Weather Records on 7 January 1986

717 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 7 January 1986. Highest significance: Sanderson, US.

Key Facts for 7 January 1986

On 7 January 1986, 717 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
144 were record highs and 125 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 12 were all-time records, 19 monthly and 686 daily.
Sanderson set an all-time record daily snowfall of 27.9 cm (11.0 in) on 7 January 1986.
Across 158 earlier years (1826 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 516 records.

Record Map

717 stations

717 station records on 7 January 1986 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 7 January 1986: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Sanderson	United States	Record daily snowfall	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	80 of 100 (Exceptional)
Castle Rock	United States	Record daily snowfall	13.5 cm (5.3 in)	65 of 100 (Major)
Depot Springs	Australia	Record daily precipitation	51.4 mm (2.0 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Turee Creek	Australia	Record daily precipitation	53.0 mm (2.1 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Laporte	United States	Record daily snowfall	33.0 cm (13.0 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Bologna	Italy	Record daily precipitation	45.6 mm (1.8 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Hope	United States	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Gann Valley 4NW	United States	Record snow depth	48.3 cm (19.0 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Roswell Ind Air Pk	United States	Record daily snowfall	13.7 cm (5.4 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Jequitinhonha (Pcd)	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	66.3 mm (2.6 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Hillsboro	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Longvalley	United States	Record snow depth	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Helvecia (Efbm)	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	85.4 mm (3.4 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Bulloo Downs	Australia	Record daily precipitation	48.0 mm (1.9 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Aikawa	Japan	Record daily precipitation	34.5 mm (1.4 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Brewerton Lock 23	United States	Record daily snowfall	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Milesville 5 NE	United States	Record snow depth	45.7 cm (18.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Dairy Creek	Australia	Record daily precipitation	28.5 mm (1.1 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Minnie Creek	Australia	Record daily precipitation	46.0 mm (1.8 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Buttah	Australia	Record daily precipitation	35.2 mm (1.4 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Trinidad	United States	Record snow depth	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Westcliffe	United States	Record daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Benton Harbor AP	United States	Record snow depth	71.1 cm (28.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Red Rvr	United States	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Olga 2 SE	United States	Record high maximum temperature	13.3 C (55.9 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Platteville	United States	Record snow depth	61.0 cm (24.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Porterville	United States	Record high minimum temperature	10.0 C (50.0 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Forest City 2 NNE	United States	Record snow depth	53.3 cm (21.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Agate 3 E	United States	Record snow depth	33.0 cm (13.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Cimarron 4 SW	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Freer	United States	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Griffiss AFB	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-20.0 C (-4.0 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Astana	Kazakhstan	Record high minimum temperature	-3.2 C (26.2 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Adrian 2 NNE	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-22.2 C (-8.0 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Jal	United States	Record snow depth	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Bradford Cntrl Fs	United States	Record snow depth	48.3 cm (19.0 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Ralph 1 N	United States	Record snow depth	45.7 cm (18.0 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
McCamey	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.4 cm (2.9 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Forks 1 E	United States	Record high maximum temperature	15.0 C (59.0 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Springer	United States	Record daily snowfall	11.9 cm (4.7 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Gascon	United States	Record daily snowfall	32.0 cm (12.6 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Laguna	United States	Record daily snowfall	6.4 cm (2.5 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Hillsboro 3 N	United States	Record snow depth	53.3 cm (21.0 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Pollock	United States	Record snow depth	33.0 cm (13.0 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Blanchardville #2	United States	Record snow depth	66.0 cm (26.0 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Nanuque-Montante	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	66.0 mm (2.6 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Coroaci	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	78.4 mm (3.1 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Baixo Guandu	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	62.5 mm (2.5 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Assarai-Montante	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	75.0 mm (3.0 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Indio Fire STN	United States	Record high minimum temperature	12.8 C (55.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Old Forge	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-32.2 C (-26.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Britton	United States	Record snow depth	91.4 cm (36.0 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Wyloo	Australia	Record daily precipitation	36.0 mm (1.4 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Aralskoe More	Kazakhstan	Record high minimum temperature	-0.6 C (30.9 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Kazalinsk	Kazakhstan	Record high minimum temperature	0.0 C (32.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Barkestad	Norway	Record snow depth	100.0 cm (39.4 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Iron Mtn-Kingsford Wwtp	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-33.9 C (-29.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Montague 4 NW	United States	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Dupree	United States	Record snow depth	61.0 cm (24.0 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Raymond 3 NE	United States	Record snow depth	61.0 cm (24.0 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

717 records

Records set or tied on 7 January 1986 by type: Highest daily maximum 87, Lowest daily maximum 46, Highest daily minimum 57, Lowest daily minimum 79, Heaviest daily rainfall 170, Heaviest daily snowfall 70, Deepest snow cover 208.

Records on 7 January 1986 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	87
Lowest daily maximum	46
Highest daily minimum	57
Lowest daily minimum	79
Heaviest daily rainfall	170
Heaviest daily snowfall	70
Deepest snow cover	208

Records on 7 January 1986 by timescale: all-time 12, monthly 19, daily 686.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

537 broken records

Margins by which the 537 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 381.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

7 January 1986

Top 20 records on 7 January 1986 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
7 January 1986	Sanderson, US	all-time snowfall	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	17.7 cm (7.0 in)	56 years	80 of 100 (Exceptional)
7 January 1986	Castle Rock, US	daily snowfall	13.5 cm (5.3 in)	13.5 cm (5.3 in)	92 years	65 of 100 (Major)
7 January 1986	Depot Springs, AU	daily rain	51.4 mm (2.0 in)	40.0 mm (1.6 in)	48 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
7 January 1986	Turee Creek, AU	daily rain	53.0 mm (2.1 in)	51.0 mm (2.0 in)	48 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
7 January 1986	Laporte, US	daily snowfall	33.0 cm (13.0 in)	22.8 cm (9.0 in)	35 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
7 January 1986	Bologna, IT	daily rain	45.6 mm (1.8 in)	13.1 mm (0.5 in)	94 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
7 January 1986	Hope, US	daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	66 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
7 January 1986	Gann Valley 4NW, US	daily snow depth	48.3 cm (19.0 in)	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	79 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
7 January 1986	Roswell Ind Air Pk, US	daily snowfall	13.7 cm (5.4 in)	13.7 cm (5.4 in)	36 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
7 January 1986	Jequitinhonha (Pcd), BR	daily rain	66.3 mm (2.6 in)	46.3 mm (1.8 in)	24 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
7 January 1986	Hillsboro, US	daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	92 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
7 January 1986	Longvalley, US	daily snow depth	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	54 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
7 January 1986	Helvecia (Efbm), BR	daily rain	85.4 mm (3.4 in)	36.4 mm (1.4 in)	44 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
7 January 1986	Bulloo Downs, AU	daily rain	48.0 mm (1.9 in)	29.7 mm (1.2 in)	30 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
7 January 1986	Aikawa, JP	daily rain	34.5 mm (1.4 in)	16.4 mm (0.6 in)	24 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
7 January 1986	Brewerton Lock 23, US	daily snowfall	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	14.0 cm (5.5 in)	38 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
7 January 1986	Milesville 5 NE, US	daily snow depth	45.7 cm (18.0 in)	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	34 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
7 January 1986	Dairy Creek, AU	daily rain	28.5 mm (1.1 in)	20.6 mm (0.8 in)	52 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
7 January 1986	Minnie Creek, AU	daily rain	46.0 mm (1.8 in)	7.6 mm (0.30 in)	76 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
7 January 1986	Buttah, AU	daily rain	35.2 mm (1.4 in)	24.5 mm (1.0 in)	40 years	36 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

1826 to 1986

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1826 to 1986. 1986 had 717 records.

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

Records on 01-07 in each year
Year	Records
1826	1
1839	1
1846	1
1853	1
1855	1
1857	1
1858	1
1860	1
1861	1
1865	2
1867	1
1869	1
1870	2
1871	1
1874	3
1877	5
1879	1
1880	1
1882	2
1885	3
1886	3
1887	1
1888	2
1889	2
1890	5
1891	4
1893	1
1894	1
1896	4
1897	1
1898	5
1899	1
1900	5
1901	6
1902	5
1903	17
1904	3
1905	15
1906	19
1907	43
1908	19
1909	18
1910	14
1911	17
1912	56
1913	55
1914	11
1915	111
1916	53
1917	17
1918	57
1919	145
1920	60
1921	76
1922	180
1923	104
1924	206
1925	70
1926	91
1927	171
1928	212
1929	73
1930	449
1931	94
1932	216
1933	180
1934	645
1935	509
1936	529
1937	851
1938	192
1939	220
1940	697
1941	303
1942	702
1943	342
1944	283
1945	803
1946	834
1947	293
1948	740
1949	510
1950	377
1951	361
1952	386
1953	494
1954	409
1955	164
1956	283
1957	338
1958	416
1959	350
1960	440
1961	351
1962	855
1963	609
1964	218
1965	1,297
1966	614
1967	686
1968	1,305
1969	761
1970	1,139
1971	927
1972	395
1973	1,106
1974	892
1975	739
1976	1,127
1977	676
1978	485
1979	1,481
1980	700
1981	779
1982	1,416
1983	922
1984	657
1985	1,224
1986	717
1987	787
1988	2,940
1989	1,713
1990	688
1991	993
1992	993
1993	1,266
1994	1,226
1995	1,172
1996	1,945
1997	1,011
1998	2,599
1999	1,223
2000	696
2001	915
2002	1,296
2003	1,260
2004	928
2005	1,241
2006	1,164
2007	1,147
2008	1,806
2009	1,033
2010	1,899
2011	727
2012	537
2013	397
2014	2,632
2015	598
2016	704
2017	1,315
2018	1,026
2019	538
2020	446
2021	535
2022	895
2023	444
2024	690
2025	560
2026	725

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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	426
50 to 100	61
100 to 150	25
150 to 200	10
200 to 250	9
250 to 300	1
300 to 350	2
350 to 400	3