Weather Records on 6 October 1985

720 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 6 October 1985. Highest significance: Tonichi, MX.

Key Facts for 6 October 1985

On 6 October 1985, 720 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
276 were record highs and 229 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 1 were all-time records, 16 monthly and 703 daily.
Tonichi set a monthly record daily precipitation of 105.9 mm (4.2 in) on 6 October 1985.
Across 165 earlier years (1802 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 450 records.

Record Map

720 stations

720 station records on 6 October 1985 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 6 October 1985: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Tonichi	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	105.9 mm (4.2 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Aikawa	Japan	Record daily precipitation	76.0 mm (3.0 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Aceituna Wtp	Puerto Rico [United States]	Record daily precipitation	254.0 mm (10.0 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Toa Baja 1 SSW	Puerto Rico [United States]	Record daily precipitation	88.9 mm (3.5 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Selb/Oberfranken-Lauterbach	Germany	Record daily precipitation	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Goldbutte 7 N	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Bakke	Norway	Record daily precipitation	64.1 mm (2.5 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Brookhaven City	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-3.3 C (26.1 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Stavanger - Valand	Norway	Record daily precipitation	45.4 mm (1.8 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Poretskoye	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	11.8 C (53.2 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Adrian 2 NNE	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-4.4 C (24.1 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Lancang	China	Record low minimum temperature	9.6 C (49.3 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Bamberg	Germany	Record high minimum temperature	13.4 C (56.1 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Zametchino	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	11.8 C (53.2 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Velikie Luki	Russia	Record high maximum temperature	21.4 C (70.5 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Bodie California St Historic P	United States	Record high minimum temperature	3.9 C (39.0 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Detour Village	United States	Record daily precipitation	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Black Lake	United States	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Crosbyton	United States	Record low minimum temperature	2.2 C (36.0 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Aktobe	Kazakhstan	Record high minimum temperature	10.8 C (51.4 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Niznij Novgorod	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	12.3 C (54.1 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Kotzebue AP	United States	Record high minimum temperature	3.3 C (37.9 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Bjelasnica	Bosnia and Herzegovina	Record high minimum temperature	8.9 C (48.0 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Mengzi	China	Record low minimum temperature	6.8 C (44.2 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Huajintlan	Mexico	Record low maximum temperature	20.6 C (69.1 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Velikie Luki	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	13.1 C (55.6 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Elkhart	United States	Record low minimum temperature	0.6 C (33.1 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Corsicana	United States	Record low minimum temperature	4.4 C (39.9 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Unalakleet Fld	United States	Record daily precipitation	26.4 mm (1.0 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Simao	China	Record low minimum temperature	9.3 C (48.7 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Hull	United Kingdom	Record daily precipitation	26.1 mm (1.0 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Los Banos	United States	Record high minimum temperature	18.9 C (66.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Gibson Dam	United States	Record daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Pecos	United States	Record low minimum temperature	4.4 C (39.9 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Sola	Norway	Record daily precipitation	38.2 mm (1.5 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Soyland I Gjesdal	Norway	Record daily precipitation	54.5 mm (2.1 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Waldron	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-3.3 C (26.1 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Buena Vista 2S	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-6.1 C (21.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Pascagoula 3 NE	United States	Record low maximum temperature	23.3 C (73.9 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Tahoka	United States	Record low minimum temperature	4.4 C (39.9 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Ventersburg (Mag)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	26.0 mm (1.0 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Odendaalsrus	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	25.5 mm (1.0 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Buxton	United Kingdom	Record daily precipitation	43.0 mm (1.7 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Porterville	United States	Record high minimum temperature	20.0 C (68.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Naples	United States	Record daily precipitation	71.1 mm (2.8 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Hull	United Kingdom	Record daily precipitation	26.1 mm (1.0 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Ellery Lake	United States	Record daily precipitation	27.4 mm (1.1 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Mackay Lost Rvr Rs	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-12.8 C (9.0 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Portsmouth-Sciotoville	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-1.1 C (30.0 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Holcombe	United States	Record daily precipitation	31.5 mm (1.2 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Waren	Germany	Record high minimum temperature	13.4 C (56.1 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Yamagata	Japan	Record daily precipitation	27.5 mm (1.1 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
El Cantil	Mexico	Record high minimum temperature	21.7 C (71.1 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Ashland	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-1.1 C (30.0 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Cut Bank AP	United States	Record daily snowfall	8.9 cm (3.5 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Palestine 2 NE	United States	Record low minimum temperature	3.3 C (37.9 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Kaunas	Lithuania	Record high maximum temperature	21.4 C (70.5 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Hostotipaquillo	Mexico	Record high maximum temperature	38.9 C (102.0 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Sviland	Norway	Record daily precipitation	46.6 mm (1.8 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Three Creek	United States	Record low maximum temperature	0.0 C (32.0 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

720 records

Records set or tied on 6 October 1985 by type: Highest daily maximum 81, Lowest daily maximum 42, Highest daily minimum 195, Lowest daily minimum 187, Heaviest daily rainfall 195, Heaviest daily snowfall 12, Deepest snow cover 8.

Records on 6 October 1985 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	81
Lowest daily maximum	42
Highest daily minimum	195
Lowest daily minimum	187
Heaviest daily rainfall	195
Heaviest daily snowfall	12
Deepest snow cover	8

Records on 6 October 1985 by timescale: all-time 1, monthly 16, daily 703.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

573 broken records

Margins by which the 573 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 149.1. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

6 October 1985

Top 20 records on 6 October 1985 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
6 October 1985	Tonichi, MX	monthly rain	105.9 mm (4.2 in)	44.4 mm (1.7 in)	33 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
6 October 1985	Aikawa, JP	daily rain	76.0 mm (3.0 in)	41.2 mm (1.6 in)	28 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
6 October 1985	Aceituna Wtp, PR	daily rain	254.0 mm (10.0 in)	149.1 mm (5.9 in)	15 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
6 October 1985	Toa Baja 1 SSW, PR	daily rain	88.9 mm (3.5 in)	63.2 mm (2.5 in)	15 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
6 October 1985	Selb/Oberfranken-Lauterbach, DE	daily rain	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	16.1 mm (0.6 in)	31 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
6 October 1985	Goldbutte 7 N, US	daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	71 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
6 October 1985	Bakke, NO	daily rain	64.1 mm (2.5 in)	18.1 mm (0.7 in)	68 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
6 October 1985	Brookhaven City, US	daily low min	-3.3 C (26.1 F)	3.9 C (7.0 F)	83 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
6 October 1985	Stavanger - Valand, NO	daily rain	45.4 mm (1.8 in)	18.6 mm (0.7 in)	31 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
6 October 1985	Poretskoye, RU	daily high min	11.8 C (53.2 F)	1.4 C (2.5 F)	91 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
6 October 1985	Adrian 2 NNE, US	daily low min	-4.4 C (24.1 F)	1.6 C (2.9 F)	92 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
6 October 1985	Lancang, CN	daily low min	9.6 C (49.3 F)	6.6 C (11.9 F)	22 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
6 October 1985	Bamberg, DE	daily high min	13.4 C (56.1 F)	0.3 C (0.5 F)	91 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
6 October 1985	Zametchino, RU	daily high min	11.8 C (53.2 F)	0.1 C (0.2 F)	91 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
6 October 1985	Velikie Luki, RU	daily high max	21.4 C (70.5 F)	1.8 C (3.2 F)	76 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
6 October 1985	Bodie California St Historic P, US	daily high min	3.9 C (39.0 F)	1.1 C (2.0 F)	82 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
6 October 1985	Detour Village, US	daily rain	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	4.3 mm (0.17 in)	74 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
6 October 1985	Black Lake, US	daily rain	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	13.9 mm (0.5 in)	31 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
6 October 1985	Crosbyton, US	daily low min	2.2 C (36.0 F)	0.6 C (1.1 F)	85 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
6 October 1985	Aktobe, KZ	daily high min	10.8 C (51.4 F)	1.2 C (2.2 F)	80 years	34 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

1802 to 1985

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1802 to 1985. 1985 had 720 records.

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

Records on 10-06 in each year
Year	Records
1802	1
1814	1
1817	1
1840	1
1843	1
1844	1
1845	1
1848	1
1853	2
1854	3
1857	1
1859	1
1860	1
1863	1
1864	7
1865	1
1867	3
1868	1
1874	1
1875	2
1876	3
1877	1
1878	1
1879	2
1880	3
1881	1
1882	1
1883	1
1885	5
1887	1
1888	3
1889	6
1892	3
1893	1
1894	1
1896	4
1897	6
1898	1
1899	3
1900	14
1901	8
1902	10
1903	14
1904	13
1905	10
1906	20
1907	14
1908	17
1909	17
1910	60
1911	14
1912	46
1913	28
1914	7
1915	17
1916	69
1917	95
1918	45
1919	51
1920	104
1921	46
1922	45
1923	136
1924	263
1925	208
1926	219
1927	175
1928	149
1929	155
1930	574
1931	470
1932	905
1933	183
1934	259
1935	1,055
1936	275
1937	413
1938	319
1939	702
1940	225
1941	1,148
1942	198
1943	485
1944	219
1945	202
1946	678
1947	584
1948	342
1949	548
1950	340
1951	537
1952	1,414
1953	355
1954	663
1955	629
1956	449
1957	488
1958	707
1959	560
1960	545
1961	469
1962	433
1963	693
1964	1,138
1965	1,143
1966	351
1967	383
1968	578
1969	377
1970	711
1971	514
1972	458
1973	311
1974	922
1975	673
1976	841
1977	561
1978	376
1979	1,002
1980	1,259
1981	748
1982	1,058
1983	743
1984	769
1985	720
1986	647
1987	838
1988	964
1989	470
1990	953
1991	1,045
1992	675
1993	1,056
1994	1,201
1995	1,392
1996	843
1997	1,013
1998	1,638
1999	914
2000	1,773
2001	988
2002	694
2003	817
2004	582
2005	1,414
2006	1,030
2007	2,337
2008	644
2009	1,722
2010	995
2011	1,582
2012	1,133
2013	797
2014	428
2015	567
2016	473
2017	489
2018	968
2019	533
2020	1,072
2021	665
2022	654
2023	650
2024	1,025
2025	486
2026	900

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Data for records on 1985-10-06: 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 20	552
20 to 40	12
40 to 60	5
60 to 80	3
80 to 100	0
100 to 120	0
120 to 140	0
140 to 160	1