Weather Records on 6 October 1986

647 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 6 October 1986. Highest significance: Fowlerton, US.

Key Facts for 6 October 1986

On 6 October 1986, 647 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
172 were record highs and 154 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 2 were all-time records, 23 monthly and 622 daily.
Fowlerton set an all-time record daily precipitation of 241.3 mm (9.5 in) on 6 October 1986.
Across 165 earlier years (1802 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 450 records.

Record Map

647 stations

647 station records on 6 October 1986 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 6 October 1986: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Fowlerton	United States	Record daily precipitation	241.3 mm (9.5 in)	69 of 100 (Major)
Jourdanton	United States	Record daily precipitation	110.7 mm (4.4 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Nieu-Bethesda (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Boquillas Rs	United States	Record daily precipitation	46.7 mm (1.8 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
San Diego de la Union	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	27.4 mm (1.1 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Prachuap Khiri Khan	Thailand	Record daily precipitation	157.0 mm (6.2 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
San Miguel El Alto	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	49.3 mm (1.9 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Dilley	United States	Record daily precipitation	98.0 mm (3.9 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Port Germein	Australia	Record daily precipitation	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Hillsboro	United States	Record daily precipitation	56.6 mm (2.2 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Funk Rch	United States	Record daily precipitation	81.3 mm (3.2 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Cope Rch	United States	Record daily precipitation	71.9 mm (2.8 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Mimbres 4NNW	United States	Record daily precipitation	53.8 mm (2.1 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Haskell	United States	Record daily precipitation	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Pearsall	United States	Record daily precipitation	67.1 mm (2.6 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Brackettville	United States	Record daily precipitation	63.5 mm (2.5 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Bosque del Apache	United States	Record daily precipitation	61.0 mm (2.4 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Grandfalls 3SSE	United States	Record daily precipitation	36.1 mm (1.4 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Winston	United States	Record daily precipitation	33.5 mm (1.3 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Rocksprings	United States	Record daily precipitation	76.2 mm (3.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Poteet	United States	Record daily precipitation	87.6 mm (3.4 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Coleman	United States	Record low maximum temperature	12.8 C (55.0 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Santa Maria (Dge)	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	68.1 mm (2.7 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Visby_Flygplats	Sweden	Record low minimum temperature	-0.8 C (30.6 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Hillsboro	United States	Record low maximum temperature	16.1 C (61.0 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Gatesville	United States	Record daily precipitation	38.6 mm (1.5 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Stamford 1	United States	Record daily precipitation	51.8 mm (2.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Koloa Mauka 994	United States	Record daily precipitation	66.3 mm (2.6 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Amealco	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	25.9 mm (1.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Goldthwaite 1 WSW	United States	Record daily precipitation	58.4 mm (2.3 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Bayfield 6 N	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-2.2 C (28.0 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Ft Bayard 4W	United States	Record daily precipitation	53.3 mm (2.1 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Roxboro 7 ESE	United States	Record high maximum temperature	31.1 C (88.0 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Ballinger 2 NW	United States	Record low maximum temperature	15.0 C (59.0 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Hords Creek Dam	United States	Record daily precipitation	66.8 mm (2.6 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Waialua 847	United States	Record high minimum temperature	22.2 C (72.0 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Hawkins	United States	Record daily precipitation	44.5 mm (1.8 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Tilden 4 SSE	United States	Record high maximum temperature	36.1 C (97.0 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Ennis	United States	Record daily precipitation	52.1 mm (2.1 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Humble Pump STN 5 WNW	United States	Record daily precipitation	87.1 mm (3.4 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Jasper	United States	Record daily precipitation	52.1 mm (2.1 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Rotan	United States	Record daily precipitation	47.2 mm (1.9 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Laguna	United States	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Lordsburg 4 SE	United States	Record low maximum temperature	21.1 C (70.0 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Junction 4SSW	United States	Record daily precipitation	77.5 mm (3.1 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Panther Junction	United States	Record daily precipitation	51.3 mm (2.0 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Rising Star 1S	United States	Record daily precipitation	61.0 mm (2.4 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Ft Sumner	United States	Record low maximum temperature	14.4 C (57.9 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Old Forge	United States	Record low maximum temperature	6.1 C (43.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Hico	United States	Record low maximum temperature	16.7 C (62.1 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Nuuanu Rsch 5 775	United States	Record daily precipitation	38.4 mm (1.5 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Ft Myers Page Fld AP	United States	Record high maximum temperature	33.9 C (93.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Erldunda	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.0 mm (1.0 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Strawberry Hill (Bos)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	36.5 mm (1.4 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Forks 4 NNE	United States	Record high minimum temperature	10.0 C (50.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Hobbs	United States	Record low maximum temperature	15.6 C (60.1 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Burkett	United States	Record daily precipitation	73.7 mm (2.9 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Carrizo Springs 3S	United States	Record daily precipitation	63.2 mm (2.5 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Mtn Lake	United States	Record high maximum temperature	35.6 C (96.1 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Eastland	United States	Record daily precipitation	51.3 mm (2.0 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

647 records

Records set or tied on 6 October 1986 by type: Highest daily maximum 78, Lowest daily maximum 114, Highest daily minimum 94, Lowest daily minimum 40, Heaviest daily rainfall 316, Heaviest daily snowfall 4, Deepest snow cover 1.

Records on 6 October 1986 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	78
Lowest daily maximum	114
Highest daily minimum	94
Lowest daily minimum	40
Heaviest daily rainfall	316
Heaviest daily snowfall	4
Deepest snow cover	1

Records on 6 October 1986 by timescale: all-time 2, monthly 23, daily 622.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

513 broken records

Margins by which the 513 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 101.6. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

6 October 1986

Top 20 records on 6 October 1986 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
6 October 1986	Fowlerton, US	all-time rain	241.3 mm (9.5 in)	72.6 mm (2.9 in)	42 years	69 of 100 (Major)
6 October 1986	Jourdanton, US	daily rain	110.7 mm (4.4 in)	82.8 mm (3.3 in)	67 years	61 of 100 (Major)
6 October 1986	Nieu-Bethesda (Pol), ZA	daily rain	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	20.8 mm (0.8 in)	91 years	60 of 100 (Major)
6 October 1986	Boquillas Rs, US	daily rain	46.7 mm (1.8 in)	41.1 mm (1.6 in)	24 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
6 October 1986	San Diego de la Union, MX	daily rain	27.4 mm (1.1 in)	19.0 mm (0.7 in)	83 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
6 October 1986	Prachuap Khiri Khan, TH	daily rain	157.0 mm (6.2 in)	101.6 mm (4.0 in)	31 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
6 October 1986	San Miguel El Alto, MX	daily rain	49.3 mm (1.9 in)	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	44 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
6 October 1986	Dilley, US	daily rain	98.0 mm (3.9 in)	52.5 mm (2.1 in)	67 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
6 October 1986	Port Germein, AU	daily rain	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	8.9 mm (0.35 in)	91 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
6 October 1986	Hillsboro, US	daily rain	56.6 mm (2.2 in)	43.9 mm (1.7 in)	4 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
6 October 1986	Funk Rch, US	daily rain	81.3 mm (3.2 in)	66.1 mm (2.6 in)	32 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
6 October 1986	Cope Rch, US	daily rain	71.9 mm (2.8 in)	63.8 mm (2.5 in)	20 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
6 October 1986	Mimbres 4NNW, US	daily rain	53.8 mm (2.1 in)	27.6 mm (1.1 in)	47 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
6 October 1986	Haskell, US	daily rain	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	21.6 mm (0.9 in)	90 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
6 October 1986	Pearsall, US	daily rain	67.1 mm (2.6 in)	43.5 mm (1.7 in)	67 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
6 October 1986	Brackettville, US	daily rain	63.5 mm (2.5 in)	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	79 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
6 October 1986	Bosque del Apache, US	monthly rain	61.0 mm (2.4 in)	2.6 mm (0.10 in)	78 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
6 October 1986	Grandfalls 3SSE, US	daily rain	36.1 mm (1.4 in)	20.9 mm (0.8 in)	61 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
6 October 1986	Winston, US	daily rain	33.5 mm (1.3 in)	25.9 mm (1.0 in)	32 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
6 October 1986	Rocksprings, US	daily rain	76.2 mm (3.0 in)	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	36 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 647 records.

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

Records on 10-06 in each year
Year	Records
1802	1
1814	1
1817	1
1840	1
1843	1
1844	1
1845	1
1848	1
1853	2
1854	3
1857	1
1859	1
1860	1
1863	1
1864	7
1865	1
1867	3
1868	1
1874	1
1875	2
1876	3
1877	1
1878	1
1879	2
1880	3
1881	1
1882	1
1883	1
1885	5
1887	1
1888	3
1889	6
1892	3
1893	1
1894	1
1896	4
1897	6
1898	1
1899	3
1900	14
1901	8
1902	10
1903	14
1904	13
1905	10
1906	20
1907	14
1908	17
1909	17
1910	60
1911	14
1912	46
1913	28
1914	7
1915	17
1916	69
1917	95
1918	45
1919	51
1920	104
1921	46
1922	45
1923	136
1924	263
1925	208
1926	219
1927	175
1928	149
1929	155
1930	574
1931	470
1932	905
1933	183
1934	259
1935	1,055
1936	275
1937	413
1938	319
1939	702
1940	225
1941	1,148
1942	198
1943	485
1944	219
1945	202
1946	678
1947	584
1948	342
1949	548
1950	340
1951	537
1952	1,414
1953	355
1954	663
1955	629
1956	449
1957	488
1958	707
1959	560
1960	545
1961	469
1962	433
1963	693
1964	1,138
1965	1,143
1966	351
1967	383
1968	578
1969	377
1970	711
1971	514
1972	458
1973	311
1974	922
1975	673
1976	841
1977	561
1978	376
1979	1,002
1980	1,259
1981	748
1982	1,058
1983	743
1984	769
1985	720
1986	647
1987	838
1988	964
1989	470
1990	953
1991	1,045
1992	675
1993	1,056
1994	1,201
1995	1,392
1996	843
1997	1,013
1998	1,638
1999	914
2000	1,773
2001	988
2002	694
2003	817
2004	582
2005	1,414
2006	1,030
2007	2,337
2008	644
2009	1,722
2010	995
2011	1,582
2012	1,133
2013	797
2014	428
2015	567
2016	473
2017	489
2018	968
2019	533
2020	1,072
2021	665
2022	654
2023	650
2024	1,025
2025	486
2026	900

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Data for records on 1986-10-06: 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	460
20 to 40	26
40 to 60	21
60 to 80	4
80 to 100	1
100 to 120	1