Weather Records on 19 March 1985

771 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 19 March 1985. Highest significance: Urana (Butherwah), AU.

Key Facts for 19 March 1985

On 19 March 1985, 771 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
88 were record highs and 325 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 1 were all-time records, 21 monthly and 749 daily.
Urana (Butherwah) set a monthly record daily precipitation of 83.0 mm (3.3 in) on 19 March 1985.
Across 167 earlier years (1808 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 450 records.

Record Map

771 stations

771 station records on 19 March 1985 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 19 March 1985: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Urana (Butherwah)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	83.0 mm (3.3 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Angleton 2 W	United States	Record daily precipitation	120.7 mm (4.8 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Bad-Neunkirchen Mergentheim	Germany	Record snow depth	19.0 cm (7.5 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Jena Sternwarte	Germany	Record snow depth	25.0 cm (9.8 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Bad Blankenburg	Germany	Record snow depth	25.0 cm (9.8 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Modena	United States	Record daily precipitation	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Gawler Council Depot	Australia	Record daily precipitation	48.5 mm (1.9 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Mount Best (Upper Toora)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	57.4 mm (2.3 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Wellington	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Parkes (Macarthur Street)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	45.2 mm (1.8 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Plauen	Germany	Record snow depth	38.0 cm (15.0 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Newkirk	United States	Record daily precipitation	25.1 mm (1.0 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Jerilderie Treatment Works	Australia	Record daily precipitation	29.4 mm (1.2 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Millthorpe (Inala)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	70.4 mm (2.8 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Kr. Neckar-Odenwald Buchen	Germany	Record snow depth	20.0 cm (7.9 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Mansfield	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Ragland 3 SSW	United States	Record daily precipitation	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Enterprise Beryl Jct	United States	Record daily precipitation	31.5 mm (1.2 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Breadalbane (Old Post Office)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	69.6 mm (2.7 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Memphis	United States	Record daily precipitation	36.6 mm (1.4 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Snowball	Australia	Record daily precipitation	46.0 mm (1.8 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Stuttgart-Stadt	Germany	Record snow depth	20.1 cm (7.9 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Augsburg	Germany	Record snow depth	24.0 cm (9.4 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Hagenbuchach	Germany	Record snow depth	26.0 cm (10.2 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Star Lake	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Tumbarumba Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	38.0 mm (1.5 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Wurzburg	Germany	Record snow depth	12.0 cm (4.7 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Weissenburg	Germany	Record snow depth	22.0 cm (8.7 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Leeuwfontein	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	94.5 mm (3.7 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Binda Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	59.0 mm (2.3 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Leipzig-Holzhausen	Germany	Record snow depth	20.0 cm (7.9 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Schwarzburg	Germany	Record snow depth	34.0 cm (13.4 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Adak AP	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-11.1 C (12.0 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Munchen-Nymphenburg	Germany	Record snow depth	31.0 cm (12.2 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Erfurt-Bindersleben	Germany	Record snow depth	22.0 cm (8.7 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Munchen-Riem	Germany	Record snow depth	34.0 cm (13.4 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Aiken 5SE	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-7.2 C (19.0 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Corinne	United States	Record snow depth	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Gascon	United States	Record daily snowfall	46.0 cm (18.1 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
San Angelo	United States	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Aachen	Germany	Record snow depth	20.0 cm (7.9 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Dresden-Klotzsche	Germany	Record snow depth	26.0 cm (10.2 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Ohringen	Germany	Record snow depth	17.0 cm (6.7 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Neustadt/Aisch	Germany	Record snow depth	19.0 cm (7.5 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Bernburg/Saale (Nord)	Germany	Record snow depth	18.0 cm (7.1 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Gollhofen	Germany	Record snow depth	21.0 cm (8.3 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Dilia	United States	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Northfield	United States	Record daily precipitation	37.8 mm (1.5 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Goulburn (Kippilaw)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	67.0 mm (2.6 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Yarra (Rowe's Lagoon)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	81.2 mm (3.2 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Wyalong Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Porto Mandacaru	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	63.7 mm (2.5 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Tortosa - Observatorio del Ebr	Spain	Record low maximum temperature	8.4 C (47.1 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Union Springs 9 S	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-1.1 C (30.0 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Southport 5 N	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-5.6 C (21.9 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Urana Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	32.6 mm (1.3 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Toora	Australia	Record daily precipitation	32.8 mm (1.3 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Bad-Calmbach Wildbad	Germany	Record snow depth	38.0 cm (15.0 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Zeitz	Germany	Record snow depth	23.0 cm (9.1 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Lexington	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-7.8 C (18.0 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

771 records

Records set or tied on 19 March 1985 by type: Highest daily maximum 43, Lowest daily maximum 163, Highest daily minimum 45, Lowest daily minimum 162, Heaviest daily rainfall 205, Heaviest daily snowfall 17, Deepest snow cover 136.

Records on 19 March 1985 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	43
Lowest daily maximum	163
Highest daily minimum	45
Lowest daily minimum	162
Heaviest daily rainfall	205
Heaviest daily snowfall	17
Deepest snow cover	136

Records on 19 March 1985 by timescale: all-time 1, monthly 21, daily 749.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

636 broken records

Margins by which the 636 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 308.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

19 March 1985

Top 20 records on 19 March 1985 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
19 March 1985	Urana (Butherwah), AU	monthly rain	83.0 mm (3.3 in)	27.6 mm (1.1 in)	46 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
19 March 1985	Angleton 2 W, US	daily rain	120.7 mm (4.8 in)	73.5 mm (2.9 in)	40 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
19 March 1985	Bad-Neunkirchen Mergentheim, DE	daily snow depth	19.0 cm (7.5 in)	19.0 cm (7.5 in)	38 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
19 March 1985	Jena Sternwarte, DE	daily snow depth	25.0 cm (9.8 in)	11.0 cm (4.3 in)	96 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
19 March 1985	Bad Blankenburg, DE	daily snow depth	25.0 cm (9.8 in)	11.0 cm (4.3 in)	96 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
19 March 1985	Modena, US	daily rain	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	23.1 mm (0.9 in)	36 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
19 March 1985	Gawler Council Depot, AU	daily rain	48.5 mm (1.9 in)	38.6 mm (1.5 in)	12 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
19 March 1985	Mount Best (Upper Toora), AU	daily rain	57.4 mm (2.3 in)	37.8 mm (1.5 in)	63 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
19 March 1985	Wellington, US	daily rain	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	35.8 mm (1.4 in)	20 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
19 March 1985	Parkes (Macarthur Street), AU	daily rain	45.2 mm (1.8 in)	28.2 mm (1.1 in)	59 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
19 March 1985	Plauen, DE	daily snow depth	38.0 cm (15.0 in)	24.0 cm (9.4 in)	46 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
19 March 1985	Newkirk, US	daily rain	25.1 mm (1.0 in)	17.5 mm (0.7 in)	40 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
19 March 1985	Jerilderie Treatment Works, AU	daily rain	29.4 mm (1.2 in)	19.0 mm (0.7 in)	54 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
19 March 1985	Millthorpe (Inala), AU	daily rain	70.4 mm (2.8 in)	43.5 mm (1.7 in)	16 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
19 March 1985	Kr. Neckar-Odenwald Buchen, DE	daily snow depth	20.0 cm (7.9 in)	15.0 cm (5.9 in)	30 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
19 March 1985	Mansfield, US	daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	91 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
19 March 1985	Ragland 3 SSW, US	daily rain	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	25.9 mm (1.0 in)	2 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
19 March 1985	Enterprise Beryl Jct, US	daily rain	31.5 mm (1.2 in)	28.2 mm (1.1 in)	6 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
19 March 1985	Breadalbane (Old Post Office), AU	monthly rain	69.6 mm (2.7 in)	9.9 mm (0.39 in)	58 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
19 March 1985	Memphis, US	daily rain	36.6 mm (1.4 in)	20.6 mm (0.8 in)	60 years	44 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 771 records.

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

Records on 03-19 in each year
Year	Records
1808	1
1815	1
1825	1
1839	1
1840	1
1842	1
1845	3
1847	1
1850	1
1852	1
1853	3
1858	1
1863	1
1865	1
1866	1
1867	1
1869	1
1872	1
1873	1
1874	1
1875	2
1876	2
1877	1
1880	1
1881	4
1882	4
1883	2
1884	3
1885	4
1887	1
1888	5
1889	1
1890	4
1892	1
1893	1
1894	1
1895	3
1896	6
1897	6
1898	6
1899	11
1900	6
1901	3
1902	6
1903	23
1904	8
1905	8
1906	9
1907	16
1908	4
1909	8
1910	19
1911	69
1912	22
1913	31
1914	26
1915	37
1916	20
1917	54
1918	36
1919	35
1920	21
1921	66
1922	49
1923	360
1924	77
1925	123
1926	114
1927	340
1928	155
1929	46
1930	87
1931	268
1932	126
1933	381
1934	300
1935	155
1936	356
1937	302
1938	272
1939	574
1940	719
1941	516
1942	311
1943	572
1944	529
1945	711
1946	269
1947	420
1948	555
1949	461
1950	654
1951	722
1952	474
1953	215
1954	254
1955	467
1956	556
1957	379
1958	291
1959	325
1960	468
1961	360
1962	231
1963	676
1964	467
1965	1,749
1966	403
1967	1,038
1968	628
1969	525
1970	585
1971	531
1972	694
1973	558
1974	577
1975	973
1976	882
1977	684
1978	879
1979	898
1980	340
1981	667
1982	1,566
1983	1,483
1984	897
1985	771
1986	768
1987	669
1988	926
1989	782
1990	1,593
1991	1,071
1992	871
1993	1,318
1994	985
1995	766
1996	689
1997	1,921
1998	1,101
1999	985
2000	604
2001	931
2002	1,600
2003	1,136
2004	1,655
2005	715
2006	947
2007	967
2008	1,015
2009	602
2010	824
2011	919
2012	3,343
2013	793
2014	604
2015	610
2016	491
2017	1,313
2018	793
2019	516
2020	821
2021	452
2022	564
2023	993
2024	781
2025	949
2026	2,984

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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	549
50 to 100	30
100 to 150	31
150 to 200	16
200 to 250	7
250 to 300	1
300 to 350	2