Weather Records on 7 October 1986

519 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 7 October 1986. Highest significance: Menzies, AU.

Key Facts for 7 October 1986

On 7 October 1986, 519 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
170 were record highs and 159 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 1 were all-time records, 11 monthly and 507 daily.
Menzies set a daily record precipitation of 26.6 mm (1.0 in) on 7 October 1986.
Across 165 earlier years (1802 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 459 records.

Record Map

519 stations

519 station records on 7 October 1986 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 7 October 1986: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Menzies	Australia	Record daily precipitation	26.6 mm (1.0 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Cue	Australia	Record daily precipitation	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Presa Potrerillos	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	28.2 mm (1.1 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Muyinga	Burundi	Record daily precipitation	47.4 mm (1.9 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Little Falls City Rsch	United States	Record low maximum temperature	5.6 C (42.1 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Blanco	United States	Record low maximum temperature	16.1 C (61.0 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Lakeland Linder Rgnl AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	43.4 mm (1.7 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
South Nietta	Australia	Record daily precipitation	44.0 mm (1.7 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Gauhati	India	Record daily precipitation	88.9 mm (3.5 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Jesus Maria	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	43.9 mm (1.7 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Georgetown 2 E	United States	Record high minimum temperature	23.3 C (73.9 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
La Pryor	United States	Record daily precipitation	43.7 mm (1.7 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Moron de la Frontera	Spain	Record daily precipitation	26.8 mm (1.1 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Plant City	United States	Record high maximum temperature	34.4 C (93.9 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Corsicana	United States	Record low maximum temperature	15.6 C (60.1 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Mashtaga	Azerbaijan	Record daily precipitation	26.6 mm (1.0 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Kalgoorlie-Boulder Airport	Australia	Record daily precipitation	26.4 mm (1.0 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Atotonilco El Alto	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	41.1 mm (1.6 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Tototlan	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	32.8 mm (1.3 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Semjachik	Russia	Record daily precipitation	38.4 mm (1.5 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Lowell	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-0.6 C (30.9 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Balmorhea	United States	Record low maximum temperature	13.9 C (57.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Tilden 4 SSE	United States	Record daily precipitation	37.8 mm (1.5 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Saint Leo	United States	Record high maximum temperature	34.4 C (93.9 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Aparri	Philippines	Record daily precipitation	133.0 mm (5.2 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Bajramaly	Turkmenistan	Record high minimum temperature	15.9 C (60.6 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Hillsborough Rvr Sp	United States	Record daily precipitation	41.7 mm (1.6 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Crystal Springs Exp STN	United States	Record high maximum temperature	36.1 C (97.0 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Lampasas	United States	Record daily precipitation	65.5 mm (2.6 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Taylor	United States	Record low maximum temperature	17.2 C (63.0 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Waxahachie	United States	Record low maximum temperature	17.8 C (64.0 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Russell Island	Australia	Record daily precipitation	30.4 mm (1.2 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
San Bernardo	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	33.3 mm (1.3 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
La Pryor	United States	Record low maximum temperature	18.9 C (66.0 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Brisbane Aero	Australia	Record daily precipitation	51.2 mm (2.0 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Zharkent	Kazakhstan	Record high maximum temperature	29.6 C (85.3 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Mazapil	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Hawarden Bridge	United Kingdom	Record high minimum temperature	15.1 C (59.2 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Brownwood 2NE	United States	Record low maximum temperature	14.4 C (57.9 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Llano	United States	Record low maximum temperature	15.6 C (60.1 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Raymondville	United States	Record daily precipitation	39.6 mm (1.6 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Honaunau 27	United States	Record daily precipitation	72.4 mm (2.9 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Gyshgy	Turkmenistan	Record high minimum temperature	14.2 C (57.6 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Cortland	United States	Record low maximum temperature	7.2 C (45.0 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Fredericksburg	United States	Record low maximum temperature	15.6 C (60.1 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
George W 2 SSW	United States	Record daily precipitation	45.2 mm (1.8 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Fergana	Uzbekistan	Record high maximum temperature	31.7 C (89.1 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Eagle Farm Racecourse	Australia	Record daily precipitation	40.2 mm (1.6 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Encinal	United States	Record low maximum temperature	21.1 C (70.0 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Falfurrias	United States	Record daily precipitation	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Brydeswood STN 985	United States	Record daily precipitation	30.2 mm (1.2 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Forrest Aero	Australia	Record low maximum temperature	14.6 C (58.3 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Vasilevici	Belarus	Record low maximum temperature	4.1 C (39.4 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Buenavista de Cuellar	Mexico	Record low maximum temperature	23.9 C (75.0 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Everglades	United States	Record high maximum temperature	34.4 C (93.9 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Phoenixville 1 E	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-3.3 C (26.1 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Crystal City	United States	Record daily precipitation	41.7 mm (1.6 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Junction 4SSW	United States	Record low maximum temperature	13.9 C (57.0 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Temple	United States	Record low maximum temperature	16.1 C (61.0 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Tewantin Post Office	Australia	Record high maximum temperature	32.4 C (90.3 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

519 records

Records set or tied on 7 October 1986 by type: Highest daily maximum 76, Lowest daily maximum 113, Highest daily minimum 94, Lowest daily minimum 46, Heaviest daily rainfall 185, Heaviest daily snowfall 2, Deepest snow cover 3.

Records on 7 October 1986 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	76
Lowest daily maximum	113
Highest daily minimum	94
Lowest daily minimum	46
Heaviest daily rainfall	185
Heaviest daily snowfall	2
Deepest snow cover	3

Records on 7 October 1986 by timescale: all-time 1, monthly 11, daily 507.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

401 broken records

Margins by which the 401 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 52.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

7 October 1986

Top 20 records on 7 October 1986 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
7 October 1986	Menzies, AU	daily rain	26.6 mm (1.0 in)	23.3 mm (0.9 in)	29 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
7 October 1986	Cue, AU	monthly rain	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	1.8 mm (0.07 in)	73 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
7 October 1986	Presa Potrerillos, MX	daily rain	28.2 mm (1.1 in)	22.4 mm (0.9 in)	37 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
7 October 1986	Muyinga, BI	daily rain	47.4 mm (1.9 in)	27.8 mm (1.1 in)	11 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
7 October 1986	Little Falls City Rsch, US	daily low max	5.6 C (42.1 F)	2.7 C (4.9 F)	80 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
7 October 1986	Blanco, US	daily low max	16.1 C (61.0 F)	2.2 C (4.0 F)	80 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
7 October 1986	Lakeland Linder Rgnl AP, US	daily rain	43.4 mm (1.7 in)	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	20 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
7 October 1986	South Nietta, AU	daily rain	44.0 mm (1.7 in)	11.2 mm (0.4 in)	60 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
7 October 1986	Gauhati, IN	monthly rain	88.9 mm (3.5 in)	25.9 mm (1.0 in)	2 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
7 October 1986	Jesus Maria, MX	daily rain	43.9 mm (1.7 in)	19.0 mm (0.7 in)	28 years	32 of 100 (Routine)
7 October 1986	Georgetown 2 E, US	daily high min	23.3 C (73.9 F)	0.5 C (0.9 F)	75 years	32 of 100 (Routine)
7 October 1986	La Pryor, US	daily rain	43.7 mm (1.7 in)	19.3 mm (0.8 in)	59 years	32 of 100 (Routine)
7 October 1986	Moron de la Frontera, ES	daily rain	26.8 mm (1.1 in)	21.0 mm (0.8 in)	36 years	31 of 100 (Routine)
7 October 1986	Plant City, US	daily high max	34.4 C (93.9 F)	0.5 C (0.9 F)	71 years	31 of 100 (Routine)
7 October 1986	Corsicana, US	daily low max	15.6 C (60.1 F)	4.4 C (7.9 F)	49 years	31 of 100 (Routine)
7 October 1986	Mashtaga, AZ	daily rain	26.6 mm (1.0 in)	15.7 mm (0.6 in)	27 years	30 of 100 (Routine)
7 October 1986	Kalgoorlie-Boulder Airport, AU	daily rain	26.4 mm (1.0 in)	13.2 mm (0.5 in)	11 years	30 of 100 (Routine)
7 October 1986	Atotonilco El Alto, MX	daily rain	41.1 mm (1.6 in)	22.0 mm (0.9 in)	19 years	29 of 100 (Routine)
7 October 1986	Tototlan, MX	daily rain	32.8 mm (1.3 in)	18.8 mm (0.7 in)	24 years	29 of 100 (Routine)
7 October 1986	Semjachik, RU	daily rain	38.4 mm (1.5 in)	14.6 mm (0.6 in)	48 years	29 of 100 (Routine)

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 519 records.

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

Records on 10-07 in each year
Year	Records
1802	1
1811	1
1824	1
1839	1
1843	1
1852	2
1853	1
1854	1
1858	1
1861	1
1863	2
1864	4
1865	1
1867	2
1868	1
1869	1
1872	2
1873	4
1875	1
1876	2
1877	1
1878	1
1880	1
1881	1
1882	1
1884	1
1886	1
1887	1
1888	2
1889	3
1890	4
1891	2
1892	2
1893	5
1895	2
1896	2
1897	6
1898	7
1899	6
1900	6
1901	14
1902	3
1903	11
1904	27
1905	9
1906	5
1907	10
1908	14
1909	14
1910	18
1911	24
1912	36
1913	32
1914	20
1915	22
1916	35
1917	47
1918	121
1919	28
1920	106
1921	68
1922	43
1923	117
1924	86
1925	247
1926	157
1927	173
1928	120
1929	121
1930	517
1931	603
1932	476
1933	166
1934	237
1935	918
1936	436
1937	359
1938	471
1939	769
1940	159
1941	892
1942	184
1943	424
1944	265
1945	257
1946	1,128
1947	557
1948	333
1949	576
1950	363
1951	604
1952	1,470
1953	524
1954	465
1955	629
1956	548
1957	567
1958	598
1959	770
1960	413
1961	721
1962	449
1963	453
1964	961
1965	584
1966	398
1967	432
1968	764
1969	365
1970	1,148
1971	629
1972	537
1973	461
1974	773
1975	760
1976	1,087
1977	808
1978	406
1979	774
1980	1,253
1981	737
1982	1,079
1983	555
1984	717
1985	1,089
1986	519
1987	834
1988	753
1989	389
1990	948
1991	1,189
1992	872
1993	918
1994	1,144
1995	658
1996	1,073
1997	1,903
1998	1,331
1999	895
2000	2,427
2001	823
2002	704
2003	1,364
2004	518
2005	1,476
2006	1,004
2007	2,285
2008	621
2009	1,926
2010	994
2011	1,216
2012	1,350
2013	675
2014	569
2015	439
2016	537
2017	581
2018	1,063
2019	569
2020	1,175
2021	586
2022	557
2023	705
2024	849
2025	525
2026	917

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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	341
10 to 20	39
20 to 30	17
30 to 40	3
40 to 50	0
50 to 60	1