Weather Records on 8 July 1986

822 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 8 July 1986. Highest significance: Geneseo, US.

Key Facts for 8 July 1986

On 8 July 1986, 822 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
375 were record highs and 230 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 2 were all-time records, 16 monthly and 804 daily.
Geneseo set a daily record precipitation of 120.7 mm (4.8 in) on 8 July 1986.
Across 159 earlier years (1793 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 443 records.

Record Map

822 stations

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

Weather records on 8 July 1986: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Geneseo	United States	Record daily precipitation	120.7 mm (4.8 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Florida	United States	Record daily precipitation	49.3 mm (1.9 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Ponte Do Souza	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	33.7 mm (1.3 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Barra Do Itapemirim (Dnos)	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	56.6 mm (2.2 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Monticello	United States	Record high minimum temperature	25.6 C (78.1 F)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Tunnsjo	Norway	Record daily precipitation	31.3 mm (1.2 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Mimbres 4NNW	United States	Record daily precipitation	41.4 mm (1.6 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Santa Maria de Los Angeles	Mexico	Record low minimum temperature	6.7 C (44.1 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Winston	United States	Record daily precipitation	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Atlantic 1 NE	United States	Record daily precipitation	67.3 mm (2.6 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Laurel 3 W	United States	Record high minimum temperature	25.0 C (77.0 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Tres Piedras	United States	Record daily precipitation	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Sunnyside	United States	Record low maximum temperature	21.1 C (70.0 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Burlington Muni AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	52.3 mm (2.1 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Fazenda Agulhas Negras	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	34.8 mm (1.4 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Hagerstown	United States	Record high minimum temperature	22.8 C (73.0 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Oakland 1 SE	United States	Record high minimum temperature	19.4 C (66.9 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
W Chester 2 NW	United States	Record high maximum temperature	37.8 C (100.0 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Dal	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	37.7 mm (1.5 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Dover	United States	Record high minimum temperature	25.6 C (78.1 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Frederick Police Brks	United States	Record high minimum temperature	25.6 C (78.1 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Laurel 3 W	United States	Record high maximum temperature	36.7 C (98.1 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Henderson 2 NNW	United States	Record high maximum temperature	37.8 C (100.0 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Visconde de Maua (Esc.Agrot)	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	37.2 mm (1.5 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Buenavista de Loreto	Mexico	Record high maximum temperature	46.1 C (115.0 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Louisville 1 E	United States	Record high minimum temperature	23.9 C (75.0 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Bloomington Indiana UNIV	United States	Record high minimum temperature	24.4 C (75.9 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Centerville	United States	Record daily precipitation	43.4 mm (1.7 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Pecos Nm	United States	Record high minimum temperature	20.6 C (69.1 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Greer	United States	Record daily precipitation	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Cochetopa Creek	United States	Record low maximum temperature	17.2 C (63.0 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Denton 2 E	United States	Record high maximum temperature	36.7 C (98.1 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Yerevan	Armenia	Record high maximum temperature	38.4 C (101.1 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Chardzhev	Turkmenistan	Record low minimum temperature	14.9 C (58.8 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Collbran	United States	Record low maximum temperature	23.3 C (73.9 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Hightstown 2 W	United States	Record high maximum temperature	36.7 C (98.1 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Moorestown 4 E	United States	Record high maximum temperature	36.1 C (97.0 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Tuckerton 2 NE	United States	Record high minimum temperature	23.9 C (75.0 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Chita	Russia	Record daily precipitation	26.9 mm (1.1 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Ohotsk	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	14.0 C (57.2 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Manistee 3SE	United States	Record high minimum temperature	25.0 C (77.0 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Slippery Rock 1 SSW	United States	Record daily precipitation	39.6 mm (1.6 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Hita	Japan	Record daily precipitation	140.0 mm (5.5 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Huajintlan	Mexico	Record low maximum temperature	21.7 C (71.1 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Kvikkjokk-Arrenjarka	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	31.6 mm (1.2 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Blanca 4 NW	United States	Record low maximum temperature	22.2 C (72.0 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
S Haven	United States	Record daily precipitation	44.2 mm (1.7 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Long Branch-Oakhurst	United States	Record high minimum temperature	25.0 C (77.0 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Selinsgrove 2 S	United States	Record high maximum temperature	36.7 C (98.1 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Iconha-Montante	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	52.0 mm (2.0 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Danbury	United States	Record high minimum temperature	27.8 C (82.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Blaine	United States	Record daily precipitation	66.3 mm (2.6 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Woodville 4 ESE	United States	Record daily precipitation	35.1 mm (1.4 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Liberty 1 NE	United States	Record high maximum temperature	32.8 C (91.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Kingston	United States	Record high minimum temperature	22.2 C (72.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Charters Towers Post Office	Australia	Record high maximum temperature	29.7 C (85.5 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
College Park	United States	Record high maximum temperature	36.7 C (98.1 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Snow Hill 4 N	United States	Record high maximum temperature	36.7 C (98.1 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Weeping Water	United States	Record daily precipitation	27.4 mm (1.1 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Racine Wwtp	United States	Record daily precipitation	44.7 mm (1.8 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

822 records

Records set or tied on 8 July 1986 by type: Highest daily maximum 182, Lowest daily maximum 149, Highest daily minimum 193, Lowest daily minimum 81, Heaviest daily rainfall 217.

Records on 8 July 1986 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	182
Lowest daily maximum	149
Highest daily minimum	193
Lowest daily minimum	81
Heaviest daily rainfall	217
Heaviest daily snowfall	0
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 8 July 1986 by timescale: all-time 2, monthly 16, daily 804.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

608 broken records

Margins by which the 608 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 65.3. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

8 July 1986

Top 20 records on 8 July 1986 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
8 July 1986	Geneseo, US	daily rain	120.7 mm (4.8 in)	65.3 mm (2.6 in)	29 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
8 July 1986	Florida, US	daily rain	49.3 mm (1.9 in)	40.4 mm (1.6 in)	32 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
8 July 1986	Ponte Do Souza, BR	daily rain	33.7 mm (1.3 in)	28.5 mm (1.1 in)	20 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
8 July 1986	Barra Do Itapemirim (Dnos), BR	daily rain	56.6 mm (2.2 in)	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	33 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
8 July 1986	Monticello, US	daily high min	25.6 C (78.1 F)	2.3 C (4.1 F)	85 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
8 July 1986	Tunnsjo, NO	daily rain	31.3 mm (1.2 in)	11.0 mm (0.4 in)	60 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
8 July 1986	Mimbres 4NNW, US	daily rain	41.4 mm (1.6 in)	18.5 mm (0.7 in)	36 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
8 July 1986	Santa Maria de Los Angeles, MX	monthly low min	6.7 C (44.1 F)	3.3 C (5.9 F)	29 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
8 July 1986	Winston, US	daily rain	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	21.4 mm (0.8 in)	25 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
8 July 1986	Atlantic 1 NE, US	daily rain	67.3 mm (2.6 in)	8.9 mm (0.35 in)	84 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
8 July 1986	Laurel 3 W, US	daily high min	25.0 C (77.0 F)	2.2 C (4.0 F)	77 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
8 July 1986	Tres Piedras, US	daily rain	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	12.5 mm (0.5 in)	49 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
8 July 1986	Sunnyside, US	daily low max	21.1 C (70.0 F)	4.5 C (8.1 F)	61 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
8 July 1986	Burlington Muni AP, US	daily rain	52.3 mm (2.1 in)	19.0 mm (0.7 in)	52 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
8 July 1986	Fazenda Agulhas Negras, BR	daily rain	34.8 mm (1.4 in)	18.0 mm (0.7 in)	44 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
8 July 1986	Hagerstown, US	daily high min	22.8 C (73.0 F)	1.1 C (2.0 F)	88 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
8 July 1986	Oakland 1 SE, US	daily high min	19.4 C (66.9 F)	1.1 C (2.0 F)	90 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
8 July 1986	W Chester 2 NW, US	daily high max	37.8 C (100.0 F)	2.2 C (4.0 F)	79 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
8 July 1986	Dal, SE	daily rain	37.7 mm (1.5 in)	19.7 mm (0.8 in)	21 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
8 July 1986	Dover, US	daily high min	25.6 C (78.1 F)	1.7 C (3.1 F)	77 years	37 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 822 records.

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

Records on 07-08 in each year
Year	Records
1793	2
1811	1
1815	2
1819	3
1844	1
1845	4
1848	2
1852	2
1856	1
1860	1
1864	2
1865	1
1867	2
1868	1
1873	1
1874	1
1876	2
1878	2
1879	1
1882	1
1883	1
1885	2
1886	3
1888	1
1889	2
1890	2
1891	2
1892	2
1893	2
1894	3
1896	7
1898	2
1899	6
1900	9
1901	4
1902	13
1903	9
1904	21
1905	9
1906	8
1907	9
1908	16
1909	24
1910	32
1911	28
1912	60
1913	29
1914	54
1915	47
1916	206
1917	37
1918	45
1919	34
1920	123
1921	75
1922	146
1923	134
1924	201
1925	141
1926	132
1927	142
1928	191
1929	235
1930	360
1931	250
1932	240
1933	360
1934	226
1935	496
1936	940
1937	287
1938	293
1939	399
1940	294
1941	198
1942	210
1943	248
1944	495
1945	291
1946	380
1947	400
1948	410
1949	352
1950	518
1951	580
1952	741
1953	502
1954	497
1955	554
1956	516
1957	429
1958	651
1959	485
1960	483
1961	356
1962	271
1963	592
1964	603
1965	266
1966	293
1967	266
1968	540
1969	847
1970	375
1971	443
1972	982
1973	831
1974	1,009
1975	537
1976	697
1977	743
1978	727
1979	703
1980	958
1981	945
1982	625
1983	1,198
1984	837
1985	1,024
1986	822
1987	814
1988	1,133
1989	1,174
1990	763
1991	1,152
1992	1,017
1993	1,875
1994	1,389
1995	642
1996	1,356
1997	734
1998	1,616
1999	816
2000	876
2001	916
2002	897
2003	779
2004	1,096
2005	1,250
2006	928
2007	943
2008	1,406
2009	971
2010	1,411
2011	838
2012	1,237
2013	501
2014	692
2015	1,455
2016	670
2017	887
2018	457
2019	569
2020	521
2021	890
2022	607
2023	765
2024	1,269
2025	616
2026	438

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Data for records on 1986-07-08: 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	561
10 to 20	33
20 to 30	7
30 to 40	3
40 to 50	2
50 to 60	0
60 to 70	2