Weather Records on 15 November 1985

1,299 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 15 November 1985. Highest significance: Ainsworth, US.

Key Facts for 15 November 1985

On 15 November 1985, 1,299 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
232 were record highs and 235 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 42 monthly and 1,257 daily.
Ainsworth set a daily record snowfall of 45.7 cm (18.0 in) on 15 November 1985.
Across 159 earlier years (1794 to 2025) the same calendar date averaged 459 records.

Record Map

1,299 stations

1,299 station records on 15 November 1985 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 15 November 1985: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Ainsworth	United States	Record daily snowfall	45.7 cm (18.0 in)	63 of 100 (Major)
Winfield 3NE	United States	Record daily precipitation	79.0 mm (3.1 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Weihenstephan-Durnast	Germany	Record snow depth	20.0 cm (7.9 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Bourke Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	52.7 mm (2.1 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Winona	United States	Record snow depth	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Warrensburg 4NW	United States	Record daily precipitation	74.4 mm (2.9 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Hay Springs	United States	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Bonham 3NNE	United States	Record daily precipitation	72.4 mm (2.9 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Winona	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Brunswick	United States	Record daily precipitation	68.8 mm (2.7 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Cottonwood 2 E	United States	Record snow depth	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Munchen-Riem	Germany	Record snow depth	28.0 cm (11.0 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Narromine (Mumble Peg)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	30.8 mm (1.2 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Wasserburg	Germany	Record snow depth	30.0 cm (11.8 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Pueblo Mem AP	United States	Record snow depth	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Mound City	United States	Record daily precipitation	84.3 mm (3.3 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Temora Ambulance Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	84.4 mm (3.3 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Munchen-Nymphenburg	Germany	Record snow depth	25.0 cm (9.8 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Attenkam	Germany	Record snow depth	33.0 cm (13.0 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Muhldorf	Germany	Record snow depth	25.0 cm (9.8 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Flagler 1S	United States	Record daily snowfall	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Eureka 1E	United States	Record daily precipitation	81.5 mm (3.2 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Cedar Butte	United States	Record snow depth	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Valentine Miller Fld AP	United States	Record daily snowfall	34.3 cm (13.5 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Lancang	China	Record daily precipitation	79.1 mm (3.1 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Sterling	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
1 WSW Princeton	United States	Record daily precipitation	67.1 mm (2.6 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Ft Scott	United States	Record daily precipitation	71.1 mm (2.8 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Moran	United States	Record daily precipitation	67.3 mm (2.6 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Ft Collins	United States	Record daily snowfall	14.7 cm (5.8 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Altomunster-Maisbrunn	Germany	Record snow depth	17.0 cm (6.7 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Jayuya	Puerto Rico [United States]	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Wilsonville	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Ft Meade	United States	Record snow depth	38.1 cm (15.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Brewarrina (Talawanta)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	53.0 mm (2.1 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Budgeree East (Claremont)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	82.8 mm (3.3 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Truckee Rs	United States	Record snow depth	81.3 cm (32.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Iola 1 W	United States	Record daily precipitation	68.3 mm (2.7 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Hinckley	United States	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Bridgeport	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Upton	United States	Record snow depth	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Augsburg (Sankt Stephan)	Germany	Record snow depth	20.0 cm (7.9 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Fredonia	United States	Record daily precipitation	65.5 mm (2.6 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Clinton	United States	Record daily precipitation	72.4 mm (2.9 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Kearney 4 NE	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Wessington Springs	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Atlanta	United States	Record daily precipitation	76.2 mm (3.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Agate 3 E	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Tortosa - Observatorio del Ebr	Spain	Record low maximum temperature	8.7 C (47.7 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Blanca 4 NW	United States	Record snow depth	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Burlington	United States	Record snow depth	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Sterling	United States	Record snow depth	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Cimarron	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.8 cm (2.3 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Kingman	United States	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Hinckley	United States	Record snow depth	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Boonville	United States	Record daily precipitation	67.1 mm (2.6 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Canton L&D 20	United States	Record daily precipitation	40.1 mm (1.6 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Rushville	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Reno AP	United States	Record snow depth	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Fords Bridge (Delta)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	44.0 mm (1.7 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)

Counts by Type and Timescale

1,299 records

Records set or tied on 15 November 1985 by type: Highest daily maximum 134, Lowest daily maximum 129, Highest daily minimum 98, Lowest daily minimum 106, Heaviest daily rainfall 477, Heaviest daily snowfall 129, Deepest snow cover 226.

Records on 15 November 1985 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	134
Lowest daily maximum	129
Highest daily minimum	98
Lowest daily minimum	106
Heaviest daily rainfall	477
Heaviest daily snowfall	129
Deepest snow cover	226

Records on 15 November 1985 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 42, daily 1,257.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

1,054 broken records

Margins by which the 1,054 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 407.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

15 November 1985

Top 20 records on 15 November 1985 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
15 November 1985	Ainsworth, US	daily snowfall	45.7 cm (18.0 in)	25.1 cm (9.9 in)	76 years	63 of 100 (Major)
15 November 1985	Winfield 3NE, US	daily rain	79.0 mm (3.1 in)	53.6 mm (2.1 in)	48 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
15 November 1985	Weihenstephan-Durnast, DE	daily snow depth	20.0 cm (7.9 in)	14.0 cm (5.5 in)	40 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
15 November 1985	Bourke Post Office, AU	daily rain	52.7 mm (2.1 in)	31.1 mm (1.2 in)	60 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
15 November 1985	Winona, US	daily snow depth	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	91 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
15 November 1985	Warrensburg 4NW, US	daily rain	74.4 mm (2.9 in)	43.9 mm (1.7 in)	58 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
15 November 1985	Hay Springs, US	daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	76 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
15 November 1985	Bonham 3NNE, US	daily rain	72.4 mm (2.9 in)	47.5 mm (1.9 in)	67 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
15 November 1985	Winona, US	daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	91 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
15 November 1985	Brunswick, US	daily rain	68.8 mm (2.7 in)	28.7 mm (1.1 in)	72 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
15 November 1985	Cottonwood 2 E, US	daily snow depth	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	76 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
15 November 1985	Munchen-Riem, DE	daily snow depth	28.0 cm (11.0 in)	17.0 cm (6.7 in)	32 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
15 November 1985	Narromine (Mumble Peg), AU	daily rain	30.8 mm (1.2 in)	13.8 mm (0.5 in)	103 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
15 November 1985	Wasserburg, DE	daily snow depth	30.0 cm (11.8 in)	25.0 cm (9.8 in)	32 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
15 November 1985	Pueblo Mem AP, US	daily snow depth	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	31 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
15 November 1985	Mound City, US	daily rain	84.3 mm (3.3 in)	57.1 mm (2.2 in)	24 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
15 November 1985	Temora Ambulance Station, AU	monthly rain	84.4 mm (3.3 in)	15.8 mm (0.6 in)	51 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
15 November 1985	Munchen-Nymphenburg, DE	daily snow depth	25.0 cm (9.8 in)	22.0 cm (8.7 in)	20 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
15 November 1985	Attenkam, DE	daily snow depth	33.0 cm (13.0 in)	19.0 cm (7.5 in)	40 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
15 November 1985	Muhldorf, DE	daily snow depth	25.0 cm (9.8 in)	21.0 cm (8.3 in)	20 years	49 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 1,299 records.

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

Records on 11-15 in each year
Year	Records
1794	1
1805	3
1823	1
1824	1
1835	2
1846	1
1850	1
1852	1
1856	1
1859	1
1867	3
1869	1
1876	4
1877	3
1878	2
1879	3
1880	1
1881	2
1882	4
1883	3
1886	1
1887	1
1888	3
1889	4
1890	3
1891	7
1892	1
1893	2
1894	5
1895	3
1896	1
1897	6
1898	1
1899	2
1900	7
1901	9
1902	5
1903	8
1904	3
1905	22
1906	11
1907	9
1908	28
1909	22
1910	14
1911	35
1912	42
1913	18
1914	44
1915	33
1916	127
1917	369
1918	46
1919	74
1920	184
1921	56
1922	30
1923	67
1924	57
1925	154
1926	383
1927	469
1928	375
1929	279
1930	635
1931	626
1932	482
1933	714
1934	388
1935	175
1936	304
1937	239
1938	221
1939	374
1940	1,180
1941	569
1942	375
1943	278
1944	220
1945	195
1946	386
1947	637
1948	536
1949	244
1950	649
1951	486
1952	481
1953	855
1954	307
1955	1,850
1956	645
1957	448
1958	893
1959	861
1960	574
1961	679
1962	423
1963	482
1964	893
1965	633
1966	519
1967	607
1968	615
1969	1,184
1970	634
1971	657
1972	603
1973	693
1974	392
1975	478
1976	780
1977	412
1978	906
1979	623
1980	562
1981	591
1982	568
1983	1,083
1984	362
1985	1,299
1986	872
1987	759
1988	830
1989	1,113
1990	868
1991	684
1992	675
1993	1,962
1994	960
1995	1,717
1996	1,139
1997	1,951
1998	735
1999	1,049
2000	1,345
2001	1,560
2002	684
2003	567
2004	858
2005	1,132
2006	1,114
2007	647
2008	789
2009	830
2010	1,270
2011	705
2012	302
2013	403
2014	1,651
2015	672
2016	918
2017	437
2018	1,319
2019	507
2020	872
2021	816
2022	848
2023	504
2024	473
2025	1,236

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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).

Histogram of margins by which records were beaten on 15 November 1985
Margin	Records
0 to 100	978
100 to 200	65
200 to 300	10
300 to 400	0
400 to 500	1