Weather Records on 22 November 1986

459 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 22 November 1986. Highest significance: Maceio (Aeroporto), BR.

Key Facts for 22 November 1986

On 22 November 1986, 459 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
207 were record highs and 37 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 18 monthly and 441 daily.
Maceio (Aeroporto) set a monthly record daily precipitation of 114.0 mm (4.5 in) on 22 November 1986.
Across 154 earlier years (1816 to 2025) the same calendar date averaged 483 records.

Record Map

459 stations

459 station records on 22 November 1986 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 22 November 1986: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Maceio (Aeroporto)	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	114.0 mm (4.5 in)	79 of 100 (Major)
Squa Pan Dam	United States	Record daily snowfall	50.8 cm (20.0 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Ripogenus Dam	United States	Record daily snowfall	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Penedo	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	68.6 mm (2.7 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Propria	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	70.8 mm (2.8 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Miami Beach	United States	Record daily precipitation	83.3 mm (3.3 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Moulamein (Tchelery)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	55.0 mm (2.2 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Fazenda Belem	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	61.6 mm (2.4 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Stockton 3NNE	United States	Record snow depth	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Machias	United States	Record daily precipitation	70.1 mm (2.8 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Airi (Rochedo)	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	48.0 mm (1.9 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Ico	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	48.0 mm (1.9 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Estancia	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	41.6 mm (1.6 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Cascade	United States	Record snow depth	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Presque Isle	United States	Record snow depth	50.8 cm (20.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Miami WSO City	United States	Record daily precipitation	83.3 mm (3.3 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Pao de Acucar	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	38.0 mm (1.5 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Bjornholt	Norway	Record daily precipitation	31.5 mm (1.2 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Wellsboro 4 SW	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Platteville	United States	Record snow depth	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Shawano 2SSW	United States	Record snow depth	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Tavernier	United States	Record daily precipitation	56.9 mm (2.2 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Green Bay	United States	Record snow depth	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Burketown Post Office	Australia	Record low minimum temperature	16.7 C (62.1 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Vinton	United States	Record snow depth	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Greenville	United States	Record daily precipitation	82.6 mm (3.3 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Appleton	United States	Record snow depth	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Devils Lake Kdlr	United States	Record snow depth	35.6 cm (14.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Dubuque L&D 11	United States	Record snow depth	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Culbertson	United States	Record high maximum temperature	22.2 C (72.0 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Ripogenus Dam	United States	Record daily precipitation	43.9 mm (1.7 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Oakdale	United States	Record high maximum temperature	17.8 C (64.0 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Antonio Escobedo (Smn)	Mexico	Record low maximum temperature	15.6 C (60.1 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Vogelstruiskuil	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	55.0 mm (2.2 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Ft Myers Page Fld AP	United States	Record high maximum temperature	33.3 C (91.9 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Keams Canyon	United States	Record high minimum temperature	1.1 C (34.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Lowell	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-11.1 C (12.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Chazy	United States	Record snow depth	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Guffey 10 SE	United States	Record daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Caribou WFO	United States	Record snow depth	55.9 cm (22.0 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Dubuque Rgnl AP	United States	Record snow depth	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Piacabucu	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	94.5 mm (3.7 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Puente San Isidro	Mexico	Record high maximum temperature	28.9 C (84.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Millinocket	United States	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Squa Pan Dam	United States	Record snow depth	58.4 cm (23.0 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Chambers	United States	Record high maximum temperature	20.0 C (68.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Spencer 2 N	United States	Record snow depth	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Mott	United States	Record high minimum temperature	-0.6 C (30.9 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
West Hartford Nepp	United States	Record daily precipitation	64.3 mm (2.5 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Richmond Post Office	Australia	Record low minimum temperature	13.0 C (55.4 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Cacahoatan	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	86.9 mm (3.4 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Telluride 4WNW	United States	Record daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Tonala (Smn)	Mexico	Record high minimum temperature	27.8 C (82.0 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Anamosa 1 WNW	United States	Record snow depth	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Ft Kent	United States	Record daily snowfall	50.8 cm (20.0 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Kanalohuluhulu 1075	United States	Record low minimum temperature	5.0 C (41.0 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Alamosa-Bergman Fld	United States	Record daily snowfall	9.7 cm (3.8 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Kiffa	Mauritania	Record low maximum temperature	27.0 C (80.6 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Matias Romero (Smn)	Mexico	Record high minimum temperature	24.4 C (75.9 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Doornbult	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	45.0 mm (1.8 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

459 records

Records set or tied on 22 November 1986 by type: Highest daily maximum 106, Lowest daily maximum 15, Highest daily minimum 101, Lowest daily minimum 22, Heaviest daily rainfall 82, Heaviest daily snowfall 28, Deepest snow cover 105.

Records on 22 November 1986 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	106
Lowest daily maximum	15
Highest daily minimum	101
Lowest daily minimum	22
Heaviest daily rainfall	82
Heaviest daily snowfall	28
Deepest snow cover	105

Records on 22 November 1986 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 18, daily 441.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

322 broken records

Margins by which the 322 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

22 November 1986

Top 20 records on 22 November 1986 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
22 November 1986	Maceio (Aeroporto), BR	monthly rain	114.0 mm (4.5 in)	62.0 mm (2.4 in)	73 years	79 of 100 (Major)
22 November 1986	Squa Pan Dam, US	monthly snowfall	50.8 cm (20.0 in)	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	34 years	61 of 100 (Major)
22 November 1986	Ripogenus Dam, US	daily snowfall	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	48 years	60 of 100 (Major)
22 November 1986	Penedo, BR	daily rain	68.6 mm (2.7 in)	63.0 mm (2.5 in)	41 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
22 November 1986	Propria, BR	daily rain	70.8 mm (2.8 in)	49.8 mm (2.0 in)	41 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
22 November 1986	Miami Beach, US	daily rain	83.3 mm (3.3 in)	68.8 mm (2.7 in)	0 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
22 November 1986	Moulamein (Tchelery), AU	monthly rain	55.0 mm (2.2 in)	15.9 mm (0.6 in)	24 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
22 November 1986	Fazenda Belem, BR	daily rain	61.6 mm (2.4 in)	54.4 mm (2.1 in)	24 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
22 November 1986	Stockton 3NNE, US	daily snow depth	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	40 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
22 November 1986	Machias, US	daily rain	70.1 mm (2.8 in)	33.5 mm (1.3 in)	36 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
22 November 1986	Airi (Rochedo), BR	daily rain	48.0 mm (1.9 in)	28.5 mm (1.1 in)	36 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
22 November 1986	Ico, BR	daily rain	48.0 mm (1.9 in)	45.5 mm (1.8 in)	40 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
22 November 1986	Estancia, BR	daily rain	41.6 mm (1.6 in)	37.2 mm (1.5 in)	35 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
22 November 1986	Cascade, US	daily snow depth	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	39 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
22 November 1986	Presque Isle, US	daily snow depth	50.8 cm (20.0 in)	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	12 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
22 November 1986	Miami WSO City, US	daily rain	83.3 mm (3.3 in)	68.8 mm (2.7 in)	0 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
22 November 1986	Pao de Acucar, BR	daily rain	38.0 mm (1.5 in)	27.3 mm (1.1 in)	32 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
22 November 1986	Bjornholt, NO	daily rain	31.5 mm (1.2 in)	4.3 mm (0.17 in)	77 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
22 November 1986	Wellsboro 4 SW, US	daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	57 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
22 November 1986	Platteville, US	daily snow depth	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	10.1 cm (4.0 in)	36 years	37 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 459 records.

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

Records on 11-22 in each year
Year	Records
1816	2
1821	1
1829	1
1831	1
1835	1
1843	1
1845	3
1855	1
1857	1
1858	6
1861	1
1872	1
1873	1
1875	4
1878	4
1879	2
1880	6
1882	2
1883	4
1884	1
1888	3
1890	6
1891	2
1893	1
1894	1
1896	3
1897	6
1898	9
1899	1
1900	7
1901	2
1902	5
1903	4
1904	16
1905	8
1906	25
1907	23
1908	30
1909	29
1910	11
1911	29
1912	9
1913	74
1914	28
1915	16
1916	206
1917	331
1918	12
1919	36
1920	30
1921	36
1922	89
1923	68
1924	196
1925	29
1926	292
1927	136
1928	128
1929	759
1930	269
1931	873
1932	221
1933	269
1934	596
1935	120
1936	159
1937	939
1938	167
1939	244
1940	413
1941	356
1942	707
1943	313
1944	178
1945	433
1946	448
1947	616
1948	490
1949	907
1950	641
1951	263
1952	469
1953	548
1954	476
1955	540
1956	423
1957	469
1958	496
1959	414
1960	384
1961	737
1962	462
1963	966
1964	1,087
1965	559
1966	789
1967	448
1968	385
1969	478
1970	717
1971	602
1972	704
1973	556
1974	597
1975	392
1976	390
1977	1,043
1978	896
1979	1,017
1980	699
1981	850
1982	783
1983	1,215
1984	1,196
1985	2,318
1986	459
1987	906
1988	1,272
1989	937
1990	964
1991	1,109
1992	1,513
1993	1,046
1994	827
1995	869
1996	1,829
1997	694
1998	1,497
1999	1,096
2000	1,291
2001	746
2002	1,190
2003	1,329
2004	1,035
2005	667
2006	1,337
2007	955
2008	1,345
2009	1,188
2010	1,341
2011	1,047
2012	962
2013	925
2014	614
2015	848
2016	801
2017	1,334
2018	691
2019	409
2020	414
2021	543
2022	333
2023	576
2024	843
2025	537

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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	271
50 to 100	31
100 to 150	16
150 to 200	0
200 to 250	3
250 to 300	1