Weather Records on 12 January 1985

896 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 12 January 1985. Highest significance: San Antonio Intl AP, US.

Key Facts for 12 January 1985

On 12 January 1985, 896 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
74 were record highs and 324 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 18 were all-time records, 38 monthly and 840 daily.
San Antonio Intl AP set an all-time record daily snowfall of 33.5 cm (13.2 in) on 12 January 1985.
Across 156 earlier years (1794 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 515 records.

Record Map

896 stations

896 station records on 12 January 1985 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 12 January 1985: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
San Antonio Intl AP	United States	Record daily snowfall	33.5 cm (13.2 in)	74 of 100 (Major)
Marathon	United States	Record daily snowfall	19.1 cm (7.5 in)	72 of 100 (Major)
Fischers Store	United States	Record daily snowfall	38.1 cm (15.0 in)	69 of 100 (Major)
Riomedina	United States	Record daily snowfall	43.7 cm (17.2 in)	66 of 100 (Major)
Hatch	United States	Record daily snowfall	14.0 cm (5.5 in)	63 of 100 (Major)
Healy	United States	Record snow depth	35.6 cm (14.0 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Socorro	United States	Record daily snowfall	9.7 cm (3.8 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
New Braunfels	United States	Record daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Pendra Road	India	Record daily precipitation	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Boerne	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Nixon	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Kilmashogue,Lowlands	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	62.0 mm (2.4 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Ozona	United States	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Columbus	United States	Record snow depth	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Junction 4SSW	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Scandia	United States	Record daily snowfall	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Hallettsville 2 N	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.9 cm (3.1 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Luling	United States	Record daily snowfall	8.9 cm (3.5 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Goliad	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Blanco	United States	Record snow depth	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Diepdrift	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	72.5 mm (2.9 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Eagle Pass 3N	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Putbus	Germany	Record snow depth	46.0 cm (18.1 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
El Fuerte	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	56.9 mm (2.2 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Norton 9SSE	United States	Record snow depth	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Ft Sumner	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Ballinger 2 NW	United States	Record snow depth	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Grootfontein	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	49.0 mm (1.9 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Cuero	United States	Record snow depth	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Jourdanton	United States	Record daily snowfall	14.0 cm (5.5 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Luling	United States	Record snow depth	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Melrose	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Upanema (Dnocs)	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	58.1 mm (2.3 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Marietta Lock 1	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Panther Junction	United States	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Tilden 4 SSE	United States	Record snow depth	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Muenster	Germany	Record snow depth	21.0 cm (8.3 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Regensburg	Germany	Record low maximum temperature	-11.5 C (11.3 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Syracuse 1NE	United States	Record snow depth	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Wakeeney	United States	Record snow depth	45.7 cm (18.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Cimarron	United States	Record snow depth	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Schwerin	Germany	Record snow depth	25.0 cm (9.8 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Freiburg	Germany	Record low maximum temperature	-6.6 C (20.1 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Allende (Smn)	Mexico	Record low maximum temperature	0.0 C (32.0 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
El Cuarto	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	34.8 mm (1.4 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Bird City 10S	United States	Record snow depth	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Hope	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Midland Odessa	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.9 cm (4.3 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Columbus	United States	Record daily snowfall	9.1 cm (3.6 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Canton	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Estancia 4N	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Kjahta	Russia	Record low maximum temperature	-26.6 C (-15.9 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Upland 2NE	United States	Record snow depth	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Salina Muni AP	United States	Record snow depth	38.1 cm (15.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Arkona	Germany	Record snow depth	15.0 cm (5.9 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Delicias (Dge)	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Jaina	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	48.8 mm (1.9 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Holly	United States	Record snow depth	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
San Jon	United States	Record daily snowfall	6.4 cm (2.5 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Friona	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

896 records

Records set or tied on 12 January 1985 by type: Highest daily maximum 25, Lowest daily maximum 179, Highest daily minimum 49, Lowest daily minimum 145, Heaviest daily rainfall 201, Heaviest daily snowfall 104, Deepest snow cover 193.

Records on 12 January 1985 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	25
Lowest daily maximum	179
Highest daily minimum	49
Lowest daily minimum	145
Heaviest daily rainfall	201
Heaviest daily snowfall	104
Deepest snow cover	193

Records on 12 January 1985 by timescale: all-time 18, monthly 38, daily 840.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

746 broken records

Margins by which the 746 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 234.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

12 January 1985

Top 20 records on 12 January 1985 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
12 January 1985	San Antonio Intl AP, US	all-time snowfall	33.5 cm (13.2 in)	21.6 cm (8.5 in)	35 years	74 of 100 (Major)
12 January 1985	Marathon, US	daily snowfall	19.1 cm (7.5 in)	19.1 cm (7.5 in)	87 years	72 of 100 (Major)
12 January 1985	Fischers Store, US	all-time snowfall	38.1 cm (15.0 in)	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	18 years	69 of 100 (Major)
12 January 1985	Riomedina, US	all-time snowfall	43.7 cm (17.2 in)	23.4 cm (9.2 in)	0 years	66 of 100 (Major)
12 January 1985	Hatch, US	daily snowfall	14.0 cm (5.5 in)	14.0 cm (5.5 in)	87 years	63 of 100 (Major)
12 January 1985	Healy, US	daily snow depth	35.6 cm (14.0 in)	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	73 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
12 January 1985	Socorro, US	daily snowfall	9.7 cm (3.8 in)	9.7 cm (3.8 in)	91 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
12 January 1985	New Braunfels, US	all-time snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	6.1 cm (2.4 in)	55 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
12 January 1985	Pendra Road, IN	daily rain	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	23.6 mm (0.9 in)	77 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
12 January 1985	Boerne, US	daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	86 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
12 January 1985	Nixon, US	all-time snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	6.1 cm (2.4 in)	58 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
12 January 1985	Kilmashogue,Lowlands, ZA	daily rain	62.0 mm (2.4 in)	31.5 mm (1.2 in)	76 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
12 January 1985	Ozona, US	daily rain	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	31.2 mm (1.2 in)	35 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
12 January 1985	Columbus, US	daily snow depth	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	74 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
12 January 1985	Junction 4SSW, US	daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	83 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
12 January 1985	Scandia, US	monthly snowfall	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	7.7 cm (3.0 in)	37 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
12 January 1985	Hallettsville 2 N, US	daily snowfall	7.9 cm (3.1 in)	7.9 cm (3.1 in)	87 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
12 January 1985	Luling, US	daily snowfall	8.9 cm (3.5 in)	8.9 cm (3.5 in)	83 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
12 January 1985	Goliad, US	daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	72 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
12 January 1985	Blanco, US	daily snow depth	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	87 years	47 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 1985

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1794 to 1985. 1985 had 896 records.

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

Records on 01-12 in each year
Year	Records
1794	2
1812	1
1830	2
1840	1
1849	1
1851	1
1856	2
1863	2
1867	1
1871	3
1873	2
1874	1
1875	2
1876	2
1877	3
1879	1
1881	1
1882	1
1884	1
1885	1
1886	3
1889	1
1890	1
1893	4
1894	1
1895	4
1896	3
1897	4
1898	7
1899	9
1900	3
1901	8
1902	6
1903	13
1904	3
1905	15
1906	4
1907	12
1908	29
1909	19
1910	43
1911	70
1912	55
1913	19
1914	67
1915	39
1916	47
1917	118
1918	148
1919	24
1920	73
1921	31
1922	71
1923	65
1924	87
1925	141
1926	65
1927	144
1928	629
1929	103
1930	185
1931	142
1932	475
1933	91
1934	222
1935	299
1936	334
1937	260
1938	179
1939	296
1940	315
1941	246
1942	327
1943	440
1944	119
1945	490
1946	288
1947	258
1948	330
1949	510
1950	399
1951	368
1952	268
1953	1,207
1954	427
1955	302
1956	503
1957	376
1958	410
1959	568
1960	1,365
1961	291
1962	1,397
1963	2,005
1964	635
1965	346
1966	485
1967	436
1968	1,207
1969	514
1970	527
1971	763
1972	1,289
1973	564
1974	1,057
1975	1,205
1976	986
1977	1,078
1978	711
1979	1,295
1980	1,442
1981	1,508
1982	1,614
1983	1,115
1984	596
1985	896
1986	690
1987	2,007
1988	841
1989	1,019
1990	637
1991	1,324
1992	774
1993	1,923
1994	942
1995	1,688
1996	1,596
1997	1,957
1998	1,077
1999	871
2000	1,061
2001	575
2002	1,011
2003	737
2004	651
2005	1,918
2006	1,117
2007	1,410
2008	715
2009	839
2010	1,044
2011	1,714
2012	810
2013	1,481
2014	515
2015	743
2016	400
2017	1,358
2018	1,198
2019	919
2020	1,310
2021	618
2022	570
2023	830
2024	1,068
2025	543
2026	630

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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	633
50 to 100	71
100 to 150	33
150 to 200	4
200 to 250	5