Weather Records on 25 October 1985

595 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 25 October 1985. Highest significance: Wyndham Post Office, AU.

Key Facts for 25 October 1985

On 25 October 1985, 595 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
272 were record highs and 147 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 13 monthly and 582 daily.
Wyndham Post Office set a daily record precipitation of 86.0 mm (3.4 in) on 25 October 1985.
Across 163 earlier years (1800 to 2025) the same calendar date averaged 464 records.

Record Map

595 stations

595 station records on 25 October 1985 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 25 October 1985: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Wyndham Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	86.0 mm (3.4 in)	65 of 100 (Major)
Snowball	Australia	Record daily precipitation	50.6 mm (2.0 in)	62 of 100 (Major)
Cairns Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	54.1 mm (2.1 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Tongio (Brooklands)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	46.8 mm (1.8 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Tambo Crossing	Australia	Record daily precipitation	48.0 mm (1.9 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Craigie (Bondi Forest Lodge)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	68.0 mm (2.7 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Hawkhurst	Australia	Record daily precipitation	60.4 mm (2.4 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Charters Towers Post Office	Australia	Record low maximum temperature	22.0 C (71.6 F)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Swifts Creek	Australia	Record daily precipitation	39.8 mm (1.6 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Tubbut	Australia	Record daily precipitation	32.2 mm (1.3 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Green Cape Lighthouse	Australia	Record daily precipitation	44.4 mm (1.7 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Nutwood Downs	Australia	Record daily precipitation	45.0 mm (1.8 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Dellicknora (Tellicura)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	42.0 mm (1.7 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Black Mountain	Australia	Record daily precipitation	41.6 mm (1.6 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Jayuya	Puerto Rico [United States]	Record daily precipitation	70.1 mm (2.8 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Isabela Substn	Puerto Rico [United States]	Record low minimum temperature	12.8 C (55.0 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Crescent City	United States	Record high minimum temperature	25.6 C (78.1 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Bayview Model Basin	United States	Record daily precipitation	26.4 mm (1.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Carlos Chagas	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	107.0 mm (4.2 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Juchitlan	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	46.2 mm (1.8 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
El Reno 1 N	United States	Record high minimum temperature	17.2 C (63.0 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Broke (Harrowby)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	42.8 mm (1.7 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Hatteras	United States	Record high maximum temperature	27.8 C (82.0 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Evelyn State Forest	Australia	Record daily precipitation	53.2 mm (2.1 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Gleneagle	Australia	Record daily precipitation	40.4 mm (1.6 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Jindabyne (Lynwood)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	26.8 mm (1.1 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Homer AP	United States	Record daily snowfall	6.1 cm (2.4 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Cardwell Marine Pde	Australia	Record daily precipitation	35.0 mm (1.4 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Nenastnaja	Russia	Record daily precipitation	60.5 mm (2.4 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Grapevine Dam	United States	Record high maximum temperature	30.6 C (87.1 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Burketown Post Office	Australia	Record low maximum temperature	20.9 C (69.6 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Nitta Yuma	United States	Record high minimum temperature	18.3 C (64.9 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Setauket Strong	United States	Record high minimum temperature	16.7 C (62.1 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Richmond Post Office	Australia	Record low maximum temperature	23.0 C (73.4 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Clohesy River	Australia	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Coloso	Puerto Rico [United States]	Record low minimum temperature	16.7 C (62.1 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Buckeye	United States	Record low minimum temperature	0.0 C (32.0 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Wallace	United States	Record daily precipitation	46.0 mm (1.8 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Saint Ignatius	United States	Record high minimum temperature	9.4 C (48.9 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
San Saba	United States	Record high maximum temperature	29.4 C (84.9 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
San Saba	United States	Record high minimum temperature	18.3 C (64.9 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Baixo Guandu	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	45.3 mm (1.8 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Rogersville 1 NE	United States	Record high minimum temperature	15.6 C (60.1 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Glen Morrison (Millbank)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Valencia Creek	Australia	Record daily precipitation	28.0 mm (1.1 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Lewiston	United States	Record high minimum temperature	12.8 C (55.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Eagle	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-18.9 C (-2.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Bardufoss	Norway	Record daily precipitation	25.9 mm (1.0 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Cleveland	United States	Record high minimum temperature	20.6 C (69.1 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Neshaminy Falls	United States	Record high minimum temperature	13.3 C (55.9 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Burkes Garden	United States	Record high minimum temperature	13.3 C (55.9 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
McMillin Rsvr	United States	Record daily precipitation	33.3 mm (1.3 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Emerald Post Office	Australia	Record low maximum temperature	22.6 C (72.7 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Totolapa (Smn)	Mexico	Record high minimum temperature	23.9 C (75.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Majors Creek (the Old School)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	36.4 mm (1.4 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Vastervik	Sweden	Record low minimum temperature	-5.6 C (21.9 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Oneonta	United States	Record high minimum temperature	18.3 C (64.9 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Laguna Beach	United States	Record high minimum temperature	20.6 C (69.1 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Cullowhee	United States	Record high minimum temperature	15.0 C (59.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Mud Mtn Dam	United States	Record daily precipitation	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

595 records

Records set or tied on 25 October 1985 by type: Highest daily maximum 73, Lowest daily maximum 92, Highest daily minimum 199, Lowest daily minimum 55, Heaviest daily rainfall 170, Heaviest daily snowfall 5, Deepest snow cover 1.

Records on 25 October 1985 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	73
Lowest daily maximum	92
Highest daily minimum	199
Lowest daily minimum	55
Heaviest daily rainfall	170
Heaviest daily snowfall	5
Deepest snow cover	1

Records on 25 October 1985 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 13, daily 582.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

459 broken records

Margins by which the 459 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 61.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

25 October 1985

Top 20 records on 25 October 1985 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
25 October 1985	Wyndham Post Office, AU	daily rain	86.0 mm (3.4 in)	55.5 mm (2.2 in)	80 years	65 of 100 (Major)
25 October 1985	Snowball, AU	daily rain	50.6 mm (2.0 in)	39.2 mm (1.5 in)	83 years	62 of 100 (Major)
25 October 1985	Cairns Post Office, AU	daily rain	54.1 mm (2.1 in)	37.8 mm (1.5 in)	64 years	61 of 100 (Major)
25 October 1985	Tongio (Brooklands), AU	daily rain	46.8 mm (1.8 in)	27.2 mm (1.1 in)	51 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
25 October 1985	Tambo Crossing, AU	daily rain	48.0 mm (1.9 in)	24.1 mm (0.9 in)	70 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
25 October 1985	Craigie (Bondi Forest Lodge), AU	daily rain	68.0 mm (2.7 in)	41.8 mm (1.6 in)	24 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
25 October 1985	Hawkhurst, AU	daily rain	60.4 mm (2.4 in)	40.3 mm (1.6 in)	24 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
25 October 1985	Charters Towers Post Office, AU	daily low max	22.0 C (71.6 F)	5.8 C (10.4 F)	64 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
25 October 1985	Swifts Creek, AU	daily rain	39.8 mm (1.6 in)	23.3 mm (0.9 in)	42 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
25 October 1985	Tubbut, AU	daily rain	32.2 mm (1.3 in)	17.0 mm (0.7 in)	51 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
25 October 1985	Green Cape Lighthouse, AU	daily rain	44.4 mm (1.7 in)	11.4 mm (0.4 in)	80 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
25 October 1985	Nutwood Downs, AU	daily rain	45.0 mm (1.8 in)	34.1 mm (1.3 in)	35 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
25 October 1985	Dellicknora (Tellicura), AU	daily rain	42.0 mm (1.7 in)	12.0 mm (0.5 in)	64 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
25 October 1985	Black Mountain, AU	daily rain	41.6 mm (1.6 in)	17.5 mm (0.7 in)	27 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
25 October 1985	Jayuya, PR	daily rain	70.1 mm (2.8 in)	26.9 mm (1.1 in)	64 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
25 October 1985	Isabela Substn, PR	monthly low min	12.8 C (55.0 F)	0.5 C (0.9 F)	63 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
25 October 1985	Crescent City, US	daily high min	25.6 C (78.1 F)	5.0 C (9.0 F)	67 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
25 October 1985	Bayview Model Basin, US	daily rain	26.4 mm (1.0 in)	16.0 mm (0.6 in)	30 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
25 October 1985	Carlos Chagas, BR	monthly rain	107.0 mm (4.2 in)	26.4 mm (1.0 in)	14 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
25 October 1985	Juchitlan, MX	daily rain	46.2 mm (1.8 in)	36.3 mm (1.4 in)	27 years	38 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

1800 to 1985

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1800 to 1985. 1985 had 595 records.

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

Records on 10-25 in each year
Year	Records
1800	1
1802	1
1831	1
1834	1
1840	1
1841	1
1845	1
1850	1
1853	1
1856	1
1857	1
1859	1
1861	2
1864	1
1866	2
1869	1
1870	1
1871	1
1874	3
1875	2
1876	1
1877	1
1879	2
1881	1
1883	2
1885	1
1887	3
1888	4
1890	11
1891	4
1892	3
1893	2
1894	6
1895	2
1896	1
1897	1
1898	1
1899	8
1900	3
1901	3
1902	13
1903	4
1904	10
1905	20
1906	18
1907	14
1908	32
1909	19
1910	15
1911	28
1912	18
1913	51
1914	33
1915	50
1916	19
1917	29
1918	36
1919	73
1920	158
1921	47
1922	210
1923	117
1924	122
1925	297
1926	391
1927	358
1928	104
1929	262
1930	260
1931	317
1932	380
1933	433
1934	983
1935	302
1936	205
1937	328
1938	461
1939	934
1940	491
1941	323
1942	383
1943	321
1944	273
1945	437
1946	460
1947	668
1948	169
1949	761
1950	408
1951	493
1952	331
1953	278
1954	687
1955	573
1956	501
1957	907
1958	285
1959	904
1960	439
1961	237
1962	937
1963	1,115
1964	245
1965	529
1966	347
1967	493
1968	376
1969	462
1970	693
1971	996
1972	409
1973	339
1974	470
1975	1,326
1976	832
1977	824
1978	460
1979	720
1980	967
1981	1,200
1982	1,107
1983	484
1984	1,135
1985	595
1986	665
1987	572
1988	594
1989	1,543
1990	554
1991	1,413
1992	1,208
1993	569
1994	610
1995	667
1996	1,016
1997	2,375
1998	903
1999	1,110
2000	1,469
2001	1,338
2002	1,779
2003	1,215
2004	1,107
2005	1,695
2006	1,165
2007	1,289
2008	722
2009	576
2010	1,240
2011	748
2012	1,267
2013	656
2014	945
2015	499
2016	569
2017	737
2018	402
2019	1,000
2020	3,067
2021	1,081
2022	778
2023	1,254
2024	724
2025	505

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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 10	393
10 to 20	40
20 to 30	17
30 to 40	5
40 to 50	2
50 to 60	1
60 to 70	1