Weather Records on 9 November 1986

1,766 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 9 November 1986. Highest significance: Spencer, US.

Key Facts for 9 November 1986

On 9 November 1986, 1,766 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
717 were record highs and 383 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 6 were all-time records, 69 monthly and 1,691 daily.
Spencer set a daily record precipitation of 59.7 mm (2.4 in) on 9 November 1986.
Across 153 earlier years (1794 to 2025) the same calendar date averaged 515 records.

Record Map

1,766 stations

1,766 station records on 9 November 1986 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 9 November 1986: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Spencer	United States	Record daily precipitation	59.7 mm (2.4 in)	76 of 100 (Major)
Ashland	United States	Record daily precipitation	74.9 mm (2.9 in)	67 of 100 (Major)
Carthage	United States	Record daily precipitation	100.3 mm (3.9 in)	67 of 100 (Major)
Kingsville	United States	Record daily precipitation	132.1 mm (5.2 in)	66 of 100 (Major)
Hogsett Rc Byrd Dam	United States	Record daily precipitation	51.8 mm (2.0 in)	65 of 100 (Major)
Calcutta/Dum Dum	India	Record daily precipitation	183.9 mm (7.2 in)	64 of 100 (Major)
Ejanding	Australia	Record daily precipitation	37.8 mm (1.5 in)	62 of 100 (Major)
Creston	United States	Record daily precipitation	45.0 mm (1.8 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Devils Lake Kdlr	United States	Record daily precipitation	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Devils Lake Kdlr	United States	Record daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Moulyinning	Australia	Record daily precipitation	28.2 mm (1.1 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Max	United States	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
The Granites	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.2 mm (1.0 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Urbenville Old Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	60.8 mm (2.4 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Sao Paulo	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	86.2 mm (3.4 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Booneville	United States	Record daily precipitation	96.0 mm (3.8 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Yelbeni	Australia	Record daily precipitation	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Yealering	Australia	Record daily precipitation	26.4 mm (1.0 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Woolners Arm	Australia	Record daily precipitation	59.0 mm (2.3 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Dix Dam	United States	Record daily precipitation	101.9 mm (4.0 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Willow City	United States	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Cookeville	United States	Record daily precipitation	104.1 mm (4.1 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Cave Run Lake	United States	Record daily precipitation	65.8 mm (2.6 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Mandan Exp STN	United States	Record daily snowfall	43.2 cm (17.0 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Mc Henry 3W	United States	Record snow depth	40.6 cm (16.0 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Mohall	United States	Record snow depth	33.0 cm (13.0 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Bodallin South	Australia	Record daily precipitation	28.0 mm (1.1 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Oklee	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Maddock	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Hillside Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.0 mm (1.0 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Elk City 1NE	United States	Record daily snowfall	26.7 cm (10.5 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Albany	United States	Record daily precipitation	110.5 mm (4.4 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Brandonville	United States	Record daily precipitation	37.6 mm (1.5 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Coalville	United States	Record daily snowfall	35.6 cm (14.0 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Jeremiah 1 S	United States	Record daily precipitation	51.6 mm (2.0 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Monticello 3 NE	United States	Record daily precipitation	101.1 mm (4.0 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Lebanon	United States	Record daily precipitation	83.3 mm (3.3 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Pennington Gap	United States	Record daily precipitation	59.4 mm (2.3 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Madison 3NNW	United States	Record daily precipitation	58.9 mm (2.3 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Liberty	United States	Record daily precipitation	79.2 mm (3.1 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Waynesburg 7 NE	United States	Record daily precipitation	93.5 mm (3.7 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Leeds	United States	Record daily snowfall	43.9 cm (17.3 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Allisonia 2 SSE	United States	Record daily precipitation	51.3 mm (2.0 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Hogsback (Bos)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	71.1 mm (2.8 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Tuttle	United States	Record snow depth	38.1 cm (15.0 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Jamestown	United States	Record daily precipitation	96.8 mm (3.8 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Lewisburg Exp STN	United States	Record daily precipitation	126.5 mm (5.0 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Mt Pleasant 1N	United States	Record daily precipitation	73.9 mm (2.9 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Sutton Lake	United States	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Trayning	Australia	Record daily precipitation	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Burkesville 2 W	United States	Record daily precipitation	113.8 mm (4.5 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Pontotoc	United States	Record daily precipitation	53.6 mm (2.1 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Wolfridge (Bos)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	59.0 mm (2.3 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Batesville	United States	Record daily precipitation	157.5 mm (6.2 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Towner 2 NE	United States	Record snow depth	45.7 cm (18.0 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Gardner	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Fulton 3 W	United States	Record daily precipitation	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Clendenin	United States	Record daily precipitation	55.4 mm (2.2 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Morgantown L&D	United States	Record daily precipitation	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Bulyee	Australia	Record daily precipitation	35.2 mm (1.4 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)

Counts by Type and Timescale

1,766 records

Records set or tied on 9 November 1986 by type: Highest daily maximum 329, Lowest daily maximum 232, Highest daily minimum 388, Lowest daily minimum 151, Heaviest daily rainfall 461, Heaviest daily snowfall 57, Deepest snow cover 148.

Records on 9 November 1986 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	329
Lowest daily maximum	232
Highest daily minimum	388
Lowest daily minimum	151
Heaviest daily rainfall	461
Heaviest daily snowfall	57
Deepest snow cover	148

Records on 9 November 1986 by timescale: all-time 6, monthly 69, daily 1,691.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

1,446 broken records

Margins by which the 1,446 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 330.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

9 November 1986

Top 20 records on 9 November 1986 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
9 November 1986	Spencer, US	daily rain	59.7 mm (2.4 in)	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	90 years	76 of 100 (Major)
9 November 1986	Ashland, US	daily rain	74.9 mm (2.9 in)	59.7 mm (2.4 in)	61 years	67 of 100 (Major)
9 November 1986	Carthage, US	daily rain	100.3 mm (3.9 in)	65.8 mm (2.6 in)	60 years	67 of 100 (Major)
9 November 1986	Kingsville, US	monthly rain	132.1 mm (5.2 in)	46.0 mm (1.8 in)	62 years	66 of 100 (Major)
9 November 1986	Hogsett Rc Byrd Dam, US	daily rain	51.8 mm (2.0 in)	41.6 mm (1.6 in)	60 years	65 of 100 (Major)
9 November 1986	Calcutta/Dum Dum, IN	monthly rain	183.9 mm (7.2 in)	143.0 mm (5.6 in)	34 years	64 of 100 (Major)
9 November 1986	Ejanding, AU	daily rain	37.8 mm (1.5 in)	19.8 mm (0.8 in)	77 years	62 of 100 (Major)
9 November 1986	Creston, US	daily rain	45.0 mm (1.8 in)	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	72 years	61 of 100 (Major)
9 November 1986	Devils Lake Kdlr, US	daily rain	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	31.5 mm (1.2 in)	51 years	61 of 100 (Major)
9 November 1986	Devils Lake Kdlr, US	daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	51 years	61 of 100 (Major)
9 November 1986	Moulyinning, AU	daily rain	28.2 mm (1.1 in)	24.1 mm (0.9 in)	69 years	60 of 100 (Major)
9 November 1986	Max, US	daily rain	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	15.2 mm (0.6 in)	51 years	60 of 100 (Major)
9 November 1986	The Granites, AU	daily rain	25.2 mm (1.0 in)	18.8 mm (0.7 in)	72 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
9 November 1986	Urbenville Old Post Office, AU	daily rain	60.8 mm (2.4 in)	45.6 mm (1.8 in)	48 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
9 November 1986	Sao Paulo, BR	daily rain	86.2 mm (3.4 in)	61.8 mm (2.4 in)	48 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
9 November 1986	Booneville, US	daily rain	96.0 mm (3.8 in)	68.6 mm (2.7 in)	41 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
9 November 1986	Yelbeni, AU	daily rain	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	28.2 mm (1.1 in)	47 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
9 November 1986	Yealering, AU	daily rain	26.4 mm (1.0 in)	20.6 mm (0.8 in)	47 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
9 November 1986	Woolners Arm, AU	daily rain	59.0 mm (2.3 in)	49.3 mm (1.9 in)	35 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
9 November 1986	Dix Dam, US	monthly rain	101.9 mm (4.0 in)	42.2 mm (1.7 in)	12 years	56 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

1794 to 1986

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1794 to 1986. 1986 had 1,766 records.

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

Records on 11-09 in each year
Year	Records
1794	1
1828	1
1835	1
1849	1
1856	2
1859	1
1862	1
1867	1
1868	2
1875	2
1876	4
1877	1
1878	1
1879	1
1881	2
1886	2
1887	1
1888	1
1890	5
1891	1
1892	2
1893	2
1894	2
1895	20
1896	1
1897	2
1898	1
1899	3
1900	2
1901	2
1902	6
1903	3
1904	9
1905	6
1906	9
1907	3
1908	13
1909	11
1910	8
1911	15
1912	12
1913	50
1914	45
1915	34
1916	45
1917	121
1918	19
1919	76
1920	96
1921	176
1922	21
1923	191
1924	89
1925	224
1926	341
1927	213
1928	81
1929	120
1930	280
1931	997
1932	308
1933	652
1934	442
1935	276
1936	368
1937	354
1938	360
1939	346
1940	611
1941	604
1942	384
1943	521
1944	299
1945	1,211
1946	773
1947	499
1948	439
1949	310
1950	903
1951	506
1952	471
1953	483
1954	675
1955	605
1956	426
1957	341
1958	460
1959	309
1960	488
1961	382
1962	611
1963	362
1964	374
1965	227
1966	1,529
1967	629
1968	681
1969	508
1970	603
1971	887
1972	432
1973	996
1974	430
1975	1,339
1976	1,154
1977	1,361
1978	726
1979	815
1980	916
1981	883
1982	1,189
1983	872
1984	920
1985	1,472
1986	1,766
1987	614
1988	588
1989	967
1990	994
1991	2,382
1992	929
1993	715
1994	885
1995	1,304
1996	1,262
1997	774
1998	1,214
1999	2,238
2000	2,444
2001	811
2002	872
2003	732
2004	874
2005	1,655
2006	1,236
2007	744
2008	523
2009	714
2010	1,201
2011	1,082
2012	927
2013	451
2014	475
2015	976
2016	1,247
2017	413
2018	1,217
2019	921
2020	2,410
2021	413
2022	1,489
2023	637
2024	839
2025	499

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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 50	1,322
50 to 100	67
100 to 150	29
150 to 200	14
200 to 250	7
250 to 300	5
300 to 350	2