Weather Records on 23 July 1986

1,239 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 23 July 1986. Highest significance: Kimberley Downs, AU.

Key Facts for 23 July 1986

On 23 July 1986, 1,239 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
170 were record highs and 282 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 4 were all-time records, 26 monthly and 1,209 daily.
Kimberley Downs set a monthly record daily precipitation of 65.5 mm (2.6 in) on 23 July 1986.
Across 167 earlier years (1794 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 444 records.

Record Map

1,239 stations

1,239 station records on 23 July 1986 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 23 July 1986: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Kimberley Downs	Australia	Record daily precipitation	65.5 mm (2.6 in)	67 of 100 (Major)
Goyders Lagoon (Clifton Hills)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	65 of 100 (Major)
Pahoa 65	United States	Record daily precipitation	92.7 mm (3.6 in)	63 of 100 (Major)
Tempe Downs	Australia	Record daily precipitation	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Alice Springs Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	135.4 mm (5.3 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Mount Gambier Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Sabdan	Kyrgyzstan	Record daily precipitation	28.6 mm (1.1 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Kara-Kujur	Kyrgyzstan	Record daily precipitation	33.3 mm (1.3 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Naalehu 14	United States	Record daily precipitation	175.3 mm (6.9 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Quanbun Downs	Australia	Record daily precipitation	38.0 mm (1.5 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Almaty	Kazakhstan	Record daily precipitation	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Anza	United States	Record daily precipitation	67.3 mm (2.6 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Colpon-Ata	Kyrgyzstan	Record daily precipitation	29.6 mm (1.2 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Kalumburu Mission	Australia	Record daily precipitation	46.2 mm (1.8 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Blina	Australia	Record daily precipitation	39.2 mm (1.5 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Greifswald	Germany	Record daily precipitation	31.5 mm (1.2 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Hawaii Vol Np HQ 54	United States	Record daily precipitation	123.7 mm (4.9 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Glenorchy	Australia	Record daily precipitation	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Guarani	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	32.2 mm (1.3 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Usina Esmeril (Cpfl) B4-005	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	35.7 mm (1.4 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Bhopal/Bairagarh	India	Record daily precipitation	192.0 mm (7.6 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Yuendumu	Australia	Record daily precipitation	54.0 mm (2.1 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Nienburg	Germany	Record daily precipitation	39.6 mm (1.6 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Waldeck	Germany	Record daily precipitation	40.0 mm (1.6 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Burgwald-Bottendorf	Germany	Record daily precipitation	54.4 mm (2.1 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Boltenhagen	Germany	Record daily precipitation	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Napperby	Australia	Record daily precipitation	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Anningie	Australia	Record daily precipitation	31.2 mm (1.2 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Gumeracha	Australia	Record daily precipitation	26.0 mm (1.0 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Buritizal	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	35.3 mm (1.4 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Mount House Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Box Hill Aged Mens Retreat	Australia	Record daily precipitation	26.0 mm (1.0 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Eutin	Germany	Record daily precipitation	32.6 mm (1.3 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Mt Holly 4 NE	United States	Record daily precipitation	40.9 mm (1.6 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Central Mount Wedge	Australia	Record daily precipitation	40.8 mm (1.6 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Undoolya	Australia	Record daily precipitation	42.4 mm (1.7 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Ribeirao Corrente	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	33.8 mm (1.3 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Margaret River Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	34.0 mm (1.3 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Siegen (Klaranlage)	Germany	Record daily precipitation	34.0 mm (1.3 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Soltau	Germany	Record daily precipitation	27.6 mm (1.1 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Kulani Camp 79	United States	Record daily precipitation	165.1 mm (6.5 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Hermannsburg	Australia	Record daily precipitation	45.6 mm (1.8 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Itumirim	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	33.8 mm (1.3 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Franca	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	33.5 mm (1.3 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Fazenda Sao Geraldo	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	35.3 mm (1.4 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Leende	Netherlands	Record daily precipitation	28.8 mm (1.1 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Elko Rgnl AP	United States	Record low maximum temperature	22.8 C (73.0 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Alice Springs Airport	Australia	Record daily precipitation	38.0 mm (1.5 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Fazenda Ajudas	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Usina Dourados (Cpfl) B4-003	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	37.6 mm (1.5 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Estacao Experimental	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	36.0 mm (1.4 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Louisa Downs	Australia	Record daily precipitation	31.5 mm (1.2 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Ash Fork 6 N	United States	Record low maximum temperature	21.7 C (71.1 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Tombstone	United States	Record low minimum temperature	14.4 C (57.9 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Gogo Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	30.3 mm (1.2 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Ravensthorpe	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.0 mm (1.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Lobethal	Australia	Record daily precipitation	29.8 mm (1.2 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Serrana	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	32.3 mm (1.3 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Santa Sofia	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Minden	United States	Record daily precipitation	27.7 mm (1.1 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)

Counts by Type and Timescale

1,239 records

Records set or tied on 23 July 1986 by type: Highest daily maximum 78, Lowest daily maximum 199, Highest daily minimum 92, Lowest daily minimum 83, Heaviest daily rainfall 787.

Records on 23 July 1986 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	78
Lowest daily maximum	199
Highest daily minimum	92
Lowest daily minimum	83
Heaviest daily rainfall	787
Heaviest daily snowfall	0
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 23 July 1986 by timescale: all-time 4, monthly 26, daily 1,209.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

1,066 broken records

Margins by which the 1,066 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 141.7. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

23 July 1986

Top 20 records on 23 July 1986 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
23 July 1986	Kimberley Downs, AU	monthly rain	65.5 mm (2.6 in)	33.7 mm (1.3 in)	47 years	67 of 100 (Major)
23 July 1986	Goyders Lagoon (Clifton Hills), AU	daily rain	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	91 years	65 of 100 (Major)
23 July 1986	Pahoa 65, US	daily rain	92.7 mm (3.6 in)	70.3 mm (2.8 in)	52 years	63 of 100 (Major)
23 July 1986	Tempe Downs, AU	daily rain	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	30.7 mm (1.2 in)	57 years	61 of 100 (Major)
23 July 1986	Alice Springs Post Office, AU	monthly rain	135.4 mm (5.3 in)	58.0 mm (2.3 in)	0 years	60 of 100 (Major)
23 July 1986	Mount Gambier Post Office, AU	daily rain	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	11.7 mm (0.5 in)	123 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
23 July 1986	Sabdan, KG	daily rain	28.6 mm (1.1 in)	20.3 mm (0.8 in)	36 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
23 July 1986	Kara-Kujur, KG	daily rain	33.3 mm (1.3 in)	25.6 mm (1.0 in)	48 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
23 July 1986	Naalehu 14, US	monthly rain	175.3 mm (6.9 in)	61.5 mm (2.4 in)	4 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
23 July 1986	Quanbun Downs, AU	daily rain	38.0 mm (1.5 in)	34.7 mm (1.4 in)	47 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
23 July 1986	Almaty, KZ	daily rain	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	21.4 mm (0.8 in)	36 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
23 July 1986	Anza, US	monthly rain	67.3 mm (2.6 in)	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	7 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
23 July 1986	Colpon-Ata, KG	daily rain	29.6 mm (1.2 in)	20.2 mm (0.8 in)	40 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
23 July 1986	Kalumburu Mission, AU	daily rain	46.2 mm (1.8 in)	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	31 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
23 July 1986	Blina, AU	daily rain	39.2 mm (1.5 in)	35.4 mm (1.4 in)	47 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
23 July 1986	Greifswald, DE	daily rain	31.5 mm (1.2 in)	14.4 mm (0.6 in)	80 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
23 July 1986	Hawaii Vol Np HQ 54, US	daily rain	123.7 mm (4.9 in)	114.6 mm (4.5 in)	36 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
23 July 1986	Glenorchy, AU	daily rain	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	15.2 mm (0.6 in)	49 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
23 July 1986	Guarani, BR	daily rain	32.2 mm (1.3 in)	31.6 mm (1.2 in)	40 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
23 July 1986	Usina Esmeril (Cpfl) B4-005, BR	daily rain	35.7 mm (1.4 in)	31.2 mm (1.2 in)	47 years	52 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

1794 to 1986

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1794 to 1986. 1986 had 1,239 records.

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

Records on 07-23 in each year
Year	Records
1794	2
1797	1
1804	1
1810	1
1811	2
1832	1
1835	1
1836	2
1838	1
1845	1
1846	2
1851	1
1852	1
1855	2
1856	1
1859	1
1860	1
1861	1
1863	1
1867	1
1868	5
1870	1
1873	2
1875	2
1877	1
1879	2
1880	2
1882	1
1883	1
1884	1
1885	5
1886	1
1887	2
1888	1
1889	5
1890	4
1894	3
1895	7
1896	4
1898	9
1899	5
1900	8
1901	10
1902	6
1903	4
1904	18
1905	11
1906	19
1907	9
1908	15
1909	27
1910	54
1911	37
1912	43
1913	36
1914	59
1915	35
1916	34
1917	42
1918	96
1919	26
1920	40
1921	221
1922	113
1923	104
1924	158
1925	173
1926	266
1927	308
1928	146
1929	174
1930	214
1931	334
1932	232
1933	432
1934	898
1935	329
1936	403
1937	319
1938	354
1939	277
1940	494
1941	292
1942	265
1943	245
1944	350
1945	239
1946	531
1947	1,240
1948	610
1949	453
1950	500
1951	422
1952	788
1953	660
1954	545
1955	585
1956	402
1957	513
1958	633
1959	606
1960	568
1961	937
1962	465
1963	490
1964	373
1965	368
1966	368
1967	347
1968	480
1969	436
1970	935
1971	648
1972	640
1973	798
1974	578
1975	359
1976	425
1977	570
1978	1,064
1979	648
1980	703
1981	1,030
1982	594
1983	1,324
1984	980
1985	711
1986	1,239
1987	1,164
1988	1,124
1989	868
1990	1,033
1991	1,050
1992	1,469
1993	1,466
1994	1,215
1995	827
1996	1,227
1997	1,088
1998	885
1999	846
2000	1,225
2001	1,242
2002	875
2003	1,649
2004	1,148
2005	997
2006	1,757
2007	1,262
2008	1,057
2009	1,069
2010	1,627
2011	1,907
2012	822
2013	648
2014	783
2015	559
2016	760
2017	517
2018	873
2019	786
2020	514
2021	506
2022	707
2023	629
2024	798
2025	917
2026	788

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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 2026-10-16. Last revised 16 October 2026 (2026-10-16).

Margin	Records
0 to 20	948
20 to 40	104
40 to 60	9
60 to 80	2
80 to 100	0
100 to 120	1
120 to 140	1
140 to 160	1