Weather Records on 22 March 1985

538 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 22 March 1985. Highest significance: Cairns Post Office, AU.

Key Facts for 22 March 1985

On 22 March 1985, 538 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
119 were record highs and 124 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 16 monthly and 522 daily.
Cairns Post Office set a daily record precipitation of 198.1 mm (7.8 in) on 22 March 1985.
Across 164 earlier years (1794 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 474 records.

Record Map

538 stations

538 station records on 22 March 1985 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 22 March 1985: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Cairns Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	198.1 mm (7.8 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Bol'soe-Almaatinskoe-Ozero	Kazakhstan	Record daily precipitation	38.8 mm (1.5 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Ft Hall 1 NNE	United States	Record snow depth	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Low Isles Lighthouse	Australia	Record daily precipitation	152.0 mm (6.0 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Vercniy-Gorel'nik	Kazakhstan	Record daily precipitation	45.2 mm (1.8 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Attu	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-11.7 C (10.9 F)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Khankandy	Azerbaijan	Record daily precipitation	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Ust'-Gorel'nik	Kazakhstan	Record daily precipitation	41.7 mm (1.6 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Borgviksbruk	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	27.7 mm (1.1 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Lustre 4 NNW	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Nord Odal	Norway	Record daily precipitation	25.7 mm (1.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Forks 4 NNE	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Eidsvoll Verk	Norway	Record daily precipitation	25.0 mm (1.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Nambour Bowling Club	Australia	Record daily precipitation	89.4 mm (3.5 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Richmond	United States	Record snow depth	48.3 cm (19.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Green Island	Australia	Record daily precipitation	148.2 mm (5.8 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
San Haven	United States	Record daily precipitation	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Fullerton 1 ESE	United States	Record high minimum temperature	5.6 C (42.1 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Leola	United States	Record high minimum temperature	2.8 C (37.0 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Lachin	Azerbaijan	Record daily precipitation	33.9 mm (1.3 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Issik	Kazakhstan	Record daily precipitation	56.5 mm (2.2 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Grand Forks UNIV (NWS)	United States	Record high minimum temperature	5.0 C (41.0 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Aberdeen 20NNE	United States	Record daily snowfall	6.9 cm (2.7 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Almaty	Kazakhstan	Record daily precipitation	32.5 mm (1.3 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Bajramaly	Turkmenistan	Record high maximum temperature	28.5 C (83.3 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Cooperstown	United States	Record high minimum temperature	2.8 C (37.0 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Forman 5 SSE	United States	Record high minimum temperature	4.4 C (39.9 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Breona	Australia	Record daily precipitation	44.2 mm (1.7 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Presidente Prudente	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	57.4 mm (2.3 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Miami WSO City	United States	Record daily precipitation	26.9 mm (1.1 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Idaho Falls 46 W	United States	Record snow depth	45.7 cm (18.0 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Weipa Eastern Ave	Australia	Record daily precipitation	86.4 mm (3.4 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Cairns Aero	Australia	Record daily precipitation	128.8 mm (5.1 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Hambledon Mill Csr	Australia	Record daily precipitation	186.4 mm (7.3 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Kuranda Railway Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	156.0 mm (6.1 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Venice	United States	Record daily precipitation	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Walker	United States	Record high minimum temperature	2.2 C (36.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Washburn	United States	Record high minimum temperature	5.6 C (42.1 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Aurukun Shire Council	Australia	Record daily precipitation	167.0 mm (6.6 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Haverhill	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-10.0 C (14.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Southern Cross	Australia	Record high minimum temperature	23.0 C (73.4 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Potlatch 3 NNE	United States	Record low maximum temperature	2.2 C (36.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Detroit Lakes 1 NNE	United States	Record high minimum temperature	2.8 C (37.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Simpson 6 N - Wildhorse	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Meringa Sugar Exp STN	Australia	Record daily precipitation	128.2 mm (5.0 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Burdekin Shire Council	Australia	Record daily precipitation	79.0 mm (3.1 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Hamer 4 NW	United States	Record snow depth	53.3 cm (21.0 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Northport	United States	Record low maximum temperature	2.2 C (36.0 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Roth Bei Nurnberg	Germany	Record snow depth	10.0 cm (3.9 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Mackay Lost Rvr Rs	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-21.7 C (-7.1 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Whitewater	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Richmond Post Office	Australia	Record high minimum temperature	25.5 C (77.9 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Silkwood Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	149.4 mm (5.9 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Gargett Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	53.5 mm (2.1 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Augsburg	Germany	Record snow depth	15.0 cm (5.9 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Stuttgart/Echterdingen	Germany	Record snow depth	12.0 cm (4.7 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Ashland 3 ENE	United States	Record daily precipitation	83.1 mm (3.3 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Morehead City 2 WNW	United States	Record daily precipitation	73.7 mm (2.9 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Nambour Dpi	Australia	Record daily precipitation	76.0 mm (3.0 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Little Nerang Dam	Australia	Record daily precipitation	42.0 mm (1.7 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

538 records

Records set or tied on 22 March 1985 by type: Highest daily maximum 34, Lowest daily maximum 82, Highest daily minimum 85, Lowest daily minimum 42, Heaviest daily rainfall 224, Heaviest daily snowfall 27, Deepest snow cover 44.

Records on 22 March 1985 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	34
Lowest daily maximum	82
Highest daily minimum	85
Lowest daily minimum	42
Heaviest daily rainfall	224
Heaviest daily snowfall	27
Deepest snow cover	44

Records on 22 March 1985 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 16, daily 522.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

451 broken records

Margins by which the 451 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

22 March 1985

Top 20 records on 22 March 1985 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
22 March 1985	Cairns Post Office, AU	daily rain	198.1 mm (7.8 in)	134.1 mm (5.3 in)	46 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
22 March 1985	Bol'soe-Almaatinskoe-Ozero, KZ	daily rain	38.8 mm (1.5 in)	24.2 mm (1.0 in)	43 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
22 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)
22 March 1985	Low Isles Lighthouse, AU	daily rain	152.0 mm (6.0 in)	62.8 mm (2.5 in)	76 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
22 March 1985	Vercniy-Gorel'nik, KZ	daily rain	45.2 mm (1.8 in)	28.2 mm (1.1 in)	19 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
22 March 1985	Attu, US	daily low min	-11.7 C (10.9 F)	5.6 C (10.1 F)	64 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
22 March 1985	Khankandy, AZ	daily rain	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	16.4 mm (0.6 in)	12 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
22 March 1985	Ust'-Gorel'nik, KZ	monthly rain	41.7 mm (1.6 in)	9.1 mm (0.36 in)	43 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
22 March 1985	Borgviksbruk, SE	daily rain	27.7 mm (1.1 in)	18.7 mm (0.7 in)	2 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
22 March 1985	Lustre 4 NNW, US	daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	30 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
22 March 1985	Nord Odal, NO	daily rain	25.7 mm (1.0 in)	13.4 mm (0.5 in)	4 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
22 March 1985	Forks 4 NNE, US	daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	10.1 cm (4.0 in)	30 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
22 March 1985	Eidsvoll Verk, NO	daily rain	25.0 mm (1.0 in)	14.8 mm (0.6 in)	4 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
22 March 1985	Nambour Bowling Club, AU	daily rain	89.4 mm (3.5 in)	21.6 mm (0.9 in)	78 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
22 March 1985	Richmond, US	daily snow depth	48.3 cm (19.0 in)	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	72 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
22 March 1985	Green Island, AU	daily rain	148.2 mm (5.8 in)	102.5 mm (4.0 in)	26 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
22 March 1985	San Haven, US	monthly rain	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	7.6 mm (0.30 in)	10 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
22 March 1985	Fullerton 1 ESE, US	daily high min	5.6 C (42.1 F)	3.4 C (6.1 F)	83 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
22 March 1985	Leola, US	daily high min	2.8 C (37.0 F)	2.8 C (5.0 F)	80 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
22 March 1985	Lachin, AZ	monthly rain	33.9 mm (1.3 in)	7.2 mm (0.28 in)	17 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

1794 to 1985

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1794 to 1985. 1985 had 538 records.

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

Records on 03-22 in each year
Year	Records
1794	1
1797	1
1808	1
1818	1
1822	2
1828	1
1836	1
1837	1
1844	1
1845	1
1846	1
1852	1
1857	1
1858	1
1865	6
1867	1
1871	1
1872	1
1874	1
1875	2
1876	1
1877	2
1879	1
1880	1
1881	1
1883	3
1884	2
1885	4
1886	2
1887	1
1889	1
1892	2
1893	1
1894	2
1896	8
1897	9
1898	4
1899	10
1900	2
1901	5
1902	15
1903	19
1904	10
1905	5
1906	14
1907	43
1908	4
1909	8
1910	23
1911	11
1912	13
1913	54
1914	59
1915	21
1916	58
1917	33
1918	38
1919	15
1920	42
1921	27
1922	164
1923	70
1924	62
1925	222
1926	415
1927	399
1928	156
1929	384
1930	199
1931	294
1932	260
1933	149
1934	287
1935	469
1936	301
1937	174
1938	868
1939	585
1940	440
1941	352
1942	277
1943	218
1944	546
1945	340
1946	362
1947	235
1948	666
1949	374
1950	588
1951	370
1952	1,763
1953	332
1954	445
1955	1,315
1956	450
1957	348
1958	540
1959	333
1960	926
1961	260
1962	303
1963	518
1964	492
1965	1,034
1966	635
1967	561
1968	923
1969	271
1970	563
1971	476
1972	691
1973	512
1974	838
1975	695
1976	353
1977	574
1978	814
1979	1,068
1980	571
1981	895
1982	716
1983	1,760
1984	611
1985	538
1986	1,673
1987	861
1988	949
1989	821
1990	1,428
1991	1,484
1992	975
1993	890
1994	796
1995	1,486
1996	862
1997	1,019
1998	1,136
1999	930
2000	1,221
2001	1,326
2002	1,748
2003	989
2004	1,591
2005	865
2006	1,080
2007	1,497
2008	816
2009	769
2010	1,083
2011	1,265
2012	2,655
2013	1,329
2014	508
2015	458
2016	566
2017	1,038
2018	1,022
2019	552
2020	372
2021	568
2022	1,005
2023	1,202
2024	486
2025	720
2026	2,228

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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	409
50 to 100	30
100 to 150	8
150 to 200	2
200 to 250	0
250 to 300	1
300 to 350	1