Weather Records on 25 October 1986

665 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 25 October 1986. Highest significance: Bridgeport 5 NW, US.

Key Facts for 25 October 1986

On 25 October 1986, 665 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
164 were record highs and 70 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 8 monthly and 657 daily.
Bridgeport 5 NW set a daily record precipitation of 98.8 mm (3.9 in) on 25 October 1986.
Across 163 earlier years (1800 to 2025) the same calendar date averaged 464 records.

Record Map

665 stations

665 station records on 25 October 1986 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 25 October 1986: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Bridgeport 5 NW	United States	Record daily precipitation	98.8 mm (3.9 in)	67 of 100 (Major)
Motozintla (Smn)	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	52.8 mm (2.1 in)	65 of 100 (Major)
Wamego 4 W	United States	Record daily precipitation	54.1 mm (2.1 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Avon Downs	Australia	Record daily precipitation	49.0 mm (1.9 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Tsabong	Botswana	Record daily precipitation	75.8 mm (3.0 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Campo Dos Cavalos	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	63.7 mm (2.5 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Musoma	Tanzania	Record daily precipitation	64.0 mm (2.5 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Atchison	United States	Record daily precipitation	40.1 mm (1.6 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Gainesville	United States	Record daily precipitation	81.8 mm (3.2 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Vaiden 1 SSW	United States	Record daily precipitation	120.9 mm (4.8 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Burlington Muni AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.3 mm (2.0 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Karoi	Zimbabwe	Record daily precipitation	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Manhattan	United States	Record daily precipitation	39.1 mm (1.5 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Peeramon	Australia	Record daily precipitation	42.0 mm (1.7 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Camperdown	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	50.0 mm (2.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Houston	United States	Record daily precipitation	103.1 mm (4.1 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
El Burrero	Mexico	Record high maximum temperature	35.6 C (96.1 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Wuhan	China	Record daily precipitation	65.4 mm (2.6 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Risnes I Fjotland	Norway	Record daily precipitation	48.1 mm (1.9 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Dawsonville	United States	Record daily precipitation	83.8 mm (3.3 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Saint Bernard	United States	Record daily precipitation	94.5 mm (3.7 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Kosciusko	United States	Record daily precipitation	61.0 mm (2.4 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Lexington	United States	Record daily precipitation	85.3 mm (3.4 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Curryville 3 W	United States	Record daily precipitation	78.5 mm (3.1 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Ekaterinburg	Russia	Record high maximum temperature	13.9 C (57.0 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Ellijay	United States	Record daily precipitation	74.9 mm (2.9 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Tapoco	United States	Record daily precipitation	65.8 mm (2.6 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Scottsboro	United States	Record daily precipitation	82.6 mm (3.3 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Cornelia	United States	Record daily precipitation	69.1 mm (2.7 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Carthage	United States	Record daily precipitation	41.9 mm (1.6 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Riethoek	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	45.5 mm (1.8 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Chickamauga Park	United States	Record daily precipitation	68.6 mm (2.7 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Streator 2SE	United States	Record daily precipitation	30.2 mm (1.2 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Moran	United States	Record daily precipitation	33.8 mm (1.3 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Olathe 3E	United States	Record daily precipitation	29.7 mm (1.2 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Palolo Vly 718	United States	Record daily precipitation	85.9 mm (3.4 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Aseral	Norway	Record daily precipitation	46.5 mm (1.8 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Hartwell	United States	Record daily precipitation	78.7 mm (3.1 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Walnut 4S	United States	Record daily precipitation	59.4 mm (2.3 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Murphy 4ESE	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Coupeville 1 S	United States	Record high minimum temperature	13.3 C (55.9 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Snoqualmie Falls	United States	Record high minimum temperature	12.8 C (55.0 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Tarkio	United States	Record daily precipitation	36.1 mm (1.4 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Jasper 1 NNW	United States	Record daily precipitation	64.8 mm (2.6 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Quilimane	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	25.0 mm (1.0 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Nakhon Phanom	Thailand	Record daily precipitation	39.9 mm (1.6 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Odesa	Ukraine	Record daily precipitation	27.4 mm (1.1 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Beaverdale 1 E	United States	Record daily precipitation	63.0 mm (2.5 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Clayton 1 SSW	United States	Record daily precipitation	85.9 mm (3.4 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Pickens	United States	Record daily precipitation	79.2 mm (3.1 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Andrews	United States	Record daily precipitation	54.4 mm (2.1 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Mc Minnville	United States	Record high minimum temperature	12.8 C (55.0 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Forks 1 E	United States	Record high minimum temperature	12.2 C (54.0 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Maydena	Australia	Record daily precipitation	52.0 mm (2.0 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
San Andres	Mexico	Record high maximum temperature	33.9 C (93.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Ball Ground	United States	Record daily precipitation	72.4 mm (2.9 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Newton 6 SSE	United States	Record daily precipitation	31.5 mm (1.2 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Fulton 3 W	United States	Record daily precipitation	85.3 mm (3.4 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Lafayette Springs	United States	Record daily precipitation	58.4 mm (2.3 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
University	United States	Record daily precipitation	58.4 mm (2.3 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

665 records

Records set or tied on 25 October 1986 by type: Highest daily maximum 50, Lowest daily maximum 27, Highest daily minimum 114, Lowest daily minimum 43, Heaviest daily rainfall 430, Deepest snow cover 1.

Records on 25 October 1986 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	50
Lowest daily maximum	27
Highest daily minimum	114
Lowest daily minimum	43
Heaviest daily rainfall	430
Heaviest daily snowfall	0
Deepest snow cover	1

Records on 25 October 1986 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 8, daily 657.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

562 broken records

Margins by which the 562 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 94.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

25 October 1986

Top 20 records on 25 October 1986 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
25 October 1986	Bridgeport 5 NW, US	daily rain	98.8 mm (3.9 in)	59.4 mm (2.3 in)	60 years	67 of 100 (Major)
25 October 1986	Motozintla (Smn), MX	daily rain	52.8 mm (2.1 in)	41.6 mm (1.6 in)	64 years	65 of 100 (Major)
25 October 1986	Wamego 4 W, US	daily rain	54.1 mm (2.1 in)	31.7 mm (1.2 in)	86 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
25 October 1986	Avon Downs, AU	daily rain	49.0 mm (1.9 in)	36.0 mm (1.4 in)	69 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
25 October 1986	Tsabong, BW	monthly rain	75.8 mm (3.0 in)	33.2 mm (1.3 in)	4 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
25 October 1986	Campo Dos Cavalos, BR	daily rain	63.7 mm (2.5 in)	61.5 mm (2.4 in)	39 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
25 October 1986	Musoma, TZ	daily rain	64.0 mm (2.5 in)	54.3 mm (2.1 in)	32 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
25 October 1986	Atchison, US	daily rain	40.1 mm (1.6 in)	30.4 mm (1.2 in)	68 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
25 October 1986	Gainesville, US	daily rain	81.8 mm (3.2 in)	37.3 mm (1.5 in)	68 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
25 October 1986	Vaiden 1 SSW, US	daily rain	120.9 mm (4.8 in)	94.0 mm (3.7 in)	9 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
25 October 1986	Burlington Muni AP, US	daily rain	50.3 mm (2.0 in)	26.4 mm (1.0 in)	69 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
25 October 1986	Karoi, ZW	daily rain	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	24.4 mm (1.0 in)	28 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
25 October 1986	Manhattan, US	daily rain	39.1 mm (1.5 in)	19.3 mm (0.8 in)	86 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
25 October 1986	Peeramon, AU	daily rain	42.0 mm (1.7 in)	34.4 mm (1.4 in)	8 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
25 October 1986	Camperdown, ZA	daily rain	50.0 mm (2.0 in)	20.0 mm (0.8 in)	68 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
25 October 1986	Houston, US	daily rain	103.1 mm (4.1 in)	63.5 mm (2.5 in)	8 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
25 October 1986	El Burrero, MX	daily high max	35.6 C (96.1 F)	7.3 C (13.1 F)	29 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
25 October 1986	Wuhan, CN	daily rain	65.4 mm (2.6 in)	42.1 mm (1.7 in)	21 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
25 October 1986	Risnes I Fjotland, NO	daily rain	48.1 mm (1.9 in)	9.6 mm (0.38 in)	86 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
25 October 1986	Dawsonville, US	daily rain	83.8 mm (3.3 in)	56.9 mm (2.2 in)	16 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

1800 to 1986

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1800 to 1986. 1986 had 665 records.

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

Records on 10-25 in each year
Year	Records
1800	1
1802	1
1831	1
1834	1
1840	1
1841	1
1845	1
1850	1
1853	1
1856	1
1857	1
1859	1
1861	2
1864	1
1866	2
1869	1
1870	1
1871	1
1874	3
1875	2
1876	1
1877	1
1879	2
1881	1
1883	2
1885	1
1887	3
1888	4
1890	11
1891	4
1892	3
1893	2
1894	6
1895	2
1896	1
1897	1
1898	1
1899	8
1900	3
1901	3
1902	13
1903	4
1904	10
1905	20
1906	18
1907	14
1908	32
1909	19
1910	15
1911	28
1912	18
1913	51
1914	33
1915	50
1916	19
1917	29
1918	36
1919	73
1920	158
1921	47
1922	210
1923	117
1924	122
1925	297
1926	391
1927	358
1928	104
1929	262
1930	260
1931	317
1932	380
1933	433
1934	983
1935	302
1936	205
1937	328
1938	461
1939	934
1940	491
1941	323
1942	383
1943	321
1944	273
1945	437
1946	460
1947	668
1948	169
1949	761
1950	408
1951	493
1952	331
1953	278
1954	687
1955	573
1956	501
1957	907
1958	285
1959	904
1960	439
1961	237
1962	937
1963	1,115
1964	245
1965	529
1966	347
1967	493
1968	376
1969	462
1970	693
1971	996
1972	409
1973	339
1974	470
1975	1,326
1976	832
1977	824
1978	460
1979	720
1980	967
1981	1,200
1982	1,107
1983	484
1984	1,135
1985	595
1986	665
1987	572
1988	594
1989	1,543
1990	554
1991	1,413
1992	1,208
1993	569
1994	610
1995	667
1996	1,016
1997	2,375
1998	903
1999	1,110
2000	1,469
2001	1,338
2002	1,779
2003	1,215
2004	1,107
2005	1,695
2006	1,165
2007	1,289
2008	722
2009	576
2010	1,240
2011	748
2012	1,267
2013	656
2014	945
2015	499
2016	569
2017	737
2018	402
2019	1,000
2020	3,067
2021	1,081
2022	778
2023	1,254
2024	724
2025	505

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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 25 October 1986
Margin	Records
0 to 20	495
20 to 40	45
40 to 60	19
60 to 80	2
80 to 100	1