Weather Records on 3 November 1986

491 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 3 November 1986. Highest significance: Mimbres 4NNW, US.

Key Facts for 3 November 1986

On 3 November 1986, 491 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
101 were record highs and 77 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 22 monthly and 469 daily.
Mimbres 4NNW set a daily record precipitation of 28.7 mm (1.1 in) on 3 November 1986.
Across 155 earlier years (1821 to 2025) the same calendar date averaged 497 records.

Record Map

491 stations

491 station records on 3 November 1986 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 3 November 1986: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Mimbres 4NNW	United States	Record daily precipitation	28.7 mm (1.1 in)	62 of 100 (Major)
Bowie	United States	Record daily precipitation	26.4 mm (1.0 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Clovis	United States	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Conchas Dam	United States	Record daily precipitation	37.6 mm (1.5 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Safford Ag Ctr	United States	Record daily precipitation	36.1 mm (1.4 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Twin Lakes Rsvr	United States	Record daily snowfall	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Ft Bayard 4W	United States	Record daily precipitation	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Holbrook	United States	Record daily precipitation	25.9 mm (1.0 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Caballo Dam	United States	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Muleshoe #1	United States	Record daily precipitation	27.2 mm (1.1 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Northfield	United States	Record daily precipitation	39.6 mm (1.6 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Black Rvr Pumps	United States	Record daily precipitation	34.0 mm (1.3 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Rucker Canyon	United States	Record daily precipitation	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Carlsbad	United States	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Florida	United States	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Lubbock	United States	Record daily precipitation	33.3 mm (1.3 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Hope	United States	Record daily precipitation	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Okmulgee Wtr Wks	United States	Record daily precipitation	52.6 mm (2.1 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Alfajayucan (Smn)	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Sarapui	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	64.7 mm (2.5 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Alamogordo	United States	Record daily precipitation	32.5 mm (1.3 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Tatui	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	54.6 mm (2.1 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Mount Florance	Australia	Record daily precipitation	40.0 mm (1.6 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Buena Vista 2S	United States	Record snow depth	38.1 cm (15.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Melrose	United States	Record daily precipitation	28.4 mm (1.1 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Tularosa	United States	Record daily precipitation	28.2 mm (1.1 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Turkey	United States	Record daily precipitation	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Hobart (Ellerslie Road)	Australia	Record high maximum temperature	29.2 C (84.6 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Roma Ciampino	Italy	Record daily precipitation	42.8 mm (1.7 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Cloudcroft	United States	Record daily precipitation	54.9 mm (2.2 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Kailua 446	United States	Record daily precipitation	71.1 mm (2.8 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Gibb River	Australia	Record daily precipitation	64.6 mm (2.5 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Broome Airport	Australia	Record daily precipitation	33.2 mm (1.3 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Tatum	United States	Record daily precipitation	25.9 mm (1.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Serrana Do Sul	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	65.1 mm (2.6 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Temascales	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	41.4 mm (1.6 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Clovis 13 N	United States	Record daily precipitation	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Jornada Exp Range	United States	Record daily precipitation	28.2 mm (1.1 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Clifton	United States	Record daily precipitation	39.4 mm (1.6 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Ragland 3 SSW	United States	Record daily precipitation	31.5 mm (1.2 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Huajintlan	Mexico	Record low maximum temperature	22.8 C (73.0 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Midland Odessa	United States	Record daily precipitation	33.8 mm (1.3 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Bologna	Italy	Record daily precipitation	38.6 mm (1.5 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Clifton	United States	Record low maximum temperature	14.4 C (57.9 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Beaverhead R/S	United States	Record daily precipitation	36.1 mm (1.4 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Bom Retiro	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	45.2 mm (1.8 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Paso de San Antonio	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	60.5 mm (2.4 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Bravo	United States	Record daily precipitation	35.3 mm (1.4 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Camecuaro	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Capitan	United States	Record daily precipitation	33.8 mm (1.3 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Hillsboro	United States	Record daily precipitation	59.4 mm (2.3 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Ochoa	United States	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Aneth Plt	United States	Record low maximum temperature	10.6 C (51.1 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Brindisi	Italy	Record daily precipitation	83.6 mm (3.3 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Sugarloaf Rsvr	United States	Record daily precipitation	36.1 mm (1.4 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Pilot Point Isl du Boi	United States	Record daily precipitation	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Deadwood	United States	Record high minimum temperature	5.0 C (41.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Kailua 446	United States	Record high maximum temperature	28.3 C (82.9 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Bairro Do Sarapu	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	40.5 mm (1.6 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Bilma	Niger	Record high minimum temperature	25.6 C (78.1 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

491 records

Records set or tied on 3 November 1986 by type: Highest daily maximum 48, Lowest daily maximum 57, Highest daily minimum 53, Lowest daily minimum 20, Heaviest daily rainfall 279, Heaviest daily snowfall 18, Deepest snow cover 16.

Records on 3 November 1986 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	48
Lowest daily maximum	57
Highest daily minimum	53
Lowest daily minimum	20
Heaviest daily rainfall	279
Heaviest daily snowfall	18
Deepest snow cover	16

Records on 3 November 1986 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 22, daily 469.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

410 broken records

Margins by which the 410 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 254.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

3 November 1986

Top 20 records on 3 November 1986 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
3 November 1986	Mimbres 4NNW, US	daily rain	28.7 mm (1.1 in)	24.4 mm (1.0 in)	80 years	62 of 100 (Major)
3 November 1986	Bowie, US	daily rain	26.4 mm (1.0 in)	22.8 mm (0.9 in)	48 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
3 November 1986	Clovis, US	daily rain	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	20.1 mm (0.8 in)	60 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
3 November 1986	Conchas Dam, US	daily rain	37.6 mm (1.5 in)	28.7 mm (1.1 in)	40 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
3 November 1986	Safford Ag Ctr, US	monthly rain	36.1 mm (1.4 in)	19.1 mm (0.8 in)	5 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
3 November 1986	Twin Lakes Rsvr, US	daily snowfall	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	36 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
3 November 1986	Ft Bayard 4W, US	daily rain	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	19.6 mm (0.8 in)	59 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
3 November 1986	Holbrook, US	daily rain	25.9 mm (1.0 in)	13.2 mm (0.5 in)	80 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
3 November 1986	Caballo Dam, US	daily rain	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	26.6 mm (1.0 in)	28 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
3 November 1986	Muleshoe #1, US	daily rain	27.2 mm (1.1 in)	20.6 mm (0.8 in)	48 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
3 November 1986	Northfield, US	daily rain	39.6 mm (1.6 in)	31.5 mm (1.2 in)	28 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
3 November 1986	Black Rvr Pumps, US	daily rain	34.0 mm (1.3 in)	23.8 mm (0.9 in)	27 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
3 November 1986	Rucker Canyon, US	daily rain	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	19.8 mm (0.8 in)	65 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
3 November 1986	Carlsbad, US	daily rain	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	4 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
3 November 1986	Florida, US	daily rain	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	24.6 mm (1.0 in)	12 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
3 November 1986	Lubbock, US	daily rain	33.3 mm (1.3 in)	24.2 mm (1.0 in)	28 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
3 November 1986	Hope, US	daily rain	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	25.2 mm (1.0 in)	4 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
3 November 1986	Okmulgee Wtr Wks, US	daily rain	52.6 mm (2.1 in)	33.5 mm (1.3 in)	63 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
3 November 1986	Alfajayucan (Smn), MX	daily rain	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	22.8 mm (0.9 in)	28 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
3 November 1986	Sarapui, BR	daily rain	64.7 mm (2.5 in)	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	43 years	43 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

1821 to 1986

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1821 to 1986. 1986 had 491 records.

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

Records on 11-03 in each year
Year	Records
1821	2
1828	1
1835	1
1837	1
1844	1
1845	1
1851	1
1857	1
1858	7
1862	1
1864	1
1875	5
1879	3
1880	1
1881	1
1882	1
1883	1
1885	2
1886	1
1888	2
1889	1
1891	1
1892	1
1893	1
1894	5
1895	1
1896	8
1897	3
1898	6
1899	10
1900	6
1901	6
1902	5
1903	19
1904	22
1905	11
1906	13
1907	28
1908	19
1909	17
1910	21
1911	39
1912	112
1913	35
1914	41
1915	19
1916	22
1917	36
1918	16
1919	74
1920	38
1921	35
1922	85
1923	123
1924	136
1925	107
1926	188
1927	343
1928	236
1929	352
1930	154
1931	279
1932	466
1933	398
1934	571
1935	968
1936	1,217
1937	309
1938	1,019
1939	584
1940	285
1941	214
1942	303
1943	172
1944	498
1945	333
1946	1,017
1947	457
1948	416
1949	565
1950	482
1951	2,288
1952	404
1953	351
1954	693
1955	522
1956	781
1957	453
1958	274
1959	472
1960	239
1961	1,007
1962	438
1963	271
1964	719
1965	522
1966	1,373
1967	588
1968	471
1969	568
1970	551
1971	666
1972	636
1973	903
1974	929
1975	1,066
1976	719
1977	767
1978	1,197
1979	630
1980	1,031
1981	876
1982	826
1983	1,254
1984	624
1985	725
1986	491
1987	1,148
1988	915
1989	615
1990	1,114
1991	3,969
1992	1,158
1993	653
1994	1,227
1995	1,078
1996	1,152
1997	818
1998	789
1999	808
2000	851
2001	587
2002	1,376
2003	1,914
2004	1,356
2005	1,576
2006	1,065
2007	642
2008	1,011
2009	688
2010	718
2011	765
2012	605
2013	515
2014	639
2015	1,123
2016	941
2017	871
2018	405
2019	303
2020	1,688
2021	352
2022	869
2023	714
2024	703
2025	525

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Data for records on 1986-11-03: 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 50	402
50 to 100	6
100 to 150	0
150 to 200	0
200 to 250	0
250 to 300	2