Weather Records on 11 February 1986

1,188 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 11 February 1986. Highest significance: Tifton, US.

Key Facts for 11 February 1986

On 11 February 1986, 1,188 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
122 were record highs and 595 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 3 were all-time records, 34 monthly and 1,151 daily.
Tifton set a monthly record daily precipitation of 157.2 mm (6.2 in) on 11 February 1986.
Across 162 earlier years (1798 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 493 records.

Record Map

1,188 stations

1,188 station records on 11 February 1986 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 11 February 1986: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Tifton	United States	Record daily precipitation	157.2 mm (6.2 in)	69 of 100 (Major)
Deland 1 SSE	United States	Record daily precipitation	63.5 mm (2.5 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Greensboro Lock 7	United States	Record daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Sterling	United States	Record snow depth	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Brandonville	United States	Record daily snowfall	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Purcell 2 SW	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Clovis	United States	Record snow depth	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Mountainair	United States	Record snow depth	58.4 cm (23.0 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Clarendon	United States	Record snow depth	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Estancia 4N	United States	Record snow depth	33.0 cm (13.0 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Ada	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Green Rvr	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Okemah	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Lehighton 1SSW	United States	Record daily snowfall	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Luna Rs	United States	Record snow depth	43.2 cm (17.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Lake Lynn	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Middlebourne 3 ESE	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Tucumcari 4 NE	United States	Record snow depth	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Salina	United States	Record snow depth	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Evening Shade 1 NNE	United States	Record daily snowfall	8.9 cm (3.5 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Carrollton Lock 1	United States	Record daily snowfall	6.4 cm (2.5 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Ione 18 S	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Chinchilla Water Treatment Pla	Australia	Record daily precipitation	46.4 mm (1.8 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Sheffield	United Kingdom	Record low minimum temperature	-8.3 C (17.1 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Marshall	United States	Record daily precipitation	44.5 mm (1.8 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Rowlesburg 1	United States	Record daily snowfall	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Grand Coteau	United States	Record low maximum temperature	3.3 C (37.9 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Lodgepole	United States	Record snow depth	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Madrid	United States	Record snow depth	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Norwich 1 E	United States	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Webbers Falls 5 WSW	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Rimini 2 SSW	United States	Record daily precipitation	53.1 mm (2.1 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Junction 4SSW	United States	Record low maximum temperature	1.1 C (34.0 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Beloit	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-8.9 C (16.0 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Harrisburg 12WNW	United States	Record snow depth	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
San Jon	United States	Record snow depth	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Santa Rosa	United States	Record snow depth	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Haskell	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-3.9 C (25.0 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Hereford	United States	Record snow depth	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Creston	United States	Record daily snowfall	19.1 cm (7.5 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Rothamsted	United Kingdom	Record low minimum temperature	-11.0 C (12.2 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
University	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-1.1 C (30.0 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Western 2W	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Sulphur Springs	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-1.1 C (30.0 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Stuttgart	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Julesburg	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-26.7 C (-16.1 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Saguache	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-7.2 C (19.0 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Greensburg 5 SW	United States	Record daily snowfall	11.4 cm (4.5 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Natchez	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-0.6 C (30.9 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Mosquero 1 NE	United States	Record snow depth	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Shawnee	United States	Record snow depth	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Hereford	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-22.8 C (-9.0 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Eugene-Mahlon Sweet Fld	United States	Record daily precipitation	47.2 mm (1.9 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Choma	Zambia	Record daily precipitation	66.5 mm (2.6 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Alicia 2 NNE	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Boonton 1 SE	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
San Jon	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-11.1 C (12.0 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Claussville	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Albany	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-4.4 C (24.1 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Floydada	United States	Record snow depth	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)

Counts by Type and Timescale

1,188 records

Records set or tied on 11 February 1986 by type: Highest daily maximum 59, Lowest daily maximum 384, Highest daily minimum 63, Lowest daily minimum 211, Heaviest daily rainfall 105, Heaviest daily snowfall 188, Deepest snow cover 178.

Records on 11 February 1986 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	59
Lowest daily maximum	384
Highest daily minimum	63
Lowest daily minimum	211
Heaviest daily rainfall	105
Heaviest daily snowfall	188
Deepest snow cover	178

Records on 11 February 1986 by timescale: all-time 3, monthly 34, daily 1,151.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

916 broken records

Margins by which the 916 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

11 February 1986

Top 20 records on 11 February 1986 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
11 February 1986	Tifton, US	monthly rain	157.2 mm (6.2 in)	67.3 mm (2.6 in)	41 years	69 of 100 (Major)
11 February 1986	Deland 1 SSE, US	daily rain	63.5 mm (2.5 in)	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	76 years	61 of 100 (Major)
11 February 1986	Greensboro Lock 7, US	daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	79 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
11 February 1986	Sterling, US	daily snow depth	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	15.3 cm (6.0 in)	38 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
11 February 1986	Brandonville, US	daily snowfall	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	13.9 cm (5.5 in)	74 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
11 February 1986	Purcell 2 SW, US	daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	91 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
11 February 1986	Clovis, US	daily snow depth	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	15.3 cm (6.0 in)	32 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
11 February 1986	Mountainair, US	daily snow depth	58.4 cm (23.0 in)	38.1 cm (15.0 in)	22 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
11 February 1986	Clarendon, US	daily snow depth	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	8 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
11 February 1986	Estancia 4N, US	daily snow depth	33.0 cm (13.0 in)	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	38 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
11 February 1986	Ada, US	daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	79 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
11 February 1986	Green Rvr, US	daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	5.6 cm (2.2 in)	78 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
11 February 1986	Okemah, US	daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	72 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
11 February 1986	Lehighton 1SSW, US	daily snowfall	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	24.1 cm (9.5 in)	36 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
11 February 1986	Luna Rs, US	daily snow depth	43.2 cm (17.0 in)	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	38 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
11 February 1986	Lake Lynn, US	daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	10.1 cm (4.0 in)	52 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
11 February 1986	Middlebourne 3 ESE, US	daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	10.1 cm (4.0 in)	31 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
11 February 1986	Tucumcari 4 NE, US	daily snow depth	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	56 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
11 February 1986	Salina, US	daily snow depth	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	62 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
11 February 1986	Evening Shade 1 NNE, US	daily snowfall	8.9 cm (3.5 in)	8.9 cm (3.5 in)	58 years	42 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

1798 to 1986

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1798 to 1986. 1986 had 1,188 records.

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

Records on 02-11 in each year
Year	Records
1798	1
1806	1
1829	4
1845	2
1847	2
1849	1
1862	2
1864	2
1865	1
1869	4
1870	1
1871	2
1872	1
1875	3
1876	2
1877	3
1879	2
1880	1
1881	1
1882	1
1883	2
1884	1
1885	7
1886	2
1887	5
1888	1
1889	1
1891	6
1892	2
1893	1
1894	4
1895	3
1896	2
1897	1
1898	4
1899	19
1900	8
1901	1
1902	6
1903	7
1904	11
1905	7
1906	6
1907	12
1908	12
1909	18
1910	17
1911	39
1912	29
1913	5
1914	73
1915	16
1916	24
1917	15
1918	27
1919	42
1920	20
1921	60
1922	76
1923	55
1924	97
1925	315
1926	63
1927	40
1928	269
1929	369
1930	191
1931	157
1932	1,420
1933	392
1934	318
1935	326
1936	562
1937	511
1938	524
1939	405
1940	396
1941	251
1942	198
1943	404
1944	371
1945	206
1946	386
1947	417
1948	827
1949	376
1950	280
1951	957
1952	460
1953	521
1954	411
1955	1,072
1956	545
1957	448
1958	611
1959	394
1960	732
1961	951
1962	975
1963	685
1964	421
1965	950
1966	774
1967	314
1968	404
1969	731
1970	657
1971	732
1972	320
1973	851
1974	555
1975	569
1976	965
1977	959
1978	1,263
1979	1,975
1980	711
1981	2,439
1982	1,042
1983	1,087
1984	726
1985	1,124
1986	1,188
1987	810
1988	1,159
1989	754
1990	1,050
1991	539
1992	782
1993	1,146
1994	1,770
1995	970
1996	969
1997	717
1998	1,468
1999	2,266
2000	1,066
2001	809
2002	1,740
2003	587
2004	834
2005	1,121
2006	558
2007	782
2008	916
2009	1,680
2010	1,323
2011	1,430
2012	964
2013	765
2014	1,032
2015	790
2016	997
2017	1,508
2018	792
2019	929
2020	1,012
2021	1,055
2022	568
2023	387
2024	820
2025	1,282
2026	654

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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	781
50 to 100	87
100 to 150	27
150 to 200	13
200 to 250	5
250 to 300	2
300 to 350	0
350 to 400	1