Weather Records on 4 February 1986

1,550 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 4 February 1986. Highest significance: Hewitt, US.

Key Facts for 4 February 1986

On 4 February 1986, 1,550 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
663 were record highs and 74 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 3 were all-time records, 49 monthly and 1,498 daily.
Hewitt set a monthly record daily precipitation of 131.1 mm (5.2 in) on 4 February 1986.
Across 158 earlier years (1795 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 530 records.

Record Map

1,550 stations

1,550 station records on 4 February 1986 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 4 February 1986: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Hewitt	United States	Record daily precipitation	131.1 mm (5.2 in)	84 of 100 (Exceptional)
Westland	Australia	Record daily precipitation	108.0 mm (4.3 in)	70 of 100 (Major)
Mt Pleasant	United States	Record daily precipitation	129.5 mm (5.1 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Janesville	United States	Record daily precipitation	29.7 mm (1.2 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Calliope Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	246.8 mm (9.7 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Warrnambool Downs	Australia	Record daily precipitation	117.4 mm (4.6 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Melstone	United States	Record daily snowfall	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Temple	United States	Record daily precipitation	145.0 mm (5.7 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Elderslie	Australia	Record daily precipitation	157.6 mm (6.2 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Winnsboro 5 NNE	United States	Record daily precipitation	122.9 mm (4.8 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Bimerah	Australia	Record daily precipitation	77.0 mm (3.0 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
McGregor	United States	Record daily precipitation	58.4 mm (2.3 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Bluff City 3 SW	United States	Record daily precipitation	90.9 mm (3.6 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Cleveland	United States	Record daily precipitation	171.2 mm (6.7 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Annanvale	Australia	Record daily precipitation	180.0 mm (7.1 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Canton 5 W	United States	Record daily precipitation	86.9 mm (3.4 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Houston San Jacinto da	United States	Record daily precipitation	91.4 mm (3.6 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Mexia	United States	Record daily precipitation	219.2 mm (8.6 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Troy	United States	Record daily precipitation	72.6 mm (2.9 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Cold Bay AP	United States	Record snow depth	58.4 cm (23.0 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Mount Morris	Australia	Record daily precipitation	137.1 mm (5.4 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Hope 3 NE	United States	Record daily precipitation	86.6 mm (3.4 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Ashland	United States	Record daily precipitation	105.7 mm (4.2 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Wyola 1 SW	United States	Record daily snowfall	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Clarksville 2NE	United States	Record daily precipitation	91.4 mm (3.6 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Jewett	United States	Record daily precipitation	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Alni	Australia	Record daily precipitation	122.0 mm (4.8 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Camden 1	United States	Record daily precipitation	77.7 mm (3.1 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Busby	United States	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Idabel	United States	Record daily precipitation	74.7 mm (2.9 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Fond du Lac Wwtp	United States	Record daily precipitation	31.2 mm (1.2 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Stonehenge	Australia	Record daily precipitation	87.0 mm (3.4 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Homer 1N	United States	Record daily precipitation	74.9 mm (2.9 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Madison Dane Co Rgnl AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	37.3 mm (1.5 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Milwaukee Mitchell AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	32.8 mm (1.3 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Pittsburg 5 SSE	United States	Record daily precipitation	79.5 mm (3.1 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Wills Pt	United States	Record daily precipitation	101.9 mm (4.0 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Hartford Wwtp	United States	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
W Allis	United States	Record daily precipitation	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Bukoba	Tanzania	Record daily precipitation	93.2 mm (3.7 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Albion	United States	Record high minimum temperature	12.8 C (55.0 F)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Hoyt 2SE	United States	Record daily precipitation	34.8 mm (1.4 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Converse	United States	Record daily precipitation	81.8 mm (3.2 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Perryville Wtp	United States	Record high minimum temperature	14.4 C (57.9 F)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Bartlett 1W	United States	Record daily precipitation	27.2 mm (1.1 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Quitman	United States	Record daily precipitation	78.7 mm (3.1 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Lake Mills Wwtp	United States	Record daily precipitation	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Prairie du Sac 2 N	United States	Record daily precipitation	28.7 mm (1.1 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Sheridan AP	United States	Record daily snowfall	24.1 cm (9.5 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Blackall Township	Australia	Record daily precipitation	79.0 mm (3.1 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Baratria	Australia	Record daily precipitation	87.8 mm (3.5 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Leola	United States	Record daily precipitation	77.5 mm (3.1 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Atlantic 1 NE	United States	Record daily precipitation	36.6 mm (1.4 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
New Iberia AP - Acadiana Rgnl	United States	Record daily precipitation	82.3 mm (3.2 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Negley 4 SSW	United States	Record daily precipitation	75.7 mm (3.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Mansfield Lahm Rgnl AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	35.1 mm (1.4 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Beeville 5 NE	United States	Record daily precipitation	48.5 mm (1.9 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Corsicana	United States	Record daily precipitation	57.2 mm (2.3 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Falfurrias	United States	Record daily precipitation	28.4 mm (1.1 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Houston Spring Branch	United States	Record daily precipitation	105.9 mm (4.2 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)

Counts by Type and Timescale

1,550 records

Records set or tied on 4 February 1986 by type: Highest daily maximum 142, Lowest daily maximum 44, Highest daily minimum 521, Lowest daily minimum 30, Heaviest daily rainfall 740, Heaviest daily snowfall 55, Deepest snow cover 18.

Records on 4 February 1986 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	142
Lowest daily maximum	44
Highest daily minimum	521
Lowest daily minimum	30
Heaviest daily rainfall	740
Heaviest daily snowfall	55
Deepest snow cover	18

Records on 4 February 1986 by timescale: all-time 3, monthly 49, daily 1,498.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

1,331 broken records

Margins by which the 1,331 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

4 February 1986

Top 20 records on 4 February 1986 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
4 February 1986	Hewitt, US	monthly rain	131.1 mm (5.2 in)	60.0 mm (2.4 in)	81 years	84 of 100 (Exceptional)
4 February 1986	Westland, AU	daily rain	108.0 mm (4.3 in)	85.1 mm (3.4 in)	67 years	70 of 100 (Major)
4 February 1986	Mt Pleasant, US	monthly rain	129.5 mm (5.1 in)	51.3 mm (2.0 in)	11 years	61 of 100 (Major)
4 February 1986	Janesville, US	daily rain	29.7 mm (1.2 in)	26.9 mm (1.1 in)	40 years	61 of 100 (Major)
4 February 1986	Calliope Post Office, AU	daily rain	246.8 mm (9.7 in)	140.9 mm (5.5 in)	55 years	60 of 100 (Major)
4 February 1986	Warrnambool Downs, AU	daily rain	117.4 mm (4.6 in)	68.6 mm (2.7 in)	43 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
4 February 1986	Melstone, US	daily snowfall	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	17.1 cm (6.7 in)	40 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
4 February 1986	Temple, US	monthly rain	145.0 mm (5.7 in)	65.0 mm (2.6 in)	0 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
4 February 1986	Elderslie, AU	monthly rain	157.6 mm (6.2 in)	44.6 mm (1.8 in)	45 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
4 February 1986	Winnsboro 5 NNE, US	monthly rain	122.9 mm (4.8 in)	59.4 mm (2.3 in)	8 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
4 February 1986	Bimerah, AU	daily rain	77.0 mm (3.0 in)	51.6 mm (2.0 in)	68 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
4 February 1986	McGregor, US	daily rain	58.4 mm (2.3 in)	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	56 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
4 February 1986	Bluff City 3 SW, US	daily rain	90.9 mm (3.6 in)	67.8 mm (2.7 in)	31 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
4 February 1986	Cleveland, US	monthly rain	171.2 mm (6.7 in)	61.2 mm (2.4 in)	19 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
4 February 1986	Annanvale, AU	daily rain	180.0 mm (7.1 in)	89.8 mm (3.5 in)	64 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
4 February 1986	Canton 5 W, US	daily rain	86.9 mm (3.4 in)	61.5 mm (2.4 in)	31 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
4 February 1986	Houston San Jacinto da, US	daily rain	91.4 mm (3.6 in)	78.7 mm (3.1 in)	31 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
4 February 1986	Mexia, US	all-time rain	219.2 mm (8.6 in)	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	2 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
4 February 1986	Troy, US	daily rain	72.6 mm (2.9 in)	49.5 mm (1.9 in)	31 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
4 February 1986	Cold Bay AP, US	daily snow depth	58.4 cm (23.0 in)	38.1 cm (15.0 in)	32 years	52 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

1795 to 1986

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1795 to 1986. 1986 had 1,550 records.

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

Records on 02-04 in each year
Year	Records
1795	2
1796	1
1800	2
1826	2
1827	2
1828	2
1829	1
1830	2
1839	1
1841	1
1845	1
1848	2
1851	1
1852	2
1862	2
1869	3
1873	2
1875	1
1876	1
1877	1
1882	2
1883	1
1886	3
1887	1
1888	1
1889	4
1890	5
1893	1
1894	2
1895	2
1897	2
1898	6
1900	7
1901	5
1902	7
1903	17
1904	4
1905	8
1906	8
1907	11
1908	23
1909	33
1910	13
1911	81
1912	83
1913	39
1914	31
1915	20
1916	25
1917	123
1918	80
1919	57
1920	76
1921	41
1922	86
1923	76
1924	276
1925	257
1926	149
1927	537
1928	547
1929	87
1930	316
1931	176
1932	329
1933	162
1934	200
1935	253
1936	497
1937	190
1938	481
1939	179
1940	339
1941	288
1942	378
1943	417
1944	244
1945	336
1946	506
1947	573
1948	585
1949	439
1950	502
1951	391
1952	751
1953	546
1954	853
1955	968
1956	713
1957	620
1958	393
1959	448
1960	421
1961	648
1962	968
1963	1,348
1964	608
1965	461
1966	573
1967	432
1968	298
1969	399
1970	1,195
1971	989
1972	666
1973	616
1974	368
1975	667
1976	672
1977	448
1978	594
1979	1,477
1980	591
1981	566
1982	1,812
1983	787
1984	588
1985	1,865
1986	1,550
1987	472
1988	1,006
1989	3,693
1990	1,546
1991	1,773
1992	952
1993	1,032
1994	597
1995	1,012
1996	3,525
1997	1,270
1998	1,331
1999	1,055
2000	531
2001	1,323
2002	1,232
2003	703
2004	1,431
2005	1,610
2006	633
2007	1,254
2008	1,331
2009	610
2010	1,384
2011	1,913
2012	1,748
2013	398
2014	530
2015	786
2016	1,023
2017	603
2018	1,241
2019	1,435
2020	1,198
2021	644
2022	954
2023	418
2024	911
2025	1,846
2026	782

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Data for records on 1986-02-04: 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	1,271
50 to 100	48
100 to 150	6
150 to 200	3
200 to 250	1
250 to 300	1
300 to 350	0
350 to 400	1