs Muni AP	United States	Record daily snowfall	55.9 cm (22.0 in)	72 of 100 (Major)
Valley of Lagoons	Australia	Record daily precipitation	164.8 mm (6.5 in)	69 of 100 (Major)
Volshskiy Gmo	Russia	Record daily precipitation	28.5 mm (1.1 in)	66 of 100 (Major)
Cezu (Bos)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	74.5 mm (2.9 in)	63 of 100 (Major)
Cape Don	Australia	Record daily precipitation	211.8 mm (8.3 in)	62 of 100 (Major)
Saguache	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Denver-Stapleton	United States	Record daily snowfall	25.7 cm (10.1 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Salida	United States	Record daily snowfall	35.6 cm (14.0 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Notinsila (Bos)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	123.5 mm (4.9 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Boulder	United States	Record daily snowfall	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Canon City	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Darwin Botanic Gardens	Australia	Record daily precipitation	127.0 mm (5.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Igarapava	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	95.9 mm (3.8 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Gorlitz	Germany	Record low maximum temperature	-13.6 C (7.5 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Biloela Dpi	Australia	Record daily precipitation	59.6 mm (2.3 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Hermit 8 SE	United States	Record daily snowfall	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Valmora	United States	Record snow depth	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Altastenberg	Germany	Record low minimum temperature	-19.4 C (-2.9 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Kirchdorf/Poel	Germany	Record snow depth	40.0 cm (15.7 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Homer AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	25.9 mm (1.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Berlin-Dahlem	Germany	Record low minimum temperature	-16.8 C (1.8 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Bergen/Flesland	Norway	Record snow depth	69.0 cm (27.2 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Hawthorne AP	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-8.9 C (16.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Berlin-Dahlem	Germany	Record low maximum temperature	-10.5 C (13.1 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Stratford	United States	Record snow depth	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Waren	Germany	Record low maximum temperature	-10.9 C (12.4 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Seymour (Mag)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Westcliffe	United States	Record snow depth	50.8 cm (20.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Bolivar	United States	Record high maximum temperature	11.1 C (52.0 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Alamosa-Bergman Fld	United States	Record daily snowfall	11.9 cm (4.7 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Waren	Germany	Record low minimum temperature	-17.0 C (1.4 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Blanca 4 NW	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Falun	Sweden	Record low maximum temperature	-17.5 C (0.5 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Liberal	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.1 cm (2.8 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Garrison	United States	Record snow depth	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Ibapah	United States	Record snow depth	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Shawano 2SSW	United States	Record high maximum temperature	6.7 C (44.1 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Muddy Gap	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Ely AP	United States	Record daily snowfall	8.9 cm (3.5 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Svyatoy Nos;Cape(Closed)	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	-1.1 C (30.0 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Manina (Bos)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	60.0 mm (2.4 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Dyer 5S	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-5.0 C (23.0 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Mt Morris 2W	United States	Record high minimum temperature	2.2 C (36.0 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Medford	United States	Record high maximum temperature	5.6 C (42.1 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Pueblo Mem AP	United States	Record daily snowfall	22.4 cm (8.8 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Unterluss	Germany	Record snow depth	45.0 cm (17.7 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Buxton (Bos)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	49.0 mm (1.9 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Denton 2 E	United States	Record high minimum temperature	7.8 C (46.0 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Marnitz	Germany	Record low maximum temperature	-10.8 C (12.6 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Clausthal-Zellerfeld	Germany	Record snow depth	115.0 cm (45.3 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Ytre Solund	Norway	Record snow depth	38.0 cm (15.0 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Chestertown	United States	Record high minimum temperature	7.2 C (45.0 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Marysvale	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-6.1 C (21.0 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Antigo	United States	Record high maximum temperature	5.6 C (42.1 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Warrawagine	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.0 mm (1.0 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Harzgerode	Germany	Record snow depth	64.0 cm (25.2 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Buena Vista 2S	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-8.9 C (16.0 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Cassville 1 NE	United States	Record high minimum temperature	3.9 C (39.0 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Warsaw 2 NW	United States	Record high minimum temperature	10.0 C (50.0 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

1,124 records

Records set or tied on 15 January 1987 by type: Highest daily maximum 149, Lowest daily maximum 314, Highest daily minimum 207, Lowest daily minimum 169, Heaviest daily rainfall 170, Heaviest daily snowfall 50, Deepest snow cover 65.

Records on 15 January 1987 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	149
Lowest daily maximum	314
Highest daily minimum	207
Lowest daily minimum	169
Heaviest daily rainfall	170
Heaviest daily snowfall	50
Deepest snow cover	65

Records on 15 January 1987 by timescale: all-time 8, monthly 25, daily 1,091.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

961 broken records

Margins by which the 961 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 390.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

15 January 1987

Top 20 records on 15 January 1987 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
15 January 1987	Katberg (Bos), ZA	daily rain	77.5 mm (3.1 in)	53.4 mm (2.1 in)	94 years	78 of 100 (Major)
15 January 1987	Colorado Springs Muni AP, US	all-time snowfall	55.9 cm (22.0 in)	13.5 cm (5.3 in)	29 years	72 of 100 (Major)
15 January 1987	Valley of Lagoons, AU	monthly rain	164.8 mm (6.5 in)	50.5 mm (2.0 in)	68 years	69 of 100 (Major)
15 January 1987	Volshskiy Gmo, RU	monthly rain	28.5 mm (1.1 in)	10.3 mm (0.4 in)	47 years	66 of 100 (Major)
15 January 1987	Cezu (Bos), ZA	daily rain	74.5 mm (2.9 in)	54.2 mm (2.1 in)	56 years	63 of 100 (Major)
15 January 1987	Cape Don, AU	daily rain	211.8 mm (8.3 in)	147.8 mm (5.8 in)	52 years	62 of 100 (Major)
15 January 1987	Saguache, US	daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	10.1 cm (4.0 in)	69 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
15 January 1987	Denver-Stapleton, US	daily snowfall	25.7 cm (10.1 in)	20.9 cm (8.2 in)	39 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
15 January 1987	Salida, US	daily snowfall	35.6 cm (14.0 in)	20.4 cm (8.0 in)	72 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
15 January 1987	Notinsila (Bos), ZA	monthly rain	123.5 mm (4.9 in)	22.9 mm (0.9 in)	56 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
15 January 1987	Boulder, US	daily snowfall	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	79 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
15 January 1987	Canon City, US	daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	6.4 cm (2.5 in)	79 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
15 January 1987	Darwin Botanic Gardens, AU	daily rain	127.0 mm (5.0 in)	75.0 mm (3.0 in)	12 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
15 January 1987	Igarapava, BR	daily rain	95.9 mm (3.8 in)	53.1 mm (2.1 in)	37 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
15 January 1987	Gorlitz, DE	daily low max	-13.6 C (7.5 F)	2.3 C (4.1 F)	105 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
15 January 1987	Biloela Dpi, AU	daily rain	59.6 mm (2.3 in)	30.4 mm (1.2 in)	55 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
15 January 1987	Hermit 8 SE, US	daily snowfall	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	20 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
15 January 1987	Valmora, US	daily snow depth	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	68 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
15 January 1987	Altastenberg, DE	daily low min	-19.4 C (-2.9 F)	2.2 C (4.0 F)	93 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
15 January 1987	Kirchdorf/Poel, DE	daily snow depth	40.0 cm (15.7 in)	4.0 cm (1.6 in)	93 years	42 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

1795 to 1987

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1795 to 1987. 1987 had 1,124 records.

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

Records on 01-15 in each year
Year	Records
1795	1
1799	2
1820	2
1838	1
1845	3
1849	1
1852	1
1853	1
1862	1
1864	1
1866	2
1868	1
1870	1
1871	1
1873	1
1874	1
1875	2
1876	1
1878	1
1881	4
1882	1
1883	1
1884	3
1886	1
1890	3
1891	1
1893	7
1894	2
1895	6
1896	4
1897	5
1898	1
1899	10
1900	3
1901	10
1902	7
1903	1
1904	11
1905	22
1906	23
1907	12
1908	5
1909	29
1910	78
1911	14
1912	28
1913	10
1914	27
1915	67
1916	26
1917	35
1918	241
1919	39
1920	79
1921	55
1922	19
1923	48
1924	43
1925	398
1926	41
1927	406
1928	410
1929	151
1930	581
1931	156
1932	1,069
1933	241
1934	101
1935	218
1936	230
1937	587
1938	679
1939	234
1940	265
1941	376
1942	402
1943	613
1944	348
1945	417
1946	333
1947	604
1948	738
1949	727
1950	963
1951	577
1952	665
1953	1,193
1954	515
1955	273
1956	531
1957	790
1958	453
1959	261
1960	707
1961	740
1962	660
1963	1,422
1964	829
1965	643
1966	437
1967	518
1968	812
1969	989
1970	406
1971	600
1972	1,748
1973	753
1974	1,663
1975	744
1976	517
1977	773
1978	951
1979	1,441
1980	901
1981	671
1982	1,187
1983	756
1984	1,121
1985	1,022
1986	515
1987	1,124
1988	742
1989	880
1990	829
1991	748
1992	1,159
1993	1,121
1994	1,465
1995	1,808
1996	1,199
1997	1,330
1998	855
1999	1,159
2000	1,020
2001	929
2002	775
2003	586
2004	1,371
2005	727
2006	767
2007	2,717
2008	629
2009	1,125
2010	820
2011	943
2012	476
2013	1,132
2014	507
2015	479
2016	597
2017	988
2018	916
2019	339
2020	1,330
2021	717
2022	593
2023	672
2024	2,651
2025	439
2026	683

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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 50	905
50 to 100	37
100 to 150	11
150 to 200	0
200 to 250	5
250 to 300	2
300 to 350	0
350 to 400	1