Weather Records on 24 March 1985

418 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 24 March 1985. Highest significance: Puntilla, US.

Key Facts for 24 March 1985

On 24 March 1985, 418 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
122 were record highs and 63 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 12 monthly and 406 daily.
Puntilla set a daily record snowfall of 15.2 cm (6.0 in) on 24 March 1985.
Across 169 earlier years (1794 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 461 records.

Record Map

418 stations

418 station records on 24 March 1985 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 24 March 1985: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Puntilla	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Nutwood Downs	Australia	Record daily precipitation	80.0 mm (3.1 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Mornington Island	Australia	Record daily precipitation	117.6 mm (4.6 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Megri	Armenia	Record daily precipitation	31.5 mm (1.2 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Redesdale	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Tularosa	United States	Record high minimum temperature	15.6 C (60.1 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Nezperce	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Idaho Falls 46 W	United States	Record snow depth	40.6 cm (16.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Markovo	Russia	Record low minimum temperature	-44.1 C (-47.4 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Mickleham	Australia	Record daily precipitation	26.4 mm (1.0 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Oorsprong-Oos	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	45.0 mm (1.8 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Nkhota Kota	Malawi	Record daily precipitation	129.4 mm (5.1 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Lucin	United States	Record high maximum temperature	20.6 C (69.1 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Tahoe City	United States	Record high minimum temperature	2.8 C (37.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Emblem	United States	Record high maximum temperature	20.0 C (68.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Mulungu (Camarazal)	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	28.5 mm (1.1 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Vajda-Guba	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	0.0 C (32.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Chernjaevo	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	-1.6 C (29.1 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Mkambati	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Hamer 4 NW	United States	Record snow depth	50.8 cm (20.0 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Oak City	United States	Record high minimum temperature	9.4 C (48.9 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Eklutna Project	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Corfu	Greece	Record daily precipitation	54.3 mm (2.1 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Hale Loud Dam	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Oaklands Junction	Australia	Record daily precipitation	29.6 mm (1.2 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Evart	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Gold Beach Rs	United States	Record daily precipitation	80.0 mm (3.1 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Corrales	Mexico	Record low maximum temperature	20.6 C (69.1 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Kojnas	Russia	Record high maximum temperature	8.0 C (46.4 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Srednij Kalar	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	-8.1 C (17.4 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Cambridge	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Swan Hill (Murray Downs)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.2 mm (1.0 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Coliban Upper	Australia	Record daily precipitation	29.8 mm (1.2 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Combolcha	Ethiopia	Record low minimum temperature	6.7 C (44.1 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Nagornyj	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	-8.7 C (16.3 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Bad Axe	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
La Purisima	Mexico	Record high minimum temperature	17.2 C (63.0 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Vardoe	Norway	Record high minimum temperature	0.2 C (32.4 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Ust Tzilma	Russia	Record high maximum temperature	4.5 C (40.1 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Uchur	Russia	Record high maximum temperature	8.4 C (47.1 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Pullman 2 NW	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Pormpuraaw Township	Australia	Record daily precipitation	80.0 mm (3.1 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Kandalaksa	Russia	Record high maximum temperature	6.5 C (43.7 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Tot-Ma	Russia	Record high maximum temperature	11.8 C (53.2 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Dzalinda	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	-1.5 C (29.3 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Stevens Pt	United States	Record daily snowfall	6.4 cm (2.5 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Zilovo	Russia	Record daily precipitation	16.7 mm (0.7 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Tupik	Russia	Record daily precipitation	18.6 mm (0.7 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Magdagaci	Russia	Record daily precipitation	10.1 mm (0.4 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Julfa	Azerbaijan	Record daily precipitation	24.0 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Armavir	Armenia	Record daily precipitation	19.8 mm (0.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Ordubad	Azerbaijan	Record daily precipitation	23.3 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Skovorodino	Russia	Record daily precipitation	6.2 mm (0.24 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Ust-Njukzha	Russia	Record daily precipitation	9.3 mm (0.37 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Huade	China	Record daily precipitation	10.2 mm (0.4 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Charcas	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	23.4 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Erofej Pavlovic	Russia	Record daily precipitation	12.1 mm (0.5 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Chernyshevsk	Russia	Record daily precipitation	11.5 mm (0.5 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Martuni	Armenia	Record daily precipitation	16.4 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Gorbica	Russia	Record daily precipitation	7.9 mm (0.31 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

418 records

Records set or tied on 24 March 1985 by type: Highest daily maximum 45, Lowest daily maximum 33, Highest daily minimum 77, Lowest daily minimum 30, Heaviest daily rainfall 183, Heaviest daily snowfall 33, Deepest snow cover 17.

Records on 24 March 1985 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	45
Lowest daily maximum	33
Highest daily minimum	77
Lowest daily minimum	30
Heaviest daily rainfall	183
Heaviest daily snowfall	33
Deepest snow cover	17

Records on 24 March 1985 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 12, daily 406.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

360 broken records

Margins by which the 360 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

24 March 1985

Top 20 records on 24 March 1985 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
24 March 1985	Puntilla, US	daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	34 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
24 March 1985	Nutwood Downs, AU	daily rain	80.0 mm (3.1 in)	54.9 mm (2.2 in)	40 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
24 March 1985	Mornington Island, AU	daily rain	117.6 mm (4.6 in)	57.7 mm (2.3 in)	60 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
24 March 1985	Megri, AM	monthly rain	31.5 mm (1.2 in)	7.7 mm (0.30 in)	19 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
24 March 1985	Redesdale, AU	daily rain	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	7.1 mm (0.28 in)	80 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
24 March 1985	Tularosa, US	daily high min	15.6 C (60.1 F)	6.2 C (11.2 F)	60 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
24 March 1985	Nezperce, US	daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	7.7 cm (3.0 in)	30 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
24 March 1985	Idaho Falls 46 W, US	daily snow depth	40.6 cm (16.0 in)	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	20 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
24 March 1985	Markovo, RU	daily low min	-44.1 C (-47.4 F)	2.1 C (3.8 F)	78 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
24 March 1985	Mickleham, AU	daily rain	26.4 mm (1.0 in)	1.8 mm (0.07 in)	80 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
24 March 1985	Oorsprong-Oos, ZA	daily rain	45.0 mm (1.8 in)	27.0 mm (1.1 in)	4 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
24 March 1985	Nkhota Kota, MW	daily rain	129.4 mm (5.1 in)	49.1 mm (1.9 in)	36 years	32 of 100 (Routine)
24 March 1985	Lucin, US	daily high max	20.6 C (69.1 F)	0.6 C (1.1 F)	75 years	31 of 100 (Routine)
24 March 1985	Tahoe City, US	daily high min	2.8 C (37.0 F)	1.7 C (3.1 F)	60 years	29 of 100 (Routine)
24 March 1985	Emblem, US	daily high max	20.0 C (68.0 F)	1.7 C (3.1 F)	67 years	29 of 100 (Routine)
24 March 1985	Mulungu (Camarazal), BR	daily rain	28.5 mm (1.1 in)	7.3 mm (0.29 in)	56 years	28 of 100 (Routine)
24 March 1985	Vajda-Guba, RU	daily high min	0.0 C (32.0 F)	0.4 C (0.7 F)	64 years	28 of 100 (Routine)
24 March 1985	Chernjaevo, RU	daily high min	-1.6 C (29.1 F)	2.6 C (4.7 F)	62 years	28 of 100 (Routine)
24 March 1985	Mkambati, ZA	daily rain	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	30.3 mm (1.2 in)	31 years	28 of 100 (Routine)
24 March 1985	Hamer 4 NW, US	daily snow depth	50.8 cm (20.0 in)	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	12 years	28 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

1794 to 1985

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1794 to 1985. 1985 had 418 records.

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

Records on 03-24 in each year
Year	Records
1794	1
1834	1
1836	1
1837	1
1847	1
1850	2
1853	1
1854	1
1857	1
1858	1
1859	2
1862	1
1863	1
1865	3
1866	1
1867	1
1868	1
1869	2
1870	1
1871	3
1872	1
1873	2
1874	2
1876	1
1877	3
1879	2
1882	2
1883	2
1884	2
1885	1
1886	4
1887	1
1888	3
1889	1
1890	3
1892	1
1893	2
1894	4
1895	20
1896	10
1897	7
1898	6
1899	5
1900	6
1901	5
1902	11
1903	33
1904	8
1905	13
1906	24
1907	31
1908	20
1909	25
1910	40
1911	4
1912	23
1913	83
1914	36
1915	24
1916	29
1917	27
1918	20
1919	22
1920	53
1921	41
1922	31
1923	94
1924	65
1925	76
1926	328
1927	129
1928	277
1929	554
1930	82
1931	102
1932	240
1933	206
1934	731
1935	219
1936	346
1937	336
1938	449
1939	554
1940	1,504
1941	258
1942	176
1943	210
1944	367
1945	699
1946	212
1947	394
1948	321
1949	324
1950	383
1951	373
1952	779
1953	955
1954	489
1955	1,227
1956	607
1957	533
1958	440
1959	171
1960	855
1961	359
1962	343
1963	499
1964	1,094
1965	1,994
1966	633
1967	893
1968	1,217
1969	1,057
1970	219
1971	638
1972	466
1973	728
1974	1,667
1975	926
1976	448
1977	454
1978	508
1979	1,058
1980	506
1981	900
1982	559
1983	1,118
1984	487
1985	418
1986	987
1987	962
1988	1,165
1989	1,072
1990	1,537
1991	919
1992	760
1993	1,210
1994	1,379
1995	1,287
1996	873
1997	779
1998	1,222
1999	522
2000	780
2001	921
2002	598
2003	693
2004	1,338
2005	864
2006	1,162
2007	1,963
2008	1,368
2009	920
2010	647
2011	888
2012	1,631
2013	1,670
2014	948
2015	597
2016	737
2017	651
2018	817
2019	361
2020	575
2021	1,018
2022	881
2023	1,538
2024	820
2025	1,207
2026	2,004

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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	345
50 to 100	12
100 to 150	1
150 to 200	0
200 to 250	0
250 to 300	2