Weather Records on 3 July 1985

766 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 3 July 1985. Highest significance: Paris, US.

Key Facts for 3 July 1985

On 3 July 1985, 766 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
346 were record highs and 295 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 6 were all-time records, 32 monthly and 728 daily.
Paris set a daily record precipitation of 68.6 mm (2.7 in) on 3 July 1985.
Across 162 earlier years (1793 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 431 records.

Record Map

766 stations

766 station records on 3 July 1985 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 3 July 1985: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Paris	United States	Record daily precipitation	68.6 mm (2.7 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Carsland	Australia	Record daily precipitation	55.0 mm (2.2 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Nouakchott	Mauritania	Record low minimum temperature	13.5 C (56.3 F)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Santa Barbara	United States	Record high maximum temperature	37.8 C (100.0 F)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Hobart (Ellerslie Road)	Australia	Record high minimum temperature	12.9 C (55.2 F)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Pathfinder Dam	United States	Record high minimum temperature	23.9 C (75.0 F)	49 of 100 (Notable)
New Braunfels	United States	Record daily precipitation	49.5 mm (1.9 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Tuzantla (Smn)	Mexico	Record low minimum temperature	15.6 C (60.1 F)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Lockhart	United States	Record daily precipitation	66.8 mm (2.6 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Richland	United States	Record high minimum temperature	31.1 C (88.0 F)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Los Reyes	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	79.8 mm (3.1 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Demjanskoe	Russia	Record daily precipitation	31.2 mm (1.2 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Paso de San Antonio	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	159.8 mm (6.3 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Monticello Muni AP	United States	Record low minimum temperature	14.4 C (57.9 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Tiksi	Russia	Record daily precipitation	27.5 mm (1.1 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Saint Anthony	United States	Record high maximum temperature	34.4 C (93.9 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Tucumcari 4 NE	United States	Record low minimum temperature	11.1 C (52.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Titusville Wtr Wks	United States	Record daily precipitation	54.1 mm (2.1 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Boswell 1 S	United States	Record daily precipitation	72.9 mm (2.9 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Denison Dam	United States	Record daily precipitation	43.7 mm (1.7 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Robe Comparison	Australia	Record high maximum temperature	17.3 C (63.1 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Springville Fire Twr	United States	Record daily precipitation	80.8 mm (3.2 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Feodosiia	Ukraine	Record low minimum temperature	11.2 C (52.2 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Fowlerton	United States	Record low maximum temperature	27.2 C (81.0 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Snowville	United States	Record high minimum temperature	18.9 C (66.0 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Jemez Springs	United States	Record low minimum temperature	7.8 C (46.0 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Low Head (Comparison)	Australia	Record high minimum temperature	13.0 C (55.4 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Ozark 6 NNW	United States	Record low minimum temperature	15.6 C (60.1 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Naples	United States	Record daily precipitation	61.2 mm (2.4 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Clover Valley	United States	Record high maximum temperature	35.0 C (95.0 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Antlers	United States	Record daily precipitation	139.7 mm (5.5 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Jourdanton	United States	Record daily precipitation	58.9 mm (2.3 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
San Jacinto	Mexico	Record low minimum temperature	10.0 C (50.0 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Santa Barbara	United States	Record high minimum temperature	17.8 C (64.0 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Medicine Lake 3 SE	United States	Record high maximum temperature	36.7 C (98.1 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Kenton	United States	Record low minimum temperature	9.4 C (48.9 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Shreveport	United States	Record daily precipitation	82.8 mm (3.3 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Petaluma AP	United States	Record low minimum temperature	4.4 C (39.9 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Riverside Fire STN 3	United States	Record high minimum temperature	20.0 C (68.0 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Sobol Twr	United States	Record daily precipitation	54.4 mm (2.1 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Fischers Store	United States	Record daily precipitation	62.2 mm (2.4 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Albuquerque Intl AP	United States	Record low minimum temperature	11.1 C (52.0 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Santa Barbara Muni AP	United States	Record high maximum temperature	38.9 C (102.0 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Mont-de-Marsan	France	Record daily precipitation	28.8 mm (1.1 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Superior	United States	Record low maximum temperature	28.3 C (82.9 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Polson	United States	Record high maximum temperature	35.6 C (96.1 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Wells	United States	Record high maximum temperature	35.6 C (96.1 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Kingston 5 SSE	United States	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Spanish Fk Pwr House	United States	Record high maximum temperature	38.9 C (102.0 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Evanston 1 E	United States	Record high maximum temperature	32.2 C (90.0 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Homer AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	25.1 mm (1.0 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Kirovohrad	Ukraine	Record daily precipitation	51.6 mm (2.0 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Julian Wynola	United States	Record high maximum temperature	41.1 C (106.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Homer 1N	United States	Record daily precipitation	54.6 mm (2.1 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Garrison	United States	Record high maximum temperature	38.3 C (100.9 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Calvillo (Smn)	Mexico	Record low maximum temperature	22.2 C (72.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
La Purisima	Mexico	Record high minimum temperature	28.9 C (84.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
John Martin Dam	United States	Record low minimum temperature	7.8 C (46.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Paint Rock	United States	Record daily precipitation	47.8 mm (1.9 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Galveston	United States	Record daily precipitation	29.5 mm (1.2 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

766 records

Records set or tied on 3 July 1985 by type: Highest daily maximum 265, Lowest daily maximum 120, Highest daily minimum 81, Lowest daily minimum 175, Heaviest daily rainfall 125.

Records on 3 July 1985 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	265
Lowest daily maximum	120
Highest daily minimum	81
Lowest daily minimum	175
Heaviest daily rainfall	125
Heaviest daily snowfall	0
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 3 July 1985 by timescale: all-time 6, monthly 32, daily 728.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

563 broken records

Margins by which the 563 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 110.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

3 July 1985

Top 20 records on 3 July 1985 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
3 July 1985	Paris, US	daily rain	68.6 mm (2.7 in)	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	80 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
3 July 1985	Carsland, AU	daily rain	55.0 mm (2.2 in)	55.0 mm (2.2 in)	31 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
3 July 1985	Nouakchott, MR	monthly low min	13.5 C (56.3 F)	4.2 C (7.6 F)	22 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
3 July 1985	Santa Barbara, US	daily high max	37.8 C (100.0 F)	7.8 C (14.0 F)	54 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
3 July 1985	Hobart (Ellerslie Road), AU	monthly high min	12.9 C (55.2 F)	0.1 C (0.2 F)	100 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
3 July 1985	Pathfinder Dam, US	all-time high min	23.9 C (75.0 F)	0.6 C (1.1 F)	67 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
3 July 1985	New Braunfels, US	daily rain	49.5 mm (1.9 in)	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	79 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
3 July 1985	Tuzantla (Smn), MX	daily low min	15.6 C (60.1 F)	4.4 C (7.9 F)	39 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
3 July 1985	Lockhart, US	daily rain	66.8 mm (2.6 in)	60.2 mm (2.4 in)	22 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
3 July 1985	Richland, US	daily high min	31.1 C (88.0 F)	14.4 C (25.9 F)	0 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
3 July 1985	Los Reyes, MX	daily rain	79.8 mm (3.1 in)	35.1 mm (1.4 in)	24 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
3 July 1985	Demjanskoe, RU	daily rain	31.2 mm (1.2 in)	20.8 mm (0.8 in)	43 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
3 July 1985	Paso de San Antonio, MX	daily rain	159.8 mm (6.3 in)	110.0 mm (4.3 in)	2 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
3 July 1985	Monticello Muni AP, US	daily low min	14.4 C (57.9 F)	1.2 C (2.2 F)	97 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
3 July 1985	Tiksi, RU	daily rain	27.5 mm (1.1 in)	13.9 mm (0.5 in)	31 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
3 July 1985	Saint Anthony, US	daily high max	34.4 C (93.9 F)	2.2 C (4.0 F)	89 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
3 July 1985	Tucumcari 4 NE, US	monthly low min	11.1 C (52.0 F)	0.6 C (1.1 F)	72 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
3 July 1985	Titusville Wtr Wks, US	daily rain	54.1 mm (2.1 in)	35.3 mm (1.4 in)	12 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
3 July 1985	Boswell 1 S, US	daily rain	72.9 mm (2.9 in)	47.8 mm (1.9 in)	34 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
3 July 1985	Denison Dam, US	daily rain	43.7 mm (1.7 in)	39.1 mm (1.5 in)	36 years	39 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 766 records.

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

Records on 07-03 in each year
Year	Records
1793	2
1806	1
1812	1
1816	1
1825	1
1827	1
1836	1
1839	1
1844	1
1845	1
1855	1
1856	2
1857	3
1858	2
1863	1
1864	2
1870	3
1871	2
1872	2
1874	5
1876	1
1878	3
1879	2
1883	1
1885	1
1886	1
1888	1
1890	1
1891	3
1892	3
1894	4
1895	2
1896	1
1897	3
1898	5
1899	3
1900	5
1901	1
1902	6
1903	6
1904	21
1905	19
1906	12
1907	38
1908	18
1909	30
1910	17
1911	61
1912	36
1913	16
1914	55
1915	29
1916	28
1917	67
1918	55
1919	27
1920	179
1921	68
1922	73
1923	244
1924	290
1925	136
1926	140
1927	281
1928	84
1929	315
1930	581
1931	450
1932	326
1933	467
1934	396
1935	275
1936	523
1937	266
1938	294
1939	250
1940	383
1941	395
1942	428
1943	404
1944	498
1945	203
1946	243
1947	466
1948	242
1949	572
1950	479
1951	355
1952	346
1953	584
1954	384
1955	447
1956	528
1957	589
1958	414
1959	240
1960	717
1961	491
1962	547
1963	424
1964	896
1965	370
1966	780
1967	801
1968	729
1969	555
1970	605
1971	472
1972	986
1973	666
1974	685
1975	678
1976	888
1977	362
1978	1,268
1979	738
1980	959
1981	685
1982	913
1983	861
1984	738
1985	766
1986	1,183
1987	706
1988	1,100
1989	962
1990	1,197
1991	993
1992	1,371
1993	804
1994	950
1995	1,024
1996	872
1997	1,071
1998	862
1999	1,228
2000	667
2001	1,222
2002	1,251
2003	775
2004	767
2005	735
2006	943
2007	977
2008	839
2009	1,030
2010	1,310
2011	979
2012	933
2013	1,166
2014	661
2015	1,216
2016	785
2017	451
2018	923
2019	495
2020	378
2021	873
2022	737
2023	595
2024	670
2025	865
2026	1,036

Download the Data

Data for records on 1985-07-03: 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	533
20 to 40	21
40 to 60	7
60 to 80	1
80 to 100	0
100 to 120	1