Weather Records on 13 November 1985

1,636 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 13 November 1985. Highest significance: Blanca 4 NW, US.

Key Facts for 13 November 1985

On 13 November 1985, 1,636 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
542 were record highs and 482 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 66 monthly and 1,570 daily.
Blanca 4 NW set a daily record snowfall of 20.3 cm (8.0 in) on 13 November 1985.
Across 159 earlier years (1795 to 2025) the same calendar date averaged 464 records.

Record Map

1,636 stations

1,636 station records on 13 November 1985 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 13 November 1985: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Blanca 4 NW	United States	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	64 of 100 (Major)
Wellshot	Australia	Record daily precipitation	42.0 mm (1.7 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Ardmore 1 NW	United States	Record snow depth	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Oakley	United States	Record snow depth	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
San Mateo	United States	Record daily precipitation	25.7 mm (1.0 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Doyle	United States	Record snow depth	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Cassville 1 NE	United States	Record daily precipitation	46.5 mm (1.8 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Upton	United States	Record snow depth	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Homestead Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	32.4 mm (1.3 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Sierra City	United States	Record snow depth	45.7 cm (18.0 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Rushville	United States	Record snow depth	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Western 2W	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Piketon	United States	Record daily precipitation	37.6 mm (1.5 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Orderville	United States	Record snow depth	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Jackson	United States	Record daily snowfall	17.3 cm (6.8 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Reno AP	United States	Record snow depth	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Sierraville Rs	United States	Record snow depth	45.7 cm (18.0 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Riverdale	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Mae Sot	Thailand	Record daily precipitation	50.2 mm (2.0 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Bridgeport	United States	Record snow depth	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Hazelton	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
West Yellowstone	United States	Record daily precipitation	37.1 mm (1.5 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Cedar Butte	United States	Record snow depth	35.6 cm (14.0 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Koosharem	United States	Record snow depth	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Carthage	United States	Record daily precipitation	105.4 mm (4.1 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Ogden Sugar Factory	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Pavillion	United States	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Ulcanbah	Australia	Record daily precipitation	80.6 mm (3.2 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Merriman	United States	Record snow depth	35.6 cm (14.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Mitchell 2 NW	United States	Record snow depth	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Pavillion	United States	Record daily snowfall	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
American Falls 6 NE	United States	Record snow depth	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Lander AP	United States	Record daily snowfall	52.6 cm (20.7 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Wasserburg	Germany	Record snow depth	19.0 cm (7.5 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Weaverville	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-15.6 C (3.9 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Aberdeen Exp STN	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Ft Hall 1 NNE	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Piqua	United States	Record daily precipitation	45.2 mm (1.8 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Lyons 2 N	United States	Record daily precipitation	58.4 mm (2.3 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Ukiah	United States	Record snow depth	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Muttaburra	Australia	Record daily precipitation	36.0 mm (1.4 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Verma	Norway	Record snow depth	71.0 cm (28.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Palomar Mtn Obsy	United States	Record snow depth	35.6 cm (14.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Salem	United States	Record daily precipitation	77.5 mm (3.1 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Bowen Downs	Australia	Record daily precipitation	35.5 mm (1.4 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Visalia	United States	Record low maximum temperature	7.2 C (45.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Aberdeen Exp STN	United States	Record snow depth	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Quincy Mem Brg	United States	Record daily precipitation	37.6 mm (1.5 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Onaka	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Rapid City 4NW	United States	Record daily snowfall	16.5 cm (6.5 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Kanab	United States	Record snow depth	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Diversion Dam	United States	Record daily snowfall	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Manati 2 E	Puerto Rico [United States]	Record daily precipitation	69.3 mm (2.7 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Aleksandrovsk-Sahalinskij	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	1.3 C (34.3 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Alturas	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-25.0 C (-13.0 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Mattoon	United States	Record high minimum temperature	13.9 C (57.0 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Nashville 1 E	United States	Record high minimum temperature	16.7 C (62.1 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Derry 4 SW	United States	Record daily precipitation	33.3 mm (1.3 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Baratria	Australia	Record daily precipitation	31.6 mm (1.2 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Malboona	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.0 mm (1.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)

Counts by Type and Timescale

1,636 records

Records set or tied on 13 November 1985 by type: Highest daily maximum 116, Lowest daily maximum 270, Highest daily minimum 426, Lowest daily minimum 212, Heaviest daily rainfall 288, Heaviest daily snowfall 88, Deepest snow cover 236.

Records on 13 November 1985 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	116
Lowest daily maximum	270
Highest daily minimum	426
Lowest daily minimum	212
Heaviest daily rainfall	288
Heaviest daily snowfall	88
Deepest snow cover	236

Records on 13 November 1985 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 66, daily 1,570.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

1,309 broken records

Margins by which the 1,309 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 424.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

13 November 1985

Top 20 records on 13 November 1985 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
13 November 1985	Blanca 4 NW, US	daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	19.0 cm (7.5 in)	59 years	64 of 100 (Major)
13 November 1985	Wellshot, AU	daily rain	42.0 mm (1.7 in)	37.4 mm (1.5 in)	60 years	61 of 100 (Major)
13 November 1985	Ardmore 1 NW, US	daily snow depth	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	76 years	61 of 100 (Major)
13 November 1985	Oakley, US	daily snow depth	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	40 years	60 of 100 (Major)
13 November 1985	San Mateo, US	daily rain	25.7 mm (1.0 in)	25.7 mm (1.0 in)	46 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
13 November 1985	Doyle, US	daily snow depth	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	55 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
13 November 1985	Cassville 1 NE, US	daily rain	46.5 mm (1.8 in)	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	68 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
13 November 1985	Upton, US	daily snow depth	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	26 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
13 November 1985	Homestead Post Office, AU	daily rain	32.4 mm (1.3 in)	24.5 mm (1.0 in)	79 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
13 November 1985	Sierra City, US	daily snow depth	45.7 cm (18.0 in)	22.8 cm (9.0 in)	70 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
13 November 1985	Rushville, US	daily snow depth	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	36 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
13 November 1985	Western 2W, US	daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	75 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
13 November 1985	Piketon, US	daily rain	37.6 mm (1.5 in)	28.5 mm (1.1 in)	36 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
13 November 1985	Orderville, US	daily snow depth	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	20 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
13 November 1985	Jackson, US	daily snowfall	17.3 cm (6.8 in)	9.7 cm (3.8 in)	79 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
13 November 1985	Reno AP, US	daily snow depth	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	10.1 cm (4.0 in)	20 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
13 November 1985	Sierraville Rs, US	daily snow depth	45.7 cm (18.0 in)	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	63 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
13 November 1985	Riverdale, US	daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	55 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
13 November 1985	Mae Sot, TH	daily rain	50.2 mm (2.0 in)	47.4 mm (1.9 in)	16 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
13 November 1985	Bridgeport, US	daily snow depth	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	68 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

1795 to 1985

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1795 to 1985. 1985 had 1,636 records.

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

Records on 11-13 in each year
Year	Records
1795	1
1823	2
1825	1
1826	1
1835	2
1848	1
1852	1
1855	1
1856	1
1859	1
1861	1
1862	2
1866	4
1869	3
1870	1
1873	4
1874	2
1876	1
1877	1
1879	1
1880	2
1881	4
1882	2
1883	1
1886	2
1888	1
1890	3
1893	1
1894	5
1895	4
1896	3
1897	4
1898	2
1899	2
1900	2
1901	8
1902	17
1903	6
1904	14
1905	13
1906	29
1907	13
1908	9
1909	33
1910	11
1911	62
1912	30
1913	112
1914	43
1915	26
1916	162
1917	66
1918	10
1919	162
1920	88
1921	100
1922	49
1923	178
1924	188
1925	240
1926	129
1927	93
1928	213
1929	426
1930	346
1931	528
1932	357
1933	252
1934	225
1935	317
1936	292
1937	335
1938	429
1939	266
1940	1,131
1941	321
1942	116
1943	144
1944	759
1945	606
1946	566
1947	241
1948	171
1949	440
1950	321
1951	516
1952	246
1953	465
1954	282
1955	1,493
1956	262
1957	395
1958	644
1959	873
1960	397
1961	540
1962	212
1963	360
1964	618
1965	442
1966	388
1967	467
1968	818
1969	620
1970	433
1971	425
1972	1,035
1973	657
1974	658
1975	763
1976	1,219
1977	570
1978	1,014
1979	500
1980	524
1981	884
1982	1,086
1983	1,057
1984	678
1985	1,636
1986	2,629
1987	722
1988	641
1989	1,107
1990	1,155
1991	984
1992	831
1993	1,582
1994	1,091
1995	1,248
1996	1,076
1997	1,330
1998	1,168
1999	2,053
2000	1,597
2001	818
2002	609
2003	867
2004	804
2005	1,071
2006	897
2007	525
2008	768
2009	1,065
2010	1,631
2011	695
2012	507
2013	718
2014	1,591
2015	623
2016	629
2017	266
2018	1,144
2019	2,622
2020	577
2021	474
2022	1,145
2023	566
2024	364
2025	1,238

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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 2026-10-14 (14 October 2026). Records are computed by this site and are not official.

Data as of 2026-10-12. Last revised 12 October 2026 (2026-10-12).

Histogram of margins by which records were beaten on 13 November 1985
Margin	Records
0 to 100	1,238
100 to 200	58
200 to 300	11
300 to 400	1
400 to 500	1