Weather Records on 31 March 1985

1,471 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 31 March 1985. Highest significance: Le Mars, US.

Key Facts for 31 March 1985

On 31 March 1985, 1,471 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
295 were record highs and 330 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 2 were all-time records, 26 monthly and 1,443 daily.
Le Mars set a daily record snowfall of 25.7 cm (10.1 in) on 31 March 1985.
Across 155 earlier years (1808 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 500 records.

Record Map

1,471 stations

1,471 station records on 31 March 1985 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 31 March 1985: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Le Mars	United States	Record daily snowfall	25.7 cm (10.1 in)	74 of 100 (Major)
Hickman	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	71 of 100 (Major)
Wahoo	United States	Record daily snowfall	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	67 of 100 (Major)
W Pt	United States	Record daily snowfall	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	66 of 100 (Major)
Fremont	United States	Record daily snowfall	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	65 of 100 (Major)
Denison	United States	Record daily snowfall	19.1 cm (7.5 in)	64 of 100 (Major)
Syracuse	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	64 of 100 (Major)
York	United States	Record daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	64 of 100 (Major)
Guthrie Ctr	United States	Record daily snowfall	24.1 cm (9.5 in)	63 of 100 (Major)
Fremont	United States	Record snow depth	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	63 of 100 (Major)
Wakefield 3NW	United States	Record daily snowfall	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	63 of 100 (Major)
Walthill 1E	United States	Record daily snowfall	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	63 of 100 (Major)
Lebanon	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	62 of 100 (Major)
Atlantic 1 NE	United States	Record daily snowfall	19.1 cm (7.5 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Cresco 1 NE	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Alton 1 W	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Bairro Alto	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	180.3 mm (7.1 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Dequeen	United States	Record daily precipitation	112.0 mm (4.4 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Del Norte 3ENE	United States	Record snow depth	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Mapleton No.2	United States	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Red Oak	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Osceola	United States	Record daily snowfall	14.7 cm (5.8 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Plattsmouth 1E	United States	Record snow depth	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Seward	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Covert	United States	Record daily snowfall	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Luverne	United States	Record daily precipitation	32.3 mm (1.3 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Lyons	United States	Record daily snowfall	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Madeline Is	United States	Record daily snowfall	31.8 cm (12.5 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Dodge	United States	Record daily snowfall	24.9 cm (9.8 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Bloomington Indiana UNIV	United States	Record daily precipitation	57.7 mm (2.3 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Castana Exp Farm	United States	Record daily snowfall	23.6 cm (9.3 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Harlan	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Jewell	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Gresham 3W	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Milford	United States	Record snow depth	33.0 cm (13.0 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Oolitic Purdue Ex Fm	United States	Record daily precipitation	55.1 mm (2.2 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Glenwood 3SW	United States	Record snow depth	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Mt Ayr	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
River Falls	United States	Record daily snowfall	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Marquette	United States	Record daily snowfall	27.4 cm (10.8 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Aurora	United States	Record daily snowfall	8.9 cm (3.5 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Greenfield	United States	Record snow depth	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Newton	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Oklee	United States	Record daily snowfall	21.6 cm (8.5 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Marble Hill	United States	Record daily precipitation	93.2 mm (3.7 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Madison	United States	Record daily snowfall	13.7 cm (5.4 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Waterloo	United States	Record daily snowfall	19.1 cm (7.5 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Rest Lake	United States	Record daily snowfall	30.7 cm (12.1 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Northway AP	United States	Record daily snowfall	8.4 cm (3.3 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Boone	United States	Record daily snowfall	19.1 cm (7.5 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Belleville	United States	Record daily snowfall	14.0 cm (5.5 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Beechwood 7 WNW	United States	Record daily snowfall	23.9 cm (9.4 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Manistique Wwtp	United States	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Lake City	United States	Record daily precipitation	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Rosemount Rsch & Outreach Ctr	United States	Record daily snowfall	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Williamsville	United States	Record daily precipitation	87.9 mm (3.5 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Malcolm	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Perry	United States	Record daily snowfall	14.0 cm (5.5 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Rockwell City	United States	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Webster City	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)

Counts by Type and Timescale

1,471 records

Records set or tied on 31 March 1985 by type: Highest daily maximum 112, Lowest daily maximum 172, Highest daily minimum 183, Lowest daily minimum 158, Heaviest daily rainfall 347, Heaviest daily snowfall 342, Deepest snow cover 157.

Records on 31 March 1985 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	112
Lowest daily maximum	172
Highest daily minimum	183
Lowest daily minimum	158
Heaviest daily rainfall	347
Heaviest daily snowfall	342
Deepest snow cover	157

Records on 31 March 1985 by timescale: all-time 2, monthly 26, daily 1,443.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

1,244 broken records

Margins by which the 1,244 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 407.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

31 March 1985

Top 20 records on 31 March 1985 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
31 March 1985	Le Mars, US	daily snowfall	25.7 cm (10.1 in)	24.4 cm (9.6 in)	85 years	74 of 100 (Major)
31 March 1985	Hickman, US	daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	89 years	71 of 100 (Major)
31 March 1985	Wahoo, US	daily snowfall	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	74 years	67 of 100 (Major)
31 March 1985	W Pt, US	daily snowfall	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	74 years	66 of 100 (Major)
31 March 1985	Fremont, US	daily snowfall	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	21.6 cm (8.5 in)	74 years	65 of 100 (Major)
31 March 1985	Denison, US	daily snowfall	19.1 cm (7.5 in)	16.6 cm (6.5 in)	74 years	64 of 100 (Major)
31 March 1985	Syracuse, US	daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	91 years	64 of 100 (Major)
31 March 1985	York, US	daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	15.5 cm (6.1 in)	88 years	64 of 100 (Major)
31 March 1985	Guthrie Ctr, US	daily snowfall	24.1 cm (9.5 in)	21.6 cm (8.5 in)	59 years	63 of 100 (Major)
31 March 1985	Fremont, US	daily snow depth	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	85 years	63 of 100 (Major)
31 March 1985	Wakefield 3NW, US	daily snowfall	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	74 years	63 of 100 (Major)
31 March 1985	Walthill 1E, US	daily snowfall	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	56 years	63 of 100 (Major)
31 March 1985	Lebanon, US	daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	86 years	62 of 100 (Major)
31 March 1985	Atlantic 1 NE, US	daily snowfall	19.1 cm (7.5 in)	14.0 cm (5.5 in)	74 years	61 of 100 (Major)
31 March 1985	Cresco 1 NE, US	daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	91 years	60 of 100 (Major)
31 March 1985	Alton 1 W, US	daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	82 years	60 of 100 (Major)
31 March 1985	Bairro Alto, BR	monthly rain	180.3 mm (7.1 in)	60.7 mm (2.4 in)	18 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
31 March 1985	Dequeen, US	daily rain	112.0 mm (4.4 in)	73.9 mm (2.9 in)	28 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
31 March 1985	Del Norte 3ENE, US	daily snow depth	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	36 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
31 March 1985	Mapleton No.2, US	daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	47 years	56 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 1,471 records.

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

Records on 03-31 in each year
Year	Records
1808	2
1815	2
1843	1
1848	1
1850	1
1854	1
1855	3
1856	2
1859	3
1865	2
1869	1
1872	4
1873	1
1874	1
1876	1
1878	1
1880	2
1881	1
1883	1
1887	2
1889	1
1890	1
1891	1
1892	2
1893	3
1896	3
1897	2
1898	5
1899	3
1900	9
1901	7
1902	3
1903	14
1904	16
1905	29
1906	10
1907	11
1908	5
1909	4
1910	45
1911	24
1912	18
1913	62
1914	16
1915	57
1916	17
1917	52
1918	42
1919	86
1920	65
1921	238
1922	102
1923	459
1924	160
1925	110
1926	306
1927	198
1928	98
1929	323
1930	137
1931	365
1932	360
1933	311
1934	181
1935	310
1936	1,242
1937	258
1938	649
1939	197
1940	697
1941	250
1942	245
1943	794
1944	327
1945	778
1946	897
1947	658
1948	355
1949	452
1950	579
1951	490
1952	382
1953	302
1954	549
1955	286
1956	767
1957	373
1958	414
1959	622
1960	327
1961	525
1962	547
1963	987
1964	1,345
1965	457
1966	845
1967	1,025
1968	504
1969	1,126
1970	945
1971	516
1972	427
1973	755
1974	852
1975	1,032
1976	519
1977	1,021
1978	1,362
1979	722
1980	640
1981	1,060
1982	926
1983	564
1984	532
1985	1,471
1986	1,507
1987	2,256
1988	850
1989	1,335
1990	842
1991	634
1992	747
1993	668
1994	871
1995	940
1996	743
1997	962
1998	2,587
1999	1,100
2000	581
2001	686
2002	861
2003	1,722
2004	1,055
2005	861
2006	1,088
2007	1,150
2008	1,471
2009	927
2010	984
2011	1,020
2012	942
2013	753
2014	631
2015	861
2016	823
2017	1,423
2018	663
2019	544
2020	534
2021	949
2022	683
2023	1,128
2024	488
2025	942
2026	1,275

Download the Data

Data for records on 1985-03-31: CSV or JSON. Field meanings are on the data page.

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 100	1,075
100 to 200	135
200 to 300	32
300 to 400	1
400 to 500	1