Weather Records on 4 July 1985

729 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 4 July 1985. Highest significance: Leeuwfontein, ZA.

Key Facts for 4 July 1985

On 4 July 1985, 729 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
318 were record highs and 214 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 7 were all-time records, 27 monthly and 695 daily.
Leeuwfontein set a monthly record daily precipitation of 67.0 mm (2.6 in) on 4 July 1985.
Across 163 earlier years (1806 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 420 records.

Record Map

729 stations

729 station records on 4 July 1985 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 4 July 1985: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Leeuwfontein	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	67.0 mm (2.6 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Manavi	Australia	Record daily precipitation	44.0 mm (1.7 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Palacios Muni AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	140.2 mm (5.5 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Matjiesfontein (Sar)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Sonora	United States	Record low minimum temperature	11.7 C (53.1 F)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Houston Wb City	United States	Record low maximum temperature	22.2 C (72.0 F)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Galveston	United States	Record low maximum temperature	25.0 C (77.0 F)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Weltevreden	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	28.0 mm (1.1 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Mount Coolon Hotel	Australia	Record daily precipitation	45.0 mm (1.8 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Evanston 1 E	United States	Record high maximum temperature	36.7 C (98.1 F)	48 of 100 (Notable)
San Luis Obispo Poly	United States	Record high minimum temperature	17.8 C (64.0 F)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Lordsburg 4 SE	United States	Record low minimum temperature	10.0 C (50.0 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Goliad	United States	Record daily precipitation	100.3 mm (3.9 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
San Marcos	United States	Record daily precipitation	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Scipio	United States	Record high maximum temperature	40.0 C (104.0 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
La Grange	United States	Record daily precipitation	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Cadoux	Australia	Record daily precipitation	28.2 mm (1.1 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Valencia Estates	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	44.4 mm (1.7 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Letaba Estates	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	54.0 mm (2.1 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Voznesensk	Ukraine	Record daily precipitation	40.1 mm (1.6 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Pavlograd	Ukraine	Record daily precipitation	26.2 mm (1.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
New Braunfels	United States	Record daily precipitation	53.6 mm (2.1 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Liberty	United States	Record daily precipitation	91.2 mm (3.6 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Alexandria	United States	Record daily precipitation	84.1 mm (3.3 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Watheroo	Australia	Record daily precipitation	39.0 mm (1.5 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Falls City 7 WSW	United States	Record daily precipitation	43.9 mm (1.7 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Matagorda #2	United States	Record low minimum temperature	19.4 C (66.9 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Poteet	United States	Record daily precipitation	66.5 mm (2.6 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Kalannie	Australia	Record daily precipitation	31.4 mm (1.2 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Jerome	United States	Record high maximum temperature	40.0 C (104.0 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Athens	United States	Record low minimum temperature	17.8 C (64.0 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Goliad 1 E	United States	Record daily precipitation	114.3 mm (4.5 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Porthill	United States	Record high minimum temperature	15.6 C (60.1 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Desert Nwr	United States	Record high maximum temperature	45.0 C (113.0 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Fredericksburg	United States	Record low minimum temperature	16.7 C (62.1 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Monticello Muni AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	84.3 mm (3.3 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Montello 2NE	United States	Record high maximum temperature	41.1 C (106.0 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Zolotoj	Russia	Record low minimum temperature	1.1 C (34.0 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Montevallo	United States	Record daily precipitation	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
La Pryor	United States	Record low maximum temperature	27.8 C (82.0 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Fond du Lac Wwtp	United States	Record daily precipitation	39.4 mm (1.6 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
El Carmen (Smn)	Mexico	Record high minimum temperature	28.9 C (84.0 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Elsinore	United States	Record high maximum temperature	43.9 C (111.0 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Hillsboro	United States	Record low minimum temperature	11.1 C (52.0 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Beach	United States	Record high minimum temperature	21.1 C (70.0 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Brownwood 2NE	United States	Record low minimum temperature	16.1 C (61.0 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Corsicana	United States	Record low minimum temperature	17.8 C (64.0 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Floresville	United States	Record daily precipitation	57.2 mm (2.3 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Gatesville	United States	Record low maximum temperature	28.9 C (84.0 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
La Junta	Mexico	Record low minimum temperature	7.8 C (46.0 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Cotija	Mexico	Record high maximum temperature	38.9 C (102.0 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Dilley	United States	Record daily precipitation	88.1 mm (3.5 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Blanding	United States	Record high maximum temperature	36.7 C (98.1 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Corpus Christi NAS	United States	Record daily precipitation	62.5 mm (2.5 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Snowtown	Australia	Record high maximum temperature	21.0 C (69.8 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Holbrook	United States	Record high maximum temperature	40.6 C (105.1 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Tower 2S	United States	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Hebbronville	United States	Record daily precipitation	28.4 mm (1.1 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Green River Aviation	United States	Record high maximum temperature	42.2 C (108.0 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Combolcha	Ethiopia	Record low minimum temperature	5.2 C (41.4 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

729 records

Records set or tied on 4 July 1985 by type: Highest daily maximum 223, Lowest daily maximum 75, Highest daily minimum 95, Lowest daily minimum 139, Heaviest daily rainfall 197.

Records on 4 July 1985 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	223
Lowest daily maximum	75
Highest daily minimum	95
Lowest daily minimum	139
Heaviest daily rainfall	197
Heaviest daily snowfall	0
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 4 July 1985 by timescale: all-time 7, monthly 27, daily 695.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

526 broken records

Margins by which the 526 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 86.4. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

4 July 1985

Top 20 records on 4 July 1985 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
4 July 1985	Leeuwfontein, ZA	monthly rain	67.0 mm (2.6 in)	37.3 mm (1.5 in)	11 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
4 July 1985	Manavi, AU	daily rain	44.0 mm (1.7 in)	17.1 mm (0.7 in)	72 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
4 July 1985	Palacios Muni AP, US	daily rain	140.2 mm (5.5 in)	86.4 mm (3.4 in)	36 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
4 July 1985	Matjiesfontein (Sar), ZA	daily rain	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	11.2 mm (0.4 in)	83 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
4 July 1985	Sonora, US	monthly low min	11.7 C (53.1 F)	2.2 C (4.0 F)	79 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
4 July 1985	Houston Wb City, US	monthly low max	22.2 C (72.0 F)	1.1 C (2.0 F)	93 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
4 July 1985	Galveston, US	monthly low max	25.0 C (77.0 F)	1.1 C (2.0 F)	84 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
4 July 1985	Weltevreden, ZA	daily rain	28.0 mm (1.1 in)	22.2 mm (0.9 in)	40 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
4 July 1985	Mount Coolon Hotel, AU	daily rain	45.0 mm (1.8 in)	33.3 mm (1.3 in)	46 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
4 July 1985	Evanston 1 E, US	all-time high max	36.7 C (98.1 F)	1.1 C (2.0 F)	53 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
4 July 1985	San Luis Obispo Poly, US	daily high min	17.8 C (64.0 F)	4.5 C (8.1 F)	48 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
4 July 1985	Lordsburg 4 SE, US	daily low min	10.0 C (50.0 F)	2.8 C (5.0 F)	80 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
4 July 1985	Goliad, US	daily rain	100.3 mm (3.9 in)	49.5 mm (1.9 in)	43 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
4 July 1985	San Marcos, US	daily rain	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	22.1 mm (0.9 in)	80 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
4 July 1985	Scipio, US	daily high max	40.0 C (104.0 F)	3.9 C (7.0 F)	76 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
4 July 1985	La Grange, US	daily rain	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	30.4 mm (1.2 in)	68 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
4 July 1985	Cadoux, AU	daily rain	28.2 mm (1.1 in)	11.9 mm (0.5 in)	55 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
4 July 1985	Valencia Estates, ZA	monthly rain	44.4 mm (1.7 in)	8.1 mm (0.32 in)	53 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
4 July 1985	Letaba Estates, ZA	monthly rain	54.0 mm (2.1 in)	9.0 mm (0.35 in)	53 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
4 July 1985	Voznesensk, UA	daily rain	40.1 mm (1.6 in)	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	14 years	42 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

1806 to 1985

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1806 to 1985. 1985 had 729 records.

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

Records on 07-04 in each year
Year	Records
1806	1
1815	2
1827	1
1828	1
1836	1
1837	1
1838	1
1839	2
1845	1
1850	1
1852	1
1856	2
1858	2
1859	1
1860	1
1863	1
1867	1
1868	1
1873	1
1874	2
1875	1
1877	1
1878	1
1879	1
1883	2
1887	1
1889	1
1890	3
1891	1
1892	1
1893	2
1894	3
1895	1
1896	2
1897	3
1898	6
1899	4
1900	10
1901	5
1902	8
1903	7
1904	12
1905	6
1906	15
1907	26
1908	14
1909	20
1910	33
1911	62
1912	28
1913	25
1914	48
1915	36
1916	25
1917	107
1918	72
1919	49
1920	105
1921	50
1922	61
1923	59
1924	230
1925	137
1926	139
1927	290
1928	150
1929	255
1930	276
1931	479
1932	635
1933	459
1934	521
1935	319
1936	1,189
1937	341
1938	353
1939	389
1940	504
1941	409
1942	495
1943	348
1944	553
1945	151
1946	288
1947	258
1948	293
1949	474
1950	335
1951	388
1952	285
1953	431
1954	291
1955	433
1956	381
1957	449
1958	517
1959	280
1960	562
1961	525
1962	619
1963	417
1964	383
1965	258
1966	473
1967	935
1968	668
1969	746
1970	675
1971	385
1972	1,195
1973	656
1974	546
1975	879
1976	785
1977	593
1978	1,020
1979	604
1980	674
1981	850
1982	858
1983	942
1984	851
1985	729
1986	1,129
1987	611
1988	1,158
1989	981
1990	871
1991	872
1992	1,023
1993	1,053
1994	1,131
1995	1,128
1996	1,014
1997	1,251
1998	925
1999	1,632
2000	891
2001	1,120
2002	1,152
2003	617
2004	668
2005	834
2006	924
2007	1,052
2008	764
2009	845
2010	1,124
2011	777
2012	1,205
2013	866
2014	456
2015	1,384
2016	919
2017	496
2018	653
2019	528
2020	365
2021	789
2022	700
2023	627
2024	765
2025	737
2026	717

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Data for records on 1985-07-04: 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 2026-10-18. Last revised 18 October 2026 (2026-10-18).

Margin	Records
0 to 20	496
20 to 40	22
40 to 60	6
60 to 80	1
80 to 100	1