Weather Records on 9 November 1985

1,472 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 9 November 1985. Highest significance: Hampton, US.

Key Facts for 9 November 1985

On 9 November 1985, 1,472 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
414 were record highs and 238 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 2 were all-time records, 61 monthly and 1,409 daily.
Hampton set a daily record snowfall of 12.2 cm (4.8 in) on 9 November 1985.
Across 153 earlier years (1794 to 2025) the same calendar date averaged 517 records.

Record Map

1,472 stations

1,472 station records on 9 November 1985 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 9 November 1985: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Hampton	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.2 cm (4.8 in)	70 of 100 (Major)
Green Bay	United States	Record daily snowfall	19.3 cm (7.6 in)	69 of 100 (Major)
Decorah	United States	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	63 of 100 (Major)
Midland	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Oakley	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Hartford Wwtp	United States	Record snow depth	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Chilton	United States	Record daily snowfall	19.1 cm (7.5 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Saginaw Mbs Intl AP	United States	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Cedar Butte	United States	Record snow depth	38.1 cm (15.0 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Green Mt Dam	United States	Record snow depth	48.3 cm (19.0 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Rifle	United States	Record snow depth	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Lansing	United States	Record daily snowfall	17.0 cm (6.7 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Kremmling	United States	Record daily precipitation	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Shoshone	United States	Record daily snowfall	19.1 cm (7.5 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Caledonia	United States	Record daily snowfall	11.4 cm (4.5 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Marinette	United States	Record daily snowfall	14.0 cm (5.5 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Spring Grove	United States	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Hayden	United States	Record daily precipitation	27.4 mm (1.1 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Yampa	United States	Record snow depth	40.6 cm (16.0 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Wasta	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Genoa Dam 8	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Hartford Wwtp	United States	Record daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Mather 3 NW	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Stanley Wwtp	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Rifle	United States	Record daily snowfall	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Winnebago	United States	Record daily snowfall	19.1 cm (7.5 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Galesville 2WSW	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Oconomowoc Wwtp	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Richland Ctr	United States	Record snow depth	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Osage	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Gettysburg	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Dalton	United States	Record daily snowfall	35.6 cm (14.0 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Prairie du Sac 2 N	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.2 cm (4.8 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Thora Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	131.2 mm (5.2 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Cadillac	United States	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Inverell Comparison	Australia	Record daily precipitation	55.4 mm (2.2 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Wilgeboom (Bos)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	90.0 mm (3.5 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Ludington 4 SE	United States	Record daily snowfall	27.2 cm (10.7 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
St Peter	United States	Record daily snowfall	8.9 cm (3.5 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Lake Mills Wwtp	United States	Record daily snowfall	14.0 cm (5.5 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Viroqua	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Eagle FAA AP	United States	Record daily snowfall	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Penedo	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	51.4 mm (2.0 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Yampa	United States	Record daily snowfall	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Pipestone	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
McGrath AP	United States	Record daily snowfall	27.2 cm (10.7 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Forest City 2 NNE	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Humboldt 3 W	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Baraboo Wwtp	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Faribault	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Winona Dam 5 A	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Madison Dane Co Rgnl AP	United States	Record daily snowfall	17.3 cm (6.8 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Madison Dane Co Rgnl AP	United States	Record snow depth	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Ludington 4 SE	United States	Record snow depth	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Lynxville Dam 9	United States	Record snow depth	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Wisconsin Dells Wwtp	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Rochester Intl AP	United States	Record snow depth	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
King Salmon	United States	Record daily precipitation	34.8 mm (1.4 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Harlingen	Netherlands	Record daily precipitation	46.1 mm (1.8 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Bad Axe	United States	Record daily precipitation	57.2 mm (2.3 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)

Counts by Type and Timescale

1,472 records

Records set or tied on 9 November 1985 by type: Highest daily maximum 207, Lowest daily maximum 168, Highest daily minimum 207, Lowest daily minimum 70, Heaviest daily rainfall 367, Heaviest daily snowfall 268, Deepest snow cover 185.

Records on 9 November 1985 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	207
Lowest daily maximum	168
Highest daily minimum	207
Lowest daily minimum	70
Heaviest daily rainfall	367
Heaviest daily snowfall	268
Deepest snow cover	185

Records on 9 November 1985 by timescale: all-time 2, monthly 61, daily 1,409.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

1,213 broken records

Margins by which the 1,213 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 331.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

9 November 1985

Top 20 records on 9 November 1985 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
9 November 1985	Hampton, US	daily snowfall	12.2 cm (4.8 in)	12.2 cm (4.8 in)	91 years	70 of 100 (Major)
9 November 1985	Green Bay, US	daily snowfall	19.3 cm (7.6 in)	11.7 cm (4.6 in)	97 years	69 of 100 (Major)
9 November 1985	Decorah, US	daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	19.8 cm (7.8 in)	59 years	63 of 100 (Major)
9 November 1985	Midland, US	daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	88 years	61 of 100 (Major)
9 November 1985	Oakley, US	daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	10.1 cm (4.0 in)	82 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
9 November 1985	Hartford Wwtp, US	daily snow depth	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	36 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
9 November 1985	Chilton, US	daily snowfall	19.1 cm (7.5 in)	16.6 cm (6.5 in)	35 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
9 November 1985	Saginaw Mbs Intl AP, US	daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	52 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
9 November 1985	Cedar Butte, US	monthly snow depth	38.1 cm (15.0 in)	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	0 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
9 November 1985	Green Mt Dam, US	daily snow depth	48.3 cm (19.0 in)	33.1 cm (13.0 in)	39 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
9 November 1985	Rifle, US	daily snow depth	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	75 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
9 November 1985	Lansing, US	daily snowfall	17.0 cm (6.7 in)	10.6 cm (4.2 in)	64 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
9 November 1985	Kremmling, US	all-time rain	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	5.1 mm (0.20 in)	33 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
9 November 1985	Shoshone, US	daily snowfall	19.1 cm (7.5 in)	14.0 cm (5.5 in)	74 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
9 November 1985	Caledonia, US	daily snowfall	11.4 cm (4.5 in)	10.1 cm (4.0 in)	78 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
9 November 1985	Marinette, US	daily snowfall	14.0 cm (5.5 in)	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	59 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
9 November 1985	Spring Grove, US	daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	16.0 cm (6.3 in)	39 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
9 November 1985	Hayden, US	daily rain	27.4 mm (1.1 in)	10.1 mm (0.4 in)	76 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
9 November 1985	Yampa, US	daily snow depth	40.6 cm (16.0 in)	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	63 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
9 November 1985	Wasta, US	daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	60 years	52 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 1,472 records.

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

Records on 11-09 in each year
Year	Records
1794	1
1828	1
1835	1
1849	1
1856	2
1859	1
1862	1
1867	1
1868	2
1875	2
1876	4
1877	1
1878	1
1879	1
1881	2
1886	2
1887	1
1888	1
1890	5
1891	1
1892	2
1893	2
1894	2
1895	20
1896	1
1897	2
1898	1
1899	3
1900	2
1901	2
1902	6
1903	3
1904	9
1905	6
1906	9
1907	3
1908	13
1909	11
1910	8
1911	15
1912	12
1913	50
1914	45
1915	34
1916	45
1917	121
1918	19
1919	76
1920	96
1921	176
1922	21
1923	191
1924	89
1925	224
1926	341
1927	213
1928	81
1929	120
1930	280
1931	997
1932	308
1933	652
1934	442
1935	276
1936	368
1937	354
1938	360
1939	346
1940	611
1941	604
1942	384
1943	521
1944	299
1945	1,211
1946	773
1947	499
1948	439
1949	310
1950	903
1951	506
1952	471
1953	483
1954	675
1955	605
1956	426
1957	341
1958	460
1959	309
1960	488
1961	382
1962	611
1963	362
1964	374
1965	227
1966	1,529
1967	629
1968	681
1969	508
1970	603
1971	887
1972	432
1973	996
1974	430
1975	1,339
1976	1,154
1977	1,361
1978	726
1979	815
1980	916
1981	883
1982	1,189
1983	872
1984	920
1985	1,472
1986	1,766
1987	614
1988	588
1989	967
1990	994
1991	2,382
1992	929
1993	715
1994	885
1995	1,304
1996	1,262
1997	774
1998	1,214
1999	2,238
2000	2,444
2001	811
2002	872
2003	732
2004	874
2005	1,655
2006	1,236
2007	744
2008	523
2009	714
2010	1,201
2011	1,082
2012	927
2013	451
2014	475
2015	976
2016	1,247
2017	413
2018	1,217
2019	921
2020	2,410
2021	413
2022	1,489
2023	637
2024	839
2025	499

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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 50	989
50 to 100	131
100 to 150	68
150 to 200	19
200 to 250	4
250 to 300	1
300 to 350	1