Weather Records on 8 April 1986

901 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 8 April 1986. Highest significance: Balasore, IN.

Key Facts for 8 April 1986

On 8 April 1986, 901 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
538 were record highs and 188 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 17 monthly and 884 daily.
Balasore set a daily record precipitation of 87.9 mm (3.5 in) on 8 April 1986.
Across 157 earlier years (1798 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 501 records.

Record Map

901 stations

901 station records on 8 April 1986 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 8 April 1986: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Balasore	India	Record daily precipitation	87.9 mm (3.5 in)	69 of 100 (Major)
Haleakala Rs 338	United States	Record daily precipitation	116.8 mm (4.6 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Anderson	United States	Record daily precipitation	85.3 mm (3.4 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Bujumbura	Burundi	Record daily precipitation	88.1 mm (3.5 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Ajaccio	France	Record daily precipitation	46.1 mm (1.8 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Cassville 1 NE	United States	Record daily precipitation	56.6 mm (2.2 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Vitoria de Santo Antao	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	87.4 mm (3.4 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Sitka AP	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Adak AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	65.0 mm (2.6 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Sitka Magnetic Obsy	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Bentonville 4 S	United States	Record daily precipitation	83.8 mm (3.3 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Siloam Springs	United States	Record daily precipitation	71.1 mm (2.8 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Praha-Klementinum	Czech Republic	Record high maximum temperature	23.6 C (74.5 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Gulkana AP	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-13.3 C (8.1 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Nicosia	Cyprus	Record high minimum temperature	16.7 C (62.1 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Dublin Phoenix Park	Ireland	Record low maximum temperature	5.6 C (42.1 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Fazenda Agulhas Negras	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	61.6 mm (2.4 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Saint-Germain-Les-Belles	France	Record daily precipitation	33.6 mm (1.3 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Joquicingo	Mexico	Record low maximum temperature	11.1 C (52.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Willow Sprg Radio Kuku	United States	Record daily precipitation	51.8 mm (2.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Brady	United States	Record high minimum temperature	21.1 C (70.0 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Montelimar	France	Record daily precipitation	32.4 mm (1.3 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Bolivar 1 NE	United States	Record daily precipitation	69.1 mm (2.7 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Haskell	United States	Record high minimum temperature	18.9 C (66.0 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Erebango	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	72.0 mm (2.8 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Piacaguera (Efsj)	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	106.7 mm (4.2 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Lebanon 2W	United States	Record daily precipitation	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Milan Exp STN	United States	Record daily precipitation	67.6 mm (2.7 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Jeriquara	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	41.3 mm (1.6 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Waren	Germany	Record low maximum temperature	3.5 C (38.3 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Appleton City	United States	Record daily precipitation	48.0 mm (1.9 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Pine Creek	Australia	Record daily precipitation	50.0 mm (2.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Schwerin	Germany	Record low maximum temperature	3.4 C (38.1 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Greifswald	Germany	Record low maximum temperature	3.2 C (37.8 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Yellowstone Park Mammoth	United States	Record high minimum temperature	2.8 C (37.0 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Kenai AP	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-3.9 C (25.0 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Hamburg Fuhlsbuettel	Germany	Record low maximum temperature	2.9 C (37.2 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
St Joseph 3 N	United States	Record high maximum temperature	31.7 C (89.1 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Orogrande	United States	Record high minimum temperature	16.7 C (62.1 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Seward AP	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-2.8 C (27.0 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Bairro Alto	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	46.0 mm (1.8 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Weaverville	United States	Record high minimum temperature	8.9 C (48.0 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Bonny Dam 2NE	United States	Record daily precipitation	27.7 mm (1.1 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Port Gibson 1 NE	United States	Record high maximum temperature	32.2 C (90.0 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
University Exp STN	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-11.7 C (10.9 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Salem AP (McNary Field)	United States	Record high minimum temperature	10.6 C (51.1 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Pierce City	United States	Record daily precipitation	51.6 mm (2.0 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Prospect 2 SW	United States	Record high minimum temperature	7.8 C (46.0 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
N Bend SW Oregon Rgnl AP	United States	Record high minimum temperature	10.6 C (51.1 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Lidice	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	31.6 mm (1.2 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Weissenburg	Germany	Record high maximum temperature	21.4 C (70.5 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Muskogee	United States	Record high minimum temperature	18.3 C (64.9 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Pierce 1 E	United States	Record high maximum temperature	32.8 C (91.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Eklutna Project	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-22.8 C (-9.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Manley Hot Springs	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-12.8 C (9.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Matanuska Exp Farm	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-6.7 C (19.9 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Nurnberg	Germany	Record high maximum temperature	21.3 C (70.3 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Albacete Los Llanos	Spain	Record low maximum temperature	7.6 C (45.7 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Col du Grand St-Bernard	Switzerland	Record daily precipitation	45.0 mm (1.8 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Porthill	United States	Record high maximum temperature	22.8 C (73.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

901 records

Records set or tied on 8 April 1986 by type: Highest daily maximum 245, Lowest daily maximum 106, Highest daily minimum 293, Lowest daily minimum 82, Heaviest daily rainfall 163, Heaviest daily snowfall 9, Deepest snow cover 3.

Records on 8 April 1986 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	245
Lowest daily maximum	106
Highest daily minimum	293
Lowest daily minimum	82
Heaviest daily rainfall	163
Heaviest daily snowfall	9
Deepest snow cover	3

Records on 8 April 1986 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 17, daily 884.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

679 broken records

Margins by which the 679 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 102.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

8 April 1986

Top 20 records on 8 April 1986 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
8 April 1986	Balasore, IN	daily rain	87.9 mm (3.5 in)	61.2 mm (2.4 in)	72 years	69 of 100 (Major)
8 April 1986	Haleakala Rs 338, US	daily rain	116.8 mm (4.6 in)	59.4 mm (2.3 in)	40 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
8 April 1986	Anderson, US	daily rain	85.3 mm (3.4 in)	63.7 mm (2.5 in)	39 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
8 April 1986	Bujumbura, BI	daily rain	88.1 mm (3.5 in)	34.1 mm (1.3 in)	32 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
8 April 1986	Ajaccio, FR	daily rain	46.1 mm (1.8 in)	35.5 mm (1.4 in)	28 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
8 April 1986	Cassville 1 NE, US	daily rain	56.6 mm (2.2 in)	31.5 mm (1.2 in)	72 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
8 April 1986	Vitoria de Santo Antao, BR	daily rain	87.4 mm (3.4 in)	32.4 mm (1.3 in)	59 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
8 April 1986	Sitka AP, US	daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	40 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
8 April 1986	Adak AP, US	daily rain	65.0 mm (2.6 in)	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	15 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
8 April 1986	Sitka Magnetic Obsy, US	daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	84 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
8 April 1986	Bentonville 4 S, US	daily rain	83.8 mm (3.3 in)	60.4 mm (2.4 in)	1 year	44 of 100 (Notable)
8 April 1986	Siloam Springs, US	daily rain	71.1 mm (2.8 in)	40.4 mm (1.6 in)	41 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
8 April 1986	Praha-Klementinum, CZ	daily high max	23.6 C (74.5 F)	1.7 C (3.1 F)	137 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
8 April 1986	Gulkana AP, US	daily low max	-13.3 C (8.1 F)	7.7 C (13.9 F)	65 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
8 April 1986	Nicosia, CY	daily high min	16.7 C (62.1 F)	1.1 C (2.0 F)	96 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
8 April 1986	Dublin Phoenix Park, IE	daily low max	5.6 C (42.1 F)	1.0 C (1.8 F)	97 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
8 April 1986	Fazenda Agulhas Negras, BR	daily rain	61.6 mm (2.4 in)	37.6 mm (1.5 in)	15 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
8 April 1986	Saint-Germain-Les-Belles, FR	daily rain	33.6 mm (1.3 in)	13.4 mm (0.5 in)	52 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
8 April 1986	Joquicingo, MX	daily low max	11.1 C (52.0 F)	6.7 C (12.1 F)	23 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
8 April 1986	Willow Sprg Radio Kuku, US	daily rain	51.8 mm (2.0 in)	8.6 mm (0.34 in)	88 years	40 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 901 records.

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

Records on 04-08 in each year
Year	Records
1798	1
1809	3
1815	1
1830	1
1837	1
1838	1
1843	1
1847	1
1848	1
1854	1
1859	1
1860	1
1864	5
1865	1
1866	1
1871	3
1877	1
1879	1
1881	1
1883	2
1886	1
1887	2
1888	3
1889	4
1890	2
1894	3
1895	3
1896	2
1897	2
1898	3
1899	3
1900	7
1901	6
1902	9
1903	9
1904	7
1905	20
1906	4
1907	20
1908	18
1909	16
1910	20
1911	17
1912	84
1913	8
1914	42
1915	69
1916	100
1917	42
1918	43
1919	82
1920	90
1921	440
1922	117
1923	109
1924	194
1925	184
1926	164
1927	160
1928	450
1929	614
1930	261
1931	447
1932	105
1933	158
1934	190
1935	523
1936	662
1937	129
1938	813
1939	707
1940	254
1941	235
1942	359
1943	534
1944	283
1945	669
1946	337
1947	263
1948	569
1949	206
1950	932
1951	244
1952	562
1953	519
1954	322
1955	306
1956	621
1957	397
1958	360
1959	421
1960	366
1961	623
1962	470
1963	566
1964	814
1965	473
1966	315
1967	568
1968	499
1969	765
1970	399
1971	798
1972	1,636
1973	1,104
1974	559
1975	1,410
1976	383
1977	1,469
1978	822
1979	446
1980	755
1981	736
1982	2,690
1983	1,321
1984	1,041
1985	826
1986	901
1987	783
1988	1,224
1989	1,360
1990	907
1991	1,886
1992	534
1993	706
1994	678
1995	812
1996	1,289
1997	2,009
1998	1,101
1999	1,221
2000	817
2001	1,865
2002	761
2003	1,918
2004	676
2005	976
2006	680
2007	2,681
2008	896
2009	1,027
2010	1,128
2011	1,197
2012	407
2013	711
2014	715
2015	825
2016	924
2017	584
2018	1,745
2019	826
2020	916
2021	742
2022	930
2023	585
2024	1,256
2025	484
2026	407

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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	646
20 to 40	17
40 to 60	8
60 to 80	7
80 to 100	0
100 to 120	1