Weather Records on 1 July 1986

965 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 1 July 1986. Highest significance: Alexandria, AU.

Key Facts for 1 July 1986

On 1 July 1986, 965 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
245 were record highs and 308 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 1 were all-time records, 85 monthly and 879 daily.
Alexandria set a monthly record daily precipitation of 104.2 mm (4.1 in) on 1 July 1986.
Across 166 earlier years (1793 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 426 records.

Record Map

965 stations

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

Weather records on 1 July 1986: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Alexandria	Australia	Record daily precipitation	104.2 mm (4.1 in)	85 of 100 (Exceptional)
Wandearah North	Australia	Record daily precipitation	34.0 mm (1.3 in)	75 of 100 (Major)
Ericson 8 WNW	United States	Record daily precipitation	75.4 mm (3.0 in)	71 of 100 (Major)
Port Pirie Nyrstar Comparison	Australia	Record daily precipitation	32.8 mm (1.3 in)	68 of 100 (Major)
Koolunga	Australia	Record daily precipitation	29.4 mm (1.2 in)	63 of 100 (Major)
Nutwood Downs	Australia	Record daily precipitation	44.0 mm (1.7 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Booleroo (Wimont)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	46.6 mm (1.8 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Farrell Flat	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.8 mm (1.0 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Alapajevsk	Russia	Record daily precipitation	53.2 mm (2.1 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Yudnapinna	Australia	Record daily precipitation	26.0 mm (1.0 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Wakool (Barratta)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	27.2 mm (1.1 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Hudson	United States	Record daily precipitation	70.4 mm (2.8 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Avon Downs	Australia	Record daily precipitation	111.4 mm (4.4 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Bond Springs Homestead	Australia	Record daily precipitation	85.0 mm (3.3 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Vitoria de Santo Antao	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	100.6 mm (4.0 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Brinkworth (Bungaree)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	29.6 mm (1.2 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Wanaaring (Thurloo Downs)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	40.0 mm (1.6 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Ft Madison	United States	Record daily precipitation	47.8 mm (1.9 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Port Germein (Telowie)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Marion 2 N	United States	Record daily precipitation	43.7 mm (1.7 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Tarcowie	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.0 mm (1.0 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
La Cygne 4ESE	United States	Record daily precipitation	99.1 mm (3.9 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Powell Creek	Australia	Record daily precipitation	30.8 mm (1.2 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Upper Sandusky	United States	Record low maximum temperature	16.7 C (62.1 F)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Elkedra	Australia	Record daily precipitation	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Burra (Worlds End)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	28.4 mm (1.1 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Hillsboro	United States	Record daily precipitation	57.2 mm (2.3 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Cradock	Australia	Record daily precipitation	27.8 mm (1.1 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Booleroo Centre (Willowie)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	33.6 mm (1.3 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Rochester	United States	Record low maximum temperature	17.2 C (63.0 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Kingman	United States	Record daily precipitation	74.9 mm (2.9 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Erick	United States	Record daily precipitation	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Alice Springs Airport	Australia	Record daily precipitation	76.8 mm (3.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Tarlton Downs	Australia	Record daily precipitation	44.6 mm (1.8 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Brinkworth	Australia	Record daily precipitation	45.4 mm (1.8 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Georgetown	Australia	Record daily precipitation	31.4 mm (1.2 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Creel (Cfe)	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	43.9 mm (1.7 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Osage City	United States	Record daily precipitation	104.1 mm (4.1 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Hagerstown	United States	Record low maximum temperature	21.7 C (71.1 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Norwalk Wwtp	United States	Record low maximum temperature	16.1 C (61.0 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Serov	Russia	Record daily precipitation	47.9 mm (1.9 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Wheatfield	United States	Record low maximum temperature	17.2 C (63.0 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Hutchinson 10 SW	United States	Record daily precipitation	71.9 mm (2.8 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Greeley	United States	Record daily precipitation	35.3 mm (1.4 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Helen Springs	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.0 mm (1.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Booleroo Centre	Australia	Record daily precipitation	33.4 mm (1.3 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Cherdyn'	Russia	Record daily precipitation	30.7 mm (1.2 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Ivdel	Russia	Record daily precipitation	33.7 mm (1.3 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Uppsala_Aut	Sweden	Record high minimum temperature	16.0 C (60.8 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Osawatomie	United States	Record daily precipitation	79.0 mm (3.1 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Batesville	United States	Record high minimum temperature	25.0 C (77.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Eldon	United States	Record daily precipitation	70.9 mm (2.8 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Glen Lyn	United States	Record daily precipitation	44.7 mm (1.8 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Montenegro	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	68.6 mm (2.7 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Ft Madison	United States	Record low maximum temperature	20.6 C (69.1 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Clifton	United States	Record daily precipitation	63.5 mm (2.5 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Delaware	United States	Record low maximum temperature	18.9 C (66.0 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Antioch	United States	Record low maximum temperature	16.7 C (62.1 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Geneseo	United States	Record low maximum temperature	18.9 C (66.0 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Hastings 4N	United States	Record daily precipitation	33.8 mm (1.3 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)

Counts by Type and Timescale

965 records

Records set or tied on 1 July 1986 by type: Highest daily maximum 88, Lowest daily maximum 234, Highest daily minimum 157, Lowest daily minimum 74, Heaviest daily rainfall 412.

Records on 1 July 1986 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	88
Lowest daily maximum	234
Highest daily minimum	157
Lowest daily minimum	74
Heaviest daily rainfall	412
Heaviest daily snowfall	0
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 1 July 1986 by timescale: all-time 1, monthly 85, daily 879.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

782 broken records

Margins by which the 782 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 73.7. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

1 July 1986

Top 20 records on 1 July 1986 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
1 July 1986	Alexandria, AU	monthly rain	104.2 mm (4.1 in)	45.8 mm (1.8 in)	85 years	85 of 100 (Exceptional)
1 July 1986	Wandearah North, AU	daily rain	34.0 mm (1.3 in)	16.0 mm (0.6 in)	96 years	75 of 100 (Major)
1 July 1986	Ericson 8 WNW, US	daily rain	75.4 mm (3.0 in)	48.7 mm (1.9 in)	84 years	71 of 100 (Major)
1 July 1986	Port Pirie Nyrstar Comparison, AU	daily rain	32.8 mm (1.3 in)	23.7 mm (0.9 in)	63 years	68 of 100 (Major)
1 July 1986	Koolunga, AU	daily rain	29.4 mm (1.2 in)	20.8 mm (0.8 in)	44 years	63 of 100 (Major)
1 July 1986	Nutwood Downs, AU	monthly rain	44.0 mm (1.7 in)	32.1 mm (1.3 in)	47 years	61 of 100 (Major)
1 July 1986	Booleroo (Wimont), AU	monthly rain	46.6 mm (1.8 in)	6.0 mm (0.24 in)	95 years	61 of 100 (Major)
1 July 1986	Farrell Flat, AU	daily rain	25.8 mm (1.0 in)	10.6 mm (0.4 in)	95 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
1 July 1986	Alapajevsk, RU	daily rain	53.2 mm (2.1 in)	37.7 mm (1.5 in)	49 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
1 July 1986	Yudnapinna, AU	daily rain	26.0 mm (1.0 in)	14.1 mm (0.6 in)	63 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
1 July 1986	Wakool (Barratta), AU	daily rain	27.2 mm (1.1 in)	18.3 mm (0.7 in)	47 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
1 July 1986	Hudson, US	daily rain	70.4 mm (2.8 in)	44.0 mm (1.7 in)	64 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
1 July 1986	Avon Downs, AU	monthly rain	111.4 mm (4.4 in)	43.8 mm (1.7 in)	7 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
1 July 1986	Bond Springs Homestead, AU	monthly rain	85.0 mm (3.3 in)	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	7 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
1 July 1986	Vitoria de Santo Antao, BR	daily rain	100.6 mm (4.0 in)	68.6 mm (2.7 in)	24 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
1 July 1986	Brinkworth (Bungaree), AU	daily rain	29.6 mm (1.2 in)	8.3 mm (0.33 in)	94 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
1 July 1986	Wanaaring (Thurloo Downs), AU	monthly rain	40.0 mm (1.6 in)	8.8 mm (0.35 in)	69 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
1 July 1986	Ft Madison, US	daily rain	47.8 mm (1.9 in)	28.7 mm (1.1 in)	80 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
1 July 1986	Port Germein (Telowie), AU	daily rain	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	9.9 mm (0.39 in)	63 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
1 July 1986	Marion 2 N, US	daily rain	43.7 mm (1.7 in)	24.4 mm (1.0 in)	73 years	49 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

1793 to 1986

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1793 to 1986. 1986 had 965 records.

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

Records on 07-01 in each year
Year	Records
1793	1
1811	2
1816	1
1832	1
1833	1
1835	1
1839	1
1840	1
1841	1
1846	1
1857	1
1859	1
1860	1
1864	1
1868	1
1870	2
1871	1
1872	3
1874	1
1877	1
1878	1
1879	4
1880	1
1881	1
1882	1
1883	1
1885	2
1887	1
1888	4
1889	2
1890	2
1891	6
1892	2
1893	1
1894	4
1895	7
1896	1
1897	4
1898	10
1899	8
1900	2
1901	16
1902	6
1903	13
1904	18
1905	20
1906	14
1907	11
1908	11
1909	21
1910	30
1911	24
1912	51
1913	62
1914	126
1915	22
1916	30
1917	34
1918	57
1919	32
1920	293
1921	239
1922	55
1923	298
1924	350
1925	166
1926	95
1927	163
1928	65
1929	146
1930	163
1931	763
1932	300
1933	601
1934	220
1935	263
1936	425
1937	491
1938	355
1939	287
1940	393
1941	528
1942	510
1943	494
1944	252
1945	614
1946	432
1947	493
1948	278
1949	301
1950	435
1951	484
1952	271
1953	618
1954	619
1955	535
1956	420
1957	657
1958	496
1959	738
1960	386
1961	370
1962	280
1963	663
1964	403
1965	358
1966	504
1967	488
1968	721
1969	472
1970	632
1971	421
1972	474
1973	627
1974	738
1975	554
1976	768
1977	672
1978	718
1979	722
1980	959
1981	828
1982	1,606
1983	749
1984	766
1985	1,019
1986	965
1987	954
1988	1,542
1989	832
1990	1,405
1991	1,021
1992	1,689
1993	623
1994	936
1995	1,326
1996	637
1997	1,145
1998	1,280
1999	1,395
2000	593
2001	897
2002	1,090
2003	1,031
2004	768
2005	941
2006	674
2007	719
2008	857
2009	1,159
2010	1,146
2011	1,038
2012	1,295
2013	1,151
2014	517
2015	917
2016	515
2017	667
2018	764
2019	531
2020	820
2021	957
2022	759
2023	514
2024	660
2025	1,181
2026	958

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Data for records on 1986-07-01: CSV or JSON. Field meanings are on the data page.

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 10	629
10 to 20	89
20 to 30	37
30 to 40	14
40 to 50	6
50 to 60	5
60 to 70	1
70 to 80	1