Weather Records on 23 August 1986

839 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 23 August 1986. Highest significance: San Andres, MX.

Key Facts for 23 August 1986

On 23 August 1986, 839 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
152 were record highs and 259 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 39 monthly and 800 daily.
San Andres set a daily record precipitation of 233.9 mm (9.2 in) on 23 August 1986.
Across 164 earlier years (1802 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 442 records.

Record Map

839 stations

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

Weather records on 23 August 1986: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
San Andres	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	233.9 mm (9.2 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Artemis	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	70.5 mm (2.8 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Gavriila Buhta	Russia	Record daily precipitation	60.2 mm (2.4 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Fazenda Umbaubas	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	37.4 mm (1.5 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Tres Zapotes	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	151.4 mm (6.0 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Tiirikoja	Estonia	Record daily precipitation	38.6 mm (1.5 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Regnier	United States	Record daily precipitation	44.5 mm (1.8 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Fazenda Marcondinha	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	66.7 mm (2.6 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Kudymkar	Russia	Record daily precipitation	41.8 mm (1.6 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Fountain	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Echapora	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	47.3 mm (1.9 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Itapeva	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	59.8 mm (2.4 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Registro	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	46.4 mm (1.8 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Harnosand	Sweden	Record low maximum temperature	10.8 C (51.4 F)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Novais	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Badiraguato (Dge)	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	93.5 mm (3.7 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Kurgan	Russia	Record daily precipitation	26.9 mm (1.1 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Presa Centenario	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	69.9 mm (2.8 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Florida	United States	Record daily precipitation	38.6 mm (1.5 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Markovo	Russia	Record daily precipitation	32.1 mm (1.3 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Stonington	United States	Record daily precipitation	60.5 mm (2.4 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Aldeinha	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	41.7 mm (1.6 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Holly	United States	Record daily precipitation	58.9 mm (2.3 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Jornada Exp Range	United States	Record daily precipitation	26.4 mm (1.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Mirassol	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	35.4 mm (1.4 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Ourinhos	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	48.4 mm (1.9 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Usina Pari	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	50.7 mm (2.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Tejupa	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	50.5 mm (2.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Timburi	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	54.4 mm (2.1 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Gavle	Sweden	Record low maximum temperature	13.4 C (56.1 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Sveg	Sweden	Record low maximum temperature	8.6 C (47.5 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Piratininga	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	55.9 mm (2.2 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Ferreira Das Almas	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	47.7 mm (1.9 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Villa Ahumada	Mexico	Record high minimum temperature	25.0 C (77.0 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Grandfather Mtn	United States	Record daily precipitation	71.1 mm (2.8 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Miracatu	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	38.0 mm (1.5 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Botafogo (Cpef)	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	43.5 mm (1.7 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Piedade	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	81.5 mm (3.2 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Avare	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	67.7 mm (2.7 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Usina Turvinho	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	44.6 mm (1.8 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Timiryazevskij	Russia	Record daily precipitation	32.3 mm (1.3 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Eagle	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-7.2 C (19.0 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Ft Yukon	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-6.1 C (21.0 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Sao Jose Do Rio Preto	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	49.2 mm (1.9 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Nova Fatima	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	40.0 mm (1.6 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Paraguacu Paulista	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	41.6 mm (1.6 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Luz (Estacao)	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	43.4 mm (1.7 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Usina Batista	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	55.7 mm (2.2 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Tula (Dge)	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	39.9 mm (1.6 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Valley City 3 NNW	United States	Record low maximum temperature	17.8 C (64.0 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Blumenau (Pcd)	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	51.0 mm (2.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Duartina	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	43.4 mm (1.7 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Val de Palmas	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	30.7 mm (1.2 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Sao Miguel Arcanjo	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	47.6 mm (1.9 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Crescent City	United States	Record high minimum temperature	25.6 C (78.1 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Bairro Do Sarapu	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	39.7 mm (1.6 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Timbo Novo (Pcd)	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	54.8 mm (2.2 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Olimpia	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	45.8 mm (1.8 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Catigua	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	60.2 mm (2.4 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Pedro Beicht	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	66.5 mm (2.6 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

839 records

Records set or tied on 23 August 1986 by type: Highest daily maximum 55, Lowest daily maximum 173, Highest daily minimum 97, Lowest daily minimum 86, Heaviest daily rainfall 426, Heaviest daily snowfall 1, Deepest snow cover 1.

Records on 23 August 1986 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	55
Lowest daily maximum	173
Highest daily minimum	97
Lowest daily minimum	86
Heaviest daily rainfall	426
Heaviest daily snowfall	1
Deepest snow cover	1

Records on 23 August 1986 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 39, daily 800.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

692 broken records

Margins by which the 692 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 157.4. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

23 August 1986

Top 20 records on 23 August 1986 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
23 August 1986	San Andres, MX	daily rain	233.9 mm (9.2 in)	157.4 mm (6.2 in)	41 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
23 August 1986	Artemis, BR	monthly rain	70.5 mm (2.8 in)	29.9 mm (1.2 in)	30 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
23 August 1986	Gavriila Buhta, RU	daily rain	60.2 mm (2.4 in)	42.2 mm (1.7 in)	28 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
23 August 1986	Fazenda Umbaubas, BR	daily rain	37.4 mm (1.5 in)	33.2 mm (1.3 in)	25 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
23 August 1986	Tres Zapotes, MX	daily rain	151.4 mm (6.0 in)	108.5 mm (4.3 in)	28 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
23 August 1986	Tiirikoja, EE	daily rain	38.6 mm (1.5 in)	20.7 mm (0.8 in)	40 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
23 August 1986	Regnier, US	daily rain	44.5 mm (1.8 in)	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	40 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
23 August 1986	Fazenda Marcondinha, BR	daily rain	66.7 mm (2.6 in)	59.0 mm (2.3 in)	13 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
23 August 1986	Kudymkar, RU	daily rain	41.8 mm (1.6 in)	28.2 mm (1.1 in)	8 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
23 August 1986	Fountain, US	daily rain	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	40 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
23 August 1986	Echapora, BR	daily rain	47.3 mm (1.9 in)	37.1 mm (1.5 in)	32 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
23 August 1986	Itapeva, BR	daily rain	59.8 mm (2.4 in)	41.1 mm (1.6 in)	13 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
23 August 1986	Registro, BR	daily rain	46.4 mm (1.8 in)	24.1 mm (0.9 in)	40 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
23 August 1986	Harnosand, SE	daily low max	10.8 C (51.4 F)	2.2 C (4.0 F)	98 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
23 August 1986	Novais, BR	daily rain	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	32.8 mm (1.3 in)	1 year	45 of 100 (Notable)
23 August 1986	Badiraguato (Dge), MX	daily rain	93.5 mm (3.7 in)	66.6 mm (2.6 in)	36 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
23 August 1986	Kurgan, RU	daily rain	26.9 mm (1.1 in)	11.4 mm (0.4 in)	72 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
23 August 1986	Presa Centenario, MX	daily rain	69.9 mm (2.8 in)	39.9 mm (1.6 in)	29 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
23 August 1986	Florida, US	daily rain	38.6 mm (1.5 in)	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	33 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
23 August 1986	Markovo, RU	daily rain	32.1 mm (1.3 in)	15.9 mm (0.6 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

1802 to 1986

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1802 to 1986. 1986 had 839 records.

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

Records on 08-23 in each year
Year	Records
1802	1
1805	1
1813	2
1816	2
1817	1
1818	1
1829	1
1839	3
1840	1
1846	1
1847	1
1848	1
1853	2
1857	1
1858	1
1864	1
1867	1
1869	1
1870	1
1871	1
1874	2
1877	2
1881	1
1882	2
1883	1
1884	2
1886	1
1887	2
1890	3
1891	4
1892	4
1893	4
1894	2
1895	3
1896	6
1897	1
1898	8
1899	8
1900	2
1901	10
1902	9
1903	9
1904	6
1905	8
1906	27
1907	15
1908	18
1909	10
1910	15
1911	23
1912	44
1913	9
1914	23
1915	63
1916	23
1917	26
1918	91
1919	24
1920	102
1921	280
1922	58
1923	284
1924	127
1925	182
1926	99
1927	198
1928	196
1929	240
1930	432
1931	412
1932	211
1933	342
1934	308
1935	220
1936	980
1937	522
1938	654
1939	439
1940	535
1941	375
1942	540
1943	505
1944	578
1945	338
1946	416
1947	1,071
1948	594
1949	456
1950	461
1951	347
1952	456
1953	292
1954	438
1955	375
1956	501
1957	645
1958	402
1959	494
1960	806
1961	644
1962	364
1963	380
1964	724
1965	357
1966	802
1967	541
1968	1,384
1969	728
1970	518
1971	610
1972	614
1973	650
1974	612
1975	627
1976	703
1977	557
1978	577
1979	459
1980	552
1981	663
1982	713
1983	1,264
1984	862
1985	1,187
1986	839
1987	1,119
1988	1,604
1989	902
1990	661
1991	697
1992	1,291
1993	796
1994	738
1995	1,212
1996	1,161
1997	1,599
1998	1,138
1999	802
2000	936
2001	834
2002	931
2003	1,103
2004	862
2005	786
2006	728
2007	1,513
2008	966
2009	1,241
2010	1,244
2011	1,412
2012	688
2013	397
2014	960
2015	673
2016	595
2017	543
2018	479
2019	445
2020	1,093
2021	629
2022	781
2023	1,287
2024	1,150
2025	1,295
2026	592

Download the Data

Data for records on 1986-08-23: 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 20	617
20 to 40	64
40 to 60	6
60 to 80	2
80 to 100	1
100 to 120	1
120 to 140	0
140 to 160	1