Weather Records on 22 January 1985

1,365 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 22 January 1985. Highest significance: Usina Do Chicao, BR.

Key Facts for 22 January 1985

On 22 January 1985, 1,365 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
99 were record highs and 890 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 65 were all-time records, 45 monthly and 1,255 daily.
Usina Do Chicao set an all-time record daily precipitation of 150.0 mm (5.9 in) on 22 January 1985.
Across 158 earlier years (1795 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 469 records.

Record Map

1,365 stations

1,365 station records on 22 January 1985 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 22 January 1985: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Usina Do Chicao	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	150.0 mm (5.9 in)	62 of 100 (Major)
Ft Pierce	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-7.2 C (19.0 F)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Estes Park	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Natoma	United States	Record snow depth	40.6 cm (16.0 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Tomazina	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	106.2 mm (4.2 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Lidkoping	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	31.1 mm (1.2 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Donegal 2 NW	United States	Record snow depth	45.7 cm (18.0 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Rangely 1E	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Belhaven 1 SE	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-7.2 C (19.0 F)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Wilson 3 SW	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-8.3 C (17.1 F)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Norrby_S	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	25.5 mm (1.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Louisburg	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-7.8 C (18.0 F)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Quitman 2 NW	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-4.4 C (24.1 F)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Putbus	Germany	Record snow depth	35.0 cm (13.8 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Inverness 3 SE	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-8.9 C (16.0 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Mtn Lake	United States	Record low maximum temperature	4.4 C (39.9 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Syracuse Hancock Intl AP	United States	Record daily snowfall	27.4 cm (10.8 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Evergreen	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-3.9 C (25.0 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Blue Hill Coop	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-12.8 C (9.0 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Pascagoula 3 NE	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-1.7 C (28.9 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Williamson	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-27.8 C (-18.0 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
St Petersburg	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-1.7 C (28.9 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Camden 3 W	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-19.4 C (-2.9 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Laura Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	71.0 mm (2.8 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
W Pt	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-6.1 C (21.0 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Jamestown 2 NW	United States	Record daily snowfall	19.8 cm (7.8 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Fernandina Beach	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-8.3 C (17.1 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Palatka	United States	Record low maximum temperature	0.6 C (33.1 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Merrill	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-20.6 C (-5.1 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Morrisville 6 SW	United States	Record daily snowfall	19.1 cm (7.5 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Lady Frere (Tnk)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	43.5 mm (1.7 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Cochetopa Creek	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Inverness 3 SE	United States	Record low maximum temperature	7.8 C (46.0 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Water Valley	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-19.4 C (-2.9 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Camden 3 W	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-5.0 C (23.0 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Vernal	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Atil	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Kredarica	Slovenia	Record daily precipitation	53.5 mm (2.1 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Kvikkjokk-Arrenjarka	Sweden	Record low minimum temperature	-39.5 C (-39.1 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Grindsjon	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	26.4 mm (1.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Poplarville Exp STN	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-15.6 C (3.9 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Belhaven 1 SE	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-23.3 C (-9.9 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Neshaminy Falls	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-21.7 C (-7.1 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Elias Fausto	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	80.3 mm (3.2 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Hawkinsville	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-3.3 C (26.1 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Marshfield 4 WSW	United States	Record snow depth	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Fredonia	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Jefferson 2 E	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-8.3 C (17.1 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Georgetown 2 E	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-11.7 C (10.9 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Santaquin Chlorinator	United States	Record daily snowfall	40.6 cm (16.0 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Alpha Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	42.0 mm (1.7 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Krasnoshelye	Russia	Record low maximum temperature	-29.9 C (-21.8 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Salida	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Crescent City	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-8.3 C (17.1 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Hammond	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-0.6 C (30.9 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Batesville	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-18.3 C (-0.9 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Brownsville	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-18.3 C (-0.9 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Chillagoe Atherton Street	Australia	Record daily precipitation	108.4 mm (4.3 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Newport	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-21.7 C (-7.1 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Glen St Mary 1 W	United States	Record low maximum temperature	0.6 C (33.1 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

1,365 records

Records set or tied on 22 January 1985 by type: Highest daily maximum 29, Lowest daily maximum 413, Highest daily minimum 70, Lowest daily minimum 477, Heaviest daily rainfall 220, Heaviest daily snowfall 68, Deepest snow cover 88.

Records on 22 January 1985 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	29
Lowest daily maximum	413
Highest daily minimum	70
Lowest daily minimum	477
Heaviest daily rainfall	220
Heaviest daily snowfall	68
Deepest snow cover	88

Records on 22 January 1985 by timescale: all-time 65, monthly 45, daily 1,255.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

1,131 broken records

Margins by which the 1,131 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

22 January 1985

Top 20 records on 22 January 1985 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
22 January 1985	Usina Do Chicao, BR	all-time rain	150.0 mm (5.9 in)	47.4 mm (1.9 in)	14 years	62 of 100 (Major)
22 January 1985	Ft Pierce, US	all-time low min	-7.2 C (19.0 F)	2.8 C (5.0 F)	79 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
22 January 1985	Estes Park, US	daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	10.1 cm (4.0 in)	75 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
22 January 1985	Natoma, US	daily snow depth	40.6 cm (16.0 in)	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	26 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
22 January 1985	Tomazina, BR	daily rain	106.2 mm (4.2 in)	56.0 mm (2.2 in)	47 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
22 January 1985	Lidkoping, SE	daily rain	31.1 mm (1.2 in)	24.0 mm (0.9 in)	28 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
22 January 1985	Donegal 2 NW, US	daily snow depth	45.7 cm (18.0 in)	33.0 cm (13.0 in)	29 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
22 January 1985	Rangely 1E, US	daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	86 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
22 January 1985	Belhaven 1 SE, US	all-time low max	-7.2 C (19.0 F)	0.5 C (0.9 F)	67 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
22 January 1985	Wilson 3 SW, US	all-time low max	-8.3 C (17.1 F)	0.5 C (0.9 F)	67 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
22 January 1985	Norrby_S, SE	daily rain	25.5 mm (1.0 in)	17.0 mm (0.7 in)	14 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
22 January 1985	Louisburg, US	monthly low max	-7.8 C (18.0 F)	0.6 C (1.1 F)	92 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
22 January 1985	Quitman 2 NW, US	monthly low max	-4.4 C (24.1 F)	3.8 C (6.8 F)	67 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
22 January 1985	Putbus, DE	daily snow depth	35.0 cm (13.8 in)	5.0 cm (2.0 in)	93 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
22 January 1985	Inverness 3 SE, US	daily low min	-8.9 C (16.0 F)	5.6 C (10.1 F)	83 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
22 January 1985	Mtn Lake, US	all-time low max	4.4 C (39.9 F)	1.7 C (3.1 F)	44 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
22 January 1985	Syracuse Hancock Intl AP, US	daily snowfall	27.4 cm (10.8 in)	18.8 cm (7.4 in)	9 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
22 January 1985	Evergreen, US	daily low max	-3.9 C (25.0 F)	7.2 C (13.0 F)	67 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
22 January 1985	Blue Hill Coop, US	daily low max	-12.8 C (9.0 F)	0.6 C (1.1 F)	96 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
22 January 1985	Pascagoula 3 NE, US	monthly low max	-1.7 C (28.9 F)	1.7 C (3.1 F)	67 years	40 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

1795 to 1985

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1795 to 1985. 1985 had 1,365 records.

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

Records on 01-22 in each year
Year	Records
1795	2
1796	1
1800	1
1823	1
1829	2
1838	1
1840	1
1845	1
1850	2
1853	1
1863	1
1867	1
1872	1
1873	1
1874	2
1876	1
1878	1
1879	1
1880	3
1881	3
1884	4
1887	1
1888	1
1891	3
1892	5
1893	1
1894	4
1895	5
1896	5
1897	5
1898	6
1899	11
1900	3
1901	3
1902	17
1903	14
1904	12
1905	3
1906	59
1907	16
1908	8
1909	31
1910	67
1911	16
1912	4
1913	16
1914	30
1915	30
1916	48
1917	163
1918	71
1919	27
1920	32
1921	37
1922	27
1923	52
1924	268
1925	208
1926	259
1927	453
1928	84
1929	260
1930	741
1931	138
1932	198
1933	845
1934	372
1935	461
1936	597
1937	888
1938	276
1939	261
1940	599
1941	237
1942	543
1943	1,300
1944	247
1945	129
1946	341
1947	283
1948	565
1949	365
1950	539
1951	255
1952	753
1953	202
1954	621
1955	384
1956	410
1957	789
1958	417
1959	712
1960	443
1961	1,100
1962	733
1963	574
1964	525
1965	476
1966	864
1967	1,041
1968	684
1969	830
1970	1,675
1971	323
1972	524
1973	692
1974	558
1975	469
1976	958
1977	617
1978	819
1979	897
1980	578
1981	1,192
1982	1,941
1983	974
1984	1,220
1985	1,365
1986	523
1987	1,339
1988	1,140
1989	625
1990	830
1991	654
1992	458
1993	1,700
1994	1,054
1995	1,125
1996	698
1997	1,521
1998	591
1999	1,709
2000	1,019
2001	462
2002	1,126
2003	756
2004	605
2005	1,242
2006	924
2007	1,249
2008	795
2009	1,031
2010	1,205
2011	817
2012	659
2013	785
2014	808
2015	605
2016	837
2017	1,197
2018	927
2019	635
2020	510
2021	547
2022	612
2023	630
2024	940
2025	1,485
2026	230

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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 50	1,078
50 to 100	39
100 to 150	9
150 to 200	3
200 to 250	0
250 to 300	1
300 to 350	1