Weather Records on 9 October 1985

1,724 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 9 October 1985. Highest significance: Neilrex (Caigan), AU.

Key Facts for 9 October 1985

On 9 October 1985, 1,724 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
182 were record highs and 982 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 2 were all-time records, 45 monthly and 1,677 daily.
Neilrex (Caigan) set a daily record precipitation of 64.0 mm (2.5 in) on 9 October 1985.
Across 162 earlier years (1793 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 460 records.

Record Map

1,724 stations

1,724 station records on 9 October 1985 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 9 October 1985: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Neilrex (Caigan)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	64.0 mm (2.5 in)	69 of 100 (Major)
Indore	India	Record daily precipitation	157.0 mm (6.2 in)	68 of 100 (Major)
Denton	United States	Record snow depth	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	68 of 100 (Major)
Walden	United States	Record daily snowfall	13.2 cm (5.2 in)	65 of 100 (Major)
Norris Madison Pwr House	United States	Record snow depth	35.6 cm (14.0 in)	64 of 100 (Major)
San Nicolas Is	United States	Record daily precipitation	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	64 of 100 (Major)
Celkar	Kazakhstan	Record daily precipitation	30.2 mm (1.2 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Sharon	United States	Record snow depth	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Quambone (Carwell)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.2 mm (1.0 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Walhalla 1 SW	United States	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Hobbs	United States	Record daily precipitation	142.2 mm (5.6 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Minot Exp STN	United States	Record snow depth	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Dickinson Theodore Roosevelt R	United States	Record snow depth	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
El Dorado	United States	Record daily precipitation	104.1 mm (4.1 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Mc Henry 3W	United States	Record snow depth	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Medora	United States	Record snow depth	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Topeka ASOS	United States	Record daily precipitation	84.8 mm (3.3 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Pembina	United States	Record snow depth	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Kinnoul	Australia	Record daily precipitation	46.0 mm (1.8 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Wildrose 3NW	United States	Record snow depth	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Elk City 1NE	United States	Record snow depth	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Meade	United States	Record daily precipitation	47.5 mm (1.9 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Denton	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-24.4 C (-11.9 F)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Quambone Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	48.0 mm (1.9 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Conrad	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-19.4 C (-2.9 F)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Goldfield	United States	Record daily precipitation	28.2 mm (1.1 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Stanley 3 NNW	United States	Record snow depth	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Glenwood 2WNW	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-13.9 C (7.0 F)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Martinsdale 3 NNW	United States	Record snow depth	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Salina Muni AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	84.1 mm (3.3 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Lewistown AP	United States	Record snow depth	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Mungindi (Wilgabah)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	52.0 mm (2.0 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Hamilton	United States	Record daily snowfall	38.1 cm (15.0 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Hayden	United States	Record daily snowfall	24.1 cm (9.5 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Sterling	United States	Record daily precipitation	89.4 mm (3.5 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
E Glacier	United States	Record snow depth	40.6 cm (16.0 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Haxby 18 SW	United States	Record snow depth	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Mullaley (Garrawilla)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	40.0 mm (1.6 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Mendooran Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	27.0 mm (1.1 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Sierraville Rs	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Big Timber	United States	Record snow depth	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Powers Lake 1N	United States	Record snow depth	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Binnaway (Hawthorne)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	43.0 mm (1.7 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Blockton 1W	United States	Record daily precipitation	73.2 mm (2.9 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Caribou 2 S	United States	Record snow depth	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Butte Bert Mooney AP	United States	Record snow depth	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Mooga Hills	Australia	Record daily precipitation	29.6 mm (1.2 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Truckee Rs	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Jordan	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-17.2 C (1.0 F)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Carlos Chagas	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	63.2 mm (2.5 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Lamoni	United States	Record daily precipitation	67.6 mm (2.7 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Dillon U of Montana Western	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-17.2 C (1.0 F)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Pearl	United States	Record daily precipitation	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Augusta	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-20.6 C (-5.1 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Divide	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-16.1 C (3.0 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Haxby 18 SW	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-21.1 C (-6.0 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Sidney	United States	Record snow depth	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Centennial 1NE	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-11.1 C (12.0 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Rocky Ford 2 SE	United States	Record low maximum temperature	7.8 C (46.0 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Melstone	United States	Record snow depth	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)

Counts by Type and Timescale

1,724 records

Records set or tied on 9 October 1985 by type: Highest daily maximum 58, Lowest daily maximum 557, Highest daily minimum 124, Lowest daily minimum 425, Heaviest daily rainfall 345, Heaviest daily snowfall 71, Deepest snow cover 144.

Records on 9 October 1985 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	58
Lowest daily maximum	557
Highest daily minimum	124
Lowest daily minimum	425
Heaviest daily rainfall	345
Heaviest daily snowfall	71
Deepest snow cover	144

Records on 9 October 1985 by timescale: all-time 2, monthly 45, daily 1,677.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

1,488 broken records

Margins by which the 1,488 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 355.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

9 October 1985

Top 20 records on 9 October 1985 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
9 October 1985	Neilrex (Caigan), AU	daily rain	64.0 mm (2.5 in)	50.5 mm (2.0 in)	64 years	69 of 100 (Major)
9 October 1985	Indore, IN	monthly rain	157.0 mm (6.2 in)	68.6 mm (2.7 in)	35 years	68 of 100 (Major)
9 October 1985	Denton, US	daily snow depth	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	76 years	68 of 100 (Major)
9 October 1985	Walden, US	daily snowfall	13.2 cm (5.2 in)	13.2 cm (5.2 in)	87 years	65 of 100 (Major)
9 October 1985	Norris Madison Pwr House, US	daily snow depth	35.6 cm (14.0 in)	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	66 years	64 of 100 (Major)
9 October 1985	San Nicolas Is, US	monthly rain	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	13.5 mm (0.5 in)	42 years	64 of 100 (Major)
9 October 1985	Celkar, KZ	monthly rain	30.2 mm (1.2 in)	14.0 mm (0.6 in)	22 years	61 of 100 (Major)
9 October 1985	Sharon, US	daily snow depth	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	56 years	61 of 100 (Major)
9 October 1985	Quambone (Carwell), AU	daily rain	25.2 mm (1.0 in)	23.7 mm (0.9 in)	76 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
9 October 1985	Walhalla 1 SW, US	daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	66 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
9 October 1985	Hobbs, US	all-time rain	142.2 mm (5.6 in)	24.9 mm (1.0 in)	35 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
9 October 1985	Minot Exp STN, US	daily snow depth	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	26 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
9 October 1985	Dickinson Theodore Roosevelt R, US	daily snow depth	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	36 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
9 October 1985	El Dorado, US	daily rain	104.1 mm (4.1 in)	63.0 mm (2.5 in)	16 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
9 October 1985	Mc Henry 3W, US	daily snow depth	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	15.3 cm (6.0 in)	26 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
9 October 1985	Medora, US	daily snow depth	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	36 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
9 October 1985	Topeka ASOS, US	daily rain	84.8 mm (3.3 in)	67.8 mm (2.7 in)	36 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
9 October 1985	Pembina, US	daily snow depth	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	42 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
9 October 1985	Kinnoul, AU	daily rain	46.0 mm (1.8 in)	36.1 mm (1.4 in)	56 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
9 October 1985	Wildrose 3NW, US	daily snow depth	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	36 years	53 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

1793 to 1985

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1793 to 1985. 1985 had 1,724 records.

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

Records on 10-09 in each year
Year	Records
1793	1
1795	1
1802	1
1834	1
1837	1
1846	2
1847	1
1854	2
1858	1
1861	1
1864	2
1865	3
1866	1
1867	2
1869	1
1870	2
1875	1
1876	2
1877	2
1879	2
1881	1
1882	1
1884	1
1885	1
1886	1
1887	2
1888	6
1889	1
1890	1
1891	1
1893	5
1895	7
1896	4
1897	1
1898	3
1899	5
1900	5
1901	2
1902	3
1903	15
1904	8
1905	14
1906	29
1907	6
1908	19
1909	34
1910	20
1911	16
1912	23
1913	57
1914	22
1915	25
1916	126
1917	65
1918	16
1919	68
1920	36
1921	217
1922	40
1923	72
1924	95
1925	272
1926	123
1927	107
1928	290
1929	196
1930	276
1931	298
1932	271
1933	187
1934	298
1935	208
1936	569
1937	405
1938	462
1939	877
1940	119
1941	570
1942	330
1943	442
1944	144
1945	539
1946	317
1947	277
1948	438
1949	1,531
1950	618
1951	347
1952	658
1953	343
1954	341
1955	643
1956	468
1957	256
1958	639
1959	1,432
1960	397
1961	622
1962	508
1963	474
1964	841
1965	349
1966	489
1967	347
1968	538
1969	389
1970	1,805
1971	423
1972	371
1973	1,454
1974	513
1975	552
1976	1,448
1977	586
1978	589
1979	914
1980	627
1981	653
1982	1,579
1983	548
1984	579
1985	1,724
1986	556
1987	850
1988	1,060
1989	679
1990	1,714
1991	707
1992	1,050
1993	1,043
1994	772
1995	1,139
1996	1,047
1997	2,113
1998	622
1999	1,017
2000	3,177
2001	855
2002	701
2003	1,386
2004	665
2005	807
2006	640
2007	1,450
2008	473
2009	1,772
2010	1,311
2011	1,046
2012	706
2013	562
2014	652
2015	780
2016	463
2017	1,457
2018	1,290
2019	964
2020	738
2021	751
2022	696
2023	643
2024	963
2025	503
2026	691

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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	1,375
50 to 100	61
100 to 150	27
150 to 200	18
200 to 250	4
250 to 300	0
300 to 350	2
350 to 400	1