Weather Records on 12 October 1985

872 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 12 October 1985. Highest significance: Alpena Co Rgnl AP, US.

Key Facts for 12 October 1985

On 12 October 1985, 872 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
414 were record highs and 121 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 22 monthly and 850 daily.
Alpena Co Rgnl AP set a daily record precipitation of 43.2 mm (1.7 in) on 12 October 1985.
Across 163 earlier years (1805 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 449 records.

Record Map

872 stations

872 station records on 12 October 1985 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 12 October 1985: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Alpena Co Rgnl AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	64 of 100 (Major)
Superior	United States	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Port Washington	United States	Record daily precipitation	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Tangambalanga NE Dairy	Australia	Record daily precipitation	55.6 mm (2.2 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Killdeer 8 NW	United States	Record snow depth	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Ludington 4 SE	United States	Record daily precipitation	33.5 mm (1.3 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
East Park Rsvr	United States	Record high minimum temperature	20.0 C (68.0 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Dulacca Truck Stop	Australia	Record daily precipitation	37.0 mm (1.5 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Waukesha Wwtp	United States	Record daily precipitation	27.4 mm (1.1 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Muskegon Co AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	33.8 mm (1.3 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Cassilis (Dalkeith)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	52.4 mm (2.1 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Weifang	China	Record daily precipitation	34.9 mm (1.4 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Hamilton	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Lebanon (Bos)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	25.0 mm (1.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Kewaunee	United States	Record daily precipitation	41.7 mm (1.6 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Alpena Wwtp	United States	Record daily precipitation	52.1 mm (2.1 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Dungowan Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	38.0 mm (1.5 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Ft Ross	United States	Record low minimum temperature	3.9 C (39.0 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Saint Maries	United States	Record low maximum temperature	6.1 C (43.0 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Warrenton 1 N	United States	Record daily precipitation	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Georgetown 2 E	United States	Record high minimum temperature	21.7 C (71.1 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Madeline Is	United States	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Kasilof 3 NW	United States	Record daily precipitation	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Nyngan (Canonbar)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	57.7 mm (2.3 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Alcozauca (Smn)	Mexico	Record high maximum temperature	35.6 C (96.1 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Bingara (Derra Derra)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	51.0 mm (2.0 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Darlington Point (Bringagee)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	41.0 mm (1.6 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Jinan	China	Record daily precipitation	43.4 mm (1.7 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Soloneshnoe	Russia	Record daily precipitation	37.7 mm (1.5 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Grand View 4 NW	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-6.1 C (21.0 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Quanah 2 SW	United States	Record low maximum temperature	13.9 C (57.0 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Alectown (Vanvilla)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	45.2 mm (1.8 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
East London	South Africa	Record high maximum temperature	34.9 C (94.8 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Corning	United States	Record daily precipitation	29.7 mm (1.2 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Greenfield	United States	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Trundle (Murrumbogie)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	75.0 mm (3.0 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Booligal (Ulonga)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Yanzhou	China	Record daily precipitation	30.9 mm (1.2 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Gagnoa	Cote D'Ivoire	Record low maximum temperature	24.2 C (75.6 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Prachuap Khiri Khan	Thailand	Record daily precipitation	98.4 mm (3.9 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Conway	United States	Record high minimum temperature	20.6 C (69.1 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Walterboro 1 SW	United States	Record high minimum temperature	21.1 C (70.0 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Yuleba State Forest	Australia	Record daily precipitation	38.6 mm (1.5 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Menangle Jmai	Australia	Record daily precipitation	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Akita	Japan	Record daily precipitation	52.5 mm (2.1 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Live Oak	United States	Record high maximum temperature	33.3 C (91.9 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Glennville 3NW	United States	Record high minimum temperature	21.7 C (71.1 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Montello 2NE	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-10.6 C (12.9 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Beckley Va Hospital	United States	Record high minimum temperature	15.0 C (59.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Bollon Mary St	Australia	Record daily precipitation	29.4 mm (1.2 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Hatfield (Benilkie)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	34.4 mm (1.4 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Alton 1 W	United States	Record low maximum temperature	11.7 C (53.1 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Sheaville 1 SE	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-10.0 C (14.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Valley Falls	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-9.4 C (15.1 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Summerville 4W	United States	Record high minimum temperature	21.1 C (70.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Davenport	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-6.7 C (19.9 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Highvale	Australia	Record daily precipitation	54.0 mm (2.1 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Nyngan Airport	Australia	Record daily precipitation	29.6 mm (1.2 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Shijiazhuang	China	Record daily precipitation	28.2 mm (1.1 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Blakely	United States	Record high maximum temperature	32.8 C (91.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

872 records

Records set or tied on 12 October 1985 by type: Highest daily maximum 180, Lowest daily maximum 58, Highest daily minimum 234, Lowest daily minimum 63, Heaviest daily rainfall 319, Heaviest daily snowfall 1, Deepest snow cover 17.

Records on 12 October 1985 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	180
Lowest daily maximum	58
Highest daily minimum	234
Lowest daily minimum	63
Heaviest daily rainfall	319
Heaviest daily snowfall	1
Deepest snow cover	17

Records on 12 October 1985 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 22, daily 850.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

729 broken records

Margins by which the 729 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 127.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

12 October 1985

Top 20 records on 12 October 1985 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
12 October 1985	Alpena Co Rgnl AP, US	daily rain	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	29.7 mm (1.2 in)	58 years	64 of 100 (Major)
12 October 1985	Superior, US	monthly rain	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	8.4 mm (0.33 in)	62 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
12 October 1985	Port Washington, US	daily rain	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	19.1 mm (0.8 in)	83 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
12 October 1985	Tangambalanga NE Dairy, AU	daily rain	55.6 mm (2.2 in)	23.1 mm (0.9 in)	70 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
12 October 1985	Killdeer 8 NW, US	daily snow depth	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	83 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
12 October 1985	Ludington 4 SE, US	daily rain	33.5 mm (1.3 in)	13.2 mm (0.5 in)	80 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
12 October 1985	East Park Rsvr, US	monthly high min	20.0 C (68.0 F)	2.2 C (4.0 F)	67 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
12 October 1985	Dulacca Truck Stop, AU	daily rain	37.0 mm (1.5 in)	19.2 mm (0.8 in)	51 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
12 October 1985	Waukesha Wwtp, US	daily rain	27.4 mm (1.1 in)	9.6 mm (0.38 in)	71 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
12 October 1985	Muskegon Co AP, US	daily rain	33.8 mm (1.3 in)	6.4 mm (0.25 in)	83 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
12 October 1985	Cassilis (Dalkeith), AU	daily rain	52.4 mm (2.1 in)	21.9 mm (0.9 in)	16 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
12 October 1985	Weifang, CN	daily rain	34.9 mm (1.4 in)	26.9 mm (1.1 in)	15 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
12 October 1985	Hamilton, US	daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	38 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
12 October 1985	Lebanon (Bos), ZA	daily rain	25.0 mm (1.0 in)	16.6 mm (0.7 in)	55 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
12 October 1985	Kewaunee, US	daily rain	41.7 mm (1.6 in)	24.9 mm (1.0 in)	2 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
12 October 1985	Alpena Wwtp, US	monthly rain	52.1 mm (2.1 in)	12.5 mm (0.5 in)	15 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
12 October 1985	Dungowan Station, AU	daily rain	38.0 mm (1.5 in)	26.4 mm (1.0 in)	4 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
12 October 1985	Ft Ross, US	daily low min	3.9 C (39.0 F)	1.1 C (2.0 F)	85 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
12 October 1985	Saint Maries, US	daily low max	6.1 C (43.0 F)	2.8 C (5.0 F)	85 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
12 October 1985	Warrenton 1 N, US	daily rain	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	4.0 mm (0.16 in)	84 years	37 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

1805 to 1985

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1805 to 1985. 1985 had 872 records.

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

Records on 10-12 in each year
Year	Records
1805	2
1809	1
1810	1
1814	3
1822	1
1839	1
1841	1
1843	1
1850	1
1852	1
1854	1
1859	1
1860	2
1861	1
1867	1
1871	3
1873	2
1875	2
1876	5
1879	2
1881	2
1884	1
1885	2
1886	1
1887	2
1888	1
1889	1
1890	3
1891	1
1892	1
1893	2
1894	2
1895	2
1896	3
1897	3
1898	2
1899	3
1900	2
1901	6
1902	14
1903	16
1904	30
1905	13
1906	16
1907	10
1908	13
1909	30
1910	13
1911	10
1912	30
1913	33
1914	17
1915	34
1916	29
1917	53
1918	29
1919	53
1920	79
1921	102
1922	21
1923	200
1924	129
1925	107
1926	201
1927	195
1928	714
1929	165
1930	606
1931	283
1932	398
1933	155
1934	477
1935	209
1936	301
1937	185
1938	470
1939	198
1940	235
1941	226
1942	540
1943	418
1944	274
1945	321
1946	554
1947	358
1948	311
1949	725
1950	594
1951	391
1952	352
1953	252
1954	911
1955	383
1956	899
1957	473
1958	448
1959	501
1960	449
1961	436
1962	971
1963	459
1964	636
1965	157
1966	423
1967	623
1968	443
1969	1,828
1970	763
1971	382
1972	412
1973	673
1974	369
1975	830
1976	582
1977	832
1978	525
1979	898
1980	741
1981	1,201
1982	777
1983	992
1984	636
1985	872
1986	1,510
1987	1,530
1988	1,015
1989	543
1990	1,325
1991	948
1992	865
1993	1,145
1994	934
1995	1,238
1996	816
1997	1,851
1998	741
1999	641
2000	1,095
2001	1,194
2002	1,139
2003	1,043
2004	750
2005	872
2006	1,357
2007	566
2008	1,669
2009	2,300
2010	797
2011	906
2012	921
2013	558
2014	514
2015	964
2016	374
2017	1,068
2018	1,195
2019	1,321
2020	655
2021	1,294
2022	439
2023	904
2024	958
2025	624
2026	768

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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 20	699
20 to 40	22
40 to 60	4
60 to 80	2
80 to 100	0
100 to 120	0
120 to 140	2