Weather Records on 7 April 1986

901 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 7 April 1986. Highest significance: Nuuanu Rsch 5 775, US.

Key Facts for 7 April 1986

On 7 April 1986, 901 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
529 were record highs and 205 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 23 monthly and 878 daily.
Nuuanu Rsch 5 775 set a daily record precipitation of 78.7 mm (3.1 in) on 7 April 1986.
Across 165 earlier years (1800 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 477 records.

Record Map

901 stations

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

Weather records on 7 April 1986: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Nuuanu Rsch 5 775	United States	Record daily precipitation	78.7 mm (3.1 in)	71 of 100 (Major)
Gustavus	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	63 of 100 (Major)
Marseilles-Marignane	France	Record daily precipitation	40.4 mm (1.6 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Genoa	Italy	Record daily precipitation	55.2 mm (2.2 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Usina Itatinga	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	166.9 mm (6.6 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Nicosia	Cyprus	Record high minimum temperature	15.6 C (60.1 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Baldwinsville	United States	Record daily precipitation	30.2 mm (1.2 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Little Falls City Rsch	United States	Record daily precipitation	27.7 mm (1.1 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Kenai AP	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-6.7 C (19.9 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Legaspi	Philippines	Record daily precipitation	140.0 mm (5.5 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Lodi	United States	Record daily precipitation	49.8 mm (2.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
W Pt	United States	Record daily precipitation	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Manistique Wwtp	United States	Record high maximum temperature	15.6 C (60.1 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Seward AP	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-6.1 C (21.0 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Guthrie 5S	United States	Record high minimum temperature	19.4 C (66.9 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Urdzhar	Kazakhstan	Record daily precipitation	30.3 mm (1.2 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Hua Hin	Thailand	Record daily precipitation	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Parker	United States	Record high minimum temperature	19.4 C (66.9 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Freedom	United States	Record daily precipitation	44.5 mm (1.8 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Junction 4SSW	United States	Record high minimum temperature	20.0 C (68.0 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Gulkana AP	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-14.4 C (6.1 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Perus	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	52.0 mm (2.0 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Tengchong	China	Record daily precipitation	26.2 mm (1.0 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Aztec Ruins Nm	United States	Record high minimum temperature	8.9 C (48.0 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Mays Point Lock 25	United States	Record daily precipitation	28.2 mm (1.1 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Sonora	United States	Record high minimum temperature	19.4 C (66.9 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Pine Bluffs	United States	Record daily precipitation	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Dillingham FAA AP	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-10.6 C (12.9 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Tanana AP	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-16.7 C (1.9 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Howard 2SE	United States	Record high minimum temperature	18.9 C (66.0 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Ripley	United States	Record high maximum temperature	30.0 C (86.0 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Miami	United States	Record daily precipitation	60.2 mm (2.4 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Alpine	United States	Record high minimum temperature	4.4 C (39.9 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Ventura	United States	Record daily precipitation	42.9 mm (1.7 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Coldwater	United States	Record high minimum temperature	17.2 C (63.0 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Walker	United States	Record high minimum temperature	5.6 C (42.1 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Luna Rs	United States	Record high minimum temperature	5.6 C (42.1 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Beach	United States	Record high minimum temperature	7.2 C (45.0 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Enid	United States	Record high minimum temperature	18.9 C (66.0 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Matanuska Exp Farm	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-6.7 C (19.9 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Palmer Job Corps	United States	Record snow depth	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Galiwinku	Australia	Record daily precipitation	124.8 mm (4.9 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Manley Hot Springs	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-13.9 C (7.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Kaawaloa 29	United States	Record daily precipitation	52.6 mm (2.1 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Chanute Martin Johnson AP	United States	Record high minimum temperature	16.7 C (62.1 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Coimbra	Portugal	Record low maximum temperature	11.0 C (51.8 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Lamoni	United States	Record high minimum temperature	12.8 C (55.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Jefferson 3SE	United States	Record high minimum temperature	18.3 C (64.9 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Tremonton	United States	Record high minimum temperature	7.8 C (46.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Summit Lake	United States	Record daily precipitation	28.2 mm (1.1 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Eklutna Project	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-5.0 C (23.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Bom Jardim	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	55.8 mm (2.2 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Deols Chateauroux Aerodrome de	France	Record low maximum temperature	4.5 C (40.1 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Elliott	United States	Record daily precipitation	27.2 mm (1.1 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Whitefish Pt	United States	Record high maximum temperature	12.2 C (54.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Two Harbors	United States	Record high minimum temperature	5.0 C (41.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Booneville	United States	Record high maximum temperature	29.4 C (84.9 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Port Washington	United States	Record high minimum temperature	7.2 C (45.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Anthony	United States	Record high minimum temperature	16.1 C (61.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Smith Ctr	United States	Record high minimum temperature	11.1 C (52.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

901 records

Records set or tied on 7 April 1986 by type: Highest daily maximum 222, Lowest daily maximum 144, Highest daily minimum 307, Lowest daily minimum 61, Heaviest daily rainfall 156, Heaviest daily snowfall 5, Deepest snow cover 6.

Records on 7 April 1986 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	222
Lowest daily maximum	144
Highest daily minimum	307
Lowest daily minimum	61
Heaviest daily rainfall	156
Heaviest daily snowfall	5
Deepest snow cover	6

Records on 7 April 1986 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 23, daily 878.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

694 broken records

Margins by which the 694 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 127.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

7 April 1986

Top 20 records on 7 April 1986 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
7 April 1986	Nuuanu Rsch 5 775, US	daily rain	78.7 mm (3.1 in)	61.9 mm (2.4 in)	77 years	71 of 100 (Major)
7 April 1986	Gustavus, US	daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	63 years	63 of 100 (Major)
7 April 1986	Marseilles-Marignane, FR	daily rain	40.4 mm (1.6 in)	28.2 mm (1.1 in)	52 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
7 April 1986	Genoa, IT	daily rain	55.2 mm (2.2 in)	17.1 mm (0.7 in)	100 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
7 April 1986	Usina Itatinga, BR	daily rain	166.9 mm (6.6 in)	86.8 mm (3.4 in)	28 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
7 April 1986	Nicosia, CY	daily high min	15.6 C (60.1 F)	0.7 C (1.3 F)	96 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
7 April 1986	Baldwinsville, US	daily rain	30.2 mm (1.2 in)	4.3 mm (0.17 in)	86 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
7 April 1986	Little Falls City Rsch, US	daily rain	27.7 mm (1.1 in)	6.4 mm (0.25 in)	83 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
7 April 1986	Kenai AP, US	daily low max	-6.7 C (19.9 F)	3.4 C (6.1 F)	84 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
7 April 1986	Legaspi, PH	daily rain	140.0 mm (5.5 in)	50.0 mm (2.0 in)	29 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
7 April 1986	Lodi, US	monthly rain	49.8 mm (2.0 in)	8.4 mm (0.33 in)	32 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
7 April 1986	W Pt, US	daily rain	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	4.3 mm (0.17 in)	84 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
7 April 1986	Manistique Wwtp, US	daily high max	15.6 C (60.1 F)	1.7 C (3.1 F)	85 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
7 April 1986	Seward AP, US	daily low max	-6.1 C (21.0 F)	3.9 C (7.0 F)	61 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
7 April 1986	Guthrie 5S, US	daily high min	19.4 C (66.9 F)	0.5 C (0.9 F)	92 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
7 April 1986	Urdzhar, KZ	daily rain	30.3 mm (1.2 in)	15.6 mm (0.6 in)	31 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
7 April 1986	Hua Hin, TH	daily rain	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	43.4 mm (1.7 in)	16 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
7 April 1986	Parker, US	daily high min	19.4 C (66.9 F)	0.5 C (0.9 F)	84 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
7 April 1986	Freedom, US	daily rain	44.5 mm (1.8 in)	39.7 mm (1.6 in)	3 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
7 April 1986	Junction 4SSW, US	daily high min	20.0 C (68.0 F)	1.7 C (3.1 F)	77 years	35 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

1800 to 1986

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1800 to 1986. 1986 had 901 records.

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

Records on 04-07 in each year
Year	Records
1800	1
1808	1
1809	3
1811	1
1815	2
1839	1
1844	1
1851	1
1854	2
1858	2
1859	1
1863	1
1864	4
1865	1
1866	2
1868	1
1870	1
1871	1
1872	1
1875	2
1876	2
1880	1
1881	3
1882	1
1883	2
1884	1
1885	2
1886	2
1887	1
1888	1
1890	3
1891	2
1893	3
1894	3
1895	2
1896	3
1897	7
1898	3
1899	8
1900	5
1901	6
1902	14
1903	10
1904	11
1905	12
1906	2
1907	33
1908	20
1909	33
1910	24
1911	24
1912	59
1913	55
1914	23
1915	33
1916	62
1917	83
1918	37
1919	157
1920	63
1921	319
1922	57
1923	83
1924	138
1925	152
1926	343
1927	99
1928	378
1929	835
1930	327
1931	406
1932	132
1933	174
1934	230
1935	381
1936	1,184
1937	170
1938	803
1939	956
1940	294
1941	258
1942	420
1943	720
1944	166
1945	356
1946	397
1947	278
1948	734
1949	237
1950	1,030
1951	311
1952	491
1953	425
1954	514
1955	198
1956	458
1957	293
1958	358
1959	384
1960	532
1961	665
1962	572
1963	630
1964	457
1965	342
1966	302
1967	569
1968	302
1969	449
1970	494
1971	1,260
1972	1,290
1973	722
1974	576
1975	1,305
1976	329
1977	1,050
1978	686
1979	691
1980	497
1981	353
1982	3,747
1983	1,517
1984	583
1985	599
1986	901
1987	724
1988	1,402
1989	1,386
1990	813
1991	2,007
1992	693
1993	590
1994	1,144
1995	897
1996	1,112
1997	1,996
1998	1,231
1999	898
2000	634
2001	1,556
2002	755
2003	2,205
2004	554
2005	1,002
2006	856
2007	2,249
2008	807
2009	1,183
2010	1,691
2011	1,187
2012	514
2013	693
2014	936
2015	658
2016	793
2017	692
2018	1,980
2019	604
2020	529
2021	758
2022	818
2023	844
2024	1,360
2025	645
2026	381

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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 20	672
20 to 40	13
40 to 60	4
60 to 80	2
80 to 100	1
100 to 120	1
120 to 140	1