Weather Records on 1 November 1985

716 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 1 November 1985. Highest significance: Currawilla Station, AU.

Key Facts for 1 November 1985

On 1 November 1985, 716 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
128 were record highs and 143 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 50 monthly and 666 daily.
Currawilla Station set a daily record precipitation of 51.4 mm (2.0 in) on 1 November 1985.
Across 157 earlier years (1805 to 2025) the same calendar date averaged 487 records.

Record Map

716 stations

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

Weather records on 1 November 1985: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Currawilla Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	51.4 mm (2.0 in)	70 of 100 (Major)
Jhb-Joubert Park	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	86.5 mm (3.4 in)	68 of 100 (Major)
Jhb-Braamfontein (Cem)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	77.0 mm (3.0 in)	67 of 100 (Major)
Newberry	United States	Record daily precipitation	90.4 mm (3.6 in)	64 of 100 (Major)
Escanaba	United States	Record daily precipitation	70.4 mm (2.8 in)	62 of 100 (Major)
Banner Elk	United States	Record daily precipitation	92.7 mm (3.6 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Green Bay	United States	Record daily precipitation	56.6 mm (2.2 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Cape Hermes	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	160.5 mm (6.3 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Laurens	United States	Record daily precipitation	59.2 mm (2.3 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Dynevor Downs	Australia	Record daily precipitation	85.0 mm (3.3 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Izeleni (Bos)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	100.5 mm (4.0 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Cathcart	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Irene	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	58.6 mm (2.3 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Marinette	United States	Record daily precipitation	85.3 mm (3.4 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Cradock	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	27.0 mm (1.1 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Pretoria-Burgerspark	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	91.0 mm (3.6 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Nkobongo (Agr)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	66.0 mm (2.6 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Doornkop	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	77.0 mm (3.0 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Tarpon Spgs Sewage Plt	United States	Record daily precipitation	57.2 mm (2.3 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Waynesboro 2 S	United States	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Eenstroom	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Paardekopplaas	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	82.0 mm (3.2 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Rosherville (Pow)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	84.0 mm (3.3 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Dodgeville Wwtp	United States	Record daily precipitation	46.0 mm (1.8 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Boesmansrivier	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	77.4 mm (3.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Winnsboro	United States	Record daily precipitation	42.9 mm (1.7 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Rantoul	United States	Record daily precipitation	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Morstone Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	60.2 mm (2.4 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Huajintlan	Mexico	Record low maximum temperature	20.0 C (68.0 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Heidelberg I	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	70.0 mm (2.8 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Durban Roodepoort Deep Gm	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	60.8 mm (2.4 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Saluda	United States	Record daily precipitation	57.2 mm (2.3 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Whitmire 4 NE	United States	Record daily precipitation	67.6 mm (2.7 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Wisconsin Rapids	United States	Record daily precipitation	43.4 mm (1.7 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Lady Frere (Tnk)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	42.0 mm (1.7 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Van Reenen	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	81.0 mm (3.2 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Serrana	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	84.7 mm (3.3 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Bathurst Ns,	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	100.3 mm (3.9 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Barrage (Rwb)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	51.0 mm (2.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Parrish	United States	Record daily precipitation	68.1 mm (2.7 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Beechwood 7 WNW	United States	Record daily precipitation	38.9 mm (1.5 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Jump Rvr 3E	United States	Record daily precipitation	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Indlunkulu (Bos)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	50.0 mm (2.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Intake	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	57.0 mm (2.2 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Gaffney 6 E	United States	Record daily precipitation	28.4 mm (1.1 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Tanhurst Est, Umzint	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	52.4 mm (2.1 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Jhb-Turffontein	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	66.0 mm (2.6 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Celo 2 S	United States	Record daily precipitation	112.3 mm (4.4 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Wilo (Bos)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	100.3 mm (3.9 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Sibasa	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	62.3 mm (2.5 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Big Meadows	United States	Record daily precipitation	71.1 mm (2.8 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Shkodra	Albania	Record daily precipitation	126.2 mm (5.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Nguiu	Australia	Record daily precipitation	52.0 mm (2.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Astolfo Dutra	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	74.2 mm (2.9 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Barkly West (Tnk)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	29.9 mm (1.2 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Sparta	United States	Record daily precipitation	37.6 mm (1.5 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Camden 3 W	United States	Record daily precipitation	58.7 mm (2.3 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Hallettsville 2 N	United States	Record daily precipitation	63.5 mm (2.5 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Charters Towers Post Office	Australia	Record low maximum temperature	28.0 C (82.4 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Buzau	Romania	Record high maximum temperature	22.0 C (71.6 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)

Counts by Type and Timescale

716 records

Records set or tied on 1 November 1985 by type: Highest daily maximum 66, Lowest daily maximum 91, Highest daily minimum 62, Lowest daily minimum 52, Heaviest daily rainfall 441, Heaviest daily snowfall 4.

Records on 1 November 1985 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	66
Lowest daily maximum	91
Highest daily minimum	62
Lowest daily minimum	52
Heaviest daily rainfall	441
Heaviest daily snowfall	4
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 1 November 1985 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 50, daily 666.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

613 broken records

Margins by which the 613 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 116.5. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

1 November 1985

Top 20 records on 1 November 1985 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
1 November 1985	Currawilla Station, AU	daily rain	51.4 mm (2.0 in)	51.4 mm (2.0 in)	101 years	70 of 100 (Major)
1 November 1985	Jhb-Joubert Park, ZA	daily rain	86.5 mm (3.4 in)	59.1 mm (2.3 in)	66 years	68 of 100 (Major)
1 November 1985	Jhb-Braamfontein (Cem), ZA	daily rain	77.0 mm (3.0 in)	57.2 mm (2.3 in)	66 years	67 of 100 (Major)
1 November 1985	Newberry, US	daily rain	90.4 mm (3.6 in)	70.6 mm (2.8 in)	52 years	64 of 100 (Major)
1 November 1985	Escanaba, US	monthly rain	70.4 mm (2.8 in)	22.6 mm (0.9 in)	39 years	62 of 100 (Major)
1 November 1985	Banner Elk, US	daily rain	92.7 mm (3.6 in)	57.6 mm (2.3 in)	34 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
1 November 1985	Green Bay, US	monthly rain	56.6 mm (2.2 in)	9.9 mm (0.39 in)	78 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
1 November 1985	Cape Hermes, ZA	daily rain	160.5 mm (6.3 in)	116.5 mm (4.6 in)	30 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
1 November 1985	Laurens, US	daily rain	59.2 mm (2.3 in)	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	60 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
1 November 1985	Dynevor Downs, AU	daily rain	85.0 mm (3.3 in)	78.0 mm (3.1 in)	7 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
1 November 1985	Izeleni (Bos), ZA	daily rain	100.5 mm (4.0 in)	51.0 mm (2.0 in)	28 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
1 November 1985	Cathcart, ZA	daily rain	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	13.7 mm (0.5 in)	99 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
1 November 1985	Irene, ZA	daily rain	58.6 mm (2.3 in)	29.6 mm (1.2 in)	66 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
1 November 1985	Marinette, US	monthly rain	85.3 mm (3.4 in)	16.7 mm (0.7 in)	58 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
1 November 1985	Cradock, ZA	daily rain	27.0 mm (1.1 in)	11.0 mm (0.4 in)	89 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
1 November 1985	Pretoria-Burgerspark, ZA	daily rain	91.0 mm (3.6 in)	65.5 mm (2.6 in)	10 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
1 November 1985	Nkobongo (Agr), ZA	daily rain	66.0 mm (2.6 in)	39.5 mm (1.6 in)	28 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
1 November 1985	Doornkop, ZA	daily rain	77.0 mm (3.0 in)	52.0 mm (2.0 in)	12 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
1 November 1985	Tarpon Spgs Sewage Plt, US	daily rain	57.2 mm (2.3 in)	22.7 mm (0.9 in)	87 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
1 November 1985	Waynesboro 2 S, US	daily rain	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	21.6 mm (0.9 in)	74 years	48 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 716 records.

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

Records on 11-01 in each year
Year	Records
1805	1
1828	1
1836	1
1837	1
1850	1
1851	1
1852	1
1862	1
1866	1
1867	3
1869	2
1872	1
1873	1
1878	1
1879	1
1880	2
1881	7
1882	1
1885	1
1887	1
1888	2
1889	1
1890	1
1891	4
1892	5
1893	2
1894	3
1895	1
1896	6
1897	2
1898	8
1899	3
1900	3
1901	4
1902	1
1903	7
1904	13
1905	16
1906	20
1907	5
1908	11
1909	45
1910	40
1911	54
1912	17
1913	45
1914	46
1915	22
1916	40
1917	43
1918	55
1919	95
1920	62
1921	44
1922	50
1923	172
1924	290
1925	253
1926	150
1927	666
1928	214
1929	306
1930	336
1931	286
1932	387
1933	684
1934	387
1935	882
1936	332
1937	402
1938	601
1939	628
1940	309
1941	417
1942	463
1943	287
1944	513
1945	326
1946	417
1947	588
1948	415
1949	661
1950	1,017
1951	1,317
1952	254
1953	306
1954	610
1955	371
1956	1,280
1957	358
1958	289
1959	322
1960	341
1961	535
1962	285
1963	307
1964	345
1965	520
1966	574
1967	542
1968	592
1969	437
1970	303
1971	801
1972	1,205
1973	589
1974	1,014
1975	494
1976	968
1977	702
1978	878
1979	631
1980	519
1981	824
1982	813
1983	852
1984	1,295
1985	716
1986	634
1987	1,529
1988	1,025
1989	827
1990	1,089
1991	3,261
1992	1,303
1993	2,690
1994	978
1995	1,138
1996	869
1997	1,273
1998	968
1999	1,129
2000	1,339
2001	531
2002	1,697
2003	1,309
2004	1,013
2005	836
2006	756
2007	626
2008	1,252
2009	893
2010	648
2011	781
2012	663
2013	568
2014	1,027
2015	804
2016	953
2017	474
2018	652
2019	1,578
2020	974
2021	361
2022	1,010
2023	949
2024	847
2025	478

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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	542
20 to 40	48
40 to 60	18
60 to 80	4
80 to 100	0
100 to 120	1