Weather Records on 14 October 1986

1,457 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 14 October 1986. Highest significance: Ulverstone (Knights Road), AU.

Key Facts for 14 October 1986

On 14 October 1986, 1,457 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
478 were record highs and 559 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 20 monthly and 1,437 daily.
Ulverstone (Knights Road) set a daily record precipitation of 49.2 mm (1.9 in) on 14 October 1986.
Across 167 earlier years (1793 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 449 records.

Record Map

1,457 stations

1,457 station records on 14 October 1986 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 14 October 1986: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Ulverstone (Knights Road)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	49.2 mm (1.9 in)	69 of 100 (Major)
Wilmot (Back Road)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	67.6 mm (2.7 in)	68 of 100 (Major)
Yolla (Sea View)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	64.4 mm (2.5 in)	67 of 100 (Major)
Deloraine (Athol)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	43.0 mm (1.7 in)	63 of 100 (Major)
Sheffield	Australia	Record daily precipitation	55.0 mm (2.2 in)	62 of 100 (Major)
Stanley Wwtp	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Mole Creek	Australia	Record daily precipitation	62.0 mm (2.4 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Prentice #2	United States	Record daily snowfall	11.4 cm (4.5 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
South Forest (Plummers Road)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	41.8 mm (1.6 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Meander	Australia	Record daily precipitation	52.0 mm (2.0 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Westbury (Valley View)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	36.0 mm (1.4 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Beaconsfield (Mine & Heritage	Australia	Record daily precipitation	43.7 mm (1.7 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Frankford (Rossville)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	36.4 mm (1.4 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Elliott Research Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	66.8 mm (2.6 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Hayward Rs	United States	Record daily snowfall	6.4 cm (2.5 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Moorleah (Preolenna Road)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	52.8 mm (2.1 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Dillingham FAA AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	30.2 mm (1.2 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Tewkesbury	Australia	Record daily precipitation	62.0 mm (2.4 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Falfurrias	United States	Record low maximum temperature	13.9 C (57.0 F)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Harlingen	United States	Record low maximum temperature	14.4 C (57.9 F)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Spooner Ag Rsch STN	United States	Record daily snowfall	6.4 cm (2.5 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Lilydale Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Mawbanna (Mawbanna Road)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	44.0 mm (1.7 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Tuckerton 2 NE	United States	Record daily precipitation	64.3 mm (2.5 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Carrick (Oaks Road)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	28.6 mm (1.1 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Temma (Temma Farm)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	36.6 mm (1.4 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Talbotton	United States	Record daily precipitation	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Port Lavaca 2	United States	Record low maximum temperature	14.4 C (57.9 F)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Branxholm (Stoke Street)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	38.0 mm (1.5 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Castra Upper	Australia	Record daily precipitation	72.6 mm (2.9 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Capitanea (Varzea da Larga)	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	72.8 mm (2.9 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Danville 2 SE	United States	Record daily precipitation	55.9 mm (2.2 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Saxon 1WSW	United States	Record snow depth	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Prentice #2	United States	Record snow depth	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Port Heiden	United States	Record daily precipitation	46.5 mm (1.8 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Preolenna	Australia	Record daily precipitation	67.0 mm (2.6 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Malpaso	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	111.3 mm (4.4 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Liberty	United States	Record low maximum temperature	13.9 C (57.0 F)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Clayton	United States	Record daily precipitation	81.8 mm (3.2 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Hot Springs 1 NNE	United States	Record low maximum temperature	10.6 C (51.1 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Bowman	United States	Record daily precipitation	88.1 mm (3.5 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Rome	United States	Record daily precipitation	43.4 mm (1.7 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Chama	United States	Record snow depth	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Redpa (Greenes Road)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	48.2 mm (1.9 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Anderson	United States	Record daily precipitation	53.3 mm (2.1 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Saxon 1WSW	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Northdown (Hamley)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	38.0 mm (1.5 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Edith Creek	Australia	Record daily precipitation	40.0 mm (1.6 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Manga	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	85.6 mm (3.4 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Malaga Aeropuerto	Spain	Record daily precipitation	62.8 mm (2.5 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Camden 1	United States	Record low maximum temperature	11.7 C (53.1 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Akron 4 E	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-5.6 C (21.9 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Raymondville	United States	Record low maximum temperature	13.9 C (57.0 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Connorville (Lake River)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Glengarry (No3)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	41.0 mm (1.6 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Hillwood (Hillwoodville)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	27.0 mm (1.1 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Jennings	United States	Record low maximum temperature	15.6 C (60.1 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Samburg Wr	United States	Record daily precipitation	58.9 mm (2.3 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Lankaran	Azerbaijan	Record daily precipitation	84.6 mm (3.3 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Selbourne (Kirnbrae)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	31.6 mm (1.2 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)

Counts by Type and Timescale

1,457 records

Records set or tied on 14 October 1986 by type: Highest daily maximum 267, Lowest daily maximum 366, Highest daily minimum 211, Lowest daily minimum 193, Heaviest daily rainfall 353, Heaviest daily snowfall 43, Deepest snow cover 24.

Records on 14 October 1986 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	267
Lowest daily maximum	366
Highest daily minimum	211
Lowest daily minimum	193
Heaviest daily rainfall	353
Heaviest daily snowfall	43
Deepest snow cover	24

Records on 14 October 1986 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 20, daily 1,437.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

1,202 broken records

Margins by which the 1,202 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

14 October 1986

Top 20 records on 14 October 1986 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
14 October 1986	Ulverstone (Knights Road), AU	daily rain	49.2 mm (1.9 in)	38.0 mm (1.5 in)	68 years	69 of 100 (Major)
14 October 1986	Wilmot (Back Road), AU	daily rain	67.6 mm (2.7 in)	44.2 mm (1.7 in)	72 years	68 of 100 (Major)
14 October 1986	Yolla (Sea View), AU	daily rain	64.4 mm (2.5 in)	39.5 mm (1.6 in)	71 years	67 of 100 (Major)
14 October 1986	Deloraine (Athol), AU	daily rain	43.0 mm (1.7 in)	25.0 mm (1.0 in)	72 years	63 of 100 (Major)
14 October 1986	Sheffield, AU	daily rain	55.0 mm (2.2 in)	32.6 mm (1.3 in)	72 years	62 of 100 (Major)
14 October 1986	Stanley Wwtp, US	daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	83 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
14 October 1986	Mole Creek, AU	daily rain	62.0 mm (2.4 in)	43.5 mm (1.7 in)	36 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
14 October 1986	Prentice #2, US	daily snowfall	11.4 cm (4.5 in)	11.4 cm (4.5 in)	87 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
14 October 1986	South Forest (Plummers Road), AU	daily rain	41.8 mm (1.6 in)	28.8 mm (1.1 in)	36 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
14 October 1986	Meander, AU	daily rain	52.0 mm (2.0 in)	38.0 mm (1.5 in)	36 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
14 October 1986	Westbury (Valley View), AU	daily rain	36.0 mm (1.4 in)	19.5 mm (0.8 in)	72 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
14 October 1986	Beaconsfield (Mine & Heritage, AU	daily rain	43.7 mm (1.7 in)	21.1 mm (0.8 in)	72 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
14 October 1986	Frankford (Rossville), AU	daily rain	36.4 mm (1.4 in)	20.4 mm (0.8 in)	72 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
14 October 1986	Elliott Research Station, AU	daily rain	66.8 mm (2.6 in)	51.6 mm (2.0 in)	16 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
14 October 1986	Hayward Rs, US	daily snowfall	6.4 cm (2.5 in)	6.4 cm (2.5 in)	92 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
14 October 1986	Moorleah (Preolenna Road), AU	daily rain	52.8 mm (2.1 in)	37.3 mm (1.5 in)	16 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
14 October 1986	Dillingham FAA AP, US	daily rain	30.2 mm (1.2 in)	19.0 mm (0.7 in)	55 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
14 October 1986	Tewkesbury, AU	daily rain	62.0 mm (2.4 in)	36.6 mm (1.4 in)	16 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
14 October 1986	Falfurrias, US	daily low max	13.9 C (57.0 F)	8.3 C (14.9 F)	72 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
14 October 1986	Harlingen, US	daily low max	14.4 C (57.9 F)	7.3 C (13.1 F)	73 years	49 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 1,457 records.

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

Records on 10-14 in each year
Year	Records
1793	1
1799	1
1809	1
1811	2
1817	1
1834	1
1836	1
1838	1
1849	1
1850	1
1856	1
1860	2
1861	1
1862	2
1866	1
1871	2
1872	2
1873	1
1874	2
1875	2
1876	6
1877	2
1878	1
1881	2
1882	1
1883	2
1884	1
1885	2
1886	1
1887	6
1889	2
1890	2
1891	2
1892	3
1893	3
1894	9
1895	6
1896	4
1897	3
1898	5
1899	7
1900	7
1901	6
1902	7
1903	6
1904	5
1905	10
1906	7
1907	11
1908	12
1909	13
1910	14
1911	8
1912	33
1913	37
1914	26
1915	80
1916	29
1917	47
1918	26
1919	36
1920	63
1921	107
1922	35
1923	90
1924	61
1925	237
1926	120
1927	167
1928	251
1929	286
1930	233
1931	338
1932	278
1933	231
1934	435
1935	305
1936	239
1937	1,219
1938	491
1939	268
1940	320
1941	413
1942	411
1943	358
1944	277
1945	419
1946	398
1947	667
1948	292
1949	697
1950	432
1951	319
1952	447
1953	318
1954	982
1955	540
1956	523
1957	491
1958	630
1959	747
1960	437
1961	578
1962	1,082
1963	573
1964	477
1965	252
1966	1,224
1967	259
1968	942
1969	1,507
1970	759
1971	645
1972	463
1973	553
1974	622
1975	991
1976	862
1977	954
1978	856
1979	1,056
1980	674
1981	1,155
1982	684
1983	889
1984	639
1985	816
1986	1,457
1987	1,078
1988	1,297
1989	587
1990	1,469
1991	817
1992	1,350
1993	1,223
1994	1,049
1995	1,277
1996	559
1997	1,098
1998	930
1999	957
2000	1,073
2001	1,431
2002	868
2003	771
2004	721
2005	755
2006	1,298
2007	610
2008	1,017
2009	2,473
2010	642
2011	695
2012	806
2013	503
2014	971
2015	991
2016	704
2017	1,048
2018	2,218
2019	616
2020	639
2021	1,230
2022	876
2023	468
2024	918
2025	853
2026	488

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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 20	1,094
20 to 40	59
40 to 60	23
60 to 80	15
80 to 100	3
100 to 120	3
120 to 140	2
140 to 160	3