Weather Records on 10 October 1985

1,491 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 10 October 1985. Highest significance: Anthony, US.

Key Facts for 10 October 1985

On 10 October 1985, 1,491 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
236 were record highs and 683 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 5 were all-time records, 43 monthly and 1,443 daily.
Anthony set a daily record precipitation of 88.1 mm (3.5 in) on 10 October 1985.
Across 164 earlier years (1793 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 440 records.

Record Map

1,491 stations

1,491 station records on 10 October 1985 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 10 October 1985: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Anthony	United States	Record daily precipitation	88.1 mm (3.5 in)	69 of 100 (Major)
Trousdale 1 NE	United States	Record daily precipitation	76.2 mm (3.0 in)	63 of 100 (Major)
Crosbyton	United States	Record daily precipitation	120.7 mm (4.8 in)	63 of 100 (Major)
Claude	United States	Record daily precipitation	91.9 mm (3.6 in)	62 of 100 (Major)
Sacaton	United States	Record daily precipitation	29.5 mm (1.2 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Miami	United States	Record daily precipitation	141.7 mm (5.6 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Olton	United States	Record daily precipitation	67.8 mm (2.7 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Canelo 1 NW	United States	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Hollis 5E	United States	Record daily precipitation	101.1 mm (4.0 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Floydada	United States	Record daily precipitation	88.1 mm (3.5 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Polo	United States	Record daily precipitation	119.9 mm (4.7 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Leavenworth	United States	Record daily precipitation	92.5 mm (3.6 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Levelland	United States	Record daily precipitation	62.7 mm (2.5 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Plains	United States	Record daily precipitation	96.5 mm (3.8 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Ottawa	United States	Record daily precipitation	112.0 mm (4.4 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Higgins	United States	Record daily precipitation	145.3 mm (5.7 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Killdeer 8 NW	United States	Record snow depth	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Lamesa 1 SSE	United States	Record daily precipitation	158.5 mm (6.2 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Post	United States	Record daily precipitation	109.5 mm (4.3 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Tahoka	United States	Record daily precipitation	76.2 mm (3.0 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Albia 3 NNE	United States	Record daily precipitation	69.3 mm (2.7 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Enterprise	United States	Record daily precipitation	90.2 mm (3.6 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Lawrence	United States	Record daily precipitation	94.5 mm (3.7 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Fargo 3ENE	United States	Record daily precipitation	118.4 mm (4.7 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Laverne	United States	Record daily precipitation	72.6 mm (2.9 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Waynoka	United States	Record daily precipitation	85.1 mm (3.4 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Darrouzett	United States	Record daily precipitation	81.3 mm (3.2 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Freedom	United States	Record daily precipitation	111.8 mm (4.4 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Northfield	United States	Record daily precipitation	69.9 mm (2.8 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Tulia	United States	Record daily precipitation	96.5 mm (3.8 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Ruidoso	United States	Record daily precipitation	35.8 mm (1.4 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Ft Supply 3SE	United States	Record daily precipitation	132.6 mm (5.2 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Trenton	United States	Record daily precipitation	81.0 mm (3.2 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Cliff 11 SE	United States	Record daily precipitation	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Turkey	United States	Record daily precipitation	58.4 mm (2.3 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Greensburg	United States	Record daily precipitation	66.0 mm (2.6 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Hudson	United States	Record daily precipitation	86.6 mm (3.4 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Mt Hope	United States	Record daily precipitation	100.8 mm (4.0 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Peck 4 SSW	United States	Record daily precipitation	85.1 mm (3.4 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Coloma	United States	Record daily precipitation	115.8 mm (4.6 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Matador	United States	Record daily precipitation	97.8 mm (3.9 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Haxby 18 SW	United States	Record snow depth	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Brownfield	United States	Record daily precipitation	73.2 mm (2.9 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Hartley 4 ESE	United States	Record daily precipitation	63.5 mm (2.5 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Seminole	United States	Record daily precipitation	53.3 mm (2.1 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Clarendon	United States	Record daily precipitation	88.1 mm (3.5 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Santa Rita Exp Range	United States	Record daily precipitation	59.9 mm (2.4 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Sedgwick	United States	Record daily precipitation	115.1 mm (4.5 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Alamogordo	United States	Record daily precipitation	27.7 mm (1.1 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Vinson	United States	Record daily precipitation	67.3 mm (2.6 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
McCamey	United States	Record daily precipitation	51.3 mm (2.0 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Chimoio	Mozambique	Record daily precipitation	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Eskridge	United States	Record daily precipitation	95.0 mm (3.7 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Arnett 3NE	United States	Record daily precipitation	106.7 mm (4.2 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Ulleungdo	Korea, South	Record daily precipitation	126.0 mm (5.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Kanopolis Lake	United States	Record daily precipitation	62.0 mm (2.4 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Osage City	United States	Record daily precipitation	83.3 mm (3.3 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Abernathy	United States	Record daily precipitation	47.5 mm (1.9 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Dongtai	China	Record daily precipitation	70.0 mm (2.8 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Pella 1S	United States	Record daily precipitation	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)

Counts by Type and Timescale

1,491 records

Records set or tied on 10 October 1985 by type: Highest daily maximum 89, Lowest daily maximum 418, Highest daily minimum 147, Lowest daily minimum 265, Heaviest daily rainfall 499, Heaviest daily snowfall 1, Deepest snow cover 72.

Records on 10 October 1985 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	89
Lowest daily maximum	418
Highest daily minimum	147
Lowest daily minimum	265
Heaviest daily rainfall	499
Heaviest daily snowfall	1
Deepest snow cover	72

Records on 10 October 1985 by timescale: all-time 5, monthly 43, daily 1,443.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

1,274 broken records

Margins by which the 1,274 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 228.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

10 October 1985

Top 20 records on 10 October 1985 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
10 October 1985	Anthony, US	daily rain	88.1 mm (3.5 in)	57.9 mm (2.3 in)	67 years	69 of 100 (Major)
10 October 1985	Trousdale 1 NE, US	daily rain	76.2 mm (3.0 in)	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	62 years	63 of 100 (Major)
10 October 1985	Crosbyton, US	daily rain	120.7 mm (4.8 in)	80.1 mm (3.2 in)	47 years	63 of 100 (Major)
10 October 1985	Claude, US	daily rain	91.9 mm (3.6 in)	69.0 mm (2.7 in)	47 years	62 of 100 (Major)
10 October 1985	Sacaton, US	daily rain	29.5 mm (1.2 in)	27.2 mm (1.1 in)	52 years	61 of 100 (Major)
10 October 1985	Miami, US	all-time rain	141.7 mm (5.6 in)	31.2 mm (1.2 in)	34 years	61 of 100 (Major)
10 October 1985	Olton, US	daily rain	67.8 mm (2.7 in)	64.0 mm (2.5 in)	56 years	61 of 100 (Major)
10 October 1985	Canelo 1 NW, US	daily rain	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	34.5 mm (1.4 in)	56 years	60 of 100 (Major)
10 October 1985	Hollis 5E, US	daily rain	101.1 mm (4.0 in)	76.2 mm (3.0 in)	47 years	60 of 100 (Major)
10 October 1985	Floydada, US	daily rain	88.1 mm (3.5 in)	85.6 mm (3.4 in)	44 years	60 of 100 (Major)
10 October 1985	Polo, US	monthly rain	119.9 mm (4.7 in)	52.3 mm (2.1 in)	22 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
10 October 1985	Leavenworth, US	daily rain	92.5 mm (3.6 in)	38.7 mm (1.5 in)	72 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
10 October 1985	Levelland, US	daily rain	62.7 mm (2.5 in)	56.9 mm (2.2 in)	39 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
10 October 1985	Plains, US	daily rain	96.5 mm (3.8 in)	86.1 mm (3.4 in)	36 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
10 October 1985	Ottawa, US	monthly rain	112.0 mm (4.4 in)	18.5 mm (0.7 in)	82 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
10 October 1985	Higgins, US	all-time rain	145.3 mm (5.7 in)	41.2 mm (1.6 in)	2 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
10 October 1985	Killdeer 8 NW, US	daily snow depth	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	22.8 cm (9.0 in)	26 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
10 October 1985	Lamesa 1 SSE, US	all-time rain	158.5 mm (6.2 in)	13.2 mm (0.5 in)	72 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
10 October 1985	Post, US	daily rain	109.5 mm (4.3 in)	73.4 mm (2.9 in)	36 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
10 October 1985	Tahoka, US	daily rain	76.2 mm (3.0 in)	65.5 mm (2.6 in)	52 years	55 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 1,491 records.

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

Records on 10-10 in each year
Year	Records
1793	1
1799	1
1802	2
1803	1
1809	1
1834	1
1839	1
1842	1
1850	2
1854	1
1856	1
1859	1
1860	3
1861	1
1864	1
1865	1
1866	1
1867	3
1875	2
1876	2
1878	2
1879	3
1881	1
1884	1
1885	1
1886	2
1887	6
1888	2
1889	1
1890	1
1891	3
1892	2
1893	2
1894	2
1895	3
1896	3
1897	6
1899	4
1900	6
1901	6
1902	6
1903	8
1904	14
1905	8
1906	46
1907	9
1908	14
1909	29
1910	27
1911	16
1912	25
1913	54
1914	36
1915	17
1916	34
1917	49
1918	8
1919	106
1920	41
1921	125
1922	48
1923	119
1924	90
1925	374
1926	146
1927	62
1928	434
1929	254
1930	362
1931	431
1932	292
1933	169
1934	510
1935	434
1936	354
1937	420
1938	427
1939	505
1940	176
1941	295
1942	265
1943	510
1944	159
1945	304
1946	479
1947	451
1948	327
1949	1,525
1950	569
1951	439
1952	473
1953	371
1954	471
1955	543
1956	616
1957	295
1958	847
1959	847
1960	372
1961	680
1962	495
1963	613
1964	749
1965	295
1966	378
1967	527
1968	269
1969	498
1970	1,047
1971	561
1972	732
1973	1,312
1974	379
1975	403
1976	1,008
1977	526
1978	401
1979	1,677
1980	505
1981	829
1982	1,274
1983	431
1984	566
1985	1,491
1986	828
1987	1,059
1988	613
1989	603
1990	1,498
1991	975
1992	627
1993	798
1994	626
1995	977
1996	993
1997	1,523
1998	630
1999	1,056
2000	2,722
2001	970
2002	793
2003	1,518
2004	544
2005	912
2006	785
2007	768
2008	896
2009	2,211
2010	1,017
2011	994
2012	462
2013	718
2014	649
2015	972
2016	371
2017	1,313
2018	1,780
2019	1,485
2020	756
2021	762
2022	326
2023	651
2024	916
2025	734
2026	583

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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	1,199
50 to 100	54
100 to 150	13
150 to 200	7
200 to 250	1