Weather Records on 7 November 1985

489 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 7 November 1985. Highest significance: Isisford Post Office, AU.

Key Facts for 7 November 1985

On 7 November 1985, 489 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
159 were record highs and 82 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 27 monthly and 462 daily.
Isisford Post Office set a daily record precipitation of 70.0 mm (2.8 in) on 7 November 1985.
Across 157 earlier years (1794 to 2025) the same calendar date averaged 507 records.

Record Map

489 stations

489 station records on 7 November 1985 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 7 November 1985: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Isisford Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	70.0 mm (2.8 in)	72 of 100 (Major)
Welshpool	Australia	Record daily precipitation	58.4 mm (2.3 in)	62 of 100 (Major)
Libode (Bos)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	60.3 mm (2.4 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Agnes River	Australia	Record daily precipitation	49.0 mm (1.9 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Yarram	Australia	Record daily precipitation	47.8 mm (1.9 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Glenorie	Australia	Record daily precipitation	65.0 mm (2.6 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Thomas River (Sar)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	70.0 mm (2.8 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Werrina	Australia	Record daily precipitation	66.6 mm (2.6 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Eenstroom	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	25.1 mm (1.0 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Antonio Escobedo (Smn)	Mexico	Record low maximum temperature	15.6 C (60.1 F)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Wellshot	Australia	Record daily precipitation	28.0 mm (1.1 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Yarronvale	Australia	Record daily precipitation	39.0 mm (1.5 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Jackman	United States	Record daily precipitation	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Woodlands	Australia	Record daily precipitation	73.0 mm (2.9 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Chiltern (Post Office)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	36.0 mm (1.4 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Maffra Forestry Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	31.4 mm (1.2 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Witklip (Bos)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	83.5 mm (3.3 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Cobbora (Ellismayne)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	34.0 mm (1.3 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Sutherland	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	77.5 mm (3.1 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Byzantium	Australia	Record daily precipitation	45.0 mm (1.8 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Longton Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	26.0 mm (1.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Isis Downs	Australia	Record daily precipitation	67.5 mm (2.7 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Ariah Park Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	68.0 mm (2.7 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Brassua Dam	United States	Record daily precipitation	27.7 mm (1.1 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Dutch Harbor	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-8.9 C (16.0 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Whynot Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Tomoo	Australia	Record daily precipitation	95.0 mm (3.7 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Hopewell	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	48.0 mm (1.9 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Eldorado	Australia	Record daily precipitation	32.4 mm (1.3 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Wooragee	Australia	Record daily precipitation	34.2 mm (1.3 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Braganca	Portugal	Record high minimum temperature	16.0 C (60.8 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Smolensk	Russia	Record daily precipitation	27.2 mm (1.1 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Bollon Mary St	Australia	Record daily precipitation	37.0 mm (1.5 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Gumbardo	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.8 mm (1.0 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
George Airport	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	38.4 mm (1.5 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Albury	Australia	Record daily precipitation	44.0 mm (1.7 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Hungerford	Australia	Record daily precipitation	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Quilpie Airport	Australia	Record daily precipitation	27.6 mm (1.1 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Apollo Bay	Australia	Record daily precipitation	33.4 mm (1.3 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Rio Piracicaba	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	53.6 mm (2.1 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Waiahi Lower 1054	United States	Record high minimum temperature	23.3 C (73.9 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Comongin North	Australia	Record daily precipitation	32.2 mm (1.3 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Tshatsheni (Bos)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	33.3 mm (1.3 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Perth Regional Office	Australia	Record high minimum temperature	19.7 C (67.5 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Noonbah	Australia	Record daily precipitation	39.6 mm (1.6 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Temora Ambulance Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	42.0 mm (1.7 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Temora Research Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	46.2 mm (1.8 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Biskra	Algeria	Record high maximum temperature	29.0 C (84.2 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Wandering Comparison	Australia	Record high minimum temperature	15.9 C (60.6 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Weilmoringle (Caringle)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.2 mm (1.0 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Izana	Spain	Record high maximum temperature	19.0 C (66.2 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
A Coruna	Spain	Record high minimum temperature	18.4 C (65.1 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Buenos Aires Observ	Argentina	Record high maximum temperature	30.9 C (87.6 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Narrogin	Australia	Record high minimum temperature	16.0 C (60.8 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Minjilang	Australia	Record daily precipitation	37.0 mm (1.5 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Pte de Chassiron	France	Record daily precipitation	25.0 mm (1.0 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Lisboa Geofisica	Portugal	Record high minimum temperature	17.9 C (64.2 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Coimbra	Portugal	Record high minimum temperature	18.6 C (65.5 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Albacete Los Llanos	Spain	Record high minimum temperature	12.4 C (54.3 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Valencia	Spain	Record high minimum temperature	21.2 C (70.2 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

489 records

Records set or tied on 7 November 1985 by type: Highest daily maximum 59, Lowest daily maximum 20, Highest daily minimum 100, Lowest daily minimum 62, Heaviest daily rainfall 222, Heaviest daily snowfall 20, Deepest snow cover 6.

Records on 7 November 1985 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	59
Lowest daily maximum	20
Highest daily minimum	100
Lowest daily minimum	62
Heaviest daily rainfall	222
Heaviest daily snowfall	20
Deepest snow cover	6

Records on 7 November 1985 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 27, daily 462.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

419 broken records

Margins by which the 419 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

7 November 1985

Top 20 records on 7 November 1985 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
7 November 1985	Isisford Post Office, AU	daily rain	70.0 mm (2.8 in)	54.8 mm (2.2 in)	75 years	72 of 100 (Major)
7 November 1985	Welshpool, AU	daily rain	58.4 mm (2.3 in)	44.9 mm (1.8 in)	46 years	62 of 100 (Major)
7 November 1985	Libode (Bos), ZA	daily rain	60.3 mm (2.4 in)	46.3 mm (1.8 in)	52 years	61 of 100 (Major)
7 November 1985	Agnes River, AU	daily rain	49.0 mm (1.9 in)	31.2 mm (1.2 in)	51 years	60 of 100 (Major)
7 November 1985	Yarram, AU	daily rain	47.8 mm (1.9 in)	20.1 mm (0.8 in)	85 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
7 November 1985	Glenorie, AU	daily rain	65.0 mm (2.6 in)	45.2 mm (1.8 in)	43 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
7 November 1985	Thomas River (Sar), ZA	daily rain	70.0 mm (2.8 in)	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	30 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
7 November 1985	Werrina, AU	daily rain	66.6 mm (2.6 in)	52.6 mm (2.1 in)	12 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
7 November 1985	Eenstroom, ZA	daily rain	25.1 mm (1.0 in)	18.5 mm (0.7 in)	56 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
7 November 1985	Antonio Escobedo (Smn), MX	daily low max	15.6 C (60.1 F)	7.7 C (13.9 F)	46 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
7 November 1985	Wellshot, AU	daily rain	28.0 mm (1.1 in)	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	52 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
7 November 1985	Yarronvale, AU	daily rain	39.0 mm (1.5 in)	31.4 mm (1.2 in)	42 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
7 November 1985	Jackman, US	daily rain	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	20.0 mm (0.8 in)	62 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
7 November 1985	Woodlands, AU	daily rain	73.0 mm (2.9 in)	50.6 mm (2.0 in)	28 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
7 November 1985	Chiltern (Post Office), AU	daily rain	36.0 mm (1.4 in)	13.9 mm (0.5 in)	60 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
7 November 1985	Maffra Forestry Office, AU	daily rain	31.4 mm (1.2 in)	9.6 mm (0.38 in)	85 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
7 November 1985	Witklip (Bos), ZA	daily rain	83.5 mm (3.3 in)	64.1 mm (2.5 in)	3 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
7 November 1985	Cobbora (Ellismayne), AU	daily rain	34.0 mm (1.3 in)	7.8 mm (0.31 in)	91 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
7 November 1985	Sutherland, ZA	daily rain	77.5 mm (3.1 in)	32.8 mm (1.3 in)	42 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
7 November 1985	Byzantium, AU	daily rain	45.0 mm (1.8 in)	29.3 mm (1.2 in)	43 years	42 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

1794 to 1985

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1794 to 1985. 1985 had 489 records.

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

Records on 11-07 in each year
Year	Records
1794	1
1796	1
1805	1
1811	2
1828	1
1834	1
1835	1
1842	1
1845	2
1847	1
1851	1
1852	2
1856	2
1858	2
1859	3
1864	3
1868	2
1871	1
1873	1
1876	1
1878	1
1885	4
1887	3
1888	2
1889	3
1890	5
1891	3
1893	4
1894	1
1895	9
1896	2
1899	14
1900	3
1901	2
1902	9
1903	16
1904	4
1905	4
1906	14
1907	12
1908	18
1909	11
1910	44
1911	19
1912	68
1913	25
1914	35
1915	26
1916	94
1917	34
1918	41
1919	59
1920	18
1921	112
1922	72
1923	90
1924	858
1925	438
1926	79
1927	398
1928	104
1929	104
1930	476
1931	500
1932	320
1933	449
1934	714
1935	302
1936	649
1937	209
1938	1,381
1939	214
1940	198
1941	344
1942	467
1943	550
1944	612
1945	846
1946	471
1947	313
1948	516
1949	554
1950	212
1951	1,356
1952	249
1953	1,170
1954	297
1955	487
1956	295
1957	314
1958	206
1959	1,315
1960	374
1961	347
1962	337
1963	694
1964	277
1965	241
1966	657
1967	780
1968	534
1969	624
1970	483
1971	1,487
1972	565
1973	912
1974	511
1975	1,233
1976	493
1977	1,030
1978	622
1979	513
1980	1,522
1981	616
1982	482
1983	835
1984	460
1985	489
1986	1,198
1987	760
1988	746
1989	980
1990	1,501
1991	3,082
1992	1,084
1993	1,211
1994	910
1995	1,165
1996	2,102
1997	1,053
1998	921
1999	1,535
2000	2,129
2001	1,024
2002	711
2003	1,424
2004	766
2005	1,443
2006	1,556
2007	557
2008	875
2009	798
2010	1,271
2011	1,039
2012	852
2013	809
2014	368
2015	1,676
2016	1,048
2017	848
2018	514
2019	594
2020	1,508
2021	490
2022	1,293
2023	684
2024	1,293
2025	319

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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	346
10 to 20	33
20 to 30	23
30 to 40	6
40 to 50	3
50 to 60	6
60 to 70	1
70 to 80	1