Weather Records on 11 May 1985

835 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 11 May 1985. Highest significance: Corinne, US.

Key Facts for 11 May 1985

On 11 May 1985, 835 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
467 were record highs and 198 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 1 were all-time records, 15 monthly and 819 daily.
Corinne set a daily record precipitation of 44.5 mm (1.8 in) on 11 May 1985.
Across 156 earlier years (1814 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 461 records.

Record Map

835 stations

835 station records on 11 May 1985 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 11 May 1985: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Corinne	United States	Record daily precipitation	44.5 mm (1.8 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Wagner	United States	Record daily precipitation	87.1 mm (3.4 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Cooperstown	United States	Record daily precipitation	90.7 mm (3.6 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Riverdale	United States	Record daily precipitation	46.2 mm (1.8 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Two Harbors	United States	Record daily precipitation	47.2 mm (1.9 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Itasca UNIV of Minn	United States	Record daily precipitation	72.6 mm (2.9 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Kalli	Australia	Record daily precipitation	48.0 mm (1.9 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Minot Intl AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	46.5 mm (1.8 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Weilburg (Klaranlage)	Germany	Record daily precipitation	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Sidney 1SSE	United States	Record high minimum temperature	21.1 C (70.0 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Bismarck	United States	Record daily precipitation	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Kenai AP	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Marseille Obs. Palais-Lonchamp	France	Record low maximum temperature	11.5 C (52.7 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Marseilles-Marignane	France	Record daily precipitation	39.8 mm (1.6 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Dickinson Theodore Roosevelt R	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.3 mm (2.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Ft Ross	United States	Record low minimum temperature	2.8 C (37.0 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Glenwood 2WNW	United States	Record high minimum temperature	16.7 C (62.1 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
O'Neill	United States	Record daily precipitation	42.7 mm (1.7 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Forman 5 SSE	United States	Record high minimum temperature	15.6 C (60.1 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Webster	United States	Record high minimum temperature	15.0 C (59.0 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Sugarloaf Rsvr	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Montevideo 1SW	United States	Record high minimum temperature	17.8 C (64.0 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Setauket Strong	United States	Record high minimum temperature	16.7 C (62.1 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Leola	United States	Record high minimum temperature	12.8 C (55.0 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Laersdrift (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	34.0 mm (1.3 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Sveg	Sweden	Record snow depth	25.0 cm (9.8 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Ai-Petri	Ukraine	Record high minimum temperature	16.6 C (61.9 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Le Mars	United States	Record high minimum temperature	17.8 C (64.0 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Long Prairie	United States	Record high minimum temperature	17.2 C (63.0 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Walker	United States	Record daily precipitation	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Winnibigoshish Dam	United States	Record daily precipitation	56.9 mm (2.2 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Granville	United States	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Port Townsend	United States	Record low minimum temperature	2.8 C (37.0 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Waupaca	United States	Record high minimum temperature	17.8 C (64.0 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Yakutat AP	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.6 cm (2.2 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Sac City	United States	Record high minimum temperature	17.2 C (63.0 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Standish 4NE	United States	Record high maximum temperature	27.2 C (81.0 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Hutchinson 1 N	United States	Record high minimum temperature	18.9 C (66.0 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Forest Grove	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-1.1 C (30.0 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Alexandria	United States	Record high minimum temperature	15.6 C (60.1 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Clark	United States	Record high minimum temperature	15.6 C (60.1 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Howard	United States	Record high minimum temperature	15.0 C (59.0 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Tanana AP	United States	Record snow depth	40.6 cm (16.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Cresco 1 NE	United States	Record high minimum temperature	15.0 C (59.0 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Glenwood 2WNW	United States	Record high maximum temperature	30.0 C (86.0 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Genoa 2 W	United States	Record high minimum temperature	16.1 C (61.0 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Oakdale	United States	Record high minimum temperature	16.7 C (62.1 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Wentworth 2.5 WNW	United States	Record high minimum temperature	15.0 C (59.0 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Sibley	United States	Record high minimum temperature	14.4 C (57.9 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Brockton	United States	Record high maximum temperature	32.2 C (90.0 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Okeene	United States	Record high minimum temperature	23.9 C (75.0 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Clear Lake	United States	Record high minimum temperature	15.6 C (60.1 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Pomeroy	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-5.6 C (21.9 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Kenai AP	United States	Record low maximum temperature	3.3 C (37.9 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Vasilevici	Belarus	Record high minimum temperature	17.0 C (62.6 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Feodosiia	Ukraine	Record high minimum temperature	16.8 C (62.2 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Atkinson 3SW	United States	Record daily precipitation	36.1 mm (1.4 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
David City 4E	United States	Record high minimum temperature	16.7 C (62.1 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Lemmon	United States	Record daily precipitation	41.1 mm (1.6 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Kislovodsk	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	14.0 C (57.2 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

835 records

Records set or tied on 11 May 1985 by type: Highest daily maximum 130, Lowest daily maximum 81, Highest daily minimum 337, Lowest daily minimum 117, Heaviest daily rainfall 152, Heaviest daily snowfall 10, Deepest snow cover 8.

Records on 11 May 1985 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	130
Lowest daily maximum	81
Highest daily minimum	337
Lowest daily minimum	117
Heaviest daily rainfall	152
Heaviest daily snowfall	10
Deepest snow cover	8

Records on 11 May 1985 by timescale: all-time 1, monthly 15, daily 819.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

652 broken records

Margins by which the 652 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 228.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

11 May 1985

Top 20 records on 11 May 1985 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
11 May 1985	Corinne, US	daily rain	44.5 mm (1.8 in)	24.7 mm (1.0 in)	71 years	61 of 100 (Major)
11 May 1985	Wagner, US	daily rain	87.1 mm (3.4 in)	65.5 mm (2.6 in)	40 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
11 May 1985	Cooperstown, US	monthly rain	90.7 mm (3.6 in)	23.4 mm (0.9 in)	43 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
11 May 1985	Riverdale, US	daily rain	46.2 mm (1.8 in)	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	28 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
11 May 1985	Two Harbors, US	daily rain	47.2 mm (1.9 in)	21.0 mm (0.8 in)	82 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
11 May 1985	Itasca UNIV of Minn, US	monthly rain	72.6 mm (2.9 in)	21.0 mm (0.8 in)	36 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
11 May 1985	Kalli, AU	daily rain	48.0 mm (1.9 in)	37.3 mm (1.5 in)	14 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
11 May 1985	Minot Intl AP, US	daily rain	46.5 mm (1.8 in)	36.1 mm (1.4 in)	22 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
11 May 1985	Weilburg (Klaranlage), DE	daily rain	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	17.4 mm (0.7 in)	27 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
11 May 1985	Sidney 1SSE, US	daily high min	21.1 C (70.0 F)	3.9 C (7.0 F)	88 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
11 May 1985	Bismarck, US	daily rain	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	32.8 mm (1.3 in)	2 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
11 May 1985	Kenai AP, US	daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	85 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
11 May 1985	Marseille Obs. Palais-Lonchamp, FR	daily low max	11.5 C (52.7 F)	4.2 C (7.6 F)	75 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
11 May 1985	Marseilles-Marignane, FR	daily rain	39.8 mm (1.6 in)	27.8 mm (1.1 in)	16 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
11 May 1985	Dickinson Theodore Roosevelt R, US	daily rain	50.3 mm (2.0 in)	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	22 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
11 May 1985	Ft Ross, US	daily low min	2.8 C (37.0 F)	1.6 C (2.9 F)	84 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
11 May 1985	Glenwood 2WNW, US	daily high min	16.7 C (62.1 F)	2.8 C (5.0 F)	88 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
11 May 1985	O'Neill, US	daily rain	42.7 mm (1.7 in)	17.0 mm (0.7 in)	50 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
11 May 1985	Forman 5 SSE, US	daily high min	15.6 C (60.1 F)	2.8 C (5.0 F)	88 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
11 May 1985	Webster, US	daily high min	15.0 C (59.0 F)	2.8 C (5.0 F)	88 years	40 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

1814 to 1985

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1814 to 1985. 1985 had 835 records.

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

Records on 05-11 in each year
Year	Records
1814	3
1832	1
1836	3
1837	1
1838	1
1848	2
1856	1
1860	2
1865	1
1867	1
1869	1
1872	1
1874	2
1879	2
1880	1
1881	5
1883	3
1884	2
1885	1
1886	2
1887	1
1888	1
1889	2
1892	1
1893	3
1894	2
1895	4
1896	3
1897	6
1898	5
1900	7
1901	9
1902	6
1903	7
1904	6
1905	12
1906	21
1907	44
1908	9
1909	12
1910	16
1911	99
1912	21
1913	20
1914	20
1915	16
1916	22
1917	40
1918	54
1919	56
1920	181
1921	58
1922	61
1923	111
1924	239
1925	410
1926	472
1927	318
1928	252
1929	126
1930	380
1931	254
1932	170
1933	429
1934	332
1935	276
1936	363
1937	170
1938	141
1939	213
1940	340
1941	411
1942	389
1943	646
1944	408
1945	483
1946	747
1947	480
1948	407
1949	451
1950	285
1951	395
1952	629
1953	686
1954	492
1955	235
1956	942
1957	439
1958	499
1959	575
1960	809
1961	663
1962	670
1963	984
1964	299
1965	356
1966	992
1967	974
1968	909
1969	349
1970	764
1971	565
1972	673
1973	429
1974	795
1975	383
1976	509
1977	836
1978	1,070
1979	1,239
1980	693
1981	1,298
1982	624
1983	930
1984	666
1985	835
1986	684
1987	1,247
1988	485
1989	952
1990	935
1991	990
1992	728
1993	1,088
1994	633
1995	1,244
1996	1,088
1997	1,033
1998	1,315
1999	1,052
2000	1,286
2001	848
2002	845
2003	1,321
2004	834
2005	944
2006	822
2007	833
2008	1,015
2009	605
2010	1,292
2011	1,414
2012	1,181
2013	615
2014	662
2015	1,038
2016	497
2017	546
2018	988
2019	915
2020	1,068
2021	590
2022	1,470
2023	390
2024	579
2025	1,104
2026	797

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Data for records on 1985-05-11: 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 50	645
50 to 100	4
100 to 150	0
150 to 200	2
200 to 250	1