Weather Records on 29 September 1986

1,624 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 29 September 1986. Highest significance: Barberton, AU.

Key Facts for 29 September 1986

On 29 September 1986, 1,624 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
686 were record highs and 217 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 3 were all-time records, 70 monthly and 1,551 daily.
Barberton set a monthly record daily precipitation of 70.0 mm (2.8 in) on 29 September 1986.
Across 157 earlier years (1836 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 441 records.

Record Map

1,624 stations

1,624 station records on 29 September 1986 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 29 September 1986: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Barberton	Australia	Record daily precipitation	70.0 mm (2.8 in)	77 of 100 (Major)
Belele	Australia	Record daily precipitation	29.8 mm (1.2 in)	74 of 100 (Major)
Okeene	United States	Record daily precipitation	100.6 mm (4.0 in)	69 of 100 (Major)
Barnsdall	United States	Record daily precipitation	264.7 mm (10.4 in)	64 of 100 (Major)
Bellata Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	112.0 mm (4.4 in)	63 of 100 (Major)
Garah (Bengerang)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	66.2 mm (2.6 in)	62 of 100 (Major)
Carthage	United States	Record daily precipitation	139.7 mm (5.5 in)	62 of 100 (Major)
Boggabri (Kanownda)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	61.0 mm (2.4 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Pawhuska	United States	Record daily precipitation	181.4 mm (7.1 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Chandler	United States	Record daily precipitation	104.1 mm (4.1 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Chanute Martin Johnson AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	127.8 mm (5.0 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Sweet Springs	United States	Record daily precipitation	128.8 mm (5.1 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Frankfort	United States	Record daily precipitation	54.1 mm (2.1 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Wee Waa (George St)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	54.8 mm (2.2 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Coolatai (Willunga)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	44.2 mm (1.7 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Enid	United States	Record daily precipitation	63.5 mm (2.5 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Newkirk 5NE	United States	Record daily precipitation	122.2 mm (4.8 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Ayr Dpi Research STN	Australia	Record daily precipitation	40.0 mm (1.6 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Perry	United States	Record daily precipitation	178.6 mm (7.0 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Kenilworth	Australia	Record daily precipitation	40.0 mm (1.6 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Miami	United States	Record daily precipitation	150.4 mm (5.9 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Murchison Downs	Australia	Record daily precipitation	26.0 mm (1.0 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Warrensburg 4NW	United States	Record daily precipitation	99.1 mm (3.9 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Palmwoods	Australia	Record daily precipitation	46.0 mm (1.8 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Doondi	Australia	Record daily precipitation	40.4 mm (1.6 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Fairfax	United States	Record daily precipitation	101.6 mm (4.0 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Geygel'-Kurort	Azerbaijan	Record daily precipitation	29.4 mm (1.2 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Orion	Australia	Record daily precipitation	45.0 mm (1.8 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Colonia Empleado	Mexico	Record low minimum temperature	8.9 C (48.0 F)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Longton	United States	Record daily precipitation	96.5 mm (3.8 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Hennessey 4 ESE	United States	Record daily precipitation	109.2 mm (4.3 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Jefferson 3SE	United States	Record daily precipitation	116.6 mm (4.6 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Waialua 847	United States	Record daily precipitation	83.8 mm (3.3 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Ponca City Muni AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	146.3 mm (5.8 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Rochester Gtr Intl	United States	Record daily precipitation	39.9 mm (1.6 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Rolleston	Australia	Record daily precipitation	38.4 mm (1.5 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Enngonia (Belalie)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	27.0 mm (1.1 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Boggabri (Milchengowrie)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	44.8 mm (1.8 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Burukan	Russia	Record daily precipitation	46.6 mm (1.8 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Jerome	United States	Record daily precipitation	72.4 mm (2.9 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Victor 4 N	United States	Record daily precipitation	55.6 mm (2.2 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Hillview	Australia	Record daily precipitation	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Langley Downs	Australia	Record daily precipitation	48.0 mm (1.9 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Broadmeadows	Australia	Record daily precipitation	42.0 mm (1.7 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Independence	United States	Record daily precipitation	162.3 mm (6.4 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Natoma	United States	Record daily precipitation	66.0 mm (2.6 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Frankfort 2NE	United States	Record daily precipitation	56.9 mm (2.2 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Geary	United States	Record daily precipitation	149.9 mm (5.9 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Ordjonikidze,Zernosovhoz	Azerbaijan	Record daily precipitation	79.0 mm (3.1 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Turrawan (Wallah)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	70.0 mm (2.8 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Garnett 1 E	United States	Record daily precipitation	70.1 mm (2.8 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Jewell	United States	Record daily precipitation	57.7 mm (2.3 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Lincoln 1 SE	United States	Record daily precipitation	69.9 mm (2.8 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Pawnee City	United States	Record daily precipitation	100.6 mm (4.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Watonga	United States	Record daily precipitation	119.1 mm (4.7 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Rowena (Bunna Bunna)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	41.4 mm (1.6 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Narrabri West Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	74.4 mm (2.9 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Foxground Road	Australia	Record daily precipitation	89.6 mm (3.5 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Sedan	United States	Record daily precipitation	69.1 mm (2.7 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Port Huron	United States	Record daily precipitation	40.1 mm (1.6 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)

Counts by Type and Timescale

1,624 records

Records set or tied on 29 September 1986 by type: Highest daily maximum 201, Lowest daily maximum 119, Highest daily minimum 485, Lowest daily minimum 98, Heaviest daily rainfall 711, Heaviest daily snowfall 3, Deepest snow cover 7.

Records on 29 September 1986 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	201
Lowest daily maximum	119
Highest daily minimum	485
Lowest daily minimum	98
Heaviest daily rainfall	711
Heaviest daily snowfall	3
Deepest snow cover	7

Records on 29 September 1986 by timescale: all-time 3, monthly 70, daily 1,551.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

1,315 broken records

Margins by which the 1,315 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 152.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

29 September 1986

Top 20 records on 29 September 1986 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
29 September 1986	Barberton, AU	monthly rain	70.0 mm (2.8 in)	37.5 mm (1.5 in)	68 years	77 of 100 (Major)
29 September 1986	Belele, AU	daily rain	29.8 mm (1.2 in)	29.8 mm (1.2 in)	86 years	74 of 100 (Major)
29 September 1986	Okeene, US	daily rain	100.6 mm (4.0 in)	64.3 mm (2.5 in)	71 years	69 of 100 (Major)
29 September 1986	Barnsdall, US	all-time rain	264.7 mm (10.4 in)	97.1 mm (3.8 in)	1 year	64 of 100 (Major)
29 September 1986	Bellata Post Office, AU	monthly rain	112.0 mm (4.4 in)	61.2 mm (2.4 in)	23 years	63 of 100 (Major)
29 September 1986	Garah (Bengerang), AU	monthly rain	66.2 mm (2.6 in)	24.3 mm (1.0 in)	54 years	62 of 100 (Major)
29 September 1986	Carthage, US	monthly rain	139.7 mm (5.5 in)	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	93 years	62 of 100 (Major)
29 September 1986	Boggabri (Kanownda), AU	daily rain	61.0 mm (2.4 in)	32.8 mm (1.3 in)	56 years	60 of 100 (Major)
29 September 1986	Pawhuska, US	daily rain	181.4 mm (7.1 in)	98.8 mm (3.9 in)	43 years	60 of 100 (Major)
29 September 1986	Chandler, US	daily rain	104.1 mm (4.1 in)	60.9 mm (2.4 in)	60 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
29 September 1986	Chanute Martin Johnson AP, US	daily rain	127.8 mm (5.0 in)	73.7 mm (2.9 in)	44 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
29 September 1986	Sweet Springs, US	daily rain	128.8 mm (5.1 in)	98.1 mm (3.9 in)	43 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
29 September 1986	Frankfort, US	daily rain	54.1 mm (2.1 in)	31.2 mm (1.2 in)	84 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
29 September 1986	Wee Waa (George St), AU	daily rain	54.8 mm (2.2 in)	19.2 mm (0.8 in)	80 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
29 September 1986	Coolatai (Willunga), AU	daily rain	44.2 mm (1.7 in)	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	56 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
29 September 1986	Enid, US	daily rain	63.5 mm (2.5 in)	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	85 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
29 September 1986	Newkirk 5NE, US	daily rain	122.2 mm (4.8 in)	65.8 mm (2.6 in)	43 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
29 September 1986	Ayr Dpi Research STN, AU	daily rain	40.0 mm (1.6 in)	40.0 mm (1.6 in)	33 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
29 September 1986	Perry, US	all-time rain	178.6 mm (7.0 in)	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	25 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
29 September 1986	Kenilworth, AU	daily rain	40.0 mm (1.6 in)	28.8 mm (1.1 in)	59 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

1836 to 1986

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1836 to 1986. 1986 had 1,624 records.

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

Records on 09-29 in each year
Year	Records
1836	1
1843	1
1854	2
1859	2
1861	1
1862	1
1864	1
1867	1
1868	1
1869	2
1871	1
1873	3
1874	1
1877	2
1881	1
1882	1
1883	2
1884	2
1885	4
1886	1
1887	1
1888	3
1889	3
1890	4
1892	4
1893	1
1894	4
1895	4
1897	5
1898	4
1899	9
1900	3
1901	7
1902	14
1903	11
1904	26
1905	11
1906	16
1907	26
1908	20
1909	10
1910	10
1911	64
1912	27
1913	20
1914	24
1915	43
1916	184
1917	19
1918	36
1919	38
1920	22
1921	148
1922	33
1923	89
1924	264
1925	166
1926	195
1927	236
1928	212
1929	243
1930	71
1931	204
1932	234
1933	353
1934	394
1935	188
1936	399
1937	276
1938	423
1939	407
1940	346
1941	511
1942	858
1943	390
1944	398
1945	899
1946	265
1947	467
1948	334
1949	398
1950	472
1951	475
1952	404
1953	1,079
1954	814
1955	375
1956	380
1957	636
1958	309
1959	1,066
1960	143
1961	447
1962	481
1963	996
1964	1,154
1965	689
1966	498
1967	1,250
1968	184
1969	279
1970	629
1971	797
1972	637
1973	769
1974	730
1975	365
1976	636
1977	800
1978	569
1979	581
1980	874
1981	747
1982	911
1983	920
1984	1,447
1985	1,789
1986	1,624
1987	641
1988	554
1989	710
1990	416
1991	747
1992	833
1993	620
1994	967
1995	1,033
1996	1,356
1997	683
1998	1,295
1999	1,440
2000	965
2001	846
2002	557
2003	924
2004	754
2005	1,163
2006	695
2007	929
2008	461
2009	700
2010	1,110
2011	1,572
2012	737
2013	623
2014	548
2015	724
2016	912
2017	433
2018	582
2019	2,193
2020	444
2021	790
2022	600
2023	866
2024	1,391
2025	516
2026	544

Download the Data

Data for records on 1986-09-29: 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	1,152
20 to 40	110
40 to 60	27
60 to 80	18
80 to 100	5
100 to 120	2
120 to 140	0
140 to 160	1