Weather Records on 4 November 1985

844 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 4 November 1985. Highest significance: Lexington, US.

Key Facts for 4 November 1985

On 4 November 1985, 844 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
105 were record highs and 177 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 4 were all-time records, 60 monthly and 780 daily.
Lexington set a monthly record daily precipitation of 88.6 mm (3.5 in) on 4 November 1985.
Across 168 earlier years (1803 to 2025) the same calendar date averaged 464 records.

Record Map

844 stations

844 station records on 4 November 1985 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 4 November 1985: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Lexington	United States	Record daily precipitation	88.6 mm (3.5 in)	78 of 100 (Major)
Cairns Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	124.0 mm (4.9 in)	77 of 100 (Major)
Franklin 2 NE	United States	Record daily precipitation	191.8 mm (7.6 in)	77 of 100 (Major)
Nockatunga Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	46.0 mm (1.8 in)	76 of 100 (Major)
Elkins- Randolph Co AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	127.5 mm (5.0 in)	73 of 100 (Major)
White Cliffs (Tongo)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	40.4 mm (1.6 in)	72 of 100 (Major)
Buckhannon	United States	Record daily precipitation	82.8 mm (3.3 in)	71 of 100 (Major)
Hatteras	United States	Record daily precipitation	102.4 mm (4.0 in)	69 of 100 (Major)
Monterey	United States	Record daily precipitation	100.6 mm (4.0 in)	68 of 100 (Major)
Lewisburg 3 N	United States	Record daily precipitation	76.2 mm (3.0 in)	68 of 100 (Major)
Lawrenceville 3 E	United States	Record daily precipitation	135.9 mm (5.4 in)	67 of 100 (Major)
Fairmont	United States	Record daily precipitation	93.0 mm (3.7 in)	66 of 100 (Major)
Morgantown Muni AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	88.6 mm (3.5 in)	66 of 100 (Major)
Springvale	Australia	Record daily precipitation	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	65 of 100 (Major)
Columbia 2SSE	United States	Record daily precipitation	83.8 mm (3.3 in)	65 of 100 (Major)
Roanoke-Blacksburg Rgnl AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	167.9 mm (6.6 in)	65 of 100 (Major)
Muloorina Station (Muloorina H	Australia	Record daily precipitation	28.6 mm (1.1 in)	64 of 100 (Major)
Mannington 8 WNW	United States	Record daily precipitation	109.0 mm (4.3 in)	64 of 100 (Major)
Mathias	United States	Record daily precipitation	101.6 mm (4.0 in)	64 of 100 (Major)
Hungerford	Australia	Record daily precipitation	82.4 mm (3.2 in)	63 of 100 (Major)
New Holland	United States	Record daily precipitation	126.2 mm (5.0 in)	63 of 100 (Major)
Warren 3 S	United States	Record daily precipitation	66.0 mm (2.6 in)	63 of 100 (Major)
Georgetown 2 E	United States	Record daily precipitation	104.6 mm (4.1 in)	63 of 100 (Major)
Powhatan	United States	Record daily precipitation	125.7 mm (4.9 in)	63 of 100 (Major)
Gammon Ranges (Balcanoona)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	94.0 mm (3.7 in)	62 of 100 (Major)
Arkaroola	Australia	Record daily precipitation	89.0 mm (3.5 in)	62 of 100 (Major)
Greensboro Lock 7	United States	Record daily precipitation	44.7 mm (1.8 in)	62 of 100 (Major)
Thargomindah Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	57.0 mm (2.2 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Bruceton 1 S	United States	Record daily precipitation	74.9 mm (2.9 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Charlottesville 2W	United States	Record daily precipitation	78.7 mm (3.1 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Hiram	United States	Record daily precipitation	51.6 mm (2.0 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Steubenville	United States	Record daily precipitation	73.7 mm (2.9 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Clarion 3 SW	United States	Record daily precipitation	55.1 mm (2.2 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Centralia	United States	Record daily precipitation	81.3 mm (3.2 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Oxford 1 E	United States	Record daily precipitation	95.3 mm (3.8 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Buckingham	United States	Record daily precipitation	68.6 mm (2.7 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Upper Tract	United States	Record daily precipitation	53.1 mm (2.1 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Gammon Ranges (Wertaloona)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	62.0 mm (2.4 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Malboona	Australia	Record daily precipitation	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Arcola	United States	Record daily precipitation	86.4 mm (3.4 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Chapel Hill 2 W	United States	Record daily precipitation	112.3 mm (4.4 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Durham	United States	Record daily precipitation	107.4 mm (4.2 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Appomattox	United States	Record daily precipitation	85.9 mm (3.4 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Bremo Bluff	United States	Record daily precipitation	77.5 mm (3.1 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Rockfish	United States	Record daily precipitation	85.3 mm (3.4 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Crivitz High Falls	United States	Record daily precipitation	83.3 mm (3.3 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Savage Rvr Dam	United States	Record daily precipitation	47.5 mm (1.9 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Elizabethton	United States	Record daily precipitation	66.0 mm (2.6 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Low Isles Lighthouse	Australia	Record daily precipitation	67.2 mm (2.6 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Boorara	Australia	Record daily precipitation	50.0 mm (2.0 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Concord 4 SSW	United States	Record daily precipitation	77.7 mm (3.1 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Staunton Wtp	United States	Record daily precipitation	58.9 mm (2.3 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Priest Rvr Exp STN	United States	Record daily precipitation	43.4 mm (1.7 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Corfu	Greece	Record daily precipitation	110.3 mm (4.3 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Erie Intl AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	57.9 mm (2.3 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Mataranka Homestead Resort	Australia	Record daily precipitation	50.5 mm (2.0 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Blinman (Narrina)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	34.6 mm (1.4 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Bulloo Downs	Australia	Record daily precipitation	34.6 mm (1.4 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Nappa Merrie	Australia	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Represa Itatinga	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	192.2 mm (7.6 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)

Counts by Type and Timescale

844 records

Records set or tied on 4 November 1985 by type: Highest daily maximum 42, Lowest daily maximum 42, Highest daily minimum 63, Lowest daily minimum 135, Heaviest daily rainfall 539, Heaviest daily snowfall 11, Deepest snow cover 12.

Records on 4 November 1985 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	42
Lowest daily maximum	42
Highest daily minimum	63
Lowest daily minimum	135
Heaviest daily rainfall	539
Heaviest daily snowfall	11
Deepest snow cover	12

Records on 4 November 1985 by timescale: all-time 4, monthly 60, daily 780.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

728 broken records

Margins by which the 728 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 147.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

4 November 1985

Top 20 records on 4 November 1985 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
4 November 1985	Lexington, US	monthly rain	88.6 mm (3.5 in)	32.7 mm (1.3 in)	95 years	78 of 100 (Major)
4 November 1985	Cairns Post Office, AU	daily rain	124.0 mm (4.9 in)	94.5 mm (3.7 in)	90 years	77 of 100 (Major)
4 November 1985	Franklin 2 NE, US	all-time rain	191.8 mm (7.6 in)	57.7 mm (2.3 in)	31 years	77 of 100 (Major)
4 November 1985	Nockatunga Station, AU	daily rain	46.0 mm (1.8 in)	46.0 mm (1.8 in)	90 years	76 of 100 (Major)
4 November 1985	Elkins- Randolph Co AP, US	all-time rain	127.5 mm (5.0 in)	21.6 mm (0.9 in)	56 years	73 of 100 (Major)
4 November 1985	White Cliffs (Tongo), AU	daily rain	40.4 mm (1.6 in)	32.3 mm (1.3 in)	78 years	72 of 100 (Major)
4 November 1985	Buckhannon, US	monthly rain	82.8 mm (3.3 in)	28.2 mm (1.1 in)	66 years	71 of 100 (Major)
4 November 1985	Hatteras, US	daily rain	102.4 mm (4.0 in)	65.8 mm (2.6 in)	84 years	69 of 100 (Major)
4 November 1985	Monterey, US	monthly rain	100.6 mm (4.0 in)	43.4 mm (1.7 in)	32 years	68 of 100 (Major)
4 November 1985	Lewisburg 3 N, US	daily rain	76.2 mm (3.0 in)	52.8 mm (2.1 in)	62 years	68 of 100 (Major)
4 November 1985	Lawrenceville 3 E, US	monthly rain	135.9 mm (5.4 in)	67.3 mm (2.6 in)	36 years	67 of 100 (Major)
4 November 1985	Fairmont, US	monthly rain	93.0 mm (3.7 in)	24.4 mm (1.0 in)	58 years	66 of 100 (Major)
4 November 1985	Morgantown Muni AP, US	monthly rain	88.6 mm (3.5 in)	47.2 mm (1.9 in)	21 years	66 of 100 (Major)
4 November 1985	Springvale, AU	daily rain	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	91 years	65 of 100 (Major)
4 November 1985	Columbia 2SSE, US	daily rain	83.8 mm (3.3 in)	55.6 mm (2.2 in)	55 years	65 of 100 (Major)
4 November 1985	Roanoke-Blacksburg Rgnl AP, US	all-time rain	167.9 mm (6.6 in)	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	7 years	65 of 100 (Major)
4 November 1985	Muloorina Station (Muloorina H, AU	daily rain	28.6 mm (1.1 in)	23.5 mm (0.9 in)	95 years	64 of 100 (Major)
4 November 1985	Mannington 8 WNW, US	monthly rain	109.0 mm (4.3 in)	50.6 mm (2.0 in)	34 years	64 of 100 (Major)
4 November 1985	Mathias, US	monthly rain	101.6 mm (4.0 in)	52.3 mm (2.1 in)	32 years	64 of 100 (Major)
4 November 1985	Hungerford, AU	daily rain	82.4 mm (3.2 in)	62.1 mm (2.4 in)	44 years	63 of 100 (Major)

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

1803 to 1985

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1803 to 1985. 1985 had 844 records.

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

Records on 11-04 in each year
Year	Records
1803	1
1820	1
1821	2
1825	1
1826	1
1828	1
1835	1
1837	1
1838	1
1845	1
1849	1
1851	2
1852	1
1853	1
1857	1
1858	6
1862	3
1863	1
1865	1
1866	1
1872	1
1873	1
1874	1
1875	1
1878	1
1879	2
1880	2
1881	4
1882	1
1884	1
1885	3
1886	1
1887	4
1888	1
1890	3
1891	1
1893	4
1894	4
1895	7
1896	3
1897	1
1898	4
1899	12
1900	1
1901	6
1902	8
1903	21
1904	7
1905	9
1906	14
1907	34
1908	13
1909	14
1910	43
1911	25
1912	32
1913	19
1914	28
1915	12
1916	76
1917	39
1918	14
1919	72
1920	70
1921	71
1922	119
1923	89
1924	99
1925	197
1926	182
1927	287
1928	220
1929	175
1930	157
1931	248
1932	413
1933	337
1934	516
1935	1,219
1936	1,005
1937	326
1938	725
1939	752
1940	335
1941	315
1942	343
1943	248
1944	333
1945	506
1946	784
1947	583
1948	746
1949	598
1950	667
1951	2,037
1952	376
1953	219
1954	592
1955	354
1956	855
1957	401
1958	286
1959	757
1960	262
1961	669
1962	435
1963	244
1964	510
1965	537
1966	1,041
1967	599
1968	391
1969	516
1970	512
1971	434
1972	613
1973	1,393
1974	686
1975	1,654
1976	596
1977	981
1978	1,158
1979	559
1980	973
1981	645
1982	1,073
1983	1,116
1984	441
1985	844
1986	546
1987	1,049
1988	1,211
1989	663
1990	1,233
1991	4,265
1992	1,241
1993	735
1994	1,808
1995	991
1996	1,242
1997	611
1998	704
1999	796
2000	781
2001	639
2002	1,314
2003	2,177
2004	895
2005	1,212
2006	1,321
2007	747
2008	1,093
2009	511
2010	1,197
2011	1,000
2012	814
2013	541
2014	508
2015	1,249
2016	759
2017	932
2018	355
2019	449
2020	1,448
2021	545
2022	904
2023	667
2024	981
2025	615

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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	563
20 to 40	105
40 to 60	34
60 to 80	12
80 to 100	5
100 to 120	5
120 to 140	3
140 to 160	1