Weather Records on 2 July 1985

756 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 2 July 1985. Highest significance: Ft Ross, US.

Key Facts for 2 July 1985

On 2 July 1985, 756 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
309 were record highs and 333 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 1 were all-time records, 49 monthly and 706 daily.
Ft Ross set a daily record high maximum temperature of 30.6 C (87.1 F) on 2 July 1985.
Across 163 earlier years (1793 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 438 records.

Record Map

756 stations

756 station records on 2 July 1985 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 2 July 1985: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Ft Ross	United States	Record high maximum temperature	30.6 C (87.1 F)	67 of 100 (Major)
Carbondale Sewage Plt	United States	Record daily precipitation	54.4 mm (2.1 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Roxboro 7 ESE	United States	Record low maximum temperature	18.3 C (64.9 F)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Bulverde	United States	Record daily precipitation	114.6 mm (4.5 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Novomirgorod	Ukraine	Record daily precipitation	79.5 mm (3.1 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Astara	Azerbaijan	Record daily precipitation	41.4 mm (1.6 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Miyakonojo	Japan	Record daily precipitation	205.0 mm (8.1 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Frankfort Downtown	United States	Record daily precipitation	47.8 mm (1.9 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Los Angeles Downtown/Usc	United States	Record high minimum temperature	25.0 C (77.0 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Mission 4 W	United States	Record low minimum temperature	17.2 C (63.0 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Charlottesville 2W	United States	Record low maximum temperature	20.6 C (69.1 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
N Is NAS	United States	Record high maximum temperature	32.2 C (90.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
W Manchester 3 WSW	United States	Record daily precipitation	55.4 mm (2.2 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
San Diego Intl AP	United States	Record high maximum temperature	34.4 C (93.9 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Kvareli	Georgia	Record daily precipitation	66.5 mm (2.6 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Presa Rodriguez	Mexico	Record high maximum temperature	39.4 C (102.9 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Dilley	United States	Record low minimum temperature	15.6 C (60.1 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Imperial Beach Ream Fld NAS	United States	Record high maximum temperature	30.6 C (87.1 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Chengde	China	Record daily precipitation	75.4 mm (3.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Kagoshima	Japan	Record daily precipitation	147.5 mm (5.8 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Lebanon	United States	Record low maximum temperature	25.0 C (77.0 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Wink FAA AP	United States	Record low minimum temperature	11.1 C (52.0 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Port Lincoln	Australia	Record high maximum temperature	21.9 C (71.4 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Los Reyes	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	49.8 mm (2.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Almhult	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	40.3 mm (1.6 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Oolitic Purdue Ex Fm	United States	Record low maximum temperature	20.6 C (69.1 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Middlesboro Fire Dept	United States	Record low maximum temperature	25.6 C (78.1 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Cuero	United States	Record low minimum temperature	16.1 C (61.0 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Guiyang	China	Record daily precipitation	62.4 mm (2.5 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Miyazaki	Japan	Record daily precipitation	207.5 mm (8.2 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Langhult	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	35.5 mm (1.4 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Ft Ross	United States	Record low minimum temperature	5.6 C (42.1 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Denton	United States	Record high maximum temperature	35.0 C (95.0 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Rio Grande City	United States	Record low minimum temperature	18.3 C (64.9 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Santa Barbara Muni AP	United States	Record high maximum temperature	42.8 C (109.0 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Marion 2 N	United States	Record low maximum temperature	18.9 C (66.0 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Snake Rvr	United States	Record high maximum temperature	31.7 C (89.1 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Cuautla (Smn)	Mexico	Record low maximum temperature	21.7 C (71.1 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Newport Beach Harbor	United States	Record high maximum temperature	28.3 C (82.9 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Ciudad Lerdo (Dge)	Mexico	Record low minimum temperature	15.0 C (59.0 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Pasadena	United States	Record high maximum temperature	40.0 C (104.0 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Lakin	United States	Record low minimum temperature	11.1 C (52.0 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Ulysses 3NE	United States	Record low minimum temperature	10.0 C (50.0 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Falmouth	United States	Record daily precipitation	58.2 mm (2.3 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Melrose	United States	Record low minimum temperature	10.6 C (51.1 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Crosby	United States	Record high maximum temperature	37.2 C (99.0 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Hot Springs	United States	Record low maximum temperature	16.7 C (62.1 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Hrazdan	Armenia	Record daily precipitation	26.1 mm (1.0 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Alicia 2 NNE	United States	Record low minimum temperature	13.9 C (57.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Avalon Pleasure Pier	United States	Record high minimum temperature	22.8 C (73.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Oxnard	United States	Record high maximum temperature	31.1 C (88.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
U C L A	United States	Record high maximum temperature	37.8 C (100.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Driggs	United States	Record high maximum temperature	32.8 C (91.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Shoals 8 S	United States	Record low maximum temperature	20.6 C (69.1 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Chatham	United States	Record low maximum temperature	18.9 C (66.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Los Angeles Intl AP	United States	Record high maximum temperature	33.9 C (93.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Low Head (Comparison)	Australia	Record high maximum temperature	16.0 C (60.8 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Loreto (Dge)	Mexico	Record high maximum temperature	40.0 C (104.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Atoyac	Mexico	Record low maximum temperature	21.7 C (71.1 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Juzhno-Kurilsk	Russia	Record daily precipitation	42.5 mm (1.7 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

756 records

Records set or tied on 2 July 1985 by type: Highest daily maximum 233, Lowest daily maximum 196, Highest daily minimum 76, Lowest daily minimum 137, Heaviest daily rainfall 114.

Records on 2 July 1985 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	233
Lowest daily maximum	196
Highest daily minimum	76
Lowest daily minimum	137
Heaviest daily rainfall	114
Heaviest daily snowfall	0
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 2 July 1985 by timescale: all-time 1, monthly 49, daily 706.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

546 broken records

Margins by which the 546 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 116.5. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

2 July 1985

Top 20 records on 2 July 1985 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
2 July 1985	Ft Ross, US	daily high max	30.6 C (87.1 F)	7.8 C (14.0 F)	82 years	67 of 100 (Major)
2 July 1985	Carbondale Sewage Plt, US	daily rain	54.4 mm (2.1 in)	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	87 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
2 July 1985	Roxboro 7 ESE, US	daily low max	18.3 C (64.9 F)	7.3 C (13.1 F)	89 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
2 July 1985	Bulverde, US	daily rain	114.6 mm (4.5 in)	102.4 mm (4.0 in)	40 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
2 July 1985	Novomirgorod, UA	monthly rain	79.5 mm (3.1 in)	25.1 mm (1.0 in)	19 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
2 July 1985	Astara, AZ	daily rain	41.4 mm (1.6 in)	38.3 mm (1.5 in)	28 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
2 July 1985	Miyakonojo, JP	daily rain	205.0 mm (8.1 in)	116.5 mm (4.6 in)	28 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
2 July 1985	Frankfort Downtown, US	daily rain	47.8 mm (1.9 in)	18.6 mm (0.7 in)	88 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
2 July 1985	Los Angeles Downtown/Usc, US	daily high min	25.0 C (77.0 F)	4.4 C (7.9 F)	54 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
2 July 1985	Mission 4 W, US	monthly low min	17.2 C (63.0 F)	1.1 C (2.0 F)	60 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
2 July 1985	Charlottesville 2W, US	daily low max	20.6 C (69.1 F)	3.8 C (6.8 F)	72 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
2 July 1985	N Is NAS, US	daily high max	32.2 C (90.0 F)	6.6 C (11.9 F)	28 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
2 July 1985	W Manchester 3 WSW, US	daily rain	55.4 mm (2.2 in)	17.3 mm (0.7 in)	64 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
2 July 1985	San Diego Intl AP, US	daily high max	34.4 C (93.9 F)	6.1 C (11.0 F)	28 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
2 July 1985	Kvareli, GE	daily rain	66.5 mm (2.6 in)	35.2 mm (1.4 in)	16 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
2 July 1985	Presa Rodriguez, MX	daily high max	39.4 C (102.9 F)	7.2 C (13.0 F)	38 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
2 July 1985	Dilley, US	monthly low min	15.6 C (60.1 F)	0.5 C (0.9 F)	60 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
2 July 1985	Imperial Beach Ream Fld NAS, US	daily high max	30.6 C (87.1 F)	5.6 C (10.1 F)	28 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
2 July 1985	Chengde, CN	daily rain	75.4 mm (3.0 in)	47.2 mm (1.9 in)	12 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
2 July 1985	Kagoshima, JP	daily rain	147.5 mm (5.8 in)	80.3 mm (3.2 in)	31 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

1793 to 1985

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1793 to 1985. 1985 had 756 records.

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

Records on 07-02 in each year
Year	Records
1793	1
1807	1
1811	1
1816	2
1825	1
1826	2
1837	1
1839	1
1843	1
1847	1
1848	1
1849	1
1856	1
1860	1
1863	1
1871	3
1872	2
1873	1
1874	1
1875	1
1876	1
1877	1
1878	1
1879	2
1882	1
1883	2
1884	1
1887	4
1888	1
1890	1
1891	3
1892	2
1894	4
1895	3
1896	2
1898	2
1899	5
1900	4
1901	12
1902	7
1903	9
1904	11
1905	30
1906	14
1907	26
1908	12
1909	34
1910	50
1911	32
1912	100
1913	19
1914	69
1915	33
1916	26
1917	22
1918	45
1919	38
1920	208
1921	234
1922	59
1923	223
1924	394
1925	112
1926	108
1927	183
1928	75
1929	162
1930	263
1931	526
1932	283
1933	500
1934	315
1935	252
1936	641
1937	434
1938	399
1939	191
1940	436
1941	535
1942	643
1943	359
1944	428
1945	425
1946	321
1947	313
1948	283
1949	372
1950	312
1951	309
1952	391
1953	553
1954	567
1955	633
1956	520
1957	1,058
1958	344
1959	386
1960	547
1961	343
1962	402
1963	666
1964	445
1965	440
1966	889
1967	610
1968	887
1969	468
1970	667
1971	334
1972	660
1973	628
1974	577
1975	605
1976	718
1977	450
1978	1,173
1979	773
1980	1,191
1981	770
1982	1,017
1983	904
1984	632
1985	756
1986	1,423
1987	791
1988	1,445
1989	962
1990	1,350
1991	1,123
1992	1,702
1993	641
1994	901
1995	1,110
1996	728
1997	1,101
1998	984
1999	1,066
2000	583
2001	1,240
2002	1,228
2003	1,111
2004	639
2005	648
2006	775
2007	932
2008	808
2009	1,083
2010	1,262
2011	1,066
2012	1,072
2013	1,471
2014	580
2015	1,096
2016	584
2017	504
2018	858
2019	401
2020	500
2021	861
2022	893
2023	559
2024	578
2025	1,293
2026	1,174

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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 20	527
20 to 40	14
40 to 60	1
60 to 80	1
80 to 100	1
100 to 120	2