Weather Records on 25 November 1985

2,233 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 25 November 1985. Highest significance: Calen Post Office, AU.

Key Facts for 25 November 1985

On 25 November 1985, 2,233 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
258 were record highs and 974 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 1 were all-time records, 154 monthly and 2,078 daily.
Calen Post Office set a monthly record daily precipitation of 238.0 mm (9.4 in) on 25 November 1985.
Across 163 earlier years (1793 to 2025) the same calendar date averaged 450 records.

Record Map

2,000 stations, highest significance shown

2,000 station records on 25 November 1985 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 25 November 1985: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Calen Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	238.0 mm (9.4 in)	65 of 100 (Major)
Grahamstown	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	85.7 mm (3.4 in)	64 of 100 (Major)
Mungallala	Australia	Record daily precipitation	75.7 mm (3.0 in)	63 of 100 (Major)
Ritzville 1 SSE	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-25.0 C (-13.0 F)	63 of 100 (Major)
Three Lynx	United States	Record snow depth	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	62 of 100 (Major)
Bathurst Ns,	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	71.0 mm (2.8 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Mc Intosh 6 SE	United States	Record snow depth	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Packwood	United States	Record snow depth	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Hood Rvr Exp STN	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-16.7 C (1.9 F)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Pollock	United States	Record snow depth	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Buckley 1 NE	United States	Record snow depth	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Murrumburrah Old Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	50.0 mm (2.0 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Susanville 2SW	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Blunt	United States	Record snow depth	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Peddie (Mag)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	72.0 mm (2.8 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Aberdeen Exp STN	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Eureka	United States	Record snow depth	53.3 cm (21.0 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Ellensburg	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-13.3 C (8.1 F)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Mc Laughlin 2SW	United States	Record snow depth	38.1 cm (15.0 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Tomball	United States	Record daily precipitation	217.2 mm (8.6 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Binya Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Spokane Intl AP	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-13.9 C (7.0 F)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Leipzig-Holzhausen	Germany	Record snow depth	18.0 cm (7.1 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Weissenfels	Germany	Record snow depth	18.0 cm (7.1 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Port Alfred	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	42.9 mm (1.7 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Moscow U of I	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-12.2 C (10.0 F)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Forest Grove	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-3.3 C (26.1 F)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Camp Crook	United States	Record snow depth	45.7 cm (18.0 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Mc Intosh 6 SE	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Houston Spring Branch	United States	Record daily precipitation	90.7 mm (3.6 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Weihenstephan-Durnast	Germany	Record snow depth	16.0 cm (6.3 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Chico UNIV Farm	United States	Record daily precipitation	73.7 mm (2.9 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Wallendbeen (Corang)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	61.1 mm (2.4 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Driggs	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Bend	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-10.6 C (12.9 F)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Mitchell 2 NW	United States	Record snow depth	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Pollock	United States	Record daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Yamburgan	Australia	Record daily precipitation	41.2 mm (1.6 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Wombat (Tumbleton)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	42.4 mm (1.7 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Atakpane	Togo	Record daily precipitation	59.9 mm (2.4 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Davis 2 WSW Exp Farm	United States	Record daily precipitation	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Coeur D'Alene	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-8.3 C (17.1 F)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Detroit Lakes 1 NNE	United States	Record snow depth	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
White Lake	United States	Record snow depth	38.1 cm (15.0 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Odessa	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-23.3 C (-9.9 F)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Olga 2 SE	United States	Record daily snowfall	6.4 cm (2.5 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Port Townsend	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-0.6 C (30.9 F)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Munchen-Riem	Germany	Record snow depth	20.0 cm (7.9 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Mecca Fire STN	United States	Record daily precipitation	34.5 mm (1.4 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Timber Lake	United States	Record snow depth	50.8 cm (20.0 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Landsburg	United States	Record snow depth	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Blythe	United States	Record daily precipitation	26.2 mm (1.0 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Medina	United States	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Hood Rvr Exp STN	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-10.6 C (12.9 F)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Colfax	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-13.3 C (8.1 F)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Everett	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-12.8 C (9.0 F)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Grand Forks Intl AP	United States	Record daily snowfall	28.7 cm (11.3 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Newport	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-5.6 C (21.9 F)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Farleigh Co-Op Sugar Mill	Australia	Record daily precipitation	149.6 mm (5.9 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Riggins	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-2.2 C (28.0 F)	46 of 100 (Notable)

Counts by Type and Timescale

2,233 records

Records set or tied on 25 November 1985 by type: Highest daily maximum 60, Lowest daily maximum 591, Highest daily minimum 198, Lowest daily minimum 383, Heaviest daily rainfall 412, Heaviest daily snowfall 142, Deepest snow cover 447.

Records on 25 November 1985 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	60
Lowest daily maximum	591
Highest daily minimum	198
Lowest daily minimum	383
Heaviest daily rainfall	412
Heaviest daily snowfall	142
Deepest snow cover	447

Records on 25 November 1985 by timescale: all-time 1, monthly 154, daily 2,078.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

1,887 broken records

Margins by which the 1,887 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 254.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

25 November 1985

Top 20 records on 25 November 1985 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
25 November 1985	Calen Post Office, AU	monthly rain	238.0 mm (9.4 in)	135.6 mm (5.3 in)	35 years	65 of 100 (Major)
25 November 1985	Grahamstown, ZA	daily rain	85.7 mm (3.4 in)	50.1 mm (2.0 in)	52 years	64 of 100 (Major)
25 November 1985	Mungallala, AU	daily rain	75.7 mm (3.0 in)	55.4 mm (2.2 in)	55 years	63 of 100 (Major)
25 November 1985	Ritzville 1 SSE, US	daily low min	-25.0 C (-13.0 F)	15.0 C (27.0 F)	67 years	63 of 100 (Major)
25 November 1985	Three Lynx, US	daily snow depth	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	54 years	62 of 100 (Major)
25 November 1985	Bathurst Ns,, ZA	daily rain	71.0 mm (2.8 in)	41.3 mm (1.6 in)	52 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
25 November 1985	Mc Intosh 6 SE, US	daily snow depth	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	64 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
25 November 1985	Packwood, US	daily snow depth	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	55 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
25 November 1985	Hood Rvr Exp STN, US	daily low min	-16.7 C (1.9 F)	8.9 C (16.0 F)	89 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
25 November 1985	Pollock, US	monthly snow depth	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	55 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
25 November 1985	Buckley 1 NE, US	daily snow depth	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	72 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
25 November 1985	Murrumburrah Old Post Office, AU	daily rain	50.0 mm (2.0 in)	31.5 mm (1.2 in)	35 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
25 November 1985	Susanville 2SW, US	daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	91 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
25 November 1985	Blunt, US	daily snow depth	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	22.8 cm (9.0 in)	32 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
25 November 1985	Peddie (Mag), ZA	daily rain	72.0 mm (2.8 in)	22.0 mm (0.9 in)	94 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
25 November 1985	Aberdeen Exp STN, US	daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	51 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
25 November 1985	Eureka, US	monthly snow depth	53.3 cm (21.0 in)	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	37 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
25 November 1985	Ellensburg, US	daily low max	-13.3 C (8.1 F)	9.4 C (16.9 F)	88 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
25 November 1985	Mc Laughlin 2SW, US	monthly snow depth	38.1 cm (15.0 in)	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	0 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
25 November 1985	Tomball, US	monthly rain	217.2 mm (8.6 in)	90.2 mm (3.6 in)	3 years	54 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 2,233 records.

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

Records on 11-25 in each year
Year	Records
1793	1
1805	1
1812	1
1835	1
1838	2
1844	1
1848	1
1851	1
1852	2
1853	1
1856	1
1858	3
1863	2
1865	3
1867	1
1869	2
1870	2
1871	1
1872	1
1874	2
1878	2
1880	2
1882	1
1884	2
1885	2
1886	2
1887	2
1888	2
1889	3
1890	2
1891	3
1893	2
1894	1
1895	4
1896	5
1897	2
1898	4
1899	3
1900	3
1901	10
1902	12
1903	12
1904	14
1905	21
1906	22
1907	11
1908	46
1909	20
1910	20
1911	56
1912	26
1913	10
1914	133
1915	22
1916	117
1917	68
1918	12
1919	31
1920	34
1921	56
1922	35
1923	73
1924	102
1925	73
1926	134
1927	276
1928	113
1929	135
1930	302
1931	452
1932	438
1933	207
1934	160
1935	176
1936	203
1937	230
1938	1,210
1939	168
1940	355
1941	118
1942	351
1943	166
1944	578
1945	123
1946	548
1947	378
1948	290
1949	730
1950	2,309
1951	678
1952	1,214
1953	502
1954	294
1955	645
1956	419
1957	294
1958	660
1959	483
1960	944
1961	610
1962	359
1963	330
1964	567
1965	1,637
1966	794
1967	301
1968	208
1969	257
1970	1,040
1971	802
1972	642
1973	1,351
1974	308
1975	1,478
1976	383
1977	1,446
1978	756
1979	1,283
1980	826
1981	680
1982	1,027
1983	1,279
1984	914
1985	2,233
1986	976
1987	980
1988	745
1989	797
1990	889
1991	994
1992	1,929
1993	2,892
1994	606
1995	1,004
1996	1,181
1997	781
1998	1,078
1999	910
2000	633
2001	1,709
2002	712
2003	783
2004	863
2005	1,153
2006	1,509
2007	577
2008	661
2009	830
2010	1,958
2011	1,014
2012	540
2013	1,184
2014	949
2015	531
2016	410
2017	1,011
2018	371
2019	263
2020	425
2021	453
2022	481
2023	466
2024	856
2025	496

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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	1,655
50 to 100	150
100 to 150	56
150 to 200	19
200 to 250	5
250 to 300	2