Weather Records on 7 January 1985

1,224 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 7 January 1985. Highest significance: Nordby (Fano), DK.

Key Facts for 7 January 1985

On 7 January 1985, 1,224 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
47 were record highs and 902 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 34 were all-time records, 93 monthly and 1,097 daily.
Nordby (Fano) set an all-time record low maximum temperature of -11.4 C (11.5 F) on 7 January 1985.
Across 158 earlier years (1826 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 512 records.

Record Map

1,224 stations

1,224 station records on 7 January 1985 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 7 January 1985: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Nordby (Fano)	Denmark	Record low maximum temperature	-11.4 C (11.5 F)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Muenster	Germany	Record snow depth	19.0 cm (7.5 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Munchen-Nymphenburg	Germany	Record low maximum temperature	-15.1 C (4.8 F)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Big Rapids Wtp	United States	Record daily precipitation	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Uccle	Belgium	Record low maximum temperature	-8.4 C (16.9 F)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Makakatana	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	80.8 mm (3.2 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Alpena Co Rgnl AP	United States	Record daily snowfall	19.1 cm (7.5 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Hohenpeissenberg	Germany	Record low maximum temperature	-15.7 C (3.7 F)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Wrixum/Fohr	Germany	Record low minimum temperature	-12.9 C (8.8 F)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Reboly	Russia	Record low maximum temperature	-39.3 C (-38.7 F)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Zion Np	United States	Record daily precipitation	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Aachen	Germany	Record low maximum temperature	-8.3 C (17.1 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Arnsberg	Germany	Record low minimum temperature	-17.4 C (0.7 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Zuerich/Fluntern	Switzerland	Record low minimum temperature	-17.1 C (1.2 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Aachen	Germany	Record low minimum temperature	-15.0 C (5.0 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Dutch Harbor	United States	Record daily precipitation	85.1 mm (3.4 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Freiburg	Germany	Record low maximum temperature	-11.1 C (12.0 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Kirchdorf/Poel	Germany	Record low minimum temperature	-19.5 C (-3.1 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Metapa de Dominguez	Mexico	Record low minimum temperature	11.7 C (53.1 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Ljubljana Bezigrad	Slovenia	Record low maximum temperature	-10.9 C (12.4 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Zuerich/Fluntern	Switzerland	Record low maximum temperature	-11.3 C (11.7 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Lugano	Switzerland	Record low maximum temperature	-3.8 C (25.2 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Dumas	United States	Record snow depth	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Hohenpeissenberg	Germany	Record low minimum temperature	-19.4 C (-2.9 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Freiburg	Germany	Record low minimum temperature	-15.3 C (4.5 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Innsbruck	Austria	Record low maximum temperature	-10.7 C (12.7 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Potsdam	Germany	Record low minimum temperature	-20.2 C (-4.4 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Cottbus	Germany	Record low maximum temperature	-14.9 C (5.2 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Harnosand	Sweden	Record low minimum temperature	-26.9 C (-16.4 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Nurnberg	Germany	Record low maximum temperature	-10.7 C (12.7 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Redlands Hrs	Australia	Record daily precipitation	62.4 mm (2.5 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Berlin-Dahlem	Germany	Record low maximum temperature	-12.8 C (9.0 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Fichtelberg	Germany	Record low minimum temperature	-19.6 C (-3.3 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Heidenheim/Brenz	Germany	Record low minimum temperature	-30.2 C (-22.4 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Wrixum/Fohr	Germany	Record snow depth	12.0 cm (4.7 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Deseret	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Madeline Is	United States	Record daily snowfall	21.6 cm (8.5 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Sonnblick	Austria	Record low minimum temperature	-32.4 C (-26.3 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Marseille Obs. Palais-Lonchamp	France	Record low minimum temperature	-9.7 C (14.5 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Stuttgart-Stadt	Germany	Record low minimum temperature	-25.2 C (-13.4 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Stuttgart-Stadt	Germany	Record snow depth	23.1 cm (9.1 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Augsburg	Germany	Record low maximum temperature	-17.5 C (0.5 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Maastricht	Netherlands	Record low minimum temperature	-17.3 C (0.9 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
New Cumberland L/D	United States	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Intl Falls Intl AP	United States	Record daily snowfall	6.6 cm (2.6 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Dillingen/Donau	Germany	Record low maximum temperature	-17.9 C (-0.2 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
De Bilt	Netherlands	Record low minimum temperature	-17.3 C (0.9 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Ukhta Kalevala	Russia	Record low maximum temperature	-41.2 C (-42.2 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Pleasant Hill	United States	Record snow depth	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Boulder	United States	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Innsbruck	Austria	Record low minimum temperature	-21.1 C (-6.0 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Kempten	Germany	Record low minimum temperature	-29.8 C (-21.6 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Altastenberg	Germany	Record low minimum temperature	-17.6 C (0.3 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Angermunde	Germany	Record low minimum temperature	-23.9 C (-11.0 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Karlshuld	Germany	Record low maximum temperature	-17.3 C (0.9 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Puebla (Dge)	Mexico	Record low minimum temperature	-4.4 C (24.1 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Teriberka	Russia	Record low maximum temperature	-21.5 C (-6.7 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Reboly	Russia	Record low minimum temperature	-45.2 C (-49.4 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Ekaterinburg	Russia	Record high maximum temperature	0.3 C (32.5 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Alderley	Australia	Record daily precipitation	58.6 mm (2.3 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

1,224 records

Records set or tied on 7 January 1985 by type: Highest daily maximum 23, Lowest daily maximum 420, Highest daily minimum 24, Lowest daily minimum 482, Heaviest daily rainfall 152, Heaviest daily snowfall 25, Deepest snow cover 98.

Records on 7 January 1985 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	23
Lowest daily maximum	420
Highest daily minimum	24
Lowest daily minimum	482
Heaviest daily rainfall	152
Heaviest daily snowfall	25
Deepest snow cover	98

Records on 7 January 1985 by timescale: all-time 34, monthly 93, daily 1,097.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

1,081 broken records

Margins by which the 1,081 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 355.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

7 January 1985

Top 20 records on 7 January 1985 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
7 January 1985	Nordby (Fano), DK	all-time low max	-11.4 C (11.5 F)	0.4 C (0.7 F)	91 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
7 January 1985	Muenster, DE	daily snow depth	19.0 cm (7.5 in)	8.0 cm (3.1 in)	93 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
7 January 1985	Munchen-Nymphenburg, DE	daily low max	-15.1 C (4.8 F)	5.9 C (10.6 F)	93 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
7 January 1985	Big Rapids Wtp, US	daily rain	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	19.5 mm (0.8 in)	20 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
7 January 1985	Uccle, BE	daily low max	-8.4 C (16.9 F)	3.1 C (5.6 F)	123 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
7 January 1985	Makakatana, ZA	daily rain	80.8 mm (3.2 in)	71.9 mm (2.8 in)	57 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
7 January 1985	Alpena Co Rgnl AP, US	daily snowfall	19.1 cm (7.5 in)	8.9 cm (3.5 in)	67 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
7 January 1985	Hohenpeissenberg, DE	daily low max	-15.7 C (3.7 F)	4.6 C (8.3 F)	93 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
7 January 1985	Wrixum/Fohr, DE	daily low min	-12.9 C (8.8 F)	3.1 C (5.6 F)	93 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
7 January 1985	Reboly, RU	all-time low max	-39.3 C (-38.7 F)	4.3 C (7.7 F)	43 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
7 January 1985	Zion Np, US	daily rain	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	22.4 mm (0.9 in)	32 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
7 January 1985	Aachen, DE	daily low max	-8.3 C (17.1 F)	3.3 C (5.9 F)	93 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
7 January 1985	Arnsberg, DE	daily low min	-17.4 C (0.7 F)	2.9 C (5.2 F)	98 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
7 January 1985	Zuerich/Fluntern, CH	daily low min	-17.1 C (1.2 F)	5.1 C (9.2 F)	84 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
7 January 1985	Aachen, DE	daily low min	-15.0 C (5.0 F)	4.6 C (8.3 F)	84 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
7 January 1985	Dutch Harbor, US	monthly rain	85.1 mm (3.4 in)	14.7 mm (0.6 in)	44 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
7 January 1985	Freiburg, DE	daily low max	-11.1 C (12.0 F)	4.0 C (7.2 F)	84 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
7 January 1985	Kirchdorf/Poel, DE	daily low min	-19.5 C (-3.1 F)	3.0 C (5.4 F)	91 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
7 January 1985	Metapa de Dominguez, MX	daily low min	11.7 C (53.1 F)	5.0 C (9.0 F)	33 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
7 January 1985	Ljubljana Bezigrad, SI	daily low max	-10.9 C (12.4 F)	4.2 C (7.6 F)	84 years	42 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

1826 to 1985

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1826 to 1985. 1985 had 1,224 records.

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

Records on 01-07 in each year
Year	Records
1826	1
1839	1
1846	1
1853	1
1855	1
1857	1
1858	1
1860	1
1861	1
1865	2
1867	1
1869	1
1870	2
1871	1
1874	3
1877	5
1879	1
1880	1
1882	2
1885	3
1886	3
1887	1
1888	2
1889	2
1890	5
1891	4
1893	1
1894	1
1896	4
1897	1
1898	5
1899	1
1900	5
1901	6
1902	5
1903	17
1904	3
1905	15
1906	19
1907	43
1908	19
1909	18
1910	14
1911	17
1912	56
1913	55
1914	11
1915	111
1916	53
1917	17
1918	57
1919	145
1920	60
1921	76
1922	180
1923	104
1924	206
1925	70
1926	91
1927	171
1928	212
1929	73
1930	449
1931	94
1932	216
1933	180
1934	645
1935	509
1936	529
1937	851
1938	192
1939	220
1940	697
1941	303
1942	702
1943	342
1944	283
1945	803
1946	834
1947	293
1948	740
1949	510
1950	377
1951	361
1952	386
1953	494
1954	409
1955	164
1956	283
1957	338
1958	416
1959	350
1960	440
1961	351
1962	855
1963	609
1964	218
1965	1,297
1966	614
1967	686
1968	1,305
1969	761
1970	1,139
1971	927
1972	395
1973	1,106
1974	892
1975	739
1976	1,127
1977	676
1978	485
1979	1,481
1980	700
1981	779
1982	1,416
1983	922
1984	657
1985	1,224
1986	717
1987	787
1988	2,940
1989	1,713
1990	688
1991	993
1992	993
1993	1,266
1994	1,226
1995	1,172
1996	1,945
1997	1,011
1998	2,599
1999	1,223
2000	696
2001	915
2002	1,296
2003	1,260
2004	928
2005	1,241
2006	1,164
2007	1,147
2008	1,806
2009	1,033
2010	1,899
2011	727
2012	537
2013	397
2014	2,632
2015	598
2016	704
2017	1,315
2018	1,026
2019	538
2020	446
2021	535
2022	895
2023	444
2024	690
2025	560
2026	725

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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	1,046
50 to 100	23
100 to 150	7
150 to 200	4
200 to 250	0
250 to 300	0
300 to 350	0
350 to 400	1