Weather Records on 14 February 1986

937 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 14 February 1986. Highest significance: Moffett Fed Airfield, US.

Key Facts for 14 February 1986

On 14 February 1986, 937 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
177 were record highs and 224 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 3 were all-time records, 37 monthly and 897 daily.
Moffett Fed Airfield set a monthly record daily precipitation of 67.8 mm (2.7 in) on 14 February 1986.
Across 162 earlier years (1794 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 469 records.

Record Map

937 stations

937 station records on 14 February 1986 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 14 February 1986: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Moffett Fed Airfield	United States	Record daily precipitation	67.8 mm (2.7 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Healdsburg	United States	Record daily precipitation	127.3 mm (5.0 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Petaluma AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	81.3 mm (3.2 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Sterling	United States	Record snow depth	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Colusa 2 SSW	United States	Record daily precipitation	69.6 mm (2.7 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Lower Hay Creek	United States	Record snow depth	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Sonoma	United States	Record daily precipitation	100.1 mm (3.9 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Ukiah	United States	Record daily precipitation	69.6 mm (2.7 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Orland	United States	Record daily precipitation	63.8 mm (2.5 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Pulaski 2 E	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
San Rafael-Civic Ctr	United States	Record daily precipitation	105.9 mm (4.2 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Willows 6 W	United States	Record daily precipitation	72.4 mm (2.9 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Scottsville	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Wilbur	United States	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Presa Rodriguez	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	30.7 mm (1.2 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
San Jose	United States	Record daily precipitation	43.9 mm (1.7 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Metolius 1 W	United States	Record snow depth	38.1 cm (15.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Celina	United States	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Wilbur	United States	Record daily precipitation	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Scottsbluff W B Heilig Fld AP	United States	Record snow depth	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Santa Rosa	United States	Record daily precipitation	88.4 mm (3.5 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Kremmling	United States	Record daily snowfall	8.4 cm (3.3 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
McMillin Rsvr	United States	Record snow depth	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Cuenca	Spain	Record daily precipitation	33.3 mm (1.3 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Alliance 1WNW	United States	Record snow depth	33.0 cm (13.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Lodgepole	United States	Record snow depth	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Bend	United States	Record snow depth	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Gem Lake	United States	Record daily precipitation	62.5 mm (2.5 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Kentfield	United States	Record daily precipitation	100.3 mm (3.9 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Angwin Pacific Union College	United States	Record daily precipitation	147.3 mm (5.8 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Bowling Green Warren Co AP	United States	Record daily snowfall	16.3 cm (6.4 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Golden Pond 8 N	United States	Record daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Stonyford	United States	Record daily precipitation	89.2 mm (3.5 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Wrights	United States	Record daily precipitation	87.4 mm (3.4 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
1 WSW Princeton	United States	Record daily snowfall	8.9 cm (3.5 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Yates Ctr	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Cullowhee	United States	Record snow depth	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Bedford	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-3.9 C (25.0 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Red Bluff Muni AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	59.7 mm (2.4 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Advance 1 S	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Tapirai-Jusante	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	73.0 mm (2.9 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Chico UNIV Farm	United States	Record high minimum temperature	11.7 C (53.1 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Randsburg	United States	Record daily precipitation	26.4 mm (1.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Mt Pulaski	United States	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Centralia	United States	Record daily snowfall	14.0 cm (5.5 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Fall Rvr Lake	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Summer Shade	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Edgerton	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Jackson	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Lafayette	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Anadyr	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	-4.4 C (24.1 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Leuctra	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	44.0 mm (1.7 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Downieville	United States	Record high minimum temperature	6.1 C (43.0 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Lakeport	United States	Record daily precipitation	49.5 mm (1.9 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Santa Barbara	United States	Record high minimum temperature	13.3 C (55.9 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Bent Creek	United States	Record daily snowfall	11.4 cm (4.5 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Calistoga	United States	Record daily precipitation	97.8 mm (3.9 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Shelbyville 1 E	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-20.6 C (-5.1 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Crow Agency	United States	Record snow depth	43.2 cm (17.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Pawnee City	United States	Record daily snowfall	14.0 cm (5.5 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)

Counts by Type and Timescale

937 records

Records set or tied on 14 February 1986 by type: Highest daily maximum 58, Lowest daily maximum 118, Highest daily minimum 119, Lowest daily minimum 106, Heaviest daily rainfall 220, Heaviest daily snowfall 212, Deepest snow cover 104.

Records on 14 February 1986 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	58
Lowest daily maximum	118
Highest daily minimum	119
Lowest daily minimum	106
Heaviest daily rainfall	220
Heaviest daily snowfall	212
Deepest snow cover	104

Records on 14 February 1986 by timescale: all-time 3, monthly 37, daily 897.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

695 broken records

Margins by which the 695 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 279.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

14 February 1986

Top 20 records on 14 February 1986 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
14 February 1986	Moffett Fed Airfield, US	monthly rain	67.8 mm (2.7 in)	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	24 years	61 of 100 (Major)
14 February 1986	Healdsburg, US	daily rain	127.3 mm (5.0 in)	55.7 mm (2.2 in)	80 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
14 February 1986	Petaluma AP, US	daily rain	81.3 mm (3.2 in)	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	46 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
14 February 1986	Sterling, US	daily snow depth	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	36 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
14 February 1986	Colusa 2 SSW, US	monthly rain	69.6 mm (2.7 in)	28.2 mm (1.1 in)	36 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
14 February 1986	Lower Hay Creek, US	daily snow depth	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	36 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
14 February 1986	Sonoma, US	monthly rain	100.1 mm (3.9 in)	15.0 mm (0.6 in)	79 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
14 February 1986	Ukiah, US	daily rain	69.6 mm (2.7 in)	30.2 mm (1.2 in)	80 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
14 February 1986	Orland, US	daily rain	63.8 mm (2.5 in)	28.7 mm (1.1 in)	59 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
14 February 1986	Pulaski 2 E, US	daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	64 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
14 February 1986	San Rafael-Civic Ctr, US	daily rain	105.9 mm (4.2 in)	72.4 mm (2.9 in)	16 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
14 February 1986	Willows 6 W, US	daily rain	72.4 mm (2.9 in)	29.7 mm (1.2 in)	48 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
14 February 1986	Scottsville, US	daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	13.9 cm (5.5 in)	31 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
14 February 1986	Wilbur, US	daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	10.1 cm (4.0 in)	48 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
14 February 1986	Presa Rodriguez, MX	daily rain	30.7 mm (1.2 in)	21.8 mm (0.9 in)	42 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
14 February 1986	San Jose, US	daily rain	43.9 mm (1.7 in)	23.8 mm (0.9 in)	24 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
14 February 1986	Metolius 1 W, US	daily snow depth	38.1 cm (15.0 in)	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	16 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
14 February 1986	Celina, US	daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	4 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
14 February 1986	Wilbur, US	daily rain	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	16.0 mm (0.6 in)	4 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
14 February 1986	Scottsbluff W B Heilig Fld AP, US	daily snow depth	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	86 years	46 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

1794 to 1986

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1794 to 1986. 1986 had 937 records.

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

Records on 02-14 in each year
Year	Records
1794	1
1803	1
1806	1
1825	1
1829	1
1830	1
1836	1
1845	1
1849	1
1855	2
1856	8
1858	2
1860	1
1864	1
1865	3
1867	1
1868	1
1869	1
1873	1
1875	1
1877	2
1879	1
1880	1
1882	3
1884	1
1885	2
1886	1
1887	1
1889	4
1892	1
1893	1
1894	1
1895	7
1896	1
1898	8
1899	13
1900	1
1901	5
1902	4
1903	8
1904	12
1905	30
1906	3
1907	10
1908	20
1909	17
1910	4
1911	100
1912	11
1913	86
1914	71
1915	55
1916	62
1917	122
1918	41
1919	52
1920	26
1921	46
1922	33
1923	133
1924	108
1925	77
1926	147
1927	131
1928	255
1929	222
1930	167
1931	264
1932	243
1933	189
1934	586
1935	444
1936	929
1937	460
1938	596
1939	354
1940	278
1941	148
1942	491
1943	672
1944	435
1945	407
1946	578
1947	738
1948	522
1949	1,336
1950	595
1951	657
1952	281
1953	180
1954	1,383
1955	515
1956	382
1957	482
1958	644
1959	875
1960	945
1961	352
1962	708
1963	247
1964	176
1965	291
1966	719
1967	580
1968	526
1969	822
1970	578
1971	832
1972	379
1973	486
1974	413
1975	400
1976	511
1977	463
1978	1,158
1979	2,176
1980	681
1981	946
1982	843
1983	934
1984	1,138
1985	727
1986	937
1987	702
1988	511
1989	1,224
1990	2,162
1991	1,076
1992	829
1993	629
1994	742
1995	1,981
1996	1,102
1997	935
1998	1,409
1999	842
2000	1,242
2001	1,063
2002	683
2003	1,040
2004	1,180
2005	915
2006	668
2007	1,825
2008	855
2009	979
2010	1,051
2011	802
2012	747
2013	288
2014	1,445
2015	980
2016	1,286
2017	787
2018	391
2019	749
2020	936
2021	3,053
2022	469
2023	736
2024	647
2025	550
2026	627

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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	592
50 to 100	70
100 to 150	22
150 to 200	7
200 to 250	1
250 to 300	3