Weather Records on 24 September 1985

771 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 24 September 1985. Highest significance: Evergreen, US.

Key Facts for 24 September 1985

On 24 September 1985, 771 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
152 were record highs and 385 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 19 monthly and 752 daily.
Evergreen set a daily record precipitation of 115.6 mm (4.6 in) on 24 September 1985.
Across 166 earlier years (1803 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 425 records.

Record Map

771 stations

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

Weather records on 24 September 1985: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Evergreen	United States	Record daily precipitation	115.6 mm (4.6 in)	66 of 100 (Major)
Murray Lagoon (Hawks Nest)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	52.6 mm (2.1 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Ibia	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	92.5 mm (3.6 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Rainbow Rsvr Tomahawk	United States	Record daily precipitation	59.7 mm (2.4 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Milan	Italy	Record high maximum temperature	29.5 C (85.1 F)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Phelps	United States	Record daily precipitation	39.9 mm (1.6 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Thomas River	Australia	Record daily precipitation	31.2 mm (1.2 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Beloreck	Russia	Record daily precipitation	35.7 mm (1.4 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Vanersborg	Sweden	Record low minimum temperature	-0.8 C (30.6 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Meleuz	Russia	Record daily precipitation	42.5 mm (1.7 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Whatley	United States	Record daily precipitation	101.9 mm (4.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Kohala Mis 175.1	United States	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Lassance	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	52.0 mm (2.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Barra Do Funchal	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	39.1 mm (1.5 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Superior	United States	Record low maximum temperature	12.8 C (55.0 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Prentice #2	United States	Record daily precipitation	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Nurnberg	Germany	Record high minimum temperature	14.0 C (57.2 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Uralsk	Kazakhstan	Record daily precipitation	33.7 mm (1.3 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Tidewater	United States	Record high minimum temperature	18.9 C (66.0 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Tihvin	Russia	Record daily precipitation	25.3 mm (1.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Orenburg	Russia	Record daily precipitation	39.8 mm (1.6 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Ozark	United States	Record low minimum temperature	3.9 C (39.0 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Nashville 1 E	United States	Record low minimum temperature	3.9 C (39.0 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Jolalpan	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	56.9 mm (2.2 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Nevada City	United States	Record high minimum temperature	13.3 C (55.9 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Tower 2S	United States	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Hambantota	Sri Lanka	Record low minimum temperature	21.6 C (70.9 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Gospic	Croatia	Record high maximum temperature	29.7 C (85.5 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Halmstad	Sweden	Record low maximum temperature	9.5 C (49.1 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Selma	United States	Record daily precipitation	40.1 mm (1.6 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Climax	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-12.8 C (9.0 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Jumatan (Cfe)	Mexico	Record low minimum temperature	17.8 C (64.0 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Martinsville 2 SW	United States	Record daily precipitation	39.9 mm (1.6 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Detour Village	United States	Record high maximum temperature	21.1 C (70.0 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Minocqua	United States	Record daily precipitation	39.9 mm (1.6 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Bom Jardim	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	53.9 mm (2.1 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Norton 9SSE	United States	Record low minimum temperature	0.0 C (32.0 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Versailles	United States	Record low minimum temperature	2.2 C (36.0 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Willow Rsvr	United States	Record daily precipitation	37.3 mm (1.5 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Waipahu 750	United States	Record daily precipitation	26.9 mm (1.1 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Jaguaruna-Jusante (on?A)	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	38.3 mm (1.5 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Tekax de Alvaro Obregon	Mexico	Record low minimum temperature	17.8 C (64.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Houston	United States	Record low minimum temperature	2.8 C (37.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Tekamah	United States	Record low maximum temperature	12.2 C (54.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Grenora	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-7.8 C (18.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Saxon 1WSW	United States	Record daily precipitation	67.3 mm (2.6 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Wisconsin Rapids	United States	Record low maximum temperature	10.0 C (50.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Nuuanu Rsch 4 783	United States	Record daily precipitation	100.6 mm (4.0 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Santo Hipolito	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	42.7 mm (1.7 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Tuscaloosa Oliver Dam	United States	Record daily precipitation	27.4 mm (1.1 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Canton	United States	Record daily precipitation	25.1 mm (1.0 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Elwood	United States	Record daily precipitation	37.6 mm (1.5 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Hastings 4N	United States	Record low minimum temperature	0.0 C (32.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Lac Vieux Desert	United States	Record daily precipitation	41.9 mm (1.6 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Long Lake Dam	United States	Record daily precipitation	33.5 mm (1.3 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Gauhati	India	Record daily precipitation	83.1 mm (3.3 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
El Boqueron	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	73.2 mm (2.9 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Koror	Palau	Record daily precipitation	83.3 mm (3.3 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Akron 4 E	United States	Record low maximum temperature	12.2 C (54.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Noblesville River	United States	Record daily precipitation	37.6 mm (1.5 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

771 records

Records set or tied on 24 September 1985 by type: Highest daily maximum 71, Lowest daily maximum 132, Highest daily minimum 81, Lowest daily minimum 253, Heaviest daily rainfall 219, Heaviest daily snowfall 12, Deepest snow cover 3.

Records on 24 September 1985 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	71
Lowest daily maximum	132
Highest daily minimum	81
Lowest daily minimum	253
Heaviest daily rainfall	219
Heaviest daily snowfall	12
Deepest snow cover	3

Records on 24 September 1985 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 19, daily 752.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

581 broken records

Margins by which the 581 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 95.3. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

24 September 1985

Top 20 records on 24 September 1985 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
24 September 1985	Evergreen, US	daily rain	115.6 mm (4.6 in)	95.3 mm (3.8 in)	56 years	66 of 100 (Major)
24 September 1985	Murray Lagoon (Hawks Nest), AU	monthly rain	52.6 mm (2.1 in)	19.6 mm (0.8 in)	6 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
24 September 1985	Ibia, BR	monthly rain	92.5 mm (3.6 in)	29.9 mm (1.2 in)	27 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
24 September 1985	Rainbow Rsvr Tomahawk, US	daily rain	59.7 mm (2.4 in)	39.6 mm (1.6 in)	15 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
24 September 1985	Milan, IT	daily high max	29.5 C (85.1 F)	1.8 C (3.2 F)	109 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
24 September 1985	Phelps, US	daily rain	39.9 mm (1.6 in)	19.8 mm (0.8 in)	72 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
24 September 1985	Thomas River, AU	daily rain	31.2 mm (1.2 in)	24.8 mm (1.0 in)	8 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
24 September 1985	Beloreck, RU	daily rain	35.7 mm (1.4 in)	14.2 mm (0.6 in)	39 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
24 September 1985	Vanersborg, SE	daily low min	-0.8 C (30.6 F)	1.8 C (3.2 F)	93 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
24 September 1985	Meleuz, RU	monthly rain	42.5 mm (1.7 in)	8.2 mm (0.32 in)	34 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
24 September 1985	Whatley, US	daily rain	101.9 mm (4.0 in)	62.5 mm (2.5 in)	28 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
24 September 1985	Kohala Mis 175.1, US	daily rain	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	7.6 mm (0.30 in)	76 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
24 September 1985	Lassance, BR	daily rain	52.0 mm (2.0 in)	40.0 mm (1.6 in)	8 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
24 September 1985	Barra Do Funchal, BR	daily rain	39.1 mm (1.5 in)	25.5 mm (1.0 in)	43 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
24 September 1985	Superior, US	daily low max	12.8 C (55.0 F)	4.4 C (7.9 F)	83 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
24 September 1985	Prentice #2, US	daily rain	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	18.5 mm (0.7 in)	54 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
24 September 1985	Nurnberg, DE	daily high min	14.0 C (57.2 F)	0.2 C (0.4 F)	94 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
24 September 1985	Uralsk, KZ	monthly rain	33.7 mm (1.3 in)	5.3 mm (0.21 in)	29 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
24 September 1985	Tidewater, US	daily high min	18.9 C (66.0 F)	6.7 C (12.1 F)	35 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
24 September 1985	Tihvin, RU	daily rain	25.3 mm (1.0 in)	12.9 mm (0.5 in)	28 years	37 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

1803 to 1985

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1803 to 1985. 1985 had 771 records.

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

Records on 09-24 in each year
Year	Records
1803	1
1835	1
1836	1
1842	1
1847	1
1852	2
1854	2
1857	2
1858	1
1859	1
1860	1
1863	1
1864	1
1865	1
1866	1
1867	2
1868	1
1870	3
1871	1
1872	1
1873	1
1874	2
1875	2
1876	1
1877	3
1878	2
1881	5
1884	1
1885	2
1887	1
1889	5
1890	1
1891	2
1892	5
1893	1
1894	2
1895	7
1896	2
1898	1
1899	4
1900	5
1901	3
1902	10
1903	8
1904	9
1905	7
1906	5
1907	20
1908	23
1909	31
1910	8
1911	11
1912	49
1913	9
1914	23
1915	159
1916	253
1917	87
1918	7
1919	26
1920	69
1921	23
1922	49
1923	70
1924	175
1925	146
1926	630
1927	194
1928	603
1929	137
1930	488
1931	463
1932	354
1933	424
1934	367
1935	449
1936	329
1937	237
1938	355
1939	331
1940	319
1941	319
1942	918
1943	413
1944	334
1945	475
1946	425
1947	704
1948	422
1949	554
1950	778
1951	580
1952	425
1953	346
1954	269
1955	577
1956	427
1957	370
1958	725
1959	414
1960	487
1961	680
1962	360
1963	715
1964	329
1965	624
1966	410
1967	394
1968	433
1969	278
1970	1,046
1971	485
1972	480
1973	1,208
1974	1,204
1975	1,116
1976	556
1977	814
1978	619
1979	577
1980	633
1981	604
1982	702
1983	1,128
1984	1,565
1985	771
1986	1,207
1987	729
1988	740
1989	1,668
1990	969
1991	519
1992	1,250
1993	1,055
1994	842
1995	1,251
1996	676
1997	1,238
1998	945
1999	933
2000	1,966
2001	1,097
2002	885
2003	863
2004	600
2005	1,256
2006	1,306
2007	1,244
2008	633
2009	866
2010	1,340
2011	770
2012	545
2013	514
2014	764
2015	770
2016	732
2017	1,402
2018	497
2019	516
2020	754
2021	457
2022	395
2023	689
2024	778
2025	576
2026	389

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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 20	549
20 to 40	27
40 to 60	3
60 to 80	1
80 to 100	1