Weather Records on 26 October 1986

602 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 26 October 1986. Highest significance: Kent, US.

Key Facts for 26 October 1986

On 26 October 1986, 602 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
245 were record highs and 70 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 10 monthly and 592 daily.
Kent set a daily record precipitation of 52.8 mm (2.1 in) on 26 October 1986.
Across 157 earlier years (1816 to 2025) the same calendar date averaged 482 records.

Record Map

602 stations

602 station records on 26 October 1986 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 26 October 1986: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Kent	United States	Record daily precipitation	52.8 mm (2.1 in)	65 of 100 (Major)
Elim (Hosp)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	78.0 mm (3.1 in)	64 of 100 (Major)
Flora Downs	Australia	Record daily precipitation	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	62 of 100 (Major)
Mt Pleasant 1 SW	United States	Record daily precipitation	63.5 mm (2.5 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Rushville	United States	Record daily precipitation	64.8 mm (2.6 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Bremerton	United States	Record daily precipitation	58.7 mm (2.3 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Chitipa	Malawi	Record daily precipitation	64.8 mm (2.6 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Nanchang	China	Record daily precipitation	61.7 mm (2.4 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Monroe	United States	Record daily precipitation	48.5 mm (1.9 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Washington	United States	Record daily precipitation	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Naselle 2 ENE	United States	Record daily precipitation	88.9 mm (3.5 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Stockport (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	25.5 mm (1.0 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Tampa Intl AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	59.4 mm (2.3 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Troicko-Pecherskoe	Russia	Record daily precipitation	30.1 mm (1.2 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Camooweal Township	Australia	Record daily precipitation	41.6 mm (1.6 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Keithsburg	United States	Record daily precipitation	46.2 mm (1.8 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Monticello 5 SE	United States	Record daily precipitation	66.0 mm (2.6 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Wapello	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.5 mm (2.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Shelbina	United States	Record daily precipitation	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Col du Grand St-Bernard	Switzerland	Record low maximum temperature	-7.0 C (19.4 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Canton L&D 20	United States	Record daily precipitation	42.2 mm (1.7 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Seattle Tacoma AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	54.1 mm (2.1 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Mt Douglas	Australia	Record daily precipitation	26.4 mm (1.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Seattle Urban Site	United States	Record daily precipitation	58.4 mm (2.3 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Centralia	United States	Record daily precipitation	57.4 mm (2.3 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Iowa City	United States	Record daily precipitation	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Vinton	United States	Record daily precipitation	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Undilla Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	27.0 mm (1.1 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Ogulin	Croatia	Record daily precipitation	67.1 mm (2.6 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Huejotzingo	Mexico	Record high maximum temperature	31.7 C (89.1 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Boscobel	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	46.0 mm (1.8 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Monroe City	United States	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Puyallup 2 W Exp STN	United States	Record daily precipitation	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Mascota (Dge)	Mexico	Record low minimum temperature	3.3 C (37.9 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Poltava	Ukraine	Record daily precipitation	25.5 mm (1.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Griggsville	United States	Record daily precipitation	27.2 mm (1.1 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Dubuque L&D 11	United States	Record daily precipitation	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Warrenton 1 N	United States	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Blaine	United States	Record high minimum temperature	12.2 C (54.0 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Winthrop 1 WSW	United States	Record high minimum temperature	9.4 C (48.9 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Riethoek	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	51.0 mm (2.0 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Mc Minnville	United States	Record high minimum temperature	13.3 C (55.9 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Verkeerdevlei (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	35.0 mm (1.4 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Izium	Ukraine	Record daily precipitation	27.1 mm (1.1 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Golden	United States	Record daily precipitation	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Koolatah Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	42.0 mm (1.7 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Jingdezhen	China	Record daily precipitation	67.2 mm (2.6 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Cihuatlan (Dge)	Mexico	Record low minimum temperature	17.8 C (64.0 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Weltevreden	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	42.5 mm (1.7 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Orleans	United States	Record high minimum temperature	14.4 C (57.9 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Forest Grove	United States	Record high minimum temperature	13.9 C (57.0 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Buckley 1 NE	United States	Record high minimum temperature	13.9 C (57.0 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
N Bend SW Oregon Rgnl AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	48.8 mm (1.9 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Barkly Downs	Australia	Record daily precipitation	27.0 mm (1.1 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Hollister	United States	Record high minimum temperature	11.1 C (52.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Keokuk L&D 19	United States	Record daily precipitation	46.2 mm (1.8 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Gibson Dam	United States	Record high minimum temperature	9.4 C (48.9 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Lumberton	United States	Record daily precipitation	33.5 mm (1.3 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Wauseon Wtp	United States	Record high minimum temperature	12.8 C (55.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Forest Grove	United States	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

602 records

Records set or tied on 26 October 1986 by type: Highest daily maximum 79, Lowest daily maximum 38, Highest daily minimum 166, Lowest daily minimum 32, Heaviest daily rainfall 286, Deepest snow cover 1.

Records on 26 October 1986 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	79
Lowest daily maximum	38
Highest daily minimum	166
Lowest daily minimum	32
Heaviest daily rainfall	286
Heaviest daily snowfall	0
Deepest snow cover	1

Records on 26 October 1986 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 10, daily 592.

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 58.4. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

26 October 1986

Top 20 records on 26 October 1986 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
26 October 1986	Kent, US	daily rain	52.8 mm (2.1 in)	35.0 mm (1.4 in)	61 years	65 of 100 (Major)
26 October 1986	Elim (Hosp), ZA	daily rain	78.0 mm (3.1 in)	58.4 mm (2.3 in)	53 years	64 of 100 (Major)
26 October 1986	Flora Downs, AU	daily rain	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	91 years	62 of 100 (Major)
26 October 1986	Mt Pleasant 1 SW, US	daily rain	63.5 mm (2.5 in)	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	44 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
26 October 1986	Rushville, US	daily rain	64.8 mm (2.6 in)	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	29 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
26 October 1986	Bremerton, US	daily rain	58.7 mm (2.3 in)	29.5 mm (1.2 in)	64 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
26 October 1986	Chitipa, MW	monthly rain	64.8 mm (2.6 in)	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	24 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
26 October 1986	Nanchang, CN	daily rain	61.7 mm (2.4 in)	46.6 mm (1.8 in)	32 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
26 October 1986	Monroe, US	daily rain	48.5 mm (1.9 in)	25.1 mm (1.0 in)	56 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
26 October 1986	Washington, US	daily rain	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	16.8 mm (0.7 in)	87 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
26 October 1986	Naselle 2 ENE, US	daily rain	88.9 mm (3.5 in)	56.4 mm (2.2 in)	56 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
26 October 1986	Stockport (Pol), ZA	daily rain	25.5 mm (1.0 in)	25.5 mm (1.0 in)	60 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
26 October 1986	Tampa Intl AP, US	daily rain	59.4 mm (2.3 in)	55.1 mm (2.2 in)	16 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
26 October 1986	Troicko-Pecherskoe, RU	monthly rain	30.1 mm (1.2 in)	1.1 mm (0.04 in)	86 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
26 October 1986	Camooweal Township, AU	daily rain	41.6 mm (1.6 in)	26.4 mm (1.0 in)	8 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
26 October 1986	Keithsburg, US	daily rain	46.2 mm (1.8 in)	34.0 mm (1.3 in)	29 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
26 October 1986	Monticello 5 SE, US	daily rain	66.0 mm (2.6 in)	34.0 mm (1.3 in)	61 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
26 October 1986	Wapello, US	daily rain	50.5 mm (2.0 in)	31.4 mm (1.2 in)	29 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
26 October 1986	Shelbina, US	daily rain	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	12.7 mm (0.5 in)	86 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
26 October 1986	Col du Grand St-Bernard, CH	daily low max	-7.0 C (19.4 F)	0.6 C (1.1 F)	112 years	41 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

1816 to 1986

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1816 to 1986. 1986 had 602 records.

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

Records on 10-26 in each year
Year	Records
1816	1
1831	1
1832	1
1840	1
1841	1
1843	1
1849	1
1856	1
1859	1
1861	1
1864	1
1866	3
1868	2
1870	1
1871	4
1874	1
1879	2
1880	2
1881	1
1883	1
1885	1
1886	2
1887	8
1888	6
1889	2
1890	5
1891	2
1892	5
1894	2
1895	2
1898	2
1899	7
1900	5
1901	4
1902	4
1903	16
1904	6
1905	18
1906	8
1907	12
1908	25
1909	10
1910	10
1911	7
1912	24
1913	38
1914	27
1915	34
1916	59
1917	47
1918	58
1919	72
1920	57
1921	33
1922	147
1923	68
1924	102
1925	185
1926	381
1927	522
1928	174
1929	137
1930	228
1931	359
1932	468
1933	605
1934	331
1935	174
1936	528
1937	248
1938	201
1939	1,140
1940	516
1941	688
1942	926
1943	466
1944	357
1945	434
1946	481
1947	533
1948	158
1949	368
1950	654
1951	337
1952	417
1953	449
1954	728
1955	484
1956	378
1957	1,082
1958	187
1959	488
1960	315
1961	214
1962	1,136
1963	1,079
1964	417
1965	450
1966	271
1967	392
1968	478
1969	493
1970	744
1971	1,021
1972	362
1973	362
1974	266
1975	787
1976	818
1977	864
1978	495
1979	759
1980	953
1981	761
1982	837
1983	564
1984	790
1985	559
1986	602
1987	704
1988	896
1989	1,628
1990	582
1991	1,660
1992	726
1993	615
1994	610
1995	911
1996	1,651
1997	2,943
1998	1,125
1999	994
2000	1,091
2001	939
2002	1,088
2003	1,271
2004	1,122
2005	1,165
2006	1,822
2007	1,183
2008	631
2009	746
2010	1,542
2011	797
2012	1,048
2013	800
2014	977
2015	430
2016	719
2017	474
2018	592
2019	896
2020	3,942
2021	728
2022	626
2023	1,628
2024	790
2025	611

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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 26 October 1986
Margin	Records
0 to 10	425
10 to 20	53
20 to 30	18
30 to 40	11
40 to 50	3
50 to 60	3