Weather Records on 1 January 1986

466 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 1 January 1986. Highest significance: Clermont 9 S, US.

Key Facts for 1 January 1986

On 1 January 1986, 466 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
144 were record highs and 46 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 3 were all-time records, 25 monthly and 438 daily.
Clermont 9 S set a daily record precipitation of 69.9 mm (2.8 in) on 1 January 1986.
Across 161 earlier years (1798 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 489 records.

Record Map

466 stations

466 station records on 1 January 1986 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 1 January 1986: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Clermont 9 S	United States	Record daily precipitation	69.9 mm (2.8 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Cambridge	United States	Record daily snowfall	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Deland 1 SSE	United States	Record daily precipitation	76.2 mm (3.0 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Redig 11 NE	United States	Record snow depth	76.2 cm (30.0 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Orlando Intl AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	53.6 mm (2.1 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Cerqueira Cesar	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	91.0 mm (3.6 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Klerkskraal (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	69.0 mm (2.7 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Columbia 8 N	United States	Record snow depth	61.0 cm (24.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Dupree	United States	Record snow depth	63.5 cm (25.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Tarpon Spgs Sewage Plt	United States	Record daily precipitation	41.9 mm (1.6 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Grayling	United States	Record snow depth	71.1 cm (28.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Dutch Harbor	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-15.0 C (5.0 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Pactola Dam	United States	Record snow depth	35.6 cm (14.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Brooksville Chin Hill	United States	Record daily precipitation	35.1 mm (1.4 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Kissimmee 2	United States	Record daily precipitation	34.0 mm (1.3 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Elgin	United States	Record daily snowfall	14.0 cm (5.5 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Tonti (Bos)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	45.5 mm (1.8 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Hattiesburg 5SW	United States	Record daily precipitation	58.9 mm (2.3 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Brewton 3 SSE	United States	Record daily precipitation	81.3 mm (3.2 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Agate 3 E	United States	Record snow depth	35.6 cm (14.0 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Atoyac	Mexico	Record high maximum temperature	33.3 C (91.9 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Vaernes	Norway	Record snow depth	60.0 cm (23.6 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Ficksburg;Kersieproe	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	37.6 mm (1.5 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Downieville	United States	Record high minimum temperature	6.1 C (43.0 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Rock 1 E	United States	Record snow depth	61.0 cm (24.0 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Union Springs 9 S	United States	Record daily precipitation	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Saint Leo	United States	Record daily precipitation	27.7 mm (1.1 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Coeur D'Alene	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Eagle Butte	United States	Record snow depth	66.0 cm (26.0 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Harlingen	United States	Record high maximum temperature	31.7 C (89.1 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Boggabri (Penryn)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	35.0 mm (1.4 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Mitchell 5E	United States	Record snow depth	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Hillsboro 3 N	United States	Record snow depth	48.3 cm (19.0 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Mc Intosh 6 SE	United States	Record snow depth	40.6 cm (16.0 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Tepatitlan	Mexico	Record high minimum temperature	15.6 C (60.1 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Gaddede	Sweden	Record low maximum temperature	-27.5 C (-17.5 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Haugan 1 W	United States	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Glad Valley 2 W	United States	Record snow depth	71.1 cm (28.0 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Hill City	United States	Record snow depth	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Bradshaw Homestead	Australia	Record daily precipitation	28.0 mm (1.1 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Zamenkomst	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	25.0 mm (1.0 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Council	United States	Record daily precipitation	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Forest City 2 NNE	United States	Record snow depth	40.6 cm (16.0 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Britton	United States	Record snow depth	83.8 cm (33.0 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Wausaukee	United States	Record snow depth	55.9 cm (22.0 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Titusville	United States	Record daily precipitation	28.2 mm (1.1 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Pollock	United States	Record snow depth	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Wasilla 3 S	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Big Delta AP	United States	Record daily snowfall	8.1 cm (3.2 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Balgo Hills	Australia	Record daily precipitation	29.4 mm (1.2 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Champagne (Naf)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	56.0 mm (2.2 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Ralph 1 N	United States	Record snow depth	43.2 cm (17.0 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Woomera	Australia	Record daily precipitation	30.4 mm (1.2 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Shahat	Libya	Record high minimum temperature	13.0 C (55.4 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Hoogkarspel	Netherlands	Record snow depth	15.0 cm (5.9 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Idaho Falls - Kifi	United States	Record daily precipitation	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Viroqua	United States	Record snow depth	55.9 cm (22.0 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Gweru	Zimbabwe	Record daily precipitation	35.1 mm (1.4 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Tuotuohe	China	Record low minimum temperature	-43.0 C (-45.4 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Obrestad Fyr	Norway	Record snow depth	12.0 cm (4.7 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

466 records

Records set or tied on 1 January 1986 by type: Highest daily maximum 56, Lowest daily maximum 29, Highest daily minimum 88, Lowest daily minimum 17, Heaviest daily rainfall 130, Heaviest daily snowfall 21, Deepest snow cover 125.

Records on 1 January 1986 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	56
Lowest daily maximum	29
Highest daily minimum	88
Lowest daily minimum	17
Heaviest daily rainfall	130
Heaviest daily snowfall	21
Deepest snow cover	125

Records on 1 January 1986 by timescale: all-time 3, monthly 25, daily 438.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

337 broken records

Margins by which the 337 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 331.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

1 January 1986

Top 20 records on 1 January 1986 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
1 January 1986	Clermont 9 S, US	daily rain	69.9 mm (2.8 in)	63.8 mm (2.5 in)	24 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
1 January 1986	Cambridge, US	daily snowfall	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	10.1 cm (4.0 in)	86 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
1 January 1986	Deland 1 SSE, US	daily rain	76.2 mm (3.0 in)	21.6 mm (0.9 in)	74 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
1 January 1986	Redig 11 NE, US	monthly snow depth	76.2 cm (30.0 in)	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	7 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
1 January 1986	Orlando Intl AP, US	daily rain	53.6 mm (2.1 in)	43.9 mm (1.7 in)	24 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
1 January 1986	Cerqueira Cesar, BR	daily rain	91.0 mm (3.6 in)	52.0 mm (2.0 in)	28 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
1 January 1986	Klerkskraal (Pol), ZA	daily rain	69.0 mm (2.7 in)	34.7 mm (1.4 in)	35 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
1 January 1986	Columbia 8 N, US	daily snow depth	61.0 cm (24.0 in)	33.1 cm (13.0 in)	34 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
1 January 1986	Dupree, US	daily snow depth	63.5 cm (25.0 in)	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	58 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
1 January 1986	Tarpon Spgs Sewage Plt, US	daily rain	41.9 mm (1.6 in)	13.7 mm (0.5 in)	74 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
1 January 1986	Grayling, US	daily snow depth	71.1 cm (28.0 in)	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	76 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
1 January 1986	Dutch Harbor, US	monthly low min	-15.0 C (5.0 F)	0.6 C (1.1 F)	66 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
1 January 1986	Pactola Dam, US	monthly snow depth	35.6 cm (14.0 in)	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	2 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
1 January 1986	Brooksville Chin Hill, US	daily rain	35.1 mm (1.4 in)	5.9 mm (0.23 in)	74 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
1 January 1986	Kissimmee 2, US	daily rain	34.0 mm (1.3 in)	33.5 mm (1.3 in)	8 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
1 January 1986	Elgin, US	daily snowfall	14.0 cm (5.5 in)	8.9 cm (3.5 in)	40 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
1 January 1986	Tonti (Bos), ZA	daily rain	45.5 mm (1.8 in)	15.5 mm (0.6 in)	47 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
1 January 1986	Hattiesburg 5SW, US	daily rain	58.9 mm (2.3 in)	21.8 mm (0.9 in)	44 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
1 January 1986	Brewton 3 SSE, US	daily rain	81.3 mm (3.2 in)	27.5 mm (1.1 in)	44 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
1 January 1986	Agate 3 E, US	monthly snow depth	35.6 cm (14.0 in)	7.7 cm (3.0 in)	11 years	33 of 100 (Routine)

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

1798 to 1986

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1798 to 1986. 1986 had 466 records.

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

Records on 01-01 in each year
Year	Records
1798	1
1800	2
1805	1
1806	2
1825	1
1834	1
1843	3
1853	1
1854	2
1855	1
1860	4
1861	1
1864	1
1868	2
1871	4
1875	2
1876	2
1877	3
1878	1
1879	2
1880	2
1881	2
1882	1
1883	4
1887	1
1888	3
1889	5
1890	3
1891	2
1893	4
1895	2
1896	1
1897	3
1898	3
1899	3
1900	4
1901	4
1902	9
1903	1
1904	6
1905	19
1906	15
1907	18
1908	5
1909	17
1910	10
1911	25
1912	34
1913	48
1914	22
1915	63
1916	31
1917	50
1918	134
1919	62
1920	57
1921	121
1922	59
1923	141
1924	357
1925	133
1926	149
1927	112
1928	760
1929	55
1930	310
1931	211
1932	291
1933	50
1934	364
1935	213
1936	302
1937	627
1938	352
1939	425
1940	306
1941	792
1942	661
1943	419
1944	272
1945	459
1946	183
1947	595
1948	954
1949	451
1950	516
1951	367
1952	1,343
1953	197
1954	493
1955	287
1956	306
1957	218
1958	295
1959	424
1960	958
1961	719
1962	491
1963	586
1964	1,319
1965	520
1966	1,138
1967	272
1968	1,010
1969	955
1970	919
1971	811
1972	357
1973	805
1974	1,883
1975	405
1976	855
1977	1,042
1978	696
1979	3,085
1980	408
1981	854
1982	938
1983	736
1984	1,582
1985	1,102
1986	466
1987	1,227
1988	1,086
1989	553
1990	367
1991	707
1992	1,002
1993	788
1994	522
1995	666
1996	1,360
1997	2,601
1998	964
1999	770
2000	701
2001	1,432
2002	795
2003	1,024
2004	638
2005	1,227
2006	1,184
2007	1,540
2008	663
2009	680
2010	816
2011	1,498
2012	1,216
2013	703
2014	545
2015	786
2016	570
2017	594
2018	2,118
2019	865
2020	523
2021	589
2022	2,410
2023	1,652
2024	370
2025	333
2026	848

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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	273
50 to 100	35
100 to 150	16
150 to 200	6
200 to 250	3
250 to 300	2
300 to 350	2