Weather Records on 8 July 1985

1,024 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 8 July 1985. Highest significance: Bowenville, AU.

Key Facts for 8 July 1985

On 8 July 1985, 1,024 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
574 were record highs and 169 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 9 were all-time records, 23 monthly and 992 daily.
Bowenville set a daily record precipitation of 46.0 mm (1.8 in) on 8 July 1985.
Across 159 earlier years (1793 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 442 records.

Record Map

1,024 stations

1,024 station records on 8 July 1985 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 8 July 1985: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Bowenville	Australia	Record daily precipitation	46.0 mm (1.8 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Glendower Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Mys Terpenij	Russia	Record daily precipitation	86.1 mm (3.4 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Quambone (Sandy Camp)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Mount Spencer 2	Australia	Record daily precipitation	27.5 mm (1.1 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Tinnenburra	Australia	Record daily precipitation	31.4 mm (1.2 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Rtiscevo	Russia	Record daily precipitation	39.6 mm (1.6 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Bengalla	Australia	Record daily precipitation	46.0 mm (1.8 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Garah (Bengerang)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	106.0 mm (4.2 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Paonia 1SW	United States	Record high maximum temperature	38.3 C (100.9 F)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Brooksville Chin Hill	United States	Record low minimum temperature	17.8 C (64.0 F)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Betanga	Australia	Record daily precipitation	27.0 mm (1.1 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Woodlea	Australia	Record daily precipitation	52.0 mm (2.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Guantanamo Bay NAS	Cuba	Record daily precipitation	44.7 mm (1.8 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Cotija	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	63.0 mm (2.5 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Mingela Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	59.8 mm (2.4 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Selbu-Stubbe	Norway	Record daily precipitation	38.8 mm (1.5 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Leichardt Farms	Australia	Record daily precipitation	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Murralah	Australia	Record daily precipitation	40.0 mm (1.6 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Donaldsonville 4 SW	United States	Record low maximum temperature	27.2 C (81.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Dixville Notch	United States	Record daily precipitation	38.6 mm (1.5 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Menzelinsk	Russia	Record daily precipitation	31.4 mm (1.2 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Wray	United States	Record high maximum temperature	42.8 C (109.0 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Xiamen	China	Record daily precipitation	109.1 mm (4.3 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Lukachukai	United States	Record high maximum temperature	37.8 C (100.0 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Supai	United States	Record high maximum temperature	44.4 C (111.9 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Stamford Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Uanda	Australia	Record daily precipitation	26.8 mm (1.1 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Russell Island	Australia	Record daily precipitation	55.4 mm (2.2 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Yuleba Garden St	Australia	Record daily precipitation	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Pskov	Russia	Record daily precipitation	33.3 mm (1.3 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Augusta	United States	Record high minimum temperature	16.1 C (61.0 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Ferron	United States	Record high maximum temperature	35.0 C (95.0 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Lindeman Island Resort	Australia	Record daily precipitation	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Mount Coolon Hotel	Australia	Record daily precipitation	56.2 mm (2.2 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Maylands	Australia	Record daily precipitation	28.6 mm (1.1 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Rowena (Iffley)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	75.0 mm (3.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Takada	Japan	Record daily precipitation	176.0 mm (6.9 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Xochitlan Todos Santos	Mexico	Record low minimum temperature	0.0 C (32.0 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Nevada City	United States	Record high minimum temperature	16.7 C (62.1 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Saint Helena	United States	Record high minimum temperature	20.6 C (69.1 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
San Jose	United States	Record high minimum temperature	17.2 C (63.0 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Cedaredge	United States	Record high maximum temperature	36.7 C (98.1 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Wray	United States	Record high minimum temperature	22.2 C (72.0 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Ness City	United States	Record high maximum temperature	42.2 C (108.0 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Houma	United States	Record low maximum temperature	25.6 C (78.1 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Bungunya School	Australia	Record daily precipitation	29.4 mm (1.2 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Lipeck	Russia	Record daily precipitation	28.8 mm (1.1 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Kentfield	United States	Record high maximum temperature	38.9 C (102.0 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Stratton	United States	Record high minimum temperature	23.3 C (73.9 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Telluride 4WNW	United States	Record high maximum temperature	31.7 C (89.1 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Blackleaf	United States	Record high maximum temperature	35.0 C (95.0 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Lodgepole	United States	Record high minimum temperature	21.7 C (71.1 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Ely AP	United States	Record high maximum temperature	35.0 C (95.0 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
San Francisco Dwtn	United States	Record high minimum temperature	15.6 C (60.1 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Lady Elliot Island	Australia	Record daily precipitation	75.2 mm (3.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Monterey	United States	Record high minimum temperature	15.0 C (59.0 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Leroy 5 WSW	United States	Record high maximum temperature	40.6 C (105.1 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Aztec Ruins Nm	United States	Record high maximum temperature	37.2 C (99.0 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Sugar Land	United States	Record low minimum temperature	18.3 C (64.9 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)

Counts by Type and Timescale

1,024 records

Records set or tied on 8 July 1985 by type: Highest daily maximum 339, Lowest daily maximum 96, Highest daily minimum 235, Lowest daily minimum 73, Heaviest daily rainfall 281.

Records on 8 July 1985 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	339
Lowest daily maximum	96
Highest daily minimum	235
Lowest daily minimum	73
Heaviest daily rainfall	281
Heaviest daily snowfall	0
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 8 July 1985 by timescale: all-time 9, monthly 23, daily 992.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

764 broken records

Margins by which the 764 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 85.6. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

8 July 1985

Top 20 records on 8 July 1985 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
8 July 1985	Bowenville, AU	daily rain	46.0 mm (1.8 in)	36.3 mm (1.4 in)	63 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
8 July 1985	Glendower Station, AU	daily rain	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	50 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
8 July 1985	Mys Terpenij, RU	monthly rain	86.1 mm (3.4 in)	32.2 mm (1.3 in)	15 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
8 July 1985	Quambone (Sandy Camp), AU	daily rain	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	52 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
8 July 1985	Mount Spencer 2, AU	daily rain	27.5 mm (1.1 in)	23.7 mm (0.9 in)	89 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
8 July 1985	Tinnenburra, AU	daily rain	31.4 mm (1.2 in)	28.6 mm (1.1 in)	60 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
8 July 1985	Rtiscevo, RU	daily rain	39.6 mm (1.6 in)	23.1 mm (0.9 in)	20 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
8 July 1985	Bengalla, AU	daily rain	46.0 mm (1.8 in)	40.4 mm (1.6 in)	12 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
8 July 1985	Garah (Bengerang), AU	monthly rain	106.0 mm (4.2 in)	19.6 mm (0.8 in)	34 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
8 July 1985	Paonia 1SW, US	all-time high max	38.3 C (100.9 F)	0.5 C (0.9 F)	58 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
8 July 1985	Brooksville Chin Hill, US	daily low min	17.8 C (64.0 F)	2.2 C (4.0 F)	68 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
8 July 1985	Betanga, AU	daily rain	27.0 mm (1.1 in)	20.1 mm (0.8 in)	82 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
8 July 1985	Woodlea, AU	daily rain	52.0 mm (2.0 in)	44.4 mm (1.7 in)	28 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
8 July 1985	Guantanamo Bay NAS, CU	daily rain	44.7 mm (1.8 in)	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	19 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
8 July 1985	Cotija, MX	daily rain	63.0 mm (2.5 in)	39.1 mm (1.5 in)	8 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
8 July 1985	Mingela Post Office, AU	monthly rain	59.8 mm (2.4 in)	8.0 mm (0.31 in)	63 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
8 July 1985	Selbu-Stubbe, NO	daily rain	38.8 mm (1.5 in)	11.4 mm (0.4 in)	55 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
8 July 1985	Leichardt Farms, AU	daily rain	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	45.5 mm (1.8 in)	28 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
8 July 1985	Murralah, AU	daily rain	40.0 mm (1.6 in)	31.6 mm (1.2 in)	28 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
8 July 1985	Donaldsonville 4 SW, US	daily low max	27.2 C (81.0 F)	1.7 C (3.1 F)	85 years	41 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 1,024 records.

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

Records on 07-08 in each year
Year	Records
1793	2
1811	1
1815	2
1819	3
1844	1
1845	4
1848	2
1852	2
1856	1
1860	1
1864	2
1865	1
1867	2
1868	1
1873	1
1874	1
1876	2
1878	2
1879	1
1882	1
1883	1
1885	2
1886	3
1888	1
1889	2
1890	2
1891	2
1892	2
1893	2
1894	3
1896	7
1898	2
1899	6
1900	9
1901	4
1902	13
1903	9
1904	21
1905	9
1906	8
1907	9
1908	16
1909	24
1910	32
1911	28
1912	60
1913	29
1914	54
1915	47
1916	206
1917	37
1918	45
1919	34
1920	123
1921	75
1922	146
1923	134
1924	201
1925	141
1926	132
1927	142
1928	191
1929	235
1930	360
1931	250
1932	240
1933	360
1934	226
1935	496
1936	940
1937	287
1938	293
1939	399
1940	294
1941	198
1942	210
1943	248
1944	495
1945	291
1946	380
1947	400
1948	410
1949	352
1950	518
1951	580
1952	741
1953	502
1954	497
1955	554
1956	516
1957	429
1958	651
1959	485
1960	483
1961	356
1962	271
1963	592
1964	603
1965	266
1966	293
1967	266
1968	540
1969	847
1970	375
1971	443
1972	982
1973	831
1974	1,009
1975	537
1976	697
1977	743
1978	727
1979	703
1980	958
1981	945
1982	625
1983	1,198
1984	837
1985	1,024
1986	822
1987	814
1988	1,133
1989	1,174
1990	763
1991	1,152
1992	1,017
1993	1,875
1994	1,389
1995	642
1996	1,356
1997	734
1998	1,616
1999	816
2000	876
2001	916
2002	897
2003	779
2004	1,096
2005	1,250
2006	928
2007	943
2008	1,406
2009	971
2010	1,411
2011	838
2012	1,237
2013	501
2014	692
2015	1,455
2016	670
2017	887
2018	457
2019	569
2020	521
2021	890
2022	607
2023	765
2024	1,269
2025	616
2026	438

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Data for records on 1985-07-08: 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	719
20 to 40	38
40 to 60	6
60 to 80	0
80 to 100	1