Weather Records on 1 March 1985

676 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 1 March 1985. Highest significance: Naalehu 14, US.

Key Facts for 1 March 1985

On 1 March 1985, 676 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
313 were record highs and 82 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 29 monthly and 647 daily.
Naalehu 14 set a daily record precipitation of 199.4 mm (7.9 in) on 1 March 1985.
Across 159 earlier years (1808 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 521 records.

Record Map

676 stations

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

Weather records on 1 March 1985: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Naalehu 14	United States	Record daily precipitation	199.4 mm (7.9 in)	66 of 100 (Major)
Ponte Nova Do Paraopeba	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	113.6 mm (4.5 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
La Plaisante	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	41.0 mm (1.6 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Cloudskraal	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	28.0 mm (1.1 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Barkly East	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Henichesk	Ukraine	Record low minimum temperature	-17.5 C (0.5 F)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Kulani Camp 79	United States	Record daily precipitation	203.7 mm (8.0 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Porto Firme	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	93.0 mm (3.7 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Kabale	Uganda	Record daily precipitation	57.3 mm (2.3 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Hawaii Vol Np HQ 54	United States	Record daily precipitation	175.5 mm (6.9 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Tanana AP	United States	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Simferopol	Ukraine	Record low minimum temperature	-17.9 C (-0.2 F)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Waiakea Scd 88.2	United States	Record daily precipitation	228.9 mm (9.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Paakea 350	United States	Record daily precipitation	160.0 mm (6.3 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Quata	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	75.8 mm (3.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Uman	Ukraine	Record low minimum temperature	-21.8 C (-7.2 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Exwell Park	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	56.0 mm (2.2 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Hawi 168	United States	Record daily precipitation	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Ulverstone (Knights Road)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	47.2 mm (1.9 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Kisinev	Moldova	Record low minimum temperature	-16.3 C (2.7 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
El Centro 2 SSW	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-6.1 C (21.0 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Palmerville	Australia	Record high maximum temperature	35.0 C (95.0 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Lagoa Grande (Mmv)	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	47.3 mm (1.9 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
St Peter	United States	Record high minimum temperature	0.6 C (33.1 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Webster	United States	Record high maximum temperature	10.6 C (51.1 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Richmond Post Office	Australia	Record high minimum temperature	26.0 C (78.8 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Icem (Usina Marimbondo)	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	64.3 mm (2.5 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Lagoa Branca	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	43.5 mm (1.7 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Naalehu 14	United States	Record low maximum temperature	20.6 C (69.1 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Saginaw Mbs Intl AP	United States	Record high minimum temperature	2.8 C (37.0 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Pembina	United States	Record high maximum temperature	6.1 C (43.0 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Monsenhor Paulo	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	66.0 mm (2.6 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Jardinopolis	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	87.6 mm (3.4 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Krasnodar	Russia	Record low minimum temperature	-22.5 C (-8.5 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Nikolaev	Ukraine	Record low minimum temperature	-18.9 C (-2.0 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Placerville	United States	Record high maximum temperature	25.6 C (78.1 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Pine Rvr Dam	United States	Record high minimum temperature	-1.7 C (28.9 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Pahoa 65	United States	Record daily precipitation	99.3 mm (3.9 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Calarasi	Romania	Record low minimum temperature	-17.5 C (0.5 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Izmail	Ukraine	Record low minimum temperature	-19.0 C (-2.2 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Ishpeming	United States	Record high minimum temperature	2.2 C (36.0 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Whitefish Pt	United States	Record high minimum temperature	0.6 C (33.1 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Dillon AP	United States	Record daily snowfall	18.5 cm (7.3 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Usina Couro Do Cervo	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	66.3 mm (2.6 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Anta	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	54.2 mm (2.1 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Feodosiia	Ukraine	Record low minimum temperature	-13.3 C (8.1 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Kukuihaele Mill 206	United States	Record daily precipitation	41.1 mm (1.6 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Ookala 223	United States	Record daily precipitation	133.4 mm (5.3 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Fazenda Graciosa	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	58.4 mm (2.3 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Sotchi	Russia	Record low maximum temperature	3.7 C (38.7 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Greenville	United States	Record daily precipitation	34.8 mm (1.4 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Faulkton	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Wando Vale Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	27.8 mm (1.1 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Sotchi	Russia	Record low minimum temperature	-7.0 C (19.4 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Van	Turkey	Record low maximum temperature	-7.2 C (19.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Askaniia Nova	Ukraine	Record low minimum temperature	-22.0 C (-7.6 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Intake Wainiha 1086	United States	Record daily precipitation	151.9 mm (6.0 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Cut Bank AP	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.9 cm (3.1 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Clube de Regatas	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	84.9 mm (3.3 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Sweetwater	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	44.5 mm (1.8 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

676 records

Records set or tied on 1 March 1985 by type: Highest daily maximum 133, Lowest daily maximum 39, Highest daily minimum 180, Lowest daily minimum 43, Heaviest daily rainfall 245, Heaviest daily snowfall 25, Deepest snow cover 11.

Records on 1 March 1985 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	133
Lowest daily maximum	39
Highest daily minimum	180
Lowest daily minimum	43
Heaviest daily rainfall	245
Heaviest daily snowfall	25
Deepest snow cover	11

Records on 1 March 1985 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 29, daily 647.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

539 broken records

Margins by which the 539 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 158.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

1 March 1985

Top 20 records on 1 March 1985 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
1 March 1985	Naalehu 14, US	daily rain	199.4 mm (7.9 in)	150.6 mm (5.9 in)	62 years	66 of 100 (Major)
1 March 1985	Ponte Nova Do Paraopeba, BR	daily rain	113.6 mm (4.5 in)	63.6 mm (2.5 in)	32 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
1 March 1985	La Plaisante, ZA	daily rain	41.0 mm (1.6 in)	37.7 mm (1.5 in)	20 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
1 March 1985	Cloudskraal, ZA	daily rain	28.0 mm (1.1 in)	22.2 mm (0.9 in)	54 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
1 March 1985	Barkly East, ZA	daily rain	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	10.6 mm (0.4 in)	93 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
1 March 1985	Henichesk, UA	daily low min	-17.5 C (0.5 F)	3.7 C (6.7 F)	93 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
1 March 1985	Kulani Camp 79, US	daily rain	203.7 mm (8.0 in)	130.0 mm (5.1 in)	16 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
1 March 1985	Porto Firme, BR	daily rain	93.0 mm (3.7 in)	49.8 mm (2.0 in)	24 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
1 March 1985	Kabale, UG	daily rain	57.3 mm (2.3 in)	23.0 mm (0.9 in)	54 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
1 March 1985	Hawaii Vol Np HQ 54, US	daily rain	175.5 mm (6.9 in)	110.7 mm (4.4 in)	10 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
1 March 1985	Tanana AP, US	daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	15.7 cm (6.2 in)	18 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
1 March 1985	Simferopol, UA	daily low min	-17.9 C (-0.2 F)	4.9 C (8.8 F)	85 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
1 March 1985	Waiakea Scd 88.2, US	daily rain	228.9 mm (9.0 in)	158.0 mm (6.2 in)	4 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
1 March 1985	Paakea 350, US	daily rain	160.0 mm (6.3 in)	88.6 mm (3.5 in)	40 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
1 March 1985	Quata, BR	daily rain	75.8 mm (3.0 in)	47.3 mm (1.9 in)	16 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
1 March 1985	Uman, UA	daily low min	-21.8 C (-7.2 F)	1.5 C (2.7 F)	93 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
1 March 1985	Exwell Park, ZA	daily rain	56.0 mm (2.2 in)	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	11 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
1 March 1985	Hawi 168, US	daily rain	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	15.8 mm (0.6 in)	62 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
1 March 1985	Ulverstone (Knights Road), AU	daily rain	47.2 mm (1.9 in)	14.9 mm (0.6 in)	46 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
1 March 1985	Kisinev, MD	daily low min	-16.3 C (2.7 F)	0.7 C (1.3 F)	93 years	38 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

1808 to 1985

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1808 to 1985. 1985 had 676 records.

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

Records on 03-01 in each year
Year	Records
1808	1
1814	1
1817	1
1827	1
1836	2
1844	1
1846	4
1858	1
1859	1
1863	2
1868	1
1870	3
1872	1
1875	4
1876	3
1877	1
1878	2
1881	1
1882	2
1883	1
1884	6
1886	10
1888	3
1889	1
1890	1
1891	3
1892	1
1893	1
1894	1
1896	2
1897	2
1898	8
1899	1
1900	7
1901	1
1902	14
1903	11
1904	13
1905	4
1906	30
1907	5
1908	14
1909	19
1910	14
1911	20
1912	64
1913	26
1914	23
1915	21
1916	34
1917	15
1918	16
1919	57
1920	98
1921	411
1922	139
1923	127
1924	44
1925	100
1926	86
1927	203
1928	61
1929	181
1930	90
1931	140
1932	462
1933	94
1934	401
1935	167
1936	232
1937	220
1938	308
1939	565
1940	513
1941	644
1942	391
1943	256
1944	155
1945	178
1946	358
1947	933
1948	893
1949	250
1950	249
1951	564
1952	564
1953	615
1954	893
1955	1,028
1956	523
1957	293
1958	459
1959	463
1960	1,530
1961	548
1962	2,067
1963	532
1964	563
1965	696
1966	575
1967	731
1968	966
1969	439
1970	725
1971	943
1972	1,524
1973	613
1974	954
1975	411
1976	1,612
1977	317
1978	1,065
1979	507
1980	2,040
1981	550
1982	918
1983	1,048
1984	720
1985	676
1986	1,317
1987	2,042
1988	722
1989	924
1990	1,000
1991	926
1992	1,827
1993	1,189
1994	1,339
1995	1,214
1996	641
1997	1,924
1998	957
1999	1,150
2000	1,211
2001	1,081
2002	1,012
2003	756
2004	1,363
2005	1,294
2006	1,376
2007	1,418
2008	887
2009	1,030
2010	890
2011	868
2012	1,776
2013	782
2014	1,149
2015	1,279
2016	622
2017	1,212
2018	1,197
2019	747
2020	494
2021	824
2022	1,096
2023	1,232
2024	642
2025	841
2026	1,153

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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 20	481
20 to 40	36
40 to 60	7
60 to 80	6
80 to 100	2
100 to 120	3
120 to 140	1
140 to 160	3