Weather Records on 6 July 1985

874 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 6 July 1985. Highest significance: Hermannsburg, AU.

Key Facts for 6 July 1985

On 6 July 1985, 874 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
387 were record highs and 186 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 10 were all-time records, 29 monthly and 835 daily.
Hermannsburg set a daily record precipitation of 34.2 mm (1.3 in) on 6 July 1985.
Across 163 earlier years (1793 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 436 records.

Record Map

874 stations

874 station records on 6 July 1985 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 6 July 1985: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Hermannsburg	Australia	Record daily precipitation	34.2 mm (1.3 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Stuttgart	United States	Record daily precipitation	83.8 mm (3.3 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Morgan 1 W	United States	Record low maximum temperature	21.1 C (70.0 F)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Babuskin	Russia	Record daily precipitation	67.7 mm (2.7 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Ust-Unja	Russia	Record daily precipitation	47.4 mm (1.9 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Columbia	United States	Record low maximum temperature	23.3 C (73.9 F)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Dubois Exp STN	United States	Record high minimum temperature	22.8 C (73.0 F)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Rheinfelden	Germany	Record daily precipitation	42.4 mm (1.7 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Tuzantla (Smn)	Mexico	Record low minimum temperature	15.6 C (60.1 F)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Lanihau 68.2	United States	Record daily precipitation	114.6 mm (4.5 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Lussanvira	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	39.7 mm (1.6 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Severo-Enisejsk	Russia	Record daily precipitation	39.6 mm (1.6 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Tierawoomba	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.0 mm (1.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Mainz-Lerchenberg (Zdf)	Germany	Record daily precipitation	28.4 mm (1.1 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Quata	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	43.4 mm (1.7 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Niederstotzingen	Germany	Record daily precipitation	65.2 mm (2.6 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Concordia (Bos)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	49.5 mm (1.9 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Lukojanov	Russia	Record daily precipitation	40.5 mm (1.6 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Amite	United States	Record low maximum temperature	25.0 C (77.0 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Crescent City	United States	Record daily precipitation	53.3 mm (2.1 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Paveletz	Russia	Record daily precipitation	44.6 mm (1.8 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Moultrie 2 ESE	United States	Record daily precipitation	66.3 mm (2.6 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Lisbon	United States	Record low minimum temperature	1.7 C (35.1 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Alexandria 4 WSW	United States	Record daily precipitation	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Stuttgart-Stadt	Germany	Record daily precipitation	26.3 mm (1.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
El Carrizal	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	79.8 mm (3.1 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Greenville	United States	Record low minimum temperature	12.8 C (55.0 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Madowla	Australia	Record daily precipitation	78.0 mm (3.1 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Beaver City	United States	Record low minimum temperature	10.0 C (50.0 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Paragonah	United States	Record high maximum temperature	38.3 C (100.9 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Sandhoogte (Pur)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Jeanerette 5 NW	United States	Record low maximum temperature	25.6 C (78.1 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Hattiesburg 5SW	United States	Record low maximum temperature	23.3 C (73.9 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Clover Valley	United States	Record high maximum temperature	35.6 C (96.1 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Lewistown AP	United States	Record high maximum temperature	35.6 C (96.1 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Whiting Fld NAS	United States	Record daily precipitation	74.7 mm (2.9 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Scipio	United States	Record high maximum temperature	37.8 C (100.0 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Shawano 2SSW	United States	Record daily precipitation	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
New Orleans Audubon	United States	Record low maximum temperature	26.1 C (79.0 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Bishop AP	United States	Record high minimum temperature	19.4 C (66.9 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Longton Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	35.0 mm (1.4 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Neukirchen-Hauptschwenda	Germany	Record daily precipitation	38.0 mm (1.5 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Simferopol	Ukraine	Record daily precipitation	36.9 mm (1.5 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Salida	United States	Record high maximum temperature	33.9 C (93.0 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Lake City 2 E	United States	Record low minimum temperature	13.9 C (57.0 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Laurel	United States	Record low maximum temperature	23.9 C (75.0 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Blanding	United States	Record high maximum temperature	37.8 C (100.0 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Tropic	United States	Record high maximum temperature	36.7 C (98.1 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Diversion Dam	United States	Record high minimum temperature	20.6 C (69.1 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Villingen-Schwenningen	Germany	Record daily precipitation	28.9 mm (1.1 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Ustordynskij	Russia	Record daily precipitation	38.0 mm (1.5 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Gage	United States	Record high maximum temperature	40.6 C (105.1 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Richmond Post Office	Australia	Record high minimum temperature	17.6 C (63.7 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Krumbach-Edenhausen	Germany	Record daily precipitation	59.2 mm (2.3 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Tequesquitengo	Mexico	Record low maximum temperature	24.4 C (75.9 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Kabansk	Russia	Record daily precipitation	32.9 mm (1.3 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Inverness 3 SE	United States	Record low minimum temperature	16.1 C (61.0 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Columbus	United States	Record high minimum temperature	26.7 C (80.1 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Tallahassee	United States	Record daily precipitation	57.7 mm (2.3 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Oneonta	United States	Record daily precipitation	72.4 mm (2.9 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

874 records

Records set or tied on 6 July 1985 by type: Highest daily maximum 277, Lowest daily maximum 83, Highest daily minimum 110, Lowest daily minimum 103, Heaviest daily rainfall 301.

Records on 6 July 1985 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	277
Lowest daily maximum	83
Highest daily minimum	110
Lowest daily minimum	103
Heaviest daily rainfall	301
Heaviest daily snowfall	0
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 6 July 1985 by timescale: all-time 10, monthly 29, daily 835.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

647 broken records

Margins by which the 647 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 90.2. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

6 July 1985

Top 20 records on 6 July 1985 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
6 July 1985	Hermannsburg, AU	daily rain	34.2 mm (1.3 in)	24.8 mm (1.0 in)	74 years	61 of 100 (Major)
6 July 1985	Stuttgart, US	daily rain	83.8 mm (3.3 in)	65.8 mm (2.6 in)	35 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
6 July 1985	Morgan 1 W, US	monthly low max	21.1 C (70.0 F)	2.2 C (4.0 F)	90 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
6 July 1985	Babuskin, RU	daily rain	67.7 mm (2.7 in)	37.5 mm (1.5 in)	40 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
6 July 1985	Ust-Unja, RU	daily rain	47.4 mm (1.9 in)	27.6 mm (1.1 in)	22 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
6 July 1985	Columbia, US	monthly low max	23.3 C (73.9 F)	2.3 C (4.1 F)	81 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
6 July 1985	Dubois Exp STN, US	all-time high min	22.8 C (73.0 F)	2.2 C (4.0 F)	53 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
6 July 1985	Rheinfelden, DE	daily rain	42.4 mm (1.7 in)	34.5 mm (1.4 in)	19 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
6 July 1985	Tuzantla (Smn), MX	daily low min	15.6 C (60.1 F)	4.4 C (7.9 F)	42 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
6 July 1985	Lanihau 68.2, US	daily rain	114.6 mm (4.5 in)	90.2 mm (3.6 in)	16 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
6 July 1985	Lussanvira, BR	daily rain	39.7 mm (1.6 in)	33.7 mm (1.3 in)	40 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
6 July 1985	Severo-Enisejsk, RU	daily rain	39.6 mm (1.6 in)	20.8 mm (0.8 in)	32 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
6 July 1985	Tierawoomba, AU	daily rain	25.0 mm (1.0 in)	15.6 mm (0.6 in)	84 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
6 July 1985	Mainz-Lerchenberg (Zdf), DE	daily rain	28.4 mm (1.1 in)	19.2 mm (0.8 in)	19 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
6 July 1985	Quata, BR	daily rain	43.4 mm (1.7 in)	36.9 mm (1.5 in)	40 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
6 July 1985	Niederstotzingen, DE	all-time rain	65.2 mm (2.6 in)	10.3 mm (0.4 in)	17 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
6 July 1985	Concordia (Bos), ZA	daily rain	49.5 mm (1.9 in)	28.2 mm (1.1 in)	35 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
6 July 1985	Lukojanov, RU	daily rain	40.5 mm (1.6 in)	28.2 mm (1.1 in)	14 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
6 July 1985	Amite, US	daily low max	25.0 C (77.0 F)	2.8 C (5.0 F)	74 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
6 July 1985	Crescent City, US	daily rain	53.3 mm (2.1 in)	22.6 mm (0.9 in)	68 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

1793 to 1985

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1793 to 1985. 1985 had 874 records.

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

Records on 07-06 in each year
Year	Records
1793	1
1795	1
1812	1
1813	1
1819	1
1821	1
1828	3
1839	1
1845	1
1848	1
1856	1
1859	1
1860	1
1863	1
1864	2
1865	1
1868	2
1874	1
1875	3
1876	1
1877	1
1878	3
1879	3
1881	4
1883	1
1885	1
1887	2
1889	1
1890	7
1892	1
1893	2
1894	4
1895	3
1896	3
1897	1
1898	5
1899	5
1900	12
1901	7
1902	6
1903	2
1904	4
1905	8
1906	16
1907	9
1908	22
1909	22
1910	31
1911	45
1912	32
1913	18
1914	50
1915	83
1916	38
1917	26
1918	28
1919	36
1920	36
1921	80
1922	159
1923	177
1924	163
1925	160
1926	133
1927	255
1928	231
1929	106
1930	285
1931	489
1932	470
1933	310
1934	400
1935	222
1936	683
1937	385
1938	269
1939	425
1940	437
1941	337
1942	543
1943	349
1944	320
1945	337
1946	172
1947	506
1948	698
1949	405
1950	541
1951	623
1952	456
1953	656
1954	494
1955	388
1956	722
1957	359
1958	717
1959	285
1960	687
1961	501
1962	434
1963	350
1964	579
1965	442
1966	319
1967	684
1968	739
1969	786
1970	497
1971	412
1972	1,368
1973	1,196
1974	456
1975	743
1976	595
1977	848
1978	1,072
1979	1,092
1980	587
1981	1,016
1982	803
1983	1,002
1984	782
1985	874
1986	870
1987	636
1988	2,036
1989	838
1990	854
1991	888
1992	936
1993	1,419
1994	1,345
1995	779
1996	1,034
1997	792
1998	1,238
1999	1,603
2000	753
2001	1,020
2002	650
2003	723
2004	903
2005	927
2006	1,122
2007	1,303
2008	937
2009	935
2010	1,199
2011	617
2012	1,398
2013	607
2014	494
2015	1,160
2016	778
2017	808
2018	714
2019	523
2020	380
2021	746
2022	890
2023	548
2024	1,185
2025	619
2026	517

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Data for records on 1985-07-06: 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 2026-10-16 (16 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	609
20 to 40	33
40 to 60	2
60 to 80	2
80 to 100	1