Weather Records on 24 February 1987

952 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 24 February 1987. Highest significance: Yerington, US.

Key Facts for 24 February 1987

On 24 February 1987, 952 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
161 were record highs and 239 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 8 were all-time records, 42 monthly and 902 daily.
Yerington set a daily record snowfall of 20.3 cm (8.0 in) on 24 February 1987.
Across 153 earlier years (1794 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 559 records.

Record Map

952 stations

952 station records on 24 February 1987 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 24 February 1987: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Yerington	United States	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	76 of 100 (Major)
Chino Valley	United States	Record daily snowfall	44.5 cm (17.5 in)	69 of 100 (Major)
Prescott Love Fld	United States	Record daily snowfall	41.9 cm (16.5 in)	65 of 100 (Major)
Greer	United States	Record daily snowfall	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	62 of 100 (Major)
Callao	United States	Record daily snowfall	14.0 cm (5.5 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Buena Vista 2S	United States	Record snow depth	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Monticello 2E	United States	Record daily precipitation	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Zion Np	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Stereguscij	Ukraine	Record daily precipitation	25.1 mm (1.0 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Kennebec	United States	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Atil	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	57.9 mm (2.3 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Ft Valley	United States	Record daily snowfall	71.1 cm (28.0 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Bartlett Dam	United States	Record daily precipitation	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Emblem	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
New Harmony	United States	Record daily snowfall	33.0 cm (13.0 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Phoenix AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	37.1 mm (1.5 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Ilyinskiy	Russia	Record daily precipitation	25.1 mm (1.0 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Williams	United States	Record daily snowfall	81.3 cm (32.0 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Vallecito Dam	United States	Record daily precipitation	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Betatakin	United States	Record daily snowfall	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Miami	United States	Record daily precipitation	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Tempe Asu	United States	Record daily precipitation	29.5 mm (1.2 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Mesa	United States	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Saint Johns	United States	Record snow depth	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Payson	United States	Record daily snowfall	48.3 cm (19.0 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Gagnoa	Cote D'Ivoire	Record daily precipitation	200.9 mm (7.9 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Cimarron 4 SW	United States	Record snow depth	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Prescott	United States	Record daily precipitation	46.7 mm (1.8 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Monticello 2E	United States	Record daily snowfall	43.2 cm (17.0 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Prescott Love Fld	United States	Record daily precipitation	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Phoenix City	United States	Record daily precipitation	26.2 mm (1.0 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Horseshoe Dam	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Ft Ross	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-3.9 C (25.0 F)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Prescott Love Fld	United States	Record snow depth	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Vallecito Dam	United States	Record daily snowfall	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Golconda	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Atenguillo	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	58.4 mm (2.3 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Gregory	United States	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Grass Creek	United States	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Cerralvo (Dge)	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	59.9 mm (2.4 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Mazapil	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	44.5 mm (1.8 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Gascon	United States	Record snow depth	50.8 cm (20.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Prescott	United States	Record daily snowfall	38.1 cm (15.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Prescott	United States	Record snow depth	38.1 cm (15.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Stewart Mtn Dam	United States	Record daily precipitation	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Conrad	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Santa Rita Exp Range	United States	Record daily precipitation	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Lima	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Cuyamaca	United States	Record daily snowfall	55.9 cm (22.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Henshaw Dam	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Placerville 3SE	United States	Record snow depth	63.5 cm (25.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Battle Mountain 4SE	United States	Record snow depth	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Ft Lewis	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Edgartown	United States	Record snow depth	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Onida 4 NW	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Philip AP	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Magdalena	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Beaver Creek	United States	Record daily precipitation	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Fairfield	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.4 cm (4.9 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Sheaville 1 SE	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)

Counts by Type and Timescale

952 records

Records set or tied on 24 February 1987 by type: Highest daily maximum 74, Lowest daily maximum 163, Highest daily minimum 87, Lowest daily minimum 76, Heaviest daily rainfall 311, Heaviest daily snowfall 140, Deepest snow cover 101.

Records on 24 February 1987 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	74
Lowest daily maximum	163
Highest daily minimum	87
Lowest daily minimum	76
Heaviest daily rainfall	311
Heaviest daily snowfall	140
Deepest snow cover	101

Records on 24 February 1987 by timescale: all-time 8, monthly 42, daily 902.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

779 broken records

Margins by which the 779 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 369.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

24 February 1987

Top 20 records on 24 February 1987 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
24 February 1987	Yerington, US	daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	91 years	76 of 100 (Major)
24 February 1987	Chino Valley, US	all-time snowfall	44.5 cm (17.5 in)	21.4 cm (8.4 in)	19 years	69 of 100 (Major)
24 February 1987	Prescott Love Fld, US	monthly snowfall	41.9 cm (16.5 in)	24.1 cm (9.5 in)	38 years	65 of 100 (Major)
24 February 1987	Greer, US	daily snowfall	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	81 years	62 of 100 (Major)
24 February 1987	Callao, US	daily snowfall	14.0 cm (5.5 in)	14.0 cm (5.5 in)	81 years	60 of 100 (Major)
24 February 1987	Buena Vista 2S, US	daily snow depth	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	22.8 cm (9.0 in)	56 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
24 February 1987	Monticello 2E, US	daily rain	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	17.7 mm (0.7 in)	72 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
24 February 1987	Zion Np, US	daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	53 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
24 February 1987	Stereguscij, UA	daily rain	25.1 mm (1.0 in)	16.8 mm (0.7 in)	39 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
24 February 1987	Kennebec, US	daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	52 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
24 February 1987	Atil, MX	daily rain	57.9 mm (2.3 in)	41.1 mm (1.6 in)	43 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
24 February 1987	Ft Valley, US	all-time snowfall	71.1 cm (28.0 in)	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	19 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
24 February 1987	Bartlett Dam, US	daily rain	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	37.9 mm (1.5 in)	33 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
24 February 1987	Emblem, US	daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	75 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
24 February 1987	New Harmony, US	daily snowfall	33.0 cm (13.0 in)	22.8 cm (9.0 in)	75 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
24 February 1987	Phoenix AP, US	monthly rain	37.1 mm (1.5 in)	13.7 mm (0.5 in)	43 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
24 February 1987	Ilyinskiy, RU	daily rain	25.1 mm (1.0 in)	16.5 mm (0.6 in)	41 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
24 February 1987	Williams, US	all-time snowfall	81.3 cm (32.0 in)	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	57 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
24 February 1987	Vallecito Dam, US	daily rain	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	21.6 mm (0.9 in)	43 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
24 February 1987	Betatakin, US	daily snowfall	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	22.8 cm (9.0 in)	44 years	51 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 952 records.

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

Records on 02-24 in each year
Year	Records
1794	1
1813	1
1814	4
1836	1
1846	2
1858	2
1863	1
1867	1
1868	1
1870	1
1873	2
1875	2
1876	1
1877	2
1879	4
1881	1
1886	1
1887	2
1888	7
1889	6
1891	3
1892	2
1894	2
1896	1
1897	4
1898	10
1899	4
1900	14
1901	4
1902	7
1903	5
1904	5
1905	13
1906	33
1907	16
1908	14
1909	73
1910	25
1911	16
1912	58
1913	6
1914	26
1915	46
1916	24
1917	52
1918	50
1919	39
1920	15
1921	82
1922	54
1923	63
1924	73
1925	110
1926	166
1927	402
1928	139
1929	141
1930	1,185
1931	164
1932	226
1933	331
1934	887
1935	251
1936	514
1937	148
1938	202
1939	385
1940	279
1941	490
1942	287
1943	375
1944	463
1945	212
1946	440
1947	779
1948	299
1949	420
1950	712
1951	423
1952	535
1953	423
1954	720
1955	1,120
1956	627
1957	649
1958	866
1959	217
1960	1,145
1961	520
1962	1,412
1963	593
1964	447
1965	993
1966	637
1967	1,134
1968	734
1969	874
1970	354
1971	377
1972	753
1973	235
1974	365
1975	1,570
1976	999
1977	1,307
1978	1,061
1979	1,473
1980	466
1981	1,177
1982	898
1983	533
1984	652
1985	1,412
1986	1,309
1987	952
1988	373
1989	1,776
1990	1,969
1991	641
1992	922
1993	1,730
1994	1,070
1995	1,081
1996	1,209
1997	1,537
1998	1,459
1999	752
2000	2,155
2001	1,407
2002	883
2003	1,735
2004	980
2005	742
2006	487
2007	1,095
2008	1,060
2009	852
2010	1,527
2011	1,291
2012	838
2013	705
2014	623
2015	1,963
2016	818
2017	1,612
2018	1,356
2019	1,302
2020	697
2021	860
2022	1,808
2023	1,793
2024	417
2025	966
2026	1,107

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Data for records on 1987-02-24: CSV or JSON. Field meanings are on the data page.

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	673
50 to 100	59
100 to 150	25
150 to 200	8
200 to 250	9
250 to 300	2
300 to 350	1
350 to 400	2