Weather Records on 7 February 1986

1,038 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 7 February 1986. Highest significance: Golden, US.

Key Facts for 7 February 1986

On 7 February 1986, 1,038 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
135 were record highs and 203 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 4 were all-time records, 30 monthly and 1,004 daily.
Golden set a daily record snowfall of 22.9 cm (9.0 in) on 7 February 1986.
Across 162 earlier years (1803 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 513 records.

Record Map

1,038 stations

1,038 station records on 7 February 1986 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 7 February 1986: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Golden	United States	Record daily snowfall	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	72 of 100 (Major)
San Jon	United States	Record daily precipitation	28.2 mm (1.1 in)	65 of 100 (Major)
Glenview NAS	United States	Record daily snowfall	72.9 cm (28.7 in)	63 of 100 (Major)
Midland	United States	Record daily precipitation	31.2 mm (1.2 in)	62 of 100 (Major)
Ft Dodge 5NNW	United States	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
San Jon	United States	Record daily snowfall	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Turkey	United States	Record daily precipitation	114.3 mm (4.5 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Bhopal/Bairagarh	India	Record daily precipitation	99.1 mm (3.9 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Charles City	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Humboldt 3 W	United States	Record daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Lodgepole	United States	Record snow depth	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Progresso	United States	Record daily snowfall	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Denison	United States	Record daily snowfall	11.4 cm (4.5 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Hermann	United States	Record daily snowfall	11.4 cm (4.5 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Tucumcari 4 NE	United States	Record daily snowfall	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Del Norte 3ENE	United States	Record daily snowfall	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Minersville	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Sac City	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Allison	United States	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Bridgeport	United States	Record snow depth	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Cimarron 4 SW	United States	Record daily snowfall	26.7 cm (10.5 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Keithsburg	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Gage AP	United States	Record daily snowfall	14.0 cm (5.5 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Cedar Rapids Muni AP	United States	Record daily snowfall	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Center 4 SSW	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Kewanee 1E	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Donnellson	United States	Record daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Pella 1S	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Battle Creek 5NW	United States	Record daily snowfall	18.5 cm (7.3 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Fayette	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Pocahontas	United States	Record daily snowfall	11.4 cm (4.5 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Claussville	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Stephan 2 NW	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Marshalltown	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Eaton Rapids	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Salina	United States	Record snow depth	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Le Claire L&D 14	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Sigourney	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Wauneta	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
El Rito	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.2 cm (4.8 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Estancia 4N	United States	Record daily snowfall	13.7 cm (5.4 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Van Wert 1 S	United States	Record daily snowfall	11.4 cm (4.5 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Borger	United States	Record daily snowfall	35.6 cm (14.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Oracle 2 SE	United States	Record daily snowfall	14.0 cm (5.5 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Chenoa	United States	Record daily snowfall	14.5 cm (5.7 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Chillicothe	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Palmyra	United States	Record daily snowfall	8.9 cm (3.5 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Melrose	United States	Record daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Springer	United States	Record daily snowfall	14.5 cm (5.7 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Lansing Capital City AP	United States	Record daily snowfall	16.8 cm (6.6 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Afogados da Ingazeira (Dnocs)	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	75.0 mm (3.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Tripoli	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Conchas Dam	United States	Record daily snowfall	24.1 cm (9.5 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Maxwell 3 NW	United States	Record snow depth	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
McGaffey 5 SE	United States	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Miriam Vale	Australia	Record daily precipitation	35.8 mm (1.4 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Ico	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	77.0 mm (3.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Boulder	United States	Record snow depth	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Sterling	United States	Record snow depth	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Delphi 2 N	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.3 cm (2.1 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)

Counts by Type and Timescale

1,038 records

Records set or tied on 7 February 1986 by type: Highest daily maximum 64, Lowest daily maximum 115, Highest daily minimum 71, Lowest daily minimum 88, Heaviest daily rainfall 310, Heaviest daily snowfall 295, Deepest snow cover 95.

Records on 7 February 1986 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	64
Lowest daily maximum	115
Highest daily minimum	71
Lowest daily minimum	88
Heaviest daily rainfall	310
Heaviest daily snowfall	295
Deepest snow cover	95

Records on 7 February 1986 by timescale: all-time 4, monthly 30, daily 1,004.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

842 broken records

Margins by which the 842 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 305.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

7 February 1986

Top 20 records on 7 February 1986 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
7 February 1986	Golden, US	daily snowfall	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	82 years	72 of 100 (Major)
7 February 1986	San Jon, US	daily rain	28.2 mm (1.1 in)	24.1 mm (0.9 in)	58 years	65 of 100 (Major)
7 February 1986	Glenview NAS, US	all-time snowfall	72.9 cm (28.7 in)	16.5 cm (6.5 in)	7 years	63 of 100 (Major)
7 February 1986	Midland, US	monthly rain	31.2 mm (1.2 in)	17.7 mm (0.7 in)	10 years	62 of 100 (Major)
7 February 1986	Ft Dodge 5NNW, US	daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	16.5 cm (6.5 in)	52 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
7 February 1986	San Jon, US	daily snowfall	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	52 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
7 February 1986	Turkey, US	monthly rain	114.3 mm (4.5 in)	84.6 mm (3.3 in)	8 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
7 February 1986	Bhopal/Bairagarh, IN	monthly rain	99.1 mm (3.9 in)	73.2 mm (2.9 in)	8 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
7 February 1986	Charles City, US	daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	7.7 cm (3.0 in)	88 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
7 February 1986	Humboldt 3 W, US	daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	15.3 cm (6.0 in)	52 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
7 February 1986	Lodgepole, US	daily snow depth	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	83 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
7 February 1986	Progresso, US	daily snowfall	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	44 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
7 February 1986	Denison, US	daily snowfall	11.4 cm (4.5 in)	8.9 cm (3.5 in)	83 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
7 February 1986	Hermann, US	daily snowfall	11.4 cm (4.5 in)	8.1 cm (3.2 in)	90 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
7 February 1986	Tucumcari 4 NE, US	daily snowfall	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	56 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
7 February 1986	Del Norte 3ENE, US	daily snowfall	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	47 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
7 February 1986	Minersville, US	daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	7.7 cm (3.0 in)	88 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
7 February 1986	Sac City, US	daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	83 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
7 February 1986	Allison, US	daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	24 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
7 February 1986	Bridgeport, US	monthly snow depth	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	2.6 cm (1.0 in)	80 years	47 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

1803 to 1986

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1803 to 1986. 1986 had 1,038 records.

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

Records on 02-07 in each year
Year	Records
1803	2
1809	1
1817	1
1822	1
1829	1
1833	1
1838	1
1841	2
1843	1
1846	1
1852	1
1854	4
1856	1
1857	2
1861	2
1863	4
1865	3
1866	5
1869	3
1872	1
1873	1
1874	1
1875	3
1879	1
1881	3
1884	1
1885	1
1888	1
1892	1
1893	2
1894	5
1895	18
1896	1
1897	1
1898	1
1899	3
1900	5
1901	5
1902	5
1903	11
1904	33
1905	7
1906	12
1907	16
1908	9
1909	11
1910	43
1911	57
1912	28
1913	43
1914	53
1915	21
1916	23
1917	116
1918	37
1919	26
1920	100
1921	32
1922	47
1923	43
1924	95
1925	582
1926	186
1927	177
1928	490
1929	467
1930	130
1931	280
1932	244
1933	714
1934	250
1935	208
1936	1,024
1937	424
1938	499
1939	252
1940	225
1941	272
1942	327
1943	424
1944	401
1945	321
1946	268
1947	357
1948	335
1949	408
1950	668
1951	633
1952	213
1953	653
1954	610
1955	587
1956	605
1957	820
1958	277
1959	301
1960	448
1961	748
1962	582
1963	919
1964	523
1965	864
1966	618
1967	878
1968	249
1969	473
1970	562
1971	705
1972	527
1973	819
1974	566
1975	445
1976	716
1977	1,057
1978	2,387
1979	1,848
1980	641
1981	815
1982	1,159
1983	641
1984	877
1985	996
1986	1,038
1987	1,365
1988	1,285
1989	3,136
1990	1,840
1991	1,814
1992	884
1993	994
1994	1,116
1995	1,339
1996	1,469
1997	1,280
1998	841
1999	1,945
2000	419
2001	1,401
2002	727
2003	878
2004	1,077
2005	1,284
2006	699
2007	930
2008	1,313
2009	1,525
2010	927
2011	973
2012	1,174
2013	579
2014	1,588
2015	1,562
2016	544
2017	1,584
2018	687
2019	1,988
2020	923
2021	1,001
2022	319
2023	327
2024	1,116
2025	1,033
2026	586

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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	665
50 to 100	122
100 to 150	34
150 to 200	13
200 to 250	4
250 to 300	3
300 to 350	1