Weather Records on 5 August 1986
778 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 5 August 1986. Highest significance: Jerrys Plains Post Office, AU.
Key Facts for 5 August 1986
- On 5 August 1986, 778 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
- 208 were record highs and 227 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
- By timescale, 9 were all-time records, 42 monthly and 727 daily.
- Jerrys Plains Post Office set a daily record precipitation of 52.0 mm (2.0 in) on 5 August 1986.
- Across 164 earlier years (1797 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 442 records.
Record Map
778 stations| Station | Country | Type | Value | Significance |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jerrys Plains Post Office | Australia | Record daily precipitation | 52.0 mm (2.0 in) | 79 of 100 (Major) |
| Chatswood Council Depot | Australia | Record daily precipitation | 200.0 mm (7.9 in) | 76 of 100 (Major) |
| Menangle Jmai | Australia | Record daily precipitation | 79.0 mm (3.1 in) | 76 of 100 (Major) |
| Broke (Harrowby) | Australia | Record daily precipitation | 46.0 mm (1.8 in) | 71 of 100 (Major) |
| Berowra (Goodwyn Road) | Australia | Record daily precipitation | 115.0 mm (4.5 in) | 71 of 100 (Major) |
| Sendai | Japan | Record daily precipitation | 296.0 mm (11.7 in) | 71 of 100 (Major) |
| O'Connell (Stratford) | Australia | Record daily precipitation | 62.0 mm (2.4 in) | 70 of 100 (Major) |
| Lithgow (Birdwood St) | Australia | Record daily precipitation | 103.0 mm (4.1 in) | 70 of 100 (Major) |
| Penrith Ladbury Avenue | Australia | Record daily precipitation | 87.8 mm (3.5 in) | 70 of 100 (Major) |
| Leura Post Office | Australia | Record daily precipitation | 146.4 mm (5.8 in) | 67 of 100 (Major) |
| Richmond - Uws Hawkesbury | Australia | Record daily precipitation | 184.0 mm (7.2 in) | 65 of 100 (Major) |
| Mount Victoria (Mt Victoria (S | Australia | Record daily precipitation | 113.0 mm (4.4 in) | 64 of 100 (Major) |
| Denman (Palace Street) | Australia | Record daily precipitation | 46.8 mm (1.8 in) | 63 of 100 (Major) |
| Windsor Bowling Club | Australia | Record daily precipitation | 103.0 mm (4.1 in) | 61 of 100 (Major) |
| Gurnang State Forest (Oberon Y | Australia | Record daily precipitation | 90.0 mm (3.5 in) | 60 of 100 (Major) |
| Springwood Bowling Club | Australia | Record daily precipitation | 126.0 mm (5.0 in) | 60 of 100 (Major) |
| Camden (Brownlow Hill) | Australia | Record daily precipitation | 82.2 mm (3.2 in) | 60 of 100 (Major) |
| Rylstone (Ilford Rd) | Australia | Record daily precipitation | 55.0 mm (2.2 in) | 59 of 100 (Notable) |
| Berambing | Australia | Record daily precipitation | 170.0 mm (6.7 in) | 59 of 100 (Notable) |
| Lawson (Wilson Street) | Australia | Record daily precipitation | 137.0 mm (5.4 in) | 59 of 100 (Notable) |
| Bilpin (Fern Grove) | Australia | Record daily precipitation | 148.0 mm (5.8 in) | 59 of 100 (Notable) |
| Ashfield Bowling Club | Australia | Record daily precipitation | 103.0 mm (4.1 in) | 59 of 100 (Notable) |
| Castlereagh (Castlereagh Road) | Australia | Record daily precipitation | 171.0 mm (6.7 in) | 59 of 100 (Notable) |
| Zima | Russia | Record daily precipitation | 43.9 mm (1.7 in) | 59 of 100 (Notable) |
| Sedgefield (Bundajon) | Australia | Record daily precipitation | 54.0 mm (2.1 in) | 58 of 100 (Notable) |
| Sofala Old Post Office | Australia | Record daily precipitation | 56.4 mm (2.2 in) | 58 of 100 (Notable) |
| Miranda (Blackwood St) | Australia | Record daily precipitation | 127.2 mm (5.0 in) | 58 of 100 (Notable) |
| Sans Souci (Public School) | Australia | Record daily precipitation | 102.8 mm (4.0 in) | 58 of 100 (Notable) |
| Centennial Park | Australia | Record daily precipitation | 122.4 mm (4.8 in) | 58 of 100 (Notable) |
| Cataract Dam | Australia | Record daily precipitation | 136.0 mm (5.4 in) | 58 of 100 (Notable) |
| Sunny Corner (Snow Line) | Australia | Record daily precipitation | 69.0 mm (2.7 in) | 57 of 100 (Notable) |
| Emu Plains | Australia | Record daily precipitation | 83.8 mm (3.3 in) | 57 of 100 (Notable) |
| Ourimbah (Dog Trap Road) | Australia | Record daily precipitation | 135.0 mm (5.3 in) | 56 of 100 (Notable) |
| Glenorie (Old Northern Rd) | Australia | Record daily precipitation | 130.0 mm (5.1 in) | 56 of 100 (Notable) |
| Cockle Creek (Pasminco Metals) | Australia | Record daily precipitation | 90.5 mm (3.6 in) | 55 of 100 (Notable) |
| Doyles Creek (Wood Park) | Australia | Record daily precipitation | 50.6 mm (2.0 in) | 55 of 100 (Notable) |
| Portland (Jamieson St) | Australia | Record daily precipitation | 73.2 mm (2.9 in) | 55 of 100 (Notable) |
| Sydney Airport AMO | Australia | Record daily precipitation | 111.0 mm (4.4 in) | 55 of 100 (Notable) |
| Valentia Observatory | Ireland | Record daily precipitation | 88.8 mm (3.5 in) | 55 of 100 (Notable) |
| Medicine Bow | United States | Record daily precipitation | 44.5 mm (1.8 in) | 55 of 100 (Notable) |
| Oberon (Jenolan State Forest) | Australia | Record daily precipitation | 131.0 mm (5.2 in) | 54 of 100 (Notable) |
| Black Springs (Swatchfield) | Australia | Record daily precipitation | 65.0 mm (2.6 in) | 54 of 100 (Notable) |
| Cronulla South Bowling Club | Australia | Record daily precipitation | 106.0 mm (4.2 in) | 54 of 100 (Notable) |
| Epping Chester Street | Australia | Record daily precipitation | 93.0 mm (3.7 in) | 54 of 100 (Notable) |
| Revesby (Paten Street) | Australia | Record daily precipitation | 102.6 mm (4.0 in) | 54 of 100 (Notable) |
| Badgerys Creek McMasters F.STN | Australia | Record daily precipitation | 76.0 mm (3.0 in) | 54 of 100 (Notable) |
| Bathurst Agricultural Station | Australia | Record daily precipitation | 49.8 mm (2.0 in) | 53 of 100 (Notable) |
| Lithgow (Newnes Forest Centre) | Australia | Record daily precipitation | 102.0 mm (4.0 in) | 53 of 100 (Notable) |
| Strathfield Golf Club | Australia | Record daily precipitation | 100.4 mm (4.0 in) | 53 of 100 (Notable) |
| High Range (Wanganderry) | Australia | Record daily precipitation | 65.0 mm (2.6 in) | 53 of 100 (Notable) |
| Bringelly (Maryland) | Australia | Record daily precipitation | 65.0 mm (2.6 in) | 52 of 100 (Notable) |
| Bylong (Montoro) | Australia | Record daily precipitation | 52.0 mm (2.0 in) | 50 of 100 (Notable) |
| Tres Piedras | United States | Record daily precipitation | 33.5 mm (1.3 in) | 50 of 100 (Notable) |
| Gosford (Gertrude Place) | Australia | Record daily precipitation | 135.4 mm (5.3 in) | 49 of 100 (Notable) |
| Katoomba (Murri St) | Australia | Record daily precipitation | 166.4 mm (6.6 in) | 49 of 100 (Notable) |
| Mittagong (High Range) | Australia | Record daily precipitation | 60.2 mm (2.4 in) | 49 of 100 (Notable) |
| Fukushima Arpt | Japan | Record daily precipitation | 169.5 mm (6.7 in) | 49 of 100 (Notable) |
| Merriwa (Gummun Place) | Australia | Record daily precipitation | 37.4 mm (1.5 in) | 48 of 100 (Notable) |
| Blackheath (Lawrence St) | Australia | Record daily precipitation | 92.2 mm (3.6 in) | 48 of 100 (Notable) |
| Wattle Flat General Store | Australia | Record daily precipitation | 55.2 mm (2.2 in) | 48 of 100 (Notable) |
Counts by Type and Timescale
778 records| Record type | Records |
|---|---|
| Highest daily maximum | 110 |
| Lowest daily maximum | 81 |
| Highest daily minimum | 98 |
| Lowest daily minimum | 146 |
| Heaviest daily rainfall | 343 |
| Heaviest daily snowfall | 0 |
| Deepest snow cover | 0 |
| Timescale | Records |
|---|---|
| all-time | 9 |
| monthly | 42 |
| daily | 727 |
How Much Records Were Beaten By
634 broken records| Margin | Records |
|---|---|
| 0 to 20 | 519 |
| 20 to 40 | 68 |
| 40 to 60 | 19 |
| 60 to 80 | 19 |
| 80 to 100 | 5 |
| 100 to 120 | 3 |
| 120 to 140 | 1 |
Top 20 by Significance
5 August 1986| Date | Station | Record | Value | Beat old record by | Old record stood | Significance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5 August 1986 | Jerrys Plains Post Office, AU | daily rain | 52.0 mm (2.0 in) | 41.8 mm (1.6 in) | 96 years | 79 of 100 (Major) |
| 5 August 1986 | Chatswood Council Depot, AU | monthly rain | 200.0 mm (7.9 in) | 52.7 mm (2.1 in) | 79 years | 76 of 100 (Major) |
| 5 August 1986 | Menangle Jmai, AU | daily rain | 79.0 mm (3.1 in) | 68.3 mm (2.7 in) | 86 years | 76 of 100 (Major) |
| 5 August 1986 | Broke (Harrowby), AU | daily rain | 46.0 mm (1.8 in) | 38.4 mm (1.5 in) | 71 years | 71 of 100 (Major) |
| 5 August 1986 | Berowra (Goodwyn Road), AU | daily rain | 115.0 mm (4.5 in) | 100.0 mm (3.9 in) | 77 years | 71 of 100 (Major) |
| 5 August 1986 | Sendai, JP | all-time rain | 296.0 mm (11.7 in) | 123.6 mm (4.9 in) | 27 years | 71 of 100 (Major) |
| 5 August 1986 | O'Connell (Stratford), AU | daily rain | 62.0 mm (2.4 in) | 36.6 mm (1.4 in) | 71 years | 70 of 100 (Major) |
| 5 August 1986 | Lithgow (Birdwood St), AU | daily rain | 103.0 mm (4.1 in) | 81.9 mm (3.2 in) | 71 years | 70 of 100 (Major) |
| 5 August 1986 | Penrith Ladbury Avenue, AU | daily rain | 87.8 mm (3.5 in) | 76.4 mm (3.0 in) | 71 years | 70 of 100 (Major) |
| 5 August 1986 | Leura Post Office, AU | monthly rain | 146.4 mm (5.8 in) | 51.4 mm (2.0 in) | 33 years | 67 of 100 (Major) |
| 5 August 1986 | Richmond - Uws Hawkesbury, AU | monthly rain | 184.0 mm (7.2 in) | 91.8 mm (3.6 in) | 18 years | 65 of 100 (Major) |
| 5 August 1986 | Mount Victoria (Mt Victoria (S, AU | monthly rain | 113.0 mm (4.4 in) | 19.0 mm (0.7 in) | 79 years | 64 of 100 (Major) |
| 5 August 1986 | Denman (Palace Street), AU | daily rain | 46.8 mm (1.8 in) | 34.9 mm (1.4 in) | 45 years | 63 of 100 (Major) |
| 5 August 1986 | Windsor Bowling Club, AU | monthly rain | 103.0 mm (4.1 in) | 16.4 mm (0.6 in) | 85 years | 61 of 100 (Major) |
| 5 August 1986 | Gurnang State Forest (Oberon Y, AU | daily rain | 90.0 mm (3.5 in) | 62.1 mm (2.4 in) | 51 years | 60 of 100 (Major) |
| 5 August 1986 | Springwood Bowling Club, AU | daily rain | 126.0 mm (5.0 in) | 74.4 mm (2.9 in) | 33 years | 60 of 100 (Major) |
| 5 August 1986 | Camden (Brownlow Hill), AU | daily rain | 82.2 mm (3.2 in) | 59.3 mm (2.3 in) | 33 years | 60 of 100 (Major) |
| 5 August 1986 | Rylstone (Ilford Rd), AU | daily rain | 55.0 mm (2.2 in) | 33.9 mm (1.3 in) | 32 years | 59 of 100 (Notable) |
| 5 August 1986 | Berambing, AU | monthly rain | 170.0 mm (6.7 in) | 70.9 mm (2.8 in) | 18 years | 59 of 100 (Notable) |
| 5 August 1986 | Lawson (Wilson Street), AU | daily rain | 137.0 mm (5.4 in) | 85.7 mm (3.4 in) | 33 years | 59 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
1797 to 1986Counts for years before the ledger starts come from the same station rules.
| Year | Records |
|---|---|
| 1797 | 1 |
| 1806 | 2 |
| 1809 | 1 |
| 1830 | 3 |
| 1839 | 1 |
| 1841 | 1 |
| 1843 | 1 |
| 1846 | 1 |
| 1847 | 1 |
| 1857 | 1 |
| 1859 | 1 |
| 1860 | 1 |
| 1862 | 2 |
| 1864 | 1 |
| 1865 | 2 |
| 1866 | 1 |
| 1867 | 1 |
| 1868 | 2 |
| 1871 | 2 |
| 1874 | 2 |
| 1876 | 1 |
| 1880 | 1 |
| 1881 | 3 |
| 1882 | 3 |
| 1885 | 1 |
| 1886 | 1 |
| 1887 | 3 |
| 1888 | 2 |
| 1890 | 1 |
| 1891 | 1 |
| 1892 | 1 |
| 1893 | 3 |
| 1894 | 2 |
| 1895 | 3 |
| 1896 | 3 |
| 1897 | 1 |
| 1898 | 3 |
| 1899 | 11 |
| 1900 | 4 |
| 1901 | 3 |
| 1902 | 6 |
| 1903 | 18 |
| 1904 | 13 |
| 1905 | 22 |
| 1906 | 13 |
| 1907 | 14 |
| 1908 | 25 |
| 1909 | 21 |
| 1910 | 20 |
| 1911 | 16 |
| 1912 | 72 |
| 1913 | 18 |
| 1914 | 22 |
| 1915 | 83 |
| 1916 | 67 |
| 1917 | 40 |
| 1918 | 233 |
| 1919 | 40 |
| 1920 | 81 |
| 1921 | 53 |
| 1922 | 107 |
| 1923 | 180 |
| 1924 | 144 |
| 1925 | 84 |
| 1926 | 113 |
| 1927 | 230 |
| 1928 | 201 |
| 1929 | 243 |
| 1930 | 467 |
| 1931 | 426 |
| 1932 | 228 |
| 1933 | 341 |
| 1934 | 587 |
| 1935 | 422 |
| 1936 | 309 |
| 1937 | 288 |
| 1938 | 420 |
| 1939 | 275 |
| 1940 | 290 |
| 1941 | 443 |
| 1942 | 393 |
| 1943 | 436 |
| 1944 | 520 |
| 1945 | 311 |
| 1946 | 374 |
| 1947 | 710 |
| 1948 | 930 |
| 1949 | 375 |
| 1950 | 681 |
| 1951 | 557 |
| 1952 | 498 |
| 1953 | 1,043 |
| 1954 | 543 |
| 1955 | 640 |
| 1956 | 422 |
| 1957 | 518 |
| 1958 | 503 |
| 1959 | 438 |
| 1960 | 297 |
| 1961 | 823 |
| 1962 | 451 |
| 1963 | 311 |
| 1964 | 610 |
| 1965 | 265 |
| 1966 | 384 |
| 1967 | 347 |
| 1968 | 394 |
| 1969 | 708 |
| 1970 | 468 |
| 1971 | 748 |
| 1972 | 799 |
| 1973 | 983 |
| 1974 | 810 |
| 1975 | 692 |
| 1976 | 721 |
| 1977 | 583 |
| 1978 | 948 |
| 1979 | 561 |
| 1980 | 998 |
| 1981 | 754 |
| 1982 | 776 |
| 1983 | 1,090 |
| 1984 | 789 |
| 1985 | 845 |
| 1986 | 778 |
| 1987 | 1,061 |
| 1988 | 914 |
| 1989 | 915 |
| 1990 | 1,265 |
| 1991 | 828 |
| 1992 | 861 |
| 1993 | 1,145 |
| 1994 | 1,944 |
| 1995 | 1,205 |
| 1996 | 1,029 |
| 1997 | 1,144 |
| 1998 | 1,817 |
| 1999 | 834 |
| 2000 | 704 |
| 2001 | 986 |
| 2002 | 1,160 |
| 2003 | 1,340 |
| 2004 | 848 |
| 2005 | 1,026 |
| 2006 | 932 |
| 2007 | 787 |
| 2008 | 738 |
| 2009 | 777 |
| 2010 | 1,626 |
| 2011 | 1,347 |
| 2012 | 869 |
| 2013 | 436 |
| 2014 | 915 |
| 2015 | 520 |
| 2016 | 544 |
| 2017 | 888 |
| 2018 | 528 |
| 2019 | 533 |
| 2020 | 626 |
| 2021 | 641 |
| 2022 | 1,332 |
| 2023 | 1,087 |
| 2024 | 711 |
| 2025 | 775 |
| 2026 | 1,048 |
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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.
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