Weather Records on 25 December 1985

712 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 25 December 1985. Highest significance: Careacu, BR.

Key Facts for 25 December 1985

On 25 December 1985, 712 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
146 were record highs and 200 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 4 were all-time records, 30 monthly and 678 daily.
Careacu set an all-time record daily precipitation of 193.0 mm (7.6 in) on 25 December 1985.
Across 151 earlier years (1793 to 2025) the same calendar date averaged 546 records.

Record Map

712 stations

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

Weather records on 25 December 1985: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Careacu	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	193.0 mm (7.6 in)	68 of 100 (Major)
Minatitlan	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	182.9 mm (7.2 in)	66 of 100 (Major)
Dupree	United States	Record snow depth	63.5 cm (25.0 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Planknek	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	122.0 mm (4.8 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Columbia 8 N	United States	Record snow depth	63.5 cm (25.0 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Lead	United States	Record snow depth	73.7 cm (29.0 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
S Haven	United States	Record daily snowfall	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Britton	United States	Record snow depth	83.8 cm (33.0 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Talladega	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-4.4 C (24.1 F)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Mitchell 5E	United States	Record snow depth	35.6 cm (14.0 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Redig 11 NE	United States	Record snow depth	78.7 cm (31.0 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Selby	United States	Record snow depth	45.7 cm (18.0 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Besonderheid"Byzonderhd."	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	56.5 mm (2.2 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Detour Village	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-18.9 C (-2.0 F)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Glad Valley 2 W	United States	Record snow depth	66.0 cm (26.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Philippi	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Grayling	United States	Record snow depth	73.7 cm (29.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Gatlinburg 2 SW	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Rothamsted	United Kingdom	Record daily precipitation	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Raymond 3 NE	United States	Record snow depth	63.5 cm (25.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Sterling	United States	Record snow depth	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Windsor	United States	Record snow depth	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Buckhannon	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Traverse Cy Cherry Capital AP	United States	Record daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Potgietersrus	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	50.0 mm (2.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Lisbon	United States	Record snow depth	43.2 cm (17.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Buffalo 2 SSW	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Beulah	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-20.6 C (-5.1 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Ardmore 1 NW	United States	Record snow depth	50.8 cm (20.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Independence	United States	Record high minimum temperature	7.2 C (45.0 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Tuscola	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-13.3 C (8.1 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Sibley	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-20.6 C (-5.1 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Crystal Springs Exp STN	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-6.1 C (21.0 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Augusta	United States	Record high maximum temperature	16.1 C (61.0 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Gladwin	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-25.6 C (-14.1 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Ft Hall 1 NNE	United States	Record snow depth	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Bridgeport	United States	Record snow depth	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Mitchell 2 N	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-27.8 C (-18.0 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Wessington Springs	United States	Record snow depth	38.1 cm (15.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Upton 13 SW	United States	Record snow depth	86.4 cm (34.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Presa Guaracha	Mexico	Record low maximum temperature	12.8 C (55.0 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Juan Rodriguez Clara	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	49.8 mm (2.0 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Redlands	United States	Record high maximum temperature	28.9 C (84.0 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Weiser	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-9.4 C (15.1 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Atlanta 5 WNW	United States	Record snow depth	58.4 cm (23.0 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
E Tawas	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-28.3 C (-18.9 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Newberry-Luce Co Rd Commission	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-23.9 C (-11.0 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Forks 4 NNE	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Sidney 6NNW	United States	Record snow depth	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Ukiah	United States	Record snow depth	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Eagle Butte	United States	Record snow depth	68.6 cm (27.0 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Gettysburg	United States	Record snow depth	45.7 cm (18.0 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Glenville	United States	Record daily snowfall	6.4 cm (2.5 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Williamson	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-6.7 C (19.9 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Tasiilaq	Greenland [Denmark]	Record low maximum temperature	-13.6 C (7.5 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
W Branch 3SE	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-29.4 C (-20.9 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Caledonia	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-18.3 C (-0.9 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Mobridge 2NNW	United States	Record snow depth	45.7 cm (18.0 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Rutland	United States	Record daily snowfall	11.4 cm (4.5 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Sturgeon Bay Exp Farm	United States	Record snow depth	68.6 cm (27.0 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

712 records

Records set or tied on 25 December 1985 by type: Highest daily maximum 69, Lowest daily maximum 116, Highest daily minimum 77, Lowest daily minimum 84, Heaviest daily rainfall 146, Heaviest daily snowfall 51, Deepest snow cover 169.

Records on 25 December 1985 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	69
Lowest daily maximum	116
Highest daily minimum	77
Lowest daily minimum	84
Heaviest daily rainfall	146
Heaviest daily snowfall	51
Deepest snow cover	169

Records on 25 December 1985 by timescale: all-time 4, monthly 30, daily 678.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

563 broken records

Margins by which the 563 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 432.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

25 December 1985

Top 20 records on 25 December 1985 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
25 December 1985	Careacu, BR	all-time rain	193.0 mm (7.6 in)	65.5 mm (2.6 in)	16 years	68 of 100 (Major)
25 December 1985	Minatitlan, MX	monthly rain	182.9 mm (7.2 in)	68.1 mm (2.7 in)	50 years	66 of 100 (Major)
25 December 1985	Dupree, US	daily snow depth	63.5 cm (25.0 in)	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	58 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
25 December 1985	Planknek, ZA	all-time rain	122.0 mm (4.8 in)	5.2 mm (0.20 in)	71 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
25 December 1985	Columbia 8 N, US	daily snow depth	63.5 cm (25.0 in)	33.0 cm (13.0 in)	34 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
25 December 1985	Lead, US	daily snow depth	73.7 cm (29.0 in)	28.0 cm (11.0 in)	74 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
25 December 1985	S Haven, US	daily snowfall	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	34 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
25 December 1985	Britton, US	daily snow depth	83.8 cm (33.0 in)	43.2 cm (17.0 in)	4 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
25 December 1985	Talladega, US	daily low max	-4.4 C (24.1 F)	8.3 C (14.9 F)	79 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
25 December 1985	Mitchell 5E, US	daily snow depth	35.6 cm (14.0 in)	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	3 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
25 December 1985	Redig 11 NE, US	daily snow depth	78.7 cm (31.0 in)	43.1 cm (17.0 in)	2 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
25 December 1985	Selby, US	daily snow depth	45.7 cm (18.0 in)	22.8 cm (9.0 in)	18 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
25 December 1985	Besonderheid"Byzonderhd.", ZA	daily rain	56.5 mm (2.2 in)	31.1 mm (1.2 in)	52 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
25 December 1985	Detour Village, US	monthly low max	-18.9 C (-2.0 F)	2.8 C (5.0 F)	79 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
25 December 1985	Glad Valley 2 W, US	daily snow depth	66.0 cm (26.0 in)	30.4 cm (12.0 in)	34 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
25 December 1985	Philippi, US	daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	84 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
25 December 1985	Grayling, US	monthly snow depth	73.7 cm (29.0 in)	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	75 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
25 December 1985	Gatlinburg 2 SW, US	daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	64 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
25 December 1985	Rothamsted, GB	daily rain	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	13.2 mm (0.5 in)	26 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
25 December 1985	Raymond 3 NE, US	daily snow depth	63.5 cm (25.0 in)	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	16 years	44 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 712 records.

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

Records on 12-25 in each year
Year	Records
1793	2
1798	1
1806	1
1827	1
1833	1
1835	2
1852	1
1853	1
1857	1
1864	1
1870	2
1872	4
1878	2
1881	1
1882	2
1883	1
1884	1
1888	2
1889	3
1893	1
1894	1
1895	3
1896	2
1897	1
1898	5
1899	3
1900	9
1901	13
1902	18
1903	6
1904	16
1905	2
1906	34
1907	5
1908	3
1909	53
1910	20
1911	26
1912	93
1913	45
1914	99
1915	69
1916	43
1917	46
1918	56
1919	299
1920	50
1921	91
1922	136
1923	233
1924	500
1925	70
1926	182
1927	94
1928	147
1929	195
1930	376
1931	603
1932	845
1933	507
1934	213
1935	540
1936	693
1937	158
1938	185
1939	295
1940	514
1941	461
1942	631
1943	310
1944	404
1945	838
1946	486
1947	651
1948	584
1949	161
1950	700
1951	432
1952	214
1953	259
1954	205
1955	880
1956	304
1957	633
1958	364
1959	624
1960	289
1961	484
1962	954
1963	669
1964	1,553
1965	547
1966	851
1967	486
1968	811
1969	643
1970	417
1971	974
1972	368
1973	639
1974	776
1975	844
1976	350
1977	778
1978	989
1979	679
1980	2,342
1981	811
1982	2,327
1983	5,697
1984	620
1985	712
1986	625
1987	2,053
1988	759
1989	1,118
1990	1,075
1991	793
1992	535
1993	680
1994	1,029
1995	1,658
1996	1,562
1997	1,348
1998	768
1999	995
2000	902
2001	515
2002	960
2003	561
2004	881
2005	913
2006	799
2007	498
2008	768
2009	2,123
2010	1,473
2011	688
2012	657
2013	779
2014	684
2015	2,149
2016	986
2017	485
2018	193
2019	599
2020	623
2021	1,190
2022	1,128
2023	1,641
2024	408
2025	2,222

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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	521
100 to 200	30
200 to 300	7
300 to 400	3
400 to 500	2