Weather Records on 31 December 1985

593 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 31 December 1985. Highest significance: Varberg, SE.

Key Facts for 31 December 1985

On 31 December 1985, 593 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
178 were record highs and 146 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 3 were all-time records, 25 monthly and 565 daily.
Varberg set a monthly record daily precipitation of 44.7 mm (1.8 in) on 31 December 1985.
Across 157 earlier years (1797 to 2025) the same calendar date averaged 486 records.

Record Map

593 stations

593 station records on 31 December 1985 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 31 December 1985: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Varberg	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	44.7 mm (1.8 in)	62 of 100 (Major)
Nidingen A	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	52.2 mm (2.1 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Vestervig	Denmark	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Grebbeshult	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	39.5 mm (1.6 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Dupree	United States	Record snow depth	63.5 cm (25.0 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Jonstorp	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	39.5 mm (1.6 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Columbia 8 N	United States	Record snow depth	61.0 cm (24.0 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Grayling	United States	Record snow depth	71.1 cm (28.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Raymond 3 NE	United States	Record snow depth	63.5 cm (25.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Independence	United States	Record high minimum temperature	5.6 C (42.1 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Bliss 4 NW	United States	Record snow depth	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Fazenda Agulhas Negras	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	97.0 mm (3.8 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Adin Rs	United States	Record high minimum temperature	0.6 C (33.1 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Kremmling	United States	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Britton	United States	Record snow depth	83.8 cm (33.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Molndal	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	32.4 mm (1.3 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Bollebygd	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	33.4 mm (1.3 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Lake City	United States	Record daily snowfall	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Fredonia	United States	Record snow depth	76.2 cm (30.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Prairie du Sac 2 N	United States	Record snow depth	38.1 cm (15.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Big Delta AP	United States	Record daily snowfall	9.1 cm (3.6 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Vaernes	Norway	Record snow depth	66.0 cm (26.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Fagered	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	40.5 mm (1.6 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Inverness 3 SE	United States	Record daily precipitation	32.3 mm (1.3 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Geyser Rch	United States	Record high minimum temperature	-1.7 C (28.9 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Bad Durkheim	Germany	Record snow depth	18.0 cm (7.1 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Arcade	United States	Record snow depth	81.3 cm (32.0 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Trona	United States	Record high minimum temperature	10.6 C (51.1 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
McCloud	United States	Record high minimum temperature	3.3 C (37.9 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Elephant Butte Dam	United States	Record high maximum temperature	21.1 C (70.0 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Ralph 1 N	United States	Record snow depth	43.2 cm (17.0 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Presa Guaracha	Mexico	Record low maximum temperature	10.6 C (51.1 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Lifton Pumping STN	United States	Record snow depth	38.1 cm (15.0 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Cashton	United States	Record snow depth	50.8 cm (20.0 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Bison	United States	Record snow depth	55.9 cm (22.0 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Glad Valley 2 W	United States	Record snow depth	66.0 cm (26.0 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Brownsville	United States	Record high maximum temperature	31.7 C (89.1 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Itaobim	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	51.2 mm (2.0 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Huejotzingo	Mexico	Record high maximum temperature	28.9 C (84.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
New London	United States	Record snow depth	48.3 cm (19.0 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Laranja da Terra	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	70.1 mm (2.8 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Gardermoen Sor	Norway	Record low maximum temperature	-22.6 C (-8.7 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Skogsforsen	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	40.5 mm (1.6 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Weiser	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-25.0 C (-13.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Maddock	United States	Record snow depth	33.0 cm (13.0 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Pollock	United States	Record snow depth	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Viroqua	United States	Record snow depth	55.9 cm (22.0 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Marshall	United States	Record daily snowfall	14.0 cm (5.5 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Stockton 3NNE	United States	Record snow depth	45.7 cm (18.0 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Benton Harbor AP	United States	Record snow depth	71.1 cm (28.0 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Harrison	United States	Record snow depth	40.6 cm (16.0 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Hankinson	United States	Record snow depth	35.6 cm (14.0 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Cottonwood 2 E	United States	Record snow depth	33.0 cm (13.0 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Gettysburg	United States	Record snow depth	40.6 cm (16.0 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Madoi	China	Record low maximum temperature	-24.9 C (-12.8 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Verhojansk	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	-33.3 C (-27.9 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Weiser	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-12.2 C (10.0 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Frankfort 2NE	United States	Record snow depth	76.2 cm (30.0 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Bidyadanga	Australia	Record daily precipitation	68.1 mm (2.7 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Arneiroz	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

593 records

Records set or tied on 31 December 1985 by type: Highest daily maximum 91, Lowest daily maximum 83, Highest daily minimum 87, Lowest daily minimum 63, Heaviest daily rainfall 153, Heaviest daily snowfall 11, Deepest snow cover 105.

Records on 31 December 1985 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	91
Lowest daily maximum	83
Highest daily minimum	87
Lowest daily minimum	63
Heaviest daily rainfall	153
Heaviest daily snowfall	11
Deepest snow cover	105

Records on 31 December 1985 by timescale: all-time 3, monthly 25, daily 565.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

472 broken records

Margins by which the 472 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 356.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

31 December 1985

Top 20 records on 31 December 1985 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
31 December 1985	Varberg, SE	monthly rain	44.7 mm (1.8 in)	15.5 mm (0.6 in)	10 years	62 of 100 (Major)
31 December 1985	Nidingen A, SE	monthly rain	52.2 mm (2.1 in)	25.1 mm (1.0 in)	0 years	60 of 100 (Major)
31 December 1985	Vestervig, DK	daily rain	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	8.4 mm (0.33 in)	107 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
31 December 1985	Grebbeshult, SE	daily rain	39.5 mm (1.6 in)	23.5 mm (0.9 in)	27 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
31 December 1985	Dupree, US	daily snow depth	63.5 cm (25.0 in)	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	58 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
31 December 1985	Jonstorp, SE	monthly rain	39.5 mm (1.6 in)	11.5 mm (0.5 in)	37 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
31 December 1985	Columbia 8 N, US	daily snow depth	61.0 cm (24.0 in)	35.6 cm (14.0 in)	16 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
31 December 1985	Grayling, US	daily snow depth	71.1 cm (28.0 in)	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	76 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
31 December 1985	Raymond 3 NE, US	daily snow depth	63.5 cm (25.0 in)	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	16 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
31 December 1985	Independence, US	daily high min	5.6 C (42.1 F)	2.8 C (5.0 F)	80 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
31 December 1985	Bliss 4 NW, US	daily snow depth	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	34 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
31 December 1985	Fazenda Agulhas Negras, BR	daily rain	97.0 mm (3.8 in)	44.4 mm (1.7 in)	40 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
31 December 1985	Adin Rs, US	daily high min	0.6 C (33.1 F)	1.2 C (2.2 F)	90 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
31 December 1985	Kremmling, US	daily rain	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	17.7 mm (0.7 in)	12 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
31 December 1985	Britton, US	daily snow depth	83.8 cm (33.0 in)	33.0 cm (13.0 in)	4 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
31 December 1985	Molndal, SE	daily rain	32.4 mm (1.3 in)	16.7 mm (0.7 in)	22 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
31 December 1985	Bollebygd, SE	daily rain	33.4 mm (1.3 in)	15.5 mm (0.6 in)	27 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
31 December 1985	Lake City, US	daily snowfall	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	16.5 cm (6.5 in)	4 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
31 December 1985	Fredonia, US	daily snow depth	76.2 cm (30.0 in)	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	8 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
31 December 1985	Prairie du Sac 2 N, US	daily snow depth	38.1 cm (15.0 in)	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	71 years	37 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

1797 to 1985

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1797 to 1985. 1985 had 593 records.

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

Records on 12-31 in each year
Year	Records
1797	1
1799	2
1826	1
1836	1
1842	2
1850	3
1853	1
1854	1
1859	1
1860	1
1867	1
1870	2
1872	2
1874	4
1875	2
1876	2
1878	2
1879	2
1880	2
1882	1
1884	2
1885	1
1886	3
1887	1
1888	2
1890	2
1891	8
1892	4
1895	4
1897	6
1898	5
1899	4
1900	3
1901	16
1902	3
1903	3
1904	11
1905	9
1906	31
1907	11
1908	7
1909	5
1910	25
1911	14
1912	17
1913	46
1914	34
1915	32
1916	25
1917	239
1918	24
1919	38
1920	64
1921	130
1922	83
1923	280
1924	113
1925	183
1926	77
1927	491
1928	53
1929	224
1930	58
1931	543
1932	394
1933	409
1934	181
1935	309
1936	567
1937	500
1938	247
1939	298
1940	467
1941	159
1942	352
1943	159
1944	259
1945	210
1946	707
1947	461
1948	591
1949	384
1950	310
1951	1,421
1952	377
1953	410
1954	286
1955	429
1956	216
1957	724
1958	584
1959	414
1960	389
1961	309
1962	810
1963	1,015
1964	388
1965	1,371
1966	326
1967	1,023
1968	1,371
1969	825
1970	579
1971	568
1972	836
1973	1,370
1974	590
1975	791
1976	1,306
1977	641
1978	2,791
1979	448
1980	1,448
1981	786
1982	639
1983	2,220
1984	942
1985	593
1986	616
1987	845
1988	600
1989	506
1990	1,379
1991	703
1992	1,062
1993	718
1994	878
1995	1,151
1996	2,202
1997	988
1998	739
1999	524
2000	1,575
2001	748
2002	1,232
2003	523
2004	1,278
2005	959
2006	2,089
2007	652
2008	656
2009	867
2010	1,544
2011	739
2012	803
2013	606
2014	903
2015	748
2016	678
2017	1,589
2018	620
2019	593
2020	489
2021	1,739
2022	1,497
2023	474
2024	460
2025	760

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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	419
50 to 100	21
100 to 150	14
150 to 200	8
200 to 250	5
250 to 300	2
300 to 350	2
350 to 400	1