Weather Records on 15 March 1985

519 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 15 March 1985. Highest significance: Ft Hall 1 NNE, US.

Key Facts for 15 March 1985

On 15 March 1985, 519 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
81 were record highs and 153 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 1 were all-time records, 1 monthly and 517 daily.
Ft Hall 1 NNE set a daily record snow depth of 43.2 cm (17.0 in) on 15 March 1985.
Across 161 earlier years (1810 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 486 records.

Record Map

519 stations

519 station records on 15 March 1985 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 15 March 1985: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Ft Hall 1 NNE	United States	Record snow depth	43.2 cm (17.0 in)	64 of 100 (Major)
Freeport 2 NW	United States	Record daily precipitation	80.8 mm (3.2 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
White Signal	United States	Record daily snowfall	16.0 cm (6.3 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Villiersdorp	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	38.7 mm (1.5 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Greer	United States	Record daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Mypolonga	Australia	Record daily precipitation	68.0 mm (2.7 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Elsenburg	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	25.5 mm (1.0 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Todmorden	Australia	Record daily precipitation	46.0 mm (1.8 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Concordia	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	45.0 mm (1.8 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Gumlu Days Road	Australia	Record daily precipitation	155.7 mm (6.1 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Piketberg (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	26.5 mm (1.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Mount Cavenagh	Australia	Record daily precipitation	38.6 mm (1.5 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
White Signal	United States	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Coober Pedy (McDouall Peak)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	51.4 mm (2.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Lhasa	China	Record high minimum temperature	7.5 C (45.5 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Attu	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-12.2 C (10.0 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Coober Pedy	Australia	Record daily precipitation	45.8 mm (1.8 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Oodnadatta Airport	Australia	Record daily precipitation	29.4 mm (1.2 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Gregory Springs Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	53.0 mm (2.1 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Kimba (Yeltana)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	37.0 mm (1.5 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Koolatah Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	98.0 mm (3.9 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Proserpine Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	166.6 mm (6.6 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Nhill	Australia	Record high minimum temperature	22.2 C (72.0 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Blue	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Idaho Falls 46 W	United States	Record snow depth	55.9 cm (22.0 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Bulgunnia	Australia	Record daily precipitation	29.8 mm (1.2 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Aparecida	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	65.0 mm (2.6 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Yahualica de Gonzalez Gallo (	Mexico	Record low maximum temperature	13.9 C (57.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Groblersplaas	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	42.0 mm (1.7 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Castle Dale	United States	Record high minimum temperature	2.2 C (36.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Kimba (Curtinye)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Milledgeville	United States	Record high maximum temperature	30.6 C (87.1 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Hamer 4 NW	United States	Record snow depth	58.4 cm (23.0 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Madison	United States	Record high minimum temperature	1.1 C (34.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Anahuac	United States	Record daily precipitation	42.2 mm (1.7 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Home Hill Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	57.0 mm (2.2 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Dois Rios	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	51.2 mm (2.0 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Tres Irmaos	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	60.4 mm (2.4 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
El Pilar	Mexico	Record low maximum temperature	18.9 C (66.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Maasbult	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	49.5 mm (1.9 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Jennings	United States	Record daily precipitation	62.2 mm (2.4 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Usina Ituere	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	73.5 mm (2.9 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Huili	China	Record low maximum temperature	12.7 C (54.9 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Chuxiong	China	Record low maximum temperature	11.7 C (53.1 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Los Alamos	United States	Record low maximum temperature	0.6 C (33.1 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Liberty	United States	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Manley Hot Springs	United States	Record snow depth	134.6 cm (53.0 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Usina Mauricio	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	65.0 mm (2.6 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Barra Do Pirai	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	62.0 mm (2.4 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Johnson Rch	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Alvin	United States	Record daily precipitation	41.7 mm (1.6 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
New Gulf	United States	Record daily precipitation	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Panguitch	United States	Record high minimum temperature	-0.6 C (30.9 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Ejido Reata	Mexico	Record low maximum temperature	13.9 C (57.0 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Aberdeen Exp STN	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-18.9 C (-2.0 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Big Wells 2W	United States	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Corpus Christi NAS	United States	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Cleve (Pineview)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.8 mm (1.0 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Winston	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
McGrath AP	United States	Record snow depth	127.0 cm (50.0 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

519 records

Records set or tied on 15 March 1985 by type: Highest daily maximum 28, Lowest daily maximum 94, Highest daily minimum 53, Lowest daily minimum 59, Heaviest daily rainfall 251, Heaviest daily snowfall 9, Deepest snow cover 25.

Records on 15 March 1985 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	28
Lowest daily maximum	94
Highest daily minimum	53
Lowest daily minimum	59
Heaviest daily rainfall	251
Heaviest daily snowfall	9
Deepest snow cover	25

Records on 15 March 1985 by timescale: all-time 1, monthly 1, daily 517.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

444 broken records

Margins by which the 444 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 305.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

15 March 1985

Top 20 records on 15 March 1985 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
15 March 1985	Ft Hall 1 NNE, US	daily snow depth	43.2 cm (17.0 in)	28.0 cm (11.0 in)	68 years	64 of 100 (Major)
15 March 1985	Freeport 2 NW, US	daily rain	80.8 mm (3.2 in)	59.5 mm (2.3 in)	54 years	60 of 100 (Major)
15 March 1985	White Signal, US	daily snowfall	16.0 cm (6.3 in)	16.0 cm (6.3 in)	36 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
15 March 1985	Villiersdorp, ZA	daily rain	38.7 mm (1.5 in)	23.5 mm (0.9 in)	43 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
15 March 1985	Greer, US	daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	80 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
15 March 1985	Mypolonga, AU	daily rain	68.0 mm (2.7 in)	57.4 mm (2.3 in)	2 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
15 March 1985	Elsenburg, ZA	daily rain	25.5 mm (1.0 in)	18.7 mm (0.7 in)	38 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
15 March 1985	Todmorden, AU	daily rain	46.0 mm (1.8 in)	46.0 mm (1.8 in)	35 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
15 March 1985	Concordia, ZA	daily rain	45.0 mm (1.8 in)	35.9 mm (1.4 in)	56 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
15 March 1985	Gumlu Days Road, AU	daily rain	155.7 mm (6.1 in)	102.4 mm (4.0 in)	15 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
15 March 1985	Piketberg (Pol), ZA	daily rain	26.5 mm (1.0 in)	9.7 mm (0.38 in)	79 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
15 March 1985	Mount Cavenagh, AU	daily rain	38.6 mm (1.5 in)	32.2 mm (1.3 in)	36 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
15 March 1985	White Signal, US	daily rain	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	21.6 mm (0.9 in)	3 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
15 March 1985	Coober Pedy (McDouall Peak), AU	daily rain	51.4 mm (2.0 in)	34.9 mm (1.4 in)	36 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
15 March 1985	Lhasa, CN	daily high min	7.5 C (45.5 F)	8.3 C (14.9 F)	24 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
15 March 1985	Attu, US	daily low min	-12.2 C (10.0 F)	5.0 C (9.0 F)	43 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
15 March 1985	Coober Pedy, AU	daily rain	45.8 mm (1.8 in)	11.3 mm (0.4 in)	64 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
15 March 1985	Oodnadatta Airport, AU	daily rain	29.4 mm (1.2 in)	20.5 mm (0.8 in)	39 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
15 March 1985	Gregory Springs Station, AU	daily rain	53.0 mm (2.1 in)	37.8 mm (1.5 in)	28 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
15 March 1985	Kimba (Yeltana), AU	daily rain	37.0 mm (1.5 in)	21.8 mm (0.9 in)	19 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

1810 to 1985

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1810 to 1985. 1985 had 519 records.

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

Records on 03-15 in each year
Year	Records
1810	1
1813	1
1825	1
1826	1
1828	1
1835	1
1836	2
1839	1
1840	1
1845	3
1846	1
1850	1
1852	2
1854	1
1859	3
1863	1
1867	1
1869	1
1878	1
1882	3
1883	1
1884	3
1886	1
1887	1
1888	3
1889	3
1890	3
1891	5
1892	6
1893	5
1894	1
1895	4
1896	5
1898	3
1899	5
1900	12
1901	11
1902	14
1903	9
1904	6
1905	14
1906	36
1907	16
1908	43
1909	13
1910	23
1911	27
1912	51
1913	79
1914	32
1915	11
1916	34
1917	36
1918	81
1919	40
1920	43
1921	140
1922	39
1923	134
1924	145
1925	72
1926	169
1927	332
1928	193
1929	267
1930	240
1931	122
1932	610
1933	167
1934	298
1935	617
1936	298
1937	711
1938	505
1939	336
1940	340
1941	259
1942	399
1943	639
1944	622
1945	895
1946	915
1947	374
1948	198
1949	409
1950	249
1951	334
1952	358
1953	298
1954	340
1955	419
1956	534
1957	485
1958	431
1959	348
1960	972
1961	430
1962	585
1963	297
1964	411
1965	174
1966	893
1967	831
1968	545
1969	933
1970	541
1971	772
1972	814
1973	1,074
1974	439
1975	713
1976	220
1977	787
1978	566
1979	997
1980	503
1981	799
1982	997
1983	844
1984	638
1985	519
1986	771
1987	687
1988	1,599
1989	1,221
1990	2,255
1991	852
1992	1,131
1993	3,353
1994	1,405
1995	1,372
1996	706
1997	1,500
1998	847
1999	1,269
2000	458
2001	930
2002	1,317
2003	1,157
2004	1,046
2005	1,099
2006	688
2007	1,420
2008	903
2009	744
2010	675
2011	730
2012	2,297
2013	1,486
2014	397
2015	1,573
2016	948
2017	1,497
2018	538
2019	861
2020	1,128
2021	916
2022	491
2023	768
2024	1,401
2025	1,162
2026	877

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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	423
50 to 100	12
100 to 150	3
150 to 200	3
200 to 250	0
250 to 300	2
300 to 350	1