Weather Records on 21 March 1985

503 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 21 March 1985. Highest significance: Svetlograd, RU.

Key Facts for 21 March 1985

On 21 March 1985, 503 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
96 were record highs and 85 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 1 were all-time records, 12 monthly and 490 daily.
Svetlograd set a monthly record daily precipitation of 32.8 mm (1.3 in) on 21 March 1985.
Across 157 earlier years (1797 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 482 records.

Record Map

503 stations

503 station records on 21 March 1985 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 21 March 1985: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Svetlograd	Russia	Record daily precipitation	32.8 mm (1.3 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Orlando Intl AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	103.1 mm (4.1 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Arkadelphia 2 N	United States	Record daily precipitation	110.7 mm (4.4 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Ft Hall 1 NNE	United States	Record snow depth	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Zavizan	Croatia	Record daily precipitation	64.4 mm (2.5 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Pierces Creek Forestry	Australia	Record daily precipitation	152.0 mm (6.0 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Bell Ranch	United States	Record daily precipitation	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Booker	United States	Record daily precipitation	41.9 mm (1.6 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Stuttgart-Stadt	Germany	Record snow depth	13.0 cm (5.1 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Aachen	Germany	Record snow depth	12.0 cm (4.7 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Arecibo 3 ESE	Puerto Rico [United States]	Record daily precipitation	75.2 mm (3.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Plauen	Germany	Record snow depth	25.0 cm (9.8 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Yahualica de Gonzalez Gallo (	Mexico	Record low maximum temperature	13.9 C (57.0 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Bethungra (Retreat)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.0 mm (1.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Hot Springs 1 NNE	United States	Record daily precipitation	78.7 mm (3.1 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Ft Myers Page Fld AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	46.0 mm (1.8 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Stockinbingal General Store	Australia	Record daily precipitation	40.4 mm (1.6 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Gyzylarbat	Turkmenistan	Record high maximum temperature	29.0 C (84.2 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Bluff City 3 SW	United States	Record daily precipitation	102.9 mm (4.1 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Greiz-Dolau	Germany	Record snow depth	21.0 cm (8.3 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Perpignan	France	Record low minimum temperature	0.3 C (32.5 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Cuautla (Smn)	Mexico	Record low maximum temperature	22.8 C (73.0 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Malvern	United States	Record daily precipitation	57.4 mm (2.3 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Picayune	United States	Record daily precipitation	96.5 mm (3.8 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Miami	United States	Record daily precipitation	33.5 mm (1.3 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Gurdon	United States	Record daily precipitation	96.5 mm (3.8 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Pine Bluff	United States	Record daily precipitation	84.3 mm (3.3 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Keithville	United States	Record daily precipitation	68.6 mm (2.7 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Parrish	United States	Record daily precipitation	54.9 mm (2.2 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
New Orleans D P S 3	United States	Record daily precipitation	96.5 mm (3.8 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Gulfport Naval Ctr	United States	Record daily precipitation	57.2 mm (2.3 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Merrill	United States	Record daily precipitation	52.6 mm (2.1 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Sulphur Springs	United States	Record daily precipitation	60.2 mm (2.4 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Ndola	Zambia	Record daily precipitation	46.5 mm (1.8 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Stuttgart-Stadt	Germany	Record low minimum temperature	-7.3 C (18.9 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Stuttgart/Echterdingen	Germany	Record snow depth	16.0 cm (6.3 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Sunburst 8 E	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Richmond	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Nurnberg	Germany	Record snow depth	10.0 cm (3.9 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Rheinstetten	Germany	Record snow depth	15.0 cm (5.9 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Munchen-Riem	Germany	Record snow depth	23.0 cm (9.1 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Owensville 3E	United States	Record daily precipitation	70.6 mm (2.8 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Bushnell 1 E	United States	Record daily precipitation	41.1 mm (1.6 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Grangeville	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Pearl River Lock 1	United States	Record daily precipitation	77.5 mm (3.1 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Elida	United States	Record daily precipitation	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Silver Creek Falls	United States	Record daily snowfall	6.4 cm (2.5 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Idaho Falls 46 W	United States	Record snow depth	45.7 cm (18.0 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
The Rock Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	34.0 mm (1.3 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Rijeka	Croatia	Record daily precipitation	95.5 mm (3.8 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Ft Green 12 WSW	United States	Record daily precipitation	39.6 mm (1.6 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Hamer 4 NW	United States	Record snow depth	53.3 cm (21.0 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Jennings	United States	Record daily precipitation	90.9 mm (3.6 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Beaumont City	United States	Record daily precipitation	60.7 mm (2.4 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
W Palm Beach Intl AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	80.3 mm (3.2 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Munchen-Nymphenburg	Germany	Record low minimum temperature	-7.8 C (18.0 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Augsburg	Germany	Record snow depth	17.0 cm (6.7 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Aceituna Wtp	Puerto Rico [United States]	Record daily precipitation	46.7 mm (1.8 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Fairhope 2 NE	United States	Record daily precipitation	62.2 mm (2.4 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Milesville 5 NE	United States	Record high minimum temperature	2.2 C (36.0 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

503 records

Records set or tied on 21 March 1985 by type: Highest daily maximum 43, Lowest daily maximum 37, Highest daily minimum 53, Lowest daily minimum 48, Heaviest daily rainfall 239, Heaviest daily snowfall 26, Deepest snow cover 57.

Records on 21 March 1985 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	43
Lowest daily maximum	37
Highest daily minimum	53
Lowest daily minimum	48
Heaviest daily rainfall	239
Heaviest daily snowfall	26
Deepest snow cover	57

Records on 21 March 1985 by timescale: all-time 1, monthly 12, daily 490.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

428 broken records

Margins by which the 428 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 279.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

21 March 1985

Top 20 records on 21 March 1985 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
21 March 1985	Svetlograd, RU	monthly rain	32.8 mm (1.3 in)	12.3 mm (0.5 in)	12 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
21 March 1985	Orlando Intl AP, US	daily rain	103.1 mm (4.1 in)	67.5 mm (2.7 in)	28 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
21 March 1985	Arkadelphia 2 N, US	monthly rain	110.7 mm (4.4 in)	7.8 mm (0.31 in)	91 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
21 March 1985	Ft Hall 1 NNE, US	daily snow depth	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	68 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
21 March 1985	Zavizan, HR	daily rain	64.4 mm (2.5 in)	41.7 mm (1.6 in)	30 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
21 March 1985	Pierces Creek Forestry, AU	all-time rain	152.0 mm (6.0 in)	24.5 mm (1.0 in)	27 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
21 March 1985	Bell Ranch, US	daily rain	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	17.7 mm (0.7 in)	59 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
21 March 1985	Booker, US	daily rain	41.9 mm (1.6 in)	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	54 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
21 March 1985	Stuttgart-Stadt, DE	daily snow depth	13.0 cm (5.1 in)	10.0 cm (3.9 in)	10 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
21 March 1985	Aachen, DE	daily snow depth	12.0 cm (4.7 in)	10.0 cm (3.9 in)	46 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
21 March 1985	Arecibo 3 ESE, PR	daily rain	75.2 mm (3.0 in)	54.4 mm (2.1 in)	0 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
21 March 1985	Plauen, DE	daily snow depth	25.0 cm (9.8 in)	5.0 cm (2.0 in)	84 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
21 March 1985	Yahualica de Gonzalez Gallo (, MX	daily low max	13.9 C (57.0 F)	8.9 C (16.0 F)	16 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
21 March 1985	Bethungra (Retreat), AU	daily rain	25.0 mm (1.0 in)	6.5 mm (0.26 in)	84 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
21 March 1985	Hot Springs 1 NNE, US	daily rain	78.7 mm (3.1 in)	16.0 mm (0.6 in)	68 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
21 March 1985	Ft Myers Page Fld AP, US	daily rain	46.0 mm (1.8 in)	23.1 mm (0.9 in)	60 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
21 March 1985	Stockinbingal General Store, AU	daily rain	40.4 mm (1.6 in)	22.9 mm (0.9 in)	44 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
21 March 1985	Gyzylarbat, TM	daily high max	29.0 C (84.2 F)	3.9 C (7.0 F)	70 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
21 March 1985	Bluff City 3 SW, US	monthly rain	102.9 mm (4.1 in)	20.3 mm (0.8 in)	35 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
21 March 1985	Greiz-Dolau, DE	daily snow depth	21.0 cm (8.3 in)	3.0 cm (1.2 in)	84 years	36 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

1797 to 1985

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1797 to 1985. 1985 had 503 records.

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

Records on 03-21 in each year
Year	Records
1797	2
1805	1
1806	1
1822	1
1830	1
1836	1
1837	1
1845	1
1846	1
1850	1
1852	2
1857	1
1865	7
1874	1
1877	1
1880	1
1881	1
1883	2
1884	1
1885	5
1886	2
1888	1
1890	3
1892	1
1893	1
1894	1
1895	1
1896	2
1897	2
1898	3
1899	4
1900	4
1901	9
1902	18
1903	23
1904	17
1905	6
1906	3
1907	14
1908	3
1909	11
1910	10
1911	10
1912	36
1913	97
1914	71
1915	27
1916	44
1917	43
1918	43
1919	29
1920	90
1921	96
1922	50
1923	72
1924	96
1925	141
1926	282
1927	179
1928	293
1929	104
1930	99
1931	638
1932	305
1933	235
1934	114
1935	675
1936	225
1937	172
1938	783
1939	280
1940	366
1941	311
1942	330
1943	217
1944	556
1945	294
1946	570
1947	192
1948	948
1949	330
1950	398
1951	779
1952	689
1953	342
1954	211
1955	1,124
1956	686
1957	373
1958	619
1959	230
1960	892
1961	268
1962	548
1963	298
1964	333
1965	1,961
1966	464
1967	487
1968	798
1969	219
1970	612
1971	358
1972	519
1973	385
1974	1,097
1975	751
1976	710
1977	376
1978	838
1979	656
1980	775
1981	676
1982	850
1983	1,673
1984	835
1985	503
1986	1,170
1987	948
1988	1,155
1989	1,396
1990	1,380
1991	1,446
1992	877
1993	687
1994	684
1995	1,141
1996	1,119
1997	1,670
1998	935
1999	1,044
2000	802
2001	1,342
2002	1,593
2003	1,073
2004	1,511
2005	649
2006	1,417
2007	1,220
2008	734
2009	558
2010	1,134
2011	1,451
2012	2,854
2013	727
2014	639
2015	568
2016	553
2017	1,117
2018	809
2019	649
2020	445
2021	489
2022	615
2023	815
2024	432
2025	845
2026	2,614

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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 2026-10-13 (13 October 2026). Records are computed by this site and are not official.

Data as of 2026-10-12. Last revised 12 October 2026 (2026-10-12).

Margin	Records
0 to 50	394
50 to 100	20
100 to 150	10
150 to 200	1
200 to 250	1
250 to 300	2