Weather Records on 13 April 1986

1,509 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 13 April 1986. Highest significance: Senekal (Agr), ZA.

Key Facts for 13 April 1986

On 13 April 1986, 1,509 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
215 were record highs and 780 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 4 were all-time records, 92 monthly and 1,413 daily.
Senekal (Agr) set a daily record precipitation of 62.0 mm (2.4 in) on 13 April 1986.
Across 164 earlier years (1798 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 479 records.

Record Map

1,509 stations

1,509 station records on 13 April 1986 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 13 April 1986: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Senekal (Agr)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	62.0 mm (2.4 in)	71 of 100 (Major)
Williston Sloulin Fld	United States	Record daily precipitation	43.4 mm (1.7 in)	66 of 100 (Major)
Melstone	United States	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Savage	United States	Record daily snowfall	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Vaalbank	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	73.0 mm (2.9 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Tahlee (Carrington (Church St)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	100.1 mm (3.9 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Sunny Hills	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	62.5 mm (2.5 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Paso de San Antonio	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	140.0 mm (5.5 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Freiburg (Civ/Fafb)	Germany	Record low minimum temperature	-13.1 C (8.4 F)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Wibaux 2 E	United States	Record snow depth	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
UNIV of Utah	United States	Record daily precipitation	38.6 mm (1.5 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Harzgerode	Germany	Record snow depth	27.0 cm (10.6 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Grenora	United States	Record daily precipitation	28.7 mm (1.1 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Kamas	United States	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Coalville	United States	Record daily snowfall	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Williamtown Raaf	Australia	Record daily precipitation	98.6 mm (3.9 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Winburg (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	36.5 mm (1.4 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Swartkoppie	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	55.5 mm (2.2 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Brusett 3 E	United States	Record daily snowfall	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Trident	United States	Record daily snowfall	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Kaycee	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Fichtelberg	Germany	Record low minimum temperature	-14.2 C (6.4 F)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Doornpoort	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	46.5 mm (1.8 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Haxby 18 SW	United States	Record daily snowfall	19.1 cm (7.5 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Alta 1 NNW	United States	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Kanye	Botswana	Record daily precipitation	30.8 mm (1.2 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Wexford	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	62.0 mm (2.4 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Ft Logan 4 ESE	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Williston Sloulin Fld	United States	Record daily snowfall	38.1 cm (15.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Zagreb-Gric	Croatia	Record low maximum temperature	1.9 C (35.4 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Harlem	United States	Record daily snowfall	8.9 cm (3.5 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Medicine Lake 3 SE	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Grenora	United States	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Col du Grand St-Bernard	Switzerland	Record low minimum temperature	-17.5 C (0.5 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Cascade 5 S	United States	Record snow depth	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Martinsdale 3 NNW	United States	Record daily snowfall	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Elk	United States	Record high minimum temperature	12.2 C (54.0 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Snowville	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Kremlin	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Basin	United States	Record daily snowfall	6.4 cm (2.5 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Sitka Magnetic Obsy	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-6.1 C (21.0 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Lindsay	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Guide Rock	United States	Record daily precipitation	47.8 mm (1.9 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Bowbells	United States	Record daily snowfall	38.1 cm (15.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Napoleon	United States	Record daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Uccle	Belgium	Record low maximum temperature	5.5 C (41.9 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Harzgerode	Germany	Record low minimum temperature	-15.3 C (4.5 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Weimar	Germany	Record snow depth	10.0 cm (3.9 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Weissenburg	Germany	Record low maximum temperature	2.4 C (36.3 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Huelva	Spain	Record low minimum temperature	2.2 C (36.0 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Power 6 SE	United States	Record daily snowfall	14.5 cm (5.7 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Rapelje	United States	Record daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Trident	United States	Record snow depth	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Vida 6 NE	United States	Record daily snowfall	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Livingston AP	United States	Record daily snowfall	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Jena Sternwarte	Germany	Record low minimum temperature	-7.4 C (18.7 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Fichtelberg	Germany	Record low maximum temperature	-5.5 C (22.1 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Glen Morgan	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	36.7 mm (1.4 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Roodepoort	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	111.0 mm (4.4 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Chinook	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-3.9 C (25.0 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)

Counts by Type and Timescale

1,509 records

Records set or tied on 13 April 1986 by type: Highest daily maximum 126, Lowest daily maximum 357, Highest daily minimum 89, Lowest daily minimum 423, Heaviest daily rainfall 250, Heaviest daily snowfall 144, Deepest snow cover 120.

Records on 13 April 1986 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	126
Lowest daily maximum	357
Highest daily minimum	89
Lowest daily minimum	423
Heaviest daily rainfall	250
Heaviest daily snowfall	144
Deepest snow cover	120

Records on 13 April 1986 by timescale: all-time 4, monthly 92, daily 1,413.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

1,279 broken records

Margins by which the 1,279 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 229.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

13 April 1986

Top 20 records on 13 April 1986 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
13 April 1986	Senekal (Agr), ZA	daily rain	62.0 mm (2.4 in)	48.0 mm (1.9 in)	79 years	71 of 100 (Major)
13 April 1986	Williston Sloulin Fld, US	daily rain	43.4 mm (1.7 in)	20.8 mm (0.8 in)	73 years	66 of 100 (Major)
13 April 1986	Melstone, US	daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	75 years	61 of 100 (Major)
13 April 1986	Savage, US	monthly snowfall	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	57 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
13 April 1986	Vaalbank, ZA	daily rain	73.0 mm (2.9 in)	55.0 mm (2.2 in)	39 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
13 April 1986	Tahlee (Carrington (Church St), AU	daily rain	100.1 mm (3.9 in)	50.6 mm (2.0 in)	67 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
13 April 1986	Sunny Hills, ZA	daily rain	62.5 mm (2.5 in)	46.2 mm (1.8 in)	43 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
13 April 1986	Paso de San Antonio, MX	monthly rain	140.0 mm (5.5 in)	60.2 mm (2.4 in)	1 year	54 of 100 (Notable)
13 April 1986	Freiburg (Civ/Fafb), DE	monthly low min	-13.1 C (8.4 F)	8.1 C (14.6 F)	47 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
13 April 1986	Wibaux 2 E, US	daily snow depth	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	88 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
13 April 1986	UNIV of Utah, US	daily rain	38.6 mm (1.5 in)	17.0 mm (0.7 in)	67 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
13 April 1986	Harzgerode, DE	daily snow depth	27.0 cm (10.6 in)	21.0 cm (8.3 in)	28 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
13 April 1986	Grenora, US	daily rain	28.7 mm (1.1 in)	18.5 mm (0.7 in)	63 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
13 April 1986	Kamas, US	daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	36 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
13 April 1986	Coalville, US	daily snowfall	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	24 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
13 April 1986	Williamtown Raaf, AU	daily rain	98.6 mm (3.9 in)	70.7 mm (2.8 in)	15 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
13 April 1986	Winburg (Pol), ZA	daily rain	36.5 mm (1.4 in)	24.6 mm (1.0 in)	39 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
13 April 1986	Swartkoppie, ZA	daily rain	55.5 mm (2.2 in)	32.6 mm (1.3 in)	39 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
13 April 1986	Brusett 3 E, US	daily snowfall	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	36 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
13 April 1986	Trident, US	monthly snowfall	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	7.7 cm (3.0 in)	39 years	48 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 1,509 records.

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

Records on 04-13 in each year
Year	Records
1798	1
1806	1
1809	2
1812	1
1817	1
1830	1
1831	1
1834	1
1836	1
1837	1
1839	2
1849	1
1852	1
1854	1
1856	2
1862	1
1864	1
1865	3
1869	3
1872	1
1874	1
1875	3
1876	2
1878	1
1879	2
1882	2
1885	1
1886	3
1889	2
1890	8
1891	2
1892	4
1894	1
1895	1
1896	3
1897	4
1898	2
1899	2
1900	5
1901	1
1902	3
1903	11
1904	15
1905	9
1906	23
1907	16
1908	6
1909	37
1910	13
1911	32
1912	41
1913	62
1914	58
1915	17
1916	47
1917	36
1918	35
1919	26
1920	258
1921	59
1922	74
1923	125
1924	96
1925	137
1926	232
1927	167
1928	139
1929	117
1930	477
1931	339
1932	392
1933	489
1934	674
1935	480
1936	435
1937	185
1938	268
1939	857
1940	1,562
1941	1,085
1942	137
1943	745
1944	212
1945	978
1946	391
1947	532
1948	595
1949	302
1950	1,352
1951	715
1952	738
1953	609
1954	504
1955	665
1956	294
1957	714
1958	465
1959	515
1960	286
1961	669
1962	603
1963	353
1964	408
1965	656
1966	563
1967	665
1968	739
1969	324
1970	624
1971	390
1972	1,411
1973	701
1974	729
1975	675
1976	807
1977	1,066
1978	448
1979	715
1980	734
1981	872
1982	710
1983	1,394
1984	397
1985	746
1986	1,509
1987	768
1988	1,145
1989	1,671
1990	800
1991	1,326
1992	1,189
1993	574
1994	1,104
1995	789
1996	913
1997	2,451
1998	1,710
1999	631
2000	956
2001	1,013
2002	916
2003	1,245
2004	1,091
2005	425
2006	1,023
2007	1,271
2008	1,021
2009	760
2010	1,028
2011	761
2012	609
2013	759
2014	868
2015	607
2016	510
2017	454
2018	914
2019	736
2020	2,051
2021	465
2022	2,173
2023	1,433
2024	1,172
2025	952
2026	849

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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	1,150
50 to 100	78
100 to 150	35
150 to 200	9
200 to 250	7