Weather Records on 7 February 1985

996 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 7 February 1985. Highest significance: Kuranda Railway Station, AU.

Key Facts for 7 February 1985

On 7 February 1985, 996 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
121 were record highs and 344 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 5 were all-time records, 20 monthly and 971 daily.
Kuranda Railway Station set a daily record precipitation of 281.0 mm (11.1 in) on 7 February 1985.
Across 162 earlier years (1803 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 513 records.

Record Map

996 stations

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

Weather records on 7 February 1985: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Kuranda Railway Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	281.0 mm (11.1 in)	73 of 100 (Major)
Rustplaats	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	100.0 mm (3.9 in)	71 of 100 (Major)
Cape Agulhas	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	36.0 mm (1.4 in)	62 of 100 (Major)
Dufur	United States	Record daily snowfall	29.2 cm (11.5 in)	62 of 100 (Major)
Dallesport AP	United States	Record daily snowfall	30.2 cm (11.9 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Stolhoek	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	93.0 mm (3.7 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Wilgeboom (Bos)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	166.5 mm (6.6 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Witwater (Bos)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	254.5 mm (10.0 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Arlington	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Cooktown Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	310.0 mm (12.2 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Colwana (Bos)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	107.0 mm (4.2 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Tulbagh (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Utrecht (Tnk)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	90.1 mm (3.5 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Mayfern	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	302.0 mm (11.9 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Uppsala_Aut	Sweden	Record snow depth	66.0 cm (26.0 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Saint Helena	United States	Record daily precipitation	114.3 mm (4.5 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Mount Olive	Australia	Record daily precipitation	378.6 mm (14.9 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Langsloot	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	76.6 mm (3.0 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Hoxie	United States	Record snow depth	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
N Bend SW Oregon Rgnl AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	66.3 mm (2.6 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Cairns Aero	Australia	Record daily precipitation	241.2 mm (9.5 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Witklip (Bos)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	142.0 mm (5.6 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Besonderheid"Byzonderhd."	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	74.5 mm (2.9 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Chewelah	United States	Record daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Pendleton	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.0 cm (5.9 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Walla Walla WSO City	United States	Record daily snowfall	21.1 cm (8.3 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Hope Vale	Australia	Record daily precipitation	201.8 mm (7.9 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Muyinga	Burundi	Record daily precipitation	52.8 mm (2.1 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Waaihoek	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	67.0 mm (2.6 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Challenge Rs	United States	Record daily precipitation	169.7 mm (6.7 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Lebanon (Bos)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	34.0 mm (1.3 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Prince Albert Road	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	40.0 mm (1.6 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Oorschot	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	93.1 mm (3.7 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Villa Nora (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	54.0 mm (2.1 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Keams Canyon	United States	Record snow depth	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Sturgeon Bay Exp Farm	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Hopewell	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	58.5 mm (2.3 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Alldays	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	60.0 mm (2.4 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Blue Canyon Nyack AP	United States	Record daily snowfall	72.6 cm (28.6 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Badplaas (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	57.0 mm (2.2 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Darrington Rs	United States	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Eureka	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	45.0 mm (1.8 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Lajes Ab	Portugal	Record daily precipitation	72.9 mm (2.9 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Steytlerville (Mag)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Bonners Ferry	United States	Record daily snowfall	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Norton 9SSE	United States	Record snow depth	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Maryville 2E	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-26.7 C (-16.1 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Greenville 2 NE	United States	Record snow depth	35.6 cm (14.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Diablo Dam	United States	Record daily snowfall	35.6 cm (14.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Nespelem 2 S	United States	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Baziya (Bos)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	55.0 mm (2.2 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Ingwavuma (Tnk)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	90.0 mm (3.5 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Laersdrift (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	95.0 mm (3.7 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Morrilton	United States	Record snow depth	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Bolivar 1 NE	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-23.9 C (-11.0 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Hood Rvr Exp STN	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.7 cm (6.2 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Malanda Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	93.8 mm (3.7 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Salique (Bos)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	124.5 mm (4.9 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Bird City 10S	United States	Record snow depth	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Frankfort 2NE	United States	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)

Counts by Type and Timescale

996 records

Records set or tied on 7 February 1985 by type: Highest daily maximum 70, Lowest daily maximum 124, Highest daily minimum 51, Lowest daily minimum 220, Heaviest daily rainfall 315, Heaviest daily snowfall 75, Deepest snow cover 141.

Records on 7 February 1985 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	70
Lowest daily maximum	124
Highest daily minimum	51
Lowest daily minimum	220
Heaviest daily rainfall	315
Heaviest daily snowfall	75
Deepest snow cover	141

Records on 7 February 1985 by timescale: all-time 5, monthly 20, daily 971.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

796 broken records

Margins by which the 796 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 459.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

7 February 1985

Top 20 records on 7 February 1985 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
7 February 1985	Kuranda Railway Station, AU	daily rain	281.0 mm (11.1 in)	194.6 mm (7.7 in)	84 years	73 of 100 (Major)
7 February 1985	Rustplaats, ZA	daily rain	100.0 mm (3.9 in)	67.2 mm (2.6 in)	78 years	71 of 100 (Major)
7 February 1985	Cape Agulhas, ZA	daily rain	36.0 mm (1.4 in)	26.0 mm (1.0 in)	46 years	62 of 100 (Major)
7 February 1985	Dufur, US	daily snowfall	29.2 cm (11.5 in)	24.1 cm (9.5 in)	49 years	62 of 100 (Major)
7 February 1985	Dallesport AP, US	monthly snowfall	30.2 cm (11.9 in)	17.5 cm (6.9 in)	27 years	61 of 100 (Major)
7 February 1985	Stolhoek, ZA	monthly rain	93.0 mm (3.7 in)	35.8 mm (1.4 in)	54 years	60 of 100 (Major)
7 February 1985	Wilgeboom (Bos), ZA	daily rain	166.5 mm (6.6 in)	100.5 mm (4.0 in)	48 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
7 February 1985	Witwater (Bos), ZA	daily rain	254.5 mm (10.0 in)	190.0 mm (7.5 in)	46 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
7 February 1985	Arlington, US	daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	6.3 cm (2.5 in)	85 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
7 February 1985	Cooktown Post Office, AU	daily rain	310.0 mm (12.2 in)	210.9 mm (8.3 in)	12 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
7 February 1985	Colwana (Bos), ZA	daily rain	107.0 mm (4.2 in)	51.1 mm (2.0 in)	49 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
7 February 1985	Tulbagh (Pol), ZA	daily rain	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	13.7 mm (0.5 in)	94 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
7 February 1985	Utrecht (Tnk), ZA	daily rain	90.1 mm (3.5 in)	48.2 mm (1.9 in)	49 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
7 February 1985	Mayfern, ZA	daily rain	302.0 mm (11.9 in)	261.7 mm (10.3 in)	25 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
7 February 1985	Uppsala_Aut, SE	all-time snow depth	66.0 cm (26.0 in)	2.0 cm (0.8 in)	76 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
7 February 1985	Saint Helena, US	daily rain	114.3 mm (4.5 in)	51.6 mm (2.0 in)	61 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
7 February 1985	Mount Olive, AU	daily rain	378.6 mm (14.9 in)	331.4 mm (13.0 in)	29 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
7 February 1985	Langsloot, ZA	daily rain	76.6 mm (3.0 in)	39.8 mm (1.6 in)	49 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
7 February 1985	Hoxie, US	daily snow depth	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	82 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
7 February 1985	N Bend SW Oregon Rgnl AP, US	daily rain	66.3 mm (2.6 in)	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	69 years	49 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

1803 to 1985

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1803 to 1985. 1985 had 996 records.

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

Records on 02-07 in each year
Year	Records
1803	2
1809	1
1817	1
1822	1
1829	1
1833	1
1838	1
1841	2
1843	1
1846	1
1852	1
1854	4
1856	1
1857	2
1861	2
1863	4
1865	3
1866	5
1869	3
1872	1
1873	1
1874	1
1875	3
1879	1
1881	3
1884	1
1885	1
1888	1
1892	1
1893	2
1894	5
1895	18
1896	1
1897	1
1898	1
1899	3
1900	5
1901	5
1902	5
1903	11
1904	33
1905	7
1906	12
1907	16
1908	9
1909	11
1910	43
1911	57
1912	28
1913	43
1914	53
1915	21
1916	23
1917	116
1918	37
1919	26
1920	100
1921	32
1922	47
1923	43
1924	95
1925	582
1926	186
1927	177
1928	490
1929	467
1930	130
1931	280
1932	244
1933	714
1934	250
1935	208
1936	1,024
1937	424
1938	499
1939	252
1940	225
1941	272
1942	327
1943	424
1944	401
1945	321
1946	268
1947	357
1948	335
1949	408
1950	668
1951	633
1952	213
1953	653
1954	610
1955	587
1956	605
1957	820
1958	277
1959	301
1960	448
1961	748
1962	582
1963	919
1964	523
1965	864
1966	618
1967	878
1968	249
1969	473
1970	562
1971	705
1972	527
1973	819
1974	566
1975	445
1976	716
1977	1,057
1978	2,387
1979	1,848
1980	641
1981	815
1982	1,159
1983	641
1984	877
1985	996
1986	1,038
1987	1,365
1988	1,285
1989	3,136
1990	1,840
1991	1,814
1992	884
1993	994
1994	1,116
1995	1,339
1996	1,469
1997	1,280
1998	841
1999	1,945
2000	419
2001	1,401
2002	727
2003	878
2004	1,077
2005	1,284
2006	699
2007	930
2008	1,313
2009	1,525
2010	927
2011	973
2012	1,174
2013	579
2014	1,588
2015	1,562
2016	544
2017	1,584
2018	687
2019	1,988
2020	923
2021	1,001
2022	319
2023	327
2024	1,116
2025	1,033
2026	586

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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	756
100 to 200	32
200 to 300	6
300 to 400	1
400 to 500	1