Weather Records on 5 July 1985

695 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 5 July 1985. Highest significance: Kherson, UA.

Key Facts for 5 July 1985

On 5 July 1985, 695 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
317 were record highs and 167 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 20 were all-time records, 34 monthly and 641 daily.
Kherson set a daily record precipitation of 80.5 mm (3.2 in) on 5 July 1985.
Across 170 earlier years (1796 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 419 records.

Record Map

695 stations

695 station records on 5 July 1985 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 5 July 1985: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Kherson	Ukraine	Record daily precipitation	80.5 mm (3.2 in)	78 of 100 (Major)
Caledon (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	68.0 mm (2.7 in)	72 of 100 (Major)
Touws River	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	40.0 mm (1.6 in)	69 of 100 (Major)
Welbedacht	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	51.5 mm (2.0 in)	67 of 100 (Major)
Cape Agulhas	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	50.0 mm (2.0 in)	64 of 100 (Major)
Stellenbosch (Tnk)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	79.5 mm (3.1 in)	64 of 100 (Major)
Tulbagh (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	53.5 mm (2.1 in)	62 of 100 (Major)
Worcester	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	69.0 mm (2.7 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Clarksville Wwtp	United States	Record daily precipitation	77.5 mm (3.1 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Dassieshoek	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	52.0 mm (2.0 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Elsenburg	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	71.5 mm (2.8 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Boontjieskraal	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	59.3 mm (2.3 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Supai	United States	Record high maximum temperature	46.7 C (116.1 F)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Tussenbeide	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	67.0 mm (2.6 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Nizhni Sirohozy	Ukraine	Record daily precipitation	51.6 mm (2.0 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Chornomorske	Ukraine	Record daily precipitation	60.3 mm (2.4 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
St George	United States	Record high maximum temperature	47.2 C (117.0 F)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Jogeva	Estonia	Record daily precipitation	42.8 mm (1.7 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Aachen	Germany	Record daily precipitation	35.7 mm (1.4 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Sugar Land	United States	Record low maximum temperature	24.4 C (75.9 F)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Jagdalpur	India	Record daily precipitation	119.9 mm (4.7 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Sevastopol',Mgs	Ukraine	Record daily precipitation	53.1 mm (2.1 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Montagu (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	42.5 mm (1.7 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Zoetendals Vallei	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	48.5 mm (1.9 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Kleinfontein	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	37.0 mm (1.5 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Melitopol	Ukraine	Record daily precipitation	48.0 mm (1.9 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Warriup	Australia	Record daily precipitation	29.4 mm (1.2 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Ipiau	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	35.2 mm (1.4 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Elandsfontein	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	56.5 mm (2.2 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
San Marcos	United States	Record low maximum temperature	22.2 C (72.0 F)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Roetgen	Germany	Record daily precipitation	47.2 mm (1.9 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Philadelphia Polisie	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	44.5 mm (1.8 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Plaatjies Kraal	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	40.0 mm (1.6 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Swellendam (Bos)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	52.0 mm (2.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Diversion Dam	United States	Record high minimum temperature	20.0 C (68.0 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
McGregor (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	52.0 mm (2.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Robertson	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	51.5 mm (2.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Frankfort 2NE	United States	Record daily precipitation	27.4 mm (1.1 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Gulfport Naval Ctr	United States	Record daily precipitation	174.2 mm (6.9 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
New Iberia AP - Acadiana Rgnl	United States	Record low maximum temperature	25.6 C (78.1 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Alcozauca (Smn)	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	81.8 mm (3.2 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Cape Town Maitland (Cem)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	60.8 mm (2.4 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Paarl (Tnk)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	64.0 mm (2.5 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Ely AP	United States	Record high maximum temperature	37.8 C (100.0 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Jacksonville NAS	United States	Record daily precipitation	73.4 mm (2.9 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Krasnojarsk	Russia	Record daily precipitation	45.1 mm (1.8 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Swellendam (Tnk)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	41.2 mm (1.6 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Arcadia	United States	Record low minimum temperature	17.8 C (64.0 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Bay City Wtr Wks	United States	Record low maximum temperature	25.0 C (77.0 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Kewaunee	United States	Record daily precipitation	37.1 mm (1.5 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Phelps	United States	Record daily precipitation	37.8 mm (1.5 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Noorbeek	Netherlands	Record daily precipitation	79.4 mm (3.1 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Srednekan	Russia	Record daily precipitation	40.2 mm (1.6 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Bredasdorp	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	64.0 mm (2.5 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Robben Island (Vrt)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	59.6 mm (2.3 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Hopefield (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	37.0 mm (1.5 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Kanab	United States	Record high maximum temperature	42.2 C (108.0 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Ft Valley	United States	Record high maximum temperature	36.7 C (98.1 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Tropic	United States	Record high maximum temperature	36.1 C (97.0 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Forbes (Camp Street)	Australia	Record high maximum temperature	19.6 C (67.3 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)

Counts by Type and Timescale

695 records

Records set or tied on 5 July 1985 by type: Highest daily maximum 224, Lowest daily maximum 69, Highest daily minimum 93, Lowest daily minimum 98, Heaviest daily rainfall 211.

Records on 5 July 1985 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	224
Lowest daily maximum	69
Highest daily minimum	93
Lowest daily minimum	98
Heaviest daily rainfall	211
Heaviest daily snowfall	0
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 5 July 1985 by timescale: all-time 20, monthly 34, daily 641.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

506 broken records

Margins by which the 506 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 65.2. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

5 July 1985

Top 20 records on 5 July 1985 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
5 July 1985	Kherson, UA	daily rain	80.5 mm (3.2 in)	65.2 mm (2.6 in)	95 years	78 of 100 (Major)
5 July 1985	Caledon (Pol), ZA	monthly rain	68.0 mm (2.7 in)	24.8 mm (1.0 in)	67 years	72 of 100 (Major)
5 July 1985	Touws River, ZA	daily rain	40.0 mm (1.6 in)	29.3 mm (1.2 in)	64 years	69 of 100 (Major)
5 July 1985	Welbedacht, ZA	daily rain	51.5 mm (2.0 in)	42.9 mm (1.7 in)	64 years	67 of 100 (Major)
5 July 1985	Cape Agulhas, ZA	daily rain	50.0 mm (2.0 in)	24.0 mm (0.9 in)	51 years	64 of 100 (Major)
5 July 1985	Stellenbosch (Tnk), ZA	monthly rain	79.5 mm (3.1 in)	20.1 mm (0.8 in)	83 years	64 of 100 (Major)
5 July 1985	Tulbagh (Pol), ZA	daily rain	53.5 mm (2.1 in)	34.4 mm (1.4 in)	64 years	62 of 100 (Major)
5 July 1985	Worcester, ZA	monthly rain	69.0 mm (2.7 in)	18.2 mm (0.7 in)	58 years	61 of 100 (Major)
5 July 1985	Clarksville Wwtp, US	daily rain	77.5 mm (3.1 in)	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	90 years	60 of 100 (Major)
5 July 1985	Dassieshoek, ZA	monthly rain	52.0 mm (2.0 in)	18.7 mm (0.7 in)	53 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
5 July 1985	Elsenburg, ZA	daily rain	71.5 mm (2.8 in)	40.1 mm (1.6 in)	40 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
5 July 1985	Boontjieskraal, ZA	monthly rain	59.3 mm (2.3 in)	20.9 mm (0.8 in)	32 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
5 July 1985	Supai, US	all-time high max	46.7 C (116.1 F)	0.6 C (1.1 F)	84 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
5 July 1985	Tussenbeide, ZA	daily rain	67.0 mm (2.6 in)	32.2 mm (1.3 in)	35 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
5 July 1985	Nizhni Sirohozy, UA	daily rain	51.6 mm (2.0 in)	37.0 mm (1.5 in)	24 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
5 July 1985	Chornomorske, UA	daily rain	60.3 mm (2.4 in)	39.3 mm (1.5 in)	44 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
5 July 1985	St George, US	all-time high max	47.2 C (117.0 F)	0.5 C (0.9 F)	74 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
5 July 1985	Jogeva, EE	daily rain	42.8 mm (1.7 in)	22.8 mm (0.9 in)	38 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
5 July 1985	Aachen, DE	daily rain	35.7 mm (1.4 in)	12.3 mm (0.5 in)	80 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
5 July 1985	Sugar Land, US	daily low max	24.4 C (75.9 F)	3.9 C (7.0 F)	84 years	51 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

1796 to 1985

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1796 to 1985. 1985 had 695 records.

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

Records on 07-05 in each year
Year	Records
1796	1
1806	1
1816	1
1819	2
1822	1
1828	2
1835	1
1839	1
1841	1
1842	1
1844	1
1845	1
1852	1
1856	1
1858	1
1859	1
1860	2
1864	1
1866	1
1867	1
1868	1
1870	1
1871	1
1874	1
1876	2
1877	1
1878	1
1879	2
1881	6
1882	2
1883	1
1887	1
1888	1
1889	3
1890	6
1891	2
1892	2
1893	4
1894	1
1895	2
1896	1
1897	2
1898	3
1899	4
1900	8
1901	8
1902	11
1903	6
1904	4
1905	9
1906	25
1907	12
1908	10
1909	22
1910	33
1911	46
1912	12
1913	23
1914	56
1915	75
1916	37
1917	32
1918	30
1919	40
1920	206
1921	75
1922	66
1923	67
1924	112
1925	108
1926	183
1927	206
1928	185
1929	224
1930	233
1931	395
1932	344
1933	335
1934	505
1935	242
1936	714
1937	340
1938	328
1939	398
1940	352
1941	309
1942	443
1943	418
1944	438
1945	244
1946	273
1947	815
1948	655
1949	444
1950	480
1951	635
1952	341
1953	532
1954	417
1955	437
1956	499
1957	491
1958	634
1959	318
1960	515
1961	604
1962	324
1963	642
1964	421
1965	298
1966	305
1967	923
1968	828
1969	822
1970	552
1971	431
1972	1,580
1973	766
1974	488
1975	806
1976	639
1977	740
1978	804
1979	919
1980	557
1981	914
1982	981
1983	841
1984	832
1985	695
1986	1,155
1987	665
1988	1,828
1989	930
1990	1,103
1991	936
1992	937
1993	1,383
1994	1,137
1995	1,243
1996	1,130
1997	962
1998	957
1999	1,838
2000	729
2001	1,153
2002	892
2003	646
2004	853
2005	797
2006	974
2007	1,206
2008	779
2009	946
2010	1,085
2011	696
2012	1,356
2013	768
2014	420
2015	1,303
2016	932
2017	619
2018	754
2019	742
2020	416
2021	639
2022	855
2023	688
2024	1,030
2025	632
2026	505

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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 10	418
10 to 20	51
20 to 30	25
30 to 40	7
40 to 50	4
50 to 60	0
60 to 70	1