Weather Records on 26 October 1985

559 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 26 October 1985. Highest significance: Dimbulah Brickley St, AU.

Key Facts for 26 October 1985

On 26 October 1985, 559 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
244 were record highs and 163 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 17 monthly and 542 daily.
Dimbulah Brickley St set a monthly record daily precipitation of 98.2 mm (3.9 in) on 26 October 1985.
Across 157 earlier years (1816 to 2025) the same calendar date averaged 482 records.

Record Map

559 stations

559 station records on 26 October 1985 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 26 October 1985: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Dimbulah Brickley St	Australia	Record daily precipitation	98.2 mm (3.9 in)	68 of 100 (Major)
Peeramon	Australia	Record daily precipitation	88.0 mm (3.5 in)	65 of 100 (Major)
Long Flat Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	74.0 mm (2.9 in)	63 of 100 (Major)
Branxton (Dalwood Vineyard)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	69.4 mm (2.7 in)	63 of 100 (Major)
Wisemans Ferry (Old Po)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	38.0 mm (1.5 in)	62 of 100 (Major)
Nowendoc (Beaufort)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	43.6 mm (1.7 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Oakville	United States	Record daily precipitation	56.1 mm (2.2 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Nenastnaja	Russia	Record daily precipitation	58.2 mm (2.3 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Berowra (Goodwyn Road)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	38.8 mm (1.5 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Mount Wellington (the Springs)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	36.6 mm (1.4 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Biboohra	Australia	Record daily precipitation	39.0 mm (1.5 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Low Isles Lighthouse	Australia	Record daily precipitation	49.6 mm (2.0 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Sedgefield (Bundajon)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	48.4 mm (1.9 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Clohesy River	Australia	Record daily precipitation	54.0 mm (2.1 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Port Douglas - Warner St	Australia	Record daily precipitation	41.0 mm (1.6 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Ashtabula	United States	Record daily precipitation	55.9 mm (2.2 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Cairns Aero	Australia	Record daily precipitation	53.6 mm (2.1 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Julatten	Australia	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Shelton	United States	Record daily precipitation	58.9 mm (2.3 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Laura Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	91.4 mm (3.6 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Elderslie	Australia	Record daily precipitation	62.6 mm (2.5 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Perpignan	France	Record daily precipitation	136.6 mm (5.4 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Mossman Central Mill	Australia	Record daily precipitation	65.4 mm (2.6 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Landsburg	United States	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Seattle Urban Site	United States	Record daily precipitation	37.6 mm (1.5 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Kairi Research Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	44.0 mm (1.7 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
South Johnstone Exp STN	Australia	Record daily precipitation	43.6 mm (1.7 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Krambach Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	52.8 mm (2.1 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Viroqua	United States	Record high maximum temperature	23.3 C (73.9 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Buckeye	United States	Record low minimum temperature	1.1 C (34.0 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Chimacum 4 S	United States	Record daily precipitation	30.7 mm (1.2 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Bayfield 6 N	United States	Record high maximum temperature	20.6 C (69.1 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Koah	Australia	Record daily precipitation	28.0 mm (1.1 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Glenora	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	27.5 mm (1.1 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Burketown Post Office	Australia	Record low minimum temperature	12.6 C (54.7 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Mt Garnet Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	27.0 mm (1.1 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Gresford Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	41.2 mm (1.6 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Caonillas Utuado	Puerto Rico [United States]	Record daily precipitation	86.9 mm (3.4 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Markovo	Russia	Record low maximum temperature	-20.9 C (-5.6 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
New Ulm 2 SE	United States	Record high minimum temperature	9.4 C (48.9 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Northport	United States	Record low maximum temperature	2.2 C (36.0 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Inverness 3 SE	United States	Record high minimum temperature	21.7 C (71.1 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Eagle	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-16.7 C (1.9 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Cape Tribulation Store	Australia	Record daily precipitation	52.0 mm (2.0 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Bundook (Glenhaugh)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	58.6 mm (2.3 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Akron 4 E	United States	Record high minimum temperature	7.8 C (46.0 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Springview 2NW	United States	Record high minimum temperature	8.3 C (46.9 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Adak AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	51.3 mm (2.0 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Mount Molloy Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	29.6 mm (1.2 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Muswellbrook (Lower Hill St)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Fazenda Sobradinho	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	64.6 mm (2.5 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Halle	Germany	Record low maximum temperature	4.2 C (39.6 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Titusville	United States	Record high minimum temperature	23.9 C (75.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Elma	United States	Record daily precipitation	54.9 mm (2.2 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Yungaburra	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Willow Tree (Highlands)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	41.2 mm (1.6 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Wyee (Wyee Farms Rd)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	57.2 mm (2.3 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Toliman	Mexico	Record low maximum temperature	17.8 C (64.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Clouds Creek State Forest	Australia	Record daily precipitation	55.6 mm (2.2 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Rouchel Brook (Albano)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	38.4 mm (1.5 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

559 records

Records set or tied on 26 October 1985 by type: Highest daily maximum 64, Lowest daily maximum 92, Highest daily minimum 180, Lowest daily minimum 71, Heaviest daily rainfall 143, Heaviest daily snowfall 5, Deepest snow cover 4.

Records on 26 October 1985 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	64
Lowest daily maximum	92
Highest daily minimum	180
Lowest daily minimum	71
Heaviest daily rainfall	143
Heaviest daily snowfall	5
Deepest snow cover	4

Records on 26 October 1985 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 17, daily 542.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

438 broken records

Margins by which the 438 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 76.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

26 October 1985

Top 20 records on 26 October 1985 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
26 October 1985	Dimbulah Brickley St, AU	monthly rain	98.2 mm (3.9 in)	42.6 mm (1.7 in)	46 years	68 of 100 (Major)
26 October 1985	Peeramon, AU	monthly rain	88.0 mm (3.5 in)	37.7 mm (1.5 in)	32 years	65 of 100 (Major)
26 October 1985	Long Flat Post Office, AU	daily rain	74.0 mm (2.9 in)	57.5 mm (2.3 in)	72 years	63 of 100 (Major)
26 October 1985	Branxton (Dalwood Vineyard), AU	daily rain	69.4 mm (2.7 in)	41.2 mm (1.6 in)	46 years	63 of 100 (Major)
26 October 1985	Wisemans Ferry (Old Po), AU	daily rain	38.0 mm (1.5 in)	38.0 mm (1.5 in)	82 years	62 of 100 (Major)
26 October 1985	Nowendoc (Beaufort), AU	daily rain	43.6 mm (1.7 in)	20.7 mm (0.8 in)	85 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
26 October 1985	Oakville, US	daily rain	56.1 mm (2.2 in)	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	47 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
26 October 1985	Nenastnaja, RU	daily rain	58.2 mm (2.3 in)	37.3 mm (1.5 in)	28 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
26 October 1985	Berowra (Goodwyn Road), AU	daily rain	38.8 mm (1.5 in)	32.4 mm (1.3 in)	72 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
26 October 1985	Mount Wellington (the Springs), AU	daily rain	36.6 mm (1.4 in)	18.8 mm (0.7 in)	84 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
26 October 1985	Biboohra, AU	monthly rain	39.0 mm (1.5 in)	15.4 mm (0.6 in)	19 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
26 October 1985	Low Isles Lighthouse, AU	daily rain	49.6 mm (2.0 in)	38.9 mm (1.5 in)	20 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
26 October 1985	Sedgefield (Bundajon), AU	daily rain	48.4 mm (1.9 in)	25.5 mm (1.0 in)	52 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
26 October 1985	Clohesy River, AU	daily rain	54.0 mm (2.1 in)	45.6 mm (1.8 in)	10 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
26 October 1985	Port Douglas - Warner St, AU	daily rain	41.0 mm (1.6 in)	24.0 mm (0.9 in)	71 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
26 October 1985	Ashtabula, US	daily rain	55.9 mm (2.2 in)	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	24 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
26 October 1985	Cairns Aero, AU	daily rain	53.6 mm (2.1 in)	37.4 mm (1.5 in)	10 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
26 October 1985	Julatten, AU	daily rain	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	18.5 mm (0.7 in)	47 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
26 October 1985	Shelton, US	daily rain	58.9 mm (2.3 in)	33.8 mm (1.3 in)	46 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
26 October 1985	Laura Post Office, AU	monthly rain	91.4 mm (3.6 in)	8.8 mm (0.35 in)	75 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

1816 to 1985

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1816 to 1985. 1985 had 559 records.

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

Records on 10-26 in each year
Year	Records
1816	1
1831	1
1832	1
1840	1
1841	1
1843	1
1849	1
1856	1
1859	1
1861	1
1864	1
1866	3
1868	2
1870	1
1871	4
1874	1
1879	2
1880	2
1881	1
1883	1
1885	1
1886	2
1887	8
1888	6
1889	2
1890	5
1891	2
1892	5
1894	2
1895	2
1898	2
1899	7
1900	5
1901	4
1902	4
1903	16
1904	6
1905	18
1906	8
1907	12
1908	25
1909	10
1910	10
1911	7
1912	24
1913	38
1914	27
1915	34
1916	59
1917	47
1918	58
1919	72
1920	57
1921	33
1922	147
1923	68
1924	102
1925	185
1926	381
1927	522
1928	174
1929	137
1930	228
1931	359
1932	468
1933	605
1934	331
1935	174
1936	528
1937	248
1938	201
1939	1,140
1940	516
1941	688
1942	926
1943	466
1944	357
1945	434
1946	481
1947	533
1948	158
1949	368
1950	654
1951	337
1952	417
1953	449
1954	728
1955	484
1956	378
1957	1,082
1958	187
1959	488
1960	315
1961	214
1962	1,136
1963	1,079
1964	417
1965	450
1966	271
1967	392
1968	478
1969	493
1970	744
1971	1,021
1972	362
1973	362
1974	266
1975	787
1976	818
1977	864
1978	495
1979	759
1980	953
1981	761
1982	837
1983	564
1984	790
1985	559
1986	602
1987	704
1988	896
1989	1,628
1990	582
1991	1,660
1992	726
1993	615
1994	610
1995	911
1996	1,651
1997	2,943
1998	1,125
1999	994
2000	1,091
2001	939
2002	1,088
2003	1,271
2004	1,122
2005	1,165
2006	1,822
2007	1,183
2008	631
2009	746
2010	1,542
2011	797
2012	1,048
2013	800
2014	977
2015	430
2016	719
2017	474
2018	592
2019	896
2020	3,942
2021	728
2022	626
2023	1,628
2024	790
2025	611

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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	363
10 to 20	38
20 to 30	16
30 to 40	12
40 to 50	6
50 to 60	1
60 to 70	1
70 to 80	1