Weather Records on 1 February 1986

709 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 1 February 1986. Highest significance: 1 ENE Fairfield, US.

Key Facts for 1 February 1986

On 1 February 1986, 709 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
404 were record highs and 45 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 1 were all-time records, 12 monthly and 696 daily.
1 ENE Fairfield set a daily record precipitation of 67.6 mm (2.7 in) on 1 February 1986.
Across 159 earlier years (1795 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 495 records.

Record Map

709 stations

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

Weather records on 1 February 1986: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
1 ENE Fairfield	United States	Record daily precipitation	67.6 mm (2.7 in)	67 of 100 (Major)
Chinipas (Smn)	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	35.8 mm (1.4 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Lundazi	Zambia	Record daily precipitation	65.0 mm (2.6 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Kwajalein	Marshall Islands	Record daily precipitation	63.8 mm (2.5 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Wellston Tippy Dam	United States	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Alpena Wwtp	United States	Record daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Medford	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Innsbruck	Austria	Record high minimum temperature	2.6 C (36.7 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Eloy 4 NE	United States	Record daily precipitation	40.9 mm (1.6 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Pretoria-New Cemetry	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	70.0 mm (2.8 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
El Reno 1 N	United States	Record high minimum temperature	11.7 C (53.1 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Hobart Muni AP	United States	Record high minimum temperature	11.7 C (53.1 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Zomerkomst (Bos)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	116.0 mm (4.6 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
New Harmony	United States	Record daily precipitation	81.5 mm (3.2 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Chestnut Hill	United States	Record high maximum temperature	18.3 C (64.9 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Crosbyton	United States	Record high minimum temperature	8.3 C (46.9 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Chandler	United States	Record high minimum temperature	15.0 C (59.0 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Okay	United States	Record high minimum temperature	18.3 C (64.9 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Pauls Valley 4 WSW	United States	Record high minimum temperature	13.9 C (57.0 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Ogden Pioneer Ph	United States	Record high minimum temperature	1.7 C (35.1 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Wichita Falls Muni AP	United States	Record high minimum temperature	13.3 C (55.9 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Lugano	Switzerland	Record daily precipitation	28.2 mm (1.1 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Appleton City	United States	Record high minimum temperature	6.7 C (44.1 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Erick	United States	Record high minimum temperature	10.6 C (51.1 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Vitoria de Santo Antao	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Sahuaripa	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Akron 4 E	United States	Record high maximum temperature	17.2 C (63.0 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Sirte	Libya	Record high minimum temperature	17.7 C (63.9 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Dikson	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	-7.6 C (18.3 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Saint Maries	United States	Record high minimum temperature	4.4 C (39.9 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Lebanon 2W	United States	Record high minimum temperature	10.6 C (51.1 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Guthrie 5S	United States	Record high minimum temperature	15.6 C (60.1 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Wagoner	United States	Record high minimum temperature	12.8 C (55.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Wausaukee	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.2 cm (4.8 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Gmo Im.E.K.Fedorova	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	-12.4 C (9.7 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Sedona	United States	Record high minimum temperature	8.9 C (48.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Cobleskill	United States	Record daily precipitation	25.7 mm (1.0 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Cobleskill	United States	Record daily snowfall	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Purcell 2 SW	United States	Record high minimum temperature	12.8 C (55.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Two Rivers	United States	Record daily snowfall	14.0 cm (5.5 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Saskylah	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	-15.6 C (3.9 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Paonia 1SW	United States	Record high maximum temperature	13.3 C (55.9 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Beaver City	United States	Record high maximum temperature	21.7 C (71.1 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Bottineau	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Hennessey 4 ESE	United States	Record high maximum temperature	22.8 C (73.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Memphis	United States	Record high minimum temperature	10.0 C (50.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Bluffs	United States	Record daily precipitation	33.8 mm (1.3 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Windsor	United States	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Minden	United States	Record high maximum temperature	18.3 C (64.9 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
McGill	United States	Record high minimum temperature	1.1 C (34.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Taloga	United States	Record high minimum temperature	10.0 C (50.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Tonichi	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	70.4 mm (2.8 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Santander/Parayas	Spain	Record daily precipitation	40.4 mm (1.6 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
San Manuel	United States	Record daily precipitation	27.4 mm (1.1 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Lockwood	United States	Record high minimum temperature	12.8 C (55.0 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Okmulgee Wtr Wks	United States	Record high minimum temperature	13.3 C (55.9 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Seminole	United States	Record high minimum temperature	14.4 C (57.9 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Snyder	United States	Record high minimum temperature	11.7 C (53.1 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Scipio	United States	Record high maximum temperature	15.6 C (60.1 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Cold Bay AP	United States	Record snow depth	35.6 cm (14.0 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

709 records

Records set or tied on 1 February 1986 by type: Highest daily maximum 135, Lowest daily maximum 16, Highest daily minimum 269, Lowest daily minimum 29, Heaviest daily rainfall 184, Heaviest daily snowfall 60, Deepest snow cover 16.

Records on 1 February 1986 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	135
Lowest daily maximum	16
Highest daily minimum	269
Lowest daily minimum	29
Heaviest daily rainfall	184
Heaviest daily snowfall	60
Deepest snow cover	16

Records on 1 February 1986 by timescale: all-time 1, monthly 12, daily 696.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

529 broken records

Margins by which the 529 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 356.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

1 February 1986

Top 20 records on 1 February 1986 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
1 February 1986	1 ENE Fairfield, US	daily rain	67.6 mm (2.7 in)	39.2 mm (1.5 in)	64 years	67 of 100 (Major)
1 February 1986	Chinipas (Smn), MX	daily rain	35.8 mm (1.4 in)	35.8 mm (1.4 in)	36 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
1 February 1986	Lundazi, ZM	daily rain	65.0 mm (2.6 in)	47.2 mm (1.9 in)	30 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
1 February 1986	Kwajalein, MH	daily rain	63.8 mm (2.5 in)	55.2 mm (2.2 in)	4 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
1 February 1986	Wellston Tippy Dam, US	daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	20 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
1 February 1986	Alpena Wwtp, US	daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	12.5 cm (4.9 in)	35 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
1 February 1986	Medford, US	daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	2.5 cm (1.0 in)	93 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
1 February 1986	Innsbruck, AT	daily high min	2.6 C (36.7 F)	0.6 C (1.1 F)	100 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
1 February 1986	Eloy 4 NE, US	monthly rain	40.9 mm (1.6 in)	13.2 mm (0.5 in)	27 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
1 February 1986	Pretoria-New Cemetry, ZA	daily rain	70.0 mm (2.8 in)	18.2 mm (0.7 in)	68 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
1 February 1986	El Reno 1 N, US	daily high min	11.7 C (53.1 F)	6.1 C (11.0 F)	67 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
1 February 1986	Hobart Muni AP, US	daily high min	11.7 C (53.1 F)	4.5 C (8.1 F)	75 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
1 February 1986	Zomerkomst (Bos), ZA	daily rain	116.0 mm (4.6 in)	46.1 mm (1.8 in)	40 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
1 February 1986	New Harmony, US	monthly rain	81.5 mm (3.2 in)	10.4 mm (0.4 in)	40 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
1 February 1986	Chestnut Hill, US	daily high max	18.3 C (64.9 F)	3.3 C (5.9 F)	72 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
1 February 1986	Crosbyton, US	daily high min	8.3 C (46.9 F)	1.6 C (2.9 F)	83 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
1 February 1986	Chandler, US	daily high min	15.0 C (59.0 F)	3.3 C (5.9 F)	75 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
1 February 1986	Okay, US	monthly high min	18.3 C (64.9 F)	1.1 C (2.0 F)	53 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
1 February 1986	Pauls Valley 4 WSW, US	daily high min	13.9 C (57.0 F)	2.2 C (4.0 F)	75 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
1 February 1986	Ogden Pioneer Ph, US	daily high min	1.7 C (35.1 F)	1.1 C (2.0 F)	80 years	34 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

1795 to 1986

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1795 to 1986. 1986 had 709 records.

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

Records on 02-01 in each year
Year	Records
1795	1
1796	1
1830	1
1831	1
1846	1
1850	1
1851	1
1853	1
1854	1
1862	3
1866	1
1867	1
1869	4
1871	1
1873	1
1877	2
1878	2
1881	2
1884	3
1885	2
1886	2
1887	1
1888	2
1889	4
1891	1
1892	4
1893	1
1894	1
1895	3
1896	4
1897	5
1898	4
1899	5
1900	2
1901	3
1902	10
1903	4
1904	9
1905	7
1906	29
1907	13
1908	85
1909	23
1910	5
1911	38
1912	37
1913	35
1914	54
1915	51
1916	68
1917	69
1918	71
1919	21
1920	84
1921	36
1922	68
1923	249
1924	193
1925	80
1926	56
1927	110
1928	281
1929	178
1930	102
1931	264
1932	142
1933	283
1934	515
1935	441
1936	514
1937	270
1938	299
1939	271
1940	328
1941	365
1942	157
1943	281
1944	240
1945	469
1946	273
1947	352
1948	397
1949	604
1950	1,223
1951	1,756
1952	907
1953	552
1954	1,012
1955	296
1956	1,013
1957	539
1958	369
1959	398
1960	646
1961	479
1962	657
1963	1,161
1964	453
1965	453
1966	756
1967	628
1968	941
1969	485
1970	397
1971	1,597
1972	385
1973	716
1974	865
1975	634
1976	723
1977	516
1978	904
1979	1,728
1980	689
1981	961
1982	1,029
1983	1,463
1984	278
1985	2,572
1986	709
1987	826
1988	1,699
1989	1,772
1990	1,122
1991	554
1992	1,501
1993	819
1994	917
1995	1,330
1996	1,632
1997	883
1998	737
1999	1,031
2000	687
2001	1,124
2002	2,087
2003	1,301
2004	1,146
2005	714
2006	638
2007	930
2008	1,136
2009	506
2010	1,239
2011	1,204
2012	1,027
2013	704
2014	635
2015	958
2016	1,496
2017	424
2018	512
2019	816
2020	1,608
2021	570
2022	254
2023	416
2024	1,204
2025	557
2026	1,241

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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	515
50 to 100	9
100 to 150	2
150 to 200	2
200 to 250	0
250 to 300	0
300 to 350	0
350 to 400	1