Weather Records on 23 June 1985

552 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 23 June 1985. Highest significance: Wonderboom, ZA.

Key Facts for 23 June 1985

On 23 June 1985, 552 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
129 were record highs and 150 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 3 were all-time records, 13 monthly and 536 daily.
Wonderboom set a daily record precipitation of 57.3 mm (2.3 in) on 23 June 1985.
Across 161 earlier years (1805 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 430 records.

Record Map

552 stations

552 station records on 23 June 1985 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 23 June 1985: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Wonderboom	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	57.3 mm (2.3 in)	71 of 100 (Major)
Riverview	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	164.5 mm (6.5 in)	69 of 100 (Major)
Richmond C/K (Tnk)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	27.5 mm (1.1 in)	67 of 100 (Major)
Stockdale	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Mokpo	Korea, South	Record daily precipitation	185.0 mm (7.3 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Ladysdale	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	37.0 mm (1.5 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Rhenostervlei	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	41.5 mm (1.6 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Dongtai	China	Record daily precipitation	207.1 mm (8.2 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Shimonoseki	Japan	Record daily precipitation	163.5 mm (6.4 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Wesselsbron (Mun)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Hiroshima	Japan	Record daily precipitation	137.5 mm (5.4 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Asheville	United States	Record daily precipitation	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Agata	Russia	Record daily precipitation	34.9 mm (1.4 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Van der Waltshoek	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	25.0 mm (1.0 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Audubon	United States	Record daily precipitation	44.5 mm (1.8 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Hambantota	Sri Lanka	Record low minimum temperature	22.1 C (71.8 F)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Luzon Clark AFB	Philippines	Record daily precipitation	105.9 mm (4.2 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Hamada	Japan	Record daily precipitation	118.5 mm (4.7 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Elandspoort	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	32.5 mm (1.3 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Prinshof	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	25.0 mm (1.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
The Valleys	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	52.0 mm (2.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Brooksville Chin Hill	United States	Record low minimum temperature	15.6 C (60.1 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Ilyinskiy	Russia	Record daily precipitation	39.1 mm (1.5 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Grootkuil	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	38.5 mm (1.5 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Iwami Airport	Japan	Record daily precipitation	250.5 mm (9.9 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Iwakuni	Japan	Record daily precipitation	115.1 mm (4.5 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Calitzdorp (Dam)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	29.6 mm (1.2 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Kulu Halt	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	108.0 mm (4.3 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Tarpon Spgs Sewage Plt	United States	Record low minimum temperature	17.8 C (64.0 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
New Braunfels	United States	Record low maximum temperature	25.6 C (78.1 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Frankfurt/Oder	Germany	Record daily precipitation	25.5 mm (1.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Cwebe	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Mena	United States	Record daily precipitation	67.3 mm (2.6 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Umlaas Waterworks	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	42.5 mm (1.7 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Beaver City	United States	Record high maximum temperature	42.8 C (109.0 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Durban-Botanical Gardens	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	34.5 mm (1.4 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Cotija	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	46.0 mm (1.8 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Sawoti	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	35.0 mm (1.4 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Ingwavuma (Tnk)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	49.0 mm (1.9 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Vancouver 4 NNE	United States	Record low minimum temperature	2.2 C (36.0 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Tulun	Russia	Record daily precipitation	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Zimovniki	Russia	Record daily precipitation	41.0 mm (1.6 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Cheviot Fells	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	35.8 mm (1.4 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Paardefontein	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	41.0 mm (1.6 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Hope 3 NE	United States	Record low maximum temperature	22.8 C (73.0 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Ustordynskij	Russia	Record daily precipitation	32.9 mm (1.3 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Georgetown	United States	Record daily precipitation	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Harlan	United States	Record daily precipitation	88.4 mm (3.5 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Lerma	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	40.9 mm (1.6 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Gorodovikovsk	Russia	Record daily precipitation	33.7 mm (1.3 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Murraysburg (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	32.5 mm (1.3 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Deadwood	United States	Record low minimum temperature	0.6 C (33.1 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Combolcha	Ethiopia	Record low minimum temperature	5.9 C (42.6 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Kure Reg Met HQ	Japan	Record daily precipitation	109.5 mm (4.3 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Ntsubane (Bos)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	26.5 mm (1.0 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Searcy	United States	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Bombana (Cfe)	Mexico	Record high minimum temperature	22.8 C (73.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Krasnodar	Russia	Record daily precipitation	43.5 mm (1.7 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Humansdorp (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	54.5 mm (2.1 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Boesmansrivier	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	31.9 mm (1.3 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

552 records

Records set or tied on 23 June 1985 by type: Highest daily maximum 48, Lowest daily maximum 66, Highest daily minimum 81, Lowest daily minimum 84, Heaviest daily rainfall 273.

Records on 23 June 1985 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	48
Lowest daily maximum	66
Highest daily minimum	81
Lowest daily minimum	84
Heaviest daily rainfall	273
Heaviest daily snowfall	0
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 23 June 1985 by timescale: all-time 3, monthly 13, daily 536.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

442 broken records

Margins by which the 442 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 119.7. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

23 June 1985

Top 20 records on 23 June 1985 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
23 June 1985	Wonderboom, ZA	daily rain	57.3 mm (2.3 in)	57.3 mm (2.3 in)	76 years	71 of 100 (Major)
23 June 1985	Riverview, ZA	monthly rain	164.5 mm (6.5 in)	71.0 mm (2.8 in)	45 years	69 of 100 (Major)
23 June 1985	Richmond C/K (Tnk), ZA	daily rain	27.5 mm (1.1 in)	18.6 mm (0.7 in)	93 years	67 of 100 (Major)
23 June 1985	Stockdale, ZA	daily rain	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	40 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
23 June 1985	Mokpo, KR	daily rain	185.0 mm (7.3 in)	96.0 mm (3.8 in)	35 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
23 June 1985	Ladysdale, ZA	daily rain	37.0 mm (1.5 in)	36.5 mm (1.4 in)	32 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
23 June 1985	Rhenostervlei, ZA	daily rain	41.5 mm (1.6 in)	28.9 mm (1.1 in)	32 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
23 June 1985	Dongtai, CN	monthly rain	207.1 mm (8.2 in)	59.0 mm (2.3 in)	28 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
23 June 1985	Shimonoseki, JP	daily rain	163.5 mm (6.4 in)	119.7 mm (4.7 in)	32 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
23 June 1985	Wesselsbron (Mun), ZA	daily rain	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	60 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
23 June 1985	Hiroshima, JP	daily rain	137.5 mm (5.4 in)	96.3 mm (3.8 in)	32 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
23 June 1985	Asheville, US	daily rain	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	13.0 mm (0.5 in)	91 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
23 June 1985	Agata, RU	daily rain	34.9 mm (1.4 in)	20.6 mm (0.8 in)	19 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
23 June 1985	Van der Waltshoek, ZA	daily rain	25.0 mm (1.0 in)	25.0 mm (1.0 in)	58 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
23 June 1985	Audubon, US	daily rain	44.5 mm (1.8 in)	17.8 mm (0.7 in)	90 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
23 June 1985	Hambantota, LK	daily low min	22.1 C (71.8 F)	0.6 C (1.1 F)	115 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
23 June 1985	Luzon Clark AFB, PH	daily rain	105.9 mm (4.2 in)	91.4 mm (3.6 in)	24 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
23 June 1985	Hamada, JP	daily rain	118.5 mm (4.7 in)	72.5 mm (2.9 in)	28 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
23 June 1985	Elandspoort, ZA	daily rain	32.5 mm (1.3 in)	27.0 mm (1.1 in)	22 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
23 June 1985	Prinshof, ZA	daily rain	25.0 mm (1.0 in)	22.0 mm (0.9 in)	40 years	45 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

1805 to 1985

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1805 to 1985. 1985 had 552 records.

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

Records on 06-23 in each year
Year	Records
1805	1
1806	1
1821	2
1822	1
1824	1
1834	1
1843	1
1849	2
1850	1
1853	2
1858	1
1861	2
1862	1
1868	1
1869	3
1874	3
1876	1
1877	1
1879	3
1880	1
1881	1
1884	1
1885	5
1886	4
1887	3
1888	4
1889	4
1890	1
1892	9
1893	2
1894	4
1895	4
1896	2
1898	2
1899	4
1900	2
1901	5
1902	10
1903	22
1904	10
1905	16
1906	14
1907	20
1908	20
1909	29
1910	30
1911	23
1912	38
1913	28
1914	31
1915	127
1916	14
1917	22
1918	92
1919	42
1920	76
1921	72
1922	25
1923	143
1924	86
1925	162
1926	336
1927	104
1928	155
1929	182
1930	408
1931	331
1932	208
1933	605
1934	367
1935	231
1936	627
1937	479
1938	266
1939	218
1940	365
1941	295
1942	475
1943	260
1944	427
1945	394
1946	348
1947	648
1948	567
1949	424
1950	812
1951	443
1952	538
1953	657
1954	486
1955	369
1956	533
1957	514
1958	630
1959	427
1960	452
1961	453
1962	285
1963	546
1964	434
1965	391
1966	426
1967	708
1968	356
1969	969
1970	484
1971	270
1972	1,522
1973	520
1974	625
1975	681
1976	668
1977	480
1978	509
1979	550
1980	633
1981	846
1982	602
1983	968
1984	654
1985	552
1986	628
1987	946
1988	1,751
1989	1,039
1990	639
1991	904
1992	1,675
1993	922
1994	956
1995	891
1996	1,342
1997	777
1998	1,589
1999	904
2000	636
2001	808
2002	1,079
2003	1,335
2004	970
2005	1,070
2006	810
2007	802
2008	533
2009	1,077
2010	966
2011	989
2012	793
2013	525
2014	382
2015	642
2016	1,203
2017	1,012
2018	493
2019	1,174
2020	716
2021	950
2022	661
2023	942
2024	959
2025	1,414
2026	894

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Data for records on 1985-06-23: 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 20	398
20 to 40	32
40 to 60	5
60 to 80	2
80 to 100	4
100 to 120	1