Weather Records on 19 July 1986

810 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 19 July 1986. Highest significance: Rottnest Island Lighthouse, AU.

Key Facts for 19 July 1986

On 19 July 1986, 810 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
481 were record highs and 177 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 8 were all-time records, 34 monthly and 768 daily.
Rottnest Island Lighthouse set a daily record precipitation of 65.4 mm (2.6 in) on 19 July 1986.
Across 164 earlier years (1799 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 438 records.

Record Map

810 stations

810 station records on 19 July 1986 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 19 July 1986: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Rottnest Island Lighthouse	Australia	Record daily precipitation	65.4 mm (2.6 in)	69 of 100 (Major)
Sherman	United States	Record daily precipitation	152.7 mm (6.0 in)	65 of 100 (Major)
Morjarv	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	82.8 mm (3.3 in)	63 of 100 (Major)
Ithaca Cornell UNIV	United States	Record daily precipitation	52.8 mm (2.1 in)	62 of 100 (Major)
Pittsville	United States	Record daily precipitation	61.7 mm (2.4 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Jump Rvr 3E	United States	Record daily precipitation	88.4 mm (3.5 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
University Exp STN	United States	Record daily precipitation	39.6 mm (1.6 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Millington 3 SE	United States	Record daily precipitation	54.6 mm (2.1 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Spooner Ag Rsch STN	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.3 mm (2.0 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Flagstaff AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	54.4 mm (2.1 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Federal Pt	United States	Record high minimum temperature	26.1 C (79.0 F)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Monticello	United States	Record high minimum temperature	25.6 C (78.1 F)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Blowing Rock 1NW	United States	Record high minimum temperature	19.4 C (66.9 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Beaufort Wwtp	United States	Record high minimum temperature	27.8 C (82.0 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Alpharetta 4 SSW	United States	Record high maximum temperature	37.2 C (99.0 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Georgetown 2 E	United States	Record high minimum temperature	28.3 C (82.9 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Douglas	United States	Record high maximum temperature	40.0 C (104.0 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
E Jordan	United States	Record high minimum temperature	26.1 C (79.0 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Garden City Rgnl AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	81.5 mm (3.2 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Taio (Pcd)	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	44.5 mm (1.8 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Forsyth 6 NNW	United States	Record high maximum temperature	38.9 C (102.0 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Naalehu 14	United States	Record low minimum temperature	15.0 C (59.0 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Southport 5 N	United States	Record high minimum temperature	28.3 C (82.9 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Charleston Intl AP	United States	Record high maximum temperature	40.0 C (104.0 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Toccoa	United States	Record high minimum temperature	24.4 C (75.9 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Kingstree	United States	Record high maximum temperature	40.6 C (105.1 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Milesville 5 NE	United States	Record daily precipitation	45.0 mm (1.8 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Cedartown	United States	Record high minimum temperature	25.6 C (78.1 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Waycross 4 NE	United States	Record high maximum temperature	40.0 C (104.0 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Shawano 2SSW	United States	Record daily precipitation	26.9 mm (1.1 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Weyerhaeuser 1N	United States	Record daily precipitation	56.6 mm (2.2 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Mesa	United States	Record low maximum temperature	30.6 C (87.1 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Covington	United States	Record high minimum temperature	23.9 C (75.0 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Tower 2S	United States	Record high minimum temperature	20.6 C (69.1 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Yemassee 1 N	United States	Record high minimum temperature	25.0 C (77.0 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Marlinton	United States	Record high minimum temperature	18.9 C (66.0 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Winnemucca AP	United States	Record low minimum temperature	4.4 C (39.9 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Hightstown 2 W	United States	Record daily precipitation	26.2 mm (1.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Neshaminy Falls	United States	Record daily precipitation	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
San Andres	Mexico	Record low minimum temperature	18.3 C (64.9 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Grand Coteau	United States	Record high minimum temperature	25.6 C (78.1 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Faith	United States	Record daily precipitation	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Glennville 3NW	United States	Record high minimum temperature	25.6 C (78.1 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Wellsburg Wtr Trmt Pl	United States	Record high minimum temperature	22.8 C (73.0 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Warnow	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	38.4 mm (1.5 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Ulleungdo	Korea, South	Record daily precipitation	74.0 mm (2.9 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Madison	United States	Record high maximum temperature	38.3 C (100.9 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Wooster Exp STN	United States	Record high minimum temperature	23.3 C (73.9 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Newberry	United States	Record high minimum temperature	25.0 C (77.0 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Rice Lake	United States	Record daily precipitation	46.0 mm (1.8 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Gen. Santos	Philippines	Record low maximum temperature	26.5 C (79.7 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
O'Neill	United States	Record daily precipitation	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Jornada Exp Range	United States	Record daily precipitation	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Kresgeville 2 W	United States	Record daily precipitation	71.1 mm (2.8 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Marion	United States	Record daily precipitation	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Minocqua	United States	Record daily precipitation	48.5 mm (1.9 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Ft Ross	United States	Record low minimum temperature	3.9 C (39.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Happy Camp Rs	United States	Record low minimum temperature	2.2 C (36.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Tifton	United States	Record high minimum temperature	25.0 C (77.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Morehead City 2 WNW	United States	Record high maximum temperature	37.8 C (100.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

810 records

Records set or tied on 19 July 1986 by type: Highest daily maximum 218, Lowest daily maximum 64, Highest daily minimum 263, Lowest daily minimum 113, Heaviest daily rainfall 152.

Records on 19 July 1986 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	218
Lowest daily maximum	64
Highest daily minimum	263
Lowest daily minimum	113
Heaviest daily rainfall	152
Heaviest daily snowfall	0
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 19 July 1986 by timescale: all-time 8, monthly 34, daily 768.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

533 broken records

Margins by which the 533 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 60.5. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

19 July 1986

Top 20 records on 19 July 1986 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
19 July 1986	Rottnest Island Lighthouse, AU	daily rain	65.4 mm (2.6 in)	38.7 mm (1.5 in)	64 years	69 of 100 (Major)
19 July 1986	Sherman, US	all-time rain	152.7 mm (6.0 in)	56.2 mm (2.2 in)	6 years	65 of 100 (Major)
19 July 1986	Morjarv, SE	monthly rain	82.8 mm (3.3 in)	37.6 mm (1.5 in)	35 years	63 of 100 (Major)
19 July 1986	Ithaca Cornell UNIV, US	daily rain	52.8 mm (2.1 in)	30.4 mm (1.2 in)	84 years	62 of 100 (Major)
19 July 1986	Pittsville, US	daily rain	61.7 mm (2.4 in)	48.5 mm (1.9 in)	44 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
19 July 1986	Jump Rvr 3E, US	daily rain	88.4 mm (3.5 in)	60.5 mm (2.4 in)	36 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
19 July 1986	University Exp STN, US	daily rain	39.6 mm (1.6 in)	13.9 mm (0.5 in)	64 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
19 July 1986	Millington 3 SE, US	daily rain	54.6 mm (2.1 in)	32.5 mm (1.3 in)	40 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
19 July 1986	Spooner Ag Rsch STN, US	daily rain	50.3 mm (2.0 in)	23.1 mm (0.9 in)	85 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
19 July 1986	Flagstaff AP, US	daily rain	54.4 mm (2.1 in)	18.3 mm (0.7 in)	56 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
19 July 1986	Federal Pt, US	daily high min	26.1 C (79.0 F)	1.7 C (3.1 F)	86 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
19 July 1986	Monticello, US	daily high min	25.6 C (78.1 F)	2.3 C (4.1 F)	83 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
19 July 1986	Blowing Rock 1NW, US	daily high min	19.4 C (66.9 F)	2.2 C (4.0 F)	91 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
19 July 1986	Beaufort Wwtp, US	daily high min	27.8 C (82.0 F)	1.7 C (3.1 F)	87 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
19 July 1986	Alpharetta 4 SSW, US	daily high max	37.2 C (99.0 F)	2.8 C (5.0 F)	84 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
19 July 1986	Georgetown 2 E, US	daily high min	28.3 C (82.9 F)	1.6 C (2.9 F)	87 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
19 July 1986	Douglas, US	daily high max	40.0 C (104.0 F)	2.2 C (4.0 F)	84 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
19 July 1986	E Jordan, US	all-time high min	26.1 C (79.0 F)	0.5 C (0.9 F)	50 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
19 July 1986	Garden City Rgnl AP, US	daily rain	81.5 mm (3.2 in)	43.9 mm (1.7 in)	7 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
19 July 1986	Taio (Pcd), BR	daily rain	44.5 mm (1.8 in)	28.1 mm (1.1 in)	48 years	40 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

1799 to 1986

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1799 to 1986. 1986 had 810 records.

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

Records on 07-19 in each year
Year	Records
1799	1
1805	1
1809	1
1811	1
1837	1
1838	1
1839	1
1843	1
1845	2
1848	1
1851	1
1859	2
1863	2
1864	1
1865	2
1867	1
1868	1
1870	1
1871	3
1873	2
1874	3
1878	2
1880	1
1881	2
1883	1
1886	3
1887	1
1888	3
1889	1
1890	5
1892	3
1893	2
1894	4
1895	2
1896	1
1897	4
1898	2
1899	3
1900	6
1901	4
1902	12
1903	4
1904	15
1905	20
1906	14
1907	19
1908	21
1909	17
1910	49
1911	14
1912	39
1913	48
1914	35
1915	140
1916	234
1917	177
1918	36
1919	34
1920	50
1921	55
1922	121
1923	224
1924	191
1925	153
1926	319
1927	96
1928	148
1929	232
1930	585
1931	269
1932	385
1933	258
1934	765
1935	268
1936	402
1937	227
1938	290
1939	285
1940	338
1941	424
1942	568
1943	276
1944	361
1945	308
1946	485
1947	613
1948	384
1949	762
1950	613
1951	545
1952	541
1953	330
1954	535
1955	343
1956	552
1957	348
1958	481
1959	393
1960	746
1961	402
1962	453
1963	502
1964	534
1965	755
1966	481
1967	560
1968	740
1969	610
1970	545
1971	636
1972	699
1973	538
1974	513
1975	441
1976	824
1977	898
1978	636
1979	964
1980	835
1981	915
1982	676
1983	1,011
1984	1,076
1985	569
1986	810
1987	1,608
1988	995
1989	1,081
1990	954
1991	803
1992	717
1993	847
1994	589
1995	893
1996	1,353
1997	856
1998	1,325
1999	878
2000	1,802
2001	905
2002	985
2003	1,192
2004	1,082
2005	1,049
2006	1,392
2007	1,181
2008	753
2009	1,844
2010	911
2011	1,266
2012	878
2013	1,061
2014	1,207
2015	735
2016	605
2017	495
2018	836
2019	651
2020	409
2021	779
2022	1,143
2023	884
2024	544
2025	600
2026	653

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Data for records on 1986-07-19: 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	483
10 to 20	28
20 to 30	9
30 to 40	8
40 to 50	2
50 to 60	2
60 to 70	1