Weather Records on 31 October 1985

632 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 31 October 1985. Highest significance: Mamogaleskraal, ZA.

Key Facts for 31 October 1985

On 31 October 1985, 632 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
116 were record highs and 131 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 2 were all-time records, 47 monthly and 583 daily.
Mamogaleskraal set an all-time record daily precipitation of 162.0 mm (6.4 in) on 31 October 1985.
Across 163 earlier years (1805 to 2025) the same calendar date averaged 471 records.

Record Map

632 stations

632 station records on 31 October 1985 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 31 October 1985: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Mamogaleskraal	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	162.0 mm (6.4 in)	79 of 100 (Major)
Doornkop	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	171.0 mm (6.7 in)	67 of 100 (Major)
Pretoria-Burgerspark	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	92.0 mm (3.6 in)	63 of 100 (Major)
Zomerkomst (Bos)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	65.5 mm (2.6 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Maasbult	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	45.5 mm (1.8 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Botanic Gardens - Pmb	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	58.3 mm (2.3 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Philipstown (Tnk)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Sawoti	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	66.0 mm (2.6 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Bon Accord Dam	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	110.5 mm (4.4 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
De Hoek (Bos)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	88.5 mm (3.5 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Ft Sumner	United States	Record daily precipitation	89.4 mm (3.5 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Brunswick	United States	Record daily precipitation	101.6 mm (4.0 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Una (Agr)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	58.0 mm (2.3 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Glen Alvon	Australia	Record daily precipitation	56.0 mm (2.2 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Nindigully	Australia	Record daily precipitation	46.0 mm (1.8 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Verwoedburg-Mu"Lytteltn"	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	73.0 mm (2.9 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Ixtepec	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	74.2 mm (2.9 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Bellrock	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Boksburg (Mun)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	54.7 mm (2.2 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Merensky (Skl)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	58.0 mm (2.3 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Hatteras	United States	Record daily precipitation	65.8 mm (2.6 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Sandfontein (Irr)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	74.5 mm (2.9 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Pretoria-New Cemetry	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	84.5 mm (3.3 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Pretoria-Waterkloof-Cntry	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	99.6 mm (3.9 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Eiland	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	45.0 mm (1.8 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Marydale (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	48.0 mm (1.9 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Mtunzini	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	76.0 mm (3.0 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Mamagalieskraal Suid(Irr)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	125.0 mm (4.9 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Sao Bento Do Sapucai	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	74.7 mm (2.9 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Ebenezer (Weltevrede)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	32.5 mm (1.3 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Hamelfontein	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	48.0 mm (1.9 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Haenertsburg (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	47.5 mm (1.9 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Sao Bento Do Sapucai	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	67.4 mm (2.7 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Gingindlovu	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	66.0 mm (2.6 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Riverview	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	60.7 mm (2.4 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Kareepoort (Irr)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	61.0 mm (2.4 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Nququ (Bos)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	59.5 mm (2.3 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Groot-Arendskraal	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	35.2 mm (1.4 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Klipkop-Irr	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	43.0 mm (1.7 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Castle Rock	United States	Record daily precipitation	29.5 mm (1.2 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Springfield	United States	Record daily precipitation	66.0 mm (2.6 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Premier Mine-Cullinan	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	45.0 mm (1.8 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Wilgerivier (Sar)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	42.7 mm (1.7 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Tampa Intl AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	68.3 mm (2.7 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Donkerhoek	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	31.5 mm (1.2 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Zwartrandjes	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	36.0 mm (1.4 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Manor Holme	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	32.5 mm (1.3 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Uccle	Belgium	Record low maximum temperature	3.3 C (37.9 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Ibia	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	125.7 mm (4.9 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Vosburg	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	40.0 mm (1.6 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Frasers	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	65.0 mm (2.6 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Klein Australie (Bos)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	55.8 mm (2.2 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Thallon Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	30.8 mm (1.2 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Cezu (Bos)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Irene	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	55.3 mm (2.2 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Westfalia	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	72.0 mm (2.8 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Orangeburg 2	United States	Record daily precipitation	43.7 mm (1.7 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Petrusville (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	37.1 mm (1.5 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Eastman 1 W	United States	Record daily precipitation	27.4 mm (1.1 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Richmond-Natal (Tnk)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	40.0 mm (1.6 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)

Counts by Type and Timescale

632 records

Records set or tied on 31 October 1985 by type: Highest daily maximum 34, Lowest daily maximum 83, Highest daily minimum 82, Lowest daily minimum 48, Heaviest daily rainfall 380, Heaviest daily snowfall 5.

Records on 31 October 1985 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	34
Lowest daily maximum	83
Highest daily minimum	82
Lowest daily minimum	48
Heaviest daily rainfall	380
Heaviest daily snowfall	5
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 31 October 1985 by timescale: all-time 2, monthly 47, daily 583.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

546 broken records

Margins by which the 546 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 87.4. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

31 October 1985

Top 20 records on 31 October 1985 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
31 October 1985	Mamogaleskraal, ZA	all-time rain	162.0 mm (6.4 in)	60.4 mm (2.4 in)	43 years	79 of 100 (Major)
31 October 1985	Doornkop, ZA	monthly rain	171.0 mm (6.7 in)	85.9 mm (3.4 in)	40 years	67 of 100 (Major)
31 October 1985	Pretoria-Burgerspark, ZA	monthly rain	92.0 mm (3.6 in)	27.2 mm (1.1 in)	70 years	63 of 100 (Major)
31 October 1985	Zomerkomst (Bos), ZA	daily rain	65.5 mm (2.6 in)	52.8 mm (2.1 in)	47 years	60 of 100 (Major)
31 October 1985	Maasbult, ZA	daily rain	45.5 mm (1.8 in)	28.5 mm (1.1 in)	50 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
31 October 1985	Botanic Gardens - Pmb, ZA	daily rain	58.3 mm (2.3 in)	26.6 mm (1.0 in)	68 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
31 October 1985	Philipstown (Tnk), ZA	daily rain	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	16.8 mm (0.7 in)	95 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
31 October 1985	Sawoti, ZA	daily rain	66.0 mm (2.6 in)	46.4 mm (1.8 in)	36 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
31 October 1985	Bon Accord Dam, ZA	monthly rain	110.5 mm (4.4 in)	38.0 mm (1.5 in)	16 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
31 October 1985	De Hoek (Bos), ZA	daily rain	88.5 mm (3.5 in)	49.6 mm (2.0 in)	47 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
31 October 1985	Ft Sumner, US	daily rain	89.4 mm (3.5 in)	76.7 mm (3.0 in)	24 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
31 October 1985	Brunswick, US	daily rain	101.6 mm (4.0 in)	87.4 mm (3.4 in)	14 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
31 October 1985	Una (Agr), ZA	daily rain	58.0 mm (2.3 in)	40.0 mm (1.6 in)	50 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
31 October 1985	Glen Alvon, AU	daily rain	56.0 mm (2.2 in)	44.8 mm (1.8 in)	20 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
31 October 1985	Nindigully, AU	daily rain	46.0 mm (1.8 in)	36.3 mm (1.4 in)	44 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
31 October 1985	Verwoedburg-Mu"Lytteltn", ZA	daily rain	73.0 mm (2.9 in)	56.0 mm (2.2 in)	11 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
31 October 1985	Ixtepec, MX	daily rain	74.2 mm (2.9 in)	73.2 mm (2.9 in)	24 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
31 October 1985	Bellrock, ZA	daily rain	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	22.3 mm (0.9 in)	60 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
31 October 1985	Boksburg (Mun), ZA	daily rain	54.7 mm (2.2 in)	38.2 mm (1.5 in)	8 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
31 October 1985	Merensky (Skl), ZA	daily rain	58.0 mm (2.3 in)	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	47 years	50 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 632 records.

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

Records on 10-31 in each year
Year	Records
1805	1
1811	2
1828	1
1836	1
1838	1
1839	1
1841	1
1845	1
1847	2
1848	1
1852	2
1856	1
1865	1
1868	1
1869	3
1873	2
1875	2
1876	1
1877	1
1878	1
1879	1
1880	1
1881	6
1883	1
1884	3
1886	1
1887	2
1888	3
1889	5
1891	3
1892	4
1893	3
1894	5
1895	4
1896	10
1897	1
1898	5
1899	4
1900	5
1901	4
1902	5
1903	5
1904	7
1905	21
1906	38
1907	22
1908	13
1909	15
1910	18
1911	32
1912	14
1913	39
1914	33
1915	11
1916	72
1917	67
1918	72
1919	112
1920	63
1921	22
1922	72
1923	359
1924	244
1925	405
1926	153
1927	183
1928	120
1929	234
1930	240
1931	178
1932	260
1933	796
1934	410
1935	981
1936	307
1937	335
1938	399
1939	415
1940	248
1941	536
1942	578
1943	213
1944	611
1945	287
1946	530
1947	371
1948	695
1949	831
1950	1,237
1951	527
1952	393
1953	303
1954	460
1955	427
1956	1,086
1957	392
1958	314
1959	484
1960	296
1961	511
1962	344
1963	631
1964	538
1965	340
1966	630
1967	748
1968	605
1969	531
1970	412
1971	992
1972	1,234
1973	581
1974	1,192
1975	827
1976	655
1977	616
1978	538
1979	1,130
1980	657
1981	497
1982	560
1983	782
1984	1,054
1985	632
1986	396
1987	1,002
1988	1,058
1989	857
1990	990
1991	3,294
1992	1,324
1993	2,926
1994	1,004
1995	1,051
1996	1,074
1997	1,553
1998	1,410
1999	997
2000	1,114
2001	1,218
2002	1,613
2003	1,167
2004	870
2005	1,048
2006	842
2007	613
2008	1,256
2009	1,030
2010	931
2011	746
2012	884
2013	623
2014	547
2015	691
2016	1,012
2017	437
2018	414
2019	2,501
2020	542
2021	469
2022	497
2023	960
2024	1,133
2025	314

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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	451
20 to 40	75
40 to 60	12
60 to 80	5
80 to 100	3