Weather Records on 11 March 1985

829 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 11 March 1985. Highest significance: Lahontan Dam, US.

Key Facts for 11 March 1985

On 11 March 1985, 829 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
339 were record highs and 215 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 19 monthly and 810 daily.
Lahontan Dam set a monthly record daily precipitation of 31.0 mm (1.2 in) on 11 March 1985.
Across 166 earlier years (1793 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 471 records.

Record Map

829 stations

829 station records on 11 March 1985 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 11 March 1985: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Lahontan Dam	United States	Record daily precipitation	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	64 of 100 (Major)
Pecos Nm	United States	Record daily precipitation	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	63 of 100 (Major)
Buena Vista 2S	United States	Record snow depth	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Strydenberg (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	49.0 mm (1.9 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Zeona 10 SSW	United States	Record daily precipitation	57.7 mm (2.3 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Wausau ASOS	United States	Record daily precipitation	33.3 mm (1.3 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Shoshone	United States	Record daily precipitation	28.7 mm (1.1 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Grauna	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	85.2 mm (3.4 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Ft Hall 1 NNE	United States	Record snow depth	45.7 cm (18.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Streator 2SE	United States	Record daily precipitation	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Poortjie	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	53.0 mm (2.1 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Bustard Head Lighthouse	Australia	Record daily precipitation	63.2 mm (2.5 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Tiete	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	82.7 mm (3.3 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Mahackala	Russia	Record low minimum temperature	-8.7 C (16.3 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Puntilla	United States	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Tanana AP	United States	Record daily snowfall	14.0 cm (5.5 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Quebradillas	Puerto Rico [United States]	Record daily precipitation	67.3 mm (2.6 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Austin #2	United States	Record daily snowfall	27.7 cm (10.9 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Gudermes	Russia	Record low minimum temperature	-18.8 C (-1.8 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Marshfield Exp Farm	United States	Record daily precipitation	38.9 mm (1.5 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Fazenda da Barra	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	65.0 mm (2.6 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Salida	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Covington	United States	Record high maximum temperature	26.7 C (80.1 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Capitan	United States	Record high minimum temperature	9.4 C (48.9 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Taos	United States	Record high minimum temperature	5.0 C (41.0 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Mishima	Japan	Record daily precipitation	63.5 mm (2.5 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Whitefish Pt	United States	Record high maximum temperature	7.8 C (46.0 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Austin #2	United States	Record daily precipitation	26.2 mm (1.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Pauls Valley 4 WSW	United States	Record high minimum temperature	17.8 C (64.0 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Summit Lake	United States	Record daily snowfall	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Manley Hot Springs	United States	Record snow depth	137.2 cm (54.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Uruapan (Smn)	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Macomb	United States	Record daily precipitation	53.3 mm (2.1 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Estancia 4N	United States	Record high minimum temperature	8.9 C (48.0 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Menard	United States	Record high minimum temperature	17.2 C (63.0 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Gavar	Armenia	Record low minimum temperature	-28.9 C (-20.0 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Warburton Airfield	Australia	Record daily precipitation	33.8 mm (1.3 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Sitio Sao Geraldo	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	71.3 mm (2.8 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Analandia	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	56.7 mm (2.2 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Metapa de Dominguez	Mexico	Record low minimum temperature	12.8 C (55.0 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Vladikavkaz	Russia	Record low minimum temperature	-16.7 C (1.9 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Gunnison 3SW	United States	Record high minimum temperature	0.6 C (33.1 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Gage	United States	Record high minimum temperature	7.8 C (46.0 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Stratford	United States	Record high minimum temperature	12.2 C (54.0 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Sao Joao da Boa Vista	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	83.6 mm (3.3 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Lares	Puerto Rico [United States]	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Holbrook	United States	Record high minimum temperature	7.2 C (45.0 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Silverton	United States	Record high minimum temperature	0.0 C (32.0 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Canton	United States	Record daily precipitation	42.9 mm (1.7 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Chama	United States	Record high minimum temperature	2.2 C (36.0 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Chilton	United States	Record high minimum temperature	4.4 C (39.9 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Valdez WSO	United States	Record daily snowfall	36.1 cm (14.2 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Astrakan	Russia	Record low minimum temperature	-16.9 C (1.6 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Manassa	United States	Record high minimum temperature	3.3 C (37.9 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Kellogg	United States	Record snow depth	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Wyola 1 SW	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Lancaster 4 WSW	United States	Record high maximum temperature	15.6 C (60.1 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Gumri	Armenia	Record low maximum temperature	-7.8 C (18.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Buynaksk	Russia	Record low minimum temperature	-16.2 C (2.8 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Iron Mtn-Kingsford Wwtp	United States	Record high maximum temperature	13.3 C (55.9 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

829 records

Records set or tied on 11 March 1985 by type: Highest daily maximum 91, Lowest daily maximum 118, Highest daily minimum 248, Lowest daily minimum 97, Heaviest daily rainfall 224, Heaviest daily snowfall 25, Deepest snow cover 26.

Records on 11 March 1985 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	91
Lowest daily maximum	118
Highest daily minimum	248
Lowest daily minimum	97
Heaviest daily rainfall	224
Heaviest daily snowfall	25
Deepest snow cover	26

Records on 11 March 1985 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 19, daily 810.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

688 broken records

Margins by which the 688 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 280.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

11 March 1985

Top 20 records on 11 March 1985 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
11 March 1985	Lahontan Dam, US	monthly rain	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	11.9 mm (0.5 in)	30 years	64 of 100 (Major)
11 March 1985	Pecos Nm, US	daily rain	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	56 years	63 of 100 (Major)
11 March 1985	Buena Vista 2S, US	daily snow depth	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	76 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
11 March 1985	Strydenberg (Pol), ZA	daily rain	49.0 mm (1.9 in)	33.3 mm (1.3 in)	72 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
11 March 1985	Zeona 10 SSW, US	monthly rain	57.7 mm (2.3 in)	19.6 mm (0.8 in)	34 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
11 March 1985	Wausau ASOS, US	daily rain	33.3 mm (1.3 in)	26.9 mm (1.1 in)	12 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
11 March 1985	Shoshone, US	daily rain	28.7 mm (1.1 in)	12.2 mm (0.5 in)	44 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
11 March 1985	Grauna, BR	daily rain	85.2 mm (3.4 in)	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	31 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
11 March 1985	Ft Hall 1 NNE, US	daily snow depth	45.7 cm (18.0 in)	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	63 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
11 March 1985	Streator 2SE, US	daily rain	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	8.7 mm (0.34 in)	86 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
11 March 1985	Poortjie, ZA	daily rain	53.0 mm (2.1 in)	29.1 mm (1.1 in)	50 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
11 March 1985	Bustard Head Lighthouse, AU	daily rain	63.2 mm (2.5 in)	9.1 mm (0.36 in)	90 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
11 March 1985	Tiete, BR	daily rain	82.7 mm (3.3 in)	42.7 mm (1.7 in)	36 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
11 March 1985	Mahackala, RU	daily low min	-8.7 C (16.3 F)	2.0 C (3.6 F)	84 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
11 March 1985	Puntilla, US	daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	4 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
11 March 1985	Tanana AP, US	daily snowfall	14.0 cm (5.5 in)	8.9 cm (3.5 in)	51 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
11 March 1985	Quebradillas, PR	daily rain	67.3 mm (2.6 in)	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	28 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
11 March 1985	Austin #2, US	daily snowfall	27.7 cm (10.9 in)	9.9 cm (3.9 in)	56 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
11 March 1985	Gudermes, RU	daily low min	-18.8 C (-1.8 F)	9.5 C (17.1 F)	32 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
11 March 1985	Marshfield Exp Farm, US	daily rain	38.9 mm (1.5 in)	17.6 mm (0.7 in)	12 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

1793 to 1985

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1793 to 1985. 1985 had 829 records.

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

Records on 03-11 in each year
Year	Records
1793	1
1810	3
1814	1
1822	1
1844	1
1845	2
1847	3
1849	1
1850	2
1854	3
1855	1
1858	3
1859	1
1860	2
1862	1
1863	1
1868	1
1870	1
1874	2
1877	1
1878	1
1879	2
1880	1
1881	5
1882	2
1883	1
1884	1
1885	2
1886	3
1888	4
1889	1
1890	4
1891	5
1892	3
1893	2
1894	6
1896	4
1897	4
1898	2
1899	1
1900	4
1901	13
1902	8
1903	12
1904	7
1905	6
1906	38
1907	7
1908	10
1909	26
1910	19
1911	19
1912	19
1913	22
1914	25
1915	18
1916	29
1917	49
1918	58
1919	39
1920	15
1921	66
1922	42
1923	78
1924	265
1925	264
1926	134
1927	277
1928	119
1929	210
1930	105
1931	273
1932	1,123
1933	300
1934	764
1935	520
1936	356
1937	188
1938	120
1939	569
1940	417
1941	265
1942	225
1943	251
1944	304
1945	262
1946	461
1947	234
1948	2,148
1949	329
1950	671
1951	677
1952	804
1953	330
1954	489
1955	1,103
1956	964
1957	521
1958	441
1959	189
1960	1,115
1961	353
1962	674
1963	440
1964	296
1965	386
1966	539
1967	1,272
1968	519
1969	1,093
1970	389
1971	552
1972	1,320
1973	1,406
1974	956
1975	592
1976	375
1977	1,690
1978	579
1979	891
1980	472
1981	1,539
1982	807
1983	943
1984	743
1985	829
1986	747
1987	596
1988	1,176
1989	1,894
1990	2,496
1991	532
1992	1,083
1993	561
1994	689
1995	1,138
1996	1,339
1997	1,152
1998	2,609
1999	533
2000	1,199
2001	802
2002	736
2003	935
2004	826
2005	988
2006	1,590
2007	830
2008	816
2009	1,195
2010	966
2011	734
2012	868
2013	949
2014	556
2015	897
2016	1,249
2017	483
2018	479
2019	767
2020	605
2021	980
2022	1,203
2023	984
2024	424
2025	699
2026	1,580

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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	658
50 to 100	16
100 to 150	7
150 to 200	5
200 to 250	1
250 to 300	1