Weather Records on 9 July 1986

843 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 9 July 1986. Highest significance: Oberlin, US.

Key Facts for 9 July 1986

On 9 July 1986, 843 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
367 were record highs and 196 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 10 were all-time records, 14 monthly and 819 daily.
Oberlin set a daily record precipitation of 50.8 mm (2.0 in) on 9 July 1986.
Across 162 earlier years (1793 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 442 records.

Record Map

843 stations

843 station records on 9 July 1986 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 9 July 1986: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Oberlin	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Fairfield	United States	Record daily precipitation	73.7 mm (2.9 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Sidney	United States	Record daily precipitation	46.5 mm (1.8 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Binalong Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Guarapari (Dnos)	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	54.0 mm (2.1 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Jerecuaro	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	74.7 mm (2.9 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Mt Pleasant 1 SW	United States	Record daily precipitation	63.5 mm (2.5 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Steubenville	United States	Record daily precipitation	86.9 mm (3.4 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Marble Bar Comparison	Australia	Record low maximum temperature	13.6 C (56.5 F)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Rushville	United States	Record daily precipitation	99.1 mm (3.9 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Pontiac Wwtp	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Cherdyn'	Russia	Record daily precipitation	50.7 mm (2.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Borovici	Russia	Record daily precipitation	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Arnold	United States	Record daily precipitation	47.8 mm (1.9 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Franklinville	United States	Record daily precipitation	30.2 mm (1.2 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Scottsbluff W B Heilig Fld AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Valdaj	Russia	Record daily precipitation	35.9 mm (1.4 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Anamosa 1 WNW	United States	Record daily precipitation	85.1 mm (3.4 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Mitchell 5E	United States	Record daily precipitation	30.2 mm (1.2 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Fairmont	United States	Record daily precipitation	48.5 mm (1.9 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Marion	United States	Record high maximum temperature	38.9 C (102.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Melbourne Regional Office	Australia	Record low maximum temperature	9.2 C (48.6 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Thomasville 7 NE	United States	Record high maximum temperature	37.8 C (100.0 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Dover 1 W	United States	Record high minimum temperature	25.6 C (78.1 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Pennington Gap	United States	Record daily precipitation	76.2 mm (3.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Sotchi	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	23.0 C (73.4 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Covington	United States	Record high minimum temperature	24.4 C (75.9 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Gainesville	United States	Record high minimum temperature	23.9 C (75.0 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Alpharetta 4 SSW	United States	Record high minimum temperature	21.7 C (71.1 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
La Harpe	United States	Record daily precipitation	61.5 mm (2.4 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Dewitt	United States	Record daily precipitation	132.3 mm (5.2 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Maryville 2E	United States	Record daily precipitation	53.1 mm (2.1 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Toms River	United States	Record high minimum temperature	22.8 C (73.0 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Espanola	United States	Record low maximum temperature	23.9 C (75.0 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Southport 5 N	United States	Record high minimum temperature	27.2 C (81.0 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Bowling Green Wwtp	United States	Record daily precipitation	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Dwtn Charleston	United States	Record high minimum temperature	27.8 C (82.0 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Tonichi	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	94.0 mm (3.7 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Hilton Head	United States	Record high maximum temperature	40.6 C (105.1 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Aneth Plt	United States	Record low minimum temperature	12.2 C (54.0 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Gumri	Armenia	Record high maximum temperature	38.0 C (100.4 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Galva	United States	Record daily precipitation	49.5 mm (1.9 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Olney 2S	United States	Record high minimum temperature	24.4 C (75.9 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Hightstown 2 W	United States	Record high minimum temperature	24.4 C (75.9 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Artemovsky	Russia	Record daily precipitation	26.3 mm (1.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Rapelje	United States	Record low minimum temperature	1.7 C (35.1 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Fremont	United States	Record daily precipitation	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Little Mtn	United States	Record high minimum temperature	25.0 C (77.0 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Tilden 4 SSE	United States	Record low minimum temperature	20.6 C (69.1 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Ashland	United States	Record high maximum temperature	35.6 C (96.1 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Glennville 3NW	United States	Record high minimum temperature	25.6 C (78.1 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Donnellson	United States	Record daily precipitation	55.4 mm (2.2 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Wooster Exp STN	United States	Record daily precipitation	42.2 mm (1.7 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Siliguri	India	Record daily precipitation	95.0 mm (3.7 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Fitzgerald	United States	Record high maximum temperature	37.8 C (100.0 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Glennville 3NW	United States	Record high maximum temperature	38.3 C (100.9 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Dixon Wwtp	United States	Record daily precipitation	62.7 mm (2.5 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Morrison	United States	Record daily precipitation	55.9 mm (2.2 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Bloomington Indiana UNIV	United States	Record high minimum temperature	23.9 C (75.0 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Clinton #1	United States	Record daily precipitation	70.6 mm (2.8 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

843 records

Records set or tied on 9 July 1986 by type: Highest daily maximum 156, Lowest daily maximum 100, Highest daily minimum 211, Lowest daily minimum 96, Heaviest daily rainfall 280.

Records on 9 July 1986 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	156
Lowest daily maximum	100
Highest daily minimum	211
Lowest daily minimum	96
Heaviest daily rainfall	280
Heaviest daily snowfall	0
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 9 July 1986 by timescale: all-time 10, monthly 14, daily 819.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

640 broken records

Margins by which the 640 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 67.1. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

9 July 1986

Top 20 records on 9 July 1986 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
9 July 1986	Oberlin, US	daily rain	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	89 years	61 of 100 (Major)
9 July 1986	Fairfield, US	daily rain	73.7 mm (2.9 in)	37.4 mm (1.5 in)	84 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
9 July 1986	Sidney, US	daily rain	46.5 mm (1.8 in)	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	32 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
9 July 1986	Binalong Post Office, AU	daily rain	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	18.1 mm (0.7 in)	76 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
9 July 1986	Guarapari (Dnos), BR	daily rain	54.0 mm (2.1 in)	39.4 mm (1.6 in)	33 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
9 July 1986	Jerecuaro, MX	monthly rain	74.7 mm (2.9 in)	17.8 mm (0.7 in)	59 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
9 July 1986	Mt Pleasant 1 SW, US	daily rain	63.5 mm (2.5 in)	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	76 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
9 July 1986	Steubenville, US	daily rain	86.9 mm (3.4 in)	67.1 mm (2.6 in)	15 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
9 July 1986	Marble Bar Comparison, AU	daily low max	13.6 C (56.5 F)	4.3 C (7.7 F)	84 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
9 July 1986	Rushville, US	monthly rain	99.1 mm (3.9 in)	15.5 mm (0.6 in)	57 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
9 July 1986	Pontiac Wwtp, US	daily rain	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	36 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
9 July 1986	Cherdyn', RU	daily rain	50.7 mm (2.0 in)	20.0 mm (0.8 in)	5 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
9 July 1986	Borovici, RU	daily rain	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	21.6 mm (0.9 in)	24 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
9 July 1986	Arnold, US	daily rain	47.8 mm (1.9 in)	29.5 mm (1.2 in)	37 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
9 July 1986	Franklinville, US	daily rain	30.2 mm (1.2 in)	11.1 mm (0.4 in)	81 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
9 July 1986	Scottsbluff W B Heilig Fld AP, US	daily rain	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	23.6 mm (0.9 in)	24 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
9 July 1986	Valdaj, RU	daily rain	35.9 mm (1.4 in)	21.0 mm (0.8 in)	24 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
9 July 1986	Anamosa 1 WNW, US	daily rain	85.1 mm (3.4 in)	47.8 mm (1.9 in)	16 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
9 July 1986	Mitchell 5E, US	daily rain	30.2 mm (1.2 in)	21.3 mm (0.8 in)	16 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
9 July 1986	Fairmont, US	daily rain	48.5 mm (1.9 in)	31.2 mm (1.2 in)	20 years	42 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 843 records.

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

Records on 07-09 in each year
Year	Records
1793	1
1815	3
1826	1
1828	2
1837	1
1845	2
1847	1
1852	1
1856	1
1859	1
1860	1
1861	1
1865	1
1867	4
1868	1
1870	2
1871	1
1873	1
1874	2
1875	1
1876	4
1879	1
1886	3
1887	2
1888	4
1889	1
1890	2
1891	3
1892	3
1893	3
1894	3
1895	2
1896	4
1897	2
1898	4
1899	5
1900	10
1901	10
1902	8
1903	15
1904	31
1905	28
1906	4
1907	10
1908	16
1909	16
1910	19
1911	26
1912	28
1913	42
1914	54
1915	42
1916	43
1917	19
1918	60
1919	33
1920	28
1921	73
1922	145
1923	90
1924	140
1925	135
1926	242
1927	123
1928	115
1929	250
1930	436
1931	202
1932	216
1933	444
1934	339
1935	433
1936	1,128
1937	274
1938	196
1939	345
1940	319
1941	273
1942	324
1943	252
1944	415
1945	371
1946	436
1947	684
1948	377
1949	433
1950	522
1951	502
1952	694
1953	450
1954	479
1955	513
1956	438
1957	385
1958	472
1959	483
1960	332
1961	564
1962	253
1963	1,029
1964	425
1965	444
1966	428
1967	216
1968	645
1969	619
1970	471
1971	406
1972	606
1973	588
1974	1,013
1975	567
1976	740
1977	617
1978	882
1979	721
1980	970
1981	1,009
1982	598
1983	1,039
1984	783
1985	1,228
1986	843
1987	882
1988	1,109
1989	965
1990	770
1991	1,295
1992	1,126
1993	1,454
1994	1,151
1995	939
1996	1,690
1997	930
1998	1,403
1999	952
2000	1,055
2001	965
2002	1,127
2003	906
2004	824
2005	1,373
2006	965
2007	949
2008	1,188
2009	1,165
2010	1,477
2011	1,047
2012	904
2013	478
2014	806
2015	1,221
2016	631
2017	638
2018	555
2019	602
2020	614
2021	1,198
2022	674
2023	833
2024	1,530
2025	696
2026	508

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Data for records on 1986-07-09: 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	555
10 to 20	50
20 to 30	19
30 to 40	13
40 to 50	2
50 to 60	0
60 to 70	1