Weather Records on 13 September 1986

741 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 13 September 1986. Highest significance: Quambatook South, AU.

Key Facts for 13 September 1986

On 13 September 1986, 741 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
142 were record highs and 211 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 1 were all-time records, 16 monthly and 724 daily.
Quambatook South set a daily record precipitation of 39.0 mm (1.5 in) on 13 September 1986.
Across 162 earlier years (1793 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 429 records.

Record Map

741 stations

741 station records on 13 September 1986 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 13 September 1986: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Quambatook South	Australia	Record daily precipitation	39.0 mm (1.5 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Quambatook (Barraport North)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	41.2 mm (1.6 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Niznij Novgorod	Russia	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Glen Morrison (Millbank)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Windsor Bowling Club	Australia	Record daily precipitation	40.0 mm (1.6 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Ponferrada	Spain	Record daily precipitation	58.3 mm (2.3 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Leon Virgen del Camino	Spain	Record daily precipitation	42.0 mm (1.7 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Swan Hill Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	26.6 mm (1.0 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Uralla (Salisbury Court)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	31.9 mm (1.3 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Camden (Brownlow Hill)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	28.2 mm (1.1 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Boort (Gredgwin)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	36.0 mm (1.4 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Belair (State Flora Nursery)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	27.0 mm (1.1 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Wilby	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.8 mm (1.0 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Wapengo Lake Road	Australia	Record daily precipitation	100.0 mm (3.9 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Pira Wild Horse Plains	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.0 mm (1.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Bremen-Seefahrtschule	Germany	Record low minimum temperature	0.3 C (32.5 F)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Kislokan	Russia	Record daily precipitation	25.0 mm (1.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Breadalbane (Old Post Office)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	29.6 mm (1.2 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Mount Fairy (Merigan)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	27.0 mm (1.1 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Culgoa	Australia	Record daily precipitation	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Cold Bay AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	42.4 mm (1.7 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Galga	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.2 mm (1.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Manangatang (Eureka East)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	26.6 mm (1.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Benjeroop (Davey)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	29.4 mm (1.2 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Lake Boga (Kunat)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Lady Barron (Franklin Parade)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	37.2 mm (1.5 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Clayton Muni Air Pk	United States	Record daily precipitation	26.2 mm (1.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Fairlight Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.1 mm (1.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Offenburg	Germany	Record daily precipitation	38.2 mm (1.5 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Bega (Newtown Road)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Oderen	France	Record daily precipitation	55.0 mm (2.2 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Ponte de Lima	Portugal	Record daily precipitation	72.0 mm (2.8 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Barcelos	Portugal	Record daily precipitation	66.0 mm (2.6 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Weabonga (Monomeeth)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	43.0 mm (1.7 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Picton Council Depot	Australia	Record daily precipitation	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Collector (Brookdale)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	27.0 mm (1.1 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Porto	Portugal	Record daily precipitation	106.1 mm (4.2 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Highlands	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	75.0 mm (3.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Lake Marmal	Australia	Record daily precipitation	26.8 mm (1.1 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Talladega	United States	Record high minimum temperature	25.6 C (78.1 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Hanging Rock State Forest	Australia	Record daily precipitation	56.0 mm (2.2 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Walcha (Emu Creek)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Watchem	Australia	Record daily precipitation	34.4 mm (1.4 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Odendaalsrus	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	34.5 mm (1.4 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Armagh	United Kingdom	Record low minimum temperature	0.9 C (33.6 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Uralla (Mihi)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	27.0 mm (1.1 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Lower Boro (Calderwood)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	26.4 mm (1.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Nyah	Australia	Record daily precipitation	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Waren	Germany	Record low minimum temperature	2.9 C (37.2 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Uralla (Dumaresq St)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Galah	Australia	Record daily precipitation	26.0 mm (1.0 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Birchip (Woodlands)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	27.4 mm (1.1 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Rinconada	Mexico	Record low minimum temperature	15.0 C (59.0 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Montezuma 2 NW	United States	Record daily precipitation	25.1 mm (1.0 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Madison Wwtp	United States	Record daily precipitation	71.1 mm (2.8 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Tewantin Post Office	Australia	Record high minimum temperature	18.0 C (64.4 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Uralla (Lana)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	33.5 mm (1.3 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Stephan 2 NW	United States	Record low minimum temperature	0.0 C (32.0 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Alta 1 NNW	United States	Record high minimum temperature	13.9 C (57.0 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Boigbeat	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.2 mm (1.0 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

741 records

Records set or tied on 13 September 1986 by type: Highest daily maximum 52, Lowest daily maximum 84, Highest daily minimum 90, Lowest daily minimum 127, Heaviest daily rainfall 385, Heaviest daily snowfall 3.

Records on 13 September 1986 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	52
Lowest daily maximum	84
Highest daily minimum	90
Lowest daily minimum	127
Heaviest daily rainfall	385
Heaviest daily snowfall	3
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 13 September 1986 by timescale: all-time 1, monthly 16, daily 724.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

640 broken records

Margins by which the 640 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 44.6. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

13 September 1986

Top 20 records on 13 September 1986 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
13 September 1986	Quambatook South, AU	daily rain	39.0 mm (1.5 in)	24.3 mm (1.0 in)	45 years	61 of 100 (Major)
13 September 1986	Quambatook (Barraport North), AU	daily rain	41.2 mm (1.6 in)	21.9 mm (0.9 in)	45 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
13 September 1986	Niznij Novgorod, RU	daily rain	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	8.8 mm (0.35 in)	90 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
13 September 1986	Glen Morrison (Millbank), AU	daily rain	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	18.3 mm (0.7 in)	80 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
13 September 1986	Windsor Bowling Club, AU	daily rain	40.0 mm (1.6 in)	26.8 mm (1.1 in)	51 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
13 September 1986	Ponferrada, ES	monthly rain	58.3 mm (2.3 in)	22.4 mm (0.9 in)	4 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
13 September 1986	Leon Virgen del Camino, ES	daily rain	42.0 mm (1.7 in)	27.0 mm (1.1 in)	33 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
13 September 1986	Swan Hill Post Office, AU	daily rain	26.6 mm (1.0 in)	10.3 mm (0.4 in)	68 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
13 September 1986	Uralla (Salisbury Court), AU	daily rain	31.9 mm (1.3 in)	12.8 mm (0.5 in)	80 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
13 September 1986	Camden (Brownlow Hill), AU	daily rain	28.2 mm (1.1 in)	19.6 mm (0.8 in)	51 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
13 September 1986	Boort (Gredgwin), AU	daily rain	36.0 mm (1.4 in)	17.7 mm (0.7 in)	45 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
13 September 1986	Belair (State Flora Nursery), AU	daily rain	27.0 mm (1.1 in)	8.7 mm (0.34 in)	84 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
13 September 1986	Wilby, AU	daily rain	25.8 mm (1.0 in)	14.1 mm (0.6 in)	68 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
13 September 1986	Wapengo Lake Road, AU	daily rain	100.0 mm (3.9 in)	44.6 mm (1.8 in)	36 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
13 September 1986	Pira Wild Horse Plains, AU	daily rain	25.0 mm (1.0 in)	12.0 mm (0.5 in)	68 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
13 September 1986	Bremen-Seefahrtschule, DE	daily low min	0.3 C (32.5 F)	3.1 C (5.6 F)	92 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
13 September 1986	Kislokan, RU	daily rain	25.0 mm (1.0 in)	18.5 mm (0.7 in)	12 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
13 September 1986	Breadalbane (Old Post Office), AU	daily rain	29.6 mm (1.2 in)	10.0 mm (0.4 in)	77 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
13 September 1986	Mount Fairy (Merigan), AU	daily rain	27.0 mm (1.1 in)	15.1 mm (0.6 in)	57 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
13 September 1986	Culgoa, AU	daily rain	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	10.5 mm (0.4 in)	68 years	44 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

1793 to 1986

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1793 to 1986. 1986 had 741 records.

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

Records on 09-13 in each year
Year	Records
1793	1
1809	1
1814	1
1822	1
1835	1
1836	1
1839	1
1849	1
1850	2
1851	1
1856	1
1857	1
1859	1
1860	1
1864	1
1866	1
1867	2
1868	1
1872	3
1876	1
1878	1
1880	2
1882	2
1883	1
1886	1
1887	1
1888	1
1889	1
1891	1
1892	4
1893	2
1894	2
1895	1
1896	2
1897	3
1899	7
1900	3
1901	15
1902	30
1903	17
1904	8
1905	7
1906	23
1907	6
1908	11
1909	26
1910	11
1911	65
1912	23
1913	43
1914	42
1915	48
1916	19
1917	172
1918	33
1919	88
1920	48
1921	63
1922	124
1923	122
1924	65
1925	294
1926	76
1927	439
1928	253
1929	187
1930	284
1931	639
1932	171
1933	299
1934	187
1935	363
1936	519
1937	486
1938	382
1939	918
1940	841
1941	299
1942	287
1943	602
1944	361
1945	657
1946	423
1947	491
1948	472
1949	935
1950	657
1951	469
1952	569
1953	732
1954	291
1955	387
1956	332
1957	544
1958	578
1959	740
1960	660
1961	972
1962	378
1963	676
1964	645
1965	572
1966	501
1967	420
1968	239
1969	518
1970	1,216
1971	708
1972	396
1973	746
1974	965
1975	1,365
1976	411
1977	457
1978	796
1979	574
1980	648
1981	408
1982	1,004
1983	703
1984	646
1985	852
1986	741
1987	970
1988	902
1989	1,243
1990	1,187
1991	672
1992	580
1993	1,143
1994	667
1995	845
1996	1,117
1997	657
1998	1,654
1999	847
2000	856
2001	841
2002	879
2003	728
2004	743
2005	854
2006	1,076
2007	543
2008	1,508
2009	811
2010	827
2011	1,099
2012	526
2013	967
2014	1,291
2015	879
2016	1,093
2017	945
2018	636
2019	660
2020	591
2021	416
2022	668
2023	514
2024	818
2025	492
2026	905

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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).

Histogram of margins by which records were beaten on 13 September 1986
Margin	Records
0 to 10	534
10 to 20	81
20 to 30	19
30 to 40	3
40 to 50	3