Weather Records on 23 April 1986

1,541 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 23 April 1986. Highest significance: E Stroudsburg, US.

Key Facts for 23 April 1986

On 23 April 1986, 1,541 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
275 were record highs and 961 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 1 were all-time records, 17 monthly and 1,523 daily.
E Stroudsburg set a daily record snowfall of 26.7 cm (10.5 in) on 23 April 1986.
Across 167 earlier years (1800 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 438 records.

Record Map

1,541 stations

1,541 station records on 23 April 1986 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 23 April 1986: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
E Stroudsburg	United States	Record daily snowfall	26.7 cm (10.5 in)	63 of 100 (Major)
Newton	United States	Record daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	62 of 100 (Major)
Sussex 1 NW	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Somerville 4 NW	United States	Record daily snowfall	6.1 cm (2.4 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Hawley 1 E	United States	Record daily snowfall	33.0 cm (13.0 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Paupack 1 WSW	United States	Record daily precipitation	53.3 mm (2.1 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Newton	United States	Record snow depth	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Charlotteburg Rsvr	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Wilkes Barre	United States	Record daily snowfall	8.9 cm (3.5 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Chimoio	Mozambique	Record daily precipitation	50.0 mm (2.0 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Hollisterville	United States	Record daily snowfall	29.7 cm (11.7 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Middletown 2 NW	United States	Record low maximum temperature	5.6 C (42.1 F)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Port Jervis	United States	Record snow depth	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Spearfish	United States	Record high minimum temperature	15.6 C (60.1 F)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Huajintlan	Mexico	Record low maximum temperature	23.9 C (75.0 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Teberda	Russia	Record daily precipitation	38.0 mm (1.5 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Hollisterville	United States	Record snow depth	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
E Stroudsburg	United States	Record snow depth	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Cape May 2 NW	United States	Record low maximum temperature	6.1 C (43.0 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Port Jervis	United States	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Heppner	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-6.7 C (19.9 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Paupack 1 WSW	United States	Record daily snowfall	52.1 cm (20.5 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Newport	United States	Record low maximum temperature	15.6 C (60.1 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Freeland	United States	Record daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Atlantic City Marina	United States	Record low maximum temperature	5.0 C (41.0 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Bakhmaro	Georgia	Record daily precipitation	29.1 mm (1.1 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
De Funiak Springs 1 E	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-0.6 C (30.9 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Covington	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-0.6 C (30.9 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Sharon Springs	United States	Record high minimum temperature	16.7 C (62.1 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Charlotteburg Rsvr	United States	Record snow depth	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Long Valley	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Tucson Camp Ave Exp	United States	Record high minimum temperature	15.0 C (59.0 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Oak Ridge Rsvr	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Franklinville	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-1.1 C (30.0 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Kenton	United States	Record low maximum temperature	2.8 C (37.0 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Toledo Blade	United States	Record low maximum temperature	5.0 C (41.0 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Franklin Sewage Plt	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-2.8 C (27.0 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Pickens 1	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Lexington Bluegrass AP	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-4.4 C (24.1 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Oneonta	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-1.1 C (30.0 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Split Rock Pond	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Hollisterville	United States	Record daily precipitation	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Samtredia	Georgia	Record daily precipitation	34.6 mm (1.4 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Bolivar	United States	Record low maximum temperature	0.6 C (33.1 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Cooperstown	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Covington 3 SW	United States	Record low maximum temperature	12.8 C (55.0 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Weston	United States	Record low maximum temperature	7.2 C (45.0 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Lanchkhuti	Georgia	Record daily precipitation	32.2 mm (1.3 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Lajas Substn	Puerto Rico [United States]	Record high maximum temperature	33.3 C (91.9 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Semjachik	Russia	Record high maximum temperature	15.0 C (59.0 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Milford 2 SE	United States	Record low maximum temperature	6.7 C (44.1 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Cordele	United States	Record low minimum temperature	2.2 C (36.0 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Hawkinsville	United States	Record low minimum temperature	2.2 C (36.0 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Canistear Rsvr	United States	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Franklin 2 NE	United States	Record low maximum temperature	7.2 C (45.0 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Glenville	United States	Record low maximum temperature	5.0 C (41.0 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Jackson	United States	Record high minimum temperature	5.0 C (41.0 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Oolitic Purdue Ex Fm	United States	Record low maximum temperature	8.9 C (48.0 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Oak Ridge Rsvr	United States	Record snow depth	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Delhi 2 SE	United States	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)

Counts by Type and Timescale

1,541 records

Records set or tied on 23 April 1986 by type: Highest daily maximum 130, Lowest daily maximum 333, Highest daily minimum 145, Lowest daily minimum 628, Heaviest daily rainfall 182, Heaviest daily snowfall 76, Deepest snow cover 47.

Records on 23 April 1986 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	130
Lowest daily maximum	333
Highest daily minimum	145
Lowest daily minimum	628
Heaviest daily rainfall	182
Heaviest daily snowfall	76
Deepest snow cover	47

Records on 23 April 1986 by timescale: all-time 1, monthly 17, daily 1,523.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

1,244 broken records

Margins by which the 1,244 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 244.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

23 April 1986

Top 20 records on 23 April 1986 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
23 April 1986	E Stroudsburg, US	daily snowfall	26.7 cm (10.5 in)	24.4 cm (9.6 in)	69 years	63 of 100 (Major)
23 April 1986	Newton, US	daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	92 years	62 of 100 (Major)
23 April 1986	Sussex 1 NW, US	daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	94 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
23 April 1986	Somerville 4 NW, US	daily snowfall	6.1 cm (2.4 in)	6.1 cm (2.4 in)	106 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
23 April 1986	Hawley 1 E, US	monthly snowfall	33.0 cm (13.0 in)	13.9 cm (5.5 in)	3 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
23 April 1986	Paupack 1 WSW, US	daily rain	53.3 mm (2.1 in)	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	55 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
23 April 1986	Newton, US	daily snow depth	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	36 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
23 April 1986	Charlotteburg Rsvr, US	daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	91 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
23 April 1986	Wilkes Barre, US	daily snowfall	8.9 cm (3.5 in)	8.9 cm (3.5 in)	91 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
23 April 1986	Chimoio, MZ	daily rain	50.0 mm (2.0 in)	40.9 mm (1.6 in)	19 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
23 April 1986	Hollisterville, US	daily snowfall	29.7 cm (11.7 in)	22.1 cm (8.7 in)	29 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
23 April 1986	Middletown 2 NW, US	daily low max	5.6 C (42.1 F)	5.5 C (9.9 F)	91 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
23 April 1986	Port Jervis, US	daily snow depth	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	85 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
23 April 1986	Spearfish, US	daily high min	15.6 C (60.1 F)	5.0 C (9.0 F)	91 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
23 April 1986	Huajintlan, MX	daily low max	23.9 C (75.0 F)	6.1 C (11.0 F)	59 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
23 April 1986	Teberda, RU	daily rain	38.0 mm (1.5 in)	22.5 mm (0.9 in)	24 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
23 April 1986	Hollisterville, US	daily snow depth	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	29 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
23 April 1986	E Stroudsburg, US	daily snow depth	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	59 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
23 April 1986	Cape May 2 NW, US	daily low max	6.1 C (43.0 F)	1.7 C (3.1 F)	102 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
23 April 1986	Port Jervis, US	daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	29 years	43 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 1,541 records.

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

Records on 04-23 in each year
Year	Records
1800	1
1809	1
1812	1
1817	3
1838	1
1840	1
1842	1
1851	1
1852	2
1854	1
1855	5
1857	2
1859	1
1861	1
1865	1
1868	2
1870	1
1872	1
1873	4
1874	4
1875	1
1877	1
1878	1
1879	1
1881	2
1882	1
1883	2
1884	3
1885	4
1886	4
1888	1
1889	1
1890	4
1891	2
1892	1
1893	2
1895	3
1896	4
1897	2
1898	1
1899	6
1900	4
1901	9
1902	12
1903	20
1904	8
1905	7
1906	23
1907	12
1908	14
1909	28
1910	35
1911	21
1912	29
1913	40
1914	71
1915	41
1916	35
1917	37
1918	92
1919	66
1920	75
1921	81
1922	45
1923	132
1924	111
1925	506
1926	124
1927	562
1928	302
1929	103
1930	487
1931	506
1932	231
1933	361
1934	272
1935	152
1936	342
1937	321
1938	177
1939	339
1940	319
1941	277
1942	473
1943	819
1944	678
1945	364
1946	649
1947	242
1948	401
1949	401
1950	577
1951	426
1952	500
1953	300
1954	548
1955	654
1956	581
1957	623
1958	649
1959	442
1960	1,648
1961	884
1962	389
1963	801
1964	958
1965	660
1966	386
1967	1,183
1968	816
1969	705
1970	1,209
1971	508
1972	332
1973	518
1974	486
1975	411
1976	386
1977	979
1978	523
1979	554
1980	1,460
1981	1,124
1982	1,191
1983	1,031
1984	971
1985	1,011
1986	1,541
1987	676
1988	1,051
1989	1,469
1990	1,077
1991	638
1992	592
1993	1,256
1994	666
1995	1,464
1996	1,520
1997	1,024
1998	1,446
1999	1,198
2000	1,003
2001	1,435
2002	971
2003	557
2004	610
2005	940
2006	839
2007	847
2008	775
2009	920
2010	1,040
2011	1,190
2012	1,796
2013	1,655
2014	362
2015	511
2016	542
2017	474
2018	684
2019	668
2020	564
2021	562
2022	692
2023	980
2024	583
2025	410
2026	503

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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 2026-10-18. Last revised 18 October 2026 (2026-10-18).

Margin	Records
0 to 50	1,188
50 to 100	28
100 to 150	13
150 to 200	8
200 to 250	7