Weather Records on 23 March 1985

437 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 23 March 1985. Highest significance: Brinkworth (Anama Park), AU.

Key Facts for 23 March 1985

On 23 March 1985, 437 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
99 were record highs and 104 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 2 monthly and 435 daily.
Brinkworth (Anama Park) set a monthly record daily precipitation of 57.6 mm (2.3 in) on 23 March 1985.
Across 157 earlier years (1796 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 499 records.

Record Map

437 stations

437 station records on 23 March 1985 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 23 March 1985: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Brinkworth (Anama Park)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	57.6 mm (2.3 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Arrowrock Dam	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Chileka	Malawi	Record daily precipitation	147.0 mm (5.8 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Porto Lucena	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	113.9 mm (4.5 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Cape Tribulation Store	Australia	Record daily precipitation	296.5 mm (11.7 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Aurora	United States	Record daily precipitation	26.9 mm (1.1 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
South Johnstone Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	220.0 mm (8.7 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Alto Uruguai	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	70.2 mm (2.8 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Mtn View 91	United States	Record daily precipitation	134.4 mm (5.3 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Carazinho	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	74.0 mm (2.9 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Elkton 3 SW	United States	Record daily precipitation	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Springsure Comet St	Australia	Record daily precipitation	28.4 mm (1.1 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Bandon 2 NNE	United States	Record daily precipitation	33.8 mm (1.3 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Potlatch 3 NNE	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Green Island	Australia	Record daily precipitation	215.6 mm (8.5 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Cold Bay AP	United States	Record daily snowfall	11.2 cm (4.4 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Girua	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	90.5 mm (3.6 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Rock Creek	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Fazenda Capao da Cruz	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	66.0 mm (2.6 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Millstream	Australia	Record daily precipitation	28.4 mm (1.1 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Gainesville	United States	Record low maximum temperature	5.0 C (41.0 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Itapebi	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	53.6 mm (2.1 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Warrenton	United States	Record low maximum temperature	6.7 C (44.1 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Idaho Falls 46 W	United States	Record snow depth	43.2 cm (17.0 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Colonia Xadrez	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	59.7 mm (2.4 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Dahlonega 4WSW	United States	Record low maximum temperature	5.6 C (42.1 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Milledgeville	United States	Record low maximum temperature	7.8 C (46.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Hambledon Mill Csr	Australia	Record daily precipitation	225.0 mm (8.9 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Kuranda Railway Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	177.0 mm (7.0 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Hamer 4 NW	United States	Record snow depth	53.3 cm (21.0 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
New Meadows Rs	United States	Record low maximum temperature	0.6 C (33.1 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Mount Molloy Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	94.8 mm (3.7 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Nova Palmira	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	39.3 mm (1.5 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Plain	United States	Record daily snowfall	8.9 cm (3.5 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Dutch Harbor	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-10.0 C (14.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Savage Rvr Dam	United States	Record daily precipitation	30.2 mm (1.2 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Confluence 1 SW Dam	United States	Record daily precipitation	27.7 mm (1.1 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Corinne	United States	Record snow depth	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Antonio Prado	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	43.0 mm (1.7 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Headworks Portland Wtr B	United States	Record daily precipitation	38.4 mm (1.5 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Grapeview 3 SW	United States	Record daily precipitation	38.9 mm (1.5 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Grand Rapids Forestry Lab	United States	Record high minimum temperature	1.7 C (35.1 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Greenwood	United States	Record low maximum temperature	4.4 C (39.9 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Evanston 1 E	United States	Record high minimum temperature	4.4 C (39.9 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Vitoria de Santo Antao	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	60.4 mm (2.4 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Kargopol	Russia	Record high maximum temperature	7.9 C (46.2 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Tower 2S	United States	Record high minimum temperature	1.1 C (34.0 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Sumter	United States	Record low maximum temperature	10.0 C (50.0 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Luray 5 E	United States	Record daily precipitation	27.7 mm (1.1 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Eugene-Mahlon Sweet Fld	United States	Record daily precipitation	35.3 mm (1.4 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Koah	Australia	Record daily precipitation	90.6 mm (3.6 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Millaa Millaa Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	117.0 mm (4.6 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Mulungu (Camarazal)	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	32.2 mm (1.3 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Saudades	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	84.2 mm (3.3 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Seneca	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Shemya USAF Base	United States	Record daily snowfall	8.1 cm (3.2 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Corupa (Hansa)	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	56.8 mm (2.2 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Apizaco	Mexico	Record high maximum temperature	27.8 C (82.0 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Romanovka	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	-6.2 C (20.8 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Centerville Cooper Dr	United States	Record daily snowfall	11.4 cm (4.5 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

437 records

Records set or tied on 23 March 1985 by type: Highest daily maximum 42, Lowest daily maximum 80, Highest daily minimum 57, Lowest daily minimum 24, Heaviest daily rainfall 181, Heaviest daily snowfall 18, Deepest snow cover 35.

Records on 23 March 1985 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	42
Lowest daily maximum	80
Highest daily minimum	57
Lowest daily minimum	24
Heaviest daily rainfall	181
Heaviest daily snowfall	18
Deepest snow cover	35

Records on 23 March 1985 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 2, daily 435.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

357 broken records

Margins by which the 357 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 304.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

23 March 1985

Top 20 records on 23 March 1985 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
23 March 1985	Brinkworth (Anama Park), AU	monthly rain	57.6 mm (2.3 in)	13.4 mm (0.5 in)	75 years	61 of 100 (Major)
23 March 1985	Arrowrock Dam, US	daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	13.9 cm (5.5 in)	72 years	61 of 100 (Major)
23 March 1985	Chileka, MW	daily rain	147.0 mm (5.8 in)	68.3 mm (2.7 in)	34 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
23 March 1985	Porto Lucena, BR	daily rain	113.9 mm (4.5 in)	89.9 mm (3.5 in)	32 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
23 March 1985	Cape Tribulation Store, AU	daily rain	296.5 mm (11.7 in)	169.0 mm (6.7 in)	26 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
23 March 1985	Aurora, US	daily rain	26.9 mm (1.1 in)	9.9 mm (0.39 in)	84 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
23 March 1985	South Johnstone Post Office, AU	daily rain	220.0 mm (8.7 in)	133.4 mm (5.3 in)	46 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
23 March 1985	Alto Uruguai, BR	daily rain	70.2 mm (2.8 in)	45.2 mm (1.8 in)	32 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
23 March 1985	Mtn View 91, US	daily rain	134.4 mm (5.3 in)	51.8 mm (2.0 in)	62 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
23 March 1985	Carazinho, BR	daily rain	74.0 mm (2.9 in)	39.0 mm (1.5 in)	42 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
23 March 1985	Elkton 3 SW, US	daily rain	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	24.1 mm (0.9 in)	38 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
23 March 1985	Springsure Comet St, AU	daily rain	28.4 mm (1.1 in)	4.3 mm (0.17 in)	94 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
23 March 1985	Bandon 2 NNE, US	daily rain	33.8 mm (1.3 in)	6.4 mm (0.25 in)	85 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
23 March 1985	Potlatch 3 NNE, US	daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	63 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
23 March 1985	Green Island, AU	daily rain	215.6 mm (8.5 in)	101.0 mm (4.0 in)	28 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
23 March 1985	Cold Bay AP, US	daily snowfall	11.2 cm (4.4 in)	7.4 cm (2.9 in)	8 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
23 March 1985	Girua, BR	daily rain	90.5 mm (3.6 in)	53.1 mm (2.1 in)	14 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
23 March 1985	Rock Creek, US	daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	52 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
23 March 1985	Fazenda Capao da Cruz, BR	daily rain	66.0 mm (2.6 in)	44.3 mm (1.7 in)	14 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
23 March 1985	Millstream, AU	daily rain	28.4 mm (1.1 in)	12.1 mm (0.5 in)	72 years	33 of 100 (Routine)

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

1796 to 1985

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1796 to 1985. 1985 had 437 records.

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

Records on 03-23 in each year
Year	Records
1796	1
1808	1
1836	2
1837	2
1853	2
1858	1
1862	1
1864	2
1865	2
1868	2
1871	3
1874	2
1875	4
1877	2
1878	3
1879	1
1882	1
1883	6
1884	2
1885	3
1886	1
1887	1
1888	3
1889	2
1890	1
1891	1
1893	1
1895	4
1896	13
1897	9
1898	6
1899	3
1901	5
1902	26
1903	32
1904	3
1905	16
1906	23
1907	53
1908	11
1909	7
1910	12
1911	8
1912	22
1913	76
1914	72
1915	11
1916	50
1917	65
1918	31
1919	17
1920	75
1921	10
1922	30
1923	97
1924	78
1925	164
1926	283
1927	202
1928	154
1929	517
1930	135
1931	267
1932	169
1933	123
1934	689
1935	486
1936	437
1937	243
1938	601
1939	565
1940	1,031
1941	188
1942	187
1943	286
1944	466
1945	386
1946	170
1947	275
1948	331
1949	390
1950	874
1951	337
1952	1,479
1953	589
1954	483
1955	999
1956	420
1957	354
1958	486
1959	249
1960	1,004
1961	361
1962	306
1963	839
1964	815
1965	1,537
1966	793
1967	822
1968	1,490
1969	634
1970	380
1971	758
1972	533
1973	537
1974	1,099
1975	618
1976	399
1977	642
1978	608
1979	1,012
1980	422
1981	940
1982	845
1983	1,522
1984	715
1985	437
1986	1,104
1987	1,279
1988	710
1989	805
1990	1,389
1991	1,264
1992	883
1993	1,151
1994	1,499
1995	1,514
1996	673
1997	743
1998	1,253
1999	722
2000	1,162
2001	995
2002	1,130
2003	971
2004	1,516
2005	1,014
2006	1,311
2007	1,595
2008	956
2009	952
2010	918
2011	1,245
2012	2,269
2013	1,270
2014	594
2015	577
2016	536
2017	739
2018	790
2019	525
2020	465
2021	1,050
2022	1,031
2023	1,135
2024	611
2025	702
2026	1,806

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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	335
50 to 100	15
100 to 150	4
150 to 200	1
200 to 250	0
250 to 300	1
300 to 350	1