Weather Records on 1 January 1985

1,102 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 1 January 1985. Highest significance: Antioch, US.

Key Facts for 1 January 1985

On 1 January 1985, 1,102 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
388 were record highs and 63 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 5 were all-time records, 46 monthly and 1,051 daily.
Antioch set an all-time record daily snowfall of 48.3 cm (19.0 in) on 1 January 1985.
Across 161 earlier years (1798 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 485 records.

Record Map

1,102 stations

1,102 station records on 1 January 1985 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 1 January 1985: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Antioch	United States	Record daily snowfall	48.3 cm (19.0 in)	78 of 100 (Major)
Norman 3SSE	United States	Record daily precipitation	57.9 mm (2.3 in)	75 of 100 (Major)
Thiruvananthapuram	India	Record daily precipitation	59.9 mm (2.4 in)	69 of 100 (Major)
Allegan 5NE	United States	Record daily precipitation	44.2 mm (1.7 in)	64 of 100 (Major)
Stillwater 2 W	United States	Record daily precipitation	52.1 mm (2.1 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Bolivar 1 NE	United States	Record daily precipitation	62.2 mm (2.4 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Seminole	United States	Record daily precipitation	66.5 mm (2.6 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Graham	United States	Record daily precipitation	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Keokuk L&D 19	United States	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Meeker 5 W	United States	Record daily precipitation	39.4 mm (1.6 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Port Huron	United States	Record daily precipitation	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Lockwood	United States	Record daily precipitation	47.2 mm (1.9 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Eldon	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.0 mm (2.0 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Anson	United States	Record snow depth	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Albion	United States	Record daily precipitation	44.5 mm (1.8 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Anson	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.4 cm (4.1 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Jabalpur	India	Record daily precipitation	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Hobart 2 WNW	United States	Record daily precipitation	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Lamar 7N	United States	Record daily precipitation	66.0 mm (2.6 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Nevada Wtp	United States	Record daily precipitation	46.0 mm (1.8 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Cuddalore	India	Record daily precipitation	127.0 mm (5.0 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Lawrence	United States	Record daily snowfall	18.8 cm (7.4 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Charlotte	United States	Record daily precipitation	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Harbor Beach 1 SSE	United States	Record daily snowfall	47.0 cm (18.5 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Sandusky	United States	Record daily precipitation	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Three Rivers	United States	Record daily precipitation	44.2 mm (1.7 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Cadillac	United States	Record daily snowfall	35.6 cm (14.0 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Gladwin	United States	Record daily snowfall	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Sedan	United States	Record daily precipitation	39.1 mm (1.5 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Bonham 3NNE	United States	Record daily snowfall	8.1 cm (3.2 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Flint Fcwos	United States	Record daily precipitation	29.5 mm (1.2 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Machilipatnam	India	Record daily precipitation	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Ft Madison	United States	Record daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Bloomingdale	United States	Record daily precipitation	48.0 mm (1.9 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Springer	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Eureka 1E	United States	Record daily precipitation	34.5 mm (1.4 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Pittsburg	United States	Record daily precipitation	54.9 mm (2.2 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Kingfisher	United States	Record daily precipitation	32.5 mm (1.3 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Marlow 1 WSW	United States	Record daily precipitation	43.9 mm (1.7 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Pawnee	United States	Record daily precipitation	39.6 mm (1.6 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Aurora Water	United States	Record daily precipitation	34.8 mm (1.4 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Kalamazoo State Hospital	United States	Record daily precipitation	43.9 mm (1.7 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Chicago UNIV	United States	Record daily precipitation	46.0 mm (1.8 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Sebewaing	United States	Record daily snowfall	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Mexico	United States	Record daily precipitation	41.9 mm (1.6 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Wewoka 3 SW	United States	Record daily precipitation	42.2 mm (1.7 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Lebo	United States	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Cimarron 4 SW	United States	Record daily snowfall	22.4 cm (8.8 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Stephenville Clark Fld	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Alpena Wwtp	United States	Record daily snowfall	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
San Fernando	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	38.9 mm (1.5 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Illinois City Dam 16	United States	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Ogden Dunes	United States	Record daily precipitation	45.0 mm (1.8 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Ann Arbor U of Mich	United States	Record daily precipitation	36.1 mm (1.4 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Harrison 1 NNW	United States	Record daily precipitation	43.7 mm (1.7 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Millington 3 SE	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.7 cm (4.2 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Pontiac Wwtp	United States	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Claremore 2 ENE	United States	Record daily precipitation	57.4 mm (2.3 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Hanna	United States	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Hollow	United States	Record daily precipitation	53.1 mm (2.1 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)

Counts by Type and Timescale

1,102 records

Records set or tied on 1 January 1985 by type: Highest daily maximum 248, Lowest daily maximum 27, Highest daily minimum 140, Lowest daily minimum 36, Heaviest daily rainfall 427, Heaviest daily snowfall 179, Deepest snow cover 45.

Records on 1 January 1985 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	248
Lowest daily maximum	27
Highest daily minimum	140
Lowest daily minimum	36
Heaviest daily rainfall	427
Heaviest daily snowfall	179
Deepest snow cover	45

Records on 1 January 1985 by timescale: all-time 5, monthly 46, daily 1,051.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

894 broken records

Margins by which the 894 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 508.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

1 January 1985

Top 20 records on 1 January 1985 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
1 January 1985	Antioch, US	all-time snowfall	48.3 cm (19.0 in)	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	80 years	78 of 100 (Major)
1 January 1985	Norman 3SSE, US	daily rain	57.9 mm (2.3 in)	46.0 mm (1.8 in)	89 years	75 of 100 (Major)
1 January 1985	Thiruvananthapuram, IN	daily rain	59.9 mm (2.4 in)	43.4 mm (1.7 in)	76 years	69 of 100 (Major)
1 January 1985	Allegan 5NE, US	daily rain	44.2 mm (1.7 in)	21.3 mm (0.8 in)	63 years	64 of 100 (Major)
1 January 1985	Stillwater 2 W, US	daily rain	52.1 mm (2.1 in)	41.9 mm (1.6 in)	37 years	60 of 100 (Major)
1 January 1985	Bolivar 1 NE, US	daily rain	62.2 mm (2.4 in)	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	44 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
1 January 1985	Seminole, US	daily rain	66.5 mm (2.6 in)	49.2 mm (1.9 in)	48 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
1 January 1985	Graham, US	daily rain	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	59 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
1 January 1985	Keokuk L&D 19, US	daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	56 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
1 January 1985	Meeker 5 W, US	daily rain	39.4 mm (1.6 in)	23.4 mm (0.9 in)	89 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
1 January 1985	Port Huron, US	daily rain	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	29.7 mm (1.2 in)	35 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
1 January 1985	Lockwood, US	daily rain	47.2 mm (1.9 in)	25.6 mm (1.0 in)	69 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
1 January 1985	Eldon, US	daily rain	50.0 mm (2.0 in)	28.7 mm (1.1 in)	44 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
1 January 1985	Anson, US	monthly snow depth	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	86 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
1 January 1985	Albion, US	daily rain	44.5 mm (1.8 in)	17.8 mm (0.7 in)	53 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
1 January 1985	Anson, US	daily snowfall	10.4 cm (4.1 in)	10.4 cm (4.1 in)	84 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
1 January 1985	Jabalpur, IN	daily rain	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	19.8 mm (0.8 in)	84 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
1 January 1985	Hobart 2 WNW, US	daily rain	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	23.9 mm (0.9 in)	37 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
1 January 1985	Lamar 7N, US	daily rain	66.0 mm (2.6 in)	34.5 mm (1.4 in)	37 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
1 January 1985	Nevada Wtp, US	daily rain	46.0 mm (1.8 in)	29.5 mm (1.2 in)	55 years	52 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

1798 to 1985

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1798 to 1985. 1985 had 1,102 records.

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

Records on 01-01 in each year
Year	Records
1798	1
1800	2
1805	1
1806	2
1825	1
1834	1
1843	3
1853	1
1854	2
1855	1
1860	4
1861	1
1864	1
1868	2
1871	4
1875	2
1876	2
1877	3
1878	1
1879	2
1880	2
1881	2
1882	1
1883	4
1887	1
1888	3
1889	5
1890	3
1891	2
1893	4
1895	2
1896	1
1897	3
1898	3
1899	3
1900	4
1901	4
1902	9
1903	1
1904	6
1905	19
1906	15
1907	18
1908	5
1909	17
1910	10
1911	25
1912	34
1913	48
1914	22
1915	63
1916	31
1917	50
1918	134
1919	62
1920	57
1921	121
1922	59
1923	141
1924	357
1925	133
1926	149
1927	112
1928	760
1929	55
1930	310
1931	211
1932	291
1933	50
1934	364
1935	213
1936	302
1937	627
1938	352
1939	425
1940	306
1941	792
1942	661
1943	419
1944	272
1945	459
1946	183
1947	595
1948	954
1949	451
1950	516
1951	367
1952	1,343
1953	197
1954	493
1955	287
1956	306
1957	218
1958	295
1959	424
1960	958
1961	719
1962	491
1963	586
1964	1,319
1965	520
1966	1,138
1967	272
1968	1,010
1969	955
1970	919
1971	811
1972	357
1973	805
1974	1,883
1975	405
1976	855
1977	1,042
1978	696
1979	3,085
1980	408
1981	854
1982	938
1983	736
1984	1,582
1985	1,102
1986	466
1987	1,227
1988	1,086
1989	553
1990	367
1991	707
1992	1,002
1993	788
1994	522
1995	666
1996	1,360
1997	2,601
1998	964
1999	770
2000	701
2001	1,432
2002	795
2003	1,024
2004	638
2005	1,227
2006	1,184
2007	1,540
2008	663
2009	680
2010	816
2011	1,498
2012	1,216
2013	703
2014	545
2015	786
2016	570
2017	594
2018	2,118
2019	865
2020	523
2021	589
2022	2,410
2023	1,652
2024	370
2025	333
2026	848

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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 2026-10-16 (16 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 100	862
100 to 200	30
200 to 300	1
300 to 400	0
400 to 500	0
500 to 600	1