Weather Records on 10 March 1985

758 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 10 March 1985. Highest significance: Duranillin, AU.

Key Facts for 10 March 1985

On 10 March 1985, 758 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
272 were record highs and 212 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 14 monthly and 744 daily.
Duranillin set a daily record precipitation of 63.8 mm (2.5 in) on 10 March 1985.
Across 160 earlier years (1807 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 516 records.

Record Map

758 stations

758 station records on 10 March 1985 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 10 March 1985: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Duranillin	Australia	Record daily precipitation	63.8 mm (2.5 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Dillingham FAA AP	United States	Record daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Vargem Do Engenho	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	89.0 mm (3.5 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Marechal Floriano (Dnos)	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	91.0 mm (3.6 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Astrakan	Russia	Record low minimum temperature	-19.4 C (-2.9 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Ibapah	United States	Record snow depth	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Nova Trento	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	97.4 mm (3.8 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Coloso	Puerto Rico [United States]	Record low maximum temperature	26.7 C (80.1 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Changsha	China	Record daily precipitation	40.7 mm (1.6 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Nanchang	China	Record daily precipitation	40.2 mm (1.6 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Blanca 4 NW	United States	Record high minimum temperature	1.7 C (35.1 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Espanola	United States	Record high minimum temperature	4.4 C (39.9 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Port Washington	United States	Record high maximum temperature	17.2 C (63.0 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Lanihau 68.2	United States	Record daily precipitation	81.5 mm (3.2 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Abadia Dos Dourados	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	72.0 mm (2.8 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Kisinev	Moldova	Record low maximum temperature	-7.5 C (18.5 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Manitowoc	United States	Record high maximum temperature	15.0 C (59.0 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Changde	China	Record daily precipitation	47.8 mm (1.9 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Escalante	United States	Record high minimum temperature	4.4 C (39.9 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
St George	United States	Record high minimum temperature	11.7 C (53.1 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
The Cedars	Australia	Record daily precipitation	53.0 mm (2.1 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Sugarloaf Rsvr	United States	Record high minimum temperature	-5.0 C (23.0 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Anna Plains	Australia	Record daily precipitation	68.0 mm (2.7 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Carangola	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	53.2 mm (2.1 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Durango	United States	Record high minimum temperature	3.9 C (39.0 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Beaver	United States	Record high minimum temperature	5.0 C (41.0 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Watalgan Winfield Rd	Australia	Record daily precipitation	45.4 mm (1.8 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Byron Bay (Cape Byron Lighthou	Australia	Record daily precipitation	166.6 mm (6.6 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Lawrence Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	112.0 mm (4.4 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Gudermes	Russia	Record low minimum temperature	-18.8 C (-1.8 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Paonia 1SW	United States	Record high minimum temperature	3.3 C (37.9 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Gumri	Armenia	Record low maximum temperature	-8.0 C (17.6 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Gavar	Armenia	Record low minimum temperature	-27.3 C (-17.1 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Snowtown	Australia	Record high minimum temperature	23.2 C (73.8 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Ulmarra (Newsagency)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	61.6 mm (2.4 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Vladikavkaz	Russia	Record low minimum temperature	-17.1 C (1.2 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Groznyj	Russia	Record low minimum temperature	-16.8 C (1.8 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Postmasburg	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	28.5 mm (1.1 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Adamsonsvlei	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	50.0 mm (2.0 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Cloudcroft	United States	Record high minimum temperature	7.2 C (45.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Bidyadanga	Australia	Record daily precipitation	62.4 mm (2.5 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Domingos Martins (Dnos)	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	75.0 mm (3.0 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Salima	Malawi	Record daily precipitation	85.2 mm (3.4 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Candelaria (Smn)	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	47.8 mm (1.9 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Matias Romero (Smn)	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Isit	Russia	Record low minimum temperature	-47.6 C (-53.7 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Kislovodsk	Russia	Record low minimum temperature	-14.9 C (5.2 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Chaco Canyon Natl Mon	United States	Record high minimum temperature	6.1 C (43.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Orleans-Montante (Pcd)	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	58.2 mm (2.3 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Krasnodar	Russia	Record low minimum temperature	-18.5 C (-1.3 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Derbent	Russia	Record low minimum temperature	-7.7 C (18.1 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Kellogg	United States	Record snow depth	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Augustine 2E	United States	Record high minimum temperature	10.0 C (50.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Deming	United States	Record high maximum temperature	29.4 C (84.9 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Enid	United States	Record high minimum temperature	13.3 C (55.9 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Derbent	Russia	Record low maximum temperature	-3.1 C (26.4 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Mahackala	Russia	Record low minimum temperature	-10.0 C (14.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Ganado	United States	Record high minimum temperature	6.7 C (44.1 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Seligman	United States	Record high minimum temperature	7.2 C (45.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Gunnison 3SW	United States	Record high minimum temperature	0.0 C (32.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

758 records

Records set or tied on 10 March 1985 by type: Highest daily maximum 110, Lowest daily maximum 117, Highest daily minimum 162, Lowest daily minimum 95, Heaviest daily rainfall 240, Heaviest daily snowfall 11, Deepest snow cover 23.

Records on 10 March 1985 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	110
Lowest daily maximum	117
Highest daily minimum	162
Lowest daily minimum	95
Heaviest daily rainfall	240
Heaviest daily snowfall	11
Deepest snow cover	23

Records on 10 March 1985 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 14, daily 744.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

640 broken records

Margins by which the 640 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 203.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

10 March 1985

Top 20 records on 10 March 1985 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
10 March 1985	Duranillin, AU	daily rain	63.8 mm (2.5 in)	62.5 mm (2.5 in)	44 years	60 of 100 (Major)
10 March 1985	Dillingham FAA AP, US	daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	13.5 cm (5.3 in)	44 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
10 March 1985	Vargem Do Engenho, BR	daily rain	89.0 mm (3.5 in)	48.5 mm (1.9 in)	24 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
10 March 1985	Marechal Floriano (Dnos), BR	daily rain	91.0 mm (3.6 in)	61.0 mm (2.4 in)	12 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
10 March 1985	Astrakan, RU	daily low min	-19.4 C (-2.9 F)	3.2 C (5.8 F)	86 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
10 March 1985	Ibapah, US	daily snow depth	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	35 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
10 March 1985	Nova Trento, BR	daily rain	97.4 mm (3.8 in)	50.2 mm (2.0 in)	28 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
10 March 1985	Coloso, PR	daily low max	26.7 C (80.1 F)	1.1 C (2.0 F)	80 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
10 March 1985	Changsha, CN	daily rain	40.7 mm (1.6 in)	29.1 mm (1.1 in)	16 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
10 March 1985	Nanchang, CN	daily rain	40.2 mm (1.6 in)	32.4 mm (1.3 in)	16 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
10 March 1985	Blanca 4 NW, US	daily high min	1.7 C (35.1 F)	4.5 C (8.1 F)	74 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
10 March 1985	Espanola, US	daily high min	4.4 C (39.9 F)	3.3 C (5.9 F)	72 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
10 March 1985	Port Washington, US	daily high max	17.2 C (63.0 F)	1.1 C (2.0 F)	90 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
10 March 1985	Lanihau 68.2, US	daily rain	81.5 mm (3.2 in)	43.9 mm (1.7 in)	4 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
10 March 1985	Abadia Dos Dourados, BR	daily rain	72.0 mm (2.8 in)	31.7 mm (1.2 in)	32 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
10 March 1985	Kisinev, MD	daily low max	-7.5 C (18.5 F)	1.1 C (2.0 F)	86 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
10 March 1985	Manitowoc, US	daily high max	15.0 C (59.0 F)	4.4 C (7.9 F)	64 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
10 March 1985	Changde, CN	daily rain	47.8 mm (1.9 in)	28.5 mm (1.1 in)	12 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
10 March 1985	Escalante, US	daily high min	4.4 C (39.9 F)	2.2 C (4.0 F)	74 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
10 March 1985	St George, US	daily high min	11.7 C (53.1 F)	1.7 C (3.1 F)	74 years	35 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

1807 to 1985

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1807 to 1985. 1985 had 758 records.

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

Records on 03-10 in each year
Year	Records
1807	1
1809	1
1810	3
1834	1
1837	1
1845	1
1847	2
1849	1
1850	1
1854	1
1855	1
1858	2
1860	4
1862	1
1866	2
1871	2
1873	1
1874	3
1877	2
1878	3
1880	3
1881	1
1882	4
1883	3
1884	1
1886	2
1888	2
1890	1
1891	3
1892	4
1894	10
1895	1
1896	2
1897	7
1898	1
1901	12
1902	4
1903	6
1904	13
1905	4
1906	26
1907	14
1908	14
1909	16
1910	14
1911	21
1912	53
1913	78
1914	29
1915	29
1916	33
1917	36
1918	73
1919	28
1920	22
1921	65
1922	58
1923	87
1924	236
1925	265
1926	122
1927	93
1928	107
1929	407
1930	96
1931	374
1932	1,857
1933	267
1934	479
1935	338
1936	406
1937	218
1938	142
1939	497
1940	367
1941	260
1942	233
1943	490
1944	646
1945	250
1946	274
1947	316
1948	1,943
1949	511
1950	500
1951	753
1952	478
1953	355
1954	573
1955	1,308
1956	633
1957	607
1958	490
1959	256
1960	834
1961	351
1962	765
1963	470
1964	934
1965	306
1966	588
1967	850
1968	557
1969	874
1970	341
1971	533
1972	1,382
1973	1,143
1974	1,376
1975	868
1976	488
1977	1,300
1978	877
1979	538
1980	491
1981	1,178
1982	858
1983	1,014
1984	1,397
1985	758
1986	1,041
1987	595
1988	830
1989	1,846
1990	1,333
1991	406
1992	1,063
1993	753
1994	1,496
1995	1,241
1996	1,978
1997	1,360
1998	1,957
1999	759
2000	1,609
2001	882
2002	850
2003	1,137
2004	942
2005	963
2006	1,625
2007	457
2008	792
2009	1,407
2010	1,287
2011	934
2012	785
2013	937
2014	988
2015	825
2016	1,781
2017	562
2018	410
2019	1,208
2020	753
2021	1,131
2022	1,486
2023	1,139
2024	489
2025	737
2026	1,485

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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	623
50 to 100	11
100 to 150	4
150 to 200	1
200 to 250	1