Weather Records on 12 July 1985

558 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 12 July 1985. Highest significance: Snake Creek Powerhouse, US.

Key Facts for 12 July 1985

On 12 July 1985, 558 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
226 were record highs and 212 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 3 were all-time records, 17 monthly and 538 daily.
Snake Creek Powerhouse set a daily record precipitation of 28.7 mm (1.1 in) on 12 July 1985.
Across 158 earlier years (1796 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 451 records.

Record Map

558 stations

558 station records on 12 July 1985 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 12 July 1985: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Snake Creek Powerhouse	United States	Record daily precipitation	28.7 mm (1.1 in)	67 of 100 (Major)
Richmond	United States	Record daily precipitation	30.7 mm (1.2 in)	66 of 100 (Major)
Morgan 1 W	United States	Record daily precipitation	77.5 mm (3.1 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Newton	United States	Record high minimum temperature	30.6 C (87.1 F)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Moncegorsk	Russia	Record daily precipitation	57.9 mm (2.3 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Buckingham	United States	Record daily precipitation	69.9 mm (2.8 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Fischers Store	United States	Record daily precipitation	86.6 mm (3.4 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Staunton Wtp	United States	Record daily precipitation	39.6 mm (1.6 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
El Carmen (Smn)	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	62.0 mm (2.4 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Longmont 2 ESE	United States	Record high minimum temperature	18.3 C (64.9 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Marshall	United States	Record low minimum temperature	16.7 C (62.1 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Plattsburgh AFB	United States	Record low minimum temperature	7.2 C (45.0 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Nevada City	United States	Record high minimum temperature	16.7 C (62.1 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
San Saba	United States	Record low minimum temperature	17.2 C (63.0 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Fairfield	United States	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Tuscaloosa Oliver Dam	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.0 mm (2.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Augusta	United States	Record high minimum temperature	18.3 C (64.9 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Wibaux 2 E	United States	Record high maximum temperature	37.8 C (100.0 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Madrid	United States	Record high minimum temperature	22.2 C (72.0 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Beulah	United States	Record high minimum temperature	18.9 C (66.0 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Heber	United States	Record high minimum temperature	15.0 C (59.0 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Palmerville	Australia	Record low maximum temperature	26.5 C (79.7 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Mesa	United States	Record high minimum temperature	30.0 C (86.0 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Ft Ross	United States	Record low minimum temperature	5.0 C (41.0 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Leroy 5 WSW	United States	Record high maximum temperature	39.4 C (102.9 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Cherdyn'	Russia	Record daily precipitation	33.8 mm (1.3 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Hoxie	United States	Record high minimum temperature	23.3 C (73.9 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Chester	United States	Record high minimum temperature	16.1 C (61.0 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Milesville 5 NE	United States	Record high minimum temperature	23.3 C (73.9 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Canyon Dam	United States	Record high minimum temperature	13.9 C (57.0 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Lisbon	United States	Record low minimum temperature	4.4 C (39.9 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Eastland	United States	Record low minimum temperature	15.6 C (60.1 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Rockfish	United States	Record daily precipitation	90.7 mm (3.6 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Inverness 3 SE	United States	Record low minimum temperature	19.4 C (66.9 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
San Pedro	Mexico	Record low maximum temperature	25.0 C (77.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Hill City 1 W	United States	Record high minimum temperature	15.0 C (59.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Holter Dam	United States	Record high minimum temperature	21.7 C (71.1 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Bremo Bluff	United States	Record daily precipitation	57.2 mm (2.3 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Schenectady	United States	Record low minimum temperature	7.2 C (45.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Asmara	Eritrea	Record low minimum temperature	3.9 C (39.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Combolcha	Ethiopia	Record low minimum temperature	6.2 C (43.2 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Pabellon Campo Experimental	Mexico	Record low minimum temperature	7.8 C (46.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Candelaria (Smn)	Mexico	Record low maximum temperature	25.6 C (78.1 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Huajintlan	Mexico	Record low maximum temperature	21.7 C (71.1 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Tlachichuca	Mexico	Record low minimum temperature	1.7 C (35.1 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Essej	Russia	Record daily precipitation	29.7 mm (1.2 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Crescent City	United States	Record daily precipitation	53.3 mm (2.1 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Cape Leeuwin	Australia	Record high minimum temperature	15.0 C (59.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Villahermosa (Dge)	Mexico	Record low maximum temperature	27.2 C (81.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Gyshgy	Turkmenistan	Record high minimum temperature	25.5 C (77.9 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Mecca Fire STN	United States	Record high maximum temperature	48.9 C (120.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Jesus Maria (Smn)	Mexico	Record low minimum temperature	9.4 C (48.9 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Gila Bend 2SE	United States	Record high maximum temperature	48.3 C (118.9 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Arco	United States	Record high minimum temperature	14.4 C (57.9 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Caldwell	United States	Record high minimum temperature	20.6 C (69.1 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Darby	United States	Record high minimum temperature	15.0 C (59.0 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Gibson Dam	United States	Record high minimum temperature	13.9 C (57.0 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Ludlow 3 SSE	United States	Record high maximum temperature	39.4 C (102.9 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
San Miguel El Alto	Mexico	Record low minimum temperature	8.9 C (48.0 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Yahualica de Gonzalez Gallo (	Mexico	Record low minimum temperature	5.6 C (42.1 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

558 records

Records set or tied on 12 July 1985 by type: Highest daily maximum 82, Lowest daily maximum 53, Highest daily minimum 144, Lowest daily minimum 159, Heaviest daily rainfall 120.

Records on 12 July 1985 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	82
Lowest daily maximum	53
Highest daily minimum	144
Lowest daily minimum	159
Heaviest daily rainfall	120
Heaviest daily snowfall	0
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 12 July 1985 by timescale: all-time 3, monthly 17, daily 538.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

390 broken records

Margins by which the 390 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 40.4. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

12 July 1985

Top 20 records on 12 July 1985 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
12 July 1985	Snake Creek Powerhouse, US	daily rain	28.7 mm (1.1 in)	22.3 mm (0.9 in)	67 years	67 of 100 (Major)
12 July 1985	Richmond, US	daily rain	30.7 mm (1.2 in)	24.3 mm (1.0 in)	66 years	66 of 100 (Major)
12 July 1985	Morgan 1 W, US	daily rain	77.5 mm (3.1 in)	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	86 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
12 July 1985	Newton, US	all-time high min	30.6 C (87.1 F)	1.2 C (2.2 F)	82 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
12 July 1985	Moncegorsk, RU	all-time rain	57.9 mm (2.3 in)	7.0 mm (0.28 in)	41 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
12 July 1985	Buckingham, US	daily rain	69.9 mm (2.8 in)	40.4 mm (1.6 in)	20 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
12 July 1985	Fischers Store, US	daily rain	86.6 mm (3.4 in)	37.1 mm (1.5 in)	46 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
12 July 1985	Staunton Wtp, US	daily rain	39.6 mm (1.6 in)	16.0 mm (0.6 in)	64 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
12 July 1985	El Carmen (Smn), MX	daily rain	62.0 mm (2.4 in)	24.2 mm (1.0 in)	50 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
12 July 1985	Longmont 2 ESE, US	daily high min	18.3 C (64.9 F)	1.6 C (2.9 F)	87 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
12 July 1985	Marshall, US	daily low min	16.7 C (62.1 F)	1.1 C (2.0 F)	86 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
12 July 1985	Plattsburgh AFB, US	daily low min	7.2 C (45.0 F)	2.8 C (5.0 F)	83 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
12 July 1985	Nevada City, US	daily high min	16.7 C (62.1 F)	0.6 C (1.1 F)	88 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
12 July 1985	San Saba, US	daily low min	17.2 C (63.0 F)	1.1 C (2.0 F)	80 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
12 July 1985	Fairfield, US	monthly rain	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	8.4 mm (0.33 in)	10 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
12 July 1985	Tuscaloosa Oliver Dam, US	daily rain	50.0 mm (2.0 in)	6.8 mm (0.27 in)	82 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
12 July 1985	Augusta, US	daily high min	18.3 C (64.9 F)	0.5 C (0.9 F)	87 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
12 July 1985	Wibaux 2 E, US	daily high max	37.8 C (100.0 F)	1.1 C (2.0 F)	84 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
12 July 1985	Madrid, US	daily high min	22.2 C (72.0 F)	1.1 C (2.0 F)	84 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
12 July 1985	Beulah, US	daily high min	18.9 C (66.0 F)	0.6 C (1.1 F)	86 years	36 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 558 records.

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

Records on 07-12 in each year
Year	Records
1796	1
1816	1
1821	2
1841	1
1847	2
1848	2
1850	3
1851	1
1858	1
1860	2
1866	1
1870	2
1873	1
1874	2
1875	1
1876	2
1879	1
1880	2
1882	1
1886	4
1887	1
1888	4
1889	1
1890	4
1891	3
1892	2
1893	1
1894	4
1895	7
1896	3
1897	2
1898	1
1900	2
1901	5
1902	2
1903	11
1904	13
1905	28
1906	22
1907	19
1908	46
1909	24
1910	12
1911	93
1912	19
1913	20
1914	57
1915	16
1916	39
1917	163
1918	99
1919	56
1920	37
1921	94
1922	42
1923	85
1924	68
1925	231
1926	272
1927	84
1928	79
1929	137
1930	561
1931	309
1932	305
1933	609
1934	348
1935	379
1936	1,082
1937	353
1938	257
1939	509
1940	623
1941	796
1942	363
1943	421
1944	446
1945	1,118
1946	234
1947	319
1948	379
1949	357
1950	485
1951	765
1952	680
1953	688
1954	907
1955	263
1956	474
1957	381
1958	434
1959	459
1960	466
1961	606
1962	447
1963	418
1964	898
1965	457
1966	614
1967	502
1968	466
1969	745
1970	298
1971	538
1972	716
1973	633
1974	617
1975	1,321
1976	812
1977	377
1978	635
1979	555
1980	998
1981	645
1982	526
1983	955
1984	871
1985	558
1986	1,015
1987	1,189
1988	961
1989	559
1990	1,489
1991	1,028
1992	1,167
1993	1,443
1994	904
1995	1,070
1996	964
1997	800
1998	1,244
1999	1,397
2000	796
2001	856
2002	1,537
2003	910
2004	799
2005	1,068
2006	1,038
2007	749
2008	719
2009	707
2010	1,450
2011	1,468
2012	979
2013	570
2014	437
2015	618
2016	740
2017	586
2018	398
2019	598
2020	875
2021	830
2022	507
2023	839
2024	968
2025	567
2026	1,100

Download the Data

Data for records on 1985-07-12: 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 2026-10-16. Last revised 16 October 2026 (2026-10-16).

Margin	Records
0 to 10	361
10 to 20	20
20 to 30	5
30 to 40	3
40 to 50	1