Weather Records on 7 October 1985

1,089 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 7 October 1985. Highest significance: Corozal Substn, PR.

Key Facts for 7 October 1985

On 7 October 1985, 1,089 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
217 were record highs and 236 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 6 were all-time records, 87 monthly and 996 daily.
Corozal Substn set a monthly record daily precipitation of 192.5 mm (7.6 in) on 7 October 1985.
Across 165 earlier years (1802 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 456 records.

Record Map

1,089 stations

1,089 station records on 7 October 1985 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 7 October 1985: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Corozal Substn	Puerto Rico [United States]	Record daily precipitation	192.5 mm (7.6 in)	67 of 100 (Major)
Jayuya	Puerto Rico [United States]	Record daily precipitation	416.8 mm (16.4 in)	67 of 100 (Major)
Lajas Substn	Puerto Rico [United States]	Record daily precipitation	214.6 mm (8.4 in)	64 of 100 (Major)
Puerto Real	Puerto Rico [United States]	Record daily precipitation	274.3 mm (10.8 in)	64 of 100 (Major)
Swan Hill (Murray Downs)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	36.6 mm (1.4 in)	63 of 100 (Major)
Haxby 18 SW	United States	Record daily snowfall	24.1 cm (9.5 in)	63 of 100 (Major)
Granville	United States	Record daily precipitation	38.6 mm (1.5 in)	63 of 100 (Major)
Cobar (Paddington)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	61.0 mm (2.4 in)	62 of 100 (Major)
Forks 4 NNE	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Dorado 2 WNW	Puerto Rico [United States]	Record daily precipitation	205.7 mm (8.1 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Lustre 4 NNW	United States	Record daily snowfall	40.6 cm (16.0 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Killdeer 8 NW	United States	Record snow depth	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Jajome Alto	Puerto Rico [United States]	Record daily precipitation	355.6 mm (14.0 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Ingomar 9 E	United States	Record daily snowfall	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Malibay(?)	Kazakhstan	Record daily precipitation	36.4 mm (1.4 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Heber	United States	Record daily precipitation	29.5 mm (1.2 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Butte Bert Mooney AP	United States	Record snow depth	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Snake Creek Powerhouse	United States	Record daily precipitation	42.2 mm (1.7 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Cobar (Tambua)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	40.4 mm (1.6 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Powers Lake 1N	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Kameruka (Kameruka Estate)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	60.6 mm (2.4 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Turtle Lake	United States	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Minjilky	Kazakhstan	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Big Timber	United States	Record snow depth	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Granville	United States	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Tagus	United States	Record daily snowfall	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Williston Sloulin Fld	United States	Record daily snowfall	26.7 cm (10.5 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Aceituna Wtp	Puerto Rico [United States]	Record daily precipitation	348.0 mm (13.7 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Edmore 4NW	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Washburn	United States	Record snow depth	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Lares	Puerto Rico [United States]	Record daily precipitation	170.2 mm (6.7 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Manati 2 E	Puerto Rico [United States]	Record daily precipitation	154.7 mm (6.1 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Haugan 1 W	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Martinsdale 3 NNW	United States	Record snow depth	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Melstone	United States	Record snow depth	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Keene 3S	United States	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Ahmadabad	India	Record daily precipitation	87.9 mm (3.5 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Fajardo	Puerto Rico [United States]	Record daily precipitation	193.0 mm (7.6 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Sabdan	Kyrgyzstan	Record daily precipitation	26.4 mm (1.0 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Melstone	United States	Record daily snowfall	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Saint Ignatius	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.1 cm (2.8 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Haugan 1 W	United States	Record snow depth	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Tioga 1E	United States	Record daily snowfall	8.9 cm (3.5 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Tokmak	Kyrgyzstan	Record daily precipitation	46.6 mm (1.8 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Canovanas	Puerto Rico [United States]	Record daily precipitation	90.2 mm (3.6 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
E Glacier	United States	Record snow depth	50.8 cm (20.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Mc Ville	United States	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Silver Lake Brighton	United States	Record daily precipitation	58.2 mm (2.3 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Helena AP ASOS	United States	Record snow depth	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Castricum	Netherlands	Record daily precipitation	46.4 mm (1.8 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Lustre 4 NNW	United States	Record snow depth	35.6 cm (14.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Isabela Substn	Puerto Rico [United States]	Record daily precipitation	90.2 mm (3.6 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Brusett 3 E	United States	Record daily snowfall	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Denton	United States	Record snow depth	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Libby 32 SSE	United States	Record snow depth	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Rugby	United States	Record daily snowfall	35.6 cm (14.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Grand Forks Intl AP	United States	Record daily snowfall	13.7 cm (5.4 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Cayey 1 E	Puerto Rico [United States]	Record daily precipitation	294.6 mm (11.6 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Bozeman 12 NE	United States	Record daily snowfall	38.9 cm (15.3 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Columbus	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)

Counts by Type and Timescale

1,089 records

Records set or tied on 7 October 1985 by type: Highest daily maximum 95, Lowest daily maximum 91, Highest daily minimum 122, Lowest daily minimum 145, Heaviest daily rainfall 409, Heaviest daily snowfall 128, Deepest snow cover 99.

Records on 7 October 1985 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	95
Lowest daily maximum	91
Highest daily minimum	122
Lowest daily minimum	145
Heaviest daily rainfall	409
Heaviest daily snowfall	128
Deepest snow cover	99

Records on 7 October 1985 by timescale: all-time 6, monthly 87, daily 996.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

918 broken records

Margins by which the 918 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 330.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

7 October 1985

Top 20 records on 7 October 1985 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
7 October 1985	Corozal Substn, PR	monthly rain	192.5 mm (7.6 in)	64.7 mm (2.5 in)	40 years	67 of 100 (Major)
7 October 1985	Jayuya, PR	all-time rain	416.8 mm (16.4 in)	119.6 mm (4.7 in)	0 years	67 of 100 (Major)
7 October 1985	Lajas Substn, PR	monthly rain	214.6 mm (8.4 in)	102.8 mm (4.0 in)	21 years	64 of 100 (Major)
7 October 1985	Puerto Real, PR	all-time rain	274.3 mm (10.8 in)	83.8 mm (3.3 in)	5 years	64 of 100 (Major)
7 October 1985	Swan Hill (Murray Downs), AU	daily rain	36.6 mm (1.4 in)	18.8 mm (0.7 in)	112 years	63 of 100 (Major)
7 October 1985	Haxby 18 SW, US	daily snowfall	24.1 cm (9.5 in)	20.8 cm (8.2 in)	60 years	63 of 100 (Major)
7 October 1985	Granville, US	daily rain	38.6 mm (1.5 in)	24.9 mm (1.0 in)	55 years	63 of 100 (Major)
7 October 1985	Cobar (Paddington), AU	daily rain	61.0 mm (2.4 in)	27.5 mm (1.1 in)	90 years	62 of 100 (Major)
7 October 1985	Forks 4 NNE, US	daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	60 years	60 of 100 (Major)
7 October 1985	Dorado 2 WNW, PR	monthly rain	205.7 mm (8.1 in)	93.4 mm (3.7 in)	15 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
7 October 1985	Lustre 4 NNW, US	monthly snowfall	40.6 cm (16.0 in)	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	58 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
7 October 1985	Killdeer 8 NW, US	daily snow depth	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	35 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
7 October 1985	Jajome Alto, PR	monthly rain	355.6 mm (14.0 in)	124.5 mm (4.9 in)	15 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
7 October 1985	Ingomar 9 E, US	monthly snowfall	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	30 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
7 October 1985	Malibay(?), KZ	daily rain	36.4 mm (1.4 in)	25.5 mm (1.0 in)	39 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
7 October 1985	Heber, US	daily rain	29.5 mm (1.2 in)	21.4 mm (0.8 in)	62 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
7 October 1985	Butte Bert Mooney AP, US	daily snow depth	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	54 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
7 October 1985	Snake Creek Powerhouse, US	daily rain	42.2 mm (1.7 in)	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	36 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
7 October 1985	Cobar (Tambua), AU	daily rain	40.4 mm (1.6 in)	20.1 mm (0.8 in)	90 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
7 October 1985	Powers Lake 1N, US	daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	68 years	54 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

1802 to 1985

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1802 to 1985. 1985 had 1,089 records.

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

Records on 10-07 in each year
Year	Records
1802	1
1811	1
1824	1
1839	1
1843	1
1852	2
1853	1
1854	1
1858	1
1861	1
1863	2
1864	4
1865	1
1867	2
1868	1
1869	1
1872	2
1873	4
1875	1
1876	2
1877	1
1878	1
1880	1
1881	1
1882	1
1884	1
1886	1
1887	1
1888	2
1889	3
1890	4
1891	2
1892	2
1893	5
1895	2
1896	2
1897	6
1898	7
1899	6
1900	6
1901	14
1902	3
1903	11
1904	27
1905	9
1906	5
1907	10
1908	14
1909	14
1910	18
1911	24
1912	36
1913	32
1914	20
1915	22
1916	35
1917	47
1918	121
1919	28
1920	106
1921	68
1922	43
1923	117
1924	86
1925	247
1926	157
1927	173
1928	120
1929	121
1930	517
1931	603
1932	476
1933	166
1934	237
1935	918
1936	436
1937	359
1938	471
1939	769
1940	159
1941	892
1942	184
1943	424
1944	265
1945	257
1946	1,128
1947	557
1948	333
1949	576
1950	363
1951	604
1952	1,470
1953	524
1954	465
1955	629
1956	548
1957	567
1958	598
1959	770
1960	413
1961	721
1962	449
1963	453
1964	961
1965	584
1966	398
1967	432
1968	764
1969	365
1970	1,148
1971	629
1972	537
1973	461
1974	773
1975	760
1976	1,087
1977	808
1978	406
1979	774
1980	1,253
1981	737
1982	1,079
1983	555
1984	717
1985	1,089
1986	519
1987	834
1988	753
1989	389
1990	948
1991	1,189
1992	872
1993	918
1994	1,144
1995	658
1996	1,073
1997	1,903
1998	1,331
1999	895
2000	2,427
2001	823
2002	704
2003	1,364
2004	518
2005	1,476
2006	1,004
2007	2,285
2008	621
2009	1,926
2010	994
2011	1,216
2012	1,350
2013	675
2014	569
2015	439
2016	537
2017	581
2018	1,063
2019	569
2020	1,175
2021	586
2022	557
2023	705
2024	849
2025	525
2026	917

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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 50	782
50 to 100	74
100 to 150	38
150 to 200	17
200 to 250	5
250 to 300	1
300 to 350	1