Weather Records on 12 November 1985

1,727 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 12 November 1985. Highest significance: Sierraville Rs, US.

Key Facts for 12 November 1985

On 12 November 1985, 1,727 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
432 were record highs and 512 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 4 were all-time records, 97 monthly and 1,626 daily.
Sierraville Rs set a monthly record daily snowfall of 58.4 cm (23.0 in) on 12 November 1985.
Across 156 earlier years (1802 to 2025) the same calendar date averaged 492 records.

Record Map

1,727 stations

1,727 station records on 12 November 1985 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 12 November 1985: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Sierraville Rs	United States	Record daily snowfall	58.4 cm (23.0 in)	73 of 100 (Major)
Sugar Land	United States	Record daily precipitation	143.8 mm (5.7 in)	70 of 100 (Major)
New Harmony	United States	Record daily snowfall	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	67 of 100 (Major)
Ferron	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	66 of 100 (Major)
Gladwin	United States	Record snow depth	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	65 of 100 (Major)
Bright Angel Rs	United States	Record daily precipitation	63.0 mm (2.5 in)	64 of 100 (Major)
Doyle	United States	Record snow depth	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	64 of 100 (Major)
Greenville	United States	Record daily snowfall	19.1 cm (7.5 in)	63 of 100 (Major)
Manti	United States	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	63 of 100 (Major)
Madras/Minambakkam	India	Record daily precipitation	294.9 mm (11.6 in)	62 of 100 (Major)
Hope 3 NE	United States	Record daily precipitation	140.5 mm (5.5 in)	62 of 100 (Major)
Thompsons 3 WSW	United States	Record daily precipitation	198.4 mm (7.8 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Tibooburra Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	37.3 mm (1.5 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Koosharem	United States	Record snow depth	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Sierra City	United States	Record snow depth	55.9 cm (22.0 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Yoakum	United States	Record daily precipitation	88.6 mm (3.5 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Reno AP	United States	Record snow depth	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Lynxville Dam 9	United States	Record snow depth	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Salt Springs Pwr House	United States	Record snow depth	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Lovozero	Russia	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Minersville	United States	Record daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Supai	United States	Record daily precipitation	25.7 mm (1.0 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Antoine 1 SW	United States	Record daily precipitation	107.2 mm (4.2 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Merriman	United States	Record snow depth	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Cedar Butte	United States	Record snow depth	33.0 cm (13.0 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Ash Mtn	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Geyser Rch	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Mitchell 2 NW	United States	Record snow depth	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Koosharem	United States	Record daily snowfall	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Idyllwild Fire Dept	United States	Record daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Gest Lock 3	United States	Record daily precipitation	47.8 mm (1.9 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Lockport Lock 2	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.3 mm (2.0 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Portage Wwtp	United States	Record snow depth	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Corinda	Australia	Record daily precipitation	85.0 mm (3.3 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Houston Barker	United States	Record daily precipitation	112.0 mm (4.4 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Alpine	United States	Record daily snowfall	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Nephi	United States	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Ogden Pioneer Ph	United States	Record snow depth	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Sparta	United States	Record snow depth	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Scofield Dam	United States	Record daily snowfall	35.6 cm (14.0 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Muscoda	United States	Record snow depth	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Glennville	United States	Record daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Belleview 2 E	United States	Record daily precipitation	65.0 mm (2.6 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Mina	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Union	United States	Record snow depth	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Coldspring 5 SSW	United States	Record daily precipitation	142.5 mm (5.6 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Orderville	United States	Record snow depth	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Flagstaff AP	United States	Record daily snowfall	46.7 cm (18.4 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Coraopolis Neville Is	United States	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Boxelder 3 NNE	United States	Record daily precipitation	79.0 mm (3.1 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Russleigh	Australia	Record daily precipitation	53.0 mm (2.1 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Ashdown 4 SSE	United States	Record daily precipitation	95.3 mm (3.8 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Alturas	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-27.2 C (-17.0 F)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Foresthill Rs	United States	Record snow depth	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Pacific House	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Clodine	United States	Record daily precipitation	123.4 mm (4.9 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Park City G.C.	United States	Record daily snowfall	35.6 cm (14.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Sierraville Rs	United States	Record snow depth	58.4 cm (23.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
American Falls 6 NE	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Shoals 8 S	United States	Record daily precipitation	53.8 mm (2.1 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)

Counts by Type and Timescale

1,727 records

Records set or tied on 12 November 1985 by type: Highest daily maximum 174, Lowest daily maximum 358, Highest daily minimum 258, Lowest daily minimum 154, Heaviest daily rainfall 378, Heaviest daily snowfall 125, Deepest snow cover 280.

Records on 12 November 1985 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	174
Lowest daily maximum	358
Highest daily minimum	258
Lowest daily minimum	154
Heaviest daily rainfall	378
Heaviest daily snowfall	125
Deepest snow cover	280

Records on 12 November 1985 by timescale: all-time 4, monthly 97, daily 1,626.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

1,371 broken records

Margins by which the 1,371 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 330.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

12 November 1985

Top 20 records on 12 November 1985 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
12 November 1985	Sierraville Rs, US	monthly snowfall	58.4 cm (23.0 in)	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	75 years	73 of 100 (Major)
12 November 1985	Sugar Land, US	daily rain	143.8 mm (5.7 in)	122.0 mm (4.8 in)	70 years	70 of 100 (Major)
12 November 1985	New Harmony, US	daily snowfall	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	68 years	67 of 100 (Major)
12 November 1985	Ferron, US	daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	87 years	66 of 100 (Major)
12 November 1985	Gladwin, US	daily snow depth	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	86 years	65 of 100 (Major)
12 November 1985	Bright Angel Rs, US	monthly rain	63.0 mm (2.5 in)	27.4 mm (1.1 in)	53 years	64 of 100 (Major)
12 November 1985	Doyle, US	daily snow depth	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	60 years	64 of 100 (Major)
12 November 1985	Greenville, US	daily snowfall	19.1 cm (7.5 in)	19.1 cm (7.5 in)	90 years	63 of 100 (Major)
12 November 1985	Manti, US	daily rain	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	14.5 mm (0.6 in)	83 years	63 of 100 (Major)
12 November 1985	Madras/Minambakkam, IN	all-time rain	294.9 mm (11.6 in)	33.3 mm (1.3 in)	83 years	62 of 100 (Major)
12 November 1985	Hope 3 NE, US	daily rain	140.5 mm (5.5 in)	115.9 mm (4.6 in)	46 years	62 of 100 (Major)
12 November 1985	Thompsons 3 WSW, US	monthly rain	198.4 mm (7.8 in)	78.5 mm (3.1 in)	20 years	60 of 100 (Major)
12 November 1985	Tibooburra Post Office, AU	daily rain	37.3 mm (1.5 in)	29.9 mm (1.2 in)	36 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
12 November 1985	Koosharem, US	monthly snow depth	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	65 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
12 November 1985	Sierra City, US	daily snow depth	55.9 cm (22.0 in)	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	70 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
12 November 1985	Yoakum, US	daily rain	88.6 mm (3.5 in)	60.7 mm (2.4 in)	63 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
12 November 1985	Reno AP, US	daily snow depth	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	48 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
12 November 1985	Lynxville Dam 9, US	daily snow depth	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	20.4 cm (8.0 in)	44 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
12 November 1985	Salt Springs Pwr House, US	daily snow depth	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	40 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
12 November 1985	Lovozero, RU	monthly rain	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	11.3 mm (0.4 in)	1 year	55 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

1802 to 1985

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1802 to 1985. 1985 had 1,727 records.

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

Records on 11-12 in each year
Year	Records
1802	1
1804	1
1823	1
1835	3
1848	1
1849	1
1859	1
1862	2
1864	1
1866	1
1869	1
1870	1
1871	2
1872	1
1876	2
1878	2
1879	2
1881	7
1882	3
1885	1
1886	3
1888	2
1889	2
1890	1
1891	1
1893	2
1894	6
1895	20
1896	1
1897	7
1898	3
1899	1
1901	6
1902	20
1903	7
1904	10
1905	14
1906	15
1907	6
1908	9
1909	30
1910	34
1911	56
1912	21
1913	51
1914	18
1915	20
1916	217
1917	29
1918	16
1919	85
1920	198
1921	141
1922	61
1923	99
1924	355
1925	203
1926	224
1927	193
1928	99
1929	203
1930	191
1931	442
1932	237
1933	267
1934	292
1935	458
1936	418
1937	227
1938	529
1939	171
1940	806
1941	294
1942	173
1943	178
1944	398
1945	500
1946	428
1947	532
1948	156
1949	891
1950	458
1951	489
1952	312
1953	413
1954	393
1955	807
1956	243
1957	282
1958	290
1959	605
1960	629
1961	348
1962	233
1963	273
1964	790
1965	362
1966	517
1967	400
1968	1,185
1969	670
1970	872
1971	566
1972	716
1973	1,029
1974	559
1975	580
1976	1,236
1977	767
1978	1,278
1979	686
1980	860
1981	805
1982	1,338
1983	1,116
1984	738
1985	1,727
1986	1,839
1987	1,480
1988	941
1989	1,385
1990	971
1991	1,150
1992	1,247
1993	1,145
1994	1,025
1995	1,856
1996	1,235
1997	1,334
1998	1,214
1999	1,762
2000	1,796
2001	772
2002	1,057
2003	1,100
2004	847
2005	1,017
2006	827
2007	617
2008	680
2009	1,124
2010	1,229
2011	572
2012	1,008
2013	703
2014	1,192
2015	711
2016	609
2017	446
2018	1,277
2019	2,525
2020	1,086
2021	895
2022	1,516
2023	437
2024	396
2025	734

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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	1,130
50 to 100	142
100 to 150	52
150 to 200	27
200 to 250	11
250 to 300	6
300 to 350	3