Weather Records on 24 November 1985

2,300 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 24 November 1985. Highest significance: San Marcos, US.

Key Facts for 24 November 1985

On 24 November 1985, 2,300 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
140 were record highs and 1,367 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 225 monthly and 2,075 daily.
San Marcos set a monthly record daily precipitation of 230.4 mm (9.1 in) on 24 November 1985.
Across 161 earlier years (1793 to 2025) the same calendar date averaged 455 records.

Record Map

2,000 stations, highest significance shown

2,000 station records on 24 November 1985 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 24 November 1985: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
San Marcos	United States	Record daily precipitation	230.4 mm (9.1 in)	62 of 100 (Major)
Seattle Urban Site	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-9.4 C (15.1 F)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Longvalley	United States	Record snow depth	35.6 cm (14.0 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Leipzig-Holzhausen	Germany	Record snow depth	21.0 cm (8.3 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Matjiesfontein (Sar)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	56.0 mm (2.2 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Arlington	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-19.4 C (-2.9 F)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Blunt	United States	Record snow depth	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Vancouver 4 NNE	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-13.3 C (8.1 F)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Emmett 2 E	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-23.3 C (-9.9 F)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Pine Islet Lighthouse	Australia	Record daily precipitation	62.2 mm (2.4 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Grangeville	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-10.6 C (12.9 F)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Anacortes	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-3.3 C (26.1 F)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Encampment 10 ESE	United States	Record daily snowfall	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Melsungen-Burstoss	Germany	Record snow depth	10.0 cm (3.9 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Vacaville	United States	Record daily precipitation	66.5 mm (2.6 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Three Lynx	United States	Record snow depth	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Buckley 1 NE	United States	Record snow depth	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Davenport	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-24.4 C (-11.9 F)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Diablo Dam	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-13.9 C (7.0 F)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Logan Utah St UNIV	United States	Record snow depth	35.6 cm (14.0 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Aberdeen 20NNE	United States	Record snow depth	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Colfax	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-23.3 C (-9.9 F)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Weihenstephan-Durnast	Germany	Record snow depth	16.0 cm (6.3 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Susanville 2SW	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Riggins	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-4.4 C (24.1 F)	51 of 100 (Notable)
The Dalles	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-17.8 C (0.0 F)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Aberdeen	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-1.1 C (30.0 F)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Kennewick	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-12.8 C (9.0 F)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Gritador	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	67.1 mm (2.6 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Bouake	Cote D'Ivoire	Record daily precipitation	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Dullstroom (Sar)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	61.4 mm (2.4 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Golconda	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Dayton 1 WSW	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-13.9 C (7.0 F)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Rosalia	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-12.2 C (10.0 F)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Grand View 4 NW	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Weiser	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-24.4 C (-11.9 F)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Corvallis State UNIV	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-3.3 C (26.1 F)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Hermiston 1 SE	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-23.9 C (-11.0 F)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Coupeville 1 S	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-1.7 C (28.9 F)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Hatton 9 SE	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-23.9 C (-11.0 F)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Sunnyside	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-20.0 C (-4.0 F)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Munchen-Riem	Germany	Record snow depth	19.0 cm (7.5 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Elm Springs 3 ESE	United States	Record snow depth	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Ogden Pioneer Ph	United States	Record snow depth	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Ellensburg	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-26.7 C (-16.1 F)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Fairmont	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-25.0 C (-13.0 F)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Kalispell Glacier AP	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-23.3 C (-9.9 F)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Alto 5 SW	United States	Record daily precipitation	113.8 mm (4.5 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Sedro-Woolley	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-12.8 C (9.0 F)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Sacramento 5 ESE	United States	Record daily precipitation	57.7 mm (2.3 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Ribeira	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	47.8 mm (1.9 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Ellendale	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-29.4 C (-20.9 F)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Forest Grove	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-14.4 C (6.1 F)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Hood Rvr Exp STN	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-20.6 C (-5.1 F)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Mitchell 2 N	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-24.4 C (-11.9 F)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Elma	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-15.6 C (3.9 F)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Monroe	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-16.1 C (3.0 F)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Pendleton	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-23.9 C (-11.0 F)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Newport	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-7.8 C (18.0 F)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Pleystowe Sugar Mill	Australia	Record daily precipitation	58.0 mm (2.3 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)

Counts by Type and Timescale

2,300 records

Records set or tied on 24 November 1985 by type: Highest daily maximum 47, Lowest daily maximum 792, Highest daily minimum 93, Lowest daily minimum 575, Heaviest daily rainfall 313, Heaviest daily snowfall 60, Deepest snow cover 420.

Records on 24 November 1985 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	47
Lowest daily maximum	792
Highest daily minimum	93
Lowest daily minimum	575
Heaviest daily rainfall	313
Heaviest daily snowfall	60
Deepest snow cover	420

Records on 24 November 1985 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 225, daily 2,075.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

1,898 broken records

Margins by which the 1,898 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 229.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

24 November 1985

Top 20 records on 24 November 1985 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
24 November 1985	San Marcos, US	monthly rain	230.4 mm (9.1 in)	87.7 mm (3.5 in)	11 years	62 of 100 (Major)
24 November 1985	Seattle Urban Site, US	daily low min	-9.4 C (15.1 F)	7.7 C (13.9 F)	88 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
24 November 1985	Longvalley, US	daily snow depth	35.6 cm (14.0 in)	20.4 cm (8.0 in)	54 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
24 November 1985	Leipzig-Holzhausen, DE	daily snow depth	21.0 cm (8.3 in)	13.0 cm (5.1 in)	75 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
24 November 1985	Matjiesfontein (Sar), ZA	monthly rain	56.0 mm (2.2 in)	20.4 mm (0.8 in)	42 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
24 November 1985	Arlington, US	daily low min	-19.4 C (-2.9 F)	9.4 C (16.9 F)	89 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
24 November 1985	Blunt, US	daily snow depth	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	32 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
24 November 1985	Vancouver 4 NNE, US	daily low min	-13.3 C (8.1 F)	8.3 C (14.9 F)	89 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
24 November 1985	Emmett 2 E, US	daily low min	-23.3 C (-9.9 F)	11.6 C (20.9 F)	74 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
24 November 1985	Pine Islet Lighthouse, AU	daily rain	62.2 mm (2.4 in)	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	31 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
24 November 1985	Grangeville, US	daily low max	-10.6 C (12.9 F)	9.5 C (17.1 F)	88 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
24 November 1985	Anacortes, US	daily low max	-3.3 C (26.1 F)	7.2 C (13.0 F)	79 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
24 November 1985	Encampment 10 ESE, US	daily snowfall	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	36 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
24 November 1985	Melsungen-Burstoss, DE	daily snow depth	10.0 cm (3.9 in)	10.0 cm (3.9 in)	35 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
24 November 1985	Vacaville, US	daily rain	66.5 mm (2.6 in)	23.3 mm (0.9 in)	91 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
24 November 1985	Three Lynx, US	daily snow depth	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	24 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
24 November 1985	Buckley 1 NE, US	daily snow depth	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	72 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
24 November 1985	Davenport, US	daily low min	-24.4 C (-11.9 F)	12.2 C (22.0 F)	56 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
24 November 1985	Diablo Dam, US	daily low min	-13.9 C (7.0 F)	8.3 C (14.9 F)	67 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
24 November 1985	Logan Utah St UNIV, US	daily snow depth	35.6 cm (14.0 in)	20.4 cm (8.0 in)	40 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

1793 to 1985

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1793 to 1985. 1985 had 2,300 records.

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

Records on 11-24 in each year
Year	Records
1793	2
1812	1
1824	2
1831	1
1836	1
1838	1
1841	1
1846	1
1852	2
1853	1
1856	2
1858	3
1863	1
1865	2
1868	1
1869	1
1870	1
1873	1
1874	1
1877	1
1879	1
1880	3
1881	1
1882	3
1885	1
1886	1
1888	6
1889	1
1890	6
1892	3
1893	2
1895	2
1896	3
1897	1
1898	3
1899	3
1900	3
1901	3
1902	12
1903	8
1904	15
1905	17
1906	19
1907	14
1908	53
1909	30
1910	9
1911	47
1912	24
1913	26
1914	64
1915	20
1916	97
1917	110
1918	18
1919	43
1920	21
1921	60
1922	66
1923	164
1924	261
1925	132
1926	107
1927	410
1928	110
1929	226
1930	368
1931	945
1932	186
1933	211
1934	100
1935	221
1936	216
1937	302
1938	778
1939	234
1940	439
1941	166
1942	490
1943	192
1944	418
1945	226
1946	368
1947	745
1948	459
1949	487
1950	1,821
1951	627
1952	762
1953	280
1954	315
1955	621
1956	732
1957	282
1958	650
1959	665
1960	318
1961	660
1962	299
1963	351
1964	330
1965	1,334
1966	840
1967	294
1968	271
1969	284
1970	1,493
1971	836
1972	633
1973	1,513
1974	434
1975	844
1976	412
1977	1,071
1978	703
1979	1,458
1980	1,053
1981	910
1982	1,223
1983	1,370
1984	1,074
1985	2,300
1986	713
1987	781
1988	904
1989	1,005
1990	1,031
1991	928
1992	1,515
1993	2,296
1994	792
1995	956
1996	1,232
1997	489
1998	893
1999	1,202
2000	705
2001	1,808
2002	755
2003	1,166
2004	1,255
2005	1,115
2006	992
2007	1,001
2008	777
2009	889
2010	1,626
2011	1,046
2012	370
2013	1,155
2014	1,016
2015	493
2016	452
2017	1,526
2018	535
2019	323
2020	391
2021	451
2022	378
2023	554
2024	755
2025	453

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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	1,711
50 to 100	114
100 to 150	48
150 to 200	18
200 to 250	7