Weather Records on 7 December 1985

922 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 7 December 1985. Highest significance: Wooroonook, AU.

Key Facts for 7 December 1985

On 7 December 1985, 922 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
65 were record highs and 145 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 3 were all-time records, 39 monthly and 880 daily.
Wooroonook set a monthly record daily precipitation of 68.0 mm (2.7 in) on 7 December 1985.
Across 157 earlier years (1801 to 2025) the same calendar date averaged 491 records.

Record Map

922 stations

922 station records on 7 December 1985 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 7 December 1985: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Wooroonook	Australia	Record daily precipitation	68.0 mm (2.7 in)	73 of 100 (Major)
Inglewood (Post Office)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	52.0 mm (2.0 in)	66 of 100 (Major)
Huron Rgnl AP	United States	Record snow depth	48.3 cm (19.0 in)	66 of 100 (Major)
De Smet	United States	Record snow depth	104.1 cm (41.0 in)	65 of 100 (Major)
Nockatunga Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	29.4 mm (1.2 in)	64 of 100 (Major)
Rushworth	Australia	Record daily precipitation	37.6 mm (1.5 in)	63 of 100 (Major)
Bridgewater (Post Office)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	44.6 mm (1.8 in)	63 of 100 (Major)
Rainbow (Pigick)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	61.4 mm (2.4 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Balfour (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	90.0 mm (3.5 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Tottington	Australia	Record daily precipitation	68.0 mm (2.7 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Swan Hill Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	36.4 mm (1.4 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Milesville 5 NE	United States	Record snow depth	55.9 cm (22.0 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Antigo	United States	Record snow depth	63.5 cm (25.0 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Gerang Gerung	Australia	Record daily precipitation	43.8 mm (1.7 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Culgoa	Australia	Record daily precipitation	51.0 mm (2.0 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Edenhope (Post Office)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	45.0 mm (1.8 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Glenloth Shingle Hut Hmsd	Australia	Record daily precipitation	45.0 mm (1.8 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Antwerp	Australia	Record daily precipitation	38.0 mm (1.5 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Bryant	United States	Record snow depth	55.9 cm (22.0 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Wessington Springs	United States	Record snow depth	50.8 cm (20.0 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
St Arnaud (Coonooer Bridge)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	37.0 mm (1.5 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Dunkeld	Australia	Record daily precipitation	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Alexandria Chandler Fld	United States	Record snow depth	58.4 cm (23.0 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Thargomindah Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Arneiroz	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	55.0 mm (2.2 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Ellensburg	United States	Record daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Aberdeen	United States	Record snow depth	48.3 cm (19.0 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Menindee (Weinteriga)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Bangerang North	Australia	Record daily precipitation	44.0 mm (1.7 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Jump Rvr 3E	United States	Record snow depth	88.9 cm (35.0 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Boomi (Barwon St)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	62.0 mm (2.4 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Cowangie	Australia	Record daily precipitation	40.0 mm (1.6 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Birchip (Marlbed)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	49.4 mm (1.9 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Hankinson	United States	Record snow depth	66.0 cm (26.0 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Pollock	United States	Record snow depth	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Loxton (Pyap)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	28.6 mm (1.1 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Nyah (Yarraby Tank)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	45.4 mm (1.8 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Boigbeat	Australia	Record daily precipitation	62.0 mm (2.4 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Ia?U	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	66.3 mm (2.6 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Camp Crook	United States	Record snow depth	55.9 cm (22.0 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Onida 4 NW	United States	Record snow depth	55.9 cm (22.0 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Richland	United States	Record snow depth	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Bannerton	Australia	Record daily precipitation	53.6 mm (2.1 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Comaum Forest Reserve	Australia	Record daily precipitation	27.5 mm (1.1 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Daymar Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	76.6 mm (3.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Elmore	Australia	Record daily precipitation	44.0 mm (1.7 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Enngonia (Shearer Street)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	38.4 mm (1.5 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Lalbert	Australia	Record daily precipitation	33.6 mm (1.3 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Anakie	Australia	Record daily precipitation	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Murrindindi	Australia	Record daily precipitation	51.4 mm (2.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Glad Valley 2 W	United States	Record snow depth	68.6 cm (27.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Devoncourt Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	77.0 mm (3.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Morrl Morrl (Valley View)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	38.8 mm (1.5 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Gambona	Congo (Brazzaville)	Record daily precipitation	110.0 mm (4.3 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Hampton	United States	Record snow depth	45.7 cm (18.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Caledonia	United States	Record snow depth	40.6 cm (16.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Portage Wwtp	United States	Record snow depth	33.0 cm (13.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Yarronvale	Australia	Record daily precipitation	60.0 mm (2.4 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Nyah	Australia	Record daily precipitation	40.0 mm (1.6 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Beazleys Bridge	Australia	Record daily precipitation	38.0 mm (1.5 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)

Counts by Type and Timescale

922 records

Records set or tied on 7 December 1985 by type: Highest daily maximum 27, Lowest daily maximum 63, Highest daily minimum 38, Lowest daily minimum 82, Heaviest daily rainfall 407, Heaviest daily snowfall 9, Deepest snow cover 296.

Records on 7 December 1985 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	27
Lowest daily maximum	63
Highest daily minimum	38
Lowest daily minimum	82
Heaviest daily rainfall	407
Heaviest daily snowfall	9
Deepest snow cover	296

Records on 7 December 1985 by timescale: all-time 3, monthly 39, daily 880.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

805 broken records

Margins by which the 805 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 685.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

7 December 1985

Top 20 records on 7 December 1985 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
7 December 1985	Wooroonook, AU	monthly rain	68.0 mm (2.7 in)	27.4 mm (1.1 in)	55 years	73 of 100 (Major)
7 December 1985	Inglewood (Post Office), AU	daily rain	52.0 mm (2.0 in)	34.2 mm (1.3 in)	55 years	66 of 100 (Major)
7 December 1985	Huron Rgnl AP, US	daily snow depth	48.3 cm (19.0 in)	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	88 years	66 of 100 (Major)
7 December 1985	De Smet, US	daily snow depth	104.1 cm (41.0 in)	68.5 cm (27.0 in)	58 years	65 of 100 (Major)
7 December 1985	Nockatunga Station, AU	daily rain	29.4 mm (1.2 in)	29.4 mm (1.2 in)	86 years	64 of 100 (Major)
7 December 1985	Rushworth, AU	daily rain	37.6 mm (1.5 in)	24.6 mm (1.0 in)	94 years	63 of 100 (Major)
7 December 1985	Bridgewater (Post Office), AU	daily rain	44.6 mm (1.8 in)	30.1 mm (1.2 in)	55 years	63 of 100 (Major)
7 December 1985	Rainbow (Pigick), AU	daily rain	61.4 mm (2.4 in)	34.2 mm (1.3 in)	55 years	61 of 100 (Major)
7 December 1985	Balfour (Pol), ZA	daily rain	90.0 mm (3.5 in)	48.9 mm (1.9 in)	35 years	60 of 100 (Major)
7 December 1985	Tottington, AU	daily rain	68.0 mm (2.7 in)	57.6 mm (2.3 in)	35 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
7 December 1985	Swan Hill Post Office, AU	daily rain	36.4 mm (1.4 in)	15.6 mm (0.6 in)	98 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
7 December 1985	Milesville 5 NE, US	daily snow depth	55.9 cm (22.0 in)	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	34 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
7 December 1985	Antigo, US	daily snow depth	63.5 cm (25.0 in)	40.6 cm (16.0 in)	36 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
7 December 1985	Gerang Gerung, AU	daily rain	43.8 mm (1.7 in)	27.5 mm (1.1 in)	55 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
7 December 1985	Culgoa, AU	daily rain	51.0 mm (2.0 in)	37.0 mm (1.5 in)	20 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
7 December 1985	Edenhope (Post Office), AU	daily rain	45.0 mm (1.8 in)	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	20 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
7 December 1985	Glenloth Shingle Hut Hmsd, AU	daily rain	45.0 mm (1.8 in)	24.2 mm (1.0 in)	55 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
7 December 1985	Antwerp, AU	daily rain	38.0 mm (1.5 in)	21.2 mm (0.8 in)	55 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
7 December 1985	Bryant, US	daily snow depth	55.9 cm (22.0 in)	33.0 cm (13.0 in)	30 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
7 December 1985	Wessington Springs, US	daily snow depth	50.8 cm (20.0 in)	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	30 years	53 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

1801 to 1985

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1801 to 1985. 1985 had 922 records.

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

Records on 12-07 in each year
Year	Records
1801	1
1805	1
1812	2
1815	1
1825	2
1832	1
1836	1
1839	1
1844	4
1848	3
1852	1
1856	3
1863	1
1866	1
1868	5
1871	5
1875	6
1879	5
1881	1
1884	2
1885	1
1889	1
1890	2
1891	3
1892	1
1893	5
1894	1
1895	1
1896	8
1897	4
1898	10
1899	3
1900	2
1901	9
1902	16
1903	9
1904	7
1905	3
1906	21
1907	4
1908	24
1909	21
1910	26
1911	7
1912	21
1913	19
1914	32
1915	53
1916	36
1917	52
1918	30
1919	38
1920	81
1921	39
1922	272
1923	128
1924	374
1925	119
1926	372
1927	404
1928	105
1929	146
1930	534
1931	180
1932	555
1933	130
1934	274
1935	270
1936	602
1937	890
1938	279
1939	780
1940	145
1941	139
1942	526
1943	199
1944	357
1945	240
1946	855
1947	240
1948	320
1949	187
1950	1,472
1951	1,751
1952	447
1953	673
1954	445
1955	195
1956	1,358
1957	589
1958	831
1959	539
1960	561
1961	206
1962	642
1963	436
1964	467
1965	476
1966	1,047
1967	386
1968	461
1969	952
1970	724
1971	854
1972	2,239
1973	448
1974	508
1975	404
1976	1,037
1977	1,369
1978	1,882
1979	827
1980	1,314
1981	896
1982	542
1983	957
1984	957
1985	922
1986	1,126
1987	866
1988	582
1989	675
1990	744
1991	698
1992	906
1993	544
1994	1,772
1995	912
1996	1,152
1997	818
1998	2,384
1999	674
2000	1,085
2001	743
2002	917
2003	1,184
2004	1,096
2005	1,433
2006	1,246
2007	1,402
2008	833
2009	972
2010	1,405
2011	1,507
2012	643
2013	2,119
2014	479
2015	1,079
2016	389
2017	508
2018	558
2019	447
2020	597
2021	547
2022	579
2023	952
2024	712
2025	665

Download the Data

Data for records on 1985-12-07: CSV or JSON. Field meanings are on the data page.

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 100	696
100 to 200	70
200 to 300	26
300 to 400	5
400 to 500	7
500 to 600	0
600 to 700	1