Weather Records on 15 October 1985

1,068 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 15 October 1985. Highest significance: Alexandria (Pol), ZA.

Key Facts for 15 October 1985

On 15 October 1985, 1,068 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
534 were record highs and 112 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 16 monthly and 1,052 daily.
Alexandria (Pol) set a daily record precipitation of 57.0 mm (2.2 in) on 15 October 1985.
Across 159 earlier years (1794 to 2025) the same calendar date averaged 456 records.

Record Map

1,068 stations

1,068 station records on 15 October 1985 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 15 October 1985: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Alexandria (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	57.0 mm (2.2 in)	74 of 100 (Major)
Liafoss	Norway	Record daily precipitation	80.6 mm (3.2 in)	63 of 100 (Major)
Katberg (Bos)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	55.0 mm (2.2 in)	62 of 100 (Major)
Clifton	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	91.0 mm (3.6 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Albertvale	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	38.0 mm (1.5 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Marion 2 N	United States	Record daily precipitation	56.1 mm (2.2 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Wildes Meadow (Longview)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	118.0 mm (4.6 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Sevastopol',Mgs	Ukraine	Record daily precipitation	38.3 mm (1.5 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Forman 5 SSE	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Peddie (Mag)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	40.9 mm (1.6 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Rabula (Bos)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	84.0 mm (3.3 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Van Vleet	United States	Record daily precipitation	73.4 mm (2.9 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Houston	United States	Record daily precipitation	68.1 mm (2.7 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Ellendale	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Saint Johnsbury	United States	Record daily precipitation	25.7 mm (1.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Berambing	Australia	Record daily precipitation	69.4 mm (2.7 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Wolfridge (Bos)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	72.0 mm (2.8 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Isidinge (Bos)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	48.5 mm (1.9 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Izeleni (Bos)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	49.0 mm (1.9 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Rockford	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	50.0 mm (2.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Undoolya	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
El Carrizal	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Thomas River (Sar)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	36.0 mm (1.4 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Booneville	United States	Record daily precipitation	42.7 mm (1.7 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Tromso	Norway	Record daily precipitation	30.8 mm (1.2 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Springvalley	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	26.0 mm (1.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Buxton (Bos)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	39.5 mm (1.6 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Grover Hill	United States	Record daily precipitation	42.4 mm (1.7 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Jewett	United States	Record daily precipitation	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Drevja	Norway	Record daily precipitation	56.2 mm (2.2 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Kologha (Bos)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	48.0 mm (1.9 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Pitea	Sweden	Record high maximum temperature	14.6 C (58.3 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Ft Ross	United States	Record low minimum temperature	2.8 C (37.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Kangaroo Valley (Main Rd)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	88.0 mm (3.5 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Thomas River (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	29.5 mm (1.2 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Kokomo 3 WSW	United States	Record daily precipitation	53.3 mm (2.1 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Van Wert 1 S	United States	Record daily precipitation	51.3 mm (2.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Naalehu 14	United States	Record daily precipitation	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Debrecen Airport	Hungary	Record low maximum temperature	6.4 C (43.5 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Papane (Bos)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	35.5 mm (1.4 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Billings Wtp	United States	Record high minimum temperature	8.9 C (48.0 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Bellingen Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	59.2 mm (2.3 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Glomfjord	Norway	Record daily precipitation	91.0 mm (3.6 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Bones I Bardu	Norway	Record daily precipitation	35.5 mm (1.4 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Crystal Springs Exp STN	United States	Record high minimum temperature	20.0 C (68.0 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Cordalba Store	Australia	Record daily precipitation	57.4 mm (2.3 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Hogsback (Bos)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	69.5 mm (2.7 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Cata (Bos)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	48.0 mm (1.9 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Carrollton Lock 1	United States	Record high minimum temperature	17.8 C (64.0 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
South Grafton Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	34.0 mm (1.3 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Calitzdorp Pol	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Hattiesburg 5SW	United States	Record high minimum temperature	21.1 C (70.0 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Mohall	United States	Record low maximum temperature	2.2 C (36.0 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Aiken 5SE	United States	Record high maximum temperature	32.2 C (90.0 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Camacho	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	49.3 mm (1.9 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Grahamstown	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	65.2 mm (2.6 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
George W 2 SSW	United States	Record daily precipitation	74.2 mm (2.9 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Beckley Va Hospital	United States	Record high minimum temperature	17.8 C (64.0 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Wellsburg Wtr Trmt Pl	United States	Record high minimum temperature	17.2 C (63.0 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Bjelasnica	Bosnia and Herzegovina	Record low maximum temperature	-2.0 C (28.4 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

1,068 records

Records set or tied on 15 October 1985 by type: Highest daily maximum 242, Lowest daily maximum 57, Highest daily minimum 292, Lowest daily minimum 55, Heaviest daily rainfall 401, Heaviest daily snowfall 13, Deepest snow cover 8.

Records on 15 October 1985 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	242
Lowest daily maximum	57
Highest daily minimum	292
Lowest daily minimum	55
Heaviest daily rainfall	401
Heaviest daily snowfall	13
Deepest snow cover	8

Records on 15 October 1985 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 16, daily 1,052.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

842 broken records

Margins by which the 842 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 93.4. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

15 October 1985

Top 20 records on 15 October 1985 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
15 October 1985	Alexandria (Pol), ZA	daily rain	57.0 mm (2.2 in)	43.3 mm (1.7 in)	93 years	74 of 100 (Major)
15 October 1985	Liafoss, NO	daily rain	80.6 mm (3.2 in)	41.2 mm (1.6 in)	64 years	63 of 100 (Major)
15 October 1985	Katberg (Bos), ZA	daily rain	55.0 mm (2.2 in)	32.1 mm (1.3 in)	80 years	62 of 100 (Major)
15 October 1985	Clifton, ZA	daily rain	91.0 mm (3.6 in)	72.7 mm (2.9 in)	44 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
15 October 1985	Albertvale, ZA	daily rain	38.0 mm (1.5 in)	25.0 mm (1.0 in)	80 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
15 October 1985	Marion 2 N, US	daily rain	56.1 mm (2.2 in)	35.3 mm (1.4 in)	44 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
15 October 1985	Wildes Meadow (Longview), AU	daily rain	118.0 mm (4.6 in)	93.4 mm (3.7 in)	31 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
15 October 1985	Sevastopol',Mgs, UA	daily rain	38.3 mm (1.5 in)	8.2 mm (0.32 in)	98 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
15 October 1985	Forman 5 SSE, US	daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	91 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
15 October 1985	Peddie (Mag), ZA	daily rain	40.9 mm (1.6 in)	14.5 mm (0.6 in)	101 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
15 October 1985	Rabula (Bos), ZA	daily rain	84.0 mm (3.3 in)	68.5 mm (2.7 in)	4 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
15 October 1985	Van Vleet, US	daily rain	73.4 mm (2.9 in)	68.1 mm (2.7 in)	16 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
15 October 1985	Houston, US	daily rain	68.1 mm (2.7 in)	60.0 mm (2.4 in)	20 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
15 October 1985	Ellendale, US	daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	91 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
15 October 1985	Saint Johnsbury, US	daily rain	25.7 mm (1.0 in)	11.0 mm (0.4 in)	84 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
15 October 1985	Berambing, AU	daily rain	69.4 mm (2.7 in)	40.7 mm (1.6 in)	31 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
15 October 1985	Wolfridge (Bos), ZA	daily rain	72.0 mm (2.8 in)	44.0 mm (1.7 in)	7 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
15 October 1985	Isidinge (Bos), ZA	daily rain	48.5 mm (1.9 in)	7.6 mm (0.30 in)	98 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
15 October 1985	Izeleni (Bos), ZA	daily rain	49.0 mm (1.9 in)	29.4 mm (1.2 in)	40 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
15 October 1985	Rockford, ZA	daily rain	50.0 mm (2.0 in)	25.1 mm (1.0 in)	48 years	45 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

1794 to 1985

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1794 to 1985. 1985 had 1,068 records.

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

Records on 10-15 in each year
Year	Records
1794	1
1795	1
1796	1
1807	1
1808	2
1836	1
1838	1
1839	1
1849	1
1859	2
1862	1
1870	2
1871	4
1873	1
1875	1
1876	3
1877	1
1878	3
1879	3
1881	3
1882	4
1885	2
1886	1
1887	8
1889	2
1891	4
1892	1
1893	5
1894	9
1895	3
1896	8
1897	2
1898	3
1899	4
1900	3
1901	4
1902	7
1903	13
1904	10
1905	13
1906	7
1907	11
1908	13
1909	17
1910	14
1911	18
1912	17
1913	70
1914	28
1915	48
1916	21
1917	29
1918	21
1919	65
1920	38
1921	160
1922	43
1923	66
1924	118
1925	221
1926	125
1927	94
1928	385
1929	200
1930	282
1931	461
1932	213
1933	255
1934	434
1935	303
1936	126
1937	1,444
1938	598
1939	461
1940	458
1941	330
1942	494
1943	704
1944	246
1945	487
1946	354
1947	963
1948	224
1949	546
1950	321
1951	341
1952	662
1953	374
1954	945
1955	444
1956	555
1957	461
1958	606
1959	411
1960	600
1961	834
1962	1,009
1963	522
1964	488
1965	299
1966	1,265
1967	464
1968	1,111
1969	1,074
1970	642
1971	744
1972	584
1973	525
1974	768
1975	808
1976	791
1977	543
1978	886
1979	720
1980	1,006
1981	965
1982	297
1983	653
1984	1,236
1985	1,068
1986	768
1987	900
1988	896
1989	560
1990	1,134
1991	1,139
1992	1,530
1993	1,066
1994	1,103
1995	1,008
1996	458
1997	964
1998	806
1999	766
2000	625
2001	705
2002	965
2003	737
2004	716
2005	610
2006	1,305
2007	702
2008	959
2009	2,365
2010	1,095
2011	906
2012	909
2013	632
2014	901
2015	1,139
2016	674
2017	1,091
2018	2,682
2019	479
2020	499
2021	983
2022	633
2023	319
2024	748
2025	697

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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	767
20 to 40	57
40 to 60	12
60 to 80	5
80 to 100	1