Weather Records on 22 October 1985

797 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 22 October 1985. Highest significance: Bowman Dam, US.

Key Facts for 22 October 1985

On 22 October 1985, 797 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
234 were record highs and 180 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 12 monthly and 785 daily.
Bowman Dam set a daily record snowfall of 25.4 cm (10.0 in) on 22 October 1985.
Across 161 earlier years (1793 to 2025) the same calendar date averaged 452 records.

Record Map

797 stations

797 station records on 22 October 1985 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 22 October 1985: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Bowman Dam	United States	Record daily snowfall	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
San Julian (Dge)	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Falfurrias	United States	Record daily precipitation	76.2 mm (3.0 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Wingaroo	Australia	Record daily precipitation	38.4 mm (1.5 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Ensenada 1 W	Puerto Rico [United States]	Record daily precipitation	74.9 mm (2.9 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Hill City 1 W	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Woomera (Pernatty Station)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	27.0 mm (1.1 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Blue Canyon Nyack AP	United States	Record snow depth	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
McGill	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Gann Valley 4NW	United States	Record high minimum temperature	13.3 C (55.9 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Estevao Pinto	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	60.4 mm (2.4 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Perry	United States	Record daily precipitation	59.7 mm (2.4 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Mineral	United States	Record snow depth	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Nevada City	United States	Record low maximum temperature	6.7 C (44.1 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Leipzig-Holzhausen	Germany	Record low minimum temperature	-1.7 C (28.9 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Seneca	United States	Record snow depth	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Tromso	Norway	Record daily precipitation	37.7 mm (1.5 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Coloso	Puerto Rico [United States]	Record low maximum temperature	28.3 C (82.9 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Tehachapi	United States	Record low maximum temperature	10.0 C (50.0 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Columbia	United States	Record daily precipitation	56.6 mm (2.2 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Truckee Rs	United States	Record snow depth	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Washington 2 ESE	United States	Record daily precipitation	57.7 mm (2.3 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Port Isabel	United States	Record daily precipitation	45.5 mm (1.8 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Oak City	United States	Record daily snowfall	6.4 cm (2.5 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Lucinda Township	Australia	Record daily precipitation	30.8 mm (1.2 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Downieville	United States	Record low maximum temperature	5.6 C (42.1 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
UNIV of Utah	United States	Record daily precipitation	28.4 mm (1.1 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Katandra	Australia	Record daily precipitation	35.0 mm (1.4 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Lastovo	Croatia	Record daily precipitation	71.0 mm (2.8 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Sharon Springs	United States	Record high minimum temperature	17.8 C (64.0 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Tribes Hill	United States	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Kingsport	United States	Record daily precipitation	46.2 mm (1.8 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Sakon Nakhon	Thailand	Record low maximum temperature	23.9 C (75.0 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Watertown Rgnl AP	United States	Record high minimum temperature	10.6 C (51.1 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Ft Ross	United States	Record daily precipitation	28.2 mm (1.1 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Santa Rosa	United States	Record low maximum temperature	13.3 C (55.9 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Toccoa	United States	Record daily precipitation	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Elizabeth City	United States	Record daily precipitation	69.3 mm (2.7 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Maddock	United States	Record daily precipitation	29.5 mm (1.2 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
UNIV of Utah	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Holland 1 E	United States	Record daily precipitation	66.0 mm (2.6 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Bolsoy Santar	Russia	Record low minimum temperature	-21.3 C (-6.3 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Udorn Ab (USAF)	Thailand	Record low maximum temperature	24.2 C (75.6 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Clemson UNIV	United States	Record daily precipitation	54.4 mm (2.1 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Pollock	United States	Record high minimum temperature	13.3 C (55.9 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Delta	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Mooramin	Australia	Record daily precipitation	50.0 mm (2.0 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Caldwell	United States	Record low maximum temperature	10.0 C (50.0 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Columbia UNIV of Sc	United States	Record daily precipitation	59.4 mm (2.3 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Tyndall	United States	Record high minimum temperature	14.4 C (57.9 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Orange	United States	Record daily precipitation	49.0 mm (1.9 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Los Limones (Cfe)	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Toliman	Mexico	Record low maximum temperature	17.8 C (64.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Mitchell Dam	United States	Record daily precipitation	67.6 mm (2.7 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Electra P H	United States	Record low maximum temperature	12.8 C (55.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Hetch Hetchy	United States	Record low maximum temperature	6.7 C (44.1 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Manzanita Lake	United States	Record snow depth	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Orleans	United States	Record low maximum temperature	11.7 C (53.1 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Edenton	United States	Record daily precipitation	45.0 mm (1.8 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Vale	United States	Record low maximum temperature	5.6 C (42.1 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

797 records

Records set or tied on 22 October 1985 by type: Highest daily maximum 44, Lowest daily maximum 126, Highest daily minimum 190, Lowest daily minimum 54, Heaviest daily rainfall 329, Heaviest daily snowfall 32, Deepest snow cover 22.

Records on 22 October 1985 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	44
Lowest daily maximum	126
Highest daily minimum	190
Lowest daily minimum	54
Heaviest daily rainfall	329
Heaviest daily snowfall	32
Deepest snow cover	22

Records on 22 October 1985 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 12, daily 785.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

670 broken records

Margins by which the 670 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 203.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

22 October 1985

Top 20 records on 22 October 1985 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
22 October 1985	Bowman Dam, US	daily snowfall	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	72 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
22 October 1985	San Julian (Dge), MX	daily rain	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	38 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
22 October 1985	Falfurrias, US	daily rain	76.2 mm (3.0 in)	39.4 mm (1.6 in)	76 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
22 October 1985	Wingaroo, AU	daily rain	38.4 mm (1.5 in)	20.1 mm (0.8 in)	32 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
22 October 1985	Ensenada 1 W, PR	daily rain	74.9 mm (2.9 in)	59.7 mm (2.4 in)	30 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
22 October 1985	Hill City 1 W, US	daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	70 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
22 October 1985	Woomera (Pernatty Station), AU	daily rain	27.0 mm (1.1 in)	17.3 mm (0.7 in)	47 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
22 October 1985	Blue Canyon Nyack AP, US	daily snow depth	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	39 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
22 October 1985	McGill, US	daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	87 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
22 October 1985	Gann Valley 4NW, US	daily high min	13.3 C (55.9 F)	5.5 C (9.9 F)	87 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
22 October 1985	Estevao Pinto, BR	daily rain	60.4 mm (2.4 in)	41.4 mm (1.6 in)	11 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
22 October 1985	Perry, US	daily rain	59.7 mm (2.4 in)	55.4 mm (2.2 in)	23 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
22 October 1985	Mineral, US	daily snow depth	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	36 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
22 October 1985	Nevada City, US	daily low max	6.7 C (44.1 F)	3.9 C (7.0 F)	87 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
22 October 1985	Leipzig-Holzhausen, DE	daily low min	-1.7 C (28.9 F)	0.1 C (0.2 F)	108 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
22 October 1985	Seneca, US	daily snow depth	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	7.7 cm (3.0 in)	24 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
22 October 1985	Tromso, NO	daily rain	37.7 mm (1.5 in)	14.2 mm (0.6 in)	34 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
22 October 1985	Coloso, PR	daily low max	28.3 C (82.9 F)	1.1 C (2.0 F)	76 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
22 October 1985	Tehachapi, US	daily low max	10.0 C (50.0 F)	1.7 C (3.1 F)	91 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
22 October 1985	Columbia, US	daily rain	56.6 mm (2.2 in)	47.5 mm (1.9 in)	28 years	39 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 797 records.

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

Records on 10-22 in each year
Year	Records
1793	1
1795	1
1802	1
1810	3
1826	1
1840	1
1842	1
1843	1
1851	2
1853	1
1855	1
1857	1
1859	2
1863	1
1867	1
1869	1
1871	1
1872	1
1875	1
1877	1
1878	1
1879	1
1880	6
1883	1
1884	3
1888	1
1889	1
1890	5
1891	15
1892	3
1893	2
1894	3
1895	5
1896	1
1897	2
1898	8
1900	3
1901	7
1902	3
1903	8
1904	17
1905	13
1906	12
1907	14
1908	24
1909	6
1910	9
1911	43
1912	22
1913	59
1914	20
1915	57
1916	226
1917	74
1918	27
1919	62
1920	172
1921	78
1922	50
1923	105
1924	142
1925	265
1926	97
1927	227
1928	133
1929	417
1930	401
1931	272
1932	209
1933	484
1934	599
1935	874
1936	681
1937	348
1938	133
1939	602
1940	498
1941	576
1942	339
1943	208
1944	299
1945	547
1946	282
1947	754
1948	292
1949	481
1950	400
1951	581
1952	602
1953	615
1954	372
1955	457
1956	324
1957	885
1958	345
1959	524
1960	393
1961	523
1962	203
1963	909
1964	294
1965	433
1966	362
1967	316
1968	300
1969	966
1970	714
1971	626
1972	780
1973	569
1974	910
1975	742
1976	1,194
1977	624
1978	678
1979	1,826
1980	547
1981	943
1982	979
1983	712
1984	1,798
1985	797
1986	1,049
1987	944
1988	999
1989	1,353
1990	1,042
1991	718
1992	1,151
1993	654
1994	631
1995	1,399
1996	1,743
1997	1,072
1998	853
1999	721
2000	1,070
2001	774
2002	1,419
2003	2,006
2004	1,371
2005	1,090
2006	1,296
2007	1,060
2008	846
2009	826
2010	723
2011	691
2012	914
2013	845
2014	603
2015	600
2016	652
2017	720
2018	488
2019	589
2020	1,664
2021	412
2022	955
2023	567
2024	911
2025	566

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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	645
50 to 100	17
100 to 150	5
150 to 200	2
200 to 250	1