Weather Records on 7 July 1985

939 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 7 July 1985. Highest significance: Oak Park Station, AU.

Key Facts for 7 July 1985

On 7 July 1985, 939 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
471 were record highs and 195 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 8 were all-time records, 24 monthly and 907 daily.
Oak Park Station set a monthly record daily precipitation of 57.0 mm (2.2 in) on 7 July 1985.
Across 165 earlier years (1793 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 429 records.

Record Map

939 stations

939 station records on 7 July 1985 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 7 July 1985: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Oak Park Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	57.0 mm (2.2 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Kisa_D	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	43.0 mm (1.7 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Homer AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	25.1 mm (1.0 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Clare	Australia	Record daily precipitation	38.0 mm (1.5 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Hassleby	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	40.4 mm (1.6 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Poretskoye	Russia	Record daily precipitation	62.9 mm (2.5 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Paso Robles	United States	Record high minimum temperature	20.0 C (68.0 F)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Matjiesrivier (Skl)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	36.0 mm (1.4 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Hillgrove Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	37.4 mm (1.5 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Narva	Estonia	Record daily precipitation	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Lien I Selbu	Norway	Record daily precipitation	38.8 mm (1.5 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Iffley Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
St George	United States	Record high maximum temperature	45.0 C (113.0 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Chilapa (Dge)	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	61.0 mm (2.4 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Greenvale	Australia	Record daily precipitation	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Hattiesburg 5SW	United States	Record low maximum temperature	27.2 C (81.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Carpentaria Downs Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Dotswood Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	48.0 mm (1.9 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
La Junta	Mexico	Record low minimum temperature	7.8 C (46.0 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Bezenchuk	Russia	Record daily precipitation	31.3 mm (1.2 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Emmett 2 E	United States	Record high minimum temperature	24.4 C (75.9 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Poplarville Exp STN	United States	Record low maximum temperature	26.7 C (80.1 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Wando Vale Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	49.2 mm (1.9 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Anadarko 3 E	United States	Record low minimum temperature	14.4 C (57.9 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Wondoola Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	28.0 mm (1.1 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Maryvale Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	37.0 mm (1.5 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Choteau	United States	Record high minimum temperature	16.7 C (62.1 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Wessington Springs	United States	Record high maximum temperature	39.4 C (102.9 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Ft Duchesne	United States	Record high minimum temperature	17.2 C (63.0 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Palmerville	Australia	Record low maximum temperature	26.0 C (78.8 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Mooramin	Australia	Record daily precipitation	58.5 mm (2.3 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Lima	United States	Record high minimum temperature	17.2 C (63.0 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Blanding	United States	Record high maximum temperature	37.8 C (100.0 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Paragonah	United States	Record high maximum temperature	37.2 C (99.0 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Kitoi Bay	United States	Record daily precipitation	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Kidston Gold Mine	Australia	Record daily precipitation	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Taganrog (Lighthouse)	Russia	Record daily precipitation	31.4 mm (1.2 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
New Orleans Audubon	United States	Record low maximum temperature	25.0 C (77.0 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Scottsbluff W B Heilig Fld AP	United States	Record high maximum temperature	40.6 C (105.1 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Lucin	United States	Record high maximum temperature	39.4 C (102.9 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Challis	United States	Record high minimum temperature	20.0 C (68.0 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Stanley	United States	Record high minimum temperature	11.1 C (52.0 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Laurel	United States	Record low maximum temperature	26.7 C (80.1 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Broken Bow 2 W	United States	Record low minimum temperature	6.1 C (43.0 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Wolcott 3 NW	United States	Record daily precipitation	35.1 mm (1.4 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Kenai AP	United States	Record low maximum temperature	11.7 C (53.1 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Quitman 2 NW	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Sonora	United States	Record low minimum temperature	15.0 C (59.0 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Spring Creek Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	27.4 mm (1.1 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Fletcher Vale Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	37.0 mm (1.5 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Gayndah Post Office	Australia	Record low maximum temperature	16.2 C (61.2 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Elkhart	United States	Record high maximum temperature	41.7 C (107.1 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Grayling	United States	Record low maximum temperature	15.6 C (60.1 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Okeene	United States	Record low minimum temperature	15.0 C (59.0 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Prineville	United States	Record high maximum temperature	37.2 C (99.0 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
El Barretal I	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	109.0 mm (4.3 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Jasper	United States	Record daily precipitation	65.5 mm (2.6 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Pascagoula 3 NE	United States	Record low maximum temperature	26.1 C (79.0 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Broadview	United States	Record high minimum temperature	18.3 C (64.9 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
San Jon	United States	Record low minimum temperature	11.7 C (53.1 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

939 records

Records set or tied on 7 July 1985 by type: Highest daily maximum 296, Lowest daily maximum 87, Highest daily minimum 175, Lowest daily minimum 108, Heaviest daily rainfall 273.

Records on 7 July 1985 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	296
Lowest daily maximum	87
Highest daily minimum	175
Lowest daily minimum	108
Heaviest daily rainfall	273
Heaviest daily snowfall	0
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 7 July 1985 by timescale: all-time 8, monthly 24, daily 907.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

686 broken records

Margins by which the 686 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 38.9. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

7 July 1985

Top 20 records on 7 July 1985 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
7 July 1985	Oak Park Station, AU	monthly rain	57.0 mm (2.2 in)	18.9 mm (0.7 in)	63 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
7 July 1985	Kisa_D, SE	daily rain	43.0 mm (1.7 in)	30.8 mm (1.2 in)	36 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
7 July 1985	Homer AP, US	daily rain	25.1 mm (1.0 in)	17.5 mm (0.7 in)	24 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
7 July 1985	Clare, AU	daily rain	38.0 mm (1.5 in)	35.8 mm (1.4 in)	8 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
7 July 1985	Hassleby, SE	daily rain	40.4 mm (1.6 in)	28.5 mm (1.1 in)	16 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
7 July 1985	Poretskoye, RU	daily rain	62.9 mm (2.5 in)	22.1 mm (0.9 in)	44 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
7 July 1985	Paso Robles, US	daily high min	20.0 C (68.0 F)	5.6 C (10.1 F)	64 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
7 July 1985	Matjiesrivier (Skl), ZA	daily rain	36.0 mm (1.4 in)	24.8 mm (1.0 in)	40 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
7 July 1985	Hillgrove Station, AU	daily rain	37.4 mm (1.5 in)	19.6 mm (0.8 in)	50 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
7 July 1985	Narva, EE	daily rain	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	16.0 mm (0.6 in)	42 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
7 July 1985	Lien I Selbu, NO	daily rain	38.8 mm (1.5 in)	11.4 mm (0.4 in)	55 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
7 July 1985	Iffley Station, AU	daily rain	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	26.2 mm (1.0 in)	28 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
7 July 1985	St George, US	daily high max	45.0 C (113.0 F)	2.2 C (4.0 F)	90 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
7 July 1985	Chilapa (Dge), MX	daily rain	61.0 mm (2.4 in)	38.9 mm (1.5 in)	27 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
7 July 1985	Greenvale, AU	daily rain	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	16.6 mm (0.7 in)	43 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
7 July 1985	Hattiesburg 5SW, US	daily low max	27.2 C (81.0 F)	1.7 C (3.1 F)	85 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
7 July 1985	Carpentaria Downs Station, AU	daily rain	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	12.2 mm (0.5 in)	63 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
7 July 1985	Dotswood Station, AU	daily rain	48.0 mm (1.9 in)	20.8 mm (0.8 in)	43 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
7 July 1985	La Junta, MX	daily low min	7.8 C (46.0 F)	3.9 C (7.0 F)	60 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
7 July 1985	Bezenchuk, RU	daily rain	31.3 mm (1.2 in)	13.3 mm (0.5 in)	44 years	40 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 939 records.

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

Records on 07-07 in each year
Year	Records
1793	1
1812	1
1813	1
1815	1
1819	3
1821	1
1825	1
1828	2
1835	1
1845	1
1850	1
1856	2
1857	1
1860	1
1863	1
1864	2
1865	2
1867	1
1870	1
1872	1
1873	2
1874	1
1875	1
1877	3
1878	2
1879	1
1883	1
1887	4
1889	2
1890	8
1891	3
1892	3
1893	2
1894	1
1895	4
1896	5
1897	2
1898	3
1899	2
1900	14
1901	5
1902	13
1903	10
1904	4
1905	11
1906	12
1907	6
1908	26
1909	22
1910	16
1911	67
1912	31
1913	17
1914	49
1915	72
1916	126
1917	120
1918	42
1919	37
1920	42
1921	65
1922	135
1923	166
1924	166
1925	198
1926	135
1927	184
1928	200
1929	122
1930	332
1931	442
1932	315
1933	337
1934	390
1935	311
1936	795
1937	280
1938	268
1939	359
1940	467
1941	334
1942	516
1943	309
1944	411
1945	299
1946	208
1947	532
1948	404
1949	374
1950	431
1951	416
1952	515
1953	623
1954	622
1955	485
1956	1,170
1957	394
1958	749
1959	391
1960	663
1961	318
1962	294
1963	510
1964	549
1965	388
1966	304
1967	430
1968	624
1969	967
1970	391
1971	467
1972	1,155
1973	1,120
1974	652
1975	571
1976	679
1977	828
1978	794
1979	924
1980	848
1981	1,025
1982	795
1983	1,013
1984	1,044
1985	939
1986	770
1987	728
1988	1,251
1989	1,040
1990	781
1991	1,040
1992	938
1993	1,762
1994	1,394
1995	576
1996	1,218
1997	752
1998	1,382
1999	971
2000	823
2001	983
2002	667
2003	664
2004	1,084
2005	949
2006	1,061
2007	1,067
2008	1,174
2009	930
2010	1,411
2011	749
2012	1,423
2013	549
2014	539
2015	1,263
2016	717
2017	904
2018	550
2019	506
2020	556
2021	930
2022	744
2023	577
2024	1,277
2025	562
2026	522

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Data for records on 1985-07-07: 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 5	540
5 to 10	65
10 to 15	37
15 to 20	20
20 to 25	13
25 to 30	6
30 to 35	2
35 to 40	3