Weather Records on 12 December 1986

408 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 12 December 1986. Highest significance: Misurata, LY.

Key Facts for 12 December 1986

On 12 December 1986, 408 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
165 were record highs and 107 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 2 were all-time records, 15 monthly and 391 daily.
Misurata set an all-time record daily precipitation of 101.1 mm (4.0 in) on 12 December 1986.
Across 153 earlier years (1796 to 2025) the same calendar date averaged 469 records.

Record Map

408 stations

408 station records on 12 December 1986 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 12 December 1986: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Misurata	Libya	Record daily precipitation	101.1 mm (4.0 in)	80 of 100 (Exceptional)
Gouvea	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	110.4 mm (4.3 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Bairro Do Pinheiro	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	78.5 mm (3.1 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Srinagar	India	Record daily precipitation	75.9 mm (3.0 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Coleman	United States	Record daily snowfall	8.9 cm (3.5 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Comanche	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Coleman	United States	Record snow depth	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Perry	United States	Record daily precipitation	88.4 mm (3.5 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Maatsuyker Island Lighthouse	Australia	Record daily precipitation	29.8 mm (1.2 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Dover	Australia	Record daily precipitation	46.8 mm (1.8 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Huelva	Spain	Record high maximum temperature	28.0 C (82.4 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Carrollton	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Stephenville Clark Fld	United States	Record snow depth	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Ft Myers Page Fld AP	United States	Record high minimum temperature	21.1 C (70.0 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Estrada de Cunha	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	69.2 mm (2.7 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Eaglehawk Neck (Jetty Road)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	41.6 mm (1.6 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Tenosique (Smn)	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	76.2 mm (3.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Plymouth-Kingston	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Sandford (Maydena)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Benbrook Dam	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Eagle	United States	Record high minimum temperature	-5.0 C (23.0 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Angleton 2 W	United States	Record low maximum temperature	5.6 C (42.1 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Richmond (Brookbank)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	27.0 mm (1.1 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Ft Lauderdale	United States	Record high maximum temperature	30.6 C (87.1 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Putnam	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Hialeah	United States	Record high maximum temperature	31.7 C (89.1 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Dwtn Charleston	United States	Record daily precipitation	46.5 mm (1.8 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Live Oak	United States	Record daily precipitation	51.3 mm (2.0 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Beechwood	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Barter Island WSO AP	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.8 cm (2.3 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Brownwood 2NE	United States	Record daily precipitation	71.1 mm (2.8 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Zahedan	Iran	Record low maximum temperature	1.8 C (35.2 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Amealco	Mexico	Record high minimum temperature	10.6 C (51.1 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Glennville 3NW	United States	Record daily precipitation	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Cedral	Mexico	Record low maximum temperature	10.6 C (51.1 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Port Lavaca 2	United States	Record low maximum temperature	5.0 C (41.0 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Korumburra	Australia	Record daily precipitation	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Weeaproinah	Australia	Record daily precipitation	39.0 mm (1.5 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Rising Star 1S	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Linsalea	Australia	Record daily precipitation	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Nubeena	Australia	Record daily precipitation	35.4 mm (1.4 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Kurgan-Tyube	Tajikistan	Record low maximum temperature	-3.0 C (26.6 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Fargo Hector Intl AP	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-17.8 C (0.0 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Tanana AP	United States	Record high maximum temperature	-1.1 C (30.0 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Tanana AP	United States	Record high minimum temperature	-5.6 C (21.9 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Barra Do Escuro	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	116.0 mm (4.6 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Dushanbe	Tajikistan	Record low maximum temperature	-5.3 C (22.5 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Aleman Rch	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-13.3 C (8.1 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Sugar Land	United States	Record low maximum temperature	5.6 C (42.1 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Big Delta AP	United States	Record high minimum temperature	2.8 C (37.0 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Camperdown (Post Office)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	23.0 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Ostrov Sosnovez	Russia	Record daily precipitation	7.6 mm (0.30 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Anadyr	Russia	Record daily precipitation	20.1 mm (0.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Ballinger 2 NW	United States	Record daily snowfall	2.5 cm (1.0 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Ballinger 2 NW	United States	Record snow depth	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Weatherford	United States	Record snow depth	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Yudnapinna	Australia	Record daily precipitation	12.6 mm (0.5 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Long Creek	United States	Record daily precipitation	10.2 mm (0.4 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Greenville Kgvl Radio	United States	Record daily snowfall	1.3 cm (0.5 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Greenville Kgvl Radio	United States	Record snow depth	2.5 cm (1.0 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

408 records

Records set or tied on 12 December 1986 by type: Highest daily maximum 77, Lowest daily maximum 58, Highest daily minimum 88, Lowest daily minimum 49, Heaviest daily rainfall 97, Heaviest daily snowfall 21, Deepest snow cover 18.

Records on 12 December 1986 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	77
Lowest daily maximum	58
Highest daily minimum	88
Lowest daily minimum	49
Heaviest daily rainfall	97
Heaviest daily snowfall	21
Deepest snow cover	18

Records on 12 December 1986 by timescale: all-time 2, monthly 15, daily 391.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

301 broken records

Margins by which the 301 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 102.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

12 December 1986

Top 20 records on 12 December 1986 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
12 December 1986	Misurata, LY	all-time rain	101.1 mm (4.0 in)	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	55 years	80 of 100 (Exceptional)
12 December 1986	Gouvea, BR	daily rain	110.4 mm (4.3 in)	73.2 mm (2.9 in)	39 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
12 December 1986	Bairro Do Pinheiro, BR	daily rain	78.5 mm (3.1 in)	48.2 mm (1.9 in)	33 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
12 December 1986	Srinagar, IN	daily rain	75.9 mm (3.0 in)	45.3 mm (1.8 in)	21 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
12 December 1986	Coleman, US	daily snowfall	8.9 cm (3.5 in)	8.9 cm (3.5 in)	91 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
12 December 1986	Comanche, US	daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	84 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
12 December 1986	Coleman, US	daily snow depth	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	89 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
12 December 1986	Perry, US	daily rain	88.4 mm (3.5 in)	48.8 mm (1.9 in)	4 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
12 December 1986	Maatsuyker Island Lighthouse, AU	daily rain	29.8 mm (1.2 in)	8.5 mm (0.33 in)	67 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
12 December 1986	Dover, AU	daily rain	46.8 mm (1.8 in)	20.6 mm (0.8 in)	28 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
12 December 1986	Huelva, ES	monthly high max	28.0 C (82.4 F)	3.5 C (6.3 F)	41 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
12 December 1986	Carrollton, US	daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	63 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
12 December 1986	Stephenville Clark Fld, US	monthly snow depth	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	55 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
12 December 1986	Ft Myers Page Fld AP, US	daily high min	21.1 C (70.0 F)	1.1 C (2.0 F)	91 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
12 December 1986	Estrada de Cunha, BR	daily rain	69.2 mm (2.7 in)	26.4 mm (1.0 in)	33 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
12 December 1986	Eaglehawk Neck (Jetty Road), AU	daily rain	41.6 mm (1.6 in)	13.2 mm (0.5 in)	51 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
12 December 1986	Tenosique (Smn), MX	daily rain	76.2 mm (3.0 in)	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	9 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
12 December 1986	Plymouth-Kingston, US	daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	2.5 cm (1.0 in)	76 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
12 December 1986	Sandford (Maydena), AU	daily rain	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	0.5 mm (0.02 in)	85 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
12 December 1986	Benbrook Dam, US	monthly snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	37 years	34 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

1796 to 1986

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1796 to 1986. 1986 had 408 records.

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

Records on 12-12 in each year
Year	Records
1796	2
1798	1
1802	1
1808	2
1814	1
1825	2
1831	1
1835	2
1846	1
1855	2
1861	1
1863	3
1870	2
1871	5
1873	2
1879	2
1882	3
1887	1
1889	1
1891	2
1892	2
1893	8
1894	3
1895	1
1896	4
1897	3
1898	20
1899	11
1900	5
1901	4
1902	7
1903	18
1904	20
1905	10
1906	14
1907	8
1908	25
1909	20
1910	39
1911	104
1912	53
1913	20
1914	19
1915	46
1916	115
1917	246
1918	33
1919	23
1920	41
1921	63
1922	61
1923	91
1924	130
1925	75
1926	143
1927	335
1928	234
1929	405
1930	45
1931	522
1932	813
1933	358
1934	430
1935	266
1936	142
1937	468
1938	103
1939	418
1940	621
1941	260
1942	257
1943	165
1944	688
1945	212
1946	761
1947	295
1948	282
1949	789
1950	364
1951	175
1952	501
1953	288
1954	696
1955	381
1956	441
1957	1,118
1958	884
1959	464
1960	710
1961	1,481
1962	1,495
1963	439
1964	459
1965	1,045
1966	369
1967	565
1968	727
1969	499
1970	366
1971	585
1972	1,669
1973	397
1974	191
1975	492
1976	319
1977	907
1978	382
1979	1,016
1980	583
1981	734
1982	867
1983	816
1984	808
1985	1,384
1986	408
1987	468
1988	1,030
1989	930
1990	676
1991	1,980
1992	818
1993	887
1994	1,172
1995	2,030
1996	1,391
1997	869
1998	1,103
1999	952
2000	2,510
2001	700
2002	683
2003	537
2004	727
2005	769
2006	886
2007	1,315
2008	1,424
2009	818
2010	1,501
2011	621
2012	684
2013	646
2014	1,040
2015	1,496
2016	530
2017	808
2018	256
2019	418
2020	507
2021	441
2022	767
2023	544
2024	328
2025	1,485

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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	262
20 to 40	16
40 to 60	11
60 to 80	7
80 to 100	3
100 to 120	2