Weather Records on 22 February 1987

425 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 22 February 1987. Highest significance: Oestersund-Froesoen, SE.

Key Facts for 22 February 1987

On 22 February 1987, 425 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
77 were record highs and 112 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 7 were all-time records, 10 monthly and 408 daily.
Oestersund-Froesoen set a monthly record daily precipitation of 36.1 mm (1.4 in) on 22 February 1987.
Across 164 earlier years (1794 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 517 records.

Record Map

425 stations

425 station records on 22 February 1987 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 22 February 1987: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Oestersund-Froesoen	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	36.1 mm (1.4 in)	90 of 100 (Exceptional)
Biloxi	United States	Record daily precipitation	80.8 mm (3.2 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Aachen	Germany	Record snow depth	37.0 cm (14.6 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Tucumcari 4 NE	United States	Record snow depth	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
White Sulphur Springs	United States	Record snow depth	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Ruidoso	United States	Record snow depth	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Val (Sar)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	62.4 mm (2.5 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Brunswick-McKinnon AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	62.2 mm (2.4 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Nelia Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	59.0 mm (2.3 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
White Sulphur Springs	United States	Record daily precipitation	33.3 mm (1.3 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Salima	Malawi	Record daily precipitation	104.8 mm (4.1 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
San Bartolo	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Martinsburg E W Virginia Rgnl	United States	Record daily snowfall	16.0 cm (6.3 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Grand View 4 NW	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Windhoek	Namibia	Record daily precipitation	55.0 mm (2.2 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Placerville 3SE	United States	Record snow depth	35.6 cm (14.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Ft Sumner	United States	Record snow depth	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Los Alamos	United States	Record snow depth	38.1 cm (15.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Sofala Old Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	27.0 mm (1.1 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Gulfport Naval Ctr	United States	Record daily precipitation	74.7 mm (2.9 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Pasamonte	United States	Record snow depth	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Colorado Springs Muni AP	United States	Record snow depth	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Markovo	Russia	Record low maximum temperature	-39.2 C (-38.6 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Florida	United States	Record snow depth	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
White Sulphur Springs	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Markovo	Russia	Record low minimum temperature	-49.2 C (-56.6 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Goshen	United States	Record daily precipitation	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Huichapan	Mexico	Record high minimum temperature	10.6 C (51.1 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Saint Paul Is AP	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.4 cm (4.1 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Sunny Corner (Snow Line)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	45.0 mm (1.8 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Atkinson 2 W	United States	Record daily precipitation	51.3 mm (2.0 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Kljuchi	Russia	Record low maximum temperature	-21.2 C (-6.2 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Mabel Downs	Australia	Record daily precipitation	53.7 mm (2.1 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Darwin Botanic Gardens	Australia	Record daily precipitation	45.8 mm (1.8 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Humacao 2 SSE	Puerto Rico [United States]	Record low minimum temperature	12.8 C (55.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Hopkins	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	31.5 mm (1.2 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Doornkom	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	60.5 mm (2.4 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
La Junta	Mexico	Record low minimum temperature	-12.2 C (10.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Fortine 1 N	United States	Record daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Beaverhead R/S	United States	Record low maximum temperature	1.1 C (34.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Capitan	United States	Record low maximum temperature	3.9 C (39.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Ochoco Rs	United States	Record daily snowfall	16.5 cm (6.5 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Suffolk Lake Kilby	United States	Record daily precipitation	40.9 mm (1.6 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Elsdorf/Erftkreis	Germany	Record snow depth	22.0 cm (8.7 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Shahat	Libya	Record high maximum temperature	21.0 C (69.8 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Jonesboro	United States	Record snow depth	86.4 cm (34.0 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Brinard Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	63.0 mm (2.5 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Saxby Downs Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	36.0 mm (1.4 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Briksdal	Norway	Record daily precipitation	34.1 mm (1.3 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Greylingstad (Sar)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	28.5 mm (1.1 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Capitan	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-16.7 C (1.9 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Elat	Israel	Record high maximum temperature	31.6 C (88.9 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Otatitlan	Mexico	Record high minimum temperature	22.8 C (73.0 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Onder-Geluk	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	45.0 mm (1.8 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Live Oak	United States	Record daily precipitation	41.1 mm (1.6 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Crystal Springs Exp STN	United States	Record daily precipitation	45.2 mm (1.8 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Narandiba	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	71.9 mm (2.8 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Las Pocitas	Mexico	Record high minimum temperature	17.8 C (64.0 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Nakhon Sawan	Thailand	Record daily precipitation	37.1 mm (1.5 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Plymouth-Kingston	United States	Record snow depth	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

425 records

Records set or tied on 22 February 1987 by type: Highest daily maximum 37, Lowest daily maximum 62, Highest daily minimum 40, Lowest daily minimum 50, Heaviest daily rainfall 164, Heaviest daily snowfall 23, Deepest snow cover 49.

Records on 22 February 1987 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	37
Lowest daily maximum	62
Highest daily minimum	40
Lowest daily minimum	50
Heaviest daily rainfall	164
Heaviest daily snowfall	23
Deepest snow cover	49

Records on 22 February 1987 by timescale: all-time 7, monthly 10, daily 408.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

332 broken records

Margins by which the 332 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 305.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

22 February 1987

Top 20 records on 22 February 1987 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
22 February 1987	Oestersund-Froesoen, SE	monthly rain	36.1 mm (1.4 in)	14.1 mm (0.6 in)	116 years	90 of 100 (Exceptional)
22 February 1987	Biloxi, US	daily rain	80.8 mm (3.2 in)	35.1 mm (1.4 in)	92 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
22 February 1987	Aachen, DE	daily snow depth	37.0 cm (14.6 in)	11.0 cm (4.3 in)	85 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
22 February 1987	Tucumcari 4 NE, US	daily snow depth	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	81 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
22 February 1987	White Sulphur Springs, US	daily snow depth	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	97 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
22 February 1987	Ruidoso, US	daily snow depth	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	44 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
22 February 1987	Val (Sar), ZA	daily rain	62.4 mm (2.5 in)	22.8 mm (0.9 in)	76 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
22 February 1987	Brunswick-McKinnon AP, US	daily rain	62.2 mm (2.4 in)	40.9 mm (1.6 in)	27 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
22 February 1987	Nelia Post Office, AU	daily rain	59.0 mm (2.3 in)	32.3 mm (1.3 in)	60 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
22 February 1987	White Sulphur Springs, US	daily rain	33.3 mm (1.3 in)	4.9 mm (0.19 in)	89 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
22 February 1987	Salima, MW	daily rain	104.8 mm (4.1 in)	62.4 mm (2.5 in)	32 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
22 February 1987	San Bartolo, MX	daily rain	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	19.1 mm (0.8 in)	16 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
22 February 1987	Martinsburg E W Virginia Rgnl, US	daily snowfall	16.0 cm (6.3 in)	5.8 cm (2.3 in)	84 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
22 February 1987	Grand View 4 NW, US	daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	2.3 cm (0.9 in)	76 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
22 February 1987	Windhoek, NA	daily rain	55.0 mm (2.2 in)	17.0 mm (0.7 in)	44 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
22 February 1987	Placerville 3SE, US	daily snow depth	35.6 cm (14.0 in)	15.3 cm (6.0 in)	39 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
22 February 1987	Ft Sumner, US	daily snow depth	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	24 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
22 February 1987	Los Alamos, US	daily snow depth	38.1 cm (15.0 in)	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	72 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
22 February 1987	Sofala Old Post Office, AU	daily rain	27.0 mm (1.1 in)	6.7 mm (0.26 in)	71 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
22 February 1987	Gulfport Naval Ctr, US	daily rain	74.7 mm (2.9 in)	48.8 mm (1.9 in)	16 years	35 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 425 records.

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

Records on 02-22 in each year
Year	Records
1794	1
1804	1
1810	3
1814	3
1834	1
1839	1
1843	1
1845	1
1846	3
1847	1
1849	1
1850	1
1856	1
1861	2
1867	1
1869	1
1872	1
1874	1
1875	3
1876	1
1877	1
1878	2
1881	1
1885	1
1886	1
1887	1
1888	2
1889	3
1890	2
1891	2
1892	4
1893	2
1894	2
1895	1
1896	3
1897	5
1898	2
1899	1
1900	4
1901	9
1902	3
1903	10
1904	21
1905	9
1906	20
1907	39
1908	11
1909	23
1910	25
1911	21
1912	35
1913	29
1914	34
1915	53
1916	47
1917	292
1918	76
1919	53
1920	27
1921	148
1922	256
1923	36
1924	65
1925	275
1926	93
1927	236
1928	98
1929	435
1930	803
1931	174
1932	201
1933	150
1934	661
1935	235
1936	551
1937	583
1938	274
1939	706
1940	199
1941	260
1942	381
1943	536
1944	582
1945	560
1946	220
1947	515
1948	698
1949	509
1950	463
1951	655
1952	531
1953	651
1954	798
1955	782
1956	513
1957	859
1958	962
1959	251
1960	583
1961	590
1962	597
1963	1,764
1964	375
1965	551
1966	663
1967	295
1968	1,083
1969	1,132
1970	521
1971	1,391
1972	615
1973	754
1974	1,042
1975	1,032
1976	550
1977	1,343
1978	1,543
1979	994
1980	755
1981	1,435
1982	1,191
1983	629
1984	752
1985	1,204
1986	1,187
1987	425
1988	646
1989	698
1990	1,835
1991	736
1992	734
1993	1,686
1994	1,148
1995	1,064
1996	1,740
1997	1,208
1998	1,284
1999	593
2000	1,245
2001	705
2002	1,455
2003	1,315
2004	671
2005	610
2006	568
2007	802
2008	1,414
2009	624
2010	1,468
2011	1,026
2012	754
2013	1,045
2014	363
2015	1,348
2016	573
2017	2,227
2018	2,147
2019	1,259
2020	835
2021	887
2022	1,891
2023	1,639
2024	714
2025	882
2026	603

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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	305
50 to 100	14
100 to 150	6
150 to 200	4
200 to 250	1
250 to 300	1
300 to 350	1