Weather Records on 1 October 1985

1,621 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 1 October 1985. Highest significance: Lovozero, RU.

Key Facts for 1 October 1985

On 1 October 1985, 1,621 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
388 were record highs and 1,051 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 1 were all-time records, 81 monthly and 1,539 daily.
Lovozero set an all-time record daily precipitation of 80.0 mm (3.1 in) on 1 October 1985.
Across 161 earlier years (1813 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 429 records.

Record Map

1,621 stations

1,621 station records on 1 October 1985 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 1 October 1985: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Lovozero	Russia	Record daily precipitation	80.0 mm (3.1 in)	71 of 100 (Major)
Edgefield 3 NNE	United States	Record daily precipitation	170.2 mm (6.7 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Ft Morgan	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-11.1 C (12.0 F)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Galway	Ireland	Record high minimum temperature	16.0 C (60.8 F)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Stockholm	Sweden	Record high maximum temperature	19.9 C (67.8 F)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Midland 4 ENE	United States	Record daily precipitation	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
New Orleans D P S 5	United States	Record daily precipitation	83.1 mm (3.3 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Franklin 3 NW	United States	Record low maximum temperature	18.3 C (64.9 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Buxton	United Kingdom	Record high minimum temperature	15.0 C (59.0 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Richfield	United States	Record low maximum temperature	8.3 C (46.9 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Franklin	United States	Record daily precipitation	39.4 mm (1.6 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
New Orleans Algiers	United States	Record daily precipitation	70.4 mm (2.8 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Liberty	United States	Record low maximum temperature	16.1 C (61.0 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Paulding	United States	Record daily precipitation	75.9 mm (3.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
New Braunfels	United States	Record low maximum temperature	19.4 C (66.9 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Scottsboro	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Canon City	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-3.9 C (25.0 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Norton 9SSE	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-5.0 C (23.0 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Leesville	United States	Record low maximum temperature	13.9 C (57.0 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Woodville 4 ESE	United States	Record low maximum temperature	16.1 C (61.0 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Mc Minnville	United States	Record daily precipitation	48.8 mm (1.9 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
New Orleans Audubon	United States	Record daily precipitation	51.6 mm (2.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Dongfang	China	Record daily precipitation	98.4 mm (3.9 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Tranebjerg	Denmark	Record high maximum temperature	21.4 C (70.5 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Lincolnton	United States	Record daily precipitation	97.8 mm (3.9 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
New Orleans D P S 3	United States	Record daily precipitation	66.8 mm (2.6 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Hot Springs	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-6.7 C (19.9 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Crossville Ed & Rsch STN	United States	Record daily precipitation	91.4 mm (3.6 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Anahuac	United States	Record low maximum temperature	15.0 C (59.0 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Luling	United States	Record low maximum temperature	19.4 C (66.9 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
San Marcos	United States	Record low maximum temperature	20.0 C (68.0 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Corinne	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-3.9 C (25.0 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Evanston 1 E	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-9.4 C (15.1 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Lincoln UNIV Pwr Plt	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-1.1 C (30.0 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Paola	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-0.6 C (30.9 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Booneville	United States	Record daily precipitation	49.3 mm (1.9 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Beeville 5 NE	United States	Record low maximum temperature	20.0 C (68.0 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Atlanta Hartsfield-Jackson Int	United States	Record daily precipitation	99.6 mm (3.9 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Den Helder-1	Netherlands	Record high maximum temperature	24.2 C (75.6 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Malvern	United Kingdom	Record high minimum temperature	15.7 C (60.3 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Newport	United States	Record low maximum temperature	15.6 C (60.1 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Galva	United States	Record low maximum temperature	8.9 C (48.0 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Minonk	United States	Record low maximum temperature	10.0 C (50.0 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Brookhaven City	United States	Record daily precipitation	41.9 mm (1.6 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
West Souburg	Netherlands	Record high maximum temperature	22.5 C (72.5 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Samnanger	Norway	Record daily precipitation	92.6 mm (3.6 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Chickamauga 2 SW	United States	Record daily precipitation	58.2 mm (2.3 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Mt Ayr	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-1.7 C (28.9 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
McPherson	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-1.7 C (28.9 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Lodgepole	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-5.6 C (21.9 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Ft Sumner	United States	Record low maximum temperature	8.9 C (48.0 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Hettinger	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-10.0 C (14.0 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Oelrichs	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-5.6 C (21.9 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Allardt	United States	Record daily precipitation	60.2 mm (2.4 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Monteagle	United States	Record daily precipitation	70.6 mm (2.8 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Danevang 1 W	United States	Record low maximum temperature	22.2 C (72.0 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Border 3 N	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-10.6 C (12.9 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Wheatland 4N	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-7.8 C (18.0 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Carlos Chagas	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	53.0 mm (2.1 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Bernburg/Saale (Nord)	Germany	Record high maximum temperature	26.0 C (78.8 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)

Counts by Type and Timescale

1,621 records

Records set or tied on 1 October 1985 by type: Highest daily maximum 279, Lowest daily maximum 506, Highest daily minimum 109, Lowest daily minimum 545, Heaviest daily rainfall 165, Heaviest daily snowfall 7, Deepest snow cover 10.

Records on 1 October 1985 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	279
Lowest daily maximum	506
Highest daily minimum	109
Lowest daily minimum	545
Heaviest daily rainfall	165
Heaviest daily snowfall	7
Deepest snow cover	10

Records on 1 October 1985 by timescale: all-time 1, monthly 81, daily 1,539.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

1,331 broken records

Margins by which the 1,331 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 76.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

1 October 1985

Top 20 records on 1 October 1985 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
1 October 1985	Lovozero, RU	all-time rain	80.0 mm (3.1 in)	30.6 mm (1.2 in)	20 years	71 of 100 (Major)
1 October 1985	Edgefield 3 NNE, US	monthly rain	170.2 mm (6.7 in)	37.1 mm (1.5 in)	55 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
1 October 1985	Ft Morgan, US	daily low min	-11.1 C (12.0 F)	8.9 C (16.0 F)	72 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
1 October 1985	Galway, IE	monthly high min	16.0 C (60.8 F)	0.4 C (0.7 F)	98 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
1 October 1985	Stockholm, SE	monthly high max	19.9 C (67.8 F)	1.4 C (2.5 F)	86 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
1 October 1985	Midland 4 ENE, US	daily rain	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	24.1 mm (0.9 in)	72 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
1 October 1985	New Orleans D P S 5, US	daily rain	83.1 mm (3.3 in)	65.1 mm (2.6 in)	28 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
1 October 1985	Franklin 3 NW, US	daily low max	18.3 C (64.9 F)	3.4 C (6.1 F)	89 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
1 October 1985	Buxton, GB	monthly high min	15.0 C (59.0 F)	1.7 C (3.1 F)	63 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
1 October 1985	Richfield, US	daily low max	8.3 C (46.9 F)	11.1 C (20.0 F)	56 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
1 October 1985	Franklin, US	daily rain	39.4 mm (1.6 in)	13.2 mm (0.5 in)	79 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
1 October 1985	New Orleans Algiers, US	daily rain	70.4 mm (2.8 in)	56.7 mm (2.2 in)	23 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
1 October 1985	Liberty, US	daily low max	16.1 C (61.0 F)	6.1 C (11.0 F)	64 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
1 October 1985	Paulding, US	daily rain	75.9 mm (3.0 in)	54.3 mm (2.1 in)	27 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
1 October 1985	New Braunfels, US	daily low max	19.4 C (66.9 F)	2.8 C (5.0 F)	89 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
1 October 1985	Scottsboro, US	daily rain	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	52 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
1 October 1985	Canon City, US	daily low min	-3.9 C (25.0 F)	2.2 C (4.0 F)	91 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
1 October 1985	Norton 9SSE, US	daily low min	-5.0 C (23.0 F)	3.9 C (7.0 F)	80 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
1 October 1985	Leesville, US	daily low max	13.9 C (57.0 F)	5.5 C (9.9 F)	64 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
1 October 1985	Woodville 4 ESE, US	daily low max	16.1 C (61.0 F)	4.5 C (8.1 F)	71 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

1813 to 1985

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1813 to 1985. 1985 had 1,621 records.

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

Records on 10-01 in each year
Year	Records
1813	1
1814	1
1817	1
1819	1
1820	2
1823	1
1828	1
1845	1
1847	2
1861	1
1865	1
1866	1
1869	1
1870	1
1871	1
1874	4
1876	1
1877	3
1879	1
1881	6
1882	1
1883	1
1884	1
1886	1
1888	3
1889	1
1890	4
1891	1
1892	1
1893	9
1894	4
1895	1
1897	7
1898	1
1899	16
1900	2
1901	4
1902	16
1903	9
1904	8
1905	8
1906	11
1907	11
1908	20
1909	14
1910	12
1911	34
1912	37
1913	20
1914	28
1915	65
1916	105
1917	52
1918	20
1919	25
1920	98
1921	129
1922	160
1923	158
1924	86
1925	135
1926	181
1927	754
1928	129
1929	158
1930	106
1931	237
1932	220
1933	519
1934	188
1935	201
1936	388
1937	453
1938	284
1939	283
1940	207
1941	425
1942	290
1943	324
1944	583
1945	677
1946	486
1947	867
1948	271
1949	254
1950	1,019
1951	521
1952	712
1953	656
1954	976
1955	280
1956	260
1957	646
1958	1,050
1959	1,306
1960	143
1961	566
1962	376
1963	598
1964	312
1965	521
1966	646
1967	437
1968	426
1969	454
1970	275
1971	1,449
1972	625
1973	418
1974	1,104
1975	561
1976	854
1977	1,097
1978	492
1979	488
1980	600
1981	785
1982	733
1983	783
1984	1,266
1985	1,621
1986	1,476
1987	648
1988	502
1989	739
1990	612
1991	1,020
1992	1,392
1993	1,042
1994	580
1995	746
1996	1,007
1997	1,080
1998	1,345
1999	1,096
2000	1,006
2001	924
2002	951
2003	1,198
2004	826
2005	902
2006	806
2007	726
2008	573
2009	1,051
2010	1,093
2011	1,324
2012	647
2013	515
2014	397
2015	729
2016	473
2017	472
2018	694
2019	2,439
2020	566
2021	753
2022	609
2023	1,173
2024	751
2025	384
2026	553

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Data for records on 1985-10-01: 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 10	1,251
10 to 20	38
20 to 30	18
30 to 40	9
40 to 50	8
50 to 60	5
60 to 70	1
70 to 80	1