Weather Records on 14 December 1985

1,400 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 14 December 1985. Highest significance: Boqueirao Do Patu, BR.

Key Facts for 14 December 1985

On 14 December 1985, 1,400 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
82 were record highs and 752 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 5 were all-time records, 26 monthly and 1,369 daily.
Boqueirao Do Patu set a daily record precipitation of 44.2 mm (1.7 in) on 14 December 1985.
Across 164 earlier years (1796 to 2025) the same calendar date averaged 449 records.

Record Map

1,400 stations

1,400 station records on 14 December 1985 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 14 December 1985: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Boqueirao Do Patu	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	44.2 mm (1.7 in)	63 of 100 (Major)
Nellore	India	Record daily precipitation	154.9 mm (6.1 in)	63 of 100 (Major)
Claude	United States	Record snow depth	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	63 of 100 (Major)
Gann Valley 4NW	United States	Record snow depth	53.3 cm (21.0 in)	62 of 100 (Major)
Jhb-Braamfontein (Cem)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	125.0 mm (4.9 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
De Smet	United States	Record snow depth	91.4 cm (36.0 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Milesville 5 NE	United States	Record snow depth	61.0 cm (24.0 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
White Lake	United States	Record snow depth	73.7 cm (29.0 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Mitchell 5E	United States	Record snow depth	38.1 cm (15.0 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Wessington Springs	United States	Record snow depth	50.8 cm (20.0 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Mount Keira Scout Camp	Australia	Record daily precipitation	216.2 mm (8.5 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Dalton	United States	Record snow depth	43.2 cm (17.0 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Mobridge 2NNW	United States	Record snow depth	68.6 cm (27.0 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Klein Australie (Bos)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	103.0 mm (4.1 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Hankinson	United States	Record snow depth	53.3 cm (21.0 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Ardmore 1 NW	United States	Record snow depth	55.9 cm (22.0 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Glad Valley 2 W	United States	Record snow depth	63.5 cm (25.0 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Tarpon Spgs Sewage Plt	United States	Record daily precipitation	57.2 mm (2.3 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Bridgeport	United States	Record snow depth	43.2 cm (17.0 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Cornwall	United States	Record snow depth	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Mitchell 2 N	United States	Record snow depth	40.6 cm (16.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Green Bay	United States	Record snow depth	35.6 cm (14.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Madison	United States	Record daily snowfall	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Onida 4 NW	United States	Record snow depth	53.3 cm (21.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Willow Sprg Radio Kuku	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-21.1 C (-6.0 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Roodepoort	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	40.5 mm (1.6 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Dapto Bowling Club	Australia	Record daily precipitation	123.2 mm (4.9 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Squa Pan Dam	United States	Record daily snowfall	25.9 cm (10.2 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Caledonia	United States	Record snow depth	45.7 cm (18.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Marshfield 4 WSW	United States	Record snow depth	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Brusett 3 E	United States	Record snow depth	50.8 cm (20.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Machilipatnam	India	Record daily precipitation	78.0 mm (3.1 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Ft Hall 1 NNE	United States	Record snow depth	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Lancaster 2 NW	United States	Record daily precipitation	39.1 mm (1.5 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Belem de Sao Francisco	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	50.0 mm (2.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Fredericktown	United States	Record snow depth	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Olean	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Cottonwood 2 E	United States	Record snow depth	38.1 cm (15.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Dodgeville Wwtp	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-16.7 C (1.9 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Yoder 5 W	United States	Record snow depth	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Camp Crook	United States	Record snow depth	50.8 cm (20.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Redig 11 NE	United States	Record snow depth	55.9 cm (22.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Necedah	United States	Record snow depth	76.2 cm (30.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Grand Forks Intl AP	United States	Record snow depth	50.8 cm (20.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Nashville 1 E	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-8.3 C (17.1 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Chariton 1 E	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-28.9 C (-20.0 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Gettysburg	United States	Record snow depth	40.6 cm (16.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Timber Lake	United States	Record snow depth	58.4 cm (23.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Stevens Pt	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-19.4 C (-2.9 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Manzini/Matsapa Air	Swaziland	Record daily precipitation	46.0 mm (1.8 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Samnanger	Norway	Record daily precipitation	64.6 mm (2.5 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Markovo	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	-11.0 C (12.2 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Clermont 9 S	United States	Record daily precipitation	42.4 mm (1.7 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Britt 3E	United States	Record snow depth	45.7 cm (18.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Charles City	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-31.1 C (-24.0 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Sedalia Wtp	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-11.1 C (12.0 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
N Creek 5 SE	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Antigo	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-18.9 C (-2.0 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Goodrich 1 E	United States	Record snow depth	66.0 cm (26.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Prairie du Chien	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-30.0 C (-22.0 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)

Counts by Type and Timescale

1,400 records

Records set or tied on 14 December 1985 by type: Highest daily maximum 39, Lowest daily maximum 324, Highest daily minimum 43, Lowest daily minimum 428, Heaviest daily rainfall 108, Heaviest daily snowfall 90, Deepest snow cover 368.

Records on 14 December 1985 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	39
Lowest daily maximum	324
Highest daily minimum	43
Lowest daily minimum	428
Heaviest daily rainfall	108
Heaviest daily snowfall	90
Deepest snow cover	368

Records on 14 December 1985 by timescale: all-time 5, monthly 26, daily 1,369.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

1,111 broken records

Margins by which the 1,111 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 558.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

14 December 1985

Top 20 records on 14 December 1985 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
14 December 1985	Boqueirao Do Patu, BR	daily rain	44.2 mm (1.7 in)	43.8 mm (1.7 in)	60 years	63 of 100 (Major)
14 December 1985	Nellore, IN	daily rain	154.9 mm (6.1 in)	92.4 mm (3.6 in)	79 years	63 of 100 (Major)
14 December 1985	Claude, US	daily snow depth	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	80 years	63 of 100 (Major)
14 December 1985	Gann Valley 4NW, US	daily snow depth	53.3 cm (21.0 in)	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	83 years	62 of 100 (Major)
14 December 1985	Jhb-Braamfontein (Cem), ZA	monthly rain	125.0 mm (4.9 in)	22.4 mm (0.9 in)	70 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
14 December 1985	De Smet, US	daily snow depth	91.4 cm (36.0 in)	55.8 cm (22.0 in)	30 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
14 December 1985	Milesville 5 NE, US	daily snow depth	61.0 cm (24.0 in)	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	34 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
14 December 1985	White Lake, US	daily snow depth	73.7 cm (29.0 in)	43.2 cm (17.0 in)	30 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
14 December 1985	Mitchell 5E, US	daily snow depth	38.1 cm (15.0 in)	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	27 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
14 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)
14 December 1985	Mount Keira Scout Camp, AU	daily rain	216.2 mm (8.5 in)	160.8 mm (6.3 in)	24 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
14 December 1985	Dalton, US	daily snow depth	43.2 cm (17.0 in)	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	44 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
14 December 1985	Mobridge 2NNW, US	daily snow depth	68.6 cm (27.0 in)	38.1 cm (15.0 in)	14 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
14 December 1985	Klein Australie (Bos), ZA	daily rain	103.0 mm (4.1 in)	41.0 mm (1.6 in)	80 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
14 December 1985	Hankinson, US	daily snow depth	53.3 cm (21.0 in)	33.0 cm (13.0 in)	14 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
14 December 1985	Ardmore 1 NW, US	daily snow depth	55.9 cm (22.0 in)	33.0 cm (13.0 in)	7 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
14 December 1985	Glad Valley 2 W, US	daily snow depth	63.5 cm (25.0 in)	33.0 cm (13.0 in)	34 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
14 December 1985	Tarpon Spgs Sewage Plt, US	daily rain	57.2 mm (2.3 in)	20.9 mm (0.8 in)	80 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
14 December 1985	Bridgeport, US	daily snow depth	43.2 cm (17.0 in)	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	60 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
14 December 1985	Cornwall, US	daily snow depth	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	54 years	47 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

1796 to 1985

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1796 to 1985. 1985 had 1,400 records.

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

Records on 12-14 in each year
Year	Records
1796	1
1806	1
1808	4
1814	1
1825	2
1831	1
1835	1
1840	2
1846	2
1847	1
1848	1
1849	1
1852	1
1855	3
1863	1
1867	2
1868	1
1870	1
1871	1
1872	1
1878	4
1879	2
1880	3
1881	3
1882	1
1886	2
1887	1
1888	2
1889	2
1890	1
1891	4
1892	2
1893	4
1894	4
1895	1
1896	3
1897	7
1898	3
1899	11
1900	3
1901	20
1902	10
1903	11
1904	12
1905	2
1906	7
1907	22
1908	10
1909	14
1910	14
1911	13
1912	41
1913	9
1914	85
1915	99
1916	96
1917	55
1918	97
1919	29
1920	67
1921	52
1922	112
1923	255
1924	238
1925	319
1926	206
1927	384
1928	332
1929	410
1930	92
1931	418
1932	260
1933	571
1934	141
1935	158
1936	384
1937	325
1938	81
1939	182
1940	237
1941	433
1942	323
1943	331
1944	243
1945	415
1946	397
1947	490
1948	818
1949	139
1950	305
1951	724
1952	382
1953	370
1954	225
1955	388
1956	443
1957	244
1958	814
1959	294
1960	654
1961	823
1962	886
1963	663
1964	337
1965	610
1966	483
1967	959
1968	337
1969	498
1970	174
1971	864
1972	907
1973	628
1974	328
1975	2,092
1976	445
1977	1,023
1978	389
1979	709
1980	774
1981	1,031
1982	496
1983	1,197
1984	1,862
1985	1,400
1986	397
1987	1,317
1988	674
1989	2,058
1990	629
1991	1,098
1992	1,308
1993	954
1994	558
1995	1,331
1996	832
1997	1,401
1998	1,227
1999	793
2000	1,950
2001	1,391
2002	863
2003	978
2004	738
2005	845
2006	1,445
2007	636
2008	1,319
2009	848
2010	1,891
2011	867
2012	938
2013	565
2014	1,046
2015	2,200
2016	650
2017	563
2018	699
2019	588
2020	551
2021	763
2022	1,028
2023	619
2024	363
2025	1,772

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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 100	1,006
100 to 200	70
200 to 300	26
300 to 400	7
400 to 500	1
500 to 600	1