Weather Records on 14 April 1986

1,422 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 14 April 1986. Highest significance: Epping, US.

Key Facts for 14 April 1986

On 14 April 1986, 1,422 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
223 were record highs and 558 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 7 were all-time records, 55 monthly and 1,360 daily.
Epping set a monthly record daily snowfall of 35.6 cm (14.0 in) on 14 April 1986.
Across 163 earlier years (1801 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 480 records.

Record Map

1,422 stations

1,422 station records on 14 April 1986 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 14 April 1986: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Epping	United States	Record daily snowfall	35.6 cm (14.0 in)	72 of 100 (Major)
Gettysburg	United States	Record daily snowfall	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	72 of 100 (Major)
Stephan 2 NW	United States	Record daily snowfall	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	72 of 100 (Major)
Clark	United States	Record daily precipitation	65.8 mm (2.6 in)	71 of 100 (Major)
Howard	United States	Record daily precipitation	61.0 mm (2.4 in)	71 of 100 (Major)
Mc Leod 3 E	United States	Record daily precipitation	57.2 mm (2.3 in)	69 of 100 (Major)
Clear Lake	United States	Record daily precipitation	49.5 mm (1.9 in)	68 of 100 (Major)
De Smet	United States	Record daily precipitation	62.5 mm (2.5 in)	68 of 100 (Major)
Mellette 4 W	United States	Record daily snowfall	33.0 cm (13.0 in)	67 of 100 (Major)
Armagh	United Kingdom	Record daily precipitation	33.1 mm (1.3 in)	66 of 100 (Major)
Napoleon	United States	Record snow depth	43.2 cm (17.0 in)	66 of 100 (Major)
Menno	United States	Record daily precipitation	58.7 mm (2.3 in)	65 of 100 (Major)
Tyndall	United States	Record snow depth	38.1 cm (15.0 in)	64 of 100 (Major)
Beach	United States	Record daily snowfall	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	63 of 100 (Major)
Tyndall	United States	Record daily snowfall	38.1 cm (15.0 in)	63 of 100 (Major)
Vermillion 2 SE	United States	Record daily precipitation	43.7 mm (1.7 in)	63 of 100 (Major)
Faulkton	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	62 of 100 (Major)
Flandreau	United States	Record daily precipitation	42.4 mm (1.7 in)	62 of 100 (Major)
Sisseton	United States	Record daily precipitation	67.6 mm (2.7 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Mc Ville	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Campbell	United States	Record daily precipitation	43.4 mm (1.7 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Napoleon	United States	Record daily snowfall	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Pettibone	United States	Record daily snowfall	36.8 cm (14.5 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Tuttle	United States	Record daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Arlington 1 W	United States	Record daily precipitation	63.0 mm (2.5 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Armour	United States	Record daily snowfall	16.5 cm (6.5 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Forman 5 SSE	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Forestburg 4 NNE	United States	Record daily snowfall	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Pierre Rgnl AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	34.0 mm (1.3 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Chinook	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-23.3 C (-9.9 F)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Beach	United States	Record snow depth	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Wahpeton 3 N	United States	Record daily precipitation	41.9 mm (1.6 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Glad Valley 2 W	United States	Record daily snowfall	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Alexandria	United States	Record daily precipitation	58.4 mm (2.3 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Castlewood	United States	Record daily precipitation	44.7 mm (1.8 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Wilmot	United States	Record daily precipitation	74.9 mm (2.9 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Glenwood 2WNW	United States	Record daily precipitation	47.8 mm (1.9 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Britton	United States	Record daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Fargo Hector Intl AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	45.2 mm (1.8 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Sidney	United States	Record snow depth	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Waubay Natl Wild Life	United States	Record daily precipitation	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Walthill 1E	United States	Record daily snowfall	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Alexandria	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Bryant	United States	Record daily precipitation	79.2 mm (3.1 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Canton	United States	Record daily precipitation	39.4 mm (1.6 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Harzgerode	Germany	Record snow depth	23.0 cm (9.1 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Ada	United States	Record daily precipitation	41.1 mm (1.6 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Broadview	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-17.8 C (0.0 F)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Sharon	United States	Record daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Blunt	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Eureka	United States	Record daily snowfall	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Marion	United States	Record daily precipitation	43.7 mm (1.7 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Cooperstown	United States	Record daily snowfall	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Webster	United States	Record daily precipitation	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Bismarck 7 N	United States	Record daily snowfall	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Hillsboro 3 N	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Mc Intosh 6 SE	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Artichoke Lake 1 E	United States	Record daily precipitation	41.9 mm (1.6 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Flatwillow 4 ENE	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-21.7 C (-7.1 F)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Jamestown State Hosp	United States	Record snow depth	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)

Counts by Type and Timescale

1,422 records

Records set or tied on 14 April 1986 by type: Highest daily maximum 147, Lowest daily maximum 262, Highest daily minimum 76, Lowest daily minimum 296, Heaviest daily rainfall 368, Heaviest daily snowfall 139, Deepest snow cover 134.

Records on 14 April 1986 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	147
Lowest daily maximum	262
Highest daily minimum	76
Lowest daily minimum	296
Heaviest daily rainfall	368
Heaviest daily snowfall	139
Deepest snow cover	134

Records on 14 April 1986 by timescale: all-time 7, monthly 55, daily 1,360.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

1,208 broken records

Margins by which the 1,208 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 305.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

14 April 1986

Top 20 records on 14 April 1986 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
14 April 1986	Epping, US	monthly snowfall	35.6 cm (14.0 in)	15.3 cm (6.0 in)	71 years	72 of 100 (Major)
14 April 1986	Gettysburg, US	daily snowfall	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	83 years	72 of 100 (Major)
14 April 1986	Stephan 2 NW, US	daily snowfall	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	81 years	72 of 100 (Major)
14 April 1986	Clark, US	daily rain	65.8 mm (2.6 in)	44.0 mm (1.7 in)	76 years	71 of 100 (Major)
14 April 1986	Howard, US	daily rain	61.0 mm (2.4 in)	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	76 years	71 of 100 (Major)
14 April 1986	Mc Leod 3 E, US	daily rain	57.2 mm (2.3 in)	44.5 mm (1.8 in)	73 years	69 of 100 (Major)
14 April 1986	Clear Lake, US	daily rain	49.5 mm (1.9 in)	29.7 mm (1.2 in)	80 years	68 of 100 (Major)
14 April 1986	De Smet, US	daily rain	62.5 mm (2.5 in)	36.6 mm (1.4 in)	76 years	68 of 100 (Major)
14 April 1986	Mellette 4 W, US	daily snowfall	33.0 cm (13.0 in)	22.8 cm (9.0 in)	63 years	67 of 100 (Major)
14 April 1986	Armagh, GB	daily rain	33.1 mm (1.3 in)	14.3 mm (0.6 in)	64 years	66 of 100 (Major)
14 April 1986	Napoleon, US	monthly snow depth	43.2 cm (17.0 in)	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	68 years	66 of 100 (Major)
14 April 1986	Menno, US	daily rain	58.7 mm (2.3 in)	44.7 mm (1.8 in)	56 years	65 of 100 (Major)
14 April 1986	Tyndall, US	monthly snow depth	38.1 cm (15.0 in)	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	50 years	64 of 100 (Major)
14 April 1986	Beach, US	daily snowfall	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	23.6 cm (9.3 in)	51 years	63 of 100 (Major)
14 April 1986	Tyndall, US	monthly snowfall	38.1 cm (15.0 in)	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	40 years	63 of 100 (Major)
14 April 1986	Vermillion 2 SE, US	daily rain	43.7 mm (1.7 in)	27.2 mm (1.1 in)	91 years	63 of 100 (Major)
14 April 1986	Faulkton, US	daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	92 years	62 of 100 (Major)
14 April 1986	Flandreau, US	daily rain	42.4 mm (1.7 in)	27.2 mm (1.1 in)	76 years	62 of 100 (Major)
14 April 1986	Sisseton, US	daily rain	67.6 mm (2.7 in)	41.9 mm (1.6 in)	44 years	61 of 100 (Major)
14 April 1986	Mc Ville, US	monthly rain	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	22.9 mm (0.9 in)	22 years	57 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

1801 to 1986

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1801 to 1986. 1986 had 1,422 records.

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

Records on 04-14 in each year
Year	Records
1801	1
1817	1
1825	1
1834	1
1836	1
1839	1
1842	2
1846	1
1849	1
1852	1
1853	2
1856	2
1858	2
1859	1
1865	2
1866	1
1869	5
1872	1
1873	1
1874	1
1876	1
1880	1
1881	1
1885	2
1886	1
1887	3
1888	1
1889	2
1890	8
1891	1
1892	5
1893	1
1894	1
1896	7
1897	5
1898	3
1899	5
1900	5
1901	4
1902	3
1903	18
1904	33
1905	24
1906	15
1907	24
1908	11
1909	45
1910	22
1911	27
1912	29
1913	62
1914	34
1915	18
1916	34
1917	69
1918	28
1919	24
1920	106
1921	43
1922	97
1923	166
1924	143
1925	123
1926	199
1927	295
1928	518
1929	150
1930	308
1931	821
1932	247
1933	507
1934	398
1935	404
1936	539
1937	293
1938	728
1939	797
1940	1,051
1941	1,008
1942	326
1943	942
1944	227
1945	803
1946	212
1947	530
1948	362
1949	402
1950	1,104
1951	434
1952	527
1953	432
1954	997
1955	531
1956	369
1957	518
1958	421
1959	494
1960	306
1961	740
1962	660
1963	525
1964	443
1965	343
1966	362
1967	532
1968	676
1969	344
1970	728
1971	473
1972	1,107
1973	563
1974	722
1975	683
1976	874
1977	821
1978	322
1979	534
1980	1,509
1981	753
1982	711
1983	1,874
1984	398
1985	825
1986	1,422
1987	869
1988	1,011
1989	1,181
1990	1,189
1991	895
1992	817
1993	683
1994	805
1995	635
1996	972
1997	1,600
1998	1,336
1999	1,110
2000	1,177
2001	1,082
2002	1,315
2003	1,802
2004	1,047
2005	593
2006	1,601
2007	1,654
2008	1,097
2009	1,015
2010	739
2011	762
2012	693
2013	912
2014	1,420
2015	704
2016	481
2017	486
2018	1,110
2019	758
2020	1,428
2021	569
2022	1,484
2023	1,106
2024	1,208
2025	870
2026	1,067

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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	1,053
50 to 100	68
100 to 150	46
150 to 200	23
200 to 250	12
250 to 300	5
300 to 350	1