Weather Records on 7 May 1985

557 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 7 May 1985. Highest significance: Iliamna AP, US.

Key Facts for 7 May 1985

On 7 May 1985, 557 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
214 were record highs and 119 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 1 were all-time records, 14 monthly and 542 daily.
Iliamna AP set a monthly record daily precipitation of 50.8 mm (2.0 in) on 7 May 1985.
Across 168 earlier years (1795 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 418 records.

Record Map

557 stations

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

Weather records on 7 May 1985: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Iliamna AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	74 of 100 (Major)
Ft Supply 3SE	United States	Record daily precipitation	84.1 mm (3.3 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Eagle	United States	Record snow depth	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Bulliwallah	Australia	Record daily precipitation	41.0 mm (1.6 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Frankford (Rossville)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	39.4 mm (1.6 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Woodward	United States	Record daily precipitation	59.4 mm (2.3 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Sappho 8 E	United States	Record daily precipitation	32.5 mm (1.3 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Tanana AP	United States	Record snow depth	53.3 cm (21.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Cobbora (Ellismayne)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	26.0 mm (1.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Sveg	Sweden	Record snow depth	47.0 cm (18.5 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Dalrymple Heights	Australia	Record daily precipitation	86.0 mm (3.4 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Madruskat	Tajikistan	Record daily precipitation	27.7 mm (1.1 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Strasbourg-Entzheim	France	Record daily precipitation	30.4 mm (1.2 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Tuttlingen	Germany	Record daily precipitation	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Arnett 3NE	United States	Record daily precipitation	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Petropavlovskij Majak	Russia	Record low minimum temperature	-7.2 C (19.0 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Anadarko 3 E	United States	Record daily precipitation	41.9 mm (1.6 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Biskra	Algeria	Record low maximum temperature	18.5 C (65.3 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Burketown Post Office	Australia	Record high maximum temperature	36.2 C (97.2 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Freiburg Im Breisgau-Herdern	Germany	Record daily precipitation	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Zuerich/Fluntern	Switzerland	Record daily precipitation	42.9 mm (1.7 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Karmoo	Australia	Record daily precipitation	40.4 mm (1.6 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Basel-Mulhouse	France	Record daily precipitation	26.5 mm (1.0 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Donaueschingen	Germany	Record daily precipitation	25.1 mm (1.0 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Verona Villafranca	Italy	Record daily precipitation	42.2 mm (1.7 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Jolalpan	Mexico	Record high minimum temperature	26.7 C (80.1 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Manlio Fabio Altamiramo	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	28.4 mm (1.1 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Thrall 3SSE	United States	Record daily precipitation	63.5 mm (2.5 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Jefferson 2 E	United States	Record high minimum temperature	15.6 C (60.1 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Lewistown AP	United States	Record high minimum temperature	8.3 C (46.9 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Schallstadt-Mengen	Germany	Record daily precipitation	27.5 mm (1.1 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Carnegie 5 NE	United States	Record daily precipitation	40.1 mm (1.6 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Ashland	United States	Record daily precipitation	37.8 mm (1.5 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Finch Hatton Cook St	Australia	Record daily precipitation	66.0 mm (2.6 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Marseille Obs. Palais-Lonchamp	France	Record low maximum temperature	11.2 C (52.2 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Heinersreuth-Vollhof	Germany	Record high minimum temperature	14.5 C (58.1 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Uberlingen/Bodensee	Germany	Record daily precipitation	33.9 mm (1.3 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Petropavlovskij Majak	Russia	Record low maximum temperature	-0.8 C (30.6 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Ingenio Catmis	Mexico	Record low maximum temperature	28.9 C (84.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Kanchanaburi	Thailand	Record daily precipitation	61.6 mm (2.4 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Oakland 1 SE	United States	Record high minimum temperature	14.4 C (57.9 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Calen Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	34.0 mm (1.3 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Wilmot (Back Road)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.8 mm (1.0 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Konstanz	Germany	Record daily precipitation	26.5 mm (1.0 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Korf	Russia	Record low maximum temperature	-7.3 C (18.9 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Esso	Russia	Record low minimum temperature	-17.0 C (1.4 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Shoshone 1 WNW	United States	Record high maximum temperature	31.7 C (89.1 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Gargett Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	61.0 mm (2.4 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Mount Jukes	Australia	Record daily precipitation	38.0 mm (1.5 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Espoey	France	Record daily precipitation	34.7 mm (1.4 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Bamberg	Germany	Record high minimum temperature	14.7 C (58.5 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Baden-Baden-Geroldsau	Germany	Record daily precipitation	44.8 mm (1.8 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Magadan	Russia	Record low minimum temperature	-9.7 C (14.5 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Tajgonos	Russia	Record low maximum temperature	-7.7 C (18.1 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Sion 2	Switzerland	Record daily precipitation	28.9 mm (1.1 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Kalaupapa 563	United States	Record daily precipitation	36.1 mm (1.4 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Waiahole 837	United States	Record daily precipitation	119.4 mm (4.7 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
South Nietta	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.0 mm (1.0 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Santander Centro	Spain	Record low minimum temperature	5.4 C (41.7 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Potwin	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.3 mm (2.0 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

557 records

Records set or tied on 7 May 1985 by type: Highest daily maximum 77, Lowest daily maximum 71, Highest daily minimum 137, Lowest daily minimum 48, Heaviest daily rainfall 213, Heaviest daily snowfall 2, Deepest snow cover 9.

Records on 7 May 1985 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	77
Lowest daily maximum	71
Highest daily minimum	137
Lowest daily minimum	48
Heaviest daily rainfall	213
Heaviest daily snowfall	2
Deepest snow cover	9

Records on 7 May 1985 by timescale: all-time 1, monthly 14, daily 542.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

480 broken records

Margins by which the 480 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 300.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

7 May 1985

Top 20 records on 7 May 1985 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
7 May 1985	Iliamna AP, US	monthly rain	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	19.0 mm (0.7 in)	62 years	74 of 100 (Major)
7 May 1985	Ft Supply 3SE, US	daily rain	84.1 mm (3.3 in)	60.5 mm (2.4 in)	36 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
7 May 1985	Eagle, US	daily snow depth	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	76 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
7 May 1985	Bulliwallah, AU	daily rain	41.0 mm (1.6 in)	33.1 mm (1.3 in)	64 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
7 May 1985	Frankford (Rossville), AU	daily rain	39.4 mm (1.6 in)	20.3 mm (0.8 in)	64 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
7 May 1985	Woodward, US	daily rain	59.4 mm (2.3 in)	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	36 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
7 May 1985	Sappho 8 E, US	daily rain	32.5 mm (1.3 in)	22.8 mm (0.9 in)	44 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
7 May 1985	Tanana AP, US	daily snow depth	53.3 cm (21.0 in)	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	36 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
7 May 1985	Cobbora (Ellismayne), AU	daily rain	26.0 mm (1.0 in)	10.8 mm (0.4 in)	82 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
7 May 1985	Sveg, SE	daily snow depth	47.0 cm (18.5 in)	30.0 cm (11.8 in)	15 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
7 May 1985	Dalrymple Heights, AU	daily rain	86.0 mm (3.4 in)	64.0 mm (2.5 in)	7 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
7 May 1985	Madruskat, TJ	daily rain	27.7 mm (1.1 in)	15.6 mm (0.6 in)	19 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
7 May 1985	Strasbourg-Entzheim, FR	daily rain	30.4 mm (1.2 in)	12.2 mm (0.5 in)	52 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
7 May 1985	Tuttlingen, DE	daily rain	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	8.8 mm (0.35 in)	60 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
7 May 1985	Arnett 3NE, US	daily rain	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	30.2 mm (1.2 in)	44 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
7 May 1985	Petropavlovskij Majak, RU	daily low min	-7.2 C (19.0 F)	0.7 C (1.3 F)	84 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
7 May 1985	Anadarko 3 E, US	daily rain	41.9 mm (1.6 in)	5.1 mm (0.20 in)	87 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
7 May 1985	Biskra, DZ	daily low max	18.5 C (65.3 F)	3.5 C (6.3 F)	56 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
7 May 1985	Burketown Post Office, AU	daily high max	36.2 C (97.2 F)	1.1 C (2.0 F)	78 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
7 May 1985	Freiburg Im Breisgau-Herdern, DE	daily rain	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	11.8 mm (0.5 in)	52 years	36 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

1795 to 1985

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1795 to 1985. 1985 had 557 records.

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

Records on 05-07 in each year
Year	Records
1795	2
1805	1
1816	1
1825	2
1837	1
1838	1
1844	1
1845	2
1846	1
1848	2
1850	2
1852	1
1853	1
1856	3
1857	1
1861	3
1862	1
1863	1
1864	1
1867	3
1869	1
1870	1
1872	1
1874	2
1876	3
1878	1
1879	2
1880	1
1884	2
1885	1
1886	4
1887	1
1888	1
1889	2
1890	4
1891	4
1892	2
1894	4
1895	2
1897	5
1898	7
1899	3
1900	10
1901	1
1902	6
1903	13
1904	19
1905	21
1906	15
1907	14
1908	29
1909	15
1910	16
1911	14
1912	14
1913	30
1914	37
1915	40
1916	34
1917	188
1918	60
1919	263
1920	59
1921	41
1922	40
1923	119
1924	141
1925	207
1926	227
1927	191
1928	204
1929	224
1930	637
1931	473
1932	288
1933	291
1934	698
1935	298
1936	466
1937	121
1938	467
1939	194
1940	317
1941	317
1942	270
1943	416
1944	476
1945	751
1946	339
1947	727
1948	338
1949	439
1950	526
1951	226
1952	485
1953	541
1954	481
1955	393
1956	665
1957	546
1958	585
1959	335
1960	899
1961	442
1962	381
1963	825
1964	687
1965	671
1966	762
1967	973
1968	756
1969	678
1970	822
1971	364
1972	515
1973	447
1974	743
1975	784
1976	782
1977	662
1978	925
1979	888
1980	593
1981	710
1982	802
1983	724
1984	1,300
1985	557
1986	1,163
1987	1,115
1988	752
1989	1,880
1990	1,024
1991	599
1992	1,830
1993	831
1994	621
1995	997
1996	880
1997	1,359
1998	1,166
1999	1,008
2000	1,693
2001	743
2002	1,344
2003	1,138
2004	1,397
2005	645
2006	833
2007	1,047
2008	526
2009	735
2010	1,123
2011	558
2012	709
2013	633
2014	646
2015	569
2016	677
2017	543
2018	542
2019	522
2020	577
2021	484
2022	784
2023	667
2024	858
2025	635
2026	715

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Data for records on 1985-05-07: 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 50	471
50 to 100	3
100 to 150	2
150 to 200	1
200 to 250	1
250 to 300	2