Weather Records on 24 August 1986

726 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 24 August 1986. Highest significance: Santa Ines, BR.

Key Facts for 24 August 1986

On 24 August 1986, 726 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
136 were record highs and 288 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 2 were all-time records, 21 monthly and 703 daily.
Santa Ines set a monthly record daily precipitation of 47.5 mm (1.9 in) on 24 August 1986.
Across 162 earlier years (1802 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 455 records.

Record Map

726 stations

726 station records on 24 August 1986 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 24 August 1986: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Santa Ines	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	47.5 mm (1.9 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Serpentine (East Loddon)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	52.4 mm (2.1 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Ia?U	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	30.2 mm (1.2 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Jacobina	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	31.5 mm (1.2 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Porto	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	28.8 mm (1.1 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Noolook Well (Noolook Forest R	Australia	Record daily precipitation	33.4 mm (1.3 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Rio Casca	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	28.4 mm (1.1 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Pskov	Russia	Record daily precipitation	38.5 mm (1.5 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Lichtentanne	Germany	Record daily precipitation	25.7 mm (1.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Uppsala_Aut	Sweden	Record low maximum temperature	12.7 C (54.9 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Marathon	United States	Record low maximum temperature	21.1 C (70.0 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Walwa	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.2 mm (1.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Waialua 847	United States	Record high maximum temperature	35.6 C (96.1 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Luxembourg Airport	Luxembourg	Record daily precipitation	36.5 mm (1.4 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Petropavlovsk	Kazakhstan	Record high minimum temperature	17.5 C (63.5 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Gavle	Sweden	Record low maximum temperature	11.0 C (51.8 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Zagreb-Gric	Croatia	Record daily precipitation	40.1 mm (1.6 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Falun	Sweden	Record low maximum temperature	10.2 C (50.4 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Burnet	United States	Record low maximum temperature	27.8 C (82.0 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Flagstaff AP	United States	Record low maximum temperature	17.8 C (64.0 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Sheffield	United Kingdom	Record low maximum temperature	14.0 C (57.2 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Myerstown	United States	Record daily precipitation	48.5 mm (1.9 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Loa	United States	Record low maximum temperature	20.0 C (68.0 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Crescent City	United States	Record high maximum temperature	37.8 C (100.0 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Chama	United States	Record daily precipitation	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Pecs Pogany	Hungary	Record daily precipitation	61.5 mm (2.4 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Crescent City	United States	Record high minimum temperature	25.6 C (78.1 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Mococa	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	32.3 mm (1.3 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Toyama	Japan	Record daily precipitation	96.0 mm (3.8 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Bettborn-Pratz	Luxembourg	Record daily precipitation	33.9 mm (1.3 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Harnosand	Sweden	Record low maximum temperature	11.5 C (52.7 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Ft Ross	United States	Record low minimum temperature	2.8 C (37.0 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Oceanside Marina	United States	Record low maximum temperature	19.4 C (66.9 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Dublin Phoenix Park	Ireland	Record low minimum temperature	3.8 C (38.8 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Hartwell	United States	Record high minimum temperature	23.3 C (73.9 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Walnut Creek	United States	Record daily precipitation	43.7 mm (1.7 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Lorentzweiler	Luxembourg	Record daily precipitation	33.2 mm (1.3 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Coimbra	Portugal	Record low minimum temperature	8.5 C (47.3 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Alpine	United States	Record low maximum temperature	16.7 C (62.1 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Caldwell 6 NW	United States	Record daily precipitation	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Sugar Land	United States	Record daily precipitation	49.5 mm (1.9 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Barter Island WSO AP	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-6.7 C (19.9 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Kljuchi	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	15.7 C (60.3 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Col du Grand St-Bernard	Switzerland	Record daily precipitation	32.3 mm (1.3 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Hawarden Bridge	United Kingdom	Record low maximum temperature	13.5 C (56.3 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Danville	United States	Record daily precipitation	34.5 mm (1.4 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Gernsheim-Allmendfeld	Germany	Record daily precipitation	31.2 mm (1.2 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Atbasar	Kazakhstan	Record high maximum temperature	34.7 C (94.5 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Las Vigas	Mexico	Record low minimum temperature	0.6 C (33.1 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Torungen Fyr	Norway	Record low minimum temperature	9.5 C (49.1 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Riga	Latvia	Record daily precipitation	28.8 mm (1.1 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Siauliai	Lithuania	Record daily precipitation	43.6 mm (1.7 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Cuatro Cienegas (Smn)	Mexico	Record low maximum temperature	23.9 C (75.0 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Nikolskoye/Beringa Ostrov	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	11.9 C (53.4 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Chemung	United States	Record daily precipitation	35.1 mm (1.4 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Madera 2 SE	United States	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Stehekin 4 NW	United States	Record high minimum temperature	18.3 C (64.9 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Buenavista de Loreto	Mexico	Record high minimum temperature	25.6 C (78.1 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Canelo 1 NW	United States	Record low maximum temperature	23.9 C (75.0 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Ridgway	United States	Record daily precipitation	26.9 mm (1.1 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

726 records

Records set or tied on 24 August 1986 by type: Highest daily maximum 54, Lowest daily maximum 194, Highest daily minimum 82, Lowest daily minimum 94, Heaviest daily rainfall 301, Heaviest daily snowfall 1.

Records on 24 August 1986 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	54
Lowest daily maximum	194
Highest daily minimum	82
Lowest daily minimum	94
Heaviest daily rainfall	301
Heaviest daily snowfall	1
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 24 August 1986 by timescale: all-time 2, monthly 21, daily 703.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

573 broken records

Margins by which the 573 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 52.6. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

24 August 1986

Top 20 records on 24 August 1986 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
24 August 1986	Santa Ines, BR	monthly rain	47.5 mm (1.9 in)	21.4 mm (0.8 in)	23 years	61 of 100 (Major)
24 August 1986	Serpentine (East Loddon), AU	monthly rain	52.4 mm (2.1 in)	7.9 mm (0.31 in)	77 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
24 August 1986	Ia?U, BR	monthly rain	30.2 mm (1.2 in)	9.9 mm (0.39 in)	16 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
24 August 1986	Jacobina, BR	daily rain	31.5 mm (1.2 in)	25.5 mm (1.0 in)	16 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
24 August 1986	Porto, BR	daily rain	28.8 mm (1.1 in)	24.2 mm (1.0 in)	11 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
24 August 1986	Noolook Well (Noolook Forest R, AU	daily rain	33.4 mm (1.3 in)	24.4 mm (1.0 in)	5 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
24 August 1986	Rio Casca, BR	daily rain	28.4 mm (1.1 in)	28.3 mm (1.1 in)	1 year	44 of 100 (Notable)
24 August 1986	Pskov, RU	daily rain	38.5 mm (1.5 in)	24.5 mm (1.0 in)	4 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
24 August 1986	Lichtentanne, DE	daily rain	25.7 mm (1.0 in)	2.7 mm (0.11 in)	115 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
24 August 1986	Uppsala_Aut, SE	daily low max	12.7 C (54.9 F)	1.2 C (2.2 F)	124 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
24 August 1986	Marathon, US	daily low max	21.1 C (70.0 F)	2.8 C (5.0 F)	89 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
24 August 1986	Walwa, AU	daily rain	25.2 mm (1.0 in)	3.4 mm (0.13 in)	93 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
24 August 1986	Waialua 847, US	monthly high max	35.6 C (96.1 F)	1.2 C (2.2 F)	59 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
24 August 1986	Luxembourg Airport, LU	daily rain	36.5 mm (1.4 in)	18.9 mm (0.7 in)	36 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
24 August 1986	Petropavlovsk, KZ	daily high min	17.5 C (63.5 F)	2.5 C (4.5 F)	80 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
24 August 1986	Gavle, SE	daily low max	11.0 C (51.8 F)	2.0 C (3.6 F)	83 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
24 August 1986	Zagreb-Gric, HR	daily rain	40.1 mm (1.6 in)	14.9 mm (0.6 in)	48 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
24 August 1986	Falun, SE	daily low max	10.2 C (50.4 F)	2.4 C (4.3 F)	80 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
24 August 1986	Burnet, US	daily low max	27.8 C (82.0 F)	2.2 C (4.0 F)	77 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
24 August 1986	Flagstaff AP, US	daily low max	17.8 C (64.0 F)	1.6 C (2.9 F)	80 years	38 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 726 records.

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

Records on 08-24 in each year
Year	Records
1802	1
1807	1
1816	1
1817	2
1818	1
1824	1
1836	1
1838	1
1839	1
1845	1
1848	1
1853	1
1855	2
1859	1
1864	1
1869	1
1870	1
1876	1
1877	1
1878	2
1879	1
1880	2
1881	1
1882	1
1885	3
1886	2
1889	3
1890	2
1891	5
1892	4
1893	2
1894	2
1895	5
1897	1
1898	5
1899	7
1900	9
1901	6
1902	6
1903	13
1904	8
1905	10
1906	22
1907	20
1908	18
1909	36
1910	22
1911	41
1912	37
1913	17
1914	24
1915	182
1916	33
1917	51
1918	79
1919	66
1920	568
1921	52
1922	98
1923	167
1924	153
1925	177
1926	133
1927	338
1928	288
1929	250
1930	240
1931	312
1932	218
1933	305
1934	617
1935	305
1936	937
1937	390
1938	483
1939	271
1940	706
1941	263
1942	549
1943	496
1944	556
1945	404
1946	425
1947	821
1948	794
1949	260
1950	378
1951	459
1952	528
1953	479
1954	631
1955	426
1956	364
1957	686
1958	547
1959	555
1960	549
1961	502
1962	413
1963	505
1964	670
1965	461
1966	707
1967	536
1968	1,039
1969	734
1970	622
1971	586
1972	587
1973	572
1974	481
1975	722
1976	493
1977	842
1978	588
1979	475
1980	669
1981	579
1982	932
1983	915
1984	600
1985	892
1986	726
1987	1,213
1988	1,093
1989	944
1990	654
1991	599
1992	1,724
1993	987
1994	618
1995	1,111
1996	1,275
1997	1,872
1998	1,113
1999	905
2000	830
2001	872
2002	1,114
2003	1,848
2004	979
2005	718
2006	859
2007	1,530
2008	954
2009	1,085
2010	1,278
2011	1,479
2012	647
2013	395
2014	832
2015	886
2016	906
2017	398
2018	442
2019	416
2020	1,055
2021	788
2022	795
2023	1,437
2024	1,338
2025	1,084
2026	618

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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 10	516
10 to 20	39
20 to 30	14
30 to 40	3
40 to 50	0
50 to 60	1